Question : Directions: Select the option that is related to the third number in the same way as the second number is related to the first number.
289 : 324 :: 441 : ?
Option 1: 483
Option 2: 484
Option 3: 401
Option 4: 529
Correct Answer: 484
Solution :
Given:
289 : 324 :: 441 : ?
Write the square root of the given number and find the square of the resultant number by adding 1 to the resultant, to obtain the missing term –
Here, 289 : 324→√(289) = 17 and (17 + 1)
2
= 18
2
= 324
Similarly, follow the same pattern for 441 –
√(441) = 21 and (21 + 1)
2
= 22
2
= 484
So, 484 is the missing number in the given set of numbers. Hence, the second option is correct.