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  • Angry Arjun carried some arrows for fighting with Bheshhm. With half the arrows, he cut down the arrows thrown by Bheeshm on him and with six other arrows he killed the rath driver of Bheeshm. with one arrows each he Knocked down respectively the rath, flag and the bow of Bheeshm. Finally, with one more than four times the square root of arrow he laid Bheeshm unconscious on an arrow bed. What is the total number of arrows Arjun had?


  • Options
  • A. 90
  • B. 101
  • C. 100
  • D. 104

  • Correct Answer
  • 100 

    Explanation

    Let Arjun had x arrows.
    ? x/2 + 6 + 3 + 4?x + 1 = x
    ? x = 20 + 8?x
    ? x - 20 =8?x
    On squaring both sides and by solving the formed quadratics equation, we get x = 100


  • Elementary Algebra problems


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    • 1. 
      The equation of this graph is

    • Options
    • A. y = ? x
    • B. y = ? 3x
    • C. y = x
    • D. y = 3x
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      If, a + b + c = 0, the value of (
      a 2
      +
      b 2
      +
      c 2
      ) is
      bc ca
      ab

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 3
    • C. 4
    • D. 5
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      If x = 997, y = 998, z = 999, then the value of x2 + y 2 + z 2 ? xy ? yz ? zx will be

    • Options
    • A. 3
    • B. 9
    • C. 16
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      If the distance between two points (0,?5) and (x,0) is 13 unit, then x =

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. ± 10
    • C. 12
    • D. ± 12
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      Area of the triangle formed by the graph of the line 2x ? 3y + 6 = 0 along with the coordinate axes is:

    • Options
    • A. 1 sq. units 2
    • B. 3 sq. units 2
    • C. 3 sq. units
    • D. 6 sq. units
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      If the cost of 2 apples, 3 oranges and a pear is Rs.62 and the cost of 5 apples, 6 oranges and 4 pears is Rs. 120, then find the cost of 3 apples, 3 oranges and 3 pears?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 39
    • B. Rs. 46
    • C. Rs. 58
    • D. Rs. 24
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      Two candidates attempt to solved a quadratic equation of from x 2 + px + q = 0. One starts with a wrong value of p and finds the roots to be 2 and 6. Other starts with a wrong value of q and find the root to be 2 and -9. Find the correct roots and equation?

    • Options
    • A. -3, -2 and x x2 + 9x + 18
    • B. 3, 4 and x2 + 8x + 15
    • C. -3, -4 and x2 + 7x + 12
    • D. 2, 6 and x2+ 7x + 12
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      If a + b + 1 = 0, then the value of (a 3 + b 3 + 1 ? 3ab) is

    • Options
    • A. 3
    • B. 0
    • C. ?1
    • D. 1
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      If a +
      1
      = 1, then the value of a3 is :
      a

    • Options
    • A. ? 2
    • B. 2
    • C. ? 1
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      If ax + by = 6, bx ? ay = 2 and x 2 + y 2 = 4, then the value of ( a 2 + b 2) would be :

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 2
    • C. 4
    • D. 5
    • Discuss


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