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Near Fermat Formulation (Posted on 2015-05-11)

Prove that the equation:
A^N + B^N = C^N-1
has an infinity of positive integer solutions for every integer value of N ≥ 2

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

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re: solution

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(In reply to solution by Daniel)

That's a good start.

But it only proves the case of A = B = 2^(n-2) and C=2^(n-2).

Can you extend it to what the problem requests, namely, an infinity of integer solutions, A, B, and C?

Posted by JayDeeKay on 2015-05-11 17:51:48

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