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A Collection of Algebraic Identities


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“When the land is barren, plant trees.”  - Jean Giono
 
Index
 
Part 0. Introduction

Part 2. Sums of Squares

Part 3. Quadratic Polynomial as a kth Power

Part 8. Fifth Powers

Part 9. Sixth Powers

   1) January             7) July
   2) February           8) August
   3) March               9) September (see Articles 1-3)
   4) April                10) October (see Articles 4-6)
   5) May (none)      11) November (see Article 7)
   6) June                12) December (see Articles 8-11)
 
 
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Part 0. Introduction  (Link 0)
 
Part 1. Assorted Identities  (Link 1)

 

Part 2. Sums of Squares  (Link 2)

 
I. Sums of two squares 
  1. x2+y2 = zk
  2. x2+ny2 = zk;  ax2+by2 = cz2   (Link 3)
  3. ad-bc = ±1
  4. x2+y2 = z2+1
  5. x2+y2 = z2-1
  6. x2+y2 = z2+nt2
  7. x2+y2 = z2+tk
  8. x2+y2 = mz2+nt2
  9. c1(x2+ny2) = c2(z2+nt2)
  10. mx2+ny2 = mz2+nt2
 II. Sums of three squares  (Link 4)
  1. x2+y2+z2 = tk
  2. x2+y2+z2 = u2+v2
  3. (x2-1)(y2-1) = (z2-1)2
  4. x2+y2+z2 = u2+v2+w2
  5. x2+y2+z2 = (u2+v2+w2)Poly(t)
  6. x2+y2+z2 = 3xyz
 III. Sums of four or five squares  (Link 5)
  1. a2+b2+c2+d2 = ek
  2. a2+b2+c2+d2 = e2+f2
  3. a2+b2+c2+d2 = e2+f2+g2
  4. a2+b2+c2+d2 = e2+f2+g2+h2
  5. a2+b2+c2+d2+e2 = f2
IV. Some Identities of Squares  (Link 5b)

 

  1. Euler-Aida Ammei Identity
  2. Brahmagupta-Fibonacci Two-Square Identity
  3. Euler Four-Square Identity
  4. Degen-Graves-Cayley Eight-Squares Identity
  5. V. Arnold’s Perfect Forms
  6. Lagrange’s Identity
  7. Difference of Two Squares Identity

 

Part 3. Quadratic Polynomial as a kth Power  (Link 6)

 

I. Univariate: ax2+bx+c = z2

 

II. Bivariate: ax2+bxy+cy2 = zk

  1. x2+cy2 = zk
  2. ax2+cy2 = zk, k odd
  3. x2+2bxy+cy2 = zk
  4. ax2+2bxy+cy2 = zk, k odd

 III. Bivariate: ax2+bxy+cy2 = dz2

  1. ax2+bxy+cy2 = dz2
  2. ax2+by2+cz2+dxy+exz+fyz = 0
  3. ax2+cy2 = dzk, k > 2

 

PART 4. Simultaneous Polynomials Made Squares  (Link 7)

 

I. Two variables

  1. {x2+axy+by2, x2+cxy+dy2}
  2. {x2-ny2, x2+ny2}
  3. {x2+y, x+y2}
  4. {x2+y2-1, x2-y2-1}
  5. {x2+y2+1, x2-y2+1}

 II. Three variables

  1. {x ± y, x ± z, y ± z}
  2. {x2-y2, x2-z2, y2-z2}
  3. {x2+y2, x2+z2, y2+z2}
  4. {x2+y2+z2, x2y2+x2z2+y2z2}
  5. {-x2+y2+z2, x2-y2+z2, x2+y2-z2}
  6. {2x2+y2+z2, x2+2y2+z2, x2+y2+2z2}
  7. {2x2+2y2-z2, 2x2-y2+2z2, -x2+2y2+2z2}
  8. {x2+yz, y2+xz, z2+xy}
  9. {x2+y2+xy, x2+z2+xy, y2+z2+xy}
  10. {x2-xy+y2, x2-xz+z2, y2-yz+z2}
  11. {x2+axy+y2, x2+bxz+z2, y2+cyz+z2}

  III. Four variables

  1. {a2+b2+c2, a2+b2+d2, a2+c2+d2, b2+c2+d2}
  2. {a2b2+c2d2, a2d2+b2c2}
  3. {a2b2+c2d2, a2c2+b2d2, a2d2+b2c2}
  4. {1+abc, 1+abd, 1+acd, 1+bcd}

  

PART 5. Pell Equations (Link 8)

 

I. Complete Solution

II. Transformations

III. Polynomial Parametrizations
IV. Diophantine Equations needing Pell Equations  (Link 9)

 

 

PART 6. Third Powers  (Link 10)

 

I. Sums of cubes 

  1. x3+y3 = z3
  2. x3+y3+z3+t3 = 0
  3. x3+y3+z3 = 1
  4. x3+y3+z3 = 2
  5. x3+y3+z3 = (z+m)3
  6. p(p2+bq2) = r(r2+bs2)
  7. (x+c1y)(x2+c2xy+c3y2)k = (z+c1t)(z2+c2zt+c3t2)k
  8. x3+y3+z3 = at3   (Link 11)
  9. x3+y3 = 2(z3+t3)
  10. w3+x3+y3+z3 = nt3
  11. x3+y3+z3 = t2
  12. xk+yk+zk = {p2, q3}, k =2,3
  13. xk+yk+zk = tk+uk+vk,  k = 1,3
  14. xk+yk+zk = tk+uk+vk,  k = 2,3
  15. x3+y3+z3 = 3t3-t
  16. x3+y3+z3 = m(x+y+z)
  17. x1k+x2k+x3k+x4k = y1k+y2k,  k = 1,2,3
  18. x1k+x2k+x3k+x4k = y1k+y2k+y3k+y4k,  k = 1,2,3
  19. ax3+by3+cz3 = N   (Link 12)
  20. ax3+by3+cz3+dxyz = 0

 II. Cubic polynomials as kth powers

 

A. Univariate: ax3+bx2+cx+d2 = tk

  1. ax3+bx2+cx+d2 = t2
  2. ax3+bx2+cx+d2 = t3

B. Bivariate: ax3+bx2y+cxy2+dy3 = tk

  1. x3+y3 = t2
  2. ax3+by3 = t2
  3. x3+y3 = nz2
  4. x3+ax2y+bxy2+cy3 = t2
  5. x3+ax2y+bxy2+cy3 = t3

 

PART 7. Fourth Powers  (Link 13)

 

I. Sums of biquadrates

  1. a4+b4 = c4+d4
  2. pq(p2+q2) = rs(r2+s2)
  3. pq(p2-q2) = rs(r2-s2)
  4. pq(p2+hq2) = rs(r2+hs2)
  5. x4+y4 = z4+nt2
  6. x4+y4 = z4+nt4
  7. u4+nv4 = (p4+nq4)w2
  8. u4+nv4 = x4+y4+nz4
  9. u4+v4 = x4+y4+nz4
  10. x4+y4+z4 = t4   (Link 14)
  11. x4+y4+z4 = ntk
  12. ak+bk+ck = dk+ek+fk,  k = 2,4

12.1 a+b = nc; d+e = nf   (Link 15)

12.2 a+b ≠ c; d+e ≠ f

12.3 a+b±c = n(d+e±f)   (Link 16)

12.4 na+b+c = d+e+nf

12.5 na+b = e+nf

12.6 a+d = n(c+f)

12.7 (a2-f2)c2 = -(b2-e2)d2

  1. ak+bk+ck = 2dk+ek,  k = 2,4
  2. ak+bk+ck = dk+ek+fk,  k = 2,3,4
  3. x4+y4+z4 = 2(x2y2+x2z2+y2z2)-t2   (Link 17)
  4. v4+x4+y4+z4 = ntk
  5. vk+xk+yk+zk = ak+bk+ck+dk,  k = 2,4
  6. 2(v4+x4+y4+z4) = (v2+x2+y2+z2)2
  7. x1k+x2k+x3k+x4k+x5k = y1k+y2k+y3k, k = 1,2,3,4
  8. x1k+x2k+x3k+x4k+x5k = y1k+y2k+y3k+y4k+y5k, k = 1,2,3,4
  9. x14+x24+…xn4, n > 4

 II. Quartic Polynomials as kth Powers  (Link 18)

  1. ax4+by4 = cz2
  2. ax4+bx2y2+cy4 = dz2
  3. au4+bu2v2+cv4 = ax4+bx2y2+cy4
  4. ax4+bx3y+cx2y2+dxy3+ey4 = z2

 

PART 8. Fifth Powers

 

I. General Conjectures and Problems  (Link 19)

II. Some Theorems on Equal Sums of Like Powers

III. Fifth Powers  (Link 20)

5.1    Four terms

5.2    Six terms

5.3    Seven terms  (Link 21)

5.4    Eight terms  (Link 22)

5.5    Ten terms

5.6    Twelve terms

 

PART 9. Sixth Powers  (Link 23)

 

6.1    Four terms

6.2    Six terms

6.3    Seven terms  (Link 24)

6.4    Eight terms  (Link 25)

 

PART 10. Seventh Powers  (Link 26)

 

7.1    Eight terms

7.2    Nine terms

7.3    Ten terms  (Link 27)

 

PART 11. Eighth Powers  (Link 28)

 

8.1    Eight terms
8.2   Nine terms
8.3    Ten terms
8.4   Twelve terms

8.5    Fourteen terms

8.6    Sixteen terms
8.7   Seventeen terms

 

PART 12. Ninth Powers  (Link 29)

 

PART 13. Tenth Powers  (Link 30)

 
PART 14. Eleventh and Higher Powers  (Link 31)
 
PART 15. Index of Updates  (Link) 
 
 
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