Re: MATH/COMP/PHIL: "Omega Man"

From: Dan Fabulich (daniel.fabulich@yale.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2001 - 21:24:50 MDT


Spike Jones wrote:

> Lee Corbin wrote:
>
> > "a^2 + b^2 = c^2 + 1".
>
> By inspection this has infinitely many solutions.

But *which* solutions? Can you come up with a function for a, b and c
such that they'll always satisfy this equation?

That's what's meant by a "solution" here.

-Dan

      -unless you love someone-
    -nothing else makes any sense-
           e.e. cummings



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