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Mathematics Problem Sheet

1. Express as a sum of squares and hence find x, y, z:

2 + +2 −8 +2 −2 +2 − 16 + 35 = 0

2. If a, b, c, d are all real and + + + = + + + then = = = .

3. Find all real numbers satisfying + =8 − 6.

4. Solve for real x and y: 5 1+ = 12 and 5 1− =4

5. Show that ( − 1) is a factor of − − + 1.

6. Show that there cannot exist an integer n, such that n3 − n + 3 divides n3 + n 2 + n + 2

7. Solve 2 x99 + 3 x 98 + 2 x97 + 3 x96 + ... + 2 x + 3 = 0 in ℝ .

8. Prove that 1 + x111 + x 222 + x333 + x 444 divides 1 + x111 + x 222 + x333 + .... + x999

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9. If x, y, z are rational and strictly positive and if + = show that x 2 + y 2 + z 2 is rational.
x y z

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10. If a 2 x 3 + b 2 y 3 + c 2 z 3 = p 5 , ax 2 = by 2 = cz 2 and + + = . then a + b + c =
x y z p

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11. If ax3 = by 3 = cz 3 and + + = 1; prove that 3
ax 2 + by 2 + cz 2 = 3 a + 3 b + 3 c .
x y z

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12. Prove that, if (x, y, z) is a solution of the system of equations x + y + z = a, + + = . Then at
x y z a
least one of the numbers x, y, z is ‘a’

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13. If one root of the equation 2 x2 − 6 x + k = 0 is (a + 5i) where i 2 = −1; k , a ∈ℝ, find the values of
2
‘a’ and ‘k’.

14. If x3 + px 2 + q = 0, where q ≠ 0 has a root of multiplicity 2, prove that 4 p 3 + 27 q = 0

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16. Show that, if a, b, c are real numbers and ac = 2(b + d ), then at least one of the equations
x 2 + ax + b = 0 and x 2 + cx + d = 0 has real roots.

17. Given any four positive, distinct real numbers. show that one can choose three number A, B, C
among them, such that all the quadratic equations have only real roots or all of them have only
imaginary roots Bx 2 + x + C = 0; Cx 2 + x + A = 0; Ax 2 + x + B = 0.

18. Show that the equation x 4 − x3 − 6 x 2 − 2 x + 9 = 0 cannot have negative roots.

19. If a, b, c, d ∈ ℝ such that a < b < c < d , then show that, the roots of the equation
( x − a)( x − c) + 2( x − b)( x − d ) = 0 are real and distinct.

20. Find the maximum number of positive and negative real roots of the equation
x 4 + x3 + x 2 − x − 1 = 0

21. If P ( x) = ax 2 + bx + c and Q( x) = − ax 2 + bx + c, where ac ≠ 0, show that the equation

22. Let f ( x) be the cubic polynomial x 3 + x + 1 ; suppose g ( x) is a cubic polynomial, such that
g (0) = −1 and the roots of g (x) = 0 are square of the roots of f (x) = 0. Show that !(9) = 899.

23. If p, q, r , s ∈ ℝ, show that the equation ( x 2 + px + 3q )( x 2 + rx + q )(− x 2 + sx + 2q ) = 0 has at

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24. If tn denotes the nth term of an AP and t p = , tq = , then show that t pq is a root of the
q p
equation ( p + 2q − 3r ) x 2 + (q + 2r − 3 p ) x + (r + 2 p − 3q ) = 0

25. If p and q are odd integers, show that the equation x 2 + 2 px + 2q = 0 has no rational roots.

ANSWERS
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1. = −2, = −3, = 5 3. = 1, =1 4. = 2, = 1 or, = $, =
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7. −3/2 13. = 3, ' = 7

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