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D) {1,2,3,4,5}
Problem set-1 E) ∅
1. If x2+5x+6=0, x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0, then the value of x 8. What is the sum of the first 10 natural numbers?
is:
A) 40
𝐴) – 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 – 5 B) 55
𝑩) – 𝟐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 – 𝟑 C) 60
𝐶) 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 3 D) 50
𝐷) – 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 E) 45
𝐸) – 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2
9. Find the next term in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ?
2. Simplify: x2−9/x+3 A) 18
A) x2+3 B) 20
B) x−3 C) 32
C) x+3 D) 24
D) x2−3 E) 64
E) x2−6
10. Which of the following represents a linear
3. Solve for x: 3x−4>2x+1 equation?
A) x>−5 A) x2+2x+1=0
B) x>5 B) 2x+3=7
C) x<5x < 5x<5 C) x3−1=0
D) x<−5
D) √𝑥 = 5
E) x=5 E) 1/x=2
4. Which of the following is a factor of x2+7x+12 11. (a+b)2=?
A) x−4
A) a2+b2
B) x+4
B) a2+2ab
C) x+5 C) a2+2ab+b2
D) x−3
D) a2−2ab+b2
E) x−12 E) a2−b2
5. What is the domain of the function f(x)=1/x−5
12. Solve for x: x2=49
A) 49
A) All real numbers
B) ±7
B) x≠0
C) ±49
C) x≠5
D) 7
D) x≠−5
E) 0
E) x>5
13. Find the GCD of 24 and 36.
6. Evaluate: log28
A) 4
A) 1
B) 12
B) 2
C) 6
C) 3
D) 8
D) 4
E) 18
E) 5
14. Which of the following is equal to (x−1)(x+1)?
7. If A={1,2,3} and B={3,4,5} then A∩B=
A) x2+1
A) {1,2} B) x2+2x+1
B) {4,5} C) x2−1
C) {3}
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D) x2−2x+1 21. If f(x)=2x+1,find f(3):
E) x2−x+1 A) 5
B) 6
15. A car travels 60 km in 1.5 hours. What is its C) 7
average speed? D) 8
A) 30 km/h E) 9
B) 50 km/h
C) 40 km/h 22. The value of 7! is:
D) 60 km/h A) 720
E) 80 km/h B) 5,040
C) 5040
16. What is the value of x if 2x+1=16 ? D) 840
E) 6,720
A) 3
B) 5 23. If x+1/x−1=2, then x=
C) 3 A) 1
D) 4 B) –1
E) 2 C) 3
D) 3
17. If x=2, then f(x)=x2+3x−1=? E) 2
A) 10 24. Find the area of a triangle with base 8 cm and
B) 9 height 5 cm.
C) 11 A) 20 cm²
D) 12 B) 35 cm²
E) 13 C) 20 cm²
D) 25 cm²
18. If the angle of a triangle is 90°, what type of
E) 40 cm²
triangle is it?
A) Equilateral 25. The solution of 2x−4/x=0 is:
B) Acute A) 0
C) Right B) 2
D) Obtuse C) 4
E) Isosceles D) 1
E) –2
19. Solve: 3/x=6
A) 2 26. If x=3, find the value of x2−1/x−1
B) 18 A) 7
C) –2 B) 4
D) 0.5 C) 3
E) None of these D) 5
E) 8
20. If a = 3 and b = 4, find √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2

A) 5
B) 5 27. Solve: 5x+3=2x+9
C) 7 A) x = –2
D) 6 B) x = 2
E) 12 C) x = 1
D) x = 3
E) x = –1
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28. What is the value of √49 + √25 ? B) 0
A) 12 C) –1
B) 11 D) 1
C) 14 E) Undefined
D) 13
E) 15 36. If a box contains 5 red balls and 3 green balls, what
is the probability of drawing a red ball?
29. Which of the following is a perfect square? A) 1/2
A) 18 B) 5/8
B) 30 C) 3/5
C) 49 D) 3/8
D) 21 E) 2/5
E) 33
37. Convert 45° to radians.
30. What is the solution to ∣x−2∣=5 ? A) π/3
A) x = –3 B) π/4
B) x = 3 C) π/6
C) x = 7 or –3 D) π/2
D) x = 5 E) π
E) x = –5
38. Which of the following is irrational?
31. The slope of the line y=3x+4 is: A) √4
A) 4 B) 3/4
B) 3 C) 0.25
C) –3 D) √2
D) 1 E) –2
E) 0
39. A man buys an item for $500 and sells it for $650.
32. Which number is not a prime number? What is the profit percentage?
A) 7 A) 25%
B) 11 B) 30%
C) 15 C) 35%
D) 13 D) 20%
E) 17 E) 40%

33. Simplify: (2x)2 40. Find the simple interest on $1000 at 5% for 3
A) 2x2 years.
B) 2x A) $100
C) 4x2 B) $120
D) x2 C) $150
E) x4 D) $200
E) $250
34. If tanθ=3/4 what is sinθ ?
A) 2/5
B) 3/5
C) 4/5 41. If x2−16=0, find the roots.
D) 5/3 A) ±8
E) 3/4 B) ±4
C) 4, 16
35. If a=5, then the value of a0 is: D) 0
A) 5 E) ±2
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42. What is the value of log10(1000) ? 49. Find the value of 1/2+3/4
A) 2 A) 3/4
B) 3 B) 5/4
C) 4 C) 4/6
D) 10 D) 7/8
E) 100 E) 6/5

43. If x+y=7 and x−y=3, then x= 50. How many 3-digit numbers are there?
A) 4 A) 899
B) 5 B) 900
C) 3 C) 900
D) 6 D) 999
E) 2 E) 899

44. Convert 0.75 to fraction. Problem Set-02

A) 3/5
B) 3/4 1. Simplify: (3x2)(2x3)
C) 4/5 A) 6x6
D) 1/2 B) 6x5
E) 2/3 C) 5x5
D) 5x6
45. What is the perimeter of a square with side length E) 3x5
6 cm?
A) 24 cm 2. If x2+x−6=0, then x=
B) 12 cm A) 1, –6
C) 24 cm B) –2, 3
D) 36 cm C) –3, 2
E) 30 cm D) –1, 6
E) 3, 1
46. If 3/x=6, then x=
A) 2 3. Factor: x2−9
B) 18 A) (x−3)2
C) –2 B) (x−3)(x+3)
D) 0.5 C) x(x−9)
E) None D) x(x+9)
E) x2+3
47. (x+2)2=
A) x2+4 4. Which of the following is divisible by 6?
B) x2+4x+4 A) 143
C) x2−4 B) 123
D) x2+2 C) 120
E) x2+2x+2 D) 115
E) 135
48. If a triangle has sides 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, it is:
A) Equilateral 5. Convert 0.2 to a fraction:
B) Right-angled A) 1/3
C) Acute B) 2/5
D) Obtuse C) 1/5
E) Isosceles D) 3/10
E) 1/4

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6. Which of the following is the solution of the 12. If x=2, find 3x2+2x−1:
inequality 2x−3>5? A) 15
A) x>2 B) 15
B) x>4 C) 13
C) x>3 D) 17
D) x<4 E) 12
E) x<3
13. Solve: (2x−5)/3=1
A) x = 2
B) x = 4
7. Evaluate: (–2)4 C) x = 3
A) –8 D) x = 1
B) 16 E) x = –2
C) –16
D) 8 14. What is the cube root of 64?
E) 4 A) 6
B) 4
C) 8
D) 3
8. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its speed? E) 2
A) 50 km/h
B) 60 km/h 15. Solve for x: (3x+1)/2=5
C) 55 km/h A) x = 2
D) 45 km/h B) x = 3
E) 70 km/h C) x = 4
D) x = 5
E) x = 1
9. Solve for x: x2=49 16. If 5 pens cost 60 Taka, what is the cost of 8 pens?
A) 7 A) 90
B) –7 B) 96
C) ±7 C) 80
D) 0 D) 100
E) None E) 86

17. Which of the following has the largest value?

A) 32
10. If a rectangle has length 10 and width 6, what is its
B) 24
perimeter?
C) 42
A) 32
D) 5×3
B) 32
E) 6+6
C) 60
D) 30 18. A triangle has angles 60°, 60°, and x°. Find x.
E) 16 A) 70°
B) 60°
11. The sum of the first 5 natural numbers is:
C) 80°
A) 10
D) 100°
B) 15
E) 90°
C) 20
D) 12 19. Convert 30% into a fraction:
E) 18 A) 3/5
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B) 3/10 D) 24
C) 1/2 E) 36
D) 2/5
E) 3/4 27. Solve: 5/x=10/20
A) 1
20. Find the LCM of 6 and 8 B) 3
A) 24 C) 10
B) 24 D) 5
C) 48 E) 2
D) 12
E) 16 28. If sinθ=1/2, then θ=
A) 90°
21. If x=2 and y=3y, find the value of xy+y: B) 30°
A) 9 C) 60°
B) 9 D) 45°
C) 8 E) 15°
D) 6
E) 10 29. If a = 2 and b = 3, what is a2+b2?
A) 11
22. The mean of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 is: B) 13
A) 5 C) 9
B) 6 D) 10
C) 7 E) 8
D) 8
E) 9 30. Solve: (x−4)2=16
A) x = –4
23. Which is a factor of both 24 and 36? B) x = 4
A) 4 C) x = 0 or 8
B) 12 D) x = ±4
C) 6 E) x = 2 or –2
D) 2
E) 8 31. What is the square root of 121?
A) 10
24. Find the value of x from (x+1)/x=2: B) 11
A) x = 2 C) 12
B) x = 1 D) 9
C) x = 0 E) 13
D) x = –2
E) x = –1

25. Evaluate: 23+32 32. Which number is not divisible by 9?

A) 12 A) 72
B) 15 B) 85
C) 17 C) 63
D) 18 D) 81
E) 16 E) 108

26. The next number in the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, ... is: 33. What is the next prime number after 17?
A) 20 A) 18
B) 30 B) 19
C) 32 C) 19
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D) 21 41. √81 + √36 =
E) 23 A) 17
B) 15
34. A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4, 5}, find A∩B: C) 18
A) {1, 2} D) 12
B) {4, 5} E) 14
C) {3}
D) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} 42. The GCD of 18 and 24 is:
E) {} A) 6
B) 6
35. Simplify: x2⋅x3 C) 12
A) x6 D) 3
B) x5 E) 2
C) x4
D) x2 43. Solve: 1/x+1/2=1
E) x3 A) x = 1
B) x = 3
36. If x=2, evaluate 3x2−2x+4: C) x = 2
A) 12 D) x = 4
B) 16 E) x = 5
C) 12
D) 14 44. A train travels 90 km in 1.5 hours. What is the
E) 18 speed?
A) 50 km/h
37. What is the angle sum of a triangle? B) 40 km/h
A) 360° C) 60 km/h
B) 90° D) 55 km/h
C) 180° E) 65 km/h
D) 270°
E) 120° 45. If x=2, evaluate 2x3 −x:
A) 12
38. If x2=16, find x. B) 14
A) 4 C) 16
B) –4 D) 10
C) ±4 E) 11
D) 2
E) 8 46. What is the average of 7, 8, 9?
A) 8
39. The decimal form of 1/8 is: B) 8
A) 0.5 C) 9
B) 0.125 D) 7
C) 0.25 E) 6
D) 0.2
E) 0.375 47. If a = 4, b = 2, what is ab+b2?
A) 8
40. Solve for x: 2(x−1)=x+3 B) 12
A) 0 C) 12
B) 5 D) 14
C) 4 E) 10
D) 2
E) –1
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48. (a+b)2= 5. What is 25/100 as a decimal?
A) a2+b2 A) 0.5
B) a2+b2+ab B) 0.75
C) a2+2ab+b2 C) 0.25
D) a2+ab+b2 D) 1
E) ab+a+b E) 2

49. If 3x=27, then x= 6. If x=3, what is x3− x?

A) 2 A) 24
B) 3 B) 24
C) 4 C) 27
D) 5 D) 18
E) 6 E) 20

50. What is the sum of the angles in a quadrilateral? 7. The HCF of 28 and 36 is:
A) 180° A) 7
B) 270° B) 4
C) 360° C) 6
D) 90° D) 2
E) 240° E) 8

Problem Set-03 8. What is the value of x in 3x/5=6?

A) 10
1. What is the value of x if 3x+4=2x+9? B) 10
A) 2 C) 12
B) 3 D) 15
C) 5 E) 8
D) 4
E) 6 9. Which of the following is a perfect cube?
A) 64
2. If x=−2, find x2+3x+2: B) 27
A) 0 C) 16
B) 0 D) 36
C) –2 E) 81
D) 4
E) –4 10. Convert 1.5 into a fraction:
A) 2/3
3. Find the square of 0.5 B) 3/4
A) 0.25 C) 3/2
B) 0.25 D) 5/3
C) 0.5 E) 4/5
D) 1
E) 2 111. If a triangle has sides 3, 4, and 5 units, it is:
A) Equilateral
4. Solve: 5x−3=2x+6 B) Right-angled
A) x = 1 C) Isosceles
B) x = 2 D) Obtuse
C) x = 3 E) Scalene
D) x = 4
E) x = –1 12. Find the average of 3, 6, 9, 12
A) 6
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B) 9 D) 1a
C) 7.5 E) 3a + 4
D) 8
E) 10 20. Evaluate: 2/3÷4/5
A) 8/15
13. What is the solution of 2(x+3)=14? B) 5/6
A) x = 4 C) 6/5
B) x = 4 D) 15/8
C) x = 3 E) 3/2
D) x = 5
E) x = 6 21. x2−5x+6=0. Find x.
A) x = 1 or 5
14. 0.4×0.5= B) x = –2 or –3
A) 0.3 C) x = 2 or 3
B) 0.2 D) x = –1 or –6
C) 0.1 E) x = 1 or 6
D) 0.25
E) 0.4 22. Convert 3/4 into percent:
A) 50%
15. The value of x if x2=100: B) 75%
A) x = 10 C) 100%
B) x = ±10 D) 60%
C) x = 5 E) 25%
D) x = ±5
E) x = 0 23. If 2x=8, then x =
A) 2
16. Which of the following is divisible by 11? B) 3
A) 143 C) 4
B) 143 D) 5
C) 131 E) 1
D) 121
E) 99 24. Area of a square with side 5 is:
A) 20
17. What is the smallest prime number? B) 10
A) 0 C) 25
B) 1 D) 15
C) 2 E) 30
D) 3
E) 5 25. What is the slope of the line y=3x+4?
A) 4
18. A = {1, 3, 5}, B = {2, 3, 6}; find A∪B: B) 3
A) {1, 2, 3, 5, 6} C) –3
B) {1, 2, 3, 5, 6} D) –4
C) {3} E) 1
D) {1, 3, 5}
E) {2, 6} 26. The midpoint of 0 and 10 is:
A) 6
19. Simplify: 3a+4a B) 4
A) 7 C) 5
B) 7a D) 7
C) 12a E) 3
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27. If a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, then ab+bc: A) 50
A) 7 B) 25
B) 8 C) 15
C) 6 D) 20
D) 9 E) 30
E) 10
35. 3/4×2/3=
2
28. Simplify: (x+1) A) 6/7
A) x2+1 B) 1/2
B) x2+2x+1 C) 3/5
C) x2+x+1 D) 2/5
D) x2+1x E) 5/6
E) x2−2x+1
36. Evaluate: 1+2×3
29. Solve: 4x=2x+8 A) 9
A) x = 3 B) 7
B) x = 4 C) 6
C) x = 5 D) 8
D) x = 2 E) 5
E) x = 6
37. If 2x + 5 = 13, then x =
30. What is the GCD of 12 and 18? A) 3
A) 3 B) 4
B) 6 C) 5
C) 6 D) 6
D) 12 E) 2
E) 2
38. Simplify: 5x−2x+x
31. Which number is a multiple of 12? A) 4x
A) 20 B) 4x
B) 22 C) 5x
C) 36 D) 3x
D) 25 E) 2x
E) 15
39. If x=1, evaluate x3+ x2+x
32. (x+3)(x–2)= A) 1
A) x2+x+6 B) 3
B) x2+x−6 C) 2
C) x2−6 D) 4
D) x2+1 E) 5
E) x2−5x+6
40. Which number is divisible by both 4 and 5?
33. 5/8+3/8= A) 15
A) 1 B) 20
B) 1 C) 20
C) 3/4 D) 16
D) 2/3 E) 40
E) 7/8
41. Convert 0.75 into a percentage:
34. What is the area of a triangle with base 10 and A) 70%
height 5? B) 75%
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C) 65% D) 9
D) 80% E) 12
E) 60%
49. Simplify: (x+2)2
42. What is the reciprocal of 5? A) x2+2
A) 0.5 B) x2+2x+2
B) 1/5 C) x2+4x+4
C) 2 D) x2+2x
D) 5 E) x2−4x+4
E) 10
50. √144 =
43. Which of the following is an even prime number? A) 10
A) 4 B) 12
B) 1 C) 14
C) 2 D) 16
D) 6 E) 13
E) 0
Problem Set-04
44. x=3. Find 2x2+x:
A) 21 1. If x2=36, then x =
B) 21 A) 6
C) 19 B) –6
D) 22 C) ±6
E) 20 D) 0
E) 12
45. Which of the following is not a factor of 12?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5 2. Evaluate: 102−52
D) 2 A) 25
E) 6 B) 75
C) 50
46. If x=1, what is x2+2x+1? D) 100
A) 3 E) 60
B) 4
C) 2 3. Which of the following numbers is irrational?
D) 5 A) /12
E) 6 B) 0.25
C) √4
47. What is the square of –3?
D) √2
A) –9
E) 1
B) 9
C) –6 4. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and
D) 6 7?
E) 3 A) 12
B) 35
48. What is the cube of 2?
C) 35
A) 6
D) 70
B) 8
E) 14
C) 4

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5. If x=2, what is the value of 2x2+3x? B) x = 8
A) 10 C) x = 5
B) 12 D) x = 3
C) 14 E) x = 6
D) 8
E) 16 13. 2/3+1/6=
A) 1/2
6. (x−2)(x+2)= B) 2/5
A) x2−4x+4 C) 5/6
B) x2−4 D) 3/4
C) x2+4 E) 1/3
D) x2+2x−4
E) x2−2 14. What is the cube root of 64?
A) 8
7. Simplify: 4a+3b−2a+b B) 4
A) 2a+2b C) 4
B) 2a+4b D) 6
C) 6a+4b E) 3
D) 2a+b
E) a+2b 15. Evaluate: 23×3
A) 6
8. Solve: x2−9=0 B) 16
A) x = 0 C) 24
B) x = 3 D) 12
C) x = –3 E) 18
D) x = ±3
E) x = 1 16. Solve: (𝑥 + 2)/3 = 4
A) 10
9. Find the perimeter of a square with side 6 cm B) 11
A) 24 C) 10
B) 24 D) 9
C) 12 E) 12
D) 36
E) 18 17. Which of the following is a multiple of both 3 and
4?
10. What is 0.2×0.2? A) 10
A) 0.4 B) 12
B) 0.04 C) 6
C) 0.08 D) 18
D) 0.02 E) 24
E) 0.2
18. What is the area of a circle with radius 7 (use
11. What is the next prime number after 7? π=22/7)?
A) 8 A) 144
B) 9 B) 154
C) 11 C) 154
D) 10 D) 138
E) 12 E) 132

12. Solve: x+5=2x−3 19. Convert 1/5 to decimal

A) x = 2 A) 0.25
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B) 0.2 D) 1/2
C) 0.3 E) 8/9
D) 0.5
E) 0.4 27. Which of the following is NOT a prime number?
A) 2
20. Which expression is equivalent to (x−1)2? B) 3
A) x2+1 C) 5
B) x2−2x+1 D) 9
C) x2−1 E) 7
D) x2+x−1
E) x2−x+1 28. Which one is a linear equation?
A) x2+1=0
21. Solve: x2=49 B) x2+x+1=0
A) x = 7 C) x+1=0
B) x = –7 D) x3=8
C) x = ±7 E) x2=x
D) x = 0
E) x = 14 29. If x=−1, find x2−3x
A) 4
22. If a = 3 and b = 2, then a2+b2: B) 4
A) 13 C) 2
B) 13 D) 1
C) 10 E) 3
D) 15
E) 9 30. What is the sum of angles in a triangle?
A) 90°
23. The LCM of 6 and 8 is: B) 360°
A) 24 C) 180°
B) 24 D) 270°
C) 18 E) 150°
D) 12
E) 48 31. Solve: 7x−4=3x+8
A) x = 1
24. Simplify: 3x(x+2) B) x = 3
A) 3x+6 C) x = 2
B) 3x2+6x D) x = 4
C) x2+6x E) x = 6
D) 3x2+2
E) x2+3x 32. If x = 2, y = 3, find 2x+3y
A) 13
25. What is the smallest composite number? B) 13
A) 1 C) 12
B) 4 D) 14
C) 3 E) 15
D) 2
E) 5 33. Which of the following is an odd number?
A) 2
26. 5/9+4/9= B) 5
A) 1 C) 6
B) 1 D) 8
C) 10/9 E) 10
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34. The square of 15 is: B) x2+7x+10
A) 200 C) x2+5x+2
B) 220 D) x2+2x+5
C) 225 E) x2+6x+12
D) 250
E) 230 42. A triangle with all equal sides is called:
A) Isosceles
35. 1/2+2/5= B) Scalene
A) 7/10 C) Equilateral
B) 9/10 D) Acute
C) 3/5 E) Right-angled
D) 5/6
E) 4/5 43. 4/7÷2/7=
A) 2/7
36. Solve: (2x−1)/3=1 B) 2
A) x = 1 C) 7/4
B) x = 2 D) 1/2
C) x = 3 E) 4
D) x = 4
E) x = 5 44. What is the value of x if x2=81?
A) 9
37. Which number is divisible by 9? B) –9
A) 26 C) ±9
B) 27 D) 0
C) 14 E) ±8
D) 22
E) 16 45. If x=5, then x3−2x2=
A) 75
38. If x = 3, what is x2+2x+1? B) 75
A) 14 C) 100
B) 16 D) 50
C) 12 E) 25
D) 13
E) 15 46. Convert 0.125 to fraction
A) 1/4
39. Solve: x(x+4)=0 B) 2/5
A) x = 0 or 4 C) 1/8
B) x = 0 or –4 D) 3/8
C) x = –4 E) 5/8
D) x = 0
E) x = –2 47. The square of 0.3 is:
A) 0.09
40. What is (3x)2? B) 0.09
A) 6x C) 0.6
B) 9x D) 0.3
C) 9x2 E) 0.12
D) 6x2
E) 3x2 48. What is the square root of 121?
A) 10
41. What is the product of (x + 2)(x + 5)? B) 11
A) x2+10x+5 C) 12
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D) 13 D) 2
E) 14 E) –1

49. Which of the following is divisible by 6? 6. What is 10% of 250?

A) 15 A) 20
B) 18 B) 25
C) 18 C) 15
D) 21 D) 30
E) 27 E) 50

50. Solve: x2−4x+4=0 7. Solve: x2−16=0

A) x = 4 A) x = 4
B) x = 2 and –2 B) x = –4
C) x = 2 C) x = ±4
D) x = –4 D) x = 0
E) x = 0 E) x = ±8

Problem Set-05 8. The value of (–2)4 is:

A) –8
1. Find the value of 25 B) 8
A) 32 C) 16
B) 32 D) –16
C) 16 E) 4
D) 64
E) 48 9. 2x+3=3x+1, solve for x:
A) x = 3
2. (x+3)2= B) x = 2
A) x2+9 C) x = 1
B) x2+6x+9 D) x = 4
C) x2+3 E) x = –1
D) x2−6x+9
E) x2+9x+6 10. Find the HCF of 12 and 18
A) 6
3. The area of a triangle is: B) 6
A) b×h C) 3
B) (1/2)b×h D) 12
C) (1/3)b×h E) 18
D) (b+h)/2
E) (b−h)/2 11. What is the cube of 3?
A) 6
4. 3/4−1/2= B) 27
A) 2/4 C) 9
B) 1/4 D) 18
C) 3/2 E) 12
D) 1/2
E) 1/8 12. Which number is both a square and cube of a
number?
5. If x = –2, what is x2+2x+1? A) 8
A) 0 B) 64
B) 1 C) 16
C) 1
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D) 36 20. Solve: (2x+1)/5=3
E) 27 A) x = 2
B) x = 7
13. x2+6x+9= C) x = 5
A) (x+3)(x−3) D) x = 6
B) (x+3)2 E) x = 8
C) (x−3)2
D) (x+6)2 21. A number is divisible by 4 if its last two digits are:
E) x(x+6) A) Even
B) Odd
14. What is 3×(4+5) ? C) Divisible by 4
A) 12 D) Zero
B) 15 E) Prime
C) 27
D) 18 22. What is the average of 5, 10, and 15?
E) 21 A) 8
B) 9
15. The square of –5 is: C) 10
A) –25 D) 11
B) 25 E) 12
C) 10
D) –10 23. (x−3)2=
E) 5 A) x2−6x−9
B) x2−6x+9
16. What is the square root of 100? C) x2+6x+9
A) 5 D) x2−9
B) 10 E) x2+3x+9
C) 20
D) 25 24. 2/5×3/4=
E) 15 A) 5/9
B) 3/10
17. Solve: x2+2x=0 C) 6/9
A) x = 0 D) 5/8
B) x = –2 E) 2/9
C) x = 0 or –2
D) x = 2 25. Solve: 5x−2=3x+6
E) x = –1 A) x = 3
B) x = 4
18. Which number is divisible by both 2 and 3? C) x = 2
A) 8 D) x = 5
B) 12 E) x = 6
C) 9
D) 18 26. The product of 0 and any number is:
E) 15 A) 0
B) 1
19. If x = 3, what is the value of x2+3x+2? C) the number itself
A) 12 D) –1
B) 14 E) 10
C) 20
D) 18 27. What is the smallest prime number?
E) 22 A) 2
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B) 1 D) 10
C) 3 E) 25
D) 5
E) 0 35. A number divisible by 5 ends in:
A) 2
28. If x = 2, y = 4, then xy+y2 = B) 3
A) 16 C) 0 or 5
B) 20 D) 1 or 5
C) 24 E) 4 or 8
D) 18
E) 12 36. Solve: x2−1=0
A) x = 1
29. What is (x+2)2? B) x = –1
A) x2+2 C) x = ±1
B) x2+2x+4 D) x = 0
C) x2+4x+4 E) x = ±2
D) x2+2x+2
E) x2+3x+2 37. Simplify: x2−4x+4
A) (x+2)2
30. Find the value of 34 B) (x−2)2
A) 27 C) (x−4)2
B) 64 D) (x+4)2
C) 81 E) x(x−4)
D) 243
E) 36 38. Find LCM of 10 and 15
A) 30
31. If a rectangle has length 8 and width 3, its area is: B) 30
A) 24 C) 20
B) 24 D) 15
C) 11 E) 45
D) 16
E) 32 39. Which is a perfect square?
A) 20
32. Solve: x2+5x+6=0 B) 49
A) x = –1 or –5 C) 18
B) x = –2 or –3 D) 33
C) x = 2 or 3 E) 27
D) x = –1 or 6
E) x = 1 or –6 40. Which expression is equivalent to (x+5)(x+1)?
A) x2+6x+5
33. If x = –3, then x2−x = B) x2+6x+5
A) 12 C) x2+5x+1
B) 12 D) x2+x+5
C) 9 E) x2+7x+6
D) 6
E) –6 41. Solve: x2+x−6=0
A) x = –1 or 6
34. Which number is both a multiple of 2 and 5? B) x = –3 or 2
A) 12 C) x = 1 or –6
B) 15 D) x = –2 or –3
C) 20 E) x = –1 or –6
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42. (x−1)(x+1)= B) 29
A) x2+1 C) 25
B) x2−1 D) 28
C) x2−2 E) 27
D) x2+x−1
E) x2−x+1 50. x2−2x+1=
A) (x+1)2
43. The value of x3 when x = 4 is: B) (x−1)2
A) 8 C) x(x−2)x
B) 12 D) (x+2)2
C) 64 E) x2+x+1
D) 16
E) 32

44. What is the square of 0.5?

A) 0.25
B) 0.25
C) 0.5
D) 1
E) 0.75

45. If x=1, x3+x2+x=

A) 2
B) 3
C) 1
D) 4
E) 5

46. Which of these is a binomial expression?

A) x
B) x2+x+1
C) x2+1
D) x3
E) 3x2+4x+5

47. If x = 2, find 4x2−3x

A) 10
B) 14
C) 10
D) 12
E) 8

48. Solve: 2x2=18

A) x = ±2
B) x = ±3
C) x = ±4
D) x = ±6
E) x = ±1

49. 52+22=
A) 29
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