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Estimating the size of solutions of a diophantine equation
A. Is there natural numbers $a,b,c$ such that $\frac{a}{b+c} + \frac{b}{a+c} + \frac{c}{a+b}$ is equal to an odd natural number ?
(I do not know any such numbers).
B. Suppose that $\frac{a}{b+c} + \...
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Why are some solutions of these diophantine equations off the usual patterns?
This is inspired by a recent question about complete multipartite integral graphs. I am wondering if more can be said about tripartite integral graphs with block sizes $a<b<c$. It is easy to see ...
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For what integer $n$ are there infinitely many $-a+nb+c = -d+ne+f$ where $a^6+b^6+c^6 = d^6+e^6+f^6$?
(Much revised for clarity.) I was considering the system of equations,
$$-a+nb+c = -d+ne+f\tag1$$
$$a+b+c = d+e+f\tag2$$
$$a^2+b^2+c^2 = d^2+e^2+f^2\tag3$$
$$a^6+b^6+c^6 = d^6+e^6+f^6\tag4$$
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Integral points on a particular family of curves
This is a follow-up to this question (and comments thereon). Namely, it follows from Felipe Voloch's comment that for any $n>2$ there is a finite set of integral $(x, y),$ such that
$$
\prod_{i=1}^...
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Special type Diophantine equations with integer solutions
The following problem on Diophantine equation is still solved or not I don't know. However, I found few solutions by trail and error method.
Problem: $X^2 - X = Y^5 - Y$ has integer solutions or not? ...
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Why are solutions to $\sqrt[k]{x_1^k+x_2^k+x_3^k+x_4^k}$ for $k=2,3$ curiously smooth?
Given an integer solution $s_m$ to the system,
$$x_1^2+x_2^2+\dots+x_n^2 = y^2$$
$$x_1^3+x_2^3+\dots+x_n^3 = z^3$$
and define the function,
$$F(s_m) = x_1+x_2+\dots+x_n$$
For $n\geq3$, using an ...
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Sum of consecutive cubes
I'm investigating when the sum of $n$ consecutive cubes equals a cube, i.e., for which $n$ does
$$\sum_{i=0}^{n-1} (k+i)^3 = k^3 + (k+1)^3 + \cdots + (k+n-1)^3 = Y^3 $$
have nontrivial solutions $(k,...
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The elliptic curve for $x_1^9+x_2^9+\dots+x_6^9 = y_1^9+y_2^9+\dots+y_6^9$
I. Theorem: "If there are $a,b,c,d,e,f$ such that,
$$a+b+c = d+e+f\tag1$$
$$a^2+b^2+c^2 = d^2+e^2+f^2\tag2$$
$$3u^3-3uv+w=-def\qquad\tag3$$
with $(u,v,w)$ as the symmetric polynomials $u=a+b+c,\; ...
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On Choudhry's $x_1^k+x_2^k+x_3^k+x_4^k = y_1^k+y_2^k+y_3^k+y_4^k$ for $k=7$?
I. Fifth Powers
The Diophantine equation,
$$x_1^k+x_2^k+x_3^k = y_1^k+y_2^k+y_3^k\tag1$$
for $k=5$ is quite well-explored. It has an infinite number of primitive solutions (as points on an elliptic ...
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$x^4+y^4$ powerful for relatively prime $x,y$
I asked this question on the NMBRTHRY mailing list on
17 February 2014, but it remains unsolved as far as I know.
Recall that a "powerful
number" is a positive integer whose prime ...
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On the elliptic curve $x(x+a^2)(x+b^2) = y^2$
Ajai Choudhry showed that special cases of the elliptic curve,
$$x(x+a^2)(x+b^2)=y^2\tag1$$
can be used to prove that,
$$u_1^7+u_2^7+\dots + u_9^7 = 0\tag2$$
has an infinite number of primitive ...
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More elliptic curves for $a^4+b^4+c^4+d^4 = (a+b+c+d)^4$?
(Note: See also the $a^4+b^4+c^4 = 1$ version in this old MSE post.)
The equation discussed in a paper by Jacobi and Madden,
$$a^4+b^4+c^4+d^4 = (a+b+c+d)^4 = z^4\tag1$$
or equivalently,
$$(p-2q + ...
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How many Pythagorean triples are there in which every member is triangular?
How many Pythagorean triples $(a,b,c)$ are there such that $a, b$ and $c$ are triangular?
Any two solutions with only $a$ and $b$ interchanged are considered equivalent.
The question of existence ...
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Pairs of quadratic polynomials taking values pairs of consecutive squares
Let $f,g \in \mathbb{Z}[x]$ be quadratic and neither square.
For $x,y,z \in \mathbb{Z}$ what is the maximal number
of solutions to $f(x)=z^2,g(y)=(z+1)^2$?
Solutions are integral points on the genus ...
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Integer points on $y^2=x^2-x^3+x^4$
Does the Diophantine equation $y^2=x^2-x^3+x^4$ have solutions other than
$x=1,y=1$? Interestingly, the Diophantine equation $y^2=x^2-x^3+x^5$ has such solutions: $x=3,y=15$, $x=5,y=55$, $x=56,y=23464$...
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Integer solutions of $ z^3 y^2 = x(x-1)(x+1)$
According to a conjecture there are no three
consecutive powerful numbers.
Necessary condition for this is integer solution of
$$ z^3 y^2 = x(x-1)(x+1) \qquad (1) $$
What are integer solutions of ...
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On $x^3-y^2=1728 \text{ unit}$ in number fields
Consider solution of
$$x^3-y^2=1728 \text{ unit} \qquad (1)$$
in a number field.
This is related to the discriminant of elliptic curve
in terms of $c_4,c_6$.
Via elliptic curves it might have ...
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Consecutive square values of cubic polynomials
Let $P(x)$ be a cubic polynomial with integer coefficients. Does there exist a constant $c$ such that at least one of the following values $P(0),P(1),...,P(c)$ is not a square?
It is known that the ...
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State of knowledge of $a^n+b^n=c^n+d^n$ vs. $a^n+b^n+c^n=d^n+e^n+f^n$
As far as I understand, both of the Diophantine equations
$$a^5 + b^5 = c^5 + d^5$$
and
$$a^6 + b^6 = c^6 + d^6$$
have no known nontrivial solutions, but
$$24^5 + 28^5 + 67^5 = 3^5+64^5+62^5$$
and
$$3^...
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$a^5+b^5=c^5+d^5$ and polynomial identities
No nontrivial integer solutions to $$ a^5+b^5=c^5+d^5 \qquad (1)$$ are known.
(1) has infinitely many solutions in an extension of $\mathbb{Z}$
(root of $9-15x+37x^2 $ ) resulting
from a genus 0 ...
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Like Diophantine equation
Dear all,
I have posted this question on m.s.e. Unfortunately, no one responded to answer. I hope, this site and members of this site will answer my questions.
The equation $x^n - ny^x-nxy$ = $0$ ...
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Are there Heronian triangles that can be decomposed into three smaller ones?
Is there anything known about the existence of Heronian triangles ABC (i.e. with rational side lengths and rational area) that can be decomposed into three Heronian triangles ABD, BCD, CAD? ...
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how many consecutive integers $x$ can make $ax^2+bx+c$ square ?
The following problem was raised in a Mathlinks thread:
If $a,b,c\in\mathbb Z$ such that $a\ne0$ and $b^2-4ac\ne 0$, for how many consecutive integers $x$ can $ax^2+bx+c$ ba a perfect square ?
The ...
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Impossible Heronian Triangles (Ratio of 2 Sides)
There is no Heronian triangle (or simply consider triangles on an integer lattice
which also have integer side lengths) for which one side is half the length of
another side. What other "side-side ...
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Does the following Diophantine equation have nontrivial rational solutions?
Are there any solutions to the equation $s^{2}(1+t^{2})^{2}+t^{2}(1+s^{2})^{2}=u^2$ where $s,t,u\in \mathbb{Q}$ and $0 < s,t<1$? If so, is there a simple way to parametrize them all?
If I am ...
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Analysis of a quadratic diophantine equation
Hi! This is my first post on Math Overflow. I have two equations: $a(3a-1) + b(3b-1) = c(3c-1)$ and $a(3a-1) - b(3b-1) = d(3d-1)$. I'm trying to find properties of $a$ and $b$ that lead to solutions, ...
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Fermat's Bachet-Mordell Equation
Fermat once claimed that the only integral solutions to $y^2 = x^3 - 2$ are $(3, \pm 5)$.
Fermat knew Bachet's duplication formulas (more precisely, Bachet had a formula for computing what we call $-...
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Transforming a Diophantine equation to an elliptic curve
I heard that the following problem lead to determine the rational points of an elliptic curve:
For which integers $n$ there are integers $x,y,z$ such that $x/y+y/z+z/x=n$. Could anyone show me why ...
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