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The al-husayn equation x 4 + y 2 = z 2

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We study the set of all natural solutions of the equation x 4 + y 2 = z 2, obtain general formulas describing all such solutions, and prove their equivalence.

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Original Russian Text © S. Sh. Kozhegel’dinov, 2011, published in Matematicheskie Zametki, 2011, Vol. 89, No. 3, pp. 365–377.

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Kozhegel’dinov, S.S. The al-husayn equation x 4 + y 2 = z 2 . Math Notes 89, 349–360 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001434611030060

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