Math Curiosity: Four Squares

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Objective

Students will see that any positive integer is also the sum of four or fewer perfect squares.

Steps

  1. Students find another solution for 10.
  2. They see how many solutions they can find for 50 – and look for patterns along the way.
  3. They work with 99 and any other number they'd like to explore.

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