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MATHEMATICS
FOR
NATURAL SCIENCE

Exercise Questions With Their Respective

Explained Answer

DIRECTION: THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 45

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PART I: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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1. If f ( x)  x 3  3
, then f ( x)  f   is equal to
x  x
(a) 2x 3
2
(b)
x3
(c) 0
(d) 1

2. Let n(A) = m, and n(B) = n. Then the total number of non-empty

relations that can be defined from A to B is
(a) mn
(b) nm – 1
(c) mn – 1
(d) 2mn – 1

3, If f ( x)  x 2  2 , x ∈ R, then the range of f(x) is

(a) [2, ∞)
(b) (-∞, 2]
(c) (2, ∞)
(d) (-∞, 2) U (2, ∞)

4. What will be the domain for which the functions f(x) = 2x2 – 1
and g(x) = 1 – 3x are equal?
(a) {-2, 1}
(b) {1/2, -2}
(c) [2, 12]
(d) (-1, 2)

5. If [x]2 – 5 [x] + 6 = 0, where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer

function, then
(a) x ∈ [3, 4]
(b) x ∈ (2, 3]
(c) x ∈ [2, 3]
(d) x ∈ [2, 4)

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6. The domain and range of the function f given by f(x) = 2 – |x − 5|

is
(a) Domain = R+ , Range = ( – ∞, 1]
(b) Domain = R, Range = ( – ∞, 2]
(c) Domain = R, Range = (– ∞, 2)
(d) Domain = R+ , Range = (– ∞, 2]

7. During the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, debris was

ejected at a speed of over 440 feet per second (300 miles per hour).
The elevation in feet above sea level of a rock ejected at an angle of
75° above horizontal is given by the function Y(t) =16t2+425t+8200,
where t is the time in seconds after the eruption. The rock’s
horizontal distance in feet from the point of ejection is given by
X(t) = 113t. If the rock landed at an elevation of 6000 feet, what is
the horizontal distance from the point of ejection to where it landed
rounded to the nearest hundred feet?

A. 7000 ft C. 3500 ft
B. 5000 ft D. 3100 ft

8. If an ODD-degree polynomial function has a positive leading

coefficient, which graph could represent this function?

9. The function f: N ⇒ N defined by f(x) = x2+4 is _______

A. surjective
B. injective
C. bijective
D. none of the mentioned

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10. Which of the following is a polynomial function?

A) 2x - 3/x
B) x2 + 3x + 1
C) √x
D) 1/x

11. How many vertical asymptotes can a rational function have?

A) Zero
B) One
C) Infinity
D) Finite, but greater than one

12. What does the graph of a rational function look like when the
degree of the numerator is less than the degree of the denominator?
A) A horizontal line
B) A slant asymptote
C) A vertical asymptote
D) No asymptotes

13. What is the end behavior of a polynomial function determined

by ?
A) Leading coefficient
B) Constant term
C) Degree of the polynomial
D) Zeros of the function

14, Which of the following best represents the asymptotes of the

hyperbolic function y = sinh(x)?
A) Vertical asymptotes
B) Horizontal asymptotes
C) Oblique asymptotes
D) No asymptotes

15, How does the graph of y = ex differ from y = 2x?

A) The graph of y = 2x is steeper
B) The graph of y = ex is steeper
C) Both graphs look identical
D) They have different y-intercepts

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16, What is the asymptote of the function y = ln(x)?

A) Horizontal asymptote at y = 0
B) Horizontal asymptote at y = -∞
C) Vertical asymptote at x = 0
D) Vertical asymptote at x = -∞

17, Which of the following is the correct derivative of the function

y  log 2 x ?
A) 1/(xln(2))
B) ln(x)
C) 1/(xln(10))
D) 1/(xln(e))

18, What kind of conic section is represented by the equation

2x2 - 3y2 + 4x + 6y + 5 = 0?
A) Ellipse
B) Circle
C) Hyperbola
D) Parabola

19, What are the coordinates of the foci of the ellipse given by the
equation 4x2 + 9y2 = 36?
A) (±2, 0)
B) (0, ±3)
C) (±3, 0)
D) (0, ±2)

20, If the equation of a second degree curve is 3x2 + 4xy + 2y2 - 5x -

3y + 4 = 0, what type of curve is it?
A) Ellipse
B) Hyperbola
C) Parabola
D) None of the above
21, For the equation of a circle in general form, which value
determines the radius of the circle?
A) Coefficient of y
B) Coefficient of x
C) Coefficient of xy
D) Constant term

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22, How is the major axis of an ellipse related to its foci?

A) The major axis is perpendicular to the line connecting its foci
B) The major axis passes through one of the foci
C) The major axis is twice the distance between its foci
D) The major axis is equal to the distance between its foci

23, If the equation of a circle is x2 + y2 - 4x - 6y + 9 = 0, what are the

coordinates of the circle's center?
A) (2, 3)
B) (3, -2)
C) (-2, 3)
D) (-3, 2)

24, What kind of conic section is represented by the equation

x2 y2
 1
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A) Circle
B) Parabola
C) Hyperbola
D) Ellipse

25, What are the coordinates of the vertices of the ellipse described
by the equation 9x2 + 16y2 = 144?
A) (±2, 0)
B) (±3, 0)
C) (0, ±4)
D) (0, ±3)

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PART TWO: WORKOUT PROBLEMS

1. Let R = {(2,2), (2,4), (2,3), (2,6), (3,3), (3,6), (6,6) },

Where P= { (a,b) | (a,b) ∈ R if a is multiple of b }
Find the domain and range?

2. Find the domain and range of the relation R, where

R = {(x,y) ∈ R×R: y-2 = x2 }

3, Suppose you have a function y = f(x) such that the domain of f(x)
is 1 ≤ x ≤ 5 and the range of f(x) is -2 ≤ y ≤ 6.

(a) What is the domain of f(2(x - 2))?

(b) What is the range of f(2(x - 2))?

(c) What is the domain of 2f(x) - 2?

(d) What is the range of 2f(x) - 2?

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(e) Find constants B and C, if they exist, so that the domain

of f(B(x-C)) is 8 ≤ x ≤ 9?

(f) Can you find constants A and D, if they exist, so that the range
of Af  x   D is 0 ≤ y ≤ 1?

4. Divide (x4 - 3x - 1) by (x2 - 1) using long division.

5. Find the zeros for the polynomial function f  x   x 7  x  9 2 , and

state the multiplicity of each.

6. List all the zeros of p ( x)  2 x 4  x 3  21x 2  9 x  27 if you are given

that 3i is one of the zeros.

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7. Give all possible rational zeros for the following polynomial.

px   3x 3 54 x 2  54 x  27

8. Sketch the graph, determine the domain and range of the function
1
y
x2

9. Express each in exponential form

a. log84 = 2/3 b. ln(x - 1) = 6

10. Find the inverse of the following function:

y = log2(3x3)

11. Find the numerical value of the expression. Sinh(ln 2)

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12. Find the equation of the line passing through the point (2, 3)
and parallel to the line 4y = 5x + 2

13. Lines L1, L2 and L3 meet at the same point and line L3 is
perpendicular to line L2. If the first two lines have equations
L1: 9x - 5y = -34 and L2: 8x + 2y = -56, find an equation for line L3.

14. What should be the value of k for the equation

2x2 + 3x + 2y2 - 5y + k = 0 to represent a circle.

15. Find the equation: x2 + y2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 of the circle that

passes through the points (0,0), (0,4), (2,2).

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16. A cross section of parabolic reflector is shown in the figure. The

bulb is located at the focus and the opening at the focus is 10cm.

a. Find the equation of the parabola

b. Find the diameter of the opening |CD|, 11cm from the vertex
give your answers in cm!

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17. The ends of the minor axis of an ellipse are at (0, -3) and at (0,3):
the eccentricity of the ellipse is 0.6

a. Find the standard equations of the ellipse

b. Find the position of the foci and of the vertices c.

c. Graph the ellipse.

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18. Determine what the value of F must be if the graph of the

equation 4x2+y2+4(x - 2) + F is

a. An ellipse
b. A single point
c. Consists no points

19. A hyperbola has vertices (±3, 0) and passes through the point
P(5,2). Find its equation, foci, and asymptotes.

20. Find the area of the triangle formed by the lines joining vertex of
the parabola Y2 = 28x to the end of its latus rectum.

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