Discussion of Questions on Algebra

This page contains specially picked up and originally created questions on algebra. These questions are tough and will be helpful to all those preparing for math algebra paper of the entrance exams. Solutions and answers to each of them have been provided. You can even discuss them with others.

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Problems on Algebra

This page contains specially picked up and originally created questions on algebra. These questions are tough and will be helpful to all those preparing for math algebra paper of the entrance exams. Solutions and answers to each of them have been provided. You can even discuss them with others.

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 37 (Algebra)

If x = $5 + 2√6$, then $√x + 1/√x$= ?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 36 (Algebra)

If x = $√3 + √2$, then $x^3 + 1/{x^3}$ = ?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 35 (Algebra)

If $4b^2 + 1/{b^2} = 2$, then $8b^3 + 1/{b^3} = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 34 (Algebra)

$a/b + b/a = 1$, then $a^3 + b^3 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 33 (Algebra)

$(x + 1/x)(x - 1/x)(x^2 + 1/{x^2} - 1)(x^2 + 1/{x^2} + 1) = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question N (Algebra)

If $2x + 1/x = 4$, then $x^3 + 1/{8x^3} = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 32 (Algebra)

If $xy(x + y) = 1$, then $1/{x^3y^3} - x^3 - y ^3 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 31 (Algebra)

If $m + 1/{m - 2} = 4$, then $(m - 2)^2 + 1/(m - 2)^2 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 30 (Algebra)

If $x^2 - 3x + 1 = 0$, then $x^3 + 1/{x^3} = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 29 (Algebra)

If $x - 1/x = 4$, then $x + 1/x = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 28 (Algebra)

If $x + 1/x = √3$, then $x^18 + x^12 + x ^6 + 1 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 27 (Algebra)

If $x = p + 1/p$ and $y = p - 1/p$, then $x^4 - 2x^2y^2 + y^4 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 26 (Algebra)

If $x = p + 1/p$ and $y = p - 1/p$, then $x^4 - 2x^2y^2 + y^4 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 25 (Algebra)

If $x + 1/x = 1$, then ${x^2 + 3x + 1}/{x^2 + 7x + 1} = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 24 (Algebra)

If $x + 1/x = 2$, then $x^2013 + 1/x^2014 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 23 (Algebra)

If $x^{1/3} + y^{1/3} - z^{1/3} = 0$, then $(x + y + z)^3 + 27xyz = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 22 (Algebra)

If $a + b + c = 0$, then ${a^2 + b^2 + c^2}/{a^2 - bc}$ = ?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 21 (Algebra)

If $x^2 = y + z, y^2 = z + x, z^2 = x + y$, then what is the value of $1/{x + 1} + 1/{y + 1} + 1/{z + 1}$?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 20 (Algebra)

If $x^2 + y^2 + 1/{x^2} + 1/{y^2} = 4$, then what is $x^2 + y^2$?
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 19 (Algebra)

Each of the following ratios is equal to what? $x/{xa + yb + zc} = y/{ya + zb + xc} = z/{za + xb + yc} $
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 18 (Algebra)

If $x = 5, y = 6, z = -11$, then $x^3 + y^3 + z^3 = ?$
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 17 (Algebra)

If $a + b + c = 2$ and $ab +bc + ca = 1$, then $(a + b)^2 + (b + c)^2 + (c + a)^2 = ?$
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 16 (Algebra)

If $(y - z)^2 + (z - x)^2 + (x - y)^2 = (y + z - 2x)^2 + (z + x - 2y)^2 + (x + y - 2z)^2$, then $xy - z^2 = ?$
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 15 (Algebra)

If $ab + bc + ca = 0$, then $1/{a^2 - bc} + 1/{b^2 - ca} + 1/{c^2 - ab} = ? $
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 14 (Algebra)

If $x = {a - b}/{a + b}, y = {b - c}/{b + c}, z = {c - a}/{c + a}$, then ${(1 + x)(1 + y)(1 + z)}/{(1 - x)(1 - y)(1 - z)} = ?$
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 13 (Algebra)

If $a + b + c = 0$, then $1/a^3 + 1/b^3 + 1/c^3 + 1/(a + b)^3 + 1/(b + c)^3 + 1/(c + a)^3 = ?$
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 12 (Algebra)

If $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = ab + bc + ca$, then ${a + c}/b = ?$
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 11 (Algebra)

If $a = 331, b = 336, c = -667$, then $a^3 + b^3 + c^3 - 3abc = ?$
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(22-Jul-2016) Question 10 (Algebra)

If $a = √{7 + 2√12}$ and $b = √{7 - 2√12}$, then $a^3 + b^3 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 9 (Algebra)

If $x^2 + y^2 + 2y + 4x + 5 = 0$, then what is $x - 2y ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 8 (Algebra)

If $x/{1 - x} + y/{1 - y} + z/{1 - z} = 1$, then, what is $1/{1 - x} + 1/{1 - y} + 1/{1 - z}$ ?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 7 (Algebra)

If $a + b = 4$, and $1/a + 1/b = 4$, then the value of $a^3 + b^3 = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 6 (Algebra)

If $m + 1/n = 1$ and $n + 1/p = 1$, then what is $p + 1/m ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 5 (Algebra)

If $p/{2p^2 + 5p + 2} = 1/6$, then $(p + 1/p) = ?$

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 4 (Algebra)

Simplify $√{1 + ({x^4 - 1}/{-2x^2})^2}$ ?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 3 (Algebra)

If $x = 5/18$, then what is the value of $27x^3 - 1/216 - {9/2}x^2 + {1/4}x$ ?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 2 (Algebra)

If x = 11, then $x^5 - 12x^4 + 12x^3 - 12x^2 + 12x - 1$ is ?

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(22-Jul-2016) Question 1 (Algebra)

The value of $1/{a^2 + ax + x^2} - 1/{a^2 - ax + x^2} + {2ax}/{a^4 + a^2x^2 + x^4}$ is ?

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