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50 Must Algebra Questions PDF
50 Must Algebra Questions PDF
Algebra Questions
3. By what minimum distance should the point (1, 3) be shifted so that it is collinear with
the points (–7, –1) and (–3, 3)?
A. 2 units B.. 2√2 units C. 3 units D.3√2 units
4. There are 14 baskets of peaches and some baskets of plums. Each basket has only one kind of
fruit. All the children of Montgomery School came and took some peaches and plums from the
respective baskets. The number of students taking peaches from each basket is 6 and the
number of students taking plums from each basket is 8. Also, each child took peaches from
exactly 7 baskets and plums from exactly 4 baskets. How many baskets of plum were there?
5. In how many points do the line y = 2 and the curve y = |x2 – 6x + 6| meet?
A.2 B.3 C..4 D.5
4x−3
8. What values of x satisfy this inequality <0?
x – 6x + 10
3 3
A.x < 3 B..x <4 C.x >4 D.x > 3
9. If x, y > 0 and 3x2+ 5y2 = 10, then find the maximum value of 125x4y6.
A.144 B.288 C..384 D.768
12. In ABC the medians AD, BE and CF meet at G. The coordinates of A, B and G are (4, 7), (2, 3) and
(4, 5) respectively. Find the length of the median CF.
A.2 units B..3 units C.4 units D.5 units
13. In the year 2018, Raj's father was thrice as old as Raj was. In the year 2033, Raj's father will be
twice as old as Raj will be then. In which Calendar year will Raj's father be 2.5 times as old as Raj
will be then?
A.2021 B.2022 C..2023 D.2025
14.
A..40/41 B.36/37 C.44/45 D.32/33
15. How many 2-digit numbers in base 4 are 2-digit numbers with the same digits (but not
necessarily in the same order) in base 10?
A.10 B.9 C..1 D.0
16. X is p% more than Y and Z is p% less than Y. If X is 4p%more than Z, then find p. (Note: p≠0)
A.20 B.40 C.60 D..50
17. If the roots of the equation x3 – px2 + qx – r = 0 are in the ratio 2 : 5 : 7 and r = 1890, then find
the value of p + q.
A. B.. C. D.
19. If x, y > 0, x ≠ y and xy = 9, then find the minimum value of [x2] + [y2]. Note: [x] is the greatest
integer less than or equal to x.
A..17 B.16 C.19 D.18
20. If A is a natural number less than 250, then for how many values of A is the inequality (A – 100)
(A– 102) (A – 104) (A – 106)....(A – 200) > 0 satisfied?
A.25 B.49 C..74 D.75
21. For a quadratic equation with roots a and b, the sum and the product of the roots is 4 and -3
respectively. Which of the following can be the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
whose product of the roots is given by a2(1 – b) + 2ab + b2(1 – a)? [Both the roots of the
quadratic equation are positive integers.]
A.11 B.7 C.4 D.9
22. Consider the following two equations
|2x – 3| – 2y = 0
|3x + 2y| = 1
If points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) are the two values of (x, y) respectively that satisfy both the
equations, what is the value of |x1 × x2 × y1 × y2|?
A.0 B.77 C..154 D.105
23. Given that a – 3b =2. Which of the following is equal to
24. If |x2 – 5x + 6| < |x2 – 9|, then which of the following is always true?
A.|2x2 + 3x + 1| < 2
B.|2x2 + x + 1| > 3/2
C. Both the above
D. None of the above
25. If p – q2 = 4 and p2 + q4 = 26, where p and q are positive and real, then the value of p is:
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27. The sum of a positive number ‘i’ and its reciprocal is 15 less than thrice the sum of another
number ‘j’ and the reciprocal of ‘j’. If i = 3j,then the value of ‘j’is:
A. Between 8 and 12 B. Between 23 and 27
C. Between 33 and 37 D. Between 13 and 17
28. Two friends tried solving a quadratic equations z2 + bz + c = 0. One started with the wrong value
of ‘b’ and got the roots as 4 and 14 while the other started with the wrong value of ‘c’ and got
the roots as 17 and –2. Find the actual roots.
A.7, 8 B.14, 1 C.19, –4 D.13, 2
29. Given that a2 – xa – b = 0 and b2 – a – xb = 0. If a ≠ b, then what is the value of ‘ab’? Here ‘x’ is a
non-zero constant.
A. x – 1 B.x2 – 1 C.1 – x2 D.1 – x
30. Given that ‘b’ is one of the roots of the equation p(p – 2)(p – 1) = a, where ‘a’ and ‘b’ are
2b−a
constants. Which of the following expressions is equal to 3−b
?
A. b – 2 B. b2 – 1 C.1 – b3 D. b2
31. A two-digit number is the sum of the product of its digits and the sum of its digits. The units digit
of the number is
32. Four boys would like to buy a comic book which costs Rs.60. They have just enough money
combined to pay for it. A has the same amount as B and C combined. D has Rs.10 less than A
and C combined. The amount with A is greater than that with C by Rs.10. How much did D pay?
35. Four people P, Q, R and S have together got Rs.100 with them. P and Q have got as much
money as R and S put together. P has got more money than Q. R has half as money as S has. P
has Rs.5 more than S.
39. Three friends A, B and C buy tickets for a Imagine dragons Rock Concert in Tomorrowland. The
ticket agent accepts the currencies Nevers, Troopies and Pairsas, whose rates of exchange are 1
Pairsa = 135 Nevers and 1 Troopy = 136 Nevers.
One ticket costs 1560 Nevers. After buying one ticket, the subsequent tickets are available at a
discount of 30% each.
B pays 6 Troopies, C pays 12 Troopies and 81 Nevers and A pays the remaining amount in Pairsas
and then they decide to contribute an equal share later on.
How many Nevers does B owe C?
41. Nineteen years from now Gohan will be 3 times as old as Goten is now. Goten is three years
younger than Gohan.
I. Gohan’s age now
II. Goten’s age now
A. I > II B. I < II C. I = II D. Nothing can be said
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43. You can collect Sapphires and Diamonds as many as you can. Each Sapphire is worth Rs 4crores
and each Diamond is worth of Rs 5crore. Each Sapphire weights 0.3 kg. and each Diamond
weighs 0.4 kg. Your bag can carry at the most 12 kg. What you should collect to get the
maximum wealth?
A. 20 Sapphires and 15 Diamonds B. 40 Sapphires
C. 28 Sapphires and 9 Diamonds D. None of these
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44. If 𝑦+𝑧 = 𝑧 +𝑥 = 𝑥+𝑦 = r, then r cannot take any value except
A. ½ B. – 1 C. ½ or – 1 D. – ½ or – 1
45. A telecom service provider engages male and female operators for answering 1000 calls per day.
A male operator can handle 40 calls per day whereas a female operator can handle 50 calls per
day. The male and the female operators get a fixed wage of Rs. 250 and Rs. 300 per day
respectively. In addition, a male operator gets Rs. 15 per call he answers and a female operator
gets Rs. 10 per call she answer. To minimize the total cost, how many male operators should the
service provider employ assuming he has to employ more than 7 of the 12 female operators
available for the job?
A. 15 B. 14 C. 12 D. 10
46. A confused bank teller transposed the rupees and paise when he cashed a cheque for Sharon,
giving her rupees instead of paise and paise instead of rupees. After buying a toffee for 50 paise,
Sharon noticed that she was left with exactly three times as much as the amount on the cheque.
Which of the following is a valid statement about the cheque amount?
A. Over Rupees 4 but less than Rupees 5
B. Over Rupees 13 but less than Rupees 14
C. Over Rupees 7 but less than Rupees 8
D. Over Rupees 18 but less than Rupees 19
48. There are fifty integers a1, a2, ....... a50, not all of them necessarily different. Let the greatest
integer of these fifty integers be referred to as G, and the smallest integer be referred to as L.
The integers a1 through a24 form sequence S1, and the rest form sequence S2. Each member of
S1 is less than or equal to each member of S2. 7. All values in S1 are changed in sign, while those
in S2remain unchanged.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Every member of S1 is greater than or equal to every member of S2.
B. G is in S1.
C. If all numbers originally in S1 and S2 had the same sign, then after the change of sign, the
largest number of S1 and S2 is in S1
D. None of the above
49. Elements of S1 are in ascending order, and those of S2 are in descending order. a24 and a25are
interchanged then which of the following statements is true
A. S1 continues to be in ascending order.
B. S2 continues to be in descending order.
C. S1 continues to be in ascending order and S2 in descending order.
D. None of the above
50. Along a road lie an odd number of stones placed at intervals of 10 m. These stones have to be
assembled around the middle stone. A person can carry only one stone at a time. A man carried
out the job starting with the stone in the middle, carrying stones in succession, thereby covering
a distance of 4.8 km. Then the number of stones is:
A. 25 B. 10 C. 19 D. 21
2. [2]
f(z) = (z – 3)2 + (5 – z)2 = z2 – 6z + 9 + 25 – 10z + z2 = 2z2 – 16z + 34 = 2(z2 – 8z + 17)
= 2(z2 – 8z + 16 + 1) = 2[(z – 4)2 + 1]
The minimum value of this function will be at z = 4 and the minimum value = 2 × 1 = 2.
Therefore, the required answer is 2.
3. B
4. [6]
Number of times peaches were picked = 14 × 6 = 84
Each child took peaches from exactly 7 baskets.
Therefore, the total number of children = 84 ÷ 7 = 12
Let the number of baskets of plum be ‘n’.
Therefore, the number of times plums were picked = n × 8
Each child took plums from exactly 4 baskets.
Therefore, n × 8 = 12 × 4.
Therefore, n = 6
Therefore, the required answer is 6.
6. B
(a + c)2 – 2b(a + c) + b2 = 0
a2 + c2 + 2ac – 2ab – 2bc + b2 = 0
(b – a – c)2 = 0
b=a+c
7. A
If x = 0, the equation becomes x2 – 17x + 66 = 0. Therefore, (x – 6)(x – 11) = 0
Therefore, the roots in this case are 6& 11.
If x < 0, the equation becomes x2 + 17x + 66 = 0. Therefore, (x + 6)(x + 11) = 0
Therefore, the roots in this case are –6& –11.
Required sum of roots = 6 + 11 – 6 – 11 = 0
8. B
x – 6x + 10= x – 6x + 9 + 1 =(x – 3)
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9. C
10. B
Let the number of 2-rupee and 1-rupee coins with Jacob be ‘x’ and ‘y’ respectively.
The original height of the container can hold ‘x’ 2-rupee coins and ‘y – 20’ 1-rupee coins.
When the height of the container is increased by 20%, he is able to fit ‘x – 10’ 2-rupee coins and
‘y’ 1-rupee coins.
Therefore, we have: 1.2(x + y – 20) = (x – 10 + y)
0.2(x + y) = 14
x + y = 70
11. B
12. B
F is the mid pt of AB.
13. C
If Raj was ‘x’ years old in 2018, his father was ‘3x’ years old in 2018.
Raj’s age in 2033 = x + 15 and his father’s age in 2033 = 3x + 15
3x + 15 = 2(x + 15). Solving for x, x = 15. That means in 2018, Raj was 15 years old and his
father was 45 years old.
If Raj’s father will be 2.5 times as old as he will be ‘y’ years after 2018,
we get 2.5(15 + y) = 45 + y.
Solving for y, we get y = 5.
Therefore the required calendar year is 2023.
14. A
15. C
This is only possible if (ab)4 = (ba)10
Therefore, 4a + b = 10b + a.
Therefore, a = 3b.
The only possible solution is when a = 3 and b = 1.
Therefore, there is only one 2-digit number.
Option 2: x = 40
A = 140 and C = 60
140 is not (4 × 40)% more than 60.
Option 3: x = 60
A = 160 and C = 40
160 is not (4 × 60)% more than 40.
Option 4: x = 50
A = 150 and C = 50
150 is (4 × 50)% more than 50.
17. [573]
19. A
20. C
The inequality is a product of 51 natural numbers.
(A – 100)(A – 102)(A – 104) (A – 106) …. (A – 200) > 0
Out of these 51 terms, if odd number of terms are positive and even number of terms are
negative, it will satisfy the inequality.
If A< 100, there will be 51 negative terms and their product is negative.
Therefore, A= 100, 102, 104, …, 200 the product is zero and the inequality is not satisfied.
So, if A = 101, there will be one positive number and 50 negative numbers and their product will
be positive.
If A = 103, there will be two positive numbers and 49 negative numbers, their product will
be negative.
if A = 105, there will be three positive number and 48 negative numbers and their product will
23. B
let a = x and b = y
25. [5]
p – q2 = 4
(p – q2 )2 = p2 – 2pq2 + q4 = 16
2(p2 + q4) – (p2 – 2pq2 + q4) = p2 – 2pq2 + q4 = 2 x 26 – 16 = 36
p + q2 = ±6
But p an q are positive and real.
p + q2 = 6
Solving the equations, we get p= 5
27. D
28. A
30. D
31. [9]
32. [30]
A + B + C + D = 60 ... (i)
A = B + C ... (ii)
D + 10 = A + C ... (iii)
A = C + 10 ... (iv)
Substituting (iv) in (ii), we get, B = 10.
Then, substituting (iii) in (i), we get,
10 + D + 10 + D = 60 i.e., D = 20.
34. D
35. D
P + Q + R + S = Rs.50
1 50 100
R = of S => R = and S = ,
2 3 3
115 35
P=S+5= 3
, Q = 50 – P = 3.
37. A
38. A
40. [33]
41. D
Let present age of Gohan be x years and present age of Goten be y years; then present age of
Goten = x – 3 After 19 years Gohan’s age = (x + 19) years and Goten’s age = (y + 19) years.
According to the question: x + 19 = 3(y + 19) or x – 3y = 38 So only from above equation x and y
cannot be found.
42. A
The number of stamps that were initially bought were more than one of each type. Hence, the
total number of stamps = 2(5 rupee) + 2(2 rupee) + 3(1 rupee) + 3(1 rupee) = 10
43. B
Basically, the question is of weights, so let us analyse them.4 Sapphires weight as much as 3
44. C
There are 2 cases, first, the given condition will be satisfied only when x, y and z are equal and
second, when x + y + z = 0.
Case (i) : If x = y = z = 1, we get r = 1/2,
Case (ii) : when x + y + z = 0, then we get the value of r = – 1. There are no other values that r can
take.
47. C
5i + 19j = 64 We see that if j = 1, we get an integer solution i = 9, Now if j changes (increases or
decreases) by 5, i will change (decrease or increase) by 19 Looking at options, if i = 256, we
get, j = 64 Using these values we see option a, b and d which are eliminated and also that there
exists a solution for 250 < i < 300.
48. D
With the change in the sign of the members of S1 nothing definitely can be said because if both
the sequences contain negative number then each term of S1 will be greater than each term of
S2. So the answer must be none of these.
49. A
With the interchanging of a24 and a25 still the sequence of S1 will be in ascending order
because each term of S2 is either greater than or equal to each term of S1.
50. D
Suppose there are n stones are placed. So, there are (2n + 1) stones, on each side of middle
stone To pick up and return at middle point the man will travel 20m for 1st, 40 m for 2nd, and so
on. Therefore, total distance (2.2 km) is given by 2200 = 2[20 + 40 +60 +….+n]
1100 = 20[1 + 2 + 3…… + n]
55 = n(n + 1)/2 => n=10
No of stones = 2n +1 = 20 + 1 =21