Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4595327 Journal of Number Theory 2007 16 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this paper, we study the function H(a,b), which associates to every pair of positive integers a and b the number of positive integers c such that the triangle of sides a, b and c is Heron, i.e., it has integral area. In particular, we prove that H(p,q)⩽5 if p and q are primes, and that H(a,b)=0 for a random choice of positive integers a and b.

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Mathematics Algebra and Number Theory