Let $ p$ be the product of two consecutive integers greater than 2. Show that there are no integers $ x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_p$ satisfying the equation \[ \sum^p_{i = 1} x^2_i - \frac {4}{4 \cdot p + 1} \left( \sum^p_{i = 1} x_i \right)^2 = 1 \] OR Show that there are only two values of $ p$ for which there are integers $ x_1, x_2, \ldots, x_p$ satisfying \[ \sum^p_{i = 1} x^2_i - \frac {4}{4 \cdot p + 1} \left( \sum^p_{i = 1} x_i \right)^2 = 1 \]
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Source: IMO ShortList 1988, Problem 22, South Korea 2, Problem 63 of ILL
Tags: number theory, relatively prime, quadratics, IMO Shortlist, equation