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Mathematics Diagnostic Exam Questions

1. The diagnostic exam contains 46 multiple choice mathematics questions covering topics like geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and calculus. 2. The questions test concepts like finding the radius of curvature of a curve, properties of determinants, solving equations, finding areas and volumes of geometric shapes, trigonometric functions, and solving word problems involving rates and ratios. 3. The exam is intended to assess a student's current mathematical knowledge and identify areas needing further review across a broad range of high school and introductory college level math topics.

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Mathematics Diagnostic Exam Questions

1. The diagnostic exam contains 46 multiple choice mathematics questions covering topics like geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and calculus. 2. The questions test concepts like finding the radius of curvature of a curve, properties of determinants, solving equations, finding areas and volumes of geometric shapes, trigonometric functions, and solving word problems involving rates and ratios. 3. The exam is intended to assess a student's current mathematical knowledge and identify areas needing further review across a broad range of high school and introductory college level math topics.

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Diagnostic
Exam - MATHEMATICS
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Diagnostic Exam
1. What is the radius of curvature for the given
curve whose equation is y = sin x at (/2, 1) ?
A. sq. rt. of !. 1 "
#. sq. rt. of 2 $. 2
2. What is the va%ue of deter&inant if 2 co%u&ns
(or rows) of deter&inant are identica% ?
[Link] !. un'nown
#.one $. (ero "
3. )ow &any &inutes after * o+c%oc' that the hands
of the c%oc' are together?
A. 21.,1 &in" !. 2.* &in.
#. 22.* &in $. 22. &in.
4. -f an equi%atera% triang%e is circu&[Link] [Link] a
circ%e of radius 1/ &eters, what is the %ength of
the side of the triang%e.
A. *.0 " !. /.2
#. 2.1 $. 2.*
5. 2he %engths of the sides of a 3ara%%e%ogra& are
1/.* & and ,1.1 &. -f one ang%e is 1210+ find
the area of the 3ara%%e%ogra&.
A. */ &
2
" !. 14/, &
2

#. 4/, &
2
$. 105/ &
2
6. 6x3ress ( sq. rt of 7 0* ) ( sq. rt. of 7 221 ) as
the 3roduct of a rea% nu&.er and i.
A. 7 12/ i !. ,i/11
#. 7 12/ " $. 7 ,i/11
7. What is the 3o%ar equation of the circ%e with the
given radius of a = /2, and with center in 3o%ar
coordinates, (/2, ) ?
A. r = (/2) ( cos ) !. r = 8 cos "
#. r = (1/1) ( cos ) $. r = 2 cos
8. 9ind the rectangu%ar coordinate : ( square root
of 2 ) , *1 deg. ;
A. ( , * ) !. ( 1, 1 )
#. ( 2, 2 ) $. ( , ) "
9. A .icyc%e with 2/8inch whee%s is trave%ing down a
road at 11 &3h. What is the angu%ar ve%ocity of
the whee% in r3&?
A. 212 " !. 2*/
#. 140 $. 240
1. <o%ve each syste&= y = (x > 1 ) squared and
y = ( 1 > x ) squared.
A. ( /, 2 ) !. ( /, 1 )
#. no so%utions " $. ( 1, / )
11. 9ind the va%ue(s) of x for which ( x 7 2 ) / ( x 7
1 ) is discontinuous.
A. 1 " !. 7 1
#. 2 $. 7 2
12. 9orty %iters of a 0/? so%ution are reduced to a
*1? so%ution. )ow &uch &ust .e drained off
and re3%aced with disti%%ed water so that the
resu%ting so%ution wi%% contain on%y *1? sa%t?
A. 1/ " !. 2*
#. 2/ $. /
13. A @o&an statue is three ti&es as o%d as a
9%orentine <tatue. Ane hundred years fro& now
the @o&an <tatue wi%% .e twice as o%d. )ow o%d
is the @o&an <tatue now?
A.// " !. 2//
#.1// $. *//
14. What is the equation of a %ine though 3oint A (
/, 5 ) 3ara%%e% to the %ine 4x > y 7 = /.
A. 4x > y 7 5 = / " !. 4x > y 7 */ = /
#. 4x > y 7 *, = / $. 4x > y 7 0 = /
15. 6va%uate the fo%%owing =( 8 1/2 , i/2 ) raised to
the *
th
3ower.
A. 1/, !. 1/
#. 7 1/* " $. 7 /*
16. -f the 3ro.a.i%ity that a &issi%e wi%% hit the target
is /1, what is the 3ro.a.i%ity that exact%y * hits
out of 0 tries?
A. /.*1 !. /.11 "
#. /.1 $. /.21
17. A 3artic%es 3osition ( in inches ) a%ong the x
axis after t seconds of the trave% is given .y
the equation = x = 2* (t squared) 7 ( [Link] )
> 1/. !o&3ute the 3artic%es average ve%ocity,
in in./s during the first seconds of the trave%?
A. 0 !. 52
#. *1 " $. 0
18. 2he star for& using the diagona%s of a
3entagon.
A. 3entagra& " !. <tar of $avid
#. digon $. Bo%den triang%e
19. A c%ass has 12 .oys and * gir%s. -f three
students are se%ected at rando& fro& the
c%ass, what is the 3ro.a.i%ity that they are a%%
.oys?
A.12/25 !. 11/2, "
#.1/2* $. 1/25
2. What is i ( raised to 3ower 40 ) =
A. 7 1 !. 1
#. 8 i $. /
21. A %ighthouse that is 2// ft fro& the straight
shore%ine contains a %ight that is revo%ving at a
rate of /.2/ rev/s. 9ind the rate in ft/s at which
the .ea& fro& the %ight is &oving a%ong the
shore at a 3oint that is 1// ft fro& the 3oint on
the shore nearest the %ighthouse.
A. 11/ 3i !. 1// 3i "
#. 2// 3i $. 121 3i
22. 2wo cards are drawn at rando& fro& an
ordinary dec' of 12 cards. 9ind the 3ro.a.i%ity
C that one is a s3ade and one is a heart.
A. /11 !. 1/1/2 "
#. 1/20 $. 2/11
23. Ane &achine can co&3%ete a Do. in 1/
&inutes. -f the sa&e Do. done .y this &achine
and an o%der &achine wor'ing together, the
Do. can .e co&3%eted in 0 &inutes. )ow %ong
wou%d it ta'e the o%der &achine to do the Do.
a%one?
A. 2/ !. 11"
#. 15 $. 21
24. 9ind the surface are generated .y revo%ving a
rectang%e of side a and . [Link] side a.
A. 2a. !. 2. ( a > . ) "
#. a
2
. $. 2
2
( a > . )
25. 9ind the area in the first quadrant .ounded .y
the x axis and the curve y = 0x > x
2
7 x

.
A. 12 7 /1 !. 10 7 2/
#. 11 7 /* " $. 1 7 1/
26. 2he .ase of an isosce%es triang%e is , feet
%ong. -f the a%titude is 0 ft %ong and is increasing
inches 3er &inute, at what rate are the .ase
ang%es changing ?
A. 1/2 rad/&in !. 1/12 rad/&in "
#. 1/1 rad/&in $. 1/2 rad/&in
27. 2he su& of Ei&+s and Eevin+s ages is 1,. -n
three years, Ei& wi%% .e twice as o%d as
Eevin. What are their ages now ?
A.*, 1* !. 5, 11
#. 1, 1 " $. 0, 12
28. What is the equation 4x
2
7 0xy > y
2
> x > 1 = /
?
A. conic !. no gra3h "
#. degenerate conic $. 3oint circ%e
29. 9ind the eccentricity of an e%%i3se whose &aDor
axis is twice as %ong as its &inor axis.
A. F sq. rt. of " !. G sq. rt. of 1
#. 1/ sq. rt. of 2 $. F sq. rt. of 5
3. 2wo cards are drawn in succession fro& a
dec' without re3%ace&ent. What is the
3ro.a.i%ity that .oth cards are greater than 2
and %ess than ,?
A. *1/*2 !. 51/15
#. 41/00 " $. 2/1*
31. 9ind the area of the triang%e which the %ine *x
8 0y > 12 = / for&s with the coordinate axes.
A. * !. 1
#. 0 $. "
32. Biven a curve y = * cos 2x , find its 3eriod.
A. / * !.
#. 2 $. "
33. 2he 3oints A ( 1, / ) , # ( 4, 2) and ! ( , 0 )
are vertices of a triang%e. Which of the
fo%%owing is an equation of one of the &edians
?
A. 5x 7 y = 2 !. 5x > y = 2
#. x 7 5y = 2 $. x > 5y = 2 "
34. A 3iece of wire is sha3ed to enc%ose a
rectang%e with a %ength of 11 c& and whose
area is 11/ sq. c&. -t is then resha3ed to
enc%ose a square. 9ind the area of the square
in c&
2
.
A. 11/ !. 12/.01
B. 121 $. 110. 21 "
35. What is the equiva%ent of ( 81/ > i/ ) raised to
the *
th
3ower?
A.7 2/ " !. 7 1/*
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#.7 1/2/ $. 7 1/
36. Which of the fo%%owing is the rectangu%ar
coordinates of (/ , 1,/) ?
A. ( / , 1 ) !. ( 1, 1 )
#. ( 81, / ) $. ( /, / ) "
37. 2he earth+s [Link] is an e%%i3se with the sun at
one focus. 2he %ength of the &aDor axis is
1,0,///,/// and the eccentricity is /./105.
9ind the distances fro& the ends of the &aDor
axis to the sun. 2hese are the greatest and the
%east distances fro& the earth to the sun.
A. 4*.0 &i%%ion &i%es and 41.* &i%%ion &i%es "
#. 0*.0 &i%%ion &i%es and 51.* &i%%ion &i%es
!. 2*.0 &i%%ion &i%es and 01.* &i%%ion &i%es
$. **.0 &i%%ion &i%es and 1.* &i%%ion &i%es
38. 9ind the vo%u&e generated .y revo%ving an
e%%i3se [Link] its &aDor axis.
A. */ a.
2
" !. 2
2
a
2
.
#. */ a
2
. $. 2
2
a .
2
39. Which of the fo%%owing is re3resented .y the
equation r
2
= a
2
sin 2 .
A. He&niscate "
#. !ardioid
!. <3ira% of Archi&edes
$. 2hree8%eaved @ose
4. A stac' of .ric's has 01 .ric's in the .otto&
%ayer, 1, .ric's in the second %ayer, 11 .ric's
in the third %ayer and so unti% there are 1/
.ric's in the %ast %ayer. )ow &any .ric's are
there together ?
A. 0, !. 0*/
#. 05 $. 04 "
41. 9ind the va%ue of ' of the equation x
2
> 'x >
* = / , so that the roots are equa%.
A. * " !. 12
#. , $. 2
42. 2he .a%cony of a theater has 12 rows of seats.
2he %ast row contains , seats, and each of the
other rows contains one &ore set than the row
.ehind it. )ow &any seats are there in the
.a%cony?
A. 142 !. 102 "
#. 0 $. 2*/
43. -n the ex3ansion of ( x > *y )
12
, the nu&erica%
coefficient of the 1
th
ter& is =
A. 0,0/ !. 1/0,,,/
#. 120,52/ " $. 21,**/
44. $eter&ine the su& of the 3ositive va%ued
so%ution to the si&u%taneous equations = xy =
11 , y( = 1 , (x = 21.
A.11 " !. 15
#.1 $. 14
45. -f tan x = F , tan y = 1/ , What is the va%ue of
tan ( x > y ) ?
A. 1 " !.
#. 2 $. *
46. 2he ang%e or inc%ination of ascend of a road
having ,.21? grade is IIIII degrees?
A. *.52 " !. 1.12
#. *.25 $. 1.,0
47. 2he sides of a triang%e are 141, 115, and 21/
res3ective%y. What is the area of the triang%e ?
A. 5 21/ sq. units !. 1* 1,0 sq. units "
#. 1/ 21/ sq. units $. 11 20/ sq. units
48. 9ind the area of the shaded 3ortion of the
two concentric circ%es whose chord outside the
s&a%% circ%e is 1/ c&.
A. 21 c&
2
" !. 1/ c&
2
#. 1

c&
2
$. 1// c&
2
49. A rho&.us has diagona%s of 2 and 2/
inches. $eter&ine its area.
A. 0/ in
2
!. 2,/ in
2
#. 2/ in
2
" $. *// in
2
5. 9ind the area of a regu%ar 3entagon whose
side is 21 & and a3othe& is 15.2 &.
A. ,*0 &
2
!. 1/4/ &
2
#. 1/51 &
2
" $. 4,, &
2
51. -f the sides of a 3ara%%e%ogra& and an inc%uded
ang%e are 0, 1/, and 1// degrees res3ective%y,
find the %ength of the shorter diagona%.
A. 1/.0 !. 1/.5
#. 1/.2 $. 1/.5 "
52. What is the 3oint where the second derivative is
(ero.
A. Jaxi&a !. inf%ection 3oint "
#. Jini&a $. 3oint of intersection
53. A 3oint is equidistant fro& (82, *) and (, 1). -t is
a%so equidistant fro& (82, 8) and (0, 81). 9ind the
3oint.
A. (1,) !. (/,2)
#. (1,2) " $. (/,)

54. 2he 3oint (8, 8*) divides the %ine Doining A (80, 85)
and # in the ratio of 1=. 9ind the coordinates of
#.
A. (,2) " !. (2,)
#. (,) $. (2,2)
55. What is the equation of a %ine through (0, 4) and
3ara%%e% to the %ine whose inc%ination is Arctan 2?
A. 2x > y > = / !. 2x > y 7 = /
#. 2x 7 y 7 = / " $. 2x 7 y > = /
56. 9ind the 3oints of intersection of the %ine x 7 2y >
2 = / and the circ%e x
2
> y
2
> 0x > 0y > , = /.
A. (82,/) and (80, 82) " !. (82,1) and (80,82)
#. (82,/) and (80,81) $. (82,/) and (81,82)
57. 2he conic section is an e%%i3se if its eccentricity is
A. = 1 !. K 1 "
#. = / $. L 1
58. A 3ar'way ,/ feet wide is s3anned .y a 3ara.o%ic
arch 1// feet %ong a%ong the hori(onta%. -f the
3ar'way is in the center, how high &ust the
vertex of the arch .e in order to give a &ini&u&
c%earance of 2/ feet over the 3ar'way?
A.

1
1
ft !.
1
11
4
ft "
#.
5
1*
4
ft $.
*
10
4
ft
59. 9ind the equation of the e%%i3se if the %ength of the
%atus rectu& is five8sixteenths that of the &aDor
axis and the &inor axis equa% to 2 1 .
A. 1x
2
> 10y
2
= 4/ !. 1x
2
> 10y
2
= ,/ "
#. 1x
2
> 10y
2
= 0/ $. 1x
2
7 10y
2
= 4/
6. 9ind the equation of a hy3er.o%a having center at
the origin, transverse axis on the x8axis, a = *
and %atus rectu& 2.
A. *x
2
7 y
2
= *, !. *x
2
7 y
2
= 10
#. *x
2
7 y
2
= 0* " $. *x
2
7 y
2
= 52
61. 9ind the va%ue of x= 1 1 1
*x x 1// 'og 'og 'og + =
A. 1 " !. *
#. 0 $.
62. 9ind
2
2
1 cot
s(c
+

.
A.
2
sin !.
2
cos
#.
2
tan $.
2
cot "
63. 2he %ast ter& of an arith&etic sequence is 2/5,
the co&&on difference is and the nu&.er of
ter&s is 1*. What is the first ter& of the
sequence?
A. 15* !. 1,2
#. 11/ $. 10, "
64. 9ind the sixth ter& of a geo&etric sequence with
first ter& and co&&on ratio *.
A. /5/ !. /0,
#. /00 $. /52 "
65. Moo& Air%ines+ 3assenger %oad has .een
increasing .y 12 3ercent annua%%y. -n 14,/ they
carried 2/,1// 3assengers. )ow &any
3assengers shou%d they ex3ect to carry in 144/?
A. 01,42/ !. 0,05/ "
#. 0*,,*/ $. 02,*/
66. 9ind the su& of the arith&etic series
5
n 1
1n 2 ) *
=

.
A. 120 " !. 12*
#. 12 $. 12,
67. 6va%uate the va%ue of cosh 1.
A. 1.*4/ !. 1.1512
#. 1.112 $. 1.1*1 "
68. 9ind cosh 2x.
A.
2
2 x sin+ !.
2
1 2 x sin+ + "
#.
2
1 x sin+ + $.
2
1 2 x sin+
69. 9ind the %ength of the a%titude fro& A to side a
for a triang%e whose sides are a = 10, . = 1* and
c = 2/.
A. 1/ !. 12
#. 10 $. 1* "
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7. )ow &any &inutes after &idnight wi%% the hands
of the c%oc' .e o33osite each other?
A. *.5 &inutes !. 2.5 &inutes "
#. ., &inutes $. .0 &inutes
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