Problem

Source: 2024 Argentina L2 P3

Tags: number theory



a) Find an example of an infinite list of numbers of the form $a + n \cdot d$, with $n \geqslant 0$, where $a$ and $d$ are positive integers, such that no number in the list is equal to the $k$-th power of an integer, for all $k = 2, 3, 4, \dots$. b) Find an example of an infinite list of numbers of the form $a + n \cdot d$, with $n \geqslant 0$, where $a$ and $d$ are positive integers, such that no number in the list is equal to the square of an integer, but the list contains infinitely many numbers that are equal to the cubes of positive integers.