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Method of Exclusions

A method used by Gauss to solve the quadratic Diophantine equation of the form

mx^2+ny^2=A

(Dickson 2005, pp. 391 and 407).

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References

Dickson, L. E. History of the Theory of Numbers, Vol. 2: Diophantine Analysis. New York: Dover, p. 407, 2005.

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Method of Exclusions

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Method of Exclusions." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/MethodofExclusions.html

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