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Find integer solutions to: $${{\sqrt{a + b\sqrt{x}}} + {\sqrt{c + d\sqrt{x}}}} ={ 1}$$
Hint: As everything on the left is positive and the total is 1, there are only a few cases to consider.
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NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.