Math 65 Chapter 2 Test 2018

Professor J. Over
Calculating devices are not allowed. Choose the best option for the following multiple choice.

1. Which of the following is positive?

a. The opposite of 5.
b. The absolute value of −11.
c. −|−3| .
d. −|43|

2. Which of the following is true?

a. −|20|=20
b. |−11|=11
c. −(−43 )=−43
d. −|−29|=29

3. Which of the following will result in a positive answer?

a. −12+ (−12 )
b. −4+2+ (−5 )
c. −1+5+ (−8 )
d. 18+ (−9 )+ 5+ (−2 )

4. Which of the following is not equal to zero?

a. −5−(−5 )
b. 12−(−12 )
c. −25−(−25 )
d. −6−(−6 )

5. Which of the following will result in a positive answer?

a. −5−8− (−12 )
b. −10−6− (−9 )
c. −9−(−12 ) + (−7 ) −4
d. 12−(−34 ) + (−6 )

6. Which of the following is not correct?

a. −32=9
b. −43=−64
c. (−4 )3=−64
d. (−1 )4 =1
7. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. 6 (−2 ) (−4 )=48
b. 3 ( 0 ) (−4 ) (−8 )=0
c. −5 ( 3 ) (−1 )(−1 ) =15
d. −2 (−1 )( 3 )(−2 ) =−12

8. Which of the following statements is not true?

a. 90 ÷ (−9 ) =−10
−24
b. =2
−12
−13
c. =0
0
56
d. =−7
−8

9. Simplify: −2 [ 1+ 3 ( 7−12 ) ]−35.

a. 5
b. −75
c. −7
d. −67

10. Which of the following statements is not true?

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a. −(−2 ) =− (−2 )(−2 ) =−4
b. −(−2 )3=−(−2 )(−2 )(−2 )=−8
c. ( 5−9 )2 ÷ ( 4−2 )2=(−4 )2 ÷ ( 2 )2=16 ÷ 4=4
d. ( 2−7 )2 ÷ ( 4−3 )4=(−5 )2 ÷ ( 1 )4=25 ÷ 1=25