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Find some triples of whole numbers a, b and c such that a^2 + b^2 + c^2 is a multiple of 4. Is it necessarily the case that a, b and c must all be even? If so, can you explain why?
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Find some triples of whole numbers $ a $, $ b $ and $ c $ such that $ a^2 + b^2 + c^2 $ is a multiple of 4. Is it necessarily the case that $ a $, $ b $ and $ c $ must all be even? If so, can you explain why?