A Diophantine Problem By Mohammed Imran

How many rational solutions exist to the equation x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 3 ( x + y + z ) + 5 = 0 x^2 + y^2 + z^2 +3(x+y+z)+5=0 ?

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2 solutions

Nitin Kumar
Feb 25, 2020

Mohammed Imran
Feb 23, 2020

The answer is 0. Since x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 3 ( x + y + z ) + 5 = 0 x^2+y^2+z^2+3(x+y+z)+5=0 , it implies that ( 2 x + 3 ) 2 + ( 2 y + 3 ) 2 + ( 2 z + 3 ) 2 = 7 (2x+3)^2+(2y+3)^2+(2z+3)^2 =7 .If there exists rational solutions x,y,z satisfying this condition,then there exists a,b,c,m which are integral such that they satisfy a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 7 m 2 a^2+b^2+c^2=7m^2 .We will use Fermat's method of infinite decent.If ( a 0 , b 0 , c 0 , m 0 ) (a0 , b0 , c0 , m0) is the least integral solution,then we will prove that there exists ( a 1 , b 1 , c 1 , m 1 ) (a1 , b1 , c1 , m1) such that m1<m0 and (a1 , b1 , c1 , m1) is a solution to a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 7 m 2 a^2+b^2+c^2=7m^2 . If m 0 m0 is odd then: a 0 2 + b 0 2 + c 0 2 = 7 ( m o d 8 ) a0^2+b0^2+c0^2=7(mod 8) which is impossible.So m 0 m0 is even,which implies that a 0 , b 0 , c 0 a0 , b0 , c0 are all even(The proof is easy).And hence a 0 , b 0 , c 0 a n d m 0 a0 , b0 ,c0 and m0 are even.Hence if we have a 1 = a 0 / 2 ; b 1 = b 0 / 2 ; c 1 = c 0 / 2 ; m 1 = m 1 / 2 a1=a0/2 ; b1=b0/2 ; c1=c0/2 ; m1=m1/2 then (a1 , b1 , c1 , m1) becomes a least integral solution.A contradiction.

Q.E.D

exactly how i got it

Nitin Kumar - 1 year, 3 months ago

I have an alternate way though

Nitin Kumar - 1 year, 3 months ago

OK Well done!!!

Mohammed Imran - 1 year, 3 months ago

you want me to send it

Nitin Kumar - 1 year, 3 months ago

OK sure No problem

Mohammed Imran - 1 year, 3 months ago

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