Proving gcd(r,s)=1 with gcd(r^2-s^2, r^2+s^2)

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Can anyone help me with this?

If gcd(r,s)=1 then prove that gcd(r^2-s^2, r^2+s^2)=1 or 2.

i'm so confused.
 
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awesome220 said:
Can anyone help me with this?

If gcd(r,s)=1 then prove that gcd(r^2-s^2, r^2+s^2)=1 or 2.

i'm so confused.

Suppose n|(r^2-s^2) and n|(r^2+s^2). (This would be the case for the gcd of the two expressions.) Then there are some integers a, b with
an=r^2-s^2 and bn=r^2+s^2.
Then (a+b)n=2r^2 and so n divides 2r^2. Does this help?
 
I understand, but how does that give us that gcd (r^2-s^2, r^2+s^2) = 1 or 2?
 
nevermind, I think i see it! Thanks!
 

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