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Find the number of perfect squares less than $100$ that can be represented as the difference of two consecutive perfect squares.

 Aug 13, 2023
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None will be even since either  even^2 - odd^2    or  odd^2 - even^2    are both odd

 

1 = 1^2  - 0^2

9 =  5^2 - 4^2

25 = 13^2 - 12^2

49 = 25^2 - 24^2

81 = 41^2 - 40^2

 

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 Aug 13, 2023

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