Problem:
Find all ordered triples of integers satisfying .
Solution
Solution:
As and are relatively prime, , and must be nonnegative.
Considering the equation modulo , we observe that must be odd. Now considering the equation modulo , we obtain , which is impossible as the right hand side can only be , and modulo .
There are no solutions.
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