The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship

by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS)

Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test
2019

Note:
 You have 60 minutes to complete.
 No calculators are allowed.
 Show all your work and write your answers in the designated space.
 Part I and Part II are ‘Basic Math,’ and Part III and Part IV are ‘Applied
Math.’

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[PART I] Calculate the followings.

1. (1 − 3) × (−5) × (2 − (1 − 3))

Answer :

7 2 1 1 5
2. (5 ÷ 15 − 2) × 3 − 2

Answer :

2
3. (√3 − √2) + √24

Answer :

−3
1 −1 1 0.5 1 2
4. ((8) ÷ (16) ) ÷ (3)

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[PART II] Answer the following questions.

1. Solve the following equation for w.

5−w
=3
2w

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2. Solve the following simultaneous equations for x and y.

−x + 3y = 7
−2x + 2y = 6

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3. Consider the straight line in the (x,y)-plane that passes through the points (0,a) and
(b,0). Assume 2a = 3b and a ≠ 0. Find the slope of the straight line.

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4. Solve the following equation for x.

|x − 5| = 3

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[PART III] Answer the following questions:

1. Find the region of x satisfying the following inequality.

8x 2 − 5x < 9x − 3

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2. Solve the following equation for x.

log 2 (x) = log 2 (6x − 5)

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3. Find the minimum integer x satisfying the following inequality.

x
k
∑ ( ) > 100
𝑥
k=1

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4. Consider the following five values,

{−10, 25, 30, −25, 0}.
Suppose that the average of these five values is log 3 (x). Find the value of x.

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[PART IV] Answer the following questions:

1. Determine the first-order derivative of the following. Note that e is a mathematical

constant which is the base of the natural logarithm.

y = x 3 + e3x + log e x

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2. Solve the following equation for z.

2z
∫ ex dx = ez+5 − 1
0

Answer :

1 2 1 0
3. Let A = [ ] and B = [ ]. Find A−1 B.
1 1 0 2

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4. Consider the following function, F(x, y) = xy. Assume that x + y = 10. Find (x, y)
at which the value of the function is maximized.

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[PART V] Fill in the following blanks with correct answers.

1. Find the first derivative of the following.

f(x) = 5sin(5x).

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2. Consider a sequence {ak }∞

k=1 with a k = r
1−k
. Find the value r which satisfies
∞

∑ ak = 10
k=1

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3. Suppose that a⃗ = (x, 1) and ⃗b = (2, y − 2) are vertical and that x + y = 4. Find x
and y.

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4. There are 12 adults and 10 kids in a room. Find the number of ways you can select
three persons from them. The choice must contain two kids and one adult.

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