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What is the locus of the mid-point of all the chords of length 6cm with circle of radius 5cm and with center O?

  • A. A circle of radius 4 cm and the center 0
  • B. The perpendicular bisector of the chords
  • C. A straight line passing through 0
  • D. A circle of radius 6 cm and with center 0
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Find the locus of a particle which moves in the first quadrant so that it is equidistant from the lines x = 0 and y = 0 (where k is a constant)?

  • A. x + y = 0
  • B. x - y = 0
  • C. x + y + k = 0
  • D. x - y - k = 0
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Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154 cm\(^2\)?

  • A. 7.00 cm
  • B. 3.50 cm
  • C. 3.00 cm
  • D. 1.75 cm
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25

A chord drawn 5 cm away from the center of a circle of radius 13 cm. Calculate the length of the chord?

  • A. 7cm
  • B. 9cm
  • C. 12cm
  • D. 24cm
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If the hypotenuse of a right-angled isosceles triangle is 2cm. What is the area of the triangle?

  • A. 1/√2 cm2
  • B. 1 cm2
  • C. √2 cm2
  • D. 2√2 cm2
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In the figure above , TS//XY and XY = TY, ∠STZ = 34Β°, ∠TXY = 47Β°, find the angle marked n?

  • A. 47o
  • B. 52o
  • C. 56o
  • D. 99o
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28

A regular polygon has 150ΒΊ as the size of each interior angle. How many sides does it have?

  • A. 12
  • B. 10
  • C. 9
  • D. 8
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29

Find the acute angle between the straight lines y = x and y = √3x

  • A. 15o
  • B. 30o
  • C. 45o
  • D. 60o
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30

If P \(=\left[\begin{array}{cc}x+3 & x+2\\
x+1 & x-1\end{array}\right]\) evaluate x if |P| = -10

  • A. -5
  • B. -2
  • C. 2
  • D. 5
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If Q is\( \left[ \begin{array}{cc}
9 & -2 \\
-7 & 4 \\
\end{array} \right]\) , then |Q| is?

  • A. -50
  • B. -22
  • C. 22
  • D. 50
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32

A binary operation βŠ— defined on the set of integers is such that mβŠ—n = m + n + mn for all integers m and n. Find the inverse of -5 under this operation, if the identity element is 0?

  • A. -5/4
  • B. -5/6
  • C. zero
  • D. 5
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33

If m * n = n – (m+2) for any real number m and n find the value of 3*(-5)?

  • A. -6
  • B. -8
  • C. -10
  • D. -12
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34

Find to infinity, the sum of the sequence \(1, \frac{9}{10}, \left(\frac{9}{10}\right)^2, \left(\frac{9}{10}\right)^3,…..\)

  • A. 10
  • B. 9
  • C. 10/9
  • D. 9/10
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35

The sum of the first n terms of the arithmetic progression 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, … is?

  • A. n(3n - 0.5)
  • B. n(3n + 2)
  • C. n(3n + 2.5)
  • D. n(3n + 5)
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36

Find the range of values of x for which 3x – 7 \(\leq\) 0 and x + 5 > 0?

  • A. -5 < x < \(\frac{7}{3}\)
  • B. -5 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) \(\frac{7}{3}\)
  • C. -5 < x \(\leq\) \(\frac{7}{3}\)
  • D. -5 \(\leq\) x < \(\frac{7}{3}\)
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37

Determine the value of x for which (x\(^2\) – 1) > 0?

  • A. x < -1 or x > 1
  • B. -1 < x < 1
  • C. x > 0
  • D. x < -1
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38

W is directly proportional to U. If W = 5 when U = 3, find U when W = 2/7

  • A. 6/35
  • B. 10/21
  • C. 21/10
  • D. 35/6
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39

Which of the following equations represent the graph above?

  • A. y = 2+7x+4x2
  • B. y = 2-7x+4x2
  • C. y = 2+7x-4x2
  • D. y = 2-7x-4x2
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40

A polynomial in x whose roots are 4/3 and -3/5 is?

  • A. 15x2 - 11x – 12
  • B. 15x2 + 11x – 12
  • C. 12x2 - x – 12
  • D. 12x2 + 11x – 15
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If \(p=\sqrt{\frac{rs^3}{t}}\), express r in terms of p, s and t?

  • A. \(\frac{p^2 t}{s^3}\)
  • B. \(\frac{p^3 t}{s^3}\)
  • C. \(\frac{p^3 t}{s^2}\)
  • D. \(\frac{p^ t}{s^3}\)
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I.S∩T∩W=S II. S βˆͺ T βˆͺ W = W
III. T ∩ W = S
If SβŠ‚TβŠ‚W, which of the above statements are true?

  • A. I and II
  • B. I and III
  • C. II and III
  • D. I, II and III
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