Re: integer solutions of z^2=y^4+y+2



In article <14331718.1135772900459.JavaMail.jakarta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dob <svuytdehaage@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I was trying to solve this equation, but I only found to (little)
> solutions. Can someone maybe give a (little again ;-)) hint?

You want y^4+y+2 to be a perfect square. Well, you can easily
write down a couple of consecutive perfect squares which are roughly
as big as this quantity, but (except for small y) your quantity
is strictly between those two.

dave
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