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Perfect square
Perfect square
Source: French TST 2005 - pb 1
May 26, 2005
number theory unsolved
number theory
Problem Statement
Let
x
x
x
,
y
y
y
be two positive integers such that
3
x
2
+
x
=
4
y
2
+
y
\displaystyle 3x^2+x=4y^2+y
3
x
2
+
x
=
4
y
2
+
y
. Prove that
x
ā
y
x-y
x
ā
y
is a perfect square.
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