Find all representations of the number 730 as a sum of two squares? And as a sum of three squares?
These last results are computer-aided obtained.
Teacher tip
Suitable for implementing the elimination and reminder methods while practicing the square numbers up to 302.Solution
All possible representations of the number 730 as a sum of two squares are:
730=12+272,
730=172+212.
For the representations as a sum of three squares, we refer to the Legendre's three-square theorem which states that:
A natural number n can be represented as the sum of three squares of integers if and only if n is not of the form n=4a(8b+7) for some nonnegative integers a and b.
Since the prime factorization of the number 730 is 730=2⋅5⋅73, and none of it's prime factors is of the form 8b+7, we conclude that there is a representation of the number 730 as a sum of three squares. All possible representations of the number 730 as a sum of three squares are:
A natural number n can be represented as the sum of three squares of integers if and only if n is not of the form n=4a(8b+7) for some nonnegative integers a and b.
Since the prime factorization of the number 730 is 730=2⋅5⋅73, and none of it's prime factors is of the form 8b+7, we conclude that there is a representation of the number 730 as a sum of three squares. All possible representations of the number 730 as a sum of three squares are:
730=82+152+212,
730=122+152+192.
Note that, there are
- 34 representations of the number 730 as a sum of four squares,
- 107 representations of the number 730 as a sum of five squares,
- 883 representations of the number 730 as a sum of six squares.
These last results are computer-aided obtained.
Additional question
Is there a representation of the number 730 as a difference of two squares?
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