University of Bahrain

College of Science
Department of Mathematics
First Semester 2023/2024

Midterm Exam

MATHS 001
Date: 15 November 2023 Time allowed: 60 minutes
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Student Name: Student No.:

Instructions:
1. Write your name and student number above.

2. Check that the exam paper consists of 9 pages with 25 multiple choice
questions.

3. Each CORRECT ANSWER is worth 1.4 marks.

4. Write your answers on the answer sheet.

Section Instructor & Coordinator

1 Dr. Reman Abu-Shanab

Max. Marks 35
Marks Obtains

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 Answer Sheet
Shade the box corresponding to your answer using Blue Pen.

Question 1 A B C D
Question 2 A B C D
Question 3 A B C D
Question 4 A B C D
Question 5 A B C D
Question 6 A B C D
Question 7 A B C D
Question 8 A B C D
Question 9 A B C D
Question 10 A B C D
Question 11 A B C D
Question 12 A B C D
Question 13 A B C D
Question 14 A B C D
Question 15 A B C D
Question 16 A B C D
Question 17 A B C D
Question 18 A B C D
Question 19 A B C D
Question 20 A B C D
Question 21 A B C D
Question 22 A B C D
Question 23 A B C D
Question 24 A B C D
Question 25 A B C D
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In the following multiple-choice questions, choose the correct answer.

1) Find the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial −𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 + 𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 + 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 − 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟓𝟓 − 𝟑𝟑.

A) Degree: 1; leading coefficient: 𝟒𝟒

B) Degree: 3; leading coefficient: 𝟖𝟖

C) Degree: 5; leading coefficient: −𝟐𝟐

D) Degree: 4; leading coefficient: −𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

2) If 𝑷𝑷(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 − 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒, find 𝑷𝑷(− 𝟐𝟐).

A) 𝟕𝟕
B) −𝟑𝟑
C) 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒
D) −𝟓𝟓

3) Perform the indicated operations:

( 𝟕𝟕𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 − 𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝒙𝒙) − ( 𝟒𝟒𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 + 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗) + ( 𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝒙𝒙)

A) 𝟕𝟕𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 − 𝟒𝟒𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 − 𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗

B) 𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙𝟓𝟓 + 𝟕𝟕𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 − 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗

C) 𝟕𝟕𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 + 𝟒𝟒𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗

D) 𝟕𝟕𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒 − 𝟒𝟒𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗

4) Simplify −𝟗𝟗𝒚𝒚𝟎𝟎 .

A) 𝟎𝟎
B) −𝟗𝟗
C) −𝟖𝟖
D) 𝟏𝟏

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5) Simplify. Write the result using only positive exponents. Assume all variables represent
nonzero real numbers.

(−𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟑𝟑 𝒚𝒚−𝟒𝟒 )( 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙−𝟏𝟏 𝒚𝒚)

−𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐
A)
𝒚𝒚𝟑𝟑
−𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐
B)
𝒚𝒚𝟑𝟑
−𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟒𝟒
C)
𝒚𝒚𝟓𝟓

D) −𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 𝒚𝒚𝟓𝟓

6) Complete the ordered pair (𝟔𝟔, ? ) so that it satisfies the equation 𝒚𝒚 = −𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 + 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐.

A) (𝟔𝟔, 𝟖𝟖)
B) (𝟔𝟔, 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐)
C) (𝟔𝟔, −𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖)
D) (𝟔𝟔, −𝟑𝟑)

7) Choose the number that is a solution of the inequality 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟒𝟒 < −𝟓𝟓.

A) −𝟗𝟗
B) −𝟕𝟕
C) −𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
D) −𝟔𝟔

8) Write the inequality 𝟐𝟐 ≤ 𝒙𝒙 < 𝟔𝟔 in interval notation.

A) (𝟐𝟐, 𝟔𝟔]
B) [𝟐𝟐, 𝟔𝟔)
C) (𝟐𝟐, 𝟔𝟔)
D) [𝟐𝟐, 𝟔𝟔]

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9) Graph the inequality 𝒙𝒙 > 2.

A)

B)

C)

D)

10) Translate the verbal expression into an algebraic expression. Use 𝒙𝒙 as the variable to represent
the number.

The difference between seven times a number and seven

A) 𝟕𝟕 − 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕
B) 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 − 𝟕𝟕
C) 𝟕𝟕 + 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕
D) 𝟕𝟕 − 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟕𝟕

11) Evaluate the expression 𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 − 𝒂𝒂 for 𝒙𝒙 = −𝟐𝟐, 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟑𝟑, and 𝒂𝒂 = −𝟒𝟒.

A) 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
B) 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
C) 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
D) 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐

12) Simplify the expression −𝟐𝟐( 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏) + 𝟐𝟐( 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 + 𝟑𝟑).

A) 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝟖𝟖
B) 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
C) 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
D) −𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐

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13) Find the slope of the line through (−𝟒𝟒, 𝟒𝟒) and (𝟑𝟑, −𝟐𝟐).

𝟔𝟔
A) −
𝟕𝟕
𝟕𝟕
B) −
𝟔𝟔
𝟓𝟓
C) −
𝟖𝟖
𝟖𝟖
D) −
𝟓𝟓

14) Decide whether the slope is positive, negative, zero, or

undefined.

A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Zero
D) Undefined

15) Solve the formula 𝑷𝑷 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 for 𝑳𝑳.

A) 𝑳𝑳 = 𝑷𝑷 − 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 − 𝟐𝟐

𝑷𝑷
B) 𝑳𝑳 =
𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝟐𝟐
𝑷𝑷
C) 𝑳𝑳 = − 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
𝟐𝟐
𝑷𝑷 − 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
D) 𝑳𝑳 =
𝟐𝟐

16) Solve 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 − 𝟓𝟓(𝒙𝒙 + 𝟏𝟏) = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 − 𝟑𝟑(𝒙𝒙 + 𝟑𝟑).

A) 𝟗𝟗
B) 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
C) 𝟑𝟑
D) 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

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17) Write an equation for the graph.

A) 𝒙𝒙 = 𝟒𝟒
B) 𝒚𝒚 = 𝟒𝟒
C) 𝒚𝒚 = 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟒𝟒
D) 𝒚𝒚 = 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟖𝟖

18) Write an equation for the horizontal line passing through (−𝟐𝟐, −𝟏𝟏).

A) 𝒙𝒙 = −𝟏𝟏
B) 𝒚𝒚 = −𝟏𝟏
C) 𝒚𝒚 = −𝟐𝟐
D) 𝒙𝒙 = −𝟐𝟐

19) Find the x- and y-intercepts for the given graph.

A) (𝟐𝟐, 𝟎𝟎), (𝟎𝟎, 𝟓𝟓)

B) (𝟎𝟎, 𝟐𝟐), (𝟓𝟓, 𝟎𝟎)
C) (𝟎𝟎, 𝟎𝟎), (𝟐𝟐, 𝟓𝟓)
D) (𝟓𝟓, 𝟐𝟐), (𝟎𝟎, 𝟎𝟎)

20) Find the slope of the line.

𝟏𝟏
A) −
𝟐𝟐
B) 𝟐𝟐
𝟏𝟏
C)
𝟐𝟐
D) −𝟐𝟐

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21) Simplify. Write the result using only positive exponents. Assume all variables represent
nonzero real numbers.
𝟑𝟑
−𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟓𝟓 𝒚𝒚𝟖𝟖
� 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 −𝟐𝟐 �
𝟖𝟖𝒙𝒙 𝒚𝒚
−𝟖𝟖
A)
𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒚𝒚𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑

−𝟖𝟖𝒚𝒚𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
B)
𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

𝟖𝟖𝒚𝒚𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
C)
𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

−𝟖𝟖𝒚𝒚𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
D)
𝒙𝒙𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

22) Determine the slope and y-intercept of the line 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 − 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 = −𝟔𝟔.

A) Slope −𝟑𝟑 , y-intercept (𝟎𝟎, 𝟏𝟏)

𝟏𝟏
B) Slope − 𝟑𝟑 , y-intercept (𝟎𝟎, −𝟏𝟏)

𝟏𝟏
C) Slope 𝟑𝟑 , y-intercept (𝟎𝟎, 𝟏𝟏)

D) Slope 𝟑𝟑 , y-intercept (𝟎𝟎, −𝟏𝟏)

23) What is the slope of the line perpendicular to 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 + 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 = −𝟒𝟒.

𝟐𝟐
A)
𝟕𝟕
𝟏𝟏
B) −
𝟕𝟕
𝟕𝟕
C) −
𝟐𝟐
𝟏𝟏
D) −
𝟐𝟐

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24) Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line passing through (𝟐𝟐, 𝟑𝟑) and parallel to
𝟏𝟏
the line whose equation is 𝒚𝒚 = − 𝟓𝟓 𝒙𝒙 + 𝟓𝟓.

𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
A) 𝒚𝒚 = 𝒙𝒙 −
𝟓𝟓 𝟓𝟓

𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
B) 𝒚𝒚 = − 𝒙𝒙 +
𝟓𝟓 𝟓𝟓

𝟏𝟏 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
C) 𝒚𝒚 = − 𝒙𝒙 −
𝟓𝟓 𝟓𝟓

D) 𝒚𝒚 = −𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏

𝟏𝟏 𝟕𝟕
25) Solve 𝟐𝟐
+ 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 − 𝟖𝟖

𝟏𝟏
A) −
𝟑𝟑
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
B)
𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓
𝟏𝟏
C)
𝟖𝟖
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
D) −
𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐