Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship

(JDS) 2012-2013

Basic Mathematics Aptitude Test

(Prepared by Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan)

Solutions

Note:
 You have 60 minutes to complete.
 No calculators are allowed.
 Show all your work and write your answers in the designated space.
 Part I and Part II are ‘Basic Math,’ and Part III and Part IV are ‘Applied
Math.’ The test result is only for the reference purpose and basically does
not affect the selection procedure. However, some accepting universities
may require the candidates who apply for the economics-related fields of
study to have analytical and numerical skills.

Name :
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[PART I] Calculate the followings.

1.  2  {(2  5)  1}
  2  {(3)  1}
  2  (2)
 22
Answer : 0

 5  1 8  1
2. 2  1    2       
 4  4 4  4

9
Answer :
4

1 1
3. 
1   5
  3  4  4
2   2 

1
Answer : 
10

1 1

  1 6  3
1
6
3 1
-2
2
4.         3
 3   3 3
 

Answer : 9
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[PART II] Answer the following questions.

1. Solve the following equation for x.

 5 x  3  2  3x
 2x  5
5
Answer : x
2

2. Solve the following simultaneous equations.

 2 x  3 y  6  2 x  3 y  6 ･･･①
 ①－②×3  x  9
 x  y 1  x  y 1 ･･･②

Answer : x  9, y  8

3. Solve the following inequality for x.

x2  4
x  2x  2  0
Answer : 2x  2

4. Find the average of the following four values:

1 1 5
 ,  ,  1, 
3 2 6

1 1 5
 +  +  1 +  ÷4
3 2 6

1
Answer : 
12
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[PART III] Answer the following questions:

1. Solve the following for x.

 x 2  5x  6  0  ( x  6)( x  1)  0

Answer : x  6, 1

2. Solve the following for x.

2 log10 ( x  1)  log10 ( x 2  3x  4)
 log10 ( x  1) 2  log10 ( x 2  3x  4)
 ( x  1) 2  x 2  3x  4
Answer : x5

3. Solve the following inequality for x.

log 10 ( x  1)  0
 x 1  1

Answer : x0

4. Solve the following inequality for x.

| 2 x |1
 1  2  x  1

Answer : 1x  3
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[PART IV] Answer the following questions:

1. Assume x  0 . Determine the first-derivative of the following (Note: The base of

logarithm is e).

y  log( 2 x)  x 2  5  y  log 2  log x  x 2  5

1
Answer : y'   2x
x

2. Find the following definite integral.

5
5 x4
  0
3
x dx
-5 4 5

Answer : 0

 x  1
3. Let A    . Suppose the determinant of A is 1 (one). Find the inverse matrix
 4 1 
of A.
det A  x  4  1  x  5
1
 5  1 1 1 1
 A  -1
 
 4 1  det A 4 5
1 1 
Answer : 4 5
 

4. The profit π is described by the following function:

  (100  Q)Q  Q 2 ,
where Q is output. Find the output Q at which the profit πis maximized.

The first-order condition implies  '  100  4Q  0  Q  25

Answer : Q  25