PROBLEM # 1
The sum of five real numbers is 7; the sum of their squares is 10.  Find the minimum and maximum possible values of any one of the numbers.

PROBLEM #2
Find all 8-digit natural numbers n such that n² ends in the same 8 digits as n.  Numbers are written in standard decimal notation, with no leading zeroes.

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