SSC CGL level Question Set 33, Algebra

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,

1. 35.621
2. 1
3. 0
4. 19.277

Q2. If $6 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{x}=x$, then the value of $x^4 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{x^4}$ is,

1. 1444
2. 1442
3. 1448
4. 1446

Q3. If $x^2 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{x^2} = 66$, then the value of $\displaystyle\frac{x^2 - 1 + 2x}{x}$ is,

1. $\pm{8}$
2. $6, -10$
3. $10, -6$
4. $\pm{4}$

Q4. Find the minimum value of $2x^2 - (x - 3)(x + 5)$, where $x$ is real,

1. 20
2. 14
3. -12
4. 8

Q5. If $x+y=7$ then the value of $x^3 + y^3 + 21xy$ is,

1. 243
2. 143
3. 443
4. 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,

1. $-\sqrt{3}$
2. $1$
3. $\sqrt{3}$
4. $-1$

Q7. If $p^3 + 3p^2 + 3p = 7$ then the value of $p^2 + 2p$ is,

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 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,

1. 4
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1

Q9. If $a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = 2(a -b -c) -3$, then $4a - 3b + 5c$ is,

1. 3
2. 2
3. 5
4. 6

Q10. If $3x + \displaystyle\frac{1}{2x} = 5$, then the value of $8x^3 + \displaystyle\frac{1}{27x^3}$ is,

1. $118\frac{1}{2}$
2. $0$
3. $30\frac{10}{27}$
4. $1$

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Solutions to the problems

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