Pythagorean triangles with legs less than n
- Benito, M. 1
- Varona, J.L. 2
- 1 Departamento de Matemáticas, Instituto Práxedes Mateo Sagasta, Dr. Zubía s/n, 26003 Logroño, Spain
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2
Universidad de La Rioja
info
ISSN: 0377-0427
Argitalpen urtea: 2002
Alea: 143
Zenbakia: 1
Orrialdeak: 117-126
Mota: Artikulua
beta Ver similares en nube de resultadosBeste argitalpen batzuk: Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Laburpena
We obtain asymptotic estimates for the number of Pythagorean triples (a,b,c) such that a < n, b < n. These estimates (considering the triple (a,b,c) different from (b,a,c) is (4π-2 log(1 + √2))n + O(√n) in the case of primitive triples, and (4π-2 log(1 + √2))n log n + O(n) in the case of general triples. Furthermore, we derive, by a self-contained elementary argument, a version of the first formula which is weaker only by a log-factor. Also, we tabulate the number of primitive Pythagorean triples with both legs less than n, for selected values of n ≤ 1 000 000 000, showing the excellent precision obtained. © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.