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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 18743
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 18743 |
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26 June 1992
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cattle-problem
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Pellian equation
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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0728.00003.] The cattle-problem of Archimedes leads to a system of seven linear and two quadratic diophantine equations. In 1880, A. Amthor reduced the system to the Pellian equation \(t^ 2-4729494u^ 2=1\). Beginning with the standard continued fraction approach, the authors provide a detailed description of their algebraic and computational techniques in solving this and indicate corrections to Amthor's figures.
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