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Diophantine equations

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September 8, 2010
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Problem Statement

Prove:
(a) There are infinitely many triples of positive integers m,n,pm, n, p such that 4mnmn=p21.4mn - m- n = p^2 - 1.
(b) There are no positive integers m,n,pm, n, p such that 4mnmn=p2.4mn - m- n = p^2.