Problem:
Find all positive integers satisfying the equation
Solution
Solution:
The given equation can be written into the form
Therefore, both numbers and are even.
Let and , .
Now from (1) we have that and are even and is odd.
So, if , and , , then from (1) we get
Thus or . The last inequality is satisfied for the positive integers and for .
However, only for , equation (2) gives a perfect square . Therefore the solutions are or .
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