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Two pairs of biquadrates with equal sums

Number Theory 2023-05-16 v1

Abstract

In this paper we present a new method of solving the classical diophantine equation A4+B4=C4+D4A^4+B^4=C^4+D^4. Two methods of solving this equation, given by Euler, yield parametric solutions given by polynomials of degrees 7 and 13. Several other parametric solutions are now known, and with the exception of one solution of degree 11, all the published solutions are of degrees 6n+16n+1 for some integer nn. The method described in this paper yields new parametric solutions of degrees 21, 39 and 75, that is, degrees that are expressible as 6n+36n+3.

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@article{arxiv.2305.07657,
  title  = {Two pairs of biquadrates with equal sums},
  author = {Ajai Choudhry},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.07657},
  year   = {2023}
}

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