Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Sample Entrance Exam (Undergraduate)
Faculty of International Business Subject: Mathematics
and Humanities
Academic Year: 2018/2019 No. of Pages: 3
Exam Duration: 1 hr Exam Version:
Student Name: Student ID:
Choose the correct answer:
Question If 𝑥 2 + 𝑏 = (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 4) then 𝑏 equals:
a) 4
b) –4
c) 16
d) –16
Question If x + z < 20, and 2x – z > 24, then a possible value for (x, z) is:
a) (15,6)
b) (10, 15)
c) (15, –4)
d) (18, 6)
Question ③ If 3x – 80, 1.5x, and 2x are the three angles of a triangle, find the measure of the largest
angle of the triangle.
a) 60
b) 40
c) 80
d) 90
Question ④ In the sequence 5, 20, 80, x, 1280 …, what is the value of x?
a) 100
b) 320
c) 1000
d) 1100
Question ⑤ What are the x and y intercepts of the equation 6x – 3y – 15 = 0?
a) (0, 2.5) and (0, –5)
b) (0, 2) and (0, 5)
c) (2, 0) and (0, 4)
d) (2.5, 0) and (0, – 5)
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Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Sample Entrance Exam (Undergraduate)
Faculty of International Business Subject: Mathematics
and Humanities
Academic Year: 2018/2019 No. of Pages: 3
Exam Duration: 1 hr Exam Version:
Student Name: Student ID:
Question ⑥ The expression log 𝑥 + 2 log 𝑦 − log 𝑧 simplifies to:
a) log(𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑧)
b) log(2𝑥𝑦 − 𝑧)
2𝑥𝑦
c) log 𝑧
𝑥𝑦 2
d) log 𝑧
Question ⑦ Let 𝑧(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 12, where 𝑘 is a constant. Given that 𝑥 + 1 is a factor of
𝑧(𝑥), then the value of 𝑘 is:
a) −3
b) 3
c) 9
d) −9
Question ⑧ If the sum of two numbers is 12 and their product is 32, then these two numbers are the
roots of which of the following equations?
a) x2 + 12x + 32 = 0
b) 2x2 + 2x + 12 = 0
c) x2 – 2x + 12 = 0
d) x2 – 12x + 32 = 0
Question ⑨ The equation of the straight line that passes by the two points (1, 1) and (2, 3) is:
a) 𝑦 + 2𝑥 + 1 = 0
b) 𝑦 − 2𝑥 − 1 = 0
c) 𝑦 + 2𝑥 − 1 = 0
d) 𝑦 − 2𝑥 + 1 = 0
Question ⑩ What is the midpoint of the line segment joining the two points (7, 2) and (3, 6)?
a) (5, 4)
b) (6, 3)
c) (4, 5)
d) (7, 6)
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Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Sample Entrance Exam (Undergraduate)
Faculty of International Business Subject: Mathematics
and Humanities
Academic Year: 2018/2019 No. of Pages: 3
Exam Duration: 1 hr Exam Version:
Student Name: Student ID:
𝑎 1 3 2
Question ⑪ Let ( ) ( ) = ( ), then the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏 is:
𝑏 2 −1 7
a) 3
b) −3
c) 4
d) −4
Question ⑫ The set of real values of 𝑥 for which
𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 6 < 0,
is:
a) (−2,3)
b) (2,3)
c) (1, −3)
d) (1,3)
Question ⑬ The intersection point between the two lines
𝑥 − 𝑦 + 1 = 0, 𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 7 = 0,
is:
a) (1, 1)
b) (1, 2)
c) (2,1)
d) (2,2)
−1 1 1 −2
Question ⑭ If 𝐴 = ( ),𝐵 = ( ), then (𝐴 + 𝐵)2 equals:
0 3 2 −1
−2 −2
a) ( )
4 2
2 −2
b) ( )
4 0
0 2
c) ( )
2 −4
−2 2
d) ( )
−4 0
Question ⑮ If the product of x and y is smaller than zero, which of the following cannot be ngative?
a) x–y
b) y–x
c) x y2
d) x2 y2
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