33rd SSC CGL level Question Set, 9th on Algebra
This is the 33rd question set of 10 practice problem exercise for SSC CGL exam and 9th on topic Algebra.
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33rd question set - 10 problems for SSC CGL exam: 9th on topic Algebra - answering time 15 mins
Q1. If $x = 2.361$, $y=3.263$, and $z=5.624$, then the value of $x^3 + y^3 - z^3 + 3xyz$ is,
- 35.621
- 1
- 0
- 19.277
Q2. If $6 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{x}=x$, then the value of $x^4 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{x^4}$ is,
- 1444
- 1442
- 1448
- 1446
Q3. If $x^2 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2} = 66$, then the value of $\displaystyle\frac{x^2 - 1 + 2x}{x}$ is,
- $\pm{8}$
- $6, -10$
- $10, -6$
- $\pm{4}$
Q4. Find the minimum value of $2x^2 - (x - 3)(x + 5)$, where $x$ is real,
- 20
- 14
- -12
- 8
Q5. If $x+y=7$ then the value of $x^3 + y^3 + 21xy$ is,
- 243
- 143
- 443
- 343
Q6. If $x=\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ then the value of $\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{1+x} + \sqrt{1-x}}{\sqrt{1+x} - \sqrt{1-x}}$ will be,
- $-\sqrt{3}$
- $1$
- $\sqrt{3}$
- $-1$
Q7. If $p^3 + 3p^2 + 3p = 7$ then the value of $p^2 + 2p$ is,
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Q8. If $\left(x + \displaystyle\frac{1}{x}\right)^2 = 3$ then the value of $(x^{72} + x^{66} + x^{54} + x^{36} + x^{24} + x^6 + 1)$ is,
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
Q9. If $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 2(a -b -c) -3$, then $4a - 3b + 5c$ is,
- 3
- 2
- 5
- 6
Q10. If $3x + \displaystyle\frac{1}{2x} = 5$, then the value of $8x^3 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{27x^3}$ is,
- $118\frac{1}{2}$
- $0$
- $30\frac{10}{27}$
- $1$
Solutions to the problems
For detailed conceptual solutions with answers you should refer to the companion SSC CGL level Solution Set 33 on Algebra where you will get detailed explanations on easiest path to the solutions.
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