Diophantine equations

There are 25 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Diophantine equations
Upsetting Pitagoras
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Upsetting pitagoras

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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Find the smallest integer solution to the equation 1/x^2 + 1/y^2 = 1/z^2
Rudolff's Problem
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Rudolff's problem

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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A group of 20 people pay a total of £20 to see an exhibition. The admission price is £3 for men, £2 for women and 50p for children. How many men, women and children are there in the group?
BT.. Eat your heart out
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Bt.. eat your heart out

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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If the last four digits of my phone number are placed in front of the remaining three you get one more than twice my number! What is it?
Are you kidding
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Are you kidding

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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If the altitude of an isosceles triangle is 8 units and the perimeter of the triangle is 32 units.... What is the area of the triangle?
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?