Question 105
Find all pairs of positive integers $(a, b)$ such that
$$
\frac{10^{a!} - 3^{b} + 1}{2^{a}}
$$
is a perfect square.
$$
\frac{10^{a!} - 3^{b} + 1}{2^{a}}
$$
is a perfect square.
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