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Summing Squares Sequentially! (Posted on 2004-10-01)

Show that if you sum 9999 consecutive squares, the result cannot be a perfect power.

See The Solution Submitted by Old Original Oskar!

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re(2): Solution

| Comment 7 of 10 |

(In reply to re: Solution by Ken Haley)

Did you mean the sum of the squares of the first n positive integers? In that case, that is the right formula.

Posted by Ken Haley on 2004-10-02 00:00:37

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