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P 34

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May 25, 2007
Additive Number Theory

Problem Statement

If nn is a positive integer which can be expressed in the form n=a2+b2+c2n=a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}, where a,b,ca, b, c are positive integers, prove that for each positive integer kk, n2kn^{2k} can be expressed in the form A2+B2+C2A^2 +B^2 +C^2, where A,B,CA, B, C are positive integers.