In: Advanced Math
Number Theory
Exercise 1 Prove that the equation 3x^2 + 2 = y^2 has no solution (x, y) ∈ Z × Z. (Hint: consider the associated congruence modulo 3.)
Exercise 2 Prove that the equation 7x^3 + 2 = y^3 has no solution (x, y) ∈ Z × Z. (Hint: consider the associated congruence modulo 7.)