ASSIGNMENT 3 PART 3

1. Clark told his son, I was your age now when you were born. If Clark is 40 years old now, determine
how old his son is 4 years ago.
a. 14
b. 16
c. 18
d. 20
2. In the x-y plane, if the parabola with equation y = ax 2 + bx + c, where a, b and c are constants, passes
through the point (-1, 1), which of the following statements must be true?
a. a b + c = 1
b. b + a c = 1
c. a b c = -1
d. a + b c = 1
3. Leah tied her horse in a rope outside a silo of radius 12m. The rope is just long enough for her horse to
reach the opposite side of the silo. If the horse cant enter the silo, determine the area that her horse
can graze.
a. 5209.05m2
b. 4464.90m2
c. 3720.75m2
d. 2976.60m2
4. The vertices of a triangle are (5, 3) and (5, -5). Determine the equation of the locus of the third vertex
if the perimeter of the triangle is 20 units.
a. 9x2 + 5y2 90x +10y +50 = 0
b. 5x2- 9y2 +10x 90y +50 = 0
c. 9x2 5y2 -90x +10y +50 = 0
d. 5x2 + 9y2 90x +10y 50 = 0
5. Kardell fires a bullet to a target. He heard the bullet hit the target 2.5secs later. If the speed of the bullet
is 900m/s and the speed of sound is 300m/s. How far is the target?
a. 562.5m
b. 750m
c. 1500m
d. 2250m
6. Two regular pentagons with sides measuring 10cm overlapped each other in such a way that the
overlapping area is a regular decagon. Determine the area of the decagon.
a. 200.13cm2
b. 189.71cm2
c. 178.56cm2
d. 153.88cm2
7. In a certain class in Inhinyero Review Center, each student has blonde hair or wears eyeglasses. 1/6 of
students who has a blonde hair wears eyeglasses and 1/3 of the students who wears eyeglasses have
blonde hair. Determine the fraction of the class in total who wears eyeglasses.
a. 1/2
b. 4/7
c. 3/8
d. 1/3
8. The number 535 is a 3-digit number with two digits that are the same (the number 5). How many 3
digit numbers have two digits that are the same?
a. 312
b. 243
c. 277
d. 231
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9. Determine the point in the parabola y2 = 6x at which the rate of change of the ordinate and abscissa
are equal.
a. (-3, -2)
b. (0, 0)
c. (2, 3)
d. (6, 6)

10. Rationalize the expression

1+
a.
1
+
b.
+
c.
1+
d.
11. Find the equation of the line normal to y = 2 + x x3/3 at the point (3, -4).
a. x 8y 35 = 0
b. x + 8y 35 = 0
c. x 8y + 28 = 0
d. x + 8y 28 = 0

12. Evaluate (1+) 2
a. ex(1+x2)-1 +

b. +
+1
c. ex tanx + c

d.
(+1) 2
13. The following are prime numbers except?
a. 77
b. 79
c. 107
d. 109
14. Two posts, one 10m and the other 14m high are 20m apart. If the posts are supported by a cable
running from the top of the first post to a stake on the ground then back to the top of the second post,
determine the distance from the lower post to the stake to use the minimum amount of wire.
a. 7.67m
b. 8.5m
c. 8.75m
d. 8.33m
15. The area in the first quadrant bounded by the parabola x 2 = 8y, the line x = 4 and the x axis is revolved
about the y axis. Determine the volume of the solid formed.
a. 50.26
b. 48.33
c. 44.11
d. 42.05
16. Senyora entered a stone race, where 14 stones are placed in a row at equal intervals of 6 feet except
the first stone which is 10 feet from the basket. She starts from the basket, picks up the stones and
brings them back one at a time to the basket. How far does she travel to finish the stone race?
a. 1120ft
b. 1196ft
c. 1372ft
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d. 1406ft
17. Two points A and B located along the perimeter of a circular track has a distance of 25m measured
along the perimeter. If the radius of the track is 18m, determine the angle subtended by these points
when an observer along the perimeter is directly opposite of point A.
a. 79.58
b. 39.79
c. 44.15
d. 27.95
18. In a family, each daughter has as many brothers as sisters and each son has three times as many sisters
as brothers. How many sons are there in the family?
a. 2 sons
b. 3 sons
c. 4 sons
d. 5 sons
19. A point is outside an equilateral triangle. The distances of the point to the vertices are 8m, 8m and 15m.
Determine the dimension of the triangle.
a. 10.21m
b. 23.13m
c. 18.77m
d. 14.14m
20. The expression x 4 + ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6 when divided by (x 2) will give a remainder of 16 and when
divided by (x + 1) will give a remainder of 10. Determine the value of b.
a. 5
b. -5
c. 7
d. -7
21. The vertices A and B of a quadrilateral lie on a circle and are collinear with external point P. A secant
is drawn to the circle intersecting at C and D. Angle BPC is 30 degrees. Secants PA and PD have lengths
of 100cm and 90cm respectively. The external segment PB is 50cm. What is the area of the
quadrilateral ABCD?
a. 1677.33cm2
b. 1433.25cm2
c. 1555.56cm2
d. 1590.12cm2
22. Determine the maximum area of a rectangle that can be inscribe in an ellipse having an equation of 4x 2
+ 16y2 16 = 0.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
23. Determine the maximum area of a parabola that can be cut from a regular cone with a height of 15cm
and a base of 24cm.
a. 186.34cm2
b. 199.63cm2
c. 212.45cm2
d. 226.29cm2
24. Determine the volume generated by revolving the triangle with vertices at (1, 1), (2, 4) and (3, 1) about
the line 3x 4y = 12.
a. 60.37
b. 61.13
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c. 54.69
d. 52.78
25. A pirate in a boat is 2km from a point P on a straight shore while his destination is 5km directly east of
point P. If he is able to row 4km per hour and walk at 5km per hour, how far from his destination must
he land on the shore in order to reach his destination in the shortest possible time?
a. 2.52km
b. 2.78km
c. 3.55km
d. 3.12km
26. Determine the shortest distance from the point (9, 6) to the circle defined by the equation x 2 + y2 4x
2y 20 = 0.
a. 3.60
b. 3.90
c. 4.12
d. 4.35
27. Determine the area under the curve r 2 = 16cos.
a. 16
b. 32
c. 48
d. 64
28. A point moves on the parabola y = x2 9x such that Vx = 5. Determine the velocity at (9, 0)
a. 10.30
b. 19.22
c. 27.18
d. 45.28
29. The lower edge of a painting is 3m and the upper edge is 5m measured from the eye of an observer. At
what horizontal distance should he stand to have a maximum viewing angle of the picture?
a. 5.48m
b. 2.74m
c. 8m
d. 3.87m
30. Find the area bounded by the parabola x 2 4x + 8y 12 = 0 and its latus rectum.
a. 10.67
b. 8.33
c. 12.33
d. 9.5
31. What is the equation of the curve such that the sum of the distances of any point on the curve from two
points whose coordinates are (-3, 0) and (3, 0) is always equal to 8?
a. 16x2 + 7y2 112 = 0
b. 16x2 7y2 112 = 0
c. 7x2 + 16y2 112 = 0
d. 7x2 16y2 112 = 0
32. A man 5 feet tall walks towards a straight line at the rate of 1ft/sec on the ground. Determine the rate
his shadow is shortening when the light is 15ft above the ground.
a. 0.125ft/sec
b. 0.5ft/sec
c. 0.75ft/sec
d. 0.25ft/sec

33. In acute triangle ABC, AB = c, BC= a, CA = b and ac = 2b. What is the numerical value of + ?

a. 1/4
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b. 1/2
c. 2/3
d. 1/3
34. A ladder, 13m long is placed between two buildings so that it will reach a window 6m high on one
building. With its foot at the same point and turned over, it will reach a window 5m high on the other
building. Determine the distance between the buildings.
a. 22.19m
b. 21.42m
c. 19.77m
d. 23.53m
35. The sides of a triangle measures 32cm, 47cm and 55cm. Determine the radius of the inscribed circle.
a. 14.45cm
b. 32.68cm
c. 27.57cm
d. 11.20cm
36. A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along the road and 14km from the point of tangency, another road
opens toward the lake. From the intersection of the two roads to the periphery of the lake, the length
of the new road is 10km. If the new road will be prolonged across the lake, determine the length of the
bridge to be constructed.
a. 9.6km
b. 4.8km
c. 19.6km
d. 9.8km
37. Determine the centroid of the area bounded by the curves y 2 = 4x, x=4 and the x-axis.
a. (2 , 1.8)
b. (2.2, 1.6)
c. (2.2, 1.4)
d. (2.4, 1.5)
38. Gas is leaking from a spherical balloon at a constant rate of 8in 3 per minute. How fast is the surface
area of the balloon shrinking when the radius is 40in?
a. 0.20in2/min
b. 0.30in2/min
c. 0.40in2/min
d. 0.50in2/min
39. A wheel, 3 feet in diameter rolls up an incline of 15. When the point of contact of the wheel with the
incline is 4 feet from the base of the incline, what is the height of the center of the wheel above the base
of the incline?
a. 2.12ft
b. 2.89ft
c. 2.48ft
d. 2.37ft
6 2 35
40. Evaluate: lim 22 +68

a.
b.
5
c. 8
d. 3
41. What is the angle between the diagonal of a cube and the diagonal of a face of the cube? (Both diagonals
are drawn from the same vertex.
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a. 45
b. 39.67
c. 33.82
d. 35.26
42. Determine the value of C in the partial fraction:

3 2 + 16 + 15
3
= + 2
+
( + 3) + 3 ( + 3) ( + 3)3

a. 3
b. 6
c. -2
d. -6
43. Transform the polar equation r 2cossin = 4 to rectangular coordinates.
a. x - y =4
b. x + y = 4
c. xy = 4
d. xy = 2
44. If A + B + C = 180 and tanA + tanB + tanC = x, what is the value of (tanA)(tanB)(tanC)?
a. x
b. x/2
c. 2x
d. 3x/2
45. In a triangle PQR, R = /2. If tan (P/2) and tan (Q/2) are the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0, and a is not
equal to zero, then
a. a + b =c
b. a b = c
c. b = c + a
d. a = c