Solve Problem : Which one among the following is the greatest ? A) â201- â199Â B) â101 - â99Â C) â301 - â299Â D) â401 - â399
Q. Which one among the following is the greatest ? A) √201- √199 B) √101 - √99 C) √301 - √299 D) √401 - √399
Soln
Trick: If the difference (gap) is the same, smaller numbers give a larger value. (Gap same āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞā§, āϝāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§ā§°āĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āϏ⧰ā§, āϏā§āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°āĨ¤)
Smaller n ⇒ smaller denominator ⇒ larger value.
Therefore, Option B is the greatest.
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MCQ
1. a17+b17 is divisible by which of the following ? (ā§§. a17+b17 āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ ?)
(a) a + b (b) a − b (c) a2 + b2 (d) None
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (a) a + b
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: 17 is an odd number. Therefore, a17+b17 is divisible by a+b.
2. a25 + b25 is divisible by which of the following ? (⧍. a25 + b25 āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ ?)
(a) a+b (b) a−b (c) ab (d) None
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (a) a+b
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: 25 is odd. Hence, a25 + b25 is divisible by a + b.
3. a31 − b31 is divisible by which of the following ? (ā§Š. a31 − b31 āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ ?)
(a) a + b (b) a − b (c) a2 + b2 (d) None
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (b) a − b
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: For any positive integer n, an - bn is always divisible by a − b.
4. a51 + b51 is divisible by which of the following ? (ā§Ē. a51 + b51 āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ ?)
(a) a + b (b) a − b (c) a2 - b2 (d) None
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (a) a + b
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: 51 is an odd number. So, a51 + b51 is divisible by a + b.
5. a99 − b99 is divisible by which of the following ? (ā§Ģ. a99 − b99 āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϝ ?)
(a) a + b (b) a − b (c) ab (d) None
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: (b) a − b
Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: an−bn is always divisible by a − b, regardless of whether is odd or even.
Quick Rule / āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
- an + bn → Divisible by (a+b) when nn is odd. (āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϤ + āϝā§āĻ ⇒ (a+b) ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϝāĨ¤)
- an - bn → Always divisible by (a − b). (āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ (a−b)(a-b)-ā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§āϝāĨ¤)