SOLUTION: Find the least whole number that must be added to 1122 to get the perfect square number.

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Question 1185455: Find the least whole number that must be added to 1122 to get the perfect square number.

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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(1) Use a calculator to find the decimal approximation of the square root of 1122; call it x.

(2) Round that number x up to the next whole number y.

The least whole number that must be added to 1122 to get a perfect square is y-1122.

You can do the calculations.