J. V. Leyendekkers, J. M. Rybak and A. G. Shannon
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, ISSN 1310–5132
Volume 2, 1996, Number 1, Pages 33–52
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J. V. Leyendekkers
The University of Sydney, 2006, Australia
J. M. Rybak
The University of Sydney, 2006, Australia
A. G. Shannon
University of Technology, Sydney, 2007, Australia
Abstract
This paper uses a novel approach to analyse the Diophantine equation d2n = e2n + f2n in a number of ways for even and odd n, and with the use of the equivalence classes of the modular ring ℤ6, the characteristics of primitive Pythagorean triples and right-most digit patterns.
AMS Classification
- 11D41
- 11D99
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Cite this paper
Leyendekkers, J. V., Rybak J. M., & Shannon, A. G. (1996). The anatomy of even exponent Pythagorean triples. Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, 2(1), 33-52.
