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If the product of four consecutive natural numbers increased by a natural number p is a perfect square, then the value of p is


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8

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4

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2

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D

1

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Solution

The correct option is D

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Let the four consecutive natural numbers be x, x+1, x+2 and x+3. Then,
A perfect square =x(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)+p
=x(x+3)(x+1)(x+2)+p
=(x2+3x)×(x2+3x+2)+p
=(x2+3x)2+2(x2+3x+2)+p
=(x2+3x)2+2(x2+3x)+p
The expression on the right hand side will be a perfect square if and only p =1
Perfect square number
=[(x2+3x)2+2(x2+3x)+1]
=(x2+3x+1)2


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