For any integers $m,n$, we have the set $A(m,n) = \{ x^2+mx+n \mid x \in \mathbb{Z} \}$, where $\mathbb{Z}$ is the integer set. Does there exist three distinct elements $a,b,c$ which belong to $A(m,n)$ and satisfy the equality $a=bc$?
Source: China Southeast Math Olympiad 2015 Day 2 P8
Tags: number theory
For any integers $m,n$, we have the set $A(m,n) = \{ x^2+mx+n \mid x \in \mathbb{Z} \}$, where $\mathbb{Z}$ is the integer set. Does there exist three distinct elements $a,b,c$ which belong to $A(m,n)$ and satisfy the equality $a=bc$?