On the Diophantine Equation $F_n = x^a \pm x^b \pm 1$ in Mersenne and Fermat Numbers

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Carlos Gómez

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In this article we investigate on the representation of Fibonacci numbers in the form x^a \pm x^b pm 1, for x in the sequence of Mersenne and Fermat numbers.

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Gómez, C. (2022). On the Diophantine Equation $F_n = x^a \pm x^b \pm 1$ in Mersenne and Fermat Numbers. Tamkang Journal of Mathematics, 53(4), 293–302. https://doi.org/10.5556/j.tkjm.53.2022.3973
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