some short and selected math problems of different levels in random order I try to keep the ans simple
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
2016/027) Solve for integers a,b,c given a^2+b^2+c^2 + a + b+ c = 1
Multiplying by 4 and adding 3 on both sides we get (4a^2+4a+1) + (4b^2 + 4 b+ 1) + (4c^2 + 4c+1) = 7
or (2a+1)^2 + (2b+1) ^2 + (2c+1)^2 = 7
as for n odd n^2 = 1 \, mod \, 8
we have LHS = 3\, mod \, 8 and RHS = 7 \,mod \, 8 so no solution
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