Use (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab – b2 to evaluate the following:

Use (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab – b2 to evaluate the following:

(i) (99)2

(ii) (997)2

(iii) (9.8)2

Answer :

(i) (99)2

It can be written as

= (100 – 1)2

Expanding using formula

= 1002 – 2 × 100 × 1 + 12

By further calculation

= 10000 – 200 + 1

= 9801

(ii) (997)2

It can be written as

= (1000 – 3)2

Expanding using formula

= 10002 – 2 × 1000 × 3 + 32

By further calculation

= 1000000 – 6000 + 9

= 994009

(iii) (9.8)2

It can be written as

= (10 – 0.2)2

Expanding using formula

= 102 – 2 × 10 × 0.2 + 0.22

By further calculation

= 100 – 4 + 0.04

= 96.04

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