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Q. What is the length of an arc of a circle with radius 5 cm and angle 60 degrees? (2020)

A. 5.24 cm
B. 3.14 cm
C. 5.00 cm
D. 6.00 cm

Solution

Arc length = (θ/360) * 2πr = (60/360) * 2 * π * 5 = 5.24 cm.

Correct Answer: A — 5.24 cm

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Q. What is the length of the diagonal of a cuboid with dimensions 2, 3, and 6? (2022)

A. √49
B. √45
C. √36
D. √50

Solution

Diagonal = √(2² + 3² + 6²) = √(4 + 9 + 36) = √49 = 7.

Correct Answer: A — √49

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Q. What is the length of the diagonal of a rectangle with vertices at (0, 0), (0, 3), (4, 0), and (4, 3)? (2022)

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

Solution

Diagonal = √[(4-0)² + (3-0)²] = √[16 + 9] = √25 = 5.

Correct Answer: A — 5

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Q. What is the length of the diagonal of a rectangle with vertices at (0, 0), (4, 0), (4, 3), and (0, 3)? (2021)

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

Solution

Length of diagonal = √[(4-0)² + (3-0)²] = √[16 + 9] = √25 = 5.

Correct Answer: A — 5

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Q. What is the length of the diagonal of a rectangle with vertices at (1, 1), (1, 4), (5, 1), and (5, 4)? (2021)

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

Solution

Diagonal length = √[(5-1)² + (4-1)²] = √[16 + 9] = √25 = 5.

Correct Answer: B — 5

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Q. What is the maximum area of a triangle with a base of 10 cm and height as a function of x? (2020)

A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100

Solution

Area = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 10 * x. Max area occurs when x = 10, giving Area = 50.

Correct Answer: B — 50

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Q. What is the maximum area of a triangle with a base of 10 cm and height varying with x? (2021)

A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100

Solution

Area = 1/2 * base * height. Max area occurs when height is maximized, thus Area = 1/2 * 10 * 10 = 50.

Correct Answer: B — 50

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Q. What is the maximum area of a triangle with a base of 10 units and height as a function of x? (2020)

A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100

Solution

Area = 1/2 * base * height = 5h. Max area occurs when h = 10, giving area = 50.

Correct Answer: B — 50

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Q. What is the maximum height of the projectile modeled by h(t) = -16t^2 + 32t + 48? (2023)

A. 48
B. 64
C. 80
D. 32

Solution

The maximum height occurs at t = -b/(2a) = 1. h(1) = 64.

Correct Answer: B — 64

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Q. What is the maximum height of the projectile modeled by h(t) = -16t^2 + 64t + 48? (2021)

A. 48
B. 64
C. 80
D. 32

Solution

The maximum height occurs at t = -b/(2a) = -64/(2*-16) = 2. h(2) = -16(2^2) + 64(2) + 48 = 80.

Correct Answer: B — 64

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Q. What is the maximum profit if the profit function is P(x) = -x^2 + 10x - 16? (2021)

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10

Solution

The maximum profit occurs at x = -b/(2a) = 10/2 = 5. P(5) = -5^2 + 10*5 - 16 = 9.

Correct Answer: C — 8

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Q. What is the maximum value of f(x) = -x^2 + 4x + 1? (2023)

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

Solution

The vertex occurs at x = 2. f(2) = -2^2 + 4(2) + 1 = 5.

Correct Answer: A — 5

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Q. What is the maximum value of f(x) = -x^2 + 6x - 8? (2023)

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

Solution

The vertex occurs at x = 3. f(3) = -9 + 18 - 8 = 1.

Correct Answer: C — 6

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Q. What is the minimum distance from the point (3, 4) to the line 2x + 3y - 6 = 0? (2023)

A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. 4

Solution

Using the distance formula from a point to a line, the minimum distance is calculated to be 2 units.

Correct Answer: A — 2

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Q. What is the minimum value of f(x) = 3x^2 - 12x + 12? (2021)

A. 0
B. 3
C. 6
D. 9

Solution

The vertex occurs at x = 2. f(2) = 3(2^2) - 12(2) + 12 = 0.

Correct Answer: B — 3

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Q. What is the minimum value of f(x) = 3x^2 - 12x + 7? (2022)

A. -5
B. -4
C. -3
D. -2

Solution

The vertex occurs at x = 2. f(2) = -5.

Correct Answer: A — -5

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Q. What is the minimum value of f(x) = 3x^2 - 12x + 9? (2022)

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

Solution

The vertex occurs at x = 2. f(2) = 3(2^2) - 12(2) + 9 = 0.

Correct Answer: B — 1

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Q. What is the minimum value of f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 5? (2020)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Solution

The vertex form gives the minimum at x = 2. f(2) = 2.

Correct Answer: A — 1

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Q. What is the minimum value of f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 6? (2022)

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

Solution

The vertex occurs at x = 2. f(2) = 2.

Correct Answer: B — 3

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Q. What is the minimum value of f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 7? (2023)

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

Solution

The vertex form gives the minimum at x = 2. f(2) = 2, thus minimum value is 3.

Correct Answer: A — 3

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Q. What is the minimum value of f(x) = x^2 - 6x + 10? (2020)

A. 4
B. 6
C. 10
D. 8

Solution

The vertex form gives the minimum at x = 3. f(3) = 3^2 - 6(3) + 10 = 1.

Correct Answer: A — 4

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Q. What is the minimum value of the function f(x) = 4x^2 - 16x + 20? (2021)

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

Solution

The vertex gives the minimum at x = 2. f(2) = 4(2^2) - 16(2) + 20 = 4.

Correct Answer: B — 5

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Q. What is the minimum value of the function f(x) = 4x^2 - 16x + 20? (2021) 2021

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

Solution

The vertex occurs at x = 2. f(2) = 4(2^2) - 16(2) + 20 = 4.

Correct Answer: B — 5

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Q. What is the modulus of the complex number 3 + 4i? (2023)

A. 5
B. 7
C. 1
D. 4

Solution

The modulus is calculated as √(3^2 + 4^2) = √(9 + 16) = √25 = 5.

Correct Answer: A — 5

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Q. What is the nature of the roots of the equation x² + 2x + 5 = 0? (2023)

A. Real and distinct
B. Real and equal
C. Complex
D. None of the above

Solution

The discriminant D = 2² - 4*1*5 = 4 - 20 = -16, which indicates complex roots.

Correct Answer: C — Complex

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Q. What is the particular solution of dy/dx = 4y with the initial condition y(0) = 2?

A. y = 2e^(4x)
B. y = e^(4x)
C. y = 4e^(4x)
D. y = 2e^(x)

Solution

The general solution is y = Ce^(4x). Using the initial condition y(0) = 2, we find C = 2, thus y = 2e^(4x).

Correct Answer: A — y = 2e^(4x)

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Q. What is the point of inflection for the function f(x) = x^3 - 6x^2 + 9x? (2023) 2023

A. (1, 4)
B. (2, 3)
C. (3, 0)
D. (0, 0)

Solution

To find inflection points, set f''(x) = 0. f''(x) = 6x - 12 = 0, x = 2. f(2) = 4.

Correct Answer: A — (1, 4)

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Q. What is the point of intersection of the lines x + 2y = 5 and 2x - y = 1?

A. (1, 2)
B. (2, 1)
C. (3, 0)
D. (0, 5)

Solution

Solving the equations simultaneously, we find the intersection point is (1, 2).

Correct Answer: A — (1, 2)

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Q. What is the point of intersection of the lines x + y = 5 and 2x - y = 1?

A. (2, 3)
B. (3, 2)
C. (1, 4)
D. (4, 1)

Solution

Solving the equations simultaneously, we find x = 2 and y = 3. Thus, the point of intersection is (2, 3).

Correct Answer: A — (2, 3)

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Q. What is the point of intersection of the lines y = 2x + 1 and y = -x + 4?

A. (1, 3)
B. (2, 5)
C. (3, 7)
D. (0, 1)

Solution

Setting 2x + 1 = -x + 4 gives 3x = 3, thus x = 1. Substituting back, y = 2(1) + 1 = 3. The intersection is (1, 3).

Correct Answer: A — (1, 3)

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