Show that there cannot be four squares in arithmetical progression.
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Tags: Diophantine Equations
maxal
22.04.2008 11:48
http://mathpages.com/home/kmath044/kmath044.htm
gauravpatil
23.04.2008 18:27
let $ a^{2}$ $ b^{2}$ $ c^{2}$ $ d^{2}$ be $ 4$ squares in an ap therefore $ c^{2}$ $ =$ $ 2$ $ \cdot b^{2}$ $ -$ $ a^{2}$ and $ d^{2} =3 \cdot b^{2} - 2 \cdot a^{2}$ thus $ b^{2} + d^{2} = 2 \cdot c^{2}$ this equation has no solution {trival by infinite desent}
TomciO
23.04.2008 18:31
This equation has infinitely many solutions, for example $ (b, d, c)=(1, 1, 1)$.
gauravpatil
23.04.2008 18:40
sorry my solution is badly wrong
ZETA_in_olympiad
24.05.2022 15:42
A classic by Fermat ! Another solution here.