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K Sengupta
Jun12-09, 09:40 AM
P is a base ten positive integer of the form abababcb, such that (P-1) is a perfect square ; where a, b and c denote three different digits from 0 to 9, with a being nonzero.

Determine all possible value(s) of P for which this is possible.

negitron
Jun16-09, 10:58 PM
I did this programatically and got 2 results. Is this correct and may I post them?

Edgardo
Aug3-09, 07:11 AM
My solution:

a=4 b=5 c=6
a=8 b=2 c=0