Problem

Source: Romania TST 1 P1, 2013

Tags: geometry, 3D geometry, modular arithmetic, symmetry, algebra, polynomial, number theory unsolved



Given an integer $n\geq 2,$ let $a_{n},b_{n},c_{n}$ be integer numbers such that \[ \left( \sqrt[3]{2}-1\right) ^{n}=a_{n}+b_{n}\sqrt[3]{2}+c_{n}\sqrt[3]{4}. \] Prove that $c_{n}\equiv 1\pmod{3} $ if and only if $n\equiv 2\pmod{3}.$