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On a conjecture concerning the exponential Diophantine equation ( a n 2 + 1 ) x + ( b n 2 1 ) y = ( c n ) z
Electronic Research Archive 2024, 32(6): 4096-4107
Published: 15 June 2024
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Let a, b, c, and n be positive integers such that a + b = c 2 , 2 c and n > 1. In this paper, we prove that if gcd ( c , n ) = 1 and n 117.14 c, then the equation ( a n 2 + 1 ) x + ( b n 2 1 ) y = ( c n ) z has only the positive integer solution ( x , y , z ) = ( 1 , 1 , 2 ) under the assumption gcd ( a n 2 + 1 , b n 2 1 ) = 1. Thus, we affirm that the conjecture proposed by Fujita and Le is true in this case. Moreover, combining the above result with some existing results and a computer search, we show that, for any positive integer n, if ( a , b , c ) = ( 12 , 13 , 5 ), ( 18 , 7 , 5 ), or ( 44 , 5 , 7 ), then this equation has only the solution ( x , y , z ) = ( 1 , 1 , 2 ). This result extends the theorem of Terai and Hibino gotten in 2015, that of Alan obtained in 2018, and Hasanalizade's theorem attained recently.

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