Determine the positive integer n, for which the following holds:
n2=2⋅(204+194+394).
Solution
Consider the following expression: x4+y4+(x+y)4=2x4+4x3y+6x2y2+4xy3+2y4, thus 2(x4+y4+(x+y)4)=4(x4+2x3y+3x2y2+2xy3+y4)=(2(x2+xy+y2))2. Hence for x=20, y=19 the following holds:
n2=(2(x2+xy+y2))2 or n=2(202+20⋅19+192)=2282.
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