In Question 441 of the Journal of the Indian Mathematical Society (JIMS), Ramanujan asked,
"Show that (3x2+5xy−5y2)3+(4x2−4xy+6y2)3+(5x2−5xy−3y2)3=(6x2−4xy+4y2)3 and find other quadratic expressions satisfying similar relations."
There are in fact infinitely many such quadratic expressions. Use the identity (by yours truly) (ax2−v1xy+bwy2)3+(bx2+v1xy+awy2)3+(cx2+v2xy+dwy2)3+(dx2−v2xy+cwy2)3=(a3+b3+c3+d3)(x2+wy2)3 where v1=c2−d2,v2=a2−b2, and w=(a+b)(c+d). Thus all we need is an initial solution to a3+b3+c3+d3=0 and the identity guarantees an infinite more.
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