CAT 2023

ELITE BATCH

Lecture–02

Basic Identities
+
Linear Equations - I
BY
VINIT KAKRIYA SIR
 TOPICS
TO BE COVERED

• Quick Revision of Basic Identity I & II

• Concept & Numerical based on Basic Identity - III

• Concept & Numerical based on Linear Equation

Basic Identity I :

𝟐
𝒂+𝒃 = 𝒂𝟐 +𝟐𝒂𝒃 + 𝒃𝟐

𝟐
𝒂−𝒃 = 𝒂𝟐 − 𝟐𝒂𝒃 + 𝒃𝟐

𝒂 −𝒃 𝒂 + 𝒃 = 𝒂𝟐 − 𝒃𝟐
Basic Identity I :

𝒂+𝒃 𝟐
+ 𝒂−𝒃 𝟐
= 2(𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 )

𝒂+𝒃 𝟐
− 𝒂−𝒃 𝟐
= 4ab
Basic Identity I :

𝒂+𝒃+𝒄 𝟐
= 𝒂 + 𝒃 + 𝒄 + 2ab + 2bc + 2ca
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
Special Cases :

If 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 = 0

Then a = b = c = 0
Basic Identity II :

𝟑
𝒂+𝒃 = 𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 3ab (a + b)

𝟑
𝒂−𝒃 = 𝒂𝟑 − 𝒃𝟑 - 3ab (a - b)
Basic Identity II :

𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 = (a + b) 𝒂𝟐 − 𝒂𝒃 + 𝒃𝟐

𝒂𝟑 − 𝒃𝟑 = (a - b) 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒂𝒃 + 𝒃𝟐
Special Cases :
Special Cases :
 𝟏
If 𝒙 + = 3, 𝒙 > 0, then 𝒙𝟐 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒𝟕 = ?
𝒙

A 2 B -1

C 0 D -2
 𝟐+ 𝟑 𝟐− 𝟑
a= and b = value of 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + ab ?
𝟐− 𝟑 𝟐+ 𝟑

A 175 B 200

C 180 D 195
 If 5𝒙𝟐 + 4 𝒙y + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 + 1 = 0, then find the value of 𝒙 – y.

A -1 B -3

C 1 D 3
 If 𝒂𝟐 + a + 1 = 0, then value of 𝒂𝟗 is

A 3 B 1

C 2 D 0

:
 If 𝒙 + 𝐲 + 𝐳 = 19, 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 = 133 and 𝒙z = 𝒚𝟐 , then the
difference between z and x is:

A 3 B 4

C 5 D 6

:
 Basic Identity III :

• 𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 𝒄𝟑 − 𝟑𝐚𝐛𝐜 = (a + b + c) (𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 − 𝐚𝐛 − 𝐛𝐜 – ca)

𝟏
• 𝒂 + 𝒃 + 𝒄 − 𝟑𝐚𝐛𝐜 = (a + b + c) [(𝒂 − 𝒃)𝟐 + (𝒃 − 𝒄)𝟐 + (𝒄 − 𝒂)𝟐 ]
𝟑 𝟑 𝟑
𝟐
 If 𝒙 + y + z = 6 and 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒛𝟐 = 20 then the value of
𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 + 𝒛𝟑 - 3𝒙yz is

A 64 B 70

C 72 D 76
 If a + b + c = 6, 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 = 14 and 𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 𝒄𝟑 = 36,
then the value of abc is

A 3 B 6

C 9 D 12
 If 𝒙 = y = 333 and z = 334, then the value of
𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 + 𝒛𝟑 - 3𝒙yz is

A 0 B 667

C 1000 D 2334
Special Cases :

𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 𝒄𝟑 − 𝟑𝐚𝐛𝐜 = (a + b + c) (𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 − 𝐚𝐛 − 𝐛𝐜 – ca)

(i) if a + b + c = 0, then 𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 𝒄𝟑 = 3abc

(ii) if (𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 − 𝐚𝐛 − 𝐛𝐜 – ca) = 0,

then 𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 𝒄𝟑 = 3abc & a = b = c
 If a = 1.21, b = 2.12 and c = - 3.33, then the value of
𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 𝒄𝟑 − 𝟑𝐚𝐛𝐜 𝐢𝐬

A 0 B 1

C 2 D 3
 If 𝒙 = a – b, y = b – c, z = c – a, then the numerical value of
the algebraic expression 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 + 𝒛𝟑 − 𝟑𝒙𝐲𝐳 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞

A a+b+c B 0

C 4(a + b + c) D 3abc
 𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐 𝒄𝟐
If (a + b + c) = 0 then + + is
𝒃𝒄 𝒄𝒂 𝒂𝒃

A 1 B 0

C 3 D -1
 𝟑𝒂𝟐 − 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐
If 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 = 𝒂𝒃 + 𝒃𝒄 + 𝒄𝒂 , then =?
𝒂𝒃+𝒃𝒄+𝒄𝒂

A 1 B 0

C 3 D None of these
Linear Equations :
Linear Equations :
Linear Equations :
 The price of 10 chairs is equal to that of 4 tables. The price of
15 chairs and 2 tables together is Rs. 4000. The total price of
12 chairs and 3 tables is:

A 3500

B 3750

C 3840

D 3900
 The price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs. 1600. With the same
money one can buy 1 saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy
12 shirts, how much shall he have to pay ?

A Rs. 1200

B Rs. 2400

C Rs. 4800

D None of these
 There are two examinations rooms A and B. If 10 students are
sent from A to B, then the number of students in each room is
the same. If 20 candidates are sent from B to A, then the
number of students in A is double the number of students in
B. The number of students in room A is:

A 20

B 80

C 100

D 200
 CAT PYQ 1 :
One part of a hostel's monthly expenses is fixed, and the other part is
proportional to the number of its boarders. The hostel collects ₹ 1600 per
month from each boarder. When the number of boarders is 50, the profit of
the hostel is ₹ 200 per boarder, and when the number of boarders is 75, the
profit of the hostel is ₹ 250 per boarder. When the number of boarders is 80,
the total profit of the hostel, in INR, will be

A [CAT 2021: Slot 3]

20800

B 20200

C 20500

D 20000