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2006 Greece JBMO TST
Problems
(1)
k=b^c+a, l=a^b+c, m=c^a+b prime numbers
Source: Greece JBMO TST 2006 p2
6/16/2019
Let
a
,
b
,
c
a,b,c
a
,
b
,
c
be positive integers such that the numbers
k
=
b
c
+
a
,
l
=
a
b
+
c
,
m
=
c
a
+
b
k=b^c+a, l=a^b+c, m=c^a+b
k
=
b
c
+
a
,
l
=
a
b
+
c
,
m
=
c
a
+
b
to be prime numbers. Prove that at least two of the numbers
k
,
l
,
m
k,l,m
k
,
l
,
m
are equal.
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