Practice Set 2

About This Set

These 25 questions are at Tier 1 level and worded the way SSC words them, so most wrong options are what a sign slip or a missed step would give. Expect higher powers of $x + \frac{1}{x}$ and $x - \frac{1}{x}$, cube identities with scaled terms such as $(4x)^3 + (3y)^3$, conditions of the $8a^3 + b^3 + 27c^3 = 18abc$ kind and $x^2 + 1 = x$ with high powers. Allow about 25 minutes and answer every question before you check any. With 20 or more right, move on to Practice Set 3.