100 Algebra Problems

(for calculus)
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October 10th, 2022

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Factor & Cancel (or Long Division)
x 2 −6 x −7
(Q1.)
2 x − 14
x 2 + x −6
(Q2.)
4 x 2 − 5 x −6
49− x 2
(Q3.) 2
x −9 x + 14
25− 4 x 2
(Q4.)
2 x 3 −3 x 2 −20 x
x 3 + 3 x 2 + 4 x + 12
(Q5.)
4 x + 12
2 x −6
(Q6.) 3
x + 5x 2 −9 x − 45
x 3 + 125
(Q7.)
x +5
x 3 −27
(Q8.)
3 x 2 −27
x 3 − 5x + 2
(Q9.)
x −2
2 x 3 −3 x 2 + 6 x − 5
(Q10.)
x −1

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Expand & Cancel
( x + 2)2 − 4
(Q11.)
( x + 2)3 −8
( x + 5)2 −9
(Q12.)
( x + 10)2 − 4
3 x −2( x + 2)
(Q13.)
3( x − 4)( x + 2)
11x −3( x 2 + 2)
(Q14.)
11( x −3)( x 2 + 2)
(3 x − 5)( x + 3)+ 11
(Q15.)
(3 x −8)( x + 3)+ 14
(−1+ h )2 −(−1+ h )−2
(Q16.)
h
3(5 + h ) −2(5 + h )−65
2
(Q17.)
h
( x + h )2 −7( x + h )−( x 2 −7 x )
(Q18.)
h
(3 + h ) −2(3 + h )2 +(3 + h )− 12
3
(Q19.)
h
4( x + h )3 −3( x + h )−9−( 4 x 3 −3 x −9)
(Q20.)
h

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Conjugate
x −8
(Q21.)
x −64
2x + 9 − 5
(Q22.)
2 x − 16
2 x − 3 x + 10
(Q23.)
2x − 4
3 x −2 − x + 16
(Q24.)
4 x −36
5( x + h )+ 2 − 5 x + 2
(Q25.)
h
( x + h )2 −6 − x 2 −6
(Q26.)
h
x2+ 7 − 4
(Q27.)
3 x −9
5− x 2 − 11
(Q28.)
3− x + 3
5 + x + 6 −3
(Q29.)
x − 10
13 + 5 x − 11 − 4
(Q30.)
x −4

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Complex Fractions
− 51
1
3 x +2
(Q31.)
x −1 2

x −3 −2
x
(Q32.)
x −6
x
−1
(Q33.) x +4 3
x −2
8
− 2 x8−3
2( x +h )−3
(Q34.)
h
x +h
− x
(Q35.) x +h+1 x +1
h
2 −
1 1
(Q36.) x2 16
x − 16
1
x 2 +2 x
− 31
(Q37.)
x −1
1
− 31
(Q38.) x
x −9
1
− 1x
(Q39.) x +h
h
2 −
1 1
(Q40.) 2+( x +h ) 2+x
2

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LCM & Combine
1 1
(Q41.) +
1+ 3 x 1−3 x
1 1
(Q42.) +
x x +1
3 x + 23 2
(Q43.) 2 +
x − x − 12 x + 3
2 x + 20
(Q44.) − 2
x −6 2 x − 11x −6
x +1 1
(Q45.) 2 − 2
x + x −20 x −2 x −8
1
(Q46.) x ⋅ 2
⋅(−2 x )+ 6− x 2
2 6− x
1
(Q47.) x 2 ⋅ .(−8)+ 1−8 x ⋅(2 x )
2 1−8 x
3 −1 1 −3
(Q48.) x 4 − x 4
4 2
2 −2 1 −1
(Q49.) x 3 ⋅ 31 (10− x ) 3 ⋅(−1)+(10− x ) 3 ⋅ 32 x 3
4 −1
(Q50.) x 5 ⋅2( x − 4)+( x − 4)2 ⋅ 45 x 5

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Exponential & Logarithm
⎛ e x − e −x ⎞⎟⎛ e x + e −x ⎞⎟
(Q51.) 2⎜⎜ ⎟⎜ ⎟
⎜⎝ 2 ⎟⎠⎜⎜⎝ 2 ⎟⎠
⎛ e x + e −x ⎞⎟ ⎛ e x − e −x ⎞⎟
2 2

(Q52.) ⎜⎜ ⎟ −⎜⎜ ⎟
⎝⎜ 2 ⎟⎠ ⎜⎝ 2 ⎟⎠
e 2ln x − e −2ln x
(Q53.)
2
(Q54.) write x x with base e
x2
(Q55.) write ( x) with base e
x
(Q56.) write x lnx with base e
(Q57.) ln(e x + xe x )
⎛ x 4 x 2 + 1 ⎞⎟
(Q58.) ⎜⎜⎜
ln ⎟⎟
⎜⎝ x + 5 ⎟⎟⎠
⎛ 8 ⎞⎟
(Q59.) log4 ⎜⎜ 3 ⎟
⎜⎝ 4 x + 2 x + 5 ⎟⎟⎠
⎛ 3 e x ⎞⎟
(Q60.) ln⎜⎜⎜ 2 ⎟⎟
⎜⎝ x + 1⎟⎟⎠

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Write in terms of x^p (getting ready for using the power rule)
(Q61.) x (2 + 4 x 2 )

(Q62.) ( 4 + 3 x )
2

(Q63.) x 2 ( x 4 + 6)2
(
(Q64.) 2 3 x 5 x + 3 x 2 )
⎛ 1 5⎞
(Q65.) ⎜⎜ 2 + ⎟⎟(8 x 2 −3 x )
⎝x x⎠
x2 +9
(Q66.)
18 x 4
5x 2 − x + 8
(Q67.)
x x
(2 x 3 + 1)2
(Q68.)
4x 2
−x 4 + 7 x
(Q69.) 3 2
x
(4 −3 x )
2

(Q70.)
x2

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Derivative from the quotient rule
(3− 4 x )⋅2−(1+ 2 x )⋅(−4)
(Q71.)
(3− 4 x )2
1 x + 1−( x − 1)
(Q72.) ⋅
1+ ( )
x −1 2
x +1 ( x + 1)2
( x 3 + 1)2 ⋅3 x 2 − x 3 ⋅ 2( x 3 + 1)⋅3 x 2
(Q73.)
( x 3 + 1)4
(1+ x 2 ) 2 1 x −2 x x
(Q74.)
(1+ x 2 )2
( x −3) 3 31x 2 − 3 x
(Q75.)
( x −3)2
1
1+ x 2 − x ⋅ ⋅2 x
2 1+ x 2
(Q76.)
( )
2
1+ x 2

( x + e x )e x −(1+ e x )(1+ e x )
(Q77.)
( x + e x )2
( x 2 + e x )( x 2e x + 2 xe x )− x 2e x (2 x + e x )
(Q78.)
( x 2 + e x )2
(4 x − 1)2 −( x + 2)⋅2(4 x − 1)⋅ 4
(Q79.)
(4 x − 1)4
( x 2 − 4 x + 3)(3 x 2 + 3)−( x 3 + 3 x )⋅(2 x − 4)
(Q80.)
( x 2 − 4 x + 3)2

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Solving equations from implicit differentiation
dy dy
(Q81.) 2 x − 4 x − 4 y + 2y =0
dx dx
dy dy
(Q82.) 4 x 3 + 2 x 2 y + 2 xy 2 + 3 y 2 =0
dx dx
(Q83.)
dy
dx (
= 3(1+ x + y 2 )2 1+ 2 y
dy
dx )
(
(Q84.) 3( x + y )2 1+
dy
dx )
= 2x + 4
dy
dx
( x + y )⋅2 x − x 2 (1+ dy
dx ) dy
(Q85.) = 2y
(x + y )2
dx
1 dy + (ln y )2 ⋅3 x 2 + dy = 0
(Q86.) x 3 ⋅2(ln y )
y dx dx

(Q87.) 2 x + 2 y
dy
dx x +y
(
= 2 1 2 2x + 2 y
dy
)
dx
−2
dy
dx

(Q88.) 1
2 x+y
1+ (
dy
dx )
= 4x 3 + 4y 3
dy
dx

(Q89.) 1 − 1
x y dx
dy
= e xy x (
dy
dx
+y )
x ⎛y −x
dy ⎞
dx ⎟ dy
(Q90.) e y ⎜⎜ ⎟
⎟⎠ = 1−
⎜⎝ y 2
dx

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Partial Fractions
2x + 1 A B
(Q91.) = +
( x + 1)( x + 2) x + 1 x + 2
2x + 1 A Bx + C
(Q92.) = + 2
( x + 1)( x + 2) x + 1 x + 2
2

2x + 1 A B C
(Q93.) = + + 2
( x + 1) x 2
x +1 x x
2x + 1 A B C
(Q94.) = + +
( x + 1)( x + 2) 2 x + 1 x + 2 ( x + 2)2
3x − 5 A B C
(Q95.) = + +
( x − 1)( x −3)( x − 5) x − 1 x −3 x − 5
1 A B
(Q96.) = +
4−x 2
2− x 2 + x
12 A B C
(Q97.) 3 = + 2+
x −3 x 2
x x x −3
x + 7 x −3
2
A B C
(Q98.) = + +
(2 x + 1)( x −2) 2
2 x + 1 x −2 ( x −2)2
8 x 2 − 10 x −3 A Bx + C
(Q99.) = + 2
( x − 4)( x + 1) x − 4
2
x +1
x +2 A B Cx + D
(Q100.) 4 = + + 2
x −1 x −1 x + 1 x + 1

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