40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995
Find the value of — $$ \frac{0.05 \times 0.05 \times 0.05 - 0.04 \times 0.04 \times 0.04}{0.05 \times 0.05 + 0.05 \times 0.04 + 0.04 \times 0.04} $$
a1.01
b0.1
c0
d0.01✓ Correct
Explanation
$$ \frac{(0.05)^3 - (0.04)^3}{(0.05)^2 + (0.05)(0.04) + (0.04)^2} $$ $$ = 0.05 - 0.04 $$ $$ = 0.01 $$ Note – $[a^3-b^3 = (a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2]$
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