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1. 1990/II/37 The H.C.F. and L.C.M. of three expressions are xyz2 and x3y5z4 respectively. x y z and x yz , find the third expression. A. x2y3z3 B. x2y5z3 C. xy3z3 2. 1991/II/6 The L.C.M. of x, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5 is A. x B. 5x5 C. 60x5 . 3. 1992/II/40
2 3 3 3 2

If two of the expressions are

D.

xy5z4

E.

xy3z4

D.

120x5

E.

120x15

The L.C.M. of P and Q is 12ab 3 c 2 . The L.C.M. of X , Y and Z is 30a 2 b 3 c . What is the L.C.M. of P , Q , X , Y and Z?
A. 360a 3b 6 c 3 B. 60a 2 b 3 c 2 C. 60ab 3 c 2 D. 6a 2 b 3 c E. 6ab 3 c

4. 1993/II/11
Find the H.C.F. and L.C.M. of ab 2 c and abc 3 . H.C.F. L.C.M. A. a B. abc C. abc D. ab 2 c 3 E. a b c
2 3 4

a 2b 3 c 4
ab 2 c 3 a 2b 3 c 4 abc abc

5. 1994/II/3 The L.C.M. of (x 1)2, x2 1 and x3 1 is A. x 1 B. (x 1)4(x + 1)(x2 + x + 1) D. (x 1)2(x + 1) (x2 x + 1) E. (x 1)(x + 1) (x2 + x + 1)

C.

(x 1)2(x + 1) (x2 + x + 1)

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6. 1995/II/6
The L.C.M. of x 3 x and x 4 1 is A. x 1
D. B. E.

( x 1)( x + 1)(x 2 + 1)(x 2 + x + 1)

( x 1)( x + 1)
2

x( x 1) ( x + 1) x 2 + 1
2

C.

x( x 1)( x + 1) x 2 + 1

7. 1996/II/3 Find the L.C.M. of 4x2yz and 6xy3. A. 2xy B. 12x2y3

C.

12x2y3z

D.

24x2y3z

E.

24x3y4z

8. 1996/II/37 m and n are multiples of 3 and 4 respectively. Which of the following must be true? I. mn is a multiple of 12.
II. III. A. The H.C.F. of m and n is even. The L.C.M. of m and n is even. I only B. I and II only C. I and III only D. II and III only E. I, II and III

9. 2003/II/38 The L.C.M. of 210 xy 2 and 30 x 2 yz is A. 30 xy B. 70 xyz C. 10. 2004/II/38

210 x 2 y 2 z

D.

630 x 3 y 3 z

The L.C.M. of 2 b , 4 b 2 and 8 b 3 is B. (2 b)(2 + b)(4 + 4b + b 2 ) A. (2 b)(2 + b)(4 4b + b 2 ) C. (2 b)(2 + b)(4 2b + b 2 ) D. (2 b)(2 + b)(4 + 2b + b 2 )

11. 2005/II/38 The H.C.F. of x2(x + 1)(x + 2) and x(x + 1)3 is

A. x(x + 1) B. x(x + 1)(x + 2) C. x2(x + 1)3 D. x2(x + 1)3(x + 2)