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Consecutive Squares
The squares of any 8 consecutive numbers can be arranged into two sets of four numbers with the same sum. True of false?
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Find the polynomial $p(x)$ with integer coefficients such that one
solution of the equation $p(x)=0$ is $1+\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}$.
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