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Advanced Algebra Problem Solving

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Advanced Algebra Problem Solving

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Lecture 5

Multiplication Formulae

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Example 1. Evaluate the expression (2 + 1)(22 + 1)(24 + 1) ⋯ (22 + 1) + 1.

Example 2. Simplify the expression (𝑎6− 𝑏6) ÷ (𝑎3 − 𝑏3) ÷ (𝑎2 − 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏2).

Example 3. Given 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 8, 𝑥𝑦 = −15, find the value of (i) (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 and (ii) 𝑥 4 + 𝑦4.
1 1 1
Example 4. Given 𝑥 + = 3, find the value of (i) 𝑥 3 + ; (ii) 𝑥 4 + .
𝑥 𝑥3 𝑥4

5 13
Example 5. Given 𝑥 + 𝑦 = , 𝑥 2 + 𝑦2 = , find the value of 𝑥 5 + 𝑦5.
2 4

Example 6. Given that the real numbers 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 satisfy the system of equations
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧= 6
{ 𝑥 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 26
2

𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 𝑧 3 = 90.

Find the value of 𝑥𝑦𝑧 and 𝑥 4 + 𝑦4 + 𝑧4

Example 7. (SSMO/2000) For any real number 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐, find the smallest possible values that the
following expression can take:

3𝑎2 + 27𝑏 2 + 5𝑐 2 − 18𝑎𝑏 − 30𝑐 + 237.

Example 8. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 > 0 and 𝑎4 + 𝑏 4 + 𝑐 4 + 𝑑 4 = 4𝑎𝑏𝑐𝑑, prove that 𝑎 = 𝑏 = 𝑐 = 𝑑.

Example 9. Given 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑐 + 𝑑 and 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3= 𝑐 3 + 𝑑 3. Prove that 𝑎2009 + 𝑏 2009 = 𝑐2009 + 𝑑 2009.

Testing Questions (A)

1. (SSMO/1998) Suppose 𝑎, 𝑏 are two numbers such that


𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 8𝑎 − 14𝑏 + 65 = 0.
2 2
Find the value of 𝑎 + 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏 .

2. Given 𝑎 − 𝑏 = 2, 𝑏 − 𝑐 = 4, find the value of 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 − 𝑎𝑏 − 𝑏𝑐 − 𝑐𝑎.

3. For integers 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 and 𝑑, rewrite the expression (𝑎2 + 𝑏2)(𝑐 2 + 𝑑 2) as a sum of squares of two
integers.

4. Given 14(𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐2) = (𝑎 + 2𝑏 + 3𝑐)2, find the ratio 𝑎 ∶ 𝑏 ∶ 𝑐.

𝑥 𝑥2
5. Given = 𝑎(𝑎 ≠ 0), find the value of 𝑥4 + 3𝑥2 + 1.
𝑥2 + 3𝑥 + 1
1 1
6. Given 𝑥 + = 𝑎, find the value of 𝑥 6+ in terms of 𝑎.
𝑥 6

7. Given that 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 ≠ 0, and 𝑎4 + 𝑏4 + 𝑐4 + 𝑑 4 = 4𝑎𝑏𝑐𝑑. Prove that 𝑎2 = 𝑏2 = 𝑐 2 = 𝑑2.

8. Given 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑑 = 0, prove that


𝑎3 + 𝑏3 + 𝑐 3 + 𝑑 3 = 3(𝑎𝑏𝑐 + 𝑏𝑐𝑑 + 𝑐𝑑𝑎 + 𝑑𝑎𝑏).

9. Given that (𝑥 − 2)3 + (𝑦 − 2)3 + (𝑧 − 2)3 = 0, 𝑥 2 + 𝑦2 + 𝑧2 = 14, 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 6, prove that at


least one of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 is 2.

10. Given that 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 𝑐 3= (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)3, prove that for any natural number 𝑛
𝑎2n+1 + 𝑏2n+1 + 𝑐 2n+ 1 = (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)2n+1.

Testing Questions (B)

1. (CHNMOL/2005) if 𝑀 = 3𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦2 − 4𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 13 (where 𝑥, 𝑦 are real numbers), then


𝑀 must be
(A) positive; (B) negative; (C) 0; (D) an integer.

2. Given 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 𝑐 + 𝑑 and 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 𝑐 2 + 𝑑 2. Prove that 𝑎2009 + 𝑏2009= 𝑐 2009 + 𝑑 2009

3. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0, prove that 2(𝑎4 + 𝑏4 + 𝑐4) = (𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐2)2.

4. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 1, 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 = 2, find the value of 𝑎7 + 𝑏7.

5. (CHNMOL/2004) Given that the real numbers 𝑎, 𝑏 satisfy 𝑎3+ 𝑏3 + 3𝑎𝑏 = 1, find 𝑎 + 𝑏.

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