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Taking the 5th (Posted on 2009-05-03)

A⁵ + B⁵ + C⁵ + D⁵ + E⁵ = ABCDE

where each separate letter represents a different digit and A is not zero.

What is ABCDE?

See The Solution Submitted by Charlie

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Naught to spare

| Comment 5 of 6 |

93084 = 59049 + 243 + 0 + 32768 + 1024

By computer in c. 0.2 seconds. Unique solution (must allow one of the letters other than A to be zero). Will look to see if anyone did this otherwise than by a program.

Posted by ed bottemiller on 2009-05-04 13:25:06

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