Given expression = (11.98)² + (0.02)² + 11.98 x x.For the given expression to be a perfect square, we must have11.98 x x = 2 x 11.98 x 0.02 or x = 0.04
Converting the given fractions into decimal form, we have,8/9 = 0.8818/23 = 0.7816/21 = 0.7614/17 = 0.82From the above, 0.88 is the largest.Corresponding fraction is 8/9.