MATH 17-1st Semester 2010-2011

First Long Examination (Sample)

PART 1. For multiple choice items, give only the (capital) letter of the correct answer. Otherwise, provide
the answer.

1. Which of the following is true?

A. A {{}} B. {} C. (()) D. ()

2. Which of the following is true?

A. ( A B ) (B A) = A B ( )C
C. AC B = A B C
B. A ( A B ) ( A B ) D. A B = B A

3. Consider the operation * defined as a =     . Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Z is closed under *.
B. * is commutative in Z
C. * is associative in Z
D. If a>0,  0

For numbers 4-5, consider the following addition and multiplication tables for S4={0,1,2,3}.

+ 0 1 2 3  0 1 2 3
0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 3
2 2 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 2
3 3 0 1 2 3 0 3 2 1

4. If + 3 = 3  2+ 2  (2), then x = _______.

5. What is the best description for the system [ , + , ] ?

A. It is a group. C. It is a commutative ring with identity.
B. It is a ring. D. It is a field.

6. Given G = { 1,0,1} , which of the following best describes [S4, +4, 4]?
A. It is an Abelian group. C. It is field.
B. It is a commutative ring. D. None of the above.

7. Which of the following statements is true about the operation * on positive real numbers R + where
a* b = a+ b?
A. * is commutative in R + . [+
]
C. R , * has an identity element.
+
B. * is associative in R . D. For each a R + , there exists a 1 R + .

1
21 + 32
8. The expression 2 1 is equal to
2 + 3
A. 22 B. 21 C. 22 D. 7
7 22 21 22
 1
1+ 2 + 3
9. Simplify : ________________________________
1 2 3

$
( !"#)%
10. =
"
A. 4!5 + 8 B. 4!5 8 C. 84!5 D. 8 + 4!5

x2 4
11. The solution set of the equation = 1 is
x2 4
A. ) B. ) {2, 2} C. * D. {2}

12. The solution set of the equation 7 x 2 + 3x + 3 = 1 is

A. ) B. ) {2} C. * D. {2}

13. Subtracting the sum from the product of the roots of the equation  " +  = , we get
A. a + b B. a-b C. b-a D. none of these

14. The equation  "  + 1 = 0 will have real roots if and only if
A. > 2 - < 2 B. 2 < < 2 C. > 2 D. < 2

15. What is the least upper bound of the set {0.71, 0.7171, 0.717171, }? Ans.: ___________

16. Which of the following is NOT an absolute inequality?


A.   " B.   + 0  0 C.  0  0 D.  + 1,  > 0
1

2
17. The equation  = ! has how many real roots?
A. none B. 1 C. 2 D. 4

18. The product of the roots of   = 16 is ____________________________________

19. What is the remainder if 4() =  # 3 5 + 2 " 1 is divided by ( + 2)?

A. -1 B. 47 C. 5 D. -25

20. Which of the following has no negative roots?

A.   + 3 " 2 + 5 = 0 C.   + 3 " + 2 5 = 0
B.   3 " 2 5 = 0 D.   3 " + 2 + 5 = 0

21. The smallest set for which (x 1)(x 2)(x 3) = 0 is solvable completely is ____________________.

22. (12345 )2 2(12345 )(12347 ) + (12347 )2 is equal to

A. -4 B. -2 C. 2 D. 4
Part 2. Do as indicated.

1. Perform the indicated operations and simplify the results:

4a 4a 2 + 10 a + 3

a 2 (a + 3)(a 2)
a.
3
2
a+3
3 3x
b. 3 x 2 3 y6x 2 +
x

c.



4 (
y 1 + y )
2 2
1
(
2 y3 1 + y 2 )
3
2


y
1 + y2

2. Solve the given equations and reject extraneous root.

a. (m2 m)2 4(m2 m) = 12
b. 5x 1 x + 2 = 1
c. 6 x 4 5 x 3 + 6 x 2 10 x 12 = 0
1 1 2 7
d. 64 9 100 6 + z 3 =
3 2 +3 z

x 2 3x + 2
e. 2
x2

Part 3. Problem Solving

1. A car radiator contains 10 liters of a 30% antifreeze solution. How many liters will have to be
replaced with pure antifreeze if the resulting solution is to be 50% antifreeze?

2. A man can do certain job in 10 hours and his younger son can do it in 12 hours. After the father
and his younger son have been working for 1 hour, the older son joins them, and the three
completed the job in 3 more hours. How long will it take the older son to do the job alone?

Part 4. Proving

x+ y
1. Given two unequal positive numbers x and y , prove that > xy .
2
c 1
2. Show that if ab + c = 1, a 0 , then b = , using only axioms and definitions.
a
3. Prove that if the polynomial equation P(x) = 0 is of degree n, then it has at most n distinct roots.