Re: --Integer solutions for N=a^2+b^2=x^2+y^2+z^2



"Philippe 92" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Gerry wrote :

The sum of two squares N=a^2+b^2

has a solution in three squares N=x^2+y^2+z^2

for every factor q of the sum a+b
for which q-2 is a square.


What is the meaning of such a sentence ???

It seems to me the meaning is pretty clear:
if N, a, b and q are integers such that N = a^2+b^2 and q is a factor of a+b
and q-2 is the square of an integer,
then there exist integers x,y,z such that N=x^2+y^2+z^2
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Robert Israel israel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Department of Mathematics http://www.math.ubc.ca/~israel
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada
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