Engineering Mathematics MCQs

Engineering Mathematics MCQs

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1: What is the symbol for the absolute value of a number?

A.   N

B.   A

C.   |n|

D.   -|n|

2: The absolute value of a negative number is...?

A.   The number itself

B.   The number squared

C.   The opposite of the number

D.   0

3: What is an abundant number?

A.   A counting number with no proper factors.

B.   A counting number whose proper factors add to a number greater than itself.

C.   A counting number whose proper factors add up to a number less than itself.

D.   A counting number whose proper factors add up to the number itself.

4: What is an account balance?

A.   An amount of money that you owe.

B.   The amount of money in your savings account.

C.   An amount of money that you have or that you owe.

D.   An amount of money that you have.

5: Which of the following is not a correct meaning of the word "accurate"?

A.   Correct

B.   As correct as possible according to an accepted standard.

C.   Precise

D.   Exact

6: How many square feet are in an acre?

A.   43

B.   43560

C.   4357

D.   435600

7: What is an acute angle?

A.   An angle with a measure equal to 90 °

B.   An angle with a measure less than 90 °

C.   An angle with no specific measure

D.   An angle with a measure more than 90 °

8: Which of the following is an acute angle?

A.   225 °

B.   45 °

C.   135 °

D.   180 °

9: What does addend mean?

A.   A number subtracted from another

B.   Any one of a set of numbers that are added.

C.   A number multiplied by another

D.   A number divided by another

10: What is the sum of 9 and 7?

A.   15

B.   16

C.   17

D.   18

11: Which of the following is NOT an addition/subtraction use class?

A.   Parts-and-total

B.   Comparison

C.   Multiplication

D.   Change

12: Addition and subtraction belongs to which use class?

A.   Comparison

B.   Addition

C.   Everyday Mathematics

D.   Subtraction

13: What do you call two numbers whose sum is 0?

A.   Identity functions

B.   Multiplicative inverses

C.   Inverse functions

D.   Additive inverses

14: What is a letter-number pair used to locate a spreadsheet cell called?

A.   Row

B.   Column

C.   Address

D.   Cell

15: What is the address box?

A.   A place where the address of a spreadsheet cell is shown when the cell is selected

B.   A place to format data in a spreadsheet

C.   A place to enter data into a spreadsheet

D.   A place to store data in a spreadsheet

16: What is the definition of adjacent angles?

A.   Two angles with a different side and vertex that overlap.

B.   Two angles with a common side and vertex that overlap.

C.   Two angles with a different side and vertex that do not overlap.

D.   Two angles with a common side and vertex that do not otherwise overlap.

17: What does adjacent mean?

A.   Sides next to each other

B.   Lines that intersect

C.   Angles next to each other

D.   Congruent

18: What is the definition of adjacent sides?

A.   Lines that intersect at a point

B.   Same as consecutive sides

C.   Sides that share a common endpoint

D.   Non-coplanar lines

19: What is an algebraic expression?

A.   An expression that contains a number.

B.   An expression that contains a variable.

C.   An expression that does not contain a variable.

D.   An expression that contains a letter.

20: What is the algebraic order of operations?

A.   Multiplication and division first, then addition and subtraction

B.   Addition and subtraction first, then multiplication and division

C.   Addition and multiplication first, then subtraction and division

D.   Same as order of operations

21: What is an algorithm?

A.   A set of step-by-step instructions for doing something, such as carrying out a computation or solving a problem.

B.   A mathematical formula

C.   A sequence of actions to be carried out

D.   A computer program

22: What does altitude mean in Everyday Mathematics?

A.   Same as height of a figure

B.   Humidity

C.   Air pressure

D.   Temperature

23: What is the same as altitude?

A.   Odd integers

B.   Distance above sea level

C.   Common logarithm of a number

D.   Real numbers

24: What is an analog clock?

A.   A clock that tells time using numbers

B.   A device that shows time passing in a continuous manner, such as a sundial.

C.   A clock that shows the time by the positions of the hour and minute hands.

D.   A clock that runs on batteries

25: What does the suffix -angle mean?

A.   Triangle

B.   Angle

C.   Pentagon

D.   Quadrangle

26: What is the rotation image of one side of an angle through a number of degrees called?

A.   The angle

B.   One of the sides

C.   The other side

D.   The vertex

27: What is the name of the endpoint of two rays or line segments that form an angle?

A.   Origin

B.   Ray

C.   Vertex

D.   Endpoint

28: What is the study of human body sizes and proportions called?

A.   Aesthetics

B.   Anatomy

C.   Androgyny

D.   Anthropometry

29: What is the apex?

A.   One of the faces

B.   The vertex at the top

C.   The vertex opposite the base

D.   The base

30: What does the symbol "≈" mean?

A.   The value is less than or equal to the approximate value

B.   An estimate or approximation to an exact value

C.   The value is greater than or equal to the approximate value

D.   The value is exactly equal to the approximate value

31: What is the name for a part of a circle between and including two endpoints on the circle?

A.   Segment of a circle

B.   Sector of a circle

C.   Chord of a circle

D.   Arc of a circle

32: How is area commonly measured?

A.   In %

B.   In square units

C.   In cubic units

D.   In linear units

33: What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?

A.   Area = l x w

B.   Area = Ï€r^2

C.   Area = Ï€d

D.   Area = s^2

34: What does the area model represent in multiplication?

A.   The factors

B.   The whole

C.   A fraction

D.   The product

35: How many multiplication facts are there?

A.   10

B.   60

C.   100

D.   1000

36: How many arithmetic facts are there in total?

A.   400

B.   500

C.   600

D.   300

37: What is the "arm span" equal to?

A.   Meter

B.   Fathom

C.   Inch

D.   Light-year

38: What is the meaning of arm span?

A.   A unit of volume

B.   Same as fathom

C.   A unit of length

D.   A unit of area

39: An array is a(n) _______

A.   Freeform

B.   Arrangement of objects in a regular pattern

C.   Square

D.   Circle

40: Addition is not associative.

A.   It is associative only for whole numbers

B.   False

C.   True

D.   It is associative only for some numbers

41: What is the Associative Property of Addition?

A.   A property of addition that three numbers can be added in any order without changing the sum.

B.   Addition is not associative.

C.   For any numbers a, b, and c, (a - b) - c = a - (b - c).

D.   A property of addition that states that the order of the addends does not matter.

42: What is the Associative Property of Multiplication?

A.   The property of multiplication that two numbers can be multiplied in any order without changing the product.

B.   The property of multiplication that three numbers can be multiplied in any order without changing the product.

C.   The property of division that two numbers can be divided in any order without changing the quotient.

D.   The property of division that three numbers can be divided in any order without changing the quotient.

43: What does astronomical unit measure?

A.   Distances in space

B.   Time

C.   Speed

D.   Mass

44: What does AU stand for?

A.   Always up

B.   Astronomical unit

C.   Atomic units

D.   Average units

45: What is an attribute?

A.   A feature of an object or common feature of a set of objects.

B.   A type of object.

C.   A measure of an object's worth.

D.   A color.

46: What is the meaning of "Equinox"?

A.   First day of autumn

B.   12 hours of daylight

C.   First day of spring

D.   Equal night

47: From which language is the word "Equinox" derived?

A.   French

B.   Spanish

C.   Italian

D.   Latin

48: What is the mean of the set found by adding all the numbers and dividing by the number of numbers?

A.   Mode

B.   Average

C.   Mean

D.   Median

49: What is the plural of "axis"?

A.   Axes

B.   Axis

C.   Axises

D.   Axi

50: What is the definition of an axis of rotation?

A.   A line about which a solid figure translates.

B.   A point about which a solid figure rotates.

C.   A solid figure that rotates about a line.

D.   A line about which a solid figure rotates.