SIMPLIFICATION

BODMAS SOME IMPORTANT FORMULAE

BODMAS is the order of Simplification of expression ■■ (a + b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab
of numbers
■■ (a – b)2 = a2 + b2 – 2ab
B – Bracket
O – Of ■■ (a + b)2 + (a – b)2 = 2(a2 + b2)
D – Division ■■ (a + b)2 – (a – b)2 = 4ab
M – Multiplication ■■ a2 – b2 = (a – b) (a + b)
A – Addition ■■ a3 + b3 = (a + b) (a2 –ab + b2)
S – Subtraction
■■ a3 – b3 = (a – b) (a2 + ab + b2)
For example, in 3 + 4 × 7, first 4 is multiplied by 7 and
then the result is added to 3 ■■ (a + b)3 = a3 + b3 + 3ab(a + b)
So, result = 3 + 28 = 31 ■■ (a – b)3 = a3 – b3 – 3ab(a – b)
In a given expression of number the above order of ■■ (a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2(ab + bc + ca)
operations has to be strictly followed.
■■ a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = (a + b + c)(a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc
3 5 1  1
Example 1: Simplify of   1         29 8 
– ca)
5 9 5  3  7 7 
If a + b + c = 0, then RHS = 0
Explanation: So, a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
3 5 1  1   29 8  Example 3: Evaluate (57)2 + (43)2 + 2 × 57 × 43.
of   1   
5 9 5  3   7 7 
Explanation:
3 1 4 21
    (a2 + b2 + 2ab) = (a + b)2 = (57 + 43)2 = 1002 = 10000
9 5 3 7
3 5 4 21 Example 4: Simplify
   
9 1 3 7 527  527  527  183 183 183
5 4 21 527  527  527 183  183 183
  
3 3 7
9 21 Explanation:
 
3 7 The given expression is equivalent to
 33  0  573  183
3 3

 527   527 183  183

2 2
 
Example 2: Simplify 7 1   2 1  1 1  1 1 1  1  1  
2  4  4 2  2 3 6  a 3  b3
Explanation: We know that, ab
a 2  ab  b 2
1  1  1 1  1 1 1   In the above example a = 527 and b = 183
7   2  1  1    
2  4  4 2  2 3 6  The expression is equal to (527 + 183) = 710
15  9  5 1  3 1 1   Example 5: Simplify
     
2  4  4 2  2 3 6  
  614  168 2   614  168 2 
15  9  5 1   
     1  614 168 
2 4 4 2   

15  9 3  15  9 4  Explanation:
     
2  4 4  2  4 3   a  b    a  b  4ab
2 2

Expression  4
15 9 1 ab ab
 3  4 .
2 2 2 (a = 614 and b = 168)
 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
3 1 7 1
1. What is value of N if N = + of ? 11. If  2, then x = ?
5 2 16 1
1
1
131 143 1
(a) (b) x
160 160
1
131 117 (a) − (b) –1
(c) (d) 143 3
143
1
2. 3  2  4  1 is equal to (c)
3
(d) 1
8 16 5 5
2 2
1 1 1 1  0.35   0.03
(a) (b) − 8 (c) (d) − 4 12. ?
8 4 0.19
4 14 1 (a) 0.32 (b) 0.48
3.   2  6 is equal to
7 4 3 (c) 0.64 (d) 0.76
22 20 19 23 0.07  0.07  0.07  0.05  0.05  0.05
(a) (b) (c) (d) 13. ?
3 3 3 3 0.07  0.07  0.07  0.05  0.05  0.05
4. 3125  25 of 25  3 125 is equal to (a) 0.002 (b) 0.02
(a) 0 (b) 25 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.0002
(c) 100 (d) 2500 829  829  829  151151151
14. Simplify .
5 7 17 1 829  829  829 151  151151
 of  (a) 980 (b) 900
5. Simplify: 3 51 5 3
2 5 28 2 (c) 720 (d) 840
 of 
9 7 5 3 2 2
15. Simplify (638  127)  (638 127) .
(a) 1/2 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1/4 638 127
 2 2 5 1 (a) 4 (b) 2
6. 1 9  1 5 of 21   3  ?
  (c) 0 (d) 3
2 16. The value of
(a) 3 (b) 3
3 0.051 0.051 0.051  0.041 0.041 0.041
(c) 4 (d) 12 0.051 0.051  0.051 0.041  0.041 0.041
(a) 0.92 (b) 0.092
7. 6.5  4.7  6.5  5.3
? (c) 0.0092 (d) 0.00092
1.3  7.9  1.3  6.9
3 3
 0.73   0.27 
(a) 3.9 (b) 39 (c) 34.45 (d) 50 17. 2 2
?
 0.73   0.27   0.73  0.27
8. Simplify 5 1 ÷ 3 of  45  2 + 5 of 2  .
 

5 (a) 1 (b) 0.4087

4 7  24 3 6
(c) 0.73 (d) 0.46
197 237 197 294
(a) (b) (c) (d) 37 1.5 3   4.7 3   3.8 3 
43 74 74  
18.  3  1.5  4.7  3.8 
9. 3 
1
6

 
1 
of 29  20  9  6  of 48  2  ?
 2  1.5 2   4.7 2   3.8 2  1.5
?
 
13 4.7  4.7  3.8  1.5  3.8 
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 13 (d) 6
(a) 0 (b) 1
2 3 1 7 (c) 10 (d) 30
10. 9  1 of 3  5 of  ?
9 11 7 9
1 19. If a + b + c = 15 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 83, then the value
(a) 1 (b) 8 of a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc.
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(a) 200 (b) 180
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(c) 8 (d) 9 (c) 190 (d) 210
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