1. 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 \(x\).

2. The simplest value of \[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{1} + \sqrt{2}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3}} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{4}} + \ldots + \frac{1}{\sqrt{99} + \sqrt{100}} \] is —

(a) 100 (b) 99 (c) 9 (d) 1

3. If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are complementary angles, find the value of the expression: \[ (1 - \sin^2 \alpha)(1 - \cos^2 \alpha)(1 + \cot^2 \beta)(1 + \tan^2 \beta) \]

4. For which value or values of \(k\) will the following equation have real and equal roots: \[ (3k + 1)x^2 + 2(k + 1)x + k = 0 \]

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

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

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

8. Find the simplest value of: \[ \frac{3\sqrt{20} + 2\sqrt{28} + \sqrt{12}}{5\sqrt{45} + 2\sqrt{175} + \sqrt{75}} \]

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

10. 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

11. 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) \(\cfrac{x^2-y^2}{x^2+y^2}\)

12. 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°

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

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

14. If for a set of data, \[ \sum_{i=1}^n (x_i - 7) = -8 \quad \text{and} \quad \sum_{i=1}^n (x_i + 3) = 72, \] then find the values of \(\bar{x}\) (the mean) and \(n\) (the number of data points).

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

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

17. 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

18. 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) \(\sqrt5\)

19. The numerical value of the volume and the lateral surface area of a right circular cone are equal. If the height and radius of the cone are \( h \) units and \( r \) units respectively, find the value of \[ \left( \frac{1}{h^2} + \frac{1}{r^2} \right) \]

20. Evaluate the value of: \[ \frac{5 \cos^2 \left( \frac{\pi}{3} \right) + 4 \sec^2 \left( \frac{\pi}{6} \right) - \tan^2 \left( \frac{\pi}{6} \right)}{\sin^2 \left( \frac{\pi}{6} \right) + \cos^2 \left( \frac{\pi}{6} \right)} \]

21. 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**.

22. Evaluate the value of: \[ \cfrac{5\cos^2\left(\cfrac{\pi}{3}\right) + 4\sec^2\left(\cfrac{\pi}{6}\right) - \tan^2\left(\cfrac{\pi}{4}\right)}{\sin^2\left(\cfrac{\pi}{6}\right) + \cos^2\left(\cfrac{\pi}{6}\right)} \]

23. Evaluate the value of: \[ \sin^2 \left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right) - \sec^2 \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) - \csc^2 \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) + \cot^2 \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) \]

24. Find the value of: \[ \frac{2\tan^2 30^\circ}{1 - \tan^2 30^\circ} + \sec^2 45^\circ - \cot^2 45^\circ - \sec 60^\circ \]

25. If \[ \frac{\sin \theta + \cos \theta}{\sin \theta - \cos \theta} = 3 \] then find the value of \[ \sin^4 \theta - \cos^4 \theta \]

26. If \[ \frac{2x}{3} = \frac{4y}{5} = \frac{7z}{9} \] then find the value of \[ \frac{4x + 12y - 21z}{3y} \]

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

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

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

30. \[ \frac{1}{(x - 1)(x - 2)} + \frac{1}{(x - 2)(x - 3)} + \frac{1}{(x - 3)(x - 4)} = \frac{1}{6} \] This is a mathematical equation involving rational expressions. Here's the English translation of the statement: **"The sum of the following three fractions equals one-sixth:"** - The first fraction is: one divided by \((x - 1)(x - 2)\) - The second fraction is: one divided by \((x - 2)(x - 3)\) - The third fraction is: one divided by \((x - 3)(x - 4)\) And their total is equal to \(\frac{1}{6}\).