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If x + 1 17 x = 3 , then the value of  17 x 3 + 1 289 x 3 is:

Options

A

450

B

345

C

435

D

534

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Correct Answer :

Option A

450

Solution :

The correct option is 450.

Let us solve this problem step-by-step.

We are given the following equation:

x + 1 17 x = 3

We need to find the value of the expression:

17 x 3 + 1 289 x 3

To make the terms align with the target expression, let us multiply the given equation by 17 on both sides. This gives:

17 ( x + 1 17 x ) = 3 17

Distributing 17 on the left-hand side, we get:

17 x + 17 17 x = 3 17

Since 17=(17)2, the second term simplifies as follows:

17 x + 1 17 x = 3 17

Let us denote a=17x and b=117x. Thus, we have:

a + b = 3 17

Notice that the product ab is:

a b = ( 17 x ) · ( 1 17 x ) = 1

Now, let us find the value of a3+b3:

a3 + b3 = ( 17 x ) 3 + ( 1 17 x ) 3 = 17 17 x 3 + 1 17 17 x 3

Using the algebraic identity a3+b3=(a+b)3-3ab(a+b), we substitute the known values:

a3 + b3 = ( 3 17 ) 3 - 3 ( 1 ) ( 3 17 )

Let us calculate each term:

( 3 17 ) 3 = 3 3 · ( 17 ) 3 = 27 · 17 17 = 459 17

3 · 3 17 = 9 17

Subtracting these values:

a3 + b3 = 459 17 - 9 17 = 450 17

So we have established that:

17 17 x 3 + 1 17 17 x 3 = 450 17

Finally, we factor out 17 from the left side of the equation:

17 ( 17 x 3 + 1 17 · 17 x 3 ) = 450 17

Dividing both sides by 17, we get:

17 x 3 + 1 289 x 3 = 450

Thus, the value of the expression is 450.

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