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Cracking the problem with 33

Number Theory 2019-03-19 v2

Abstract

Inspired by the Numberphile video "The uncracked problem with 33" by Tim Browning and Brady Haran, we investigate solutions to x3+y3+z3=kx^3+y^3+z^3=k for a few small values of kk. We find the first known solution for k=33k=33.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1903.04284,
  title  = {Cracking the problem with 33},
  author = {Andrew R. Booker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.04284},
  year   = {2019}
}

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