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Problem 135: Same differences

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--description--

Given the positive integers, $x$, $y$, and $z$, are consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression, the least value of the positive integer, $n$, for which the equation, $x^2 − y^2 − z^2 = n$, has exactly two solutions is $n = 27$:

$$34^2 − 27^2 − 20^2 = 12^2 − 9^2 − 6^2 = 27$$

It turns out that $n = 1155$ is the least value which has exactly ten solutions.

How many values of $n$ less than one million have exactly ten distinct solutions?

--hints--

sameDifferences() should return 4989.

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assert.strictEqual(sameDifferences(), 4989);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

js
function sameDifferences() {

  return true;
}

sameDifferences();

--solutions--

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// solution required