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MATH QUIZ 4 June 17, 2015

1. Force x Distance is
a. Work b. Inertia c. impulse d. momentum

2. An airplane is approaching point A along a straight line and at a constant altitude h. At

10:00 am, the angle of elevation of the airplane is 20o and at 10:01 it is 60o. What is the
altitude h of the airplane if the speed of the airplane is constant and equal to 600 miles/hour?
a. 5.7 miles b. 6.7 miles c. 4.6 miles d. 2.3 miles

3. What do you call to an angle with a measurement exactly 180 degrees?

a. right angle b. straight angle c. complex angle d. circular angle

4. What do you call to an angle more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees?
a. reflex angle b. obtuse angle c. right angle d. acute angle

5. AB is an arc of length 20.4 cm on the circumference of a circle with center O and radius
8.5 cm. What is the size of angle AOB in degrees?
a. 135° b. 137.5° c. 140° d. 142.5°

6. What must be length of a ladder for it to reach a 5m wall if the angle of elevation between
the ground and the base is 30 degrees?
a. 15m b. 10m c. 20m d. 25m

7. The term used to express the series of uniform payments occurring at equal interval of
time is:
a. perpetuity b. depreciation c. annuity d. compound interest

8. As applied to capitalized asset, the distribution of the initial cost by periodic changes to
operation as in depreciation or the reduction of the depth by either periodic or irregular
prearranged program is called:
a. amortization b. annuity c. depreciation d. capital recovery

9. Two supplementary angles are in the ratio 3:2. Find the larger angle.
a. 120° b. 60° c. 108° d. 180°

10. How many horsepower are there in 800 kW?

a. 2072.4 hp b. 746 hp c. 1072.4 hp d. 3072.4 hp

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11. If (X+2) is a factor of 3X² + 2X + A ; Find value of A.
a. 16 b. 8 c. -12 d. -8

12. Of what quadrant is Ɵ , if sin Ɵ is positive and tan Ɵ is negative?

a. I b. II c. III d. IV

13. The pressure in a tank is 75 psi. Find the equivalent pressure head of water
a. 32 ft b. 115 ft c. 132 ft d. 173 ft

14. A Plumbing journeyman can finish the roughing-in installation of a plumbing unit in three
(3) days and another in six (6) days and still another plumbing journeyman in eight (8) days.
If the three of them work together, in how many days can the job be finished? (Work
Problem)
a. 1.6 days b. 1.5 days c. 3 days d. 2 days

15. A sphere of radius “d” just fits into a cylindrical container of radius “d” and altitude “2d”.
Find the empty space in the cylinder.
a. (4/3)π d3 b. (2/3)π d3 c. (4/5)π d3 d. None of these

16. Which of the following is a form of business/company ownership?

a. partnership c. single proprietorship
b. corporation d. all of these

17. The distance between the home plate and the second base in a baseball diamond is
36m. Find the area of the baseball homeplate in m² ?
a. 648 b. 432 c. 864 d. 6080

18. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal interval of time where the first payment
is made after several periods, after the beginning of the payment
a. Perpetuity b. Ordinary annuity c. Annuity due d. Deferred annuity

19. 14. The space diagonal of a cube is 4√3. Find its volume
a. 64 m³ b. 32 m³ c. 48 m³ d. 72 m³

20. What is the area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius r?
a. 2r b. ½ r² c. r² d. 2r²

21. A leak from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the main
cause of this phenomenon?
a. gravity c. viscosity of the fluid
b. air resistance d. surface tension

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22. If (2X-1) is a factor of 2X³ - 3X² + 7X - B ; Find value of B
a. 9 b. 3 c. 21 d. 6 & 12

23. If we increase each side of a square by 3 meters, we shall increase the area by 33
square meters. Find the side of the original square?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6

24. A pump is lifting water through 8 meters to fill a 500 m3 tank. The overall energy
efficiency is 80 percent. How long will it take to fill the tank if 10-hp electric motor is used to
drive the pump?
a. 92 min b. 122 min c. 110 min d. 100 min

25. Of what quadrant is A, if secA is positive and cscA is negative?

a. IV b. II c. III d. I

26. Water flows at 2 m/s through a 10-cm pipe. It then passes through a constriction in a
conduit which is 5 cm in dia.. The velocity in the constricted section is
a. 2 m/s b. 5 m/s c. 4 m/s d. 8 m/s

27. A container contains 40 liters of a wine which is 80 % alcohol by volume. How much of
the mixture should be removed and replaced by an equal volume of water so that the
resulting solution will be 70 % alcohol by volume?
a. 5 liters b. 10 liters c. 15 liters d. 12 liters

28. Numbers which allow us to count the objects or ideas in a given collection.
a. Cardinal b. Ordinal c. Rational d. Irrational

29. A device used in determining the rate of flow of large quantities of water in an open
conduit.
a. Manometer b. Orifice c. Weirs d. Nozzle

30. A circle is inscribed in a square. An equilateral triangle of side 4√3 units is inscribed in
that circle. What is the length of the diagonal of the square?
a. 4√2 b. 8 c. 8√2 d. 16

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MATH QUIZ 4 June 17, 2015

1. Force x Distance is
a. Work b. Inertia c. impulse d. momentum
inertia -
impulse - integral of a force, F, over the time interval, t,
momentum - is the product of the mass and velocity of an object.

2. An airplane is approaching point A along a straight line and at a constant altitude h. At

10:00 am, the angle of elevation of the airplane is 20° and at 10:01 it is 60°. What is the
altitude h, if the speed of the airplane is constant and equal to 600 miles/ hour?
a. 5.7 miles b. 6.7 miles c. 4.6 miles d. 2.3 miles

3. What do you call to an angle with a measurement exactly 180 degrees?

a. right angle b. straight angle c. complex angle d. circular angle

4. What do you call to an angle more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees?
a. reflex angle b. obtuse angle c. right angle d. acute angle

5. AB is an arc of length 20.4 cm on the circumference of a circle with center O and radius
8.5 cm. What is the size of angle AOB in degrees?
a. 135° b. 137.5° c. 140° d. 142.5°
Use the formula L = θ × r, where
L = arc length = 20.4 cm
θ is the angle AOB (in radians) and r = radius = 8.5 cm
20.4 = θ × 8.5 ⇒ θ = 20.4 ÷ 8.5 = 2.4
The angle is 2.4 radians.
Change to degrees:
180 180
1 radian = ( ) ; 2.4 radians x ( ) = 137.5°
𝜋 𝜋

6. What must be length of a ladder for it to reach a 5m wall if the angle of elevation between
the ground and the base is 30 degrees?
a. 15m b. 10m c. 20m d. 25m
5
using SohCahToa, Sin 30° = ( ) L = 10 meters
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7. The term used to express the series of uniform payments occurring at equal interval of
time is:
a. perpetuity b. depreciation c. annuity d. compound interest

8. As applied to capitalized asset, the distribution of the initial cost by periodic changes to
operation as in depreciation or the reduction of the depth by either periodic or irregular
prearranged program is called:
a. amortization b. annuity c. depreciation d. capital recovery

9. Two supplementary angles are in the ratio 3:2. Find the larger angle.
a. 120° b. 60° c. 108° d. 180°
Supplementary angles = 180; x + y = 180 ; y = 180 - x
x(1/3) + (180-x) 2 = 180
3x + 360 – 2x = 180

10. How many horsepower are there in 800 kW?

a. 2072.4 hp b. 746 hp c. 1072.4 hp d. 3072.4 hp
800 kW x 1Hp / 0.746 kW = 1072.4 hp

11. If (X+2) is a factor of 3X² + 2X + A ; Find value of A.

a. 16 b. 8 c. -12 d. -8
X = -2 , subst. 3(-2)² + 2(-2) + a = 0 ; 12 - 4 + a = 0
a = -12+4 ; Ans. a = -8

12. Of what quadrant is Ɵ , if sin Ɵ is positive and tan Ɵ is negative?

a. I b. II c. III d. IV

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I quadrant – A: All signs are positive for (cos Ǿ, sin Ǿ and tan Ǿ are positive)
II quadrant – S: only Sin Ǿ is positive
III quadrant – T: only Tan Ǿ is positive
IV quadrant – C: only cos Ǿ is positive

13. The pressure in a tank is 75 psi. Find the equivalent pressure head of water
a. 32 ft b. 115 ft c. 132 ft d. 173 ft

75 psi x 2.31 ft/ psi = 173.25ft

75 lb/in² x 12² in²/ ft² x ft³/ 62.4 lb = 173 ft

14. A Plumbing journeyman can finish the roughing-in installation of a plumbing unit in three
(3) days and another in six (6) days and still another plumbing journeyman in eight (8) days.
If the three of them work together, in how many days can the job be finished? (Work
Problem)
a. 1.6 days b. 1.5 days c. 3 days d. 2 days
Time, t = 1 / (1/x + 1/y + 1/z) ; 1/t = 1/x + 1/y + 1/z ;
1/t= 1/3 + 1/6 + 1/8, Find LCD, ; 1/t = (8+4+3)/24 ; t = 24 / 15 = 1.6

15. A sphere of radius “d” just fits into a cylindrical container of radius “d” and altitude “2d”.
Find the empty space in the cylinder.
a. (4/3)π d3 b. (2/3)π d3 c. (4/5)π d3 d. None of these

16. Which of the following is a form of business/company ownership?

a. partnership c. single proprietorship
b. corporation d. all of these

17. The distance between the home plate and the second base in a baseball diamond is
36m. Find the area of the baseball homeplate in m² ?
a. 648 b. 432 c. 864 d. 6080
The line from home plate to 2nd base forms the hypothenuse (36m) of a right triangle or the
diagonal of a square.
C² = A² + A² ; C² = 2A² ; A = √ C²/2 ; A = √ 36²/2 = 25.4558m (sides of the square or right
triangle)
Area, As = A² = 25.4558², Ans. As = 648m²

18. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal interval of time where the first payment
is made after several periods, after the beginning of the payment
a. Perpetuity b. Ordinary annuity c. Annuity due d. Deferred annuity

19. 14. The space diagonal of a cube is 4√3. Find its volume
a. 64 m³ b. 32 m³ c. 48 m³ d. 72 m³
The space diagonal of a cube with side “a” is equal to, a√3. For 4√3, the sides of the cube is
4. Volume of cube, V = 4 x 4 x 4 = 64 m³

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20. What is the area of the largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle of radius r?
a. 2r b. ½ r² c. r² d. 2r²
The largest triangle that can be inscribed in a semicircle is a triangle with the diameter of the
semicircle as the base and a radius perpendicular to the base forming the altitude of the
triangle.

The formula for the area A of a triangle is

The base, b, would be equal to 2r and the altitude, h, would be equal to r.

Hence, the area of the triangle

21. A leak from a faucet comes out in separate drops. Which of the following is the main
cause of this phenomenon?
a. gravity c. viscosity of the fluid
b. air resistance d. surface tension

22. If (2X-1) is a factor of 2X³ - 3X² + 7X - B ; Find value of B

a. 9 b. 3 c. 21 d. 6 & 12
X = 1/2 or 0.5, subst. 2(0.5)³ - 3(0.5)² + 7(0.5) = b
b = 0.25 - 0.75 + 3.5 ; Ans. b = 3

23. If we increase each side of a square by 3 meters, we shall increase the area by 33
square meters. Find the side of the original square?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 6
A = X² ; X² + 33 = (X + 3)² ; X² + 33 = X² + 6X + 9, cancel X²
33 - 9 = 6X ; X = 24/6 ; Ans. X = 4

24. A pump is lifting water through 8 meters to fill a 500 m3 tank. The overall energy
efficiency is 80 percent. How long will it take to fill the tank if 10-hp electric motor is used to
drive the pump?
a. 92 min b. 122 min c. 110 min d. 100 min
BHp = (Q x TDH x Sp Gr.)/ (3960 x pump efficiency)
10hp = (Q, gpm x (8*3.28, ft) x 1) / (3960 x 0.80)
10 (3960 x 0.80) = Q x 26.24 ; Q = 1207.317gpm
Volume of Tank is 500m3 x (3.28)3 ft3/ m3 x 7.48 gal/ ft3 = 131975.44 gal
Q = Volume/ unit time ; Time = Volume/ Q = 131975.44 / 1207.317,
Ans. Time = 109.31 min

25. Of what quadrant is A, if secA is positive and cscA is negative?

a. IV b. II c. III d. I

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26. Water flows at 2 m/s through a 10-cm pipe. It then passes through a constriction in a
conduit which is 5 cm in dia.. The velocity in the constricted section is
a. 2 m/s b. 5 m/s c. 4 m/s d. 8 m/s
Q = AV; Pipe Dia. D1= 10cm ; Velocity, V1 = 2 m/s ; D2 = 5cm ; V2 = ?
At constant flow rate, A1V1 = A2V2 ; V2 = A1V1 / A2 ;
V2 = (π(10)²/4)(2) / (π(5)²/4) ; Ans. V2 = 8 m/s

27. A container contains 40 liters of a wine which is 80 % alcohol by volume. How much of
the mixture should be removed and replaced by an equal volume of water so that the
resulting solution will be 70 % alcohol by volume?
a. 5 liters b. 10 liters c. 15 liters d. 12 liters
40(0.8) - x (0.8) + y (0) = (40) (0.7) ; y = x
32 – 0.8x + 0x = 28 ; 32 – 28 = 0.8x – 0x
x = 4/0.8 ; x = 5 liters

28. Numbers which allow us to count the objects or ideas in a given collection.
a. Cardinal b. Ordinal c. Rational d. Irrational

29. A device used in determining the rate of flow of large quantities of water in an open
conduit.
a. Manometer b. Orifice c. Weirs d. Nozzle
Manometer - is an instrument that uses a column of liquid to measure pressure, although the
term is often used nowadays to mean any pressure measuring instrument.

Orifice - is a device used for measuring flow rate, for reducing pressure or for restricting
flow (in the latter two cases it is often called a restriction plate).

Weirs - is a barrier across a river designed to alter its flow characteristics. In most cases,
weirs take the form of obstructions smaller than most conventional dams, pooling water
behind them while also allowing it to flow steadily over their tops. Weirs are commonly used
to alter the flow of rivers to prevent flooding, measure discharge, and help render rivers
navigable.

Nozzle - is often a pipe or tube of varying cross sectional area, and it can be used to direct or
modify the flow of a fluid (liquid or gas). Nozzles are frequently used to control the rate of
flow, speed, direction, mass, shape, and/or the pressure of the stream that emerges from
them.

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30. A circle is inscribed in a square. An equilateral triangle of side 4√3 units is inscribed in
that circle. What is the length of the diagonal of the square?
a. 4√2 b. 8 c. 8√2 d. 16
Radius of the circumcircle of the triangle

Therefore, the length of the side of the square

Therefore, the length of the diagonal of the square

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 SPLBE 2016 MASTER PLUMBER
MATH QUIZ 4 ANSWER KEY June 17, 2015

SUBJECT TOPIC QTY ITEM NOS. ANSWER KEY

Algebra – Elements
Algebra – Equation 2 11, 22 1. A 16. D
Algebra – Logarithm
Algebra – Quadratic 2. C 17. A
Calendar
Combination 3. B 18. D
Conversion 1 10,
Econ – Elements 4 7, 8, 16, 18 4. D 19. A
Econ – Simple Interest
Econ – Compound Interest 5. B 20. C
Econ – Annuity
Flow Rate 2 26, 29
6. B 21. D
Fraction Problem 7. C 22. B
Geometry – Elements
Geometry - Areas 2 20, 23 8. A 23. A
Geometry - Volumes 2 15, 19
Geometry – Inscribe/ Circu 1 30 9. C 24. C
Percentage
Permutation 10. C 25. A
Physics – Elements 3 1, 21
Probability 11. D 26. D
Progression - Arithmetic
Progression - Geometric 12. B 27. A
Progression - Harmonic
Properties of Multiplication 13. D 28. A
Pressure 1 13
Pumps 1 24 14. A 29. C
Rounding Off
Significant Figures 15. B 30. C
System of Number – 1 28
Elements
Trigo – Angle 2 5, 9
Trigo – Elements 2 3, 4
Trigo – Heron's
Trigo – Pythagorean 1 17
Trigo - Law of Sines
Trigo - Law of Cosines
Trigo - Law of Tangents
Trigo - Quadrant 2 12, 25
Trigo – Soh Cah Toa 1 6
Trigo – Angle of Elevation 1 2
Trigo – Angle of Depression
Venn Diagram
Worded Problem – Number
Worded Problem – Digit
Worded Problem – Mixture 1 27
Worded Problem – Clock
Worded Problem - Age

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 Worded Problem – Work 1 14
Worded Problem – Motion

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