POST UTME CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY 2023 Mathematics | Objective

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Question 1
Solve the matrix equation \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 3 \ 7 \end{bmatrix}.
A. \begin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 2 \end{bmatrix}
B. \begin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 \ 1 \end{bmatrix}
C. \begin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 \ 1 \end{bmatrix}
D. \begin{bmatrix} x \ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 \ 2 \end{bmatrix}
Question 2
A binary operation ( odot ) is defined as \( a odot b = ab^2 \). Find the value of ( 2 odot 3 ).
A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 24
Question 3
Find the area of the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (3, 0), and (0, 4).
A. 6
B. 12
C. 18
D. 24
Question 4
Find the derivative of the function ( f(x) = \frac{x^2 - 4x + 3}{x^2 + 2x + 1} ) u\sing the quotient rule.
A. ( f'(x) = \frac{\( 2x - 4 \)\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \) - \( x^2 - 4x + 3 \)\( 2x + 2 \)}{\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \)^2} )
B. ( f'(x) = \frac{\( 2x - 4 \)\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \) - \( x^2 - 4x + 3 \)\( 2x + 2 \)}{\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \)^3} )
C. ( f'(x) = \frac{\( 2x - 4 \)\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \) + \( x^2 - 4x + 3 \)\( 2x + 2 \)}{\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \)^2} )
D. ( f'(x) = \frac{\( 2x - 4 \)\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \) + \( x^2 - 4x + 3 \)\( 2x + 2 \)}{\( x^2 + 2x + 1 \)^3} )
Question 5
Find the value of x in the equation \( egin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix} egin{bmatrix} x \ 1 \end{bmatrix} = egin{bmatrix} 7 \ 11 \end{bmatrix} \).
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Question 6
Find the equation of the circle with center \( -2,3 \) and radius 4.
A. \( x+2 \)^2 + \( y-3 \)^2 = 16
B. \( x-2 \)^2 + \( y+3 \)^2 = 16
C. \( x+2 \)^2 + \( y+3 \)^2 = 16
D. \( x-2 \)^2 + \( y-3 \)^2 = 16
Question 7
Solve the equation \( \sin^2 x + \cos^2 x = 1 \) for ( x ) in the interval ( [0, 2 pi] ).
A. \( x = 0, pi, 2 pi \)
B. \( x = \frac{pi}{2}, \frac{3 pi}{2} \)
C. \( x = \frac{pi}{4}, \frac{3 pi}{4} \)
D. \( x = \frac{pi}{6}, \frac{5 pi}{6} \)
Question 8
Solve the inequality \( 2x^2 + 5x - 3 > 0 \) u\sing the quadratic formula.
A. \( x < -\frac{5}{2} \) or \( x > \frac{3}{2} \)
B. \( x < -\frac{3}{2} \) or \( x > \frac{5}{2} \)
C. \( x < -\frac{5}{2} \) or \( x < \frac{3}{2} \)
D. \( x > -\frac{5}{2} \) or \( x < \frac{3}{2} \)
Question 9
Find the area under the curve \( y = \frac{1}{x^2 + 1} \) from \( x = 0 \) to \( x = 1 \) u\sing integration by substitution.
A. \( \frac{pi}{4} - 1 \)
B. \( \frac{pi}{4} + 1 \)
C. \( \frac{pi}{4} - \frac{1}{2} \)
D. \( \frac{pi}{4} + \frac{1}{2} \)
Question 10
Solve the equation \sin(x) = 0.5 for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2π.
A. π/6
B. π/2
C. 5π/6
D. 3π/2
Question 11
A function $f(x)$ is defined as $f(x) = \sin(x) + \cos(x)$. What is the value of $f\( \frac{\pi}{4} \)$?
A. \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}
B. \frac{1}{2}
C. \frac{1}{4}
D. \frac{1}{8}
Question 12
Find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the region bounded by the curves \( y = x^2 \) and \( y = 2x \) about the x-axis.
A. \( \frac{4}{3} pi \)
B. \( \frac{8}{3} pi \)
C. \( \frac{16}{3} pi \)
D. \( \frac{32}{3} pi \)
Question 13
Solve the inequality \( \frac{x}{x-2} > 0 \) for \( x in \( -infty, infty \ \) ).
A. \( -infty, 2 \) \cup (2, infty)
B. \( -infty, 0 \) \cup (2, infty)
C. \( -infty, 0 \) \cup (0, 2)
D. \( -infty, 2 \) \cup (0, infty)
Question 14
Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric series with first term 2 and common ratio 3/4.
A. 2047
B. 2048
C. 2049
D. 2050
Question 15
Solve the inequality \( 2x^2 + 5x - 3 > 0 \).
A. \( -∞, -1 \) ∪ (3, ∞)
B. \( -∞, -3 \) ∪ (1, ∞)
C. \( -∞, 1 \) ∪ (3, ∞)
D. \( -∞, -3 \) ∪ (1, ∞)

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