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Quadratic and Quintic Query (Posted on 2016-03-26) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Consider all possible positive integer solutions to the equation:
P2 + Q2 + R2 = S5

Find the minimum value of P+Q+R

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
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Just playing with small values of S finds:
1^2 + 11^1 + 11^2 = 3^5
5^2 + 7^2 + 13^2 = 3^5
3^2 + 3^2 + 15^2 = 3^5

The smallest value of P+Q+R is 23, from the first equality.

  Posted by Brian Smith on 2016-03-26 09:41:44
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