What is the least perfect square to be added to 2000 to make it another perfect square?
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Find the root of 2 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 = 4 4 . 7 …
Take the answer and go up to the next integer
4 4 . 7 … ⇒ 4 5
Square that number
4 5 2 = 2 0 2 5
Subtract 2 0 0 0
2 0 2 5 − 2 0 0 0 = 2 5
So the answer is 2 5
Proof
Let a be a positive non-integer where a 2 = Chosen number
x < a < y
Where x is the nearest integer towards zero and y is the nearest integer away from zero
It stands to reason then that
x 2 < a 2 < y 2
So taking the value for y 2 should give us the closest perfect square above a 2
To find the difference you just
Let n = The answer
y 2 − a 2 = n
So applying this to our situation gives us
4 5 2 − 2 0 0 0 = 2 5
So it works.