A Test-All Topics
A Test-All Topics
A Test-All Topics
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This test, which contains a representative selection of questions on the basic ideas and techniques covered in this resource, attempts to diagnose any weaknesses you may have. Answers, with appropriate references, are given at the end of the test. 1. 4 7 6 + 5 = 2. 3 (6) (2) = 3. 18 6 3 = 4. 23 32 = 5. 3x + 5y 4x = 6. 2x (3x) = 7. 3(x 1) = (i) 3x 1 (ii) 3x 3 8. 3(t 3) 2(1 2t) = 9.
3 4
(iii) 3x + 1 (iv) 3x + 3
(v) 3x 1 (vi) 3x 3
2 5
10. 5% of 25 = 11. Which of the following equations are true? (i) (ii) (iii) a+b b = a+c c ba ab = cd cd ab a = bd d (iv) (v) (vi)
a b b c a b c b
= =
a c a c
bc = 1 cb
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12. 3.09 0.03 = (i) 0.103 (ii) 1.03 (iii) 10.3 (iv) 103 (v) 1030
13. Evaluate and write as a decimal: (i) 3.1 104 + 2.7 102 (ii) (5.0 105 ) + (2 103 ) 14. 9 = k (i) (ii) (iii)
3 k 9 k 9 k
(iv) (v)
9 k 3 k
(v) 27
16. Which of the following are true? (i) 7 + 72 = 73 (ii) 33 32 = 95 (iii) (35 )2 = 310 17. 8x5 y 2 4x2 y 3 = 18. Solve 3 2(x 1) = x + 2 19. If 4x 3y = 5 and y = 1, then x = (i) 2 (ii) 1 2 (iii) 2 A2 (iv)
1 2
(v) 1 3
20. Solve
2x + y = 3 x 2y = 4
21. Find the gradient of the line 3y = 4x + 2 22. Find (i) the x -intercept (ii) the y -intercept of the line 3y = 4x + 2 23. Which of the graphs could be the graph of 2x 3y = 6?
y y
x x
(b) (a)
y y x x
(d) (c)
y
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25. (x + 1)(x 2) = (i) x2 + 2 (ii) x2 2 26. Find the factors of 6x2 x 2 27. Factorize 4x2 1 28. If f (x) = 2x2 + x 1, nd the value of (i) f (0) (ii) f (1) (iii) f
1 2
(iii) x2 + 3x 2 (iv) x2 x 2
29. Solve 4x2 4x 3 = 0 30. Sketch the parabola y = x2 3x + 2. Find (i) the equation of its axis of symmetry (ii) the coordinates of its vertex. 31. Rewrite with x alone on the left hand side: (i) 2x + 4 < 5x 2 (ii) 5x > 15 (iii) 3(2 x) < x + 2 32. Find the sizes of the angles marked: (a) (b)
40
(c)
60 w z
t y x
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33. Are the triangles drawn (i) congruent (ii) similar (iii) neither congruent nor similar?
34. log 4 + log 9 = (i) log 13 (ii) 2 log 6 35. Express in radian measure: (i) 60 (ii) 15 (iii) 75 (iv) 45 36. How high is the tree (measurements in metres)? (iii) (log 6)2 (iv) 5 log 6 (v) log(4/9)
20
30
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Let A, B and C be the matrices 1 2 3 0 0 1 3 B= 1 A= 1 3 0 0 3 3 1 4 37. What size are these matrices?
3 2
1 3 2 2 0 1
1 3 5 C= 2 1 0 1 1 2
38. Write down the components B12 , B23 and B41 . 39. B=
0 3
0 3 1 1 2 1 1
3 0
B=
0 1 1 2
41. Find the area of the region bounded by the graph of the parabola y = x2 , the x-axis, and the vertical lines x = 0 and x = 1. 42. Find the anti-derivative of the function y = cos(2x). 43. What is the average value of the function y = sin(x) over the interval 0 < x < ? 44. The expression 2x+y equals (a) 2x 2y (b) 2x + 2y (c) y 2x
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45. The derivative of a function f (x) at x = c is (a) a maximum of f (b) the average rate of change of f (c) the slope of the tangent of the graph of f at the point (c, f (c)) 46. If a die is thrown once, what is the probability of getting an odd number or a four? 47. If a die is rolled twice, what is the probability of both numbers being even? 48. Calculate the median of the following data set: 12, 14, 6, 21, 23, 15, 25, 2, 7, 8. 49. This curve shows a normal distribution. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) The mean, median and mode lie on the line of symmetry. (b) The number of scores above the median is the same as the number below. (c) Scores will most probably lie within two standard deviations from the mean. (d) The distribution is skewed. 50. Which of the following is true for these data? 1, 3, 0, 2, 4, 7, 4 (a) The mean is 3 and the median is 3. (b) The mode is 4 and the median is 2. (c) The median is 2 and the mean is 3. (d) The mode is 4 and the mean is 3.5.
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Topic 1
2 3 4 4
x + 5y 6x2 (iv) 7t 11
3 1 20
2 2 3 2 2
100 100
309 3
= 103
(ii) 500,000.002
2 2 3, 4, 5 4
1 2 3
3 4 4
(ii) y =
2 3
Topic
Section
Question
Answer(s) y
2x + y = 3 5 24. (2, 1) x 2y = 4 x
Refer to Q. 20. 7 1 2 2 3 4 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. (iv) (2x + 1)(3x 2) (2x + 1)(2x 1) (i) 1 (ii) 0 (iii) 0
x = 11 , 1 2 2 y x = 11 2
2 x
9 10
2,3 2,3,5 6, 7
(i) x > 2
(ii) x < 3
(ii) t = 120, w = 60
Topic 11 12
Section 2 3 2
(ii)
12
(iii)
5 12 1 2
(iv)
20
10 metres [sin 30 =
height
13
1 1
39.
4 14 4 4 4 15 4 4 16 4 4 17 4 4 4
40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
of a unit of area.
(a) (c)
2 3 3 12
1 4
13 (d) The distribution is skewed. (a) The mean is 3 and the median is 3.
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