Basic -Mathematics Algebraic Identities
1 1
1 Solve for x : x 2 + − 5 x − + 4 = 0
x
2
x
2 8 3 13
(a) , (b) 2,3 (c) 2 8, 5 (d) No solution
2 2
( ) ( )
x 2 −3 x 2 −3
2 Find product of all real values of x satisfying 5 + 2 6 + 5−2 6 = 10
(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7
3 Solve for x:
(a) x2 − 5x + 6 = 0 (b) x4 − 5x2 + 6 = 0 (c) (x − 1)2 − 5(x − 1) + 6 = 0
1 1
(d) x 2 + − 5 x + + 8 = 0
x
2
x
4 1
4 Solve for x : x 2 − 4x + 6 − + 2 = 0 or x 4 − 4x3 + 6x 2 − 4x + 1 = 0
x x
5 Solve for x:
(a) x3 − 6x2 +11x − 6 = 0 (b) 2x3 − x2 + 5x + 2 = 0
1 6 1
(b)x3 + − 6x 2 2 + 14 x + −18 = 0
1 1 1 x 3
x x
6 Solve for x: (a)x3 + 3 − 3 x 2 + 2 + 6 x + − 7 = 0 ,
x x x
7 Find relation between x, y z if x 2 + 4y2 + 9z2 − 2xy − 3xz − 6yz = 0
8 Find relation between x, y z, if x 2 + y2 + 4z2 = xy + 2xz + 2yz
9 If a, b, c are distinct real number such that (a 2 − bc)2 = (ac − b2 )(ab − c2 ) then prove that a + b + c = 0
10 If a + b + c = 4 & ab + bc + ca = 5 then find a 3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc
11 Find number of integer roots of equation x(x +1)(x + 2)(x + 3) = 120.
1 −1
12 If x = 23 − 2 3 then 2x 3 + 6x = ?
1 1
13 Solve x2 + − 3 x − = 0 .
x
2
x
Options:
1 5
(a) ,1 2
2
1 4
(b) ,1 2
2
1 5
(c) ,1 3
2
1 4
(d) ,1 3
2
14. Solve x6 − 6x5 +14x4 −18x3 +14x2 − x +1 = 0 .
Options:
3+ 5
(a) x = 1,
2
3 5
(b) x = 1,
2
3 5
(c) x = 1,
2
3 5
(d) x = −1,
2
15 If a 2b & a3 + 8b3 = 18ab − 27 then find the value of a + 2b
Options:
(a) −1
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) −3