Diophantus of Alexandria

Mathematics Greek 200 – 284 303 quotes

An ancient Greek mathematician known for his work 'Arithmetica,' which explored the solutions to algebraic equations.

Quotes by Diophantus of Alexandria

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a square, and if it is multiplied by a given number, the product is a square.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 12

To find two numbers such that their sum is a given number, and the product of their squares is a given number.

Arithmetica, Book I, Problem 31

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a cube, and if it is multiplied by a given number, the product is a cube.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 13

To find two numbers such that their sum is a given number, and the product of their cubes is a given number.

Arithmetica, Book I, Problem 32

To find three numbers such that the sum of their squares is a square, and the product of their squares is a square.

Arithmetica, Book IV, Problem 23

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a square, and if it is divided by a given number, the quotient is a square.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 14

To find two numbers such that their sum is a given number, and the sum of their reciprocals is a given number.

Arithmetica, Book I, Problem 33

To find three numbers such that the product of any two added to the third is a square, and the sum of their reciprocals is a square.

Arithmetica, Book III, Problem 18

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a cube, and if it is divided by a given number, the quotient is a cube.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 15

To find two numbers such that their product is a given number, and the sum of their reciprocals is a given number.

Arithmetica, Book I, Problem 34

To find three numbers such that the sum of their squares is a square, and the sum of their reciprocals is a square.

Arithmetica, Book IV, Problem 24

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a square, and if it is subtracted from a given number, the remainder is a cube.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 16

To find two numbers such that their sum is a given number, and the difference of their squares is a given number.

Arithmetica, Book I, Problem 35

To find three numbers such that the product of any two added to the third is a square, and the difference of any two is a square.

Arithmetica, Book III, Problem 20

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a cube, and if it is subtracted from a given number, the remainder is a square.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 17

To find two numbers such that their product is a given number, and the difference of their squares is a given number.

Arithmetica, Book I, Problem 36

To find three numbers such that the sum of their squares is a square, and the difference of any two is a square.

Arithmetica, Book IV, Problem 25

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a square, and if it is multiplied by a given number, the product is a cube.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 18

To find two numbers such that their sum is a given number, and the difference of their cubes is a given number.

Arithmetica, Book I, Problem 37

To find a number such that if it is added to a given number, the sum is a cube, and if it is multiplied by a given number, the product is a square.

Arithmetica, Book II, Problem 19