MATH REVIEW

2. What property of real numbers is : (XY)Z =X( YZ)

A. Associative

B. commutative D. derivative

C. distributive

3. Solve for x in the equation : 5x-6 = 2x + 3

A. 5

B. 3 D. 2

C. 1

4. In the quadratic equation x2 kx + 25 =0, what is the value of k so that the roots are equal?

A. 5

B. 10 D. 50

C. 15

5. How many significant digits does the number 3.4 x 107 have?

A. 2

B. 5 D. 9

C. 7

6. Solve the following system of simultaneous equations: A. x=1,y=2,z=3 B. x=3,y=1,z=2 D. x=4, y=2,z=5

C. x=2, y=3, z=1

7. What time between 3 and 4 oclock are the hands of the clock together?

A. 3:16.27

B. 3:16.36 D. 3:16.51

C. 3:16.48

8. Joseph can finish painting a tank in 5 days alone while David can finish painting the same tank in 7 days alone. How many days can the work be finished if Joseph and David will work together but David working only for 2 days?

A. 2.9
C. 4.2

B. 3.6
D. 5.3

9. What property of real numbers is : a+b+c = c+b+a?

A. associative

B. commutative D. distributive

C. symmetry

10. Find the characteristic and mantissa of the natural logarithm of 43.8.

A. 1; 0.6416

B. 2; 0.6415 D. 3; 0.7796

C. 3; 0.5496

11. What property of real numbers is: (AB)(CD) = (BC)(DA)

A. Commutative and distributive B. Associative and distributive C. Commutative and associative D. Associative and collective

12. Resolve

into partial fractions

A.

B.

C.

D.

13. A pump can a tank in hours. Another pump can fill the same tank in 12 hours. How many hours can the two pumps fill the tank working together? A. 4.8 B. 10.0 D. 5.4

C. 20.0

14. Solve for x : ex = 10e .

A. 2.718

B. 2.303 D. 6.259

C. 0.4343

15. Factor completely: 12x2 + 16ax 9bx -12ab

A. (3x +4a)(4x-3b)

B. (3x-4a)(4x+3b) D. (4x-3a)(3x+4b)

C. (4x +3a)(3x-4b)

16. The first term of the arithmetic progression is 7 and the 6th term is 22. What is the 10th term.?

A. 31

B. 34 D. 40

C. 37

17. Solve for x: 0.07 =e-0.05x

A. 532
C. 325

B. 352
D. 253

18. Solve for the simultaneous values of x and y: 2x2-3xy+y2 =15 ; x2 -2xy +y2 = 9 A. X= 1; y = 2 B. X = 3; y = 3

C. x= 2;y=1

D. X=4; y= 3

19. (a-b)3 =

A. a3 -6a2b +6ab2-b3

B. a3-6a2b+12ab2-b3
D. a3-3a2b +3ab2-b3

C. a3-3a2b-3ab2+b3

20. Solve for x and y: 2x + 3y =12 3x +4y =8 A. x= 12;y=8 B. X=-12, y=8

C. Y= x=24, y = -12

D. X=-24, y =20

21. Factor completely: 1- a8

A. (1+a4)(1-a4)
C. (1+a4)(1+a2)(1+a)(1-a)

B. (1+a4)(1+a2)(1-a2)
D. (1-a4)(1-a2)(1-a)(1+a)

22. Which of the following numbers has three significant digits? A. 341 B. 34.1

C. 0.00341

D. All of these

23. Find the roots of the cubic equation: x3-3x +2

A. 1, 2, -1

B. 1, -2, 1
D. 1, -1, 2

C. 1, 2, 3

24. Find the sum of the finite sequence 81, 54, 36. . . ,16

A. 211
C. 233

B. 221
D. 244

25. Find the sum of the first ten terms of the sequence: 4, 7, 5, 11, 14.5, 18. . . . .. ..

A. 175.5 C. 205.5

B. 197.5 D. 212.5

26. In a series consisting of four numbers the first three numbers form an arithmetic progression whose common difference is 2 while the last three numbers form a geometric progression whose common ratio is 1.5. What is the last number?

A. 2
C. 9

B. 6
D. 12

27. Solve for x: 0.07 =e-0.05x

A. 532
C. 325

B. 352
D. 253

2. The original cost of an asset less the accumulated depreciation: a. Book value c. Fair value b. Market value d. Tangible value

3. Which of the following cannot be used as a base of a system of logarithm a. 10 b. e

c. 2

d. 1

4. A parallelogram with sides equal: a. trapezoid c. rhomboid b. rhombus d. trapezium

5. Which of the following is an extensive property? a. temperature c. mass b. pressure d. specific volume

6. Method of paying a debt by installment, usually by equal payments and at equal intervals of time. a. equity b. annuity

c. amortization

d. deflation

7. Supplementary angles are angles whose sum is: a. 45 deg c. 180 deg b. 90 deg d. 360 deg

8. The general ability of a company to meet its shortterm indebtedness which is the ratio of current assets to current liabilities. A. Asset turnover B. Liability turnover

C. Indebtedness ratio

D. Current ratio

9. 27, 9, 3, 1, 1/3 . . .. ..is what type of progression? A. Arithmetic C. Harmonic B. Geometric D. Power

10. The mass to which a force of 1 lb will give an acceleration of 1 ft/s2 .

A. Poundal

B. Newton

C. Slug

D. hyl

11. Assuming i= annual rate of return, n= number of years, F= future worth, and P= present worth. What is the future worth of .a present amount P?27, 9, 3, 1, 1/3 . . .. ..is what type of progression?

A. P(1+i)n C. P(1+i)-n

B. P(1+i)n-1 D. P(1+i)1

12. A loss of value occasioned by new developments which place the older property at a competitive disadvantage. A. Inflation B. Depletion D. Depression

C. Obsolescence

13. At any point in a fluid at rest, the pressure is the same in all directions.

A. Daltons Law

B. Pascals Law D. Avogadros law

C. Newtons Law

14. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A. Mass

B. Torque D. Velocity

C. Displacement

15. A loss of value occasioned by new developments which place the older property at a competitive disadvantage. A. Inflation B. Depletion D. Depression

C. Obsolescence

16. A plane closed curve, all points of which are the same distance from point within called the center is: A. chord B. circle D. radius

C. arc

17. A statement of equality between two ratios.

A. Valuation

B. Theorem D. Proportion

C. Power Factor

18. The property of the body which measures its resistance to change in motion.

A. acceleration

B. weight D. rigidity

C. inertia

19. A line segment joining two points on a circle is called:

A. arc

B. tangent D. chord

C. sector

20. It is defined as the motion of a rigid body in which a straight line passing through any two of its particles always remains parallel to its initial position. A. Translation B. rotation D. kinetics

C. Plane motion

21. Which of the following may be the poisson ratio of a material?

A. 0.45

B. 0.50 D. 0.60

C. 0.55

22. The length of time during which the property may be operated at a profit.

A. life

B. Length of time D. Economic life

C. Physical life

23. In a proportion of four quantities the first and fourth terms are referred to as the:A loss of value occasioned by new developments which place the older property at a competitive disadvantage. A. means B. denominators D. numerators

C. extremes

24. When using net present worth calculation to compare two projects, which of the following could invalidate the calculations. A. Mutually exclusive projects B. Evaluation over different periods C. Non conventional cash flows D. Difference in the magnitude of the projects

25. A polygon with fifteen sides is termed as:

A. dodecagon

B. decagon D. nonagon

C. pentedecagon

26. In a cantilever beam with concentrated load at the free end, the moment is: A. Constant along the beam B. Maximum at the wall

C. maximum halfway on the beam

D. Maximum at the free end

27. 10 to the 12th power is the value of the prefix:

A. micro

B. femto D. atto

C. tera

29. An equation in which a variable appears under the radical sign is called:

A. Literal equation

B. Radical equation D. Irrational equation

C. Irradical equation

30. Forms of summary of assets, liabilities and net worth

A. Balance method

B. break-even point D. production

C. Balance sheet

30. The difference between the book value and the actual lower resale value is:

A. Salvage value

B. Resale value D. Sunk cost

C. Fixed cost

31. All circles having the same center but with unequal radii are called:

A. encircles

B. Tangent circles D. Concentric circles

C. concyclic

32. The ratio of the annual revenues to the annual expenses

A. Benefit cost ratio

B. Income ratio D. Benefit ratio

C. Rate of return

33. It occurs in unique product of services is available only from a single supplier and entry of all possible suppliers prevented A. monopoly B. competition D. inventory

C. profitability

34. The logarithm of 1 to any base is:

A. indeterminate

B.zero D. one

C. infinity

35. A written acknowledgement by a carrier that he has received the goods for shipment

A. Shippers contract

B. Transportation Contract D. Bond

C. Bill of Lading

36. The actual amount of passing into and out of the treasury of financial venture

A. Book value

B. Salvage value D. Bond

C. Capital

37. The center of gravity of an isosceles triangle whose height is H on the median line is:

A. 1/3H from the vertex

B. 2/3H from the vertex D. H from the vertex

C. 2/3H from the base

38. If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is proportional to the negative of the equation of the same curve, what is the curve? A. hyperbola B. A square wave D. A cycloid

C. A sinusoid

39. A term used to describe payment of an employee, wherein an employee report for work and is sent home without working. A. Call-in pay B. call-back pay D. Back wages

C. portal-to-portal pay

40. That period of time after which a machine or facility should be discarded or replaced because of its excessive maintenance costs or reduced profitability. A. Yield B. Economy D. Tangibles

C. Life

41. The locus of the point which move so the sum of its distances between two fixed points is constant constant is known as: A. parabola B. circle D. hyperbola

C. ellipse

42. A tangent to a conic is a line:

A. Which is parallel to the normal

B. Which touches the conic at only one point C. Which passes inside the conic D. All of the above

43. A condition whereby payment is made for work not done

A. Standard bedding

B. Costing

C. Feather bedding

D. Diminishing

44. 180 degrees is equivalent to how many radians?/

A. pi

B. pi/2 D. pi/4

C. 2pi

45. The single force which produces the same effect upon a body as two or more forces acting together is called: A. Resultant force B. Coplanar force D. non-coplanar force

C. couple

46. Product of mass and linear velocity is known as:

A. impulse

B. Linear momentum D. impact

C. Angular momentum

47. If the velocity of a mass is the same all the time during which motion takes is called:

A. deceleration

B. Uniform motion D. None of these

C. acceleration

48. That period of time after which a machine or facility should be discarded or replaced because of its excessive maintenance costs or reduced profitability. A. Yield B. Economy D. Tangibles

C. Life