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for the 1st one:
A number when divided by 7 leaves remainder r  (0,1,2,3,4,5,6).
So for a triad of numbers, the traid of remainders has 7*7*7 = 343 possibilties.
 
Now, the squares of numbers leave remainders 0,1,2 or 4 as remainders.
 
Hence if a2+b2+c2 is div by 7 then either a,b and c are div by 7 or the remainders are permuations of (1,2,4).
 
The first case has one member in the set of triads of remainders.
 
Now, lets consider a2  1; b2  2 and c2  4 (mod 7)
 
You can check that number of favourable remainder triads is 8 for this case. and there are 6 such permutations of (1,2,4). Hence our count of favourable triads is 1+6*8 = 49.
 
Hence, the required prob = 49/343 = 1/7.
 
 
 

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