It is easy to show thát 3 iš nót thẻ sum óf thẻ squares of 2 integers, i.e. a² +b² + 3 any integers a and b. Prove that there are infinitely many such integers that cannot be written as the sum of the squares of two for integers.

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It is easy to show that 3 is not the sum of the
+ b² ± 3
squares of 2 integers, i.e. a²
for any integers a and b. Prove that there are
infinitely many such integers that cannot be
written as the sum of the squares of two
integers.
a² + b² # 6
a² + b² ± 7
a² + b² # 11
Transcribed Image Text:It is easy to show that 3 is not the sum of the + b² ± 3 squares of 2 integers, i.e. a² for any integers a and b. Prove that there are infinitely many such integers that cannot be written as the sum of the squares of two integers. a² + b² # 6 a² + b² ± 7 a² + b² # 11
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