Monthly Exam 1 Time Limit: 2 hrs 30 mins

Direction: Solve the following questions and shade the letter which corresponds to the best answer for each item. Note that
caret ^ means exponentiation.

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS - Algebra/Discrete Math/Probability/Trigonometry

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1. What number must be added to the expression 16a  12a to make it a perfect square?
A. 9/4* B. 11/2 C. 13/2 D. 16

a * b *c 
 a  2   b  3
2. If
 c  1 , then the value of
 6 * 15 * 3 is
A. 4 B. 3 C. 6* D. can’t be determined

2x
1
1
1
x
1
3. If 1x , then find the value of x.
A. 2/3* B. 3/2 C. 2 D. 1/2

1 1 1 1 1
    ... 
4. Find the value of 2  3 3  4 4  5 5  6 9  10 .
A. 3/2 B. 2/5* C. 2/3 D. 3/5

34 51 17
5. Arrange the following in ascending order: 3 ,2 , 7 .
34 51 17 17 51 34 34 17 51 51 34 17
A. 3 ,2 , 7 B. 7 ,2 , 3 * C. 3 ,7 , 2 D. 2 , 3 ,7

6. The smallest positive integer which when multiplied by 392 gives a perfect square is
A. 2* B. 3 C. 5 D. 7

log2 7
7. The number is
A. An integer B. A rational number C. An irrational number* D. A

8. The ratio of the number of ladies to gents at a party was 1:2, but when 2 ladies and 2 gents left, the ratio became 1:3. How
many people were originally present at the party?
A. 6 B. 9 C. 12* D. 10

9. 56 workers can finish a piece of work in 14 days. If the work is to be completed in 8 days, then how many extra workers are
required?
A. 36 B. 48 C. 44 D. 42*

10. The middle term of arithmetic series 3, 7, 11, … 147, is

A. 71 B. 75* C. 79 D. 83

11. How many different letter arrangements can be made from the letter of the word EXTRA in such a way that the vowels are
always together?
A. 48* B. 60 C. 40 D. 30

12. In how many ways can 7 Englishmen and 7 Americans sit down at a round table, no two Americans being in consecutive
positions?
A. 3628800* B. 2628800 C. 3628000 D. 3328800

13. In a football championship, 153 matches were played. Every team played one match with each other. How many teams
participated in the championship?
A. 21 B. 18 C. 17 D. 15
 Monthly Exam 1 Time Limit: 2 hrs 30 mins

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15. A