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Samot 15 Math Problems

BSECE V Tues / 3:30 5:30

1. Simplify the following equations:

5 +3 2 + 1
+
2 + 7 + 3 2 3 2 2 2 + 6
2 2

2
A. 3
4
B. +3
4
C. 3
2
D. +3

2. Solved for x: 10 2 + 10 + 1 = 0

A. -0.113, -0.887
B. -0.113, -0.788
C. -0.311, -0.887
D. -0.331, -0.788

3. Robert is 15 years older than his brother Stan. However y years ago, Robert was twice as old as
Stan. If Stan is now b years old and b>y, find the value of (b - y).

A. 18
B. 17
C. 16
D. 15

4. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at random.
Determine the probability that it is red or white

A. 1/4
B. 5/12
C. 7/12
D. 1/3

5. 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 triangle are 8 cm and 10 cm, respectively, find the third side.

A. 14 cm
B. 13 cm
 C. 12 cm
D. 11 cm

6. The captain of a ship views the top of a lighthouse at an angle of 60o with the horizontal at an
elevation of 6 meters above sea level. Five minutes later, the same captain of the ship views the
top of the same lighthouse at an angle of 30o with the horizontal. Determine the speed of the ship if
the lighthouse is known to be 50 meters above sea level.

A. 0.210 m/sec
B. 0.169 m/sec
C. 0.155 m/sec
D. 0.265 m/sec

7. If the points (-2,3), (x,y) and (-3,5) lie on a straight line, then the equation of the line is
____________.

A. 2x + y +1 = 0
B. x + 2y 1 = 0
C. 2x + y 1 = 0
D. x 2y - 1 = 0

8. Find the value of k for which the equation 2 + 2 + 4 2 = 0 represents a point

circle.

A. -5
B. -6
C. 6
D. 5

9. Differentiate ( 2 + 2)1/2

A. ( 2 + 2)3/2
2
B. ( 2 +2)1/2

C. ( 2 +2)1/2
1/2
( 2 +2)
D. 2

10. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is intended to hold 8 cu. m., if
the error of the computed volume is not to exceed 0.03 cu. m?

A. 0.001
B. 0.0025
 C. 0.003
D. 0.002

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