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Advanced mathematics

Written by Hassan Raza (Mathematics)

41 FAST Mathematics questions with answers and explanations.

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  1. The derivative of x³ with respect to x is:

    • 1 3x
    • 2 x⁴ ÷ 4
    • 3 3x²
    • 4 x²
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    Correct answer: 3x²

    The power rule gives 3x² for x³.

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  2. The integral of 2x with respect to x is:

    • 1 2 + c
    • 2 x² + c
    • 3 2x² + c
    • 4 x + c
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    Correct answer: x² + c

    Integrating 2x gives x² plus a constant.

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  3. The roots of x² − 5x + 6 = 0 are:

    • 1 −1 and 6
    • 2 2 and 3
    • 3 1 and 6
    • 4 −2 and −3
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    Correct answer: 2 and 3

    The equation factors as (x − 2)(x − 3) = 0.

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  4. The sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic progression with first term 2 and common difference 3 is:

    • 1 160
    • 2 150
    • 3 155
    • 4 145
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    Correct answer: 155

    S = (10 ÷ 2)(2 × 2 + 9 × 3) = 5 × 31 = 155.

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  5. The value of log₂ 32 is:

    • 1 16
    • 2 4
    • 3 6
    • 4 5
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    Correct answer: 5

    2⁵ = 32, so the logarithm is 5.

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  6. The value of sin 30° is:

    • 1 1/2
    • 2 √2/2
    • 3 1
    • 4 √3/2
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    Correct answer: 1/2

    This is a standard value.

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  7. The determinant of the matrix with rows (2, 3) and (1, 4) is:

    • 1 −5
    • 2 11
    • 3 5
    • 4 8
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    Correct answer: 5

    The determinant is 2 × 4 − 3 × 1 = 5.

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  8. The slope of the line through (1, 2) and (3, 8) is:

    • 1 6
    • 2 3
    • 3 4
    • 4 2
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    Correct answer: 3

    Slope = (8 − 2) ÷ (3 − 1) = 3.

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  9. The limit of (sin x) ÷ x as x approaches 0 is:

    • 1 1
    • 2 ∞
    • 3 −1
    • 4 0
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    Correct answer: 1

    This is a standard limit.

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  10. The number of different arrangements of 4 distinct letters is:

    • 1 12
    • 2 24
    • 3 8
    • 4 16
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    Correct answer: 24

    4! = 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24.

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  11. The sum to infinity of the geometric series 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + … is:

    • 1 3/2
    • 2 1
    • 3 2
    • 4 4
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    Correct answer: 2

    The sum is a ÷ (1 − r) = 1 ÷ (1/2) = 2.

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  12. The distance between the points (0, 0) and (6, 8) is:

    • 1 14
    • 2 10
    • 3 7
    • 4 12
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    Correct answer: 10

    The distance is √(36 + 64) = √100 = 10.

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  13. The derivative of cos x with respect to x is:

    • 1 −sin x
    • 2 tan x
    • 3 −cos x
    • 4 sin x
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    Correct answer: −sin x

    This is a standard derivative.

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  14. The integral of 3x² with respect to x is:

    • 1 x³ + c
    • 2 6x + c
    • 3 x² + c
    • 4 3x³ + c
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    Correct answer: x³ + c

    The power rule gives x³ for 3x².

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  15. The limit of (x² − 4) ÷ (x − 2) as x approaches 2 is:

    • 1 0
    • 2 ∞
    • 3 2
    • 4 4
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    Correct answer: 4

    The expression simplifies to x + 2, which is 4 at x = 2.

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  16. Which expression equals cos 2θ?

    • 1 1 − 2 sin²θ
    • 2 1 + 2 sin²θ
    • 3 2 sin θ cos θ
    • 4 sin²θ − cos²θ
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    Correct answer: 1 − 2 sin²θ

    This is one of the double angle identities.

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  17. The 12th term of an arithmetic progression with first term 5 and common difference 4 is:

    • 1 45
    • 2 53
    • 3 48
    • 4 49
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    Correct answer: 49

    a + 11d = 5 + 44 = 49.

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  18. The 8th term of the geometric progression 3, 6, 12, … is:

    • 1 192
    • 2 96
    • 3 768
    • 4 384
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    Correct answer: 384

    The term is 3 × 2⁷ = 384.

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  19. The value of log₁₀ 1000 is:

    • 1 10
    • 2 100
    • 3 3
    • 4 2
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    Correct answer: 3

    10³ = 1000.

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  20. If log₃ x = 4, then x is:

    • 1 81
    • 2 12
    • 3 64
    • 4 7
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    Correct answer: 81

    x = 3⁴ = 81.

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  21. If A has rows (1, 2) and (0, 1), then A² has rows:

    • 1 (1, 4) and (0, 1)
    • 2 (1, 2) and (0, 1)
    • 3 (2, 4) and (0, 2)
    • 4 (1, 4) and (0, 2)
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    Correct answer: (1, 4) and (0, 1)

    Multiplying the matrix by itself gives 1×2 + 2×1 = 4 in the top right.

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  22. The inverse of the matrix with rows (2, 1) and (1, 1) has rows:

    • 1 (1, 1) and (1, 2)
    • 2 (2, −1) and (−1, 1)
    • 3 (1, −1) and (−1, 2)
    • 4 (−1, 1) and (1, −2)
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    Correct answer: (1, −1) and (−1, 2)

    The determinant is 1, and the inverse swaps the diagonal and changes the other signs.

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  23. The distance of the point (3, 4) from the origin is:

    • 1 5
    • 2 25
    • 3 7
    • 4 12
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    Correct answer: 5

    The distance is √(9 + 16) = 5.

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  24. The midpoint of (2, 4) and (6, 10) is:

    • 1 (4, 7)
    • 2 (3, 5)
    • 3 (4, 6)
    • 4 (8, 14)
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    Correct answer: (4, 7)

    The midpoint is the mean of each coordinate.

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  25. The equation of the circle with centre at the origin and radius 5 is:

    • 1 x + y = 25
    • 2 x² − y² = 25
    • 3 x² + y² = 25
    • 4 x² + y² = 5
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    Correct answer: x² + y² = 25

    The equation is x² + y² = r².

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  26. The focus of the parabola y² = 8x is:

    • 1 (8, 0)
    • 2 (4, 0)
    • 3 (0, 2)
    • 4 (2, 0)
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    Correct answer: (2, 0)

    For y² = 4ax, the focus is (a, 0), and here 4a = 8.

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  27. The number of diagonals of a hexagon is:

    • 1 15
    • 2 12
    • 3 9
    • 4 6
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    Correct answer: 9

    The number is n(n − 3) ÷ 2 = 6 × 3 ÷ 2 = 9.

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  28. The value of 6C3 is:

    • 1 18
    • 2 10
    • 3 20
    • 4 30
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    Correct answer: 20

    6C3 = 6! ÷ (3! × 3!) = 20.

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  29. The probability that the sum of two dice is 7 is:

    • 1 7/36
    • 2 1/12
    • 3 1/7
    • 4 1/6
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    Correct answer: 1/6

    Six of the 36 outcomes give a sum of 7.

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  30. Two fair coins are tossed. The probability of at least one head is:

    • 1 3/4
    • 2 1/4
    • 3 1/2
    • 4 2/3
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    Correct answer: 3/4

    Only tail and tail has no head, so the probability is 1 − 1/4.

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  31. The modulus of the complex number 3 + 4i is:

    • 1 5
    • 2 √7
    • 3 7
    • 4 25
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    Correct answer: 5

    The modulus is √(9 + 16) = 5.

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  32. The product (2 + 3i)(2 − 3i) is:

    • 1 −5
    • 2 4 + 9i
    • 3 −13
    • 4 13
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    Correct answer: 13

    The product is 4 − 9i² = 4 + 9 = 13.

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  33. The discriminant of x² − 6x + 9 = 0 is:

    • 1 −36
    • 2 36
    • 3 18
    • 4 0
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    Correct answer: 0

    b² − 4ac = 36 − 36 = 0, so the roots are equal.

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  34. The product of the roots of 2x² − 5x + 3 = 0 is:

    • 1 2/3
    • 2 −3/2
    • 3 3/2
    • 4 5/2
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    Correct answer: 3/2

    The product of the roots is c ÷ a.

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  35. The solution of |x| < 3 is:

    • 1 x > −3
    • 2 −3 < x < 3
    • 3 x < 3
    • 4 x < −3 or x > 3
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    Correct answer: −3 < x < 3

    The distance of x from zero must be less than 3.

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  36. The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (1 + x)⁴ is:

    • 1 8
    • 2 32
    • 3 16
    • 4 4
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    Correct answer: 16

    Put x = 1 to get 2⁴ = 16.

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  37. The dot product of (1, 2, 3) and (4, −5, 6) is:

    • 1 12
    • 2 0
    • 3 21
    • 4 −12
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    Correct answer: 12

    The product is 4 − 10 + 18 = 12.

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  38. The sum of the integers from 1 to 20 is:

    • 1 210
    • 2 420
    • 3 200
    • 4 190
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    Correct answer: 210

    The sum is 20 × 21 ÷ 2 = 210.

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  39. The value of the integral of x from 0 to 1 is:

    • 1 0
    • 2 1/2
    • 3 1
    • 4 2
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    Correct answer: 1/2

    The antiderivative is x²/2, which is 1/2 at 1.

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  40. The derivative of e²ˣ with respect to x is:

    • 1 e²ˣ ÷ 2
    • 2 2xe²ˣ
    • 3 e²ˣ
    • 4 2e²ˣ
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    Correct answer: 2e²ˣ

    The chain rule gives a factor of 2.

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  41. The angle in radians equal to 180° is:

    • 1 π
    • 2 2π
    • 3 π/2
    • 4 π/4
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    Correct answer: π

    A half turn is π radians.

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