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Question
Evaluate the following product without multiplying directly:
104 × 96
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Solution
104 × 96 = (100 + 4) (100 − 4)
= (100)2 − (4)2 ...[(x + y)(x − y) = x2 − y2]
= 10000 − 16
= 9984
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