LESSON: 2

FORMULAE

VIDEO LESSONS - BASIC CONCEPTS

VIDEO LESSON 2 – FORMULAE – CONCEPTS: (For all answers under Concept

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CONCEPT 1: Algebraic identities:

Algebraic Formulae:
1. (a + b) ² = a² + 2ab + b²
2. (a - b) ² = a² - 2ab + b²
2. a ² – b ² = (a + b) (a - b)
3 3
3. a - b = (a - b) 3 + 3ab (a - b)
(a+b)²+(a−b)²
4. a²+b²
=2
(a+b)²−(a−b)²
5. ab
=4
6. (a + b) ³ = a³ + b³ + 3ab (a + b)
7. (a - b) ³ = a³ - b³ – 3ab (a - b)
8. a ³ + b ³ = (a + b) (a ² - ab + b ²
9. (a +b + c) ² = a ² + b ² + c ² + 2ab + 2bc + 2ac
10. a 3+ b 3 + c 3 = 3abc, if a + b + c = 0
11. (a + b) + (a - b) = 2 (a 2 + b 2)
2 2

12. (a + b) 2 – (a - b) 2 = 4ab
13. a 4+ b4 = (a 2+b 2) 2 - 2a 2b 2

CONCEPT 2: Mixed Fractions:

1 2 3 4 5 6
Example: 1117 +1117 + 111 7 + 111 7 + 111 7 + 111 7 = ?

CONCEPT 3: HCF and LCM:

Example: What is the HCF of 60 and 72?
Example: What is the LCM of 12 and 15?

OTHER CONCEPTS:
Arithmetic Progression (A.P):
1. Find last term: 𝑡𝑛 = 𝑎 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑
n = Number of terms
a = First term
d = Common difference (t2 – t1)

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 𝑙−a
2. Find ‘nth term: n = d
+1
𝑙 = Last term
3. Sum of ‘n’ numbers in AP:
a) If a(first term) and 𝑙(𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚) are given, then
𝑛
𝑆𝑛 = 2 [𝑎 + 𝑙],
b) If l(last term) is not given, then
n
Sn = [2a + (n − 1)d]
2

Geometric Progression (G.P):

1. Find last term: t n = ar n−1
t t
r = Common ratio: t2 = t3
1 2
2. Sum of ‘n’ numbers in G.P
a(rn − 1)
Sn = , when r > 1
r−1
3. Sum of ‘n’ numbers in G.P
a(1−rn)
Sn = 1−r
, when r < 1

Natural Numbers:
1. Sum of ‘n’ Natural numbers:
n(n+1)
1 + 2 + 3 +…… + n = 2
2. Sum of ‘n²’ Natural numbers:
n(n+1)(2n+1)
1² + 2² + 3² + ……. + n² = 6
3. Sum of ‘n³’ Natural numbers:
n(n + 1) 2
1³ + 2³ + 3³ + …….. + n³ = [ 2
]
4. Sum of Odd numbers:
1 + 3 + 5 + ……… upto n terms = n²
5. Sum of Even numbers:
2 + 4 + 6 + ………. + n = n² + n
6. L.C.M and H.C.F: Product of two numbers= Product of their L.C.M and H.C.F
7. Application of L.C.M
All will meet again in the starting point if the L.C.M of their time is taken.
The least number N when divided by x, y, z and leaving remainder K is,
N= L.C.M (x, y, z) + K

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 QUESTIONS FROM VIDEO LESSONS - FORMULAE

1. Find the value of: 198² + 2 × 198 × 4 +4²

a) 34000 b) 40000 c) 45000 d) 31200 e) 12000
2. Find the value of: 93² - 7² =?
a) 8600 b) 4500 c) 6100 d) 4900 e) 13200
3. Find the value of: 101³ - 1
a) 1030300 b) 1020230 c) 101000 d) 2001000 e) 2010330
(333+107)²+(333−107)²
4. Simplify:
333²+107²
a) 0 b) 1 c) 4 d) 2 e) 7
(123+46)²−(123−46)²
5. Simplify:
123 ×46
a) 2 b) 10 c) 4 d) 12 e) 1
1 1 1
6. Find the value of? 3 -2 +1
27 9 3
1 7 27 34 5
a) 2 b) 2 c) d) e) 2
3 27 71 27 27
2 1 7
7. Find the value of 5 ×1 ÷
3 34 4
1 1 1
a) 43/5 b) 3/34 c) 6 d)2 e) 3
4 3 3
8. If difference of the squares two numbers is 67. Find the sum of the squares of
those numbers.
a) 3334 b) 2344 c) 2245 d) 4145 e) 5116
9. Convert 0.45 into a fraction
a) 5/11 b) 9/20 c) 9/2 d) 5/13 e) 15/19
st
10. A man decides to have cycling every day. On the 1 day he covers 6 k. m. If
every day he covers half the distance which he covered the previous day then what
will be the total distance covered in his lifetime? (in k.m)
a) 15 b) 18 c) 12
d) none of these e) can’t be determined
11. How many numbers between 200 and 1000 are divisible by 8?
a) 100 b) 99 c) 102 d) 98 e) 101
12. Find the sum of 3¹ + 3² + 3³ + 3⁴ + 3⁵ + …..
a) 1045 b) 1092 c) 5040 d) 391 e) 4900
13. L.C.M and H.C.F of two numbers is 108 and 18. If one of the numbers is 54, find
the other number.
a) 12 b) 72 c) 18 d) 36 e) 102
14. Abi, Binu and Charlie take 6mins, 3mins and 4mins to come around a circular
track once. If they start jogging at 7 a.m. when they will meet again at the start?
a) 7.10a.m b) 7.24a.m c) 7.12a.m d) 7.42a.m e) 7.46a.m
15. Find the least number which when divided by 6, 7 and 8 leaves the remainder 2?
a) 180 b) 260 c) 170 d) 324 e) 300
16. Two bottles of capacity 140 ml and 175 ml contained two different kinds of oils to
the brim. They have to be packed in containers without mixing up the oil. What will be
the greatest capacity measure of the container which we have to use for packing?
a) 25 b) 45 c) 50 d) 15 e) 35

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17. A number was multiplied by 4/5 instead of 5/4. Find the error %.
a) 36% b) 25% c) 40% d) 16.25% e) 16%
18. A rope is 37 ⅓ m long. How many pieces each of 2 ⅓ m long can be cut from it?
a) 16 b) 17 c) 21 d) 20 e) 13
th th
19. 5/12 of a pole is in the mud. When 1/8 of it is pulled out, 280cm of the pole is
still in the mud. Find the full length of the pole.
a) 1080cm b) 1960cm c) 1500cm d) 980cm e) 960cm
20. A man read 4/5 of a book on the1 day and 1/3 of the remainder, on the 2nd
th st rd

day. On the 3rd day he reads 1/4th of the remaining. What is the fraction unread
pages to the number of pages read on the 1st day?
a) 1/5 b) 2/5 c) 1/8 d) 3/8 e) 4/7

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 ON LINE TEST – LESSON 2 : FORMULAE

TEST 2.0 FORMULAE:

1. What is the value of 972 – 32?
a) 9400 b) 940 c) 94000 d) 980 e) 9800
2. What is the value of 1012 – 1?
a) 1010 b) 10100 c) 10200 d) 1020 e) 102000
(446+328)2 +(446−328)2
3. Simplify 4462 +3282
a) 774 b) 218 c) 118 d) 2 e) None of these
4. Find the value of 2042 – 42?
a) 208 b) 40816 c) 4000 d) 2080 e) None of these
(999+888)2 −(999−888)2
5. Simplify 999×888
a) 4 b) 2 c) 0 d) 1887 e) 111
6. What is the value of 105 95 – 105 + 95=?
a) 9905 b) 9975 c) 9965 d) 9875 e) 9675
7. What is the value of 3333 + 6663 – (999)3 =?
a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) 1998 e) None of these
8. Find the value of 103 + 3 – 618.
2 2

a) 10900 b) 10600 c) 20900 d) 20600 e) 10000

9. Area of a square is 625 Sqm. What is the perimeter of the square?
a) 40 Sqm b) 400 m c) 100 m d) 50 m e) 100 Sqm
10. Sum of cubes of ‘n’ natural numbers is 38025. What is the sum of the ‘n’ natural
numbers?
a) 195 b) 285 c) 19014 d) 245 e) None of these
11. How many numbers between 300 and 1000 are divisible by 7?
a) 250 b) 350 c) 400 d) 150 e) 100
12. Find the value of 993 + 1
a) 970798 b) 9700879 c) 970298 d) 998028 e) None of these
13. Sum of 2 + 2 + 2 + ……………. + 2
2 3 8

a) 256 b) 510 c) 512 d) 519 e) None of these

TEST 2.1 FORMULAE:

1. When (21)2 is subtracted from the square of a number, the answer obtained is
1584, what is the number?
a) 2025 b) 48 c) 2304 d) 45 e) None of these
2. Rohit, Salmon & Mohan begin to jog around a circular stadium. They complete
their revolutions in 56secs, 48secs and 42secs respectively. After how many seconds
will they be together at the starting point?
a) 352 b) 450 c) 336
d) cannot be determined e) None of these
3. (45)2 + (21)2 = (?)2 + 257
a) 51 b) 49 c) 45 d) 47 e) None of these
2
4. If (108) are added to the square of a number, the answer so obtained is 13033.
What is the number?
a) 33 b) 43 c) 37 d) 47 e) None of these

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5. If (11)3 is subtracted from a square of a number, the value so obtained is 38. What
is the number?
a) 37 b) 33 c) 47 d) 43 e) None of these
6. 83 x 33 - 212 =?
a) 18833 b) 18333 c) 13383 d) 13833 e) None of these
11.3 4.1
7. 31 x 31 =?
a) 316.3 b) 317.2 c) 3114.9 d) 3116.8 e) None of these
8. 52 + 63 + 72 + 83 = ½ of?
a) 1600 b) 1704 c) 1644 d) 1594 e) None of these
9. (?)3 = 729
a) 9 b) 19 c) 27 d) 39 e) None of these
10. (1.05)2 x 200 =?
a) 2205.0 b) 225.0 c) 220.5 d) 220.1 e) None of these

TEST 2.2 FORMULAE:

1. What is the value of 3² - 4² + 5² - 6² + 7² - 8² + 9² - 10² + 11² - 12²?
a) 2 b) 0 c) -1 d) -75 e) -55
2. What is the value of 102² – 2²?
a) 10400 b) 10000 c) 10200 d) 10220 e) 10420
(313+212)2 + (313−212)2
3. Simplify 3132 + 2122
.
a) 515 b) 1030 c) 2 d) 4 e) None of these

(127+123)3
4. What is the value of: ?
(1272 – 127 x 123 + 1232 )
a) 250 b) 500 c) 16129 d) 1 e) None of these
(999+111)2 − (999−111)2
5. Simplify:
999 x 111
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4 e) 1001
6. What is the value of 333² + 666² – 999²?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 1998 d) 1997 e) None of these
7. What is the value of 105 x 95 – 105 + 95?
a) 9875 b) 9905 c) 9965 d) 9675 e) 9975
8. The area of a square field is 625sq.m. What will be the total cost to fence it at Rs.
67 per m.?
a) Rs. 6700 b) Rs. 1000 c) Rs. 1675
d) Rs.3350 e) Rs13400
9. Find the value of 103² + 3² – 618.
a) 10800 b) 10000 c) 10600 d) 10060 e) 20600
10. If the sum of cubes of ‘n’ natural numbers is 38025, find the sum of those ‘n’
numbers.
a) 19014 b) 285 c) 195 d) 295 e) 245
11. Find the sum of 2 + 2² + 2³ ……. + 2 .9

a) 218 b) (29)3 c) 2 + 28 d) (23)4 e) 210 – 2

12. How many numbers between 300 and 1000 are divisible by 7?
a) 99 b) 100 c) 102 d) 98 e) 70
13. The product of two numbers is 2016. If the numbers are in the ratio 8: 7, find the
small number.
a) 42 b) 50 c) 64 d) 48 e) 21

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14. LCM of two numbers is 175. If ratio of these numbers is 5: 7, find the sum of
these numbers.
a) 24 b) 60 c) 72 d) 75 e) 72
15. Product of two consecutive positive even numbers is 3968. Find the highest of
these numbers.
a) 58 b) 68 c) 64 d) 68 e) 62
16. Geetha had some needles. She packed the needles equally in the same number
of boxes. How many needles she had?
a) 3266 b) 2946 c) 2564 d) 1444 e) 5831
17. Find the value of 5³ + 6³ + 7³ …… 20³.
a) 44000 b) 44100 c) 4400 d) 44100 e) 44200
18. 2² + 4² + 6² + 8² ……. + 40³ =?
a) 68880 b) 34440 c) 11486 d) 11480 e) 24640
1 7 3
19. 2 + 4 - 1 =?
16 8 4
1 1 1 3 7
a) 54 b) 1616 c) 58 d) 516 e) 168
3
20. √1,225,043 + √529 = x2 – 14. Find x.
a) 130 b) √130 c) √12 d) 1442 e) 12

ANSWERS
VIDEO LESSONS:
Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer B A A D C B E C A c
Question No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer B B D C C E A A E c

TEST 2.0 FORMULAE:

Test 2.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Answer A C D E A C E E C A E E B

TEST 2.1 FORMULAE:

Test 2.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer D C D C A C E E A C

TEST 2.2 FORMULAE:

Test 2.2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer D A C A D E C A B C
Test 2.2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer E B A B C D A D D E

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