Algebra is a branch of mathematics that deals with symbols and the arithmetic operations across these symbols. These symbols do not have any fixed values and are called variables.

Algebra helps in the representation of problems or situations as mathematical expressions. It involves variables like x, y, z, and mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to form a meaningful mathematical expression.

Most of you might struggle while solving questions on this topic. However, learning simple tips and tricks would help you score good marks on the exam. Wondering, how??

This post shall guide you through short tricks to help you better understand how to solve algebra questions in IPMAT & DU JAT exams.

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Short Tricks to Solve Algebra Questions in IPMAT & DU JAT 2022

All the branches of mathematics, such as trigonometry, calculus, and coordinate geometry, involve algebra. Time management plays a vital role while solving questions that involve lengthy calculations.

If you know time management, you can easily crack the quantitative section in any competitive exam.

The following are some of the best tips to enhance your Math preparation for IPMAT and DU JAT.

Work on Basics 

Your basics should be clear to crack the quant section. You have to spend sufficient time on every topic of algebra and ensure that your basics are clear.

Also, you need to know your weaknesses and strengths. It will help you to build up solid areas and focus on the weaker areas to work hard.

Learn Important Formulas

Just learning the formulas is not enough to solve the questions quickly. Instead, it would help if you understood better where the particular formula could be applied while solving the questions on different topics.

In this way, you can build up your confidence levels and perform well in the exam.

Focus on Time Management

The difficulty level of each question will vary in the quantitative section. Hence, you may require more time for tough questions.

• It would help if you worked on improving your time management skills and speed in the final exam.
• Most of you may end up wasting time on a single question which will affect other sections too.
• If you are not sure about the answer, move to the next question immediately. Later, you can come back and solve the left-out question.

Practice Previous Year Papers

Practice is the key to scoring good marks in the mathematics section. Make sure to solve as many questions as possible from the previous yea's papers.

This will not only help improve your time management skills and speed but also helps in getting a fair idea about the difficulty level and the type of questions asked in the exam.

Since algebra involves more calculations, it is essential to solve more and more previous year's question papers for IPMAT

Understand the Question

Before answering the question, read the question twice and understand which formula you can apply to that question.

Understanding the given question will help save your time in the exam.

Important Algebra Formulas for IPMAT and DU JAT 2022

As said above, learning the formula and understanding how to apply the formula plays a vital role while solving a question.

The following are some of the important algebra formulas for IPMAT and DU JAT

• (a + b) * (a – b) = (a² – b²)
• (a + b)² = (a2 + b2 + 2ab)
• (a – b)² = (a² + b² – 2ab)
• (a + b + c)² = a² + b² + c² + 2(ab + bc + ca)
• (a³ + b³) = (a + b) * (a² – ab + b²)
• (a³ – b³) = (a – b) * (a² + ab + b²)
• (a³ + b³ + c³ – 3abc) = (a + b + c) * (a² + b² + c² – ab – bc – ac)

Important Algebra Questions for DU JAT and IPMAT 2022

To help you get an idea about the type of questions asked in the exam, we have provided a few important questions that are curated from the DU JAT Sample Papers.

The following are some of the Algebra questions for your practice and understanding of the tricks and unique methods to solve the Algebra question quickly.

Question 1: 

Square root of (500 x 501 x 502 x 503 + 1) =?

(a) 250001

(b) 250151

(c) 250101

(d) 251501

Question 2:

N² = 1 + 2014 x 2015 x 2016 x 2017

What is the value of N?

(a) 4026639

(b) 4062239

(c) 40262639

(d) 40662639

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Question 3: 

x² - 15/x = 4and x ≠ 3 find x (x + 1) (x +2) (x + 3)?

(a) 12

(b) 15

(c) 21

(d) 27

Question 4: 

x³ + 4x – 8 = 0, then x⁷ + 64x² =?

(a) 96

(b) 128

(c) 216

(d) 108

Question 5: 

If x⁴ + x- ⁴ = 194, (x > 0), then the value of (2x – 4) ² is:

(a) 15

(b) 20

(c) 12

(d) 16

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Question 6: 

If x⁴ + x- ⁴ = 2207, (x > 0), then the value of (x – 2) (x – 3) (x – 4) (x – 5) is:

(a) 77

(b) 99

(c) 89

(d) 11

Question 7: 

If root x + 1/root x = 4, x > 0 then x³ (x – 14) (x² - 194)

(a) 0

(b) 1

(c) 1

(d) 2

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Question 8: 

If x⁴ + x- ⁴ = 1154, (x > 0), then the value of 2 (x – 3) ² is:

(a) 16

(b) 12

(c) 20

(d) 15

Question 9: 

If x⁴ + 1/x ⁴ = 527, (x > 0), then the value of (x – 1) (x – 2) (x – 3) (x – 4) is:

(a) 12

(b) 15

(c) 18

(d) 20

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