Algebra: Basics Test-1

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Algebra: Basics Test-1

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Question 1

If a× b = 2a-3b+ab, then 3 × 5 +5 x 3 is equal to:

A	20
B	23
C	24
D	22

Question 1 Explanation:

We are given by the statement that

$\displaystyle \begin{array}{l}a\times b=2a-3b+ab\\\Rightarrow 3\times 5=2\times 3-3\times 5+3\times 5=6\\5\times 3=2\times 5-3\times 3+3\times 5\\=10-9+15=16\\\therefore \,\,3\times 5+5\times 3=6+16=22\end{array}$

Question 2

If p ×q = p × q + p/q , the value of 8 ×2 are:

A	13
B	14
C	15
D	16

Question 2 Explanation:

$\displaystyle \begin{array}{l}p\,\,\times \,q=p+q+\frac{p}{q}\\\therefore 8\times 2=8+2+\frac{8}{2}\\=10+4=14\end{array}$

Question 3

Two numbers a and b ( a > b) are such that their sum is equal to three times their difference.Then value of

$\displaystyle \frac{3ab}{2\left( {{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}} \right)}$ will be:

A	$\displaystyle 1\frac{1}{2}$
B	$\displaystyle 1\frac{2}{3}$
C	$\displaystyle 1\frac{1}{3}$
D	1

Question 3 Explanation:

From the given statement we can say that

$\displaystyle \begin{array}{l}\left( a+b \right)=3\left( a-b \right)=3a-3b\\\Rightarrow 3b+b=3a-ra\\\Rightarrow 2a=4b\\\Rightarrow a=2b\\\Rightarrow \frac{a}{b}=\frac{2}{1}\\\Rightarrow \frac{a}{b}=\frac{1}{2}\\\therefore \,a=2,\,b=1\\\frac{3ab}{2\left( {{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}} \right)}=\frac{3\times 2\times 1}{2\times \left( 4-1 \right)}=\frac{6}{6}=1\end{array}$

Question 4

The value of <br>

$\displaystyle \left( 1+\frac{1}{p} \right)\left( 1\frac{1}{p+1} \right)\left( 1+\frac{1}{p+2} \right)\left( 1+\frac{1}{p+3} \right)$
is

A	$\displaystyle 1+\frac{1}{p+4}$
B	$\displaystyle p+4$
C	$\displaystyle \frac{p+4}{p}$
D	$\displaystyle \frac{1}{p}$

Question 4 Explanation:

We can solve the given fraction as

$\displaystyle \begin{array}{l}=\left( 1+\frac{1}{p} \right)\left( 1+\frac{1}{p+1} \right)\left( 1+\frac{1}{p+2} \right)\left( 1+\frac{1}{p+3} \right)\\=\frac{p+1}{p}\times \frac{p+2}{p+1}\times \frac{p+3}{p+2}\times \frac{p+4}{p+3}\\=\frac{p+4}{p}\end{array}$

Question 5

If a × b = 2 (a + b), then 5 ×2 is equal to: