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Placing 4 integers within a set interval (Posted on 2017-02-17)

Given 2 real numbers a & b, b>a.
Find four distinct integers p,q,r, and s, complying with:
p^2 + q^2 = r^2 + s^2
a < p/q < r/s < b

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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re(3): Is this the idea?

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(In reply to re(2): Is this the idea? by broll)

You did not solve it yet.

You are asked to provide the interim numbers p, q, r, & s for a given input, say a=1, b=1.8.

Try this example and then generalize.

Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2017-02-28 05:29:00

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