Latest Orkut Aptitude Question SOLUTION: Q. Four whole numbers - a, b, c and d.
such that -
1. ( a + b + c + d ) is a perfect square
2. ( a + b ), ( a + c ), ( a + d ), ( b + c ) , ( b + d ) and ( c + d ) are also each a
Q. Four whole numbers - a, b, c and d.
such that -
1. ( a + b + c + d ) is a perfect square
2. ( a + b ), ( a + c ), ( a + d ), ( b + c ) , ( b + d ) and ( c + d ) are also each a perfect square. What are the smallest values for a, b, c and d?
Creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.
Eric Temple Bell
A MAN IS LIKE A FRACTION WHOSE NUMERATOR IS WHAT HE IS AND WHOSE DENOMINATOR IS WHAT HE THINK ABOUT HIMSELF LARGER THE DENOMINATOR SMALLER THE FRACTION