A triangle with sides of a 2 + 1 6 b 2 , 9 a 2 + 4 b 2 , and 2 a 2 + b 2 such that a and b are positive integers with area 3 0 is given. Find the number of ordered pairs ( a , b ) that satisfy this restriction.
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Using Heron's formulae for triangle area with sides x , y , z where the area is 4 1 2 x 2 y 2 + 2 y 2 z 2 + 2 z 2 x 2 − x 4 − y 4 − z 4 , we subsitute x = a 2 + 1 6 b 2 , y = 9 a 2 + 4 b 2 , z = 4 a 2 + 4 b 2 , expand and then reduce our expression to get an area of:
4 1 2 ( ( a 2 + 1 6 b 2 ) ( 9 a 2 + 4 b 2 ) + ( 9 a 2 + 4 b 2 ) ( 4 a 2 + 4 b 2 ) + ( 4 a 2 + 4 b 2 ) ( a 2 + 1 6 b 2 ) ) − ( ( a 2 + 1 6 b 2 ) 2 + ( 9 a 2 + 4 b 2 ) 2 + ( 4 a 2 + 4 b 2 ) 2 )
= 4 1 4 0 0 a 2 b 2 = 5 a b = 3 0
We thus desire to find all ordered pairs of positive integers ( a , b ) where a b = 6 . There are then 4 such pairs: ( 1 , 6 ) , ( 2 , 3 ) , ( 3 , 2 ) , ( 6 , 1 ) .
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