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A happy square root day

square root of JapanIf you can multiply the day by the month and it equals the last two digits of the year, then you are in the middle of Square Root Day.

This fantastic gift from the multiverse of numbers is a puzzle that's only offered nine times a century, and so far has only been realized by .09 percent of the population.

Is it a coincidence that it falls on the ninth year of this century...with .09 percent believing...and only nine times every 100 years? Will you be the next to solve this mathematical brain teaser and join the ranks of this shrinking population, or are you like me and have yet to discover the full problem much less even part of the solution?

Make your plans now for the next Square Root Day which will be April 4th 2016.



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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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That is cool. I noticed that independently today. Then it was reasurring to read your blog, to know I am not the only mathematical mind in the galexy!
Comment by Maggie Tue Mar 3 16:42:33 2009
That's so weird --- I saw your comment before I even saw Mark's post. Glad to hear you squares are having fun... :-)
Comment by anna Tue Mar 3 18:30:24 2009





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