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A square is a square (Posted on 2023-11-15) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Let S1= 1,4,9,16,…,n^2 and S2=1,5,14,30,…,n(n+1)(2n+1)/6

Clearly the first sequence represents the squares of positive integers while the second their interim sums.

For what smallest value of n (excluding the trivial n=1) will the average of the first n squares be a square number itself?

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Puzzle Answer | Comment 2 of 3 |
The required smallest value of n is 337.
  Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-11-15 23:50:20
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