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    PROBLEM SET 1

    ALGEBRA

    1. Solve 3r ≤ 12.
    a. 𝑟 ≤ 4 b. 𝑟 ≤ 3 c. 𝑟 ≤ 2 d. r ≤ 1
    2. Solve 4x – 3 > 2𝑥 + 5.
    a. 𝑥 > 1 b. 𝑥 > 2 c. 𝑥 > 3 d. 𝑥 > 4
    5
    (2𝑎−2 )
    3. Evaluate:
    𝑎−8 .𝑎0
    a. 30/a2 b. 32/a2 c. 34/a2 d. 36/a2
    2 −4
    (𝑟 −1𝑠) (𝑟𝑠 −3)
    4. Evaluate:
    𝑟 2𝑠(𝑟𝑠)−1
    a. s11/r7 b. s12/r7 c. s13/r7 d. s14/r7
    2
    5. Divide 3x + 10x + 8 by x + 2.
    a. 3x + 2 b. 3x + 3 c. 3x + 4 d. 3x + 5
    6. Factor completely 6x2 – 4ax – 9bx + 6ab.
    a. (3x – 2a)(2x – 3b) c. (2a – 3x)(2x – 3b)
    b. (3x – 2a)(3b – 2x) d. (3x – 2a)(3b + 2x)
    7. Factor the expression x to the 6th power – y to the 6th power as completely as possible.
    a. (x + y)(x – y)(x2 – xy – y2)(x2 + xy – y2)
    b. (x + y)(x – y)(x2 – xy + y2)(x2 + xy + y2)
    c. (x + y)(x – y)(x2 + xy – y2)(x2 + xy – y2)
    d. (x + y)(x – y)(x2 + xy – y2)(x2 - xy + y2)
    8. Factor the expression 16 – 10x + x2:
    a. (x + 8)(x – 2) c. (x - 8)(x – 2)
    b. (x - 8)(x + 2) d. (x + 8)(x + 2)
    9. How many significant digits do the 20,540.00 have?
    a. 5 b. 7 c. 6 d. 4
    10. How many significant digits do the 7.93 x 10 -2 have?
    a. 3 b. 4 c. 2 d. 5
    11. Factor the expression as completely as possible 64 + y3.
    a. (y – 4)(y2 – 4y + 16) c. (y + 4)(y2 – 4y + 16)
    2
    b. (y + 4)(y + 4y + 16) d. (y + 4)(y2 + 4y + 16)
    12. If x to the ¾ power equals 8, x equals:
    a. -9 b. 6 c. 9 d. 16
    𝑥 2 −2𝑥−3 𝑥 2 +2𝑥−15
    13. Simplify: ÷ 𝑥 2 +3𝑥−10
    𝑥 2 −4
    𝑥+1 𝑥+1 𝑥−1 𝑥−1
    a. b. c. d.
    𝑥−2 𝑥+2 𝑥+2 𝑥−2
    14. Simplify: bm/n
    𝑛
    a. √𝑏 𝑚 b. bm+n c. bm-n d. bmn
    15. If f(x) = 2x2 + 2x + 4. What is f(2)?
    a. 4x + 2 b. 16 c. x2 + x + 2 d. 8
    16. Evaluate the value of √−10 x √−7
    a. imaginary b. - √70 c. √17 d. √70
    (𝑎/𝑥)−(𝑏/𝑦)
    17. Simplify: (𝑏/𝑦)−(𝑎/𝑥)
    a. 1 b. 2x c. 2y d. -1
    18. Evaluate i76.
    a. 1 b. 0 c. i d. -1
    3𝑥 2 +12𝑥+9
    19. Simplify
    𝑥+3
    a. 3(x + 1) b. 3(x + 2) c. 3(x + 3) d. 3(x + 4)
    20. Solve for x that satisfies the equation 6x – 7x - 5 = 0.
    2

    a. 5/3 or -1/2 b. 3/2 or 3/8 c. 7/5 or -7/15 d. 3/5 or 3/4


    21. Solve for x that satisfies the equation 2x – 400 = 0.
    2

    a. ±20√2 b. ±10√2 c. ±10/√2 d. ±√400/2


    22. Solve the simultaneous equations:
    x + y = -4 x + z -1 = 0 y+z+1=0
    a. x = -1 y = -5 z=3
    b. x = 1 y=2 z = -3
    c. x = -1 y = -3 z=2
    d. x = -2 y = -3 z = -1
    23. Solve for x if √𝑥 + 1 + √2𝑥 + 3 = 1.
    a. 3 b. -1 c. 2 d. 1

    24. Solve the simultaneous equations: y = 3x – 4 & y + x2 = 24.


    a. x = (-6 + 2√14)/5 𝑜𝑟 (−6 − 2√14)/5
    y = (2 + 6√14)/5 or (-2 + 6√14)/5
    b. x = (6 + 2√15)/5 𝑜𝑟 (6 − 2√15)/5
    y = (-2 + 6√15)/5 or (-2 - 6√15)/5
    c. x = 4 or 7
    y = 8 or 14
    d. x = 8 or 14
    y = 4 or 7
    25. Solve for x and y: 4x + 2y = 5 and 13x – 3y = 2
    a. y = ½ x = 3/2
    b. y = 3/2 x = 1/2
    c. y = 2 x=1
    d. y = 3 x =1
    26. Simplify 2x – y2 – 14 = 0 but y = x – 1.
    2

    a. x = -5 & 3 y = -6 & 2
    b. x = -6 & 2 y = 6 & -2
    c. x = 5 & -3 y = 6 & -2
    d. x = 6 & 2 y = 5 & -3
    2
    27. If 10x + 10x + 1 = 0, find x.
    a. -0.1127 & -0.887 b. -0.234 & 0.456 c. -0.735 & -384.56 d. -0.374 & 0.846
    7 6
    28. Given: | |, find the determinant using 2 x 2 matrix.
    9 4
    a. -26 b. -32 c. -24 d. 32
    29. Solve the square root of (20 – x) = x.
    a. 4 and -5 b. 34 and 6 c. 3 and -6 d. 9 and -3
    30. Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x – y = 6; 9x – y = 12.
    a. x = 3; y = 1 b. x = 2; y = 2 c. x = 1; y = -3 d. x = 4; y = 2
    31. Find the value of x if
    1 2 5
    |1 𝑥 5| = 0
    3 −1 2
    a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4
    32. Solve for x that satisfy the equation: x2 + 36 = 9 – 2x2
    a. ±6𝑖 b. 9𝑖 c. ±3𝑖 d. -9𝑖
    33. The exponential form of 3 + 4i is:
    a. 𝑒 𝑖53.1° b. 5𝑒 𝑖53.1° c. 5𝑒 𝑖126.9° d. 7𝑒 𝑖53.1°
    34. Find the product of two complex numbers 3 + 4i and 7 – 2i.
    a. 10 + 2i b. 13 + 22i c. 13 + 34i d. 29 + 22i
    35. Solve 6(x + 5) = 3(2x – 1) + 4.
    a. null set b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
    36. Solve the system 3x + 2y = 9 and 2x – 3y = 19.
    a. (5,-1) b. (5,-2) c. (5,-3) d. (5,-4)
    37. Given f(x) = x – 2. Find f(3).
    2

    a. 1 b. 5 c. 3 d. 7
    38. Determine the value of k so that (3,2) will be a solution of 2x + ky = k + 1.
    a. -1 b. -7 c. -3 d. -5
    39. Find the zeros of f(x) = t2 + 4t + 4.
    a. -1 b. -3 c. -2 d. -4
    1 1
    +
    𝑥−1 𝑥+1
    40. Simplify 1 1
    −
    𝑥−1 𝑥+1
    a. 1 b. x c. 2x d. 4x
    1
    41. If f(x) = , find f(f(x)).
    𝑥+1

    𝑥+3 𝑥+2 𝑥+1 𝑥


    a. b. c. d.
    𝑥+0 𝑥+1 𝑥+2 𝑥+2

    42. Multiply (3 + 4i)(5 + 2i).


    a. 7 + 26i b. 8 + 27i c. 9 + 28i d. 10 + 29i
    43. If the roots in a quadratic equation is -2, -1, find its equation.
    a. x2 – 3x + 2 = 0
    b. x2 + 3x - 2 = 0
    c. x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
    d. x2 – 3x - 2 = 0
    −3𝑥 2 +𝑥−5 𝐴 𝐵𝑥+𝐶
    44. Solve for C in the equation
    (𝑥+1)(𝑥 2 +2)
    = + .
    (𝑥+1) (𝑥 2 +2)
    a. 1 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4
    1
    45. Find the partial fraction of . (No choices. Write the correct answer.)
    𝑥 2 +2𝑥

    𝑥−7 𝐴 𝐵
    46. Find the value of A in the given equation: = 𝑥+3 + 𝑥−2
    𝑥 2 +𝑥−6

    a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

    3𝑥+1 𝐴 𝐵
    47. Solve for B in the equation = (𝑥+1) + (𝑥−1)
    (𝑥+1)(𝑥−1)
    a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
    sec 𝜃 tan 𝜃
    48. What is the inverse matrix A? ( )
    tan 𝜃 sec 𝜃
    −sec 𝜃 −tan 𝜃
    a. ( )
    − tan 𝜃 sec 𝜃
    sec 𝜃 −tan 𝜃
    b. ( )
    − tan 𝜃 sec 𝜃
    sec 𝜃 −tan 𝜃
    c. ( )
    − tan 𝜃 −sec 𝜃
    sec 𝜃 −tan 𝜃
    d. ( )
    tan 𝜃 sec 𝜃
    49. Determine the values of x1 and x2 that satisfy the following linear system.
    4 8 𝑥1 2
    ( )( ) = ( )
    3 7 𝑥2 4
    −9/2 9/2 −2 0
    a. ( ) b. ( ) c. ( ) d. ( )
    5/2 −5/2 3 5

    50. Refer to the following systems of equations.


    4x + 3y + 10z = 5 8x – 2y + 9z = 5 8x + y – 10z = 5
    What is the cofactor matrix of the coefficient matrix?
    11 −152 24 14 152 24
    a. [40 −120 20 ] b. [40 −120 20 ]
    47 44 −32 47 49 −32
    11 112 24 19 152 24
    c. [42 −120 20 ] d. [40 −150 26 ]
    47 44 −32 47 44 −32
    51. Refer to the following systems of equations.
    4x + 3y + 10z = 5 8x – 2y + 9z = 5 8x + y – 10z = 5
    What is the classical adjoint of the coefficient matrix?
    10 42 47 11 450 47
    a. [152 −120 44 ] b. [12 −120 44 ]
    24 20 −32 24 20 −32
    11 40 57 11 40 47
    c. [152 −120 44 ] d. [−152 −120 44 ]
    64 20 −32 24 20 −32

    52. What is the matrix product AB of matrices A and B?


    2 1 4 2
    A=[ ] B=[ ]
    1 0 2 3

    10 7 8 7 10 7 10 7
    a. [ ] b. [ ] c. [ ] d. [ ]
    5 2 4 2 4 3 4 2
    53. The determinant of matrix A is -7. What is the missing value a?
    1 −3 2
    A = [0 1 2 ]
    3 −1 𝑎
    a. 11 b. 45 c. 75 d. 15
    54. y to the power (1/∞) is equal to
    a. 0 b. 1 c. infinity d. indeterminate

    55. What is the exponential form of the complex number 4 + 7i?


    a. √65𝑒 𝑖 60.26° b. 20𝑒 𝑖 34° c. √45𝑒 𝑖 68.26° d. √25𝑒 𝑖 70.26°

    ….. Nothing follows …..

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