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) 2
(c) 0
(d) 3
(e) x
2.
Simplify
(3 a2 b-3)-4

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

x
+ 3 ) ( 5 + 2

x2
).
(a) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(b)
4

x
+ 6

x2
(c)
5

x
+ 15 + 2

x3
+ 6

x2
(d)
11

x
+ 15 + 2

x2
(e)
5

x
+ 6

x2
4. The line containing the points (1,1) and (1,3) has
(a) negative slope
(b) slope 0
(c) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(d) undefined slope
(e) positive slope
5. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to y = x/3 + 1 through the point (3,2).
(a) y = x/3 + 7
(b) y = -x/3 + 3
(c) y = 3x - 7
(d) y = x/3 +1
(e) y = - 3x + 11
6. The circle with equation x2 + y2 - 2y = 0 intersects the line y = mx in two distinct points
(a) if and only if m < 0
(b) for all values of m
(c) for no values of m
(d) if and only if m is not equal to 0
(e) if and only if m > 0
7. If 2(2x-3) + 5(x + 1) = 6x-7, what is x?
(a) x = -4
(b) x = 4
(c) x = 2
(d) x = 8
(e) x = -2
8. If x = y and x2y2 - 5xy + 6 = 0, then which of the following is possible?
(a) x2 = 3
(b) x2 = 6
(c) x = 3
(d) x = 2
(e) x = 6
9. Find the largest solution of x3 + 4x2 + 3x = 0.
(a) x = 0
(b) x = -3
(c) x = -2
(d) x = -1
(e) x = 1
10. log(3/2) equals
(a) log(3) - log(2)
(b) (1/2)log(3)
(c) 3 log(1/2)
(d) log(2) + log(3)
(e) log(2) - log(3)
11. log(x) < log(2) reduces to
(a) 0 < x < 2
(b) x < 10
(c) 10 < x
(d) x is not equal to 2
(e) x < 2
12. Which of the following values of x satisfies log2(3x) + log2(2x) = 3?
(a) x = 3/5
(b) x = (3/2)1/2
(c) x = (4/3)1/2
(d) x = 5
(e) x = 4
13. If h(x) = x2, g(x) = x+1, and f(x) = x +3, then what is h(g(f(0)))?
(a) 16
(b) 9
(c) 0
(d) 4
(e) 1
14. If f(x) = 3x + 3 and g(y) = 2y + 5, what is g(f(2))?
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 23
(d) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(e) 30
15. If f(x) = 3x2 + 4 and g(y) = 2y1/2 + 5, what is g(f(2))?
(a) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(b) 10
(c) 13
(d) 20
(e) 9
16. The expression 40 < 5x < 80 is equivalent to which of the following?
(a) 8 > x < 16
(b) 8 < x > 16
(c) All of the other answers are incorrect.
(d) 35 < x < 75
(e) 8 < x < 16
17. The inequality (x - 1)2 > 1 is equivalent to
(a) x < 0 or x > 2
(b) x < 0
(c) x < -2
(d) x > 2
(e) 0 < x and x < 2
18.
The inequality
x3
-4x2 +3x-5
> 0
is equivalent to:
(a) x is not equal to 0
(b) x = 0
(c) None of the other answers is correct
(d) x < 0
(e) x > 0
19. If 4x - y = 1 and 2x + y = 5, find x and y.
(a) x = 1 and y = 3
(b) x = -1 and y = 5
(c) x = 0 and y = 6
(d) x = 4 and y = 1
(e) x = 0 and y = 3
20. If 5x-6y = 4 and 3x + 4y = 10, then x/y is
(a) Cannot be determined
(b) 1
(c) 0
(d) 3
(e) 2
21. If y + 4x - 5 = 0 and y = x2, then there is a solution with y given by
(a) y = 0
(b) y = 25
(c) y = 30
(d) y = 20
(e) Cannot be determined
22. If a circle has radius 2, then what is the radian measure of an angle whose vertex is at the center of circle and which cuts an arc of length 1 along the circle?
(a) 1/(4pi)
(b) pi/2
(c) 1/2
(d) 2pi
(e) 2
23. If sin(a) = 1, cos(b) > 0, and sin(b) = 1/2, then sin(a + b) is
(a) 2/(31/2)
(b) 3/2
(c) 31/2/2
(d) 1/2
(e) 2/3
24. If sin(a + b) = 1 and tan(a) = 0, then tan(b) is
(a) 1
(b) 1/2
(c) undefined
(d) 1/4
(e) 0