CONTINUED FRACTIONS, DETERMINANTS AND LINEAR DIOPHANTINE EQUATIONS

Authors

  • Delfim Dias Bonfim Colégio Dom Alano Marie Du Noday
  • Gilmar Pires Novaes Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X14468

Keywords:

Frações contínuas, Determinantes, Equações diofantinas lineares.

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460X14468

This article is intended to present a method for solving linear diophantine equations, using for this purpose, the concepts of continuous fractions and determinants. Initially we present the definition of simple continued fraction, geometric interpretation and some fundamental theorems related to this concept. Subsequently we relate the finite simple continued fractions with determinants. Finally we present the definition of linear Diophantine equation and we demonstrate the method to solve it using the concepts mentioned above.

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Published

2015-08-07

How to Cite

Bonfim, D. D., & Novaes, G. P. (2015). CONTINUED FRACTIONS, DETERMINANTS AND LINEAR DIOPHANTINE EQUATIONS. Ciência E Natura, 37, 95–102. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X14468