Find all integers , , , and that solve the system of equations
Slovenian Mathematical Olympiad, 2016
Solution
From the second equation we express and insert it into the first equation to get
Moving all the terms to the left we have , which we now rewrite as the sum of perfect squares
All three perfect squares on the left are non-negative integers, so one of them is equal to 1 and the other two are 0. If , we have or as well as and . If , we have or as well as and . If , we have or as well as and . In each case we can determine from the equation given above. The integer solutions of the given system of equations are therefore , , , , and .
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