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Use the strong form of Hensel lemma: for $f\in {\mathbb{Z}}_p[T]$ and $a\in {\mathbb{Z}}_p$, ifthere is a unique polynomial root $b$ in the ball $v_p(b-a)>v_p(f^{\prime }(a))$. In particular, a simple polynomial root modulo $p$ lifts uniquely in its residue class. Newton iteration gives $v_p(b-a)=v_p(f(a))-v_p(f^{\prime }(a))$ when $f(a)\ne 0$.

For odd $p\notin \{5,7,13\}$, the setseach have $(p+1)/2$ elements, so they intersect. This gives a zero modulo $p$ with $z=1$. The derivative with respect to $z$ is $26$, nonzero modulo $p$, so Hensel's lemma lifts $z$ while holding $x,y$ fixed. This is the elementary proof of isotropy of nondegenerate ternary quadratic forms over finite fields followed by a simple-root lift.

At $p=5$, the residue vector $(0,1,1)$ is a zero, and the derivative $14y$ is nonzero. At $p=13$, use $(3,1,0)$, for which the value is 52 and the derivative $10x=30$ is nonzero modulo 13. Again a single-variable Hensel lift suffices.

At $p=2$, hold $x=2,z=1$ and use $f(Y)=7Y^2+33$. At $Y=1$, $f(1)=40$ has valuation 3, while $f^{\prime }(1)=14$ has valuation 1. Since $3>2$, the strong Hensel inequality gives a polynomial root $y\in {\mathbb{Z}}_2$, indeed $y\equiv 1(\mathrm{mod}4)$. This yields a nonzero solution.

At $p=7$, suppose a nonzero solution exists and scale it so that all coordinates are in ${\mathbb{Z}}_7$ and at least one is a unit. Reduction modulo 7 gives $z^2=5x^2$. Since 5 is not a square modulo 7, both $x,z$ are divisible by 7. In the original equation their terms are then divisible by 49, so $7y^2$ is divisible by 49 as well, forcing $y$ divisible by 7. This contradicts the normalization. Thus local isotropy of the five seven thirteen form gives