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41 $${\text{If 1}}{{\text{0}}^x}{\text{ = }}\frac{1}{2}{\text{ then 1}}{{\text{0}}^{ - 8x}} = ?$$

A
$$\frac{1}{{256}}$$
B
16
C
80
D
256

42 $$\left( {\frac{1}{{1.4}} + \frac{1}{{4.7}} + \frac{1}{{7.10}} + \frac{1}{{10.13}} + \frac{1}{{13.16}}} \right)$$        is equal to = ?

A
$$\frac{1}{3}$$
B
$$\frac{5}{{16}}$$
C
$$\frac{3}{8}$$
D
$$\frac{{41}}{{7280}}$$

43 Given that $$\sqrt 5 $$ = 2.236 and $$\sqrt 3 $$ = 1.732, then the value of $$\frac{1}{{\sqrt 5 + \sqrt 3 }}{\text{ is = ?}}$$

A
0.564
B
0.504
C
0.252
D
0.202

44 If $${\left( {\frac{3}{5}} \right)^3}{\left( {\frac{3}{5}} \right)^{ - 6}} = {\left( {\frac{3}{5}} \right)^{2x - 1}}$$     then x is equal to ?

A
-2
B
-1
C
1
D
2

45 If $${\text{5}}\sqrt 5 \times {5^3} \div {5^{ - \frac{3}{2}}}{\text{ = }}{{\text{5}}^{a + 2}}$$     then the value of a is = ?

A
4
B
5
C
6
D
8

46 if $${{\text{2}}^x} = \root 3 \of {32} $$   then x is equal to = ?

A
5
B
3
C
$$\frac{3}{5}$$
D
$$\frac{5}{3}$$

47 $$\sqrt {12 + \sqrt {12 + \sqrt {12 + .....} } } $$      is equal to = ?

A
3
B
4
C
6
D
2

48 If $${{\text{5}}^{\left( {x + 3} \right)}}{\text{ = 2}}{{\text{5}}^{(3x - 4)}}$$    then the value of x is = ?

A
$$\frac{5}{{11}}$$
B
$$\frac{{11}}{5}$$
C
$$\frac{{11}}{3}$$
D
$$\frac{{13}}{5}$$

49 $$\frac{{{2^{n + 4}} - 2\left( {{2^n}} \right)}}{{2\left( {{2^{n + 3}}} \right)}}$$    when simplified is = ?

A
$${{\text{2}}^{n + 1}} - \frac{1}{8}$$
B
-2(n+1)
C
1 - 2n
D
$$\frac{7}{8}$$

50 If $$a = \frac{{\sqrt 5 + 1}}{{\sqrt 5 - 1}}$$   and $$b{\text{ = }}\frac{{\sqrt 5 - 1}}{{\sqrt 5 + 1}}$$   then the value of $$\left( {\frac{{{a^2} + ab + {b^2}}}{{{a^2} - ab + {b^2}}}} \right)$$    is = ?

A
$$\frac{3}{4}$$
B
$$\frac{4}{3}$$
C
$$\frac{3}{5}$$
D
$$\frac{5}{3}$$