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Olympiad Workshop IOQM 2023

Algebra Test-01

1. If roots of equation 2x4 – 3x3 + 2x2 – 7x – 1 = 0 7. There are two values of a for which the equation
 +1 4x2 + ax + 8x + 9 = 0 has only one solution for x.
are , ,  and  then value of  
is equal What is the absolute sum of these values of a?
to
8. How many ordered pairs of integers (x,y) satisfy
the equation x2020 + y2 = 2y?
2. P = 20082007 – 2008; Q = 20082 + 2009. Let A is
remainder when P is divided by Q then find
9. Find the smallest positive integer n with the
A property that the polynomial x4 – nx + 63 can be
105  ([.] is greatest integer function)
written as a product of two nonconstant
polynomials with integer coefficients.
3. Let R(x) be the remainder upon dividing x44 + x33 x
10. Let f be a function for which f   = x2 + x +1.
+ x22 + x11 + 1 by the polynomial x4 + x3 +x2 + x 3
+ 1. Find R(1) + 2R(2) + 3R(3)? Let P be the sum of all values of z for which f(3z)
a
4. Let  and  be the roots of equation x2 + x – 3 = =7. and P = .Find a + b
b
0. Find the value of the expression 42 – 3.
11. Let U be the sum of the roots, real and non-real,
2001
5. Let a, b be integers such that all the roots of the 1 
of the equation x +  2
2001 – x  = 0, given that
equation (x2 +ax +20) (x2 +17x +b) = 0 are  
negative integers. What is the smallest possible
there are no multiple roots. Then find U –450
value of a + b ?
12. Real numbers r and s are roots of p(x) = x3 + ax +
6. Let P(x) be a quadratic polynomial with real
b, and r + 4 and s –3 are roots of q(x) = x3 + ax +
coefficients satisfying x2 –2x + 2 ≤ P(x) ≤ 2x2 –
b +240. Let Q be the sum of all possible values of
4x + 3 for all real numbers x, and suppose P(11)
|b|. Then find Q –400
=181. Find P(16)–390
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Answer Key
1. (03) 7. (16)
2. (40) 8. (04)
3. (0) 9. (08)
4. (19) 10. (08)
5. (25) 11. (50)
6. (16) 12. (20)

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