SuperSquares

A supersquare is a 4 digit number A B C D \overline{ABCD} such as the two digit numbers A B , B C , C D \overline{AB}, \overline{BC},\overline{CD} are all perfect squares.

What is the sum of all supersquare(s)?

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The answer is 13462.

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1 solution

Paola Ramírez
Jun 13, 2015

First, make a list of all perfect squares of two digits 16 , 25 , 36 , 49 , 64 , 81 16,25,36,49,64,81 , then we can analyse case by case:

If A B = 16 B C = 64 C D = 49 1649 AB=16 \Rightarrow BC=64 \Rightarrow CD=49\therefore 1649 is a supersquare number

If A B = 25 AB=25 you cannot complete the number

If A B = 36 B C = 64 C D = 49 3649 AB=36 \Rightarrow BC=64 \Rightarrow CD=49\therefore 3649 is a supersquare number

If A B = 49 AB=49 you cannot complete the number

If A B = 64 AB=64 you cannot complete the number

If A B = 81 B C = 16 C D = 64 8164 AB=81 \Rightarrow BC=16 \Rightarrow CD=64\therefore 8164 is a supersquare number

The sum of all supersquare numbers is 1649 + 3649 + 8164 = 13462 \boxed{1649+3649+8164=13462}

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