Example 3 Let positive integers satisfy , and . Prove: are all perfect squares.
Solution
Proof: Let , and set , where are all positive integers, and . Thus, from the condition we have
Using , we know , hence, from (1) we know . Since , it follows that , therefore, from (1) we know , and by , we have . So, , and thus . This way, we have
The proposition is proved.
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