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Number theory Difficulty 6.0 National Olympiad Prove it Hungary

Show that for every odd integer N>5N>5 there exist vectors u,v,w\mathbf{u},\mathbf{v},\mathbf{w} in (three-dimensional) space which are pairwise perpendicular, not parallel with any of the coordinate axes, have integer coordinates, and satisfy u=v=w=N|\mathbf{u}|=|\mathbf{v}|=|\mathbf{w}|=N.

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