P3
– Q3 = 2PQ + 8 (1)
Changing to new integer variables that can be separated:
Let P + Q = a and
P – Q = b so that
PQ = (a2 – b2)/4
and P2
+ Q2 = (P + Q)2 – 2PQ = a2 – (a2 –
b2)/2
(1) becomes (P – Q)(P2 + Q2
+ PQ) = 2PQ + 8
b(a2 – (a2
– b2)/4) = (a2 – b2)/2 + 8
3a2b +
b3 = 2a2 – 2b2 + 32
Thus a2 = (32 – 2b2
– b3)/(3b – 2) (2)
The cubic numerator of (2) has positive stationary
values when b = 0 and b = -4/3, and is zero between
b = 2 and b = 3. So it is positive for integer b <= 2.
The denominator of (2) is positive for integer b >=1.
So a is real only when integer b = 1 or 2.
When b = 1, a2 = 29, so no integer solution.
When b = 2, a2 = 4, giving a
= +2 or –2.
So only two solutions:
(a, b) = (2, 2) gives
(P, Q) = (2, 0)
and (a, b) = (-2, 2) gives (P, Q) = (0, -2).
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Posted by Harry
on 2015-02-23 08:11:02 |