Number System
-  The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 19043. Which is the smaller one?
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                        View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum Let the two consecutive numbers are N and N+2 
 
 According to the question
 N (N + 2) = 19043Correct Option: ALet the two consecutive numbers are N and N+2 
 
 According to the question
 N (N + 2) = 19043
 ⇒ N2 + 2N - 19043 = 0
 ⇒ N2 + 139N - 137N - 19043= 0
 ⇒ N( N + 139) - 137 ( N - 137 ) = 0
 ⇒ N( N + 139) ( N - 137) = 0
 ⇒ N = 137 and N = - 139
 ∴ N = 137
 
-  If the three- fourth of number is subtracted from the number, the value so obtained is 163. What is that number?
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                        View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum Let the number be N 
 According to the question
 N - 3N/4 = 163Correct Option: DLet the number be N 
 According to the question
 N - 3N/4 = 163
 ⇒ N/4 = 163
 ∴ N = 652
-  A positive number, when increased by 10 equal 200 times its reciprocal . What is the number?
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                        View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum Let the positive number be N. 
 According to the question,
 N + 10 = 200/N
 ⇒ N2 + 10N = 200Correct Option: BLet the positive number be N. 
 According to the question,
 N + 10 = 200/N
 ⇒ N2 + 10N = 200
 ⇒ N2 + 10N - 200 = 0
 ⇒ ( N - 10) ( N + 20) = 0
 &ythere4; N = 10 and N = -20
 But N ≠ -20, since N is a positive number.
 So, the required number is 10.
-  The sum of two numbers is 10. Their product is 20. Find the sum of the reciprocals of the two numbers.
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                        View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum Here, M + N = 10 and MN = 20 
 According to the question,
 (1/M) + (1/N) = (M + N) / MNCorrect Option: CHere, M + N = 10 and MN = 20 
 According to the question,
 (1/M) + (1/N) = (M + N) / MN = 10/20 = 1/2
-  Five time of a positive integer is equal to 3 less than twice the square of that number. Find the number?
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                        View Hint View Answer Discuss in Forum Let the number be N. 
 According to the question,
 ⇒ 5N = 2N2 - 3Correct Option: ALet the number be N. 
 According to the question,
 ⇒ 5N = 2N2 - 3
 ⇒ 2N2 - 5N - 3 = 0
 ⇒ (N - 3) ( 2N + 1 ) = 0
 N = 3 and N = -1/2
 Thus, the required number is 3.
 
	