Problem 1: ECE Board April  A. x = 3 or -3; y = 2  D.

-10×2 – 21xy –
1999 or -2 10y2
If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find  B. x = 3 or -3, y = -2 Problem 11: EE Board
5x – 1. or 1 March 1998
 C. x = 3 or -3, y = -2 Determine the sum of the
 A. 14 or -1 positive valued solution
 B. 3  D. x = 3 or -3, y = 2
 C. 12 or -3 to the simultaneous
 D. 5 Problem 7: CE Board May equations:
Problem 2: EE Board 1997
October 1992 Find the value of w in the
following equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21.
Find the value of x in

3x – 2y + w = 11  A. 16
 B. 13
 C. 17
x + 5y – 2w = -9  D. 19
 A. 16.47 Problem 12: ECE Board
 B. 12.87 2x + y -3w = -6 April 1991
 C. 18.27 Simplify:
 D. 20.17  A. 3
Problem 3: EE Board  B. 2
October 1991  C. 4
Find the value of x in the  D. -2
equations: Problem 8: EE Board
October 1993
Solve for the value of x.
 A. 
2x – y + z = 6
 B. 
 A. 50/9 x- 3y – 2z = 13
 B. 80/9  C. 
 C. 70/9 2x – 3y – 3z = 16
 D. 60/9
Problem 4: EE Board  D. 
 A. 4 Problem 13: ECE Board
October 1997  B. 3
Find the values of x and y November 1993
 C. 2 Simplify the following
from the equations:  D. 1 equation
Problem 9: ME Board
x – 4y + 2 = 0 October 1996
Solve the simultaneous
2x + y – 4 = 0 equations:

x+y=–4  A. . 
 A. 11/7, -5/7
 B. 14/9, 8/9
 C. 4/9, 8/9 x+z–1=0  B. 
 D. 3/2, 5/3
Problem 5: ME Board y+z+1=0  C. 
October 1995
Solve for the value of x and y.  D. 
 A. x = -1, y = -5, z = 3
 B. x = 1, y = 2, z = -3 Problem 14: ECE Board
4x + 2y = 5 13x -3y = 2  C. x = -1, y = -3, z = 2 April 1991
 D. x = -2, y = -3, z = Simplify: 
 A. y = 1/2, x = 3/2 -1
 B. y = 3/2, x = 1/2 Problem 10: EE Board April
 C. y = 2, x = 1 1997
 D. y = 3, x =1 Multiply the following: (2x +
Problem 6: ME Board 5y)(5x – 2y)
October 1996
Solve the simultaneous  A. 10×2 – 21xy +  A. 
equations: 10y2
 B. -10×2 + 21xy +
2×2 – 3y2 = 6 10y2  B. 
 C. 10×2 + 21xy –
3×2 + 2y2 = 35 10y2
Find the value of A in the Give the factors of a2 – x2
equation:
 C.   A. 2a – 2x
 B. (a + x)(a – x)
 C. (a + x)(a – x)
 D.   D. 2x – 2a
Problem 15: ECE Board  A. -2 Problem 26: ME Board
April 1991  B. 1/2 October 1996
Simplify:  C. -1/2 Factor the expression x2 +
 D. 2 6x + 8 as completely
Problem 20: ME Board possible.
October 1996  A. (x + 4)(x + 2)
A. -5a The value of (3 to 2.5 power)  B. (x – 4)(x + 2)
square is equal to:  C. (x – 4)(x – 2)
B. -3a  D. (x + 6)(x + 2)
 A. 729 Problem 27: ECE Board
 B. 140 November 1990
C. -7a  C. 243 Expand: (a – b)3 = ?
 D. 81  A. a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2
D. -4a Problem 21: + b3
Evaluate: 64x • 4y  B. a3 – 3a2b – 3ab2
Problem 16: – b3
Solve for x:  A. 256xy  C. a3 + 3a2b + 3ab2
 B. 4x + 3y – b3
 C. 64x + 3y  D. a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2
 D. 43x + y – b3
Problem 22: ECE Board Problem 28:
A. b + 4 April 1993 Find the value of k so
Solve for x in the following that 4×2 + 6x + k is a perfect
equations. square.
 A. 36
B.   B. 2.5
27x = 9y
 C. 9
C.   D. 2.25
D. b – 4 81y3-x = 243 Problem 29: ME Board April
Problem 17: ECE Board 1995
April 1993  A. 1 Factor the expression 3×3 –
Solve for y:  B. 1.5 3×2 – 18x
 C. 2  A. 3x(x – 3)(x + 2)
 D. 2.5  B. 3x(x + 3)(x + 2)
Problem 23: ECE Board  C. 3x(x + 3)(x – 2)
April 1993  D. 3x(x – 3)(x – 2)
Evaluate: Problem 30:
A. x – z If p – q = 5 and pq = k/2,
then p2 + q2 equals,
B. x + z  A. k
 B. 25k
 A. y = 5n  C. 25 + k
C. a + b
 B. y = 9  D. k/25
 C. y = 52n Problem 31: ME Board April
D. a – b 1995
 D. y = 18
Problem 24: ECE Board Simplify:
Problem 18: ME Board April 1990
October 1996 Given: (an)( am) = 100,000
anm = 1000000
Resolve      into
partial fraction.
A. 
 A. 
Find a: B. 
 B.  C. 
 A. 12
 B. 9
 C.  D. 
 C. 11
 D. 10 Problem 32: ME Board April
 D.  Problem 25: ECE Board 1998
Problem 19: CE Board May November 1991
1996
Find the value of x which will (n – 1) (n – 2) (n – 3)… (3)(2) Problem 46:
satisfy the following (1) = The expression x4 + ax3 +
expression:  A. e(n – 1) 5×2 + bx + 6 when divided by
 B. (n – 1)! (x – 2) leaves a remainder
 C. n! of 16 and when divided by (x
 D. (n – 1)n + 1) leaves a remainder
 A. 3/2 Problem 39: of 10. Find a and b.
 B. 9/4 What is the least common  A. a = 5, b = 7
 C. 18/6 multiple of 15 and 18?  B. a = -5, b = 7
 D. None of these  C. a = -5, b = -7
Problem 33:  D. a = 5, b = -7
Simplify:  A. 3
 B. 5 Problem 47:
 C. 90 The mean of x and y is a, the
 D. 270 mean of y and z is b and the
Problem 40: ECE Board mean of x and z is c. What is
April 1998 the mean of x, y, and z?
What is the lowest common
 A.  factor of 10 and 32?  A. 
 B. 
 A. 320  B. 
 B. 2
 C.   C. 180  C. 
 D. 90
 D.  Problem 41:
 D. 
Problem 34: ME Board April The numbers 12 and 16 has
Problem 48: ECE Board
1996 the greatest common divisor
April 1999
If x to the ¾ power equals 8, of
Find the mean proportional
x equals of 4 and 36.
 A. 2  A. 72
 A. -9  B. 4  B. 24
 B. 6  C. 6  C. 12
 C. 9  D. 192  D. 20
 D. 16 Problem 42: EE Board April Problem 49: ECE Board
Problem 35: 1996, EE Board March 1998 April 1998
Solve for x: The Polynomial x3 + 4×2 – The arithmetic mean of 80
3x + 8 is divided by (x – 5), numbers is 55. If two
then the remainder is, numbers namely 250 and 850
 A. 175 are removed, what is the
 A. 3  B. 140 arithmetic mean of the
 B. 23  C. 218 remaining numbers?
 C. 3 and 23  D. 200
 D. 20 Problem 43:
 A. 42.31
Problem 36: CE Board Find the quotient of 3×5 –
 B. 50
November 1991 4×3 + 2×2 + 36x + 48 divided
 C. 38.62
Solve for x from the given by x3 – 2×2 + 6.
 D. 57.12
equation:  A. 3×2 – 4x – 8
Problem 50: ECE Board
 B. 3×2 + 4x + 8
April 1998
 C. 3×2 – 6x – 8
The arithmetic mean of 6
 D. 3×2 + 6x + 8
numbers is 17. If two
Problem 44: CE Board
numbers are added to the
November 1997
progression, the new set of
Find the remainder if we
numbers will have an
 A. 4 divide 4y3 + 18y2 + 8y – 4 by
arithmetic mean of 19. What
 B. 2 (2y + 3).
are the two numbers if their
 C. 3  A. 10
difference is 4?
 D. 5  B. 11
Problem 37: EE Board  C. 15
October 1997  D. 13  A. 21, 25
If f(x) = 2×2 + 2x + 4, what Problem 45: ECE Board  B. 23, 27
is f(2)? November 1999  C. 8, 12
 A. 4x + 2 Given: f(x) = (x + 3)(x – 4) +  D. 16, 20
 B. 16 4. When f(x) is divided by (x –
 C. x2 + x + 2 k), the remainder is k. Find k.
 d. 8  A. 2
Problem 38: EE Board April  B. 4
1997  C. 6
If n is any positive integer,  D. 8
when