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A Constant Puzzle (Posted on 2006-12-02) Difficulty: 2 of 5
Determine a positive integer constant c such that the equation xy2 - y2+ x+ y = c has precisely three solutions in positive integers.

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I used mathematica to crunch thru and find some solutions and they are as follows.
8,14,18,22,24,28,32,34,38,48,54,56,64,68,73,78,88,94,98

this makes me think there are in infinite number of solutions and so I am looking for a pattern that will allow me to prove this

  Posted by Daniel on 2006-12-02 12:38:25
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