1. If the quadratic equation \(ax^2 + 7x + b = 0\) has roots \(\cfrac{2}{3}\) and \(-3\), then find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).

2. On the sides AC and BC of \(\triangle\)ABC, two points L and M are positioned respectively such that \(LM \parallel AB\), and \(AL = (x - 2)\) units, \(AC = 2x + 3\) units, \(BM = (x - 3)\) units, and \(BC = 2x\) units. Then, find the value of \(x\).

3. If the quadratic equation \(ax^2 + 7x + b = 0\) has two roots \(\frac{2}{3}\) and \(-3\), then let us find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).

4. If the roots of the equation \(x^2 + ax + b = 0\) are \(-2\) and \(3\), then find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).

(a) 1,6 (b) -1,-6 (c) -1,6 (d) 1,-6

5. If \(b + c = a^2\), \(c + a = b^2\), and \(a + b = c^2\), then find the value of \(\cfrac{1}{1+a} + \cfrac{1}{1+b} + \cfrac{1}{1+c}\).

(a) 2 (b) \(\infty\) (c) 0 (d) 1

6. If \(a + \cfrac{1}{b} = 1\) and \(b + \cfrac{1}{c} = 1\), then find the values of \((c + \cfrac{1}{a})\) and \((abc + 1)\).

(a) 1 and 0 (b) 0 and 1 (c) 0 and 0 (d) 1 and 1

7. If the roots of the equation \(ax^2 + bx + 35 = 0\) are -5 and -7, then find the values of \(a\) and \(b\).

8. If \(a =\cfrac{\sqrt{5}+1}{\sqrt{5}-1}\) and \(ab = 1\), then find the value of \(\left(\cfrac{a}{b}+\cfrac{b}{a}\right)\).

9. If \(A : B = 2 : 3\), \(B : C = 4 : 5\), and \(C : D = 6 : 7\), then find the value of \(A : D\).

10. If \(a : b = 3 : 2\) and \(b : c = 3 : 2\), then find the value of the ratio \((a + b) : (b + c)\).

11. In the adjacent figure, if \(LM \parallel AB\), and \(AL = (x - 3)\) units, \(AC = 2x\) units, \(BM = (x - 2)\) units, and \(BC = (2x + 3)\) units, then find the value of \(x\).

12. If \(a = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{\sqrt{5} - 1}\) and \(b = \frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{\sqrt{5} + 1}\), then find the value of \[ \frac{a^2 + ab + b^2}{a^2 - ab + b^2} \]

13. If \(a = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{\sqrt{5} - 1}\) and \(b = \frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{\sqrt{5} + 1}\), then find the value of \[ \frac{(a - b)^3}{(a + b)^3} \]

14. If \(a = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{\sqrt{5} - 1}\) and \(b = \frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{\sqrt{5} + 1}\), then find the value of \[ \frac{3a^2 + 5ab + 3b^2}{3a^2 - 5ab + 3b^2} \]

15. If \(a = \frac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{\sqrt{5} - 1}\) and \(b = \frac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{\sqrt{5} + 1}\), then find the value of \[ \frac{a^3 + b^3}{a^3 - b^3} \]

16. If \(a + b = \sqrt{5}\) and \(a - b = \sqrt{3}\), then find the value of \[ a^2 + b^2 \]

(a) 8 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1

17. If \(\sin(A + B) = 1\) and \(\cos(A - B) = 1\), then find the value of \(\cot 2A\), given that \(0^\circ \leq (A + B) \leq 90^\circ\) and \(A \geq B\).

18. If \(a = \sqrt{2} + 1\) and \(b = \sqrt{2} - 1\), then find the value of \[ \frac{1}{a+1} + \frac{1}{b+1} \]

19. If \( \cos(A - B) = \cfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \) and \( \cos(A + B) = \cfrac{1}{2} \), then find the smallest positive values of both \(A\) and \(B\).

20. Two chords, \(AB\) and \(CD\), of a circle with center \(O\), intersect at point \(P\). If \(\angle APC = 40°\), find the value of \(\angle AOC + \angle BOD\).

(a) 60° (b) 80° (c) 120° (d) None of these

21. In triangles \(ABC\) and \(DEF\), if \(\angle A = \angle F = 40^\circ\), \(AB:ED = AC:EF\), and \(\angle F = 65^\circ\), find the value of \(AB\).

(a) 35° (b) 65° (c) 75° (d) 85°

22. If \(a + b + c = 0\), then what is the value of \(\cfrac{a^3 + b^3 + c^3}{abc} - 3\)?

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) -1 (d) None of the above

23. If \(a : b : c = 2 : 3 : 5\), then find the value of \(\frac{2a + 3b - 3c}{c}\).

(a) \(=-\cfrac{2}{5}\) (b) \(=-\cfrac{3}{5}\) (c) \(=\cfrac{2}{5}\) (d) \(=\cfrac{3}{5}\)

24. If \(a : b = 3 : 4\) and \(x : y = 5 : 7\), then find the value of \((3ax - by) : (4by - 7ax)\).

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

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

27. Given \(a = \cfrac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{\sqrt{5} - 1}\) and \(b = \cfrac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{\sqrt{5} + 1}\), find the value of \(\cfrac{a^2 + ab + b^2}{a^2 - ab + b^2}\).

28. If \(a : b = 2 : 3\) and \(b : c = 4 : 5\), then what is the value of \(a^2 : b^2 : bc\)?

(a) 8:18:21 (b) 16:36:45 (c) 16:20:36 (d) 8:15:18

29. If \(\dfrac{a}{b}+\dfrac{b}{a} = 1\), then the value of \(a^3 + b^3\) is?

(a) \(1\) (b) \(a\) (c) \(b\) (d) \(0\)

30. If \(a + b = \sqrt{5}\) and \(ab = \sqrt{3}\), then the value of \((a^2 + b^2)\) is __.