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squares in arithm. progression (V Soros Olympiad 1998-99 Round 3 11.9)

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May 26, 2024
algebranumber theory

Problem Statement

It is known that unequal numbers aa,bb and cc are successive members of an arithmetic progression, all of them are greater than 10001000 and all are squares of natural numbers. Find the smallest possible value of bb.