ALGEBRA (Practice Sheet – 01)

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1. If x + = 3 Find 6. If x – = 1, then what is the value of
x x
1
x8 + ?
1 3 1 x8
(i) x2 + 2 (ii) x + 3
x x SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Shift 03)
(a) 3 (b) 119
4 1 5 1 (c) 47 (d) –1
(iii) x + (iv) x +
x4 x5
7. If x ² – 7x  1  0 , then what is the value

6 1 7 1 1
(v) x + (vi) x + 5
of x  ?
x6 x7

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x5
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2. If x – = 4 , Find
x (a) 19 7 (b) 27 7

2
1
(i) x + 2
an by 2
(ii) x –
1
(c) 21 7 (d) 25 7

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x x2 1
8. If x   – 2 3 , what is the value of
x
3 1
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(iii) x – (iv) x + x5  ?
x3 x4 x5
a th

SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Shift- 03)

5 1 6 1
(v) x – (vi) x + (a) –178 3 (b) –182 3
x5 x6

3. If a2 – 4a + 1 = 0, then the value of a2 + a (c) 182 3 (d) –180 3

ty a

1 1 1 6 1
+  is: 9. If a + = 3, then a + 6 is equal to :
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a a2 a a

SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Shift- 02)

SSC CHSL 10/07/2019 (Shift- 02)
(a) 10 (b) 1 (a) 319 (b) 322
(c) 18 (d) 16 (c) 780 (d) 730
10. If x2 + 3x + 1 = 0, then what is the value
1 3 1 1
4. If x + = 5 , then x + 3 is equal to : 6
of x + 6 ?
x x x
SSC CGL 10/06/2019 (Shift- 03) SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Shift- 02)
(a) 324 (b) 322
(a) 3 5 (b) 4 5 (c) 318 (d) 327
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(c) 2 5 (d) 5 5 1 3x
11. If x   5 , then the value of
x 2x 2  2 – 5x
1 1 will be _________.
5. If x+ = 6 , then x 2 + is equal to :
x x2 SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Shift- 03)
SSC CGL 11/06/2019 (Shfit- 01) 5 2
(a) (b)
(a) 62 (b) 14 2 5
(c) 16 (d) 36 3 5
(c) (d)
5 3
 1 6x
12. If x   10 , then find the value of 17. If = 1, x > 0, then the value
x 2x 2 + 5x - 2

7x 3 1
. of x + is :
x 2  1 – 8x x3

SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Shift- 01) SSC CGL 07/06/2019 (Shift- 03)

(a) 3.5 (b) 4.5 3 5

(a) 17 (b) 17
(c) 2.5 (d) 5.5 8 8

5 3
1 (c) 17 = (d) 17
13. If x + = 5, x  0 then the value of 16 4
x
18. If 4x2 – 6x +1 = 0, then the value of 8x3 +
1 (8x3)–1 is :
x4 + 2
x SSC CGL 10/06/2019 (Shift- 01)
is equal to :
x 2 - 3x +1

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(a) 36 (b) 13
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Shift- 01) (c) 18 (d) 11

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19. If x is real, and x4 – 5x2 – 1 = 0, then the
(a) 55 (b) 60
(c) 65
an by (d) 50  6 2 3 1 
value of  x – 3x + 2 – 6 +1 is :
x x

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SSC CHSL 03/07/2019 (Shift- 01)
1 x 4 + 3x 3 + 5x 2 + 3x +1 (a) 126 (b) 110
14. If x + = 5 then
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x x 4 +1 (c) 116 (d) 96
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43 47  2 3
(a) (b) 20. If x  3 – = , then find the value of
23 21 x x

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41 45 x2 +
(c) (d) x2
23 21
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15. If x² – 3x + 1 = 0, then the value of 1 4

(a) 2 (b) 2
9 9
1
x4  1 4
x 2 is: (c) 3 (d) 3
2
x  5x  1 9 9

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21. If x2 + = 27 , then find
x2
9 27
(a) (b) 1 1
4 8 (i) x+ (ii) x –
x x
5 22. If 2x² + 5x + 1 = 0, then one of the values
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(c) (d) 2
2 1
of x – ?
16. If x2 – 3x – 1 = 0, then the value of 2x
( x 2 + 8x – 1) (x3 + x –1)–1 is : SSC CGL MAINS 29/01/2022
SSC CGL 07/06/2019 (Shift- 02) 17 13
(a) (b)
2 2
3
(a) (b) 8
8 5 13
(c) (d)
(c) 1 (d) 3 2 2
 32. If x + x –1 = 2, then the value of
1
23. If 5x – = 6, x > 0, then find the value x3 + x–3 is :
4x
SSC CPO 16/03/2019 (Shift- 03)
1
of 25x ² – . 1
16 x ² (a) 1 (b)
2
SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift 01)
(c) 2 (d) 3
(a) 6 41 (b) 36
2 2 1 1
(c) (d) 6 31 33. If a  b  2
 2  4, a  0, b  0, then
246 a b
1 the value of a4 + b4 is:
4
24. If x + 4 = 23, find SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Shift- 1)
x
(a) 32 (b) 256
1 3 1 (c) 64 (d) 2
(i) x + (ii) x +
x x3 34. 2
If x – 9x + 1 = 0, what is the value of
25. If x4 – 79x2 + 1 = 0, then a value of x + x–1 x8 – 6239x4 + 1?

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SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift- 02) (a) 1 (b) 0
(a) 9 (b) 7 (c) – 1 (d) 2

26.
(c) 5
an by
(d) 8
If x4 + x–4 = 47, (x > 0), then the value of 35.
1 
If p +  p  = 2, then find the value of p ×

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(2x – 3)2 is :
SSC CHSL 08/07/2019 (Shift- 03) p × p.
(a) 2
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(c) 5 (d) 4 (a) 4 (b) 8
27. If x8 – 1442x4 + 1 = 0, then a possible value
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(c) 1 (d) 2
1
of x – is : 1
x 36. If x + = 2, find
SSC CGL Tier-II 11/09/2019 x
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(a) 5 (b) 8 (i) x20 + x19 + x18 + ........+ x2 + x + 1

(c) 4 (d) 6 (ii) x49 – x48 + x47 – x46 + ....... + x3 – x2 + x + 1
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28. If x4 + 4 = 14159, then the value of x + 1
x x (iii) x12 +
is x12
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Shift- 02) 1
(a) 9 (b) 12 (iv) x17 +
x9
(c) 10 (d) 11
4 –4
29. If x + x = 194, (x > 0), then the value of 1
(v) x15 –
(x – 2)2 is : x17
SSC CGL 04/06/2019 (Shift- 01)
(a) 1 (b) 6 1
37. If x + = –2
(c) 2 (d) 3 x
(i) x39 + x38 + ......... + x2 + x + 1
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1 3 1
30. If x + 4 = 322, find x – 3
4
(ii) x100 – x99 + x98 – x97 + ....... + x2 – x + 1
x x
1
1 4 1 (iii) x5 –
31. If a + = 2, then a – 4 is equal to : x5
a a
1
(iv) x18 +
SSC CHSL 10/07/2019 (Shift- 01) x18
1
(a) 0 (b) 1
4 (v) x7 –
(c) 1 (d) 4 x9
 1 x 24 +1 x 72 +1
38. If x = 2 + 3 , find x + x 47. If 12 = 7 then is
x x 36
(a) 5 (b) 4 (a) 343 (b) 433
(c) –4 (d) 2 3 (c) 432 (d) 322

39. If x = 4 + 15 , what is the value of 1 5 1

48. If x + = 1 then  x +1 +
x +1 x +15
 1 
x² + ? (a) 1 (b) 2
 x² 
(c) 4 (d) 8
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift 03)
(a) 54 (b) 62 1 3 1
49. If a – = 5 then a – 3 –
(c) 72 (d) 48 a–3 a – 33 is
1 (a) 7 (b) 14
40. If x = 3 + 2 2 , find x2 + 2 (c) 2 (d) 5
x

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(a) 36 (b) 30 50. If a + a + 1 = 0 then the value of a9 is
2

(a) 2 (b) 3

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(c) 34 (d) 32
(c) 1 (d) 0
3 +1 3 –1
41. If m =
3 –1 an by
&n=
3 +1
then the value
51.
 1
If  x  
x
2

= 3, then what is the value of

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of m2 + n2 is:
(a) 14
(c) 15
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(d) 10
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(a) 6 (b) 2
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42. If x = 7 + 4 3 then x – (c) –2 (d) –6

x
1
(a) 8 3 (b) 4 52. If x + = 3 , then the value of x18 + x12
x

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(c) –4 (d) –2 3 + x6 + 1 is :
SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Shift- 03)
43. If x = 2 + 5 then the value of x3 – x–3 is :
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(a) 0 (b) 2
SSC CHSL 08/07/2019 (Shift- 03)
(c) 3 (d) 1
(a) – 52 (b) 52
(c) 76 (d) – 76 1
53. If x + = – 3 then x67 + x53 + x43 + x29 +
x
44. If x = 2 + 5 then the value of x3 + x–3 is :

(a) 40 5

(c) 46 5
SSC CHSL 09/07/2019 (Shift- 01)
(b) 34 5

(d) 36 5
** x24
(a)
+ x12 + x6 + 3 is
3


(c) 2 2 + 3 
(b) 0


(d) 2 2 – 3 
45. If x = 3 - 5 , then the value of x2 – 16x 1 2 1
54. If 5x + = 5, find the value of 9x +
A

+ 6 is : 3x 25x 2
SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Shift- 02) (a) 0 (b) 5
(a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 4 (d) 7.8
(c) 2 (d) – 2
1 3 1
3 55. If 3x + = 5 then find 8x +
 1 2x 27x 3
46. If x = 1 – 2 , then  x – x  is
1 10
(a) –8 (b) 8 (a) 118 (b) 30
2 27
(c) 2 2 (d) 1 (c) 0 (d) 1
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56. If x + = 3, then the value of 61. If a + = 50, a > 0 then the value of
16x a4

1 1
16x 3 + is : a3 + .
256x 3 a3
SSC CGL Tier II 12/09/2019 SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Shift- 03)

(a) 423 (b) 441 (a)  

2 1 + 13 -1 + 2 13 
(c) 432 (d) 414

 1 (b)  
2 1 - 13 -1 + 2 13 
57. If  0.4x   = 5, what is the value of
 x
(c)  
2 1 + 13 -1 - 2 13 
 3 1 
 0.064x  3  ?
 x  (d)   
2 1 + 13 + -1 + 2 13 

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SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Shift 01)
1 257 8  3 1 
 x + 3  ,

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(a) 119 (b) 125 62. If x4 + 4 = , then find
x 16 13  x
(c) 110 (d) 105

58. If 5x +
1an by = 4, then the value of
where x > 0.
CHSL 13/10/2020 (Shift- 02)

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3x (a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
1
9x 2 + is :
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If 3x – 5x + 1 = 0, then the value of
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25x 2
 2 1 
 x +  is :
a th

SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Shift- 01) 9x 2 

174 144 CGL 2019 Tier II 15/11/2020

(a) (b)
125 125 2 1
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(a) 1 (b) 1
3 3
114 119
(c) (d)
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(c) 2 (d) 2
3 9
59. If x 4 – 83x 2 + 1 = 0, then a value of
x3 – x–3 can be. 1
64. If x – = 5, x  0, then what is the value
CGL Tier II 12/09/2019 x
(a) 758 (b) 756 x 6 + 3x 3 – 1
of ?
(c) 739 (d) 737 x 6 – 8x 3 – 1
CGL 2019 Tier II 16/11/2020
3(x 2 +1) - 7x
60. If = 6, x  0, then the value
3x 13 11
(a) (b)
12 13
A

1
of x+ is :
x 3 4
(c) (d)
8 9
CGL Tier II 13/09/2019
16 2 32
25 11 65. If x + = 8, then the value of x + 2 is
(a) (b) x x
3 3 :
CGL 2019 Tier II 16/11/2020
35 31
(c) (d) (a) 24 (b) 18
3 3 (c) 20 (d) 16
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66. If r   16 , then the value of r 4  3 is. 70. If x+ 3
= 3, then the value of x + is :
r r x x3
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Shift- 03)
CGL 2019 Tier II (18/11/2020)
1 (a) 324 (b) 322
(a) 4096 (b) 512
512 (c) 326 (d) 422
1 3
(c) 512 (d) 4096 71. If x – = 6, x  0, then the value of
4096 x

 2 3 1 27
If x  3 –  = , then the value of x – 3
3
67. x4 -
x x x x2 is :
2
is equal to : x - 3x - 3
CGL 2019 Tier II 18/11/2020 CGL 2019 Tier II (18/11/2020)
61 52 (a) 90
(a) (b)

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(c) 80

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(c) (d) (d) 54
27 27

68. If x2 +
1 an by
2 = 7, then the value of
1
x3 + 3
72. If x 2 – 3x + 1 = 0, then the value of

 5 1 

n
2
x x  x + 3  ÷ (x +1) is :
x
where x > 0 is equal to :

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(a) 15 (b) 16 (a) 9 (b) 47/3
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(c) 12 (d) 18 (c) 7 (d) 5

x 2 y2 x 3 y3 73. If x + y = 1 and xy(xy – 2) = 12, then the
69. If   7 , A Possible of  is:
y3 x 3 value of x4 + y4 is :
y2 x 2
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SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Shift- 01)
(a) 18 (b) 15 (a) 19 (b) 25
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 Answer Key
1.(i) 7 (ii) 18 (iii) 47 (iv) 123 (v) 322 (vi) 843
2.(i) 18 (ii) 8 5 (iii) 76 (iv) 322 (v) 1364 (vi) 5778
3.(c) 4.(c) 5.(b) 6.(c) 7.(a) 8.(a) 9.(b) 10.(b)
11.(c) 12.(a) 13.(a) 14.(a) 15.(a) 16.(c) 17.(b) 18.(c)
19.(a) 20.(b) 21.(i) 29 (ii) 5 22.(a) 23.(a) 24.(i) 7 (ii) 4 7

25.(a) 26.(c) 27.(d) 28.(d) 29.(d) 30.± 76 31.(a) 32.(c)

33.(d) 34.(b) 35.(c) 34.(i) 21 (ii) 2 (iii) 2 (iv) 2 (v) 0

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37.(i) 0 (ii) 101 (iii) 0 (iv) 2 (v) 0 38.(b) 39.(b) 40.(c)

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41.(a) 42.(a) 43.(c) 44.(b) 45.(c) 46.(b) 47.(d) 48.(b)
49.(b) 50.(c) an by 51.(c) 52.(a) 53.(c) 54.(d) 55.(b) 56.(a)

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57.(a) 58.(c) 59.(b) 60.(d) 61.(a) 62.(a) 63.(d) 64.(a)

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65.(b) 66.(a) 67.(d) 68.(d) 69.(a) 70.(b) 71.(a) 72.(b)
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73.(b)
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