Can You Solve This Math Problem:

[moose311]

You can substitute any positive odd number for 15. For example: SQRT (X+7) + SQRT (X) = 7 gives X = 9. It works because the difference of any two consecutive squares is always the sum of their square roots.

 

[danmand]

You can substitute any positive odd number for 15. For example: SQRT (X+7) + SQRT (X) = 7 gives X = 9. It works because the difference of any two consecutive squares is always the sum of their square roots.

Exactly, (N+1)**2-N**2=2N+1 creates the series 3,5,7,9,11,13...

The most interesting are of course the numbers in the series that are themselves squares, 9, 25, 49, 81.....

 

[Big Rig]

After all these years I can still do that shit. Who agrees with me that school was 80% a waste of time?

 

[K Douglas]

Couldn't solve it. Totally forgot how to square an equation that is square rooted.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Well done Kilgore Trout.

Thanks waswarrior
I've noticed there's a subculture on terb that like the occassional math problem; so, I thought I'd post it