ADDITIONAL PRACTICE EXERCISES in B. 45° D.

15° the point of intersection of the angular bisector to

side AB.
TRIGONOMETRY and SOLID A. 5.21 cm C. 3.78 cm
7. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one
MENSURATION triangle is 3 units more than its base and the altitude B. 4.73 cm D. 6.25 cm
of the other triangle is 3 units less than its base. Find
the altitudes, if the areas of the triangles differ by 21 13. A ladder 5 m long leans on a wall and makes an
1. The sides of a triangular lot are130 m, 180 m and square units. angle of 30° with the horizontal. Find the vertical
190 m. This lot is to be divided by a line bisecting the A.6 and 12 C. 5 and 11 height from the top to the ground.
longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. B.3 and 9 D. 4 and 10 A. 2.50 m C. 1.50 m
Find the length of this line. B. 2.00 m D. 2.75 m
A. 120 m C. 122 m 8. A ship started sailing S 42°35’ W at the rate of 5 kph.
B. 130 m D. 125 m After 2 hours, ship B started at the same port going 14. If sin 3A = cos 6B, then:
N 46°20’ W at the rate of 7 kph. After how many A. A  B  180 C. A  2B  30
2. The areas of two similar triangles are in the ratio of hours will the second ship be exactly north of ship B. A  2B  30 D. A  B  30
4:1. If the length of the side of the smaller triangle is A?
5 units, what is the length of the corresponding side A.3.68 C. 5.12 15. The sides of a triangle are 14 cm, 15 cm and 13 cm
of the larger triangle? B. 4.03 D. 4.83 respectively. Find the area of the circumscribing
A. 15 C. 10 circle.
B. 25 D. 20 9. An aero lift airplane can fly at an airspeed of 300 A. 202.2 C. 210.5
mph. If there is a wind blowing towards the cast at B. 205.3 D. 207.4
3. Sin (B – A) is equal to _____, when B = 270 degrees 50 mph, what should be the plane’s compass
and A is an acute angle. heading in order for its course to be 30°? What will 16. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m each,
A. –cos A C. –sin A be the plane’s ground speed if it flies in this course? respectively. The angle opposite the 150 m side is
B. cos A D. sin A 26°. What is the third side?
A. 19.7°,307.4 mph C. 21.7°,321.8 mph A. 197.49 m C. 341.78 m
4. If sec² A is 5/2, the quantity 1 - sin² A is equivalent to B. 20.1°,309.4 mph D. 22.3°,319.2 mph B. 218.61 m D. 282.15 m
A. 2.5 C. 0.4
B. 1.5 D. 0.6 10. If the vertex of an isosceles triangle is 80  and the 17. If sin A = 4/5 and A is in the first quadrant, find tan A
side opposite the vertex measures 12 cm, determine + sec A.
5. A man standing on a 48.5 ,meter building high, has the perimeter of the triangle. A. 3 C. 4
an eyesight height of 1.5 m from the top of the A. 30.66 cm C. 34.88 cm B. 3/5 D. 2/3
building, took a depression reading from the top of B. 32.53 cm D. 28.55 cm
another nearby building and nearest wall, which are 18. If sin   cos   1/ 3 , what is the value of sin 2 ?
50° and 80° respectively. Find the height of the 11. The sides of a scalene triangle are 5, 7 and 10 cm A. 1/3 C. 8/9
nearby building in meters. The man is standing at respectively. Determine the radius of the inscribed B. 1/9 D. 4/9
the edge of the building and both buildings lie on the circle.
same horizontal plane. A. 1.48 B. 2.05 19. Determine the simplified form of 2/(1-cos 2C).
A. 39.49 C. 30.74 C. 2.22 D. 1.53 A. csc C C. se C
B. 35.50 D. 42.55 B. sec2 C D. csc2 C
12. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 15 cm, BC =
6. Solve for θ in the following equation: Sin 2θ = cos θ 18 cm and CA = 24 cm. Determine the distance from 20. Points A and B are 100 m apart and are of the same
A. 30° C. 60° elevation as the foot of a building. The angles of
 elevation of the top of the building from points A and 26. Csc 520° is equal to
B are 21° and 32° respectively. How far is A from the A. cos 20° C. tan 45° 35. Solve for the x in the given equation: arc tan (2x) +
building in meters? B. csc 20° D. sin 20° arc tan (x) = π/4
A. 259.28 C. 271.64 A. 0.149 C. 0.421
B. 265.42 D. 277.29 27. Find the value of A between 270° and 360° if 2 sin2 B. 0.281 D.0.316
A – sin A = 1
21. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level A. 300° C. 310° 36. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a
plane. The angles of depression of the top and B. 320° D. 330° tower to be 30°. He walks 85 m nearer the tower and
bottom of the monument viewed from the top of the finds its angle of elevation to be 60°. What is the
PLDT tower at 13° and 35° respectively. The height 28. If cos 65° + cos 55° = cos θ, find θ in radians. height of the tower?
of the tower is 50 m. Find the height of the A. 0.765 C. 1.213 A. 76.31 m C. 73.31 m
monument . B. 0.087 D. 1.421 B. 73.16 m D. 73.61 m
A. 29.13 m C. 32.12 m
B. 30.11 m D. 33.51 m 29. The area of a triangle inscribed in a circle having a
37. Solve for x in the equation: sin2x  2cosx .
radius 9 cm. is equal to 43.23 sq. cm. If one of the
A. 90° C.95°
22. The captain of a ship views the top of a lighthouse at sides of the triangle is 18 cm., find one of the other
B.100° D. 80°
an angle of 60° with the horizontal at an elevation of sides.
6 meters above sea level. Five minutes later, the A. 16.42 cm C.14.36cm
38. If sin40  sin20  sin  , find the value of θ in degrees.
same captain of the ship views the top of the same B. 17.29 cm D. 12.42 cm
A. 20 C. 120
lighthouse at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. B.80 D. 60
Determine the speed of the ship if the lighthouse is
known to be 50 meters above sea level. 30. The sine of a certain angle is 0.6 calculate the
cotangent of the angle. 39. From A a pilot flies 125 km in the direction of
A. 0.265 m/sec C. 0.169 m/sec
A. 4/3 C. 4/5 N3820’W and turns back. Through an error, the
B. 0.155 m/sec D. 0.021 m/sec
B. 5/4 D. 3/4 pilot then flies 125 km in the direction of S5140’E.
In what direction must the pilot now fly to reach the
23. If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a
31. Find the value of y in the given: y = (1 + cos 2θ) tan intended destination A?
circle of radius 10 cm, determine the side of the
triangle. θ A. S 4220’ W C. S 4420’ W
A. 34.64 cm C. 36.44 cm A. sin θ C. sin 2θ B. S 4320’ W D. S 4520’ W
B. 64.12 cm D. 32.10 cm B. cos θ D. cos 2θ
40. Evaluate: sec(arc csc 5 / 2) .
24. A wheel, 5 ft in diameter, rolls up an incline of 18°20’. 32. Simplify the equation sin2 θ ( 1+cot2 θ ) A. 1.091 C. 2.191
What is the height of the center of the wheel above A.1 C. sin2 θ sec2 θ B. 0.021 D. 1.001
the base of the incline when the wheel has rolled up B. sin2 θ D. sec2 θ
5 ft up the incline? 41. A pole is erected on the top of a building 20 m high.
A. 3 ft C. 4 ft 33. Simplify the expression sec θ – (sec θ )sin2 θ The angles of elevation of the foot and the top of the
B. 5 ft D. 6 ft A. cos2 θ C. sin2 θ pole from a point on the ground are 30  and 40 
B. cos θ D. sin θ respectively. Find the height of the pole.
25. ( cos A )4 – ( sin A ) 4 is equal to _____. A. 8.87 m C. 7.75 m
A. cos 4A C. sin 2A 34. Evaluate arc cot [ 2 cos )arc sin 0.5) ] B. 9.07 m D. 8.24 m
B. cos 2A D. sin 4A A. 30° C. 60°
B. 45° D. 90°
42. The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having other end is 52.75. If the canal is 100.6 mi long, find
8.25% grade is _____ degrees? 50. The angle of elevation of a tower at place A south of the altitude of the space shuttle.
A. 4.72 C. 5.12 it is 30  and at B west of A and a distance of 50 m A. 196 miles C. 198 miles
B. 4.27 D. 1.86 from it the angle of elevation is 18  , determine the B. 192 miles D. 194 miles
height of the tower.
43. Given the 3 sides of a triangle: 2, 3, 4. What is the A. 19.65 m C. 22.22 m 56. Three circles with centers A,B, and C have
angle in radians opposite the side with length 3? B. 15.42 m D. 26.32 m respective radii 50, 30 and 20 in and are tangent to
A. 0.81 C. 0.67 each other externally. Find the area (in in2) of the
B. 0.45 D. 0.74 51. A flagpole stands on the edge of the bank of a river. curvilinear triangle formed by the three circles.
From a point on the opposite bank directly across A. 142 C. 146
44. In triangle DEF, DE = 18m and EF = 6m. Side FD from the flagpole, the measure of the angle of B. 152 D. 148
maybe elevation to the top of the pole is 25. From a point
A. 10 m C. 12 m 200 ft further away and in line with the pole and the 57. Three circles of radii 115,150 and 225m,
B. 11 m D. 13 m first point, the measure of the angle of elevation to respectively, are tangent to each other externally.
the top of the pole is 21. Find the distance across Find the smallest angle of the triangle formed by
45. Given an equilateral triangle. What is the ratio of the the river. joining the centers of the circles.
area of a circle inscribed to the area of a circle A. 930 ft C. 940 ft A. 33.5 C. 61.2
circumscribed about the triangle? B. 950 ft D. 960 ft B. 43.1 D. 51.9
A. 1/2 C. 1/3
B. 1/4 D. 1/5 52. The bearing of a buoy from a ship 8.7 mi away is 64. 58. A woman hikes 503 m, turns and jogs 415 m, turns
The ship is headed due north and the navigator again, and runs 365 m returning to her starting point.
46. In a triangle ABC, AB = 36 cm, BC = 24 cm and CA plans to change course when the buoy has a bearing What is the area (in m2) of the triangle formed by her
= 18 cm. Find the length of the median from the of 154. How much farther will the ship travel before path?
vertex C to the line AB. a change of course is needed? A. 77,800 C. 76,200
A. 23.12 C.11.22 A. 18.5 mi C. 19.8 mi B. 75,400 D. 74,600
B. 16.78 D. 20.12 B. 17.3 mi D. 20.4 mi
2  3
59. If sin   , tan   1 ,    , and    2 , find
47. In an oblique triangle, a = 25, b = 16, angle C = 53. Find the exact values cos (α+β) if sin α = 3/5, tan β 2 2 2
94°06’. Find the measure of angle A. = -5/12 , 0<α<π/2 and π/2<β<π. the exact value of sin(α+β).
A. 54.5° C. 45.5° A. 33/65 C. -33/65 A. 0 C. 1
B. 24.5° D. 55.4° B. -63/55 D. 63/65 B. -2 D. -1

48. sin A cos B – cos A sin B is equivalent to : 54. One of the angles of a triangle measures 31. An 60. A tower 150 m high is situated at the top of a hill. At
A. cos ( A – B ) C. tan ( A – B ) adjacent side measures 40 cm and the opposite side a point 650 m down the hill the angle between the
B. sin ( A – B ) D. cos ( A is twice as long as the other adjacent side. What are surface of the hill and the line of sight to the top of
–B) the measures of the other two angles? the tower is 1230’. Find the inclination of the hill to
A. 13 and 136 C. 14 and 135 the horizontal plane.
49. A parcel of land in the form of a triangle has sides A. 554’ C. 612’
B. 16 and 133 D. 15 and 134
312 m and 485 m long, respectively. The included B. 710’ D. 750’
angle is 81  30’. Determine the perimeter of the land.
A. 1243.22 m C. 1333.5 m 55. A space-shuttle pilot flying toward the Suez Canal
B. 1354.76 m D. 1426.3 m finds that the angle of depression to one end of the
canal is 38.25 and the angle of depression to the
61. Find the length of the altitude of angle A to side a for 68. Solve for A (0⁰  A  2 A) in the equation 2sin A 74. If A + B + C = 180⁰ and tan A + tan B + tan C = x,
a triangle whose sides are a = 16, b = 14, and c = cos A – sin A – 2cos A + 1 = 0. find the value of (tan A)(tan B)(tan C).
20. A. A/6 C. A/4 A. 1.50x C. 2.0x
A. 14 C. 13 B. A/3 D. 2 A/3 B. 0.50x D. x
B. 15 D. 12
69. In the system of equations below, find the average 75. The explement of an angle is 5 times its supplement.
62. Two forces of 17.5 and 22.5 lb act on a body. If their of x and y. Find the angle.
directions make an angle of 5010’ with each other, sin x + sin y = a ; cos x + cos y = b A. 135⁰ C. 45⁰
find the magnitude of their resultant. A. Arcsin (a/b) C. Arctan (a/b) B. 150⁰ D. 90⁰
A. 36.3 lb C. 35.6 lb Arccot ((a2 +
B. Arccos(a/b) D.
B. 38.6 lb D. 37.3 lb b2)/2) 76. Find the value of sin2 0⁰ + sin2 1⁰ +…+ sin2 89⁰ + sin2
90⁰.
63. A pole casts a shadow of 25 ft at one time and a 70. Two chords AB = 8 cm and BC = 12 cm of a circle A. 44.5 C. 46.5
shadow of 10 ft at a later time when the angle of form an angle of 120⁰. Find the radius of the circle. B. 45.5 D. 47.5
elevation is twice as large. Find the height of the A. 14 cm C. 12 cm
pole. B. 16 cm D. 10 cm 77. Of what quadrant is A if sec A is positive and csc A
A. 10 ft C. 11 ft is negative?
B. 12 ft D. 13 ft 71. A quadrilateral ABCD is to be inscribed in a A. III C. IV
semicircle in such a way that AD will be along the B. I D. II
64. Simplify: sin2 x 1  cot 2 x  . diameter. If AB = 10 cm, BC = 20 cm, and CD = 30
cm, determine the diameter of the semicircle. 78. If cos 4x = cos 6y, which of the following is correct?
A. sin2 x C.1
A. 41.1309 cm C. 41.1903 cm A. 2x + 3y = 90⁰ C. 2x + 3y = 180⁰
B. sec2 x sin x D. tan2 x
B. 41.1039 cm D. 41.1093 cm B. 2x + 3y = 270⁰ D. 2x + 3y = 360⁰
65. What is the area, to the nearest acre, of a triangular 72. At a point A south of a tower, the angle of elevation 79. In what direction should an airplane fly in order to fly
field that is 529 ft on one side and 849 ft on another, of the top of the tower is 30⁰. From A, 1000 meters due north at 320 kph if the wind is blowing due west
if the angle between these sides measures 102.7 ? east, at point B, the angle of elevation of the top of at 50 kph
A. 7 C. 6 the tower is 15⁰. Find the height of the tower. A. N 8⁰53’ W C. S 8⁰53’ W
B. 4 D. 5 A. 320.05 m C. 230.50 m B. S 8⁰53’ E D. N 8⁰53’ E
B. 302.50 m D. 203.05 m
66. Find the identity of sin3θ in terms of sinθ. 80. A baseball diamond is a square 27 m on a side, and
A. 3 sin   4 sin3  C. 4 sin   3 sin3  73. Two towers 120 meters apart are on the same the pitcher’s mound is 18 m from the homeplate.
B. 4 sin   3 sin3  D. 3 sin   4 sin3  horizontal plane. An observer standing successively How far is the mound from the first base?
at the bases of the towers observes that the angle of A. 19.12 m C. 27.00 m
67. A parcel of land has sides measuring 175 ft, 234 ft, elevation of the taller is twice that of the smaller. At B. 20.13 m D. 24.75 m
295 ft and 415 ft and the angle between the sides of the midway point, he observes that the angles of
length 234 ft and 295 ft has measure 137.1. What elevation of the tops of the towers are 81. Find the angle between the diagonal of a cube and
is the measure of the angle opposite this angle? complementary. Find the height of the smaller tower. the diagonal of a face of the cube. Both diagonals
A. 110 C. 108 A. 90 m C. 40 m are drawn from the same vertex.
B. 104 D. 106 B. 80m D. 30 m A. 45.00⁰ C. 53.13⁰
B. 35.26⁰ D. 36.87⁰
82. A wheel 3.2 ft. in diameter rolls up an incline of 16⁰. 86. The bisector of the right angle of a right triangle B. 48 D. 18
When the point of the contact of the wheel with the divides the hypotenuse into two segments, 431.9 cm 93. ABDE is a square section and BDC is an equilateral
incline is 4.5 feet from the base of the incline, how and 523.8 cm respectively. Find the one of the acute triangle with C outside the square. Compute the
far is the center of the wheel from the horizontal angles of the given triangle. angle of ACE.
base? A. 42.7⁰ C. 39.5⁰ A. 45⁰ C. 60⁰
A. 3.67 ft C. 2.78 ft B. 63.8⁰ D. 25.1⁰ B. 30⁰ D. 90⁰
B. 4.98 ft D. 2.37 ft 87. An airplane is above a straight road on which are two 94. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a
observers 1640 m apart. At a given signal the point A is 23⁰ 30’. From another point B, the angle of
83. A vertical pole stands on a plane inclined at an angle observers take the angles of elevation of the elevation of the top of the tower is 55⁰ 30’. The points
of 12⁰ with the horizontal. At the base of the incline airplane, finding them to be 58⁰ and 63⁰, A and B are 217.45 m apart and on the same
the pole subtends an angle of 30⁰. At a point from respectively. Find the height of the plane. horizontal plane as the foot of the tower. The
the base and 6.2 meters up the incline, the pole A. 1378 m C. 1298 m horizontal angle subtended by A and B at the foot of
subtends an angle of 53⁰. Find the height of the pole. B. 1503 m D. 1443 m the tower is 90⁰. Find the height of the tower.
A. 5.61 m C. 7.89 m 88. Three times the sine of a certain angle is equal to A. 92.15 m C. 90.59 m
B. 9.34 m D. 6.48 m twice the square of the cosine of the same angle. B. 86.34 m D. 84.36 m
What is the tangent of the angle?
84. An existing road (AT) is just passing along the A. – 0.58 C. – 0.92 95. A tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle
circumference of a circular lake where point T is the B. – 0.39 D. – 0.85 with the ground. If the broken part makes an angle
point of tangency. A proposed road (AC) is to cross 89. Two men A and B are 357 meters apart on a straight of 50⁰ with the ground and the top of the tree is now
the lake which requires a bridge (BC) and a detour shore of a lake and are looking at a tree T on the 20 feet from its base, how tall was the tree?
road (AB) to be constructed over the lake. If AT = 2.5 opposite shore How wide is the lake if angle ABT is A. C.
km and AB = 2.15 km, determine the length of the 32⁰ 20’ and angle BAT is 41⁰ 30’? B. D. 54.95 m
bridge. A. 182 m C. 165 m 96. A certain road has a grade of 40%. What is its angle
B. 132 m D. 109 m of inclination in mils?
A. 0.76 km C. 0.61 m A. 388 C. 384
B. 1.22 km D. 0.53 m 90. From the top of a tower 36 m high, the angles of B. 390 D. 396
depression of the top and bottom of another tower
85. In the figure shown, determine the area of the standing on the same horizontal plane are found to
quadrilateral ABCD. be 28⁰ 56’ and 53⁰ 41’, respectively. Find the
C distance between the summits of the two towers. 97. A cyclic quadrilateral has the sides AB = 8, BC = 10,
B A. 25.9 m C. 30.2 m CD = 12 cm, respectively. The fourth side DA is the
B. 24.3 m D. 39.6 m diameter of the circle. Find the area of the circle.
A. 319.21 cm2 C. 321.34 cm2
91. Simplify the equation sin x (1 + cot 2 x).
2
 P B. 314.16 cm 2
D. 308.76 cm2
A. sin x C. cot x
B. cos x D. 1 98. The vertices A and B of a quadrilateral lie on a circle
D A
and are collinear with an external point P. A secant
92. A vertical pole consists of two parts, each one half of is drawn to the circle intersecting at C and D. Angle
PB = 50 m, PC = 90 m, PA = 45 m, A = 15⁰ the whole pole. At a point in the horizontal plane BPC = 30 degrees. If secants PA and PD have
which passes through the foot of the pole and 36 m lengths of 100 m and 90 m, respectively and the
A. 981 m2 C. 672 m2 from it, the upper half of the pole subtends an angle external segment PB is 50 m, determine the area of
B. 874 m2 D. 701 m2 whose tangent is 1/3. How high is the pole? the quadrilateral ABCD.
A. 36 C. 24 A. 1565.65 m2 C. 1666.67 m2
 B. 1656.56 m2 D. 1555.56 m2 B. 14.22 cm D. 14.23 cm length of the tangent segment from the center of the
larger circle to the smaller circle?
99. A border is formed by two concentric circles of 107. Find the length of the side of a regular pentagon A. 2 C. 3
different radii. If the length of the chord of the larger inscribed in a circle of a radius 10 cm. B. 4 D. 5
circle that is tangent to the smaller circle is 40, find A. 10.34 cm C.11.76cm
the area of the border. B. 12.42 cm D. 35.22 cm 115. A regular 5 pointed star is inscribed in a circle
A. 1,471.23 C. 1,256.6 with a diameter of 10 m. What is the area of the
B. 628.32 D. 859.31 108. The interior angles of a polygon are in arithmetic
progression. The least angle is 1200 and the region inside the circle not covered by the star
100. Find the area of a regular pentagon whose side common deference is 50. Find the numbers of sides. A. 50.46 m2 C. 65.34 m2
is 25 cm and apothem is 7.2 cm. A. 8 C. 9 B. 40.56 m2 D. 57.83 m2
A. 1075 C. 1142 B. 11 D. 10 116. A regular pentagon has sides of 20 cm. An inner
B. 1010 D. 1067 pentagon with sides of 10 cm is inside and
109. One side of a parallelogram is 10 cm and its
101. Find the sum of the interior angles of the diagonals are 16 cm and 24 cm respectively. Find its concentric to the larger pentagon. Determine the
pentagram (star). area. area inside the larger pentagon but outside of the
A. 180 C. 540 A. 143.2 cm 2 C. 112.4cm2 smaller pentagon.
B. 360 D.720 B. 150.5cm 2
D. 158.74 cm2 A. 515.76 C. 416.57
B. 637.15 D. 218.96
102. A circle with radius 6 has half its area removed 110. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540
by cutting of a border of uniform width. Find the width degrees. Find the number of sides. 117. A quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle having a
of the border. A. 5 C. 8 radius of 10 cm. One of the sides of the quadrilateral
A. 2.20 C. 1.86 B. 6 D.11 is the diameter and the other two sides adjacent to
B. 1.76 D. 2.75 the diameter are 8 cm and 12 cm respectively.
111. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 3 Determine the length of the fourth side.
103. What is the measure of the interior angle of the cm and 4 cm, respectively. Find the perimeter of the A. 8.63 cm C. 10.33 cm
regular 2000-gon? rhombus. B. 9.86 cm D. 9.42 cm
A. 1800 C. 2000 A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12
B. 2200
D. 1780 118. Which plane figure has the highest ratio of
112. The ratio of the area of regular polygon inscribed perimeter to area?
104. For a regular polygon of heptagon sides, find the in a circle to the area of the circumscribing regular A. circle C. regular hexagon
number of the degrees contained in each central polygon of the same number of side is 3:4. Find the B. equilateral triangle D. square
angle. number of the sides.
A. 51.43 0 C. 600 A. 6 B. 8 C. 7 D. 9 119. A goat is tethered to a corner of a 4 m. by 5 m.
B. 400 0
D. 32.730 shed by a 6 m. rope. What is the maximum area the
113. A rectangular ABCD which measures 18 by24 goat can cover? (ans. in square meters)
105. Determine the area of a rhombus if each side units is folded once, perpendicular to diagonal AC, A. 88.75 C. 67.87
measure 2cm. so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide. Find B. 98.76 D. 56.48
A. 2 2 C. 3 3 the length of the fold.
A. 45/2 C. 7/2 120. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included
B. 2 3 D. 3 2
B. 2 D. 54/2 angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees respectively, find
106. The area of a rhombus is 168m2. If one of its the length of the shorter diagonal.
diagonal is12m, find the length of the sides of a 114. The diameters of the two circles that are tangent A.10.63 C. 10.73
rhombus. internally are 18 and 8, respectively. What is the B.10.37 D. 10.23
A. 15.23 cm C.10.42cm
121. The sides of a parallelogram are 84 cm and 63 B. 78.31 D. 186.71 134. A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9
cm respectively. If one of its diagonal is 48 cm long, m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m. What is the base
compute the smallest interior angle of the 128. How many diagonals can be drawn from a 12 edge in meters?
parallelogram. sided polygon? A. 10 C. 12
A. 50.64° C. 45.43° A. 66 C. 54 B. 11 D. 13
B. 36.42° D. 34.51° B. 48 D. 36
129. The tangent and a secant are to a circle from the 135. Two cylinders of equal radius 3 m have their
122. The sum of the sides of two polygons is 9 and same external point. If the tangent is 6 inches and axes at right angles. Find the volume of the common
the sum of its diagonals is 7. Find the number of the external segment of the secant is 3 inches, part.
sides of each polygon. compute the length of the secant. A. 122 cu. cm. C. 154 cu. cm.
A. 5 & 4 C. 7 & 2 A. 10 C. 12 B. 144 cu. cm. D. 134 cu. cm.
B. 6 & 3 D. 4 & 8 B. 13 D. 14
136. A solid has a circular base of radius 20 cm. Find
123. Tangents are drawn to a circle of radius 10 cm 130. Two circles with radii 8 and 3 m are tangent to the volume of the solid if every plane section
from a point 25 cm from its center. Find the length of each other externally. What is the distance between perpendicular to a certain diameter is an equilateral
the tangents. the points of tangency of one of their common triangle.
A. 22.913 cm C. 24.302 cm external tangents? A. 18,475.21 cm3 C. 12,775.21 cm3
B. 20.633 cm D. 27.439 cm A. 7.8 m C. 10.7 m B. 20,475.31 cm D. 21,475.21 cm3
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124. Find the radius of the circle circumscribing an B. 9.8 m D. 6.7 m

isosceles right triangle having an area of 162 sq. 137. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by
cm.? how much is the surface area increased?
A. 11.23 C. 12.73 131. The capacities of two hemispherical tanks are in A. 30% C. 69%
B. 10.63 D. 15.27 the ratio 64:125. If 4.8 kg of paint is required to paint B. 21% D. 33%
the outer surface of the smaller tank, then how many
125. The sides of the triangle are 40 cm, 50 cm, and kilograms of paint would be needed to paint the outer 138. If the edge of a cube decreases by x%, its
60 cm. How far is the point of intersection of the surface of the larger tank? volume decreases by 48.8%. Find the value of x.
perpendicular bisector of the sides of the triangle to A. 8.5 kg C. 7.5 kg
any of its vertex? B. 6.7 kg D. 9.4 kg A. 10 C. 16
A. 30.24 C. 23.54 B. 20 D. 25
B. 15.27 D. 40.13 132. A wooden cone of altitude 10 cm is to be cut into
two parts of equal weight. How far from the vertex 139. Compute the volume of a regular icosahedron
126. A triangle has sides equal to 68 cm, 77 cm, and should the cut parallel to the base be made? with sides equal to 6 cm.
75 cm, respectively. Find the area of the escribed A. 6.65 cm C. 7.94 cm A. 470.88 cm3 C. 340.89 cm3
circle tangent to the shortest side of the triangle. B. 3.83 cm D. 8.83 cm 3
B. 520.78 cm D. 250.56 cm3
A. 9,503.32 cm2 C. 9,305.32 cm2 133. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone 140. Compute the volume (in cm3)of a sphere
B. 6,503.23 cm2 D. 8,603.32 cm2 of base radius 5 cm and a height 10 cm stand on a inscribed in an octahedron having sides equal to 18
127. A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12 cm, 20 cm, plane. Find the position of a plane that cuts the two cm.
8 cm, and 17 cm respectively. If the sum of the two solids in equal circular sections. A. 1622.33 C.1663.22
opposite angles is 225, find the area of the A. 2cm C. 1.5 cm B. 1875.45 D.1892.63
quadrilateral. B. 2.5 cm D. 3.2 cm
A. 168.18 C. 70.73
141. Compute the area of bi-rectangular spherical 154. A solid has a circular base of diameter 40 cm.
triangle having an angle of 60o and a radius of 8 m. 148. Two cylinders of equal radius 3 m have their Find the volume of the solid if every section
A. 76.56 m2 C. 56.34 m2 axes at right angles. Find the volume of the common perpendicular to a fixed diameter is an isosceles
B. 45.65 m2 D. 67.02 m2 part. right triangle.
A. 144 cm3 C. 136 cm3 A. 32223.56 C. 10666.67
142. Find the volume of a spherical cone in a sphere B. 155 cm 3
D. 125 cm3 B. 12555.60 D. 12044.48
of radius 17 cm if the radius of its zone is 8 cm.
A. 2120.35 C. 1210.56 149. Given a solid right circular cone having a height 155. The volume of a truncated prism with an
B. 1426.34 D. 2316.75 of 8 cm. has a volume equal to 4 times the volume equilateral triangle as its horizontal base is equal to
of the smaller cone that could be cut from the same 3600 cm3. The vertical edges at each corners are 4,
143. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks cone having the same axis. Compute the height of 6, and 8 cm., respectively. Find one side of the base.
to a depth of 12 cm in a certain liquid. Calculate the the smaller cone. A. 22.37 C. 37.22
area exposed above the liquid in cm2. A. 5.04 cm C. 4.45 cm B. 25.43 D. 17.89
A. 45 pi. C. 15 pi. B. 3.25 cm D. 2.32 cm
B. 20 pi. D. 10 pi. 156. Aluminum and lead have specific gravities of 2.5
150. The diameter of a sphere and the base of a cone and 16.48 respectively. If a cubical aluminum has
144. Two balls, one 6 cm in diameter and the other 4 are equal. What percentage of that diameter must edge of 0.30 m., find the edge of a cubical block of
cm in diameter are placed in a cylindrical jar 9 cm in the cones height be so that both volumes are equal. lead having the same weight as the aluminum.
diameter. Find the volume of water necessary to A. 100% C. 200% A. 10 cm C. 13 cm
cover them. ` B. 50% D. 400% B. 14 cm D. 16 cm
A. 234.44 cm3 C. 362.33 cm3
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B. 257.22 cm D. 262.22 cm3 151. The volume of a regular pyramid whose base is 157. How many edges are there in a regular
a regular hexagon is 156 m3. If the altitude of the octahedron?
145. Find the area of a regular polygon whose side is pyramid is 5m., find the sides of the base. A. 8 C. 12
25 m and apothem is 17.2 m. A. 4 m C. 6 m B. 20 D. 30
A. 1075 C. 1175 B. 8 m D. 3 m
B. 925 D. 1275 158. A hole 10 cm in diameter is to be punched out
152. What is the volume of a pyramid whose altitude from a right circular cone having a diameter of 16cm.
146. Find the area of a pentagon which is is 16 cm. long and whose base is enclosed by a Determine the volume punched out if the height of
circumscribing a circle having an area of 420.60 sq. rhombus whose sides are 6 cm. long and whose the cone is 24cm.
cm. acute angles are 30o? A.1599.06 C. 1099.56
A. 386.57 C. 486.35 A. 96 cm3 C. 86 cm3 B.1124.53 D. 1235.72
B. 450.54 D. 260.24 B. 69 cm 3
D. 76 cm3
159. In a circle with a diameter of 10 meters, a regular
153. The base of a cylinder is a hexagon inscribed in five pointed star touching its circumference is
147. A reverse curve on a railroad track consists of a circle. If the difference in the circumference of the inscribed. What is the area of the part not covered
two circular arcs. The central angle of one side is 20° circle and the perimeter of the hexagon is 4 cm., find by the star?
with radius of 2500 ft, while the central angle of the the volume of the cylinder if it has an altitude of 20 A. 60.42 C. 40.68
other is 25° with radius 3000ft. Find the total lengths cm. B. 40.58 D. 50.47
of the two arcs. A. 10367 cm3 C. 10123 cm3
A. 2182 ft C. 2218 ft B. 12239 cm 3
D. 11231 cm3
B. 2812 ft D. 2128 ft
160. Find the area of a hexagon with a square having volume of the region inside the hemisphere but 174. A cone and the cylinder have the same height
an area of 72 sq. cm. inscribed in a circle which is outside the cone. and the same volume. Find the ratio of the radius of
inscribed in a hexagon. A. r 3 / 3 C. r 3 the cone to the radius of the cylinder.
A. 124.77 sq. cm C. 150.35 sq. cm. B. 7r / 3
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D. 4r 3 A. 2 C. 3
B. 150.26 sq. cm. D. 130.77 sq. cm. B. 2 D. 3
168. A cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism
161. The area of an isosceles triangle is 36 m2 with having a square base one meter on an edge. The 175. A room is 12 ft wide, 15 ft along 8 ft high. If an air
the smallest angle equal to one third of the other volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Compute its conditioner changes the air once every five minute,
angle. Find the length of the shortest side. altitude. how many cubic feet of air does it change per hour?
A. 12.98 m C. 7.35 A. 3 C. 5.4 A. 17,280 C.19,553
B. 5.73 m D. 6.84 B. 4 D. 2.5 B. 14,522 D, 16,733

162. The volume of the cube is reduced to _______ 169. The volume of a right prism is 234 cu. m. with an 176. In a regular square pyramid, the length of each
If all the sides are halved. altitude of 15 m. If the base of the prism is an side of the square base is 12 in and the length of
A. 1/2 B. 1/8 C. ¼ D. 1/16 equilateral triangle, find the length of the base edge. the altitude is 8 in. Find the length of the lateral edge.
A. 5 C. 6 A. 11.66 in C.12.34in
B. 7 D. 8 D. 10.34 in D. 15.21 in
163. If the edge of the cube is decreased by 10%, by
what percent is the surface area decreases?
170. The surface area of a zone of a spherical cone 177. The space diagonal of a cube is 6. Find the
A. 19% C. 89%
having an altitude of zone of 2 cm. is equal to 201.06 surface area of the cube.
B. 81% D. 10%
sq. cm. Compute the volume of the spherical cone. A. 12 B. 56
A. 1072.32 cm3 C. 1263.21 cm3 C. 72 D. 36
164. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by B. 2152.21 cm3 D. 1143.21 cm3
30%, by what percent is the volume of the sphere
178. The height of the circular cone with circular base
increased? 171. What is the area of a lune whose angle is 85ْ on is h. If it contains water to a depth of 2 3 h, what is
A. 51.8% C.61.7% a sphere of radius 30 cm.
B. 48.2% D. 30% the ratio of the volume of the water to that of the
A. 1,670.45 cm2 C. 2,570.53 cm2 cone?
B.2,670.35 cm2 D. 1,670.35 cm2 A. 1:27 B. 8:27
165. The lateral faces of a square pyramid make an
angle 60ْ with the base. If the height of the pyramid C. 26:27 D. 24:27
172. Find the area of a spherical triangle ABC,
is 5 3 m, find its lateral area. A=125°, B=73°,C=84° in a sphere of radius 30 cm.
A. 200 m2 C. 320 m2 A. 1562.4 cm2 C. 1602.2 cm2 179. A right circular cone has an altitude of 18 in and
2
B. 120 m D. 220 m2 B.1567.3 cm 2
D. 1652.2 cm2 a radius of 8 in and is 1 4 filled with water. Solve the
height of the water.
166. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from 173. A lune has an area of 30 square meters. If the of A. 10.33 in C.11.62in
a sector 50 cm in diameter and a central angle of the lune is 90 degrees. What is the area of the B. 11.34 in D.10.67 in
130ْ . sphere?
A. 1,990.43 cm3 C.1990.43 cm3 A. 110 sq. m. C. 120 sq. m. 180. A wooden pyramid is to be cut into 2 parts of
B. 1,490.34 cm3 D.1,670.26 cm3 B. 90 sq. m. D. 150 sq. m. equal weights by a plane parallel to its base. Find
the ratio of the heights of the two parts.
167. A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere of radius r. A. 3.85 C. 4.65
If the cone and the hemisphere share bases, find the B. 2.15 D. 3.12
 C. 3.44m D. 3.54m
181. If the edge of the cube is increased by 20 %, find 194. Find the lateral area and the total surface area of
the percentage increase in volume? 187. A right prism has a square base and a lateral a right circular cylinder if the radius of its base
A. 72.8% C. 83.2 % edge 10 cm. Find the volume if the lateral area is 120 measures 5 in. and its altitude measures 8 in.
B. 76.3% D. 63.3% cm2. A. 110 pi C. 130pi
A. 60 cm3 C. 80 cm3 B. 120 pi D. 140pi
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182. A metal cube of side 4 cm is melted and recast B. 70 cm D. 90 cm3
into a rectangular block of dimensions 8 cm x 4 cm 195. A room is 12 ft wide, 15 ft. long, and 8 ft high. If
x 2 cm. Find the percentage increase in the total 188. A right section of an oblique prism is a hexagon an air conditioner changes the air once every five
surface area. whose sides are 3cm, 4 cm, 4cm, 5cm, 6 cm and 7 minutes, how many cubic feet of air does it change
A. 12% C.18.33% cm. The measure of one lateral edge is 7 cm. Find per hour?
B. 16.67% D. 21% the lateral area. 203 m2 A. 17280 ft3/hr C. 16690 ft3/hr
A. 203 cm2 C. 205 cm3 3
B. 15460 ft /hr D. 18720 ft3/hr
183. To what height above the earth’s surface must a B. 207 cm 2
D. 209 cm3
man be raised for him to see 1/4 of the earth’s 196. The base of a right prism, is an equilateral
surface? 189. A solid cylinder of radius 10” is inscribed in a triangle, each of whose sides measures 4 units. The
A. H = R C. H = 2R prism with equilateral triangular bases. Find the altitude of the prism measures 5 units. Find the
B. H = 1/2 R D. H =3R volume of the portion of the prism that is outside the volume of the prism.
cylinder if their common height is 100 inches. A. 45.45 C. 54.45
184. A certain volcanic eruption expelled 36 cubic A. 10454 in3 C. 20545 in3 B. 34.64 D. 63.36
3
miles of lava into the atmosphere, losing 4,100 ft of B. 32655 in D. 40475 in3
its original altitude. Assume the original volcano to 197. Find the volume of a regular square pyramid if
be a circular cone and the final volcano to be a 190. A sphere whose diameter is 12 feet is illuminated each edge of the base measures 10 in., and the slant
frustum. I f the material lost from the top of the by a point source of light 18 feet from the center of height of the pyramid measures 13 in.
mountain contained 1 % of the erupted material, find the sphere. Find the area of the portion of the sphere A. 200 C. 800
the angle of inclination of the volcano which is illuminated. B. 600 D. 400
A. 50.78ْ C. 37.8ْ A. 48pi C. 72pi
B. 49.5ْ D. 43.6ْ B. 60pi D. 84 pi 198. Find the volume of a sphere whose radius
measures 7 in.
185. A metal sphere is melted and recast into a hollow 191. A right circular cylinder has a base whose A. 1236.56 C. 1536.87
spherical shell whose outer radius is 277 cm. The diameter is 7 and height is 10. What is the surface B. 1436.76 D. 1736.35
radius of the hollow interior of the shell is equal to area of the cylinder, not including the bases?
the radius of the original sphere. Find the original A. 30pi C. 70 pi 199. Find the volume of a right circular cylinder of
sphere. B. 50 pi D. 90 pi height 6 if it has the same lateral surface area as a
A. 200 cm B. 225 cm cube of edge 3.
C. 220 cm D. 240 cm 192. What are the dimensions of a solid cube whose
A. 36pi C. 18pi
surface area is numerically equal to its volume?
B. 54pi D. 72pi
186. A sphere of radius 10 m and a right circular cone A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
of base radius 10 m and height 15 m stands on a 200. Find the volume of a solid right circular cone
table. At what height from the table should the two 193. A parallelogram is a quadrilateral in which
whose height is 4 ft and whose base has radius 3 ft.
solids be cut in order to have equal circular sections? opposite sides are parallel and equal. A plane
A. 24pi C. 64pi
A. 3.14m B. 3.24m figure with four straight sides.
B. 12pi D. 48pi
 manufactured by melting 1000 glass paper weights
201. What is the slant height of a solid right circular each in the form of a cube 2 in. on an edge?
cone whose height is 4 ft and whose base has radius A. 945 C. 1546
3 ft. B. 1043 D. 1873
A. 5 C. 7
C. 6 D. 8

202. Find the surface area of a solid right circular

cone whose height is 4 ft and whose base has radius
3 ft.
A. 15pi C. 25pi
B. 20pi D. 30pi

203. A cone is generated by rotating a right triangle

with sides 3,4, and 5 about the leg whose measure
is 4. Find the total area and volume of the cone.
A. 12pi C. 18 pi
B. 16 pi D. 20 pi

204. A manufacturer wishes to change the container

in which his product is marketed. The new container
is to have the same volume as the old, which is a
right circular cylinder with altitude 6 and base radius
3. The new container is to be composed of a frustum
of a right circular cone so that the smaller bases of
the two frustums coincide. The radii of the bases of
the lower frustum are 3 ½ and 2, respectively, and
its altitude is 4. The radius of the upper base of the
upper frustum is 3. Find the altitude of the upper
frustum.
A. 2.8 C. 4.8
B. 3.6 D. 5.6

205. An isosceles triangle, each of whose base

angles is 27 and whose legs are 5.2, is rotated
through 180, using as an axis its altitude to the
base, find its volume.
A. 51 C. 55
B. 53 D. 57

206. How many glass paper weights each in the

shape of a dodecahedron 1 in. on an edge can be