BSECE Licensure Examination in Mathematics - April 1999

1.3x^2 + 2x 5y + 7 = 0.
Determine the curve.
a) Ellipse
b) Parabola
c) Circle
d) Hyperbola
2.What is the corresponding
effective rate of 18%
compounded semiquarterly?
a) 19.48%
b) 18.46%
c) 18.95%
d) 19.25%
3._________ is the quality of
being plastically elongated.
a) Flexibility
b) Plastically
c) Malleability
d) Ductility
4.A freely falling body is a
body in rectilinear motion
and with constant _______.
a) velocity
b) acceleration
c) speed
d) deceleration
5.If the roots of an equation
are 0, then they are classified
as
a) zeros of function
b) hypergolic solution
c) extraneous solution
d) trivial solution
6.(cos A)^4 (sin A)^4 is
equal to ______.
a) sin 2A
b) cos 2A
c) cos 4A
d) sin 4A

7.A frequency curve which is

composed of series
rectangles constructed with
the steps as the base and the
frequency as the height.
a) Histogram
b) Ogive
c) Frequency distribution
d) Bar graph
8.Given: f(x) = (x + 3)(x 4) +
4. When f(x) is divided by (x
k), the remainder is k. Find k.
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 2
9.The reciprocal of bulk
modulus of any fluid is called
_______.
a) compressibility
b) shape elasticity
c) volume stress
d) volume strain
10.Sin (B A) is equal to
_______, when B = 270 and
A is an acute angle.
a) Sin A
b) cos A
c) cos A
d) sin A
11.If one third of the air is a
tank is removed by each
stroke of an air pump, what
fractional part of the total air
is removed in 5 strokes?
a) 0.8122
b) 0.9122
c) 0.7122
d) 0.6122

12.Find the mean

proportional of 4 and 36.
a) 72
b) 24
c) 20
d) 12
13.It is the worth of a
property as recorded in the
book of an enterprise.
a) Salvage value
b) Book value
c) Scrap value
d) Price
14.At what quadrant is A, if
sec A is positive and csc A is
negative?
a) I
b) III
c) II
d) IV
15.The amount of P 50, 000
was deposited in the bank
earning at interest of 7.5%
per annum. Determine the
total amount at the end of 5
years, if the principal and
interest were not withdrawn
during the period?
a) P 70,.374.90
b) P 71, 781.47
c) P 72, 475.23
d) P 78, 536.34
16.Determine x so that: x, 2x
+ 7, 10x 7 will be a
geometric progression.
a) 7, -7/12
b) 7, -14/5
c) 7, -7/6
d) 7, -5/6

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17.Find the coordinates of
the vertex of the parabola y
= x^2 - 4x + 1 by making use
of the fact that at the vertex,
the slope of the tangent is
zero.
a) (-1, -3)
b) (-2, -3)
c) (3, -2)
d) (2, -3)
18.A ball is dropped from a
building 100 m high. If the
mass of the ball is 10 gm,
after what time will the ball
strike the Earth?
a) 5.61 s
b) 4.52 s
c) 2.45 s
d) 4.42 s
19.Equation relating x and y
that cannot readily be solved
explicitly for y as a function
of x or for x as a function of
y. Such equation may
nonetheless determine y as a
function of x or vice versa.
Such a function is called
______.
a) implicit function
b) logarithmic function
c) explicit function
d) continuous function
20.If the points (-2, 3) and (3, 5) lie on a straight line,
then the equation of the line
is ______.
a) x + 2y 1 = 0
b) 2x + y 1 = 0
c) x 2y 1 = 0
d) 2x + y + 1 = 0

21.Two balls whose masses

are 5 kg and 0.5 kg are
placed with their centers 0.5
cm apart. With what force do
they attract each other?
a) 6.67 x 10^8 N
b) 6.67 x 10^(-9) N
c) 6.67 x 10^(-11) N
d) 6.67 x 10^(-10) N
22.The depth of water in a
cylindrical tank 4 m in
diameter is increasing at the
rate of 0.7 m/min. Find the
rate at which the water
flowing into the tank.
a) 2.5
b) 6.4
c) 8.8
d) 1.5
23.Two vertices of a triangle
are (2,4) and (-2,3)) and the
area is 2 square units, the
locus of the third vertex is
a) X 4y = -4
b) X + 4y = 12
c) 4x y = 14
d) 4x + 4y = 14
24.It is a sequence of
numbers such that
successive terms differ by a
constant.
a) Harmonic progression
b) Infinite progression
c) Geometric progression
d) Arithmetic progression

25.Centrifugal force is
_________.
a) Directly proportional to
the square of a tangential
velocity.
b) Directly proportional to
the radius of the curvature.
c) Inversely proportional to
the square of a tangential
velocity.
d) Directly proportional to
the square of the weight of
the object.
26.If sec^2A is 5/2, the
quantity 1- sin^2A is
equivalent to
a) 0.4
b) 2.5
c) 0.6
d) 1.5
27.If you borrowed money
from your friend with simple
interest of 12%, find the
present worth of P 50, 000
which is due at the end of 7
months.
a) P46, 730
b) P45, 789
c) P 46, 200
d) P44, 893
28.The average horsepower
required to raise a 150 kg
drum to a height of 20 m
over a period of one minute
is _____.
a) 1.12 hp
b) 0.41 hp
c) 0.81 hp
d) 0.66 hp

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29.Find the equation of the
normal to x^2 + y^2 = 1 at
the point (2, 1).
a) y = 2x
b) 2x + y = 1
c) x + y = 1
d) x = 2y
30.The angular distance of a
point on the terrestrial
sphere from the North Pole
is called its ________.
a) altitude
b) latitude
c) codeclination
d) colatitude
31.In how many years is
required for P 2, 000 to
increase by P 3,000 if interest
at 12% compounded semiannually?
a) 9
b) 7
c) 10
d) 8
32.What is the quotient
when 4 + 8i is divided by i^3
?
a) -8 + 4i
b) -8 4i
c) 8 + 4i
d) 8 4i
33.What is the moment of
inertia of a cylinder of radius
5 m and mass of 5 kg?
a) 62.5 kg- m^2
b) 120 kg-m^2
c) 72.5 kg- m^2
d) 80 kg. m^2

34.If the second derivative of

the equation of the curve is
equal to the negative of the
equation of that same curve,
curve is
a) a paraboloid
b) an exponential
c) a sinusoid
d) a cissoid
35.Find the minimum
distance from the point (4, 2)
to the parabola y^2 = 8x
a) 2(sqrt(2))
b) sqrt(3)
c) 2sqrt(3)
d) 4(sqrt(3))
36.Find the present worth of
a future payment of P 100,
000 to be made in 10 years
with an interest of 12%
compounded quarterly.
a) P 30, 655.68
b) P 30, 444.44
c) P 33, 000.00
d) P 30, 546.01
37.Find the inclination of the
line passing through (-5, 3)
and (10, 7).
a) 14.73
b) 14.83
c) 14.63
d) 14.93
38.What is the integral of (3t
1)^3 dt?
a) (1/4)(3t 1)^4+ C
b) (1/12)(3t 4)^4+ C
c) (1/4) (3t 1)^3+ C
d) (1/12)(3t 1)^4+ C

39.The linear distance

between 4 and 17 on the
number line is
a) 13
b) 13
c) 21
d) 17
40.Mary is 24 years old.
Mary is twice as old as Ann
was when Mary was old as
Ann is now. How old is Ann
now?
a) 16
b) 15
c) 18
d) 12
41.Find the equation of the
directrix of the parabola y^2
= 16x.
a) x = 2
b) x = 4
c) x = -4
d) x = -2
42.Each of the faces of a
rectangular hexahedron is a
a) square
b) rectangle
c) triangle
d) hexagon
43.Assuming that the earth is
a sphere whose radius is
6400 km find the distance
along a 3-degree arc at the
equator of the earths
surface.
a) 353.01 km
b) 533.10 km
c) 353.10 km
d) 335.10 km

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44.If 16 is 4 than 4x, find 5x
1.
a) 14
b) 12
c) 3
d) 5
45.4800 mils is equivalent to
____ degrees.
a) 135
b) 235
c) 270
d) 142
46.Mike, Loui and Joy can
mow the lawn in 4, 6 and 7
hours respectively. What
fraction of the yard can they
mow in 1 hour if they work
together?
a) 84/47
b) 45/84
c) 47/84
d) 39/60

48.Simplify the expression

i^1997 + i^1999, where i is
an imaginary number.
a) zero
b) -1
c) 1 + i
d) 1 - i
49.Determine the angle of
the super elevation for a
200-m hi-way curve so that
there will be no side thrust at
a speed of 90 kph.
a) 20.11
b) 19.17
c) 17.67
d) 18.32
50.The fluid pressure is the
same in all directions. That is
known as _________.
a) Pascals Principle
b) Ideal Fluid Principle
c) Bernoullis Theorem
d) Archimedes Principle

47.A telephone company

purchased microwave radio
equipment for P 6 million,
freight and installation
charges amounted to 4% of
the purchased price. If the
equipment will be
depreciated over a period of
10 years with a salvage value
of 8%, determine the
depreciation cost during the
5th year using SYD.
a) P 638, 272.08
b) P 622, 786.07
c) P 626, 269.10
d) P 627, 989.90

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