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Simplifying a Proportional Scaling Factor

A packaging designer for a manufacturing firm is calculating a proportional scaling factor to resize a shipping container. The formula yields an initial factor of 98162\sqrt{\frac{98}{162}}. What is the fully simplified fraction for this scaling factor, and what specific number must be cancelled from the numerator and denominator to reveal perfect squares inside the radical?

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