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2A02 Supp Sol 01e
2A02 Supp Sol 01e
2A02 Supp Sol 01e
3. Answer: D
Exercise 2H L.H.S. 2(3x 4)
6x 8
Level 1 ∴ 6x 8 Ax B
1. Answer: D By comparing the like terms, we have
For option D, A6
L.H.S. 2 x 2 2 x(1 2 x) B 8
2x 2 2x 4x 2
6x 2 2x 4. Answer: A
R.H.S. 2 x(3x 1) (5 x y )(5 x y ) ( y 5 x)( y 5 x)
6x 2 2x y 2 (5 x) 2
∵ L.H.S. = R.H.S. y 2 25 x 2
∴ 2 x 2 x(1 2 x) 2 x(3x 1)
2
5. Answer: D
2. Answer: B ( x 4 y ) 2 x 2 2( x)( 4 y ) (4 y ) 2
For option B,
L.H.S. 3x 12 x 2 8 xy 16 y 2
R.H.S. 3( x 4) x
3x 12 x 6. Answer: C
4 x 12 (3a 2b) 2 (3a) 2 2(3a)(2b) (2b) 2
∵ L.H.S. R.H.S. 9a 2 12ab 4b 2
∴ 3x 12 3( x 4) x is not an identity.
7. Answer: A
8ab2 6ab 2ab(4b) 2ab(3)
2ab(4b 3)
8. Answer: C
12 xy 4 x 3 y 1 4 x(3 y 1) (3 y 1)
(3 y 1)( 4 x 1)
9. Answer: D
3x 2 108 3( x 2 36)
3( x 2 6 2 )
3( x 6)( x 6)
10. Answer: C
4 x 2 40 x 100 4( x 2 10 x 25)
4[ x 2 2( x)(5) 5 2 ]
4( x 5) 2
Level 2
11. Answer: B
R.H.S. ( x 3)( 2 x 1) 4
2x2 6x x 3 4
2 x 2 5x 1
∴ 2x 2 Ax B 2x 2 5x 1
By comparing the like terms, we have
A5
B 1
12. Answer: A Exercise 2I
x 2y x 2y
( x 2 y ) ( x 2 y )
3 3 3 1. L.H.S. ( x 2 A)(2 x 5)
( x 2 y )( x 2 y ) 2 x 2 4 Ax 5 x 10 A
3
2 x 2 (4 A 5) x 10 A
x 2 (2 y ) 2
R.H.S. 2 x B( x 4) C
2
3
x 4y2
2 2 x 2 Bx 4 B C
∴ 2 x 2 (4 A 5) x 10 A 2 x 2 Bx 4B C
3
x2 4 2 By comparing the like terms, we have
y 4A 5 B (1)
3 3
10 A 4B C (2)
13. Answer: D Put A 1 into (1), we have
(3x 2 1) 2 (3x 2 ) 2 2(3x 2 )(1) 12 4(1) 5 B
B 1
9x 4 6x 2 1
Put A 1 and B 1 into (2), we have
10(1) 4(1) C
14. Answer: D
4 xy 10 yz 20 xyz 2 y (2 x) 2 y(5 z ) 2 y (10 xz) C 14
Put A 2 into (1), we have
2 y (2 x 5 z 10 xz)
4(2) 5 B
B3
15. Answer: B Put A 2 and B 3 into (2), we have
a(b c) bc b 2 a(b c) b(c b) 10(2) 4(3) C
a(b c) b(b c) C 8
(b c)( a b) ∴ ‘A = 1, B = –1, C = –14’ and ‘A = 2, B = 3, C = –8’ are
two sets of possible values for A, B and C.
(or any other reasonable answers)
16. Answer: B
2 xy 3xz 6 yz x 2 ( x 2 3xz) (2 xy 6 yz) 2 2
1 1 1
x( x 3 z ) 2 y ( x 3 z ) 2. (a) x 2 ( x) x
2
x x x
( x 3z )( x 2 y )
1
2 2 x2
x
17. Answer: B
(a b) 2 (a b) 2 [(a b) (a b)][( a b) (a b)] 2 2
(a b a b)(a b a b) 1 1 1
(b) x 2 ( x) x 2
2a(2b) x x x
1
4ab 2 2 x2
x
18. Answer: A
20 x 3 60 x 2 y 45 xy 2 5 x(4 x 2 12 xy 9 y 2 ) 2 1 1
(c) x 2 2 x 2 2 2
5 x[( 2 x) 2(2 x)(3 y ) (3 y ) ]
2 2 x x
2 2
5 x(2 x 3 y ) 2 1 1
x x (from (a) and (b))
x x
2
19. Answer: C 1 1
x x
( x y ) 2 16( x y ) 64 ( x y ) 2 2( x y )(8) 8 2 x x
( x y 8) 2 1 2
2
x 2
x
20. Answer: D
2
4 x 2 25 y 2 4 x 10 y [( 2 x) 2 (5 y ) 2 ] 2(2 x 5 y ) 1
2 x2
(2 x 5 y )( 2 x 5 y ) 2(2 x 5 y ) x
2
(2 x 5 y )( 2 x 5 y 2) 1 1
2 2 2 ( x 2 ) ( x 2 ) 2
x x
1
4 2 x4
x
3. (a 2 b 2 ) 2 4a 2 b 2 (a 2 b 2 ) 2 (2ab) 2 a : b = 1 : 1
b : c = 3 : 4
[( a 2 b 2 ) 2ab][( a 2 b 2 ) 2ab] a : b = 13 : 13
(a 2 2ab b 2 )( a 2 2ab b 2 ) b : c = 3 : 4
( a b) ( a b)
2 2 ∴ a : b : c = 3 : 3 : 4
7. (a) ( x y) 2 x 2 2xy y 2
4. (a) x 2 4 xy 4 y 2 x 2 2( x)( 2 y ) (2 y ) 2
( x 2 y) 2
(b) Put x a b and y c d into (a), we have
(a b c d ) 2
(b) x 2 4 y 2 4 xy 6 x 12 y 9
(a b) 2 2(a b)(c d ) (c d ) 2
( x 2 y ) 2 6( x 2 y ) 9 (from (a))
a 2 2ab b 2 2(ac bc ad bd ) c 2 2cd d 2
( x 2 y ) 2 2( x 2 y )(3) 32
a 2 2ab b 2 2ac 2bc 2ad 2bd c 2 2cd d 2
( x 2 y 3) 2
a 2 b 2 c 2 d 2 2ab 2ac 2ad 2bc 2bd 2cd
Alternative Solution
L.H.S. x( x 1)( x 2)( x 3) 1
( x 2 x)( x 2 2 x 3x 6) 1
( x 2 x)( x 2 5 x 6) 1
x 4 x 3 5x 3 5x 2 6 x 2 6 x 1
x 4 6 x 3 11x 2 6 x 1
R.H.S. ( x Ax B )
2 2
( x 2 ) 2 2( x 2 )( Ax B ) ( Ax B ) 2
x 4 2 Ax 3 2 Bx 2 ( Ax) 2 2( Ax)( B ) B 2
x 4 2 Ax 3 2 Bx 2 A 2 x 2 2 ABx B 2
x 4 2 Ax 3 (2 B A 2 ) x 2 2 ABx B 2
∴ x 4 6 x 3 11x 2 6 x 1
x 4 2 Ax3 (2 B A2 ) x 2 2 ABx B 2
By comparing the like terms, we have
2A 6
A3
2 AB 6
2(3) B 6
B 1