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In the square root of 1296, what would be the highest power of 3 ?

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Solution

The correct option is C 2
We can prime factorise to find the highest power of 3 in square root of 1296


So we get 1296=3×3×3×3×2×2×2×2
1296=34×24
1296=34×24=32×22

So the highest power of 3 is 2.

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