Problem

Source: Bulgaria JTST 2016 P3 day 1

Tags: number theory proposed, number theory



Let $ M (x,y)=x^2+xy-2y $ , x,y are positive integers a) Solve in positive integers $ x^2+xy-2y=64 $ b) Prove that if M (x,y) is a perfect square, then x+y+2 is composite if x>2.