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Fermat for beginners (Posted on 2006-09-14)

Determine all positive integer solutions of x^2y+(x+1)^2y=(x+2)^2y

Of course, for y>1 you could use Fermat's theorem, but that would be unsporting!

See The Solution Submitted by JLo

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re: All solutions

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(In reply to All solutions by Old Original Oskar!)

Oskar's solution is correct, but I think he has a typo; the only solution to the problem should be x=3, y=1.

(I also cheated and used Fermat's Last Theorem!)

-John

Posted by John Reid on 2006-09-15 16:25:19

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