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Section 4: Miscellaneous Algebra

6. Simplify (x²-4)/(x+2)
1. If α-β is a multiple of 11, which of
the following must also be a A) x²-2
multiple of 11? B) x-4
C) x-2
A) Only α²-β² D) x+2
B) Only αβ
C) Only β-α 7. Given the system of linear
D) Both A and C equations x+2y+3z=4,
4x+5y+6z=7, 7x+8y+9z=10. One of
2. If the ages of players in a cricket the following is not a solution of this
team vary between 17 and 37 system.
inclusive, which of the following
describes all possible ages x in this A) (-2, 3, 0)
cricket team? B) (-1, 1, 1)
C) (0, -1, 2)
A) |x-17|≤27 D) (0, 1, 1)
B) |x+27|≤10
C) |x-27|≤10 8. Suppose that x=2 is a solution of
D) |x-37|≤17 the equation x²+kx+16=0. The
value of k is?
3. Which of the following is equivalent
to 3x²+2x-5? A) 8
B) -10
A) (5-3x)(2-x) C) 10
B) (3x-5)(x+1) D) None of these
C) (x+5)(3x-1)
2 6
D) (3x+5)(x-1) 9. Solve for x: 𝑥−1 = 𝑥+2

4. If M and N are negative integers A) 2/5

and 5M-4N=20, which of the B) 5/2
following CAN NOT ba a value of C) 6/5
M? D) 9/2

A) -4 10. the set of values of x satisfying the

B) -8 inequality 9-x>7+x is given by
C) -10
D) -12 A) X<1
B) X>1
𝑥(𝑥−3)
5. If = 0, what is the value of x? C) X<0
𝑥²−9
D) X>0
A) Only 0
B) Only 3
C) Both 0 and 3
D) None of these

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11. What is the value of x if y = 3 in the 17. If 2x-3<4x-9, which of the following
expression 2x-3y=-6 must be true?

A) 1.5 A) X>-3
B) 2 B) X< -3
C) 2.5 C) X> 3
D) 3 D) X< 3

12. If x+y=3 and y/x=2 then x=? 18. If 7x+y=23 and x+7y=47, find the
value of x-y
A) 0
B) 1 A) 4
C) 2 B) -4
D) ½ C) 24
D) -24
13. The value of x²+y² when x-y=6,
x+y=12 is 19. If u and v are negative numbers
whose product is 8, and if the
A) 80 larger number is 1/5 of the smaller
B) 90 number, what is the value of |u-v|?
C) 100
D) None of these 1
A) √10
5
8
14. The factored form of 2x²+6x+4 is B) √10
5
8
C) − 5 √10
A) (x+1)(x+2) D) None of these
B) 2(x-1)(x+2)
C) 2(x-1)(x-2) 20. Which of the following is equivalent
D) None of these 𝑥²−16
to 2𝑥²−3𝑥−20 ?
15. If |x|>x and x²+x=6, then x+9=
A) X+4/2(x-4)
A) 6 B) X-4/2(x+4)
B) -6 C) X+4/2(x+5)
C) 11 D) X+4/2x+5
D) -11
21. Suppose 1/a² - 1/b² = 1/c, ab = √𝑐,
16. What is the smallest integer that c > 0, and a < b. then average
𝑥−6
satisfies the inequality 𝑥²−6𝑥−40 > 0? value of a and b is

A) 0 A) ½
B) -1 B) ½(b-a)
C) -3 C) (b-a)/2
D) -5 D) None of these

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22. If |x-4| > 6, which of the following 27. Which is the simplest form of
could be the value of x? (𝑥+1)2 (𝑥 2 −𝑥)
?
I. 10 𝑥²(𝑥 2 −1)
II. 11
III. -2 A) x/x+1
B) (x+1)/x
A) I only C) x/x-1
B) II only D) (x-1)/x
C) III only
D) I and II only 28. If 1/5 + ½ + 1/x = 7, then x =

23. If x+2y = a and x-2y = b, which of A) 10/63

the following is an expression for B) 60/7
x/y C) 63/10
D) 7/60
A) 2(𝑎+𝑏
𝑎−𝑏
)
𝑎−𝑏 29. The set of all values satisfying the
B) 2(𝑎+𝑏) inequality 10-3x < 2x-5
C) 1
D) None of these A) X<3
B) X<2
24. Which of the following is a solution C) X>3
of the equation |x-2|=|2x+1|? D) X>2
I. -3
II. 1/3 30. If ab = 6 and a+b = 5 then a²+b² =

A) I only A) 8
B) II only B) 10
C) I and II only C) 12
D) None of these D) 13

25. If x² - 7x = 144, and y and n are 31. If x.y and z are all positive integers
integers such that 𝑦 𝑛 = x, which of and x<y<z then which of the
the following CANNOT be a value following must be true?
for y?
A) X+y>z
A) -4 B) Xy>z
B) 16 C) Z-y>x
C) -9 D) Xz>y
D) -3
32. What are the solutions of the
26. Which is the solution for the system equation x² = 5x – 6?
of equation x+2y = -2 and 2x+y = A) X = 3 and x = 3
2? B) X = -3 and x = 2
A) (2, 2) C) X = 3 and x = -2
B) (-2, -2) D) X = -3 and x = -2
C) (2, -2)
D) (-2, 2)

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33. If x²-36> 0, what are the possible 39. For all values of u for which it is
values of x? 𝑢²−5𝑢+4
defined, the expression can
𝑢²−𝑢
A) X>6 be simplified to
B) X<6
C) X>-6 A) (4-u)/u
D) X<-6 or x>6 B) (u-4)/u
C) (4+u)/u
34. If x+y = α-β and x-y = α+β, then xy D) -4u + u
is
40. Which of the following is equivalent
A) α²+β² to (x+2)( +16)(x-2)(x²+4)?
B) –αβ
C) Αβ A) 𝑥2 - 4
D) None of these B) 𝑥 4 – 16
C) 𝑥 8 - 256
35. If x|y+9|>0, which of the following D) None of these
must be true?
41. If the function f is defined by the
A) X<0 equation f(x,y) = x²𝑦 3 and f(a,b) =
B) X>0 10, what is the value of f(2a, 2b)?
C) Y<-9
D) Y>-9 A) 50
B) 100
36. Which of the following is not a C) 160
solution to the equation 𝑥 3 -x²- D) 320
9900x = 0?
42. What are the root of the equation
A) -99 3x²+24x = 27?
B) 0
C) 100 A) (-1, 9)
D) 1000 B) (1, 9)
C) (1, -9)
37. If 3x+2y = 1 and 2x+3y = 4, then D) (-1, -9)
x+y must be
43. F(x) = |x-2| + |3-x| then for all x ≥ 3
A) 1
B) 2 A) F(x) = -2x+5
C) 3 B) F(x) = 1
D) 1-y C) F(x) = 2x – 5
D) None of these
38. Solve the inequality 3(x+4) < 4x 2
A) X<-12 44. Given that 4 < |3 x – 5| then
B) X>-12
C) X<12 A) 1.5 < x < 13.5
D) X>12 B) 1.5 ≤ x < 13.5
C) 1.5 < x ≤ 13.5
D) None of these

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45. For which of the following ordered 50. If a – b = 10, a+ c = 20, and b – c =
pair (x,y) is x – 3y < 10 and x+y> -30, then a =
7?
A) 4
A) (5, 1) B) 2
B) (6, 1) C) 1
C) (3, -3) D) 0
D) (4, 4)

46. If x²+x+y = 8 and x > 0, then what

𝑦−8
is the value of 𝑥(𝑥+1)?

A) 1
B) 2
C) -1
D) None of these

47. If 3x – 2y = 70 and y = 4x, then y =

A) -14
B) -56
C) 14
D) 56

48. The expression -2(x²+4) + x(x+9) is

equivalent to which of the following
expression?
I. (x – 1)(8 – x)
II. (1 – x)(x – 8)
III. -x² + 9x – 8

A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II only
D) I, II and III

49. If x/3y = 4/7 and z/3y = 2/21, then

x/z?

A) 5/18
B) 18/5
C) 7/36
D) None of these

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