Palompon Institute of Technology

Palompon, Leyte

College of Graduate Studies

Math 502: Number Theory
Activity No. 8

Name: JOAN C. NGOHO Date: NOV. 21, 2020 Program: MAED – MATH

Find the missing numbers in these equations:

1. 52 + 122 =◻2

52 + 122 =132

2. 62 +◻2= 102

62 + 82=102

3. ◻2+242 = 252

72 + 242=252

45
4. Express as a continued fraction.
16

45 13
=2+
16 16
1
= 2 + 16
−¿ 13

1
= 2 + 1+ 3
−¿ 13

1
1
= 2 + 1+ −¿ 13
−¿ 3
 1
1
1+ −¿ 1
= 2 + −¿ 3
4 +1
−¿ 3

15
5. Express as a continued fraction.
11

15 4
=1+
11 11

1
=1 + 11
−¿ 4

1
= 1+ 2+ 3
−¿ 4

1
1
= 1+ 2+ −¿ 4
−¿ 3

1
1
= 1+ 2+ −¿ 1
−¿ 1+ 1
−¿ 3

= (1, 2, 1, 3)

225
6. Compute the continued fraction expansion for the rational number .
157
225 1
=1+
157 1
−¿ 1
2+−¿3+ 1
−¿ 1
3+1
−¿ 5
 1
1
7– 8. Express 2+ 3+ as a single improper fraction.
1
4+
2

1 1
1 1
1 1 9 67
+ 3+ 1 = 2+ 3+ 9 = 2+ 3+ =
2 2+ 29 = 2 + 29 = 29
4+ 9 9
2 2

9-10. Express √ 10 as a continued fraction.

1
√ 10 = 3 + 1
√ 10−3
1
√ 10 = 3 +
√10+ 3

1
6+1
√ 10 = 3 + 1
−¿
√ 10−3
1
6+1
√ 10 = 3 +
¿
√ 10+3 … …

= [ 3, 6, 6, 6, ……]