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Find the Smallest Number by Which 4851 Must Be Multiplied So that the Product Becomes a Perfect Suqare. - Mathematics

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Find the smallest number by which 4851 must be multiplied so that the product becomes a perfect suqare. 

 

Solution

Prime factorisation of 4851:
4851 = 3 x 3 x 7 x 7 x 11 

Grouping them into pairs of equal factors:
4851 = (3 x 3) x (7 x 7) x 11
The factor, 11 is not paired. The smallest number by which 4851 must be multiplied such that the resulting number is a perfect square is 11.

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Chapter 3: Squares and Square Roots - Exercise 3.1 [Page 5]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 3 Squares and Square Roots
Exercise 3.1 | Q 11 | Page 5

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