Archimedes' cattle problem
a problem in number theory with a very large solution, attributed to Archimedes
Facts
14 properties- Instance of
- mathematical problem
- Author
- Archimedes[2]
- Language of work or name
- Ancient Greek[5]
- Publication date
- 300 BC[6]
- Addressee
- Eratosthenes[9]
- Copyright status
- public domain[13]
- Creator
- Archimedes[3]
- Defining formula
- \begin{aligned}W&=\frac56B+Y\\B&=\frac9{20}D+Y\\D&=\frac{13}{42}W+Y\\w&=\frac7{12}(B+b)\\b&=\frac9{20}(D+d)\\d&=\frac{11}{30}(Y+y)\\y&=\frac {13}{42}(W+w)\end{aligned}[11]
- First line
- Πληθὺν Ἠελίοιο βοῶν, ὦ ξεῖνε, μέτρησον[10]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[12]
- Title
- Πρόβλημα βοεικόν[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Archimedes's cattle problem
en Archimedes' cattle problem
ar مشكلة ماشية أرخميدس
de Problema Bovinum
de Rinderproblem des Archimedes
el Πρόβλημα Βοεικόν
es problema del ganado
fi Helioksen karjan lukumäärä
fr Problème des bœufs d'Archimède
fr problème des bœufs d'Hélios
he בעיית השוורים של ארכימדס
he בעיית הבקר של ארכימדס
he בעיית השוורים של אל השמש
he בעיית שורי השמש של ארכימדס
it Archimedes's cattle problem
it Problema del bestiame di Archimede
ja アルキメデスの問題
ja アルキメデスの牛の問題
ja 牛の問題
nl Getal van de ossen
🔖 Identifiers · 7
- VIAF cluster ID
- 190451517
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Archimedes cattle problem.svg ↗
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- topic/Cattle-Problem
- Freebase ID
- /m/025sw5t
- MathWorld ID
- ArchimedesCattleProblem
- Pinakes work ID
- 18602
- ProofWiki ID
- Archimedes'_Cattle_Problem
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Summary
Archimedes' cattle problem is a mathematical problem[1].