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A Pythagorean piglet (Posted on 2012-09-22) Difficulty: 3 of 5

Finding solutions to x2- b2=b2-1 is a bit too easy these days, so let b itself be the multiple of a square, say, yz2

For both y>1 and z>1, prove that y is not a square, or find a counter-example.

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Some Thoughtsre(3): Oinking solution.broll2012-12-23 09:12:26
re(2): Oinking solution.Jer2012-09-26 12:41:34
Some Thoughtsre: Oinking solution.broll2012-09-26 00:42:04
SolutionOinking solution.Jer2012-09-25 16:17:25
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