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ERIC Number: EJ954204
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-8639
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A Classroom Note on: Bounds on Integer Solutions of xy = k(x + y) and xyz = k(xy + xz + yz)
Umar, Abdullahi; Alassar, Rajai
Mathematics and Computer Education, v45 n2 p141-147 Spr 2011
Diophantine equations constitute a rich mathematical field. This article may be useful as a basis for a student math club project. There are several situations in which one needs to find a solution of indeterminate polynomial equations that allow the variables to be integers only. These indeterminate equations are fewer than the involved unknown variables. Such problems are special cases of the general class of problems known as Diophantine equations. These equations are interesting because they are usually connected to some mathematical object of interest, such as the classical example when the lengths of the sides of a box are required to be integers and the surface area to be equal to its volume. In this article, the authors discuss the more general problems xy = k(x + y) and xyz = k(xy + xz + yz) in which x, y, z, and k are positive integers. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.)
MATYC Journal Inc. Mathematics and Computer Education, P.O. Box 158, Old Bethpage, NY 11804. Tel: 516-822-5475; e-mail: macej@optonline.net Web site: http://www.macejournal.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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