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IMO 1986 Problem 1

  • Day 1

Let dd be any positive integer not equal to 2,52, 5 or 1313 . Show that one can find distinct a,ba,b in the set {2,5,13,d}\{2,5,13,d\} such that ab−1ab-1 is not a perfect square.

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Official text: IMO 1986 official English paper, page 1.

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