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by xcusemeplz2009 » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:53 pm
imo d

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by ftaslimi » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:42 pm
The answer is not D.
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by okigbo » Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:55 pm
Is it 12?

72=2^3 * 3^2

So n must have 2 2's and a 3
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:07 am
taking n = 12, n^2 = 144 which is divisible by 72
so, 12 is the largest no. thru which n divides.another eg doesnt satisfy
IMO B
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by grockit_jake » Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:15 pm
Note you are not looking for n. You are looking for the largest positive integer that must divide n.

The smallest n = 12, so n^2 = 144, like you said. 144 is divisible by every answer choice. Since (e) is the greatest....

Note that 12 = 2*2*3, so 12^2 = 2*2*2*2*3*3.

72 = 6*6*2 = 3*3*2*2*2. You MUST have one more factor of 2 in order to get a perfect square (two 3s and four 2s).
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by ftaslimi » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:48 pm
Yes, the correct answer is B.
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