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Looks like all of the unanswered questions have all been answered... Well.. I might shove a question onto here because the to-do list seems empty...

$$X^2 = Y+a$$

$$Y^2 = Z+a$$

$$Z^2 = X+a$$

It was an old question I remember from Early High School. Lets see what you guys come up with.

 Aug 22, 2014

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Thanks for the question Takahiro 

I cheated (or used the resources available to me)

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=X%5E2%3DY%2Ba%2C+Y%5E2%3DZ%2Ba%2C+Z%5E2%3DX%2Ba

 

It seems that the only real solution is

 

$$X=Y=Z=-n\\

a=n^2+n\\

\mbox{Where } n\;\in R$$

 Aug 24, 2014
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Thanks for the question Takahiro 

I cheated (or used the resources available to me)

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=X%5E2%3DY%2Ba%2C+Y%5E2%3DZ%2Ba%2C+Z%5E2%3DX%2Ba

 

It seems that the only real solution is

 

$$X=Y=Z=-n\\

a=n^2+n\\

\mbox{Where } n\;\in R$$

Melody Aug 24, 2014

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