1. Determine the simplest value of \[ \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}+1} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{4}+\sqrt{3}}\right) \]

2. Find the simplest value of the following expression: \[ \cfrac{\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}} - \cfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{5}} + \cfrac{2\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{5}} \]

3. If \[ \frac{\sec \theta + \tan \theta}{\sec \theta - \tan \theta} = \frac{2 + \sqrt{3}}{2 - \sqrt{3}}, \] then what is the value of \( \theta \)?

(a) 60° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 90°

4. Sure! Here's the English translation of your math question: **If** \(x = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\), then what is the value of \[ \frac{\sqrt{1+x} + \sqrt{1-x}}{\sqrt{1+x} - \sqrt{1-x}}? \]

(a) \(2\sqrt3\) (b) \(\cfrac{1}{\sqrt3}\) (c) \(\sqrt3\) (d) \(\sqrt5\)

5. If \(x = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\), then what is the value of \[ \frac{\sqrt{1 + x} + \sqrt{1 - x}}{\sqrt{1 + x} + \sqrt{1 - x}}? \]

(a) \(2\sqrt{3}\) (b) \(\cfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\) (c) \(\sqrt{3}\) (d) \(\sqrt{3}\)

6. Find the simplest value of: \[ \cfrac{2\sqrt{7}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}} + \cfrac{2\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{5}} - \cfrac{4\sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3}} \]

7. What is the simplest value of \[ \left(\cfrac{1}{\sqrt2+1}+\cfrac{1}{\sqrt3+\sqrt2}+\cfrac{1}{2+\sqrt3}\right)? \]

8. If \(a = 3 + 2\sqrt{2}\), then what is the value of \[ \frac{a^6 + a^4 + a^2 + 1}{a^3}? \]

(a) 100 (b) 200 (c) 204 (d) 250

9. If \( \tan \theta = \frac{x}{y} \), then what is the value of \[ \frac{x\sin\theta - y\cos\theta}{x\sin\theta + y\cos\theta}? \]

(a) \(\cfrac{x^2+y^2}{x^2-y^2}\) (b) \(\cfrac{x-y}{x+y}\) (c) \(\cfrac{x+y}{x-y}\) (d) \(\cfrac{x^2-y^2}{x^2+y^2}\)

10. What is the value of \[ \sqrt{10 + \sqrt{25 + \sqrt{108 + \sqrt{154 + \sqrt{225}}}}} \]

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

11. The simplest value of \(\sin\theta \times \tan\theta + \cos\theta\) is —

(a) \(cos\theta\) (b) \(tan\theta\) (c) \(cosec\theta\) (d) \(sec\theta\)

12. What is the value of \[ \frac{4}{\sec^2θ} + \frac{1}{1 + \cot^2θ} + 3\sin^2θ? \]

13. If α and β are the roots of the equation \(ax^2 + bx + c = 0\), then what is the value of \[ \left(1 + \frac{α}{β}\right)\left(1 + \frac{β}{α}\right)? \]

14. If \(x, y, z\) are in continued proportion, then what is the value of \[ x^2y^2z^2\left(\frac{1}{x^3}+\frac{1}{y^3}+\frac{1}{z^3}\right)? \]

(a) \(x+y+z\) (b) \(x^2+y^2+z^2\) (c) \(x^3+y^3+z^3\) (d) None of the above

15. Simplify: \[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3}} - \frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{2 + \sqrt{3}} + \frac{\sqrt{2} + 1}{3 + 2\sqrt{2}} \]

16. The modal class of the above frequency distribution is 15–20. So, the mode is calculated as: \[ \text{Mode} = l + \left(\frac{f_1 - f_0}{2f_1 - f_0 - f_2}\right) \times h \] Where: - \(l = 15\) (lower boundary of modal class) - \(f_1 = 28\) (frequency of modal class) - \(f_0 = 18\) (frequency of class before modal class) - \(f_2 = 17\) (frequency of class after modal class) - \(h = 5\) (class width) Substituting the values: \[ = 15 + \left(\frac{28 - 18}{2 \times 28 - 18 - 17}\right) \times 5 = 15 + \frac{10}{21} \times 5 = 15 + \frac{50}{21} = 15 + 2.38 = 17.38 \quad \text{(approx)} \] ✅ Therefore, the mode is approximately **17.38**.

17. If \[ x = \frac{2\sqrt{15}}{\sqrt{5} + \sqrt{3}} \] then find the value of \[ \frac{x + \sqrt{3}}{x - \sqrt{3}} + \frac{x + \sqrt{5}}{x - \sqrt{5}} \]

18. Given: \[ x = \frac{\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{7} - \sqrt{3}} \quad \text{and} \quad xy = 1 \] Find the value of: \[ \frac{x^2 + 3xy + y^2}{x^2 - 3xy + y^2} \]

19. If \[ \frac{3 - 5x}{x} + \frac{3 - 5y}{y} + \frac{3 - 5z}{z} = 0 \] then what is the value of \[ \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} + \frac{1}{z}? \]

20. If \(x = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\), then find the value of \[ \frac{\sqrt{1 + x} + \sqrt{1 - x}}{\sqrt{1 + x} - \sqrt{1 - x}} \]

21. If \(\tan\theta = \frac{x}{y}\), then what is the value of \[ \frac{x\sin\theta - y\cos\theta}{x\sin\theta + y\cos\theta}? \]

(a) \(\cfrac{x^2-y^2}{x^2+y^2}\) (b) \(\cfrac{y^2-x^2}{x^2+y^2}\) (c) \(\cfrac{x^2+y^2}{y^2-x^2}\) (d) None of the above

22. If \(a \propto (b + c)\), \(b \propto (c + a)\), and \(c \propto (a + b)\), and \(k, l, m\) are non-zero distinct constants respectively, then what is the value of \[ \frac{k}{k+1} + \frac{l}{l+1} + \frac{m}{m+1} \, ? \]

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7

23. If \(x = \frac{8ab}{a + b}\), then what is the value of \[ \frac{x + 4a}{x - 4a} + \frac{x + 4b}{x - 4b}? \]

24. If \[ \frac{x}{y + z} = \frac{y}{z + x} = \frac{z}{x + y} \] then prove that the value of each ratio is either \(\frac{1}{2}\) or \(-1\).

25. What is the value of \[ \sin 43^\circ \cos 47^\circ + \cos 43^\circ \sin 47^\circ\]

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) sin4° (d) cos4°

26. What is the value of \[ \frac{\tan 35^\circ}{\cot 55^\circ} + \frac{\cot 78^\circ}{\tan 12^\circ} \]

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of the above

27. What is the value of \[ \cos (40^\circ + \theta) - \sin (50^\circ - \theta) \]

(a) \(2\cosθ\) (b) \(7\sinθ\) (c) 0 (d) 1

28. What is the value of \[ \left(\cfrac{4}{\sec^2 \theta}+\cfrac{1}{1+\cot^2 \theta}+3 \sin^2 \theta \right) \]

29. Simplify the following expression: \[ \frac{x + \sqrt{x^2 - 1}}{x - \sqrt{x^2 - 1}} + \frac{x - \sqrt{x^2 - 1}}{x + \sqrt{x^2 - 1}} \] If the simplified result is 14, find all possible values of \(x\).

30. Write the simplest value of \(\Big[\cfrac{1}{\sqrt{2} + 1} + \cfrac{1}{\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2}} + \cfrac{1}{\sqrt{4} + \sqrt{3}}\Big]\).