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Examination Questions in Algebra

1.If x+

1
x

=1,thenthevalueof

a.2

b.0

x2+3x+1
x2+7x+1

is

c.

d.1

Answer(c).Dividingbothnumeratoranddenominatorbyxweget
1

x2+3x+1

x2+3x+1
x2+7x+1

x
x2+7x+1

x+

=
x+

x
1
x

+3

=
+7

1+3
1+7

1
2

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2.Ifa+b+c=0,findthevalueof

1
a3

1
1
1
1
1
+ 3+ 3+
+
+
3
3
b
c
(a+b)
(b+c)
(c+a)3

a.3abc

b.1

c.0

d.1

Answer(c).Sincea+b+c=0,a+b=c,b+c=aanda+c=b
Theaboveequationcanbewrittenas

1
a3

1
1
1
1
1
+ 3+ 3+
+
+
=0
b
c
(c)3 (a)3 (b)3

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3.Ifx+y=4and
a.64

1
1
+
=4,thenthevalueofx3+y3is
x
y

b.4

c.25

d.52

Answer(d).
x+y=4(x+y)2=16x2+y2+2xy=16x2+y2=14......(1)

1
1
y+x
=4
=4xy=1(sincex+y=4).......(2)
+
x
y
xy
x3+y3=(x+y)(x2+y2+xy)
Substitutingthevaluesof(1)and(2)intheaboveequationweget
(4)x(141)=52

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4.Giventhata+b+c=2andab+bc+ca=1,thenthevalueof(a+b)2+(b+
c)2+(c+a)2is

a.16

b.6

c.8

d.10

Answer(b).
a+b+c=2(a+b+c)2=4a2+b2+c2+2ab+2bc+2ca=4
a2+b2+c2=2.............(1)
(a+b)2+(b+c)2+(c+a)2=a2+b2+2ab+b2+c2+2bc+c2+a2+2ac
2(a2+b2+c2)+2(ab+bc+ca)
2x2+2x1=6

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5.(a2+2a)2+12(a2+2a)45canbeexpressedas
a.(a1)(a+3)(a2+2a+15)
b.(a+1)(a+3)(a2+2a+15)
c.(a+1)(a3)(a2+2a+15)
d.(a1)(a3)(a2+2a+15)
Answer(a).
(a2+2a)2+12(a2+2a)45
(a2+2a)2+15(a2+2a)3(a2+2a)45
Now,factorisingfirstandthirdandsecondandfourthexpressionsweget
(a2+2a)(a2+2a3)+15(a2+2a3)
(a2+2a3)(a2+2a+15)
(a2+3aa3)(a2+2a+15)

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(a2+3aa3)(a2+2a+15)
[a(a+3)1(a+3)](a2+2a+15)
(a1)(a+3)(a2+2a+15)

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6.If3(a2+b2+c2)=(a+b+c)2,thentherelationbetweena,b,cis

a.a=b=c

b.a=bc

c.a<b<c

d.a>b>c

Answer(a).
3(a2+b2+c2)=(a+b+c)2
3a2+3b2+3c2=a2+b2+c2+2ab+2bc+2ca
2a2+2b2+2c22ab2bc2ca=0
(a22ab+b2)+(b22bc+c2)+(c22ca+a2)=0
(ab)2+(bc)2+(ca)2=0
a=b,b=c,c=a,sincenosquarecanbeanegativeinteger
a=b=c

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7.Ifa=2.234,b=3.121andc=5.355,thenthevalueofa3+b3+c33abcis

a.1

b.0

c.1

d.2

Answer(b).
a+b+c=2.234+3.1215.355=0
Ifa+b+c=0,thena3+b3+c33abc=0,whichcanbeprovedasunder
a+b=c
(a+b)3=(c)3
a3+b3+3ab(a+b)=c3
a3+b3+3ab(c)=c3
a3+b33abc=c3
a3+b3+c33abc=0

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8.Theequations3x+4y=10andx+2y=0havethesolution(a,b).Thevalueof
a+bis

a.1

b.2

c.3

d.4

Answer(c).
3x+4y=10........(1)
x+2y=0........(2)

Equation1
3x+4y=10
2xequation2
2x+4y=0
Subtracting(2)from(1)weget
5x=10
x=2
Substitutinginequation2
2+2y=0
2y=2ory=1
Thereforea+b=3

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9.Ifx2+4x+3=0,thenthevalueof
a.

x3
x6+27x3+27

is

1
2

b.1
c. 1
2
d. 1
Answer(d).

x2+4x+3=0x2+3=4x+
(x+
x3+
x3+

3
=4.......(1)
x

3 3
) =(4)3
x
27
x3
27
x3

+3(x)

3
x

(x+

3
x

)=64

+9x4=64[see(1)above]

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x3

x3+
x3+

27
x3
27
x3

36=64
=28......(2)

x3
x6+27x3+27

x3/x3
(x6+27x3+27)/x3

1
x3+27+27/x3

Substitutingthevalueof(2)intheabove

1
2728

=1

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10.If999x+888y=1332and888x+999y=555,thenx2y2isequalto

a.7

b.8

c.9

d.5

Answer(a).
Addingthegivenequationsweget1887x+1887y=1887orx+y=1
Subtractingthesecondequationfromthefirstweget111x111y=777orxy
=7
x2+y2=(x+y)(xy)=7

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11.Ifab=4,anda2+b2=40whereaandbarepositiveintegers,thena3+b6is
equalto

a.264

b.280

c.300

d.324

Answer(b).
(ab)2=16
a2+b22ab=16
402ab=16
2ab=24
ab=12
(a+b)2

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