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  text: Starting from any given rational-sided, right triangle, for example, the (3,4,5)-triangle
    with area 6, we use Euclidean geometry to show that there are infinitely many
    other rational-sided, right triangles of the same area. We show further that the
    set of all such triangles of a given area is finitely generated under our geometric
    construction. Such areas are known as “congruent numbers” and have a rich history
    in which all the results in this article have been proved and far more. Yet, as
    far as we can tell, this seems to be the first exploration using this kind of
    geometric technique.
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- first_name: Yik Tung
  full_name: Chan, Yik Tung
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  last_name: Chan
  orcid: 0000-0001-8467-4106
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  ama: Chan S. Rational right triangles of a given area. <i>The American Mathematical
    Monthly</i>. 2018;125(8):689-703. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491">10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491</a>
  apa: Chan, S. (2018). Rational right triangles of a given area. <i>The American
    Mathematical Monthly</i>. Taylor &#38; Francis. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491">https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491</a>
  chicago: Chan, Stephanie. “Rational Right Triangles of a given Area.” <i>The American
    Mathematical Monthly</i>. Taylor &#38; Francis, 2018. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491">https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491</a>.
  ieee: S. Chan, “Rational right triangles of a given area,” <i>The American Mathematical
    Monthly</i>, vol. 125, no. 8. Taylor &#38; Francis, pp. 689–703, 2018.
  ista: Chan S. 2018. Rational right triangles of a given area. The American Mathematical
    Monthly. 125(8), 689–703.
  mla: Chan, Stephanie. “Rational Right Triangles of a given Area.” <i>The American
    Mathematical Monthly</i>, vol. 125, no. 8, Taylor &#38; Francis, 2018, pp. 689–703,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491">10.1080/00029890.2018.1495491</a>.
  short: S. Chan, The American Mathematical Monthly 125 (2018) 689–703.
date_created: 2025-04-05T10:51:16Z
date_published: 2018-09-28T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-07-10T11:51:49Z
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acknowledgement: Research supported by Amoco Fnd. Fac. Dev. Comput. Sci. 1-6-44862
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author:
- first_name: Herbert
  full_name: Edelsbrunner, Herbert
  id: 3FB178DA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Edelsbrunner
  orcid: 0000-0002-9823-6833
- first_name: Steven
  full_name: Skiena, Steven
  last_name: Skiena
citation:
  ama: Edelsbrunner H, Skiena S. On the number of furthest neighbor pairs in a point
    set. <i>American Mathematical Monthly</i>. 1989;96(7):614-618. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250">10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250</a>
  apa: Edelsbrunner, H., &#38; Skiena, S. (1989). On the number of furthest neighbor
    pairs in a point set. <i>American Mathematical Monthly</i>. Mathematical Association
    of America. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250">https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250</a>
  chicago: Edelsbrunner, Herbert, and Steven Skiena. “On the Number of Furthest Neighbor
    Pairs in a Point Set.” <i>American Mathematical Monthly</i>. Mathematical Association
    of America, 1989. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250">https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250</a>.
  ieee: H. Edelsbrunner and S. Skiena, “On the number of furthest neighbor pairs in
    a point set,” <i>American Mathematical Monthly</i>, vol. 96, no. 7. Mathematical
    Association of America, pp. 614–618, 1989.
  ista: Edelsbrunner H, Skiena S. 1989. On the number of furthest neighbor pairs in
    a point set. American Mathematical Monthly. 96(7), 614–618.
  mla: Edelsbrunner, Herbert, and Steven Skiena. “On the Number of Furthest Neighbor
    Pairs in a Point Set.” <i>American Mathematical Monthly</i>, vol. 96, no. 7, Mathematical
    Association of America, 1989, pp. 614–18, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250">10.1080/00029890.1989.11972250</a>.
  short: H. Edelsbrunner, S. Skiena, American Mathematical Monthly 96 (1989) 614–618.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:06:49Z
date_published: 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2022-02-11T12:59:01Z
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