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Some Powers Sum Square (Posted on 2008-07-04)

Determine all possible nonnegative integer(s) P such that 2^2P+1 + 2^P + 1 is a perfect square.

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First non-negative = 0.

I'm trying to factor the LHS. Along those lines, I'm looking for numbers where p and 2p+1 are squares.

Next in line is p=144, but I haven't verified this yields a square.

Posted by xdog on 2008-07-04 21:41:50

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