Competition problem — Number theory

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Number theory Difficulty 5.1 AIME, harder Prove it Belarus

Determine all pairs $(x, y)$ of positive integers such that
$\sqrt[3]{7x^2 - 13xy + 7y^2} = |x - y| + 1.$

Solution

2. See IMO-2014 Shortlist, Problem N2.

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