INSAN SASE SERVICE REVIEW CLASS 2012

College of Agriculture, MSU-Marawi City

MATHEMATICS
ALGEBRA No. 01
(20 questions for 20 minutes)

Direction: Select the correct answer for each item. Don’t cheat.

−4
1. The additive inverse of is
5
−5 4 5 d. 4 e. 5
a. b. c.
4 5 4
0
2. =
25
a. 0 b. 25 c. undefined d. indeterminate e. All of the above
3. The third term in the expansion of (x + 2y) 5 is
a. 10x3y2 b. 4x3y2 c. 40x3y2 d. 14x3y2 e. 35x3y2
4 2 2
4. If x + 3x – 5x + 2 is divided by x – 1, the degree of the reminder is:
a. -1 b. -2 c. 2 d. 0 e. 1
5. The first step in solving for x in the equation 3x – 5 = 4 is to
a. add 5 to both sides of the equation 4
e. divide both sides of the equation by
b. add -5 to both sides of the equation 5
c. divide both sides of the equation by 3 6.
d. divide both sides of the equation by -3
2 x +1
7. If x = 0 in y = , then y =
x−3
3 −2 2 1 −1
a. b. c. d. e.
2 3 3 3 3
8. If ax2 + bx + c = 0, a,b c ϵIR and ≠ 0, then x =
b ± √b −4 ac – b ± √ b −4 ac
c. -b ± √
2 2 2
b −4 ac
a. b.
2a 2a 2a
−b+ √ b −4 ac −b−√ b −4 ac
2 2
d. e.
2a 2a
9. Find three consecutive even integers whose sum is 138.
a. 44, 46, 48 b. 40, 46, 48 c. 42, 46, 48 d. 43, 46, 49 e. 42, 46, 50
10. Find the value of x and y that make the equations x – 2y = 2 and x + y = 5 both true.
a. x= -4, y = 1 b. x= 4, y = -1 c. x= 3, y = 2 d. x= 4, y = 1 e. x= 1, y = 4
11. [(-5) + (-9)][(-3) + 5]=
a. -7 b. -14 c. 28 d. -27 e. -28
8(−9) −4 +34
12. +
7−16 (−7 ) +(−3)
a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 e. 25
13. If x = -1, y = 4, z = -3, then (x + y)(y - z) =
a. 3 b. -3 c. 10 d. -21 e. 21
14. (5x2 – 4x) + (2x – 9x2) =
a. 7x – 13x2 b. -4x2 – 2x c. -2x2 – 4x d. x – 7x2 e. 4x2 – 2x
15. One factor of x3 – 27 is x – 3, the other factor is
a. x2 – 9 b. x2 + 9 c. x2 + 3x + 9 d. x2 – 3x + 9 e. x2 + 3x – 9
2
16. -3xy(2x - y) equals
a. -6x2y + 3xy2 b. -12x3y + 3xy3 c.-12x3y + 12x2y2 – 3xy3 d.-3x3y – 3xy3 e. 12x3y – 12x2y2 + 3xy3
17. If 2 – 3(x + 1) = x + 7, then x equals
a. -1 b. -2 −1 1 e. 2
c. d.
2 2
4 4
18. 2 + (-2) equals
a. 0 b. 16 c. 32 d. -32 e. 64
19. √ 4 x - √ 16 x =
a. -√ 12 x b. –√ x c. -2√ x d. -2x e. -12√ x
20. If 6a – 2(3 – 8a) = 16, then a =
a. -1 b. 1 c. -11 d. 11 e. 0
21. One pair of values of x and y that make both the equations y = x 2 – 3x and y = 2x true is
a. (1,1) b. (0, 5) c. (-1, -1) d. (1, -1) e. (-1, 1)