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1. Consider four digit numbers for which the first two digits are equal and the last two digits are also equal. How many such numbers are perfect squares?
Now, let the required number be aabb.
Since aabb is a perfect square, the only pair of a and b that satisfy the above mentioned condition is a = 7 and b = 4
Hence, 7744 is a perfect square
Solution:
Any four digit number in which first two digits are equal and last two digits are also equal will be in the form 11 × (11a + b) i.e. it will be the multiple of 11 like 1122, 3366, 2244, . . . . Now, let the required number be aabb.
Since aabb is a perfect square, the only pair of a and b that satisfy the above mentioned condition is a = 7 and b = 4
Hence, 7744 is a perfect square