Mathematics (10%)

September 8-9, 2015

1. Simplify the rational expression 8. What is the distance from A(4,-3)

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a. (x+2) a. 13
b. 3
b. (x-2)
c. 5
c. (x-1)
d. (x+1) d. 15

9. What is the slope of the line

2. Simplify 4𝑥 ! passing through A(4,-3) and B(1,-1)
a. 16x
b. 4x4 a. 1 2
c. 16x16 b. − 1 2
d. 2x4
c. − 3 4
!" d. −2 3
3. Rationalize the denominator
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a.
! log2(x + 1) = 0.
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b. a. 3
!
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c. c. 1
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d.
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11. At age 20 Mike inherited $

4. Factor the trinomial 2x2+3x-14
100,000 from his grand parents.
a. (2x-7)(x+2)
Then he invested the money in bank
b. (2x+7)(x-2)
with 8% annual rate compounded
c. (2x+2)(x-7)
continuously. Find his account
d. (2x-2)(x+7)
balance 45 years later when Mike is
! !! 65.
5. Solve the equation +4= a. $200,104
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a. 60 b. $3,659,823
b. 50 c. $2,275,882
c. 120 d. $117,588
d. 40
12. Solve the system.
!! 2x + 27y = 31 and 2x − 3y = 1
6. Solve the formula for b. 𝐴 = −1
! a. x = 2, y = 1
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a. b. x = 1, y = 0
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!!! c. x = 1, y = 2
b.
!" d. x = 0, y = 1
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c.
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!!!! 13. Evaluate
d.
! [4 - (6 - 6(4 - 2) + 2)] + 3
a. -34
7. Find the number of real solution/s
b. -5
of the equation 10𝑥 − 1 = 𝑥 + 2 c. 11
a. 2 d. 24
b. 1
c. 5 14. Simplify
d. 3 6(6x - (4 - 3y + 5x) + 5y)
a. 73x + 18y - 12
b. 6x + 48y – 24
c. -38x + 40y - 50
d. -47x + 74y – 11
 !!! !!! 22. Find the distance between
15. Solve =
! ! (-2, 5) and (0, -1). Round your
a. 33
answer, if necessary, to 2 decimal
b. -4.73
places.
c. 2.43
a. 40
d. -5.09
b. 9.49
c. 6.32
16. Solve -40x - 5y - 45 = 0 for
d. 3.16
y.
a. y = -8x + 9
23. Find the midpoint between the
b. y = -5x + 6
two points (-8, 1) and (20, 23).
c. y = 4x - 8
a. (4,14)
d. y = -8x – 9
b. (7,11)
c. (6,12)
17. Solve
d. (8,10)
7[6 - (3x - 9)] + 8x = 0.
a. 1.07
24. What is 1 mi/hr in ft/sec?
b. -0.24
a. 3.28 ft/s
c. 5.45
b. 1.609 ft/s
d. 8.08
c. 1.15 ft/s
d. 1.467 ft/s
18. Dissmore's has reduced prices
by 20% on everything to thank their
25. Find the equation that has
customers for their patronage. If
intercepts (0, 2) and (-4, 0).
Ben & Jerry's ® Phish Food TM ice
a. x-3y=-3
cream cost $2.99 before the price
b. 2x+5y=-10
reduction, how much does it cost
c. x-2y=-4
now? (Round your answer to the
d. 3x-5y=-15
nearest penny.)
a. $2.51
26. Express using a single
b. $2.33
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c. $2.39 exponent . What is the exponent
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d. $2.45 of x.
a. -9
19. Solve |8x - 41| = |-2x + 59| b. 9
a. {-3,10} c. 7
b. {10,3} d. -11
c. {-10,-3}
d. {10} !!!
27. Evaluate
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20. Solve -23 < 4x -3 < -19. a. 0.0625
Express your answer in interval b. 2
notation. c. 0.1296
a. (16,-7) d. 0.5
b. (-8,11)
c. (-5,-4) 28. Multiply (5x - 6)(2x + 5).
d. (-18,13) a. 9x2 + 13x -31
b. 10x2 -30
21. One positive number is 12 c. 10x2 + 13x -30
times another positive number. The d. None of the above
difference between the two numbers
is 77. Find the two numbers. !!! ! !!!!!
29. Divide
a. 84 and 7 !!!
a. Quotient:-3x-17;
b. 108 and 9
Remainder:-140
c. 72 and 6 b. Quotient:-3x-17;
d. 8 and 96 Remainder:-138
c. Quotient:-3x+17;
Remainder:-140
d. Quotient:-3x+31;
Remainder:-252
30. Multiply 38. When all odd numbers from 1
(-5x + 7)(-9x2 + 3x + 5). to 101 are added, the result is
a. 45x3 – 78x2 -4x +3 a. 2,500
b. 44x3 – 78x2 -4x -34 b. 2,501
c. 46x3 -78x2 -4x +36 c. 2,601
d. 45x3 – 78x2 -4x +35 d. 3,500

31. Factor: -48x8y2 - 56x5y4 39. A bookstore purchased a best

a. -8x2y5(6x-3 + 7y2) selling book at P 200.00 per copy.
b. -8x5y2(-6x3 + 7y-2) At what price should this book be
c. -8x5y2(6x3 + 7y2) sold so that, giving 20% discount,
d. -8x5y2(6x3 - 7y2) the profit is 30%.
a. P 450
32. It is a statement accepted b. P 500
as true. c. P 357
a. Postulate d. P 457
b. Axiom
c. Hypothesis 40. Two planes leave Manila for
d. Theorem a southern city, a distance of 900
km. Plane A travels at a ground
33. Nano is an exact opposite of speed of 90 kph faster than plane
a. giga B. Plane A arrives in their
b. mega destination 2 hours and 15 minutes
c. tera ahead of plane B. What is the
d. exa ground speed of Plane A.
a. 205 kph
34. The amount of heat added to b. 315 kph
warm 1 gram of water by 1 degree c. 287 kph
Celsius. d. 240 kph
a. BTU
b. calorie 41. On a certain trip, Edgar
c. Joule drive 231 km in exactly the same
d. ergs time as Edwin drive 308 km. If
Erwin’s rate exceeded that of Edgar
35. What is the Mach No. at the by 13 kph, determine the rate of
throat of a converging- diverging Erwin.
nozzle? a. 52 kph
a. <1 b. 48 kph
b. undefined c. 44 kph
c. zero d. 39 kph
d. 1
42. Ten liters of 25% salt
36. Locus of points whose solution and 15 liters of 35% salt
distance from a fixed point called solution are poured into a drum
focus is equal to the distance from originally containing 30 liters of
a fixed line. 10% salt solution. What is the per
a. ellipse cent concentration of salt in the
b. circle mixture?
c. parabola a. 19.55%
d. hyperbola b. 22.15%
c. 27.05%
37. Under favorable condition, a d. 25.72%
single cell bacteria divides into
two about every 20 minutes. If the
same rate of division is maintained
for 10 hours, how many organisms is
produced from a single cell.
a. 1,073,741
b. 1,073,741,823
c. 1,037, 823
d. 1,741,073,823
43. Glen can paint a house in 9 49. The angle formed by any side
hours while Stewart can paint the of a polygon and the extension of
same house in 16 hours. They work its adjacent side.
together for 4 hours. After 4 a. Interior angle of a polygon
hours, Stewart left and Glen b. Exterior angle of a polygon
finished the job alone. How many c. Terminal side opening
more hours did it take Glen to d. Angle of attack
finish the job?
a. 2.25 50. What is a number divided by
b. 2.50 zero?
c. 2.75 a. undefined
d. 3.00 b. zero
c. the number itself
44. The amount of gas that a d. the reciprocal of the number
helicopter uses is directly
proportional to the number of hours Prepared by: JG
spent flying. The helicopter flies
for 5 hours and uses 40 gallons of
fuel. Find the number of gallons of
fuel that helicopter uses to fly 4
hours.
a. 25
b. 39
c. 32
d. 44

45. Find the vertex of the

parabola described by f(x). f(x)=
2x2 - 8x - 1
a. (2,-9)
b. (-2,-9)
c. (4,-9)
d. (2,-1)

46. Find the equation of the

line passing through P(0, 5) and
parallel to the line 2x + y = 3.
a. y = −2x + 5
b. y= 2x + 5
c. y= -2x - 1
d. 3x + 2y = -5

47. In some contexts, such as

algebraic geometry, it is defined
as a line that is tangent to a
curve at infinity.
a. asymptote
b. ratio of L and D
c. solution set
d. altitude of a triangle

48. It is defined as an enclosed

plane figure whose boundary
consists of points equidistant from
a fixed point.
a. ellipse
b. locus
c. circle
d. parabola