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Diophantine Linear and Quadratic (Posted on 2015-11-01) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Find all possible positive integers A, B and C - with A ≤ B, that simultaneously satisfy:
  • A+B-C=12, and:
  • A2 + B2 - C2 = 12

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 4.0000 (2 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The only solutions with A, B and C positive and A <= B are: (13,78,79), (14,45,47), (15,34,37) and (18,23,29)

For an explanation, refer to the analytic solution submitted by Steve Herman in this location.

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  Subject Author Date
SolutionCorrected Analytical SolutionSteve Herman2015-11-01 16:47:48
Solutioncomputer solutionCharlie2015-11-01 13:26:19
re: Analytical solution (spoiler)Charlie2015-11-01 13:04:04
Some ThoughtsAnalytical solution (spoiler)Steve Herman2015-11-01 12:30:57
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