Question

What should be multiplied by the expression in the image to obtain the smallest square

Answer 1

2xy

Explanation:

Here, we want to obtain the number with the smallest square

To get this, we simply find the nearest number square which is 2

The nearest x squared which is x (to get x^4)

The nearest y squared which is y (to get y^2)

Thus, the smallest number so we get a square will be; 2xy