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...n]]. A general procedure (the [[chakravala method|chakravala]], or "cyclic method") for solving Pell's equation was The term ''[[elementary proof|elementary]]'' generally denotes a method that does not use [[complex analysis]]. For example, the [[prime number the

...exercises<ref name=Robson2>Robson, op. cit., p. 184.</ref>. If some other method was used,<ref name=Neugebauer>Neugebauer (O. Neugebauer, ''The exact scienc ..., p. 36-40) discusses the table in detail and mentions in passing Euclid's method in modern notation (Neugebauer, op. cit., p. 39)</ref> the triples were fir