document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847441>Question 847441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Megan has 3 game scores that happen to be square numbers. The first 2 scores have the same 3 digits the total of the 3 scores is 590. what are the 3 scores? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510487 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=510487\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the square numbers  x,y,z.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that  and that x and y are both three digit numbers and that the digits are the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The only numbers with this property is 13^2 = 169 and 14^2 = 196. You can either know this or list out all the three digit squares until you realize it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We add 169+196 = 365\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "590 - 365 = 225 <--- which is a perfect square (15^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the numbers are 169,196,225.<BR>\n" );
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