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Q. What is the angle between the vectors (1, 2, 2) and (2, 1, 2)?
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A.
90 degrees
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B.
60 degrees
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C.
45 degrees
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D.
30 degrees
Solution
Cosine of angle θ = (u · v) / (|u| |v|). Calculate to find θ = 60 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 60 degrees
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Q. What is the angle between the vectors a = (1, 2, 2) and b = (2, 0, 2)?
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A.
0 degrees
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B.
45 degrees
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C.
90 degrees
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D.
60 degrees
Solution
cos(θ) = (a · b) / (|a| |b|). Calculate a · b = 1*2 + 2*0 + 2*2 = 6, |a| = √(1^2 + 2^2 + 2^2) = 3, |b| = √(2^2 + 0^2 + 2^2) = 2√2. Thus, cos(θ) = 6 / (3 * 2√2) = 1/√2, θ = 45 degrees.
Correct Answer: D — 60 degrees
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Q. What is the angle between the vectors u = (1, 0) and v = (0, 1)?
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A.
0 degrees
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B.
90 degrees
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C.
45 degrees
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D.
180 degrees
Solution
The angle between u and v is 90 degrees since they are perpendicular.
Correct Answer: B — 90 degrees
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Q. What is the angle between the velocity vector and the acceleration vector of an object moving in uniform circular motion?
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A.
0°
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B.
45°
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C.
90°
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D.
180°
Solution
In uniform circular motion, velocity is tangential and acceleration is radial, hence the angle is 90°.
Correct Answer: C — 90°
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Q. What is the angle between vectors A = (1, 0, 0) and B = (0, 1, 0)?
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A.
0 degrees
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B.
45 degrees
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C.
90 degrees
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D.
180 degrees
Solution
The angle θ = cos⁻¹((A . B) / (|A| |B|)) = cos⁻¹(0) = 90 degrees.
Correct Answer: C — 90 degrees
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Q. What is the angle of incidence at which light is completely polarized upon reflection?
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A.
0 degrees
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B.
45 degrees
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C.
60 degrees
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D.
Brewster's angle
Solution
Light is completely polarized upon reflection at Brewster's angle, which is given by the formula tan(θ_B) = n2/n1.
Correct Answer: D — Brewster's angle
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Q. What is the angular velocity of a wheel rotating at 300 revolutions per minute?
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A.
10π rad/s
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B.
20π rad/s
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C.
30π rad/s
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D.
40π rad/s
Solution
Angular velocity (ω) = 2π * (300/60) = 10π rad/s.
Correct Answer: B — 20π rad/s
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Q. What is the angular velocity of a wheel that makes 10 revolutions in 5 seconds?
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A.
2π rad/s
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B.
4π rad/s
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C.
10π rad/s
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D.
20π rad/s
Solution
Angular velocity ω = θ/t = (10 * 2π rad) / 5 s = 4π rad/s.
Correct Answer: B — 4π rad/s
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Q. What is the approximate energy released in MeV during the fission of one uranium-235 nucleus?
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A.
0.1 MeV
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B.
1 MeV
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C.
200 MeV
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D.
1000 MeV
Solution
The fission of one uranium-235 nucleus releases approximately 200 MeV of energy.
Correct Answer: C — 200 MeV
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Q. What is the area between the curves y = x^2 and y = 4 from x = -2 to x = 2?
Solution
The area between the curves is given by ∫(from -2 to 2) (4 - x^2) dx = [4x - x^3/3] from -2 to 2 = (8 - (8/3)) - (-8 + (8/3)) = 16 - (16/3) = 32/3.
Correct Answer: A — 8
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Q. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 10?
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A.
100π
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B.
50π
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C.
25π
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D.
200π
Solution
The area of a circle is given by A = πr², so A = π(10)² = 100π.
Correct Answer: A — 100π
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Q. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 7?
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A.
49π
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B.
14π
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C.
21π
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D.
28π
Solution
The area of a circle is given by A = πr², so A = π(7)² = 49π.
Correct Answer: A — 49π
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Q. What is the area of a circle with radius r?
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A.
πr^2
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B.
2πr
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C.
πr
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D.
r^2
Solution
The area of a circle is given by the formula A = πr^2.
Correct Answer: A — πr^2
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Q. What is the area of a triangle with base 10 and height 5?
Solution
Area = (1/2) * base * height = (1/2) * 10 * 5 = 25.
Correct Answer: A — 25
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Q. What is the area of a triangle with vertices at (0,0), (4,0), and (0,3)?
Solution
The area is calculated as (1/2) * base * height = (1/2) * 4 * 3 = 6.
Correct Answer: A — 6
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Q. What is the area of an ellipse with semi-major axis 7 and semi-minor axis 4?
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A.
28π
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B.
14π
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C.
21π
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D.
35π
Solution
The area of an ellipse is given by A = πab. Here, A = π * 7 * 4 = 28π.
Correct Answer: A — 28π
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Q. What is the area of an equilateral triangle with side length 'a'?
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A.
(√3/4)a²
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B.
(1/2)a²
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C.
(√2/2)a²
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D.
(3/2)a²
Solution
The area of an equilateral triangle is given by the formula (√3/4)a².
Correct Answer: A — (√3/4)a²
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Q. What is the area of the triangle formed by the points (0, 0), (4, 0), and (0, 3)?
Solution
Area = 1/2 * base * height = 1/2 * 4 * 3 = 6.
Correct Answer: A — 6
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Q. What is the area under the curve y = 1/x from x = 1 to x = 2?
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A.
ln(2)
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B.
1
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C.
ln(2) - 1
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D.
0
Solution
The area is given by the integral from 1 to 2 of 1/x dx. This evaluates to [ln(x)] from 1 to 2 = ln(2) - ln(1) = ln(2).
Correct Answer: A — ln(2)
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Q. What is the area under the curve y = cos(x) from x = 0 to x = π/2?
Solution
The area is given by the integral from 0 to π/2 of cos(x) dx. This evaluates to [sin(x)] from 0 to π/2 = 1 - 0 = 1.
Correct Answer: A — 1
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Q. What is the area under the curve y = sin(x) from x = 0 to x = π?
Solution
The area is given by the integral from 0 to π of sin(x) dx. This evaluates to [-cos(x)] from 0 to π = [1 - (-1)] = 2.
Correct Answer: C — π
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Q. What is the area under the curve y = x^2 from x = 0 to x = 3?
Solution
The area is given by the integral ∫_0^3 x^2 dx = [x^3/3]_0^3 = 27/3 = 9.
Correct Answer: A — 9
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Q. What is the area under the curve y = x^2 from x = 1 to x = 3?
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A.
8/3
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B.
10/3
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C.
9/3
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D.
7/3
Solution
The area is ∫(1 to 3) x^2 dx = [1/3 * x^3] from 1 to 3 = (27/3 - 1/3) = 26/3.
Correct Answer: B — 10/3
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Q. What is the area under the curve y = x^3 from x = 1 to x = 2?
Solution
The area under the curve y = x^3 from x = 1 to x = 2 is given by ∫(from 1 to 2) x^3 dx = [x^4/4] from 1 to 2 = (16/4) - (1/4) = 4 - 0.25 = 3.75.
Correct Answer: B — 4
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Q. What is the area under the curve y = x^4 from x = 0 to x = 1?
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A.
1/5
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B.
1/4
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C.
1/3
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D.
1/2
Solution
The area under the curve y = x^4 from x = 0 to x = 1 is given by ∫(from 0 to 1) x^4 dx = [x^5/5] from 0 to 1 = 1/5.
Correct Answer: A — 1/5
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Q. What is the argument of the complex number z = -1 + 0i?
Solution
The argument of z = -1 + 0i is arg(z) = π.
Correct Answer: A — π
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Q. What is the argument of the complex number z = -1 - i?
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A.
-3π/4
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B.
3π/4
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C.
-π/4
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D.
π/4
Solution
The argument of z = -1 - i is θ = tan^(-1)(-1/-1) = -3π/4.
Correct Answer: A — -3π/4
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Q. What is the arithmetic mean of the first five prime numbers?
Solution
Mean = (2 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 11) / 5 = 28 / 5 = 5.6.
Correct Answer: B — 6
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Q. What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'Na'?
Solution
Sodium (Na) has an atomic number of 11.
Correct Answer: A — 11
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Q. What is the average kinetic energy of a gas molecule at temperature T?
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A.
(3/2)kT
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B.
(1/2)kT
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C.
(3/2)RT
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D.
(1/2)RT
Solution
The average kinetic energy of a gas molecule is given by the formula KE_avg = (3/2)kT, where k is the Boltzmann constant.
Correct Answer: A — (3/2)kT
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