Infinitely Many Triples

Problem

Prove that there are infinitely many triples of positive integers x,y,zx, y, z with

(x+y+z)2+2(x+y+z)=5(xy+yz+zx).(x + y + z)^2 + 2(x + y + z) = 5(xy + yz + zx).

Answer

Solution

Difficulty8/10
TopicsDiophantine Equations, number theory, Vieta's Formulas

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