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a-1-b-1-c-1-2abc-a-b-c-N-




Question Number 134981 by oooooooo last updated on 09/Mar/21
(a+1)(b+1)(c+1)=2abc   a,b,c ε N
(a+1)(b+1)(c+1)=2abca,b,cεN
Answered by MJS_new last updated on 10/Mar/21
let a≤b≤c  (1) c=(a+1)(b+1)       ⇒ b=((a+2)/(a−1))∧c=(((a+1)(2a+1))/(a−1))       a=2∧b=4∧c=15  (2) ab=c+1       ⇒ b=((a+3)/(a−1))∧c=(((a+1)^2 )/(a−1))       a=2∧b=5∧c=9       a=b=3∧c=8  (3) bc=(a+1)(b+1)       ⇒ b=((a+1)/(a−2))∧c=2a−1       a=3∧b=4∧c=5  (4) b=2a+2∧c=2a+3 ⇔ c=b+1∧2b=c+1       [the idea here is to get an additional        factor 2 on the lhs]       a=2∧b=6∧c=7
letabc(1)c=(a+1)(b+1)b=a+2a1c=(a+1)(2a+1)a1a=2b=4c=15(2)ab=c+1b=a+3a1c=(a+1)2a1a=2b=5c=9a=b=3c=8(3)bc=(a+1)(b+1)b=a+1a2c=2a1a=3b=4c=5(4)b=2a+2c=2a+3c=b+12b=c+1[theideahereistogetanadditionalfactor2onthelhs]a=2b=6c=7

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