1.

The pages of a book are numbers 1 through n, when the page numbers of the books were added, one of
the page numbers was mistakenly added twice, resulting in an incorrect sum of 1986. What was the
number of that page added twice?
A. 15 C. 89
B. 33 * D. 67

Let x = the page number that was doubled.

The page numbers form an arithmetic progression with a common difference of 1

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Using trial and error, substitute each choice to x and solve for n:
A. At x=15, n=62.287
B. At x=33, n=62
C. At x=89, n=61.09
D. At x=67, n=61.453

Since n is a page number, the only acceptable answer is a positive whole number. Therefore, the
answer is 33.

2. A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, what is the
probability of getting 2 tails and 1 head?
A. 3/8 C. 4/27
B. 2/9 * D. 2/27

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3. A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90O and sides a = 50O and c = 80O. Find side b.
A. 74O20’ * C. 76O20’
B. 75O20’ D. 77O20’

Using Law of Cosines for sides:

4. A hyperbola passes through (2,0) and has foci located at (-4,0) and (4,0). Find the equation of the
hyperbola.
A. 3x^2 – y^2 = 12 * C. x^2 – 3y^2 = 12
B. x^2 – 3y^2 = 4 D. x^2 – y^2 = 12

Based on the given foci, the hyperbola has a horizontal transverse axis with center at (0,0). Also, we can
say that c = 4.

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Since the hyperbola passes through (2,0):

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5. Determine the area of the inner loop of the curve ( )

A. * C.
B. D.

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6. A cheesecake is taken out of the oven with an ideal internal temperature of 165 OF, and is placed into a
35 OF refrigerator. After 10 minutes, the cheesecake has cooled to 150 OF. If we must wait until the
cheesecake has cooled to 70OF before we eat it, how long will we have to wait?
A. 1 hour and 47 minutes *
B. 1 hour and 45 minutes
C. 1 hour and 30 minutes
D. 1 hour and 25 minutes

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7. A biologist wants to calculate the number of fish in a lake. On May 1, she catches a random sample of 60
fish, tags them, and releases them. On September 1 she catches a random sample of 70 fish and finds that
3 of them are tagged. To calculate the number of fish in the lake on May 1, she assumes that 25 percent
of these fish are no longer in the lake on September 1, because of death and emigrations, that 40 percent
of the fish were not in the lake May, because of births and immigrations, and that the number of
untagged fish and tagged fish in the September 1 sample are representative of the total population. What
does the biologist calculate for the number of fish in the lake on May 1?
A. 740 C. 840 *
B. 940 D. 440

Of the 70 fish caught in September, 40 percent were not there in May. So, 42 fish were there in
May. Since the percentage of tagged fish in September is proportional to the percentage of
tagged fish in May.
Therefore, by ratio and proportion:

Therefore, the number of fish in the lake on May 1 is 840.

8. A jar contains black and white marbles. Two marbles are chosen without replacement. The probability of
selecting a black marble and then a white marble is 0.34, and the probability of selecting a black marble
on the first draw is 0.47. What is the probability of selecting a white marble on the second draw, given
that the first marble drawn was black?
A. 34/47 * C. 32/47
B. 33/47 D. 35/47

Conditional Probability:
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9. The twelve donors donated the following amount in a charity fund: 500, 850, 925, 800, 600, 750, 650,
625, 800, 400, 725 and 550. Find the seventh decile.
A. 725 C. 650
B. 550 D. 800 *

First, arrange the data from lowest to highest:

400, 500, 550, 600, 625, 650, 725, 750, 800, 800, 850, 925

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10. Find the value of .

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A. 11 C. 14
B. 12 D. 15 *

Solve in radians mode:

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11. 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 isosceles triangle with its hypotenuse in the plane of the base.
A. 20666.67 cm^3 C. 10666.67 cm^3 *
B. 30666.67 cm^3 D. 40666.67 cm^3

The given solid is a prismatoid. This is because of the phrase “every plane section perpendicular to a
certain diameter”. The midsection is an isosceles triangle. However, it was stated that it has a
hypotenuse. Therefore, we can say that the triangle is not only isosceles, but, an isosceles right triangle.

Solving for the other sides using Pythagorean theorem:

Solving for the Volume:

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12. Find the first derivative of the function f given by: ( ) .

A. ( ) * C. ( )
B. ( ) D. ( )

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13. Determine the centroid of the area bounded by and the x-axis.
 A. (1.6, 2.29) * C. (5.6, 4.29)
B. (2.6, 3.50) D. (18, 2.90)

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Therefore, centroid is at (1.6, 2.286)

14. Find the integrating factor of the differential equation .

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A. sin x C. cos x
B. csc x D. sec x *

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15. The number

can be written as where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. Find .
A. 3 C. 9
B. 7 * D. 11

Using the calculator:

16. A large group of students took a test in Physics and the final grades have a mean of 70 and a standard
deviation of 10. If we can approximate the distribution of these grades by a normal distribution, what
percent of the students will pass the test? A student will past the test if he got a score of at least 60.
A. 15.87% C. 15.87%
B. 84.13% * D. 13.78%

First, solve for the Z score at x = 60:

To get the percentage of students that scored higher than 60, we must get the area
bounded by the normal curve from z = -1 up to the right side of the normal curve.

Using the calculator:

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Therefore, the answer is 84.13%.

17. In statistical tests, what did you commit when you correctly reject the null hypothesis, but it’s rejected
for the wrong reason?
A. Type I error C. Type III error *
B. Type II error D. Type IV error

18. A hexagram is formed by overlapping two equal equilateral triangles which are inscribed in a circle
having a radius of 12 cm. Find the area of the hexagram.
A. 239.42 C. 249.42 *
B. 259.42 D. 229.42

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19. Given the function

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Compute: ( ).
 A. 9 C. 16
B. 7 D. Limit does not exist *

Since we want to get the limit as y approaches -2, we need to test the value of the function at less than
and greater than -2.

At less than -2, we will use . As y approaches -2, the limit of the function is 9.

At greater than -2, we will use1-3y. As y approaches -2, the limit of the function is 7.

Since value less than and greater than -2 are not equal, THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST.

20. Solve the area bounded by the curve and the line x=3.
A. C. *
B. D.

By completing the square:

( )
We are given a parabola opening to the right with vertex at (-1, -1)

Solving the points of intersection at x = 3:

( )
( )

Using a horizontal strip:

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21. What is the sum of the solutions to the equation √ ?

√

A. 338 C. 339
B. 337 * D. 331

Assume √
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√

At :
√
√

At :
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22. Three friends A, B and C are in a race. The odds that A will win are 7 to 5, and the odds that B will win
are 1 to 3. What are the odds in favor of C?
A. 1 to 4 C. 1 to 5 *
B. 1 to 6 D. 1 to 3

Converting the odds to probability gives us:

23. When a right triangle is rotated about one leg, the volume of the cone produced is pi cubic cm. When
the triangle is rotated about the other leg, the volume of the cone produced is 1920pi cubic cm. What is
the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle in cm?
A. 27 C. 22
B. 23 D. 26 *

Let’s say we are rotating this triangle:

If we are going to rotate the triangle about leg b, we will be having a cone with height b and
radius a.

If we are going to rotate the triangle about leg a, we will be having a cone with height a and
radius b.

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From Equation 1:

Finally, solving for the hypotenuse using Pythagorean Theorem:

√
√

24. An ellipse has an eccentricity of 1/3 and the distance between the foci is 4. Find the second eccentricity.
A. 0.353 * C. 0.333
B. 0.535 D. 0.555
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Solving for b:

Solving for the second eccentricity:

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25. Find the general solution of the equation: dy/dx = x^2 – 3.

A. C. *

B. D.

Using integration:

26. The probabilities are 0.4, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.1, respectively that a delegate to a certain convention arrived by
air, bus, automobile or train. What is the probability that among 9 delegates randomly selected at this
convention, 3 arrived by air, 3 arrived by bus, 1 arrived by automobile and 2 arrived by train?
A. 0.0077 * C. 0.0099
B. 0.0088 D. 0.0066

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27. Which of the following statements is false?

A. If three sides of one triangle are equal to the three sides of another triangle, the triangles are
congruent.
B. If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to the corresponding sides and angle of
another triangle, the triangles are congruent.
C. If two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to the corresponding angles and side of
another triangle, the triangles are congruent.
D. None of the choices is false *

28. A circle has its center on the line 2y = 3x and tangent to the x-axis at (4,0). Find the centroid of the circle.
A. (6,4) C. (3,5)
B. (4,6) * D. (5,3)
 The centroid of the circle is its center. The easiest solution is simply to substitute the choices to the given
line since it was stated that the center is on the line 2y = 3x. Only one will be satisfied and the answer is
(4,6).

29. A tank contains 1000 liters of brine with 15 kg of dissolved salt. Pure water enters the tank at a rate of
10 liters/min. The solution is kept thoroughly mixed and drains from the tank at the same rate. How
much salt is in the tank after t minutes?
A. ( )
B. ( )
C. ( ) *
D. ( )

Assume t = 30

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Let us now test each choice:

A. At t = 30:
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Therefore, A is not the answer

B. At t = 30:
( )

∫ ∫
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Therefore, B is not the answer

C. At t = 30:
( )
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Therefore, the answer is C.

30. In a certain assembly plant, three machines, B 1, B2, and B3 makes 30%, 45% and 25%, respectively, of the
products. It is known from past experience that 2%, 3% and 2% of the products made by each machine,
respectively, are defective. Now, suppose that a finished product is randomly selected and it was found
out that it was defective, what is the probability that it was made by B 3?
A. 11/49 C. 12/49
B. 10/49 * D. 13/49

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31. A circle circumscribing a triangle whose vertices are at (0,0), (0,5) and (3,3). Find the area of the circle.
A. 10.42 sq units C. 30.42 sq units
B. 20.42 sq units * D. 40.42 sq units

Using distance formula, get the distances between each of the three points. They will correspond to the
legs of the triangles:

a. Between (0,0) and (0,5):

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b. Between (0,5) and (3,3):
√( ) ( ) √
c. Between (3,3) and (0,0):
√( ) ( ) √

Using Heron’s formula to get the area of the triangle:

√ √

√ ( )( )( )

Since the circle circumscribes the triangle:

( )(√ )( √ )

Solving for the area of the circle:

32. Postal regulations require that the sum of the length and girth of a rectangular package may not exceed
108 inches (the girth is the perimeter of an end of the box). What is the maximum volume of a package
with square ends that meets this criteria?
A. C. *
 B. D.

The postal restrictions say that cannot exceed 108 inches.

For maximum volume we take .
Equivalently, and .
Substitute value of y in the volume equation,
( ) ( )
( )
Differentiating,

( )
The critical values are and . Since the endpoints of the interval, and ,
both yield a volume of 0, the maximum volume occurs when and its value is:
( )
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33. Find the median of the following data set: 102, 56, 34, 99, 101, 10, 54.
A. 71.5 C. 73.5
B. 72.5 * D. 74.5

Arranging the data:

Super Erroneous. Missing data. The data should be:
102, 56, 34, 99, 89, 101, 10, 54

Arranging from lowest to highest gives us:

10, 34, 54, 56, 89, 99, 101, 102

34. If f(x) = sin x. Find the 99th derivative of sin(x).

A. cos x C. –sin x
B. sin x D. –cos x *
 The pattern repeats every for 4 times.

Therefore:

35. A driver stands on a diving board above 2 swimmers. The angle of depression from the diver to each
swimmer is 30 and 45 degrees. If the swimmers are 6 feet apart, how high is the diving board?
A. 18.890 C. 14.184 *
B. 29.789 D. 10.568

First we need to determine the right triangles,

Solving,

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Equating the equations of “h”.

( )
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( )
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Then, if ,

36. A trough filled with water is 2 m long and has a cross section in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid 30
cm wide at the bottom,60 cm wide at the top, and a height of 50 cm. If the trough leaks water at the rate
of 2000 , how fast is the water level falling when the water is 20 cm deep?
A. * C.

B. D.

Given: Let V represent the volume of water in the tank.

dV/dt is negative since the volume of water in trough is getting smaller over
time.
Find:
Theory on trapezoids, the area is computed using the formula, A= ( ).

The cross-sectional area of the water is A ( ). The volume of water is V = l x A, l is the

length of the trough so V = (l) ( ) since the units in the problem must be consistent, we
take l =200 cm. Thus V=100h(x+30). Since x is not mentioned in either the “Given” or the
“Find”, we should eliminate x from this equation. To accomplish this, we observe similar
triangles
In this figure, ABC is similar to ADE. Since their corresponding sides are proportional,

Since x=2y+30 (see diagram), it follows that x = , and

( )
( )

Now, we differentiate in terms of “t”,

( )
We now substitute the given values in the result of previous step,

The minus sign indicates that the water level is falling at the rate of

37. In a polygon, the sum of its interior angles equals twice the sum of its exterior angles. What is the area of
this polygon if it is circumscribing a circle having a radius of 6cm?
A. 224.70 cm^2 C. 424.70 cm^2
B. 324.70 cm^2 D. 124.70 cm^2 *

Let us first determine what type of polygon is given:

( )( ) ( )

Since n = 6, we have a hexagon. We will now get the area of a hexagon circumscribing a circle of radius 6.
 The radius of the circle is the apothem of the polygon.
Solving for the side x:

Take note that a hexagon is made up of 6 equilateral triangles.

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38. One face of an octahedron has side equal to 10 cm. Compute the total surface area of the given
octahedron.
A. 246.41 C. 346.41 *
B. 146.41 D. 446.41

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39. Which of the following is not an exact differential equation?

A. ( )
B.( ) ( )
C. ( )
D. ( ) ( ) *

A: ( )

Therefore, the given DE is not exact

B: ( ) ( )

Therefore, the given DE is exact

C: ( )

Therefore, the given DE is exact

 D: ( ) ( )
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Therefore, the given DE is not exact

The problem is erroneous since there are two answers.

40. Given and equilateral triangle. What is the ratio of the area of a circle inscribed to the area of a circle
circumscribed about the triangle?
A. 1/2 C. 1/3
B. 1/4 * D. 1/5

To make things easier, let us let the side of the equilateral triangle as 5.

√ √ √

Circle inscribed in the triangle:

( )
√ ( )
* +

Circle circumscribing a triangle:

Using ratio and proportion:

* +

√
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√

41. The ratio of a pair of corresponding altitudes of two similar triangle is 6/7 and the area of the larger
triangle is 98. Find the area of the smaller triangle.
A. 72 * C. 68
B. 84 D. 78

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42. Find the total arc length of the cardioid r = 1 + cos θ.
A. 4 C. 4π
B. 8 * D. 8π

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43. Find the equation of the curve that passes through (4, -2) and cuts at right angles every curve of the
family y2 =cx3

A. 2x2+3y2 = 44 * C. 3x2+2y2 = 22
B. 3y2 -2x2 = 44 D. 2x2-3y2 = 22

Since the problem states that the curve passes through (4,-2), just substitute x = 4 and y = -2 to each of the
choice. If you do that, only 2x2+3y2 = 44 will be satisfied.

44. The area bounded by the curve x^3 = y, the line y = 8 and the y-axis is to be revolved about the y-axis.
Determine the centroid of the volume generated.
A. y=4 C. y=6
B. y=5 * D. y=7

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45. The probability that a certain industry will locate in Cagayan de Oro is 0.8, the probability that it will
locate in Iloilo is 0.5, and the probability that it will
locate in either Cagayan de Oro or Iloilo or both is 0.9. What is the probability that the industry will
locate in both cities?
A. 0.1 C. 0.4 *
B. 0.3 D. 0.5
46. 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 * C. 0.167
B. 0.898 D. 0.264

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47. Solve the equation

A. | |
B. | |
C. | | *
D. | |

Calcutech:
Let x = 2, y = 3

Solving for A:
A=dy/dx = 10.5

Testing the correct answer:

1. | | SOLVE at x = 2 and y = 3
2. | | SOLVE at x = 2+1x10-6 and C = -2.208240531
3.

As you can see, we got a value that is near the expected value.

48. Solve the equation

A.
B.
C.
D. *

Calcutech:
Let x = 2, y = 3

Solving for A:
A=dy/dx = 45

Testing the correct answer:

1. SOLVE at x = 2 and y = 3
2. SOLVE at x = 2+1x10-6 and C = - 52
3.

As you can see, we got a value that is near the expected value.

49. What is the integrating factor of y’ + (4/x) y = x^4.

A. 4x C. x
B. x^4 * D. 4/x
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