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1. What is the equation of a parabola with a focus at (10,0) and a directrix of x=2?
a. x= ¼( y – 6)2 b. x - 6 = ¼ y2 c. x = ( y- 6)2/16 d. x – 6 = y2/16
2. A 40-kg boy slides down the smooth water slide 7.5 m high. If he starts at this height and eventually reaches
10-m farther from the bottom of the slide, determine the normal reaction the slide exerts on the boy.
a. 0.9 kN b. 1.28 kN c. 0.78 kN d. 1.57 Kn
cos θ − sin θ
3. What is the inverse of matrix A? A =
sin θ cos θ
cos θ − sin θ cos θ sin θ
a. c.
− sin θ cos θ −sin θ cos θ
−cos θ sin θ cos θ sin θ 0
b. b. d.
sin θ cos θ 0 sin θ cos θ
4. What is the resultant R, of the vectors F1, F2, and F3?
F1 = 4i + 7j + 6k
F2 = 9i + 2j + 11k
F3 = 5i – 3j -8k
a. R= 18i + 6j + 9k b. R= -18i – 6j – 9k c. R= 18i + 12j + 25k d. R= -21i
5. The three-bar truss ABC shown in the figure has a span L= 3.5 m and is constructed of steel pipes having
cross sectional area A= 4000 mm2 and modulus of elasticity E= 200 GPa. A load P acts horizontally to the
right at joint C. If P= 650 kN , what is the maximum permissible load, Pmax if the displacement of joint B is
limited to 1.5 mm.

a. 780 kN b. 340 kN c. 685 kN d. 1370 kN

6. A race track was designed so that riders jump off the slope at 30°, from a height of 1 m. During a race it was
observed that the rider remained in mid air for 1.5 s. Determine the maximum height he attains.
a. 17.4 m b. 3.28 m c. 18.4 m d. 4.28 m
7. The volume of a cube is increasing at a rate of 6 cm /min. How fast is the surface area increasing when the
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length of each edge is 12 cm?

a. 2 cm2/min b. 4 cm2/min c. 6 cm2/min d. 8 cm2/min
8. Which of the following statements are true?
i. A sample survey is an example of experimental study.
ii. An observational study requires fewer sources than an experiment.
iii. The best method for investigating causal relationships is an observational study.
a. i only b. ii only c. iii only d. NOTA
9. A card is drawn randomly from a deck of cards. You win P1,000 if the card is a heart , a king or an ace. What
is the probability that you will win the game?
a. 4/13 b. 13/52 c. 19/52 d. 17/52
10. Two particles moving in the same direction collide, stick together, and continue their motion together. Each
particle has a mass of 10 g, and their respective velocities before collision were 10 m/s and 100 m/s. The
energy of the system after the collision is most nearly.
a. 78 J b. 48 J c. 30 J d. 78 J
11. Find dy/dx for ln(ln y) + ln y = ln x
a. y/(x + y) b. y/(x - y) c. x/(x +y) d. x/(y – x)

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12. One end of a 2,00-kg rope is tied to a support at the top of a mine shaft 80.0 m deep. The rope is stretched
taut by a 20.0 kg box of rocks attached at the bottom. If a point on the rope is in transverse simple harmonic
motion with f = 2.00 Hz, how many cycles of the wave are in the rope’s length?
a. 2 cycles b. 14 cycles c. 44.3 cycles d. 1.81 cycles
13. Which of the following objects possesses the huighest potential energy?
a. A 1-ton car on top of a 500-ft mountain.
b. Usain Bolt (practically 50 kg, sweating wet) running at 10 m/s
c. A goldfish swimming slowly around its fishbowl
d. A trailer truck parked at the new Savemore branch
2xy
14. Solve y ′ = x2 − y2
a. y = kx2 + y2 b. y2 +x = kx c. x2 +y2 = ky d. x= ky2 +x2
15. If tan x = ½, tan y = 1/3, what is the value of tan (x +y)?
a. ½ b. 1/6 c. 2 d.1
dy
16. Solve the differential equation dx = 6x 2 √y subject to y=9 when x=-2
a. y = (x3 +11)2 b. y = (2x3 – 5) c. y = (2x3 + 11) 2 d. y = (x3 + 5)2
17. Ball A is thrown horizontally, and ball B is dropped from the same height at the same moment.
a. Ball A reaches the ground first.
b. Ball B reaches the ground first.
c. Ball A has the greater speed when it reaches the ground.
d. Ball A has the greater speed when it reaches the ground.
18. Cable AB and BD have a diameter of 8.0 mm. Calculate the normal stress in AB.

a. 2.5 MPa b. 4.4 MPa c. 50 MPa d. 87 MPa

19. Find the derivative of y = x x
a. xx b. xx (ln x) c. xx (l + ln x) d. none of the above
cos2 x
20. Simplify into one single term: sin x + sin x
a. 1 b. csc x c. csc2x d. sin2x
21. Chemical Engineers at Gulf Petrochemical Industries have determined that a small amount of a newly
available catalyst will increase the naphtha production by 20%. The plant has arranged to purchase the
additive through a 5-year contract at $7000 per year starting 1 year from now. It is expected that the annual
price will increase by 12% per year starting in the sixth year and thereafter through year 13. Additionally,
an initial investment of $35,000 was made now to prepare a site suitable for the contractor to deliver the
catalyst. Use i = 15% per annum to determine the equivalent total present worth for all these cash flows.
a. $ 48 232 b. $ 83 232 c. $ 50 976 d. $85 876
22. What do you call an estimate of an asset’s net market value at the beginning of its estimated life?
a. Book value b. salvage value c. operational cost d. capital cost
23. The Taylor series expansion for cos x contains which powers of x?
a. ½, 3/2, 5/2, 7/2, … b. 1,2,3,4,5, … c. 1,3,5,9, … d. 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, …
24. US Patents are protected in the Philippines.
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a. True b. false c. sometimes d. is never

25. A light is at the top of a pole 80 ft high. A ball is dropped from the same height at a point 20 ft from the light.
Assuming that the ball falls according to the law s= 16t2 (s is distance, t is time), how fast is the shadow of
the ball moving along the ground one second later?
a. 160 ft/s b. 180 ft/s c. 200 ft/s d. 220 ft/s
26. Find the dimensions of the right circular cylinder cone of minimum volume which can be circumscribed
about a sphere of radius 8 in.
a. 8 x 18 b. 8√2 x 32 c. 9 x 20 d. 9.5 x 30
27. The act of making, using selling by any person of a patented invention without the expressed authorization
of the patentee.
a. Counterfeiting b. red tagging c. infringement d. patenting
28. Find the term involving y in the expansion of (2x + y)
5 2 10

a. 8064 x10y5 b. 8046 x5y5 c. 8046x10y5 d. 4680 x5y5

29. A 400 mm pipe can fill the tank alone in 5 hours and another 600-mm pipe can fill the tank alone in 4 hours.
A drain pipe 300-mm can empty the tank in 20 hours. With all three pipes open, how long will it take to fill
the tank?
a. 2.0 hours b. 2.25 hours c. 2.50 hours d. 2.75 hours
30. Find the maximum moment of the beam shown.

a. 208 kN-m b. 217.8 kN-m c. 114 kN-m d. 66 kN-m

31. This provides the blue print for action towards sustainable development.
a. Earth Summit b. Montreal Protocol c. Agenda 21 c. Kyoto Protocol
32. A triangle with vertices (4, 0), (-1,-1) and (3,5) is a/an
a. Equilateral triangle c. right-angled triangle
b. isosceles right-angled triangle d. NOTA
33. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10 and 100°, respectively, find the length of the
shorter diagonal.
a. 10.63 b. 10.37 c. 10.73 d. 10.23
34. An Aston Martin V8 Vantage sports car has a lateral acceleration of 0.96g. This is the maximum centripetal
acceleration the car can sustain without skidding out of a curved path. If the car is traveling at a constant 40
m/s on level ground, what is the radius of the tightest unbanked curve it can negotiate?
a. 1.63 km b. 163 ft c. 560 ft d. 170 ft
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35. The function, y = x2 +x−2
is discontinuous at x equal to
a. 2 b. 1 c. 0 d. -2
36. Solve (1+ 2x sin y) dx = x2 cos y dy = 0
a. x + 2x2sin y= c b. sin y =cx3 – 3 c. x-x2siny = c d. xsiny= cx3=3
37. If coversed sin Ø = 0.134, find the value of Ø.
a. 30° b. 45° c. 60° d. 90°
38. Solve for (x + y ) dx + 2xy dy = 0
2 2

a. x(x2 + 3y2) = c b. x2(x2 + 3y2) = c c. x2 (x2 + 3y2) = c d. x(x2 + 2y2) = c

39. Find the area of the region bounded by the lines x + y = 0, x + 2 = 0; y = 1/x2
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 0.5
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40. The property appraisal district for Marin County has just installed new software to track residential market
values for property tax computations. The manager wants to know the total equivalent cost of all future costs
incurred when the three county judges agreed to purchase the software system. If the system will be used
for the indefinite future, find the equivalent value now. The system has an installed cost of $150,000 and an
additional cost of $50,000 after 10 years. The annual software maintenance contract cost is $5000 for the
first four years and $8000 thereafter. In addition, there is expected to be a recurring major upgrade cost of
$15,000 every 13 years. Assume that i = 5% per year for county funds.
a. $-17,350 b. $-116,940 c. $-346,997 d. $-49,362
41. The area of a triangle inscribed in a circle is 39.19 cm2 and the radius of the circumscribed circle is 7.14 cm.
If the two sides of the inscribed triangle are 8 cm and 10 cm, respectively, find the third side.
a. 11 cm b. 12 cm c. 13 cm d. 14 cm
42. A rectangular box with a square base is to have a capacity of 27 cu.in. Determine the least amount of
material required
a. 16 b. 54 c. 32 d. 72
43. The cable of a certain suspension bridge is attached to supporting pillars 250 ft apart. If it hangs in the form
of a parabola with the lowest point 50 ft below the point of suspension, find the angle between the cable with
the pillar.
a. 38°40’ b. 51°20’ c. 48°50’ d. 16°40’
44. Determine the maximum torque that can be applied to a hollow circular steel shaft of 100-mm diameter and
an 80-mm inside diameter without exceeding a shearing stress of 60 MPa or a twist of o.5 deg/m. Use G= 83
GPa.
a. 6.96 kN-m b. 4.2 kN-m c. 6955.5 N-mm d. 4198.28 N-mm
45. Find the volume generated by rotating the region bounded by x = 2y, x-4 = 0 and y = 4x , about the x-axis.
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a. 19 b. 31 c. 52 d. 84
46. What is the polar equation for a circle with radius of 5 and whose center is at (-2, 1).
a. r2 – r cos Ө – 2r sin Ө =25 c. r2 + 4r cos Ө – 2r sin Ө =20
b. r2 – 2r cos Ө + 4r sin Ө =20 d. r2 + 2r cos Ө – r sin Ө =25
47. The composite bar below is firmly attached to unyielding supports. Compute the stress in the aluminum
material caused by the application of the axial load P= 50 kips.

a. 34 975 psi b. 21 859 psi c. 5025 psi d. 3140.7 psi

48. The probability of drawing a red card or a ten in a deck of cards?
a. 7/13 b. 15/26 c. 1/26 d. 0
49. A deposit of PhP 110,000 was made for 31 days. The net interest rate after deducting 20% withholding tax
is PhP 890.36. Find the rate of return annually.
a. 11.95% b. 12.75% c. 11.75% d. 12.25%
50. A certain radioactive substance decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount present. Suppose that in
25 years approximately 1.2% of the substance will disintegrate, how many percent will remain after 100 yrs?
a. 4.72% b. 98.8% c. 95.28% d. 25%

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