
Unique Square Sum
Problem
You are given that ALL primes that are one more than a multiple of 4 can be written as the sum of two squares. For example, 13 = 22+32.
Assuming that a prime is expressible as the sum of two squares, prove that it can be done in only one way.
Problem ID: 176 (May 2004) Difficulty: 4 Star
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