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Quadratic With A Difference (Posted on 2008-04-15)

Determine all possible integer pair(s) (C, D) that satisfy this equation:

C² - 3CD = C - D

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

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re: Not much to this one

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(In reply to Not much to this one by FrankM)

"There is only the trivial solution C=+-1, D=0."

But (C, D) = (-1, 0) seems to lead to a contradiction, since in that situation:

lhs of the given equation is equal to 1, while the rhs is equal to -1

Edited on April 15, 2008, 3:53 pm

Posted by K Sengupta on 2008-04-15 15:49:24

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