A Whole Diophantine?

Diophantus (who lived in Greece around 250 A.D.) liked trying to solve equations (who doesn�t, I hear you cry�) with Integer answers. It sounds like this would make the equations easier, but in fact it often makes it harder� But not here, of course.

So � here�s your chance to join the mathematical History Parade, as you try to find the (really nice, easy integers, but how d�you go about finding them?!) solutions to these three Simultaneous Equations:

1.    ab + c = 1

2.    bc + a = -1

3.    ca + b = 5

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Last modified: November 12, 2007