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Ten Squares (Posted on 2023-11-13)

Find ten positive integers a > b > c > d > e > f > g > h > i > j such that a^2+5b, b^2+5c, c^2+5d, ..., j^2+5a are all perfect squares.

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re(2): I made a typo

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(In reply to re: Possibly ... by Jer)

Jer,

Sorry, yes, I meant x^2 + 5y;

Then I made a dumb programming error, so I retract my original answer. I only checked y values that were greater than x.

Posted by Larry on 2023-11-13 16:09:02

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