Diagnostic Examination

Georgia O'Keeffe's Line and Curve

1. The remainder of dividing the polynomial   x3-x2+x-1   by   x-1   is
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 0
(e) x
2.
Simplify
(3 a2 b-3)-4

(12ab3)-5
(a) 48a-13b-27
(b) 96a-13b27
(c) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(d) 96a-3b27
(e) 48a-3b27
3.
Evaluate
( 1

x
+ 3 ) ( 5 + 2

x2
).
(a)
4

x
+ 6

x2
(b)
5

x
+ 15 + 2

x3
+ 6

x2
(c) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(d)
5

x
+ 6

x2
(e)
11

x
+ 15 + 2

x2
4. The line perpendicular to the line which contains the points (1,1) and (2,2) has slope
(a) 2
(b) -2
(c) -1
(d) 1
(e) 0
5. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to y = x/3 + 1 through the point (3,2).
(a) y = -x/3 + 3
(b) y = 3x - 7
(c) y = x/3 + 7
(d) y = - 3x + 11
(e) y = x/3 +1
6. A circle contains the four vertices of a square with diagonal of length 6. The area of the region outside the square and inside the circle is
(a) 36pi - 36
(b) 9pi - 18
(c) 36 pi
(d) 36
(e) 9pi - 9
7. Find all solutions to x2-3x + 2 = 0.
(a) x = 1 and x = 2
(b) x = 1.1 and x = 2.1
(c) x = 1 and x = -2
(d) x = -1 and x = 2
(e) x = -1 and x = -2
8. If x = y and x2y2 - 5xy + 6 = 0, then which of the following is possible?
(a) x = 2
(b) x = 6
(c) x = 3
(d) x2 = 6
(e) x2 = 3
9. How many real solutions for x are there to the equation x2 + 3x + 8 = 0?
(a) It cannot be determined.
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 0
(e) 3
10. If f(x)=2x, find f(3).
(a) 2
(b) 8
(c) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(d) 9
(e) 6
11. log2(x2 y2) is equal to which of the following?
(a) log2(x) + log2(y)
(b) [log2(x)]2 + [log2(y)]2
(c) log2(x2) log2(y2)
(d) 2log2(x) + 2log2(y)
(e) All of the other answers are incorrect.
12. Which of the following values of x satisfies log2(3x) + log2(2x) = 3?
(a) x = 4
(b) x = 3/5
(c) x = (4/3)1/2
(d) x = (3/2)1/2
(e) x = 5
13. If h(x) = x4 +1, g(x) = x3+1 and f(x) = x2 +1, then f( g(0) + h(0) ) is:
(a) 0
(b) 11
(c) 9
(d) 5
(e) 1
14. The function f(x) = [x2 -1]1/2 has domain
(a) The set of all numbers x such that 1 is less than or equal to x
(b) The interval [-1,1]
(c) The set of all numbers x such that either x < -1 or 1 < x
(d) The set of all numbers x such that either x is less than or equal to -1 or 1 is less than or equal to x
(e) The set of all numbers x such that 1 < x
15. If f(x) = 3x + 3 what is f(f(2))?
(a) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(b) 30
(c) 9
(d) 81
(e) Not defined.
16. The inequality   x2 - 2x > -1   reduces to
(a) x < -1
(b) x > 1
(c) x is not equal to 1
(d) x < 1
(e) x > -1
17. The inequality x3 < 2x2 -x reduces to
(a) x < 1
(b) x < 0 or x is not equal to 1
(c) x < 0
(d) x > 0
(e) x > 1
18.
The inequality
x2- 2x + 1
x2 + x + 1
> 0
is equivalent to:
(a) x < 1
(b) x > 1
(c) x is not equal to 1
(d) x > 0
(e) x < 0
19. If 3x + 4y = 7 and 5x-4y = 1, find x and y.
(a) x = 1 and y = -1
(b) x = -1 and y = 1
(c) x = 1 and y = 1
(d) x = 2 and y = 2
(e) x = 2 and y = 1
20. If 4x - y = 1 and 2x + y = 5, then 3xy is
(a) 9
(b) Cannot be determined
(c) 6
(d) 0
(e) 3
21. If y + 4x - 5 = 0 and y = x2, then there is a solution with y given by
(a) y = 25
(b) Cannot be determined
(c) y = 30
(d) y = 20
(e) y = 0
22. The radian measure of an angle of 45 degrees is
(a) 2pi/3
(b) pi
(c) pi/4
(d) pi/3
(e) pi/2
23. Which of the following is correct?
(a) sin(.1) < sin(.1)cos(.1) < cos(.1)
(b) cos(.1) < sin(.1) < sin(.1)cos(.1)
(c) sin(.1) < cos(.1) < sin(.1)cos(.1)
(d) sin(.1)cos(.1) < sin(.1) < cos(.1)
(e) cos(.1) < sin(.1)cos(.1) < sin(.1)
24. If sin(a + b) = 1 and cos(a) = 0, then cos(2b) is
(a) 1
(b) cannot be determined
(c) 2
(d) 0
(e) 1/2