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MCQ WORKSHEET-I
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

1. What are the coefficients of x in the expression 8 – x + y?

(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 8 (d) none of these

2. What are the coefficients of y in the expression 4x – 3y?

(a) 4 (b) –3 (c) 3 (d) none of these

3. What are the coefficients of y in the expression yz2 + 5?

(a) 5 (b) z (c) z2 (d) none of these

4. Write the expression for the statement: the sum of three times x and 11
(a) x +3 +11 ( b) 3x + 11 (c) 3 + 11x (d) 3x – 11

5. Write an expression : Raju s father s age is 5 years more than 3 times Raju s age . If Raju s age is
x years , then father’s age is
(a) 3x+5 (b) 5-3x (c) 3x-5 (d) 15x

6. Identify the coefficient of x in expression 8 – x + y

(a ) 0 (b) 8 (c) –1 (d) 1

7. The number of terms in 4p2q – 3pq2+5 is

(a) 7 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4

8. The expression for sum of numbers a and b subtracted from their product is
(a) a + b – ab (b) ab – a + b (c) ab – (a+b) (d) ab + a – b.

9. The sum of mn + 5 – 2 and mn+3 is

(a) 2mn + 3 (b) 6 ( c) 2mn + 8 (d) 2mn + 6.

10. What is the statement for the expression 3mn + 5

1
(a) 5 more than of product of m and n
3
(b) number 5 added to product of number m and n
(c) number 5 added to 3 times the product of m and n.
(d) 5 more than 3 times the product of the numbers m and n

11. The constant term in the expression 1 + x2 + x is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) x (d) x2

12. The coefficient of y3 in the expression y – y3 + y2 is

(a) 1 (b) y (c) –y3 (d) –1
 MCQ WORKSHEET-II
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

1. The number of terms in the expression 1.2ab – 2.4 b + 3.6a is

(a) 1.2 (b) –2.4 (c) 3.6a (d) 3

2. What is the numerical coefficient of y2 in the expression 2x2y – 15xy2 +7y

(a) –15x (b) –15 (c) 2 (d) 7

3. The expression x + y – xy is
(a) Monomial (b) Binomial (c) Trinomial (d) Quadrinomial

4. The expression xyz is

(a) Monomial (b) Binomial (c) Trinomial (d) Zero polynomial

5. From the following expressions 10pq, 7p, 8q, -p2q2, -7pq, -23, ab,3a,b.The like terms are
(a) 3,7p (b) 10 pq, –7pq (c) ab,3a,b (d)10pq,7p,8q

6. From the following expressing 3ab,a2,b2,a,5ab, –2ab,2a2 the three terms are
(a) 3ab,5ab, –2ab (b) a2,a,2a2 (c)3ab,a2,b2 (d)2a2,a2, a

7. Sum of 3m and 2n is
(a)5mn (b) 3m+2n (c) 5m (d) 5n

8. Sum of xy, x+y and y+ xy is

(a) 2xy +2x+y (b) 3xy+2y (c) 2xy +x+y (d) 2xy+x+2y

9. The value of 21b – 32 + 7b – 20b is

(a) 48b – 32 (b) –8b – 32 (c)8b – 32 (d)28b – 52

10. Subtract a – b from a + b the result is

(a) 2a + 2b (b) 2a (c) 2b (d) 2a – 2b

11. Subtracting –5y2 from y2 ,the result is

(a) –4y2 (b) 6y2 (c) 4 y2 (d) –6y2

12. The value of expression 5n – 2, when n= –2 is

(a) –12 (b) 8 (c) 1 (d) –8

13. The value of expression 7a – 4b for a = 3, b = 2 is

(a) 13 (b) 7a – 6b (c) 21a – 8b (d) 29

14. When x = 0, y = –1, then the value of expression 2x + 2y is

(a) 4 (b) 0 (c) –2 (d) 2

15. Factors of the term 15x2 in the expression 15x2 –13x are
(a) 15, x, x (b) 15,-13 (c) 15x2, –13x (d)15
 MCQ WORKSHEET-III
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
1. Factors of the terms –4pq2 in the expression 9p2q2 –4 pq2 are
(a) 9 p2q2 , –4 pq2 (b)9, –4 (c) –4,p,q,q (d) –4

2. If the length of each side of the equilateral triangle is l, then the perimeter of the equilateral
triangle is
(a) 3l (b) 3+l (c) 3-l (d) l/3

3. Which of the following is monomial

(a) 2x +3 (b) 2x (c) 4x + 2y + 3 (d) 4y + 5x + z – 1

4. Which of the following is trinomial

(a) 2a + 6b – 1 (b) 1 (c) 5a – 7 (d) a + b + c – 3

5. Terms with factors y in the expression 8 + xy + xyz are

(a) xy, xyz (b) x, xz (c) 8, xy, xyz (d) y, xz

6. Identify the terms in the expression x + y + 1 which are not constant

(a) x,y,1 (b) x, y (c) x,1 (d) y,1

7. The value of expression 4x – 3 at x=2 is

(a) –4 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2

8. The value of expression 5n2 + 5n – 2 for n = –2 is

(a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 12

9. The value of expression 2a2 + 2b2 – ab for a=2, b=1is

(a) 2 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 10

10. The value of x + 7 + 4(x – 5) for x=2

(a) –3 (b) 31 (c) 12 (d) 37

11. The value of expression 2a – 2b – 4 – 5 + a at a=1, b=-2

(a) 10 (b) –2 (c) 12 (d) –4

12. What must be subtracted from 2a + b to get 2a – b

(a) 2b (b) 4a (c) 0 (d) 4a+4b

13. What must be added to 3x + y to get 2x + 3y

(a) 5x + 4y (b) –x + 2y (c) x – 2y (d) x + 2y

14. Subtract a + 2b from sum of a – b and 2a+b

(a) 2a – 2b (b) 4a +2b (c) 2b (d) –2a +2b

15. On simplifying (a + b – 3) – (b – a +3) + (a – b + 3) the result is

(a) a – b + 3 (b) a – b – 3 (c) 3a – b – 3 (d) 3a+b+3

16. What should be value of ‘a’ if y2 + y – a equals to 3 for y=1

(a) –1 (b) –5 (c) 5 (d) 0
17. What is an expression for the statement: “p is multiplied by 16”
(a) 16p (b) p/16 (c) p+16 (d) p-16

18. The expression for the statement: “ y multiplied by 10 and then 7 added to product”.
(a) 10 + y + 7 (b) 7y + 10 (c) 10y + 7 (d) 10y

19. What is the statement for the expression 2y – 9

(a) 2y subtracted from 9 (b) 9 subtracted from y and multiplied by 2
(c) 9 subtracted from 9 (d) thrice of y minus 9

20. Give expression for: “ 5 times of ‘y’ to which 3 is added”

5
(a) y +15 (b) 5y + 3 (c) +3 (d) 3y +5
y
21. The equation for the statement: one forth of a number minus 4 gives 4.
4 1 1
(a) 4x – 4 = 4 (b) –4=4 (c) x – 4 = 4 (d) x – 4 =
x 4 4
 MCQ WORKSHEET-IV
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

1. The number of terms in the expression 2x2 +3x + 5 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c)3 (d)5

2. The coefficient of x in the expression –7x +5 is

(a) 5 (b) –7 (c)7 (d)x

3. The numerical coefficient of y in the expression 2x + 3y + 7z is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c)7 (d)3y

4. The expression y + z + 100 is a

(a) monomial (b) literal number
(c) binomial (d) trinomial

5. The expression 7xy has the factors

(a) 7, x, y (b) x, y (c) 7, x (d) 7, y

6. The common factors of the terms 2y. 22xy is

(a) 2 (b) 2y (c) y (d) xy

7. ‘2’ is common factor of the expressions

(a) 12a2b, 15ab2 (b) 5xy, 10x (c)10x2, -18x3, 14x4 (d)33y, -22z

8. The factorization of 7a2 +14a is

(a) 7(a + z) (b) 21a (c) 7(a + 1) (d)7a(a + 2)

9. The addition of ab – bc, bc – ca, ca – ab is

(a) 3ab+3bc+3ca (b) 0 (c) ab + bc + ca (d) ab – bc + ca

10. One of the example of binomial is

(a) 3xyz (b) 3xy + z (c)3x + y + z (d)3 + x + y + z

11. The area of triangle is’ xy’ where’ x’ is length and ‘y’ is breadth. If the length of rectangle is
increased by 5 units and breadth is decreased by 3 units, the new area of rectangle will be
(a) (x – y)(x + 3) (b) xy+15 (c) (x + 5)(y – 3) (d) xy + 5 – 3

12. The value of 2x (–3x) is

(a) 5x2 (b) –6x (c) –5x2 (d) –6x2

13. Like terms in the expression 7x, 5x2, 7y, –5yx, –9x2,are
(a) 7x, –5yx (b) 5x2, –5yx (c)5x2, –9x2, (d)7x, 7y

14. Area of rectangle of length’ 3x’ and breadth ‘5y ‘is

(a) 3x + 5y (b) 15xy (c)15x (d)15y

15. Number of terms in the expression xyz + 1 is

(a) 4 (b) 3 (c)2 (d)1
 MCQ WORKSHEET-V
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
1. The product of –4p and 7p is
(a) 28p (b) –28p2 (c) –28p (d)28p2

2. The product of a2, 2a2, 5a10 is

(a) 10a34 (b) 7a34 (c)10a22 (d)10a40

3. Multiplication of pq + qr + rp and ‘zero’ is

(a) pq + qr (b) pq + rp (c) pq + qr + rp (d) 0

4. The value of 3x(4x – 5) + 3 for x=3

(a) –6 (b) 66 (c) 106 (d) 0

5. The volume of rectangular box whose length, breadth and height is 2p, 4q, 8r respectively is
(a) 14pqr (b) 2p + 4q + 8r (c) 64pqr (d) 64

6. Numerical coefficient of x2y in the expression 1 + x + 2x2y is

(a) 2y (b) 2 (c) 2x2y (d) 2x2

x y
7. Coefficient of xy in the expression   xy is
2 2
1 1
(a) –1 (b) (c) 1 (d)
2 4

8. Which of the following expression is trinomial

(a) xyz (b) xy + z (c) x + y + z (d) x + yz

9. Which of the following expression is monomial

(a) x + 1 (b) pqr (c) pq + r (d) p + qr

10. Multiplication of ‘ab’ and ‘a-b’ is

(a) a2b – b (b) a2b + b (c) ba2b + ab2 (d) a2b – ab2

11. The suitable identity to find (x + 3)(x + 3) is

(a) (a + b)2 (b) (a – b)2 (c) a2 – b2 (d) (x + a)(x + b)

12. Value of (4p – 3q)2 is

(a) 16p2 – 9q2 (b) 16p2 – 9q2 +24pq (c) 16p2 – 9q2 – 24pq (d) 16p2 + 9q2 – 24pq

13. (9x + a)(x + b) is equal to

(a) x2 + ax + ab (b) x2 + (a + b)x + ab (c) x2 + bx + ab (d) x2 + ab

14. Value of expression ‘ a(a2 + a +1) +5’ for ‘ a’ =0 is

(a) a + 5 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 5

15. Which of the following is not binomial

(a) m + n (b) mn (c) m – n (d) m2 – n2
 MCQ WORKSHEET-VI
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
1. Subtracting 7x + y from –x + y gives
(a) 6x + 2y (b) 8x + 2y (c) –8x (d) 8x

2. Which identity is used to evaluate (m + 3)(m + 2).

(a) (x + a)(x + b)=x2 + (a + b)x +ab (b) (a+b)2=a2+2ab+b2
2 2 2
(c) (a – b) = a –2ab + b (d) a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b)

3. Use suitable identity to evaluate 992.

(a) 9801 (b) 10199 (c) 10201 (d) 10001

4. Evaluate (4x + y)2 by suitable identity

(a) 4x2 + y2 + 8x (b) 4x + y + 8xy (c)16x2 + y2 + 8xy (d) 16x2+y2+8

5. Find the value of 95 x 102 by suitable identity.

(a) 10310 (b) 10290 (c)10690 (d) 9690

6. Simplification of (t + s2)(t2 – s) is
(a) t3 + s3 – s2t2 – ts (b) t3 – s3 + s2t2 – st (c) t3 – s3 + s2t2 + st (d) t3 + s3 – s2t2 + st

7. (a – b)2 is equal to
(a) a2 + b2 – 2ab (b) a2 – b2 + 2ab (c) a2 – b2 (d) (a – b)(a + b)

8. Using identity a2 – b2 =(a + b)(a – b), find 42 – 62

(a) –20 (b) 20 (c) –12 (d) 12

9. The expression in one variable is

(a) x + x2 + 1 (b) x + y (c) x + 9y (d) xyz

10. (a + b)(a – b) is equal to

(a) a2 – b2 (b) a2 + b2 (c) a2 + b2 + 2ab (d) a2 + b2 – 2ab

11. If ab = 6 and a + b = 5 then the value of (a2 + b2) is

(a) 11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (d) 16

 1  1
12. If  x    3 , then the value of  x 3  3  is
 x  x 
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11

13. If x + y = 12 and xy = 14, then the value of (x2 + y2) is

(a) 144 (b) 158 (c) 116 (d) none of these

14. If x – y = 7 and xy = 9, then the value of (x2 + y2) is

(a) 64 (b) 67 (c) 63 (d) none of these

 1  2 1 
15. If  x    4 , then the value of  x  2  is
 x  x 
(a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) none of these
  1  2 1 
16. If  x    5 , then the value of  x  2  is
 x  x 
(a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 29 (d) none of these

 1  1 
17. If  x    5 , then the value of  x 4  4  is
 x  x 
(a) 725 (b) 727 (c) 729 (d) none of these

 1  2 1 
18. If  x    5 , then the value of  x  2  is
 x  x 
(a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) none of these

 1  1 
19. If  x    5 , then the value of  x 4  4  is
 x  x 
(a) 525 (b) 527 (c) 529 (d) none of these

2 3
20. Find the value of the expression (81x2 + 16 y2 – 72xy), when x = and y = .
3 4
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 11
 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

1. Identify, in the following expressions, terms which are not constants. Give their numerical
coefficients: xy + 4, 13 – y2, 13 – y + 5y2, 4p2q – 3pq2 + 5

2. (a) What are the coefficients of x in the following expressions? 4x – 3y, 8 – x + y, y2x – y, 2z –
5xz
(b) What are the coefficients of y in the following expressions? 4x – 3y, 8 + yz, yz2 + 5, my + m

3. Classify the following expressions as a monomial, a binomial or a trinomial: a,

a + b, ab + a + b, ab + a + b – 5, xy, xy + 5, 5x2 – x + 2, 4pq – 3q + 5p, 7, 4m – 7n + 10, 4mn + 7.

4. Collect like terms and simplify the expression: 12m2 – 9m + 5m – 4m2 – 7m + 10

5. Add and subtract

(i) m – n, m + n
(ii) mn + 5 – 2, mn + 3

6. Subtract 24ab – 10b – 18a from 30ab + 12b + 14a.

7. From the sum of 2y2 + 3yz, – y2 – yz – z2 and yz + 2z2, subtract the sum of 3y2 – z2 and –y2 + yz +
z2.

8. Classify the following polynomials as monomials, binomials, trinomials.

– z + 5, x + y + z, y + z + 100, ab – ac, 17

9. Add:
1. t – 8tz, 3tz – z, z – t
2. 7mn + 5, 12mn + 2, 9mn – 8, – 2mn – 3
3. a + b – 3, b – a + 3, a – b + 3
4. 14x + 10y – 12xy – 13, 18 – 7x – 10y + 8xy, 4xy
5. 5m – 7n, 3n – 4m + 2, 2m – 3mn – 5

10. Add: 7xy + 5yz – 3zx, 4yz + 9zx – 4y , –3xz + 5x – 2xy.

11. Subtract 5x2 – 4y2 + 6y – 3 from 7x2 – 4xy + 8y2 + 5x – 3y.

12. Subtract 4a – 7ab + 3b + 12 from 12a – 9ab + 5b – 3

13. Subtract 3xy + 5yz – 7zx from 5xy – 2yz – 2zx + 10xyz

14. Subtract 4p2q – 3pq + 5pq2 – 8p + 7q – 10 from 18 – 3p – 11q + 5pq – 2pq2 + 5p2q

15. (a) What should be added to x2 + xy + y2 to obtain 2x2 + 3xy?

(b) What should be subtracted from 2a + 8b + 10 to get – 3a + 7b + 16?

16. What should be taken away from 3x2 – 4y2 + 5xy + 20 to obtain – x2 – y2 + 6xy + 20?

17. (a) From the sum of 3x – y + 11 and – y – 11, subtract 3x – y – 11.

 (b) From the sum of 4 + 3x and 5 – 4x + 2x2, subtract the sum of 3x2 – 5x and –x2 + 2x + 5.

18. What should be the value of a if the value of 2x2 + x – a equals to 5, when x = 0?

19. Simplify the expression and find its value when a = 5 and b = – 3.
2(a2 + ab) + 3 – ab

20. If p = – 10, find the value of p2 – 2p – 100

21. Construct
(a) 3 binomials with only x as a variable;
(b) 3 binomials with x and y as variables;
(c) 3 monomials with x and y as variables;
(d) 2 polynomials with 4 or more terms.

22. Find the volume of each rectangular box with given length, breadth and height.
length breadth Height
(i) 2ax 3by 5cz
(ii) m2n n2 p p2 m
(iii) 2q 4q2 8q3

23. Find the product (i) 2x (3x + 5xy) (ii) a2 (2ab – 5c)

24. Simplify the expressions and evaluate them as directed:

(i) x (x – 3) + 2 for x = 1, (ii) 3y (2y – 7) – 3 (y – 4) – 63 for y = –2

25. Subtract 3pq (p – q) from 2pq (p + q).

26. Add
(i) 5m (3 – m) and 6m2 – 13m (ii) 4y (3y2 + 5y – 7) and 2 (y3 – 4y2 + 5)

27. Add: p ( p – q), q ( q – r) and r ( r – p)

28. Add: 2x (z – x – y) and 2y (z – y – x)

29. Subtract: 3l (l – 4 m + 5 n) from 4l ( 10 n – 3 m + 2 l )

30. Subtract: 3a (a + b + c ) – 2 b (a – b + c) from 4c ( – a + b + c )

31. Simplify
(i). (a + b) (2a – 3b + c) – (2a – 3b) c.
(ii). (x + y)(2x + y) + (x + 2y)(x – y)
(iii). (a + b + c)(a + b – c)

32. Multiply the binomials.

(i) (2pq + 3q2) and (3pq – 2q2)
3   2 
(ii)  a 2  3b 2  and 4  a 2  b 2 
4   3 
(iii) (y – 8) and (3y – 4).
33. Using the formula of (a + b)2, find (i) (2x + 3y)2 (ii) 1032

34. Find the product.

(i) (5 – 2x) (3 + x) (ii) (x + 7y) (7x – y)
(iii) (a2 + b) (a + b2) (iv) (p2 – q2) (2p + q)

3 2  3 2 
35. Using the formula of (a + b)(a – b), find (i)  m  n   m  n  (ii) 9832 – 172
2 3  2 3 
(iii) 194 x 206

36. Using the formula of (a – b)2, find (i) (4p – 3q)2 (ii) (4.9)2

37. Use the Identity (x + a) (x + b) = x2 + (a + b) x + ab to find the following:

(i) 501 × 502 (ii) 95 × 103

38. Show that.

2
4 3  16 9
(i)  m  n   2mn  m 2  n 2
3 4  9 16
(ii) (9p – 5q)2 + 180pq = (9p + 5q)2
(iii) (a – b)(a + b) + (b – c)(b + c) + (c – a)(c + a) = 0

39. Using identities, evaluate.

(i) 722 (ii) 1992 (iii) 1032 (iv) 9992 (v) 5.12
(vi) 296 × 304 (vii) 77 × 83 (viii) 9.22 (ix) 10.5 × 9.5
 HOT’S QUESTIONS
CLASS VIII: CHAPTER - 09
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
1 5 1 1 1 1 1
1. Add 5 x 2  x  ,  x 2  x  and  2 x 2  x  .
3 2 2 2 3 5 6
2 3 2 3
2 x 5 x 5x 4 2x x 5x 6
2. Add 2,   ,    and  3x 2  3 x  .
3 3 2 3 3 2 3 5
7 1 5 3 3 7 2 1 3 5
3. Add x3  x 2  , x  x  x and x 2  x  2 .
2 2 3 2 4 3 2 2
1
4. Subtract 2 x 2  x  3 from 7 x 2  2 x  10 .
2
3 2 4 1 12 2 3 2
5. Subtract x y  y  x 2 yz from x yz  xyz  x 2 y .
2 5 3 5 5 3
4 4 2 2 3 1
6. Subtract x 2 y  xy 2  xy from x y  xy 2  xy .
5 3 3 2 3
3
6 4 5 3 x 5 2 3 1
7. Take away x 2  x 3   x from  x  x .
5 5 6 2 3 2 5 4
2
7 3 1 9 7 x x
8. Take away x3  x 2  x  from   .
4 5 2 2 2 3 5
5a 2 3a3 a 6 1 3 3 2 5
9. Take away    from a  a  .
2 2 3 5 3 4 2
2 5 2 3 7 5
10. Take away ac  ab  bc from ab  ac  bc .
3 7 3 2 4 6
3
x 7 2 1 1 1 5 2
11. Take away  x  x from  x .
3 2 2 2 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
12. Simplify:  a 2b 2c 2  ab 2c  abc 2  cb 2 a 2  cb 2 a  c 2 ab  ca 2b.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 1 4   1   2 2 
13. Simplify:  x 2  x  11   x  3  2 x 2    x  x 2  2  .
3 7  7  7 3 
11 2 9 1 1 1 1
14. Simplify: x y  xy 2  xy  y 2 x  yx 2  xy .
2 4 4 14 15 2
15. Simplify: 15a2 – 6a(a – 2) + a(3 + 7a).

16. Simplify: x2(1 – 3y2) + x(xy2 – 2x) – 3y(y – 4x2y).

17. Simplify: 4xy(x – y) – 6x2(y – y2) – 3y2(2x2 – x) + 2xy(x – y).

3 1 3
18. Simplify: x 2 ( x 2  1)  x 2 ( x 2  x )  x( x 3  1) .
2 4 4

19. Simplify: x 2 y ( x  y 2 )  xy 2 (4 xy  2 x 2 )  x 3 y (1  2 y ) .

20. Simplify: x 2 y ( x 3  x  1)  xy ( x 4  2 x 2  2 x)  y ( x 3  x 2  1) .
 2 
 
21. Find the product of  x  x 2  and 7 x  x 2 and verify the result for x = 3.
 7 
22. Simplify: (3 x  2)( x  1)(3x  5) .
23. Simplify: ( x 3  2 x 2  3x  4)( x  1)  (2 x  3)( x 2  x  1) .

24. Simplify: ( x 2  3 x  2)(5 x  2)  (3x 2  4 x  5)(2 x  1) .

25. Simplify: (5  x)(3  2 x )(4  3 x) .

26. If x + y = 12 and xy = 14, find the value of x2 + y2.

27. If x – y = 8 and xy = 12, find the value of x2 + y2.

28. If 3x + 2y = 12 and xy = 6, find the value of 9x2 + 4y2.

29. If 4x2 + y2 = 40 and xy = 6, find the value of 2x + y and 2x – y.

 1  1  1  1 
30. Find the product:  x   x   x 2  2   x 4  4 
 x  x  x  x 

31. Simplify: ( x 2  x  1)( x 2  x  1)

32. Prove that: 2a 2  2b 2  2c 2  2ab  2bc  2ca  (a  b)2  (b  c )2  (c  a )2

33. If a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca  0, prove that a  b  c .

 1  2 1   4 1 
34. If  x    5 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  2 1   4 1 
35. If  x    5 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  2 1   4 1 
36. If  x    6 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  2 1   4 1 
37. If  x    4 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  1   1 
38. If  x    6 , then the value of (i)  x 2  2  and (ii)  x 4  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  2 1   4 1 
39. If  x    4 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  2 1   4 1 
40. If  x    9 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  1   1
41. If  x    9 and  x 2  2  = 53, then find the value of x 
 x  x   x

 1   1  1
42. If  x 2  2  = 27, then find the value of  x   and  x   .
 x   x  x
  1   1  1
43. If  x 2  2  = 18, then find the value of  x   and  x  
 x   x  x

 1  2 1   4 1 
44. If  x    20 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  2 1   4 1 
45. If  x    3 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  2 1   4 1 
46. If  x    9 , then the value of (i)  x  2  and (ii)  x  4  .
 x  x   x 

 1  1
47. If  x    12 , then find the value of  x   .
 x  x
48. What must be added to 9x2 – 24x + 10 to make it a perfect square?

49. If x2 + y2 = 29 and xy = 2, find the value of (i) x + y (ii) x – y (iii) x4 + y4.

50. If 2x + 3y = 14 and 2x – 3y = 2, find the value of xy.