Question 364536
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If one of the digits is a perfect square, then that digit has to be 1, 4, or 9 because these are the only perfect square single digits.


If the perfect square digit is 1, then the 'double the other digit' has to be 2 (you can't have a digit of 1/2).  The largest number you can make from 2 and 1 is 21, but half of 21 is not greater than 20.  Therefore, exclude 1.


If the perfect square digit is 9, then there is no 'double the other digit' because half of 9 is 4.5 which can't be a digit, and double 9 is 18 which is two digits and therefore can't be a digit.  Exclude 9.


If the perfect square digit is 4, then half of 4 is 2.  You could have 24, but half of 24 is 12 which is not greater than 20.  You could have 42 which fits all criteria.  But half of 8 is 4, so therefore you could have either 48 or 84 that also fit all three criteria.


Hence there are three answers:  42, 48, and 84.  All three are obviously composite because they are even numbers greater than 2.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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