Ramanujan, Quadratic Forms, and the Sum of Three Cubes

Authors

James D. Harper, Central Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Mathematics

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

This article shows how, using only basic precalculus tools and a seed such as 3³ + 4³ + 5³ = 6³, to generate quadratic-form formulas for the Diophantine equation A³ + B³ + C³ = D³.

Comments

This article was originally published in Mathematics Magazine. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

Due to copyright restrictions, this article is not available for free download from ScholarWorks @ CWU.

Recommended Citation

Harper, J. D. (2013). Ramanujan, Quadratic Forms, and the Sum of Three Cubes. Mathematics Magazine, 86(4), 275–279. https://doi.org/10.4169/math.mag.86.4.275

Journal

Mathematics Magazine

Copyright

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