Let α, β, γ are positive integers such that the number A=β2+γ3α2+β3 is rational. Prove that the number B=α+β+γα2+β2+γ2 is integer.
Solution
First of all, it is easy to see that: α12+α23=α32+α43, with α1,α2,α3,α4∈Q∗⇔α1=α3 and α2=α4. In fact, we can write the first relation in the form (α1−α3)2=(α4−α2)3, and if α1−α3=0, then α1−α3α4−α2=23, absurd. Hence α1=α3 and α2=α4. The converse is clear. Let now β2+γ3α2+β3=κ∈Q. Then α=κβ and β=κγ, that is βα=γβ⇔β2=αγ. Hence we have:
α2+β2+γ2=α2+αγ+γ2=α2+2αγ+γ2−αγ=(α+γ)2−β2=(α+β+γ)(α−β+γ), and so B=α−β+γ.
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