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HMMT 2021 T1

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Let aa and bb be positive integers with a>ba>b. Suppose that

a+b+a−b\sqrt{\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}}+\sqrt{\sqrt{a}-\sqrt{b}}

is a integer. (a) Must a\sqrt{a} be an integer? (b) Must b\sqrt{b} be an integer?

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\sqrt{a} \text{ is an integer}

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