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Sum Cubes and Fourth Powers (Posted on 2022-02-02) Difficulty: 3 of 5
x and y are two distinct positive integers such that:

(i) Their sum of cubes is a perfect square, and:
(ii) Their sum of fourth powers is a perfect cube.

Find the minimum value of x+y

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
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Solution Solution | Comment 1 of 4
867 = 289 + 578     {D'oh!  Edited to correct a typo and/or simple addition error, 289 + 578 is not 869}

289^3 + 578^3 = 217238121 = 14739^2
289^4 + 578^4 = 118587876497 = 4913^3

Edited on February 3, 2022, 2:40 pm
  Posted by Larry on 2022-02-02 08:32:58

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