Easy Squares
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December 9, 2010
inequalitiesnumber theory unsolvednumber theory
Problem Statement
In a family there are four children of different ages, each age being a positive integer not less than and not greater than . A year ago the square of the age of the eldest child was equal to the sum of the squares of the ages of the remaining children. One year from now the sum of the squares of the youngest and the oldest will be equal to the sum of the squares of the other two. How old is each child?