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2011 = Sum of Squares II (Posted on 2011-07-19)

For a positive integer N drawn at random between 3 and 202 inclusively, determine the probability that the base N number 2011 is expressible as the sum of squares of two distinct positive integers in at least one way.

Submitted by K Sengupta

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The required probability is 58/200=0.29
For an explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Charlie in this location.

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	Subject	Author	Date
	computer solution	Charlie	2011-07-19 18:47:32

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