Advanced Algebraic Manipulation Class Test 1-V1

Solutions 40 marks
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1. (a) 2 x( x 5) x( x 2) 3x( x 5) 2 x 2 10 x x 2 2 x 3x 2 15x

= 7 x 2 x2

(b) (a2 ab b2 )(a 2 ab b2 ) a 4 a3b a 2b2 a3b a 2b2 ab3 a 2b2 ab3 b4

= a 4 a 2b2 b4

4 8 12 16 ... 392 396 4(1 2 3 ... 99)

2.
5 10 15 20 ... 490 495 5(1 2 3 ... 99)
4
=
5

3. (a) 15x2 y 2 xyz 2 z 2 3xy z 5xy 2 z

(b) 8a3 4axy 2 xy 1 (8a3 1) 2 xy(2a 1)

= (2a 1)(4a 2 2a 1) 2 xy(2a 1)

= (2a 1)(4a 2 2a 1 2 xy)

(c) 4m2 n2 (m2 n2 p 2 )2 [2mn (m2 n2 p2 )][2mn (m2 n2 p2 )]

= [ p2 (m2 2mn n2 )][(m2 2mn n 2 ) p 2 )]

= [ p 2 (m n)2 ][(m n) 2 p 2 )]
= ( p m n)( p m n)(m n p)(m n p)

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 a 1 m2 1
4.
2n b 2 m 2
ab 2 m2 1
( )
2n 2 m2
(ab)2 (2 m2 ) (2n)2 (m2 1)

2(ab)2 m2 (ab)2 (2n)2 m2 (2n)2

(2n)2 m2 (ab)2 m2 2(ab)2 (2n)2

[(2n)2 (ab)2 ]m2 2(ab)2 (2n)2

2(ab)2 (2n) 2
m2
(2n) 2 (ab) 2

b 1 b 1
5. (a) a a
a b 1 a b 1 ab
1
ab ab
b(b 1) b(b 1)
=
(a 1) b(a 1) ( a 1)(b 1)
b
=
(a 1)

x 2 4 x 4 x 4 8 x 2 16 ( x 2)2 ( x 3)( x 3)
(b)
x 27
3
x 9
2
( x 3)( x 3x 9)
2
( x 2 4)2
x3
=
( x 2) ( x 2 3x 9)
2

2 1 3x 6 2 1 3x 6
(c) 2
x 1 2 x x 3x 2 x 1 x 2 ( x 2)( x 1)
2 x 4 x 1 3x 6
=
( x 2)( x 1)
4x 3
=
( x 2)( x 1)

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6. (i) A x( x 5) [(2 x 5) ( x 5)] (2 x 15)

= x2 5x 2 x2 15x
= 3x2 10 x

(ii) 3x2 10 x (2 x 5) y ( x 15)( x 5)

3x 2 10 x x 2 10 x 75
y
2x 5
2 x 2 75
y
2x 5

7. x2 2 xy y 2 x y ( x y)2 ( x y)
= ( x y)( x y 1)
If x y is even it can be divisible by 2.
If x y is odd x y 1 is even it can be divisible by 2.

8. (i) ( x y)2 x2 y 2 2 xy
= 61 + 2(6)
= 73

(ii) ( x y)2 x2 y 2 2 xy 61 2(6) 49

x y 49 7 x y

x y
3
73 343

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Bonus Question
x y z
Let k
y z x
x ky, y kz, z kx
x k[k (kx)] k 3 x

x k3x 0 k 1
x yz
x yz
1
x yz

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