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ALGEBRAIC FORMULAE
Class Exercise

1. Which of the following statements are correct?

A. (x + 3) is a factor of (x3 + 2x2 + 3x +18)
B. (x + 2) is a factor of (x 3 + 2x2 – x – 2)
C. (x + 1) is a factor of (x3 + x2 – 4x – 4)
D. (x – 2) is a factor of (2x3 – 3x + 4)
(1) B, C, D (2) A, C, D (3) A, B, D (4) A, B, C
2. If the polynomials ax3 + 4x2 + 3x 4 and x3 4x + a leave the same remainder when divided by (x 3), find
the value of a.
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) 2
3. If f(x) = x4 2x3 + 3x2 ax + b is divided by x 1 and x + 1, the remainders are respectively 5 and 19, then
find the remainder when f(x) is divided by x 2.
(1) 10 (2) 11 (3) 4 (4) 6
4. If the polynomial x4 6x3 + 16x2 25x + 10 is divided by another polynomial x2 2x + k, the remainder
comes out to be x + a, find (k, a).
(1) ( 5, 5) (2) (5, 5) (3) (2, 3) (4) None of these
5. Simplify: (19)8 – 17(19)7 – 41(361)3 + 58(19)5 + (361)2 – 384(19)3 + 75(361) + 21(19) + 3.
(1) 40 (2) 41 (3) 51 (4) 61
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6. If x2 + = 83, find the value of x3 .
x2 x3
(1) 756 (2) 756 (3) 702 (4) Both [A] and [B]
7. (1.25)3 – 2.25(1.25)2 + 3.75 (0.75)2 – (0.75)3 =
(1) 0.25 (2) 0.125 (3) 0.0125 (4) 0.0625
4 4 24
8. Find the value of .
43 4 2 2 4 22 23
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8
9. Which of the following is necessarily true?
(1) an – bn is always divisible by a + b for all values of n, even or odd.
(2) an – bn is divisible by a – b only if n is odd.
(3) an – bn is divisible by a + b only if n is even.
(4) an – bn is divisible by a + b as well as a – b when n is odd.

10. Find the square root of 9 + 2 6 12 2 2 .

(1) 2 + 2 3 (2) 1 2 3 (3) 2 – 2 3 (4) 1 2 3
11. Find the value of x3 + 8y3 + z3 if x + 2y + z = 0.
(1) 3xyz (2) 2xyz (3) 0 (4) 6xyz
12. If a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc and a + b + c 0, then which of the following is necessarily true?
(1) a = b = c = 1 (2) a b c (3) a = b = c (4) Can’t say
13. The prime numbers by which 343 + 213 – 553 is always divisible are
(1) 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 (2) 3, 5, 7, 17 only (3) 3, 5, 7, 11, 17 (4) 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 17

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14. If a + b + c = 3, a2 + b2 + c2 = 5 and 1 , where a, b, c are non-zero, then the value of abc is
a b c
3 3
(1) 1 (2) (3) (4) 2
4 2
4 4
1 1
1 1 1
3 3
15. Simplify the expression: 2 2
.
1 1
1 1 1
3 3
481 193 4 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
144 144 3 4
1 1 1
4 4 4
22 3 c 2 32 c 2 3 c2
16. If 4 2 43 4c = 64, find c.

(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 5

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17. If ab + bc + ca = 0, then find the value of 2 2 2
.
a bc b ac c ab
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 0 (4) 1
18. Find (a + b + c)2, given that ab = 6, bc = 12 and ac = 8.
(1) 243 (2) 27 (3) 64 (4) 81
19. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 1, then ab + bc + ca lies between
1
(1) [–1, 2] (2) ,1 (3) [0, 1] (4) [–1, 1]
2
20. If a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca 0 and abc = 729, find the value of a2b + b2c + c2a.
(1) 729 (2) 0 (3) 2187 (4) 3128
( a 2 b 2 )3 ( b 2 c 2 )3 ( c 2 a 2 )3
21. ?
( a b )3 ( b c )3 ( c a )3
(1) a + b + c (2) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a) (3) (a + b)(b + c)(b + c) (4) (a2 – b2)(b2 – c2)(c2 – a2)
22. When f(x) is divided by x – a, then remainder is and when f(x) is divided by x – b, then remainder is . Find
the remainder when f(x) is divided by (x – a)(x – b).
a b b a
(1) x (2) x (3) ax + b (4) x +
a b a b a b a b
23. Find the remainder when x4 + 2x3 – 4x2 + 5x + 7 is divided by x2 – 5x + 6.
(1) 2x + 3 (2) 88x + 143 (3) 8x + 133 (4) 88x – 143

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24. Evaluate the expression 4x3 + 2x2 – 8x + 7 when x = .
2
(1) 13 (2) 10 (3) 20 (4) 25
25. 202008 + 162008 – 32008 – 1 is divisible by
(1) 317 (2) 323 (3) 253 (4) 187

26. 2 3 2 3 6 1 2 3
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 1 (4) 0
27. Find the value of a2 + b2 + c2 – 2ab + 2ac – 2bc, if a = x + y, b = x – y and c = –2y + 1.
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 2xy

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28. (a + b – 2c)3 + (b + c – 2a)3 + (c + a – 2b)3 =
(1) 0
(2) 3(a + b – 2c)(b + c – 2a)(c + a – 2b)
(3) 6(a + b – 2c)(b + c – 2a)(c + a – 2b)
(4) 3(a + b + c)
( a b )2 ( b c )2 ( a c )2
29. Find the value of .
( b c )( c a ) ( a b )( c a ) ( a b )( b c )
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 6 (4) 5
a4 b4 c 4
30. If a + b + c = 0, then find the value of .
b 2c 2 c 2 a 2 a 2b 2
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 4

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