Question 15 Marks
Find the products given below and case verify the result for a = 1, b = 2 and c = 3.
$\Big(\frac{1}{4}\text{abc}\Big)\times(-6\text{b}^2\text{c})\times\Big(-\frac{1}{3}\text{c}^3\Big)$
$\Big(\frac{1}{4}\text{abc}\Big)\times(-6\text{b}^2\text{c})\times\Big(-\frac{1}{3}\text{c}^3\Big)$
Answer
View full question & answer→$\Big(\frac{1}{4}\text{abc}\Big)\times(-6\text{b}^2\text{c})\times\Big(-\frac{1}{3}\text{c}^3\Big)$
$=\frac{1}{4}\times(-6)\times\Big(-\frac{1}{3}\Big)\text{a}\times \text{b}\times \text{b}^2\times \text{c}\times\text{c}\times \text{c}^3$
$=\frac{1}{2}\text{a}\times\text{b} ^{1+2}\times \text{c}^{1+1+3}$
$=\frac{1}{2}\text{ab}^3\text{c}^5$
Verification:
$\text{L.H.S}=\Big(\frac{1}{4}\text{abc}\Big)\times(-6\text{b}^2\text{c})\Big(-\frac{1}{3}\text{c}^3\Big)$
$=\Big[\frac{1}{4}(1)(2)(3)\Big]\times[-6(2)^2\times3]\Big[-\frac{1}{3}(3)^3\Big]$
$=\Big(\frac{3}{2}\Big)\times(-72)\times (-9)$
$=\frac{3\times648}{2}=3\times 324$
$=972$
$\text{R.H.S}=\frac{1}{2}\text{ab}^3\text{c}^5$
$=\frac{1}{2}\times1\times(2)^3\times(3)^5$
$=\frac{1}{2}\times8\times243$
$=4\times243$
$=972$
$\therefore \text{L.H.S}= \text{R.H.S}$
$=\frac{1}{4}\times(-6)\times\Big(-\frac{1}{3}\Big)\text{a}\times \text{b}\times \text{b}^2\times \text{c}\times\text{c}\times \text{c}^3$
$=\frac{1}{2}\text{a}\times\text{b} ^{1+2}\times \text{c}^{1+1+3}$
$=\frac{1}{2}\text{ab}^3\text{c}^5$
Verification:
$\text{L.H.S}=\Big(\frac{1}{4}\text{abc}\Big)\times(-6\text{b}^2\text{c})\Big(-\frac{1}{3}\text{c}^3\Big)$
$=\Big[\frac{1}{4}(1)(2)(3)\Big]\times[-6(2)^2\times3]\Big[-\frac{1}{3}(3)^3\Big]$
$=\Big(\frac{3}{2}\Big)\times(-72)\times (-9)$
$=\frac{3\times648}{2}=3\times 324$
$=972$
$\text{R.H.S}=\frac{1}{2}\text{ab}^3\text{c}^5$
$=\frac{1}{2}\times1\times(2)^3\times(3)^5$
$=\frac{1}{2}\times8\times243$
$=4\times243$
$=972$
$\therefore \text{L.H.S}= \text{R.H.S}$