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Pythagorean Plus One (Posted on 2004-05-17) Difficulty: 3 of 5
A "Pythagorean Plus One" triple can be defined as any three distinct integers a, b, c, such all three of these are one more than a perfect square, and also a times b equals c. What is the lowest value of c possible?

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re: solution | Comment 16 of 20 |
(In reply to solution by Gururaj)

Yes, (x^2+1)((x+1)^2+1)=(x^2+x+1)^2+1, something of a surprise! Thanks.

Edited on May 23, 2004, 7:04 pm
  Posted by Richard on 2004-05-22 21:24:38

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