We are tasked with finding all triples (a,b,c) of integers that satisfy the following equations:
a+b=c
a2+b3=c2
First, substitute c=a+b from the first equation into the second equation:
a2+b3=(a+b)2
Expanding (a+b)2, we have:
a2+b3=a2+2ab+b2
Subtract a2 from both sides:
b3=2ab+b2
Rearrange the terms:
b3−b2−2ab=0
Factor the left-hand side:
b(b2−b−2a)=0
From the factorization, we get two cases to consider:
### Case 1: b=0
- Substitute b=0 into the first equation a+b=c, we get:
a+0=c⇒c=a
- Thus, one solution is:
(a,b,c)=(a,0,a)
### Case 2: b2−b−2a=0
- Solve this quadratic equation for a:
b2−b−2a=0⇒2a=b2−b⇒a=2b2−b
- Substitute a=2b2−b back into the first equation a+b=c:
2b2−b+b=c
2b2−b+2b=c⇒2b2+b=c
- Hence, another solution is:
(a,b,c)=(2b2−b,b,2b2+b)
Thus, the solutions for the integer triples (a,b,c) are:
(a,0,a) or (2b2−b,b,2b2+b)