Explain your p&p method of finding two integers, their squares sum being 685.
You may not use algebraic formulae, calculator or Google.
Be D3 wise to make it D1!
(In reply to
another solution by Paul)
Correct thinking- you check whether 685-n^2 is a square, n from 1 to 18 ; could be done without pen and paper.
WHY 18? Because 19^2 *2>685
Even quicker, if you start with n=26 and go down to n=19!
Edited on November 19, 2018, 3:52 pm