Problems part 2

1.- Which of the following is equivalent to 3x2 + 18x + 27?

a) 3(x2 + 6x + 3)

b) 3(x + 3)(x + 6)

c) 3(x + 3)(x + 3)

d) (3x)(x + 6 + 9)

e) 3x2 + x(18 + 27)

x+3
2.- If + x + 3 = 3, then x =?
2
a) -3

b) -1

c) 0

d) 1

3
e) 2

3.- In the equation mx + 5 = y, m is a constant. If x = 2 when y = 1, when is the value of x

when y = 1?

a) -1

b) 0

c) 1

d) 2

e) 3

5q + 7
4.- If = 8 + q, then q =?
2
a) -3

b) 0

c) 3

d) 9

13
e) 4

1
 xy
5.- If x = 3 and y = 4, then 1 =?
x
+ y1
a) 84

b) 12

7
c)
12
12
d)
7
144
e)
7
a2 bc + ab2 c + abc2
6.- If abc 6= 0, then =?
abc
a) a + b + c

a+b+c
b)
abc

c) a3 b3 c3

d) 3abc

e) 2abc
3
7.- The expression 6 will equal 0 when x equals which of the following?
x1
2
a) 3

3
b) 2

c) -3

d) 3

1
e) 2

a 1 b
8.- If x > 1 and = 1 , then =?
b x a
a) x

b) x 1

x1
c) x

x
d) x1

1
e) x
1

2
 m2 n + 1
9.- If mn is defined by the equation mn = , for all nonzero m and n, then 31 =?
mn
a) 3

b) 6

c) 9

11
d) 3

9
e) 4

10.- Find the values of m and n if m = 4n + 2 and 3m + 2n = 16.

a) 34

b) -34

c) 7

d) -7

34
e) 7

11.- Solve the following systems of equations for a and b :

a+b=2
ab=4
a) a = 3 and b = 1

b) a = 3 and b = 1

c) a = 1 and b = 1

d) a = 3 and b = 3

e) a = 2 and b = 1

12.- Solve the following systems of equations for a and b :

2a + b = 3
2a + 3b = 6
a) a = 2 and b = 1

3 3
b) a = 4
and b = 2

c) a = 3 and b = 3

d) a = 4 and b = 4

e) a = 1 and b = 1

3
13.- Solve the following systems of equations for a and b :

2a + 3b = 0
2a + 3b = 6
a) a = 1 and b = 1
3
b) a = 2
and b = 1

c) a = 3 and b = 2

d) a = 2 and b = 1

e) a = 1 and b = 3

14.- Solve the following systems of equations for a and b :

21a + 7b = 3
21a + 10b = 3
1
a) a = 7
and b = 0

b) a = 1 and b = 7

c) a = 0 and b = 1

d) a = 7 and b = 7

e) a = 1 and b = 1

15.- Solve the following systems of equations for a and b :

a + 2b = 9
2a 3b = 4
a) a = 1 and b = 2

b) a = 2 and b = 5

c) a = 5 and b = 5

d) a = 2 and b = 2

e) a = 5 and b = 2

m2 n2
16.- For all integers m and n, where m 6= n, m n = . What is the value of 2 4 ?
mn
a) 10

b) 8

c) 6

d) 2

e) 10