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- Twenty one times of a positive number is less than its square by 100. The value of the positive number is
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Suppose, the positive number be x.
According to the question,
x2 – 21x = 100
⇒ x2 – 21x – 100 = 0
⇒ x2 – 25x + 4x – 100 = 0
⇒ x (x – 25) + 4 (x – 25) = 0
⇒ (x – 25) (x + 4) = 0
⇒ x = 25 because x ≠ –4Correct Option: A
Suppose, the positive number be x.
According to the question,
x2 – 21x = 100
⇒ x2 – 21x – 100 = 0
⇒ x2 – 25x + 4x – 100 = 0
⇒ x (x – 25) + 4 (x – 25) = 0
⇒ (x – 25) (x + 4) = 0
⇒ x = 25 because x ≠ –4
- The sum of two positive integers is 80 and the difference between them is 20. What is the difference between squares of those numbers ?
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Let the numbers be x and y where x > y.
∴ x + y = 80
x – y = 20
∴ (x + y) (x – y) = 80 × 20
⇒ x2 – y2 = 1600Correct Option: B
Let the numbers be x and y where x > y.
∴ x + y = 80
x – y = 20
∴ (x + y) (x – y) = 80 × 20
⇒ x2 – y2 = 1600
- The least six digit number which is a perfect square is
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The smallest 6-digit number = 100000
Clearly,
316 < √100000 < 317
317 × 317 = 100489
∴ Required number = 100489Correct Option: A
The smallest 6-digit number = 100000
Clearly,
316 < √100000 < 317
317 × 317 = 100489
∴ Required number = 100489
- The least number that must be subtracted from 63520 to make the result a perfect square is
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Now, 63520 – 16 = 63504
and √63504 = 252
∴ Required number = 16Correct Option: D
Now, 63520 – 16 = 63504
and √63504 = 252
∴ Required number = 16
- The difference between two numbers is 9 and the difference between their squares is 207. The numbers are :
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Let the numbers be a and b where a > b.
According to the question,
a – b = 9 .... (i)
and a2 – b2 = 207
⇒ (a + b) (a – b) = 207
⇒ 9 (a + b) = 207⇒ a + b = 207 = 23 .... (ii) 9
On adding equations (i) and (ii),
a + b + a – b = 23 + 9
⇒ 2a = 32 ⇒ a = 16
∴ a – b = 9
⇒ 16 – b = 9
⇒ b = 16 – 9 = 7Correct Option: B
Let the numbers be a and b where a > b.
According to the question,
a – b = 9 .... (i)
and a2 – b2 = 207
⇒ (a + b) (a – b) = 207
⇒ 9 (a + b) = 207⇒ a + b = 207 = 23 .... (ii) 9
On adding equations (i) and (ii),
a + b + a – b = 23 + 9
⇒ 2a = 32 ⇒ a = 16
∴ a – b = 9
⇒ 16 – b = 9
⇒ b = 16 – 9 = 7