Evaluating an algebraic expression given a constraint
The question provides one or more algebraic constraints among variables and asks for the numerical value of a specific expression, requiring substitution, factoring, or algebraic manipulation rather than solving an equation for individual unknowns.
For the function $f ( x ) = x ( x + 1 ) ( x - 4 )$, answer the following. For the matrix $A = \left( \begin{array} { l l } 2 & 1 \\ 0 & 3 \end{array} \right)$, what is the sum of all constant values $a$ that satisfy $A \binom { 0 } { f ( a ) } = \binom { 0 } { 0 }$? [3 points] (1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 (5) 5
Let $a, b, c$ be positive integers such that $\frac{b}{a}$ is an integer. If $a, b, c$ are in geometric progression and the arithmetic mean of $a, b, c$ is $b + 2$, then the value of $$\frac{a^2 + a - 14}{a + 1}$$ is
Let $a , b , c \in \mathbb { R }$. If $f ( x ) = a x ^ { 2 } + b x + c$ is such that $a + b + c = 3$ and $f ( x + y ) = f ( x ) + f ( y ) + x y$, $\forall x , y \in \mathbb { R }$, then $\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { 10 } f ( n )$ is equal to: (1) 330 (2) 165 (3) 190 (4) 255
If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the roots of the equation, $7x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0$, then the value of $\frac{\alpha}{1-\alpha^2} + \frac{\beta}{1-\beta^2}$ is equal to: (1) $\frac{27}{32}$ (2) $\frac{1}{24}$ (3) $\frac{3}{8}$ (4) $\frac{27}{16}$
Let a and b be positive integers. The sum of the coefficients of the polynomial $$P ( x ) = ( x + a ) \cdot ( x + b )$$ is 15. What is the sum $a + b$? A) 10 B) 9 C) 8 D) 7 E) 6
Let $\mathbf { a }$ and $\mathbf { b }$ be real numbers such that $$\begin{aligned}
& a ^ { 2 } - a = b ^ { 2 } - b \\
& a \cdot b = - 1
\end{aligned}$$ Given this, what is the sum $a ^ { 2 } + b ^ { 2 }$? A) 6 B) 5 C) 4 D) 3 E) 2
Given that $a ^ { 2 } + a = 1$, $$a ^ { 4 } - 2$$ Which of the following is the equivalent of this expression in terms of $a$? A) $- a$ B) $- a + 2$ C) $- 2 a$ D) $- 2 a + 1$ E) $- 3 a$
Let $\mathrm { a } , \mathrm { b }$ and c be prime numbers such that $$\mathrm { ab } + \mathrm { ac } = 4 \mathrm { a } ^ { 2 } + 8$$ Given this, what is the product $\mathbf { a } \cdot \mathbf { b } \cdot \mathbf { c }$?
For positive real numbers $\mathrm{a}$, $\mathrm{b}$, and $c$ $$\begin{aligned}& \frac { a + c } { b + 2 } = \frac { c } { b } \\& \frac { a } { b } = c\end{aligned}$$ the following equalities are given.\ Accordingly, what is b?\ A) $\sqrt { 2 }$\ B) $\sqrt { 3 }$\ C) $\sqrt { 6 }$\ D) 2\ E) 3
A function $f$ on the set of real numbers is defined for every real number $x$ where $n$ is an integer as $$f ( x ) = x - n , \quad x \in [ n , n + 1 )$$ Accordingly, $$f ( 1 ) + f \left( \frac { 7 } { 3 } \right) + f \left( \frac { 13 } { 6 } \right)$$ what is this sum?\ A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$\ B) $\frac { 2 } { 3 }$\ C) $\frac { 7 } { 6 }$\ D) 1\ E) 2