a 4-digit number, the middle digits are the same, the first digit is 4 less than the second and the 4th digit is the first digit to the second power

let 'x' represent the middle digit, then 'x-4' represents the first digit and '(x-4)^2' represents the fourth digit

the sum of the digits is 14:

(x-4) + x + x + (x-4)^2 = 14

solving for 'x' we have a positive value of x=5.37

this indicates an error in the problem statement since this answer should produce an integer value

the number that is probably being looked for is '3119'