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Algebra expression

Source: Archimedes Junior 2013

March 16, 2020
algebra

Problem Statement

(a) Write A=k4+4A = k^4 + 4, where kk is a positive integer, as a product of two factors each of them is sum of two squares of integers. (b) Simplify the expressionK=(24+14)(44+14)...((2n)4+14)(14+14)(34+14)...((2n1)4+14)K=\frac{(2^4+\frac14)(4^4+\frac14)...((2n)^4+\frac14)}{(1^4+\frac14)(3^4+\frac14)...((2n-1)^4+\frac14)}and write it as sum of squares of two consecutive positive integers