Let . Find the sum of all such that is a perfect square.
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Let n 2 + 4 5 = k 2 ⇒ 4 5 = ( k + n ) ( k − n ) . Since 4 5 = 3 2 5 1 , there are 6 positive integer divisors to check against: [1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45]. We now check each of the following integral products:
k + n = 4 5 ; k − n = 1 ⇒ n = 2 2 , k = 2 3
k + n = 1 5 ; k − n = 3 ⇒ n = 6 , k = 9
k + n = 9 ; k − n = 5 ⇒ n = 2 , k = 7
Hence the required values of n are n = 2 , 6 , 2 2 , which sums to 3 0 .