Diophantine equations

There are 25 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Diophantine equations
CD Heaven
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Cd heaven

Age
14 to 16
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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.
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?
Coffee
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Coffee

Age
14 to 16
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To make 11 kilograms of this blend of coffee costs £15 per kilogram. The blend uses more Brazilian, Kenyan and Mocha coffee... How many kilograms of each type of coffee are used?
Not a Polite Question
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Not a polite question

Age
11 to 14
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When asked how old she was, the teacher replied: My age in years is not prime but odd and when reversed and added to my age you have a perfect square...
Whole Numbers Only
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Whole numbers only

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you work out how many of each kind of pencil this student bought?
In particular
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In particular

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you find formulas giving all the solutions to 7x + 11y = 100 where x and y are integers?
Plutarch's Boxes
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Plutarch's boxes

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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According to Plutarch, the Greeks found all the rectangles with integer sides, whose areas are equal to their perimeters. Can you find them? What rectangular boxes, with integer sides, have their surface areas equal to their volumes?
Shades of Fermat's Last Theorem
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Shades of fermat's last theorem

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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The familiar Pythagorean 3-4-5 triple gives one solution to (x-1)^n + x^n = (x+1)^n so what about other solutions for x an integer and n= 2, 3, 4 or 5?
Deep Roots
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Deep roots

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Find integer solutions to: $\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{x}} + \sqrt{c+d.\sqrt{x}}=1$