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Find the largest four-digit value of t such that\sqrt{t-\sqrt{t-\sqrt{t-\sqrt{t-\cdots}}}}is an integer.

 Jan 31, 2015

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 #1
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Put the expression equal to N (an integer) and square it.

That gets you N^2 =  t- N  or, t = N^2 + N.

The largest integer value for N that can be substituted so that t is still a 4 digit numbe is 99 and that gets

you t = 9900.

 Feb 1, 2015
 #1
avatar+893 
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Best Answer

Put the expression equal to N (an integer) and square it.

That gets you N^2 =  t- N  or, t = N^2 + N.

The largest integer value for N that can be substituted so that t is still a 4 digit numbe is 99 and that gets

you t = 9900.

Bertie Feb 1, 2015
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That is really neat Bertie  

 Feb 1, 2015
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Yes it is  !!!!

 

 Feb 1, 2015

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