Answer:
n = 17. This means, √(18 x 17 x 34) = √(10404) = 102.
Step-by-step explanation:
An integer is a number that is not a fraction.
Given √(18 x n x 34), for the expression to be an integer, the product must be a perfect square. We are looking for n, the smallest number to multiply 18 x 34 to make it a perfect square. We have:
18 x 34 = 2 x 9 x 2 x 17 = 2 x 3 x 3 x 2 x 17 = 2² x 3² x 17.
From here, we see that we need to multiply an extra 17 to make it a perfect square, therefore n = 17. So we have:
√(18 x 17 x 34) = √(10404) = 102
The least possible positive integer-value of n such that [tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34}[/tex] is an integer is 17
The expression is given as:
[tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34}[/tex]
Expand the equation
[tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34} = \sqrt{2 \times 9 \times n \times 2 \times 17}[/tex]
Express 8 as 3^2
[tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34} = \sqrt{2 \times 3^2 \times n \times 2 \times 17}[/tex]
Rearrange the factors as follows:
[tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34} = \sqrt{2 \times 2\times 3^2 \times n \times 17}[/tex]
Express 2 * 2 as 2^2
[tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34} = \sqrt{2^2\times 3^2 \times n \times 17}[/tex]
Evaluate all exponents
[tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34} = 2\times 3 \times \sqrt{n \times 17}[/tex]
[tex]\sqrt{18\cdot n \cdot 34} = 6 \times \sqrt{n \times 17}[/tex]
For the expression to be an integer, then the radical must be a perfect square.
Given that the expression in the radical is [tex]{n \times 17[/tex], then the value of n must equal 17, at the very least
i.e.
[tex]n = 17[/tex]
Hence, the least possible positive integer-value of n is 17
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