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Power Crossed Cube Conclusion (Posted on 2023-04-01) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Determine all triplet(s) (p, q, r) of positive integers that satisfy the equation:
          (5)p * (43)q + 1 = r3

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
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computer solution | Comment 1 of 3
for px=1:50
  p=sym(px);
  for qx=1:50
    q=sym(qx);
    rc=5^p*43^q+1;
    r=rc^(1/3);
    if r==floor(r)
      disp([p q r rc])
    end
  end
end

finds only

[1, 1, 6, 216]

i.e.,

p = 1
q = 1
r = 6
r^3 = 216 = 5*43 + 1

  Posted by Charlie on 2023-04-01 11:29:11
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