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Title: A Pythagorean triangle in which the hypotenuse and the sum of the arms are squares

Authors: Djamel Himane
Abstract: In this paper, show that the Diophantine equation $ x^2+(x+1)^2=w^4 $ has only two solutions $ (0,1) $ and $ (119,13)$ in non-negative integers $ x $ and $ w $. This equation concerned a classic problem posed by Pierre de Fermat, wonders about finding a Pythagorean triangle in which the hypotenuse and the sum of the arms are square. We review the method of finding the smallest solution presented by Fermat, and the relationship between the primitive Pythagorean triples and the Pell's equation, Finally, we present an algorithm for finding primitive solutions, which actually enabled us to find other solutions.
Subjects: General Mathematics (math.GM)
MSC classes: 11D41, 11D61
Cite as: arXiv:2404.12906 [math.GM]
  (or arXiv:2404.12906v2 [math.GM] for this version)

Submission history

From: Djamel Himane [view email]
[v1] Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:27:34 GMT (9kb)
[v2] Wed, 1 May 2024 12:46:41 GMT (12kb)

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