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For any fixed integers a and b greater than 1, we study the Diophantine equation \(a^x+(ab+1)^y=b^z\). First, we describe a heuristic list of the positive integer solutions x, y and z of the equation. Finally, we solve the equation in some particular cases, which supports the validity of our list of solutions.
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We would like to thank the referee for the helpful remarks. The first author is supported by JSPS KAKENHI (No. 20K03553). The third author is supported by JSPS KAKENHI (No. 18K03247).
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Miyazaki, T., Sudo, M. & Terai, N. A purely exponential Diophantine equation in three unknowns. Period Math Hung 84, 287–298 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10998-021-00405-x
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