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ERIC Number: EJ753928
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec-15
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 7
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
Fixed Point Problems for Linear Transformations on Pythagorean Triples
Zhan, M.-Q.; Tong, J.-C.; Braza, P.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, v37 n8 p965-971 Dec 2006
In this article, an attempt is made to find all linear transformations that map a standard Pythagorean triple (a Pythagorean triple [x y z][superscript T] with y being even) into a standard Pythagorean triple, which have [3 4 5][superscript T] as their fixed point. All such transformations form a monoid S* under matrix product. It is found that S* finite with only five (5) elements including the identity transformation. It is interesting to know that if the same finiteness holds when we replace [3 4 5][superscript T] by other standard Pythagorean triples. The results of this analysis will be of interest to a broad spectrum of readers. It bridges the concepts such as fixed point, linear transformation, and Pythagorean triple. It should be of pedagogic as well as theoretical value.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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