2014 UPCAT REVIEW

MATH PRE-TEST QUESTIONNAIRE

I. ALGEBRA

1. Find the variables in the given systems of equations:

x− y =2
3 y + z=1
x−2 z=7

a. y = 1; x = 3; z = ‒2
b. y = 2; x = ‒3; z = 1
c. y = ‒1; x = 3; z = ‒2
d. y = ‒2; x = 3; z = 1

Refer below:
R = set of real numbers
Q = set of rational numbers
Q’ = set of irrational numbers
Z = set of integers
3
S = {1, –0.25, 3.33333…, 2.31476…,√ 2 ,10 , 4 , √ 27 , √4 16 , π }

2. What is Z ⋂ S?
a. {1, –0.25, 3.33333…, 2.31476…, 10 , 4 } c.{1, 10, 4}
3
27 , √4 16 } 3
b. {√ 2 , √ d.{1, 10, 4, √ 27 , √4 16 }

3. Factor: 8 x 6 n +27 y 3 m
a. Not factorable c. ( 2 x 2n +3 y m ) ( 4 x 4 n−6 x 2 n y m +9 y 2 m )
3
b. ( 2 x 2n +3 y m ) d. ( 2 x 2n +3 y m ) ( 4 x 4 n +6 x 2 n y m + 9 y 2 m )
y
x+
x+ y
4. Simplify:
x
x+ y −
x+ y
x+ y x 2 + xy + y 2 x+ y x 2+2 xy + y 2
a. b. c. d.
x− y x2 +2 xy + y 2−x y x2 −2 xy + y 2

5
5. Rationalize:
√ 7−√ 3
5 √7+5 √ 3 5 √ 7−5 √ 3 −25
a. b. c. d. none of the above
4 4 17

6. What is the solution set of |2z −1|−1 ≤− 12 ?

a. [3, 5] b. [–3, 3] c. 3 d. ∅

7. Which of the following pairs of sides proves that the triangle having the vertices of (2, 1), (5, 5), and (–2, 4) is
an isosceles triangle?
a. (2, 1) (5, 5) & (5, 5) (2, 4) c. (2, 1) (5, 5) and (2, 1) (2, 4)
❑
b .(2 , 1)( 2, 4 )∧(5 , 5)(2 , 4) d. The given triangle is equilateral.
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8. What is the equation of the circle if the endpoints of its diameter are at (–1, 1) and (5, 9)?
a. ( x−2 )2 + ( y−5 )2=25 c. ( x +2 )2+ ( y+5 )2=25
b. ( x−2 )2 + ( y−5 )2=5d. ( x +2 )2+ ( y+5 )2=5

9. What are the domain and range of f ( x )=− √ 9−x 2?

a. Ɗ = all real numbers; Ʀ = all real numbers
b. Ɗ = all nonnegative real numbers; Ʀ = all nonnegative real numbers
c. Ɗ = [–3, 3]; Ʀ = [–3, 3]
d. Ɗ = [–3, 3]; Ʀ = [–3, 3)

10. Find x in the given equation:

x+17 x−4 x−2
+ =
x 2−6 x +8 x−2 x −4

16 11 29 34
a. b. c. d.
3 5 3 5

11. Suppose one painter can paint the entire house in twelve hours, and the second painter takes eight hours. How
long would it take the two painters together to paint the house?
24 25 33 19
a. hr b. hr c. hr d. hr
5 8 5 5

3
12. A certain fraction has the lowest term of . If the numerator is decreased by 7 and its denominator is
4
1
increased by 4, the resulting fraction has the lowest term of . What is the original fraction?
2
27 9 15 33
a. b. c. d.
36 16 20 44
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II. TRIGONOMETRY

5 3π
1. Find sin β given that cos β =
8
in the interval( 2
,2π . )
−√ 39 √39 7 −7
a. b. c. d.
8 8 8 8

(2-3)
3 π 12 π
Given:
5 [ ]
sin α = , α ∈ 0 , ; sin β= , β ∈ , π
2 13 2 [ ]
2. What is sin( α −β) ?
63 −63 36 −36
a. b. c. d.
65 65 65 65

3. What is cos (α + β)?

−16 16 −56 56
a. b. c. d.
65 65 65 65

4. In the equation y=5 cos ( θ2 −π )+2, what is its phase displacement?

a. 2π, to the left b. 2π, to the right c. π , to the left d. π, to the right

5. Which of the following is incorrect?

a. cotθ ∙ sinθ∙ cos θ=1−s∈¿2 θ ¿ c. cos 2 θ+ sin 2 θ−sec θ cos θ=cot θ tan θ−1
b. sin 2 θ ∙ sec 2 θ=tan 2 θ d. 1+cot θ=csc θ ( cos θ+sin θ )

5π
6. radians is equal to how many degrees?
6
a. 120O b.150O c. 210 O d. 330O

7. Find x in the given equation below:

log 2 (x +2)−3=log 2 3−log 2 x

a. x = 6; x = 4 b. x = ‒6; x = ‒4 c. x = 6; x = ‒4 d. x = ‒6; x = 4

8. Solve: tanθ cot θ−tan θ+ cot θ=1

a. { π4 } b. {34π } c. { π4 , 34π } d.
2
2
{√ }
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9. Suppose the tangent of a certain angle is -1.0000, and its cosine is -0.7071, approximated to four decimal
places. The sine of this angle, approximated to four decimal places, is
a. 1.0000 b. 0.7071 c. -0.7071 d. 0.0000

10. A ship leaves a port and sails for 4 hours on a course of 78 O at 18 nautical miles per hour (nm/h). Then the
ship changes its course to 168O and sails for 6 hours at 16 nm/hr. What is the distance of the ship from the
port?
a. 120 nm b. 24.08 nm c. 125.54 nm d. no answer

11. Sam walked due north for a distance of 129 m. At the same time, Tim walked at a heading of 52 O10’ and
a distance of 98 m. How far are the two boys? (Use the following: c 2=a2+ b2−2 ab cos γ ;
cos 52O 10 ’=0 . 6134)
a. 15,756.2056 m b. √ 15,736.2056m c. 10,735.7944 m d. √ 10,735.7944 m

III. GEOMETRY
1. Which of the following is never true?
a. The legs of a trapezoid are congruent.
b. Opposite angles of a trapezoid are supplementary.
c. Two angles of a trapezoid are right.
d. The bases of a trapezoid are congruent.

2. Two triangles are similar. If the length of the missing side of the larger triangle is 11, what is the length of
the missing side of the similar triangle?
a. 7.5
b. 8.8
c. 10.2
7.2 9
d. 14.75
8 10

3. If the area of a trapezoid is 120 cm2 and the sum of its lengths of its bases is 30 cm, what is the length of its
height?
a. 7 cm b. 8 cm c. 9 cm d. 10 cm

4. Which of the following statements is true?

a. Two points are always collinear c. Two planes contain two intersecting lines.
b. A half-plane contains its edge. d. Two points determine exactly two lines.

5. In the figure below, m∠ a=3 x +20 and m∠ b=2 x−30 . What is the value of x if m || n?

m
a
b
n

a. 28 b. 36 c. 38 d. 46
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6. What additional information is needed to be able to apply the Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Congruence Postulate
in the following pair of triangles?

D G

C E F H

a. ∠C ≅ ∠F b. CE ≅ FH c. DC ≅ FG d. DE ≅ GH

7. If DC = 36 and AB = 84, what is EF ?

D C
E F
A B

Quadrilateral ABCD is a trapezoid with AB∥ DC . EF is the median.

a. 48 b. 60 c. 96 d. 102

8. What is the equation of the line passing through (4, –3) and parallel to 5x – 3y = –15?
a. 3x + 5y = 29 c. 5x + 3y = 29
b. 5x – 3y = 29 d. 3x – 5y = 29

9. What is the equation of the line passing through (–1, –2) and perpendicular to 3x – 2y = 6?

a. 3x–2y = –8 c. 2x+3y = –8
b. 3x+2y = –8 d. 2x–3y = –8
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IV. ARITHMETIC
1. Simplify 16 – 3(8 – 3)2 ÷ 5.
a. ‒1 b. 0.1 c. 1 d. 10

2. Simplify 14x + 5[6 – (2x + 3)].

a. 4x + 15 b. 4 + 15x c. 19x d. 19

(3 – 4) Find the least common multiple of the following:

3. 68 and 6
a. 340 b. 272 c. 204 d. 136

4. 18 and 16
a. 128 b. 144 c. 162 d. 178

5.  Find the 25th term of the sequence:  -7, -4, -1, 2, ...

a. 59 b. 63 c. 56 d. 65

6. Find the n-th term and the first three terms of the arithmetic sequence having a4 = 93and a8 = 65.
a. a1 = 114, a2 = 107, a3 = 100 || an = 114 + (n – 1)(–7)
b. a1 = 107, a2 = 114, a3 = 128 || an = 114 + (n – 1)(–7)
c. a1 = 114, a2 = 107, a3 = 100 || an = 114 + (n – 7)(–1)
d. a1 = 107, a2 = 114, a3 = 128 || an = 114 + (n – 1)(–7)

7. Find the n-th term and the first three terms of the arithmetic sequence having a6 = 5and d = 3/2.
a. a1 = –5/2, a2 = –1, a3 = 1/2 || an = –5/2 + (n – 1)(3/2)
b. a1 = –5/2, a2 = –1, a3 = 1/2 || an = –5/2 + (n – 3/2)(1)
c. a1 = –1/2, a2 = –1, a3 = 5/2 || an = –5/2 + (n – 1)(3/2)
d. a1 = 5/2, a2 = 1, a3 = 1/2 || an = –5/2 + (n – 3/2)(1)

8. An airplane travels the 1,700 miles from Phoenix to Nashville in 2.5 hours. Flying at the same speed, the
plane could travel the 2,550 miles from Phoenix to Boston in how many hours?
a. 2.50 hr b. 3.25 hr c. 3.75 hr d. 4.00 hr
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9. It takes 8 hours to fill a swimming pool that holds 3,500 gallons of water. At that rate, how many hours
will it take to fill a pool that holds 8,750 gallons?
a. 19 hr b. 22 hr c. 17 hr d. 20 hr

10. The average (arithmetic mean) of nine numbers is 9. When a tenth number is added the average of the ten
numbers is also 9. What is the tenth number?
a. 0 b. 9 c. 10/9 d. 9/10