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PRACTICE SHEET # 8 ALGEBRA MATHEMATICS
1. Solve the equation x! + y! + z! = 2 v!.
2. Find all distinct, positive integers x1,x2 ......., xn such that
1 + x1 + 2x1x2 + ....... + (n – 1) x1x2 ........xn–1 = x1x2 ........xn.
3. Find all integers x, y, z, v, t such that
x + y + z + v + t = xyvt + (x + y) (v + t)
xy + z + vt = xy(v + t) + vt(x + y).
4. P(x) and Q(x) are two polynomials such that P(P(x)) = P(x)16 + x48 + Q(x). Find the smallest possible degree of Q.

4x2 + 15x + 17 5x2 + 16x + 18

5. Find the sum of all real x such that 2 = .
x + 4x + 12 2x2 + 5x + 13

6. Let a = – 3 + 5 + 7,b= 3– 5+ 7,c= 3 + 5 – 7 . Evaluate.

a4 b4 c4
+ +
(a - b)(a - c) (b - c)(b - a) (c - a)(c - b)

7. For real numbers (x, y, z) satisfying the following equations, find all possible values of x + y + z.
x2y + y2z + z2x = – 1
xy2 + yz2 + zx2 = 5
xyz = – 2
8. Prove that for distinct real numbers a, b, c the system of equation.
x3 – ax2 + b3 = 0
x3 – bx2 + c3 = 0
x3 – cx2 + a3 = 0
has no real solutions.
9. Kriti choose a natural number n > 1 and wrote the numbers 1 + n, 1 + n 2 , 1 + n3 , _ _ _ _ 1 + n15 on a chalkboard.
Then she erased some of the numbers so that among the remaining numbers, any two are relatively prime. Atmost
how many numbers could Kriti have left on the board.
10. Find a polynomial p(x) such that [p(x)]5 – x is divisible by (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3)
11. Find values of a and b which will make (ax + b) (x 5 + 1) – (5x + 1) disvible by x2 + 1. Check your answer.
12. If ax3 + bx + c, where a ¹ 0, c ¹ 0, has a factor of the form x2 + px + 1, show that a2 – c2 = ab
13. A monic cubic polynomial over Z has the property that one of its zeros is the product of the other two. show that
it must be reducible over Z.
14. For what integer a does x2 – x+ a divide x13 + x + 90?
15. Determine all values of the parameters a and b for which the polynomial x4 + (2a + 1)x3 + (a – 1)2x2 + bx + 4
can be factored into a product of two monic quadratic polynomials p(x) and q(x) such that the equation q(x) = 0 has
two different roots r and s with p(r) = s and p(s) = r.
16. Determine a necessary and sufficient condition on the integers b and c such that both the polynomials
t2 + bt + c and t2 + bt + c + 1 are reducible over Z.
17. Let f be a monic polynomial over Z and suppose that there are four distinct integers a, b, c, d for which
f(a) = f(b) = f(c) = f(d) = 12. Show that there is no integer k for which f(k) = 25.
18. Prove that if the integer a is not divisible by 5, then f(x) = x 5 – x + a cannot be factored as the product of two
nonconstant polynomials with integer coefficients.

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19. Solve in real numbers the system of equations

ì y2 + u2 + v 2 + w 2 = 4x - 1
ï 2
ïï x + u 2 + v 2 + w 2 = 4y - 1
2
íx + y2 + v 2 + w 2 = 4u - 1
ï 2
ïx + y2 + u 2 + w 2 = 4v - 1
ïî x2 + y2 + u 2 + v 2 = 4w - 1

20. Solve the equations :

(i) 2xyz + 3 = (2x – 1) (3y + 1) (4z – 1) + 12 = (2x + 1) (3y – 1) (4z + 1) + 80 = 0.
(ii) 3ux – 2vy = vx + uy = 3u2 + 2v2 = 14; xy = 10uv.
21. If a, b, c..... are the roots of the equation xn + p1xn–1 + p2xn–2 + ... + pn–1x + pn = 0; find the sum of a3 +

a 2 b2 a 2 c2 b 2 c 2 p (p2 - 2p 2 )
b3 + c3 + ..., and show that + + + + + + ... = p1 - n -1 1
b a c a c b pn
22. Consider the quadratic polynomials t1(x) = x2 + p1x + q12 and t2(x) = x2 + p2x + q22 , where p1, p2, q1, q2 are real
numbers.
Prove that if polynomials t1 and t2 have zeros of the same nature, then the polynomial
t(x) = x2 + (p1p2 + 4q1q2) x + (p1q2 + p2q1)2
has real zeros.
23. Prove that 8(a3 + b3 + c3)2 > 9 (a2 + bc) (b2 + ca) (c2 + ab).
24. Prove that if the equations x3 + qx – r = 0 and rx3 – 2q2x2 – 5qrx – 2q3 – r2 = 0 have a common root,
the first eqution will have a pair of equal roots; and if each of these is a, find all the roots of the second
equation.
25. Let a, b, c be real number with a > 0 such that the quadratic polyomial
T(x) = ax2 + bcx + b3 + c3 – 4abc
has nonreal zeros.
Prove that exactly one of the polynomials T1(x) = ax2 + bx + c and T2(x) ax2 + cx + b has only positive valuues.

26. If x 2a 2 - 3x 2 + y 2a 2 - 3y 2 + z 2a 2 - 3z 2 = 0, where a2 stands for x2 + y2 + z2, prove that

(x + y + z) (–x + y + z) (x – y + z) (x + y – z) = 0.
27. Solve the equation x4 – (2m + 1)x3 + (m – 1)x2 + (2m2 + 1)x + m = 0, where m is a real parameter.

ANSWER KEY

3 3 4 3 3
20. (i) x = , , 2; y = –1, – , –1; z = 1, ,
2 2 3 4 4
(ii) x = ± 4, y = ± 5, u = ± 2, v = ± 1

2 2 2 2
x = m5 , y = ±6 , u = ± , v = m3
3 3 3 3

21. –p13 + 3p1p2 – 3p3

24. a, –5a, –5a

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