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WEEKLY EXAM 1
JULY 8, 2017
MATHEMATICS
1. Use the factor theorem to determine whether the first 13. If the exterior angles of a quadrilateral form a geometric
polynomial is a factor of the second polynomial. sequence with a common ratio 3/2, find the smallest exterior
angle. (Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.)
X-1; f(x)=x3-x2+x-1
A. 44.31∞ B. 66.46∞ C. 149.54∞ D. 224.31∞
A. No solution B. no
C. yes D. 0 14. Shelby’s printer had 500 sheets of paper in it. After
Monday, there were 466 sheets of paper. After Tuesday, there
2. What is 5x4-3x+1 divided by 4-x? were 432 sheets of paper. After Wednesday, there were 398
A. -5x3-20x2-80x-317+-1269/4-x sheets of paper. If this pattern continues, how many sheets of
B. 5x3+20x2+80x+317-1296/4-x paper will be left after Friday?
C. 15x2-40x-228-1193/4-x a. 34 b. 296 c. 330 d. 364
D. 25x3-3x2+45x-1274
15. Determine if the sequence is arithmetic or geometric. Then
3. What is the remainder of f(x)=2x3-3x2+4x-7; k=2 identify the next term in the sequence. 0.2, 1, 5, 25,…
A. 20 B. 2 C. 10 D. 5 a. arithmetic; 75
b. arithmetic; 125
4. Find the real zeros of the function. Identify as rational or c. geometric; 75
irrational. d. geometric; 125
f(x)=2x3-3x2-4x+6
A. Rational zero: 3/2 Irrational zeros:+/- 2 16. ln (x-2)<0 if and only if
B. Rational zero: none Irrational zeros: none a. x<3 b.0<x<3
C. Rational zeros: 2 & 3 Irrational zero: 3/2 c. 2<x<3 d. x>2
D. Rational zeros: 3/2 Irrational zeros: none
17. Evaluate the expression (1 + i2)10 where i is an imaginary
5. (48x*4- 18x) /6 number.
A. 48x*4 - 3x B. 8x*4 - 18x A. -1 B. 10 C. 0* D. 1
C. 8x*4 - 3x D. 8x*3 - 3
18.
6. Which of the following is not an
arithmetic sequence? A.1/5 B. 2/5 C. 3/5 D. 4/5
A. 11, 2, -8, -19, …
B. 4, 7, 10, 13, …
19.
C. 57, 51, 45, 39, …
D. -3, -5, -7, -9, …
A. undefined B. 0 C. Infinity D. 1/7
7. If the common difference of an
20.
arithmetic sequence is 4 and T(6) = 15,
find the first term of the sequence. A. 0 B. ½ C. 2 D. -1/2
A. -9 B. -5 C.11/5 D. 35
21. Differentiate y = ex cos x2
8. Given an arithmetic sequence -11, 2, 15, A. –ex sin x2
…, if T(m) is the first term that exceeds B. ex (cos x2 – 2x sin x2)
200, find the value of m. C. ex cos x2 – 2x sin x2
A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D. 19 D. -2xex sin x
26. What is the integral of (3t – 1)3 dt? 6. A potentially lethal electric current
is on the order of:
A. (1/12)(3t – 1)4 + C A. 0.01 mA.
B. (1/12)(3t – 4)4 + C B. 0.1 mA.
C. (1/4)(3t – 1)4 + C C. 1 mA.
D. (1/4)(3t – 1)3 + C D. 0.1 A.
27. Evaluate the integral of dx / (x + 2) from -6 to -10. 7. A piece of wire has a conductance of 20
A. 2 1/2
B. ½ C. ln 3 D. ln 2 siemens. Its resistance is:
A. 20 :.
28. Integrate xcos (2x2 + 7) dx. B. 0.5 :.
C. 0.05 3.
A. (1/4)sin (2x2 + 7) + C D. 0.02 :.
B. (1/4)cos (2x2 + 7) + C
C. ((sin θ) / 4(x2 + 7)) + C 8. You are told that a certain air
D. sin (2x2 + 7) + C conditioner is rated at 500 Btu. What
is this in kWh?
29. What is the integral of sin5 x dx if the lower limit is 0 and A. 147.
the upper limit is π/2? B. 14.7.
C. 1.47.
A. 0.233 B. 0.333 C. 0.433 D. 0.533 D. 0.147.
30. Find the integral of [(ex – 1) / (ex + 1)] dx 9. A ferromagnetic material:
A. ln (e – 1) + x + C
x 2 A. Concentrates magnetic flux lines
B. ln (ex + 1) – x + C within itself.
C. ln (ex – 1) + x + C B. Increases the total magnetomotive
D. ln (ex + 1)2 – x + C force around a current-carrying
wire.
ELECTRONICS C. Causes an increase in the current
1. A molecule: in a wire.
A. Might consist of just a single D. Increases the number of ampereturns
atom of an element. in a wire.
B. Must always contain two or more
elements. 10. The change in the direction of a compass
C. Always has two or more atoms. needle, when a current-carrying wire is brought
D. Is always electrically charged. near, is:
A. Electromagnetic deflection.
2. In some batteries, chemical energy can B. Electrostatic force.
be replenished by: C. Magnetic force.
A. Connecting it to a light bulb. D. Electroscopic force.
B. Charging it.
C. Discharging it. 11. A thermocouple:
D. No means known; when a battery is A. Gets warm when current flows through
dead, you have to throw it away. it.
B. Is a thin, straight, special wire.
3. Light is converted into electricity: C. Generates dc when exposed to light.
D. Generates ac when heated.
A. In a dry cell.
B. In a wet cell. 12. A utility meter’s readout indicates:
C. In an incandescent bulb. A. Voltage.
D. In a photovoltaic cell. B. Power.
C. Current.
4. Suppose there is an atom of oxygen, D. Energy.
containing eight protons and eight
neutrons in the nucleus, and two 13. Suppose you double the voltage in a simple
neutrons are added to the nucleus. The dc circuit, and cut the resistance in half. The
resulting atomic weight is about: current will become:
A. 8. A. Four times as great.
B. 10. B. Twice as great.
C. 16. C. The same as it was before.
D. 18. D. Half as great.
5. A positive electric pole: 14. You have an unlimited supply of 1-W, 100- :
A. Has a deficiency of electrons. resistors. You need to get a 100-:, 10-W
B. Has fewer electrons than the resistor. This can be done most cheaply by
negative pole. means of a series-parallel matrix of
C. Has an excess of electrons. A. 3 x3 resistors.
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WEEKLY EXAM 1
JULY 8, 2017