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arxiv: 1610.04415 · v1 · pith:AE2J5IFXnew · submitted 2016-10-14 · 🧮 math.NT

On the extension of D(-8k²)-pair \{8k², 8k²+1\}

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Let $n$ be a nonzero integer. A set of $m$ positive integers is called a $D(n)$-$m$-tuple if the product of any two of its distinct elements increased by $n$ is a perfect square. Let $k$ be a positive integer. By elementary means, we show that the $D(-8k^2)$-pair $\{8k^2, 8k^2+1\}$ can be extended to at most a quadruple (the third and fourth element can only be $1$ and $32k^2+1$). At the end, we suggest considering a $D(-k^2)$-triple $\{ 1, 2k^2, 2k^2+2k+1\}$ as possible future research direction.

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