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50 AMC Lectures Chapter 2 Radicals

PROBLEMS

Problem 1: Simplify: 32 + 18

3 4
Problem 2: Find the product of 9 and 27 .

Problem 3: Simplify 9 2 14 .

Problem 4: Simplify 9 2 23 6 10 4 3 2 2 .

1 1 1
Problem 5: Compare , 3 , and 6 .
5 11 123

8 9
Problem 6: Compare 8! with 9! .

Problem 7: Prove: 5 + 8 > 2 + 11 .

Problem 8: Compare 5 + 6 and 3 + 8.

Problem 9: Prove that 5 + 20 > 2 + 23 .

5 3 5 3
Problem 10: Find x3 x 2 y xy 2 y 3 if x = and y = .
5 3 5 3
4ab 4ab 5 1
Problem 11: Find (a b + )(a + b ) if a = and b = .
a b a b 2 2

Problem 12: Find the integer part of (1 + 2 )4.

Problem 13: Simplify 5 2 6 5 2 6 .

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50 AMC Lectures Chapter 2 Radicals

2 6
Problem 14: Simplify .
3 2 3

3 3
Problem 15: Simplify S = 2 5 + 2 5.

Problem 16: Simplify: x 2 6 x 9 + x 2 4 x 4. if 3 < x < 2.

Problem 17: Simplify x 2 6 x 9 + 16 8 x x 2 .

Problem 18: Find x2 y 2 2 xy 4 x 4 y 4 + 1 2 x x 2 y2 4 y 4

if 0 < x < 1 < y < 2.

1 1
Problem 19: Find 3x 2 5xy 3 y 2 if x = and y = .
3 2 3 2

a 1 8a 1 a 1 8a 1 1
Problem 20: Show that 3 a + 3 a = 1 if a .
3 3 3 3 8

Problem 21: Simplify the product

( 10 + 11 + 12 )( 10 + 11 12 )( 10 11 + 12 )( 10 + 11 + 12 ).

Problem 22: Find xyz if 612 6 360 10 340 15 2015 = x 3 + y 5 + z 8 ,

where x, y, and z are positive integers.

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