CHAPTER

ALGEBRIC IDENTITIES
• An alg ebraic i dentity is an
1 1
algebraic equation which is true 2. If x – – a, then 8. If x+
+ =1, then x³ = –1
for all values of the variable (s). x x
Important Formulae: 1 1
1. (a+b)2 = a2 + b2 + 2ab (i) x²+ =a2+2 9. If x+ =–1, then x³ =1,
x2 x
2. (a–b)2 = a2 + b2 – 2ab
3. (a+b)2 = (a – b)2 + 4ab 1 1 1
(ii) x4+ = b²–2, where b = a²+2 10. If x+ = 3 then x³+ = 0 x6
4. (a–b)2 = (a + b)2 – 4ab x4 x x³
5. a2–b2 = (a + b) (a–b) = –1 or x6+1 = 0
1
6. (a+b)3 = a3 + b3 + 3ab(a+b) e.g. x – =3, then 11. If aax + by = m and bx –ay = n
7. (a–b)3 = a3 – b3 x then, (a²+b²) ((x² + y²) = m² + n2
8. (a³+b³) = (a + b) (a2–ab+b2) 1 Note : If the sum of squares of real
9. (a³–b³) = (a – b) (a²+ab+b²) x²+ =3² + 2 = 11 and numbers be zero, then each number
x2
10. ( a+b+c) ² = a² + b² +c ² + is equal to zero i.e.
2(ab+bc+ca) 1 if (x – a)² + (y – b)² + (z – c)² = 0,
x4+ = 11²–2= 119. then
11. a³+b³+c³–3abc x4
x–a=0 x = a,
= (a+b+c) (a²+b²+c²–ab–bc–ca)
1 y–b=0 y = b and
1 3. If x4+ = a, then z–c=0 z=c
= ( a + b + c ) [ ( a – b ) 2+ ( b – c ) 2 x4
2 or if x ²+ y² + z² = 0, then x = 0, y
1 =0&z=0
+ (c–a)²] (i) x²+ = a 2 =b
Note:- x2 Based on Increasing power
a³+b³+c³–3abc = 0, 1 1
(ii) x+ = b 2 Ex.1 If x 3 , find the value of
If {(i) a + b + c = 0 (a b c) x
x
or
1
(ii) a²+b²+c²–ab–bc–ca = 0 1 x² ?
(ii) x
x–– = b–2 x²
1 x
12. a²+b²+c²–ab–bc–ca = 1
2 1 Sol. x 3
e.g. x + 4 =119
4 x
[(a–b)²+(b–c)²+(c–a)2] x Squaring both sides,
13. If ax2 +bx +c = 2
1 1 2
x²+ = 119 2 =11 x 3
–b
b² – 4ac x2 x
0, then, x =
2a 1
x+ = 11 2 = 13 1 1
Some Important Results x x² 2 x 9
x² x
1 1
1. If x + = a, then x– = 11 – 2 =3 1
x x² 9–2 7
x x²
1
(i) x² + 2 = a²–2 1 1 1
x 4. If x+ =2, then x =1 (If x a then x ² = a²–2)
x x x²
1
(ii) x 4+ 4 = b 2 – 2 wher e 1 1
x 5. If x+ = –2, then x = –1 Same x 4 = (a² – 2)2 – 2
x x4
1
b = a²– 2 0 e.g. x + = 3, 3 Alternate:-
x 1 1 1
Then, 6. x³+ = x –3 x 1
x³ x x x 3
1 1 3
x
x2+ =3²–2 = 7, and x4 + 4 1 1 1
x² x 7. x³– = x– +3 x – 1
= 49–2=47 x³ x x x² = 3² – 2 = 7
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Ex.2 If x 5 , find the (i) x ² x2 = 6² – 2 = 34 Sol. x 3
x x² x2 x
1 Cube both sides,
(ii) x 4 1
x4 x4 = 34² – 2 = 1154 3
x4 1
x 33
1 1 x
Sol.(i) x 5 x8
x = 1154²– 2 = 1331714
x8 1 1
1 x³ 3 x x 27
x² = 5² – 2 = 23 1 x³ x x
x² Ex.5 If x – 3 , Find the value of
x 1
1 Put the value of x 3
(ii) x 5 1 4 1 x
x (i) x ² (ii) x
x² x4
1 1
x² x³
x³ 3 3 = 27
= 23 1 x³
x² Sol. x– 3
Again squaring both sides x
1
squaring both side, x³ 27 – 9 18
1
2
2 x³
x2 23 1
2
x2 x– 32 1
x (If x + 1 = a then x ³ = a³ – 3a)
1 1 x x³
x4 2 x4 529 Alternate:
x4 x4 1
x² –2 x 9 Here, a = 3
1 x² x
4
x 529 – 2 1
x4 1 x³ 3³ – 3 3
x² 9 2 = 11 x³
1 x²
x4 527
x4 squaring both sides, 1
x³ 18
1 1
2 x³
1 2
Ex.3 If x 4 , find the (i) x ² x² 11
x x² x² 1
Ex.8 If x 4 , Find the value of
1 1 1 x
(ii) x 4 x 4
2 x² 121
x4 x4 x² 1
x³
1 x³
Sol.(i) x 4 1
x x4 121 – 2 119
x4 1
1 Sol. x 4
x² = 4² – 2 = 14 1 1 x
x² (If x – = a then x ² a² 2
x x² 1
1 x³ = 4³ – 3×4 = 64 – 12
(ii) x 4 1 2 x³
x and x
4
a² 2 –2)
x4 = 52
1 Same as:
x² = 14 1
x² Ex.6 If x – 4 , Find the value of
Again squaring both sides x 1
If x 3, 4, 5, 6 , then
x
1 4 1
1 (i) x ² (ii) x
x4 196 – 2 x² x4 1
x³ 18, 52, 110, 198
x4 x³
1
1 Sol. x– 4
x4 194 x 1
x4 Ex.9 If x – 4 , then the value of
1 x
1 x² = 4² + 2 = 18
Ex.4 If x 6 , Find the value of x² 1
x x³ –
1 x³
1 1 x4 = 18² – 2 = 322
(i) x 2 (ii) x 4 x4 1
x2 x4 Sol. x– 4
1 x
8 1 Ex.7 If x 3 , Find the value of
(iii) x x Cube both sides,
x8
3
1 1 1
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x³ – –3 x x– 43 Ex.11 If x+ = 4, x² + = 5²+2 = 27 ......(i)
x³ x x x x2

1 1 1
Put the value of x – 4 Find the value of x5 + x³– = 5³+3×5 = 140 .....(ii)
x x5 x³
(i) × (ii)
1 Sol. x+ =4
x³ – –3 4 64 x 1
x³ x5 – = 27×140 – 5 = 3775
1 x5
1 x²+ = 4²–2 = 14 ....(i)
x³ – 64 12 x² 1
x³ Ex.14 If x 3 , Find the value of
1 x
1 x³+ = 4³–3×4 = 52 ...(ii)
x³ – 76 x³ 1
x³ x6 .
(i) × (ii) x6
1 1 1
(If x– =a then x³– = a³+3a) x5 + = 14×52 – 4 = 724 1
x x³ x5 Sol. x 3
Alternate: x
Here, a = 4 1
Ex.12 If x – = 4 find the value of 1
x x3 33 – 3 3 = 18
1 x3
x³– = 4³+3×4 = 64+12 1
x³ x5 – Squaring both side,
= 76 x5 2
1
1 x3 182
1 Sol. x– =4 x3
* Same as if x– = 3,4,5,6 x
x
1 1
1 1 x6 2 x3 324
Then x³– = 36, 76, 140, 234 x²+ = 4²+2 = 18 x6 x3
x³ x2
......(i) 1
1 x6 324 – 2
Ex.10 If x+ = 5 find the vlaue of 1 x6
x x³– = 4³+3×4 = 76 .....(ii)
x³
1
1 (i) × (ii) x6 322
x5+ x6
x5 1
x2 x³ – = 18×76 1 1
1 x2 x³ x a ,then x 6
Sol. x+ = 5 x x6
x 1 1 = (a³ – 3a)² – 2
x5 – +x – 5 =18×76
1 x x
x²+ = 52 – 2 = 23 ....(i)
x² 1 1
Put the value of x – =4 Ex.15. If x 3 , Find the value of
x x
1
x³+ = 5³–3×5 = 110 ...(ii) 1
x³ 1 1 x7 .
x5 – 5 = 18×76 –
x– x7
(i) × (ii) x x
1 1 = 1368–4 = 1364 1
x2 x3 = 23×110 Sol. x 3
x2 x3 1 x
* If x– = a, then
x 1
1 1 x2 = 3² – 2 = 7
x5 + +x + 5 = 2530 x2
x x 1
x5 – = (a²+2) (a³+3a)–a
1 x5 1
x4 = 7² – 2 = 47 ....(i)
Put the value of x + =5 x4
x 1
Ex.13 If x– =5 then find the value of
1 x 1
x3 = 3³ – 3 × 3 = 18 ....(ii)
x5 + =2530–5 = 2525 x3
x5 1
x5– Multiply (i) and (ii)
1 x5
* If x+ = a 1 1
x x3 4
1 × x
1 Sol. x – =5 x3 x4
Then x5 + = (a²–2)(a³–3a)–a x
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x7 x = 18 × 47 x 4 x2 4² 2 18
x x7 x x2
1 Adding 2 both sides,
1 x2
Put the value of x 3 = 4² – 2 = 14
x x2 1
x2 2 18 2
Subtract 2 both side x2
1
x7 18 47 – 3 1 2
x7 x2 – 2 = 14 – 2 1
x2 x 20
1 x
7
x 843 1
2
x7 x– = 12 1
x x 20
1 7 1 x
x a ,then x 1
x x7 x– 12 1 3
x x3 20 –3 20
2 x3
= a2 – 2 –2 a 3 – 3a – a We know that,
1 1 1 1
x– x3 20 20 – 3 20
1 x2 – = x x x x3
Ex.16 If x – 4 , Find the value of x2
x
1 1
x2 – x3 17 20 ...(i)
1 = 4 12 x3
7
x – 7 . x2
x
1 1
1 Ex.18. If x – = 3 find the value of x³ When x – =4
Sol. x– 4 x x
x Then,
1
1 + 1
x2 x3 x3 –
= 4² + 2 = 18 = 4³ + 3 × 4 = 76 ...(ii)
x2 x3
1
Sol. x – =3 Multiply (i) and (ii)
1 x
x4 182 – 2 322 ...(i)
x4 1 1
1 x3 3
× x – 3
x² + = 3² + 2 = 11 x3 x
1 x2
x3 – 43 3 4 76 ...(ii)
x3 Adding 2 both sides = 17 20 × 76
Multiply (i) and (ii) 1
x² + 2 + 2 = 11+ 2 1
1 1 x x6 – = 1292 20
4 3 x6
x × x – 3
x4 x 1
2

x = 13 2 1
= 322 × 76 x Ex.20 If x 27 , Find the value
x2
1 1
x7 – x – = 24472 1 1
x x7 x+ = 13 of x
x x
1 1 Now,
x7 – = 24472 + x – 1
x7 x Sol. x2 27
1 3
x2
x³ + = 13 – 3 × 13
1 x³
x7 – = 24472 + 4 = 24476 Adding 2 both sides,
x7
1 1
x³ + = – x2 2 27 2
x–
1 1
a , then x – 7 7 x ³ 13 13 3 13 x2
x x
1 2
2 x³ + = 1
= a2 2 –2 a3 3a a x ³ 10 13 x 29
x
1 1
Ex.17. If x 4 , find the value of Ex.19 If x – 4 , Find the value of 1
x x x 29
x
1 1
x2 – x6 – 2 1
x2 x6 Ex21. If x 31 , find the value
x2
1 1 1 1 1
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Sol. x2 31 x2 14 x4 2 324
x2 x2 x4
Substract 2 both sides, Again adding (2) both side 2
1
2 We get, x2 = (18)2
1 x2
x– 29 1
x x2 2 14 2
x2 1
x2 18 ....(i)
1 x2
x– 29 1
2
x x 4
2 Again subtracting (2) from both
x side,
4 1 We get,
Ex.22 If x 23 , find the value
x4 1
x 4 1
1 x x2 – 2 18 – 2
x2
of x Now,
x
1
1 x2 – 2 16
41 x3 43 – 3 4 x2
Sol. x 23 x3
x4 2
1 2
By adding (2) both side, 3 1 x– 4
x 52 x
We get, x3
1 1 1
x4 2 23 2 x– 4
x4 Ex.24 If x =5, find the value of x
x
2
Now,
1 1
x2 = (5)2 x2 – 1
x2 x2 x3 – 43 3 4
x3
1 1
x2 5 ....(i) Sol. x =5 1
x2 x x3 – 76
x3
Adding 2 both side 1 2
We get, x2 5 – 2 = 23 1
x2 Ex.26 If 2x 4 , Find the
7x
1 Subtract 2 both sides,
x2 2 5 2 1
x2 1 value of 49x
2

x2 – 2 23 – 2 4x 2
1
2
x2
x 7 1
x
1
2 Sol. 2x 4
x– 21 7x
1 x
x 7 7
x Multiply by both sides
1 2
x– 21
4 1 x 7 1 7
Ex.23 If x 194 , find the value 2x 4
x4 We know that, 2 7x 2
1 1 1 1
of x
3
. x2 – 2 =
x– x 1
x3 x x x 7x 14
2x
1 = 5 21 Squaring both sides,
Sol. x4 194
x4 1 1
2
2
Ex.25 If x 4 322 , Find the value 7x 14
By adding (2) both side, x4 2x
We get,
1 1 1
of x 3 – 49x 2 2 7x
1 x3
x4 2 194 2 4x 2 2x
x4
1 = 196
Sol. x4 322
1 x4 1
x4 2 196 49x 2 196 – 7
x4 By adding (2) both side, 4x 2
2
We get,
1 2 1
x2 14 1 49x 2 189
x2 x4 2 322 2 4x 2
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 1 Ex.29If x y z 7 , x 2 y2 z 2 19 a 2 – ab b2 = 2 ....(i)
Ex.27 If 4x 5 , Find the
3x Find xy + yz + zx = ?
a2 ab b 2 = 4( As Given)..(ii)
2
1 Sol. x y z
value of 9x
2
(ii) – (i)
16x 2 2ab = 2
x² y² z² 2 xy yz zx
1 ab = 1
Sol. 4x 5 2 Ex.32 If a4 + a2b2 + b4 = 12,
3x 7 19 2 xy yz zx
a² – ab + b² = 4, Find the value
3 49 – 19 = 2 xy yz zx of ab.
Multiply by both sides Sol. a 4 a 2b 2 b 4
4
30 = 2 xy yz zx
3 1 3 15 = xy yz zx a2 ab b 2 a 2 – ab b2
4x 5
4 3x 4 Ex.30 If x² + 2 = 2x, Find x4 – x3 + x2 + 5
Sol. x² + 2 = 2x 12 = 4 × a 2 ab b2
1 15
3x Squaring both sides,
4x 4 a2 ab b2 = 3 ...(i)
2 2
Squaring both side, x2 2 2x
a 2 – ab b2 = 4 ...(ii)
2 2
1 15 x4 4 4x 2 4x 2
3x (i) – (ii)
4x 4 2ab = –1
x 4 –4
1 1 225 x² + 2 = 2x –1
9x 2 2 3x = ab =
16x 2 4x 16 x2 2x – 2 2
1 225 3 x2 2 x –1 Ex.33If x = a² + b², y = 2ab , find
9x 2 –
16x 2 16 2 2
x a b4 4
x –1=
2 1 201 2 a 2 – ab 2 b 2
9x
16x 2 16 x4 – x3 + x2 + 5
Put the value of of x4 = –4 (a) x + y (b) x – y
1 1 –4 – x2(x – 1)+5 (c) xy (d) 2xy
Ex.28 If a x and b x – , find
x x 1 – x2(x – 1) Sol. x = a² + b²
Put the value of x – 1 Squaring both side,
the value of a 4 – 2a 2b 2 b 4
x2 x2 x² a ² b²
2
(a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 16 (d) 8 1–
2
2
Sol. 2
a 4 – 2a 2b 2 b 4 = a – b
2
x² a4 b4 2a ²b² ...(i)
x4 4
1– =1+
2 2 2 y 2ab
= a b a –b
= 3
a + b = 2x .....(i) y² 2a ²b ² ...(ii)
Ex .31 If a 4 a 2b 2 b 4 8 and
From (i) and (ii)
2 a 2 ab b 2 4 find the value of
a –b ....(ii)
x ab . x2 a4 b4 y2
From (i) and (ii) Sol. a 4 a 2b 2 b 4 8 x2 – y2 a4 b4
a 4 – 2a 2b 2 b 4 a 4
b 4
8 –a b 2 2
....(i) Now,
2
a b 2
4 – ab 2 Put the value of
2
= 2x = 16 Squaring both sides,
x a4 b4
2 2
Alternate: a 2
b = (4 – ab) 2 a – ab 2 b 2
2

Let x = 1 a4 + b4 + 2a2b2 = 16+a2b2– 8ab

x –y a ² b ² – 2 ab
Then, From equation (i),
a 2, b = 0 8–a²b²+2a2b2 = 16+a2b2– 8ab
8 = 8ab x 2 – y2
Put the value of a and b in equa- ab = 1 =
x –y
tion, Alternate:-
a 4 – 2a 2b 2 b 4 We use formula, x y x –y
Then, a4 a 2b 2 b 4 x –y = x y
2 2 2 2
= 24 – 2 22 0 04 = 16 a ab b a – ab b
Ex.34 If x + y =1, x4 + y4 = –1, Find
Option c is correct. 8 = 4 × a – ab 2
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Sol. x+y=1 Sol. (x + y)³ = x³ + y³ + 3xy(x + y) (m – 3)² + (m – 3) = 5
Squaring both side x³ + y³ = 0 (As given) m² + 9 – 6m + m – 3 = 5
(x + y)2 = (1)² (x + y)³ = 3xy(x+ y) m² – 5m + 1 = 0
x2 + y2 + 2xy = 1 (x + y)² = 3xy m² + 1 = 5m
x² + y.² = 1 – 2xy
x+y= 3xy 1
Again Squaring both sides, m+ =5
(x² + y²)2 = (1 – 2xy)2 Ex.38 If x + y = x²y² find x6 + y6.
4 4 m
x4+y4+2x2y2 = 1+ 4x2y2–4xy Sol. x6 + y6 = (x²)³ + (y²)³ Now,
Put the value of = (x² + y²)(x4 + y4 –x²y²)
x4 + y4 = –1 1
= (x² + y²) (x²y² – x²y²) m³ + = 5³ – 3 × 5
–1 + 2x² y² = 1+ 4x2y2–4xy m³
=0
–1 = 1 + 2x² y² – 4xy
–2 = 2(x² y² – 2xy) Ex.39 If (x –a)(x – b) = 1 and a – b + 5 1
m³ + = 110
x² y² – 2xy = –1 1 m³
1 1 1 = 0 find (x – a)³ – x – a 3 =? Put the value of m = x + 3
Ex.35If x y z 3, 2,
x y z
(a) 125 (b) –125
x² y² z² 6 , Find xyz = ? Then,
(c) 0 (d) 140
1 1 1 Sol. (x – a)(x – b) = 1 1
Sol. 2 (x + 3)³ + x 3 ³ = 110
x y z 1
(x – b) = x – a Ex.41If x(x –3) = –1 find the value of
Ex.41
xy yz zx 2xyz
x³(x³ – 18)
2 (x – a) (x – b) = 1 ...(i)
x y z Sol. x(x –3) = –1
a–b+5=0
x ² y² z² 2 xy yz zx –b=–a–5 –1
x–3=
9 = 6 + 2 (2xyz) Put the value (– b) In equation (i) x
3 = 4xyz (x – a) (x – a – 5) = 1
1
let (x – a) = M x+ =3
3 x
xyz = M(M – 5) = 1
4
1 1
p q r M – 5= x³ + = 3³ – 3 ×3 = 18
Ex.36 If 1& M x3
x y z
1 –1
x y z M– =5 x³ – 18 = ......(i)
0 Find M x3
p q r
Now, Now,
p2 q2 r2 1 x³(x³ – 18)
? M³ – = 5³ + 3 × 5
x2 y2 z2 From Equation (i)
M3
p q r –1
1 = x³× =–1
Sol. Let a = , b = y and c = M³ – = 140 x3
x z M3
Then, a + b + c = 1 Put the value of M = x – a x³(x³ – 18) = – 1
So, Ex.42 If (a + b)² = 21 + c², (b + c)² = 32
1 1 1
& 0 + a² and (c + a)² = 28 + b², find a
a b c 1 +b+c=?
ab + bc + ca = 0 (x – a)³ – x – a 3 = 140 Sol. (a + b)² – c² = 21
2
a b c (a + b+ c)(a + b – c) = 21 ...(i)
a ² b ² c ² 2 ab bc ca Ex.40 If x² + x = 5 find the value of (b + c)² – a² = 32
1 = a² + b² + c² + 2(0) (b + c + a) (b + c – a) = 32 ..(ii)
1
a² + b² + c² = 1 (x + 3)³ + x (c + a)² – b² = 28
3 ³
p2 q 2 r 2 (c +a + b)(c + a – b) = 28..(iii)
Hence, 1 Sol. Let (x + 3) = m Adding all three equations:-
x2 y2 z 2
Ex.37 If x³ + y³ = 0 find x + y = ? x+3=m (a +b + c) [(a + b + c) + (b + c + a
x=m–3 ) + (c + a – b)] = 81
(a) 3xy (b) 2xy
Put the value of 'x' (a + b + c)² = 81
(c) 3xy (d) 4xy x² + x = 5 a+b+c=9

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a=b=c=4 Ex.50 If a2 + b2 = c2, Find the value of
a + b + c - 3abc Then 12 is possible a + b + c
1 (a + b + c)[(a - b) 2] + (b - c)2+ (c - a)2 a 6 b6 c 6
Ex.46 If a 3 + b 3 + c 3 - 3abc = 0,
2 a + b + c 0 and a, b & c a 2b2c2
= (a + b + c) (a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca) are natural number find the Sol. a + b2 = c2
2

(i) If (a + b + c) = 0 possible value of a × b × c Cube both side

3 3 3
then a + b + c - 3abc = 0 (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 12 (a2 + b2)3 = (c2)3
3 3
a + b + c = 3abc3
Sol.(b) We know that in this condition a a6 + b6 + 3a2 b2 (a²+ b2) = c6
3 3 3
(ii) If a + b + c - 3abc = 0 = b = c and given a, b and c are a6 + b6 + 3a2 b2 c2 = c6
a, b and c are distinct no natural no. we take option (b) a6 + b6 - c6 = -3a2 b2 c2
then. a + b + c = 0 because 8 = 2 × 2 × 2 A.T.Q.
3 3 3
(iii) a + b + c - 3abc = 0 We can say that 8 is possible
a, b and c all are +ve integer no value of a × b × c a 6 b6 c 6
then a= b = c . Ex.47 Find the value of a 2b2c2
(iv) a2 + b2 +c2 - ab - bc - ca = 0
2 2 2
a + b + c = ab + bc + ca (x 2 - y 2 ) 3 + (y 2 - z 2 ) 3 + (z 2 - x 2 ) 3 -3a 2 b 2 c 2
3 3 3 =
then a= b = c x y y z z x a 2b2c 2
Ex.43 If a + b + c = 0, then the value Sol. Let, a = x – y 2 2 = –3
of a³ + b³ + c³ is: b = y2 – z2 Ex.51 If a1/3 + b1/3 = c1/3
(a) 0 (b) abc c = z2 – x2 Which statement is true
(c) 3abc a+b+c=0 (a) a3 + b3 - c3 = 3abc
(d) None of these Then, a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc (b) a3 + b3 - c3 + 3abc = 0
Sol. a³ + b³ ++ c³ – 3abc = (a + b c) Thus, p = x – y (c) (a + b - c)3 - 27abc = 0
(a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ac) q=y–z (d) (a + b - c)3 + 27abc = 0
or a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc = 0 r=z–x Sol.(d) (a)1/3 + (b)1/3 + (-c)1/3 = 0
a³ + b³ + c³ = 3abc p+q+r=0 If (a + b + c) = 0
Hence (c) is the correct option. Then, p3 + q3 + r3 = 3pqr Then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
Ex.44 If a3 + b3 + c 3 - 3abc = 0 and a A.T.Q. (a) + (b) + (-c) = 3(a)1/3 (b)1/3 (-c)1/3
+b+c 0
(x 2 - y 2 ) 3 + (y 2 - z 2 ) 3 + (z 2 - x 2 ) 3 a + b -c = -3a1/3 b1/3 c1/3
Which statement is true
x y
3
y z
3
z x
3
Cube both side
(a) a>b>c (b) a = b = c
(c) a > b < c (d) a < b < c (a + b - c)3 = (-3a1/3 b1/3 c1/3 )3
Sol.(b) We know that, 3(x 2 - y 2 ) (y 2 - z 2 ) (z 2 - x 2 ) (a + b - c)3 = - 27abc
= 3 x y y z z x (a + b – c)3 + 27abc = 0
a3 + b 3 + c3 - 3abc
= (a + b + c)[(a - b)2] + (b - c)2+ (c (a2 - b2) = (a + b) (a - b) Ex.52 If x + y + z = 2s
- a)2 Find the value of (s - x)3 + (s -
a3 + b3 + c 3 - 3abc = 0 ( As (x + y) (x - y) (y + z) (y - z) (z + x) (z - x) y) 3 + 3 (s - x) (s - y) z
given) x y y z z x (a) y3 (b) x3 (c) z3 (d) 0
When a + b + c 0 Sol.(c) x + y + z = 2s
= ((x + y) (y + z) (z + x)
Then (a - b)2 + (b - c)2 + (c - a)2 x+y +z=s+s
Ex.48 If a + b + c = 0 Find the value
=0 s-x+s-y-z=0
of a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + 3a bc
(a - b)2 = 0 (s - x)+ (s - y) + (-z) = 0
(a) 0 (b) 1
(a - b) = 0
(c) abc (d) 6abc (s - x)3 + (s - y)3 + (-z)3 = 3(s - x) (s - y) (-z)
Then a = b
Sol.(d) (a + b + c) = 0 (s - x)3 + (s - y)3 - z3 = -3(s - x) (s - y) z
Same b = c
c=a Then a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 3a bc (s - x)3 + (s - y) 3 + 3 (s - x) (s - y) z
So, a 3 + b 3 + c 3 + 3a bc = z3
So. (a = b = c)
= 3abc + 3abc Ex.53 Find the value of
Ex.45 If a 3 + b 3 + c 3 - 3abc = 0 , a
+ b + c 0 and a, b & c are = 6abc 3
2 3333 3343 3 3332 334
natu ra l number f ind the Ex.49 If x = 1.235
possible value of a + b + c y = 3.422 Sol. 3
2 3333 3343 3 3332 334
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 12 z = 4.377 After describing
Sol.(d) Wee know that in this condition a Find x3 + y3 - z3 + 3xyz
= b = c and given a, b and c are = 3
333 3 3333 3343 3 333 333 334
Sol. x + y = z
natural no. we take option (d)
because 12 is divide 3 equal (x) + (y) + (-z) = 0
(x)3 + (y)3 + (–z)3 = 3(x)(y)(–z) a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc
natural part 1 (a + b + c)[(a - b)2] + (b - c)2+ (c - a)2
x3 + y3 - z3 = –3xyz
12 2
4 x3 + y3 -z3 + 3xyz = 0
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 Ex.57 Find (a - b)3 + (b - c)3 + (c - a)3 =? Sol. a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca
Sol. (a - b) + (b - c) + (c - a) = 0 1 2 2 2
= (a - b)3 + (b - c)3 + (c - a)3 = a b b c c a
2
= 3 (a - b) (b - c) (c - a)
1 2 2 2
Ex.58 The value of a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc, 99 97 97 96 96 99
1 2
= 3 1000 0 1 1 Where a = 87, b = –126 and c =
2 39 is: 1 2 2 2

(a) 0 (b) 1259 2 1 3

1 2
= 1000 2 = 10
3
(c) –48
2 1
(d) None of these 4 1 9 7
Ex.54 If a = 20, b = 25, c = 15, Find 2
Sol. a+b+c=0
a 3 b3 c 3 3abc a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc = 0 Ex.62 If a = 556, b = 558 and c =561
a b2 c2 ab bc ca
2
Thus (a) is the correct option. Find the value of
Sol. Ex.59 Find the value of a³ + b³ + c³ – a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca
a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = (a + b + c) 3abc If a + b + c = 12 and ab + Sol. a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca
2 2 2
(a + b + c - ab - bc - ca) bc + ac =47. 1 2 2 2
Sol. a + b + c = 12 = a b b c c a
a 3 b3 c 3 3abc 2
(a + b + c)² = a² + b² + c² +
a b2 c2 ab bc ca
2
2(ab +bc + ac) = 144 1 2 2 2
A.T.Q. a² + b² + c² + 2 × 47 = 144 556 558 558 561 561 556
2
a² + b² + c² = 50
(a b c) a 2 b2 c 2 ab bc ca 1 1
= Now, since a³ + b³ + c³ – 3ab
4 9 25 38 = 19
a 2 b2 c2 ab bc ca = (a + b + c) (a² + b² + c² – ab –bc 2 2
=a+b+c – ac) Ex.63If a2 = b+c, b2 = c+a
Put the value Then, c2 = a+b
= 20 + 25 + 15 = 60 a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc
Ex.55 If a + b + c = 3 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 6 , = 12(50 – 47) = 12×3 = 36 1 1 1
+ +
Ex.60 I f a = 9 9 7 , b = 9 9 9 a n d c 1 a 1 b 1 c
1 1 1 = 9 96 f in d t he v al u e of a 3
1 , Find abc Here a, b and c non ze ro
a b c + b3 + c3 - 3abc number
Sol. Sol. a2 = b+c
1 1 1
Sol. 1 Divide by 3 both sides
a b c
a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc
1 (a + b + c)[(a - b)2] + (b - c)2+ (c - a)2 a2 b c
ab bc ca =
1 a a
abc 2
ab + bc + ca = abc Then,

999 997
2 b c
2 2
(a + b + c) = a + b + c + 2(ab+bc + ca)
2 2
a=
1 2 a
999 997 996 997 996
(a + b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc 2 c a
2
(3)2 = 6 + 2abc 996 999 Thus, b =
b
9 - 6 = 2abc
1 a b
3 2992 14 c=
abc = 2 c
2
= 2992 × 7 = 20944 Now put the value of a, b and c
Ex.56 If a + b + c = 15
TYPE IV 1 1 1
and a2 + b2 + c2 = 83
b c+ c a + a b
find a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca 1 1 1
Sol.
* a b c
1 2 2 2 a b c
2 2
(a + b + c) = a + b + c + 2(ab+bc + ca)
2 2 = a b b c c a + +
2 a b c b c a a b c
(15)2 = 83 + 2 (ab+bc+ca) When, a b c
225 - 83 = 2 (ab + bc + ca) a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca = 0 =1
a b c
ab + bc + ca = 71 a² + b² + c² = ab + bc + ca
Alternate:
a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = (a + b + c) Then a = b = c
We put the value
[a2 + b2 + c2 -(ab + bc + ca)] Ex.61If a = 99, b = 97, and c = 96 a=b=c=2
Find the value of
a3 + b3 + c3 - 3abc = 15(83-71) a2 = b+c = (2)2 = 2+2
a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca
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 1 1 1 Thus, c+a = –b Now,
Then + + c2+a2–b2 = –2ac .....(III)
1 2 1 2 1 2 (1²) (1²) (1²) (–2²) (–2²) (1²)
Put the value (1)4 (1)4 (–2)4
1 1 1
+ + =1 1 1 1
3 3 3 + + 1 4 4 9 1
a2 b2 – c 2 b2 c 2 – a 2 c2 a 2 – b2 = =
x² y² z² 1 1 16 18 2
Ex.64 If 1 , then find
xy yz zx Ex.68If pq+qr+rp = 0, Find the value
+ +
–2ab –2bc –2ab
x y y z z x p2 q2 r2
the value of z 2 + 2 + 2
x y a b c O p – qr q – pr r – pq
= =0
–2abc –2abc Sol. pq + pr + rp = 0
x ² y² z² Alternate:- pq + rp = – qr
Sol. 1
xy yz zx We choose the value which we Same,pq
Same, pq + qr = – pr
follow the condition. qr + rp = – pq
x² + y² + z² = xy + yz + zx
If a+b+c = 0
In this condition x = y = z p2 q2 r2
a = 1, b = 1, c = –2 2 + 2 + 2
Put the value of x = y = z = 1 p – qr q pr r – pq
Put the value a,b,c
x y y z z x 1 1 p2 q2
Then, 1
z x y = + + 2 + 2
a 2
b2 – c2 b2 c2 –a2 c2 a2 –b2 p pq rp q pq qr
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 r2
= = + +
1 1 1 1
2 2
1 – –2
2
1
2
–2
2
– 1
2
r 2
qr rp
= 2+2+2=6
1 p2 q2
E x. 65I f x ² y ² z ² xy yz zx , + = +
–2
2
1
2
– 1
2
p p q r q p q r
find the v al ue of
x y z 1 1 1 r2
= + + +
y z z x y x 1 1– 4 1 4 –1 4 1–1 r p q r

Sol. x ² y² z² xy yz zx 1 1 1 p q r
= – + + =0 = + +
Here, 2 4 4 p q r p q r p q r
x=y=z Ex.67 If x + y + z = 0 then the value
p q r
Let put the value of x = y = z =1 x ²y² y² z ² z ² x ² = =1
p q r
Now, of x 4 y4 z 4
is:
Alternate:
x y z (a) 0 (b) 1/2 Put the value p = –1, q = 2
y z z x y x (c) 1 (d) 2 r=2
Sol. ((x + y + z) =0 So,
1 1 1 x² + y² + z² + 2(xy + yz + zx) = 0 pq qr rp
=
1 1 1 1 1 1 x² + y² + z² = –2(xy + yz + zx) = –1×2+2×2+2×–1 = 0
(x² + y² + z²)² = 4(xy + yz + zx)²
1 1 1 3 p2 q2 r2
= = x4 + y4 + z4 + 2(x²y² + y²z² + z²x²) = + 2
2 + 2
2 2 2 2 p – pq a – pr r – pq
= 4[x²y² + y²z² + z²x² + 2xyz (x + y
Ex.66 If a + b + c = 0, Find the value of + z)] (–1)2 (2)2
x4 + y4 + z4 = 2(x²y² + y²z² + z²x²) = 2 2
1 1 1 (–1) – (2 2) (2) – (–1 2)
+ + [ (x + y + z) = 0]
a2 b2 – c 2 b 2 c 2 – a 2 c 2 a 2 – b 2
x 2 y 2 y 2z 2 z 2 x 2 1 (2)2
Sol. a+b+c = 0 = 2
x 4 y4 z4 2 (2) – (–1 2)
a+b = –c
Squaring Both side Hence (b) is the correct option. 1 4 4
=
(a+b)2 = (–c)2 Alternate: 1– 4 4 2 4 2
a2+b2+2ab = c2 x+y+z=0 –1 4 4
Then, Let x = 1, y = 1, z = – 2 =
a2+b2–c2 = –2ab ....(I) 3 6 6
Same, b+c = –a x 2 y 2 y 2z 2 z 2 x 2 –2 4 4 6
= = =1
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1 1
Ex.69If p×q×r = 1 Find 4 a+ 4 b + 4 c = 4 ( a+ b +c ) = 1–y
1 p q –1 L.H.S = R.H.S z

1 1 So, x = (a+b+c)2 1
+ + Alternate: z= ....(ii)
1 q r –1 1 r p –1 1– y
Let, a = b = c =1
Then From (i) & (ii)
1 1 1
Sol. + + x –1 x –1 x –1 1 y
1 1 q r 1
1 1 1
1 p 1 + + = 4×3 (i) z+ = +
q pq p 2 2 2 x 1 – y y –1

1 x –1 3 1 y 1– y
( Pqr = 1, r = pq ) =4×3 = – 1
2 1– y 1– y 1– y
x–1= 8
q 1 pq x=9 1 1 1
(ii) x y z
q pq 1 + 1 q pq + pq 1 q Option (B) y z x
x = (a+b+c)2
pq 1 q = (1+1+1)2 = 1+1+1=3
=1 = (3)2 = 9
q pq 1 1 1 1
So, It is proofed So, x y z =3
Alternate x y z
p=1=q=r x = (a+b+c)2
Alternate:-
Then x a2 x b2 x c2
Ex.71 If 2 2 + 2 2 + 1
1 1 1 b c c a a 2 b2 (i) x+ =1
= + + = 3 Find the value of x y
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) a2+b2+c2
1 1 1 (b) a2+b2+c2–ab–bc–ca 1
= + + =1 Let, x =
3 3 3 (c) (a+b+c)2 2
x a 2 x b2 x c 2 (d) a2+b2+c2+ab+bc+ca Then y = 2
Ex.70 If + + Sol. We take option (A) a2+b2+c2
b c c a a b 1 1
= 4(a+b+c) a2 b2 c2 – a2 a 2 b2 c2 – b2 So, + =1
+ 2 2
Find the value of x b2 c2 c2 a2
(a) (a2+b2+c2) 1
(b) (a+b+c)2 a2 b2 c 2 – c 2 Now, y + =
+ z
(c) (a2+b2+c2–ab–bc–ca) a 2 b2
(d) (ab+bc+ca) If y = 2
b2 c2 c2 a 2 a 2 b2
Sol. We take option (B) + + Then z = – 1
b2 c2 c2 a 2 a 2 b2
Then x = (a+b+c)2 1
1+1+1 = 3
2 2 2+ = 2–1 = 1
a b c – a2 a b c – b2 L.H.S = R.H.S –1
+ Then, (x = a2+b2+c2)
b c a c
1
2 1 1 Now, z
a b c – c2 Ex.72 If x + = 1, y + =1 x
+ y z
a b Put the value z and x
a2–b2 = (a+b) (a–b) 1
Find the value of (i) z + 1
a b c–a a b c a x –1+ 1 2 = -1+2 = 1
b c 1 1 1
(ii) x y z
a b c–b a b c b x y z a b c
Ex.73 If + + =1
+ a c b c c a a b
1
a b c–c a b c c Sol. x + =1 a2 b2 c2
y
+ Find + +
a b b c c a a b
1
b c 2a b c x = 1– Sol. Divide and Multiply a + b + c
+ y
b c a b c
y –1 Now, + +
a c 2b a c b c c a a b
+ x= y ....(i)
a c
1 a b c
a b 2c a b 1 =
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 a b c 1 1 1 1
(a+b+c) (c) = + (d) N.O.T Sol. a 2
b c c a a b c a b a
= a+b+c b c a c a –b Then, a = 1
Sol. + + =1 Put the value of a,
a a b c b a b c a b c
+ We adding + 1 in this equation 1
b c c a 1100
1100
b–c a c a –b
c a b c –1+ –1+ + 1 = 1–1
+ = a+b+c a b c
a b 1 1+1=2
1
b–c–a a c–b a–b c
a2 a b c b2 b a c + + =0
+ + a b c 1
b c c a Ex.76 If a 2 , find the value of
– a–b c a –b–c a –b c a
c2 c a b + +
= a+b+c a b c 50 1 49 1
a b (i) a (ii) a –
=0 a 50 a 49
a2 b2 c2 –1 1 1
+a+ +b+ +c + + =0 (iii) a 3
b c c a a b a b c a2 a 1
=a+b+c 1 1 1
= – Sol. a 2
a2 b2 c2 b a a
Then, + + =0
b c c a a b Alternate: a=1
Alternate: Let, b = 1
1
c=1 (i) a 50 =1
50

a b c a 50 150
+ + =1 Then,
b c c a a b Put the value of b and c
We break equation small step = 1 =2
1 –1 a 1 a –1 1
Let, a = 0, b = 1 + + =1
a 1 1 1
Put the value of a and b
a+1 + a–1 = 1 (ii) a 49 – 49
= 1 – 49
Then, a 49 1
0 1 c 1
+ + =1 a=
1 c c 0 0 1 2 = 1– =0
1
1 1 1 1 (iii)
+ c = 1, Option (A) = – a3 a2 a 1
c b a c
1³ + 1² + 1 + 1 = 4
1+ c² = c 1 1
c² = c – 1 = – =2–1=1 5 , f ind the
12 1 Ex.77 If p
Again put the value a, b p–3
So, L.H.S = R.H.S value of :-
a2 b2 c2
+ + 1 1 1 100
b c c a a b = – 100
b a c (i) p–3
1 c2 p –3
0+ + TYPE – V
c 0 0 1 (ii) p² – 3 p 4
1 2 1
When a + = 2 then a = 1
+c a p 5
c Sol.(i)
p–3
Put the value of c² 1
Then, Proof a 2 Subtract 3 both sides,
a
1
1 a 2 1 2a p –3 5–3
So, +c –1 = 1–1 = 0 p –3
c a² – 2a + 1 = 0
b–c a c a –b ( a –1)² = 0 1
Ex.74 If + + = 1 And So, a = 1 p –3 2
a b c p –3
a-b+c 0 which statement is 1 Let a = (P – 3)
Ex.75 If a 2 , find the value of
true a Then,
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a100 1
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 a = 1 = (P – 3)
(iii) a4 a3 a2 a 1 1
Now, Proof a + =1
(–1)4 + (–1)3 + (–1)² + (–1) + (1) a
p–3=1
=1 Squaring both sides
p=4
100 1 1
100 Ex.80 If p + = 1, Find the value a² + = 1² – 2 = – 1
p–3 p–3 a²
p –3
of 1
1 a² + = –1
1100
=2 1 a²
1100 (i) (P – 3)42 + p–3
42
Multiply a both sides
(ii) p² – 3 p 4 1
1 = a a² –1× a
4² – 3×4 + 4 (ii) (P – 3)101 – p–3 101 a²
=8
1
1 (iii) P³ + 4P² + 5P + 1 a³ + =–a
When a –2 , then a = –1 a
a 1
Sol. p + =1 1
p–3 a³ + +a=0
1 a
Ex.78 If a –2 , Find the value Subtract 3 both sides
a a³ + 1 = 0
a
1 or
1 (P – 3) + p–3 = 1 – 3
of a 200 200
a³ = –1
a
1
1 1 Ex.81 If a + = 1, Find the value
Sol. a –2 a
(P – 3) + p–3 = – 2
a 1
Now, a = –1 So, of a15 +
a15
1 (P – 3) = – 1
a 200 1
a 200
P=–1+3=2 Sol. a+ =1
a
P=2
Then,
200 1 a³ = – 1
= –1 200
1
–1 (i) (P – 3)42 + p–3 42
1 1
= 1+1=2 a15 + 15 = (a³)
5
+ a³ 5
a
1
1 (– 1)42 + 42 1
Ex.79 If a –2 , find the value of –1
a (– 1)5 + –1 5 = (– 1) + (– 1)
=1+1=2
99 1 32 1 =–2
(i) a (ii) a 1
a 99 a 31 Ex.82 If a² – a + 1 = 0, Find the value
(ii) (P – 3)101 – p–3 101 of
(iii) a 4 a3 a2 a 1
1 1
1 (i) a36 + (ii) a37 +
1
(–1) 101
– a 36 a 37
Sol. a –2 –1
101
a 1
So, a = –1 = (–1) – (–1) (iii) a38 +
a 38
= –1 + 1 = 0 Sol. a² – a + 1 = 0
1
(i) a 99 (iii) P³ + 4P² + 5P + 1 or
a 99 Put the value of P = 2
1
1 2³ + 4 × 2² + 5 × 2 + 1 a+ =1
–1
99
a
99 = 8 + 16 + 10 + 1 = 35
–1 Then,
TYPE – VI a³ = – 1
(–1) + (–1) = –2
1 1
1 (A). When a + = 1, (i) a36 + 36
(ii) a 32 a a
a 31 1
or
32 1 a² – a + 1 = 0 (a³)12 + a 3 12
–1
–1
31
Then a³ = – 1
1
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1 1
(ii) a37 + 1 = a² +
a 37 a²
a+ =1
Break the power multiple of 3 a
We know that a³ = –1 1
1 =a+ =–1
a ×a+
36
Put the value a a
a 36 a
3 Then,
x
1 =–1
3 1
= (–1)12 × a + –1 12 a = a² + = (–1)² – 2
a²
x³ =–1
1 =–1
=a+ = 1 (As Given) 27
a 1
x³ = – 27 a50 + =–1
So, a 50
1
1 (B). When a + = –1
a37 + =1 a 1
a 37 (iii) a51 +
or a 51
1 a² + a + 1 = 0 1
(iii) a38 +
a 38 Then, (a3)17 + a ³ 17
Break the power multiple of 3 a³ = 1
1 1 1
a36 × a² + Proof :- a + =–1 = 117 + = 1+1=2
a 36 a ² a 117
1 1 Ex.86 If a² + a + 1 = 0 find the value
= (–1)12 × a² + –1 12 a ² a² + = (–1)² – 2 = – 1 of (a² – a + 1) (a + 1– a² )
a²
Multiply a both sides. Sol. a² + a + 1 = 0
1 or
= a² + 1 1
a2 a a²
a² = – 1 × a a+
a
=–1
1 We know that
=a+ = 1 (As Given) 1
a a³ + =–a a³ = 1
Then, a a² + 1 = – a ........(i)
a + 1 = – a²..........(ii)
1 1 (a² – a + 1) (a + 1– a² )
a² + = 1² –2 = – 1 a³ + a + =0
a² a From Equation (i) and (ii)
a³³ – 1 = 0 (– a – a) (–a² – a²)
1 = – 2a × – 2a²
a38 + =–1 a³³ = 1
a 38 = 4a³ = 4 × 1 = 4
1 Ex.87 If a² + a + 1 = 0, find the value
1 Ex.85 If a + = – 1 Find the value of of a5 + a4 + 1
Ex.83 If a + = 1find the value of a
a Sol. a² + a + 1 = 0
a100 + a + a98 + a97 + a96 + a95
99
1 1 or
(i) a48 + (ii) a50 + 1
1 a 48 a 50
Sol. a+ =1 a+ =–1
a a
1 Then,
Then, (iii) a51 + a³ = 1
a 51
a³ + 1 = 0 a5 + a4 + 1
a100 + a99 + a98 + a97 + a96 + a95 1 a³ × a² + a³ × a + 1
= a100 +a97 + a99 + a96+ a98+ a95 Sol. (i) a48 + Put the value of a³ = 1
a 48
= a97 (a³³ + 1) + a96 (a³
a + 1) + a95 a² + a + 1 = 0 (As Given)
(a³³ + 1) 1 1
116 + =1+1=2 Ex.88 If x1/4 + = 1 find the value
= a97 × 0 + a96 × 0 + a95 = 0 116 x 1/4
Note: When difference of the power is
3 then the value of both terms is 1 1
(ii) a50 + of x252 +
=0 a 50 x 252
x 3 1 1
Ex .84 If + = 1, Find the value a48 × a² + Sol. x1/4 + =1
3 x a 48
a² x 1/4
of x³ Squaring both sides
x 1 1
Sol. Let a = = 116 × a² + x1/2 = 1² – 2 = – 1
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 Again Squaring both side Then,
1
1 (ii) x96 +
x+ = (–1)² – 2 = – 1 x 96 1 3
x x3 + = 3 – 3× 3
x³
Then, 1
(x6)16 + x6
16
1
1 x³ + =3 3 –3 3 =0
x+ =–1 x³
x
x³ = 1 1 So,
Now, =( – 1)16 + –1 16
1
1 = 1+1=2 x93 + =0
x 252
+ x 93
x 252
1 1
1 Ex.90 If x + = 3 find the value Ex.91 If x + = 3 find the value of
x x
(x³) 84
+ x³ 84
of (i) x6 + 5
1 1 1 (ii) x102 + x96 + x101 + x95 + x100 ,
(1)84 + 1 84 (i) x92 + (ii) x93 + + x94
x 92 x 93
=1+1=2 1
1 Sol. x + = 3
TYPE – VII Sol. (i) x92 + x
x 92
Break the power multiple of 6 Then,
1 x6 + 1 = 0
When x + = 3 1
x (i) x6 + 5
x90 × x² +
Then x 90 x ² 6
x+1+4=4
x6 + 1 = 0
1 0
or = (–1)15 × x² + –1 15 x ²
x6 = – 1 (ii) x102 + x96 + x101 + x95 + x100 ,
+ x94
1 1
Proof x + = 3 = –( x² + ) x96(x6 + 1) + x95(x6 + 1) +
x x² x94(x6 + 1)
Cube both sides = x96 × 0 + x95× 0 + x94 × 0 = 0
1
1 3 x = 3 (As Given) Note: When difference of the power is
x³ + = 3 –3× 3 x
x³ 6 then the value of sum of both of
Then, terms value is 0.
1 1
x³ + =0 2 TYPE – VIII
x³ x² + = 3 –2
x² If x+y = 0 Then x = –y
Multiply x³ both sides
1 or
x6 + 1 = 0
x²² +
x =3–2=1 x = 0, y = 0
x6 = – 1 x²
If x 2+ y2 = 0
1 So,
Ex.89 If x + = Then x2 = 0, x = 0
x 3 , Find the value 1 And y2 = 0, y = 0
x92 + =–1
of x 92 If (x–1)2 + (y–2)2 = 0 then we
1 1 can say x = 1 and y = 2
1
(i) x90 + (ii) x96 + (ii) x93 + Ex.92 If (x + 3)2 + (y - 5)2 + (z + 2)2 = 0
x 90 x 96 x 93
Break the power multiple of 6 find the value x + y + z
1
Sol. x + = 3 1 Sol. (x + 3)2 + (y - 5)2 + (z + 2)2 = 0
x
x90 × x³ +
Then x6 = – 1 x 90 x 3
1 1 0 0 0
(i) x90 + = (–1)15 × x3 + –1 15 x 3
x 90 x = -3 y=5 z = -2
1 x+y+z = -3 +5-2
1
(x6)15 + x 6 15 = –( x3 + )
x³ =0
Ex.93 If(a - 4)2 + (b - 5)2 + (c - 3)2 = 0
1
=( – 1)15 + –1 15 1 a+b
x = 3 (As Given) find the value
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Sol. (a - 4)2 + (b - 5)2 + (c - 3)2 = 0 TYPE – IX
1 1 x 1 x
Rationalising factor of the = = 1
x 1 1 x 1 x
0 0 0 s urd x = a b and
Ex.100. If x = 2 3 , find the value
a=4 b=5 c=3
1
a b. x6 x4 x2 1
a+b 4+5 x of
= =3 x3
c 3
1 1
Ex.94 If x2 + y2 + z2 + 4x + 2y + 5 = 0 Ex.98 If x = ,y= Sol. x = 2 3
find the value x2 + y3 + z4 5 2 6 5–2 6
Sol. x2 + y2 + z2 + 4x + 2y + 5 = 0 1 1 1 1
Find the value of = 2– 3
x2 + 4x + 4 + y2 + 2y + 1 + z2 = 0 x 1 y 1 x 2 3
(x + 2)2 + (y + 1)2 + z2 = 0
1
1 x 4
Sol. x = x
0 0 0 5 2 6
Then,
x = -2 y = -1 z = 0 1 1
x2 + y3 + z4 = (-2)2 + (-1)3 + (0)4 Now, y 1 3
x 5–2 6 x3 4 –3 4
=4-1+0=3 x3
Ex.95 If a2 + b2 + c2 = 2 (a -2b -2c) - 9 1
y 3 1
find the value of a3 + b4 - c2 x = x 52
Sol. a2 + b2 + c2 = 2 (a -2b -2c) - 9 x3
Put the value of y in equation
a2 + b2 + c2 - 2a + 4b - 4c + 9 = 0 Now,
a2 - 2a + 1 + b2 + 4b + 4 + c2 - 4c + 4 = 0 1 1
=
x 1 y 1 x6 x4 x2 1
(a-1)2 + (b + 2)2 + (c - 2)2 = 0 =
x3
1 1
0 0 0 = 1 1
x 1 1 = x³ + x + + 3
a=1 b = -2 c=2 1 x x
x
a3 + b4 - c2 = (1)3 + (-2)4 - (2)2
1 1
= 1 + 16 - 4 = 13 1
1 x 1 x = x³ + +x+
= 1 x3 x
Ex.96 If 5x2 + 4xy + y2 + 1 + 2x = 0 x 1 1 x 1 x
find the value of x & y Put the value
Note:
52 + 4 = 56
Sol. 5x2 + 4xy + y2 + 1 + 2x = 0
1 1
4x2 + 4xy + y2 + x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 If xy = 1 then =1 Ex101. If x 5 2 6 Find the value
1 x 1 y
(2x + y)2 + (x + 1)2 = 0 1
–3 x4
Ex.99 x= 3 2 , of x ²
0 0 x ² – 3x 1
–3
2x = -y x = –1 y= 3– 2 Sol. x 5 2 6
x = –1,
Find the value of ((x + 1) + (y + 1) –1 –1
1
2x = –y 5–2 6
2×–1= –y –3 x
Sol: x = 3 2
y=2 1
Ex.97 If (x + y - z - 1)2 + (y + z - x - 5)2 Then x 10
x
+ (z + x - y - 3)2 = 0 1 –3
3– 2 =y 3 1
find x+ y + z x Then x = (10)3 – 3×10
x3
Sol. (x+y - z- 1)2 +(y + z - x- 5)2 + (z + x - y - 3)2= 0 1
y 1
x x3 = 970
x3
Now,
0 0 0 Now,
(x + 1)–1 + (y + 1)–1
x+y-z=1 y+z-x=5 z+x-y=3 x divide or nominator and
1 1
Adding all three eqations = x 1 denominator
x + y - z + y + z - x + z + x - y= 1 + 5 + 3 y 1
1
x+y+z=9 1 1 x4
= x²
x 1 1
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 x4 1 Sol. x = 3 – 2 2 1
x² 98
x x 2
x x²
1
= x ² 3x 1 3 2 2 And,
– x
x x x
1 3
1 x³ 10 – 3 10
1 Then, y x³
x 3 x
x3 1
= 1 x² y² x³ 970
x –3 x³
x y x
Put the value in equation,
970 970 1
= = Put the value of y = 98 2 100
10 – 3 7 x =
970 3 973
Ex102. If x 7 4 3 , find the value 2
x² 1 1
1
x4 3x 3 5x 2 3x 1 1 x x Ex.105. If x 10 , Find the value
of x
4
x 1 x
7x
Sol. x 7 4 3 1 of
x³ x ² – 5x 1
x³
1
7–4 3 Now, 7x
x Sol.
1 x ² – 5x 1
1 x 6 x divide or nominator and
x 14 x
x denominator
Then, 1 3
x3 6 –3 6 7x
x3
1 2 x 7
x² 14 –2
x² 1 x ² – 5x 1 = 1
x3 198 x –5
1 x3 x x
x² 194
x² Ex.104. If x = 5 2 6 and xy = 1, 7
x² divide or nominator and = 1
x ² y² 2xy x –5
denominator Find the value of
x³ y³ 3xy x
x4 3x 3 5x 2 3x 1
Sol. x = 5 2 6 1
x² x 10 (As Given)
= x
x4 1 1
x² 5–2 6
x 7 7
=
xy = 1 (As given) 10 – 5 5
x4 3x 3 5x 2 3x 1
Then,
x² x² x² x² x² 2p
= 1 Ex.106. , Fi nd the
x4 1 5–2 6 p ² – 2p 1 4
y=
x² x ² x
1
x ² y² 2xy value of p
3 1 p
x ² 3x 5 x³ y³ 3xy
x x²
= 1 2p
x² 1 Sol.
x² Put the value of y p ² – 2p 1 4
x
1 1 8p = p² – 2p + 1
x² 3 x 5 1
x² 2 10p = p² + 1
x² x x²
= divide by p both sides,
1 1
x² x³
x² x³ 3 1
p 10
194 3 14 5 241 Now, p
= = 1
194 194 x 10 a
x Ex.107 If x 1 , find the value of
Ex.103 If x = 3 – 2 2 , y = 3 2 2 Then x

x² y² 1 2 x² x a
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 a a b c 1 2 1
Sol. x 1 + + = 13 =A 5 3 B 5 3 C
x a –1 b – 2 c – 3 2 1

x² + a = x ....(i) 53 – 53 1
x² – x = –a ....(ii) 1 2 3
Ex.110 If + + ...... 1
x 1 x 2 x 3
x² x a 5 3 1 multiply and divided
x ³ – x² 1007
= 1249
From equation (i) x 1007
1
x x x x x
find + ...... 1 53 1
x³ – x² x 1 x 2 x 1007
2
2 1 2 3
1 1 1
= Sol. + + ...... 53 1 53 – 5 3 1 (1)2
x² – x x 1 x 2 x 3
From equation (ii)
1007
x² x a –2 = 1249
= x 1007 a³+b³ = a+b (a²–ab+b²)
x ³ – x² a
Type – X 1 2 3 1
–1+ –1+ –1.......
x 1 x 2 x 3 53 1
a2 – bc b2 – ac c2 – ab 1 3
Ex.108 If x
a2 bc b2 ac c2 ab –1 = 1249 – 1007 53 13
x 1007
= 1 Find
2a 2 2b 2 2c 2 x x x
+ ...... 1 1
a 2
bc b 2
ac c 2
ab x 1 x 2 x 1007 2 1
53 1 = 53 1 = A 5 3 B 53 c
= –242 5 1 6
a2 – bc b2 – ac c2 – ab Ex.111 If x = 101 find the value of
Sol. =1
a2 bc b2 ac c2 ab 1
Added 1 every terms x x 2 – 3x 3 53 1 2 1
=A 5 3 B 53 c
6 6
a 2 – bc b 2 – ac c 2 – ab Sol: x x – 3x2
3
2
1 1+ 2 + Comparison of the terms
a bc b 2 ac c ab
x³ – 3x² + 3x
1 =1+3 1 1
We add and substract 1 then, A = 0, B = and C =
2 2 2 2 6 6
a – bc a bc b – ac b ac x³–3x²+3x–1+1
x
x–1+1
+ = (x–1)³+1
–1)³+1
a 2 bc b2 ac 1 1
Put the value x Then, A+ B – C = 0 + – =0
6 6
c 2 – ab c 2 ab = (101–1)³ +1
+ 4
c 2 ab = 100³+1 = 1000001 1
Ex.114 : If 3 3
Ex.112 If x = 102 find the value of 16 4 1
2a 2 2b 2 2c 2 x(x²+3x+3)
4 =A 3 3
2 2
a bc b ac c ab 2
Sol: x(x²+3x+3) 16 + B 4 + C
Note: In this type of question when x³ + 3x² + 3x Find the value of A + B + C
base d is sam e we add o r We add and substract 1 then, 1
substract 1 x³+3x²+3x+1–1 Sol. 3 3 = A 3 16 + B3 4 + C
16 4 1
1 2 3 = (x+1)³–1
Ex.109 If + + = 10, Put the value x 1 2 1
a –1 b 2 c 3 2 1
=A 4 3 B 4 3 C
= (102 + 1)³ +1 = 103³+1
Find t he v al ue of 43 – 43 1
= 1092727+ 1 = 1092728
a b c 1
+ + 1
a –1 b – 2 c – 3 Ex.113 : If 3
43 – 1 multiply and divided
25 – 3 5 1
1 2 3 = A 3 25 + B3 5 + C 1
Sol. + + = 10
a –1 b 2 c 3 Find the value of A + B – C 1 43 – 1
1 2 3 1 2
+1+ +1+ +1 Sol. 1 1 1
a –1 b 2 c 3 3
25 – 3 5 1 43 – 1 43 4 3 1 (1)2
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 Put the value of x = 12 2
1
Then, D
43 –1 Note:- always added the
= 11 – 12³ 2
1 3
= 11 – 1728 = – 1717 prodcut of number we will get
43 – 13 Ex. 119 f ind the v al ue of perfect square integer number
1 7231 7233 H ere D = Differen ce o f
1 1 7232 numbers
4 3 –1 = 4 3 –1 Sol. Let 7232 = x Ex.123 What will be added in the
Then, prodcut of numbers (174 × 182)
4 –1 3
That resulted will be perfect
1 x –1 x 1 number
2 1
= A 4 3 B 43 c x Sol. D = 8
1 x² –1 D 8
= =x = =4
1
x 2 2
1
43 1 =A 4
2 So,
– 3 B 43 c x = 7232 D
2
3 3 = 4² = 16
Ex. 120 fi nd the v al ue of 2
Comparison of the terms
4 673 677 So,
1 1 675
A = 0, B = and C = – 16 will be added the product of
3 3 Sol. Let 675 = x number
1 1 4 x –2 x 2 Maximum or minimum value of
Then, A+ B + C = 0 + – =0 quadratic equation
3 3 x
Quadratic equation in general form
TYPE – XI 4 x² – 4
=x 1. When a>0 (In the equation
Ex.115 If x = 11, Find the value of x ax²+bx+c.) The expression gives
x5 –12x4 + 13x³ – 12x² + 12x – 5 Then, minimum value
Sol. x5 –12x4 + 13x³ – 12x² + 12x – 5 x = 675
Ex.121 Find the v al ue of 4ac – b ²
Expandable from the equation y
16 9748 9756 4a
Then,
9752 Max =
x5–12x4 + 12x³ – 12x² +12x – 5 x³
5 4 4 Sol. Let 9752 = x 2. When a<0 (In the equation
x –11x – x + 11x³ + x³ ax²+bx+c) The expression gives
=
–11x² – x² + 11x + x – 5 +x³ 16 x –4 x 4 maximum value
Put the value of x = 11 =
x
= 11 – 5 + (11)³ = 11 – 5 + 1331 4ac – b ²
16 x ² – 16 =
= 1337 = =x 4a
Ex.116 x = 8 find x4 – 9x³ + 9x² – 9x x Min = –
Sol. x4 – 9x³ + 9x² – 9x So, Ex.124 Expression 5x²–8x+14 what
Expandable from the equation x = 9752 will be minimum value ?
Then, Ex.122 What will be added in the
Ex Sol. 5x²–8x+14
4 3 3
x –8x – x + 8x² –8x–x prodcut of numbers (30 × 36) a> 0
Put the value of x = 8 That resulted will be perfect
square number 4ac – b ²
=–8 Then, min value =
Ex.117 If x = 12 find x4 – 13x³
x³³ + 13
x 13x²
x
x² Sol. (30 × 36) 4a
– 12x + 11 Difference of the number here,
Sol. x4 – 13x³ + 13x²² – 12x
12x + 11 between = 36 – 30 a = 5, b = –8, c = 14
Expandable from the equation =6
Then, 4 5 14 – 8 ²
4 6 Now, min =
x – 12x³ – x³ + 12x² + x² – 12x + 11 Divided by 2 in difference = 4 5
2
0 0 0
= 11 =3 280 – 64 216
Ex.118 If x = 12 find x – 14x³ + 13x²
4 Square of 3 = 3² = 9 = =
20 20
÷ 12x + 11 (30 × 36) + 9 = 1080 + 9
Sol. x4 – 14x³³ + 13
13x² ÷ 12x + 11 = 1089 54
Expandable form the equation 1089 is perfect square of 33 Min value =
5
Then, So,
x4 – 12x³ – x³ + 12x² + x² – 12x + 11 – x³ Ex.125 Find the minimum value of
9 will be added the product of (x–2) (x–9)
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Sol. (x–2) (x–9) Relation between A.M & G.M 1
= x²–2x–9x+18 A.M > G.M Then, m –5
m
= x²–11x+18 When a,b,c are +ve Real number
Coefficient of x² is 1 which 1>0 1
1 Minimum value of m =2
Then min value m and are two number m
m
= 2–5 = –3
4 1 18 – –11 ² 72 – 121
= = 1 So, minimum value of F(x) = –3
4 1 4 M 1 Ex.130 Find the minimum value of
A.M = m , G.M = M
–49 2 m
1
min value = x²+ 5 , here x > 2
4 A.M > G.M x² – 2
Ex.126 Find the maximum value of 1
12–7x–x² m 1
m 1 Sol. x ²+
x²+ 5
Sol. 12 – 7x – x² or –x² – 7x +12 > 2 m x² – 2
2 m
Here a<0 1
Cofficient of x² is –1 which less 1 (x²–2)+ +5+2
m x2 – 2
Than 0 m > 1
So, 2 Let x²–2 = m
4ac – b ² 1 1
Max value = m Now, m 7
4a m > 2 m
= a = –1, b = – 7 and c = 12 2
Minimum value = 7+2 = 9
When m +ve Real number.
4 –1 12 – –7 ² Ex.131 Find the maximum value of
= 1
4 –1 Minimum value of m =2 x4
m 8 , where x is Real number
And x 1
–48 – 49 –97 97
= = = We can say minimum value
–4 –4 4 x4
1 Sol. 8
Ex.127 Find the maximum value of m n
=2 x 1
5–12x–3x² mn componendo and dividendo
Sol. 5–12x–3x² When m is + ve Real number divide by x4
or Ex.128 If x >1, find the minimum
–3x²–12x5 1 x4
value of f (x)) = x ² –3 1
Here coefficient of x² is –3 which x² –1 x4
= 1
less than 0, x8 1 4
1 x
Now, Sol. x ² –3 x4 x4
a = –3, b = –12, c = 5 x² –1
Add and substract 1, 4 1
4ac – b ² Now, Min value = x =2
So, max value = x4
4a
1
((x²–1) + –3+1
4 –3 5 – –12 ² x ² –1 Then, max value =
=
4 –3 Let x² –1 = m
(iii)If x+y will be given then xy
–60 – 144 1 will be maximum
= m –2
–12 m When x=y
1 Ex.132 Find maximum value xy if x+y
–204 Minimum value of m =2 = 20
= = 17 m
–12 Sol. x+y = 20
Then,
(ii) a and b are two numbers For maximum x = y
2–2 = 0
Then, Then x = y = 10
So, minimum value F(x) = 0
a b Ex.129 Find the minimum value of x² Max value x y = 10×10 = 100
A,M =
2 1 Ex.133 Find the maximum value xy,
and G.M = ab + –4 if x + y = 25
x² 1
Thus when a, b and c are three Sol. Add and substract Sol. x + y = 25
numbers For maximum x = y
Then, 1
Now, (x²+1) + –4–1 25
A.M = a+b+c x2 1 Then x=y =
G.M = 3 abc 2
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 x=6 Put the value m
25 25
Max value = x y × x=y=z=6 Then
2 2 Max value = (4)³ = 64
Minimum value = x + y + z
625 = 6+6+6 = 18 Ex.137 If x+y+z = 24, maximum value
= of
4 Ex.136 If x+y +z = 18, Find the
Maximum value of (x–1) (y–2)(z–3) (x–1) (y–2)(z+3)
(iv) If x y will be given then
Sol. For maximum Sol. For max value (x–1) = (y–2) = (z–
x + y will be minimum when x 3) = m
= y here x & y (+ve) Real number (x–1)= (y–2)=(z–3) = m
x = m +1
Ex.134 Find the minimum value of x x = m+1
y = m +2
+ y if x y = 16 y = m+2 z = m –3
Sol. x y = 16 z = m+3 x+y+z = 24
For minimum value x = y = z x+y+z = 18 (As given) Put the value x, y and z
x=y=4 Put the value x, y, and z m +1 + m+2 + m – 3 = 24
Min value = x + y = 4 + 4 = 8 m+1 + m+2 + m+3 = 18 3m = 24
Ex.135 Find the minimum value of x 3m = 12 m=8
+ y + z if x y z = 216 m=4 Max value = ((x+1) (y+2)(z –3)
Sol. xyz = 216 So, max value of = m×m×m = m³
Min value x = y = z (x–1) (y–2)(z–3) = m×m×m So, max value = (8)³ = 512
x×x×x = x³ = 216 = m³

EXERCISE
1. The value of
a b c a b c 13. If x =3 + 2 2 , t h en th e v al ue of
1 1 1 1
5. If then is equal to
1 1 1 1
3 4 7 c 1
is: x –
x x 1 x 2 x 3 is :
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 x
1 (a) 1 (b) 2
(a) 1 (b) x +4 144 14.4
x 4 6. If , then the value of x is (c) 2 2 (d) 3 3
0.144 x
14. If p = 999, t hen th e v alue of
1 x 4 (a) 144 (b) 14.4
(c) (d) (c )1.44 (d) 0.0144 3 p p2 3p 3 1 is
x x 7. If 1 < x < 2 , th en t he valu e of
(a) 1000 (b) 999
2. If x = 7 – 4 3 , th en t he v alu e of 2 2 (c) 998 (d) 1002
x –1 x –3 is
2
1 (a) 1 (b) –2 xy y
x is : 15. If x : y = 7 : 3 then the value of
x (c) 3 (d) 2x – 4 2 2
x –y
8. Given that 100.48 = x, 100.70 = y and xz =
y2 , then the value of z is close to is
(a) 3 3 (b) 8 3
(a) 1.45 (b) 1.88 (c) 2.9 (d) 3.7 3 4 3 7
(c) 14 8 3 (d) 14 (a) (b) (c) (d)
5 4 3 7 3
9.
9 If 47.2506 = 4A + 7B + 2C + + 6E ,
2a b D x
3. If 3 , then find the value of
then the value of 5A + 3B + 6C + D +
16. If xx x = x x , then x equals
a 4b
3E is
a b (a) 53.6003 (b) 53.603 4 2 9 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a 2b (c) 153.6003 (d) 213.0003 9 3 4 2
10. If 3x+3+7= 250, then x is equal to 17. If a = 7, b = 5 and c = 3, then the value
5 2 10 10 (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 of a2 +b2 +c 2 –ab –bc –ca is
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) 12 (b) –12 (c) 0 (d) 8
9 7 9 7 1 2 3 4 5 31 1
11. If ..... x t he 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 3 1 5 4 6 8 10 12 64 2 . . . . –3 . . . .
4. If A : B = : B:C= : and C : D value of x is 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5
2 8 3 9 18. is
(a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 37 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
. . . – . . .
53 3 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 3
= : then find the ratio of A : B : C 3 1 3 –1
6 4 12. If x & y , t hen equal to
:D 3 –1 3 1
2 3 47 49
(a) 6 : 4 : 8 : 10 (b) 6 : 8 : 9 : 10 value of x2+ y2 is : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) 8 : 6 : 10 : 9 (d) 4 : 6 : 8 : 10 (a) 14 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 10 3 4 60 60

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19. If x = 7 – 4 3 , then x is equal (a) x (b) x 42. If 4b 2, then the val ue of
x 6 8 2
x x b
to:
8 1 6 1 3 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (c) x – (d) x – 8b
x
8 6
x 3 is
b
5 1 5 –1 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 5
20. If a & b , then the 7 –2
5 –1 5 1 31. If a 7 b , then the value of
value of 7 2 3 –6 2x –1
a is 3 3 3
2 2 43. If = , then x is
a ab b
5 5 5
2 2 is 11 4
a –ab b (a) (b) –
3 3 equal to
3 4 3 5 (a) –2 (b) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 4 –4 7
4 3 5 3 (c) (d) 3 x 3–x
21. If a = 4.36, b = 2.39 and c = 1.97, then
3 3 44. 2 then x is equal to
the value of a3 – b3 – c3 – 3abc is 3 x – 3–x
1 1 1
(a) 3.94 (b) 2.39 (c) 0 (d) 1 32. If a 1 and b 1 then c
b c a 5 12 5 7
3a 5b (a) (b) (c) (d)
5 , then a : b is equal to is equal to 12 5 7 5
22. If
3a – 5b
1 3
(a) 2:1 (b) 2:3 (c) 1:3 (d) 5:2 (a) 0 (b) (c) 1 (d) 2 45. If x , th e n t he v al ue of
23. If p : q = r : s = t : u = 2 : 3, then 2 2
(mp + nr +ot ) : (mq +ns +ou) equals :
33. If x 3 2 , then the v alue of 1 x 1– x
(a) 3:2 (b) 2:3 (c) 1:3 (d) 1:2
24. If x : y = 3 : 4 , then (7x + 3y) : (7x –3y) is is
1 1 x – 1– x
equal to : 3
x is
(a) 5 : 2 (b) 4 : 3 3
x (a) – 3 (b) – 1 (c) 1 (d) 3
(c) 11 : 3 (d) 37 : 19
(a) 6 3 (b) 12 3
1 2 x 4 x –4
25. For what value(s) of a is x x a 46. If 2 then x is equal to
(c) 1 8 3 (d) 24 3 x 4– x–4
4
34. If x + y = 7, then the value of x3 + y3 (a) 2.4 (b) 3.2 (c) 4 (d) 5
a perfect square ?
+21xy is
1
1 1 1 1 (a) 243 (b) 143 (c) 343 (d) 443
47. If x 2 1 3 , the v alue of
(a) (b) (c) – (d) 1 1 1
18 8 5 4 35. If x z , then {(x + y – z) +27
3
3
y 3 3

26. If a b,then which of the following 3 1

xyz} equals : x – 3 is
statements is true? (a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 27 x

a b (a) 0 (b) – 2 (c) + 2 (d) 3 2

a b a b 36. If =1, a 0, b 0 the value of
(a) = ab (b) < ab b a 2
2 2 x –x 1 3
a3 +b3 is
48. If 2 , then the value of
a b (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) 2 x x 1 2
(c) > ab (d) All of the above 37. If p = 99, then value of p(p2 +3p +3) is
2 1
(a) 999 (b) 9999
27. If x, y are two positive real number and x is
(c) 99999 (d) 999999 x
x1/3= y1/4, then which of the following
relations is true? 38.
38 If 5 x 12
x
13
x , then x is equal (a) 4 (b) – 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
(a) x3 = y4 (b) x3 = y
to 2 1
(c) x = y4 (d) x20 = y15 49. If x 3 8 , then x
2 is equal to
25 x
3 1 x 1– x (a) (b) 4 (c) 9 (d) 16
28. If x , then + is (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 30
4
2 1 1 x 1– 1– x
equal to 39. If x, y and z are real number such that 50. If x 5 2 6 , t hen t h e v alue of
(x – 3)2+ (y –4 )2+(z –5)2 = 0 then (x + y
(a) 1 (b) 2/ 3 + z) is equal to 1
x is.
(c) 2 – 3 (d) 2 (a) – 12 (b) 0 (c) 8 (d) 12 x
29. If for non-zero, x, x2 – 4x
4 – 1 = 0, the
2 1 (a) 2 2 (b) 3 2
40. If x 3 8 , then x 2 is equal to
2 1 x
value of x 2 is (c) 2 3 (d) 3 3
x (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 30
(a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 18 51. If x 3 2 , t hen the v alue of
1 1
41. If x – 4 , then x is equal to
1 1 2 1 2 1 x x 2 1
30. x x x 2 –1 x 2 1 is x 2 is :
x x x x x
(a) 5 2 (b) 2 5 (c) 4 2 (d) 4 5
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52. If x 6 , t he n t h e v al ue of 63. If = 1, then the value 73. If = , then value of
x 1–a 1–b 1–c 2
2x 5x 2 6
2 9 1 1 1 1
x 2 is of + + x
x 1– a 1– b 1– c is:
x
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 12 1 1
2x – y 1 3x – y (a) 2 (b) (c) – (d) – 2
1 1 64. If = , then value of 2 2
3 x 2y 2 3x y
53. If 2p+ =4, then value of p 3 is 74. If a, b, c are real and a +b +c2 = 2 (a 2 2
p 8p is : –b –c)–3 then the value of 2a –3b +4c
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 15 is
54. If a4 +b4 = a2b2, then (a6 +b6) equals
1 3 4 (a) – 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) (b) (c) (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 5 5 5 75. If (3a
(3 +1)2 +(b – 1)2 +(2c –3 )² = 0, then the
(c) a2 + b 2 (d) a2b4 + a4b2 value of (3
(3a +b +2c) is equal to;
1 2x (a) 3 (b) – 1 (c) 2 (d) 5
1 65. If x 5 , then 2 is 76.
76 The value of the expression
55. If x 3 , t he n t h e v al ue of x 3x – 5x 3
x 2 2
equal to a b b –c
+ +
1 b c c a a –b c –a
x³ 1 1
x is : (a) 5 (b) (c) 3 (d) 2
5 3 c–a
x² – x 1
3 a–b b–c
3 5 7 11 x 3
(a) (b) (c) (d) 66. If 1 – , then x equals
2 2 2 2 100 5 1
(a) 2 (b) 4 (a) 0 (b) 3 (d) 2 (c)
1 3
56. If a 1 0 a 0 then the value of (c) 16 (d) (136)1/3
77. If (a – 3) +(b – 4) +(c – 9) = 0, then the
2 2 2
a
(a4 –a) is: 4 3 5 2 value of a b c is :
67. If = a b 6 , then the values
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) – 1 48 18 (a) –4 (b) 4 (c) 4 (d) 2
1 1 of a and b are respectively 78. If 1.5x = 0.04y, then the value of
57. If x and y a – , then the
a
a a 9 4 3 4 2 2
,– , y –x
value of x +y4–2x2y2 is 4 (a) (b)
15 15 11 33 2 2 is
(a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 12 y 2xy x
58. If a = 11 and b = 9, then the value of
9 2 3 4
2 2 (c) , (d) , 730 73 73 74
a b ab 10 5 5 15 (a) (b) (c) (d)
is 77 77 770 77
3 3
a –b 32
x 1
68. If 1 = , then the value of x is 79. If 3 , then the value of a² –331a is
961 31 a 11
1 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 20 (a) 1331331 (b) 1331000
2 20 (a) 63 (b) 61 (c) 65 (d) 64 (c) 1334331 (d) 1330030
59. If p = 1 01, t hen the v alue of
a c e 1 1
69. If
3 p p2 – 3 p 3 – 1 is b d f =3 80. If x2+y2+ 2 2 4 , then the value of
x y
(a) 100 (b) 101 2a 2 3c 2 4e 2 x2+ y2 is
then =? (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
(c) 102 (d) 1000 2b2 3d 2+ 4 f 2
81. If x2 = y + z, y2 = z +x, z2 = x +y, then
60. If x = 19 and y = 18, then the value of (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 9 the value of
2 2 1
x y xy 1
70. If 2 x 5 . Find the value of 1 1
3 3 is 3x + + is
x –y y 1
x 1 z 1
(a) 1 (b) 37 5x
2 . (a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
(c) 324 (d) 361 6x 20x 1 82. If a2 +b2 = 2 and c2 +d2 = 1 then the
61. If 50% of ((p
p ––q)
q) = 30% of ((p +q), then p value of (ad –bc)2 +(ac+bd)2 is
: q is equal to 1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 5 : 3 (b) 4 : 1 4 6 5 7 4 1
(c) 3 : 5 (d) 1 : 4 71. If x varies inversely as (y2 – 1) and x is (a) (b) (c) 1 (d) 2
9 2
equal to 24 when y = 10, then the value
a b 2a 3b 4ab
62. If , then value of is of x when y =5 is 83. If x = a b , the value of
3 2 3a – 2b (a) 99 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 100 a b
72. If x2 + y2 +2x + 1 =0, then the value of x 2a x 2b
x31 +y35 is + is
12 5 12 x – 2a x – 2b
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) (a) – 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
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 106. If a = 2.361, b = 3.263 and c =5.624, then
1 1 3 the value of a3 +b3 – c3 +3abc is
84. If m = 4, 96. If x , find t he v al ue of
m –2 4x 2 (a) (p – q) (q – r)³ + (r – p)³
(b) 3 (p – q) (q–r) (r–p)
2 1 3 1
find the value of m – 2 8x (c) 0 (d) 1
2 3 .
m–2 8x
2
(a) – 2 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 4 (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 16 107. If p = 124, 3 p p 3p 3 1 ?
85. If a2 +b2 +2b +4a +5 =0, then the value
1 1 1 (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 123 (d) 125
a –b 97. If = (x 0, y 0, x y)
of is x y x y 1
a b 108. If x 2 and x is real , then the
then the value of x3–y3 is x
1 1 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) 2
(a) 3 (b) – 3 (c) (b) – 98. If x =a(b–c), y = b(c –a) and z =c(a–b), 17 1
3 3 value of x 19 is
x
3
y
3
z
3 x
x y xy then =? (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) –2
a b c
86. If x–y = = , the numerical 109. If x : y = 3 : 4, then the value of
7 4
value of xy is xyz 5 x – 2y
(a) (b) 3 xyzabc
3abc =?
4 3 1 1 7 x 2y
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 4 3 3xyz xyz
(c) (d) 7 7 7 7
2 2 2 abc abc (a) (b) (d) (c)
x y z 25 23 29 17
87. If x + y + z = 0, then =? 99. If xy(x +y) = 1, then the value of
yz zx xy 110. If x +y = 2z t h en t he v al ue of
(a) (xyz)2 (b) x +y +z 2 2 2 1 3 3 z
– x – y is: x
(c) 9 (d) 3 3 3 + is
x y y –z
88. If a +b+c = 0, then the value of x –z
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) –2
1 1 1
(a) 1 (b) 3 (d) 2 (c)
a b b c + a c b a 4 1
2
100. If x 4 = 119 and x >1, then the
x 111. If a3b = abc = 180, a, b, c are positive
1 integers, then the value of b is
+ c a c b 1
3 (a) 110 (b) 180 (c) 4 (d) 25
value of x is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) – 2 3 112. If a, b ar e r ational number and
x
89. If a + b +c = 0, then the value of
a –1 2 3 b 2 a , the value of
(a) 6 13 (b) 8 13
2 2 2
a b c
2 is (c) 13 13 (d) 10 13 a b is
a – bc
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (a) – 5 (b) 3 (c) – 3 (d) 5
1
90. If x2 +y2 –4x –4y +8 = 0, then the value 101. If 3x = 5, t h en t he v al ue of 113. If ax 2 +bx +c =a(x –p)2, then the rela-
of x –y is 2x tion among a, b, c would be
(a) 4 (b) – 4 (c) 0 (d) 8 (a) abc = 1 (b) b2 = ac
3 1 (c) b² = 4ac (d) 2b =a +c
91. If x = b +c –2a, y = c +a –2b, z =a +b –2c, 8x
8x
then the value of x2+y2–z2+2xy is 3 is: 114. If a +b + c + d =1, then the maximum
27 x
(a) 0 (b) a +b +c value of
(c) a – b + c (d) a + b – c 1 10 (1 +a) (1 +b) (1 +c )(1 + d) is
92. For real a, b, c if a² +b² +c² = ab +bc (a) 118 (b) 30
2 27 1
3
3
3
5
4

a c (c) 0 (d) 1 (a) 1 (b) (c) (d)

+ca, then value of is: 2 4 4
b 102. If x + y = z, then the expression x³+y3 –
115. If a2 +b2 +c2 +3 = 2(a+ b +c) then the
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0 z³ +3xyz wil be equal to :
value of
(a) 0 (b) 3xyz
1 ( a +b+ c) is
3 then the value of x18+x12+x6 (c) –3xyz (d) z3
93. If x (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
x
a
+1 is 103. If the sum of and its reciprocal is 1 1 2 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 b 116. If x – = 5, then x is :
x x2
94. If for two real constants a and b the and a 0 , b 0 , then the value of
expression ax3 +3 +3xx2 –8
–8x +b is exactly (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 27 (d) 23
a3 +b3 is
divisible by (x
(x + 2) and ((x –2) 117. If x = 3
(a) 2 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) 1 2 2 , th en the value of
(a) a = 2, b =12 (b) a = 12, b = 2
(c) a = 2, b = –12 (d) a = –2, b = 12 104. If x =2 –21/3 + 22/3 then the value of x3–
6x2+18x + 18 is 1
95. If x –3x +1 = 0, then the value of
2 x – is:
(a) 22 (b) 33 (c) 40 (d) 45 x
3 1 105. If a3 –b3 –c3 –3abc = 0, then
x (a) 1 (b) 2
3 is (a) a = b = c (b) a +b+ c =0
x
(a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 27 (d) 1 (c) a + c = b (d) a = b + c (c) 2 2 (d) 3 3

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1 the value of k is
a 2
b c 2 2 129. If x =3 then the value of (x72 +x66
is
x (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7
a 2 – bc +x + x +x6 +1)
54 24
141. If a = 34, b = c = 33, then the value of
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 84 (d) 206 a +b +c – 3abc is
3 3 3

1 (a) 0 (b) 111 (c) 50 (d) 100

119. If n = 7+ 4 3 , then the value of 3 , then the value of
130. If a 142. If (2x )(2y) =8 and (9x)(3y) = 81, then (x,
a y) is:
1
n is: 1 (a) (1,2) (b) (2,1) (c) (1,1) (d) (2,2)
n a6 – 2 will be
a6 143. The expression x4 –2x2+ k will be a per-
(a) 2 3 (b) 4 fect square when the value of k is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 3 (d) 5 (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) – 2
(c) – 4 (d) – 2 3 131. If x3 +y3 = 35 and x + y = 5, then the
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
120. If x = 3 2 , th en th e v alue of . . . . –3 . . . .
value of
x y will be : 144.
3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
x is
x 1 5 2 . . . – . . .
(a) (b)
(c) 6 (d) 3 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 3
3 6 3
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 3
132. If a3 – b3 = 56 and a – b =2 then value
(c) 2 (d) 3 2 3 47 49
of a2 +b2 will be : (a) (b) (c) (d)
121. If p + q =10 and pq = 5, then the (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 5 3 4 60 60
p q
numerical value of q a b a b c
p will be 133. If (a2 +b2)3 = (a3 +b3)2 then =? 145. If + + = 1, t hen the
b a 1–a 1–b 1–c
(a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 18
1 2 1 2 1 1 1
122. If x = 3+ 2 2 and xy = 1, then the value (a) (b) (c) – (d) –
3 3 3 3 value of is
1–a 1–b 1–c
x 2 3xy y 2 1
of is 134. If x 5 , the n t he v al ue of (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
x 2 – 3xy y 2 x 146. If a, b, c are real numbers and a2 +b2 +
x4 3x 3 5x 2 3x 1 c2 = 2 (a –b –c) –3 then the value of 2a
30 70 35 37 –3b +4c is
(a) (b) (c) (d) x 1 4
31 31 31 31 (a) – 1 (b) 9 (c) 1 (d) 2
x y z 43 47 41 45 147. Th e v alue of t h e expr e ssion
123. If , then (a) (b) (c) (d)
b c c a a b 23 21 23 21 2 2
a –b b –c
x y z + +
, 1 b –c c –a a –b c –a
b c c a a b 135. If x is r eal, x 0 and
x
2
x –y y–z z –x c –a
(a) 3 1
b –a c –b a –c x
3 = 0, t hen t he value of a –b b –a
x
x y z
(b) 4 1
a b c 1
x (a) 0 (b) 3 (d) 2 (c)
is 3
x –y y –z z –x x
(c) 148. If (x –3)2 +(y –5)2 +(z – 4)2 =0 then the
c b c (a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 25
value of
(d) None of the above is true
124. If x –y = 2, xy = 24, then the value of 1 2 2 2
136. If
136 x 3 , t he n t he v al ue of x y z
(x2 +y2) is x is
(a) 25 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 52 9 25 16
5 1 (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 1
x2 y2 x
5 is
125. If the expression 2 + tx + is a per- x 149. x varies inversely as square of y. Given
y 4 that y = 2 for x = 1, the value of x for y
fect square, then the values of t is (a) 322 (b) 126 (c) 123 (d) 113 = 6 will be equal to

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3 4 1 1 1 1

137. If m (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) (d)
126. If a = x +y,y, b = x – y
y,, c = x +2
+2y, then a2 4 = 119, then m – =? 3 9
m m
+b2 +c2 – ab – bc – ca is 150. If x2 –y2 = 80 and x –y = 8, then the
(a) 4y2 (b) 5y 5 2 (c) 6y
6 2 (d) 7y2 (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1 average of x and y is
1 138. If x + y + z =6, then the value of (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
127. If x 2, x 0 t hen v al ue of
x (x –1)3+(y – 2)3 +(z – 3)3 is x y
1 (a) 3(x – 1) (y +2) (z –3) 151. The third proportional to and
x2 is equal to (b) 3(x + 1) (y – 2) (z –3) y x
x3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 3(x – 1) (y – 2) (z +3) 2 2 is
x y
a b (d) 3(x – 1) (y – 2) (z –3)
128. If =1, a 0, b 0 the value 139. If a +b +c =6, a2 +b2 +c2 = 14 and a3 +b3 (a) xy (b) xy
b a +c3 = 36, then the value of abc is
of a3 +b3 is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) 2 (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12 (c) 3 xy (d) 4 xy

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 160. If x and y are positive real numbers
4 3 3 and xy =8, then the minimum value of 2 3
152. The value of is 170. If x 3 – , then the value of
7 4 3 2x + y is x x
(a) 9 (b) 17 (c) 10 (d) 8
(a) 5 3 – 8 (b) 5 3 8 161. If the expression x² +x +1 is written in 1
2
x
2 is
(c) 8 3 5 (d) 8 3 – 5 2 x
1 2
the form x q , then the pos-
4 15 2 1 4 1 4
153. If x , t he v alue of (a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 3
5 3 sible values of q are 9 9 9 9
171. If x2 – 3x + 1= 0, then the value of
x 20 x 12 1 3
+ is (a) (b) 1 1
x – 20 x – 12 3 2 x2 + x is
x 2
x
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 2 1 (a) 10 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 8
(c) (d)
154. If x = 5 – 21 , then the value of 3 2 2 2
a b
162. If a 2 – 4a –1 = 0, t h en v alu e of 172. If a2 +b2 = 5ab, the value of 2 2
x b a
is 1 3
32 – 2x – 21 a + 2 +3a–
2
is is :
a a (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 23 (d) – 23
1 1
(a) 3 – 7 (b) 7 – 3 (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 40 173. If xy + yz + zx =0 , t h en
2 2

163. One of the factors of the expression 1 1 1

1 1
(b) 7 3 (d) 7 3 2 2 2 (x,y,z 0)
2 2 2 x – yz y – zx z – xy
4 3x +5x – 2 3 is :
a –b b –c (a) 3 (b) 1
155. Th e v a l ue of xa b
xb c
(a) 4x + 3 (b) 4
4x + 3 (c) x + y +z (d) 0
174. If a +b +c = 9 (where a, b, c are real
c –a
xc a (c) 4x – 3 (d) 4 x – 3 numbers ), then the minimum value
of a2 +b2 +c2 is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 0 164. If 3 – 5 , then the value of x –
2
x (a) 100 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 81
x 1 1 16x +6 is 175. If a2 +b2 + 4c 2 = 2(a +b – 2c) – 3 and a,
156. If – , then t he v alue of x b, c are real, then the value of (a2 +b 2
a a x (a) 0 (b) – 2 (c) 2 (d) 4
+c2) is
–x2 is :
2 2 2
x y z 1 1
1 1 165. If x + y + z = 0, then =? (a) 3 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 2
(a) –a (b) (c) a (d) yz zx xy 4 4
a a
(a) (xyz)2 (b) x2 + y2 z2 176. Number of solutions of the two equa-
1 tions 4x – y = 2 and 2x –8y +4 = 0 is
157. If x 99 , f in d th e v al ue of (c) 9 (d) 3
x (a) zero (b) one
166. If a +b +c = 0, then the value of
(c) two
100 x
a b b c c a a b c (d) infinitely many
2
2x 102x 2
c a b b c c a a b a b 15
1 1 1 1 177. If and , then
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) 8 (b) – 3 (c) 9 (d) 0 b 5 c 16
6 2 3 4
1 2 2
1 and 18c – 7a
167. If a, b, c are non - zero a
167
4x – 3 4y – 3 4z – 3 b 2 2 is equal to
45c 20a
158. If + + =0 t hen
x y z
1
b 1 , then the value of abc is : 1 2 3 1
1 1 1 c (a) (b) (c) (d)
the value of is 3 5 4 4
x y z (a) – 1 (b) 3 (c) – 3 (d) 1
168. If a + b +c = 2s, then 178. If x 0, y 0 and z 0 and
(a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6
2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
xy xz yz s –a s –b s –c s
159. If = a, = b and =c, 2 2 2 then the
2 2 2 x y z xy yz zx
x y x z y z a b c
where a, b, c are all non -zero num- relation among x, y, z is
(a) a2 +b2 +c2 (b) 0 (a) x + y + z = 0
bers, then x equals to
(c) 1 (d) 2 (b) x + y = z
2abc 2abc
(a) (b) 1 1 1 1
ab bc – ac ab ac – bc 2
169. If x = 3 + 2 2 , the value of x 2 is (c) =0
2abc 2abc x x y z
(c) (d)
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 189. If x + y + z = 6 and x2 +y2 +z2 = 20 then
1 1
t 1 , then the value the value of x3 +y3 +z3 –3xyz is
179. If x = 3t, y = 203. If 3 = 3 3 +c and a,
2 (a) 64 (b) 70 (c) 72 (d) 76 4 32 1 a 4 b 2
of t for which x =2y is 3 b, c are rational numbers then a + b +
1 c is equal to
1 2 190. If x = 1– 2 , the value of x– is:
(a) 1 (b) (c) – 1 (d) x
2 3 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
1 (a) – 8 (b) 8
(c) 2 2 (b) 1
2 2 32 3 , t hen the v alue of
180. If x x a is a perfect square, 191. If x = a – b, y = b – c, z =c – a, then the 204. If x
5 numerical value of the algebraic ex-
then a is 3 1
pression x3 +y3 +z3 –3xyz will be x
(a) a + b +c (b) 0 3 is
1 1 1 1 x
(a) (b) (c) (d) – (c) 4(a +b+c) (d) 3 abc
100 10 10 10 (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 2 (d) 4
181. Find the value of x for which the ex- 35
3 – 2 3 2 205. If x 2 , then the value of x3 –6x2
pression 2–3x –4x2 has the greatest 192. If x = and y = , then
value. 3 2 3 – 2 +12x– 13
+12
the value of x3 +y3 is : (a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
41 3 3 41
(a) – (b) (c) (d) (a) 950 (b) 730 (c) 650 (d) 970 206. The simplest form of the expression
16 8 8 16
2 2 2 2
182. The expression x4 –2x 2 +k will be a – p
p p –1 p
perfect square if the value of k is 193. If 2x+ 3 , th en th e v al ue of
x 3 2 2 p 1
2p p p 3p

1 1 1
x3+ 2 is 1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d) 3
4 2 x (a) 2p2 (b) 2
2p
5x 1 9 25 7
183. If = , then the value of (a) – (b) – (c) (d) 11 1
2x ² 5x 1 3 8 8 8 (c) p +3 (d)
p 3
1 194. If a + b + c = 15 and a +b +c2 = 83
2 2

x then the value of a3 +b3 +c3 –3abc

abc 1
2x (a) 200 (b) 180 (c) 190 (d) 210 207. If x 2 , t he n t he v al ue of
(a) 15 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 5 x
1 1
195. If x =1, then (x+1)
+1)5 + 5 2 1 1 3
184. If xy (x +y) = 1, then the value of x 1 x 1 x x
2 3 is
x x
1 3 3 equals
– x – y is: (a) 20 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16
3 3 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
x y 208. If a,b,c be all positive integers then the
1 1 1 least positive value of a3 +b3 +c3 – 3abc
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) – 2
196. If , then the value of is.
1 a b a b (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 3
2
185. If x >1 and x 83 t h en a – b is
3 3 209. When f(x) = 12x3 – 13x2 –5x+7 is di-
2
x (a) 0 (b) – 1 (c) 1 (d) 2 vided by (3x +2), then the remainder
197. If a +
+bb++cc = 0, then a3 +b3 +c3 is equal is
3 1 (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) 1
x – to
3 is 210. If the equation 2x2 – 7x +12 =0 has two
x (a) a +
+b + c (d) abc
(a) 764 (b) 750 (c) 2 abc (d) 3 abc
(c) 756 (d) 760 198. If x =y = 333 and z =334, then the value
198 roots and , then the value of
2 of x3 +y3 + z³ – 3xyz is
1 3 1 (a) 0 (b) 667 is
186. If a = 3, then a 3 =? (c) 1000 (d) 2334
a a 7 1 7 97
199. Out of the given responses one of the (a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) 2 3 (b) 2 factors of 2 24 24 24
(a2 –b2)3+(b2–c2)3+(c2–a2)3 is
3 3
(c) 3 3 (d) 0 (a) (a + b)(a–b) (b) (a + b)(a+b) 211. If x 4 (a3 + b3) and 3x 4
x 3
(c) (a – b)(a–b) (d) (b – c)(b–c) x
x 1
187. If = , then the value of (a3 + b3), then a2 – b2 is equal to
2 2
x – 2x 1 3 b
200. If a then the value of a3 +b3 is (a) 4 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
1 b –a
x3 is : 212. The term to be added to 121a2+64b2 to
x3 (a) 6 ab (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2 make a perfect square is
201. If p – 2q = 4, then the val ue of p 3– (a) 176 ab (b) 276 a2b
(a) 64 (b) 110 (c) 81 (d) 124 8q – 24pq – 64 is
3
(c) 178 ab (d) 188 b2a
1 (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) – 1
188. If 213. If a = 2+ 3 , th en t he v alue of
x 4 , t h en t he v al ue of 202. If x = – 1, t hen t he v al ue of
x
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
4 1 –1 a
x 99 98 97 96 95 94 2
4 is : x x x x x x x a
x
(a) 64 (b) 194 (c) 81 (d) 124 (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 2 (d) – 1 (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 10

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214. For what value(s) of k the expression 224. If a + b + c +d =4, then find the
1 6 1
1 2 233. If x 5 , then x 6 is
p p k is perfect square ? 1 x x
4 value of +
1– a 1– b 1– c (a) 12098 (b) 12048
1 1 1 (c) 14062 (d) 12092
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) 1 234. If x² –3x+1 =0, then t he value of
4 8 2 +
1–b 1–c 1–d 6 4 2
1 x x x 1
215. The reciprocal of x is 3 will be
x 1 x
+
1–c 1–d 1–a (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 21 (d) 30
x x
(a) 2 (b) 235. If x is a r at iona l n umber and
x 1 x 1 1
3 3
1–d 1–a 1–b x 1 – x –1
1 1
(c) x – (d) x 2 2 = 2, then the sum of
x x (a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) 4 x 1 – x –1
216. If a, b, c are positive and a+b+c =1, 1 numerator and denominator of x is:
225. If x – 1, t h en th e v alue of
1 1 1 x (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 7
then the least value of is
a b c 236. If x 5 2, th en t he v alue
4 1
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 1 x –
2 2
x 2x – 3x – 2
217. If a 2 3 = b 2 – 3 = 1, then the 2 is equal to
3x 5x – 3 2
3x – 4x – 3
value of
1 1 3 (a) 0.1785 (b) 0.525
1 1 (a) (b) (c) (d) 0 (c) 0.625 (d) 0.785
2 + 2 4 2 4
a 1 b 1 237. If a = 2.234, b= 3.121 and c = –5.355,
226. If x +y =15, then (x–10)
–10)3+(y –5)3 is
then the value of a3 +b3+c3–3abc is
(a) 25 (b) 125
(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 9 (c) 625 (d) 0 (a)– 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
238. If x2 +y2 +1 =2x, then the value of x3 +y5
218. If 2 3 a 2– 3 b 1 then the 2 1 is
227. If x
2 =66, then the value of (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) 1
x
1 1 239. If 3(a2+b2+c2)= (a +b +c)2 then the rela-
value of is 2 tion between a, b and c is
a b x – 1 2x
=?
x (a) a = b = c (b) a = b c
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2 3 (d) 4 (c) a < b < c (d) a > b > c
(a) 8 (b) 10, – 6
240. If x(x–3) = – 1, then the value of x 3(x 3 –
1 1 1 (c) 6, – 10 (d) 4
219. If a =b =c (a b c), 18) is
b c a 228. If a2 +a + 1 =0, then the value of a9 is (a) – 1 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0 241. The factors of (a2+4b 2+4b–4ab–2a– 8)
then the value of abc is
2 are
1 229. If x 1 , t h e n t he v al ue of (a) (a –2b–4) (a –2b+2)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) x
2 (b) (a –b–2) (a + 2b +2)
220. If (x –2) is a factor of x2 +3Qx –2Q, then 2 (c) (a +2b–4) (a +2b+2)
x x 2
the value of Q is 2 is (d) (a +2b–4) (a –2b+2)
(a) 2 (b) – 2 (c) 1 (d) – 1 x 1– x 242. The value of
221. If a +b = 12, ab = 22, then (a2 +b2) is (a) 1 (b) – 1 (d) 2 (d) – 2
equal to 1 1 2ax
230. If x = –2k and y =1 –3k, then for what –
value of k, will be x = y ? 2 2 2 4 2 2 4
a² ax x a – ax x a a x x
(a) 188 (b) 144 (c) 34 (d) 100 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) 2
is
231. Find the value of
1 1 (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) 0
222. If x 3 – an d y 3 ,
3 3 x² y² z x y – 3z + 3 xy 3 z 2 243. If x =11, then the value of x5–12x4+12x3–
12x2+12x –1 is
when x = +1, y = – 3, z = – 1,
2 2 (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
x y
then the value of is 1 244. I f p = 9 9 , t h e n t h e v a l u e o f p
y x (a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) ( p 2 +3p +3) i s
2
(a) 10000000 (b) 999000
(a) 3 (b) 3 3 1
x 2 , t he n t h e v al ue of (c) 99999 (d) 990000
232. If
(c) 16 3 (d) 2 3 x 245. Which one is not an example of an equal-
ity relation of two expressions in x:
223. If x² +ax +b is a perfect square, then 1 1
2 3 (a) (x +3)2 = x2 +6x +9
which one of the following relations x x is
2 3 (b) (x + 2y)3 = x3 +8y3 +6xy (x +2y)
between a and b is true x x
(a) a2 = b (b) a2 =4b (c) (x +2)2 =x2 +2x + 4
(c) b = 4a (d) b2 =a (a) 20 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16 (d) (x +3 ) (x – 3) = x2 – 9

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1 4x –x
a 268. If 4a – +3=0 then the value of
246. If =3, th en th e value of 256. The value of when a
a 2x 1 6x – 3
x = 9999 is 1
3 1 a³ – +3=?
a (a) 1111 (b) 2222 a³
3 is (c) 3333 (d) 6666
a
257. If a3+b3 = 9 and a+b =3, then the value 7 3 21 21
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 6 (a) (b) (c) (d)
1 1 16 16 64 16
1 of is 269. If x = z = 225 and y = 226 then the
247. If a 3 , then the value of a18 +a12 a b
a value of: x² + y³ + z³ – 3xyz
+a6 +1 is (a) 765 (b) 676
1 3 5
(a) (b) (c) (d) – 1 (c) 674 (d) 576
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 6
2 2 2 270. If x²+x
x²+x=5 then the value of:
248. If x = 997, y = 998 and z =999 then
the value of x2 +y2 +z2 –xy –yz –zx is 258. If t 2
–4t+1 =0, then the value of
1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) – 1 (d) 3 3 1 (x + 3)³ + 3
t x 3
3 is:
1 t
249. If x 3 , t he n t h e v al ue of (a) 140 (b) 110 (c) 130 (d) 120
x (a) 44 (b) 48 (c) 52 (d) 64 271. If m = – 4, n = –2, then the value of m³
– 3m² +3m + 3n + 3n² + n³ is
2 259. If 3 a 3 b 3 c , then the simplest
3x – 4x 3 (a) 124 (b) –124 (c) 126 (d) – 126
is value of (a+b–c)3 +27abc is 272. 2xx y + 7 = 0 and 6x – 12y + 15 =0
2
x –x 1 (a) – 1 (b) 3 (c) – 3 (d) 0 has no solution for:
260. If 4x+5y =83 and 3x : 2y =21 : 22, (a) k = – 4 (b) k =4
4 3 5 5 then (y –x) equals (c) k = 1 (d) k = –1
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 11 273. If x = 332, y = 333, z = 335, then the
273
3 2 2 3
value of x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz is
261. If 3 2 3 3 2 3 (a) 7000 (b) 8000
250. If x 3 2 2, x a a b + a– a b ,
(c) 9000 (d) 10000
then x +3bx is equal to
3
6 4 2
x x x 1 (a) 0 (b) a (c) 2a (d) 1 1
then 3 is equal to 274. If 2+ x 3 = , then the simplest
x 24 2 3
x 1
(a) 216 (b) 192 262. If =7 t h en t he val ue of value of x is:
12 (a) 1 (b) –2 (c) 2 (d) –1
(c) 198 (d) 204 x
275. If m – 5n = 2, then the value of (m 3 –
251. If a + b + c = 0, then the value of
72 125 n³ – 30mn) is :
(a + b – c)2 + (b + c – a)2 + (c + a – b)2 is x 1
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9
(a) 0 (b) 8abc 36
x
(c) 4(a2 +b2+c2) (d) 4(ab+bc+ca) 276. If x = a 3 b a 3 b........ , t he n t he
252. If p3 +3p2 +3p = 7, then the value of (a)343 (b) 433 (c) 432 (d) 322
263. If P = 99 then the value of P(P²+3P+3) value of x is:
p2+2p is
(a) 989898 (b) 998889
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6 (a) 5 ab ³ (b) 3 a 5b
(c) 988899 (d) 999999
253. If x = 2015, y = 2014 and z =2013, then
value of x2+y2+z2 –xy–yz–zx is 264. If x = 2 then the value of x3+ 27x² +
243x + 631
243 (c) 3 a 3b (d) 5 a 3b
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 2
(a) 1321 (b) 1233
254. If 3a 2= b 2 0, t hen t h e v a lue of (c) 1231 (d) 1211 1 12 1
277. If x =2, then the value of x –
3 3 265. If x² + y² + z² = 2(x + z –1), then the
265 x x12
a b – a –b value of; x³ +y³+z³ = ? is:
2 2 is (a) – 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1 (a) – 4 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d 0
a b a –b
1 1
266. If x =1, t h en t he v al ue of 278. If x =1, t h en th e v al ue of
3b b 2b
2b x x
(a) (b) b (c) (d) 2
2 2 3 x 3x 1
2 is:
=? x ² 7x 1
1 1 x² – x 2
255. If x >1 and x =2 , then the (a) 1/2 (b) 3/7 (c) 2 (d) 3
x 12 (a) 2/3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4 279. If x +(1/x) =2, then the value of x7 +
(1/x5) is:
4 1 5 – 3 5 3 (a) 25 (b) 212 (c) 2 (d) 27
value of x – 267. If x = and y= , then
4 is 5 3 5 3 280. The term, that should be added to(4x²
x
+8x) so that resulting expression be a
58975 59825 x² xy y² perfect square, is:
(a) (b) the value of =? (a) 2x (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4
20736 20736 x ² – xy y² 281. If 999x + 888y = 1332 and 888x + 999y
= 555
57985 57895 65 67 69 63 Then the value of x + y is?
(c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
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 293. If p + m = 6 and p³ + m³ = 72, then the
1 1 value of pm is xyz
282. If x = , y= , then t he (a) (b) 0
2 3 2– 3 (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 8 abc
value of 8xy(x² + y²) is 294. When xm is multiplied by xn, product
(a) 112 (b) 194 (c) 290 (d) 196 is 1. The relation between m and n is 3 xyz 2 xyz
(a) mn = 1 (b) m + n = 1 (c) (d)
abc abc
x 2 x –2 (c) m = n (d) m = – n
283. If a = , then the value
x 2– x –2 2p 1 x a 2 x ² –y²
295. If = , then the value of 306. If = , then the value of
of a² –ax is P² – 2P +1 4 y a 2 x ²+y²
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) – 1
284. If a + b = 1, find the value of a³ + b³ – 1
p+ is 2a 4a
ab – (a² – b²)² (a) (b)
p
(a)0 (b)1 (c) – 1 (d)2 a²+2 a²+4
1 2
285. If a – = 5, then the value of (a) 7 (b) 1 (c) (d) 10 2a 4a
a–3 5 (c) (d)
296. If x = 2, y = 1 and z = – 3, then x3 + y3 + a²+4 a²+2
1
(a–3)³ – z3 –3xyz is equal to
(a–3)³ (a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 8 a b
307 If 2, then the value of a – b is:
(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 2 (d) 5 297. (x3 +y6) (x3 – y6) is equal to b a
286. (3x –2y) : (2x +3y) = 5 : 6, then one of (a) x6 – y12 (b) x9 – y16
(a) 2 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) 1
(c) x6 + y12 (d) x9+ y36
2 308. If x( x+y+z) =20, y(x+y +z )= 30, &
3x + 3y 1 1
z(x+y+z)=50, then the value of 2(x+y+z)
the value of is 298. The sum of and is
3x – 3y x y x –y is:
2y 2x (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 18
1 1 (a) 2 2 (b) 2 2 309. If x+y=4, x²+y²=14 and x > y. Then the
(a) (b) 5 (c) (d) 25 x –y x –y
25 5 correct value of x and y is:
–2y 2x (a) 2– 2 , 3 (b) 3, 1
287. If x – 3 – 2=0 (c) (d) 2
2 2 2
x –y y –x
and (c) 2+ 3 , 2– 3 (d) 2+ 3,2 2
y– 3 + 2 = 0 , then value of 299. If x + y = 2a, then t he value of
a a 310. If for non-zero x, x² – 4x – 1= 0 the
x ³ – 20 2 – y³ + 2 2 + is 1
x –a y–a
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0 value of is x² :
(a) 0 (b) – 1 (c) 1 (d) 2 x²
288. 3(a²+b²+c²) = (a+b+c)² , then the rela- 300. For real a, b, c if a² + b² + c² = ab + bc
tion between a, b and c is (a) 4 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 18
a+c
(a) a = b c (b) a b c + ca, the value of is :
b 3– 2
(c) a b=c (d) a = b = c (a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 3 311. If a
3+ 2
1 1 1 1 301. If p³ – q³ = (p – q) {(p – q)² – xpq} , then
– – find the value of x is:
289. x = a 2 +a 2 , y = a 2 –a 2 , t h en (a) – 1 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) – 3 3+ 2 2 2
a b
302. If x + y + z = 6 and xy + yz + zx = 10, then and b = , then + value
4 2 2 4 2 2 the value of x + y + z – 3xyz is:
3 3 3 3– 2 b a
value of (x –x y –1) + (y –x y +1)
(a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 42 (d) 48 of :
(a) 13 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
x 1 a 1–y b (a) 1030 (b) 970
303. If
303 = and , then the (c) 1025 (d) 930
290. If m = 5+ 5+ 5....... x –1 b 1 y a
312. If (2a – 1)² + (4b – 3)² + (4c + 5)² = 0 then
n= 5– 5– 5–...... x –y
value of is: a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc
1 xy the value of is:
then among the following the relation
a² + b² + c²
between m & n holds is 2 2 2 2
(a) m–n+1=0 (b) m+n+1=0 a –b a b
(a) (b) 3 3 3
(c) m+n–1=0 (d) m–n–1=0 ab 2ab (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 1
8 8 8
3–5x 3–5y 3–5z 2 2 2ab
a –b
291. If + + =0, th en t he (c) (d) 2 2 2
2x 2y 2z 2ab a b 1
313. If a 3 , then find the value
2 2 2 304. If a2 + b2 + c²– ab – bc – ca = 0 then a : a
value of +is + b : c is:
x y x of a 3 0 + a 2 4 + a 1 8 + a 1 2 + a 6 + 1
(a) 1 : 2 : 1 (b) 2 : 1 : 1
(a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 15 (a) 0 (b) 27 (c) 1 (d) –1
(c) 1 : 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 1 : 1
292. If 2s = a + b + c, then the value of s(s
305. If x = a(b – c), y = b(c – a), z = c(a–b) 1 1 1
– c) + (s –a) (s – b) is then the value of , then the value of
314. If
(a) ab (b) 0 a b a b
3 3 3
a+b+c x y z a3–b3 is:
(c) abc (d) + + is:
2 a b c (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

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SOLUTION
SOL

1 1 1 1 1 7 4 3 1 3
1 1 1 = × 4. (c) A : B = :
1. (d) 2 8
x x 1 x 2 x 7–4 3 7 4 3
8 : 6
1 7 4 3 4 : 3
1 = = 7 + 4 3
x 3 49 – 48
1 5
Taking L.C.M of each term. B : C :
1 3 9
x+ =7–4 3 +7+4 3 = 14
x 1 x 1 1 x 2 1 x 9 : 15 3 : 5
x x 1 x 2 2a+b 5 3
3. (c) = 3 (giv en) C : D :
a+4b 6 4
x 3 1 2a + b = 3 (a+4b) 20 : 18 10 : 9
x 3 2a + b = 3a + 12b
A : B : C : D
–a = 11b 4 : 3
1 x 4 a = –11b 3 : 5
× (x
( x +4)
x x a+b 10 : 9
a+2b 8 : 6 : 10 : 9
2. (d) x = 7 – 4 3
–11b+b a b c
5. (c) = = = k
1 1 –11b+2b 3 4 7
x 7–4 3 a = 3k
–10b 10 b = 4k
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 a+b+c 3k + 4k + 7k
= = 2 3 1 3 –1 1 1 2 –1
c 7k 12. (a) x = and y = = ×
3 –1 3 1 x 2 1 2 –1
144 14.4
6. (d) =
0.144 x 1
144 1000 144 x =
y 2 –1
= = 2 –1
144 x 10 1
3 1 3 1
144 x = ×
1000 3 –1 3 1 1
10 x x –
x
144 2
x 3 1
1000 10 = = 2 –1
2 1–
3 –1
144
x = = 0.0144 = 2 1– 2 1 = 2
10000 3 1 2 3 4 2 3
7. (d) 1 < x < 2 = = 14. (a) P = 999
2 2
2 2 3 p p2
x –1 + x – 3 3p 3 1
= 2 3
(square root cancel with square)
x – 1 + x – 3 = 2x – 4 2 3 p3 3p
2
3p 1
8. (c) 10 0.48 = x x2 = 2 3 = 4 + 3 + 4 3
10 0.70 = y
and x z = y 2 = 7 + 4 3 3 p 3
1
0.48 z 0.70 2
10 = 10 1 7 – 4 3
y2 = × 3
7 4 3 7 – 4 3 = 3 999 1
10 = 10
0.48z
(If a = a , i f
1.40 x y

b a se e q u a l p o w e r a r e e q u a l :
7 – 4 3 7 – 4 3 3
(x = y) y2 = = = 3 10 00 = 1000
0.48z = 1.40 49 – 48 1

140 35 = 7 – 4 3 15. (a) x :y

z = = = 2.9 7: 3
48 12 x2 + y2 = 7 + 4 3 + 7 – 4 3
5 = 14 2
9. (c) 47.2506=4A+7B+2C+ +6E xy y 21 9 30 3
D Alternate:-
47.2506 = 4×10+7×1+2× 0.1000 + 2 2 = = =
4
x –y 49 – 9 40
5×0.0100 + 0 + 6×0.0001 1
A = 10 B = 1 C = 0.1000 x² + y² = x² + 2 x
x 16. (c) x x x = x x
1
D = = 100 , E = 0.0001 2
1 1 1
= x+ –2 x= 3 x
100 x y
x x = x2
5A + 3B + 6C + D + 3E x
2
= 5 × 10 + 3 × 1 + 6 × 0.1 + 100 + 3 1 3 –1
3 × 0.0001 = –2 3
= 50 + 3 + 0.6 + 100 + 0.0003 3 –1 3 1 xx x = x 2x
= 153.6003 ( I f ba s e s a r e s a m e t h e n t h ei r
10. (c) 3 x+3 + 7 = 250
2 2 2 power is also same)
3 x+3 = 250 – 7 3 1 3 –1
3 x+ 3 = 243 –2 3 3
= x x = 2 x or
3 x+ 3 = 3 5 3 –1 x = 2
x + 3 = 5
x = 2 2
(a+ b)² + (a–b)² = 2(a² + b²) 3 9
1 2 3 4 5 31 x = =
2 2 4
11.(c) × × × × ×.......× 2
4 6 8 10 12 64 2
2 3 (1) 17. (a) a² + b² + c² – ab – bc– ca
1 – 2 1
= x = 2 = a –b
2
b –c
2
c –a
2
2 2
30 5 = (3 + 1)² –2 = 16 – 2 = 14
1 1 1 2 2 2
× = 7–5 5–3 3–7
2 2 13. (b) x = 3 + 2 2
2

30 6 2 24
1 1 x = 2 + 1 + 2 2 = 2 1 = 4 4 16 = = 12
= = 2 2
x
2 2 18. (c)
x = 2 + 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
–3
1 1 1 1 1 1
or 36 = x 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5
2 2 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
x 2 1 –
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 A 3 + B 3 + C 3 – 3ABC = (A + B + C)
1 Here, A = x and B = a
(A 2 + B 2 + C 2 – AB – BC – CA) a + = 3
a
3 3 3 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 B = a =
–3 1 8 8
3 4 3 4 5 5
2 2 2 a2 + 2 = 9 – 2 = 7 (ab = 1) 26. (c) Given that a b
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 a
– – –
3 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 3 Let a = 16, b = 4
2 1 by options
1 1 1 1
2
1
2
1
2
1 1 1 1 1 1 a ab
– – – 2 7 1 8 4 a+b 16+4
3 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 3 a So, = = 10
= = = =
1
2
1
2
1
2
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 7 –1 6 3 2 2
– – – a – ab
3 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 3 2 and
a ab = 16 4 = 8
20 15 12 47 21. (c) a = 4.36 b = 2.39 c = 1.97 a+b >
= = ab
60 60 a – b – c 2
= 4.36 – 2.39 – 1.97
19. (d) x = 7 – 4 3 option (c) is correct.
= 0 27.. (d) x 1/3 = y 1/4
= 4 + 3 – 4 3 a³ –b³ – c³ – 3abc
LCM of 3, 4 = 12
2
= (2) + 2 3 – 2 × 2 3 1 12 12
= (a– b– c)[( a– b) 2+ (b–c) 2+( c–a) 2 ] x1/3 y1/4
2
2
= 2– 3 = 0 x4 = y3
take power '5' on both sides
[(a 2 + b 2 – 2ab = (a–b) 2] 3a 5b
5 5
2 22. (d) = 5 x4 = y
3
x = 2– 3 3a – 5 b
x 2– 3 3a + 5b = 15 a – 25b x 20 = y 15
1 1 2 3 12a = 30b 3
= 28. (b) x =
x 2– 3 2 3 2a = 5b 2
a : b
= 2 3 5 : 2 3 2 3
or 1 + x = 1 + =
23. (b) p : q = r : s = t : u = 2 : 3 2 2
1
x
x mp nr ot 2 2 3
=
2 2
= 2– 3 + 2 + 3 = 4 mq ns ou
(divides and multiply by 2)

5 1 5 –1 m 2x n 2x o 2x 4 2 3
1 + x =
20. (b) a = b = m 3x n 3x o 3x 4
5 –1 5 1
1 3 2 3
2x m n o 2 =
1 4
a = =
3x m n o 3
b 1
2
3
2
2 1 3
mp + nr + ot : mq + ns + ou =
4
1
a + b = a + 2
a 2:3 1 3
1 + x
24.
24 (c) x : y = 3 : 4 4
5 1 5 –1
+ 1 3
x 1 x =
5 –1 5 1 7 3 3 2
y y 7 3
7x 3y 4
Similarly,
5 1 2 5 5 1–2 5 =y x =
7x – 3y 7 –3 3 3 –1
2 y 7 –3 1– x
2 4 2
5 – 1
1 x 1– x
21 21 12 1 1 x 1– 1– x
6 2 5 6–2 5 12 3
= = 3 4 4 11 1 3 3 –1
5 –1 4 = 21 = 21 – 12 =
–3 3 2 2
= +
2 2 4 4 1 3 3 –1
a ab b 1 1–
2 2
2 2 1
a – ab b
25. (b) x + x + a2 1 3 3 –1
4 =
2 1 3 3 3– 3
a ab 2
2 1 2
a x 2 x a
= 1 3 3 1
= 2 1 8
a – ab 3 3 1 3 3 1
2 [(A + 2BA + B ) = (A + B)²]
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 Alternate: x + y + 3x 1/3 .y 1/3.(x 1/3 +y 1/3 ) = z
1 1 2
= = 1 x + y – z + 3x 1/3.y 1/3 .z 1/3 = 0
3 3 3 a + = 1 ..... (i)
b
29. (d) x 2 – 4x – 1 = 0 x + y – z = –3x 1/3 y 1/3 z 1/3
x 2 – 1 = 4x (cubing again both sides)
1 b –1
(divide x both sides) a = 1 – =
b b (x + y – z) 3 = – 27 xyz
1 (x + y –z) 3 + 27xyz = 0
x – = 4 1 b 1
x = b + = 1 a b
a b –1 c 36. (a) 1
1 b a
x + 2
– 2 = 16 1
x2 1 a 0, b 0
= 1 – b, c
c 1–b a 2 + b 2 = ab
1 a 2 + b 2 – ab = 0
x2 + = 18 1 1 b
x2 c + = (a + b) (a 2 + b 2 – ab) = (a + b) ×0
a 1–b b –1
1 1 1 [(multiply both sides by (a + b)]
30. ( d) x x– x2 –1 a 3 + b3 = 0
x x x2 1 b 1– b
= – = = 1 37. (d) p = 99
1– b 1–b 1– b
1 p(p 2 + 3p + 3)
x2 1
x2 33. (c) x = 3 2 = p 3 + 3p 2 + 3p + 1 – 1
1 = (p + 1) 3 – 1
1 1 1 1 =
= x x x2 –1 x– x2 2
1 x 3– 2 = (100) 3 – 1 = 1000000 – 1
x2 x x = 999999
1
x3 +
2 2 3 3 x3 38. (b) 5 x
12 x
13 x
A + B A – AB + B = A +B
3 By option put x = 4
A – B A 2 + AB + B2 = A 3 –B3 x3 = 3 2
4 4 4
3 3
5 12 13
3 1 3 1 6 1 = 3 2 3 3 2 3 2
= x x – = x – 5 + 12 = 13
2 2 2

x3 x3 x6
= 3 3 2 2 3 6 3 2 169 = 169
7 –2
31. (b) = a 7 b hence, x = 4
7 2 = 3 3 2 2 9 2 6 3 39. (d) (x – 3) 2 + (y – 4) 2 + (z – 5) 2 = 0
x3 = 9 3 11 2 (x – 3) 2 = 0 x = 3
7 –2 7 –2
L.H.S = × (y – 4) 2 = 0 y = 4
7 2 7 –2 1
(Rationalisation) 3 = 9 3 – 11 2 (z – 5) 2 = 0 z = 5
x
2
(x + y + z) 4 + 3 +5 12
7 –2 1
7 4–4 7 x + 3 = 9 3 11 2 + 9 3 – 11 2
3
40. (c) x = 3 + 8
= 2 = x
7 – 4 7–4
= 18 3 1 1
Alternate: =
11 – 4 7 x 3 8
=
3 x = 3 2
11 4 4 11 1 1 1 3 – 8
– 7 = – 7 + 3 = 3– 2 = ×
3 3 3 x
x 3 8 3 – 8
= a 7+b = R.H.S 1
and x + = 3 2 + 3– 2
x 3 – 8
Compare the cofficients of 7 and = = 3 – 8
constant term = 2 3 9 –8
3
4 1 1 1 1
a = – x3 = x – 3 x
3 x3 x x x+ = 3+ 8 + 3– 8 = 6
x
11 3
b = = 2 3 – 3 2 3
3 1
x + = 6
1 1 1 = 24 3 – 6 3 = 18 3 x
32. (c) a+ =1, b+ =1
=1 =1, c+ = ?
b c a 34. (c) x + y = 7 (cubing both sides) squaring both sides
Put values, (x + y) 3 = (7) 3
x 3 + y 3 + 3(x + y)xy = 343 1
1 x2 + 2 + 2 = 36
a = b = 2 c = –1 x 3 + y 3 + 21xy = 343 x
2
35. (c) x 1/3 + y 1/3 = z 1/3
1 (cubing both sides) 1
1 1 = –1 + 2 = 1 x2 + = 34
c+ = –1 + 1/3 1/3 3 1/3 3 2
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 1 3 x 3–x 2 x 9 1
41. (b) x – = 4 44. (b) = =
x 3 x – 3–x 1 4 9 –1
(by c–d rule )
1 x 10
x2 + – 2 = 16 3 x 2 1 3 =
2 4 8
x = =
3– x 2 –1 1
(On Squaring) 10
x = × 4= 5
1 A C 8
=
x + 2
2 = 18 B D 1
x 47. (c) x = 2 1 3
A+ B C +D
=
1 A –B C –D Take cube on both sides
x2 + 2 + 2 – 2 = 18
x 3 x x3 = 2 + 1
= 3
1 3–x 1 1 2 –1
x2 + 2 + 2 = 20 Squaring both sides 3 = ×
x x 2 1 2 –1
3 x
2 = 9 2 –1
1 3– x =
x = 20 3 + x = 27 – 9x 1
x 10x = 24
1
24 12 3 = 2 – 1
1 x = = x
x+ = 20 10 5
x
1
3 x3 –
= 4 5 =2 5 45. (d) x = 3 = 2 +1– 2 +1=2
2 x
1 2
42. (a) 4b 2 + = 2 1 x 1– x 1 x 1– x x – x 1 3
2 × 48. (b) = Given
b 2
1 x – 1– x 1 x 1– x x x 1 2
2
1 2
(2b) 2 + + 4 – 4 = 2 1 x 1– x 1
b x x –1
= 2 2 x 3
1 x – 1– x
2 1 2
1 x x 1
2b+ – 4 = 2 x
b 2
1 x 1– x 2 1– x
=
2 1 x –1 x 1
1 x y
2b+ = 6 Let
b x
2 2
2 2 1– x 1 1– x
= =
1 2x
2x x 1
2b + = 6 x –1
b x
3
Take cube both sides 3 1 =
1 1– x 1 2
3 = 4 × 2 x
1
2b+ = ( 6 )
3 3
b
y–1 3
=
1 1 1 1 3 y+1 2
2b+ 1 2
8b3+ 3 +3×2b× = 6 6 2
b b b = × 2= 2 = 3 2(y – 1) = 3(y + 1)
3 3 2y – 2= 3y + 3
1
y = – 2 – 3 = – 5
8b 3 + 3 + 6 6 = 6 6
b x 4 x – 4 2 1
46. (d) = x = – 5
1 x 4 – x – 4 1 x
8b 3 + 3 = 0
b by C – D rule 49. (c) x = 3 + 8
3 –6 2x –1
3 3 3 x 4 2 1 3 x = 9 + 8 + 2 × 3
2
43. (c) = = = 8
5 5 5 x –4 2 –1 1
x = 17 + 6
2
8
3–6 2x –1 2
3 3 2
= x 4 3 1
5 5 = 2 = 17 – 6 8
x –4 1 x
– 3= 2x – 1
2x = – 2 x 4 1
= 9 again C & D rule x2 + 2 = 17 + 6 8 + 17 – 6 8 = 34
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50. (c) x = 5 + 2 6 9 1
x = 56. (a) a + + 1 = 0
x = 3+ 2 + 2 3 × 2 x a
x = 9
2
2 2 1
x = 3 + 2 +2 3 × 2 a + = –1
9 9 a
Hence x 2+ 2 =9+ = 10
2 x 9 Squaring both sides
x = 3 2
1 1
x = 3 + 2 53. (b) 2p + = 4 a2 + 2 + 2 = 1
p a
Similarly
Divide by 2
1
1 a2 +
= 2p 1 4 2 = – 1
3 – 2 + =
a
x 2p
2 2
–1
1 a2 + 1 = .....(i)
1 2
x + = 3 + 2 + 3 – 2 a
x p + = 2
2p
= 2 1
3 Take cube on both sides a + = – 1 (Given)
a
51. (d) x = 3 + 2 3 a + 1 = – a
2
.....(ii)
1
p+ = (2) 3
x2 = 3 + 2 + 2 6 2p –1
–a = 2 fr om equat ion (i)
x2 = 5 + 2 a
6
1 1 1 and (ii)
p 3+ 3 +3×p× 2p p+ =8 a3 = 1
1 8p 2p
2 = 5 – 2 a³ – 1 = 0
6
x
1 3 a4 – a = 0 × a = 0
1 p3 + 3 + × 2 = 8
x 2+ 2 8p 2 (Multiply a both sides)
x
1
1 57. (c) x = a +
=5+2 6 +5 – 2 6 p3 + 3 = 8 – 3 = 5 a
8p
= 10
1
54. (a) a 6 + b 6 = (a 2) 3 + (b 2) 3 y = a –
9 = (a 2 + b 2) (a 4 – a 2b 2 + b 4) a
52. (c) x += 6
x a 6 + b 6 = (a 2 + b 2) × 0 = 0
1 1
Take values of x (x + y) = a + + a – = 2a
Let x = 3 1 a a
55. (c) x + = 3 (Given)
x
9 1 1 2
3 + = 6 (x – y) = a + – a + =
3 3 1 a a a
x
Prove So, x = 3 x x 4 + y 4 – 2x 2 y 2 = (x 2 – y 2) 2
(Divide by x)
2 ((x + y) (x – y)) 2
9 9 x –x 1
x2 + 2 = 9 + = 10 2
x 9 3 2
x 1 2 1 2a
Alterna te : x a
x 2 2
x x
9 2 = = (4) 2 = 16
x x 1 1
x + = 6 x –1 58. (a) a = 11
x – x
x x x b = 9
On squaring
1 2 2
2 2 a b ab
9 x
2 3 3
x = 36 x a – b
x = 1
x –1 (a3 – b3) = ((a – b) (a2 + ab + b 2))
x
81 9 2 2
a b ab
x 2+ 2 +2 × ×x = 36 1
x x 2 2
x + = 3 a –b a ab b
x
81
x2 + 2 – 18 = 0 1 1 1 1
x x2 + 2 = 9 – 2 = 7 = = =
x a –b 11 – 9 2
2 59. (a) p = 101
9 2 1
x – = 0 x
x 2 7 7 = 3 p(p 2 –3p+3)–1
x
= =
1 3 –1 2
x –1 = 3 p 3 –3p 2 +3p–1
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 [(p – 1) 3 = p3 – (1) 3 – 3p (p – 1)] 64. (b)
2x–y 1 4 3 5 2 4 3 –3 2
3 (p–1)3 (Cross Multiply)
= x+2y 2 48 – 18
= p – 1 = 101 – 1 = 100 4x – 2y = x + 2y
60. (a) x = 19 y = 18 3x = 4y 8 6 18 8 6 18
= = +
x : y = 4 : 3 30 30 30
2 2
x y xy
3x – y 3 4–3
3 3 = 4 3
x – y =
3x y 3 4 3 6 +
15 5
2 2
x y xy 12 – 3 9 3 3 4
= 2 2 = = =
12 3 15 5 = + 6
( x – y )( x y x y) 5 15

1 1 1 3 4
65. (b) x + = 5
= = = 1 x + 6 = a + b 6
x –y 19 – 18 5 15
61. (b) 50% (p – q) = 30% (p + q) 2x By comparing cofficients of ratio-
2 nal and irrational parts.
p–q 3 3x – 5x 3
= (p + q) 3 4
2 10 (Divide by x)
a= b=
5 15
1 2x
50% 2
x 3 4
2 2 3 ,
3x 5x 3 3x –5 5 15
5(p –q) = 3 (p + q) – x
x x x
5p – 5q = 3p + 3q x 32
2 68. (a) 1 =
2p = 8q 2 96 1 31
= =
1 3 5–5 (Squaring both sides)
1p = 4q 3 x –5
x
p : q x 1024
1+ =
4 : 1 2 1 961 961
10 5
a b a 3 961 x 1024
62. (a) = = =
3 2 b 2 x
3 3 961 961
66. (b) 1– =
100 5 x = 1024 – 961 = 63
2a 3b 2 3 3 2
=
3a – 2b 3 3–2 2 2 a c e 3
3 3 69. (d) = = =
x
1– = b d f 1
6 6 12 100 5
= =
9–4 5 2 9 3 9 4 9
9 3
x
a b c 1– = 2 1 3 1 4 1
63. (d) + + = 1 25 100
1–a 1–b 1–c 18 27 36 81
16 3 = = = 9
Add 3 both sides x
= 2 3 4 9
25 100
a b c
+ + +3=1 + 3 1
1–a 1–b 1–c 16 100 70. (d) 2x + = 5
= x³ 3x
25
a b 6x 2 + 1 = 15x
1 + 1 + 16 × 4 = x³
1–a 1–b
4 = x 5x
2
c 6x 20 x 1
1 4 3 5 2
= 4 67. (d) = a + b
1–c 6
48 18 5x 5x 1
= = =
a 1–a b 1–b 15 x 20 x 35 x 7
4 3 5 2
+ +
1–a 1–b 16 3 9 2 1
71. (a) x 2 (Given)
c 1–c 4 3 5 2 y –1
= 4
1–c 4 3 3 2
1
4 3 5 2 4 3 –3 2 x = k × 2
1 1 1 × y –1
+ + = 4 4 3 3 2 4 3 –3 2
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 Now x = 24 when y = 10 given 2a – 3b + 4c 78. (b) 1.5x = 0.04y
= 2 × 1 – 3 × (–1) + 4× (–1)
1 x 0.04 4 10 2
= 2 + 3 – 4 = 1
24 = k × 2 = = × =
(10) – 1 75. (a)(3a + 1) 2 + (b – 1) 2 + (2c – 3)² = 0 y 1.5 100 15 75
(3a + 1) 2 = 0
k 2 2
3a = –1 y –x y–x y x
24 =
99 2 2 = 2
y x 2xy y x
k = 24 × 99 –1
a =
x = ? 3 y –x 75 – 2 73
y = 5 (b – 1) = 02
b –1 = 0 = =
y x 75 2 77
1 b = 1 79. (b) a 1/3 = 11, a = 11 3 = 1331
x = 2 4× 9 9 × a 2 – 331a = a (a – 331)
25 – 1 (2c – 3) = 0
= 1331 (1331 – 331)
1 3 = 1331× 1000 = 1331000
= 24× 99× x = 99 c =
24 2
1 1
72. (a) x 2 + y 2 + 2x + 1 = 0 –1 3 80. (a) x2 + y 2 + 2 + y2 = 4
x + 2x + 1 + y = 0
2 2 3a +b+2c =3× + 1+ ×2 x
3 2
(x + 1) 2 + y 2 = 0 Take x = y = 1
= – 1 + 1 + 3 = 3
Hence both terms are squares and
1 1
there addition is zero so, it can be 2 2 1 + 1 + + = 4
(a–b) (b–c)
possible on ly when both ter ms 76. (b) + + 1 1
are zeros. (b–c)(c–a) (a–b)(c–a) Hence
x + 1 = 0 x2 + y2 = 1 + 1 = 2
2
x = – 1 y = 0 (c–a) 81. (b) x 2 = y + z ........(i)
x 31 + y 35 (a–b)(b–c) x2 + x = y + z + x
= (–1) 31 + (0) 35 = –1 add x on both sides
Now
x (x + 1) = x + y + z
x 1 2 y2 = x + z ........(ii)
73. (b) = a –b a –b
2 ×
2x 5x 2 6 y 2 + y = x + y +z
b –c c –a a –b
add y on both sides
x Multiply divide by (a – b) in Ist term y (y + 1) = (x + y +z)
x (b – c) in IInd term z2 = y + x ........(ii)
1
2
x 5x 2 = (c – a) in IIIrd term z2 + z = x + z + y
2 6
x x x add z on both sides
2
a –b a –b z (z + 1) = x+ y + z
+ x (x + 1) = x + y + z
1 b –c c –a a –b
1
2 x 1
2x 5 = 6 2 =
x b –c b –c x y z x 1
+
a –b b –c c –a
1 y 1
2 x +5 = 6 =
x 2 x y z y 1
c –a c –a
a –b b –c c –a z 1
1
6 – 5 = 2 x =
x Let a – b = x x y z z 1
b – c = y By adding them
1 c – a = z x y
1 = 2 x
x x + y + z = 0 = + +
x y z x y z
x 3 + y 3 + z 3 = 3xyz
11 (a – b) 3 + (b – c) 3 + (c – a) 3 z 1 1 1
x + = = + +
x 2 = 3 (a – b) (b – c) (c – a) x y z x 1 y 1 z 1
74. (c) a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 2(a – b – c) – 3
3 a –b b –c c –a x y z 1 1 1
a2 + b 2 + c 2 = 2a – 2b – 2c – 3 3 = = + + =1
a –b b –c c –a x y z x 1 y 1 z 1
a + b + c – 2a + 2b + 2c + 1
2 2 2

77. (c)(a – 3) + (b – 4) + (c – 9) = 0
2 2 2 Alternate:-
+ 1 + 1 = 0
a – 3 = 0 a = 3 x = y = z = 2
(a 2 – 2a + 1) + (b 2 + 2b + 1) +
(c 2 + 2c + 1) = 0 b – 4 = 0 b = 4 1 1 1 1
c – 9 = 0 c = 9 + + = +
(a – 1) 2 + (b + 1) 2 + (c + 1)² = 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 3
a = 1 a b c = 3 4 9
b = – 1 1 1
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82. (d) a 2 + b2 = 2 b 2 + c 2 = a 2 – 2bc
c 2 + d2 = 1 x y xy
86. (a)x – y = = = k (let) a2 b2 c2
Put values of a, b, c, d 7 4
2
Take a = b = 1 x – y = k ..........(i) a – bc
c = 1 x + y = 7k .........(ii)
d = 0 a2 a ² – 2bc
xy = 4k .........(iii)
(ad – bc) + (ac + bd)2 2 a 2 – bc
x – y = k .....(i)
(0–1)² +(1+ 0)² 2 a 2 – bc
x + y = 7k ...(ii) 2a 2 – 2bc
= 2
(–1) + (1) = 2
2 2
a 2 – bc a 2 – bc
x = 4k
4ab y = 3k 90. (c)x 2 + y 2 – 4x – 4y + 8 = 0
83. (d) x = x2 + 4 – 4 4x + y 2 + 4 – 4y = 0
a b
xy 4k × 3k = 12k² (x – 2) 2 + (y – 2) 2 = 0
x 2b 12k 2 = 4k x – 2 = 0 0, y – 2 = 0
= x = 2 , y = 2
2a a b
1 4 x – y = 2 – 2 = 0
k = xy = 4k =
x 2a 2b a b 3b+a 3 3 91.
91 (a)x = b + c – 2a
= = y = c + a – 2b
x – 2a 2b – a – b b–a 2 2
x 2 z z = a + b – 2c
(By C – D rule) y
87. (d) + + = 0 x + y + z = ( b + c – 2 a ) +
again yz zx xy
(c + a – 2b ) + (a + b – 2c)
x 2a 2 2 2 Now
= x x y y z z
= × + + × =0 = x 2 + y 2 + 2xy – z 2
2b a b yz x zx y xy z = (x+ y)2 – z2 (A2 – B2 = (A + B) (A –B)
x 2b 2a a b 3a b (x + y – z) (x + y + z)
= = 3 3 3 = As we know (x + y + z) = 0
x – 2b 2a – a – b a –b x y z
= = 0 x2 + y2 – z2 + 2xy = 0 × (x + y – z) = 0
xyz
x 2a x 2b 3b a 3a b 92. (b)a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = ab + bc + ca
+ = + If x + y + z = 0 take value a = b = c = 2
x – 2a x – 2b b –a a –b
then, x 3 + y 3 + z 3
3b a – 3a – b a c 2 2
3xyz ) = = 2
b –a b 2
3xyz
= 3 1
2b – 2a 2 b –a xyz 93. ( a) x + = 3 ( t a k e cu b e on b ot h
= = 2 x
b –a b –a 88. (b) a + b + c = 0
sides)
1 1 1
+ + 3
84. (c) m + = 4 (a b )(b c) (a c )(b a) 1 3
m –2 x 3
x
1 1
(m – 2) + = 2 (c a )(c b)
m –2 3 1 1 1
x x
3 + 3x x
= 3 3
Squaring both sides x x
(a c) (b c) (a b)
1 (a b )(a c )(b c) 3 1
x 3
(m – 2) 2 + 2 + 2 × (m – 2) × 3 +3 = 3 3
m –2 x
2(a b c)
= 0
1 (a b )(a c )(b c) 3 1
= 4 x = 0
m –2 ( a + b + c = 0) 3
x
89. (c) a + b + c = 0 x = – 1
6
1
Assume values a = 2 b = –2 c = 0
(m – 2) 2 + 2 = 2 x 18 + x 12 + x 6 + 1
m –2 a+ b + c = 2 – 2 + 0 = 0(satisfy)
= (–1) 3 + (–1) 2 + (–1) + 1
85. (c) a 2 + b 2 + 2b + 4a + 5 = 0 2 2 2 = –1 + 1 – 1 + 1= 0
a b c
a 2 + b 2 + 2b + 4a + 4 + 1 = 0 94. (c) ax 3 + 3x 2 – 8x + b is divisible
a² + 4a+ 4 + b² + 2b + 1 = 0 2
a – bc by (x +2) and (x–2)
(a + 2) 2 + (b + 1) 2 = 0 (x + 2) and (x – 2) are factors
a + 2 = 0 a = –2 4 4 0 8
= 2 x + 2 = 0 x = –2
b + 1= 0 b = – 1 4–0 4
x – 2 = 0 x = 2
a –b –2 1 Alternate:-
a + b + c = 0 Put x = –2
a b –2 – 1 a (–2) 3 + 3 (–2) 2 – 8 (–2) + b = 0
b + c = – a
–1 1 Squaring both sides = – 8a + 12 +16 + b = 0
= (b + c ) 2 = a 2 – 8a + b + 28 = 0
–3 3 – 8a + b = – 28............. (I)
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Put x = 2 x y 1
= x² 2 11 2
a(2) + 3(2) – 8 × 2 + b = 0
3 2 xy x²
8a + 12 – 16 + b = 0 xy = (x + y)² 2
1
8a + b – 4 = 0 x 2 + y 2 + 2xy = xy x 13
x 2 + y 2 + xy = 0 x
8a + b = 4 ......(II)
From equation (I) & (II) x 3 – y 3 = (x – y) (x 2 + y 2 + xy)
(x 3 – y 3) = (x – y) × 0 = 0 1
– 8a + b = –28 98. (c)x = a (b – c) x = 13
x
8a + b = 4 y = b (c – a)
2b = –24 z = c (a – b) Taking cube both sides
b = –12
x x 3 1 3
a=2 Let = b – c = A x
3 + 3 13 = 13
95. (b)x – 3x + 1 = 0
2 a a x
x 2 + 1 = 3x y y 3 1
Divide by x = c – a = B x
b b 3 + 3 13 = 13 13
x
2 1
x
= + z z
x x = a – b = C 3 1
c c x
3 = 10 13
x
3x A +B+ C = b– c +c– a+a – b = 0
A 3 + B 3 + C 3 = 3 ABC 1
x 101. (b) 3 x = 5
3 3 3 2x
1 x y z
x = 3 + +
x a b c 2
Multiply both sides by
Cubing both sides 3
x y z
1 1 = 3× × ×
3 1 a b c 2 1 2 2
x x
3 + 3x x
= 27 3x ×
3
+
2
x ×
3
= 5 ×
3
x x
3 xyz
= 1 10
3 1 abc 2x
x +3×3 = 27 =
3 3x 3
x 99. (c)xy (x + y) = 1
Taking cube on both side
1 1
3
x = 18 x + y = 1 1 1
xy 8x 3 2x
x3 27x 3
+ 3×2x ×
3x 3x
Cubing both sides
1 3 3
96. (a) x 1 10
4x 2 =
(x + y) = 3 3 3 3
Multiply by 2 both sides x y

1 1 10 1000
2x 1 8x ³ 2
= 3
2x x³ + y³ + 3
3xy (x + y) = 3 3 27 x ³ 3 27
x y
Take cube both sides
1 1000 20
3 1 1 8x 3 = –
1
x³ + y³ + 3 = x y 27 x 3 27 3
= 2x = (3) 3 3 3 xy
2x x y
1000 – 180 820 10
= = = 30
1 27 27 27
3 1 1 1
= 8x 2x 3 3 – x³ – y³ = 3 102. (a) x + y = z
3 +3×2x× 2x x y
8x 2x
x + y – z = 0
= 27 1 If a+ b+ c = 0
4
100. (d) x 4 = 119 x > 1 then a³ +b³ + c³ –3abc = 0
3 1 x
= 8x + 3 × 3 = 27 x 3 + y 3 – z 3 = –3xyz
3
8x
8x
4 1 x 3 + y 3 – z 3 + 3xyz = 0
x
3 1 4 +2 = 119 + 2 = 121 3xyz – 3xyz = 0
8x x
3 = 27 – 9 = 18
8x a b
2 103. (c) + = 1
1 1 2 1 b a
1 x = (11) 2
97. (a) = + 2 a 2 + b 2 = ab
x y x y x
a 2 + b 2 – ab = 0
1 2 1 a 3 + b 3 = (a + b) (a 2 – ab + b 2)
x
x y 2 = 11 = (a + b)× 0 = 0
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104. (c) x = 2 – 21/3 + 2 2/3 112. (d) (a – 1) 2 + 3 = b 2 + a we get a + b + c = 1 + 1 – 2 = 0
x – 2 = 2 2/3 – 2 1/3 ........ (I) 0 = 0 (satisfy)
Comparing Cofficient of 2 &
Take cube both sides
constant terms. a ² b² c ²
(x – 2) 3 = (2 2/3 – 2 1/3) 3
a = 3 a ² – bc
x 3 – 8 – 6x(x – 2) = (2 2/3 ) 3 – (2 1/3) 3 –
3×2 2/3 .2 1/3 (2 2/3 – 2 1/3) a – 1 = b 2 2 2
1 1 –2 6
x3 – 8 – 6x2 + 12x = 22 – 2 – 3 – 1 = b =
1
2
– 1 –2 3 = 2
b = 2
2 1
(x – 2) a + b = 3 + 2 = 5 119. (b) n = 7 + 4 3
3 2 3
113. (c) ax 2 + bx + c = a (x – p)²
From equation (I) ax 2 + bx + c = a(x 2 + p 2 – 2px) n = 4 + 3 + 4 3
x 3 – 8 – 6x 2 + 12x = 4 – 2 – 3 × 2 ax 2+ bx + c = ax 2 + ap 2 – 2apx 2
(x – 2) n = (2) 2 + 3 + 2 × 2 × 3
Comparing cofficients of x² and x
x³ – 8 – 6x² + 12x = 2 – 6x + 12
x³ + 18x – 6x² – 8 – 14 = 0 b = – 2ap
2
x ³ + 18x – 6x 2 – 22 = 0 n = 2 3
–b
x3 – 6x² + 18x + 18 = 22 + 18 = 40 p = .......(i)
2a
105. (d) a 3 – b 3 – c 3 – 3abc = 0 n 2 3
and c = ap 2
a – b – c = 0
1
a = b + c b2 2– 3
c = a × (From (i)) n
106. (c)a = 2.361 4a 2
b = 3.263
1
c = 5.624 4ac = b2
n + =2 3 2– 3 = 4
a + b – c = 0 114. (d) a + b + c + d = 1 n
2.361 + 3.263 – 5.624 = 0 (1 + a) (1 + b) (1 + c) (1 + d)
120. (b) x = 3 2
a 3 + b 3 – c 3 + 3abc 0 For maximum value a, b, c, d
107. (d) p = 124
1 1 1 3– 2
a = b = c = d = = × = 3 – 2
3p p 2
3p 3 1 4 x 3 2 3– 2
4
1 1 1 1 5 1
= 1 4 1 1 1
4 =
= 3 p3 3p
2
3p 1 4 4 4 x +
x
= 3 2 3 – 2 = 2 3
115. (b) a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 3 = 2(a + b + c)
121. (d) p + q = 10 .... (i)
3 3 a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 3 = 2a + 2b + 2c
=3 p 1 = 3 125 = 125 and pq = 5
a 2 – 2a + 1 + b 2 – 2b + 1 + c 2 – 2c +
1 = 0 Squaring both sides of equation (i)
1 (a – 1) 2 + (b – 1) 2 + (c – 1)² = 0 (p + q) 2 = (10) 2
108. (c) x + = 2 a = 1 p 2 + q 2 + 2pq = 100
x
b = 1 p 2 + q 2 + 2 × 5 = 100
(assume x = 1, so,1 + 1 =2)
c = 1 p 2 + q 2 = 90
1 (a + b + c) 1 + 1 +1 = 3 Now,
1
x 17 + 19 = (1) +
17 19 1 p q 2 2
x 1 p q 90
116.. (c) x –
116 = 5 + = = =18
x q p pq 5
= 1 + 1 = 2
109. (c) x : y = 3 : 4 1
x2 + – 2 = 25 1
x2 122. (d) x = 3 + 2 2 , xy = 1, y² =
5 x – 2y 5 3–2 4 x²
= 1
7x 2y 7 3 2 4 x2 + = 27
x2 1 1
y = = = 3–2 2
15 – 8 7 117. (b) x = 3 + 2 2 x 3 2 2
= =
21 8 29
x = 2 + 1 + 2 2 1
110. (a) x + y = 2z 2 x+ = 3+ 2 2 +3– 2 2 = 6
+ (1) 2 + 2 × 1 × x
x – z = z – y 2 2
x – z – (y – z) ........(i) 2 2 1
x
x = 2 1 2 = 36 – 2 = 34
z x
x x z
+ = – 2
x –z y –z x –z x –z x = 2 1 2 1
2 2 x 3
x 3 xy y 2
x –z x = 2 1 x
= = 1 = 2 2 = 1
x –z x – 3 xy y 2
1 1 2 –1 x –3
2
111. (b) a³b = abc = 180 = 2 –1 x
x 2 1 2 –1
or a =1, b = 180
then c = 1 1 34 3 37
x – = 2 1– 2 1 = 2 = =
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 x y z 1 ab = 8
123. (a) = = (given) 127. (b) x = 2, x 0 (a – b) = 2
b c c a a b x (a – b) 2 = a 2 + b 2 – 2ab = 4
put x = 1 = a 2 + b 2 = 4 + 2ab
x y
= 1 + 1 = 2 a 2 + b 2 = 4 + 2 × 8 = 20
b c c a 133. (b) (a 2 + b 2) 3 = (a 3 + b 3) 2
1
x –y x2 + = 1 +1 = 2 a 6 + b 6 + 3a 2b 2(a 2 + b 2) = a 6 + b 6
x x –y x³
= = + 2a 3b 3
b c b c – c a b –a
a b a 6 + b 6 + 3a 4 b 2 + 3a 2b 4 = a 6 + b 6
Similarly 128. (a) + = 1 + 2a 3b 3
b a
y z 3a 4b 2 + 3a 2b 4 = 2a 3b 3
= 2 2
c a a b a +b a 2b 2 (3a 2 + 3b 2) = 2a 3b 3
= 1 3a 2 + 3b 2 = 2ab
y y –z y–z ab
3 (a 2 + b 2) = 2ab
= c a – a b = again a 2 + b 2 – ab = 0
c a c –b
a 3 + b 3 = (a + b) (a 2 – ab + b 2) a 2 b2 2
=
z x = (a + b) × 0 = 0 ab 3
=
a b b c a b 2
2 + =
1 b a 3
z z –x z –x 129. (a) x = 3
= a b – b c = x 1 1
a b a –c 134. (a) x + = 5 x2 + +2 = 25
x x2
1
x –y y –z z –x x + =
= = x
3 1
b –a c –b a –c x2 + = 23
x2
124. (d) x – y = 2, xy = 24 (giv en) 1
x 2 + y 2 – 2xy = 4 x3 + 3 + 3 3 = 3 3 x4 3x 3 5x 2 3x 1
x 2 + y 2 – 2 × 24 = 4 x now, 4
x 1
x 2 + y 2 = 4 + 48 = 52
3 1 divided by x 2,
2 x
x 2 3 = 0 x4 3x 3 5 x 2 3x 1
y x
125. (a) 2 + tx + (giv en)
y 4 x6 + 1 = 0 x2 x2 x2 x2 x2
= 4
x6 = – 1 x 1
T o m a k e i t a p er f e c t s q u a r e i t
should be in the form x 72 + x 66 + x 54 + x 24 + x 6 + 1 x2 x2
A² + 2AB + B² = (A + B)² 3 1
12 6 11 9 6 4 x2 3x 5
2 2 x6 + x + x6 + x x x2
x y =
= + tx + + x6 + 1 1
y 2 x2
(–1) 12 + (–1) 11 + (–1) 9 + (–1) 4 + – x2
= A² + 2AB + B² 1 + 1 1 1
1 – 1 – 1 + 1 – 1 + 1 = 0
x2 3 x 5
x y x2 x
A = , B = & 2AB = tx =
y 2 1 1
130. (b) a + = x2
a 3 x2
x y a6 = – 1
So, tx = 2 × × 23 3 5 5 43
y 2 1 1 23 23
tx = x a – 6 + 2 = –1 –
6
–1 + 2
a 1
t =1 = –1 + 1 + 2 = 2 135. (b) x 3 + = 0
126. (d) a = x + y x3
131. (b) x 3 + y 3 = 35
b = x – y 1
3
1 1
x + y = 5 x
c = x + 2y x – 3x × = 0
Take cube on both sides, x x x
1 (x + y) 3 = (5) 3 3
a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca = ((a – x 3 + y 3 + 3xy(x + y) = 125 1 1
2 x – 3 x x = 0
35 + 3xy(5) = 125 x
b) + (b – c) + (c – a) )
2 2 2
15xy = 125 – 35 3
1 15xy = 90 1 1
x = 3 x
= ((x + y – x + y)² + ((x
x – y – x –2y)² xy = 6 x x
2
+ (x + 2y – x – y)²) 1 1 x y 5 2
1
x y = xy = 6 x = 3
1 x
= ((2y)² + (–3y)² + y²) 132. (b)a 3 – b 3 = 56
2 2 2
a – b = 2 1
1 x = (3) 2
= (4y² + 9y² + y²) a 3 – b 3 – 3ab (a – b) = (2) 3 x
2 (By cubing)
4
56 – 3ab × 2 = 8 1
1 – 6ab = 8 – 56 x = 9
= (14y²) = 7y² x
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1 1
3
1
3
1
3
1 1 1
136. (c) x + = 3 1 + 8 + 27 = 36 –3
x 3 4 5 3 4 5
abc = 1 × 2 × 3 = 6 = 2 2 2
(Squaring both sides) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Alternate: –
3 4 5 3 4 4 5 5 3
1 (a + b + c) 2 = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 2(ab
x2 + = 7 + bc + ca) A 3 + B 3 + C 3 – 3ABC = (A 2 + B2
x2
36 = 14 + 2(ab + bc + ca) + C2 – AB – BC – CA) (A + B + C)
On cubing both sides
(ab + bc + ca) = 11
1 1 1 a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc = (a + b + c) (a 2 1
x³ 3x x 27 Let = A
x³ x x + b 2 + c 2 – ab – bc – ca)
3

1 36 – 3abc = 6 (14 – 11)

x³ 3 3 27 1
= B
x³ 36 – 3abc = 6 × 3 4
–3abc = 18 – 36
1 1
x³ 18 3abc = 18
x³ = C
abc = 6 5
140. (a) a + b = 1
1 1 2 2 2
x³ x² 18 7 By cubing
x³ x² a³+b³ +3ab (a + b) = 1³ A2 +B2 +C2 –AB–BC–CA
a³ + b³ + 3ab = 1 (a + b=1)
1 1
x5 x 126 a³ +b³ + 3ab = k = A + B + C
x5 x From above both equations
k = 1 1 1 1
1 A + B + C = + +
x5 3 126 141. (d) a = 34, b = 33, c = 33 3 4 5
x5 a 3 + b 3 + c 3 – 3abc = (a + b + c) ×
20 15 12 47
1 1 2 2 2 = =
x5 123 a –b b –c c –a 60 60
x5 2

1 1 a b c
= (34 + 33 + 33) × 145. (d) + + = 1
137. (a) m 4 + = 119 2
m4 1–a 1–b 1–c
2 2 2
1 34 – 33 33 – 33 33 – 34 Adding 3 on both sides
m4 + 4 + 2 = 119 + 2
m a b c
1 + + +3 = 1 + 3
1
2 = 100 × (1 + 0 + 1) 1–a 1–b 1–c
m + 2
121 2
m2 = 100 × 1 = 100 a b c
142. (a) 2x .2 y = 8 2 x+y = 2 3 +1+ +1+ +1 = 4
1 1–a 1–b 1–c
m +
2
= 11 x + y = 3 .....(i)
m2
9 x.3 y = 81 a 1–a b+1–b c+1–c
1 3 2xx.3 y = 3 4 + + = 4
m² + – 2 =11 – 2 1–a 1–b 1–c
m² 2x + y = 4
2
2 .....(ii) 1 1 1
1 + + = 4
m– 9 from equation (i) and (ii), 1–a 1–b 1–c
m
x+ y = 3 146. (c)a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 2 (a – b – c) – 3
1 2x + y = 4
m– 3 a 2 + b 2 + c 2 – 2a + 2b + 2c + 1 + 1 +
m – – –
–x = –1 1 = 0
138. (d) x + y + z = 6
x = 1 a 2 – 2a + 1 + b 2 + 2b + 1 + c 2 + 2c +
(x – 1) 3 + (y – 2) 3 + (z – 3) 3
y = 2 1 = 0
as x + y + z = 6
(x, y) = (1, 2)
Take values (a – 1) 2 + (b + 1) 2 + (c + 1) 2 = 0
143. (b) x 4 – 2x 2 + k
x = 1, y = 2, z = 3
(A + B)² = A 2 + 2AB + B 2 a = 1, b = – 1, c = –1
(1 + 2 + 3) = 6
(A – B) 2 = A 2 – 2AB + B 2 2a – 3b + 4c = 2 × 1 – 3 × –1 + 4
(1 – 1) 3 + (2 – 2) 3 + (3 – 3) 2 = 0
(x 2) 2 – 2 × x 2 + k ×– 1
Now assume values in options.
option 'd' satisfies the given (A) 2 – 2 × AB + B 2 = 2+ 3 – 4 = 1
relation. A = x 2, B = – 1
2 2
Hence 'd' is correct. B2 = K a –b b –c
139. (b) a + b + c = 6 (–1) 2 = K 147. (b) + +
b –c c –a a –b c –a
= a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 14 K = 1
a 3 + b 3 + c 3 = 36 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Put values as –3 2
144. (c) 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 c –a
a = 1, b = 2, c = 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
–
3 3 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 3 a –b b –c
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a –b
b² x 12 x 20
a –b 151. (a) Third proportional of a and b =
× + +
a –b a x – 12 x – 20
b –c c –a
x y 3 5 3
2 3 3 5
Third proportion of and = +
b –c b –c y x 5– 3 3– 5
× +
a –b c –a b –c
x² y² 3 5 3 –3 3 – 5
=
2 5– 3
c –a c –a 2
x² y² x² y²
× xy
a –b b –a c –a = x² y² 2 5 –2 3
x y = = 2
xy 5– 3
3 y x
a –b 154. (b) x = 5 –
+ 21
b –c c –a a –b
4 3 3 2x = 10 – 2 21 ......(i)
3 152. (a)
2
b –c 7 4 3 2
7 3
2x = 7 + 3 – 2
+ (By Rationalization of denominator)
a –b c –a b –c
2
2x = 7– 3
3 4 3 3 7–4 3
c –a ×
7 4 3 7–4 3 1 2
a –b b –a c –a x = 7– 3
2
3 3 3 (4 3 3) 7 – 4 3
a –b b –c c –a = 1 2
=
b –c c –a a –b
49 – 48 x = 2
7– 3

(If x + y + z = 0 then x³ + y³ + z³ = 3xy) 4+ 3 3 1

= 7– 3
3 a –b b –c c –a ×7–4 3 2
= = 3
b –c c –a a –b – 16 3– 12 × 3
x
148. (c) (x – 3) 2 + (y – 5) 2 + (z – 4) 2 = 0 28 + 21 3
32 – 2x – 21
(x – 3) 2 = 0 x = 3 28 – 36 + 5 3 = 5 3 –8
(y – 5) 2 = 0 y = 5
(z – 4) = 0
2
z = 4
7– 3
=
4 15
153. (b) x = 2 32 – 10 – 2 21 – 21
x2 y2 c2 5 3
+ +
9 25 16
x 20 x 12 7– 3
9 25 16 + = ? =
+ + = 3 x – 20 x – 12
9 25 16 2 22 2 21 – 21

1 4 5 3 2 5 12
x = = 7– 3
149. (d)x (Inversely proportional) 5 3 5 3
y2 =
2
2 21 1 – 21
k 2 20 3
x = or
5 3
y2
7– 3
(y = 2) for (x = 1) (Given) x 2 5 =
= 2 21 1 – 21
k k 12 5 3
1 = 2 1=
2 4 by C – D rule 7– 3
=
k = 4 x 12 2 5 5 3 2
For y = 6 =
x – 12 2 5– 5– 3 155. (a) (x b+c) b–c (x c+a ) c–a (x a+b) a–b (x 0)
4 1 1 2 2
–c . 2
–a 2 2
–b 2
x = 2 =
9
=
9 3 5 3 = xb xc . xa
6 =
5– 3 2
–c 2 c 2 –a 2 a 2 –b 2 = x 0 = 1
150. (d) x 2 – y 2 = 80 xb
(x – y) (x
( x + y) = 80 x 2 3
= x 1 1
x – y = 8 ......(I) 20 156. (c) = –
5 3 a a x
(x + y) × 8 = 80
(x + y) = 10 ......(II) 2 3 5 3
x 20 x 1 1
Now average of x and y = – = –
x – 20 2 3– 5– 3 a a x
x y 10
= = 3 3 5 x –1 1
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 160. (d) xy = 8 Given
1–x 1 164. (c) x = 3 – 5
= So, (x, y) = (1, 8)
a x We have to Questions the options x = 3 + 5 – 2 3 5
x (1 – x) = a and check them
x – x2 = a (8, 1) x = 8 – 2 5 × 3
(2, 4)
1 (4, 2) x – 8 = – 2 15
157. (c) x + = 99
x 2x + y = 2 × 1 + 8 = 10 (Squaring both sides)
x 2 + 1 = 99x 2 × 8 + 1 = 11 x² + 64 – 16 x = 60
2(x 2 + 1) = 2 × 99x 2 × 2 + 4 = 8 minimum x² + 4 – 16x = 0
2x 2 + 2 = 198x 2 × 4 + 2 = 10 x² + 6 – 16x = 2
Hence in this question we have all 165. (d) x + y + z = 0
100 x the options. So, take all positi ve
= 2 factor otherwise we should have x 2 y2 z2
2x 2 102 x
to take –ve values also. yz + zx + xy = ?
(x, y) = (1, 8)
100 x 100 x 1
= = = (8, 1)
198 x 102 x 300 x 3 x3 y3 z3
(2, 4) + +
xyz yxz zxy
(4, 2)
4x – 3 4y–3 4z–3
158. (c) + + = 0 (–1, –8)
x y z (–8, –1) x3 y3 z 3
(–2, –4) zxy
4x 3 4y 3 4z 3 (–4, –2) x + y + z = 0
– + – + – = 0 161. (b) x 2 + x + 1 = 0 .....(i)
x x y y z z x 3 + y 3 + z 3 – 3xyz = 0
2 x + y 3 + z 3 = 3xyz
3
3 3 3 1
= 4 – + 4 – y + 4 – = 0 x + q2 = 0 3xyz
x z 2
zxy = 3
1 1 1 1 1 166. (c) a + b + c= 0
12 – 3 = 0 x2 + + 2 × × x + q2
x y z 4 2 Have values
a = 1, b = 2, c = – 3
1 1 1 1
– 3 x = – 12 = x2 + x + q2 = 0 ......(ii) a+b b+c c+a
y z 4 a b c
c a b b+c c+a a+b
Comparing constant term of equa-
1 1 1 tion (i) and (ii)
1 2 –3
x y z = 4 1 2 2– 3 –3 1
1 –3 1 2 2–3 –3+1 1+2
q +
2
= 1
xy xz yz 4 (– 1 – 1 – 1) (– 1 – 1 – 1)
159. (c)
x y =a, x z = b, y z = c 1 3 – 3 × – 3 = 9
= q = 1 –
2
=
Now 4 4
11
x y 1 x z 1 y z 167. (a) a +
=1 , b + = 1
3 3 b c
xy = a , xz = b , yz q =
4
=
2 Values of a, b, c assume
1 162.. (b)
162 a 2 – 4a – 1= 0 1
= a 2 – 1 = 4a
c a =
2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 b = 2
a – = 4
y + x = a, z + x = b , z a c = – 1
Squaring both sides
1
1 1 abc = × 2× – 1 = – 1
+ 1
y = c a +
2
2
– 2 = 16
2
a 168. (c) a + b + c = 2s
Now we have to find the value of x let
1 1 a = 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 a2 + = 18
a
+
b
–
c
= y +
x
+
z
+
x a2 b = 1
c = 1
1 1 1 1 s = 2
– a2 + + 3 a–a
y – z a2 2 2 2 2
s–a + s–b + s–c +s
= 18 + 3 × 4 = 18 + 12 = 30
1 1 1 2 2 2 2
a +b +c
+ – = 163. (d) 4 3x 2 5x – 2 3 = 0
a b c x
2 2 2 2
4 3 x 2 + 8x – 3x – 2 3 = 0 2–2 + 2–1 + 2–1 +2
bc ac – ab 2
= 2 2 2
abc x 4x 3x 2 – 3 3x 2 = 0 2 +1 +1

2abc 0 1 1 4 6
4x – 3 3x 2 = 0 1
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 Squaring both sides Note:-
169. (d) x = 3 + 2 2
2 2
For two linear equaltions
a b a b a 1x + b 1y + c 1 = 0
x 2 = (3 + 2 2 ) 2 + + 2 × × = 25
b a b a a 2x + b 2y + c 2 = 0
(Squaring both sides) Where x and y are variable.
= 9 + 8 +12 2 a2 b2
+ = 25 – 2 = 23 a1 b1
b 2
a2 (i)
a2 b2
then there will be unique
= 17 + 12 2
173. (d) xy + yz + zx = 0
xy + zx = –yz solution.
1 1 17 – 12 2
2 = × xy + yz = –zx a1 b1 c1
x 17 12 2 17 – 12 2
yz + zx = –xy (ii) , t he n i n f ini t e
a2 b2 c2
= 17 – 12 2
1 1 1 soul ti on
+ +
1 x 2 – yz y2 – zx z 2 – xy a1 b1 c1
2 +x = 17+12 2 +17–12 2 = 34
2
Puting values of –yz, –zx , –xy from (iii) then no solution.
x a2 b2 c2
abov e
2 3 1 1 4 –1
170. (b)x 3– = +
x 2 2 2 –8
x x xy+zx y xy+ yx
So, the equations h ave only one
3 1 soluti on
3x – 2 = +
x z2 yz + zx a 4 b 15
177. (d) = and =
b 5 c 16
3 1 1
3x –
x
= 2 x x+y+ z + y x+y+z a b 4 15 3
× = × =
b c 5 16 4
1
1 + z x+y+ z
3 x – = 2 a 3
x =
c 4
1 1 1 1
1 2 x+y+z x y z
x – = a2
x 3 c2 18 – 7
Squaring both sides 1 zy xz xy
2
18c –7a 2
c2
=
x+y+z xyz 45c 2 +20a 2 a2
1 4 c 2 45 20
x2 + 2 – 2= 1 c2
x 9
x y z × 0= 0
2
1 4 4 174. (c) a + b + c = 9 a 9
x2 + + 2 = 2 18 – 7 18 – 7
2 = For minimum value a = b = c c 16
x 9 9
= 2 = 9
3a = 9 a 45 20
171. (a) x 2 – 3x + 1 = 0 45 20
c 16
x 2 + 1 = 3x 9
a = = 3
3 63
1 18 –
x + = 3
For minimum value a = b = c = 3
=
16 = 225 4 = 1
x a 2 + b 2 +c 2 = 3² + 3² +3² 45 16 225 4
45
Squaring both sides 9+9+9 27 4
175. (d) a 2 + b 2 + 4c 2 = 2(a + b – 2c) – 3
175
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
x2 + a2+b2 + 4c 2 – 2a – 2b + 4c + 3=0
2 + 2 = 9 178. (d) 2 + y 2 + 2 = xy + yz +
x x z zx
a – 2a + 1 + b² – 2b + 1 + 4c +
2 2

4c + 1 = 0 Go through options 'd'

1
(a – 1) 2 + (b – 1) 2 + (2c + 1) 2 = 0 take x = y = z
x2 + 2 = 7
x a – 1 = 0 a = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
b – 1 = 0 b = 1 2 + 2 + 2 = 2 + 2 + 2
1 1 x x x x x x
x2 + 2 + x + –1
x x 2c + 1 = 0 c = Option d is right
2 179. (b) x = 3t, (I)
= 7 + 3 = 10
172. (c) a 2 + b 2 = 5ab 1 1
a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 + 1 + = 2 + y = ( t + 1)
2 2 4 2
a b
+ = 5 x = 2y
ab ab 1 9 1
= = 2 1
4 4 4 x = 2× (t + 1)
a b 2
+ = 5 176. (b) 4x – y = 2
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 3t = t + 1(from equation (i) and (ii)
1 1
2t = 1 2x + = 10 = a³ + = 0
x a³
1 Divide by 2 both sides
t =
2 x 1
1 10 187. (b) =
x + = = 5 x ² – 2x 1 3
1 2x 2
180. (c) x2 + x + a2
5 184. (c) xy (x + y) = 1 1 1
A 2 + 2 × AB +B 2 = (A + B )² =
1 x² 2x 1 3
x + y = –
2 xy x x x
1 1
x²+2× ×x+a²= x Cubing both sides
10 10
1 1
A = x 1 =
1 3
(x + y) = 3 3 3
x – 2
1 x y x
B =
10 1 1
x³ + y³ + 3xy (x + y)= 3 3 x + – 2 = 3
1 x y x
B = a =
10 1
1 1 x + = 3 + 2 = 5
181. (d) 2 – 3x – 4x 2 = 0 x y x
x³ + y³ + 3 = 3 3
– 4x² –3x+2= 0 x y xy Taking cube on both sides
ax² + bx +c = 0
In quadratic equation 1 3
1
(i) When a > 0 3 3 – x³ – y³ = 3 x = (5)³
x y x
4ac–b²
Minimum value = 1
4a 1
185. (c) x2 + = 83 x³ + + 3 × 5 = 125
(ii) When a < 0 x² x³
Subtracting 2 from both sides
4ac–b² 1
Maximum value = 1 x³ + = 110
4a x³
x² + – 2 = 83 – 2
In –4x²–3x + 2 x²
1
a < 0 2 188. (b) x + = 4
Maximum value 1 x
x – = 81
= Maximum value x Squaring both sides

2 1
4×–4×2– –3 1 x² + + 2 = 16
x – = 9 x²
4×–4 x
Take cube on both sides 1
–32 – 9 41 x² + = 14
= = x²
–16 16 1 1
x³³ – – 3 x – = 729 Squaring again
182. (a) x 4 – 2x² + k x³ x
1
2 x4 +
(x²)² – 2 × x² × 1 + k 1 4 = 196 – 2 =194
x³ – – 3 × 9 = 729 x
x³ 189. (c) x + y + z = 6
2
A² – 2 × A × B + k 1 x² + y² + z² = 20
x³ – = 729 + 27 = 756 (x + y + z) 2 = (6) 2
x³
k = 1 x² + y² + z² + 2 (xy + yz + zx) = 36
2
k = 1 1
186. (d) a = 3 20 + 2 (xy + yz + zx) = 36
5x a
1 2(xy + yz + zx) = 16
183. (d) 2 =
2x 5x 1 3 1 xy + yz + zx = 8
a + = 3 x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz
a
5 = (x + y +z) (x² + y² + z² – xy – zx – yz)
1 Take cube on both sides
2x ² 5x 1 = x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz = 6 (20 – 8)
3 3
x x x 1 3 = 6 × 12 = 72
a = 3
a
5 190. (b) x = 1 – 2
1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
2x 5 = 3 = a³ + + 3a × a =3 3 = ×
x a³ a a x 1– 2 1 2
1 1 1 2 1 2
2x 5 = 15 = a³ + + 3 3 = 3 3 = = = 2 1
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 c² – a² = C
1 27 – 36 –9
= = A + B + C = a² – b² + b² – c²
x – = 1 – 2 + 2 + 1 = 2 8 8
x + c² – a² = 0
Take cube 1 –9 A³ + B³ + C³ – 3ABC
x³ + + 2 = + 2
x³ 8 1
3 3 = (A + B + C) [(A – B)² + (B – C)² +
1 1 2
x – = (2) 3 x – = 8 1 –9 16 7
x x = x³ + + 2 = = (C – A)²]
x³ 8 8 A³ + B³ + C³ – 3ABC = 0
191. (b) x = a – b 194. (b) a + b + c = 15 A³ + B³ + C³ = 3ABC
y = b – c a² + b² + c² = 83 Where A = a² – b² etc.
z = c – a (a + b + c )² = (15)² A³ + B³ + C³ = 3 × (a² – b²) (b²
x+y+ z =a– b+b– c+ c– a=0 – c²) (c² – a²)
a² + b² + c² + 2ab + 2bc +2ca = 225 Hence (a + b) (a – b) is a factor
x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz = (x + y + z) (x²
+ y² + z² – xy – yz – zx) = 0 83 + 2 (ab + bc + ca) = 225 b²
2 (ab + bc + ca) = 225 – 83 = 142 200. (b) a =
b–a
3 – 2
192. (d) x = ab + bc + ca = 71 a (b – a) = b²
3 2 a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc = (a + b + c) (a² + ab – a² = b²
b² + c² – ab – bc – ca) a² + b² – ab = 0
3 2 a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc =15 (83 – 71) = a³ + b³ = (a + b) (a² + b² – ab)
y =
3 – 2 15 × 12 = 180 a³ + b³ = 0
201. (b) p – 2q = 4
1 1 Take cube on both sides
195. (b) x+ =1
x = x 1 (p – 2q)³ = (4)³
y p³ – 8q³ – 3p × 2q (p – 2q) = 64
adding (1) both sides
p³ – 8q³ – 6pq × 4 = 64
1 1 p³ – 8q³ – 24pq = 64
y = xy = 1 x+1+ = 1 + 1 p³ – 8q³ – 24pq – 64 = 0
x x 1
202. (c) x = –1
3 – 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
x+y = + (x+1)+ = 2 + + + + + 94 +
3 2 3 – 2 x 1 x 99 x 98 x 97 x 96 x 95 x
2 2
Put x + 1 = 1 1
–1
3 – 2 3 2 1 x
and = 1
1 x 1 1 1 1 1
= 99 + 98 + 97 + 96 +
1 –1 –1 –1 –1
3 2–2 6 3 2 2 6
10 (x + 1) 5 + 5
1
x 1 1 1 1
95 + 94 + –1
(x + y) 3 = x 3 + y 3
+ 3xy (x + y)
= 1+1 = 2 –1 –1 1
(10) 3 = x 3 + y 3 + 3 × 1(10) 1
1 1 1 = – 1+1–1+1–1+1+ –1 = – 2
196. (a) + = –1
x³ + y³ = 1000 – 30 = 970
a b a b 1
2 203. (a) 3 32 =a 3 4 +b 3 2 +c
193. (c) 2x + = 3 a b 1 4 1
x =
ab a b 1 1
1 3 (a + b)² = ab 34 32 1 = 1 2 1
x +
= 2
x 2 a² + b² + 2ab = ab 23 23 1
Taking cube on both sides a² + b² + ab = 0
3 3 a³ – b³ = (a – b) (a² – ab + b²)
( A³– B³=(A–B) (A²+AB+ B²)
1 3 a³ – b³ = 0
= x = 197. (d) If a + b +c = 0 1
x 2 Put, A =
then, a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc = 0 23 , B = 1
a³ + b³ + c³ = 3abc
1 198. (c) x = y = 333, z = 334 1
x a
x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz 23 – 1
x
1 =
x³ a ³ – 3a 1
x³ = (x+y+z)((x–y)² + (y – z)²) + (z – x)² 1 1 2 1
2 2
23 – 1 23 23 1
1 1 27 1
x³³ + + 3 x = (333 + 333 + 334)[ (333 + 333) 2 +
x³ x 8 2 1
(333 – 334)² + (334 – 333)²]
23 – 1
1 3 27 1 1
x³ + + 3 × =
x³ 2 8 (1000) (0 + 1 + 1) = 1000 23 – 1
2 1 3
199. (a) (a² – b²)³ + (b² – c²)³ + (c² – a²)³ 3
1 27 9 23 – 1
x³ + = – Let a² – b² = A
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 2 209. (d) f(x) = 12x³ – 13x² – 5x + 7
1 If we divide f(x) by
1
1 23 x² + = 2 x =1
– 1 = a + b 2 3 + c x²
23 (3x + 2) then
3x + 2 = 0 4(a³ + b³) = 1 + 3
(Comparing the terms )
a³ + b³ = 1
a = 0 2
b = 1 x = – Let a = 1 b = 0
3
c = –1 a² – b² = 1 – 0 = 1
a + b + c = 0 + 1 – = 0 –2 –2
3
–2
2 or you can directly put the value
f = 12 –13 of x also,
3 3 3
204. (d) x = 32 3 212. (a) 121a² + 64b²
–2 = (11a)² + (8b)² + 2 × 11a × 8b
x = 2 +
3 – 5 3 + 7 = (11a + 8b)²
3
So term added to make perfect
1 1 2– 3 8 52 10 square = 176 ab
= × = – 12× – + +7
x3 2 3 2– 3 27 9 3
213. (b) a = 2 + 3
–96 – 156 90 189 2
= a² = 2 3
27
2– 3
= 2– 3
4–3 –252 279 27 = 4 + 3 + 4 3
= = = 1
1 27 27 = 7 + 4
x³ + = 2 + 3
x³ 3 + 2 – 3 = 4
210. (b) 2x² – 7x + 12 = 0 1 1
205. (d) x = 3
5 + 2 =
roots are , a² 7 4 3
x – 2 = 3
5
Take cube on both sides c –b 7–4 3
= + , + = =
3 3 a a 7 4 3 7–4 3
(x – 2)³ = 5
7 12
x³ – 8 – 3 × 2 × x [x – 2] = 5 = + , = = 6 7–4 3
2 2 =
1
x³ – 8 – 6x² + 12x = 5
² ² 1
x³ – 6x² + 12x – 13 = 0 + = a² + = 7+ 4 3 + 7– 4 3
a²
p²–p p²–1 p²
206. (b) = 14
2p³+p² + p²+3p + p+1 ²–2
= 1
In such type of question a 214. (a) p + + p + k²
ssume values of p. 4
2
Let p = 1 7
–2 6 49 1
2 – 12 p + p + k²
1–1 1–1 1 = = 4 4
+ + 6 6
2+1 1+3 1+1
2 1 1
1 49 – 48 1 p +2× × p + k² 4
1 = = 2
= 0 + 0 + = 6 4 24
2 2
A 2 + 2 × A × B + B²
Now check options (b) 3
211. (c)
211 x³ + = 4 (a³ + b³)
1 1 x 1
A = p B² = k²
2p² = 2 4
1
Hence option (b) is Answer. and 3x + = 4 (a³ + b³)
x³ 1
1 B =
3 1 2
207. (b) x + = 2
x x³ + = 3x +
x x³ 2
Put x = 1 1 1
1 3 k² + =
1 x³ – = 3x – 4 2
1 + 1 = 2 x³ x

2 = 2 (satisfy) 1 1 1 1
x³ – ³ x– k² + =
= 3 x 4 4
1 1 x
x² x³ k² = 0
x² x³
1 1 k = 0
= (1 + 1) (1 + 1) x– x² 1
= 2 × 2 = 4 x x² 1
208. (a) a, b, c, are +ve integers 215. (a) Reciprocal of x
x
So, minimum value is a = b = c = 1 1
= 3 x–
Putting the value of x in equation x
1
a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc 1 x
1 = x =
= 1 + 1 + 1 – 3 × 1× 1× 1 =0 x² + 1 + = 3 x x² 1
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216. (a) F or m ini mum v alue of 220. (d) (x – 2) is a factor of x²+3Qx–2Q 224. (a) a + b + c + d = 4
for (x – 2) = 0 1 1
1 1 1
+ + x² + 3Qx – 2Q = 0
a b c 1–a 1–b 1–c + 1–a 1–b 1–c
4 + 3 × Q × 2 – 2 × Q = 0
a = b = c
a + b + c = 1 (given) 4 + 6Q – 2Q = 0 1 1
+ 1–c 1–d 1–a + 1–b 1–c 1–d
4Q = – 4
1
a = b = c = Q = – 1 Put a = 0, b = 0 and c
3 221. (d) a + b = 12 ....... (I) = 2 and d = 2
ab = 22 ...... (II) a + b + c + d
1 1 1 = 0 + 0 + 2 + 2 = 4 = 4 (satisify)
= = = 3 Squaring both sides of equation (I)
a b c
a² + b² + 2ab = 144 1 1
1 1 1 a² + b² + 2 × 22 = 144 1–0 1–0 1–2 + 1–0 1–2 1–2
Minimum value of + + a² + b² = 144 – 44 = 100
a b c
1 1
= 3 + 3 +3 = 9 1 + +
1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0
222. (b) x= 3 – & y= 3 +
217. (b) a 2 3 = b 2– 3 = 1 3 3
1 1 1 1
+
1 1 x² x ³ y³ –1 1 + –1 –1 + –1
y²
a =
2 3
b =
2– 3 y + x = xy –1 + 1 + 1 – 1= 0

1 1
x y x ² – xy y² 225. (b) x – = 1
a = = x
b xy
1 1 1 1 4 1
+ x –
a²+1 b²+1 x+y= 3 – 3 + 3 + 3 =2 3 2
x
2
1 1 3x 5x – 3
+ 1 1
1 b²+1 xy = 3 – 3 divide and multiply by x
1 3 3
b²
4
1 x 1
8 –
1 1 = 3– = x 3
+ 3 3 x
1+b² b²+1 2
3x 5x 3
b² x y x² y²+2x y–2x y – x y –
x x x
b² 1 xy
+
b²+1 b²+1 2 1 3 1
x y x y – 3xy 3 x –
x –
b²+1 x³ x³
= 1 xy = 3 1
b²+1 3x – 5 3 x – 5
x x
2 8
218. (d) 2 3 a = 2– 3 b = 1 2 3 2 3 –3
3 1
1 8 x –
= 1
= 2 3 x
a 3 Take cube on both sides
By rationals
2 3 12 – 8 3
2 3 3 4 1
1 =3 3 x – = (1) 3
= 2– 3 8 8 x
b
3
1 1 223. (b) x² + ax + b 1 1
+ =2– 3 +2+ 3 = 4 x³ – – 3 x – = 1
a b 1 2 x³ x
x² + 2 × a × x + b
2
1 1 1 1
219. (a) a+ = b+ = c+ x³ – – 3 = 1
b c a A² + 2 × A × B + B² = (A + B) 2 x³
To save your time assume values of
1 1
a, b, c according to equation. A = x, B = a, B 2
2 x³ – = 4
x³
1 2
Let a = 2, b = – 1 & c = = b , B = b
2 3 1
x –
2 x³ 4 4 1
1 1 1 1 1 = = = =
2+ = – 1+ = + x a be perfect square 1 3 1 5 8 2
–1 1/2 2 2 2 3 x – 5
x
= 1 = 1 = 1 1 1
at b = 2 a b= 4 a² 226. (d) x + y = 15
1
abc = 2 × – 1 × = – 1 a² = 4b x – 10 = 5 – y
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 x – 10 = – (y – 5)
2 1
Take cube on both sides x 1 1 1 x + = 3
(x – 10)³ = (– (y – 5))³ x = = 1 x
x – x² 2
(x – 10)³ + (y – 5)³ = 0 1
230. (b) y = 1 – 3k and x = –2k x³ + + 3 × 3 = 27
(giv en) x³
1
227. (b) x²+ = 66 For x = y
x² 1
–2k = 1 – 3k x³ + = 18
1 k = 1 x³
x²+ –2 = 66 – 2
x² 231. (b) x ² y² z x y – 3z + 3 x y³ z ² 6 4
x x x² 1
2 x = 1 y = – 3 z = –1 (given) x³
1
x – = 64 3
x 1 9 –1 1– 3 3 + 3 1 –3 1 6
x x4 x² 1
= 3 + (– 3)= 0 + + +
x³ x³ x³ x³
2
1 1
x – = (8) 2 232. (b) x + = 2 ........(I) 1 1
x x
x³ + + + x
Squaring both sides x³ x
1 1 18 + 3 =21
x – = 8 x² + + 2 = 4
x x² 3 3
x 1 – x –1
x² 1 2x 1 235. (b) 2 2 = 2
– x² + = + 2 x 1 – x –1
x² – 1 2x x x x x²
= x Cubing equation (I) A³ – B³ = (A – B) (A² + AB + B²)
x
x A² – B² = (A – B) (A + B)
1 1 2 2
x³ + + 3 x = 8 x 1– x 1 x 1 x –1 x 1 x –1
1 x³ x
x – 2 x 1– x 1 x 1 x –1
x
1 =2
1 x³ + + 6 = 8
x³ x ² 1 2x x ² – 1 x ² 1 – 2x
1 2
2x
When x – = + 8 1
x x³ + = 2
x³ 3x ² 1
= 2
1 2x
Then x – + 2 = 8 + 2 = 10 1 1
x x² x³ 3x² + 1 = 4x
= 2× 2 = 4
x² x³ 3x² – 4x + 1 = 0
1 3x² – 3x – x + 1 = 0
When x – = – 8 1 3x (x –1) –1 (x – 1) = 0
x 233. (a) x + = 5 (3x – 1) (x – 1) = 0
– 8 + 2 = – 6 x 3x – 1 = 0
(10, – 6) Take cube on both sides
1
228. (c) a² + a + 1 = 0 x =
3 3
1
a³ 1³ a 1 a² – a 1 x = (5)³ x – 1 = 0
x
a³ – 1 a – 1 a² 1 a 1
For x = 1 =
(a³ – 1) = (a – 1) × 0 1 1
x³+ +3×5 = 125 By adding numinator and denomi-
a³ – 1 = 0 x³ nat or
a³ = 1 1 +1 = 2
(a³)³ = 1³ 1 No option is satisfied
a9 = 1 x³+ = 110
x³ 1
x =
2 Squaring both sides 3
229. (a) x+ =1 1 + 3 = 4
x 2
x²² + 2 = x 1 236. (c) x = 5 + 2
x³ = (110)²
x²² – x = –2 x³
1 1 5 –2
x – xx²² = 2 = ×
x 5 2 5 –2
x² x 2 1
= divide & mulitply by x x6 + 6 + 2 = 12100 5–2
x² 1 – x x = 5 –2
5–4
x² x 2 2
1 1
x 1 x 6+ 6 = 12100–2 = 12098 x– = 5 +2– 5 + 2 = 4
x x x x x
x
x² x 1– x 234. (c) x² – 3x + 1 = 0 2x ² – 3 x – 2
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 1 1 a6 + 1 = 0
2x ² 2 3x 2 242. (d) –
– – 2x – –3 a ² ax x² a ² – ax x² a 6 = –1
x x x x
3x ² 3 4x 3 = a 18 + a 12 + a 6 + 1
– – 3x – –4 2ax
+ = (–1) 3 + (–1) 2 – 1 + 1
x x x x a4 a ²x ² x4 = –1 + 1 –1 + 1 = 0

1 a² – ax x² – a² – ax – x2 2ax 1
2 x – –3 = + 248. (d) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 – xy – xz – yz = [(x
x (a² x² ax)(a² x² – ax) a 4 a 2x ² x 4 2
2 4–3 – y) 2 + (y – z) 2 + (z – x) 2]
1 –2ax 2ax
3 x – –4 3 4–4
x = + 1
a2 x 2
2
– ax
2 a4 x4 a²x² = [(997 – 998) 2 + (998 – 999) 2
2
8–3 5 + (999 – 997) 2]
= = =0.625 –2ax 2ax
12 – 4 8 = + 1
a4 x4 2x2a2 – a²x ² a4 x4 a 2x ² = (1+1+4) = 3
237. (b) a = 2.234 2
b = 3.121 –2ax 2ax
c = –5.355 = + = 0 1
a4 x4 x 2a ² a4 x4 a 2x ² 249. (c)
249 x+ =3
a + b + c= 0 x
243. (b) x = 11
a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc = (a + b + c)
x 5 – 12x 4 + 12x 3 – 12x 2 + 12x – 1
(a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca) = 0 2 1
= x5 – 11x4 – x4 + 11x3 + x3 – 11x2 ––x
–x²
x² + 3x 3
238. (d) x² + y² + 1 = 2x 2 –4 3 x –4
11x + x – 1 3x 3 – 4x x x x
x² – 2x + 1 + y² = 0
= (11) 5 – 11× (11) 4 – (11) 4 + 11 × 2 2 1
(x – 1)² + y² = 0 x 1– x x 1 x x –1
(11) 3 + 11³– 11 × (11) 2 – (11 × –
If A² + B² = 0 x x x x
11) + (11 × 11) + (11) – 1
As powers are even = 0 – 0 + 0 + 0 + 11 – 1 = 10
it can possible only 244. (c) p = 99 3 3–4 9–4 5
when A = 0 & B = 0 = = =
p(p² + 3p +3) 3 –1 3 –1 2
x – 1 = 0 p³ + 3p² + 3p + 1 – 1
x = 1 250. (d) x = 3 + 2 2
(p + 1)³ – 1
y = 0
(99 + 1)³ – 1 1
x³ + y 5 = 1 + 0 = 1 = 3 – 2 2
239. (a) 3(a² + b² + c²) = (a + b + c)² (100)³ – 1 x
by options a = b = c 1000000–1 = 99999 1
3(a² + a² + a²) = 9a² 245. (c) From option (c) LHS (x + 2)² = x² x + = 3 + 2 2 + 3 – 2 2
x
9a² = 9a² + 4x + 4
RHS = x² + 2x + 4 1
240. (a) x x –3 –1 x + = 6
LHS RHS x
–1
(x – 3) = 2 3
x 1 1
246. (a) a = 3 x = (6) 3
Taking cube on both sides a x
3
–1 1
(x – 3) 3 = a + = 3 1
x a x3 + 3 + 3 × 6 = 216
Cube on both sides x
–1
x³ – 27 – 9x (x – 3) =
x³ 1
3
3 1
–1 a = 3 x3 + 3 = 216 – 18 = 198
x³ – 27 – 9 × – 1 = a x
x³
1 6 4 2
–1 a³ + + 3 3 = 3 3 x x x 1
x³ – 27 + 9 = a³ 3
x³ x
1
–1 a³ + = 0 1
x³³ – 18 = a³ 1
x³ = x3 + x + + 3
1 x x
³(x³³ – 18) = –1
x³(x³ 247. (a) a + = 3
a
241. (a) a² + 4b² + 4b – 4ab – 2a – 8 1 1
Take cube on both sides x3 +
= a² – 4ab + 4b² – 2a + 4b – 8 = 3 + x +
x x
= (a –2b)² – 2 (a – 2b) – 8 1 1 a 1 3
= 198 + 6 = 204
Put t = a – 2b a³+ +3a× a = 3
a³ a
251. (c) (a + b – c) 2 + (b + c – a) 2 + (c + a
= t² – 2t – 8
= t² – 4t + 2t – 8 1 – b)2 = ?
= t(t – 4) + 2(t – 4) a³+ +3× 3 3 3 a + b + c = 0 (given)
a³
= (t + 2) (t – 4)
1 a + b = –c
= (a – 2b – 4) (a – 2b + 2) a3 + = 0
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 a + c = –b 1 1 1 1
337
3
(a + b – c) 2 + (b + c – a) 2 + x2 + 2 – 2= –2 a + b + 3 a 3b 3 c = c
x 144
(c + a – b) 2
1 1 1
(–c –c) 2 + (–a –a) 2 + (–b –b) 2 2 3
1 337 – 288 49 a + b – c = –3 a 3 b 3 c
(–2c) 2 + (–2a) 2 + (–2b) 2 x – = =
x 144 144 Again take cube both sides
4c + 4a + 4b
2 2 2
(a + b – c) 3 = –27 abc
1 7
4(a + b + c )
2 2 2
x – = (a + b – c) 3 + 27abc = 0
252. (b) p 3 + 3p 2 + 3p – 7 = 0 x 12
260. (b) 4x + 5y = 83
p 3 + 3p 2 + 3p + 1 = 7 + 1
1 1
3x : 2y = 21 : 22
= (p + 1) 3 = (2) 3 25 7 175
x x– = × = x: y = 7 : 11
= p + 1 = 2 x x 12 12 144 let x = 7 and y = 11
p = 1 y –x = 11 – 7
p 2 + 2p = 1 + 2 = 3 2 1 175 = 4
x – =
2 144
253. (a) x = 2015 x 3
261. (c)x = 3 a
261 a² b³ + a – a³ b³
y = 2014
z = 2013 1 Take cube on both sides
1 2 2 1
x4 – x x –
4 = 2 2 = x³³ = (a + a² b³ ) +
1 x x x
= x 2 + y 2 + z 2 – xy – yz – zx = [(x
2 1
175 337 58975 3
– y) 2 + (y – z) 2 + (z – x) 2] = (a – a ² b³ ) + 3 a a² b³
144 144 20736
1 256. (c) x = 9999 1
3
= [(2015 – 2014) 2 + (2014 – a – a ² b³
2
3 2
2013) 2 + (2013 – 2015) 2 ] 4x –x x 4x – 1
3 3
= a a ² b³ a – a ³ b³
1 2x 1 6x – 3 3 2x 1 2x – 1
= (1 + 1 + 4) = 3 2
2
x³ = 2a + 3 a² – a² b³ 3
x
254. (a) 3a 2 = b 2 (given) x 4x 2 – 1
x
= 2 =
3 3 3 4x – 1 3 2
3
a+b – a–b x³ = 2a + 3 –b 3 x
2 2 9999
a+b a–b = 3333 2
3 3 3
3 3 3 3 257. (b) a 3 + b 3 = 9 x³ = 2a + 3 b 2
x
a b 3ab a b – a – b – 3ab a – b a + b = 3
a
2
b
2
2ab a
2 2
b – 2ab Assume values, a = 2, b = 1 x³ = 2a – 3bx
(2) 3 + 1 = 9 x³ + 3bx = 2a
3 2 3 2 2 + 1 = 3 262. (d) Given
2b +6a b b +3a b
2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 x 24 1
2a +2b a +b + = +1 =
a b 2 2 = 7
x12
b³ b³ 2b ³ 258. (c) t – 4t + 1 = 0
2

1
t 2 + 1 = 4t x 24 1 x 24 1
b²
b² b² 1 2 x 12 x12 x12
3 3 t 1 4t
=
t t 1
x12
2b 3b x12 = 7
4 2 t+ = 4
t Cubing both sides
3 [take cube both sides] 3
1
x12 = 73
1 1 25 1 1 x12
255. (a) x + = 2 = t + + 3t t t t = 64
x 12 12 t
1 3 x12 1 x12 1
x 36
1 675 t³ + = 64 – 12 = 52 x 36
x12 x12
x2 + 2 + 2 = t³
x 144 = 343
1 1
1 625 t3 + = 52 x 36
x2 + 2 = – 2 t3 x 36 + 3 × 7 = 343
x 144
259. (d) 3 3 3
a b c 1
1 625 – 288 Take cube both sides x 36
x + 2 =
2 x 36 = 343 – 21
x 144 3 3
3
3
3
a b c 1
x 36 x 72 1
1 337
x + 2 =
2 1 1 x 36 = x 36
x 144 a+b+3 a 3b 3 3
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263. (d) Given P = 99
5 3
2
5 3
2 1
find P(P 2 + 3P + 3) = ? = [ 2 2 5 + 22 5 + 2 2 6 ] [ ( 2 25 2 2 6 ) 2 +
to put value in equation
x y 2 2 2
5 3
(+226–225) +(225–225) ]2 2
99 ((99) 2 + (3 × 99) + 3)
2 5
2
3
2
676
(100 – 1) [(100 – 1) + [3×(100 – 2
1 1 0 = 676
x y 2
1] +3) 2
(100 – 1) [10000 + 1 – 200+ 300
x + y = 8 ..................(i) 1
– 3 + 3] 270. (b) x2 + x = 5 then (x + 3)3 + 3
x+3
(100 – 1) (10000 + 100 + 1) 5 3 5 3
Again, x y Let x + 3 = m
(100 – 1) (10101) 5 3 5 3 x = m – 3
99 × 10101 then (m – 3)2 + (m –3) = 5
m + 9 – 6m + m – 3 = 5
2
99 99 99
4 5 3 m2 – 5m + 6 = 5
264. (b) Given, x = 2 m2 – 5m = –1
2
Find x 3 + 27x 2 + 243x + 631
to put value x = 2 (x y) 2 15 .........(ii) –1
m – 5=
2 + 27×2 + (243 × 2)+631
3 2 m
5 3 5 3 1
8 + 108 + 486 + 631 And, xy m + = 5
5 3 5 3 m
1233
265. (b) Given, x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 2 (x + z – 1 ) xy = 1
1
then m3 + = 125 – 15
Find- x 3+ y 3+ z 3 = ? Substitutes values in the question. m3
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 2 (x + z – 1 )
2 1
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 2x + 2z – 2 x y xy m3 + = 110
x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 2x + 2z – 1– 1 2 m3
x y xy Here m = x + 3 then
(x 2+1–2x) + y 2 + (z 2+1–2z) = 0
(x–1) 2 + y 2 + (z–1) 2 = 0 2 1
8 1
(x–1) 2 = 0 2
63 (x+3)3 + 3 = 110
x = 1 2 15 1 61 x+3
y2 = 0 271. (d) Given, m = – 4, n = – 2
y = 0 4 Find m³–3m²+3m+3n+3n²+n³
(z – 1) 2 = 0 268. (c) Given, 4a 3 0 Putting value of m and n
z = 1 a
(– 4) 3 – 3 (– 4)² + 3(– 4) + 3×(– 2)
Value substituted in question, 1
3 + 3 (– 2)² + (– 2)³
x 3+ y 3+ z 3 Find: a 3 ?
13 + 0 + 13 a3 – 64 – 48 – 12 – 6 + 12 – 8
2 4 – 64 – 60 – 2
4a 3
1 a – 126
266. (b) Given, x 1
x 1 3 272. (b) 2 x– ky + 7 = 0 ......(i)
2 a 6 x – 12y + 15 = 0 .....(ii)
Find: ? a 4
x2 x 2 There has no solution for
3 3
1 1 –3 a1 b1 c1
x 1 a– = =
x a 4 a2 b2 c2
x 2 +1 = x [Cubing both sides]
(x 2 –x) = – 1 2 –k
1 1 1 27 =
Putting value in, a3 3a a 6 – 12
a3 a a 64
2
1 3 27 1 k
x2 x 2 = 2 a3 3 = K= 4
a3 4 64 3 12
267. (d) Given, 273. (a) Here, x = 332 ,
1 27 9
5 3 5 3 a3 y = 333 , z = 335
x , y a3 64 4
5 3 5 3 Find x³ + y³ +z³ – 3 xyz
1 27 9
a3 3 3 1
x2 y2 xy a3 64 4 = a b c
Find: ? 2
x2 y2 xy 192 171 1 21
a3 3
64 a3 64 a –b ² b –c ² c –a
x2 y2 2xy xy
269. (b) According to the question,
x2 y2 2xy xy 332 333 335 2
x = z = 225
333 – 332 ² 335 – 333
x y
2
xy y = 226 2
2
? x 3+ y 3+ z 3– 3 x y z = ?
x y xy As we know, 1000
335 – 332 ² 1² 2² 3²
1 2
5 3 5 3 x 3+y 3+z 3–3xyz = x y z
2 1000
Now, x y 14 = 7000
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 From equation (i)
1 2 2 2 2
274. (d) If 2 x 3 a
2 3 1 2 2 2 2
x =1
Find x = ? x
4
a 1
1 x² + 1 = x 4
2 3 x
2 3 a 2 – ax = 1 2 –1×2 =1 – 2 = –1
x² 1 3x
284. (a) Let a = 0
2 – 3 x² 1 7x b = 1
2 3 × x
1 a3 b3 ab (a 2 b 2 )2
x 3x 4x 1
=
x 7x 8x 2 0 1 0 (0 1)2
2 x 3 2– 3
x = -1 1 1 1 = 0
279. (c) x 2
275. (c) Given m–5n = 2 x 1
find m³ – 125 n³ – 30mn 285. (b) a 5
(a 3)
7 1
m – 5n = 2 2
Find x 5
(m–5n)³ = 2³ (cubing both sides) x 1
a 3 5 3
a 3
m³–125n³–3m×5n (m–5n) = 8 1
x 2 Let x = 1
m³ – 125n³ – 15mn×2 = 8 x 1
a 3 2
a 3
m³ – 125n³ – 30mn = 8
276. (d) Given Cubing both sides
1 1
3
3 To, put value in question, 1
x = a b a 3 b ..... ......(i) a 3 23
7 1 7 1 a 3
on squaring both side x 1
x5 15
3 1 1
x² = a 3 b a 3 b .... 1+1 = 2 a 3 3
3. a 3
a 3 a 3
280. (d) Given expression,
On cubing both sides 4x 2 + 8x
Let P should be added, 1
x6 = a 3b 3
a b a 3 b .....
a 3 8
4x 2 + 8x + p a 3
(2x) 2 + 2 × (2x)
x) × 2
x 6 = a3b x from equation (i)
[(a+b) 2 = a 2+b 2+2ab]
3 1
On dividing above eq. by x we get Term that should be adde added = 2 2 = 4 a 3 3
3[ 2] 8
P = 4 a 3
6 3
x a bx
= 281. (b) 999x + 888y = 1332 3 1
x x a 3 3
8 6 14 Ans.
888x + 999y = 555 a 3
x5 = a³b
1887 (x y ) = 1887
x = 5 a ³b 3x 2y 5
x+y = 1 286. (d)
2x 3y 6
1 282.. (a) According to the question,
277. (d) Given: x = 2 ...........(i) 18x 12y 10x 15y
x 1 1
x , y
2 3 2 3 8x 27y
12 1
The value of x – =?
12 x 27
x 1 2 3
x , y 8
1 2 3 2 3
if x = 1 x =2 2
x 1 2 3 3
x 3y
y
1+1=2 2 3 2 3 3 3y
x
12 1
Then, x –
12 x 2 3, y 2 3 3 3
2
x 27 8
8xy (x ²+y²) 3 3
1 27 8
12 2 2
1 – 8 2– 3 2 3 2– 3 2 3
12
1 2
3 2 2
1 – 1=0 8 1 7 2 3 7 2 3 (5) 25
= 112
3 1
1 283. (d) According to the question,
278. (a) Given: x =1 ........(i) 287. (d) According to the Question
x
x 2 x 2 x =
a 3 + 2
x² 3x 1 x 2 x 2
Find =?
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 292. (a) According to the question x + y = 2a
(x 3 – 20 2 ) – (y 3 + 2 2 )
If 2S = a + b + c
3 1 2
=[( 3 + 2 ) 3 – 20 2 – ( 3 – 2)
3
a+b+c
S = Let x = 3, y = 1, a = 2
2
– 2 2]
Let a = 10, b = 10, c = 10 a a
+
=3 3 + 2 2 + 9 2 + 6 3 – 10+10+10 x –a y –a
S =
20 2 – 3 3 + 2
2 2 2
2 +9 2 –6 3
+
– 2 30 3–2 1–2
2 S = = 15
2
2 2
= 9 3 –9 2 –9 3 +9 2 = 0 S(S – C) + (S – a) (S – b) 0
15(15 – 10) + (15 – 10) (15 – 1 1
288. (d) SHORTCUT METHOD
Always do these types of question 10) = 75 + 25 = 100 300. (a) a² + b² + c² = ab + bc + ca
with the help of Now check from option. Let a = b = c = 1
Put a = b = c = 1 Option (a) ab = 10×10 = 100 a² + b² + c² = ab + bc + ca
3(1 2 + 1 2 + 1 2) = (a + b + c) 2 (Satisfied)
1²+1²+1² = 1×1+1×1+1×1
3 = 3 satified 293. (d) p + m = 6 .....(i)
p³ + m³ = 72 3 = 3
So this is answer a = b = c
(p + m) (p² + m² – pm) = 72
289. (d) According to the question, a+c
(p + m) [(p + m)² – 3pm] = 72 to find =?
1 1 [ p² + m² = (p + m)² – 2pm] b
x = a + & y= a – 6[(6)² – 3pm] = 72 from (i)
a a 1+1
36 – 3pm = 12 =2
x – x²y² – 1 + y 4 – x²y² + 1
4
pm = 8 1
= x 4 – 2x²y² + y 4 294. (d) xm × xn = 1 301. (d) p³ – q³ = (p – q) {(p – q)² – xpq}
= [x² – y²]² x m+n = xº ( xº = 1) p³ – q³ = (p – q) [p² + q² – 2pq –
m + n = 0 xpq]
2
2 2 m = –n
1 1 p³ – q³ = (p – q) [p² + q² – 2pq –
a+ – a– 2p
a a 1 (–3)pq]
295. (d) =
p²–2p+1 4 p³ – q³ = (p – q) (p² + q² + pq)
2 So, x = –3
1 1 2 1
= a 2–a – 2 1
=
4 because a³ – b³ = (a – b) (a² +
a a p–2+
p b² + ab)
= [4] 2 = 16 302. (a) Given
(Divide p both in nu. & de.)
290. (d) Let m = x + y + z = 6
5 5 5 1
Factor = (a)×(a+1) p + – 2= 8 xy + yz + zx = 10
p
Here m = a + 1 To find x³ + y³ + z³ – 3xyz = ?
or m – 1 = a ......(i) 1 Using formula.
p + = 10
p (x + y + z)² = x² + y² + z² + 2 (xy
Let n = 5– 5– 5
296. (b) According to the question, + yz + zx)
Factor = (a)×(a+1) x = 2, y = 1, z = – 3 6² = x² + y² + z² + 2 × 10
Here n = a ......(ii) x³ + y³ + y³ – 3xyz = ?
From (i) & (ii) As we know that 36 = x² + y² + z² + 20
m – 1 = n a + b + c = 0 then a³ + b³ + c³ – x² + y² + z² = 16
or m – n– 1 = 0 3abc= 0
2 + 1 – 3 = 0 x 3 + y 3 + z 3 – 3xyz =
3 – 5x 3 – 5y 3 – 5z
291. (b) + + = 0 x³ + y³ + 3³ – 3xyz = 0 (x + y + z ) x ² y² z ² – xy – yz – zx
2x 2y 2z 297. (a) According to the question
(x 3 + y 6) (x 3 – y 6) = 6 16 – xy yz zx
3 5 3 5 3 5
or – + – + – =0 x 6 + x 3y 6 – x 3y 6 – y 12 = 6 [16 – 10]
2x 2 2y
y 2 2z 2
x 6 – y 12 = 6 × 6 = 36
3 298. (b) According to the question, 303. (d) Given:
3 3 3 5
or + + =
x 2y 2z
2x 2 1 1 x 1 a
=
x y x –y x –1 b
1 1 1 3 5 2
or + + = x –y x y 2x x a b
x y z 2 3 =
2 2 2 2 1 a –b
x –y x –y
2 2 2 3 5 2 2 299. (a) Given, x + y = 2a to (using componendo & dividendo)
or + + =
x y z 2×3 a a a b
Find + =? x = ........(i)
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 Again, so value of 2(x + y + z) 1
a+b+c a–b ² b–c ² c–a ²
1– y b 2(10) = 20 2
= a² + b² + c²
1 y a 309. (c) x² + y² = 14
x + y = 4 ...... (i) then, 2a – 1 = 0
1 y a squaring both sides
=
1– y b x² + y² + 2xy = 16 1
a = 2
14 + 2xy = 16
1 a b 2xy = 2 4b – 3 = 0
y = a –b xy = 1
x² + y² = 14 3
a –b subtrance (2xy)from both sides. b =
y = ........(i) 4
a b x² + y² – 2xy = 14 – 2 xy
(x – y)² = 14 – 2 × 1 4c + 5 = 0
x –y
From question, x – y = 12
1 xy –5
x – y = 2 3 ...........(2) c =
a+b a–b 4
– solve equation (1) and (2)
a–b a b
1
a b a –b y =2 – a+b+c a–b ² b–c ² c–a ²
3 2
1
a –b a b x = 2 + 3
a² + b² + c²
2 2
a b – a –b 310. (d) x² – 4x – 1 = 0 2 2 2
1 1 3 5 1 3 3 5 –5 1
1 – – –
a ² – b² 1 1 2 2 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 2
x – = 4 2 2 2
2ab x 1 3 –5
4ab
2 2 4 4
2 a ² – b² a ² – b² 1
x – = 4²
x 1 2 3–5 2–3
2
8
2
–5 – 2
2

304. (d) Given (squaring both sides) 2 4 4 4 4

a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca = 0 1
2 1 9 25
to find a : b : c = ? x
2 = 18 4 16 16
According to the question, x
311. (b) Given
a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ca = 0 1
a² + b² + c² = ab + bc + ca 3– 2 3 2 0 =0 (a + b + c = 0)
a = ,b= 2
3 2 3– 2
Let a = b = c = 1
2
1²+1²+1²=1×1+(1×1)+( 1×1) a² b² 1
to find =? 313. (a) a = 3
3=3 b a a

So ratio of a : b : c = 1 : 1 : 1 a³ + b³
=? 1
ab a+ = 3
x y z a
305. (c) =b–c; =c–a; =a–b a+b
3
– 3ab a + b
a b c = ? cube both sides
3 3 3 ab
x y z x y z 1 1 1 3
3 3– 2 3 2 a3 + 3 a a 3
a b c a b c a +b = + a3 a a =
3 2 3– 2
x y z 3x yz
0 =
2 2 1
a b c abc 3– 2 3 2 a3 + 3 3
2 2
a3
x a+2 3 – 2
306. (b) = = 3 3
y a–2 2 2
2 3 2
2 1
x2 a+2 1 a3 + = 0
= a3
y2 a–2
2
2 × (5) a + b = 10
Again a + 1 = 0
6
Applying Componendo & Dividendo
3– 2 3 2 a 30 + a 24 + a 18 + a 12 +a 6 +1
x ² – y² a+2 ²– a–2 ² 8a 4a
= = a × b = = a 24 (a 6 + 1)+a 12 (a 6+1)+a 6+1
x ² + y² a + 2 ² + a – 2 ² 2a² + 8 a² + 4 3 2 3– 2
= a 24 (0)+a 12 (0)+0 = 0
a b ab = 1
307. (c) + =2 1 1 1
b a a+b – 3ab a + b
3
314. (d) = +
a² + b² = 2ab a b a b
(a – b)² = 0 ab
a – b = 0 10³ – 3 1 10 1 b a
308. (a) Put (x + y + z) = 10 1 =
a b ab
x = 2 1000 – 30 = 970
y = 3 312. (c) (2a–1)²+(4b–3)²+(4c+5)² = 0 ab = a² + b² +2ab
z = 5 to find a² + b² + ab = 0
x(x + y + z) = 20 a³ – b³ = (a–b) (a² + b²+ ab)
a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc
2(10) = 20 = (a–b) (0) = 0
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