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commander wished to arrange his 8,000 soldiers in the form of a square how many more will be required to complete the square

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Answer:

100

Explanation:

Hello,

We are looking for the surrounding perfect squares.


√(8000)=89.44272...

so


7921=89^2< 8000<90^2=8100

So we need 100 more soldiers to form a perfect square.

Hope this helps.

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