MULTIPLE CHOICE

QUESTIONS in

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
By

Diego Inocencio T. Gillesania

Conversion D. 0°

Problem 1 Problem 6 (ME October 1994)

What is the temperature in degree Celsius of How many degree Celsius is 80 degrees
absolute zero? Fahrenheit?
A. -32 A. 26.67
B. 0 B. 86.4
C. 273 C. 33.33
D. -273 D. 16.33

Problem 2 (ME April 1996) Problem 7(EE October 1990)

How many degrees Celsius is 100 degrees What is the absolute temperature of the
Fahrenheit? freezing point of water in degree Rankine?
A. 37.8 °C A. -32
B. 2.667 °C B. 0
C. 1.334 °C C. 428
D. 13.34 °C D. 492

Problem 3 (ECE November 1997) Problem 8

A comfortable room temperature is 72 °F. The angle of inclination of the road is 32.
What is this temperature, expressed in What is the angle of inclination in mils?
degrees Kelvin? A. 456.23
A. 263 B. 568.89
B. 290 C. 125.36
C. 295 D. 284.44
D. 275
Problem 9
Problem 4 An angle measures x degrees. What is its
255 °C is equivalent to: measure in radians?
A. 491 °F A. 180° x / π
B. 427 °F B. π x / 180°
C. 173.67 °F C. 180° π / x
D. 109.67 °F D. 180° π x

Problem 5 Problem 10 (ECE November 1995)

At what temperature will the °C and °F Express 45° in mils.
readings be equal? A. 80 mils
A. 40° B. 800 mils
B. -40° C. 8000 mils
C. 32° D. 80000mils
 Problem 16
Problem 11 (ME April 1997) One nautical mile is equivalent to:
What is the value in degrees of π radians? A. 5280 ft.
A. 90° B. 6280 ft.
B. 57.3° C. 1.256 statute mile
C. 180° D. 1.854 km
D. 45°
Problem 17 (ME October 1991)
Problem 12(CE May 1993) How many square feet is 100 square meters?
How many degrees is 3200° mils? A. 328.10
A. 360° B. 956.36
B. 270° C. 1075.84
C. 180° D. 156
D. 90°
Problem 18
Problem 13 (ECE November 1995) A tank contains 1500 gallons of water. What
An angular unit equivalent to 1/400 of the is the equivalent in cubic liters?
circumference of a circle is called: A. 4.256
A. mil B. 5.865
B. grad C. 6
C. radian D. 5.685
D. degree
Problem 19 (ME October 1994)
Problem 14 (EE October 1994) How many cubic feet is equivalent to 100
Carry out the following multiplication and gallons of water?
express your answer in cubic meters: A. 74.80
3cm×5mm×2m. B. 1.337
A. 3 x 10-3 C. 13.37
B. 3 x 10-4 D. 133.7
C. 8 x 10-2
D. 8 x 102 Problem 20 (ME April 1998)
How many cubic meters is 100 gallons of
Problem 15 (ME April 1994) liquid?
Add the following and express in meters: A. 0.1638 cu. meters
3m + 2cm + 70mm B. 1.638 cu. meters
A. 2.90 m C. 0.3785 cu. meters
B. 3.14 m D. 3.7850 cu. meters
C. 3.12 m
D. 3.09 m Problem 21 (ME October 1995)
The number of board feet in a plank 3 inches Solve for x: x = -(1/-27)-2/3
thick, 1 foot wide, and 20 feet long is: A. 9
A. 30 B. 1/9
B. 60 C. -9
C. 120 D. -1/9
D. 90
Problem 27
Problem 22 Solve for a in the equation: a = 64x4y
Which of the following is correct? A. 4x+3y
A. 1horsepower = 746kW B. 43xy
B. 1horsepower = 0.746watts C. 256xy
C. 1 horsepower = 0.746kW D. 43x+y
D. 1 horsepower = 546 watts
Problem 28
Problem 23 (ME October 1996) Simplify 3x - 3x-1 - 3x-2
The acceleration due to gravity in English A. 3x-2
unit is equivalent to? B. 33x-3
A. 32.2 ft/sec2 C. 5×3x-2
B. 3.22 ft/sec2 D. 13×3x
C. 9.81 ft/sec2 Problem 29
D. 98.1 ft/sec2 Which of the following is true?
A. √ √
Problem 24 (ME April 1999) B. √
The prefix nano is opposite to:
C. √ √ √
A. mega
D. 5 +5 +5 +5 +55=56
5 5 5 5
B. tera
C. hexa
Problem 30
D. giga
Solve for x: x=√ √ √
Problem 25(ME October 1996) A. -2√
10 to the 12th power is the value of the B. 2√
prefix: C. 4
A. giga D. 4√
B. pico
C. tera Problem 31
D. peta Solve for x: √ √ √
A. -16/25 & 0
Exponents and Radicals B. 25/16 & 0
C. -25/16 & 0
Problem 26 D. 16/25 & 0
 B. 3/7
Problem 32 C. 7/3
Simplify √ √ √ D. 49/9
A. 5√
Problem 38
B. 2√
C. √ Solve for U if U = √ √ √
D. √ A. 0.723
B. 0.618
Problem 33 C. 0.852
Solve for x: 3x5x+1 = 6x+2 D. 0.453
A. 2.1455
B. 2.1445 Problem 39 (ME April 1996)
C. 2.4154 If x to the ¾ power equals 8, then x equals:
D. 2.1544 A. -9
B. 6
Problem 34 C. 9
Simplify . D. 16
A.
Problem 40
B.
If 33y = 1, what is the value of y/33?
C.
A. 0
D.
B. 1
C. Infinity
Problem 35
D. 1/33
(3x)x is equal to:
A. Problem 41 (ME April 1998)
B. 3xxx Find the value of x that will satisfy the
C. 3xx
following expression: √ √
D. 32x
A. x = 3/2
B. x = 18/6
Problem 36
C. x = 9/4
Solve for x: 37x+1 = 6561.
D. none of these
A. 1
B. 2
Problem 42 (ME April 1998)
C. 3
is equal to:
D. 4
A. 0.048787
B. 0.049001
Problem 37
C. 0.049787
If 3a = 7b, then 3a2/7b2 =
D. 0.048902
A. 1
 C. -7a
Problem 43 D. 7a
B to the m/nth power is equal to:
A. Nth root of b to the m power Problem 48
B. B to the m+n power Simplify
C. 1/n square root of b to the m power
A. xy3
D. B to the m power over n
B.
Problem 44 (ECE April 1993) C.
Find x from the following equations:
27x = 9y D.
81y3-x = 243
A. 2.5 Problem 49
B. 2 √ √
Simplify the following: .
C. 1 √ √

D. 1.5 A. 4+√
B. 4-√
Problem 45 (ECE April 1990) C. 8+√
Solve for a if (am)(an) = 100000 and D. 8-√

A. 15.85 Problem 50
B. 10 Which of the following is equivalent to
C. 12 √√
D. 12.56 A. √
B. √
Problem 46 (ECE April 1991)
C. √
Simplify D. √

A.
FUNDAMENTALS IN ALGEBRA
B.

C. Problem 51 (ME Board)

Change 0.222… common fraction.
D.
A. 2/10
B. 2/9
Problem 47(ECE April 1991) C. 2/13
Simplify the following: 7a+2 – 8(7a+1) + 5(7a) D. 2/7
+ 49(7a-2).
A. -5a Problem 52 (ME Board)
B. 3
Change 0.2272722… to a common fraction. A. 320
A. 7/44 B. 2
B. 5/48 C. 180
C. 5/22 D. 90
D. 9/34
Problem 58
Problem 53 (ME Board) 4xy – 4x2 –y2 is equal to:
What is the value of 7! or 7 fatorial? A. (2x-y)2
A. 5040 B. (-2x-y)2
B. 2540 C. (-2x+y)2
C. 5020 D. –(2x-y)2
D. 2520
Problem 59
Problem 54 (ME October 1994) Factor x4 – y2 + y – x2 as completely as
The reciprocal of 20 is: possible.
A. 0.50 A. (x2 + y)(x2 + y -1)
B. 20 B. (x2 + y)(x2 - y -1)
C. 0.20 C. (x2 -y)(x2 - y -1)
D. 0.05 D. (x2 -y)(x2 + y -1)

Problem 55 Problem 60 (ME April 1996)

If p is an odd number and q is an even Factor the expression x2 + 6x + 8 as
number, which of the following expressions completely as possible.
must be even? A. (x+8)(x-2)
A. p+q B. (x+4)(x+2)
B. p-q C. (x+4)(x-2)
C. pq D. (x-8)(x-2)
D. p/q
Problem 61(ME October 1997)
Problem 56 (ECE March 1996) Factor the expression x3 + 8.
MCMXCIV is a Roman Numeral equivalent A. (x-2)(x2+2x+4)
to: B. (x+4)(x2+2x+2)
A. 2974 C. (-x+2)(-x2+2x+2)
B. 3974 D. (x+2)(x2-2x+4)
C. 2174
D. 1994 Problem 62 (ME October 1997)
Factor the expression (x4 – y4) as completely
Problem 57 (ECE April 1998) as possible.
What is the lowest common factor of 10 and A. (x+y)(x2+2xy+y)
32? B. (x2+y2)(x2-y2)
 C. (x2+y2)(x+y)(x-y)
D. (1+x2)(1+y)(1-y2) Problem 68
Which of the following is not an identity?
Problem 63(ME October 1997) A. (x-1)2 = x2-2x+1
Factor the expression 3x3+3x2-18x as B. (x+3)(2x-2) = 2(x2+2x-3)
completely as possible. C. x2-(x-1)2 = 2x-1
A. 3x(x+2)(x-3) D. 2(x-1)+3(x+1) = 5x+4
B. 3x(x-2)(x+3)
C. 3x(x-3)(x+6) Problem 69 (ME October 1997)
D. (3x2-6x)(x-1) Solve for x: 4 + .
A. -18 = -18
Problem 64 (ME April 1998)
B. 12 = 12 or -3 = -3
Factor the expression 16 – 10x + x2.
C. Any value
A. (x+8)(x-2)
D. -27 = -27 or 0 = 0
B. (x-8)(x-2)
C. (x-8)(x+2)
Problem 70 (ME October 1997)
D. (x+8)(x+2)
Solve the simultaneous equations: 3x – y =
6; 9x – y = 12.
Problem 65
A. x = 3; y = 1
Factor the expression x6-1 as completely as
B. x = 1; y = -3
possible.
C. x = 2; y = 2
A. (x+1)(x-1)(x4+x2-1)
D. x = 4; y = 2
B. (x+1)(x-1)(x4+2x2+1)
C. (x+1)(x-1)(x4-x2+1)
Problem 71 (ME April 1998)
D. (x+1)(x-1)(x4+x2+1)
Solve algebraically: 4x2 + 7y2 = 32
11y2 – 3x2 = 41
Problem 66
A. y = 4, x = and y = -4, x = ±1
What are the roots of the equation (x-
B. y = +2, x = and y = -2, x = ±1
4)2(x+2) = (x+2)2(x-4)?
C. x = 2, y = and x = -2, y = -3
A. 4 and -2 only
D. x = 2, y = and x = 2, y = -2
B. 1 only
C. -2 and 4 only
Problem 72 (CE May 1997)
D. 1, -2, and 4 only
Solve for w from the following equations:
3x – 2y + w = 11
Problem 67
x + 5y -2w = -9
If f(x) = x2 + x + 1, then f(x) – f(x-1) =
2x + y - 3w = -6
A. 0
A. 1
B. x
B. 2
C. 2x
C. 3
D. 3
D. 4
 D. 13
Problem 73
When (x+3)(x-4) + 4 is divided by x – k, the Problem 78 (ECE April 1999)
remainder is k. Find the value of k. Given f(x) = (x+3)(x-4) + 4 when divided by
A. 4 or 2 (x-k), the remainder is k. Find k.
B. 2 or -4 A. 2
C. 4 or -2 B. 3
D. -4 or -2 C. 4
D. -3
Problem 74
Find k in the equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0 so Problem 79 (EE March 1998)
that it will only have one real root. The polynomial x3 + 4x2 -3x + 8 is divided
A. 1 by x-5. What is the remainder?
B. 2 A. 281
C. 3 B. 812
D. 4 C. 218
D. 182
Problem 75
Find the remainder when (x12 + 2) is divided Problem 80
by (x – √ Find the quotient of 3x5 – 4x3 + 2x2 + 36x +
A. 652 48 divided by x3 – 2x2 + 6.
B. 731 A. -3x2 – 4x + 8
C. 231 B. 3x2 + 4x + 8
D. 851 C. 3x2 – 4x – 8
D. 3x2 + 6x + 8
Problem 76 (CE November 1997)
If 3x3 – 4x2y + 5xy2 + 6y3 is divided by (x2 – Problem 81
2xy + 3y2), the remainder is If 1/x = a + b and 1/y = a-b, then x-y is equal
A. 0 to:
B. 1 A. 1/2a
C. 2 B. 1/2b
D. 3 C. 2a/(a2 – b2)
D. 2b/(a2 – b2)
Problem 77 (CE November 1007 & May
1999) Problem 82
If (4y3 + 8y + 18y2 – 4) is divided by (2y + If x-1/x = 1, find the value of x3 – 1/x3.
3), the remainder is: A. 1
A. 10 B. 2
B. 11 C. 3
C. 12 D. 4
 Solve the simultaneous equations:
Problem 83 y - 3x + 4 = 0
If 1/x + 1/y = 3 and 2/x – 1/y = 1. Then x is y + x2/y = 24/y
equal to:
A. ½ A. x = (-6 + 2√ )/5 or (-6 - 2√ )/5
B. 2/3 y = (2 + 6√ )/5 or (-2 + 6√ )/5
C. ¾ B. x = (6 + 2√ )/5 or (6 - 2√ )/5
D. 4/3
y = (-2 + 6√ )/5 or (-2 - 6√ )/5
Problem 84 C. x = (6 + 2√ )/5 or (6 - 2√ )/5
Simplify the following expression: y = (-2 + 6√ )/5 or (-2 - 6√ )/5
. D. x = (6 + 2√ )/5 or (6 - 2√ )/5
y = (-6+ 2√ )/5 or (-6 + 2√ )/5
A. 2/(x-3)
B. (x-3)/5
Problem 89 (CE May 1996)
C. (x+3)/(x-1)
Find the value of A in the equation.
D. 4/(x+3)

Problem 85 A. 2
If 3x = 4y then is equal to: B. -2
C. -1/2
A. ¾
D. ½
B. 4/3
C. 2/3
Problem 90
D. 3/2
Find A and B such that
Problem 86 A. A = -3; B = 2
Simplify: (a+1/a)2-(a-1/a)2. B. A = -3; B = -2
A. -4 C. A = 3; B = 2
B. 0 D. A = 3; B = 2
C. 4
D. -2/a2 Problem 91 (ME October 1996)
Resolve into partial fraction.
Problem 87 (ECE November 1996)
A.
The quotient of (x5 +32) by (x+2) is:
A. x4 – x3 + 8 B.
B. x3 +2x2 – 8x + 4
C.
C. x4 – 2x3 + 4x2 – 8x + 16
D. x4 + 2x3 + x2 + 16x + 8 D.

Problem 88 (ME April 1996) Problem 92 (ECE April 1998)

The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If D. 14
two numbers namely 250 and 850 are
removed what is the arithmetic mean of the Problem 97
remaining numbers? Find the fourth proportional of 7, 12, and 21.
A. 42.31 A. 36
B. 57.12 B. 34
C. 50 C. 32
D. 38.62 D. 40

Problem 93 (ECE April 1998) Problem 98 (ECE November 1997)

The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If If (x+3):10 = (3x – 2) : 8, find (2x -1)
two numbers are added to the progression, A. 1
the new set of number will have an B. 2
arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two C. 3
numbers if their difference is 4? D. 4
A. 21, 29
B. 23, 27 Problem 99
C. 24, 26 Solve for x: -4 < 3x - 1 < 11.
D. 22, 28 A. 1 < x < -4
B. -1< x < 4
Problem 94 C. 1 < x < 4
If 2x – 3y = x + y, then x2 : y2 = D. -1 < x < -4
A. 1:4
B. 4:1 Problem 100
C. 1:16 Solve for x: x2 + 4x > 12.
D. 16:1 A. -6 > x > 2
B. 6 > x > -2
Problem 95 C. -6 > x > -2
If 1/a :1/b : 1/c = 2 : 3 : 4, then (a + b + c) : D. 6 > x > 2
(b + c) is equal to:
A. 13:7 Logarithms, Binomial Theorem,
B. 15:6 Quadratic Equation
C. 10:3
D. 7:9 Problem 101
If = 2, what is the value of z?
Problem 96
A. ¼
Find the mean proportional to 5 and 20.
B. 25
A. 8
C. 4
B. 10
D. 5
C. 12
Problem 102 (EE October 1992) A. xy/yx
Solve for x: log 6 + x log 4 = log 4 + log (32 B. y log x – x log y
+ 4x) C. (y log x)/ (x log y)
A. 1 D. 1
B. 2
C. 3 Problem 108
D. 4 If 10ax+b = P, what is the value of x?
A. (1/a)(log P-b)
Problem 103 B. (1/a) log ( P-b)
Which of the following cannot be used as a C. (1/a) P10-b
base of a system of logarithm? D. (1/a) log P10
A. e
B. 10 Problem 109
C. 2 Find the value of log(aa)a.
D. 1 A. 2a log a
B. a2 log a
Problem 104 C. a log a2
If log5.21000 = x, what is the value of x? D. (a log a)a
A. 4.19
B. 5.23 Problem 110
C. 3.12 Solve for x: x = logb a logc d logd c
D. 4.69 A. logb a
B. loga c
Problem 105 C. logb c
Find the value of a in the equation loga2187 D. logd a
= 7/2.
A. 3 Problem 111
B. 6 Find the positive value of x if log x 36 = 2.
C. 9 A. 2
D. 12 B. 4
C. 6
Problem 106 D. 8
If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, find log 1.2.
A. 2x + y Problem 112
B. 2xy/10 Find x if logx 27 + logx 3 = 2.
C. 2x + y - 1 A. 9
D. xy - 1 B. 12
C. 8
Problem 107 D. 7
is equal to:
Problem 113 B. log7 (-2) = 1/49
Find a if log2 (a+2) + log2 (a-2) = 5 C. log7 (1/49) = -2
A. 2 D. log7 (1/49) = 2
B. 4
C. 6 Problem 119 (ME April 1996)
D. 8 Log of nth root of x equals log of x to the
1/n power and also equal to:
Problem 114 A.
Solve for x if log5 x = 3.
B. n log (x)
A. 115
B. 125 C.
C. 135 D. (n-1) log (x)
D. 145
Problem 120 (ME April 1996)
Problem 115 What is the natural logarithm of e to the xy
Find log P if ln P = 8. power?
A. 2980.96 A. 1/xy
B. 2542.33 B. 2.718/xy
C. 3.47 C. xy
D. 8.57 D. 2.718xy

Problem 121 (ME April 1997)

Problem 116 What expression is equivalent to log x – log
If log8 x = -n, then x is equal to: (y + z)?
A. 8n A. log x + log y + log z
B. 1/8-n B. log [ x/(y + z) ]
C. 1/8n C. log x –log y –log z
D. 81/n D. log y + log (x + z)

Problem 117 Problem 122 (ME April 1997)

If 3 log10 x – log10 y = 0, find y in terms of What is the value of log base 10 of 10003.3?
x. A. 9.9
A. y = √ B. 99.9
B. y = √ C. 10.9
C. y = x3 D. 9.5
D. y = x
Problem 123
Problem 118 If logx 2 + log2 x = 2, then the value of x is:
Which of the following is correct? A. 1
A. -2 log 7 = 1/49 B. 2
 C. 3 What is the value of (log 5 to the base 2) +
D. 4 (log 5 to the base 3)?
A. 3.97
Problem 124 (CE November 1997) B. 7.39
Log6 845 =? C. 9.37
A. 4.348 D. 3.79
B. 6.348
C. 5.912 Problem 129 (ME October 1997)
D. 3.761 The logarithm of negative number is:
A. irrational number
Problem 125 (CE May 1998, similar with B. real number
November 1998) C. imaginary number
The logarithms of the quotient and the D. complex number
product of two numbers are 0.352182518
and 1.556302501, respectively. Find the first Problem 130(ME April 1998)
number? 38.5 to the x power = 6.5 to the x-2 power,
A. 9 solve for x using logarithms.
B. 10 A. 2.70
C. 11 B. 2.10
D. 12 C. -2.10
D. -2.02
Problem 126
The sum of two logarithms of two numbers Problem 131 (CE November 1996)
is 1.748188 and the difference of their Find the 6th term of the expansion of (1/2a –
logarithms is -0.0579919. One of the 3)16.
numbers is: A. -
A. 9
B. -
B. 6
C. 8 C. -
D. 5
D. -

Problem 127 (CE November 199)

Problem 132 (ECE April 1998)
Solve for y: y = ln .
In the expansion of (x+4y) 12, the numerical
A. 2 coefficient of the 5th term is.
B. x A. 253440
C. -2 B. 126720
D. x-2 C. 63360
D. 506880
Problem 128 (ECE April 1998)
Problem 133
The middle term in the expansion of (x2 – Problem 138 (ECE April 1995)
3)8 is: What is the sum of the coefficients in the
A. -70x8 expansion of (x + y -z) 8 is:
B. 70x8 A. less than 2
C. -5760x8 B. above 10
D. 5760x8 C. from 2 to 5
D. from 5 to 10
Problem 134
The term involving x9 in the expansion of Problem 139 (ECE November 1995)
(x2 + 2/x)12 is: What is the sum of the coefficients of the
A. 25434x9 expansion of (2x -1)20?
B. 52344x9 A. 1
C. 25344x9 B. 0
D. 23544x9 C. 215
D. 225
Problem 135
The constant term in the expansion of ( x + Problem 140
15
) is: In the quadratic equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0,
the product of the roots is:
A. 3003
A. C/A
B. 5005
B. –B/A
C. 6435
C. –C/A
D. 7365
D. B/A
Problem 136
Problem 141
Find the sum of the coefficients in the
If ¼ and -7/2 are the roots of the quadratic
expansion of (x + 2y –z) 8.
equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0, what is the
A. 256
value of B?
B. 1024
A. -28
C. 1
B. 4
D. 6
C. -7
D. 26
Problem 137
Find the sum of the coefficients in the
Problem 142
expansion of (x + 2y + z) 4 (x + 3y) 5 is:
In the equation 3x2 + 4x + (2h – 5) = 0, find
A. 524288
h if the product of the roots is 4.
B. 65536
A. -7/2
C. 131072
B. -10/2
D. 262 144
C. 17/2
D. 7/2
 D. 6
Problem 143
If the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, are u and v, Problem 148 (EE October 1990)
then the roots of cx2 + bx + a = 0 are: Find k so that 4x2+kx+1=0 will only have
A. u and v one real solution.
B. –u and v A. 1
C. 1/u and 1/v B. 4
D. -1/u and -1/v C. 3
D. 2
Problem 144
If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + Problem 149
bx + c = 0 are 3 and 2 and a, b, and c are all The only root of the equation x2 – 6x + k = 0
whole numbers, find a + b + c. is:
A. 12 A. 3
B. -2 B. 2
C. 2 C. 6
D. 6 D. 1

Problem 145 (ECE March 1996) Problem 150

The equation whose roots are the reciprocals Two engineering students are solving a
of the roots of 2x2 – 3x – 5 = 0 is: problem leading to a quadratic equation.
A. 5x2 + 3x – 2 = 0 One student made a mistake in the
B. 3x2 – 5x – 3 = 0 coefficient of the first-degree term, got roots
C. 5x2 – 2x – 3 = 0 of 2 and -3. The other student made a
D. 2x2 – 5x -3 = 0 mistake in the coefficient of the constant
term got roots of -1 and 4. What is the
Problem 146 (ECE November 1997) correct equation?
The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and A. x2 – 6x – 3 = 0
¼. What is the equation? B. x2 + 6x + 3 = 0
A. 12x2 + 7x + 1 = 0 C. x2 + 3x + 6 = 0
B. 12x2 + 7x – 1 = 0 D. x2 – 3x – 6 = 0
C. 12x2 – 7x + 1 = 0
D. 12x2 – 7x – 1 = 0 Age, Mixture, Work, Clock, Number
Problem
Problem 147
Find k so that the expression kx2 – 3kx + 9 Problem 151
is a perfect square. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than
A. 3 six times his son’s age. Ten years ago, the
B. 4 sum of their ages was 44. The age of the son
C. 12 is:
 A. 49
B. 15 Problem 156
C. 20 Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as
D. 18 Ana was when Mary was as old as Ana is
now. How old is Ana? (ECE November
Problem 152 1995)
Peter’s age 13 years ago was 1/3 of his age 7 A. 16
years hence. How old is Peter? B. 18
A. 15 C. 19
B. 21 D. 20
C. 23
D. 27 Problem 157
The sum of the parent’s ages is twice the
Problem 153 sum of their children’s ages. Five years ago,
A man is 41 years old and in seven years he the sum of the parent’s ages is four times the
will be four times as old as his son is at that sum of their children’s ages. In fifteen years
time. How old is his son now? the sum of the parent’s ages will be equal to
A. 9 the sum of their children’s ages. How many
B. 4 children were in the family?
C. 5 A. 2
D. 8 B. 3
C. 4
Problem 154 D. 5
A father is three times as old as his son.
Four years ago, he was four times as old as Problem 158
his son was at that time. How old is his son? Two thousand kilogram of steel containing
A. 36 years 8% of nickel is to be made by mixing stell
B. 24 years containing 14% nickel with another steel
C. 32 years containing 6% nickel. How much of the
D. 12 years steel containing 14% nickel is needed?
A. 1500 kg
Problem 155 B. 800 kg
The ages of the mother and her daughter are C. 750 kg
45 and 5 years, respectively. How many D. 500kg
years will the mother be three times as old
as her daughter? Problem 159
A. 5 A 40-gram alloy containing 35% gold is to
B. 10 be melted with a 20-gram alloy containing
C. 15 50% gold. How much percentage of gold is
D. 20 the resulting alloy?
 A. 40%
B. 30% Problem 163
C. 45% An alloy of silver and gold weighs 15 oz. in
D. 35% air and 14 oz. in water. Assuming that silver
losses 1/10 of its weight in water and gold
Problem 160 losses 1/18 of its weight, how many oz. at
In what radio must a peanut costing P240.00 each metal are in the alloy?
per kg. be mixed with a peanut costing A. Silver = 4.5 oz.; Gold = 10.5 oz.
P340.00 per kg so that the profit of 20% is
made by selling the mixture at 360.00 per B. Silver = 3.75 oz.; Gold = 11.25 oz.
kg? C. Silver = 5 oz.; Gold = 10 oz.
A. 1:2 D. Silver = 7.8 oz.; Gold = 4.2 oz.
B. 3:2
C. 2:3 Problem 164(ME April 1998)
D. 3:5 A pump can pump out a tank in 11 hours.
Another pump can pump out the same tank
Problem 161 in 20 hours. How long it will take both
A 100-kilogram salt solution originally 4% pumps together to pump out the tank?
by weight. Salt in water is boiled to reduce A. ½ hour
water content until the concentration is 5% B. ½ hour
by weight salt. How much water is C. 6 hours
evaporated? D. 7 hours
A. 10
B. 15 Problem 165
C. 20 Mr. Brown can wash his car in 15 minutes,
D. 25 while his son John takes twice as long as the
same job. If they work together, how many
Problem 162 minutes can they do the washing?
A pound of alloy of lead and nickel weights A. 6
14.4 ounces in water, where lead losses 1/11 B. 8
of its weight and nickel losses 1/9 of its C. 10
weight. How much of each metal is in alloy? D. 12
A. Lead = 7.2 ounces; Nickel = 8.8
ounces Problem 166
B. Lead = 8.8 ounces; Nickel = 7.2 One pipe can fill a tank in 5 hours and
ounces another pipe can fill the same tank in 4
C. Lead = 6.5 ounces; Nickel = 5.4 hours. A drainpipe can empty the full
ounces content of the tank in 20 hours. With all the
D. Lead = 7.8 ounces; Nickel = 4.2 three pipes open, how long will it take to fill
ounces the tank?
 A. 2 hours Problem 170
B. 2.5 hours Peter and Paul can do a certain job in 3
C. 1.92 hours hours. On a given day, they work together
D. 1.8 hours for 1 hour then Paul left and Peter finishes
the rest work in 8 more hours. How long
Problem 167 will it take for Peter to do the job alone?
A swimming pool is filled through its inlet A. 10 hours
pipe and then emptied through its outlet pipe B. 11 hours
in a total of 8 hours. If water enters through C. 12 hours
its inlet and simultaneously allowed to leave D. 13 hours
through its outlet, the pool is filled in 7 ½
hours. Find how long will it take to fill the Problem 171 (ECE November 1995)
pool with the outlet closed. Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan
A. 6 and 20% faster than Pilar and together they
B. 2 can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long
C. 3 will it take Peter to paint the same fence if
D. 5 he had to work alone?
A. 10 hrs.
B. 11hrs.
Problem 168 C. 13hrs.
Three persons can do a piece of work alone D. 15hrs.
in 3 hours, 4 hours and 6 hours respectively.
What fraction of the job can they finish in Problem 172
one hour working together? Nonoy can finish a certain job in 10 days if
A. ¾ Imelda will help for 6 days. The same work
B. 4/3 can be done by Imelda in 12 days if Nonoy
C. ½ helps for 6 days. If they work together, how
D. 2/3 long will it take for them to do the job?
A. 8.9
Problem 169 B. 8.4
A father and his son can dig a well if the C. 9.2
father works 6 hours and his son works 12 D. 8
hours or they can do it if the father works 9
hours and son works 8 hours. How long will Problem 173
it take for the son to dig the well alone? A pipe can fill up a tank with the drain open
A. 5 hours in three hours. If the pipe runs with the drain
B. 10 hours open for one hour and then the drain is
C. 15 hours closed it will take 45 more minutes for the
D. 20 hours pipe to fill the tank. If the drain will be
closed right at the start of filling, how long B. 347.83
will it take for the pipe to fill the tank? C. 368.12
A. 1.15hrs. D. 162.22
B. 1.125hrs
C. 1.325hrs.
D. 1.525hrs.
Problem 177 (EE April 1996)
Problem 174 A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days,
Delia can finish a job in 8 hours. Daisy can B and C in 31 days, and A and C in 20 days.
do it in 5 hours. If Delia worked for 3 hours Working together, how many days can all of
and then Daisy was asked to help her finish them finish the work?
it, how long will Daisy have to work with A. 18.9
Delia to finish the job? B. 19.4
A. 2/5 hours C. 17.8
B. 25/14 hours D. 20.9
C. 28 hours
D. 1.923 hours Problem 178
Eight men can dig 150 ft of trench in 7hrs.
Problem 175 (CE November 1998) Three men can backfill 100ft of the trench in
A job could be done by eleven workers in 15 4hrs. The time it will take 10 men to dig and
days. Five workers started the job. They fill 200 ft of trench is:
were reinforced with four more workers at A. 9.867hrs.
the beginning of the 6th day. Find the total B. 9.687hrs.
number of days it took them to finish the C. 8.967hrs.
job. D. 8.687hrs.
A. 22.36
B. 21.42 Problem 179
C. 23.22 In two hours, the minute hand of the clock
D. 20.56 rotates through an angle of :
A. 45°
Problem 176 B. 90°
On one job, two power shovels excavate C. 360°
20000m3 of earth, the larger the shovel D. 720°
working for 40 hours and the smaller shovel
for 35 hours. Another job, they removed Problem 180
40000m3 with the larger shovel working for In one day (24 hours), how many times will
70 hours and the smaller working 90 hours. the hour hand and minute hand of a
How much earth can the larger shovel move continuously driven clock be together
in one hour? A. 21
A. 173.91 B. 22
 C. 23 Problem 185 (GE February 1994)
D. 24 From the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM
of the same day, the minute hand of a
Problem 181 standard clock describes an arc of:
How many minutes after 3:00 will the A. 360°
minute hand of the clock overtakes the hour B. 120°
hand? C. 540°
A. 14/12 minutes D. 720°
B. 16-11/12 minutes
C. 16-4/11 minutes Problem 186
D. 14/11 minutes It is now between 3 and 4 o’clock and in
twenty minutes the minute hand will be as
Problem 182 much as the hour-hand as it is now behind it.
How many minutes after 10:00 o’clock will What is the time now?
the hands of the clock be opposite of the A. 3:06.06
other for the first time? B. 3:07.36
A. 21.41 C. 3:09.36
B. 22.31 D. 3:08.36
C. 21.81
D. 22.61 Problem 187 (EE October 1990)
A man left his home at past 3:00 o’clock PM
Problem 183 as indicated in his wall clock. Between two
What time between the hours of 12:00 noon to three hours after, he returned home and
and 1:00 pm would the hour hand and the noticed that the hands of the clock
minute hand of a continuously driven clock interchanged. At what time did he left his
be in straight line? home?
A. 12:33 pm A. 3:27.27
B. 12:30 pm B. 3:31.47
C. 12:37 pm C. 3:22.22
D. 12:287 pm D. 3:44.44

Problem 184 (GE February 1997) Problem 188

At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour The sum of the reciprocals of two numbers
hand and the minute hand of a clock first is 11. Three times the reciprocal of one of
form a n angle of 120°? the numbers is three more than twice the
A. 21.818 reciprocal of the other number. Find the
B. 12:21.818 numbers.
C. 21.181 A. 5 and 6
D. 12:21.181 B. 7 and 4
C. 1/5 and 1/6
 D. 1/7 and ¼ Problem 193
Twice the middle digit of a three-digit
Problem 189 number is the sum of the other two. If the
If a two digit number has x for its unit’s number is divided by the sum of its digit, the
digit and y for its ten’s digit, represent the answer is 56 and the remainder is 12. If the
number. digits are reversed, the number becomes
A. yx smaller by 594. Find the number.
B. 10y + x A. 258
C. 10x + y B. 567
D. x + y C. 852
D. 741
Problem 190
One number if five less than the other Problem 194
number. If their sum is 135, what are the The product f three consecutive integers is
numbers? 9240. Find the third integer.
A. 70&75 A. 20
B. 60&65 B. 21
C. 65&70 C. 22
D. 75&80 D. 23

Problem 191 Problem 195

In a two-digit number, the unit’s digit is 3 The product if two numbers is 1400. If three
greater than the ten’s digit. Find the number (3) is subtracted from each number, their
if it is 4 times as large as the sum of its product becomes 1175. Find the bigger
digits. number.
A. 47 A. 28
B. 58 B. 50
C. 63 C. 32
D. 25 D. 40

Problem 192 Problem 196

Find two consecutive even integers such that The sum of the digits of the three-digit
the square of the larger is 44 greater than the number is 14. The hundreds digit being 4
square of the smaller integer. times the units digit. If 594 is subtracted
from the number, the order of the digits will
A. 10&12 be reversed. Find the number.
B. 12&14 A. 743
C. 8&10 B. 563
D. 14&16 C. 653
D. 842
 Problem 201
Problem 197 (ECE March 1996) Nonoy left Pikit to drive to Davao at 6:15
The sum of two numbers is 21, and one PM and arrived at 11:45 PM averaged 30
number is twice the other. Find the numbers. mph and stopped 1 hour for dinner, how far
A. 7 and 14 is Davao from Pikit.
B. 6 and 15 A. 128
C. 8 and 13 B. 135
D. 9 and 12 C. 160
D. 256
Problem 198 (ECE March 1996)
Ten less than four times a certain number is Problem 202
14. Determine the number. A man fires a target 420 m away hears the
A. 4 bullet strikes to 2 second after he pulled the
B. 5 trigger. An observer 525 m away from the
C. 6 target and 455 m from the man heard the
D. 7 bullet strike the target one second after he
heard the report of the rifle. Find the
Problem 199 (ECE November 1997) velocity of the bullet.
The denominator of a certain fraction is A. 525 m/s
three more than twice the numerator. If 7 is B. 360 m/s
added to both terms of the fraction, the C. 350 m/s
resulting fraction is 3/5. Find the original D. 336 m/s
fraction.
A. 8/5 Problem 203
B. 5/13 A man travels in a motorized banca at rate
C. 13/5 of 12 kph from his barrio to the poblacion
D. 3/5 and come back to his barrio at the rate of 10
kph. If his total time of travel back and forth
Problem 200 is 3 hours and 10 minutes, the distance from
Three times the first of the three consecutive the barrio to the poblacion is :
odd integers is three more than twice the A. 17.27 km
third. Find the third integer. B. 17.72 km
A. 9 C. 12.77 km
B. 11 D. 17.32 km
C. 13
D. 15 Problem 204
It takes Michael 60 seconds to run around a
Motion Variation, Percent, Miscellaneous 440-yard track. How long does it take
Problems Jordan to run around the track if they meet
in 32 second after they start together in a
race around the track in opposite direction?
A. 58.76 seconds
B. 68.57 seconds
C. 65.87 seconds
D. 86.57 seconds
Problem 205
Juan can walk from his home to his office at
the rate of 5 mph and back at the rate 2 mph.
What is his average speed in mph?
A. 2.86
B.3.56
C.4.12
D.5.89
Problem 206
Kim and Ken traveled at the same time at
the rate of20m/min,from the same pointon a
circular track of radius 600 m. If Kim walks
along a circumference and Kim towards the
center,find their distance after 10 minutes.
A.193 m
B.202 m
C.241 m
D.258 m
Problem 207
Two ferryboats ply back and forth across a
river with constant but different speeds,
turning at the river banks without loss of
time. They leave the opposite shores at the
same instant, meet for the first time 900
meters from one shore, and meet for the
second time 500 meters from the opposite
shore. What is the width of the river?
A. 1500 m
B. 1700 m
C. 2000 m
D. 2200 m
Problem 208 (CE May 1998)
A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel
downstream from C to D, as to return, If the
rate of the river’s current is 8 kph, what is
the speed of the boat in still water?
A. 38
B. 39
C. 40
D. 41
Problem 209 (ECE November 1998)
A man rows downstream at the rate of 5mph
and upstream at the rate of 2mph. How far
downstream should he go if he is to return in
7/4 hours after leaving?
A. 2 mi
B. 3.5 mi
C. 3 mi
D. 2.5 mi
Problem 210 (EE April 1997)
A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of
8kph. Five minutes later, a second jogger the
same course at 10 kph. How long will it take
for the second jogger to catch the first?
A. 20 min
B. 25 min
C. 30 min
D. 35 min
Problem 211 (CE May 1999)
At 2:00 pm, an airplane takes off at 340mph
on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier
moves due south at 25kph in the same
direction as the plane. At 4:05 pm, the
communication between the plane and
aircraft carrier was lost. Determine the
communication range in miles between the
plane and the carrier. Problem 215
A. 656 miles The electrical resistance of a cable varies
B. 785 miles directly as its length and inversely as the
C. 557 miles square of its diameter. If a cable 600 meters
D. 412 miles long and 25 mm in diameter has a resistance
of 0.1 ohm, find the length of the cable 75
Problem 212 mm in diameter with resistance of 1/6 ohm.
A boat going across a lake 8km wide A. 6000 m
proceed 2 km at a certain speed and then B. 7000 m
completes the trip at a speed 1/2kph faster. C. 8000 m
By doing this, the boat arrives 10 minutes D. 9000 m
earlier than if the original speed had been
maintained. Find the original speed of the Problem 216
boat. The electrical resistance offered by an
A. 2 kph electric wire varies directly as the length and
B. 4 kph inversely as the square of the diameter of the
C. 9 kph wire. Compare the electrical resistance
D. 5 kph offered by two pieces of wire of the same
material, one being 100 m long and 5 mm
Problem 213 (CE May 1993) diameter, and the other is 50 m long and 3
Given that w varies directly as the product mm in diameter.
of x and y and inversely as the square of z A. R1 = 0.57 R2
and that w=4 when x=2, y=6, and z=3. Find B. R1 = 0.72 R2
w when x=1, y=4 and z=2. C. R1 = 0.84 R2
A. 4 D. R1 = 0.95 R2
B. 2
C. 1 Problem 217
D. 3 The time required for an elevator to lift a
weight varies directly with the weight and
Problem 214 (ECE November 1993) the distance through which it is to be lifted
If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and inversely as the power of the motors. If
and x=14 when y=7 and z=2, find x, when it takes 20 seconds for a 5-hp motor to lift
z=4 and y=16. 50 lbs. through 40 feet, what weight can an
A. 14 80-hp motor lift through a distance of 40
B. 4 feet within 30 seconds?
C. 16 A. 1000 lbs.
D. 8 B. 1150 lbs.
C. 1175 lbs.
D. 1200 lbs.
 C. 16%
Problem 218 (ECE November 1995) D. 17%
The time required by an elevator to lift a
weight, vary directly with the weight and the Problem 221
distance through which it is to be lifted and The population of the country increases 5%
inversely as the power of the motor. If it each year. Find the percentage it will
takes 30 seconds for a 10-hp motor to lift increase in three years.
100lbs through 50 feet, what size of motor is A. 5%
requires to lift 800 lbs. in 40 seconds B. 15%
through a distance of 40 feet? C. 15.15%
A. 48 hp D. 15.76%
B. 50 hp
C. 56 hp Problem 222
D. 58 hp Pedro bought two cars, one for P600000.00
and the other for P400000.00. He sold the
first at a gain of 10% and the second at a
loss of 12%. What was his total percentage
Problem 219 gain or loss?
In a certain department store, the salary of A. 6% gain
saleslady is partly constant and varies as the B. 0% gain
value of her sales for the month, when the C. 1.20% gain
value of her sales for the month is D. 6% loss
P10000.00, her salary for that month is
P900.00. When her sales goes up to P Problem 223
2000.00 her monthly salary goes up to A grocery owner raises the prices of his
P1000.00. What must be the value of her goods by 10%. Then he starts his Christmas
sales for the month so that her salary for that sale by offering the customers a 10%
month will be P2000.00? discount. How many percent of discount
A. P25000.00 does the customers actually get?
B. P28000.00 A. nothing
C. P32000.00 B. 1% discount
D. P36000.00 C. 9% discount
D. they pay 1% more
Problem 220
A man sold 100 eggs, eighty of them were Problem 224
sold at gain of 30% while the twenty eggs Kim sold a watch for P3500.00 at a loss of
were sold at a loss of 40%. What is the 30% on the cost price. Find the
percentage gain or loss of the whole eggs? corresponding loss or gain if he sold it for
A. 14% P5050.00.
B. 15% A. 1% loss
 B. 10% loss Problem 228
C. 1% gain On his Christmas Sale, a merchant marked a
D. 10% gain pair of slipper P180.00, which is 20% off the
normal retail price. If the retail price is 50%
Problem 225 higher than the whole sale price, what is the
By selling balut at P5.00 each, a vendor wholesale price of the slipper?
gains 20%. The cost price of egg rises by A. P18.00
12.5%. If he sells the balut at the same price B. P17.00
as before, find his new gain in percent. C. P15.00
A. 7.5% D. P22.50
B. 5%
C. 8% Problem 229
D. 6.25% A certain XEROX copier produces 13
copies every 10 seconds. If the machine
Problem 226 operates without interruption, how many
The enrollment at college A and college B copies will it produce in an hour?
both grew up by 8% from 1980 to 1985. If A. 780
the enrollment in college A grew up by 800 B. 46800
and the enrollment in college B grew up by C. 1835
840, the enrollment at college B was how D. 4680
much greater than the enrollment in college
A in 1985? Problem 230
A. 650 At a certain printing plant, each of the
B. 504 machines prints 6 newspapers every second.
C. 483 If all machines work together but
D. 540 independently without interruption, how
many minutes will it take to print the entire
Problem 227 18000 newspapers? ( Hint: let x = number of
A group consists of n boys and n girls. If machines)
two of the boys are replaced by two other A. 50x
girls, then 49% of the group members will B. 3000/x
be boys. Find the value of n. C. 50/x
A. 100 D. 3000x
B. 49
C. 50 Problem 231 (ME April 1996)
D. 51 A manufacturing firm maintains one product
assembly line to produce signal generators.
Weekly demand for the generators is 35
units. The line operates for 7 hours per day,
5 days per week. What is the maximum
production time per unit in hours required
for the line to meet the demand? Problem 235
A. 1 hour The price of 8 calculators ranges from P200
B. 0.75 hour to P1000.If their average price is P950,what
C. 3 hours is the lowest possible price of any one of
D. 2.25 hours the calculators?
A. 500
Problem 232 B. 550
Of the 316 people watching a movie, there a C. 600
re 78 more children than women and 56 D. 650
more women than men. The number of men
in the movie house is: Problem 236
A. 176 A deck of 52 playing cards is cut into two
B. 98 piles. The first pile contains 7 times as many
C. 42 black cards as red cards. The second pile
D. 210 contains the number of red cards that is an
exact multiple as the number of black cards.
Problem 233 How many cards are there in the first pile.
A certain department store has an inventory A. 14
of Q units of a certain product at time t=0. B. 15
The store sells the product at a steady rate of C. 16
Q/A units per week, and exhausts the D. 17
inventory in A weeks. The amount of
product in inventory at any time t is:
A. Q – (Q/A) t Problem 237 (ECE November 1997)
B. Q + (Q/A) t The population of the Philippines doubled in
C. Qt – Q/A the last 30 years from 1967 to
D. Qt – (Q/A) t 1997.Assuming that the rate of population
rate increase will remain the same in what
Problem 234 (ECE March 1996) year wills the population triple?
A merchant has three items on sale: namely, A. 2030
a radio for P50, a clock for P30, and a B. 2027
flashlight for P1. At the end of the day, she C. 2021
has sold a total of 100 of three items and has D. 2025
taken exactly 1000 on the total sales. How
many radios did he sale? Problem 238
A. 80 Determine the unit digit in the expansion of
B. 4 3855.
C. 16 A. 3
D. 20 B. 9
 C. 7 A shore sells 10 different sizes of shoes,
D. 1 each in both high-cut and low-cut variety,
each either rubber or leather, and each with
Problem 239 (ECE April 1998) white or black color. How many different
Find the 1987th digit in the decimal kinds of shoes does he sell?
equivalent of 1785/9999 starting from the A. 64
decimal point. B. 80
A. 1 C. 72
B. 7 D. 92
C. 8
D. 5 Problem 244(ME October 1999)
An engineer was told that a survey had been
Problem 240 made on a certain rectangular field but the
Find the sum of all positive integral factors dimension had been lost .An assistant
of 2048. remembered that if the field had been 100 ft
A. 4095 longer and 25 ft narrower, the area would
B. 3065 have been increased by 2500 sq. ft, and that
C. 4560 if it had been 100 ft shorter 50 ft wider, the
D. 1254 area would have been decreased 5000 sq.ft.
What was the area of the field?
Problem 241 A. 25.000 ft2
In how many ways can two integers be B. 15,000 ft2
selected from the numbers 1,2,3,…50 so that C. 20,000 ft2
their difference is exactly 5? D. 22,000 ft2
A. 50
B. 5 Problem 245 (EE April 1994)
C. 45 A 10-meter tape is 5 mm short. What is the
D. 41 correct length in meters?
A. 9.995 m
Problem 242 B. 10.05 m
A box contains 8 balls, 6 black balls.a8 red C. 9.95 m
balls, and 13 yellow balls. How many balls D. 10.005 m
must be drawn to ensure that there will be
three balls of the same color? Problem 246 (ME OCTOBER 1997)
A. 8 The distance between two points measured
B. 9 with a steel tape was recorded as 916.58 ft.
C. 10 later. The tape was checked and to be only
D. 11 99.9 ft long. What is the true distance
between the points?
Problem 243 A. 035.66 ft
 B. 966.15 ft Three cities are connected by roads forming
C. 955.66 ft a triangle, all of different lengths. It is 30 km
D. 915.66 ft around the circuit. One of the roads is 10 km
long and the longest is 10 km longer than
Problem 247 (ME April 1996) the shortest. What is the length of the
A certain steel tape is known to be 100000 longest road?
feet long when the temperature of 70 . A. 5 km
When the tape is at a temperature of 10 , B. 10 km
what reading corresponds to a distance of 90 C. 15 km
ft? Coefficient of linear expansion of the D. 20 km
tape is 5.833 10-6 per .
A. 85.935 Progression, Matrix, Determinant, Venn
B. 88.031 diagram
C. 90.031 Problem 251 (ECE November 1996)
D. 93.031 How many terms of the sequence -9, -6, -3
… must be taken so that the sum is 66?
Problem 248 (ME April 1996) A. 13
A line was measured with a steel tape when B. 12
the temperature was 30 . The measured C. 4
length of the line was found to be 1,256.271 D. 11
feet. The tape was afterwards tasted when
the temperature was 10 and it was found Problem 252 (CE November 1997)
to be 100.042 feet long. What was the true The sum of the progression 5, 8, 11, 14 ….
length of the line if the coefficient of is 1025. How many terms are there?
expansion of the tape was 0.000011 per ? A. 22
A. 1,275.075 feet B. 23
B. 1,375.575 feet C. 24
C. 1,256.547 feet D. 25
D. 1,249.385 feet
Problem 253 (CE May 1998)
Problem 249 (ME April 1997) There are seven arithmetic means between 3
The standard deviation of the numbers 1, 4, and 35. Find the sum of all terms.
&7 is: A. 169
A. 2.3567 B. 171
B. 2.4495 C. 167
C. 3.2256 D. 173
D. 3.8876
Problem 254 (CE May 1999)
Problem 250 There are line (9) arithmetic means between
11 and 51. The sum of the progression is:
 A. 279 D. 210
B. 341
C. 376 Problem 259
D. 254 The positive values of a so that 4x, 5x + 4,
3x2 – 1will be in arithmetic progression is:
Problem 255 A. 2
The sum of all even numbers from 0 to 420 B. 3
is: C. 4
A. 43410 D. 5
B. 44300
C. 44310 Problem 260
D. 44130 Solve for x if x + 3x + 5x + 7x + … + 49x =
625
Problem 256 (CE May 1997) A. ¼
Which of the following numbers should be B. ½
changed to make all the numbers form an C. 1
arithmetic progression when properly D. 1 ¼
arranged?
A. 27/14 Problem 261
B. 33/28 The 10th term of the series a, a-b, a-2b, … is:
C. 45/28 A. a-6b
D. 20/14 B. a-9b
C. 2a-b
D. a+9b
Problem 257
The first term of an arithmetic progression
(A.P.) is 6 and the 10th term is 3 times the
second number. What is the common Problem 262
difference? If the sum of the first 13 terms of two
A. 1 arithmetic progressions are in the ratio 7:3,
B. 2 find the ratio of their corresponding 7th term.
C. 3 A. 3:7
D. 4 B. 1:3
C. 7:3
Problem 258 D. 6:7
The sum of five arithmetic means between
34 and 42 is: Problem 263
A. 150 If 1/x, 1/y, 1/z are in arithmetic progression,
B. 160 then y is equal to:
C. 190 A. X-z
 B. ½(x+2z) C. 1/7
C. (x+z)/2xz D. 1/9
D. 2xz/(x+z)
Problem269 (ECE November 1995)
Problem 264 (ECE November 1997) Find the fourth term of the progression ½,
Find the 30th term of the A.P. 4, 7, 10 … 0.2, 0.125, …
A. 88 A. 0.102
B. 91 B. 1/10
C. 75 C. 1/11
D. 90 D. 0.099

Problem 265 (ECE November 1997) Problem 270

Find the 100th term of the sequence 1.01, The 10th term of the progression 6/4, 4/3,
1.00, 0.99…. 3/2, … is:
A. 0.05 A. 12
B. 0.04 B. 10/3
C. 0.03 C. 12/3
D. 0.02 D. 13/3

Problem 266 Problem 271 (ME October 1997)

The sum of all numbers between 0 and The geometric mean of 4 and 64 is:
10000 which is exactly divisible by 77 is: A. 48
A. 546546 B. 16
B. 645568 C. 34
C. 645645 D. 24
D. 645722
Problem 272 (ME October 1997)
Problem 267 (ME April 1998) The geometric mean of a nd b is:
What is the sum of the following finite A. √
sequence of terms? 18, 25, 32, 39, .., 67. B. (a+b)/2
A. 234 C. 1/b
B. 181 D. ab/2
C. 213
D. 340 Problem 273 (CE May 1998)
Determine the sum of the infinite geometric
series of 1, -1/5,+1/25, …?
Problem 268 A. 4/5
Find x in the series: 1, 1/3, 0.2, x. B. 5/7
A. 1/6 C. 4/6
B. 1/8 D. 5/6
 D. -6
Problem 274
There are 6 geometric means between 4 and Problem 279
8748. Find the sum of all terms. The fourth term of a geometric progression
A. 13120 is 189 and the sixth term is 1701, the 8th
B. 15480 term is:
C. 10250 A. 5103
D. 9840 B. 1240029
C. 45927
Problem 275 (ECE April 1998) D. 15309
Find the sum of the infinite progression 6, -
2, -2/3 … Problem 280
A. 5/2 The sum of the numbers in arithmetical
B. 9/2 progression is 45. If 2 is added to the first
C. 7/2 number, 3 to the second and 7 to the third,
D. 11/2 the new numbers will be in geometrical
progression. Find the common difference in
Problem 276 (ECE April 1998) A.P.
Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the A. -5
Geometric Progression 2, 4, 8, 16 … B. 10
A. 1023 C. 6
B. 2046 D. 5
C. 1596
D. 225 Problem 281
The geometric mean and the harmonic mean
Problem 277 of two numbers are 12 and 36/5
The 1st, 4th, 8th terms of an A.P. are respectively. What are the numbers?
themselves geometric progression (G.P.). A. 36 & 4
What is the common ratio of the G.P.? B. 72 & 8
A. 4/3 C. 36 & 8
B. 5/3 D. 72 & 4
C. 2
D. 7/3 Problem 282
If x, 4x+8, 30x +24 are in geometrical
Problem 278 progression, find the common ratio.
Determine x so that x, 2x+7, 10x-7 will A. 2
form a geometric progression. B. 4
A. -7 C. 6
B. 6 D. 8
C. 7
Problem 283 (ECE April 1995) C. 18.3
A besiege fortress is held by 5700 men who D. 19.4
have provision for 66 days. If the garrison
loses 20 men each day, for how many days Problem 287
can the provision hold out? To build a dam, 60 men must work 72 days.
A. 60 If all 60 men are employed at the start but
B. 72 the number is decreased by 5 men at the end
C. 76 of each 12-day period, how long will it take
D. 82 to complete the dam?
A. 108 days
Problem 284 (ECE April 1999) B. 9 days
If one third of the air in the tank is removed C. 94 days
by each stroke of an air pump, what D. 60 days
fractional part of the total air is removed in 6
strokes? Problem 288 (CE November 1994)
A. 0.9122 In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men
B. 0.0877 agreed that the first one to arrive would pay
C. 0.8211 10 centavos to enter and each later arrival
D. 0.7145 would pay twice as much as the preceding
man. The total amount collected from all of
Problem 285 them was P104857.50. How may wealthy
A rubber ball is dropped from a height of men had paid?
15m. On each rebound, it rises 2/3 of the A. 18
height from which it last fell. Find the B. 19
distance traveled by the ball before it C. 20
becomes to rest. D. 21
A. 75m
B. 96m Problem 289
C. 100m Evaluate the following determinant: | |
D. 85m
A. 64
Problem 286 (CE May 1991) B. 44
In the recent Bosnia conflict, The NATO C. 54
forces captured 6400 soldiers. The D. -44
provisions on hand will last for 216 meals
while feeding 3 meals a day. The provisions Problem 290
lasted 9 more days because of daily deaths. The following equation involves two
At an average, how many died per day? determinants:
A. 15.2 | | | |
B. 17.8 The value of x is:
 A. 1 Given matrix A = | | and matrix B =
B. 3
C. 4 | |. Find A + 2B.
D. 3
A. | |
Problem 291 (CE November 1997) B. | |
Evaluate the following determinant:
C. | |
| |
D. | |
A. -24
B. 24 Problem 295 (CE May 1996)
C. -46
Elements of matrix B = | |; Elements
D. 46
of matrix C = | |
Problem 292 (CE November 1996)
Find the elements of the product of the two
Compute the value of x from the following:
matrices, matrix BC.
A. | |
x =| | B. | |

A. 27 C. | |
B. -28
D. | |
C. 26
D. -29
Problem 296 (CE Board)
Problem 293 Solve for x and y from the given
Evaluate the following determinant: relationship:
D= | || | | |
A. x = -2; y = 6
| | B. x = 2; y = 6
C. x = -2; y = -6
A. 5 D. x =2; y = -6
B. -4
C. 4
D. -5
Problem 297 (EE October 1993)
Problem 294 In a class of 40 students, 27 students like
Calculus and 25 like Geometry. How many
students liked both Calculus and Geometry?
 A. 10 How many persons have no brand
B. 14 preference with any of the three brands?
C. 11 A. 120
D. 12 B. 280
C. 70
Problem 298 D. 320
A class of 40 took examination in Algebra
and Trigonometry. If 30 passed Algebra, 36
passed Trigonometry, and 2 failed in both
subjects, the number of students who passed Permutation, Combination, Probability
the two subjects is:
A. 2 Problem 301
B. 8 How permutation can be made out of the
C. 28 letters in the world island taking four letters
D. 25 at a time?
A. 360
Problem 299 (ECE November 1992) B. 720
The probability for the ECE board C. 120
examinees from a certain school to pass the D. 24
Mathematics subject is 3/7 and that for the
Communications subject is 5/7. If none of Problem 302 (CE November 1996)
the examinees failed in both subjects and How many 4 digit number can be formed
there are 4 examinees who pass both without repeating any digit, from the
subjects, how many examinees from the following digit 1,2,3,4 and 6.
school took the examination? A. 150
A. 28 B. 120
B. 27 C. 140
C. 26 D. 130
D. 32
Problem 303
Problem 300 (EE March 1998) How many permutations can made out of
In a commercial survey involving 1000 the letters of the word ENGINEERING?
persons on brand preferences, 120 were A. 39,916,800
found to prefer brand x only, 200 persons B. 277,200
prefer brand y only, 150 persons prefer C. 55,440
brand z only, 370 prefer either brand x or y D. 3,326,400
not z, 450 prefer brand y or z but not x, and
370 prefer wither brand z or x but not y, and Problem 304
none prefer all the three brands at a time.
How many ways can 3 men and 4 women be B. 5040
seated on a bench if the women to be C. 720
together? D. 1008
A. 720
B. 576 Problem 309
C. 5040 In how many ways can we seat 7 people in a
D. 1024 round table with a certain 3 people not in
consecutive order?
Problem 305 A. 576
In how many ways can 5 people line up to B. 3960
pay their electric bills? C. 5320
A. 120 D. 689
B. 1
C. 72 Problem 310
D. 24 The captain of a baseball team assigns
himself to the 4th place in the batting order.
In how many ways can he assign the
remaining places to his eight teammates if
Problem 306 just three men are eligible for the first
In how many ways can 5 people line up to position?
pay their electric bills, if two particular A. 2160
persons refuse to follow each other? B. 40320
A. 120 C. 5040
B. 72 D. 15120
C. 90
D. 140 Problem 311
In how many ways can PICE chapter with
Problem 307 15 directors choose a president, a vice-
How many ways can 7 people be seated at a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and an
round table? auditor, if no member can hold more than
A. 5040 one position?
B. 120 A. 630630
C. 720 B. 3300
D. 840 C. 5040
D. 15120
Problem 308
In how many relative orders can we seat 7 Problem 312
people at a round table with a certain people How many ways can a committee of five be
side by side. selected from an organization with 35
A. 144 members?
 A. 324632
B. 425632 Problem 317
C. 125487 A bag contains 4 red balls, 3 green balls, and
D. 326597 5 blue balls. The probability of not getting a
red ball in the first draw is:
Problem 313 A. 2
How many line segments can be formed by B. 2/3
13 distinct point? C. 1
A. 156 D. 1/3
B. 36
C. 98 Problem 318
D. 78 Which of the following cannot be a
probability?
Problem 314 A. 1
In how many ways can a hostess select six B. 0
luncheon guests from 10 women if she is to C. 1/e
avoid having particular two of them together D. 0.434343
at the luncheon?
A. 210 Problem 319 (CE May 1996)
B. 84 A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If
C. 140 two balls are drawn in succession without
D. 168 replacement, what is the probability that
both balls are black?
Problem 315 (ECE April 1998) A. 5/28
A semiconductor company will hire 7 men B. 5/16
and 4 women. In how many ways can the C. 5/32
company choose from 9 men and 6 women D. 5/14
who qualified for the position?
A. 680 Problem 320
B. 840 A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls. If
C. 480 two balls are drawn at random, find the
D. 540 probability that both are white.
A. 3/28
Problem 316 B. 3/8
How many ways can you invite one or more C. 2/7
of five friends to a party? D. 5/15
A. 25
B. 15 Problem 321
C. 31 In problem 320, find the probability that one
D. 62 ball is white and the other is red.
 A. 15/56
B. 15/28 Problem 326 (ME April 1996)
C. ¼ An um contains 4 black balls and 6 white
D. 225/784 balls. What is the probability of getting one
black ball and white ball in two consecutive
Problem 322 draws from the urn?
In the problem 320, find the probability that A. 0.24
all are of the same color. B. 0.27
A. 13/30 C. 0.53
B. 14/29 D. 0.04
C. 13/28
D. 15/28 Problem 327
If three balls in drawn in succession from 5
Problem 323 white and a second bag, find the probability
The probability that both stages of a two- that all are of one color, if the first ball is
stage rocket to function correctly is 0.92. replaced immediately while the second is
The reliability of the first stage is 0.97. The not replaced before the third draw.
reliability of the second stage is: A. 10/121
A. 0.948 B. 18/121
B. 0.958 C. 28/121
C. 0.968 D. 180/14641
D. 0.8924
Problem 328
Problem 324 A first bag contains 5 white balls and 10
Ricky and George each throw dice. If Ricky black balls. The experiment consists of
gets a sum of four what is the probability selecting a bag and then drawing a ball from
that George will get less than of four? the selected bag. Find the probability of
A. ½ drawing a white ball.
B. 5/6 A. 1/3
C. 9/11 B. 1/6
D. 1/12 C. 1/2
D. 1/8
Problem 325
Two fair dice are thrown. What is the Problem 329
probability that the sum of the dice is In problem 328, find the probability of
divisible by 5? drawing a white ball from the first bag.
A. 7/36 A. 5/6
B. 1/9 B. 1/6
C. 1/12 C. 2/3
D. ¼ D. 1/3
 Five fair coins were tossed simultaneously.
Problem 330 What is the probability of getting three
If seven coins are tossed simultaneously, heads and two tails?
find the probability that will just have three A. 1/32
heads. B. 1/16
A. 33/128 C. 1/8
B. 35/128 D. ¼
C. 30/129
D. 37/129 Problem 335
Throw a fair coin five times. What is the
Problem 331 probability of getting three heads and two
If seven coins are tossed simultaneously, tails?
find the probability that there will be at least A. 5/32
six tails. B. 5/16
A. 2/128 C. 1/32
B. 3/128 D. 7/16
C. 1/16
D. 2/16 Problem 336 (ECE March 1996)
The probability of getting credit in an
examination is 1/3. If three students are
Problem 332 (CE November 1998) selected at random, what is the probability
A face of a coin is either head or tail. If three that at least one of them got a credit?
coins are tossed, what is are the probability A. 19/27
of getting three tails? B. 8/27
A. 1/8 C. 2/3
B. ½ D. 1/3
C. ¼
D. 1/6 Problem 337
Problem 333 There are three short questions in
The face of a coin is either head or tail. If mathematics test. For each question, one (1)
three coins are tossed, what is the mark will be awarded for a correct answer
probability of getting three tails or three and no mark for a wrong answer. If the
heads? probability that Mary correctly answers a
A. 1/8 question in a test is 2/3, determine the
B. ½ probability that Mary gets two marks.
C. ¼ A. 4/27
D. 1/6 B. 8/27
C. 4/9
Problem 334 D. 2/9
Problem 338 One letter is taken from each of the words
A marksman hits 75% of all his targets. PARALLEL and LEVEL at random. What
What is the probability that he will hit is the probability of getting the same letter?
exactly 4 of his next ten shot? A. 1/5
A. 0.01622 B. 1/20
B. 0.4055 C. 3/20
C. 0.004055 D. ¾
D. 0.001622
Problem 343
Problem 339 In a shooting game, the probability that
A two-digit number is chosen randomly. Botoy and Toto will hit a target is 2/3 and ¾
What is the probability that it is divisible by respectively. What is the probability that the
7? target is hit when both shoot at it once?
A. 7/50 A. 13/5
B. 13/90 B. 5/13
C. 1/7 C. 7/12
D. 7/45 D. 11/12

Problem 340 Problem 344

One box contains four cards numbered 1, A standard deck of 52 playing cards is well
3,5,and 6. Another box contains three cards shuffled. The probability that the first four
numbered 2, 4, and 7. One card is drawn cards dealt from the deck will be four aces is
from each bag. Find the probability that the closes to:
sum is even. A. 4 10-6
A. 5/12 B. 2 10-6
B. 3/7 C. 3 10-6
C. 7/12 D. 8 10-6
D. 5/7
Problem 345
Problem 341 A card is chosen from pack of playing cards.
Two people are chosen randomly from 4 What is the probability that it is either red or
married couples. What is probability that a picture card?
they are husband and wife? A. 8/13
A. 1/28 B. 10/13
B. 1/14 C. 19/26
C. 3/28 D. 8/15
D. 1/7
Problem 346
Problem 342
In a poker game consisting of 5 cards, what In a dice game, one fair is used. The player
is the probability of holding 2 aces and 2 wins P20.00 if he rolls either 1 or 6. He
Queens? losses P10.00 if he turns up any other face.
A. 5! /52! What is the expected winning for one roll of
B. 5/52 the die?
C. 33/54145 A. P40.00
D. 1264/45685 B. P0.00
C. P20.00
Problem 347 D. P10.00
Dennis Rodman sinks 50% of all his
attempts. What is the probability that he will Complex Numbers, Elements
make exactly 3 of his next 10 attempts?
A. 1/256 Problem 351 (CE May 1994)
B. 3/8 In the complex number 3 + 4i, the absolute
C. 30/128 value is:
D. 15/128 A. 10
B. 7.211
Problem 348 C. 5
There are 10 defectives per 1000 items of a D. 5.689
product in long run. What is the probability
that there is one and only one defective in Problem 352
random lot of 100? In the complex number 8-21, the amplitude
A. 0.3697 is:
B. 0.3967 A. 104.04
C. 0.3796 B.
D. 0.3679 C.
D. 165.96
Problem 349
The UN forces for Bosnia uses a type of Problem 353
missile that hits the target with a probability (6 cis 120 )(4 cis 30 ) is eual to:
of 0.3. How many missiles should be fired A. 10 cis150
so that there is at least an 80% probability of B. 24 cis150
hitting the target? C. 10 cis90
A. 2 D. 24 cis90
B. 4
C. 5 Problem 354
D. 3
is equal to:
A. 20cis30
Problem 350 (ME April 1997)
B. 3cis130
C. 3cis30
 D. 20 cis130 Problem 360
Expand (2+√ )3
Problem 355 A. 46+9i
The value of x + y in the complex equation B. 46-9i
3 + xi = y + 2i is: C. -46-9i
A. 5 D. -46+9i
B. 1
C. 2 Problem 361
D. 3 Write -4+3i in polar form.
A. 5
Problem 356 B. 5
Multiply (3-2i)(4+3i). C. 5
A. 12+i D. 5
B. 18+i
C. 6+i Problem 362
D. 20+i Simplify: i30-2i25+3i17.
A. I+1
Problem 357 (EE October 1997) B. -1-2i
Divide . C. -1+i
D. -1+5i
A.
B. 1+2i Problem 363 (ME April 1997)
C. Evaluate the value of √ √ .
D. 2+2i A. Imaginary
B. -√
Problem 358 C. √
Find the value of i9.
D. √
A. i
B. –i Problem 364 (EE April 1994)
C. 1
Perform the indicated operation: √
D. -1
√ .
A. 21
Problem 359 (ECE April 1999)
B. 21i
Simplify i1997+i1999, where I is an imaginary
C. -21i
number.
D. -21
A. 1+i
B. I
Problem 365 (ECE April 1999)
C. 1-i
What is the quotient when 4+8i is divided
D. 0
by i3 ?
A. 8+4i
 B. -8+4i D. (1, 2)
C. 8-4i
D. -8-4i Problem 371 (EE April 1994)
Find the length of vector (2, 1,1).
Problem366 A. √
What is the exponential form of the complex B. √
number 4+3i?
C. √
A.
D. √
B.
C. Problem 372 (ECE November 1997)
D. Find the length of the vector (2, 4, 4).
A. 8.75
Problem 367 B. 6.00
What is the algebraic form of the complex C. 7.00
number ? D. 5.18
A. 12+5i
B. 5-12i Problem 373
C. 12-5i If a=b and b=c, then a=c. This property of
D. 5+12i real numbers is known as:
A. Reflexive Property
Problem 368 (ME April 1998) B. Symmetric Property
Solve for x that satisfy the equation x2+36 = C. Transitive Property
9-2x2. D. Addition Property
A. ±6i
B. ±3i
C. 9i Problem 374
D. -9i If a=b, then b=a. This property of real
numbers is known as:
Problem 369 A. Reflexive Property
Evaluate ln (5+12i). B. Symmetric Property
A. 2.565+1.176i C. Transitive Property
B. 2.365-0.256i D. Multiplication Property
C. 5.625+2.112i
D. 3.214-1.254i Problem 375
A statement the truth of which is admitted
Problem 370 (EE April 1994) without proof is called:
Add the given vectors: (-4, 7) + (5, -9) A. An axiom
A. (1, 16) B. A postulate
B. (1, -2) C. A theorem
C. (9, 2) D. A corollary
Problem 376 Problem 381
In a proportion of four quantities, the first A series of numbers which are perfect
and the fourth terms are referred to: square numbers (i.e. 1, 4, 9, 16, …) is
A. means called:
B. denominators A. Fourier series
C. extremes B. Fermat’s series
D. numerators C. Euler’s series
D. Fibonacci numbers
Problem 377 (ECE November 1997)
Convergent series is a sequence of Problem 382
decreasing numbers or when the succeeding A sequence of numbers where every term is
term is ____ than the preceding term. obtained by adding all the preceding terms
A. ten times more such as 1, 5, 14, 30… Is called:
B. greater A. Triangular number
C. equal B. Pyramidal number
D. lesser C. Tetrahedral number
D. Euler’s number
Problem 378 (ECE November 1997)
It is the characteristics of a population which Problem 383 (ECE November 1995)
is measurable. The graphical representation of the
A. Frequency commulative frequency distribution in a set
B. Distribution of statistical data is called:
C. Sample A. Ogive
D. Parameter B. Histogram
C. Frequency polyhedron
Problem 379 (ECE November 1997) D. Mass diagram
The quartile deviation is a measure of:
A. Division Problem 384 (ECE March 1996)
B. Central tendency A sequence of numbers where the
C. Certainty succeeding term is greater than the
D. Dispersion preceding term is called:
A. Dissonant series
Problem 380 (ECE November 1995, 1997) B. Convergent series
In complex algebra, we use a diagram to C. Isometric series
represent a complex plane commonly called: D. Divergent series
A. De Moivre’s Diagram
B. Funicular Diagram Problem 385 (ECE March 1996)
C. Argand Diagram The number 0.123123123…. is
D. Venn Diagram A. Irrational
 B. Surd A. Naperian logarithm
C. Rational B. Characteristic
D. Transcendental C. Mantissa
D. Briggsian logarithm
Problem 386 (ECE November 1996)
An array of m n quantities which Problem 391 (ECE November 1996)
represent a single number system composed The ratio or product of two expressions in
of elements in rows and columns is know as: direct or inverse relation of the other is
A. Transpose of a matrix called:
B. Determinant A. Ratio and proportion
C. Co-factor of a matrix B. Constant variation
D. Matrix C. Means
D. Extremes
Problem 387
If equals are added to equals, the sum is Problem 392 (ECE November 1996)
equal. In any square matrix, when the elements of
A. theorem any two rows are the same the determinant
B. postulate is:
C. axiom A. Zero
D. corollary B. Positive integer
C. Negative integer
Problem 388 (ECE November 1996) D. Unity
Terms that differ only in numeric
coefficients are nown as: Problem 393 (ECE November 1996)
A. unequal terms Two or more equations are equal if and only
B. unlike terms if they have the same
C. like terms A. Solution set
D. equal terms B. Degree
C. Order
Problem 389 (ECE November 1996) D. Variable set
______ is a sequence of terms whose
reciprocals are in arithmetic progression. Problem 394
A. Geometric progression What is the possible outcome of an
B. Harmonic progression experiment called?
C. Algebraic Progression A. a sample space
D. Ratio and proportion B. a random point
C. an event
Problem 390 (ECE November 1996) D. a finite set
The logarithm of a number to the base e
(2.718281828…) is called: Problem 395
If the roots of an equation are zero, then they D. Indeterminate
are classified as:
A. Trivial solutions Problem 400
B. Extraneous roots The term in between any to terms of an
C. Conditional solutions arithmetic progression is called:
D. Hypergolic Solutions A. Arithmetic mean
B. Median
C. Middle terms
D. Mean
Problem 396
A complex number associated with a phase- Problem 401
shifted sine wave in polar form whose Any equation which, because of some
magnitude is in RMS and angle is equal to mathematical process, has acquired an extra
the angle of the phase-shifted sine wave is root is sometimes called a:
known as: A. Redundant equation
A. Argand’s number B. Literal equation
B. Imaginary number C. Linear equation
C. Phasor D. Defective equation
D. Real number
Problem 402
Problem 397 A statement that one mathematical
In raw data, the term, which occurs most expression is greater than or less than
frequently, is known as: another is called:
A. Mean A. inequality
B. Median B. non-absolute condition
C. Mode C. absolute condition
D. Quartile D. conditional expression

Problem 398 Problem 403

Infinity minus infinity is: A relation, in which every ordered pair (x, y)
A. Infinity has one and only one value of y that
B. Zero corresponds to the values of x, is called:
C. Indeterminate A. Function
D. None of these B. Range
C. Domain
Problem 399 D. Coordinates
Any number divided by infinity is equal to:
A. I Problem 404
B. Infinity An equation in which a variable appears
C. Zero under the radical sign is called:
 A. Literal equation Equations which satisfy only for some
B. Radical equation values of unknown are called:
C. Irradical equation A. a conditional equation
D. Irrational equation B. an identity
C. a parametric equation
Problem 405 D. a quadratic equation
The number of favorable outcomes divided
by the number of possible outcomes: Problem 410 (ME April 1996)
A. Permutations The logarithm of 1 to any base is:
B. Probability A. indeterminate
C. Combination B. zero
D. Chance C. infinity
D. one
Problem 406
Two factors are considered essentially the Part 2
same if:
Plane and Spherical Trigonometry
A. One is merely the negative of the
other Problems- Angles, Trigonometric
B. One is exactly the same of the other Identities and Equations
C. Both of them are negative
D. Both of them are positive Set 10

1. Find the supplement of an angle

Problem 407
whose compliment is 62°.
An integer is said to be prime if:
A. 28°
A. It is factorable by any value
B. 118°
B. It is an odd integer
C. 152°
C. It has no other integer as factor
D. None of these
excepts itself or 1
2. A certain angle has a supplement 5
D. It is an even integer
times its compliment. Find the
angle.
Problem 408
A. 67.5°
Equations in which the members are equal
B. 157.5°
for all permissible values of integer are
C. 168.5°
called:
D. 186°
A. a conditional equation
3. The sum of the two interior angles of
B. an identity
the triangle is equal to the third
C. a parametric equation
angle and the difference of the two
D. a quadratic equation
angles is equal to 2/3 of the third
angle. Find the third angle.
Problem 409
A. 15°
 B. 75° B. √
C. 90° C. x/2
D. 120° D. x
4. The measure 0f 1 ½ revolutions 9. What is the sine of 820°?
counter-clockwise is: A. 0.984
A. 540° B. -0.866
B. 520° C. 0.866
C. +90° D. -0.500
D. -90° 10. csc 270° = ?
5. The measure of 2.25 revolutions A. √
counterclockwise is: B. 1
A. -835°
C. √
B. -810° D. 1
C. 805°
11. If coversine Ѳ is 0.134, find the
D. 810°
value of Ѳ.
6. Solve for Ѳ:
A. 60°
B. 45°
A. 40°
C. 30°
B. 41°
D. 20°
C. 47°
12. Solve for cos 72° if the given
D. 43°
relationship is cos 2A = 2 A–
7. What are the exact values of the
1.
cosine and tangent trigonometric
A. 0.309
functions of acute angle A, given
B. 0.258
that sin A = 3/7?
C. 0.268
A. √ D. 0.315
√ 13. If sin 3A = cos 6B then:
B. √ A. A + B = 180°
√ B. A + 2B = 30°
C. A – 2B = 30°
C. √
D. A + B = 30°
√ 14. Find the value of sin (arcos 15/17).
D. √ A. 8/17
√ B. 17/9
C. 8/21
8. Given three angles A, B, and C
D. 8/9
whose sum is 180°. If the tan A +
15. Find the value of cos [arcsin (1/3) +
tan B + tan C = x, find the value of
tan A x tan B x tan C. arctan (2/√ )]
A. 1 – x A. ( ) √
 B. ( ) √ 21. Find sin x if 2 sin x + 3 cos x – 2 =
0.
C. ( ) √ A. 1 & -5/13
D. ( ) √ B. -1 & 5/13
C. 1 & 5/13
16. If sin 40° + sin 20° = sin Ѳ, find the
D. -1 & -5/13
value of Ѳ.
22. If sin A = 4/5, A in quadrant II, sin
A. 20°
B = 7/25, B in quadrant I, find sin
B. 80°
(A + B).
C. 120°
A. 3/5
D. 60°
B. 2/5
17. How many different value of x from
C. 3/4
0° to 180° for the equation (2sin x –
D. 4/5
1)(cos x + 1) = 0?
23. If sin A =2.571x, cos A = 3.06, and
A. 3
sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of x.
B. 0
A. 0.350
C. 1
B. 0.250
D. 2
C. 0.100
18. For what value of Ѳ (less than 2∏) D. 0.150
will the following equation be
24. If cos Ѳ = √ /2, what is the value of
satisfied?
x if x = 1 – .
A. -2
B. -1/3
C. 4/3
D. 2/3
A. ∏
25. If sin Ѳ – cos Ѳ = -1/3, what is the
B. ∏/4
value of sin 2 Ѳ?
C. 3∏/2
A. 1/3
D. ∏/2
B. 1/9
19. Find the value of x in the equation
C. 8/9
csc x + cot x = 3.
D. 4/9
A. ∏/4
B. ∏/3 26. If x cos Ѳ + y sin Ѳ = 1 and x sin Ѳ
C. ∏/2 – y cos Ѳ = 3, what is the
D. ∏/5 relationship between x and y?
20. If is 5/2, the quantity A.
is equivalent to: B.
A. 2.5 C.
B. 0.6 D.
C. 1.5 27. If / √ , then
D. 0.4 x+1/ is equal to:
 A. √ 34. Solve for x from the given
B. 1 trigonometric equation:
C. 2
D. 0
28. The equation 2 sin Ѳ + 2 cos Ѳ – 1
= √ is: A. 4
A. An identity B. 6
B. A parametric equation C. 8
C. A conditional equation D. 2
D. A quadratic equation 35. Solve for y if y = (1/sin x – 1/tan
x)(1 + cos x)
29. If x + y = 90°, then is
A. sin x
equal to: B. cos x
A. tan x C. tan x
B. cos x D.
C. cot x 36. Solve for x: x =
D. sin x
30. if cos Ѳ = x / 2 then 1 – is A. sin
equal to: B. cos
A. / C. 1
B. / D. 2
C. / 37. Solve for x:
D. /
31. Find the value in degrees of arcos A. sin
(tan 24°). B. -2 cos
A. 61.48 C. cos 2
B. 62.35 D. sin 2
C. 63.56 38. Simplify –
D. 60.84 A. 2
√
32. B. 1
A. ∏/3 C. 2
B. ∏/4 D. 2
C. ∏/6 39. Solve for x:
D. ∏/2
A. cos a
33. Solve for x in the equation: arctan
B. sin 2a
(2x) + arctan (x) = ∏/4
C. cos 2a
A. 0.821
D. sin a
B. 0.218
40. which of the following is different
C. 0.281
from the others?
D. 0.182
 A. 2 cos 2x – 1 B. 2 mils
B. cos 4x – sin 4x C. 4 mils
C. cos 3x – sin 3x D. 1 mil
D. 1 – 2 sin 2x 47. The angle or inclination of ascend
41. Find the value of y: y = (1 + cos of a road having 8.25% grade is
2 . _____degrees.
A. cos A. 5.12 degrees
B. sin B. 4.72 degrees
C. sin 2 C. 1.86 degrees
D. cos 2 D. 4.27 degrees
42. The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is 48. The sides of a right triangle is in
equal to: arithmetic progression whose
A. common difference if 6 cm. its area
B. is:
C. A.
D. Cosh 2x B.
43. Simplifying the equation C.
D.
A. 1
B. Problems – Triangles, Angles of Elevation
C. & Depression
D.
Set 11
44. If tan = , which of the
following is incorrect? 49. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is
A. /√ 34 cm. Find the length of the
B. √ shortest leg if it is 14 cm shorter
C. /√ than the other leg.
A. 15 cm
D. √ /
B. 16 cm
45. In an isosceles right triangle, the
C. 17 cm
hypotenuse is how much longer
D. 18 cm
than its sides?
50. A truck travels from point M
A. 2 times
northward for 30 min. then eastward
B. √ times for one hour, then shifted N 30° W.
C. if the constant speed is 40 Kph, how
D. None of these far directly from M, in km. will be it
46. Find the angle in mils subtended by
after 2 hours?
a line 10 yards long at a distance of A. 43.5
5000 yards. B. 45.2
A. 2.5 mils C. 47.9
 D. 41.6 point of intersection of the angular
51. Two sides of a triangle measures 6 bisectors to side AB.
cm. and 8 cm. and their included A. 5.21 cm
angle is 40°. Find the third side. B. 3.78 cm
A. 5.144 cm C. 4.73 cm
B. 5.263 cm D. 6.25 cm
C. 4.256 cm 57. If AB = 15 m, BC = 18 m and CA =
D. 5.645 cm 24 m, find the point of intersection
52. Given a triangle: C = 100°, a = 15, of the angular bisector from the
b = 20. Find c: vertex C.
A. 34 A. 11.3
B. 27 B. 12.1
C. 43 C. 13.4
D. 35 D. 14.3
53. Given angle A = 32°, angle B = 70°, 58. In triangle ABC, angle C = 70
and side c = 27 units. Solve for side degrees; angle A = 45 degrees; AB
a of the triangle. = 40 m. what is the length of the
A. 24 units median drawn from vertex A to side
B. 10 units BC?
C. 14.63 units A. 36.8 meters
D. 12 units B. 37.1 meters
54. In a triangle, find the side c if the C. 36.3 meters
angle C = 100°, side b = 20, and D. 37.4 meters
side a = 15. 59. The area of the triangle whose
A. 28 angles are 61°9’32”, 34°14’46”, and
B. 27 84°35’42” is 680.60. the length of
C. 29 the longest side is:
D. 26 A. 35.53
55. Two sides of a triangle are 50 m. B. 54.32
and 60 m. long. The angle included C. 52.43
between these sides is 30 degrees. D. 62.54
What is the interior angle (in 60. Given a triangle ABC whose angles
degrees) opposite the longest side? are A = 40°, B = 95° and side b =
A. 92.74 30 cm. find the length of the
B. 93.74 bisector of angle C.
C. 94.74 A. 21.74 cm
D. 91.74 B. 22.35 cm
56. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB C. 20.45 cm
= 15 cm, BC = 18 cm, and CA = 24 D. 20.98 cm
cm. Determine the distance from the
61. The sides of a triangular lot are 130
m, 180 m, and 190 m. the lot is to
be divided by a line bisecting the
longest side and drawn from the
opposite vertex. The length of this
dividing line is:
A. 100 meters
B. 130 meters
C. 125 meters
D. 115 meters
62. From a point outside of an
equilateral triangle, the distances to
the vertices are 10m, 10m, and 18m.
Find the dimension of the triangle.
A. 25.63
B. 45.68
C. 19.94
D. 12.25
63. Points A and B 1000m apart are
plotted on a straight highway
running East and West. From A, the
bearing of a tower C is 32 degrees
N of W and from B the bearing of C
is 26 degrees N of E. Approximate
the shortest distance of tower C to
the highway.
A. 264 meters
B. 274 meters
C. 284 meters
D. 294 meters
64. An airplane leaves an aircraft
carrier and flies South at 350 mph.
The carrier travels S 30° E at 25
mph. If the wireless communication
range of the airplane is 700 miles,
when will it lose contact with the
carrier?
A. after 4.36 hours
B. after 5.57 hours
C. after 2.13 hours
D. after 4.54 hours
65. A statue 2 meters high stands on a
column that is 3 meters high. An
observer in level with the top of the
statue observed that the column and
the statue subtend the same angle.
How far is the observer from the
statue?
A. √
B. √
C. 20 meters
D. √
66. From the top of a building 100 m
high, the angle of depression of a
point A due East of it is 30°. From a
poit B due South of the building, the
angle of elevation of the top is 60°.
Find the distance AB.
A. 100 + √
B. 200 - √
C. √ /3
D. √ / 30
67. An observer found the angle of
elevation of the top of the tree to be
27°. After moving 10m closer (on
the same vertical and horizontal
plane as the tree), the angle of
elevation becomes 54°. Find the
height of the tree.
A. 8.65 meters
B. 7.53 meters
C. 7.02 meters
D. 8.09 meters
68. From a point A at the foot of the
mountain, the angle of elevation of
the top B is 60°. After ascending the
mountain one (1) mile to an
inclination of 30° to the horizon,
and reaching a point C, an observer
finds that the angle ACB is 135°.
 A. 14386
B. 12493
C. 11672
D. 11223
69. A vertical pole is 10 m from a
building. When the angle of
elevation of the sum is 45°, te pole
cast a shadow on the building 1 m
high. Find the height of the pole.
A. 0 meter
B. 11 meters
C. 12 meters
D. 13 meters
70. A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters
long when the angle of elevation of
the sun is 61°. If the pole has leaned
15° from the vertical directly
toward the sun, what is the length of
the pole?
A. 52.43 meters
B. 54.23 meters
C. 53.25 meters
D. 53.24 meters
71. An observer wishes to determine
the height of a tower. He takes
sights at the top of the tower from A
and B, which are 50 ft. apart, at the
same elevation on a direct line with
the tower. The vertical angle at
point A is 30° and at point B is 40°.
What is the height of the tower?
A. 85.6 feet
B. 143.97 feet
C. 110.29 feet
D. 92.54 feet
72. From the top of tower A, the angle
of elevation of the top of the tower
B is 46°. From the foot of tower B
the angle of elevation of the top of
tower A is 28°. Both towers are on a
level ground. If the height of tower
B is 120m, how high is tower A in
m?
A. 38.6
B. 42.3
C. 44.1
D. 40.7
73. Points A and B are 100 m apart and
are on the same elevation as the foot
of a building. The angles of
elevation of the top of the building
from points A and B are 21° and
32°, respectively. How far is A from
the building in m?
A. 271.6
B. 265.4
C. 259.2
D. 277.9
74. A man finds the angle of elevation
of the top of a tower to be 30
degrees. He walks 85 m. nearer the
tower and finds its angle of
elevation to be 60 degrees. What is
the height of the tower?
A. 76.31 meters
B. 73.61 meters
C. 73.31 meters
D. 73.16 meters
75. The angle of elevation of a point C
from a pint B is 29°42’; the angle of
elevation of C from another point A
31.2 m directly below B is 59°23’.
How high is C from the horizontal
line through A?
A. 47.1 meters
B. 52.3 meters
C. 35.1 meters
D. 66.9 meters
76. A rectangular piece of land 40m x
30m is to be crossed diagonally by a
 10-m wide roadway. If the land cost B. 8.23 inches
P1,500.00 per square meter, the cost C. 10.65 inches
of the roadway is: D. 11.25 inches
A. P401.10 80. If the bearing of A from B is 40° W,
B. P60,165.00 then the bearing of B from A is:
C. P601,650.00 A. N 40° E
D. 651,500.00 B. N 40° W
77. A man improvises a temporary C. N 50° E
shield from the sun using a D. N 50° W
triangular piece of wood with 81. A plane hillside is inclined at an
dimensions of 1.4m, 1.5 m, and 1.3 angle of 28° with the horizontal. A
m. with the longer side lying man wearing skis can climb this
horizontally on the ground, he props hillside by following a straight path
up the other corner of the triangle inclined at an angle of 12° to the
with a vertical pole 0.9m long. horizontal, but one without skis
What would be the area of the must follow a path inclined at an
shadow on the ground when the sun angle of only 5° with the horizontal.
is vertically overhead? Find the angle between the
A. 0.5 directions of the two paths.
B. 0.75 A. 13.21°
C. 0.84 B. 18.74°
D. 0.95 C. 15.56°
78. A rectangular piece of wood 4cm x D. 17.22°
12cm tall is titled at an angle of 45°. 82. Calculate the area of a spherical
Find the vertical distance between triangle whose radius is 5 m and
the lower corner and the upper whose angles are 40°, 65°, and
corner. 110°.
A. √ A. 12.34 sq. m.
B. 14.89 sq. m.
B. √
C. 16.45 sq. m.
C. √
D. 15.27 sq. m.
D. √ 83. A right spherical triangle has an
79. A clock has a dial face 12 inches in angle C = 90°, a = 50°, and c = 80°.
radius. The minute hand is 9 inches Find the side b.
long while the hour hand is 6 inches A. 45.33°
long. The plane of rotation of the B. 78.66°
minute hand is 2 inches above the C. 74.33°
plane of rotation of the hour hand. D. 75.89°
Find the distance between the tips
of the hands at 5:40 AM.
A. 9.17 inches
 84. If the time is 8:00 a.m. GMT, what than b and b could not be equal to
is the time in the Philippines, which zero?
is located at 120° East longitude? A. 1 : 4
A. 6 p.m. B. 3 : 1
B. 4 am C. 1 : 4
C. 4 p.m. D. 4 : 1
D. 6 am 88. Two sides of a triangle measure 8
85. An airplane flew from Manila (14° cm and 12 cm. find its area if its
36’N, 121° 05’E) at a course of S perimeter is 26 cm.
30° E maintaining a certain altitude A. 21.33 sq. m.
and following a great circle path. If B. 32.56 sq. cm.
its groundspeed is 350 knots, after C. 3.306 sq. in.
how many hours will it cross the D. 32.56 sq. in.
equator? 89. If three sides of a triangle of an
A. 2.87 hours acute triangle is 3 cm, 4 cm, and “x”
B. 2.27 hours cm, what are the possible values of
C. 3.17 hours x?
D. 3.97 hours A. 1 < x < 5
86. Find the distance in nautical miles B. 0 < x > 5
between Manila and San Francisco. C. 0 < x < 7
Manila is located at 14° 36’N D. 1 < x > 7
latitude and 121° 05’ E longitude. 90. In triangle ABC, AB = 8m and BC
San Francisco is situated at 37° 48’ = 20m. one possible dimension of
N latitude and 122° 24’ W CA is:
longitude. A. 13
A. 7856.2 nautical miles B. 7
B. 5896.2 nautical miles C. 9
C. 6326.2 nautical miles D. 11
D. 6046.2 nautical miles 91. In a triangle BCD, BC = 25 m. and
CD = 10 m. The perimeter of the
Part 3 triangle may be.
A. 72 m.
Plane Geometry
B. 70 m.
Problems – Triangles, Quadrilaterals, C. 69 m.
Polygons D. 71 m.
92. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB
Set 12 = 25 cm, BC = 39 cm, and AC = 40
cm. Find its area.
87. The sides of a right triangle have A. 486 sq. cm.
lengths (a – b), a, and (a + b). What B. 846 sq. cm.
is the ratio of a to b if a is greater
 C. 648 sq. cm. the part adjacent to the 180-cm side
D. 468 sq. cm. is:
93. The corresponding sides of two A. 5126 sq. cm.
similar triangles are in the ratio 3:2. B. 5162 sq. cm.
What is the ratio of their areas? C. 5612 sq. cm.
A. 3 D. 5216 sq. cm.
B. 2 98. Find EB if the area of the inner
C. 9/4 triangle is ¼ of the outer triangle.
D. 3/2 A. 32.5
94. Find the area of the triangle whose B. 55.7
sides are 12, 16, and 21 units. C. 56.2
A. 95.45 sq. units D. 57.5
B. 102.36 sq. units 99. A piece of wire is shaped to enclose
C. 87.45 sq. units a square whose area is 169 cm2. It is
D. 82.78 sq. units then reshaped to enclose a rectangle
95. The sides of a right triangle are 8, whose length is 15 cm. The area of
15 and 17 units. If each side is the rectangle is:
doubled, how many square units A. 165 cm2
will be the area of the new triangle? B. 175 cm2
A. 240 C. 170 cm2
B. 300 D. 156 cm2
C. 320 100. The diagonal of the floor of a
D. 420 rectangular room is 7.50 m. The
96. Two triangles have equal bases. The shorter side of the room is 4.5 m.
altitude of one triangle is 3 units What is the area of the room?
more than its base and the altitude A. 36 sq. m.
of the other is 3 units less than its B. 27 sq. m.
base. Find the altitudes, if the areas C. 58 sq. m.
of the triangle differ by 21 square D. 24 sq. m.
units. 101. A man measuring a rectangle “x”
A. 5 & 11 meters by “y” meters, makes each
B. 4 & 10 side 15% too small. By how many
C. 6 & 12 percent will his estimate for the area
D. 3 & 9 be too small?
97. A triangular piece of wood having a A. 23.55%
dimension 130 cm, 180 cm, and 190 B. 25.67%
cm is to be divided by a line C. 27.75%
bisecting the longest side drawn D. 72.25%
from its opposite vertex. The area of
102. The length of the side of a square 107. The area of a rhombus is 132
is increased by 100%. Its perimeter square cm. if its shorter diagonal is
is increased by: 12 cm, the length of the longer
A. 25% diagonal is:
B. 100% A. 20 centimeter
C. 200% B. 21 centimeter
D. 300% C. 22 centimeter
103. A piece of wire of length 52 cm is D. 23 centimeter
cut into two parts. Each part is then 108. The diagonals of a rhombus are 10
bent to form a square. It is found cm. and 8 cm., respectively. Its area
that total area of the two squares is is:
97 sq. cm. the dimension of the A. 10 sq. cm.
bigger square is: B. 50 sq. cm.
A. 4 C. 60 sq. cm.
B. 9 D. 40 sq. cm.
C. 3 109. Given a cyclic quadrilateral whose
D. 6 sides are 4 cm, 5 cm, 8 cm, and 11
104. In the figure shown, ABCD is a cm. Its area is:
square and PDC is an equilateral A. 40.25 sq. cm.
triangle. Find . B. 48.65 sq. cm.
A. 5° C. 50.25 sq. cm.
B. 15° D. 60.25 sq. cm
C. 10° 110. A rectangle ABCD which measure
D. 25° 18 by 24 cm is folded once,
105. One side of a parallelogram is 10 perpendicular to diagonal AC, so
m and its diagonals are 16 m and 24 that the opposite vertices A and C
m, respectively. Its area is: coincide. Find the length of the fold.
A. 156.8 sq. m. A. 2
B. 185.6 sq. m. B. 7/2
C. 158.7 sq. m. C. 54/2
D. 142.3 sq. m. D. 45/2
106. If the sides of the parallelogram 111. The sides of a quadrilateral are
and an included angle are 6, 10 and 10m, 8m, 16m and 20m,
100 degrees respectively, find the respectively. Two opposite interior
length of the shorter diagonal. angles have a sum of 225°. Find the
A. 10.63 area of the quadrilateral in sq. m.
B. 10.37 A. 140.33 sq. cm.
C. 10.73 B. 145.33 sq. cm.
D. 10.23 C. 150.33 sq. cm.
D. 155.33 sq. cm.
112. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m2 D. 22 sq. m.
and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases in 117. The deflection angles of any
meters have ratio of 4:5, the bases polygon has a sum of:
are: A. 360°
A. 12, 15 B. 720°
B. 7, 11 C. 180°(n – 3)
C. 16, 20 D. 180° n
D. 8, 10 118. The sum of the interior angles of a
113. Determine the area of the dodecagon is:
quadrilateral ABCD shown if OB = A. 2160°
80 cm, OA = 120 cm, OD = 150 cm B. 1980°
and = 25°. C. 1800°
A. 2272 sq. cm D. 2520°
B. 7222 sq. cm 119. Each interior angle of a regular
C. 2572 sq. cm polygon is 165°. How many sides?
D. 2722 sq. cm A. 23
114. A corner lot of land is 35 m on one B. 24
street and 25 m on the other street. C. 25
The angle between the two lines of D. 26
the street being 82°. The other to two 120. The sum of the interior angles of a
lines of the lot are respectively polygon is 540°. Find the number of
perpendicular to the lines of the streets.
sides.
What is the worth of the lot if its unit
A. 4
price is P2500 per square meter?
A. P1,978,456 B. 6
B. P1,588,045 C. 7
C. P2,234,023 D. 5
D. P1,884,050 121. The sum of the interior angles of a
115. Determine the area of the polygon of n sides is 1080°. Find
quadrilateral having (8, -2), (5, 6), the value of n.
(4, 1), and (-7, 4) as consecutive A. 5
vertices. B. 6
A. 22 sq. units C. 7
B. 44 sq. units D. 8
C. 32 sq. units 122. How many diagonals does a
D. 48 sq. units pentedecagon have:
116. Find the area of the shaded portion A. 60
shown if AB is parallel to CD. B. 70
A. 16 sq. m. C. 80
B. 18 sq. m. D. 90
C. 20 sq. m.
123. A polygon has 170 diagonals. C. 0.727
How many sides does it have? D. 0.828
A. 20 129. If a regular polygon has 27
B. 18 diagonals, then it is a:
C. 25 A. Hexagon
D. 26 B. Nonagon
124. A regular hexagon with an area of C. Pentagon
93.53 square centimeters is D. Heptagon
inscribed in a circle. The area in the 130. One side of a regular octagon is 2.
circle not covered by hexagon is: Find the area of the region inside
A. 18.38 cm2 the octagon.
B. 16.72 cm2 A. 19.3 sq. units
C. 19.57 cm2 B. 13.9 sq. units
D. 15.68 cm2 C. 21.4 sq. units
125. The area of a regular decagon D. 31 sq. units
inscribed in a circle of 15 cm 131. A regular octagon is inscribed in a
diameter is: circle of radius 10. Find the area of
A. 156 sq. cm. the octagon.
B. 158 sq. cm. A. 228.2 sq. units
C. 165 sq. cm. B. 288.2 sq. units
D. 185 sq. cm. C. 282.8 sq. units
126. The sum of the interior angle of D. 238.2 sq. units
polygon is 2,520°. How many are
the sides? Problems – Circles, Miscellaneous
A. 14 Applications
B. 15
Set 13
C. 16
D. 17 132. The area of a circle is 89.4 square
127. The area of a regular hexagon inches. What is the circumference?
inscribed in a circle of radius 1 is: A. 35.33 inches
A. 2.698 sq. units B. 32.25 inches
B. 2.598 sq. units C. 33.52 inches
C. 3.698 sq. units D. 35.55 inches
D. 3.598 sq. units 133. A circle whose area is 452 cm
128. The corners of a 2-meter square square is cut into two segment by a
are cut off to form a regular chord whose distance from the
octagon. What is the length of the center of the circle is 6 cm. Find the
sides of the resulting octagon? area of the larger segment in cm
A. 0.525 square.
B. 0.626 A. 372.5
 B. 363.6 138. A sector has a radius of 12 cm. if
C. 368.4 the length of its arc is 12 cm, its
D. 377.6 area is:
134. A circle is divided into two parts A. 66 sq. cm.
by a chord, 3 cm away from the B. 82 sq. cm.
center. Find the area of the smaller C. 144 sq. cm.
part, in cm square, if the circles has D. 72 sq. cm.
an area of 201 cm square. 139. The perimeter of a sector is 9 cm
A. 51.4 and its radius is 3 cm. What is the
B. 57.8 area of the sector?
C. 55.2 A. 4
D. 53.7 B. 9/2
135. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed C. 11/2
in a semi-circle with side AD D. 27/2
coinciding with the diameter of the 140. A swimming pool is to be
circle. If sides AB, BC, and CD are constructed in the space of partially
8cm, 10cm, and 12cm long, overlapping identical circles. Each
respectively, find the area of the of the circles has a radius of 9 m,
circle. and each passes through the center
A. 317 sq. cm. of the other. Find the area of the
B. 356 sq. cm. swimming pool.
C. 456 sq. cm. A. 302.33
D. 486 sq. cm. B. 362.55
136. A semi-circle of radius 14 cm is C. 398.99
formed from a piece of wire. If it is D. 409.44
bent into a rectangle whose length is 141. Given are two concentric circles
1cm more than its width, find the with the outer circle having a radius
area of the rectangle. of 10 cm. If the area of the inner
A. 256.25 sq. cm. circle is half of the outer circle, find
B. 323.57 sq. cm. the boarder between the two circles.
C. 386.54 sq. cm. A. 2.930 cm
D. 452.24 sq. cm B. 2.856 cm
137. The angle of a sector is 30 degrees C. 3.265 cm
and the radius is 15 cm. What is the D. 2.444 cm
area of the sector? 142. A circle of radius 5 cm has a chord
A. 89.5 which is 6cm long. Find the area of
B. 58.9 the circle concentric to this circle
C. 59.8 and tangent to the given chord.
D. 85.9 A. 14
B. 16
 C. 9 147. The sides of a triangle are 14 cm.,
D. 4 15 cm., and 13 cm. find the area of
143. A reversed curve on a railroad the circumscribing circle.
track consists of two circular arcs. A. 207.4 sq. cm.
The central angle of one side is 20° B. 209.6 sq. cm.
with radius 2500 feet, and the C. 215.4 sq. cm.
central angle of the other is 25° with D. 220.5 sq. cm.
radius 3000 feet. Find the total 148. What is the radius of the circle
lengths of t he two arcs. circumscribing an isosceles right
A. 2812 ft. triangle having an area of 162 sq.
B. 2218 ft. cm?
C. 2821 ft. A. 13.52
D. 2182 ft. B. 14.18
144. Given a triangle whose sides are C. 12.73
24 cm, 30 cm, and 36 cm. find the D. 1564
radius of a circle which is tangent to 149. If the radius of the circle is
the shortest and longest side of the decreased by 20%, by how much is
triangle, and whose center lies on its area decreased?
the third side. A. 36%
A. 9.111 cm B. 26%
B. 11.91 cm C. 46%
C. 12.31 cm D. 56%
D. 18 cm 150. The distance between the center of
145. Find the area of the largest circle the three circles which are mutually
that can be cut from a triangle tangent to each other externally are
whose sides are 10 cm, 18 cm, and 10, 12 and 14 units. The area of the
20 m. of the largest circle is:
A. 11 A. 72
B. 12 B. 23
C. 14 C. 64
D. 15 D. 16
146. The diameter of the circle 151. The sides of a cyclic quadrilateral
circumscribed about a triangle ABC measures 8 cm, 9 cm, 12 cm, and 7
with sides a, b , c is equal to: cm, respectively. Find the area of
A. a/sin A the circumscribing circle.
B. b/sin B A. 8.65
C. c/sin C B. 186.23
D. all of the above C. 6.54
D. 134.37 cm
152. The wheel of a car revolves n 157. Two transmission towers 40 feet
times, while the car travels x km. high is 200 feet apart. If the lowest
the radius of the wheel in meter is: point of the cable is 10 feet above
A. 10,000 x/ ( the ground, the vertical distance
B. 500 x/ ( from the roadway to the cable 50
C. 500,00 x/ ( feet from the center is:
D. 5,000 x/ ( A. 17.25 feet
153. If the inside wheels of a car B. 17.5 feet
running a circular track are going C. 17.75 feet
half as fast as the outside wheel, D. 18 feet
determine the length of the track, 158. What is the area bounded by the
described by the outer wheels, if the curves and
wheels are 1.5 m apart. A. 6.0
A. 4 B. 7.333
B. 5 C. 6.666
C. 6 D. 5.333
D. 8 159. What is the area between y = 0, y
154. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft = 3 , x = 0, and x = 2?
by 35 ft building. If the rope is 40 ft A. 8
long and the goat can reach 1 ft B. 12
farther than the rope length, what is C. 24
the maximum area the goat can D. 6
cover?
A. 5281 Part 4
B. 4084 Solid Geometry
C. 3961
D. 3970 Problems – Prisms, Pyramids, Cylinders,
155. The interior angles of a triangle Cones
measures 2x, x + 15, and 2x + 15.
What is the value of x? Set 14
A. 30°
160. If the edge of a cube is doubled,
B. 66°
which of the following is incorrect?
C. 42°
A. The lateral area will be
D. 54°
quadrupled
156. Two complementary angles are in
B. The volume is increased 8 times
the ratio 2:1. Find the larger angle.
C. The diagonal is doubled
A. 30°
D. The weight is doubled
B. 60°
161. The volume of a cube is reduced
C. 75°
by how much if all sides are
D. 15°
halved?
 A. 1/8 D. 236 sq. cm.
B. 5/8 167. The space diagonal of a cube is
C. 6/8 4√ m. Find its volume.
D. 7/8 A. 16 cubic meters
162. Each side of a cube is increased by B. 48 cubic meters
1%. By what percent is the volume C. 64 cubic meters
of the cube increased? D. 86 cubic meters
A. 23.4% 168. A reservoir is shaped like a square
B. 33.1% prism. If the area of its base is 225
C. 3% sq. cm, how many liters of water
D. 34.56% will it hold?
163. If the edge of a cube is increased A. 3.375
by 30%, by how much is the surface B. 3375
area increased? C. 33.75
A. 67 D. 3375
B. 69 169. Find the angle formed by the
C. 63 intersection of a face diagonal t the
D. 65 diagonal of a cube drawn from the
164. Find the approximate change in same vertex.
the volume of a cube of side x A. 35.26°
inches caused by increasing its side B. 32.56°
by 1%. C. 33.69°
A. 0.3x3 cu. in. D. 42.23°
B. 0.1x3 cu. in. 170. The space diagonal of a cube (the
C. 0.02 cu. in. diagonal joining two non-coplanar
D. 0.03x3 cu. in. vertices) is 6 m. The total surface
165. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 area of the cube is:
feet wide, and 2 feet high is solidly A. 60
packed with bricks whose B. 66
dimensions are 8 in. by 4 in. by 2 in. C. 72
The number of bricks in the bin is: D. 78
A. 68 171. The base edge of a regular
B. 386 hexagonal prism is 6 cm and its
C. 648 bases are 12 cm apart. Find its
D. 956 volume in cu. cm.
166. Find the total surface area of a A. 1563.45 cm3
cube of side 6 cm. B. 1058.45 cm3
A. 214 sq. cm. C. 1896.37 cm3
B. 216 sq. cm. D. 1122.37 cm3
C. 226 sq. cm.
172. The base edge of a regular
pentagonal prism is 6 cm and its
bases are 12 cm apart. Find its
volume in cu. cm.
A. 743.22 cm3
B. 786.89 cm3
C. 567.45 cm3
D. 842.12 cm3
173. The base of a right prism is a
hexagon with one side 6 cm long. If
the volume of the prism is 450 cc,
how far apart are the bases?
A. 5.74 cm
B. 3.56 cm
C. 4.11 cm
D. 4.81 cm
174. A trough has an open top 0.30 m
by 6 m and closed vertical ends
which are equilateral triangles 30
cm on each side. It is filled with
water to half its depth. Find the
volume of the water in cubic
meters.
A. 0.058
B. 0.046
C. 0.037
D. 0.065
175. Determine the volume of a right
truncated prism with the following
dimensions: Let the corner of the
triangular base be defined by A, B,
and C. the length AB = 10 feet, BC
= 9 feet and CA = 12 feet. The sides
at A, B and C are perpendicular to
the triangular base and have the
height of 8.6 feet, 7.1 feet, and 5.5
feet, respectively.
A. 413 ft3
B. 311 ft3
C. 313 ft3
D. 391 ft3
176. The volume of a regular
tetrahedron of side 5 cm is:
A. 13.72 cu. cm
B. 14.73 cu.cm
C. 15.63 cu. cm
D. 17.82 cu. cm
177. A regular hexagonal pyramid
whose base perimeter is 60 cm has
an altitude of 30 cm, the volume of
the pyramid is:
A. 2958 cu. cm.
B. 2598 cu. cm.
C. 2859 cu. cm.
D. 2589 cu. cm.
178. A frustum of a pyramid has an
upper base 100 m by 10 m and a
lower base of 80 m by 8 m. if the
altitude of the frustum is 5 m, find
its volume.
A. 4567.67 cu. m.
B. 3873.33 cu. m.
C. 4066.67 cu. m.
D. 2345.98 cu. m.
179. The altitude of the frustum of a
regular rectangular pyramid is 5m
the volume is 140 cu. m. and the
upper base is 3m by 4m. What are
the dimensions of the lower base in
m?
A. 9 x 10
B. 6 x 8
C. 4.5 x 6
D. 7.50 x 10
180. The frustum of a regular triangular
pyramid has equilateral triangles for
its bases. The lower and upper base
edges are 9m and 3m, respectively.
If the volume is 118.2 cu. m.., how
far apart are the base?
 A. 9m
B. 8m
C. 7m
D. 10m
181. A cylindrical gasoline tank, lying
horizontally, 0.90 m. in diameter
and 3 m long is filled to a depth of
0.60 m. How many gallons of
gasoline does it contain? Hint: One
cubic meter = 265 gallons
A. 250
B. 360
C. 300
D. 270
182. A closed cylindrical tank is 8 feet
long and 3 feet in diameter. When
lying in a horizontal position, the
water is 2 feet deep. If the tank is
the vertical position, the depth of
water in the tank is:
A. 5.67 m
B. 5.82 m
C. 5.82 ft
D. 5.67 ft
183. A circular cylinder is
circumscribed about a right prism
having a square base one meter on
an edge. The volume of the cylinder
is 6.283 cu. m. find its altitude in m.
meter on an edge. The volume of
the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its
altitude in m.
A. 5
B. 4.5
C. 69.08
D. 4
184. If 23 cubic meters of water are
poured into a conical vessel, it
reaches a depth of 12 cm. how
much water must be added so that
the length reaches 18 cm.?
A. 95 cubic meters
B. 100 cubic meters
C. 54.6 cubic meters
D. 76.4 cubic meters
185. The height of a right circular base
down is h. If it contains water to
depth of 2h/3 the ratio of the
volume of water to that of the cone
is:
A. 1:27
B. 2:3
C. 8:27
D. 26:27
186. A right circular cone with an
altitude of 9m is divided into two
segments; one is a smaller circular
cone having the same vertex with an
altitude of 6m. Find the ratio of the
volume of the two cones.
A. 19:27
B. 2:3
C. 1:3
D. 8:27
187. 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 in cc.
A. 387.4
B. 381.7
C. 383.5
D. 385.2
188. A right circular cone with an
altitude of 8 cm is divided into two
segments. One is a smaller circular
cone having the same vertex with
the volume equal to ¼ of the
 original cone. Find the altitude of sector of a circle 72 cm in diameter
the smaller cone. with a central angle of 210°. What
A. 4.52 cm is the volume of the cone in cc?
B. 6.74 cm A. 13,602
C. 5.04 cm B. 13,504
D. 6.12 cm C. 13,716
189. The slant height of a right circular D. 13,318
cone is 5m long. The base diameter 194. A cone was formed by rolling a
is 6m. What is the lateral area in sq. thin sheet of metal in the form of a
m? sector of a circle 72 cm in diameter
A. 37.7 with a central angle of 150°. Find
B. 47 the volume of the cone in cc.
C. 44 A. 7733
D. 40.8 B. 7722
190. A right circular cone has a volume C. 7744
of 128 /3 cm3 and an altitude of 8 D. 7711
cm. The lateral area is: 195. A chemist’s measuring glass is
A. 16√ conical in shape. If it is 8 cm deep
B. 12 √ and 3 cm across the mouth, find the
C. 16 distance on the slant edge between
D. 15 the markings for 1 cc and 2 cc.
191. The volume of a right circular A. 0.82 cm
cone is 36 . If its altitude is 3, find B. 0.79 cm
its radius. C. 0.74 cm
A. 3 D. 0.92 cm
B. 4 196. The base areas of a frustum of a
C. 5 cone are 25 sq. cm. and 16 sq. cm,
respectively. If its altitude is 6 cm,
D. 6
192. A cone and hemisphere share base find its volume.
A. 120 cm3
that is a semicircle with radius 3
and the cone is inscribed inside the B. 122 cm3
hemisphere. Find the volume of the C. 129 cm3
D. 133 cm3
region outside the cone and inside
the hemisphere.
Problems – Spheres, Prismatoid, Solids of
A. 24.874
Revolutions, Miscellaneous Applications
B. 27.284
C. 28.274 Set 15
D. 28.724
193. A cone was formed by rolling a 197. What is the surface area of a
thin sheet of metal in the form of a sphere whose volume is 36 cu. m?
 A. 52.7 m2 C. 343 cu. m.
B. 48.7 m2 D. 476 cu. m.
C. 46.6 m2 203. How much will the surface area of
D. 54.6 m2 a sphere be increased if its radius is
198. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by 5%?
increased by 21%, its volume is A. 25%
increased by: B. 15.5%
A. 13.31% C. 12.5%
B. 33.1% D. 10.25%
C. 21% 204. The volume of a sphere is 904.78
D. 30% cu. m. Find the volume of the
199. The surface area of the sphere is spherical segment of height 4m.
4 2. Find the percentage increase A. 234.57 cu. m.
in its diameter when the surface B. 256.58 cu. m.
area increases by 21%. C. 145.69 cu. m.
A. 5% D. 124.58 cu. m.
B. 10% 205. A sphere of radius r just fits into a
C. 15% cylindrical container of radius r and
D. 20% altitude 2r. Find the empty space in
200. Find the percentage increase in the cylinder.
volume of a sphere if its surface A. (8/9) 3
3
area is increased by 21% B. (20/27)
A. 30.2% C. (4/5) 3
B. 33.1% D. (2/3) 3
C. 34.5% 206. If a solid steel ball is immersed in
D. 30.9% an eight cm. diameter cylinder, it
201. The volume of a sphere is displaces water to a depth of 2.25
increased by how much if its cm. the radius of the ball is:
surface area is increased by 20%? A. 3 cm
A. 32.6% B. 6 cm
B. 33% C. 9 cm
C. 44% D. 12 cm
D. 72.8% 207. The diameter of two spheres is in
202. Given two spheres whose the ratio 2:3. If the sum of their
combined volume is known to be volumes is 1,260 cu. m., the volume
819 cu. m. if their radii are in the of the larger sphere is:
ratio 3:4, what is the volume of the A. 972 cu. m.
smaller sphere? B. 927 cu. m.
A. 576 cu. m. C. 856 cu. m.
B. 243 cu. m. D. 865 cu. m.
208. A hemispherical bowl of radius 10 C. 2542
cm is filled with water to such a D. 2472
depth that the water surface area is 213. Find the volume of a spherical
equal to 75 The volume of segment of radius 10 m and the
water is: altitude 5 m.
A. 625/3 A. 654.5 cu. m.
B. 625 B. 659.8 cu. m.
C. 625 C. 675.2 cu. m.
D. 625 D. 680.5 cu. m.
209. A water tank is in the form of a 214. Find the volume of a spherical
spherical segment whose base radii wedge of radius 10 cm. and central
are 4m and 3m and whose altitude angle 50°.
is 6m. The capacity of the tank in A. 425.66 sq. m.
gallon is: B. 431.25 sq. m.
A. 91,011 C. 581.78 sq. m.
B. 92,011 D. 444.56 sq. m.
C. 95,011 215. Determine the area of the zone of a
D. 348.72 sphere of radius 8 in. and altitude 12
210. Find the volume of a spherical in.
sector of altitude 3 cm. and radius 5 A. 192
cm. B. 198
A. 75 cu. cm. C. 185
B. 100 cu. cm. D. 195
C. 50 cu. cm. 216. The corners of a cubical block
D. 25 cu. cm. touch the closed spherical shell that
211. How far from the center of a encloses it. The volume of the box
sphere of a radius 10 cm should a is 2744 cc. What volume in cc,
plane be passed so that the ratio of inside the shell is not occupied by
the areas of two zones is 3:7? the block?
A. 3 cm A. 1356 cm3
B. 4 cm B. 4721 cm3
C. 5 cm C. 3423 cm3
D. 6 cm D. 7623 cm3
212. A 2-m diameter spherical tank 217. A cubical container that measures
contains1396 liter of water. How 2 inches on each side is tightly
many liters of water must be added packed with 8 marbles and is filled
for the water to reach a depth of with water. All 8 marbles are in
1.75 m? contact with the walls of the
A. 2613 container and the adjacent marbles.
B. 2723 All of the marbles are of the same
 size. What is the volume of water in surface above the bottom of the
the container? tank, in m.
A. 0.38 cu. in. A. 2.7
B. 2.5 cu. in. B. 2.5
C. 3.8 cu. in. C. 2.3
D. 4.2 cu. in. D. 2.1
218. The volume of the water is a 222. The volume of the sphere is
spherical tank is 1470.265 cm3. 3 The surface area of this
Determine the depth of water if the sphere in sq. m. is:
tank has a diameter of 30 cm. A. 36
A. 8 B. 24
B. 6 C. 18
C. 4 D. 12
D. 10 223. Spherical balls 1.5 cm in diameter
219. The volume of water in a spherical area packed in a box measuring 6
tank having a diameter of 4 m. is cm by 3 cm by 3 cm. If as many
5.236 m3. Determine the depth of balls as possible are packed in the
the water on the tank. box, how much free space remains
A. 1.0 in the box?
B. 1.4 A. 28.41 cc
C. 1.2 B. 20.47 cc
D. 1.6 C. 29.87 cc
220. A mixture compound from equal D. 25.73 cc
parts of two liquids, one white and 224. A solid has a circular base of
the other black was placed in a radius r. find the volume of the solid
hemispherical bowl. The total depth if every plane perpendicular to a
of the two liquids is 6”. After given diameter is a square.
standing for a short time the mixture A. 16 r3/3
separated the white liquid settling B. 5 r3
below the black. If the thickness of C. 6 r3
the segment of the black liquid is D. 19 r3/3
2”, find the radius of the bowl in 225. A solid has circular base of
inches. diameter 20 cm. Find the volume of
A. 7.53 the solid if every cutting plane
B. 7.33 perpendicular to the base along a
C. 7.73 given diameter is an equilateral
D. 7.93 triangle.
221. 20.5 cubic meters of water is A. 2514 cc
inside a spherical tank whose radius B. 2107 cc
is 2m. find the height of the water C. 2309 cc
 D. 2847 cc B. 2228.8
226. The base of a certain solid is a C. 2233.4
triangle of base b and altitude h. if D. 2208.5
all sections perpendicular to the 231. A square area of edge “a” revolves
altitude of the triangle are regular about a line through one vertex,
hexagons, find the volume of the making an angle with an edge and
solid. not crossing the square. Find the
A. √ volume generated.
A. 3 a3 (sin + cos )
B. √
B. a3 (sin + cos ) / 2
C. √ C. a3 (sin + cos )
D. √ D. a3 (sin + cos )
227. The volume generated by the 232. Given an ellipse whose semi-
circle by the circle major axis is 6 cm. and semi-minor
revolved about the axis is 3 cm. what is the volume
line 2x – 3y – 12 = 0 is: generated if it is revolved about the
A. 3242 cubic units minor axis?
B. 3342 cubic units A. 36 cu. cm.
C. 3452 cubic units B. 72 cu. cm.
D. 3422 cubic units C. 96 cu. cm
228. The volume generated by rotating D. 144 cu. cm
the curve about 233. A square hole 2” x 2” is cut
the line 4x + 3y = 20 is: through a 6-inch diameter long
A. 4 along its diameter and perpendicular
B. 58 2 to its axis. Find the volume of wood
C. 42 that was removed.
D. 48 2 A. 27.32 cu. in.
229. Find the volume generated by B. 23.54 cu. in.
revolving the area bounded by the C. 21.78 cu. in.
ellipse about the line x D. 34.62 cu. in.
= 3.
Part 5
A. 347.23 cu. units
B. 355.31 cu. units Analytical Geometry
C. 378.43 cu. units
D. 389.51 cu. units Problems – Points, Lines, Circles
230. The area in the second quadrant of
the circle is revolved Set 16
about the line y + 10 = 0. What is
234. State the quadrant in which the
the volume generated?
coordinate (15, -2) lies.
A. 2218.6
A. I
 B. IV A. (0, 1)
C. II B. (0, -1)
D. III C. (1, 0)
235. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is D. (-1, 0)
positive and csc A is negative? 241. Find the area of triangle whose
A. III vertices are A (-3, -1), B(5, 3) and
B. I (2, -8)
C. IV A. 34
D. II B. 36
236. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) C. 38
is extended three times its own D. 32
length. The terminal point is 242. Find the distance between the
A. (11, -18) points (4, -2) and (-5, 1)
B. (11, -24) A. 4.897
C. (11, -20) B. 8.947
D. (-11, -20) C. 7.149
237. The midpoint of the line segment D. 9.487
between P1(x, y) and P2(-2, 4) is 243. Find the distance between A(4, -3)
Pm(2, -1). Find the coordinate of P1. and B(-2, 5).
A. (6, -5) A. 11
B. (5, -6) B. 8
C. (6, -6) C. 9
D. (-6, 6) D. 10
238. Find the coordinates of the point 244. If the distance between the points
P(2,4) with respect to the translated (8, 7) and (3, y) is 13, what is the
axis with origin at (1,3). value of y?
A. (1, -1) A. 5
B. (1, 1) B. -19
C. (-1, -1) C. 19 or -5
D. (-1, 1) D. 5 or -19
239. Find the median through (-2, -5) of 245. The distance between the points
the triangle whose vertices are (-6, (sin x, cos x) and (cos x, -sin x) is:
2), (2, -2), and (-2, -5). A. 1
A. 3 B. √
B. 4 C. 2 sin x cos x
C. 5 D. 4 sin x cos x
D. 6 246. Find the distance from the point
240. Find the centroid of a triangle (2, 3) to the line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.
whose vertices are (2, 3), (-4, 6) and A. 5
(2, -6). B. 5.4
 C. 5.8 253. The slope of the line 3x + 2y + 5 =
D. 6.2 0 is:
247. Find the distance from the point A. -2/3
(5, -3) to the line 7x - 4y - 28 = 0. B. -3/2
A. 2.62 C. 3/2
B. 2.36 D. 2/3
C. 2.48 254. Find the slope of the line whose
D. 2.54 parametric equation is y = 5 – 3t
248. How far is the line 3x – 4y + 15 = and x = 2 + t.
0 from the origin? A. 3
A. 1 B. -3
B. 2 C. 2
C. 3 D. -2
D. 4 255. Find the slope of the curve whose
249. Determine the distance from (5, parametric equations are
10) to the line x – y = 0 x = -1 + t
A. 3.86 y = 2t
B. 3.54 A. 2
C. 3.68 B. 3
D. 3.72 C. 1
250. The two points on the lines 2x + D. 4
3y +4 = 0 which are at distance 2 256. Find the angle that the line 2y – 9x
from the line 3x + 4y – 6 = 0 are: – 18 = 0 makes with the x-axis.
A. (-8, -8) and (-16, -16) A. 74.77°
B. (-44, 64) and (-5, 2) B. 4.5°
C. (-5.5, 1) and (-5, 2) C. 47.77°
D. (64, -44) and (4, -4) D. 77.47°
251. The intercept form for algebraic 257. Which of the following is
straight-line equation is: perpendicular to the line x/3 + y/4 =
A. 1?
B. A. x – 4y – 8 = 0
B. 4x – 3y – 6 = 0
C.
C. 3x – 4y – 5 = 0
D.
D. 4x + 3y – 11 = 0
252. Find the slope of the line defined 258. Find the equation of the bisector of
by y – x = 5 the obtuse angle between the lines
A. 1 2x + y = 4 and 4x - 2y = 7
B. -1/2 A. 4y = 1
C. ¼ B. 8x = 15
D. 5 + x C. 2y = 3
 D. 8x + 4y = 6 D. y = 3x – 2
259. The equation of the line through 265. What is the equation of the line
(1, 2) and parallel to the line 3x – 2y that passes through (4, 0) and is
+ 4 = 0 is: parallel to the line x – y – 2 = 0?
A. 3x – 2y + 1 = 0 A. y + x + 4 = 0
B. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0 B. y - x + 4 = 0
C. 3x + 2y + 1 = 0 C. y - x - 4 = 0
D. 3x + 2y – 1 = 0 D. y + x - 4 = 0
260. If the points (-3, -5), (x, y), and (3, 266. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7
4) lie on a straight line, which of the = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2
following is correct? =0
A. 3x + 2y – 1 = 0 A. 2
B. 2x + 3y + 1 = 0 B. 3
C. 2x + 3y – 1 = 0 C. 4
D. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0 D. 5
261. One line passes through the points 267. The equation of a line that
(1, 9) and (2, 6), another line passes intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the
through (3, 3) and (-1, 5). The acute y-axis at y = -6 is:
angle between the two lines is: A. 2x – 3y = 12
A. 30° B. 3x + 2y = 12
B. 45° C. 3x – 2y = 12
C. 60° D. 2x – 37 = 12
D. 135° 268. How far from the y-axis is the
262. The two straight lines 4x – y + 3 = center of the curve 2x2 + 2y2 + 10x
0 and 8x – 2y + 6 = 0 – 6y – 55 = 0?
A. Intersects at the origin A. -3.0
B. Are coincident B. 2.75
C. Are parallel C. -3.25
D. Are perpendicular D. 2.5
263. A line which passes through (5, 6) 269. Find the area of the circle whose
and (-3. -4) has an equation of center is at (2,-5) and tangent to the
A. 5x + 4y + 1 = 0 line 4x + 3y – 8 = 0.
B. 5x - 4y - 1 = 0 A. 6
C. 5x - 4y + 1 = 0 B. 9
D. 5x + y - 1 = 0 C. 3
264. Find the equation of the line with D. 12
slope of 2 and y-intercept of -3. 270. Determine the area enclosed by the
A. y = -3x + 2 curve
B. y = 2x – 3 A. 15
C. y = 2/3 x + 1 B. 225
 C. 12 A. 16/9
D. 144 B. 4/3
271. Find the shortest distance from the C. 4
point (1, 2) to appoint on the D. 8/3
circumference of the circle defined 277. Find the center of the circle
by the equation .
A. (3, -2)
A. 5.61 B. (3, 2)
B. 5.71 C. (-3, 2)
C. 5.81 D. (-3, -2)
D. 5.91 278. Determine the equation of the
272. Determine the length of the chord circle whose center is at (4, 5) and
common to the circles = 64 tangent to the circle whose equation
and is .
A. 13.86 A.
B. 12.82 B.
C. 13.25 C.
D. 12.28 D.
273. If (3, -2) is on a circle with center 279. The equation of the circle with
(-1, 1), then the area of the circle is: center at (-2, 3) and which is
A. 5 tangent to the line 20x – 21y – 42 =
B. 25 0.
C. 4 A.
D. 3 B.
274. The radius of the circle C.
is: D.
A. √ 280. A circle has a diameter whose
B. 33/16 ends are at (-3, 2) and (12, -6). Its
C. √ Equation is:
D. 17 A.
275. What is the radius of the circle
with the following equation? B.

C.
A. 3.46
B. 5 D.
C. 7
D. 6 281. Find the equation of the circle with
276. The diameter of a circle described center on x + y = 4 and 5x + 2y + 1
by is: = 0 and having a radius of 3.
 A. C. 6
B. D. 8
C. 287. What is the length of the latus
D. rectum of the curve
282. If (3, -2) lies on the circle with A. 12
center (-1, 1) then the equation of B. -3
the circle is: C. 3
A. D. -12
B. 288. Find the equation of the directrix
C. of the parabola
D. A. x = 8
283. Find the equation of k for which B. x = 4
the equation C. x = -8
represents a point circle. D. x = -4
A. 5 289. The curve y = - opens:
B. -5 A. Upward
C. 6 B. To the left
D. -6 C. To the right
D. Downward
Problems – Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola, 290. The parabola y = -
Polar, Space opens:
A. To the right
Set 17 B. To the left
C. Upward
284. The vertex of the parabola
D. Downward
is at:
291. Find the equation of the axis of
A. (-3, 3)
symmetry of the function y =
B. (3, 3)
2
C. (-3, 3)
A. 4x + 7 = 0
D. (-3, -3)
B. x – 2 = 0
285. The length of the latus rectum of
C. 4x – 7 = 0
the parabola is:
D. 7x + 4 = 0
A. 4p
292. Find the equation of the locus of
B. 2p
the center of the circle which moves
C. P
so that it is tangent to the y-axis and
D. -4p
to the circle of radius one (1) with
286. Given the equation of the
center at (2,0).
parabola:
A.
The length of its latus rectum is:
B.
A. 2
C. 2
B. 4
 D. and 8 cm, respectively, what is the
293. Find the equation of the parabola eccentricity of the ellipse?
with vertex at (4, 3) and focus at (4, A. 0.50
-1). B. 0.60
A. C. 0.70
B. D. 0.80
C. 299. The eccentricity of the ellipse
D. + y2 / 16 = 1 is:
294. Find the area bounded by the A. 0.725
curves ,x–4= B. 0.256
0, the x-axis, and the y-axis. C. 0.689
A. 10.67 sq. units D. 0.866
B. 10.33 sq. units 300. An ellipse has the equation
C. 9.67 sq. units 16 y2 + 32x – 128 = 0. Its
D. 8 sq. units eccentricity is:
295. Find the area (in sq. units) A. 0.531
bounded by the parabolas B. 0.66
and C. 0.824
A. 11.7 D. 0.93
B. 10.7 301. The center of the ellipse 4
C. 9.7 is at:
D. 4.7 A. (2, 3)
296. The length of the latus rectum of B. (4, -6)
the curve (x – 2)2 / 4 = (y + 4)2 / 25 C. (1, 9)
= 1 is: D. (-2, -5)
A. 1.6 302. Find the ratio of the major axis to
B. 2.3 the minor axis of the ellipse:
C. 0.80 9
D. 1.52
297. Find the length of the latus rectum A. 0.67
of the following ellipse: B. 1.8
25 C. 1.5
D. 0.75
A. 3.4 303. The area of the ellipse 9
B. 3.2 is equal to:
C. 3.6 A. 1 sq. units
D. 3.0 B. 20 sq. units
298. If the length of the major and C. 25 sq. units
minor axes of an ellipse is 10 cm D. 30 sq. units
304. The area of the ellipse is given as 309. Find the equation of the ellipse
A = 3.1416 a b. Find the area of the whose center is at (-3, -1), vertex at
ellipse 25 (2, -1), and focus at (1, -1).
. A.
A. 86.2 square units
B. 62.8 square units B.
C. 68.2 square units
D. 82.6 square units C.
305. The semi-major axis of an ellipse
is 4 and its semi-minor axis is 3. D.
The distance from the center to the
directrix is: 310. Point P(x, y) moves with a
A. 6.532 distance from point (0, 1) one-half
B. 6.047 of its distance from line y = 4, the
C. 0.6614 equation of its locus is
D. 6.222 A. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12
306. Given an ellipse x2 / 36 + y2 / 32 = B. 2x2 - 4y2 = 5
1. Determine the distance between C. x2 + 2y2 = 4
foci. D. 2x2 + 5y3 = 3
A. 2 311. The chords of the ellipse 64^2 +
B. 3 25y^2 = 1600 having equal slopes
C. 4 of 1/5 are bisected by its diameter.
D. 8 Determine the equation of the
307. How far apart are the directrices of diameter of the ellipse.
the curve 25 A. 5x – 64y = 0
B. 64x – 5y = 0
A. 12.5 C. 5x +64y = 0
B. 14.2 D. 64x + 5y = 0
C. 13.2 312. Find the equation of the upward
D. 15.2 asymptote of the hyperbola whose
308. The major axis of the elliptical equation is (x – 2)2 / 9 – (y + 4)2 /
path in which the earth moves 16
around the sun is approximately A. 3x + 4y – 20 = 0
186,000,000 miles and the B. 4x – 3y – 20 = 0
eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. C. 4x + 3y – 20 = 0
Determine the apogee of the earth. D. 3x – 4y – 20 = 0
A. 94,550,000 miles 313. The semi-conjugate axis of the
B. 94,335.100 miles hyperbola 4 = 1 is:
C. 91,450,000 miles A. 2
D. 93,000,000 miles B. -2
 C. 3 B. 3x – 4y – 12 = 0
D. -3 C. 3x + 4y + 12 = 0
314. What is the equation of the D. 3x + 4y - 12 = 0
asymptote of the hyperbola 320. Find the equation of the normal to
the curve y2 + 2x + 3y = 0 though
point (-5,2)
A. 2x – 3y = 0
A. 7x + 2y + 39 = 0
B. 3x – 2y = 0
B. 7x - 2y + 39 = 0
C. 2x – y = 0
C. 2x - 7y - 39 = 0
D. 2x + y = 0
D. 2x + 7y - 39 = 0
315. The graph y = (x – 1) / (x + 2) is
321. Determine the equation of the line
not defined at:
tangent to the graph y = 2x2 + 1, at
A. 0
the point (1, 3).
B. 2
A. y = 4x + 1
C. -2
B. y = 4x – 1
D. 1
C. y = 2x – 1
316. The equation x2 + Bx + y2 + Cy +
D. y = 2x + 1
D = 0 is:
322. Find the equation of the tangent to
A. Hyperbola
the curve x2 + y2 = 41 through (5,
B. Parabola
4).
C. Ellipse
A. 5x + 4y = 41
D. Circle
B. 4x – 5y = 41
317. The general second degree
C. 4x + 5y = 41
equation has the form Ax2 + Bxy +
D. 5x – 4y = 41
Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 and
323. Find the equation of a line normal
describes an ellipse if:
to the curve x2 = 16y at (4, 1).
A. B2 – 4AC = 0
A. 2x – y – 9 = 0
B. B2 – 4AC > 0
B. 2x – y + 9 =
C. B2 – 4AC = 1
C. 2x + y – 9 = 0
D. B2 – 4AC < 0
D. 2x + y + 9 = 0
318. Find the equation of the tangent to
324. What is the equation of the tangent
the circle x2 + y2 – 34 = 0 through
to the curve 9x2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0 at
point (3, 5).
(0, 3)?
A. 3x + 5y -34 = 0
A. y + 3 = 0
B. 3x – 5y – 34 = 0
B. x + 3 = 0
C. 3x + 5y + 34 = 0
C. x – 3 = 0
D. 3x – 5y + 34 = 0
D. y – 3 = 0
319. Find the equation of the tangent to
325. What is the equation of the normal
the curve x2 + y2 + 4x + 16y – 32 =
to the curve x2 + y2 = 25 at (4, 3)?
0 through (4, 0).
A. 3x – 4y = 0
A. 3x – 4y + 12 = 0
 B. 5x + 3y = 0 A. 12 sq. m.
C. 5x – 3y = 0 B. 20 sq. m.
D. 3x + 4y = 0 C. 15 sq. m.
326. The polar form of the equation 3x D. 9 sq. m.
+ 4y – 2 = 0 is: 332. The distance between points in
A. 3r sin + 4r cos = 2 space coordinates are (3, 4, 5) and
B. 3r cos + 4r sin = -2 (4, 6, 7) is:
C. 3r cos + 4r sin = 2 A. 1
D. 3r sin + 4r tan = -2 B. 2
327. The polar form of the equation 3x C. 3
+ 4y – 2 = 0 is: D. 4
A. r2 = 8 333. What is the radius of the sphere
B. with center at origin and which
passes through the point (8, 1, 6)?
C.
A. 10
D. r2 B. 9
328. the distance between points (5, C. √
30°) and (-8, -50°) is: D. 10.5
A. 9.84
B. 10.14
C. 6.13
D. 12.14 Part 6
329. Convert = to Cartesian
Differential Calculus
equation.
A. x = √ Problems – Limits, Differentiation, Rate
B. y = x of Change, Slope
C. 3y = √
Set 18
D. y = √
330. The point of intersection of the 334. Evaluate
planes x + 5y – 2z = 9, 3x – 2y + z A. 0
= 3, and x + y + z = 2 is:
B. 1
A. (2, 1, -1) C. 2
B. (2, 0, -1)
D. 3
C. (-1, 1, -1)
335. Simplify the expression:
D. (-1, 2, 1)
331. A warehouse roof needs a ( )
rectangular skylight with vertices A. 1
(3, 0, 0), (3, 3, 0), (0, 3, 4), and (0, B. 8
0, 4). If the units are in meter, the C. 0
area of the skylight is: D. 16
336. Evaluate the following limit: B. 52x-1 ln 25
C. 52x-1 ln 10
D. 52x-1 ln 2
A. 2/5
343. Find dy/dx if y = √
B. infinity
A. √ / 2√
C. 0
D. 5/2 B. √ /√
C. /√
337. Evaluate the limit ( x – 4 ) / D. √ √
( as x approaches 4. 344. Find dy/dx if y =
A. 0
B. undefined A. 4t3 + 14t2
C. 1/7 B. t3 + 4t
D. infinity C. 4t3 + 14t
338. Evaluate the limit (1n x ) / x as x D. 4t3 + t
approaches positive infinity. 345. Evaluate the first derivative of the
A. 1 implicit function: 4x2 + 2xy + y2 = 0
B. 0
A.
C. e
D. infinity B.
339. Evaluate the following limit:
C.

D.
A. 1
B. Indefinite 346. Find the derivative of (x + 5) /
C. 0 ( with respect to x.
D. 2 A. DF(x) = ( /
2
340. Evaluate: (
A. 0 B. DF(x) = ( /
2
B. ½ (
C. 2 C. DF(x) = ( /
2
D. -1/2 (
341. Evaluate the following: D. DF(x) = ( /
2
(
347. If a simple constant, what is the
A. Infinity derivative of y = xa?
B. A. a xa-1
C. B. (a – 1)x
D. C. xa-1
342. Find dy/dx if y = 52x-1 D. ax
A. 52x-1 ln 5
348. Find the derivative of the function B. x / ln x
2x2 + 8x + 9 with respect to x. C. 1 / 2x
A. Df(x) = 4x – 8 D. 2 / x
B. Df(x) = 2x + 9 355. Evaluate the differential of tan .
C. Df(x) = 2x + 8 A. ln sec d
D. Df(x) = 4x + 8 B. ln cos d
349. What is the first derivative dy/dx C. sec tan d
of the expression (xy) x = e? D. sec2 d
A. – y(1 + ln xy) / x 356. If y = cos x, what is dy/dx?
B. 0 A. sec x
C. – y(1 – ln xy) / x2 B. –sec x
D. y/x C. sin x
350. find the derivative of D. –sin x
357. Find dy/dx: y = sin (ln x2).
A. A. 2 cos (ln x2)
B. B. 2 cos (ln x2) / x
C. 2x cos (ln x2)
C. D. 2 cos (ln x2) / x2
358. The derivative of ln (cos x) is:
D.
A. sec x
351. Given the equation: y = (e ln x)2,
B. –sec x
find y’.
C. –tan x
A. ln x
D. tan x
B. 2 (ln x) / x
359. Find the derivative of arcos 4x
C. 2x with respect to x.
D. 2 e ln x
A. -4 / [1 – (4x)^2]^2
352. Find the derivatives with respect to
B. -4 / [1 – (4x)]^0.5
x of the function √ C. 4 / [1 – (4x)^2]^0.5
A. -2 /√ D. -4 / [(4x)^2 - 1]^0.5
B. -3x / √ 360. What is the first derivative of y =
C. -2 / √ arcsin 3x.
D. -3x / √ A.
353. Differentiate ax2 + b to the ½ B.
power.
A. -2ax C. √
B. 2ax D.
√
C. 2ax + b
361. If y = x (ln x), find d2 y/dx2.
D. ax + 2b
A. 1 / x2
354. Find dy/dx if y = ln √
B. -1 / x
A. √ / ln x C. 1 / x
 D. -1 / x2 D. ¼
362. Find the second derivative of y = 368. Determine the slope of the curve
x-2 at x = 2. x^2 + y^2 – 6x – 4y – 21 = 0 at (0,
A. 96 7).
B. 0.375 A. 3/5
C. -0.25 B. -2/5
D. -0.875 C. -3/5
363. Given the function f(x) = x3 – 5x + D. 2/5
2, find the value of the first 369. Find the slope of the tangent to a
derivative at x = 2, f’ (2). parabola y = x2 at a point on the
A. 7 curve where x = ½.
B. 3x2 – 5 A. 0
C. 2 B. 1
D. 8 C. ¼
364. Given the function f(x) = x to the D. -1/2
3rd power – 6x + 2, find the value of 370. Find the slope of the ellipse x2 +
the first derivative at x = 2, f’(2) 4y2 – 10x + 16y + 5 = 0 at the point
A. 6 where y = -2 + 80.5 and x = 7.
B. 3x2 – 5 A. -0.1654
C. 7 B. -0.1538
D. 8 C. -0.1768
365. Find the partial derivatives with D. -0.1463
respect to x of the function: xy2 – 5y 371. Find the slope of the tangent to the
+ 6. curve y = x4 – 2x2 + 8 through point
A. y2 – 5 (2, 16).
B. xy – 5y A. 20
C. y2 B. 1/24
D. 2xy C. 24
366. Find the point in the parabola y2 = D. 1/20
4x at which the rate of change of the 372. Find the slope of the tangent to the
ordinate and abscissa are equal. curve y2 = 3x2 + 4 through point (-2,
A. (1, 2) 4)
B. (2, 1) A. -3/2
C. (4, 4) B. 3/2
D. (-1, 4) C. 2/3
367. Find the slope of the line tangent D. -2/3
to the curve y = x3 – 2x + 1 at x = 1. 373. Find the slope of the line whose
A. 1 parametric equations are x = 4t + 6
B. ½ and y = t – 1.
C. 1/3 A. -4
 B. ¼ 380. Find the radius of curvature at any
C. 4 point of the curve y + ln (cos x) = 0.
D. -1/4 A. cos x
374. What is the slope of the curve x2 + B. 1.5707
y2 – 6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at (1, 0). C. sec x
A. 2/5 D. 1
B. 5/2 381. Determine the radius of curvature
C. -2/5 at (4, 4) of the curve y2 – 4x = 0.
D. -5/2 A. 24.4
375. Find the slope of the curve y = 6(4 B. 25.4
+ x) ½ at (0, 12). C. 23.4
A. 0.67 D. 22.4
B. 1.5 382. Find the radius of curvature of the
C. 1.33 curve x = y3 at (1, 1)
D. 0.75 A. 4.72
376. Find the acute angle that the curve B. 3.28
y = 1 – 3x2 cut the x-axis. C. 4.67
A. 77° D. 5.27
B. 75° 383. The chords of the ellipse 64x^2 +
C. 79° 25y^2 = 1600 having equal slopes
D. 120° of 1/5 are bisected by its diameter.
377. Find the angle that the line 2y – 9x Determine the equation of the
– 18 = 0 makes with the x-axis. diameter of the ellipse.
A. 74.77° A. 5x – 64y = 0
B. 4.5° B. 64x – 5y = 0
C. 47.77° C. 5x + 64y = 0
D. 77.47° D. 64x + 5y = 0
378. Find the equation of the tangent to
the curve y = x + 2x1/3 through point Problems – Maxima & Minima, Time
(8, 12) Rates
A. 7x – 6y + 14 = 0
B. 8x + 5y + 21 = 0 Set 19
C. 5x – 6y – 15 = 0
D. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0 384. A function is given below, what x
379. What is the radius of curvature at value maximizes y?
point (1, 2) of the curve 4x – y2 = 0? y2 + y + x2 – 2x = 5
A. 6.21 A. 2.23
B. 5.21 B. -1
C. 5.66 C. 5
D. 6.66 D. 1
385. The number of newspaper copies other is maximum. Find the
distributed is given by C = 50 t 2 – numbers.
200 t + 10000, where t is in years. A. 60 & 60
Find the minimum number of B. 100 & 20
copies distributed from 1995 to C. 70 & 50
2002. D. 80 & 40
A. 9850 390. If the sum of two numbers is C,
B. 9800 find the minimum value of the sum
C. 10200 of their squares.
D. 7500 A. C2 / 2
386. Given the following profit-versus- B. C2 / 4
production function for a certain C. C2 / 6
commodity: D. C2 / 8
P = 200000 – 391. A certain travel agency offered a
x– 8 tour that will cost each person P
1500.00 if not more than 150
Where P is the profit and x is unit of
persons will join, however the cost
production. Determine the maximum
per person will be reduced by P
profit.
5.00 per person in excess of 150.
A. 190000
How many persons will make the
B. 200000
profit a maximum?
C. 250000
A. 75
D. 550000
B. 150
387. The cost C of a product is a
C. 225
function of the quantity x of the
D. 250
product is given by the relation:
392. Two cities A and B are 8 km and
C(x) = x2 – 4000x + 50. Find the
12 km, respectively, north of a river
quantity for which the cost is a
which runs due east. City B being
minimum.
15 km east of A. a pumping station
A. 3000
is to be constructed (along the river)
B. 2000
to supply water for the two cities.
C. 1000
Where should the station be located
D. 1500
so that the amount of pipe is a
388. If y = x to the 3rd power – 3x. find
minimum?
the maximum value of y.
A. 3 km east of A
A. 0
B. 4 km east of A
B. -1
C. 9 km east of A
C. 1
D. 6 km east of A
D. 2
393. A boatman is at A, which is 4.5
389. Divide 120 into two parts so that
km from the nearest point B on a
product of one and the square of the
 straight shore BM. He wishes to
reach, in minimum time, a point C
situated on the shore 9 km from B.
How far from C should he land if he
can row at the rate of 6 Kph and
walk at the rate of 7.5 Kph?
A. 1 km
B. 3 km
C. 5 km
D. 8 km
394. The shortest distance from the
point (5, 10) to the curve x2 = 12y
is:
A. 4.331
B. 3.474
C. 5.127
D. 6.445
395. A statue 3 m high is standing on a
base of 4 m high. If an observer’s
eye is 1.5 m above the ground, how
far should he stand from the base in
order that the angle subtended by
the statue is a maximum?
A. 3.41 m
B. 3.51 m
C. 3.71 m
D. 4.41 m
396. An iron bar 20 m long is bent to
form a closed plane area. What is
the largest area possible?
A. 21.56 square meter
B. 25.68 square meter
C. 28.56 square meter
D. 31.83 square meter
397. A Norman window is in the shape
of a rectangle surmounted by a
semi-circle. What is the ratio of the
width of the rectangle to the total
height so that it will yield a window
admitting the most light for a given
perimeter?
A. 1
B. 2/3
C. 1/3
D. ½
398. A rectangular field is to be fenced
into four equal parts. What is the
size of the largest field that can be
fenced this way with a fencing
length of 1500 feet if the division is
to be parallel to one side?
A. 65,200
B. 62,500
C. 64,500
D. 63,500
399. Three sides of a trapezoid are each
8 cm long. How long is the 4th side,
when the area of the trapezoid has
the greatest value?
A. 16 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 12 cm
D. 10 cm
400. An open top rectangular tank with
square bases is to have a volume of
10 cubic meters. The material for its
bottom cost P 150.00 per square
meter, and that for the sides is P
60.00 per square meter. The most
economical height is:
A. 2 meters
B. 2.5 meters
C. 3 meters
D. 3.5 meters
401. A rectangular box having a square
base and open at the top is to have a
capacity of 16823 cc. Find the
height of the box to use the least
amount of material.
 A. 16.14 cm B.
B. 32.28 cm D. 2x
C. 18.41 cm
D. 28.74 cm Problem 4 (CE May 1995)
402. The altitude of a cylinder of What is the integral of
maximum volume that can be
A.
inscribed in a right circular cone of
C.
radius r and height h is: B.
A. h/3 D. –
B. 2h/3
C. 3h/2 Problem 5 (Me October 1997)
D. h/4 The integral of with respect to ;
Problems – Integration ∫
Set 20 A.
C.
Problem 1 (ME April 1997) B.
Integrate: D. –

A. + Problem 6 (ME April 1998)

Integrate
C.
A. ¼
B. + C. ¼
B.
D. D. ¼
Problem 7
Problem 2 (CE May 1999) Evaluate ∫ .
Evaluate: ∫
A.
A. C. ½
C. B.
D.
B. Problem 8
D. Evaluate ∫

Problem 3 (CE May 1994) A.

Evaluate the integral of C.
B.
D. √
A.
C. Problem 9
Evaluate ∫ Evaluate ∫

A.
A.
C. ½
B. C.
D. ½ B.
D.
Problem 10
Evaluate ∫ . Problem 15
Evaluate the integral of
A. ½
C. ½ A. –
B. C.
D.
B.
Problem 11 D. –
Evaluate ∫ .
√
Problem 16
A. Evaluate ∫
C. √
B. (2/3) A.
D. C. –
B. –
Problem 12 D.
Evaluate ∫
Problem 17
A. Evaluate ∫
C.
A. √
C.
B. √
B.
D.
D.

Problem 13 Problem 18
Evaluate ∫ Integrate the square root of
A.
A. ½ C. -√
C.
B. B. √
D. D.
Problem 14
Problem 19 (CE November 1999) Evaluate the integral of using
Evaluate the integral of with lower limit of 0 and upper limit = pi/2.
limits from 0 to A. 2.0
A. 0.143 C. 1.4
C. 0.114 B. 1.7
B. 0.258 D. 2.3
D. 0.186
Problem 25 (CE May 1998, Similar to CE
Problem 20 (CE May 1997) November 95 & May 96)
Evaluate the integral of with Evaluate the integral of
limits from 5 to 6. using lower limit = 0 and upper limit = .
A. 81/182 A. 0.5046
C. 83/182 C. 0.6107
B. 82/182 B. 0.3068
D. 84/182 D. 0.4105

Problem 26 (ECE April 1998)

Evaluate the integral of from 0
to .
Problem 21 (CE November 1996) A.
Evaluate the integral of if it has an C.
B.
upper limit of 1 and a lower limit of 0.
D.
A. 0.022
Problem 27 (CE November 1996)
C. 0.043
B. 0.056 Evaluate the integral of
if the interior limit has an upper limit of y
D. 0.031
and a lower limit of 0, and whose outer limit
has an upper limit of 2 and lower limit of 0.
Problem 22 (CE May 1996)
A. 10
Find the integral of if
C. 30
lower limit = 0 and upper limit = .
B. 40
A. 0.2
D. 20
C. 0.6
B. 0.8
Problem 28 (CE May 1999)
D. 0.4
Evaluate ∫ ∫
Problem 23 (CE November 1997, Similar
to CE November 1994) A. 35/2
Using lower limit = 0 and upper limit = , C. 17/2
what is the integral of B. 19/2
A. 6.783 D. 37/2
C. 6.648
B. 6.857
D. 6.539
Problem 29 (EE April 1997)
Problem 24 (CE November 1998)
Evaluate the double integral
of , the limit of r is from 0 to
and the limit of u is from 0 to pi.
A. -1/6
C. 1/3 Problems – Plane Areas,
B. 1/6
D. 1/2 Volumes, Surfaces, Centroid,
Etc.
Problem 30 Set 21
Evaluate ∫ ∫ ∫
Problem 1
A. 1/3 Find the area under the curve y
C. 1/2 and the x-axis between x = 1 and x = 3.
B. 1/4 A. 28 sq. units C. 36
D. 1/6 sq. units
B. 46 sq. units D. 54
sq. units

Problem 2 (ECE April 2005)

⁄
Find the area bounded by y ,
the lines 3x = 2 and x = 10, and the X-axis.
A. 19.456 sq. units C.
22.567 sq. units
B. 20.567 sq. units D.
21.478 sq. units

Problem 3
Find the area of the region bounded by the
curves , the x-axis, x = 1, and x = 4.

A. C.

B. D.

Problem 4 (ECE November 1996)

Find the area bounded by the y-axis and x
⁄

A. 25.6 C. 12.8
B. 28.1 D. 56.2

Problem 5
Find the area of the region bounded by one
loop of the curve
 A. sq. units C. B. 179 D. 184
sq. units
B. sq. units D. Problem 12 (CE May 1995)
( sq. units Given is the area in the first quadrant
bounded by x2 = 8y, the line x = 4 and the x-
Problem 6 (CE November 1996, axis. What is the volume generated by
November 1998) revolving this area about the y-axis?
Find the area bounded by the curve A. 50.26 C.
53.26
A. C. B. 52.26 D.
B. D. 51.26

Problem 7 (CE November 1997) Problem 13 (CE November 1994)

What is the area within the curve Given is the area in the first quadrant
bounded by x2 = 8y, the line y – 2 = 0 and
A. 26 C. 30 the y-axis. What is the volume generated
B. 28 D. 32 when this area is revolved about the line y –
2 = 0?
Problem 8 (CE May 1999) A. 28.41 C.
Find the area enclosed by 27.32
A. C. B. 26.81 D.
B. D. 25.83

Problem 14 (CE May 1998)

Problem 9 Find the length of the arc of x2 + y2 = 64
Find the curved surface (area) of the solid from x = -1 to x = -3, in the second
generated by revolving the part of the curve quadrant.
A. 2.24 C. 2.75
y = x2 from (0, 0) to (√ about the y-
B. 2.61 D. 2.07
axis.
A. sq. units C.
Problem 15
sq. units How far from the y-axis is the centroid of
B. sq. units D. the area bounded by the curve y = x3, the
sq. units line x = 2, and the y-axis.
A. 1.2 C. 1.6
Problem 10 B. 1.4 D. 1.8
Find the volume generated by rotating the
region bounded by y = x, x = 1, and y2 = 4x, Problem 16 (CE May 1998)
about the x-axis. The area in the first quadrant, bounded by
A. C. the curve y = 2x1/2, the y-axis and the line y
B. D. – 6 = 0 is revolved about the line y = 6. Find
the centroid of the solid formed.
Problem 11 (CE November 1995) A. (2.2,6) C.
The area bounded by the curve y2 = 12x and (1.8,6)
the line x = 3 is revolved about the line x = B. (1.6,6) D.
3. What is the volume generated? (2.0,6)
A. 186 C. 181
Problem 17 A. 21,256 kg-m C.
A solid formed by revolving about the y- 23,457 kg-m
axis, the area bounded by the curve y = x4, B. 21,896 kg-m D.
the y-axis, and the line y = 16. Find its 22,667 kg-m
centroid.
A. (0, 9.6) C. (0, Problem 22
8.3) How much work is required to pump all the
B. (0, 12.4) D. (0, water from a right circular cylindrical tank
12.8) that is 8 feet in diameter and 9 feet tall, if it
is emptied at a point 1 foot above the top of
Problem 18 (CE November 1998) the tank?
A solid is formed by revolving about the y- A. 49,421 kg-m C.
axis, the area bounded by the curve x3 = y, 54,448 kg-m
the y-axis and the line y = 8. Find its B. 52,316 kg-m D.
centroid. 56,305 kg-m
A. (0, 4.75) C. (0,
5.25) Problem 23
B. (0, 4.5) D. (0, A 60-m cable that weighs 4 kg/m has a 500-
5) kg weight attached at the end. How much
work is done in winding-up the last 20 m of
Problem 19 (CE November 1995) the cable?
Find the moment of inertia of the area A. 9,866 kg-m C.
bounded by the parabola y2 = 4x, x-axis and 12,500 kg-m
the line x = 1, with respect to the x-axis. B. 10,800 kg-m D.
A. 1.067 C. 15,456 kg-m
0.968
B. 1.244 D.
0.878

Problem 20 Problem 24
Find the work done in stretching a spring of A uniform chain the weighs 0.50 kg per
natural length 8 cm, from 10 cm to 13 cm. meter has a leaky 15-liter bucket attached to
Assume a force of 6 N is needed to hold it at it. If the bucket is full of liquid when 30
a length of 11 cm. meters of chain is out and half-full when no
A. 21 N-m C. 0.21 chain is out, how much work is done in
N-m winding the chain? Assume that the liquid
B. 2.1 N-m D. leaks out at a uniform rate and weighs 1 kg
0.021 N-m per liter.
A. 356.2 kg-m C.
Problem 21 562.5 kg-m
A conical tank that is 5 meters high has a B. 458.2 kg-m D.
radius of 2 meters, and is filled with a liquid 689.3 kg-m
that weighs 800 kg per cubic meter. How
much work is done in discharging all the Problem 25 (ECE Board November 1995)
liquid at a point 3 meters above the top of The velocity of a body is given by v(t)
the tank? , where the velocity is given in
meters per second and t is given in seconds. Obtain the differential equation of the family
The distance covered in meters between t = of straight lines with slope and y-intercept
¼ and ½ second is close to. equal.
A. 0.5221 m C. A.
0.2251 m C.
B. -0.2251 m D. - B.
0.5221 m D.

Problem 26 (ECE November 1995) Problem 2

The rate of change of a function of y with Obtain the differential equation of all
respect to x equals 2 – y, and y = 8 when x = straight lines with algebraic sum of the
0. Find y when x = intercepts fixed as k.
A. 2 C. 5 A.
B. -5 D. -2 C.
B.
D.

Problem 3
Obtain the differential equation of all
straight lines at a fixed distance p from the
origin.

A.
C.
B.
D.

Problem 4 (CE May 1997)

Determine the differential equation of the
family of lines passing through the origin.
A.
C.
B.
D.

Problem 5
Obtain the differential equation of all circles
with center on line y = -x and passing
through the origin.
A.
Problems – Differential
Equations & Application B.
Set 22
C.
Problem 1
 D. Problem 11
Obtain the particular solution of
when
Problem 6 A.
Obtain the differential equation of a C.
parabola with axis parallel to the x-axis. B.
A. ( ) D.
C. ( )
Problem 12
B.
Solve the equation
D.
A.
Problem 7
C.
Obtain the particular solution of B.
when o. D.
A. o
C. o
Problem 13
B. Solve the equation (
o
D. o
A.
C.
B.
Problem 8 D.
Obtain the general solution of the
differential Problem 14
Solve the equation
A.
C.
A.
B.
C.
D.
B.
Problem 9 D.
Obtain the general solution of
A.
Problem 15
C.
Solve
B.
D. A.
C.
Problem 10
Solve the equation
. B.
⁄
A.
⁄ D.
C.
⁄
B.
⁄
D.
 B. it is homogeneous
Problem 16 C. it is separable
Solve the equation D. it can be solved using the integrating
A. factor
C.
B. Problem 22
D. A tank contains 400 liters of brine holding
100 kg of salt in solution. Water containing
Problem 17 125 g of salt per liter flows into the tank at
Solve the equation the rate of 12 liters per minute, and the
A. | | mixture, kept uniform by stirring, flows out
C. | | at the same rate. Find the amount of salt at
B. | | the end of 90 minutes.
D. | | A. 53.36 kg
C. 53.63 kg
Problem 18 B. 0
D. 65.33 kg
Solve the equation

A.
C.
B.
D.
Problem 23
Problem 19 Under certain conditions, cane sugar in
Solve the equation water is converted into dextrose at a rate
proportional to the amount that is
A. unconverted at any time. If, of 75 kg at time
C. t = 0, 8kg are converted during the first 30
B. minutes, find the amount converted in 2
D. hours.
A. 72.73 kg
Problem 20 C. 27.23 kg
B. 23.27 kg
The differential equation can
D. 32.72 kg
be made exact by using the integrating
factor: Problem 24
A. A thermometer reading 18 oC is brought into
C. a room where the temperature is 70 oC; 1
B. minute later the thermometer reading is 31
o
D. C. Determine the thermometer reading 5
minutes after it is brought into the room.
Problem 21 A. 62.33 oC
What is not true for the differential equation C. 56.55 oC
B. 58.99 oC
A. it is linear D. 57.66 oC
 Problems – Statics,
Problem 25
Solve the equation Translation, Rotation
Set 23
A.
C. Problem 1
B. The weight of a mass of 10 kilograms at a
D. location where g = 9.77 m/s2 is:
A. 79.7 N C. 97.7
N
Problem 26 B. 77.9 N D. 977
The equation is the general N
equation of
A. Problem 2 (ME April 1997)
C. What is the resultant velocity of a point of x-
B. component x , and y-component
D. y at time
A. 63.1327 C.
Problem 27 64.1327
Given the following simultaneous B. 62.1327 D.
differential equations: 74.1327

Problem 3
A boat has a speed of 8 mph in still water
attempts to go directly across a river with a
.
current of 3 mph. What is the effective
Solve for
speed of the boat?
A.
A. 8.35 mph C. 7.42
mph
B.
B. 8.54 mph D. 6.33
mph
C.
D. Problem 4
A ship moving North at 10 mph. A
passenger walks Southeast across the deck at
5 mph. In what direction and how fast is the
man moving, relative to the earth’s surface.
A. N 28o40’W; 7.37 mph C. N
o
61 20’W; 7.37 mph
B. N 61o20’E; 7.37 mph D. N
28o40’E; 7.37 mph

Problem 5
A man wishes to cross due west on a river
which is flowing due north at the rate of 3
mph. If he can row 12 mph in still water,
what direction should he take to cross the What tension must be applied at the ends of
river? a flexible wire cable supporting a load of 0.5
A. S 14.47o W C. S kg per horizontal meter in a span of 100 m if
o
81.36 W the sag is to be limited to 1.25 m?
B. S 75.52 o W D. S A. 423.42 kg C.
84.36 o W 500.62 kg
B. 584.23 kg D.
Problem 6 623.24 kg
A plane is moving due east with air speed of
240 kph. If a wind of 40 kph is blowing Problem 11
from the south, find the ground speed of the The allowable spacing of towers to carry an
plane. aluminum cable weighing 0.03 kg per
A. 243 kph C. 200 horizontal meter if the maximum tension at
kph the lowest point is not to exceed 1150 at sag
B. 423 kph D. 240 of 0.50 m is:
kph A. 248 m C. 408
m
Problem 7 B. 392 m D. 422
Three forces 20N, 30N, and 40N are in m
equilibrium. Find the angle between the 30-
40N. Problem 12
A. 26.96o C. 40o A wooden plank “x” meters long has one
B. 28.96o D. end leaning on top of a vertical wall 1.5 m
o
25.96 high and the other end resting on a
horizontal ground. Neglecting friction, find
x if a force (parallel to the plank) of 100 N is
needed to pull a 400 N block up the plank.
Problem 8 A. 6 m C. 4 m
A 10-kg weight is suspended by a rope from B. 5 m D. 3 m
a ceiling. If a horizontal force of 5.80 kg is
applied to the weight, the rope will make an Problem 13
angle with the vertical equal to: A block of wood is resting on a level
A. 60o C. 45o surface. If the coefficient of friction between
B. 30o D. 75o the block and the surface is 0.30, how much
can the plane be inclined without causing
Problem 9 the block to slide down?
A 100 kN block slides down a place inclined A. 16.7o C.
at an angle of 30o with the horizontal. 21.2 o

Neglecting friction, find the force that B. 30.2o D.

o
causes the block to slide. 33.3
A. 86.6 kN C. 20
kN Problem 14
B. 80 kN D. 50 A 500 kg block is resting on a 30o inclined
kN plane with a Find the required force
P acting horizontally that will prevent the
Problem 10 block from sliding.
 A. 1020 N C. A train upon passing point A at a speed of
4236 N 72 kph accelerates at 0.75 m/s2 for one
B. 1160 N D. minute along a straight path the decelerates
5205 N at 1.0 m/s2. How far in kilometers from
point A will it be 2 minutes after passing
point A?
A. 4.95 C. 4.85
B. 4.75 D. 4.65
Problem 15
A 500 kg block is resting on a 30o inclined Problem 20
plane with a Find the required force A car starting from rest moves with a
P acting horizontally that will start the block constant acceleration of 10 km/hr2 for 1
up the plane. hour, then decelerates at a constant -5
A. 4236 N C. km/hr2 until it comes to a stop. How far has
5205 N it traveled?
B. 1160 N D. A. 10 km C. 12
2570 N km
B. 20 km D. 15
Problem 16 (ME April 1996) km
What is the acceleration of the body that
increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s Problem 21 (ECE November 1997)
in 3 seconds? Answer in S.I. units. The velocity of an automobile starting from
A. 8 m/s2 C. 5 rest is given by =
2
m/s ft/sec. Determine its acceleration after an
B. 6.67 m/s2 D. 7 interval of 10 seconds (in ft/sec2).
2
m/s A. 2.10 C. 2.25
B. 1.71 D. 2.75
Problem 17 (CE May 1996)
From a speed of 75 kph, a car decelerates at
the rate of 500 m/min2 along a straight path.
How far in meters will it travel in 45 sec?
A. 795 C. 797 Problem 22 (CE may 1998)
B. 791 D. 793 A train running at 60 kph decelerated at 2
m/min2 for 14 minutes. Find the distance
Problem 18 (CE November 1997) traveled, in kilometers within this period.
With a starting speed of 30 kph at point A, a A. 12.2 C. 13.8
car accelerates uniformly. After 18 minutes, B. 13.2 D. 12.8
it reaches point B, 21 km from A. Find the
acceleration of the car in m/s2. Problem 23 (ECE November 1997)
A. 0.126 m/s2 C. An automobile accelerates at a constant rate
0.0206 m/s2 of 15 mi/hr to 45 mi/hr in 15 seconds, while
B. 0.0562 m/s2 D. 3.42 travelling in a straight line. What is the
m/s2 average acceleration?
A. 2 ft/s2 C. 2.12
Problem 19 (CE November 1996) ft/s2
 B. 2.39 ft/s2 D. 2.93 A bullet is fired at an initial velocity of 350
ft/s2 m/s and an angle of 50 o with the horizontal.
Neglecting air resistance, what maximum
Problem 24 (CE November 1998) height could the bullet rises?
A car was travelling at a speed of 50 mph. A. 3,646 m C.
The driver saw a road block 80 m ahead and 3,466 m
stepped on the brake causing the car to B. 4,366 m D.
decelerate uniformly at 10 m/s2. Find the 3,664 m
distance from the roadblock to the point
where the car stopped. Assume perception
reaction time is 2 seconds.
A. 12.48 m C.
10.28 m Problem 29
B. 6.25 m D. 8.63 A bullet is fired at an initial velocity of 350
m m/s and an angle of 50 o with the horizontal.
Neglecting air resistance, find its range on
Problem 25 the horizontal plane through the point it was
A man driving his car at 45 mph suddenly fired.
sees an object in the road 60 feet ahead. A. 12,298 m C.
What constant deceleration is required to 12.298 m
stop the car in this distance? B. 12.298 km D.
A. -36.3 ft/s2 C. - 12,298 cm
33.4 ft/s2
B. -45.2 ft/s2 D. - Problem 30
42.3 ft/s2 A bullet is fired at an initial velocity of 350
m/s and an angle of 50 o with the horizontal.
Problem 26 (ECE March 1996) Neglecting air resistance, how long will the
A mango falls from a branch 5 meters above bullet travel before hitting the ground?
the ground. With what speed in meters per A. 54.66 min. C.
second will it strike the ground? Assume g = 54.66 sec
10 m/s2. B. 56.42 sec D.
A. 8 C. 10 56.42 min.
B. 12 D. 14
Problem 31 (ME Board October 1997)
Problem 27 The muzzle velocity of a projectile is 1,500
A man standing at a window 5 meters tall fps and the distance of the target is 10 miles.
watches a falling stone pass by the window What must be the angle of elevation of the
in 0.3 seconds. From how high above the top gun?
of the window was the stone released? A. 25o 32’ C. 24o
A. 12.86 m C. 9.54 32’
m B. 23o 34’ D. 26o
B. 11.77 m D. 34’
15.21 m
Problem 32 (ME October 1997)
Problem 28 A shot is fired at an angle of 45o with the
horizontal and a velocity of 300 ft per
second. Find the height and the range of B. 3.45 sec. D. 1.45
projectile. sec.
A. 600 ft and 2500 ft C.
1000 ft and 4800 ft Problem 37 (CE May 1997)
B. 700 ft and 2800 ft D. 750 A stone is projected from the ground with a
ft and 3000 ft velocity of 15 m/s at an angle of 30o with the
horizontal ground. How high in m will it
Problem 33 (ECE April 1998) rise? Use g = 9.817 m/s.
A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane A. 2.865 m C.
following a parabolic path with an initial 2.586 m
velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees B. 2.685 m D.
above the horizontal. How far from the 8.652 m
throwing point will the ball attain its original
level? Problem 38 (CE November 1996)
A. 890 m C. 883 A ball is thrown from a tower 30m. high
m above the ground with a velocity of 300 m/s
B. 875 m D. 880 directed at 20o from the horizontal. How fast
m will the ball hit the ground?
A. 24.2 C. 21.2
Problem 34 B. 23.2 D. 22.2
What is the range of a projectile if the initial
velocity is 30 m/s at an angle of 30o with the
Problem 39
horizontal?
A. 100 m C. A man in a hot air balloon dropped an apple
79.45 m at a height of 150 m. If the balloon is rising
B. 92 m D. 110 at 15 m/s, find the highest point reached by
m the apple.
A. 151.5 m C.
Problem 35 171.5 m
A bullet is fired at an angle of 75o with the
B. 161.5 m D.
horizontal with an initial velocity of 420
m/s. How high can it travel after 2 seconds? 141.5 m
A. 840 m C. 750
m Problem 40
B. 792 m D. 732 A balloon is ascending at the rate of 10 kph
m and is being carried horizontally by a wind
at 20 kph. If a bomb is dropped from the
balloon such that it takes 8 sec. to reach the
ground, the balloon’s altitude when the
Problem 36 bomb was released is:
A coin is tossed vertically upward from the A. 336.14 m C. 252
ground at a velocity of 12 m/s. How long m
will the coin touch the ground? B. 322.13 m D. 292
A. 4.35 sec. C. 2.45
m
sec.
Problem 41 B. 530 D. 540
A plane is flying horizontally 350 kph at an
altitude of 420 m. At this instant, a bomb is Problem 45
released. How far horizontally from this A horizontal platform 6 m in diameter
point will the bomb hit the ground? revolves so that a point on its rim moves
A. 625 m C. 785 6.28 m/s. Find its angular speed in rpm.
m A. 15 C. 25
B. 577 m D. 900 B. 20 D. 12
m
Problem 46 (CE May 1998)
A horizontal platform with a diameter of 6
m revolves about its center at 20 rpm. Find
the tangential speed, in m/s of a point at the
edge of the platform.
A. 6.34 C. 6.46
Problem 42 B. 6.28 D. 6.12
A car whose wheels are 30 cm in radius is
traveling with a velocity of 110 kph. If it is Problem 47
decelerated at a constant rate of 2 m/s2, how A flywheel rotating at 500 rpm decelerates
many complete revolutions does it make uniformly at 2 rad/sec2. How many seconds
before it comes to rest? will it take for the flywheel to stop?
A. 121 C. 123 A. 24.5 s C. 25.1
B. 122 D. 124 s
B. 28.4 s D. 26.2
Problem 43 s
The wheel of an automobile revolves at the
rate of 700 rpm. How fast does it move, in
km per hr., if the radius of its wheel is 250
mm? Problem 48
A. 73.3 C. 5.09 A cyclist on a circular track of radius r =
B. 18.33 D. 800 feet is traveling at 27 ft/sec. His speed
34.67 in the tangential direction increases at the
rate of 3 ft/s2. What is the cyclist’s total
Problem 44 acceleration?
Using a constant angular acceleration, a A. 2.8 ft/s2 C. -5.1
2
water turbine is brought to its normal ft/s
operating speed of 180 rev/min in 6 minutes. B. -3.12 ft/s2 D. 3.13
2
How many complete revolutions did the ft/s
turbine make in coming to normal speed?
A. 550 C. 560 Problem 49
The radius of the earth is 3,960 miles. The Set 24
gravitational acceleration at the earth’s
surface is 32.16 ft/s2. What is the velocity of Problem 1 (ME October 1997)
escape from the earth in miles/s? A 10-lbm object is acted upon by a 40-lb
A. 6.94 C. 9.36 force. What is the acceleration in ft/min2 ?
B. 8.62 D. 7.83 A. 8.0 x 10 to the 4th power ft/min2
C. 7.8
Problem 50 th
x 10 to the 4 power ft/min 2

The radius of the moon is 1080 mi. The B. 9.2 x 10 to the 4th power ft/min2
gravitational acceleration at the moon’s D.
surface is 0.165 times the gravitational 4.638 x 10 to the 4 power ft/min2
th

acceleration at the earth’s surface. What is

the velocity of escape from the moon in Problem 2
miles/second? What horizontal force P can be applied to a
A. 2.38 C. 3.52 100-kg block in a level surface with
B. 1.47 D. 4.26 coefficient of friction of 0.2, that will cause
and acceleration of 2.50 m/s2 ?
A. 343.5 N C. 106
N
B. 224.5 N D.
446.2 N

Problem 3
A skier wishes to build a rope tow to pull
her up a ski hill that is inclined at 15o with
the horizontal. Calculate the tension needed
to give the skier’s 54-kg body an
acceleration of 1.2 m/s2. Neglect friction.
A. 202 N C. 106
N
B. 403 N D. 304
N

Problem 4 (ME April 1997)

A pick-up truck is traveling forward at 25
m/s. The truck bed is loaded with boxes,
whose coefficient of friction with the bed is
0.4. What is the shortest time that the truck
Problems – Kinetics, Work, can be brought to a stop such that the boxes
Energy, Momentum, Etc. do not shift?
 A. 4.75 sec C. 5.45 B. 39.63 ft D.
sec 34.81 ft
B. 2.35 sec D. 6.37
sec Problem 8
A car and its load weigh 27 kN and the
Problem 5 (CE November 1996) center of gravity is 600 mm from the ground
A 40-kg block is resting on an inclined plane and midway between the front and rear
making an angle of 20o from the horizontal. wheel which are 3 m apart. The car is
If the coefficient of friction is 0.60, brought to rest from a speed of 54 kph in 5
determine the force parallel to the incline seconds by means of the brakes. Compute
that must be applied to cause impending the normal force on each of the front wheels
motion down the plane. Use g = 9.81 m/s. of the car.
A. 77 C. 72 A. 7.576 kN C.
B. 82 D. 87 5.478 kN
B. 9.541 kN D. 6
kN

Problem 9 (ME April 1998, CE November

1999 “Structural”)
An elevator weighing 2,000 lb attains an
Problem 6 (ECE November 1997) upward velocity of 16 fps in 4 sec with
A 50-kilogram block of wood rest on the top uniform acceleration. What is the tension in
of the plane whose length is 3 m. and whose the supporting cables?
altitude is 0.8 m. How long will it take for A. 1,950 lb C.
the block to slide to the bottom of the plane 2495 lb
when released? B. 2,150 lb D.
A. 1.51 seconds C. 2.51 2,250 lb
seconds
B. 2.41 seconds D. 2.14 Problem 10 (CE November 1997
seconds “Structural”)
A block weighing 200 N rests on a plane
Problem 7 (CE May 1999) inclined upwards to the right at a slope of 4
A body weighs 40 lbs. starts from rest and vertical to 3 horizontal. The block is
inclined on a plane at an angle of 30o from connected to a cable initially parallel to the
the horizontal for which the coefficient of plane, passing through the pulley and
friction How long will it move connected to another block weighing 100 N
during the third second? moving vertically downward. The
A. 19.99 ft C. coefficient of kinetic friction between the
18.33 ft 200 N block and the inclined plane is 0.10.
Which of the following most nearly gives B. 2.38 m D. 1.86
the acceleration of the system? m
A. a = 2.93 m/sec2 C. a =
2
1.57 m/sec Problem 14
B. a = 0.37 m/sec2 D. a = The seats of a carousel are attached to a
2
3.74 m/sec vertical rotating shaft by a flexible cable 8 m
long. The seats have a mass of 75 kg. What
is the maximum angle of tilt for the seats if
the carousel operates at 12 rpm?
A. 30o C. 45o
o
Problem 11 (ME October 1997) B. 35 D. 39o
A car travels on the horizontal unbanked
circular track of radius r. Coefficient of Problem 15 (CE November 1998)
friction between the tires and the track is A highway curve is super elevated at 7o.
0.3. If the car’s velocity is 10 m/s, what is Find the radius of the curve if there is no
the smallest radius it may travel without lateral pressure on the wheels of a car at a
skidding? speed of 40 mph.
A. 50 m C. 15 A. 247.4 m C.
m 229.6 m
B. 60 m D. 34 B. 265.6 m D.
m 285.3 m

Problem 12 Problem 16 (CE November 1997

If a car travels at 15 m/s and the track is “Structural”)
banked 5o, what is the smallest radius it can A 2-N weight is swung in a vertical circle of
travel so that friction will not be necessary 1-m radius at the end of the cable that will
to resist sliding? break if the tension exceeds 500 N. Find the
A. 262.16 m C. angular velocity of the weight when the
278.14 m cable breaks:
B. 651.23 m D. A. 49.4 rad/s C. 24.9
214.74 m rad/s
B. 37.2 rad/s D. 58.3
Problem 13 (CE May 1999) rad/s
A vertical bar of length L with a mass of 40
kg is rotated vertically about its one end at
40 rpm. Find the length of the bar if it makes
an angle of 45o with the vertical? Problem 17 (ME April 1998)
A. 1.58 m C. 3.26 Traffic travels at 65 mi/hr around a banked
m highway curve with a radius of 3000 ft.
What banking angle is necessary such that
friction will not be required to resist the An object is placed 3 feet from the center of
centrifugal force? a horizontally rotating platform. The
A. 5.4o C. 3.2o coefficient of friction is 0.3. The object will
B. 18o D. 2.5o begin to slide off when the platform speed is
nearest to:
Problem 18 (ME April 1997) A. 17 rpm C. 22
A concrete highway curve with a radius of rpm
500 feet is banked to give a lateral pressure B. 12 rpm D. 27
equivalent to f = 0.15. For what coefficient rpm
of friction will skidding impend for a speed
of 60 mph? Problem 22 (ME April 1998)
A. < 0.360 C. > A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at an
0.310 angle of 28o with respect to horizontal. The
B. < 0.310 D. > block is pushed 2 feet horizontally. What is
0.360 the work done by this force?
A. 320 J C. 480
Problem 19 (ME October 1997) J
A 3500 lbf car is towing a 500 lbf trailer. B. 540 J D. 215
The coefficient of friction between all tires J
and the road is 0.80. How fast can the car
and trailer travel around an unbanked curve
of radius 0.12 mile without either the car or Problem 23 (ME April 1998)
trailer skidding? A 10-kg block is raised vertically 3 meters.
A. 87 mph C. 26 What is the change in potential energy?
mph Answer in SI units closest to:
B. 72 mph D. 55 A. 350 N-m C. 350
2 2
mph kg-m /s
B. 294 J D. 320
Problem 20 (ME October 1997) J
A cast-iron governor ball 3 inches in
diameter has its center 18 inches from the Problem 24
point of support. Neglecting the weight of At her highest point, a girl on the swing is 7
the arm itself, find the tension in the arm if feet above the ground, and at her lowest
the angle with the vertical axes is 60o. point, she is 3 feet above the ground. What
A. 7.63 lb C. 7.56 is her maximum velocity?
lb A. 10 fps C. 14
B. 6.36 lb D. 7.36 fps
lb B. 12 fps D. 16
fps
Problem 21
Problem 25 Problem 29
An automobile has a power output of 1 hp. What is the force of attraction between two
When it pulls a cart with a force of 300 N, 90-kg bodies spaced 40 m apart? Assume
what is the cart’s velocity? gravitational constant, G = 6.67 x 10-11 N-
A. 249 m/s C. 2.49 m2/kg2
m/s A. N C.
B. 24.9 m/s D. N
0.249 m/s B. N D.
N
Problem 26
A hunter fires a 50 gram bullet at a tiger. Problem 30
The bullet left the gun with a speed of 600 What is the efficiency of the pulley system,
m/s. What is the momentum of the bullet? which lifts a 1 tonne load, a distance of 2 m
A. 15 kg-m/s C. 300 by the application of the force 150 kg for a
kg-m/s distance of 15 m?
B. 30 kg-m/s D. 150 A. 11% C. 75%
kg-m/s B. 46% D.
89%
Problem 27
An elevator can lift a load of 5000 N from Problem 31
the ground level to a height of 20 meters in How much mass is converted to energy per
10 seconds. Find the horsepower rating of day in a nuclear power plant operated at a
the elevator. level of 100 MW?
A. 10000 C. 13.4 A. kg C.
B. 13400 D. kg
1340 B. kg D.
kg
Problem 28
The average horsepower required to raise a Problem 32 (ECE April 1998)
150-kg box to a height of 20 meters over a What is the kinetic energy of a 4000-lb
period of one minute is: automobile, which is moving at 44 ft/s?
A. 450 hp C. A. ft-lb C.
2960 hp ft-lb
B. 0.657 hp D. 785
B. ft-lb D.
hp
ft-lb

Problem 33 (ME October 1997)

A 4000-kg elevator starts from rest
accelerates uniformly to a constant speed of
2.0 m/s and decelerates uniformly to stop 20
m above its initial position. Neglecting the
friction and other losses, what work was Problem 37
done on the elevator? A 16-gram mass is moving at 30 cm/s while
A. Joule C. a 4-gram mass is moving in an opposite
Joule direction at 50 cm/s. They collide head on
B. Joule D. and stick together. Their velocity after
Joule collision is:
A. 14 cm/s C. 13
Problem 34 cm/s
The brakes of a 1000-kg automobile exert B. 15 cm/s D. 18
3000 N. How long will it take for the car to cm/s
come to a complete stop from a velocity of
30 m/s? Problem 38
A. 15 sec C. 5 A 5-kg rifle fires a 15-g bullet at a muzzle
sec velocity of 600 m/s. What is the recoil
B. 10 sec D. 2 velocity of the rifle?
sec A. 1800 m/s C. 18
m/s
B. 180 m/s D. 1.80
m/s

Problem 39
Problem 35 (ME April 1997) A 0.50-kg ball with a speed of 20 m/s strikes
A car weighing 40 tons is switched to a 2% and sticks to a 70-kg block resting on a
upgrade with a velocity of 30 mph. If the frictionless surface. Find the block’s
train resistance is 10 lbs/ton, how far does velocity.
the grade will it go? A. 142 m/s C. 1.42
A. 1124 ft C. m/s
1204 ft B. 14.2 m/s D.
B. 2104 ft D. 0.142 m/s
1402 ft

Problem 36 (ME October 1997)

A body weighing 1000 lbs. fall 6 inches and
strikes a 2000 lbs (per inch) spring. What is
the deformation of the spring?
A. 3 inches C. 100
mm
B. 6 inches D. 2
inches
 determine the required thickness of the pipe
Problems – Stress, Strain, in mm.
A. 4.56 C. 4.25
Torsion, Shear & Moment, Etc. B. 5.12 D. 4.01
Set 25
Problem 5
Problem 1 A spherical pressure vessel 400-mm in
Determine the outside diameter of a hollow diameter has a uniform thickness of 6 mm.
steel tube that will carry a tensile load of The vessel contains gas under a pressure of
500 kN at a stress of 140 MPa. Assume the 8,000 kPa. If the ultimate stress of the
wall thickness to be one-tenth of the outside material is 420 MPa, what is the factor of
diameter. safety with respect to tensile failure?
A. 123 mm C. 103 A. 3.15 C. 2.15
mm B. 3.55 D. 2.55
B. 113 mm D. 93
mm Problem 6 (CE November 1996)
A metal specimen 36-mm in diameter has a
Problem 2 (ME April 1998) length of 360 mm and a force of 300 kN
A force of 10 N is applied to one end of a 10 elongates the length bar to 1.20-mm. What
inches diameter circular rod. Calculate the is the modulus of elasticity?
stress. A. 88.419 GPa C.
A. 0.20 kPa C. 0.10 92.658 GPa
kPa B. 92.564 GPa D.
B. 0.05 kPa D. 0.15 95.635 GPa
kPa

Problem 3 Problem 7
What force is required to punch a 20-mm During a stress-strain test, the unit
diameter hole through a 10-mm thick plate? deformation at a stress of 35 MPa was
The ultimate strength of the plate material is observed to be m/m and at a
450 MPa. stress of 140 MPa it was m/m.
A. 241 kN C. 386 If the proportional limit was 200 MPa, what
kN is the modulus of elasticity? What is the
B. 283 kN D. 252 strain corresponding to stress of 80 MPa?
kN A. E = 210,000 MPa;
m/m
Problem 4 B. E = 200,000 MPa;
A steel pipe 1.5m in diameter is required to m/m
carry an internal pressure of 750 kPa. If the C. E = 211,000 MPa;
allowable tensile stress of steel is 140 MPa, m/m
 D. E = 210,000 MPa; A 20-mm diameter steel rod, 250 mm long
m/m is subjected to a tensile force of 75 kN. If
the Poisson’s ratio is 0.30, determine the
Problem 8 lateral strain of the rod. Use E = 200 GPa.
An axial load of 100 kN is applied to a flat A. y mm/mm
bar 20 mm thick, tapering in width from 120 C. y
mm to 40 mm in a length of 10 m. mm/mm
Assuming E = 200 GPa, determine the total B. y mm/mm
elongation of the bar. D. y
A. 3.43 mm C. 4.33 mm/mm
mm
B. 2.125 mm D.
1.985 mm

Problem 9 Problem 12
Steel bar having a rectangular cross-section A solid aluminum shaft of 100-mm diameter
15mm 20mm and 150m long is suspended fits concentrically in a hollow steel tube.
vertically from one end. The steel has a unit Determine the minimum internal diameter of
mass of 7850 kg/m3 and a modulus of the steel tube so that no contact pressure
elasticity E of 200 GPa. If a loaf of 20 kN is exists when the aluminum shaft carries an
suspended at the other end of the rod, axial compressive load of 600 kN. Assume
determine the total elongation of the rod. Poisson’s ratio = 1/3 and the modulus of
A. 43.5 mm C. 35.4 elasticity of aluminum E be 70 GPa.
mm A. 100.0364 mm C.
B. 54.3 mm D. 45.3 100.0303 mm
mm B. 100.0312 mm D.
100.0414 mm
Problem 10
A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2 m long Problem 13 (CE May 1996)
is surrounded by a shell of cast iron 5 mm The maximum allowable torque, in kN-m,
thick. Compute the load that will compress for a 50-mm diameter steel shaft when the
the bar a total of 1 mm in the length of 2 m. allowable shearing stress is 81.5 MPa is:
Use Esteel = 200 GPa and Ecast-iron = 100 GPa. A. 3.0 C. 4.0
A. 200 kN C. 280 B. 1.0 D. 2.0
kN
B. 240 kN D. 320 Problem 14 (CE May 1997)
kN The rotation or twist in degrees of a shaft,
800 mm long subjected to a torque of 80 N-
Problem 11 m, 20 mm in diameter and shear modulus G
of 80,000 MPa is:
 A. 3.03 C. 2.92 A. 110.6 MPa C.
B. 4.04 D. 1.81 120.6 MPa
B. 101.1 MPa D.
Problem 15 136.5 MPa
Compute the value of the shear modulus G
of steel whose modulus of elasticity E is 200 Problem 19
GPa and Poisson’s ratio is 0.30. A load P is supported by two springs
A. 72,456 MPa C. arranged in series. The upper spring has 20
79,698 MPa turns of 29-mm diameter wire on a mean
B. 76,923 MPa D. diameter of 150 mm. The lower spring
82,400 MPa consist of 15 turns of 10-mm diameter wire
on a mean diameter of 130 mm. Determine
Problem 16 the value of P that will cause a total
Determine the length of the shortest 2-mm deflection of 80 mm. Assume G = 80 GPa
diameter bronze wire, which can be twisted for both spring.
through two complete turns without A. 223.3 N C.
exceeding a stress of 70 MPa. Use G = 35 214.8 N
GPa. B. 228.8 N D.
A. 6.28 m C. 6.89 278.4 N
m
B. 5.23 m D. 8.56 Problem 20
m A 10-meter long simply supported beam
carries a uniform load of 8 kN/m for 6
Problem 17 meters from the left support and a
A hollow steel shaft 2540 mm long must concentrated load of 15 kN 2 meters from
transmit torque of 34 kN-m. The total angle the right support. Determine the maximum
of twist must not exceed 3 degrees. The shear and moment.
maximum shearing stress must not exceed A. Vmax = 33.2 kN; Mmax = 85.92 KN-m
110 MPa. Find the inside diameter and the C. Vmax = 36.6 kN; Mmax = 83.72
outside diameter of the shaft the meets these KN-m
conditions. Use G = 83 GPa. B. Vmax = 31.3 kN; Mmax = 81.74 KN-m
A. D = 129 mm; d = 92 mm C. D = 132 mm; D.d =V100
max =
mm41.8 kN; Mmax = 92.23
B. D = 125 mm; d = 65 mm D. D = 112 mm;KN-m
d = 85 mm

Problem 18 Problem 21 (ECE November 1996)

Determine the maximum shearing stress in a A simple beam, 10 m long carries a
helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of concentrated load of 500 kN at the midspan.
20-mm diameter wire on a mean radius of What is the maximum moment of the beam?
80 mm when the spring is supporting a load A. 1250 kN-m C.
of 2 kN. 1520 kN-m
 B. 1050 kN-m D.
1510 kN-m

Problem 22 (CE May 1997)

A small square 5cm by 5cm is cut out of one
corner of a rectangular cardboard 20cm wide
by 30cm long. How far, in cm from the
uncut longer side, is the centroid of the
remaining area?
A. 9.56 C. 9.48
B. 9.35 D. 9.67

Problem 23 (ECE April 1998)

What is the inertia of a bowling ball (mass =
0.5 kg) of radius 15 cm rotating at an
angular speed of 10 rpm for 6 seconds?
A. 0.0045 kg-m2 C.
2
0.005 kg-m
B. 0.001 kg-m2 D.
2
0.002 kg-m

Problem 24 (ECE November 1997)

What is the moment of inertia of a cylinder
of radius 5 m and mass of 5 kg?
A. 62.5 kg-m2 C. 72.5 Problems – Pressure,
2
kg-m
B. 80 kg-m2 D. 120
Buoyancy, Fluid Flow, Pipes
kg-m 2
Set 26

Problem 1
The mass of air in a room which is 3m
5m 20m is known to be 350 kg. Find its
density.
A. 1.167 kg/m3 C.
3
1.617 kg/m
B. 1.176 kg/m3 D.
3
1.716 kg/m

Problem 2 (ME October 1997)

One hundred (100) grams of water are another gage height 4 m reads 103 kPa.
mixed with 150 grams of alcohol ( Determine the specific weight of the liquid.
kg/cu m). What is the specific gravity of the A. 6.5 kN/m3 C. 3.2
3
resulting mixtures, assuming that the two kN/m
fluids mix completely? B. 5.1 kN/m3 D. 8.5
3
A. 0.96 C. 0.63 kN/m
B. 0.82 D. 0.86

Problem 3 (ME April 1998)

One hundred grams of water are mixed with Problem 7
150 grams of alcohol ( kg/cu m). The weight density of a mud is given by w =
What is the specific volume of the resulting 10 + 0.5h, where w is in kN/m3 and h is in
mixtures, assuming that the fluids mix meters. Determine the pressure, in kPa, at a
completely? depth of 5 m.
A. 0.88 cu cm/g C. 0.82 A. 89.36 kPa C. 62.5
cu cm/g kPa
B. 1.20 cu cm/g D. 0.63 B. 56.25 kPa D.
cu cm/g 78.54 kPa

Problem 4 Problem 8 (ME April 1997)

The pressure 34 meters below the ocean is What is the resulting pressure when one
nearest to: pound of air at 15 psia and 200oF is heated
A. 204 kPa C. 344 at constant volume to 800oF?
kPa A. 28.6 psia C. 36.4
B. 222 kPa D. 362 psia
kPa B. 52.1 psia D. 15
psia
Problem 5 (ME April 1997)
What is the atmospheric pressure on a planet Problem 9 (ECE November 1997)
where the absolute pressure is 100 kPa and The volume of a gas under standard
the gage pressure is 10 kPa? atmospheric pressure 76 cm Hg is 200 in3.
A. 90 kPa C. 100 What is the volume when the pressure is 80
kPa cm Hg, if the temperature is unchanged?
B. 80 kPa D. 10 A. 190 in3 C. 110
3
kPa in
B. 90 in3 D. 30.4
3
Problem 6 in
A pressure gage 6 m above the bottom of the
tank containing a liquid reads 90 kPa; Problem 10
A two-meter square plane surface is 1.3). Find the weight and specific gravity of
immersed vertically below the water surface. the wood.
The immersion is such that the two edges of A. 0.7 C. 0.9
the square are horizontal. If the top of the B. 0.6 D. 0.8
square is 1 meter below the water surface,
what is the total water pressure exerted on Problem 14 (ME April 1998)
the plane surface? Reynolds number may be calculated from:
A. 43.93 kN C. A. diameter, density, and absolute
64.76 kN viscosity
B. 52.46 kN D. B. diameter, velocity, and surface
78.48 kN tension
C. diameter, velocity, and absolute
Problem 11 viscosity
Find the total water pressure on a vertical D. characteristic length, mass flow
circular gate, 2 meters in diameter, with its rate per unit area, and absolute
top 3.5 meters below the water surface. viscosity
A. 138.7 kN C.
169.5 kN Problem 15 (ME April 1998)
B. 107.9 kN D. The sum of the pressure load, elevation
186.5 kN head, and the velocity head remains
constant, this is known as:
Problem 12 (CE Board) A. Bernoulli’s Theorem C.
An iceberg having specific gravity of 0.92 is Archimedes’ Principle
floating on salt water of specific gravity of B. Boyle’s Law D.
1.03. If the volume of ice above the water Torricelli’s Theorem
surface is 1000 cu. m., what is the total
volume of the ice? Problem 16 (ME October 1997)
A. 8523 m3 C. What is the expected head loss per mile of
3
9364 m closed circular pipe (17-in inside diameter,
B. 7862 m3 D. friction factor of 0.03) when 3300 gal/min of
3
6325 m water flows under pressure?
A. 38 ft C.
3580 ft
B. 0.007 ft D. 64
ft
Problem 13
A block of wood requires a force of 40 N to Problem 17
keep it immersed in water and a force of 100 What is the rate of flow of water passing
N to keep it immersed in glycerin (sp. gr. = through a pipe with a diameter of 20 mm
and speed of 0.5 m/sec?
 A. 1.24 m3/s C. 1.57 of head of 10.56 feet per smile? Assume f =
m3/s 0.019.
B. 2.51 m3/s D. A. 625 mm C. 479
1.87 m3/s mm
B. 576 mm D. 352
Problem 18 mm
An orifice has a coefficient of discharge of
0.62 and a coefficient of contraction of 0.63. Problem 22
Determine the coefficient of velocity for the Assume that 57 liters per second of oil
orifice. ( kg/m3) is pumped through a 300
A. 0.98 C. 0.97 mm diameter pipeline of cast iron. If each
B. 0.99 D. 0.96 pump produces 685 kPa, how far apart can
they be placed? (Assume f = 0.031)
A. 23.7 m C. 12.6
m
B. 32.2 m D. 19.8
Problem 19 m
The theoretical velocity of flow through the
orifice 3m above the surface of water in a Problem 23
tall tank is: A 20-mm diameter commercial steel pipe,
A. 8.63 m/s C. 6.38 30 m long is used to drain an oil tank.
m/s Determine the discharge when the oil level
B. 9.85 m/s D. 7.67 in the tank is 3 m above the exit of the pipe.
m/s Neglect minor losses and assume f = 0.12.
A. 0.000256 m3/s C.
Problem 20 0.000113 m3/s
Oil having specific gravity of 0.869 and B. 0.000179 m3/s D.
3
dynamic viscosity of 0.0814 Pa-s flows 0.000869 m /s
through a cast iron pipe at a velocity of 1
m/s. The pipe is 50 m long and 150 mm in
diameter. Find the head lost due to friction.
A. 0.73 m C. 0.68
m
B. 0.45 m D. 1.25
m

Problem 21 Problems – Simple Interest,

What commercial size of new cast iron pipe
shall be used to carry 4490 gpm with a lost
Compound Interest
Set 27
Problem 1 Problem 5
Find the interest on P6800.00 for 3 years at How long must a P40,000.00 not bearing
11% simple interest. 4% simple interest run to amount to
A. P1,875.00 C. P41,350.00?
P2,144.00 A. 340 days C. 304
B. P1,987.00 D. days
P2,244.00 B. 403 days D. 430
days
Problem 2
A man borrowed P10,000.00 from his friend Problem 6
and agrees to pay at the end of 90 days If P16,000 earns P480 in 9 months, what is
under 8% simple interest rate. What is the the annual rate of interest?
required amount? A. 1% C. 3%
A. P10,200.00 C. B. 2% D. 4%
P9,500.00
B. P11,500.00 D.
P10,700.00

Problem 3 (EE Board) Problem 7 (CE May 1997)

Annie buys a television set from a merchant A time deposit of P110,000 for 31 days
who offers P 25,000.00 at the end of 60 earns P890.39 on maturity date after
days. Annie wishes to pay immediately and deducting the 20% withholding tax on
the merchant offers to compute the required interest income. Find the rate of interest per
amount on the assumption that money is annum.
worth 14% simple interest. What is the A. 12.5% C.
required amount? 12.25%
A. P20,234.87 C. B. 11.95% D.
P24,429.97 11.75%
B. P19,222.67 D.
P28,456.23 Problem 8 (ME April 1998)
A bank charges 12% simple interest on a
Problem 4 P300.00 loan. How much will be repaid if
What is the principal amount if the amount the load is paid back in one lump sum after
of interest at the end of 2½ year is P4500 for three years?
a simple interest of 6% per annum? A. P408.00 C.
A. P35,000.00 C. P415.00
P40,000.00 B. P551.00 D.
B. P30,000.00 D. P450.00
P45,000.00
Problem 9 (CE May 1999)
The tag price of a certain commodity is for
100 days. If paid in 31 days, there is a 3%
discount. What is the simple interest paid? Problem 14
A. 12.15% C. How long will it take P1,000 to amount to
22.32% P1,346 if invested at 6% compounded
B. 6.25% D. quarterly?
16.14% A. 3 years C. 5
years
Problem 10 B. 4 years D. 6
Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at 8% years
compounded quarterly.
A. P12,456.20 C. Problem 15
P10,345.80 How long will it take for an investment to
B. P13,876.50 D. double its amount if invested at an interest
P11,040.20 rate of 6% compounded bi-monthly?
A. 10 years C. 13
Problem 11 years
Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at 8% B. 12 years D. 14
compounded semi-annually. years
A. P10,955.62 C.
P9,455.67 Problem 16
B. P10,233.67 D. If the compound interest on P3,000.00 in 2
P11,876.34 years is P500.00, then the compound interest
on P3,000.00 in 4 years is:
Problem 12 A. P956.00 C.
Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at 8% P1,125.00
compounded monthly. B. P1,083.00 D.
A. P15,456.75 C. P1,526.00
P14,768.34
B. P11,102.61 D. Problem 17
P12,867.34 The salary of Mr. Cruz is increased by 30%
every 2 years beginning January 1, 1982.
Problem 13 Counting from that date, at what year will
Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at 8% his salary just exceed twice his original
compounded annually. salary?
A. P10,794.62 C. A. 1988 C.
P10,987.90 1990
B. P8,567.98 D. B. 1989 D.
P7,876.87 1991
 A. P125,458.36 C.
Problem 18 P162,455.63
If you borrowed P10,000.00 from a bank B. P147,456.36 D.
with 18% interest per annum, what is the P171,744.44
total amount to be repaid at the end of one
year? Problem 23
A. P11,800.00 C. A man has a will of P650,000.00 from his
P28,000.00 father. If his father deposited an account of
B. P19,000.00 D. P450,000.00 in a trust fund earning 8%
P10,180.00 compounded annually, after how many years
will the man receive his will?
Problem 19 A. 4.55 years C. 5.11
What is the effective rate for an interest rate years
of 12% compounded continuously? B. 4.77 years D. 5.33
A. 12.01% C. years
12.42%
B. 12.89% D. Problem 24
12.75% Mr. Adam deposited P120,000.00 in a bank
who offers 8% interest compounded
Problem 20 quarterly. If the interest is subject to a 14%
How long will it take for an investment to tax, how much will he receive after 5 years?
fivefold its amount if money is worth 14% A. P178,313.69 C.
compounded semi-annually? P170,149.77
A. 11 C. 13 B. P153,349.77 D.
B. 12 D. 14 P175,343.77

Problem 21 Problem 25
An interest rate of 8% compounded What interest compounded monthly is
semiannually is how many percent if equivalent to an interest rate of 14%
compounded quarterly? compounded quarterly?
A. 7.81% C. A. 1.15% C.
7.92% 10.03%
B. 7.85% D. B. 13.84% D.
8.01% 11.52%

Problem 22 Problem 26 (ME April 1996)

A man is expecting to receive P450,000.00 What is the present worth of two P100.00
at the end of 7 years. If money is worth 14% payments at the end of the third and the
compounded quarterly, how much is it fourth year? The annual interest rate is 8%.
worth at present?
 A. P152.87 C. Problem 30 (ME October 1997)
P187.98 A student has money given by his
B. P112.34 D. grandfather in the amount of P20,000.00.
P176.67 How much money in the form of interest
will he get if the money is put in a bank that
offers 8% rate compounded annually, at the
end of 7 years?
A. P34,276.48 C.
P36,279.40
Problem 27 (ME April 1996) B. P34,270.00 D.
Consider a deposit of P600.00, to be paid up P34,266.68
in one year by P700.00. What are the
conditions on the rate of interest, i% per Problem 31 (ME October 1997)
year compounded annually, such that the net If the interest rate on an account is 11.5%
present worth of the investment is positive? compounded yearly, approximately how
Assume i 0. many years will it take to triple the amount?
A. i 16.7% C. A. 11 years C. 9
12.5% i 14.3% years
B. i 14.3% D. B. 10 years D. 12
16.7% i 100% years

Problem 28 (ME April 1996) Problem 32 (ME October 1997)

A firm borrows P2000.00 for 6 years at 8%. The nominal interest rate is 4%. How much
At the end of 6 years, it renews the loan for is my P10,000.00 worth in 10 years in a
the amount due plus P2000 more for 2 years continuously compounded account?
at 8%. What is the lump sum due? A. P13,620.10 C.
A. P5,679.67 C. P14,918.25
P6,034.66 B. P13,650.20 C.
B. P6,789.98 D. P13,498.60
P5,888.77

Problem 29
At an annual rate of return of 8%, what is
the future worth of P1000 at the end of 4 Problem 33 (ME October 1997)
years? How much must be invested on January 1,
A. P1388.90 C. year 1, in order to accumulate P2,000.00 on
P1765.56 January 1, year 6 at 6%.
B. P1234.56 D. A. P1,295.00 C.
P1360.50 P1,495.00
 B. P1,695.00 D. A. 15.90% C.
P1,595.00 16.28%
B. 16.30% D.
Problem 34 (ME April 1998) 16.20%
If P5000.00 shall accumulate for 10 years at
8% compounded quarterly. Find the Problem 37 (ME April 1998)
compounded interest at the end of 10 years. The amount of P1,500.00 was deposited in a
A. P6,005.30 C. bank account offers a future worth
P6,000.00 P3,000.00. Interest is paid semi-annually.
B. P6,040.20 D. Determine the interest rate paid on this
P6,010.20 account.
A. 3.5% C. 2.9
Problem 35 (ME April 1998) B. 2.5% D. 4%
A sum of P1,000.00 is invested now and left
for eight years, at which time the principal is
withdrawn. The interest that has accrued is
left for another eight years. If the effective
annual interest rate is 5%, what will be the
withdrawal amount at the end of the 16th
year? Problem 38 (ME April 1998)
A. P706.00 C. A merchant puts in his P2,000.00 to a small
P500.00 business for a period of six years. With a
B. P774.00 D. given interest rate on the investment of 15%
P799.00 per year, compounded annually, how much
will he collect at the end of the sixth year?
Problem 36 (ME April 1998) A. P4,400.00 C.
It is the practice of almost all banks in the P4,390.00
Philippines that when they grant a loan, the B. P4,200.00 D.
interest for one year is automatically P4,626.00
deducted from the principal amount upon
release of money to a borrower. Let us Problem 39
therefore assume that you applied for a loan A person invests P4500 to be collected in 8
with a bank and the P80,000.00 was years. Given that the interest rate on the
approved at an interest rate of 14% of which investment is 14.5% per year compounded
P11,200.00 was deducted and you were annually, what sum will be collected in 8
given a check of P68,800.00. Since you have years?
to pay the amount of P80,000.00 one year A. P13,678.04 C.
after, what then will be the effective interest P14,888.05
rate? B. P13,294.02 D.
P14,234.03
 profit in present day pesos is realized over
Problem 40 five years?
The following schedule of funds is available A. P5,626.00 C.
to form a sinking fund. P3,202.00
current year (n) B. P7,623.00 D.
50,000.00 P5,202.00
n+1
40,000.00
n+2 Problem 43
30,000.00 Compute the effective rate for an interest
n+3 rate of 16% compounded annually.
20,000.00 A. 16% C.
At the end of the fourth year, equipment 16.98%
costing P250,000.00 will have to be B. 16.64% D.
purchased as a replacement for old 17.03%
equipment. Money is valued at 20% by the
company. At the time of purchase, how Problem 44
much money will be needed to supplement Compute the effective rate for an interest
the sinking fund? rate of 16% compounded quarterly.
A. P12,000.00 C. A. 16% C.
P10,000.00 16.98%
B. P11,000.00 D. B. 16.64% D.
P9,000.00 17.03%

Problem 41 (ME October 1995) Problem 45

In year zero, you invest P10,000.00 in a Convert 12% compounded semi-annually to
15% security for 5 years. During that time, x% compounded quarterly.
the average annual inflation is 6%. How A. 11.83% C.
much, in terms of year zero pesos, will be in 11.23%
the account at the maturity? B. 11.71% D.
A. P15,386.00 C. 11.12%
P13,382.00
B. P15,030.00 D. Problem 46
P6,653.00 Convert 12% compounded semi-annually to
x% compounded monthly.
Problem 42 (ME October 1995) A. 11.83% C.
A company invests P10,000 today to be 11.23%
repaid in five years in one lump sum at 12% B. 11.71% D.
compounded annually. If the rate of inflation 11.12%
is 3% compounded annually, how much
Problem 47 (ME October 1995) B. 16.78% D.
A bank is advertising 9.5% accounts that 17.84%
yield 9.84% annually. How often is the
interest compounded? Problem 51
A. daily C. bi- What amount will be accumulated by a
monthly present investment of P17,200 in 6 years at
B. monthly D. 2% compounded quarterly?
quarterly A. P19,387.15 C.
P19,856.40
Problem 48 (ECE November 1995, B. P20,456.30 D.
November 1998) P19,232.30
By the conditions of a will, the sum of
P25,000 is left to a girl to be held in a trust Problem 52
fund by her guardian until it amount to What rate of interest compounded annually
P45,000. When will the girl receive the must be received if an investment of
money if the fund is invested at 8% P54,000 made now with result in a receipt of
compounded quarterly? P72,000 5 years hence?
A. 7.42 years C. 7 A. 5.12% C.
years 5.92%
B. 7.25 years D. 6.8 B. 5.65% D.
years 5.34%

Problem 49 (ECE April 1995) Problem 53

A man expects to receive P20,000 in 10 With interest at 6% compounded annually,
years. How much is that money worth now how much is required 7 years hence to repay
considering interest at 6% compounded an P8 M loan made today?
quarterly? A. P12,456,789 C.
A. P11,025.25 C. P12,029,042
P15,678.45 B. P12,345,046 D.
B. P17,567.95 D. P12,567,000
P12,698.65
Problem 54
If money is worth 6% compounded
Problem 50 (ECE March 1996) annually, what payment 12 years from now
What is the effective rate corresponding to is equivalent to a payment of P7000 9 years
16% compounded daily? Take 1 year = 360 from now?
days. A. P8765.10 C.
A. 16.5% C. P8337.10
17.35% B. P8945.20 D.
P8234.60
 annually. How much would the sum on Jan.
Problem 55 1, 1993?
If money is worth 6% compounded A. P421,170 C.
annually, how much can be loaned now if P401,170
P6000 will be repaid at the end of 8 years? B. P521,170 D.
A. P3567.30 C. P621,170
P3456.34
B. P3444.44 D.
P3764.50

Problem 56
A person invests P4500 to be collected in 8
years. Given that the interest rate on the
investment is 14.5% per year, compounded
annually, what sum, in pesos, will be
collected eight years hence?
A. P4504 C.
P13294
B. P9720 D.
P10140

Problem 57 (CE November 1996)

If P500,000 is deposited at a rate of 11.25%
compounded monthly, determine the Problems – Compound
compounded interest after 7 years and 9
months.
Interest, Annuity
A. P660,592 C. Set 28
P680,686
B. P670,258 D. Problem 1 (ECE November 1996)
P690,849 Find the nominal rate that if converted
quarterly could be used instead for 25%
Problem 58 (CE May 1996) compounded semi-annually?
P200,000 was deposited on Jan. 1, 1988 at A. 14.93% C.
an interest rate of 24% compounded semi- 15.56%
 B. 14.73% D. What rate (%) compounded quarterly is
15.90% equivalent to 6% compounded semi-
annually?
Problem 2 (CE November 1999) A. 5.93 C. 5.96
Which of the following has the least B. 5.99 D. 5.9
effective annual interest rate?
A. 12% compounded quarterly Problem 7 (ECE April 1998)
C. The amount of P12,800 in 4 years at 5%
11.7% compounded semi-annually compounded quarterly is:
B. 11.5% compounded monthly A. P15,614.59 C.
D. P16,311.26
12.2% compounded annually B. P14,785.34 D.
P15,847.33
Problem 3 (CE November 1998)
One hundred thousand pesos was placed in a Problem 8
time deposit that earns 9% compounded Fifteen percent (15%) when compounded
quarterly, tax free. After how many years semi-annually is what effective rate?
would it be able to earn a total interest of A. 17.34% C.
fifty thousand pesos? 16.02%
A. 4.56 C. 4.32 B. 18.78% D.
B. 4.47 D. 4.63 15.56%

Problem 4 (ECE November 1996) Problem 9 (ECE November 1997)

The amount of P2,825.00 in 8 years at 5% What rate of interest compounded annually
compounded quarterly is: is the same as the rate of interest of 8%
A. P4,166.77 C. compounded quarterly?
P4,188.56 A. 8.24% C.
B. P4,397.86 D. 6.88%
P4,203.97 B. 8.42% D.
7.90%
Problem 5
The amount of P2,825.00 in 8 years at 5% Problem 10 (ECE November 1997)
compounded continuously is: How long will it take the money to triple
A. P4,166.77 C. itself if invested at 10% compounded semi-
P4,397.86 annually?
B. P4,188.56 D. A. 13.3 years C. 11.9
P4,214.97 years
B. 11.3 years D. 12.5
Problem 6 (CE May 1998) years
Problem 11 (ECE November 1997) Problem 15 (ME October 1997)
What is the accumulated amount after three A bank offers 1.2% effective monthly
(3) years of P6,500.00 invested at the rate of interest. What is the effective annual rate
12% per year compounded semi-annually? with monthly compounding?
A. P9,500.00 C. A. 15.4% C.
P9,221.00 14.4%
B. P9,321.00 D. B. 8.9% D.
P9,248.00 7.9%

Problem 12 (ECE November 1997) Problem 16 (ME October 1997)

What interest rate, compounded monthly is What is the present worth of P27,000.00 due
equivalent to 10% effective rate? in 6 years if money is worth 13% and is
A. 9.75% C. compounded semi-annually?
9.68% A. P12,681.00 C.
B. 9.50% D. P15,250.00
9.57% B. P13,500.00 D.
P21,931.00
Problem 13 (ECE November 1997)
A man wishes his son to receive Problem 17 (ME October 1997)
P500,000.00 ten years from now. What A student deposits P1,500.00 in a 9%
amount should he invest now if it will earn account today. He intends to deposit another
interest of 12% compounded annually P3,000.00 at the end of two years. He plans
during the first 5 years and 15% to purchase in five years his favorite shoes
compounded quarterly during the next 5 worth P5,000.00. Calculate the money that
years? will be left in his account one year after the
A. P135,868.19 C. purchase.
P123,433.23 A. P1,280.00 C.
B. P134,678.90 D. P1,300.00
P145,345.34 B. P1,250.00 D.
P1,260.00
Problem 14 (ME October 1997)
A savings association pays 4% interest Problem 18
quarterly. What is the effective annual If money is worth 4% compounded monthly,
interest rate? what payment at the end of each quarter will
A. 18.045% C. replace payments of P500.00 monthly?
16.985% A. P1,500.00 C.
B. 17.155% D. P1,505.00
17.230% B. P1,525.000 D.
P1,565.00
Problem 19 the end of 10 years; however he wishes to
What amount would have to be invested at receive the money at the end of each year
the end of each year for the next 9 years at for 5 years. If interest rate is 8%, how much
4% compounded semi-annually in order to would he receive every year?
have P5,000.00 at the end of the time? A. P400,000.00 C.
A. P541.86 C. P232,020.00
P542.64 B. P352,533.00 D.
B. P553.82 D. P200,000.00
P548.23
Problem 23 (CE November 1999)
Problem 20 To maintain its newly acquired equipment,
A contractor bought a concrete mixer at the company needs P40,000 per year for the
P120,000.00 if paid in cash. The mixer may first five years and P60,000 per year for the
also be purchased by installment to be paid next five years. In addition, an amount of
within 5 years. If money is worth 8%, the P140,000 would also be needed at the end of
amount of each annual payment, if all the fifth and the eighth years. At 6%, what is
payments are made at the beginning of each the present worth of these costs?
year, is: A. P689,214 C.
A. P27,829.00 C. P549,812
P31,005.00 B. P512,453 D.
B. P29,568.00 D. P586,425
P32,555.00
Problem 24
A man receives P125,000.00 credits for his
old car when buying a new model costing
Problem 21 P375,000.00. What cash payment will be
A contract calls for semiannual payments of necessary so that the balance can be
P40,000.00 for the next 10 years and an liquidated by payments of P12,500.00 at the
additional payment of P250,000.00 at the end of each month for 18 months when
end of that time. Find the equivalent cash interest is charged at the rate of 6%
value of the contract at 7% compounded compounded monthly?
semiannually? A. P23,400.00 C.
A. P444,526.25 C. P33,650.00
P694,138.00 B. P28,750.00 D.
B. P598,589.00 D. P35,340.00
P752,777.00
Problem 25
Problem 22 Determine the present worth of an annual
A man is left with an inheritance from his payment of P2500.00 at the end of each year
father. He has an option to receive P2 M at for 12 years at 8% compounded annually.
 A. P18,840.20 C. A machine is under consideration for
P15,000.00 investment. The cost of the machine is
B. P30,000.00 D. P25,000. Each year it operates, the machine
P17,546.04 will generate a savings of P15,000. Given an
effective annual interest of 18%, what is the
discounted payback period, in years, on the
investment in the machine?
A. 1.566 C.
2.155
Problem 26 B. 2.233 D.
A man borrowed P200,000.00 from a bank 2.677
at 12% compounded monthly, which is
payable monthly for 10 years (120 Problem 30 (ME April 1996)
payments). If the first payment is to be made What is the present worth of a P100 annuity
after 3 months, how much is the monthly starting at the end of the third year and
payment? continuing to the end of the fourth year, if
A. P2,869.42 C. the annual interest rate is 8%?
P3,013.10 A. 153.44 C.
B. P2,927.10 D. 154.99
P3,124.12 B. 152.89 D.
156.33
Problem 27
What is the present worth of a P1000.00 Problem 31
annuity over a 10-year period, if interest rate Consider a project which involves the
is 8%? investment of P100,000 now and P100,000
A. P7896.00 C. at the end of one year. Revenues of
P6234.80 P150,000 will be generated at the end of
B. P8976.00 D. years 1 and 2. What is the net present value
P6710.00 of this project if the effective annual interest
rate is 10%?
Problem 28 (ME October 1995) A. P65,421.50 C.
How much money must you invest today in P68,421.50
order to withdraw P1000 per year for 10 B. P67,421.50 D.
years if interest rate is 12%? P69,421.50
A. P5650.00 C.
P5560.00
B. P6550.00 D.
P7550.00 Problem 32
An investment of x pesos is made at the end
Problem 29 of each year for three years, at an interest
rate of 9% per year compounded annually. B. P3,789.34 D.
What will be the value of the investment P3,878.56
upon the deposit of the third payment?
A. 3.278x C. Problem 36
3.728x An investment of P40,000.00 has revenue of
B. 3.287x D. x pesos at the end of the first and second
3.782x year. Given a discount rate of 15%
compounded annually, find x so that the net
Problem 33 (ME October 1995) present worth of the investment is zero.
If P500 is invested at the end of each year A. P33,789.54 C.
for 6 years, at an effective annual interest P24,604.65
rate of 7%, what is the total amount B. P27,789.78 D.
available upon the deposit of the 6th P21,879.99
payment?
A. P3455.00 C. Problem 37
P3577.00 Mr. Jones borrowed P150,000 two years
B. P3544.00 D. ago. The terms of the loan are 10% interest
P3688.00 for 10 years with uniform payments. He just
made his second annual payment. How
Problem 34 much principal does he still owe?
How much money must you deposit today to A. P130,235.20 C.
an account earning 12% so that you can P132,456.20
withdraw P25,000 yearly indefinitely B. P134,567.30 D.
starting at the end of the 10th year? P129,456.78
A. P125,000 C. Problem 38
P73,767 Given that the discount rate is 15%, what is
B. P89,456 D. the equivalent uniform annual cash flow of
P75,127 the following stream of cash flows?
year 0 P
Problem 35 (ME April 1996) 100,000.00
In five years, P18,000 will be needed to pay year 1
for a building renovation. In order to 200,000.00
generate this sum, a sinking fund consisting year 2
of three annual payments is established now. 50,000.00
For tax purposes, no further payments will year 3
be made after three years. What payment is 75,000.00
necessary if money is worth 15% per A. P158,124.60 C.
annum? P157,345.98
A. P3,345.65 C. B. P158,897.50 D.
P3,919.53 P155,789.34
 B. P345,678.00 D.
Problem 39 P344,007.00
Mr. Bean borrowed P100,000 at 10%
effective annual interest rate. He must pay
back the loan over 30 years with uniform
monthly payments due on the first day of
each month. What does he pay each month?
A. P768.67 C. Problem 43
P856.30 A mining property is offered for sale for
B. P987.34 D. P5.7M. On the basis of estimated
P839.20 production, an annual return of P800,000 is
foreseen for a period of 10 years. After 10
Problem 40 (ECE November 1995) years, the property will be worthless. What
An employee obtained a loan of P10,000 at annual rate of return is in prospect?
the rate of 6% compounded annually in A. 6.7% C.
order to repair a house. How much must he 5.6%
pay monthly to amortize the loan within a B. 6.1% D.
period of ten years? 5.2%
A. P198.20 C.
P110.22 Problem 44
B. P150.55 D. If a down payment of P600,000 is made on a
P112.02 house and P80,000 a year for the next 12
years is required, what was the price of the
Problem 41 house if money is worth 6% compounded
What is the accumulated value of a payment annually?
of P12,500 at the end of each year for 9 A. P1,270,707 C.
years with interest at 5% compounded P1,345,555
annually? B. P1,130,450 D.
A. P138,738.05 C. P1,678,420
P178,338.50
B. P137,832.05 D. Problem 45
P187,833.50 What annuity over a 10-year period at 8%
interest is equivalent to a present worth of
Problem 42 P100,000?
What is the accumulated value of a payment A. P14,903 C.
of P6,000 every six months for 16 years P13,803
with interest at 7% compounded B. P15,003 D.
semiannually? P12,003
A. P312,345.00 C.
P347,898.00 Problem 46 (CE May 1998)
The present value of an annuity of “R” pesos B. P567,539.75 D.
payable annually for 8 years, with the first P345,539.75
payment at the end of 10 years, is
P187,481.25. Find the value of R if money Problem 50 (ME October 1997)
is worth 5%. A steel mill estimates that one of its furnaces
A. P45,000 C. will require maintenance P20,000.00 at the
P42,000 end of 2 years, P40,000.00 at the end 4 years
B. P44,000 D. and P80,000.00 at the end of 8 years. What
P43,000 uniform semi-annual amounts could it set
aside over the next eight years at the end of
Problem 47 (ECE April 1998) each period to meet these requirements of
How much money must you invest today in maintenance cost if all the funds would earn
order to withdraw P2,000 annually for 10 interest at the rate of 6% compounded semi-
years if the interest rate is 9%? annually?
A. P12,385.32 C. A. P7,897.35 C.
P12,835.32 P8,897.35
B. P12,853.32 D. B. P9,397.35 D.
P12,881.37 P6,897.35

Problem 48 (ECE April 1998) Problem 51 (ME April 1998)

Money borrowed today is to be paid in 6 A house and lot can be acquired at a down
equal payments at the end of each of 6 payment of P500,000.00 and a yearly
quarters. If the interest is 12% compounded payment of P100,000.00 at the end of each
quarterly, how much was initially borrowed year for a period of 10 years, starting at the
if quarterly payment is P2000.00? end of 5 years from the date of purchase. If
A. P10,382.90 C. money is worth 14% compounded annually,
P10,834.38 what is the cash price of the property?
B. P10,200.56 D. A. P810,100.00 C.
P10,586.99 P808,836.00
B. P801,900.00 D.
P805,902.00

Problem 52 (ME April 1998)

Problem 49 (ME October 1997)
A car was bought on installment basis with a
monthly installment of P10,000.00 for 60
months. If interest is 12% compounded
annually, calculate the cash price of the car.
A. P455,875.00 C.
P678,519.75
How much must be deposited at 6% each
year beginning on January 1, year 1, in order
to accumulate P5,000.00 on the date of the
last deposit, January 1, year 6?
A. P751.00 C.
P717.00
 B. P715.00 D.
P725.00 Problem 56 (CE November 1995)
Find the present value in pesos, of perpetuity
Problem 53 (ME April 1998) of P15,000 payable semi-annually if money
A piece of machinery can be bought for is worth 8%, compounded quarterly.
P10,000.00 cash, or for P2,000.00 down and A. P371,287 C.
payments of P750.00 per year for 15 years. P392,422
What is the annual interest rate for the time B. P386,227 D.
payments? P358,477
A. 4.61% C.
3.81% Problem 57 (CE May 1999, May 1995)
B. 5.71% D. A man paid 10% down payment of
11.00% P200,000 for a house and lot and agreed to
pay the balance on monthly installments for
60 months at an interest rate of 15%
compounded monthly. Determine the
required monthly payment.
A. P4,282.00 C.
P58,477.00
Problem 54 (ME April 1998) B. P42,822.00 D.
An instructor plans to retire in exactly one P5,848.00
year and want an account that will pay him
P25,000.00 a year for the next 15 years. Problem 58 (CE November 1998)
Assuming a 6% annual effective interest A debt of x pesos, with interest rate of 7%
rate, what is the amount he would need to compounded annually will be retired at the
deposit now? (The fund will be depleted end of 10 years through the accumulation of
after 15 years.) deposit in the sinking fund invested at 6%
A. P249,000.00 C. compounded semi-annually. The deposit in
P242,806.00 the sinking fund every end of six months is
B. 248,500.00 D. P21,962.68. What is the value of x?
P250,400.00 A. P300,000 C.
P350,000
Problem 55 B. P250,000 D.
A man invested P1,000.00 per month on a P400,000
bank that offers 6% interest. How much can
he get after 5 years?
A. P60,000.00 C.
P72,540.00
B. P69,770.00 D.
P69,491.00
 B. d = P14,666.67; BV = P105,666.67
Problems – Depreciation, D. d =
P13,333.33; BV = P105,666.67
Capitalized Cost, Bonds, Etc.
Set 29 Problem 4
An equipment costing P250,000 has an
Problem 1 estimated life of 15 years with a book value
What is the value of an asset after 8 years of of P30,000 at the end of the period.
use if it depreciation from its original value Compute the depreciation charge and its
of P120,000.00 to its salvage value of 3% in book value after 10 years using sinking fund
12 years? method assuming i = 8%.
A. P44,200.00 C. A. d = P8,102.50; BV = P103,333.30
P44,002.00 C. d =
B. P44,020.00 D. P7,567.50; BV = P138,567.60
P42,400.00 B. d = P6,686.67; BV = P125,666.67
D. d =
Problem 2 P8,102.50; BV = P132,622.60
A man bought an equipment which cost
P524,000.00. Freight and installation Problem 5
expenses cost him P31,000.00. If the life of An equipment costing P250,000 has an
the equipment is 15 years with an estimated estimated life of 15 years with a book value
salvage value of P120,000.00, find its book of P30,000 at the end of the period.
value after 8 years. Compute the depreciation charge and its
A. P323,000.00 C. book value after 10 years using declining
P259,000.00 balance method.
B. P244,000.00 D. A. d = P9,456.78; BV = P67,456.98
P296,000.00 C. d =
P9,235.93; BV = P60,832.80
Problem 3 B. d = P8,987.45; BV = P60,832.80
An equipment costing P250,000 has an D. d =
estimated life of 15 years with a book value P9,235.93; BV = P59,987.34
of P30,000 at the end of the period.
Compute the depreciation charge and its
book value after 10 years using straight line
method.
A. d = P14,666.67; BV = P103,333.30 Problem 6
C. d = An equipment costing P250,000 has an
P13,333.33; BV = P103,333.30 estimated life of 15 years with a book value
of P30,000 at the end of the period.
Compute the depreciation charge and its
book value after 10 years using the sum of
year’s digit method.
A. d = P11,000; BV = P67,500
C. d =
P11,500; BV = P60,000
B. d = P10,500; BV = P58,000
D. d =
P11,000; BV = P57,500
Problem 7
An asset costing P50,000 has a life
expectancy of 6 years and an estimated
salvage value of P8,000. Calculate the
depreciation charge at the end of the fourth
period using fixed-percentage method.
A. P7144.20 C.
P3878.40
B. P5264.00 D.
P2857.60
Problem 8 (CE May 1996)
A machine costing P45,000 is estimated to
have a salvage value of P4,350 when retired
at the end of 6 years. Depreciation cost is
computed using a constant percentage of the
declining book value. What is the annual
rate of depreciation in %?
A. 33.25% C.
35.25%
B. 32.25% D.
34.25%
Problem 9 (CE November 1997,
November 1994)
An engineer bought an equipment for
P500,000. Other expenses including
installation amounted to P30,000. At the end
of its estimated useful life of 10 years, the
salvage value will be 10% of the first cost.
Using straight line method of depreciation,
what is the book value after 5 years?
A. P281,500.00 C.
P301,500.00
B. P291,500.00 D.
P271,500.00
Problem 10 (ECE November 1997)
A machine costs P8,000.00 and an estimated
life of 10 years with a salvage value of
P500.00. What is its book value after 8 years
using straight line method?
A. P2,500.00 C.
P3,000.00
B. P4,000.00 D.
P2,000.00
Problem 11 (ME October 1997)
A factory equipment has an initial cost of
P200,000.00. Its salvage value after ten
years is P20,000.00. As a percentage of the
initial cost, what is the straight-line
depreciation rate of the equipment?
A. 5% C. 9%
B. 6% D. 8%
Problem 12 (ME October 1997)
An asset is purchased for P120,000.00. Its
estimated economic life is 10 years, after
which it will be sold for P12,000.00. Find
the depreciation for the first year using the
sum-of-the-year’s digit, (SOYD).
A. P20,000.00 C.
P21,080.00
B. P18,400.00 D.
P19,636.00
Problem 13 (ME April 1998)
An asset is purchased for P9,000.00. Its
estimated life is 10 years, after which it will
be sold for P1,000.00. Find the book value
during the third year if sum-of-the-year’s An asset is purchased for P9,000.00. Its
digit (SOYD) depreciation is used. estimated life is 10 years, after which it will
A. P6,100.00 C. be sold for P1,000.00. Find the book value
P4,500.00 during the first year if sum-of-the-year’s
B. P5,072.00 D. digit (SOYD) depreciation is used.
P4,800.00 A. P8,000.00 C.
P6,500.00
Problem 14 (ME April 1998) B. P7,545.00 D.
An asset is purchased for P500,000.00. The P6,000.00
salvage value in 25 years is P100,000.00.
What is the total depreciation in the first Problem 18 (CE November 1998)
three years using straight line method? A machine having a first cost of P60,000.00
A. P48,000.00 C. will be retired at the end of 8 years.
P24,000.00 Depreciation cost is computed using a
B. P32,000.00 D. constant percentage of the declining book
P16,000.00 value. What is the total cost of depreciation,
in pesos, up to the time the machine is
Problem 15 (ME April 1998) retired if the annual rate of depreciation is
A machine has an initial cost of P50,000.00 28.72%?
and a salvage value of P10,000.00 after 10 A. 56,000 C.
years. What is the book value after five 58,000
years using straight-line depreciation? B. 57,000 D.
A. P35,000.00 C. 59,000
P25,000.00
B. P15,500.00 D. Problem 19 (ECE November 1998)
P30,000.00 XYZ Corporation makes it a policy that for
any new equipment purchased; the annual
Problem 16 (ME April 1998) depreciation cost should not exceed 20% of
A company purchased an asset for the first cost at any time with no salvage
P10,000.00 and plans to keep it for 20 years. value. Determine the length of service life
If the salvage value is zero at the end of the necessary if the depreciation used is the
20th year, what is the depreciation in the sum-of-the-year’s digit (SOYD) method.
third year? Use sum-of-the-years digits A. 7 years C. 9
depreciation. years
A. P1000.00 C. B. 8 years D. 6
P857.00 years
B. P937.00 D.
P747.00 Problem 20
Determine the capitalized cost of an
Problem 17 (ME April 1998) equipment costing P 2M with and annual
maintenance of P200,000.00 if money is July 1, 1999. Find its price if bought on July
worth 20% per annum. 1, 1996, to yield an investor 4%,
A. P 2.5M C. P compounded semi-annually.
3M A. P100,000.00 C.
B. P 2.75M D. P P113,456.98
3.5M B. P112,786.65 D.
P114,481.14
Problem 21 (CE November 1996)
At 6%, find the capitalized cost of a bridge Problem 25
whose cost is P250M and life is 20 years, if A community wishes to purchase an existing
the bridge must be partially rebuilt at a cost utility valued at P500,000 by selling 5%
of P100M at the end of each 20 years. bonds that will mature in 30 years. The
A. 245.3 C. 210 money to retire the bond will be raised by
B. 215 D. 220 paying equal annual amounts into a sinking
fund that will earn 4%. What will be the
Problem 22 (ME October 1997) total annual cost of the bonds until they
An item is purchased for P100,000.00. mature?
Annual costs are P18,000.00. Using 8%, A. P44,667.98 C.
what is the capitalized cost of perpetual P34,515.05
service? B. P37,345.78 D.
A. P350,000.00 C. P33,915.05
P320,000.00
B. P335,000.00 D. Problem 26
P325,000.00 A man paid P110,000 for a P100,000 bond
that pays P4000 per year. In 20 years, the
Problem 23 (CE May 1997) bond will be redeemed for P105,000. What
A company uses a type of truck which costs net rate of interest will the man obtain on his
P2M, with life of 3 years and a final salvage investment?
value of P320,000. How much could the A. 3.37% C.
company afford to pay for another type of 3.56%
truck for the same purpose, whose life is 4 B. 3.47% D.
years with a final salvage value of P400,000, 3.40%
if money is worth 4%?
A. P2,565,964.73 C. Problem 27 (ECE November 1996)
P2,585,964.73 A man wants to make 14% nominal interest
B. P2,855,964.73 D. compounded semi-annually on a bond
P2,585,864.73 investment. How much should the man be
Problem 24 willing to pay now for a 12%, P10,000 bond
A P100,000, 6% bond, pays dividend semi- that will mature in 10 years and pays interest
annually and will be redeemed at 110% on semi-annually?
 A. P2,584.19 C. should the syndicate pay for the well if, out
P8,940.50 of this net income, a return of 10% of the
B. P3,118.05 D. investment is desired and a sinking fund is
P867.82 to be established at 3% interest to recover
this investment?
Problem 28 A. P16,526,295 C.
It is estimated that a timber tract will yield P12,566,295
an annual profit of P100,000 for 6 years, at B. P15,626,245 D.
the end of which time the timber will be P16,652,245
exhausted. The land itself will then have an
anticipated value of P40,000. If a Problem 31 (CE May 1995)
prospective purchaser desires a return of 8% An investor pays P1,100,000 for a mine
on his investment and can deposit money in which will yield a net income of P200,000 at
a sinking fund at 4%, what is the maximum the end of each year for 10 years and then
price he should pay for the tract? will become useless. He accumulates a
A. P459,480.00 C. replacement fund to recover his capital by
P578,987.00 annual investments at 4.5%. At what rate
B. P467,456.00 D. (%) does he receive interest on his
P589,908.00 investment at the end of each year?
A. 10.04 C. 11.5
B. 8.5 D. 17.5

Problem 32 (CE May 1997)

Machine cost = $15,000; Life = 8 years;
Problem 29 Salvage Value = $3,000. What minimum
A mine is purchased for P1,000,000.00 and cash return would the investor demand
it is anticipated that it will be exhausted at annually from the operation of this machine
the end of 20 years. If the sinking-fund rate if he desires interest annually at the rate of
is 4%, what must be the annual return from 8% on his investment and accumulates a
the mine to realize a return of 7% on the capital replacement fund by investing annual
investment? deposits at 5%?
A. P108,350 C. A. $5246.66 C.
P130,850 $2456.66
B. P150,832 D. B. $2546.66 D.
P103,582 $4256.66

Problem 30
A syndicate wishes to purchase an oil well
which, estimates indicate, will produce a net
income of P2M per year for 30 years. What
 √
B.
√
D.

Problem 5 (CE November 2000)

Solve for B in the given partial fraction:
Problems – Recent Board
Exams, Selected Problems
Set 32

Problem 1 (CE November 2000)

A line in a map was drawn at a scale of
1:25000. An error of 0.02 mm in the A. -3
drawing is equivalent to how many meters C. -4
in actual? B. 3
A. 5 m D. 2
C. 0.05 m Problem 6 (ME October 2000)
B. 0.5 m Solve for the given equation,
D. 50 m .
A. 0.7432
Problem 2 (ME October 2000) C. 0.7243
One day a Celsius thermometer and a B. 0.7342
Fahrenheit thermometer registered exactly
D. 0.4732
the same numerical value for the
temperature. What was the temperature that
day? Problem 7 (CE May 2000)
A. -20 Log8 975 = x. Find x.
C. 40 A. 3.31
B. 20 C. 5.17
D. -40 B. 4.12
D. 2.87
Problem 3 (CE May 2000)
Convert 405° to mils.
A. 2,800 mils Problem 8
C. 7,200 mils There are 9 arithmetic means between 6 and
B. 10,200 mils 18. What is the common difference?
D. 6,200 mils A. 1.2
C. 5.17
Problem 4 (CE May 2000)
√
B. 1
Rationalize the following: D .0.8
√ √
√
A.
√ Problem 9 (CE May 2000)
C.
There are four geometric means between 3
and 729. Find the fourth term.
A. 81
C. 243
B. 27
D. 9
Problem 10 (CE November 2000)
The geometric mean of two numbers is 8
and their arithmetic mean is 17. What is the
first number?
A. 45
C. 32
B. 36
D. 48
Problem 11 (CE November 2000)
Twenty-eight persons can do a job in 60
days. They all start complete. Five persons
quitted the job at the beginning of the 6th
day. They were reinforced with 10 persons
at the beginning of the 45th day. How many
days was the job delayed?
Twelve workers could do a job in 20 days.
Six workers started the job. How many
workers should be reinforced at the
beginning of the 7th day to finish the job for
a total of 18 days from the start?
A. 10
C. 9
B. 13
D. 11
Problem 14 (ME October 2000)
Box A has 4 white balls, 3 balls, and 3
orange balls. Box B has 2 white balls, 4 blue
balls, and 4 orange balls. If one ball is drawn
from each box, what is the probability that
one of the two balls will be orange?
A. ⁄
C. ⁄
B. ⁄
D. ⁄

A. 5.75 days Problem 15

C. 1.97 days Twelve books consisting of six mathematics
B. 1.14 days books, 2 hydraulics books and four
D. 2.45 days structural books are arranged on a shelf at
random. Determine the probability that
Problem 12 books of the same kind are all together.
Twenty men can finish a job in 20 days. A. 1/2310
Twenty-five men started the job. If ten men C. 1/3810
quitted the job after 18 days, find the total B. 1/5620
number of days to finish the job. D. 1/1860
A. 27
C. 26 Problem 16 (ME October 16 2000)
B. 28 What is the angle between two vectors A
D. 29 and B?

Problem 13
 Find the area in sq. m. of a spherical triangle
of whose angles are 123°, 84°, and 73°. The
A. 175.4° radius of the sphere is 30 m.
C. 84.3° A. 1863.3
B. -84.9° C. 1958.6
D. 86.3° B. 1570.8
D. 1480.2
Problem 17 (ME October 2000)
The expression [ Problem 21 (CE May 2000)
simplifies to: Two sides of a triangle measure 18 cm and 6
A. cm. The third side may be:
C. A. 12
B. C. 10
D. B. 13
D. 11
Problem 18 (CE November 2000)
Given that , what is the value Problem 22 (CE May 2000)
The perimeter of an ellipse is 28.448 units.
of ?
If the major axis is 5 units, what is the
A. 0.579 length of the minor axis?
C. 0.654
A. 9
B. 0.752
C. 8
D. 0.925
B. 7
Problem 19 (CE November 2000) D. 6
A flagpole 3 m high stands at the top of a
pedestal 2 m high located at one side of a
Problem 23 (CE November 2000)
pathway. At the opposite side of the
A right regular hexagonal prism is inscribed
pathway directly facing the flagpole, the
in a right circular cylinder whose height is
flagpole subtends the same angle as the
20 cm. The difference between the
pedestal. What is the width of the pathway?
circumference of the circle and the perimeter
A. 4.47 m of the hexagon is 4 cm. Determine the
C. 6.28 m
volume of the prism.
B. 3.21 m
A. 9756 cc
D. 8.1 m
C. 10857 cc
B. 114752 cc
D. 10367 cc

Problem 24 (ME October 2000)

Problem 20 (CE May 2000) Find the area bounded by the x-axis, the line
and the parabola .
 A. 64/2 A solid sphere of radius 20 cm was placed
C. 32/4 on top of hallow circular cylinder of radius
B. 32/3 10 cm. What volume of the sphere was
D. 32/2 inside the cylinder?
A. 431 cc
Problem 25 (CE November 2000) C. 325 cc
What is the area bounded by the curves B. 568 cc
and D. 542 cc
A. 6.0
C. 6.666 Problem 30
B. 7.333 A trough is formed by nailing together, edge
D. 5.333 two boards 130 cm in length, so that the
right section is a right triangle. If 3500 cc of
Problem 26 (CE November 2000) water is poured into the trough and if the
Given a regular hexagonal with consecutive trough is held so that right section of the
corners ABCDEF. If the bearing of water is an isosceles right triangle, how deep
side AB is N is the water?
25° E, what is the bearing of side FA? A. 6.32 cm
A. N 15° W C. 4.21 cm
C. N 35° W B. 5.19 cm
B. N 45° W D. 6.93 cm
D. N 5° W
Problem 31 (CE May 2000)
Problem 27 (CE November 2000) The lateral area of a right circular cone of
The perimeter of a triangle is 58 cm and its radius 4 cm is 100.53 sq. cm. Determine the
area is 144 sq. Cm. What is the radius of the slant height.
inscribed circle? A. 8 cm
A. 4.97 cm C. 6 cm
C. 5.52 cm B. 9 cm
B. 9.65 cm D. 10 cm
D.3.12 cm
Problem 32 (CE May 2000)
Problem 28 (ME October 2000) The frustum of a regular triangular pyramid
What is the area bounded by the curves has equilateral triangles for its bases and has
and an altitude of 8 m. The lower base edge is 9
A. 22.4 m. If the volume is 135 cu. m., what is the
C. 44.7 upper base edge?
B. 26.8 A. 2 m
D. 29.8 C. 4 m
Problem 29
 B. 5 m The base diameter of a cone is 18 cm and its
D. 3 m axis is inclined 60° with the base. If the axis
is 20 cm long, what is the volume of the
cone?
A. 1524 cc
C. 1245 cc
B. 1469 cc
Problem 33 (CE May 2000) D. 1689 cc
A cylinder of radius 6 m has its axis along
the x-axis. A second cylinder of the same Problem 37 (ME October 2000)
radius has its axis along the y-axis. Find the The equation
volume, in the first octant, common to the describes:
two cylinders. A. a circle
A. C. a hyperbola
C. B. a parabola
B. D. an ellipse
D.
Problem 38 (CE May 2000)
Problem 34 (CE May 2000) Two vertices of a triangle are (6, -1) and (7,
Find the volume of a right circular cylinder -3). Find the ordinate of the vertex such that
whose lateral area is 25.918 and base the centroid of the triangle will be (0, 0).
area of 7.068 A. -13
A. 19.44 C. 13
C. 20.53 B. 4
B. 15.69 D. -4
D. 18.12
Problem 39 (CE May 2000)
Problem 35 (CE November 2000) Determine the equation of the directrix of
A solid has a circular base of base radius 20 the curve
cm. find the volume of the solid if every A.
plane section perpendicular to a certain C.
diameter is an isosceles right triangle with B.
one leg in the plane of the base. D.
A. 21333 cc Problem 40 (CE November 2000)
C. 18667 cc Find the area of the curve
B. 24155 cc
D. 20433 cc A. 125 sq. units
C. 92 sq. units
Problem 36 (CE November 2000) B. 113 sq. units
D. 138 sq. units
 A. √
Problem 41 (CE November 2000) C. 9
Find the distance between the foci of the B. 0
curve D. 3√
.
A. 7 Problem 46 (ME October 2000)
C. 8 Find the derivative of to the 3rd
B. 6 power – to the 3 power] to the 3rd
rd

D. 12 power?
A.
Problem 42 (CE November 2000) B. to the 3rd power –
What is the equivalent rectangular to the 3rd
power]2
coordinate of a point whose coordinate is (7,
C. to the 3rd power –
38°). to the 3rd power]
A. (3.56, 4.31)
C. (5.52, 4.31) D. to the 3rd power –
B. (4.31, 5.52) to the 3rd power]
D. (4.31, 3.56)

Problem 43
The chords of the parabola having Problem 47
equal slope of 2 is bisected by its diameter. The derivative of with respect
What is the equation of the diameter? to is:
A. A.
C.
B. C.
D.
B.
Problem 44 D.
Find the slope of the line whose parametric
equation is and Problem 48
A. What is the second derivative of
at
C. 3 A. 8
B. C. 1
B. 0
D. D. Not defined
Problem 45 (ME October 2000)
The first derivative with respect to y of the Problem 49 (CE May 2000)
At what value of x will the slope of the
function √ is: curve be 18?
 A. 2
C. 5
B. 4
D. 3

Problem 50 (CE November 2000)

The slope of the curve at any point is given Problem 54
as and the curve passes through (5, The motion of a body moved vertically
3). Determine the equation of the curve. upwards is expressed as
A. Where h is the height in feet and t is the time
C. in seconds. What is the velocity of the body
B. when seconds?
D. A. 21.7 fps
C. 24.1 fps
B. 28.7 fps
Problem 51 (CE May 2000) D. 35.6 fps
The total surface area of a closed cylindrical
tank is 153.94 sq. m. If the volume is to be Problem 55 (CE May 2000)
maximum, what is its height in meters? A lighthouse is 2 km off a straight shore. A
A. 6.8 m searchlight at the lighthouse focuses to a car
C. 3.6 m moving along the shore. When the car is 1
B. 5.7 m km from the point nearest to the lighthouse,
D. 4.5 m the searchlight rotates 0.25 rev/hour. Find
the speed of the car in kph.
Problem 52 (CE November 2000) A. 3.93
A closed cylindrical tank having a volume C. 2.92
of 71.57 is to be constructed. If the B. 2.56
surface area is to e minimum, what is the D. 3.87
required diameter of the tank?
A. 4 m Problem 56 (CE May 2000)
C. 5 m Evaluate ∫
B. 5.5 m
A. 15.421
D. 4.5 m
C. 17.048
B. 19.086
Problem 53
D. 20.412
Two post, one 16 feet and the other 24 feet
are 30 feet apart. If the post are to be
Problem 57
supported y a cable running from the top of
Determine the are enclosed by the curve
the first post to a stake on the ground and
then back to the top of the second post, find
A.
the distance from the lower post to the stake
C.
to use the least amount of wire.
A. 6 feet B.
C. 15 feet D.
B. 9 feet
D. 12 feet Problem 58 (CE May 2000)
Determine the moment of inertia about the B. P62,092.1
x-axis, of the area bounded by the curve D. P60,345.2
4y, the line and the x-axis.
A. 9.85 Problem 63 (ME October 2000)
C. 10.17 What is the present worth of P54, 000.00
B. 13.24 due in five years if money is worth 11% and
D. 12.19 is compounded semi-annually?
A. P30,367.12
Problem 59 (CE November 2000) C. P31,613.25
Evaluate the integral of with limits B. P28,654.11
D. P34,984.32
from 0 to 1.
A. 0.322
Problem 64 (CE May 2000)
C. 0.203
How long will it take for money to
B. 0.018
quadruple itself if invested at 20%
D. 0.247
compounded quarterly?
A. 10.7 years
Problem 60 (CE November 2000)
C. 9.5 years
The area bounded by the curve
B. 6.3 years
from to is revolved about
D. 7.1 years
the x-axis. What is the volume generated?
A. 2.145 cu. units
Problem 65 (ME October 2000)
C. 3.452 cu. units
The interest on an account is 13%
B. 4.935 cu. units compounded annually. How many years
D. 5.214 cu.
approximately will take to triple the
units
amount?
A. 8 years
C. 9.5 years
B. 8.5 years
D. 9 years
Problem 61 (ME October 2000) Problem 66 (ME October 2000)
If you borrow money from your friend with
When will an investment of P4000 double if
simple interest of 12%, find the present the effective rate is 8% per annum?
worth of 20,000 which is due at the end of
A. 8.4
nine months.
C. 9.01
A. P18,688.20
B. 8.3
C. P18,518.50 D. 10.2
B. P18,691.50
D. P18,348.60 Problem 67 (ME October 2000)
A savings association pays 1.5% interest
Problem 62 (ME October 2000) quarterly. What is the effective annual
Business needs to have P100, 000 in five
interest rate?
years. How much must he put into his 10%
A. 6.14%
account in the bank now?
C. 7.32%
A. P72,085.6
C. P70,654.1
 B. 8.54% Problem 70 (CE November 2000)
D. 6.45% P1, 000,000 was invested to an account
earning 8% compounded continuously.
What is the amount after 20 years?
Problem 68 (ME October 2000) A. P4,452,796.32
A bank offers 0.5% effective monthly C. P5,356,147.25
interest. What is the effective annual rate B. P4,953,032.42
with monthly compounding? D. P3,456,254.14
A. 6.2%
C. 7.2% Problem 71 (ME October 2000)
B. 6% A sum of money is deposited now in a
D. 7% savings account. The effective annual
interest rate is 12%. How much money must
Problem 69 (ME October 2000) be deposited to yield P500.00 at the end of
What nominal rate converted quarterly could 11 months?
be used instead of 12% compounded semi- A. P153.00
annually? C. P446.00
A. 10.76% B. P144.00
C. 11.82% D. P451.00
B. 11.43%
D. 11.97%