MATHEMATICS - ALGEBRA

PROBLEM SET # 2
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your choice.

1. What is the resultant, R, of the vectors F1, F2, and F3?

F1 = 4i + 7j + 6k F2 = 9i + 2j + 11k F3 = 5i – 3j – 6k
A. R = 13i + 6j + 11k C. R = 18i + 8j + 11k
B. R = 18i - 6j + 11k D. R = 18i + 6j + 11k
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2. Simplify the expression (A x B).C, given

A = 3i + 2j B = 2i + 3j + k C = 5i + 2j + 3k
A. 13 B. 15 C. 17 D. 19

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3. What is the product of the complex numbers 3 + 5i and 7 – 2i?

A. 11 + 29i B. 31 + 22i C. 31 + 29i D. 31 - 29i

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4. What is the rectangular form of the complex number 6ei(5π/13)?
A. 1.13 + 8.61i B. 5.13 + 5.61i C. 2.13 + 3.61i D. 2.13 + 5.61i
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6+4𝑖
5. What is the rationalized value of the following complex quotient?
3+4𝑖

A. 1.36 - 0.48i B. 2.36 - 0.68i C. 3.36 - 0.88i D. 4.36 - 0.58i

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6. For the three vectors A, B, and C, what is the product A ∙ (B x C)?

A = 6i + 8j + 10k B = i + 2j + 3k C = 3i + 4j + 8k
A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. 16

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7. Find the length of the resultant of the following vectors.

3i + 4j -5k 7i + 2j + 3k -16i -14j + 8k
A. 11.66 B. 13.66 C. 15.66 D. 17.66

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8. Find the unit vector (i.e. the direction vector) associated with the vector 18i + 7j + 29k.
A. 0.116i + 0.201j + 0.832k C. 0.516i + 0.201j + 0.632k
B. 0.516i + 0.401j + 0.832k D. 0.516i + 0.201j + 0.832k
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9. Refers to the vectors A and B. What is the dot product A ∙ B of the vectors? A = 2i + 4j + 8k B
= -2i + j – 5k
A. -34 B. -36 C. -38 D. -40
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10. Six times the sum of a number and 1 is 9 less than the number. Find the number.
A. 1 B. 2 C. -3 D. -4

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11. You see fireworks 2 seconds before you hear them. If the speed of sound is 1100 fps, how
far away are the fireworks?
A. 2510 ft B. 2200 ft C. 3530 ft D. 550 ft

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12. A collection of 30 dimes and quarters is worth $4.35. How many quarters are there?
A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9

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13. Twice the sum of two numbers is 22. The sum of the squares of the two numbers is 61. The
product of the two numbers is
A. 36 B. 30 C. 58 D. 68

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14. If a two-digit number has x for its unit’s digit and y for its ten’s digit, represent the number.
A. 10x + y B. 10y + x C. yx D. xy

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15. A boat man rows to a place 4.8 miles with the stream and back in 14 hours but finds he can
row 14 miles with the stream in the same time as 3 miles against the stream. Find the rate of
the stream.
A. 1.5 mph B. 1 mph C. 0.8 mph D. 0.6 mph

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16. The sum of two numbers is 30. One number is 4 more than the other. Find the numbers.
A. 10 and 14 B. 11 and 15 C. 12 and 16 D. 13 and 17

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17. If the smaller of two consecutive integers is tripled, the result is 9 more than the larger. Find the
integers.
A. 3 and 6 B. 4 and 5 C. 5 and 6 D. 6 and 7

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18. The product of two consecutive odd integers is 63. Find the smaller integers.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
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19. A motorboat can travel 12 mph in still water. If the boat takes the same amount of
time to travel 4 miles upstream as it does to travel 5 miles downstream, find the
speed of the current.
A. 1 mph B. 2 mph C. 1 1/3 mph D. 4 mph

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20. A plane takes the same amount of time to fly 30 miles against the wind as it does to fly 50
miles with the wind. If the speed of the wind is 25 mph, find the speed of the plane in still air.
A. 70 mph B. 80 mph C. 90 mph D. 100 mph
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21. Two cyclists head in opposite directions on a straight road. One cycles at 10 mph and the
other at 15 mph. In how many hours will they be 75 miles apart?
A. 2 hrs B. 2.5 hrs C. 3 hrs D. 3.5 hrs

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22. The product of two consecutive odd integers is 35. Find the smaller integer.
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

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23. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg solution which has 4% salt to make a solution
of 10% salt?
A. 4 kg B. 5 kg C. 6 kg D. 7 kg

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24. Debbie is now twice as old as Jerry. Four years ago, Debbie was three times as old as
Jerry then. How old is Debbie?
A. 14 B. 16 C. 18 D. 24

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25. A pump can pump out a tank in 10 hours. Another pump can pump the same tank in 16 hrs.
How long will it take both pumps together to pump out the tank?
A. 7 hours B. 7 1/2 hours C. 6.15 hours D. 6 1/2 hours
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26. A chemist of a distillery experimented on two alcohol solutions of different strength, 35%
alcohol and 50% alcohol, respectively. How many cubic meters of each strength must be
used in order to produce a mixture of 100 m3 that contains 42% alcohol?
A. 43.33 m3, 46.67 m3 C. 53.33 m3, 46.67 m3
B. 63.33 m3, 46.67 m3 D. 13.33 m3, 66.67 m3

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27. Sara can type twice as fast as Sean. Together they can type the annual report in 4 days.
How long would it take Sara to type the annual report by herself?
A. 3 days B. 4 days C. 5 days D. 6 days

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28. A faucet can fill an empty utility sink in 3 minutes. The drain can empty a full sink in 5
minutes. If by mistake both are open, how long will it take to fill an empty sink?
A. 7 ½ min B. 8 ½ min C. 8 ½ min D. 9 ½ min

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29. Sandi is 5 years older than Peggy. In 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 31. Find the present
age of Sandi.
A. 12 B. 14 C. 16 D. 18

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30. How many grams of an alloy that is 80% copper should be melted with 20 grams of an alloy
that is 30% copper to produce an alloy that is 40% copper?
A. 5 grams B. 6 grams C. 7 grams D. 8 grams

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31. In a certain laboratory, a chemist has 24 ml of 78% sulfuric acid solution. How many liters of
pure sulfuric acid should he add to make 85% solution?
A. 4.60 ml B. 5.80 ml C. 16.40 ml D. 11.20 ml

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32. Person A can do a job in 5 hours. Working with person B, the job takes 3 hours. How
long would it take B working alone to do the job?
A. 7.5 hrs B. 8.5 hrs C. 9.5 hrs D. 10.5 hrs

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33. Twice the sum of two numbers is 28. The sum of the squares of the two numbers is 100. The
product of the two numbers is
A. 48 B. 12 C. 24 D. 36

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34. In a 3-digit number, the hundreds digit is 4 more than the unit digit and the tens digit is twice
the hundred digit. If the sum of the digits is 12, find the units digit.
A. 4 B. 0 C. 8 D. 2

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35. Two planes leave New York at 10 AM, one heading for Europe at 600 kph and one
heading in the opposite direction at 150 kph. At what time they be 900 kms apart?
A. 11:30 AM B. 12:15 PM C. 12:00 NN D. 11:12 AM

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36. Martha drives half the distance from A to B at 40 miles per hour and the other half the
distance at 60 miles per hour. What is her average rate of speed, in miles per hour, for the
entire trip?
A. 48 B. 49 C. 50 D. 51

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37. Two women paint a barn. Barbara can paint it alone in 5 days, Sara in 8 days. They start to
paint it together, but after 2 days Sara gets bored and Barbara finishes alone. How long
does it take her to finish?
A. 1-3/4 days B. 1-1/2 days C. 1-2/5 days D. 1-1/9 days

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38. Jones can paint a car in 8 hours. Smith can paint the same car in 6 hours. They start to
paint the car together. After 2 hours, Jones leaves for lunch and Smith finishes painting the
car alone. How long does it take Smith to finish?
A. 3 ½ hrs B. 1 ½ hrs C. 2 ½ hrs D. 4 ½ hrs

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39. A farmer has 100 galloons of 70% pure disinfectant. He wishes to mix it with disinfectant
which is 90% pure in order to obtain 75% pure disinfectant. How much of the 90% pure
disinfectant must he use?
A. 25 ½ B. 30 C. 33 D. 33 1/3

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40. Alex is 8 years older than Cynthia. Twenty years ago, Alex was three times as old as Cynthia.
How old is Cynthia now?
A. 18 B. 20 C. 30 D. 24

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41. Baby’s age is three times Maria’s. If 20 is added to Maria’s age and 20 is subtracted from
Baby’s, their ages will be equal. How old is baby now?
A. 60 B. 90 C. 45 D. 75

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42. Susan’s age in 20 years will be the same as Thelma’s age is now. Ten years from now,
Thelma’s age will be twice Susan’s. What is the present age of Thelma?
A. 45 B. 40 C. 50 D. 30

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43. Mrs. Smith is twice as old as her daughter Sam. Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 46
years. How old is Sam?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 22 D. 19

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