MESL - Algebra 1
MESL - Algebra 1
MESL - Algebra 1
A. irrational number
B. real number
C. imaginary number
D. surd
The red bulbs of a Christmas light flash every 10 seconds; the blue bulbs
flash every 15 seconds, and the green bulbs flash every 20 seconds. If they
all start flashing together, in every how many seconds will they flash
simultaneously again?
A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 3000
D. 4000
x
x
= 5
A. 1.745619
B. 2.128419
C. 1.258925
D. 1.379729
Expand (x − y) 3 .
A. x 3+ 2 x 2 y−3 xy 2+ y 3
3 2 2 3
B. x −3 x y +3 x y – y
C. x 3+ 3 x 2 y +3 x y 2 – y 3
3 2 2 3
D. x −3 x y +3 x y −4 y
x +2
Resolve 2 into partial fraction:
x −7 x +12
4 2
A. −
x−4 x−3
3 5
B. −
x−2 x−3
6 5
C. −
x−4 x−3
6 8
D. −
x−4 x−6
A. -1
B. 3
C. -2
D. 5
Simplify the given expression:
5x x+3 2 x+1
2
− 2 + 2
2 x +7 x+3 2 x −3 x−2 x + x−6
4
A.
x+3
3
B.
x+6
2
C.
x+5
1
D.
x+3
A. −5 x √ 3 x
B. −2 x √ 3 x
C. −3 x √ 6 x
D. −5 x √ 6 x
Given the equation 2x 2 + x − 10 = 0. Find the sum and product of the roots.
A. -1/2, -5
B. -1/2, -6
C. -1/2, -2
D. -1/2, -1
Find the value of k so that the two roots of 2x 2 + 3kx + 9 = 0 are equal.
A. 2 √ 2
B. √ 5
C. 3 √ 2
D. √ 7
A quadratic equation in x such that the arithmetic mean of its roots is 5 and
geometric mean of its roots is 4. The equation is:
A. x 2 +4x − 12 = 0
B. x 2 −8x − 10 = 0
C. x 2 −10x + 16 = 0
D. x 2 +12x − 20 = 0