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If a + b = 10 and ab- 13 = -ba - 11, then what is the value of 3ab + 4a2 + 5b2 ?

A) 450 B) 300
C) 600 D) 750
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 300

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If 1-aa3+9 = 19 - a1-a3, then what is the value of a?

A) 3/10, 7/10 B) 1/10, 9/10
C) 2/5, 3/5 D) 1/5, 4/5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1/10, 9/10

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If a4 + 1 = [a2 /b2 ] (4b2  b4  1), then what is the value of a4 + b4?

A) 2 B) 16
C) 32 D) 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2

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If x2  12x + 33 = 0, then what is the value of (x  4)2 + [1/(x  4)2]?

A) 16 B) 14
C) 18 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 14

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If one root of the equation Ax2 +Bx + C = 0 is two and a half times the others, then which of the following is TRUE?

A) 7B2 = 3 CA B) 7B2 = 4 CA
C) 7B2 = 36 CA D) 10B2 = 49 CA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10B2 = 49 CA

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If α and β are the roots of equation x2 – 2x + 4 = 0, then what is the equation whose roots are α3/β2 and β3/α2?

A) x2 – 4 x + 8 = 0 B) x2 – 32 x + 4 = 0
C) x2 – 2 x + 4 = 0 D) x2 – 16 x + 4 = 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) x2 – 2 x + 4 = 0

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If (x + y)/z = 2, then what is the value of [y/(y – z)] + [x/(x – z)]?

A) 0 B) 1
C) 2 D) – 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

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If x + y + z = 22 and xy + yz + zx = 35, then what is the value of (x  y)2 + (y  z)2 + (z  x)2?

A) 793 B) 681
C) 758 D) 715
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 758

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