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The sum of the squares of three numbers is 138, while the sum of their products taken two at a time is 131. Their sum is

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Let the numbers be a, b and c.
Then,
\begin{aligned}
a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 138
\end{aligned}
and (ab + bc + ca) = 131
\begin{aligned}
(a + b + c)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 2(ab + bc + ca)
\end{aligned}
= 138 + 2 x 131 = 400

\begin{aligned}
=> (a + b + c) = \sqrt{400} = 20.
\end{aligned}

1. Find the number which when multiplied by 15 is increased by 196

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Let the number be x.
Then, 15x = x + 196
=› 14 x= 196
=› x = 14.

2. Product of two natural numbers is 17. Then, the sum of reciprocals of their squares is

\begin{aligned} \frac{290}{289} \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} \frac{1}{289} \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} \frac{290}{90} \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} \frac{290}{19} \end{aligned}

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

If the numbers are a, b, then ab = 17,
as 17 is a prime number, so a = 1, b = 17.

\begin{aligned} \frac{1}{a^2} + \frac{1}{b^2} =
\frac{1}{1^2} + \frac{1}{17^2}
\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} = \frac{290}{289}
\end{aligned}

3. Two numbers differ by 5. If their product is 336, then sum of two number is

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Friends you remember,
\begin{aligned}
=> (x+y)^2 = (x-y)^2 + 4xy
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
=> (x+y)^2 = (5)^2 + 4(336)
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
=> (x+y) = \sqrt{1369} = 37
\end{aligned}

4. find the number, If 50 is subtracted from two-third of number, the result is equal to sum of 40 and one-fourth of that number.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Let the number is x,
\begin{aligned}
=> \frac{2}{3}x-50 = \frac{1}{4}x + 40
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
<=> \frac{2}{3}x-\frac{1}{4}x = 90
\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned}
<=> \frac{5x}{12} = 90
\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned}
<=> x = 216
\end{aligned}

5. if the sum of \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{2} \end{aligned} and \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{5} \end{aligned} of a number exceeds \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{3} \end{aligned} of the number by \begin{aligned} 7\frac {1}{3} \end{aligned}, then number is

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Seems a bit complicated, isnt'it, but trust me if we think on this question with a cool mind then it is quite simple...
Let the number is x,
then, \begin{aligned} (\frac{1}{2}x + \frac{1}{5}x) - \frac{1}{3}x = \frac{22}{3} \end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
=> \frac{11x}{30} = \frac{22}{3}
\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}
=> x = 20
\end{aligned}