NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 7 - Mathematics
Unit 10: ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS

Complete NCERT Exemplar Solutions for Class 7 - Unit 10: ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS with answers and step by step solutions.

Objective Type Question

Choose the correct answer from the given four options:

Question.  1

An algebraic expression containing three terms is called a

(a)

monomial

(b)

binomial

(c)

trinomial

(d)

All of these

Question.  2

Number of terms in the expression \(3x^2y - 2y^2z - z^2x + 5\) is

(a)

2

(b)

3

(c)

4

(d)

5

Question.  3

The terms of expression \(4x^2 - 3xy\) are:

(a)

4x^2 and −3xy

(b)

4x^2 and 3xy

(c)

4x^2 and −xy

(d)

x^2 and xy

Question.  4

Factors of \(-5x^2 y^2 z\) are

(a)

−5 × x × x × y × z

(b)

−5 × x^2 × y × z

(c)

−5 × x × x × y × y × z

(d)

−5 × x × x × y × z^2

Question.  5

Coefficient of \(x\) in \(-9xy^2z\) is

(a)

9yz

(b)

−9yz

(c)

9y^2z

(d)

−9y^2z

Question.  6

Which of the following is a pair of like terms?

(a)

−7xy^2z, −7x^2yz

(b)

−10xyz^2, 3xyz^2

(c)

3xyz, 3x^2y^2z^2

(d)

4xyz^2, 4x^2yz

Question.  7

Identify the binomial out of the following:

(a)

3xy^2 + 5y − x^2y

(b)

x^2y − 5y − x^2y

(c)

xy + yz + zx

(d)

3xy^2 + 5y − xy^2

Question.  8

The sum of \(x^4 - xy + 2y^2\) and \(-x^4 + xy + 2y^2\) is

(a)

Monomial and polynomial in y

(b)

Binomial and Polynomial

(c)

Trinomial and polynomial

(d)

Monomial and polynomial in x

Question.  9

The subtraction of 5 times of y from x is

(a)

5x − y

(b)

y − 5x

(c)

x − 5y

(d)

5y − x

Question.  10

− b − 0 is equal to

(a)

−1 × b

(b)

1 − b − 0

(c)

0 − (−1) × b

(d)

− b − 0 − 1

Question.  11

The side length of the top of square table is \(x\). The expression for perimeter is:

(a)

4 + x

(b)

2x

(c)

4x

(d)

8x

Question.  12

The number of scarfs of length half metre that can be made from y metres of cloth is:

(a)

2y

(b)

y/2

(c)

y + 2

(d)

y + 1/2

Question.  13

\(123x^2y − 138x^2y\) is a like term of:

(a)

10xy

(b)

−15xy

(c)

−15xy^2

(d)

10x^2y

Question.  14

The value of \(3x^2 − 5x + 3\) when \(x = 1\) is

(a)

1

(b)

0

(c)

−1

(d)

11

Question.  15

The expression for the number of diagonals that we can make from one vertex of an n-sided polygon is:

(a)

2n + 1

(b)

n − 2

(c)

5n + 2

(d)

n − 3

Question.  16

The length of a side of square is given as \(2x + 3\). Which expression represents the perimeter of the square?

(a)

2x + 16

(b)

6x + 9

(c)

8x + 3

(d)

8x + 12

Fill in the Blanks

Question. 17

Sum or difference of two like terms is ____.

Answer:

a like term

Question. 18

In the formula, area of circle = \(\pi r^2\), the numerical constant of the expression \(\pi r^2\) is ____.

Answer:

\(\pi\)

Question. 19

\(3a^2b\) and \(-7ba^2\) are ____ terms.

Answer:

like

Question. 20

\(-5a^2b\) and \(-5b^2a\) are ____ terms.

Answer:

Unlike

Question. 21

In the expression \(2\pi r\), the algebraic variable is ____.

Answer:

r

Question. 22

Number of terms in a monomial is ____.

Answer:

one

Question. 23

Like terms in the expression \(n(n + 1) + 6 (n - 1)\) are ____ and ____.

Answer:

n, 6n

Question. 24

The expression 13 + 90 is a ____.

Answer:

constant

Question. 25

The speed of car is 55 km/hrs. The distance covered in y hours is ____.

Answer:

55y

Question. 26

\(x + y + z\) is an expression which is neither monomial nor ____.

Answer:

binomial

Question. 27

If \((x^2y + y^2 + 3)\) is subtracted from \((3x^2y + 2y^2 + 5)\), then coefficient of y in the result is ____.

Answer:

2x^2

Question. 28

− a − b − c is same as − a − ( ____ ).

Answer:

b + c

Question. 29

The unlike terms in perimeters of following figures are ____ and ____.

Answer:

2y, 2y^2

Question. 30

On adding a monomial ____ to −2x + 4y^2 + z, the resulting expression becomes a binomial.

Answer:

2x or −4y^2 or −z

Question. 31

3x + 23x^2 + 6y^2 + 2x + y^2 + ____ = 5x + 7y^2.

Answer:

−23x^2

Question. 32

If Rohit has 5xy toffees and Shantanu has 20yx toffees, then Shantanu has ____ more toffees.

Answer:

15xy

True or False

Question. 33

1 + \(\frac{x}{2}\) + x³ is a polynomial.

Answer:

True

Question. 34

(3a − b + 3) − (a + b) is a binomial.

Answer:

False

Question. 35

A trinomial can be a polynomial.

Answer:

True

Question. 36

A polynomial with more than two terms is a trinomial.

Answer:

False

Question. 37

Sum of x and y is x + y.

Answer:

True

Question. 38

Sum of 2 and p is 2p.

Answer:

False

Question. 39

A binomial has more than two terms.

Answer:

False

Question. 40

A trinomial has exactly three terms.

Answer:

True

Question. 41

In like terms, variables and their powers are the same.

Answer:

True

Question. 42

The expression x + y + 5x is a trinomial.

Answer:

False

Question. 43

4p is the numerical coefficient of q² in −4pq².

Answer:

False

Question. 44

5a and 5b are unlike terms.

Answer:

True

Question. 45

Sum of x² + x and y + y² is 2x² + 2y².

Answer:

False

Question. 46

Subtracting a term from a given expression is the same as adding its additive inverse to the given expression.

Answer:

True

Question. 47

The total number of planets of Sun can be denoted by the variable n.

Answer:

False

Question. 48

In like terms, the numerical coefficients should also be the same.

Answer:

False

Question. 49

If we add a monomial and binomial, then answer can never be a monomial.

Answer:

False

Question. 50

If we subtract a monomial from a binomial, then answer is at least a binomial.

Answer:

False

Question. 51

When we subtract a monomial from a trinomial, then answer can be a polynomial.

Answer:

True

Question. 52

When we add a monomial and a trinomial, then answer can be a monomial.

Answer:

False

Short Answer (S.A.)

Question. 53

Write the following statements in the form of algebraic expressions and write whether it is monomial, binomial or trinomial.

(a) x is multiplied by itself and then added to the product of x and y.

(b) Three times of p and two times of q are multiplied and then subtracted from r.

(c) Product of p, twice of q and thrice of r.

(d) Sum of the products of a and b, b and c and c and a.

(e) Perimeter of an equilateral triangle of side x.

(f) Perimeter of a rectangle with length p and breadth q.

(g) Area of a triangle with base m and height n.

(h) Area of a square with side x.

(i) Cube of s subtracted from cube of t.

(j) Quotient of x and 15 multiplied by x.

(k) The sum of square of x and cube of z.

(l) Two times q subtracted from cube of q.

Answer:

(a) x² + xy, Binomial

(b) r − (3p × 2q), Binomial

(c) p × 2q × 3r, Monomial

(d) ab + bc + ca, Trinomial

(e) 3x, Monomial

(f) 2p + 2q, Binomial

(g) 1/2 mn, Monomial

(h) x², Monomial

(i) t³ − s³, Binomial

(j) (x ÷ 15)x or x²/15, Monomial

(k) x² + z³, Binomial

(l) q³ − 2q, Binomial

Question. 54

Write the coefficient of x² in the following:

(i) x² − x + 4

(ii) x³ − 2x² + 3x + 1

(iii) 1 + 2x + 3x² + 4x³

(iv) y + y²x + y³x² + y⁴x³

Answer:

(i) 1

(ii) −2

(iii) 3

(iv) y³

Question. 55

Find the numerical coefficient of each of the terms:

(i) x³y²z, xy²z³, −3xy²z³, 5x³y²z, −7x²y²z²

(ii) 10xyz, −7xy²z, −9xyz, 2xy²z, 2x²y²z²

Answer:

(i) 1, 1, −3, 5, −7

(ii) 10, −7, −9, 2, 2

Question. 56

Simplify the following by combining the like terms and then write whether the expression is a monomial, a binomial or a trinomial.

(a) 3x²yz² − 3xy²z + x²y² + 7xy²z

(b) x⁴ + 3xy + 3x²y² − 3xy − 3xy³ + y⁴ − 3x²y²

(c) p³q²r + pq²r³ + 3p²qr² − 6p²qr²

(d) 2a + 2b + 2c − 2a − 2b − 2c − 2b + 2c + 2a

(e) 50x³ − 21x + 107 + 41x³ − x + 1 − 93 + 71x − 31x³

Answer:

(a) 4x²yz² + 4xy²z, Binomial

(b) x⁴ − 3xy³ + y⁴, Trinomial

(c) p³q²r + pq²r³ − 6p²qr², Trinomial

(d) 2a − 2b + 2c, Trinomial

(e) 60x³ + 49x + 15, Trinomial

Question. 57

Add the following expressions:

(a) p² − 7pq − q² and −3p² − 2pq + 7q²

(b) x³ − x²y − xy² − y³ and x³ − 2x²y + 3xy² + 4y

(c) ab + bc + ca and −bc − ca − ab

(d) p² − q + r, q² − r + p and r² − p + q

(e) x³y² + x²y³ + 3y⁴ and x⁴ + 3x²y³ + 4y⁴

(f) p²qr + pq²r + pqr² and −3pq²r − 2pqr²

(g) uv − uw, uw − uv and uw − uw

(h) a² + 3ab − bc, b² + 3bc − ca and c² + 3ca − ab

(i) 5/8 p⁴ + 2p² + 5/8 ; 1/8 − 17p + 9/8 p² and p⁵ − p³ + 7

(j) t − t² − t³ − 14 ; 15t³ + 13 + 9t − 8t² ; 12t² − 19 − 24t and 4t − 9t² + 19t³

Answer:

(a) −2p² − 9pq + 6q²

(b) 2x³ − 3x²y + 2xy² − y³ + 4y

(c) zero

(d) p² + q² + r²

(e) x⁴ + 4x²y³ + 7y⁴

(f) p²qr − 2pq²r − pqr²

(g) zero

(h) a² + b² + c² + 2ab + 2bc + 2ac

(i) p⁵ + 5/8 p⁴ − p³ + 25/8 p² − 17p + 31/4

(j) 33t³ − 6t² − 10t − 20

Question. 58

Subtract:

(a) −7p²qr from −3p²qr.

(b) −a² − ab from b² + ab.

(c) −4x²y − y³ from x³ + 3xy² − x²y.

(d) x⁴ + 3x²y³ + 5y⁴ from 2x⁴ − x³y³ + 7y⁴.

(e) ab − bc − ca from −ab + bc + ca.

(f) −2a² − 2b² from −a² − b² + 2ab.

(g) x³y² + 3x²y² − 7xy³ from x⁴ + y⁴ + 3x²y² − xy³.

(h) 2(ab + bc + ca) from −ab − bc − ca.

(i) 4.5x⁵ − 3.4x² + 5.7 from 5x⁴ − 3.2x² − 7.3x.

(j) 11 − 15y² from y³ − 15y² − y − 11.

Answer:

(a) 4p²qr

(b) a² + b² + 2ab

(c) x³ + 3xy² + 2x²y − y³

(d) x⁴ − 4x²y³ + 2y⁴

(e) −2ab + 2bc + 2ac

(f) a² + b² + 2ab

(g) x⁴ + y⁴ − x²y² + 6xy³

(h) −3ab − 3bc − 3ac

(i) −4.5x⁵ + 5x⁴ + 0.2x² − 7.3x − 5.7

(j) y³ − y − 22

Question. 59

(a) What should be added to x³ + 3x²y + 3xy² + y³ to get x³ + y³?

(b) What should be added to 3pq + 5p²q² + p³ to get p³ + 2p²q² + 4pq?

Answer:

(a) −3x²y − 3xy²

(b) −3p²q² + pq

Question. 60

(a) What should be subtracted from 2x³ − 3x²y + 2xy² + 3y³ to get x³ − x²y − xy² − y³?

(b) What should be subtracted from −7mn + 2m² + 3n² to get m² + 2mn + n²?

Answer:

(a) x³ − x²y − xy² − y³

(b) m² + 2n² − 2mn

Question. 61

How much is 21a³ − 17a² less than 89a³ − 64a² + 6a + 16?

Answer:

68a³ − 47a² + 6a + 16

Question. 62

How much is y⁴ − 12y² + y + 14 greater than 17y³ + 34y² − 51y + 68?

Answer:

y⁴ − 17y³ − 46y² + 52y − 54

Question. 63

How much does 93p² − 55p + 4 exceed 13p³ − 5p² + 17p − 90?

Answer:

−13p³ + 98p² − 72p + 94

Question. 64

To what expression must 99x³ − 33x² − 13x − 41 be added to make the sum zero?

Answer:

−99x³ + 33x² + 13x + 41

Question. 65

Subtract \(9a^2 - 15a + 3\) from unity.

Answer:

-9a⁲ + 15a - 2

Question. 66

Find the values of the following polynomials at \(a = -2\) and \(b = 3\):

(a) \(a^2 + 2ab + b^2\)

(b) \(a^2 - 2ab + b^2\)

(c) \(a^3 + 3a^2b + 3ab^2 + b^3\)

(d) \(a^3 - 3a^2b + 3ab^2 - b^3\)

(e) \(\dfrac{a^2 + b^2}{3}\)

(f) \(\dfrac{a^2 - b^2}{3}\)

(g) \(\dfrac{a}{b} + \dfrac{b}{a}\)

(h) \(a^2 + b^2 - ab - b^2 - a^2\)

Answer:

(a) 1

(b) 25

(c) 1

(d) -125

(e) 13/3

(f) -5/3

(g) -13/6

(h) 6

Question. 67

Find the values of following polynomials at \(m = 1\), \(n = -1\) and \(p = 2\):

(a) \(m + n + p\)

(b) \(m^2 + n^2 + p^2\)

(c) \(m^3 + n^3 + p^3\)

(d) \(mn + np + pm\)

(e) \(m^3 + n^3 + p^3 - 3mnp\)

(f) \(m^2n^2 + n^2p^2 + p^2m^2\)

Answer:

(a) 2

(b) 6

(c) 8

(d) -1

(e) 14

(f) 9

Question. 68

If \(A = 3x^2 - 4x + 1\), \(B = 5x^2 + 3x - 8\) and \(C = 4x^2 - 7x + 3\), then find:

(i) \((A + B) - C\)

(ii) \(B + C - A\)

(iii) \(A + B + C\)

Answer:

(i) 4x² + 6x - 10

(ii) 6x² - 6

(iii) 12x² - 8x - 4

Question. 69

If \(P = -(x - 2)\), \(Q = -2(y +1)\) and \(R = -x + 2y\), find \(a\), when \(P + Q + R = ax\).

Answer:

a = -2

Question. 70

From the sum of \(x^2 - y^2 - 1\), \(y^2 - x^2 - 1\) and \(1 - x^2 - y^2\) subtract \((1 + y^2)\).

Answer:

-x²

Question. 71

Subtract the sum of \(12ab - 10b^2 - 18a^2\) and \(9ab + 12b^2 + 14a^2\) from the sum of \(ab + 2b^2\) and \(3b^2 - a^2\).

Answer:

-3a² + 3b² - 20ab

Question. 72

Each symbol given below represents an algebraic expression:

△ = 2x² + 3y, ○ = 5x² + 3x, □ = 8y² - 3x² + 2x + 3y

The symbols are then represented in the expression: △ + ○ - □

Find the expression which is represented by the above symbols.

Answer:

10x² - 8y² + x

Question. 73

Observe the following nutritional chart carefully (per unit = 100g):

Rajma 60g

Cabbage 5g

Potato 22g

Carrot 11g

Tomato 4g

Apples 14g

Write an algebraic expression for the amount of carbohydrates in 'g' for

(a) y units of potatoes and 2 units of rajma

(b) 2x units tomatoes and y units apples

Answer:

(a) 22y + 120

(b) 8x + 14y

Question. 74

Arjun bought a rectangular plot with length x and breadth y and then sold a triangular part of it whose base is y and height is z. Find the area of the remaining part of the plot.

Answer:

y\[x - \tfrac{1}{2}z\]

Question. 75

Amisha has a square plot of side m and another triangular plot with base and height each equal to m. What is the total area of both plots?

Answer:

\tfrac{3}{2} m²

Question. 76

A taxi service charges ₹8 per km and levies a fixed charge of ₹50. Write an algebraic expression for the above situation, if the taxi is hired for x km.

Answer:

8x + 50

Question. 77

Shiv works in a mall and gets paid ₹50 per hour. Last week he worked for 7 hours and this week he will work for x hours. Write an algebraic expression for the money paid to him for both the weeks.

Answer:

350 + 50x

or

50(x + 7)

Question. 78

Sonu and Raj have to collect different kinds of leaves for science project. They go to a park where Sonu collects 12 leaves and Raj collects x leaves. After some time Sonu loses 3 leaves and Raj collects 2x leaves. Write an algebraic expression to find the total number of leaves collected by both of them.

Answer:

9 + 3x

Question. 79

A school has a rectangular play ground with length x and breadth y and a square lawn with side x as shown in the figure given below. What is the total perimeter of both of them combined together?

Answer:

4x + 2y

Question. 80

The rate of planting the grass is ₹x per square metre. Find the cost of planting the grass on a triangular lawn whose base is y metres and height is z metres.

Answer:

\tfrac{1}{2} xyz

Question. 81

Find the perimeter of the figure given below:

(sides labeled \(5x - y\) and \(2(x + y)\) in the diagram)

Answer:

14x + 2y

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 7 – Mathematics – Unit 10: ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS | Detailed Answers