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1. ECE Board April 1995 B. 21.4 degree

A pole cast a shadow of 15 m. How C. 13.9 degree
long when the angle of elevation of D. 18.9 degree
the sun is 61 degree if the pole has
leaned 15 degree from the vertical 6. ECE Board November 2002
directly toward the sun? A certain angle has an explement 5
A. 48.24 times the supplement, Find the
B. 23.1 angle.
C. 54.23 A. 67.5 degree
D. 34.3 B. 108 degree
C. 135 degree
2. ECE Board March 1996 D. 58.5 degree
Solve for x in the equation: arctan
 7. ECE Board November 2002
(2x) + arctan (x) = .
4 Find the height of the tree if the
A. 0.2841 angle of elevation of its top changes
B. 0.185. from 20 degrees to 40 degrees as
C. 0.218 the observer advances 23 meters
D. 0.821 toward the base.
A. 13.78 m
3. ECE Board March 1996 B. 16.78 m
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is C. 14.78 m
34 cm. Find the lengths of the two D. 15.78m
legs if one leg is 14 cm. longer than
the other.
8. ECE Board November 2002
A. 16 cm, 30 cm
A wheel, 3 ft. in diameter, rolls down
B. 13 cm, 27 cm
C. 15 cm, 29 cm an inclined plane 30 degrees with
D. 10 cm, 14 cm the horizontal. How high is the
center of the wheel when it is 5 ft
4. ECE Board March 1996 from the base of the plane?
4 A. 4 ft
If sin A = 5 , A in quadrant II, sin B = B. 2.5 ft
C. 3 ft
7
, B in quadrant I, find sin (A+B) D. 5 ft
25
7 9. ECE Board November 2002
A. 5 If the complement of the angle theta
3 is 2/5 of its supplement, then theta is
B. 5 _______.
A. 45 degree
2 B. 75 degree
C. 5 C. 60 degree
3 D. 30 degree
D. 4

5. ECE Board March 1996

If 77 degree + 0.40 x = arctan (cot
0.25x), solve for x.

A. 20 degree 10. ECE Board November 2002

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One side of the right triangle is 15 C. 1/5

cm long and the hypotenuse is 10 D. ¼
cm longer than the other side. What
is the length of the hypotenuse? 16. ECE board April 1999
A. 13.5 cm Sin (B – A) is equal to ____, when
B. 6.5 cm B=270 degrees and A is an acute
C. 12.5 cm angle.
D. 16.25 cm A. –cos A
B. cos A
11. ECE BOard November 2003 C. –sin A
What is the base B of the logarithmic D. sin A
function log 4 = 2/3?
A. 8 17. ECE Board April 1999
B. 2 if s e c 2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1-
C. 3
D. 4 s in 2 A is equivalent to
A. 0.4
12 ECE Boars November 2003 B. 0.8
A transmitter with a height of 15 m is C. 0.6
located on top of a mountain, which D. 1.5
is 3.0 Km high. What is the farthest
distance on the surface of the earth 18. ECE Board April 1999
that can be seen from the top of the  cos A  4 -  s inA  4 is equal to ____.
mountain? Take the radius of the
earth to be 6400 Km. A. Cos4A
A. 205 Km. B. Sin 2A
B. 225 km. C. Cos 2A
C. 152 km. D. Sin 4A
D. 200.82 km.
19. ECE Board April 1999
13. ECE Board November 2003 Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is
If y = arcsec (negative square root of positive and csc A is negative?
2), what is the value of y in degree? A. IV
A. 75 B. I
B. 60 C. III
C. 45 D. II
D. 135
20. ECE Board April 1999
14. ECE Board November 2003 Angles are measured from the
The tangent of the angle of a right positive horizontal axis, and the
triangle is 0.75. What is the csc of positive direction is counter-
the angle? clockwise. What are the values of sin
A. 1.732 B and cos B in the 4th quadrant?
B. 1.333 A. sin B > 0 and cos B < 0
C. 1.667 B. sin B < 0 and cos B < 0
D. 1.414 C. sin B < 0 and cos B > 0
D. sin B > 0 and cos B > 0
15. ECE Board November 2003
If arctan 2x + arctan 3x = 45
degrees, what is the value of x?
A. 1/6
B. 1/3 21. ECE Board November 1997

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Find the value of x in the equation If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x
csc x + cot x = 3 to the base 2 is equal to 2, then the
π value of x is
A. A. 2
4
B. -2
π
B. C. -1
16 D. 3
π
C.
3 26. ECE Board November 1998
π Solve the equation cos2A = 1- cos2A
D. A. 450 ; 3150
5
B. 450 ; 2150
22. ECE Board April 1998 C. 450 ; 3450
A man finds the angle of elevation of D. 450 ; 2450
the top of a tower to be 30 degrees.
He walks 85 m nearer the tower and 27. ECE Board November 1998
finds its angle of elevation to be 60 Csc 520 degrees is equal to
degrees. What is the height of the A. csc 20 degrees
tower? B. cos 20 degrees
A. 73.61 C. tan 45 degrees
B. 28 D. sin 20 degrees
C. 30 .23
D. 82.36 28. ECE Board April 1999
What is 4800 mils equivalent in
23. ECE Board April 1998 degrees?
Find the angle in mils subtended by A. 2500
a line 10 yards long at a distance of B. 2300
5,000 yards. C. 2700
A. 2.04 mils D. 2200
B. 10.63 mils
C. 10.73 mils 29. ECE Board April 1999 /
D. 4 mils November 2000
Cos4 A – sin4 A is equal to _______.
24. ECE Board April 1998 A. cos2A
Points A and B, 1000m apart are B. cos 4A
plotted on straight highway running C. sin 2A
East and West. From A, the bearing D. sin 2A
of a tower C is 32 degree West of
North and from B, bearing of C is 26 30. ECE Board April 1999
degree North of east. Approximate Sin (B – A) is equal to _____. When
the shortest distance of tower C to B = 2700 and A is an acute angle.
the highway. A. – cos A
A. 374 m. B. cos A
B. 364 m. C. –sin A
C. 636 m. D. sin A
D. 384 m.

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If sec2A is 5/2, the quantity 1 – sin 2 36. ECE Board November 1999 /
A is equivalent to November 2001
A. 0.40 A central angle of 45 subtends an
B. 1.5 arc of 12 cm. what is the radius of
C. 1.5 the circles?
D. 1.25 A. 12.38 cm.
B. 15.28 cm.
32. ECE Board November 1999 C. 14.28 cm.
A railroad is to be laid – off in a D. 11.28 cm.
circular path. What should be the
radius if the track is to be change 37. ECE Board November 1999
direction by 30 degrees at a distance Given: y = 4cos2X. Determine its
of 157.08m? amplitude.
A. 300 A. 2
B. 280 B. 8
C. 290 C. 2
D. 350 D. 4
33. ECE Board November 1999 38. ECE Board April 2000
If (2log4 x) – (log 49) = 2, find x.
If A +B+C = 180 and tan A + tan B
A. 12
+ tan C = 5.67, find the value of tan
B. 15
A tan B tan C.
C. 13
A. 5.67
D. 14
B. 6.15
C. 8.13
34. ECE Board November 1999 /
D. 9.12
November 2001
If arctan (X) + arctan (1/3) = /4, the 39. ECE Board April 2000
value of x is Three times the sine of a certain
1 angle is twice of the square of the
A.
2 cosine of the same angle. Find the
1 angle.
B.
4 A. 30
1 B. 60
C. C. 45
3
D. 10
1
D.
5 40. ECE Board April 2001
Solve angle A of an oblique triangle
35. ECE Board November 1999 ABC, if a = 25, b = 16 and C = 94.1
If tan4A = cot 6A, then what is the degrees.
value of angle A? A. 52 degrees and 40 minutes
A. 9 B. 54 degrees and 30 minutes
B. 12 C. 50 degrees and 40 minutes
C. 10 D. 54 degrees and 20 minutes
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41. ECE Board April 2003 A. 3

If tan A = 1/3 and cot B = 2, tan (A- B. 3
B) is equal to ______________. C. 2
A. 11/7
D. 2
B. -1/7
C. -11 / 7
D. 1/7 47. ECE Board April 2004
Given: log (2x -3) = ½. Solve for x if
42. ECE Board April 2003 the base is 9.
Three circles with radii 3, 4 and 5 A. 3
inches, respectively are tangent to B. 12
each other externally. Find the C. 4
largest angle of a triangle formed by D. 5
joining the centers.
A. 72.6 degrees 48. ECE Board November 2004
B. 75.1 degrees What is the value of x if log (base x)
C. 73.93 degrees 1296 = 4?
D. 73.3 degrees A. 5
B. 3
43. ECE Board April 2003 C. 6
D. 4
 sec A tan A 
Find the value of if
 sec A  tan A  49. ECE Board April 2001
csc A = 2. If sin A = 2.5x and cos A = 5.5x, find
A. 4 the value of A in degrees.
B. 2 A. 54.34
C. 3 B. 24.44
D. 1 C. 35.74
D. 45.23
44. ECE Board November 2003
If Log 2 =x, log 3 = y, what is log 2.4 50. ECE Board April 2001
in terms of x and y? Triangle ABC is a right triangle with
A. 3x + 2y -1 right angle at C. If BC = 4 and the
B. 3x + y - 1 altitude to the hypotenuse is a 1, find
C. 3x + y +1 the area of the triangle ABC.
D. 3x – y + 1 A. 2.43
B. 2.07
45. ECE Board November 2003 C. 2.11
Simplify the expression 4 cos y sin y D. 2.70
(1 – 2 sin 2 y)
A. sec 2y 51. ECE Board April 2001
B. cos 2y The measure of 2.25 revolutions
C. tan 4y counterclockwise is
D. sin 4y A. 810
B. -810
46. ECE Board November 2003 C. 805
If 2 log 3 (base x) + log 2 (base x) D. -825
=2 + log 6 (base x), then x equals
______.

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52. ECE Board November 2001 57. ECE Board November 1991
If cot 2A cot 68 = 1, then tan A is The captain of a ship views the top
equal to _____. of a lighthouse at an angle of 60o
A. 0.419 with the horizontal at an elevation of
B. 491 6 meters above sea level. Five
C. 0.194 minutes later, the same captain of
D. 194 the ship views the top of the same
lighthouse at an angle 300 with the
53. ECE Board April 2002 / horizontal. Assume that the ship is
April 1999 moving directly away from the
Assuming that the earth is a sphere lighthouse; determine the speed of
whose radius is 6400 km, find the the ship. The lighthouse is known to
distance along a 3-degree arc at the be 50 meters above sea level. Solve
equator of the earth’s surface. the problems by trigonometry.
A. 333.10 km A. 40.16
B. 335.10 km B. 22.16 m/ min
C. 533.10 km C. 10.16 m/ min
D. 353.01 km D. 12.16 m/ min

54. ECE Board November 1998 58. ECE Board April 1992
Two triangles have equal bases. The Given:
altitude of one triangle is 3 units P = A sin t + B cos t
more than its base and the altitude Q = A cos t – B sin t
of the other triangle is 3 units less From the given equation, derive
than its base. Find the altitudes, if another equation showing the
the areas of the triangle differ by 21 relationship between P, Q and A and
square units B not involving any of the
A. 4 and 10 trigonometric function of angle t.
B. 4 and 26 A. P 2 - Q 2 = A 2 + B2
C. 6 and 14
D. 7 and 23 B. P 2 + Q 2 = A2 + B2
C. P 2 - Q 2 = A 2 - B2
55. ECE Board November 1996
If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and D. P 2 + Q 2 = A2 - B2
sin 2A = 3.969x, find the value of x?
A. 0.265 59. ECE Board April 1993
B. 0.256 Express 45o in mils
C. 0.625 A. 8000 mils
D. 0.214 B. 800 mils
C. 80 mils
56. ECE Board April 1991 D. 8 mils
Find the value of P if it is equal to
s in 2 1o + s in 2 2 o + sin 2 3 o + ...
+s in 2 90 o
A. 45.5
B. 0
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60. ECE Board April 1995
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. 53.24m
B. 54.23m
C. 53.32m
D. 52.43m
65. ECE Board November 1997
The denominator of a certain fraction
is three more than twice the
numerator. If 7 is added to both
terms of the fraction, the resulting
fraction is 3 / 5. Find the original
fraction
A. 5 / 13
B. 3 / 5
C. 4 / 5
D. 3 / 8

61. ECE Board April 2000 66. ECE Board April 1998
If A + B + C =180 and tan A + tan B    1  
+Tan C = 5.67, find the value of tan    32   
A tan B tan C Arc tan 2 cos arcsin     is
A. 5.67    2  
    
B. 1.78
C. 6.75 equal to:
D. 1.89 
A.
3
62. ECE Board March 1996 
Solve for x in the equation: B.
8
∏
Arcta n  2x  + Arcta n  x  = 
4 C.
4
A. 0.218
B. 0.281 
D.
C. 0.182 6
D. 0.896
67. ECE Board April 1998
63. ECE Board April 1998 Two electrons have speed of 0.7c
The side of the triangle are 8, 15, 17 and x respectively at an angle of
units. If each side is doubled, how 60.82 degrees between each other.
many square units will the area of If their relative velocity is 0.65c, find
the new triangle be? x.
A. 210 units A. 0.12c
B. 200 units B. 0.16c
C. 180 units C. 0.15c
D. 240 units D. 0.14c

64. ECE Board November 1997

Find the 100th tern of the sequence.
1.01, 1.00, 0.99 …
A. 0.04
B. 0.03
C. 0.02
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68. ECE Board April 1998 73. Problem:

A man finds the angle of elevation of Two sides of a triangle measures 6
the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. cm. and 8 cm, and their included
He then walks 85 m nearer the tower angle is 40Find the third side.
and found its angle of elevation to be A. 5.234 cm
60 degrees. What is the height of the B. 4.256 cm.
tower? C. 5.144 cm.
A. 95.23 D. 5.632 cm.
B. 45.01
C. 76.31 74. Problem:
D. 73.61 Given a triangle: C = 100, a = 15,
b = 20. Find c:
69. ECE Board November 1998 A. 27
If an equilateral triangle is B. 34
circumscribed about a circle of C. 43
radius 10 cm, determine the side of D. 35
the triangle.
A. 34.64 cm 75. Problem:
B. 64.12 cm Given angle A= 32 degree, angle B
C. 36.44 cm = 70 degree, and side c = 27 units.
D. 33.51 Solve for side a of the triangle.
A. 10.63 units
70. Problem: B. 10 units
The angle formed by two curves C. 14.63 units
starting at a point, called the vertex, D. 12 units
in a common direction.
A. horn angle 76. Problem:
B. inscribed angle In triangle ABC, angle C = 70
C. dihedral angle degrees; angle A = 45 degrees; AB
D. exterior angle = 40 m. What is the length of the
median drawn from the vertex A to
71. Problem: side BC?
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is A. 36.8 meters
34 cm. Find the length of the B. 37.4 meters
shortest leg if it is 14 cm shorter than C. 36.3 meters
the other leg. D. 37.1 meters
A. 16 cm
B. 15 cm 77. Problem:
C. 17 cm The area of the triangle whose
D. 18 cm angles are 619’32’’, 3414’46’’, and
8435’42’’ is 680.60. The length of
72. Problem: the bisector of angle C.
A truck travels from point M A. 35.53
northward for 30 min. then eastward B. 54.32
for one hour, then shifted N 30W. if C. 52.43
the constant speed is 40kph, how far D. 62.54
directly from M, in km. will be it after
2 hours?
A. 43.5
B. 47.9
C. 45.2
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78. Problem: the airplane is 700 miles, when will it

Given a triangle ABC whose angles lose contact with the carrier?
are A = 40, B = 95and side b = 30 A. 5 meters
cm. Find the length of the bisector of B. 20 meters
angle C. C. 10 meters
A. 20.45 cm D. 2.13 meters
B. 22.35 cm
C. 21.74 cm 83. Problem:
D. 20.85 cm. A statue 2 meters high stands on a
column that is 3 meters high. An
79. Problem: observer in level with the top of the
The sides of a triangular lot are statue observed that the column and
130m, 180m, and 190m. The lot is to the statue subtend the same angle.
be divided by a line bisecting the How far is the observer from the
longest side and drawn from the statue?
opposite vertex. The length of this A. 5 2 meters
dividing line is: B. 20 meters
A. 115 meters C. 10 meters
B. 100 meters
D. 2 5 meters
C. 125 meters
D. 130 meters
84. Problem:
80. Problem: From the top of the building 100m
From a point outside of an high, the angle of depression of a
equilateral triangle, the distance to point A due East of it is 30o. From a
the vertices is 10m, 10m, and 18m. point B due south of the building, the
Find the dimension of the triangle. angle of elevation of the top is 60 o.
A. 25.63 Find the distance AB.
B. 19.94 30
A. 100
C. 45.68 3
D. 12.25
B. 100 + 3 30
81. Problem: C. 100 - 3 30
Points A and B 1000m apart are 30
plotted on a straight highway running D. 100 +
62
East and West. From A, the bearing
of a tower C is 32 degrees N of W
85. Problem:
from B the bearing of C is 26
An observer found the angle of
degrees N of E. approximate the
elevation at the top of the tree to be
shortest distance of tower C to the
27o. After moving 10m closer (on the
highway.
same vertical and horizontal plane
A. 264 meters
as the tree), the angle of elevation
B. 274 meters
becomes 54o. Find the height of the
C. 284 meters
tree.
D. 294 meters
A. 8.09 meters
B. 7.53 meters
82. Problem:
C. 8.25 meters
An airplane leaves an aircraft carrier
D. 7.02 meters
and flies South at 350 mph. the
carrier travels S 30o E at 25 mph. if
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86. Problem: which are 50 ft. apart, at the same

From point A at the foot of the elevation on a direct line with the
mountain, the angle of elevation of tower. The vertical angle at a point A
the top B is 60. After ascending the is 30and at a point B is 40. What is
mountain one (1) mile at an the height of the tower?
inclination of 30to the horizon, and A. 110.29 feet
reaching a point C, an observer finds B. 92.54 feet
that the angle ABC is 135. The C. 143.97 feet
height of the mountain in feet is: D. 85.25 feet
A. 14,986
B. 12,493 91. Problem:
C. 14,789 Find the supplement of an angle
D. 12,225 whose compliment is 62
A. 280
87. Problem:
A 50 meter vertical tower casts a B. 1520
62.3 meter shadow when the angle C. -2 6.2 0
of elevation of the sum is 41.6. the 1
inclination of the ground is: D.
2
A. 4.33
B. 4.72 92. Problem:
C. 5.63 A certain angle has a supplement
D. 5.17 five times its compliment. Find the
angle.
88. Problem: A. 67.50
A vertical pole is 10m from a B. 157.50
building. When the angle of C. 168.50
elevation of the sun is 45the pole D. 186.50
cast a shadow on the building 1m
high. Find the height of the pole. 93. Problem:
A. 12meters The sum of the interior angles of the
B. 11 meters triangle is equal to the third angle
C. 0 meter and the difference of the two angles
D. 13meters is equal to 2/3 of the third angle.
Find the third angle.
A. 450
89. Problem: B. 750
A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters C. 930
long when the angle of elevation of D. 900
the sun is 61o . if the pole has leaned
15from the vertical directly toward 94. Problem:
the sun, what is the length of the 1
pole? The measure of 1 2 revolutions
A. 52.43meters counter-clockwise is:
B. 54.23 meters A. 5400
C. 52.25 meters B. 5200
D. 53.24 meters C. 5800
D. 5950
90. Problem:
An observer wishes to determine the
height of the tower. He takes sights
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95. Problem: 100. Problem:

The measure of 2.25 revolutions The insides of a right triangle are in
counterclockwise is: arithmetic progression whose
A. 800 degrees common difference is 6 cm. Its area
B. 820 degrees is:
C. 810 degrees A. 270 cm2
D. 850 degrees B. 340 cm2
C. 216 cm2
96. Problem: D. 144 cm2
If Tan  = x2, which of the following is
correct? 101. Problem:
1 From the top of tower A, the angle of
A. cos θ = elevation of the top of the tower B is
1+ x 4 46 . From the foot of a tower B the
1 angle of elevation of the top of tower
B. s inθ =
1+ x 4 A is 28. Both towers are on a level
1 ground. If the height of tower B is
C. cs cθ = 120 m., How far is A from the
1+ x 4 building?
1 A. 42.3 m.
D. ta nθ = B. 40.7 m.
1+ x 4 C. 38.6 m.
D. 44.1 m.
97. Problem:
In an isosceles right triangle, the 102. Problem:
hypotenuse is how much longer than Point A and B are 100 m apart and
its sides? are on the same elevation as the
A. 2 times foot of the building. The angles of
B. 2 times elevation of the top of the building
C. 1.5 tines from point A and B are 21 and 32,
D. none of these respectively. How far is A from the
building?
98. Problem: A. 265.4 m.
Find the angle in mils subtended by B. 277.9 m.
a line 10 yards long at a distance of C. 259.2 m.
5,000 yards. D. 259.2 m.
A. 1 mil
B. 2 mils 103. Problem:
C. 6 mils A man finds the angle of elevation of
D. 3 mils the top of a tower to be 30 degrees.
He walks 85 m. nearer the tower and
99. Problem: finds its angle of elevation to be 60
The angle or inclination of ascends degrees. What is the height of the
of a road having 8.25% grade is tower?
_____ degrees. A. 73.61
A. 5.12 degrees B. 76.31
B. 1.86 degreed C. 73.31
C. 4.72 degrees D. 71.36
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104. Problem:
The angle of elevation of point C
from point B is 2942’; the angle of
elevation of C from another point A
31.2 m. directly below is 5923’. How
high is C from the horizontal line
through A?
A. 35.1 meters
B. 52.3 meters
C. 47.1 meters
D. 66.9 meters
105. Problem:
A rectangle piece of land 40 m x 30
m is to be crossed diagonally by a
10-m wide roadway as shown. If the
land cost P1,500.00 per square
meter, the cost of the roadway is:
A. 401.10
B. 60,165.00
C. 651,500.00
D. 601,650.00
106. Problem:
A man improvises a temporary
shield from the sun using a
triangular piece of wood with
dimensions of 1.4 m, 1.5 m, and 1.3
m. With the longer side lying
horizontally on the ground, he props
up the other corner of the triangle
with a vertical pole 0.9 m long. What
would be the area of the shadow on
the ground when the sun is vertically
overhead?
A. 0.5m2
B. 0.75m2
C. 0.84m2
D. 0.95 m2
107. Problem:
A rectangular piece of wood 4 x 12
cm tall is tilted at an angle of 45
degrees. Find the vertical distance
between the lower corner and the
upper corner.
A. 4 2
B. 8 2
C. 2 2
D. 6 2
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108. Problem:
A clock has a dial face 12 inches in
radius. The minute hand is 9 inches
long while the hour hand is 6 inches
long. The plane of rotation of the
minute hand is 6 inches long. The
plane rotation of the minute hand is
2 inches above the plane of rotation
of the hour hand. Find the distance
between the tips of the hands at
5:40 AM.
A. 8.23 in.
B. 10.65 in.
C. 9.17 in.
D. 11.25 in.
109. Problem:
If the bearing of A from B is S 40W,
then the bearing of B from A is:
A. S 40W
B. S 50W
C. N 40E
D. N 75W
110. Problem:
A plane hillside is inclined at an
angle of 28 degree with the
horizontal. A man wearing skis can
climb this hillside by following a
straight path inclined at an angle of
12 degree to the horizontal, but one
without skis must follow a path
inclined at an angle of 5 degree with
the horizontal. Find the angle
between the directions of the two
paths.
A. 10.24 degree
B. 13.21 degree
C. 17.22 degree
D. 15.56 degree
111. Problem:
The sides of the triangle ABC are AB
= 15 cm, BC = 18 cm, CA = 24 cm.
Find the distance from the point of
intersection of the angle bisectors to
side AB.
A. 5.45
B. 5.34
C. 4.73
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D. 6.25 D. 24,245,258.00
112. Problem: 117. Problem:
Two straight roads intersect to form If the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
an angle of 75 degrees. Find the is 7 A.M. What is the time in a place
shortest distance from one road to a located at 135 degrees east
gas station on the other road 1 km., longitude?
from the junction. A. 4 P.M.
A. 1.241 B. 6 P.M.
B. 4.732 C. 2 P.M.
C. 2.241 D. 5 P.M.
D. 3.732
118. Problem:
113. Problem: If Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 9
A train travels 2.5 miles up on a a.m. what is the time in a place 45o
straight track with a grade of 110’. W of longitude?
What is the vertical rise of the train in A. 6 A.M.
that distance? B. 4 A.M.
A. 0.716 miles C. 2 A.M.
B. 0.051 miles D. 8 A.M.
C. 0.279 miles
D. 0.045 miles 119. Problem:
Find the distance in nautical miles
114. Problem: and the time difference between
Four holes are to be spaced Tokyo and Manila if the geographical
regularly on a circle of radius 20 cm. coordinates of Tokyo and Manila are
Find the distance “d” between the ( 35.65 degree north Lat.; 139. 75
centers of the two successive holes. degrees East long.) and ( 14.58
A. 20 2 degree North; 120. 98 degree long.),
respectively.
B. 10 3 A. 1469 nautical miles; 4.25 hrs.
C. 15 2 B. 2615 nautical miles; 1.52 hrs.
D. 5 2 C. 1612 nautical miles; 1.25 hrs.
D. 1485 nautical miles; 1.25 hrs.
115. Problem:
120. Problem:
In a spherical triangle ABC, A =
An isosceles spherical triangle has
11619’, B = 5530’ and C = 8037’.
angle A=B= 54 degree and side b=
Find the value of side a.
82 degrees. Find the measure of the
A. 115.57 degree
third angle.
B. 110.56 degree
A. 15824’15”
C. 118.17 degree
D. 112.12 degree B. 15524’15”
C. 16824’15”
116. Problem: D. 16524’15”
Considering the earth as a sphere of
radius 6,400 km. Find the area of a
spherical triangle on the surface of
the of the earth whose angels are
5089’ and 120.
A. 45,065,746.09
B. 56,476,062.07
C. 64,754,034.02

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much as the angle of elevation of the

121. Problem:
On one side of a paved oath walk is
a flag staff on top of it. The pedestal
is 2 m. in height whole the flag staff
is 3 m, high. At the opposite edge of
the path walk the pedestal and flag
staff subtends equal angles.
Compute the width of the path walk.
A. 4.47 m
B. 5.34 m
C. 5.74 m
D. 3.78 m
122. Problem:
Simplify the equation sin2  (1 + cot2
)
A. Sin 2 
B. 1
C. Sin 2  Sec 2 
D. Cos 2 
123. Problem:
The angle of elevation of a top of a
tree from a point 10 m. horizontally
away from the tree is twice the angle
of elevation at a point 50 m. from it.
Find the height of the tree.
A. 34.25
B. 27.89
C. 46.58
D. 38.73
124. Problem:
A vertical pole consists of two parts,
each one half of the whole pole. At a
point in the horizontal plane which
passes through the foot of the pole
and 36 m. From it, the upper half of
the pole subtends an angle whose
tangent is 1 / 3. How high is the
pole?
A. 74 m or 36 m
B. 72 m and 36 m
C. 60 m or 30 m
D. 80 m or 40 m
125. Problem:
An observer 9 m. horizontally away
from the tower observes its angle of
elevation to be only one half as
same tower when he moves 5 m.
nearer towards the tower. How high
is the tower?
A. 6 m
B. 4 m
C. 3 m
D. 5 m
126. Problem:
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 elevations to be 60
degrees. What is the height of the
tower?
A. 73.61 m
B. 45.36 m
C. 66.36 m
D. 54.21 m
127. Problem:
Points A and B are 100 m. Apart and
are of the same elevation as the foot
of the bldg. The angles of elevation
of the top of the bldg. from points A
and B are 21 degrees and 32
degrees respectively. How Far is A
from the bldg. in meters?
A. 277.36
B. 271.62
C. 265.42
D. 259.28
128. Problem:
A and B are summits of two
mountains rise from a horizontal
plain. B being 1200 m above the
plain. Find the height of A, it being
given that its angle of elevation as
seen from a point C in the plane (in
the same vertical plane with A and
B) is 50 degree, while the angle of
depression of C viewed from B is
2858’ and the angle subtended at B
by AC is 50 degree.
A. 3200.20 m
B. 3002.33 m
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129. Problem:
A 40 m high tower stands vertically
on a hillside (sloping ground) which
makes an angle of 18 degree with
the horizontal. A tree also stands
vertically up the hill from the tower.
An observer on the top of the tower
finds the angle of depression of the
top of the tree to be 26 degrees and
the bottom of the tree to be 38
degree. Find the height of the tree.
A. 15.29 m
B. 10.62 m
C. 7.38 m
D. 13.27 m
130. Problem:
Two towers A and B stands 42,
apart on a horizontal plane. A man
standing successively at their bases
observes that the angle of elevation
of the top of tower B is twice that of
the bases the angles of elevation are
complimentary. Find the angle of
elevation of the tower B from the
base of tower A if the height of the
tower B is 30 m.
A. 28.32 degree
B. 38.58 degree
C. 40.27 degree
D. 38.58 degree
131. Problem:
A ship started sailing S 4235’ W at
the rate of 5 kph. After 2 hours, ship
B started at the same port going N
4620’ W at the rate of 7 kph. After
how many hours will the second ship
be exactly north of ship A?
A. 4.03
B. 3.84
C. 2.96
D. 5.8
132. Problem:
A passenger ship sailed northward
with a direction N 4225’ E at 14
kph. Four hours earlier a freight ship
started from the same point at the
speed of 8 kph with a direction N
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hours it will take the freight ship to
be exactly N 7525’ W of the
passenger ship.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 5
133. Problem:
A truck travels from point M north
ward for 30 min., then eastward for
one hour, then shifted N. 30 degrees
West. If the constant speed is 40
kph, how far directly from M in km,
will it be after 2 hours?
A. 45.22
B. 47.88
C. 41.66
D. 43.55
134. Problem:
A car travels northward from a point
B for one hour, then eastward for 30
one hour, then eastward for 30 min
then shifted N 30 E. After exactly 2
hours, the car will be 64.7 km
directly away from B. What is the
speed of the car in Kph?
A. 45
B. 40
C. 50
D. 55
135. Problem:
A motorcycle travels northward from
point L for half an hour, then
eastward for one hour, then shifted
N 30 W. After exactly 2 hours, the
motorcycle will be 47.88 km. Away
from L. What is the speed of the
motorcycle in kph?
A. 45
B. 43
C. 130
D. 33
136. Problem:
A boat can travel 8 mi / hr. in still
water. What is its velocity with
respect to the shore if it heads 55
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degrees east of north in a current A. 5.73 m.

that moves 3 mi/hr west? B. 9.22 m.
A. 5.4 mph C. 8.46 m.
B. 6.743 mph D. 12.88m.
C. 4.556 mph
D. 8.963 mph 142. Problem:
The difference between the angles
137. Problem: at the base of a triangle is 17 48’
If the figure, BD and DC are angle and the sides subtending this angles
bisectors. If angle A= 80, how many are 105.25 m and 76.75 m. Find the
degrees is angle ADC? angle included between the given
A. 140 degrees sides.
B. 120 degrees A. 90 degrees
C. 150 degrees B. 80 degrees
D. 130 degrees C. 70 degrees
D. 60 degrees
138. Problem:
if a triangle ABC, angle A = 60 143. Problem:
degrees and the angle B=45 Three forces 20 N, 30 N and 40 N
degrees, what is the ratio of sides are in equilibrium. Find the angle
BC to side AC? between the 30 N and 40 N forces.
A. 1.36 A. 25.97 degrees
B. 1.22 B.40 degrees
C. 1.48 C. 28.96 degrees
D. 1.19 D. 3015’25”

139. Problem: 144. Problem:

Find the angle B of a triangle if a = One leg of the right triangle is 20
132 m., b = 224 m. And C = 28.7 units and the hypotenuse is 10 units
degrees. longer than the other leg. Find the
A. 5903’25” lengths of the hypotenuse.
B. 4903’25” A. 20
C. 3903’25” B. 25
D. 1903’25” C. 10
D. 15
140. Problem:
The area of an isosceles triangle is 145. Problem:
72 sq.m. If the two equal sides make Determine the sum of the positive
an angle of 20 degree with the third valued solution to the simultaneous
side, compute the length of the equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21.
longest side. A. 15
A. 25.62 B. 13
B. 27.84 C. 17
C. 31.22 D. 19
D. 28.13

141. Problem:
The area of an isosceles triangle is
36 m2 with the smallest angle equal
to one third of the other angle. Find
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146. Problem: ground portion of the wall and has a

A rectangle ABCD which measures direction of due north.
18 x 24 units is folded once, A. 78.53 sq. m.
perpendicular to diagonal AC, so B. 80.30 sq. m.
that the opposite vertices A and C C. 73.45 sq. m.
coincide. Find the length of the fold. D. 71.40 sq. m.
A. 18.75 cm.
B. 22.5 cm. 151. Problem:
C. 21.5 cm. A spherical triangle ABC has an
D. 19.5 cm. angle C = 90 degrees and sides a =
50 degrees and c = 80 degrees. Find
147. Problem: the value of “b” in degrees?
ABDE is a square section and BDC A. 75.44
is an equilateral triangle with C B. 74.33
outside the square. Compute the C. 76.55
value of angle ACE. D. 73.22
A. 35 degree
B. 50 degree 152. Problem:
C. 30 degree A point O is inside a square lot, if the
D. 40 degree distances from point O to the three
successive corners of the square lot
148. Problem: are 5 m., 3 m. And 4 m, respectively,
Find the sum of the interior angles of find the area of the square lot.
the vertices of a five pointed star A. 32.1
inscribed in a circle. B. 23.2
A. 120 degrees C. 45.4
B. 140 degrees D. 36.6
C. 180 degrees
D. 170 degrees 153. Problem:
Find the angle in mils subtended by
149. Problem: a line 10 yards long at a distance of
A square section ABCD has one of 5,000 yards.
its sides equal to x. Point E is inside A. 1.0 yards
the square forming an equilateral B. 2.04 mils
triangle BEC having one side equal C. 1.5 yards
to the side of a square. It is required D. 1.3 yards
to compute the angle of AED.
A. 150 degrees 154. Problem:
B. 140 degrees The A point F is inside an equilateral
C. 150 degrees triangle, if the distances from F to
D. 120 degrees the three vertices of the triangle are
3 m, 4 m, and 5 m, respectively, Find
150. Problem: the area of the triangle
ABCD is a vertical wall AD = 3 m. A. 17.5
High, AB = 10 m. long. The wall is B. 12.23
built on a north south line on a C. 19.85
horizontal ground. If the elevation of D. 20.0
the sum is 20 degrees and its
bearing is S 60E, calculate the area
of the shadow of the wall on the
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155. Problem: 59,352 sq. m. is cut off on the side 3

If the sides of the triangle are 2x + 3, – 1 such that the dividing line 4 -5 is
x2 + 2x, find the greatest angle. parallel to 3 – 1.
A. 120 degrees 1. Compute the length of line 4 -5.
B. 100 degrees 2. Compute the area of 2 – 4 – 5.
C. 110 degrees 3. Compute the distance 2 – 4.
D. 130 degrees
161. Problem:
156. Problem: What are the exact values of the
Find the value of  in the equation cosine and tangent trigonometric
Cosh 2 x – Sinh 2  =2cos. functions of acute angle A, Given
A. 45 degrees 3
that Sin A = .
B. 60 degrees 7
C. 30 degrees
D. 35.6 degrees 2 8
A.
5
157. Problem:
3 10
Solve for x if Cosh x + Sinh x = B.
7.389 20
A. 2 4 10
B. 10 C.
C. 1 15
D. ex 3 8
D.
158. Problem: 10
Find x if Cosh 2 x – Sinh 2 x + tanh 2 x
+ sech 2 x= Cosh x + Sinh x 162. Problem:
A. 1 Simplify the expression sec  - (sec
B. ln 2 ) sin 2 
C. ex A. Cos 2 
D. x-x B. Cos 
C. Sin 
159. Problem: D. Sin 2 
Triangle XYZ has base angles X =
52 degrees and Z = 60 degrees 163. Problem:
distance XZ = 400 m long. A line AB A flagpole is places on top of the
which is 20 m long is laid out parallel pedestal at a distance of 15 m from
to XZ. the observer. The height of the
1. Compute the area of triangle XYZ. pedestal is 20m. If the angle
2. Compute the area of ABXZ. subtended by the flagpole at the
3. The area of ABY is to be divided observer is 10 degrees.
into two equal parts. Compute the 1. Compute the angle of elevation of
length of the dividing line which is the flagpole.
parallel to AB. 2. Compute the height of the
flagpole.
160. Problem: 3. If the observer moves a distance
The corners of a triangle lot are of 5m. towards the pedestal, what
marked 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The would be the angle of pedestal,
length of side 3 – 1 is equal to 500 what would be the angle of elevation
m. The angles 1, 2 and 3 are 60 of the flagpole at this pt.
degrees, 80 degrees and 40
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164. Problem: A. 2 times

A right spherical triangle has an B. 2 times
angle C = 90 degrees, a = 50 C. 1.5 times
degrees, and c = 80 degrees. Find D. none of these
the side b.
A. 78.66 degrees 170. Problem:
B. 45.33 degrees
C. 75.89 degrees If tan  = x2, which of the following is
D. 74.33 degrees incorrect?
1
165. Problem: A. sec  = 1  X 4
Calculate the area of a spherical 1
triangle whose radius is 5 m and
B. cos  = 1  X4
whose angles are 40 degrees, 65
degrees, and 110 degrees. 1
A. 15. 27 C. sin  = 1  X4
B. 17.23 1
C. 21.21
D. 15.87 D. cot  = 1  X4

166. Problem: 171. Problem:

The sides of right triangle are in Find the value of y: y = (1 + cos 2)
arithmetic progression whose tan .
common difference if 6 cm. Its area A. sin 
is: B. sin 2
A. 270 cm2 C. cos 0
B. 216 cm2 D. tan 
C. 140 cm2
D. 160 cm2 172. Problem:
Simplifying the equation sin 2  (1 +
167. Problem:
cot 2 ) gives:
The angle of inclination of ascends
A. 0.5
of a road having 8.25 % grade is
____ degrees. B. eg
C. 1
A. 4.72
B. 5.12 D. e2X
C. 4.27
173. Problem:
D. 1.86
Which of the following expression in
equivalent to sin 2
168. Problem:
Find the angle in mils subtended by A. 2tancot
a line 10 yards long at a distance of B. 2sincos
5,000 yards. C. 2sin
A. 4 mils D. cot
B. 2.5 mils
C. 2 mils 174. Problem:
D. 7 mils The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is
equal to:
169. Problem: A. e-x
In an isosceles right triangle, the B. ex
hypotenuse is how much longer than C. cosh x
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175. Problem: 181. Problem:

Find the value of sin (90+A) _____ are the lines bisecting the
A. cos A sin A. angles formed by the sides of the
B. – cos A triangles and their extensions.
C. cos A A. Exsecants
D. –sin A B. Internal angle bisector
C. Perpendicular bisector
176. Problem: D. Exterior angle bisectors
If sin(x + y) = 0.766 and sin (x – y)
=0.1736. Find sin x cos y. 182. Problem:
A. 0.9695 The two legs of the triangle are 300
B. 0.6732 and 150 each, respectively. The
C. 0.4698 angle opposite the 150 m side is 26
D. 0.8563 degree. What is the third side?
A. 341.78 m
177. Problem: B. 218.61 m
C. 282.15 m
Solve for  if coth2x – csch2 x =
D. 175.23 m
exsecant .
A. 45 183. Problem:
B. 30 The sides of the triangular lot are
C. 60 130, 180 and 180 m. The lot is to be
D. 20 divided by a line bisecting the
longest side and drawn from the
178. Problem: opposite vertex. Find the length of
A transformation consisting of a the line.
constant offset with no rotation or A. 120
distortion. B. 240
A. screw C. 125
B. translation D. 200
C. reflection
D. torsion 184. Problem:
The sides of the triangle are 195,
179. Problem: 157 and 210, respectively. What is
An angle whose endpoints are the area of the triangle?
located on a circle’s circumference A. 14, 586.2
and vertex located at the circle’s B. 28, 586
center C. 16, 586.2
A. central angle D. 41, 586.2
B. exterior angle
C. supplementary angle 185. Problem:
D. complementary angle 3
If sin A = and sin  A + B  = 1 , find
5
180. Problem:
The ____ is the line or line segment cos B:
that divides the angle into two equal A. 0.70
parts. B. 0.80
A. angle bisector C. 0.60
B. apothem D. 0.100
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186. Problem: 190. Problem:

A Meralco tower and a monument A rotation combined with an
stand on a level plane. The angles of expansion or geometric con -
depression of the top and bottom of traction.
the monument viewed from the top A. screw
of the Meralco tower at 13 degrees B. shift
and 35 degrees respectively. The C. twirl
height of the tower is 50 m. Find the D. twist
height of the monument.
A. 33.541 m 191. Problem:
B. 64.12 m Find the sin x if 2sinx + 3cosx - 2 = 0
C. 32.10 A. 1 and 5 / 13
D. 36.44 m B. 3 and 5 / 15
C. 15 and 5 / 13
187. Problem: D. 1 and -5 / 13
A wire supporting a pole is fastened
to it 20 feet from the ground and to 192. Problem:
the ground 15 feet from the pole. If sin A = 4 / 5, A in quadrant II, sin B
Determine the length of the wire and = 7 / 25, B in quadrant I, find the sin
the angle it makes with the pole. (A + B)
A. 25 ft, 36.87 degrees A. 2 / 5
B. 25 ft, 53.17 degrees B. 3 / 5
C. 24 ft, 36.87 degrees C. 4 / 5
D. 24 ft, 53.17 degrees D. 6 / 5

188. Problem: 193. Problem:

Point A and B are 100 m apart and If sin A = 2.57 x; cos A = 3.06x, and
are of the same elevation as the foot sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of the
of a building. The angles of elevation x.
of the top of the building from points A. 0.150
A and B are 21 degrees and 32 B. 0.100
degrees respectively. How far is A C. 0.250
from the building in meters? D. 0.350
A. 259.28
B. 325.00 194. Problem:
C. 454.85 if cos  = 3 2 , then find the value
D. 512.05
of x if x = 1- tan 2 ?
189. Problem: A. 2 / 3
The turning of an object or B. 4 / 3
coordinate system by an angle about C. 8 / 9
a fixed point. D. 1 / 9
A. involution
B. revolution 195. Problem:
C. dilation If sin  - cos  = - 1/3, what is the
D. rotation value of sin 2?
A. 8 / 9
B. 4 / 9
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196. Problem:
Given the parts of the spherical
triangle:
A = 6030’
b = 3815’
a = 4030’

A. 12842’
B. 5716’
C. 14132’
D. 11416’
A. 4535’
B. 4430’ 199. Problem:
C. 4743’ The ____ is an imaginary rotating
D. 4640’ sphere of gigantic radius with the
earth located at its center.
197. Problem: A. celestial sphere
In the spherical triangle shown, B. chronosphere
following parts are given: C. exosphere
A = 4018’ D. astrological sphere
C = 7500’
c = 10010’ 200. Problem:
b = 6525’ Two celestial coordinate are:
A. right ascension and declination
B. longitude and latitude
C. North Pole and South Pole
D. zenith and nadir

A. 4114’48”, 6310”48”
B. 4523’43”, 6612’45”
C. 4013’35”, 6612’45”
D. 2224’3”, 6012’45”

198. Problem:
From the given parts of the spherical
triangle ABC, compute for the angle
A.
A = 5230’
B = 4834’
C = 12015’

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