Problem:
Determine all triples of positive integers that satisfy the following system:
Problem:
Determine all triples of positive integers that satisfy the following system:
Solution:
The only solution is . First observe that divides , and hence is divisible by . Similarly divides , and therefore and cannot both be odd. Set and distinguish 3 cases:
(1) odd: then divides , so divides and, setting , the system becomes
impossible because from the first equation it follows that divides and divides , whence .
(2) odd: then divides and, setting , the system becomes
which is again impossible because divides , so .
(3) and even: setting the system becomes
As before we have that divides , so the second inequality implies and, from the first, ; hence .
The only solution is .
First we note that both and divide , so, since is coprime to both, and must divide and hence also . Let us then set , so that the first equation becomes with the condition . If were greater than or equal to we would have
This would imply , in contradiction with the condition . Therefore and the equation becomes with the condition . If were greater than or equal to we would have
This would again imply , giving another contradiction, so we have . Since , we have that is the square of an integer. An easy check shows that the only possibility is , from which we obtain and . On the other hand, the triple is a solution of the system.
Solution:
The only solution is .
First we note that both and divide , so, since is coprime to both, and must divide and hence also . Let us then set , so that the first equation becomes with the condition . If were greater than or equal to we would have
This would imply , in contradiction with the condition . Therefore and the equation becomes with the condition . If were greater than or equal to we would have
This would again imply , giving another contradiction, so we have . Since , we have that is the square of an integer. An easy check shows that the only possibility is , from which we obtain and . On the other hand, the triple is a solution of the system.