Week #7 Winter 2001
Hanging out in post offices and studying wanted posters
won't help you in solving the WSU Math Department's

       WANTED-INTEGER
   SOLUTIONS!!!
 
 

Find all solutions in integers of the equation
Y^2  + Y = X^4  + X^3 + X^2  + X.

Note: An integer is a member of the following set.
I = {... -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}

Solution