SOLUTION: How old are each of the kids with 1 being the oldest and the twins younger the sum of the ages is 17 product is a square #?

Question 278689: How old are each of the kids with 1 being the oldest and the twins younger the sum of the ages is 17 product is a square #?
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There are only 5 possibilities given that the twins are the same age, the other child being the oldest, and the sum of their ages is 17:

not a perfect square

The answer

not a perfect square

John

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