Three measuring rods are 45 cm, 50 cm and 75 cm in length. What is the least length in metres of a rope that can be mesured by the full length of each of these three rods?
Answers
Answered by
10
Here, the least length will be given by the LCM of 45,50 and 75 .
Prime factorisation of⤵⤵
45=3×5×3=3²×5¹
50=2×5×5=2¹×5²
75=3×5×5=3¹×5²
LCM(Highest Power)=3²×2¹×5²
➡450 cm=>
4.5 metres-Answer
Similar questions