ECE ELECTIVE 2

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

9. If x2 is the arithmetic mean between 22. Differentiate y = sec (x2 + 2)

-(x + 3) and 5x + 1, find the values of x.
A. 1 B. -1 or 1 C. -1 or 0 D. -1 A. 2x cos (x2 + 2)
B. –cos (x2 + 2) cot (x2 + 2)
10. If -3x + 6 is the geometric mean C. 2x sec (x2 + 2) tan (x2 + 2)
between the integers x*2 + 2 and 2, find D. cos (x2 +2)
the values of x.
A. -2 or 4 B. 4 C.8/7 or 4 D. -4 or 1 23. Differentiate y = log10 (x2 + 1)2
A. 4x (x2 + 1)
11. If the general term of an arithmetic B. (4x log10 e) / (x2 + 1)
sequence is T(n) = 7 - 3n, find the C. log e(x) (x2 + 1)
sum of the first 7 terms of the sequence. D. 2x (x2 + 1)
A. -56 B. -35 C. 4 D. 210
24. Find y’ if y = arcsin cos x
12. Find the sum of the integers between
301 and 400 inclusive that are multiples A. -1 B. -2 C. 1 D. 2
of 4.
A. 8400 25. The derivative with respect to x of 2cos2 (x2 + 2) is
B. 8800
C. 20 200 A. 2sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2)
D. 49 900 B. -2sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2)
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C. 8x sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2) D. Has more electrons than the

D. -8x sin (x2 + 2) cos (x2 + 2) negative pole

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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B. 4 x 3 resistors. A. They don’t last as long as other

C. 4 x 4 resistors. types.
D. 2 x 5 resistors. B. They have a flat discharge curve.
C. They pollute the environment.
15. The maximum voltage output from a voltage D. They need to be recharged often.
divider:
A. Is a fraction of the power supply 24. A material that can be permanently
voltage. magnetized is generally said to be:
B. Depends on the total resistance. A. Magnetic.
C. Is equal to the supply voltage. B. Electromagnetic.
D. Depends on the ratio of resistances. C. Permanently magnetic.
D. Ferromagnetic.
16. A transistor can be protected from needless
overheating by: 25. The force between a magnet and a piece of
A. Current-limiting resistors. ferromagnetic metal that has not been
B. Bleeder resistors. magnetized:
C. Maximizing the driving power. A. Can be either repulsive or
D. Shorting out d power supply when the attractive.
circuit is off. B. Is never repulsive.
C. Gets smaller as the magnet gets
17. Bleeder resistors: closer to the metal.
A. Are connected across the capacitor in D. Depends on the geomagnetic field.
a power supply.
B. Keep a transistor from drawing too 26. An advantage of an electromagnet over a
much current. permanent magnet is that:
C. Prevent an amplifier from being A. An electromagnet can be switched
overdriven. on and off.
D. Optimize the efficiency of an B. An electromagnet does not have
amplifier. specific polarity.
C. An electromagnet requires no
18. Red, red, red, gold indicates a power source.
resistance of: D. Permanent magnets must always be
A. 22 :. cylindrical.
B. 220 :.
C. 2.2 K3. 27. A charged atom is known as:
D. 22 K:. A. A molecule.
B. An isotope.
19. A cell that cannot be recharged is: C. An ion.
A. A dry cell. D. An electron.
B. A wet cell. E. A fundamental particle.
C. A primary cell.
D. A secondary cell. 28. An advantage of ac over dc in utility
applications is:
20. A direct short-circuit of a battery can A. Ac is easier to transform from one
cause: voltage to another.
A. An increase in its voltage. B. Ac is transmitted with lower loss in
B. No harm other than a rapid discharge wires.
of its energy. C. Ac can be easily gotten from dc
C. The current to drop to zero. generators.
D. An explosion. D. Ac can be generated with less
dangerous by-products.
21. A 12-V auto battery is rated at 36 Ah.
If a 100-W, 12-Vdc bulb is connected across 29. In a purely resistive circuit, the phase
this battery, about how long will the bulb angle is:
stay lit, if the battery has been fully A. Increasing.
charged? B. Decreasing.
A. 4 hours and 20 minutes. C. 0 degrees.
B. 432 hours. D. _90 degrees.
C. 3.6 hours.
D. 21.6 minutes. 30. A problem that standing waves can cause
is:
22. The energy in a cell or battery depends A. Feed line overheating.
mainly on: B. Excessive power loss.
A. Its physical size. C. Inaccuracy in power measurement.
B. The current drawn from it. D. All of the above.
C. Its voltage.
D. All of the above.

23. A disadvantage of mercury cells and

batteries is that: