Theorem 2 The complete set of primitive solutions for which is even in the indeterminate equation (1) is given by the following formulas:
where are any integers satisfying the following conditions:
Theorem 2 The complete set of primitive solutions for which is even in the indeterminate equation (1) is given by the following formulas:
where are any integers satisfying the following conditions:
First, we prove that given by equations (6) and (7) are certainly primitive solutions of (1) and . It is easy to verify that for any (not necessarily satisfying (7)), given by equation (6) are certainly solutions of (1) and . From , we know that these are positive solutions. From equation (6), we have
From this, using Theorem 2 and Theorem 3 of Chapter 1, §4, we derive
By the condition and Theorem 5 of Chapter 1, §4, we have , thus
By the condition , we know , so it must be that . This proves the desired conclusion.