BSECE Licensure Examination in Mathematics - November 1998

1.csc 520 is equal to

a) sin 20
b) tan 45
c) csc 20
d) cos 20
2.How far does an automobile
move while its speed increases
uniformly from 15 kph to 45 kph
in 20 seconds?
a) 200 m
b) 185 m
c) 167 m
d) 172 m
3.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
4.A measure of the resistance of
a body it offers to any change in
its angular velocity, determine by
its mass and distribution of its
mass about the axis of rotation is
known as _________
a) Friction
b) Moment of inertia
c) Torsion
d) Angular acceleration
5.Each angle of a regular
dodecagon is equal to _______
a) 135
b) 125
c) 150
d) 105
6.If an equilateral triangle is
circumscribed about a circle of
radius 10 cm, determine the side
of the triangle.
a) 64.12 cm
b) 34.64 cm
c) 36.44 cm
d) 32.10 cm
7.What is the moment of inertia
of a circle of radius 5 m with
respect to its tangent?
a) 1473 m^4
b) 490 m^4
c) 2054 m^4
d) 2454 m^4

8.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 6,437.90
c) P 6,234.09
d) P 6,100
9.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 13,265.83
b) P 13,859.12
c) P 13,958.33
d) P 13,675.23
10.Evaluate the integral of
dx/(x+2) whose limit is from -6 to
-10.
a) 1/2
b) sqrt(2)
c) ln 3
d) ln 2
11.Given a cone of diameter x
and altitude of H. What percent
is the volume of the largest
cylinder which can be inscribed
in the cone to the volume of the
cone?
a) 56%
b) 46%
c) 65%
d) 44%
12.What is the allowable error in
measuring the edge of the cube
that is intended to hold 8 cu.
meter, if the error of the
computed volume is not exceed
0.03 cu. m.?
a) 0.001 m
b) 0.003 m
c) 0.0025 m
d) 0.002 m
13.Find the equation of the
family of orthogonal trajectories
of the system of parabolas y^2 =
2x + c.
a) y = ce^x
b) y = ce^(-2x)
c) y = ce^(-x)
d) y = ce^(2x)

14.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 41,454.29
c) P 40,544.29
d) P 40,454.29
15.Find the 30th term of the
arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10,
..
a) 88
b) 75
c) 90
d) 91
16.A man rows downstream at
the rate of 5 mph and upstream
at the rate of 2 mph. How far
downstream should he go if he is
to return in 7/4 hours after
leaving?
a) 2.5 miles
b) 2.7 miles
c) 3.1 miles
d) 3.3 miles
17.A club of 40 executives, 33
likes to smoke Marlboro and 20
like to smoke Philip Morris. How
many like both?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 13
d) 11
18.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
19.It is the characteristics of a
population which is measurable.
a) Parameter
b) Sample
c) Frequency
d) Distribution

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20.Find the area of the triangle
which the line 2x 3y + 6 = 0
forms with the coordinate axes.
a) 2 sq. units
b) 4 sq. units
c) 3 sq. units
d) 5 sq. units
21.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
22.The function y = (x-4)/(x+2) is
discontinuous at x = ?
a) 1
b) 2
c) -2
d) 3
23.ABC Corporation makes it a
policy that for any new
equipment
purchased;
the
annual depreciation cost should
not exceed 20% of the first cost
at any time with no salvage
value. Determine the length of
service life necessary if the
depreciation used is the SYD
method
a) 19 years
b) 10 years
c) 9 years
d) 12 years
24.Determine the coordinates of
the point which is three-fifths of
the way from the point (2, -5) to
the point (-3, 5 )
a) (-1,-2)
b) (1,-1)
c) (-1,1)
d) (-2,1)
25.Integrate the [sqrt(1 cos
x)]dx
a) -2[sqrt(2)cosx] + c
b) -2[sqrt(2)cosx] + c
c) -2[sqrt(2)cos((1/2)x) + c
d) -2[sqrt(2)cos((1/2)x) + c
26.A line passes through point
(2, 2). Find the equation of the
line if the length 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

27.Two triangles have equal

bases. The altitude of one
triangle is 3 units more than its
base and the altitude of the other
is 3 units less than its base. Find
the altitudes, if the areas of the
triangle differ by 21 sq. units.
a) 3 and 9
b) 6 and12
c) 4 and 10
d) 5 and 11

33.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) 0.14 m/s
b) 0.21 m/s
c) 0.28 m/s
d) 0.07 m/s

28.A function F(x) is called

_________ of f(x) if F(x) = f(x)
a) implicit function
b) antiderivative
c) derivative
d) Explicit function

34.A market whereby there is

only one buyer of an item for
when there are no goods
substitute
a) Monopoly
b) Oligopsony
c) Monopsony
d) Oligopoly

29.Solve for A in the equation:

cos^2 A = 1 cos^2 A
a) 45 , 150 , 220 , 315
b) 45 , 125 , 225 , 335
c) 45 , 125 , 225 , 315
d) 45 , 135 , 225 , 315
30.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) 121 kN
b) 265 kN
c) 450 kN
d) 211 kN
31.A load of 100 lb is hung from
the middle of a rope, which is
stretched between two rigid
walls 30 ft apart. Due to the load,
the rope sags 4 ft in the middle.
Determine the tension in the
rope.
a) 149 lbs
b) 165 lbs
c) 173 lbs
d) 194 lbs
32.In an ellipse, a chord which
contains a focus and is in a line
perpendicular to the major axis
is a ______
a) Latus rectum
b) Minor axis
c) Conjugate axis
d) Focal width

35.Find the ratio of an infinite

geometric progression if the sum
is 2 and the first term is 1/2.
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 1/3
d) 3/4
36.It is the ratio of the ultimate
stress to the allowable stress
a) Factor of safety
b) Modulus
c) Proportionality constant
d) Strain
37.Momentum is the product of
mass and ________
a) force
b) velocity
c) time
d) Acceleration
38.4x^2 256 = 0 is the
equation of ______________
a) circle
b) Parallel lines
c) ellipses
d) parabola
39.Convergent series is a
sequence
of
decreasing
numbers
or
when
the
succeeding term is _______
than the preceding term.
a) greater
b) lesser
c) equal
d) none of these

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40.If all the y terms have even
exponents,
the
curve
is
symmetric with respect to the
__________
a) X-axis
b) Y-axis
c) origin
d) Line 45 with the axis
41.The graph of r = a + b cos
is a ________
a) limacon
b) lemniscate
c) cardoid
d) lituus
42.A debt of P 10,000 with 10%
interest
compounded
semiannually is to be amortized by
semi-annual payment over the
next 5 years. The first due in 6
months. Determine the semiannual payment.
a) P 1,193.90
b) P 1,295.05
c) P1,400.45
d) P 1,200
43.Find the slope of x^2y = 8 at
the point (2, 2)
a) -2
b) 2
c) -1/2
d) -1
44.If 15 people won prizes in the
state lottery (assuming that there
are no ties), how many ways can
these 15 people win first,
second, third, fourth and fifth
prizes?
a) 116,260
b) 3,003
c) 360,360
d) 4,845

47.Find the equation of the curve

at every point of which the
tangent line has a slope of 2x
a) y = -x^2+ c
b) x = -y^2 + c
c) x = y^2 + c
d) y = x^2 + c
48.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 payment.
a) Deferred Annuity
b) Progressive Annuity
c) Delayed Annuity
d) Simple Annuity
49.The apothem of the polygon
is the ________ of its inscribed
circle.
a) diameter
b) circumference
c) length
d) radius
50.An iron column of annular
cross-section has an outer
diameter of 200 mm and is
subjected to a force of 75 kN.
Find the thickness of the wall if
the
allowable
compressive
stress is 10MPa
a) 15.75 mm
b) 12.57 mm
c) 12.75 mm
d) 17.75 mm

45.The effective rate of 14%

compounded semi-annually is
a) 14.94%
b) 14.49%
c) 12.36%
d) 14.88%
46.A rotating wheel has radius of
2 ft and 6 inches. A point on the
rim of the 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

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