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    RMO / INMO

    PRE-NURTURE COURSECAREER FOUNDATION

    TARGET- RMO / INMO


    PRACTICE SHEET # 1 ALGEBRA MATHEMATICS
    1. Solve the equations :
    (i) (x + 2) (x + 3) (x – 4) (x – 5) = 44.
    (ii) x (y + z) + 2 = 0, y(z – 2x) + 21 = 0, z (2x – y) = 5.
    2. In an A.P., of which a is the first term, if the sum of the first p terms = 0, show that the sum of the next
    a(p + q)q
    q terms = – .
    p -1

    1 1 1
    3. Prove that + £ , for all positive real number a, b, c, d.
    1 1 1 1 1 1
    + + +
    a b c d a+c b+d
    4. Solve the equation :
    (i) (a + b) (ax + b) (a – bx) = (a2x – b2) (a + bx).
    1 1 1
    (ii) x 3 + (2x - 3) 3 = {12(x - 1)} 3 .

    5. If a, b are the roots of x2 + px + q = 0, find the values of a2 + ab + b2, a3 + b3, a4 + a2b2 + b4.
    6. Let x, y and z be nonnegative real numbers satisfying the following conditions:
    (i) x + cy £ 36,
    (ii) 2x + 3z £ 72, where c is a given positive number. Prove that if c ³ 3, then the maximum of the sum x
    36
    + y + z is 36, while if c < 3, the maximum of the sum is 24 + .
    c

    2 2
    7. If 2x = a + a–1 and 2y = b + b–1, find the value of xy + (x - 1)(y - 1) .

    3 3
    (4 + 15 ) 2 + (4 - 15 ) 2
    8. Find the value of 3 3
    .
    (6 + 35) 2 - (6 - 35) 2

    9. Let a and b satisfy a ³ b > 0, a + b = 1.


    (i) Prove that if m and n are positive integers with m < n, then am – an ³ bm – bn > 0.
    (ii) For each positive integer n, consider a quadratic function fn(x) = x2 – bnx – an.
    Show that f(x) has two roots that are in between –1 and 1.
    10. If a and b are the imaginary cube roots of unity, show that a4 + b4 + a–1 b–1 = 0.
    11. Extract the square roots of
    (i) (a2 + ab + bc + ca) (bc + ca + ab + b2) (bc + ca + ab + c2).

    (ii) 1 – x + 22x - 15 - 8x2 .


    12. Without solving the cubic equation x3 – x + 1 = 0, compute the sum of the eighth powers of all roots of the
    equation.
    13. Solve the equations :

    2x - 3 3x - 8 x + 3
    (i) - + = 0.
    x -1 x-2 x-3
    (ii) x2 – y2 = xy – ab, (x + y) (ax + by) = 2ab(a + b).

    Your Hard Work Leads to Strong Foundation 1


    PRE-NURTURE COURSE RMO / INMO
    14. If (y – z)2 + (z – x)2 + (x – y)2 = (y + z – 2x)2 + (z + x – 2y)2 + (x + y – 2z)2, and x, y, z are real, show
    that x = y = z.

    x 3 + m3 x 3 + n3 x 3 + p3 3 (x - m)(x - n)(x - p) 3
    15. Find all real x which satisfy + + + = .
    (x + m) 3 3
    (x + n) (x + p) 3
    2 (x + m)(x + n)(x + p) 2

    16. Solve the equations :


    (i) a (b – c) x2 + b (c – a) x + c (a – b) = 0.

    (x - a)(x - b) (x - c)(x - d)
    (ii) =
    x-a-b x-c-d

    17. If a - x + b - x + c - x = 0, show that (a + b + c + 3x) (a + b + c – x) = 4 (bc + ca + ab); and if

    a + 3 b + 3 c = 0, show that (a + b + c) = 27abc.


    3 3

    ìï x x + y = y12
    18. Find all integer solutions of the system í
    y+ x
    ïî y = x3

    19. Solve that equations:


    2x + y = 2z, 9z – 7x = 6y, x3 + y3 + z3 = 216
    20. Find a and b so that x3 + ax2 + 11x + 6 and x3 + bx2 + 14x + 8 may have a common factor of the form
    x2 + px + q.

    ANSWER KEY
    1. (i) 1 ± 5;1 ± 2 5 (ii) x = 1, y = 3, z = –5; or x = –1, y = –3; z = 5.

    a + 2b
    4. (i) 1, - (ii) 3, 3, 1
    2a + b
    5. p2 – q; –p (p2 – 3q); (p2 – q) (p2 – 3q).

    1
    7. (ab + a -1 b -1 )
    2

    7
    8.
    13

    5 - 4x 2x - 3
    11. (i) (b + c) (c + a) (a + b) (ii) +
    2 2
    12. 10

    21 ± 105 x y ab
    13. (i) (ii) x = y = ± ab; = = ± 2
    14 2a + b -(3a + 2b) b + ab - a 2

    15. 0, ± ( )
    mp - np - mn, mn ± ( np - mn )
    c(a - b) ab(c + d) - cd(a + b)
    16. (i) 1, (ii)
    a(b - c) ab - cd
    18. (1, 1), (1, –1), (4, 2), (9, –3)
    19. x = 3k, y = 4k, z = 5k, where k3 = 1, so that k = 1 w, or w2.
    20. a = 6, b = 7

    2 Your Hard Work Leads to Strong Foundation

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