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92.05 When is the sum of consecutive n th powers an n th power?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Jane O’Flynn
Jane O’Flynn*
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Department of Mathematics, University College, Cork, Ireland, e-mail: janeoflynn@gmail.com
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 92 , Issue 523 , March 2008 , pp. 71 - 76
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