On the x-coordinates of Pell equations which are Fibonacci numbers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7146/math.scand.a-97271Abstract
For an integer d>2 which is not a square, we show that there is at most one value of the positive integer x participating in the Pell equation x2−dy2=±1 which is a Fibonacci number.
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