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A Note on the Diophantine Equation x2 + y6 = ze, e ≥ 4

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Konstantine Zelator
Konstantine Zelator*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI 02908, USAe-mail: KZet159@pitt.edu
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Abstract

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We consider the diophantine equation ${{x}^{2}}\,+\,{{y}^{6}}\,=\,{{z}^{e}},\,e\,\le \,4$. We show that, when $e$ is a multiple of 4 or 6, this equation has no solutions in positive integers with $x$ and $y$ relatively prime. As a corollary, we show that there exists no primitive Pythagorean triangle one of whose leglengths is a perfect cube, while the hypotenuse length is an integer square.

Keywords

11Ddiophantine equation
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 55 , Issue 2 , 01 June 2012 , pp. 435 - 440
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 2012

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