How to find the solutions of some fractional equations ?

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Homework Statement



The problem is defined as below.

A/B = x/y

; A/B and x/y are rational numbers.

In some equations, we want to find solutions of variable x and y.
A, B : given constants. integers.
x, y : variables. integers.

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For any integer c. But the point is that given any integers A and B, there are infinite pairs of integers x and y such that [itex]\frac{x}{y}= \frac{A}{B}[/itex].
 
HallsofIvy said:
For any integer c. But the point is that given any integers A and B, there are infinite pairs of integers x and y such that [itex]\frac{x}{y}= \frac{A}{B}[/itex].

If you do that you should state something about the case ##c = 0##. The result that ##x = 0, y = 0, A = 1, B = 2## is probably not appropriate.