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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Finding solutions in $\mathbb{Z}_{+}$
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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How many ABC three digit numbers are there such that (A+B)^C has three digits and is a power of 2?
I am about to give an exam soon for joining an algorithms course so they sent me a sample test just so I know what's it gonna like and I couldn't solve this problem. The question is the following:
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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$$ a perfect square. Please also suggest an algorithm to solve similar problems. Thanks
Btw, this question has been taken from an Aryabhatta ...
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Show that if $a,b,c\in \mathbb{N}$ and ${a^2+b^2+c^2}\over{abc+1}$ is an integer it is the sum of two nonzero squares
I was reading about the fascinating problem in the IMO ($1988 $ #$6$) that asks:
Let $a$ and $b$ be positive integers such that $(ab+1) | (a^2+b^2)$. Show that ${a^2+b^2}\over{ab+1}$ is a perfect ...
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How To solve This Perfect Square Word Problem
Here's a problem about perfect squares and it's very hard for me. I tried to solve but I got stuck.
Last year, the town of Whipple had a population that was a perfect square. Last month, 100 ...
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perfect square of summation of odd numbers
This is not homework , and I am old enough to be your father :-).We know the summation of odd numbers results in perfect squares , like $1 + 3 = 4 $, $1+ 3 + 5 = 9$ and so on.
My question is , if ...
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prove that [p!/(p-4)!] + 1 is a perfect square for all natural p.
one can observe that $[p!/(p-4)!] + 1$ is basically the product of four consecutive integers plus one.Since this is
$$
\begin{eqnarray} p(p+1)(p+2)(p+3)+1 & = &(p^2+3p)(p^2+3p+2)+1 \\
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What is the value of $abc0ac$, a six digit perfect square number which is divisible by $5$ and $11$?
$abc0a$c is a six digit perfect square number which is
divisible by 5 and 11. Find out the number.
Source: Bangladesh Math Olympiad 2016 Junior Category
I tried but failed to find any relation ...
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Numbers that are the sum of 2 distinct nonzero squares in exactly 1 way
Is there a formula that says if a number is the sum of 2 distinct nonzero squares ?
This is the sequence I'm trying to emulate: 5, 10, 13, 17, etc..
http://oeis.org/A004431 (Invalid it contains 85, ...
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Is this sufficient to prove $\sqrt{n}$ is irrational if $n$ is not a perfect square
If $n$ is a natural number then $n$ is a unique product of primes to integer powers
If $n$ is a perfect square then its prime factors will all be to even powers hence when taking the square root the ...
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Defining square function in $\mathbb N$ with only $+$ and the predicate “is a square”
I've got some problems with the following:
Let $C(x)$ be the unary predicate "is a square" (so, for example, $C(4)$, $C(9)$ are true). I want to prove that the function $q(x)=x^2$ is definable in $(\...
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Square root of zero
I'm old 35 but starting just now with maths, so sorry if I ask non complex questions. 0 is the only number that just has one square root. Is the explanations for this simply that 0 in arithmetic does ...
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How to find largest square from given sticks of n length?
We have n number of sticks and each stick of length 2cm , how to form the largest possible square from the sticks without breaking sticks, find area of largest square?
Please give me some clue
For ...
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When can we factor $N$ efficiently with a representation $N^2=a^2+b^2$?
Here :
Can the sum of two squares be used to factor large numbers?
an idea to factor a large number $N=a^2+b^2$ is shown.
Under which conditions does a representation $$N^2=u^2+v^2$$ exist , such ...
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If a prime $p$ divides $n^2$ then it also divides $n$ - Is this proof correct?
I'm learning Real Analysis by myself and I wanted to prove that if a prime $p$ divides $n^2$ where $n$ is an integer, then $p$ divides $n$ itself. I saw that proving this is the same as saying that ...
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Why does square based stacking game always reach the same number of maximum stackings?
The square stacking games works like this: theres a number NP which is the number of pegs on a board. On those pegs balls with numbers can be placed. But they can only be placed on a peg if they are ...
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Arrange $n$ tiles in a rectangle pattern
Is there a way to find how to arrange $n$ tiles in order to form a rectangle that is closest to a square? As I result I am looking for the dimension of that rectangle if it exists.
For example, here ...
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The number of decompositions of $2n-1$ into a difference of two squares?
Is there a exact formula for number of decompositions of $2n-1$ into a difference of two squares?
Examples:
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Finding elements such that none add to a perfect square
Bob asks us to find an infinite set $S$ of positive integers such that the sum of any finite number of distinct elements of S is not a perfect square.
Can Bob's request be fulfilled?
I can find some ...
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Can exact square roots not be found?
I'm brushing up on some higher level maths for a programming project. I was going along and then I realized that I have absolutely no idea how square roots can be computed.
I mean sure, I've ...
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Divisor of $x^2+x+1$ can be square number?
$$1^2+1+1=3$$
$$2^2+2+1=7$$
$$8^2+8+1=73$$
$$10^2+10+1=111=3\cdot37$$
There is no divisor which is square number.
Is it just coincidence? Or can be proved?
*I'm not english user, so my grammer might ...
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Show that the term $xy+1$ is a perfect square.
Let $F_k$ denote the $k$th Fermat number $2^{2^k}+1$. If $$A=\{F_{2n}, \ F_{2n+2}, \ F_{2n+4}, \ 4F_{2n+1}F_{2n+2}F_{2n+3}\},$$ then I want to show that for $x,y\in A$ with $x\neq y$ the term $xy+1$ ...
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How do you find $x$ such as $y \leq \sqrt{2x-x^2}$?
I am unable to isolate the variable $x$ of this inequality $y \leq \sqrt{2x-x^2}$ ( where $0 \leq y \leq 1 $)
Is it correct doing this: $y^2 \leq 2x-x^2$?
I found that $y^2 \leq x \leq 2-y^2$ and $...
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Can a sum of $n$ consecutive perfect squares be written as a sum of $n-1$ different perfect squares?
So, can $\sum_{i=1}^n i^2$ be written as a sum of $n-1$ different perfect squares?
Surely if we are looking at this problem with small numbers, the answer is both yes and no.
If we take $n$ to be 3, ...
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Algebra - Square of natural numbers [duplicate]
$a$ and $b$ are natural numbers, their product $a\times b$ is full/complete sqare, prove that then $a$ and $b$ are full squares. $\gcd (a,b)=1$ .
Natural number is full square if you can write it in ...
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Quick! Prove that $3^{15}+37$ is a square.
CONTEXT: I have been studying the odd powers of $3$ and trying to determine when they are "close to" square numbers; more specifically, I have conjectured that there exist finitely many solutions $m,n$...
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When I complete the square on $3x^2 - 12x + 14$ I get an imaginary number, where have I gone wrong?
I have a question in my excersise book:
By completing the square show that the expression $3x^2 - 12x + 14$ is positive for all $x$
My approach was to complete the square and rearrange to make $x$ ...
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Find all pairs of numbers, which meet the assumption.
I have to find all pairs of numbers $ c, d \in \mathbb{R}^2 $, which meet the assumption.
The assumption is:
$ S_n = (c-5d)n^2+ncd^2-2c^2-2d^2+c+d $
is the sum of the first n words of some ...
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Formula to compute partial sums of the Basel problem?
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What is the taylor expansion of $\Gamma(n+1)$ of the first $4$ terms? Are the results below correct?
I thought of an interesting way to calculate the following quantity:
$$ \prod_{(s-1)^...
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Is a number written in the square root/fraction form called a non-integer even if it can be simplified to an integer [closed]
This is very simple question, but I cannot get the ansewer from the internet.
Is a number written in the square root/fraction form called a non-integer even if it can be simplified to an integer.
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Diophantine equation: solving $a^2+4n=b^2$
I found myself working with diophantine equations but I have no experience at all with them.
Given an integer $n$, can I find two integers, $a$ and $b$, such that
$$a^2+4n=b^2$$
How would you guys ...
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Sum of divisors mod 8
I am wondering if anyone knows if there are any formulas or results about the sums of divisors of an odd perfect square mod 4,8, 12 etc or anything helpful?
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Factors of Square Numbers
Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers. Prove that if $n+k$ is a factor of $n^2$ then $k > \sqrt{n}$.
I do not really know how to approach this. I tried letting $(n+k)(n-m) = n^2$ for some positive ...
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Consecutive Square Numbers divided by Consecutive Odd Numbers
Why do we get this pattern (note what has been highlighted or italicized) when you divide consecutive square numbers with consecutive odd numbers ?
4 ÷ 3 = 1 R 1
9 ÷ 5 = 1 R 4
16 ÷ 7 = 2 R 2
25 ÷ ...
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Analogies and relations between evenness and squareness in arbitrary rings
Being even and being a square in arbitrary rings $R$ are analogous by definition:
$p \in R$ is even if there is an $a \in R$ with $p = a + a =: 2a$.
$p \in R$ is a square if there is an $b \in ...
