Topic 8: More Equation Solving Strategies
1) If
(𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 − 3)2 + (𝑧 + 4)2 ,
what is the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧?
A) −4
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2
2) If √𝑥 + √𝑦 = 4√𝑦, where 𝑥 > 0 and 𝑦 > 0, what is 𝑥 in terms of 𝑦?
A) 16𝑦
B) 9𝑦
C) 6𝑦
D) 4𝑦
3) 𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑥 + 9 = (𝑥 + 𝑎)2
In the equation above, 𝑘 and 𝑎 are positive constants. If the equation is true for all values of 𝑥, what is
the value of 𝑘?
A) 0
B) 3
C) 6
D) 9
4) The equation (2𝑥 − 𝑏)(7𝑥 + 𝑏) = 14𝑥 2 − 𝑐𝑥 − 16 is true for all values of 𝑥, where 𝑏 and 𝑐 are
constants. If 𝑏 > 0, what is the value of 𝑐?
A) −20
B) 20
C) 28
D) 36
5) √2𝑥 2 − 14
=3
𝑎
If 𝑥 > 0 and 𝑎 = 2 in the equation above, what is the value of 𝑥?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
6) 𝑘 2 𝑥 2𝑎 = 𝑥 2𝑎+2
In the equation above, 𝑘, 𝑥 and 𝑎 are positive integers greater than 1. What is the value of 𝑥 − 𝑘?
A) −1
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2
7) 2𝑎+3𝑏 3 𝑎
If 𝑎−𝑏 = 4, then 𝑏 ?
A) −3
1
B) − 3
1
C) 3
D) 3
8) 22 6
What is one possible solution to the equation 𝑥+3 − 𝑥−2 = 1?
9) 2𝑎+2𝑏 3𝑎+3𝑏
If 3𝑐+3𝑑 = 1, what is the value of 4𝑐+4𝑑 ?
2
A)
3
3
B) 4
4
C) 3
9
D) 8
10) If (𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐)(𝑛𝑥 + 3) = 12𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 3 for all values of 𝑥, where 𝑚, 𝑛 and 𝑐 are constants, what is the
value of 𝑚 + 𝑛?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 12
D) 13
11) 1 2
30 (𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥) = 𝑎𝑥 3 + 𝑏𝑥 2 + 𝑐𝑥
6 3
In the equation above, 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 are constants. If the equation is true for all values of 𝑥, what is the
value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐?
12) If (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 − (𝑥 − 𝑦)2 = 60 and 𝑥 and 𝑦 are positive integers, which of the following could be the
value of 𝑥 + 𝑦?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12
13) If √4 + √𝑥 = 1 + √3, what is the value of 𝑥?
A) 0
B) 2
C) 6
D) 12
14) √2𝑥
𝑥−6=
2
What is the solution set for the equation above?
9
A) {2}
B) {8}
9
C) {2 , 8}
D) {3, 8}
15) If 3√𝑥 3 = √72, what is the value of 𝑥?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
16)
1
√ −2=3
2𝑥
If 𝑥 ≠ 0, for what real value of 𝑥 is the equation above true?
1
A) 50
1
B) 22
2
C) 25
1
D) 2
