Diophantus of Alexandria
An ancient Greek mathematician known for his work 'Arithmetica,' which explored the solutions to algebraic equations.
Quotes by Diophantus of Alexandria
To find three numbers such that the sum of any two of them is a square, and the product of any two of them is a square.
To find a number such that if we subtract it from a given number, the remainder is a square, and if we add it to another given number, the sum is a square.
To find a number such that if we subtract it from a given number, the remainder is a square, and if we multiply it by another given number, the product is a square.
To find a number such that if we subtract it from a given number, the remainder is a square, and if we divide it by another given number, the quotient is a square.
To find a number such that if we multiply it by a given number, the product is a square, and if we add it to another given number, the sum is a square.
To find a number such that if we multiply it by a given number, the product is a square, and if we subtract it from another given number, the remainder is a square.
To find a number such that if we multiply it by a given number, the product is a square, and if we divide it by another given number, the quotient is a square.
To find a number such that if we divide it by a given number, the quotient is a square, and if we add it to another given number, the sum is a square.
To find a number such that if we add it to a given number, the sum is a square, and when it is subtracted from another given number, the remainder is a square.
To find a number such that if we divide it by a given number, the quotient is a square, and if we subtract it from another given number, the remainder is a square.
To find a number such that if we divide it by a given number, the quotient is a square, and if we multiply it by another given number, the product is a square.
God created numbers as an aid to the human mind.
In numbers, we find the harmony of the universe.
The solution to the indeterminate lies in the determinate.
Mathematics is the language of truth unspoken.
Every equation holds a secret waiting to be unveiled.
Numbers dance in patterns unseen by the untrained eye.
The beauty of a proof is in its elegance and brevity.
Life is an equation with infinite solutions.
Through arithmetic, we touch the divine.