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A history of Greek mathematics - Wilbourhall.org

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INDETERMINATE EQUATIONS 471<br />

Ex. from Diophantus<br />

65- 6x = u 2 )<br />

/t IV ^ t<br />

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9 ; ( v<br />

65-24x = w<br />

2<br />

therefore 200 - 24 x = u' 2<br />

G5 — 2AX = i

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