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If x : y = 3 : 1, then x3 - y3 : x3 + y3 = ?
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer:
Option
C
$$\eqalign{
& = \frac{x}{y} = \frac{3}{1} \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{{{x^3}}}{{{y^3}}} = \frac{{27}}{1} \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{{{x^3} - {y^3}}}{{{x^3} + {y^3}}} = \frac{{\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{{{y^3}}}} \right) - 1}}{{\left( {\frac{{{x^3}}}{{{y^3}}}} \right) + 1}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{27 - 1}}{{27 + 1}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{26}}{{28}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{{13}}{{14}} \cr
& = \left( {{x^3} - {y^3}} \right):\left( {{x^3} + {y^3}} \right) \cr
& = 13:14 \cr} $$
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