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PROBLEM NO.39 (B0MC-2,DAY-5)

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:44 pm
by SANZEED
Prove that every integer $n$ can be represented in infinitely many ways as
$n=e.1^{2}+e.2^{2}+....+e.k^{2}$
for a convenient $k$ and a suitable choice for $e$ where $e=\pm1$

Re: PROBLEM NO.39 (B0MC-2,DAY-5)

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:49 pm
by SANZEED
Hint:
I solved it using induction.
This induction is used to jump from $n$ to $n+k$,($k\ge 2$,then what is $k$?