ALGEBRA 01 - TAKE HOME PROBLEMS 8.

In a morning walk, three persons step off

together. Their steps measure 75 cm, 80
1. When rounded-off to four significant cm, and 90 cm respectively. What is the
figures, 102.4886 becomes: minimum distance each should walk so it
A. 102.4 can cover the same distance in complete
B. 102.4889 steps?
C. 102.48 A. 3600 cm
D. 102.5 B. 4500 cm
2. Which of the following statements is C. 7200 cm
correct? D. 540,000 cm
A. 0.0010 has one significant figure 9. Determine the absolute value of the
B. 200 has two significant figures complex number 3+4i.
C. 100.00 has five significant figures A. 4
D. 0.003280 has three significant B. 8
figures C. 5
3. The most significant digit of the number D. 6
0.2015 is
10. Find the value of x: √20 − 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥
A. 0
A. 4, -5
B. 1
B. -4, 5
C. 2
C. -4, -5
D. 5
D. No Solution
4. Solve for the value of x of the equation:
𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
11. Find the value of x to satisfy the following
𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 = 10 equation: 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 7 ; 𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑦𝑦 2 = 34
A. 0.618 A. 3
B. 1.258 B. 4
C. 1.852 C. 2
D. 0.453 D. 5
5. If 9 = 27𝑦𝑦 and 8𝑦𝑦 = 16𝑧𝑧 , then what is the
𝑥𝑥
12. What are all the ordered triples of real
value of x:y:z? number (x,y,z) which satisfy the following
A. 1:3:6 equations?
B. 3:1:2 (𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦)(𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 + 𝑧𝑧) = 384
C. 6:2:1 (𝑦𝑦 + 𝑧𝑧)(𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 + 𝑧𝑧) = 288
D. 6:4:3 (𝑥𝑥 + 𝑧𝑧)(𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 + 𝑧𝑧) = 480
3𝑥𝑥 2 I. (12,4,8)
6. If 3𝑥𝑥 = 4𝑦𝑦, then 4𝑦𝑦2 =
3 II. (-12, -4, -8)
A. A. I only
4
4
B. B. II only
3
C.
27 C. I and II
64
9
D. none of these
D.
16
7. If log 𝑥𝑥 = − 1⁄𝑛𝑛, then the value of x is:
A. 101⁄𝑛𝑛
B. 10−1⁄𝑛𝑛
C. 10𝑛𝑛
D. 10−𝑛𝑛
13. Solve for the constant “m” in 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 + C. 00 = 1
3𝑚𝑚 = 0 if one root exceeds by the other by D. ln 1 = 0
2. 21. The equation whose roots are twice the
A. 1 roots of the equation 𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 + 3 = 0 is:
B. 3 A. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 + 6 = 0
C. 2 B. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 6𝑥𝑥 + 12 = 0
D. 5 C. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 + 8 = 0
14. Which of the following is a prime number? D. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑥 + 6 = 0
A. 377 22. Solve the value of x in the equation:
B. 313 38.5𝑥𝑥 = 6.5(𝑥𝑥−2)
C. 357 A. -2.10
D. 333 B. -5.01
15. If 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 + 1⁄𝑥𝑥 , x cannot be equal to 0, then C. 3.8
the equation (𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 + 1)(𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + D. -3.1
1) = 6𝑥𝑥 2 reduces to: 23. Simplify: log 𝑥𝑥 + log 𝑥𝑥 3 + log 𝑥𝑥 5
A. 𝑦𝑦 2 − 8𝑦𝑦 + 9 = 0 A. log(𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 5 )
B. 𝑦𝑦 2 − 8𝑦𝑦 + 7 = 0 B. log 9𝑥𝑥
C. 𝑦𝑦 2 + 8𝑦𝑦 − 9 = 0 C. 9 log 𝑥𝑥
D. 𝑦𝑦 2 − 8𝑦𝑦 − 7 = 0 D. 15 log 𝑥𝑥
17
16. Solve the value of x: 𝑥𝑥 2⁄3 + 𝑥𝑥 −2⁄3 = . 24. Given the equation 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 − 10 = 0. Find
4
the product of roots.
A. 8
A. 5
B. 1/8
B. -½
C. -8
C. -5
D. All of these
D. ½
17. If a, b and c be three real numbers such that
25. Given: log 𝑎𝑎 𝑥𝑥 = 5𝑦𝑦 + log 𝑎𝑎 𝑦𝑦. Find the value
𝑎𝑎 + 2𝑏𝑏 + 4𝑐𝑐 = 0. Then, the equation 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 2 +
of x.
𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 = 0.
A. 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑎𝑎5𝑦𝑦
A. has its roots lying within -1<x<0
B. 𝑥𝑥 = 5𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
B. has both the roots complex
C. 𝑥𝑥 = 5𝑎𝑎𝑦𝑦
C. has its roots lying within 2<x<6
D. 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦5𝑦𝑦
D. has one of its roots equal to 1/2 26. If the sum of the roots of a quadratic
18. Two or more equations are equal if and only equation is 12 and the product is 36, then
if they have the same what is the difference of the roots?
A. solution set A. 1
B. degree B. 0
C. order C. 3
D. variable set D. 6
19. Solve for x: √𝑥𝑥 + �𝑥𝑥 − √1 − 𝑥𝑥 = 1 27. What is the logarithm of negative number?
A. 13/25 A. zero
B. 17/25 B. rational
C. 16/25 C. irrational
D. 22/25 D. complex
20. Which of the following state is NOT correct? 28. Solve the value of x: 𝑥𝑥 −3 − 9𝑥𝑥 −3⁄2 + 8 = 0.
A. 𝜋𝜋 0 = 1 A. 1/8
B. 𝑒𝑒 0 = 1
 B. -1 D. 100
C. 8 36. How many real solutions does the equation:
D. ¼ 𝑥𝑥 7 + 14𝑥𝑥 5 + 16𝑥𝑥 3 + 30𝑥𝑥 − 560 = 0 have?
0.0613 1.32
29. Solve the value of x: 1.4 = ( ) A. 1
𝑥𝑥
A. 0.5471 B. 3
B. 0.04751 C. 5
C. 0.7541 D. 7
D. 0.4571 37. What is the discriminant of the equation:
30. The surface area of A of a hollow cone is 4𝑥𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑥 + 5 = 0?
given by A=πrL. Determine, correct to 1 A. 8
decimal place, the surface area when r=3.0 B. -16
cm and L=8.5 cm. C. 16
A. 80.11 cm2 D. -8
B. 80.1 cm2 38. How many positive real root(s) in the given
C. 80.1106 cm2 equation: 4𝑥𝑥 3 − 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 0.
D. 80.0 cm2 A. 2
31. Solve for x if 8𝑥𝑥 = 2(𝑦𝑦+2) and 16(3𝑥𝑥−𝑦𝑦) = B. 1
4𝑦𝑦 C. 3
A. 1 D. 0
B. 2 39. What is the natural logarithm of exy ?
1
C. 3 A.
𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
D. 4 B. xy
32. What are the roots of the cubic equation C. 2.718xy
𝑥𝑥 3 − 8𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 0? D.
2.718
𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
A. x = -7.90, -3, -0.38
40. What is the value of (0.001)2/3?
B. x = -3, -2, 2 3
C. x = -3, -0.38, 2 A. antilog � log 0.001�
2
2
D. x = -2.62, -0.38, 3 B. antilog[log 0.001]
3
33. What is most nearly the value of x that 0.001
C. antilog �log � ��
satisfies the expression 17.3 = e1.1x? 2⁄ 3
2
A. 0.17 D. antilog � log 0.001�
3
B. 2.6 41. Factor the expression 3𝑥𝑥 3 − 3𝑥𝑥 2 − 18𝑥𝑥
C. 5.8 A. 3𝑥𝑥 (𝑥𝑥 − 3)(𝑥𝑥 + 2)
D. 15 B. 3𝑥𝑥 (𝑥𝑥 + 3)(𝑥𝑥 − 2)
34. What is the solution of the equation C. 3𝑥𝑥 (𝑥𝑥 + 3)(𝑥𝑥 + 2)
50𝑥𝑥 2 + 5(𝑥𝑥 − 2)2 = −1, where x is a real- D. 3𝑥𝑥 (𝑥𝑥 − 3)(𝑥𝑥 − 2)
valued variable? 42. Which of the following best describe 8 +
A. -6.12 or -3.88 0𝑖𝑖?
B. -0.52 or 0.700 A. irrational number
C. 7.55 B. real number
D. no solution C. imaginary
35. Which of the following is a happy number? D. surd
A. 143
B. 69
C. 88
 3𝑥𝑥−1 𝑥𝑥+3
43. Simplify the given fraction − − 50. What is the quadratic equation if the
𝑥𝑥 2 −1 𝑥𝑥 2 +3𝑥𝑥+2
1 product and sum of its roots are -32 and -4,
𝑥𝑥+2 respectively?
1
A. A. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑥 − 32 = 0
2𝑥𝑥−3
B.
1 B. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 − 32 = 0
𝑥𝑥+1
1 C. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 4𝑥𝑥 + 32 = 0
C. D. 𝑥𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑥 + 32 = 0
2𝑥𝑥+3
1
D. 51. The roots of a quadratic equation are: 1/3
𝑥𝑥−1
44. Find the equation of whose roots are the and 1/4. What is the equation?
reciprocal of the roots of 2𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 − 5 = 0 A. 2𝑥𝑥 2 − 17𝑥𝑥 + 10 = 0
A. 5𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 − 2 = 0 B. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 14𝑥𝑥 + 9 = 0
B. 5𝑥𝑥 2 − 12𝑥𝑥 + 10 = 0 C. 10𝑥𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑥 + 2 = 0
C. 5𝑥𝑥 2 + 3𝑥𝑥 − 2 = 0 D. 12𝑥𝑥 2 − 7𝑥𝑥 + 1 = 0
D. 5𝑥𝑥 2 − 15𝑥𝑥 + 2 = 0 52. The number 34,787.00 has how many
(𝑥𝑥+2) significant digits?
45. Resolve into partial fraction.
(𝑥𝑥 2 −7𝑥𝑥+12) A. 5
6 2
A. − B. 6
(𝑥𝑥−4) (𝑥𝑥−3)
6 5 C. 7
B. −
(𝑥𝑥−4) (𝑥𝑥−3) D. 3
6 7
C. + 53. The expression 𝑥𝑥 4 + 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 3 + 5𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 + 6
(𝑥𝑥−4) (𝑥𝑥−3)

D.
6
+
5 when divided by (𝑥𝑥 − 2) leaves a remainder
(𝑥𝑥−4) (𝑥𝑥−3)
of 16 and when divided by (𝑥𝑥 + 1) leaves
46. One root of the equation 5𝑥𝑥 2 + 13𝑥𝑥 + 𝑚𝑚 = the remainder of 10. Find a and b.
0 is reciprocal of the other m equals: A. a=5, b=7
A. 0 B. a=-5, b=7
B. 5 C. a=-5, b=-7
C. 6 D. a=5, b=-7
D. 1/6 54. Solve for x in the systems of linear
47. Which of the following is the complete equations:
factor of 𝑥𝑥 4 + 5𝑥𝑥 2 − 36 2𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 + 3𝑧𝑧 = 6
A. (𝑥𝑥 + 4)(𝑥𝑥 + 5) 3𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑦𝑦 − 2𝑧𝑧 = 13
B. (𝑥𝑥 − 2)(𝑥𝑥 + 2)(𝑥𝑥 2 + 9) 2𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑦𝑦 − 3𝑧𝑧 = 16
C. (𝑥𝑥 2 − 4)(𝑥𝑥 + 3) A. -19/4
D. None of these B. 3
48. Divide 𝑥𝑥 4 − 10𝑥𝑥 2 − 9𝑥𝑥 − 20 by 𝑥𝑥 − 4. C. 2/3
What is the remainder? D. 1
A. 50 55. Find the value of z that will satisfy the
B. 40 following equations: 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 = −8, 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 = −2
C. 45 and 𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧 = 4.
D. 38 A. 1
49. If one root of 9𝑥𝑥 2 − 6𝑥𝑥 + 𝑘𝑘 = 0 exceeds B. 2
the other by 2, find the value of k. C. 4
A. 6 D. -4
B. 8 1 1
56. If 2𝑥𝑥 + 4𝑦𝑦 = 7𝑥𝑥 − 6𝑦𝑦, then ∶ =
C. -8 𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦

D. -6 A. 2:1
 B. 1:2 64. Considered as the “counting numbers”.
C. 3:1 A. Integers
D. 1:3 B. Rational numbers
57. Solve the root of the given equation: C. Irrational numbers
√2𝑥𝑥 − 6 + √9 − 𝑥𝑥 = 0. D. Natural numbers
A. 5 65. Find the greatest common divisor of 12 and
B. -5 16.
C. 10 A. 4
D. No solution B. 2
58. If 𝑥𝑥 − 3 is a factor of 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 3 − 6𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 − C. 6
12. Solve for k. D. 8
A. 2 66. Solve the inequality: (3𝑥𝑥 − 2) ≤ (5𝑥𝑥 − 12).
B. 1 A. 𝑥𝑥 ≥ 5
C. 3 B. 𝑥𝑥 > 5
D. -2 C. 𝑥𝑥 < 5
59. If 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥 ) = (𝑥𝑥 + 3)(𝑥𝑥 − 4) + 4. When f(x) is D. 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 5
divided by (𝑥𝑥 − 𝑘𝑘), the remainder is k. Find 67. A statement of truth which follows with
k. little or no proof from the theorem.
A. -2 or 4 A. Corollary
B. -2 or 2 B. Axiom
C. -2 or -4 C. Postulate
D. -3 or 6 D. Conclusion
60. If 3log10 𝑥𝑥 − log10 𝑦𝑦 = 0, express y in terms
68. If 𝑥𝑥 = �1 − �1 − √1−. . . then what is the
of x.
A. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 3 value of x?
B. 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑦𝑦 3 A. 0.723
C. 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑦𝑦 2 B. 0.618
D. 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 2 C. 0.675
61. Which of the following is equal to D. 0.876
𝑥𝑥
log10 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 ? 69. If i (squared) = -1, then the sum i + i
A. 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 log10 𝑥𝑥 (squared) + i (cubed) + … to 1000 terms is
B. 𝑥𝑥 2 log10 (log10 𝑥𝑥 ) equal to:
C. 𝑥𝑥 2 log10 𝑥𝑥 A. - i
D. 𝑥𝑥 log10(𝑥𝑥 log10 𝑥𝑥 ) B. - 1
62. If 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥 ) = 10𝑥𝑥 + 1, then 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥 + 1) − 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥 ) = C. 0
A. 10 D. i
B. 11 70. Find the value of x: log 3 (𝑥𝑥 2 − 8𝑥𝑥 ) = 2.
C. 9 (10x) A. - 1
D. 10 (10x) B. 9
63. Find the least common multiple of 26, 39, C. - 1 and 9
and 66. D. 1 and 9
A. 824 71. What is the smallest positive value of x in
B. 842 (𝑥𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑥 + 4) to be reciprocal of (𝑥𝑥 2 −
C. 864 4𝑥𝑥 + 4) ?
D. 858 A. sq rt of 3
 B. sq rt of 5 D. 8.0
C. 3 79. The number 0.005328 has how many
D. 5 significant digits?
72. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of A. 8
15 and 18? B. 5
A. 90 C. 4
B. 45 D. 7
C. 108 80. 38.5 to the x power = 6.5 to the x-2 power,
D. 75 solve for x using logarithms.
73. What is the greatest common factor (GCF) A. 2.70
of 70 and 112? B. 2.10
A. 2 C. -2.10
B. 14 D. -2.02
C. 7 81. What is the smallest counting number that
D. 35 is divisible by each of the fifteen-counting
74. Two tankers contain 825 liters and 675 liters number?
of kerosene oil respectively. Find the A. 360,360
maximum capacity of container which can B. 1000
measure the kerosene oil of both tankers C. 100,000
when used an exact number of times. D. 100
A. 50 liters 82. The time of swing t seconds, of a simple
B. 75 liters pendulum is given by the equation below.
C. 150 liters Determine the time correct to 3 decimal
D. 25 liters places, given that L = 12.0 and g = 9.81.
75. What is the base-10 logarithm of (1000)3? 𝐿𝐿
A. 3 𝑡𝑡 = 2𝜋𝜋�
𝑔𝑔
B. 6
C. 9 A. 6.949
D. 27 B. 6.950
76. Which of the following is not a rational C. 6.94
number? D. 7.00
A. 5 83. Determine the sum of the positive valued
B. 0.227272727… solutions to the simultaneous equations:
C. ¼ xy = 15 yz = 35 zx = 21
D. √2 A. 17
77. What is the value of the square root of -64 x B. 19
square root of -225? C. 15
A. 8i D. 20
B. – 120 84. What is the value of log(𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 )𝑥𝑥 ?
C. 8i/15 A. 2𝑥𝑥 log 𝑥𝑥
D. – 120i B. 𝑥𝑥 2 log 𝑥𝑥
C. 𝑥𝑥 log 𝑥𝑥 2
78. Round-off 7.65 into two significant digits
D. (𝑥𝑥 log 𝑥𝑥)𝑥𝑥
A. 7.6 𝑥𝑥
B. 7.7 85. Solve the value of x: 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 = 9
C. 7.0 A. 2.52
 B. 1.823 B. 1
C. 3 C. 2
D. 1 D. 3
86. If (𝑥𝑥 + 4) is a factor of 𝑥𝑥 3 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 − 7𝑥𝑥 + 𝑘𝑘, 92. Factor the expression 𝑥𝑥 2 + 6𝑥𝑥 + 8.
what is the value of k? A. (𝑥𝑥 + 2)(𝑥𝑥 + 4)
A. 2 B. (𝑥𝑥 + 8)(𝑥𝑥 + 1)
B. 4 C. (𝑥𝑥 − 2)(𝑥𝑥 − 4)
C. 3 D. (𝑥𝑥 − 1)(𝑥𝑥 − 8)
D. 5 93. What is the depressed equation of 4𝑥𝑥 3 −
87. Two reviewees attempt to solve a problem 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 − 3 = 0.
that reduces to a quadratic equation. One A. 4𝑥𝑥 3 − 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥
of the reviewees made a mistake in the B. 4𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 3
constant term and gave an answer of 8 and C. 4𝑥𝑥 3 − 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥
2 for the roots. The other reviewee made a D. (𝑥𝑥 − 1)(4𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 3)
𝑥𝑥+14
mistake in the coefficient of the first degree 94. Resolve into partial fractions: 2 +3𝑥𝑥−4
𝑥𝑥
term and gave an answer of -9 and -1 for A.
3
−
2
𝑥𝑥−1 𝑥𝑥+4
the roots. If you are to check their solutions, 2 3
B. +
what would be the correct quadratic 𝑥𝑥−1 𝑥𝑥+4
3 2
equation? C. +
𝑥𝑥−1 𝑥𝑥+4
A. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑥𝑥 + 9 = 0 D.
3
−
4
𝑥𝑥−1 𝑥𝑥+4
B. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 12𝑥𝑥 + 10 = 0
95. If 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 = 5 and 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 = 𝑘𝑘, then 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 =
C. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 10𝑥𝑥 + 9 = 0
A. 25
D. 𝑥𝑥 2 − 15𝑥𝑥 + 20 = 0
88. Solve the simultaneous equations: B. 25 + 2k
2𝑥𝑥 2 − 3𝑦𝑦 2 = 6 C. 25 – k
3𝑥𝑥 2 + 2𝑦𝑦 2 = 35 D. 25 – 2k
A. x = 3 or -3 and y = 2 or -2 96. Log of the nth root of x equals log of x to
B. x = 3 or -3 and y = -2 or 1 the 1/n power power and also equal to:
log(𝑥𝑥)
C. x = 3 or -3 and y = -2 or-1 A. 𝑛𝑛
D. x = 3 or -3 and y = 1 or -1 B. 𝑛𝑛 log(𝑥𝑥 )
89. Find the factor of 𝑥𝑥 3 + 𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑥 − 1. log(𝑥𝑥)1⁄𝑛𝑛
C.
A. 𝑥𝑥(𝑥𝑥 2 − 1)(𝑥𝑥 + 1) 𝑛𝑛

B. (𝑥𝑥 2 + 1)(𝑥𝑥 + 1) D. (𝑛𝑛 − 1) log(𝑥𝑥 )

C. (𝑥𝑥 2 − 1)(𝑥𝑥 − 1) 97. If log 4 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑛𝑛, then 8𝑛𝑛 =
D. (𝑥𝑥 2 − 1)(𝑥𝑥 + 1) A. 2x
90. The sum and product of conjugate numbers B. x/2
are: C. x3/2
A. complex numbers D. x2
B. real numbers 98. How many complex root(s) in the given
C. rational numbers equation 4𝑥𝑥 3 − 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 − 3.
D. pure imaginary number A. 2
91. Determine the value of k so that when 𝑥𝑥 4 + B. 1
3𝑥𝑥 3 + 2𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 + 20 is divided by 𝑥𝑥 − 2, C. 3
the remainder is 68. D. 0
A. 0
99. What is the lowest common factor of 10
and 32?
A. 320
B. 2
C. 180
D. 90
𝑥𝑥+10 𝐴𝐴 𝐵𝐵
100. Find A and B such that = +
𝑥𝑥 2 −4 𝑥𝑥−2 𝑥𝑥+2
A. A = -3, B = 2
B. A = -3, B = -2
C. A = 3, B = -2
D. A = 3, B = 2