SSC Sample Paper Mock Test-16 SSC CGL Tear-II Paper-1

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    \[\sqrt{21-4\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{15}}\]will be equal to

    A)  \[2\sqrt{3}+2-\sqrt{5}\]

    B)  \[\sqrt{3}+2-2\sqrt{5}\]

    C)  \[\sqrt{3}+4-\sqrt{5}\]

    D)  \[2\sqrt{3}+2-2\sqrt{5}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[\sqrt{21-4\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{3}+4\sqrt{15}}=\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}-\sqrt{z}\]   ?(i)
    \[\Rightarrow \]   \[21-4\sqrt{5}+8\sqrt{3}-4\sqrt{15}\]
    \[={{(\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}-\sqrt{z})}^{2}}=x+y+z+2\sqrt{xy}-2\sqrt{yz}\]\[-2\sqrt{zx}\]
    Comparing LHS and RHS
    \[x+y+z=21\]                ?(ii)
    \[2\sqrt{xy}=8\sqrt{3}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \]   \[\sqrt{xy}=4\sqrt{3}\]               ?(iii)
    \[2\sqrt{yz}=4\sqrt{5}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \]\[\sqrt{yz}=2\sqrt{5}\]                   ?(iv)
    \[2\sqrt{zx}=4\sqrt{15}\]
    \[\Rightarrow \]\[\sqrt{zx}=2\sqrt{15}\]                 ?(v)
    From Eq. (iii) \[\times \] (iv) \[\times \] (v), we get
    \[x\times y\times z=16\times 3\times 5=240\]
    \[\Rightarrow \]\[\sqrt{xyz}=4\sqrt{15}\]                ?(vi)
    From Eq. (vi) \[\div \] (iv), we get
    \[\sqrt{x}=4\sqrt{15}\div 2\sqrt{5}=2\sqrt{3}\]
    So that,
    \[\sqrt{y}=4\sqrt{15}\div 2\sqrt{15}=2\]
    \[\sqrt{z}=4\sqrt{15}\div 4\sqrt{3}=\sqrt{5}\]
    Putting in Eq. (ii), we get
    LHS \[x+y+z=12+4+5=21\]RHS
    From Eq. (i),
    Required value \[=\sqrt{x}+\sqrt{y}-\sqrt{z}=2\sqrt{3}+2-\sqrt{5}\]


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