ALGEBRA EXAM

PART 1

1. If x,y, and z are integers (x and y being even), which of the following could possibly be odd?
a. xy + y c. xy + z
b. x + yz d. xz +yz

2. Which of the ff. is not a prime number?

a. 7 c. 107
b. 77 d. 109

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3. If f ( x)  x 5  2 x 2  , then f(-1) is equal to
x
a. -7 c. -8
b. -6 d. -9

4. Find the absolute value of 5-3i

a. 5.83 c. 5.38
b. 3.58 d. 3.83

5. Log M – Log N is equal to

a. log (MN) c. log(M/N)
b. log (M-N) d. log (N-M)

ex
6. Find the value of y  ln
ex2
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4

Situation 1: two matrices A and B are given below:

2 5 1  1 0 0
A  3 1 0 B  0 1 0
6 7 4 0 0 1

7. What is minor of 5
a. 12 c. 2
b. 10 d. 6
8. What is cofactor of 2?
a. 3 c. -3
b. -4 d. 4

9. Find the value of w in the ff. equation:

3x-2y+w=11
x+5y-2w=-9
2x+y-3w=-6
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 1

x 4  15 x3  32 x 2  12 x  14 A B C Dx  E
10. Solve for B in the equation     2
( x  1)( x  2)( x  3)( x  2) x  1 x  2 x  3 x  2
2

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

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 1 
11. Find the 6 term expansion 
th
 3
 2a 
22,113 66,339
a. - c. -
128a 11
128a11
66,339 22,113
b. - 11
d. -
256 a 256a11

12. The scale of a certain map is 1:25:000. If an error made on the map is 0.02mm, what is the
equivalent error in actual?
a. 5.00 m c. 0.05 m
b. 50.00 m d. 0.50 m

13. In how many minutes after 3:00 P.M. will the minute hand of a clock coincide with the hour
hand?
a. 15.46 min c. 17.27 min
b. 16.36 min. d. 18.18 min

14. At 2:00 P.M., an airplane takes off at 340 mph on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft moves due
south at 25 mph in the same direction as the plane. At 4:05 PM, the communication bet. The
plane and the aircraft carrier was cut off. Find the communication range between the plane and
the carrier
a. 654.75 mi c. 665.25 mi
b. 656.25 mi d. 645.75 mi
15. Two cars compete in a race for a stretch of 1,000 m. It took one car 130 sec. while the other 110
sec. to reach the finish line. When the faster car reach the finish line, how far was the slower car
behind the faster car?
a. 146.85 m c. 153.85 m
b. 164.42 m d. 135.42 m

16. A can do a piece of work alone in 2 days, B alone in 3 days, and C alone in 6 days. If they work
together, how many days would it take them to finish the work?
a. 1.5 c. 0.5
b. 1.6 d. 1

17. The numbers 28, x+2, 112…. Form a geometric progression. What is the 10th term?
a. 13,336 c. 16,336
b. 14,336 d. 15,336

18. What time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the angle between the hands of the clock be
bisected by the line connecting the center of the clock and the 3 o’clock mark?
1 1 1
1, , ,
4 x 10
a. 6 c. 4
b. 8 d. 7

19. What time after 7:00 o’clock will the hands of a continuously driven clock are together?
a. 7:38.2 c. 7:36.4
b. 7:39.3 d. 7:35.5

20. Between 3:00 and 4:00, Kathryn looked at her watch and noticed that the minute hand
was between 5 and 6. Later, Kathryn looked again and noticed that the hour hand and
the minute hand had exchanged places. What time was it in the second case?
a. 5:18.20 c. 5:16.20
b. 5:17.20 d. 5:15.20

21. Albert is as old as Bryan will be when Albert is twice as old as Bryan was when Albert's
age was half the sum of their present ages. Bryan is as old as Albert was when Bryan was
half the age he will be ten years from now. How old are Albert and Bryan?
a. 20 and 10 c. 40 and 30
b. 30 and 40 d. 50 and 40

22. At what time after 8:00 PM will the second hand bisect the angle formed by the minute hand and
hour hand?
a. 8:00:19.65 c. 8:00:21.14
b. 8:00:20.56 d. 8:00:22.18
23. At what time after 8:00 PM will the second hand bisect the angle formed by the minute hand and
hour hand?
a. 8:00:19.65 c. 8:00:21.14
b. 8:00:20.56 d. 8:00:22.18

24. In a class experiment, a student needs 5 liters of 6% solution. He found a 4% and a 10%
solution in the laboratory. How many liters of each solution should he mix in order to
obtain 5 liters of 6% solution?
A. 3.33 liters of 4% and 1.67 liters of 10% solution
B. 1.67 liters of 4% and 3.33 liters of 10% solution
C. 3.67 liters of 4% and 1.33 liters of 10% solution
D. 1.33 liters of 4% and 3.67 liters of 10% solution

25. Ohm’s law states that the current flowing in a fixed resistor is directly proportional to the
applied voltage. When 30 volts is applied across a resistor, the current flowing through the
resistor is 2.4 x10 3 amperes.
a. 7.2 x103 c. 9.00 x103
b. 6.80 x103 d. 8.00 x103