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Algebra and Quantitative Ability Worksheet

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Algebra and Quantitative Ability Worksheet

The document is a classroom worksheet focused on basic algebra, containing various mathematical problems and expressions to simplify or solve. It includes multiple-choice questions with options for answers, covering topics such as simplification, equations, and algebraic identities. An answer key is provided at the end for reference.
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QUANTITATIVE ABILITY

CLASSROOM WORKSHEET
BASIC ALGEBRA − 02
CC

1. If p =
√2 + 1
and q =
√2 − 1
then find the value of
P2
+
q2
. 10. If (a3 + b3 + c³ − 3abc) = 405, and (a+b+c)=15, find the
√2 − 1 √2 + 1 q p
value of (a − b)²+ (b − c)²+ (c − a)².
(a) 200 (b) 196 (a) 27 (b) 54
(c) 198 (d) 188 (c) 18 (d) 45
2. Simplify the given expression. 1 1
11. If x > 0 and x 4 + = 142, what is the value of x 7 + ?
432 × 432+247 × 247−432 × 247 x4 x7
432 × 432 × 432+247 × 247 × 247
1 1
(a) 1561√14 (b) 1563√14
(a) (b) (c) 1560√14 (d) 1562√14
259 185
1 1
(c) (d) 12. If x + y + z = 4 and x 2 + y 2 + z² = 12, then find xy + yz
679 450
+ xz.
3. Simplify the following.
3a + b a − 3b (a) 4 (b) 6
− + 2b (c) 7 (d) 2
2 3
5(a + 3b) 7a + 3b
(a) (b) 5 1
6 6 13. If (5y + ) = 11, find the value of (y 2 + ).
7(a + 3b) a + 3b y y2
(c) (d) 21 21
6 6 (a) 2 (b) 1
25 25
4. If (a + b + c) = 12, and (a² + b² + c²) = 50, find the value of (c) 3
21
(d) 4
21
25 25
(a³ + b³ + c³− 3abc).
(a) 36 (b) 24 14. If a + b + c = 7, ab + bc + ca = 11 and abc = −1, then a3 +
(c) 42 (d) 48 b3 + c 3 is equal to:
3 1
(a) 101 (b) 107
5. If (3y − ) = 5, find the value of (y 2 + ). (c) 109 (d) 111
y y2
47 49
(a) (b) 2 1
9 9 15. If (2y + ) = 7, find the value of (y 2 + ).
41 43 y y2
(c) (d) 41 45
9 9 (a) (b)
4 4
1 49 49
6. If x² − 7x + 1 = 0, and 0<x<1, what is the value of 𝑥 − 2
(c) (d)
𝑥2 4 2
?
16. If x + y = 7 and xy = 19, then calculate the value of x² + y².
(a) 21√5 (b) −21√5 (a) 17 (b) 12
(c) 28√5 (d) −28√5 (c) 11 (d) 19
1 1
7. If (𝑥 + )=2, then x 7 + =__________. 17. Simplify the given expression.
𝑥 x117
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a − 2b) (b − 3a) + (a + b) (a − 3b) − (b −
(c) 4 (d) 3 3a) (4a − 5b)
(a) 8a²−10ab (b) 8a²+10ab
8. If (a + b + c) = 20, and a² + b² + c² = 152, find the value of (c) 10a²−14ab (d) 10a²−4ab
a³+b³ + c³−3abc.
18. If (a + b + c) = 12, and (ab + bc + ca) = 47, find the value of
(a) 560 (b) 640
(a³ + b³ + c³−3abc).
(c) 480 (d) 720
(a) 24 (b) 36
𝑙2 −𝑚2
9. Simplify the expression,(𝑙+𝑚)2 , provided (𝑙 + 𝑚) ≠ 0. (c) 48 (d) 42
𝑙+𝑚 𝑙−𝑚
(a) (b)
𝑙−𝑚 𝑙+𝑚
(c) 0 (d) 1

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1 1 1 2a−5 4b−5 6c+5 (4x + 1)² − (4x + 3)(4x − 1)
19. What is the value of ( − − ) if, − + =0
a b c a b c
(a) (4x + 1) (b) 4
?
4 8 (c) (4x − 3) (d) 4x
(a) (b) −
5 5 a 7 6a+13b
(c)
2
(d) −
12 26. If = , then find the value of the expression .
b 6 6a−13b
5 5
3 10
(a) − (b)
10 3
20. Simplify the following expression. (c) −
10
(d)
3
3 10
[(1 + p)(1 + p2 )(1 + p4 )(1 + p8 )(1 + p16 )(1 − p) −
1] 1 1 1 x y
27. Simplify + + where p = , if q = and
2+2p 2+2q 2+2r y+z z+x
(a) −p32 (b) p32 z
(c) (1 + p )
32
(d) (1 − p32 ) r= .
x+y
(a) 1 (b) x + y + z
21. If (a − b) = 1, then what is the value of (a³−b³)? 1
(a) a² + ab + b² (b) (a + b)² + 3ab (c) 2 (d)
2
(c) a² − ab + b² (d) a² + 2ab + b² 28. What value of 'y' will satisfy the following equation?
3𝑦
p²−(q−r)² q2 −(p−r)2 r2 −(p−q)2 =2
22. The value of (p+r)2 + (p+q)2 + (q+r)2 is: 1+
1
−𝑞 2 −r2 −p2 𝑦
1+1−𝑦
(a) 1 (b) 2 2 5
(a) (b)
(c) 0 (d) 3 3 4
4 3
(c) (d)
23. What is the value of the given expression? 5 2
4a+4 −5 × 4a+2
29. If x 2 − 15x + 1 = 0, what is the value of x 4 − 223x² +
15×4 a −22 ×4 a
(a) 16 (b) 64 6 ?
(c) 20 (d) 24 (a) 9 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 0
24. If a = 101, b = 102 and c = 103, then a² + b² + c²− ab – bc
1 1 1
− ca = _______________. 30. If p + q + r = pqr = + + = 1, then find p³ + q³ + r³.
p q 𝑟
(a) 2 (b) 4 (a) 1 (b) −1
(c) 3 (d) 6 (c) 5 (d) −5
25. Simplify the following expression.

ANSWER KEY
1. c 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. d 6. b 7. b 8. a 9. b 10. b
11. a 12. d 13. a 14. c 15. a 16. c 17. c 18. b 19. a 20. a
21. a 22. a 23. a 24. c 25. b 26. c 27. a 28. c 29. b 30. a

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