26 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas ‘Time element: 3 hours & 45 minutes —— Problem si: ECE Board April 1999 118 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x—1 A 14 B 3 € 12 D. Find the value of x in 2h Baran. 16.47 12.87 18.27 20.17 oep> Problem 53: EE Board October 1991 Find the value of x in the equations: fff) a ay. {A )-4 lb A 509 B. 80g Cc. 709 ‘D. 609 Problem 4: EE Board October 1997 Find the values of x and y from the equations: x -4y+2=0 x+y -4=0Fundamentals in Algebra 27 D. 32,58 Problem 55: ME Board October 1995 Solve forthe value of x and y. Ax+2y=6 13x-By = 2 ‘Sole the simultaneous equations: 2x? ~3y? =6 Bx? + 2y? = 35 A. x=30r-3; y=2or-2 B. x=30r-3, y=-2or1 c D. the value of w in the following equations: Sx-2y+w=1t X+ Sy-2w=-9 2x+y-aw = 6 pom Sree Problem $9: ME Board October 1996 ‘Solve the simultaneous equations:28 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Problem 60: EE Board April 1997 Mulipy the following: (2x + 5y)(5x — 2y) A. 102-21 + 1077 B. 10x" + 2txy + 1 C. 10x" + 2ixy- 11 D. 10x" ~21xy- 10y" Problem 61: EE Board March 1998 Determine the sum of the positive valued solution to the simultaneous ‘equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx =21 A 18 B13 Cus D. 19 Problem 62: ECE Board April 1991 Problem 63: ECE Board November 1993 Simplify the following equation 5x x43 eet 22743 Ox? -3x-2° 2x6 4 2 x eeeesFundamentals in Algebra 29 4 oo x-3 t= x+3 Problem 65: ECE Board April 1991 ‘Simplify: 7°°? ~8(7)*** +-5(7)* +497) po0m> 4 3 Problem 66: soho fore x= (8 =40216 {n#-16) be +64 A b+4 boa b+? be-4 bre D. b-430 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Problem 67: ECE Board April 1993 eee 2 Solve k °F 2) (ae) (@-b) Problem 69: CE Board May 1996 Find the value of A in the equation: x2 44x+10 A B(2k+2) c Pabin Kee ae ade ebe Xx 4 24S eSFundamentals in Algebra 31 cea Doe Problem 72: ECE Board April 1993 ‘Solve for x in the following equations, 27 = oF Bf 3* = 243 At B15 Cos BD 25 Problem 73: ECE Board April 1993 y- AO") — 10157") 26") Evaluate: 2a-2x (atx)a-x) (atxatx) 2x-2a Problem 76: ME Board April1996 Factor the expression x? + 6x +8 as completely as possible. von> AL (x#4)(x42) B. (x-4)(x#2)32 100i Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas C. (x-4)(x-2) D. (x#6)(x#2) Problem 77: ECE Board November 1990 (e-b)°=? A. a°-3a%b+3ab? +b® B. a®~3a¢b-Sab* -b> C. a8 +3a%+3ab?-b* D. a®-3a%+dab? —b® Problem 78: Find the value of k so that 4x’ + 6x + k is a perfect square. A. 36 B25 C8 D. 225 x (x-3)x+2) Bx(x+3)(x42) 3x(x+3)(x—2) x (x-3)(x-2) Problem 80: Ifp—q=5andpq= & then p* + gf equals 5 25k 25 +k k ry 2 op> Problem 81: ME Board April 1995 Simplify b™"Fundamentals in Algebra 33 c. Yr bm D. Problem 82: ME Board April 1998 Find the value of x which will satisfy the following expression: /x-2 = vx +2 A. ap B. o/4 Cc. 18/6 D. None of these Problem 83: Simtty r= A. Vab B Jab ab co veb ab Yab Problem 84: ME Board April 1996 If x to the 3/4 power equals 8, x equals 9 6 9 16 [99> Problem 8s: Solve for x: yx +2/2x+3 - 3 23 3 and23 20 goer34 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Problem 86: CE Board November 1991 Solve for x from the given equation: fedavax -2 pos> mone Problem 87; EE Board October 1997 If fx) = 2x + 2x + 4, what is (2)? A 4x42 B. 16 C. xe x+2 D8 Problem 88: EE Board April 1997 fms any positive integer, when (n-1)(n-2)(n-3)... (@(2\(1) = on o-1)! nl @-1" Problem 89: What is the least common multiple of 15 and 18?Fundamentals in Algebra 35 Problem 92: EE Board April 1996, EE Board March 1998 The polynomial x° + 4x" - 3x +8 is divided by x - 5, then the remainder is, 175 : 140 218 200 sop> Problem 93: Find the quotient of 3x° — 4x? + 2x° + 36x + 48 divided by x -2" +6. Bx ~4x-8 BC+ 4x48 3x2 - 6x-8 Ox + 6x48 vom> Problem 94: CE Board November 1997 Find the remainder if we divide 4y* + 18y? + 8y—4 by (2y + 3). 10 1" 15 13 pea> Problem 95: ECE Board April 1999 Given: f(%) = (x + 3)(x-4) + 4. When {(9 is divided by (x — k), the remainder is k. Find k. 2 4 6 a go> Problem 96: ‘The expression x‘ + ax’ + 5x’ + bx + 6 when divided by (x — 2) leaves a remainder of 16 and when divided by (x + 1) leaves a remainder of 10. Find @ and b. Problem 97: The mean of x and y is a, the mean of y and 2 is b and the mean of x and z isc. ‘What is the mean of x, y and z? arbi cas36 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas asbsc ae ¢ arbre abe abe avbse Problem 98: ECE Board April 1999 Find the mean proportional of 4 and 36. 72 24 12 20 com> Problem 99: ECE Board April 1998 The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two numbers namely 250 and 850 are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers? A 4231 B. 50 C. 38.62 D. 57.12 Problem 100: ECE Board April 1998 The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added to the progression, the new set of numbers will have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two numbers if their difference is 4? 21,25 23,27 8,12 16,20 pomp