Algebra 2

1. Which of the following is a prime number?

A. 91
B. 119
C. 97
D. 133
2. Which of the following pairs of numbers are prime twins?
A. 7, 9
B. 17, 19
C. 2, 4
D. 1, 3
3. If x + y = 1 and x^2 + y^2 = 2, find x^4 + y^4
A. 4
B. -1/2
C. 7/2
D.
4. Determine the positive values of the unknown in the following simultaneous
equations and give their product.
x(x + y) = 700
y(x + y) = 525
A. 350
B. 200
C. 250
D. 300
5. What are the values of n if (2n 6) is greater than 1 but less than 14?
A. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
B. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
C. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
D. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
6. Simplify i(raised to 29) + i(raised to 21) + i.
A. I
B. -2i
C. 3i
D. 2i

7. What is the value of (sq. rt of -10) x (sq. rt of -7)?

A. (sq. rt of 70)i
B. (sq. rt of 70)i
C. (sq. rt of 70)i
D. sq. rt of 70
8. Express sq. rt of -9 as the product of a real number and i.
A. 81i
B. -9i
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C. 9i
D. 3i
9. Determine the value of k so that the sum of the roots of 3kx 2 + 3k2 4kx = 5
3x exceeds the product of the roots by 3.
A. -2 and 1/3
B. 2 and -1/3
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 and -3
10.If the polynomial x3 + 4x2 3x + 8 is divided by x 5, determine the
remainder.
A. 218
B. 45
C. 42
D. 210
11.Find the value of k so that x + 2 is a factor of 3x 3 kx2 + 2x 4.
A. 8
B. -2
C. -8
D. 2
12.Find the tenth term of the given H.P. 6/5, 4/3, 3/2,.
A. 12
B. -12
C. 1/12
D. -1/12

13.Find the 13th term of (x + 2 / sq. rt of y)15

A. 1,863,680x3y-6
B. x3y6
C. 1,000x2y6
D. 2,000x2y5
14.Find the 9th term in the expansion of (x2 + x-1)-2
A. 9x28
B. 9x-28
C. x28
D. -9x-28
15.The term free of x in the expansion of (x3 + 3x-2)15
A. 990
B. 190
C. 385
D. 98,513,415
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16.Find the term involving x squared in the expansion of (x^3 + k/x)^10
A. 210 k sq. x sq
B. 32 k sq. x sq.
C. 92 k sq. x sq.
D. 120 k^7 x sq.
17.Alex is 8 years older than Cynthia. Twenty years ago Alex was three times as
old as Cynthia. How old is Cynthia now?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 30
D. 24
18.Maria is 36 yrs. Old. Maria was twice as old as Anna was when Anna is as old
as Maria was. How old is Anna now?
A. 12 yrs
B. 24 yrs
C. 18 yrs
D. 36 yrs

19.Melissa is 4 times as old as Jim. Pat is 5 years older than Melissa. If Jim is y,
how old is Pat?
A. 4y + 5
B. y + 5
C. 5y + 4
D. 4 + 5y
20.In a certain family, the sum of the parents ages is twice the sum of their
childrens ages now. Five years ago, the sum of the parents ages was four
times the sum of the childrens ages during that time. In fifteen years, the
sum of the parents age will be equal to the sum of their childrens ages.
How many children are there in the family?
A. 8
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6
21.The sum of two numbers is 41. The larger number is 1 less than twice the
smaller number. Find the larger number.
A. 26
B. 30
C. 27
D. 28

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22.The difference of the squares of the digits of a two digit positive number is
27. If the digits are reversed in order and the resulting number subtracted
from the original number, the difference is also 27. Find the original number.
A. 96
B. 85
C. 74
D. 63
23.How many liters of water must be added to 1 liter of 35% boric acid solution
in order to produce 20% boric acid solution?
A. 0.75 liter
B. 0.5 liter
C. 1.5 liters
D. 1.0 liter

24.4 lbs of nuts and raisins is 2/3 nuts. How much in lbs are raisins?
A. 2.6
B. 1.3
C. 3.9
D. 0.65
25.The gasoline tank of a car contains 50 liters of gasoline and alcohol, the
mixture containing 25% alcohol. How much of the mixture must be drawn off
and replaced by pure alcohol so that the tank will contain a mixture of which
50% is alcohol?
A. 16 2/3 liters
B. 15 2/3 liters
C. 18 1/3 liters
D. 22 3/4 liters
26.Two planes leave New York at 10 A.M. one heading for Europe at 600 kph and
one heading on the opposite direction at 150 kph. At what time will they be
900 kms apart?
A. 11 : 30 A.M.
B. 12 : 15 A.M.
C. 12 : 00 P.M.
D. 11 : 12 A.M.
27.Mr. Manuel makes a business trip from his house to Laguna in 2 hours. One
hour later he returns home in traffic at a rate 20 kph less than his rate going.
If Mr. Manuel is gone in a total of 6 hours, how fast in kph did he travel going
to Laguna?
A. 64 kph
B. 65 kph
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C. 55 kph
D. 60 kph
28.Kevin flies from Los Angeles to San Francisco, a distance of 450 miles, in 3
hours. He flies back in 2-7/19 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north at
a steady rate during both flights, find the airspeed of the plane in mph.
A. 170
B. 120
C. 150
D. 160

29.Kevin flies from Los Angeles to San Francisco, a distance of 450 miles, in 3
hours. He flies back in 2-7/19 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north at
a steady rate during both flights, find the velocity of the wind.
A. 24 mph
B. 18 mph
C. 25 mph
D. 20 mph
30.In his motorboat, a man can go downstream in 1 hour less time than hen can
go upstream the same distance. If the current is 5 mph, how fast can he
travel downstream if it takes him 2 hours to travel upstream the given
distance?
A. 18
B. 20
C. 23
D. 25
31.What time after one oclock will the hands of the clock coincide fir the first
time?
A. 1:7-5/11 min
B. 1:5-5/11 min
C. 1:6-5/11 min
D. 1:4-5/11 min
32.What is the time between 3 and 4 oclock where the hands of the clock form
an angle of 96 degrees?
A. 3:32
B. 3:31 9/11
C. 3:33 9/11
D. 3:30
33.Ian remodel a kitchen in 20 hours and Jack in 15 hours. If they work together,
how many hours to remodel the kitchen?
A. 8.6
B. 7.5
C. 5.6
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D. 12

34.John and Charles are linemen. John can string 10 miles of line in 3 days,
while together they can string it in 1 day. How long would it take Charles
alone to string the same line?
A. 1-2/3 days
B. 1-1/2 days
C. 1-3/4 days
D. 1-1/4 days
35.Binoy, Boboy, and Bata are hired to paint signs. In 8 hours Binoy can paint 1
sign. Boboy can paint 2 signs, and Bata can paint 1 1/3 signs. They all come
to work the first day, but Bata doesnt like the job and quits after 3 hours.
Boboy works half an hour longer than Bata and quits. How long will it take
Binoy to finish the two signs they were supposed to paint?
A. 2 hrs
B. 1-1/2 hrs
C. 2-1/3 hrs
D. 3 hrs
36.A contractor has 50 men of the same capacity at work on a job in 30 days,
the working day being 8 hrs, but the contract expires in 20 days, how many
workers should he add?
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30
37.A swimming pool can be filled by an inlet pipe in 10 hours and emptied by an
outlet pipe in 12 hours. One day the pool is empty and the owner opens the
inlet pipe to fill the pool. But he forgets to close the outlet. With both pipes
open, how long will it take to fill the pool?
A. 27
B. 5-5/11
C. 60
D. 80
38.Tom inherited two different stocks whose yearly income was 2100 Php. The
total appraised value of the stocks was 40,000 Php; one was paying 4% and
one 6% per year. What was the value of the stock paying 6%?
A. 27,000
B. 23,000
C. 25,000
D. 24,000
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39.A mens store bought 500 shirts, some at 125 Php each, the rest at 200 Php
each. If the total cost of the shirts was 77,500 Php, how many shirts were
purchased at 125 Php each?
A. 350
B. 400
C. 250
D. 300
40.A collection of coins has a value of 64 cents. There are two more nickels than
dimes and three times as many pennies as dimes. How many dimes are
there?
A. 6
B. 4
C. 3
D. 5
41.There are 8 fruits in all in a basket which contains mangoes, papayas and
watermelons. The costs of each kind of fruits are 12.00 Php, 25.00 Php and
50.00 Php, respectively. Find the total cost of the mangoes if all the fruits has
a total cost of 198.00 Php.
A. 24.00 Php
B. 48.00 Php
C. 96.00 Php
D. 60.00 Php
42.Find the fourth proportional to 7, 9, and 28.
A. 36
B. 35
C. 22
D. 32
43.Find the third proportional to 4 and 16.
A. 4
B. 16
C. 32
D. 64
44.Find the mean proportional of 9 and 36.
A. 36
B. 20
C. 5
D. 18
45.Find the nth term of 6,2,-2,..
A. -4n + 6
B. -2n + 6
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C. 2n + 8
D. -4n + 10
46.Find the sum of all integers between 300 and 800 that are exactly divisible by
14.
A. 11,908
B. 19,908
C. 21,200
D. 18,205
47.An arithmetic progression starts with 1, has 9 terms, and the middle term is
21. Determine the sum of the first 9 terms.
A. 235
B. 148
C. 112
D. 189
48.The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If 2 numbers, namely 150 and 350
are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
A. 50
B. 51
C. 52
D. 53
49.Evaluate 1 2/3 + 4/9 8/27 + 16/81 32/243 + ..
A. 1.333
B. Divergent
C. 0.666
D. 0.6
50.Three geometric means are to be inserted between 6 and 14,406. Determine
their product.
A. 74,088
B. 1,452,729,852
C. 10,374,481
D. 25,412,184

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