College of Medicine and Health Sciences

School of Health Sciences

Department: P&O
Academic year: 2016-2017
Year of study: Level 1 Semester: 2 Reg Num:
Unit Title: Mathematics
Type of Assessment: CAT
Total number of students: 6
Duration: 1 H
Date: 3/24/2017

INSTRUCTIONS :

This is a multiple-choice test. It is worth 20 marks ( 1 mark for each correct answer).
Read each question thoroughly and choose the best answer.

QUESTIONS

x 30
1. If , find x.
4 6

a) 20
b) 24
c) 4/5
d) 5/4
 2. In triangle XYZ, the angle Y is a right angle and sin x = 4/5. Find cos X in fraction.

3
a)
4
5
b)
4
3
c)
5
5
d)
3

3. Simplify 20

a) 10

b) 4 5
c) 2 5
d) 5 2


4. Solve the equation for a.

1
d vt at 2
2
2d
a) a
vt 3
d vt
b) a
t2
2d vt
c) a
t2
2d vt
d) a
t2

 5. Simplify the expression:
x 2 10 2
y
5 3
x y
y17
a)
x

y15
b)
x5
y 23
c)
x9
y 26
d)
x7

7. Solve for x in the following equation:

3x 1
8
5
41
a)
5
41
b)
5
c) 13
d) 13

expression (a)2 (a2) (a)3 (a)2 =

8. The
a) a9

b) a9
c) a8
d) a8
e) a24

9. If log10 y = 3 log10x + 2 then:

a) y = 3x + 2
b) y = 100x3
c) y = x3 + 2
d) y = x2 + 100
e) none of these
10. The expression written in exponential form is:

a)
b)
c)
d)

11. Evaluate:
a) 9
b) 18
c) 3
d) 2

12. The equation written in exponential form is:

a)
b)

c)
d)

13. Solve .
a) 6
b) 8
c) 9
d) 5
14. Evaluate:
a) 5
b) 1
c) 0.5
d) 2.5

15. is equivalent to:

a)
b)

c)

d)
 16. is equivalent to:
a)
b)
c)

d)

17. is equivalent to:

a)
b)
c)

d)

18. Evaluate:
a) 2.5
b) log 2.5
c) 1
d) log 7

19. Evaluate:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

20. If loga (x2) - 4 = 2 loga 6 where a > 0 and x > 0, then x equals:
a) a6
b) 2 loga 6 + 4
6
c) a

a
d) 6

e) 6a2

Good Luck