a small table has a length of 12 inches and a breadth of b inches . cubes are placed on the surface of the table so as to cover the entire surface . the maximum side of such cubes is found to be 4 inches . also , a few such tables are arranged to form a square . the minimum length of side possible for such a square is 24 inches . find b .
"from the info that the maximum sides of the cubes is 4 , we know that the gcf of 12 ( = 2 ^ 2 * 3 ) andbis 4 ( = 2 ^ 2 ) , sob = 2 ^ x , where x > = 2 . from the second premise , we know that the lcm of 12 ( 2 ^ 2 * 3 ) andbis 24 ( 2 ^ 3 * 3 ) , sob = 2 ^ 3 or 2 ^ 3 * 3 ( 8 or 24 ) . combining 2 premises shows the answer is a ( 8 ) ."
sqrt(subtract(power(divide(24, 4), const_2), power(12, const_2)))