‘ALGEBRA Fite of 10% solution. You find 7% jnswer, 12% solution on the shelf, ‘much of the 7% solution you mix wv the appropriate amount of the 42% solution to get 5 liters of 10% gauon? Al B26 v peee Te EEE ‘The denominator of a certain fraction is three more than twice the numerator. If7 is added to both terms ithe fraction, the resulting fraction is 3(5 Find the original fraction, inthe expansion of (x + 4y)'? the numerical coefficient ai term is A. 63360 C. 506880 . 253440 azar lime Fd te ratlooFan infige geometric, series if the sum is 2 and the first term is % A113 BY =P e Beare E ‘Simpy the expression 11%” + 1" wre is an imaginary number. Bt4 C4 Day ce Board March 1996 Bra particular experiment, you need USS Fina the mean proportion of 4 and A72 ca D.20 PASAT ee Determine x, so that x, 2x +7, 10x — 7 will form a geometric progression. (NSCEEREIC ne If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find 5x-1. B.3 Mike, Louie and Joy can mow the { lawn in 4, 6 and 7 hours | respectively. What fraction of the | yard can they mow in 1 hour if they work together? ° I | B: e Scanned with CamScanner26 ' se ee oie f the i retorts ttt gga LR) number is cae d reversed, the res! Find the coefficient ofthe ta seven more jnvolving,b” in the expansion 9 number. What @- 20) Aad 3360 oan 3.10! os 6.260 0.336 oO Find the sum of the FO eon Bx2—10x+2=0- 4 AD D. 4 2 ue Pease ree oun ee Cheers Ue 2 ‘The time required for two examinees ‘o solve the same Problem differ by two minutes. Together they can solve 32 Problems in one hour. How long will it take for the slower Problem solver to solve the sa lem? AS minutes B.2 minutes C. 3 minutes D. 4 minutes a ease Find the value of m that will make 4x'-4mx+4m+5 a perfect square ‘rinomial, A3 B.2 C4 DS MATT CTL Anais years older than Be eth. In 5 wears eee their ages will be 1e pipe can fill a tank in 6 fy oe erother pipe can fill the Samy tank in 3 hours. A drain pipe can empty the tank in 24 hours, wy, at three pipes open, how long wit take to fill the tank? 5.16 B.3.14 C.2.18 D. 1.48 The sealing section in a Coliseum hhas 30 seats in the first row, 32 seats in the second row, 34 seats in the third row, and so on, until the tenth row is reached, afer which there are ten rows, each containing 50 seats. Find the total number of seats in the section ‘A900 A biece of paper is 0.05 inches thick Each time the paper is folded into half the thickness is doubled. Ifthe pee Was folded 12 times, how thick in feet the folde 2 agit? folded paper be? B. 12.34 C.17.10 0.11.25 Scanned with CamScanner((aLGEBRA r Se ase rE April 1999 rae Bene third ofthe arin a tank is Femoved By each stroke of an ait map: What fractional part of the total airis removed in 6 strokes? A.0.7122 qyeeSEEC EET Frakes an airplane one hour and forty-five minutes to travel 500 miles against the wind and covers the same distance in one hour and fifteen minutes with the wind. What is the speed of the airplane? ‘A.342.85 mph 8B. 375.50 mph ©. 450.50 mph .285.75 mph Psa Tel) ule ae Ni Tiel Atexaclly what time after 2 o'clock ‘willthe hour hand and the minute hand extend in opposite directions for the first time? A.2:43 and 0.63 sec B. 2:43 and 6.30 sec €.2:43 and 40.5 sec D. 2:43 and 37.8 sec ‘The sum of the ages of Peter and Paul is 21. Peter will be twice as old 8 Paul 3 years from now. What is te present age of Peter? 8 Bé C18 pe YU 0, A‘mulimillionaire left his entire estate ‘his wife, daughter, son and ‘guard, His daughter and son got the total value of the estate hating in the ratio of 3:2. His wife got fice value as much as the share of I€ son. If the bodyguard received alfa million pesos, what is the total lue of the estate? IGINEERING MATHEMATICS A.65 million B.5 million C.7 million D.6 million 124, ECE Board November 2002/ April 2004 ‘A speed boat can make a trip of 100 miles in one hour and 30 minutes if it travels upstream. If it travels downstream, it will take one hour and 15 minutes to travel the same distance. What is the speed of the boat in calm water? 193.45 mph B. 73.33 mph C. 146.67 mph D. 293.33 mph EACAEREC en eed ‘Simplify the expression: the square Toot of the cube root of 64 x A. 4x PSUSETEETeeIL z ‘Aman can do a job three limes as fast as a boy. Working together it would take them 6 hours to do the same job. How long will it take the man to do the job alone? ‘A. 9 hours B. 8 hours C. hours D. 10 hours ‘A company sells 80 units and makes P80 profit. It sells 110 units and makes P140 profit. Ifthe profitis a linear function of the number of units sold; what is the average profit per unit if the company sells 250 units? A. P1.76 & 9B2-3 Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA ‘At approximately what time after 12 o'clock will the hour and the minute hands of a clock form an angle of 120 degrees for the second time? A. 50 min and 30 sec afler 12 o'clock B. 43 min and 38 sec afier 12 o'clock C. 38 min and 35 sec after 120’clock D. 30 min and 45 sec afler 120'clock ERNIE MEE ‘What is the 11" term of the harmonic Progression if the first and the third terms are ¥ and 1/6 respectively? A. 1120 BY ESAS ETM ‘What is the remainder when the polynomial x4 5x9 + 5x2 47x +6is divided by x+2? At6 ESSE He larry is one third as old as Ron and 8 years younger than Hermione. If Harry is 8 years old, what is the sum of their ages? A40 ESSE ‘The sum of the three consecutive even integers is 78, What is the largest integer? A24 B28 c.32 3.30 33, ECE Board No\ ‘An iron bar four meters long has a 300 pound weight hung on one end and a 200 poun \d weight hung at the ‘opposite end, How far from the 300 Tene ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS 2a Shae Tee und weight should the fulc, 7 Rotated fo balance the aM bg A. 2.5 meters B. 1.0 meters C. 1.6 meters D. 2.0 meters ELMS ATEIC TTC Whatis the first four terms of te sequence whose general term wet? D.2,4,6, 10 x.can do the job 50 percent tastes than y and 20 percent faster than» If they work together, they can finch the job in 4 days. How many days Willi take xto finish the job fhe tg work alone? ERWSCaEPE ene Solve for x in the following equation ARE TX 410K + + B4X = 1490) Ad B.3 C.2 D4 SRSA I kx? — (k +3)x? +13 is divided by X~ 4, and the remainder is 157. Then the value of k is A cop Oana 98. ECE Board April 2004 Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely as the square of z and that w =4 when =2; y=6 and 2=3. What is the value of w, when x=1, y=4 and 2=2? AS B.5 C4 D3 Scanned with CamScanner(— ALGEBRA eENSeSEEICE TI If 16 is four more than 3x, then x’ + | COMSOSEECUW even Four positive integers form an arithmetic progression. If the prod of the 1% and the last term is Ea a the 2™ and the third term is 88, find the 1 term. pomPr omen SSSI ‘A professional organization is composed of x ECEs and 2x EES. 1f6 ECEs are replaced by 6 EEs, 1/6 of the members will be ECEs. Solve for x At B24 C.36 D1 Cees es Tins ‘The average rate of production of (PCB) is 1 unit for every 2 hours work by two workers. How many PCBs can be produced in one month by 60 workers working 200 Hours during the month? What is the sum of all even integers from 10 to 500? A. 87,950 a 124,960 730 D. ee88 : From the equation 7x" + (2k -1)x- 3k+2=0, determine the value of k so that the sum and product of the roots ’ (IEEE ‘What is the equation form of the statement: The amount by which 100 Exceeds four times a given number A. 4x(100) B. 100+4x C. 100-4x D. 4x-100 EMSC SIEPE ICED Candle A and candle B of equal length are lighted at the same time and burning until candle A is twice as long as candle B. Candle A is designed to fully burn in 8 hours while candle B for 4 hours. How long will they be lighted? A. 3 hours and 30 minutes B. 2 hours.and 40 minutes C. 3 hours D. 2 hours ESSERE ae ‘Solve for x if 8°=2""" and 16°"”'=4", A2 B4 . Cis 03 | (EuSaSE REC Lae What is the sum of all odd integers between 10 and 500? A. 87,950 B. 124,950 C. 62, 475 D. 65,955, ERWSaSEP Ee How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7, should there be so that their- sum will be 2600. ‘A,60 8.50 C.52 ‘ 0.55 nici Bi Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA EUSaa Ee Ifthe 1" term of the geometric progression is 27 and the 4” term is 1, the third term is: A3 B.2 C3 D2 | Solve for x’ aX =2*2and 16% = 4. Ad com BNO Transform the fraction by rationalizing ax the denominator eine Ax (« +x? 4) B. xvx?-4 C. ax-vx? D. xe Eero Iflog of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, find the value of x A2 B4 C3 D5 Ea The logarithm of 1 to any base is: ‘A.one B. zero C. infinity indeterminate wu The equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of 2x? -3x-5=0 A. 8x243x-220 B. 3x2-4x44=0 ©. 4x? -5x44=0 D. 6x2-3x-4=0 ane ee — _ the expansion of (2x1)? 0 1 2 3 Solve for x in the following ec XAOX+OX+T XE... 49x = 626 — A4 gop> B.2 c.3 0.1 EREen 6 Expand the following (t+K?). Pa) A.90 B. 100 Cc. 80 D.95 eT Given f(x) = (x=4)(x+3) +4 , when {() is divided by (x-K), the remainder is K. Find the value of K, A-12 Bs C.4 D.2 (a-b) A. a9 -3a"b+3ab?-b® B. a? +3a¢b+3ab?~b? ©. 0° 3a" +3a% +b? D. a8 -3a’b+3ab—b® ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS B2-6 Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA DEE fs. Problem] Give the factors of a? - x2 A a = Bena ox D.2x-2a 62. Problem find x if 7 is the fourth proportional to 36, and 28 and x. poor oNe® The intensity of sound varies directly as the strength of the source and inversely as the square as the distance from the source. Write the equation which describes this relation KS AL e. B.1=kSd* ka? oie s IFxvaries directly as y and inversely 282; and x=14, when y=7 and 2= find x when y=16 and ‘Atank is filled with an intake pipe that wil lit in 4 hours and an outlet Pipe that will empty it in 12 hours. If both pipes are left open, how long will 34 fo fil the empty tank? pon Ron ENGINEERING MATHEMATICG Ittakes Shian twice as long as it takes Rellenar to do a certain piece of work. Working together they can do the work in 6 days. How long ‘would it take Rellenar to do it alone. Ag B.8 C.6 D.4 ALTE it 3 ‘Twenty (20) men can finish the job in 30 days. Twenty five (25) men were, hired at the start and 10 quit after 20 days. How many days will it take to finish the job? A.27 B.32 24 D. 35 hii The square of a number increased by 16 is the same as 10 times the number. Find the numbers, The sides of a right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is doubled, how many square units will the area of the new triangle A. 240 B. 420 c.300 D. 200 ue The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. Iftwo numbers namely 274 and 850 are removed what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers? A.42 B.28 C.30 ; D.32 Scanned with CamScannerRound off 0.003086 to two significant figures. A. 0.0031 B. 0.003 C.0,0030__ D. 0.3 x 107 ‘The velocity of an airplane in still air is 125 kph. The velocity of the wind due east is 25 kph. If the plane travels east and retums back to its base again after 4 hours. At what distance does the plane travel due east? A. 240 km B. 320 km C. 200. km D. 180 km BT ‘Auman is 41 yrs. Old and his son In how many years will the father be three times as old as his'son? A7 909 aoe A high concentrated solution having volume of 100 liters is mixed by 7.5% alcohol and 25% gasoline. It was found out that 2 50-50 percent mixture is also appropriate in the sollution. How much gasoline should be added to the high concentrated C. 25 liters D. 40 liters Problem The second hand of a clock is 4 inches long. Find the speed of the tip ofthe second hand. A.0.42 inisec B.0.34 in/sec C.0.56 inisec | D. 0.48 inisec ‘Aman sold a book by mistake at 120% of the marked price instead of discounting the market price by 20%, Ifhe sdld the book for P14.40, what was the price for which he have sold the book? A. P10.20 B.P7.8 C. P96 D. P86 Expressed 2763 in Roman Numerals: ‘A. MMDCCLXIII B. MMDCLXIII C. MMDLCXIIl D. MMLDCXilI Find the 30" term of the A.P. 4,7, 10., ATS B.90 C.88 D.9t Determine the sum S of the following series S =.2.+ 5 +8 + 11...with 100 terms A. 15050, B. 14750 C. 15660 D. 15350 ON TeL ET Find the value of x if the following forms a harmonic 7 a4 4 rogression, + ce 2"x 16 AT 5.8 c.9 D.10 jl Scanned with CamScannerf ALGEBRA | | number X, 2x + 7,10x - 7 for Find the value of x; my Sal pope Bean Express 3.2181818 as a fraction Ai 55 142 oa 106 Oy 70 Find the sum of 5-41 anc A3t4i B. 246i C.345i D.7#12i PW Find the length of the vector (2.1.4) AST B21 c.¥20 D.vis Eee ‘A production supervisor submitted the following report on the average role of production of printed circuit, boards (PCB) in an assembly line. 1.5 workers produce 12 PCB's in 2 hours. How many workers are employed in an assembly line working 40 heurs each week with a weekly production of 8000 PCB's? A40 B.55 C.60 0.50 ‘The sum of two numbers is 21 and ‘one number is twice the other, Find the numbers. A714 B.6, 15 C.8, 13 D.9, 12 | Bae ‘Solve for x: logio8 = 3-3 logiox AS on coe | Pema ‘Spheres of the same radius are pile in the form of a pyramid with a square base until there is just one sphere at the top layer, if there are four spheres on each side of the square, find the total number of spheres in the pile. A. 25 spheres B. 30 spheres C. 32 spheres D. 28 spheres ERE Ifx-2x°-3x?-4x-8 is divided by (-2), ‘the remainder is: A. -20 B.-28 C.28 D.20 POuaenIe Factor the expression 3x*-3x*-18x A, 3x(x-3)(X#2) B. 3x(x+3)(x+2) C. 3x(x+3)(X-2) D, 3x(x-3)(%-2) EEE Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA eer cae eran ORT Ryan is 15 yrs, older than his brother Yuan, However "y” years ago, Ryan was twice as old as Yuan. If Yuan is now *b” years old and b > y, find the 2 salve evaluate in e® Zine? a Shine’ B. Ine’ De It is a sequence of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression A. algebraic progression B. geometric progression C. harmonic progression D. infinite progression Itis the base of a number system. A. radius B. radix C. characteristic D. Matrix Paar ‘A fraction which contains one of more fraction in either the numerator or the denominator. ‘A. complex number B. complex fractions C. partial fraction D. refraction | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS ‘Anumber which could not be expressed as a quotient of tg integers. A natural B. rational C rational D. Surd If the roots of an equation are zen then they are classified as ° ‘A. extraneous solutions ~~" B. trivial solutions C. conditional solutions D. none of these EERE ‘What is the sum of the coefficients, ‘the expansion of (xty-2)" Ad B.2 C.3 0.4 ‘Two natural numbers are such that the difference of their squares is 481 and the sum of their squares is 769. Find the numbers. A. 25, 12 , B. 10, 25 C. 20, 16 D. 30, 25 ae For the expression (4x-3)°, what is the sum of the exponents. A.34 B. 38 c.42 B2- Scanned with CamScanner( ALGEBRA i | Fre numbers used in counting are called rational numbers, B. integers. ¢, complex numbers D. natural numbers ‘These include the natural numbers ‘and their negatives and zero, ‘rational numbers 8. fraction C. integers D. complex numbers A is one which can be expressed as @ quotient of two integers. A rational number B rational number C. complex number D. natural number eae Isone of the form a + bi, where a and bare real numbers and i= /=1. A irrational numbers B. integers C. complex numbers D- rational numbers ee oad The ‘of a number depends upon the number of units contained in the number, no reference being paid to the sign. A. sign 8, absolute value C. integer D. fractional part '-a combination of number symbols Connected by any of the symbols of Operation, ‘A. monomial 8. algebraic expression C. polynomial D.lke terms Eel Is an expression containing a single f term. A. polynomial B. monomial C. quadratic. D. multinomial LT Is an expression containing several terms ‘A. polynomial B. monomial ©. quadratic. D. multinomial The operations of multiplication and division are to be before those of addition and subtraction A, performed last B. performed first C. not performed D. either a orb eee) The is a statement of general application which will aid us in factoring polynomials when the factors are not immediately evident; stated as follows: A. Cramer's rule B. Remainder theorem C. Factor theorem D. Binomial theorem A ‘of two or more algebraic expressions is an exact divisor of each expressions. A. coefficient B. binomial C. common factor D. LCD ee ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS B2-11 Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA A. fractional expression A ‘of two or more integral functions A, B, C... is an integral function which is exactly divisible by each of the functions A, B, C ... ‘A. common factor B fractional part C. common multiple D. GCF The of two or more integral functions is that function which contains all the prime factors of each of the given functions. : A. GCF B.LCM C. common multiple D. common factor The indicated quotient of tvio algebraic expressions A and’ B, \written in the form AJB, is called an A algebraic function B. algebraic fraction C. algebraic equation D. algebraic quotient a ‘An is one where the numeratoris of higher or of equal degree than the denominator. A. improper fraction B. proper fraction C. real fraction D. imaginary fraction Ea tobe in when the terms of the fraction contain no common factor. A. highest terms B. common terms: C. lowest terms D. common multiple ‘An ‘one that does not contain any Iiteral quantity in the in the denominator of any term, B. integral expression C. mixed expression ©. algebraic expression An a, ah a literal quantity in the to? Cony ty in the denomint2ta Of one or more of its tera alr A. fractional expression B. integral expression C. mixed expression O. algebraic expression 1205 Problem AIAN _____ consists of, expression and a fraction, 9 A. fractional expression B. mixed expression C. integral expression D. algebraic expression ERE A is is a fraction with one of both of the numerator or denominator in the form of a fractional expression A. improper fraction B. proper fraction C, complex fraction D. continued fractions The process of extracting a root of an algebraic expression is called A. evolution B. radicands C. roots D. index of roots A in one unknown, say x, has the form ax +b = 0. A. quadratic equation B. general equation C. linear equation D. polynomial equation ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS B2-12 Scanned with CamScanner& ALGEBRA —_—— peace i x in one unknown has the mm: ax’ + BX += 0. quadratic equation B linear equation inomial equation nomial equation The quantity b? ~ 4ac is called the of the quadratic equation. expression B incriminant ¢. discriminant D. roots Eaaesad is those in which. the Tnknown appears in one. or more radicals. A. quadratic equation B polynomial equation C. irrational equation D. rational equation ‘An equation is said to be with respect to the unknowns involved when the interchange of the unknowns does not change the form ofthe equation. A. asymmetric B.linear C. symmetric D. nonlinear PTI 4n____isa statement that one of ‘two expressions is not equal to, that is,is greater or less than the other. A. equality 8. inequality C. asymmetric D.unequaity Two inequalities when they. have the same sign of inequality. A. computes in the same sense B. subsist in the same sense C. transpose in the same sense . subsist in the opposite sense (EWM acl iol A is true only for some value oF values of the quantities involved. A. absolute inequality B. absolute equality C. conditional equality D. conditional inequality (ECE A is true for all values of the quantifies involved. A. absolute inequality B. conditional inequality C. conditional equality D. absolute equality Ee The of one number to another number is the quotient obtained by dividing the first by the second number. A. proportion B. inverse ratio C. ratio D. probability Ifa/b is the ratio of two quantities of the same kind, the numerator a is calledthe A. antecedent B. consequent C. numerator D. denominator If alb is the ratio of two quan the same kind, the denominator b is the A. antecedent B. consequent C. numerator D, denominator Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA The reciprocal of a given ratio is called a A. asymmetric rati B. inverse ratio C. antecedent ratio D. consequent ratio A is an equation whose . Members are ratios, A. combination B. proportion C. inverse ratio D. probability ‘The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the A. extremes, 8. means C. outer terms D. inner terms The 1e Second and third terms are called the A. extremes B. means C. inner terms D. outer terms, The fourth term is called the ‘A. mean proportional B. last proportional C. fourth proportional O. extreme proportional COREE A isa series if equal ratios in which the consequent of each ratio is the antecedent of the next ratio. ‘A. asymmetric proportion B. discontinued proportion C. continued proportion D. symmetric proportion amare ‘four quantities a, b,c, and d are in Proportion by ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS A. inversion B. alternation C. composition D. diversion When y is a linear function rr | fo ott rm y = kx, k #0, 8 A. inversely Proportional B. directly proportional C. varies jointly D. varies directly say y varies A inversely Proportional 8. directly proportional C. jointly proportional D. varies inversely When = by, koe eye : 19 constant, wa. A. varies jointly B. varies inversely C. varies directly D. none of the above aan ‘A sequence of numbers, each of Which is obtained from the preceding one by the addition of a fixed Positive or negative number called the ‘A. common sum 8. common denominator C. common progression D. common difference NETIC ‘nan arithmetic progression, Containing any number of terms, all the terms between the frst and last terms are called A. arithmetic symbol B. arithmetic extremes. C. arithmetic means, D. arithmetic difference Scanned with CamScanner{ALGEBRA SE yar cu) ‘A___— 8 sequence of numbers, each of which is obtained from the preceding term by multiplying it by a fixed positive or negative number. ‘A. arithmetic progression geometric means C.arithmetic extremes, D. geometric progression ‘The terms between the first and last tems of a geometric progression are called A. geometric extremes B. geometric means C. geometric progression D. geometric terms eee Frequently we use the notation f(x) which is read “fof x’, to denote a function of a variable x. The letter within the parenthesis is the eat ‘A dependent variable B. independent variable rational variable D. polynomial variable eae ‘A process of simplifying the Problem of dividing a polynomial f(x) by (1), vere ris a constant, is known as A. arithmetical division B factoring C. synthetic division D. rational division sWarrea fa rational integral equation, f(%) 9, with has at vb asa root, where a and b are rational and 6 is irational, A. rational coefficient B. real coefficient C. irrational coefficient D. imaginary coefficient A is a fraction expressed as the sum of two or more simpler fractions ‘A.rational fraction : B. proper fraction | C. partial fraction D. improper fraction | A____ isa quotient of two polynomials with real coefficients A. proper fractions B. improper fractions C. irrational fractions D. rational fractions Pace 27,9,3,1, 1Bisa progression. A. geometric B. arithmetic C. harmonic D. hyperbolic (Eee ‘Two or more equations are equal if and only if they have the same: A order B. variable set C. solution set D. degree Eee ‘A number when divided by 6 leaves a remainder of §, when divided by 5 leaves a remainder of 4, by 4 leaves a remainder of 3, by 3 leaves a remainder of 2, and by 2 leaves remainder of 1. Find the smallest possible value of the number. A.29 B.49 c.59 0.69 i a ae LIE MAATIOS B2-15 Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA Drs 10% greater than B and B IS 20% less than C, express of percentage of C- A.68% B. 78% ©. 88% 0. 58% Pree 77002" sermeracar all He sum of the coefficients in the expansion of («+¥~2) 18: A. from 2 to B. from 5 to 10 C. above 10 D.less than 2 Ify varies directly as x and y = 9 when x = 2, what is the value of x when y = 1? Adt B. ° ie oly ely pat? 3 amaeen : If (#3): 10 = (3x-2): 6, find (2x 4), Ad . B.4 c.2 0.3 amare Tan ‘What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32? A320 B.2 C. 180 D.90 ‘The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55, iftwo numbers namely 250 and 850 are removed. What is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers? ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS irra club of 40 executives, 33 like tg smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke Philip Morris. HOW many like both? A13 B.10 C1 D. 12 Wat is the value of log 25 + log 35? A739 B. 3.79 C.3.97 D. 9.37, Determine x, so that: x, 2x + 4, 10x~ 4.ill be a geometric progression. A4 . B.6 C2 D5 (alee Find the 7” term in the series: Scanned with CamScanner( GEBRA oo a the sum Of - roots a x= 10K+2=0, Ss the sum of the infinite — progression: 1/2, 1/8, 1792, AM accu) {og of negative one to the base ten is written 2s logio-1. Its rectangular forms: A0-]1.36 B. zero ¢.0+j1.36 D. infinity The sum of three consecutive even integer is 78: What is the value of the largest integer? ADs 8.28 42 0.82 Sx'Hx042-7x-6 Is divided by x*: determine the remainder. A326 B68 C.48 0.84 The sum of ages of Peter and Paul Is 2.1m 3 years, Peter is twice as old 8 Paul, How old is Peter? Ate 545 G12 D410 Round off: 6785768.342 to the nearest one tenth A. 6785768.34 B.6785768.3 C. 7000000.0 D. 6785770.00 IFA was originally a range of ‘numbers which four significant figures which, when rounded off to three significant figures yielded a value of 3.10, what was the original range of values of A? A. 3.10 to 3.105 B. 3.101 to 3,105! C.3.101 to 3.109 D. 3.101 to 3.104 ewe Solve for thie value of: 7°? 87°") + FREI ‘a> band c> d, then (atc) © of (b+) A. less than B. greater than C. equal to D. less than or equal to ale ell ‘A percentage is a fraction whose denominator is ___ A100 | B. 100 c.10 D. 10000 no i Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA a —————— ‘One is to fifty-two and one half as three and one-thitd is to A185 B.175 C.165 0.155 [180 Problem | If soldering lead contains 63% silver, ___grams of soldering lead can ‘be made from 520 grams of silver. A 852.4 8.8254 C. 845.2 D. 842.5 In Algebra, the operation root extraction is called as: A involution B. revolution C. resolution D. evolution The roots of a quadratic equation are 411 and ¥. What is the true equation? A. 12x? + 7x+1=0 B. 12x?-7x+1=0 C. 12x24 7x-1=0 D. 12x2-7x-1=0 Q = 25 when t = 0. Q=75 when t = 2. ‘What is the Q when t=6? A. 185, B. 145 C. 150 D. 175 What time after 2 o'clock = hands of the clock extend in opposite direction for the fist tg A. 2:43.63 ” 8.243.161 ©. 2:43.363 D. 2:42.563 (EeMacLeue uation “n xm In th the multiplicand is An Bm cq D. none of the choices (ae fee b-) Gs) (8) the following is correct? «Which A xtz2y Bx-y+z ifthe surd (/2 +¥5)(x is equal to: Eee Determine the sum of the positive valuied solution to the simultaneous equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, 2X= A15 B13 Scanned with CamScanner‘Simplify: see a) es(r)* n40(7)2 A-Sa B.-3a C.-7a D.4a ‘The value of (3 to 2.5 power) square is equal to: A729 B.140 C.243, 0.81 Solve for x: yx +2V2x +3 - Find the valye of k so that 4x’ + 6x + ve 2 perfect square. B25 C9 D.2.25 IEERING MATHEMATICS ieee The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. Iftwo numbers are added to the progression, the new set of numbers will have an arithmetic mean of 19. ‘What are the two numbers if their difference is 4? i A.21, 25 B. 23, 27 C.8, 12 D. 16, 20 ESE Find the value of x whi the following expression: Vx-2 = x +2 A.3/2 B.9/4 ©. 18/6 D. none of these Find the remainder if we divide 4y° + 18y’ +8y — 4 by ( 2y +3). A.10 Bt C.15 D.13 The polynomial x° + 4x? -3x + 8 is divided by x-5, then the remainder is A. 175 8.140 C.218 D. 200 Eaaenea ‘The equation of whose roots are the reciprocal of the roots of 2x” -3x—5 =0is, A. 8x2-4+3x-2=0 B. 2x7 43x-5=0 will satisfy ©. 3x?-3x+2=0 D. 2x?45x-3=0 B2-19 A Scanned with CamScannerPe yest ALGEBRA ee Eee Solve for the value of x: tog2x? +08 = 6.278 A. 379.65 B. 365.97 C..397.56 0. 356.79 Evaluate the logs 845 = x A376. B. 5.84 C.4.48 0.2.98 ‘What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + y =2)"? gopE ono Find the 6" term of (3x-4y)” A. -148,288 xy” B. -848 x’y? C. 154,288 xy? D. -1,548,288 x'y* ‘the discriminant of the equation 4x" = 8x - 5? AB B.-16 C.16 D8 ert is 15 years older than his brother Stan. However "y" years ago, Robert was twice as old as Stan. If Stan is now *b’ years old and b>y, find the value of (b - y). ANS B.16 C.17 D.18 —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—— a Peau “father tells his Son, “I was your agg now when you were born.” Ifthe father is now 38 years old, how olg was his son 2 years ago? A15 B.17 c.19 0.21 Pac eluk ‘At present, the sum of the parents) ‘ages is twice the sum of the children’s ages. Five years ago, the ‘sum of the parents, ages was 4 times the sum of the children’s ages, Fifteen years hence, the sum of the parents’ ages will be equal to the sum of the children’s ages. How many children are there? Ad pop oon ‘Atank can be filled in 9 hours by ane pipe, 12 hours by a second pipe and can be drained when full by a third pipe in 16 hours. How long will it take to fil an empty tank with all pipes in operation? A. 7 hours and 12 minutes B. 7 hours and 32 minutes C. 7 hours and 42 minutes D. 7 hours and 50 minutes PaiaLen ‘A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and C in 31 days and C and ‘Ain 20 days. In how many days can all of them do the work together? A.19 B17 C.21 D.15 B2-2 Scanned with CamScannereee ae No. 1 can finish installation of ‘nfenna tower in 200 man-hour Stile Crew No. 2 can finish the same win 300 man-hour. How long wil it ke both crews finish the same job, veraing together? : 400 man-hour B 420 man-hour ¢, 140 man-hour D. 160 man-hour Ten iters of 25% salt solution and 15 {ters of 35% salt solution are poured into a drum originally containing 30 iters of 10 % salt solution. What is the percent concentration of salt in the mixture? A.19.55% B. 22.15% ¢. 27.05% D. 25.72% Re How much water must be evaporated ‘fom 10kg solution which has 4% salt tomake a solution of 10% salt? Akg B.5kg C.6kg D.7kg BEE Bee t ifa two-digit number has x for its unit's digit and y for its ten’s digit, represent the number. A10x+y. B. toy +x Cy Dy ind the fraction such that if is subtracted from its terms it becomes %, but 4 is added to its terms it becomes #4. A 35 B52 c.5it4 D613 | ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS | If is subtracted from the numerator of a certain fraction, the value of the fraction becomes 3/5. If 1 i subtracted from the denominator of the same fraction, it becomes 2/3. Find the original fraction. A. 35/55 B. 36/55 c.37 D. 32/41 PREMIO ‘The ten’s digit of a number is 3 less than the unit's digit. If the number is divided by the sum of the digits, the quotient is 4 and the remainder is 3. What is the original number? A368 B.47 C.58 D.69 | Braeen The second of the four numbers three less than the first, the third is four more than the first and the fourth is two more than the third Find the fourth number if their sum is 35. A.10 B11 C.12 D.13 Eaeren Two planes leave Manila for a Southern city, a distance of 900 km. Plane A travels at a ground speed of 90 kph faster than the plane B. Plane A arrives in their destination 2 hours and 15 minutes ahead of plane B. What is the ground speed of plane A? ‘A. 205 kph B, 315 kh C. 240 kph D. 287 kph Scanned with CamScannerALGEBRA ™_ eT ‘Ona certain trip, Edgar drives 7 km in exactly the same time as Erwin drive 308 km. If Erwin's rate exceeded that of Edgar by 13 kph, determine the rate of Erwin. A. 39 kph B. 44 kph C. 48 kph D. 52 kph PC A goldsmith has two alloys of gold, the first being 70% pure and the second being 60% pure. How many ‘ounces of the 60% pure gold must be used to make 100 ounces of an alloy which will be 65% gold? A40 B.35 C.45 D.38 Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% faster than Pilar, , and together they can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Pedro to paint the same fence if he had to work alone? AG BB C.10 D.12 ix years ago, Nilda was five times as old as Riza. In five years, Nilda will be three times as old as Riza. What is the present age of Riza? AAT B16 c.15 0.14 From the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM of the same day, the minute hand of a standard clock describe an arc of A. 60° B. 90° C, 180° 0, 540° mE 3/2 are the roots of a = 73, and ~ W nardic equation, then the uation is nN 6x2 + 7x-3 = B.6x.-7x+3 ©. 6x2- 7x-3=0 0.6x’- 7x+1=0 PPAR LIEan Factor the expression x A («-3)(x2+3«*9) B. («-3)(1? +6x+12) c (x-3)(x? +9«+6) D. (x-3)(x? +6x+8) | -27. Perce TEI "The mean proportion between 12 and x is equat to 6. Find the value of Samp onaw PACT Find x if 7 is the fourth proportional to 36, and 28, and x. 1 FEWER ind the third proportional of the square of 2 and the cube root of 8 Ad oon Ron Scanned with CamScanner