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Mat102 Test Prep

(1) The document provides a list of 15 practice problems for an upcoming math test in MAT 102. The problems cover topics like solving equations, inequalities, proofs involving sets, fields, logic, and number properties. Students are instructed to show all work and justifications for answers.

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Mat102 Test Prep

(1) The document provides a list of 15 practice problems for an upcoming math test in MAT 102. The problems cover topics like solving equations, inequalities, proofs involving sets, fields, logic, and number properties. Students are instructed to show all work and justifications for answers.

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MAT 102 - TEST PREP

Instructions

Please use these questions to prepare for the test. In addition to these problems, work on as many of
the “Week n Problems” as possible. (You can find these problems posted in the corresponding weekly
guides on the course page.)

Remember, you must fully explain/justify your answers to all questions in this course, unless otherwise
instructed!

Assigned Questions

(1) Find all s ∈ R so that x2 − sx + s = 0 has two real solutions.


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(2) Prove that for all x, y ∈ R, we have 8xy 3 ≤ 2x + y 3 .

(3) Let f : R → R be defined by f (x) = 5x3 − 7x − 10. Prove that if |x| ≤ 3, then |f (x)| ≤ 166.

(4) Let A, B, C be subsets of a universal set U .

Determine if the following statements are true or false. If true, prove them. If false, find
a counterexample.

(a) A ∩ (B \ C) = (A \ B) ∩ (A \ C)

(b) If Ac ⊆ B c , then A ⊂ B.

(c) (A ∩ B) ∪ C = (A ∪ C) ∩ (B ∪ C).

(5) Let F = {0, 1, x, y, z} be a field with 5 elements. Given that x · y = 1, find x · z.


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(6) Is the set F = Z ∪ ± 2n |n∈N a field? (Using the usual addition and multiplication of
numbers.)

(7) Which of the following are mathematical statements?

(a) x2 + 5x + 1 = 0.

(b) Messi > Ronaldo.

(c) Every integer is positive.

(d) Z ⊆ N.

(e) x < y + x2 .

(f) CATS!!!!!

(8) Let P, Q be mathematical statements. Find the truth tables of the following statements.

(a) (¬P ∨ Q) =⇒ (¬P ∧ Q).

(b) (P ∧ ¬Q) ∨ (P ∧ Q).


MAT 102 - TEST PREP
(9) Let P, Q, R be mathematical statements. Negate the following statements.

(a) (¬P ∨ Q) =⇒ (P ∧ ¬Q).

(b) (P =⇒ Q) ∧ R.

(10) Let P, Q, R be mathematical statements. Consider the statement (P ∨ Q) =⇒ (R ∧ Q).

(a) Find its contrapositive.

(b) Given that this statement is false, and that Q is true, find all possible truth values for
P, R.

(11) Let P be the statement:

“For all a, b ∈ Z, if a + b is divisible by 10, then a is divisible by 10 and b is divisible by


10.”

(a) Express P using logic symbols, denoting the set of all multiples of ten by T .

(b) Find ¬P , in both logic symbols and in english.

(c) Find the contrapositive of P .

(d) One of P or ¬P is true. Determine which one, and justify your answer.

(12) (a) Prove that if x ∈ Z and x2 is even, then x is even.

(b) State and prove an analogous statement to (a) about odd numbers.

(13) Prove that the equation x2 + 3y 2 = 2 has no integer solutions.

(14) Let E denote the set of even integers, O denote the set of odd integers, and x, y ∈ Z be any
integers.

Prove that if x + y ∈ E, then either x, y ∈ E or x, y ∈ O.

Try to find as many proofs as possible: does a direct proof work? Contrapositive? Con-
tradiction?

(15) Let a, b ∈ Z. Prove that if a is divisible by 4 and b is divisible by 4, then:

(a) a · b is divisble by 16.

(b) a − b is divisible by 4.

(c) Is the converse of either part true or false? Justify your answer.

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