1. If \(m+n = \sqrt{13}\) and \(m-n = \sqrt{5}\), then the value of \(mn\) is –

(a) 2 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 8

2. For the equation \(5x^2+9x+3=0\) , if the roots are \(α\) and \(β\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{1}{α}+\cfrac{1}{β}\) ?

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

3. For the equation \( 3x^2 + 8x + 2 = 0 \), if the roots are \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \), then what is the value of \( \frac{1}{\alpha} + \frac{1}{\beta} \)?"

(a) -\(\cfrac{3}{8}\) (b) \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) (c) -4 (d) 4

4. If ???? = 3 + 2 and ???? = 3 − 2 , then what is the value of 8 ???? ???? ( ???? 2 + ???? 2 ) ?

(a) 24 (b) 80 (c) 16 (d) 8

5. If \(x = r\cos\theta\cos\phi\), \(y = r\cos\theta\sin\phi\), and \(z = r\sin\theta\), then what is the value of \(x^2 + y^2 + z^2\)?

(a) \(r\) (b) \(1\) (c) \(r^2\) (d) \(-r^2\)

6. If \(\sum f_iu_i = 10\), class width = 20, \(\sum f_i = 40 + k\), the combined mean is 54, and the assumed mean is 50, then what is the value of \(k\)?

7. If \(\sum{f_ix_i} = 216\), \(\sum{f_i} = 16\), and the combined mean is \(13.5 + p\), then what is the value of \(p\)?

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 0.1 (d) 0.01

8. If a cuboid has number of faces = x, number of edges = y, number of vertices = z, and number of diagonals = p, then what is the value of (x − y + z + p)?

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

10. If \(a = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{\sqrt{5} - 1}\) and \(b = \frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{\sqrt{5} + 1}\), then what is the value of \(\frac{a^2 + ab + b^2}{a^2 - ab + b^2}\)?

11. If the mean of a statistical distribution is 4.1, \(∑f_i x_i = 132 + 5k\), and \(∑f_i = 20\), then what is the value of \(k\)?

12. If \(x = 3 \cos \theta\) and \(y = 3 \sin \theta\), then what is the value of \(x^2 + y^2\)?

13. If \(x = \cfrac{1}{2 + \sqrt{3}}\) and \(y = \cfrac{1}{2 - \sqrt{3}}\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{1}{1 + x} + \cfrac{1}{1 + y}\)?

14. In triangle ABC, let X and Y be the midpoints of sides AB and AC respectively. If \(BC + XY = 12\) units, then what is the value of \(BC - XY\)?

15. If \(x = 2 + \sqrt{3}\) and \(y = 2 - \sqrt{3}\), then what is the value of \(3x^2 - 5xy + 3y^2\)?

16. If \(x + y = z\) and \(2x - z = y\), then what is the value of \(x : y : z\)?

(a) 3:2:1 (b) 1:2:3 (c) 4:5:6 (d) 2:1:3

17. If \(x = \frac{\sqrt{7} + \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{7} - \sqrt{3}}\) and \(xy = 1\), then what is the value of \(\frac{x^2 + y^2 + xy}{x^2 + y^2 - xy}\)?

(a) \(\cfrac{6}{7}\) (b) \(\cfrac{12}{11}\) (c) \(\cfrac{13}{11}\) (d) None of the above

18. If \(\theta\) is a positive acute angle and \( \sin\theta = \cos(2\theta + 15^\circ) \), then what is the value of \(\theta\)?

(a) 30° (b) 25° (c) 60° (d) 90°

19. If the equation \(kx^2 + 6x + 4k = 0\) has equal values for the sum and product of its roots, then what is the value of \(k\)?

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

20. If the roots of the equation \(ax^2 + b + c = 0\) are \(\sin α\) and \(\cos α\), then what is the value of \(b^2\)?

(a) \(a^2-2ac\) (b) \(a^2+2ac\) (c) \(a^2-ac\) (d) \(a^2+ac\)

21. If \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) are the roots of the quadratic equation \(2x^2 - 3x + 4 = 0\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{\alpha^2 + \beta^2}{\alpha^{-1} + \beta^{-1}}\)?

22. If \(a = \cfrac{1}{2+\sqrt3}\) and \(b = \cfrac{1}{2-\sqrt3}\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{1}{a+1}+\cfrac{1}{b+1}\)?

23. If \(x = \cfrac{\sqrt3 - \sqrt2}{\sqrt3 + \sqrt2}\) and \(xy = 1\), then what is the value of \(3x^2 - 5xy + 3y^2\)?

24. If \(a = \cfrac{\sqrt5+1}{\sqrt5-1}\) and \(ab = 1\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{3a^2+5ab+3b^2}{3a^2-5ab+3b^2}\)?

25. Here’s the English translation: *If the mean of a statistical distribution is 4.1, \(∑f_i.x_i = 132 + 5k\), and \(∑f_i = 20\), then what is the value of \(k\)?* Would you like help solving it too? I’d be glad to walk through it with you.

26. If \(m + \cfrac{1}{m} = \sqrt{3}\), then find the simplest value of: (a) \(m^2 + \cfrac{1}{m^2}\), and (b) \(m^3 + \cfrac{1}{m^3}\).

27. If \(A + B = 90^\circ\) and \(\tan A = \frac{3}{4}\), then what is the value of \(\cot B\)?

(a) \(\cfrac{3}{4}\) (b) \(\cfrac{4}{3}\) (c) \(\cfrac{3}{5}\) (d) \(\cfrac{4}{5}\)

28. If \(x + y = \sqrt{7}\) and \(xy = 1\), then what is the value of \(x - y\)?

29. If \(a + \cfrac{1}{b} = 1\) and \(b + \cfrac{1}{c} = 1\), then what is the value of \(c + \cfrac{1}{a}\)?

30. If a planet's gravitational force on its satellite is directly proportional to the planet's mass (M) and inversely proportional to the square of their distance (D), and the square of the satellite's orbital period (T) is directly proportional to the cube of the distance and inversely proportional to the gravitational force, then for two sets of values \(m_1, d_1, t_1\) and \(m_2, d_2, t_2\) corresponding to M, D, and T respectively, prove that: \[ m_1 t_1^2 d_2^3 = m_2 t_2^2 d_1^3 \]