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This month's riddle was inspired in part by a suggestion from James Ge.
Let F be a finite field of order f=|F| and let c be an element in F. How many (ordered) pairs (x,y) are there that solve the equation x2+y2=c? Answers should be closed-form functions of f and c and should be accompanied by proofs of correctness. |
List of solvers:Albert Stadler (9 June 01:43)Dan Dima (9 June 22:34) James Ge (12 June 20:51) |
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