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Problem
Determine all pairs of integers which satisfy
Solution
The given equality is equivalent to Since and the number is odd, we conclude that Thereby must be , or . There are three cases left: We see that only in the third case there are integer solutions,
Final answer
(-2, -10), (-2, 10), (2, -10), (2, 10)
Techniques
Factorization techniquesTechniques: modulo, size analysis, order analysis, inequalities