Question

a general arranges his soldiers in row and columns to form a perfect square. he find that in doing so, 36 soldiers are left out. if total number of soldiers be 8500, find the number of soldiers in each row. what values are depicted by the soldiers when they are on duty

Answer 1

let x be the no. of rows

no. of rows=no.of men in each row=x

a/q

x^2=8500-36
x^2=8464
x= root 8464
x=92

no. of rows=no. of soldiers in each row= 92

2. it displays the discipline and strictness of the general.

Answer 2

Total soldiers is equal to 8500

soldiers left out is equal to 36
Soilders involved in arranging the lines =8500-36=8464
No of rows and columns =
$\sqrt{8464}$
92