Great Mathematics Olympiad problem!

All pairs ( a . b ) (a. b) of positive integers such that a b 2 + b + 7 a{b}^{2} + b + 7 divides a 2 b + a + b {a}^{2}b+ a + b are given by
( p , q ) (p, q) ; ( s , t ) (s, t) and ( α , β ) (\alpha, \beta) .

Find the value of p + q + s + t p + q + s + t .

Here, α , β \alpha, \beta varies over a variable for example it can be ( 4 a 2 , 5 a ) (4{ a }^{ 2 }, 5a) for some variable a a .

And p , q , s , t p, q, s, t are natural numbers.


The answer is 62.

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Priyanshu Mishra
Dec 16, 2015

This is a 39th IMO problem

Can u plz explain how to do it? Im a beginner in number theory.

Rishabh Tiwari - 5 years, 1 month ago

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