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1EasyMCQ

Which of the following is a positive-integer solution of 2x+7y=202x + 7y = 20?

  1. A

    (6, 1)

  2. B

    (2, 3)

  3. C

    (5, 2)

  4. D

    (3, 2)

2EasyMCQ

Does the equation 4x+6y=254x + 6y = 25 have any integer solutions?

  1. A

    Yes, for example x = 1, y = 3.5

  2. B

    Yes, because 25 is odd

  3. C

    No, because gcd(4, 6) = 2 does not divide 25

  4. D

    Cannot be determined

3EasyTITA

Let x and y be integers such that x > y. If x^2 – xy + x = 24 and y^2 – xy – y = 32, then the value of (3x – 2y) is

4EasyMCQ

Let the roots of the equation (x^{2} + kx + 1008 = 0) be positive even integers. Then, the number of possible values of (k) is:

  1. A

    8

  2. B

    9

  3. C

    16

  4. D

    18

5EasyMCQ

If α\alpha and β\beta are the roots of the Quadratic equation 5y27y+1=05 y^{2}-7 y+1=0 then find the value of 1α+1β\frac{1}{\alpha}+\frac{1}{\beta}.

  1. A

    725\frac{7}{25}

  2. B

    -7

  3. C

    725\frac{-7}{25}

  4. D

    7

6EasyMCQ

Find the maximum value of the expression (x2+8x+20)(x^{2}+8 x+20).

  1. A

    4

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    29

  4. D

    None of these

7MediumMCQ

If p,qp,q are roots of ax2+bx+c=0ax^2+bx+c=0, which quadratic equation has roots p2,q2p^2, q^2?

  1. A

    a2x2(b22ac)x+c2=0a^2x^2-(b^2-2ac)x+c^2=0

  2. B

    a2x2+(b22ac)x+c2=0a^2x^2+(b^2-2ac)x+c^2=0

  3. C

    a2x2(b2ac)x+c=0a^2x^2-(b^2-ac)x+c=0

  4. D

    ax2+(b2ac)x+c2=0ax^2+(b^2-ac)x+c^2=0

8MediumMCQ

Let the roots of x2+7x+l=0x^2+7x+l=0 be p and q, and the roots of x2+13x+m=0x^2+13x+m=0 be q and r. If q is the arithmetic mean of p and r, find the value of lml*m.

  1. A

    400

  2. B

    600

  3. C

    800

  4. D

    None of these

9MediumMCQ

For how many integral values of aa does (a+2)x2+3(a3)x+(a1)=0(a+2)x^2+3(a−3)x+(a−1)=0 not intersect the x-axis?

  1. A

    6

  2. B

    8

  3. C

    12

  4. D

    14

10MediumMCQ

If a,b{1,2,3,4,5}a, b \in \{1,2,3,4,5\}, then the number of equations of the form ax2+bx+1=0a x^2 + b x + 1 = 0 having real roots is

  1. A

    11

  2. B

    12

  3. C

    13

  4. D

    14

11MediumTITA

A farm has hens and cows. There are 50 heads and 140 legs in total. How many cows are there?

12MediumMCQ

The equation x2+6x+r=0x^2+6x+|r|=0 has integer roots. How many integer values can rr take?

  1. A

    0

  2. B

    1

  3. C

    2

  4. D

    more than 2

13MediumMCQ

The number of integer pairs (x,y)(x,y) satisfying xyxy=11xy−x−y=11 is

  1. A

    2

  2. B

    12

  3. C

    6

  4. D

    8

14MediumMCQ

If the equations 5x+9y+17z=a,4x+8y+12z=b5 x+9 y+17 z=a, 4 x+8 y+12 z=b and 2x+3y+8z=c2 x+3 y+8 z=c have at least one solution for x,yx, y and zz and a,ba, b, and c0c \neq 0, then which of the following is true?

  1. A

    4a3b3c=04 a-3 b-3 c=0

  2. B

    3a4b3c=03 a-4 b-3 c=0

  3. C

    4a3b4c=04 a-3 b-4 c=0

  4. D

    Nothing can be said

15HardTITA

How many solutions in positive integers (x,y)(x, y) does 3x+4y=603x + 4y = 60 have?

16HardMCQ

For the cubic x3ax2+bxa=0x^3 - ax^2 + bx - a = 0, suppose all roots are real. Which statement is correct?

  1. A

    a=ba = b

  2. B

    b1b \neq 1

  3. C

    a=1a = 1

  4. D

    aba \neq b

17HardMCQ

If p,qp,q are positive integers such that both 3x2+2px+12q=03x^2+2px+12q=0 and x2+8qx+4p=0x^2+8qx+4p=0 have real roots, find minimum p+qp+q.

  1. A

    7

  2. B

    9

  3. C

    11

  4. D

    13

18HardMCQ

Let p,qp,q be roots of x2(α2)x(α+1)=0x^2-(\alpha-2)x-(\alpha+1)=0. What is the minimum value of p2+q2p^2+q^2 attained over real α\alpha?

  1. A

    4

  2. B

    5

  3. C

    7

  4. D

    9

19HardMCQ

If (1+2)(1+\sqrt{2}) is a root of ax2+bx+c=0ax^2+bx+c=0 and (3+25)(3+2\sqrt{5}) is a root of ay2+my+n=0ay^2+my+n=0 with integer coefficients, compute (bm+c2bn)\left(\tfrac{b}{m}+\tfrac{c-2b}{n}\right).

  1. A

    0

  2. B

    924\tfrac{9}{24}

  3. C

    923\tfrac{9}{23}

  4. D

    922\tfrac{9}{22}

20HardMCQ

Solve for xx (x1,12x \neq -1, -\frac{1}{2}): 2x+3x+1=4x+52x+1\frac{2x+3}{x+1} = \frac{4x+5}{2x+1}.

  1. A

    1

  2. B

    12-\frac{1}{2}

  3. C

    2

  4. D

    −2

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