document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22568>Question 22568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A famous mathematician of the 1800's once said: \"I was x years old in the year x squared.\" In what year did the mathematician say this, and what year was he born? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11013 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11013\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let \"x\" be the age of the mathematician.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x^2 is between 1700 and 1800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the sqrt throughout the inequality to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[41.23 < x < 42.43]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the man's age is an integer he must have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "been 42.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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