Problem

Source: Belarus 2010 TST 4.3

Tags: odd, number theory, floor function, infinitely many solutions



a) Prove that there are infinitely many pairs $(m, n)$ of positive integers satisfying the following equality $[(4 + 2\sqrt3)m] = [(4 -2\sqrt3)n]$ b) Prove that if $(m, n)$ satisfies the equality, then the number $(n + m)$ is odd. (I. Voronovich)