freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-142-perfect-square-...

---
id: 5900f3fa1000cf542c50ff0d
title: 'Problem 142: Perfect Square Collection'
challengeType: 5
forumTopicId: 301771
dashedName: problem-142-perfect-square-collection
---

# --description--

Find the smallest $x + y + z$ with integers $x > y > z > 0$ such that $x + y$, $x − y$, $x + z$, $x − z$, $y + z$, $y − z$ are all perfect squares.

# --hints--

`perfectSquareCollection()` should return `1006193`.

```js
assert.strictEqual(perfectSquareCollection(), 1006193);
```

# --seed--

## --seed-contents--

```js
function perfectSquareCollection() {

  return true;
}

perfectSquareCollection();
```

# --solutions--

```js
// solution required
```
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
+								---
 								id: 5900f3fa1000cf542c50ff0d
 								title: 'Problem 142: Perfect Square Collection'
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
+								challengeType: 5
-												fix(curriculum): Added forumTopicId to remaining 1200 challeng… (#36558)


											
										
										
											2019-08-05 16:17:33 +00:00
+								forumTopicId: 301771
-												feat(curriculum): restore seed + solution to Chinese (#40683)

* feat(tools): add seed/solution restore script

* chore(curriculum): remove empty sections' markers

* chore(curriculum): add seed + solution to Chinese

* chore: remove old formatter

* fix: update getChallenges

parse translated challenges separately, without reference to the source

* chore(curriculum): add dashedName to English

* chore(curriculum): add dashedName to Chinese

* refactor: remove unused challenge property 'name'

* fix: relax dashedName requirement

* fix: stray tag

Remove stray `pre` tag from challenge file.

Signed-off-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>

Co-authored-by: nhcarrigan <nhcarrigan@gmail.com>
											
										
										
											2021-01-13 02:31:00 +00:00
+								dashedName: problem-142-perfect-square-collection
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
+								---
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
+								# --description--
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
-												fix(curriculum): clean-up Project Euler 141-160 (#42750)

* fix: clean-up Project Euler 141-160

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: use different notation for consistency

* Update curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-144-investigating-multiple-reflections-of-a-laser-beam.md

Co-authored-by: gikf <60067306+gikf@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>
											
										
										
											2021-07-14 11:05:12 +00:00
+								Find the smallest $x + y + z$ with integers $x > y > z > 0$ such that $x + y$, $x − y$, $x + z$, $x − z$, $y + z$, $y − z$ are all perfect squares.
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
+								# --hints--
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
-												fix(curriculum): clean-up Project Euler 141-160 (#42750)

* fix: clean-up Project Euler 141-160

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: use different notation for consistency

* Update curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-144-investigating-multiple-reflections-of-a-laser-beam.md

Co-authored-by: gikf <60067306+gikf@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>
											
										
										
											2021-07-14 11:05:12 +00:00
+								`perfectSquareCollection()` should return `1006193`.
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
+								```js
-												fix(curriculum): clean-up Project Euler 141-160 (#42750)

* fix: clean-up Project Euler 141-160

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: use different notation for consistency

* Update curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-144-investigating-multiple-reflections-of-a-laser-beam.md

Co-authored-by: gikf <60067306+gikf@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>
											
										
										
											2021-07-14 11:05:12 +00:00
+								assert.strictEqual(perfectSquareCollection(), 1006193);
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
+								```
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
+								# --seed--
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
+								## --seed-contents--
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
 								```js
-												fix(curriculum): clean-up Project Euler 141-160 (#42750)

* fix: clean-up Project Euler 141-160

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: use different notation for consistency

* Update curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-144-investigating-multiple-reflections-of-a-laser-beam.md

Co-authored-by: gikf <60067306+gikf@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>
											
										
										
											2021-07-14 11:05:12 +00:00
+								function perfectSquareCollection() {
-												fix: remove Good luck! comment from challenge seed code (#39575)


											
										
										
											2020-09-15 16:57:40 +00:00
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
+								  return true;
 								}
-												fix(curriculum): clean-up Project Euler 141-160 (#42750)

* fix: clean-up Project Euler 141-160

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: corrections from review

Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix: use different notation for consistency

* Update curriculum/challenges/english/10-coding-interview-prep/project-euler/problem-144-investigating-multiple-reflections-of-a-laser-beam.md

Co-authored-by: gikf <60067306+gikf@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: Sem Bauke <46919888+Sembauke@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Tom <20648924+moT01@users.noreply.github.com>
											
										
										
											2021-07-14 11:05:12 +00:00
+								perfectSquareCollection();
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
+								```
-												Feat: add new Markdown parser (#39800)

and change all the challenges to new `md` format.
											
										
										
											2020-11-27 18:02:05 +00:00
+								# --solutions--
-												feat(challenge-md): Add initial markdown challenge files

											
										
										
											2018-09-30 22:01:58 +00:00
 								```js
 								// solution required
 								```