Algebra 01 13.

Solve for the constant “m” in x2 − 4x + 3m = 0 if one

ME 414 Refresher Course 1 root exceeds by the other by 2.
Instruction: Choose the letter with the correct answer. For A. 1 C. 2
items indicating “Show solution on paper”, solutions must be B. 3 D. 5
attached. 14. Which of the following is a prime number?
A. 377 C. 357
1. When rounded-off to four significant figures, 102.4886 B. 313 D. 333
becomes: 15. If y = x + 1/x , x cannot be equal to 0, then the equation
A. 102.4 C. 102.48 (x2 − 3x + 1)(x2 − 5x + 1) = 6x2 reduces to:
B. 102.4889 D. 102.5 (Show solution on paper.)
2. Which of the following statements is correct? A. y2 − 8y + 9 = 0
A. 0.0010 has one significant figures. B. y2 − 8y + 7 = 0
B. 200 has two significant figures C. y2 + 8y − 9 = 0
C. 100.00 has five significant figures D. y2 − 8y + 7 = 0
D. 0.003280 has three significant figures 17
16. Solve the value of x: x2/3 + x−2/3 =
3. The most significant digit of the number 0.2015 is 4
A. 0 B. 1 C.2 D. 5 A. 8 C. −8
�� B. 1/8 D. All of those
4. Solve for the value of x of the equation: �� = 10
17. If a, b and c be three real numbers such that a + 2b +
(Show solution on paper.)
4c = 0. Then, the equation ax2 − bx + c = 0.
A. 0.618 C. 1.852
(Show solution on paper.)
B. 1.258 D. 0.453
5. If 9x = 27y and 8y = 16x , then what is the value of x:y:z? A. has its roots lying within −1 < x < 0
(Show solution on paper.) B. has both the roots complex
C. has its roots lying within 2 < x < 6
A. 1:3:6 C. 6:2:1
D. has one of its roots equal to 1/2
B. 3:1:2 D. 6:4:3
3x2
18. Two or more equations are equal if and only if they have
6. If 3x = 4y, then
4y2
= the same
(Show solution on paper.) A. solution set C. order
A. 3/4 B. degree D. variable set
B. 4/3 19. Solve for x: x + x − 1 − x = 1
C. 27/64 A. 13/25 C. 16/25
D. 9/16 B. 17/25 D. 22/25
7. If log � =− 1/�, then the value of x is: 20. Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
A. 101/n C. 10n A. π0 = 1 C. 00 = 1
−1/n
B. 10 D. 10−n 0
B. e = 1 D. ln 1 = 0
8. In a morning walk, three persons step off together. Their 21. The equation whose roots are twice the roots of the
steps measure 75 cm, 80 cm and 90 cm respectively. What is equation x2 − 3x + 3 = 0 is:
the minimum distance each should walk so it can cover the (Show solution on paper.)
same distance in complete steps? (Show solution on paper.) A. x2 − 3x + 6 = 0
A. 3600 cm C. 7200 cm B. x2 − 6x + 12 = 0
B. 4500 cm D. 540,000 cm C. x2 − 4x + 8 = 0
9. Determine the absolute value of the complex number 3 + 4i. D. x2 − 8x + 6 = 0
A. 4 C. 5 22. Solve the value of x in the equation 38.5x = 6.5(x−2)
B. 8 D. 6 A. -2.10 C. 3.8
10. Find the value of x: 20 − � = � B. -5.10 D.-3.1
A. 4,-5 C. -4,-5 23. Simplify: log x + log x3 + log x5
B. -4,5 D. No solution A. log (x + x3 + x5 ) C. 9log x
11. Find the value of x to satisfy the following equations: B. log 9x D.15log x
� + � = 7 ; �2 + 2�2 = 34 24. Given the equation 2x2 + x − 10 = 0. Find the product of
A. 3 C. 2 roots.
B. 4 D. 5 A. 5 C. -5
12. What are all the ordered triples of real numbers (x,y,z) B. -1/2 D.1/2
which satisfy the following equations? (Show solution.) 25. Given: loga x = 5y + loga y. Find the value of x.
(x + y)(x + y + z) = 384 A. x = a5y C. x = 5ay
(y + z)(x + y + z) = 288 B. x = 5ay D. x = ya5y
(x + z)(x + y + z) =480 26. If the sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is 12 and
I. (12,4,8) the product is 36, then what is difference of the roots?
II. (-12,-4,-8) A. 1 C. 3
B. 0 D. 6
A. I only C. I and II 27. What is the logarithm of negative number.
B. II only D. None of these A. Zero C. Irrational
B. Rational D. Complex
28. Solve the value of x: x−3 − 9x−3/2 + 8 = 0 3x−1 x+3 1
43. Simplify the given fraction − −
A. 1/8 C. 8 x2 −1 x2 +3x+2 x+2
B. -1 D. 1/4 (Show solution on paper.)
29. Solve the value of x: 1.4 = (0.0613/x)1.32
1 1
A. 0.5471 C. 0.7541 A. 2x−3 C. x+1
B. 0.04751 D. 0.4571
30. The surface area of a hollow cone is given by A = πrL. 1 1
Determine, correct to 1 decimal place, the surface area when B. x+1 D. x−1
r = 3.0 cm and L = 8.5 cm. 44. Find the equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the
A. 80.11 cm2 C. 80.1106 cm2 roots of 2x2 − 3x − 5 = 0. (Show solution on paper.)
2
B. 80.1 cm D. 80.0 cm2 A. 5x2 − 3x − 2 = 0 C. 5x2 + 3x − 2 = 0
x (y+2)
31. Solve for x if 8 = 2 and 16(3x−y) = 4y . B. 5x − 12x + 10 = 0 D. 5x2 − 15x + 2 = 0
2
(Show solution on paper.) 45. Resolve (x + 2)/(x2 − 7x + 12) into partial fraction.
A. 1 C. 3 (Show solution on paper.)
B. 2 D. 4 A. 6/(x − 4) − 2/(x − 3)
32. What are the roots of the cubic equation x3 − 8x − 3 = 0? B. 6/(x − 4) − 5/(x − 3)
A. x =− 7.90, − 3, − 0.38 C. 6/(x − 4) + 7/(x − 3)
B. x =− 3, − 2, 2 D. 6/(x − 4) + 5/(x − 3)
C. x =− 3, − 0.38, 2 46. One root of the equation 5x2 + 13x + m = 0 is
D. x =− 2.62, − 0.38, 3 reciprocal of the other m equals: (Show solution on paper.)
33. What is most nearly the value of x that satisfies the A. 0 C. 6
expression 17.3 = e1.1x ? B. 5 D. 1/6
A. 0.17 C. 5.8 47. Which of the following is the complete factor x4 + 5x2 − 36.
B. 2.6 D. 15 A. (x + 4)(x + 5)
34. What is the solution of the equation B. (x − 2)(x + 2)(x2 + 9)
50x2 + 5(x − 2)2 =− 1 , where x is a real-valued variable? C. (x2 − 4)(x + 3)
A. -6.12 or -3.88 C. 7.55 D. None of these
B. -0.52 or 0.700 D. no solution 48. Divide x4 − 10x2 − 9x − 20 by x − 4. What is the
35. Which of the following is a happy number? remainder?
A. 143 C. 88 A. 50 C. 45
B. 69 D. 100 B. 40 D. 38
36. How many real solutions does the equation: 49. If one root of 9x2 − 6x + k = 0 exceeds the other by 2,
x7 + 14x5 + 16x3 + 30x − 560 = 0 have? find the value of k.
(Solution on paper.) A. 6 C. -8
A. 1 C. 5 B. 8 D. -6
B. 3 D. 7 50. What is the quadratic equation if the product and sum of
37. What is the discriminant of the equation: its roots are -32 and -4, respectively?
4x2 + 8x + 5 = 0 ? A. x2 + 4x − 32 = 0
A. 8 C. 16 B. x2 − 4x + 32 = 0
B. -16 D. -8 C. x2 − 4x − 32 = 0
38. How many positive real root(s) in the given equation D. x2 + 4x + 32 = 0
4x3 − 2x2 + x −3. 51. The roots of a quadratic equation are: 1/3 and 1/4. What
A. 2 C. 3 is the equation?
B. 1 D. 0 A. 2x2 − 17x + 10 = 0
39. What is the natural logarithm of exy ? B. x2 − 14x + 9 = 0
1
A. C. 2.718xy C. 10x2 − 5x + 2 = 0
xy
2.718 D. 12x2 − 7x + 1 = 0
B. xy D. 52. The number 34, 787.00 has how many significant digits?
xy
2
40. What is the value of (0.001)3 ? (Show solution on paper.) A. 5 C. 7
3 0.001 B. 6 D. 3
A. antilog [ 2 log 0.001 ] C. antilog [ log ( 2/3 ) ]
53. The expansion x4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 when divided by
2 2
B. 3 antilog [ log 0.001 ] D. antilog [ 3 log 0.001 ] (x − 2) leaves a remainder of 16 and when divided by
41. Factor the expression 3x3 − 3x2 + 18x (x + 1) leaves the remainder of 10. Find a and b. (Show
A. 3x(x − 3)(x + 2) C. 3x(x + 3)(x + 2) solution on paper.)
B. 3x(x + 3)(x − 2) D. 3x(x − 3)(x − 2) A. a = 5, b = 7 C. a =− 5, b =− 7
42. Which of the following best describe 8 + 0i ? B. a =− 5, b = 7 D. a = 5, b =− 7
A. irrational number C. imaginary 54. Solve for x in the systems of linear equations:
B. real number 2x − y + 3z = 6
C. Imaginary 3x − 3y + 2z = 13
D. Surd 2x − 3y − 3z = 16
A. -19/4 C. 2/3
B. 3 D. 1
55. Find the value of z that will satisfy the following equations: 73. What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 70 and 12?
(Show solution on paper.) A. 2 C. 7
xy =− 8, yz =− 2 and zx =4. B. 14 D. 35
A. 1 C. 4 74. Two tankers contain 825 liters and 675 liters of kerosene
B. 2 D. -4 oil respectively. Find the maximum capacity of container
1 1
56. If 2x + 4y = 7x − 6y, then : = (Show solution on paper.) which can measure the kerosene oil of both tankers when
x y
used an exact number of times.
A. 2:1 C. 3:1
A. 50 L B. 75 L C. 150 L D. 25 L
B. 1:2 D. 1:3
75. What is the base-10 logarithm of (1000)3 ?
57. Solve the root of the given equation:
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 27
2x − 6 + 9 − x = 0. 76. Which of the following is not a rational number?
A. 5 C. 10 A. 5 C. 1/4
B. −5 D. no solution
B. 0.227272727… D. 2
58. If x − 3 is a factor of x3 − 6x2 + 2kx − 12. Solve for k.
A. 2 C. 3 77. What is the value of −64 x −225.
B. 1 D. −2 A. 8i C. 8i/15
59. If f(x) = (x + 3)(x − 4) + 4. When f(x) is divided by B. -120 D. -120i
(x − k), the remainder is k. Find k. 78. Round-off 7.65 into two significant digits.
A. −2 or 4 C. −2 or −4 A. 7.6 C. 7.0
B. −2 or 2 D. −3 or 6 B. 7.7 D. 8.0
60. If 3 log10 x − log10 y = 0, express y in terms of x. 79. The Number 0.005328 has how many significant digits?
A. y = x3 C. x = y2 A. 8 C. 4
3 B. 5 D. 7
B. x = y D. y = x2
x 80. 38.5 to the x power = 6.5 to the x − 2 power, solve for x
61. Which of the following is equal to log10 xx ?
using logarithms.
A. xx log10 x C. x2 log10 x
2 A. 2.70 C. -2.10
B. x log10 ( log10 x ) D. x log10 (x log10 x )
B. 2.10 D. -2.02
62. If f(x) = 10x + 1, then f(x + 1) − f(x) =
81. What is the smallest counting number that is divisible by
A. 10 C. 9(10x )
each of the fifteen counting number?
B. 11 D. 10(10x )
A. 360,360 C. 100,000
63. Find the least common multiple of 26,39 and 66.
B. 1000 D. 100
A. 824 C. 864
82. The tme of swing t seconds, of a simple pendulum is given
B. 842 D. 858
by the equation below. Determine the time correct to 3
64. Considered as the “counting numbers”.
decimal places, given that L = 12.0 and g = 9.81.
A. Integers C. Irrational numbers
B. Rational numbers D. Natural numbers L
t = 2π g
65. Find the greatest common divisors of 12 and 16.
A. 4 C. 6 A. 6.949 C. 6.94
B. 2 D. 8 B. 6.950 D. 7.00
66. Solve the inequality: (3x − 2) ≤ (5x − 12) 83. Determine the sum of the positive valued solutions to the
A. x ≥ 5 C. x < 5 simultaneous equations:
B. x > 5 D. x ≤ 5 xy = 15 yz = 35 zx = 21
67. A statement of truth which follows with little or no proof A. 17 C. 15
from the theorem. B. 19 D. 20
A. Corollary C. Postulate 84. What is the value of log (xx )x ?
B. Axiom D. Conclusion A. 2x log x C. x log x2
2
B. x log x D. (x log x )x
x
68. If x = 1 − 1 − 1 − . . . then what is the value of x ? 85. Solve the value of x: xx + xx = 9
A. 0.723 C. 0.675 A. 2.52 C. 3
C. 0.618 D. 0.876 B. 1.823 D. 1
69. If i2 =− 1, then the sum i + i2 + i3 + . . . to 1000 terms is 86. If (x + 4) is a factor x3 + 2x2 − 7x + k, what is the value of k ?
equal to: A. 2 C. 3
A. −i C.0 B. 4 D. 5
B. −1 D. i 87. Two reviewees attempt to solve a problem that reduces
70. Find the value of x: log3 (x2 − 8x) = 2. to a quadratic equation. One of the reviewees made a
A. −1 C. −1 and 9 mistake in the constant term and gave an answer of 8 and 2
B. 9 D. 1 and 9 for roots. The other revieweemade a mistake in the
71. What is the smallest positive value of x in (x2 + 4x + 4) coefficient of the first degree term and gave an answer of -
to be reciprocal of −(x2 − 4x + 4)? −9 and −1 for the roots. If you aret o check their solutions,
A. 3 C. 3 what would be the correct quadratic equation?
B. 5 D. 5 A. x2 − 3x + 9 = 0
B. x2 − 12x + 10 = 0
72. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 15 and 18?
C. x2 − 10x + 9 = 0
A. 90 B. 45 C. 108 D. 75
D. x2 − 15x + 20 = 0
88. Solve the simultaneous equations:
2x2 − 3y2 = 6
3x2 + 2y2 = 35
A. x = 3or −3 and y = 2 or −2
B. x = 3or −3 and y =− 2 or 1
C. x = 3or −3 and y =− 2 or −1
D. x = 3or −3 and y = 1 or −1

89. Find the factor of x3 + x2 − x − 1.

A. x(x2 − 1)(x + 1)
B. (x2 + 1)(x + 1)
C. (x2 − 1)(x − 1)
D. (x2 − 1)(x + 1)
90. The sum and product of conjugate numbers are:
A. Complex numbers C. Rational numbers
B. Real number D. Pure imaginary number
91. Determine the value of k so that when x4 + 3x3 + 2x2 +
kx + 20 is divided by x − 2, the remainder is 68.
A. 0 C. 2
B. 1 D. 3
92. Factor the expression x2 + 6x + 8.
A. (x + 2)(x + 4) C. (x − 2)(x − 4)
B. (x + 8)(x + 1) D. (x − 1)(x − 8)
93. What is the depressed equation of 4x3 − 2x2 + x − 3 = 0.
A. 4x3 − 2x2 + x
B. 4x3 + 2x + 3
C. 4x3 − 2x2 + x
D. (x − 1)(4x3 + 2x2 + 3)
x+14
94. Resolve into partial fractions: 2
x +3x−4
(Show solution on paper.)
3 2 3 2
A. − C. +
x−1 x+4 x−1 x+4
2 3 3 4
B.
x−1
+ x+4
D.
x−1
− x+4
95. If x − y = 5and xy = k, then x2 + y2 =
A. 25 C. 25 − k
B. 25 + 2k D. 25 − 2k
96. Log of the nth root of x equals log of x to the 1/n power
and also equal to:
log (x) log (x)1/n
A. n C. n
B. n log (x) D. (n − 1) log (x)
97. If log4 x = n, then 8n = (Show solution on paper.)
A. 2x C. x3/2
B. x/2 D. x2
98. How many complex root(s) in the given equation
4x3 − 2x2 + x − 3.
A. 2 C. 3
B. 1 D. 0
99. What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32.
A. 320 C. 180
B. 2 D. 90
x+10 A B
100. Find A and B such that 2 = +
x −4 x−2 x+2
(Show solution on paper.)
A. A =− 3; B = 2 C. A = 3, B =− 2
B. A =− 3; B =− 2 D. A = 3, B = 2