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LAWS OF EXPONENTS :

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LAWS OF RADICALS :

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QUADRATIC EQUATION :

Quadratic Equation Formula :

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Nature of the Roots :

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Sum of the roots : Product of the roots :

Test of Factoring :

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REMAINDER THEOREM :
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FACTOR THEOREM :

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BINOMIAL THEOREM :

Binomial Expansion Pascal’s Triangle

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BINOMIAL THEOREM FORMULA :

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rth term of (a + b)n :

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Alternate Formula :

Note:

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Middle term of (a + b)n : Sum of Exponents :

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Sum of Coefficients :

Note: for n is negative or a fraction, e.g., (a + b)−2, (a + b)1/3, …

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RATIO :

PROPORTION :

VARIATION :

Direct Variation Attention :

a. Inverse Variation

b. Joint Variation

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION (A.P.)

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Formulas :
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GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION (G.P.)
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Formulas :
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HARMONIC PROGRESSION (H.P.)

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Formulas :

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REE – Apr. 2012 / Sept. 2016
1. If f(x) = 10^x + 1, then f(x + 1) – f(x) is equal to
A. 10(10^x) B. 9(10^x) C. 1 D. 9(10^x + 1)

2. Which of the following pairs of numbers are prime twins?

A. (7, 9) B. (17, 19) C. (2, 4) D. (1, 3)

REE – Apr. 2003 / Apr. 2004

3. What are the values of n if (2n – 6) is greater than 1 but less than 14?
A. 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 B. 4,5,6,7,8,9 C. 3,4,5,6,7,8 D. 2,3,4,5,6,7

REE – Apr. 2003

4. What is the value of (sq.rt. of –10) x (sq.rt. of –7)?
A. (sq.rt. of 70)i B. –(sq.rt. of 70) C. –(sq.rt. of 70)i D. sq.rt. of 70

REE – Feb. 2014 / Sept. 2015 / Apr. 2019 / Aug. 2019

5. A group consists of n engineers and n nurses. If two of the engineers are replaced by
two other nurses, then 51% of the group members will be nurses. Find the value of n.
A. 100 B. 110 C. 80 D. 55

6. Determine the value of k so that the sum of the roots of 3kx2 + 3k2 – 4kx = 5 – 3x
exceeds the product of the roots by 3.
A. –2 and 1/3 B. 2 and –1/3 C. 2 and 3 D. 2 and –3

REE – Mar. 1998

7. If the polynomial x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 8 is divided by x – 5, determine the remainder.
A. 218 B. 45 C. 42 D. 210

8. Find the value of k so that x + 2 is a factor of 3x3 – kx2 + 2x – 4.

A. 8 B. –2 C. –8 D. 2

REE – May 2010 / Apr. 2019 / Aug. 2019

9. How many possible positive real roots are there in x^4 – 4x^3 + 7x2 – 6x – 18 = 0?
A. 1 or 2 B. 3 or 1 C. 3 or 0 D. 1 or 0

10. Find the 13th term of (x + 2 / y )15

A. 1,863,680x3y-6 B. x3y6 C. 1,000x2y6 D. 2,000x2y5

11. Find the 9th term in the expansion of (x2 + x–1)–2

A. 9x28 B. 9x–28 C. x28 D. –9x–28

REE – May 2010

12. Find the term involving x squared in the expansion of (x^3 + k/x)^10.
A. 210 k sq. x sq. B. 32 k sq. x sq. C. 92 k sq. x sq. D. 120 k^7 x sq.

13. Maria is 36 yrs old. Maria was twice as old as Anna was when Anna is as old as Maria
was. How old is Anna now?
A. 12 yrs B. 24 yrs C. 18 yrs D. 36 yrs

REE – Apr. 2013

14. Marsha is 10 years older than John, who is 16 years old. How old is Marsha?
A. 24 yrs. B. 26 yrs. C. 6 yrs. D. 12 yrs.

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15. The difference of the squares of the digits of a two digit positive number is 27. If the
digits are reversed in order and the resulting number subtracted from the original
number, the difference is also 27.Find the original number.
A. 96 B. 85 C. 74 D. 63

REE – May 2010 / Sept. 2017

16. How many liters of water must be added to 1 liter of 35% boric acid solution in order to
produce 20% boric acid solution?
A. 0.75 liter B. 0.5 liter C. 1.5 liters D. 1.0 liter

REE – Apr. 2011

17. A four-pound mixture of raisins and nuts is 2/3 raisins. How many pounds of nuts are
there?
A. 1.3 pounds B. 1.6 pounds C. 2.4 pounds D. 2.6 pounds

REE – Apr. 2011

18. A bus leaves Manila at 12 NN for Baguio 250 km away, traveling an average of 55 kph.
At the same time, another bus leaves Baguio for Manila traveling 65 kph. At what time
will they meet?
A. 3:25 PM B. 4:25 PM C. 2:05 PM D. 3:05 PM

REE– May 2009

19. Kevin flies (in his private jet) from Los Angeles (LA) to San Francisco (SF), a distance of
450 miles, in 3 hours. He flies back in 2-7/19 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north
at a steady rate during both flights, find the airspeed of the plane in mph.
A. 170 B. 120 C. 150 D. 160

REE– Sept. 2009

20. Kevin flies (in his private jet) from Los Angeles (LA) to San Francisco (SF), a distance of
450 miles, in 3 hours. He flies back in 2-7/19 hours. If the wind is blowing from the north
at a steady rate during both flights, find the velocity of the wind.
A. 24 mph B. 18 mph C. 25 mph D. 20 mph

REE – Sept. 2011

21. A boat can travel 10 miles downstream and at the same time can travel 6 miles
upstream. If the current of water is 3 mph, find the speed of a boat in still water.
A. 8 mph B. 9 mph C. 7 mph D. 12 mph

REE – Oct. 2000

22. What time after one o’clock will the hands of the clock coincide for the first time?
A. 1:7-5/11min B. 1:5-5/11min C. 1:6-5/11min D. 1:4-5/11min

23. What is the time between 3 and 4 o’clock where the hands of the clock form an angle of
96 degrees?
A. 3:32 B. 3:31 9/11 C. 3:33 9/11 D. 3:30

REE – April 2017 / Apr. 2019 / Aug. 2019

24. A and B can do a piece of work in 3 days, B and C in 4 days, while A and C in 2.5 days.
In how many days can all of them do the work together?
A. 3.17 B. 1.02 C. 3.83 D. 2.03

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REE – Sept. 2003 / Apr. 2004 / Sept. 2004
25. Binoy, Boboy and Bata are hired to paint signs. In 8 hours Binoy can paint 1 sign, Boboy
can paint 2 signs, and Bata can paint 1 1/3 signs., They all come to work the first day,
but Bata doesn’t like the job and quits after 3 hours. Boboy works half an hour longer
than Bata and quits. How long will it take Binoy to finish the two signs they were
supposed to paint?
A. 2 hrs B. 1 1/2 hrs C. 2 1/3 hrs D. 3 hrs

REE – Sept. 2002

26. A contractor has 50 men of the same capacity at work on a job in 30 days, the working
day being 8 hours, but the contract expires in 20 days, how many workers should he
add?
A. 15 B. 20 C. 25 D. 30

27. A swimming pool can be filled by an inlet pipe in 10 hours and emptied by an outlet pipe
in 12 hours. One day the pool is empty and the owner opens the inlet pipe to fill the pool.
But he forgets to close the outlet. With both pipes open, how long will it take to fill the
pool?
A. 27 B. 5-5/11 C. 60 D. 80

REE – Sept. 2007

28. A collection of coins has a value of 64 cents. There are two more nickels than dimes and
three times as many pennies as dimes. How many dimes are there?
A. 6 B. 4 C. 3 D. 5

REE – Apr. 2000

29. There are 8 fruits in all in a basket which contains mangoes, papayas and watermelons.
The cost of each kind of fruits are Php 12.00, Php 25.00 and Php 50.00, respectively.
Find the total cost of the mangoes if all the fruits has a total cost of Php 198.00
A. Php 24.00 B. Php 48.00 C. Php 96.00 D. Php 60.00

REE – Sept. 2015 / Apr. 2018

30. An equation of the form is
A. an inequality B. an equality C. a proportion D. a ratio

31. Find the fourth proportional to 7, 9 and 28.

A. 36 B. 35 C. 22 D. 32

32. Find the third proportional to 4 and 16.

A. 4 B. 16 C. 32 D. 64

33. Find the mean proportional of 9 and 36.

A. 36 B. 20 C. 5 D. 18

REE – Apr. 2013

34. A student already finished 70% of his homework in 42 minutes. How many minutes does
he still have to work?
A. 18 B. 16 C. 20 D. 24

REE – Sept. 2011 / Sept. 2018

35. Find the sum of all odd integers between 100 and 1000.
A. 247500 B. 374200 C. 148500 D. 454500

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REE – Apr. 2012 / Apr. 2019

36. In a pile of logs, each layer contains one more log than the layer above and the top
contains just one log if there are 105 logs in the pile, how many layers are there?
A. 11 B. 12 C. 13 D. 14

REE – Apr. 1999

37. An arithmetic progression starts with 1, has 9 terms, and the middle term is 21.
Determine the sum of the first 9 terms.
A. 235 B. 148 C. 112 D. 189
38. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If 2 numbers, namely 150 and 350 are
removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
A. 50 B. 51 C. 52 D. 53

REE – Feb. 2014 / Apr. 2017 / Sept. 2017 / Sept. 2018

39. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 16, −4, 1, −1/4, …?
A. 1/16 B. 1/8 C. −1/8 D. 0

REE – Apr. 2001

40. Evaluate 1 – 2/3 + 4/9 – 8/27 + 16/81 – 32/243 + ….
A. 1.333 B. divergent C. 0.666 D. 0.6

REE – Sept. 2017 / Apr. 2019

41. Find the sum of a geometric progression if there are 4 geometric means between 3 and
729.
A. 1092 B. 1222 C. 582 D. 980

REE – Sept. 2011 / Apr. 2015

42. A ball is dropped from a height of 18 m. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height from
which it last fell. What distance has it traveled at the instant it strikes the ground for the
5th time?
A. 37.89 m B. 73.89 m C. 75.78 m D. 57.78 m

REE – Apr. 2016

43. A ball is dropped from a height of 18 m. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height from
which it last fell. What is the total distance it travels in coming to rest?
A. 80 m B. 90 m C. 72 m D. 86 m

44. Find the 10th term of the given H.P. 6/5, 4/3, 3/2,….
A. 12 B. –12 C. 1/12 D. –1/12

REE – April 2017 / Apr. 2019

45. The geometric mean and the arithmetic mean of two numbers are 8 and 10 respectively.
What is the harmonic mean?
A. 7.5 B. 5.7 C. 6.4 D. 4.6

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