Short Quiz 1 (Answer Key)

1. 3^(7x+1)=6561.
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4

2. If 3a=7b, then (3a^2)/(7b^2 ) =?

a. 1 c. 7/3
b. 3/7 d. 49/9

3. Solve for U if U=√(1-√(1-√(1-…)) )

a. 0.723 c. 0.852
b. 0.618 d. 0.453

4. Find the constant k in x^2-4x+3k=0 if one root exceed the other by 2.

a. 0 c. 2
b. 1 d. 3

5. Determine k so that the equation 4x^2+kx+1=0.

a. 4 c. 6
b. 5 d. 8

6. Find the value of x if the 8^th term of the expansion of 〖(x^2+1)〗^12 is equal to
25952256.
a. 2 c. 6
b. 4 d. 3
7. If the product of fifteen consecutive integers is 0, what is the greatest possible sum of
these integers?
a. 0 c. 105
b. 14 d. 210

8. In a certain game, sixteen targets are numbered 1 to 16 and the number of points scored
is equal to the sum of the numbers hit on the targets. If each target is hit exactly once and if
Beth hits each odd-numbered target and Jovie hits each even-numbered target, Jovie’s total
score is how many points greater than Beth’s?
a. 1 c. 8
b. 4 d. 16

9. How many times does the digit 3 appear in all integers from 1 to 100?
a. 9 c. 20
b. 10 d. 21

10. The integers from 1 to 1000 are printed on a list. How many times does the digit 8
appear?
a. 100 c. 200
b. 197 d. 300

11. What is remainder of (2x^3-8x^2-11x-7) divided by (x+2)?

a. -45 c. 5
b. 33 d. 3

12. Find the value of k so that (x+2) is a factor of f(x)=2x^3+4kx^2+6x-2k?

a. 2 c. 3
b. -2 d. 4

13. What is the middle term of the expansion of 〖(x+y)〗^12?

a. -924 x 6 y 6 c. 792 x 5 y 5

b. 924 x 6 y 6 d. 495 x 5 y 5

14. What is the numerical coefficient of x^3 in the expansion of 〖(x-√2)〗^5?

a. 5 c. 20
b. 10 d. -20

15. The logarithm of a number to the base e (2.7182….) is called

a. Naperian logarithm
b. Characteristic logarithm
c. Mantissa
d. Briggsian

16. A mathematical statement which has neither been proved nor denied by
counterexamples.
a. Fallacy c. Theorem
b. Conjecture d. Paradox

17. A statement of truth of which follows with little or no proof from a theorem.
a. Axiom c. Corollary
b. Hypothesis d. Conclusion

18. A statement of truth of which follows with little or no proof from a theorem.
a. Axiom c. Corollary
b. Hypothesis d. Conclusion

19. If the roots of an equation are zero, then they are classified as
a. hyperbolic solution c. extraneous roots
b. zeros of function d. trivial solution

20. If log 2=x and log 3=y, find log 1.2

a. 2x+y c. 2x+y-1
b. 2xy/10 d. xy-1

Short Quiz 2 (Answer Key)

1. One night, Jose was determined to read 60 pages of his textbook in history. If he started
reading at 8:00 pm, at 15 pages every 30 minutes, and had 5 minutes breaks in between
then what time it at the moment he finished reading the 60th page?
a. 9:45 pm b. 10:10 pm c. 10:20 pm d. 10:15 pm

2. The length of the side of the square is 80 cm. A second square is inscribed by joining the
midpoints of the sides of the first square, a third by joining the midpoints of the sides of the
second square, and so on. Find the sum of the areas of the infinite number inscribed
squares thus formed.
a. 6,400 sq.cm c. 9,600 sq.cm
b. 3,200 sq. cm d. 12,800 sq.cm

3. The ratio of boys to girls in a group of children was 5 to 3. When 24 boys left the group
and 24 girls joined it, the ratio of boys to girls became 3 to 5. Find the number of children in
the group.
a. 36 c. 80
b. 60 d. 96

4. A sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding term.
a. Isometric Series c. Dissonant Series
b. Divergent Series d. Convergent Series

5. Indicate the false statement.

a. The objects in a set are called its elements.
b. Every number is either rational or irrational
c. The additive inverse of number "a" is 1/a.
d. The negative of zero is is zero.

6. Find the sum of all positive integers divisible by 11 between 1 and 1000.
a. 44955 b. 45045 c. 46046 d. 47047

7. Three numbers are in arithmetic progression. Their sum is 18 and the sum of their
squares is 126. Find the smallest number of the arithmetic progression.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

8. A ball is dropped from a height of 100 ft and rebounds half of the distance it falls. It
continues to fall and rebound this way. If the ball has travelled a total distance (up and
down) of 275 ft, how many times did it hit the ground?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 7 d. 8

9. A can paint a fence 50% faster than B and 20% faster than C and together they can paint
a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take A to paint the same fence if is had to work
alone.
a. 10 b. 9 c. 11 d. 12

10. A father is three times as old as his son. Four years ago, he was four times as old as his
son was at that time. How old is his son?
a. 36 years b. 24 years c. 32 years d. 12 years

11. A man is 41 years old and in seven years he will be four times as old as his son is at that
time. How old is his son now?
a. 36 years b. 24 years c. 32 years d. 12 years

12. In a two-digit number, the unit's digit is 3 greater than the ten's digit. Find the number
if it is 4 times as large as the sum of its digits.
a. 47 b. 58 c. 63 d. 25

13. Twice the middle digit of a three-digit number is the sum of the other two . If the
number is divided by the sum of its digit, the answer is 56 and the remainder is 12. If the
digits are reversed, the number becomes smaller by 594. Find the number.
a. 258 b. 567 c. 852 d. 741

14. 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. 8/5 b. 5/13 c. 13/5 d. 3/5

15. The time required for an elevator to lift a weight varies directly with the weight and the
distance through which it is to be lifted and inversely as the power of the motors. If it takes
20 seconds for a 5 hp motor to lift 50 lbs. through 40 feet, what weight can an 80-hp motor
lift through a distance of 40 feet within 30 seconds?
a. 1000 lbs b. 1150 lbs c. 1175 lbs d. 1200 lbs

16. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent of 1785/9999 starting from the decimal
point.
a. 1 b. 7 c. 8 d. 5

17. If x, 4x+8, 30x+24 are in geometric progression, find the common ratio.
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

18. In a class of 40 students, 27 students like Calculus and 25 like Geometry. How many
students like both Calculus and Geometry?
a. 10 b. 14 c. 11 d. 12

19. Axioms are proposition of a general logical nature (about equal or unequal)
while________ are propositions concerning objects and constructions.
a. theorems
b. corollaries
c. conclusions
d. postulates
20. In algebra, the operation of the root extraction is called
a. evolution
b. involution
c. revolution
d. indexing

Short Quiz 3 (Answer Key)

1. Find the value of sin(90+A)
a. cosA c. sin A
b. –cosA d. –sinA

2. If sinA=2.571x, cosA=3.06x, and sin2A=3.939x, find the value of x

a. 0.350 c. 0.100
b. 0.250 d. 0.150

3
3. arctan(2cos(arcsin(
√ 2
)) is equal to:

π π
a. c.
3 6
π π
b. 4 d. 2

4. A certain angle has a supplement five times its compliment. Find the angle.
a. 67.5° c. 168.5°
b. 157.5° d. 186°

5. The sum of the two interior angles of the triangle is equal to the third angle and the
difference of the two angles is equal to 2/3 of the third angle. Find the third angle.
a. 15° c. 90°
b. 75° d. 120°

6. Kim and Ken traveled at the same time at the rate of 20 m/min, from the same point on a
circular track of radius 600 m. If Kim walks along the circumference and Ken towards the
center, find their distance after 10 minutes.
a. 193 m c. 241 m
b. 202 m d. 258 m

7. If sin3A=cos6B then:
a. A+B=180 c. A-2B=30
b. A+2B=30 d. A+B=30

8. 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 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. 9.17 inches c. 10.65 inches
b. 823 inches d. 11.25 inches

9. If sinA=4/5, A in quadrant II, sinB=7/25, B in quadrant I, find sin(A+B).

a. 3/5 c. 3/4
b. 2/5 d. 4/5

10. If coversine(theta) is 0.134, find the value of theta.

a. 60 c. 30
b. 45 d. 20

11. If xcosθ+ysinθ=1 and xsinθ-ycosθ=3, what is the relationship between x and y?

a. x^2+y^2=20 c. x^2+y^2=16
b. x^2-y^2=5 d. x^2+y^2=10

12. Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for angles between 90
degrees and 180 degrees.
a. The tangent is positive c. The cosine is negative
b. The cotangent is positive d. The sine is negative

13. If sinθ=x , what is secθ?

a. sqrt(1-x^2) c. 1/sqrt(1-x^2)
b. x/sqrt(1-x^2) d. x/sqrt(1+x^2)

14. What is the inverse natural function of the secant?

a. secant c. cosine
b. sine d. tangent

15. A transit set up 40 m from the base of a vertical chimney reads 32°301 with the
crosshairs set on the top of the chimney. With the telescope level, the vertical rod at the
base of the chimney is 2.1 m. Approximately how tall is the chimney?
a. 15 m c. 28 m
b. 26 m d. 38 m

16. To find the width of a river, a surveyor sets up a transit at point C on one river bank and
sights directly across to point B on the other bank and sights directly across to point B on
the other bank. The surveyor then walks along the bank for a distance of 275m to point A.
The angle CAB is 57°28’. What is the approximate width of the river?
a. 148 m c. 326 m
b. 231 m d. 431 m

17. A provision in the contract that indicates the possible adjustment of material cost and
labor cost.
a. secondary clause c. escalatory clause
b. specification d. general provision

18. To comply the requirement of the Mechanical Engineering Law on the minimum
compliment of mechanical engineers, a mechanical plant with a combined prime movers
rating of 373 kw must have in its employ the following:
a. 1 PME , 1 Rme and 1 CPM c. 1 RME and 2 CPM
b. 1 PME and 2 RME d. 1 RME in-charge every shift
19. Maximum plant capacity in which a licensed ME is allowed to operate tend or maintain.
a. 300 kw c. 1000 kw
b. 2000 kw d. 6000 kw

20. A triangle inscribed in a given triangle whose vertices are the feet of the three
perpendiculars to the side from same point inside, the given triangle.
a. Inscribed triangle c. Pedal Triangle
b. Primitive triangle d. Obtuse Triangle