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1EasyMCQ

Find the value of xx if 2x=322^x = 32

  1. A

    8

  2. B

    4

  3. C

    6

  4. D

    5

2EasyMCQ

Evaluate: 272/327^{-2/3}

  1. A

    1/91/9

  2. B

    1/31/3

  3. C

    1/271/27

  4. D

    33

4EasyMCQ

Determine the number of digits in the number 2401272401^{27} when expressed in base 7.

  1. A

    117

  2. B

    181

  3. C

    98

  4. D

    109

5EasyMCQ

Simplify: (23)2(2\sqrt{3})^2

  1. A

    12

  2. B

    6

  3. C

    8

  4. D

    9

7MediumMCQ

Solve for xx: 82x+132x1=20488^{2x+1} - 32^{x-1} = 2048.

  1. A

    114\dfrac{11}{4}

  2. B

    249125\dfrac{249}{125}

  3. C

    94\dfrac{9}{4}

  4. D

    53\dfrac{5}{3}

8MediumMCQ

The real root of the equation 34x+32x+130=03^{4x} + 3^{2x+1} - 30 = 0 is

  1. A

    log352\frac{\log_{3}5}{2}

  2. B

    log325\log_{3} 25

  3. C

    log342\frac{\log_{3}4}{2}

  4. D

    log39\log_{3} 9

9MediumMCQ

What is the total of all possible values of yy that satisfy the equation 33y4=92y+1?3|3y-4| = 9^{2y+1}?

  1. A

    97\tfrac{9}{7}

  2. B

    227\tfrac{22}{7}

  3. C

    0

  4. D

    27\tfrac{2}{7}

10MediumMCQ

What is the value of: 33+233+233+\sqrt{33 + 2\sqrt{33 + 2\sqrt{33 + \cdots}}}

  1. A

    341\sqrt{34} - 1

  2. B

    34+1\sqrt{34} + 1

  3. C

    34+2\sqrt{34} + 2

  4. D

    342\sqrt{34} - 2

11MediumMCQ

If 6x+8+6x8=4(2+3)\sqrt{6x+8}+\sqrt{6x-8}=4(2+\sqrt{3}), then 12x+8\sqrt{12x+8} equals

  1. A

    2302\sqrt{30}

  2. B

    464\sqrt{6}

  3. C

    636\sqrt{3}

  4. D

    1010

12MediumMCQ

If p=(16)3+22p = (16)^{3+2\sqrt{2}}, then which of the following equals 32?

  1. A

    p3/2p2\frac{p^{3/2}}{p^{\sqrt{2}}}

  2. B

    p3p22\frac{p^{3}}{p^{2\sqrt{2}}}

  3. C

    p3/2p2/2\frac{p^{3/2}}{p^{2/\sqrt{2}}}

  4. D

    p3p2\frac{p^{3}}{p^{\sqrt{2}}}

13MediumMCQ

Simplify: (3+2)2(32)2(\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2})^2 - (\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2})^2

  1. A

    4√6

  2. B

    2√6

  3. C

    6

  4. D

    1

14MediumMCQ

What is the value of 7+77+77 + \sqrt{7 - \sqrt{7 + \sqrt{7 - \cdots}}} as it approaches infinity?

  1. A

    1

  2. B

    2

  3. C

    3

  4. D

    4

15HardMCQ

The sum of all real kk satisfying (125)k(115625)1/2=125(115625)1/k\left(\tfrac{1}{25}\right)^k \cdot \left(\tfrac{1}{15625}\right)^{1/2} = \tfrac{1}{25}\cdot\left(\tfrac{1}{15625}\right)^{1/k} is:

  1. A

    52\tfrac{5}{2}

  2. B

    12-\tfrac{1}{2}

  3. C

    72\tfrac{7}{2}

  4. D

    72-\tfrac{7}{2}

16HardMCQ

The sum of all real values of xx satisfying the equation 22x62x+8=02^{2x} - 6\cdot 2^{x} + 8 = 0 is

  1. A

    3

  2. B

    52\tfrac{5}{2}

  3. C

    12\tfrac{1}{2}

  4. D

    2

17HardMCQ

Find the number of integral solutions of x+158x1+x+2410x1=1.\sqrt{x+15} - 8\sqrt{x-1} + \sqrt{x+24} - 10\sqrt{x-1} = 1.

  1. A

    8

  2. B

    9

  3. C

    10

  4. D

    11

18HardMCQ

Simplify: 91/2+161/49^{1/2} + 16^{1/4}

  1. A

    5

  2. B

    7

  3. C

    6

  4. D

    8

19HardMCQCAT 2025

Determine the sum of all possible x satisfying 54x252x2+2x+12+52x+24=05^{4x^2} - 5^{2x^2 + 2x + 12} + 5^{2x + 24} = 0

  1. A

    2

  2. B

    1/2

  3. C

    3

  4. D

    5/2

20HardMCQ

If (a+bm)(a+b\sqrt{m}) is the positive square root of (451211)(45-12\sqrt{11}), where aa and bb are integers, and mm is a natural number, then the maximum possible value of (a+b+m)(a+b+m) is.

  1. A

    16

  2. B

    14

  3. C

    18

  4. D

    20

  5. E

    None of these

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