Sunday, September 15, 2013

Math Problem: When is Sn = n^2+20n+12 a perfect square?

This is a question that appeared in RMO in 2012 I guess.

Let 
  1. Sn = n^2+20n+12,  
  2. n is a positive integer. 
  3. What is the sum of all possible values of n for which Sn is a perfect square.
 Solution:
 

The solution was suggested by one of my colleagues Ashish Panda.

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