K.G.

Classes
Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi

ALGEBRA WORKSHEET
SSC CGL - Quantitative Aptitude

1. If a + b + c = 6 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 38, then what is the value of a(b2 + c2) + b(c2 + a2) + c(a2 + b2) + 3abc? [2]

a) 3 b) 6

c) -3 d) -6
2. If 3x + 5y + 7z = 49 and 9x + 8y + 21z = 126, then what is the value of y? [2]

a) 5 b) 2

c) 3 d) 4

3. If mxm - nxn = 0 then what is the value of 1

+
1
in terms of xn? [2]
m n m n
x +x x −x

a) b)
2m 2mn

n 2 2 n 2 2
x (m −n ) x (m −n )

c) d)
2mn 2mn

n 2 2 n 2 2
x (n −m ) x (n +m )

4. If a3 - b3 = 1603 and (a - b) = 7, then (a + b)2 - ab is equal to: [2]

a) 229 b) 338

c) 648 d) 458
4 2

5. Using algebraic identities, simplify the following expression.

( x +x +1)
[2]
2
(x +x+1)

a) (x2 + x + 1) b) (x2 + 2x + 1)

c) (x2 - 2x + 1) d) (x2 - x + 1)

6. If (x + 1
) ≠ 0 and (x 3
+
1
) = 0 then the value (x + 1
)
4
is [2]
x 3
x x

a) 12 b) 16

c) 15 d) 9

7. If p3 - q3 = (p - q) {(p + q)2 - xpq} then the value of x is [2]

a) -1 b) 1

c) 2 d) -2
8. If x (3 − 2

x
) =
3

x
, then the value of x 3
−
1
3
is equal to: [2]
x

a) 61

27
b) 27
8

c) d)
62 52

27 27

9. What is the value of 1

2
+
1

2
+
1

2
+
1

2
? [2]
(0.1) (0.01) (0.5) (0.05)

a) 11400 b) 10504

K.G. Classes 1/3

 c) 10004 d) 10404
[2]
1 1 1 1

10. If x = a 2 + a
−
2 ,y = a 2 − a
−
2 then value of (x4 - x2y2 - 1) - (y4 - x2y2 + 1) is

a) 13 b) 12

c) 14 d) 16
−
−
11. If
4+3√3
= A + √B , then B - A is [2]
√7+4√3

−− – –
a) 2√13 b) 3√3 − √7

c) 13 d) -13
12. If 2x + 3x
1
= 5, find the value of 2
6x +20x+1
5x
. [2]

a) 1

4
b) 1

c) d)
1 1

6 7

13. If (x - 4) (x2 + 4x + 16) = x3 - p, then p is equal to [2]

a) 0 b) 64

c) 27 d) 8
14. The simplified value of 0.01404

2 2
is: [2]
24 +6 −144

a) 2.4 × 10-4 b) 3 × 10-5

c) 3 × 10-4 d) 6 × 10-5
–
15. If x + 1
= √7 , then what is the value of (x 2
+ 1) ÷ [x
4
+ (
1
)] ? [2]
x 2
x

–
a) 3√7 b) 1

–
c) 2 d)
1
√7
2

16. The coefficient of x99 in the expansion of (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)...(x - 100) is [2]

a) -5050 b) 5050

c) 5000 d) -5000

17. Given that (5x - 3)3 + (2x + 5)3 + 27 (4 - 3x)3 = 9 (3 - 5x) (2x + 5) (3x - 4), then the value of (2x + 1) is: [2]

a) 15 b) -13

c) -15 d) 13

18. If α and β are the roots of equation x2 - x + 1 = 0, then which equation will have roots α and β ? 3 3 [2]

a) x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 b) x2 - 3x + 1 = 0

c) x2 - 2x - 1 = 0 d) x2 + 3x - 1 = 0

19. If x + y + z = 1, x2 + y2 + z2 = 2 and x3 + y3 + z3 = 3, then what is the value of xyz? [2]

a) 1

3
b) 1

c) d)
1 1

2 6

–
[2]
3+2√2 3−2√2
20. If =a+ , then what is the value of (3a + 4b)?
1
+ − b√2
4−√8 3−2√2 3+2√2

K.G. Classes 2/3

a) 99 1

2
b) 98
1

c) 98 d) 97

K.G. Classes 3/3