Q. If set P = {1, 2, 3, 4} and set Q = {3, 4, 5, 6}, what is the difference P - Q?
A.
{1, 2}
B.
{3, 4}
C.
{5, 6}
D.
{1, 2, 5, 6}
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Solution
The difference P - Q includes elements in P that are not in Q, which is {1, 2}.
Correct Answer: A — {1, 2}
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Q. If set P = {x | x is an even number less than 10} and set Q = {x | x is a prime number less than 10}, what is the intersection of sets P and Q?
A.
{2, 4, 6, 8}
B.
{2, 3, 5, 7}
C.
{2}
D.
{4, 6, 8}
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Solution
The intersection of sets P and Q includes elements that are both even and prime. The only even prime number is 2.
Correct Answer: C — {2}
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Q. If set P = {x | x is an even number less than 10} and set Q = {x | x is a prime number less than 10}, what is the union of sets P and Q?
A.
{2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8}
B.
{2, 3, 5, 7}
C.
{2, 4, 6, 8}
D.
{2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8}
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Solution
Set P = {2, 4, 6, 8} and set Q = {2, 3, 5, 7}. The union is {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}.
Correct Answer: D — {2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8}
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Q. If set R = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and set S = {4, 5, 6, 7}, what is the symmetric difference of sets R and S?
A.
{1, 2, 3, 6, 7}
B.
{4, 5}
C.
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
D.
{6, 7}
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Solution
The symmetric difference of sets R and S includes elements that are in either set but not in both. Thus, it is {1, 2, 3, 6, 7}.
Correct Answer: A — {1, 2, 3, 6, 7}
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Q. If set R = {1, 2, 3, 4} and set S = {3, 4, 5, 6}, what is the difference R - S?
A.
{1, 2}
B.
{3, 4}
C.
{5, 6}
D.
{}
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Solution
The difference R - S includes elements in R that are not in S, which is {1, 2}.
Correct Answer: A — {1, 2}
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Q. If set X = {a, b, c} and set Y = {b, c, d}, what is the union of sets X and Y?
A.
{a, b, c, d}
B.
{b, c}
C.
{a, b}
D.
{c, d}
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Solution
The union of sets X and Y includes all unique elements from both sets. Thus, the union is {a, b, c, d}.
Correct Answer: A — {a, b, c, d}
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Q. If the 1st term of an arithmetic progression is 4 and the common difference is 3, what is the sum of the first 10 terms?
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Solution
The sum of the first n terms S_n = n/2 * (2a + (n-1)d). Here, S_10 = 10/2 * (2*4 + 9*3) = 5 * (8 + 27) = 5 * 35 = 175.
Correct Answer: B — 80
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Q. If the 2nd term of a GP is 12 and the 4th term is 48, what is the common ratio?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common ratio be r. Then, 2nd term = ar = 12 and 4th term = ar^3 = 48. Dividing these gives r^2 = 4, so r = 2.
Correct Answer: A — 2
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Q. If the 2nd term of a GP is 8 and the 4th term is 32, what is the common ratio?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common ratio be r. Then, 2nd term = ar = 8 and 4th term = ar^3 = 32. Dividing gives r^2 = 4, so r = 2.
Correct Answer: A — 2
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the 4th term is 14, what is the 1st term?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + d = 8 and a + 3d = 14, we can find a = 6.
Correct Answer: A — 6
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the 5th term is 14, what is the 3rd term?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + d = 8 and a + 4d = 14, we can find the 3rd term a + 2d = 10.
Correct Answer: A — 10
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Q. If the 3rd term of a GP is 27 and the common ratio is 3, what is the first term?
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Solution
Let the first term be a. Then, the 3rd term is ar^2 = 27. Thus, a * 3^2 = 27, giving a = 3.
Correct Answer: B — 9
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Q. If the 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 12 and the 7th term is 24, what is the common difference?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. We have a + 2d = 12 and a + 6d = 24. Subtracting these gives 4d = 12, so d = 3.
Correct Answer: B — 4
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Q. If the 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 7th term is 27, what is the common difference?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 2d = 15 and a + 6d = 27, solving gives d = 3.
Correct Answer: B — 4
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Q. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 10th term is 30, what is the common difference?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 4d = 15 and a + 9d = 30, we can find d = 3.
Correct Answer: A — 3
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Q. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 20 and the 10th term is 35, what is the first term?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 4d = 20 and a + 9d = 35, we can solve for a to find it is 10.
Correct Answer: B — 10
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Q. If the 6th term of an arithmetic progression is 30 and the 9th term is 45, what is the common difference?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 5d = 30 and a + 8d = 45, we can find d = 5.
Correct Answer: A — 5
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Q. If the 7th term of an arithmetic progression is 50 and the common difference is 5, what is the first term?
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Solution
Using the formula for the nth term, a + 6d = 50. Substituting d = 5 gives a + 30 = 50, hence a = 20.
Correct Answer: B — 30
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Q. If the amount after 2 years at compound interest is Rs. 1210 and the principal is Rs. 1000, what is the rate of interest?
A.
10%
B.
5%
C.
12%
D.
15%
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Solution
Using the formula A = P(1 + r)^t, we have 1210 = 1000(1 + r)^2. Solving gives r = 0.1 or 10%.
Correct Answer: A — 10%
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Q. If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4, what is the measure of the largest angle?
A.
60 degrees
B.
80 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
120 degrees
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Solution
Let the angles be 2x, 3x, and 4x. The sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. Therefore, 2x + 3x + 4x = 180. Solving gives x = 20, so the largest angle is 4x = 80 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 80 degrees
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Q. If the area of a circle is 154 cm², what is the radius of the circle? (Use π = 22/7)
A.
7 cm
B.
14 cm
C.
21 cm
D.
28 cm
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Solution
Area = πr². 154 = (22/7)r². Solving gives r² = 154 * 7 / 22 = 49, so r = 7 cm.
Correct Answer: A — 7 cm
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Q. If the area of a parallelogram is 120 square units and the base is 15 units, what is the height?
A.
8 units
B.
10 units
C.
12 units
D.
15 units
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Solution
Area = base × height. Thus, 120 = 15 × height, giving height = 120/15 = 8 units.
Correct Answer: B — 10 units
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Q. If the area of a parallelogram is given by the formula base times height, what happens to the area if the height is halved?
A.
The area remains the same
B.
The area doubles
C.
The area is halved
D.
The area increases by 25%
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Solution
If the height of a parallelogram is halved, the area is also halved, as area = base × height.
Correct Answer: C — The area is halved
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Q. If the area of a quadrilateral is given by the formula A = 1/2 * d1 * d2 * sin(θ), where d1 and d2 are the lengths of the diagonals and θ is the angle between them, which type of quadrilateral does this formula apply to?
A.
Rectangle
B.
Parallelogram
C.
Kite
D.
Trapezium
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Solution
This formula applies to a kite, where the diagonals intersect at an angle.
Correct Answer: C — Kite
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Q. If the area of a quadrilateral is given by the formula A = 1/2 * d1 * d2 * sin(θ), what do d1 and d2 represent? (2023)
A.
The lengths of the sides.
B.
The lengths of the diagonals.
C.
The lengths of the altitudes.
D.
The lengths of the bases.
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Solution
In the formula for the area of a quadrilateral, d1 and d2 represent the lengths of the diagonals.
Correct Answer: B — The lengths of the diagonals.
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Q. If the area of a rectangle is 48 square meters and the length is 8 meters, what is the width?
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Solution
Area = Length * Width. Therefore, Width = Area / Length = 48 / 8 = 6 meters.
Correct Answer: B — 6
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Q. If the area of a sector of a circle is 25π cm² and the radius is 10 cm, what is the angle of the sector in degrees?
A.
90 degrees
B.
60 degrees
C.
45 degrees
D.
30 degrees
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Solution
Area of a sector = (θ/360) × πr². Thus, 25π = (θ/360) × π(10)². Solving gives θ = 90 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 90 degrees
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Q. If the area of a sector of a circle is 25π square units and the radius is 5 units, what is the angle of the sector in degrees?
A.
90°
B.
60°
C.
45°
D.
30°
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Solution
Area of a sector = (θ/360) × πr². Thus, 25π = (θ/360) × π(5)². Solving gives θ = 90°.
Correct Answer: A — 90°
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Q. If the area of a sector of a circle is 30 cm² and the radius is 5 cm, what is the angle of the sector in degrees?
A.
60°
B.
72°
C.
90°
D.
120°
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Solution
Area of a sector = (θ/360) × πr². Thus, 30 = (θ/360) × π × 25. Solving gives θ = (30 × 360)/(25π) ≈ 72°.
Correct Answer: B — 72°
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Q. If the area of a square is 64 cm², what is the length of one side? (2022)
A.
6 cm
B.
7 cm
C.
8 cm
D.
9 cm
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Solution
Area of a square = side². Therefore, side = √64 = 8 cm.
Correct Answer: C — 8 cm
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