School of Engineering, Design and Technology

Technology Mathematics 1 (ENG1021M)

Mathematics Diagnostic Test
September 2011

FIRST NAME(S):

FAMILY NAME:

UNIVERSITY NUMBER:


For questions 1 to 18 tick the box that you think answers the question. For
questions 19 and 20 write your answers in the boxes provided. Write your
answers to questions 21, 22, and 23 in the space below each question. There
is no need to show any working.

1. Simplify 10 4 2 + (18 6 3)

44 44 20 38

2. Simplify .
25
7
8
3
+ Give your answer in its simplest form

200
19

33
10

200
131

25
16


3. Write the number 27.0937 correct to three significant figures

27.1 27.094 27.0 30.0

4. Write the number 27.0937 correct to three decimal places

27.093 27.090 27.094 27.100



5. What is the prime factorisation of 54?

9 6 2 3 3 3 3 3 6 2 3 9

6. What is b in terms of a if a 3b =3a + 2b?


2
5a
b

= a b 2 = a b
5
2
= a b
2
5
=

7. Simplify a
2
b
2
(a b)
2


ab 2a
2
+ 2b
2
2ab 2ab 2b
2


8. Simplify .
2 x
2
1 - x
3x
+


) 2 )( 1 (
1 2 3
2
+
+ +
x x
x x

) 2 )( 1 (
2 8 3
2
+
+
x x
x x

) 2 )( 1 (
2 3
+
+
x x
x

) 2 )( 1 (
2 4 3
2
+
+ +
x x
x x


9. Express r in terms of a, and if
2
r a t =
2
|
.
|

\
|
=
t
a
r
t
a
r =
2
) ( t = a r
t
a
r = t = a r

10. Express p in terms of m and n if np
m
=
2


n
m
p
2
= n
m
p + =
2

n
m
p
2
=
2
nm
p =

11. Factorise x
2
+ 4x 12

(x 2)(x + 6) (x 2)(x 6) (x + 3)(x 4) (x + 2)(x + 6)





12. From your answer to question 11, write down the solutions to

x
2
+ 4x 12 = 0

2, 6 2, 6 3, 4 2, 6

13. Simplify
2
4 3
3
3 3


3 27 2187 243

14. Write
8
7 4
x
x x
as a single power of x

x x
3
x
7
x
11


15. Simplify
2 2
3 2 3 3
y x
y x y x +


y
2
+ x
3
y x
2
y
2
+xy
2
y
2
+xy xy + y

16. If f(x) = x
3
+ 5x what is f(3) ?

24 42 14 18

17. If f(x) = x
3
+ 5x what is f( 1) ?

6 4 4 6

18. For the right-angled triangle with hypotenuse 15 and a shorter side
10, what is the length of the third side?

325 25 125 5






19. Write down the six numbers which divide exactly into 28.


20. Obtain the equation to the straight line, in the form y = mx + c,
passing through the points (4, 14) and (1, 5).





21. f(x) = y = 4x
3
6x
2
1. Find (a)
dx
dy
x f = ) ( ' and (b)
}
ydx








22. Find the x-coordinates of the turning points on the curve whose
equation is

y = 2x
3
+ 3x
2
12x








23. Evaluate

}
+
3
1
2 3
) 2 9 8 ( dx x x