Prove that if is an integer, then it is a perfect square, where .
Solution
Let and . From , we get that . Let , , . Then , and after dividing with () we have , therefore . Let , , . Then , and after dividing with (), we have , therefore and , so . Since and , we have . From and , we have . Finally and we have .
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