The method of exclusions was used by Gauss to solve the quadratic Diophantine equation of the form
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(Dickson 2005, pp. 391 and 407).
Method of Exclusions
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References
Dickson, L. E. History of the Theory of Numbers, Vol. 2: Diophantine Analysis. New York: Dover, p. 407, 2005.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Method of Exclusions." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/MethodofExclusions.html