CGL APTITUDE PATHSHALA

Algebra lecture-5
Q.121- If x=1+√2+√3, then the value of 2x⁴-8x³-5x²+26x-28 is.
2√2. 3√3. 5√5. 6√6

Q.122- If x=√2+1, then the value of x⁴-1/x⁴ is.

8√2 18√2 6√2 24√2

𝟐𝒂𝒃
Q.123- If ax+by=1 and bx+ay= 𝟐 𝟐 then (𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 ) (𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 ) is equal to
𝒂 +𝒃
1 2 0.5 0
𝟏 𝟏
Q.124- If a+b+c+d=4 then the value of + +
(𝟏−𝒂)(𝟏−𝒃)(𝟏−𝒄) (𝟏−𝒃)(𝟏−𝒄)(𝟏−𝒅)
𝟏 𝟏
+ is
(𝟏−𝒄)(𝟏−𝒅)(𝟏−𝒂) (𝟏−𝒅)(𝟏−𝒂)(𝟏−𝒃)
0 1 4 1+abcd
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q.125- If 𝒂 + = 𝒃 + = 𝒄 + =(a≠b≠c) then the value of abc is
𝒃 𝒄 𝒂
𝟏
±1 ±2 0 ±
𝟐

𝟏 𝟏
Q.126- If (2+√𝟑)a=(2-√𝟑)b=1 then the value of + is
𝒂 𝒃
1 2 2√𝟑 𝟒

𝟏 𝟏
Q.127- If a(2+√𝟑)a=(2-√𝟑)b=1, then the value of 𝟐 + 𝟐
𝒂 +𝟏 𝒃 +𝟏
-1 1 4 9

Q.128- If a,b,c are positive and a+b+c=1, then the least value of
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
+ + is
𝒂 𝒃 𝒄
9 5 3 1
 (𝒃−𝒄) (𝒂+𝒄) (𝒂−𝒃)
Q.129- If + + = 𝟏 and a-b+c≠0 then which one of the
𝒂 𝒃 𝒄
following relations is true?
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
= +
𝒄 𝒂 𝒃
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
= +
𝒂 𝒄 𝒃
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
= +
𝒃 𝒂 𝒄
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
= −
𝒃 𝒂 𝒄
𝟏
Q.130- For what value of k the expression p+ + √𝒑 + 𝒌𝟐 is perfect
𝟒
square ?
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
0 ± ± ±
𝟐 𝟒 𝟖

𝟑 𝟏
Q.131- If 𝒙𝟑 + =4 (𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 ) and 3x+ 𝟑 = 𝟒(𝒂𝟑 − 𝒃𝟑 ) then (𝒂𝟑 − 𝒃𝟑 ) is
𝒙 𝒙
equal to
4 0 1 2

Q.132- when 𝒇(𝒙)=𝟏𝟐𝒙𝟑 − 𝟏𝟑𝒙𝟐 − 𝟓𝒙 + 𝟕 is divided by (3x-2) then the

remainder is
2 0 -1 1

Q.133- If a,b,c be all positive integers then the least positive value of
𝒂𝟑 + 𝒃𝟑 + 𝒄𝟑 − 𝟑𝒂𝒃𝒄 is.
0 2 4 3
𝟑
Q.134- If x=√𝟓+2, then the value of 𝒙𝟑 − 𝟔𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏𝟑
-1 1 2 0
𝟏 𝟑 𝟑
Q.135- If 𝟑 𝟑 = 𝒂 √𝟒 + 𝒃√𝟐 + 𝒄 and a+b+c are rational numbers then
√𝟒+ √𝟐+𝟏
a+b+c is equal to.
0 1 2 3

Q.136- If p-2q=4, then the value of 𝒑𝟑 − 𝟖𝒑𝟑 + 𝟐𝟒𝒑𝒒 − 𝟔𝟒 is

2 0 -2 -1
 𝟏 𝟏
Q.137- If 𝒙 + = 𝟏 then (𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟓 + equals
𝒙 (𝒙+𝟏)𝟓
1 2 4 8

Q.138- If a-b=3 and 𝒂𝟑 − 𝒃𝟑 =27 Then 𝒙÷ Is equal to

3 5 7 9

𝟏
Q.139- If (x-a) (x-b) =1 and a-b+5=0, then the value of (𝒙 − 𝒂)𝟑 + is
(𝒙−𝒂)𝟑
-125 140 125 1

√𝟑−√𝟐 √𝟑+√𝟐
Q.140- If x= and y= then the value of 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒚𝟑 is
√𝟑+√𝟐 √𝟑−√𝟐
950 730 650 970

𝒙 𝟏 𝟏
Q.141- If = , then the value of 𝒙𝟑 + 𝟑 is
𝒙𝟐 −𝟐𝒙+𝟏 𝟑 𝒙
64 110 81 124

Q.142- Find the value of x which is expression 2-3x-𝟒𝒙𝟐 has the greatest value.
𝟒𝟏 𝟑 𝟑 𝟒𝟏
− −
𝟏𝟔 𝟖 𝟖 𝟏𝟔
𝒅
Q.143- If a+b=1, c+d=1 and a-b= , then the value of 𝒄𝟐 − 𝒅𝟐
𝒄
𝒂 𝒃
1 -1
𝒃 𝒂

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q.144- If x≠0, y≠0 and z≠0 and + + = + + them the rational
𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟐 𝒛𝟐 𝒙𝒚 𝒚𝒛 𝒛𝒙
among x,y,z is
x+y+z=0
x+y=z
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
+ + =0
𝒙 𝒚 𝒛
x=y=z

𝒂 𝟒 𝒃 𝟏𝟓 𝟏𝟖𝒄𝟐 −𝟕𝒂𝟐
Q.145- If = and = , 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 is equal to
𝒃 𝟓 𝒄 𝟏𝟔 𝟒𝟓𝒄𝟐 +𝟐𝟎𝒂𝟐
𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 𝟏
𝟑 𝟓 𝟒 𝟒
Q.146- Number of solutions of the two equations 4x-y=2 and 2x-8y+4=0 is
Zero one two infinitely many

𝒙−𝒂𝟐 𝒙−𝒃𝟐 𝒙−𝒄𝟐

Q.147- If + + = 𝟒(𝒂 + 𝒃 + 𝒄), then x.
𝒃+𝒄 𝒂+𝒄 𝒃+𝒂
𝟐
1) − (𝒂 + 𝒃 + 𝒄) 2)- ab+bc+ca
𝟑) − 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐
𝟒) − 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 + 𝒄𝟐 − 𝒂𝒃 − 𝒃𝒄 − 𝒄𝒂

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
Q.148- If xy+yz+zx=0 then ( 𝟐 + 𝟐 + 𝟐 ) (x,y,z≠0)
𝒙 −𝒚𝒛 𝒚 −𝒙𝒛 𝒛 −𝒙𝒚
3 1 x+y+z 0

𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐
Q.149- If 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐 = 𝟓𝒂𝒃, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒇 ( 𝟐 + 𝟐) 𝒊𝒔
𝒃 𝒂
32 16 23 -23

𝟏 𝟏
Q.150- If 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒙 + + 𝟐 is
𝒙 𝒙
10 2 6 8