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Jai Ganesh

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1.    AB and CD are two chords equidistant from the center. If AB = 6 cm, then CD = ?
(a)    6 cm  (b) 3 cm (c) 12 cm (d) None of these
2.    The angle in a semicircle is _________________________
(a)    A right angle  (b) an acute angle (c) an obtuse angle (d) Two right angles
3.    Given A = (-7,6), and B = (-3,-2), the midpoint of AB is ________________________
(a)    (-5,2) (b) (5,4) (c) (-4,4) (d) (-2,4)
4.    The distance of the point (-3,4) from the origin is
(a)    5 units (b) 4 units (c) 3 units (d) 1 unit

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

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Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh;

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The solutions 1, 3, and 4 are correct. Well done!

5. The largest value is 98, range is 73, then the smallest value is
(a) 73 (b) 25 (c) 171 (d) None of these

6. The probability of getting two heads when tossing a coin twice is
(a) 1/4 (b) 2/4 (c) 3/4 (d) 1

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

anonimnystefy

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Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh

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“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

Bob

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Re: Objective Type

hi ganesh,

I interpreted Q2 the same way as bobbym: what is the angle at the circumference when the chord is a diameter?

Don't know why; it's just something in the wording that pushes me that way.

Bob

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You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
Sometimes I deliberately make mistakes, just to test you!  …………….Bob

anonimnystefy

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Re: Objective Type

I did not get that from the question.

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“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

bobbym

bumpkin

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Registered: 2009-04-12

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Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,476

Re: Objective Type

Hi anonimnystefy, bob bundy, and bobbym,

The answer #5 and #6 are correct. Well done!

7. Find the square of 9x[sup]2[/sup]y[sup]4[/sup]z[sup]8[/sup].
(a) 3xy[sup]2[/sup]z[sup]4[/sup]
(b) 3x[sup]2[/sup]y[sup]2[/sup]z[sup]4[/sup]
(c) 9xy[sup]2[/sup]z[sup]4[/sup]
(d} None of these.

8. The greatest common divisor of

is
(a) x - 1
(b) x + 1
(c) x[sup]2[/sup] - 1
(d) x[sup]3[/sup] + 1

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

anonimnystefy

Real Member

From: Harlan's World

Registered: 2011-05-23

Posts: 16,049

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh

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“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,476

Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The solution #8 is correct. Well done!

9.

__________________
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

10. Given t[sub]n[/sub] = n[sup]3[/sup] + 1, t[sub]2[/sub] is ______________
(a) 3
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 1

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

anonimnystefy

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From: Harlan's World

Registered: 2011-05-23

Posts: 16,049

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh

---

“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,476

Re: Objective Type

Hi anonimnystefy and bobbym,

The answers #9 and #10 are correct. Good work!

11. If f(x) = 2x and g(x) = x[sup]2[/sup], f o g (1) is ______________________
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 1 (d) 0

12. A point on 3x + 4y < 8 is
(a) (1,1)  (b) (2,1)  (c) (3,0)  (d) (2,4)

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Objective Type

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,476

Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers #11 and #12 are (a). The answer #12 is correct. Good!

13. In a Geometric Progression, t[sub]1[/sub] = 4 and t[sub]2[/sub] = 12, then r = ____________________
(a) 1  (b) 2  (c) 3  (d) 4

14. Given t[sub]n[/sub] = 5n - 2, t[sub]4[/sub] = ________________
(a) 18  (b) 22  (c) 20  (d) None of these

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Objective Type

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,476

Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym,

The answers #13 and #14 are correct. Well done!

15. The roots of the equation (x - 3)[sup]2[/sup] = 0 are _______________
(a) 3, 3  (b) 3, -3  (c) 3, 0  (d) -3, 0

16. The value of

is ________________
(a) x + y  (b) x  (c) y  (d) 1

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

anonimnystefy

Real Member

From: Harlan's World

Registered: 2011-05-23

Posts: 16,049

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh

---

“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,476

Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The answers #15 and #16 are correct. Well done!

17. In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, if angle A = 100°, then angle C = ___________________
(a) 100°
(b) 80°
(c) 50°
(d) 40°

18. Angle in a minor segment is ____________________
(a) > 90°
(b) < 90°
(c) = 90°
(d) None of these

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

anonimnystefy

Real Member

From: Harlan's World

Registered: 2011-05-23

Posts: 16,049

Re: Objective Type

Hi ganesh

---

“Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.

Jai Ganesh

Administrator

Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 48,476

Re: Objective Type

Hi bobbym and anonimnystefy,

The answers #17 and #18 are

and

.

Well done!

19. The centroid of the triangle with vertices (0,0), (1,1). and (5,-1) is _____________
(a) (2,0)  (b) (0,2)  (c) (0,0)  (d) (1,1)

20. The equation of the x-axis is ___________
(a) y = 0  (b) x = 0  (c) x = a  (d) y = a

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It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.

Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.

bobbym

bumpkin

From: Bumpkinland

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 109,606

Re: Objective Type

Hi;

---

In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.