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power, indices and surds PRACTICE TEST [5 - EXERCISES]
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Question : 6 [SSC SAS 2010]
The greatest number among $2^60, 3^48, 4^36$ and $5^24$ is
a) $4^36$
b) $2^60$
c) $3^48$
d) $5^24$
Answer »Answer: (c)
$2^60, 3^48, 4^36$ and $5^24$
$2^60 = (2^5)^12 =(32)^12$
$5^24 = (5^2)^12 =(25)^12$
$2^60 >5^24$
$3^48 =(3^4)^12 =(81)^12$
$3^48 >2^60$
$4^36 =(4^3)^12 = (64)^12$
$3^48$ is the largest number
Question : 7 [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]
The ascending order of $(2.89)^{0.5}, 2 - (0.5)^2, √3$ and $√^3{0.008}$ is
a) $ √^3{0.008}, √3, (2.89)^{0.5}, 2 - (0.5)^2,$
b) $2 - (0.5)^2, √3, √^3{0.008}, (2.89)^{0.5}$
c) $√^3{0.008}, (2.89)^{0.5}, √3, 2 - (0.5)^2,$
d) $ √3, √^3{0.008}, 2 - (0.5)^2, (2.89)^{0.5}$
Answer »Answer: (c)
$(2.89)^{0.5}, 2 - (0.5)^2, √3$ and $√^3{0.008}$
$(2.89)^{0.5} = (2.89)^{1/2}$ =1.7,
$2 - (0.5)^2$= 2 - 0.25 = 1.75,
$√3$= 1.732 and
$√^3{0.008}= √^3{0.2 ×0.2 ×0.2}$=0.2
Obviously,
0.2 < 1.7 < 1.732 < 1.75
$√^3{0.008}<(2.89)^{0.5}<√3<2 - (0.5)^2$
Question : 8 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]
If the numbers $√^3{9}, √^4{20}, √^6{25}$ are arranged in ascending order, then the right arrangement is
a) $√^4{20}<√^6{25}<√^3{9}$
b) $√^6{25}<√^4{20}<√^3{9}$
c) $√^3{9}<√^4{20}<√^6{25}$
d) $√^6{25}<√^3{9}<√^4{20}$
Answer »Answer: (d)
Making each surd of the same order :
LCM of 3, 4 and 6 = 12
$√^3{9}=(9)^{1/3}=(9)^{4/12}=(9^4)^{1/12}$
$=√^12{9^4}=√^12{6561}$
$√^4{20}=√^12{20^3}=√^12{8000}$
$√^6{25}=√^12{25^2}=√^12{625}$
$√^12{625}<√^12{6561}<√^12{8000}$
$√^6{25}<√^3{9}<√^4{20}$
Question : 9 [SSC DEO 2011]
The smallest among $√^6{12}, √^3{4}, √^4{5}, √3$ is
a) $√3$
b) $√^6{12}$
c) $√^3{4}$
d) $√^4{5}$
Answer »Answer: (d)
$√^6{12}, √^3{4}, √^4{5}, √3$
LCM of indices of surds
= LCM of 6, 3, 4 and 2 = 12
$√^6{12} =√^12{2^2}=√^12{144}$
$√^3{4} =√^12{4^4}=√^12{256}$
$√^4{5} =√^12{5^3}=√^12{125}$
$√3 =√^12{3^6}=√^12{729}$
The smallest surd = $√^4{5}$
Question : 10
Arrange the following in descending order : $√^3{4}, √2, √^6{3}, √^4{5}$
a) $√2>√^6{3}>√^3{4}>√^4{5}$
b) $√^3{4}>√^4{5}>√2>√^6{3}$
c) $√^4{5}>√^3{4}>√^6{3}>√2$
d) $√^6{3}>√^4{5}>√^3{4}>√2$
Answer »Answer: (b)
$√^3{4}, √2, √^6{3}, √^4{5}$
L.C.M. of 3, 2, 6, 4, = 12
$√^3{4}=(4)^{1/3}=(4)^{4/12}$
=$(4^4)^{1/12}=(256)^{1/12}$
$√2 =(2)^{1/2}=(2)^{6/12}$
=$(2^6)^{1/12}=(64)^{1/12}$
$√^6{3}=(3)^{1/6}=(3)^{2/12}=(3^2)^{1/12}=(9)^{1/12}$
$√^4{5}=(5)^{1/4}=(5)^{3/12}=(5^3)^{1/12}=(125)^{1/12}$
$(256)^{1/12}>(125)^{1/12}>(64)^{1/12}>(9)^{1/12}$
or, $√^3{4}>√^4{5}>√2>√^6{3}$
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