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Infinitely many rational right triangles from a nontorsion point

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For D>0, a nontorsion rational point on the congruent number elliptic curve y2=x3−D2x gives infinitely many positive rational right triangles of area D. Apply the formulas a=∣(x2−D2)/y∣, b=∣2Dx/y∣, c=∣(x2+D2)/y∣ to its multiples. The map is finite-to-one: if r=c/b is fixed, then ∣x∣ satisfies X2−2DrX+D2=0, leaving only finitely many coordinate signs. Thus infinitely many points give infinitely many distinct triangles.

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