Weekly Exam Answers
Weekly Exam Answers
Weekly Exam Answers
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
4)Determine the sum of the positive valued solution to the simultaneous equations: xy = 15
, yz = 35 , zx = 21
A) 15
B) 17
C) 13
D) 19
9)In a hydrographic survey, a certain point below the surface of the water measures 12 fathoms.
It is equivalent to a deep of how many feet?
A) 60
B) 36
C) 48
D) 72
10)If the sum is 220 and the first term is 10, find the common difference if the last term
is 30.
A) 2
B) 5
C) 3
D) 2/3
17) Find the value of k for which x + 50 is a factor of x^3 + 8x^2 – 7x + k =0.
A) 144,650
B) 104,650
C) 145,350
D) 105,350
21)A proved proposition which is useful mainly as a preliminary to the proof of a theorem.
A) Hypothesis
B) postulate
C) corollary
D) Lemma
24)The legendary ship, Titanic that sunk in 1912 was estimated to be at the sea bottom at a
deep of 18 cables. How deep it is in feet?
A) 12,960
B) 12,343
C) 12,633
D) 12,000
29)Any combination of symbols and numbers related by the fundamental operation of algebra is
called a/an
A) Equation
B) algebraic sum
C) term
D) Algebraic expression
38)The natural logarithm of the quotient M/N and the natural logarithm of the product MN is
equal to –0.141412 and 13.485478 respectively. Find the value of M.
A) 790
B) –154.42
C) 910
D) 12,271.78
41)A set containing the elements that is common to the original sets.
A) subset
B) Union
C) normal set
D) Intersection
42)Find the ratio of the infinite geometric series if the sum is 2 and the first term is 1/2.
A) 1/2
B) 1/3
C) 1/4
D) 3/4
44)65.5 to the x power = 17.5 to the x – 2 power, solve for x using logarithms.
A) –4.34
B) 4.34
C) 0.81
D) –0.81
46)An equation in x and y which is not easily solved for y in terms of x is called
A) Explicit
B) quadratic
C) Implicit function
D) discontinuity
47)A statement of truth which follows with little or no proof from the theorem
A) corollary
B) hypothesis
C) postulate
D) conclusion
49)Find the numerical coefficient of the term involving b4 in the expansion of (a2 + 4b)18.
A) 783,360
B) 195,840
C) 52,224
D) 208,896
52)Solve for x in the following equations: 27^x = 9^y, 81^y * 3^-x = 243
A) 2.5
B) 1.5
C) 1
D) 2
54)The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added to the progression, the
new set of numbers will have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two numbers if
their difference is four?
A) 16, 20
B) 21, 25
C) 8, 12
D) 23, 27
64)The conjecture that every even number (except 2) equals the sum of two prime numbers.
A) Fermat’s last theorem
B) Fibonacci series
C) Goldbach conjecture
D) number conjecture
65)The roots of the quadratic equation are 77 and 67, what is the quadratic equation?
A) x^2 + 144 + 5159 = 0
B) x2 + 144 + 5159 = 0
C) x^2 - 144x + 5159 = 0
D) x^2 + 144 - 5159= 0
66)Determine k so that the equation 4x^2 + kx + 1 = 0 will have just one real solution.
A) 3
B) 6
C) 4
D) 5
73)Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number.
A) 9
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
80)If a two digit number has x for its unit digit and y for its tens digit, the number is
represented as
A) x+y
B) y-x
C) 10y+x
D) 10x-y
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Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1) A
2) D
3) A
4) A
5) C
6) D
7) D
8) B
9) D
10) A
11) C
12) B
13) C
14) C
15) C
16) A
17) B
18) C
19) D
20) B
21) D
22) B
23) C
24) A
25) A
26) B
27) C
28) A
29) D
30) A
31) A
32) D
33) B
34) A
35) B
36) A
37) C
38) A
39) B
40) C
41) D
42) D
43) D
44) A
45) A
46) C
47) A
48) D
49) A
50) C
51) B
52) C
53) A
54) D
55) D
56) D
57) C
58) C
59) D
60) A
61) C
62) C
63) D
64) C
65) C
66) C
67) B
68) D
69) A
70) D
71) B
72) A
73) B
74) A
75) D
76) C
77) B
78) C
79) D
80) C