Questions tagged [square-numbers]
A non-negative integer $n$ is a square number if $n = k^2$ for some integer $k$.
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Find $\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{-x^2-6x+40}}dx$ using completing the square?
I am not sure how to find the integral by completing the square here since it's inside of a square root.
I am practicing with Khan Academy, and I have four choices for answers, all of which include ...
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What are the possible solutions for the diophantine equation $4x^2-3y^2=1$ and is there a general formula?
Assuming that $a = x^2$ and $b = y^2$, i converted this equation to a linear diophantine equation for sake of convenience:
$$4a - 3b = 1$$
where after calculating a particular solution (like $(1, 1)$...
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Weird phenomenon with the perfect squares of numbers under 14.
In math class (algebra 1), a classmate of mine realized this weird thing when asked the square or 21. In her head, knowing that $12^2$ = 144, she said 12 flipped is 21 so 144 flipped is 441, which is, ...
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Playing with squares
Extending from particular examples I've found that $$n^2=\sum_{i=1}^{i=n-1} 2\, i+n$$
this is that for any square of side $n$ the area can be calculated in a simple way.
Example
For a square of ...
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If $a^2 = b^2$ then which values $a$ and $b$ are constrained to be? [closed]
I've the following subset of $\mathbb{R}^3$:
$$
Y= \{(a, b,c)^T | a^2=b^2\} \subset \mathbb{R}^3
$$
How can I embed the condition $a^2=b^2$ into the vector? That is, what can I say about $a$ and $b$?...
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What is the difference between, a “square” and a “perfect-square”, number?
Is, "36", a perfect square?
I know that, "4" is a perfect square.
Similarly, "1","9","25", are "perfect-square"s.
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Perfect square root recurrence
Spent some time trying to find some recurrence for determine bigger than current perfect square but unsuccessful.
For example: current 121 and next 144. Who is next after 144?
Can someone help me to ...
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Equality regarding the square of the sample mean
Given that $X_1,...,X_n$ is an i.i.d sample and its sample mean is $\overline X_n$, I have to prove the following equation:
\begin{equation*}
\frac{n-1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n(\overline{X}_{n-1,i}^2 ...
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What is the smallest $n$ such that $\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$ is a square number? [closed]
Question :
Find the smallest natural number
$n>1$
such that $\sum_{k=1}^{n}k^2$
is a square number
Recall that :
$\sum_{k=1}^{n}k^{2}=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$
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If $u_1=1$ and $u_{n+1} = n+\sum_{k=1}^n u_k^2$, then $u_n$ is never a square.
Cute problem I saw on quora:
If
$$u_1 = 1,\qquad
u_{n+1} = n+\sum_{k=1}^n u_k^2
$$
show that,
for $n \ge 2$,
$u_n$ is never a square.
\begin{align}
n&=1:& u_2 &= 1+1 = 2\\
n&=2:& ...
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Prove that if $m^2+n^2=0$ then $m=0$ and $n=0$
Prove that if $m^2+n^2=0$ then $m=0$ and $n=0$.
Given $m^2+n^2=0$ then $m^2= -n^2$. Because $m$ and $n$ are real numbers, then $m^2 \geq 0$, $n^2 \geq 0$. Therefore, $m=0$ and $n=0$.
Is that ...
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Number of ways of proving that a number given in algebraic form is a perfect square or is not.
I've listed a few ways by which it can be proved. Please correct me if any of these are wrong. Are there other possible ways which I'm missing out?
If an even number is a perfect square, it must be ...
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When are numbers of the form $m^2+9k^2\pm k$ perfect squares?
In pursuing a question of personal interest, I need to characterize solutions to the equation $m^2+9k^2\pm k=c^2$; in other words, I want to know when numbers of the form $m^2+9k^2\pm k$ are perfect ...
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Finding a perfect square within an interval
I have a function $f(x) = 4x^2 + 4ax + b$ where $a$ and $b$ are both even numbers. I also have an interval within which there are only two integers $x$ that will result in a perfect square. $a$, $b$, ...
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Diophantine equation $dx^2-y^2=d-1$ for non-square $d$
For $d=2$ or $3$ the continuous fractions for $\sqrt 2$ and $\sqrt 3$ help (at least partially), but for $d\ge 5$, this doesn't seem to work.
Is there any known solution or technique to solve this ...
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How to solve Shonk Sequences?
A Shonk sequence is a sequence of positive integers in which
each term after the first is greater than the previous term, and
the product of all the terms is a perfect square
For example: 2, 6, 27 ...
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Why does this pattern in powers happen? [duplicate]
Hopefully this not to frivolous to ask, I have wondered it for years. There is a strange pattern in the differences between various power.
For example if you square the numbers from one to ten the ...
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Quadratic square values
Find the value(s) of positive integer $n$ such that $n² + 19n + 48$ is a perfect square.
I factorised it to $(n+3)(n+16)$, but that gives negative integer answers $-3$ and $-16$. What do I do?
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Square of an octal number
How to find the square of an octal number.
For example what will be the square of 23.
It will not be 529 because octal number system does not have digit 7
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Showing that the congruum is divisible by 24
Let $a,b,c \in \mathbb{N}$ be four natural numbers satisfying $b^2-a^2=c^2-b^2$. That is, $a^2, b^2, c^2$ are three successive squares in an arithmetic progression. Show that $24$ divides $b^2-a^2$.
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Elementary Proof on Perfect Squares.
The Proof I'm working on is:
If $r \in \mathbb{N}$ is not a perfect square, then $\sqrt{r}$ is irrational.\
The farthest I've gotten is by proving by contradiction, assuming that $\sqrt{r}$ is ...
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Prime numbers & perfect squares
Find all prime numbers such that $2p^4-p^2+16$ is a perfect square.
$2p^4-p^2+16=n^2$
$16-n^2=p^2-2p^4$
$(4-n)(4+n)=p^2(1-2p^2)$
What should I do next?
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Perfect squares and divisor
Let $n$ be a positive integer and let $d$ be a positive divisor of $2n^2$. Prove that $n^2+d$ is not a perfect square.
My working:
$d \mid 2n^2$
Let $d \cdot k=2n^2 \implies d=\dfrac {2n^2}k$
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The units digit of a perfect square is 6. What are the possible values of the tens digit? [closed]
I know the answer to this already: the possible values of the tens digit are 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. But I don't know how to prove it, can someone help please? Thanks!
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Perfect squares with two variables.
Find all positive integers m, n such that $6^m + 2^n + 2$ is a perfect square.
I've tried keeping a constant value of m and finding out n.
Eg:
$m=1, n=0$
$m=1, n=3$
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Does digit $6$ always lead to $\ 25921=161^2\ $?
Consider prime numbers with the property that the product of the factorials of the digits plus $1$ is a perfect square, for example the prime $$30241$$ leads to the square $$3!\cdot 0!\cdot 2!\cdot 4!\...
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Let $s_n$ denote the sum of the first $n$ primes. Prove that for each $n$ there exists an integer whose square lies between $s_n$ and $s_{n+1}$.
Let $s_n$ denote the sum of the first $n$ primes. Prove that for each $n$ there exists an integer whose square lies between $s_n$ and $s_{n+1}$.
I cannot give a proof to this, although I have try on ...
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Totient summatory function and other function yields how many perfect squares?
How many perfect squares does the totient summatory function yield?
$$ \Phi(n)=\sum_{k=1}^{n}\phi(k). $$
How many perfect squares does this function yield?
$$ \Lambda(n)= \sum_{k=1}^{n} \phi(k)\phi(...
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If $q$ is a Fermat prime, is $\sigma(q^k)/2$ a square if $k \equiv 1 \pmod 4$?
In what follows, let $\sigma(x)$ denote the sum of divisors of the positive integer $x$.
A number of the form $M = 2^{2^m} + 1$ is called a Fermat number. If in addition $M$ is prime, then $M$ is ...
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Square root of integral question [closed]
How can I solve it?
$$\int\sqrt{x-\sqrt{x^2-4}} dx$$
This is indefinite integral.
I solve like this:
x=2sec($\theta$)
$$\int(\sqrt{2sec(\theta)-\sqrt{4sec(\theta)^2-4}}) 2sec\theta d\theta$$
$$\...
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$f(n)+f(m) = q^2$ always has a solution
Prove or disprove: Let $f$ be a non-constant polynomial with nonnegative integer coefficients. Then there exist $m,n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $f(n)+f(m)$ is a perfect square.
I'm just posting this ...
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Unknown value in the modular numerator
I'm looking for a mathematical solution to find unknown value in the numerator as follows:
IF: $$b_1 + b_2 = 151$$
$$n = 86167$$
$$ (231 * 336 + b_1)^2 \mod 86167 = 151^2 $$
$$ (25 * 336 + b_2)^2 \...
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Finding solutions in $\mathbb{Z}_{+}$ [closed]
Find all the triplets of positive integers $(a, b, c)$ such that: $a^2+b+3=(b^2-c^2)^2$
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Square numbers related to square root
Given whole numbers $a$, $b$, $c$ satisfying $\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{b}+\sqrt{c}$ are also whole numbers. Prove that $a$, $b$, $c$ are square numbers.
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finding perfect squares solutions for the following case
I was working on a number theory problem and create a equation. I tried research on this, but tbh I don't even know what should I google for... Here's my cases.
$$n = \sqrt{N * \frac{1+\sqrt{4k^2+1}}...
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Product of pairwise sum is perfect square
For which $n$ can we divide $1,2,\ldots,2n$ into $n$ pairs so that the product of the sum of the $n$ pairs is a perfect square?
If $n$ is even, this is possible: match the first number with the last, ...
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Number multiplied by itself does not give a square number
The answer to this is probably very simple but while working on a question I was surprised to discover than a number multiplied by itself does not give the same answer as the same number squared (in ...
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$n$-th term of the series 1 27 125 1000
What will be the nth term of the series 1 27 125 1000
for $n = 1$, it is 1
for $n = 2$, it is 27
for $n = 3$, it is 125
for $n = 4$, it is 1000
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nth term of the series 1, 16, 24, 1024
What will be the formula for finding nth term of the series
for eq
for n = 1 it will be 1
for n = 2 it will be 16
for n = 3 it will be 100
for n = 4 it will be 1024
And am i doing it the ...
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Finding the mistake of my fake proof where $\pm-2=-2$ [closed]
I am wondering what has gone wrong in the following:
$4=4 \iff \sqrt{4}=\sqrt{4}\iff\pm 2= \sqrt{4}\iff \sqrt{4}=2\;\text{and}\;\sqrt{4}=-2\iff
\pm2=2$
(from substituting back in and obviously ...
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Find $n^2+58n$, such that it is a square number
I have the following problem.
Find all numbers natural n, such that $n^2+58n$ is a square number.
My first idea was,
$n^2+58n=m^2$
$58n=(m-n)(m+n)$ such that $m-n$ or $m+n$ must be divisible by 29,...
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Algorithm to find square numbers with certain distance
Is there an efficient way to calculate for a given $c \in N$ two square numbers $x^2,y^2$ with $x^2-y^2=c$, without being able to factorize $c$?
I was just thinking about RSA, where $n=pq$ is given. ...
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Determine all integers $i$ such that $(i-29)(i+29)$ is a square number
Determine all integers $i$ such that
$$(i-29)(i+29)$$
is a square number.
I’ve tried some substitutions but none of them worked...
I think that the only solutions are $i=\pm 29$, but I still ...
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Does there exist an infinite geometric progression whose terms are all squares
I am aware of the fact that the squares don't contain an infinite arithmetic subsequence, but I was wondering if the squares contain an infinite geometric sequence.
In other words, does there exist ...
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Why is $(5\sqrt{5p}-3\sqrt{5q})(5\sqrt{5p}+3\sqrt{5q}) \equiv 5(5p-3q)(5p+3q)$?
I was working on the difference of two squares, $125p^2-45q^2$
Writing my answer, $$(5\sqrt{5}p-3\sqrt{5}q)(5\sqrt{5}p+3\sqrt{5}q),$$ onto Pearson, I got a popup that said my answer was equivalent ...
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Number theory: square numbers of a given form
I made a proof in an undergraduate number theory class which uses this assumption to make a crucial step in the proof. Could someone tell me if it is correct and maybe explain why or why not?
If I ...
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A consequence of assuming the Descartes-Frenicle-Sorli Conjecture on odd perfect numbers
Let $x$ be a positive integer.
Denote the sum of divisors of $x$ by
$$\sigma(x) = \sum_{d \mid x}{d},$$
and the deficiency of $x$ by
$$D(x) = 2x - \sigma(x).$$
A number $N$ is said to be perfect if $...
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Find amount of square integers between two points
I was recently trying to solve a programming problem on hackerrank and the problem description was that given two points $a$ and $b$ I was supposed to find amount of square integers in given range.
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For which integer $n$ is $28 + 101 + 2^n$ a perfect square?
This question
For which integer $n$ is $$28 + 101 + 2^n$$ a perfect square. Please also suggest an algorithm to solve similar problems. Thanks
Btw, this question has been taken from an Aryabhatta ...
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Show that if $a,b,c\in \mathbb{N}$ and ${a^2+b^2+c^2}\over{abc+1}$ is an integer it is the sum of two nonzero squares
I was reading about the fascinating problem in the IMO ($1988 $ #$6$) that asks:
Let $a$ and $b$ be positive integers such that $(ab+1) | (a^2+b^2)$. Show that ${a^2+b^2}\over{ab+1}$ is a perfect ...
