Diophantine equations

There are 25 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Diophantine equations
Fibs
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Fibs

Age
11 to 14
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The well known Fibonacci sequence is 1 ,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21.... How many Fibonacci sequences can you find containing the number 196 as one of the terms?
CD Heaven
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Cd heaven

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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All CD Heaven stores were given the same number of a popular CD to sell for £24. In their two week sale each store reduces the price of the CD by 25% ... How many CDs did the store sell at each price?
Letter Land
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Letter land

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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If: A + C = A; F x D = F; B - G = G; A + H = E; B / H = G; E - G = F and A-H represent the numbers from 0 to 7 Find the values of A, B, C, D, E, F and H.
Some Cubes
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Some cubes

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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The sum of the cubes of two numbers is 7163. What are these numbers?
Cakes and Buns
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Cakes and buns

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Helen buys some cakes and some buns for her party. Can you work out how many of each she buys?
Exhaustion
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Exhaustion

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Find the positive integer solutions of the equation (1+1/a)(1+1/b)(1+1/c) = 2
Lattice Points
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Lattice points

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Why are there only a few lattice points on a hyperbola and infinitely many on a parabola?
Code to Zero
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Code to zero

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Find all 3 digit numbers such that by adding the first digit, the square of the second and the cube of the third you get the original number, for example 1 + 3^2 + 5^3 = 135.
Our Ages
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Our ages

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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I am exactly n times my daughter's age. In m years I shall be ... How old am I?
Double Angle Triples
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Double angle triples

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Try out this geometry problem involving trigonometry and number theory