Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 9/27/83; site hplabs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!davis From: davis@hplabs.UUCP (Jim Davis) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: prove n! isnt a perfect square for n>1 (Spoiler! rot13) Message-ID: <2607@hplabs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Mar-84 03:16:23 EST Article-I.D.: hplabs.2607 Posted: Wed Mar 14 03:16:23 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 15-Mar-84 07:30:19 EST References: <416@aecom.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 22 Answer submitted rot 13. > Sebz: fpujnqeb@nrpbz.HHPC (Qnivq Fpujnqeba) > Fhowrpg: cebir a! vfag n cresrpg fdhner sbe a>1 > 2 > cebir gung a! <> x , jurer a,x ner vagrtref naq a>1. Gurer vf fbzr ynetrfg cevzr yrff guna be rdhny gb a. Yrg guvf or pnyyrq c. Ol n phgr gurberz c>a/2 (ab, V sbetrg anzrf bs gurberzf). Urapr a! pbagnvaf rknpgyl bar snpgbe bs c naq pnaabg or n cresrpg fdhner. V ubcr guvf vfa'g pbafvqrerq cebbs ol qrhf rk znpuvan. --- Wvz Qnivf (Wnzrf J Qnivf) ...!hpoink!ucynof!qnivf qnivf.UC-Ynof@Enaq-Erynl -- Jim Davis (James W Davis) ...!ucbvax!hplabs!davis davis.HP-Labs@Rand-Relay ----------------------------------------------------------------