Let $ b$ be an integer greater than $ 5$. For each positive integer $ n$, consider the number \[ x_n = \underbrace{11\cdots1}_{n \minus{} 1}\underbrace{22\cdots2}_{n}5, \] written in base $ b$. Prove that the following condition holds if and only if $ b \equal{} 10$: [i]there exists a positive integer $ M$ such that for any integer $ n$ greater than $ M$, the number $ x_n$ is a perfect square.[/i] [i]Proposed by Laurentiu Panaitopol, Romania[/i]

Which natural numbers can be expressed as the difference of squares of two integers?

We have an integer $A$ such that $A^2$ is a four digit number, with $5$ in the ten's place . Find all possible values of $A$.

Find all positive integer values of $n$ such that the value of the $$\frac{2^{n!}-1}{2^n-1}$$ is a square of an integer.

Let $a, b,c$ be positive integers with no common factor and satisfy the conditions $\frac1a +\frac1b=\frac1c$ Prove that $a + b$ is a square.

Does there exist $2017$ consecutive positive integers, none of which could be written as $a^2 + b^2$ for some integers $a, b$? Justify your answer.

Let $n$ be a natural number such that there are exactly$ 2017$ distinct pairs of natural numbers $(a, b)$, which the equation $$\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}=\frac{1}{n}$$ fulfilld. Show that $n$ is a perfect square . Remark: $(7, 4) \ne (4, 7)$

A sequence $(a_n)_{n \in N}$ of squares of nonzero integers is such that for each $n$ the difference $a_{n+1} - a_n$ is a prime or the square of a prime. Show that all such sequences are finite and determine the longest sequence.

Let $k$ a positive integer number such that $\frac{k(k+1)}{3}$ is a perfect square. Show that $\frac{k}{3}$ and $k+1$ are both perfect squares.

Using only once each of the digits $1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7$ and $ 8$, write the square and the cube of a positive integer. Determine what that number can be.

Compute the product of positive integers $n$ such that $n^2 + 59n + 881$ is a perfect square.

Given any positive integer $c$, denote $p(c)$ as the largest prime factor of $c$. A sequence $\{a_n\}$ of positive integers satisfies $a_1>1$ and $a_{n+1}=a_n+p(a_n)$ for all $n\ge 1$. Prove that there must exist at least one perfect square in sequence $\{a_n\}$.

Determine all integers $n$ for which $\frac{4n-2}{n+5}$ is the square of a rational number.

Consider a triangle $XYZ$ and a point $O$ in its interior. Three lines through $O$ are drawn, parallel to the respective sides of the triangle. The intersections with the sides of the triangle determine six line segments from $O$ to the sides of the triangle. The lengths of these segments are integer numbers $a, b, c, d, e$ and $f$ (see figure). Prove that the product $a \cdot b \cdot c\cdot d \cdot e \cdot f$ is a perfect square. [asy] unitsize(1 cm); pair A, B, C, D, E, F, O, X, Y, Z; X = (1,4); Y = (0,0); Z = (5,1.5); O = (1.8,2.2); A = extension(O, O + Z - X, X, Y); B = extension(O, O + Y - Z, X, Y); C = extension(O, O + X - Y, Y, Z); D = extension(O, O + Z - X, Y, Z); E = extension(O, O + Y - Z, Z, X); F = extension(O, O + X - Y, Z, X); draw(X--Y--Z--cycle); draw(A--D); draw(B--E); draw(C--F); dot("$A$", A, NW); dot("$B$", B, NW); dot("$C$", C, SE); dot("$D$", D, SE); dot("$E$", E, NE); dot("$F$", F, NE); dot("$O$", O, S); dot("$X$", X, N); dot("$Y$", Y, SW); dot("$Z$", Z, dir(0)); label("$a$", (A + O)/2, SW); label("$b$", (B + O)/2, SE); label("$c$", (C + O)/2, SE); label("$d$", (D + O)/2, SW); label("$e$", (E + O)/2, SE); label("$f$", (F + O)/2, NW); [/asy]

$2n$ students take part in a math competition. First, each of the students sends its task to the members of the jury, after which each of the students receives from the jury one of proposed tasks (all received tasks are different). Let's call the competition [i]honest[/i], if there are $n$ students who were given the tasks suggested by the remaining $n$ participants. Prove that the number of task distributions in which the competition is honest is a square of natural numbers.

Let $a$ be a positive integer such that the last two digits of $a^2$ are both non-zero. When the last two digits of $a^2$ are deleted, the resulting number is still a perfect square. Find, with justification, all possible values of $a$.

Let $N$ be the number of integral solutions of the equation \[x^2 - y^2 = z^3 - t^3\] satisfying the condition $0 \leq x, y, z, t \leq 10^6$, and let $M$ be the number of integral solutions of the equation \[x^2 - y^2 = z^3 - t^3 + 1\] satisfying the condition $0 \leq x, y, z, t \leq 10^6$. Prove that $N >M.$

We are given that $a, b$ and $c$ are whole numbers (i.e. positive integers) . Prove that if $a = b + c$ then $a^4 + b^4 + c^4$ is double the square of a whole number. (Folklore)

Prove that $9$-digit number, that contains all the decimal digits except zero and does not ends with $5$ can not be exact square.

Given three natural numbers $a$, $b$ and $c$. It turned out that they are coprime together. And their least common multiple and their product are perfect squares. Prove that $a$, $b$ and $c$ are perfect squares.

Determine all positive integers $n < 200$, such that $n^2 + (n+ 1)^2$ is the square of an integer.

Find all integers $n$ such that $2^n + n^2$ is a square of an integer. [i](Tomas Jurik )[/i]

Find unequal integers $m, n$ such that $mn + n$ and $mn + m$ are both squares. Can you find such integers between $988$ and $1991$?

Today the age of Pedro is written and then the age of Luisa, obtaining a number of four digits that is a perfect square. If the same is done in $33$ years from now, there would be a perfect square of four digits . Find the current ages of Pedro and Luisa.

Do there exist infinitely many positive integers $m$ such that the sum of the positive divisors of $m$ (including $m$ itself) is a perfect square? [i]Proposed by Dylan Toh[/i]