Can 2018 be written as a sum of two squares? If can, what is the expression?












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Can $2018$ be written as a sum of two squares?



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I know the first answer is it can be because $2018=2times1009$ and $1009equiv 1 pmod{4}$. But I cannot find the numbers.






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    By hit and trial, you can verify that $2018 = 13^2 + cdots$
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    For a small number like this, just make a column in a spreadsheet with $1$ to $45$ then =sqrt(2018-left^2) will make it easy to find. Just search by eye for the entries without decimals. They leap out.
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Can $2018$ be written as a sum of two squares?



If it can be, what are the numbers?




I know the first answer is it can be because $2018=2times1009$ and $1009equiv 1 pmod{4}$. But I cannot find the numbers.






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    If all you care about is the numbers, then wolframalpha can help.
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    – JMoravitz
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    By hit and trial, you can verify that $2018 = 13^2 + cdots$
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    – Math Lover
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:21










  • $begingroup$
    For a small number like this, just make a column in a spreadsheet with $1$ to $45$ then =sqrt(2018-left^2) will make it easy to find. Just search by eye for the entries without decimals. They leap out.
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Can $2018$ be written as a sum of two squares?



If it can be, what are the numbers?




I know the first answer is it can be because $2018=2times1009$ and $1009equiv 1 pmod{4}$. But I cannot find the numbers.






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Can $2018$ be written as a sum of two squares?



If it can be, what are the numbers?




I know the first answer is it can be because $2018=2times1009$ and $1009equiv 1 pmod{4}$. But I cannot find the numbers.






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    If all you care about is the numbers, then wolframalpha can help.
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    – JMoravitz
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    By hit and trial, you can verify that $2018 = 13^2 + cdots$
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    – Math Lover
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:21










  • $begingroup$
    For a small number like this, just make a column in a spreadsheet with $1$ to $45$ then =sqrt(2018-left^2) will make it easy to find. Just search by eye for the entries without decimals. They leap out.
    $endgroup$
    – Ross Millikan
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:21












  • $begingroup$
    See math.stackexchange.com/questions/1828694/…
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    – lab bhattacharjee
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:41














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    $begingroup$
    If all you care about is the numbers, then wolframalpha can help.
    $endgroup$
    – JMoravitz
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:18










  • $begingroup$
    By hit and trial, you can verify that $2018 = 13^2 + cdots$
    $endgroup$
    – Math Lover
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:21










  • $begingroup$
    For a small number like this, just make a column in a spreadsheet with $1$ to $45$ then =sqrt(2018-left^2) will make it easy to find. Just search by eye for the entries without decimals. They leap out.
    $endgroup$
    – Ross Millikan
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:21












  • $begingroup$
    See math.stackexchange.com/questions/1828694/…
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    – lab bhattacharjee
    Dec 7 '17 at 4:41








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If all you care about is the numbers, then wolframalpha can help.
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– JMoravitz
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$begingroup$
If all you care about is the numbers, then wolframalpha can help.
$endgroup$
– JMoravitz
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$begingroup$
By hit and trial, you can verify that $2018 = 13^2 + cdots$
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– Math Lover
Dec 7 '17 at 4:21




$begingroup$
By hit and trial, you can verify that $2018 = 13^2 + cdots$
$endgroup$
– Math Lover
Dec 7 '17 at 4:21












$begingroup$
For a small number like this, just make a column in a spreadsheet with $1$ to $45$ then =sqrt(2018-left^2) will make it easy to find. Just search by eye for the entries without decimals. They leap out.
$endgroup$
– Ross Millikan
Dec 7 '17 at 4:21






$begingroup$
For a small number like this, just make a column in a spreadsheet with $1$ to $45$ then =sqrt(2018-left^2) will make it easy to find. Just search by eye for the entries without decimals. They leap out.
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– Ross Millikan
Dec 7 '17 at 4:21














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See math.stackexchange.com/questions/1828694/…
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Yes, $2018 = 2times 1009$ (as prime factorization). Since $1009$ is an odd prime of the form $4k+1$, it can be written as a sum of two squares $1009 = a^2+b^2$. Together with $2 = 1^2 + 1^2$,
Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity
$$(a^2+b^2)(c^2+d^2) = (ac-bd)^2 + (ad+bc)^2 = (ac+bd)^2 + (ad-bc)^2$$
tell us $2018 = (a+b)^2 + (a-b)^2$.



The task reduces to rewrite $1009$ as a sum of two squares. In addition to
seaching by brute force, one can use algorithms described in
answers of this question to determine $a,b$ efficiently. At the end, one find $$1009 = 28^2+15^2 quadimpliesquad 2018 = 43^2 + 13^2$$



A good reference of these sort of algorithms will be Henri Cohen's book
A course in Computation Algebraic Number Theory. Take a look at that if you need more details.






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    You are correct my friend,as per Brahmagupta's Fibonacci identity,it says that-$a^2c^2+a^2d^2+b^2c^2+b^2d^2$=$a^2c^2-2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2+2adbc+b^2c^2$=$a^2c^2+2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2-2adbc+b^2c^2$ just as you are writing 1009=784+225 and 2018=1849+169






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      Now if you want to use only 43 and 13 to represent 1009 then you can write as follows:$$1009=[(frac{1}{4}){(43+13)^2+(43-13)^2}]$$= $$(frac{1}{4}){(56^2+30^2)$$ = $$(frac{1}{4})(3136+900)$$
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    Yes, $2018 = 2times 1009$ (as prime factorization). Since $1009$ is an odd prime of the form $4k+1$, it can be written as a sum of two squares $1009 = a^2+b^2$. Together with $2 = 1^2 + 1^2$,
    Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity
    $$(a^2+b^2)(c^2+d^2) = (ac-bd)^2 + (ad+bc)^2 = (ac+bd)^2 + (ad-bc)^2$$
    tell us $2018 = (a+b)^2 + (a-b)^2$.



    The task reduces to rewrite $1009$ as a sum of two squares. In addition to
    seaching by brute force, one can use algorithms described in
    answers of this question to determine $a,b$ efficiently. At the end, one find $$1009 = 28^2+15^2 quadimpliesquad 2018 = 43^2 + 13^2$$



    A good reference of these sort of algorithms will be Henri Cohen's book
    A course in Computation Algebraic Number Theory. Take a look at that if you need more details.






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      $begingroup$

      Yes, $2018 = 2times 1009$ (as prime factorization). Since $1009$ is an odd prime of the form $4k+1$, it can be written as a sum of two squares $1009 = a^2+b^2$. Together with $2 = 1^2 + 1^2$,
      Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity
      $$(a^2+b^2)(c^2+d^2) = (ac-bd)^2 + (ad+bc)^2 = (ac+bd)^2 + (ad-bc)^2$$
      tell us $2018 = (a+b)^2 + (a-b)^2$.



      The task reduces to rewrite $1009$ as a sum of two squares. In addition to
      seaching by brute force, one can use algorithms described in
      answers of this question to determine $a,b$ efficiently. At the end, one find $$1009 = 28^2+15^2 quadimpliesquad 2018 = 43^2 + 13^2$$



      A good reference of these sort of algorithms will be Henri Cohen's book
      A course in Computation Algebraic Number Theory. Take a look at that if you need more details.






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        Yes, $2018 = 2times 1009$ (as prime factorization). Since $1009$ is an odd prime of the form $4k+1$, it can be written as a sum of two squares $1009 = a^2+b^2$. Together with $2 = 1^2 + 1^2$,
        Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity
        $$(a^2+b^2)(c^2+d^2) = (ac-bd)^2 + (ad+bc)^2 = (ac+bd)^2 + (ad-bc)^2$$
        tell us $2018 = (a+b)^2 + (a-b)^2$.



        The task reduces to rewrite $1009$ as a sum of two squares. In addition to
        seaching by brute force, one can use algorithms described in
        answers of this question to determine $a,b$ efficiently. At the end, one find $$1009 = 28^2+15^2 quadimpliesquad 2018 = 43^2 + 13^2$$



        A good reference of these sort of algorithms will be Henri Cohen's book
        A course in Computation Algebraic Number Theory. Take a look at that if you need more details.






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        Yes, $2018 = 2times 1009$ (as prime factorization). Since $1009$ is an odd prime of the form $4k+1$, it can be written as a sum of two squares $1009 = a^2+b^2$. Together with $2 = 1^2 + 1^2$,
        Brahmagupta–Fibonacci identity
        $$(a^2+b^2)(c^2+d^2) = (ac-bd)^2 + (ad+bc)^2 = (ac+bd)^2 + (ad-bc)^2$$
        tell us $2018 = (a+b)^2 + (a-b)^2$.



        The task reduces to rewrite $1009$ as a sum of two squares. In addition to
        seaching by brute force, one can use algorithms described in
        answers of this question to determine $a,b$ efficiently. At the end, one find $$1009 = 28^2+15^2 quadimpliesquad 2018 = 43^2 + 13^2$$



        A good reference of these sort of algorithms will be Henri Cohen's book
        A course in Computation Algebraic Number Theory. Take a look at that if you need more details.







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            You are correct my friend,as per Brahmagupta's Fibonacci identity,it says that-$a^2c^2+a^2d^2+b^2c^2+b^2d^2$=$a^2c^2-2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2+2adbc+b^2c^2$=$a^2c^2+2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2-2adbc+b^2c^2$ just as you are writing 1009=784+225 and 2018=1849+169






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              Now if you want to use only 43 and 13 to represent 1009 then you can write as follows:$$1009=[(frac{1}{4}){(43+13)^2+(43-13)^2}]$$= $$(frac{1}{4}){(56^2+30^2)$$ = $$(frac{1}{4})(3136+900)$$
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            You are correct my friend,as per Brahmagupta's Fibonacci identity,it says that-$a^2c^2+a^2d^2+b^2c^2+b^2d^2$=$a^2c^2-2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2+2adbc+b^2c^2$=$a^2c^2+2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2-2adbc+b^2c^2$ just as you are writing 1009=784+225 and 2018=1849+169






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              Now if you want to use only 43 and 13 to represent 1009 then you can write as follows:$$1009=[(frac{1}{4}){(43+13)^2+(43-13)^2}]$$= $$(frac{1}{4}){(56^2+30^2)$$ = $$(frac{1}{4})(3136+900)$$
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            You are correct my friend,as per Brahmagupta's Fibonacci identity,it says that-$a^2c^2+a^2d^2+b^2c^2+b^2d^2$=$a^2c^2-2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2+2adbc+b^2c^2$=$a^2c^2+2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2-2adbc+b^2c^2$ just as you are writing 1009=784+225 and 2018=1849+169






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            You are correct my friend,as per Brahmagupta's Fibonacci identity,it says that-$a^2c^2+a^2d^2+b^2c^2+b^2d^2$=$a^2c^2-2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2+2adbc+b^2c^2$=$a^2c^2+2acbd+b^2d^2+a^2d^2-2adbc+b^2c^2$ just as you are writing 1009=784+225 and 2018=1849+169







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              Now if you want to use only 43 and 13 to represent 1009 then you can write as follows:$$1009=[(frac{1}{4}){(43+13)^2+(43-13)^2}]$$= $$(frac{1}{4}){(56^2+30^2)$$ = $$(frac{1}{4})(3136+900)$$
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            • $begingroup$
              Now if you want to use only 43 and 13 to represent 1009 then you can write as follows:$$1009=[(frac{1}{4}){(43+13)^2+(43-13)^2}]$$= $$(frac{1}{4}){(56^2+30^2)$$ = $$(frac{1}{4})(3136+900)$$
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            Now if you want to use only 43 and 13 to represent 1009 then you can write as follows:$$1009=[(frac{1}{4}){(43+13)^2+(43-13)^2}]$$= $$(frac{1}{4}){(56^2+30^2)$$ = $$(frac{1}{4})(3136+900)$$
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            $begingroup$
            Now if you want to use only 43 and 13 to represent 1009 then you can write as follows:$$1009=[(frac{1}{4}){(43+13)^2+(43-13)^2}]$$= $$(frac{1}{4}){(56^2+30^2)$$ = $$(frac{1}{4})(3136+900)$$
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