What is the smallest possible integer [c] for which √a+√b = √c has a solution in unequal positive integers?

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those are square root signs over the a, b, and c.

2007-10-14 09:36:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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√(9) = √(1) + √(4)

2007-10-14 09:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

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â3 + â4 = â5

2007-10-14 16:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by Dashes 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

c = 9 is the lowest number for which this works, where a = 1 and b = 4.

sqrt (1) + sqrt (4) = 1 + 2 = 3 = sqrt (9)

2007-10-14 18:28:40 · answer #3 · answered by atheist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋