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On numbers equal to the sum of two squares in more than one way
Mathematics and Computer Education (2009)
  • Ming-Sun Li
  • Kathryn Robertson
  • Thomas J. Osler, Rowan University
  • Abdul Hassen, Rowan University
  • Christopher S. Simons, Rowan University
  • Marcus Wright, Rowan University
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Abstract
The writer present a proof of the statement that because r statement must be the sum of two squares in two different ways, r must be the product of two factors of this same form. The proof utilizes mainly precalculus mathematics with some number theory.
Keywords
  • Factors (Algebra),
  • Mathematics -- Problems,
  • Number theory,
  • Proof theory
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring 2009
Citation Information
Ming-Sun Li, Kathryn Robertson, Thomas J. Osler, Abdul Hassen, et al.. "On numbers equal to the sum of two squares in more than one way" Mathematics and Computer Education Vol. 43 Iss. 2 (2009) p. 102 - 108 ISSN: 0730-8639
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christopher-simons/1/