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Infinitely many perfect squares of the form n*2^k-7

Source: IMO Shortlist 1995, N1

January 25, 2004
algebramodular arithmeticnumber theoryIMO Shortlist

Problem Statement

Let k k be a positive integer. Show that there are infinitely many perfect squares of the form n \cdot 2^k \minus{} 7 where n n is a positive integer.