What is the value of (23^2-129)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 400
First evaluate the exponent: \(23^2=23\times23=529\). Then \(529-129=400\), so the correct answer is 400. The value 529 is only \(23^2\); 129 must still be subtracted. Exam tip: evaluate exponents before performing subtraction in such expressions.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
400
Why is this the correct answer?
First evaluate the exponent: \(23^2=23\times23=529\). Then \(529-129=400\), so the correct answer is 400. The value 529 is only \(23^2\); 129 must still be subtracted. Exam tip: evaluate exponents before performing subtraction in such expressions.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Number Systems. Topic: Exponents.
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