Number Theory – Infinite Perfect Squares in Arithmetic Progression

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Consider the following positive integers:
$$a,a+d,a+2d,\dots$$
Suppose there is a perfect square in the above list of numbers. Then prove that there are infinitely many perfect square in the above list. How can I do this?

At first I started in this way:
Let the $n$th term is perfect square. Therefore,
$$t_n=a+(n-1)d=m^2.$$
Then I think that I will put values at the position of $n$. But I failed to find anything from this level. Can somebody help me?

Best Answer

Note that $$(m+d)^2=m^2+(2m+d)\cdot d$$

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