101: The equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of 2x2 – 3x – 5 = 0 is

A. 5x2 + 3x – 2 = 0
B. 2x2 + 3x – 5 = 0
C. 3x2 – 3x + 2 = 0
D. 2x2 + 5x – 3 = 0

102: In the equation x2 + x = 0, one root is x equal to

A. 1
B. 5
C. 1/4
D. none of these

103: Solve for the value of “a” in the equation a8 – 17a4 + 16 = 0.

A. ± 2
B. ± 3
C. ± 4
D. ± 5

104: Solve for x that satisfies the equation 6x2 – 7x – 5 = 0.

A. 5/3 or – 1/2
B. 3/2 or 3/8
C. 7/5 or – 7/15
D. 3/5 or ¾

105: Find the values of x in the equation 24x2 + 5x – 1 = 0.

A. (1/6, 1)
B. (1/6, 1/5)
C. (1/2, 1/5)
D. (1/8, – 1/3)

106: Determine k so that the equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0 will have just one real solution.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

107: Solve for x: 10x2 + 10x + 1 = 0

A. – 0.113, – 0.887
B. – 0.331, – 0.788
C. – 0.113, – 0.788
D. –0.311, –0.887

108: If 1/3 and –3/2 are the roots of a quadratic equation, then the equation is

A. 6x2 + 7x – 3 = 0
B. 6x2 – 7x + 3 = 0
C. 6x2 – 7x – 3 = 0
D. 6x2 –7x + 1 = 0

109: Which of the following is a root of this quadratic equation, 30x2 + 49x + 20 = 0?

A. 0.6
B. – 0.6
C. – 0.8
D. 0.75

110: What is the discriminant of the equation 4x2 = 8x – 5?

A. 8
B. – 16
C. 16
D. – 8

111: Given the equation 3x2 + Bx + 12 = 0. What is the value of B so that the roots of the equation are
equal?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. – 12

112: Find the term involving y5 in the expansion of (2x2 + y)10

A. 8064 x10 y5
B. 8046 x5 y5
C. 8046 x10 y5
D. 4680 x5 y5

113: Find the 5th term of the expansion of (x2 + 1/x)10

A. 260 x8
B. 5040 x8
C. 210 x8
D. 420 x8

114: In the expression of (x + 4y)12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is,

A. 63,360
B. 126,720
C. 506,880
D. 253,440

115: What is the fourth term of the expansion of ( x + x2 )100?

A. 1650 x103
B. 161700 x103
C. 167100 x103
D. 167100 x100
116: What is the numerical coefficient of the term next to 495 x8 y4?

A. 660
B. 792
C. 990
D. 1100

117: Find the 6th term of the expansion of ( 1/2a – 3 )16

A. – 66939 / 256a11
B. – 66339 / 128a11
C. –33669 / 256a11
D. –39396 / 128a11

118: What is the coefficient of the term free of x of the expansion of ( 2x – 5y )4?

A. 256
B. 526
C. 265
D. 625

119: Find the 6th term of (3x – 4y)6.

A. –148,288 x3 y5
B. –548 x2 y5
C. –154,288 x3 y5
D. –1,548,288 x3 y5

120: What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of ( 2x – 1 )20?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

121: What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of ( x + y – z )8?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3

122: Find the value of log 8 48.

A. 1.86
B. 1.68
C. 1.78
D. 1.98

123: Evaluate the log6845 = x.

A. 3.76
B. 5.84
C. 4.48
D. 2.98

124: What is the value of log to base 10 of 10003.3?

A. 10.9
B. 99.9
C. 9.9
D. 9.5

125: What is the value of (log 5 to the base 2) + ( log 5 to the base 3 )?

A. 7.39
B. 3.79
C. 3.97
D. 9.37

126: Find the value of log 4 (log 3 5)

A. 1.460
B. 0.275
C. 1.273
D. 0.165

127: Given: log4 7 = n. Find log 4 1/7

A. 1/n
B. n
C. – 1/n
D. – n

128: If log a 10 = 0.25, what is the value of log 10 a?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

129: Given: log b y = 2x + log b x. Which of the following is true?

A. y = b2x
B. y = 2xb
C. y = 2x / b
D. y = xb2x

130: Which value is equal to log to the base e of e to the –7x power?

A. –7x
B. 10 to the –7x power
C. 7
D. –7 log to the base 10
131: Log of the nth root of x equals log of x to 1 / n power and also equal to:

A. log x / n
B. n log x
C. log ( x to the 1 / n power) / n
D. ( n – 1 ) log x

132: Log (MN) is equal to:

A. Log M – N
B. Log M + N
C. N log M
D. Log M + Log N

133: What expression is equivalent to log (x) – log (y + z)?

A. log x + log y + log z

B. log [ x / (y + z) ]
C. log x – log y – log z
D. log y + log (x + z)

134: Given log b 1024 = 5/2. Find b.

A. 2560
B. 16
C. 4
D. 2

135: Given: log 3 (x2 – 8x) = 2. Find x.

A. –1
B. 9
C. –1 and 9
D. 1 and –9

136: Solve for the value of x in the following equation: x3logx = 100x.

A. 12
B. 8
C. 30
D. 10

137: Given: log 6 + x log 4 = log 4 + log (32 + 4x). Find x.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6

138: If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, then the value of x is,
A. 4
B. –2
C. 2
D. –1

139: ME Board October 1997

Find the value of x if log 12 x = 2.

A. 144
B. 414
C. 524
D. 425

140: Solve for the value of x: log 2x3 + log 6/x = 6.278

A. 379.65
B. 365.97
C. 397.56
D. 356.79