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Question 1: If $a=2b=8c$ and $a+b+c=13$ then the value of $\frac{\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}}}{2c}$ is:
a) $\frac{9}{2}$
b) $-\frac{5}{6}$
c) $-\frac{9}{2}$
d) $\frac{5}{6}$
1) Answer (A)
Solution:
$a+b+c=13$
Put the value of a and b,
8c + 4c + 8c = 13
c = 13/20
On put the value of a, b and c,
$\frac{\sqrt{(8c)^{2}+(4c)^{2}+c^{2}}}{2c}$
$\frac{\sqrt{81c^{2}}}{2c}$ = $\frac{9c}{2c}$ = $\frac{9}{2}$
Question 2: If x,y,z are three numbers such that $x+y=13,y+z=15$ and $z+x=16$, the
value of $\frac{xy+xz}{xyz}$ is:
a) $\frac{5}{36}$
b) $\frac{36}{5}$
c) $\frac{18}{5}$
d) $\frac{5}{18}$
2) Answer (D)
Solution:
x+y=13 —(1)
y+z=15 —(2)
z+x=16$ —(3)
By (1) + (2) + (3),
2(x + y + z) = 13 + 15 + 16
x + y + z = 44/2 = 22
put the value from eq(1),
13 + z = 22
z = 9
From eq(3),
9 + x =16
x = 7
From eq(3),
7 + y = 13
y = 6
Now,
$\frac{xy+xz}{xyz}$
= $\frac{(7)(6)+(7)(9)}{(7)(6)(9)}$
= $\frac{6 + 9}{6 \times 9}$
= $\frac{5}{18}$
Question 3: If $x – \frac{1}{x} = 11$, then $x^3 – \frac{1}{x^3}$ is:
a) 1474
b) 1364
c) 1188
d) 1298
3) Answer (D)
Solution:
$x – \frac{1}{x} = 11$
$x^3 – \frac{1}{x^3}$ = $(x – \frac{1}{x})^3 – 3(x – \frac{1}{x})$
($\because (a – b)^3 = a^3 – b^3 -3ab(a – b)$)
= $(11)^3 – 3(11)$
= 1331 – 33 = 1298
Question 4: The coefficient of $x^2$ in $(2x + y)^3$ is:
a) 8
b) $12 y^2$
c) $12 y$
d) 12
4) Answer (C)
Solution:
$(2x + y)^3$
= $(2x)^3 + y^3 + 3.2x.y(2x + y)$
($\because (a + b)^3 = a^3 + b^3 + 3ab(a + b)$)
= $8x^3 + y^3 + 6xy(2x + y)$
= $8x^3 + y^3 + 12x^2y + 6xy^2$
The coefficient of $x^2$ = 12y
Question 5: $(a + b + c – d)^2 – (a – b – c + d)^2 = ?$
a) $2a(b + c – d)$
b) $4a(b + c – d)$
c) $2a(b + c + d)$
d) $4a(b + c + d)$
5) Answer (B)
Solution:
$(a + b + c – d)^2 – (a – b – c + d)^2$
[(a + b + c – d)+(a – b – c + d)][(a + b + c – d) – (a – b – c + d)]
($\because a^2 – b^2 = (a + b)(a – b))$
= (2a)(2b + 2c – 2d)
= 4a(b + c – d)
Question 6: Expand: $(4a+3b+2c)^{2}$
a) $16a^{2}-9b^{2}+4c^{2}-24ab+12bc-16ca$
b) $16a^{2}+9b^{2}+4c^{2}+24ab+12bc+16ca$
c) $4a^{2}+3b^{2}+2c^{2}+24ab+12bc+16ca$
d) $16a^{2}+9b^{2}+4c^{2}-24ab-12bc-16ca$
6) Answer (B)
Solution:
$(4a+3b+2c)^{2}$
= $(4a)^2 + (3b)^2 + (2c)^2 + 2(4a.3b + 3b.2c + 2c.4a)$
($\because (a + b + c)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 2(a + b + c))$
= $16a^2 + 9b^2 + 4c^2 + 2(12ab + 6bc + 8ac)$
= $16a^2 + 9b^2 + 4c^2 + 24ab + 12bc + 16ac$
Question 7: $(3a-4b)^{3}$ is equal to:
a) $9a^{2}-16b^{2}$
b) $27a^{3}-64b^{3}-108a^{2}b+144ab^{2}$
c) $27a^{3}-64b^{3}$
d) $9a^{2}-24ab+16b^{2}$
7) Answer (B)
Solution:
$(3a-4b)^{3}$
= $(3a)^3 – (4b)^3 – 3(3a.4b)(3a-4b)$
($\because (a – b)^3 = a^3 – b^3 – 3ab(a – b)$)
= $27a^3 – 64b^3 – 36ab(3a-4b)$
= $27a^3 – 64b^3 – 108a^2b + 144ab^2$
Question 8: If $A+B=12$ and $AB=17$, What is the value of $A^{3}+B^{3}$ ?
a) 1116
b) 1166
c) 1106
d) 1213
8) Answer (A)
Solution:
$A^{3}+B^{3}$
= $(A + B)^3 -3AB(A+B)$
= $(12)^3 – 3 \times 17(12)$
= 1728 – 612 = 1116
Question 9: If $16a^4 + 36a^2b^2 + 81b^4 = 91$ and $4a^2 + 9b^2 – 6ab = 13$, then what is the value of $3ab$?
a) $\frac{3}{2}$
b) -3
c) $-\frac{3}{2}$
d) 5
9) Answer (C)
Solution:
$4a^2 + 9b^2 – 6ab = 13$
$(4a^2 + 9b^2 – 6ab)^2 = (13)^2$
$(\because(a + b + c)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + c^2 + 2(ab + bc + ac))$
$(4a^2)^2 + (9b^2)^2 + (6ab)^2 +2(4a^2.9b^2 – 9b^2.6ab – 6ab.4a^2) = 169$
$16a^4 + 36a^2b^2 + 81b^4 + 2(36a^2b^2 – 54ab^3 – 24a^3b) = 169$
$91 + 2(36a^2b^2 – 54ab^3 – 24a^3b) = 169$
$36a^2b^2 – 54ab^3 – 24a^3b = \frac{169 – 91}{2}$
$36a^2b^2 – 54ab^3 – 24a^3b = 39$
$6ab(6ab – 9b^2 – 4a^2) = 39$
$6ab(-13) = 39$
6ab = -3
3ab = -3/2
Question 10: If $P = \frac{x^3 + y^3}{(x – y)^2 + 3xy}, Q = \frac{(x + y)^2 – 3xy}{x^3 – y^3}$ and $R = \frac{(x + y)^2 + (x – y)^2}{x^2 – y^2}$, then what is the value of $(P \div Q) \times R$?
a) $2(x^2 + y^2)$
b) $x^2 + y^2$
c) $4xy$
d) $2xy$
10) Answer (A)
Solution:
$(P \div Q) \times R$
= $(\frac{x^3 + y^3}{(x – y)^2 + 3xy} \div \frac{(x + y)^2 – 3xy}{x^3 – y^3}) \times \frac{(x + y)^2 + (x – y)^2}{x^2 – y^2}$
= $\frac{x^3 + y^3}{(x – y)^2 + 3xy} \times \frac{x^3 – y^3}{(x + y)^2 – 3xy} \times \frac{(x + y)^2 + (x – y)^2}{x^2 – y^2}$
= $\frac{(x + y)(x^2 – xy + y^2)}{x^2 + y^2 – 2xy + 3xy} \times \frac{(x – y)(x^2 + xy + y^2)}{x^2 + y^2 + 2xy – 3xy} \times \frac{x^2 + y^2 + 2xy + x^2 + y^2 – 2xy}{(x + y)(x – y)}$
= $\frac{(x^2 – xy + y^2)}{x^2 + xy + y^2} \times \frac{(x^2 + xy + y^2)}{x^2 – xy + y^2} \times 2(x^2 + y^2) $
= $ 2(x^2 + y^2) $
Question 11: If $x^2 – 2\sqrt{5}x + 1 = 0$, then what is the value of $x^5 + \frac{1}{x^5}$?
a) $610\sqrt{5}$
b) $406\sqrt{5}$
c) $408\sqrt{5}$
d) $612\sqrt{5}$
11) Answer (A)
Solution:
$x^2 – 2\sqrt{5}x + 1 = 0$
Divide by x,
$x – 2\sqrt{5} + \frac{1}{x} = 0$
$x + \frac{1}{x} = 2\sqrt{5}$ —(1)
$(x + \frac{1}{x})^2 = (2\sqrt{5})^2$
$(x + \frac{1}{x})^2 = 20$
$x^2 + (\frac{1}{x})^2 + 2 = 20$
$x^2 + (\frac{1}{x})^2 = 18$ —-(2)
From eq(1),
$(x + \frac{1}{x})^3 = (2\sqrt{5})^3$
$x^3 + (\frac{1}{x})^3 + 3(x + \frac{1}{x}) = 40\sqrt{5}$
$x^3 + (\frac{1}{x})^3 = 40\sqrt{5} – 3(2\sqrt{5}) = 34\sqrt{5}$ —(3)
From eq(2) and (3),
$(x^2 + (\frac{1}{x})^2)(x^3 + (\frac{1}{x})^3) = (18)(34\sqrt{5})$
$(x^5 + \frac{1}{x} + x + (\frac{1}{x})^5) = 612\sqrt{5}$
$x^5 + \frac{1}{x^5} =612\sqrt{5} – 2\sqrt{5}$ = $610\sqrt{5}$
Question 12: If $2x^2 + y^2 + 8z^2 – 2\sqrt{2}xy + 4\sqrt{2}yz – 8zx = (Ax + y + Bz)^2,$ then the value of $(A^2 + B^2 – AB)$ is:
a) 16
b) 14
c) 6
d) 18
12) Answer (C)
Solution:
$2x^2 + y^2 + 8z^2 – 2\sqrt{2}xy + 4\sqrt{2}yz – 8zx = (Ax + y + Bz)^2$
= $2x^2 + y^2 + 8z^2 + 2(-\sqrt{2}xy – 2\sqrt{2}yz + 4zx) = (Ax + y + Bz)^2,$
= $2x^2 + y^2 + 8z^2 + 2(-\sqrt{2}x.y – y.2\sqrt{2}z + \sqrt{2}x.2\sqrt{2}z) = (Ax + y + Bz)^2$
= $(+\sqrt{2}x – y + 2\sqrt{2}z)^2 = (Ax + y + Bz)^2$
Ax = $\sqrt{2}x$
A = $\sqrt{2}$
y = -1
B = $2\sqrt{2}$
Now,
$(A^2 + B^2 – AB)$
$((\sqrt{2})^2 + (2\sqrt{2})^2 – \sqrt{2}.2\sqrt{2})$
= 2 + 8 – 4 = 6
Question 13: If $12x^2 – 21x + 1 = 0, $ then what is the value of $9x^2 + (16x^2)^{-1}$?
a) $\frac{429}{8}$
b) $\frac{465}{16}$
c) $\frac{417}{16}$
d) $\frac{453}{8}$
13) Answer (C)
Solution:
$12x^2 – 21x + 1 = 0 $
Divide by 4x,
$3x – 21/4 + 1/4x = 0 $
$3x + \frac{1}{4x} = \frac{21}{4}$
On taking square,
$(3x + \frac{1}{4x})^2 = (\frac{21}{4})^2$
$9x^2 + \frac{1}{16x^2} + 2.3x.\frac{1}{4x} = \frac{441}{16}$
$9x^2 + \frac{1}{16x^2} = \frac{441}{16} – \frac{3}{2}$
$9x^2 + \frac{1}{16x^2} = \frac{417}{16}$
Question 14: If x + y + z = 3, and $x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 101$, then what is the value of $\sqrt{x^3 + y^3 + z^3 – 3xyz}$?
a) 19
b) 21
c) 24
d) 28
14) Answer (B)
Solution:
x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz = (x+y+z) [(x + y + z)² – 3(xy + yz + zx)] —(1)
And,
(x + y + z)² = x² + y² + z² + 2(xy + yz + zx)
On put the values,
$3^2 = 101 + 2(xy + yz + zx)$
(xy + yz + zx) = -92/2 = -46
From the eq(1),
x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz = (3) [(3)² – 3(-46)] = 3 $\times 147 = 441
$\sqrt{x^3 + y^3 + z^3 – 3xyz} = \sqrt{441}$ = 21
Question 15: If $x^2 – 3x + 1 = 0$, then what is the value of $x^6 + \frac{1}{x^6}$?
a) 324
b) 322
c) 318
d) 327
15) Answer (B)
Solution:
$x^2 – 3x + 1 = 0$
Divide both sides by x,
$x – 3 + \frac{1}{x} = 0$
$x + \frac{1}{x} = 3$
On taking both sides cube,
$(x + \frac{1}{x})^3 = 3^3$
$x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} + 3(x + \frac{1}{x}) = 27$
$(\because (a + b)^3 = a^3 + b^3 + 3ab(a + b))$
$x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} + 3(3) = 27$
$x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3} = 18$
on taking square both sides,
$(x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3})^2 = 18^2$
$x^6 + \frac{1}{x^6} + 2 = 324$
$(\because (a + b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2ab)$
$x^6 + \frac{1}{x^6} = 322$
Question 16: If $x^4 + x^2y^2 + y^4 = 21$ and $x^2 + xy + y^2 = 7$, then the value of $\left(\frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{1}{y^2}\right)$ is:
a) $\frac{5}{2}$
b) $\frac{7}{4}$
c) $\frac{5}{4}$
d) $\frac{7}{3}$
16) Answer (C)
Solution:
$x^4 + x^2y^2 + y^4 = 21$
= $x^4 + x^2y^2 + y^4 + x^2y^2 – x^2y^2= 21$
= $x^4 + 2x^2y^2 + y^4 – x^2y^2= 21$
$(\because (a + b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2)$
= $(x^2 + y^2)^2 = 21 + x^2y^2$ —-(1)
$x^2 + xy + y^2 = 7$
$x^2 + y^2 = 7 – xy$ —(2)
From eq(1) and (2),
$(7 – xy)^2 = 21 + x^2y^2$
$49 + x^2y^2 – 14xy = 21 + x^2y^2$
14xy = 49 – 21
xy = 28/14 = 2
From eq(2),
$x^2 + y^2 = 7 – 2$
$x^2 + y^2 = 5$
Now,
$\left(\frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{1}{y^2}\right)$
= $\frac{x^2 + y^2}{x^2y^2}$
= $\frac{5}{2^2}$
= $\frac{5}{4}$
Question 17: The expression $(a + b – c)^3 + (a – b + c)^3 – 8a^3$is equal to:
a) $6a(a – b + c)(c – a – b)$
b) $3a(a + b – c)(a – b + c)$
c) $6a(a + b – c)(a – b + c)$
d) $3a(a – b + c)(c – a – b)$
17) Answer (A)
Solution:
Let $(a + b – c) = A$, $(a – b + c) = B$ and $2a^3$ = C
$(a + b – c)^3 + (a – b + c)^3 – 8a^3$
= $(A)^3 + (B)^3 – C^3$
$(a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 3abc$ when a + b + c = 0)
So,
= -3ABC
=$ -3(a + b – c)(a – b + c).2a^3$
= $6a^3(a + b – c)(c – a – b)$
Question 18: If a + b + c = 11, ab + bc + ca = 3 and abc = —135, then what is the value of $a^3 + b^3 + c^3$?
a) 827
b) 929
c) 823
d) 925
18) Answer (A)
Solution:
$a^3 + b^3 + c^3$
= $(a + b + c)[(a + b + c)^2 – 3(ab + bc + ac)] + 3abc$
= $(11)[(11)^2 – 3(3)] + 3 \times (-135) $
= $(11)[112] – 405$
= 1132 – 405 = 827
Question 19: If $5x + \frac{1}{3x} = 4$, then whatis the value of $9x^2 + \frac{1}{25x^2}$?
a) $\frac{174}{125}$
b) $\frac{119}{25}$
c) $\frac{144}{125}$
d) $\frac{114}{25}$
19) Answer (D)
Solution:
$5x + \frac{1}{3x} = 4$
$\frac{3}{5}(5x + \frac{1}{3x}) = \frac{3}{5} \times 4$
$(3x + \frac{1}{5x}) = \frac{12}{5}$
On square both sides,
$(3x + \frac{1}{5x})^2 = (\frac{12}{5})^2$
$9x^2 + \frac{1}{25x^2} + 2.3x.\frac{1}{5x} = \frac{144}{25}$
$((a+b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2ab)$
$9x^2 + \frac{1}{25x^2} = \frac{144}{25} – \frac{6}{5} = 0$
$9x^2 + \frac{1}{25x^2} = \frac{114}{25}$
Question 20: On simplification, $\frac{x^3 – y^3}{x[(x + y)^2 – 3xy]} \div \frac{y[(x – y)^2 + 3xy]}{x^3 + y^3} \times \frac{(x + y)^2 – (x – y)^2}{x^2 – y^2}$ is equal to:
a) 4
b) 1
c) $\frac{1}{2}$
d) $\frac{1}{4}$
20) Answer (A)
Solution:
$\frac{x^3 – y^3}{x[(x + y)^2 – 3xy]} \div \frac{y[(x – y)^2 + 3xy]}{x^3 + y^3} \times \frac{(x + y)^2 – (x – y)^2}{x^2 – y^2}$
= $\frac{x^3 – y^3}{x[(x + y)^2 – 3xy]} \times \frac{x^3 + y^3}{y[(x – y)^2 + 3xy]} \times \frac{(x + y)^2 – (x – y)^2}{x^2 – y^2}$
= $\frac{(x – y)(x^2 + xy + y^2)}{x[(x + y)^2 – 3xy]} \times \frac{(x + y)(x^2 – xy + y^2)}{y[(x – y)^2 + 3xy]} \times \frac{(x^2 + y^2 + 2xy) – (x^2 + y^2 – 2xy)}{(x + y)(x – y)}$
= $\frac{x^2 + xy + y^2}{x[x^2 – xy + y^2]} \times \frac{x^2 – xy + y^2}{y[x^2 + xy + y^2]} \times 4xy$ = 4
