Download TOSSUP 1) MATH Multiple Choice If a^2+b^2=6 and a+b=30, what

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1) MATH Multiple Choice If a^2+b^2=6 and a+b=30, what is ab?
W) 4
X) 117
Y) 227
Z) 447
ANSWER: Z 447
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2) MATH Multiple Choice What is a matrix called if its determinant is 0?
W) zero matrix
X) null matrix
Y) singular matrix
Z) invertible matrix
ANSWER: Y) SINGULAR MATRIX
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3) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is generally
considered to be a logic programming language?
W) Haskell
X) Prolog
Y) Erlang
Z) Python
ANSWER: X) PROLOG
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4) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is considered a
functional programming language?
W) C
X) D
Y) Forth
Z) LISP
ANSWER: Z) LISP
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5) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following branches of science
deals with the study of language and how it is used?
W) language studies
X) linguistics
Y) languagology
Z) grammar
ANSWER: X) LINGUISTICS
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6) MATH Short Answer Factor x^2-5x+6.
ANSWER: (x-2)(x-3)
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7) MATH Short Answer Expand (x+1)^4.
ANSWER: x^4+4x^3+6x^2+4x+1
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8) MATH Multiple Choice Which of the following statements about parallelograms is
false?
W) there are two sets of parallel segments
X) all sides are congruent
Y) there are two sets of congruent segments, opposite one another
Z) it has four sides
ANSWER: X ALL SIDES ARE CONGRUENT
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9) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following is not a computer
architecture?
W) x86
X) MIPS
Y) Alpha
Z) Kernel
ANSWER: Z) KERNEL
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10) MATH Short Answer Hairuo is considering going to a store to buy metal parts.
There is a 50% chance that he will go to the store, and a 90% chance that there will be
metal parts in stock. What is the probability that Hairuo will obtain the metal parts?
ANSWER: 45% or 9/20
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11) MATH Multiple Choice Raymond is looking at a graph. He says, “Wow! The value
of this function is increasing for all real numbers x!” Which of the following cannot be
the graph he is talking about?
W) y=e^x
X) y=4
Y) y=42x
Z) y=9000^x
ANSWER: Y) y=4
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12) MATH Short Answer Find f(2x), if x=40 and f(x)=2x^2.
ANSWER: 12,800
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13) GENERAL SCIENCE Multiple Choice Which of the following statements in C is
generally considered very sloppy in usage?
W) static
X) goto
Y) for
Z) include
ANSWER: X) GOTO
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14) PHYSICS Multiple Choice What are the units for momentum?
W) m/s^2
X) J/s
Y) kg*m/s
Z) kg*m/s^2
ANSWER: Y) KG*M/S
15) PHYSICS Multiple Choice The velocity when an object falling in air stops
accelerating is called the:
W) final velocity
X) terminal velocity
Y) termination of gravity
Z) nonacceleration velocity
ANSWER: X) TERMINAL VELOCITY