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Realizing that the only factors of 2023 that could be expressed as <math>(2x^2 - 1)</math> are <math>1</math>, <math>7</math>, and <math>17</math>, we simply find that the only solutions are <math>(2,3,3)</math> by inspection.
 
Realizing that the only factors of 2023 that could be expressed as <math>(2x^2 - 1)</math> are <math>1</math>, <math>7</math>, and <math>17</math>, we simply find that the only solutions are <math>(2,3,3)</math> by inspection.
  
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Proceed as above. ~eevee9406
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note: idk gang i think the first factorization is more readily apparent but the second factorization is very orz indeed
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Latest revision as of 00:18, 18 March 2025

Problem

Find all triples of positive integers $(x,y,z)$ that satisfy the equation

\begin{align*} 2(x+y+z+2xyz)^2=(2xy+2yz+2zx+1)^2+2023 \end{align*}


Solution 1

We claim that the only solutions are $(2,3,3)$ and its permutations.

Factoring the above squares and canceling the terms gives you:

$8(xyz)^2 + 2(x^2 +y^2 + z^2) = 4((xy)^2 + (yz)^2 + (zx)^2) + 2024$

Jumping on the coefficients in front of the $x^2$, $y^2$, $z^2$ terms, we factor into:

$(2x^2 - 1)(2y^2 - 1)(2z^2 - 1) = 2023$

Realizing that the only factors of 2023 that could be expressed as $(2x^2 - 1)$ are $1$, $7$, and $17$, we simply find that the only solutions are $(2,3,3)$ by inspection.

-Max


Alternatively, a more obvious factorization is:

$2(x+y+z+2xyz)^2=(2xy+2yz+2zx+1)^2+2023$

$(\sqrt{2}x+\sqrt{2}y+\sqrt{2}z+2\sqrt{2}xyz)^2-(2xy+2yz+2zx+1)^2=2023$

$(2\sqrt{2}xyz+2xy+2yz+2zx+\sqrt{2}x+\sqrt{2}y+\sqrt{2}z+1)(2\sqrt{2}xyz-2xy-2yz-2zx+\sqrt{2}x+\sqrt{2}y+\sqrt{2}z-1)=2023$

$(\sqrt{2}x+1)(\sqrt{2}y+1)(\sqrt{2}z+1)(\sqrt{2}x-1)(\sqrt{2}y-1)(\sqrt{2}z-1)=2023$

$(2x^2-1)(2y^2-1)(2z^2-1)=2023$

Proceed as above. ~eevee9406

note: idk gang i think the first factorization is more readily apparent but the second factorization is very orz indeed ~Aarush12

See Also

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