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Equal Sums of Three Fourth Powers or What Ramanujan Could Have Said.

Authors :
Blecksmith, Richard
Source :
Mathematics Magazine. Oct2006, Vol. 79 Issue 4, p297-301. 5p.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article presents the equal sums of three fourth powers. This concerns the mathematics trivia of the number 1729. It is said that 1729 is the smallest number expressible as the sum of two cubes in two different ways. The infinite sequence of numbers that this number could be expressed is presented in this paper.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0025570X
Volume :
79
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Mathematics Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
22781425
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/0025570X.2006.11953419