Elementary algebra sign). One of the most well-known equations describes Pythagoras' law relating the length of the sides of a right angle triangle: This equation states that formula_44, representing the square of the length of the side that is the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle), is equal to the sum (addition) of the squares of the other two sides whose lengths are represented by formula_45 and formula_46. An equation is the claim that two expressions have the same value and are equal. Some equations are true for all values of the involved variables (such as formula_47); such equations are called
Sum of two squares theorem in the decomposition, 2, is even. Therefore, the theorem states, it is expressible as the sum of two squares. Indeed, . The prime decomposition of the number 3430 is 257. This time, the exponent of 7 in the decomposition is 3, an odd number. So 3430 cannot be written as the sum of two squares. Sum of two squares theorem In number theory, the sum of two squares theorem says when an integer can be written as a sum of two squares, that is, when for some integers , . This theorem supplements Fermat's two-square theorem which says when a