The sum of square roots problem
Bound how close two sums of k square roots of integers up to n can be, and decide whether such sums can be compared in polynomial time.
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| 14 | "name": "The Open Problems Project", |
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| 17 | "curator": "Erik D. Demaine, Joseph S. B. Mitchell and Joseph O'Rourke", |
| 18 | "poser": "Joseph O'Rourke", |
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| 20 | "as_of": "2026-10-20", |
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