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Originally Posted by enzocreti
Consider the equation
a*(2*a^2+2*b^2+c^2+1)=(2*a^3+2*b^3+c^3+1)
with a,b,c positive integers.
Are the only solutions to that equation a=1, b=1, c=1 and a=5, b=4 and c=6?
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multiplying each side through gives:
\[2a^3+2ab^2+ac^2+a=2a^3+2b^3+c^3+1\]
which then cancels down to:
\[2ab^2+ac^2+a=2b^3+c^3+1\]
which with a=b=c=1 goes to:
\[2b^3+c^3+1=2b^3+c^3+1\]
So no, there are multiple solutions. That being said, you should be able to work this out on your own, before you get taken seriously. okay sorry didn't see you listed a=c=b=1 . You could try algebraic relations between variables. then you can use them to go to univariate polynomials and apply polynomial remainder theorem.