Review 1

MATHEMATICS
BSGE

1. P5,000.00 is borrowed for 75 days at 16% per annum simple interest. How much will be due at
the end of 75 days?
a. P6,617.30 b. P5,164.38 c. P5,166.67 d. P6,666.67
2. Funds are deposited in a savings account at an interest rate of 8% per annum. What is the initial
amount that must be deposited to yield a total of P10,000.00 in ten years?
a. P4, 894 b. P4, 530 c. P6, 720 d. P4, 632
3. What is the accumulated amount of the five year annuity paying P6,000 at the end of each year,
with interest at 15% compounded annually?
a. P40, 454.29 b. P41, 114.29 c. P41, 454.29 d. P40, 544.29
4. A machine has a n initial cost of P50,000 and a salvage value of P10, 000 after 10 years. What is
the annual depreciation using straight line method
a. P5,000 b. P4,000 c. P3,000 d. P40,000
5. In #4, What is the book value after five years using straight line method
a. P35,000 b. P25,000 c. P15,000 d. P30,000
6. A pentagonal prism will be cut from a cylindrical log of 20 cm radius and 2 meters long. What is
the maximum volume of the prism out of the log?
a. 228,402 cubic cm b. 228,254 cubic cm c. 238,254 cubic cm
d. 228,042 cubic cm
7. In #6, Find the volume of the wasted material?
a. 23037 cubic cm b. 23073 cubic cm c. 23173 cubic cm
d. 23703 cubic cm
8. Assuming that the earth is a sphere whose radius is 6,400 km. Find the distance along 3 degree
arc at the equator of the earth’s surface?
a. 335.10 km b. 533.10 km c. 353.10 km d. 353.01 km
9. A metal washer 1 inch in diameter is pierced by ½ inch hole. What is the volume of the washer
if it is 1/8 inch thick
a. 0.082 cubic in.b. 0.047 cubic in. c. 0.074 cubic in. d. 0.028 cubic in.
10. It is a polyhedron of which two faces are equal, polygons in parallel planes and the other faces
are parallelograms
a. Cube b. Pyramid c. Prism d. Parallelepiped
11. Find the first ten terms of the series 2,4,8,26…..
a. 1023 b. 2046 c. 225 d. 1596
12. Mary is twenty-four. She is twice as old as Anna was when Mary was as old as Anna now. How
old is Anna now?
a. 16 b. 17 c. 12 d. 15
13. Solve for x in the equation: 2log4x-log49=2
a. 12 b. 10 c. 11 d. 13
14. The time required for two examinees to solve the same problem differs 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 problem?
a. 2 min. b. 3 min c. 4 min d. 5min
15. The first derivative of the function y = sin2x is:
a. cos2x b. 2sinx c. sin2x d.. . (sinx cosx)2

16. In a single throw of a pair of dice, what is the probability of having a 7 or 11?
a. ½ B. 2/5 c.2/9 d.7/11
17. Convert 2700 to radian
a. 7/4 b. 3/4 c. 3 d. 4
 18. If sin 3x= cos 2x, find x?
a. 740 b. 180 c. 690 d.930
19. Three sides of a triangular lot are 15 m, 20 m and 25 m respectively. Find the area of the lot?
a. 105 sq. m. b. 115 sq. m. c. 150 sq. m. d.125 sq. m
20. In # 19, How much is the total cost of the land if a square meter is worth P 1,500.00
a. P 157,500 b. P 172,500 c. P 225,000 d. P 187,500
21. What is the x-intercept of the line y + 3x – 6 = 0?
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a. 6 b.2 c. 3 d. 2
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22. The center of the circle x2 – 4 + y2 + 6y = 2 is?
a. (2, 3) b.(2 -3) c. (-2, 3) d.(-2, -3)

23. Determine the point of division of the line segment from A(5, 6) to B(-3, -2) that
divides the line segment starting from A into two parts in the ratio 1:3.
a. (1, 3) b. (-1, 1) c. (0. 2) d. (3, 4)

24. A parabola has an equation 3x + y2 – 4y + 7 = 0. Determine the length of the latus

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

25. A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the rate of 15 ft/sec. A
point B on the ground is level with and 30 feet from A. When the balloon is 40 ft.
from A, at what rate is its distance from B changing?
a. 13 ft/s b. 15 ft/s c. 12 ft/s d. 10 ft/s
26. The sum of two numbers is 21 and their product is 108. Find the sum of their reciprocal?

a. 11/36 b. 13/36 c. 7/35 d. 7/36

27. The angle, which the line of sight to the object makes with the horizontal, which is above the eye

of the observer, is called?

a. Bearing b. Acute angle c. Angle of depression

d. Angle of elevation
28. The volume of a sphere is 36 cu. m The surface area of this sphere in sq. cm. is?
a. 36 b. 24 c. 18 d. 12

29. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2=16x

a. x=-4 b. x=-8 c. x=4 d. x=8
30. Find the area bounded by the curve y=9-x2 and the x axis?
a. 30 sq. units
b. 18 sq. units
c. 25 sq. units
d. 36 sq. units