Problem Contest – Problem of the Week – April 6, 2004

Repeated Square Roots: Evaluate the expression  20040406equation
where n is a positive integer.  For which values of n is sn an integer? 

Submit written solution with justification to John Emerson, Warner 312, before 3:00 on Tuesday, April 13.  Or leave them in the Warner mailroom.

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