Mathematics

Exercises on structures
Class materials

11 multiple choice questions

1. Let A = {x ∈ R such that |x − 1| > 2}. Then A is

(a) an open and bounded interval (b) an unbounded subset of R, not an interval
(c) an open and unbounded interval (d) none of the preceding

2. The inequality |x| > 0 is true

(a) only when x is strictly positive (b) ∀x ∈ R
(c) if x ≥ 0 (d) none of the preceding

3. Let x ∈ R2 , y ∈ R2 and x + y = 0.
(a) If x = 0 then necessarily also y = 0. (b) If x = 0 then y does not exist.
 
0
(c) If x 6= 0 then y is not unique. (d) If x = then y does not exist.
1



1
4. Let x ∈ R3 , y ∈ R3 and 3x − y =  1  . Which statement is false?
0
 
1  
3 1
(a) If y = 0 then x =  13 . (b) If x =  1  then y = 0.
 
0 0
    
−1 1 2
(c) If x = 0 then y =  −1 . (d) If x =  1  then y =  2 .
0 0 0

 
−1
 0 
 5 . Then kxk =
5. Let x =  

1
√
(a) 27 (b) 3 3
(c) 7 (d) none of the preceding
 6. In R3 , the distance between the point (−3, 4, 2) and the origin is
−3 2
   
−3
√
(a)  4  = 29 (b)  4  = 29

2 2
p
(c) |−3| + |4| + |2| = 9 (d) |−3| + |4| + |2| = 3

7. Let A ⊆ R be the set of all points such that x > 5. Which statement is false ?
(a) All points of A are accumulation points
(b) The point x = 5 is the only accumulation point
(c) [5, +∞) is the set of all accumulation points
(d) The point x = 5 is the only boundary point

 
3
 −1 
 1 . Then kxk =
8. Consider x =  

−5
(a) 36 (b) −2
(c) 6 (d) it is not defined

9. Let A = [0, 10) ∪ {12} be a set. The boundary of A is the set

(a) {0, 10} (b) {0, 12}
(c) {0, 10, 12} (d) none of the preceding

10. Let A = {x ∈ R : |x| ≥ 1} and B = x ∈ R : x2 − 4x ≤ 0 be two sets. Then A ∩ B is



(a) closed and bounded (b) closed and unbounded above

(c) closed and unbounded below (d) none of the preceding

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11. Let A = x ∈ R : ln 2x2 + x ≥ 0 and B = x ∈ R : x + 3 ≤ 2 be two sets.



Then A ∩ B is
(a) closed and bounded (b) closed and unbounded below
(c) open and bounded (d) none of the preceding