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SOLUTION TO TAKE HOME 9  3( x  2)  15 12. A. 3

ALGEBRA 1 3x 2  kx  x  7k  0
3x  0
1. D. 4 x0 At x = 3,
3  3  k  3  3  7k  0
2
x 2  2(k  2)x  9k  0 Therefore, no solution
For equal roots B2 – 4AC = 0 k 3
8. B. 672
x  2  k  2  x  9k  0
2
9
 2 1 13. D. 4
B  4AC  0  2x  
2
100.1 + 54.33 = 154.43
 x
 2k  4 2  4 1 9k   0 rth term with x0 :
Level of precision of sum should be up
to least number of decimal places of
4k 2  20k  16  0 rth Term = n Cr 1a n  r 1b r 1 addends. Therefore, sum is 154.4 with
k1  4 r 1 four significant figures
9  r 1 1
k2  1 rth Term = 9 Cr 1 2x 2    
x
14. C. 25 + 2k
Considering the terms w/ x:
2. D. 4 th xy5
r 1
9  r 1  1
3. A. 5
2
 2x 2  
x
 x  y  2  52
 1  1  1
 2x     2x    2x   x 2  2xy  y 2  25
   
9  r 1 r 1
 x  x  x x2 x 1  x0
2 Since xy = k,
 1 4x 1 2  9  r  1   1 r  1  0
 2x    4x   x 2  y 2  25  2k
2

 x x x2 r7
Sum of Coefficients of x is 5 Finding the 7th Term: 15. A. 21
7 1 x : y:z  2:5:7
2 9  7 1  1
4. A. 1,046,531 7th Term = 9 C7 1 2x    
x x 2
Applying Remainder Theorem 
7th Term = 672 y 5
f (x)
If ; Re mainder  f (x) 5x  2y  0  eqn 1
xk x k
9. A. 1 y 5
x10  2x 5  3 
x   log c a  log a b  log b c  z 7
Then, x4
 log a  log b  log c  7y  5z  0  eqn 2
Remainder = f(x) at x = 4 x     4x  y  2z  51  eqn 3
f (x)   4   2  4   3
10 5  log c  log a  log b 
x = 6, y = 15 and z = 21
x 1
f  x   1, 046,531
10. B. 1/2 (y – x) 16. B. 3y – 2x
5. C. 144(x^2)(y) loga 5  x and loga 7  y Reverse Engineering by inspection
Reverse Engineering If y = even, 3(even number) – 2x
7
Least Common Multiple: log a    log a 7  log a 5 Since any number multiplied by 2 will
5
CHOICES result even, Even number – Even
 WHOLE NUMBER log a 1.4   y  x number, Therefore, it must be even
GIVEN
1 1
144x 2 y  loga 1.4    y  x  number
For 18x:  8xy 2 2
18x 1
log a 1.4   y  x 
17. D. y = xb^2x
144x y 2
2 log b y  2x  log b x
For 24xy:  6x
24xy log b y  log b x  2x
11. C. 495 log10 y log10 x
Thus LCM is 144x 2y
  2x
 
6
  x  1 
2 62
1  2x  x log10 b log10 b
 
6. C. 12
Binomial Expansion log10 y  log10 x  2x log10 b
2x 4  4x3  6x 2  15x  12  0 n  r 1 r 1 y
To get the number of possible roots,
rth Term = n Cr 1a b log10  log10 b 2x
x
identify the number of factors of the where, n = 12
12  r 1 y  xb 2x
constant term. Since constant term is - rth Term = 12 Cr 1 (x) (1) r 1
12, factors of -12 are Considering the term w/ x 4: 18. A. 42.31
1,  2,  3,  4,  6 and  12 12r 1
(1) r 1 Let: x = the arithmetic sum of 80
12 C r 1 (x)
numbers,
 x 12r1  x 4 x
7. D. no solution Arithmetic mean =  55
9  3 x  2  15 12  r  1  4 80
r9 x = 80(55) = 4400
Considering the positive: 12  9 1 y = new Arithmetic mean
9th Term = (1)9 1
9  3  x  2   15 12 C9 1 (x)
x  (250  850)
9th Term = 495 x4 y=
3x  12 80  2
Therefore, coefficient is 495 y = 42.31
x  4
Considering the negative:
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19. D. 625 (3) 4 y (3)  x  (3)5 28. C. – 280(a^4)(x^3)

The term in the expansion (2x – 5y)4 rth Term = n Cr 1a n  r 1b r 1
which is free of x is the last term or (3) (3)  (3)
6x x 5

4th Term = 7 C41a 7  41  2x 

4 1
the 5th term. 6x  x  5
5th term = n Cr 1 (2x)n-r + 1(-5y)r-1 5x  5
4th Term = 280a 4 x3
x 1
where: n = 4; r = 5
5th term = 4 C4 (2x)0 (-5y)4 23. B. – 1 and 25 29. A. 8
Reverse Engineering by Substitution 1785
5th term =
4!
(1)(625 y4) = 0.178517851…
 4  4  !4! 2x 2  kx  3k  0 9999
The above number is a repeating
5th term = 625 y4 At k = -1, decimal number. The four repeated
2x 2  (1)x  3(1)  0 digits are 1, 7, 8 & 5.
20. C. 2 1987
log 2 2  log 2 x  2 x1  1; x 2  
3  496.75
2 4
log10 2 log10 x 496(4) = 1984
 2 5
log10 2 log10 2 x1  x 2  Therefore,
2 1984th digit = 5
log10 x
1 2 At k = 25, 1986th digit = 7
log10 2
2x 2  (25)x  3(25)  0 1985th digit = 1
log10 x 1987th digit = 8
1 15
x1  ; x 2  5
log10 2 2 30. B. 1
log10 x  log10 2 5 To solve the sum of the coefficients of
x1  x 2 
x2 2 (x + y –z)8, substitute one (1) to all the
variables and calculate.
21. A. 3 24. B. 3 Sum of coefficients = (1 + 1 – 1 )8 = 1
3x - 2y + w = 11  Eq. 1 3x 2  13x  4  (x  4)  (a polynomial)
31. D. k/25
x + 5y – 2w = - 9  Eq. 2  Getting the factors of the equation: p–q=5
2x + y – 3w = - 6  Eq. 3 3x 2  13x  4  (x  4)(3x  1) By squaring both sides:
 p  q   52
2
Multiplying equation 2 by equation 3: Coefficient is 3
3x + 15y – 6w = -27  Eq. 4
p2  2pq  q 2  25
Subtracting equation 4 by equation 1:
25. C. 1:2 p2  q 2  25  2pq
 3x  15y   3x  2y  1 1 1 1 y
    27  11 :    k
 6w   w  x y x y x p2  q 2  25  2  
17y  7w  38 2
2x  4y  7x  6y
7w  3 p  q  25  k
2 2

y y(4  6)  x(7  2)
17 y 1
Value of y above is considered as Eq. 5  32. B. 4
Multiplying equation 2 by 2:
x 2 12  4  3
1 1 16  4  4
2x + 10y – 4w = -18  Eq. 6 :  1: 2
x y Greatest common divisor = 4
Subtracting equation 6 by equation 3:
 2x  10y   2x  y  33. B. 15
   18   6 
26. D. 5/(a + 2c)
 xy  15
 4w   3w  a 2 x  4c 2 x  10c  5a  4acx
9y  2  12 yz  35
x(a 2  4c 2  acx)  5a  10c
Consider the above equation as Eq. 7 xz  21
x(a  2c)(a  2c)  5(a  2c)
Substituting equation 5 in equation 7:  xy  yz  xz   15 35 21
5
 7w  38  x
9  w  12 a  2c x 2 y 2 z 2  11025
 17 
xyz  105
63w  342  17w  204
27. B. 0 < x < 1/3 xyz 105
w3 x 1 
2 xy 15
x z7
22. A. 1
Considering positive value:
(81) y (3)  x  243 xyz 105
  x  1 
(3)4y (3)  x  (3)5  Eq. 1 2 yz 35
x
x3
(27)  (9)
x y
x  1  2x
xyz 105
(3)3x  (3)2y x  1 
xz 21
Squaring both sides: Considering negative value:
y5
(3)6x  (3)4y  Eq. 2    x  1
2 x  y  z  35 7
Substituting equation 2 in equation 1: x
x  y  z  15
 x  1  2x
1
x
3
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34. D. 2/3   A A  1 9!

1p  x q x 2 
s
2 loga x - log a (x -1) - log a (x - 2)  0 2 3  4   A   72x 3
  x y  A 7!1!1!
x2 6 8
loga 0   1  Equation 2
 x -1 x - 2  x y 44. D. 1/xy
2 Substituting equation 1 in equation 2: Third proportion of a and b is c
x
 a0  1 1 a b
x - 3x  2
2 6
 8    1 
x  10 x  b c
2
x 6 8 8
y 1
3   1 x  x
x 10 x 1 c
35. B. 2 14 8
 1 x
If the roots are 3 and 2, then: x 10 1
Ax 2  Bx  C  0 14 18 c
 xy
 x  3 x  2   0 x 10
140 70
x 2  5x  6  0 x  45. C. e and e^5
18 9
A  B  C  1 5  6  ln x 2  2 ln x 3  5
A  BC  2 41. C. 397.56  ln x 2  6 ln x  5
6
36. C. 0 log 2x 3  log  6.278 Let A = ln x
x
v, w, x, y, z  2, 1, 0,1, 2 A 2  6A  5  0
log 2x 3  log 6  log x  6.278
So : A1  5; A 2  1
log 2x 3  log x  6.278  log 6
zv 22
 2x 3
At A = 5,
y  v 1   2  log  5.49984 ln x  5
x
zv x  e5
0 log 2x 2  5.49984
yv At A = 1,
2x 2  anti log 5.4998
ln x  5
37. D. 36 x 2  158055.6425
xe
First digit is always 4 x  397.56
Last digit is always 5 46. B. 35
42. B. 4
a 42  1 mod 49 
f  x    x  3 x  4   4
Second and third digits are any number
Thus:
f  x   x 2  4x  3x  12  4
from 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
2  42  1 2  42  1
683  883  6 8
1 6 6 1  1 6  6  1 f x  x  x  8
2

 61  81
 36 Remainder = f(k)
86
f(k) = k2 – k – 8   
38. B. 2 48
10  5  2 Substitute the given remainder = k in
14
32  2  2  2  2  2 equation 1: 
1
Lowest common factor = 2 k  k2  k  8
 35  mod 49 
k 2  2k  8  0
39. B. x + z Re mainder  35
(b  c) by  cy
 k  4  k  2   0
xy  k4 47. B. 0.25
a c a c
(a  b) ay  by k  2 log  k  x  y   
1
 log x  log y 
zy  2
a c a c
by  cy ay  by
43. A. – 72 2 log  k  x  y    log x  log y
xz
a c

a c 1  x  x  2 9
log  k  x  y    log  xy 
2

ay  cy y(a  c)
xz  Trinomial Expansion
 k  x  y    xy
2
a c a c n!
xz y rth Term =  a  p  b  q  c s k 2  x  y   xy
2
p!q!s!
where, n = p + q + s xy
40. C. 70/9 x 2  2xy  y 2 
 A A  1 9=p+q+s k2
 
10     A  Identifying the term with x 3; xy
 x y
  10A
 x 2  y 2  2  2xy
9!

1p  x q  x 2  k
s
1 1 1
  p!q!s!  1 
x y 10 x 2  y 2   2  2  xy
  k 
s
1 1 1 xq x2  x3
   Equation 1
y 10 x q  2s  3
To satisfy the condition s must be
equal to 1, thus, s = 1, q = 1 and p = 7

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48. A. 757 EXAM
a 5  b4  a  t 4
b  t5
c3  d 2  c  s 2
d  s3
c  a  19
s 2  t 4  19
 s  t  s  t   19
2 2

s  t 2  1  Eq. 1
s  t 2  19  Eq. 2
Substituting Eq. 1 to Eq. 2:
1  t 2  t 2  19
t 3
s  32  1
s  10
d  b  s3  t 5
d  b  103  35
d  b  757

49. D. None of these

x2  x 2
By squaring both sides:
   
2 2
x2 x 2

x2  x4 x 4
4 x  6
3
x 
2
9
x
4
Since x = 9/4 will not satisfy to the
given general equation when
substituted, this equation is classified
as defective and thus, the answer is
“None of these”.

50. B. 3.3
 x  2   x  3  x  5   0
2

x1  2; x 2  2; x 3   3; x 4  5
x1  x 2  x 3  x 4  3.33

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