3.0 Number Theory

Cannonball Problem

Author: SolveSheep

Prove that the sum of the first n squares is a perfect square only for n = 1 and n = 24. That is, show that $$1^2 + 2^2 + \dots + n^2 = m^2$$ has solutions only for these values of n.




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