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‘Summing squares’ by counting cubes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

K. B. Subramaniam*
Affiliation:
‘Ganit Ashram’, J 35 Fine Avenue, Phase–I, Nayapura, Kolar Road, Bhopal – 462046, Indiae-mail:shunya_1950@yahoo.co.in

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Teaching Notes
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2014

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