Sassy and Missy are playing a number game in which both ask one question each. Sassy's question to Missy is, "If √p is a real number and pq2=64, find the number of possible values of q."
(Hint: Ifq2=9,thenq=3and–3since32=(–3)2=9.)
A
3
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B
4
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C
6
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D
8
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Solution
The correct option is C 6 Given: √pis a real number.
pq2=64
As it is given √p is an real number, the value ofq2will be 1, 4, 9, 16, and so on.
Ifpq2=64,then the possible values of p and q will be (1, 8), (4, 4), (8, 1) and also negative values of q like (1, –8), (4, –4), and (8, –1).
Therefore, there are 6 possible values for q for the above condition.