document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252891>Question 252891</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a^2 b = 12^2 , and b is an odd integer, then a could be divisible by all of the following EXCEPT \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)  3  (B)  4  (C)  6    (D)  9   (E)  12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184997 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184997\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> b has to be one of the factors of 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12^2=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 has factors 3*4*3*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If b is an odd integer, it has to be either 3 or 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If b is 3 or 9 then a^2 becomes 4*4 or 3*4*4 and a would be either 4 or 4sqrt3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and a would not be divisible by 3,6,9, nor 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However if the question were about a^2 and b were 3 then the answer would be only 9.<BR>\n" );
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