FACULTY OF SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
MAT 101: ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS
TUTORIAL QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following represent an empty set?
A. set of vowels in the word SYNCH
B. set of prime numbers lesser than 10
C. set of consonants in the word GIRLS
D. set of months of the year starting with the letter A
2. Consider the following statements:
i. A = (1,3,5) and B = (2, 4, 7) are equivalent sets
ii. A = (1, 5, 9) and B = (1, 5, 5, 9, 9) are equal sets
Which of the above statements is/are correct
A. i only
B. ii only
C. Both i and ii
D. Neither i nor ii
3. If A is a subset of B and B is a subset of C, then the cardinality of A U B U C is equal
to
A. cardinality of C
B. cardinality of B
C. cardinality of A
D. None of the above
4. Which of the following two sets are equal?
A. A = {1,2} and B = {1}
B. A = {1,2} and B = {1,2,3}
C. A = {1,2,3} and B = {2,1,3}
D. A = {1,2,4} and B = {1,2,3}
5. Let U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}, P = {1,2,5}, Q = {6,7} then P ∩ Q is __________
A. P
B. Q
C. Q’
D. None
6. Let A = {a, b}, B = {a, b, c}. What is A U B?
A. {a, b}
B. {a, c}
C. {a, b, c}
D. {b, c}
7. A _______ is an ordered collection of objects.
 A. Relation
B. Function
C. Set
D. Proposition
8. The empty set is also known as
A. zero set
B. null set
C. void set
D. (b) or (c)
9. The objects of a set are called its
A. universal set
B. sub set
C. unit
D. elements of a set
10. If A is contained in B and B is contained in A, then the two sets are _____-
A. Proper subsets
B. equal sets
C. equivalent sets
D. power sets
11. Which of the following is a natural number?
A. -5
B. 0
C. 1
D. -1
12. Which of the following is an example of an irrational number?
A. √ 4
B. 3.14
C. √ 2
7
D.
3
13. What type of number is −7?
A. Natural number
B. Integer
C. Irrational number
D. Rational number
14. Which of the following is both an integer and a natural number?
A. -3
B. 0
C. 5
1
D.
2
15. What is true about all natural numbers?
A. They include negative numbers.
B. They start from 1.
C. They include fractions.
D. They are always irrational.
16. Which of the following is the first step in mathematical induction?
A. Assume the statement for n=k
B. Prove the base case for n=1
C. Prove the statement for n=k+1
D. Define the general formula
17. In the induction hypothesis, what is assumed?
A. The formula is true for n=k+1.
B. The base case is incorrect.
C. The formula is true for n=k.
D. The proof applies to all n.
18. Mathematical induction is typically used to prove statements about:
A. Natural numbers
B. Real numbers
C. Complex numbers
D. Irrational numbers
19. Which of the following equations can be proven using mathematical induction?
A. 2x + 3=0
n
n (n+1)
B. ∑ i=
i=1 2
2
C. x −4 x+ 4=0
D. π is irrational.
20. What happens if the induction step fails for n = k+1?
A. The proof is still valid.
B. The statement is not proven for all n.
C. The base case is incorrect.
D. The statement is proven for n=k+1 only.

21. Find the general term of the sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, . . ..

A. an = n2 + 1
B. an = n2 + n
C. an = n2 − 1
D. an = n2 + 3

22. What is the common ratio of the sequence 1, −2, 4, −8, . . .?

A. 2
B. −2
C. 4
D. −4

23. The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic series is Sn = 3n2 + 5n. What
is the first term?
A. 8
B. 5
C. 3
 D. 9

24. In the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, . . ., the general term is:

A. n2
B. 2n2
C. n3
D. 2n + 1

25. The sum of the first n terms of a geometric series is given by Sn = 7(1 −
2n). What is the common ratio?

A. 7
B. 1
C. 2
D. −2
26. A sequence is defined recursively by a1 = 2 and an = an−1 + 3. What is a6?

A. 15
B. 17
C. 20
D. 23

27. The n-th term of a geometric sequence is given by an = 5 · 2n−1. What is a5?

A. 40
B. 80
C. 160
D. 320

28. The general term of the sequence 3, 7, 11, 15, . . . is given by:

A. an = 3n + 4
B. an = 4n − 1
C. an = 5n + 1
D. an = 4n + 3

29. What is the 10th term of the arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, . . .?

A. 32
B. 29
C. 30
D. 31

30. The common ratio of the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, . . . is:
 A. 2
B. 3
C. 6
D. 4

31. The complex number Z=3+ 4 i lies in which quadrant of the Argand plane?
A. First quadrant
B. Second quadrant
C. Third quadrant
D. Fourth quadrant
32. If Z=4−3 i, what is the modulus of Z
A. √ 13
B. 25
C. 7
D. 5
33. The conjugate of the complex number Z=2+5 i is
A. 2−5 i
B. 2+5 i
C. −2+5 i
D. −2−5 i
34. Which of the following is the polar form of the complex number Z=1+i?
A. √ 2 ( cos 60 °+ isin 60° )
B. √ 2 ( cos 45 °+isin 45 ° )
C. √ 3 ( cos 45 ° +isin 45° )
D. √ 2 ( cos 30 °+ isin30 ° )
35. What is the result of multiplying 1+iand 1−i ?
A. 2 i
B. -2
C. 0
D. 2
36. If Z=x+ iy , the real part of Z 2 is given by
A. x 2− y 2
B. x 2+ y 2
C. 2 xy
D. x 2
37. The cube roots of unity are:
A. 1 ,−1 ,−i
1 √ 3 −1 √3
B. 1 ,− +i , −i
2 2 2 2
1 √ 3 1 √3
C. 1, +i , −i
2 2 2 2
D. 1 ,−i ,i
38. What is the argument of complex number Z=−1+i?
 π
A.
4
π
B. -
4
3π
C.
4
3π
D. -
4
π
39. If |Z|=3 and the argument of Z is , then Z in polar form is
3

( π
A. 3 cos +isin
3
π
3)
3 √3
B. +i
2 2
C. 3 ( cos 30 ° +isin 30 ° )
D. Both A and C
40. The equation Z 2+1=0 has roots
A. 1, -1
B. i ,−i
C. 0, 1
D. 1 ,i

41. When expressed in degree, the angle radians is equivalent to:

A. 135°
B. 270°
C. 45°30ʹ
D. 67°30ʹ
4
42. If cos θ = , then the value of tan θ is
5
3
A.
5
3
B.
4
4
C.
3
5
D.
3
tan 30 °
43. Compute the value of .
cot 60 °
 1
A.
√2
1
B.
√3
C. √ 3
D. 1
44. If tan θ = 1.4276, then sec θ is equal to:
A. 0.8190
B. 0.5737
C. 0.7005
D. 1.743

45. The value of cos , correct to 3 decimal places, is

A. 0.999
B. 0.707
C. –0.999
D. –0.707
46. In radical form, cos 30° is equivalent to

A.

B.

C.

D.
47. Which of the following trigonometric identities is true?
1
A. cosec θ=
cos θ

cos θ
B. =cot θ
sin θ

1
C. cos θ=
sin θ
 1
D. sec θ=
sin θ

48. The trigonometric expression cos2 – sin2 is equivalent to:

A. 2 sin2 – 1
B. 1 + 2 sin2
C. 2 sin2 + 1
D. 1 – 2 sin2

, calculate 𝑠i𝑛2𝜃 — 𝑐o𝑠2𝜃

4
49. If tan θ =
3
16
A.
25
24 7 9
B. C. D.
25 25 25
50. The angle of elevation of a building from a measuring instrument placed on the
ground is 30°. If the building is 40m high, how far is the instrument from the foot of
the building?
20
A. m
√3
40
B. m
√3

D. 40 √ 3 𝑚
C. 20 √ 3 m

51. Form an equation whose roots are -3 and 7

2
A. x −4 x −21=0
2
B. 2 x −8 x +20=0
2
C. 4 x −4 x −10=0
2
D. x −12 x −20=0
2
Given that α and β are the roots of 3 x −x +5=0 , find the equation whose roots is
52.
1 1
2 α− , 2 β−
β α
2
4 x −4 x −1=0
A.
B. x 2 −8 x +2=0
C. 15 x 2−7 x +49=0
D. 9 x 2 −12 x −20=0
 p2
2 −
53. If p, q are the roots of3 x +6 x +2=0 , form an equation whose roots are q and
q2
−
p
x 2 −8 x +2=0
A.
B. 3 x 2−18 x +2=0
C. 5 x 2−7 x +9=0
D, 9 x 2 −12 x −20=0
2
54. If the equation (7 a + 1) x +(5 a +1) x +9=1 has equal roots. Find the value of a.
A. 5 or -0.3
B. 5 or 3
C. -5 or -3
D. -7 or 3
2
55. Find p, if the equation (5 p + 1 )x −8 px +3 p=0 has equal roots.
A. 1 or 3
B. 0 or -3
C. -5 or -3
D. 0 or 3
2
56. Find the value of a if the equation (a + 3) x −(11a +1) x −a= −10 has equal roots
19
1 or−
20
A.
9
3 or
17
B.
9
−3 or
C. 20
9
12 or
D. 17
2
57. For what values of k will equation (k +1 )x +2(k +3 )x +2 k +3=0 have equal root
A. 0 or 3
B. 0 or -3
C. -5 or -3
D. -2 or 3
2
58. If α and β are the roots of 2 x −4 x +1=0 , form an equation whose roots are
(α 2 + β )( β 2 + α )
4 x 2 −20 x +23=0
A.
4 x 2−18 x +2=0
B.
 2
C. 4 x −20 x +9=0
2
D. 4 x −12 x −23=0
3X 3x
59. Solve 4 −5 (2 ) +4=0
2
3
A. -2 or
−2
3 or
17
B.
2
0 or
C. 5
2
0 or
D. 3
2−α 2−β
2 +
60. Given that α and β are the roots of 2 x +x +8=0 . Find the values of 3+ β 3+ α
38
A. 64
18
46
B.
81
46
C.
81
64
D.

61. The value of (nr) is:

n!
A. r! ( n−r ) !
n
B. r ( n−r )
n!
C. r ! ( n−r )
r!
D.
n ! ( n−r ) !

(
62. Find the term independent of x in the expansion of
2
2x +
x )
1 9
.

A. 672
B. 84
 C. 5
D. 512
3 40
63. Find the number of terms in the expansion of ( 1+3 x +3 x +x ) :
2

A. 40
B. 41
C. 120
D. 121
n
c n2 −25 =n c 5
64. Solve for n,
A. 30
B. 22
C. 17
D. 14

( )
4
x2 2
−
65. Expand 2 x
x8 16 16
− x2+6 x2− + 2
16 x x
A.
15 6 1
x 2 −6 x 4 +15 x 2 −20+ − +
B. x2 x5 x2
8
x 5 2 16 16
C. −4 x +6 x − + 4
8 x x
D. None of the above

( )
15
x2
1− .
66. Find the middle term of 2

A.
T 8 =49360 1/3

B.
T 8 =6 x 2

429 14
T 8 =− x
C. 16

D.
T 8 = - 6 x2

9
67. Find the coefficient of x in ( 2 x −3 x ) .
19 3

A. 1632960
B. 3260916
 C. 20160
D. 40320
5 5
68. Find the value of ( x + y ) + ( x− y )
5 3 2 4
A. 2 x +20 x y +10 xy
5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5
B. 2 x +10 x y +20 x y +20 x y +10 xxy +2 y
5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5
C. x +x y +x y +x y +xy + y
D. x 5 +10 x 4 y 2 +5 x y 4

( )
6
2 1
69. What is the constant term in the expansion of 2 x +
x

A. 30
B. 90
C. 60
D. 5

70. What is the value of n if the coefficient of the second term in the expansion of ( 1+ x )n
is 15?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 5
D. 3