ASIAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MATH 2 – MIDTERM EXAM
NAME:
PERMIT:
Problem Solving. Read and analyze each
statement carefully and solve the required
variables being asked for. Show the given,
illustration, preliminary equation and the
complete solutions for each problem
statement.
1. A tower is 150 ft high and from its top the
angle of depression of an object on the
ground is 36.4o. a) Determine the distance
from the base of the tower to the object.
b) How far is the object from the top of the
tower?
36.4o
150 ft
Figure 1
2. 1. From the roof of the building 70 ft high,
the angle of elevation of the top of a pole is
11.2o. From the bottom of the building the
angle of elevation of the top of the pole is
33.4o.
Find a) the height of the pole and
b) the distance from the building to the pole.
11.2o
70 ft
33.4o
Figure 2
Mr. PAQUITO EDPALINA
February 11, 2008 Score/Grade
3. A tree is situated on a hill and at a point P,
23 m down the hill from the tree, the angle
subtended by the tree is 18.5o. If the height
of the tree is 36.5 m, at what angle is the hill
inclined with the horizontal?
36.5m
18.5o Tree
Figure 3 23 m
θ
P•
4. A pilot going from city A to city B must
avoid a particular mountain range. The pilot
first flies a course of 52o for a distance of 160
mi and then alters the course to 105o and
arrives at B after flying another 108 mi.
a) What is the direct distance from A to B?
b) What is the bearing from A to B?
N
105o
N 160 mi 108 mi
52 o
Figure 4 B
A
5. Two forces of magnitudes 50 lb and 70 lb
make an angle of 60o with each other and
are applied to an object at the same point.
Find a) the magnitude of the resultant force
and b) to the nearest degree, the angle it
makes with the force of 50 lb.
6. The compass heading of an airplane is
107o and its air speed is 210 mi/hr. If there is
a wind blowing from the west at 36 mi/hr,
what is a) the plane’s ground speed and b)
its course?
 ASIAN COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MATH 2 – MIDTERM EXAM

NAME: Mr. PAQUITO EDPALINA

PERMIT: February 11, 2008 Score/Grade

7. An automobile tire has diameter of 30 in.

How many revolutions per minute will the
wheel make when the automobile maintains
a speed of 30 mi/hr?