PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

This paper investigates and determines the solutions for the Diophantine equation x2 + 4.7b = y2r, where x, y, b are all positive intergers and r > 1. By substituting the values of r and b respectively, generators of x and yr can be determined and classified into different categories. Then, by using geometric progression method, a general formula for each category can be obtained. The necessary conditions to obtain the integral solutions of x and y are also investigated.