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Two Digit Pefect Squares

Posted: January 5, 2026

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Find the two-digit number X where the square of the reversal of X minus the square of X is a nonzero perfect square. For example, if X is the two-digit number ab then (ba)² – (ab)² results in a perfect square.

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