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Standard VIII
Mathematics
Laws of Exponents
If x=3+23 -2a...
Question
If
x
=
3
+
2
3
-
2
and
y
=
3
-
2
3
+
2
, find (x
2
+ y
2
).
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Solution
x
=
3
+
2
3
-
2
×
3
+
2
3
+
2
=
3
+
2
2
3
-
2
=
3
+
2
+
2
2
3
=
5
+
2
6
Now
,
y
=
3
-
2
3
+
2
×
3
-
2
3
-
2
=
3
-
2
2
3
-
2
=
3
+
2
-
2
2
3
=
5
-
2
6
Thus
,
we
have
:
x
y
=
5
+
2
6
5
-
2
6
=
25
-
24
=
1
x
+
y
=
5
+
2
6
+
5
-
2
6
⇒
x
+
y
=
10
Squaring
both
sides
,
we
get
:
x
+
y
2
=
10
2
⇒
x
2
+
y
2
+
2
x
y
=
100
⇒
x
2
+
y
2
+
2
×
1
=
100
⇒
x
2
+
y
2
=
100
-
2
=
98
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