Math 2019 compilation

Dasma Group
1. What do you call a radical expressing an irrational number?
a surd b radix c complex number d Index

2. Which of the following is the opposite to pi/3?

a 7pi/6 b 4pi/3 c 6pi/5 d 11pi/9

3. In two intersecting lines, the angels opposite to each other are termed as
a opposite angles b vertical angles c horizontal angles d inscribed angles

4. Simplify (1+tan x)(1-tan x)

a sec x + tan x b cos 2x + tan 2x c cos x + tan x d 2 – sec^2 x

5. The apothem of a polygon is the _________ of its inscribed circle

a radius b circumference c diameter d length

6. When the ellipse is rotated about its shorter axis, the ellipsoid is
a spheroid b prolate c oblate d paraboloid

7. When the ellipse is rotated about its longer axis, the ellipsoid is
a spheroid b oblate c prolate d paraboloid

8. What is the ratio of the surface area of a sphere to its volume?

a 5/R b 4/R c 3/R d 2/R

9. Using the original diameter, d. What is the new diameter when the volume of the sphere is increased 8 times?
a 2d b 4d c 3d d 5d

10. Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola whose transverse and conjugate axes are equal in length
a 2 b 3 c sq. rt. of 2 d sq. rt. of 3

11. The curve 3x^2 = y^3 + 9 is symmetric with respect to the

a y-axis b x-axis c origin d both axes

12. A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to one and the discriminant is equal to zero
a parabola b ellipse c circle d hyperbola

13. Describe the locus represented by |z-3| - |z+3| = 4

a ellipse b circle c hyperbola d parabola

14. A conic section whose eccentricity is less than one is known as

a parabola b ellipse c circle d hyperbola

15. A tangent to a conic is a line

a which is parallel to the b which touches the conic c which passes inside the d all of the above
normal at only one point conic
16. It represents the distance of a point from the y-axis
a ordinate b abscissa c coordinate d polar distance

17. In polar coordinate system, the distance from a point to the pole is known as
a polar angle b x-coordinate c radius vector d y-coordinate
18. What is the length of the shortest line segment if the first quadrant drawn tangent to the ellipse
b^2x^2+a^2y^2=a^2b^2 and meeting to the coordinate axis?
a a/b b a+b c ab d b/a

19. if the side of a cube is measured with an error of at most 3 percent, estimate the percentage error in the volume of the
cube
a 3% b 6% c 9% d 12%

20. Find the area inside one petal of the four leaved rose r = sin 2 theta
a pi/4 b pi/6 c pi/2 d pi/8

21. What do you call the integral divided by the difference of the abscissa?
a average value b mean value c abscissa value d integral value

22. Evaluate the double integral 1/(x-y) dxdy with inner bounds of 2y to 3y and outer bounds of 0 to 2
a ln 3 b ln 2 c ln 4 d ln 8

23. What is the differential equation of the family of parabolas having their vertices at the origin and their foci on the x-
axis?
a 2xdy-ydx=0 b ydx+ydx=0 c 2ydx-xdy=0 d dy/dx-x=0

24. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of parabolas y^2=2x+C

a y=Ce^x b y=Ce^(-x) c y=Ce^(2x) d y=Ce^(-2x)

25. Which of the following is an exact DE?

a (x^2+1)dx-xdy=0 b xdy+(3x-2y)dx=0 c 2xydx+(2+x^2)dy=0 d x^2ydy-ydx=0

26. Find the equation of the family of curves at every point of which the tangent line has a slope of 2y
a x=Ca^y b y=Ce^x c x=Ce^2y d y=Ce^2x

27. Evaluate L {sinh at}

a 3s/(2s^2 – a^2) b 2s/(s^2 + a^2) c a/(s^2-a^2) d 2s/(s^3+a^3)

28. Evaluate L {t^n}

a n!/s^n b n!/s^(n+1) c n!/s^(n-1) d n!/s^(n+2)

29. What is -i^i?

a 4.81 b -4.81 c 0.21 d -0.21

30. If m is jointly proportional to G and z, where a, b, c and d are constants. Therefore

a m = aG + bz b m = aGz c m = aG d m = bG

31. The arc length is equal to the radius of a circle is called

a 1 grad b 1 radian c quarter arc d pi radian

32. The plane rectangular coordinate system is divided into four parts which are known as
a octants b quadrants c axis d coordinates

33. What kind of graph has r = 2 sec theta?

a straight line b parabola c ellipse d hyperbola
34. The axis of the hyperbola through its foci is known as
a conjugate axis b major axis c transverse axis d minor axis

35. Classify the graph of the equation x^2+xy+y^2-6=0

a circle b parabola c ellipse d hyperbola

36. The point on a curve where the first derivative of a function is zero and the second derivative is positive called a
a point of inflection b maxima c point of intersection d minima

37. 4 +8i is in what form?

a polar form b logarithmic form c exponential form d rectangular form

38. What is the Laplace transform of f(t) = cosh at?

a a/(s squared + a b a/(s squared – a c s/(s squared + a d s/(s squared – a
squared) squared) squared) squared)

39. Which of the following is not included?

a 0.60 b 60% c 0.06 d 3/5

40. In what quadrant may the angle theta terminate if sex theta is positive?
a first or second b first or fourth c first or third d third or fourth

41. For a triangle whose sides a, b and c with their respective angles A, B and C, which of the following equations gives
the correct relationship?
a a squared equals b b a squared equals b c a squared equals b d a squared equals b
squared minus 2bc sin a squared plus c squared squared plus c squared squared plus c squared
minus 2bc cos A minus 2bc sin A
42. The axis of the hyperbola which is parallel to its directrices is known as
a transverse axis b conjugate axis c minor axis d major axis

43. The cord passing through the focus of the parabola and is perpendicular to its axis is termed as
a axis b latus rectum c directrix d translated axis

44. A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to one known as

a a parabola b an ellipse c a circle d a hyperbola

45. The locus of a point that moves so that the sum of its distances between two fixes points is constant called
a a parabola b a circle c an ellipse d a hyperbola

46. In a conic section, if the eccentricity is greater than one, the locus is
a parabola b ellipse c circle d hyperbola

47. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family curves x (squared) – y (squared) = C
a xy = k b 2(y squared) + x = k c x=k d 2(x squared) + y = k

48. For a complex number z = 3 + j4 modulus is

a 3 b 4 c 5 d 6

49. What is (1+i) raised to the power of 10?

a -32i b -16i c 32i d -2i
50. The symbol “/” used in division is called
a modulus b minus c solidus d obelus

51. The number that is subtracted in subtraction

a minuend b subtrahend c dividend d quotient

52. The integer part of a commo logarithm is called the

a radicand b root c characteristic d mantissa

53. The constant “e” is named in honor of

a Euler b Eigen c Euclid d Einstein

54. A statement of the truth of which is admitted without proof is called

a an axiom b a postulate c a theorem d a corollary

55. A line segment joining two points on a circle is called

a arc b tangent c sector d chord

56. A/An ___ triangle is a triangle having three unequal sides

a oblique b scalene c equilateral d isosceles

57. A quadrilateral with no pair of parallel sides

a trapezoid b trapezium c rhombus d rhomboid

58. The surface area of a spherical segment

a lune b zone c wedge d sector

59. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of -x for x, its curve is symmetric with respect to the
a y-axis b x-axis c origin d line 45 degrees with the
axis
60. Lines that intersect in a point are called
a skew lines b intersecting lines c agonic lines d coincident lines

61. What conic section is represented by 2x^2 + y^2 – 8x + 4y = 16?

a parabola b ellipse c hyperbola d circle

62. Two lines that are not coplanar

a parallel lines b skew lines c secant lines d straight lines

63. A point on the curve where the second derivative of a function is equal to zero is called
a maxima b minima c point of inflection d point of intersection

64. A sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding term is called
a dissonant series b convergent series c isometric series d divergent series

65. The graphical representation of the cumulative frequency distribution in a set of statistical data is called
a ogive b histogram c frequency d mass diagram

66. Two circles with different radii but with the same center is called
a concenter b concentric c tangent d hypocloid
67. What is the name for a vector that represents the sum of two vectors?
a scalar b resultant c tensor d moment

68. What type of the curve is generated by a point that moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while traveling
with a constant speed v, parallel to the axis?
a cycloid b epicycloids c hypocycloid d helix

69. For a given function, f(t) = f(-t). What type of symmetry does f(t) have?
a odd symmetry b even symmetry c rotational symmetry d quarter-wave symmetry

70. What is the value of each interior angle of a regular pentagon?

a pi/5 b 2pi/5 c pi/2 d 3pi/5

71. Naperian logarithms have a base closest to which number?

a 2.17 b 2.72 c 3.14 d 10.0

72. What is the natural logarithm of e^xy?

a 1/xy b xy c 2.718 xy d 2.718/xy

73. What is the value of (0.001)^2/3?

a antilog (3/2 log 0.001) b 2/3 antilog (0.001) c antilog (log 0.001/2) d antilog (2/3 log 0.001)

74. Which of the following statements regarding matrices is FALSE?

a (A^T)^T = A b A(B+C)=AB+AC c ( 2 5)(1) = (12) d (AB)^-1 = (B^-1)(A^-1)
1 0 2 1
75. If the sine of angle A is given as K, what is the tangent of angle A?
a hK/o b aK/h c ha/K d hK/a

76. Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for angles between 90 and 180 degrees?
a the tangent is positive b the cotangent is positive c the cosine is negative d the sine is negative

77. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?

a secant b sine c cosine d tangent

78. What is the sum of the squares of the sine and cosine of an angle?
a 0 b 1 c sq. rt. of 3 d 2

79. The Taylor series expansion for cos x contains which powers of x?
a 0,2,4,6,8…. b 1,3,5,9…… c 1,2,3,4,5…… d ½, 3/2, 5/2, 7/2……

80. The equation y = a1 + a2 x is an algebraic expression for which of the following?

a a cosine expansion b projectile motion c a circle in polar form d a straight line
series
81. What is the term that describes a possible outcome of an experiment?
a sample space b random point c event d finite set

82. In probability theory, what is the term that describes the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment?
a set of random events b fuzzy set c cumulative distribution d sample space

83. How can the values of a random variable defined over a sample space be described?
a always continuous b always numerical c strictly nonzero d defined only over a finite
horizon
84. If two random variables are independently distributed, what is their relationship?
a they are not identically b they are uncorrelated c they are mutually d either option A or option
distributed exclusive B is true
85. Which of the following properties of probability is NOT valid?
a the probability of an b if E0 is an event which c If events E1 and E2 are d If events E1 and E2 are
event is always positive cannot occur in the mutually exclusive, then events from the same
and less than or equal to sample space the probability of both sample place, then P(E1
one events occurring is zero + E2) = P(E1) + P(E2) –
P(E1E2)
86. If y = cos x, what is dy/dx?
a sec x b -sec x c csc x d -sin x

87. If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is proportional to the negative of the equation of the same curve,
what is the curve?
a hyperbola b square wave c sinudoid d cycloid

88. Consider a strictly concave up function of one variable x, with lower and upper bounds on x. At what value(s) of x will
the function be minimized?
a at the upper bound x b at the lower bound of x c strictly between the d at any of the above
upper and lower bound
of x
89. Consider a strictly concave down function in one variable, x, with lower and upper bounds on x. At what value(s) of x
will the function be minimized?
a at the upper bound of x b at the lower bound of x c strictly between the d at any of the above
upper and lower bound
of x
90. The integral of a function between certain limits divided by the difference in abscissas between those limits gives the
___ of the function
a average b middle c intercept d asymptote

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91. How can the following differential equation best be described? 𝑎 𝑑𝑡 2 + 𝐵(𝑡) + 𝐶 = 𝐷(𝑡)
a linear, homogeneous, b homogeneous and first c linear, second order and d linear, homogeneous
and first order order non-homogeneous and second order
92. How can the following differential equation best be described?
a linear, second order, b nonlinear, second order, c linear, second order, d nonlinear, second order,
homogeneous homogeneous non-homogeneous non-homogeneous