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ELEMENTARY RACE # 04 BASIC MATHS MATHEMATICS
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(0.875)
1. Find the cube root of (0.875) (0.875)2 1
1 (0.875)

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2. If x a, x 2 b, and x 3 c then prove that c = a3 + a2 – 3a – b – 2
x x3 x2

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3. The equation x 1 has, (choose the correct option)
x 1 x 1
(A) no root (B) one root
(C) two equal roots (D) infinitely many roots
4. If c, d are the roots of equation (x – a) (x – b) = k then find the roots of the equation (x – c) (x – d) +

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k = 0 in terms of a and b.
5. A student notices that the roots of the eqation x2 + bx + a = 0 are each 1 less than the roots of the
equation x2 + ax + b = 0. Find the vlaue of a + b.
6. Find the remainder when x3 + 4x2 – 7x + 6 is divided by x – 1.
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7. Find the angle (in degrees) between the hour and minute hands of a clock at 07 : 20.
8. Given that x2 + x – 6 is a factor of 2x4 + x3 – bx + a + b – 1, find the values of a and b.
9. If the expression ax4 + bx3 – x2 + 2x + 3 has remainder 4x + 3 when divided by x2 + x – 2, find the values
of a and b.
10. Solve the following irrational equations for real x

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(i) 3 (ii) 2 x 2
x2 3
x 6 0 2 x 3
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11. Prove that (i) x 2 if x 0 (ii) x 2 if x 0
x x
12. Solve for real x:

x 1 x 1 3
(i) (ii) x 4 2x 6 7
x 1 x 1 2
13. Solve the following exponential equations for real x:
(i) 32x+5 = 3x+2 + 2 (ii) 4x – 10 2x–1 = 24
14. Solve for real x:

22 x 1
4x 1
(i) 64 (ii) 3 (16)x + 2 (81)x = 5 (36)x
8x 1

15. Solve the following quadratic inqualitities for real x

(i) x2 < 1 (ii) x 2 9
(iii) x 2 7 0 (iv) (x 1) (x 4) 0

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16. Solve for real x

(i) x2 – 3x + 3 > 1 (ii) (x – 3) (x – 4) < 2 (iii) x2 – 4x + 2 < 0

17. Solve for real x : x 3 4 x 1 x 8 6 x 1 1

18. The number of integer values of m, for which the x-coordinate of the point of intersection of the lines 3x
+ 4y = 9 and y = mx + 1 is also an integer, is _____?
19. If and ( < ) are the roots of the equation x2 + bx + c = 0, where c < 0 < b, then
(A) 0 < (B) (C) (D)
20. If x = 2 + 22/3 + 21/3, then the value of x3 – 6x2 + 6x is

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(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) none of these
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ANSWER KEY
1. 2 3. (a) 4. a, b 5. –4 6. 4
7. 100° 8. a = –58, b = –19 9. a = 1, b = 2

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10. (i) {–8, 27} (ii) {1} 12. (i) (ii) {5}
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13. (i) {–2} (ii) {3} 14. (i) {2} (ii) 0,
2

15. (i) (–1, 1), (ii) ( , 3] [3, ) , (iii) 7, 7 , (iv) [1, 4]

16. (i) x ( , 1) (2, ) , (ii) x (2, 5) , (iii) x 2 2, 2 2

17. [5, 10] 18. 2 19. (B) 20. (B)

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