Infinitely many rational right triangles from a nontorsion point
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For , a nontorsion rational point on the congruent number elliptic curve gives infinitely many positive rational right triangles of area . Apply the formulas , , to its multiples. The map is finite-to-one: if is fixed, then satisfies , leaving only finitely many coordinate signs. Thus infinitely many points give infinitely many distinct triangles.
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