Q Three mathematicians were discussing their ages, when the eldest one said to the youngest: “Eleven years ago I was twice your age”. The third mathematician also noticed a connection: “Twenty-two years ago I was twice your age,” he said to the youngest.
The youngest pointed out that the square of her age and the square of the middle mathematician’s age is equal to the square of the older mathematician’s age. What are their ages?
A 33, 44, 55.
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