Question

Rahul has just made a magic square, in which, the sum of the cells along any row, column or diagonal, is the same number N. The entries in the cells are given as expressions in x, y, and Z. Find N?

$3x+4y$	$2x$	$2x+y+z$
$2x^2$	$4y$	$y^2+z$
$y+z$	$3x+2z$	$z-1$

• A. 12
• B. 36
• C. 21
• D. 40
• E. 24

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

36

Answer 2

The correct answer is option (B):36