freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-261-pivotal-square-sums.md

id, title, challengeType, forumTopicId

id	title	challengeType	forumTopicId
5900f4711000cf542c50ff84	Problem 261: Pivotal Square Sums	5	301910

--description--

Let us call a positive integer k a square-pivot, if there is a pair of integers m > 0 and n ≥ k, such that the sum of the (m+1) consecutive squares up to k equals the sum of the m consecutive squares from (n+1) on:

(k-m)2 + ... + k2 = (n+1)2 + ... + (n+m)2.

Some small square-pivots are 4: 32 + 42 = 52 21: 202 + 212 = 292 24: 212 + 222 + 232 + 242 = 252 + 262 + 272 110: 1082 + 1092 + 1102 = 1332 + 1342Find the sum of all distinct square-pivots ≤ 1010.

--hints--

euler261() should return 238890850232021.

assert.strictEqual(euler261(), 238890850232021);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

function euler261() {

  return true;
}

euler261();

--solutions--

// solution required