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The least square (Posted on 2005-11-05) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Positive integers a and b are such that (15a+16b) and (16a-15b) are perfect squares. Find the least possible value of the smaller of these two squares.

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Solution Solution - not sure if least | Comment 1 of 11

{a, b} = {14911, 481};

square = 231361


  Posted by goFish on 2005-11-06 16:52:53
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