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What are the integer solutions to $2x^5+3y^5=5z^5$?

This equation has the obvious integer solution $(x,y,z)=(1,1,1)$. By Faltings's theorem, the equation has finitely many primitive integer solutions (those with $\gcd(x,y,z)=1$). What is the complete ...
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Elementary constraints for the solutions of $z^{n-2}y(y+z)=x^n$?

Related to FLT and this question. For natural $n > 4 $ define the curve $C_n : z^{n-2}y(y+z)=x^n$. $C_n$ has the trivial points with $x=0$ for all $n$. The answer in the linked question shows ...
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Rational perfect power values of $y(y+1)$

This is hard, so I am looking for partial results and how hard it is. Let $n>4$. Is it true that the hyperelliptic curve $x^n=y(y+1)$ doesn't have rational point with $x \ne 0$? If necessarily ...
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Hyperelliptic curves imply FLT-like results

Probably this is known, but doesn't show in searches. If a certain hyperelliptic curve has only trivial rational points, FLT-like curve also has only trivial rationals points for fixed $n$. Working ...
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No rational points on $x^n+a=y^2$ for all $n>4$"?

Is there rational (or better integer) $a$ such that for all $n>4$,$x^n+a=y^2$ has no rational points?
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rational points of a hyperelliptic curve

I have the following hyperelliptic curve of genus $2$: $$ y^2 = 561 x^6 - 41904 x^5 + 627264 x^4 + 11860992 x^3 - 197074944 x^2 + 124416^2 $$ I need to find all the rational points on this curve. ...
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