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PX + 144 = Perfect Square (Posted on 2010-01-12) Difficulty: 3 of 5
X is a positive integer > 1 and, P is a prime number. Determine all possible pairs (X, P) such that PX + 144 is a perfect square.

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solution | Comment 4 of 9 |
(2,5) :: 52 =  25 ::  25 + 144 = 169 = 132
(4,3) :: 34 =  81 ::  81 + 144 = 225 = 152
(8,2) :: 28 = 256 :: 256 + 144 = 400 = 202




  Posted by Dej Mar on 2010-01-12 12:37:16
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