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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2019

Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

For how many integer values of $k$ is $\sqrt{200 - \sqrt{k}}$ also an integer?

(A) $11$ (B) $13$ (C) $15$ (D) $17$ (E) $20$

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