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Problem 2

Prove that the equation 6(6a2+3b2+c2)=5n26(6a^2+3b^2+c^2)=5n^2 has no integer solutions except a=b=c=n=0a=b=c=n=0.
Step 1 of 5: Force n to be divisible by 6
6∣5n2⇒6∣n,n=6n06\mid 5n^2\Rightarrow 6\mid n,\qquad n=6n_0
Detailed analysis

The left side is divisible by 66, so 6∣5n26\mid5n^2. Since 55 is coprime to 66, both 22 and 33 divide n2n^2, hence 6∣n6\mid n. Put n=6n0n=6n_0; after cancellation the equation becomes 6a2+3b2+c2=30n026a^2+3b^2+c^2=30n_0^2.