DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MEEC0223 ME Enhancement Course 1

EXAM PART 1 ON ALGEBRA

1. Find the value of x on the given equation: B. x=−3 ; y=2

6 ( 3 x+ 2 )=2 ( x+ 10 ) C. x=3 ; y=2
A. 1 D. All of the above
1
B.
2 6. A formula for the distance moved by a
C. -1 body is given below. Rearrange the
−1 formula to make u the subject.
D.
2 1
s= ( v +u ) t
2
2
X +2 X−15 . A. u=2 s−v
2. Simplify the expression:
X +5 2s
B. u= −v
A. x +5 t
B. x +3 C. u=2 s−vt
C. x−5 sv
D. u=
D. x−3 t

3. Find the equation of the line through (–5, 7. Which of the following represents the
1) with slope -3: factors of the trinomial x 2+ 6 x=−9 ?
A. y=3 x +14 A. x (x +9)
B. y=−3 x +14 B. (x +6)(x +9)
C. y=3 x−14
C. (x +3)(x+ 6)
D. y=−3 x−14
D. (x +3)2

4. If a function is defined as 8. Find the equation of a line passing

3 2
f ( x )=2 x +5 x −1, what is the value of through the points (2, –8) and (-3, 2) in
slope intercept form.
f (−1 )?
A. y=−5 x +2
A. 3 B. y=−2 x−4
B. -2 C. y=−5 x−13
C. 2
D. y=2 x−2
D. -3

9. Which of the following is an example of a

5. Solve the simultaneous equations: y-intercept?
2 2 A. (0, 2)
2 x −3 y =6
2 2 B. (2, 3)
3 x + 2 y =35
C. (0, 0)
A. x=3 ; y=−2
D. (3, 0)
 paid at one and a third times this rate.
10. Determine the fourth term in the Determine the total number of hours the
expansion ( y−1)7. engineer has to work in a week to earn
212.80 dollars?
A. -35 y4 A. 48
B. 34 y4 B. 74
C. 35 y4 C. 47
D. -34 y4 D. 84

11. Solve for the value of x and y. 15. Multiply the binomials: (x – 2) (2x + 5).
4 x+ 2 y=5 A. 2 x 2+ x−10
13 x−3 y=2 B. 2 x 2+ 9 x – 10
2
3 1 C. 2 x + x +10
A. x= , y=
2 2 D. 2 x 2−9 x−10
−3 1
B. x= , y=
2 2 16. Which of the following points is the
1 3 solution to the system of equations?
C. x= , y= y = –x + 10
2 2
y=x–2
1 −3
D. x= , y= A. (2,10)
2 2
B. (2,0)
C. (3,6)
12. Solve for the value of z:
D. (6,4)
2 x+ z =6+ y
−3 y−2 z=13−x 17. The extension x (m) of an aluminum tie
2 x−3 y−3 z−16=0 bar of length l m and cross-sectional area
A. 2 A (m2) when carrying a load of F
B. -1 (newtons) is given by the modulus of
C. -3 Fl
elasticity E= . Find the area of the tie
D. 3 Ax
N
bar (in m2) if E = 70 × 109 2 , F = 20 ×
13. What is the gradient of the line m
perpendicular to a line with coordinates 106 N, x = 4 mm and l = 1.4 m.
(2,3) and (-3, -3)? A. 0.1 m2
−5 B. 0.3 m2
A.
6 C. 0.2 m2
6 D. 1 m2
B.
5
−6 18. Determine the 5th term in the expansion:
C. 11
5 (2 x− y )
5
D.
6 A. −42,240 x 7 y 4
B. 42,240 x 7 y 4
14. An engineer is paid 4.20 dollars per hour C. −42,240 x y
6 3

for a basic 36-hour week, and overtime is

D. 42,240 x 6 y 3
 20. If a function is defined as
19. What is the slope of the given equation: 2
g ( x )=x −4 x+1, what is the value of g
6 x +2 y=10 (1)?
A. 3 A. -3
B. -3 B. -2
C. 5 C. -1
D. -5 D. 1