Let
f(x) = \sqrt{x - \sqrt{x}}.
Find the largest three-digit value of x such that f(x) is an integer.
Let f(x) = sqrt{x - sqrt{x}}. Find the largest three-digit value of x such that f(x) is an integer.
I don't know what those backslants were for, so I just removed them.
First, x has to be a perfect square.
Then x minus its own square root has to be a perfect square.
There is no answer that satisfies these conditions.
3-digit perfect square x minus its own square root is this a perfect square
961 930 No
900 870 No
841 812 No
784 756 No
676 650 No
625 600 No
576 552 No
529 506 No
484 462 No
441 420 No
400 380 No
361 342 No
324 306 No
289 272 No
256 240 No
225 210 No
196 182 No
169 156 No
144 132 No
121 110 No
100 90 No
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