Question
Simplify the following expression:
((32)4 - 1)/33×31× (210+1)Solution
a=32 and b =1 (a4-b4) = (a²+b²) (a+b) (a-b) ((32)4 – 14)/33×31× (210+1) = ((32)2 +1) (32+1) (32-1) / 33×31× (210+1) = ((25)2+1) ×33×31 /33×31× (210+1) = (210+1)/ (210+1) =1.
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