On solutions of the Diophantine equation 1/x1+2/x2 +3/x3 + … + k/xk=1 when 2 ≤ x1 < x2 < x3 < … < xk are integers and k = x1

Nechemia Burshtein
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
Print ISSN 1310–5132, Online ISSN 2367–8275
Volume 23, 2017, Number 2, Pages 30–35
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Nechemia Burshtein
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Tel Aviv 6209814, Israel

Abstract

Some general solutions of the title equation are established and exhibited. It is also shown that for each value of x1 when x1 ≤ 4, the equation has at least three solutions. For the particular values x1 = 2, 3, 4, all the solutions of the equation are determined and demonstrated.

Keywords

  • Diophantine equations
  • Egyptian fractions

AMS Classification

  • 11D68

References

  1. Stewart, B. M., & Webb, W. A. (1966) Sums of fractions with bounded numerators, Canadian J. Math., 18, 999–1003.
  2. Webb, W. A. (1976) On the Diophantine equation k/n=a1 /x1+a2 /x2+a3 /x3, Časopis pro Pĕstování Matematiky, 101, 360–365.

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Burshtein, N. (2017). On solutions of the Diophantine equation 1/x1+2/x2 +3/x3 + … + k/xk=1 when 2 ≤ x1 < x2 < x3 < … < xk are integers and k = x1 . Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, 23(2), 30-35.

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