AlgebraDifficulty 5.5AIME, harderProve itSoviet Union
Problem:
An infinite arithmetic progression contains a square. Prove it contains infinitely many squares.
Solution
Solution:
Let the square be a2 and the difference d, so that all numbers of the form a2+nd belong to the arithmetic progression (for n a natural number). Take n to be 2a+dr2, then a2+nd=(a+dr)2.
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