SOLUTION: The mathematician Augustus DeMorgan lived his entire life during the 1800’s. In the last year of his life he announced, “Once I was x years old in the year x2.” In what year was

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Question 130975: The mathematician Augustus DeMorgan lived his entire life during the 1800’s. In the last year of his life he announced, “Once I was x years old in the year x2.” In what year was he born?
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Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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sqrt(1800)=42.4264...
sqrt(1899)=43.5775...
43^2=1849
He was 43 y.o. in 1849.
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Ed

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