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#151 2012-09-18 23:46:25

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 110 and 111 are correct. Well done!

112. The sum of the first n natural numbers is 10. The sum of their cubes is _____________
(a) 20
(b) 100
(c) 1000
(d) 30

113. If -33(mod 9) = x, then the value of x is _____________
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) -3


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#152 2012-09-19 02:11:03

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#153 2012-09-19 20:18:36

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answer 112 is correct. Well done! Regarding 113,

114. The curved surface area of a hollow cylinder is __________
(a)


(b)

(c)

(d)

115.

= _____________
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#154 2012-09-19 22:16:52

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#155 2012-09-20 16:41:30

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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The

The answer 115 is correct. Well done!

116. If f(x) = x + 5, g(x) = x[sup]2[/sup], then f o g = ____________
(a) (x + 5)[sup]2[/sup]
(b) x[sup]2[/sup] + 5
(c) x[sup]2[/sup] + x
(d) x[sup]2[/sup] - 5

117. The Greatest Common Divisor of

is ____________
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#156 2012-09-20 17:25:21

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#157 2012-09-20 23:38:57

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 116 and 117 are correct. Well done!

118. If the straight line 7x - 5y = k passes through the point (1,1), then k is _________
(a) 2
(b) -2
(c) 1
(d) -1

119. A die is rolled once, the probability of getting an even number is _____________
(a) 1/3
(b) 2/3
(c) 1/2
(d) 1/4


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#158 2012-09-20 23:45:45

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;



In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#159 2012-09-21 13:36:44

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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 118 and 119 are correct. Well done!

120. Which is a linear equation?
(a) 2x + 3y = 5
(b) 2x + 3y > 5
(c) 2x + 3y < 5
(d) 2x < 3y

121. The tangents at the ends of a diameter are _______________
(a) perpendicular
(b) parallel
(c) equal
(d) None of these


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#160 2012-09-21 19:21:36

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#161 2012-09-22 23:51:17

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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 120 and 121 are correct. Well done!

122. If the sum of 1 + 2 + 3 + ....... + 10 is 55, then the sum of 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + ....... + 10³ is _________________
(a) 55[sup]2[/sup]
(b) 55³
(c) 3024
(d) 3026

123. The common ratio of the Geometric Progression 64, 16, 4, .... is ___________
(a) 4
(b) -4
(c) 1/4
(d) -1/4


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#162 2012-09-23 01:15:05

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#163 2012-09-23 23:07:31

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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 122 and 123 are correct. Well done!

124. If (ax + b) divides p(x), then the remainder is _______________
(a) p(-a)
(b) p(a)
(c) p(-b/a)
(d) p(b/a)

125. The nature of the roots of the equation x[sup]2[/sup] + 9 = 0 is ___________
(a) unreal or imaginary
(b) real, unequal, and irrational
(c) real, unequal, and rational
(d) real, equal, and rational


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#164 2012-09-23 23:12:31

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Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#165 2012-09-24 12:55:56

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Re: Objective Type

Hi!

#124 brings to mind a generalization of the remainder theorem:



The theorem is simple to prove: Let the divisor be called D(x).
Then  P(x)                R(x)
         ___  = Q(x) + ____   and multiplying through by D(x) gives
         D(x)               D(x)

         P(x) = Q(x)D(x)  + R(x)

Therefore for the values of x that make D(x)=0 we have P(x)=Q(x)*0 + R(x); that is, P(x)=R(x).
And this works for real and COMPLEX values of x.


D(x) = (x-3)(x+1) = x^2-2x-3 divided into P(x) gives R(x)=-2x+3 so P(3)=-2(3)+3=-3 and P(-1)=-2(-1)+3=5.


D(x) = (x+i)(x-i) = x^2+1 divided into P(x) gives R(x)=5x-8 so P(i)=5i-8 and P(-i)=-5i-8.


Let D(x) = x^2-4x+13 which has roots 2+3i and 2-3i.
Then P(x) divided by D(x) has remainder 3x-8.  so P(2+3i) = R(2+3i) = 3(2+3i)-8 = -2+6i.
We also have P(2-3i) = R(2-3i) = 3(2-3i)-8 = -2-6i.

So to evaluate P(x) at a+bi we form D(x) = (x-(a+bi))(x-(a-bi)) = x^2-2ax+(a^2+b^2).
Then dividing P(x) by D(x) we get the corresponding remainder R(x).  Since this is a linear
expression P(a+bi) = R(a+bi) and P(a-bi) = R(a-bi) are complex conjugates.

This gives us a way to evaluate polynomials at complex values WITHOUT having to work with
complex values in the powers of x above the first power (which is involved in R(x)).  It keeps it
all real until the very end when evaluating R(x).

Of course there is not much advantage to evaluating with real roots this way since we can just
divide P(x) by x-a and look at the remainder.  But we could do just ONE division to obtain the
evaluations for two (or more) real roots using this generalization.

Also if R(x)=0 then D(x), each factor of D(x), and Q(x) are all factors of P(x), which is the factor
theorem with higher degree divisors.

Have a blessed day!  smile

Oops!  It was number 124 than brought this to mind, not number 23.

Last edited by noelevans (2012-09-25 12:47:09)


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#166 2012-09-24 23:20:27

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym and noelevans,

The answers 124 and 125 are correct. Well done, bobbym!

Thanks for the information, noelevans!

126. The point which satisfies the linear inequation x + y ≤ 8 is ________________
(a) (4,5)
(b) (4,3)
(c) (5,4)
(d) (3,8)

127. The angle in the semi-circle is ________________
(a) acute angle
(b) obtuse angle
(c) right angle
(d) straight angle


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#167 2012-09-24 23:39:20

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;



In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#168 2012-09-25 20:09:35

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answer 126 is correct. Well done!

The

128. If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle the other two sides are divided in __________
(a) same
(b) the same ratio
(c) parallel
(d) perpendicular

129. The co-ordinate of the mid-point of the line segment joining the points A(-3,2) and B(7,8) is ____________
(a) (5,5)
(b) (-5,5)
(c) (-2,5)
(d) (2,5)


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#169 2012-09-25 21:18:36

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#170 2012-09-26 17:23:13

Jai Ganesh
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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 128 and 129 are correct. Well done!

130. If sin θ = tan θ, then the value of θ is _______________
(a) 45 degrees
(b) 90 degrees
(c) 1 degree
(d) 0 degrees

131. The variance of 5 scores is 16. If each one of them is divided by 2, then the standard deviation of the new scores is ________________
(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 2
(d) 16


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#171 2012-09-26 20:16:53

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#172 2012-09-27 17:05:17

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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 130 and 131 are correct. Well done!

132. The n[sup]th[/sup] term of a sequence is 7n - 3. Its common difference is _____________
(a) 7
(b) 4
(c) 7n
(d) -7

133. The Least Common Multiple of

is ____________________
(a) x[sup]6[/sup]
(b) x[sup]10[/sup]
(c) x[sup]7[/sup]
(d) x[sup]23[/sup]


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#173 2012-09-27 18:25:53

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#174 2012-09-28 20:37:43

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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers 132 and 133 are correct. Well done!

134. The mid-point of the line segment joining the points (8,2) and (4,6) is ____________
(a) (2,2)
(b) (6,4)
(c) (4,4)
(d) (2,-2)

135. The slope of y = 5x - 5 is ____________
(a) 5
(b) -5
(c) 1
(d) -1


It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

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#175 2012-09-28 21:48:31

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Re: Objective Type

Hi;


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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