Problem:
What is the smallest possible perimeter of a triangle whose side lengths are all squares of distinct positive integers?
Problem:
What is the smallest possible perimeter of a triangle whose side lengths are all squares of distinct positive integers?
Solution:
There exist a triangle with side lengths , , , which has perimeter . If the sides have lengths , , with , then by the triangle inequality. Therefore . Solving this inequality gives . If , then . If , then is impossible, while forces , which gives a perimeter of .