Problem 74 Problem 85

If 3x3- 4x2y + 5xy2 + 6y3 is divided by ( x2 - 2xy + 3y2 ), the A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are
remainder is: drawn in succession without replacement, what is the
Ans. 0 probability that both balls are black?
Ans. 5/14
Problem 75
The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers Problem 86
are added to the progression, the new set of number will Find the value of x in the equation csc x + cot x = 3.
have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two numbers Ans.  /5
if their difference is 4?
Ans. 23, 27 Problem 87
In a triangle, find the side c if angle C = 100 0, side b = 20,
Problem 76 and side a = 15.
Log 6 845 =? Ans.27
Ans. 3.761
Problem 88
Problem 77 A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to
What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of ( 2x be 30 degrees. He walks 85 m. nearer the tower and finds
- 1 )20? its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the height
Ans. 0 of the tower?
Ans.73.61 meters
Problem 78
Find k so that 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0 will only have one real Problem 89
solution. The frustum of a regular triangular pyramid has equilateral
Ans. 4 triangles for its bases. The lower and upper base edges are
9m and 3m, respectively. If the volume is 118.2 cu.m., how
Problem 79 far apart are the base?
Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% Ans. 7m
faster than Pilar and together they can paint a given fence
in 4 hours. How long will it take Pedro to paint the same Problem 90
fence if he had to work alone? A right circular cone with an altitude of 9m is divided into
Ans. 10 hrs. two segments, one is a smaller circular cone having the
same vertex with an altitude of 6m. find the ratio of the
Problem 80 volume of the two cones.
A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and C in 31 Ans. 8:27
days, and A and C in 20 days. Working together, how many
days can all of them finish the work? Problem 91
Ans. 18.9 The volume of the sphere is 36  cu.m. The surface area of
this sphere in sq. m. is:
Problem 81 Ans. 36 
At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the
minute hand of a clock first form an angle of 1200? Problem 92
Ans. 12:21.818 The midpoint of the line segment between P 1( x, y ) and P 2
(-2, 4 ) is Pm ( 2, -1 ). Find the coordinate of P1.
Problem 82 Ans. ( 6, -6 )
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 8kph, Problem 93
what is the speed of the boat in still water? Find the distance from the point ( 5, -3 ) to the line 7x - 4y
Ans.40 -28 = 0.
Problem 83 Ans. 2.36
How many terms of the sequence -9, -6, -3,… must be
taken so that the sum is 66? Problem 94
Ans.11 What is the equation of the line that passes through ( 4, 0 )
and is parallel to the line x -y - 2 = 0?
Problem 84 Ans. y - x + 4 = 0
How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without
repeating any digit, from the following digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and Problem 95
6. The raduis of the circle 2x2 + 2y2 -3x + 4y -1 = 0 is:
Ans. 120 Ans. 33 / 4
Problem 96 Problem 106
Find the area ( in sq. units ) bounded by the parabolas x 2 - xdx
2y = 0 and x2 + 2y - 8 = 0. Evaluate the integral of if it has an upper limit of 1
Ans. 10.7 (x  1)8
and a lower limit of 0.
Problem 97 Ans. 0.022
An ellipse has the equation 16x2 + 9y2 + 32x - 128 = 0. Its
eccentricity is: Problem 107
Ans. 0.66 Given is the area in the first quadrant bounded by x 2 = 8y,
the line x = 4 and the x-axis. What is the volume generated
Problem 98 by revolving this area about the y-axis?
The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi-minor Ans. 50.26
axis is 3. The distance from the center to the directrix is:
Ans. 6.047 Problem 108
A plane is headed due east with air speed of 240 kph. If a
Problem 99 wind of 40 kph is blowing from the north, find the ground
If y = cos x , what is dy/dx? speed of the plane.
Ans. -sin x Ans.243 kph

Problem 100 Problem 109

A 50 kilogram block of wood rest on the top of the smooth
(x  1)3 plane whose length is 3 m. and whose altitude is 0.8 m.
Find the derivative of x How long will it take for the block to slide to the bottom of
the plane when released?
3(x  1)2 (x  1)3
Ans.  Ans. 1.51 seconds
x x2
Problem 110
Problem 101 A bank charges 12% simple interest on a P300.00 loan.
A statue 3 m high is standing on a base of 4 m high. If an How much will be repaid if the load is paid back in one
observer’s eye is 1.5 m above the ground, how far should lump sum after three years?
he stand from the base in order that the angle subtended by Ans. P408.00
the statue is a maximum?
Ans. 3.71 m Problem 111
A student has money given by his grandfather in the
Problem 102 amount of 20,000.00. How much money in the form of
A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground interest will he get if the money is put in a bank that offers
at the rate of 15 ft/sec. A point B on the ground is level 8% rate compounded annually, at the end of 7 years?
with and 30 ft. from A. When the balloon is 40 ft. from A, Ans. P34,276.48
at what rate is its distance from B changing?
Ans. 12 ft/sec. Problem 112
A man expects to receive P20,000 in 10 years. How much
Problem 103 is that money worth now considering interest at 6%
compounded quarterly?
Evaluate the integral of e x2 1 2x dx.
Ans. P11,025.25
Ans. e x2 1 + C
Problem 113
What is the present worth of P27,000.00 due in 6 years if
Problem 104 money is worth 13% and is compounded semi-annually?
Integrate the square root of ( 1 - cos x ) dx. Ans. P12,681.00
x
Ans. -2 2 cos +C
2

Problem 105
2 2y
Evaluate  
1 0
( x2 + y2 ) dx dy.
Ans. 35/2
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Problem 13
Problem 1 If y = x3 – x, what is the maximum value of y?
x 2  16 Ans. 0.385
Simplify the expression: lim
x 4 x4
Problem 14
Ans. 8
Divide 120 into two parts so that the product of one and the
square of the other is maximum. Find the numbers.
Problem 2
Ans. 80 and 40
1  cos x
Evaluate the lim
x 0 x2 Problem 15
Ans. 0.5 The sum of the two numbers is S. What is the maximum
value of the sum of their cubes?
Problem 3 S3
Ans.
x2  4 4
Evaluate the limit of as x approaches infinity.
x4
Ans. infinity Problem 16
A rectangular lot having an area of 5000 m 2 is to be fenced
Problem 4 on three sides. Find the least amount of fencing needed.
What is the first derivative of y = 5x Ans. 200 m

Problem 5 Problem 17
2
What is the first derivative of y = 2e x . A box with open top and square base is to be constructed
using a minimum amount of material. If the volume of the
box formed is 32 cu. m, what should be the height of the
Problem 6
box in meters?
What is the first derivative of y = 3x ex.
Ans. 2 m
Problem 7
Problem 18
What is the first derivative of y = 2 Sec (x2 + 1).
What is the height of the biggest box with open top and
square base that can be made out of a 48 sq. ft card board?
Ans. 4x Sec (x2 + 1) tan (x2 + 1)
Ans. 2 m
Problem 8
Problem 19
What is the first derivative of y = ln Cos x.
The volume of the closed cylindrical tank is 11.3 cu.m. If
Ans. –tan x
the total surface area is a maximum, what is its base radius?
Ans. 1.216 m
Problem 9
Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y = x 4 – 2x2 + 8
Problem 20
through point (2,16).
A box is to be constructed from a piece of zinc 20 inches
square by cutting equal squares from each corner and
Problem 10
turning up the zinc to form the sides. What is the volume of
What is the slope of the curve x2 + y2 -6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at
the largest box that can be constructed?
point (1,0).
Ans. 592.59 cu. in
Problem 11
Problem 21
Find the angle that the line 2y – 9x -18 = 0 makes with the
A farmer has 340 m of fencing with which he wishes to
x-axis.
fence in his two separate lots, one square and the other a
Ans. 77.470
rectangle twice as long as its wide. Find the dimensions of
each lot so that the sum of the areas shall be maximum.
Problem 12
Find the radius of curvature at (4,4) of the curve
y2 – 4x = 0.
Ans. 22.36
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Problem 22 Problem 30
A wall 3 m high is 2.44 m away from a building. What is 2dx
the length of the shortest ladder that can reach the building Evaluate the integral of from x = 0 to x = 1.
with one end resting on the ground outside the wall?
x  2x  3
2

Problem 31
Ans. 7.68 m
2dx
Evaluate the integral of from x = 0 to x = 1.
Problem 23 9  2x2
A 3 m statue stands on top of a 4 m pedestal whose base is Problem 32
on a level ground. How far should a man stand from the
base such that the angle subtended by the statue at the eyes
2dx
Evaluate the integral of from x = 1 to x = 2.
of the man would be maximum. The man’s eyes are 4.92 ft 3  2 x2
above the ground. Problem 33
Ans. 3.7 m 4 x dx
Evaluate the integral of from x = 0 to x = 3.
Problem 24 ex
Water flows at the rate of 2000 cc per sec into a vertical Problem 34
3
cylindrical tank 120 cm in diameter and 6 m high. How fast Evaluate the integral of e x x 2 dx from x = 0 to x = 1.
is the water level rising in cm per sec.
Ans. 0.177 cm/s Problem 35
Evaluate the integral of e3x dx from x = 0 to x = 3.
Problem 25
How fast is the surface area of a sphere changing when the
Problem 36
radius is 25 cm, if the radius is changing at the rate of one
mm per sec. Evaluate the integral of 23 x dx if the lower limit is 0 and
Ans. 62.8 cm2/sec the upper limit is 3.

Problem 26 Problem 37
A lady 1.65 m tall walks towards a lamp post 2.65 m high 5 xdx
at a speed of 1.5 m/s. How fast does her shadow shorten in Evaluate the integral of if the lower limit is 1 and
5  x2
m/s. How fast does the end of her shadow move with the upper limit is 2.
respect to the lamp post.
Ans. 2.74 m/s Problem 38
If x = t2 and y = t3, evaluate the integral of xy dx from x = 1
Problem 27 to x = 4.
A 15 feet ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the lower
end starts sliding horizontally at the rate of 2 ft/s, how fast Problem 39
is the upper end going down when it is 9 feet above the
If x  5cos  and y  2sin  , evaluate the integral of
ground.
Ans. 2.67 ft/s xydx from x = 0 to x = 5.

Problem 28 Problem 40
As a bicycle passes under a skywalk at a speed of 1.2m/s, a Evaluate the integral of sin 2 d if the lower limit is 0
man directly above it walks on the skywalk at a speed of and the upper limit is 2 .
one meter per sec. The skywalk is at right angle to the road,
3 sec later, the man and the bicycle will be separating at the Problem 41
rate of 1.57 m/s. Find the height of the skywalk.
Evaluate the integral of x cos x dx if the lower limit is 0
Ans. 6.80 m

and the upper limit is 2 .
Problem 29
A body is projected vertically upward such that the height Problem 42
from the ground in feet, is h = 50t – 16.1t 2 where t is in
Evaluate the integral of 3cos8 x sin 2 x dx if the lower
seconds. After how many seconds will the velocity be 12

feet/sec. limit is 0 and the upper limit is 2 .
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Problem 43 Problem 53
Determine the area bounded by the curve x 2 = 5y and the Find the centroid of the area in the first quadrant bounded
line x = 3y. by the curve y2 = 4ax and the latus rectum.
Ans. 0.154 Ans. (3/5 of a, 0)

Problem 44 Problem 54
Determine the area enclosed by the curve x 2 = 9y and A line having an equation y = 2x intersects the curve
y2 = 9x. y2 = 8x. Find the centroid of the area.
Ans. 27 Ans. (0.8, 2.0)

Problem 45 Problem 55
What is the area bounded by the curves x = 4 y and An engineer promised to pay P36,000 pesos at the end of
90 days. He was offered a 10% discount if he pays in 30
y=4 x days. Find the rate of interest.
Ans. 85.33 Ans. 66.6 %

Problem 46 Problem 56
What is the area bounded by the parabola x2 = 3y – 3 and x2 A man is required to pay P57,500 at the end of 15 days or
= y. P60,000 at the end of 60 days. Determine the rate of
Ans. 1.63 interest.
Ans. 34.78%
Problem 47
Find the area bounded by y = (11 – x ) 1/2 , the lines 3x = 2 Problem 57
and x = 10 and the x – axis. What is the principal amount if the amount of interest at the
Ans. 21.487 end of 21/2 year is P4500 for a simple interest of 6% per
annum?
Problem 48 Ans. P30,000.00
The area bounded by the curve y2 = 12x and the line x = 3
is revolved about the line x = 3. What is the volume Problem 58
generated? How long must a P40,000 note bearing 4% simple interest
Ans. 180.96 run to amount to P41,350.00
Ans. 0.844 yrs
Problem 49
The area is in the first quadrant bounded by x 2 = 8y, the Problem 59
line x = 4 and the x – axis. What is the volume generated A bank charges 12% simple interest on a P300 loan. How
by revolving this area about the y – axis? much will be repaid in lump sum after 3 years?
Ans. 50.26 Ans. P408.00

Problem 50 Problem 60
Find the volume generated by revolving the area enclosed Compute the interest for an amount of P200,000.00 for a
by the curve x2 + y2 = 25 about the line y – 8 = 0. period of 8 years.
Ans. 3948 1. If it was made at a simple interest rate of 16%.
2. If it was made at 16% compounded annually.
Problem 51 3. If it was made at 16% compounded quarterly.
The area is in the first quadrant bounded by x 2 = 8y, the 4. If it was made at 16% compounded semi-
line y – 2 = 0 and the y – axis. What is the volume annually.
generated by revolving this area about the line y – 2 = 0? 5. If it was made at 16% compounded monthly.
Ans. 26.81 6. If it was made at 16% compounded bi-monthly.
7. If it was made at 16% compounded continuously.
Problem 52
Find the centroid of the area bounded by y = 4 – x 2 in the Problem 61
first quadrant. How long would it take your money to double itself.
Ans. (0.75, 1.6) 1. If it is invested at 6% simple interest
2. If it is invested at 6% compounded semi-quarterly.
3. If it is invested at 6% compounded semi-annually.
4. If it is invested at 6% compounded annually.
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Problem 62 Problem 69
An engineer construct a house and sells it on monthly The following terms of payment for an annuity are as
installments of P25,000.00 and it will be fully paid in 7 yrs. follows:
If the rate of interest is 12% compounded monthly, what is Periodic payment = 20,000.00
the equivalent cash price of the house in thousands of Payment Interval = 1 month
pesos? Interest rate = 18% compounded monthly
Ans. P1,416,211.00 Terms = 15 years

Problem 63 1. What is the present worth of all the payments if it

A man paid 10% down payment of P200,000 for a house
and lot and agreed to pay the balance on monthly
installments for 5 years at an interest rate of 15%
compounded monthly. What is the monthly installment?
Ans. P42,821.87
Problem 64
A Geodetic Engineer wants to provide his newly born son a
lump sum of one million pesos when he starts college at the
end of 17 yrs. To achieve this, he deposits at the end of
every month a certain amount in a fund that pays an interest
rate of 12% compounded monthly. How much is the
monthly deposit?
Ans. P1,512.16
Problem 65
A service car whose price was P540,000 was bought with a
down payment of P162,000 and monthly installment of
P10,874.29 for 5 years. What was the rate of interest if
compounded monthly?
Ans. 24%
Problem 66
A debt of P100,000 with interest of 7% compounded
annually will be retired at the end of 10 years through the
accumulation of a sinking fund invested at 6% compounded
semi-annually. How much must be deposited in the sinking
fund at the end of every six months?
Ans. P7,320.89
Problem 67
An engineer is entitled to received P25,000 at the beginning
of each year for 18 years. What is the present value of this
annuity at the time he is suppose to receive the first
payment if the rate of interest is 4% compounded annually?
Ans. P329,142.00
Problem 68
An endowment of P10,000 will start now and continues
every 3 months interval for 8 years. If money is worth 5%
compounded quarterly, find the sum of the annuity at the
end of 8th year.
Ans. P395,386
is paid at the end of each month?
Ans. P1,241,911.25
2. What is the difference between the sums of an
annuity due and an ordinary annuity on these
payments?
Ans. P271,687.35
3. What is the difference between the present values
of an annuity due and an ordinary annuity on these
payments?
Ans. P18,628.67
Problem 70
A boy is entitled to 10 yearly endowments of P30,000 each
starting at the end of the eleventh year from now. If the rate
of interest is 8% compounded annually, what is the value of
these endowment now?
Ans. P93,241.98
Problem 71
A man invested P100,000 every end of the year for 10 yrs,
then waited for another 10 yrs for his money to grow. If his
investment earned 8% compounded annually, what would
be the sum of his investments at the end of the 20th year?
Ans. P3,127,540
Problem 72
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 yrs?
Ans. P291,500.00
Problem 73
A machine costing P1,800,000 has a useful life of 8 yrs. If
the total depreciation at the end of 4th year is P800,000,
what is the salvage value of the machine? Use Straight Line
Method.
Ans. P200,000.00