Question

Q6. Two wires are 12 m and 16 m long. The wires are to be cut into pieces of
equal length. Find the maximum length of each piece.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Two ropes of length 12m and 16m are to be cut into pieces .

Maximum possible length = HCF of length off the ropes.

HCF = ( 12 ,16 ) = 4.

Hence the maximum possible length of each piece must be