document.write( "Question 829890: Mary will be x years old in the year x squared. When was Mary born? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The square root of this year √2014 = 44.87761134. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the next larger integer than that is x=45, and so the next \r\n" );
document.write( "year that will be a perfect square will be x²=45² or the year 2025.  \r\n" );
document.write( "Therefore Mary will be 45 in 2025, so she was born 45 years before some\r\n" );
document.write( "part of the year 2025, and 2025-45 = 1980.  So she COULD have been born\r\n" );
document.write( "in 1980, but not necessarily.  If she was born in 1979, then in 2025, \r\n" );
document.write( "she will still be 45 up until her birthday in 2025.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: Mary was either born in 1979 or 1980. \r\n" );
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