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49th Mathematical Olympiad in Ukraine

Ukraine algebra

Problem

Integers satisfy the condition . Prove that the number is a perfect square of some natural number.
Solution
Let us add to both sides of our equality: Analogously, If we now multiply together all these equalities, we will obtain that , as required.

Techniques

Polynomial operationsSymmetric functions