UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

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PRACTICE FIRST SEMESTER MIDTERM EXAMS: 2019/2020
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
FAEN 101: ALGEBRA
INSTRUCTION: ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

TIME ALLOWED:

1 The number system which contain 8 different symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, is the

(A) hexadecimal system (C) octal system

(B) binary system (D) quinary system

2. A function from A to B is called onto function if its range is

(A) B (B) A (C) Neither A nor B (D) Both A and B

3. Which of the following numbers are irrational?

1 √ √
3
0.45, , 13, 0.666 . . . , 27, π
4
√
(A) 13 and π (C) 0.666 . . ., and π
√ √
(B) 13, 0.666 . . ., and π (D) 3 27 and π

4. Which of the following statements is true? The subscript denotes the base number.

(A) 2123 > 1324 (C) 1324 > 2123

(B) 2123 = 1324 (D) 1324 ≥ 2123

5. The number 111001 is in base 2. What is its value in base 10?

(A) 22 (B) 39 (C) 57 (D) 114

6. In binary arithmetic, calculate 11010 − 1101

(A) 101 (B) 1011 (C) 1101 (D) 10101

7. The number 419 in base 3 is?

(A) 20112 (B) 120112 (C) 21102 (D) 211021

8. The number 362 in base 8 is

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(A) 255 (B) 363 (C) 472 (D) 552

9. Solve 21+2x = 32

(A) {4} (B) {2} (C) {16} (D) {−2}

10. Solve 43x−7 = 16

1
(A) {4} (B) {−3} (C) {3} (D) 4

2 −3
11. Solve 2x = 64
√ √
(A) 6 (B) 3 (C) { 35, − 35} (D) {3, −3}

12. Solve (ex )x · e45 = e14x

(A) {−9, −5} (B) {9} (C) {9, 5} (D) {5}

13. Change ex = 9 to an equivalent expression involving a logarithm:

(A) ln x = 9 (B) ln 9 = x (C) logx e = 9 (D) log9 x = e

14. Change log2 16 = x to an equivalent expression involving exponents

(A) 16x = 2 (B) x2 = 16 (C) 162 = x (D) 2x = 16

15. Use the properties of logarithms to find the exact value of log3 30 · log30 9. Do not use a calculator.

(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 9 (D) 30

16. Use the properties of logarithms to find the exact value of log2 14 − log2 7. Do not use a calculator.

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 14 (D) 7

17. Suppose that ln 2 = a and ln 5 = b. Use properties of logarithms to write ln 20 in terms of a and b.

(A) 2a + b (B) 2a + 2b (C) 4b (D) a + b

18. Solve log(3x) = log 2 + log(x − 1)

(A) {− 52 } (B) { 12 } (C) {2} (D) {−2}

19. Solve 3 · 52t−1 = 75

13
(A) {− 10 } (B) {3} (C) { 12 } (D) { 32 }

20. If −5 > a and a > b then −5 is

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(A) less than a (C) greater than a

(B) greater than b (D) less than b

21. What inequality is shown in the graph below?

(A) 2x > 6 (B) 2x > −6 (C) 2x ≥ 6 (D) 2x ≥ −6

x 1 5
22. Which is the solution to − > ?
3 6 6
(A) x > 1 (B) x > 2 (C) x > 3 (D) x > 6

23. Which is the solution to (2x + 3)(x − 1) ≤ 0?

(A) {x| − 3/2 < x < 1} (C) {x|x > −3/2 or x < 1}

(B) {x|x < −3/2 or x > 1} (D) {x| − 3/2 ≤ x ≤ 1}

24. Which is the solution to 2x2 + x > 1?

(A) {x| − 1 < x < 1/2} (C) {x|x ≤ −1 or x ≥ 1/2}

(B) {x|x < −1 or x > −1/2} (D) {x|x < −1 or x > 1/2}

25. Solve |x + 3| > 2

(A) {x| − 5 < x < −1} (C) {x| − 5 ≤ x ≤ −1}

(B) {x|x ≤ −5 or x ≥ −1} (D) {x|x < −5 or x > −1}

26. Which of the following relations does not represent a function?

(A) {(−2, 2), (0, 2), (2, 4), (4, 6), (6, 9)} (C) {(−1, 2), (3, 4), (4, 6), (3, 8), (5, 9)}

(B) {(0, 4), (1, 6), (2, 8), (3, 7), (4, 5)} (D) {(−5, −2), (−3, 1), (0, 2), (3, 5), (4, 10)}

27. Which is the domain of the relation {(−2, 2), (0, 2), (2, 4), (4, 6), (6, 9)}?

(A) {2, 2, 4, 6, 9} (C) {−2, 0, 2, 4, 6}

(B) {−2, 2, 4, 6, 9} (D) {2, 4, 6, 9}

28. Which is the range of the relation {(−2, 2), (0, 2), (2, 4), (4, 6), (6, 9)}?

(A) {2, 2, 4, 6, 9} (C) {−2, 0, 2, 4, 6}

(B) {−2, 2, 4, 6, 9} (D) {2, 4, 6, 9}

29. To determine whether a curve in the xy−plane is the graph of a function of x, we use the

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(A) horizontal line test (C) vertical line test

(B) slanted line test (D) asymptotic line test

x2
30. Find the domain of f (x) =
x2 − 16
(A) {x ∈ R} (C) {x > 4 or x < −4}

(B) {x 6= 16} (D) {x 6= 4, x 6= −4}

√
x−1
31. Find the domain of f (x) =
x+5
(A) {x 6= −5} (C) {x 6= −5, x ≥ 1}

(B) {x = 1, x 6= −5} (D) {x 6= −5, x > 1}

32. Determine the domain of the following relation

(A) (−3, 2) (B) [−3, 2) (C) (−3, 2] (D) [−3, 2]

33. Determine the range of the following relation

(A) (−∞, ∞) (B) (−∞, 1] (C) (−2, ∞) (D) [1, ∞)

34. If f (x) = x2 − x and g(x) = 4x + 1, solve g o f = 0.

(A) x = 0 1 (C) x = 1 1
(B) x = − (D) x =
2 2
2
35. Find the inverse of the function y = √ .
x−4

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 (1 + x) 4(1 − x) 4(1 + x) x2
(A) y = (B) y = (C) y = (D) y =
x2 x2 x2 4(1 + x)

9x2 + 2
36. Find the horizontal asymptote of the function f (x) =
3x2 − 5
9 9 (C) y = 3 2
(A) y = (B) y = (D) y =
5 2 −5
x2 + x
37. The vertical asymptotes of the function f (x) = are:
x3 (x − 1)(x + 1)
(A) x = 0, x = 1, x = −1 (C) x = 0, x = 1

(B) x = 1, x = −1 (D) x = 0, x = −1

x2 − 1
38. Which of the graphs represents a sketch of the function f (x) = ?
x2 − 4

39. If f (x) = x2 − x and g(x) = 4x + 1, find g o g.

(A) 16x + 4 (B) 4x + 1 (C) 16x + 5 (D) 4x + 2

3
40. Simplify the expression √
1− 2
√ √ √ √ √
(A) 3(1 + 2) (B) 3(1 + 2) (C) 1 − 2 (D) −3(1 + 2)

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