#Olympiad math question
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marsh canyon
hint: infinite descent
reef wing
hint: infinite descent
Can u still do it tho?
marsh canyon
what did you try ?
reef wing
what did you try ?
Pythogoras
marsh canyon
do you know the proof of the irrationality of sqrt(2)?
reef wing
do you know the proof of the irrationality of sqrt(2)?
Yes
marsh canyon
then try to imitate it here : assume that a, b, c, d is a nonzero sulution. Then 3 divides a^2+b^2. Show that this implies that 3 divides a and b, and then produce a strictly smaller solution of the equation.
reef wing
then try to imitate it here : assume that a, b, c, d is a nonzero sulution. Then...
Thank you I will try and let you know
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