What is the correct value of ( 205^2 ) using an identity?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 42025
Use the identity \((a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2\) with \(205=200+5\). Thus, \((205)^2=200^2+2\times200\times5+5^2=40000+2000+25=42025\). In 41025, the middle term \(2ab\) is not calculated correctly. Exam tip: while squaring a binomial, always include the \(2ab\) term.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
42025
Why is this the correct answer?
Use the identity \((a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2\) with \(205=200+5\). Thus, \((205)^2=200^2+2\times200\times5+5^2=40000+2000+25=42025\). In 41025, the middle term \(2ab\) is not calculated correctly. Exam tip: while squaring a binomial, always include the \(2ab\) term.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Exploring Algebraic Identities. Topic: Algebraic identities.
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