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What is the smallest possible integer value of x in order for the product of 720 and x to result in a perfect square?

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Answer:

x = 5

Explanation:

720 = 2^4 × 3^2 × 5

√720 = 2^2 × 3 × √5

√(720×5) = 2^2 × 3 × 5

User Oleg Bondarenko
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