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NAME

       matho-sumsq - Find the minimum sum of the squares for integers

SYNOPSIS

       matho-sumsq [numbers]

DESCRIPTION

       This  command  line  utility  is  optionally  part of the mathomatic(1)
       package.  It finds the minimum number of positive  integers  that  when
       squared  and  added together, equal the given number.  There is a proof
       that no more than 4 squares summed together are required  to  represent
       any positive integer.

       The  command  line  may contain positive integers, less than 2147483648
       (2^31), to find the squares of, otherwise the program counts up from 0.
       If  the  number  of  squares  is  2, this program displays all possible
       combinations, otherwise it  just  displays  the  first  combination  it
       finds.

SEE ALSO

       mathomatic(1), matho-pascal(1), matho-primes(1)

AUTHOR

       George Gesslein II (gesslein@linux.com)