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1. An isosceles right triangle has its perimeter 10.2426 ft. What is the area of the triangle?
A. 2 ft2 C. 3 ft2
2
B. 4.5 ft D. 4 ft2
2. The following are parts of a triangle A = 30 deg, a = 39.167 cm, b = 60 cm. The perimeter to the nearest cm is
A. 186 C. 150
B. 176 D. 134
3. Immediately after Mt. Pinatubo showed telltale signs of activity, the PHILVOCS setup stations to monitor the volcano. Two such
stations were located at points A and B 7 kilometers apart on the same horizontal plane as the base of the volcano, B being closer
to the volcano. From A, the angle of elevation of the top of Mt. Pinatubo is 8 0. At the height of Mt Pinatubos wrath, the vertical
smoke emitted from the volcanos crater subtended an angle of 64 0 on each station A and B. Assuming the smoke and the two
stations to be on the same vertical plane, find the height of Mount Pinatubo and the height of the smoke at that instant.
A. a circle C. an ellipse
B. a parabola D. a hyperbola
22. Determine the value of B when 3x + 3y 7 = 0 is perpendicular to the line 2x + By C = 0
A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5
23. Find the coordinates of the centroid of the area enclosed by y = x x2 and the y = 0 about the x-axis.
A. (1/2, 3/7) C. (1/2,1/10)
B. (1/3, 2/5) D. (1/3, 2/3)
24. Find the volume generated by revolving the area bounded by y = x3, y = 8, x = 0 about the yaxis.
A. 64pi/7 C. 768pi/7
B. 512pi/5 D. 96pi/5
25. Find the area enclosed by the curve y2 = x2 x4
A. 3/8 sq. units C. 4/5 sq. units
B. 2/3 sq. units D. 4/3 sq. units
26. Find the ordinate of the centroid of a plane area bounded by the parabola y = 4 x 2 and the x-axis.
A. 0.247 C. 2.80
B. 3.552 D. 1.60
27. A bicycle travels along a straight road. At t oclock, it is (t squared) miles from the end of the end of the road. Compute its average
velocity in mi/hr from 1:00 to 4:00.
A. 4 C. 5
B. 3 D. 2
28. A billboard 60 ft high is mounted on a 20 ft building. How far should a man stand from the building so he can have the
best view of the billboard?.
A. 40 ft C. 35 ft
B. 50 ft D. 25 ft
29. A card is drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is a face card and heart. .
A. 11/26 C. 3/18
B. 3/52 D.
30. What is the value of x in trigonometric substitution with an integrand involving ( a2 x2 )?
A. asec C. a sin
B. atan D. a cos
31. A tetrahedron is a regular solid with equilateral triangles for each of the 3 surfaces. If each side is 10 cm, What is the volume of the
tetrahedron?
A. 107.21 cu cm C. 117.85 cu cm
B. 119.67 cu cm D. 183.33 cu cm
32. A closed rectangular r box is 6cm by 8cm by 10cm is painted 0.1 cm thick. Find the cc of paint used up.
A. 4.1 C. 18.8
B. 37.6 D. 9.4
33. Find the principal value of the complex expression (1 + j2) raise to the power of (3+j4)
A. 0.134 + j0.034 C. 0.129 + j0.34
B. -2.013 + j0.129 D. 2.236 j0.034
34. Evaluate the value of log (-5)
A. 5 + j 1.364 C. 0.7 + j1.364
B. 15.71 + j0.434 D. 1.196 + j.0434
35. Evaluate cos (0.492 + j0.942)
A. -1.032 + j0.541 C. 3.12 + j1.54
B. 1.302 j0.514 D. 1.48 + j0.01
36. Write in the form a + bi the expression i321- i 742 + i720
A. 2i + 1 C. 2 + i
B. - I + 1 D. 1 + I
37. Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8cm long. How long is the fourth side when the area of the trapezoid has the greatest value
A. 10cm C. 15 cm
B. 12 cm D. 16 cm
38. Four different coloured flags can be hung in a row to make a coded signal. How many signals can be made if a signal consists of
the display of one or more flags?
A. 16 C. 24
B. 15 D. 1
39. The position of the particle in inches along the x-axis is given by the expression x (t) = 24t2 t3 + 10. Determine the average
velocity of the particle in inches per sec at t = 3 sec.
A. 63 C. 72
B. 36 D. 54
40. Determine the divergence of the vector
V = (x2y) i + (-xy) j + (xyz) k coordinates (3,2,1)
A. 9 C. 7
B. 11 D. 15
41. Convert the spherical -coordinate equation = 60o to is rectangular-coordinate equation
A. x2 + y2 = z5/4 C. x2 + y2 = 3z3
2 2 4
B. x + y = z /3 D. x2 + y2 = 3z2
42. The Laplace transform of [ 1 exponent (-at)] / a is ............
A. 1/s(s+ a) C. (s-a)
B. 1/[(s square ) + (a square) D. 1/(s+a) square
43. The Laplace transform of of cos t is:
A. s/ [(s square ) + (w square )] C. w/ / (s+w)
B. w/ [ (square) + ((w square )] D. s/ (s + w)
44. Simply (3 i) 2 7 (3-i)+ 10
A. - (3 +1) C. (3-1)
B. (3 +1) D. -(3-1)
45. What is the simplified form complex expression of (4.33 + j2.5) square?
A. 12.5 + j21.65 C. 15 + j 20
B. 20 + j 20 D. 21.65 + j 12.5
46. Find the volume generated by revolving a rectangle of sides a and b about the side a.
A. ab2 C. ba2
2
B. ab /2 D. ba2/2
47. Given vector A = 4j + 10k and vector B = 2i + 3j, Find the projection of A on B
A. 3.328 C. 3.528
B. 3.428 D. 3.628
48. The distance of a body travels is a function of time, t and is defined by x(t) = 18t + 9t2. What is the velocity at t = 3 sec?
A. 18 C. 54
B. 36 D. 72
49. A weight is attached to one end of a 29 ft rope which passes over a pulley 17 ft above the ground. A man keeping his hand at 5 ft
above the ground grasp the other end and walks away at the rate of 3 ft/s. Find the speed of the weight rising when the man is 9 ft
from the point directly below the pulley?
A. 1.4 fps C. 1.7 fps
B. 1.5 fps D. 1.8 fps
50. The probabilities that Gary will win the preliminary, semi-final, and final contest in singing are 3/8, 1/6, and 1/12, respectively.
Failure in any one contest prohibits participation in the following one. Find the probability that he will reach the final contest.
A. 1/12 C. 1/16
B. 13/24 D. 1/192