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Published on: August 13, 2026
If 
is approximately equal to a + bx for all small values of x, then-
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A
Since the given expression is equal to a + bx, so we have to neglect the terms x 2 and higher powers of x.
= [(1 – 3x) 1/2 + (1 – x) 5/3 ] [4 – x] –1/2
= 
(4 –1/2 ) 
= 
= 
= 
= 1– 
∴ 1– 
= a + bx
⇒ a = 1 and b = – 
.
Hence is correct answer.
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