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Given : 9216 = 2a × 3b find the values of a and b.

Answer»

Firstly, we have to Prime Factorise 9216. 

We get 9216 = 210 x 32 

Therefore, 

Equating both the sides, 

We get a = 10 and b = 2.

\(\begin{array}{c|c}2&9216\\\hline 2&4608\\\hline2&2304\\\hline2&1152\\\hline2&576\\\hline2&288\\\hline2&144\\\hline2&72\\\hline2&36\\\hline2&18\\\hline3&9\\\hline3&3\\\hline&1 \end{array}\)

By prime factorization of 9216, we obtain

9216 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

= 210 x 32

= 2a x 3b (Given)

So, a = 10 & b = 2 (By comparing)



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