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1. A mirror has an elliptic edge, if the shortest and longest distances between any two
points on the edge of the mirror through the geometric center of the mirror are
respectively 6cm and 10cm, which of the following is a possible equation of the
edge of the mirror?
x 2 ( y 1) 2 ( x 1) 2 y 2
1 1
A. 9 5 C. 36 100
( x 1) 2 y 2 ( x 1) 2 ( y 1) 2
1 1
B. 25 9 D. 36 25
2. What is the vertex and the equation of the directrix, respectively, of the parabola
x + y2 + 2y + 1 = 0 ?
1 1
(0,1), x (1,0), y
A. 4 B. 4
1 1
(0,1), x (1,0), y
C. 4 D. 4
3
3. If a line with angle of inclination of 4 passes through (0,1), which one of the
following is the equation of the line?
A. y = -x + 1 B. y = x+1 C. y = -x -1 D. y = x-1
4. If x -6x+y +k = 0 is equation of a circle with radius 2, then what is the value of k?
2 2
A. 13 B. 5 C. 4 D. –4
5. A parabola with focus at (3,-1) has directrix y = 3. Which one of the following is
the equation of the parabola?
A. (x-3)2 = -4(y+1) C. (x-3)2=4(y+1)
B. (x-3)2=-8(y-1) D. (x-3)2=8(y-1)
6. For what value of b does the parabola p(x) = ax 2 + x + b pass through the points
(-1,5) and (2,-1)?
A. 9 B. 3 C. -3 D. -15
7. The equation 3x - 6x = y represent
2 2
Tesfamichael Fufa
AIS P.O. Box 1287 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: +251-11-647 99 86/88/89 E-mail: ais@ethionet.et
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9. What is the equation of the directrix for the parabola whose equation is
y 2 8 x 6 y 25 0 ?
A. y = 3 B. x = 2 C. x = 0 D. x = 4
10. If two lines y = x and y = x – 4 are tangent to a circle at (2,2) and (4,0),
respectively, then what is the equation of the circle?
A. (x-2)2 + y2 = 4 C. (x-3)2 + (y-1)2 = 2
B. (x-4)2 + (y-2)2 = 4 D. (x-1)2 + ?(y+1)2 = 10
11. If the equation (x-2)2 - (y-2)2 = 1 represents a hyperbola, which one of the following
represents equation of an asymptote to the hyperbola?
A. x = 4 – x B. x + y = 1 C. x = 2 – y D. x + 2y = 3
12. Suppose proposition p⇒ ¬ q is false (F), which of the following is true?
A. ¬ p ⋁( p ⇒ q) B. p (q p)
C. (q p) q D. ( p p ) p
13. Suppose e(x) x is even; p(x) x is prime; d(x) x is divisible by 2. Which one of
the following has the truth value F on the set of natural numbers?
A. (x)[ e( x) p( x)] C. (x)[e( x) d ( x)]
B. (x)[e( x) d ( x)] D. (x)[e( x)Vd ( x)]
14. For real numbers x and y, which one of the following statements is true?
A. (x)(y ) (x2 + y + 1 = 0)
B. (x)(y ) (x2 + y + 1 = 0)
C. (y )(x) (x2 + y + 1 = 0)
D. (y )(x) (x2 + y + 1 = 0)
15. Consider the following argument:
“If he does not love her, she will not marry him.
He loves her. Therefore, she will marry him.”
If ‘p He loves her’ and ‘q she will marry him,’ which one of the following is the
correct representation of the argument and its validity?
Tesfamichael Fufa
AIS P.O. Box 1287 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: +251-11-647 99 86/88/89 E-mail: ais@ethionet.et
Mobile: +251-911-40 50 66…………..Website:www.andinet.edu.et
D. He was not lazy and he did like the classroom.
1 2 4 8
− + − +. . .. ..
3 9 27 81
17. The sum of the infinite series is equal to
2 3
5 1
3 3 5
A. B. 5 C. D.
2
cos t−1
lim
t →0 t
18. Which of the following is equal to
A. 1 B. 0 C. -1 D. -2
( )
x +1
x −1
lim
x→∞ x+1
19. is equal to
2 0 −1 −2
e e e e
A. B. C. D.
25. Let f(x) = x׀x ׀, for all (, ) . Which of the following is true?
A. f is not differentiable at x = 0
B. f’(x) = 2׀x ׀at each x (, )
C. f is differentiable only on (0, )
D. f’(x) = 2x at each x (, ) .
Tesfamichael Fufa
AIS P.O. Box 1287 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: +251-11-647 99 86/88/89 E-mail: ais@ethionet.et
Mobile: +251-911-40 50 66…………..Website:www.andinet.edu.et
f (x ) 2 '
26. If g(x) = +(f ( x )) . f ( 1 )=8∧f ( 1 )=2then g’ (1) is equal to
x +1
A. 36 B. 31 C. 25 D. 16
f (1 h) f (1)
lim
27. If f(x) = x5+2x, then n 0 h is equal to
A. 2 B. 7 C. 5 D.
28. Let f(x) = e and g(x) = tan x, If F(x) = f(g(x)), which of the following is equal of
3x-1
F’ (0)?
1 1 1 3
e
−1
e
−1 (1 ) (1 )
A. 3 B. 4 C. e e D. e e
x csc 3 x
lim
29. n 0 x 1 is equal to:
1
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0
2
30. If f(x) = , then f’(1) is equal to
A. 2 B. 2 C.1 D. 0
ax
31. Let f(x) = x a . For what value of a is f’(1) = 1?
1 2 3 −1
A. 3 B. 3 C. 2 D. 2
32. Which one of the following is necessarily true about a function f(x)?
A. If f is continuous at x = a, then f is differentiable at x =a.
lim f ( x) lim f ( x)
B. If f is not differentiable at x = a, then x a x a .
lim f (a ) lim f ( x)
C. If f is differentiable at x a, then x a x a
Tesfamichael Fufa
AIS P.O. Box 1287 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Phone: +251-11-647 99 86/88/89 E-mail: ais@ethionet.et
Mobile: +251-911-40 50 66…………..Website:www.andinet.edu.et