Augustus de Morgan, when asked about his age, remarked, "I was x years old in the year x^2."
When was he born if he died in 1871?
Solution to Problem:
Answer is 1806
Examining possible squares, we find
41^2 = 1681
42^2 = 1764
43^2 = 1849
44^2 = 1936
Clearly, the only one which makes sense in this problem would be
43^2 = 1849. So de Morgan was 43 in 1849. Therefore, he was
born in 1806.
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