Solution of a negative Pell's equation

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How can someone solve the negative Pell's equation $x^2-48y^2=-1$? Is there any general solution? Thank you.

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If so then $x^2+1$ is divided by $3$, which is impossible.

Indeed, we can consider three cases:

  1. $x=3k$;

  2. $x=3k+1$ and

  3. $x=3k-1$, where $k$ is an integer number.

Easy to see that it's impossible.