Question 13 Marks
Evaluate: $101^2 – 100^2$
Answer
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Using property, for any natural number $n,$
$(n + 1)^2 – n^2 = (n + 1) + n$
$\Rightarrow (100 + 1)^2 – 100^2 = (100 + 1) + 100$
$\Rightarrow 101^2 – 100^2 = 101 + 100$
$\Rightarrow 101^2 – 100^2 = 201$
Using property, for any natural number $n,$
$(n + 1)^2 – n^2 = (n + 1) + n$
$\Rightarrow (100 + 1)^2 – 100^2 = (100 + 1) + 100$
$\Rightarrow 101^2 – 100^2 = 101 + 100$
$\Rightarrow 101^2 – 100^2 = 201$
