Binomial integral methods

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If $(2+\sqrt{3})^n$ has the integral part $I$ and the decimated part $f$ then prove that

$(I+f) (I-f) =1$

I did the following

$(2+\sqrt{3})^n=I+f$

$(2-\sqrt{3})^n=f'$

Thus adding both

We get

$(2+\sqrt{3})^n+(2-\sqrt{3})^n=I+f+f'$

Since the left part is integer by

binomial expansion therefore

$f+f'=1 $- - - - - - - eqn A

If we multiply $(2+\sqrt{3})^n$ and

$(2-\sqrt{3})^n$ then we get $1$

Hence $(I+f) (f') =1$

Thus we get from eqn A we get

$(I+f) (1-f)=1$

But we have to prove that $(I+f) (I-f) =1$

How to do so? Is the question

wrong or I am missing something?