RosettaCodeData/Task/Pells-equation/Ruby/pells-equation.rb

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Ruby

def solve_pell(n)
x = Integer.sqrt(n)
y = x
z = 1
r = 2*x
e1, e2 = 1, 0
f1, f2 = 0, 1
loop do
y = r*z - y
z = (n - y*y) / z
r = (x + y) / z
e1, e2 = e2, r*e2 + e1
f1, f2 = f2, r*f2 + f1
a, b = e2 + x*f2, f2
break a, b if a*a - n*b*b == 1
end
end
[61, 109, 181, 277].each {|n| puts "x*x - %3s*y*y = 1 for x = %-21s and y = %s" % [n, *solve_pell(n)]}