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XXVII Olimpiada Matemática Rioplatense

Argentina algebra

Problem

Decide whether there exist distinct positive integers such that the sum of their squares is a perfect cube and the sum of their cubes is a perfect square.
Solution
The answer is affirmative. There exist distinct positive numbers satisfying the required conditions: Note that is an integer number, since is a multiple of and is a multiple of .

The sum of the squares of these numbers is which is a perfect cube, and the sum of their cubes is which is a perfect square.

Techniques

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