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Mathematics Reviewer A
Mathematics Reviewer A
Mathematics Reviewer A
1. 101. If the probability that it will rain today is 5/8, what is the probability that it will not?
a. 1/8
b. 3/8
c. 1/4
d. 100%
2. The degree of the term -4x^2 y, is _____.
a. 4th
b. 1st
c. 2nd
d. 3rd
3. If x is an odd integer and y is an even integer, which of the following is an even integer?
a. 2x-y-1
b.x^2+y
c. x^2+3y+1
d. 4x-1
4. The greatest common divisor (GCD) of 91,39 and 78 is ______.
a. 24
b. 13
c. 91
d. 39
5. The property of real numbers which describes (5+6)-3 = -3 + (5+6) is _______.
a. Cumulative
b. Associative
c. Distributive
d. Reflexive
6. Which is a proportion?
a. 5:4 = 15: 12
b. 8:3 = 16: 9
c. 4: 5 = 12: 10
d. 1/2: 7 = 5: 2
7. 1/8 in percent is ______.
a. 10.5 %
b. 12.5 %
c. 14.5 %
d. 16.5 %
8. Simplify this equation (8/9 – 1/3) / (3/4-1/6)
a. 21/20
b. 20/21
c. 19/20
d. 20/19
9. The least common multiple (LCM) of 18 and 24 is ______.
a. 6
b. 24
c. 36
d. 72
10. Solve for the value of x to make the proportion x: 8 = 16 true.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
11. What do you call a triangle with equal sides?
a. scalene
b. equilateral
c. isosceles
d. right
12. Which of the following numbers is prime?
a. 91
b. 121
c. 101
d. 119
13. In how many ways can a photographer arrange 6 people in a row to pose for a
photograph?
a. 30
b. 600
c.120
d. 720
14. If April 18, 2014 fell on Friday, in which day will April 18, 2016 fall?
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Thursday
d. Sunday
15. 124. What is the unit’s digits of the product of the 1 000 smallest prime numbers?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 5
16. Find the largest prime divisor of (2^16-1).
a. 13
b. 17
c. 257
d. 65 535
17. How many significant figures are there in 120,400?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
18. What is the smallest positive number that is a multiple of both 15 and 18?
a. 90
b. 180
c. 75
d. 72
19. Simplify this (2^-1) (2^2) (2^0).
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 0
20. We can use SOH-CAH-TOA for _________.
1. Any triangle ever
2. Non-right triangles only
3. Right Triangles only
4. Never
21. In a right triangle, one side other than the hypotenuse is 8 cm and an acute angle is 45°.
What is the length of the hypotenuse?
a. 6.6 cm
b. 6.4 cm
c. 8√2 cm
d. 8√6 cm
22. The ratio of the length of the pole and its shadow is 1: √3. The angle of elevation of the
sun is _________.
a. 30°
b. 60°
c. 45°
d. 90°
23. A ladder of length 6 m leans against a vertical wall so that the base of the ladder is 2 m
from the wall. The angle between the ladder and the wall is _________.
a. 18.5o
b. 19.5o
c. 70.5o
d. 61.5o
24. Solve for the missing angle.
a. 50.5 degrees
b. 12.7 degrees
c. 36.9 degrees
d. 72.2 degrees
25. A ship sails 35 km on bearing of 042o. How far north has it traveled?
a. 23.4 km
b. 25.4 km
c. 26.0 km
d. 22.3 km
26. The ratio in a right triangle of adjacent to hypotenuse is ________.
a. Sine
b. Cosine
c. Tangent
d. Inverse Cosine
27. Find side AB?
a. 20 m
b. 5 m
c. 11.54 m
d. 8.66 m
28. A ship sails 200 km on a bearing of 243.7o. How far south has it traveled?
a. 179.3 km
b. 88.6 km
c. 68.9 km
d. 159.5 km
29. Given that the points A (5,0) and B (7,3). Calculate the angle between AB and the x-axis.
a. 40.2o
b. 35.6o
c. 56.3o
d. 30.7o
30. Which expressions are in factor form?
a. 3x(x-1)
b. (x-6) + (2x-5)
c. x+(x-1)
d. 3x/4
31. Choose the correct ratio: cosA.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
32. What is x5 / x2?
a. 1/ x2
b. x
c. x-3
d. x3
33. Choose the correct ratio.
a. 21.4 cm
b. 18.0 cm
c. 36.5 cm
d. 43.6 cm
40. Arccos (sin 5π/4) is _________.
a. 3π/4
b. π/2
c. π/6
d. π/3
41. Cos-1(√3/2) is equal to __________.
a. π/3
b. 2π/3
c. π/6
d. 5π/6
42. Sin-1[cosπ] is equal to __________.
a. 0
b. π
c. π/2
d. -π/2
43. Solve for x.
a. 24.20
b. 4.92
c. 290.4
d. 29.75
44. Cos-1(0) is equal to __________.
a. ½π
b. π
c. 1
d. 2π
45. What range of angles can you get from the principal value of inverse cosine?
a. 0 to π
b. 0 to 2π
c. -π/2 to π/2
d. π/2 to 3 π/2
46. What range of angles can you get from the principal value of inverse sine?
a. 0 to π
b. 0 to 2π
c. -π/2 to π/2
d. π/2 to 3 π/2
47. Evaluate the function: Arcsin (-1/2).
a. π/3
b. π/6
c. 5π/6
d. -π/6
48. Arccos (-√3/2) is equal to __________.
a. 5π/6
b. 7π/4
c. -√3/2
d. -5π/6
49. What is the saying we use to remember the trig functions?
a. SOH CAH TOA
b. SAH COH TAO
c. COH SAH TOA
d. SOH COH TOH
50. Arcsin (cos π/6) is equal to __________.
a. π/6
b. π/3
c. -π/6
d. π/4
51. What type of triangle is the context of our study of trigonometry?
a. Right Triangle
b. Isosceles Triangle
c. Scalene Triangle
d. Acute Triangle
52. Tan (Arctan -1) is equal to __________.
a. -1
b. 0
c. π/6
d. -π/4
53. What is the ratio for Sine?
a. Hyp / Opp
b. Opp / Hyp
c. Opp / Adj
d. Adj / Opp
54. SinA = CosA for what value of A is __________.
a. A = 90°
b. A = 60°
c. A = 45°
d. A = 30°
55. What is the ratio for Tangent?
a. Hyp / Opp
b. Opp / Hyp
c. Opp / Adj
d. Adj / Opp
56. If tanA = CotA then the value of SecA is __________.
a. 2
b. 1
c. √2
d. 1/√3
57. Inverse function of Sine of an angle is __________.
a. Cosine
b. Cosecant
c. Secant
d. Cotangent
58. If tan X = Sin45°Cos45° + Sin30° then x is equal _________.
a. 45°
b. 90°
c. 30°
d. ½
59. Inverse function of Secant of an angle?
a. Cosecant
b. Cosine
c. Sine
d. Tangent
60. Value of Cosec90° is equal to _________.
a. 0
b. 1
c. Not defined
d. 2
61. If SinA = 1/2 and CosA = 1/2 then A + B is equal _________.
a. 0°
b. 30°
c. 60°
d. 90°
62. What is the ratio for Cosine?
a. Opp / Hyp
b. Opp / Adj
c. Adj / Opp
d. Adj / Hyp
63. Value of Cosec30°- Cos60° is equal _________.
a. 1/2
b. 3/2
c. 1/8
d. 2
64. In right triangle ABC, ∠A and ∠B are complementary angles. The value of cosA =
5/13. What is the value of sin B?
a. 5/13
b. 12/13
c. 13/12
d. 13/5
65. tanB = 1/√3 at B is equal to _________.
a. 60°
b. 30°
c. 90°
d. 45°
66. What is tan 45⁰?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 0.5
d. 0.75
67. Sec60° × tan30° - Cos90° is equal to _________.
a. 2
b. 1/2
c. √3/2
d. 2/√3
68. What is cos 47⁰?
a. 0.73
b. 0.28
c. 0.68
d. 0.37
69. Find x if sin 22o = 2/x.
a. 6.78
b. 0.75
c. 2.14
d. 5.34
70. Write sin 62o in terms of cos.
a. cos 28o
b. cos 62o
c. cos 118o
d. cos 38o
71. If sinA = 0.5, then tan A is equal to ________.
a. 1/√3
b. ½
c. √3/2
d. √3
72. sin B is equal to ________.
a. 1/ cosB
b. 1/cosec B
c. cosec B
d. cosB / cosec B
73. Greek letter π is the ratio of
a. Diameter: Circumference
b. Circumference: Radius
c. Circumference: Diameter
d. Radius: Circumference
74. Formula for TanA where A is any acute angle?
a. Perpendicular/ Hypotenuse
b. Perpendicular/Base
c. Base/perpendicular
d. Base/Hypotenuse
75. Which scenario describes the picture shown?
a. A 5-foot ramp is 8 feet away from a building. What is the angle that the ramp makes with the
ground?
b. A 5-foot ramp leans against an 8-foot structure. What is the angle that the ramp makes with
the ground?
c. An 8-foot ramp leans against a building 5 feet away. What angle does the ramp make
with the ground?
d. A 5-foot man is 8 feet away from a building. What is the angle of elevation?