Power
of a number
Any power number can be expressed as the difference of two squares.
Any power number can be expressed as the difference of two squares.
22 = 22
-
02 ; 32 = 52 - 42
23 =
32 - 12 ; 33
= 62 - 32
24 = 52
-
32 ; 34 = 152
- 122
25 = 92
-
72 ; 35 = 422
- 392
26 = 172 - 152 ; 36 = 1232 - 1202
27 = 332 - 311 ;
37 = 3662 - 3612
Any odd
square cannot be expressed as the difference of two squares with root numbers whose
difference cannot be even. Any even squares cannot be expressed as the difference
of two squares with root numbers whose difference cannot be odd..