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TxO Math Bowl 2024 - Guts Contest - Set 9 Problem 3

Let a > b be positive integers such that \gcd(2b+1, 2a-1) = 3 and 3^8 \mid (a-b)^{a+b} - 1. Compute the minimum possible value of a^2 - b^2.


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