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2007 Alabama ARML TST Problems/Problem 1

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Problem

Compute: \sqrt{2000\cdot 2007\cdot 2008\cdot 2015+784}.

Solution

\sqrt{2000(2000+7)(2000+8)(2000+15)+784}

=\sqrt{(2000^2+15\cdot 2000+56)(2000^2+15\cdot 2000)+28^2}

=\sqrt{(2000^2+15\cdot 2000+28)(2000^2+15\cdot 2000+28)-28^2+28^2}

=2000^2+15\cdot 2000+28=\boxed{4030028}

See also

2007 Alabama ARML TST (Problems)
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