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number theory senior

Problem

If the sum is a perfect square and if is less than , then the possible values for are:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
We can plug in 1, 8, and 49 to see which works. All of these values produce a perfect square for so the answer is
Final answer
E