Mathematics Entrance Test (MET)

Name
Date of Birth
CEG number 080
Signature

No calculators allowed.

Time allowed: 2 hours

Instructions:
Make sure you write your NAME and student CEG number (if applicable).

There are 13 questions in total. (8 in Section 1 and 5 in Section 2)

You are to attempt all the questions in this paper.

If you use any additional sheets, please write your name clearly on each sheet and
attach it with the tag supplied.

Total marks for this paper: 100

For teacher’s use

Section Total marks Mark
available
One 75
Two 25
Percentage / Grade

Academic Year: 2012-2013

Programme: Undergraduate Foundation Programme
Mathematics Entrance Test – Amsterdam
FoundationCampus – Cambridge Education Group 2012

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 Section One

1. Simplify (write as one fraction):

4 1
- 1 1
a) 3 7
b) 
5 9 16

(5 marks)

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2. Write as powers of a:

1 3
a) b) a a c) a 2 ×( a 4 )5
3
a

(10 marks)

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3. Simplify:

3
(x 2 )4 ×(y 3 )2 y2 × x 4
a) b)
(xy )2 x 2y - 1 ×3 x

(10 marks)

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4. Remove parenthesis and collect terms:

1 2
a) (x + ) b) (2x 2 + 3y )2 c) (2pq - 3p 2 )( p + 2q) - (q2 - 2pq)(2p - q)
x

(10 marks)

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5. Solve:

a) 3(x - 1) = 5x + 2 b) 6 - 0, 05p < 3

(10 marks)

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6. Solve:

a) x 2  32 x  1
2 0 b) x 2  2x  2  0 c) 35t  9t  27

(10 marks)

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7. Solve the next inequalities:

2
a) x 5  2x 4  0 b) x
x 1

(10 marks)

8. Factorize completely:

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a) 16a 2  1 b) x 2  x  1
4 c) x 3 + 1

(10 marks)

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Section Two

1. a) Factorise completely then sketch its graph, showing the

coordinates of the point at which the graph crosses the x-axis.
b) Sketch on a separate diagram the graph of
c) Sketch on a separate diagram the graph of

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 You may continue your answer for question 1 on this page

(5 marks)

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 2. Solve the equation giving your answer to 2 decimal
places.

(5 marks)

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 3. Differentiate:

a.

b.

(5 marks)

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 4. Simplify the following algebraic expressions:

a.

b.

(5 marks)
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 5. Solve the following inequalities:

a.

b. .

(5 marks)

End of Test

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