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114. If a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4, find the value of

ab+be+ca
ba+c+de+(a+b)(b+c)

1

+3(aa +bb + cc)

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115. I rode one-third of a journey at 10 miles an hour, one-third more at 9, and the rest at 8 miles an hour; if I had ridden half the journey at 10, and the other half at 8 miles per hour, I should have been half a minute longer on the way: what distance did I ride?

116. The product of two factors is (3x+2y)3— (2x+3y)3, and one of the factors is x-y; find the other factor.

117. If a+b=1, prove that (a2 — b2)2=a3 + b3 — ab.

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(a − b)1 − 2 (a2 + b2) (a − b)2+2 (aa + b1).

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122. Find the H.C.F. of

a2b+b2c-abc - ab2 and ax2+ab-a2-bx2.

123. A village had two-thirds of its voters Republicans: in an election 25 refused to vote, and 60 went over to the Democrats; the voters were now equal. How many voters were there altogether?

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x2+(a−1) x3- (2a+1) x2 + (a2+4a−5)x+3a+6

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127. Resolve into factors:

(1) x2+5xy-24y2+x-3y.

(2) 23_1.

128. Find the square root of p2 - 3q to three terms.

x-5 X- 6 X- 1 x-2

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129. Solve (1)

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(2) ax+1=by+1=ay+bx.

130. Find the H. C. F. of 3x2+(4a−2b) x − 2ab+a2 and
x3 + (2α − b)x2 - (2ab — a2) x — a2b.

131. Simplify

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132. At a cricket match the contractor provided dinner for 27
persons, and fixed the price so as to gain 12 per cent.
upon his outlay. Six of the cricketers being absent,
the remaining 21 paid the fixed price for their dinner,
and the contractor lost $3: what was the charge for
the dinner?

133. Prove that x(y+2)+~+ У

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is equal to a, if

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x3+2ax2+a2x+2a3 and x3-2ax2+a2x-2a3.

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137. Resolve 4a2 (x3+18ab2) –− (32a5+9b31⁄23) into four factors.

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140. Multiply x2+2y+322 by x2 - 2y2 - 322.

141. Walking 44 miles an hour, I start 1 hours after a friend whose pace is 3 miles an hour: how long shall I be in overtaking him?

142. Express in the simplest form

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149. Find the square root of

(a-1)*+2(a1+ 1) − 2 (a2+1) (a− 1)2.

150. How much are pears a gross when 12 more for a dollar lowers the price five cents a dozen?

151. Show that if a number of two digits is six times the sum of its digits, the number formed by interchanging the digits is five times their sum.

152. Find the value of

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1

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(a−b) (b−c) ̄ (b−c)(a−c) — (e−a) (b− a)·

153. Multiply

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157. Find the H. C. F. of (p2-1) x2 + (3p − 1) x-p(p-1) and

p(p+1) x2 - (p2 - 2p − 1) x − (p −1).

158. Reduce to its simplest form

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160. A clock gains 4 minutes a day. What time should it

indicate at 6 o'clock in the morning, in order that it may be right at 7.15 P.M. on the same day?

161. If x=2+√2, find the value of x2+

4

x2.

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164. Find the product of √5, 72, 780, 75, and divido

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165. Resolve 9x3y2 — 576y2 – 4x3+256x2 into six factors.

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168. Find the H. C. F. and L.C. M. of

20x1+x2-1, 25xa +5x3 − x − 1, 25x1 – 10x2 + 1.

169. Solve (1) a+x+√2ax+x2=b.

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170. The price of photographs is raised $3 per dozen, and customers consequently receive ten less than before for $5: what were the prices charged?

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