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Multiple Choice. Answer E if the correct answer is not among the choices.

1. A ball thrown upwards has a height (in meters) defined by the function H(t) = -5t2 + 10t + 2,
where t is time in seconds. What was the initial height of the ball?
a. 5m b. 4m
c. 10m d. 2m

2. What was the maximum height reached by the ball in problem 11?
a. 2m b. 10m
c. 7m d. 9.8m

3. Find the 57th term of the sequence 19, 16, 13, 10…
a. -151 b. -149
c. 151 d. -154

4. Find the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence if the sum of the 7th and 9th term is 46 and the 11th
term is 32.
a. 26 b. 19
c. 17 d. 23

5. A method for proving that statements involving natural numbers are true for all natural
numbers.
a. trigonometric identity b. mathematical induction
c. natural induction d. binomial theorem

6. What is the first step of proof by mathematical induction?

a. Show that the statement is true for the first natural number
b. Show that the statement is true for n = k+1
c. Assume that the statement is not true
d. Assume that the statement is true for all natural numbers n
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7. What is the 7th term of the binomial expansion of (2r + s)9?

a. 144r2s7 b. 392r3s6
c. 4032r2s7 d. 672r3s6

8. Which of the following is equal to 963?

a. 1000000 – 40000 +1600 – 64 b. 1000000 +40000 – 1600 + 64
c. 1000000 – 120000 + 4800 – 64 d. 1000000 + 120000 - 4800 + 64

22 22 22 22
9. Solve for the sum + + + …
103 106 109 10 12
22 22
a. b.
1000 999
22 22
c. d.
99 799

10. A sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous
one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.
a. Geometric series b. Arithmetic series
c. Geometric progression d. Arithmetic progression

11. If an ellipse and a parabola intersect, what is the maximum number of intersection points?
a. 2 b. 3
c. 4 d. 5

12. A conic section whose eccentricity is between 0 and 1

a. Parabola b. Ellipse
c. Hyperbola d. Circle

13. A set of all points in a plane which are an equal distance away from a given point and given
line.
a. Parabola b. Ellipse
c. Hyperbola d. Circle

Match each function with its graph

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1.) 3 x 2 + 4 = 0 a. point
2.) 3 x 2 + 4 y = 0 b. line
2 2
3.) 3 x + 4 y = 1 c. parallel lines
4.) x 2+ 2 x + y 2 +2 y=0 d. intersecting lines
5.) 2 x2 + y 2=0 e. line segment
6.) An ellipse whose length of minor axis is 0 f. circle
7.) y 2−9=0 g. parabola
8.) x 2+ y= y h. ellipse
9.) 3 x 2−4 y 2+1=0 i. hyperbola
10.) 3 x 2−4 y 2=0 j. no real graph

Solve.

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1. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at the origin and focus at (- , 0)
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2. Find the center and radius of the circle x 2+ y 2=4 x

3. A locus of points whose sum of distances from (-1,0) and (1,0) is 10.

4. Prove by mathematical induction that (2nn )<22 n−2

for all n ≥ 5

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1
5. Expand ( 2
x +2)
6. Find the sum of the 4th and 7th term of the geometric sequence whose common ratio is 3x and
9th term is 22113x4

x2 y2
7. Solve for the length of the shortest chord of the hyperbola − =1
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Answer key

1. D 1. J −20
1. y 2= x
2. C 2. G 3
3. B 3. H 2. C(2,0) r = 2
4. D 4. F x2 y2
3. + =1
5. B 5. A 25 24
6. A 6. E 4 k +2
4. Last line of proof : <4
7. D 7. C 4
8. C 8. B
9. B 9. I 5.
10. C 10. D 91+2457 x3
11. C 6.
x
12. B 124
13. A 7. units
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