While finding the square root of 36 by repeated subtraction, in which step does 20 occur?
A
3rd
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5th
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C
4th
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D
6th
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Solution
The correct option is C 4th The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2. This fact is used to find the square root of a number by repeated subtraction. In finding the square root of 36 by repeated subtraction the steps involved are:- StepNumberValue136−1=35235−3=32332−5=27427−7=20520−9=11611−11=0 You can clearly see that 20 occurs in the 4th step.