MATHEMATICS POST-TEST REVIEWER: STEM AND ABM STRAND

In each of the following choices, select the correct answer for the given question. If you think that the answer is not
given in the choices, write E. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THE
TEST QUESTIONNAIRE.

1. Subtract the sum of 8s2 + 5st + 9t2 and 3s2 – 7st – 6t2 from 8s2 – 6st + 3t2.
A. 3s2 – 4st B. 3s2 + 4st C. -3s2 + 4st D. -3s2 – 4st
2. Find the product of (3a + 2b – c) and (a – 4b + 2c).
A. 3a2 – 8b2 – 2c2 – 10ab + 5ac + 8bc C. 3a2 – 8b2 – 2c2 + 10ab + 5ac + 8bc
B. 3a – 8b + 2c – 10ab + 5ac + 8bcD. 3a – 8b2 – 2c2 – 10ab + 5ac - 8bc
2 2 2 2

3. Divide 6x2 + 13x – 28 by 3x – 4.

A. 2x – 7 B. 2x + 7 C. -2x + 7 D. -2x -7
4. Expand (2xy +5)4
A. 16x4y4 - 160x3y3 + 600x2y2 - 1000xy + 625 C. 16x4y4 + 160x3y3 + 600x2y2 + 1000xy + 625
4 4 3 3 2 2
B. 16x y + 160x y - 600x y + 1000xy – 625 D. 16x4y4 + 160x3y3 + 600x2y2 - 1000xy – 625
5. Factor 64x2 + 64xy + 16y2
A. 16 (2x + y)(2x-y) B. 4 (2x + y)(2x –y) C. 4 (2x +y)(2x+y) D. 16(2x+y)(2x+y)
2 x +3 y x +2 y
6. What is + ?
x 2− y 2 y 2−x 2
1
A. B. 1 C. y-x D. x-y
y−x
1
9 x2−4 y2
a 3 x+ 2 y 4
7. Simplify the following. Write the result without zero or negative exponent. ( 1
)
3 x−2 y
a
1
A. a4 B. 1 C. –a4 D.
a4
3 4
8. What is √ 3( √ 3 x2 )( √ 3 x3 )
12 12 12
A. 3x17 B. 3 x ( √ 3 x5 ) C. 3 x ( √ 3 x7 ) D. 3 x ( √ 3 x11 )
9. If i = √ −1, what is (8+3i)(8-3i)?
A. 55 B. 64 C. 73 D. 82
10. Solve for x: 10 – 2[3x -3(7-x)] = x
A. x = 1 B. x = 2 C. x =3 D. x = 4
11. What are the values of z if z2 – 3z + 2 = 0?
A. {1,2} B. {-1,2} C. {-1,-2} D. {1, -2}
12. What is x if √ 3 x−5+ √ x−1=2?
A. {2, 10} B. {2, -10} C. {10} D. {2}
2
3 x + 4 x−2 4 x +2
13. What is x if + = 2 ?
x−2 x+1 x −x−2
A. {-1} B. {-2} C. {2} D. {1}
14. Six times a larger number exceeds 2 times the smaller by 156. The difference of the numbers is 18. Find the
numbers.
A. 10 and 28 B. 11 and 29 C. 12 and 30 D. 13 and 31
15. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 6. The hundreds digit is the units digit minus the tens digit.
The tens digit is half the sum of the hundreds and the units digit. What is the number?
A. 132 B. 123 C. 321 D. 312
16. Flying against the wind, an airplane takes 4 hours to travel 480 miles but returns with the wind in 3 hours.
Find the speed of the wind.
A. 130 mph B. 120 mph C. 110mph D. 100 mph
17. Find the solution set of 5x -2 > 3x + 8.
A. (-5, + ∞) B. [-5, + ∞) C. [5, + ∞) D. (5 + ∞)
18. What is x if log2x + log2(x-12) = 6?
A. x = 10 B. x = 12 C. x = 14 D. x= 16
19. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + x – 6
= 0.
A. 6x2 + x + 1 = 0 B. 6x2 – x – 1 = 0 C. 6x2 + x – 1 = 0 D. 6x2 – x + 1 = 0
20. In a college graduating class of 100 students, 54 studied mathematics, 69 studied history and 35 studied
both mathematics and history. If one of these students is selected at random, find the probability that the
student takes mathematics or history?
A. 0.85 B. 0.86 C. 0.87 D. 0.88
21. If log5x – 1 = 3, what is x – (x/126)?
A. 120 B. 122 C. 124 D. 126
22. Insert three arithmetic means between 11 and 14.
A. 46/4,47/4, 48/4 B. 47/4, 25/2, 53/4 C. 50/4, 51/4, 53/4 D. 45/4, 49/4, 53/4
23. If cos x = 5/13, find cos 2x.
A. 119/169 B. 117/169 C. 115/169 D. 113/169
24. What is the sum of all divisors of 40?
a. 50 B. 70 C. 90 D. 110