Find every integer that satisfies the following condition.
There are infinitely many triplet of integers such that .
Solution
Consider an arbitrary integer . Take a complex number that meets . (For example, let if is nonnegative, and if negative.)
It is easy verify the following equalities:
By multiplying these two formulae, we obtain an identity,
In consequence, for any , we can pick up any and let so that the required equality holds. There are infinitely many and hence . Therefore, every integer meets the required condition.
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