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MATHEMATICS ELEMENTS
For a given function, it is found that f(t) = f(-
t). What type of symmetry does f(t) have?

a. Odd symmetry
b. Even symmetry
c. Rotational symmetry
d. Quarter-wave symmetry
Which number has four significant figures?

a. 0.0014
b. 0.01414
c. 0.141
d. 1.4140
Naperian logarithm have a base closest to
which number?

a. 2.17
b. 2.72
c. 3.14
d. 10
If the second derivative of the equation of a
curve is equal to the negative of the
equation of that same curve, the curve is

a. An exponential
b. A sinusoid
c. A tangent
d. A parabola
To find the angle of a triangle, given only the
lengths of the sides, one would use

a. The law of cosines

b. The law of sines
c. The law of tangents
d. The inverse-square law
Which is true regarding the signs of the
natural functions for angles 90 deg. and
180 deg.

a. The tangent is positive

b. The cotangent is positive
c. The cosine is negative
d. The sine is negative
What is the inverse natural function of the
cosecant?

a. Secant
b. Sine
c. Cosine
d. Cotangent
The graphical presentation of a cumulative
frequency distribution in a set of statistical
data is called

a. Histogram
b. Kurtosis
c. Lepticurtic
d. Ogive
A statement of truth which follows with little
or no proof from a theorem

a. Axiom
b. Hypothesis
c. Corollary
d. Conclusion
It is a sequence of numbers such that the
successive terms differ by a constant

a. Arithmetic progression
b. Infinite progression
c. Geometric progression
d. Harmonic progression
A frequency curve which is composed of
series of rectangles constructed with the
steps as the base and the frequency as the
height

a. Histogram
b. Ogive
c. Frequency distribution
d. Bar graph
If the roots of an equation are zero, then
they are classified as

a. Hyperbolic solution
b. Zeros of function
c. Extraneous roots
d. trivial solution
Convergent series is a sequence of
decreasing number of when the
succeeding terms is _______ the
preceding term

a. Greater than
b. Equal to
c. Lesser than
d. None of the above
If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates what
axiom in algebra?

a. Symmetric axiom
b. Reflexive axiom
c. Transitive axiom
d. Replacement axiom
A and b are independent events. The
probability that event A will occur is Pa
and the probability that A and B will occur
is Pab. From these two statements, what
is the probability that event B will occur?

a. Pa – Pab
b. Pb – Pab
c. Pa x Pb
d. Pab / Pa
Two or more equations are equal if and only
if they have the same

a. Solution set
b. Degree
c. Order
d. Variable set
In any square matrix, when the elements of
any two rows are exactly the same, the
determinant is

a. Zero
b. Positive integer
c. Negative integer
d. Unity
The ratio or product of two expressions in
direct or inverse relation with each other is
called

a. Ratio and proportion

b. Means
c. Extremes
d. Constant of variation
Is a sequence of terms whose reciprocals
form an arithmetic progression

a. Geometric progression
b. Harmonic progression
c. Algebraic progression
d. Ratio and proportion
An array of m x n quantities which represent
a single number system composed of
elements in rows and columns is known as

a. Transposed matrix
b. Cofactor of a matrix
c. Matrix
d. Determinant
Binary number system is a system of
notation for real number that uses the
place value method with 2 as the base.
What is another name of the binary
number system?

a. Binary digits
b. Binumber system
c. Dyadic number system
d. Bits
The number 0.123123123.... Is a/an

a. Irrational number
b. Surd
c. Rational number
d. Transcendental
MCMXCIV is the roman numeral equivalent
to

1. 1974
2. 184
3. 1994
4. 2994
A sequence of numbers where the
succeeding term is greater than the
preceding term is called

a. Dissonant series
b. Convergent series
c. Divergent series
d. Isometric series
Terms that differs only in numeric
coefficients are known as

a. Unlike terms
b. Unequal terms
c. Like terms
d. Similar equation
In complex algebra, we use diagram to
represent complex plane commonly called

a. Argand diagram
b. Venn diagram
c. Maxwell diagram
d. Cartesian diagram
7 + 0i is

a. An irrational number
b. Real number
c. Imaginary number
d. A variable
The number of successful outcomes divided
by the number of possible outcomes is

a. Odd
b. Combination
c. Permutation
d. Probability
If a two digit number has x for its unit digit
and y for its tens digit, the number is
represented as

a. x + y
b. y – x
c. 10y – x
d. 10x – y
A statement of truth which is admitted
without proof

a. Axiom
b. Theorem
c. Postulates
d. Corollary
The part of theorem which is assumed to be
true

a. Corollary
b. Hypothesis
c. Postulate
d. Conclusion
A statement of truth which follows with little
of no proof from the theorem

a. Corollary
b. Axiom
c. Postulate
d. Conclusion
Refers to the construction of drawing of lines
and figures the possibility of which is
admitted without proof

a. Corollary
b. Theorem
c. Postulate
d. Hypothesis
A mathematical statement which has neither
been proved nor denied by
counterexamples

a. Fallacy
b. Conjecture
c. Theorem
d. Paradox
A proved proposition which is useful mainly
as a preliminary to the proof of a theorem

a. Lemma
b. Hypothesis
c. Postulate
d. Corollary
Axioms are proposition of a general logical
nature (about equal or unequal) while
________ are propositions concerning
objexts and constructions

a. Theorem
b. Corollaries
c. Conclusions
d. Postulates
A _________ is an ancillary theorem whose
result is not target for the proof

a. Postulate
b. Lemma
c. Hypothesis
d. Conclusion
Statements that are accepted without
discussion or proof are called axioms. The
word “axiom” comes for the greed “axioma”
which means

a. Worth
b. Correct
c. True
d. Perfect
In mathematical and other fields of logical
reasoning, axioms are used as basis for
the formulation of statements called

a. Lemma
b. Hypothesis
c. Postulate
d. Theorem
“The product of two or more number is the
same in whatever order they are
multiplied”. This refers to

a. Associative law of addition

b. Associative law of multiplication
c. Commutative law of multiplication
d. Distributive law of multiplication
If a = b, then b can replace a in any
equation. This illustrates what law of
identity?

a. Reflexive law
b. Law of symmetry
c. Transitive law
d. Substitution law
If a = a, then it illustrates what law of
identity?

a. Reflexive law
b. Law of symmetry
c. transitive law
d. Substitution law
If a = b, and b = c, then a = c. This illustrates

a. Reflexive law
b. Law of symmetry
c. Transitive law
d. Substitution law
The axiom which relates addition and
multiplication is the _________ law

a. Commutative
b. Associative
c. Distributive
d. None of the above
Any combination of symbols and numbers
related by the fundamental operation of
algebra is called a/an

a. Equation
b. Algebraic expression
c. Term
d. Algebraic sum
The algebraic expression consisting a sum
of any number of terms is called a

a. Multinomial
b. Summation
c. Binomial
d. Monomial
An equation which satisfied buy all values of
the variable for which the members of the
equation defined is known as

a. Linear equation
b. Rational equation
c. Conditional equation
d. Irrational equation
An equation in which some or all of the
known quantities are represented by
letters is called

a. Redundant equation
b. Literal equation
c. Quadratic equation
d. Defective equation
An equation in which the variable appear
under the radical symbol

a. Irradical equation
b. Irrational equation
c. Quadratic equation
d. Linear equation
An equation which, because of some
mathematical process, has required an
extra root is sometimes called as

a. Redundant equation
b. Literal equation
c. Linear equation
d. Defective equation
Any equation which, because of some
mathematical process, has fewer roots
that its original is sometimes called as

a. Redundant equation
b. Literal equation
c. Linear equation
d. Defective equation
An algebraic expression which can be
represented as a quotient of two
polynomials

a. Irrational algebraic expression

b. Reduced algebraic expression
c. Rational algebraic expression
d. Complex algebraic expression
A statement containing one or more
variables and having the property that it
becomes either true of false when the
variables are given specific values from
their domains

a. Solution
b. Problem
c. Open sentence
d. Worded problem
Any algebraic term is a/an ________ term in
certain representing numbers if it consists
of the product of possible integral powers
of these numbers and a factor not
containing them.

a. Integral
b. Rational
c. Irrational
d. Integral rational
An equation in x and y which is not easily
solved for y terms of x is called

a. Explicit
b. Implicit function
c. Discontinuity
d. Quadratic
The numbers which are represented with
letters

a. Variables
b. Unknowns
c. Literal numbers
d. Terms
Equations whose members are equal only
for certain or possibly no value of the
unknown

a. Conditional equations
b. Inequalities
c. Unconditional equations
d. Temporary equations
An algebraic expression consisting of one
term

a. Monomial
b. Binomial
c. Linear
d. Monomode
In algebra, this consist of products and
quotients of ordinary numbers and letters
which represents numbers

a. Expression
b. Term
c. Equation
d. Coefficient
An expression of two terms is called

a. Polynomial
b. Duomial
c. Binomial
d. All of the above
The degree of a polynomial or equation is
the

a. Maximum exponent
b. Maximum sum of exponents
c. Exponent of the first variable
d. Maximum exponent of x
What is the degree of the polynomial
3x4y + 2x3z3 – 4yz2

a. 6th
b. 5th
c. 4th
d. 3th
Any fraction which contains one or more
fractions in either numerator of
denominator, or both is called

a. Compound fraction
b. Composite fraction
c. Complex fraction
d. All of the above
A common factor with unity for numerator
and a positive integers as denominator
(i.e. 1/n)

a. Ordinary fraction
b. Unit fraction
c. Common fraction
d. Improper fraction
If the absolute value of the numerator of a
fraction is smaller than the denominator, it
is called

a. Proper fraction
b. Improper fraction
c. Decimal fraction
d. Mixed numbers
A number that consists of an integer part
(which may be zero) and a decimal part
less than unity that follows the decimal
marker, which may be a point or a comma

a. Proper fraction
b. Improper fraction
c. Decimal fraction
d. Mixed numbers
Considered as “counting numbers”

a. Integers
b. Rational number
c. Irrational number
d. Natural numbers
A number represented by a non-terminating,
non-repeating decimal

a. Irrational number
b. Rational number
c. Natural number
d. Integer
The completeness axiom proved that the
real number system has numbers other
than

a. Integers
b. Rational numbers
c. Natural numbers
d. Irrational numbers
The concept of spread of a random variable
or a set of observations

a. Variance
b. Standard deviation
c. Dispersion
d. Range
A number a non-terminating but repeating
decimal is a/an

a. Integer
b. Rational number
c. Natural number
d. Irrational number
A positive integer which has no perfect-
square factor greater than 1

a. Radical expression
b. Square integer
c. Square integer
d. Square-free integer
Numbers are used to described a

a. Magnitude
b. Position
c. Magnitude and position
d. None of the above
Are symbols or combinations of symbols
which describe a number

a. Numerals
b. Digits
c. Terms
d. Notations
Which of the following is not classified as an
integer

a. Negative number
b. Positive number
c. Zero
d. Imaginary number
When an imaginary number is raised to an
even exponent, it

a. Becomes infinite
b. Becomes negative imaginary number
c. Becomes relatively small number
d. Becomes real number
The complex number is in the form a + bi. If
a = 0, what do you call the resulting
number?

a. Absolute value of the complex number

b. Pure imaginary number
c. Argument
d. Irrational number
For a complex number a + bi, the real
number √a2 + b2 is _________ of the
complex number

a. Absolute value
b. Magnitude
c. Modulus
d. All of the above
A number which can be expressed as q
quotient of two integers (division of zero
excluded) is called

a. Irrational number
b. Rational number
c. Imaginary number
d. Real number
The _________ of two number is found by
multiplying each term of the one by every
term of the other

a. Sum
b. Difference
c. Product
d. Quotient
A prime number has exactly how many
divisors?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
A prime number is an integer greater than 1
which has

a. 1 as its only positive divisor

b. Itself as its only positive divisor
c. 1 and itself as its only positive divisors
d. 1 and its additive inverse as its only
positive divisor
An integer which is the product of two
integers, both different from 1 and -1 is
called

a. Prime number
b. Composite number
c. Rational number
d. Compound number
A composite number has at least ______
divisors

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Two natural numbers a and b are ______ if
their greatest common divisor is 1

a. Relatively prime
b. Relatively composite
c. Equal
d. Reciprocal
Numbers used to count the objects or ideas
in a given collection

a. Cardinal numbers
b. Irrational numbers
c. Ordinal numbers
d. Numerals
Numbers which is used to state the position
of individual objects in a sequence

a. Cardinal numbers
b. Irrational numbers
c. Ordinal numbers
d. Numerals
An integer number that is equal to the sum
of all its possible divisors except the
number itself is called

a. Amicable number
b. Perfect number
c. Defective number
d. Redundant number
An integer the sum of all its possible divisor
except the number itself is greater than
the integer is called

a. Abundant number
b. Perfect number
c. Defective number
d. Amicable number
An integer the sum of all its possible divisors
except the number itself is less than the
integer is called

a. Abundant number
b. Amicable number
c. Friendly number
d. Defective number
What is the smallest perfect number
possible?

a. 1
b. 6
c. 12
d. 8
All perfect numbers are

a. Even numbers
b. Odd numbers
c. Prime numbers
d. Composite numbers
Two integer numbers are said to be ______
if each is the sum of all possible divisors
of the other

a. Perfect number
b. Defective number
c. Amicable number
d. Fermat’s number
What is another name for amicable
numbers?

a. Compatible number
b. Friendly number
c. Fermat’s number
d. Inconsistent number
What is the smallest pair of friendly number?

a. 180 and 190

b. 200 and 120
c. 220 and 284
d. 220 and 264
Prime numbers that appear in pair and differ
by 2 (eg. 3 and 5, 11 and 13 etc.) are
called

a. Mersenne primes
b. Prime number theorem
c. Twin primes
d. Pseudo primes
“every even integer greater than 1 is a prime
or can be expresses as a unique product
of primes and powers”. This is known as

a. Fundamental theorem of arithmetic

b. Pseudo prime theorem
c. Prime number theorem
d. Mersenne’s theore
“Every sufficient large off number can be
expresses as a sum of three prime
numbers”. This is known as

a. Goldbach conjecture
b. Vingradov’s theorem
c. Pascal’s theorem
d. Mersenne’s theorem
The term “ratio” comes from Latin verb
“ratus” meaning

a. To divide
b. To estimate
c. To get the mean
d. To make a proportion
In the proportion of four quantities, the first
and fourth terms are referred to as the

a. Means
b. Extremes
c. Denominators
d. Numerators
The first term of a ratio is called

a. Antecedent
b. Consequent
c. Mean
d. Extreme
The _______ is the square root of the
product of the extremes

a. Antecedent
b. Consequent
c. Mean proportional
d. Mean
The second term of a ratio is called

a. Antecedent
b. Mean
c. Consequent
d. Extreme
If the means of a proportion are equal, their
common value is called

a. Mean
b. Extreme
c. Mean proportional
d. Extreme proportional
The theorem that in every arithmetic
progression a, a + d, a = 2d, ...., where a
and d are relatively prime

a. Fibonacci theorem
b. Gauss theorem
c. Lejeune theorem
d. Dirichlet theorem
A statement that one mathematical
expression is greater that or less than the
another is called

a. Absolute condition
b. Non-absolute condition
c. Inequality
d. Conditional expression
If an equality is true for all values of the
variable, it is a/an

a. Conditional inequality
b. Equivalent inequality
c. Absolute inequality
d. Non-condition inequality
If the same number is added to both sides of
an inequality, the inequality

a. Becomes negative
b. Becomes positive
c. Is reversed
d. Is preserved
An inequality is preserved if both sides are
multiplied by

a. Zero
b. -1
c. A positive number
d. A negative number
An inequality is reversed if both sides are
multiplies by

a. Zero
b. -1
c. A positive number
d. A negative number
Division of a population or same into two
groups based either on measurable
variables (e.g. Age under 18, age over
180) or on attributes (e.g. Male, female)

a. Decomposition
b. Denomination
c. Deviance
d. Dichotomy
A 3 x 2 matrix can be multiplied by a

a. 3 x 2 matrix
b. 3 x 3 matrix
c. 2 x 5 matrix
d. Row matrix
If there are as many equations as
unknowns, the matrix of the coefficient is
a

a. Row matrix
b. Column matrix
c. Square matrix
d. Rectangular matrix
A method of solving linear equation with
several unknowns simultaneously using
determinants

a. Simpson’s rule
b. Cramer’s rule
c. Trapezoidal rule
d. Chain rule
Using cramer’s rule, the determinant of the
coefficient is always the

a. Numerator of a quotient
b. Denominator of a quotient
c. The quotient itself
d. None of the above
In any square matrix, when the elements of
any two rows are exactly the same (i.e
row 1 = row 2 or row 1 = row 3, or row 2
= row 3 .....) the determinant is

a. Zero
b. Positive integer
c. Negative integer
d. Unity
When the corresponding elements of two
rows of a determinant are proportional,
then the value of the determinant is

a. One
b. Indeterminate
c. Infinite
d. Zero
An array of m x n quantities which represent
a single number and is composed of
elements in rows and columns is known
as

a. Transpose of a matrix
b. Determinant
c. Co-factor of a matrix
d. Matrix
When two rows are interchanged in position,
the value of the determinant will

a. Remain unchanged
b. Be multiplied by – 1
c. Become zero
d. Become infinite value
If every elements of a row (or column) are
multiplied by a constant, k , then the
value of the determinant is

a. Multiplied by –k
b. Zero
c. One
d. Multiplied by k