CAT 2019 Quant Question with Solution 17

Correct Answer: Option: 3

We have ,

$\begin{align} & {{(5.55)}^{x}}=1000 \\ & \Rightarrow {{(5.55)}^{x}}={{10}^{3}} \\ \end{align}$

Taking log both the side we get

$\begin{align} & x{{\log }_{10}}(5.55)=3 \\ & \Rightarrow {{\log }_{10}}(5.55)=\frac{3}{x} \\ & \Rightarrow {{\log }_{10}}(10\times 0.555)=\frac{3}{x} \\ & \Rightarrow {{\log }_{10}}(0.555)+1=\frac{3}{x}...(1) \\ \end{align}$

Also, we have been given

${{(0.555)}^{y}}=1000$

Taking log both the side

$\begin{align} & y{{\log }_{10}}(0.555)=3 \\ & \Rightarrow {{\log }_{10}}(5.55)=\frac{3}{y}...(2) \\ \end{align}$

From (1) and (2)

$\begin{align} & \frac{3}{y}+1=\frac{3}{x} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{y}=\frac{1}{3} \\ \end{align}$