find the smallest number by which 248 should be subtracted to make them perfect square
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Find the smallest number by which 248 should be subtracted to make them perfect square.
Solution:
The closes perfect square number to 248 is 225, which is the square of 15. Hence we can subtract 248 with 225, to determine the number that will suffice the given condition.
= 248 - 225
= 23
If we subtract 23 to 248, we will have a perfect square number of 225.
Final answer:
The smallest number that can be subtracted to 248, in order to it to be a perfect square is 23.