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Is the positive square root of x an integer
√x is an integer?
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\(x = n^3\) and n is a perfect square
n=4,9,16,25
so x= (2^2)^3 ; ( 3^2)^3 .. 2^6 , 3^6
√x is not an integer
sufficient

#2
\(x\) has exactly seven factors.
x is prime and (x^6)
√x is not an integer
sufficient
option D

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Is the positive square root of x an integer?

(1) \(x = n^3\) and n is a perfect square.
(2) \(x\) has exactly seven factors.

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Is the positive square root of x an integer?

(1) \(x = n^3\) and n is a perfect square.
(2) \(x\) has exactly seven factors.


(1) \(x = n^3\) and n is a perfect square.

If n is a perfect square, then we can say that \(n = m^2\) for any integer m

And \(x = n^3 = (m^2)^3 = m^6\)
\(\sqrt{x} = \sqrt{m^6} = m^3\)

And since m is an integer so sqrt(x) is also an integer

SUFFICIENT

(2) \(x\) has exactly seven factors.

A number which has an ODD NUMBER OF FACTORS is always a PERFECT SQUARE
=> x is a perfect square, so \sqrt{x} will always be an integer

SUFFICIENT

Answer - D
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I don't agree. There could also be some weird root answers
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I don't agree. There could also be some weird root answers

Which part do you not agree to AKSOfCourse?

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I'm on the line here. I was thinking of numbers with weird exponential factors
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I agree with AKSOfCourse

(2) x has exactly seven factors.

what if x is multiple of prime numbers.

let's say x is 15015.

factors of x is 1,3,5,7,11,13,15015. x has exactly seven factors but square root of x is 122.535709.....

positive square root of x not an integer.

on the other hand, it's easy to find number that positive square root is integer. let's say x is 2^6.

factors of x is 1,2,4,8,16,32,64. x has exactly seven factors and square root of x is 2^3.

positive square root of x an integer

Hence, (2) is not sufficient.
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