The person’s savings increase by Rs. 2 each day. This creates a series of daily savings: 1,3,5,7,...
Let’s calculate the total savings day by day until we reach a value that is both a perfect square and a perfect cube.
Calculations:
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1st January: Savings = 1
Total savings = 1
(1 is both a perfect square and a perfect cube)
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2nd January: Savings = 3
Total savings = 1+3=4
(4 is a perfect square but not a perfect cube)
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3rd January: Savings = 5
Total savings = 1+3+5=9
(9 is a perfect square but not a perfect cube)
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4th January: Savings = 7
Total savings = 1+3+5+7=16
(16 is a perfect square but not a perfect cube)
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5th January: Savings = 9
Total savings = 1+3+5+7+9=25
(25 is a perfect square but not a perfect cube)
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6th January: Savings = 11
Total savings = 1+3+5+7+9+11=36
(36 is a perfect square but not a perfect cube)
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7th January: Savings = 13
Total savings = 1+3+5+7+9+11+13=49
(49 is a perfect square but not a perfect cube)
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8th January: Savings = 15
Total savings = 1+3+5+7+9+11+13+15=64
(64 is both a perfect square and a perfect cube, as 64=82=43)
The total savings amount to 64 on 8th January, 2023, which is both a perfect square and a perfect cube.