Chemical Engineering Review

MATHEMATICS 2

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1. A man on a wharf 3.6 m above sea level is pulling a rope tied to a raft at 0.6 m/s. How fast is the raft approaching
the wharf when there are 6 m of rope out?
a. -0.95 m/s b. -0.75 m/s c. -0.85 m/s d. 0.65 m/s
2. Find the eccentricity of an ellipse when the length of the latus rectum is 2/3 of the length of the major axis.
a. 0.58 b. 0.78 c. 0.68 d. 0.48
3. If the points (k,-5), (5,4) and (1,-2) are collinear, then what is the value of k?
a. -2 b. -3 c. -1 d. -4
4. An equilateral triangle is enclosed in a semicircle of radius r. Find the greatest possible area of the triangle.
r2
a. 3/2 r2 b. 2r2 c. √3 d.
2
r √3
x2 y 2
+ =1
5. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve 64 16 ?
a. 2 b. 3 c.4 d. 5
6. In a circular cone, the base radius is increased by 20% and the height is decreased by 30%. Find the percentage
change in its volume.
a. Decreased by 10% b. Decreased by 16% c. Increased by 8% d. Increased by 0.8%
7. 2, -0.4, 0.08, -0.016, … is a geometric progression. What is its sum to infinity?
a. 5/3 b. 3/2 c. 2/3 d. 3/5
8. Michael has $8.50 consisting of nickels, dimes, and quarters. He has twice as many nickels as dimes and one-
third as many quarters as dimes. How many nickels does Michael have?
a. 12 b. 10 c. 8 d. 14
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9. th
What is the coefficient of the 5 of the expansion of ( a3 + √ b )
?
a. 715 b. 751 c. 517 d. 571
10. A rhombus is formed by two radii and two chords of a circle of radius 10 m. What is the area of the rhombus?
a. 86.6 m2 b. 92.1 m2 c. 143.1 m2 d. 220.1 m2
log x2 y3−log √ x y 3
11. Evaluate: log x .
a. x/2 b. 3/2 c. 3x/2 d. 1
12. A cube is subdivided into 8 identical smaller cubes. If the area is increased by 600 sq. cm, find the length of the
sides of the original cube.
a. 15 cm b. 12 cm c. 20 cm d. 10 cm
13. Which of the following numbers has four significant figures?
a. 0.02424 b. 0.0024 c. 2424.0 d. 2.4240
2 x2 −3 x+1
lim 6 x2
14. Evaluate: x→ ∞ .
a. 2/3 b. 1/3 c. 3/2 d. 1
15. Find the distance between the lines 5x-2y-8=0 and 5x+2y+12=0.
a. 3.21 units b. 3.71 units c. 4.12 units d. 4.00 units
16. A man sold half an egg more than half his eggs. He then sold half an egg more than half his remaining eggs. He
did the same the third time and had 7 eggs left. How many eggs he had at first?
a. 61 b. 63 c. 65 d. 67
17. A frustum of a cone has diameters of 5 cm and 2 cm at the lower and upper base, respectively. What is its altitude
if its volume is 50 cm3?
a. 4.9 cm b. 4.6 cm c. 4.3 cm d. 3.4 cm
18. What is the probability of drawing an ace or a spade in a single draw from a deck of 52 playing cards?
a. 4/13 b. 1/13 c. 17/52 d. 4/52
1
lim cos x
19. Find the x → ∞
a. 0 b.1 c. infinity d. -1
 1−cos x
lim
x→ 0 x2
20. Find
a. 0 b. infinity c. -1 d. ½