I knew exactly what the audience was thinking, they immediately thought that 16 is the product of two squares (4x4), and forgot that the question asked for the sum. I, and probably a lot of the audience, initially thought that the squares had to be the same number, i.e. 4 and 4, forgetting that 3^2+4^2=5^2, which is commonly used to demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem.

I knew exactly what the audience was thinking, they immediately thought that 16 is the _product_ of two squares (4x4), and forgot that the question asked for the _sum._ I, and probably a lot of the audience, initially thought that the squares had to be the same number, i.e. 4 and 4, forgetting that 3^2+4^2=5^2, which is commonly used to demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem.

@Bombo Cropper that's what confused me. I've never heard it like in the video

@Bombo Cropper that's what confused me. I've never heard it like in the video

@0xVENx0 you are correct, the second to the last word in the question should have been expressed as "squared"  instead of just "square".

@0xVENx0 you are correct, the second to the last word in the question should have been expressed as "squared"  instead of just "square".

It might have been easier if the grammar had been different, the second to the last word in the question might have been expressed"squared" instead of "square"

It might have been easier if the grammar had been different, the second to the last word in the question might have been expressed"squared" instead of "square"

@Z A My point was any number can be squared

@Z A My point was any number can be squared

@Raptor302 They weren’t, 5 6 and 7 aren’t squares. Only the first was the product of two squares (4)

@Raptor302 They weren’t, 5 6 and 7 aren’t squares. Only the first was the product of two squares (4)

@John Wilburn well then that implies that you're knowingly trolling. Even though I know u r, the absolute stupidity of all your comments in this thread make it hard to ignore. That's a notch for you sir

@george hatzimanolakis My replies are only useless because they are directed to you.

@george hatzimanolakis My replies are only useless because they are directed to you.

@John Wilburn that statement is also useless because you're basing 'my' language skills to 'my' math skills. You're still trying to be edgy bud, get a life

@John Wilburn that statement is also useless because you're basing 'my' language skills to 'my' math skills. You're still trying to be edgy bud, get a life

@george hatzimanolakis I'm sorry that your grammar and composition lag behind your math.

@george hatzimanolakis I'm sorry that your grammar and composition lag behind your math.

@John Wilburn you're still being ambiguous. Either answer properly or don't reply at all, ur just being annoying to get your socks off

@John Wilburn you're still being ambiguous. Either answer properly or don't reply at all, ur just being annoying to get your socks off

@george hatzimanolakis Yes, grammar, and the multiple choice ruled out the possibility of anything after the decimal point.  On must still understand the math, but there was a bit of free help there.

@John Wilburn the grammar? Maybe syntax but maybe because I've never used the word 'square' when referring to an exponent of 2 ever, only using the word 'squared' which implies an action had happened as opposed to giving the number a qualifier like being a square number. Multiple choice doesn't help in math, I find, as a lot of answers revolve around something doing the wrong math.

@george hatzimanolakisThe grammar of the question seems to suggest the two smaller squares are different, but of course, the math is all that matters.  Multiple choice answers make the phrasing of the question much more forgivable.

to me, there was nothing to suggest that the smaller square"D" numbers could be different. The question should therefor be asked, what two radicals equal one of the options (something along these lines)

@Aspark Deity they cut corners and thought "well 2x2 is 4 and 4x4 is 16"

@Aspark Deity they cut corners and thought "well 2x2 is 4 and 4x4 is 16"

@Aspark Deity LOL, yes.  I wasn’t thinking when I replied.  I got this right the first time I watched it.  People in this thread are getting tripped up over 16 being a square number and the PRODUCT of two squares vs. the SUM of two squares, which is what the question asked for.

@Kriegter I know, idk why so many people don’t know the answer / how they even ended up getting 16 then

@Kriegter I know, idk why so many people don’t know the answer / how they even ended up getting 16 then

@John Wilburn are u okay? Of course 16 is a square number

@John Wilburn are u okay? Of course 16 is a square number

@Aspark Deity  no 0 would make anything work

@Aspark Deity  no 0 would make anything work

I think they just thought 16 = 16 + 0, but not realising  both the summands  had to be a <b>smaller</b> square number

I think they just thought 16 = 16 + 0, but not realising  both the summands  had to be a *smaller* square number

@cotolengo sbilenco It couldn't have been because it said smaller and 4 is not smaller than 4

@cotolengo sbilenco It couldn't have been because it said smaller and 4 is not smaller than 4

@Nimisha Rangarajan No. Because 2^2 is 4. So 4+4 is equal to 8, not 16. The question is asking for the sum of two squares, not the product. I totally get why you’d think that though and I think I made the same mistake at first too. Math is hard sometimes even when it sounds easy 😮💨

Actually, I doubt the audience was thinking anything.  Most of them mindlessly just clicked something so that boring question would go away and some pop culture question would replace it.  Thinking is a burden to most people.

I was thinking 25, the suspense made me think it was a trick question. At the end I just realized most people are retarded.

I was thinking 25, the suspense made me think it was a trick question. At the end I just realized most people are retarded.

@cotolengo sbilenco 0^2 is a square, but it is not a square number, because that requires it to be a counting number.  It's technical to be sure - I could imagine defining "square number" as a squared whole number, as well.

@Jimmy Neutron yes it's called Pythagorean triplets

@Jimmy Neutron yes it's called Pythagorean triplets

Well, it would be very foolish for anyone to think that is what the question was.

Well, it would be very foolish for anyone to think that is what the question was.

yeah 3,4,5 is a nice Pythagorean triplet to learn, the angles formed in the triangles are 37° and 53*

yeah 3,4,5 is a nice Pythagorean triplet to learn, the angles formed in the triangles are 37° and 53*

@NoGi Friday "16 looked the squariest to them". LOL! And, you are probably correct. I've separately responded that the clip begins with the host saying "This is for sixteen thousand dollars" so the word is also in their short term memory and sounding like a good, wholesome number. If I were "guessing" I would have avoided it as "too obvious" - maybe.

@cotolengo sbilenco that’s exactly what i thought lmfao

@cotolengo sbilenco that’s exactly what i thought lmfao

On a game show like this, typically that would be the level of complication for it. This was actually very convoluted. You had to work out all the sum of squares for all the numbers.  So for 16, you go 4+12? no. 9+7? no. 16+0? Uh, yeah!  LOL. I just realize 16 is correct.

@Stephen Hosking  ya I read all these comments on this thread before watching the clip & the explanation for the answer makes the question wording dumb. I admit to being bad at math my whole life currently working on it but. I was honestly thinking in terms of perfect squares for the second part which is why I thought A I know what sum means

Yeah i admit i was thinking about it in the sense that 16 = 4 *4 which is 2+2 * 2+2

Yeah i admit i was thinking about it in the sense that 16 = 4 *4 which is 2+2 * 2+2

I was wondering why I was able to pick 25 (= 4^2 + 3^2) quickly. As you pointed out, it's commonly used to illustrate Pythagoras' Theorem.

I was wondering why I was able to pick 25 (= 4^2 + 3^2) quickly. As you pointed out, it's commonly used to illustrate Pythagoras' Theorem.

@Raptor302 what they were saying is that 4 is also a square, 5 and all the others are not

@Raptor302 what they were saying is that 4 is also a square, 5 and all the others are not

More likely they were just biased toward the first answer.

More likely they were just biased toward the first answer.

The question strongly implies the numbers are different.

The question strongly implies the numbers are different.

@Raptor302 the wording got me to thought it gotta be two same squares but i guess weed played a little role too in regards of my reading comprehension.

@Raptor302 the wording got me to thought it gotta be two same squares but i guess weed played a little role too in regards of my reading comprehension.

you are giving these people WAY too much credit.  They saw a math problem and they just randomly punched a button.

you are giving these people WAY too much credit.  They saw a math problem and they just randomly punched a button.

@Raptor302 But yet again, people may have a tendency to missread these types of questions, me being ahead of my classmates in math, I've made this mistake countless of times

@StacksOvaflow I didn't say they were, I said all answers were squares (16,25,36,49).

@StacksOvaflow I didn't say they were, I said all answers were squares (16,25,36,49).

I too thought in the same way i.e. <br>2*2+2*2

I too thought in the same way i.e.
2*2+2*2

0 is a square anyway, but 16 is not less that 16. :)

0 is a square anyway, but 16 is not less that 16. :)

Good point. I thought the audience might’ve thought 8 + 8 but 8 is a cube of 2 and not hip enough to be a square.

Good point. I thought the audience might’ve thought 8 + 8 but 8 is a cube of 2 and not hip enough to be a square.

@Raptor302 no, only 4 is a square. 5, 6 and 7 are not

@Raptor302 no, only 4 is a square. 5, 6 and 7 are not

@Jimmy Neutron it's actually used in construction a lot. It's sometimes called the 3-4-5 rule. It simplifies making sure your walls are square and not tilted. You measure two sides and the diagonal. You could use Pythagoras' theorem or simply use a factor of 3-4-5 for example in yards or meters.

@cotolengo sbilenco 0 is neither a positive or negative number. 0 is an exception.

@cotolengo sbilenco 0 is neither a positive or negative number. 0 is an exception.

@C it makes complete sense that you didnt know this? You seriously didnt learn roots and powers before trigonometry??

@C it makes complete sense that you didnt know this? You seriously didnt learn roots and powers before trigonometry??

The question is all wrong since every  answer is correct in at least two ways.
A) using rational numbers
=root of half answer^2 + same
B) using integers
0^2 + root of answer^2

Okay B does not work since squares have to be smaller. - but A still works I don't see question implying that the numbers have to be whole

Same. I believe it was an intended catch, and initially I chose 16. But than reread the question.

Same. I believe it was an intended catch, and initially I chose 16. But than reread the question.

@Raptor302 4 is a square number 5 6 and 7 are not

@Raptor302 4 is a square number 5 6 and 7 are not

@Seal with big ash eyes how does getting the basics mean your smart? he dosnt sound smart, just regular

@Seal with big ash eyes how does getting the basics mean your smart? he dosnt sound smart, just regular

I think the majority of the audience just purely guessed and 16 looked the squariest to them

I think the majority of the audience just purely guessed and 16 looked the squariest to them

@Nate Wright every number is a square number that's why , they've should mentioned as 'perfect squares'

@Nate Wright every number is a square number that's why , they've should mentioned as 'perfect squares'

@Jeeva I mean sure if you really wanna split hairs about it, but typically, especially in a more colloquial context, “square number” implies a perfect square, because <i>technically,</i> every number is a square number, which would make specifying the term useless.

@Jeeva I mean sure if you really wanna split hairs about it, but typically, especially in a more colloquial context, “square number” implies a perfect square, because _technically,_ every number is a square number, which would make specifying the term useless.

<b>The question itself is wrong bcoz  , there's a difference btw perfect squares and square numbers</b>

*The question itself is wrong bcoz  , there's a difference btw perfect squares and square numbers*

To me I thought they thought it was 16 cz 8+8 was 16 and 4 squared was 16

To me I thought they thought it was 16 cz 8+8 was 16 and 4 squared was 16

@Raptor302 the point of the other user likely was that 4 = 2x2, hence, the product of 2 squares (2x2)x(2x2) (which doesn't answer the question to be clear)

@Raptor302 the point of the other user likely was that 4 = 2x2, hence, the product of 2 squares (2x2)x(2x2) (which doesn't answer the question to be clear)

English is not my first language and initially I made the same mistake

English is not my first language and initially I made the same mistake

But i answered it correctly but with different formula
Sum of 2 smallest numbers
(1)² + (2)²
=1+4
=5
Then square of it
=(5)²
=25

But i answered it correctly but with different formula
Sum of 2 smallest numbers
(1)² + (2)²
=1+4
=5
Then square of it
=(5)²
=25

@cotolengo sbilenco But then you can write three other options that way. Only 25 is unique lol

@cotolengo sbilenco But then you can write three other options that way. Only 25 is unique lol

I thought 16 as<br>2² = 4 and 4²= 16 thus making sum too as 2+2 =4 and it's square ie 4²= 16

I thought 16 as
2² = 4 and 4²= 16 thus making sum too as 2+2 =4 and it's square ie 4²= 16

You gave the audience too much credit. Most people can't do elementary math.

You gave the audience too much credit. Most people can't do elementary math.

OOOHHH ok that makes so much more since at first i was almost mad and i was like "noo!! there was more than one answer!!" i didn't catch the product. thanku😂

OOOHHH ok that makes so much more since at first i was almost mad and i was like "noo!! there was more than one answer!!" i didn't catch the product. thanku😂

If it was product, 16 wouldn't even be the only correct answer. 36 is 2²×3².

If it was product, 16 wouldn't even be the only correct answer. 36 is 2²×3².

the question is bad because it shouldve just been “which of these numbers” instead if “which if these squared numbers” theres no reason to add that the numbers are squared since theyre already shown.

but if the point is the confuse the audience then id say it was well done

@cotolengo sbilenco "two smaller square numbers"

@cotolengo sbilenco "two smaller square numbers"

@Raptor302 I wouldn't blame the audience, rather the system. It was literally more than 1 minute since the question was asked. We as viewers have the privilege of reading the question as many times as we like. They had to memorise a line not so small in size as well as the options. 1 minute is a long time for human short term memory and details start getting fuzzy. It's not as if they had come there with a sworn duty to help out the person there.

If there is a lifeline, then atleast read out the question again to the audience with the options to remove as much of ambiguity as possible.

People out here giving the audience way more credit than they deserve lol they just picked A because it was the first one

People out here giving the audience way more credit than they deserve lol they just picked A because it was the first one

@Finnyke No, it's not circular...

Specifically, a UFD is an integral domain (a nontrivial commutative ring in which the product of any two non-zero elements is non-zero) in which every non-zero non-unit element can be written as a product of prime elements (or irreducible elements), uniquely up to order and units.

I think the point is is that it says "non-unit", so it's not talking about 1 there.

I haven't done it for 20 years so don't remember a lot of it.

@Colin Java
Edit: Actually nevermind, upon further consideration I'm quite sure that your logic is legit

Hmm... I guess it is a way to put it; but I feel like there might be circular reasoning here. Wouldn't we need to know for certain that 1 is not a prime to claim that integers are UFD?

@Finnyke In fact from what I remember, the integers (Z) are a unique factorisation domain. In a unique factorisation domain primes are the same as irreducibles.
But 1 is a unit, so is not an irreducible, hence 1 is not prime.

Or what you said works too.

@Colin Java If you see a book saying 1 is a prime number, you shoul throw it into trash. If you count 1 as a prime you ruin the fundamental theorem of arithmetic

@Colin Java If you see a book saying 1 is a prime number, you shoul throw it into trash. If you count 1 as a prime you ruin the fundamental theorem of arithmetic

I missunderstood the question and thought that they were asking for a number which is a square of one number, which is a square of another number (2^2=4 4^2=16)

I missunderstood the question and thought that they were asking for a number which is a square of one number, which is a square of another number (2^2=4 4^2=16)

Yeah, my gut instinct was 16, but the word sum kept sticking in my head. So I just counted it down.

7x7=49, 6x6=36, 5x5=25, 4x4=16, 3x3=9, 2=2=4, and 1x1=1.

Can't be D, because 49-36=13 , but 13 isn't a cubed number, and none of the lower options add up to get high enough.

Can't be C, because 36-25 is 11, again not a cubed number, and again none of the lower options add up to get high enough.

Can't be A, because 16-9 is 7, rinse and repeat as above.

B, as the host said, 5x5=25, 4x4=16, and 3x3=9
16+9=25.

Up there on the stage though, all the pressure, and then both audience votes, hard to blame the guy.

@up is down people forget stuff. But pretty hard to forget what sum means.

@up is down people forget stuff. But pretty hard to forget what sum means.

@Colin Java everyone should know what products and sums are though?

@Colin Java everyone should know what products and sums are though?

well, 36 is also a product of 2 smaller squares, 4 and 9

well, 36 is also a product of 2 smaller squares, 4 and 9

I knew that sum meant adding them together but I just refused to believe it.

I knew that sum meant adding them together but I just refused to believe it.

@Colin Java Pythagorean triples are Diophantine triples for quadratic forms. But, you are right, Diophantine triples are a wider class, and my thinking was a bit off when I wrote that comment.

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@Анатолий Бронштейн No, Diophantine triples are a lot more complicated, these are Pythagorean triples, eg (3,4,5), (5,12,13), (7,24,25)

@Анатолий Бронштейн No, Diophantine triples are a lot more complicated, these are Pythagorean triples, eg (3,4,5), (5,12,13), (7,24,25)

Nate the problem with that logic for answering 16 is the same could be used for 36 here 2 squared is 4*4=16, but 2 squared and 3 squared multiplied 4x9=36. You’ve gotta breathe and look at the 4 options in a MC question and it becomes fairly obvious it’s 25 if you are ok at math, but if you’re pressuring yourself too much and not thinking then mistakes like this guy or the audiences can happen.

more like the audience was as dumb as him, math-wise.

more like the audience was as dumb as him, math-wise.

Those numbers are famous, though. It's the first and the easiest integer solution to the equation a² + b² = c². I think they call them "Diophantine triples" in math.

Those numbers are famous, though. It's the first and the easiest integer solution to the equation a² + b² = c². I think they call them "Diophantine triples" in math.

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@Abriel Robertsson no not really, you don't need to be aware of Pythagoras for this question.
Really all you need to know is what "sum" means, cause the question tells you the numbers given are square numbers, so that is a big clue to what square numbers are.
Once you've worked out what square numbers are, simply find two that sum to  give one of the answers.

@Colin Java It's not about that. The question is mathematical in nature, meaning someone needs mathematical skills beyond mere addition and multiplication. This is about the pythagorean theorem which certainly not everyone remembers.

@cotolengo sbilenco Incorrect because the question clearly said "smaller".

@cotolengo sbilenco Incorrect because the question clearly said "smaller".

aDg 2k18 Your ego will not lead you to success, kindly said, dear person. It'll narrow your view and disrupt your interactions with others, rendering you unable to enjoy open discussions in this vast world. I am not telling you to change, but warning you that this path will lead to suffering, only on your part.

aDg 2k18 "In mathematics, a product is the result of multiplication [...]" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_%28mathematics%29?wprov=sfla1)

16 • 9 (the product) ≠ 25, but 16 + 9 (the sum) = 25.

In this case, the answer is 25 because it is the only one of the 4 answers that is the sum of two other square numbers [...] as was asked [...]
FTFY

aDg 2k18 "In mathematics, a product is the result of multiplication [...]" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_%28mathematics%29?wprov=sfla1)

16 • 9 (the product) ≠ 25, but 16 + 9 (the sum) = 25.

_In this case, the answer is 25 because it is the only one of the 4 answers that is the _*_sum_*_ of two other square numbers [...] as was asked [...]_
FTFY

I was thinking of 2^3 + 2^3 but im pretty drunk

I was thinking of 2^3 + 2^3 but im pretty drunk

aDg 2k18 25 is not the product of two other square numbers added together, tf are you talking about?

aDg 2k18 25 is not the product of two other square numbers added together, tf are you talking about?

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It is not used to demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem (I don't think so) but is a common triplet. There is actually a formula to generate such integer triplets

It is not used to demonstrate the Pythagorean theorem (I don't think so) but is a common triplet. There is actually a formula to generate such integer triplets

@C You don't know how to do basic arithmetic?

@C You don't know how to do basic arithmetic?

I’m about to learn trigonometry and related tidbits (like the Pythagorean theorem), so it makes complete sense that I didn’t know this :| some subjects I just passed magically but didn’t learn anything.

@cotolengo sbilenco 16 isn't smaller than 16. Even if assuming 0 is a square number, it wouldn't work.

@cotolengo sbilenco 16 isn't smaller than 16. Even if assuming 0 is a square number, it wouldn't work.

uhh no the audience is just fucking stupid

uhh no the audience is just fucking stupid

@demon in denim The fact that 0 isn't a square number should deter you from using it, I guess if you didn't know then your logic shows 0 is a bad answer too.

@demon in denim The fact that 0 isn't a square number should deter you from using it, I guess if you didn't know then your logic shows 0 is a bad answer too.

@cotolengo sbilenco 0 isn't a square number, although I guess on occasion you'll find a book that says it is, like how some books say 1 is a prime number.

@cotolengo sbilenco 0 isn't a square number, although I guess on occasion you'll find a book that says it is, like how some books say 1 is a prime number.

@Raptor302 I would say it's worded fine, it's just not everyone knows what product and sum means...

But in fairness, everyone has done sums, and they know it means addition.

And it's not like it's a unfair question, it could be an art or politics questions with a term in that people don't know either.

Your theory is probably right though about 4 times 4 and the wrong use of sum.

@cotolengo sbilenco i thought about 0^2 at first but then its obvious that makes every answer possible, therefore 0^2 can't be allowed

@cotolengo sbilenco i thought about 0^2 at first but then its obvious that makes every answer possible, therefore 0^2 can't be allowed

aDg 2k18 i mean it could have been 4²+0² = 16

aDg 2k18 i mean it could have been 4²+0² = 16

aDg 2k18 I agree it's not the best worded question, but the keyword is sum, not product. All squares are products by definition. Every answer was a square, so picking 16 just because it's 4x4 versus 5x5, 6x6, or 7x7 is just the audience being lazy. 'Sum' tells you it is a higher number that was two squares added together. 'Product' is multiplication.

they weren’t thinking, they are just stupid as hell

they weren’t thinking, they are just stupid as hell


I'm less upset about him not knowing and more upset at the 70% of the audience for getting it wrong.


At first I thought the answer was 25, but after rereading how the question was written, I changed my answer to 16.  I can't blame this contestant for having the same misunderstanding of the question, given its wording.

Bro ever heard of PYTHAGORAS THEOREM. Its literally so clear
One of the pythagoras triplets is 3,4,5.
Now if we square it it would be 9,16,25 and we know that that 5 is the sum of the squares of 3 and 4 and according to the basic amths philosophy a ratio cant be changed in its value if it is squared or multipled or divided by the same number hence the we can easily square the triplet 3,4,5.Thus we can make it out that 25 is the sum of 16 and 9

What wording? It's clear and not misleading. Assuming you know what a square number and a sum is there's nothing confusing about the question.


lmfao the audience really pulled a slick one on him


Its preety tricky if your first language isn't english but when i translated it in my head it was much easier


God I wish someone would ask me a question this easy for 16 grand

It's not that easy.

NO IT'S NOT, shut your mouth up in advance.

@Javier Vera Square numbers are by definition whole numbers.

yes we get it you’re good at math <br>probably terrible at other things instead then.. like everyone else

yes we get it you’re good at math
probably terrible at other things instead then.. like everyone else

@medexamtoolsdotcom Your interpretation is technically correct but I think it’s pretty clear what the question was trying to convey, and of course all of the answers are not correct. I like how you thought outside the box though.

you shouldn’t say God’s name in vain as he has a purpose. God bless

Can you be honest with me ? Do you think your a good person? Yes ? How many lies have you told in your life, have you stolen something, even if it’s little ? Have you ever used Gods name in vain ? Jesus said whoever looks at a women to lust for her has committed adultery with her in his heart, have you look with lust? I’m sure we have broken these commandments. So by your own admission via your conscious you have admitted to being a lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart do you still think your a good person ? You have to stand before God on judgment day, now if He judges you by those Ten Commandments do you think you’ll be innocent or guilty? Sin is so serious to God that He gives us capital punishment, death for our sins. The Bible says for the wages of sin is death, we earn death because we sin against God. But God provided a way out of hell. God "Jesus" in the flesh lived a perfect sinless life and paid our fine we owed God from our sins by suffering and dying on the<br>cross. And on the third day He rose from the grave and defeated death, it was impossible that death could hold Him. And if you want to be saved you must repent of all your sins "which means turn from them"and not live a hypocritical life which means you say, I'm a Christian but still lie, steal and fornicate, and you must trust alone in Jesus not in good works or you being a good person and the Bible says God will give you everlasting life. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”  1 John 1:9

Can you be honest with me ? Do you think your a good person? Yes ? How many lies have you told in your life, have you stolen something, even if it’s little ? Have you ever used Gods name in vain ? Jesus said whoever looks at a women to lust for her has committed adultery with her in his heart, have you look with lust? I’m sure we have broken these commandments. So by your own admission via your conscious you have admitted to being a lying thieving blasphemous adulterer at heart do you still think your a good person ? You have to stand before God on judgment day, now if He judges you by those Ten Commandments do you think you’ll be innocent or guilty? Sin is so serious to God that He gives us capital punishment, death for our sins. The Bible says for the wages of sin is death, we earn death because we sin against God. But God provided a way out of hell. God "Jesus" in the flesh lived a perfect sinless life and paid our fine we owed God from our sins by suffering and dying on the
cross. And on the third day He rose from the grave and defeated death, it was impossible that death could hold Him. And if you want to be saved you must repent of all your sins "which means turn from them"and not live a hypocritical life which means you say, I'm a Christian but still lie, steal and fornicate, and you must trust alone in Jesus not in good works or you being a good person and the Bible says God will give you everlasting life. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”  1 John 1:9

@gurrrn sorry, i don't study math.
I use it.
You know, like in the real world.

@monstertrucktennis why be pedantic when you haven’t got a grasp of what you’re being pedantic about? Perfect square and square number are synonyms, and no one who studies mathematics even uses the former term.

You shouldnt because the answer is all of them, since the question doesent ask for whole numbers.<br>So technically you would have lost

You shouldnt because the answer is all of them, since the question doesent ask for whole numbers.
So technically you would have lost

Also I love how I answered this 8 years ago lol, before I made my first ever youtube video too lol

@Jerry Li I think that only applies.to perfect squares and i didn't notice the word perfect in the question.

A square number is defined by its square root being a natural number, so 5.76 is not a square number

It was technically asked very badly though. The question was which of them was the sum of 2 smaller square numbers. Which means the correct answer is ALL of them. They didn't say integers, just numbers. For instance 5.76+10.24=16. Both 5.76 and 10.24 are square numbers. Just not integers.

nah men, before the game the staffs will do a background check on you before they make the questions

Don't forget the 8 other questions before this one


Whenever doing Pythagoras, 3^2 + 4^2 is a classic


The last clap said: We are all in this together.


Y'all should know that this man could have different education than some of y'all😭💀 also places teach subjects a different grades. This was learned in middle school for me in the 8th grade

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They caused him $15000 and then clapped for him is the ultimate troll😂😂😂


So now we know. Study maths in case it proves useful answering a quiz question.


@Anonymations was trying to emulate presh talwaker  many cultures knew the relationship  But  I agree Baudhayana is considered the first

Don’t you mean Gougu?  That being said I still vote for pythagoras

Tried figuring this one out before watching his response, took me an embarrassing amount of time to remember that 3,4,5 is a pythagorean triple

Pythagorean triplet could get you $16,000

Well now he has since his name was spelled wrong

@John Quill Taylor bruh..
first: vertebra and formula are Latin words
second: there's plenty of guidance for the suffix -as in Greek: μαλάκας > μαλάκες, αιθέρας > αιθέρες etc.
third: trust me I'm Greek :)

@AKRIDASGAMWEKSOGIINI In Greek, the plural of a suffix ending in -is becomes -es (analysis > analyses; hypothesis > hypotheses); and -a becomes -as or -ae (vertebra > vertebras or vertebrae; formula > formulas or formulae),

however, for the suffix -as, we have little guidance, since we might simply determine that "Pythagoras" ends in "s" and thus we would possibly have to resort to -s becomes -ses;

now, we might also extend this further and assert that -as becomes -ases or -asses;

therefore, we might finally and rightly contend that the plural in Greek for Pythagoras should actually then be: Pythagorases or Pythagorasasses. I'll show myself out.                     - j q t -

@Glatier8171 He doesn't care, and why should he?

Leader of a murdery math cult

Happy to see him leave

Pythagores is actually the plural of Pythagoras in Greek, but then you'd have to say Pythagores have left the chat :P

Exactly.

Like here https://youtu.be/59x7KJ1zKvQ

@Santi Decunto lol I guess we all know who needs therapy after being so frustrated for correcting a spelling mistake

Yep... I thought he’d made himself immortal. But 2,500 years later 70% of folks have killed him off!

@Santi Decunto you care about someone correcting spelling mistakes done by other people on the internet? Therapy bro, therapy. Urgently! It’ll do you well. Best of luck with life

@Olly Dickinson Will the Theorem get changed if the spelling gets wrong? Will it become (3^2) + (4^2)= (7^2) ?

@Indrit Binaj lol marks will be deducted if you spell pythagoras theorem wrongly

@Santi Decunto Imagine telling someone to go to therapy just because he pointed out a spelling mistake.

Olly Dickinson you care about spelling mistakes done by other people on the internet? Therapy bro, therapy. Urgently! It’ll do you well. Best of luck with life

@Glatier8171 or he simply does not care.

Probably he forgot how to spell Pythagoras and he thought he spelt it right so he didn't even edit the comment to fix the mistake

@Olly Dickinson no one cares about a little spelling mistake


The question begins with her saying "This is for sixteen thousand" so "16" has been plugged into his subconscious, and under the pressure of the situation that number will keep sounding right to him, especially as it also has the symmetry pointed out by many people here, ie 16 = 2^2 x 2^2. The same would go for the audience (albeit, under less pressure). Tough one!

I've watched a lot of Derren Brown - who (for those who don't know him) specialises in directing people's behaviour with subconsious cues.

@Thecheekclapper

"Doofus'. Ouch! 😭

I wasn't talking about you, Sir, but about this smart man getting a mathematical question wrong, which normally he'd be able to get.

You didn't have pressure of the situation, the majority of the audience also saying "16", and also that sound "16 thousand" at the back of your mind.

It isn't "easy math" - that's why it's a $16,000 question.

It's not "What is the square root of 3 squared plus 4 squared?". Which would be "easy", and maybe worth $500, because even that would be a challenge for most people.

But the question requires someone to work backwards from a number to pick one of four constructions, under pressure.

Yea ok doofus, it’s easy math. I wasn’t saying 16 16 16 watching the video. How come the Jedi mind trick didn’t work on me?


The scariest part of this video is that only 30% of audience gave the right answer

@I'm not arrogant, I'm just better than you.  there are clearly two polls shown in this video studio poll and AOL poll (America online poll) and I'm clearly talking about the studio poll which shows that 30% audience chose option B 25=(3^2)+(4^4)  so your reply makes no sense you are clearly arrogant but you ain't even better than those 70% people who can't even do basic math

Well, for me, the scariest part of this is that you think 30% of the audience gave the correct answer when it clearly reads 22%. <br>You didn't even need to read the question or do any maths, just copy a two digit number.

Well, for me, the scariest part of this is that you think 30% of the audience gave the correct answer when it clearly reads 22%.
You didn't even need to read the question or do any maths, just copy a two digit number.


You ever notice how easy the question was once you heard the answer??


When the question originally popped up, I thought that it was reasonable to get it wrong… with only a few seconds to answer, it can be stressful. Then he’s sitting there for like a solid minute and still not answering


Pythagoras looking at him from up above: These people never understood me.


2:18 wow we made this guy lose 15k. Lets start applauding

@WonderWhatHappened That's basically what I just said. He lost $7K of his $8,000 and left with $1,000.

@WonderWhatHappened No, he was at $8K before this question came up. It was for $16,000. He got it wrong and he lost $7,000.

It did cost him 15k but he only lost 14k.

Actually, he lost $7,000. He was at $8K before this question.

racist much?   you can't even see the audience, how do you know they're white??

HIMANSHU CHOUDHARY what do u expect from harsh white people

why bother keying in an answer if you're just going to guess?


Literally Pythagorean theorem and the perfect triangle💀


In these situations you need to have nerves of steel and start counting, double checking and excluding


this vid reminds me of how math ruined my everyday life


This is so easy, I already know the answer as soon as I read the question, we learned this in grade 8 here in China and about 3 other similar sets of numbers used for right triangle problems.


ngl I was sure it was 16 because I thought that whatever the square root of the number was also had to be a square root, then I realized that 16+9=25 and that both of those are square roots and now I feel that I've been stupid for too long


As someone who always chooses anything that ends with the number 5 when faced with a mathematical problem, this brought a smile to my face.

Edit: I decided to check the comments again, and oh boy did the math professors came.

Makes absolutely no sense why you’d choose “5” for any difficult math problem.

@Sayantan Saha since 1 can also be written as ½ + ½,
½+ ½ + ½ + ½ = ?
(½ + ½)² +( ½ + ½)²
Now taking denominator common  ((1+1)/2)² + ((1+1)/2)² =( 2/2)² + (2/2)²
4/4 + 4/4
Now taking squareroot cause why not
√(4/4) + √(4/4) = 2/2 + 2/2
Now taking the denominator common again
(2+2)/2 = 4/2
4/2 = 2
Therefore, 1+1 = 2

What if the question is "which one is a prime number"?

@Satrick Ptar im not sure what this comment means

but the answer is 175, i decided

@KaaiPlaysPiano That's not what I meant. I'm talking more about problems that require proving. E.g. Given a function f(x,y,z) and a positive ε, show that ∃ δ > 0 such that ∀ (x,y,z):
 √(x²+y²+z²)<δ implies |f(x,y,z)-f(a,b,c)|<ε

Well, it's not so hard to show that since it's just using the definition of a limit in higher dimension but that's the first thing that came to mind.

@PyrowolfCB the question is wrong, because he should have also shown the function, but d can be an answer for the function f(x)=x

what is 01000101 (binary) in base 4? (good luck with a 5 there ;) )

Lol not me I just thought of the 3,4,5 triangle.

Oh boy I hope no one asks you whats 2.5 x 2

@PyrowolfCB i mean you couldve also just chose the one that ends in 5

@KaaiPlaysPiano d?
But shouldn't it be:
lim f(x)
x --> 75
If you put:
lim x
x --> 75
then it must be 75 right?

@Sayantan Saha If you asked for the answer for 2 + 2, I would’ve actually said 5 because of the Polish meme. 😂😂😂

@Taxtro 5, tho I would suggest it to be atleast -5

What should be the age of consent?
A: 12
B: 14
C: 16
D: 5

@Satrick Ptar limit as x goes to 75 of x

a: 48
b: e^pi(i)+1
c: ln(2)
d: 75


Figured that surprisingly quick. First take any of the numbers minus 1 to see if a squared number comes out, then 2, then 4 and so on until you find another squared number.


Tbh the wording confused me a little bit. I thought for some reason that the square root can be split into two components and then square those to get the original. Eg. 25 -> 5. So you can have 3 and 2 squared to add up to 25 (which it doesn't, and that doesn't work for any of them lol).


I can see how someone would not immediately understand the question but it was perfectly clear to me right away


The audience was like "We got him guys!" 😂

I’ve seen them do that to at least one unlikable contestant.  They couldn’t have done that this time on purpose.


As an Indian I just figured out the answer as soon as I saw the thumbnail😊


"When will I ever use this after high school"

@ivolloxy never taught in America. And I'm American.

@Keur And he didn't say it was. Your point?

A lot of skills you learn in Maths are only useful for specific careers. By teaching them, it keeps your options open. I personally learn them because I find them interesting.

@Erika Alexandra And lucky you.. Thats boon right from heaven

@Erika Alexandra ahaaan get the joke dear (:

@Saurabh Pathak In Finland we dont have competitive exams 😆😆

@dellort tog uoy And who's retarded? -.-

12 or 13 is secondary here in London lol, when you learn square numbers in primary/elementary this should be easy

RyanGames not even learnt in high school lmao we taught us this when we were 12 or 13

Technically it’s not a valid counter to ‘when will I use this’ cause you volunteer to go on this show and it’s your decision on what knowledge you keep lol


I got the correct answer but at first I under analyzed the problem. I was thinking the square of the answer had to be one of the two numbers to be added. But I knew 16 was wrong right away.


I thought it was 16 and was so confident about it, I literally can't read LMAO


Can we just talk about how 50% of the  audience doesn't know the right answer

@mambda Ah... They all are native? Oh... Damn... That's sad and hillarious in one time, LMAO

Кирилл Русских

@Кирилл Русских assuming the vast majority of the audience are native speaking english speaking americans that's a poor excuse considering the fact the question was read multiple times. And that doesn't justify 72% failing 4th grade maths anyway.

No, I think that they just had wrong opinion about question. Firstly I answered A. It's hard to notice if you read fast that there is not word "product" but "sum". So part of people my think about 4x4=16 and not about 3^2+4^2=5^2

Кирилл Русских


I think the majority of the audience's interpretation was because 4 is 2 squared and 4 squared is 16 that is the answer.

16 is also correct since 16 = sqrt(12)^2 + 2^2. In fact all answers are correct since they all satisfy x^2 + y^2 = z.

@Dexter Antonio That's not the question that was asked

@Dexter Antonio That's not the question that was asked

@Raleigh Yeah,  but while technically true, it's pretty damn obvious just by using basic logic that they are only looking for the sum of two squared integers. Anyone of at least average intelligence should be able to deduce the intended answer pretty easily. Unfortunately the average IQ of YouTube commenters happens to be roughly 85 or so (I'm not joking or making this up).

@Raleigh Holy shitt dudee yeaaa 💀💀, they should have mentioned the word ' perfect square ' <br>Coz like even (√8)² + (√8)² = 16

@Raleigh Holy shitt dudee yeaaa 💀💀, they should have mentioned the word ' perfect square '
Coz like even (√8)² + (√8)² = 16

But 2² + 4² is not equal to 16 , They clearly wrote ' Sum '

But 2² + 4² is not equal to 16 , They clearly wrote ' Sum '

I really dont get it, it literally says "sum" so i dont know how you can interpretate otherwise lol

What I thought

Should've went to highschool

What I thought

Should've went to highschool

@Peachy Pie well, hello there, fellow 35P! Always amusing finding someone outside the rabbit hole

I think they thought 8 was a square number, but it is only a cube number.

I think they thought 8 was a square number, but it is only a cube number.

@Al Quinn also 0^2 and 4^2 means 0+4 which is 4 there is no option of 4.

@Al Quinn also 0^2 and 4^2 means 0+4 which is 4 there is no option of 4.

@Dexter Antonio then it would be only 4 but there is no option of 4

@Dexter Antonio then it would be only 4 but there is no option of 4

Yes because the audience are morons that prefer to think "Oh 16 is a nice number" instead of actually reading the question

@Al Quinn sorry I meant the other ppl lol

@Al Quinn sorry I meant the other ppl lol

@afsa h i never said three square numbers. why is everyone hallucinating over this question?

@stressed by a mountain of books I relate so hard with that lol

@stressed by a mountain of books I relate so hard with that lol

If they said "whole" number then none are correct. The never said using whole numbers so all of them are correct.

@Al Quinn it says "which one of these square numbers also happen to be the sum!" One of those four in the list is the SUM of "two smaller square numbers" so only TWO other square numbers is what we are looking for NOT THREE square numbers.

The question is worded incorrectly. I believe 16 is correct answer.

The question is worded incorrectly. I believe 16 is correct answer.

@Raleigh yea the question was flawed. So the real answer was actually incorrect.

@Raleigh yea the question was flawed. So the real answer was actually incorrect.

@Dexter Antonio "0^2 + 4^2 = 16" -- that's why the question asked for two smaller numbers, moron

Yeah it's sum not product, that messed me up too.

Yeah it's sum not product, that messed me up too.

@[redactado] [redactado] The text of the question is very clear: the correct solution is "the sum of two smaller square numbers". Not of smaller roots, of <b>two smaller square numbers!</b>

@[redactado] [redactado] The text of the question is very clear: the correct solution is "the sum of two smaller square numbers". Not of smaller roots, of *two smaller square numbers!*

@Jens Raab the question doesn't especify if the smaller number is the squared number or the positive root of the squared number.<br>4 is not smaller than 4 but 4 is smaller than 16.

@Jens Raab the question doesn't especify if the smaller number is the squared number or the positive root of the squared number.
4 is not smaller than 4 but 4 is smaller than 16.

@Hrit Roy oh genius <br>Stfu girl, the question was also kinda tricky so many ppl thought the same numbers so did the guy on hot seat

@Hrit Roy oh genius
Stfu girl, the question was also kinda tricky so many ppl thought the same numbers so did the guy on hot seat

@Raleigh  @Raleigh  for example? I mean from 16,25,36,49

@Raleigh  @Raleigh  for example? I mean from 16,25,36,49

@Chancellor Palpatine no it must be natural

@Chancellor Palpatine no it must be natural

@Raleigh its absolutelly clear. A square number is per definition a numer that is produced by a natural number times itself.

@Animax now i know why i chose 16 , i missed the word SUM . <br>Thanks math telling me I still stupid .

@Animax now i know why i chose 16 , i missed the word SUM .
Thanks math telling me I still stupid .

@Dexter Antonio Sure, but your calculation is 0+16=16. And the question demands two smaller square numbers.
0 is smaller than 16, but 16 is not smaller than 16...

@Dexter Antonio Sure, but your calculation is 0+16=16. And the question demands *two* smaller square numbers.
0 *is* smaller than 16, but 16 is not smaller than 16...

@Dexter Antonio Your calculation is right, of course, but it is not a valid answer to the question as it specifically says "sum of two <b>smaller</b> square numbers".

@Dexter Antonio Your calculation is right, of course, but it is not a valid answer to the question as it specifically says "sum of two *smaller* square numbers".

@Mark Which of these square numbers also happens to be the product of two smaller square numbers?

Answer: 16

Edit: Because the number is the result of two other square numbers my mind automatically went for a square of squares. Totally skipping over the word sum .

@Mark Which of these square numbers also happens to be the _product_ of two smaller square numbers?

Answer: 16

Edit: Because the number is the result of two other square numbers my mind automatically went for a square of squares. Totally skipping over the word _sum_ .

Um, what? But how does that interpretation correspond to the original question?

Um, what? But how does that interpretation correspond to the original question?

If you didn’t get the right answer then you are in the 70% of the audience who didn’t get the right answer. Don’t try acting like you were too smart to get the answer they were looking for.

So your argument is that the audience is bad at both English and math then? Would never have happened in Europe, even in the UK.

It's either that, or they wanted him to lose...

It's either that, or they wanted him to lose...

@Imanuel "happens to be the sum" means when added together

The result when u add something is called   sum

Yeah that was my answer. They should added more info, like what’s the sum when added together.

@Raleigh stop playing smartass, it’s obvious the question is about a whole number being the sum of two whole numbers that are themselves squares. It’s a number theory question, not an algebra question (root of polynomials).

That makes no sense, where in that reasoning is the sum?

That makes no sense, where in that reasoning is the sum?

@Raleigh No, the problem is perfectly clear. To be a "square number," it's roots must be rational

So that assumes they just don't know what sum means, which is sad but understandable

So that assumes they just don't know what sum means, which is sad but understandable

She said sum of square numbers, not product.

She said sum of square numbers, not product.

@Just a random person sum of two squares, not a multiple. 25 is 16 plus 9, which is 4 squared plus 3 squared.

Pls someone explain I am not native what was yhe question abt i also thoight it was 16 as 2x2=4 and 4x4=16

It would work out if the question said a product of. I thought of A as 8+8 but 8 is a cube root of 2 which erases it from the list of possible answers.

@Raleigh Well the question says smaller square numbers and complex numbers aren’t smaller than real numbers.

@UCbPQ-uckoJs1cITehBdpMgQ fuck you and your question

@UCbPQ-uckoJs1cITehBdpMgQ fuck you and your question

Yes, they are stupid. Don’t understand math or English.

Yes, they are stupid. Don’t understand math or English.

@Basesixty that doesn’t even work in Base 60

@Basesixty that doesn’t even work in Base 60

@Raleigh I doubt even a quarter of the audience knows what a complex number is

@Raleigh I doubt even a quarter of the audience knows what a complex number is

That's how I read the question. I was tricked!

That's how I read the question. I was tricked!

That’s what the question is trying to make you think but it’s actually asking something else!

Yeah, im not native. I can talk fluently on everyday things. But this one just stumped me. I learned math in another language lmao

@Raleigh yeah I was really confused at first lol

@Raleigh yeah I was really confused at first lol

@Hrit Roy the question really wasn’t that clear, lol.  All of the numbers could have been summed from two squared complex numbers.  This is just one example of how flawed the question was lol.

@dlm9293 should have paid more attention to the question

@dlm9293 should have paid more attention to the question

Yup, thats where my head was at. Should've paid more attention in math class 🤦🏻♂

Yup, thats where my head was at. Should've paid more attention in math class 🤦🏻♂


Don't trust the masses when it comes to maths or science 😅


After that night, everyone who was a part of that audience was never seen again.


Literally this question is fit in mind of every Asian middle schooler 💀


... don't Americans learn about pythagorean triples in high school?


See kids..this is why you shouldn't ask your math teacher, "when would we ever use this irl"


A bold assumption that the common audience member knows math better than him.


When knowing Maths stops you getting laid.


To be fair, these kind of math questions are difficult for most; even college graduates.  Math is a language, so just the wording loses half the people, and then most folks already don't know what a square number is.

Bloody hell. Did you even go to school? Anyone who attended college should know what a square number is. You learn what a square number is in primary school.


That question was asked in a very strange way.


I'm just laughing at the shameless of the audiance after giving the dogshit answer that they DARE TO CLAP 😂😂.

@prrithwiraj barman do you have any kind of sense as to wtf you're talking

@Sanidhya Suresh  ayooo, i didn’t judge anyone. Because you are already "Ended" 💀💀💀

XD

@prrithwiraj barman lol this is soo immature, you judging some random person on the internet you don't even know

@Sanidhya Suresh  brah, you took one on one with your indian accent?  I can feel your  words. "D".......  engDish grammar. KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu KuDu.

@WaitingtoHit alright you ended me there, you win

Studio audiences to a TV or radio program are directed to applaud whenever the director turns on the"Applause" sign.  On this program, one such instance occurs when a contestant finishes her/his turn in "the hot seat," regardless of how that turn ends (missing a question, leaving without answering the question, or winning the million dollars).

@WaitingtoHit fr. bro had the energy to put in the first question mark but didnt know to put in the second, and blames it on laziness💀

@Sanidhya Suresh I think you do have the patience because you successfully typed the first one; that means that you must have lacked the knowledge to avoid creating a fused sentence. You seem to be having further difficulties with English, so allow me to assist:

Bruh, I don't have the patience to put a freakin' question mark and all, but that guy seriously said "shameless of the people."

As you can see, there were even more errors in the above sentence, but perhaps the most egregious of these is the lack of a comma before "and," which resulted in a run-on sentence. When using a coordinating conjunction to link two independent clauses, one should always designate the end of the first clause with a comma. Punctuation is organization, and organization facilitates coherence.

@Sanidhya Suresh Since you are passionate about English grammar, I'm sure you won't mind me issuing the following correction: <br>Really? Go read some English grammar.

@Sanidhya Suresh Since you are passionate about English grammar, I'm sure you won't mind me issuing the following correction:
Really? Go read some English grammar.

The audience was directed to clap after every answer.


And this is the "real world situation" the teachers were always yakking on about


🙋♂ I understand the question and I understand the answer, but I don’t know how I’d go about figuring it out by myself. Is there some way to intuitively know which square numbers are contained by other square numbers other than brute forcing it?

It's only a hand full of numbers. Just try them out.

There are methods but those aren't easily done in the head. So brute forcing it is. However, considering the first squares only (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49) there's not much need for brute forcing. Also 3, 4, 5 is probably the most famous Pythagorean Triple.


"hard to do math when you're up here"

- a guy who's never done math


It was funny that he didn't know the answer. <br>It was sad that the audience didn't know the answer.

It was funny that he didn't know the answer.
It was sad that the audience didn't know the answer.


I thought it was 25 as well. It’s important to learn your ²


I love how she had to remind him he had other lifelines because she knew he completely wasted that one.

@Daniel Hoang i don't think it's cheating, because while the hosts pretty often make it seem like they're subtly hinting an answer - from time to time their hints point in the wrong direction.
(most often when the player is already settling for the correct answer, and they provoke them into doubting themselves).
so you can never know for the sure if the hint is genuine, which is part of the drama of the show, the way i see it.

Yeah but in reality a host shouldn't hint you whether the audience is wrong or right, that's cheating. It's supposed to be a risk he takes with that lifeline. So I still respect that he ignored her warning.

Yes and she even urged him to think about it and try and work it out from how it's written


It was simple logic of a Pythagorean triplet😂(If he had remembered the concept)


Bruh, as soon as she read the question i know what the answer was. It's often a go to for people writing maths questions on Pythagoras when they want it to be a nice, small integer.


When the audience also doesn't know math lmao


Bruh it’s literally the 3,4,5 Pythagorean theorem combo 😭😭

Anyone can feel confused by this question if they have forgotten the precise definition of the term "square number";<br>even people who have studied high-level math, because high-level math can be learned without knowing exactly what "square number" means, since you are almost never explicitly asked to specify that term in those math courses.

Anyone can feel confused by this question if they have forgotten the precise definition of the term "square number";
even people who have studied high-level math, because high-level math can be learned without knowing exactly what "square number" means, since you are almost never explicitly asked to specify that term in those math courses.


I guess the audience just pressed the wrong answer to let the boy learn a lesson of his life... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


At first I couldn't figure it out because I assumed the two square numbers had to be the same... And I was stumped because NONE of them were correct under that assumption. I could imagine under this pressure it'd be even harder to think straight.

Why on Earth would you add your own arbitrary restrictions on top of a math problem? Having trouble understanding this but a lot of people are saying it. If I asked you to find two numbers that sum to 25, would you assume they have to be the same?

I agree! Same thing happened to me. Even though it can be solved with basic math is not an easy question to answer at that moment.

In fact, there are NO perfect squares that match the conditions you thought they were asking for, because that would require the square root of 2 to be a rational number. See if a number is a perfect square, it is of the form x=n^2. But if y=2*n^2 is also to be a perfect square, then y=m^2, and the result would be the square root of 2 could be expressed as m/n with integers m and n.

Why did you assume that? Just curious. As in, what in the wording of the original question made you think that?

@poignant it doesnt have to mean two different numbers, at least not in math talk. however it should be very clear from the phrasing that choosing two different numbers is not excluded.

why would you assume that? it says "sum of two smaller squares", not "two times a smaller square". also, there is literally no square number with that property.

hahaha wow that's funny..i literally wrote the exact same comment. glad I'm not the only one.

its impossible for them to be the same
let a and b be natural numbers and
a^2+a^2=b^2
2a^2=b^2
b=-sqrt(2)a or sqrt(2)a
both of the options contain an irational number and an intiger
thus meaning that b must be irational
 but thats contradcting the first statement meaning the condition we set on a,b is impossible
thus the sum of two similar square can never be a square number

Agreed I majored in statistics and the phrasing of the question also stumped me

I barely even read the question and I saw 25, I immediately knew what was going on and knew it was B. Come on, this is one of the most basic math, but people prefer to waste their time in trash TV shows and series than to learn something useful for their lives and society.

I initially thought the same, but there's no possible answer, so I had to re-read it again. XD

Steel Vendetta the question is straightforward, you just start from every smaller square number, eg 4 and minus from each option to see if the outcome is also a square, you do this till you work up to the highest number. The man could’ve easily used his brain but I understand the pressure. I found the answer by getting 5 minus it from 25 and the answer

Geopat I also did the same  but then I quickly figured it out. And it comes out I figured right

Thought the same, very silly question. They should of made it a lot more clear. I literally tried to work it out for 10 minutes.

@Jorgie dude you're one in a fifty or so..... least you could have done was at least think for common sense answer

@Roronoa ZoroI'd still feel a little pressure if someone was relying on my answer to win $15,000.

I understand the man's problem but what about the idiotic 50% of the audience. They weren't under any pressure

Geopat i'd think that,too. The question was not clearly enought

Luis, smartest response I've seen here.  Me, I just thought ... Pythagoras.  3 - 4 - 5 is the classic example used in teached the Pythagorean theorem.  And if you don't know what that is, I'm not explaining ... because you were probably one of the people that said A.

@Chitralekha Vashishtha I did that same thing. Then I read your comment lol

There is no square number that is the sum of two equal square numbers, because the square root of 2 is irrational

SupaDupaPixelGirl You’re parallel to someone who has the right to say something to a student, but you don’t have the right to be their teacher. Also, I wasn’t replying to you. Furthermore, your last sentence speaks volumes about your character as well as your lack of composure.

Same here. Took a minute to understand the question before I found the answer.

I totally understand what you mean. I did get it right, but AFTER I read a comment saying “It took me a minute to understand the question.” That’s when I thought, “Hhhhmmmm maybe I need to read the question again.” I was trying to put myself under pressure like this guy by making myself answer it right away. When I read the question again with better composure, I got the answer right away. Honestly, people need to stop being condescending because unless you’ve been in his position watched by a live audience and millions of TV viewers, as well as having a lot of money at stake, we really don’t have the right to say anything.

The questions says "... the sum of two smaller...".
This in the day to day language means "two different numbers".
So I get what you're saying, but remember this is a show broadcasted on TV...


It is why you should focus on your studies and mainly maths.


I struggled with math at school - somehow made it through 58 years in life so far without that question surfacing, lol.  But hey...I would've gone home with $1k I didn't have when I arrived for the game.  That's simple math I can relate to.


Now I realise why I took science 🙂.  This was totally common for me . Specially this one 25 .


I got that but it was all about remembering 3 squared being 9 then adding 16 (4 squared) to get 25. Wouldn't say this was impossibly easy.

@Julia אסתר מילשטיין I simply cannot fathom how people found this difficult.

@Michael Thompson me too! Don't know why... I have no problem to solve fucking integrals and stuff but this one really confused me

Julia אסתר מילשטיין

I got confused cause i thought the 2 numbers had to be identical 😭


Anyone who has ever streamed themselves gaming knows how this guy feels. It's so much different than playing alone, with zero pressure

True, but it should have been simple for any college student.

@Hugo Whitacre They also used some basic psychology too. They started with 16, which as you said, 2x2=4 and 4x4=16. That thought went through a lot of heads right away, even mine until I took a step back and reasoned it out, and once your mind is on that train of thought it's REALLY easy to overlook the word sum.

@Kamike Serpentail Yup, 100% this. You never know how you are going to react until you are in that situation. Nerves, stage fright, being star struck, and the like all can make you freeze up with panic, fear, or both. Once either of those set in, it's much harder to think clearly, let alone when you are on a time crunch.

@UTU49 It's easy for us to reason it out with no time crunch and no pressure, but up there on stage, you could see his mind blanked out. So he asked the audience, who were given a pretty short amount of time to reason it out. So he went with the majority, which happened to be wrong.

@Arian65 yeah but nobody cares about fortnite except 12 year olds

I played fortnite with a big streamer callled xqc for an hour in front of over 100K live viewers, I actually just felt nervous the first minutes and then it was completely chill and I could focus great, I guess im just built different

@demon in denim Oh no. His 'smartness' is judged upon him failing an elementary math question. It is simply implied from there, that he didn't even try to think it through.

@Hugo Whitacre No, it doesn't "make" you do anything of the sort. You do that all on your own.

@UTU49 well not everyone does their thinking out loud so i don't think you should judge people's smartness based on whether they spoke or not. this is more a case of critical thinking skills.

Clearly, this guy was under pressure. i tried to answer this question without pausing the video and i still felt pressured and was incorrect. i reasoned in my had that this question is asking for the pythag theorem (a^2 + b^2 = c^2), but even then i had a mental blank and didn't remember the 3,4,5 triangle or was able to figure out which numbers to use.

Though I do agree that speaking out loud would have helped. Not always, but on this specific game show it does help to speak out loud because the hosts will try to be as forgiving and helpful as possible. The host even says that she wasn't sure of his thought process so she can't judge whether the audience poll helped or not. If she knew what he was thinking it would've been easier for her to hint him in the right direction.

I don't have a problem with someone not having a clear idea of what "square" and "sum" mean. However, I don't like the fact that he didn't even TRY to interpret the question out loud, which is what many people would do.

He would, at very least, have given himself a chance if he'd said some thoughts out loud, something like this...

"Okay, I'll try to figure this out. We're talking about square numbers. All of these are apparently square numbers. Is 16 a square number? It's 4 times 4, right? That's what square MEANS... right? Okay... so now I want to find one that is the SUM of some other numbers... and they have to be squares too. What does SUM mean? Does SUM mean adding or multiplying?"

If he had done that, more of the audience probably would have gotten it right.

If he's incapable of reasoning like that, then he's not equipped to win a lot of money on a quiz show.

@Hugo Whitacre the host even accentuates sum when reading the question, and it's like basic reading comprehension, no idea how people can miss it

@Marcelo Elias I've been in a high honors math class (calculus currently) and even I got the question wrong. The question is worded so the question seems obvious at first. From my observation, this question makes you think of a smaller square number than 16, the first thing your mind jumps to should be 4 (or 2^2). You have to pay attention to the "sum" part of the question and realize that you have to use two <b>different</b> square numbers.

@Marcelo Elias I've been in a high honors math class (calculus currently) and even I got the question wrong. The question is worded so the question seems obvious at first. From my observation, this question makes you think of a smaller square number than 16, the first thing your mind jumps to should be 4 (or 2^2). You have to pay attention to the "sum" part of the question and realize that you have to use two *different* square numbers.

@Marcelo Elias alright bud, so I guess they're all just idiots and that's why they got the question wrong.

@Airwreck Unless they all have ADHD, I'm pretty sure they paid attention to the question. I mean, they went to see this live and all that.

@Marcelo Elias right, but 5 seconds is barely enough time to actually read the question if they weren't paying attention, why do you think they got it wrong? they probably just guessed cuz they panicked.

@Airwreck It's literally basic trigonometry

@Marcelo Elias Well I don't think everyone in the audience was prepared to answer the question, the host gave em like 5 seconds to choose their answer.

@Marcelo Elias You can be really smart and very ignorant of mathematics. He's clearly very ignorant of mathematics.

Yep. You can be really smart, but being nervous can make you fuck up anything.

The audience has no such excuse, however.

I played against my favorite pro starcraft player in person once.
you never really know when or how the pressure is going to affect you until you're there.
God I played like I was bronze, but I was mid-diamond at the time

I used to be a streamer, part time, streamed around 2 hours 50+ times. I can say that it's really not that big of a deal, but yes, your focus will shift from the game to chat, and that moment triggers a really terrible and unnerving feeling. The feeling of being good at something but showing the opposite of it, helplessly


3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 is literally the example of every pythagoras theorem. All he needed to know was the square between 1 and 7.


It's option B!! Pythagorean triplet!!!😭😭 Man would've prolly watched memes during his math class!!!😭😭😂😂


Took me 30 seconds to get it, I realized it was easier to try to subtract the smaller square numbers from each and the number 9 made me immediately realize 25 was the answer, especially when you literally get 16 subtracting 9 from it.

I mean you have the choice between any prime numbers derived from 1 - 6, wasn't that hard.


I feel really sad for audience 😂😂😂😂😂 secondly for this guy 😂😂😂😂


Basically, you're supposed to recognize that 25 = 16 + 9 = 4^2 + 3^2.  If you have enough time you can do it by a process of elimination.

I think we all learned an important lesson though.  Don't feel safe going with the slim majority or a plurality when it comes to math.  Math is not democratic.

I mean it is a common triplet. It is more of general knowledge math

Math is not democratic, even in math course.

Yes, it's basically like a 3 4 5 triangle

And 8 pairs of socks is 16 socks, like he said, "Square number of 4 socks".

+merlinthegreat100 yeah, this took me 10 seconds to figure out...

I looked at the numbers and immediately recognized it was 25. This guy, agh....

Nathan<br>and  you should learn to read carefully. 8 pairs are 16 socks.

Nathan
and  you should learn to read carefully. 8 pairs are 16 socks.

+Alan Falleur Well, the largest number was 49, or 7^2.  If you just do the squares in your head you get to the answer pretty quick (1, 4, 9, 16) and see that 25 is the sum of two of those...

+Alan Falleur It took me a while to realize what they meant by "square number". Any real number can be squared.

+Elsa Bunny

i think a lot of people thought sum to mean multiple.

so 16= 4x4. 4 is a square. so 16 is the sum (multiple) of 2 squares.

It wasn't about time and a process of elimination as he had absolutely no idea what to do.

No matter how much time you gave him nor would he have known what to eliminate for what reason, he was just BLANK.

I'm not making fun of the guy or you, he just didn't know how to and a SIMPLE process of elimination as you call it, wouldn't have helped at all.

+andimaterie You should learn some more about the square numbers :^

+Alan Falleur I think the audience misunderstood the difference between "sum" and "product"   4x4=16

+otaku chan it wont let me edit the comment but i meant *16 :D

+Elsa Bunny why? I heard that word like 30 years ago and it´s not like you need square numbers alot in your life. Well ok, sometimes you use them, but you dont think about how they are called. It´s not like you say "oh, I need the square number of 4 socks for this business trip". So either you got refreshed by school knowledge of your kids or you simply remember something. I don´t think it´s sad if others dont. It would be sad not to know how to square a number but who cares how the result is actually called? I need 8 pairs of socks. Got it.

Alan Falleur that's kind of sad if people don't know what's meant by a square number

Elsa Bunny Oh sure.  Of course, they have to understand what's meant by a square number.  Obviously the audience is confused about that, too.


The one who knows Pythagorean theorem can get it in seconds


I’m good at math but that was a bit of a tricky question. I thought a too- the way it was worded fooled me man


It honestly took me about a minute to figure out the right answer (without looking) because I had to seriously pause and understand the exact wording on the question and what was asked. Unless you have this memorized you'd have to do a straight up count, both he and the audience rushed it


"Ryan, you sit right there, and audience, shame, shame on you. Don't you dare clap."


How can one not know the most basic Pythagorean triplet?


What's worse was actually the results of audience poll.


I was overthinking and thought the smaller square numbers had to be the same (like a 2²=2+2 type of situation) but reading the question again I realized the question was not asking for all that. I can see how someone would get it wrong. The pressure of being timed and having a large audience plus the whole world watching would cause me some serious mental blockage, especially once I realized I misunderstood the question.

That was my first thought, then I thought more and figured it out. I think this more a case of "underthinking" or maybe "tunnelthinking?" 😅

I was thinking the same as you, then got confused cause all the answers seemed plausible with how I read the question....

I was thinking the same as you, then got confused cause all the answers seemed plausible with how I read the question....

I thought why isn't it right 16 is 4² and 4 is sum of 2 and 2

I thought why isn't it right 16 is 4² and 4 is sum of 2 and 2

Still not good reasoning cuz 2^2 + 2^2 ≠ 16<br>It's a pretty straightforward question if you know what "square" and "sum" mean

Still not good reasoning cuz 2^2 + 2^2 ≠ 16
It's a pretty straightforward question if you know what "square" and "sum" mean

@UltraBall333 Omg I did the exact same thing lol these things used to cause me to fail tests lol!

@UltraBall333 Omg I did the exact same thing lol these things used to cause me to fail tests lol!

It's the smallest pithagorian triple and it's one of the first examples you see in junior school when learning the Pythagorean theorem. Should be considered basic knowledge.

I don’t think this is overthinking at all, just a very poorly worded question. Somehow at least two or three similarly poorly worded Qs make it onto every scholastic entrance exam there is!

It's a confusing question. It reminds of that genius game or whatever that has convoluted problem solving baked into it. This at least has a rational to it, that other game (can't even think of the name) has got to be one of the dumbest games I've ever seen, that tries to be smart.

i disagree, if u are competing in something like this idc how nervous u are making sure u understand the question should be one of the top priorities

Fun fact, 2 of the same is mathematically impossible. If it was then sqrt(2) must be an integer which it isn't

Fun fact, 2 of the same is mathematically impossible. If it was then sqrt(2) must be an integer which it isn't

that is not overthinking, that is misinterpreting

that is not overthinking, that is misinterpreting

Twice the same square can never be a square, this is the basis for the famous proof that the square root of 2 is an irrational number.

Twice the same square can never be a square, this is the basis for the famous proof that the square root of 2 is an irrational number.

Well atleast you're honest unlike most dolts here

Well atleast you're honest unlike most dolts here

you have to factor in the stress of being on television and watched by millions of people.

you have to factor in the stress of being on television and watched by millions of people.

@Falk Flak Well, most of the show is about remembering a bunch of stuff you memorized earlier. In that regard, math questions are basically free passes, since you hardly have to remember anything apart from some elementary math terms. The rest, you just have to calculate. You have the time to do it.

Also, the question was put in a pretty straightforward way. Failing to comprehend written text is not the question's fault.

@Falk Flak Well, most of the show is about remembering a bunch of stuff you memorized earlier. In that regard, math questions are basically free passes, since you hardly have to remember anything apart from some *elementary* math terms. The rest, you just have to calculate. You have the time to do it.

Also, the question was put in a pretty straightforward way. Failing to comprehend written text is not the question's fault.

I literally couldn’t figure out this question (I paused the video so I could figure out the answer) and thank you so much for your comment. I thought it had to be the sum of the same number as well

that's why the question was put in exactly this way. I think most people who brag about how easily it is would've failed in that situation or can only answer is because they memorized it from school.

I thought the same exact thing, I would have definitely gotten this wrong unless I got a lucky guess. Having the question be more specific could have meant he got the right answer

MEEE TOOOOO, TOOK ME FOREVER. Since I was like, hold up non of these make sense

MEEE TOOOOO, TOOK ME FOREVER. Since I was like, hold up non of these make sense

Mathematically impossible. If a² = b² + b², that means a = b.sqrt2, which is not even a rational number (as long as a and b are integers, and as long as i'm not a doofus)

Yeah same, took me at least 60 secs to get the right answer.

Yeah same, took me at least 60 secs to get the right answer.

That audience was  selected by his ex ! Bwahahaha

That audience was  selected by his ex ! Bwahahaha

2² is not 2 + 2 its 2 x 2 tho the answer is correct the approach is incorrect, mate.

2² is not 2 + 2 its 2 x 2 tho the answer is correct the approach is incorrect, mate.

Or literally just read the fucking question instead of doing whatever the fuck you did.

Or literally just read the fucking question instead of doing whatever the fuck you did.

I had the same situation, but probably 'cause i'm watching it so late xD

I had the same situation, but probably 'cause i'm watching it so late xD

@Ninjaslash52 where is that in the question? Why it has to be different square numbers?

@Ninjaslash52 where is that in the question? Why it has to be different square numbers?

I thought it was
16 -> 4*4 -> 2*2*2*2
Like… I assumed it was saying what square can be broken down into another square twice. 16->4^2->2^4. For the record, it is my bend time, lol.

25 -> 5^2
16->4^2->2^4
36->6^2
49->7^2
None of them can reduce like 16 can, from 4 to 2. 25 -> 3^2 + 4^2… unless you memorized that, I really don’t get how you’d just know that tbh. Like, I know how square numbers work, but in school I was never taught about adding them like that to my memory. I recall multiplying them and diving them though. If they said, what two numbers squared equal 25, then I’d get it though.

I did the same mistake and first, then realized the numbers could be different. <br>Ruled out 49 at the beginning for that very reason

I did the same mistake and first, then realized the numbers could be different.
Ruled out 49 at the beginning for that very reason

@Prinz Jakob idk what he thought, but the wording was confusing

@Prinz Jakob idk what he thought, but the wording was confusing

I don't get how people are saying the question is confusing. It's perfectly straightforward. You need to know what a square number is (a=n×n) but they give you a list of 4 square numbers to remind you what it means, 4x4=16,5×5=25,6×6=36,7×7=49. You need to know that sum means add. Even if you forgot that from school it's a very common thing in spreadsheets if you want the total of a column the formula says SUM(). So if you know those 2 things then the question says which of these numbers is the sum of 2 smaller square numbers, so that means the answer is the one where you can add 2 of the numbers in the square number list together and it equals the answer. The only smaller square numbers than the ones listed are 1,4 and 9. So you take the list 1,4,9,16,25,36 and try to add combinations of them together to get the result of 16,25,36,49. 4+1=5, 9+1=10,  9+4=13, 16+1=17, 16+4=20, 16+9=25 bingo! So starting from the bottom you have to do 6 sums to find the answer but they are very easy sums. If you think about it a little more you would realise that none of the square numbers are consecutive numbers so therefore you would never have A+1=B so you can drop 1 from the list to consider. Then you only need to do 3 sums to find the answer!

True, the question doesn't explicitly state they have to be 2 different numbers that you are adding together, but it certainly doesn't imply they have to be the same! But what if you thought that the same number added to itself was a candidate? Well any number added to itself must give an even result. The only even numbers in the list are 16 and 36. Half of 16 is 8 (not square), half of 36 is 18 (not square). So it's pretty easy to eliminate those possibilities even if your mind did go down that path.

Personally I worked it out the other way around. I started with the answers and tried to find numbers that would add up to it. I didn't even get as far as considering 1 and just thought about 4, 9, 16 and 25. 36-25=11 (not square), 25-16=9 square! So 25 is the answer.

Smaller square number had to be the same? What kind of situation are you talking about? My god I can’t imagine what it is like to live in your world.

I had to read 15 comments to understand the question

I had to read 15 comments to understand the question

Yea I was thinking.. well for it to be the sum of that square number the two numbers have to be the square root of one the numbers and the only square root of the square number that is still a square number was 4 (square root of 16).. 4 x 4 is 16

@NoumenalSoup there's multiple interpretations to this question. For you to not realize this is quite hypocritical

@NoumenalSoup there's multiple interpretations to this question. For you to not realize this is quite hypocritical

I did the exact same thing... I thought it was A.

I did the exact same thing... I thought it was A.

It is these types of logical reasoning that I fail... I literally can't understand what these math words really say. I feel really bad

It is these types of logical reasoning that I fail... I literally can't understand what these math words really say. I feel really bad

To be fair, it was a badly worded question

To be fair, it was a badly worded question

@IamGrimalkin ,<br>Number leapt out at me instantly...

@IamGrimalkin ,
Number leapt out at me instantly...

You weren't overthinking it, what you thought makes absolutely no sense<br>Alexandre trying to make overthinking a eufemism for being stupid or lacking concentration in the moment

You weren't overthinking it, what you thought makes absolutely no sense
Alexandre trying to make overthinking a eufemism for being stupid or lacking concentration in the moment

I read "smaller" as "similar". So i can't even read too😂😂

I read "smaller" as "similar". So i can't even read too😂😂

@Geology051 well we clearly have different dialects

@Geology051 well we clearly have different dialects

@Beacon Blaster Bruh that math don’t mean crap lol

@Beacon Blaster Bruh that math don’t mean crap lol

If 2X^2 = Y, X and Y cannot both be integers. You can see this if you draw an isosceles, right-angled triangle where the two identical sides have length 1. Since the hypotenuse is sqrt(2), it is impossible to make it an integer without making the two identical sides a surd.

i somehow didn't overthink this..
randomly chose b, checks in my head: 16+9=6+9+10 6+9=15
 25 and 15 both end with 5

i somehow didn't overthink this..
randomly chose b, checks in my head: 16+9=6+9+10 6+9=15
 25 and 15 both end with 5

Yeah same, kind of sad to think about how many people would get this question wrong just from misinterpreting it

Yeah same, kind of sad to think about how many people would get this question wrong just from misinterpreting it

That would be impossible. A^2=2B^2 is impossible to solve for A if A and B are integers greater than 0 because A/B=sqrt(2) whereas sqrt(2) is irrational.

Exactly it’s poorly framed and I had to take a second and analyze what exactly it called for

Exactly it’s poorly framed and I had to take a second and analyze what exactly it called for

This is literally just the 3-4-5 triangle. For anyone that even finished something like 10th grade it really shouldn't take any computation at all to get the answer. If you didn't see the answer right away you probably didn't do so well on the SAT math test.

For people that misunderstood the question and said it was poorly worded, it is not. Most people in this country are bad at word problems, and you are probably one of them. I've seen enough students to know that by now.

If you know, you immediately see Pythagorean triangle 3, 4, 5 or 9, 16, 25

If you know, you immediately see Pythagorean triangle 3, 4, 5 or 9, 16, 25

If he knows the pythagorean formula then he would know it :|

If he knows the pythagorean formula then he would know it :|

@bowlchamps37<br>Well that's helpful, but it doesn't make the answer leap out at you.

@bowlchamps37
Well that's helpful, but it doesn't make the answer leap out at you.

@IamGrimalkin You don´t even need the  pythagorean triple triple. You just need to know what a square number is.

@IamGrimalkin You don´t even need the  pythagorean triple triple. You just need to know what a square number is.

💯 thought the same thing, I kept looking at 16 and thinking that 4 is also a perfect square but 4+4 doesn’t equal 16… I might’ve just guessed that one too tho since it sounded the best. It wasn’t until I paused the video and thought about it without distractions that I interpreted the question right and remembered that 3^2 + 4^2= 5^2 like when using the Pythagorean theorem

@GGian_ 4*4 is multiplication not addition. Sum is addition...

@GGian_ 4*4 is multiplication not addition. Sum is addition...

@IamGrimalkin Good for you?  I don't use this word often but you sound like such a cringey boomer.

@IamGrimalkin Good for you?  I don't use this word often but you sound like such a cringey boomer.

@Mark Sommers
The question is only hard to understand or process if you don't know what a pythagorean triple is.

Watching this, I had a pretty good idea what the answer would be before they even read "25" out; because 3/4/5 is the smallest and by far the most well-known pythagorean triple.

@IamGrimalkin No, perhaps not asking that stupid question at all would've been better.  Imagine trying to use a phone a friend for that question?  It'd be pretty much no use with just 30 seconds to read it and then give the answers.  You'd need to read that question twice at least.  And the ask the audience was useless too, of course.

@Mark Sommers<br>Do you think it would have been better phrased as "which of these numbers is a member of a pythagorian triple?"

@Mark Sommers
Do you think it would have been better phrased as "which of these numbers is a member of a pythagorian triple?"

Yea because it was a very confusing question.  I've never seen a millionaire question be so ridiculous before.

Yea because it was a very confusing question.  I've never seen a millionaire question be so ridiculous before.

It's not possible to do that with integers, because you'd be effectively taking the square root of two, which is irrational.

Anyway, the easy way of doing this is to already have a concept of Pythagorean triples; that way the answer leaps out.

The sad thing was he wasn't even being timed so had time to actually work it out. It was simple enough for someone at college to work out, especially.

@Crimson the sum of 16 and 9, which a both square numbers is 25. 25 is also a square number. 2000 years ago every Roman schoolboy was able to understand that.

It helps when you know the difference between "sum" and "same". In most countries people learn this at ages 6-8.

It helps when you know the difference between "sum" and "same". In most countries people learn this at ages 6-8.

The question was worded horribly - the sum of two square numbers of 25 is not 5. 5+5 is 10 and neither are square numbers.

The question was worded horribly - the sum of two square numbers of 25 is not 5. 5+5 is 10 and neither are square numbers.

Twice a positive square can never be a square. This is a direct consequence of unique factorization.

Twice a positive square can never be a square. This is a direct consequence of unique factorization.

Because it said "square numbers" I was thinking of the numbers to be squared, not the results of squaring. Welp

Because it said "square numbers" I was thinking of the numbers to be squared, not the results of squaring. Welp

It can‘t be the same square number twice because that would mean that the answer had to be an even number. Every number x2 is even. And since they would ask that, you would know that the answer could be two different numbers.

Uh, thank you for clarifying, I was on the same path and actually I think the question is very poorly formulated.

Uh, thank you for clarifying, I was on the same path and actually I think the question is very poorly formulated.

@NoumenalSoup lol there are two kinds of people:
Person 1 : oh I misread the question my bad
Person 2 : oh I found the right answer so I’m gonna research people who haven’t and say they are bad at math because it makes me feel better about myself.

I’ll let you figure out your category on your own …

Ps: there is more than square numbers in math, for math is a rich material therefore you can suck at one area and be a god at something else. This is not representative of your maths skills …

Absolutely agree. I even have a stem degree and thought 16 at first, until I reread the question and realized I had misunderstood it.

Absolutely agree. I even have a stem degree and thought 16 at first, until I reread the question and realized I had misunderstood it.

I literally did the exact same thing and it took me a while to realize the answer was B, 25 which is the sum of 9 (square root 3) and 16 (square root 4).  Im wondering if half the people didnt vote and it defaults to answer A.

Why on earth would you think that? Question is easy, you're bad at math.

Why on earth would you think that? Question is easy, you're bad at math.

@Houdini you're a live example to what I said. Really bad reading. If you read again, you can see that I meant the same thing. That the que says sum and not product.

@Satwik K no, sum is correct. a product is the result of a multiplication.

@Satwik K no, sum is correct. a product is the result of a multiplication.

@rajatsingh9 no he was technically wrong. even if you assume that two equal numbers are valid, none of the answers work. 8+8=16 and 8 is not a square number, 25 and 49 arent even divisable by 2 and 18+18=36 and 18 is also no square number. <br>The only answer that works, no matter if it wouldve stated "two different numbers" or not is B. 9+16=25, 9 is a square number and 16 is aswell.

@rajatsingh9 no he was technically wrong. even if you assume that two equal numbers are valid, none of the answers work. 8+8=16 and 8 is not a square number, 25 and 49 arent even divisable by 2 and 18+18=36 and 18 is also no square number.
The only answer that works, no matter if it wouldve stated "two different numbers" or not is B. 9+16=25, 9 is a square number and 16 is aswell.

@GGian_ REALLY bad reading cuz the que said sum, not product.

@GGian_ REALLY bad reading cuz the que said sum, not product.

She literally said he had a lot of time to think, he just couldn't

She literally said he had a lot of time to think, he just couldn't

@Prinz Jakob because (16=4*4=2*2*2*2)+(bad reading)

@Prinz Jakob because (16=4*4=2*2*2*2)+(bad reading)

Yes I was on the same track as question is formulated that way..

Yes I was on the same track as question is formulated that way..

Exactly what I was thinking, I think it's a poor question

Exactly what I was thinking, I think it's a poor question

@Ninjaslash52 it is the problem when your mother tongue is not english

@Ninjaslash52 it is the problem when your mother tongue is not english

I completely agree. I was overthinking it too. Eventually I came to Choice B, but I'm just chilling on my own. Imagine all that people watching with those high stakes... I'd black out on math for sure. Sad.

I thought it was C because I for some reason thought 20 was a square number and forgot 9 was LOL

I thought it was C because I for some reason thought 20 was a square number and forgot 9 was LOL

Same I thought it was 2 of the same so I spent like 3 minutes trying to figure out which one it was then realized it had to be 2 different ones


Not gonna lie I am pretty bad at basic math so oh course I wrote it down possible basic roots and added them. I figure they meant two different root numbers not just the sun of two. I still got it right even though I’m bad at adding things or multiplying them in my head. Written out I might figure it out.


He heard “this is for 16,000” and thought “oh so it’s 16”


3,4,5 is a right angled triangle which follows Pythagoras them, by this trick, with fraction of seconds I came up with answer 🇮🇳🚩


He should've used his phone joker to call Pythagoras.