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Is That You, Pythagoras?

If we stipulate that

\( (x+12)^2+(y+4)^2+(z+3)^2=0\), then

\( \sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2}=?\)

Should we brute-force this or is there a more beautiful or subtle way of getting what we want?




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David Marain
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