57th SSC CGL level Question Set, 13th on Algebra
This is the 57th question set of 10 practice problem exercise for SSC CGL exam and 13th on topic Algebra.
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57th question set - 10 problems for SSC CGL exam: 13th on topic Algebra - answering time 12 mins
Problem 1.
If $ab + bc+ca=0$, then the value of $\left(\displaystyle\frac{1}{a^2-bc}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{b^2-ca}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{c^2-ab}\right)$ is,
- $1$
- $0$
- $a+b+c$
- $3$
Problem 2.
The graph of the linear equations $3x+4y=24$ is a straight line intersecting x-axis and y-axis at the points $A$ and $B$ respectively. $P (2, 0)$ and $Q \left(0, \displaystyle\frac{3}{2}\right)$ are two points on the sides OA and OB respectively of $\triangle OAB$, where O is the origin of the co-ordinate system. If $AB=10$ cm, PQ will be equal to,
- 2.5 cm
- 20 cm
- 5 cm
- 40 cm
Problem 3.
If $x^4+\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^4}=119$, then the positive value of $x^3-\displaystyle\frac{1}{x^3}$ is,
- 27
- 36
- 49
- 25
Problem 4.
If $a$, $b$, $c$ are positive real numbers and $a+b+c=1$, then the least value of $\displaystyle\frac{1}{a}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{b}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{c}$ is,
- $1$
- $5$
- $9$
- $-1$
Problem 5.
If $\displaystyle\frac{x-a^2}{b+c} +\displaystyle\frac{x-b^2}{c+a} +\displaystyle\frac{x-c^2}{a+b}=4(a+b+c)$, with $a$ $b$, and $c$ positive real variables, value of $x$ is,
- $a^2+b^2+c^2$
- $ab +bc +ca$
- $a^2+b^2+c^2 - ab - bc - ca$
- $(a+b+c)^2$
Problem 6.
Number of solutions in the two equations, $4x-y=2$ and $2y-8x+4=0$ is,
- zero
- two
- one
- infinitely too many
Problem 7.
Let $a=\sqrt{6}-\sqrt{5}$, $b=\sqrt{5}-2$ and $c=2-\sqrt{3}$. Then the relation between $a$, $b$ and $c$ is,
- $b \lt c \lt a$
- $b \lt a \lt c$
- $a \lt b \lt c$
- $a \lt c \lt b$
Problem 8.
For real $x$, the maximum value of $3x^2+\displaystyle\frac{4}{x^2}$ is,
- $2\sqrt{3}$
- $3\sqrt{2}$
- $4\sqrt{3}$
- none of the above
Problem 9.
If $(3x-2y):(2x+3y)=5:6$ then one of the values of $\left(\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt[3]{x}+\sqrt[3]{y}}{\sqrt[3]{x}-\sqrt[3]{y}}\right)^2$ is,
- $25$
- $5$
- $\displaystyle\frac{1}{5}$
- $\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}$
Problem 10.
If $\displaystyle\frac{x^{24}+1}{x^{12}}=7$, then the value of $\displaystyle\frac{x^{72}+1}{x^{36}}$ is,
- 433
- 322
- 432
- 343
Solutions to the problems
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