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square triple of natural numbers , abc =d^2

Source: Russian Regional Olympiad 2010 11.4

August 24, 2024
number theoryPerfect Square

Problem Statement

We call a triple of natural numbers (a,b,c)(a, b, c) square if they form an arithmetic progression (in exactly this order), the number bb is coprime to each of the numbers aa and cc, and the number abcabc is a perfect square. Prove that for any given a square triple, there is another square triple that has at least one common number with it.