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A Constant Puzzle (
Posted on 2006-12-02
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Determine a positive integer constant c such that the equation xy
2
- y
2
+ x+ y = c has precisely three solutions in positive integers.
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K Sengupta
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I used mathematica to crunch thru and find some solutions and they are as follows.
8,14,18,22,24,28,32,34,38,48,54,56,64,68,73,78,88,94,98
this makes me think there are in infinite number of solutions and so I am looking for a pattern that will allow me to prove this
Posted by
Daniel
on 2006-12-02 12:38:25
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