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1. The derivative of ln cos x is
a) - sec x
b) tan x
c) tan x
d) sec x
2. A 16 gram mass is moving at 30 cm/sec while a 4 gram mass is moving in an
opposite direction at 50 cm/sec. They collide head on and stick together. Their
velocity after collision is
a) 0.21 m/s
b) 0.14 m/s
c) 0.28 m/s
d) 0.07 m/s
3. It is the amount which a willing buyer will pay to a willing seller for th
e property where each has equal advantage and is under compulsion to buy or sell
.
a) Fair value
b) Use value
c) Market value
d) Book value
4. Find the equation of the axis symmetry of the function y = 2x^2 7x + 5
a) 4x + 7 = 0
b) 4x 7 = 0
c) 7x + 4 = 0
d) x 2 = 0
5. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal interval of time where
the first payment is made after several periods, after the beginning of the pay
ment.
a) Progressive Annuity
b) Deferred Annuity
c) Simple Annuity
d) Delayed Annuity
6. The apothem of the polygon is the ________ of its inscribed circle.
a) length
b) diameter
c) circumference
d) radius
7. A plane headed due east with airspeed of 240 mph. If a wind at 40 mph is b
lowing from the north, find the ground speed of the plane.
a) 274 mph
b) 200 mph
c) 281 mph
d) 243 mph
8. The volume of a gas under standard atmospheric pressure 76-cm of Hg is 200
cu. inches. What is the volume when the pressure is 80 cm Hg if the temperature
is unchanged?
a) 110 cu. in
b) 90 cu. in
c) 190 cu. in
d) 30.4 cu. in
9. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m^2 and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases have
ratio of 4:5. What are the lengths of the bases?
a) 7, 11
b) 16, 20
c) 12,15
d) 8, 10
10. The volume of a sphere is 36p cu. m. The surface area of this sphere in sq
. m is _______.
a) 18p
b) 36p
c) 12p
d) 24p
11. A market situation whereby there is only one buyer of an item for which th
ere are no goods substitute.
a) Oligopoly
b) Monopoly
c) Monopsony
d) Oligopsony
12. A merchant has three items on sale namely: a radio for $50.00, a clock for
$30.00 and a flashlight $1.00. At the end of the day, she has sold a total of 1
00 of the three sale items and has taken exactly $1,000.00 on the total sales. H
ow many radios did she sell?
a) 16
b) 80
c) 4
d) 20
13. Solve for x in the equation: Arc tan x = (p/2) 45.
a) 0.281
b) 0..218
c) 0.182
d) 0.821
14. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is inte
nded to hold 8 cu. meter, if the error of the computed volume is not exceed 0.03
cu. m.?
a) 0.003 m
b) 0.001 m
c) 0.0025 m
d) 0.002 m
15. Find the point in the parabola y^2 = 4x at which the rate of change of the
ordinate and abscissa are equal (0 correct answers)
a) (1,2)
b) (2,1)
c) (-1,4)
d) (4,4)
16. What rate of interest compounded annually is the same as the rate of inter
est of 8% compounded quarterly?
a) 6.88%
b) 8.42%
c) 7.90%
d) 8.24%
17. Find the 100th term of the sequence 1.01, 1.00, 0.99.
a) 0.05
b) 0.02
c) 0.04
d) 0.03
18. A line, which is perpendicular to the x-axis, has a slope equal to _______
_.
a) 1
b) infinity
c) e
d) 2
19. The distance between the centers of the three circles which are mutually t
angent to each other externally are 10, 12 and 14 units. The area of the largest
circle is
a) 23 p
b) 64 p
c) 16 p
d) 72 p
20. Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8-cm long. How long is the fourth side
when the area of the trapezoid has the greatest value?
a) 12
b) 16
c) 10
d) 15
21. The line passing through the focus and is perpendicular to the directrix o
f a parabola.
a) axis of the parabola
b) Tangent line
c) directrix
d) latus rectum
22. When the two waves of the same frequency speed and amplitude travelling in
opposite directions are superimposed,
a) Standing waves are produced
b) The phase difference is always zero
c) Distractive waves are produced
d) Constructive interference always results
23. The attitude of a cylinder of maximum volume which can be inscribed in a r
ight circular cone of radius r and height h is ________.
a) 3h/2
b) h/4
c) h/3
d) 2h/3
24. Evaluate the integral of dx/(x+2) whose limit is from -6 to -10.
a) ln 2
b) 1/2
c) sqrt(2)
d) ln 3
25. A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. Find the area of
the octagon.
a) 238.2
b) 288.2
c) 228.2
d) 282.8
26. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence betwee
n the two planes is expressed by measuring the __________.
a) Reflex angle
b) Polyhedral angle
c) Plane angle
d) Dihedral angle
27. Solve for A in the equation: cos^2 A = 1 cos^2 A
a) 45 , 125 , 225 , 335
b) 45 , 135 , 225 , 315
c) 45 , 125 , 225 , 315
d) 45 , 150 , 220 , 315
28. At the inflection point where x = a
a) f(a)<0
b) f(a) is not equal to zero
c) f(a)>0
d) f(a)=0
29. The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric progression 2, 4, 8, 16, .. is
a) 1023
b) 225
c) 1596
d) 2046
30. The velocity of an automobile starting from rest is given by ds/dt = (90t)
/ (t+10) feet/sec. Determine the acceleration after the time interval of 10 sec
.
a) 1.71 ft/s^2
b) 2.10 ft/s^2
c) 2.75 ft/s^2
d) 2.25 ft/s^2
31. If ( x + 3) : 10 = ( 3x 2) : 8, find ( 2x 1).
a) 4
b) 3
c) 1
d) 2
32. A comfortable room temperature is 72F. What is this temperature expressed i
n degrees Kelvin?
a) 275
b) 290
c) 295
d) 263
33. It is the characteristics of a population which is measurable.
a) Sample
b) Parameter
c) Frequency
d) Distribution
34. What interest rate compounded monthly is equivalent to 10% effective rate?
a) 9..68%
b) 9.47%
c) 9.57%
d) 9.75%
35. At an interest rate of 10% compounded annually, how much will a deposit of
P1,500 be in 15 years?
a) P 6,265.87
b) P 6,234.09
c) P 6,437.90
d) P 6,100
36. If sin A = 3/5 and A is in quadrant II while cons B = 7/25 and B is in qua
drant I, find sin(A+B).
a) 3/4
b) 3/5
c) -3/5
d) 4/5
37. _________ is the loss value of the equipment with use over a period of tim
e.. It could mean a difference in value between a new asset and the used asset c
urrently in service.
a) depreciation
b) extracted
c) extracted
d) loss
38. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units mo
re than its base and the altitude of the other is 3 units less than its base. Fi
nd the altitudes, if the areas of the triangle differ by 21 sq. units.
a) 6 and12
b) 4 and 10
c) 3 and 9
d) 5 and 11
39. Find the length of the vector (2, 4, 4).
a) 5.18
b) 6.00
c) 7.00
d) 8.50
40. The area of the region bounded by two concentric circles are called
a) ring
b) washer
c) Circular disk
d) annulus
41. To maximize the horizontal range of the projectile, which of the following
applies?
a) Maximize the angle of elevation and velocity
b) The tangent function of the angle of trajectory must be equal to
one
c) Maximize the angle of elevation
d) Maximize velocity
42. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y^2=16.
a) x=-4
b) x=-8
c) x=4
d) x=8
43. Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight highway running east
and west. From A, the bearing of tower C is 32 W of N and from B the bearing of
C 26 N of E. Approximate the shortest distance of the tower from the highway.
a) 384 m
b) 394 m
c) 364 m
d) 374 m
44. The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and 1/4. What is the equation?
a) 12x^2 7x 1 = 0
b) 12x^2 + 7x 1 = 0
c) 12x^2 7x + 1 = 0
d) 12x^2 + 7x + 1 = 0
45. Point P(x,y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one-half of its distan
ce from line y = 4. The equation of its locus is
a) 2x^2 4y^2 = 5
b) x^2 + 2y^2 = 4
c) 2x^2 + 5y^2 = 3
d) 4x^2 + 3y^2 = 12
46. The function y = (x-4)/(x+2) is discontinuous at x = ?
a) 3
b) -2
c) 2
d) 1
47. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If the two numbers namely 250 and
850 are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
a) 50
b) 57.12
c) 38.62
d) 42.31
48. Convergent series is a sequence of decreasing numbers or when the succeedi
ng term is _______ then the preceding term.
a) ten times more
b) lesser
c) greater
d) equal
49. The segment from (-1 , 4) to (2 , -2) is extended three times its own leng
th. The terminal point is
a) (11 , 18)
b) (11 ,-20)
c) (11 , -24)
d) (-11 , -20)
50. Point of derivatives which do not exists (and so equals zero) are called
a) Stationary points
b) Maximum and minimum points
c) Minimum points
d) Maximum points
51. The quartile deviation is a measure of ________.
a) dispersion
b) central tendency
c) division
d) certainty
52. A mango falls from a branch 5 meters above the ground. With what speed in
meters per second does it strike the ground? Assume g = 10 m/s.
a) 8 m/s
b) 14 m/s
c) 12 m/s
d) 10 m/s
53. The distance that the top surface is displaced in the direction of the for
ce divided by the thickness of the body is known as
a) Shear strain
b) Volume strain
c) Linear strain
d) Longitudinal strain
54. Evaluate the limit (x-4)/(x^2 x 12) as x approaches 4
a) infinity
b) 1/7
c) undefined
d) 2
55. Evaluate the limit ln x/x as x approaches infinity.
a) e
b) 1
c) infinity
d) zero
56. What is the speed of a synchronous earths satellite 4.5 x 107 m from the ea
rth?
a) 11,070 kph
b) 11,777.4 kph
c) 12,070.2 kph
d) 12,000 kph
57. At any point along the streamline in an ideal fluid in steady flow, the sum
of the pressure, the potential energy per unit volume and the kinetic energy pe
r unit volume has the same value. This concept is known as
a) Bernoullis Energy Principle
b) Fluid theory
c) Pascals theorem
d) Hydraulic theorem
58. If the roots of an equation are zero, then they are classified as
a) extraneous solutions
b) conditional solutions
c) Hypergolic solutions
d) trivial solutions
59. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the rate of
15 ft/s. A point B on the ground level with and 30 ft from A. When the balloon
is 40 ft from A, at what rate is its distance from B changing?
a) 15 ft/s
b) 12 ft/s
c) 10 ft/s
d) 13 ft/s
60. A function F(x) is called _________ of f(x) if F(x) = f(x)
a) antiderivative
b) derivative
c) implicit function
d) Explicit function
61. The effective rate of 14% compounded semi-annually is
a) 14.49%
b) 12.36%
c) 14.88%
d) 14.94%
62. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540 degrees. Find the numbe
r of sides.
a) 8
b) 6
c) 11
d) 5
63. The altitude of the sides of a triangle intersect at the point known as
a) incenter
b) centroid
c) circumcenter
d) orthocenter
64. The hypotenuse of the right triangle is 34 cm. Find the length of the two
legs, if one leg is 14 cm longer then the other.
a) 18 and 32
b) 16 and 30
c) 15 and 29
d) 17 and 31
65. If 84 0.4x = Arc tan (cot 0.25x), find x.
a) 30
b) 40
c) 10
d) 20
66. What will be the future worth of money after 12 months, if the sum of P 25
,000 is invested today at simple interest rate of 1% per month?
a) P 29,000
b) P 30,000
c) P 27,859
d) P 28,000
67. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the
coordinate axes.
a) 2 sq. units
b) 3 sq. units
c) 4 sq. units
d) 5 sq. units
68. Simplify 4 cos y sin y (1 2 sin^2 y)
a) tan 4y
b) sin 4y
c) sec 4y
d) cos 4y
69. If all the y terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric with respec
t to the __________
a) origin
b) X-axis
c) Line 45 with the axis
d) Y-axis
70. If sec^2 A is 5/ 2, the quantity 1 sin^2 A is equivalent to _________.
a) 2.5
b) 1.5
c) 0.6
d) 0.4
71. Each angle of a regular dodecagon is equal to _______
a) 125
b) 105
c) 135
d) 150
72. Find the value of k for which the equation x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 2y - k=0 repre
sents a point circles
a) 5
b) -6
c) 6
d) -5
73. The electrons have speeds of 0.7c and x respectively. If their relative ve
locity is 0.65c. Find x.
a) 0.09c
b) 0.12c
c) 0.02c
d) 0.25c
74. If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery (assuming that there are no t
ies), how many ways can these 15 people win first, second, third, fourth and fif
th prizes?
a) 360,360
b) 4,845
c) 3,003
d) 116,260
75. What is the accumulated amount of five year annuity paying P 6,000 at the
end of each year, with interest at 15% compounded annually?
a) P 41,114.29
b) P 40,454.29
c) P 40,544.29
d) P 41,454.29
76. Two bodies each having a mass of 450 milligrams are separated in space a d
istance of 10 km apart, what is the force exerted on each other due to gravitati
on?
a) 1.35 x 10^-25 N
b) 1.35 x 10^19 N
c) 1.35 x 10^-7 N
d) 1.35 x 10^9 N
77. Convert the ? = p/3 to Cartesian equation.
a) y = x
b) 3y = 3^(1/2)x
c) y = 3^(1/2)x
d) x = 3^(1/2)
78. Find the value of x in the equation csc x + cot x = 3.
a) p/5
b) p/2
c) p/3
d) p/4
79. If y = x ln x, find d^y/dx^2.
a) 1/x
b) 1/x
c) 1/x^2
d) 1/x^2
80. Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10, ..
a) 75
b) 88
c) 91
d) 90
81. Which of the following cannot be an operation of matrices?
a) Addition
b) Subtraction
c) Multiplication
d) Division
82. The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added to the pr
ogression, the new set of numbers will have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are t
he two numbers if their difference is 4?
a) 16, 20
b) 23, 27
c) 8, 12
d) 21, 25
83. One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside the
octagon.
a) 31
b) 19.3
c) 13.9
d) 21.4
84. Equal volumes of two different liquids evaporate at different, but constan
t rates. If the first is totally evaporated in 6 weeks, and the second in 7 week
s, when will be the second be 1 / 2 the volume of the first?
a) 4 weeks
b) 5 weeks
c) 3.5 weeks
d) 42 / 5 weeks
85. 4x^2 256 = 0 is the equation of ______________
a) circle
b) Parallel lines
c) parabola
d) ellipses
86. A club of 40 executives, 33 likes to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke P
hilip Morris. How many like both?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 11
d) 13
87. If a regular polygon has 27 diagonals, then it is a ________.
a) pentagon
b) hexagon
c) heptagon
d) nonagon
88. Whenever a net force acts on a body, it produces acceleration in the direc
tion of the resultant force, an acceleration that is directly proportional to th
e mass of the body. This theory is popularly known as
a) Newtons Second Law of Motion
b) Hookes Law of Equilibrium
c) Faradays Law of Forces
d) Newtons First Law of Motion
89. A machine costs P 8,000 and an estimated life of 10 years with a salvage v
alue of P 500. What is its book value after 8 years? Using straight-line method.
a) P 3000
b) P 2500
c) P 4000
d) P 2000
90. A market whereby there is only one buyer of an item for when there are no
goods substitute
a) Oligopsony
b) Monopsony
c) Oligopoly
d) Monopoly
91. If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius 10 cm
, determine the side of the triangle.
a) 36.44 cm
b) 64.12 cm
c) 34.64 cm
d) 32.10 cm
92. The angle of a sector is 30 and the radius is 15 cm. What is the area of th
e sector in cm?
a) 85.9
b) 58.9
c) 89.8
d) 59.8
93. Money borrowed today is to be paid in 6 equal payments at the end of 6 qua
rters. If the interest is 12% compounded quarterly. How much was initially borro
wed if quarterly payment is P 2,000?
a) P 10,586.99
b) P 10,200.56
c) P 10,834.38
d) P 10,382.90
94. Given an ellipse ( x^2/36 ) + ( y^2/32 ) = 1. Determine the distance betwe
en foci.
a) 2
b) 18
c) 4
d) 3
95. How far does an automobile move while its speed increases uniformly from 1
5 kph to 45 kph in 20 seconds?
a) 167 m
b) 200 m
c) 172 m
d) 185 m
96. The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than twice the numerat
or. If 7 is added to both terms of the fraction, the resulting fraction is 3/5.
Find the original fraction
a) 13/5
b) 8/ 3
c) 5/13
d) 5/3
97. In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicul
ar to the major axis is a _________.
a) Focal width
b) Conjugate axis
c) Minor axis
d) Latus rectum
98. Momentum is the product of mass and ________
a) time
b) force
c) velocity
d) Acceleration
99. When the corresponding elements of two rows of a determinant are proportio
nal, then the value of the determinant is
a) unknown
b) one
c) multiplied by the ratio
d) zero
100. A horizontal line has a slope of
a) infinity
b) zero
c) positive
d) negative
101. In complex algebra, we use a diagram to present a complex plane commonly c
alled _______.
a) De Moivres diagram
b) Funicular diagram
c) Venn diagram
d) Argand diagram
102. csc 520 is equal to
a) sin 20
b) csc 20
c) cos 20
d) tan 45
103. A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can
the company choose from 9 men and 6 women who qualified for the position?
a) 480
b) 540
c) 840
d) 680
104. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units mo
re than its base while the altitude of the other is 3 units less than its base.
Find the altitudes if the areas of the triangle differ by 21 square units.
a) 5 and 11
b) 4 and 10
c) 6 and 12
d) 3 and 9
105. Find the equation of the family of orthogonal trajectories of the system o
f parabolas y^2 = 2x + c.
a) y = ce^x
b) y = ce^(2x)
c) y = ce^(-x)
d) y = ce^(-2x)
106. The work done by all forces except the gravitational force is always equal
to the ________ of the system.
a) Total kinetic energy
b) Total mechanical energy
c) Total momentum
d) Total potential energy
107. What is the kinetic energy of a 4000-lb automobile, which is moving at 44
ft/s?
a) 1.21 x 10^5 ft-lb
b) 2.10 x 10^5 ft-lb
c) 1.12 x 10^5 ft-lb
d) 1.80 x 10^5 ft-lb
108. The number 0.123123123 is a/an _________ number.
a) transcendental
b) irrational
c) rational
d) surd
109. A man wishes his son to receive P 500,000 ten years from now. What amount
should he invest today if it will earn interest of 12% compounded annually durin
g the first 5 years and 15% compounded quarterly during the next 5 years?
a) P 135,868.19
b) P 123,433.23
c) P 134,678.90
d) P 145,345.34
110. What is the effective rate corresponding to 18% compounded daily? Take 1 y
ear = 365 days.
a) 17.84%
b) 17.35%
c) 19.72%
d) 16.68%
111. A load of 100 lb is hung from the middle of a rope, which is stretched bet
ween two rigid walls 30 ft apart. Due to the load, the rope sags 4 ft in the mid
dle. Determine the tension in the rope.
a) 194 lbs
b) 165 lbs
c) 149 lbs
d) 173 lbs
112. 15% compounded semi-annually will have an effective rate of _________.
a) 16.02%
b) 18.78%
c) 15.93%
d) 15.56%
113. A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169 sq. cm. It
is then reshaped to enclose a rectangle whose length is 15 cm. The area of the
rectangle is __________.
a) 165 sq. cm
b) 156 sq. cm
c) 170 sq. cm
d) 175 sq. cm
114. The amount of P 12,800 in 4 years at 5% compounded quarterly is
a) P 15,847.83
b) P 15,614.59
c) P 14,785.34
d) P 16,311.26
115. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the equation,
2x^2 3x -5 = 0.
a) 3x^2 5x - 2 = 0
b) 5x^2 + 3x 2 = 0
c) 2x^2 5x -3 = 0
d) 5x^2 2x 3 = 0
116. In the expansion (x + 4y)^12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is
,
a) 506,880
b) 63,630
c) 126,720
d) 253,440
117. It is defined to be the capacity of a commodity to satisfy human want.
a) luxuries
b) necessity
c) discount
d) utility
118. In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicul
ar to the major axis is a ______
a) Latus rectum
b) Minor axis
c) Focal width
d) Conjugate axis
119. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, 2/3, ..
a) 7/2
b) 11/2
c) 5/2
d) 9/2
120. At maximum point the value of y is
a) positive
b) infinite
c) negative
d) zero
121. By the condition of a will, the sum of P 20,000 is left to a girl to be he
ld in trust fund by her guardian until it amounts to P 50,000. When will the gir
l receive the money if the fund is invested at 8% compounded quarterly?
a) 11.57 years
b) 10.34 years
c) 7.98 years
d) 10.45 years
122. A sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preced
ing term.
a) Divergent series
b) Convergent series
c) Dissonant series
d) Isometric series
123. A person draws 3 balls in succession from a box containing 5 red balls, 6
yellow balls and 7 green balls. Find the probability of drawing the balls in the
order red, yellow and green.
a) 0.03489
b) 0.0894
c) 0.04289
d) 0.3894
124. A block weighing 500 kN rest on a ramp inclined at 25 with the horizontal.
The force tending to move the block down the ramp is
a) 265 kN
b) 211 kN
c) 121 kN
d) 450 kN
125. The equation y^2 = cx is the general equation of
a) y = x/2y
b) y = 2x/y
c) y = 2y/x
d) y = y/2x
126. The diameter of a circle described by 9x^2 + 9y^2 = 16 is
a) 8/3
b) 4
c) 16/9
d) 4/3
127. The graph of r = a + b cos ? is a ________
a) lemniscate
b) lituus
c) cardoid
d) limacon
128. Find the value of (1 + i)^5, where i is an imaginary number.
a) 1 - i
b) 4(1 + i)
c) -4(1 + i)
d) 1 + i
129. Find the angle in mils subtended by line 10 yards long a distance of 5000
yards
a) 2.04 mils
b) 4 mils
c) 1 mil
d) 2.5 mils
130. Which of the following is true?
a) tan(-T) = tan (T)
b) sin(-T) = sin(T)
c) cos(-T) = cos (T)
d) csc(-T) = csc(T)
131. Find the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabolas x^2 2y = 0 and x^2 +
2 8=0
a) 9.7
b) 10.7
c) 11.7
d) 4.7
132. A man expects to receive P 25,000 in 8 years. How much is that money worth
now considering interest at 8% compounded quarterly
a) P 13,958.33
b) P 13,859.12
c) P 13,265.83
d) P 13,675.23
133. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path wi
th an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30 above the horizontal. How far
from the throwing point will the ball attain its original level?
a) 883 m
b) 880 m
c) 875 m
d) 890 m
134. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of y for x, its curve is
symmetric with respect to the
a) X - axis
b) line 45 with the x - axis
c) Y - axis
d) origin
135. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is inte
nded to hold 8 cu. m., if the error of the computed volume is not to exceed 0.02
cu. m?
a) 0.0710 m
b) 0.0170 m
c) 0.1700 m
d) 0.0017 m
136. What is the least common factor of 10 and 32?
a) 90
b) 180
c) 320
d) 2
137. Given a cone of diameter x and altitude of H. What percent is the volume o
f the largest cylinder which can be inscribed in the cone to the volume of the c
one?
a) 44%
b) 46%
c) 65%
d) 56%
138. Evaluate cos [arctan(15/8) arctan(7/24)]
a) 297/452
b) 976/435
c) 297/425
d) 792/525
139. The population of the Philippines doubled in the last 30 years from 1967 t
o 1997. Assuming the rate of population increase will remain the same, in what y
ear will the population triple?
a) 2015
b) 2021
c) 2030
d) 2027
140. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30. He walks
85 m nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60. What is the hei
ght of the tower?
a) 73.31 m
b) 73.61 m
c) 76.31 m
d) 73.16 m
141. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counterclockwise is _________.
a) 810 degrees
b) 835 degrees
c) 810 degrees
d) 805 degrees
142. It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane whose distances fr
om two fixed points is a constant
a) Circle
b) Ellipse
c) Parabola
d) Hyperbola
143. The sides of a right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. F each side is doubl
ed, how many square units will the area of the new triangle?
a) 300
b) 240
c) 420
d) 320
144. An iron column of annular cross-section has an outer diameter of 200 mm an
d is subjected to a force of 75 kN. Find the thickness of the wall if the allowa
ble compressive stress is 10MPa
a) 17.75 mm
b) 12.75 mm
c) 15.75 mm
d) 12.57 mm
145. It describes the luminous flux incidence per unit area and is expressed in
lumens per square meter.
a) Luminance
b) Illuminance
c) Luminous intensity
d) Radiance
146. In Algebra, the operation of root extraction is called as _________.
a) resolution
b) evolution
c) revolution
d) involution
147. A measure of the resistance of a body it offers to any change in its angul
ar velocity, determine by its mass and distribution of its mass about the axis o
f rotation is known as _________
a) Friction
b) Moment of inertia
c) Angular acceleration
d) Torsion
148. What is the inertia of a bowling ball (mass =0.5 kg) of radius 15 cm rotat
ing at an angular speed of 10 rpm for 6 seconds
a) 0.0045 kg-m^2
b) 0.001 kg-m^2
c) 0.005 kg-m^2
d) 0.002 kg-m^2
149. What is the accumulated amount after three years of P 6500 invested at the
rate of 12% per year compounded semi-annually?
a) P 9221
b) P 9248
c) P 9321
d) P 9500
150. Three forces 20 N, 30 N and 40 N are in equilibrium. Find the angle betwee
n the 30 N and the 40 N forces.
a) 301525
b) 25.97
c) 40
d) 28.96
151. The sum of two numbers is 21, and one number is twice the other. Find the
numbers.
a) 8 and 13
b) 2 and 12
c) 7 and 14
d) 5 and 12
152. What is the moment of inertia of a circle of radius 5 m with respect to it
s tangent?
a) 2054 m^4
b) 1473 m^4
c) 490 m^4
d) 2454 m^4
153. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x inches caused
by increasing its side by 1%.
a) 0.03 x^3 cu. in
b) 0.3 x^3 cu. in
c) 0.1 x^3 cu. in
d) 0.02 x^3 cu. in
154. What is the value of log(sub 2)5 + log(sub 3)5?
a) 7.39
b) 3.79
c) 3.97
d) 9..37
155. A circle with a radius of 6 has half of its area removed by cutting a bord
er of uniform width. Find the width of the border.
a) 2.2
b) 1.35
c) 3.75
d) 1.76
156. What is the moment of inertia of a cylinder of radius 5 m and a mass of 5
kg?
a) 120 kg-m^2
b) 62.5 kg-m^2
c) 72.5 kg-m^2
d) 380 kg-m^2
157. The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x1, y1) and P2(2, 4) is P(2, 1).
Find the coordinates of P1.
a) (5, 6)
b) (6, 6)
c) (6, 5)
d) (6, 6)
158. MCMXCIV is a Roman numeral equivalent to
a) 1994
b) 1964
c) 1984
d) 1974
159. Evaluate the integral of (cos8A)^8dA whose limit is from 0 to p/6. (0 corr
ect answers)
a) 12 p/81
b) 27 p/363
c) 35 p/768
d) 23 p/765
160. If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is equal to the negati
ve of the equation of that same curve, the curve is _________.
a) A paraboloid
b) A cissoid
c) An exponential
d) A sinusoid
161. Find the slope of x^2y = 8 at the point (2, 2)
a) 2
b) -2
c) -1/2
d) -1
162. A collision in which the total kinetic energy after collision is less than
before collision is called
a) straight line collision
b) inelastic collision
c) off center collision
d) elastic collision
163. A man rows downstream at the rate of 5 mph and upstream at the rate of 2 m
ph. How far downstream should he go if he is to return in 7/4 hours after leavin
g?
a) 2.5 miles
b) 3.3 miles
c) 2.7 miles
d) 3.1 miles
164. The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having a 8.25% grade is _ deg
rees
a) 4.72
b) 4.27
c) 1.86
d) 5..12
165. A statue 3 m high is standing on base of 4 m high. If an observers eye is 1
..5 m above the ground, how far should he stand from the base in order that the
angle subtended by the statue is a maximum
a) 4.41 m
b) 3.41 m
c) 3.71 m
d) 3..51 m
166. A rotating wheel has radius of 2 ft and 6 inches. A point on the rim of th
e wheel moves 30 ft in 2 seconds. Find the angular velocity of the wheel/
a) 4 rad/s
b) 5 rad/s
c) 2 rad/s
d) 6 rad/s
167. Determine B such that 3x + 2y = 0 is perpendicular to 2x By + 2=0
a) 3
b) 5
c) 2
d) 4
168. A debt of P 10,000 with 10% interest compounded semi-annually is to be amo
rtized by semi-annual payment over the next 5 years. The first due in 6 months.
Determine the semi-annual payment.
a) P1,400.45
b) P 1,193.90
c) P 1,200
d) P 1,295.05
169. Find the equation of the curve at every point of which the tangent line ha
s a slope of 2x
a) x = -y^2 + c
b) y = x^2 + c
c) y = -x^2+ c
d) x = y^2 + c
170. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
a) III
b) I
c) II
d) IV
171. The moment of inertia of a plane figure,
a) Is maximum at the centroidal axis
b) Increases as distance of the axis moves farther from the centroi
d
c) Is zero at the centroidal axis
d) Decreases as the distance of the axis moves farther from the cen
troid
172. A car accelerates at a constant rate from 15 mi/hr to 45 mi/hr in 15 secon
ds, while travelling in a straight line. What is the average acceleration?
a) 2.39 ft/sec^2
b) 2.93 ft/sec^2
c) 2.12 ft/sec^2
d) 2.00 ft/sec^2
173. Convergent series is a sequence of decreasing numbers or when the succeedi
ng term is _______ than the preceding term.
a) none of these
b) greater
c) lesser
d) equal
174. The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three stu
dents are selected at random, what is the probability that at least one of the s
tudents got credit?
a) 19/27
b) 8/27
c) 2/3
d) 1/3
175. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric progression if the sum is 2 and th
e first term is 1/2.
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 3/4
d) 1/3
176. The cords of an ellipse, which pass through the center, are known as _____
____.
a) radical axes
b) diameters
c) major axes
d) asymptote
177. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number.
a) 7
b) 6
c) 5
d) 4
178. Find the area bounded by the curve defined by the equation x^2 = 8y and it
s latus rectum.
a) 11/3
b) 32/3
c) 16/3
d) 22/3
179. Arctan[2cos(Arcsin(sqrt(3)/2))] is equal to
a) p/3
b) p/4
c) p/2
d) p/16
180. ABC Corporation makes it a policy that for any new equipment purchased; th
e annual depreciation cost should not exceed 20% of the first cost at any time w
ith no salvage value. Determine the length of service life necessary if the depr
eciation used is the SYD method
a) 12 years
b) 10 years
c) 9 years
d) 19 years
181. If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, then
the value of x is ________
a) -1
b) -2
c) 4
d) 2
182. It is the characteristic of a population which is measurable.
a) Sample
b) Frequency
c) Distribution
d) Parameter
183. If the sides of a parallelogram and an include angle are 6, 10 and 100 respec
tively, find the length of the shorter diagonal.
a) 10.73
b) 10.63
c) 10.23
d) 10.37
184. It is the ratio of the ultimate stress to the allowable stress
a) Modulus
b) Factor of safety
c) Proportionality constant
d) Strain
185. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the
sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/
60. Determine the apogee of the earth.
a) 94,335,100 miles
b) 91,450,000 miles
c) 93,000,000 miles
d) 94,550,000 miles
186. A 50 kg block of wood rest on top of the smooth plane whose length is 3 m
and whose altitude is 0.8 m. How long will it take for the block to slide to the
bottom of the plane when released?
a) 2.51 s
b) 2..14 s
c) 1.52 s
d) 2.41 s
187. A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the l
ength of the line segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is the sqrt(5)
a) 2x + y 2 =0
b) 2x y 2 = 0
c) 2x + y + 2 = 0
d) 2x y + 2 = 0
188. How much must you invest today in order to withdraw P 2, 000 annually for
10 years if the interest rate is 9%?
a) P 12, 835.32
b) P 12, 853.32
c) P 12, 881.37
d) P 12, 385.32
189. The wheel of a car revolves n times, while the car travels x km. The radius of
the wheel in meters is _________.
a) 500x/(pi)n
b) 500000x/(pi)n
c) 10000x/(pi)n
d) 5000x/(pi)n
190. Integrate the [sqrt(1 cos x)]dx
a) -2[sqrt(2)cosx] + c
b) -2[sqrt(2)cos((1/2)x) + c
c) -2[sqrt(2)cos((1/2)x) + c
d) -2[sqrt(2)cosx] + c
191. For a particular experiment you need 5 liters of a 10% solution. You find
7% and 12% solution on the shelves. How much of the 7% solution should you mix w
ith the appropriate amount of the 12% solution to get 5 liters of a 10% solution
?
a) 2.5
b) 3
c) 1.5
d) 2
192. Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10.
a) 61
b) 81
c) 71
d) 91
193. Find the coordinates of the point P(2, 4) with respect to the translated a
xis with origin at (1,3).
a) (1, 1)
b) (1, 1)
c) (1, 1)
d) (1, 1)
194. Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way fr
om the point (2, -5) to the point (-3, 5 )
a) (1,-1)
b) (-1,1)
c) (-2,1)
d) (-1,-2)
195. The difference between an approximate value of a quantity and its exact va
lue or true value is
a) relative error
b) change
c) one
d) absolute error
196. How long will it take the money to triple itself if invested at 10% compou
nded semi-annually?
a) 11.3 yrs
b) 13.3 yrs
c) 12.5 yrs
d) 11.9 yrs
197. It is a stock that has prior right to dividends. It usually does not bring
voting rights to the owners and the dividend is fixed and cannot be higher than
the specified amount.
a) Non par value stock
b) Voting stock
c) Common stock
d) Preferred stock
198. According to this law, The force between two charges varies directly as the
magnitude of each charge and inversely as the square of the distance between th
em.
a) Inverse Square Law
b) Coulombs Law
c) Newtons Law
d) Law of Universal Gravitation
199. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to 1785/9999 strating from
the decimal point.
a) 1
b) 7
c) 5
d) 8
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1. What rate of interest compounded annually is the same as the rate of inter
est of 8% compounded quarterly??
a) 8.24%
b) 8.42%
c) 8.48%
d) 8.86%
2. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 11. If the digits are rever
sed, the resulting number is seven more then twice the original number. What is
the original number?
a) 83
b) 53
c) 38
d) 44
3. The volume of the two spheres is the ratio 27:343 and the sum of their rad
ii is 10. Find the radius of the smaller sphere.
a) 3
b) 6
c) 4
d) 5
4. What nominal rate compounded semi-annually, yields the same amount as 16%
compounded quarterly?
a) 16.16%
b) 16.32%
c) 16.64%
d) 16.00%
5. What is the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a semi-
circle of radius 10?
a) 1000 units^2
b) Sqrt(50) units^2
c) 100 units^2
d) 2(sqrt(50)0 units^2
6. Two post, one 8 m and other 12 m high are 15 cm apart. If the posts are su
pported by a cable running from the top of the first post to a stake on the grou
nd and then back to the top of the second post, find the distance from the lower
post to the stake to use minimum amount of wire?
a) 6 m
b) 9 m
c) 4 m
d) 8 m
7. A railroad is to be laid-off in a circular path. What should be the radius
if the track is to change direction by 30 at a distance of 157.08 m?
a) 200 m
b) 150 m
c) 300m
d) 250 m
8. If tan 4A = cot 6A, then what is the value of angle A?
a) 12
b) 9
c) 14
d) 10
9. To compute the value of n factorial, in symbolic form (n!); where n is lar
ge number, we use the formula called
a) Diophantine Formula
b) Mathesons Formula
c) Stirlings Formula
d) Richardson-duchman Formula
10. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 9 x^2 and the x axis.
a) 18 units^2
b) 25 units^2
c) 30 units^2
d) 36 units^2
11. It is a measure of relationship between two variables.
a) Function
b) Equation
c) Correlation
d) Relation
12. Find the probability of getting exactly 12 out of 30 questions on a true o
r false.
a) 0.08
b) 0.04
c) 0.15
d) 0.12
13. In a box there are 25 coins consisting of quarters, nickels and dimes with
a total amount of $ 2.75. If the nickels were dimes, and dimes were quarters an
d the quarters were nickels, the total amount would be $ 3.75. How many quarters
are there?
a) 5
b) 16
c) 10
d) 12
14. A point moves so that its distance from the point (2, -1) is equal to the
distance from the x axis. The equation of the locus is
a) X^2 + 4x 2y 5 =0
b) X^2 - 4x -2y + 5 =0
c) X^2 - 4x + 2y + 5 = 0
d) X^2 + 4x +2y + 5 = 0
15. Find the distance of the directrix from the center f the ellipse if its ma
jor axis is 10 and its minor axis is 8.
a) 8.5
b) 8.7
c) 8.3
d) 8.1
16. A central angle of 45 degrees subtends an arc of 12 cm. what is the radius
of the circle?
a) 12.82 cm
b) 12.58 cm
c) 15.28 cm
d) 15.82 cm
17. Given the points (3, 7) and (-4, -7). Solve for the distance between them.
a) 14.65
b) 17.65
c) 16.56
d) 15.65
18. The amount of heat needed to change solid to liquid is
a) condensation
b) cold fusion
c) solid fusion
d) latent heat of fusion
19. If y x ln x, find (d^2 y)(dx^2)
a) -1/x^2
b) 1/x
c) -1/x
d) 1/x^2
20. A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of a radius 10. Find the area o
f the octagon.
a) 288.2
b) 228.2
c) 238.2
d) 282.8
21. A boat can travel 8 miles per hour in still water. What is its velocity wi
th respect to the shore if it heads 35 East of North?
a) 8.963
b) 4.588
c) 5.400
d) 6.743
22. If arctan x + arctan (1/3) = p/4, then the value of x is
a) 1/2
b) 1/3
c) 1/4
d) 1/5
23. A loan of P 5, 000 is made for a period of 15 months, at a simple interest
rate of 15%, what future amount is due at the end of the loan period?
a) P 5, 937.50
b) P 5, 842.54
c) P 5, 900.90
d) P 5, 637.50
24. A regular hexagonal pyramid has a slant height of 4 cm and the length of e
ach side of the base is 6 cm. Find the lateral area.
a) 72 cm^2
b) 62 cm^2
c) 52 cm^2
d) 82 cm^2
25. The energy stored in a stretched elastic material such as spring is
a) elastic potential energy
b) kinetic energy
c) internal energy
d) mechanical energy
26. A 200-gram apple is thrown from the edge of a tall building with an initia
l speed of 20m/s. What is the change in kinetic energy of the apple if it strike
s the ground at 50m/s?
a) 100 Joules
b) 210 Joules
c) 81 Joules
d) 130 Joules
27. It is a polyhedron of which two faces are equal polygons in parallel plane
s and the other faces are parallelograms.
a) Prism
b) Prismatoid
c) Frustum
d) Tetrahedron
28. If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates which axiom in Algebra?
a) Reflexive axiom
b) Replacement axiom
c) Transitive axiom
d) Symmetric axiom
29. A 40-gm rifle with a speed of 300m/s strikes into a ballistic pendulum of
mass 5 kg suspended from a cord 1 m long. Compute the vertical height through wh
ich the pendulum rises.
a) 29.42 cm
b) 28.87 cm
c) 28.45 cm
d) 29.88 cm
30. The integral of any quotient whose numerator is the differential of the de
nominator is the _____.
a) cologarithm
b) derivative
c) product
d) logarithm
31. The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is 6.6824. Its area is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 1/2
32. You loan from a loan firm an amount of P 100, 000 with a rate of simple in
terest of 20% but the interest was deducted from the loan at the time the money
was borrowed. If at the end of one year, you have to pay the full amount of P 10
0, 000 what is the actual rate of interest?
a) 30.0%
b) 27.5%
c) 18.8%
d) 25.0%
33. The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y 2z = 9, 3x 2y + z = 3 and x
+ y + z = 2 is at
a) (-1, -1, 2)
b) (2, 1, -1)
c) (1, 2, 1)
d) (1, -1, 2)
34. Determine the vertical pressure due to column of water 85-m high.
a) 8.33 x 10^5 N/m^2
b) 8.33 x 10^3 N/m^2
c) 8.33 x 10^4 N/m^2
d) 8.33 x 10^5 N/m^2
35. A machine cost P 8,000 and an estimated life of 10 years with a salvage va
lue of P 500. What is its book value after 8 years using straight-line method?
a) P 2, 000
b) P 2, 000
c) P 3, 000
d) P 4, 000
36. Evaluate the expression (1 + i^2)^10 where i is the imaginary number.
a) 1
b) 10
c) -1
d) zero
37. Mr. J. Reyes borrowed money from the bank. He received from the bank P 1,
842 and promise to repay P 2,000 at the end of 10 months. Determine the simple i
nterest.
a) 16.10%
b) 19.45%
c) 15.70%
d) 10.29%
38. If (2 log x to the base 4) (log 9 to the base 4) = 2, find x
a) 13
b) 12
c) 10
d) 11
39. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x inches caused
by increasing its side by 1%..
a) 0.03 x^2 in^3
b) 0.1 x^2 in^3
c) 0.30 x^2 in^3
d) 0.02 x^2 in^3
40. A metal washer 1-inch in diameter is pierced by 1/2-inch hole. What is the
volume of the washer if it is 1/8 inch thick?
a) 0.082
b) 0.074
c) 0.028
d) 0.047
41. The distance between the points AB defined by A (cos A, - sin A) an B (sin
A, cosA) is equal to
a) 1
b) Cos A
c) Sqrt(2)
d) 2 tan A
42. At the surface of the earth 9 = 9.806m/s^2. Assuming the earth to be a sph
ere of radius 6.371 x 10^6 m, compute the mass of the earth.
a) 5.97 x 10^23 kg
b) 5.12 x 10^24 kg
c) 5.62 x 10^24 kg
d) 5.97 x 10^24 kg
43. A VOM has a selling price of P 400. If its selling price is expected to dec
line at the rate of 10% per annum due to obsolesce, what will be its selling pri
ce after 5 years?
a) P 249.50
b) P 200.00
c) P 213.10
d) P 236.20
44. Find the sum of the roots of 5x^2 - 10x + 2 = 0.
a) -1/2
b) -2
c) 1/2
d) 2
45. If a regular polygon has 27 diagonals, then it is a,
a) heptagon
b) pentagon
c) nonagon
d) hexagon
46. Find the nominal rate, which if converted quarterly could be used instead
of 12% compounded semi-annually.
a) 11.29%
b) 14.02%
c) 21.34%
d) 11.83%
47. According to this law, The force between two charges varies directly as the
magnitude of each charge and inversely as the square of the distance between th
em..
a) Newtons Law
b) Coulomb\\\'s Law
c) Inverse square Law
d) Law of Universal Gravitation
48. The times required for the examinees to solve the same problem differ by t
wo minutes. Together they can solve 32 problems in one hour. How long will it ta
ke for the slower problem solver to solve a problem?
a) 3 minutes
b) 4 minutes
c) 2 minutes
d) 5 minutes
49. What is the distance in cm between two vertices of a cube which are farthe
st from each other, if an edge measures 8 cm?
a) 16.93
b) 14.33
c) 13.86
d) 12.32
50. Find the length of the vector (2, 4, 4)..
a) 6.00
b) 7.00
c) 5.16
d) 8.50
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1. The linear distance between 4 and 17 on the number line is
a) 21
b) 17
c) 13
d) 13
2. Find the minimum distance from the point (4, 2) to the parabola y^2 = 8x
a) 2sqrt(3)
b) 4(sqrt(3))
c) 2(sqrt(2))
d) sqrt(3)
3. A freely falling body is a body in rectilinear motion and with constant __
_____.
a) acceleration
b) speed
c) deceleration
d) velocity
4. At what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
a) III
b) IV
c) II
d) I
5. Two vertices of a triangle are (2,4) and (-2,3)) and the area is 2 square
units, the locus of the third vertex is
a) 4x + 4y = 14
b) X 4y = -4
c) X + 4y = 12
d) 4x y = 14
6. A telephone company purchased microwave radio equipment for P 6 million, f
reight and installation charges amounted to 4% of the purchased price. If the eq
uipment will be depreciated over a period of 10 years with a salvage value of 8%
, determine the depreciation cost during the 5th year using SYD.
a) P 627, 989.90
b) P 638, 272.08
c) P 622, 786.07
d) P 626, 269.10
7. In how many years is required for P 2, 000 to increase by P 3,000 if inter
est at 12% compounded semi-annually?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 7
d) 8
8. Assuming that the earth is a sphere whose radius is 6400 km find the dista
nce along a 3-degree arc at the equator of the earths surface.
a) 353.10 km
b) 533.10 km
c) 353.01 km
d) 335.10 km
9. It is the worth of a property as recorded in the book of an enterprise.
a) Salvage value
b) Scrap value
c) Price
d) Book value
10. What is the corresponding effective rate of 18% compounded semi-quarterly?
a) 18.95%
b) 18.46%
c) 19.25%
d) 19.48%
11. The angular distance of a point on the terrestrial sphere from the North P
ole is called its ________.
a) latitude
b) altitude
c) colatitude
d) codeclination
12. Determine x so that: x, 2x + 7, 10x 7 will be a geometric progression.
a) 7, -7/12
b) 7, -7/6
c) 7, -14/5
d) 7, -5/6
13. The average horsepower required to raise a 150 kg drum to a height of 20 m
over a period of one minute is _____.
a) 0.81 hp
b) 0.66 hp
c) 0.41 hp
d) 1.12 hp
14. What is the moment of inertia of a cylinder of radius 5 m and mass of 5 kg
?
a) 120 kg-m^2
b) 80 kg. m^2
c) 72.5 kg- m^2
d) 62.5 kg- m^2
15. If the points (-2, 3) and (-3, 5) lie on a straight line, then the equatio
n of the line is ______.
a) 2x + y + 1 = 0
b) 2x + y 1 = 0
c) x 2y 1 = 0
d) x + 2y 1 = 0
16. What is the integral of (3t 1)^3 dt?
a) (1/12)(3t 1)^4+ C
b) (1/4) (3t 1)^3+ C
c) (1/12)(3t 4)^4+ C
d) (1/4)(3t 1)^4+ C
17. Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y = x^2 - 4x + 1 by mak
ing use of the fact that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent is zero.
a) (-2, -3)
b) (2, -3)
c) (3, -2)
d) (-1, -3)
18. The depth of water in a cylindrical tank 4 m in diameter is increasing at
the rate of 0.7 m/min. Find the rate at which the water flowing into the tank.
a) 1.5
b) 8.8
c) 2.5
d) 6.4
19. Simplify the expression i^1997 + i^1999, where i is an imaginary number.
a) 1 + i
b) -1
c) 1 - i
d) zero
20. It is a sequence of numbers such that successive terms differ by a constan
t.
a) Harmonic progression
b) Arithmetic progression
c) Infinite progression
d) Geometric progression
21. If the roots of an equation are 0, then they are classified as
a) trivial solution
b) hypergolic solution
c) extraneous solution
d) zeros of function
22. 3x^2 + 2x 5y + 7 = 0. Determine the curve.
a) Hyperbola
b) Parabola
c) Circle
d) Ellipse
23. Each of the faces of a rectangular hexahedron is a
a) square
b) triangle
c) rectangle
d) hexagon
24. If 16 is 4 than 4x, find 5x 1.
a) 5
b) 3
c) 14
d) 12
25. Determine the angle of the super elevation for a 200-m hi-way curve so tha
t there will be no side thrust at a speed of 90 kph.
a) 17.67
b) 18.32
c) 19.17
d) 20.11
26. If one third of the air is a tank is removed by each stroke of an air pump
, what fractional part of the total air is removed in 5 strokes?
a) 0.7122
b) 0.9122
c) 0.8122
d) 0.6122
27. Find the equation of the normal to x^2 + y^2 = 1 at the point (2, 1).
a) x = 2y
b) x + y = 1
c) 2x + y = 1
d) y = 2x
28. The amount of P 50, 000 was deposited in the bank earning at interest of 7
.5% per annum.. Determine the total amount at the end of 5 years, if the princip
al and interest were not withdrawn during the period?
a) P 72, 475.23
b) P 70,.374.90
c) P 71, 781.47
d) P 78, 536.34
29. The fluid pressure is the same in all directions. That is known as _______
__.
a) Archimedes Principle
b) Bernoullis Theorem
c) Ideal Fluid Principle
d) Pascals Principle
30. If you borrowed money from your friend with simple interest of 12%, find t
he present worth of P 50, 000 which is due at the end of 7 months.
a) P 46, 200
b) P44, 893
c) P46, 730
d) P45, 789
31. Find the mean proportional of 4 and 36.
a) 12
b) 20
c) 72
d) 24
32. The reciprocal of bulk modulus of any fluid is called _______.
a) compressibility
b) volume stress
c) volume strain
d) shape elasticity
33. Mike, Loui and Joy can mow the lawn in 4, 6 and 7 hours respectively. What
fraction of the yard can they mow in 1 hour if they work together?
a) 47/84
b) 84/47
c) 45/84
d) 39/60
34. If sec^2A is 5/2, the quantity 1- sin^2A is equivalent to
a) 1.5
b) 0.4
c) 0.6
d) 2.5
35. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y^2 = 16x.
a) x = -2
b) x = 2
c) x = 4
d) x = -4
36. A frequency curve which is composed of series rectangles constructed with
the steps as the base and the frequency as the height.
a) Frequency distribution
b) Histogram
c) Bar graph
d) Ogive
37. Find the inclination of the line passing through (-5, 3) and (10, 7).
a) 14.93
b) 14.83
c) 14.73
d) 14.63
38. Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was old as
Ann is now. How old is Ann now?
a) 12
b) 15
c) 16
d) 18
39. _________ is the quality of being plastically elongated.
a) Malleability
b) Plastically
c) Ductility
d) Flexibility
40. Find the present worth of a future payment of P 100, 000 to be made in 10
years with an interest of 12% compounded quarterly.
a) P 33, 000.00
b) P 30, 546.01
c) P 30, 655.68
d) P 30, 444.44
41. A ball is dropped from a building 100 m high. If the mass of the ball is 1
0 gm, after what time will the ball strike the Earth?
a) 2.45 s
b) 4.42 s
c) 5.61 s
d) 4.52 s
42. Centrifugal force is _________.
a) Directly proportional to the radius of the curvature..
b) Inversely proportional to the square of a tangential velocity..
c) Directly proportional to the square of a tangential velocity.
d) Directly proportional to the square of the weight of the object.
43. Two balls whose masses are 5 kg and 0.5 kg are placed with their centers 0
.5 cm apart. With what force do they attract each other?
a) 6.67 x 10^(-9) N
b) 6.67 x 10^(-10) N
c) 6.67 x 10^(-11) N
d) 6.67 x 10^8 N
44. If the second derivative of the equation of the curve is equal to the nega
tive of the equation of that same curve, curve is
a) a paraboloid
b) a cissoid
c) an exponential
d) a sinusoid
45. Equation relating x and y that cannot readily be solved explicitly for y a
s a function of x or for x as a function of y. Such equation may nonetheless det
ermine y as a function of x or vice versa. Such a function is called ______.
a) explicit function
b) continuous function
c) logarithmic function
d) implicit function
46. 4800 mils is equivalent to ____ degrees.
a) 235
b) 270
c) 142
d) 135
47. What is the quotient when 4 + 8i is divided by i^3 ?
a) 8 4i
b) -8 4i
c) -8 + 4i
d) 8 + 4i
48. Sin (B A) is equal to _______, when B = 270 and A is an acute angle.
a) cos A
b) cos A
c) sin A
d) Sin A
49. (cos A)^4 (sin A)^4 is equal to ______.
a) cos 2A
b) cos 4A
c) sin 4A
d) sin 2A
50. Given: f(x) = (x + 3)(x 4) + 4. When f(x) is divided by (x k), the remaind
er is k. Find k.
a) 8
b) 2
c) 6
d) 4
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1. If all the y terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric with respec
t to the __________
a) origin
b) X-axis
c) Line 45 with the axis
d) Y-axis
2. Evaluate the integral of dx/(x+2) whose limit is from -6 to -10.
a) sqrt(2)
b) ln 3
c) ln 2
d) 1/2
3. Find the value of (1 + i)^5, where i is an imaginary number.
a) 1 - i
b) 1 + i
c) -4(1 + i)
d) 4(1 + i)
4. Given a cone of diameter x and altitude of H. What percent is the volume o
f the largest cylinder which can be inscribed in the cone to the volume of the c
one?
a) 46%
b) 56%
c) 65%
d) 44%
5. The apothem of the polygon is the ________ of its inscribed circle.
a) circumference
b) length
c) radius
d) diameter
6. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units mo
re than its base and the altitude of the other is 3 units less than its base. Fi
nd the altitudes, if the areas of the triangle differ by 21 sq. units.
a) 5 and 11
b) 4 and 10
c) 6 and12
d) 3 and 9
7. In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicul
ar to the major axis is a ______
a) Latus rectum
b) Focal width
c) Minor axis
d) Conjugate axis
8. Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way fr
om the point (2, -5) to the point (-3, 5 )
a) (1,-1)
b) (-1,-2)
c) (-2,1)
d) (-1,1)
9. csc 520 is equal to
a) csc 20
b) cos 20
c) tan 45
d) sin 20
10. What is the moment of inertia of a circle of radius 5 m with respect to it
s tangent?
a) 1473 m^4
b) 2054 m^4
c) 2454 m^4
d) 490 m^4
11. It is the ratio of the ultimate stress to the allowable stress
a) Strain
b) Proportionality constant
c) Modulus
d) Factor of safety
12. A load of 100 lb is hung from the middle of a rope, which is stretched bet
ween two rigid walls 30 ft apart. Due to the load, the rope sags 4 ft in the mid
dle. Determine the tension in the rope.
a) 149 lbs
b) 165 lbs
c) 173 lbs
d) 194 lbs
13. Integrate the [sqrt(1 cos x)]dx
a) -2[sqrt(2)cos((1/2)x) + c
b) -2[sqrt(2)cosx] + c
c) -2[sqrt(2)cos((1/2)x) + c
d) -2[sqrt(2)cosx] + c
14. A measure of the resistance of a body it offers to any change in its angul
ar velocity, determine by its mass and distribution of its mass about the axis o
f rotation is known as _________
a) Angular acceleration
b) Moment of inertia
c) Torsion
d) Friction
15. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is inte
nded to hold 8 cu. meter, if the error of the computed volume is not exceed 0.03
cu. m.?
a) 0.003 m
b) 0.0025 m
c) 0.001 m
d) 0.002 m
16. Find the equation of the family of orthogonal trajectories of the system o
f parabolas y^2 = 2x + c.
a) y = ce^(2x)
b) y = ce^(-2x)
c) y = ce^(-x)
d) y = ce^x
17. How far does an automobile move while its speed increases uniformly from 1
5 kph to 45 kph in 20 seconds?
a) 172 m
b) 167 m
c) 200 m
d) 185 m
18. If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, then
the value of x is ________
a) 2
b) 4
c) -2
d) -1
19. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal interval of time where
the first payment is made after several periods, after the beginning of the pay
ment.
a) Progressive Annuity
b) Deferred Annuity
c) Delayed Annuity
d) Simple Annuity
20. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the
coordinate axes.
a) 2 sq. units
b) 5 sq. units
c) 3 sq. units
d) 4 sq. units
21. 4x^2 256 = 0 is the equation of ______________
a) ellipses
b) parabola
c) Parallel lines
d) circle
22. A man rows downstream at the rate of 5 mph and upstream at the rate of 2 m
ph. How far downstream should he go if he is to return in 7/4 hours after leavin
g?
a) 3.1 miles
b) 2.5 miles
c) 3.3 miles
d) 2.7 miles
23. Momentum is the product of mass and ________
a) time
b) force
c) velocity
d) Acceleration
24. A market whereby there is only one buyer of an item for when there are no
goods substitute
a) Monopoly
b) Oligopoly
c) Monopsony
d) Oligopsony
25. What will be the future worth of money after 12 months, if the sum of P 25
,000 is invested today at simple interest rate of 1% per month?
a) P 30,000
b) P 29,000
c) P 27,859
d) P 28,000
26. The function y = (x-4)/(x+2) is discontinuous at x = ?
a) 3
b) 1
c) -2
d) 2
27. The graph of r = a + b cos ? is a ________
a) lituus
b) lemniscate
c) cardoid
d) limacon
28. A man expects to receive P 25,000 in 8 years. How much is that money worth
now considering interest at 8% compounded quarterly
a) P 13,958.33
b) P 13,859.12
c) P 13,265.83
d) P 13,675.23
29. ABC Corporation makes it a policy that for any new equipment purchased; th
e annual depreciation cost should not exceed 20% of the first cost at any time w
ith no salvage value. Determine the length of service life necessary if the depr
eciation used is the SYD method
a) 19 years
b) 12 years
c) 9 years
d) 10 years
30. The effective rate of 14% compounded semi-annually is
a) 14.49%
b) 14.88%
c) 14.94%
d) 12.36%
31. Each angle of a regular dodecagon is equal to _______
a) 105
b) 125
c) 135
d) 150
32. A 16 gram mass is moving at 30 cm/sec while a 4 gram mass is moving in an
opposite direction at 50 cm/sec. They collide head on and stick together. Their
velocity after collision is
a) 0.21 m/s
b) 0.07 m/s
c) 0.14 m/s
d) 0.28 m/s
33. A rotating wheel has radius of 2 ft and 6 inches. A point on the rim of th
e wheel moves 30 ft in 2 seconds. Find the angular velocity of the wheel/
a) 6 rad/s
b) 5 rad/s
c) 2 rad/s
d) 4 rad/s
34. Solve for A in the equation: cos^2 A = 1 cos^2 A
a) 45 , 135 , 225 , 315
b) 45 , 125 , 225 , 315
c) 45 , 150 , 220 , 315
d) 45 , 125 , 225 , 335
35. An iron column of annular cross-section has an outer diameter of 200 mm an
d is subjected to a force of 75 kN. Find the thickness of the wall if the allowa
ble compressive stress is 10MPa
a) 15.75 mm
b) 17.75 mm
c) 12.75 mm
d) 12.57 mm
36. If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius 10 cm
, determine the side of the triangle.
a) 36.44 cm
b) 34.64 cm
c) 64.12 cm
d) 32.10 cm
37. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric progression if the sum is 2 and th
e first term is 1/2.
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 1/3
d) 3/4
38. A debt of P 10,000 with 10% interest compounded semi-annually is to be amo
rtized by semi-annual payment over the next 5 years. The first due in 6 months.
Determine the semi-annual payment.
a) P 1,193.90
b) P 1,200
c) P 1,295.05
d) P1,400.45
39. At an interest rate of 10% compounded annually, how much will a deposit of
P1,500 be in 15 years?
a) P 6,100
b) P 6,437.90
c) P 6,265.87
d) P 6,234.09
40. Convergent series is a sequence of decreasing numbers or when the succeedi
ng term is _______ than the preceding term.
a) greater
b) equal
c) none of these
d) lesser
41. Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10, ..
a) 90
b) 75
c) 91
d) 88
42. A club of 40 executives, 33 likes to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke P
hilip Morris. How many like both?
a) 13
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
43. What is the accumulated amount of five year annuity paying P 6,000 at the
end of each year, with interest at 15% compounded annually?
a) P 41,454.29
b) P 40,544.29
c) P 41,114.29
d) P 40,454.29
44. Find the equation of the curve at every point of which the tangent line ha
s a slope of 2x
a) y = x^2 + c
b) x = -y^2 + c
c) y = -x^2+ c
d) x = y^2 + c
45. A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the l
ength of the line segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is the sqrt(5)
a) 2x + y 2 =0
b) 2x y 2 = 0
c) 2x y + 2 = 0
d) 2x + y + 2 = 0
46. Find the slope of x^2y = 8 at the point (2, 2)
a) -1
b) -1/2
c) -2
d) 2
47. A function F(x) is called _________ of f(x) if F(x) = f(x)
a) derivative
b) implicit function
c) Explicit function
d) antiderivative
48. It is the characteristics of a population which is measurable.
a) Frequency
b) Distribution
c) Sample
d) Parameter
49. A block weighing 500 kN rest on a ramp inclined at 25 with the horizontal.
The force tending to move the block down the ramp is
a) 450 kN
b) 211 kN
c) 265 kN
d) 121 kN
50. If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery (assuming that there are no t
ies), how many ways can these 15 people win first, second, third, fourth and fif
th prizes?
a) 3,003
b) 360,360
c) 4,845
d) 116,260
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1. The amount of P 12,800 in 4 years at 5% compounded quarterly is
a) P 16,311.26
b) P 14,785.34
c) P 15,847.83
d) P 15,614.59
2. To maximize the horizontal range of the projectile, which of the following
applies?
a) The tangent function of the angle of trajectory must be equal to
one
b) Maximize the angle of elevation
c) Maximize the angle of elevation and velocity
d) Maximize velocity
3. The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric progression 2, 4, 8, 16, .. is
a) 225
b) 1596
c) 2046
d) 1023
4. The electrons have speeds of 0.7c and x respectively. If their relative ve
locity is 0.65c.. Find x.
a) 0.12c
b) 0.09c
c) 0.02c
d) 0.25c
5. The angle of a sector is 30 and the radius is 15 cm. What is the area of th
e sector in cm?
a) 58.9
b) 85.9
c) 59.8
d) 89.8
6. The equation y^2 = cx is the general equation of
a) y = 2y/x
b) y = y/2x
c) y = 2x/y
d) y = x/2y
7. Find the equation of the axis symmetry of the function y = 2x^2 7x + 5
a) 4x + 7 = 0
b) x 2 = 0
c) 7x + 4 = 0
d) 4x 7 = 0
8. Find the point in the parabola y^2 = 4x at which the rate of change of the
ordinate and abscissa are equal (0 correct answers)
a) (1,2)
b) (4,4)
c) (2,1)
d) (-1,4)
9. In the expansion (x + 4y)^12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is
,
a) 253,440
b) 63,630
c) 126,720
d) 506,880
10. Money borrowed today is to be paid in 6 equal payments at the end of 6 qua
rters. If the interest is 12% compounded quarterly. How much was initially borro
wed if quarterly payment is P 2,000?
a) P 10,200.56
b) P 10,382.90
c) P 10,586.99
d) P 10,834.38
11. By the condition of a will, the sum of P 20,000 is left to a girl to be he
ld in trust fund by her guardian until it amounts to P 50,000. When will the gir
l receive the money if the fund is invested at 8% compounded quarterly?
a) 10.45 years
b) 10.34 years
c) 7.98 years
d) 11.57 years
12. The segment from (-1 , 4) to (2 , -2) is extended three times its own leng
th. The terminal point is
a) (11 , -24)
b) (11 , 18)
c) (-11 , -20)
d) (11 ,-20)
13. The area of the region bounded by two concentric circles are called
a) washer
b) annulus
c) ring
d) Circular disk
14. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m^2 and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases have
ratio of 4:5. What are the lengths of the bases?
a) 16, 20
b) 8, 10
c) 7, 11
d) 12,15
15. Determine B such that 3x + 2y = 0 is perpendicular to 2x By + 2=0
a) 4
b) 2
c) 5
d) 3
16. It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane whose distances fr
om two fixed points is a constant
a) Parabola
b) Ellipse
c) Hyperbola
d) Circle
17. It describes the luminous flux incidence per unit area and is expressed in
lumens per square meter.
a) Luminous intensity
b) Luminance
c) Radiance
d) Illuminance
18. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the
sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/
60. Determine the apogee of the earth.
a) 91,450,000 miles
b) 94,335,100 miles
c) 93,000,000 miles
d) 94,550,000 miles
19. Evaluate the limit (x-4)/(x^2 x 12) as x approaches 4
a) undefined
b) 1/7
c) infinity
d) 2
20. Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight highway running east
and west. From A, the bearing of tower C is 32 W of N and from B the bearing of
C 26 N of E. Approximate the shortest distance of the tower from the highway.
a) 374 m
b) 364 m
c) 394 m
d) 384 m
21. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path wi
th an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30 above the horizontal. How far
from the throwing point will the ball attain its original level?
a) 890 m
b) 875 m
c) 880 m
d) 883 m
22. Point P(x,y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one-half of its distan
ce from line y = 4. The equation of its locus is
a) 4x^2 + 3y^2 = 12
b) 2x^2 + 5y^2 = 3
c) 2x^2 4y^2 = 5
d) x^2 + 2y^2 = 4
23. The moment of inertia of a plane figure,
a) Is maximum at the centroidal axis
b) Is zero at the centroidal axis
c) Decreases as the distance of the axis moves farther from the cen
troid
d) Increases as distance of the axis moves farther from the centroi
d
24. What is the least common factor of 10 and 32?
a) 2
b) 320
c) 90
d) 180
25. The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added to the pr
ogression, the new set of numbers will have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are t
he two numbers if their difference is 4?
a) 21, 25
b) 23, 27
c) 8, 12
d) 16, 20
26. A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can
the company choose from 9 men and 6 women who qualified for the position?
a) 480
b) 840
c) 540
d) 680
27. Point of derivatives which do not exists (and so equals zero) are called
a) Minimum points
b) Maximum points
c) Stationary points
d) Maximum and minimum points
28. The distance that the top surface is displaced in the direction of the for
ce divided by the thickness of the body is known as
a) Longitudinal strain
b) Linear strain
c) Volume strain
d) Shear strain
29. Find the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabolas x^2 2y = 0 and x^2 +
2 8=0
a) 10.7
b) 4.7
c) 11.7
d) 9.7
30. If the sides of a parallelogram and an include angle are 6, 10 and 100 respec
tively, find the length of the shorter diagonal.
a) 10..63
b) 10.73
c) 10.37
d) 10.23
31. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30. He walks
85 m nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60. What is the hei
ght of the tower?
a) 73.31 m
b) 76.31 m
c) 73.61 m
d) 73.16 m
32. How much must you invest today in order to withdraw P 2, 000 annually for
10 years if the interest rate is 9%?
a) P 12, 853.32
b) P 12, 881.37
c) P 12, 385.32
d) P 12, 835.32
33. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to 1785/9999 strating from
the decimal point.
a) 1
b) 8
c) 5
d) 7
34. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, 2/3, ..
a) 9/2
b) 7/2
c) 11/2
d) 5/2
35. The distance between the centers of the three circles which are mutually t
angent to each other externally are 10, 12 and 14 units. The area of the largest
circle is
a) 23 p
b) 16 p
c) 72 p
d) 64 p
36. The diameter of a circle described by 9x^2 + 9y^2 = 16 is
a) 8/3
b) 4/3
c) 4
d) 16/9
37. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of y for x, its curve is
symmetric with respect to the
a) line 45 with the x - axis
b) origin
c) Y - axis
d) X - axis
38. Find the angle in mils subtended by line 10 yards long a distance of 5000
yards
a) 1 mil
b) 2.5 mils
c) 2.04 mils
d) 4 mils
39. A statue 3 m high is standing on base of 4 m high. If an observers eye is 1
.5 m above the ground, how far should he stand from the base in order that the a
ngle subtended by the statue is a maximum
a) 3.71 m
b) 4.41 m
c) 3.51 m
d) 3.41 m
40. Arctan[2cos(Arcsin(sqrt(3)/2))] is equal to
a) p/3
b) p/16
c) p/4
d) p/2
41. What is the value of log(sub 2)5 + log(sub 3)5?
a) 7.39
b) 3.97
c) 9.37
d) 3.79
42. Find the value of k for which the equation x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 2y - k=0 repre
sents a point circles
a) -6
b) 5
c) -5
d) 6
43. The sides of a right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. F each side is doubl
ed, how many square units will the area of the new triangle?
a) 300
b) 320
c) 420
d) 240
44. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If the two numbers namely 250 and
850 are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
a) 42.31
b) 57.12
c) 50
d) 38.62
45. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the rate of
15 ft/s. A point B on the ground level with and 30 ft from A. When the balloon
is 40 ft from A, at what rate is its distance from B changing?
a) 12 ft/s
b) 13 ft/s
c) 10 ft/s
d) 15 ft/s
46. Evaluate the integral of (cos8A)^8dA whose limit is from 0 to p/6. (0 corr
ect answers)
a) 12 p/81
b) 27 p/363
c) 23 p/765
d) 35 p/768
47. The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having a 8.25% grade is _ deg
rees
a) 5.12
b) 4.27
c) 1.86
d) 4.72
48. What is the inertia of a bowling ball (mass =0.5 kg) of radius 15 cm rotat
ing at an angular speed of 10 rpm for 6 seconds
a) 0.005 kg-m^2
b) 0.0045 kg-m^2
c) 0.002 kg-m^2
d) 0.001 kg-m^2
49. What is the speed of a synchronous earths satellite 4.5 x 107 m from the ea
rth?
a) 12,070.2 kph
b) 11,070 kph
c) 12,000 kph
d) 11,777.4 kph
50. What is the kinetic energy of a 4000-lb automobile, which is moving at 44
ft/s?
a) 2.10 x 10^5 ft-lb
b) 1.12 x 10^5 ft-lb
c) 1.80 x 10^5 ft-lb
d) 1.21 x 10^5 ft-lb
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1. If ( x + 3) : 10 = ( 3x 2) : 8, find ( 2x 1).
a) 3
b) 4
c) 1
d) 2
2. Convergent series is a sequence of decreasing numbers or when the succeedi
ng term is _______ then the preceding term.
a) lesser
b) equal
c) greater
d) ten times more
3. The velocity of an automobile starting from rest is given by ds/dt = (90t)
/ (t+10) feet/sec. Determine the acceleration after the time interval of 10 sec
.
a) 2.10 ft/s^2
b) 2.75 ft/s^2
c) 2.25 ft/s^2
d) 1.71 ft/s^2
4. The population of the Philippines doubled in the last 30 years from 1967 t
o 1997. Assuming the rate of population increase will remain the same, in what y
ear will the population triple?
a) 2021
b) 2027
c) 2030
d) 2015
5. The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and 1/4. What is the equation?
a) 12x^2 + 7x 1 = 0
b) 12x^2 7x + 1 = 0
c) 12x^2 7x 1 = 0
d) 12x^2 + 7x + 1 = 0
6. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
a) I
b) III
c) II
d) IV
7. Convert the ? = p/3 to Cartesian equation.
a) 3y = 3^(1/2)x
b) y = x
c) y = 3^(1/2)x
d) x = 3^(1/2)
8. What interest rate compounded monthly is equivalent to 10% effective rate?
a) 9.75%
b) 9.47%
c) 9.57%
d) 9.68%
9. Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8-cm long.. How long is the fourth sid
e when the area of the trapezoid has the greatest value?
a) 12
b) 10
c) 16
d) 15
10. The quartile deviation is a measure of ________.
a) central tendency
b) division
c) dispersion
d) certainty
11. Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10.
a) 61
b) 71
c) 91
d) 81
12. Find the coordinates of the point P(2, 4) with respect to the translated a
xis with origin at (1,3).
a) (1, 1)
b) (1, 1)
c) (1, 1)
d) (1, 1)
13. Find the 100th term of the sequence 1.01, 1.00, 0.99.
a) 0.03
b) 0.05
c) 0.04
d) 0.02
14. A car accelerates at a constant rate from 15 mi/hr to 45 mi/hr in 15 secon
ds, while travelling in a straight line. What is the average acceleration?
a) 2.93 ft/sec^2
b) 2.00 ft/sec^2
c) 2.39 ft/sec^2
d) 2.12 ft/sec^2
15. A machine costs P 8,000 and an estimated life of 10 years with a salvage v
alue of P 500. What is its book value after 8 years? Using straight-line method.
a) P 4000
b) P 3000
c) P 2000
d) P 2500
16. A man wishes his son to receive P 500,000 ten years from now. What amount
should he invest today if it will earn interest of 12% compounded annually durin
g the first 5 years and 15% compounded quarterly during the next 5 years?
a) P 145,345.34
b) P 134,678.90
c) P 123,433.23
d) P 135,868.19
17. 15% compounded semi-annually will have an effective rate of _________.
a) 15.93%
b) 15.56%
c) 18.78%
d) 16.02%
18. A plane headed due east with airspeed of 240 mph. If a wind at 40 mph is b
lowing from the north, find the ground speed of the plane.
a) 200 mph
b) 274 mph
c) 243 mph
d) 281 mph
19. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counterclockwise is _________.
a) 835 degrees
b) 805 degrees
c) 810 degrees
d) 810 degrees
20. The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than twice the numerat
or. If 7 is added to both terms of the fraction, the resulting fraction is 3/5.
Find the original fraction
a) 13/5
b) 5/13
c) 5/3
d) 8/ 3
21. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x inches caused
by increasing its side by 1%.
a) 0.03 x^3 cu. in
b) 0.02 x^3 cu. in
c) 0.3 x^3 cu. in
d) 0.1 x^3 cu. in
22. What rate of interest compounded annually is the same as the rate of inter
est of 8% compounded quarterly?
a) 8.24%
b) 7.90%
c) 6.88%
d) 8.42%
23. Which of the following cannot be an operation of matrices?
a) Subtraction
b) Addition
c) Multiplication
d) Division
24. What is the accumulated amount after three years of P 6500 invested at the
rate of 12% per year compounded semi-annually?
a) P 9500
b) P 9321
c) P 9221
d) P 9248
25. One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside the
octagon.
a) 13.9
b) 31
c) 19.3
d) 21.4
26. It is the characteristic of a population which is measurable.
a) Parameter
b) Distribution
c) Frequency
d) Sample
27. What is the moment of inertia of a cylinder of radius 5 m and a mass of 5
kg?
a) 380 kg-m^2
b) 62.5 kg-m^2
c) 120 kg-m^2
d) 72.5 kg-m^2
28. A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169 sq. cm. It
is then reshaped to enclose a rectangle whose length is 15 cm. The area of the
rectangle is __________.
a) 156 sq. cm
b) 170 sq. cm
c) 165 sq. cm
d) 175 sq. cm
29. According to this law, The force between two charges varies directly as the
magnitude of each charge and inversely as the square of the distance between th
em.
a) Newtons Law
b) Inverse Square Law
c) Coulombs Law
d) Law of Universal Gravitation
30. If sec^2 A is 5/ 2, the quantity 1 sin^2 A is equivalent to _________.
a) 2.5
b) 0.6
c) 1.5
d) 0.4
31. If y = x ln x, find d^y/dx^2.
a) 1/x^2
b) 1/x^2
c) 1/x
d) 1/x
32. The wheel of a car revolves n times, while the car travels x km. The radius of
the wheel in meters is _________.
a) 500x/(pi)n
b) 5000x/(pi)n
c) 10000x/(pi)n
d) 500000x/(pi)n
33. Find the value of x in the equation csc x + cot x = 3.
a) p/4
b) p/5
c) p/2
d) p/3
34. Evaluate the limit ln x/x as x approaches infinity.
a) e
b) zero
c) 1
d) infinity
35. How long will it take the money to triple itself if invested at 10% compou
nded semi-annually?
a) 12.5 yrs
b) 13.3 yrs
c) 11.9 yrs
d) 11.3 yrs
36. The volume of a gas under standard atmospheric pressure 76-cm of Hg is 200
cu. inches. What is the volume when the pressure is 80 cm Hg if the temperature
is unchanged?
a) 110 cu. in
b) 30.4 cu. in
c) 190 cu. in
d) 90 cu. in
37. A comfortable room temperature is 72F. What is this temperature expressed i
n degrees Kelvin?
a) 290
b) 263
c) 295
d) 275
38. If a regular polygon has 27 diagonals, then it is a ________.
a) pentagon
b) nonagon
c) heptagon
d) hexagon
39. If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is equal to the negati
ve of the equation of that same curve, the curve is _________.
a) A sinusoid
b) An exponential
c) A paraboloid
d) A cissoid
40. A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. Find the area of
the octagon.
a) 228.2
b) 238.2
c) 288.2
d) 282.8
41. A line, which is perpendicular to the x-axis, has a slope equal to _______
_.
a) 1
b) e
c) 2
d) infinity
42. A 50 kg block of wood rest on top of the smooth plane whose length is 3 m
and whose altitude is 0.8 m. How long will it take for the block to slide to the
bottom of the plane when released?
a) 1.52 s
b) 2.14 s
c) 2.41 s
d) 2.51 s
43. Find the length of the vector (2, 4, 4).
a) 7.00
b) 8.50
c) 6.00
d) 5.18
44. The volume of a sphere is 36p cu. m. The surface area of this sphere in sq
. m is _______.
a) 24p
b) 12p
c) 36p
d) 18p
45. The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x1, y1) and P2(2, 4) is P(2, 1).
Find the coordinates of P1.
a) (6, 5)
b) (6, 6)
c) (6, 6)
d) (5, 6)
46. In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicul
ar to the major axis is a _________.
a) Conjugate axis
b) Minor axis
c) Latus rectum
d) Focal width
47. In complex algebra, we use a diagram to present a complex plane commonly c
alled _______.
a) Argand diagram
b) Venn diagram
c) De Moivres diagram
d) Funicular diagram
48. A market situation whereby there is only one buyer of an item for which th
ere are no goods substitute.
a) Monopoly
b) Monopsony
c) Oligopoly
d) Oligopsony
49. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units mo
re than its base while the altitude of the other is 3 units less than its base.
Find the altitudes if the areas of the triangle differ by 21 square units.
a) 5 and 11
b) 6 and 12
c) 4 and 10
d) 3 and 9
50. Given an ellipse ( x^2/36 ) + ( y^2/32 ) = 1. Determine the distance betwe
en foci.
a) 4
b) 18
c) 3
d) 2
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1. The difference between an approximate value of a quantity and its exact va
lue or true value is
a) change
b) relative error
c) one
d) absolute error
2. If the roots of an equation are zero, then they are classified as
a) Hypergolic solutions
b) extraneous solutions
c) trivial solutions
d) conditional solutions
3. The attitude of a cylinder of maximum volume which can be inscribed in a r
ight circular cone of radius r and height h is ________.
a) h/4
b) h/3
c) 3h/2
d) 2h/3
4. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the equation,
2x^2 3x -5 = 0.
a) 5x^2 + 3x 2 = 0
b) 3x^2 5x - 2 = 0
c) 5x^2 2x 3 = 0
d) 2x^2 5x -3 = 0
5. Whenever a net force acts on a body, it produces acceleration in the direc
tion of the resultant force, an acceleration that is directly proportional to th
e mass of the body. This theory is popularly known as
a) Hookes Law of Equilibrium
b) Faradays Law of Forces
c) Newtons First Law of Motion
d) Newtons Second Law of Motion
6. The cords of an ellipse, which pass through the center, are known as _____
____.
a) asymptote
b) radical axes
c) diameters
d) major axes
7. MCMXCIV is a Roman numeral equivalent to
a) 1964
b) 1974
c) 1984
d) 1994
8. Find the area bounded by the curve defined by the equation x^2 = 8y and it
s latus rectum.
a) 11/3
b) 22/3
c) 16/3
d) 32/3
9. At any point along the streamline in an ideal fluid in steady flow, the sum
of the pressure, the potential energy per unit volume and the kinetic energy pe
r unit volume has the same value. This concept is known as
a) Fluid theory
b) Hydraulic theorem
c) Bernoullis Energy Principle
d) Pascals theorem
10. If sin A = 3/5 and A is in quadrant II while cons B = 7/25 and B is in qua
drant I, find sin(A+B).
a) -3/5
b) 3/5
c) 4/5
d) 3/4
11. The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three stu
dents are selected at random, what is the probability that at least one of the s
tudents got credit?
a) 19/27
b) 1/3
c) 8/27
d) 2/3
12. Evaluate cos [arctan(15/8) arctan(7/24)]
a) 297/425
b) 297/452
c) 792/525
d) 976/435
13. The work done by all forces except the gravitational force is always equal
to the ________ of the system.
a) Total kinetic energy
b) Total mechanical energy
c) Total potential energy
d) Total momentum
14. Simplify 4 cos y sin y (1 2 sin^2 y)
a) tan 4y
b) cos 4y
c) sec 4y
d) sin 4y
15. What is the effective rate corresponding to 18% compounded daily? Take 1 y
ear = 365 days.
a) 17.84%
b) 19.72%
c) 16.68%
d) 17.35%
16. If 84 0.4x = Arc tan (cot 0.25x), find x.
a) 40
b) 20
c) 10
d) 30
17. Equal volumes of two different liquids evaporate at different, but constan
t rates. If the first is totally evaporated in 6 weeks, and the second in 7 week
s, when will be the second be 1 / 2 the volume of the first?
a) 3.5 weeks
b) 4 weeks
c) 42 / 5 weeks
d) 5 weeks
18. If the first derivative of a function is a constant, then the function is
a) quadratic
b) logarithmic
c) linear
d) sinusoidal
19. Solve for x in the equation: Arc tan x = (p/2) 45.
a) 0.281
b) 0.821
c) 0.218
d) 0.182
20. A merchant has three items on sale namely: a radio for $50.00, a clock for
$30.00 and a flashlight $1.00. At the end of the day, she has sold a total of 1
00 of the three sale items and has taken exactly $1,000.00 on the total sales. H
ow many radios did she sell?
a) 16
b) 80
c) 20
d) 4
21. A mango falls from a branch 5 meters above the ground. With what speed in
meters per second does it strike the ground? Assume g = 10 m/s.
a) 12 m/s
b) 10 m/s
c) 14 m/s
d) 8 m/s
22. The sum of two numbers is 21, and one number is twice the other. Find the
numbers.
a) 5 and 12
b) 2 and 12
c) 8 and 13
d) 7 and 14
23. It is a stock that has prior right to dividends. It usually does not bring
voting rights to the owners and the dividend is fixed and cannot be higher than
the specified amount.
a) Preferred stock
b) Non par value stock
c) Common stock
d) Voting stock
24. The derivative of ln cos x is
a) sec x
b) tan x
c) - sec x
d) tan x
25. It is the amount which a willing buyer will pay to a willing seller for th
e property where each has equal advantage and is under compulsion to buy or sell
.
a) Fair value
b) Book value
c) Use value
d) Market value
26. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence betwee
n the two planes is expressed by measuring the __________.
a) Polyhedral angle
b) Reflex angle
c) Plane angle
d) Dihedral angle
27. When the corresponding elements of two rows of a determinant are proportio
nal, then the value of the determinant is
a) unknown
b) multiplied by the ratio
c) one
d) zero
28. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number.
a) 4
b) 7
c) 5
d) 6
29. Three forces 20 N, 30 N and 40 N are in equilibrium. Find the angle betwee
n the 30 N and the 40 N forces.
a) 301525
b) 28.96
c) 25.97
d) 40
30. A collision in which the total kinetic energy after collision is less than
before collision is called
a) inelastic collision
b) straight line collision
c) off center collision
d) elastic collision
31. A horizontal line has a slope of
a) zero
b) positive
c) negative
d) infinity
32. In Algebra, the operation of root extraction is called as _________.
a) revolution
b) resolution
c) involution
d) evolution
33. The number 0.123123123 is a/an _________ number.
a) rational
b) irrational
c) surd
d) transcendental
34. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540 degrees. Find the numbe
r of sides.
a) 5
b) 6
c) 11
d) 8
35. At maximum point the value of y is
a) infinite
b) negative
c) positive
d) zero
36. At the inflection point where x = a
a) f(a)=0
b) f(a)<0
c) f(a)>0
d) f(a) is not equal to zero
37. A sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preced
ing term.
a) Dissonant series
b) Isometric series
c) Convergent series
d) Divergent series
38. The altitude of the sides of a triangle intersect at the point known as
a) centroid
b) orthocenter
c) circumcenter
d) incenter
39. The line passing through the focus and is perpendicular to the directrix o
f a parabola.
a) latus rectum
b) Tangent line
c) directrix
d) axis of the parabola
40. A person draws 3 balls in succession from a box containing 5 red balls, 6
yellow balls and 7 green balls. Find the probability of drawing the balls in the
order red, yellow and green.
a) 0.0894
b) 0.03489
c) 0.3894
d) 0.04289
41. For a particular experiment you need 5 liters of a 10% solution. You find
7% and 12% solution on the shelves. How much of the 7% solution should you mix w
ith the appropriate amount of the 12% solution to get 5 liters of a 10% solution
?
a) 1.5
b) 3
c) 2.5
d) 2
42. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is inte
nded to hold 8 cu. m., if the error of the computed volume is not to exceed 0.02
cu. m?
a) 0.1700 m
b) 0.0170 m
c) 0.0710 m
d) 0.0017 m
43. When the two waves of the same frequency speed and amplitude travelling in
opposite directions are superimposed,
a) Standing waves are produced
b) Constructive interference always results
c) The phase difference is always zero
d) Distractive waves are produced
44. Two bodies each having a mass of 450 milligrams are separated in space a d
istance of 10 km apart, what is the force exerted on each other due to gravitati
on?
a) 1.35 x 10^-25 N
b) 1.35 x 10^-7 N
c) 1.35 x 10^19 N
d) 1.35 x 10^9 N
45. A circle with a radius of 6 has half of its area removed by cutting a bord
er of uniform width. Find the width of the border.
a) 2.2
b) 1.35
c) 1.76
d) 3.75
46. The hypotenuse of the right triangle is 34 cm. Find the length of the two
legs, if one leg is 14 cm longer then the other.
a) 18 and 32
b) 17 and 31
c) 15 and 29
d) 16 and 30
47. It is defined to be the capacity of a commodity to satisfy human want.
a) necessity
b) utility
c) discount
d) luxuries
48. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y^2=16.
a) x=-4
b) x=4
c) x=8
d) x=-8
49. Which of the following is true?
a) csc(-T) = csc(T)
b) tan(-T) = tan (T)
c) sin(-T) = sin(T)
d) cos(-T) = cos (T)
50. _________ is the loss value of the equipment with use over a period of tim
e. It could mean a difference in value between a new asset and the used asset cu
rrently in service.
a) loss
b) extracted
c) depreciation
d) extracted