On special equal sums $x_1^n+x_2^n +\dots + x_n^n = (x_n+1)^n$
问题内容
Let all terms be positive. There are infinitely many solutions to,
$$a^2+b^2 = (b+1)^2$$
$$a^3+b^3+c^3 = (c+1)^3$$
like the well-known $3^2+4^2 = 5^2$ and $3^3+4^3+5^3 = 6^3$. However, this has versions for higher degrees.
For $4$th powers by Jaroslaw Wroblewski,
$$178^4 + 1345^4 + 10400^4 + 143020^4 = (143020 + 1)^4$$
and close ones like
$$\qquad 34^4+210^4+2630^4+14405^4=(14405+4)^4$$ $$5662^4+14735^4+18190^4+163600^4=(163600+9)^4$$
For $5$th powers by James Waldby,
$$389^5 + 437^5 + 645^5 + 690^5 + 2766^5 = (2766+1)^5$$ $$202^5 + 239^5 + 249^5 + 811^5 + 2898^5 = (2898+1)^5$$
For $7$th powers by Maurice Blondot,
$$91^7 + 148^7 + 158^7 + 255^7 + 258^7 + 309^7 + 625^7 = (625+1)^7$$
Note 1: Wroblewski's database for $(4,1,4)$ has 1009 solutions so maybe it was a game of numbers.
Note 2: However, there are only four known $(7,1,7)$, yet Blondot's solution just so happen to be of the relevant form.
Note 3: Waldby's database for $(5,1,5)$ is only up to sum $z<10000$, far from Wroblewski's $z < 220000$.
Question: So can we find more examples for 4th and 5th powers?
回答 (1)
Yes. A new solution is
$$15005^4 + 16814^4 + 45210^4 + 1025060^4 = (1025060 + 1)^4$$ $$49130^4 + 123230^4 + 160965^4 + 6099596^4 = (6099596 + 1)^4$$ $$29670^4 + 99659^4 + 267830^4 + 10945340^4 = (10945340 + 1)^4$$
Found by a computational search.
Update. (July 19, 2026): Another new solution is
$$1611^5 + 2489^5 + 2615^5 + 3636^5 + 20389^5 = (20389 + 1)^5$$ $$4393^5 + 5037^5 + 7440^5 + 10851^5 + 77255^5 = (77255 + 1)^5$$