When is $\frac{a\sqrt{2}+b}{b\sqrt{2}+c}$ an integer?

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$\frac{a\sqrt{2} + b}{b\sqrt{2}+c}$ is a number, where $a, b, c$ are integers. What should be the condition for above number to be an integer? One possible solution is $a = b = c$. Other solutions would be a great help.

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$$ \frac{a\sqrt{2}+b}{b\sqrt{2}+c} = t \iff a\sqrt{2}+b=bt\sqrt{2}+ct \iff a=bt, \ b=ct \iff a=ct^2, \ b=ct $$ because $\sqrt{2}$ is irrational.