ALGEBRA

Q1. In the equation

x2 + 9x + k = 0, find the
value of k so that one
root of the equation is
twice the other root.
A. 18
C. 16
B. 12
D. 24

In the equation
kx2 6x + 3 = 0,
determine the value of
k so that the roots are
equal.
A. 4
C. 1
B. 2
D. 3
Q2.

Q3. The sum of the 4th

and the 8th terms of an
arithmetic progression is
32. The sum of the 10th
and the 14th term is 68.
Find the sum of the first
15 terms.
Ans. 330

Q4. There are 4

geometric means
between 3 and 729.
What is the sum of all
the six terms?
A. 1126
C. 1092
B. 1236
D. 1327

Q5. A certain ball when

dropped from a height
rebounds 4/5 of the
distance from which it
fell. Find the total
distance traveled by the
ball from the time it is
dropped from a height of
120 ft. until it comes to

Q6. The geometric mean

and the harmonic mean of
two numbers are 12 and
7, respectively. What are
the numbers?
A. 4, 36
C. 5, 25
B. 6, 40
D. 8, 45

Q7. Find the middle term

of the expansion of .
A. 12870x16 C. 13420x8
B. 11640x14

D. 15620x8

Q8. Find the sum of the

coefficients of the
expansion of
(a). (b).

Q9. Solve for x:

x = (log b a)(log c
d)(log d c)
A. log b a C. log a c
B. log b c
D. log d a

Q10. If (log10 x) / (1
log10 2) = 2, what is the
value of x?
A.
C. 25
B. 4
D. 5

Q11. The sum of two

numbers is 37. If the
larger is divided by the
smaller, the quotient is
3 and the remainder is
5. Find the numbers.

Q12. Two times the

fathers age is 8 more
than six times his sons
age. Ten years ago, the
sum of their ages was
44. The age of the son
is
A. 49 B. 15 C. 20
D.
18

Q13. A box with an open top is to

be made by taking a rectangular

piece of tin 8 x 10 inches and
cutting a square of the same size
out of each corner and folding up
the sides. If the area of the base
is to be 24 square inches, what
should be the length of the sides
of the square?
A. 2.0 in. B. 2.1 in.
B. 1.8 in. D. 2.2 in.

Q14. In a two-digit
number, the units digit
is 3 more than the tens
digit. Find the number if
it is 4 times as large as
the sum of its digits.
A. 47 B. 58 C. 36 D. 25

Q15. A can do a job in

3 days and B can do
the same job in 6 days.
How long will it take
them if they work
together?

Q16. As rate of doing

work is three times that
of B. On a given day, A
and B work together for 4
hours, then B is called
away and A finishes the
rest of the job in 2 hours.
How long would it take B
to do the complete job

Q17. A job can be done

by 20 laborers in 30
days. To finish the job
earlier 25 men were
hired.
However, after
working for 20 days, 10
men quit and were not
replaced. Find the total
number
of
days
to
complete the job.

Q18. A woman leaves home

in a car on a business trip.
Twenty minutes later, her
husband discovers that she
left her briefcase behind and
decides to overtake her in
another car.
The husband
knows that his wife averages
45 miles per hour and that
he averages 60 miles per
hour.
How long will it be

Q19. Two cars A and B race

around a 1320 m circular track.
The rates of A and B are 360
m/min
and
300
m/min,
respectively. If they travel at
the same direction and start at
the same point, when will A
overtake B for the first time?
A. 18 min. C. 22 min.
B. 12 min. D. 36 min.

Q20. The gasoline tank of

a car contains 50 liters of
gasoline and alcohol, the
alcohol comprising
25%. How much of the
mixture must be drawn
off and replaced by
alcohol so that the tank
contain a mixture of
which 50% is alcohol?

Q21. How soon after 3

oclock will the hands
of a clock be together?
min C. min
B. min D. min