
Problem of the Week
Problem
E
Points
on an Ellipse
The graph of
is a circle with centre and
radius .
The graph of is shown below. The shape of this curve is known as an
ellipse.
List all the ordered pairs
of non-negative integers and
that satisfy the equation .
Note: When solving
this problem, it might be useful to use the following idea.
By completing the square, can be rewritten as One solution to
this equation is .