MULTIPLE CHOICE

QUESTION in

Guidebook in Mathematics

by

Francis Jay B. Jumawa and Adrian S. Paala

Encoded by:
Paolo Miguel De Castro
1. Find the harmonic mean between the numbers 3/8 and 4.

a. 35/34
b. 24/35
c. 42/35
d. 35/24

2. The terms of a sum may be grouped in any manner without affecting the result. this is law
known as:

a. Commutative Law
b. Distributive Law
c. Associative Law
d. Reflexive Law

3. A number is divided into two parts such that when the greater part is divided by the
smaller part, the quotient is 3, and the remainder is 5. Find the smaller number if the sum
of the two numbers is 37.

a. 8
b. 29
c. 22
d. 16

4. Mary was four times as old as Lea ten years ago. If she is now twice as old as Lea, how
old is Mary.

a. 25
b. 40
c. 30
d. 15

5. The sum of three succeeding odd integers is 75. The largest integer is

a. 25
b. 29
c. 27
d. 31

6. A ship propelled to move at 25 mi/ hr in still water, travels 4.2 miles upstream in the
same time that it can travel 5.8 miles downstream. Find the speed of the stream.

a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
 d. 10
7. Jose’s rate of doing work three times as fast as Bong. On given day Jose and Bong work
together for 4 hours then Bong was called away and Jose finishes the rest of the job in 2
hours. How long would it take Bong to do the complete job alone?

a. 18 hrs.
b. 22 hrs.
c. 16 hrs.
d. 31 hrs.

8. The length of a rectangle is 3 times its width. If the width of the rectangle is 5 inches,
what is the rectangle's area, in square inches?

a. 15
b. 20
c. 30
d. 75

9. For all x >2, (2x2 + 2x - 12) / (x - 2) simplifies to

a. 2(x + 3)
b. 2(x - 2)
c. x+3
d. 2(x + 3)(x - 2)

10. If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 10 inches long and one of its legs is 5 inches long,
how long is the other leg?

a. 5
b. 5
c. 5
d. 7.5

11. In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, the graph of (x + 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 16 is a circle.
What is the circumference of the circle, expressed in coordinate units?

a. 4π
b. 5π
c. 3π
d. 8π

12. How many solutions are there to the equation x2 - 7 = 0?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
 d. 7

13. A circle with center (4,-5) is tangent to the y-axis in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane.
What is the radius of this circle?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 16
d. 25

14. Angle A is an acute angle and sin(A) = 11/14. What is the value of cos(A)?

a. √3 / 14
b. 5√3 / 14
c. √(3/14)
d. 5/14

15. What are the values of a and b, if any, where - a|b + 4| > 0?

a. a > 0 and b ≠ 4
b. a < 0 and b ≥ -4
c. a < 0 and b ≠ -4
d. a < 0 and b ≤ -4

16. In a shipment of televisions, 1/50 of the televisions are defective. What is the ratio of
defective to non defective televisions?

a. 1/50
b. 1/49
c. 49/1
d. 50/1

17. Which of the following is divisible (with no remainder) by 4?

a. 214133
b. 510056
c. 322569
d. 952217

18. A particle travels 1 x 106 meters per second in a straight line for 5 x 10-6 seconds. How
many meters has it traveled?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
19. The length of sides AB and AC in the triangle below are equal. What is the measure of
angle ∠ A if angle ∠ C is 70°?

a. 70°
b. 55°
c. 40°
d. 110°

20. ABC is an equilateral triangle. AH is perpendicular to BC and has a length of 2√3 inches.
What is the area, in square inches, of triangle Δ ABC.

a. 3√3
b. 2√3
c. 4√3
d. 8√3

21. Find the value of k in the quadratic equation (2k + 2) x2 + (4 – 4k) x + k – 2 = 0 so that
the roots are reciprocal of each other.

a. 4
b. 2
c. -4
d. -2

22. Solve for x if 8y = 3x - 11

a. 8/3) y + 11
b. (8/3) y - 11
c. (8y - 11)/3
d. (8y + 11)/3

23. When graphed in the (x, y) coordinate plane, at what point do the lines 2x + 3y = 5 and x
= -2 intersect?

a. (-2, 0)
b. (-2, 5)
c. (0, 5)
d. (-2, 3)

24. The area of a trapezoid is 0.5h(b1 + b2), where h is the altitude, and b1 and b2 are the
lengths of the parallel bases. If a trapezoid has an alitude of 15 inches, an area of 105
square inches, and one of the bases 22 inches, what is the perimeter, in inches, of the
trapezoid?

a. 8
 b. 45
c. 60
d. 30

25. If you drove at average speed of 66 miles per hour, what distance, in miles, did you drive
in 99 minutes?

a. 65.34
b. 108.9
c. 150
d. 90.45

26. If x and y are any real numbers such that 0 < x < 2 < y , which of these must be true?

a. x < (xy)/2 < y

b. 0 < xy < 2x
c. x < xy < 2
d. 0 < xy < 2

27. In the right triangle ABC below, what is the cosine of angle A if the opposite side is 3 and
the adjacent side is 4.

a. 5/3
b. 5/4
c. 3/5
d. 4/5

28. In a triangle ABC with segment BD, B is on AD, ∠ BAC and ∠ ACB measure 26° and
131° respectively. What is the measure of ∠CBD?

a. 26°
b. 157°
c. 23°
d. 154°

29. The total surface area of all six sides of the rectangular box below is equal to 128
square inches. What is x in inches?

a. 6
b. 4
c. 2
d. 8

30. ABC is a right triangle. ABDE is a square of area 200 square inches and BCGF is a
square of 100 square inches. What is the length, in inches, of AC?
 a. 10√3
b. 10√2
c. 10√1
d. 10

31. What is the slope of the line: 4x = -3y + 8

a. 4
b. -3/4
c. -4/3
d. 3

32. Which of the following is equal to √45

a. 5√3
b. 9√5
c. 3√5
d. 3

33. What is the smallest value of x that satisfies the equation: x(x + 4) = -3

a. 1
b. -1
c. 3
d. -3
34. A group of 7 friends are having lunch together. Each person eats at least 3/4 of a pizza.
What is the smallest number of whole pizzas needed for lunch?

a. 7
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8

35. There are n students in a school. If r% among the students are 12 years or younger, which
of the following expressions represents the number of students who are older than 12?

a. n(1 - r)
b. 100(1 - r)n
c. n(1 - r) / 100
d. n(100 - r) / 100

36. The measures of angles A, B and C of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. What is the
measure, in degrees, of the largest angle?

a. 75°
b. 15°
 c. 12°
d. 90°

37. If x + 4y = 5 and 5x + 6y = 7, then 3x + 5y = ?

a. 12
b. 6
c. 4
d. 2

38. For all real numbers x, the minimum value of 1 + 2cos(4x) is

a. 0
b. -1
c. -2
d. -4

39. What is the largest possible product for 2 odd integers whose sum is equal to 32?

a. 64
b. 255
c. 256
d. 1024

40. If (a + b)2 = 25 and (a - b) 2 = 45, then a2 + b2 = ?

a. 35
b. 70
c. 140
d. 280

41. If a = 3, then 2 / (1/7 + 1/a) = ?

a. 21 / 10
b. 21 / 5
c. 21 / 15
d. 21 / 3

42. A company makes a profit equal to 25% of its sales. The profit is shared equally among
the 4 owners of the company. If the company generates sales of $5,000,000, how much
money does each one of the owners get?

a. 312,500
b. 500,000
c. 1,250,000
d. 12,500,000
43. If the expression x3 + 2hx - 2 is equal to 6 when x = -2, what is the value of h?

a. -2
b. -4
c. 4
d. 6

44. If -3/(a - 3) = 3/(a + 2), then a = ?

a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1
d. 2

45. Which integer is nearest to √2100 / √7

a. 17
b. 18
c. 19
d. 16

46. The two legs of a right triangle measure 6 and 8 inches respectively. What is the area of
the circle that contains all 3 vertices of the triangle?

a. 24Pi
b. 25Pi
c. 35Pi
d. 34Pi

47. X and Y are acute angles such that tany = cotx. What is the sum, in degrees, of the
measures of the angles X and Y?

a. 90°
b. 45°
c. 60°
d. 30°

48. What is the value of the adjacent side if the opposite side is 1 inch and the 2 other angles
of the right triangle is 30° and 60°

a. 1/√3
b. √2
c. √3
d. 6/√3
49. Which of the lines below is not parallel to the line 6x - 2y = 10?

a. 3x - y = 7
b. -6x + 2y = 20
c. 3x + y = 7
d. 6x - 2y = 5

50. For what value of k the equation below has no value of x: 2x + 3 = x - 2kx – 5

a. 1
b. -1
c. 0.5
d. -0.5

51. Find the value of x which will satisfy the equation / =1

a. -1, -4
b. 1, 4
c. 4
d. 0

52. Find the geometric mean between the terms -4 and -9

a. 6
b. 7
c. -6
d. 36

53. What is the average value of 7/8 and 3/4?

a. 5/4
b. 5/8
c. 5/16
d. 13/16

54. A solution is made of water and pure acid. If 75% of the solution is water, how many
litters of pure acid are in 20 liters of this solution?

a. 10
b. 5
c. 25
d. 15

55. The diagonal of a square has a measure of 12 inches. What is the perimeter, in inches, of
this square.
 a. 6√2
b. 72
c. 24√2
d. 48

56. In the right triangle ABC, C is a right angle and the measure of angle B is 60°. If BC is 20
inches long, then how long is AC?

a. 20√3
b. 20
c. √3
d. 20/√3

57. If x = 2.0001, which of the following expressions has the largest value?

a. 2 / (x + 2)
b. 2 / (x - 2)
c. (x + 2) / 2
d. 2/x

58. In the rectangle ABCD, the measure of the length AD is 3 times the measure of
the width AB. What is the slope of the line segment BD?

a. 3
b. 1/3
c. -1/3
d. -3

59. What is the product of the two real solutions of the equation: 2x = 3 - x2

a. 2
b. -2
c. 6
d. -3

60. The ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of the circle is:

a. An integer
b. An irrational number
c. A rational number
d. A whole number

61. Find the sum and product of roots of the equation x3 + 2x2 – 23x – 60 = 0.

a. -2, 60
b. 2, 17
 c. 17, -60
d. 2, -60

62. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the second number, the
resulting numbers form an arithmetic progression. Determine the smallest of the three
numbers.

a. 28
b. 15
c. 21
d. 70

63. Determine the sum of the first 4 terms of the sequence whose general term is given by 3n
– 2.

a. 121
b. 89
c. 98
d. 112

64. Find the sum of all positive integers between 84 and 719 which are exactly divisible by 5.

a. 23,750
b. 45,680
c. 50,800
d. 38,460

65. If 3logx – logy = 0, express y in terms of x.

a. y = x3
b. y = x2
c. y=x
d. y = 3x

66. In a certain A.P. the first, fourth and eight terms are themselves form a geometric
progression. What is the common ratio of the G.P.?

a. 4/3
b. 5/4
c. 4/5
d. 3/4

67. Three men A, B, and C can do a piece of work in t hours working together. Working
alone, A can do the work in 6 hours more, B in 1 hour more, and C in twice the time if all
working together. How long would it take to finish the work if all working together?
 a. 20 mins.
b. 30 mins.
c. 40 mins.
d. 50 mins.

68. Solve the z if the equation is 4 x 10-5 = z

a. – 40,000
b. – 200
c. 0.0004
d. 0.00004

69. Two balls are drawn one at a time from a basket containing 4 black balls and 5 white
balls. If the first ball is returned before the second ball is drawn, find the probability that
both balls are black.

a. 0.198
b. 0.898
c. 0.167
d. 0.264

70. There are 15 balls in a box: 8 balls are green, 4 are blue and 3 are white. Then 1 green
and 1 blue balls are taken from the box and put away. What is the probability that a blue
ball is selected at random from the box?

a. 3/13
b. 4/15
c. 3/15
d. 4/13

71. Which of the following is equivalent to (x)(x)(x)(x3), for all x?

a. 6x
b. x6
c. 4x6
d. 4x4

72. A number between 1 and 10000 is randomly selected. What is the probability that it will
be divisible by 4 and 5?

a. 0.03
b. 0.04
c. 0.05
d. 0.06
73. What time after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock extend in opposite directions for the
first time?

a. 2:43.64
b. 2:43.46
c. 2:34.64
d. 2:34.46

74. What is the sum of the geometric progression if there are 4 geometric means between 3
and 729?

a. 1212
b. 1092
c. 1908
d. 1209

75. A boy on his bicycle to arrive at a certain time to a market that is 30 km from his school.
After riding 10 km, he rested for half an hour, and as a result he was obliged to ride the
rest of the trip 2 km/hr faster. What was his original speed?

a. 7 km/hr
b. 9 km/hr
c. 10 km/hr
d. 8 km/hr

76. Find the equation whose roots are two times the roots of the equation x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 =
0.

a. x3 – 12x2 + 44x – 48 = 0
b. x3 – 12x2 – 44x – 48 = 0
c. x3 + 12x2 + 44x – 48 = 0
d. x3 – 12x2 + 44x + 48 = 0.

77. How many 4-digits even numbers can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
and 9 if each digit is to be used only once in each number?

a. 5,000
b. 3,256
c. 2,520
d. 5,986

78. Rukia has nickels, dimes, and quarters amounting to $1.85. If he has twice as many dimes
as quarters, and the number of nickels is two less than twice the number of dimes, how
many quarters does he have?

a. 3
 b. 8
c. 6
d. 10

79. A club has 25 members, 4 of whom are ECE’s. In how many ways can a committee of 3
be formed so as to include at least one ECE?

a. 543
b. 126
c. 970
d. 314

80. If (x -3) is a factor of the polynomial x4 – 4x3 – 7x2 + kx + 24, what is the value of k?

a. 11
b. 17
c. 22
d. 34

81. A guy has 8 flowers of different variety. In how many ways can he select 2 or more
flowers to form a bouquet?

a. 128
b. 247
c. 110
d. 540

82. At a conference, after everyone had shaken hands with everyone else, it was found that
45 handshakes were exchanged. How many were at the conference?

a. 10
b. 30
c. 20
d. 40

83. A bag contains 4 white balls and 3 black balls. Another bag contains 3 white balls and
black balls. If one ball is drawn from each bag, determine the probability that the balls
drawn will be 1 white and 1 black.

a. 27/58
b. 39/56
c. 29/56
d. 5/14

84. If the sides of a right triangle are in A.P., then what is the ratio of its sides?
 a. 3:4:5
b. 1:2:3
c. 4:5:6
d. 2:3:4

85. If x: y: z = 4: -3: 2 and 2x + 4y – 3z = 20, find x, y, z.

a. 4, -5, 2
b. -8, 6, -4
c. 5, -6, 8
d. 2, -7, 4

86. How many numbers between 3000 and 5000 can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6 if repetition is not allowed?

a. 96
b. 128
c. 240
d. 144

87. Find the mean proportional between

a. 3
b.
c. 6
d. 2

88. How many liters of a 25% acid solution must be added to 80 liters of a 40% acid solution
to have a solution that is 30% acid?

a. 160L
b. 190L
c. 150L
d. 120L

89. A yacht can travel 10 miles downstream in the same amount of time as it goes 6 miles
upstream. If the velocity of the river current is 3MPH, find the speed of the yacht in still
water.

a. 12 MPH
b. 16MPH
c. 15MPH
d. 18MPH

90. Determine the 5th term of the sequence whose sum of n terms is given by 2n+3 – 5.
 a. 258
b. 218
c. 128
d. 15

91. Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric progression if the third term is 144
and the sixth term is 486.

a. 844
b. 972
c. 746
d. 548

92. A and B working together can finish a job in 5 days, B and c together can finish the same
job in 4 days, and A and C in 2.5 days. In how days can all of them do the job working
together?

a. 1.06 days
b. 2.4 days
c. 3.2 days
d. 2.03 days

93. If Chicago is 10% taller than Ishida and Ishida is 10% taller than Chad, then Ichigo is
taller than Chad by how many percent?

a. 31%
b. 41%
c. 21%
d. 11%

94. After the price of petroleum oil went up by 10%, a buyer reduced his oil consumption by
the same percent. By what percent would his petroleum bill changed?

a. 1%
b. 11%
c. 10%
d. 0.1%

95. Find the mean, median and mode respectively of the following numbers: 13, 13, 14, 12,
11, 10, 9, 11, 8, 11, 5, and 15.

a. 10, 10, 10
b. 10, 11, 10
c. 10, 11, 11
d. 11, 11, 11
96. There are 4 white balls and 6 red balls in a sack. If the balls are taken out successively
(the first ball is not replaced), what is the probability that the balls drawn are of different
colors.

a. 23/90
b. 8/15
c. 24/103
d. 7/15

97. Solve for x in the following equation: x + 3x + 5x + 7x + … + 49x = 625

a. 2
b. 1
c. 1/2
d. 1/3

98. An organization consists of n engineers and n nurses. If two of the engineers are replaced
by two other nurses, then 51% of the group members will be nurses. Find the value of n

a. 70
b. 110
c. 50
d. 100

99. In a certain family, the sum of the parents’ ages is twice the sum of their children’s ages.
Five years ago, the sum of the parents’ ages was four times the sum of the children’s ages
during that time. In fifteen years, the sum of the parents’ ages will be equal to the sum of
their children’s ages. How many children are there in the family?

a. 5
b. 7
c. 6
d. 8

100. z varies directly as x and inversely as y2. If x = 1 and y = 2, then z = 2. Find z when x =
3 and y = 4.

a. 1.5
b. 0.5
c. 2.5
d. 3.5

101. When two dice are thrown, what is the probability that the sum of the two faces shown is
6?
 a. 1/36
b. 1/6
c. 1/9
d. 5/36

102. An ECE class of 40 students took examinations in Electronics and Communications. If

30 passed in Electronics, 36 passed in Communication and 2 failed in both subjects, how
many students passed in both subjects?

a. 28
b. 30
c. 26
d. 32

103. The excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth parts over the difference of the half and
third parts of a number is 119. Find the number.

a. 240
b. 320
c. 420
d. 230

104. What is the area, in square feet, of the triangle whose sides have lengths equal to 10, 6
and 8 feet?

a. 24
b. 48
c. 30
d. 40

105. Solve for x if the equation is 3102 + 9*3100 + 3103/3 = x

a. 3101
b. 3102
c. 3103
d. 3104

106. Of the 80 students in class, 25 are studying German, 15 French and 13 Spanish. 3 are
studying German and French; 4 are studying French and Spanish; 2 are studying German
and Spanish; and none is studying all 3 languages at the same time. How many students
are not studying any of the three languages?

a. 18
b. 53
c. 62
d. 36
107. There were 2 small circles C1 and C2 inside a large circle AB. AB is a diameter of the
large circle. The centers C1 and C2 of the smaller circles are on AB. The two small
circles are congruent and tangent to each other and to the larger circle. The circumference
of circle C1 is 8Pi. What is the area of the large circle?

a. 64Pi
b. 32Pi
c. 156Pi
d. 128Pi

108. DE is parallel to CB and (length of AE / length of EB) is 4. If the area of triangle AED
is 20 square inches, what is the area, in square inches, of triangle ABC?

a. 31.25
b. 80
c. 320
d. 1,600

109. Round (202)2 to the nearest hundred.

a. 48,000
b. 40,800
c. 42,000
d. 44,000

110. If w workers, working at equal rates, can produce x toys in n days, how many days it
takes c workers, working at same equal rates, to produce y toys?

a. y*w*c/(w*n)
b. y*w/(w*n*c)
c. y*w*n / x
d. y*w*n / (x*c)

111. A number of the form 213ab, where a and b are digits, has a reminder less than 10 when
divided by 100. The sum of all the digits in the above number is equal to 13. Find the
digit b.

a. 5
b. 7
c. 6
d. 8

112. Find a negative value of x that satisfies the equation: [(x+1)2 - (2x + 1)]1/2 + 2|x| - 6 = 0

a. -4
 b. -3
c. -2
d. -1

113. If thrice the smaller number exceeds the larger by 12. Find the larger number if the two
numbers are consecutive odd integers.

a. 7
b. 9
c. 10
d. 8

114. Determine how much water should be evaporated from 50kg of 30% salt solution to
produce a 60% salt solution. All percentages are by weight.

a. 25 kg
b. 35 kg
c. 15 kg
d. 20 kg

115. A runs around a circular track in 60 seconds, and in 50 seconds. Five seconds after A
starts, B starts from the same point in the same direction. When will they be together for
the first time, assuming they run around the track continuously?

a. 3.5 mins
b. 6.5 mins
c. 5.5 mins
d. 7.5 mins

116. An antelope is now 50 of her leaps ahead of a cheetah which is pursuing her. How
many more leaps will the antelope take before it is overtaken if she takes 5 leaps while
the cheetah takes 4 leaps, but 2 of the cheetah’s leaps are equivalent to 3 of the antelope’s
leaps?

a. 350
b. 325
c. 420
d. 250

117. Line L passes through the points (-2, 0) and (0, a). Line LL passes through the points (4,
0) and (6, 2). What value of a makes the two lines parallel?

a. 1/2
b. -2
c. 2
d. -1/2
118. Solve for x if the equation is 104(54 - 24) / 21 = x

a. 209,000
b. 289,000
c. 290,000
d. 208,000

119. Two dice are tossed. What is the probability that the sum of the two dice is greater than
3?

a. 3/4
b. 5/6
c. 11/12
d. 1/4

120. If L is a line through the points (2,5) and (4,6), what is the value of k so that the point of
coordinates (7,k) is on the line L?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 15/2
d. 11/2

121. Find a negative value of k so that the graph of y = x2 - 2x + 7 and the graph of y = kx +
5 are tangent?

a. - 4√2
b. - 2 - 2√2
c. -2
d. - √2

122. The circle of equation (x - 3)2 + (y - 2)2 = 1 has center O. Point M(4,2) is on the circle.
N is another point on the circle so that angle MON has a size of 30°. Find the coordinates
of point N.

a. (3 + √3/2 , 5/2)
b. (5/2 , 3 + √3/2)
c. (3 - √3/2 , 3/2)
d. (3/2 , 3 - √3/2)

123. Vectors u and v are given by u = (2 , 0) and v = (-3 , 1). What is the length of vector w
given by w = -u - 2v?

a. 6
b. √26
 c. 2√5
d. 2

124. What is the smallest distance between the point(-2,-2) and a point on the circumference
of the circle given by (x - 1)2 + (y - 2) 2 = 4?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

125. What is the equation of the horizontal asymptote of function: f(x) = 2/(x + 2) - (x + 3)/
(x + 4)?

a. -4
b. -2
c. -1
d. 1

126. The lines with equations x + 3y = 2 and -2x + ky = 5 are perpendicular for k = ?

a. 1/3
b. 2/3
c. 2/4
d. 1/4

127. If f(x) = (x - 1)2 and g(x) = √x, then (g o f)(x) = ?

a. |x - 1|
b. x-1
c. 1-x
d. |1 - x|

128. The domain of f(x) = √(4 - x2) / √(x2 - 1) is given by the interval

a. (-2 , 2) U (-1 , 2)
b. (-2 , -1) U (1 , 2)
c. (-2 , 2) U (-1 , 1)
d. (-2 , -1) U (1 , 2)

129. The area of the circle x2 + y2 - 8y - 48 = 0 is

a. 96Pi
b. 64Pi
c. 48Pi
d. 20Pi
130. An investor has P100,000, part of which he invested at 12% interest and the rest at 18%.
He received a total annual interest of P15,300. How much did he invest at 18% interest
rate?

a. 65,000
b. 60,000
c. 55,000
d. 75,000

131. For what value of k will the two equations 2x + 4 = 4(x - 2) and -x + k = 2x - 1 have the
same solution?

a. 6
b. 2
c. 17
d. 20

132. An object travels at fifteen feet per minute. How many feet does it travel in 24 minutes
and 40 seconds?

a. 360
b. 370
c. 365
d. 375

133. Solve for x if the equation is 4 / (√20 - √12) = x

a. 1/2
b. 4 / √8
c. √5 - √3
d. √5 + √3

134. DE is parallel to CB and (length of AE / length of EB) is 4. If the area of triangle AED is
20 square inches, what is the area, in square inches, of triangle ABC?

a. 31.25
b. 80
c. 320
d. 1,600

135. If a and b are both even numbers, which of the following could be and odd integer?

a. a2 + b2
b. (a + 1)2 + (b + 1)2
c. (a + 1)*(b + 1) - 1
 d. (a + 1) / (b + 1)

136. If n is a positive integer such that n! / (n - 2)! = 342, find n.

a. 19
b. 17
c. 18
d. 16

137. What is the sum of the reciprocals of the solutions to the equation: x2 - (3/5)x = -11/3

a. 5/3
b. 9/55
c. -11/3
d. 94/65

138. A number is given as 987562153ab where a and b are digits. Which values of a and b,
such that a + b = 11 and a < b, would result in 987562153ab being divisible by 4?

a. a=3,b=8
b. a=7,b=8
c. a=5,b=6
d. a=3,b=4

139. AC is parallel to DE. AE, FG and CD intersect at the point B. FG is perpendicular to AC

and DE. The length of DE is 5 inches, the length of BG is 8 inches and the length of AC
is 6 inches. What is the area, in square inches, of triangle ABC?

a. 28.8
b. 20
c. 24
d. 22

140. Points A, B and C are defined by their coordinates in a standard rectangular system of
axes. What positive value of b makes triangle ABC a right triangle with AC its
hypotenuse?

a. 6
b. √6
c. 1 + √6
d. 1 + 2√3

141. A vendor goes to market to buy fruits for resale at his store. He spends half his money
for mangoes, and one-third of what remains for bananas. He spends 150 for other fruits
and still has 200 left from the amount he originally had. How much money did he have at
the start?
 a. 1050
b. 5100
c. 1500
d. 1250

142. Seven carpenters and 5 masons earn a total of 2,300 per day. At the same rate of pay 3
carpenters and 8 masons earn 2,040. What are the wages per day of the carpenter and a
mason?

a. 200 & 180

b. 300& 210
c. 210& 170
d. 270 &150

143. A man and a boy can do 15 days a piece of work which would be done by 7 men and 9
boys in 2 days. How long would it take one man do it alone?

a. 20 days
b. 30 days
c. 15 days
d. 40 days

144. A certain two-digit numbers is 1 less than five times the sum of its digits. If 9 were
added to the number, its digits would be reversed. Find the number.

a. 34
b. 36
c. 43
d. 63

145. If one root of 9x^2 – 6x + k = 0 exceed the other by 2, find the value of k.

a. 8
b. 6
c. -8
d. -6

146. Solve: .

a. 3
b. 18
c. 9
d. 27
147. A speed boat going across a lake 8 km wide proceeds 2 km at a certain speed and then
completes the trip at a speed ½ km/hr faster. By doing this, the speed arrives 10 minutes
earlier than if the original speed had been maintained. Find the original speed of the
speed boat.

a. 5 km/hr
b. 4 km/hr
c. 7 km/hr
d. 6km/hr

148. An audience of 540 people is seated in rows having the same number of persons in each
row. If 3 more persons seat in each row, it would require 2 rows less to seat the audience.
How many persons were in each row originally?

a. 17
b. 30
c. 27
d. 31

149. Find the third proportional to 4 and 12.

a. 48
b. 20
c. 36
d. 16

150. How many terms of the progression 4, 7, 10, 13, … must be taken so that the sum will
be 69.

a. 6
b. 9
c. 8
d. 12

151. Determine x so that 2x + 1, x2 + x + 1, 3x2 – 3x + 3 are consecutive terms of an

arithmetic progression.

a. 3
b. 2
c. 5
d. 4

152. An equipment costs P50,000.00 and depreciates 20% of the original costs during the
first year, 16% during the second year, 12% during the third year, and so on, for 5 years.
What is the value at the end of 5 years?
 a. 15,000
b. 25,000
c. 30,000
d. 20,000

153. Find the sum of the first 100 positive integers that is exactly divisible by 7.

a. 35,350
b. 25,053
c. 53,350
d. 25,536

154. Find the 50th term of a geometric progression if the 20th term is 1200 and the 30th term is
also 1200.

a. 1200
b. 2400
c. 1400
d. 4100

155. A woman started a chain letter by writing to four friends and requesting each to copy
the letter and send it to four other friends. If the chain was unbroken until the 5th set of
letters was mailed, how much was spent for postage at P8.00 per letter?

a. 16,219
b. 10,912
c. 21,835
d. 13,291

156. A soccer ball is dropped from height of 6 meters. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the
height from which it last fell. What distance has it traveled at the instant it strikes the
ground for the 7th time?

a. 27.89 m
b. 19.86 m
c. 20.87 m
d. 24.27 m

157. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 4, and their harmonic mean is 15/4. Find the
numbers.

a. 3&5
b. 1&7
c. 2&6
d. 0&8
158. Find the real values of x and y satisfying the given equation: (2x + 3y) + i(3x – 5y) = 8 –
i7.

a. x = 1, y = -2
b. x = -2, y = -1
c. x = 2, y = 1
d. x = 1, y = 2

159. From the equation 12x3 – 8x2 + kx + 18 = 0, find the value of k if one root is the
negative of the other.

a. -17
b. -12
c. -27
d. -36

160. In how many ways can a group of 6 people be seated on a row of 6 seats if a certain 2
refuse to sit next to each other?

a. 240 ways
b. 480 ways
c. 180 ways
d. 320 ways

161. How many different 8-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7?

a. 320
b. 560
c. 520
d. 480

162. In how many ways can 10 different magazines be divide among A, B, and C so that A
gets 5 magazines, B 3 magazines and C 2 magazines?

a. 2,520
b. 2,250
c. 2,050
d. 2,052

163. What is the probability of drawing 6 white balls from a jar containing 9 white, 4 red, and
3 blue balls?

a. 0.01
b. 0.02
c. 0.10
d. 0.03
164. Ten books consisting of 5 mathematics books, 3 physics books, and 2 chemistry books
are placed in a bookcase at random. What is the probability that the same books are all
together?

a. 1/420
b. 3/520
c. 2/241
d. 5/2463
165. In a racing contest, there are 240 vehicles which will have provisions that will last for 15
hours. Assuming constant hourly consumption for each vehicle, how long will the fuels
provisions last if 8 vehicles withdraw from the race every hour after the first?

a. 63
b. 18
c. 20
d. 25

166. A clerk submitted the following reports. The average rate of production of radios is 1.5
units for every 1.5 hrs. work by 1.5 workers. How many radios were produce in one
month by 30 men working 200 hrs during the month?

a. 4000
b. 3800
c. 5000
d. 4200

167. A piece of rod of length 52 cm. is cut into two unequal parts. Each part is then bent to
form a square. It is found that the total area of the two squares is 97cm2. Find the
difference between the sides of each square.

a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 6

168. Solve the trigonometric equation: 3sec2x – 4 = 0

a. Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 5Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi

b. Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , 11 Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi
c. Pi / 3 + n*Pi , 5Pi / 3 + n*Pi
d. Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 11 Pi / 6 + n*Pi

169. In what quadrant will the angle Ө terminate, if sin Ө is positive and sec Ө is negative?

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

170. If sec (2x – 3) = , determine the value x in degrees.

a. 14.57°
b. 16.36°
c. 18.65°
d. 14.61°

171. What is the maximum value of 3 – 2 cos Ө?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

172. Solve the trigonometric equation: 2cosx + 1 = 0

a. Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 5Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi

b. -1/2
c. 2Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 4Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi
d. Pi / 2 + n*Pi

173. If log x + log5 = log (x + 5), what is the value of x?

a. 0
b. 1.25
c. 1.5
d. 2

174. If the angles of the triangle are 2x, x + 15, and 2x + 15, find the smallest of the angle in
mills.

a. 500 mils
b. 600 mils
c. 800 mils
d. 900 mils

175. If (log10x)2 = 3 – log10x2. Which of the following choices can be a value of x?

a. 10-3
b. 102
 c. x10
d. 10x

176. Find the value of x in the equation = 5.

a. 0°
b. 45°
c. 30°
d. 60°

177. If ax = by and bp = aq , then

a. px = qy
b. xy = pq
c. xp = yq
d. qx = py

178. Solve the trigonometric equation: (3cosx + 7) (-2sinx – 1) = 0

a. 7Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , 11Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi

b. Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 2Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi
c. 7Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 11Pi / 6 + n*Pi
d. -7 / 3 , -1 / 2

179. If the bearing of point A from B is S 40° W, then the bearing of B from A is:

a. N40° E
b. S40° W
c. N50° W
d. N50° E

180. A clock has a dial face of 12 in. radius. The minute hand is 9 inches while the hour hand
is 6 inches. The plane of rotation of the hour hand is 2 inches above the plane of rotation
of the minute hand. Find the distance between the tips of the minute and hour hand at
5:40 a.m.

a. 7.48 in
b. 6.48 in
c. 9.17 in
d. 10.16 in

181. Two towers are 60 m apart from each other. From the top of the shorter tower, the angle
of elevation of the top of the taller tower is 40°. How high is the taller tower if the height
of the smaller tower is 40m?

a. 90m
 b. 100m
c. 80 m
d. 70 m

182. Considering the earth to be a sphere of radius 6400 km, find the radius of the 60th
parallel of latitude.

a. 3,200 km
b. 1,300 km
c. 2,300 km
d. 3,100 km

183. Solve the trigonometric equation: (6tan2x – 2) (2tan2x – 6) = 0

a. Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 5Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , Pi / 3 + n*Pi , 2Pi / 3 + n*Pi

b. Pi / 6 , 5Pi / 6
c. sqrt(3) , sqrt(3)
d. Pi / 3 + n*Pi , 2Pi / 3 + n*Pi

184. From a point on a level ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the
ABS-CBN tower situated on the top of the hill are measured as 48° and 40°,
respectively. Find the height of the hill if the height of the tower is 116 feet.

a. 348.56 m
b. 368.36 m
c. 258.96 m
d. 358.49 m

185. A ladder, with its foot in the street, makes an angle of 30° with the street when its top
rests on a building on one side of the street and makes an angle of 40°with the street
when its top rests on a building on the other side of the street. If the ladder is 50 ft.
long, how wide is the street?

a. 96.2 ft.
b. 81.6 ft.
c. 78.5 ft.
d. 64.3 ft.

186. A wall is 15 ft high and 10 ft from a building. Find the length of the shortest ladder
which will just touch the top of the wall and reach a window 20.5 ft above.

a. 42.54 m
b. 35.54 m
c. 54.45 m
d. 47.45 m
187. A poll tilts toward the sun at an angle 10° from the vertical casts a shadow 9 meters
long. If the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the pole is 43°,
how tall is the pole?

a. 10.2
b. 7.54
c. 10.45
d. 8.25

188. If cos ϴ = / 2, find 1 – tan2Ө..

a. -1
b. -1/2
c. 2/3
d. 2

189. Solve the trigonometric equation “-2sec2x + 4 = -2secx” in the interval [0, 2Pi].

a. Pi / 3 , 5Pi / 3 , Pi
b. Pi
c. -1 , 2
d. Pi / 6 , 5Pi / 6 , Pi

190. Solve the trigonometric equation 2sinx cos(-x) = 2sin(-x)sin(x)” in the interval [0, 2Pi].

a. 0 , Pi , 3Pi / 4 , 7Pi / 4
b. 3Pi / 4 , 7Pi / 4
c. 0 , Pi / 2
d. Pi / 6 , 4Pi / 3

191. From a helicopter flying at 30,000 feet, the angles of depression of two cities are 28°
and 55°. How far apart are the two cities?

a. 35,415.56 ft
b. 23,587.67 ft
c. 53,452.67 ft
d. 43,254.76 ft

192. Two angles are adjacent and form an angle of 120°. If the larger angle is 20° less than
three times the smaller angle, find the larger angle.

a. 75°
b. 30°
c. 85°
d. 65°
193. A pine tree broken over by the wind forms a right triangle with the ground. If the
broken part makes an angle of 50° with the ground and the top of the tree is now 20 ft
from its base, how tall was the pine tree?

a. 55 ft
b. 65 ft
c. 45 ft
d. 35 ft

194. A ball, 5 ft in diameter, rolls up an incline of 18°20’. What is the height of the center of
the ball above the base of the incline when the ball has rolled up 5 ft up the incline?

a. 3 ft
b. 5 ft
c. 4 ft
d. 6 ft

195. If coversed Sin Ө = 0.134, find the value of versed Sin Ө.

a. 0.8
b. 0.3
c. 0.5
d. 0.2

196. A vertical pole consists of two parts, each one half of the whole pole. At a point in the
horizontal plane which passes through the foot of the pole and 36 m from it, the upper
half of the pole subtend an angle whose tangent is 1/3. How high is the pole?

a. 72
b. 25
c. 46
d. 66

197. Solve the trigonometric equation “sin2x = -sin(-x)” in the interval [0, 2Pi].

a. 0 , 2Pi
b. 0 , Pi / 3 , Pi , 5Pi / 3
c. 0 , Pi
d. Pi / 3 , Pi

198. If the sides of the triangle are 2x+3, x2+3x+3, and x2+2x, find the greatest angle.

a. 100 deg.
b. 130 deg.
c. 120 deg.
d. 110 deg.
199. ABDE is a square section and BDC is an equilateral triangle with C outside the square.
Compute the value of angle ACE.

a. 30 deg.
b. 60 deg.
c. 50 deg.
d. 20 deg.

200. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A is 23°30’. From another
point B, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 55°30’. The point A and B are
217.45 m apart and on the same horizontal plane as the foot of the tower. The horizontal
angle subtended by A and B at the foot of the tower is 90 degrees. Find the height of the
tower.

a. 90.6 m
b. 86.7 m
c. 89.5 m
d. 55.9 m

201. The y coordinates of all the points of intersection of the parabola y2 = x + 2 and the
circle x2 + y2 = 4 are given by

a. 2 , -2
b. 0 , √3 , - √3
c. 1 , 2 , -1
d. 1 , -2 , 1

202. What is the smallest positive zero of function f(x) = 1/2 - sin(3x + Pi/3)?

a. Pi/3
b. Pi/6
c. Pi/18
d. Pi/36

203. A cylinder of radius 5 cm is inserted within a cylinder of radius 10 cm. The two
cylinders have the same height of 20 cm. What is the volume of the region between the
two cylinders?

a. 500Pi
b. 1000Pi
c. 1500Pi
d. 2000Pi

204. A data set has a standard deviation equal to 1. If each data value in the data set is
multiplied by 4, then the value of the standard deviation of the new data set is equal to
 a. 3
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4

205. A cone made of cardboard has a vertical height of 8 cm and a radius of 6 cm. If this
cone is cut along the slanted height to make a sector, what is the central angle, in degrees,
of the sector?

a. 216
b. 180
c. 90
d. 36

206. If sin(x) = -1/3 and Pi ≤ x ≤ 3Pi/2, then cot(2x) = ?

a. 4√2
b. 2√2
c. √2
d. 7/(4√2)

207. If in a triangle ABC, sin(A) = 1/5, cos(B) = 2/7, then cos(C) = ?

a. (√45 - 2√24)/35
b. (√45 + 2√24)/35
c. (7√24 + 10)/35
d. 0.85

208. What value of x makes the three terms x, x/(x + 1) and 3x/[(x + 1)(x + 2)] those of a
geometric sequence?

a. 1
b. 1/2
c. 1/4
d. -1/2

209. The sum of the sides of a triangle is equal to 100 cm. If the angles of the triangle are in
the continued proportions of 1:2:4. Compute the shortest side of the triangle.

a. 17.545
b. 19.806
c. 18.525
d. 14.507
210. The sides of the triangular field which contains an area of 2400 sq. cm. are in continued
proportion of 3:5:7. Find the smallest side of the triangle.

a. 45.74
b. 63.62
c. 95.43
d. 57.67

211. In triangle ABC, angle A=80 deg. And point D is inside the triangle. If BD and CD are
bisectors of angle B and C, solve for the angle BDC.

a. 100 deg.
b. 130 deg.
c. 120 deg.
d. 140 deg.

212. Simplify the equation Sin2x (1+cot2x).

a. 0
b. cos2x
c. 1
d. sec2xsin2x

213. Assuming the earth to be a sphere of radius 3960 mi, find the distance of point 36° N
latitude from the equator.

a. 2844 mi
b. 2488 mi.
c. 2484 mi.
d. 4288 mi.

214. If sinxcosx+sin2x=1, what are the values of x in degrees?

a. 32.2, 69.3
b. -32.2, 69.3
c. 20.9, 69.1
d. 20.9, -69.1

215. If sin3x = cos6y then:

a. x - 2y=30
b. x + y=180
c. x + 2y=30
d. x + y=90

216. Evaluate cot-1 [2cos (sin-10.5)].

 a. 20°
b. 45°
c. 30°
d. 60°

217. An airplane can fly at airspeed of 300 mph. if there is a wind blowing towards the east
at 50 mph, what should be the planes compass heading in order for its course to be 30
degrees. What will be the planes groundspeed if it flies at this course?

a. 21.7°, 321.86 mph

b. 31.6°, 351.68 mph
c. 51.7°, 121.86 mph
d. 12.7°, 331.86 mph

218. From the given parts of a spherical triangle ABC, compute for angle A. (a=120°,
b=73°15’, c=62°45’)

a. 127°45’
b. 115°26’
c. 185°15’
d. 137°56’

219. The diagonals of a parallelogram are 18 cm and 30 cm respectively. One side of a

parallelogram is 12 cm. Find the area of the parallelogram.
a. 214
b. 216
c. 361
d. 108

220. A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12 cm, 20 cm, 8 cm, and 17 cm respectively. If the
sum of the two opposite angles is 225°, find the area of the parallelogram.

a. 168.18
b. 78.31
c. 70.73
d. 186.71

221. The sides of the cyclic quadrilateral are a=3 cm, b=3 cm, c=4 cm and d=4 cm. Find the
radius of the circle that can be inscribed in it.

a. 2.71 cm
b. 3.1 cm
c. 1.51 cm
d. 1.71 cm
222. How many diagonals can be drawn from a 12 sided polygon?

a. 66
b. 48
c. 54
d. 36

223. Find the area of a regular polygon whose side is 25m and apothem is 17.2m.

a. 1075
b. 925
c. 1175
d. 1275

224. Find the area of a pentagon which is circumscribing a circle having an area of 420.60
sq. cm.

a. 386.57
b. 450.54
c. 486.29
d. 260.24

225. As x increases from Pi/4 to 3Pi/4, |sin(2x)|

a. always increases
b. always decreases
c. increases then decreases
d. decreases then increases

226. If ax3 + bx2 + cx + d is divided by x - 2, then the reminder is equal to

a. a-b+c-d
b. 8a + 4b + 2c + d
c. -8a + 4b -2c + d
d. a+b+c+d

227. A committee of 6 teachers is to be formed from 5 male teachers and 8 female teachers.
If the committee is selected at random, what is the probability that it has an equal number
of male and female teachers?

a. 140/429
b. 150/429
c. 160/429
d. 170/429

228. The range of the function f(x) = -|x - 2| - 3 is

 a. y≥2
b. y ≤ -3
c. y ≥ -3
d. y ≤ -2

229. What is the period of the function f(x) = 3sin2(2x + Pi/4)?

a. 3Pi
b. 2Pi
c. Pi/2
d. Pi/3

230. It is known that 3 out of 10 television sets are defective. If 2 television sets are selected
at random from the 10, what is the probability that 1 of them is defective?

a. 1/15
b. 1/10
c. 1/2
d. 1/3

231. In a triangle ABC, angle B has a size of 50o, angle A has a size of 32o and the length of
side BC is 150 units. The length of side AB is

a. 232
b. 280
c. 260
d. 270

232. For the remainder of the division of x3 - 2x2 + 3kx + 18 by x - 6 to be equal to zero, k
must be equal to

a. 1
b. 5
c. -9
d. -10

233. It takes pump (A) 4 hours to empty a swimming pool. It takes pump (B) 6 hours to
empty the same swimming pool. If the two pumps are started together, at what time will
the two pumps have emptied 50% of the water in the swimming pool?

a. 1 hour 12 minutes
b. 1 hour 20 minutes
c. 2 hours 30 minutes
d. 3 hours
234. The graph of r = 10 cos(Θ) , where r and Θ are the polar coordinates, is

a. a circle
b. an ellipse
c. a horizontal line
d. a hyperbola

235. If (2 - i)*(a - bi) = 2 + 9i, where i is the imaginary unit and a and b are real numbers,
then a equals

a. 2
b. 1
c. 0
d. -1

236. Lines L1 and L2 are perpendicular that intersect at the point (2, 3). If L1 passes through
the point (0, 2), then line L2 must pass through the point

a. (0 , 3)
b. (1 , 1)
c. (3 , 1)
d. (5 , 0)

237. In a plane there are 6 points such that no three points are collinear. How many triangles
do these points determine?

a. 8
b. 10
c. 18
d. 12

238. In a circle with a diameter of 10 meters, a regular five pointed star touching its
circumference is inscribed. What is the area of the part not covered by the star?

a. 60.42
b. 40.58
c. 40.68
d. 50.47

239. Find the area of a hexagon with a square having an area of 72 sq. cm. inscribed in a
circle which is inscribed in a hexagon.

a. 124.71 sq. cm.

b. 150.26 sq. cm.
c. 150.35 sq. cm.
d. 130.77 sq. cm.
240. The tangent and a secant are to a circle from the same external point. If the tangent is 6
inches and the external segment of the secant is 3 inches, compute the length of the
secant.

a. 10
b. 13
c. 12
d. 14

241. Two circles with radii 8 and 3 m are tangent to each other externally. What is the
distance between the points of tangency of one of their common external tangencies?

a. 7.8 m
b. 9.8 m
c. 10.7 m
d. 6.7 m

242. The diameters of the two circles that are tangent internally are 18 and 8, respectively.
What is the length of the tangent segment from the center of the larger circle to the
smaller circle?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5

243. Three identical circles are tangent to each other externally. If the area of the curvilinear
triangle enclosed between the points of tangency of the 3 circles is 16.13 cm2, compute
the radius of each circle.

a. 10 cm
b. 13 cm
c. 9 cm
d. 15cm

244. A semi – circle of radius 14 cm is bent to form a rectangle whose length is 1 cm more
than its width. Find the area of the rectangle.

a. 323.75 cm2
b. 322.32 cm2
c. 233.57 cm2
d. 233.75 cm2
245. A swimming pool is constructed in the shape of two partially overlapping circles, each
of radius 9 m. If the center each circle lies on the circumference of the other, find the
perimeter of the swimming pool.

a. 85.7 m
b. 75.4 m
c. 56.5 m
d. 96.8 m

246. The length of the side of a rhombus is 5 cm. If the shorter diagonal is of length 6 cm.
What is the area of the rhombus?

a. 24 cm2
b. 14 cm2
c. 18 cm2
d. 25 cm2

247. Two squares each of 12 cm sides overlap each other such that the overlapping region is
a regular polygon. Determine the area of the overlapping region thus formed.

a. 110.9 cm2
b. 119.3 cm2
c. 121.5 cm2
d. 117.4 cm2

248. The side of a regular pentagon is 25 cm. If the radius of its inscribed circle is 15 cm,
find the area of the pentagon.

a. 937.5 cm2
b. 784.6 cm2
c. 825.75 cm2
d. 857.65 cm2

249. The capacities of two hemispherical tanks are in the ratio 64:125. If 4.8 kg of paint is
required to paint the outer surface of the smaller tank, then how many kilograms of paint
would be needed to paint the outer surface of the larger tank?

a. 8.5 kg
b. 6.7 kg
c. 7.5 kg
d. 9.4 kg

250. A wooden cone of altitude 10 cm is to be cut into two parts of equal weight. How far
from the vertex should the cut parallel to the base be made?

a. 6.65 cm
 b. 3.83 cm
c. 7.94 cm
d. 8.83 cm

251. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of base radius 5 cm and a height 10
cm stand on a plane. Find the position of a plane that cuts the two solids in equal circular
sections.

a. 2 cm
b. 2.5 cm
c. 1.5 cm
d. 3.2 cm

252. A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu.m. What
is the base edge in meters?

a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13

253. Two cylinders of equal radius 3m have their axes at right angles. Find the volume of the
common part.

a. 122 cu.cm.
b. 144 cu.cm.
c. 154 cu.cm.
d. 134 cu.cm.

254. A solid has a circular base of radius 20 cm. find the volume of the solid if every plane
section perpendicular to a certain diameter is an equilateral triangle.

a. 18,475.21 cm3
b. 20,475.31 cm3
c. 12,775.21 cm3
d. 21,475.21 cm3

255. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface increased?

a. 30%
b. 21%
c. 69%
d. 33%

256. If the edge of a cube decreases by x%, its volume decrease by 48.8%. Find the value of
x.
 a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 16%
d. 25%

257. Find the acute angles between the two planes 2x – y + z = 8 and x + y + 2z – 11 = 0.

a. 30°
b. 60°
c. 45°
d. 40°

258. Find the volume of the solid bounded by the plane x + y + z = 1 and the coordinate
planes.

a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 1/5
d. 1/6

259. Compute the volume of a regular icosahedron with sides equal to 6 cm.

a. 470.88 cm3
b. 520.78 cm3
c. 340.89 cm3
d. 250.56 cm3

260. Compute the volume (in cm3) of a sphere inscribe in an octahedron having sides equal
to 18 cm.

a. 1622.33
b. 1875.45
c. 1663.22
d. 1892.63

261. Find the volume of a spherical cone in a sphere of radius 17 cm if the radius of its zone
is 8 cm.

a. 2120.35
b. 1426.34
c. 1210.56
d. 2316.75

262. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to depth 12 cm in a certain liquid.

Calculate the area exposed above the liquid in cm2.
 a. 45 pi.
b. 20 pi.
c. 15 pi.
d. 10 pi.

263. Given a solid right circular cone having a height of 8 cm. has a volume equal to 4 times
the volume of the smaller cone that could be cut from the same cone having the same
axis. Compute the height of the smaller cone.

a. 5.04 cm
b. 3.25 cm
c. 4.45 cm
d. 2.32 cm

264. The diameter of a sphere and the base of a cone are equal. What percentage of that
diameter must the cones height be so that both volumes are equal.

a. 100%
b. 200%
c. 50%
d. 400%

265. The volume a regular pyramid whose base is a regular hexagon is 156 m3. If the altitude
of the pyramid is 5 m., find the sides of the base.

a. 4m
b. 8m
c. 6m
d. 3m

266. The base of a cylinder is a hexagon inscribed in a circle. If the difference in the
circumference of the circle and the perimeter of the hexagon is 4 cm., find the volume of
the prism if it has an altitude of 20 cm.

a. 10,367 cm3
b. 12,239 cm3
c. 10,123 cm3
d. 11,231 cm3

267. The volume of a truncated prism with an equilateral triangle as its horizontal base is
equal to 3600 cm3. The vertical edges at each corner are 4, 6, and 8 cm., respectively.
Find one side of the base.

a. 22.37
b. 25.43
 c. 37.22
d. 17.89

268. Aluminum and lead have specific gravities of 2.5 and 16.48 respectively. If a cubical
aluminum has edge of 0.30 m., find the edge of a cubical block of lead having the same
weight as the aluminum.

a. 10 cm
b. 14 cm
c. 13 cm
d. 16 cm

269. Find the area of a pentagonal spherical pyramid the angles of whose base are 105°,
126°, 134°, 146° and 158° on the sphere of radius 12 m.

a. 324.21
b. 343.56
c. 222.34
d. 433.67

270. If the surface areas of two spheres are 24 cm2 and 96 cm2 respectively. Find the ratio of
their volume.

a. 1/4
b. 5
c. 1/8
d. 3/5

271. Considering the earth as a sphere of radius 6400 km, find the radius of the 60th parallel
of latitude.

a. 3200 km
b. 1300 km
c. 2300 km
d. 3100 km

272. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm. and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to
a depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume of its content.

a. 381.7 cm2
b. 281.6 cm2
c. 451.2 cm2
d. 367.4 cm2

273. A sphere is dropped in a can partially filled with water. What is the rise in height of the
water if they have equal diameters?
 a. 0.75d
b. 0.67d
c. 1.33d
d. 1.5d

274. A wooden cone is to be cut into two parts of equal volume by a plane parallel to its
base. Find the ratio of the heights of the two parts.

a. 2.35
b. 3.85
c. 1.26
d. 1.86

275. The ratio of the area of regular polygon circumscribed in a circle to the area of
inscribed regular polygon of the same number of sides is 4:3. Find the number of sides.

a. 4
b. 6
c. 8
d. 10

276. A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 by 24 cm is folded once, perpendicular to

diagonal AC, so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide. Find the length of the fold.

a. 18.5 cm
b. 22.5 cm
c. 21.5 cm
d. 19.5 cm

277. If the straight lines ax + by +c = 0 and bx + cy + a = 0 are parallel, then which of the
following is correct?

a. b2 = 4ac
b. b2 = ac
c. b2 + ac = 0
d. a2 =bc

278. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment joining the points (2, 6)
and (-4, 3).

a. 2x - 4y + 5 = 0
b. 2x + 4y + 5 = 0
c. 4x + 2y – 5 = 0
d. 5x – 2y + 4 = 0
279. The vertices of the base of an isosceles triangle are (-1, -2) and (1, 4). If the third vertex
lies on the line 4x + 3y = 12, find the area of the triangle.

a. 8
b. 10
c. 9
d. 11

280. The coordinates of the two vertices of a triangle are (6, -1) and (-3, 7). Find the
coordinates of the third vertex so that the centroid of the triangle will be at the origin.

a. (-3, -6)
b. (-5, -5)
c. (4, -6)
d. (6, -4)

281. Compute the angle between the line 2y-9x-18=0 and the x-axis.

a. 64.54°
b. 45°
c. 77.47°
d. 87.65°

282. Find the value of k if the y-intercept of the line 3x-4y-8k=0 is equal to 2.

a. 1
b. 2
c. -1
d. 3

283. Find the area of the polygon whose vertices are (2, -6), (4, 0), (2, 4), (-3, 2), (-3, 3).

a. 32.5
b. 23.5
c. 47.5
d. 35.5

284. In the triangle ABC having vertices at A(-2, 5), B(6, 1) and C(-2, -3), find the length of
the median from vertex B to side AC.

a. 5
b. 7
c. 6
d. 8
285. A line has an equation of 3x-ky-8=0. Find the value of k if this line makes an angle of
45° with the line 2x+5y-17=0.

a. 5
b. 7
c. 8
d. 6

286. The points (1, 3) and (5, 5) are two opposite vertices of a rectangle. The other two
vertices lie on the line 2x-y+k=0. Find the value of k.

a. -2
b. 2
c. -3
d. 4

287. Let m1 and m2 be the respective slopes of two perpendicular lines. Then

a. m1 + m2 = -1
b. m1 x m2 = -1
c. m1 = m2
d. m1 x m2 =0

288. The abscissa of a point is 3. If its distance from a point (8, 7) is 13, find its ordinate.

a. -5 or 19
b. 3 or 5
c. 5 or 19
d. -3 or 7

289. If the points (-3, -5), (p, q) and (3, 4) lie on a straight line, then which of the following
is correct?

a. 2p – 3q =1
b. p + q = -3
c. 3p – 2q =1
d. 2p – q =3

290. Find the equation of the line parallel to 7x + 2y – 4 = 0 and passing through (-3, -5).

a. 7x + 2y + 31 = 0
b. 2x – 4y -7 = 0
c. 3x – 4y + 7 = 0
d. 2x – 7y + 31 = 0

291. Find the area of a triangle whose vertices are (1, 1), (3,-3), and (5,-3).
 a. 4
b. 7
c. 10
d. 12

292. Determine the x – intercept of the line passing through (4, 1) and (1, 4).

a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 6

293. Find the slope of the line having a parametric equations of x=2+t and y=5-3t.

a. 1
b. 1/3
c. -3
d. -1

294. The midpoint of the line segment joining a moving point to (6, 0) is on the line y=x.
Find the equation of its locus.

a. x–y+6=0
b. x – 2y + 6 = 0
c. 2x – y -3 = 0
d. 2x + 3y – 5 = 0

295. The base of an isosceles triangle is the line from (4,-3) to (-4, 5). Find the locus of the
third vertex.

a. x–y+1=0
b. x+y+1=0
c. x–y–2=0
d. x+y–3=0

296. What is the new equation of the line 5x + 4y + 3 = 0 if the origin is translated to the
point (1, 2)?

a. 4x’ + 3y’ + 16 = 0
b. 5x’ + 4y’ + 16 = 0
c. 5x’ – 4y’ – 16 = 0
d. 6x’ + 6y’ – 16 = 0

297. One end of the diameter of the circle (x – 4)2 + y2 = 25 is the point (1, 4). Find the
coordinates of the other end of this diameter.
 a. (7, -4)
b. (3, 4)
c. (-4, 7)
d. (-7, 4)

298. Determine the area bounded by the curve x2 + y2 – 6y = 0

a. 27.28 sq. units

b. 72.28 sq. units
c. 28.27 sq. units
d. 18.27 sq. units

299. How far is the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 10x – 24y + 25 = 0 from the line y = 2?

a. 10
b. 14
c. 12
d. 16

300. Find the equation of the circle tangent to the y-axis and the center is at (5, 3).

a. (x+5)2 + (y-3)2 = 25
b. (x-5)2 + (y+3)2 = 25
c. (x-5)2 + (y-3)2 = 25
d. (x-5)2 + (y-3)2 = 50

301. Find the equation of the circle circumscribing a triangle whose vertices are (0, 0), (0, 5)
and (3, 3).

a. x2 + y2 – x - 5y = 0
b. x2 + y2 - 2x – y = 0
c. x2 + y2 -5x -5y + 8 = 0
d. x2 + y2 – x - 5y + 6 = 0

302. A parabola having its axis along the x-axis passes through (-3, 6). Compute the length
of the latus rectum if the vertex is at the origin.

a. 4
b. 8
c. 6
d. 12

303. A hut has a parabolic cross-section whose height is 30m. and whose base is 60m. wide.
If the ceiling 40 m. is to be placed inside the hut, how high will it be above the base?
 a. 16.67 m
b. 15.48 m
c. 14.47 m
d. 19.25 m

304. Find the coordinates of the focus of the parabola x2=4y-8.

a. (0, -3)
b. (0, 3)
c. (2, 0)
d. (0, -2)

305. An ellipse has an eccentricity of 1/3. Compute the distance between directrices if the
distance between foci is 4.

a. 18
b. 36
c. 32
d. 38

306. An ellipse has a length of semi-major axis of 300 m. compute the second eccentricity of
the eclipse.

a. 1.223
b. 1.222
c. 1.333
d. 1.233

307. Compute the circumference of an ellipse whose diameters are 14 and 10 meters.

a. 28.33 m
b. 38.22 m
c. 18.75 m
d. 23.14 m

308. Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola having distance between foci equal to 18 and the
distance between directrices equal to 2.

a. 2
b. 3
c. 2.8
d. 3.7

309. Find the length of the tangent from point (7, 8) to the circle x2 + y2 – 9 = 0

a. 10.2
 b. 14.7
c. 11.3
d. 13.6

310. What is the equation of the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 = 16x?

a. x=4
b. y=4
c. x = -4
d. y = -4

311. Find the radius of the circle 2x2 + 2y2 – 3x + 4y – 1 = 0

a. /4
b. /4
c. /4
d. /4

312. Find an equation for the hyperbola with foci at (1, 3) and (9, 3), and eccentricity 2.

a. x2 – 3y2 – 30x + 6y + 54 = 0
b. 3x2 – y2 – 30x + 6y + 54 = 0
c. x2 – y2 – 30 x + 6y + 54 = 0
d. 3x2 – y2 – 6x + 30y = 54 = 0

313. Find the equation of the locus of a point which moves so that its distance from (1, -7) is
always 5.

a. x2 + y2 – 2x + 14y + 25 = 0
b. x2 + y2 – 2x – 14y + 25 = 0
c. x2 + y2 + 2x + 14y + 25 = 0
d. x2 + y2 – 2x + 14y + 25 = 0

314. The difference of the distances of a moving point from (1, 0) and (-1, 0) is 1. Find the
equation of its locus.

a. 4x2 - 12y2 = 3
b. 3x2 - 4y2 = 12
c. 12x2 - 4y2 = 3
d. 4x2 - 9y2 = 3

315. A circle has its center on the line 2y=3x and tangent to the x-axis at (4, 0). Find the
radius.
 a. 6
b. 7
c. 5
d. 8

316. Find the shortest distance from (3, 8) to the curve x2+y2+4x-6y=12.

a. 1.21
b. 2.07
c. 4.09
d. 3.73

317. The focus of the parabola y2=4x is at:

a. (4, 0)
b. (1, 0)
c. (0, 4)
d. (0, 1)

318. An arc in the form of a parabola is 60 m across the bottom. The highest point is 16 m
above the horizontal base. What is the length of the beam placed horizontally across the
arc 3 m below the top.

a. 19.36
b. 24.86
c. 25.98
d. 27.34

319. A curve has an equation of x2 = cy + d. the length of latus rectum is 4 and the vertex is
at (0, 2). Compute the value of C and d.

a. 4, -8
b. 6, -2
c. 2, -5
d. 3, -7

320. What conic section is 2x2 - 8xy + 4x = 12?

a. Parabola
b. Ellipse
c. Hyperbola
d. Circle

321. What conic section is described by the equation r = 6 / (4 – 3cosӨ)?

 a. Circle
b. Ellipse
c. Hyperbola
d. Parabola

322. An ellipse has its center at (0, 0) with its axis horizontal. The distance between the
vertices is 8 and its eccentricity is 0.5. Compute the length of the longest focal radius
from point (2, 3) on the curve.

a. 3
b. 5
c. 4
d. 6

323. Determine the equation of the common tangents to the circles x2+y2+2x+4y-3=0 and
x2+y2-8x-6y+7=0.

a. x+y–1=0
b. 2x + y – 1 = 0
c. x–y–1=0
d. x -2x + 1 = 0

324. An arc in the form of a parabolic curve is 40 m across the bottom. A flat horizontal
beam 26 m long is placed 12 m above the base. Find the height of the arc.

a. 20.78 m
b. 18.67 m
c. 25.68 m
d. 15.87 m

325. Evaluate: Lim (tan33x) / x3 as x approaches 0.

a. 0
b. 31
c. 27
d. Infinity

326. Evaluate the integral xcosxdx.

a. xsinx + cosx + C
b. x2sinx + C
c. xcosx + sinx + C
d. 2xsinx + cosx + C

327. Find the limit: sin2x/sin3x as x approaches to 0.

 a. 1/3
b. 3/4
c. 2/3
d. 0

328. A snowball is being made so that its volume is increasing at the rate of 8 ft3/min. Find
the rate at which the radius is increasing when the snowball is 4 ft in diameter.

a. 0.159 ft/min
b. 0.015 ft/min
c. 0.259 ft/min
d. 0.325 ft/min

329. A stone is dropped into a still pond. Concentric circular ripples spread out, and the
radius of the disturbed region increases at the rate of 16 cm/s. At what rate does the area
of the disturbed increase when its radius is 4 cm?

a. 304.12 cm2/s
b. 503.33 cm2/s
c. 402.12 cm2/s
d. 413.13 cm2/s

330. Find the limit (x+2)/(x-3) as x approaches 3.

a. 0
b. infinity
c. indeterminate
d. 3

331. A man 1.8 m. tall is walking at the rate of 1.2 m/s away from a lamp post 6.7 m high. At
what rate is the tip of his shadow receding from the lamp post?

a. 2.16 m/s
b. 1.64 m/s
c. 1.83 m/s
d. 1.78 m/s

332. A man on a wharf is pulling a rope tied to a raft at a rate of 0.6 m/s. If the hands of the
man pulling the rope are 3.66 m above the water, how fast is the raft approaching the
wharf when there are 6.1 m of rope out?

a. -1.75 m/s
b. -0.25 m/s
c. -0.75 m/s
d. -0.54 m/s
333. Evaluate the limit: tanx / x as x approaches 0.

a. 0
b. undefined
c. 1
d. infinity

334. A man is riding his car at the rate of 30 km/hr toward the foot of a pole 10 m high. At
what rate is he approaching the top when he is 40 m from the foot of the pole?

a. -5.60 m/s
b. -6.78 m/s
c. -8.08 m/s
d. -4.86 m/s

335. Find the point on the curve y = x3 at which the tangent line is perpendicular to the line
3x + 9y = 4.

a. (1, 1)
b. (1, -1)
c. (-1, 2)
d. (-2, -1)

336. A boy wishes to use 100 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. Determine the
maximum possible area of his garden.

a. 625 ft2
b. 524 ft2
c. 345 ft2
d. 725 ft2

337. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve x3 + y3 = 9 at the given point (1, 2).

a. x + 4y = 9
b. 2x + 4y = 5
c. 4x – y = 9
d. 4x – 2y = 10

338. Find the area of the largest rectangle whose base is on the x axis and whose upper two
vertices lie on the curve y = 12 – x2.

a. 24
b. 32
c. 16
d. 36
339. Find the radius of the largest right circular cylinder inscribed in a sphere of radius 5.

a. 4.08 units
b. 1.25 units
c. 5.14 units
d. 8.12 units

340. A rectangular box open at the top is to be constructed from a 12x12-inch piece of
cardboard by cutting away equal squares from the four corners and folding up the sides.
Determine the size of the cutout that maximizes the volume of the box.

a. 6 inches
b. 1.5 inches
c. 2 inches
d. 3 inches

341. Find dy / dx if y = 5^(2x + 1).

a. (5^(2x + 1))ln25
b. (5^(2x + 1))ln(2x + 1)
c. (5^(2x + 1))ln5
d. (5^(2x + 1)ln15

342. An athlete at point A on the shore of a circular lake of radius 1 km wants to reach point
B on the shore diametrically opposite A. If he can row a boat 3 km/hr and jog 6 km/hr, at
what angle with the diameter should he row in order to reach B in the shortest possible
time?

a. 30°
b. 50°
c. 45°
d. 60°

343. Find the area of the region above the x axis bounded by the curve y = -x2 + 4x – 3.

a. 1.333 square units

b. 3.243 square units
c. 2.122 square units
d. 1.544 square units

344. Find the volume of the solid of revolution formed by rotating the region bounded by the
parabola y = x2 and the lines y = 0 and x = 2 about the x axis.

a. 25.01 cu. units

b. 15.50 cu. units
 c. 20.11 cu. units
d. 30.14 cu. units

345. A publisher estimates that in t months after he introduces a new magazine, the
circulation will be C(t) = 150t2 + 400t + 7000 copies. If this prediction is correct, how
fast will the circulation increase 6 months after the magazine is introduced?

a. 1200 copies/month
b. 2202 copies/month
c. 2000 copies/month
d. 2200 copies/month

346. What is the order and degree of the differential equation y’’’ + xy’’ + 2y(y’)2 +xy = 0.

a. first order, second degree

b. second order, third degree
c. third order, first degree
d. third order, second degree

347. A curve is defined by the condition that at each of its points (x, y), its slope is equal to
twice the sum of the coordinates of the point. Express the condition by means of a
differential equation.

a. dy / dx = 2x + 2y
b. dy / dx = 2x + 2ydy
c. dy = 2xdx + 2y
d. x + y = 2y’

348. Find the first derivative of ln(cosx).

a. cscx
b. –tanx
c. secx
d. cotx

349. Find the number of equal parts into which a given number N must be divided as that
their product will be a maximum.

a. N/2e
b. N/e
c. 2N/e2
d. 2N/e

350. An object moves along the x – axis so that its x-coordinate obeys the law x = 3t2 + 8t +
1. Find the time when its velocity and acceleration are the same.
 a. 2/3
b. 3/5
c. 3/4
d. 4/5

351. Assuming that the earth is a perfect sphere, with radius 4000 miles. The volume of ice
at the north and south poles is estimated to be 8,000,000 cubic miles. If this ice were
melted and if the resulting water were distributed uniformly over the globe,
approximately what should be the depth of the added water at any point on the earth?

a. 120 ft.
b. 320 ft.
c. 210 ft.
d. 230 ft.

352. Find the equation of the curve passing through the point (3, 2) and having slope 2x2 – 5
at any point (x, y).

a. 2x3 – 15x – 3y + 2 = 0
b. 3x3 – 5x – 2y – 1 = 0
c. 2x3 + 5x – 3y – 21 = 0
d. 5x3 – 3x – 3y + 1 = 0

353. Find the centroid of the region bounded by y = x2, y = 0, and x = 1.

a. (1/4, 2/3)
b. (2/3, 5/4)
c. (3/4, 3/10)
d. (3/5, 5/10)

354. Find the point of inflection of the curve x3 – 3x2 – x + 7.

a. 2, 3
b. 2, 6
c. 1, 5
d. 1, 4

355. Find two numbers whose sum is 36 if the product of one by the square of the other is a
maximum.

a. 12, 23
b. 25, 11
c. 16, 20
d. 12, 24

356. Find the minimum distance from the curve y = 2 square root of 2x to the
 a. 3.56
b. 4.66
c. 5.66
d. 2.66

357. Divide 60 into 3 parts so that the product of the three parts will be the maximum. Find
the product.

a. 6,000
b. 8,000
c. 4,000
d. 12,000

358. A particle moves along a path whose parametric equations are x = t3 and y = 2t2. What
is the acceleration of that particle when t = 5 seconds?

a. 30.26 m/s2
b. 18.56 m/s2
c. 21.62 m/s2
d. 23.37 m/s2

359. Find the area bounded by the curve 5y2 = 16x and the curve y2 = 8x – 24.

a. 36
b. 25
c. 16
d. 14

360. Find the area in the first quadrant bounded by the parabola y2=4x and the line x=3 and
x=1

a. 5.595
b. 4.254
c. 6.567
d. 7.667

361. Find the area enclosed by the curve x2+8y+16=0, the line x=4 and the coordinate axes.

a. 8.97
b. 10.67
c. 9.10
d. 12.72

362. Find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the curve 4x2 + 9y2 = 36 about the line
4x + 3y – 20 = 0
 a. 356.79
b. 138.54
c. 473.74
d. 228.56

363. Determine the moment of inertia of a rectangle 100cm by 300cm with respect to a line
through its center of gravity and parallel to the shorter side.

a. 225x106 cm4
b. 125x106 cm4
c. 325x106 cm4
d. 235x106 cm4

364. Find the area of the region bounded by y2=8x and y=2x.

a. 3/4
b. 5/4
c. 4/3
d. 5/6

365. Two posts, one 8 ft. high and the other 12 ft. high, stand 15 ft. apart from each other.
They are to be stayed by wires attached to a single stake at ground level, the wires
running to the tops of the posts. How far from the shorter post should the stake be placed
to use the least amount of wire?

a. 6 ft.
b. 5 ft.
c. 9 ft.
d. 8 ft.

366. At the maximum point, the second derivative of the curve is

a. 0
b. Negative
c. Undefined
d. Positive

367. Determine the curvature of the curve y2=16x at the point (4, 8).

a. -0.0442
b. -0.1043
c. -0.0544
d. -0.0254

368. Determine the value of the integral of sin53xdx from 0 to pi over 6.

 a. 0.457
b. 1.053
c. 0.0178
d. 0.178

369. A body moves such that its acceleration as a function of time is a=2+12t, where “a” is
in m/s2. If its velocity after 1 s is 11 m/s. find the distance traveled after 5 seconds.

a. 256 m
b. 340 m
c. 290 m
d. 420 m

370. A runner and his coach are standing together on a circular track of radius 100 meters.
When the coach gives a signal, the runner starts to run around the track at a speed of 10
m/s. How fast is the distance between the runners has run ¼ of the way around the track?

a. 5.04 m/s
b. 6.78 m/s
c. 5.67 m/s
d. 7.07 m/s

371. A telephone company has to run a line from a point A on one side of a river to another
point B that is on the other side, 30 km down from the point opposite A. the river is
uniformly 10 km wide. The company can run the line along the shoreline to a point C
then run the line under the river to b. the cost of laying the line along the shore is P5000
per km, and the cost of laying it under water is P12, 000 per km. Where the point C
should be located to minimize the cost?

a. 5.167 km
b. 6.435 km
c. 4.583 km
d. 3.567 km

372. The height of a projectile thrown vertically at any given time is define by the equation
h(t) = -16t2 + 256t. What is the maximum height reach by the projectile?

a. 1567 ft
b. 1920 ft
c. 1247 ft
d. 1024 ft

373. The density of the rod is the rate of change of its mass with respect to its given length.
A certain rod has length of 9 feet and a total mass of 24 slugs. If the mass of a section of
 the rod of length x from its left end is proportional to the square root of this length,
calculate the density of the rod 4 ft from its left end.

a. 1 slug/ft
b. 2 slugs/ft
c. 3 slugs/ft
d. 4 slugs/ft

374. It costs 0.05 x2 + 6x + 100 dollars to produce x pounds of soap. Because of quantity
discounts, each pound sells for 12 – 0.15x dollars. Calculate the marginal profit when 10
pounds of soap is produced.

a. $9
b. $2
c. $ 12
d. $7

375. Find the area of the region bounded by y = x2 – 5x + 6, the axis, and the vertical lines x
= 0 and x = 4.

a. 5/7
b. 19/4
c. 17/3
d. 9/2

376. A police car is 20 ft away from a long straight wall. Its beacon, rotating 1 revolution per
second, shines a beam of light on the wall. How fast is the beam moving when it is
nearest to the police car?

a. 10pi
b. 20pi
c. 30pi
d. 40pi

377. Find area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side
20.

a.
b.
c.
d.

378. A hole of 2 radius is drilled through the axis of a sphere of radius 3. Compute the
volume of the remaining part.
 a. 46.83
b. 59.23
c. 91.23
d. 62.73

379. Find the maximum area of a rectangle circumscribed about a fixed rectangle of length 8
and width 4

a. 67
b. 38
c. 72
d. 81

380. A trough filled with liquid is 2 m long and has a cross section of an isosceles trapezoid
30 cm wide of 50 cm. If the through leaks water at the rate of 2000 cm3/min, how fast is
the water level decreasing when the water is 20 cm deep.

a. 13/25
b. 1/46
c. 5/21
d. 11/14

381. Determine the area of the region bounded by the curve y = x3 – 4x2 + 3x and the axis,
from x = 0 to x =3.

a. 28/13
b. 13/58
c. 29/11
d. 37/12

382. Find the volume of a solid formed by rotating the area bounded by y = x2, y = 8 – x2
and the y axis about the x axis.

a. 268.1
b. 287.5
c. 372.9
d. 332.4

383. The price p of beans, in dollars per basket, and the daily supply x, in thousands of
basket, are related by the equation px + 6x + 7p = 5950. If the supply is decreasing at the
rate of 2000 baskets per day, what is the rate of change of daily basket price of beans
when 100,000 baskets are available?

a. 2.35
b. 1.05
 c. 3.15
d. 4.95

384. A flying kite is 100 m above the ground, moving in a horizontal direction at a rate of 10
m/s. How fast is the angle between the string and the horizontal changing when there is
300 m of string out?

a. 1/90 rad/sec
b. 1/30 rad/sec
c. 1/65 rad/sec
d. 1/72 rad/sec

385. If functions f and g have domains Df and Dg respectively, then the domain of f / g is
given by

a. the union of Df and Dg

b. the intersection of Df and Dg
c. the intersection of Df and Dg without the zeros of function g
d. None of the above

386. Let the closed interval [a, b] be the domain of function f. The domain of f(x - 3) is
given by

a. the open interval (a , b)

b. the closed interval [a , b]
c. the closed interval [a - 3 , b - 3]
d. the closed interval [a + 3 , b + 3]

387. Let the interval (a , +infinity) be the range of function f. The range of f(x) - 4 is given
by

a. the interval (a - 4 , +infinity)

b. the interval (a + 4, +infinity)
c. the interval (a, +infinity)
d. None of the above

388. If functions f(x) and g(x) are continuous everywhere then

a. (f / g)(x) is also continuous everywhere.

b. (f / g)(x) is also continuous everywhere except at the zeros of g(x).
c. (f / g)(x) is also continuous everywhere except at the zeros of f(x).
d. more information is needed to answer this question

389. If functions f(x) and g(x) are continuous everywhere and f(1) = 2, f(3) = -4, f(4) = 8,
g(0) = 4, g(3) = -6 and g(7) = 0 then lim (f + g)(x) as x approaches 3 is equal to
 a. -9
b. -10
c. -11
d. -12

390. If f(x) and g(x) are such that lim f(x) as x --> a = + infinity and lim g(x) as x --> a = 0,
then

a. lim [ f(x) . g(x) ] as x --> a is always equal to 0

b. lim [ f(x) . g(x) ] as x --> a is never equal to 0
c. lim [ f(x) . g(x) ] as x --> a may be +infinity or -infinity
d. None of the above

391. A critical number c of a function f is a number in the domain of f such that

a. f '(c) = 0
b. f '(c) is undefined
c. (A) or (B) above
d. None of the above

392. The values of parameter a for which function f defined by f(x) = x3 + ax2 + 3x has two
distinct critical numbers are in the interval

a. (-infinity , + infinity)
b. (-infinity , -3] U [3 , +infinity)
c. (0 , + infinty)
d. None of the above

393. If f(x) has one critical point at x = c, then

a. function f(x - a) has one critical point at x = c + a

b. function - f(x) has a critical point at x = - c
c. f(k x) has a critical point at x = c / k
d. (A) and (C) only

394. The values of parameter a for which function f defined by f(x) = 3x3 + ax2 + 3 has two
distinct critical numbers are in the interval

a. (-infinity , + infinity)
b. (-infinity , -3] U [3 , +infinity)
c. (0 , + infinty)
d. None of the above

395. If f(x) = x3 -3x2 + x and g is the inverse of f, then g '(3) is equal to

a. 10
 b. 1 / 10
c. 1
d. None of the above

396. If functions f and g are such that f(x) = g(x) + k where k is a constant, then

a. f '(x) = g '(x) + k
b. f '(x) = g '(x)
c. Both (A) and (B)
d. None of the above

397. If f(x) = g(u) and u = u(x) then

a. f '(x) = g '(u)
b. f '(x) = g '(u) . u '(x)
c. f '(x) = u '(x)
d. None of the above

398. lim [ex -1] / x as x approaches 0 is equal to

a. 1
b. 0
c. is of the form 0 / 0 and cannot be calculated.
d. None of the above

399. If f(x) is a differentiable function such that f '(0) = 2, f '(2) = -3 and f '(5) = 7 then the
limit lim [f(x) - f(4)] / (x - 4) as x approaches 4 is equal to

a. 2
b. -3
c. 7
d. 4

400. If f(x) and g(x) are differentiable functions such that f '(x) = 3x and g'(x) = 2x2 then the
limit lim [(f(x) + g(x)) - (f(1) + g(1))] / (x - 1) as x approaches 1 is equal to

a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 15