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CHAPTER
SIMPLIFICATION AND
2 SQUARE & CUBE ROOT

11. (12 + 22 + 32 + ...... + 102) is equal to

0.125 + 0.027
1. is equal to (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
0.25 - 0.15 + 0.09
(a) 380 (b) 385 (c) 390 (d) 392
(a) 0.3 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.8 (d) 0.9
2. The sum of the series æ 1ö æ 1 ö æ 1 ö æ 1ö
12. çè1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø .... çè1 - ÷ø is equal to
(1 + 0.6 + 0.06 + 0.006 + 0.0006 + ....) is 3 4 5 25
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
2 1 1 2 2 1
(a) 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2 (a) (b)
3 3 3 3 25 25

0.009 ´ 0.036 ´ 0.016 ´ 0.08 19 1

3. is equal to (c) 1 (d)
0.002 ´ 0.0008 ´ 0.0002 25 325
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)
(a) 34 (b) 36 (c) 38 (d) 39 5
é æ -3 ö -5 / 3 ù
4. The square root of 0.09 is (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010) ê 5 ú
13. Simplified form of ê çç x ÷÷
5
(a) 0.30 (b) 0.03 (c) 0.81 (d) 0.081 ú is
êè ø ú
p ë û
5. The number 0.121212.... in the form is equal to
q (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2010)
1
4 2 4 2 (a) x5 (b) x–5 (c) x (d)
x
(a) (b) (c) (d)
11 11 33 33 14. (0.1 × 0.01 × 0.001 × 107) is equal to
6. By what least number should 675 be multiplied so as to (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
obtain a perfect cube number ? (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 24 (d) 40 1 1
(a) 100 (b) (c) (d) 10
10 100
æ 1 1 1 1ö
7. çè1 + 11 + 111 + 1111 ÷ø is equal to 15 19 24 34
2 2 2 2 15. The least among the fractions , , , is
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) 16 20 25 35
1 (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
(a) 1236 (b) 1234 (c) 618 (d) 617
2 34 15 19 24
8. 0.001 is equal to (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) (b) (c) (d)
35 16 20 25
1 1 1 1 p
(a) (b) (c) (d) 16. 1.27 in the form is equal to (SSC CGL 2st Sit. 2010)
1000 999 99 9 q

4.41 ´ 0.16 127 73 14 11

9. is simplified to (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) (b) (c) (d)
2.1 ´ 1.6 ´ 0.21 100 100 11 14
(a) 1 (b) 0.1 (c) 0.01 (d) 10 3.25 ´ 3.20 - 3.20 ´ 3.05
17. is equal to
256 ´ 256 - 144 ´ 144 0.064
10. is equal to (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010)
112
(a) 420 (b) 400 (c) 360 (d) 320 1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 10
2 10
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18. Out of six consecutive natural numbers, if the sum of first
three is 27, what is the sum of the other three ? 4 3+5 2
29. If = a + b 6, then the values of a and b are
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) 48 + 18
(a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) 24 respectively (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)

ìï (0.1)2 - (0.01)2 üï 9 4 3 4
+ 1ý is equal to (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2010) (a) ,- (b) ,
19. í 0.0001 15 15 11 33
îï ïþ
9 2 3 4
(a) 1010 (b) 110 (c) 101 (d) 100 (c) , (d) ,
10 5 5 15
20. 6 + 6 + 6 + ... = ? (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) 2
30. If x + = 10, then the value of x is
(a) 2.3 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 6.3 4
3+
7
æ 3 + 2ö 5+
21. The square root of ç ÷ is (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011) 6
è 3 - 2ø (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
(a) 3+ 2 (b) 3- 2 1276 53
(a) (b) (c) 4.35 (d) 9
(c) 2± 3 (d) 2- 3 135 6

1 2 1 1 1
2 -1 31. The value of 3 + + + is
3 11 3 3+ 3 3 -3
22. The value of is (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2011)
1 (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
3+
1
3+ (a) 3 + 3 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0
1
3+ 32. A student was asked to divide a number by 6 and add 12 to
3
the quotient. He, however, first added 12 to the number and
38 109 116 then divided it by 6, getting 112 as the answer. The correct
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) answer should have been (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011)
109 38 109
(a) 124 (b) 122 (c) 118 (d) 114
3 2 4 3 6 33. Last year my age was a perfect square number. Next year it
23. The value of - + is will be a cubic number. What is my present age?
3+ 6 6+ 2 3+ 2
(SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(SSC CGL 2011)
(a) 25 years (b) 27 yearss
(a) 4 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3 6 (c) 26 years (d) 24 years
(0.05) 2 + (0.41)2 + (0.073) 2 34. What is the value of (2.1)2 × 0.0441 ?
24. 2 2 2 is (SSC CGL 2011) (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
(0.005) + (0.041) + (0.0073)
(a) 10 (b) 100 (a) 0.9261 (b) 92.61 (c) 92.51 (d) 0.9251
(c) 1000 (d) None of these 35. The value of 3 1372 × 3 1458 is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012)
25. If 9 x = 12 + 147 , then x = ? (SSC CGL 2011) (a) 116 (b) 126 (c) 106 (d) 136
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 547.527 547527
36. If = x , then the value is :
0.0082 82
31-
127
26. is equal to (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (SSC CHSL 2012)
343
x x
5 1 4 2 (a) 10x (b) 100x (c) (d)
(a) (b) 1 - (c) (d) 1 - 100 10
9 7 7 7
27. If the sum of two numbers be multiplied by each number 3
separately, the products so obtained are 247 and 114. The 37. If 3n = 27 , then the value of n is: (SSC CHSL 2012)
sum of the numbers is (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 3
(a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 23 38. From 9.00 AM to 2.00 PM, the temperature rose at a constant
28. Find a number, one–seventh of which exceeds its eleventh rate from 21ºC to 36ºC. What was the temperature at noon ?
part by 100. (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2011) (SSC CHSL 2012)
(a) 1925 (b) 1825 (c) 1540 (d) 1340 (a) 27ºC (b) 30ºC (c) 32ºC (d) 28.5ºC
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æ ö 1 + 876542 ´ 876544
39. The value of çè 6 + 6 + 6 + .......upto...¥ ÷ø is equal to 45.
876543 ´ 876543
is equal to (SSC CGL 2012)

(SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2012) (a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

(a) 3 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 2 46. The simplest value of
40. If 6 ´ 15 = x 10 , then the value of x is 1 1 1 1
+ + + is
(SSC CGL 2012) 2+ 3 3+ 4 4+ 5 5+ 6
(a) 3 (b) ±3 (c) 3 (d) 6 (SSC CGL 2012)

3+ 5 1 (a) 3 ( 2 -1) (b) 2 3 - 1)

41. 3 - - is equal to (SSC CGL 2012)
4 3+ 5 (d) (d) 2 - 1
3 -1
3 5 47. If 21 is added to a number, it becomes 7 less than thrice of the
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) 5 number. Then the number is (SSC CGL 2012)
2 2
42. A farmer divides his herd of n cows among his four sons, so (a) 14 (b) 161 (c) 18 (d) 19
that the first son gets one–half the herd, the second one– 32 + 48
48. The simplified value of is
1 8 + 12
fourth, the third son and the fourth son 7 cows. Then the
5 (SSC Multitasking 2013)
value of n is (SSC CGL 2012) (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 6
(a) 240 (b) 100 (c) 180 (d) 140
43. By what least number should 675 be multiplied to obtain a 9.5 ´ 0.085
49. equals (SSC Multitasking 2013)
number which is a perfect cube? (SSC CGL 2012) 0.0017 ´ 0.19
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 6 (a) 5 (b) 50 (c) 500 (d) 0.05

5+ 3 5- 3 1
44. If 2 x = - , then the value of x is: 50. The value of 1 + is: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013)
5- 3 5+ 3 2
1+
(SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2012) 4
3+
5
(a) 6 (b) 30 (c) 15 (d) 15
12 8 48 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
29 19 29 19
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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

1 -5
1. (c) If 0.5 = a and 0.3 = b then, é -5 ù 5 ´ ´5

Expression =
a3 + b3 13. (c)
ê
ê
êë
( 5
x -3 / 5
) 3 ú

úû
æ -3 ö 5
ú = çç x ÷÷
è
5
ø
3
=
x
3 -5
- ´
5 3 =x
a 2 - ab + b 2
14. (d) 0.1 × 0.01 × 0.001 × 107 = 10–6 × 107 = 10
( a + b ) ( a 2 - ab + b2 )
= = a + b = 0.5 + 0.3 = 0.8 15 19
a 2 - ab + b2 15. (b) = 0.94; = 0.95
16 20
2. (a) 1 + 0.6 + 0.06 + 0.006 + 0.0006 + ... = 1.666...
24 34
6 2 = 0.96; = 0.97
= 1. 6 = 1 = 1 25 35
9 3
3. (b) Expression 27 3 14
16. (c) 1.27 = 1 = 1 =
99 11 11
0.009 ´ 0.036 ´ 0.016 ´ 0.08 9 ´ 32 ´16 ´ 8
= =
0.002 ´ 0.0008 ´ 0.0002 2 ´ 8´ 2 3.20(3.25 - 3.05)
17. (d)
= 3 × 2 × 3 × 2 = 36 0.064
4. (a) 0.09 = 0.3 ´ 0.3 = 0.3 3.20 ´ 0.20
= = 10
0.064
12 4
5. (c) 0.121212.... = 0.12 = = 18. (a) 8 + 9 + 10 = 27
99 33
11 + 12 + 13 = 36
6. (b) 675 = 5 × 5 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 5 So, let 3 consecutive no x, x + 1, x + 2
No. to be multiplied
Next 3 consecutive no x + 3; x + 4, x + 5
1 1 1 1 i.e. sum of last 3 consecutive no. is 9 more than sum of
7. (a) 1 + 11 + 111 + 1111 = 1234 + 2 = 1236
2 2 2 2 first 3.
1 = 27 + 9 = 36
8. (b) 0.001 =
999 0.01 - 0.0001 0.0099
19. (d) +1 = + 1 = 99 + 1 = 100
4.41 ´ 0.16 441 ´16 0.0001 0.0001
9. (a) = =1
2.1 ´1.6 ´ 0.21 21 ´16 ´ 21
10. (b) If 256 = a and 144 = b, then 20. (b) 6 + 6 + 6..... = x
6=3×2
a 2 - b2
By trick = 3 answer
a -b
[a – b = 256 – 144 = 112] ( 3 + 2)
21. (a) Expression =
( a + b )( a - b ) ( 3 - 2)
= = a + b = 256 + 144 = 400
(a - b ) Rationalising the denominator,

n(n + 1)((2n + 1) ( 3 + 2)( 3 + 2) ( 3 + 2)2

11. (b) 12 + 22 + 32 + .... + n2 = = = ( 3 + 2)2
6 ( 3 - 2)( 3 + 2) 3- 2
10(10 + 1)(20 + 1)
\ 12 + 22 + 32 + .... + 102 = = 385 3+ 2
6 \ = ( 3 + 2) 2 = 3 + 2
3- 2
æ 1ö æ 1 ö æ 1 ö æ 1 öæ 1ö
22. (a) Expression
12. (a) çè1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø .... çè1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø
3 4 5 24 25
7 13 77 - 39
2 3 4 23 24 2 -
= ´ ´ ..... ´ ´ = = 3 11 = 33
3 4 5 24 25 25 1 1
3+ 3+
1 3
3+ 3+
9 +1 10
3
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Þ 4x = 77 × 100
38 38 38
38 33 38 77 ´ 100
33 33
= = = 33 = ´ = Þx=
4
= 1925
1 10 99 + 10 33 109 109
3+ 3+
30 + 3 33 33 4 3+5 2
10 29. (d)
48 + 18
23. (b) Expression
4 3+3 2 +2 2 1+ 2 2
Þ Þ
3 2 4 3 6 4 3+3 2 4 3+3 2
= - +
3+ 6 6+ 2 3+ 2 By Rationalising

3 2( 6 - 3) 4 3( 6 - 2) 1 + 2 2(4 3 - 3 2)
= - +
( 6 + 3)( 6 - 3) ( 6 + 2)( 6 - 2) (4 3 + 3 2)(4 3 - 3 2)

6 3- 2 1 + 8 6 - 12 1 + 8 6 - 12 30 - 12 + 8 6
´ , ,
48 - 18 30 30
( 3 + 2) 3- 2
18 18
+ 6 = a+b 6
3 2( 6 - 3) 4 3( 6 - 2) 6( 3 - 2) 30 30
= - +
(6 - 3) (6 - 2) (3 - 2) 3 4
+ 6 =a + b 6
5 15
= 2( 6 - 3) - 3( 6 - 2) + 6( 3 - 2) 3 4
a= , b=
= 12 - 6 - 18 + 6 + 18 - 12 = 0 5 15
2
(0.05) 2 + (0.41) 2 + (0.073) 2 30. (a) x+ = 10
24. (b) 4
2 2
(0.005) + (0.041) + (0.0003) 2 3+
30 + 7
6
(0.05)2 + (0.41)2 + (0.073)2
1 = 100 2
(0.05)2 + (0.41)2 + (0.073) 2 Þx +
100 4´6
3+
37
25. (b) 9 x = 3´ 2 ´ 2 + 3´ 7 ´ 7
2
Þ 9 x =2 3 +7 3 =9 3 Þx+ = 10
24
\ x =3 3+
37

31-
127 3 343 - 127 2
26. (b) = Þ x+ = 10
343 343 111 + 24
37
216 (6)3 6 1
= 3 =3 = = 1- 2 ´ 37
343 (7) 3 7 7 Þ x+ = 10
135
27. (a) Let the numbers be x and y. 74
\ x (x + y) = 247 Þx + = 10
135
and y (x + y) = 114
Þ x2 + xy = 247 and xy + y2 = 114 74 1350 - 74 1276
Þ x = 10 – = =
On adding; 135 135 135
x2 + xy + xy + y2 = 247 + 114
Þ x2 + 2xy + y2 = 361 1 æ 1 1 ö
Þ (x + y)2 = 192 Þ x + y = 19 31. (b) 3+ +ç - ÷
3 è 3+ 3 3 - 3ø
28. (a) Let the number be x.
x x 1 æ 3- 3 -3- 3 ö
\ - = 100 = 3+ +ç ÷
7 11 3 è (3 + 3)(3 - 3) ø
11x - 7x
Þ = 100
11 ´ 7
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Þ x = 3 because x ¹ -2
-2 3
1 1 3 1 1
= 3+ + = 3+ - = 3+ - =3 By trick 3 ´ 2 = 6
3 9-3 3 3 3 3
32. (b) Let the number be x 40. (a) 6 ´ 15 = x 10
x + 12 Þ 2 ´ 3 ´ 3 ´ 5 = x 10
\ = 112
6
Þ 2 ´ 5 ´ 3 = x 10
Þ x + 12 = 672
Þ x = 672 – 12 = 660 Þ 3 10 = x 10
660 Þx=3
\ Correct answer = + 12 = 110 + 12 = 122
6 1 3- 5
41. (b) =
33. (c) By going options, 26 years is the present age. Present 3+ 5 (3 + 5 )( 3 - 5 )
age be 26, then last year age was 25 which represents a
perfect square and next year age would be 27 which 3- 5 3- 5
represents a cubic number. = =
9 -5 4
34. (a) Expression is (2.1)2 × 0.0441 = 4.41 × 0.21 = 0.9261
3+ 5 3- 5
35. (b) 3
1372 ´ 3 1458 \3 - -
4 4
= 7 3 4 ´ 9 3 2 = 63 ´ 3 4 ´ 2 = 63´ 2 = 126
12 - 3 - 5 - 3 + 5 6 3
= = =
547.527 547527 10000 4 4 2
36. (d) =x Þ ´ =x
0.0082 1000 82 42. (d) According to the question,
547527 x ´ 1000 x n n n
Þ = Þ + + +7 = n
82 10000 10 2 4 5
1 10n + 5n + 4n
é3n ù 3 = 27 Þ +7= n
37. (a) ë û 20

n 19n 19n
Þ +7 = n Þ n- =7
3 20 20
Þ 33 =3
n n
Comparing, =3 Þ = 7 Þ n = 20 ´ 7 = 140
3 20
x= 9 43. (c) 675 = 5 × 5 × 3 × 3 × 3
38. (b) Time difference between 9.00 A.M & 2.00 P.M = 5 hours = 33 × 52
Temperature difference between 21°C & 36°C \ Required number = 5
= 36 – 21 = 15°C
5+ 3 5- 3
Now, Time difference between 9.00 A.M & 12.00 Noon 44. (d) 2 x= -
= 3 hrs. 5- 3 5+ 3
temperature
In 5 hours ¾¾¾¾¾¾ ® 15°C ( 5 + 3) - ( 5 - 3)
2 2
4. 5. 3
difference = = = 2 15
( 5 - 3 )( 5 + 3 ) 5-3
temperature æ 15 ö
So, In 3 hours ¾¾¾¾¾¾ ® ç ´ 3÷ = 9°C \ 2 x = 2 15 Þ x = 15
difference è 5 ø
So, temperature at noon = 21 + 9 = 30°C 45. (c) 1 + 876542 (876542 + 2 )
(876542 + 1)2
39. (a) x = 6 + 6 + 6 + ............¥
2
On squaring, 1 + (876542 ) + 2 ´ 876542 (876542 + 1)2
= = =1
2 ( 876542 + 1)2 (876542 + 1)2
x = 6 + 6 + 6 + ..........¥
Þ x2 = 6 + x 1
Þ x2 – x – 6 = 0 46. (b)
2+ 3
Þ x2 – 3x + 2x – 6 = 0
Þ x (x – 3) + 2 (x –3) = 0
Þ (x – 3) (x + 2) = 0
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1 3- 2 3- 2 32 + 48 2´ 2´ 2´ 2´ 2 + 2´ 2´ 2´ 2´3
= ´ = 48. (c) =
3+ 2 3- 2 3- 2 8 + 12 2´ 2´ 2 + 2´ 2´3
= 3- 2
4 2 + 4 3 2(2 2 + 2 3)
1 Þ = =2
\ = 4 - 3; 2 2 + 2 3 (2 2 + 2 3)
4+ 3
1 9.5 ´ 0.085 95 85 10000 100
= 5 - 4; 49. (b) = ´ ´ ´
4+ 5 0.0017 ´ 0.19 10 1000 17 19
1 Þ
= 6- 5 5 ´ 5 ´ 100 = 50
5+ 6
1 1
\ Expression 50. (c) 1 + = 1+
2 2´5
1+ 1+
= 3- 2+ 4- 3+ 5- 4+ 6- 5 15 + 4 19
= 6 - 2 = 2 ( 3 - 1) 5
47. (a) If the number be x, then 1 19 29 + 19 48
x + 21 = 3x – 7 = 1 + 19 + 10 = 1 + = =
29 29 29
Þ 3x – x = 21 + 7
19
Þ 2x = 28
Þ x = 14