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Algebra Level 2

Evaluate ( 20142014 × 20142014 20142004 × 20142024 ) . \left( 20142014 \times 20142014-20142004 \times 20142024 \right).


The answer is 100.

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9 solutions

Dominick Hing
Sep 28, 2014

We can rewrite using variable substitution. Let's say 20 , 142 , 014 = A 20,142,014 = A .

Then we can rewrite as A 2 ( A 10 ) ( A + 10 ) { A }^{ 2 }-(A-10)(A+10) .

We can simplify down to A 2 ( A 2 100 ) { A }^{ 2 }-({ A }^{ 2 }-100)

and then eventually to 100 100 . \square

As a general case, x 2 ( x n ) ( x + n ) x^2-(x-n)(x+n) is equal to n 2 n^2 .

Joshua Ong - 6 years, 8 months ago

I'm not understand.

Lusi Febriani - 6 years, 6 months ago

A very lovely problem

U Z - 6 years, 6 months ago

your really good DOminick Hing

Kimbey Medillo - 5 years, 6 months ago

using the correct sequence i ran it through a calculator and got a very large number. what am i missing ?

Joshua Coddington - 5 years, 2 months ago

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i bet there was an error when you tried to input the number and specially when inputting parentheses within an expression/equation

Angelo Querubin - 5 years, 1 month ago

I have calculator!!!!!!! I've done it.

niloy debnath - 4 years, 11 months ago

are you sure abot that

starboy boy - 5 months ago

Excuse my language, but WTF! I typed 100 and told me I was wrong!

Fumito Azama - 5 years, 6 months ago

How do u write a squared sign on this website? Couldn't answer the question without it. Thanks

Alex Kristel - 5 years, 2 months ago
Saaket Sharma
Dec 15, 2014

we can use a shortcut.We don't need big numbers.Except for the last two digits everything is constant,so no need to consider them.Thus,answer will be: 14 x 14 - 4 x 24 = 100. Done

atleast multiplying a variable to a variable is a lot easier than multiplying two digit numbers,no offense xD

Angelo Querubin - 5 years, 1 month ago
Asim Das
Dec 18, 2014

just take 20,142,014 as X, then X^2-(X-10)(X+10)=X^2-X^2-(-100)=100

Let x = 20,142,014 You will have (x^2) - (x-10)(x+10) =(x^2) - (x^2) + 100 =100

Ajita Shrivastava
Nov 16, 2014

Let 20,142,014 = x So the equation becomes x*x- (x-10)(x+10) = x^2 - x^2 +100 = 100

Kaustuv Banerjee
Nov 15, 2014

a^2 - (a+10)(a-10) = 100

(20142014×20142014-20142004×20142024) =(20142014)^2-(20142014+10)×(20142014-10) =20142014^2-{(20142014)^2-(10)^2} =20142014^2-20142014^2+100 =100

20 , 142 , 014 × 20 , 142 , 014 20 , 142 , 004 × 20 , 142 , 024 = 20 , 142 , 01 4 2 ( 20 , 142 , 014 10 ) ( 20 , 142 , 014 + 10 ) 20,142,014\times20,142,014-20,142,004\times20,142,024=20,142,014^2-(20,142,014-10)(20,142,014+10) Applying the ( a + b ) ( a b ) = a 2 b 2 (a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2 property on the second term we get: 20 , 142 , 01 4 2 ( 20 , 142 , 01 4 2 1 0 2 ) 20,142,014^2-(20,142,014^2-10^2) Simplifying, we get: 20 , 142 , 01 4 2 20 , 142 , 01 4 2 + 1 0 2 = 1 0 2 = 100 20,142,014^2-20,142,014^2+10^2=10^2=\boxed{100}

Krishna Garg
Nov 15, 2014

Multipying numbers at unit and 10th place ,we get 14X14 -4X24 =100 Ans

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