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Rational Square Sum (Posted on 2015-05-07) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Can the sum of squares of two rational numbers equal 14?
If so, give an example.
If not, prove it.

  Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
No. The sum of squares of two rational numbers can never be equal to 14.

For an explanation, refer to:
(1) The solution submitted by Steve Herman in this location.
(2) The generalized solution submitted by broll in this location.

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  Subject Author Date
re(2): Fixing the prior proof (spoiler)Steve Herman2015-05-08 12:05:03
Generalisation.broll2015-05-08 09:15:06
re: Fixing the prior proof (spoiler)xdog2015-05-07 20:09:23
SolutionFixing the prior proof (spoiler)Steve Herman2015-05-07 19:11:54
No Subjectxdog2015-05-07 13:53:09
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