UAEU ADM CHALLENGE EXAM SAMPLES

UGRU – MATH PROGRAM | FALL 2010

 Part One
Quadratic Forms
Circle the correct answer in the following questions:

Q1. Solve for x: (3 − 4x)2 − 6 (3 − 4x) = 16

a. x = −5/4, x = 5/4 c. x = −4/5, x = 4/5

b. x = −5/4, x = −4/5 d. x = 5/4, x = 3/5

√
Q2. Solve for x: 2x − 5 x + 2 = 0

a. x = −1/4, x = 4 c. x = 1/4, x = 4
b. x = −4, x = 1 d. x = −1/4, x = −4

√
Q3. Solve for x: 2x + 7 x − 15

a. x = −5 c. x = 3/2
b. x = 9/4 d. x = −3/2

Q4. Solve for x: 9(x − 1)2/3 − 6(x − 1)1/3 − 15 = 0

a. x = 152/27, x = 0 c. x = 0, x = 98/27
b. x = 0, x = −1/9 d. x = 98/27, x = 152/27

Q5. Solve for x: x1/2 − 5x1/4 + 6 = 0

a. x = −16, x = −81 c. x = 16, x = −81

b. x = −16, x = 81 d. x = 16, x = 81

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Q6. Solve for x: x4 − 13x2 + 36 = 0

a. x = ±1, x = ±2 c. x = ±2, x = ±3
b. x = ±4, x = ±9 d. x = ±3, x = ±1

Q7. Which of the following represents a parabola that opens upward?

a. f (x) = 1 − x2

b. f (x) = x − x2

c. f (x) = x2 − 1

d. f (x) = −4x2

Q8. Which of the following functions does not have an x-intercept?

a. f (x) = x2 b. f (x) = x2 − 1 c. f (x) = x2 − x d. f (x) = x2 + 1

Q9. What is the value of c in the function f (x) = 2x2 − x + c whose graph is given below:

a. c = −1
2

1
b. c = 3/2

-3 -2 -1 1 2 3

c. c = −3 -1

-2

d. c = 1
-3

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Q10. How many x-intercepts does the function f (x) = 3x2 − x − 5 have?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

Q11. What is the range of the function f (x) = −2x2 + 8x + 5?

a. (−∞, 2] b. [2, ∞) c. (−∞, 13] d. [13, ∞)

Q12. Which of the following functions corresponds to the graph below?

a. f (x) = (x − 1)(x + 3)
4

b. f (x) = (1 − x)(x + 3) 3

c. f (x) = (x + 1)(x − 3)
1

d. f (x) = (x + 1)(3 − x) -2 -1 1 2 3 4

-1

-2

Q13. What are the x-intercepts of the function: f (x) = −x2 + 2x?

a. (2, 0), (0, 0) c. (−2, 0), (2, 0)

b. (−2, 0), (0, 0) d. (0, 0)

Q14. What is the y-intercept of the function: f (x) = (1 − x)2 + 3?

a. (0, 3) c. (0, 2)
b. (0, 4) d. (0, 0)

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Q15. The length l of a rectangular garden is 7 meters longer than its width w. If the area of the
garden is 369 square meters, then what is the length l of the garden?

a. l = 23 m b. l = 14 m c. l = 15 m d. l = 16 m

Q16. The annual profit P of a company is a function of the number n of employees and is
determined by P (n) = −n2 + 102n − 101 thousand dirhams. How many employees must the
company hire to achieve the maximum profit?

a. 2500 b. 51 c. 101 d. 2

Q17. It takes Ali 4 hours less than Khalid to assemble 100 new computers. Working together, it
takes Ali and Khalid 9 hours to assemble the 100 new computers. How long would it take Ali
working alone to assemble the 100 new computers?

a. 25 hours b. 1.7 hours c. 22.2 hours d. 16.2 hours

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 Part Two
Quadratic and Rational Inequalities
Circle the correct answer:

Q1. The solution of x2 ≤ 0 is

a. (−1, ∞) b. 0 c. (−∞, ∞) d. (1, ∞)

x
Q2. Solve the following inequality: ≤ −2
x+3
a. (−3, −2] b. [−2, 3) c. (−3, 2) d. [−3, −2]

Q3. Which of the following is the solution set to the inequality (x − 2)2 (x − 5) ≥ 0?

a. {2} ∪ [5, ∞) b. [2, 5] c. [5, ∞) d. (−∞, 2] ∪ {5}

x2 − 14 5
Q4. Solve 2
≤ .
x x
a. (−∞, 0) ∪ [7, ∞) c. (−∞, 0) ∪ (2, 7)
b. (−∞, −2) ∪ [7, ∞) d. [−2, 0) ∪ (0, 7]

4 3
Q5. Solve for x: >
x−2 x−1
a. (−∞, −2) ∪ [2, ∞) c. (−2, 1) ∪ (2, ∞)
b. [−2, 1) ∪ (2, 6) d. (−2, 1) ∪ (1, ∞)

x
Q6. Solve for x: ≤ −3
x−6

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 a. [−9/2, 6] b. [9/2, 6) c. [−9/2, 6) d. [9/2, ∞)

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 Part Three
Functions and their graphs
Circle the correct answer:
√ 1
Q1. Let f (x) = x2 + 3 and g(x) = .
3x2
1. Find (f + g)(1).

a. 2/3 b. 1/3 c. 7/3 d. 5/3

2. Find (f − g)(−1).

a. 2/3 b. 1/3 c. 7/3 d. 5/3

 
f
3. What is the domain of (x)?
g
a. R − {0} b. (0, ∞) c. (−∞, ∞) d. (−3, ∞)

x2 √
Q2. Let f (x) = and g(x) = 1 − x.
x2 − 1
1. Find (f ◦ g)(x).

x x−1 x−1
a. x b. c. d.
1−x 2 x

2. Find the domain of (f ◦ g)(x).

a. (−∞, 1) c. (1, ∞)
b. (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, 1] d. (−∞, 0) ∪ (0, ∞)

f
Q3. Find the domain of the function , where f (x) = x − 2 and g(x) = x − 5.
g

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 a. (2, 5) b. (2, 5) ∪ (5, ∞) c. (−2, ∞) d. (−∞, 5) ∪ (5, ∞)

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 x−1
Q4. Let f (x) = .
x−2

1. Find f −1 (x).

1 − 2x 2x − 1 2x x
a. b. c. d.
1−x x 1−x x−1

2. Find the range of f −1 (x).

a. R b. R − {1, 2} c. R − {2} d. (2, ∞)

Q5. Which of the following functions graphed below does not have an inverse function?

4 6

3 5

2 4

1 3

a. c. 2
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-1 1

-2
-4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
-3 -1

-4 -2

7
4
6
3
5
2
4

b. 3 d. 1

1 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3
-1

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-1 -2

Q6. If the graph of y = f (x) is moved three units to the left, then what is the equation of the
new graph?

a. y = f (x) + 3 b. y = f (x) − 3 c. y = f (x + 3) d. y = f (x − 3)

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Q7. Functions f and g are defined by the following tables:

x −2 0 4 7 x −4 0 2 3
f (x) 3 −4 2 4 g(x) 0 6 7 −2

1. Find (f ◦ g)(2).

a. 2 b. 4 c. 7 d. −2

2. Find the domain of (f ◦ g)(x).

a. {−4, 2, 4} b. {0, 2, 4} c. {−4, 3, 4} d. {−4, 2, 3}

3. Find (f ◦ g −1 )(6).

a. −4 b. 4 c. 0 d. 2

√
Q8. The graph of f (x) = x − 3 lies

√
a. 3 units to the left of the graph of f (x) = x.

√
b. 3 units above the graph of f (x) = x.

√
c. 3 units below the graph of f (x) = x.

√
d. 3 units to the right of the graph of f (x) = x.

√ √
Q9. If f (k) = 2k − k 3 and g(k) = 2k + k 3, then (f · g)(k) =

a. k b. k 2 c. 4k d. 4k 2

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Q10. If f (x) = 5x2 − 9 and (f ◦ g)(x) = 5(3x − 1) − 9, then

√
a. g(x) = 3x − 1 c. g(x) = (3x − 1)2

b. g(x) = 3x − 1
d. g(x) = x

Q11. Which of the following functions is NOT invertible?

a. f (x) = {(−1, 2), (5, 4), (0, 2)}

b. f (x) = {(2, −1), (5, 4), (9, 0)}

c. f (x) = {(−1, −1), (0, 4), (6, 0)}

d. f (x) = {(2, 3), (−1, 9), (7, −10)}

√
Q12. Let f (x) = x + 1 − 2.

1. Find f −1 (x).

a. f −1 (x) = (x + 2)2 − 1; x ≤ −2 c. f −1 (x) = (x − 2)2 + 1; x ≥ −2

b. f −1 (x) = (x + 2)2 − 1; x ≥ −2 d. f −1 (x) = (x − 2)2 + 1; x ≤ −2

2. What is the range of f −1 ?

a. (−1, ∞) c. [−2, ∞)

b. (−2, ∞) d. [−1, ∞)

Q13. Let f (x) = |x|. Find the range of f (x + 2) − 1

a. [−1, ∞) b. (−2, ∞) c. [−2, ∞) d. (−∞, −1]

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 Part Four
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Circle the correct answer

Q1. The solution of the equation 58−5x = 25 is

8 3 1 6
a. b. c. d.
5 5 5 5

Q2. If f (x) = 3x and g(x) = 7x , which of the following is TRUE?

a. g(x) > f (x) for all x ∈ R

b. g(x) > f (x) for all x > 0

c. g(x) > f (x) for all x < 0

d. g(x) = f (x) when x = 1

Q3. How many times do the graphs of f (x) = 2x and g(x) = 4 intersect?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

Q4. If logb 3 = c, find the value of b2c .

√
a. 9 b. 1 c. 3 d. 6

Q5. What is the domain of f (x) = log4 (2 − x)?

a. (−∞, −2) b. (−∞, 2) c. (−2, ∞) d. (2, ∞)

√
Q6. If log(M) = 5 and log( N) = 2, then

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 a. log(MN) = 10 b. log(MN) = 7 c. log(MN) = 20 d. log(MN) = 9

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Q7. If f (x) = −25x and g(x) = log2 (x − 1), then (f ◦ g)(x) =

a. −(x − 1)5 c. −5x + 2

b. −5(x − 1)
d. −(x − 1)

Q8. ln(8) − ln(4) + ln(7) =

a. ln(10) b. ln(3) c. ln(14) d. ln(4)

Q9. If ln(2x − 1) = 1 , then x =

e+1 e 1
a. b. 2e − 1 c. +1 d.
2 2 2

Q10. Evaluate: 5log5 (10) .

a. 5 b. 10 c. 2 d. 1

1
Q11. Evaluate log32 ( ).
2

a. −4 b. −5 1 1
c. − d. −
5 4

Q12. What is the y-intercept of f (x) = 72x ?

a. (0, 1) b. (0, 7) c. (0, 49) d. (0, 2)

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Q13. Find an approximate value for log3 (7).

a. 0.85 b. 1.77 c. 1.95 d. 0.48

Q14. The x-intercept of the graph of f (x) = log3 (2 − x) is

a. (2, 0) b. (−1, 0) c. (1, 0) d. (−2, 0)

Q15. Which of the following is not true about f (x) = 32x−1

a. It is one-one.
b. Its x-intercept is 1/2.
c. Its y-intercept is 1/3
d. Its domain is R

 x−1
1
Q16. Solve for x: = 92x−3
27
a. 9/7 b. 7/9 c. −7/9 d. −9/7

Q17. What is the range of the function f (x) = 2x+1 − 5?

a. (0, ∞) b. (−∞, 0). c. (−5, ∞) d. (−∞, −5)

Q18. Solve for x: ln(x) = 1 + ln(x + 1)

1−e e
a. b. . c. 1 d. No real solution
2e 1−e

Q19. The population of city A is modeled by A = 2.84 (3)0.13t millions, while the population of city
B is modeled by B = 1.56 (2)0.29t millions, where t = 0 corresponds to the year 2008.In what
year will the two cities have the same population?

a. 2180 b. 2080 c. 2018 d. 2108

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Q20. Which of the following functions describes the graph below?

2
1
a. f (x) = log2 (3x − 2)

b. f (x) = log2 (3x + 2) -1

-1
1 2 3 4

c. f (x) = log3 (2x − 3) -2

-3
d. f (x) = log3 (2x + 3)
-4
-5

Q21. Which of the following functions describes the graph below?

a. f (x) = 2x−1 − 1 2

1
b. f (x) = 1 − 2x−1

c. f (x) = 2x−1 + 1 -2 -1 1 2 3
-1
d. f (x) = 2x+1 − 1 -2

-3

Q22. The average typing speed S, in words per minute, of a student after t months of practice is
approximated by
S(t) = 5 + 29 ln(t + 1); 0 ≤ t ≤ 9
How long will it take a student to achieve an average typing speed of 65 words per minute?

a. 7 months b. 6 months c. 4 months d. 5 months

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 Part Five
Trigonometric Functions and Identities
Circle the correct answer

Q1. What is the period of y = tan(x)?

π
a. π b. 2π c. d. −π
2

19π
Q2. What is the reference angle of − ?
6

π π π π
a. − b. c. − d.
3 3 6 6

Q3. Which of the following angles is coterminal with the angle θ = −390◦ ?

a. 390◦ c. −30◦
b. 60◦ d. 30◦

Q4. If α = 15◦ , what is the measurement of the angle α in radians?

π π π π
a. b. c. d.
12 6 4 3

8
Q5. If θ is an acute angle and cot(θ) = , then csc(θ) =
7
√ √ √ √
113 113 113 113
a. b. c. d.
8 49 7 64

Q6. Which of the following angles is coterminal with the angle 135◦ ?

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 a. −125◦ b. −225◦ c. −45◦ d. −135◦

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 π
Q7. If the period of f (x) = sin x is 2π, then the period of g(x) = 2 sin x is
2

a. π b. 2 c. 2π d. 4

Q8. If θ in degrees is 120◦, then θ in radians is

4π 3π 2π 2π
a. b. c. d.
3 2 3 7

Q9. The quadrant of the terminal side of θ = −213◦ is

a. I b. III c. II d. IV

π 7π
Q10. If tan = 1, then tan =
4 4
√ √
a. 3 b. −1 c. − 3 d. 1

Q11. The reference angle of 253◦ is

a. 67◦ b. 73◦ c. −67◦ d. 107◦

Q12. Solve the right triangle in the figure below.

a. α = 27◦ , a = 17.3, c = 28.8 α

b. α = 27◦ , a = 28.8, c = 17.3

c 23
c. α = 37 , a = 28.8, c = 17.3
◦

d. α = 37◦ , a = 17.3, c = 28.8

53◦
a

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Q13. Let f (x) = −4 cos(2x − π).

1. What is the amplitude of f (x)?

a. −π b. 2 c. −4 d. 4

2. What is the period of f (x)?

a. 2π b. π c. π/2 d. 2

3. What is the phase shift of f (x)?

a. 2π b. π/4 c. π d. −π

4. Plot the graph of f (x) over the interval 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.

Π 2Π
-1

-2

-3

-4

Q13. csc(x) − cos(x)tan(x) =?

a. cot(x) cos(x) b. sin(x) + tan(x) c. sec(x) − tan(x) d. tan(x) sin(x)

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Q14. The length of the minutes hand in a clock is 4.5 cm. Find the length of the arc traced by the
end of the minutes hand between 11 : 10 pm and 11 : 50 pm.
12
11 1

a. 2π cm
10 2

b. π cm
4.5cm
9 3
c. 6π cm

d. 3π cm 8 4

7 5
6

Q15. The graph of the f (x) = A sin(Bx) is shown below.

1. Find the amplitude of the graph of f .

a. −2 c. 2

b. −4 d. 4
6

4
2. Find the period of the graph of f
2

a. 3π/2 c. 2π
-2 Π -Π Π 2Π

b. 3π/4 d. π -2

-4

3. Find the constants A and B in f (x) = A sin(Bx) -6

a. A = 4, B = 4/3 c. A = −4, B = 3/4

b. A = −4, B = 4/3 d. A = 4, B = 3/4

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Q16. The angle θ is in standard position with tan(θ) = − and sec(θ) < 0.
5
1. What is the quadrant of the terminal side of θ?

a. I b. II c. III d. IV

2. Find a point P (x, y) on the terminal side of the angle θ.

a. P (−12, 5) b. P (12, 5) c. P (−5, 12) d. P (5, 12)

3. What is the exact values of sin(θ)?

a. 12/13 b. 5/13 c. 5/12 d. −5/12

Q17.
An observer on the top of a building, 180 m
high, sees two fishing boats A and B. The
angle of depression to boat A is 47◦ and the
angle of depression to boat B is 65◦ , as shown
in the figure below.

1. How far out to the sea is boat A from

the bottom of the building?

a. 83.9 m c. 193 m

b. 167.8 m d. 386 m

2. What is the distance, d, between the two

boats?

a. 83.9 m c. 193 m

b. 167.8 m d. 386 m

cos(β)
Q18. =?
1 − sin(β)

a. cos(β) + cot(β) b. sin(β) + cos(β) c. sec(β) + tan(β) d. sec(β) + cot(β)

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 Part Six
Complex Numbers
Circle the correct answer

Q1. If i2 = −1, then i5 3 =

a. −i b. −1 c. i d. 1

Q2. If i2 = −1, then (i + 2)(10i − 1) =

a. −12 + 19i b. 12 − 19i c. 12 + 19i d. −12 − 19i

3+i
Q3. If i = 1−, then =
i
a. −1 + 3i b. 1 + 3i c. −2 d. 1 − 3i

Q4. If i = 1−, then (2 + 3i)2 =

a. 5 + 12i b. 5 − 12i c. −5 + 12i d. −5 − 12i

1+i
Q5. If i = 1−, then =
2−i
1 + 3i 1 − 3i c. 1 + 3i d. 1 − 3i
a. b.
3 3

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