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51.

\(\sqrt{[200\sqrt{[200\sqrt{[200....... \infty ]}]}]} = ?\)

Answer: A

Exp: Let \(\sqrt{[200\sqrt{[200\sqrt{[200....... \infty ]}]}]} = x\).

Hence \(\sqrt{200x} = x\)

Squaring both sides \(200x = x^2\)

\(\Rightarrow x(x-200) = 0\)

\(\Rightarrow x = 0 \) or \(x-200 = 0\) i.e. \(x = 200\)

As \(x\) cannot be 0, \(x = 200\)

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52.

Simplify: \(\sqrt{5} \times \sqrt{20}\)

Answer: A

Correct answer: 10

Surds multiply under a single root sign.

\[\sqrt{5} \times \sqrt{20} = \sqrt{100} = 10\]

Answering 100 stops at the product inside the root without taking the square root.

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53.

\((17)^{3.5}\times (17)^{?}=17^{8}\)

Answer: D

Let \((17)^{3.5}\times (17)^{x}=17^{8}\)

Then, \((17)^{3.5+x}=17^{8}\)

\(\therefore 3.5+x=8 \)

\(\Rightarrow x=(8-3.5) \)

\(\Rightarrow x=4.5\)

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54.

If \(a^x = b^y = c^z\) and \(b^2 = ac\), then \(y\) equals:

Answer: D

Let \(a^x = b^y = c^z = k\). 

Then, \(a = k^{\frac{1}{x}}, b = k^{\frac{1}{y}}, c = k^{\frac{1}{z}}\)

Therefore, \(b^2 = ac \)

\(\Rightarrow (k^{\frac{1}{y}})^2 = k^{\frac{1}{x}} \times k^{\frac{1}{z}} \)

\(\Rightarrow k^{\frac{2}{y}} = k^{(\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{z})}\)

Therefore, \(\frac{2}{y} = \frac{(x+z)}{xz} \)

\(\Rightarrow \frac{y}{2} = \frac{xz}{(x+z)} \)

\(\Rightarrow y = \frac{2xz}{(x + z)}\)

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55.

If \(4^{4m+2} = 8^{6m-4}\), solve for \(m\)

Answer: D

Exp: \(4^{4m+2} = (2^3)^{6m-4} \)

\(\Rightarrow 4^{4m+2} = 2^{18m+12}\)

Equating powers of 2 both sides,

\(4m + 2 = 18m -12 \)

\(\Rightarrow 14=14m \)

\(\Rightarrow m=1\)

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56.

If \(5^{a}=3125\), then the value of \(5^{(a-3)}\) is:

Answer: A

\(5^{a}=3125 \Leftrightarrow 5^{a}=5^{5} \)

\(\Rightarrow a = 5 \)

\(\therefore 5^{(a-3)}=5^{(5-3)}=5^{2}=25\)

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57.

\((0.04)^{-1.5}\) = ?

Answer: B

\((0.04)^{-1.5} = (\frac{4}{100})^{-1.5} \)

\(= (\frac{1}{25})^{-\frac{3}{2}} \)

\(= (25)^{\frac{3}{2}} \)

\(= (5^{2})^{\frac{3}{2}} \)

\(= (5)^{2\times \frac{3}{2}} \)

\(= 5^{3} = 125\)

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58.

\(125 \times 125 \times 125 \times 125 \times 125 = 5^?\)

Answer: C

\[ 125 = 5^{3} \quad\Longrightarrow\quad 125^{5} = (5^{3})^{5} = 5^{15} \]

So the exponent is 15. Multiplying five copies of \( 5^{3} \) adds their exponents.

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59.

\((17)^{3.5}\times(17)^{?}=17^8\)

Answer: D

Let \((17)^{3.5}\times(17)^x=17^8\)

Then, \((17)^{3.5+x}=17^8\)

\(\therefore 3.5+x=8\)

\(\Rightarrow x=(8-3.5)\)

\(\Rightarrow x=4.5\)

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60.

If \(x=3+2\sqrt{2}\), then the value of \((\sqrt{x}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}})\) is:

Answer: B

\((\sqrt{x}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}})^{2}=x+\frac{1}{x}-2\)

\(= (3+2\sqrt{2})+\frac{1}{(3+2\sqrt{2})}-2\)

\(= (3+2\sqrt{2})+\frac{1}{(3+2\sqrt{2})}\times\frac{(3-2\sqrt{2})}{(3-2\sqrt{2})}-2\)

\(= (3+2\sqrt{2})+(3+2\sqrt{2})-2\)

= 4

\(\therefore (\sqrt{x}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}})=2\)

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