Find the number of perfect squares less than or equal to 2016 that can be expressed as for some nonnegative integers , , and .
This problem is part of the set " Symphony "
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Working in modulo 5 ,
Perfect squares can only be 0 ( m o d 5 ) or ± 1 ( m o d 5 )
a 4 ≡ 0 , 1 ( m o d 5 )
5 b c ( a 2 + b ) ≡ 0 ( m o d 5 )
2 ≡ 2 ( m o d 5 )
The expression can be either 2 ( m o d 5 ) or 3 ( m o d 5 ) but as I said earlier there are no perfect squares that are either 2 ( m o d 5 ) or 3 ( m o d 5 )
Therefore, there are no possible perfect square that would satisfy the expression.