Problem:
Show that there are no integers for which .
Solution
Solution:
Suppose there exist integers such that .
Then .
Consider modulo .
The possible quadratic residues modulo are (since , , , , , , , modulo ).
So modulo can be , , , , , .
Thus, the possible values for modulo are .
But .
is not among the possible values for modulo .
Therefore, there are no integers for which .
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