Re: If N is a positive integer and N2 is divisible by 12, then which of th
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16 Sep 2023, 15:20
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As ๐ is a positive integer and ๐^2 is divisible by 12, hence it can be written as
N^2/12=I (I is an integer)
๐๐, \(๐^2 = 12๐ผ = 2 ร 2 ร 3 ร ๐ผ\)
๐๐, \(๐ =\sqrt{ 2*2*3*I}=2 \sqrt{3*I}\)
Now, the fact important to notice here is under the root is I because the root must be also an integer to have N= integer
the minimum value of \(\sqrt{3*I}\) is I=3
therefore the minimum value of N is 6
D) 2N/3=2*6/3=12/3=4 It is an integer
E) 4N/3=6*4/3=8 It is an integer