Aptitude Advanced

Algebra innovation

Assignment 01
 Algebra Practice Assignment 01

1. For what value (s) of k is the following equation

satisfied : 2k – 9 – 9 – k = 4k + 6 – 3k

1. – 5 only 2. 0 only
3. 9 only 4. no values

2. In the equation p = aq 2 + bq + c, if a = 1, b = -2, and

c = 1, which of following expresses p in terms of q ?

1. p = (q – 2) 2 2. p = (q – 1) 2
3. p = q 2 4. p = (q + 1) 2

3. If A + B + C = 10, A + B = 7, and A- B = 5, what is

the value of C

1. 1 2. 3
3. 6 4.Can’t say

a c
4. If a+b = 2c then value of + is ………...
ac bc

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

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 x2  y 2  z 2
5. If x + y + z = 0 then value of is …………
xy  yz  zx

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

8abc
6. If a + b + c = 0, then the value of is
a  b3  c 3
3

1. 3 2. 8
8
3. 4. None
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7. A businessman has ten employees; his salary is

equal to six times the average of the
employees’ salaries. If the eleven of them received
a total of Rs. 64,000 in one year, what was the
business’s salary that year ?

1. Rs. 4,000 2. Rs. 6,000

3. Rs. 24,000 4. Rs. 40,000

8. If x = a (b-c), y = b (c-a), z = c (a-b) then value of abc

xyz
 x  3  y  3  z  3 
         is ………….
 a   b   c  

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 1. 2 2. -3
3. 3 4. 6

9. What values may z have if 2z + 4 is greater than z –

6?

1. any values greater than – 10

2. any values greater than – 2
3. any values less than 2
4.any values less than 10

10. Solve the inequality x 2 - 3x  0.

1. x  - 3 2. – 3  x  0
3. x  3 4. 0  x  3

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Algebra Practice Assignment 01- Answer Key

Q No. Key Explanation

1. 4 2k – 9 – 9 – k = 4k + 6 – 3k  k – 18 = k
+
6  -18 = 6 (which is not possible)
hence no value of k is possible
2. 2 p = aq 2 + bq + c  p = (1)q 2 + (-2)q + (1)
 p = (q-1)2
3. 2 A + B + C = 10 ……(1), A + B = 7
4. 1 As a+b = 2c a+b-2c = 0 a+b-c-c = 0
(a-c) + (b-c) = 0
which implies (b- c) = - (a-c)
a a
 + c = +
ac bc ac
c a c ac
= - = =1
 (a  c) ac a c ac
5. 2 As x + y + z = 0, squaring both sides (x + y
+ z) 2 = 0 x2+y2+z2+2(xy + yz + zx) = 0
x2+y2+z2 = -2(xy+yz+zx) the value of
x 2  y 2  z 2  2( xy  yz  zx)
= = -2
xy  yz  zx xy  yz  zx
6. 3 If a + b + c = 0 then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc 
8abc 8abc 8
 
a b c
3 3 3
3abc 3

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7. 3 Let the sum of the salaries of 10
employee’s = S and salary of
businessman
=B
6S
According to the given condition, B =
10
and B + S = 64000, Solving we get B
= Rs. 24000
8. 3 As x = a (b-c), y = b (c-a), z = c (a-b)  x =
a
y z
b-c  = c-a  = a-b
b c
 x  y  z  bcca a b  0 
a b c
3 3 3
 x  y z 3 xyz
      =
a b c abc
 x  3  y  3  z  3  abc
Value of abc
         = 
xyz  a   b   c   xyz
3 xyz
=3
abc
9. 1 2z + 4 > z – 6  z > - 10
10. 4 x2 – 3x < 0  x (x – 3) < 0  0 < x < 3