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  1. If a3 = 117 + b3 and a = 3 + b,then the value of (a + b) is :
    1. ± 7
    2. ± 49
    3. ± 13
    4. 0
Correct Option: A

a3 – b3 = 117; a – b = 3
⇒ (a – b)(a2 + ab + b2) = 117
⇒ 3 × (a2 + ab + b2) = 117

⇒ a2 + ab + b2 =
117
= 39
3

⇒ (a - b)2 + 3ab = 39
⇒ 32 + 3ab = 39
⇒ 3ab = 39 – 9 = 30
⇒ ab =
30
= 10
3

⇒ (a + b)2 = (a - b)2 + 4ab
= 9 + 4 × 10 = 49
∴ a + b = √49 = ± 7



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