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Enigma Number 1705

By Richard England

4 July 2012

Not deducible

Harry and Tom have each found a 4-digit perfect square, a 3-digit perfect cube and a 3-digit triangular number that use 10 different digits, but with no leading zero. A triangular number is one that fits the formula n(n+1)/2, such as 1, 3, 6, 10, 15.

Even if I told you Harry’s triangular number you would not be able to deduce with certainty which perfect square he has found. Even if I told you Tom’s perfect square you would not be able to deduce with certainty which triangular number he has found.

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