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A conic section whose eccentricity is less than one is known as:

A. circle B. parabola C. hyperbola D. ellipse* Given a conic section, if B2 - 4AC = 0, it is called?
A. Circle B. Parabola* C. Hyperbola D. Ellipse
The axis of the hyperbola, which is parallel to its directrices, is known as:
A. conjugate axis* B. transverse axisC. major axis D. minor axis Given a conic section, if B2 - 4AC > 0, it is called?
A. Circle B. Parabola C. Hyperbola * D. Ellipse
The symbol “/” used in division is called.
A. modulus B. minus C. solidus* D. obelus Describe and graph the locus represented by lm{z 2} =4.
A. Circle B. Parabola C. Hyperbola* D. Ellipse
In polar coordinate system, the distance from a point to the pole is known as
A. polar angle B. x-coordinate C. radius vector* D.y-coordinate All circle having the same center but with unequal radii are called
A. encircle C. concyclic
The number that is subtracted in subtraction. B. tangent circles D. concentric circles*
A. minuend B. subtrahend* C. dividend D. quotient
In polar coordinate system the distance from a point to the pole is known as
The surface area of a spherical segment. Erratum (follow this answer, disrgard mobile app answer)
A. lune B. Zone* C. Wedge D. sector A. Polar angle C. x-coordinate
B. radius vector * D. y-coordinate
If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of –x for x, its curve is symmetric with
respect to the The product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative 1, one of these lines are
A. y-axis* C. origin said to be
B. x-axis D. line 45 degrees with the axis A. Perpendicular* B. parallel C. non intersecting D. skew

The integer part of common logarithm is called the________. When two lines are perpendicular, the slope of one is
A. radicand B. root C. characteristic* D. mantissa A. Equal to the negative of the other
B. equal to the negative reciprocal of the other*
The constant “e” is named in honor of: C. equal to the other
A. Euler* B. Eigen C. Euclid D. Einstein D. equal to the reciprocal of the other

Lines that intersect in a point are called______. If in the Fourier series of a periodic function, the coefficient a 0 is zero, it means that the
A. Skew lines B. Intersecting lines* C. Agonic lines D. Coincident lines function has
A. Odd symmetry* C. odd-quarter wave symmetry
What conic section is represented by 2x2 + y2 – 8x + 4y = 16? B. Even quarter-wave symmetry D. any of the above
A. parabola B. ellipse* C. hyperbola D. circle
If in the Fourier series of a periodic function, the coefficient a 0=0 and a=0, then it must
A point on the curve where the second the derivative of a function is equal to zero is be having _____ symmetry.
called. A. Odd B. Odd-quarter wave* C. Even D. Either A or B
A. maxima C. point of inflection*
B. minima D. point of intersection If the Fourier coefficient b0 of a periodic function is zero then it must possess ______
symmetry
What do you call a radical expressing an irrational number? A. Even B. Even-quarter-wave* C. Odd D. Either A or B
A. surd* B. radix C. complex number D. index
It represents the distance of a point from the y-axis.
A sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding term A. Abscissa * B. Ordinate C. Coordinate D. Polar distance
is called:
A. dissonant resonance C. Isometric series In polar coordinate system, the polar angle is negative when;
B. convergent series D.divergent series* A. Measured counterclockwise C. measured at the terminal side of ϴ
B. Measured clockwise * D. none of these
A statement of the truth of which is admitted without proof is called:
A. an axiom* B. a postulate C. a theorem D. a corollary Identify the property of real numbers being illustrated: x + (y + z) = (x + y) + z
A. Commutative Property of Addition C. Associative Property of Addition*
Two lines are not coplanar. B. Commutative Property of Multiplication D. Associative Property of Multiplication
A. Parallel lines B. Skew lines* C. Secant lines D. Straight lines
A given function f(t) can be represented by a Fourier series if it
A quadrilateral with no pair of parallel sides A. A. is periodic
A. Trapezoid B. Trapezium* C. Rhombus D. Rhomboid B. B. is singled valued
C. C. is periodic, single valued and has a finite number of maxima and minima in
The graphical representation of the cumulative frequency distribution in a set of any one period*
statistical data is called: D. D. has a finite number of maxima and minima in any one period
A. Ogive* C. Frequency polyhedron
B. Histogram D. mass diagram A periodic waveform possessing half-wave symmetry has no
A. A. even harmonics* B. odd harmonic C. sine terms D. cosine terms
The locus of a point that moves so that the sum of its distances between two fixed
points is constant called: Name the type of graph represented by x2 – 4y2 – 10x – 8y + = 0
A. a parabola B. a circle C. an elipse* D. a hyperbola A. . circle B. parabola C. ellipse D. hyperbola*
A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to one (1) is known as: Which of the following is a vector?
A. a parabola* B. an elipse C. a circle D. a hyperbola A. kinetic energy B. electric field intensity* C. entropy D. work
MCM is equivalent to what number? Any number divided by infinity is equal to:
A. 1000 B. 2000 C. 1800 D.1900* A. 1 B. infinity C. zero* D. indeterminate
The plane rectangular coordinate system is divided into four parts which are known Infinity minus infinity is:
as: A. infinity B. zero C. indeterminate* D. none of these
A. octants B. quadrants* C. axis D. coordinates
If in the fourier series of a periodic function, the coefficient aჿ = 0 and aⁿ = 0, then it
In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicular to the major
must be having ____________ symmetry.
axis is a:
A. odd B. odd quarter wave C. even D. either A or B*
A. latus rectum* B. minor axis C. focal width D. conjugate axis
Describe the locus represented by l z+2i l + l z-2i l = 6.
What kind of graph has r =2 sec theta?
A. circle B. parabola C. ellipse * D. hyperbola
A. Straight line* B. parabola C. ellipse D. hyperbola
Describe the locus represented by l z-3 l – l z+3 l = 4.
The axis of the hyperbola through its foci is known as:
A. ellipse B. circle C. hyperbola* D. parabola
A. Conjugate axis B. major axis C. transverse axis* D. minor axis
The locus of a point which moves so that the sum of its distances between two fixed
A tangent to a conic is a line
points is constant is called
A. which is parallel to the normal C. which passes inside the conic
A. ellipse* B. parabola C. circle D. hyperbola
B. which touches the conic at only one point* D. all of the above
A triangle has two congruent sides and the measured of one angle 40 degrees. Which
In two intersecting lines, the angles opposite to each other are termed as:
of the following types of triangle is it?
A. opposite angles C. horizontal angles
A. Isosceles B. equilateral C. right D. scalene
B. vertical angles* D. inscribed angles
The parabola defined by the equation 3y2+4x=0 opens ___________.
What do you call the integral divided by the difference of the abscissa?
A. Upward B. downward C. to the left* D. to the right
A. average value* B. mean value C. abscissa value D. integral value
The graph represented by the polar equation r = a+b cos theta is
When the ellipse is rotated about its longer axis, the ellipsoid is
A.limacon* B. cardioid C.lemniscate D. rose
A. spheroid B. oblate C. prolate* D. paraboloid
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the sample range to measure
A conic section whose eccentricity is greater than one (1) is known as?
of spread or dispersion?
A. A parabola B. an ellipse C. a circle D. a hyperbola*
A. It produces very small spreads.
B. The largest of the smallest observation (or both) may be a mistake or an
It represents the distance of a point from the y-axis
outlier. *
A. Ordinate B. coordinate C. abscissa* D.polar distance
C. The sample range is not measured in the same units as the data.

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D. It produces spreads that are too large.

A five pointed star is also known as.
A periodic function has zero average value over a cycle and its Fourier series A. Pentagon B. Quintagon C. Pentatron D. Pentagram*
consists of only odd cosine terms. What is the symmetry possessed by this
function? If a derivative of a function is constant, the function is_____.
A. Even quarter-wave* C. Odd quarter-wave A. 1st degree* B. Exponential C. Logarithmic D. Sinusoidal
B. Odd D. Even
During an examination, the following scores are collected: 0 8 9 11 12 13 18 18 20. If
The line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a there was an error in encoding where “18” should be “16”, which of the following is
parabola is called ________. affected?
A. Latus rectum B. Axis* C. Secant line D. Tangent line A. Mean C. Mean and standard deviation*
B. Standard deviation D. Median
From a sample size of 100, the following descriptive measures were calculated:
median = 23; mean = 20; standard deviation = 5; range = 35. Seventy five sample Any number multiplied by _________ is unity or one.
values are between 5 and 35. If you knew the sample mean, median, and standard A negative of the number C. one
deviation were correct, which of the following conclusions might you draw? B. conjugate D. its reciprocal*
A. The number of sample values between 10 and 30 was miscounted
B. The range must have been calculated incorrectly because it should not be An algebraic expression consisting only of one term is known as
seven times the standard deviation’s value* A. monomial* B. trinomial C. binomial D. multinomial
C. The number of sample values between 5 and 35 have been miscounted because
all 100 values must be in this interval. In algebra this consists of products and ·quotients of ordinary numbers and letters
D. The distribution is skewed to the right because the median exceeds the mean. which represents numbers
A. expression B. equation C. term* D. coefficients
If the coefficient ao of a Fourier series of a periodic function of zero, it means that the
function has Which of the following is not true about the expression: square root of 4
A. Odd-quarter wave symmetry A. it is a real number C. it is a rational no.
B. Even-quarter wave symmetry B. it is a natural no. D. it is an irrational no.*
C. Odd symmetry
D. Odd symmetry or even-quarter wave symmetry or odd-quarter wave Which of the following describes tetraheqron?
symmetry* A. it has four edges
B. the number of vertices equals the number of faces *
A normal to a given plane is C. centroid at h/3
A. Perpendicular to the plane* C. Lying in the plane D. all of the faces are squares
B. Parallel to the plane D. Oblique to the plane
Prisms are named according to their
The locus of a point which moves so that its distance from a fixed point and A. bases* B. vertices C. sides D. diagonals
a fixed line is always equal is.
A. Hyperbola B. Circle C. Parabola* D. Ellipse b in the expression cube root of b is called
A. index B. radicand* C. radical number D. base number
It represents the distance of a point from the x-axis.
A. Ordinate* B. Coordinate C. AbscissaD. Polar distance Equation relating x and y that cannot readily be solve explicitly for y as a function of x
as a ·function of y, such equation may nonetheless determine y as a function of x or
What is the graph of the equation Ax^2 + Cy^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0? vice versa, such a function is called
A. Ellipse* B. Hyperbola C. Parabola D. Circle A. continuous function C. implicit.function*
B. explicit function D. logarithmic function
If the roots of an equation are zero, then they are classified as.
A. Trivial solution* C. Zeros of solution The intersection of the altitudes of a triangle is ca!led
B. Hyperbolic solution D. Extraneous roots A. incenter B. center C. circumcenter D. orthocenter*

Which of the following is true? The equation r = a is the polar equation of a

A. sin(-θ)=sin(θ) C. cos(-θ)=cos(θ)* A. line B. hyperbola C. circle* D. ellipse
B. tan(-θ)=tan(θ) D. csc(-θ)=csc(θ)
______ of a real number is always positive.
A frequency curve which is composed of a series of rectangle constructed with A. absolute value* B. mean C. limit D. standard deviation
the steps as the base and the frequency as the height.
A. Histogram* B. Ogive C. Frequency distribution D. Bar graph At the point of inflection, the value of y" is __ .
A infinite B. negative C. positive D. zero*
The angular distance of a point on the terrestrial sphere from the North Pole
is called. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of y for x. its curve is symmetric with
A. Co-latitude* B. Altitude C. Latitude D. Co-decination respect to the
A. origin* B. x-axis C. y-axis D. line 45° with the axis
It is a sequence of numbers such that successive terms differ by a constant.
A. Arithmetic progression* C. Infinite progression In the first derivative of a function is a constant, then the function is ____.
B. Geometric progression D. Harmonic progression A. linear* B. logarithmic C. quadratic D. sinusoidal

If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is equal to the negative The quartile deviation is a measure of _____.
of the equation of that same curve, the curve is. A. central tendency B. certainty C. dispersion* D. division
A. A paraboloid C. A cissoids
B. A sinusoid* D. An exponential At the minimum point, the sl0pe 1of the tangent line is _____.
A. infinite B. negative C. positive D. Zero.*
32. Each of the faces of a regular hexahedron is a.
A. Triangle B. Square* C. Rectangle D. Hexagon It is the characteristics of a population which measurable:
A distribution B. parameter C. frequency* D. sample
The integral of any quotient whose numerator is the differential of the
denominator is A spherical triangle with at least one side is a quarter of a great circle is called _______
A. Product B. Derivative C. Cologarithm D. Logarithm* spherical triangle.
a. octant b. quadrantal* c. trirectangular d. birectangular
If a=b, then b=a. This illustrate which axiom in algebra?
A. Replacement axiom C. Symmetric axiom* A spherical triangle with all angles equal to a right angle is called ______ spherical
B. Transitive axiom D. Reflexive axiom triangle?
a. birectangular b. trirectangular* c. quadrantal d. right
It is the measure of relationship between two variables.
A. Correlation* B. Function C. Equation D. Relation The great circles through the north and south celestial poles are called?
a. hour circles b. celestial meridians c. elevated poles d. A and B *
It is a polyhedron of which two faces are equal polygons in parallel planes
and the other faces are parallelograms. It is the half of a great circle terminated by the north pole and south pole?
A. Cube B. Pyramid C. Prism* D. Parallelepiped a. longitude b. latitude c. declination d. meridian *

A point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve The integral of a function between certain limits divided by the difference in abscissas
is neither increasing nor decreasing is known as between those limits gives the _______________ of the function.
A. Inflection point* C. Maximum point a. mid point b. intercept c. average* d. asymptote
B. Minimal point D. Point of tangency
Which plane figure has the highest ratio of perimeter to area?
To compute for the value of the factorial, in symbolic form (n!) where n is a. equilateral triangle* b. circle c. regular hexagon d. square
a large number, we use a formula called.
A. Matheson formula C. Diophantine formula Which set of numbers is not closed under multiplication?
B. Stirlings approximation formula* D. Richardson-Duchman formula A. odd integers B. even integers C. prime numbers*D. rational numbers

When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence between The statement (x+y)+z=z+(x+y) illustrates which property of real numbers?
the two planes is expressed by the measure of. A. commutative property* C. distributive property
A. Polyhedral B. Dihedral* C. Reflex angle D. Plane angle B. associative property D. closure property

The median of a triangle is the line connecting a vertex and the midpoint of the An equation which is true for all permissible values of the literals is called:
opposite side. For a given triangle, the medians intersects at a point which is called. A. conditional equation * C. identity
A. Circumcenter B. Incenter C. Orthocenter D. Centroid* B. defective equation D. singular equation

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Consider a strictly concave down function in one variable, x, with lower and upper
If equals are added to equals, the results are equal. bounds on x. At what value(s) of x will the function be minimized?
A. theorem B. axiom * C. postulate D. corollary (A) at the upper bound of x
(B) at the lower bound of x
Is the arrangement of objects in specific order (C) strictly between the upper and lower bounds of x
A. Permutation * B. Probability C. CombinationD. Any two of the above (D) at either the upper or lower bound of x *

The second power of the standard deviation is called Consider a nontrivial linear programming problem in one variable, x, with only lower-
A. Mode B. variance* C. central tendency D. dispersion and upper-bound constraints on x. At optimum, where will x be in relation to these
constraints?
The arc length equal to the radius of the circle is called (A) at its upper bound (C) between its upper and lower bounds
A. radian* B. sector C. quarter circle D. semicircle (B) at its lower bound (D) at its upper or lower bound *

The number 0.123123123… is a/an If all variables in a linear programming problem are restricted to be integers, which, if
A. irrational number B. rational number* C. surd D. transcendental any, basic assumption of linear programming is violated?
(A) certainty (B) additivity (C) divisibility * (D) proportionality
A line segment joining two points on a circle is called:
A. Arc B. Tangent C. sector D. chord* If a project that has diminishing returns with scale is modeled using a linear program,
which basic assumption of linear programming will be violated?
In algebra, the operation of root extraction is called a (A) certainty (B) additivity (C) divisibility (D) proportionality *
A. evolution* B. revolution C. involution D. indexing
The simplex method is extremely efficient in solving which of the following classic
If two rows of a determinant are interchange, the determinant problems?
A. changes sign * C. remain unchanged (A) the transportation problem (C) the transhipment problem
B. changes signed and value D. become the inverse of the former (B) the assignment problem (D) the allocation problem *

“Every positive integer greater than 1 is a prime or can be expressed as a unique As the simplex algorithm progresses from one solution to the next in a linear
product of primes and powers of primes”. This is known as programming maximization problem, what will happen to the value of the objective
A. Fundamental theorem of arithmetic * C. Pseudo prime theorem function?
B. Prime number theorem D. Mersenne theorem (A) It will increase and then decrease. (C) It will increase or stay the same. *
(B) It will decrease and then increase. (D) It will decrease or stay the same.
The operation of raising to the integral power is known as
A. evolution B. revolution C. involution * D. indexing Which of the following describes the solution found?
(A) It is feasible but not optimum.* (C) It is optimum and feasible.
The face of a regular dodecahedron is a (B) It is optimum but not feasible. (D) It is neither optimum nor feasible.
A. square B. hexagon C. pentagon * D. triangle
Which of the following statements is a property to the binomial distribution?
The surface area of a spherical segment A. The binomial distribution tends to be more symmetric as the probability of
A. Lune B. Zone* C. wedge D. sector success p approaches 0.5.*
B. As the number of trials increase, the expected value of the random variable
The integer part of a common logarithm is called the ___ decreases.
A. Radicand B. Characteristic* C. Root D. Mantissa C. As thenumber of trials increase for a given probability of success, the binomial
distribution becomes more skewed.
An equation in the form a/b = c/d is D. The variance of a binomial random variable decreases as the probability of success
A. a ratio B.a proportion* C. an equalit D. an inequality p approaches 0.5.

What is the value in degrees of 1 radian? Why do those who engage in estimation insist on random sampling, rather than
A. 90.0 B. 57.3* C. 100.5 D. 45.7 convenience sampling or judgement sampling?
A. Because random sampling avoids the errors inherent in matched pairs sampling
A line is perpendicular to the y-axis has a slope equal to: B. Because randim sampling avoids the errors inherent in work sampling
A. One B. infinity C. zero* D. indeterminate C. Because random sampling eliminates the systematic error or bias that arises
in nonrandom sampling*
For any set of grouped or ungrouped data, which measures of central location always D. Because random sampling is less expensive than convenience or judgement
have only one value? sampling
A. geometric mean and mode C. mode and arithmetic mean
B. arithmetic mean and median* D. median and mode Which of the following is a property of the sampling distribution of sample proortion p?
A. An increase in the sample size n will result in an increase in the standard error p
Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for angles between 90° and B. The mean of p is different from the population proportion of p
180°? C. The sampling distribution will be approximately normal provided that np>5
(A) The tangent is positive. (C) The cosine is negative.* and nq>5*
(B) The cotangent is positive. (D) The sine is negative. D. For a fixed sample size n, the standard error of p is minimal when p = 0.5

What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant? Which of the options below provides the best interpretation of a 95% confidence
(A) secant (B) sine * (C) cosine (D) tangent interval estimate of the population mean u?
A. There is 95% probability that the population mean u will lie between the lower
What is the name for a vector that represents the sum of two vectors? confidence limit and the upper confidence limit.
(A) scalar (B) resultant * (C) tensor (D) moment B. We are 95% confident that 5% the values of the sample means will result in a
confidence interval that includes the population mean.
What type of curve is generated by a point that moves in uniform circular motion about C. If we repeatedly draw samples of the same size from the same population,
an axis, while travelling with a constant speed, v, parallel to the axis? 95% of the values of the sample means will result in a confidence interval that
(A) a cycloid (B) an epicycloid (C) a hypocycloid (D) a helix * includes the population mean.*
D. We are 95% confident that we have selected sample whose range of values does
What is the term that describes a possible outcome of an experiment? not contain the population mean.
(A) a sample space (B) a random point (C) an event * (D) a finite set
Under which of the following circumstances is it IMPOSSIBLE to construct a
In probability theory, what is the term that describes the set of all possible outcomes of confidence interval for the population mean?
an experiment? A. A non normal population with a large sample size and an unknown population
(A) a set of random events (C) a cumulative distribution variance
(B) a fuzzy set (D) a sample space * B. A normal population with a large sample size and a known population variance
C. A non normal population with a small sample size and an unknown population
How can the values of a random variable defined over a sample space be described? variance*
(A) always continuous (C) strictly nonzero D. A normal population with a small sample size and an unknown population variance
(B) always numerical * (D) defined only over a finite horizon
Which of the following is NOT an assumption for the simple linear regression model?
If two random variables are independently distributed, what is their relationship? A. The distribution of the error terms will be skewed to left or right depending on
(A) They are not identically distributed. (C) They are mutually exclusive. the values of the dependent variable*
(B) They are uncorrelated. * (D) Either option (A) or option (B) is true. B. The error terms have equal variances for all values of the independent variable
C. The error terms are independent of each other
Which of the following properties of probability is NOT valid? D. The mean of the dependent variable for all levels of the independent variable can be
(A) The probability of an event is always positive and less than or equal to one. connected by a straight line.
(B) If E0 is an event which cannot occur in the sample space, the probability of E0 is
zero. In the case of a periodic function possessing half-wave symmetry, which Fourier
(C) If events E1 and E2 are mutually exclusive, then the probability of both events coefficient is zero?
occurring is zero. (a) an (b) bn (c) a0* (d) none of above
(D) If events E1 and E2 are events from the same sample space, then P(E1 + E2)
= P(EI) + P(E2) - P(E1E2). * If the average value of a periodic function over one period is zero and it consists of only
odd harmonics then it must be possessing _______ symmetry.
Consider a strictly concave up function of one variable, x, with lower and upper bounds (a) half-wave* (b) even quarter-wave (c) odd quarter-wave (d) odd.
on x. At what value(s) of x will the function be minimized?
(A) at the upper bound of x In a Fourier series expansion of a periodic function, the coefficient a0 represents its
(B) at the lower bound of x (a) net area per cycle (c) average value over half cycle
(C) strictly between the upper and lower bounds of x (b) d.c value* (d) average a.c value per cycle
(D) at any of the above *
Which of the following periodic function possesses even symmetry?
(a) cos3t* (b) sin t (c) t . cos 50 t (d) (t + t2 + t5).

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