English Title

On a problem of geometry resolved by Diophantine analysis

Authors

Leonhard Euler

Enestrom Number

754

Fuss Index

327

Original Language

Latin

Content Summary

Euler describes this as a problem in "rational trigonometry" and is looking for the angles where the center of gravity is expressed in rational numbers. He asks that the following three expressions all be squares: 2xx+2yy-zz, 2yy+2zz-xx, 2zz+2xx-yy. He repeats some of the results of E451.

Published as

Journal article

Published Date

1820

Written Date

1782

Original Source Citation

Mémoires de l'académie des sciences de St.-Petersbourg, Volume 7, pp. 3-9.

Opera Omnia Citation

Series 1, Volume 5, pp.28-34.

Record Created

2018-09-25

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