SquareNumber SqueezeMethod Basic

Problem - 1430

For any given positive integer $n$, prove $(n^2 +n +1)$ cannot be a perfect square.


Because $n^2 < n^2 + n + 1 < (n+1)^2$ and it is impossible to have another square between squares of two consecutive integers, we can safely conclude that $(n^2+n+1)$ cannot be a square.

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