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Maths Puzzle
Which of the following is largest, if the value of x lies between 0 & 1??
(a) x
(b) x2
(c) -x
(d) 1/x
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- Answer: (d) 1/X
Explanation:
X should be lies between 0 & 1
Let us Assume X=0.5
(a)X=0.5
(b)X^2=0.25
(c)-X= -0.5
(d)1/X=1/0.5 = 2
Hence 2 is the largest number among the answers.. - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(1)
- Ans. (d) 1/x
Explanation:
Any value of x between 0 and 1 will be a fraction having value less than 1.
So 1/x will be largest value as shown below:
-x < x^2 < x < 1/x - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(2)
- 1/x is the largest number.
when x lies between 0 and 1, it means it is inverse of some number y, greater than 1.
So 1/x = y which is always greater than 1.
All other values are less than 1.
so 1/x is largest . - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
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