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by sud21 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:58 am

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by Anurag@Gurome » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:36 am

sud21 wrote:

9^9 - 9^2 = 9^2(9^7 - 1)
Since 1 is negligible, so the above expression is equivalent to [spoiler]9^9[/spoiler] appr.

The correct answer is A.

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by gmattest001 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:59 am

the closest value for 9^9-9^2 is

9^9 only
so A.

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