document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827350>Question 827350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the 1st,2nd and 3rd digits are all the same. together they form a 3-digit number that is 70 less than the square of the product of the first two digits. what is the 3-digit number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " together they form a 3-digit number that is 70 less than the square of the product of the first two digits.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " what is the 3-digit number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100n + 10n + n = n^2 - 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "111n = (n*n)^2 - 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = n^4 - 111n - 70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's try n = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "625 - 555 - 70<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "555 is the number </SPAN>\n" );
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