SOLUTION: The mathematician Augustus DeMorgan who lived in the nineteenth century stated that he was X years old in the year X to the second power. In what year was he born?

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Question 1456: The mathematician Augustus DeMorgan who lived in the nineteenth century
stated that he was X years old in the year X to the second power.
In what year was he born?
Answer by usyim88hk(158) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think that 19th century means 18xx right??? because year 0 is count as first century...
So we can use guess and check, see th square of a number is equal to 18_ _
I used a calc and found out that only 43^2 whcih is 1849 is equal to 18_ _
so 1849 - 43 = 1806 whcih is the year he was born in, I hope it is right