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(ABC)^2=CCCDE

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Posers and Puzzles 25 Oct '04 11:32
  1. g
    Standard membergenius
    Wayward Soul
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    25 Oct '04 11:32
    (ABC)^2=CCCDE each letter stands for a different didgit, and C is
    twice E. what does each letter stand for???
  2. Standard memberpiderman
    Zeist, Holland
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    25 Oct '04 14:51
    By writing out all squares and using that C=2E, you quickly get AB8^2=888D4. Since 888D4 is just under 300^2 it quickly follows that 298^2=88804.
    So:

    A=2
    B=9
    C=8
    D=0
    E=4
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