Math and Advanced Math Proficiency Test

PART I – MULTIPLE CHOICE (40 items)

Choose the correct answer for each item.

11. What is the solution to 4x2=644x^2 = 64?

A. ±4 B. 8 C. ±8 D. 4

12. Which expression is equivalent to (x2−9)(x+3)(x^2 - 9)(x + 3)?

A. x3+3x2−27x^3 + 3x^2 - 27
B. x3−9x−27x^3 - 9x - 27
C. x3−9x+27x^3 - 9x + 27
D. x3+3x2−9x−27x^3 + 3x^2 - 9x - 27

13. The graph of a quadratic function is a:

A. Line B. Parabola C. Circle D. Hyperbola

14. What is the value of cos⁡(60∘)\cos(60^\circ)?

A. 0 B. 12\frac{1}{2} C. 32\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} D. 1

15. If the determinant of a 2×2 matrix is 0, the matrix is:

A. Invertible B. Singular C. Identity D. Diagonal
16. What is the 6th term in the arithmetic sequence: 3, 7, 11, …?
A. 23 B. 27 C. 25 D. 29

17. Which of the following represents an exponential function?

A. y=2x+1y = 2x + 1 B. y=3xy = 3^x C. y=x3y = x^3 D. y=xy = \sqrt{x}

18. What is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon?

A. 360° B. 540° C. 720° D. 900°

19. What is the domain of f(x)=1x−4f(x) = \frac{1}{x-4}?

A. All real numbers
B. x≠0x ≠ 0
C. x≠4x ≠ 4
D. x>0x > 0

20. Convert 45° to radians.

A. π2\frac{\pi}{2} B. π4\frac{\pi}{4} C. π3\frac{\pi}{3} D. π6\frac{\pi}{6}

21. A matrix with the same number of rows and columns is called:
A. Rectangular B. Square C. Identity D. Zero

22. Simplify: log⁡(100)\log(100)

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 10

23. Which of the following is not a conic section?

A. Circle B. Triangle C. Hyperbola D. Ellipse

24. If tan⁡(θ)=34\tan(\theta) = \frac{3}{4}, what is sec⁡(θ)\sec(\theta)?

A. 54\frac{5}{4} B. 53\frac{5}{3} C. 43\frac{4}{3} D. 52\frac{5}{2}

25. The graph of y=∣x∣y = |x| is:

A. A parabola
B. A straight line
C. A V-shape
D. A hyperbola

26. Which of the following represents a geometric sequence?

A. 1, 4, 7, 10
B. 2, 4, 8, 16
C. 3, 6, 9, 12
D. 5, 10, 15, 20

27. In statistics, the middle value of an ordered data set is the:

A. Mode B. Mean C. Median D. Range

28. What is the value of i2i^2 where ii is the imaginary unit?

A. -1 B. 0 C. 1 D. ii

29. If f(x)=x+4f(x) = \sqrt{x+4}, what is the domain of ff?

A. x≥−4x ≥ -4 B. x>0x > 0 C. All real numbers D. x<−4x < -4

30. Evaluate: ∫2x dx\int 2x \, dx

A. x2+Cx^2 + C B. 2x2+C2x^2 + C C. x2x^2 D. x2−Cx^2 - C
31. Solve for x: log⁡x(64)=3\log_x(64) = 3
A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5

32. Which law is used to solve non-right triangles?

A. Pythagorean Theorem B. Law of Cosines
C. Sine Rule D. Both B and C

33. The sum of the first n terms of a geometric series is given by:
A. n2(a+l)\frac{n}{2}(a + l)
B. a(1−rn)/(1−r)a(1 - r^n)/(1 - r)
C. a+(n−1)da + (n - 1)d
D. arnar^n

34. Which transformation shifts a graph 3 units up?

A. f(x+3)f(x + 3) B. f(x)+3f(x) + 3
C. f(x−3)f(x - 3) D. 3f(x)3f(x)

35. Solve: 2x−13=5\frac{2x - 1}{3} = 5

A. x = 7 B. x = 8 C. x = 6 D. x = 5

36. In a standard normal distribution, the mean is:

A. 0 B. 1 C. Undefined D. Varies

37. Which of the following is a polynomial function?

A. f(x)=2xf(x) = 2^x B. f(x)=x−1f(x) = x^{-1}
C. f(x)=x3+2x−1f(x) = x^3 + 2x - 1 D. f(x)=1xf(x) = \frac{1}{x}

A. {1,2,3,4,5}\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5\} B. {3}\{3\} C. {1,2}\{1, 2\} D. ∅\emptyset

38. If A={1,2,3}A = \{1, 2, 3\} and B={3,4,5}B = \{3, 4, 5\}, then A∩B=A \cap B =

39. The inverse of f(x)=2x+5f(x) = 2x + 5 is:

A. f−1(x)=x−52f^{-1}(x) = \frac{x - 5}{2}
B. f−1(x)=2x−5f^{-1}(x) = 2x - 5
C. f−1(x)=x+52f^{-1}(x) = \frac{x + 5}{2}
D. f−1(x)=2x−5f^{-1}(x) = \frac{2}{x - 5}

40. Which of the following is equivalent to cot⁡(θ)\cot(\theta)?

A. 1tan⁡(θ)\frac{1}{\tan(\theta)}
B. sin⁡(θ)cos⁡(θ)\frac{\sin(\theta)}{\cos(\theta)}
C. cos⁡(θ)sin⁡(θ)\frac{\cos(\theta)}{\sin(\theta)}
D. A and C

✅ Answer Key for 11–40

# Answer # Answer # Answer

11 C 21 B 31 A
12 B 22 C 32 D
13 B 23 B 33 B
14 B 24 A 34 B
15 B 25 C 35 A
 # Answer # Answer # Answer
16 A 26 B 36 A
17 B 27 C 37 C
18 B 28 A 38 B
19 C 29 A 39 A
20 B 30 A 40 D

41. What is the solution to the equation 2x + 5 = 11?

 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. 4
 D. 5
Answer: B

42. The area of a circle with radius 7 cm is:

 A. 49π cm²
 B. 14π cm²
 C. 21π cm²
 D. 49 cm²
Answer: A

43. If the roots of the quadratic equation x² + 6x + 9 = 0 are:

 A. 0, 9
 B. -3, -3
 C. 3, 3
 D. -6, 0
Answer: B

44. The value of tan(45°) is:

 A. 1
 B. 0
 C. √2
 D. √3
Answer: A

45. Which of the following is a solution to the inequality 2x - 5 < 3?

 A. x < 4
 B. x < 3
 C. x > 4
 D. x > 3
Answer: A

46. The solution to the system of equations:

3x + y = 7
2x - y = 4
 A. (1, 4)
 B. (2, 1)
 C. (3, 2)
 D. (0, 7)
Answer: B

47. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 5 cm?

 A. 26 cm
 B. 40 cm
 C. 48 cm
 D. 13 cm
Answer: A

48. The volume of a cylinder with radius 3 cm and height 5 cm is:

 A. 45π cm³
 B. 25π cm³
 C. 30π cm³
 D. 15π cm³
Answer: A

49. The sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic sequence with a = 2 and d = 3 is:

 A. 150
 B. 160
 C. 170
 D. 180
Answer: B

50. If sin(θ) = 1/2, what is θ?

 A. 30°
 B. 45°
 C. 60°
 D. 90°
Answer: A

51. The graph of y = -2x + 3 is:

 A. A line with slope -2 and y-intercept 3

 B. A line with slope 2 and y-intercept 3
 C. A line with slope -2 and y-intercept -3
 D. A line with slope 2 and y-intercept -3
Answer: A

52. The standard form of the equation of a circle with center (h, k) and radius r is:

 A. (x - h)² + (y - k)² = r
 B. (x + h)² + (y + k)² = r
 C. (x - h)² + (y + k)² = r²
 D. (x + h)² + (y - k)² = r²
Answer: A
53. If x² + y² = 25, what is the value of x when y = 3?

 A. 4
 B. 5
 C. 6
 D. 2
Answer: A

54. The value of log₁₀ 100 is:

 A. 1
 B. 2
 C. 10
 D. 100
Answer: B

55. Solve the system of equations:

x+y=5
x-y=1

 A. (3, 2)
 B. (4, 1)
 C. (5, 0)
 D. (6, -1)
Answer: A

56. The expression 3x² + 5x - 2 factors as:

 A. (3x - 1)(x + 2)
 B. (3x + 2)(x - 1)
 C. (x - 1)(3x + 2)
 D. (3x + 1)(x - 2)
Answer: A

57. What is the distance between the points (1, 2) and (4, 6)?

 A. 5
 B. √17
 C. √18
 D. 4
Answer: B

58. The value of the expression (2x + 3)² is:

 A. 4x² + 9
 B. 4x² + 12x + 9
 C. 4x² + 6x + 9
 D. 4x² + 6x + 3
Answer: B

59. Which is the solution of the equation 3x - 4 = 2x + 5?

 A. x = -9
 B. x = 9
 C. x = -1
 D. x = 1
Answer: C

60. What is the midpoint of the segment connecting (3, 7) and (5, 1)?

 A. (4, 4)
 B. (4, 3)
 C. (2, 5)
 D. (3, 5)
Answer: A

61. What is the inverse of the function f(x) = 2x + 1?

 A. f⁻¹(x) = (x - 1)/2
 B. f⁻¹(x) = (x + 1)/2
 C. f⁻¹(x) = 2x - 1
 D. f⁻¹(x) = (x - 2)/1
Answer: A

62. What is the solution to the equation x² - 5x + 6 = 0?

 A. x = 1, 6
 B. x = 2, 3
 C. x = -2, -3
 D. x = 3, 6
Answer: B

63. The perimeter of an equilateral triangle with side length 10 cm is:

 A. 30 cm
 B. 20 cm
 C. 10 cm
 D. 15 cm
Answer: A

64. The value of sec(60°) is:

 A. 2
 B. √3
 C. 1/2
 D. 2/√3
Answer: D

65. What is the value of 7³?

 A. 343
 B. 49
 C. 21
 D. 64
Answer: A
66. If the probability of an event is 0.4, what is the odds in favor of the event?

 A. 2:3
 B. 3:2
 C. 4:6
 D. 4:3
Answer: A

67. What is the area of a triangle with base 8 cm and height 5 cm?

 A. 10 cm²
 B. 12 cm²
 C. 20 cm²
 D. 40 cm²
Answer: B

68. The sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic series with a = 3 and d = 4 is:

 A. 600
 B. 650
 C. 700
 D. 750
Answer: B

69. What is the derivative of f(x) = x² + 3x?

 A. 2x + 3
 B. 2x + 1
 C. x + 3
 D. x + 1
Answer: A

70. What is the value of the integral of ∫ 2x dx from 0 to 3?

 A. 6
 B. 9
 C. 12
 D. 18
Answer: A

71. The probability of flipping a coin and getting heads is:

 A. 1
 B. 0.5
 C. 0
 D. 1/3
Answer: B

72. The slope of the line passing through the points (1, 3) and (4, 7) is:

 A. 1
 B. 2
 C. 4
 D. 3
Answer: B

73. What is the area of a rectangle with length 12 cm and width 4 cm?

 A. 48 cm²
 B. 16 cm²
 C. 24 cm²
 D. 32 cm²
Answer: A

74. Which of the following is the correct equation of the line with slope 2 and passing through the point (1, 2)?

 A. y = 2x + 1
 B. y = 2x - 1
 C. y = x + 2
 D. y = 2x + 2
Answer: B

75. If x³ - 8 = 0, what is x?

 A. -2
 B. 2
 C. -8
 D. 8
Answer: B

76. The derivative of f(x) = x³ is:

 A. 3x²
 B. 2x³
 C. 3x
 D. x²
Answer: A

77. If the sum of the angles of a triangle is 180°, then one of its angles measures 90°. The triangle is:

 A. Acute-angled
 B. Right-angled
 C. Obtuse-angled
 D. Scalene
Answer: B

78. The formula for the area of a trapezoid is (1/2) × (b₁ + b₂) × h, where b₁ and b₂ are the lengths of the
parallel sides, and h is the height. If b₁ = 6 cm, b₂ = 8 cm, and h = 4 cm, what is the area?

 A. 20 cm²
 B. 28 cm²
 C. 32 cm²
 D. 36 cm²
Answer: A

79. The value of √100 is:

 A. 100
 B. 10
 C. 25
 D. 50
Answer: B

80. Solve the equation 5(x - 2) = 3x + 4.

 A. x = 6
 B. x = 4
 C. x = 2
 D. x = 1
Answer: A

81. What is the surface area of a sphere with radius 6 cm?

 A. 144π cm²
 B. 36π cm²
 C. 72π cm²
 D. 108π cm²
Answer: A

82. If two lines are parallel, then their slopes are:

 A. Equal
 B. Perpendicular
 C. Zero
 D. Negative
Answer: A

83. The value of (3 + 4i) × (2 - i) is:

 A. 6 + 11i
 B. 6 + 7i
 C. 6 - 7i
 D. 6 + 9i
Answer: B

84. What is the value of sin(30°)?

 A. 0.5
 B. 0.707
 C. 1
 D. 0.866
Answer: A

85. If a triangle has sides of length 5 cm, 12 cm, and 13 cm, it is:

 A. Equilateral
 B. Isosceles
 C. Right-angled
 D. Scalene
Answer: C
86. Which of the following is the solution to the equation 2x - 4 = 10?

 A. x = 7
 B. x = 5
 C. x = 6
 D. x = 4
Answer: C

87. What is the volume of a cone with radius 4 cm and height 9 cm?

 A. 36π cm³
 B. 48π cm³
 C. 64π cm³
 D. 12π cm³
Answer: A

88. Solve for x: x² = 49.

 A. 7
 B. -7
 C. ±7
 D. 0
Answer: C

89. The midpoint of the segment connecting (-2, 3) and (4, -1) is:

 A. (1, 1)
 B. (1, 2)
 C. (2, 1)
 D. (2, 3)
Answer: A

90. What is the inverse of the function f(x) = 3x + 4?

 A. f⁻¹(x) = (x - 4)/3
 B. f⁻¹(x) = (x + 4)/3
 C. f⁻¹(x) = 3x - 4
 D. f⁻¹(x) = x + 4
Answer: A

91. The value of log₂ 8 is:

 A. 3
 B. 8
 C. 2
 D. 1
Answer: A

92. The equation y = 4x + 7 is in which form?

 A. Slope-intercept form
 B. Standard form
 C. Point-slope form
 D. General form
Answer: A

93. The solution to the equation 2x + 3 = 11 is:

 A. x = 4
 B. x = 3
 C. x = 5
 D. x = 6
Answer: A

94. If the angle between two vectors is 90°, the dot product is:

 A. 1
 B. 0
 C. -1
 D. 2
Answer: B

95. The perimeter of a circle with diameter 10 cm is:

 A. 10π cm
 B. 5π cm
 C. 2π cm
 D. 100π cm
Answer: A

96. What is the value of 5 factorial (5!)?

 A. 120
 B. 24
 C. 60
 D. 100
Answer: A

97. What is the amplitude of the function y = 3sin(x)?

 A. 3
 B. 1
 C. 0
 D. 2
Answer: A

98. What is the area of a rhombus with diagonals of lengths 10 cm and 12 cm?

 A. 60 cm²
 B. 120 cm²
 C. 30 cm²
 D. 40 cm²
Answer: A

99. Which of the following is the solution to the equation x² - 4x + 3 = 0?

 A. x = 3, 1
 B. x = -3, -1
 C. x = 2, -1
 D. x = 1, -2
Answer: A

100.The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is:

 A. 180°
 B. 360°
 C. 270°
 D. 450°
Answer: B