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4^50/5^50 or 8^25/10^25
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12 Jun 2024, 00:15
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Quantity B |
\( \frac{4^{50}}{5^{50}} \) |
\(\frac{8^{25}}{10^{25}} \) |
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4^50/5^50 or 8^25/10^25
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13 Jun 2024, 22:10
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Not so a difficult question if we follow the right approach
The best thing to do is to dissect Qa and QB in primes and then take the ratio of both and see if it is <1, >1, or equal
QA
\(\frac{(2^2)^{50}}{5^{50}}=\frac{2^{100}}{5^{50}}\)
QB
\(\frac{8^{25}}{10^{25}}=\frac{(2^3)^{25}}{2^{25} \times 5^{25}}=\frac{2^{75}}{2^{25} \times 5^{25}}=\frac{2^{50}}{5^{25}}\)
Taking the ratio
QA/QB= \(\dfrac{\frac{2^{100}}{5^{50}}}{\frac{2^{50}}{5^{25}}}=\frac{2^{100}}{5^{50}} \times \frac{5^{25}}{2^{50}}=\frac{2^{50}}{5^{25}}=\frac{4^{25}}{5^{25}}=(\frac{4}{5})^{25}\)
The ratio is less than 1
So A<B
The best thing to do is to dissect Qa and QB in primes and then take the ratio of both and see if it is <1, >1, or equal
QA
\(\frac{(2^2)^{50}}{5^{50}}=\frac{2^{100}}{5^{50}}\)
QB
\(\frac{8^{25}}{10^{25}}=\frac{(2^3)^{25}}{2^{25} \times 5^{25}}=\frac{2^{75}}{2^{25} \times 5^{25}}=\frac{2^{50}}{5^{25}}\)
Taking the ratio
QA/QB= \(\dfrac{\frac{2^{100}}{5^{50}}}{\frac{2^{50}}{5^{25}}}=\frac{2^{100}}{5^{50}} \times \frac{5^{25}}{2^{50}}=\frac{2^{50}}{5^{25}}=\frac{4^{25}}{5^{25}}=(\frac{4}{5})^{25}\)
The ratio is less than 1
So A<B
