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A general wishing to draw his 17429 men in form of a square found that he had 5 men over. How many men are in front row?

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A general wishing to draw his 17429 men in the form of a solid square found that he had 5 men over. How many men are in the front row.

posted Oct 5, 2015 by anonymous

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Answer = 132

Find the square root of (17429 - 5) or the square root of 17424 which equals 132

answer Oct 5, 2015 by Forrest Dale



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