CAT 2024 - Slot 1 Quant Question 21
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CAT 2024 Slot 1 - Quant
That means, one of a2 or b2n is 9 and 20.
We also have, ab√n = – 6√5 that means one of a or b should be negative
And also the fact that this is a positive square root,
And we need to maximise the value of a, b and n.
We can have a = – 3, b = 1 and n = 20
This satisfies all the above equations, and the value of a + b + n = 18