ALGEBRA

SSC CGL 2020

1. If 8(x + y)³ – 27(x–y)³ = (5y–x) (Ax² + By² +
41 45
Cxy), then what is the value of (A + B – C)? (a) (b)
45 41
;fn 8(x + y)³ – 27(x–y)³ = (5y–x) (Ax² + By² +
Cxy) gS] rks
(A + B – C) dk eku Kkr djsaA (c)
45
(d)
49
49 45
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(a) 16 (b) –26 1 1 11
5. If x–y = 11 and – = , then what is
x y 24
(c) 36 (d) –16

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the value of x³ – y³ + x²y²?

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1 5 1
2. If x + = 4 then the value of x + 5 is: 1 1 11
x x ;fn x – y = 11 vkSjx – y = 24 gS] rks
x³ – y³

;fn x +
1
=4
an by
gS] rks
x5 +
1
dk eku Kkr djsaA + x²y² dk eku Kkr djsaA

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x x5 SSC CGL 2020
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(c) 1105 (d) 1307
(a) 736 (b) 776
6. If 16x² + y² = 48 and xy = 2, x, y > 0, then
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(c) 684 (d) 724 the value of (64x³ + y³) is:

;fn 16x² + y² = 48 vkSjxy = 2, x, y > 0 gS] rks
1 1 16
3. If x + y = 4 and  = , then what is (64x³ + y³) dk eku Kkr djsaA
x y 15
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the value of (x³ + y³)? (a) 320 (b) 340
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(c) 300 (d) 240

1 1 16
;fn x + y = 4 vkSjx  y = 15 gS] rks
(x³ + y³) 7. If 2x² – 8x – 1 = 0, then what is the value
of 8x³ –1/x³
dk eku Kkr djsaA ;fn 2x² – 8x – 1 = 0 gS] rks 8x³ –1/x³ dk eku
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(a) 18 (b) 19 SSC CGL 2020
(a) 560 (b) 540
(c) 21 (d) 16
(c) 524 (d) 464
1 1
4. If x – = 5x  0, then what is the 8. 4
If x + = 727, x > 1, then what is the
x x4
A

x 6 – 5x 3 – 1  1
value of
x 6 + 7x 3 – 1 value of  x –  ?
x

1 x 6 – 5x 3 – 1
;fn x – =5 gS]x  0 gS] rks ;fn x 4 +
1
= 727, x > 1
 1
gS] rks x – x  dk
x x 6 + 7x 3 – 1 x4
dk eku Kkr djsaA eku Kkr djsaA
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 (a) 6 (b) –6
3
(c) –5 (d) 5 ;fn 4x4 – 37x² + 9 = 0, x > gS] rks
8x3 –
2
1
9. If x – = 1, then what is the value of 27
x dk eku Kkr djsaA
x3
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x8 + ?
x8
(a) 215 (b) –215
1 1 (c) 35 (d) –35
;fn x – =1 gS] rks
x8 + dk eku Kkr djsaA
x x8
14. If (16 2x 3 + 81 3y 3 )  (2 2x + 3 3y ) = Ax²
SSC CGL 2020 + By² + Cxy, then find the value of 2A –
(a) 3 (b) 119
3B – 2 6 C.
(c) 47 (d) –1
;fn (16 2x 3 + 81 3y 3 )  (2 2x + 3 3y ) = Ax²

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 3
10. If  2x – x  =2, then what is the value of
+ By² + Cxy gS] rks
2A – 3B – 2 6 C dk eku

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Kkr djsa
 81 
4
16 x + 4  ?
x
an by (a) 25 (b) 79
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  3   81 (c) 137 (d) 7
;fn  2x – x  = 2 gS] rks16x + x 4  dk eku
4

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Kkr djsaA of a² + 16/a² is:
;fn a – 12/a = 1 gS] rks
a > 0 gS] rks
a th

SSC CGL 2020 a² + 16/a²

dk eku Kkr djsaA
(a) 184 (b) 328
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(c) 180 (d) 220
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(a) 15 (b) 17
11. If a3 + b3 = 405 and a + b =9, then the value
of ab is: (c) 11 (d) 19
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;fn a3 + b3 = 405 vkSja + b =9 gS] rks

ab dk eku 16. If p – 2q = 3 and pq = 5, then what is the
Kkr djsaA value of (p³ – 8q³)?

SSC CGL 2020 ;fn p – 2q = 3 vkSjpq = 5 gS] rks

(p³ – 8q³) dk
eku Kkr djsaA
(a) 15 (b) 10
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(c) 12 (d) 8
(a) – 63 (b) 117
12. x + y + z = 2 and xy + zx = – 11, then the
value of x3 + y3 + z3 – 3xyz is: (c) 72 (d) 27

;fn x + y + z = 2 vkSjxy + zx = – 11 gS] rks

x3 17. If x + y = 2 and 1/x + 1/y = 18/5, then
+ y3 + z3 – 3xyz eku Kkr djsaA the value of (x3 + y3) is:
A

SSC CGL 2020 ;fn x + y = 2 vkSj1/x + 1/y = 18/5 gS] rks

(x3
+ y3) dk eku Kkr djsaA
(a) 78 (b) 69
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(c) 74 (d) 71
2 3
4
3 (a) 4 (b) 4
13. If 4x – 37x² + 9 = 0, x > , then what 3 5
2

27 1 1
is the value of 8x3 – ? (c) 3 (d) 3
x3 3 5
18. If x² + 4y² = 53 and x – 2y = 5, then what SSC CGL 2020
is the value of x³ – 8y³?
(a) 7 11 (b) 4 11
;fn x² + 4y² = 53 vkSjx – 2y = 5 gS] rks
x³ –
8y³ dk eku Kkr djsaA (c) 10 11 (d) 8 11
SSC CGL 2020 24. If x8 – 433x4 + 16 = 0, x > 0, then what is
(a) –85 (b) 335  2
(c) 155 (d) 85 x  
the value of  
 x
19. If a² + c² + 17 = 2(a – 8a – 2b²), then what
is the value of (a³ + b³ + c³)?  2
;fn x8 – 433x4 + 16 = 0, x > 0 gS] rks x  x 
;fn a² + c² + 17 = 2(a – 8a – 2b²) gS] rks
(a³ +  
b³ + c³) dk eku Kkr djsaA dk eku Kkr djsaA
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(a) 9 (b) –7 (a) 5 (b) 7

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(c) 10 (d) –4 (c) 4 (d) 9

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20. If (54 2x 3  24 3y 3 )  ( 18x  12y ) – Ax² 1
25. If 4x4 = 5x² –1, x > , then what is the

(B² + C²)? an by
+ By² + Cxy, then what is the value of A² –
value of (2x² – x – 1)?
2

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;fn (54 2x  24 3y )  ( 18x  12y ) – Ax²
3 3
1
+ By² + Cxy gS] rks
A² –(B² + C²) dk eku Kkr ;fn 4x4 = 5x² –1, x > gS] rks
(2x² – x – 1)
ja 2
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djsaA
dk eku Kkr djsaA
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(a) 24 (b) 12
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –24 (d) –36
(c) –2 (d) 2
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21. If x + y + z = 7, x² + y² + z² = 85 and x³ + 4 4
26. If x + y + x²y² = 21 and x² + y² – xy = 7,
y³ + z³ = 913, then the value of xyz is:
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3
then what is the value of x/y, y/x?
;fn x + y + z = 7, x² + y² + z² = 85 vkSjx³ + ;fn x4 + y4 + x²y² = 21 vkSjx² + y² – xy = 7
gS] rks
x/y, y/x dk eku Kkr djsaA
y³ + z³ = 913 gS] rks
3
xyz dk eku Kkr djsaA
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3 3
(a) 4 (b) 2 (a) (b) –
4 4
(c) 1 (d) 8
22. If (x + y)³ + 27(x – y)³ = (Ax – 2y)(Bx² + Cxy 5 5
(c) – (d)
+ 13y²), then the value of A – B – C is: 2 4
;fn (x + y)³ + 27(x – y)³ = (Ax – 2y)(Bx² +
A

A – B – C dk eku Kkr djsaA 27. If x + y = 3 and 1  1  – 3 , then the value

Cxy + 13y²) gS] rks
x y 10
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(a) 27 (b) 20 of (x² + y²) is:

(c) 15 (d) 13 1 1 3
;fn x + y = 3 vkSjx  y  – 10 gS] rks
(x² + y²)
23. If x² – 11 x + 1 = 0, then (x³ + x–3) =
dk eku Kkr djsaA
;fn x² – 11 x + 1 = 0 gS] rks
(x³ + x–3) dk eku
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Kkr djsaA
 (a) 28 (b) 34 (a) 5 (b) –15
(c) 29 (d) 26 (c) 15 (d) 75
28. Simplify the following expression.
1
fuEu O;atd dk eku Kkr djsaA 32. If x –  77 , then one of the values of
x
(375  125)2 (125 – 375)2
1
375  375 – 125  125 x3  is:
x3
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1 1
(a)
15
(b)
3 ;fn x –  77 gS] rksx 3  ds ekuka esa ls
8 4 x x3
,d eku gSA
3 27 SSC CGL 2020
(c) (d)
2 28
(a) –702 (b) 77 77
29. If x² – 5 2 x + 1 = 0, then what is the

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(c) 3 77 (d) 80 77

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 3 1 33. If a³ – b³ = 2349 and (a – b) = 9, then
x  
 
x (a + b)² – ab is equal to :
value of  2 ?
x 1
an by ;fn a³ – b³ = 2349
b)² – ab dk eku Kkr
vkSj(a – b) = 9 gS] rks
djsaA
(a +

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 3 1
x  
  SSC CGL 2020
x
;fn x² – 5 2 x + 1 = 0 gS] rks 2 dk
ja (a) 261 (b) 280
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x 1
(c) 229 (d) 244
eku Kkr djsaA
a th

34. If a + b + c = 0, then what is the value of

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(b  c)2 (c  a)2 (a  b)2
  ?
12 2 24 2 cbc ca ab
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(a) (b)
5 5
(b  c)2 (c  a)2 (a  b)2
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;fn a + b + c = 0 gS] rks  

26 2 18 2 cbc ca ab
(c) (d)
5 5 dk eku Kkr djsaA
30. If x + y + z = 1, xy + yz + zx = xyz = –4, SSC CGL 2020
then what is the value of (x³ + y³ + z³) ? (a) 1 (b) –3
;fn x + y + z = 1, xy + yz + zx = xyz = –4 gS] (c) –1 (d) 3
rks (x³ + y³ + z³) dk eku Kkr djsaA 35. Simplify (x–y+z)² – (x–y–z)².
SSC CGL 2020 (x–y+z)² – (x–y–z)² dk eku Kkr djsaA
(a) –1 (b) –8 SSC CGL 2020
(c) 1 (d) 8 (a) 2xz + 2yz (b) 4yz – 4xz
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31. What is the constant term in the expansion (c) 4xz + 4yz (d) 4xz – 4yz
3
 1 36. If a² + b² + c² + 216 = 12(a + b – 2c), then
of 5x² – 
 x ab – bc – ca is:

 1
3 ;fn a² + b² + c² + 216 = 12(a + b – 2c) gS] rks
 ds
5x² –  foLrkj eas vpj in (constant term)
ab – bc – ca dk eku Kkr djsaA

 x

Kkr djsaA SSC CGL 2020

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 (a) 6 5 (b) 4 5 (a) 19 (b) 10
(c) 58 (d) 38
(c) 3 5 (d) 8 5
41. If x + y + z = 3, xy + yz + zx = –12 and xyz =
 3  –16, then the value of x 3  y 3  z 3  13 is:
37. 2a  – 1
If   =11, what is the value of
 a 
;fn x + y + z = 3, xy + yz + zx = –12 vkSjxyz
 9 
4a  2 – 1
 ?
= –16 gS] rksx 3  y 3  z 3  13 dk eku Kkr djsaA
 a 
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 3   9  (a) 11 (b) 9
;fn 2a  a – 1 =11 gS] rks4a  a 2 – 1 dk
    (c) 10 (d) 8
eku Kkr djsaA 42. What is the coefficient of x in the
SSC CGL 2020 expansion of (3x – 4)³ ?
(a) 110 (b) 148 (3x – 4)³ ds foLrkj esax dk xq.kkad Kkr djsaA

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(c) 132 (d) 121 SSC CGL 2020

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(a) –144 (b) –108
1
7 , then the value of x 2  12 is:
38. If x–
x

an by x
43.
(c) 108 (d) 144
If x – y = 4 and x³ – y³ = 316, y > 0 then

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1 1 the value of x4 – y4 is :
;fn x –  7 gS] rks
x 2  2 dk eku Kkr djsaA
;fn x – y = 4 vkSjx³ – y³ = 316 gS]y > 0 gS] rks
x x
ja x4 – y4 dk eku Kkr djsaA
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(a) 60 (b) 75
(a) 2482 (b) 2320
(c) 81 (d) 79
(c) 2500 (d) 2401
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x y 44. If 8 + 2px² – 36x – 27x³ = (2 – 3x)³, then

39. If y  x = 2, (x, y  0), then the value of
what is the value of p?
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(x–y) is: ;fn 8 + 2px² – 36x – 27x³ = (2 – 3x)³ rksp dk

eku Kkr djsaA
x y
;fn y  x = 2, (x, y  0) gS] rks
(x – y) dk SSC CGL 2020
(a) 27 (b) 54
eku Kkr djsaA
(c) 9 (d) –27
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45. If 2x² – 7x+5 = 0, then what is the value of
(a) –2 (b) 1
125
(c) 2 (d) 0 x3 
8x 3
40. If (56 7 x 3 – 2 2 y3 ) ÷ (2 7 x – 2 y) = Ax²
A

125
;fn 2x² – 7x+5 = 0 gS] rksx  dk eku
3
+ By² – Cxy, then find the value of A + B –
8x 3
14 C. Kkr djsaA
;fn (56 7 x 3 – 2 2 y3 ) ÷ (2 7 x – 2 y) = Ax² SSC CGL 2020
5 5
+ By² – Cxy gS] rks
A + B – 14 C dk eku Kkr (a) 12 (b) 16
8 8
djsaA
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(c) 10 (d) 18
8 8
 50. If 9(a² + b²) + c² + 20 = 12(a + 2b) , then
1 17
46. If x   , x  1 , then what is the value the value of is
x 4 6a  9b  2c :

1
;fn 9(a² + b²) + c² + 20 = 12(a + 2b) gS] rks
of x – ?
x 6a  9b  2c dk eku Kkr djsaA
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1 17 1
;fn x  ,x 1 gS] rks
x– dk eku Kkr djsaA (a) 3 (b) 4
x 4 x
(c) 2 (d) 6
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51. If x + y + z = 2, x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz = 74,
9 3 then (x² + y2 + z²) is equal to :
(a) (b)
4 2 ;fn x + y + z = 2, x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz = 74 gS]
rks(x² + y2 + z²) dk eku Kkr djsaA
8 15
(c) (d) SSC CGL 2020
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(a) 22 (b) 29
47. If x4 + x²y² + y4 = 21 and x² + xy + y² = 3,
(c) 26 (d) 24

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then what is the value of (–xy)?
52. If (2x + y)³ – (x –2y)³ = (x + 3y)[Ax² + By² +
;fn x4 + x²y² + y4 = 21 vkSjx² + xy + y² = 3
gS] rks an by
(–x y) dk eku Kkr djsaA
Cxy], then what is the value of (A + 2B +
C)?

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;fn (2x + y)³ – (x –2y)³ = (x + 3y)[Ax² + By²
(a) 2 (b) 1 + Cxy] gS] rks
(A + 2B + C) dk eku Kkr djsaA
(c) –1
ja (d) –2
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1 (a) 13 (b) 7
a th

48. If x   2 5 , then what is the value of

x
(c) 14 (d) 10
 4 1 
x  2 
  53. If 2x + 3y + 1 = 0, then what is the value
 x  ?
ty a

x2  1 of (8x³ + 8 + 27y³ – 18xy)?

;fn 2x + 3y + 1 = 0 gS] rks
(8x³ + 8 + 27y³ –
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 4 1 
x  2   18xy) dk eku Kkr djsaA
1 
;fn x  2 5 gS] rks x  dk eku Kkr SSC CGL 2020
x x2  1
(a) 7 (b) –9
djsaA (c) –7 (d) 9
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54. If a4 + b4 + a²b² = 273 and a² + b² – ab = 21,
(a) 20 (b) 23
1 1 
(c) 14 (d) 17 then one of the values of 
   is:
a b 
49. If (x + 6)³ + (2x + 3)³ + (3x + 5)³ = (3x + 18) (2x
+ 3) (3x + 5), then what is the value of x? ;fn a4 + b4 + a²b² = 273 vkSja² + b² – ab = 21
;fn (x + 6)³ + (2x + 3)³ + (3x + 5)³ = (3x +
A

1 1
18) (2x + 3) (3x + 5) gS] rks
x dk eku Kkr djsaA gS] rks

  
a b
 dk ,d eku Kkr djsaA
 
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7 5
(a) (b) – 9 3
3 3 (a) – (b) –
4 4

5 7
(c) (d) – 9 3
3 3 (c) (d)
8 2
 1 2 1 2  4 
;fn x – gS] rks  dk eku Kkr
2
55. If x  = 7, then x  2 is equal to: = 15 x + 2 

x x x  x 

1 1
djsaA
;fn x =7 gS] rks
x2  =? SSC CGL 2020
x x2
(a) 227 (b) 221
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(c) 223 (d) 229
(a) 47 (b) 49
59. What is the coefficient of x² in the
(c) 61 (d) 51
3
56. Simplify the following expression.  x2 

expansion of 5 –  ?
fuEu O;atu dks ljy djsaA  3 
5(a 6 – b6 )3  5(b6 – c6 )3  5(c6 – a 6 )3
2(a 3 – b3 )3  2(b3 – c3 )3  2(c3 – a 3 )3  2 3
5 – x  ds foLrkj eas
x² dk xq.kkad Kkr djasA
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 

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5 SSC CGL 2020

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(a) (a³ + b³)(b³ + c³)(c³ + a³)
2
25

(b)
5 an by
(a³ + b³)(b³ – c³)(c³ – a³)
(a) –
3
(b) –25

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2
5
(c) – (d) 25
3
(c)
5
ja
(a³ – b³)(b³ + c³)(c³ + a³)
R s
2
60. If x4 – 62x² + 1 = 0, where x > 0, then the
a th

value of x³ + x – 3 is:
5
(d)
2
(a³ – b³)(b³ – c³)(c³ + a³) ;fn x4 – 62x² + 1 = 0 gS] tgk¡
x > 0 gS] rks
x³ +
x–3 dk eku Kkr djsaA
57. If y = 2x + 1, then what is the value of (8x³
ty a

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– y³ + 6xy)?
(a) 488 (b) 364
;fn y = 2x + 1 gS] rks
(8x³ – y³ + 6xy) dk eku
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Kkr djsaA (c) 512 (d) 500

SSC CGL 2020 61. Given that x8 – 34x4 + 1 = 0, x > 0. What is

the value of (x³ – x – 3)?
(a) –15 (b) 1
fn;k x;k gS fd x8 – 34x4 + 1 = 0 gS]x > 0 gS] rks
(c) –1 (d) 15
(x³ – x – 3) dk eku Kkr djsaA
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58. If x – = 15, then what is the value of
x (a) 12 (b) 14
 2 4  (c) 18 (d) 16
x + 2 
 ?
 x 
A
 Answer Key
1.(c) 2.(d) 3.(b) 4.(c) 5.(b) 6.(a) 7.(a) 8.(d) 9.(c) 10.(a)

11.(c) 12.(c) 13.(a) 14.(d) 15.(b) 16.(b) 17.(a) 18.(b) 19.(b) 20.(d)

21.(a) 22.(d) 23.(d) 24.(a) 25.(a) 26.(c) 27.(c) 28.(c) 29.(b) 30.(c)

31.(c) 32.(a) 33.(a) 34.(d) 35.(d) 36.(a) 37.(c) 38.(d) 39.(d) 40.(c)

41.(c) 42.(d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45.(b) 46.(d) 47.(a) 48.(d) 49.(d) 50.(b)

51.(c) 52.(d) 53.(a) 54.(b) 55.(a) 56.(a) 57.(c) 58.(d) 59.(b) 60.(a)

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