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SQA Advanced Higher Mathematics Applications of Algebra and Calculus overview quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. The binomial coefficient (nr)\binom{n}{r} equals which expression?

  2. In the expansion of (a+b)n(a + b)^n, the powers of aa and bb in each term always add to:

  3. To find the term independent of xx in a binomial expansion, you set the power of xx in the general term equal to:

  4. The nnth term of an arithmetic sequence is:

  5. A geometric series has a sum to infinity only when:

  6. The sum to infinity of the geometric series 8+4+2+β‹―8 + 4 + 2 + \cdots is:

  7. The Maclaurin series of a function uses derivatives evaluated at:

  8. The coefficient of xnx^n in a Maclaurin series is:

  9. The standard Maclaurin series for exe^{x} begins:

  10. The standard formula βˆ‘r=1nr\displaystyle\sum_{r=1}^{n} r equals:

  11. Which is the formula for βˆ‘r=1nr2\displaystyle\sum_{r=1}^{n} r^2?

  12. Which part of a proof by induction is most often missed?

  13. A vertical asymptote of a rational function occurs where:

  14. An oblique (slant) asymptote of a rational function appears when:

  15. A function is odd if: