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IMO 1986 — Official problems Question 1

IMO · IMO 1986 — Official problems

Question 1

The set $S=\{2,5,13\}$ has the property that for every $a,b\in S$, $a\ne b$, the number $ab-1$ is a perfect square. Show that for every positive integer $d$ not in $S$, the set $S\cup\{d\}$ does not have the above property.