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Pell equation

Trivia · proposed by @vipproaccout 1083
Which of the following is a true property of the Pell equation \( X^2 - kY^2 = 1, \) where $k$ is a positive integer that is not a perfect square, and $X, Y$ range over positive integers?
AFor every non-square positive integer $k$, the equation has infinitely many integer solutions $(X, Y)$. BFor every positive integer value of $Y$, there exists an integer $X$ such that $(X, Y)$ is a solution. CThere exists a non-square positive integer $k$ for which the equation has no integer solutions. DFor every solution $(X, Y)$ with $X, Y$ positive, the sum $X + Y$ is never a perfect square.