What is the value of \(44^2\)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 1936
\(44^2=(40+4)^2=40^2+2\cdot40\cdot4+4^2=1600+320+16=1936\). Hence the correct value is 1936. The nearest distractors 1926 and 1946 are off by 10, while 1956 is off by 20, so they are incorrect. Exam tip: use the \((a+b)^2\) expansion for quick mental squaring of two-digit numbers or memorize squares up to 50.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
1936
Why is this the correct answer?
\(44^2=(40+4)^2=40^2+2\cdot40\cdot4+4^2=1600+320+16=1936\). Hence the correct value is 1936. The nearest distractors 1926 and 1946 are off by 10, while 1956 is off by 20, so they are incorrect. Exam tip: use the \((a+b)^2\) expansion for quick mental squaring of two-digit numbers or memorize squares up to 50.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Number Systems. Topic: Exponents.
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