CAT (QA) PYQs

If $x + 1 = x^2$ and $x > 0$, then $2x^4$ is

If $x$ is a positive real number such that $x^8 + \frac{1}{x^8} = 47$, then the value of $x^9 + \frac{1}{x^9}$ is

If $x$ and $y$ are real numbers such that $x^2 + (x - 2y − 1)^2 = - 4y(x + y)$, then the value $x - 2y$ is