Advanced Algebra Questions for IOQM Preparation
1. If a + b = 5 and ab = 6, find the value of a^2 + b^2.
Answer: 13
2. If x + 1/x = 3, find the value of x^2 + 1/x^2.
Answer: 7
3. Find all real solutions to the equation x^2 - 6x + 13 = 0.
Answer: No real solutions
4. If x + y = 10 and x^2 + y^2 = 58, find xy.
Answer: 21
5. If a^3 + b^3 = 35 and a + b = 5, find ab.
Answer: 5
6. If x^2 + y^2 = 25 and xy = 12, find (x + y)^2.
Answer: 49
7. Find the sum of all integral values of x satisfying x^2 - 6x + 8 <= 0.
Answer: 18
8. If x - 1/x = 2, find x^3 - 1/x^3.
Answer: 14
9. If x^2 + 1 = 5x, find the value of x^3 + 1/x.
Answer: 24
10. If x + 1/x = sqrt5, find x^4 + 1/x^4.
Answer: 17
11. If a + b + c = 0, show that a^3 + b^3 + c^3 = 3abc.
Answer: True
12. Let x + y = 4 and x^3 + y^3 = 64, find xy.
Answer: 4
13. If x^2 + x = 12, find x^3 + x^2.
Answer: 60
14. If x^2 - 4x + 5 = 0, find x^4 + 1.
Answer: 18
15. Let a + b = 7, ab = 12. Find a^3 + b^3.
Answer: 331
16. If x + 1/x = 4, find x^6 + 1/x^6.
Answer: 832
17. If x^2 - 2x + 3 = 0, find the modulus of x.
Answer: sqrt3
18. If x + y = 3 and xy = 2, find x^3 + y^3.
Answer: 19
19. Solve for real x: |x - 3| + |x + 1| = 8.
Answer: x = -4 or x = 2
20. If a - b = 4 and ab = 21, find a^2 + b^2.
Answer: 58
21. Let x + y = 6, x^2 + y^2 = 40. Find xy.
Answer: -2
22. If x^2 + y^2 = 10 and x + y = 4, find xy.
Answer: 3
23. If x + 1/x = 5, find x^3 + 1/x^3.
Answer: 110
24. If x^2 + 1/x^2 = 34, find x + 1/x.
Answer: +/-sqrt36 = +/-6
25. Let x + y + z = 0, prove x^3 + y^3 + z^3 = 3xyz.
Answer: True
26. Solve: x^4 - 5x^2 + 4 = 0
Answer: x = +/-1, +/-2
27. If x + y = 5 and x^2y + xy^2 = 20, find xy.
Answer: 2
28. Let a + 1/a = 3. Find a^3 + 1/a^3.
Answer: 18
29. If x^3 + 1 = 3x + x^2, find x.
Answer: x = 1
30. If a^2 + b^2 = 29 and ab = 10, find a + b.
Answer: +/-sqrt49 = +/-7
31. Find all integer solutions of x^2 + y^2 = 25.
Answer: (+/-5,0), (+/-4,+/-3), (+/-3,+/-4), (0,+/-5)
32. If x^2 - 7x + 12 = 0, find x^3 - 7x^2 + 12x.
Answer: 0
33. If x + y = 7 and xy = 10, find x^3 + y^3.
Answer: 343 - 3*70 = 133
34. Let a^2 + b^2 = 50 and a + b = 10, find ab.
Answer: 25
35. If a + 1/a = 2, find a^4 + 1/a^4.
Answer: 4
36. If x^2 + 1/x^2 = 15, find x + 1/x.
Answer: +/-sqrt17
37. Find x such that x^4 - 10x^2 + 9 = 0.
Answer: x = +/-1, +/-3
38. If a + b = 1 and ab = -6, find a^3 + b^3.
Answer: 1 + 3*6 = 19
39. Solve for real x: x^2 + 6x + 10 = 0.
Answer: No real solution
40. If x + y = 4 and xy = 3, find x^3 + y^3.
Answer: 64 - 3*12 = 28
41. If x + 1/x = 2, find x^5 + 1/x^5.
Answer: 32
42. Let a^2 + ab + b^2 = 0, find a/b.
Answer: a/b = -1 or -1/2
43. If x^2 + y^2 = 20 and x - y = 2, find xy.
Answer: 9
44. Let x = sqrt3 + 1, find x^2 - 2x + 1.
Answer: 1
45. If x - y = 2 and x^2 + y^2 = 20, find xy.
Answer: 9
46. Find x such that x^3 - 3x + 2 = 0.
Answer: x = 1, x = -2
47. If x + 1/x = 7, find x^3 + 1/x^3.
Answer: 337
48. Let x^3 + y^3 = 125 and x + y = 5, find xy.
Answer: 0
49. If x^2 + y^2 = 34 and (x + y)^2 = 64, find xy.
Answer: -15
50. If x + y = 2 and x^2 + y^2 = 10, find xy.
Answer: -3
51. If x - y = 5 and xy = 24, find x^2 + y^2.
Answer: 49
