Tick (✓) the correct answer:

Question:

Tick (✓) the correct answer:

If (a + b) = 12 and ab = 14, then (a2 + b2) = ?

(a) 172

(b) 116

(c) 165

(d) 126

Solution:

(b) 116

$(a+b)=12$

$\Rightarrow$ Squaring both the sides:

$\Rightarrow(a+b)^{2}=(12)^{2}$

$\Rightarrow\left(a^{2}+b^{2}+2 a b\right)=144$

$\Rightarrow\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)=144-2 a b$

$\Rightarrow\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)=144-2(14)$

$\Rightarrow\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)=144-28$

$\Rightarrow\left(a^{2}+b^{2}\right)=116$

 

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