ENGINEERING simple interest of 6 % per
Find the rate of referred to as the
ECONOMICS annum?
SET 1 Ans. P30,000.00
SIMPLE INTEREST
1. Find the interest on 5. How long must a P40,000
P6800.00 for 3 years at note bearing 4 % simple
11 % simple interest. interest run to amount to
Ans. P2,244.00 P41,350.00?
2. A man borrowed Ans. 304 days
P10,000.00 from his 6. If P16,000 earns P480 in
friend and agrees to 9 months, what is the
pay at the end of 90 annual rate of interest?
days under 8 % simple Ans. 4%
interest rate. What is 7. A time deposit of
the required amount? P110,000 for 31 days
Ans. P10,200.00 earns P890.39 on
3. Annie buys a television maturity date after
set from a merchant deducting the 20 %
who offers P25,000.00 withholding tax on
at the end of 60 days. interest income. Find the
Annie wishes to pay rate of interest per
immediately and the annum.
merchant offers to Ans. 11.75 %
compute the required 8. A bank charges 12 %
amount on the simple interest on a
assumption that money P300.00 loan. How much
is worth 14 % simple will be repaid if the load
interest. What is the is paid back in one lump
required amount? sum after three years.
Ans. P24,429.97 Ans. P408.00
4. What is the principal 9. A price tag of P1200 is
amount if the amount specified if paid within 60
of interest at the end of days but offers a 3 %
2 ½ year is P4500 for a discount for cash in 30
days.
interest.
Ans. 37.11 %
10.It is the practice of
almost all bank in the 12.A man borrowed from a
Philippines that when
they grant a loan, the
interest for one year is
automatically deducted
from the principal
amount upon release on
money to a borrower. Let
us therefore assume
that you applied for a
loan with a bank and the
P80000 was approved at
an interest rate of 14 %
of which P11200 was
deducted and you were
given a check of
P68800. Since you have
to pay the amount of 13.Agnes Abanilla was
P80000 one year after,
what then will be the
effective interest rate?
Ans. 16.28 %
11.Mr. J. de la Cruz
borrowed money from a
bank. He received from
the bank P1,340.00 and
promised to pay
P1,500.00 at the end of
9 months. Determine
the simple interest rate
and the corresponding
discount rate or often
“Bankers discount”.
Ans. 15.92 % ;
13.73 %
bank under a promissory
note that he signed in
the amount pf
P25,000.00 for a period
of one year. He received
only the amount of
P21,915.00 after the
bank collected the
advance interest and an
additional amount of
P85.00 for notarial and
inspection fees. What
was the rate of interest
that the bank collected
in advance?
Ans. 13.64 %
granted a loan of
P20,000 by her
employer CPM Industrial
Fabricator and
Construction Corporation
with an interest at 6 %
for 180 days on the
principal collected in
advance. The
corporation would
accept a promissory
note for P20,000 non –
interest for 180 days. If
discounted at once, find
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 the proceeds on the buyer can afford to
note. borrow money in order to
Ans. P18,800 take advantage of the
14.P4000 is borrowed for discount?
75 days at 16 % per Ans. 21.4 %
annum simple interest. 17.In buying a computer
How much will be due disk, the buyer was
at the end of 75 days? offered the options of
Ans. P4133.33 paying P250 cash at the
15.Mr. Almagro made a end of 30 days or P270 at
money market the end of 120 days. At
placement of what rate is the buyer
P1,000,000 for 30 days paying simple interest if
at 7.5 % per year. If the he agree to pay at the
withholding tax is 20 %, end of 120 days.
what is the net interest Ans. 32 %
that Mr. Almagro will 18.Find the discount if P2000
receive at the end of is discounted for 6
the month? months at 8 % simple
Ans. P5000 discounts.
Ans. P80.00
19.Compute the discount if
P2000 is discounted for 6
months at 8 % simple
ENGINEERING interest.
ECONOMICS Ans. P76.92
SET 2
20.On March 1, 1996 Mr.
16.A bill for motorboat Almagro obtains a loan of
specifies the cost as P1500 from Mr. Abella
P1200 due at the end and signs a note
of 100 days but offers a promising to pay the
4 % discount for cash in principal and
30 days. What is the accumulated simple
highest rate, simple interest at the rate of 5 %
interest at which the at the end of 120 days.
On May 15, 1996, Mr. was the rate of discount
Abella discounts the and the rate of interest
note at the bank whose that the bank collected
discount rate is 6 %. in advance.
What does he received? Ans. 4 % ; 4.17 %
Ans. P1513.56 COMPOUND INTEREST
21.A deposit of P110,000 25.Accumulate P5,000.00
was made for 31 days. for 10 years at 8 %
The net interest after compounded quarterly.
deducting 20 % Ans. P11,040.20
withholding tax is 26.Accumulate P5,000.00
P890.36. Find the rate of for 10 years at 8 %
return annually. compounded semi –
Ans. 11.75 % annually.
22.If you borrowed money Ans. P10,955.61
from your friend with 27.Accumulate P5,000.00
simple interest of 12 %, for 10 years at 8 %
find the present worth of compounded monthly.
P50,000 which is due at Ans. P11,098.20
the end of 7 months. 28.Accumulates P5,000.00
Ans. P46,728.97 for 10 years at 8 %
23.If the compound interest compounded annually.
on P3,000.00 in 2 years Ans. P10,794.62
is P500.00, then the 29.How long will it take
compound interest on P1,000 to amount to
P3,000.00 in 4 years is: P1,346 if invested at 6 %
Ans. P1,083.00 compounded quarterly?
Ans. 5 years
24.A man borrowed P2000
from a bank and promise 30.How long will it take for
to pay the amount for an investment to double
one year. He received its amount if invested at
only the amount of an interest rate of 6 %
P1,920 after the bank compounded bi –
collected an advance monthly?
interest of P80. What Ans. 12 years
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31.If you borrowed annual interest rate is 8 Ans. 10 years
P10,000 from a bank %. 44.The nominal interest
with 18 % interest per Ans. P152.87 rate is 4 %. How much is
annum, what is the my P10,000.00 worth in
total amount to be ENGINEERING 40.A firm borrows P2000.00 10 years in a
repaid at the end of ECONOMICS for 6 years at 8 %. At continuously
one year? SET 3 the end of 6 years, it compounded account?
Ans. P11,800.00 renews the loan for the Ans. P14,918.25
32.What is the effective 36.A man has a will of amount due plus P2000 45.How much must be
rate for an interest rate P650,000.00 from his more for 2 years at 8 %. invested on January 1,
of 12 % compounded father. If his father What is the lump sum year 1 in order to
continuously? deposited an amount of due. accumulate P2,000.00
Ans. 12.75 % P450,000.00 in a trust Ans. P6,034.66 on January 1, year 6 at 6
33.How long will it take for fund earning 8 % 41.At an annual rate of %.
an investment to compounded annually, return of 8 %, what is Ans. P1,495.00
fivefold its amount if after how many years will the future worth of 46.If P5000.00 shall
money is worth 14 % the man receive his will? P1000 at the end of 4 accumulate for 10 years
compounded semi – Ans. 4.78 years years? at 8 % compounded
annually? 37.Mr. Adam deposited Ans. P1360.50 quarterly. Find the
Ans. 12 P120,000.00 in a bank 42.A student has money compounded interest at
34.An interest rate of 8 % who offers 8 % interest given by his grandfather the end of 10 years.
compounded semi – compounded quarterly. If in the amount of Ans. P6,040.20
annually is how many the interest is subject to a P20,000.00. How much 47.The amount of
percent if compounded 14 % tax, how much will money in the form of P1,500.00 was deposited
quarterly? he receive after 5 years? interest will he get if the in a bank account, 20
Ans. 7.92 % Ans. P170,149.77 money is put in a bank years ago. Today is
35.A man is expecting to 38.What interest that offers 8 % rate worth P3,000.00.
receive P450,000.00 at compounded monthly is compounded annually, Interest is paid semi –
the end of 7 years. If equivalent to an interest at the end of 7 years? annually. Determine the
money is worth 14 % rate of 14 % compounded Ans. P34,276.48 interest rate paid on this
compounded quarterly, quarterly? 43.If the interest rate on an account?
how much is it worth at Ans. 13.84 % account is 11.5 % Ans. 3.5 %
present? 39.What is the present worth compounded yearly, 48.If the nominal interest
Ans. P171,744.45 of two P100.00 payments approximately how rate is 3 %, how much is
at the end of the third many years will it take P5, 000.00 worth in 10
and the fourth year? The to triple the amount?

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 years in a continuously 52.A company invests 56.Convert 12 % considering interest at 6
compounded account? P10,000.00 today to be compounded semi – % compounded
Ans. P6,750.00 repaid in five years in one annually to x % quarterly?
49.A merchant puts in his lump sum at 12 % compounded monthly. Ans. P11,025.25
P2,000.00 to a small compounded annually. If Ans. 11.71 % 61.What amount will be
business for a period of the rate of inflation is 3 % 57.A bank is advertising 9.5 accumulated by a
six years. With a given compounded annually, % accounts that yield present investment of
interest rate on the how much profit in 9.84 % annually. How P17,200 in 6 years at 2
investment of 15 % per present day pesos is often is the interest % compounded
year, compounded realized over five years? compounded? quarterly?
annually, how much will Ans. P5,202.00 a) Daily Ans. P19,387.15
he collect at the end of 53.Compute the effective b) Monthly 62.What rate of interest
the sixth year? rate for an interest rate of c) Bi – monthly compounded annually
Ans. P4,626.00 16 % compounded d) Quarterly must be received if an
50.A person invests annually. Ans. quarterly investment of
P4,500.00 to be Ans. 16 % 58.By the conditions of a P54,000.00 made now
collected in 8 years. 54.Compute the effective will, the sum of will result in a receipt of
Given that the interest rate for an interest rate of P25,000.00 is left to a P72,000.00 5 years
rate on the investment 16 % compounded girl to be held in a trust hence?
is 14.5 % per year quarterly. fund by her guardian Ans. 5.92 %
compounded annually, Ans. 16.98 % until it amount to P45, 63.With interest at 6 %
what sum will be 000.00. When will the compounded annually,
collected in 8 years? girl receive the money if how much is required 7
Ans. P13,294.02 the fund is invested at 8 years hence to repay an
51.In year zero, you invest % compounded P8 M loan made today?
P10,000.00 in a 15 % quarterly? Ans. P12,029,042
security for 5 years. ENGINEERING Ans. 7.42 years 64.If money is worth 6 %
During that time, the ECONOMICS 59.What is the effective compounded annually,
average annual SET 4 rate corresponding to 16 what payment 12 years
inflation is 6 %. How % compounded daily? from now is equivalent
much, in terms of year 55.Convert 12 % Take 1 year = 360 days. to a payment of
zero pesos, will be in compounded semi – Ans. 17.35 % P7,000.00 9 years from
the account at the annually to x % 60.A man expects to now?
maturity? compounded quarterly. receive P20,000.00 in 10 Ans. P8,337.10
Ans. P15,030.00 Ans. 11.83 % years. How much is that
money worth now

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65.If money is worth 6 % instead for 15 % Ans. P4,214.40 years of P6,500.00
compounded annually, compounded semi – 74.The amount of P12,800 invested at the rate of
how much can be annually? in 4 years at 5 % 12 % per year
loaned now if P6,000.00 Ans. 14.73 % compounded quarterly is compounded semi –
will be repaid at the : annually?
end of 8 years. 70.Which of the following Ans. P1,5614.59 Ans. P9,221.00
Ans. P3,764.50 has the least effective 80.What interest rate,
66.A person invest P4,500 annual interest rate? ENGINEERING compounded monthly is
to be collected in 8 a) 12 % compounded ECONOMICS equivalent to 10 %
years. Given that the quarterly SET 5 effective rate?
interest rate on the b) 11.5 % compounded Ans. 9.57 %
investment is 14.5 % monthly 75.What rate (%) 81.A man wishes his son to
per year, compounded c) 11.7 % compounded compounded quarterly is receive P500,000.00 ten
annually, what sum, in semi – annually equivalent to 6 % years from now. What
pesos, will be collected d) 12.2 % compounded compounded semi – amount should he invest
eight years hence? annually annually? now if it will earn
Ans. P13,294.00 Ans. 11.7 % Ans. 5.96 % interest of 12 %
67.If P500,000 is deposited compounded semi - 76.Fifteen percent (15 %) compounded annually
at a rate of 11.25 % annually when compounded semi during the first 5 years
compounded monthly, 71.One hundred thousand – annually will have and 15 % compounded
determine the pesos was placed in a effective rate of : quarterly during the
compounded interest time deposit that earns 9 Ans. 15.56 % next 5 years?
after 7 years and 9 % compounded quarterly, 77.What rate of interest Ans. P129,853.48
months. tax free. After how many compounded annually is 82.A savings association
Ans. 690,849 years would it be able to the same as the rate of pays 4 % interest
68.P200,000 was earn a total interest of interest of 8 % quarterly. What is the
deposited on January 1, fifty thousand pesos? compounded quarterly? effective annual interest
1988 at an interest rate Ans. 4.56 Ans. 8.24 % rate?
of 24 % compounded 72.The amount of P2,825.00 78.How long will it take the Ans. 16.985 %
semi – annually. How in 8 years at 5 % money to triple itself if 83.A bank offers 1.2 %
much would the sum on compounded quarterly is: invested at 10 % effective monthly
January 1, 1993? Ans. P4,203.97 compounded semi – interest. What is the
Ans. P621,170.00 73.The amount of P2,825.00 annually? effective annual rate
69.Find the nominal rate in 8 years at 5 % Ans. 11.3 years with monthly
that if converted compounded 79.What is the accumulated compounding?
quarterly could be used continuously is: amount after three (3) Ans. 15.4 %

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84.What is the present held in trust fund by her Ans. 8% which is equivalent to 5
worth of P27,000.00 guardian until it amounts 93.How many years will % nominal annual
due in 6 years if money to P50,000.00. When will P100,00 earned a interest compounded
is worth 13 % and is the girl receive the compound interest rate continuously.
compounded semi – money if the fund is is 9 % compounded Ans. 5.13 %
annually? invested at 8 % quarterly? 98.Compute the nominal
Ans. P12,681.00 compounded quarterly? Ans. 4.55 years interest rate of a
85.The amount of P12, 800 Ans. 11.57 years 94.A certain amount was continuously
in 4 years at 5 % 89.A man expects to receive deposited 5 years and 9 compounded loan if the
compounded quarterly P25,000 in 8 years. How months ago at an effective interest rate is
is : much is that worth now interest of 8 % 25 %?
Ans. P15,614.59 considering interest at 8 compounded quarterly. If Ans. loge 1.25
86.A man borrows money % compounded the sum mow is 99.A man wishes to have
from a bank which uses quarterly? P315,379.85, how much P40,000 in a certain
a simple discount rate Ans. P13,265.83 was the amount fund at the end of 8
of 14 %. He signs a deposited? years. How much should
promissory note 90.P500,000 was deposited Ans. P200,000 be invest in a fund that
promising to pay at an interest of 6 % will pay 6 %
P500.00 per month at compounded quarterly. ENGINEERING compounded
the end of 4th, 6th and Compute the compound ECONOMICS continuously?
7th months respectively. interest after 4 years and SET 6 Ans. P24.751.34
Determine the amount 9 months.
of money that he Ans. P163,475.37 95.If the rate of interest is 100. If the effective
received from the bank. 91.If the nominal interest 12 % compounded annual interest rate in 4
Ans. P1,403.68 rate is 3 %, how much is annually , find the %, compute the
87.A nominal interest of 3 P5,000 in 10 years in a equivalent rate of equivalent nominal
% compounded continuously interest if it is annual interest
continuously is given compounded account? compounded quarterly. compounded
on the account. What is Ans. P6,750 Ans. 11.49 % continuously.
the accumulated 92.P200,000 was deposited 96.How long will it take Ans. 3.92 %
amount of P10,000 for a period of 4 years money to double itself if 101. What is the nominal
after 10 years? and 6 months and bears invested at 5 % rate of interest
Ans. P13,498.60 on interest of P85,649.25. compounded annually? compounded
88.By the condition of a what is the rate of Ans. 14 years continuously for 10
will, the sum of P2,000 interest if it is 97.Compute the effective years if the compound
is left to a girl to be compounded quarterly? annual interest rate

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 amount factor is equal continuously
to 1.34986? compounded loan?
Ans. 3% Ans. 21.51 %
102. American Express 106. What is the nominal
Corp. charges 1 ½ % rate of interest
interest per month, compounded
compounded continuously for 8 years if
continuously on the the present worth factor
unpaid balance is equal to 0.6187835?
purchases made on this Ans. 6%
credit card. Compute 107. What is the difference
the effective rate of of the amount 3 years
interest. from now for a 10 %
Ans. 19.72 % simple interest and 10 %
103. If the nominal compound interest per
interest is 12 % year?
compounded Ans. P155
continuously, compute 108. Find the discount if
the effective annual P2,000 is discounted for 6
rate of interest. months at 8 % compound
Ans. 12.75 % quarterly.
104. Compute the Ans. P77.66
difference in the future 109. If a sum of money
amount of P500 triples in a certain period
compounded annually of time at a given rate of
at nominal rate of 5 % interest, compute the
and if it is compounded value of the single
continuously for 5 years payment present worth
at the same rate. factor.
Ans. P3.87 Ans. 0.333
110. If the single payment
105. If the effective amount factor for a
interest rate is 24 %, period of 5 years is
what nominal rate of 1.33822. What is the
interest is charged for a nearest value of the
interest rate?
Ans. 6% 115. How much should
you put into a 10 %
111. If the single payment savings account in order
present worth factor for to have P10,000.00 in
a period of 8 years is five years?
equal to 0.58201, Ans. P6,210.00
compute the nearest
value of the rate of
interest for that period.
Ans. 7%
112. If money is worth 8 %
compounded quarterly,
compute the single FLUID MECHANICS and
payment amount factor HYDRAULICS
for a period of 6 years. SET 1
Ans. 1.60844
113. A sum of P1,000.00 is PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
invested now and left for 1. A reservoir of glycerin
8 years, at which time has a mass of 120 kg
the principal is and a volume of 0.952
withdrawn. The interest m3. Find its weight, mass
has a accrued is left for density, specific weight
another 8 years. If the and specific gravity.
effective annual interest Ans. 11.77 kN, 1261
rate is 5 %, what will be kg/m3, 12.36 kN/m3, 1.26
the withdrawn amount 2. The specific gravity of
at the end of the 16th oil is 0.82. Calculate its
year? specific weight in lb/ft3
Ans. P705.42 and kN/m3 and mass
114. P500,000 was density in slugs/ft3 and
deposited 20.15 years kg/m3.
ago at an interest rate of Ans. 51.17 lb/ft3,
7 % compounded semi – 8.04 kN/m3, 1.59
annually. How much is slugs/ft3 and 820 kg/m3.
the sum now? 3. A body requires a force
Ans. P2,000,000 of 100 N to accelerate it
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 at a rate of 0.20 m/s2.
Determine the mass of
the body in kg and in
slugs.
Ans. 500 kg, 34.3
slugs
4. The weight of a
body is 100 lb.
Determine its weight in
Newtons, and its
acceleration if a net
force of 50 lb is applied
to the body.
Ans. 444.8 N, 16.09
ft/s2, 4.90 m/s2
5. A liter of water weighs
about 9.75 N. Compute
its mass in kilograms.
Ans. 0.994 kg
6. The specific gravity of
ethyl alcohol is 0.79.
Calculate its specific
weight in kN/m3 and
mass density in kg/m3.
Ans. 7.73 kN/m3,
790 kg/m3
7. A quart of water
weighs 2.08 lb.
Compute its mass in
slugs and kilograms.
Ans. 0.00646
slugs, 0.943 kg
8. If an object has a
mass of 22 kg at sea
level. a) What will be its
weight at a point where
the acceleration due to
gravity g = 9.75 m/s2? b)
What will be its mass at
that point?
Ans. 214.5 N, 22 kg
9. One cubic foot of
glycerine has a mass of
2.44 slugs. Find its
specific weight in lb/ft3
and kN/m3.
Ans. 78.6 lb/ft3, 12.35
3
kN/m
10. The volume of a rock is
found to be 0.00015 m3.
If the rocks sp. gr. is 2.6,
what is the weight in
Newtons?
Ans. 3.82 N
11. A certain gasoline weighs
46.5 lb/ft3. What are its
mass density, specific
volume and specific
gravity?
Ans. 1.44 slugs/ft3,
3
0.694 ft /slugs, 0.742
12. If the specific volume of
a certain gas is 0.7848
m3/kg, what is its specific
weight?
Ans. 12.5 N
13. If the specific weight of
the substance is 8.2
kN/m3, what is its mass
density?
Ans. 836 kg/m3
14.An object at a certain
location has a mass of
2.0 kg and weighs 19.0
N on a spring balance.
What is the acceleration
due to gravity at this
location?
Ans. 9.50 m/s2
15. If an object has a
mass of 2.0 slugs at sea
level, what would be its
mass be at a location
where the acceleration
due to gravity is 30.00
ft/s2?
Ans. 2.0 slugs
16. What would be the
weight of a 3 kg mass on
a planet where the
acceleration due to
gravity is 10.00 m/s2?
Ans. 30.00 N
17. Determine the weight
of a 5-slug boulder at a
place where the
acceleration due to
gravity is 31.7 ft/s2.
Ans. 158 lb
18. If 200 ft3 of oil weighs
10520 lb, calculate its
specific weight, density
and specific gravity.
Ans. 52.6 lb/ft3, 1.63
slugs/ft3, 0.843
19. Find the height of the
free surface if 0.8 ft3 of
water is poured into a
conical tank 20 in high
with a base radius of 10
in. How much additional
water is required to fill
the tank?
Ans. 713 in3
20. A conical tank 20 in
high and a base radius
10 in., holds 30.5 kg of
salad oil, what is the
density of the oil?
Ans. 889 kg/m3
UNIT WEIGHT OF AIR
AND GASES
21. What is the specific
weight of air at
480 kPa absolute
and 21oC?
Ans. 55.81 N/m3
22. A gas at 20oC and 0.21
Mpa abs has a volume of
41 L and a gas constant
R of 210 Nm/kgK.
Determine the density
and mass of the gas.
Ans. 3.41 kg/m3,
0.140 kg
23. Find the mass density of
helium at a temperature
of 4oC and a pressure of
184 kPa gage, if
atmospheric pressure is
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 101.92 kPa. R = 2079 abs has a unit weight of 32. Two large plane liquid causes a volume
J/kg K. 362 N/m3. What is the surfaces are 25 mm reduction of 0.02 ft3.
Ans. 0.4965 kg/m3 value of R for this gas? apart and the space Ans. 75000 psi
24. Calculate the Ans. 19.3 m/K between them is filled 36. Find the change in
density of water vapor ABSOLUTE AND with a liquid of viscosity volume of 1 ft3 of water
at 350 kPa abs and KINEMATIC VISCOSITY of 0.958 Pa-s. Assuming at 80oF when subjected
20oC if its gas constant 29. If the viscosity of water the velocity gradient to to a pressure increase of
R is 0.462 kPa m3/ kg K. at 68oF is 0.01008 poise, be a straight line, what 300 psi. Water’s bulk
Ans. 2.59 kg/m3 compute its absolute force is required to pull a modulus of elasticity at
25. At 32oC and 205 kPa viscosity in pound-second very thin plate of 0.37 this temperature is 325
gage, the specific per square foot. If the m2 area at a constant 000 psi?
weight of a certain gas specific gravity at 68oF is speed of 0.3 m/s if the Ans. -0.00092 ft3
was 13.7 N/m3. 0.998, compute its plate is 8.4 mm from 37. Water in a hydraulic
Determine the gas kinematic viscosity in one of the surfaces? press, initially at 137 kPa
constant of this gas. square feet per second. Ans. 19.06 N abs, is subjected to a
Ans. 718.87 J/kg K Note: 1 lb.s/ft2 = 478.8 BULK MODULUS OF pressure of 116,280 kPa
poises. ELASTICITY abs. Using E = 2.5 GPa,
FLUID MECHANICS and Ans. 2.11x10-5 lb.s/ft2, 33. A liquid compressed in a determine the
HYDRAULICS 1.09x10-5 ft2/s. cylinder has a volume of percentage decrease in
SET 2 30.If the viscosity of water at 1000 cm3 at 1 MN/m2 the volume of water.
70oC is 0.00402 poise and and a volume of 995 cm3 Ans. 4.65% decrease
26. What is the specific its specific gravity is at 2 MN/m2. What is its COMPRESSION OF
weight if air at a 0.978, determine its bulk modulus of GASSES
temperature of 30oC absolute viscosity in Pa-s elasticity, K? 38. If a vessel that
and a pressure of 470 and its kinematic Ans. 200 MPa contains 3,500 ft3 of
kPa abs. viscosity in m2/s and in 34. What pressure is water at 50oF (62.4 pcf)
Ans. 0.0529 kN/m3 stokes. required to reduce the atmospheric pressure is
27. Air is kept at a Ans. 0.000402 Pa-s, volume of water by heated to 160oF (61 pcf),
pressure of 200 kPa abs 4.11x10-7 m2/s, 4.11x10-3 0.6%? Bulk modulus of what will be the
and a temperature of stoke elasticity of water, E = percentage change in its
30oC in a 500 liter 31.Convert 15.14 poises to 2.2 GPa. volume? What weight of
container. What is the kinematic viscosity in ft2/s Ans. 13.2 MPa water must be removed
mass of air? if the liquid has a specific 35. Find the bulk modulus to maintain the original
Ans. 1.15 kg gravity of 0.964. of elasticity of a liquid if volume?
28.A gas at 40oC under a Ans. 0.0169 ft2/s a pressure of 150 psi Ans. 2.7% increase,
pressure of 21.868 bar applied to 10 ft3 of the 4.90 lb

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39. A vertical, cylindrical permitted to expand 45. An atomizer forms in a glass tube 2 mm
tank with a diameter of isothermally to 30 m3, water droplets 45 m in diameter. Use  = 0.514
12.00 m and a depth of what is the resulting diameter. Determine the N/m and  = 140o.
4.00 m is filled to the pressure? What would excess pressure within Ans. 5.9 mm
top with water at 20oC have been if the process these droplets using  = depression
(9.79 kN/m3). If the had been isentropic? k = 0.0712 N/m. 50. Estimate the
water is heated 50oC 1.40 Ans. 6329 Pa depression h for mercury
(9.69 kN/m3), how Ans. 50 kPaa, 34.7 46.Two clean, parallel glass in the glass capillary
much water will spill kPaa plates, separated by a tube. Angle  = 40o, unit
out? distance d = 1.5 mm, weight of water is 9790
Ans. 4.7 m3 SURFACE TENSION AND are dipped in a bath of N/m3.
40. If 9 m3 of an ideal CAPILLARITY water. How far does the Ans. 5.91 mm
gas at 24oC and 150 43. What is the value of the water rise due to 51. Find the capillary rise in
kPaa is compressed to surface tension of a small capillary action, if the tube for a mercury-
2 m3, (a) what is the drop of water 0.5 mm in surface tension  = air-glass interface with 
resulting pressure diameter which is in 0.0730 N/m? = 130o if the tube radius
assuming isothermal contact with air if the Ans. 9.94 mm is 1 mm and the
conditions, (b) what pressure within the 47. Estimate the height to temperature is 20oC.
would have been the droplet is 561 Pa? which water will rise in a Surface tension is 0.514
pressure and Ans. 0.042 N/m capillary tube of N/m.
temperature if the
diameter 3 mm. Use  = Ans. –5.0 mm
process is isentropic. FLUID MECHANICS and
0.0728 N/m. 52. Find the capillary rise
Use k = 1.3. HYDRAULICS
Ans. 9.9 mm in the tube for a water-
Ans. 675 kPaa, 1060 SET 3
48. A glass of tube is air-glass interface  = 0o
kPaa, 466.4 K or
inserted in mercury, the if the tube is 1 mm and
193.4oC 44. A small drop of water
common temperature is the temperature is 20oC.
41.Helium at 149 kPa abs at 80oF is in contact with
20oC. What is the Surface tension is
and 10oC is the air and has a
upward force on the 0.0728 N/m.
isentropically diameter of 0.02 in. If the
glass as a result of Ans. 14.8 mm
compressed to one- pressure within the
surface effects? Surface 53. If a bubble is
forth of its original droplet is 0.082 psi
tension = 0.514 N/m, di equivalent to an air-
volume. What is its final greater than the
= 25 mm and do = 35 water interface with
volume? k = 1.66 atmosphere, what is the
mm. surface tension 0.005
Ans. 1488 kPa abs value of the surface
Ans. 0.0623 N lb/ft, what is the
42. If 12 m3 of nitrogen at tension?
49.Estimate the capillary pressure difference
30oC and 125 kPa abs is Ans. 0.00492 lb/ft
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 between the inside and
outside of a bubble of
diameter 0.003 in?
Ans. 80.0 lb/ft2
o
54.At 30 C, what diameter
glass tube is necessary
to keep the capillary
height change of water 59.Distilled water at 10oC
less than 2 mm?
Surface tension is
0.0712 N/m.
Ans. 14.6 mm
55.What force is required
to lift a thin wire ring 6 FLUID STATICS
cm in diameter from a
water surface at 20oC?
Surface tension is
0.0728 N/m.
Ans. 0.0274 N
56.What is the pressure
difference between the 61.What is the pressure 12.5
inside and outside of a
cylindrical water jet
when the diameter is
2.2 mm and the
temperature is 10oC? 62. If the pressure 23 m
Surface tension is
0.0742 N/m.
Ans. 67.5 Pa
57.Distilled water stands in
a glass tube of 9 mm
diameter at a height of
24 mm. What is the 63.If the pressure at a point
true static height? Use
 = 0.0742 N/m.
Ans. 20.64 mm
58.Find the angle the surface
tension film leaves the 64.If the pressure in the air
glass for a vertical tube
immersed in water if the
diameter is 0.25 in and
the capillary rise is 0.08
in. Use  = 0.005 lb/ft
stands in a glass tube of
9.0 mm diameter at a 65.Find the absolute
height of 24.0 mm. What
is the true static height?
Use  = 0.0742 N/m.
60.A depth of liquid of 1
m causes a pressure of 7
kPa, what is the specific
gravity of liquid?
FLUID MECHANICS and
Ans. 0.714
m below the ocean? Use
sp. gr. = 1.03 for salt
water.
66.A pressure gage 6 m
Ans. 126.3 kPa
below a liquid is 338.445
kPa, determine its unit
weight, mass density,
and specific gravity.
Ans. 14.715 kN/m3,
1500 kg/m3, 1.5
67.An open tank contains
in the ocean is 60 kPa,
what is the pressure 27 m
below this point?
Ans. 332.82 kPa
space above an oil (s =
0.75) surrface in a
closed tank is 115 kPa
absolute, what is the 68.If atmospheric pressure
pressure 2 m below the
surface?
Ans. 28.415 kPa
pressure in kPa at a
depth of 10 m below the
free surface of oil of sp.
gr. = 0.75 of the
barometric reading is
752 mmHg.
Ans. 173.9 kPa
HYDRAULICS
70.A pressure gage 7.0 m
SET 4
above the bottom of the
tank containing a liquid
reads 90 kPa.; another
gage height 4 m reads
103 kPa. Determine the
specific weight of the
liquid.
71.An open tank contains
Ans. 6.5 kN/m3
5.8 m water covered
with 3.2 m of kerosene (
= 8 kN/m3). Find the
pressure at the interface
and the bottom of the
tank.
Ans. 25.6 kPa, 82.498
kPa
is 95.7 kPa and the gage
attached to the tank
reads 188 mmHg
vacuum, find the
absolute pressure within
the tank.
Ans. 70.62 kPa
69. A weather report
indicates the barometric
pressure is 29.75 in of
mercury. What is the
atmospheric pressure in
psi?
Ans. 14.61 psi
above the bottom of a
tank containing a liquid
reads 64.94 kPa, another
gage at height 4.0 m
reads 87.53 kPa.
Compute the specific
weight and mass density
of the fluid.
Ans. 7560 N/m3, 786
kg/m 3
5.7 m of water covered
with 2.8 m of kerosene (
= 8.0 kN/m3). Find the
pressure at the interface
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 and at the bottom of the absolute pressure absolute pressure in the weight, b) void ratio, c)
the tank. Unit weight of within the tank? Unit tank in kPa? porosity, d) degree of
water = 9.79 kN/m3. weight of water is 9.79 Ans. 168.1 kPa saturation.
Ans. 22.4 kPa, 78.2 kN/m3. 80.Express an absolute Ans. a) 17.49; b) 0.508;
kPa Ans. 38.1 kPa pressure of 5 atm in c) 0.337; d) 51.79 %
72.If air had a constant 76.If air had a constant meters of water gage 2. For a given soil, the
specific weight of 0.076 specific weight of 12.2 when the barometer following are known. Gs
lb/ft3 and were N/m3 and were reads 760 mmHg. Unit = 2.74, moist unit
incompressible, what incompressible, what weight of water is 9.79 weight = 20.6 kN/m3,
would be the height of would be the height of kN/m3. and moisture content is
the atmosphere if sea- the atmospheric pressure Ans. 41.4 m of water 16.6 %. Determine the
level pressure were (sea level) is 102 kPa? 81.Assuming sea water to following: a) dry unit
14.92 psia? Ans. 8360.66 m have a constant specific weight, b) void ratio,
Ans. 28270 ft 77.Assuming specific weight weight of 10.05 kN/m3, c) porosity, d) degree of
73.The weight density of a of air to be constant at 12 what is the absolute saturation, e) weight of
mud is given by  = 10 N/m3, what is the pressure at a depth of water in kN to be added
+ 0.5h, where  is in approximate height of Mt. 10 km? per cubic meter of soil
kN/m3 and h in m. Banahaw if a mercury Ans. 993 atm for a 100 % degree of
Determine the barometer at the base of 82.A hydraulic press is used saturation.
pressure, in kPa, at a the mountain reads 654 to raise an 80-kN cargo Ans. a) 17.67 ; b) 0.52 ;
depth of 5 m. mm and at the same time truck. If oil of sp. gr. 0.82 c) 0.34; d) 87. 5 %; e)
Ans. 56.25 kPa another barometer at the acts on the piston under 0.44
74.If the absolute pressure top of the mountain reads a pressure of 10 MPa, 3. The unit weight of soil is
in a gas is 40 psia and 480 mm. what diameter of piston 15. 10 kN/m3. The
the atmospheric Ans. 1934.53 m is required? moisture content of this
pressure is 846 mbar 78.Convert 760 mm of soil is 17 % when the
abs, find the gage mercury to a) oil of sp. gr. GEOTECHNICAL degree of saturation is
pressure in psi, kPa and 0.82 and b) water. ENGINEERING 60 %. Determine the
bar. Ans. 12.605 m, 10.34 SET 1 following: a) void ratio,
Ans. 27.7 psi, 191 m b) sp. gr. of soil, c)
kPa, 1.913 bar 79.A barometer reads 760 SOIL COMPOSITION saturated unit weight.
75.If the atmospheric mmHg and a pressure 1. The moist unit weight of Ans. a) 0.59; b) 2.10;
pressure is 0.90 bar abs gage attached to a tank a soil is 19.2 kN/m3. c) 16.58
and a gage attached to reads 850 cm of oil (sp. Given that Gs = 2.69 and 4. The moist weight of
a tank reads 390 gr. = 0.80). What is the water content is 9.8 %. 0.0057 m3 of a soil is
mmHg vacuum, what is Determine: a) dry unit 102.6 N. The moisture

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 content and the specific saturated unit weight of Final volume of soil in a d) porosity, e) degree of
gravity of soil solids are soil in kN/m3. dry state = 15.9 cm3 saturation, f) vol.
determined in the Ans. a) 0.631; b) 2.61; Initial mass in a occupied by water.
laboratory to be 11 % c) 19.49 saturated state = 44 g Ans. a) 19.2 ; b) 17.68 ;
and 2.7 respectively. 7. The moist unit weight of a Final mass in a dry state c) 0.504 ; d) 0.335 ; e)
Calculate the following: soil is 16.5 kN/m3. If the = 30.1 g 46.2 % ; f) 0.186
a) moist unit weight, b) water content is 15 % Determine the following:
dry unit weight, c) void and sp. gr. of soil is 2.7, a) shrinkage limit of soil, GEOTECHNICAL
ratio, d) porosity, e) determine the following: b) void ratio if Gs = 2.70, ENGINEERING
degree of saturation. a) dry unit weight, b) c) dry unit weight SET 2
Ans. a) 18; b) 16.22; porosity, c) degree of Ans. a) 17.28 %; b)
c) 0.63 ; d) 0.39 ; e) saturation; d) mass of 0.467; c) 18.06 12.For a saturated soil, the
46.92 % water in kg/m3 to be 10.The moist unit weight of following are given:
5. In its natural state, a added to reach full 0.00283 m3 of soil is water content = 23 %,
moist soil has a volume saturation. 54.4 N. If the moisture Gs = 2.67. Determine
of 0.00935 m3 and Ans. a) 14.35; b) 0.458; c) content is 12 % and the following: a)
weighs 178 N. The oven 47.9 %; d) 238.5 the specific gravity of saturated unit weight,
dried weight of the soil 8. For a given sandy soil, soil solids is 2.72, b) dry unit weight, c)
is 154 N. If Gs = 2.67, emax = 0.75, emin = 0.46 determine the following: moist unit weight when
determine the and Gs = 2.68. If the a) moist unit weight, b) the degree of saturation
following: a) relative density of the soil dry unit weight, c) void becomes 70 %.
moisture content, b) Dr = 78 % and its water ratio, d) porosity, e) Ans. a) 19.96; b) 16.23;
moist unit weight, c) content is 9 %, determine degree of saturation, f) c) 18.84 kN/m3
dry unit weight, d) void the following: a) in situ volume occupied by 13.The dry density of a soil
ratio, e) porosity, void ratio, b) moist unit water. is 1750 kg/m3. Specific
f) degree of saturation. weight of compaction in Ans. a) 19.22; b) 17.16; gravity of soil is 2.66.
Ans. a) 15.6 % ; b) kN/m3, c) dry unit weight c) 0.55; d) 0.35; e) 59.3 Determine the following:
19.04 ; c) 16.47 ; d) in kN/m3. %; f) 0.00059 m3 a) moisture content
0.59 ; e) 0.37 ; f) 70.6 Ans. a) 0.524; b) 18.8; c) 11.For a moist soil, the when it is saturated b)
% 17.25 following are given: Vol. saturated unit weight,
6. The dry density of sand 9. Following are the results 1.2 m3, weight = 23.4 c) effective unit weight
with a porosity of 0.387 of a shrinkage limit test: kN, water content = 8.6 of soil in kN/m3.
is 1600 kg/m3 ratio. Initial volume of soil in a % and Gs = 2.71. Ans. a) 19.55 % ; b)
Determine the saturated state = 24.6 Determine the following: 20.52 ; c) 10.71
following: a) void ratio, cm3 a) unit weight, b) dry 14.The porosity of a soil is
b) sp. gr. of soil, c) unit weight, c) void ratio, 0.35 and Gs = 2.69.

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 Determine the b) What is the moist unit
following: a) sat. unit weight of soil when
weight, b) moisture water content is 7 %.
content when the moist Ans. 17.24 kN/m3
unit weight is 17.5, c) c) What is the degree of
shrinkage limit. saturation?
Ans. a) 20.58; b) 2.1 %; Ans. 30 %
c) 20.07 % 17.A soil sample has the
15.The moist unit weight following properties:
and degrees of Porosity = 0.389
saturated of a soil are Specific gravity = 2.75
given in the following a) Compute the void
table. ratio of the soil sample.
 (KN/m3) Ans. 0.66
S( %) b) Compute the
16.64 kN/m3 saturated unit weight of
50 soil sample.
17.73 kN/m3 Ans. 20.15
75 c) Compute the effective
Determine the unit weight of the soil
following: a) void ratio, sample.
b) sp. gr. of soil, c) Ans. 18.34
saturated unit wt., d) 18.A soil sample taken from
weight of water in kN the ground has a
that is in 0.128 m3 of moisture content of 12 %
the soil when it is and degree of saturation
saturated. of 52 %. If its specific
Ans. a) 0.78; b) 2.65; c) gravity is 2.7. Determine
18.82; d) 2.40 the following: a) void
16.For sandy soil, emax = ratio, b) saturated unit
0.86, emin = 0.43 and Gs weight, c) unit weight.
= 2.66. Ans. a) 0.62; b) 20.10;
a) What is the void c) 10.29
ratio at Dr = 56 %. 19.A soil sample has a dry
Ans. 0.62 unit weight of 17.1 kN/m3
and a void ratio of 0.52.
Determine the following:
a) sp. gr. of soil, b) unit
weight of soil, c)
shrinkage limit.
Ans. a) 2.65; b) 10.65; c)
17.62 %
20.The volume of the soil
sample measured before
drying is 110 cm3. The
wet unit weight of soil is
207 g and the dried wet
of the soil sample is 163
g. If the sp. gr. of the soil
is 2.68, determine the
following: a) void ratio,
b) degree of saturation,
c) shrinkage limit.
Ans. a) 0.81; b) 89.3 %;
c) 30.22 %
21.A sample of silty sand
has the following
properties :
Sp. gr. = 2.67
Shrinkage limit = 23.22
% moisture content of the
a) Compute the porosity
of the silty sand.
Ans. 0.383
b) Compute the relative
density of the sand if it
has a void ratio in the
loosest condition of 0.90
and a void ratio of 0.30
in the densest condition.
Ans. 46.67 %
c) Compute the
effective unit weight of
the silty sand.
Ans. 10.11 kN/m3
22.A saturated soil sample
has the following data:
Water content = 34 %
Voids ratio = 0.92
Determine the following:
a) sp. gr. of soil, b)
effective unit weight, c)
moist unit weight.
Ans. a) 2.71; b) 8.74; c)
18.55
23.The net weight of a soil
specimen before drying
is 207 g and its dried
weight after drying in an
oven is 163 g. The
volume of the specimen
before drying is 120 cm3.
Sp. gr. of soil sample is
2.62.
a) Compute the
water.
Ans. 27 %
b) Compute the void
ratio.
Ans. 0.93
c) Compute the degree
of saturation.
Ans. 76.1 %
GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
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 SET 3
24.The porosity of the soil
is 0.35 and its moist
unit weight is 17.5
kN/m3. The sp. gr. of
the soil is 2.69.
a) What is the moisture
content of the soil?
Ans. 2.13 %
b) Compute the degree
of saturation.
Ans. 10.61 %
c) Compute the 27.The shrinkage limit of a
shrinkage limit of soil.
Ans. 20.07 %
25.The effective unit
weight of soil is 10.29
kN/m3. Void ratio of the
soil is 0.62.
a) Compute the sp. gr.
of the soil.
Ans. 2.70
b) If the water content
of the soil is 14 %,
compute for the degree 28.A granular soil was tested
of saturation.
Ans. 60.97 %
c) Compute the
shrinkage limit.
Ans. 22.96 %
26.A silty clay has a plastic
limit of 25 and a
plasticity index of 30. If
the clay has a liquidity
index of 0.20.
a) Compute the water
content of the clay.
Ans. 31 %
b) Compute the degree
of saturation if the sp. gr.
of the clay is 2.70 and a
void ratio of 0.92
Ans. 90.98 %
c) Compute the moist
unit weight of the clay if
the void ratio is 0.92, Gs
= 2.70
Ans. 18.07 kN/m3
soil sample is 14.3 %. If
the void ratio is equal to
0.38 and water content is
12.6 %. Determine the
following: a) sp. gr. of
soil, b) degree of
saturation of the soil,
c) moist unit weight of
the soil.
Ans. a) 2.66; b) 88.2 %; c)
21.21 kN/m3
in the laboratory and
found to have a max. and
min. void ratios of 0.84
and 0.38 respectively. If
the relative density of the
soil is 69.6 %, sp. gr. of
soil is 2.70.
a) Compute the in situ
void ratio of the soil.
Ans. 0.52
b) Compute the
shrinkage limit of soil.
Ans. 19.26 %
c) Compute the
effective unit weight of
soil.
Ans. 10.77 kN/m3
29.A soil has a moisture
content of 18.2 % and a
degree of saturation of
80 %. If the void ratio of
soil is 0.607. Determine
the following: a) sp. gr.
of the soil, b) moist unit
weight of the soil, c)
saturated unit weight of
soil.
Ans. a) 2.67; b) 19.27
kN/m3; c) 20 kN/m3
30.For a given sandy soil
with max. and min. void
ratios of 0.75 and 0.46
respectively has a sp. gr.
of 2.68. If the density
index is 78 % and
moisture content of 9 %.
a) What would be the in
situ void ratio?
Ans. 0.5238
b) Determine the
degree of saturation of
the soil.
Ans. 46.05 %
c) What will be the
moist unit wt. of
compaction in the field?
Ans. 18.81 kN/m3
31.A sample of soft
saturated clay has a
volume of 100 cu. m.
and weighs 175 g. If the
oven dry weight is 120
g.
a) Compute the water
content of clay.
Ans. 45.8 %
b) Compute the void
ratio of the clay.
Ans. 1.22
c) Compute the sp. gr.
of the clay.
Ans. 2.66
32.The shrinkage limit of a
soil sample is 16.5 %
and the sp. gr. of the soil
sample is 2.65. A sample
of this soil weighs 45.36
when wet and 40.5 g
when dry.
a) Compute the void
ratio of the soil sample.
Ans. 0.44
b) Compute the degree
of saturation of the soil.
Ans. 72 %
c) Compute the wet unit
weight of the water.
Ans. 20.22 kN/m3
33.A shrinkage limit of a
soil sample is equal to
24.81 %. It is found to
have a moisture content
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 of 18 % and a sp. gr. of following: a) density
2.70. Determine the index, b) degree of
following: a) void saturation, c) air void
ratio, b) degree of ratio.
saturation, c) air void Ans. a) 20 %; b) 42.97 %;
ratio. c) 0.245
Ans. a) 0.67; b) 72.54 36.The critical hydraulic
%; c) 0.11 gradient for a soil sample
is equal to 1.02. if the
GEOTECHNICAL specific gravity of the soil
ENGINEERING sample is 2.67 and the
SET 4 water content is 14 %.
a) Compute the void ratio
34.The air ratio of a soil of the soil sample.
sample is equal to 0.12 Ans. 0.64
and a porosity of 0.40. b) Compute the degree
If the sp. gr. of the soil of saturation.
sample is 2.70. Ans. 58.40 %
Determine the c) Compute the dry unit
following: a) degree of weight at zero air voids.
saturation, b) water Ans. 19.07 kN/m3
content, c) shrinkage 37.The dry unit weight of soil
limit. at zero air voids is equal
Ans. a) 70 %; b) 17.37 to 19 kN/m3. The soil has
%; c) 24.81 % a water content of 12 %
35.A sample of uniform and a degree of
sand has a porosity of saturation of 58 %.
43 %. From the lab test, Compute the following: a)
the radius of the void specific gravity, b) void
ratio in the loosest ratio, c) air void ratio.
condition is 0.85 and Ans. a) 2.52; b) 0.52 ; c)
the void ratio of 0.35 in 0.144
the densest condition. 38.In its natural state a
If the water content is moist soil has a volume of
12 %. Gs = 2.68. 0.009 m3 and weighs 180
Determine the N. The oven dry weight of
the soil is 150 N. If the
soil has a sp. gr. of 2.70,
compute the following:
a) moisture content, b)
void ratio, c)
degree of saturation.
Ans. a) 20 %; b) 0.59; c)
91.53 %
39.The moist unit weight of
soil is 17 kN/m3 with a
moisture content of 14
%. If its sp. gr. =
2.7, compute the
following: a) void ratio,
b) porosity, c) degree of
saturation.
Ans. a) 0.78; b) 0.438; c)
48.46 %
40.The clay density of the
soil is 1800 kg/m3 with a
sp. gr. of 2.7. Compute
for the following: a) void
ratio, b) porosity, c)
moisture content of the
soil when fully
saturated.
Ans. a) 0.50; b) 0.333; c)
18.52 %
41.The weight of the soil
before drying is 200 g
and its dried weight
after drying is 160 g. Sp.
gr. of soil = 2.6. Vol. of
soil before drying is
120 cm3. Compute the
following: a) water
content, b) void ratio, c)
degree of saturation.
Ans. a) 25 %; b) 0.95; c)
68.4 %
42.A soil sample has a
weight of 120 g before it
was placed on the oven.
After drying for 20 min.
it weighs only 100 g.
Specific gravity of soil
sample is 2.6. Volume of
soil specimen before
drying is 66 cm3.
Compute for the
following: a) water
content, b) void ratio,
c) degree of saturation.
Ans. a) 20 %; b) 0.72; c)
72.7 %
43.Silty sand has a void
ratio in loosest condition
equal to 0.86 and a void
ratio of 0.30 in the
densest condition. If the
relative density of sand
is 54 %, compute the
following: a) in situ void
ratio, b) porosity, c) if
the dry unit wt. of the
silty sand is 16.85
kN/m3, compute the
specific gravity of sand.
Ans. a) 0.56; b) 0.36; c)
2.68
44.The clay unit weight of
silty sand is 16.43
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 kN/m3. It has a specific 46.A loose, uncompacted
gravity of 2.65. The sand fill 1.8 m depth has
silty sand has a void a relative density of 40
ratio in the loosest %. Laboratory test
condition equal to 0.88, indicated that the
a void ratio of 0.36 in minimum and maximum
the densest condition void ratios of the sand
and the in-situ void are 0.46 and 0.90
ratio is 0.58. Compute respectively. Specific
the following: a) gravity of the solids of
relative density of the the sand is 2.65.
sand, b) a) Determine the void
porosity of the silty ratio of the sand having a
sand, c) degree of relative density of 40 %.
saturation if the water Ans. 0.724
content is 16 %. b) What is the dry unit
Ans. a) 57.6 %; b) weight of the sand?
0.367; c) 73.1 % Ans. 15.08 kN/m3
45.The volume of soil c) If the sand is
sample before drying is compacted to a relative
108 cm3 and the density of 75 %, what is
volume of the dried soil the decrease in the
is 61 cm3. Sp. gr. of soil thickness of the 1.8 m
is 2.7. Compute the fill?
following: a) void ratio, Ans. 160.79 mm
b) porosity, c) degree 47.The mass of a dried soil
of saturation if it has a sample is determined to
moisture content of be 250 g. When
21.6 %. immersed in water the
Ans. a) 0.77; b) 0.435; soil particles displaces 95
c) 75.74 % cm3 and this is then the
volume of the soil solids.
GEOTECHNICAL Using this data,
ENGINEERING determine the following if
SET 5 the soil sample has water
content of 28 %. a) dry
bulk sp. gr., b) dry
density, c) void
ratio, d) porosity, e)
degree of saturation.
Ans. a) 2.63; b) 25.8; c)
1.0 ; d) 0.50 ; e) 0.74
48.The weight of a chunk of
moist soil is 208 g and
the volume of the soil
chunk measured before
drying is 120 cm2. After
being dried out in an
oven, the weight of the
dry soil is 170 g. Specific
gravity of soil is 2.65.
Compute the following:
a) water content of the
soil, b) void ratio, c)
degree of saturation.
Ans. a) 22.35 %; b) 0.87;
c) 68.04 %
49.Dry sand is placed in a
container having a
volume of 0.0089 cm3.
The dry weight of the
sample is 0.014 g. Water
is carefully added to the
container so as not to
disturbed the condition
of the sand. When the
container is filled, the
combined weight of soil
plus water is 0.0174 g.
Find the following: a)
void ratio of the soil in
the container, b)
porosity, c) water
content, d) sp. gr. of the
soil particle, e) saturated
unit weight of the soil, f)
effective unit weight of
the soil, g) dry unit
weight of soil.
Ans. a) 0.62 ; b) 0.38 ; c)
24.3 % ; d) 2.55 ; e)
19.20 kN/m3 ; f) 9.39
kN/m3 ; g) 15.44 kN/m3
50.An undisturbed soil
sample in saturated
condition has 6 void
ratio of 0.81 and sp. gr.
of 2.69. Find the
following: a) water
content, b) saturated
unit weight, c) dry unit
weight.
Ans. a) 30.1 %; b) 18.97;
c) 14.58
51.Dry sand is placed in a
container having a
volume of 0.30 ft3. The
dry weight of the sample
is 31 lb. A volume of
0.051 ft3 of water is
carefully added to the
container so as not to
disturb the condition of
the sand. If the sp. gr. of
sand is 2.72, determine
the following: a)
porosity, b) degree of
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 saturation, c) bulk sp. weight, c) degree of
gr.. saturation.
Ans. a) 0.64 ; b) 0.436 ; Ans. a) 17.91 kN/m3;
c) 1.66 b) 16.12 kN/m3; c) 74.18
52.Laboratory test data on % moisture content of soil.
a sample of saturated 55.For a sandy soil, emax =
soil show that the void 0.72, emin = 0.46 and Gs =
ratio is 0.45 and the 2.68.
specific gravity of solids a) What is the moist unit
is 2.65. For these weight of compaction in
conditions, determine the field if Dr = 78 % and
the following: a) water water content of 9 %.
content, b) saturated Ans. 18.89 kN/m3
unit weight, c) dry b) Compute the
unit weight. saturated unit weight.
Ans. a) 17 %; b) 20.97; Ans. 20.67 kN/m3
c) 17.93 c) Compute the degree
53.A soil sample has a bulk of saturation.
unit weight of 19.6 Ans. 46.64 %
kN/m3 at a water
content of 10 %. GEOTECHNICAL
Determine the following ENGINEERING
if it has a sp. gr. Gs = SET 6
2.7: a) void ratio, b)
percentage air in voids 56.A soil at a constant
(air voids), c) moisture content shows
degree of saturation. the following when
Ans. a) 0.486; b) 14.5 compacted
%; c) 55.6 % Degree of Dry
54.For a compacted soil, unit
specific gravity Gs = Saturation
2.72, water content = Weight
18 %, d = 0.90 zav. 40 % 14. 50
3
Compute the following: kN/m
a) zero air void unit 70 % 17.89
weight, b) dry unit kN/m3
a) Determine the
specific gravity of soil.
Ans. 2.64
b) Determine the
Ans. 11.86 %
c) Determine void ratio
of the 17.89 kN/m3 soil.
Ans. 0.447
57.A soil sample has a
natural water content of
22.5 % and it is known
to have a sp. gr. of 2.6.
In order to determine
the moist density of the
soil, a portion of soil
weighing 224 g is put in
a 500 cm3 container. It is
filled with 382 cm3 of
water to fill the
container. Determine the
following: a) moist unit
weight of soil, b) dry unit
weight of soil, c) void
ratio.
Ans. a) 18.62 kN/m3;
b) 15.2 kN/m3; c) 0.678
58.Following are the results
of a field unit weight
determination test using
the sand cone method.
Dry unit weight of sand
= 16.36 kN/m3
Wt. of sand to fill the
cone
= 1.15 N
Wt. of jar + cone + sand
(before use) = 58.9 N
Wt. of jar + cone + sand
(after use)
= 27.65 N
Wt. of moist soil from
hole
= 32.55 N
Moisture content of
moist soil
= 11.6 %
Determine the dry unit
weight of compaction in
the field.
Ans. 15.854 kN/m3
59.A clay sample was place
in a glass dish. The total
weight of the wet
sample plus the dish
was found to be 72.49
grams before drying and
61.28 grams after drying
in an electric oven for 5
hours. The laboratory list
gives the weight of the
dish to be 32.54 grams.
A separate test shows
that the absolute sp. gr.
of the solid substance
was 2.69. assume that
the sample was fully
saturated with water,
compute the moisture
content.
Ans. 39 %
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60.The relative
compaction of sand in
the field is 94 %. The
maximum and
minimum dry unit
weights of the sand are
16.2 kN/m3 and 14.9kN/
m3 respectively. For
field conditions
compute the relative
density of compaction.
Ans. 27 %
61.In a specific gravity test
the following data were
recorded.
Mass of pycnometer jar
= 530 g 63.When sand – pouring
Mass of pycnometer jar
when full of clean water
= 1560 g
Mass of pycnometer
containing soil only =
980 g
Mass of pycnometer jar
containing soil and
topped with water =
1840 g
Compute the specific
gravity of the soil
particles.
Ans. 2.65
62.In order to determine
the relative density of a 64.In a core – cutter test a
soil sample the
following data were
obtained using a
compaction mould having
mass of 5325 g and a
volume of 948 cm3.
Mass of mould filled with
soil poured in loosely =
6964 g
Mass of mould filled with
soil dynamically
compacted = 7368 g
If the dry density of the
soil in – situ is 1.65 g/cm3
and sp. gr. of the soil is
2.70, calculate the
relative density of the in –
situ soil.
Ans. 80.9 %
cylinder was used in a
field density test, the
mass of sand run into the
hole was found to be
1568 g. The mass of soil
initially removed from the
hole was 1924 g and its
moisture content found to
be 15.7 %. If the density
of the pouring sand was
1.65 g/cm3, calculate the
bulk density and dry
density.
Ans.2.025 g/cm3; 1.75
g/cm3
steel cylinder having
mass of 1472 g, an
internal diameter of 102
mm and a length of 125
mm was rammed into an
in – situ soil mass. After
removing it and
trimming the ends flat,
its mass was found to be
3482 g. The moisture
content of the soil was
later found to be 16.4 %.
If the sp. gr. of the soil is
2.70, determine the bulk
density and dry density.
Ans. 1.97 g/cm3; 1.69
g/cm3
GEOTECHNICAL
ENGINEERING
SET 7
65.A field compacted
sample of sandy loam
was found to have a wet
density of 136 lb/cu. ft.
at a water content of 10
%. The maximum dry
density of the soil
obtained in a Standard
Proctor test was 125
lb/cu. ft. Assume specific
gravity (Gs) to be 2.65.
Compute the following:
a) Dry unit weight (d)
b) Dry unit weight at
zero air voids (z)
c) Degree of saturation
(S)
d) Porosity (n)
e) Percent compaction
of the field sample
Ans. 123.6 lb/cu. ft.;
130.9 pcf; 77.95 %; 25.4
%; 98.88 %
66.A sample of moist quartz
sand was obtained by
carefully pressing a
sharpened hollow
cylinder with a volume
of 150 cu. m. into the
bottom of an excavation.
The sample was
trimmed flush with the
ends of the cylinder and
the total weight was
found to be 325 g. In the
laboratory the dry
weight of the sand alone
was found to be 240 g
and the weight of the
empty cylinder 75 g.
Laboratory tests on the
dry sand indicated emax
= 0.80 and emin = 0.48.
(Gs) = 2.66. Compute
the following:
a) Water content (w)
b) Voids ratio (e)
c) Degree of saturation
(Sr)
d) Density index of the
sand in the field (Id)
Ans. 4.17 %; 0.663;
16.76 %; 0.428
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67.The following data were weight to which this soil No. of Blows Moisture 20 33.1
obtained from a field – can be compacted content 28 27.0
density test on a without change in its (N) (%) Plastic limit = 12.2 %
compacted fill of sandy moisture content? 15 42 In situ moisture content
clay. Laboratory LIQUID LIMIT TEST, PLASTIC 20 40.8 = 31 %.
moisture density test LIMIT TEST 28 39.1 a) Compute the
on the fill material 69.A soil sample was The plastic limit is 18.7 liquid limit.
indicated a maximum determined in the % Ans. 28.5 %
dry density of 120 laboratory to have a b) Compute the
lb/cu. ft. at an optimum liquid limit of 41 % and a a) Compute the plasticity index.
water content of 11 %. plastic limit of 21.1 %. If liquid limit using table. Ans. 16.3 %
Weight of the moist soil the water content is 30 Ans. 39.1 % c) Compute the
removed from test hole %, determine the b) What is the liquidity index if the in
= 1038 g following: a) plasticity plasticity index of the situ moisture content is
Weight of soil after index, b) soil? 26.5 %.
oven – drying = 914 g liquidity index, c) what is Ans. 20.4 % Ans. 0.877
Volume of test hole the characteristic of soil. c) What is the d) Compute the
from rubber – balloon Ans. a) 19.9 %; b) 0.447; liquidity index if the consistency index.
apparatus c) plastic water content is 24 %. Ans. 0.164
= 0.0169 cu. ft. 70.For a sandy soil, emax = Ans. 0.260 73.In a liquid limit, using a
What was the percent 0.75, emin = 0.52 and Gs = cone penetrometer, the
compaction of the fill? 2.70. Determine the GEOTECHNICAL following readings were
Ans. 99.1 % following : a) void ratio of ENGINEERING recorded and tabulated
the soil at Dr = 65 %, b) SET 8 as shown.
68.The moisture content of dry unit weight of soil, c) Plastic Limit Test
a soil sample is 18.4 % bulk unit weight if the d) What is the Trial wet (kN/m3) dry
and its dry unit weight moisture content is 28 %, consistency index? (kN/m3)
is 15.74 kN/m3. d) zero air void unit Ans. 0.81 1 128.6
Assuming that the weight. 72.Following are the results 105.4
specific gravity of solids Ans. a) 0.60; b) 16.55 from the liquid and 2 141.4
is 2.65. kN/m3 ; c) 21.18 kN/m3 ; plastic limit test for a 116.8
a) Calculate the degree d) 15.08 kN/m3 soil. 3 132.6
of saturation. 71.The following are results No. of Blows Moisture 109.6
Ans. 74.79 % from the liquid and content 4 134.5
b) What is the plastic limit test for a soil. (N) (%) 111.2
maximum dry unit 16 36.5

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 5 136.0 Weight of wet soil + 76. A clay has the following 3/u – 2/v + 1/w = 11
113.4 container Atterberg limits: liquid 1/u + 5/v – 2/w = -9
= 22.12 g limit = 60%, plastic limit 2/u + 1/v – 3/w = -6
a) Determine the Weight of dry soil + = 40%, shrinkage limit Ans. 1/2, -1, 1/3
liquid limit of the soil. container = 25%. The clay shrinks 2. Find the values of a,
Ans. 52% = 20.42 g from 15 cm3 to 9.57 cm3
b) Determine the Weight of container = 13.07 when the moisture b, and c; the sum of a, b
plasticity index of the g content is decreased
soil. Natural Water Content Test from the liquid limit to and c; the product of a,
Ans. 31% Weight of wet soil + the shrinkage limit.
c) If the natural water container a) What is the specific b, and c:
content of the soil is = 17.53 g gravity?
38%, determine the Weight of dry soil + Ans. 2.73
4a + 3b + 4c = 9
liquidity index. container b) What is the
2a + b – 3c = -3
Ans. 0.55 = 14.84 g plasticity index?
3a + 2b + c = 4
74.In a liquid limit test, Weight of container = 7.84 g Ans. 20
Ans. 4, -5, 2; 1 ; -40
using a cone Compute the following: a) c) What is the liquidity
3. Find the value of x,
penetrometer, the liquid limit, b) plastic limit, c) index if the moisture
following readings were natural water content, d) content is 52%
y, and z in the following
recorded. plasticity index, e) liquidity Ans. 0.60
Moisture Content Cone index, f) consistency index.
equations
Penetration Ans. a) 63 %; b) 23.13 %;
(%) c) 38.43 %; d) 39.87 % ;
(mm) e) 0.384 xz = 21
30.9 75.Given the following data yz = 35
14.4 of soils A, B, and C. xy = 15
42.0 Soil Liquid Limit Plastic MATHEMATICS Ans. 3, 5 ,7
16.4 Limit
51.8 A 20 14 ALGEBRA NUMBER PROBLEMS
18.2 B 28 18 SET 1 4. A rope 25-m long is cut
68.2 C 30 22 into two pieces where
21.1 Compute the plasticity one is 5m longer than
77.6 index of soil A, B, and C. SYSTEMS OF LINEAR the other. Find their
22.3 Ans. 6, 10, 8 EQUATIONS lengths.
Plastic Limit Test ATTERBERG LIMITS Ans. 10 and 15m
1. Solve for u, v, and w in
the following equations:

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5. Find two consecutive the reciprocal of the other 14. Two natural numbers the quotient is 3 and
positive odd integers number. Find the are such that the difference the remainder is 14.
whose square differ by numbers. of their squares is 481 and What are these parts?
24. Ans. 1/5 and 1/6 the sum of their squares is Ans. 32 and 110
Ans. 5 and 7 11.The sum of two numbers 769. Find the numbers. 19.The square of a number
6. Ten less than four times is 21 and one number is Ans. 25 and 12 increased by 16 is the
a certain number is 14. twice the other. Find the 15. Two boxes contain same as 10 times the
Determine the number. numbers. several balls each. Find the number. Find the
Ans. 6 Ans. 7 and 14 number of balls each box numbers.
7. Find two consecutive 12.Three times the first of contains if the sum of their Ans. 2 and 8
even integers such that the first three squares is 125 and the 20.The sum of two numbers
the square of the larger consecutive odd integers difference of their squares is 30. If the smaller
is 44 greater than the is three more than twice is 75. number divides the
square of the smaller. the third. Find the third Ans. 10 and 5 larger number the
Ans. 10 and 12 integer. 16.When four times a quotient is equal to the
8. The length of a Ans. 15 certain number is added smaller number. Find the
rectangular lot is three 13.The denominator of a to six times its numbers.
times its width. If the certain fraction is three reciprocal, the sum is – Ans. 5 and 25
length is increased by 5 more than twice the 14. Find the number. 21.Twice the sum of two
ft and the width is numerator. If 7 are added Ans. -3 and –1/2 numbers is 28. The sum
decreased by 2 ft, the to both terms of the 17.A piece of wire of length of the squares of the two
area of the lot fraction, the resulting 52 cm is cut into two numbers is 100. Find
decreases by 21 sq. ft. fraction is 3/5. Find the unequal parts. Each part the product of the two
Find the dimensions. original fraction. is then bent to form a numbers.
Ans. 33 ft x 11 ft Ans. 5/13 square. It is found Ans. 48
9. One number is five less that the total area of the 22.The product of two
than the other number. two squares is 97 cm2. numbers is 1400. If 3 is
If the sum is 135, what Find the difference subtracted from each
are the numbers? between the sides of number, their product
Ans. 65 and 70 each square. becomes 1175. Find the
10.The sum of the Ans. 5 cm bigger number.
reciprocals of two Ans. 50
numbers is 11. Three 18.Number 142 is divided 23.The product of three
times the reciprocal of into two parts such that consecutive integers is
one of the numbers is when the greater part is 9240. Find the third
three more than twice divided by the smaller, integer.

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 A. 20 C. 22 Ans. 842 Ans. 27.27 min minutes the minute
B. 21 D. 23 27.The difference of the 31.How many minutes after hand will be as much as
squares of the digits of a 3:00 PM will the minute the hour hand as it is
MATHEMATICS two digit positive number hand of the clock now behind it. What is
SET 2 is 27. If the digits are overtakes the hour the time now?
reversed in order and the hand? Ans. 3:06.36 PM
DIGIT PROBLEMS resulting number is Ans. 16.36 min 37.A man left his home at
24.In a two-digit number, subtracted from the 32.How many minutes after past 3:00 PM as
the unit’s digit is 3 original number, the 10:00 o’clock will the indicated in his wall
greater than the ten’s difference is also 27. hands of the clock are clock. Between two to
digit. Find the number if What is the original directly opposite each three hours after, he
it is 4 times as large as number? other for the first time? returned home and he
the sum of its digits. Ans. 63 Ans. 21.82 min noticed that the hands
Ans. 36 28.The sum of two digit 33.What time between the of the clock
25.Twice the middle digit numbers is 16. If the hours of 12:00 noon and interchanged. At what
of a three-digit number numbers are reversed the 1:00 pm would the hour time did he left his
is the sum of the other difference between the hand and the minute home?
two. If the number is original number and the hand of a continuously Ans. 3:31.47 PM
divided by the sum of reversed number is 18. driven clock is in 38.The hour hand of a huge
its digit, the answer is Find the original number. straight line? clock is 100 cm long.
56 and the remainder is Ans. 97 Ans. 12:33 PM What is the
12. If the digits are 29.The sum of the digits of a 34.How many minutes after circumferential speed of
reversed, the number two-digit number is 11. If 12:00 noon will the hour the tip of this hand in
becomes smaller by the digits are reversed, hand and the minute cm/hr?
594. Find the number. the resulting number is hand of a clock first form Ans. 52.36
Ans. 852 seven more than twice an angle of 120o? 39.The second hand of a
26.The sum of the digits of the original number. What Ans. 21.82 min huge clock is 70 cm
a three-digit number is is the original number? 35.From the time 6:15 PM long. Find the
14. The hundred’s digit Ans. 38 to the time 7:45 PM of circumferential speed of
being 4 times the units the same day, the this hand in mm/s.
digit. If 594 is CLOCK PROBLEMS minute hand of a Ans. 73.30
subtracted from the 30.How many minutes after standard clock describe 40.The minute hand of a
number, the order of 2 o’clock will the hands of an arc of how much? clock is 120 cm long.
the digits will be the clock are Ans. 540o Determine the
reversed. Find the perpendicular for the first 36.It is now between 3 and circumferential speed of
number. time? 4 o’clock and in 20 this hand in cm/min.

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 Ans. 12.57
AGE PROBLEMS
41.Two times the father’s
age is 8 more than six
times his son’s age. Ten
years ago, the sum of
their ages was 44. 46.The sum of the parent’s
What is the age of the
son?
Ans. 15 yrs old
42.Peter’s age 13 years
ago was 1/3 of his age
7 years hence. How old
is Peter?
Ans. 23 yrs old
43.A man is 41 years old
and in seven years he
will be four times as old
as his son is at that
time. How old is his son
now? 47.A man is 4 times as old
Ans. 5 yrs old
44.A father is three times
as old as his son. Four
years ago, he was four
times as old as his son
was at that time. How
old
old is his son?
48.A is as old as B was four
Ans. 12 yrs old
45.The ages of the mother
and her daughter are
45 and 5 years,
respectively. How many
years will the mother
be three times as old as
her daughter?
Ans. 15 yrs
MATHEMATICS
SET 3
ages is twice the sum of
their children’s ages. Five
years ago, the sum of the
parent’s ages is four
times the sum of their
children’s ages. In fifteen
years, the sum of the
parent’s ages will be
equal to the sum of their
children’s ages. How
many children were in the
family?
Ans. 5 55.A swimming pool is filled
as his son now. Six years
ago, he was 7 times as
old as his son during that
time. Find their present
ages.
Ans. 48 and 12 yrs
years ago. In two years,
A’s age will be eleven
more than half of B’s age.
How old is A now?
Ans. 24 yrs old
49.B is as old as A was four 53.Mr. Brown can wash his
years ago. Two years
from now B’s age will be
eleven more than half of
A’s age. How old is
A now?
Ans. 28 yrs old
50. Four years ago, the sum
of the ages of A and B 54.One pipe can fill a tank
was 45. Six years from
now, twice B’s age will
be 28 more than A’s age
then. How old is A now?
Ans. 28 yrs old
51.Eight years from now,
the sum of the ages of A
and B is equal to 52. Six
years ago, twice A’s age
is equal to B plus 18.
How old is A and B?
Ans. 20 and
16yrs old
WORK
PROBLEMS
52.A pump can pump out a
tank in 11 hours.
Another pump can pump
out the same tank in 20
hours. How long will it
take both pumps
together to pump out
the tank?
Ans. 7.10 hrs 56.Three persons can do a
car in 15 minutes, while
his son John takes twice
as long to do the job. If
they work together, how
many minutes can they
do the washing?
Ans. 10 min
in 5 hours and another
pipe can fill the same
tank in 4 hours. A
drainpipe can empty the
full content of the tank
in 20 hours. With all the
three pipes open, how
long will it take to fill the
tank?
Ans. 2.50 hrs
through its inlet pipe
and then emptied
through its outlet pipe in
8 hours. If water enters
through its inlet and
simultaneously allowed
to leave through its
outlet, the pool is filled
in 7.5 hours. Find how
long will it take to fill the
pool with the outlet
closed.
Ans. 3 hrs
piece of work alone in 3
24
 hrs, 4 hrs, and 6 hrs, 60.Eleven men can finish the
respectively. What
fraction of the job can
they finish in one hour
working together?
Ans. 3/4
57.A father and his son
can dig a well if the
father works 6 hrs and 61.Twenty men can finish
his son works 12 hrs or
they can do it if the
father works 9 hrs and
the son works 8 hrs.
How long will it take for
the son to dig the well
alone?
Ans. 20 hrs 62.There are three
58.Peter and Paul can do a
certain job in 3 hrs. On
a given day, they work
together in 1 hr then
Paul left and Peter
finishes the rest of the
work in 8 hrs. How long
will it take Peter to do
the job alone?
Ans. 12 hrs
59.Delia can finish a job in
8 hrs. Daisy can do it in
5 hrs. If Delia worked
for 3 hrs and then Daisy
was asked to help her
finish it, how long will
Daisy have to work with
Delia to finish the job?
Ans. 1.92 hrs
job in 15 days. Five men
were working at the start
and after 6 days four men
were added. How many
days will it take to finish
the job?
Ans. 21 days
the job in 30 days.
Twenty-five men were
hired at the start and 10
quit after 20 days. How
many days will it take to
finish the job?
Ans. 27 days
installation teams
identified as team A, B,
and C. Team A alone can
completely install mobile
telephone equipment in a
certain number of
vehicles in 10 days. Team
B alone can complete the
same work in 15 days.
The three teams working
together can do the work
in 5 days. How long will it
take C to finish the job
alone?
Ans. 30 days
MATHEMATICS
SET 4
63.A and B can do a piece
of work in 42 days, B
and C in 31days, and A
and C in 20 days.
Working together, how
many days can all of
them finish the work?
Ans. 18.86 days
64.A tank is filled with two
pipes. The first pipe can
fill the tank in 10 hrs.
But after it has been
opened for 3 1/3 hrs, the
second pipe is opened
and the tank is filled up
in 4 hrs more. How long
would it take the second
pipe alone to fill the
tank? The two pipes
have different
diameters.
Ans. 15 hrs
65.A laborer can finish the
job in 4 days. Another
laborer can finish the
same job in 6 days. If
both laborers plus the
third laborer can finish
the job in 2 days, how
long will it take the third
laborer to finish the job
alone?
Ans. 12 days
66.A and B working
together can finish a
painting a house in six
days. A working alone
can finish it in five less
than B. How long will it
take each of them to
finish the work alone?
Ans. 10 and 15
days
67.It takes Butch twice as
long as it takes Dan to
do a certain piece of
work. Working together
they can do the work in
6 days. How long would
it take Dan to do it
alone?
Ans. 9 days
68.A and B working
together can finish a
piece of work in 20 days.
After working together
for 4 days, A quits and B
finishes the work in 24
days more. Find the
number of days that B
could finish the work
alone.
Ans. 30 days
69.72 men can do a certain
job in 100 days. There
were 80 men at the start
of the project but after
40 days, 30 of them had
to be transferred to
another project. How
long will it take the
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 remaining workforce to completion of the project
complete the job? be delayed?
Ans. 80 days Ans. 2.3 days
70.Thirty men could do a 73.An engineer estimated
project in a target time that 40 workers can finish
of 120 days. Thirty men a project in 120 days. If
started the work but he hired 20 workers at
ten resigned after 30 the start, 20 more on the
days and were replaced 21st day and 20 more on
at the beginning of the the 41st day, how many
46th day. How long was days earlier could the
the project completion project be done?
delayed? Ans. 20 days
Ans. 5 days 74.A contractor got a project
that had to be completed
71.30 men can do a job in in 120 days. He was sure
100 days. Twenty men 40 workers could finish
started the job. After 30 the project on time. He
days, five men were started the work with 50
added. On the 61st day workers but reduced
ten more men were them to 30 after 60 days.
hired. Find the total How many days would it
number of days to take him to finish the job?
finish the job. Ans. 120 days
Ans. 107.14 days 75.Peter can do the whole
72.A team of 28 workers job in half the time it
were working on the takes Henry to do it.
project that they could Together they can finish
had to finish in 60 days. the job in 10 days. How
At the start of the 16th many days will it take
day five workers Henry to do the job
resigned. After 45th alone?
days ten more workers Ans. 30 days
were hired. By how
many days would the RATE / MOTION
PROBLEMS
76.It takes Michael 60 MATHEMATICS
seconds to run around a SET 5
440-yard track. How
long does it take Jordan 79.A boat travels
to run around the track downstream in 2/3 the
if they meet in 32 time as it does going
seconds after they start upstream. If the velocity
together in a race of the river current is 8
around the track in kph, determine the
opposite directions? velocity of the boat in
Ans. 68.57 sec still water.
77.A man travels in a Ans. 40 kph
motorized banca at the 80.A man rows downstream
rate of 12 kph from his at the rate of 5 mph and
barrio to the poblacion upstream at the rate of
and come back to his 2 mph. How far
barrio at the rate of 10 downstream should he
kph. If his total time of go if he return in 7/4
travel back in forth in 3 hours after leaving?
hours and 10 minutes, Ans. 2.5 miles
what is the distance 81.A jogger starts a course
from the barrio to the at a steady rate of 8
poblacion? kph. Five minutes later,
Ans. 17.27 km a second jogger with the
78.Kim and Ken traveled at same course at 10 kph.
the same time at the How long will it take for
rate of 20 m/min from the second jogger to
the same point on a catch the first?
circular track of radius Ans. 20 min
600-m. If Kim walks 82.An airplane could travel
along the circumference a distance of 1000 miles
and Ken towards the with the wind in the
center, find their same time it could travel
distance after 10 min. a distance of 800 miles
Ans. 257.72 m is 40 mph, what is the
speed of the plane?
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 Ans. 360 mph
83.An airplane flying with
the wind took 2 hrs to
travel 1000 km and 2.5 87.Two turtles A and B start
hrs in flying back. What
was the wind velocity in
kph?
Ans. 50 kph
84.Two cars Honda and
Pajero run a 10 km
straight stretched. It
took Honda 40 min to
reach the finish line
with Pajero 2 km behind
Honda. How long would
it take the Pajero to
reach the finish line?
Ans. 50 min
85.The velocity of an 88.At 2:00 PM an airplane
airplane in still air is
125 kph. The velocity of
the wind due east is 25
kph. If the plane travels
east and returns back
to its base again after 4
hours. At what distance
does the plane travel
due east?
Ans. 240 km
86.It takes the boat 3
times to travel
upstream against a
river current than it
takes the same boat to
travel downstream. If 89.A man has to be at
the speed of the boat is
40 kph, what is the speed
of the current?
Ans. 20 mph
at the same time towards
each other at a distance
of 150 m. The rate of A is
10 m/s, while that of B is
20 m/s. A fly flies from
one turtle to another at
the same time that the
turtle starts to move
towards each other. The
speed of the fly is 100
m/s. Find the total
distance traveled by the
fly until the turtles meet.
Ans. 500 m
takes off at a speed of
340 mph on an aircraft
carrier. The aircraft
carrier moves due south
at a speed of 25 mph in
the same direction as the
plane. At 4:05 PM, the
communication range
between the plane and
the aircraft carrier was
cut off. Compute the
communication range
between the plane and
the aircraft carrier.
Ans. 656.25 miles
station C at a fixed time.
If he starts from point A At what time was he
at 8:00 AM and walks at supposed to be at B?
2 kph, he will be at C 3 Ans. 9:13 AM
minutes earlier. If he 92.A boat going across a
starts at 8:30 AM and lake 8 km wide proceed
walks at 3 kph, he will 2 km at a certain speed
arrive at C 6 minutes and then completes the
late. At what time is he trip at a speed ½ kph
supposed to be at C and faster. By doing this, the
what is the distance boat arrives 10 minutes
from A to C in km? earlier than if the
Ans. 9:06 AM; 2.1 original speed had been
90.An engineer is required maintained. Find the
to report at Sta. B every original speed of the
morning at a fixed time. boat?
When he left at Sta. A at Ans. 12 kph
8:00 AM and walked at
1.8 kph, he arrived at B MIXTURE PROBLEMS
5 minutes earlier. When 93.How many grams of gold
he left at 8:30 AM and must be added with 500
walked at 2.7 kph, he grams of an alloy
arrived at B 5 minutes containing 30% gold and
late. How far in km is 70% silver in order to
Sta. B from Sta. A.? produce another alloy
Ans. 1.8 km analyzing 40% gold and
60% silver?
91.A salesman started Ans. 83.33 grams
walking from office A at 94.2000 kg of steel
8:30 AM at the rate of containing 8 % nickel is
2.5 kph. He arrived at to be made by mixing
office B 12 seconds late. steel containing 14 %
Had he started at A at nickel with another steel
8:00 AM and walked at containing 6% nickel.
1.5 kph, he would have How much of the steel
arrived at B one minute containing 14% nickel is
the appointment time. needed?
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 Ans. 500 kg volume of 100 liters is
mixed by 7.5% alcohol
MATHEMATICS and 25% gasoline. It was
SET 6 found out that a 50-50
percent mixture is
95.A 40-gram alloy appropriate in the
containing 35% gold to solution. How much
be melted with a 20- gasoline should be added
gram alloy containing to the high concentrated
50% gold. How much solution in order to have
percentage of gold is a 50-50% mixture?
the resulting alloy? Ans. 50 L gasoline
Ans. 40% 99.How many pounds of
96.The gasoline tank of cream containing 12%
the car contains 50 butterfat must be added
liters of the gasoline to 1800 lb of milk
and alcohol. The containing 2% butterfat
alcohol comprising to obtain milk having 3%
25%. How much of the butterfat?
mixture must be drawn- Ans. 200 lb
off and replaced by 100. Two gallons of 20%
alcohol so that the tank salt solution is mixed with
contain a mixture of 4 gallons of 50% salt
which 50% is alcohol? solution. Determine the
Ans. 16.67 liters percentage of salt
97.A 100-kg salt-solution solution in the new
originally 4% by weight. mixture.
Salt in water is boiled Ans. 40%
to reduce water content 101. A chemical engineer
until the concentration mixed two chemicals
is 5% by weight salt. solutions of different
How much water is strengths 30% and 50%
evaporated? of the chemical solutions
Ans. 20 kg respectively. How many
98.A high concentrated millimeters of the 30%
solution having a strength must be used to
produce a mixture of 50 22.5% alcohol, what is
millimeters that contains the value of x?
42% of the chemical Ans. 30%
solutions? 106. A container holds 3
Ans. 20 mm liters of a 25% alcohol
102. A chemical engineer solution. One-half liter of
mixed 40 mm of 35% the solution is withdrawn
hydrochloric acid and replaced with one-
solution with 20 mm of half liter of pure alcohol.
50% hydrochloric acid What is the percentage
solution. What is the of the alcohol in the new
percentage of the mixture?
hydrochloric acid of the Ans. 37.5%
new solution?
Ans. 40% PROPORTION AND
103. One liter of a 25% VARIATION PROBLEMS
sugar solution is mixed
with 3 liters of a 40%
107. Find the mean
sugar solution. What is
proportion of 4 and 36.
the percentage of sugar
Ans. 12
in the new mixture?
Ans. 36.25%
104. Two liters of a 20% 108. The mean proportion
alcohol solution is mixed between 12 and x is
with x liters of a 50% equal to 6. Find the
alcohol solution. If the value of x.
new mixture contains Ans. 3
30% alcohol, what is
new value of x? 109. Find x if 7 is the
Ans. 3 liters fourth proportional to
105. Three liters of a 20% 36, and 28, and x.
alcohol solution is mixed Ans. 9
with one liter of an x%
alcohol solution. If the
new mixture contains
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110. Find the third
proportional to the
square of 2 and the 113. The construction cost
cube root of 8?
Ans. 1 to the material input M,
111. The radius of
curvature of a given
curve varies directly
with x and inversely
with the square of y.
When x = 2, y = 3, the
radius of curvature is
100. Find the radius of
curvature when x = 4
and y = 6.
Ans. 50
114. y varies inversely as
112. The electrical
resistance of a wire
varies directly as its
length and inversely as
the square of its
diameter. If a wire 300
cm long and 0.05 cm in
diameter has a 115. w varies directly as
resistance of 30 ohms,
find the length of a wire
with a resistance of 20
ohms and a diameter of
0.03 cm.
Ans. 72 cm
116. Given that w varies
MATHEMATICS
SET 7
C, is directly proportional
and the square of the
investment I, and
conversely proportional
to the labor input L.
117. The time required for
Supposing C = 18 when
M = 2, I = 6 and L = 4, all
in million peso units,
what will be the
construction cost in
million pesos when L = 6,
I = 4 and M = 3.
Ans. 8
the square of x and
directly as t. When t = 4
and x = 6, y = 1/3. Find y
when t = 6 and x = 2.
Ans. 4.5
118. The volume of a
the square root of x and
inversely as y. When x =
9 and y = 3, w = 5. Find
the value of w when y =
4 and x = 12.
Ans. 4.33
directly as the product of
x and y and inversely as 119. The value of C varies
the square of z and that
w = 4 when x = 2, y =
6, and z = 3. Find w
when x = 1, y = 4, and z
= 2.
Ans. 3 of C when x = 3, y = 2
an elevator to lift a
weight varies directly 120. The value of W varies
with the weight and the
distance through which
it is to be lifted and
inversely as the power
of the motor. If it takes
20 sec for a 5-hp motor
to lift 50 lbs through 40
ft, what weight can an
121. The vibration
80-hp motor lift through
the distance of 40 ft
within 30 sec?
Ans. 1200 lbs
hemisphere varies
directly as the cube of
its radius. The volume of
the hemisphere with
2.54 cm radius is 20.75
cm3. What is the volume
of the sphere with 3.25
cm radius of the same
kind of material?
Ans. 86.94 cm3
directly with x and the
square of y and
conversely with z. When
x = 2, y = 1, and z = 4,
C = 100. Find the value
and z = 5.
Ans. 480
as the square root of x
and inversely as z. When
x = 4, and z = 2, W =
100. Find W if x = 36,
and z = 5.
Ans. 120
frequency of a string
varies as the square root
of the tension and
inversely as the product
of the length and
diameter of the string. If
the string is 3 ft long
and 0.03 inch diameter
vibrates at 720 times
per sec under 90 lb
tension. At what
frequencies will a 2 ft,
0.025 inches string
vibrate under 50 lb
tensions?
Ans. 965.98
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VENN DIAGRAM
122. An engineering
professor conducted a
survey regarding the
favorite subjects of the
students. The following
data were gathered: 60
students like Algebra,
50 like Calculus, and 45
like Physics. Thirty
students like both
Algebra and Calculus, 125. In a certain party each
25 students like both
Calculus and Physics,
and 20 students like
both Algebra and
Physics. Only 15
students like all the
three subjects. How
many students were
surveyed?
Ans. 95
123. In a class of 40
students, 27 likes
Calculus and 25 like 126. A survey of 100
Chemistry. How many
like both Calculus and
Chemistry?
Ans. 12
124. Two problems in
Mathematics came out
in the latest licensure
exams about Projectile
and Economics. How
many were able to solve
both problems if only
55% of the examinees
solved the projectile
problem and 70% solved
the economics problems.
The total number of
examinees is 100. SET 8
Ans. 25%
127. The survey of
one of the group drinks
coke or beer or whisky or
all. Also 400-drink coke,
500-drink beer, and 300
drink whisky. 100 drinks
both coke and beer, and
200 drink both beer and
whisky. One who drinks
whisky does not drink
coke. How many are in
the group?
Ans. 900
students reported that
the number of those who
enrolled in various
Mathematics subjects
were Algebra, Geometry,
and Calculus, 20; Algebra
and Geometry, 30;
Algebra and Calculus, 35;
Geometry and Calculus, 128. On one hundred
35; Algebra, 70;
Calculus, 60. How many
enrolled in Geometry?
Ans. 50
MATHEMATICS
seventy one students
reveals that: 50 take the
jeepney, 36 take the
bus, 33 take the train,
20 take the jeepney and
the bus, 18 take the bus
and the train, 22 take
the train and the
jeepney, and 12 take the
jeepney, bus and train.
a) How many students
take the jeepney
only? 129. In a survey
Ans. 20
b) How many students
take the bus only?
Ans. 10
c) How many students
take the train only?
Ans. 5
participants in a
seminar: 80 are CE, 30
are ME, 20 are EE, 19
are both CE and ME, 2
are both ME and EE, 10
are both EE and CE, and
1 is a CE, ME, and EE.
a) How many
participants are CE
only?
Ans. 52
b) How many
participants are ME
only?
Ans. 10
c) How many
participants are EE
only?
Ans. 9
containing the smoking
habits of consumer, it
was found that 55%
smoke cigarette A, 50%
smoke cigarette B, 40%
smoke cigarette C, 30%
smoke cigarette A and B,
20% smoke cigarette A
and C, 12% smoke
cigarette B and C, only
10% smoke all three
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 cigarettes. What football and hockey
percentage of the games, 50 watch hockey
population did not and basketball games,
smoke? and 50 do not watch any
Ans. 7% of the three games. How
many watch hockey
games only?
130. The President just
Ans. 95
recently appointed 25
Generals of the Phil.
Army. Of these 14 have
PERMUTATION
already served in the
132. How many
war of Korea, 12 in the
permutations can be
war of Vietnam, 10 in
made out of the letters in
the war of Japan. There
the word DIEGO taken 3
are 4 who have served
at a time?
both in Korea and
Ans. 60 ways
Japan, 6 have served
133. How many
both in Vietnam and
permutations can be
Korea, and 3 served
made out of the letters in
both in Japan and
the word GILLESANIA?
Vietnam. How many
Ans. 453,600 ways
have served in Japan,
134. How many
Korea, and Vietnam?
permutations can be
Ans. 2
made out of the letters in
the word ISLAND taking
131. A survey of 500 four letters at a time?
television viewers Ans. 360 ways
produced the following 135. How many 4 digit
results: 285 watch numbers can be formed
football games, 195 without repeating any
watch hockey games, digit, from the following
115 watch basketball digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.
games, 45 watch Ans. 120
football and basketball 136. How many
games, 70 watch permutations can be
made out of the letters
of the word
ENGINEERING?
Ans. 277,200 ways
137. How many ways can
3 men and 4 women be
seated on a bench if the
women are to be
together?
Ans. 576 ways
138. In how many ways
can 5 people line up to
pay their electric bills?
Ans. 120 ways
139. In how many ways
can 5 people line up to
pay their electric bills if
two particular persons
refuse to follow each
other?
Ans. 72 ways
140. How many ways can
7 people be seated at a
round table?
Ans. 720 ways
141. In how many relative
orders can we seat 7
people at a round table
with a certain 3 people
side by side.
Ans. 144
142. In how many ways
can we seat 7 people in
a round table with a
certain 3 people not in
consecutive order?
Ans. 576 ways
143. The captain of a
baseball team assigns
himself to the 4th place
in the batting order. In
how many ways can he
assign the remaining
places to his eight
teammates if just three
men are eligible for the
first position?
Ans. 15,120 ways
MATHEMATICS
SET 9
144. How many two – digit
numbers can be formed
by the use of digits 1, 2,
3, 4 and 6 if one digit is
used only once in one
number?
Ans. 20
145. How many three –
digit numbers can be
formed by the use of
digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 if
one digit is used only
once in one number?
Ans. 60
146. In how many ways
can 11 women be
seated in a round table
with 11 seats?
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 Ans. 3,628,800 be formed by Ans. 336 157.Four different colored
147. In how many ways the use of flags can be
can 4 persons be digits 1, 2, 3, 155.The permutation for hung in a row
seated in a round table 4, 6 and 7 if two letters to make a
with 4 seats? one digit is taken two at coded signal.
Ans. 6 used only a time say P How many
148. A large horizontal once in one and Q are PQ signals can
circular ring has 8 number? and QP. Four be made if a
hooks around its letters MNOP signal
circumference. In how Ans. 360 taken four at consists of
many ways can 8 a time gives the display of
different lanterns be 152.How many 3 digit four one or more
hung with one lantern numbers can permutations flags?
on each hook? be formed say MNOP,
Ans. 5,040 from the digits NOPM, OPMN Ans. 64
149. There are 5 pocket 2, 4, 6, 8 and and PMNO.
holes at the periphery 9 if repetitions How many 158.A permutation is an
of a round horizontal are allowed? permutations ordered
platform. In how many are there for arrangement
ways can 5 balls of Ans. 125 ways 9 letters of any
different colors be taken 9 at a number of
placed with one ball in 153.In how many ways can 4 time? things. There
each pocket? persons be are two
Ans. 24 seated in a Ans. 9 permutations
room where of the letters
150. There are seven there are 9 156.How many m and n
horses arranged in one seats? permutations taken two at
circle of a merry – go – are their if a time, mn
round. In how many Ans. 3,024 ways the letters and nm, six
ways can seven PNRCSE are permutations
children ride with one 154.Determine the number taken six at a of the letters
child on each horse? of time? o, p, q taken
Ans. 720 permutations three at a
of a 8 distinct Ans. 720 time, opq,
151.How many four – digit object taken 3 oqp, poq,
numbers can at a time. pqo, qop and

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 qpo, 24 the letters in vertical line be arranged
permutation the word can be on a shelf if
s of the COMPUTER formed from Design books
letters r, s, t, taken 4 at a 4 identical are not to be
v taken four time. red flags and separated?
at a time. 2 identical
How many Ans. 1,680 blue flags? Ans. 30,240 ways
permutation
s are there What is the number of Ans. 15 167.In how many ways can
of the six permutations 6 people be
letters r, s, t, of the letters 165.Three copies of seated in a
u, v, w taken in the word Mathematics round table
six at a BANANA? books, 4 with 6 seats?
time? copies of
Ans. 60 Surveying Ans. 120
Ans. 720 books and 5
Find the number of copies of MATHEMATICS
159.A factory building has permutations Hydraulics
8 entrance that can be books are SET 10
doors. In formed from covered with
how many the letter covers of 168.Eight children join
ways could a PHILIPPINES. different hands. In how
person enter colors of each many ways
and leave. Ans. 1,108,800 kind of book. can they form
In how many a circle?
by any door How many permutations can ways can
be made out they be Ans. 5,040 ways
Ans. 64 ways of the letters placed on a
in the word shelf? 169.Four couples are to eat
by different door BESAVILLA. at a round
Ans. 27,720 ways table with the
Ans. 56 ways Ans. 90,720 men and
166.In how many ways can women
160.How many How many different signals 9 books, 6 alternating. If
permutation each Mathematics the hostess
s can be consisting of 6 and 3 Design reserves a
made out of flags in a place for

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 herself, in from a deck of women if she 180.How many four – digit
how many 52 cards? is to avoid combinations can be formed
ways can having a using digits 0 to 9?
she assign Ans. 24 ways particular two Ans. 210
seats to the of them
other? 173.How many ways can you together at
invite any one the
Ans. 144 ways or more of luncheon?
your five 181.How many five – digit
170.How many different friends to your Ans. 140 ways combinations can be
ways can 5 birthday formed out of digits 0 to 9?
people line party? A semiconductor company Ans. 252
up to pay will hire 7 182.How many six – digit
their Ans. 31 ways men and 4 combinations can be
telephone women. In formed out of digits 0 to 9?
bills at the How many ways can a how many Ans. 210
Meralco committee of ways can the 183.How many three –
office in any five be company letter combination can be
order? selected from choose from formed using all the letters
an 9 men and 6 in the alphabet?
Ans. 120 ways organization women who Ans. 2,600
with 35 qualified for 184.How many four – letter
171.Six boys join hands. In members? the position? combinations can be
how many formed using all the letters
ways can Ans. 324,632 ways Ans. 540 ways in the alphabet?
they form Ans. 14,950
178.How many two – digit 185.How many eight –
straight line? How many line segments
can be formed combinations can be formed letter combination can be
Ans. 720 ways by 13 distinct using digits 0 to 9? formed using all the letters
point? Ans. 45 in the alphabet?
COMBINATION 179.How many three – digit Ans. 1,562,275
Ans. 78 combinations can be formed out 186.How many ten – letter
172.How many ways can of digits 0 to 9? combinations can be
you draw 3 In how many ways can a Ans. 120 formed using all the letters
QUEENs and hostess select in the alphabet?
2 KINGs six luncheon Ans. 5,311,735
guests from 10

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187.How many twelve –
letter combinations can be
formed using all the letters
in the alphabet?
Ans. 9,657,700
188.How many
combinations can be made
out of the letters ABCD
and E taken two at a time.
Ans. 10
189.How many triangles
are determined by 8
points, no three of which
are collinear?
Ans. 56
190.There are four balls of
different colors. Two balls
at a time are taken and
arranged in any way. How
many such combinations
are possible?
Ans. 6
191.From the given digits
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8,
find the number of 4-digit
combination.
Ans. 126
192.How many 6 – number
combinations can be
generated from the
numbers from 1 to 42
inclusive, without
repetition and with no
regards to the order of the
numbers?
Ans. 5,245,786
193.How many committees
can be formed by choosing 4
men from an organization of
a membership of 15men?
Ans. 1,365
194.There are 13 teams in a
tournament. Each team is to
play with each other only
once. What is the minimum
number of days can they all
play without any team
playing more than one game
in any day?
Ans. 12 days
MATHEMATICS
SET 11
195.The lotto uses numbers
1 –42. A winning number
consists six (6) different
numbers in any order. What
are your chances of winning
it?
Ans. 1 / 5,245,786
PROBABILITY
196.A box contains 4 blue
chips and 5 red chips.
If one chip is drawn at
random what is the
probability that it is blue?
Ans. 4 / 9
If two chips are drawn at
random, what is the
probability that both are red?
Ans. 5 / 18
If two chips are drawn at
random, what is the
probability that one is blue
and the other is red?
Ans. 5 / 9
197.There are ten questions
in an examination. The
probability that an
examinee will get the
correct answer is 0.25.
What is the probability that
he will get
exactly 7
Ans 0.00309
at least 7 correct answer?
Ans. 0.00351
198.The probability of
getting a credit in each of
three examinations is 0.65.
What is the probability of
getting at least one credit?
Ans. 0.957125
199.In a shooting game, the
probability that Kim, Ken,
and Kendrew can hit the
target is 1/3, 1/4, and 1/6,
respectively. What is the
probability that the target
will be hit if they all shoot
at it once?
Ans. 7 / 12
200.Two cubical dice, each
with its faces numbered 1,
2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are tossed.
What is the probability of
getting 2 and 5 or 5 and 2
Ans. 1 / 18
201.Two cubical dice, each
with faces numbered 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 and 6, are tossed.
What is the probability of
getting 6 and 4?
Ans. 1 / 36
202.A face of a coin is
either head or tail. If three
coins are tossed, what is
the probability of getting
three heads?
Ans. 1 / 8
203.A face of a coin is
either head or tail. If three
coins are tossed, what is
the probability of getting
three tails?
Ans. 1 / 8
204.A single deck of playing
cards is shuffled well. One
card is drawn, followed by
another. What is the
probability of getting an Ace
then a King?
Ans. 4 / 663
205.A single deck of playing
cards is shuffled well. One
card is drawn, followed by
another. What is the
probability of getting Queen
then another Queen?
Ans. 1 / 221
206.A single deck of playing
cards is shuffled well. One
card is drawn, followed by
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another. What is the
probability of getting two
Aces?
Ans. 1 / 221
207.A bag contains 3 white
and 5 red balls. If two balls
are drawn in succession
without replacement, what
is the probability that both
balls are white?
Ans. 3 / 28
208.A bag contains 3 white
and 5 black balls. If two
balls are drawn in
succession without
replacement, what is the
probability that both balls
are black?
Ans. 5 / 14
209.A bag contains 3 white
and 5 black balls. If two
balls are drawn in
succession without
replacement, what is the
probability that the two
balls are of the same
color?
Ans. 13 / 28
210.A bag contains 3 white
and 5 black balls. If two
balls are drawn in
succession without
replacement, what is the
probability that two balls are
different colors?
Ans. 15 / 28
211.In lotto there are ping-
pong balls numbered from 1
to 45. six balls are drawn,
one at a time, to determine
the winning combination in
any order. Determine the
probability of winning this
lotto.
Ans. 1 / 8,145,786
212.A bag contains 4 red
balls, 3 green balls, and 5
blue balls. What is the
probability of not getting the
red ball in first draw?
Ans. 2 / 3
213.The probability that both
stages of a two – stage
rocket to function correctly is
0.92. The probability of the
first stage is 0.97. What is
the probability of the second
stage?
Ans. 0.948
MATHEMATICS
SET 12
214.Ricky and George each
throw two dice. If Ricky gets
a sum of 4, what is the
probability that George will
get less?
Ans. 1 / 12
215.Two fair dice are
thrown. What is the
probability that the sum
shown on the dice is
divisible by 5?
Ans. 7 / 36
216.An urn contains 4 black
balls and 6 white balls.
What is the probability of
getting one – black ball and
one white ball in two
consecutive draws from the
urn?
Ans. 0.53
217.If three balls are drawn
in succession from 5 white
and 6 black balls in a bag,
find the probability that all
are of one color, if the first
ball is replaced immediately
while the second is not
replaced before the third
draw.
Ans. 28 / 121
218.A first bag contains 5
white balls and 10 black
balls and a second bag
contains 20 white and 10
black balls. The experiment
consists of selecting a bag
and then drawing a ball
from the selected bag. Find
the probability of drawing a
white ball.
Ans. ½
219.If seven coins are
tossed simultaneously, find
the probability that they will
just have three heads.
Ans. 35 / 128
220.If seven coins are
tossed simultaneously, find
the probability that there
will be at least six tails.
Ans. 1 / 6
221.A face of a coin is
either head or tail. If three
coins are tossed, what is
the probability of getting
three tails?
Ans. 1 / 8
222.The face of a coin is
either head or tail. If three
coins are tossed, what is
the probability of getting
three tails or three heads?
Ans. ¼
223.Five fair coins were
tossed simultaneously.
What is the probability of
getting three heads and two
tails?
Ans. 1 / 32
224.There are three short
questions in mathematics
test. For each question, one
(1) mark will be awarded for
a correct answer and no
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mark for a wrong answer. If
the probability that Mary
correctly answers a
question in a test is 2/3,
determine the probability
that Mary gets two marks.
Ans. 4 / 9
225.A marksman hits 75%
of all his targets. What is
the probability that he will
hit exactly 4 of his next 10
shots?
Ans. 0.01622
226.A two – digit number
is chosen randomly. What
is the probability that is
divisible by 7?
Ans. 13 / 90
227.One box contains four
cards numbered 1, 3, 5,
and 6. Another box
contains three cards
numbered 2, 4, and 7. One
card is drawn from each
bag. Find the probability
that the sum is even.
Ans. 7 / 12
228.Two people are chosen
randomly from 4 married
couples. What is the
probability that they are
husband and wife?
Ans. 1 / 7
229.One letter is taken
from each of the words
PARALLEL and LEVEL at
random. What is the
probability of getting the
same letter?
Ans. 1 / 5
230.In a shooting game, the
probability that Botoy and
Toto will hit target is 2/3 and
¾ respectively. What is the
probability that the target is
hit when both shoot at it
once?
Ans. 11 / 12
231.A card is chosen from a
pack of playing cards. What
is the probability that it is
either red or a picture card?
Ans. 8 / 13
232.In a poker game
consisting of 5 cards, what is
the probability of holding 2
aces and 2 Queens?
Ans. 33 / 54145
233.Dennis Rodman sinks
50% of all his attempts.
What is the probability that
he will make exactly 3 of his
next 10 attempts?
Ans. 15 / 128
234.There are 10 defectives
per 1000 items of a product
in a long run. What is the
probability that there is one
and only one defective in a
random lot of 100?
Ans. 0.3697
235.The UN forces for
Bosnia uses a type of
missile that hits the target
with a probability of 0.3.
How many missiles should
be fired so that there is at
least an 80% probability of
hitting the target?
Ans. 5
236.In a dice game, one fair
dice is used. The player
wins P20.00 if he rolls either
1 or 6. He losses P10.00 if
he turns up any other face.
What is expected winning
for one roll of the dice?
Ans. P0.00
MATHEMATICS
SET 13
237.There are 50 tickets in
a lottery in which there is a
first and second prize. What
is the probability of a man
drawing a prize if he owns 5
tickets?
Ans. 1 / 5
238.A provincial chapter of
PSME held a lottery to raise
funds for their organization,
with P10,000 top prize and
with 2,000 tickets printed
and sold. What is the
mathematical expectation
of a member if he bought
10 tickets?
Ans. P50
239.The probability of
getting a credit in an
examination is 1/3. If three
students are selected at
random, what is the
probability that at least one
of them got a credit?
Ans. 19 / 27
240.Roll a pair of dice one
time. What is the
probability that the sum of
two numbers is 9?
Ans. 1 / 9
241.Find the probability of
obtaining an even number
in one roll of a dice.
Ans. 0.5
242.A coin is tossed 3
times. What is the
probability of getting 1
head and 2 tails?
Ans. 3 / 8
243.If a coin is tossed 5
times, find the probability of
getting 3 heads.
Ans. 5 / 16
244.The probability of
getting at least 2 heads
when a coin is tossed four
times.
Ans. 3 / 8
245.A bag contains 3 white
and 5 black balls. If two
balls are drawn in
succession without
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replacement, what is the
probability that both balls
are black?
Ans. 5 / 14
246.A bag contains 3
yellow and 5 black balls. If
2 balls are drawn in
succession without
replacement, find the
probability that the to balls
drawn are both yellow.
Ans. 3 / 28
247.A bag contains 3
yellow and 5 black balls. If
2 balls are drawn in
succession without
replacement, find the
probability that the balls
drawn are one yellow and
one black ball.
Ans. 15 / 28
248.From a bag containing
4 black balls and 5 white
balls, two balls are drawn
one at a time. Find the
probability that both balls
are black. Assume that the
first ball is returned before
the second ball is drawn.
Ans. 16 / 81
249.In the ECE Board
Examinations, the
probability that an
examinee will pass in each
subject is 0.80. What is the
probability that an
examinee will pass at least 2
subjects?
Ans. 0.64
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
250.What is the 50th term of
the progression 3, 5, 7, 9
……
Ans. 101
251.What is the sum of the
first 50 terms of the
progression 3, 5, 7, 9 ………
Ans. 2,600
252.What is the 30th term of
the progression –15, -13, -11,
-9 ….
Ans. 43
253.The sum of an A.P. is
220 and the first term is 10.
If the last term is 30, find the
number of terms.
Ans. 11
254.An arithmetic
progression starts 1 and has
9 terms. The middle term is
21.Find the sum of the nine
terms.
Ans. 189
255.The 5th term of an A.P. is
17 and the third term is 10.
Find the 8th term.
Ans. 55 / 2
256.The first term of an A.P.
is 2 and the 6th term is 12.
Find the sum of the first 12
terms.
Ans. 156
257.The fifth term of an A.P.
is 15 and the first is 3. What
is the sum of the first 10
terms?
Ans. 165
258.Determine the 6th term
of an A.P. if the 8th term is –
16 and the fourth term is –
8.
Ans. -12
259.Determine the sum of
the first 12 terms of an A.P.
if the first term is –2 and
the 8th term is 19.
Ans. 174
260.The 12th term of an A.P.
is – 16 and the 6th term is –
4. Determine the 8th term.
Ans. -8
261.What is the difference
between the 5th term and
the 8th term of an A.P. if the
first term is –1 and the 4th
term is 5.
Ans. 6
262.The 10th term of an A.P.
is 28 and the first term is 1.
Determine the product of
the 5th and 7th terms.
Ans. 247
263.There are seven
arithmetic means between
3 and 35. Find the sum of
all the terms.
Ans. 171
264.There are seven
arithmetic means between
7 and 39. Find the sum of
all the terms.
Ans. 207
MATHEMATICS
SET 14
265.There are 9 arithmetic
means 11 and 51. What is
the sum of all the terms?
Ans. 341
266.The sum of the
progression 5, 8, 11, 14 …..
is 1025. How many terms
are those?
Ans. 25
267.P36, 000 is to be
divided among Arthur,
Bernard and Carlos such
that their shares in same
order form an arithmetic
progression. Bernard’s
share is 3 times that of
Arthur. How much is Carlo’s
share?
Ans. P20, 000
268.P 36,000 is to be
divided among Arthur,
Bernard and Carlos such
that their shares in same
order, form an arithmetic
progression. Bernard’s
share is 3 times that of
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Arthur. How much is
Arthur’s Share?
Ans. P4, 000
269.P36, 000 is to be
divided among Arthur,
Bernard and Carlos such
that their shares in same
order form an arithmetic
progression. Bernard’s
share is 3 times that of
Arthur. How much is
Bernard’s share?
Ans. P12, 000
270.How many terms of
the progression 3, 5, 7 …
must be in order that their
sum will be 2600?
Ans. 50
271.What is the sum of the
progression 4, 9, 14, 19 …
up to the 20th term?
Ans. 1030
272.A Geodetic
Engineering student got a
score of 30% on Test I of
the five number test in
Surveying. On the last
number he got 90% in
which a constant
difference more on each
number than he had on
the immediately preceding
one. What was his average
score in Surveying?
Ans. 60
273.In a pile of logs, each
layer contains one more log
than layer above and the top
contains just one log. If there
are 105 logs in the pile, how
many layers are there?
Ans. 14 layers
274.Find the 30th term of the
A.P. 4, 7, 10 …..
Ans. 91
275.In a racing contest,
there are 240 cars that will
have provisions that will last
for 15 hours. Assuming
constant hourly consumption
for each car, how long will
the fuel provisions last if 8
cars withdraw from the race
every hour after the first?
Ans. 25
276.To conserve energy due
to the present energy crises,
the Meralco tried to readjust
their charges to electrical
energy users who consume
more than 2000 kw – hrs. For
the first 100 kw – hr, they
charged 40 centavos and
increasing at a constant rate
more than the preceding one
until the fifth 100 kw – hr.
the charge is 76 centavos.
How much is the average
charge for the electrical
energy per 100 kw – hr?
Ans. 58 centavos
277.A new Civil engineer
failing to complete his first
building contract worth P70,
000 in an specified time is
compelled to pay a penalty
of ½ of 1% per day for the
first 6 days of extra time
required and for each
additional day thereafter,
the stipulated penalty is
increased by 10% or P35
each day. If he pays a total
penalty of P6, 160.00, how
many days did he overrun
his contract time?
Ans. 14 days
278.An arithmetic
progression starts with 1,
has 9 terms and the middle
term is 21. Determine the
sum of the first 9 terms.
Ans. 189
279.A small line truck hauls
poles from a substation
stockyard to pole sites
along a proposed
distribution line. The truck
can handle only one pole at
a time. The first pole is 150
m. from the substation and
the poles are to be 50 m.
apart. Determine the total
distance traveled by the
line truck back and forth,
after returning from
delivering the 30th pole?
Ans. 52.5 km
280.Find the sum of all the
odd integers between 100
and 1000.
Ans. 247500
281.Find a positive value of
x so that 4x, 5x + 4 and 3x2
– 1 will be in A.P.
Ans. 3
282.Find the sum of the first
40 even numbers.
Ans. 1640
283.If the sum is 220 and
the first term is 10, find the
common difference if the
last term is 30.
Ans. 2
284.The arithmetic mean of
6 numbers is 17. If two
numbers are added to the
progression, the new set of
number will have an
arithmetic mean of 19.
What are the two numbers
if their difference is 4.
Ans. 23, 27
MATHEMATICS
SET 15
285.The arithmetic mean of
80 numbers is 55. If the two
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numbers namely 850 and
250 are removed, what is
the arithmetic mean of he
remaining numbers?
Ans. 42.31
286.Find the sum of the
sequence 25, 30, 35 ….
Ans. 5 / 2 (n2 + 9n)
287.What is the sum of the
following finite sequence
of terms? 18, 25, 32….67
Ans. 340
288.Find the quotient of
the sum of all odd integers
between 100 and 1000
when it is divided by 9.
Ans. 27500
289.Find the quotient of
the sum of all even
integers between 999 and
9999 when it is divided by
9.
Ans. 2749500
290.Determine the sum of
the odd numbers from 1 to
61 of the following
integers.
Ans. 961
291.Determine the sum S
of the following series S =
2 + 5 + 8 + 11 ….. with
100 terms.
Ans. 15050
292.Find the sum of the
first n even positive
integers.
Ans. n (n + 1)
293.Find the sum of the first
n positive integral multiplies
of 4.
Ans. 2n (n + 1)
294.Find the sum of the
numbers divisible by 6 that
lie between 75 and 190.
Ans. 2508
295.A stack of bricks has 61
bricks at the bottom layer,
58 bricks in the 2nd layer, 55
bricks in the 3rd layer and so
on, until the last layer which
has 10 bricks. Determine the
total number of bricks used
up.
Ans. 639
296.Which of the following
fraction is wrong to form an
A.P. 27.5/14, 33/28, 45/28,
and 17.5/14.
Ans. 33 / 28
297.If 1/x, 1/y, 1/z are in A.P.
then y is equal to?
Ans. 2xz / (x + z)
298.The geometric mean of
two numbers is 8 and the
arithmetic mean is 17.
Find one of the numbers.
Ans. 32
299.There are 9 arithmetic
mean between 11 and 51.
Compute the sum of the
progression.
Ans. 341
300.How many terms of the
sequence –9, -6, -3 …. Must
be taken so that the sum is
66?
Ans. 11
HARMONIC PROGRESSION
301.Find the value of x if it
forms a harmonic
progression. 1, 1/3, 1/x, 1/7.
Ans. 5
302.Find the value of x if
the following forms a
harmonic progression. –1/2,
1/x, 1/16
Ans. 7
328.
303. Find the positive value
of x so that x, x2 – 5, 2x will
be in harmonic progression.
Ans. 3
304.The 6th term of a
harmonic progression is 12,
the 10th term is 6, find the
18th term.
Ans. 3
305.The first and second
terms of a progression “a”
and “b” respectively. What
is the third term if the
progression is harmonic?
Ans. ab / (2a – b)
306.The 3rd term of a
harmonic progression is 15
and the 9th term is 6. Find
the 11th term.
Ans. 5
307.Find the fourth term of
the progression ½, 0.2,
0.125 ….
Ans. 1 / 11
308.Find the 12th term of
the progression ½, 1/6, 1/10
…
Ans. 1 / 46
309.Determine the
harmonic mean between
“a” and “b”.
Ans. 2ab / (a + b)
GEOMETRIC
PROGRESSION
310.Find the value of x if
¼, 1/6, 1/x and 2/27 are
consecutive terms of a
geometric progression.
Ans. 9
311.Find the value of x if
½, 1/x, 1/25 and 2/125
are consecutive terms of
a geometric progression.
Ans. 5
312.1/x,1/5, 3/25 and
9/125 are consecutive
terms of a geometric
progression. What is the
value of x.
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Ans. 3 MATHEMATICS 729. Find the fourth term Ans. 20
313.1/5, 1/8, 5/x and SET 16 of the geometric 327.The first and the last
25/512 form a geometric progression. term of a G.P. is equal to
progression. What is the 319.The arithmetic mean Ans. 81 6 and 486 respectively. If
value of x? between x and y is 30 325.A country has a the sum of all terms is
Ans. 64 while their geometric billion dollars in paper 726, find the number of
314.2/7, 3/14, 9/56 and mean is 18. find the value currency. The bank terms.
27/x form a geometric of x and y. clearing consisting of old Ans. 5
progression. What is the Ans. x = 6, y = 54 and new currency, 328.The number x, 2x +
value of x? 320.What is the sum of amounts to 5 million 7, 10x – 7 form a G.P.
Ans. 224 the geometric mean of 3 dollars per day. The What is the value of x?
315.What is the value of and 27 and the arithmetic government decides to Ans. 7
x in the geometric mean of 4 and 12? introduce a new 329.The number 28, x +
progression 1/3, 4/x, and Ans. 17 currency, all old paper 2, 112 form a G.P. What is
16/27? 321.What is the difference currency coming into the the 1oth term?
Ans. 9 between the arithmetic banks are being Ans. 14336
316.There are 4 mean of 18 and 30 and exchanged for new. How 330.Find the sum of the
geometric means the geometric mean of 4 long will it take for the first 10 terms of the
between 3 and 729. and 64? currency in circulation to geometric progressions 2,
What is the sum of all Ans. 8 become 90% new? 4, 8, 16 …
six terms? 322.Find the product of Ans. 460 days Ans. 2046
Ans. 1092 the arithmetic mean of 7 326.In a benefit show, a
317.There are 4 and 11 and the geometric number of wealthy men
geometric means mean of 2 and 32. agreed that the first one 331.The sum of the terms
between 3 and 729. Ans. 72 to arrive would pay 10 in G.P. is 1820. How many
What is the second 323.The geometric mean centavos to enter and terms are there if the first
term? between the two numbers each later arrival would term is 5, the second
Ans. 9 is 8 and the arithmetic pay twice as much as the term is 15 and the third
318.There are 4 mean 17. What are the preceding man. The total term is 45?
geometric means numbers? amount collected from all Ans. 6
between 3 and 729. Ans. 2 and 32 of them was P104, 332.A body dropped from
What is the fifth term? 324.There are 4 geometric 875.50. How many a height falls 16 m during
Ans. 243 means between 3 and wealthy men paid? the first second, 48 m in

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the next second: 144 m Ans. 32 346.The population of a city
on the third second and 337.Two numbers differs 342.If the 3rd term of a is 30,000. Figuring that
so on. Find how far the by 40 and their arithmetic G.P. is 20, and the 6th each 5 years the population
body falls during the 7th mean exceeds their term is 160, what is the will increase by 50% of
what it was at the
second. geometric mean by 2. first term?
beginning of the 5 years,
Ans. 11664 What are these numbers? Ans. 5 find what population will be
333.Find the value of x Ans. 81 and 121 in 20 years.
from the given 338.The arithmetic mean Ans. 151,875
Geometric Progression of 6 numbers is 17. If two MATHEMATICS 347.If a stroke of a vacuum
1/5, 2/x, 4/45…. numbers are added to the SET 17 pump removes 10% of the
Ans. 15 progression, the new set air from container, how
334.The fourth term of a of number will have an 343.The number of much of the original air
G.P. is 216, and the 6th arithmetic mean of 19. bacteria in a certain remains after 10 strokes?
term is 1944, find the 8th What are the two numbers culture doubles every 3 Ans. 34.876%
term. is their difference is 4? hrs. If there are N
Ans. 17496 Ans. 23 and 27 bacteria to start with,
335.The first term of a 339.The geometric mean find the number in 24 348.If a stroke of a vacuum
G.P. is equal to 16 and and the arithmetic mean hrs. pump removes 15% of the
the last term is equal to of two numbers are 8 and Ans. 256 N air from the container, how
11664. If the sum of the 17 respectively. Find one 344.If each bacterium in many strokes are required
geometric progression is of the numbers? a culture divides into 2 to remove 95% of the air?
equal to 17488, Ans. 32 bacteria every hour, how Ans. 19 strokes
determine the number 340.If one third of the air many bacteria will be 349.A certain ball dropped
of the geometric means in a tank is removed by present at the end of 6 from a height rebounds
between 16 and 11664. each stroke of an air hours if there are 4 bacteria 2/3 of the distance from
Ans. 5 pump, what fractional part at the start? which it last fell. Find the
Ans. 256 total distance traveled
336.The arithmetic of the total air is removed
345.If the population of an by the ball from the time
mean and geometric in 6 strokes? urban city is 2 Million and if it is dropped from a
mean of two numbers Ans. 0.9122 the rate of increase is 10% height of 60 meters until
are 10 and 8, 341.Find the seventh term each year, what will be the it strikes the ground the
respectively. Find their of a geometric progression population at the end of 6 5th time.
harmonic mean. whose fourth term is 4 and years? Ans. 252.59 m
Ans. 6.4 common ratio is 2. Ans. 3.22 M

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350.A ball is thrown 353.A 10-quart container is Find the sum of all the 363.Find the sum of the
vertically upward to a filled with water. One quart terms. infinite geometric
height of 100 m. Each of water is drained out and Ans. 131320 progression 6, -2, 2/3….
time the ball strikes the replaced with alcohol. After 358.Find the sum of the first Ans. 9 / 2
ground the rebound is mixing, a quart of the 10 terms of the Geometric
½ of the previous solution is drained out and Progression 2, 4, 8, 16 …
height. How far has the replaced with alcohol. This Ans. 2046
ball traveled up and process is continued until 5 359.Determine x so that x, MATHEMATICS
down when it strikes quartz of alcohol have been 2x + 7, 10x –7 will form a SET 18
the ground to the 5th put into the container. The geometric progression.
time? solution in the container is Ans. 7 364.Find the ratio of an
Ans. 387.5 m then what percent alcohol? 360.The fourth term of a infinite geometric series if
351.The sum of a Ans. 40.95% geometric progression is the sum is 2 and the first
geometric series is as 354.x and y are positive 189 and the sixth term is term is ½.
follows: S = 1.00 + 1.1 numbers. If x, -3, y forms a 1701, what is the 8th term? Ans. 3 / 4
+ 1.21 + 1.331 + …. G.P. and –3, y, x forms an Ans. 15309 365.Find the sum of 1, -1/5,
Up to the 50th term. A.P. Find the value of x. 361.The sum of the 1/25….
Ans. 1163.91 Ans. 6, -3 numbers in arithmetical Ans. 5 / 6
352.According to a story, 355.Which of the following progression is 45. if 2 is 366.Determine the sum of
the owner of a horse fractions is wrong to form a added to the first number, 3 the infinite series S = ½ +
made the following G.P. 2/13, 5/39, 8/117, to the second, and 7 to the ¼ + 1/8 + …..(1/2)n
agreement. For shoeing 16/351 third, the new numbers will Ans. 1
the horse, which Ans. 5 / 39 be in geometrical 367.Determine the sum of
requires 32 nails, he 356.A lady started a chain progression. Find the the geometric series with
agreed to pay 1 letter by writing to three common difference in A.P. an infinite numbers of
centavo for the first friends are requesting each Ans. 5 terms: 3 + 3/2 + ¾ + 3/8 +
nail, 2 centavos for the to copy the letter and sent it 362.If x, 4x + 8, 30x +24 …..
second nail, 4 centavos to the three friends. Assume are in geometric Ans. 6
for the 3rd nail, 8 that the chain was unbroken progression, find the 368.A geometric
centavos for the fourth when the sixth set of letters common ratio. progression is 1 + z + z2 +
nail and so on. Under was mailed; find how much Ans. 6 z3 + …. zn where z < 1.
this plan, what would was spent for postage at Determine the sum of the
be the cost for shoeing P2.00 per letter? INFINITE GEOMETRIC series as n approaches
the horse? Ans. P2184 PROGRESSION infinity.
Ans. P42, 357.There are 6 geometric Ans. 1 / (1 – z)
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369.A rubber ball is made
to fall from a height of 50
ft. and is observed to
rebound 2/3 of the
distance it falls. How far
will the ball travel before
coming to rest if the ball
continues to fall in this
manner?
Ans. 250
370.The motion of a
particle through a certain
medium is such that it
moves thirds as far each
second as in the preceding
second. If it moves 6 m. of
the first second, how far
will it move before coming
to rest?
Ans. 18
371.Find the total distance
traveled by the tip of a
pendulum if the distance
of the first swing is 6 cm.
And the distance of each
succeeding swing is 0.98
of the distance of the
previous swing.
Ans. 300
372.The sides of a square
are 6 cm long. A second
square is inscribed by
joining the midpoints of
the sides of the second
square and so on. Find the
sum of the areas of the
infinite number of inscribed
squares thus formed.
Ans. 72
373.A hamster receives a
dose of 3 mg of a compound
and then 2/3 as much as the
previous dose at the end of
every 3 hr. What is the
maximum amount of the
compound it will receive?
Ans. 9 mg.
374.A man who is on diet
losses 24 lb. In 3 months, 16
lb. in the next 3 months and
so on for a long time. What is
the maximum total weight
loss?
Ans. 72
375.Find the sum of the
geometric series 1/3 + 2/9 +
4/27 + 8/81 + ….
Ans. 1
376.Express 3.2181818 as a
fraction.
Ans. 177 / 55
377.Express 0.444 as a
rational number in lowest
terms.
Ans. 4 / 9
378.Suppose a ball rebounds
one half the distance if falls.
If it is dropped from a height
of 40 feet, how far does it
travel before coming to
stop?
Ans. 120 feet
379.Suppose that each
swing of a pendulum bob is
80% as long as the
preceding swings. If the
first swing is 20 inches long,
how far does the bob travel
before coming to rest?
Ans. 100 inches
380.Determine the sum of
the infinite geometric series
of 1, -1/5, +1/25, …….?
Ans. 5 / 6
ARITHMETIC, HARMONIC &
GEOMETRIC MEANS
381.What is the sum of all
numbers between 0 and
10,000, which is exactly
divisible by 77?
Ans. 645,645
382.What is the sum of the
following finite sequence of
terms? 18, 25, 32, 39, ….,
67.
Ans. 340
383.What is the geometric
mean of 4 and 64?
Ans. 16
384.The geometric mean
and the harmonic mean of
two numbers are 12 and
36/5 respectively. What are
the numbers?
Ans. 36 and 4
385.Two numbers have an
arithmetic mean of 4 and a
geometric mean of 6.
Determine the harmonic
mean.
Ans. 9
386.Two numbers have
harmonic mean of 16 and
an arithmetic mean of 4.
Determine the geometric
mean.
Ans. 8
387.Two numbers have a
harmonic mean of 9 and a
geometric mean of 6.
Determine the arithmetic
mean.
Ans. 4
388.Find the sum of the
arithmetic mean and the
geometric mean of two
numbers if the arithmetic
mean is 4 and the harmonic
mean is 16.
Ans. 12
389.Find the difference
between the harmonic
mean and the geometric
mean of the two numbers if
the geometric mean is 6
and the arithmetic mean is
4.
Ans. 3
MATHEMATICS
SET 19
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 mean is 4 and the harmonic QUADRATIC EQUATIONS 406.Find the value of C from
390.The geometric mean mean is 16. 400.In the equation Ax2 + the given quadratic
of two numbers is 6 while Ans. 12 14x + 12 = 0, one root equation x2 – 4x + C = 0
the arithmetic mean is 4. is 6 times the other. if the product of the
Find the product of the What is the value of A? roots is –5.
geometric and harmonic Ans. 2 Ans. -5
mean. 395.Two numbers have a 401.In the equation x2 + 407.Find the value of k from
Ans. 54 geometric mean of 6 and a 11x + 28 = 0, one root the given quadratic
391.Two numbers have an harmonic mean of 9. Find the is 3 more than the other. equation 2x2 – kx + 6 =
arithmetic mean of 4 and a square of the arithmetic What are the roots of 0 if the sum of the roots
geometric mean of 8. mean. the equation? is equal to 4.
Determine the difference Ans. 16 Ans. -4, -7 Ans. 8
between the harmonic 396.The geometric mean of 402.Determine the value of 408.Find the sum of the
mean and the geometric two numbers is 8 while the k so that the sum and roots of 5x2 – 10x + 2 =
mean. arithmetic mean is 4. product of the roots are 0.
Ans. 8 Determine the cube of the equal from the given Ans. 2
392.Two numbers have a harmonic mean. equation. 7x2 + (2k – 1) 409.Find the value of h in
harmonic mean of 16 and Ans. 4096 x – 3x + 2 = 0. the equation 2x2 – hx2 +
arithmetic mean of 4. If 397.The geometric mean Ans. 1 4x + 5h = 0 so that the
the geometric mean is and the arithmetic mean if 403.The equation of whose sum of the roots is 2.
divided by the arithmetic two numbers are 8 and 4, roots are the reciprocal Ans. 4
mean, what is the result? respectively. What is the of the roots of 2x2 – 3x –
Ans. 2 harmonic mean? 5 = 0.
393.Two numbers have a Ans. 16 Ans. 5x2 + 3x –2 = 410.Find h in the quadratic
harmonic mean of 4 and a 398.The harmonic mean of 0 equation 2hx2 + 3x2 =
geometric mean of 8. Find two numbers is 16 while the 404.Determine k so that the 4x – 5h = 0 so that the
the square root of the geometric mean is 8. What is equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = product of the roots is –
product of the arithmetic the arithmetic mean? 0 will have just one real 4.
mean and the harmonic Ans. 4 number. Ans. -4
mean. 399.Determine the Ans. +4, -4 411.If ¼ and –7/2 are the
Ans. 8 geometric mean of two 405.Find the value of k in roots of the quadratic
394.Find the sum of the numbers if the arithmetic the quadratic equation equation, what is the
geometric and the mean and the harmonic 3x2 – kx + x – 7k = 0 if 3 value of B?
arithmetic means of two mean are 4 and 9, is one of the roots. Ans. 26
numbers if the arithmetic respectively. Ans. 3 412.In the equation 3x2 +
Ans. 6 4x + (2h – 5) = 0, find h

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 if the product of the 419.Two engineering 424.Find the value of x if 431.Find the coefficient of
roots is 4 students are the 8th term of the the expansion of (2x +
Ans. 17/2 solving a problem expansion of y)12 containing the term
413.If the roots in the leading to a (x3 + 1)12 is equal to x3y9.
quadratic equation ax2 quadratic 25952256. Ans. 1760
+ bx + c = 0 are 3 and equation. One Ans. 2 432.What is the 5th term of
2, find a + b + c. student made a 425.The 5th term of the the expansion of (ex + e-
Ans. 2 mistake in the expansion of (x2 + 1/x)n x 8
)?
414.The roots of the coefficient of the is 210x2. Find the value Ans. 70
quadratic equation are first-degree term, of “n”. 433.Find the middle term of
1/3 and ¼. What is the got roots of 2 and Ans. 10 the expansion of (x2 –
equation? –3. The other 5)8.
Ans. 12x2 – 7x + 1 student made a Ans. 43750 x8
=0 mistake in the 426.Find the 6th term of the 434.Find the term involving
415.Find k so that the coefficient of the expansion of (1/2a – 3)16. x8 in the expansion of (x
expression kx2 – 3kx + constant term, got Ans. - 66339/128a11 – 2y)10.
9 = 0 is a perfect roots of –1 and 4. 427.Find the term (not only Ans. 180 x8y2
square. What is the correct the number but the 435.Find the middle term of
Ans. 4 equation? numerical and literal the expansion of (x1/2 +
416.The only root of the Ans. x2 – 3x – 6 = 0 coefficient of the term y1/2)12.
equation x2 – 6x + k = 0 involving x8 in the Ans. 924 x3y3
is? BINOMIAL THEOREM expansion of (x2 + 1/x)16. 436.Find the 6th term of the
Ans. 3 420.Find the 3rd term in the Ans. 12870 x8 expansion of (2 – x)14.
417.What is the sum of the expansion of (x2 + y)5. 428.Find the coefficient of Ans. - 1025024 x5
roots of the equation Ans. 10x6y2 the binomial (x + 1)10 437.Find the 5th term of the
7x2 + 3x – 4 = 0? 421.Expand (x – y)8. containing the term x7. expansion of (1/2 + x)12.
Ans. -3/7 422.Compute the numerical Ans. 120 Ans. (495/256) x4
418.Find the product of the coefficient of the 5th term 429.Find the coefficient of 438.Find the coefficient of
roots of 5x2 – 7x – 4 = of the expansion (x + (x + y)10 containing the the 8th term of the
0. 4y)12 term x7y3. expansion of
Ans. -4/5 Ans. 126720 Ans. 120 (4 + x)14.
423.Find the constant term 430.Find the coefficient of Ans. 56229888
free of x in the expansion the expansion of (x – y)15 439.Find the coefficient of
MATHEMATICS containing the term the 4th term of the
of (x + 1/x3/2)15.
SET 20 Ans. 5005 x4y11. expansion of
Ans. - 1365 (1/2 – x)10.

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 Ans. - 15/16 448.Find the sum of the 455.Find the remainder (3x5 – 4x3 + 2x2 + 36x +
440.In the expansion of coefficients in the when (x12 + 2) is divided 48) divided by (x3 – 2x2
(x + 4y)12, what is the expansion of (x + 2y – by + 6).
numerical coefficient of z)8. (x – 31/2). Ans. 3x2 + 6x + 8
the 5th term? Ans. 256 Ans. 731 461.If (x – 2x3 – 3x2 – 4x –
4

Ans. 126,720 449.The sum of the 456.If (3x3 – 4x2y + 5xy2 + 8) is divided by (x –2),
441.What is the middle coefficients in the 6 y3) is divided by what is the remainder?
term in the expansion expansion of (x2 – 2xy + 3y2), what is Ans. - 28
of (x2 – 3)8? (x + 2y + z)4 (x + 3y)5. the remainder? 462.Using synthetic
Ans. 5670 x8 Ans. 262,144 Ans. 0 division, compute the
442.The term involving x9 450.The sum of the remainder if we divide
in the expansion of (x2 coefficients in the (2x3 + x2 – 18x + 7) by
+ 2/x)12. expansion of MATHEMATICS (x – 2).
Ans. 25344 x9 (x + y – z)8. SET 21 Ans. -9
443.Find the 5th term of the Ans. 1 463.If (x2 + 3x – 40) is
expansion of (2 – x)6. 451.What is the sum of the 457.If (4y3 + 18y2 + 8y – 4) divided by (x – 5), what
Ans. 60 x4 coefficients of the is divided by (2y + 3), is the remainder?
444.Find the 6th term of the expansion of (2x – 1)20? what is the remainder? Ans. 0
expansion of (4 – x)6. Ans. 1 Ans. 11 464.If (4x – 8x2 – 9x + 7) is
3

Ans. - 24 x5 458.Given: f(x) = (x + 3) divided by (2x – 3), what

445.What is the numerical THEORY OF EQUATIONS is the remainder?
coefficient of the 3rd 452.Find the remainder when (x – 4) + 4 when divided Ans. - 11
term of the expansion (x4 – 10x2 – 9x – 20) is
of (6 + 2y)5? divided by (x – 4). by (x – k), the 465.If (8 + 11a + 8a3 +
Ans. 4320 Ans. 40 18a2) is divided by (4a2
446.What is the numerical 453.Find k such that (x – remainder is k. Find k. + 1 + 3a), what is the
coefficient of the 4th remainder?
term of the expansion 3) is a factor of Ans. 5
of (3 + y)7? Ans. 4 466.When (ax3 + 2x2 – 18x
Ans. 2835 459.The polynomial + 7) is divided by (x +
447.What is the numerical (kx3 – 6x2 + 2kx –12). (x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 8) is 1) the remainder is – 15.
coefficient of the 7th Ans. 2 divided by (x – 5). What Find the value of a.
term of the expansion 454.Divide (x4 – 10x2 – 9x – is the remainder? Ans. 42
(1 + 2y)7? 20) by (x – 4). Ans. 218 467.If (8y – 18y2 – 6 + 11y)
3

Ans. 896 Ans. 460.Find the quotient of is divided by (4y2 – 3y +

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 2), what is the Ans. x2 + 6y2 (x4 + x2 + 1) (3x3 + 2x2 + x – 2) (x +
remainder? 480.What are the roots of 4)
Ans. - 2y the equation (x – 4)2 (x Ans.3x4 + 14x3 + 10x2
3
468.If (5x – 14x + 3) is SPECIAL PRODUCTS & + 2) = + 2x – 8
divided by (x – 2), what (x + 2)2 (x – 4)? 488.Factor the expression
is the remainder? FACTORING Ans. 4 and –2 only (x2 – 2x – 8)?
Ans. 15 481.Reduce to lowest terms Ans. (x –4) (x + 2)
469.The expression (x4 + [(b2 – 4b + 16) (b2 – 16)] 489.Factor the expression
473. (4xy – 4x2 – y2) is equal
ax3 + 5x2 + bx + 6) divided by (b3 + 64) (15x2 + 2x – 8)?
to:
when divided by (x – 2) Ans. b–4 Ans. (3x –2)(5x+4)
Ans. - (2x – y)2
leaves the remainder 482. (a – b)3 = ? 490.Factor the expression
474.Factor (x4 – y2 + y – x2)
16 and when divided by Ans. a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2 (4a3 –12a2 – a + 3)?
as completely as 3
(x + 1) leaves the –b Ans. (a –3) (2a+1)
possible.
remainder 10. Find the 483.Give the factors of (a2 – (2a-1)
Ans. (x2 – y) (x2 + y –
values of a and b. x2) 491.Factor the expression
1)
Ans. - 5, 7 Ans. (a – x) ( a + x) (9x4 – 16x2y2 + 4y4)?
475.Factor the expression
470.The constant Ans. (3x2 – 2y2 + 2xy)
(x2 + 6x +8) as
remainder when (x3 – 484.Factor the expression (3x2 – 2y2 – 2xy)
completely as possible.
2x + 5) divided by (x + (x3 – 27)
Ans. (x + 4) (x +2)
1). Ans. (x –3) (x2 + 3x PRIME NUMBERS
476.Factor the expression
Ans. 8 + 9) 492.Which of the
(x4 – y4) as completely as
471.What are the 485.Factor the expression
possible.
(x4 + 9x2 + 81) following is not a prime
Ans. (x2 + y2) (x + y) (x –
rational roots of the Ans. (x2 – 3x + 9)
y)
( x2 + 3x + 9) number?
477.Factor the expression
equation? 486.Find the product of
(3x3 + 3x2 – 18x) as
completely as possible. a) 27 c) 17
the following algebraic
(x4 + x3 + 4x2 + 6x – 12 Ans. 3x (x + 2) (x – b) 13 d) 7
) = 0. 3)
expression (2x + 4)
Ans. 1 and 2 478.Factor the expression
472.Which of the (16 – 10x + x2). MATHEMATICS
Ans. (x – 8) (x – 2) (3x2 – 2x + 4)
following is a factor of 479.Factor the expression Ans. 6x3 + 8x2 + 16 SET 22
(x6 – 1) as completely as 487.Find the product of the
possible. following algebraic
(2x4 + 11x2y2 – 6y4).
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 493.Which of the b) 0.003 d) 0.002786 501.The number of Ans. 4
497.Round off 102.48886 509.Solve for x if ln (x2 + x
following number is not significant figures in –2) = ln 2x + ln (x-1)
to four significant figures. Ans. 2,1
a prime number? 36.140 is: 510.Solve for x if log 3 81x =
16
a) 102.489 c)
Ans. 4
a) 33 c) 7 102.48886 a) 3 c) 5
511.If log xy = 6 and log x/y
b) 13 d) 19 b) 102.5 d) 102.489 b) 4 d) 6
494.Which of the 498.The number of 502.The number of
= 2. Solve for x and y.
following number is not significant figures in significant figures in
Ans. x = 10000, y = 100
a prime number? 0.02548 is: 0.006423 is: 512.The log of the M/N and

the log of the product MN is

a) 31 c) 5 a) 3 c) 4 a) 3 c) 6
b) 19 d) 77 b) 5 d) 6 b) 4 d) 7
equal to 1.55630251 and
499.The number of PROPERTIES OF LOGARITHM
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
0.352182518 respectively.
495.Round off 12.04879 significant figures in
503.What is the value of x
in log x 625 = 4 Find the value of M.
to four significant 16.433 is:
Ans. 5
504.Simplify the expression
figures. Ans. 9
a) 2 c) 3 log 8 412 = x
512.The log of the product
b) 4 d) 5 Ans. 2.90
a) 12.05 c) 12.0488 500.The number of 505.Evaluate the log 6 845
MN is equal to 1.62324929
b) 12.049d) 12.04879 =x
496.Round off 0.002786 significant figures in Ans. 3.76
and the log of the quotient
506.If a-6/8 = 0.001, solve for
to three significant 0.00018 is: a.
M/N is equal to –
Ans. 10000
figures. 507.Find the value of y if
a) 2 c) 4 0.066946789. Find the
y = ln ( ex/ex-2)
b) 5 d) 6
Ans. 2
a) 0.00279 c) value of N.
508.Solve for y if y = 4 ln
0.0028 (e2x/e2x-1)

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 Ans. 7 (log 2 + 1) 528.What is the value of log Ans. ½ ln 3
513.What is the value of 518.Find the value of x: log 6 to the base 10 of 10003.3 535.If ln x2 = (ln x)2 solve
+ Ans. 9.9 for x.
(log 5 to the base 2) + (log x log 4 = log 4 + 529.If log x to the base 3 Ans. e2
log (32 + 4x) 536.If ln (log x) = 1
5 to the base 3) Ans. 3 minus log of 5 to the
519.The log 10 (8)(6) is equal solve for x.
to: base 3 is equal to 2, find
Ans. 3.79
Ans. log 10 8 + log
514.If log of 2 to the base Ans. 10e
10 6 the value of x.
537.If log x 2 + log 2 x =2
520.What is the value of e-5?
2 plus log of x to the base solve for x.
Ans. 0.0067379
Ans. 40 Ans. 2
521.Solve for x: log 10 8 = 3 –
2 is equal to 2, find the 530.In 7.18xy is equal to: 538.An earthquake is
3 log 10 x.
Ans. 1.97 xy
Ans. 5
value of x. 531.If log (9!) = 5.5598, usually measured by the

what is the log of 10! magnitude M on the

Ans. 2 522.If log a 10 = 0.25, what
515. If (2 log x to the base is the value of log 10 a = ?
Richter scale. The
Ans. 4 Ans. 6.5598
4) – (log 9 to the base 4) = 523.If log a 4 = 2, find the 532.Solve for x: log (2x
intensity I of an
value of log a 8.
2, find x. Ans. 3 + 7) – log (x – 1) = log 5
earthquake and the
524.Find the value of x if x =
Ans. 12 log c a . log a b . log bc Ans. 4 magnitude M are related
516.Solve for the Ans. 1 533.Express tan h-1(-4/5) in
simplified value of y = 525.Solve for x if log x2 = terms of natural by the formula:
log 20 e. (log x)2. logarithm.
Ans. y = log e / (log Ans. 1,100 Ans. - ln (1/3)
526.Evaluate “b” in the M = log I / I0
2 + 1)
following equation: log b Where I0 is the intensity of
517.Solve for the
1024 = 5/2 an arbitrary chosen
simplified value of y = MATHEMATICS
Ans. 16 earthquake. The
log 20 e3. SET 23
527.The logarithm of 1 to earthquake that hit
Ans. y = (3 log e)
any base is: Kobe, Japan, measured
534.Find the value of x if
Ans. zero 5.7 on the Richter scale.
(ex + e-x) / (ex – e-x) = 2

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 The earthquake that hit Ans. (y log x) / (x log a. –2 log 7 = 1/49 product of two numbers
Baguio, Philippines y) b. log 7 (-2) =
measured 7.8. How 545.If 10ax – b = P, what is the 1/49 are 0.352182518 and
many times stronger is value of x? c. log 7 (1/49) =
the earthquake that hit Ans. (1/a) (log P – -2 1.556302501,
Baguio? b) d. log 7 (1/49) = 2
Ans. 126 times 546.Find the value of log(aa)a Ans. log 7 (1/49) respectively. Find the
539. log10 x Ans. a2 log a = -2
If = 547.Solve for x: (log b a) (log 556.Log of the nth root first number?
2,What c d) (log d c)
1 – log10 2 Ans. log b a of x equals log of x to
Ans. 9
is the value of x? 548.Find the positive value
561.The sum of the
Ans. 25 of x if log x 36 = 2 the 1/n power and also
540.Which of the following Ans. 6
logarithms of two
549.Find x if log x 27 + log x 3 equal to:
cannot be used as a base = 2.
numbers is 1.748188
Ans. 9
Ans. log (x) / n
of a system of logarithm? 550.Find a if log 2 (a +2) +
557.What is the natural and the difference of
log 2 (a – 2) = 5.
Ans. 6
Ans. 1 logarithm of e to the xy their logarithms is –
551.Solve for x if log 5 x = 3
541.If log 5.2 1000 = x,
Ans. 125
what is the value of x? power? 0.0579919. one of the
552.Find log P if In P = 8.
Ans. 4.19
542.Find the value of a in numbers is:
Ans. xy
the equation log a 2187 Ans. 3.47
558.What expression is
= 7/2. 553.If log 8 x = - n, then x is
Ans. 8
Ans. 9 equal to:
equivalent to log x –
543.If log 2 = x and log Ans. 1 / 8n EXPONENTS & RADICALS
554.If 3 log 10 x – log 10 y = 0,
3 = y, find log 1.2. find y in terms of x. log (y + z)? 562. Evaluate
Ans. y = x3 Ans. log[ x / (y + z)]
555.Which of the 559.log 6 845 = ? 4(52n+1) – 10(52n-1)
Ans. 2x + y – 1
Ans. 3.761
544. log xy
following is correct? 560.The logarithms of
is equal to: y = -----------------------
log yx 2(52n)
the quotient and the

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 Ans. 9 573.If 8x = 3, what is the Ans. 22 Ans. 0
value of 83x + 1? 579.Solve for x: 589.Find the value of x that
563.Solve for x if Ans. 216 will satisfy the following
4n + 2 – 24(4n – 1) 574.Solve for x: x = - (1/-27)- expression:
x= 2/3 x – 1 – x = 1 - x x – 2 = - x + 2
10(4n + 1) Ans. -9 Ans. 16/25 & 0 Ans. x=9/4
Ans. ¼ 575.Solve for a in the 580.Simplify -3
590.e is equal to:
564.Solve for x if 8x = 2y + 2
3
2x4 - 316x4 + 2 354x4 Ans. 0.049787
and 163x – y = 4y equation: Ans. 5 32x4 591.b to the m/nth power is
Ans. 2 581.Solve for x: 3x 5x + 1 = 6x equal to:
+2
565.If 8x = 3, find the Ans. nth root of b to
a = 64x4y.
value of 26x. Ans. 2.1544 the m power
Ans. 43x + y
Ans. 9 582. (a-2b3)2 592.Find x from the
566.Solve for x: 16 –x + 1 = 8 Simplify -------------
Ans. ¼ a2 b-1 following equations:
MATHEMATICS
567.If 9x = 5, what is the Ans. a b7
-6

x x
value of 34x? 583. (3 ) is equal to:
SET 24 27x = 9y
Ans. 25 Ans. 3x^2
568.Solve for y if y = (ex + 584.Solve for x: 37x + 1 = 81y3-x = 243
e-x)2 – (ex – e-x)2 576.Simplify 3x – 3x – 1 – 3 x –2
. 6561 Ans. 1
Ans. 4 Ans. 5 (3x –2) Ans. 1 593.Solve for a if (am)(an) =
569.If x to the ¾ power 577.Which of the 585.If 3a = 7b, then 3a2 / 100,000, an/am = 10 and
7b2 = ? amn = 100,000.
equals 8, find the value following is true? Ans. 7/3 Ans. 31.06
586.Solve for U if 594. (x2y3z-2)-3(x-
3
yz3)-1/2
of x. a.
 -2 x  -2 = 2 U = 1 – 1 –1 - ….
Simplify
b.
24 = 4  6 Ans. 0.618
-----------------------
Ans. 16 c.
 10 =  5 +  2 (xyz-3)-5/2
570.If 42x + 1 = 1024, find d.
55 + 5 5 + 5 5 + 5 5 + 5 5 1
the value of 4x = 6
5 587.If x to the ¾ power
Ans. ---------
Ans. 16 Ans. letter d. x2y7z3
571.If 3x + 1 = 81, find 32x – 1 equals 8, then x equals:
578.Solve for x: x =  18 - 595.Simplify the
Ans. 243
572.What is the value of  72 +  50. Ans. 16 following:
102x+1 if 10x = 5 y
588.If 33 = 1, what is the
Ans. 250 value of y/33?

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 7a + 2 – 8 (7a + 1) + 5 (7a) Ans. (1 + b) / (1 – Ans. 18 – i 616.In the complex number
+ 49 (7a – 2). b) 606.Simplify (3 + i)2 8 – 2i, what is the
Ans. -7a 602.Transform the Ans. 8 + 6i amplitude?
596. Simplify: 607.Simplify (2 + 3i) (2 – 3i) Ans. 345.960
xy-1)4 (x2y-2)3 fraction by rationalizing Ans. 13 617.(6 cis 1200) (4 cis 300)
---------  -------- 608.Simplify 3 + 4i is equal to:
(x-2y3)4 (x-3y3)3 the denominator 2–i Ans. 24 cis 1500
1 Ans. 2 + 11 i 618. 30 cis 800 is equal to:
Ans. ------- 5 5 10 cis 500
4x 609.Solve for x & y if 3x – Ans. 3 cis 300
x3y ----------------
597.Simplify the following: 2yi = 6 + 8i 619. What is the value of x
x -  x2 – 4 Ans. 2 & -4 + y in the complex
5 - 3
Ans. x ( x +  x2 – 610.Simplify 5300 x 6450 equation 3 + xi = y + 2i.
---------
4) Ans. 30750 Ans. 5
5 + 3
611.Simplify 45670 620. Multiply (3 – 2i) (4 +
Ans. 4 - 15
3i)
598.Which of the following 15170
Ans. 18 + i
is equivalent to m na Ans. 3500
621. Divide 4 + 3i
Ans. mn
a 612.Simplify (5150)3 2–i
599.Solve for x from the 603.Transform the Ans. 125450 Ans. 1 + 2i
given equation: 613.Find the roots of 5 + 622.Find the value of i9.
fraction by rationalizing 12i Ans. i
8 32 8x = 2
4
Ans. 3 + 2i & -3 – 2i 623.Simplify i1997 + i1999,
Ans. 2 the denominator 614.Find ln (3 + 4i) where i is an imaginary
600.Solve for x if Ans. 1.609 + number.
a - a + 1 0.9273i Ans. 0
8 34 4x = 4 ----------------
615.In the complex number 624.Expand (2 +  -9)3
Ans. 16 3 + 4i, what is the Ans. -46 + 9i
a + a + 1
601.Rationalize the absolute value? 625.Write –4 + 3i in polar
Ans. 2aa + 1 – 2a Ans. 5
denominator and form.
-1
determine the Ans. 5143.130
transformed fraction 626.Evaluate the value
COMPLEX NUMBERS MATHEMATICS
a1/2
------------------ 604.Simplify i30 – 2i25 + 3i17 SET 25
Ans. -1 + i of  -10 x  -7
a1/2 - a1/2 b1/2
605.Simplify (3 + 2i) (4 – 3i)

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 Ans. -  70 Ans. x = 5, y = 1 641.Express 4 cis 600 in 650.Express the
627.Perform the indicated 635.What is the value of x algebraic form a exponential form of the
operation:  -9 x 3 -343 and y in the equation: (3x complex number. complex number 6 + 8i.
Ans. -21i + 2y) – (3x + 3y)i = 5 – 9i Ans. 2 + 2 3i Ans. 10 e i 53.13
Ans. x = -1, y = 4 642.The product of (3 cis 651.Expressed (2 + 3i)4 in
636.What is the value of 410) (2 cis 1970) is equal the polar form.
628.What is the quotient to: Ans. 169 e 3.9312i
when 4 + 8i is divided x and y in the equation: x Ans. 6 cis 2380 652.Expressed 5 e 0.92730i to
by i3? 643.Expand (3 cis 108)2. rectangular form.
Ans. -8 + 4i + 2y + (3x – 2y)i = (2 + Ans. 9 cis 2160 Ans. 3 + 4i
629.What is the 644.Find the amount 8 653.Find the value of sin  if
exponential form of the 3i) – (1 + 2i) cis 41 0
e 0.92730i.
complex number 4 + 2 cis Ans. 0.80
3i? Ans. x = 0.5, y = -2 1470 654.Using Eulers equation,
Ans. 5 e i 36.87 637.Find the value of x and y Ans. 4 cis (-1060) find the value of cos 300
630.What is the algebraic in the equation: x – 4yi + 645. [ 3 cis (-1600) ] –1 is + i sin 300.
form of the complex 5 – 8i = 0 equal to: Ans. e 0.5236i
number 13 e i Ans. x = -5, y = -2 Ans. 1/3 cis 1600 PARTIAL FRACTIONS
67.38
? 638.Find the value of x and y 646.Perform the operation 4 655.Find the value of A, B,
Ans. 5 + 12i in the equation: (x + yi) (cos 600 + i sin 600) C, D, and E in the
631.Solve for x that satisfy (1 – 2i) = 7 – 4i divided by 2 (cos 300 + i equation:
the equation x2 + 36 = Ans. x = 3, y = 2 sin 300) in rectangular 2x4 + 3x3 + 7x2 + 20
9 – 2x2. 639.Express 3 + 4i in coordinates. (x –1) (x2 + 3)2
Ans.  3i trigonometric form. Ans. 3+i A Bx+C
632.Evaluate ln (5 + 12i) Ans. 647.Solve for the value of x Dx+E
Ans. 2.565 + and y from the given x –1 x2 + 3 (x2
2
1.176i equation (2x + y) + ( x – + 3)
5 (cos 53.130 + i sin y)i = 4 – 10i Ans. 2, 0, 3, -2, -11
633.Find the value of x and
y in the equation: (3x + Ans. x = -2, y = 8 656.Find the value of A in
53.130) 648.If (x + yi) (2 –4i) = 14 – the equation
y) + (x – y)i = (18 – 2i)
Ans. x = 4, y = 6 8i, find x. (x2 + 4x + 10) A
634.What is the value of x 640.Express 2 (cos 300 + I Ans. 3 (x3 + 2x2 + 5x) x
and y in the equation: sin 300) in algebraic form. 649.Write in the form of a + B (2x + 2) C
2x + 5y + 3yi – 15 –3i Ans. 3+i bi the expression i3219 – (x2 + 2x + 5) (x2 +
=0 i427 + i18. 2x + 5)
Ans. -1 Ans. 2

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 a)
657.Resolve into partial fractions and solve for A, 663.Using repeated 6 ( B – 3ET) T
b)
fractions: quadratic factors, -3 ( E + 5BT ) T
c)
x+2 B and C. resolve its fractions into (aT–d)B
2 d)
x – 7x + 12 partial fractions and aTBBTdT
e)
Ans. 6 5 solve fro A, B, C, D and dBBTa
4x2 – 27x + 20 A f)
x– 4 x– E. BTCT
(x – 3) (x – 4) (x + 2) x–
3 x4 – 6x3 + 9x2 – 10x + 5 A g)
aTB
3
(x – 3) (x2 – 2x + 2)2 x h)
5aaT
B C i)
–3 6 ( 4aT – 3d ) T
x–4 x+2 j)
MATHEMATICS Bx + C Dx + E 3 ( BBTB )
Ans. A = 5, B = -4, C
SET 26 x2 – 2x + 2 (x2 – 2x + k)
2 ( 5d – 3aT ) T
=3 2 l)
2) -2 ( ECB )
661.Using repeated linear
658.Resolve into partial Ans. A = -1, B = 2, 665.Find the elements of
factors, resolve its
fractions: C = 0, D = 1, E = the product of the two
fractions into partial
3x2 – 8x + 9 -3 matrices, matrix BC:
fractions and solve for A,
(x – 2)3 1 2 3 6
B and C.
Ans. 3 4 MATRICES B= 0 -5 ; C = 4
6x2 – 11x – 32 A
5 664.Given the ff. matrices & -1
(x + 6) (x + 1)2 x
x – 2 ( x – 2)2 (x vectors:
3 +6
– 2) 1 2 -3 Ans. 11 8
B C
659.Resolve the following a= 4 , B= 0 2 -20 -5
x + 1 (x + 1)2
into partial fractions 3 0 1 666.Find A + B
Ans. A = 10, B = -4, C =
and compute the sum if A = 4 -2 5
-3
of A, B, C, D and E. 4 6 2 3 0 -3
662.Using distinct quadratic
x3 + 4x2 + 5x + 3 A C= 6 0 3 , d= 4
factors, resolve its
(x + 1) (x2 + x + 1)2 3 0 B= 2 4 -1
fractions into partial
x+1 2 3 -1 2 8 6
fractions and solve for A,
Bx + C Dx + E
2 B and C.
x +x+1 (x2 + x + E= 6 0 3 Ans. 6 2 4
2
1) 2 1 0 -5 5 8 3
1 – 13x – 10x A
Ans. 3 2 667.Find A - B
(x – 2) (2x + 1) x–
660.Using distinct Calculate the ff. 7 3 4 -1
2
expressions or give A= 3 1B= 2 -3
Bx + C
linear factors, resolve reasons why they are -6 0 4
2x2 + 2x + 1
undefined. 2
Ans. A = -5, B = 0, C =
its fractions into partial
-3

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Ans. 3 4 672.Solve for x and y from 2 –1 1 0 -2
1 4 the given matrix -1 6 0
-10 -2 expansion: Ans. -4 12 2 1 3
668.Find CB 16 -13 0 2 -4
if C = 2 0 -3 x 1 1 1 2 -22 -4
-2 1 4 y 2 2 -2 6 676.Find the matrix “x” that Ans. 5 -25 2
satisfies the equation: 8 -1 13
B= 2 -3 Ans. 5, -5 5 -1 -2 6 679.Find CD:
1 -1 673.Solve for x, y, z, and w -2 6 0 - 4x = 2
4 2 from the given matrix 4 4 if A= 1
equation. -2 -5 -1
Ans. -8 0 2x+1 y 5 -3 0 2
13 13 z+2 w-1 4 -2 D= [ 1 2 -3
669.If [ a b c ] = [ 2 -1 Ans. -2 -1 ]
3 ], Ans. 2, -3, 2, -1 -4 -1
find the value of a, b 674.Solve for x, y and z from 1 2 Ans. -2 4 -6
and c. the given matrix 677.Find A + B: 1 2 -3
Ans. 2, -1, 3 equation. 2 6 -2 -1 -2 3
670.Given the matrix if A = 1 -1 3 680.Find AB:
equation, solve for x & y: [ (x-2) y (2z-3) ] = -5 -7 2 1 -1 0
[ (y+z) 2 (x-1) ] 3
1 1 x 2 -7 -6 5 If A = 2 0 -3
3 2 y 0 Ans. 10, 2, 6 and B = 4 -8 -3 -2
0 2 -3 0 -4 5
Ans. x = -4, y = 6 MATHEMATICS 2
671.From the given matrix SET 27 Ans. -5 0 3
equation, solve for x, y 5 -9 0 -2 6
and z. 675.Find the value of A(BC): -5 -5 -1 0 1
2 0 -1 3
1 -1 1 x 2 A= -3 1 2 -3
2 1 -1 y =1 1 –2 678.Find AB:
1 -2 1 z 0 If 1 -4 0 Ans. 4 -4
B= 1 -3 -1 -5 9
Ans. 1, 2, 3 2 1 2 0 3 -1 5
-2
C= 4 3

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 684.The elements of a Considering the 6 3 7
determinant are:
1 2 4 elements of the first
4 8 1
-1 3 2
681.Find the values of a, b, 4 1 3 column, determine the
c and d from the given Considering the elements Ans. -4
equation. of the first row, determine minor of 3.
the minor of 4. MATHEMATICS
a - 1 4 c 9 8 Ans. -13 SET 28
Ans. -10
b 3 -1 d 1 -3

Ans. 2, 1, 3, -2 687.Considering the

DETERMINANTS 685.The elements of a 689.The elements of a
682.The elements of determinant are as follows: elements of the first
1 4 2 determinant are as
determinant are: 2 2 3 row, find the minor of 8.
3 -1 0 follows:
Considering the elements 1 4 8
1 4 2
of the first column, 1 2 4
2 2 3
compute the minor of 1.
3 1 0 2 3 4
Ans. 3
Considering the 2 1 -1
elements of the first
row, compute the minor 686.The elements of a 5 2 1
of 1. -4 3 2
Ans. -3 determinant are as Ans. -13
683.The elements of a Considering the
determinant are: follows:
2 3 4 688.Considering the
elements of the first
3 2 1
2 -3 4 elements of the second
4 -1 2 column, find the minor
Considering the
elements of the first 3 2 -1 row, find the minor of 3.
of 4.
row, evaluate the minor
of 3. -1 1 2 4 1 2
Ans. 2 Ans. -6

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690.Determine the determinant whose 4 -1 8 694.What is the value of

value of the elements are as follows: 2 the determinant whose

determinant whose elements are shown

3 0 0 0 Ans. 16
elements are: below?
5 2 0 0 693.Determine the value
2 1 5 1 5 -2
of the determinant
2 1 6 0
6
whose elements are as 2 1 -3
1 4 7 8
0 -3 3 follows:
3 -2 1
Ans. 288
2
8 3 1
Ans. -46
692.Determine the value
0 0 1 4
695.What is the value of
of the determinant whose
-1
1 -2 3
the determinant whose
elements are:
0 0 0 0
elements are shown
0 0 0
3
-6 5 0 below?
-2
Ans. -18 0
-9 5 -2
0 0 1
691.Determine the 2 0 0
-6 1 -3
6
value of the 0
11 -2 1
0 2 3
Ans. 120
5 Ans. -92

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696.What is the value 2 -1 2 Ans. -35

of the determinant 2
698.What is the value of 701.Find the value of the
whose elements are
the determinant whose 8 -1 -5 determinant whose
shown below?
elements are shown 3 elements are:

1 2 3 below?
Ans. -70 2 3 0

4 1 -2 6 1 1 3
700.Find the value of the

2 -1 1 2 1 -1 determinant whose 3 -5 3

elements are: 3
Ans. -35 10 -2 2

2 3 0 1 -1 6
697.What is the value Ans. -28
3 2
of the determinant
699.Find the value of the
whose elements are 3 -5 1 4 -1 -15
determinant whose
shown below? 3 3
elements are:

9 2 3 1 -1 2 Ans. -105
4 3 0
2
1 1 -2 3 702.Find the value of the

4 -1 -5 determinant whose
8 -1 1 6 -5 1
3 elements are:
3
Ans. -70

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 2 -6 0 -2 -5 -1 Ans. e5x
710.Find the determinants
3 -1 of x:
706.Evaluate the
1 0 4
x= 2 2 6
3 10 1 0 1 2 following determinant
3 1 -12
Ans. -46
3 -5
cos x sin x 711.Find the determinant of
x:
1 2 2 -3 3 2 4 -1 2 3
- sin x cos x
2 0 2 1
2 3 10 3 0 1
Ans. 1 14 2 4 5
707.Evaluate the following Ans. -28
4 2 -5 Ans. 35
determinants ADJOINT OF A MATRIX
sec x 712.Find the adjoint of
3
704.Evaluate the tan x
sec x tan x sec2 x the matrix, when it exist,
Ans. 70 determinant: Ans. sec x
708.Evaluate the following find the inverse
determinants
x ln x
x ln x
1 1 + ln x
703.Find the value of 1 1/x Ans. x + ln x (x – 1)
709.If the determinant of 1 2 4
the determinant whose the matrix C = -1, solve A= -1 0 3
Ans. 1 – ln x
for the value of x: 3 1 -2
elements are: 1 x
705.Evaluate the 2 5 Ans. -3 8 6
-2 3 1 Ans. 3
following determinant
A-1 = 1/7 7 -14
4 -7
e2x e3x MATHEMATICS
-1 5 2
713.Find the adjoint matrix
2e2x 3e3x SET 29 of

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 1 -4 SPHERICAL 6. If tan 4A = cot 6A, find Ans. 20.900, 69.10
0 2 TRIGONOMETRY the value of A.
Ans. Ans. 9
12. If sec2 A is 5/2, the
2 4 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY 7 If sin 3A = cos 6B then
0 1 TRIGONOMETRIC (A + 2B) is:
quantity 1 – sin2 A is
714.Find the inverse IDENTITIES Ans. A + 2B = 300
matrix of 1. If tan a = 4/5, determine 8. Solve for  in the equivalent to ______.
4 sin a – cos a following equation:
2 3 3 cos a + sin a sin 2 = cos 
1 1 Ans. 11/19 Ans. 300 Ans. 0.40
Ans. 2. Three times the sine of 9. Simplify the
-1 3 13. cos4 A – sin 4
A is
1 -2 a certain angle is twice of equation
715.Determine the inverse equal to _______.
matrix of the square of the cosine
cos  - sin  sin  (1 + cot )
2 2

sin  cos  of the same angle. Find Ans. cos 2A

Ans. 1
Ans. the angle. 14. sin (B – A) is equal to
cos  sin 
10. Find the value of A
- sin  cos  Ans. 300 ______, when B = 2700
between 2700 and 3600
716.Find the adjoint of the 3. What value of F satisfy and A is an acute angle.
matrix the equation tan (8F + 1) if
= cot 170 where all Ans. - cos A
1 0 -2 angles are in degrees?
-1 2 0 Ans. 9 2 sin2 A – sin A = 1
1 2 1 4. If tan (2D – 3) = 1 15. Solve the equation
tan (5D –9) Ans. 3300
Ans. 2 -4 4 determine D in degrees. cos2 A = 1 – cos 2
A
1 3 2 Ans. 14.570
-4 -2 2 5. If cos (9C) = 1 11. If sin x cos x + sin 2x
Ans. 450, 3150
csc (3C + 6)
PLANE find C in degrees. = 1, what are the values
and Ans. 7
of x?

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16. If sin A = 4/5, A in Ans. 200 sin (arc cos 15/17) Ans. 1

2nd quadrant, sin B =

20. Evaluate cos (arc tan Ans. 8/17 28. If tan A = ½ and tan
7/25, B in 1st quadrant.
15/8 – arc sin 7/25) B = 1/3, find the angle
MATHEMATICS
Find sin (A + B). SET 30
(A + B).
Ans. 297/425
25. Evaluate
Ans. 3/5
Ans. 450
21. Arc tan [2cos (arc sin
tan arc sin [ -3/2
17. How many different
31/2/2)] is equal to: 29. If A + B + C = 180
values of x lie between ( tan arc cot 3 )]
and tan A + tan B + tan
Ans. /4
00 and 1800 for the Ans. -1 C = 5.67, find the value
equation (2 sin x –1) 22. Evaluate
26. Evaluate arc sin cos of tan A tan B tan C.
(cos x + 1) = 0? arc cot [2 cos (arc sin
arc tan 3. Ans. 5.67
Ans. 3 0.5)]
Ans. 300 30. Solve for x in the
18. If (sin x + 1/sin x) = Ans. 300
27. In the given equation:

 2, then sin2 x + 1/sin2 23. Find the value in

equation below solve for arc tan (2x) + arc
x, is equal to: degrees of arc cos (tan
x. tan (x) =/4
0
24 )
Ans. 0
x = (tan  + cot )2 Ans. 0.281
Ans. 63.560
19. If 770 + 0.40x = arc
sin2  - tan2 
tan (cot 0.25x), find x: 24. Find the value of

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31. If arc tan x + arc Ans. 0.862 Ans. 0.4698 42. Solve for  if coth2 x

tan 1/3 = /4, find the 35. If sin  = 3/5, cos  = 39. Solve for the value – csch2 x = exsecant 

value of x. of x if:
5/13, find ( + ) Ans. 600

Ans. ½ Arc sin (3x – 4y) =

Ans. 0.969 43. Find the value of  in
32. Solve for x if arc tan /2 the equation
36. Solve for the value of
x/2 + arc tan x/3 = 450.
“A” when sin A = 3.5x and Arc cos (x – y) = /3 cosh2 x – sinh2 x = 2
Ans. 1
cos A = 5.5x. Ans. 1 sin .

33.Solve for x from the

Ans. 32.470 40. If coversed sin  = Ans. 300
given trigonometric
37. If sin A = 2.511x, cos 0.134, find the value of 44. Simplify the expression
equation.
A = 3.06x and sin 2A = ?
sec  - (sec ) sin2 
Arc tan (1 – x) + arc
3.939x, find the value of
Ans. 600
tan (1 + x) = arc tan Ans. cos 
x?
1/8 41. Find  if versed sin 
Ans. 0.256
= 0.423
Ans. 4
38. If sin (x + y) = 0.766
Ans. 54.760
34. If arc tan 4/3 + arc
and sin (x – y) = 0.1736, 45. Simplify
tan 12/5 = arc sin (x +
find sin x cos y. 4 cos y sin y (1- 2 sin2 y)
y), find (x + y)

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Ans. sin 4y 48. Given three angles A, 52. Solve for cos 720 if 56. How many different

B, and C whose sum is the given relationship is value of x from 00 to

46. Solve for : sin  -
1800. If the tan A + tan B 1800 for the equation
sec  + csc  - tan 2 = cos 2A = 2 cos2 A – 1
+ tan C = x, find the
-0.0866 (2 sin x – 1) (cos x + 1)
Ans. 0.309
value of tan A x tan B x
= 0?
0
Ans. 43 53. Find the value of
tan C.
Ans. 3
47. What are the exact sin ( arc cos 15/17 )
Ans. x
values of the cosine 57. Find the value of x in
Ans. 17/9
49. What is the sine of
and tangent the equation csc x + cot
8200? 54. Find the value of cos
trigonometric functions x = 3.
[ arc sin (1/3) + arc tan
of acute angle A, given Ans. 0.984
Ans. /5
(2/5)]
that 50. csc 2700 =?
58. Find sin x if
Ans. (2/9) (10 – 1)
sin A = 3/7? Ans. -1
2 sin x + 3 cos x – 2 = 0.

Ans. cos A = 2  55. If sin 400 + sin , find

51. In coversine  is
Ans. 1 & -5/13
10/7 ; the value of .
0.134, find the value of .
59. If cos  =  3/2, then
tan A = 3  Ans. 600
Ans. 80 0

find the value of x if x =

10/20
1 – tan2 .

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 Ans. 2/3 63. If cos  = x/2 then 1 – MATHEMATICS Ans. sinh 2x
SET 31
60. If sin  - cos  = tan2  is equal to: 71. Find the value of

-1/3, what is the value Ans. (2x2 – 4) / x2 67. Simplify cos4  - sin4 sin (900 + A)

if sin 2? .
64. Solve for x in the Ans. cos A

Ans. 8/9 equation: arc tan (2x) + Ans. 2 cos2  -1

72. If tan  = x2, which

61. If x cos  + y sin  arc tan (x) = /4 of the following is

68. Solve for x :

= 1 and x sin  - y cos  Ans. 0.281 incorrect?

x 1 – tan2 a
= 3, what is the a) sin  = 1 /  1 + x4
65. Solve for y if 1 + tan2 a
relationship between x
y = (1/sin x – 1/tan x) (1 Ans. cos 2a b) sec  =  1 + x4
and y?
+ cos x)
69. Find the value of y: c) cos  = 1 /  1 + x4
2 2
Ans. x + y = 10
Ans. sin x
y = (1 + cos 2) tan d) csc  =  1 + x4 / x2
62. If x + y = 900, then
66. Solve for x:
.
sin x tan y is Ans. sin  = 1 /  1 + x4
x = 1 – (sin  - cos )2
equal to: Ans. sin 2
73. In an isosceles right
Ans. sin 2
sin y tan x 70. The equation 2 sinh triangle, the hypotenuse

x cosh x is equal to:

Ans. cot x

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is how much longer arc tan (1 –x ) = arc tan Ans. 53.130 = 0.422618, find the

than its sides? 1/18, what is the value of value of sin x cos y.
80. If versed sin  =
x?
Ans.  2 times 0.38, what is ? Ans. 0.62

Ans. 6
74. If tan B = x /  1 – 84. If arc tan 5/3 + arc
Ans. 51.680

x2, find cos B = ? 77. If arc sin (3x – 4y) = tan ¾ = arc sin (x + y),
81. If 2 cot x =1, what is
/2 and arc cos (x – y) find (x + y).
Ans.  1 – x2 the value of 5 sin x –
=/3, what is the value of Ans. 0.995
3 cos x
75. If cos A = 2ab / (a2
x and y?
85. If sin A cos A + sin 2A =
2
+ b ), find csc A = ? 2 sin
1, what is the value of A
Ans. 1.0 , 0.5 in degrees?
x + cos x
Ans. 2
(a + b )2
Ans. 20.9
78. Solve for  if Ans. 1.4
2 2
(a – b )

cos (6) = 1 82. If sin A = 4/5 and sin

76. If arc tan (1 + x) +
86. If sin 2A = 2.6718x,
(A + B) = L, find cos B. sin A = 1.405x and
csc (3 + 9) cos A = 4.323x, what is
the value of x and A?
Ans. 0.8 Ans. 0.22, 18
Ans. 90 87. If arc cos (sin 0.8x) = 60
83. If sin (x + y) = + 0.45x, what is the
79. Coversed sin  = 0.2, value of x in degrees?
0.819152 and sin (x – y) Ans. 24
find the value of ? 88. If arc cos (sin 0.8x) = 60
+ 0.45x, what is the
value of tan x?

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 Ans. 0.445 93. A, B and C are angles of
89. If sin A = 1.747x, a triangle. If tan A + tan
cos A = 2.839x and B + tan C = 12, find the
sin 2A = 2.975x, what ratio
is the value of A in tan A + tan B + tan C
degrees? tan A x tan B x tan C
Ans. 31.6 Ans. 1 an equal angles.
90.The interior angles 94. If sin 2A = cos 4B, find
the value if (A + 2B) in
of a triangle are A, B degrees.
Ans. 45
and C. If tan A x tan B x 95. If arc cos (sin 0.15A) =
40 + 0.20A, what is the
tan C = 12, find the value of sin A?
Ans. 0.603
value of tan A + tan B 96. A = 4 sin  + 6 cos  and
B = 4 cos  - 6 sin . Find
+ tan C. the value of A2 + B2.
Ans. 52
97. The cosine of a certain
Ans. 12
angle is equal to the sine
91. Find the value of (A +
of twice the angle in
2B) in degrees if sin 3A
degrees.
= cos 6B.
Ans. 30
Ans. 30
92.The interior angles TRIANGLES
98. On one side of a
of a triangle are A, B
paved path walk is a
and C. If tan A x tan B x
pedestal with a flagstaff
tan C = 15 and tan B +
on top of it. The pedestal
tan C = 10, find tan A.
is 2 m in height while the
Ans. 5 flagstaff is 3 m high. At
the opposite edge of the
path walk the pedestal
and flagstaff subtends 101.A vertical pole consists
Compute the width of
the path walk.
Ans. 4.47 m
99. The angle of elevation
of a top of a tree from a
point 10 m horizontally
102.A flagpole 20 m high
away from the tree is
twice the angle of
elevation at a point 50
m from it. Find the
height of the tree.
Ans. 38.73 m
103.If angle  represents
MATHEMATICS
SET 32
100.The angle of elevation
of the top of the tower
at a distance 40 m from
it is the compliment of
the angle of elevation of
the same tower at a
distance of 120 m from
it. Compute the height
of the tower.
Ans. 69.28 m
of two parts, each one
half of the whole pole. At
a point is the horizontal
plane which passes
through the foot of the
pole and 36 m from it,
the upper half of the
pole subtend an angle
whose tangent is 1/3.
How high is the pole?
Ans. 72 m or 36 m
stands on top of a tower
that is 96 m high. At
what distance from the
base of the tower will
the flagpole subtend an
angle of 40.
Ans. 46.48 m
the angle subtended by
a picture 5 ft high when
viewed from a point A
that is 7 ft below the
picture and 14 ft away
from the wall on which
the picture hangs, solve
for .
Ans. 14.030
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104.An observer 9 m
horizontally away from
the tower observes it
angle of elevation to be
only one half as much
as the angle of
elevation of the same
tower when he moves 5
m nearer towards the
tower. How high is the
tower?
Ans. 3m 107.A radio aerial is to be
105.A man finds the angle
of elevation of the top
of a tower to be 30
degrees. He walks 85 m
nearer the tower and
finds its angle of
elevation to be 60
degrees. What is the
height of the tower?
Ans. 73.61
106.Points A and B are 100
m apart and are of the
same elevation as the 108.A PLDT tower and a
foot of the bldg. The
angles of elevation of
the top of the bldg.
From points A and B are
21 degrees and 32
degrees respectively.
How far is A from the
bldg. in meters?
Ans. 259.28
107.The angle of elevation
of the top of tower B
from the top of tower A is
280 and the angle of
elevation of the top of
tower A from the base of
tower B is 460. The two
towers lie in the same
horizontal plane. If the
height of tower B is 120
m, find the height of
tower A.
Ans. 79.3 m
put up at the top of 2
buildings, one higher
than the other by 25 m.
The aerial at this point of
anchorage at the taller
bldg. will make a 750
angle with the vertical.
Allowing 4 m for tying at
the ends, how long an
aerial wire must be
provided?
Ans. 100.6
monument stand on a
level plane. The angles of
depression of the top and
bottom of the monument
viewed from the top of
the PLDT tower are 130
and 350 respectively. The
height of the tower is 50
m. Find the height of the
monument.
Ans. 33.51
109.A and B are summits of
two mountains rise from
a horizontal plain. B
being 1200 m above
plain. Find the height of
A, it being given that its
angle of elevation as
seen from a point C in
the plain (in the same
vertical plane with A and
B) is 500, while the angle
of depression of C
viewed from B is 28058’
and the angle subtended
at B by AC is 500.
Ans. 3002.33 m
110.A 40 m high tower
stands vertically on a
hillside (sloping ground),
which makes an angle of
180 with the horizontal.
A tree also stands
vertically up the hill from
the tower. An observer
on top of the tower finds
the angle of depression
of the top of tree to be
260 and the bottom of
the tree to be 380. Find
the height of the tree.
Ans. 10.62 m
111.A truck travels from
point M northward for 30
min, then eastward for
one hour, then shifted N
300 W. If the constant
speed is 40 kph, how far
directly from M in km,
will it be after 2 hours?
Ans. 47.88
112.A car travels northward
from a point B for one
hour, then eastward for
30 min then shifted N
300 E. After exactly 2
hours, the car will be
64.7 km directly away
from B. What is the
speed of the car in kph?
Ans. 40 kph
113.A motorcycle travels
northward from point L
for half an hour, then
eastward for one hour,
then shifted N 300 W.
After exactly 2 hours,
the motorcycle will be
47.88 km away from L.
What is the speed of the
motorcycle in kph?
Ans. 40 kph
MATHEMATICS
SET 33
114.A bus travels northward
from point D for one
hour, then eastward for
30 min, and then shifted
N 300 E. The bus
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 constant speed is 40 a = 15, b = 20. Find c: angular bisector from 129.From a point outside
kph. When the bus is Ans. 27 the vertex C.
64.7 km directly away 120.Given angle A = 320, Ans. 14.3 of an equilateral
from D, how long in angle B = 700, and side c 125.In triangle ABC, angle C
hours has it traveled? =27 units. Solve for side = 700, angle A = 450, AB triangle, the distance to
Ans. 2 a of the triangle. = 40 m. What is the
115.In a triangle ABC, AB Ans. 14.63 units length of the median the vertices are 10 m,
= 20 m and BC = 8 m. 121.In triangle ABC, A = 45 drawn from vertex A to
One possible dimension degrees and angle C = 70 side BC? 10 m, and 18 m. Find
of CA is: degrees. The side Ans. 36.3 m
Ans. 27 > x > 12 opposite angle C is 40 m 126.The area of the triangle the dimension of the
116.In triangle BCD, BC = long. What is the side whose angles are 610 9’
10 m and CD = 25 m. opposite angle A? 32”, 340 14’ 46”, and 840 triangle.
The perimeter of the Ans. 30.10 m 35’ 42” is 680.60. What
triangle may be: 122.Two sides of a triangle is the length of the
Ans. 19.94
Ans. 51 are 50 m and 60 m long. longest side?
130.Points A and B 1000 m
117.In triangle DEF, DE = The angle included Ans. 52.43
apart are plotted on a
6 m and EF = 18 m. between these sides is 30 127.Given triangle ABC
straight highway running
One possible perimeter degrees. What is the whose angles are A =
east and west. From A,
of the triangle is: interior angle (in degrees) 400, B 950 and side b =
the bearing of a tower C
Ans. 37 opposite the longest 30 cm. Find the length of
is 320 N of W and from B
118.The hypotenuse of a side? the bisector of angle C.
the bearing of C is 260 N
right triangle is 34 cm. Ans. 86.26 Ans. 21.74 cm
of E. Approximate the
Find the length of the 123.The sides of a triangle 128.The sides of a
shortest distance of
shortest leg if it is 14 ABC are AB = 15 cm, BC triangular lot are 130 m,
tower C to the highway.
cm shorter than the = 18 cm, and CA = 24 180 m, and 190 m. The
Ans. 274 m
other leg. cm. Determine the lot is to be divided by a
Ans. 16 cm distance from the point of line bisecting the
119Two sides of a triangle intersection of the longest side and drawn
131.An airplane leaves an
measure 6 cm and 8 angular bisectors to side from the opposite
aircraft carrier and flies
cm and their included AB. vertex. What is the
south at 350 mph. The
angle is 400. Find the Ans. 4.73 cm length of the dividing
carrier travels S 300 E at
third side. 124.If AB = 15 m, BC = 18 m line?
25 mph. If the wireless
Ans. 5.144 cm and CA = 24 m, find the Ans. 125 m
communication range of
857.Given a triangle: C = point intersection of the
the airplane is 700
1000,
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 contact with the Ans. 8.09 m 138.A pole cast a shadow of 120 m, how high is
carrier? 15 m long when the tower A in m?
Ans. after 2.13 hrs angle of elevation of the Ans. 40.7 m
132.A statue 2 meters high sun is 610. If the pole 141.Points A and B are 100
stands on a column MATHEMATICS has leaned 150 from the m apart and are on the
that is 3 m high. An SET 34 vertical directly toward same elevation as the
observer in level with the sun, what is the foot of a building. The
the top of the statue 135.From a point A at the length of the pole? angles of elevation of
observed that the foot of the mountain, the Ans. 54.23 m the top of the building
column and the statue angle of elevation of the from points A and B are
subtend the same top B is 600. After 210 and 320,
angle. How far is the ascending the mountain respectively. How far is A
observer from the one (1) mile at an from the building in m?
statue? inclination of 300 to the 139.An observer wishes to Ans. 259.2
Ans. 25m horizon, and reaching a determine the height of 142.A man finds the angle
133.From the top of a point C, an observer finds a tower. He takes sights of elevation of the top of
building 100 m high, that the angle ACB is at the top of the tower a tower to be 300. He
the angle of depression 1350. What is the height from A and B, which are walks 85 m nearer the
of a point A due East of of the mountain in ft? 50 ft apart, at the same tower and finds its angle
it is 300. From a point B Ans. 12493 elevation on a direct line of elevation to be 600.
due South of the 136.A 50 – m vertical tower with the tower. The What is the height of the
building, the angle of casts a 62.3 – m shadow vertical angle at point A tower?
elevation of the top is when the angle of is 300 and at point B is Ans. 73.61 m
600. Find the distance elevation of the sun is 400. What is the height 143.The angle of elevation
AB. 41.60. What is the of the tower? of a point C from a point
Ans. 100  30/3 inclination of the ground? Ans. 92.54 ft B is 290 42’ ; the angle
134.An observer found the Ans. 4.720 140.From the top tower A, of elevation of C from
angle of elevation of 137.A vertical pole is 10 m the angle of elevation of another point A 31.2 m
the top of the tree to be from a building. When the the top of the tower B is directly below B is 590
270. After moving 10 m angle of elevation of the 460. From the foot of the 23’. How high is C from
closer (on the same sun is 450, the pole cast a tower B the angle of the horizontal line
vertical and horizontal shadow on the building 1 elevation of the top of through A?
plane as the tree), the m high. Find the height of tower is 280. Both towers Ans. 47.1 m
angle of elevation the pole. are on a level ground. If 144.A rectangular piece of
becomes 540. Find the Ans. 11 m the height of tower B is land 40 m x 30 m is to
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 a 10 m wide road as the direction of S 450 W a) What is the height of the opposite edge
shown. If the land cost at a speed of 16 nautical the tower in meter? across the path walk,
P1, 500.00 per square miles per hour. At 1:00 Ans. 32.9 m the pedestal and the
meter, what is the cost PM another ship left the b) How far is point A flagstaff subtend equal
of the roadway? same port in the direction from the foot of the angles. Determine the
N 500 W at a speed of 20 tower? width of the path walk in
40 m nautical miles per hour. Ans. 57 m m.
At what time will the Ans. 2.44 m
second ship be exactly 151.A statue stands on top
30 m North of the first ship? of a pedestal 3 m high
Ans. 2:49.4 P.M. MATHEMATICS resting on a level
147.A ship sailed in the SET 35 ground. At a point on the
direction of S 420 W at a ground, 4 m away from
Ans. P601, 350.00 speed of 15 nautical 148.The perimeter of a the pedestal, the status
145.A man improvises a miles per hour. Two hours triangular lot is 279.15 and the pedestal
temporary shield from later, another ship left m. The interior angles subtend equal angles.
the sun using a the same port in the are 500, 600 and 700. What is the height of the
triangular piece of direction of N 600 W at a Find the length of the statue in m?
wood with dimensions speed of 18 nautical side opposite the Ans. 10.7 m
of 1.4 m, 1.5 m, and miles per hour. After how biggest angle.
1.3 m. With the longer many hours will the Ans. 102 m
side lying horizontally second ship be directly 149.The perimeter of a
on the ground, he props North of the first ship? triangular lot is 279.15
up the other corner of Ans. 3.6 m. The interior angles 152.Towers A and B stand
the triangle with a 148.From point A on the are 700, 600 and 500. on a level ground from
vertical pole 0.9 m same horizontal plane Find the length of the the top of tower A which
long. What would be where the tower stands, side opposite the is 30 m high. The angle
the area of the shadow the angle of elevation of smallest angle. of elevation of the top of
on the ground when the the top of the tower is Ans. 83.15 m tower B is 480. From the
sun is vertically 300. At point B, 25 m 150.On the side edge of a same point the angle of
overhead? closer to the tower, the paved path walk is a depression of the foot of
Ans. 0.5 m2 angle of elevation is 40. flagstaff resting tower B is 260. What is
At point C, 20 m further vertically on top of a the height of tower B in
closer, the angle of pedestal. The pedestal is m?
elevation is 700. 2 m high and the Ans. 98.3 m
146.At 12:00 noon ship
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153.From the top of tower one hour, then eastward
A the angle of elevation for half hour, and then
of the top of tower B is shifted N 300 E. If the
460. From the foot of constant speed of the car
tower B the angle of is 40 kph, how far directly
elevation of the top of from point C will it be
tower A is 280. Both after exactly 2 hours?
towers are on level Ans. 64.7 km
ground. If the height of 156.A bus travel northward
tower B is 120 m. from point D for one hour,
a) How high is tower A then eastward for 30 min,
in m? then shifted N 300 E. The
Ans. 40.7 m bus constant speed is 40
b) How far apart are the kph. When the bus is 64.7
towers in m? km directly away from D,
Ans. 76.57 m how long in hours has it
154.From the top of a traveled?
building the angles of Ans. 2.0
depression of points A 157.A truck travels from
and B are 21 degrees point in northward for 30
and 32 degrees, min, and then eastward
respectively. Points A for one hour, then shifted
and B are 100 m apart N 300 W. If the constant
and are on the same speed is 40 kph, how far
elevation as the foot of directly from M, in km will
the building. it be after 2 hours?
a) How high is the Ans. 47.8
building in m? 158.A building and a tower
Ans. 99.5 m stand 80 m apart on the
b) How far is A from the horizontal ground. At a
building in m? point midway between
Ans. 259.2 m them the angles of
elevation of the tops of
the building and the
155.A car travels from tower are complimentary.
point C northwards for If the tower is 60 m high,
what is the height of the A = 58010’, B = 81055’
building? and c = 900. Compute
Ans. 26.7 m for the side “a”.
Ans. 58o25’
163.From the given
isosceles spherical
triangle, compute the
159.The angles of elevation value of angle C. A =
of the top of a tower 640, B = 640, b= 810
were observed from Ans. 144026’
points A and B which lie 164.Find the perimeter of a
on a horizontal line spherical triangle in
passing through the foot which a = 77036’, b =
of the tower. B is 5 m 63017’ and c = 107023’ if
away from the tower. A it has a special radius
and B are 8 m apart. The equal to 5 m.
angle at B is twice as Ans. 21.66 m
much as that at A. How
high is the tower? MATHEMATICS
Ans. 6.24 m SET 36
SPHERICAL
TRIGONOMETRY 165.From the given parts of
160.A spherical triangle a spherical triangle ABC,
ABC has an angle C = compute for angle A. a =
900 and sides a = 500 1200, b = 73015’ and c =
and c = 800. Find the 62045’.
value of “b” in degrees? Ans. 137056’
Ans. 74.330 166.From the given parts of
161.In a spherical triangle s spherical triangle,
ABC, find (A + B) if C = compute the value of
900, b = 45030’, c = side “a”.
1300. A = 52030’, B = 70015’
Ans. 217014’ and
162.From the given C = 120015’
quadrantal spherical Ans. 57022’
triangle whose parts are
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167.In the spherical
triangle shown, the
following parts are
given:
A = 40018’ c= 171.A ship sailed from a
100010’
C = 75000’ b=
65025’
Find side a and angle B.
Ans. 41013’51’
63010’27’
168.Given the parts of the
spherical triangle:
A = 60030’ b = 38015’
a = 40030’
Find the value of side c.
Ans. 46043’ 172.Find the distance in
169.An airplane flew from
Davao whose latitude is
140 N and longitude of
121030’ E on a course S
300 W and maintaining
a uniform altitude. At
what longitude will the
plane cross the
equator?
Ans. 113033’ E
173.A Philippine Airlines
170.Northwest Airlines
flew from Tokyo whose
latitude is 14036’ N and
longitude of 121005’ E
on a course S 300 W
and maintaining a
uniform altitude. What
will be its course at the
point where it crosses the
equator?
Ans. S 28056’ W
point A (Lat. 200 N and
longitude 1200 E). After
sailing for 64 hours at a
uniform speed along a
great circle route it
reaches point B at
latitude 100 S and
longitude 1500 E. Find its
speed in nautical miles
per hour.
Ans. 39.5
nautical miles between
Manila and Tokyo whose
geographical coordinates
are known:
Place Latitude
Longitude
Manila 14035’ N
0
120 59’ E
Tokyo 35039’ N
0
139 45’ E
Ans. 1612
plane on one of its trip is
to fly from Manila (lat.
14035’ and longitude
120059’ E) to Sydney,
Australia, (lat. 330 52’S;
151012’ E) if it flies at an
average speed of 221
nautical miles per hour, 178.Find the distance in
determine the number nautical miles between
of hours it will take to Manila and San
travel Sydney. Francisco. Manila is
Ans. 9.07 hours located at 14036’ N
latitude and 121005’ E
longitude. San Francisco
174.Calculate the area of a is situated at 37048’ N
spherical triangle whose latitude and 122024’ W
radius is 5 m and whose longitude.
angles are 400, 650 and Ans. 6046.2
1100. 179.Find the area of the
Ans. 15.27 sq. m. spherical triangle ABC, if
175.A right spherical A = 1250, B = 730, C =
triangle has an angle C 840 and r = 30 m.
= 900, a = 500, and c = Ans. 1602.2 m2
800. Find the side b.
Ans. 74.330
176.If the time is 8:00 a.m.
GMT, what is the time in 180.Find the area of the
the Philippines, which is spherical triangle ABC, if
located at 1200 East a = 390, b = 490, c = 620
longitude? and r = 50 m.
Ans. 4 p.m. Ans. 808.04 m2
177.An airplane flew from 181.Find the area of the
Manila (14036’ N, spherical triangle ABC, if
121005’ E) at a course of A = 63.30, B = 72.230, C
S 300 E maintaining a = 85.270 and r = 10 m.
certain altitude and Ans. 71.2 m2
following a great circle 182.Determine the area of
path. If its groundspeed the spherical triangle
is 350 knots, after how ABC, if a = 23.270, b =
many hours will it cross 45.3170, c = 50.480 and
the equator? r = 220.
Ans. 2.87 hours Ans. 8,312 m2
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183.Determine the area of = 74.70 and c = 77.20. 4. Find the median 13, what is the value of
the spherical triangle Find the value of “a” in y?
ABC if A = 1400, B = degrees. through (-2,-5) of the Ans. 19 or -5
750, C = 860 and r = 40 Ans. 70.150 10. The distance between
m. 191.In right spherical triangle whose vertices the points (sin x, cos x)
Ans. 3,379 m2 triangle ABC, C = 900, A and (cos x, -sin x ) is:
184.In the spherical = 74.70 and c = 77.20. are (-6,2), (2,-2), and (- Ans. 2
triangle ABC, A = Find the value of “b” in 11. Find the distance from
116019’, B = 55030’ and degrees. 2,-5). the point (2,3) to the
C = 80037’. Find the Ans. 49.260 line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.
value of side “b”. ANALYTIC GEOMETRY Ans. 5.4
Ans. 5
Ans. 56.0320 STRAIGHT LINES 12. Find the distance from
5. Find the centroid of a
185.In the spherical 1. The segment from (-1, the point (5,-3) to the
triangle whose vertices
triangle ABC, a = 610, b line 7x – 4y – 28 = 0.
are (2,3), (-4,6) and (2,-
= 430 and c = 680. Find 4) to (2, -2) is extended Ans. 2.36
6).
the value of A. 13. How far is the line 3x –
Ans. (0,1)
Ans. 70.5230 three times its own 4y + 15 = 0 from the
6. Find the area of
186.In right spherical origin?
triangle ABC, C = 900, B length. The terminal Ans. 3
triangle whose vertices
= 370 and b = 310. Find 14. Determine the distance
the value of “a” in points is: from (5,10) to the line x
are A (-3,-1), B (5,3) and
degrees. – y = 0.
Ans. 52.880 Ans. 3.54
Ans. (11, -20) (2,-8).
189.A right spherical 15. The two points on the
triangle ABC, C = 900, B lines 2x + 3y + 4 = 0
= 370 and b = 310. Find 2. The midpoint of the line Ans. 38 which are at distance 2
the value of “A” in segment between P1(x,y) 7. Find the distance from the line 3x + 4y – 6
degrees. and P2(-2, 4) is Pm(2, -1). between the points (4,- = 0 are:
Ans. 68.70 Find the coordinate of P1. 2) and (-5,1). Ans. (64,-44) and
Ans. (6,-6) Ans. 9.487 (4,-4)
3. Find the coordinates of 8. Find the distance 16. The intercept form for
MATHEMATICS the point P(2,4) with between A (4,-3) and B algebraic straight – line
SET 37 respect to the translated (-2,5). equation.
axis with origin at (1,3). Ans. 10 Ans. x/a + y/b
190.In right spherical Ans. (1,1) 9. If the distance between =1
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17. Find the slope of the Ans. 3x – 2y + 1 = 0 32. What is the x – intercept 38. Find the equation of the
line by y – x = 5. 25. One line passes through of the line 3x – 4y + 12 line whose slope is 2/3
Ans. 1 the points (1,9) and (2,6), = 0. and passes thru the
18. The slope of the line another line passes Ans. -4 intersection of the lines
3x + 2y + 5 = 0. through (3,3) and (-1,5). 33. Find the angle, in x – 2y + 4 = 0 and 4x –
Ans. 3/2 The acute angle between degrees, that the line 2x 2y + 11 = 0.
19. Find the slope of the the two lines is: + 5y + 10 = 0 makes Ans.
line whose parametric Ans. 450 with the x – axis. 39. Find the slope of the
equation is y = 5 – 3t 26. A line which passes Ans. 158.2 line which passes thru
and x = 2 + t. through (5,6) and (-3,-4) 34. A line passes through (- (4,2) and the
Ans. -3 has an equation of: 2,4) and has a slope of intersection of the lines
20. Find the slope of the Ans. 5x – 4y – 1 = 0 2. Find the y – intercept. x – 2y + 4 = 0 and 4x –
curve whose 27. Find the equation of the Ans. 8 2y + 1 = 0.
parametric equations line with slope of 2 and y 35. A line has a y – Ans. -1/6
arex = -1 + t and y = – intercept of –3. intercept of 12 and a 40. Determine the angle
2t. Ans. y = 2x - 3 slope of 2. What is the between the x – axis and
Ans. 2 28. What is the equation of abscissa of a point on the line passing thru
21. Find the angle that the the line that passes the line whose ordinate (0,0) and the
line 2y – 9x – 18 = 0 through (4,0) and is are 6? intersection of the lines
makes the x – axis. parallel to the line x – y – Ans. -3 3x + 4y – 7 = 0 and 5x –
Ans. 77.470 2 = 0? 2y – 3 = 0.
22. Which of the following Ans. y–x+4=0 MATHEMATICS Ans. 450
is perpendicular to the 29. Determine B such that 3x SET 38 41. Point C is ¾ of the way
line x/3 + y/4 = 1 ? + 2y – 7 = 0 is from A (1,-4) to B (-3,8).
Ans. 3x – 4y – 5 = perpendicular to 2x – By 36. A line has a slope of 3 Determine the abscissa
0 + 2 = 0. and a y – intercept of 8. and ordinate of C.
23. Find the equation of Ans. 3 It passes through point Ans. -2,5
the bisector of the 30. The equation of a line (-2,y). Find the value of 42. What is the distance
outside angle between that intercepts the x – y. from the origin to the
the lines 2x + y = 4 axis at x = 4 and the y – Ans. 2 line x – 2y + 8 = 0 ?
and 4x – 2y = 7. axis at y = -6. 37. Find the area bounded Ans. 3.58
Ans. 4y = 1 Ans. 3x – 2y = 12 by the line 2x – y + 10 = 43. Determine the distance
24. The equation of the 31. What is the y – intercept 0 and the coordinate from the point (1,1) to
line through (1,2) and of the line 3x – 2y – 4 = axes. the line x – 2y + 8 = 0.
parallel to the line 3x – 0. Ans. 25 Ans. 3.13
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44. Find the distance from 51. A line passing thru (-8,-2) equal to 4, find the straight line, then the
the point (0,0) to the has a slope of ¾. Where value of x. equation of the line is:
line 3x – y – 12 = 0. does it intersect the y – Ans. 2 Ans. 2x + y = 1 = 0
Ans. 3.79 axis? 59. If (x,4) is equidistant 66. Find the distance of the
45. Find the distance from Ans. (0,4) from (5,-2) and (3,4) find line 3x + 3y + 5 = 0
the point (-4,-5) to the 52. Where does the line x? from the origin.
line 3x + 2y + 6 = 0. passing through (5,6) Ans. 13 Ans. 1
Ans. -4.4 having a slope of 3/2 60. The linear distance 67. Find the distance from a
46. Find the angle between intersect the x – axis? between – 4 and 17 on point (5,-3) to the line 7x
the lines y + x – 12 = 0 Ans. (1,0) the number line is: – 4y = 28.
and 4y – x – 2 = 0. 53. A triangle with and area Ans. 21 Ans. 2.36
Ans. 59.040 of 2 sq. units has two of 68. Determine the distance
47. Find the angle between its vertices at (2,4) and (- from (5,10) to the line x
the lines y – 2x + 6 = 0 2,3). Find the locus of the 61. The distance between – y = 0.
and 2y + 3x + 7 = 0. third vertex. the points AB defined by Ans. 3.54
Ans. 119.70 Ans. x – 4y + 10 = 0 A ( cos A , - sin A) 69. Compute the distance
48. Find the length of the 54. The vertices of a triangle and B (sin A, cos A) is from the origin to the
line from point (5,3) to are at A (3,4,-5), B (3,4,7) equal to: line 8x – 5y – 121 = 0.
the y – axis if its slope and C(0,0,0). Determine Ans. 2 Ans. 12.83
is 3/2. the length of the median 62. Find the slope of the
Ans. 9.01 from A to side BC. line y – x = 5.
49. What is the equation of Ans. 6.96 Ans. 1
the line bisecting the 55. Find the slope of the line 63. Find the inclination of MATHEMATICS
bigger angle formed by whose parametric the line passing through SET 39
the intersection of the equations are x = 4 + 2t (-5,3) and (10,7).
lines 2x – y + 2 = 0 and and y = 5 – 3t. Ans. 14.930 70. The distance from the
2x + y – 4 = 0. Ans. -3/2 64.Through the point (3,3) point (2,1) to the line 4x
Ans. y–3=0 56. Given two points (3,7) determine the equation – 3y + 5 = 0.
50. The coordinates of the and (-4,-7). Solve for the of the line making an Ans. 2
triangle are A (-3,-2), distance between them. angle of 300 with the y – 71. The two points on the
B (-1,5) and C (4,2). Ans. 16.65 axis. lines 2x + 3y = 0 which
Find the length of the 57. Find the distance from Ans. y – 3 = 1.732(x – is at a distance 2 from
median from C to side point A (4,2) to B (-5,1) 30) the line 3x + 4y – 6 = 0
AB. Ans. 9.06 65. If the points (-2,3), (x,y) are:
Ans. 6.02 58. If the distance between and (-3,5) lie on a Ans. (64,-44) and
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72. Find the distance equal to –4/3, find the Ans. (16,-2) 90. How far from the y –
between the given lines value of h. 85. A line segment has its axis is the center of the
4x – 3y = 12 and 4x – Ans. 2 ends on the coordinate curve 2x2 + 2y2 + 10x –
3y = - 8. 79. Find the y 0 intercept of axes and forms with 6y – 55 = 0 ?
Ans. 4 a line having a slope of 3 them a triangle of area Ans. 2.5
73. Find the distance and passes through (- 36. If the segment 91. Find the area of the
between the lines, 3x + 1,6). passes through the point circle whose center is at
y – 12 = 0 and 3x + y – Ans. 9 (5,2), what is its slope? (2,-5) and tangent to the
4 = 0. 80. Find the abscissa of a Ans. -2 line 4x + 3y – 8 = 0.
Ans. 8/ 10 point having an ordinate 86. Find the area bounded Ans. 6
74. What is the length of of 4 of a line that has a y by the line x – 2y + 10 = 92. Determine the area
the line with slope 4/3 – intercept of 8 and a 0 the x – axis, the y – enclosed by the curve x2
from a point (6,4) to the slope of 2. axis and x = 10. – 10x + 4y + y2 = 196.
y – axis? Ans. -2 Ans. 75 Ans. 225
Ans. 10 81. The equation of a line 87. In a Cartesian 93. Find the shortest
75. Find the value of y if a that intercepts the x – coordinates, the vertices distance from the point
line having a slope of axis at x = 4 and the y – of a triangle are defined (1,2) to a point on the
2/3 and passing axis at y = -6 is: by the following points : circumference of the
through the point (-6,- Ans. 3x – 2y = 12 (-2,0), (4,0) and (3,3). circle defined by the
2) intersects the y – 82. A line segment passes What is the area? equation x2 + y2 + 10x
axis. through the point (5,2) Ans. 9 + 6y + 30 = 0.
Ans. 2 and has a slope 0f –2. If a 88. The vertices of the base Ans. 5.81
76. Find the value of x if a point on the line has an of an isosceles triangle 94. Determine the length of
line having a slope of ordinate of –4, find its are (-1,-2) and (1.4). If the chord common to
5/2 and passing abscissa. the third vertex lies on the circles x2 + y2 = 64
through point (4,5) Ans. 8 the line 4x + 3y = 12. and x2 + y2 – 16x = 0.
intersects the x – axis. 83. Find the equation of the Find the area of the Ans. 13.86
Ans. 2 line through point (3,1) triangle 95. If (3,-2) lies on a circle
77. A line of slope 3 passes that is perpendicular to Ans. 10 with center (-1,1), then
through the point the line x + 5y + 5 = 0. 89. Two vertices of a the area of the circle is:
(7,10). If point on the Ans. 5x – y – 14 = 0 triangle are (2,4) and (- Ans. 25
line has an abscissa 2, 84. The sum of the 2,3) and the area is 2 sq. 96. The radius of the circle
find its ordinate. coefficient of x and y in units, the locus of the 2x2 + 2y2 – 3x + 4y – 1
Ans. -5 Ax + By – 16 = 0 is 14. If third vertex is: = 0 is:
78. If the slope of the line the slope of the line is 8, Ans. x – 4y = -10
Ans.  33/4
4hx + 6y + 8 = 0 is find A and B. CIRCLE

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97. What is the radius of a 102.A circle has a diameter 108.What is the area of the Ans. circle
circle with the following whose ends are at (-3,2) circle x2 + y2 – 6y = 0? 116.A chord of the circle x2
equation? x2 – 6x + y2 and (12,-6). Its equation Ans. 28.27 + y2 – 81 = 0 is tangent
– 4y – 12 = 0. is: 109.What is the equation of to the circle x2 + y2 – 16
Ans. 5 Ans. 4x2 + 4y2 – the circle whose center = 0. What is the length
98. The diameter of a 36x is at (5,5) with a radius of this chord?
circle described by 9x2 + 16y – 192 = of 5? Ans. 16.1
+ 9y2 = 16 is: 0 Ans. x 2 + y2 – 117.Find the equation of the
Ans. 8/3 103.Find the equation of the 10x circle with center at (-
99. Find the center of the circle with center on x + – 10y + 25 = 0 3,8) and tangent to the
circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y y = 4 and 5x + 2y + 1 = 110.Find the nearest line x – y + 5 = 0.
– 23 = 0. 0 and having a radius of distance from the point Ans. x2 + y2 + 6x –
Ans. (3,-2) 3. (8,10) to the circle x2 = 16y
100.Determine the Ans. x2 + y2 + 6x – y2 = 16y. – 55 = 0
equation of the circle 14y Ans. 0.25 118.Determine the length
whose center is at (4,5) + 49 = 0 111.Determine the distance of the tangent to the
and tangent to the 104.If (3,-2) lies on the circle from the point (8,10) to circle x2 + y2 – 4x – 5 =
circle whose equation is with center (-1,1) then the farthest point on the 0 from the point (8,-2).
x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y – 23 the equation of the circle circle x2 + y2 = 16y. Ans. 5.57
= 0. is: Ans. 16.25 119.Find the length of the
Ans. x2 + y2 – 8x – Ans. x2 + y2 + 2x – 112.The distance from the chord of the circle x2 +
10y 2y point (6,5) to the y2 + 4x + 6y – 32 = 0 if
+ 25 = 0 – 23 = 0 farthest point on the its distance from the
101.The equation of the 105.Find the equation of k circle x2 + y2 – 20x + 64 center of the circle is
circle with center at (- for which the equation x2 = 0. 5m.
2,3) and which is + y2 + 4x – 2y – k = 0 Ans. 46.8 Ans. 17.32 m
tangent to the line 20x represents a point circle. 113.What is the perimeter 120.Find the equation of the
– 21y – 42 = 0 is: Ans. -5 of the triangle inscribed radical axis of the circle
Ans. x2 + y2 + 4x 106.What is the area in the circle x2 + y2 – 64 x2 + y2 – 4 = 0 and x2 +
– 6y bounded by the curve x2 = 0? y2 – 18x – 14y + 121 =
– 12 = 0 + y2 + 8x + 4y – 61 = 0 ? Ans. 72 0.
Ans. 254.5 114.Identify the conic x2 + Ans. 18x + 14y – 125
MATHEMATICS 107.Find the perimeter of the y2 – 2x + 10y – 23 = 0. =0
SET 40 curve x2 + y2 + 8x + 4y – Ans. circle 121.Find the length of the
61 = 0? 115.Identify the conic x2 + chord common to the
Ans. 56.5 20x + y2 – 6y + 84 = 0.

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 circles x2 + y2 = 36 and 126.How long is the chord of
x2 + y2 – 20x = 0. the circle x2 + y2 = 64 if
Ans. 11.45 this chord is tangent to x2
122.Find the length of the + y2 + 9 = 0.
chord common to the Ans. 14.8
circles x2 + y2 = 25 and 127.Determine the area
x2 + y2 – 10y = 0. bounded by the curve x2
Ans. 8.66 + y2 – 6y = 0.
123.Determine the length Ans. 28.27 sq. units
of the chord common to 128.What is the radius of the
the circle x2 + y2 = 64 circle x2 + y2 – 6y = 0?
and x2 + y2 – 16x = 0 Ans. 3 the center of the curve
Ans. 13.86 129.What is the radius of the
124.Find the locus of the circle x2 + y2 – 10x + 4y –
center of the circle that 196 = 0?
moves such that it is Ans. 15
always tangent to the y 130.The diameter of a circle
– axis and another described by 9x2 + 9y2 =
circle whose center is 16 is:
fixed at (4,2) with Ans. 8/3
radius of 3. 131.What is the radius of a
Ans. y2 – 4y –14x + circle with the following
11 = 0 equation? x2 – 6x + y2 –
125.There is a fixed circle 4y – 12 = 0
having a radius of 6 Ans. 5 Ans.
with the center at 132.What is the equation of
(10,12). Find the the circle whose center is
equation of the curve at (5,-2) with a radius of
connecting the center 15?
of all circles that are Ans. x2 + y2 – 10x
tangent to this fixed + 4y – 196 = 0
circle and the x – axis. 133.Find the equation of a
Ans. x2 – 20x – circle whose center is at
36y (3,-5) and whose radius is
+ 208 = 0 4.
Ans. (x – 3)2 + (y + 5)2 the first and the second
= 16 circle.
134.What is the center of Ans. 5
the curve x2 + y2 – 2x – 140.Find the equation of a
4y – 31 = 0? circle that is concentric
Ans. (1,2) with the circle x2 + y2 –
4x – 6y + 4 = 0 and a
MATHEMATICS radius of 4.
SET 41 Ans. x2 + y2 – 4x
– 6y – 3 = 0
135.How far the y – axis is 141.Find the equation of the
circle that is concentric
2x2 + 2y2 + 10x – 6y – with the circle x2 + y2 –
55 = 0? 6x + 4y – 23 = 0 and
Ans. -2.5 tangent to the line 3x +
136.Find the distance of the 4y – 26 = 0.
center of the circle 2x2 – Ans. (x –3)2 + (y + 2)2
8x + 2y2 + 12y = 1 from = 25
the x and y axes. 142.Find the distance
Ans. (2,-3) between the centers of
137.How far is the centroid the two circles x2 + y2 –
of the circle x2 + y2 – 4x – 4y + 4 = 0 and x2 +
10x – 24y + 25 = 0 from y2 – 4x + 8y + 4 = 0.
the line y + 2 = 0. Ans. 6
14 143.Find the equation of the
138.Compute the ratio of circle tangent to the y –
the area of the circle x2 axis and the center is at
+ y2 – 10x – 24y + 25 (5,3).
and the circle x2 + y2 – Ans. (x –5)2 + (y – 3)2 =
10x + 4y – 7 = 0. 25
Ans. 4 144.Find the equation of the
139.Two circles has an circle whose center is at
equation of x2 + y2 – 10x (1,-3) and the circle
+ 4y – 196 = 0 and x2 + passes through (-3,5).
y2 – 6y = 0. Determine Ans. (x –1)2 + (y + 3)2 =
the ratio of perimeter of 100
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145.Find the equation of
the circle tangent to
the line 3x + 4y = 15
and the center is at (-
3,-4).
Ans. (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2
= 64
146.Find the area of a
circle with center at (-
4,5) and tangent to the
line y = x – 4.
Ans. 84.5
147.Find the equation of a
circle having its center
on the line 3x – 2y – 22
= 0 and tangent to the
y – axis at (0,1).
Ans. x2 + y2 – 16x
– 2y + 1 = 0.
148.Find the equation of
the circle
circumscribing a
triangle whose vertices
are (0,0), (0,5) and
152.Determine the length of
(3,3).
Ans. x2 + y2 – x –
5y = 0
149.Find the equation of a
circle circumscribing
the triangle formed by
153.Find the distance
the lines y = 0, y = x
and 2x + 3y = 10.
Ans. x2 + y2 – 5x +
y=0
150.A triangle has its sides
having equations equal
to x + 2y – 5 = 0, 2x – y –
10 = 0 and 2x + y + 2 =
0. Find the equation of
the circle inscribe in the
triangle.
Ans. (x – 2)2 + (y + 1)2
=5
151.A circle has its center
at (0,0) and its radius is
10 units. Determine the
equations of the lines
through (15,15) and
tangent to the circle.
Ans. x – 0,303y =
10.45
x – 3.3y = -
34.48
the line joining the
intersection of the
equation x2 + y2 = 48 and
x2 + 8y = 0.
Ans. 11.31
between the point of
intersection of the line x –
2y + 2 = 0 and the circle
x2 + y2 + 6x + 6y + 8 =
0.
Ans. 4.47 units
154.The area of a circle is 160.The shortest distance
89.42 sq. in. What is the from A (3,8) to the circle
circumference? x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y = 12 is
Ans. 33.52 in. equal to:
155.The center of a circle is Ans. 2.07
at (1,1) and one point on 161.Find the area of a
its circumference is (-1,- square inscribed in the
3). Find the other end of circle whose equation is
the diameter through (- x2 + y2 + 8x – 10 y + 5
1,-3). = 0.
Ans. (3,5) Ans. 72 sq. units
156.Find the equation of a 162.Find the area of an
circle having (10,2) and equilateral triangle
(6,-4) as ends of a inscribe in the circle x2 –
diameter. 24 x + y2 + 44 = 0.
Ans. 130
Ans. x2 + y2 – 16x 163.Find the perimeter of
+ 2y + 52 = 0 an equilateral triangle
157.A circle has its center which could be inscribe
on the line 2y = 3x and in a circle having an
tangent to the x –axis at equation of x2 + y2 = 25.
(4,0). Find its radius. Ans. 25.98 m
Ans. 6
158.Find the equation of a
circle passing through MATHEMATICS
the intersection of the SET 42
lines 4x + y – 4 = 0 and
x – y – 6 = 0 with center 164.Find the length of the
at (-1,-3). common chord of the
Ans. x2 + 2y + y2 + 6y circles x2 + y2 = 64 and
=0 x2 – 24x + y2 + 44 = 0.
159.The line segment Ans. 13.22
joining (5,-1) and (-7,-5) 165.Find the length of the
is a diameter of a circle. common chord of the
Find the area of a circle. curves x2 + y2 = 64 and
Ans. 40 x2 + y2 – 16x = 0.
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 Ans. 13.86 170.Find the equation of the 176.What is the equation of origin. Determine the
166.The equation of two line passing through the the directrix of the length of its latus
concentric circles are x2 points of intersection of parabola x2 = 4(y – 2)? rectum.
+ y2 = 72 and x2 + y2 = the circles x2 + y2 + 4x = Ans. y–1=0 Ans. 12
18 respectively. 0 and x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 177.Where is the focus of 184.The directrix of a
Compute the length of 4 = 0. the curve x2 = -12y? parabola is y = 7 and its
chord of the outer circle Ans. 4x – y + 2 Ans. 0, -3 vertex is at (2,6).
that is tangent to the =0 178.How far is the directrix Determine the length of
inner circle. 171.Find the radical centers of the parabola (x –4)2 = its latus rectum.
Ans. 14.70 of the radical axis of the - 8(y – 2) from the x – Ans. 4
167.A circle has an three given circles. x2 + axis. 185.A parabola passes thru
equation x2 + y2 – 20x – y2 – 12x + 11 = 0, x2 + y2 Ans. 6 (3,4). The vertex is at
44 = 0. If the length of – 4x – 21 = 0, and x2 + y2 179.Find the distance from the origin and the focus
chord is 22.62 units, – 4x + 16y + 43 = 0. the center of the is on the x – axis. Find
compute the distance Ans. (-2,-4) parabola (x – 3)2 = the length of the latus
of the chord from the PARABOLA 12y to the line 2x – 3y – rectum.
center of the circle. 172.What is the length of the 12 = 0. Ans. 16/3
Ans. 4.01 latus rectum of the Ans. 1.7 186.Find the latus rectum of
168.Compute the length of parabola x2 – 8x – 20y + 180.How far is the directrix a parabola whose vertex
chord of a circle having 56 = 0. of the parabola (x – 4)2 is at (-3,2) and its focus
an equation x2 + y2 – Ans. 20 = 8(y – 3). is at (0,2).
16x = 0 if the distance 173.What is the length of the Ans. -1 Ans. 12
from the chord to the latus rectum of the 181.Find the distance of the 187.What is the length of
center of the circle is 4 parabola x2 + 8x – 16y + vertex of the curve (x – the latus rectum of the
units. 32 = 0 ? 2)2 = 4y to the line 2x – parabola x2 + 2x + 12y
Ans. 13.86 Ans. 16 3y – 8 = 0. + 37 = 0?
169.Find the equation of 174.What is the length of the Ans. 1.1 Ans. 12
the radical axis of the latus rectum of the 182.A parabola has its 188.A parabolic arch is 20
two circles having parabola x2 = 4(y – 2) vertex at (-2,3) and its m across the bottom and
equations of x2 + y2 + Ans. 4 directrix is y = 7. Find 5 m high. Find the length
4x + 6y – 3 = 0 and x2 175.Where is the focus of the length of its latus of a beam that can be
+ y2 + 12x + 14y + 60 the parabola x2 = 4 (y – rectum. installed horizontally
= 0. 2)? Ans. 16 across the arch 34 m
Ans. 8x + 8y + Ans. 0,3 183.A parabola with axis on above the bottom.
63 = 0 the axis passes thru (- Ans. 8.94 m
3,6) and its vertex is at

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189.A parabolic arch has bulb’s center as focus.
width of 18 m across Find the depth of the
the bottom. At a headlight, in cm, if the
vertical distance of 3 m bulb’s center is 2 cm from
above the bottom, the the vertex and the radius
width across the arc is of the headlight is 10 cm.
12 m. What is the Ans. 12.5
height of the arc in m? 194.The vertex of the
Ans. 5.4 parabola y2 – 2x + 6y + 3
190.The following = 0 is at:
measurements were Ans. (-3,-3)
made on a parabolic 195.The length of the latus
arch : Height = 6 m, rectum of the parabola y2
Width across the arch = = 4px i:
4 m, Above the bottom Ans. 4p
= 14 m. What is the 196.Given the equation of
width across the the parabola: y2 – 8x – 4y
bottom in m? – 20 = 0. The length of its
Ans. 24.25 latus rectum is:
191.Determine the length Ans. 8 axis, and the y – axis.
of the latus rectum of 197.What is the length of the
the curve r = 4 / (1 – latus rectum of the curve
sin ). x2 = -12y?
Ans. 8 Ans. 12
192.Determine the length 198.Find the equation of the
of the latus rectum of directrix of the parabola
the curve r = 3 / (1 – y2 = 16x.
sin ). Ans. x = -4
Ans. 6 199.The curve y = -x2 + x +
1 opens:
MATHEMATICS Ans. Downward
SET 43 200.The parabola y = -x2 + x
+ 1 opens:
193.The axial cross section Ans. Downward
of a headlight reflector 201.Find the equation of the
is a parabola with the axis of symmetry of the
function y = 2x2 – 7x = 208.Find the equations of th
5. directrix of the parabola
Ans. 4x – 7 = 0 x2 = 16 y.
202.Find the equation of the Ans. y = -4
locus of the center of
the circle which moves
so that it is tangent to 209.Find the equation of the
the y – axis and to the directrix of the parabola
circle of radius one (1) y2 = 16x.
with center at (2,0). Ans. x = -4
Ans. y2 – 6x + 3 = 0 210.The focus of the
203.Find the equation of the parabola y2 = 4x is at:
parabola with vertex at Ans. (4,0)
(4,3) and focus at (4,-1). 211.A parabola having its
Ans. x2 – 8x + 16y – 32 axis along the x – axis
=0 passes through (-3,6).
204.Find the area bounded Compute the length of
by the curves x2 + 8y + the latus rectum if the
16 = 0, x – 4 = 0, the x – vertex is at the origin.
Ans. 12
Ans. 10.67 sq. units 212.Find the equation of the
205.Find the area in sq. parabola with its vertex
units bounded by the at the origin, and the
parabolas x2 – 2y = 0 focus is on the x – axis
2
and x + 2y – 8 = 0. and the parabola passes
Ans. 10.7 through the points (3,4).
206.What is the length of Ans. y2 = (16/3) x
the latus rectum of the 213.A cable suspended
parabola x2 = 20y. from supports that are
Ans. 20 the same height and
207.The parabolic antenna 600 ft apart has a sag of
has an equation of y2 + 100 ft. If the cable hangs
8x = 0. Determine the in the form of parabola,
length of the latus find its equation taking
rectum. the origin at the lowest
Ans. 8 point.
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 Ans. x2 = 900y 217.A Quonset hut has a 221.Where is the vertex of 228.Find the directrix of the
214.If an automobile parabolic cross – section the parabola x2 = 4 (y – parabola x2 + 2x + 12y
headlight reflector is whose height is 30 m and 2). + 37 = 0.
cut by a plane through whose base is 60 m wide. Ans. 0,2 Ans. y=0
its axis, the section is a If a ceiling 40 m wide is 222.Where is the focus of 229.Find the distance of the
parabola having the to be placed inside the the parabola x2 = 4 (y – directrix of the parabola
light center as a focus. hut, how high will it be 2) (x + 2)2 = -16 (y – 3)
If the light is 18 mm above the base? Ans. (0,3) from the x – axis.
from the vertex and the Ans. 16.67 m 223.Find the focus of the Ans. 7
diameter of the light is 218.An arch in the form of a parabola (x + 2)2 = 230.Compute the distance
250 mm, find the depth parabolic curve with -16 (y – 3). of directrix from the
of the headlight. vertical axis is 40 m Ans. (-2,-1) latus rectum of the
Ans. 217 mm across the bottom. A flat 224.Find the location of the parabola (x – 5)2 =
215.An arch is 18 m high horizontal beam 25.298 vertex of the parabola -8 (y + 2)
has the form of a m long is placed 12 m (x + 2)2 = -16 (y – 3). Ans. 4
parabola with vertex above the base. Compute Ans. (-2,3) 231.Find the equation of the
axis. The length of a the height of he arch at 225.Find the equation of the directrix for a parabola
horizontal beam placed the center. parabola with vertex at having its vertex at (6,0)
across the arch 8 m Ans. 20 m (5,-2) and focus at (5,- and passing through
from the top is 64 m. 4). (2,1) whose axis is
Find the width of the Ans. x2 – 10x + 8y + 41 parallel to the y – axis.
arch at the bottom. =0 Ans. y+4=0
Ans. 96 m 226.Compute the length of 232.The location of the
216.An arch in the form of MATHEMATICS the latus rectum of focus of the parabola x2
a parabolic curve with a SET 44 parabola y2 + 8x – 6y + – 6x – 12y – 51 = 0 is
vertical axis is 60 m 25 = 0. at:
across the bottom. The 219.Find the equation of a Ans. 8 Ans. (3,-2)
highest point is 16 m parabola with axes 227.A parabola has its axis 233.Find the vertex of a
above the horizontal vertical and passing parallel to the y – axis, parabola having its
base. What is the through (0,0), (1,0) and one end of its latus focus at (7,-4) and its
length of beam placed (5,-20). rectum is at (9,6) and directrix y = 2.
horizontally across the Ans. x2 – x + y = 0 the vertex is at (5,4). Ans. (7,-1)
arch 3 m below the 220.Find the location of the Find the length of the 234.Find the equation of a
top? focus of the parabola y2 + latus rectum. parabola having a
Ans. 25.98 m 4y – 4x – 8 = 0. Ans. 8 directrix y = -4 with its
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 along y – axis and 240.What is the height of the 245.Locate the center of the curve 25x2 + 9y2 –
vertex at the origin. parabolic arch, which has the curve x2 + 16y2 – 300x – 144y + 1251 = 0.
Ans. x2 = 16y a span of 48 ft and 16x + 96y + 144 = 0. Ans. 3.6
235.Find the equation of a having a height of 20 ft at Ans. (8,-3) 252.Find the eccentricity of
parabola with vertex at a distance of 16 ft from 246.What is the length of the curve 25x2 + 9y2 –
(-3,2) and the focus at the center of the span? the major axis of the 300x – 144y + 1251 = 0.
(0,2). Ans. 36 ft curve x2 + 16y2 – 16x + Ans. 0.8
Ans. y2 – 4y – 12x – 32 241.Find the distance from 96y + 144 = 0. 253.Find the length of the
=0 the vertex of a parabola Ans. 4 latus rectum of the
236.Find the equation of a x2 = 4 (y –2) to the line 247.Locate the vertex, curve 9x2 + 25y2 –225 =
parabola having its 3x + 4y + 2 = 0. closest to the origin, of 0.
directrix of y = 7 and Ans. 2 the ellipse x2 + 16y – Ans. 3.6
its vertex at (2,6). 242.Find the shortest 16x + 96y + 144 = 0. 254.The length of the latus
Ans. x2 - 4x + 4y – distance from the vertex Ans. (2,-3) rectum of the curve 25x2
20 = 0 of the parabola (x – 4)2 = 248.Find the distance + 16y2 – 150x + 128y +
237.Find the equation of 16y to the line 3x – 4y – between the foci of the 81 = 0 is:
the axis of symmetry of 17 = 0. curve 25x2 + 9y2 – 300 x Ans. 6.4
the function y = 2x2 – Ans. ½ – 144y + 1251 = 0. 255.What is the length of
7x + 5. 243.A point moves so that its Ans. 8 the latus rectum of the
Ans. 4x – 7 = 0 distance from the point 249.What is the length of curve x2 + 2y2 + 4x + 4y
238.A parabola has an (2,-1) is equal to its the line connecting the + 4 = 0?
equation of x2 = By + C distance from the x – vertices of the curve Ans. 1.4
whose vertex is at (0,- axis. The equation of the 25x2 + 9y2 – 300x – 144y 256.What is the length of
2) and passes thru locus is: + 1251 = 0? the latus rectum of the
(8,6). Determine the Ans. x2 – 4x – 2y + 5 Ans. 10 curve 25(x – 2)2 + 4(y +
value of B and C and =0 250.How far apart are the 2)2 – 100 = 0?
the latus rectum. 244.Find the distance directresses of the curve Ans. -1.6
Ans. 16, -32, 16 between the points of 25x2 + 9y2 – 300x – 144y 257.A closed curve is
239.A curve has an intersection of the line x +1251 = 0? formed by the lotus of a
equation of x2 = Cy + + y – 6 = 0 and the Ans. 12.5 point which moves such
d. The length of the parabola x2 – 2x – 4y – 11 MATHEMATICS that the sum of its
latus rectum is 4 and = 0. SET 45 distances from (4,0) and
the vertex is at (0,2). Ans. 16.97 (-4,0) is always. Find the
Compute the values of ELLIPSE 251.Determine the length distances of one vertex
C and d. of the latus rectum of to the center of the
Ans. 4, -8 youth.

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 Ans. 5 Ans. 2590.6 m whose diameters are 10 is the distance between
262.An elliptical lot has a m and 8 m long.
semi – major axis of 8 m. Ans. 0.6 the directrices?
258.A point moves such The latus rectum is one 268.The eccentricity of an
that the sum of its m. What is the perimeter ellipse is 0.60 and the
Ans. 20
distance from (4,0) and of the lot in m? longer diameter is 10 m.
273.The distance between
(-4,0) is always 10. Find Ans. 36.6 Find the length of its
the vertices of an ellipse
the length of the minor 263.The area of an ellipse is latus rectum in m.
is 10. The distance
axis of the curve 62.83 m and the latus Ans. 6.4
between the foci is 0.6.
formula. rectum is 6.4. Determine 269.What is the eccentricity
What is the distance
Ans. 6 its longer diameter. of the curve 9x2 + 25y2 –
between the directrices.
259.A closed curve is Ans. 10 m 144x + 200y + 751 = 0.
Ans. 16.7
formed by the locus of Ans. 1.17
274. The major axis of an
a point which moves 264.The latus rectum of an 270.What is the distance
ellipse is on the x – axis
such that the sum of its ellipse is 6.4 m long. If between the directrices
and its center is at the
distances from (4,0) the semi – minor axis is 4 of the curve 9x2 + 25y2 –
origin. The distance
and (-4,0) is always 10. m, what is the area of the 144x + 200y + 751 = 0.
between the vertices is
Find the distance from ellipse in m2? Ans. 8.57
10 and its eccentricity is
one directrix to the Ans. 62.8
0.6. What is the longest
center of the curve. 265.Fencing an elliptical
focal radius from point
Ans. 6.25 garden costs P200/lineal
(3,3.2)?
260.A point moves such meter. If the semi – minor 271.The equation of the
Ans. 6.8
that the sum of its axis is 40 m and the foci curve is 64x2 + 25y2 +
275.A focus of an ellipse is
distances from (8,0) are 60 m apart, 768x – 150y + 929.
4 cm from one vertex
and (-8,0) is always 20. determine the total cost Determine its
and 16 cm from the
Find the distance from of the fence in pesos. eccentricity.
other vertex. Determine
one vertex to the Ans. 56,896 Ans. 1.18
the second eccentricity
center of the curve 266.The perimeter of an 272.The distance
of the ellipse.
formed. ellipse is 21.3 m. The
Ans. 0.75
Ans. 10 semi – major axis is 4 m. between foci of an
276.The perimeter of the
261.The semi – major axis What is the length of the
ellipse 16x2 + 64y2 =
of an ellipse is 500 m latus rectum? ellipse is 5. If its
1024 is:
and the semi – minor Ans. 3.5
Ans. 38.7
axis is 300 m. What is 267.Determine the eccentricity is 0.5, what
the perimeter of the eccentricity of an ellipse
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277.The perimeter of an
ellipse is 28.448 cm.
The major axis is 10 cm
long and lies on the x –
axis with its center at
the origin. Determine
the equation of the
ellipse.
Ans. 16x2 + 25y2 –
400 = 0
278.The major axis of an
ellipse is on the x –
axis, 12 cm long with
its center at (0,0). Find
the equation of the
ellipse if its perimeter is
32.038 cm.
Ans. 16x2 + 36y2 –
596 = 0
279.The curve Ax2 + By2 +
F passes thru (4,0) and
(0,3). What is the value
of the coefficient B?
Ans. 16
280.What is the value of
the constant F of the
curve Ax2 + By2 + F = 0
if it passes thru (4,0)
and (0,3)?
Ans. -144
281.Find the area enclosed
by the curve Ax2 + By2
+ F = 0 if it passes thru
(0,3) and (4,0).
Ans. 37.7
282.The equation of the
curve takes the form of
Ax2 + By2 + F = 0. If it
passes thru (0,3) and
(4,0), identify the curve.
Ans. Ellipse
283.The curve Ax2 + By2 + F
= 0 passes thru (0,3) and
(4,0). Find the value of
the coefficient A.
Ans. 9 Determine the distance
284.The length of the latus
rectum of the curve (x –
2)2 / 4 + (y + 4)2 / 25 = 1
is:
Ans. 10.7
285.The eccentricity of the
ellipse x2 / 4 + y2 / 16 = 1
is:
Ans. 0.866
286.An ellipse has the
equation 16x2 + 9y2 +
32x – 128 = 0. Its
eccentricity is :
Ans. 0.66
287.The center of the ellipse
4x2 + y2 – 16x – 43 = 0 is
at:
Ans. (2,3)
288.Find the ratio of the
major axis of the ellipse:
9x2 + 4y2 – 24y – 72x –
144 = 0
Ans. 1.5
289.The area of the ellipse
9x2 + 25y2 – 36x – 189 =
0 is equal to:
Ans. 62.8 sq. units
290.The semi – major axis
of an ellipse is 4 and its
semi – minor axis is 3.
The distance from the
center to the directrix is:
Ans. 6.047
291.Given an ellipse x2 / 36
+ y2 / 32 = 1.
between foci.
Ans. 4 24y – 72x + 144 = 0.
292.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.
Ans. 94,550,000
miles
293.Locate the center of
the curve 9x2 – 144x +
16y2 + 96y + 495 = 0
Ans. 8,-3
294.Determine the length
of the latus rectum of
the ellipse having an
equation of 4x2 + 9y2 –
64x + 54y + 301 = 0.
Ans. 8/3
295.Compute the distance
between the directress
of the curve 9x2 + 25y2 –
54x – 250y + 481 = 0.
Ans. 12.5
296.Determine the distance
between the foci of the
curve 9x2 + 18x + 25y2 –
100y = 116
Ans. 8
297.Given the equation of
the ellipse 9x2 + 4y2 –
Compute the location of
the vertices.
Ans. 4,6 and
4,0
298.The length of the latus
rectum for the ellipse
x2 / 64 + y2 / 16 = 1 is
equal to:
Ans. 4
299.An ellipse has an
eccentricity of 1/3. Find
the distance between
the two directrix if the
distance between the
foci is 4.
Ans. 36
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300.The distance between maximum altitude of the 315.Find the equation of the
the foci of an ellipse is MATHEMATICS satellite. upward asymptote of
equal to 4 and the SET 47 Ans. 24,000 the hyperbola whose
distance between the 311.The earth’s orbit in an equation is (x – 2)2 / 9 –
vertices is equal to 12. 306.Find the area in the ellipse with the sum as (y + 4)2 /16
Find the distance second quadrant one foci. If the farthest Ans. 4x – 3y – 20
between the directrix. bounded the curve x2 / 4 distance of the sun from =0
Ans. 36 + y2 / 9 = 1 and the the earth is 105.50 316.The semi – conjugate
301.A point moves so that coordinate axes. million kilometers and axis of the hyperbola x2 /
the sum of the Ans. 3/2 the nearest distance of 9– y2 / 4 = 1 is:
distances from the 307.Find the area bounded the sun from the earth is Ans. 2
point (-2,2) and (4,2) is by the ellipse x2 + 16y2 – 78.25 million kilometers, 317.what is the equation of
8. Find the eccentricity 16x + 96y + 144 = 0. find the eccentricity of the asymptote of the
of its locus. Use area =  ab. the ellipse. hyperbola x2 / 9 – y2 / 4
Ans. 0.75 Ans. 16 Ans. 0.148 =1?
302.Find the major axis of 308.Find the area enclosed 312.Point P (x,y) moves Ans. 3x – 2y = 0
the ellipse x2 + 4y2 – 2x by the curve 9x2 + 18x + with a distance from 318.What is the angle, in
– 8y + 1 = 0. 25y2 – 100y = 116 point (0,1) one half of its degrees, between an
Ans. 4 distance from line y = 4, asymptote of the
Ans. 15 sq. units
303.An ellipse has a length the equation of the locus hyperbola x2 – 4y2 – 2x –
309.A semi – ellipse and a
of semi – major axis of is. 63 = 0 and the x – axis?
parabola rest on the
500 m and a semi – Ans. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12 Ans. 26.6
same 60 meters wide and
minor axis of 300 m. 313.An ellipse has an 319.The coordinate axes
20 meters high. Using the
Compute the second equation of 16x2 + 25y2 are asymptotes of the
common base as x – axis,
eccentricity of ellipse. = 400. Compute the equilateral hyperbola
compute the difference of
Ans. 1.333 shortest length of the whose vertex in the first
ordinates at points 25
304.What is the focal radius from point quadrant is 3 2 units
meters from the center of
circumference of an (2,3.37). from the origin. What is
the base.
ellipse whose Ans. 3.8 the equation of the
Ans. 4.95 m
diameters are fourteen 314.Find the area formed hyperbola?
310.A satellite orbits the
and ten meters? by the points of Ans. xy = 9
earth in an elliptical path
Ans. 38.22 intersection of the 320.The coordinate axes
of eccentricity 0.6 and
305.What is the area curves x2 + 3y2 – 24x + are asymptotes of the
semi – minor axis of
enclosed by the curve 36 = 0 and y2 = 3x quadrilateral hyperbola
length 12,000 miles. If
9x2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0. Ans. 81 whose vertex in the first
the center of the earth is
Ans. 15 HYPERBOLA quadrant is 4 2 units
at one of the foci, find the

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 from the origin. What is 325.What is the vertical
the equation of the asymptote of the curve y
hyperbola? = x3 / (x3 – 3x2 + x – 3)
Ans. xy = 16 Ans. x–3=0
321.The coordinate axes 326.Find the location of the
are asymptotes of the vertex of the hyperbola
equilateral hyperbola 16y2 – 9x2 + 36x + 96y –
whose vertex in the 36 = 0.
first quadrant is 6 2 Ans. (2,0) and (2,-
units from the origin. 6)
What is the equation of 327.Find the focus of the
the hyperbola? hyperbola 16y2 – 9x2 +
Ans. xy = 36 36x + 96y – 36 = 0.
322.The equilateral Ans. (2,2) and (2,-
hyperbola xy = 16 has 8)
the coordinate axes as 328.From the given equation
asymptotes. Find the of the hyperbola 16y2 –
distance from its vertex 9x2 + 36 = 0. Find the
to the origin. area of the rectangle on
Ans. 5.66 the axes of the
323.The x – axis and the y hyperbola.
Ans. 48
– axis are the
329.Find the equation of a
asymptotes of the
hyperbola with a latus
equilateral hyperbola
rectum of 1 and slope of
xy = - 49. Determine
the distance from the asymptotes of  1/2 .
origin to its vertex. Ans. x2 – 4y2 = 4
Ans. 9.9 330.Find the eccentricity of a
hyperbola having
324.Find the horizontal distance between foci
asymptote of the curve equal to 18 and the
y = 2x4 / (x4 – 3x2 – 1) distance between
Ans. y–2=0 directrices equal to 2.
Ans. 3
331.From the given equation
of the curve 16x2 – 9y2 –
128x – 90y – 113 = 0
locate the center of the
curve (h,k).
Ans. (4,-5) 338.Find the equation of the
MATHEMATICS
SET 48
332.Find the eccentricity of
the curve 16x2 – 9y2 –
128x – 90y – 113 = 0.
Ans. 1.67
333.If the eccentricity of a
hyperbola is equal to 2,
compute the conjugate.
Ans. 1.155
334.Find the equation of a
hyperbola having a
length of latus rectum of
18 and the distance
between foci is 12.
Ans. 3x2 – y2 = 27 340.Find the equation of the
335.Find the equation of a
hyperbola with
eccentricity 3 and latus
rectum of 8/3.
Ans. 72x2 – 9y2 = 2
336.Fow far from the x –
axis is the focus F of the 341.Compute the
hyperbola x2 – 2y2 + 4x
+ 4y + 4 = 0?
Ans. 2.73
337.Compute the length of
the latus rectum of the
hyperbola 9x2 – 4y2 +
90x + 189 = 0.
Ans. 9
asymptotes for a
hyperbola (y – 5)2 – (x +
5)2 = 36.
Ans. y – 5 =  (x + 5)
339.Find the equation of
the numbers of the
family of hyperbola that
passes through (2,0) and
whose foci are (-4,0) and
(4,0).
Ans. 3x2 – y2 = 12
path of a point that
moves so that is
distance from (4,0) is
twice its distance from
the line x = 1.
Ans. 3x2 – y2 = 12
eccentricity of a
hyperbola having one
vertex at (6,5),
conjugate axis along the
x –a xis and asymptotes
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 of 5x – 6y – 30 = 0 and 2x and which passes thru passes through points Ans. 4x – 3y = 16
5x + 6y – 30 = 0. (2,2). Compute the 359.Find the slope of the
Ans. 1.562 (5/2,3). equation of the curve x2 + y2 = 25 at
342.A point moves so that hyperbola. (4,3).
the difference between Ans. xy = 4 Ans. - 4/3
Ans. 4x2 – y2 = 16
its distances from (0,5) 353.The equations of the 360.Find the slope of the
347.What is the equation of
and (0,-5) is 8. Find asymptotes of a curve x2 = 6y + 10 at
the asymptote of the
the equation of the hyperbola are x = 0 and point (4,1).
hyperbola x2 / y – y2 / 4 =
locus. y = 0. Compute the Ans. 4/3
1?
Ans. 9y – 16x2 = equation of the 361.A curve, in rectangular
Ans. 2x – 3y = 0
144 hyperbola that passes coordinates is to have
348. Compute the acute
343.Find the equation of thru (-4,4). slope equal to the ratio
angle formed by the
the hyperbola having Ans. xy = - 16 x/y at any of its point. If
asymptote of the
center at origin with TANGENTS AND NORMAL this curve must pass
hyperbola x2 – 3y2 – 8x –
transverse axis on the x 354.what is the equation of through (1,0), determine
14 = 0.
– axis a = 4 and latus the tangent to the curve the equation of the
Ans. 600
rectum = 32. 9x2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0 at curve.
349.Compute the location of
Ans. 4x2 – y2 = 64 (0,3)? Ans. x2 – y2 = x
the foci of an equilateral
344.Find the eccentricity of Ans. y–3=0 362.Determine the equation
hyperbola x2 – y2 = 9.
a hyperbola whose 355.Find the equation of a of the line tangent to the
Ans. (-32,0)
transverse and line normal to the curve graph y = 2x2 + 1 at the
conjugate axes are and(32,0) x2 = 16y at (4,1). point (1,3).
equal in length. 350.Compute the location of Ans. 2x + y – 9 = 0 Ans. y = 4x – 1
Ans. 2 the vertices of the 356.What is the equation of 363.Find the equation of the
345.For what value of k equilateral hyperbola y2 – the normal to the curve tangent to the parabola
will the line y = x + k x2 = 16. x2 + y2 = 25 at (4,3) y2 = 8x at (2,4).
be tangent to the Ans. (0,4) and (0,- Ans. 3x – 4y = 0 Ans. x–y+2=0
hyperbola x2 – 4y2 = 4) 357.Find the slope of the
48? 351.Locate the vertices of curve x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y MATHEMATICS
the equilateral hyperbola + 5 at point (1,0). SET 49
Ans. 6
xy = - 18. Ans. 2/5
346.Find the equation
Ans. x = -32 ; y = 358.Find the equation of the 364.Find the equation of the
of the hyperbola whose 32 line normal to the tangent to the parabola
352.The x and y axes are the tangent at (4,0) on the x2 = 6y + 10 through
asymptote of an curve x2 + 16y = 32 – 4x point (7,5).
asymptotes are y = 
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 Ans. 10x – 3y = 55 371.Find the length of length y2 = 64x which bisects 382.Find the equation of the
and of the sub – tangent of chords parallel to the diameter conjugate to
4x – 3y = 13 the curve y2 = 8x at (2,4). line 2x – 3y = 6. the diameter of
365.Find the equation of Ans. 4 Ans. y – 48 = 0 hyperbola x – 5y = 0 if
the tangents to the 372.Find the length of the 378.Find the equation of the the hyperbola has an
circle x2 + y2 = 25 tangent from point (7,8) diameter of the equation of 2x2 – 5y2 =
passing thru (25/3,0). to the circle x2 + y2 – 9 = hyperbola xy = 9 which 10.
Ans. 3x + 4y = 0. bisect chords whose Ans. 0
25 ; Ans. 226 slope is –3. 383.Find the equation of the
3x – 4y = 25 373.Find the value of k for Ans. y = 3x diameter conjugate to
366.Find the equation of which the length of the 379.Find the slope of the the diameter 3x + y = 0
the normal to the tangent from point (5,4) chords which are of the hyperbola xy = 0.
tangent of the parabola to the circle x2 + y2 + 2ky bisected by the Ans. y = 3x
x2 = 16y at (8,4). = 0 is one. diameter of ellipse 384.Find the equation of the
Ans. x + y = 12 Ans. -5 whose equation is 2x – polar of the point P (1,5)
367.Find the slope of the 374.Find the longest 3y = 0 if the ellipse has with respect to the
curve x2 = 6y + 10 at distance from (10,7) to an equation of 4x2 + 9y2 hyperbola 4x2 – 9y2 =
point (4,1). the circle x2 + y2 – 4x – 2y = 36. 36.
Ans. 4/3 – 20 = 0. Ans. - 2/3 Ans. 4x – 45y – 36
368.Find the equation of Ans. 15 380.Find the slope of the =0
the tangent to a circle DIAMETER OF CONICS chords which are 385.Find the equation of the
x2 + y2 = 25 having a 375.Given the equation of bisected by the polar of the point A (-
slope of 1. ellipse 64x2 + 25y2 = diameter of hyperbola 5,5) with respect to the
Ans. y = x  52 1600 and the slope of the whose equation is 3x – ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 =
369.Find the equation of chord is 1/5. Find the 2y = 0 if the equation of 400.
the tangents to the equation of the diameter the hyperbola is 9y2 – Ans. 16x – 25y + 80
curve 9x2 + 25y2 = 225 of ellipse. 4x2 = 36. =0
having a slope of 2. Ans. 64x + 5y = 0 Ans. 8/27
Ans. y = 2x  109 376.Find the equation of the 381.Find the slope of the
370.Find the length of the diameter of the ellipse chords which are
sub – tangent and sub – x2 / 25 + y2 / 9 = 1 which bisected by the POLAR COORDINATES
normal of the curve x2 bisects all chords of slope diameter of a parabola x 386.Using rectangular
+ y2 = 25 at point (- m = 2. = 3 if the equation of coordinates, a point is
3,4). Ans. 9x + 50y = 0. the parabola is x2 = - 6y. located at (3,4). Find its
Ans. (3,16/3) 377.Find the equation of the Ans. -1 polar coordinates.
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387.In rectangular 394.What is the radius of the Ans. r (3 cos  + 4 sin opposite side y and
coordinates, the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 6y – ) hypotenuse r).
location of a point is 8z = 20 Ans. (1/4, 0)
(8,6). Find its polar Ans. 5 400.Change the equation 404.ransform r2 sin 2 = 6
coordinates. (x2 + y2)3 = 4x2 y2 to into rectangular
Ans. 10, 36.90 MATHEMATICS polar coordinates. coordinates.
388.Using rectangular SET 50 Ans. r = sin 2 Ans. xy = 3
coordinates, the 401.Using polar 405.Find the area
location of a point is 395.The distance between coordinates, find the
(5,6). Find its polar points A(2,10,4) and polar equation of the enclosed by the curve
coordinates. B(8,3,z) is 9.434 m. path of a point which is
Ans. 7.81, 50.190 Determine the value of z? equidistant from 2
389.An point is at (5,480) Ans. 6m r2 (4 sin2  + 9 cos2 ) =
points whose polar 36.
using polar coordinates. 396.Points C(x,7,2) and coordinates are (2a, 0)
Find its rectangular D(4,1,6) are 7.28 cm Ans. 6
and (a,/2). 406.One of the focus of the
coordinates. apart. Determine the
Ans. 3a = 2r (2 cos  curve r2 (16 cos2  - 9
Ans. 3.35,3.72 value of x?
390.Using polar Ans. 5 cm sin ) sin2 ) = 144
coordinates, a point is 397.Points C(5,7,z) and Ans. (5,0)
at (7, 380). Find its D(4,1,6) are 7.28 m 407.Find the length of the
rectangular apart. Find the value of z. latus rectum of the
coordinates. Ans. 2 cm 402.Find the area of the curve r cos2  - 4 cos  =
Ans. 5.5, 4.3 398.Compute the triangle whose vertices
16 sin .
391.Find the center and rectangular coordinates have polar coordinates
of (0,00), (6,200) and (8, Ans. 16
radius of the sphere x2 of a point having a polar 408.The polar equation of a
+ y2 +z2 – 4x – 6y – 2z – coordinates of (7, 500).
Ans. 12 curve is expressed as
11 = 0 380). r = 2 / (1 – sin ).
Ans. (2,3,1) , 5 Ans. x = 5,52, y = 403.Wha are the x and y
coordinates of the focus Compute the length of
392.Locate the center of 4.31
of the conic section the latus rectum.
the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 399.Write the equivalent
describe by the following Ans. 4
+ 8x – 2y + 1 = 0
equation? r sin2  = cos 409.Given the polar
Ans. 4 polar equation of the line
 (Angle  corresponds equation r = 5 sin .
393.Where is the center of
to a right triangle with Determine the
the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 3x + 4y = 20.
adjacent side x and rectangular coordinates
= 6y – 8z?
Ans. (0,3,-4)

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 (x,y) of a point in the CENTROIDS OR Ans. 2 B95,8) and C(10,1).
curve when  = 300. INTERSECTION OF
Ans. (2.17,1.25) MEDIANS OF A TRIANGLE What is the abscissa and
417.Two vertices of a
DIAMETER OF ELLIPSE 414.The vertices of a
410.Determine the ordinate of the centroid
triangle are (-4,5) and
equation of the triangle are at A(-3,0),
diameter of the ellipse of the triangle?
(3,2). The centroid of
9x2 + 25y2 = 225 which B(3,7) and (6,-4). Its
bisects all chords this triangle is at (-2,- Ans. 5,4
having equal slopes of centroid is at:
3/5. 1/3). Find the abscissa of
Ans. 9x + 15y = 0 420.The corners of a
Ans. (2,1)
411.The distance between the third vertex.
the vertices from one triangle are at (4,4),
vertex to the nearest 415.In triangle ABC, A is
focus is 2. How far is Ans. -5 (10,8) and (12,4). The
the directrix from the at (-4,4), B(8,6) and its
center of the ellipse? diameter of a semi –
418.Two vertices of a
Ans. 8.3 centroid is at (1,3).
412.The chords of the circle ends at (4,4) and
triangle are (-4,5) and
ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 144 Determine the
having equation slopes (12,4) and the semi –
(3,2). The centroid of
of ¾ are bisected by its coordinates of C.
diameter. Find the circle touches the x –
this triangle are at (-2,-
equation of this Ans. (-1,-1
diameter. axis. Find the distance of
1/3). Find the ordinate of
Ans. 16x + 27y =
0 416.The vertices of a he centroid of the
the third vertex.
413.Determine the
equation of the triangle are at (2,6), (-3,- composite from the y –
diameter of the ellipse Ans. -8
16x2 + 9y2 = 144 which 2) and (4,2). What is the axis.
bisects all chords 419.The vertices of a
having the same slope ordinate of the centroid of
Ans. 8.27
of 1/3. triangle are at A(3,3),
Ans. 16x + 3y = 0. the triangle?

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quadrilateral are at

(4,0), (12,4), (10,8) and

(4,4). How far is its

centroid from the y–

axis?

Ans. 7.68

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