A Geometric Consideration of the Erdős-Straus Conjecture

In this paper we will explore the solutions to the diophantine equation in the Erdős-Straus conjecture. For a prime $p$ we are discussing the relationship between the values $x,y,z \in \mathbb{N}$ so that $\frac{4}{p} = \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z}.$ We will separate the types of solutions into two cases. In particular we will argue that the most common relationship found is $x = \lfloor \frac{py}{4y-p} \rfloor + 1.$ Finally, we will make a few conjectures to motivate further research in this area.

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