An interesting two digit number

Algebra Level 2

Find a two digit number which is a perfect square and whose digits are also perfect squares. How many such two digit numbers are there? Give your answer as the sum of the numbers and the number of numbers .


The answer is 50.

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Two-digit squares: 16 , 25 , 36 , 49 , 64 , 81 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81 .

Since 25 , 36 25, 36 don't have a square number, we can eliminate them.

Now we have left: 16 , 49 , 64 , 81 16, 49, 64, 81 .

Since 16 , 64 , 81 16, 64, 81 have only one square number, we can eliminate them.

Therefore, there is only 1 \fbox 1 number that satisfies @Alak Bhattacharya 's conditions: 49 \fbox {49}

Therefore, the answer is 49 + 1 = 50 \fbox {49 + 1 = 50}

Mahdi Raza
Jun 6, 2020

All two-digit perfect squares are:

16 , 25 , 36 , 49 , 64 , 81 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81

From these squares either the first or second digit is not a perfect square:

16 , 25 , 36 , 49 , 64 , 81 \cancel{16}, \cancel{25}, \cancel{36}, {\color{#3D99F6}{49}}, \cancel{64}, \cancel{81}

The answer is = = Number of such numbers + Sum of all such Numbers:

49 + 1 = 50 49 + 1 = \boxed{50}

Elijah L
Jun 5, 2020

If the digits are perfect squares, the tens digit must be 1 1 , 4 4 , or 9 9 .

The 2-digit perfect square with the leading digit 1 1 is 16 16 , which does not satisfy.

The 2-digit perfect square with the leading digit 4 4 is 49 49 , which does satisfy.

There are no 2-digit perfect squares with the leading digit 9 9 .

Therefore, there is 1 1 perfect square that satisfies the conditions, and it is 49 49 . The sum is therefore 1 + 49 = 50 1 + 49 = \boxed{50} .

I think you should state "2-digit" perfect squares for completeness.

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

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Good point. I will edit that.

Elijah L - 1 year ago

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