Question

Find the smallest natural number which when added to the difference of squares of 17 and 13 gives a perfects square

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

17^2=289

13^2=169.

Their difference is 120.

Nearest square to 120 is 121(11^2).

Therefore 1 is added to 120 to get a perfect square value.

Therefore the answer is 1.