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China South East Mathematical Olympiad 2021 Grade11 P7

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July 30, 2021
number theoryEuler s totient function

Problem Statement

Determine all the pairs of positive odd integers (a,b),(a,b), such that a,b>1a,b>1 and 7φ2(a)φ(ab)+11φ2(b)=2(a2+b2),7\varphi^2(a)-\varphi(ab)+11\varphi^2(b)=2(a^2+b^2), where φ(n)\varphi(n) is Euler's totient function.