1. If the roots of the equation \(x^2 + (p - 3)x + p = 0\) are real and equal, then prove—without solving—that the value of \(p\) will be either \(1\) or \(9\).

2. If \(x(2 + \sqrt{3}) = y(2 - \sqrt{3}) = 1\), then the value of \(\frac{1}{x + 1} + \frac{1}{y + 1}\) will be—

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

3. If one root of the quadratic equation \(x^2 + ax + 12 = 0\) is 1, then the value of \(a\) will be —.

4. For the quadratic equation \(x^2 - bkx + 5 = 0\), if one of the roots is 5, then the value of \(k\) will be.

(a) \(-\cfrac{1}{2}\) (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 0

5. If \(sinθ−cosθ=0,\) \( (0°<θ<90°)\) and \(secθ+cosecθ=x\), then the value of \(x\) is—?

(a) \(1\) (b) \(2\) (c) \(\sqrt2\) (d) \(2\sqrt2\)

6. If one root of the quadratic equation \(3x^2 + (k - 1)x + 9 = 0\) is 3, then what will be the value of \(k\)?

(a) -11 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 14

7. If \(a+\cfrac{1}{a}=\sqrt{3}\), then the value of \(a^3+\cfrac{1}{a^3}\) will be —

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) 3

8. If \(x : y = 3 : 4\), then the value of \(\cfrac{x^2 - xy + y^2}{x^2 + xy + y^2}\) will be:

(a) 37:13 (b) 13:35 (c) 13:37 (d) 20:13

9. If \(a = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\), then the value of \(\sqrt{1+a} + \sqrt{1-a}\) will be —

(a) \(a\) (b) \(3a\) (c) \(2a\) (d) \(4a\)

10. If the mean of the numbers \(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4, ..., x_n\) is \(\bar{x}\), then the value of \((x_1 - \bar{x}) + (x_2 - \bar{x}) + (x_3 - \bar{x}) + ... + (x_n - \bar{x})\) will be —

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 5

11. If the data arranged in ascending order is 6, 9, 11, 12, x+2, x+3, 17, 20, 21, 24 and the median is 21, then the value of x will be —

(a) 13.5 (b) 15.5 (c) 18.5 (d) 21.5

12. If \( \tan\theta + \cot\theta = 2 \), then the value of \( \theta \) will be —

(a) \(\cfrac{\pi}{2}\) (b) \(\cfrac{\pi}{4}\) (c) \(\pi\) (d) \(\cfrac{\pi}{6}\)

13. If the product of the roots of the equation \(x^2 - 3x + k = 10\) is -2, then the value of \(k\) will be _____.

14. If \(x = 2 + \sqrt{3}\), then the value of \(x + \frac{1}{x}\) will be \(2\sqrt{3}\).

15. If \(\sin\theta + \cos\theta = \sqrt{2}\), then the value of \(\theta\) will be—

(a) \(\cfrac{\pi^c}{2}\) (b) \(\cfrac{\pi^c}{3}\) (c) \(\pi^c\) (d) \(\cfrac{\pi^c}{4}\)

16. If \(x \propto \cfrac{1}{y}\), then the value of \(x+y\) will be the smallest when \(x=y\).

17. Translate and write: If by applying Sridharacharya's formula to the equation \(5x^2 + 2x - 7 = 0\), we get \(x = \cfrac{k \pm 12}{10}\), then what will be the value of \(k\)? Calculate and write it.

18. If \(x (4 - \sqrt{3}) = y (4 + \sqrt{3}) = 1\), then the value of \(x^2 + y^2\) will be _____

19. If \( \tan A \tan B = 1\), then the value of \( \tan \cfrac{(A+B)}{2} \) will be –

(a) 1 (b) √3 (c) \(\cfrac{1}{√3}\) (d) None of these

20. If the average of the quantities \(x_1, x_2, x_3,.......,x_{10}\) is 20, then the average of \(x_1+4, x_2+4, x_3+4,...., x_{10}+4\) will be—?

(a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 10

21. If \(9x^2 - 13x + 9 = 0\), then what is the value of \(x + \cfrac{1}{x}\)?

(a) \(\cfrac{9}{4}\) (b) \(\cfrac{4}{9}\) (c) \(\cfrac{13}{9}\) (d) 1

22. If \(x=\cfrac{\sqrt7+\sqrt3}{\sqrt7-\sqrt3}\) and \(xy=1\), then the value of \(\cfrac{x^2+xy+y^2}{x^2-xy+y^2}\) is —

(a) \(\cfrac{11}{12}\) (b) \(\cfrac{12}{11}\) (c) \(\cfrac{13}{12}\) (d) \(\cfrac{14}{13}\)

23. If \(x^2 = \sin^2 30^\circ + 4\cot^2 45^\circ - \sec^2 60^\circ\), then the value of \(x\) is —

(a) \(\pm 1\) (b) \(\pm \cfrac{1}{2}\) (c) \(\pm \cfrac{1}{\sqrt2}\) (d) \(\pm \cfrac{1}{\sqrt3}\)

24. If \(x - \cfrac{1}{x} = \sqrt{5}\), then the value of \(x^4 + \cfrac{1}{x^4}\) is —

(a) 45 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 48

25. If \(x = \sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2}\), then the value of \(x^3 + \frac{1}{x^3}\) is —

(a) \(18\sqrt2\) (b) \(18\sqrt3\) (c) \(18\sqrt5\) (d) \(18\sqrt6\)

26. If \(\sum \limits_{i=1}^n (x_i - 7) = -8\) and \(\sum \limits_{i=1}^n (x_i + 3) = 72\), then what are the values of \(\bar{x}\) (the mean of \(x_i\)) and \(n\) (the number of terms)?

(a) \(\bar{x}=5, n=8\) (b) \(\bar{x}=6, n=8\) (c) \(\bar{x}=4, n=7\) (d) \(\bar{x}=8, n=6\)

27. If \(\sum\limits_{i=1}^5 x_i = 5\) and \(\sum\limits_{i=1}^5 x_i^2 = 14\), then the value of \(\sum\limits_{i=1}^5 2x_i(x_i - 3)\) will be —

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

28. If \(tan 35° \cdot tan 55° = \sin θ\), then the smallest positive value of \(θ\) will be ——.

29. If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the roots of the equation \(x^2 - 3x + 5 = 0\), then find the value of \((\alpha + \beta)\left(\frac{1}{\alpha^2} + \frac{1}{\beta^2}\right)\).

30. If \(\log_x \frac{1}{3} = -\frac{1}{3}\), then the value of \(x\) will be:

(a) \(27\) (b) (9\) (c) \(3\) (d) \(\cfrac{1}{27}\)