Multiple Choice

Question

In
Engineering Mathematics

By JAS Tordillo
1. A man sold a book by mistake at 120% of 7. The sum of four positive integers is 32.
the marked price instead of discounting the Find the greatest possible product of these
marked price by 20%. If he sold the book for four numbers.
P14.40, what was the price for which he a) 5013
have sold the book? b) 645
a) P8.00 c) 4069
b) P8.50 d) 4913
c) P9.00 8. A piece of paper is 0.05 in thick. Each
d) P9.60 time the paper is folded into half, the
2. In how many ways can 9 books be thickness is doubled. If the paper was folded
arranged on a shelf so that 5 of the books are 12 times, how much thick in feet the folded
always together? paper be?
a) 30,200 a) 10.1 ft
b) 25,400 b) 12.1 ft
c) 15,500 c) 15.1 ft
d) 14,400 d) 17.1 ft
3. If one third of the air tank is removed by 9. A seating section in a certain athletic
each stroke of an air pump, what fractional stadium has 30 seats in the first row, 32
part of the total air is removed in 6 strokes? seats in the second row, 34 seats in the third
a) 0.7122 row, and so on, until the tenth row is
b) 0.6122 reached, after which there are ten rows each
c) 0.8122 containing 50 seats. Find the total number of
d) 0.9122 seats in the section.
4. If 3^x = 9^y and 27^y = 81^z, find x/z? a) 1200
a) 3/5 b) 980
b) 4/3 c) 890
c) 3/8 d) 750
d) 8/3 10. One pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and
5. Determine x, so that x, 2x+7, 10x-7 will another pipe can fill the same tank in 3
be geometric progression. hours. A drain pipe can empty the tank in 24
a) 7,-5/6 hours. With all three pipes open, how long
b) 7, -14/5 will it take to fill in the tank?
c) 7, -7/12 a) 5.18 hours
d) 7, -7/6 b) 4.18 hours
6. A man invested part of P20,000 at 18% c) 3.18 hours
and the rest at 16%. The annual income d) 2.18 hours
from 16% investment was P620 less than 11. The tens digit of a certain two digit
three times the annual income from 18% number exceeds the units digit by four and
investment. How much did he invest at is one less than twice the units digit. Find
18%? the number.
a) P5,457.20 a) 65
b) P6,457.20 b) 75
c) P7,457.20 c) 85
d) P8,457.20 d) 95
12. The sum of two numbers is 35 and their 18. A purse contains $11.65 in quarters and
product is 15. Find the sum of there dimes. If the total number of coins is 70,
reciprocal. find how many dimes are there.
a) 2/7 a) 31
b) 7/3 b) 35
c) 2/3 c) 39
d) 5/2 d) 42
13. The smallest natural number for which 2 19. Equations relating x and y that cannot
natural numbers are factors. readily be solved explicitly for y as a
a) Least common divisor function of x or for x as a function of y.
b) Least common denominator Such equations may nonetheless determine y
c) Least common factor as a function of x or vice versa, such
d) Least common multiple function called _________.
14. Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5 a) logarithmic function
years, the product of their ages is 1.5 times b) implicit function
the product of their present ages. How old is c) explicit function
Beth now? d) continuous function
a) 30 20. A piece of wire of length 50 m is cut into
b) 25 two parts. Each part is then bent to form a
c) 20 square. It is found that the total area of the
d) 15 square is 100 sq. m. Find the difference in
15. The time required for the examinees to length of the two squares.
solve the same problem differ by two a) 6.62
minutes. Together they can solve 32 b) 7.62
problems in one hour. How long will it take c) 8.62
for the slower problem solver to solve a d) 9.62
problem? 21. A tank is filled with an intake pipe that
a) 2 minutes fills it in 2 hours and an outlet pipe that
b) 3 minutes empty in 6 hours. If both pipes are left open,
c) 4 minutes how long will it take to fill in the empty
d) 5 minutes tank?
16. Find the value of m that will make 4x^2 a) 1.5 hrs
4mx + 4m ) 5 a perfect square trinomial. b) 2.0 hrs
a) 3 c) 2.8 hrs
b) -2 d) 3 hrs
c) 4 22. Maria sold a drafting pen for P612 at a
d) 5 loss of 25% on her buying price. Find the
17. How many liters of water must be added corresponding loss or gain in percent if she
to 35 liters of 89% hydrochloric acid had sold it for P635?
solution to reduce its strength to 75%? a) 20.18%
a) 3.53 b) 11.18%
b) 4.53 c) 22.18%
c) 5.53 d) 28.18%
d) 6.53 23. Divide 1/8 by 8.
a) 1/64
b) 18
c) 1 c) 225
d) 64 d) 1596
24. Given 2 x 2 matrix [ ], find its 32. Find the sum of the infinite geometric
progression 6, -2, 2/3,...
determinant. a) 9/2
a) 31 b) 5/2
b) 44 c) 11/2
c) -20 d) 7/2
d) 20 33. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric
25. If the sum is 220 and the first term is 10, series if the sum is 2 and the first term is .
find the common difference if the last term a) 1/3
is 30. b)1/2
a) 2 c) 3/4
b) 5 d) 1/4
c) 3 34. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal
d) 2/3 equivalent to 1785/9999 starting from the
26. Find the sum of the sequence 25, 30, decimal point.
35, ..... a) 8
a) (2/5)(n^2 + 9n) b) 1
b) (5/2)(n^2 + 9n) c) 7
c) (9/2)(n^2 + 9n) d) 5
d) (9/2)(n^2 9n) 35. What is the lowest common factor of 10
27. Solve for x: . and 32.
a) 4, -5 a) 320
b) -4, -5 b) 2
c) -4, 5 c) 180
d) no solution d) 90
28. Solve for x: 10x^2 + 10x + 1 =0. 36. Ten less than four times a certain
a) -0.113, -0.887 number is 14. Determine the number.
b) -0.331, -0.788 a) 6
c) -0.113, -0.788 b) 7
d) -0.311, -0.887 c) 8
29. The number x, 2x + 7, 10x 7 form a d) 9
Geometric Progression. Find the value of x. 37. Jolo bought a second hand betamax
a) 5 VCR and sold it to Rudy at a profit of 40%.
b) 6 Rudy then sold the VCR to Noel at a profit
c) 7 of 20%. If Noel paid P2856 more than it cost
d) 8 to Jolo, how much did Jolo paid the unit?
30. Find the 30th term of A.P. 4,7,10,... a) P4000
a) 91 b) 4100
b) 90 c) 4200
c) 88 d) P4300
d) 75 38. A club of 40 executives, 33 likes to
31. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the smoke Malboro, and 20 likes to smoke
geometric progression 2, 4, 8, 16,... Philip Morris. How many like both?
a) 1023 a) 13
b) 2046
b) 10 the ratio and the first term. Assume the
c) 11 ratios are equal.
d) 12 a) -2, 7/8
39. A merchant has three items on sale, b) -1. 5/8
namely a radio for P50, a clock for P30 and c) -1, 7/8
a flashlight for P1.00. At the end of the day, d) -2, 5/8
he has sold a total of 100 of the three items 45. Find the value of x in the equation 24x^2
and has taken exactly P1000 on the total + 5x -1 = 0.
sales. How many radios did he sale? a) (1/6, 1)
a) 16 b) (1/6, 1/5)
b) 20 c) (1/2, 1/5)
c) 18 d) (1/8, -1/3)
d) 24 46. The polynomial x^3 + 4x^2 -3x +8 is
40. What is the sum of the coefficients of the divided by x 5, then the remainder is:
expansion of (2x 1)^20? a) 175
a) 0 b) 140
b) 1 c) 218
c) 2 d) 200
d) 3 47. Find the rational number equivalent to
41. Find the ratio of the infinite geometric repeating decimal 2.3524242424...
series if the sum is 2 and the first term is 1/2. a) 23273/9900
a) 1/3 b) 23261/990
b) 1/2 c) 23289/9900
c) 3/4 d) 23264/9900
d) 1/4 48. The sum of Kims and Kevins ages is
42. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the 18. In three years, Kim will be twice as old
bottom layer, 58 bricks in the second layer, as Kevin. What are their ages now?
55 bricks in the third layer and sol until a) 4, 14
there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How b) 5, 13
many bricks are there together? c) 7, 11
a) 638 d) 6, 12
b) 637 49. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and
c) 640 15%liters of 35% solution are poured into a
d) 639 drum originally containing 30 liters of 10%
43. Once a month a man put some money salt solution. What is the percent
into the cookie jar. Each month he put 50 concentration in the mixture?
centavos more into the jar than the month a) 19.55%
before. After 12 years he counted his b) 22.15%
money; he had P5436. How much did he put c) 27.05
in the jar in the last month? d) 26.72%
a) 73.5 50. Determine the sum of the infinite series:
b) P75.50 S = 1/3 + 1/9 + 1/27 + .... (1/3)^n.
c) P74.50 a) 4/5
d) P72.50 b) 3/4
44. The seventh term is 56 and the 12th term c) 2/3
is -1792 of the geometric progression. Find d) 1/2
51. Determine the sum of the positive valued brand preference, satisfied with any of the 3
solution to the simultaneous equations: xy = brands?
15, yz = 35, zx = 21. a) 280
a) 15 b) 230
b) 13 c) 180
c) 17 d) 130
d) 19 57. The electric power which a transmission
52. The areas of two squares differ by 7 sq. line can transmit is proportional to the total
ft. and their perimeters differ by 4 ft. product of its design voltage and current
Determine the sum of their areas. capacity, and inversely to the transmission
a) 25 ft^2 distance. A 115 kilovolt line rated at 1000
b) 27 ft^2 amperes can transmit 150 Megawatts over
c) 28 ft^2 150 km. How much power, in Megawatts,
d) 22 ft^2 can a 230 kilovolt line rated 1500 amperes
53. A bookstore purchased a bestselling transmit over 100km?
book at P200 per copy. At what price should a) 785
this book be sold so that, giving a 20% b) 485
discount, the profit is 30%? c) 675
a) P450 d) 595
b) P500 58. Find the geometric mean of 64 and 4.
c) P375 a) 16
d) P400 b) 34
54. In a certain community of 1,200 people, c) 32
60% are literate. Of the males, 50% are d) 28
literate and of the females 70% are literate. 59) Factor the expression x^2 + 6x + 8 as
What is the female population? completely as possible.
a) 850 a) (x + 8)(x 2)
b) 500 b) (x + 4)(x 2)
c) 550 c) (x + 4)(x + 2)
d) 600 d) (x 4)(x 2)
55. Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 ft. in 60. A batch of concrete consisted of 200 lbs.
the 1st second, 48.3 ft. in the 2nd second, Fine aggregate, 350 lbs coarse aggregate, 94
80.5 ft. in the 3rd second, and so on. How lbs cement, and 5 gallons water. The
far did the body fall during the 10th second? specific gravity of the sand and gravel may
a) 248.7 ft be taken as 2.65 and that of the cement as
b) 308.1 ft 3.10. What was the weight of concrete in
c) 241.5 ft place per cubic foot?
d) 305.9 ft a) 172 lb
56. In a commercial survey involving 1,000 b) 236 lb
persons on brand reference, 120 were found c) 162 lb
to prefer brand x only, 200 prefer brand y d) 153 lb
only, 150 prefer brand z only. 370 prefer 61. Dalisays Corporation gross margin is
either x or y but not z, 450 prefer brand y or 45% sales. Operating expenses such as sales
z but not x, and 420 prefer either brand z or and administration are 15% of sales. Dalisay
x but not y. How many persons have no is in 40% tax bracket. What percent of sales
is their profit after taxes?
a) 18% d) 73
b) 5% 68. The boat travels downstream in 2/3 of
c) 24% the time as it does going upstream. If the
d) 50% velocity of the river current is 8 kph,
62. A and B working together can finish determine the velocity of the boat in still
painting a home in 6 days. A working alone, water.
can finish it in five days less than B. How a) 40 kph
long will it take each of them to finish the b) 50 kph
work alone? c) 30 kph
a) 10, 15 d) 60 kph
b) 15, 20 69. Given that w varies directly as the
c) 20, 25 product of x and y and inversely as the
d) 5, 10 square of z, and that w = 4, when x = 2, y =
63. Determine the sum of the progression if 6, and z = 3. Find the value of w when x =
there are 7 arithmetic mean between 3 and 1, y = 4, and z = 2.
35. a) 2
a) 171 b) 3
b) 182 c) 4
c) 232 d) 5
d) 216 70. The third term of a harmonic progression
64. Find the sum of 1, -1/5, 1/25,... is 15 and 9th term is 6. Find the eleventh
a) 5/6 term?
b) 2/3 a) 4
c) 0.84 b) 5
d) 0.72 c) 6
65. Find the remainder if we divide 4y^3 + d) 7
18y^2 + 8y -4 by (2y + 3). 71. Solve for x for the given equation, 7.4 x
a) 10 10^-4 = e^-9.7x.
b) 11 a) 0.7621
c) 15 b) 0.7432
d) 13 c) 0.7243
66. What time after 3 oclock will the hands d) 0.7331
of the clock be together for the first time? 72. Find the 10th term of the geometric
a) 3:16.36 progression: 3, 6, 12, 24,....
b) 3:14.32 a) 1536
c) 3:12.30 b) 1653
d) 3:13.37 c) 1635
67. The difference of the squares of the d) 3156
digits of a two digit positive number is 27. If 73. Find the sum of odd integers from 1 to
the digits are reversed in order and the 31.
resulting number subtracted from the a) 256
original number, the difference is also 27. b) 526
What is the original number? c) 265
a) 63 d) 625
b) 54 74. Box A has 4 white balls, 3 blue balls,
c) 48 and 3 orange balls. Box B has 2 white balls,
4 blue balls, and 4 orange balls. If one ball is a) e^i53.1
drawn from each box, what is the probability b) 5e^i53.1
that one of the two balls will be orange? c) 5e^i126.9
a) 27/50 d) 7e^i53.1
b) 9/50 81. Simplify the complex numbers: (3 + 4i)
c) 23/50 (7 2i)
d) 7/25 a) -4 + 6i
75. Solve: x^2 + y^2 = 5z and x^2 y^2 = b) 10 + 2i
3z. How many and what numerical values c) 4 2i
for x, y, and z will satisfy these d) 5 4i
simultaneous equations? 82. Solve for x: x^2 + x -12 = 0
a) if z = 3^2, then x = 6 and y = 3 a) x = 6, x = -2
b) if z = 2^2, then x =4 and y =2 b) x = 1, x = 12
c) if z = 1^2, then x =2 and y = 1 c) x = 3, x = -4
d) There are an infinite no. of values that d) x = 4, x = -3
will satisfy 83. =
76. Two people driving towards each other a) 0
between two towns 160 km apart. The first b)
man drives at the rate of 45 kph and the
c)
other drives at 35 kph. From their starting
d) 10
point, how long would it take that they
84. What us the value of x in the expression:
would meet?
x 1/x = 0?
a) 3 hr
a) x = -1
b) 4 hr
b) x = 1, 1/2
c) 2 hr c) x = 1
d) 1 hr
d) x = 1, -1
77. Solve x for the equation 6x 4 = 2x + 6.
85. What is the value of A: A^-6/8 = 0.001?
a) 10
a) 10
b) 5/2
b) 100
c) 5
c) 0
d) 2.5
d) 10000
78. The man has a total of 33 goats and
86. Find the value of x: ax b = cx + d
chickens. If the total of their feet is 900, find
a) x = (a b)/(c + d)
the number of goats and chickens.
b) x = (b + d)/(a c)
a) 12 goats and 21 chickens c) x = (a d)/(c b)
b) 9 goats and 27 chickens
d) x = (c + d)/(a c)
c) 6 cats and 5 dogs
87. Divide: 15x^4 +6x^3 + 15x + 6 by 3x^3
d) 13 goats and 20 chickens
+ 3.
79. Express 5y [3x (5y + 4)] into
a) 5x + 2
polynomial.
b) 5x^2 + 2
a) 10y 3x +4 c) 5x^2
b) 5y + 5x 4
d) 5x 4
c) 5y + 5x + 4
d) 5y 5x +4 88. Simplify:
80. What is the exponential form of the a)
complex number 3 + 4i? b)
c) 96. Solve angle A of an oblique triangle wit
d) vertices ABC, if a = 25, b = 16 and C = 94
89. Find the value of x in the equation: csc x degrees and 6 minutes.
+ cot x = 3 a) 50 deg and 40 min
a) /5 b) 45 deg and 35 min
b) /4 c) 55 deg and 32 min
c) /3 d) 54 deg and 30 min
d) /2 97. Given: x = (cos B tan B sin B)/cos B.
90. If A is in the III quadrant and cos A = - Solve for x if B = 30 degrees.
15/17, find the value of cos (1/2)A. a) 0.577
a) (8/17)^1/2 b) 0
b) (5/17)^1/2 c) 0.500
c) (3/17)^1/2 d) 0.866
d) (1/17)^1/2 98. (cos A)^4 (sin A)^4 is equal to
91. Simplify the expression: (sin B + cos B _________.
tan B)/cos B a) cos 2A
a) 2 tan B b) sin 2A
b) tan B + tan B c) 2tan A
c) tan B cos B d) sec A
d) 2 sin B cos B 99. 174 degrees is equivalent to _________
92. If cot 2A cot 68 = 1, then tan A is equal mils.
to ________. a) 3094
a) 0.194 b) 2084
b) 0.419 c) 3421
c) 0.491 d) 2800
d) 0.914 100. What is the resultant of a displacement
93. A ladder 5 m long leans against the wall 6 miles North and 9 miles East?
of an apartment house forming an angle of a) 11 miles, N 56 E
50 degrees, 32 minutes with ground. How b) 11 miles, N 54 E
high up the wall does it reach? c) 10 miles, N 56 E
a) 12.7 m d) 10 miles, N 54 E
b) 10.5 m 101. Which is identically equal to (sec A +
c) 3.86 m tan A)?
d) 1.55 m a) 1/(sec A + tan A)
94. The measure of 2.25 revolutions b) csc A 1
counterclockwise is: c) 2/(1 tan A)
a) -810 deg d) csc A + 1
b) -805 deg 102. Determine the simplified form of (cos
c) 810 deg 2A cos A)/(sin A).
d) 805 deg a) cos 2A
95. If sin A = 2.5 x and cos A = 5.5x, find b) sin A
the value of A in degrees. c) cos A
a) 14.5 deg d) sin 2A
b) 24.5 deg 103. Ifsec 2A = 1/sin 13A, determine the
c) 34.5 deg angle A in degrees.
d) 44.5 deg a) 5 deg
b) 6 deg c) 3.97
c) 3 deg d) 9.37
d) 7 deg 111. Points A and B 1000 m apart are
104. Solve for x in the equation: arctan (x + plotted on a straight highway running east
1) + arctan (x 1) = arctan (12). and west. From A, the bearing of a tower C
a) 1.50 is 32 degrees W of N and from B the bearing
b) 1.34 of C is 26 degrees N of E. Approximate the
c) 1.20 shortest distance of tower C to the highway.
d) 1.25 a) 364 m
105. Solve for x if tan 3x = 5tan x. b) 374 m
a) 20.705 deg c) 394 m
b) 30.705 deg d) 384 m
c) 15.705 deg 112. If log of 2 to base 2 plus log of x to the
d) 35.705 deg base of 2 is equal to 2, then the value of x is:
106. If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and a) 4
sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of x. b) -2
a) 0.265 c) 2
b) 0.256 d) -1
c) 0.562 113. Arctan [2cos (arcsin /2)] is equal to:
d) 0.625 a) /3
107. The angle of inclination of ascend of a b) /4
road having 8.25% grade is ______. c) /6
a) 4.72 d) /2
b) 4.27 114. Solve A for the given equations cos^2
c) 5.12 A = 1 cos^2 A.
d) 1.86 a) 45, 125, 225, 335 degrees
108. A man finds the angle of elevation of b) 45, 125, 225, 315 degrees
the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. He c) 45, 135, 115, 315 degrees
walks 85 m nearer the tower and finds its d) 45, 150, 220, 315 degrees
angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is 115. If sin A = 2/5, what is the value of 1
the height of the tower? cos A?
a) 76. 31 m a) 0.083
b) 73.31 m b) 0.916
c) 73.16 m c) 0.400
d) 73.61 m d) 0.614
109. If the sides of a parallelogram and an 116. Sin A cos B cos A sin B is equivalent
included angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees to:
respectively, find the length of the shorter a) cos (A B)
diagonal. b) sin (A B)
a) 10.63 c) tan (A B)
b) 10.37 d) cos (A B)
c) 10.73 117. How many degrees is 4800 mils?
d) 10.23 a) 270 deg
110. What is the value of log2 5 + log3 5? b) 90 deg
a) 7.39 c) 180 deg
b) 3.79 d) 215 deg
118. ln 7.18^xy equals 125. Given a triangle with an angle C = 28.7
a) 1.97xy deg, side a = 132 units and side b = 224
b) 0.86xy units. Solve for the side c.
c) xy a) 95 units
d) 7.18xy b) 110 units
119. The log10 (8)(6) equal to: c) 125.4 units
a) log10 8 + log10 6 d) 90 units
b) log10 8 - log10 6 126. A PLDT tower and a monument stand
c) log10 8 log10 6 on a level plane. The angles of depression of
d) log10 8 / log10 6 the top and bottom of the monument viewed
120. 38.5 to the x power = 6.5 to the x 2 from the top of the PLDT tower are 13 deg
power, solve for x using logarithms. and 35 deg respectively. The height of the
a) 2.70 tower is 50 m. Find the height of the
b) -2.10 monument.
c) 2.10 a) 33.51 m
d) -2.02 b) 47.3 m
121. Given the triangle ABC in which A = c) 7.48 m
3030, b = 100 m and c = 200 m. Find the d) 30.57 m
length of the side a. 127. Find the value of x if log12 x = 2.
a) 124.64 m a) 144
b) 142.24 m b) 414
c) 130.5 m c) 524
d) 103.00 m d) 425
122. An observer wishes to determine the 128. If tan x = 1/2, tan y = 1/3. What is the
height of the tower. He takes sight at the top value of tan (x + y)?
of the tower from A and B, which are 50 ft a) 1
apart at the same elevation on a direct line b) 2
with the tower. The vertical angle at point A c) 3
is 30 deg and at point B is 40 deg. What is d) 4
the height of the tower? 129. The logarithm of the quotient M/N and
a) 85.60 ft the logarithm of the product MN is equal to
b) 110.29 1.55630251 and 0.352182518 respectively.
c) 143.97 Find the value of M.
d) 92.54 ft a) 6
123. What is the value of log to the base of b) 7
1000^3.3? c) 8
a) 9.9 d) 9
b) 99.9 130. The angle of elevation of the top tower
c) 10.9 B from the top of the tower A is 28 deg and
d) 9.5 the angle of elevation of the top tower A
124. In a triangle, find the side c if angle C = from the base of the tower B is 46 deg. The
100 deg, side b = 20, and side a = 15. two towers lie in the same horizontal plane.
a) 28 If the height of the tower B is 120 m, find
b) 29 the height of tower A.
c) 27 a) 87.2 m
d) 26 b) 90.7 m
c) 79.3 m 139. What is the Cartesian logarithm of
d) 66.3 m 402.9?
131. Evaluate the log6 845 = x. a) 2.605
a) 3.76 b) 2.066
b) 5.84 c) 3.05
c) 4.48 d) 3.60
d) 2.98 140. What is the value of the following
132. Find the value of log8 48. limit? [ ]
a) 1.86
b) 6.81 a) 3
c) 8.61 b) 6
d) 1.68 c) 9
133. Find the value of sin 920 deg. d) 0
a) 0.243 141. Given the three sides of a triangle: 2, 3,
b) -0.243 4. What is the angle in radians opposite the
c) 0.342 side with length 3?
d) -0.342 a) 0.11
134. Log (x)^n = b) 0.41
a) log x c) 0.55
b) n log x d) 0.81
c) 1/n log x 142. Find the area of the geometric figure
d) n whose vertices are at (3, 0, 0), (3, 3, 0), (0, 0,
135. Sin 2 is equal to: 4) and (0, 3, 4).
a) 2 sin cos a) 12 sq. units
b) 1/2 sin b) 14 sq. units
c) sin cos c) 15 sq. units
d) 1 sin^2 d) 24 sq. units
136. What is the interior angle (in radian) of 143. A central angle of 45 degrees subtends
an octagon? an arc of 12 cm. What is the radius of the
a) 2.26 rad circle?
b) 2.36 rad a) 15.28 cm
c) 2.8 rad b) 18.28 cm
d) 2.75 rad c) 20.28 cm
137. The trigonometric function (1 + tan^2 d) 30.28 cm
) is also equal to: 144. It is a part of circle bounded by a chord
a) sec^2 and an arc.
b) cos^2 a) slab
c) csc^2 b) segment
d) sin c) section
138. Derive the formula of each interior d) sector
angle (in degrees). 145. What is the area (in sq. inches) of a
a) (no. of sides 2)180 parabola with a base of 15 cm and a height
b) [(no. of sides 2)180/no. of sides] of 20 cm?
c) [(no. of sides 1)180/no. of sides] a) 87
d) [no. of sides 2]/180 b) 55
c) 31
d) 11
146. Triangle ABC is a right triangle with c) 10250 sq. units
right angle at C. CD is perpendicular to AB. d) 11260 sq. units
BC = 4 and CD = 1. Find the area of the 152. Given a triangle of sides 10 cm and 15
triangle ABC. cm an included angle of 60 degrees. Find the
a) 2.95 area of the triangle.
b) 2.55 a) 70
c) 2.07 b) 80
d) 1.58 c) 72
147. The tangent and a secant are drawn to a d) 65
circle from the same external point. If the 153. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm, 10 cm,
tangent is 6 inches and the external segment and 14 cm. Determine the radius of the
of the secant is 3 inches, the length of the inscribed and circumscribed circle.
secant is ________ inches. a) 3.45, 7.14
a) 15 b) 2.45, 7.14
b) 14 c) 2.45, 8.14
c) 13 d) 3.45, 8.14
d) 12 154. The sides of a cyclic quadrilateral are a
148. If a regular polygon has 27 diagonals, = 3m, b = 3m, c = 4m and d = 4m. Find the
then it is a, radius of the inscribed and circumscribed
a) nonagon circle.
b) pentagon a) 1.71, 2.50
c) hexagon b) 1.91, 2.52
d) heptagon c) 2.63, 4.18
149. A regular dodecagon is inscribed in a d) 2.63, 3.88
circle of radius 24. Find the perimeter of the 155. From the point inside a square the
dodecagon. distance to three corners are 4, 5 and 6 m
a) 125 respectively. Find the length of the sides of a
b) 135 square.
c) 149 a) 7.53
d) 169 b) 8.91
150. An annulus is a plane figure, which is c) 6.45
composed of two concentric circles. The d) 9.31
area of the annulus can be calculated by 156. A regular pentagon has sides 20 cm. An
getting the difference between the area of inner pentagon with sides of 10 cm is inside
the larger circle and the area of the smaller and concentric to the larger pentagon.
circle. Also, it can be calculated by Determine the area inside and concentric to
removing the hole. The method is called: the larger pentagon but outside of the
a) Law of Extremities smaller pentagon.
b) Law of Reduction a) 430.70 cm^2
c) Law of Deduction b) 573.26 cm^2
d) Sharp Theorem c) 473.77 cm^2
151. The sides of a triangle are 195, 157, d) 516.14 cm^2
and 210 respectively. What is the area of the 157. A rhombus has diagonals of 32 and 20
triangle? inches. Determine its area.
a) 73250 sq. units a) 360 in^2
b) 14586 sq. units b) 280 in^2
c) 320 in^2 c) 36.93
d) 400 in^2 d) 18.47
158. In a circle with a diameter of 10 m, a 165. How many sides are in a polygon if
regular five pointed star touching its each interior angle is 165 degrees.
circumference is inscribed. What is the area a) 12 sides
of the part not covered by the star? b) 24 sides
a) 60.2 m^2 c) 20 sides
b) 50.48 m^2 d) 48 sides
c) 45.24 m^2 166. Find the area of triangle whose sides
d) 71.28^m are: 25, 39 and 40.
159. Find the area of a regular octagon a) 468
inscribed in a circle of radius 10 cm. b) 684
a) 186.48 cm^2 c) 486
b) 148.91 cm^2 d) 864
c) 282.24 cm^2 167. Find the area of a regular hexagon
d) 166.24 cm^2 inscribed in a circle of radius 1.
160. Find the area of a regular pentagon a) 2.698
whose side is 25 m and apothem is 17.2 m. b) 2.598
a) 846 m^2 c) 3.698
b) 1090 m^2 d) 3.598
c) 1075 m^2 168. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by
d) 988 m^2 35 ft building. If the rope is 40 ft long and
161. The area of a circle circumscribing a the goat can reach 1 ft farther than the rope
hexagon is 144 m^2. Find the area of the length. What is the maximum area the goat
hexagon. can cover.
a) 374.12 m^2 a) 4840
b) 275.36 m^2 b) 4804
c) 415.26 m^2 c) 8044
d) 225.22 m^2 d) 4084
162. Determine the area of a regular 6-star 169. In triangle BCD, BC = 25 m, and CD =
polygon if the inner regular hexagon has 10 10 m. The perimeter of the triangle maybe:
cm sides. a) 79 m
a) 441.66 cm^2 b) 70 m
b) 467.64 cm^2 c) 71 m
c) 519.60 cm^2 d) 72 m
d) 493.62 cm^2 170. A quadrilateral have sides equal to 12
163. Find each interior angle of a hexagon. m, 20 m, 8 m and 16.97 m respectively. If
a) 90 deg the sum of the two opposite angles is equal
b) 120 deg to 225, find the area of the quadrilateral.
c) 150 deg a) 168
d) 180 deg b) 100
164. Find the length of the side of pentagon c) 124
if the line perpendicular to its side is 12 d) 158
units from the center. 171. The area of a circle inscribed in a
a) 8.71 hexagon is 144 m^2. Find the area of the
b) 17.44 hexagon.
a) 498.83 m^2 a) 10.63
b) 489.83 m^2 b) 10.73
c) 439.88 m^2 c) 10.23
d) 349.88 m^2 d) 10.37
172. Each angle of the regular dodecagon is 178. In triangle ABC, angle C = 34 degrees,
equal to _________ degrees. side a = 29 cm, b = 40 cm. Solve the area of
a) 135 the triangle.
b) 150 a) 324 cm^2
c) 125 b) 342 cm^2
d) 105 c) 448 cm^2
173. If an equilateral triangle is circumscribe d) 484 cm^2
about a circle of radius 10 cm, determine the 179. An oblique equilateral parallelogram.
side of the triangle. a) square
a) 34.64 cm b) rectangle
b) 64.12 cm c) rhombus
c) 36.44 cm d) recession
d) 32.10 cm 180. What is the interior angle (in radian) of
174. The angle of a sector is 30 degrees and an octagon
the radius is 15 cm. What is the area of the a) 2.26 rad
sector. b) 2.36 rad
a) 59.8 cm^2 c) 2.8 rad
b) 58.9 cm^2 d) 2.75 rad
c) 89.5 cm^2 181. The circumference of a great circle of a
d) 85.9 cm^2 sphere is 18. Find the volume of the sphere.
175. The distance between the center of the a) 3053.6
three circles which are mutually tangent to b) 4053.6
each other externally are 10, 12 and 14 units. c) 5053.6
Find the area of the largest circle. d) 6053.6
a) 72 182. A pyramid whose altitude is 5 ft weighs
b) 64 800 lbs. At what distance from its vertex
c) 23 must it be cut by a plane parallel to its base
d) 16 so that the two solids of equal weight will be
176. Two triangles have equal bases. The formed?
altitude of one triangle is 3 units more than a) 3.97 ft
its base and the altitude of the other is 3 b) 2.87 ft
units less than its base. Find the altitude, if c) 4.97 ft
the areas of the triangles differ by 21 square d) 5.97 ft
units. 183. Find the increase in volume of a
a) 6 & 12 spherical balloon when its radius is
b) 5 &11 increased from 2 to 3 inches.
c) 3 & 9 a) 75. 99 cu. in.
d) 4 & 10 b) 74.59 cu. in.
177. If the sides of a parallelogram and an c) 74.12 cu. in.
included angle are 6, 10 and 100 degreess d) 79.59 cu. in.
respectively, find the length of the shorter 184. If the lateral area of a right cylinder is
diagonal. 88 and its volume is 220, find its radius.
a) 2 cm meter on an edge. The volume of the
b) 3 cm cylinder is 6.283 m^3. Find its altitude in m.
c) 4 cm a) 4.5
d) 5 cm b) 5.5
185. It is desired that the volume of the c) 4
sphere be tripled. By how many times will d) 5
the radius be increased? 191. The volume of water in a spherical tank
a) 2^1/2 having diameter of 4 m is 5.236 m^3.
b) 3^1/3 Determine the depth of the water in the tank.
c) 3^1/2 a) 1.6
d) 3^3 b) 1.4
186. A cone and a cylinder have the same c) 1.2
height and the same volume. Find the ratio d) 1.0
of the radius of the cone to the radius of the 192. The corners of a cubical block touched
cylinder. the closest spherical shell that encloses it.
a) 0.577 The volume of the box is 2744 cm^3. What
b) 0.866 volume in cm^3 inside the shell is not
c) 1.732 occupied by the block?
d) 2.222 a) 4713.56
187. Compute the surface area of the cone b) 3360.14
having a slant height of 5 cm and a diameter c) 4133.25
of 6 cm. d) 5346.42
a) 47.12 cm^2 193. A circular cone having an altitude of 9
b) 25.64 cm^2 m is divided into 2 segments having the
c) 38.86 cm^2 same vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6m,
d) 30.24 cm^2 find the ratio of the volume of the small
188. The ratio of the volume of the lateral cone to the big cone.
area of a right circular cone is 2:1. If the a) 0.296
altitude is 15 cm, what is the ratio of the b) 0.396
slant height to the radius? c) 0.186
a) 5:2 d) 0.486
b) 5:3 194. A frustum of a regular pyramid has an
c) 4:3 upper base of 8 m x 80 m and a lower base
d) 4:2 of 10 m x 100 m and an altitude of 5 m. Find
189. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm the volume of the pyramid.
and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water a) 4066.67 m^3
to a depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find b) 5066.67 m^3
the volume of its contents in cubic c) 6066.67 m^3
centimeter. d) 7066.67 m^3
a) 387.4 195. The bases of a right prism is a hexagon
b) 381.7 with one each side equal to 6 cm. The bases
c) 383.5 are 12 cm apart. What is the volume of a
d) 385.2 right prism?
190. A circular cylinder is circumscribed a) 1211.6 cm^3
about a right prism having a square base one b) 2211.7 cm^3
c) 1212.5 cm^3
d) 1122.4 cm^3
196. The volume of the water in hemisphere
having a radius of 2 m is 2.05 m^3. Find the
height of the water.
a) 0.602
b) 0.498
c) 0.782
d) 0.865
197. Find the volume of a cone to be
constructed from a sector having a diameter
of 72 cm and a central angle of 150 deg.
a) 7711.82 cm^3
b) 6622.44 cm^3
c) 5533.32 cm^3
d) 8866.44 cm^3
198. A cubical container that measures 2 in
on a side is tightly packed with marbles and
is filled with water. All the 8 marbles are in
contact with the walls of the container and
the adjacent marbles are the same size. What
is the volume of water in the container?
a) 0.38 in^3
b) 2.5 in^3
c) 3.8 in^3
d) 4.2 in^3
199. If one edge of a cube measures12 cm,
calculate for the surface area of the cube and
the volume of the cube.
a) 864 cm^2; 1728 cm^3
b) 468 cm^2; 1728 cm^3
c) 863 cm^2; 8721 cm^3
d) 468 cm^2; 8721 cm^3
200. A pyramid with a square base has an
altitude of 25 cm. If the edge of the base is
15 cm. Calculate the volume of the pyramid.
a) 1785 cm^3
b) 1875 cm^3
c) 5178 cm^3
d) 5871 cm^3
201. If a right cone has a base radius of 35
cm and an altitude of 45 cm. Solve for the
total surface area and the volume of the cone.
a) 10,116.89 cm^2 and 57,726.76 cm^3
b) 9,116.89 cm^2 and 57,726.76 cm^3
c) 10,116.89 cm^2 and 67,726.76 cm^3
d) 9,116.89 cm^2 and 67,726.76 cm^3
202. If the volume of a sphere is 345 cm^3.
Solve for its diameter.
a) 8.70 cm
b) 7.70 cm
c) 6.70 cm
d) 9.70 cm
203. A group of children playing with
marbles placed 50 pieces of the marbles
inside a cylindrical container with water
filled to a height of 20 cm. If the diameter of
each marble is 1.5 cm and that of the
cylindrical container 6 cm. What would be
the new height of water inside the
cylindrical container after the marbles were
placed inside?
a) 23.125 cm
b) 24.125 cm
c) 22.125 cm
d) 25.125 cm
204. A pipe lining material silicon carbide
used in a conveyance of pulverized coal to
fuel a boiler, has a thickness of 2 cm and
inside diameter of 10 cm. Find the volume
of the material with pipe length of 6 meters.
a) 45,239 cm^3
b) 42,539 cm^3
c) 49,532 cm^3
d) 43,932 cm^3
205. Given of diameter x and altitude h.
What percent is the volume of the largest
cylinder which can be inscribed in the cone
to the volume of the cone?
a) 44%
b) 56%
c) 46%
d) 65%
206. Each side of a cube is increased by 1%.
By what percent is the volume of the cube
increased?
a) 23.4%
b) 30.3%
c) 34.56%
d) 3.03%
207. Two vertical conical tanks are joined at
the vertices by a pipe. Initially the bigger
tank is full of water. The pipe valve is open
to allow the water to flow to the smaller tank b) upward
until it is full. At this moment, how deep is c) to the left
the water in the bigger tank? The bigger tank d) downward
has a diameter of 6 ft and a height of 10 ft, 214. A line with a curve approaches
the smaller tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a indefinitely near as its tracing point passes
height of 8 ft. Neglect the volume of water off infinitely is called the:
in the pipeline. a) tangent
a) b) asymptote
b) c) directly
d) latus rectum
c)
215. Find the eccentricity of an ellipse when
d) the length of the latus rectum is 2/3 of the
208. A pyramid has a square base of 8 m on length of the major axis.
a side and an altitude of 10 m. How many a) 0.58
liters of water will it hold when full and b) 0.68
inverted? c) 0.78
a) 223,330 d) 0.98
b) 203,330 216. The directrix of a parabola is the line y
c) 213,330 = 5 and its focus is at the point (4, -3).
d) 233,330 a) 20
209. What solid figure that has many faces? b) 18
a) octagon c) 16
b) decagon d) 12
c) polygon 217. The radius of a sphere is r inches at
d) polyhedron time t seconds. Find the radius when the
210. If the length of the latus rectum of an rates of increase of the surface area and the
ellipse is three-fourth of the length of its radius are numerically equal.
minor axis, find its eccentricity. a) 1/(8) in
a) 0.15 b) 1/(4) in
b) 0.33 c) 2 in
c) 0.55 d) ^2 in
d) 0.66 218. In general quadratic equation, if the
211. Find the equation of a line where x- discriminant is zero, the curve is a figure
intercept is 2 and y-intercept is -2. that represents ________.
a) 2x + 2y +2 = 0 a) hyperbola
b) x y 2 = 0 b) circle
c) -2x + 2y = -2 c) parabola
d) x y 1 = 0 d) ellipse
212. A point (x, 2) is equidistant from the 219. The equation of the tangent to the curve
points (-2, 9) and (4, -7). The value of x is: y = x + 5/x at point P(1, 3) is:
a) 11/3 a) 4x y + 7 = 0
b) 20/3 b) x + 4y 7 = 0
c) 19/3 c) 4x + y -7 = 0
d) 3 d) x 4y + 7 = 0
213. A parabola y = -x^2 6x 9 opens 220. A line 4x + 2y 2 = 0 is coincident
______________. with the line:
a) to the right
a) 4x + 4y 2 = 0 227. Point P(x, y) moves with a distance
b) 4x + 3y + 33 = 0 from point (0, 1) one half of its distance
c) 8x + 4y 2 = 0 from line y = 4, the equation of its locus is:
d) 8x + 4y 4 = 0 a) 2x^2 4y^2 = 5
221. A locus of a point which moves so that b) 4x^2 + 3y^2 = 12
it is always equidistant from a fixed point c) 2x^2 + 5y^2 = 3
(focus) to a fixed line (directrix) is a d) x^2 + 2y^2 = 4
_____________. 228. The major axis of the elliptical path in
a) circle which the earth moves around the sun is
b) ellipse approximately 186,000,000 miles and the
c) parabola eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine
d) hyperbola the apogee of the earth.
222. Find the equation of the line passing a) 93,000,000 miles
through (7, -3) and (-3, -5). b) 94,335,000 miles
a) x + 5y + 22 = 0 c) 91, 450,000 miles
b) x + 5y 22 = 0 d) 94,550,000 miles
c) x 5y + 22 = 0 229. What is the equation of the asymptote
d) x 5y 22 = 0 of the hyperbola (x^2)/9 (y^2)/4 = 1.
223. Find the vertex of the parabola, x^2 = a) 2x 3y = 0
8y b) 3x 2y = 0
a) (0, 0) c) 2x y = 0
b) (0, 4) d) 2x + y = 0
c) (4, 0) 230. Compute the focal length and the
d) (0, 8) length of the latus rectum of the parabola
224. What type of conics is x^2 4y + 3x + y^2 + 8x 6y + 25 = 0.
5 = 0. a) 2, 8
a) parabola b) 4, 16
b) ellipse c) 16, 64
c) hyperbola d) 1, 4
d) circle 231. Find the equation of the axis of
225. Determine the coordinates of the point symmetry of the function y = 2x^2 7x + 5.
which is three-fifths of the way from the a) 7x + 4 = 0
point (2, -5) to the point (-3, 5). b) 4x + 7 = 0
a) (-1, 1) c) 4x 7 = 0
b) (-2, -1) d) x 2 = 0
c) (-1, -2) 232. Find the value of k for which the
d) (1, 1) equation x^2 + y^2 + 4x 2y k = 0,
226. A line passing through a point (2, 2). represents a point circle.
Find the equation of the line if the length of a) 5
the segment intercepted by the coordinates b) 6
axes is equal to the square root of 5. c) -6
a) 2x y 2 = 0 d) -5
b) 2x + y + 2 = 0 233. Find the equation of the circle whose
c) 2x y + 2 = 0 center is at (3, -5) and whose radius is 4.
d) 2x + y 2 = 0 a) x^2 + y^2 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
b) x^2 + y^2 + 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
c) x^2 + y^2 6x 10y + 18 = 0 b) y = -x 2
d) x^2 + y^2 + 6x 10y + 18 = 0 c) y = x 4
234. Determine B such that 3x + 2y 7 = 0 d) y 2 = x
is perpendicular to 2x By + 2 = 0. 241. What is the x-intercept of the line
a) 5 passing through (1, 4) and (4, 1).
b) 4 a) 4.5
c) 3 b) 5
d) 2 c) 6
235. In a Cartesian coordinates, the d) 4
coordinates of a square are (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 242. Find the distance between the lines, 3x
5), and (-3, 4). What is the area? + y 12 = 0 and 3x + y 4 = 0.
a) 25 a) 16/
b) 20 b) 12/
c) 18 c) 4/
d) 14
236. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is d) 8/
243. Find the area of the circle whose
extended three times its own length. Find the
terminal point. equation is x^2 + y^2 = 6x 8y.
a) (11, -24) a) 25
b) (-11, -20) b) 5
c) 15
c) (11, -18)
d) 20
d) (11, -20)
244. Find the major axis of the ellipse x^2 +
237. Find the distance between A(4,-3) and
B(-2, 5). 4y^2 2x 8y + 1 = 0.
a) 2
a) 10
b) 8 b) 10
c) 9 c) 4
d) 6
d) 11
245. An arch 18 m high has the form of
238. Given three vertices of a triangle whose
parabola with a vertical axis. The length of a
coordinates are A(1, 1), B(3, -3) and C(5, -3).
horizontal beam placed across the arch 8 m
Find the area of the triangle.
from the top is 64 m. Find the width of the
a) 3
arch at the bottom.
b) 4
a) 86 m
c) 5
d) 6 b) 96 m
c) 106 m
239. The line segment connecting (x, 6) and
d) 76 m
(9, y) is bisected by the point (7, 3). Find the
246. Find the equation of the hyperbola
values of x and y.
a) 33, 12 whose asymptotes are y = 2x and which
b) 5, 0 passes through (5/2, 3).
c) 6, 9 a) 4x^2 y^2 16 = 0
d) 14, 6 b) 2x^2 y^2 4 = 0
240. A line passes through (1, -3) and (-4, - c) 3x^2 y^2 9 = 0
2). Write the equation of the line in slope- d) 5x^2 y^2 25 = 0
intercept form. 247. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x^2
a) y 4 = x 4y^2 36x + 8y = 4.
a) 1.80
b) 1.90 d) x + y 4 = 0
c) 1.70 255. Find the distance from the line 4x 3y
d) 1.60 + 5 = 0 to the point (2, 1).
248. The equation of a line that intercepts a) 1
the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y = - 6 b) 2
is: c) 3
a) 3x + 2y = 12 d) 4
b) 2x 3y = 12 256. What is the center of the curve x^2 +
c) 3x 2y = 12 y^2 2x 4y 31 = 0.
d) 2x 3y = -12 a) (-1, -2)
249. What is the radius of a circle defined by b) (1, -2)
the equation x^2 6x + y^2 4y 12 = 0. c) (-1, 2)
a) 3.46 d) (1, 2)
b) 7 257. Determine the equation of the curve
c) 5 such that the sum of the distances of any
d) 6 point on the curve from two points whose
250. Find the slope of the line defined by y coordinates are (-3, 0) and (3, 0) is always
x = -5. equal to 8.
a) 1 a) 7x^2 + 16y^2 112 = 0
b) 1/4 b) 16x^2 + 7y^2 112 = 0
c) -1/2 c) 7x^2 + 16y^2 + 112 = 0
d) 5 + x d) 16x^2 + 7y^2 + 112 = 0
251. What conic section is represented by 258. The equation 9x^2 + 16y^2 + 54x -
4x^2 y^2 + 8x + 4y = 15. 64y = -1 describes:
a) parabola a) a hyperbola
b) ellipse b) a sphere
c) hyperbola c) a circle
d) circle d) an ellipse
252. What conic section is represented by 259. The sum of the distances from the two
x^2 + y^2 4x + 2y 20 = 0 foci to any point in a/an ______________ is
a) circle a constant.
b) parabola a) a parabola
c) ellipse b) any conic
d) hyperbola c) hyperbola
253. Find the equation of the straight line d) ellipse
with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 1. 260. Determine the curve: 9x^2 + 6y^2 + 2x
a) 3x y + 1 = 0 + 3y + 9 = 0.
b) 3x + y + 1 = 0 a) ellipse
c) 3x y 1 = 0 b) hyperbola
d) 3x + y 1 = 0 c) parabola
254. What is the equation of the line that d) circle
passes through (4, 0) and is parallel to the 261. Locus of points on a side which rolls
line x y 2 = 0? along a fixed line:
a) y + x + 4 = 0 a) cardoid
b) y x 4 = 0 b) epicycloid
c) x y 4 = 0 c) cycloid
d) hypocycloid 259. Find the maximum point of y = x + 1/x.
262. What is the radius of a circle with the a) (2, 5/2)
following equation? x^2 6x + y^2 12 = 0 b) (1, 2)
a) 2 c) (-1, -2)
b) 5 d) (2, 3)
c) 7 260. Simplify the expression Lim(x^2
d) 25 16)/(x 4) as x approaches 2.
253. Find the slope of the line passing to the a) 8
point (-3, -4) and (2, 4). b) 6
a) 0 c) 4
b) 5 d) 2
c) 10 261. Evaluate the Lim (x^2 + 3x 4) as x
d) 1.6 approaches 3.
254. What is the slope of the line a) 18
perpendicular to y = (1/4)x + 6? b) 12
a) 4 c) 4
b) 1 d) 2
c) -4 262. The distance a body travels is a
d) -1 function of time t and is defined by: x(t) =
255. Given the polar coordinates (4, 20). 18t + 9t^2. What is its velocity at t = 3?
Find the rectangular coordinates. a) 36
a) -2, 3.46 b) 45
b) -3.46, -2 c) 72
c) 2, -3.46 d) 92
d) -3.46, 4 263. Water running out a conical funnel at
256. Find the equation of the line which the rate of 1 cu. in per second. If the radius
passes through the point (2, 1) and of the base of the funnel is 4 in and the
perpendicular to the line whose equation is y altitude is 8 in, find the rate at which the
= 4x + 3. water level is dropping when it is 2 in from
a) x 4y + 6 = 0 the top.
b) y 4x + 6 = 0 a) -1/9 in/sec
c) x + 4y 6 = 0 b) -3/2 in/sec
d) y 4x + 6 = 0 c) -8/9 in/sec
257.What is the second derivative of a d) -4/9 in/sec
function y = 5x^3 + 2x + 1? 264. ________ is the concept of finding the
a) 25x derivative of composite functions.
b) 30x a) Logarithmic differentiation
c) 18 b) Chain rule
d) 30 c) Trigonometric differentiation
258. Find the height of a circular cylinder of d) Implicit differentiation
a maximum volume, which can be inscribed 265. The volume of the sphere is increasing
in a sphere of radius 10 cm. at the rate of 6 cm^3/hr. At what rate is its
a) 11.55 cm surface area increasing (in cm^2/hr) when
b) 12.55 cm the radius is 50 cm?
c) 14.55 cm a) 0.54
d) 15.55 cm b) 0.44
c) 0.34 c) 0.3
d) 0.24 d) 0.4
266. A man on a wharf 3.6 m above sea 272. If y = arctan(ln x), find dy/dx at x = 1/e.
level is pulling a rope tied to a raft at 0.60 m a) e
per second. How fast is the raft approaching b) e/2
the wharf when there are 6 m of rope out? c) e/3
a) -0.95 m/s d) e^2
b) -0.85 m/s 273. Evaluate the limit (ln x)/x as x
c) -0.75 m/s approaches positive infinity.
d) -0.65 m/s a) 1
267. If the distance x from the point of b) 0
departure at time t is defined by the equation c) infinity
x = -16t^2 + 5000t + 5000, what is the initial d) -1
velocity? 274. lim[(x^3 27)/(x 3)] as x approaches
a) 2000 3.
b) 0 a) 0
c) 5000 b) infinity
d) 3000 c) 9
268. Using two existing corner sides of an d) 27
existing wall, what is the maximum 275. A box is to be constructed from a piece
rectangular area that can be fenced by a of zinc 20 in square by cutting equal squares
fencing material 30 ft long? from each corner and turning up zinc to
a) 225 sq. ft form the side. What is the volume of the box
b) 240 sq. ft that can so constructed?
c) 270 sq. ft a) 599.95 in^3
d) 335 sq. ft b) 592.59 in^3
269. The radius of a sphere is r inches at c) 579.50 in^3
time t seconds. Find the radius when the d) 622.49 in^3
rates of increase of the surface area and the 276. Given the function f(x) = x to the 3rd
radius are numerically equal. power 6x + 2, find the value of the first
a) 1/(8) in derivative at x = 2, f(2).
b) 1/(4) in a) 6
c) 2 in b) 7
d) ^2 in c) 3x^2 5
270. Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8 d) 8
cm long. How long is the fourth side when 277. Water is pouring into a swimming pool.
the area of the trapezoid has the greatest After t hours there are t + gallons in the
value? pool. At what rate is the water pouring into
a) 8 cm the pool when t = 9 hours?
b) 12 cm a) 7/6 gph
c) 16 cm b) 1/6 gph
d) 20 cm c) 2/3 gph
271. Find the change in y = 2x 3 if x d) 1/2 gph
changes from 3.3 to 3.5. 278. Evaluate Lim [(x^2 16)/(x 4)] as x
a) 0.1 approaches 4.
b) 0.2 a) 1
b) 8 286. Find the minimum volume of a right
c) 0 circular cylinder that can be inscribed in a
d) 16 sphere having a radius r.
279. Evaluate Lim [(x - 4)/(x^2 x 12)] a) 1/ volume of sphere
as x approaches 4. b) volume of sphere
a) undefined c) 2/ volume of sphere
b) 0
c) infinity d) volume of sphere
d) 1/7 287. Find the point in the parabola y^2 = 4x
280. Evaluate Lim [(x^3 2x + 9)/(2x^3 at which rate change of the ordinate and
8)] as x approaches infinity. abscissa are equal.
a) 0 a) (1, 2)
b) 2 b) (-1, 4)
c) 1/2 c) (2, 1)
d) 1/4 d) (4, 4)
281. If y = 1/(t + 1) and x = t/(t + 1), find 288. What is the allowable error in
dy/dx or y. measuring the edge of cube that is intended
a) 1 to hold 8 m^3, if the error of the computed
b) -1 volume is not to exceed 0.03 m.
c) t a) 0.002
d) t b) 0.003
282. Differentiate: y = [(sin x)/(1 2cos x)]. c) 0.0025
a) (cos x 1)/(1 2cos x)^2 d) 0.001
b) (cos x 2)/(1 2cos x)^2 289. Find the slope of x^2 y = 8 at point (2,
c) (cos x)/(1 2cos x)^2 2)
d) (-2)/(1 2cos x)^2 a) 2
283. Given the curve y = 12 12x + x^3, b) -1
determine its maximum, minimum and c) -2
inflection points. d) 1/2
a) (-2, 28), (2, -4), & (0, 12) 290. Water is flowing into a conical vessel
b) (2, -28), (2, 4), & (0, 2) 15 cm deep and having a radius of 3.75 cm
c) (-2, -28), (-2 -4) & (2, 12) across the top. If the rate at which the water
d) (-2, 28), (-2, 4) & (1, 12) rises is 2 cm/sec, how fast is the water
284. Given the curve y^2 = 5x 1 at point flowing into the conical vessel when the
(1, -2), find the equation of tangent and water is 4 cm deep?
normal to the curve. a) 6.28 m^3/s
a) 5x + 4y + 3 = 0 & 4x 5y 14 = 0 b) 2.37 m^3/s
b) 5x + 4y 3 = 0 & 4x + 5y 14 = 0 c) 4.57 m^3/s
c) 5x 4y + 3 = 0 & 4x + 5y + 14 = 0 d) 5.73 m^3/s
d) 5x 4y 3 = 0 & 4x + 5y 14 = 0 291. Find the slope of the line having a
285. Find the radius of the curvature at any parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t + 1.
point on the curve, y + ln cos x = 0 a) 1
a) cos x b) 2
b) 1.5707 c) 3
c) sec x d) 4
d) 1
292. Determine the diameter of a closed b) 2u ln
cylindrical tank having a volume of 11.3 c) 2^2u ln
m^3 to obtain a minimum surface area. d) 2^2u
a) 1.44 299. Find y if y = x ln x x.
b) 2.44 a) ln x
c) 3.44 b) x ln x
d) 4.44 c) (ln x)/x
293. Determine the velocity of progress with d) x/ln x
the given equation, D = 20t + 5/(t + 1) when 300. Differentiate, y = sec x^2.
t = 4 sec. a) 2x sec x^2
a) 16.8 m/s b) 2sec x^2
b) 17.8 m/s c) 2xtan x^2
c) 18.8 m/s d) 2xsec x^2 tan x^2
d) 19.8 m/s 301. What is the derivative of the function
294. Find the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 with respect to x of (x + 1)^3 x^3?
6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at point (1, 0). a) 3x + 3
a) 1/3 b) 3x 3
b) 3/4 c) 6x 3
c) 2/5 d) 6x + 3
d) 1/5 302. Evaluate the Lim [(x^2 1)/(x^2 + 3x
295. Two posts 10 m high and the other is 4)] as x approaches 1.
15 m high stands 30 m apart. They are to be a) 3/5
stayed by transmission wires attached to a b) 2/5
single stake at ground level, the wires c) 4/5
running to the top of the posts. Where d) 1/5
should the stake be placed to use the least 303. Evaluate: Lim [(1 cos x)/x^2] as x
amount of wire? approaches 0
a) 12 m a) 0
b) 14 m b) 1/2
c) 18 m c) 2
d) 16 m d) -1/2
296. Find the slope of the line having the 304. Evaluate: Lim [(3x^4 2x^2 +
parametric equations x = t 1 and y = 2t. 7)/(5x63 + x 3)] as x approaches infinity.
a) 1 a) undefined
b) 3 b) 3/5
c) 2 c) infinity
d) 4 d) 0
297. Find the second derivative of y with 305. Differentiate: (x^2 + 2)^1/2
respect to x for: 4x^2 + 8y^2 = 36. a) [(x^2 + 1)^1/2]/2
a) 9/4y^3 b) x/(x^2 + 2)^1/2
b) 4y^3 c) 2x/(x + 2)^1/2
c) -9/4y^3 d) (x^2 + 2)^2
d) -4y^3 306. Differentiate y = e^x cos x^2
298. Find the derivative of h with respect to a) e^x sin x^2
u; for h = ^2u. b) e^x (cos x^2 2xsin x^2)
a) ^2x c) e^x cos x^2 2xsin x^2
d) -2xe^x sin x perimeter P is fixed to 18 cm. What is the
307. Differentiate: y = log (x^2 + 1)^ 2 maximum possible area for the triangle?
a) log e (x)(x^2 + 1)^2 a) 15.59 cm^2
b) 4x(x^2 + 1) b) 18.71 cm^2
c) (4xlog e)/(x^2 +1) c) 14.03 cm^2
d) 2x(x + 1) d) 17.15 cm^2
308. If y = 4cos x + sin 2x, what is the slope 314. What is the limit value of y = (x^3 +
of the curve then x = 2. x)/(x^2 + x) as x approaches zero?
a) -2.21 a) 1
b) -4.94 b) indeterminate
c) -3.25 c) 0
d) -2.22 d) 3
309. Find y = arcsin cos x. 315. A fencing is limited to 20 ft high. What
a) -1 is the maximum rectangular area that can be
b) -2 fenced in using two perpendicular corner
c) 1 sides of an existing wall?
d) 2 a) 120
310. A poster is to contain 300 m^2 of b) 100
printed matter with margins of 10 cm at the c) 140
top and bottom and 5 cm at each side. Find d) 190
the overall dimensions, if the total area of 316. Find the point on the curve x^2 = 2y
the poster is a minimum. which is nearest to the point (4, 1).
a) 27.76 cm, 47.8 cm a) (2, 4)
b) 20.45 cm, 35.6 cm b) (4, 2)
c) 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm c) (2, 2)
d) 25.55 cm, 46.7 cm d) (2, 3)
311. Water is flowing into a conical cistern 317. Find the largest area of a rectangle
at the rate of 8 m^3/min. If the height of the which can be inscribed in the ellipse, 4x^2 +
inverted cone is 12 m and the radius of its 9y^2 = 36.
circular opening is 6 m. How fast is the a) 12
water level rising when the water is 4 m b) 24
deep? c) 6
a) 0.74 m/min d) 48
b) 0.64 m/min 318. The derivative with respect ot v of the
c) 0.54 m/mid function f(y) = is:
d) 0.84 m/min a) (y^-2/3)/3
312. An isosceles triangle with equal sides b) 3y^2/3
of 20 cm has these sides at variable equal c) 3y^-2/3
angles with the base. Determine the d) (y^2/3)/3
maximum area attainable by the triangle. 319. If a is the simple constant, what is the
a) 250 cm^2 derivative of y = x^a?
b) 200 cm^2 a) ax x
c) 180 cm^2 b) ax
d) 300 cm^2 c) ax to the a - 1 power
313. A triangle has variable sides x, y, z d) x to the a 1 power
subject to the constraint such that the
320. The first derivative with respect to y of 326. Lim (x^2 0 4)/(x 2) as x approaches 2,
the function d(y) = 3 is _____. compute the indicated limit.
a) 3(9/2) a) 4
b) 3(9) to the 1/2 power b) 8
c) 0 c) 6
d) 9 d) 10
321. Find the derivative of f(x) = [x to the 327. Evaluate the integral of [(3^x)
3rd power (x 1) to the 3rd power] to the /(e^x)]dx from 0 to 1.
3rd power? a) 1.510
a) 3x 3 (x 1) b) 1.051
b) 3[x to the 3rd power x 1] to the 3rd c) 1.105
power d) 1.510
c) 9[x to the 3rd power (x 1) to the 3rd 328. Evaluate the integral of tan^2 x dx.
power]^2 [x (x 1)]^2 a) tan x x + c
d) 9[x to the 3rd power (x 1) to the 3rd b) sec^2 x + x + c
power]^2 [x^2 (x 1)^2] c) 2sec x x + c
322. Water from the filtering facility is d) (tan^2 x)/s + x + c
pouring into a swimming pool. After n hours, 329. Evaluate the integral of sqrt(3t 1) dt.
there are n + gallons in the pool. At what a) (2/9)(3t 1)^5/2 + c
rate is the water pouring into the pool when b) (2/9)(3t 1)^3/2 + c
n = 16 hrs? c) (1/2)(3t 1)^5/2 + c
a) 1/2 gph d) (1/2)(3t 1)^3/2 + c
b) 9/8 gph 330. Evaluate the integral of (3t 1)^3 dt.
c) 1 gph a) (1/12)(3t 1)^4 + c
d) 7/6 gph b) (1/4)(3t 1)^4 + c
323. Find the slope of the equation y = x^2 c) (1/3)(3t 1)^4 + c
when x = 2. d) (1/12)(3t 1)^3 + c
a) 2 331. Integrate the square root of (1 cos x)
b) 6 dx.
c) 4 a) -2 sqrt(2) cos (x/2) + c
d) 1 b) -2sqrt(2) cos x + c
324. What is the value of the following c) 2sqrt(2) cos (x/2) + c
limit? Lim (x^2 9)/(x 3) as x approaches d) -2sqrt(2) cos x+ c
3. 332. Find the area bounded by the parabolas
a) 3 x^2 2y = 0 and x^2 + 2y 8 = 0.
b) 6 a) 32/2
c) 9 b) 20/3
d) 0 c) 16/3
325. The position of an object as a function d) 64/3
of time is describe by x = 4t^3 + 2t^2 t + 3. 333. Evaluate: integral of cos^8 3A dA from
What is the distance traveled by an object at 0 to /6.
t = -2 and t = 2? a) 35/768
a) 44 b) 45/768
b) 63 c) 125/768
c) 78 d) 5/768
d) 108 334. Evaluate: integral of 1/(4 + x^2)^3/2 dx.
a) x/(4sqrt(x^2 + 4)) + c 342. An area in the xy plane is bounded by
b) -1/(4sqrt(x^2 + 4)) + c the following lines: x = 0 (y-axis), y = 0 (x-
c) - x/(4sqrt(x^2 + 4)) + c axis), x + 4y = 20, and 4x + y = 20. The
d) 1/(4sqrt(x^2 + 4)) + c linear function z = 5x + 5y attains its
335. Evaluate: integral of (e^x)/(e^x + 1) dx maximum value within the bounded area
a) ln(e^x + 1) + c only at one of the vertices (intersections of
b) ln(e^-x + 1) + c the above lines). Determine the maximum
c) ln^2 (e^x + 1) + c value of z.
d) ln^2 (e^x + 1) + c a) 40
336. Evaluate: integral of (e^x 1)/(e^x + 1) b) 25
a) ln (e^x -1)^2 + x + c c) 50
b) ln (e^x + 1) + x + c d) 45
c) ln (e^x + 1)^2 x + c 343. Find the area bounded by the parabola
d) ln (e^x + 1)^2 x + c x^2 = 4y and y = 4.
337. Evaluate integral of ln x dx from 1 to 0. a) 21.33
a) infinity b) 33.21
b) 1 c) 31.32
c) 0 d) 13.23
d) e 344. Find the area in the first quadrant
338. Find the area bounded by the line x bounded by the parabola y^2 = 4x, x = 1 ad
2y + 10 = 0, the x-axis, the y-axis and x = 10. x = 3.
a) 75 a) 9.555
b) 45 b) 5.955
c) 18 c) 5.595
d) 36 d) 9.955
339. Find the area bounded by the curves 345. Evaluate integral of 12 sin^5 x cos^5 x
x^2 + y^2 = 9 and 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36, on the dx from 0 to /2.
first quadrant. a) 0.20
a) 2/3 b) 0.50
b) 3/4 c) 0.25
c) 1/2 d) 0.35
d) 3/2 346. Evaluate integral of x(x 5)^12 dx
340. Determine the integral of z sin z with from 5 to 6.
respect to z, then r from r = 0 to r = 1 and a) 0.456
from z = 0 to z = /2. b) 0.587
a) 1/2 c) 0.708
b) 4/5 d) 0.672
c) 1/4 347. What is the area bounded by the curve
d) 2/3 y^2 = x and the line x 4 = 0.
341. Integrate 1/(3x + 4) with respect to x a) 32/3
and evaluate the result from x = 0 to x = 2. b) 34/7
a) 0.278 c) 64/3
b) 0.336 d) 16/3
c) 0.252 348. Find the area bounded by the curve r =
d) 0.305 8 cos 2.
a) 16
b) 32 c) 32/4
c) 12 d) 32/2
d) 8 355. What is the approximate area bounded
349. The area bounded by the curve y = by the curves y = 8 x^2 and y = -2 + x^2?
2x^1/2, the line y = 6 and the y-axis is to be a) 22.4
resolved at y = 6. Determine the centroid of b) 29.8
the volume generated. c) 44.7
a) 0.56 d) 26.8
b) 1.80 356. What retarding force is required to stop
c) 1.0 a 0.45 caliber bullet of mass 20 grams and
d) 1.24 speed of 200 m/s as it penetrates a wooden
350. Find the area of the region bounded by block to a depth of 2 inches?
the polar curve r^2 = a^2 cos 2. a) 17,716 N
a) 2a^2 b) 19,645 N
b) 4a^2 c) 15,500 N
c) 3a^2 d) 12,500 N
d) a^2 357. A freely falling body is a body in
351. The area bounded by the curve y^2 = rectilinear motion and with constant
12x and the line x = 3 is resolved about the ________.
line x = 3. What is the volume generated? a) velocity
a) 185 b) speed
b) 187 c) deceleration
c) 181 d) acceleration
d) 183 358. A ball is thrown upward with an initial
352. Find the moment of inertia with respect velocity of 50 ft/s. How high does it go?
to the x-axis of the area bounded by the a) 39 ft
parabola y^2 = 4x and the line x = 1. b) 30 ft
a) 2.35 c) 20 ft
b) 2.68 d) 45
c) 2.13 359. It takes an airplane one hour and forty-
d) 2.56 five minutes to travel 500 miles against the
353. Given the area in the first quadrant wind and covers the same distance in one
bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line y 2 = 0 and hour and fifteen minutes with the win. What
the y-axis. What is the volume generated is the speed of the airplane?
when the area is resolved about the line y a) 342 mph
2 = 0? b) 375 mph
a) 28.41 c) 450 mph
b) 27.32 d) 525 mph
c) 26.81 360 When the total kinetic energy of a
d) 25.83 system is the same as before and after the
354. Find the area of the horizontal collision of two bodies, it is called:
differential rectangle xdy by the x-axis and a) static collision
the line y = 4. The parabola y = 4x. b) elastic collision
Rectangle area = (4 x)dy. c) inelastic collision
a) 64/2 d) plastic collision
b) 32/3
361. An airplane travels from points A to B
with a distance of 1500 km and a wind along
its flight. If it takes the airplane 2 hours from
A to B with the tailwind and 2.5 hours from
B to A with the headwind, what is the
velocity?
a) 700 kph
b) 675 kph
c) 450 kph
d) 750 kph
362. The periodic oscillations either up or
down or back and forth motion in a straight
line is known as ________.
a) transverse harmonic motion
b) resonance
c) rotational harmonic motion
d) translational harmonic motion
363. A flywheel of radius 14 inches is
rotating at the rate of 1000 rpm. How fast
does a poin on the rim travel in ft/sec?
a) 122
b) 1456
c) 100
d) 39
364. Pedro started running at a speed of 10
kph. Five minutes later, Mario started
running in the same direction and catches up
with Pedro in 20 minutes. What is the speed
of Mario?
a) 12.5 kph
b) 15.0 kph
c) 17.5 jph
d) 20.0 kph
365. A flywheel accelerates uniformly from
rest to a speed of 200 rpm in one-half
second. It then rotates at the same speed for
2 seconds before decelerating to rest in one-
third second. Determine the total number of
revolutions of the flywheel during the entire
time interval?
a) 8.06 rev
b) 9.12 rev
c) 6.90 rev
d) 3.05
366. A ball is thrown upward with an initial
velocity of 60 ft/s. Determine the velocity at
the maximum height.
a) 6.12 ft/s
b) 2.61 ft/s
c) 2.12 ft/s
d) 0 ft/s
367. A bullet if fired vertically upward with
a mass of 3 grams. If it reaches an altitude of
100 m, what is its initial velocity?
a) 54.2 m/s
b) 47.4 m/s
c) 52.1 m/s
d) 44.2 m/s
368. What is the acceleration of a point on a
rim of a flywheel 0.8 m in diameter turning
at the rate of 1400 rad/min?
a) 214.77 m/s
b) 217.77 m/s
c) 220.77 m/s
d) 227.77 m/s
369. Impulse causes ______________.
a) the objects momentum to change
b) the objects momentum to decrease
c) the objects momentum to increase
d) the objects momentum to remain
constant or to be conserve
370. A DC-9 jet with a takeoff mass of 120
tons has two engines producing average
force of 80,000 N during takeoff. Determine
the planes acceleration down the runway if
the takeoff time is 10 seconds.
a) 1.52 m/s^2
b) 1.33 m/s^2
c) 3.52 m/s^2
d) 2.45 m/s^2
371. In a hydraulic press, the small cylinder
has a diameter of 8 cm, while the larger
piston has a diameter of 2 cm. If the force of
600 N is applied to the small piston, what is
the force of the large piston, neglecting
friction?
a) 3895 N
b) 4125 N
c) 4538 N
d) 5395 N
372. A car accelerates uniformly from a) 0.855
standstill to 80 mi/hr in 5 seconds. What is b) 0.812
its acceleration? c) 0.758
a) 23.47 ft/sec^2 d) 0.699
b) 33.47 ft/sec^2 379. A missile is fired with a speed of 100
c) 43.47 ft/sec^2 fps in a direction 30 degrees above the
d) 53.47 ft/sec^2 horizontal. Determine the maximum height
373. A stone is thrown vertically upward at to which it rises?
the rate of 20m/s. It will return to the ground a) 60 ft
after how many seconds? b) 52 ft
a) 3.67 sec c) 45 ft
b) 5.02 sec d) 39 ft
c) 4.08 sec 380. When the total kinetic energy of a
d) 2.04 sec system is the same as before and after
374. A plane is headed due east with collision of two bodies, it is called:
airspeed of 240 mph. If a wind at 40 mph is a) plastic collision
blowing from the north, find the ground b) inelastic collision
speed of the plane. c) elastic collision
a) 190 mph d) static collision
b) 210 mph 381. A man travels in a motorized banca at
c) 243 mph the rate of 15 kph from his barrio to the
d) 423 mph poblacion and come back to his barrio at the
375. The study of motion without reference rate of 12 kph. If his total time of travel back
to the force that causes the motion is known and forth is 3 hours, the distance from the
as __________. barrio to the poblacion is:
a) statics a) 10 km
b) dynamics b) 15 km
c) kinetics c) 20 km
d) kinematics d) 25 km
376. A car accelerates from rest and reached 382. A 50,000 N car travelling with a speed
a speed of 90 kph in 2- seconds. What is the of 150 km/hr rounds a curve whose radius is
acceleration in meter per second? 150 m. Find the centripetal force.
a) 0.667 a) 70 kN
b) 0.707 b) 25 kN
c) 0.833 c) 65 kN
d) 0.866 d) 59 kN
377. Momentum is a property related to the 383. A ball is dropped from a building 100
objects __________. m high. If the mass of the ball is 10 grams,
a) motion and mass after what time will the ball strikes the
b) mass and acceleration earth?
c) motion and weight a) 5.61 s
d) weight and velocity b) 2.45 s
378. A gulf weighs 1.6 ounce. If its velocity c) 4.52 s
immediately after being driven is 225 fps, d) 4.42 s
what is the impulse of the bow in slug- 384. A 900 N weight hangs on a vertical
ft/sec? plane. A man pushes this weight
horizontally until the rope makes an angle of d) 19,007
40 with the vertical. What is the tension in 389. An isosceles triangle has a 10 cm base
the rope? and a 10 cm altitude. Determine the moment
a) 1286 N of inertia of the triangle area relative to a
b) 1175 N line parallel to the base and through the
c) 918 N upper vertex in cm^4.
d) 825 N a) 2,750
385. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation b) 3,025
1000 meters from the ground intended to hit c) 2,500
a target which is 200 m from the ground. If d) 2,273
the plane was flying at a velocity of 300 kph, 390. Two electrons have speeds of 0.7c and
at what distance from the target must the x respectively. If their relative velocity is
bomb be dropped to hit the target? Wind 0.65c, find x.
velocity and atmospheric pressure to be a) 0.02c
disregarded. b) 0.12c
a) 1864.71 m c) 0.09c
b) 2053.20 m d) 0.25c
c) 1574.37 m 391. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal
d) 1064.20 m plane following a parabolic path with an
386. What is the minimum distance can a initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30
truck slide on a horizontal asphalt road if it above the horizontal. How far from the
is travelling at 25 m/s? The coefficient of throwing point will the ball attain its original
sliding friction between the asphalt and level?
rubber tire is at 0.60. The weight of the truck a) 890 m
is 8500 kg. b) 883 m
a) 44.9 c) 878 m
b) 58.5 d) 875 m
c) 53.2 392. What is the speed of a synchronous
d) 63.8 earths satellite situated 4.5 x 10^7 m from
387. A concrete highway curve with a radius the earth?
of 500 ft is banked to give lateral pressure a) 11,070 kph
equivalent to f = 0.15. For what coefficient b) 12,000 kph
of friction will skidding impend for a speed c) 11,777.4 kph
of 60 mph. d) 12,070.2 kph
a) > 0.360 393. What is the inertia of a bowling ball
b) < 0.310 (mass 0.50 kg) of radius 15 cm rotating at an
c) > 0.310 angular speed of 10 rpm for 6 seconds.
d) < 0.360 a) 0.001 kg-m^2
388. A circle has a diameter of 20 cm. b) 0.002 kg-m^2
Determine the moment of inertia if the c) 0.0045 kg-m^2
circular area relative to the axis d) 0.005 kg-m^2
perpendicular to the area through the center 394. The angle or inclination of ascend of a
of the circle in cm^4. road having 8.25% grade is ____________
a) 14,280 degrees.
b) 15,708 a) 4.72
c) 17,279 b) 4.27
c) 5.12 401. A 350 lbf acts on a block at an angle of
d) 1.86 15 degrees with the horizontal. What is the
395. A highway curve has a super elevation work done by this force if it is pushed 5 feet
of 7 degrees. What is the radius of the curve horizontally?
such that there will be no lateral pressure a) 1350.3 ft-lb
between the tires and the roadway at a speed b) 1690 ft-lb
of 40 mph? c) 1980 ft-lb
a) 265.71 m d) 2002 ft-lb
b) 438.34 m 402. A 20 kg object moving at 10 m/sec
c) 345.34 m strikes an unstretched spring to a vertical
d) 330.78 m wall having a spring constant of 40 kN/m.
396. A shot is fired at an angle of 30 degrees Find the deflection of the spring.
with the horizontal and a velocity of 120 m/s. a) 111.8 mm
Calculate the range of the projectile. b) 223.6 mm
a) 12.71 km c) 70.7 mm
b) 387.57 ft d) 50.0 mm
c) 0.789 mile 403. A 300 kg box impends to slide down a
d) 423.74 yd ramp inclined at an angle of 25 degrees with
397. A stone dropped from the top of a the horizontal. What is the frictional
building 55 yd elevation will hit the ground resistance?
with a velocity of: a) 1243.76 N
a) 37 ft/sec b) 9951.50 N
b) 33 ft/sec c) 1468.9 N
c) 105 ft/sec d) 3359.7 N
d) 103 ft/sec 404. A marksman fires a rifle horizontally at
398. What is the kinetic energy of a 4000 lb a target. How much does the bullet drop in
automobile which is moving at 44 ft/sec? flight if the target is 150 m away and the
a) 1.21 x 10^5 ft-lb bullet has a muzzle velocity of 500 m/sec?
b) 2.10 x 10^5 ft-lb a) 0.34 m
c) 1.80 x 10^5 ft-lb b) 0.44 m
d) 1.12 x 10^5 ft-lb c) 0.64 m
399. Find the rate of increase of velocity if a d) 0.54 m
body increases its velocity from 50 m/sec to 405. A ball is thrown from a building at an
130 m/sec in 16 sec. angle of 60 degrees with the horizontal at an
a) -4.0 m/sec^2 initial velocity of 30 m/sec. After hiting
b) 80 m/sec^2 level ground at the base of the building, it
c) -80 m/sec^2 has covered a total distance of 150 m. How
d) 5.0 m/sec^2 tall is the building?
400. A 20 kg sack is raised vertically 5 a) 230.7 m
meters in 0.50 sec. What is the change in b) 756.7 m
Potential Energy? c) 692.5 m
a) 98.1 J d) 1089 m
b) 981 J 406. A highway curve with radius 800 ft is
c) 200 J to be banked so that a car travelling 55 mph
d) 490.5 J will not skid sideways even in the absence
of friction. At what angle should the curve b) 507 m
be banked? c) 795 m
a) 0.159 deg d) 994 m
b) 75 deg 412. How much horizontal force is needed
c) 6.411 deg to produce an acceleration of 8 m/sec^2 on a
d) 14.2 deg 75 kg box?
407. An airplane flying horizontally at a a) 600 N
speed of 200 m/sec drops a bomb from an b) 500 N
elevation of 2415 meters. Determine the c) 400 N
time required for the bomb to reach the earth. d) 200 N
a) 11.09 sec 413. An elevator with a mass of 1500 kg
b) 22.18 sec descends with a acceleration of 2.85
c) 44.37 sec m/sec^2. What is the tension in the
d) 8.20 sec supporting cable?
408. Find the banking angle of a highway a) 10,440 N
curve of 100 m radius designed for cars b) 12,220 N
travelling at 180 kph, if the coefficient of c) 15,550 N
friction between the tires and the road is d) 20,220 N
0.58. 414. A dictionary is pulled to the right at a
a) 19.23 deg constant velocity by a 25 N force pulling
b) 38.5 deg upward at 60 degrees above the horizontal.
c) 76.9 deg What is the weight of the dictionary if the
d) 45 deg coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.30?
409. A pulley has a tangential speed of a) 31 N
14m/sec and an angular velocity of 6/5 b) 21 N
rad/sec. What is the normal acceleration of c) 20 N
the pulley? d) 63 N
a) 91 m/sec^2 415. The breaking strength of a string is 500
b) 99 m/sec^2 N. Find the maximum speed that it can
c) 105 m/sec^2 attain if a 1.5 kg ball is attached at one end
d) 265 m/sec^2 while the other end is held stationary and is
410. An elevator weighing 4000 kb attains whirled in a circle. The string is 0.65 m long.
an upward velocity of 4 m/sec in 3 sec with a) 15.4 m/sec
uniform acceleration. Find the apparent b) 55.2 m/sec
weight of a 40 kg man standing inside the c) 24.4 m/sec
elevator during its ascent. d) 14.7 m/sec
a) 339 N 416. The position of a body weighing 72.6
b) 245 N kg is given by the expression S = 5t^2 + 3t +
c) 446 N 4, where S is in meters and t is in seconds.
d) 795 N What force is required for this motion?
411. A stone is dropped from a cliff and 2 a) 625 N
sec later another stone is thrown downward b) 695 N
with a speed of 22 m/sec. How far below the c) 726 N
top of the cliff will the second stone d) 985 N
overtake the first? 417. Assuming a shaft output of 3,000 kW
a) 375 m and a fuel rate of (JP-4) 34.2 lbs/min. What
is the overall thermal efficiency of the 424. Determine the super elevation of the
machine? (HHV of JP-4 is 18,000 Btu/lb) outer rail of a 4-ft wide railroad track on a
a) 24.2% 10 degrees curve. (A 10 degrees curve is one
b) 28.3% which a chord 100 ft long subtends an angle
c) 27.7% of 10 degrees at the center). Assumed
d) 29.1% velocity of 45 mph.
418. g = 32.2 ft/sec^2. How is it expressed a) 0.90 ft
in SI? b) 2.80 ft
a) 9.81 m/sec^2 c) 2.50 ft
b) 9.86 m/sec^2 d) 1.15 ft
c) 9.08 m/sec^2 425. A 10 diameter helical gear carries a
d) 9.91 m/sec^2 torque of 4000 in-lb. It has a 20 degree
419. A winch lifted a mass of 1600 kg involute stub teeth and a helix angle of 30
through a height of 25 m in 30 sec. If the degree. Determine the axial component of
efficiency of the winch is 60%, calculate the the load on the teeth.
energy consumed in kWh. a) 451.4 lb
a) 0.1718 kWh b) 218 lb
b) 0.1881 kWh c) 471.5 lb
c) 0.1817 kWh d) 461.6 lb
d) 0.218 kWh 426. A winch lifted a mass of 1600 kg
420. Cast iron weighs 640 pounds per cubic through a height of 25 m in 30 sec. Calculate
foot. The weight of a cast iron block 14 x the input power in kW if the efficiency of
12 x 18 is: the winch is 60%.
a) 1120 lbs a) 18.1 kW
b) 1000 lbs b) 21.8 kW
c) 1200 lbs c) 28.1 kW
d) 1088 lbs d) 13.08 kW
421. A solid disk flywheel (l = 2kg-,^2) is 427. A diagram which shows only the forces
rotating with a speed of 900 rpm. What is its acting on the body:
rotational kinetic energy? a) free body diagram
a) 730 x 10 to the 3rd power J b) cash flow
b) 680 x 10 to the 3rd power J c) forces flow diagram
c) 1100 x 10 to the 3rd power J d) motion diagram
d) 888 x 10 to the 3rd power J 428. One horse power is equivalent to:
422. The path of a projectile is a: a) 746 watts
a) ellipse b) 7460 watts
b) parabola c) 74.6 watts
c) part of a circle d) 7.46 watts
d) hyperbola 429. Which is a true statement about the
423. What is the name for a vector that vector? V1 = i + 2j + k and v2 = i + 3j 7k
represent the sum of two vectors? a) the vectors coincide
a) moment b) the angle between them is 17.4 degree
b) torque c) the vectors are parallel
c) scalar d) the vectors are orthogonal
d) resultant 430. In a lifting machine, a load of 50 kN is
moved by a distance of 10 cm using an
effort of 10 kN which moves through a c)1.0140
distance of 1 m, the efficiency of the d)0.01414
machine is: 437. The prefix of a no. 10 raise ot the
a) 20% power minus 6 is:
b) 50% a) tera
c) 10% b)deci
d) 40% c) centi
431. What is the angle between two vectors d) micro
A and B? A = (3, 2, 1) and B = (2, 3, 2) 438. The length of a bar is one million of a
a) 24.8 deg meter is called:
b) 36.7 deg a) omicron
c) 42.5 deg b) micron
d) 77.5 deg c) one bar
432. What is the equivalent of one d)one milli
horsepower? 439. 120 Giga Newton is how many Mega
a) 746 W Newton?
b) 3141 kW a) 12,000
c) 33,000 ft-lb/min b) 120
d) 2545 Btu/lb c) 1,200
433. Two people are driving towards each d) 120,000
other between two towns 160 km apart. The 440. Factor the expression ( 289x^3 -
first man drives at the rate of 45 kph and the 204x^2 + 36x )
other drives at 35 kph. From their starting a)4x( 17/2 x 3)( 17/2 x 3 )
point how long would it take that they will b) 4x(17x-3)(17x-3)
meet. c) 4x(4x-3)(4x+3)
a) 3 hr d)4x(17x-3)(17x+3)
b) 4 hr 441. Factor the expression as completely as
c) 2 hr possible: (2x^3 -7x^2 +6x)
d) 1 hr a) x(x-2)(x-3)
434. Resistance to motion, caused by one b) x(x-2)(x+3)
surface rubbing against another. c) x(x-2)(2x+3)
a) inertia d) x(x-2)(2x-3)
b) resistance 442. ( (xyz)^(1/n) )^n is equal to:
c) gravity a) (xyz)^(1/n)
d) friction b) (xyz)^n
435. What happens to the acceleration if the c) xyz
mass is tripled and the force remains the d) (xyz)^(n-1)
same? 443. If x raise to the one half of one equals 4,
a) it will be tripled x equal to:
b) it will be 1/3 of the original a) 24
c) it will remain the same b) 8
d) it will be 3 times the original c) 12
436. Which number has five significant d) 16
digits? 444. If the numbers one and above divided
a)0.01410 by zero the answer is:
b)0.00101 a) zero
b) infinity c) Infinity
c) indeterminate d) Zero
d) absurd 452. What is the value of (0.101)^(5/6)?
445. Solve for x and y: 4x + 3y = 11 and a) antilog [ log 0.101/(5/6) ]
8x^2 9y^2 = -7. b) antilog [ 6/5 log 0.101 ]
a) x = 5/3 and y = 3/2 c) 6/5 antilog [ log 0.101 ]
b) x = 3/2 and y = 3/2 d) antilog [ 5/6 log 0.101]
c) x = 3/5 and y = 5/3 453. A box contains 8 black and 12 white
d) x = 3/2 and y = 5/3 balls. What is the probability of getting 1
446. If A can do the work in a days and B in black and 1 white ball in two consecutive
b days, how long will it take to do the job draws from the box?
working together? a) 0.53
a) ( a + b ) / ab days b) 0.45
b) ( a + b ) / 2 days c) 0.50
c) ab / ( a + b ) days d) 0.55
d) a + b days 454. What is the sum of the following finite
447. Five hundred kg of steel containing 8% sequence of terms? 28, 35, 42, ..., 84.
nickel to be made by mixing a steel a) 504
containing 14% nickel with another b) 525
containing 6% nickel. How much of each is c) 540
needed? d) 580
a) 125 kg and 375 kg 455. Solve for x that satisfy the equation,
b) 150 kg and 350 kg x^2 + 36 = 9 2x^2
c) 200 kg and 300 kg a) 6i
d) 250 kg and 250 kg b) +9i
448. Logarithm of 10th root of, x raise to 10 c) 3i
equals to: d) -9i
a) log x 456. 35.2 to the x power = 7.5 to the x-2
b) ( log x^(1/10) ) / 10 power, solve for x using logarithms.
c) 10 log x a) -2.06
d) log x^10 b) -2.10
449. What is the natural logarithm of e to the c) -2.60
a plus b power? d) +2.60
a) ab 457. Solve algebraically: 4x^2 + 7y^2 = 32
b) log ab and 11y^2 3x^2 = 41.
c) a + b a) y = 4, x = 1 and y = -4, x = 1
d) 2.718 ( a + b) b) y = +2, x = 1 and y = -2 , x = 1
450. What is the logarithm of negative one c) x = 2, y = 3 and x = -2, y = -3
hundred? d) x = 2, y = -2 and x = 2, y = -2
a) No logarithm 458. Factor the expression 16 10x + x^2.
b) Zero a) (x+8)(x-2)
c) Positive log b) (x-8)(x+2)
d) Negative log c) (x-8)(x-2)
451. The logarithm of 1 to base e is: d) (x+8)(x+2)
a) One 459. What is the value of e^-4 =
b) 2.718 _____________.
a) 0 465. A class of 40 took examination in
b) 0.183156 Algebra and Trigonometry. If 30 passed
c) 0.1381560 algebra, 36 passed Trigonmetry, and 2 failed
d) 0.0183156 in both subjects, the number of students who
460. A pump can pump out a tank in 15 hrs. passed the two subjects is:
Another pump can pump out the same tank a) 22
in 20 hrs. How long will it take both pumps b) 28
together to pump out the tank? c) 30
a) 8.57 hrs d) 60
b) 7.85 hrs 466. Simplify: ( ab / (ab)^(1/3) )^(1/2)
c) 6.58 hrs a) (ab)^(1/3)
d) 5.50 hrs b) ab
461. A tank can be filled by one pipe in 9 c) (ab)^(1/2)
hrs and another pipe in 12 hrs. Starting d) (ab)^(1/5)
empty, how long will it take to fill the tank 467. Combine into a single fraction: (3x-
if water is being taken out by a third pipe at 1)/(x^2-1) (x+3)/(x^2+3x+2) 1/(x+2)
a rate per hour equal to one-sixth the a) x-1
capacity of the tank? b) x+1
a) 36 hrs c) 1/(x+1)
b) 25 hrs d) 1/(x-1)
c) 30 hrs 468. Two cars start at the same time from
d) 6 hrs nearby towns 200 km apart and travel
462. A rubber ball was dropped from a toward each other. One travel at 60 kph and
height of 42 m and each time it strikes the the other at 40 kph. After how many hours
ground it rebounds to a height of 2/3 of the will they meet on the road?
distance from which it fell. Find the total a) 1 hour
distance travelled by the ball before it comes b) 2 hrs
to rest. c) 3 hrs
a) 180 m d) 2.5 hrs
b) 190 m 469. A single engine airplane has an
c) 210 m airspeed of 125 kph. A west wind of 25 kph
d) 220 m is blowing. The plane is to patrol due to east
463. From a box containing 8 red balls, 8 and then return toa is base. How far east can
white balls and 12 blue balls, one ball is it go if the round trip is to consume 4 hrs?
drawn at random. Determine the probability a) 240 km
that it is red or white: b) 180 km
a) 0.571 c) 200 km
b) 0.651 d) 150 km
c) 0.751 470. A car travels from A to B, a distance of
d) 0.0571 100 km, at an average speed of 30 kph. At
464. If 1/x, 1/y, 1/z are in A.P., then y is what average speed must it travel back from
equal to: B to A in order to average 45 kph for the
a) x-z round trip of 200 km?
b) (x+2z) a) 70 kph
c) (x+z)/2xz b) 110 kph
d) 2xz/(x+z) c) 90 kph
d) 50 kph d) 19,702 m^2
471. Two trains A and B having average 476. Solve for x: (x+2)^(1/2) + (3x-2)^(1/2)
speed of 75 mph and 90 kph respectively, =4
leave the same point and travel in opposite a) x = 1
direstions. In how many minutes would they b) x = 3
be 1600 miles apart? c) x = 2
a) 533 d) x = 4
b) 733 477. Solve for x: (1/x) + (2/x^2) = (3/x^3).
c) 633 a) x=1,x=-3
d) 833 b) x=3,x=1
472. It takes Butch twice as long as it takes c) x=-1,x=3
Dan to do a certain piece of work. Working d) x=2,x=3
together, they can do the work in 6 days. 478. Solve for x: x^(2/3) + x^(-2/3) = 17/4
How long would it take Dan to do it alone? a) x=-4,x=-1/4
a) 12 days b) x=8,x=-1/4
b) 10 days c) x=4,x=1/8
c) 11 days d) x=8,x=1/8
d) 9 days 479. A rectangular lot has a perimeter of 120
473. A man leaving his office one afternoon meters and an area of 800 square meters.
noticed the clock at past two oclock. Find the length and width of the lot.
Between two to three hours, he returned to a) 10m and 30m
his office noticing the hands of the clock b) 30m and 20m
interchanged. At what time did he leave the c) 40m and 20m
office? d) 50m and 10m
a) 2:26.01 480. A 24-meter pole is held by three guy
b) 2:10.09 wires in its vertical position. Two of the guy
c) 2:30.01 wires are of equal length. The third wire is 5
d) 2:01.01 meters longer than the other two and is
474. A company has a certain number of attached to the ground 11 meters farther
machines of equal capacity that produced a from the foot of the pole than the other two
total of 180 pieces each working day. If two equal wires. Find the length of the wires.
machines breakdown, the work load of the a) 25m and 30m
remaining machines is increased by three b) 15m and 40m
pieces per day to maintain production. Find c)20m and 35m
the number of machines. d) 50 and 10m
a) 12 481. In a racing contest, there are 240 cars
b) 18 which will have fuel provisions that will last
c) 15 for 15 hours. Assuming a constant hourly
d) 10 consumption for each car, how long will the
475.A rectangular field is surrounded by a fuel provisions last if 8 cars withdraw from
fence 548 meters long. The diagonal race every hour after the first?
distance from corner to corner is 194 meters. a) 20 hours
Determine the area of the rectangular field. b)10 hours
a) 18,270 m^2 c) 15 hours
b) 18,720 m^2 d) 25 hours
c) 18,027 m^2
482. A pile of boiler pipes contains 1275 a) Right angle
pipes in layers so that the top layer contains b) Obtuse angle
one pipe and each lower layer has one more c) Reflex angle
pipe than the layer above. How many layers d) Acute angle
are there in the pile? 488. A line segment joining two points on a
a) 50 circle is called:
b) 45 a) Arc
c) 40 b) Tangent
d) 55 c) Sector
483. A production supervisor submitted the d) Chord
following report on the average rate of 489. All circles having the same center but
production of printed circuit boards(PCB) in with unequal radii are called:
an assembly line: 1.5 workers produce 12 a) encircle
PCBs in 2 hours. How many workers are b) tangent circles
employed in the assembly line working 40 c) concyclic
hours each per week with a weekly d) concentric circles
production of 8000 PCBs/ 490. A triangle having three sides equal is
a) 50 workers called:
b) 60 workers a) equilateral triangles
c) 55 workers b) scalene triangles
d) 70 workers c) isosceles triangles
484. A man bought 20 calculators for d) right triangles
P20,000.00. There are three types of 491. In a regular polygon, the perpendicular
calculators bought, business type costs line drawn from the center of the inscribed
P3,000 each, scientific type costs P1,500 circle to any one of the sides is called:
each and basic type costs P500 each. How a) radius
many calculators of each type were b) altitude
purchased? c) median
a) 3, 6, 11 d) rhombus
b) 2, 6, 12 492. A quadrilateral with two and only two
c) 1, 4, 15 sides of which are parallel is called:
d) 2, 5, 13 a) parallelogram
486. A veterans organization in cebu city b) trapezoid
consists of men who fought in World War II c) quadrilateral
and men who fought in Korea. The secretary d) rhombus
noted that 180 members had fought in Korea 493. A polygon with fifteen sides is termed
and that 70% had taken part in World War II, as:
while 10% of the members had fought in a) dodecagon
both World War II and Korea. How many b) decagon
members are there together? c) pentedecagon
a) 400 d) nonagon
b) 500 494. A statement the truth of which is
c) 450 admitted without proof is called:
d) 700 a) an axiom
487. An angle greater than a straight angle b) a postulate
and less than two straight angles is called: c) a theorem
d) a corollary a) opposite angles
495. A rectangle with equal sides is termed b) vertical angles
as: c) horizontal angles
a) rhombus d) inscribed angles
b) trapezoid 503. A normal to a given plane is:
c) square a) perpendicular to the plane
d) parallelogram b) lying on the plane
496. The sum of the sides of a polygon is c) parallel to the plane
termed as: d) oblique to the plane
a) circumference 504. Which of the following statements is
b) altitude correct?
c) apothem a) all equilateral triangles are similar
d) perimeter b) all right-angled triangles are similar
497. A line that meets a plane but not c) all isosceles triangles are similar
perpendicular to it, in relation to the plane, d) all rectangles are similar
is: 505. A polygon is ________ when no side,
a) parallel when extended, will pass through the
b) collinear interior of the polygon.
c) coplanar a) equilateral
d) oblique b) isoperimetric
498. A quadrilateral whose opposite sides c) congruent
are equal is generally termed as: d) none of the above
a) a square 506. The sum of the sides of a polygon:
b) a rectangle a) perimeter
c) a rhombus b) hexagon
d) a parallelogram c) square
499. A part of a line included between two d) circumference
points on the line is called: 507. What are the exact values of the cosine
a) a tangent and tangent trigonometric functions of the
b) a secant acute angle A, given sin A = 5/8?
c) a sector a) cos A = 8 / 39^(1/2) and tan A = 39^(1/2)
d) a segment /5
500. Lines which pass through a common b) cos A = 39^(1/2) / 5 and tan A = 8 /
point are called: 39^(1/2)
a) collinear c) cos A = 39/8 and tan A = 5/ 39^(1/2)
b) coplanar d) cos A = 8/5 and tan A = 5/8
c) concurrent 508. Given a triangle with angle C=290, side
d) congruent a =132 units and side b=233.32 units. Solve
501. Points which lie on the same plane is for angle B.
called: a) B=1200
a) collinear b) B=122.50
b) coplanar c) B=125.20
c) concurrent d) B=1300
d) congruent 509. Simplify: cos2 ( 1 + tan2 )
502. In two intersecting lines, the angles a) tan 2
opposite to each other are termed as: b) 1
c) sin 2 517. A transit set-up 112.1 feet from the
d) cos base of a vertical chimney reads 32030 with
510. What is the cosine of 1200? the crosshairs set on top of the chimney.
a) -0.500 With the telescope level, the vertical rod at
b) -0.450 the base of the chimney is 5.1 feet. How tall
c) -0.866 is the chimney?
d) 0.500 a) 66.3 ft
511. What is the sine of 8400? b) 71.4 ft
a) -0.866 c) 76.5 ft
b) -0.500 d) 170.9 ft
c) 0.866 518. If sin cos = 1/3, what is the value
d) 0.500 of in 2?
512. If the sine of angle A is given as k, a) 1/3
what would be then tangent of angle A? b) 1/9
Symbol h for hypotenuse, o for opposite and c) 8/9
a for adjacent. d) 4/9
a) hk/o 519. If cos = 3^(1/2)/2, then find the value
b) hk/a of x if x = 1 tan2 :
c) ha/k a) -2
d) ok/a b) -1/3
513. Which is true regarding the signs of the c) 4/3
natural functions for angles between 900 and d) 2/3
1800? 520. Solve for x: x = 1-(sin -cos )^2
a) The tangent is positive a) sin cos
b) The cotangent is positive b) -2cos
c) The cosine is negative c) cos 2
d) The sine is negative d) sin 2
514. What is the inverse natural function of 521. A mobiline tower and a Nipa Hut stand
the cosecant? on a level plane. The angles of depression of
a) secant the top and bottom of the Nipa Hut viewed
b) sine from the top of the mobiline tower are 150
c) cosine and 400, respectively. The height of the
d) tangent tower is 100m. Find the height of the Nipa
515. What is the sum of the squares of the hut.
sine and cosine of an angle? a) 78.08 m
a) 0 b) 87.08 m
b) 1 c) 68.07 m
c) 3^(1/2) d) 77.08 m
d) 2 522. Ship A started sailing N40032E at the
516. What is an equivalent expression for rate of 3 mph. After 2 hours, ship B started
sin 2x? from the same port going S45018E at the
a) sin x cos x rate of 4 mph. After how many hours will
b) 2 sin x cos x the second ship be exactly south of ship A?
c) -2 sin x cos x a) 2.25 hrs
d) 2 sin x/sec x b) 2.97 hrs
c) 3.73 hrs
d) 4.37 hrs b) 75.7210
523. Solve for the value of x in the equation: c) 77.1570
ln (2x+7) ln (x-1) = ln 5 d) 82.5170
a) x=4 530. A pole which leans 10015 from the
b) x=5 vertical towards the sun casts a shadow
c) x=6 9.43m long on the ground when the angle of
d) x=8 elevation of the sun is 54050. Find the
524. Two ships started sailing from the same length of the pole.
point. One travelled N200E at 30 mph while a) 12.5m
the other travelled S500E at 20 mph. After 3 b) 14.2m
hrs, how far apart are the ships? c) 15.4m
a) 124 miles d) 18.3m
b) 129 miles 531. Two points lie on a horizontal line
c) 135 miles directly south of a building 35 m high. The
d) 145 miles angles of depression to the points are 29010
525. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a and 43050, respectively. Determine the
semi-circle such that one of the sides distance between the points.
coincides with the diameter AD. AB = 10 a) 26.3 m
meters, and BC = 20 meters. If the diameter b) 28.7 m
AD of the semi-circle is 40 meters, find the c) 30.2 m
area of the quadrilateral. d) 36.4 m
a) 350 m^2 532. Two points lie on a horizontal line
b) 420 m^2 directly south of a building 35 m high. The
c) 470 m^2 angles of depression to the points are 29010
d) 530 m^2 and 43050, respectively. Determine the
526. Solve for x: Arcsin 2x - Arcsin x = 150 distance between the building and the
a) 0.1482 farthest point.
b) 0.2428 a) 62.7 m
c) 0.3548 b) 36.5 m
d) 0.4282 c) 26.5 m
527. Solve for x: 2^x + 4^x = 8 ^x d) 72.6 m
a) 0.694242 533. Given triangle ABC with sides
b) 0.692424 AB=210 m, BC=205 m, and AC=110 m.
c) 0.964242 Find the largest angle.
d) 0.742420 a) C = 1100
528. Given: Triangle ABC whose angle A is b) C = 85.20
320 and a = 75 m. The opposite side of angle c) C = 77.10
B is 100m. Find angle C. d) C = 43.50
a) 1000 534. Given triangle ABC whose angle A is
b) 1030 320 and opposite side of A is 75 meters. The
c) 1100 opposite side of angle B is 100 m. find the
d) 1150 opposite side of angle C.
529. Given triangle ABC with sides a) c = 137.8 m
AB=210 m, BC=205 m, and AC=110 m. b) c = 181.2 m
Find the largest angle. c) c = 117.7 m
a) 72.7510 d) c = 127.8 m
535. A point P within an equilateral triangle 541. The perimeter of a sector is 9 cm and
has a distance of 4m, 5m, and 6m its radius is 3 cm. What is the area of the
respectively from the vertices. Find the side sector?
of the triangle. a) 4 sq. cm
a) 8.53m b) 9/2 sq. cm
b) 6.78m c) 11/2 sq. cm
c) 9.45m d) 27/2 sq. cm
d) 17.8m 542. An iron bar 20 cm long is bent to form
536. The diagonal of the floor of a a closed plane area. What is the largest area
rectangular room is 7.50 m. The shorter side possible?
of the room is 4.5 m. What is the area of the a) 21.56 sq. m
room? b) 25.68 sq. m
a) 36 sq. m c) 28.56 sq. m
b) 27 sq. m d) 31.83 sq. m
c) 58 sq. m 543. A swimming pool is to be constructed
d) 24 sq. m in the shape of partially-overlapping
537. A semi-circle of radius 14 cm is formed identical circles. Each of the circles has a
from a piece of wire. If it is bent into a radius of 9 cm, and each passes through the
rectangle whose length is 1 cm more than its center of the other. Find the area of the
width, find the area of the rectangle. swimming pool.
a) 256.25 sq. cm a) 302.33 sq. m
b) 323.57 sq. cm b) 362.55 sq. m
c) 386.54 sq. cm c) 398.99 sq. m
d) 452.24 sq. cm d) 409.44 sq. m
538. The length of the side of a square is 544. A circle of radius 5 cm has a chord
increased by 100%. Its perimeter is which is 6 cm long. Find the area of the
increased by: circle concentric to this circle and tangent to
a) 25% the given chord.
b) 100% a) 14
c) 200% b) 16
d) 300% c) 9
539. A piece of wire of length 52 cm is cut d) 4
into two parts. Each part is then bent to form 545. The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm
a square. It is found that total area of the two and 8 cm, respectively. Its area is:
squares is 97 sq. cm. the dimension of the a) 10 sq. cm
bigger square is: b) 50 sq. cm
a) 4 c) 60 sq. cm
b) 9 d) 40 sq. cm
c) 3 546. The diagonals of a parallelogram are 10
d) 6 cm and 16 cm, respectively, if one of its side
540. A sector has a radius of 12 cm. If the measures 6 cm, what is the area?
length of its arc is 12 cm, its area is: a) 59.92 sq. cm
a) 66 sq. cm b) 65.87 sq. cm
b) 82 sq. cm d) 69.56 sq. cm
c) 144 sq. cm d) 78.56 sq. cm
d) 72 sq. cm
547. Given a cyclic quadrilateral whose d) 12 cm
sides are 4 cm, 5cm, 8cm and 11cm. its area 554. The volume of a cube is reduced by
is: how much if all sides are halved?
a) 40.25 sq. cm a) 1/8
b) 48.65 sq. cm b) 5/8
c) 50.25 sq. cm c) 6/8
d) 60.25 sq. cm d) 7/8
548 How many cubic meters is 100 gallons 555. If 23 cm^3 of water are poured into a
of liquid? conical vessel, it reaches a depth of 12 cm.
a) 1.638 How much water must be added so that the
b) 37.85 depth reaches 18 cm?
c) 3.7850 a) 95 cm^3
d) 0.37854 b) 100 cm^3
549. How many cubic meters is 100 cubic c) 54.6 cm^3
feet of liquid? d) 76.4 cm^3
a) 3.785 556. A cylindrical tank, lying horizontally,
b) 28.31 0.90 m in diameter and 3 m long is filled to
c) 37.85 a depth of 0.60 m. How many gallons of
d) 2.831 gasoline does it contain?
550. The volume of a sphere is 904.78 m^3. a) 250
Find the volume of the spherical segment of b) 360
height 4 m. c) 300
a) 234.57 m^3 d) 270
b) 256.58 m^3 557. A closed cylindrical tank is 8 ft long
c) 145.69 m^3 and 3 ft in diameter. When lying in a
d) 124.58 m^3 horizontal position, the water is 2 feet deep.
551. A sector of radius of 6 cm and central If the tank is in the vertical position, the
angle of 600 is bent to form a cross. Find the depth of the water tank is:
volume of the cone. a) 5.67 m
a) (35)^(1/2) / 3 b) 5.82 m
b) (35)^(1/2) c) 5.82 ft
c) 35 / 3^(1/2) d) 5.67 ft
d) 35 / 3 558. The surface area of a sphere is 4r^2.
552. A spherical wedge of a sphere of radius Find the percentage increase in its diameter
10 cm has an angle of 400. Its volume is: when the surface area increases by 21%.
a) 523.42 cm^3 a) 5%
b) 465.42 cm^3 b) 10%
c) 683.42 cm^3 c) 15%
d) 723.45 cm^3 d) 20%
553. If a solid steel ball is immersed in an 559. Find the percentage increase in volume
eight cm diameter cylinder, if displaces of a sphere if its surface area is increased by
water to a depth of 2.25 cm. The radius of 21%.
the ball is: a) 30.2%
a) 3 cm b) 33.1%
b) 6 cm c) 34.5%
c) 9 cm d) 30.9%
560. Determine the estimated weight of steel b) 2.125 m^3
plate size x 4 x 8. c) 1.2638 m^3
a) 184.4 kg d) 1.0136 m^3
b) 148.7 kg 566. A machine foundation has the shape of
c) 327 kg a frustrum of a pyramid with lower base 6m
d) 841 kg x 2m, upper base 5.5m x 1.8m, and altitude
561. The no. of board feet in a plank 2 in. of 1.5m. Find the volume of the foundation.
thick, 6 in. wide and 20 ft long is: a) 12.5 m^3
a) 15 b) 14.2 m^3
b) 30 c) 15.6 m^3
c) 20 d) 16.4 m^3
d) 25 567. An elevated water tank is in the form a
562. Determine the volume of a right circular cylinder with diameter of 3 m and a
truncate triangle prism with the following hemispherical bottom. The total height of
dimensions: Let the corners of the triangular the tank is 5 m. Water is pumped into the
base be defined by A, B ad C. The length tank at a rate of 30 gallons per minute. How
AB=11ft, BC=10ft and CA=13ft. The sides long will it take to fully fill the tank starting
at A, B and C are perpendicular to the empty?
triangular base and have the height of 8.6ft, a) 4.668 hrs
7.1ft and 5.5ft, respectively. b) 5.468 hrs
a) 377 ft^3 c) 7.725 hrs
b) 337 ft^3 d) 9.245 hrs
c) 358 ft^3 568. The intercept form for algebraic
d) 389 ft^3 straight equation:
563. A right circular conical vessel is a) a/x + y/b = 1
constructed to have a volume of 100,000 b) y = mx + b
liters. Find the diameter if depth is to be c) Ax + By + C = 0
1.25 times the diameter. d) x/a + y/b = 1
a) 6.736 m 569. Find the slope of the line y-x=5.
b) 7.632 m a) 1
c) 8.24 m b) 5+x
d) 9.45 m c) -1/2
564. A hollow sphere with an outer radius of d)
32 cm is made of a metal weighing 8 grams 570. Find the equation of the line that passes
per cubic cm. The weight of the sphere is through the points (0,0) and (2,-2).
150 kg so that the volume of the metal is a) y=x
24,000 cubic cm. Find the inner radius. b) y=-2x+2
a) 30 cm c) y=-2x
b) 35 cm d) y=-x
c) 40 cm 571. Find the equation of the line with
d) 45 cm slope=2 and y-intercept=-3.
565. A circular cylindrical tank, axis a) y=-3x+2
horizontal, diameter 1 meter, and length 2 b) y=2x-3
meters, is filled with water to a depth of 0.75 c) y=2/3x+1
meters. How much water is in the tank? d) y=2x+3
a) 2.578 m^3
572. The equation y=a1+a2x is an algebraic b) 4x-3y-6=0
expression for which of the following: c) 3x-4y-5=0
a) A cosine expansion d) 4x+3y-11=0
b) projectile motion 580. The two straight lines 4x-y+3=0 and
c) a circle in polar form 8x-2y+6=0
d) a straight line a) intersects at the origin
573. In finding the distance, d, between two b) are coincident
point, which equation is the appropriate one c) are parallel
to use? d) are perpendicular
a) d=((x1-x2)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)^(1/2) 581. A line which passes through (5,6) and
b) d=((x1-y1)^2 + (x2-y2)^2)^(1/2) (-3,-4) has an equation of:
c) d=((x1^2 x2)^2 + (y1^2 - y2^2))^(1/2) a) 5x+4y+1=0
d) d=((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)^(1/2) b) 5x-4y-1=0
574. The slope of the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 is: c) 5x-4y+1=0
a) -2/3 d) 5x+4y-1=0
b) -3/2 582. The equation of the line through (1,2)
c) 3/2 parallel to the line 3x-2y+4=0.
d) 2/3 a) 3x-2y+1=0
575. Find the area of the circle whose center b) 3x-2y-1=0
is at (2,-5) and tangent to the lien 4x+3y-8=0. c) 3x+2y+1=0
a) 6 d) 3x+2y-1=0
b) 3 583. Find the area of the polygon which is
c) 9 enclosed by the straight lines x-y=0, x+y=0,
d) 12 x-y=2a and x+y=2a.
576. Given the equation of the parabola: y^2 a) 2a^2
8x -4y -20 =0. The length of its latus b) 4a^2
rectum is: c) 2a
a) 2 d) 3a^2
b) 4 584. Find the equation of the circle with
c) 6 center at (2, -3) and radius of 4.
d) 8 a) x^2 + y^2 -6x + 4y + 3 = 0
577. Find the equation of the tangent to the b) x^2 + y^2 -4x + 6y - 3 = 0
circle x^2 + y^2 34 = 0 through point (3,5). c) x^2 + y^2 -6x + 4y - 3 = 0
a) 3x+5y-34=0 d) x^2 + y^2 -2x + 3y - 1 = 0
b) 3x-5y-34=0 585. Find the area of the curve whose
c) 3x+5y+34=0 equation is : 2x^2 8x + 2y^2 + 12y = 1.
d) 3x-5y+34=0 a) 35.4 sq. units
578. If the distance between the points (8,7) b) 39.2 sq. units
and (3,y) is 13, what is the value of y? c) 42.4 sq. units
a) 5 d) 44.2 sq. units
b) -19 586. Find the area of the curve whose
c) 19 or -5 equation is : 9x^2 36x + 25y^2 = 189.
d) 5 or -19 a) 41.7 sq. units
579. Which of the following is b) 43.4 sq. units
perpendicular to the line x/3 + y/4 =1? c) 46.2 sq. units
a) x-4y-8=0 d) 47.1 sq. units
587. Given the curve Ax^2 + By^2 + F = 0. 594. Differentiate f(x) = [2x^2 +4x
It passes through the points (4,0) and (0,3). +1]^(1/2)
Find the value of A, B and F. a) 2x+2
a) 9,16,144 b) [2x^2 + 4x + 1]^(1/2)
b) 9,16,121 c) (2x + 2)/ [2x^2 +4x +1]^(1/2)
c) 3,4,112 d) (4x + 4)/ [2x^2 +4x +1]^(1/2)
d) 3,4,144 595. Find the second derivative of y = (x^2
588. A straight line passes through (2,2) + x^-2)^(1/2)
such that the length of the line segment a) 1 - 2x^-3
intercepted between the coordinate axis is b) 1 - 6x^4
equal to the square root of 5. Find the c) 3
equation of the straight line. d) 6 / x^4
a) 4x-y-2=0 596. If y=cos x, what is dy/dx?
b) x-4y-2=0 a) sec x
c) 2x-y-2=0 b) sec x
d) 2y-x-4=0 c) csc x
589. Find the area of the circle whose d) sin x
equation is : 2x^2 8x + 2y^2 + 12y = 1. 597. What is the slope of the graph y = -x^2
a) 24.4 sq. units at the point (2,3)?
b) 34.2 sq. units a) -4
c) 42.4 sq. units b) -2
d) 54.2 sq. units c) 1
590. Find the area of the curve whose d) 3
equation is : 9x^2 36x + 25y^2 = 189. 598. Given the function f(x) = x^3 5x + 2,
a) 27.2 sq. units find the value of the first derivative at x=2.
b) 32.8 sq. units a) 2
c) 47.1 sq. units b) 3x^2 5
d) 75.4 sq. units c) 7
591. What is the first derivative with respect d) 8
to x of the function G(x) = 4 * 9^(1/2) ? 599. Find the slope of the tangent to a
a) 0 parabola y = x^2, at a point on the curve
b) 4/9 where x=1/2.
c) 4 a) 0
d) 4(9^(1/2)) b) 1/2
592. If a is a simple constant, what is the c) -1/2
derivative of y = x^a? d) 1
a) ax 600. What is the slope of the curve y = x^2 -
b) x^(a-1) 4x as it passes through the origin?
c) a x^(a-1) a) 0
d) (a-1)x b) -3
593. Find the derivative of F(x) = [x^3 (x- c) -4
1)^3]^3. d) 4
a) 3x^2 3(x-1)^2 601. Find the slope of the line tangent to the
b) 3[x^3 (x-1)^3]^2 curve y = x^3 2x + 1 at the point (1,2).
c) 9[x^3 (x-1)^3][x^2 (x-1)^2] a) 1/4
d) 9[x^3 (x-1)^3]^2 [x^2 (x-1)^2] b) 1/3
c) 1/2 608. The cost C of a product is a function of
d) 1 the quantity x, of the product: C(x) = x^2
602. Determine the equation of the line 4000x + 50. Find the quantity for which the
tangent to the graph y = 2x^2 + 1, at the cost is minimum.
point (1,3). a) 1000
a) y = 2x + 1 b) 1500
b) y = 4x - 1 c) 2000
c) y = 2x - 1 d) 3000
d) y = 4x + 1 609. Compute the following limit Lim
603. Given Y1 = 4x + 3 and Y2 = x^2 + C, x+2
find C such that Y2 is tangent to Y1. x
a) 2 x-2
b) 4 a) 0
c) 5 b) 1
d) 7 c) 2
604. The distance of a body travels is a d)
function of time and is given by x(t) = 18t + 610. Find the equation of the tangent to the
9t^2. Find its velocity at t=2. ellipse: 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 40 at point (1,-2).
a) 20 a) 2x 9y 20 = 0
b) 24 b) 9x + 5y + 2 = 0
c) 36 c) 9x 2y + 20 = 0
d) 54 d) 2x + 9y +20 = 0
605. If x increases uniformly at the rate of 611. Find the equation of the tangents to the
0.001 feet per second, at what rate is the graph y = x^3 + 3x^2 15x 20 at the
expression (1+x)^3 increasing when x points of the graph where the tangents to the
becomes 9 feet? graph have a slope of 9.
a) 0.001 a) 9x + y + 70 = 0
b) 0.003 b) 9y + x + 60 = 0
c) 0.3 c) 9x y 48 = 0
d) 1.003 d) x - y - 9 = 0
606. A spherical balloon is being filled with 612. A rectangular field to contain a given
air at a rate of 1 cubic foot per second. area is to be fenced off along a straight river.
Compute the time rate of rate of the surface If no fencing is needed along the river, show
area of the balloon at the instant when its that the least amount of fencing will be
volume is 113.1 cubic feet. required when the length of the field is twice
a) 0.67 ft^2 / s its width.
b) 1.73 ft^2 / s a) L = 3W
c) 3.0 ft^2 / s b) L = 4W
d) 3.7 ft^2 / s c) L = W
607. What is the maximum of the function y d) L = 2W
= -x^3 +3x for x=-1? 613. Find the shape of the largest rectangle
a) -2 that can be inscribed in a given circle.
b) -1 a) Trapezoid
c) 0 b) Rectangle
d) 2 c) Parallelogram
d) Square
614. Divide the number 60 into two parts so
that the product P of one part and the square
of the other is a maximum.
a) 30 and 30
b) 25 and 35
c) 50 and 10
d) 40 and 20
615. What is the maximum volume of a box
that is constructed from a piece of cardboard
16 inches square by cutting equal squares
out of the corners and turning up the sides.
a) 303.4 in^3
b) 404.5 in^3
c) 202.2 in^3
d) 101.1 in^3
616. A square sheet of galvanized iron, 100
cm x 100 cm will be used in making an
open-top container by cutting a small square
from each corner and bending up the sides.
Determine how large the square should be
cut from each corner in order to obtain the
largest possible volume.
a) 16 2/3 cm x 16 2/3 cm
b) 11 cm x 11 cm
c) 12 1/3 cm x 12 1/3 cm
d) 14 cm x 14 cm
617. The sum of two positive numbers is 36.
What are the numbers if their product is to
be the largest possible?
a) 10 and 10
b) 15 and 15
c) 12 and 12
d) 18 and 18
618. A bus company charges P85 per
passenger from Manila to Baguio for 100 or
less passengers. For group tours, the
company allows for P0.50 discount of the
ticket price for every passenger in excess of
100. How many passengers give the
maximum income?
a) 110
b) 150
c) 120
d) 135
619. A tinsmith wishes to make a gutter of
maximum cross-section (carrying capacity)
whose bottom and sides are each 6 inches
wide and whose sides have the same slope.
What will be the width at the top?
a) 10 in
b) 12 in
c) 8 in
d) 14 in
620. A lot is in the shape of a quadrant of a
circle of radius 100 meters. Find the area of
the e largest rectangular building that can be
constructed inside the lot.
a) 2500 m^2
b) 7500 m^2
c) 5000 m^2
d) 9000 m^2
621. The cost of setting up a geothermal
power plant is P10M for the first MW,
P11M for the second MW, P12M for the
third MW, etc., the other expenses (land
rights, desing fee, etc.) amount to P50M. If
the expected annual income per MW is 2M,
find the plant capacity that will yield a
maximum rate of return of investment.
a) 8 MW
b) 10 MW
c) 9 MW
d) 14 MW
622. If the fuel cost to run a boat is
proportional to the square of her speed and
is P25 per hour for a speed of 30 kph, find
the most economical speed to run the boat,
other expenses independent from the speed
amount to P100 per hour and the distance is
200 km.
a) 60 kph
b) 100 kph
c) 70 kph
d) 30 kph
623. The strength of a rectangular beam is
proportional to the breadth and the square of
the depth. Find the dimensions of the
strongest beam that can be cut from a log 30
cm in diameter.
a) b = 17.32 cm, h = 24.49 cm
b) b = 22.45 cm, h = 31.55 cm
c) b = 12.45 cm, h = 19.85 cm
d) b = 19.65 cm, h = 28.49 cm
624. Two posts, one 8 meters high and the
other 12 meters high, stand 15 meters apart.
They are to be stayed by wires attached to a
single stake at ground level, the wires
running to the tops of the posts. How far
from the shortest post should the stake be
placed, to use the least amount of wire?
a) 6m
b) 4m
c) 8m
d) 12m
625. A cylindrical glass jar has a metal top.
If the metal costs three times as much as the
glass per unit area, find the proportions of
the least costly jar that holds a given amount.
a) H = D
b) H = D
c) H = D
d) H = 2D
626. The parcel post regulations limit the
size of a package to such a size that the
length plus the girth equals 6 feet.
Determine the volume of the largest
cylindrical package that can be sent by the
parcel post.
a) 2.546 cu. ft
b) 3.846 cu. ft
c) 4.234 cu. ft
d) 6.870 cu. ft
627. A cylindrical steam boiler is to be
constructed having a capacity of 30 cu.
meters. The material for the sides costs P430
per sq. meter and for the ends P645 per sq.
meter. Find the radius when the cost is least.
a) 1m
b) 1.47m
c) 2.1m
d) 1.7m
628. A boat is being towed toward a pier
which is 20 feet above the water. The rope is
pulled in at a rate of 6 ft/sec. How fast is the
boat approaching the base of the pier when
25 feet of rope remain to be pulled in?
a) 8 ft/sec
b) 12 ft/sec
c) 10 ft/sec
d) 15 ft/sec
629. A water tank is in the form of a right
circular cone with vertex down, 12 feet deep
and 6 feet across the top. Water is being
pumped into the tank at the rate of 10 cu.
ft/min. How fast is the surface of the water
in the tank rising when the water is 5 feet
deep?
a) 8 ft/min
b) 4 ft/min
c) 6 ft/min
d) 2 ft/min
630. Water is flowing out of a conical funnel
at a rate of 1 cu. in/sec. If the radius of the
funnel is 2 inches and the altitude is 6 inches,
find the rate at which the water level is
dropping when it is 2 inches from the top.
a) 0.179 in/sec
b) 1.245 in/sec
c) 0.889 in/sec
d) 2.225 in/sec
631. A helicopter is rising vertically from
the ground at constant rate of 15 ft per
second. When it is 250 feet off the ground, a
jeep passed beneath the helicopter travelling
in a straight line at a constant speed of 50
mph. Determine how fast is the distance
between them is changing after one second.
a) 34 ft/sec
b) 45 ft/sec
c) 38 ft/sec
d) 60 ft/sec
632. A plane flying north at 640 kph passes
over a certain town at noon and a second
plane going east at 600 kph is directly over
he same town 15 minutes later. If the planes
are flying at the same altitude, how fast will
they be separating at 1:15 PM?
a) 872 kph
b) 287 kph
c) 782 kph
d) 728 kph
633. The height of a cylindrical cone is
measured to be four meters which is equal to
its radius with a possible error of 0.04.
Determine the percentage error in c) 32/23
computing the volume. d) 64/23
a) 3% 640. If it is known that y=1 when x=1, what
b) 10% is the constant of integration for the
c) 5% following integral? Y(x) = (e^(2x) -
d) 1% 2x)dx
634. Divide 94 into three parts such that a) c = 2 e^2
one-half the product of one pair, plus one- b) c = 3 e^2
third the product of another pair, plus one- c) c = 4 e^2
fourth the product of the third pair may seem d) (4 e^2)
to be a maximum value. 641. Evaluate integral of Tan (ln x) dx
a) 42,40,12 x
b) 35,40,19 a) ln cos (ln x) + c
c) 38,40,16 b) ln sec (ln x) + c
d) 30,50,14 c) 1/2 Tan^2 (ln x) + c
635. Integrate (3x^4 + 2x^3 + x^2 + 1)dx d) Tan (ln x) + c
a) (3x^3)/5 + (2x^2)/4 + x + 1 + c 642. Evaluate integral of cos x ln sin x dx
b) (3x^5)/5 + (x^4)/2 + (x^3)/3 + x + c a) sin x (1- ln sin x) + c
c) (5x^5)/3 + 4x^2 + x + c b) sin x (1+ ln sin x) + c
d) 3x^3 + 2x^4 + x^3 + x^2 + c c) sin x (ln sin x - 1) + c
636. The integral of cos x dx with respect to d) ln sin x + c
x: 643. Evaluate _e^x_dx_
a) sin x +c 1 + e^(2x)
b) sin x +c
c) cos x +c a) 1/2 ln (1 + e^2x) + c
d) cos x +c b) ln (1 + e^2x) + c
637. Find the area under the curve y = 1/x c) 1/2 (1 + e^2x)^2 + c
between the limits y=2 and y=10. d) Arctan (e^x) + c
a) 1.61 644. Evaluate _______dx__________
b) 2.39 ln x^x [(ln x)^2 -1]^(1/2)
c) 3.71
d) 3.97 a) Arc sec (ln x) + c
638. Fill in the blank in the following b) 2/3[(ln x)^2 -1]^(3/2) + c
statement: The integral of a function c) ln (ln x)^2 1 + c
between certain limits divided by the d) Arc sin (ln x) + c
difference in abscissas between those limits 645. Evaluate
gives the ___________ of the function. a) 2
a) average b) -2
b) middle c) -3
c) intercept d) 3
d) limit
639. Find the area bounded between y = 6x- 646. Evaluate
1 and y = x/4 + 3 by x=0 and the intersection a) ln (10x + 1) + c
point. b) 1/10 ln(10x + 1) + c
a) 32/529 c) ln(10x) + c
b) 16/23 d) 10x + 1 + c
647. Evaluate 8dx / x^5
a) 8x^4 + c 654. The parabolic reflector of an
b) 2x^4 + c automobile headlight is 12 inches in
c) -2x^-4 + c diameter and 4 inches depth. What is the
d) 2x^-4 + c surface area in square inches?
648. Evaluate (x^2)[(8 - x^3)^(1/2)]dx a) 135.9 sq. in
a) -2/9 (8 x^3)^(3/2) + c b) 195.3 sq. in
b) -8 (8 x^3)^(3/2) + c c) 153.9 sq. in
c) 2/9 (8 x^3)^(3/2) + c d) 159.3 sq. in
d) -2/3 (8 x^3)^(3/2) + c 655. A cistern in the form of an inverted
649. Evaluate x^2a dx right circular cone is 20 meters deep and 12
a) +c meters diameter at the top. If the water is 16
meters deep in the cistern, find the work in
b) +c kJ in pumping out the water to a height of 10
c) x^a / a + c meters above the top of the cistern.
d) x / 2a + c a) 61,817 kJ
650. Find the area bounded by the parabola b) 55,004 kJ
y = x^2, the x-axis and the lines x=1 and c) 64,890 kJ
x=3. d) 68,167 kJ
a) 8 2/3 sq. units 656. A flour bag originally weighing 60 kg
b) 7 1/2 sq. units is lifted through a vertical distance of 9
c) 9 1/4 sq. units meters. While the bag is being lifted, flour is
d) 12 sq. units leaking from the bag at such a rate that the
651. An ellipsoidal tank measuring 6 ft by weight lost is proportional to the square root
12 ft has its axis vertical, the axis of rotation of the distance travelled. If the total loss is
being the major axis. It is filled with water 12 kg, find the amount of work in kJ done in
to a depth of 7 feet. Find the amount of lifting the bag?
water in the tank. a) 4.59 kJ
a) 111 cu. ft b) 9.54 kJ
b) 121 cu. ft c) 5.94 kJ
c) 141 cu. ft d) 4.95 kJ
d) 161 cu. ft 657. What is the name for a vector that
652. Find the area enclosed by the curves: represents the sum of two vectors?
y^2 = 8x 24 and 5y^2 = 16x. a) scalar
a) 20 sq. units b) tensor
b) 16 sq. units c) resultant
c) 18 sq. units d) tangent
d) 22 sq. units 658. What is the acceleration of a body that
653. An open cylindrical tank 3 feet in increases its velocity from 60 m/s to 110
diameter and 4.5 feet high is full of water. It m/s?
is then tilted until one-half of its bottom is a) 5 m/s
exposed. How many gallons of water was b) 3.0 m/s
spilled out? c) 4.0 m/s
a) 187.4 gal d) 5.0 m/s
b) 148.7 gal 659. A cyclists on a circular track of radius r
c) 178.4 gal = 250 m is travelling at 9 m/s. His speed in
d) 147.8 gal the tangential direction increases at a rate of
1.5 m/s^2. What is the cyclists total d) 2.4525 kN
acceleration? 666. A shot is fired at an angle of 300 with
a) -1.53 m/s^2 the horizontal and a velocity of 90 m/s.
b) 1.53 m/s^2 Calculate the range of the projectile.
c) 2.3 m/s^2 a) 715 km
d) -2.3 m/s^2 b) 715 cm
660. A bus weighing 9000N is switched to a c) 0.444 mi
2% upgrade with a velocity of 40 kph. If the d) 250 ft
train resistance is 950 N, how far up the 667. A ball dropped from the top of a
grade will it go? building 60 meters elevation will hit the
a) 50 m on slope ground with a velocity of:
b) 5 m on slope a) 34.31 m/s
c) 500 m on slope b) 31.34 m/s
d) 75 m on slope c) 43.31 m/s
661. Moment of inertia on SI is described d) 33.41 m/s
as: 668. What horizontal force P can be applied
a) N-m to a 100 kg block in a level surface ( =
b) N/m 0.20) that will cause an acceleration of 2.50
c) kg/m m/s^2?
d) Farad/m a) 343.5 N
662. A solid disks flywheel (I=200 kg-m^2) b) 224.5 N
is rotating with a speed of 900 rpm. What is c) 53.8 N
the rotational KE? d) 446.2 N
a) 730 x 10^3 J 669. Which of the following is not a vector
b) 680 x 10^3 J quantity?
c) 888 x 10^3 J a) mass
d) 1100 x 10^3 J b) torque
663. The weight of a mass 10 kg at a c) displacement
location where the acceleration of gravity is d) velocity
9.7 m/s^2 is: 670. The product of force and the time
a) 79.7 N during which it acts is known as:
b) 77.9 N a) impulse
c) 97.7 N b) momentum
d) 977 N c) work
664. A standard acceleration due to gravity d) impact
in SI unit: 671. The property of the body which
a) 32.2 ft/s^2 measures its resistance to changes in motion:
b) 35.5 m/s^2 a) acceleration
c) 9.81 ft/s^2 b) weight
d) 9.81 m/s^2 c) mass
665. A 50 kg sack is raised vertically 5 d) rigidity
meters. What is the change in potential 672. The study of motion without reference
energy? to the forces which causes motion is known
a) 2452.5 kJ as:
b) 2.4525 kJ a) kinetics
c) 2452.5 N b) dynamics
c) statics d) 732 m
d) kinematics 679. A flywheel rotates at 150 rpm slowed
673. The branch of physical science which down to 120 rpm during the punching
deals with state of rest or motion of bodies portion of the cycle. Compute the angular
under the action of forces is known as: acceleration of the flywheel in rad/sec^2, if
a) mechanics time is 1 sec.
b) kinetics a) 3.14 rad/sec/sec
c) kinematics b) -3.14 rad/sec/sec
d) statics c) 4.31 rad/sec/sec
674. In physics, work is defined in terms of d) -4.31 rad/sec/sec
the force acting through a distance. The rate 680. A shot is fired at an angle of 300 with
at which the work is done is called: the horizontal and a velocity of 400 ft per
a) force sec. Find the height of the projectile.
b) energy a) 600 ft
c) power b) 622 ft
d) momentum c) 700 ft
675. The point through which the resultant d) 680 ft
of the distributed gravity force passes 681. A projectile is fired with a velocity of
regardless of the orientation of the body in 1600 fps and the target distance is 50,000 ft.
space is known as: Determine the angle of elevation of the
a) center of inertia projectile.
b) center of gravity a) 38057
c) center of attraction b)32017
d) moment of inertia c) 24032
676. The momentum of a moving object is d) 19028
the product of its mass(m) and velocity(v). 682. Given the component velocities Vsubx
Newtons second law of motion says that the and Vsuby, what is the resultant velocity at t
rate of change of momentum with respect to = 3.
time is: a) 19
a) power b) 23
b) energy c) 21
c) momentum d) 24
d) force 683. A 500 lbf acts on a block at an angle of
677. A coin is tossed vertically upward from 300 with respect to the horizontal. The block
ground at a velocity of 12 m/s. How long is pushed 5 feet horizontally. What is the
will the coin touch the ground? work done by this force?
a) 4.45 asec a) 2.936 kJ
b) 3.45 sec b) 2,936 kJ
c) 2.45 sec c) 3.396 kJ
d) 1.45 sec d) 3,396 kJ
678. A bullet is fired at an angle of 750 with 684. Traffic travels at 110 mph around a
the horizontal with an initial velocity of 420 banked highway curve with a radius of 2000
m/s. How high can it travel after 2 seconds? ft and f = 0.3. What banking angle to resist
a) 840 m the centrifugal force?
b) 792 m a) 5.330
c) 750 m b) 5.990
c) 6.660 690. A body weighing 100 kg is hanging at
d) 7.770 the end of a rope 5 m long. What horizontal
685. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation force is needed to move the body a
of 1000m from the ground intending to hit a horizontal distance of 1m.
target which elevation is 200 m from the a) F = 24.1 kg
ground. If the plane was flying at a velocity b) F = 22.4 kg
of 300 kph, at what distance from the target c) F = 21.4 kg
must the bomb be dropped to hit the target? d) F = 20.4 kg
a) 1064 m 691. A light rail transit travels between two
b) 1046 m terminals 1 km apart in a minimum time of 1
c) 1275 m min. If the LRT cart accelerates and
d) 1146 m decelerates at 3.4 m/s^2, starting from rest at
686. A projectile is launched from a level the first terminal and coming to stop at the
plane at 300 from the horizontal with an second terminal, find the maximum speed in
initial velocity of 1500 ft/sec. What is the km per hr.
maximum height and maximum range the a) 63.9 kph
projectile can reach? b) 64.9 kph
a) 2772 m ; 18,500 m c) 65.9 kph
b) 2727 m ; 18,885 m d) 66.9 kph
c) 2266 m ; 18,994 m 692. A body weighing 2000 kg is suspended
d) 2663 m ; 18,449 m by a cable 20 meters and pulled 5 meters to
687. A flywheel stops in 10 sec from a speed one side by a horizontal force. Find the
of 80 rpm. Compute the number of turns the tension in the cable.
flywheel makes before it stops. a) 2066 kg
a) 6.56 rev b) 2660 kg
b) 6.96 rev c) 5166 kg
c) 5.56 rev d) 3020 kg
d) 6.65 rev 693. A body weighing 350 kg rests on a
688. An elevator weighing 4000 lb attains an plane inclined 300 with the horizontal. The
upward velocity of 20 fps in 5 sec with angle of static friction between the body and
uniform acceleration. What is the tension in the plane is 15 degrees. What horizontal
the supporting cables? force P is necessary to hold the body from
a) 4947 lbs sliding down the plane?
b) 4974 lbs a) 93.7 kg
c) 4749 lbs b) 73.9 kg
d) 4497 lbs c) 97.3 kg
689. A gun is fired horizontally at a 10 kg d) 119 kg
block of wood suspended at the end of a 694. A 200 kg crate is on a 300 ramp. The
cord. The block with the bullet embedded in coefficient of friction between the crate and
it rises vertically by 10 cm. Mass of bullet is the ramp is 0.35. If a force is applied to the
40 grams. Find the velocity of the bullet just crate horizontally, calculate the force F to
before it hit the block. start the crate moving up the ramp.
a) 354.1 m/s a) 244 kg
b) 351.4 m/s b) 38 kg
c) 341.5 m/s c) 232 kg
d) 315.4 m/s d) 223 kg
695. A 600 N block rests on a 300 inclined
plane. The coefficient of static friction is
0.30 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is
0.20. If a force P is applied to the block
horizontally, find the value of P needed to
keep the block moving up the plane.
a) 257 N
b) 750 N
c) 275 N
d) 527 N
696. A steam pipe weighing 200 kg per
meter will cross a road by suspension on a
cable anchored between supports 6 meters
apart. The maximum allowable sag of the
cable is 50 cm, calculate the length of the
cable.
a) 2.5 m
b) 3.6 m
c) 6.1 m
d) 9.5 m
697. A parabolic cable has a span of 400 feet.
The difference in elevation of the supports is
10 feet and the lowest point of the cable is 5
feet below the lower support. If the load
supported by the cable is 12 lbs per
horizontal foot, find the maximum tension in
the cable.
a) 25,902 lbs
b) 27,857 lbs
c) 29,345 lbs
d) 34,876 lbs
698. A tripod whose legs are each 4 meters
long supports a load of 1000 kg. The feet of
the tripod are the vertices of a horizontal
equilateral triangle whose side is 3.5 m.
Determine the load on each leg.
a) 256 kg
b) 386 kg
c) 296 kg
d) 458 kg
699. Two cars A and B accelerate from a
stationary start. The acceleration of A is 4
ft/sec^2 and that of B is 5 ft/sec^2. If B was
originally 20 feet behind A , how long will it
take B to overtake A.
a) 18.6 sec
b) 10 sec
c) 12.5 sec
d) 6.32 sec
700. Two cars, A and B, are travelling at the
same speed of 80 km/hr in the same
direction on a level road, with car A 100
meters ahead of car B. Car A slows down to
make a turn decelerating at 7 ft/sec^2. In
how many seconds will B overtake A.
a) 6.96 sec
b) 5.55 sec
c) 7.85 sec
d) 9.69 sec
701. In a 25 storey office building, the
elevator starting from rest at first floor, is
accelerated at 0.8 m/sec^2 for 5 seconds
then continues at constant velocity for 10
seconds more and is stopped in 3 seconds
with constant deceleration. If the floors are 4
meters apart, at what floor does the elevator
stop?
a) 12th floor
b) 14th floor
c) 10th floor
d) 15th floor
702. A stone is dropped from a cliff into the
ocean. The sound of the impact of the stone
on the ocean surface is heard 5 seconds after
it is dropped. The velocity of sound is 1100
fps. How high is the cliff?
a) 352.5 ft
b) 255.5 ft
c) 325.5 ft
d) 335.5 ft
703. Water drips from a faucet at a rate of 8
drops per second. The faucet is 18 cm above
the sink. When one drop strikes the sink,
how far is the next drop above the sink?
a) 15.8 cm
b) 12.5 cm
c) 18.5 cm
d) 25.6 cm
704. Bombs from a plane drop at a rate of
one drop per second. Calculate the vertical
distance after two bombs after the first had
dropped for 7 seconds. Assume freely car is going up a 1.5% upgrade? Car
falling body with g = 9.8 m/sec^2. resistance is 10 lb/ton.
a) 37.6 m a) 3425 lbs
b) 73.6 m b) 3542 lbs
c) 63.7 m c) 3245 lbs
d) 76.3 m d) 4325 lbs
705. A weight is dropped from a helicopter 710. A body weighing 200 kg is being
that is rising vertically with a velocity of 6 dragged along a rough horizontal plane by a
m/sec. If the weight reaches the ground in force of 45 kg. If the coefficient of friction is
15 seconds, how high above the ground was assumed to be 1/12 and the line pull makes
the helicopter when the weight was an angle of 180 with the horizontal, what is
dropped? the velocity acquired from rest in the first 3
a) 1100 m meters.
b) 1013 m a) 2.8 m/sec
c) 1580 m b) 3.1 m/sec
d) 1130 m c) 3.5 m/sec
706. A bomber flying at a horizontal speed d) 4.9 m/sec
of 800 kph drops a bomb. If the bomb hits 711. A 50 kN Diesel Electric Locomotive
the ground in 20 seconds, calculate the (DEL) has its speed increased from 30 kph
vertical velocity of the bomb as it hit the to 120 kph in a distance of 1 km while
ground. ascending a 3% grade. What constant trust
a) 169 m/sec (drawbar pull) parallel to the surface of the
b) 196 m/sec railway must be exerted by the wheel? The
c) 175 m/sec total frictional resistance is 30 N/kN of DEL
d) 260 m/sec weight.
707. A flywheel starting from rest develops a) 5.655 kN
a speed of 400 rpm in 30 seconds. How b) 7.889 kN
many revolutions did the flywheel make in c) 6.556 kN
30 seconds it took to attain 400 rpm. d) 7.996 kN
a) 100 rev 712. Water is flowing through a cast iron
b) 150 rev pipe at the rate 3500 GPM. The inside
c) 120 rev diameter of pipe is 6 in. Find the flow
d) 360 rev velocity?
708. A 100 kg block of ice is released at the a) 39.7 m/s
top of a 300 incline 10 meters above the b) 32.5 m/s
ground. If the slight melting of the ice c) 12.1 m/s
renders the surface frictionless, calculate the d) 17.84 m/s
velocity at the foot of the incline. 713. Find the water pressure reading if
a) 30 m/sec manometer is 0.45 m Hg. Mercury is 13.6
b) 24 m/sec times heavier than water.
c) 14 m/sec a) 60 kPa
d) 10 m/sec b) 50 kPa
709. What drawbar pull is required to c) 70 kPa
change the speed of a 120,000 lb car from d) 65 kPa
15 mph to 30 mph on a half mile while the
714. Determine the velocity of the fluid in a b) 3031.25 kg/m^3
tank at the exit, given that surface h1 = 1m c) 2989.34 kg/m^3
and h2 = 100 cm. d) 3235.96 kg/m^3
a) 3.9 m/s 721. What is the buoyant force of a body
b) 4.2 m/s that weighs 100 kg in air and 70 kg in
c) 4.8 m/s water?
d) 5.6 m/s a) 234.17 N
715. Water is flowing at a rate of 3500 GPM. b) 329.68 N
The inside radius is 8cm and coefficient of c) 285.6 N
friction is 0.0181. What is the pressure drop d) 294.3 N
over a length of 50 m? 722. A venturi meter with a 15 cm throat is
a) 317 kPa installed in a 20 cm pipe which inclined
b) 301 kPa upward at an angle of 300 to the horizontal.
c) 341 kPa If the distance between pressure tape along
d) 386 kPa the pipe is 1 m, the differential pressure is
716. The unit of kinematic viscosity in SI is 65 kPA. What is the discharge of water in
described as: m^3/s? Assume coefficient of 0.995.
a) Newton per meter a) 0.109 m^3/s
b) Watt per meter b) b) 0.536 m^3/s
c) Pascal second c) 0.233 m^3/s
d) Sq. m per sec d) 0.0123 m^3/s
717. Which of the following is not a unit of 723. What is the pressure of point A in the
viscosity? tank if h = 2 feet from the water level? (g =
a) Pa-sec 32.2 ft/s^2 and = 1.94 slug/ft^3).
b) Poise a) 75 lbf/ft^2
c) stoke b) 85 lbf/ft^2
d) Dyne c) 100 lbf/ft^2
718. Which of the following describes d) 125 lbf/ft^2
laminar flow? 724. Steam with an enthalpy of 700 kcal/kg
a) NR = 2180 enters a nozzle and leaves with an enthalpy
b) NR = 1989 of 650 kcal/kg. Find the initial velocity if
c) NR = 4100 steam leaves with a velocity of 700 m/s,
d) NR = 2100 assuming the nozzle is horizontal and
719. Water is flowing in a pipe with radius disregarding heat losses.
of 30 cm at a velocity of 12 m/s. The density a) 276 m/s
and viscosity of water are: Density = 1000 b) 296 m/s
kg/m^3 ; Viscosity = 1.12 Pa-s. What is the c) 376 m/s
Reynolds number? d) 267 m/s
a) 6428 725. The flow of water through a cast iron
b) 6386 pipe is 6000 GPM. The pipe is 1 ft
c) 4534 nominal diameter. What is the velocity of
d) 2187 water?
720. What is the density of a solid that a) 8.56 ft/sec
weights 194 N (43.9 lbf) in air and 130 N b) 7.56 ft/sec
(29.4 lbf) in water? c) 6.56 ft/sec
a) 3534.50 kg/m^3 d) 5.56 ft/sec
726. A perfect venturi with throat diameter
of 2 in is placed horizontally in a pipe with a
2 inches is placed horizontally in a pipe with
a 6 inches inside diameter. What is the
difference between the pipe and venturi
throat static pressure if the mass flow rate of
water is 100 lb/sec.
a) 38.8 lb/in^2
b) 36.8 lb/in^2
c) 37.8 lb/in^2
d) 35.8 lb/in^2
727. A deposit of P1000 is made in a bank
account that pays 8% interest compounded
annually. Approximately how much money
will be in the account after 10 years?
a) P2160
b) P2345
c) P1860
d) P1925
728. You need P4000 per year for your
college four year course. Your father
invested P5000 in 7% account for your
education when you were born. If you
withdraw P4000 at the end of your 17th,
18th,19th, and 20th birthday, how much
money will be left in the account at the end
of the 21st year?
a) P2500
b) P3400
c) P1700
d) P4000
729. What is the acid test ratio?
a) The ratio of the owners equity to the total
current liabilities
b) The ratio of all assets to total liabilities
c) The ratio of gross margin to operating
sales and administrative expenses
d) The ratio of current assets (exclusive of
inventory) to total current liabilities
730. An interest rate is quoted as being 7
1/2 % compounded quarterly. What is the
effective annual interest rate?
a) 21.8 %
b) 7.71%
c) 7.22%
d) 15.78%
731. Mr. Ayala borrows P100,000.00 at 10%
effective annual interest. He must pay back
the loan over 30 years with uniform monthly
payments due on the first day of each month.
What does Mr. Ayala pay each month?
a) P870
b) P846
c) P878
d) P839
732. A steel drum manufacturer incurs a
yearly fixed operating cost of P200,000.
Each drum manufactured cost P160 to
produce and sells for P200. What is the
manufacturers break-even sales volume in
drums per year?
a) 1250
b) 2500
c) 1000
d) 5000
733. The length of time, usually in years, for
the cumulative net annual profit to equal the
initial investments is called:
a) receivable turnover
b) return on investment
c) price earning ratio
d) pay back period
734. A local firm is establishing a sinking
fund for the purpose of accumulating a
sufficient capital to retire its outstanding
bonds at maturity. The bonds are
redeemable in 10 years, and their maturity
value is P150,000. How much should be
deposited each year if the fund pays interest
at the rate of 3%?
a) P12,547.14
b) P13,084.58
c) P14,094.85
d) P16,848.87
735. What is the formula for a straight line
depreciation rate?
a) 100% - %net salvage value over
estimated life
b) 100% net salvage value over estimated
service life
c) 100% net salvage value over estimated
service life
d) average net salvage value over estimated a) portal-to-portal pay
service life b) down-time pay
736. A machine is under consideration for c) call-in pay
investment. The cost of the machine is d) lost time pay
P25,000. Each year it operates, the machine 741. A machine has an initial cost of
will generate a savings of P15,000. Given an P50,000 and a salvage value of P10,000
effective annual interest rate of 18%, what is after 10 years. What is the straight-line
the discounted payback period, in years, on method depreciation rate as a percentage of
the investment of the machine? the initial cost?
a) 1.75 years a) 10%
b) 3.17 years b) 8%
c) 1.67 years c) 12%
d) 2.16 years d) 9%
737. A businessman wishes to earn 7% on 742. Fifteen years ago, P1000 was deposited
his capital after payment of taxes. If the in a bank account, and today it is worth
income from an available investment will be P2370. The bank pays interest semi-annually.
taxed at an average rate of 42%, what What was the interest rate paid on this
minimum rate of return, before payment of account?
taxes, must the investment offer to be a) 4.9%
justified? b) 5.8%
a) 12.1 % c) 5.0%
b) 10.7% d) 3.8%
c) 11.1 % 743. Company A purchases P200,000 of
d) 12.7 % equipment in year zero. It decides to use
738. Liquid assets such as cash and other straight-line depreciation over the expected
assets that can be converted quickly into 20 year life of the equipment. The interest
cash such as accounts receivable, and rate is 14%. If its average tax rate is 40%,
merchandise is called: what is the present worth of the depreciation
a) current assets tax held?
b) fixed assets a) P3,500
c) total assets b) P26,500
d) land and buildings c) P98,700
739. Instead of the profits being paid out to d) P4,000
the stockholders or owners as dividends, 744. A product has a current selling price of
they are retained in the business and used to P325. If its selling price is expected to
finance expansion. This is called: decline at the rate of 10% per annum
a) retained earnings because of obsolescence, what will be its
b) flow back selling price four years hence?
c) bonds a) P213.23
d) deposits b) P202.75
740. A term used to describe payment of an c) P302.75
employee for time spent on the property of d) P156.00
the employer though not actually working at 745. You borrow P3500 for one year from a
the job, e.g. time spent changing clothes to friend at an interest rate of 1.5% per month
get ready for work or time spent travelling instead of taking a loan from a bank at a rate
from the plant entrance to the place of work.
of 18% per year. Compare how much money
will you save or lose on the transaction.
a) You will pay P155 more than if you
borrowed from the bank
b) You will save P55 by borrowing from
your friend
c) You will pay P85 more than if you
borrowed from the bank
d) You will pay P55 less than if you
borrowed from the bank
746. Instead of paying P100,000 in an
annual rent for offices space at the
beginning of each year for the next 10 years,
an engineering has decided to take out a 10
year P1,000,000 loan for a new building at
6% interest. The firm will invest P100,000
of the rent save and earn 18% annual interest
on that amount. What will be the difference
between the firms annual revenue and
expenses?
a) The firm will need P17,900 extra.
b) The firm will break even.
c) The firm will have P21,500 left over.
d) The firm will need P13,000 extra.
747. The peso amount as earned from an
investment or project is called:
a) ROI
b) Interest
c) ROR
d) Surplus
748. Those funds that are required to make
the enterprise or project a going concern:
a) Working capital
b) Accumulated amount
c) Banking
d) Principal or present worth
749. You borrowed the amount of P10,000
for 120 days at 30% per annum simple
interest. How much will be due at the end of
120 days?
a) P10,100
b) P11,000
c) P11,600
d) P12,000
750. You obtain a loan of P0.5 million at the
rate of 12% compounded annually in order
to build a house. How much must you pay
monthly to amortize a loan within a period
of five years?
a) P10,968
b) P11,968
c) P12,968
d) P13,968
751. An asset is purchased for P25,000. Its
estimated life is 10 years after which it will
be sold for P500. Find the depreciation for
the first three years using the sum of the
years digit.
a) P11,000.72
b) P13,007.72
c) P12,027.27
d) P13,027.72
752. If P10,000 is invested at the end of
each year for 6 years, at an annual interest of
10%, what is the total amount available
upon the deposit of the sixth payment?
a) P77,651
b) P80,156
c) P78,156
d) P77,156
753. The original cost of an equipment is
P50,000, the salvage value after 5 years is
P8,000, and the rate of interest on the
investment is 10%. Determine the capital
recovery per year.
a) P11,879.50
b) P12,897.50
c) P10,879.50
d) P11,379.50
754. A small shop in Leyte fabricates
portable threshers for palay producers in the
locality. The shop can produce each thresher
at a labor cost of P2000. The cost of
materials for each unit is P4500. The
variable costs amount to 800 per unit, while
fixed charges incurred per annum totals to
P90,000. If the portable threshers are sold at
P14,000 per unit, how many units must be
produced and sold per annum to break even?
a) 14 units
b) 17 units
c) 19 units
d) 21 units P187,481.25. Find the value of R if money
755. You want to save an amount of is worth 5%.
P100,000 at the end of 10 years. You are a) P45,000
given 8% interest compounded quarterly. b) P44,000
How much would you have to save per c) P42,000
month in order to accumulate the sum of d) P43,000
P100,000 ten years from now. 760. The amount of P50,000 is deposited in
a) P864.50 a bank. How much money are you going to
b) P590.00 withdraw after 8 years at 8% compounded
c) P648.50 annually?
d) P548.40 a) P83,546
756. With an interest at 10% compounded b) P85,456
annually, after how many years will a c) P92,546
deposit now of P1000 become P1331? d) P97.856
a) 3 years 761. A machine has an initial cost of
b) 4 years P300,000. Its salvage value after 5 years is
c) 5 years P30,000. What is the straight line
d) 6 years depreciation rate of the machine?
757. What rate (%) compounded quarterly is a) 25%
equivalent to 6% compounded semi- b) 23%
annually? c) 18%
a) 5.93 d) 15%
b) 5.99 762. An asset is purchased for P120,000 and
c) 5.96 it can be sold for P12,000. Its estimated life
d) 5.9 is 10 years. Find the depreciation for the
758. Determine the break-even point in second year using the sum-of-the-years digit
terms of number of units produced per method.
month using the following data: a) P17,672
(the costs are in pesos per unit) b) P17,850
Selling price per unit c) P18,276
= 600 d) P19,636
Total monthly overhead expenses 763. A bank offers 2% effective monthly
= 428,000 interest. What is the effective annual rate?
Labor cost a) 26.82%
= 115 b) 25.28%
Cost of materials c) 24.65%
= 76 d) 22.45%
Other variable cost 764. How much must you invest today in
= 2.32 order to accumulate P20,000 at 8% after 6
a) 1036 years?
b) 1044 a) P20,004.50
c) 1053 b) P18,450.80
d) 1025 c) P15,305.60
759. The present value of an annuity of R d) P12,603.40
pesos payable annually for 8 years, with the 765. A machine that cost P1000 will save
first payment at the end of 10 years, is P0.10 per unit produced. Maintenance cost
will be P100 annually. 2000 units are fund is to pay P5000 on the 18th, 19th 20th
produced annually. What is the payback and the 21st birthdays of his son. The fund
period at 12% interest? will be built up by the deposit of a fixed sum
a) 8 years on the sons first to seventeenth birthdays. If
b) 9 years the fund earns 4%, what should the yearly
c) 10 years deposit into the fund be?
d) 12 years a) P985.44
766. An item is purchased for P100,000. b) P845.66
Annual cost is P18,000. Using 10%, what is c) P795.65
the capitalized cost of the perpetual service? d) P765.88
a) P220,000 771. A man owns a building on which there
b) P250,000 is a P100,000 mortgage which earns 6% per
c) P265,000 annum. The mortgage is being paid for in 20
d) P280,000 equal year-end payments. After making 8
767. A car was bought at P549,492.13 with payments, the man desires to reduce his
14% down payment and the remaining payments by refinancing the balance of the
balance will be paid on installment basis debt with a 30-year mortgage at 8%, and to
with a monthly payment of P12,000 for 60 be retired by equal annual payments. What
months. Determine the interest rate would be the reduction in the yearly
compounded annually. payment?
a) 19.56% a) P2,225.70
b) 18.25% b) P2,550.80
c) 16.45% c) P2,985.30
d) 14.35% d) P3,120.90
768. A businessman wishes to earn 9% on 772. An engineer borrows P150,000 at 12%
his capital after payment of taxes. If the effective annual interest. He must pay back
minimum rate of return, before payment of the loan over 25 years with uniform monthly
taxes is 12.1 %. What is the available payments due on the first day of each month.
average taxed rate of the income from a What is this monthly payment?
businessmans investment? a) P1126
a) 25.6 % b) P1265
b) 24.6% c) P1398
c) 22.4% d) P1498
d) 20.5% 773. Funds are deposited in a savings
769. A debt of P1000 is to be paid in five account at an interest rate of 8% per annum
equal yearly payments, each payment compounded semi-annually. What is the
combining an amortization installment an initial amount that must be deposited to
interest at 8% on the previously unpaid yield a total of P10,000 in 10 years?
balance of the debt. What should be the a) P1458
amount of each payment? b) P2550
a) P365.50 c) P3875
b) P310.20 d) P4564
c) P290.60 774. A machinery has an initial cost of
d) P250.45 P40,000 and results in an increase in annual
770. A father wishes to develop a fund for maintenance costs of P2000. If the
his new born sons college education. The machinery saves the company P10,000 per
year, in how many years will the machine water is 8.77 and the specific weight of
pay for itself if compounding is considered? water is 62.4 lb per cubic foot?
(i = 7%) a) 86.03 kN/m^3
a) 8 years b) 82.20 kN/m^3
b) 9 years c) 102.56 kN/m^3
c) 7 years d) 89.90 kN/m^3
d) 11 years 781. Steam at a pressure of 12.5 MPa has a
775. How long will it take a sum of money specific volume of 1160 x 10^-6 m^3 per kg
to double at a 5% annual percentage rate? and a specific enthalpy of 2560 kJ/kg. Find
a) 14.2 years the internal energy per mass of steam.
b) 15.9 years a) 2574.5 kJ per kg
c) 18.4 years b) 2545.5 kJ per kg
d) 19.3 years c) 2634.17 kJ per kg
776. A sum of P1000 is invested now and d) 2560.50 kJ per kg
left for eight years, at which time the 782. A heat engine (Carnot cycle) has its
principal is withdrawn. The interest that has intake and exhaust temperature of 2100C and
accrued is left for another eight years. If the 1200C respectively. What is its efficiency?
effective annual interest rate is 5%, what a) 42.86%
will be the withdrawal amount at the end of b) 34.85%
the 16th year? c) 16.34%
a) P980 d) 18.63%
b) P830 783. One kilogram of water is heated by
c) P780 2000 Btu energy. What is the change in
d) P706 temperature in 0K?
777. How many horsepower is 746 kW? a) 55.6 0K
a) 1 HP b) 54.1 0K
b) 100 HP c) 50.4 0K
c) 74.6 HP d) 48.5 0K
d) 1000 HP 784. A pressure reading of 35 psi in kPa abs
778. What is the origin of the energy is:
conservation equation used in flow system? a) 427.3
a) Newtons First Law of Motion b) 724
b) Newtons Second Law of Motion c) 273.4
c) First Law of Thermodynamics d) 342.72
d) Second Law of Thermodynamics 785. What conditions exists in a adiabatic
779. A volume of 560 cc of air is measured throttling process?
at a pressure of 10 mm Hg vacuum and a a) Enthalpy is variable
temperature of 200C. What will be the b) Enthalpy is constant
volume at standard pressure and 00C? c) Entropy is constant
a) 6.9 cc d) Volume is constant
b) 535.5 cc 786. The specific gravity of a substance is
c) 437.5 cc the ratio of its density to the density of:
d) 1071 cc a) mercury
780. What is the specific weight of a liquid b) gas
substance if it specific weight relative to c) air
d) water
787. What do you call the weight of the
column of air above the earths surface?
a) air pressure
b) aerostatic pressure
c) wind pressure
d) atmospheric pressure
788. An air bubble rises from the bottom of
a well where the temperature is 200C, to the
surface where the temperature is 320C. Find
the percent increase int eh volume of the
bubble if the depth of the well is 8.5 m.
Atmospheric pressure is 101,325 Pascals.
a) 45.5%
b) 72.5%
c) 89.76%
d) 91.34%
789. Gas being heated at constant volume is
undergoing the process:
a) isentropic
b) adiabatic
c) isometric
d) isobaric
790. What is the required heating energy in
raising the temperature of a given amount of
water when the energy applied is 1000 kw-
hr with heat losses at 25%?
a) 1000
b) 1500
c) 1333
d) 1250
791. What is the process that has no heat
transfer?
a) reversible
b) isothermal
c) polytropic
d) adiabatic
792. Heat normally flowing from a high
temperature body to a low temperature body
where in it is impossible to convert heat
without other effects is called the:
a) First Law of Thermodynamics
b) Second Law of Thermodynamics
c) Third Law of Thermodynamics
d) Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
793. What equation applies in the first law
of thermodynamics for an ideal gas in a
reversible open steady state system?
a) Q W = U2 U1
b) Q + VdP = H2 H1
c) Q - VdP = H2 H1
d) Q - PdV = H2 H1
794. Form of energy associated with kinetic
energy of the random motion of large
number of molecules:
a) internal energy
b) kinetic energy
c) heat of fusion
d) heat
795. Which of the following is a set of
standard condition of atmospheric air?
a) 1 atm, 255 0K, 22 cu./kg mole
b) 101.325 kPa, 273 0K, 22.4 cu./kg mole
c) 101.325 kPa, 273 0K, 23.66 cu./kg mole
d) 1 atm, 10 0C, 22.41 cu./kg mole
796. Steam flows into a turbine at a rate of
20 kg/s and 21 kw of heat/ are lost from the
turbine. Ignoring elevation and other energy
effects, calculate the power output from the
turbine if the energy input is 2850 kJ/kg and
energy output is 2410 kJ/kg.
a) 8800 kw
b) 8821 kw
c) 8779 kw
d) 8634 kw
797. What pressure of water is a column of
100 cm high equivalent to:
a) 9807 dynes/cm^2
b) 9807 N/m^2
c) 0.1 bar
d) 100 kPa
798. An engine has an efficiency of 26%. It
uses 2 gallons of gasoline per hour. Gasoline
has heating value of 20,500 Btu/lb and a
specific gravity of 0.80. What is the power
output of the engine?
a) 41.7 kw
b) 0.33 kw
c) 26.0 kw
d) 20.8 kw
799. A thermodynamic system which d) 582.92 kPaa
undergoes a cyclic process during a positive 806. A water temperature rise of 380F in the
amount of work done by the system: condenser is equivalent to:
a) reversed Rankine cycle a) 3.33 0C
b) heat pump b) 33.3 0C
c) reversible-irreversible process c) 21.1 0C
d) heat engine d) 38.1 0C
800. In a constant temperature, closed 807. A boiler installed where the
system process, 100 Btu of heat is atmospheric pressure is 752 mm Hg has a
transferred to the working fluid at 1000F. pressure of 12 kg/cm^2. What is the
What is the change in entropy of the absolute pressure in MPa?
working fluid? a) 1.277 MPa
a) 0.18 kJ/0K b) 1.772 MPa
b) 0.57 kJ/0K c) 2.177 MPa
c) 0.25 kJ/0K d) 3.771 MPa
d) 0.34 kJ/0K 808. An oil storage tank contains oil with
801. If an initial volume of an ideal gas is specific gravity of 0.88 and depth of 20
compressed to one-half of its original meters. What is the absolute pressure in
volume and to twice its original temperature, kPa?
the pressure: a) 274
a) doubles b) 247
b) quadruples c) 724
c) remains constant d) 742
d) halves 809. A pressure tank for a water pump
802. (u + pv) is a quantity called: system contains 2/3 water by volume when
a) flow energy the pressure is 10 kg/cm^2 gauge. What is
b) shaft work the absolute pressure at the bottom of the
c) enthalpy tank if the water is 2 meters depth?
d) internal energy a) 1012 kPa
803. What horsepower is required to b) 1201 kPa
isothermally compress 800 ft^3 per minute c) 1102 kPa
of air from 14.7 psia to 120 psia? d) 1080 kPa
a) 13,800 HP 810. Convert 360F to temperature difference
b) 28 HP to 0C.
c) 256 HP a) 36
d) 108 HP b) 40
804. A pressure of one bar is equivalent to: c) 20
a) 110 kPa d) 25
b) 14 psi 811. At what temperature are the two
c) 720 mm Hg temperatures scales 0C and 0F equal?
d) 1,000,000 dynes/cm^2 a) -20 0C
805. A pressure reading of 4.5 kg/cm^2 is b) -40 0C
equal to: c) -30 0C
a) 441.40 kPaa d) 40 0C
b) 451.60 kPaa 812. The temperature inside a furnace is 320
0
c) 542.72 kPaa C and the temperature of the outside/ is -
100C. What is the temperature difference in a) 853 x 10^-6 m^2
0
F? b) 358 x 10^-6 m^2
a) 495 0F c) 835 x 10^-6 m^2
b) 549 0F d) 583 x 10^-6 m^2
c) 594 0F 818. Water at a pressure of 10 MPa and the
d) 645 0F temperature of 2300C is throttled to a
813. Convert 60 lbs/ft^3 to kN/m^3: pressure of 1 MPa in an adiabatic process.
a) 9.426 What is the quality after throttling?
b) 7.356 a) 11.3%
c) 8.956 b) 12.5%
d) 5.479 c) 14.5%
814. A boiler feed pump delivers 200,000 kg d) 19.3%
of water per hour at 10 MPa and 2300C. 819. An air compressor delivers air to an air
What is the volume flow rate in m^3/sec? receiver having a volume of 2 m^3. At the
a) 0.0666 start, the air in the receiver is at atmospheric
b) 0.0888 condition of 250C and 100 kPa. After 5
c) 0.0777 minutes, the pressure of the air in the tank is
d) 0.0999 1500 kPa and the temperature is 600C. What
815. The radiator of a heating system was is the capacity of the compressor in m^3/min
filled with dry and saturated steam at 0.15 of free air?
MPa after which the valves on the radiator a) 4.97
were closed. As a result of heat transfer to b) 5.55
the room, the pressure drops to 0.10 MPa. c) 6.95
What percentage of steam has condensed? d) 8.45
a) 31.6% 820. At the suction of an air compressor, in
b) 25.4% which the conditions are 97.9 kPa and 270C,
c) 36.1% the air flow rate is 10.3 m^3/min. What is
d) 45.7% the volume flow rate at the free air
816. A throttling calorimeter receives a conditions of 100 kPa and 200C?
sample of steam from a steam main in which a) 7.635 m^3/min
the pressure is 1 MPa. After throttling, the b) 6.590 m^3/min
steam is at 100 kPa and 120 0C. What is the c) 9.848 m^3/min
quality of steam in the steam main? d) 3.568 m^3/min
a) 96.9 % 821. Steam at 5 MPa and 3500C enters a
b) 95.5% turbine and expands isentropically to 0.01
c) 99.6% MPa. If the steam flow rate is 100,000 kg/hr,
d) 92.4% determine the turbine power.
817. Steam at 2.5 MPa and 320 0C expands a) 28.5 kw
through a nozzle to 1.5 MPa at the rate of b) 22.5 kw
10,000 kg/hr. If the process occurs c) 25.8 kw
isentropically and the initial velocity is low, d) 33.8 kw
calculate the exit area of the nozzle.