Find the number of unordered non-negative integer quadruples such that the above is satisfied.
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By AM - GM inequality , we have 2 cases:
1 . − Let's suppose d ≥ 1 , then 4 ( a b c ) 2 1 ≤ 4 ( a b c d ) 2 1 ≤ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + d 2 ⇒ 2 5 6 ( a b c ) 2 ≤ 2 5 6 ( a b c d ) 2 ≤ ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + d 2 ) 4 . And ( 2 5 6 ( a b c d ) 2 = ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + d 2 ) 4 ⟺ a = b = c = d ). In this case,if ( a = b = c = d ) and if d ≥ 2 , then ( a b c ) 2 < ( a b c d ) 2 = a 8 (this case lead us to one case which is impossible)
and if d = 1 = a = b = c , ( a b c ) 2 = 1 < 1 2 + 1 2 + 1 2 + 1 2 = 4 (this case is also impossible), so the only possibility is d = 0 .
2 . − If d = 0 by AM - GM inequality again, 3 ( a b c ) 3 2 ≤ a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ⇒ ( a b c ) 2 ≤ 2 7 ( a b c ) 2 ≤ ( a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ) 3 and the last inequality is only an equality if and only if a = b = c . In this case, ( a b c ) 2 = a 6 ≤ 2 7 a 6 and hence, the equation ( a b c ) 2 = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 has the only solution ( a , b , c ) = ( 0 , 0 , 0 ) and all this implies that the only solution is ( a , b , c , d ) = ( 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 )