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A New Approach to Find Integral Solutions for the Mordell’s Equation, Cover

A New Approach to Find Integral Solutions for the Mordell’s Equation,

Open Access
|Dec 2021

Abstract

Mordell’s equation, y2+2 = x3, which is historically important, was solved using complex numbers and more specifically using the unique factorization method. In this paper, it is shown that Mordell’s equation can be solved by using elementary mathematics and the Fermat’s little theorem. In the first step, it is shown that if (x,y) is a solution of the aforementioned equation then x ≠y and then the equation is reduced to a cubic equation. In the next step, it is shown that this cubic equation has no other integer solution than   using very elementary mathematics and the Fermat’s little theorem, and hence the Mordell’s equation has only the well-known solution x=3, y= ± 5.

Language: English
Page range: 1 - 3
Published on: Dec 25, 2021
Published by: Faculty of Science University of Jaffna
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2021 E. M. P Ekanayake, P. M. N Dharmawardane, published by Faculty of Science University of Jaffna
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.