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1. 1990/II/2 x y x+ y = x+ y 1 x y 1 A.
yx x+ y

B.

x y x+ y

C.

x y

D.

x+y

E.

xy

2. 1990/II/3 If x =
A. ab + 1 , then b = ab ax 1 a+x B. ax 1 ax C. 1 ax a+x D. 1 ax a+x E. ax + 1 ax

3. 1991/II/2 1 1 = 2 1 x (1 + x) 2
A. 2 2 (1 x )(1 + x 2 ) B. 2x2 (1 x 2 )(1 + x 2 ) C. 2x2 (1 x 2 )(1 + x) 2 D. 2 (1 x)(1 + x) 2 E. 2x (1 x)(1 + x) 2

4. 1991/II/5
1 + x2 1 + x A. 1 y2 = 1 y 1 1 + 2 2 x y B. 1 1 1 + + 2 2 x xy y C. 1 2 1 + + 2 2 x xy y D. 1 2 1 + 2 2 x xy y E. 1 1 1 + 2 2 x xy y

5. 1992/II/1
1 1 + = a b A.
a+b ab

B.

ab a+b

C.

1 ab

D.

2 a+b

E.

1 a+b

6. 1992/II/2
If a = 1 A. 1 1 , then b = 1 b B. 1 1 1+ a C. 1+ 1 1 a D. 1+ 1 1+ a E.
1+

1 1 a

1 1 a

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7. 1992/II/7
If
A.
a c = = k and a, b, c, d are positive, then which of the following must be true? b d

a+c =k b+d

B.

ab = cd = k

C.

ac = bd = k

D.

a=c=k

E.

ac =k bd

8. 1992/II/43 If the price of an orange rises by $1, then 5 fewer oranges could be bought for $100. Which of the following equations gives the original price $ x of an orange?
A. 100 =5 x +1 B. 100 100 =5 x +1 x C. 100 100 =5 x x +1 D. 100 100 =5 x 1 x E. 100 100 =5 x x 1

9. 1993/II/2
If s = A. 2(s an ) n(n 1)

n [2a + (n 1)d ] , then d = 2

B.

2(s an ) n 1

C.

s n(n 1)

D.

as n a (n 1)

E.

4(s an ) n(n 1)

10. 1994/II/2
If y = A. 2x 1 , then x = x+2 B. 1+ 2y 2+ y C. 1+ 2y 2 y D. 1 2y 2+ y E. 1 2y 2 y

1+ 3y 2

11. 1994/II/36
2 1 x y = 4y x x y A. 2y x B. 2y + x C. 1 2y x D. 1 2y + x E. 1 4y x

12. 1995/II/2 x+ y If = 1 , then xy

A. 1 x x

y=
B.

x 1 x

C.

x 1 x

D.

x x 1

E.

1 x 1+ x

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x y 1 1 y x . Simplify x y y x
A.

13. 1995/II/37

x y x+ y

B.

x y x+ y

C.

x+ y x y

D.

x+ y x y

E.

14. 1996/II/4 If A = 2r2 + 2rh, then h =

A.

Ar

B.

A r

C.

A r 2 r

D.

A 2 r

E.

A 2 r 2 2 r

15. 1996/II/36
Simplify A. 1 1 x 1 1 3x 1 + + . x 1 x + 1 1 x2 B. 1 1+ x C.

1 1+ x

D.

3x + 1 1 x2

E.

1 5x 1 x2

16. 1997/II/3
If A.

a+x c = (c d), then x = b+ x d c a d b

B.

a b cd

C.

ba cd

D.

ad bc cd

E.

bc ad cd

17. 1997/II/28
Simplify A. D. 4 3 2 x 4 x x2
2

1 ( x + 1)( x + 2)

B. E.

1 ( x + 1)( x 2)

C.

1 ( x 1)( x 2)

x + 10 ( x + 1)( x 2)( x + 2)

x 10 ( x 1)( x 2)( x + 2)

18. 1998/II/1
If x =

y ( z 3) , then z = 3z

A.

3 3x y

B.

3 3x y

C.

3y 3x y

D.

3 y 3x y

E.

3x y 3y

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19. 1998/II/16 If
I. A. a c = 0 , which of the following must be true? b d a b = c d I only B. II. a+b c+d = b d C. III. a b cd = b d D. II and III only E. I, II and III

I and II only

I and III only

20. 1998/II/37 Let a and b be two consecutive positive integers. Which of the following must be true?
I. A. a + b is odd III only B. II. ab is odd III. C. a2 + b2 is odd I and III only D. II and III only E. I, II and III I and II only

21. 1998/II/39
2 3 2 = x 1 x x 2
2

A. D.

1 ( x 1)( x 2) 1 ( x 1)( x + 1)( x 2)

B. E.

1 ( x + 1)( x 2) x 7 ( x 1)( x + 1)( x 2)

C.

1 ( x + 1)( x + 2)

22. 1999/II/3
If a = A. 1+ b , then b = 1 b B. a 1 2a C. a +1 a 1 D. a 1 a +1 E. 1 a a +1

a 1 2

23. 1999/II/14 Let m be a positive integer. Which of the following must be true?
I. II. III. A. m2 is even. m(m + 1) is even. m(m + 2) is even. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and III only E. II and III only

24. 2000/II/1
If A = h (a + b) , then b = 2
B. 2 ( A a) h C. 2A a h D. a 2A h E. 2A a h

A. 2 A ah

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25. 2001/II/1
If a = 2 A. 1 a a2 1 , then b = 1+ b B. a 1 a2 C. a +1 a2 D.

a 3 a2

E.

1 a a

26. 2001/II/13 A piece of wire of length 36 cm is cut into two parts. One part, x cm long, is bent into a square and the other part is bent into a circle. If the length of a side of the square is equal to the radius of the circle, which of the
following equations can be used to find x? A. x= 36 4 x 2 B. x= 36 x 2 C. x 36 4 x = 4 2 D. x 36 x = 4 E. x 36 x = 4 2

27. 2001/II/28 x + 3y 2 x y If = , then = 2x y 3 x+ y

A.

5 6

B.

3 5

C.

3 5

D.

3 4

E.

5 6

28. 2002/II/1
If A. x a = , then x = 1+ x 1 a a B. 2a 1 a C. a 1 + 2a D. a 1 2a

29. 2002/II/37

2x = 1 x x
x 3 x 1 B.

A.

x2 3 x 1
2

C.

x2 +1 x2 1

D.

x2 +1 x2 1

30. 2003/II/3
If a = A. b 1 , then b = b2 B. 2a 1 a +1 C. 1 a 1 D. 1 a +1

2a 1 a 1

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31. 2004/II/2 y 2x If x = , then y = 2y

A. 2x 1 2x B. 2x 2x 1 C. 1 2x 2x D. 2x 1 2x

32. 2005/II/2 If a = 1 2b, then b =

A.
a 1 2

B.

a +1 2

C.

1 a 2

D.

1 a 2

33. 2006/II/2 If 2x 5y = 7, then y =

A. 5 2x 7 B. 5 2x + 7 C. 2x 7 5 D. 2x + 7 5

34. 2007/II/4 Let x be the smaller one of two consecutive integers. If the sum of the squares of the two integers is less than
three times the product of the two integers by 1, then A. C.
x2 + (x + 1)2 = 3x(x + 1) 1

3 x 2 + ( x + 1) 2 = x( x + 1) 1

B.
D.

x2 + (x + 1)2 = 3x(x + 1) + 1

3 x 2 + ( x + 1) 2 = x( x + 1) + 1

35. 2008/II/2 If m = 7 3n , then n =

A. 7m 3 B. 7+m 3 C. 3 7m D. 3 7+m

36. 2008/II/41 If the sum and the product of two numbers are 34 and 120 respectively, then the difference between the two numbers is
A. 24 B. 26 C. 28 D. 30

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