Practice30Create account

A square pond has stones placed only along its boundary, one stone per metre, with the corners shared.
If each side is 9 m, the side count uses the square only for the area, but for the boundary you use 4 side - 4.
Using the property that stones would fill the whole square, how many stones lie strictly INSIDE the boundary (not on it)?

Class 8Properties of Square NumbersSquares and Roots
  • A98
  • B54
  • C44
  • D49

Step-by-Step Solution

Total interior grid = . Boundary stones = . Inside .
Answer: D) 49

Master this chapter in 30 minutes a day.

Don't just memorise the answer — build a daily practice habit.

Practice 5 Similar Questions Free →

All Properties of Square Numbers practice questions

More Class 8 Properties of Square Numbers practice

Rohan says: 'If I take any odd number greater than 1, say 2k+1, then (2k+1)^2 = 4k(k+1)…Consider perfect squares whose unit digit is 4, such as 144 and 324. Among the squares…A digital signboard in Delhi can show only perfect squares. The owner wants a 4-digit…Property challenge: The sum of the squares of the first n natural numbers is given by…Which of these digits can a perfect square NEVER end with?