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The Diophantine equation \(ax^2+bxy+cy^2=N\), \(D=b^2-4ac>0\) (English)
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30 June 2003
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The author makes more accessible an algorithm, due to Lagrange, for deciding the solvability of the equation in the title. This generalizes earlier work by the author. Moreover, he covers a case missed by Lagrange where \(D=5\). The paper is easy to read, well illustrated, and well presented.
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quadratic Diophantine equation
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continued fraction
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unimodular matrix
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