Quadratic Equation, Binomial Theorem and Logarithms

Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer in each question.

Problem 1: ECE Board March 1996

The equation whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of 2×2 – 3x – 5 = 0 is,

A. 5×2 + 3x – 2 = 0
B. 2×2 + 3x – 5 = 0
C. 3×2 – 3x +2 = 0
D. 2×2 + 5x – 3 = 0

Problem 2: EE Board October 1993

In the equation x2 + x = 0, one root is x equal to

A. 1
B. 5
C. ¼
D. none of these

Problem 3: ECE Board April 1990

Solve for the value of “a” in the equation a8 – 17a4 + 16 = 9

A. ± 2
B. ± 3
C. ± 4
D. ± 5

Problem 4: ME Board October 1996

Solve for x that satisfies the equation 6×2 – 7x – 5 = 0

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer. A

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Problem 5: EE Board October 1997

Find the values of x in the equation 24×2 + 5x – 1 = 0

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer. D

Problem 6: EE Board October 1990

Determine k so that the equation 4×2 + kx + 1 = 0 will have just one real solution.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

Problem 7: ME Board April 1996

Solve for x: 10×2 + 10x + 1 = 0

A. -0.113, -0.887
B. -0.331, -0.788
C. -0.113, -0.788
D. -0.311, -0.887

Problem 8:

If 1/3 and -3/2 are roots of a quadratic equation, then the equation is

A. 6×2 + 7x – 3 = 0
B. 6×2 – 7x + 3 = 0
C. 6×2 – 7x – 3 = 0
D. 6×2 – 7x + 1 = 0

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Problem 9:

Which of the following is a root of this quadratic equation 30×2 + 49x + 20 = 0

A. 0.6
B. -0.6
C. -0.8
D. 0.75

Problem 10:

What is the discriminant of the equation 4×2 = 8x – 5?

A. 8
B. -16
C. 16
D. -8

Problem 11:

Given the equation 3×2 + Bx + 12 = 0. What is the value of B so that the roots of the
equation are equal?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. -12

Problem 12:

Find the term involving y5 in the expansion of (2×2 + y)10.

A. 8064 x10y5
B. 8046 x5y5
C. 8046 x10y5
D. 4680 x5y5

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Problem 13:

Find the 5th term of expansion of

A. 260 x8
B. 5040 x8
C. 210 x8
D. 420 x8

Problem 14: ECE Board April 1998

In the expression of (x + 4y)12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is,

A. 63,360
B. 126,720
C. 506,880
D. 253,440

Problem 15:

What is the fourth term of the expansion of (x + x2)100?

A. 1650 x103
B. 161700 x103
C. 167100 x103
D. 167100 x100

Problem 16:

What is the numerical coefficient of the term next to 495x8y4?

A. 660
B. 792
C. 990
D. 1100

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Problem 17: CE Board November 1996

Find the 6th term of expansion of

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer. B

Problem 18:

What is the coefficient of the term free of x of the expansion of (2x –

5y)4?

A. 256
B. 526
C. 265
D. 625

Problem 19:

Find the 6th term of (3x – 4y)8?

A. -148,288 x3y5
B. -548 x2y5
C. -154,288 x3y5
D. -1,548,288 x3y5

Problem 20: ECE Board November 1995

What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion (2x – 1)20?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Problem 21: ECE Board April 1995

What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion (x + y – z)8?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

Problem 22: CE Board November 1993, ECE Board November 1993

Find the value of log8 48.

A. 1.86
B. 1.68
C. 1.78
D. 1.98

Problem 23: CE Board November 1997

Evaluate the log6 845 = x

A. 3.76
B. 5.84
C. 4.48
D. 2.98

Problem 24: ME Board April 1997

What is the value of log to base 10 of 10003.3?

A.10.9
B. 99.9
C. 9.9
D. 9.5

Problem 25: ECE Board April 1998

What is the value of (log 5 to the base 2) + (log 5 to the base 3)?
A.7.39
B. 3.79
C. 3.97
D. 9.37

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Problem 26:

Find the value of log4 (log3 5).

A.1.460
B. 0.275
C. 1.273
D. 0.165

Problem 27:

Given: log4 7 = n. Find

A. 1/n
B. n
C. -1/n
D. –n

Problem 28: CE Board November 1992, CE Board May 1994

If loga 10 = 0.25, what is the value of log10 a?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

Problem 29: ECE Board November 1995

Given logb y = 2x + logb x. Which of the following is true.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Answer. D
Problem 30: ME Board October 1996

Which value is equal to log to the base e of e to the -7x power?

A. -7x
B. 10 to the -7x power
C. 7
D. -7 log to the base 10

Problem 31: ME Board April 1996

Log of the nth root of x equals log of x to 1/n power and also equal to
A.
B.
C.

D.

Answer. A

Problem 32: ECE Board November 1990

Log (MN) is equal to:

A. Log M – N
B. Log M + N
C. N log M
D. Log M + Log N

Problem 33: ME Board April 1997

What expression is equivalent to log (x) – log (y + z)?

A. log x + log y + log z

B. log [x/(y + z)]
C. log x – log y – log z
D. log y + log (x +z)

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Problem 34: ECE Board November 1991

Given: logb 1024 = 5/2. Find b.

A. 2560
B. 16
C. 4
D. 2

Problem 35:

Given: log3 (x2 – 8x) = 2. Find x.

A. -1
B. 9
C. -1 and 9
D. 1 and -9

Problem 36: ECE Board November 1991

Solve for the value of x in the following equation: x3logx = 100x

A. 12
b. 8 C.
30
D. 10

Problem 37: EE Board October 1992

Given: log 6 + x log 4 = log 4 + log (32 + 4x). Find x.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6

Problem 38: ECE Board November 1998

If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, then the value of x is

A. 4
B. -2
C.2
D. -1

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Problem 39: ME Board October 1997

Find the value of x if log12 x = 2

A. 144
B. 414
C. 524
D. 425

Problem 40:

Solve for the value of x:

A. 379.65
B. 365.97
C. 397.56
D. 356.79

Problem 41
If ((log10x)/(1 – log102)) = 2, what is the value of z?

A. ¼
B. 25
C. 4
D. 5

Problem 42 (EE October 1992)

Solve for x: log 6 + x log 4 = log 4 + log (32 + 4x)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Problem 43
Which of the following cannot be used as a base of a system of logarithm?

A. e
B. 10
C. 2
D. 1

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Problem 44
If log5.21000 = x, what is the value of x?

A. 4.19
B. 5.23
C. 3.12
D. 4.69

Problem 45
Find the value of a in the equation loga2187 = 7/2.

A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12

Problem 46
If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, find log 1.2.
A. 2x + y
B. 2xy/10
C. 2x + y – 1
D. xy – 1

Problem 47
((logxy)/logyx)) is equal to:

A. xy/yx
B. y log x – x log y
C. (y log x)/(x log y)
D. 1

Problem 48

If 10ax+b = P, what is the value of x?

A. (1/a)(log P-b)
B. (1/a) log ( P-b)
C. (1/a) P10-b
D. (1/a) log P10

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Problem 49
Find the value of log(aa)a.

A. 2a log a
B. a2 log a
C. a log a2
D. (a log a)a

Problem 50
Solve for x: x = logb a · logc d · logd c

A. logb a
B. loga c
C. logb c
D. logd a

Problem 51
Find the positive value of x if logx 36 = 2.

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

Problem 52
Find x if logx 27 + logx 3 = 2.

A. 9
B. 12
C. 8
D. 7

Problem 53
Find a if log2 (a+2) + log2 (a-2) = 5

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

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Problem 54
Solve for x if log5 x = 3.

A. 115
B. 125
C. 135
D. 145

Problem 55
Find log P if ln P = 8.

A. 2980.96
B. 2542.33
C. 3.47
D. 8.57

Problem 56
If log8 x = -n, then x is equal to:

A. 8n
B. 1/8-n
C. 1/8n
D. 81/n

Problem 57
If 3 log10 x – log10 y = 0, find y in terms of x.

A. y = 3√x
B. y = √x3
C. y = x3
D. y = x

Problem 58
Which of the following is correct?

A. -2 log 7 = 1/49
B. log7 (-2) = 1/49
C. log7 (1/49) = -2
D. log7 (1/49) = 2

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Problem 59 (ME April 1996)

Log of nth root of x equals log of x to the 1/n power and also equal to:

A. (log (x))/n
B. n log (x)
C. (log (x)1/n)/n
D. (n-1) log (x)

Problem 60 (ME April 1996)

What is the natural logarithm of e to the xy power?

A. 1/xy
B. 2.718/xy
C. xy
D. 2.718xy

Problem 61 (ME April 1997)

What expression is equivalent to log x – log (y + z)?

A. log x + log y + log z

B. log [ x/(y + z) ]
C. log x –log y –log z
D. log y + log (x + z)

Problem 62 (ME April 1997)

What is the value of log base 10 of 10003.3?

A. 9.9
B. 99.9
C. 10.9
D. 9.5

Problem 63
If logx 2 + log2 x = 2, then the value of x is:

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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Problem 64 (CE November 1997)
Log6 845 =?

A. 4.348
B. 6.348
C. 5.912
D. 3.761

Problem 65 (CE May 1998, similar with November 1998)

The logarithms of the quotient and the product of two numbers are 0.352182518 and
1.556302501, respectively. Find the first number?

A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

Problem 66
The sum of two logarithms of two numbers is 1.748188 and the difference of their logarithms
is -0.0579919. One of the numbers is:

A. 9
B. 6
C. 8
D. 5

Problem 67 (CE November 199)

Solve for y: y = ln (ex/ex – 2).

A. 2
B. x
C. -2
D. x – 2

Problem 68 (ECE April 1998)

What is the value of (log 5 to the base 2) + (log 5 to the base 3)?

A. 3.97
B. 7.39
C. 9.37
D. 3.79

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Problem 69 (ME October 1997)
The logarithm of negative number is:

A. irrational number
B. real number
C. imaginary number
D. complex number

Problem 70 (ME April 1998)

38.5 to the x power = 6.5 to the x – 2 power, solve for x using logarithms.

A. 2.70
B. 2.10
C. -2.10
D. -2.02

Problem 71 (CE November 1996)

Find the 6th term of the expansion of (1/2a – 3)16.

A. –(22113/256a11)
B. –(66339/128a11)
C. –(22113/128a11)
D. –(66339/256a11)

Problem 72 (ECE April 1998)

In the expansion of (x+4y) 12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is.

A. 253440
B. 126720
C. 63360
D. 506880

Problem 73
The middle term in the expansion of (x2 – 3)8 is:

A. -70×8
B. 70×8
C. -5760×8
D. 5760×8

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Problem 74
The term involving x9 in the expansion of (x2 + 2/x)12 is:

A. 25434×9
B. 52344×9
C. 25344×9
D. 23544×9

Problem 75

The constant term in the expansion of ( x + (1/x3/2)15 is:

A. 3003
B. 5005
C. 6435
D. 7365

Problem 76
Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + 2y – z)8.

A. 256
B. 1024
C. 1
D. 6

Problem 77
Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + 2y + z) 4 (x + 3y) 5 is:

A. 524288
B. 65536
C. 131072
D. 262 144

Problem 78 (ECE April 1995)

What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + y -z) 8 is:

A. less than 2
B. above 10
C. from 2 to 5
D. from 5 to 10

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Problem 79 (ECE November 1995)
What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (2x -1)20?

A. 1
B. 0
C. 215
D. 225

Problem 80
In the quadratic equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0, the product of the roots is:

A. C/A
B. –B/A
C. –C/A
D. B/A

Problem 81

If ¼ and -7/2 are the roots of the quadratic equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0, what is the value of
B?

A. -28
B. 4
C. -7
D. 26

Problem 82
In the equation 3×2 + 4x + (2h – 5) = 0, find h if the product of the roots is 4.

A. -7/2
B. -10/2
C. 17/2
D. 7/2

Problem 83
If the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, are u and v, then the roots of cx2 + bx + a = 0 are:

A. u and v
B. –u and v
C. 1/u and 1/v
D. -1/u and -1/v

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Problem 84
If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are 3 and 2 and a, b, and c are all
whole numbers, find a + b + c.

A. 12
B. -2
C. 2
D. 6

Problem 85 (ECE March 1996)

The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of 2×2 – 3x – 5 = 0 is:

A. 5×2 + 3x – 2 = 0
B. 3×2 – 5x – 3 = 0
C. 5×2 – 2x – 3 = 0
D. 2×2 – 5x -3 = 0

Problem 86 (ECE November 1997)

The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and ¼. What is the equation?

A. 12×2 + 7x + 1 = 0
B. 12×2 + 7x – 1 = 0
C. 12×2 – 7x + 1 = 0
D. 12×2 – 7x – 1 = 0

Problem 87
Find k so that the expression kx2 – 3kx + 9 is a perfect square.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 12
D. 6

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Problem 88 (EE October 1990)
Find k so that 4×2 + kx + 1 = 0 will only have one real solution.

A. 1
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2

Problem 89
The only root of the equation x2 – 6x + k = 0 is:

A. 3
B. 2
C. 6
D. 1

Problem 90
Two engineering students are solving a problem leading to a quadratic equation. One
student made a mistake in the coefficient of the first-degree term, got roots of 2 and -3. The
other student made a mistake in the coefficient of the constant term got roots of -1 and 4.
What is the correct equation?

A. x2 – 6x – 3 = 0
B. x2 + 6x + 3 = 0
C. x2 + 3x + 6 = 0
D. x2 – 3x – 6 = 0

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