MULTI

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QUESTI
ONSin

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NGMATHEMATI
CS
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egoI
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oT.Gi
ll
esani
a

Encodedby:

Sar
cia,Mar cr
isA.
Marasigan,Franci
sCarlB.
Gantuangco,CharlesLl
oydG.
Conver
sion

Pr
oblem 1
Whatisthetemper
atur
eindegr
eeCel
siusofabsol
utezer
o?
A.- 32
B.0
C.273
D.- 273

Pr
obl
em 2(MEApr il1
996)
Howmanydegr eesCelsi
usi
s100degr
eesFahr
enhei
t?
A.37.8°C
B.2.667°C
C.1.
334° C
D.13.34°C

Problem 3(ECENovember1997)
Acomf ort
ableroom t
emper
atur
eis72°
F.Whati
sthi
stemper
atur
e,expr
essedi
n
degreesKelvi
n?
A.263
B.290
C.295
D.275

Probl
em 4
255°Ci sequivalentt
o:
A.491° F
B.427° F
C.173.
67° F
D.109.67° F

Probl
em 5
Atwhattemper
atur
ewi
llt
he°
Cand°
Freadi
ngsbeequal
?
A.40°
B.-40°
C.32°
D.0°

Pr
obl
em 6(
MEOctober1994)
Howmanydegr
eeCel
siusi
s80degr
eesFahr
enhei
t?
 A.26.
67
B.86.
4
C.33.
33
D.16.
33

Pr
oblem 7(EEOct
ober1990)
Whatistheabsol
utet
emperatur
eoft
hef
reezi
ngpoi
ntofwat
eri
ndegr
eeRanki
ne?
A.- 32
B.0
C.428
D.492

Probl
em 8
Theangleofincl
inat
ionoft
her
oadi
s32.Whati
stheangl
eofi
ncl
inat
ioni
nmi
ls?
A.456.23
B. 568.89
C.125.36
D.284.44

Pr
oblem 9
Ananglemeasur
esxdegr
ees.Whati
sit
smeasur
einr
adi
ans?
A.180°x/π
B.πx/1 80°
C.180°π/x
D.180°πx

Problem 1
0(ECENovember1
995)
Express45°inmils.
A.80mi l
s
B.800mi l
s
C.8000mi l
s
D.80000mils

Pr
oblem 11(MEApri
l1997)
Whatistheval
ueindegreesofπr
adi
ans?
A.90°
B.57. 3°
C.1 80°
D.45°
Pr
obl
em 12(
CEMay1993)
Howmanydegr
eesi
s3200°mi
ls?
A.360°
B.270°
C.180°
D.90°

Pr
oblem 13(ECENovember1 995)
Anangularunitequi
val
entt
o1 /
400oft
heci
rcumf
erenceofaci
rcl
eiscal
led:
A.mil
B.grad
C.radian
D.degr ee

Problem 1
4( EEOct ober1
994)
Carryoutthef ol
lowingmult
ipl
icat
ionandexpr
essyouransweri
ncubi
cmet
ers:
3cm×5mm×2m.
A.3x1 0-3
B.3x1 0-4
C.8x1 0-2
D.8x1 02

Probl
em 15(MEApr
il1
994)
Addthefoll
owi
ngandexpr
essi
nmet
ers:3m +2cm +70mm
A.2.
90m
B.3.
14m
C.3.
12m
D.3.
09m

Pr
obl
em 1 6
Onenauti
calmil
eisequi
val
entt
o:
A.5280f t
.
B.6280f t
.
C.1.256stat
utemil
e
D.1.854km

Pr
obl
em 17(MEOct
ober1991
)
Howmanysquar
efeeti
s100squar
emet
ers?
A.328.10
B.956.36
 C.1
075.
84
D.1
56

Pr
oblem 1
8
Atankcontai
ns1
500gal
lonsofwat
er.Whati
stheequi
val
enti
ncubi
cli
ter
s?
A.4.256
B.5.865
C.6
D.5.685

Pr
obl
em 19(MEOctober1994)
Howmanycubicf
eetisequival
entt
o100gal
lonsofwat
er?
A.74.80
B.1.
337
C.13.
37
D.133.7

Pr
obl
em 20(MEApri
l1 998)
Howmanycubi
cmet ersis100gal
lonsofl
iqui
d?
A.0.
1638cu.meters
B.1.
638cu.meters
C.0.
3785cu.met ers
D.3.
7850cu.met ers

Probl
em 21(
MEOctober1995)
Thenumberofboar
dfeetinaplank3i
nchest
hick,1f
ootwi
de,and20f
eetl
ong
i
s:
A.30
B.60
C.120
D.90

Pr
oblem 22
Whichofthef ol
lowi
ngi
scorrect?
A.1horsepower=746kW
B.1horsepower=0.746watts
C.1hor sepower=0.746kW
D.1hor sepower=546wat ts

Pr
obl
em 23(
MEOct
ober1
996)
Theaccel
erat
ionduet
ogr
avi
tyi
nEngl
ishuni
tisequi
val
entt
o?
2
A.32.2ft/
sec
B.3.22ftsec2
/
C.9.81ftsec2
/
D.98.1ftsec2
/

Probl
em 24( MEApr
il1
999)
Theprefixnanoi
sopposi
tet
o:
A.mega
B.tera
C.hexa
D.giga

Probl
em 25(MEOctober1
996)
t
h
10tothe1 2 poweri
stheval
ueoft
hepr
efi
x:
A.giga
B.pico
C.tera
D.peta

Exponent
sandRadi
cal
s

Problem 26
-2/
3
Solveforx:x=-
(1/
-27)
A.9
B.1/9
C.-9
D.-1/9

Problem 27
Solveforai nt
heequat
ion:a=64x4y
A.4x+3y
B.43xy
C.256xy
D.43x+y

Pr
obl
em 28
Si
mpli
fy3x-3x-1-3x-2
A.3x-2
B.33x-3
 C.5×3x-2
D.13×3x
Pr
oblem 29
Whichofthef ol
lowi
ngi
str
ue?
A. -2× - 2=2
B.24=4 6
C. 10= 5+ 2
D.5+55+55+55+55=56
5

Problem 30
Solveforx:x= 1
8- 72+ 50.
A.-
22
B.2 2
C.4
D.4 3

Pr
obl
em 31
Sol orx: x-1
vef -x=1- x.
A.-16/25&0
B.25/16&0
C.-25/16&0
D.16/25&0

Pr
obl
em 32
3 4 3 4 3 4
Si
mpl
if
y 2x - 1
6x +2 54x.
3 4
A.5 x
3 4
B.2 5x
3 4
C.5 2x
3 4
D.2 x

Problem 33
Solveforx:3x5x+1=6x+2
A.2.1455
B.2.1445
C.2.4154
D.2.1544
Pr
obl
em 34
2 32
-
(a b)
Si
mpl
if
y 2 -1 .
ab
2 7
-
A.a b
2 5
-
B.a b
6 7
-
C.a b
6 5
-
D.a b

Problem 35
xx
(3)i sequalt
o:
2
x
A.3
B.3xxx
C.3xx
D.32x

Problem 36
Solveforx:37x+1=6561
.
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

Probl
em 37
I
f3a=7b,t hen3a2/
7b2=
A.1
B.3/7
C.7/
3
D.49/9

Pr
obl
em 38
Sol
vef
orUi fU= 1
-1-1
-…
A.0.723
B.0.618
C.0.852
D.0.453

Probl
em 39(MEApr i
l1996)
I
fxt othe¾ powerequals8,t
henxequal
s:
 A.-
9
B.6
C.9
D.1
6

Probl
em 40
y
I
f33 =1 ,whati
stheval
ueofy/
33?
A.0
B.1
C.Infi
nit
y
D.1/33

Pr
obl
em 41(MEApr i
l1998)
Fi
ndtheval
ueofxt hatwi
llsat
isf
ythef
oll
owi
ngexpr
essi
on: x-
2=-x+2
A.x=3/ 2
B.x=1 8/6
C.x=9/ 4
D.noneofthese

Pr
obl
em 42(
MEApr
il1
998)
-
3
e i
sequalto:
A.0.048787
B.0.049001
C.0.049787
D.0.048902

Pr
obl
em 43
Btothem/ nth powerisequalt
o:
th
A.n r ootofbt othem power
B.Bt ot hem+npower
C.1/nsquar erootofbtothem power
D.Bt ot hem powerovern

Pr
obl
em 44( ECEApr i
l1993)
Fi
ndxfr
om t hefol
lowingequat
ions:
x y
27 =9
y -
81 3x=243
A.2.
5
B.2
C.1
 D.1
.5

Pr
obl
em 45(
ECEApr
il1
990)
n
m n a
Sol
vef
orai
f(a)
(a)=1
00000and m =1
0
a
A.1
5.85
B.1
0
C.1
2
D.1
2.56

Pr
obl
em 46(
ECEApr
il1
991
)
-
1
2-
2 3 - 3 -
3 3
(xyz )(
x yz)2
Si
mpl
if
y -5
.
-
3
xyz )2
(
1
A. 2 7 3
xyz
1
B. 2 7 6
xyz
1
C. 2 5 3
xyz

1
D. 5 7 3
xyz

Pr
obl
em 47(ECEApril1
991 )
a+2
Si
mpli
fythefol
lowi
ng:7 –8( 7a+1)+5(
7a)+49(
7a-2)
.
a
A.-5
B.3
C.-7a
D.7a

Pr
obl
em 48
1 4
- 23
2 -
xy xy
Si
mpli
fy(-2 3)÷(-3 3)
xy xy
3
A.xy
y
B. 3
x
 3
x
C.
y
1
D. 3
xy

Pr
obl
em 49
5-3
Si
mpl
if
ythef
oll
owi
ng: .
5+ 3
A.4+ 1
5
B.4-15
C.8+ 8
D.8-8

Pr
oblem 50
m
Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngi
sequi
val o na
entt
m n
A. a
n m
B. a
mn
C. a
D.mn a

FUNDAMENTALSI
NALGEBRA

Probl
em 51(MEBoar
d)
Change0.222…commonf
ract
ion.
A.2/
10
B.2/
9
C.2/
13
D.2/
7

Probl
em 52(MEBoard)
Change0.2272722…t
oacommonf
ract
ion.
A.7/
44
B.5/
48
C.5/
22
D.9/
34

Pr
obl
em 53(
MEBoar
d)
Whati
stheval
ueof7!or7f
ator
ial
?
A.5040
B.2540
C.5020
D.2520

Probl
em 54(MEOct ober1
994)
Thereci
procalof20is:
A.0.
50
B.20
C.0.
20
D.0.
05

Problem 55
I
fpi sanoddnumberandqi sanevennumber
,whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ng
expressi
onsmustbeeven?
A.p+q
B.p-q
C.pq
D.p/q

Pr
obl
em 56(ECEMarch1
996)
MCMXCIVisaRomanNumeralequi
val
entt
o:
A.2974
B.3974
C.2174
D.1994

Pr
oblem 57(
ECEApr i
l1998)
Whatisthel
owestcommonf act
orof1
0and32?
A.320
B.2
C.1 80
D.90

Probl
em 58
4xy–4x2 –y2 i sequalt
o:
2
A.(2x-y)
2
B.(-2x-y)
2
C.(-2x+y)
 2
D.–(
2x-
y)

Problem 59
Factorx4 –y2 +y–x2 ascompl
etel
yaspossi
ble.
2 2
A.(x +y) (x +y-1)
2 2
B.(x +y) (x -y-1
)
2 2
C.(x- y)(
x -y- 1
)
2 2
D.(x- y)(
x +y- 1)

Problem 60( MEApr il1

996)
Factortheexpr onx2 +6x+8ascompl
essi etel
yaspossi
ble.
A.(x+8)(x-2)
B.(x+4)(x+2)
C.(x+4)(x-2)
D.(x-8)(
x- 2)

Problem 61(
MEOct ober1997)
Factortheexpr essi
onx3+8.
2
A.(x-2)(
x+2x+4)
B.(x+4)(x2+2x+2)
C.(-x+2)(-x2+2x+2)
D.(x+2)(x2-2x+4)

Problem 62( MEOct ober1 997)

x –y4)ascompl
4
Factortheexpr ession( etel
yaspossi
ble.
A.(x+y)(x2+2xy+y)
B.(x2+y2)(x2-
y2)
C.(x2+y2)(x+y)(x-y)
2 2
D.(1+x) (1+y)(1
- y)

Problem 63(MEOct ober1997)

on3x+3x2-
3
Factortheexpressi 18xascompl
etel
yaspossi
ble.
A.3x(x+2)(x-
3)
B.3x(x-2)(
x+3)
C.3x(x-3)(
x+6)
2
D.(3x- 6x)
(x-1)

Problem 64(MEApr il1

998)
Factortheexpressi
on1 6–10x+x2.
A.(x+8)(
x-2)
 B.(
x-8)
(x-2)
C.(
x-8)
(x+2)
D.(
x+8)(
x+2)

Problem 65
Factortheexpressionx6-1ascompl
etel
yaspossi
ble.
4 2
A.(x+1)(
x-1
) (
x+x- 1)
4 2
B.(x+1)(
x-1
) (
x+2x+1 )
4 2
C.(x+1)(
x-1
) (
x- x+1 )
4 2
D.(x+1)(
x-1
) (
x+x+1 )

Pr
oblem 66
2 2
Whataret heroot
softheequat
ion(
x-4)(x+2)=(
x+2)(x-
4)?
4and-2onl y
A.1onl y
B.-2and4onl y
C.1,- 2,and4only

Probl
em 67
I
ff(x)=x2 +x+1
,thenf
(x)–f
(x-
1)=
A.0
B.x
C.2x
D.3

Pr
oblem 68
Whichofthef ol
lowingisnotanident
it
y?
2 2
A.(x-1) =x- 2x+1
B.(x+3) (2x-2)=2( x2+2x-
3)
2 2
C.x- (x-1 ) =2x- 1
D.2(x-1)+3( x+1)=5x+4

Pr
obl
em 69(
MEOct
ober1
997)
2
x+3 4x x+9
Sol
vef
orx:4+ - 2 = .
x-3 x- 9 x+3
A.-18=-18
B.12=12or-3=-3
C.Anyval
ue
D.-27=-27or0=0
Problem 70(MEOct ober1
997)
Solvethesimul
taneousequat
ions:3x–y=6;9x–y=1
2.
A.x=3;y=1
B.x=1 ;y=-3
C.x=2;y=2
D.x=4;y=2

Problem 71(
MEApr i
l1 998)
y:4x +7y2 =32
2
Solvealgebr
aical
l
11y2 –3x2 =41
A.y=4,x=±1andy=- 4,x=±1
B.y=+2,x=±1andy=-
2,x=±1
C.x=2,y=3andx=-
2,y=-
3
D.x=2,y=-
2andx=2,y=-
2

Problem 72(
CEMay1 997)
Solveforwfrom t
hefol
lowi
ngequat
ions:
3x–2y+w=1 1
x+5y- 2w=- 9
2x+y-3w=- 6
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

Pr
obl
em 73
When(x+3)
(x-4)+4i
sdi
videdbyx–k,t
her
emai
nderi
sk.Fi
ndt
heval
ueofk.
A.4or2
B.2or-4
C.4or- 2
D.-4or- 2

Pr
obl
em 74
Fi
ndkintheequat
ion4x2 +kx+1=0sot
hati
twi
llonl
yhaveoner
ealr
oot
.
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

Pr
obl
em 75
Fi
ndther
emai x12 +2)i
nderwhen( sdi
videdby(
x– 3)
.
A.652
B.731
C.231
D.851

Problem 76(CENovember1997)
3 2 2 3
I
f3x –4xy+5xy +6y i sdivi x2 –2xy+3y2)
dedby( ,ther
emai
nderi
s
A.0
B.1
C.2
D.3

Probl
em 77(
CENovember1
007&May1 999)
3 2
I
f(4y +8y+1 8y –4)i
sdi
videdby(
2y+3),ther
emai
nderi
s:
A.10
B.11
C.12
D.13

Pr
obl
em 78(
ECEApr i
l1999)
Gi
venf(
x)=(x+3)
(x-
4)+4whendi
videdby(
x-k)
,ther
emai
nderi
sk.Fi
ndk.
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.-3

Probl
em 79(EEMarch1998)
3 2
Thepolynomi
alx +4x -3x+8i
sdi
videdbyx-
5.Whati
sther
emai
nder
?
A.281
B.812
C.218
D.182

Pr
obl
em 80
Fi
ndthequotentof3x5 –4x3 +2x2 +36x+48di
i videdbyx3 –2x2 +6.
2
A.-3x –4x+8
B.3x2 +4x+8
C.3x2 –4x–8
D.3x2 +6x+8
Problem 81
I
f1 /
x=a+band1 /y=a-
b,t
henx-
yisequalt
o:
A.1/2a
B.1/2b
C.2a/(a2 –b2)
D.2b/ a2 –b2)
(

Problem 82
I
fx- 1
/ x=1,fi
ndt ueofx3 –1
heval /x3.
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

Problem 83
I
f1 /
x+1 /y=3and2/
x–1
/y=1
.Thenxi
sequalt
o:
A.½
B.2/3
C.¾
D.4/3

Pr
obl
em 84
5x x+3 2x+1
Si
mpli
fythef ol
lowingexpr
essi
on: 2 - 2 + 2 .
2x+7x+3 2x-3x-2 x+x_6
A.2/(x-3)
B.(x-3)/5
C.(x+3)/(x-
1 )
D.4/(x+3)

Pr
obl
em 85
2
3x
I
f3x=4ythen 2 i
sequalt
o:
4y
A.¾
B.4/
3
C.2/
3
D.3/
2

Pr
obl
em 86
2 2
Si
mpl
ify:(
a+1
/a)-(
a-1
/a).
 A.-
4
B.0
C.4
D.-
2/a2

Probl
em 87( ECENovember1996)
5
Thequot i
entof( x +32)by(
x+2)i
s:
4 3
A.x –x +8
B.x3 +2x2 –8x+4
C.x4 –2x3 +4x2 –8x+1 6
4 3 2
D.x +2x +x +1 6x+8

Problem 88(MEApr i
l1996)
Solvethesimul
taneousequati
ons:
y-3x+4=0
y+x2/y=24/y

A.x=(
-6+2 14)
/5or(-6-2 1
4)/5
y=(
2+6 14)/
5or(-2+6 14)/5
6+2 1
B.x=( 5)/
5or(6-2 15)/
5
y=(
-2+6 14)/
5or(-2-6 1
5)/5
6+2 1
C.x=( 4)/
5or(6-2 14)/
5
y=(
-2+6 14)/
5or(-2-6 1
4)/5
6+2 1
D.x=( 4)/
5or(6-2 14)/
5
y=(
-6+2 1
4)/5or(
-6+2 14)/5

Pr
obl
em 89(CEMay1996)
Fi
ndt
hevalueofAi
ntheequat
ion.
2
(x+4x+10) A B(
2x+2) C
3 2
= + 2 + 2
x+2x+5x) x (
( x+2x+5) (x+2x+5)
A.2
B.-
2
C.-
1/2
D.½

Pr
obl
em 90
x+1
0 A B
Fi
ndAandBsucht
hat 2 = +
x-4 x-2 x+2
A.A=-3;B=2
 B.A=-3;B=-
2
C.A=3;B=-2
D.A=3;B=2

Probl
em 91(MEOct ober1996)
x+2
Resol
ve 2 intopar
tialf
ract
ion.
x- 7x+12
6 2
A. -
x-4 x-
3
6 7
B. +
x-4 x-
3
6 5
C. -
x-4 x-
3
6 5
D. +
x-4 x-
3

Probl
em 92( ECEApr
il1
998)
Thearit
hmet i
cmeanof80numbersi
s55.I
ftwonumbersnamel
y250and850
areremovedwhatisthear
it
hmet
icmeanofther
emai
ningnumbers?
A.42.31
B.57.12
C.50
D.38.62

Probl
em 93( ECEApril1998)
Thearit
hmet i
cmeanof6number si
s17.I
ftwonumber
sareaddedt
othe
progr
ession,thenewsetofnumberwil
lhaveanar
it
hmeti
cmeanof19.Whatar
e
thetwonumber sift
heirdif
fer
encei
s4?
A.21,29
B.23,27
C.24,26
D.22,28

Probl
em 94
I henx2 :y2 =
f2x–3y=x+y,t
A.1:
4
B.4:1
C.1:
16
D.16:
1
Problem 95
I
f1 /
a: 1
/b:1 /
c=2:3:4,t
hen(
a+b+c):(
b+c)i
sequalt
o:
A.1 3:7
B.1 5:6
C.1 0:3
D.7: 9

Pr
obl
em 96
Fi
ndthemeanpr
opor
ti
onalt
o5and20.
A.8
B.10
C.12
D.1 4

Pr
obl
em 97
Fi
ndthef
ourt
hpr
opor
ti
onalof7,1
2,and21
.
A.36
B.34
C.32
D.40

Probl
em 98(
ECENovember1997)
I
f(x+3):
10=(3x–2):8,f
ind(2x-1)
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

Problem 99
Solveforx:-4<3x-1<1
1.
A.1<x<- 4
B.-1<x<4
C.1<x<4
D.-1<x<- 4

Problem 1
00
Solveforx:x2 +4x>1
2.
A.-6>x>2
B.6>x>- 2
 C.-
6>x>-2
D.6>x>2

Logar
it
hms,Bi
nomi
alTheor
em,Quadr
ati
cEquat
ion

Problem 101
l
og10x
I
f =2,whati
stheval
ueofx?
1-l
og102
A.¼
B.25
C.4
D.5

Problem 1
02(EEOct
ober1992)
Solveforx:l
og6+xl og4=log4+l 32+4x)
og(
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

Pr
oblem 1
03
Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngcannotbeusedasabaseofasyst
em ofl
ogar
it
hm?
A.e
B.10
C.2
D.1

Probl
em 1 04
I
flog5.21
000=x,whati
stheval
ueofx?
A.4. 19
B.5. 23
C.3. 12
D.4. 69

Pr
obl
em 105
Fi
ndtheval
ueofai
ntheequat
ionl
oga21
87=7/
2.
A.3
B.6
C.9
D.12
Probl
em 106
I
flog2=xandlog3=y,f
indl
og1
.2.
A.2x+y
B.2xy/1
0
C.2x+y-1
D.xy-1

Pr
obl
em 1
07
y
l
ogx
xisequalto:
l
ogy
A.xy/
yx
B.ylogx–xl ogy
C.(ylogx)/(xlogy)
D.1

Problem 1 08
ax+b
I
f1 0 =P,whati stheval
ueofx?
A.( 1 /
a)(
logP- b)
B.( 1 /
a)log(P- b)
1
0-b
C.( 1 /
a)P
D.( 1 /
a)logP10

Pr
obl
em 109
aa)
a
Fi
ndtheval
ueoflog( .
A.2aloga
2
B.a loga
2
C.aloga
a
D.(aloga)

Problem 1
1 0
Solveforx:x=l
ogb a×l
ogcd×l
ogd c
A.logb a
B.logac
C.logb c
D.logd a

Pr
obl
em 111
Fi
ndtheposi
ti
veval
ueofxi
flogx36=2.
A.2
 B.4
C.6
D.8

Pr
obl
em 112
Fi
ndxifl
ogx27+l
ogx3=2.
A.9
B.12
C.8
D.7

Pr
obl
em 113
Fi
ndaifl
og2 (
a+2)+l
og2 (
a-2)=5
A.2
B.4
C.6
D.8

Problem 1
14
Solveforxifl
og5 x=3.
A.115
B.125
C.135
D.145

Pr
obl
em 115
Fi
ndl
ogPi flnP=8.
A.2980.96
B.2542.33
C.3.47
D.8.57

Probl
em 1 16
I
flog8 x=- n,t
henxi
sequalt
o:
n
A.8
B.1/8-n
C.1/8n
D.81 /n
Problem 11 7
I
f3l og10 x–l og10 y=0,f
indyi
nter
msofx.
3
A.y= x
3
B.y= x
C.y=x3
D.y=x

Pr
oblem 1
1 8
Whichofthef ol
lowingi
scor
rect
?
A.-2log7=1 /49
B.log7 (
-2)=1 /49
C.log7 (
1/49)=- 2
D.log7 (
1/49)=2

Probl
em 11
9( MEApri
l1996)
Logofnthrootofxequal
slogofxt
othe1
/npowerandal
soequalt
o:
log(
x)
A.
n
B.nlog(x)
1
/n
log(
x)
C.
n
D.(n-1
)log(
x)

Pr
oblem 120(MEApril1
996)
Whatisthenatur
all
ogarit
hm ofet
othexypower
?
A.1 /
xy
B.2.718/xy
C.xy
D.2.718xy

Pr
oblem 1
21( MEApril1997)
Whatexpressi
onisequival
entt
ologx–l
og(
y+z)
?
A.logx+l ogy+l ogz
B.log[x/ (
y+z)]
C.logx–l ogy–logz
D.logy+l og(
x+z)

Pr
oblem 122(MEApri
l1997)
Whatisthevalueofl
ogbase1 0003.3?
0of1
 A.9.9
B.99.9
C.10.
9
D.9.5

Probl
em 1
23
I
flogx2+log2 x=2,t
hent
heval
ueofxi
s:
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4

Problem 1
24(CENovember1
997)
Log6 845=?
A.4.348
B.6.348
C.5.912
D.3.761

Probl
em 125(CEMay1 998,si
milarwithNovember1998)
Thelogari
thmsofthequoti
entandt heproductoft
wonumber
sar
e0.
3521
8251
8
and1.556302501
,respect
ivel
y.Findthefir
stnumber?
A.9
B.10
C.11
D.12

Probl
em 126
Thesum oftwol
ogari
thmsoftwonumber
sis1.
7481
88andt
hedi
ff
erenceoft
hei
r
l
ogarit
hmsis-0.
0579919.Oneoft
henumbersi
s:
A.9
B.6
C.8
D.5

Problem 1
27(CENovember1
99)
x
e
Solvefory:y=ln x-2.
e
A.2
B.x
 C.-2
D.x-2

Pr
oblem 128(ECEApril1
998)
Whatisthevalueof(
log5tothebase2)+(
log5t
othebase3)
?
A.3.97
B.7.39
C.9.37
D.3.79

Probl
em 129( MEOctober1997)
Thelogari
thm ofnegat
ivenumberi
s:
A.ir
rati
onalnumber
B.realnumber
C.imaginarynumber
D.compl exnumber

Probl
em 1 30(
MEApr
il1
998)
38.5tothexpower=6. 5t
othex-
2power
,sol
vef
orxusi
ngl
ogar
it
hms.
A.2.70
B.2.10
C.-2.10
D.-2.02

Pr
obl
em 131( CENovember1 996)
he6th t 16
Fi
ndt er m oft
heexpansi
onof(
1/2a–3) .
22113
A.- 1
1
256a
66339
B.- 1
1
1
28a
2211
3
C.- 1
1
128a
66339
D.- 1
1
256a

Probl
em 132(ECEApri
l1998)
I
nt heexpansi x+4y)12,t
onof( henumer
icalcoef
fi
ci he5th t
entoft ermi
s.
A.253440
B.126720
 C.63360
D.506880

Probl
em 133
x2 –3)
8
Themi ddl
et er
mint
heexpansi
onof( i
s:
8
A.-70x
B.70x8
C.-5760x8
D.5670x8

Probl
em 134
ngx9 i x2 +2/ 1
2
Theterminvol
vi ntheexpansi
onof( x) i
s:
9
A.25434x
B.52344x9
C.25344x9
D.23544x9

Pr
obl
em 1
35
1 15
Theconst
antt
ermi
ntheexpansi
onof(x+ 3/
2 ) i
s:
x
A.3003
B.5005
C.6435
D.7365

Pr
obl
em 136
Fi
ndthesum oft
hecoef
fi
cient
sint
heexpansi x+2y–z)8.
onof(
A.256
B.1024
C.1
D.6

Pr
obl
em 137
Fi
ndthesum oft
hecoef
fi
cient
sint
heexpansi x+2y+z)4 (
onof( x+3y)5 i
s:
A.524288
B.65536
C.131072
D.2621 44
Pr
oblem 138(ECEApril1
995)
Whatisthesum ofthecoef
fi
cient
sint
heexpansi
onof( z)8i
x+y- s:
A.lessthan2
B.above 1 0
C.from 2to5
D.from 5to1 0

Pr
oblem 139(ECENovember1995)
20
Whatisthesum oft
hecoeff
ici
ent
soft
heexpansi
onof(
2x-
1) ?
A.1
B.0
C.215
D.225

Probl
em 140
I
nt hequadrat
icequat
ionAx2 +Bx+C=0,t
hepr
oductoft
her
oot
sis:
A.C/A
B.–B/A
C.–C/A
D.B/A

Problem 1
41
I
f¼ and- 7/2ar
ether
oot
soft
hequadr
ati
cequat
ionAx2 +Bx+C=0,whati
sthe
valueofB?
A.-28
B.4
C.-7
D.26

Probl
em 142
I
nt heequation3x2 +4x+(
2h–5)=0,f
indhi
fthepr
oductoft
her
oot
sis4.
A.-7/2
B.-10/2
C.17/2
D.7/2

Probl
em 1
43
I
fther sofax2 +bx+c=0,ar
oot euandv,t
hent
her sofcx2 +bx+a=0ar
oot e:
A.uandv
B.–uandv
 C.1
/uand1/
v
D.-
1/uand-
1/v

Probl
em 1 44
I
fther ootsofthequadr
ati
cequat
ionax2 +bx+c=0ar
e3and2anda,b,andc
ar
eal lwholenumbers,f
inda+b+c.
A.1 2
B.- 2
C.2
D.6

Probl
em 145(ECEMarch1996)
Theequationwhoser
ootsar
ether
eci
procal
soft
her sof2x2 –3x–5=0i
oot s:
2
A.5x +3x–2=0
B.3x2 –5x–3=0
C.5x2 –2x–3=0
D.2x2 –5x-3=0

Probl
em 146( ECENovember1
997)
Therootsofaquadrati
cequat
ionar
e1/
3and¼.Whati
stheequat
ion?
2
A.12x +7x+1=0
B.12x2+7x–1=0
C.12x2 –7x+1=0
D.12x2 –7x–1=0

Pr
obl
em 147
Fi
ndksothatt
heexpr onkx2 –3kx+9i
essi saper
fectsquar
e.
A.3
B.4
C.12
D.6

Pr
obl
em 1
48( EEOctober1
990)
2
Fi
ndksothat4x+kx+1=0wil
lonl
yhaveoner
ealsol
uti
on.
A.1
B.4
C.3
D.2

Pr
obl
em 1
49
Theonl
yrootoft
heequat
ionx2 –6x+k=0i
s:
A.3
B.2
C.6
D.1

Probl
em 1 50
Twoengi neeri
ngstudent
sar esolvi
ngapr oblem l
eadi
ngtoaquadr ati
cequat
ion.
Onestudentmadeami stakeinthecoef
ficientofthefi
rst
-degreeter
m,gotroots
of2and- 3.Theotherst
udentmadeami stakeinthecoeffi
cientoft
heconst
ant
ter
m gotr ootsof-
1and4.Whati sthecor r
ectequati
on?
2
A.x –6x–3=0
B. x2 +6x+3=0
C.x2 +3x+6=0
D.x2 –3x–6=0

Age,Mi
xtur
e,Wor
k,Cl
ock,NumberPr
obl
em

Probl
em 151
Twot i
mesthef
ather
’sagei
s8morethansi
xti
meshi
sson’
sage.Tenyear
sago,
thesum oft
hei
rageswas44.Theageoft
hesoni
s:
A.49
B.15
C.20
D.18

Probl
em 152
Peter
’sage13year
sagowas1
/3ofhi
sage7year
shence.Howol
disPet
er?
A.15
B.21
C.23
D.27

Problem 153
Amani s41year
sol
dandinsevenyear
shewi
llbef
ourt
imesasol
dashi
ssoni
s
atthattime.Howol
dishi
ssonnow?
A.9
B.4
C.5
D.8
Problem 1
54
Af at
heristhr
eet
imesasoldashi
sson.Fouryear
sago,hewasf
ourt
imesasol
d
ashissonwasatthatt
ime.Howoldi
shisson?
A.36years
B.24years
C.32years
D.12years

Probl
em 155
Theagesofthemotherandherdaught
erar
e45and5years,r
espect
ivel
y.How
manyyearswil
lthemotherbet
hreeti
mesasol
dasherdaught
er?
A.5
B.10
C.15
D.20

Probl
em 156
Maryis24year
sol
d.Maryi
st wi
ceasol
dasAnawaswhenMar
ywasasol
das
Anaisnow.Howol
disAna?(ECENovember1
995)
A.16
B.18
C.19
D.20

Problem 1
57
Thesum oft heparent
’sagesistwicethesum oftheirchi
ldren’
sages.Fiveyears
ago,thesum oftheparent’
sagesisf ourt
imesthesum oft heirchi
ldr
en’sages.I
n
fi
fteenyearsthesum oftheparent
’sageswillbeequaltot hesum oftheir
childr
en’
sages.Howmanychi l
drenwer ei
nthef ami
ly?
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5

Problem 158
Twot housandkil
ogram ofsteelcontai
ning8% ofni
ckeli
stobemadebymixi
ng
stel
lcontaini
ng14% nickelwithanot
hersteelcont
aini
ng6% ni
ckel
.Howmuchof
thesteelcontai
ning14% nickeli
sneeded?
A.1500kg
 B.800kg
C.750kg
D.500kg

Problem 159
A40- gram al
loycontai
ning35% gol
dist
obemel t
edwitha20-gram all
oy
containi
ng50% gold.Howmuchper cent
ageofgoldi
stheresul
ti
ngalloy?
A.40%
B.30%
C.45%
D.35%

Probl
em 160
I
nwhatr adi
omustapeanutcost
ingP240.00perkg.bemi
xedwi
thapeanut
costi
ngP340.00perkgsothatt
heprofi
tof20% i
smadebysel
li
ngt
hemi xt
ureat
360.00perkg?
A.1:
2
B.3:
2
C.2:
3
D.3:
5

Problem 161
A1 00-kil
ogram sal
tsolut
ionori
ginal
ly4% bywei
ght
.Sal
tinwat erisboi
ledt
o
reducewat ercontentunt
iltheconcent
rat
ioni
s5% byweightsalt
.Howmuch
waterisevaporated?
A.1 0
B.1 5
C.20
D.25

Probl
em 162
Apoundofal l
oyofleadandnickelweight
s14.4ouncesinwater
,wher
elead
l
osses1/11ofit
sweightandnickell
osses1/9ofi
tsweight.Howmuchofeach
metali
sinall
oy?
A.Lead=7. 2ounces;Ni
ckel=8.8ounces
B.Lead=8. 8ounces;Ni
ckel=7.2ounces
C.Lead=6. 5ounces;Ni
ckel=5.4ounces
D.Lead=7. 8ounces;Ni
ckel=4.2ounces

Pr
obl
em 1
63
Analloyofsil
verandgol dweighs15oz.inai
rand14oz.inwat
er.Assumingthat
si
lverlosses1/
10ofitsweightinwaterandgoldl
osses1
/18ofi
tsweight,how
manyoz.ateachmet alarei
nt heall
oy?
A.Silver=4.5oz.;Gold=1 0.5oz.
B.Silver=3.75oz.;Gold=1 1.
25oz.
C.Silver=5oz.;Gold=1 0oz.
D.Silver=7.8oz.
;Gol d=4. 2oz.

Probl
em 164(
MEApr i
l1998)
Apumpcanpumpoutat anki
n1 1hours.Anot
herpumpcanpumpoutt
hesame
tankin20hours.Howlongitwil
ltakebothpumpstoget
hert
opumpoutthet
ank?
A.½ hour
B.½ hour
C.6hours
D.7hours

Probl
em 165
Mr.Browncanwashhiscarin15minutes,whi
lehi
ssonJohntakestwi
ceasl
ong
asthesamejob.I
ftheyworktoget
her,howmanymi nut
escantheydothe
washing?
A.6
B.8
C.10
D.12

Problem 166
Onepi pecanf i
llat
ankin5hoursandanotherpi
pecanfi
llt
hesametankin4
hours.Adr ai
npipecanempt
ythefullcont
entofthet
anki
n20hours.Withal
lthe
threepipesopen,howlongwil
litt
aketofil
lthet
ank?
A.2hour s
B.2.5hour s
C.1 .
92hour s
D.1 .
8hour s

Probl
em 167
Aswimmi ngpoolisfi
ll
edthroughi tsi
nletpipeandt henempt iedthr
oughi
ts
outl
etpipeinatotalof8hour s.Ifwat
erent er
st hroughitsi
nletand
si
multaneousl
yall
owedt oleavet hr
oughi t
soutlet,thepoolisf i
ll
edi
n7½ hour
s.
Fi
ndhowl ongwi
llitt
aketof i
llthepoolwiththeout letcl
osed.
A.6
 B.2
C.3
D.5

Problem 168
Threeper sonscandoapieceofwor
kalonein3hour
s,4hour
sand6hours
respecti
vely.Whatfr
act
ionoft
hejobcantheyf
ini
shi
nonehourwor
kingt
oget
her
?
A.¾
B.4/3
C.½
D.2/3

Problem 169
Af at
herandhi ssoncandigawel lift
hefatherwor
ks6hoursandhissonwor
ks
12hoursort heycandoi ti
fthefatherworks9hoursandsonworks8hour
s.How
l
ongwi lli
ttakeforthesontodigthewellalone?
A.5hour s
B.10hour s
C.15hour s
D.20hour s

Probl
em 1 70
PeterandPaulcandoacer tai
njobin3hours.Onagi venday,t
heywor
k
togetherfor1hourthenPaull
eftandPeterf
ini
shest
her estwor
kin8morehour
s.
Howl ongwi l
litt
akeforPet
ertodot hej
obalone?
A.1 0hours
B.1 1hours
C.1 2hours
D.1 3hours

Problem 171( ECENovember1 995)

Pedrocanpai ntafence50% fast
erthanJuanand20% f
ast
erthanPi
larand
togethertheycanpai ntagivenfencein4hours.Howl
ongwil
litt
akePeterto
paintthesamef enceifhehadtowor kal
one?
A.1 0hr s.
B.1 1hr
s.
C.1 3hrs.
D.1 5hrs.
Probl
em 172
Nonoycanf i
nishacertainjobin10daysifI
meldawil
lhel
pfor6days.Thesame
workcanbedonebyI mel dai n12daysi
fNonoyhelpsfor6days.I
ftheywor
k
toget
her,howl ongwi
llittakefort
hem t
odot hejob?
A.8.
9
B.8.
4
C.9.
2
D.8

Problem 173
Api pecanf i
llupat ankwi ththedrainopeninthr
eehour s.I
fthepiperunswith
thedr ai
nopenf oronehourandt henthedrai
niscloseditwil
ltake45mor e
minutesf orthepipet ofil
lthetank.I
fthedrainwi
llbeclosedrightatt
hestartof
fi
ll
ing,howl ongwi l
littakef ort
hepipetofil
lthetank?
A.1 .
15hrs.
B.1 .
125hr s
C.1 .
325hr s.
D.1 .
525hr s.

Probl
em 174
Deli
acanf i
nishaj obin8hour s.Dai
sycandoiti
n5hours.I
fDel
iaworkedfor3
hoursandthenDai sywasaskedt ohel
pherf
ini
shit
,howlongwi
llDai
syhaveto
workwithDel i
atof ini
sht
hejob?
A.2/5hour s
B.25/14hour s
C.28hour s
D.1.
923hour s

Probl
em 175(
CENovember1 998)
Ajobcouldbedonebyelevenworkersin15days.Fi
veworker
sst
art
edt hej
ob.
t
h
Theywererei
nfor
cedwithfourmoreworkersatthebegi
nni
ngoft
he6 day.Find
thetot
alnumberofdaysi
ttookthem tofi
nisht
hejob.
A.22.
36
B.21.
42
C.23.
22
D.20.
56

Pr
oblem 176
Ononejob,twopowershovel e20000m3 ofear
sexcavat t
h,thelar
gertheshovel
worki
ngfor40hour
sandt hesmal
lershovelf
or35hours.Anot
herjob,they
emoved40000m3 wi
r tht
hel
argershovelworki
ngfor70hour sandthesmall
er
wor
king90hour
s.Howmuchearthcanthelargershovelmoveinonehour?
A.173.
91
B.347.
83
C.368.12
D.162.
22

Probl
em 177(EEApri
l1996)
AandBcandoapi eceofworki
n42days,BandCi n31days,andAandCi
n20
days.Worki
ngtoget
her,howmanydayscanal
loft
hem fi
nishthewor
k?
A.18.
9
B.19.
4
C.17.
8
D.20.
9

Probl
em 178
Ei
ghtmencandi g150ftoft
renchin7hr
s.Thr
eemencanbackfi
ll1
00ftofthe
tr
enchin4hrs.Theti
meitwi
lltake10mentodigandf
il
l200f
toft r
enchis:
A.9.
867hrs.
B.9.
687hrs.
C.8.
967hrs.
D.8.
687hrs.

Probl
em 179
I
nt wohours,t
hemi
nut
ehandoft
hecl
ockr
otat
est
hroughanangl
eof:
A.45°
B.90°
C.360°
D.720°

Probl
em 180
I
noneday( 24hours)
,howmanytimeswi
llt
hehourhandandmi
nut
ehandofa
conti
nuousl
ydr
ivenclockbet
oget
her
A.21
B.22
C.23
D.24
Probl
em 181
Howmanymi nutesaf t
er3:
00wi
llt
hemi
nut
ehandoft
hecl
ockover
takest
he
hourhand?
A.14/
1 2minutes
B.16-11/
12mi nutes
C.16-4/11minutes
D.14/
1 1minutes

Probl
em 182
Howmanymi nut
esafter10:
00o’
clockwi
llt
hehandsoft
hecl
ockbeopposi
teof
theotherforthefi
rstti
me?
A.21.
41
B.22.31
C.21.
81
D.22.61

Probl
em 183
Whattimebet weent
hehour
sof1 2:
00noonand1:
00pm wouldthehourhand
andthemi nut
ehandofaconti
nuousl
ydri
vencl
ockbei
nstrai
ghtli
ne?
A.12:
33pm
B.12:
30pm
C.12:
37pm
D.12:
287pm

Probl
em 184(GEFebruar
y1 997)
Atwhatti
meaf t
er12:
00noonwi llt
hehourhandandt
hemi
nut
ehandofacl
ock
fi
rstf
orm anangleof120°?
A.21.
818
B.12:
21.
818
C.21.
181
D.12:
21.
181

Probl
em 185(GEFebruary1994)
Fr
om thetime6:15PM totheti
me7: 45PM oft
hesameday,t
hemi
nut
ehandofa
st
andardclockdescr
ibesanarcof:
A.360°
B.120°
C.540°
D.720°
Probl
em 186
I
tisnowbet ween3and4o’cl
ockandi
ntwent
yminut
estheminut
ehandwi
l
lbe
asmuchast hehour
-handasi
tisnowbehi
ndit
.Whatist
heti
menow?
A.3:
06.06
B.3:
07.36
C.3:
09.36
D.3:
08.36

Probl
em 187( EEOctober1990)
Amanl efthishomeatpast3:00o’ cl
ockPM asi ndi
catedi
nhiswallcl
ock.
Betweentwot othreehoursaft
er,her et
urnedhomeandnot i
cedthatthehands
oftheclockinter
changed.Atwhatt i
medi dhelefthi
shome?
A.3:27.
27
B.3:31.
47
C.3:22.
22
D.3:44.44

Probl
em 188
Thesum oftherecipr
ocalsoft
wonumbersis11
.Threetimesther
eciprocalof
oneofthenumber sisthr
eemor et
hant
wicethereci
procaloft
heothernumber.
Fi
ndt henumber
s.
A.5and6
B.7and4
C.1/5and1/
6
D.1/7and¼

Probl
em 189
I
fat wodigi
tnumberhasxf
ori
tsuni
t’
sdi
gitandyf
ori
tst
en’
sdi
git
,repr
esentt
he
number.
A.yx
B.10y+x
C.10x+y
D.x+y

Probl
em 190
Onenumberi ff
ivel
esst
hant
heot
hernumber
.Ift
hei
rsum i
s135,whatar
ethe
numbers?
A.70&75
B.60&65
C.65&70
 D.75&80

Probl
em 191
I
nat wo-digi
tnumber
,theunit
’sdi
giti
s3greatert
hanthet
en’
sdi
git
.Fi
ndt
he
numberifiti
s4timesaslar
geasthesum ofit
sdigit
s.
A.47
B.58
C.63
D.25

Pr
obl
em 192
Fi
ndtwoconsecut
iveeveni
nteger
ssucht hatthesquar
eoft
hel
argeri
s44
gr
eat
erthanthesquar
eofthesmalleri
nteger.

A.10&12
B.12&1
4
C.8&10
D.14&16

Problem 193
Twicet hemiddledi
gitofat hr
ee-
digi
tnumberisthesum oft
heothertwo.I
fthe
numberi sdivi
dedbyt hesum ofi
tsdigi
t,t
heansweris56andtheremainderi
s
12.Ifthedigit
sarereversed,t
henumberbecomessmallerby594.Fi
ndthe
number .
A.258
B.567
C.852
D.741

Probl
em 194
Theproductft
hreeconsecut
ivei
nteger
sis9240.Fi
ndt
het
hir
dint
eger
.
A.20
B.21
C.22
D.23

Probl
em 195
Theproductiftwonumbersis1400.I
fthree(3)i
ssubtr
act
edf
rom eachnumber
,
thei
rproductbecomes1175.Fi
ndthebiggernumber.
A.28
 B.50
C.32
D.40

Probl
em 1 96
Thesum oft hedi
gitsofthethr
ee-di
gitnumberis1
4.Thehundredsdigi
tbei
ng4
ti
mest heunitsdi
git
.If594issubtr
actedfr
om thenumber
,theorderofthedi
git
s
wil
lber ever
sed.Fi
ndt henumber.
A.743
B.563
C.653
D.842

Probl
em 197(ECEMar
ch1996)
Thesum oftwonumbersi
s21,andonenumberi
stwi
cet
heot
her
.Fi
ndt
he
numbers.
A.7and1 4
B.6and1 5
C.8and1 3
D.9and1 2

Probl
em 1
98(ECEMar ch1
996)
Tenlesst
hanfourt
imesacer
tai
nnumberi
s14.Det
ermi
net
henumber
.
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7

Problem 199(ECENovember1997)
Thedenomi natorofacer
tainf
ract
ionisthr
eemor et
hantwicethenumer
ator
.If7
i
saddedt obothtermsofthefr
acti
on,theresul
ti
ngf
ract
ionis3/5.Fi
ndt
he
ori
ginalfr
acti
on.
A.8/5
B.5/13
C.13/5
D.3/5

Problem 200
Threetimesthefi
rstoft
hethr
eeconsecut
iveoddi
nteger
sist
hreemor
ethan
twicethethi
rd.Fi
ndthethi
rdi
nteger
.
 A.9
B.1
1
C.1
3
D.1
5

Mot
ionVar
iat
ion,Per
cent
,Mi
scel
laneousPr
obl
ems

Pr
oblem 201
NonoyleftPi
kitt
odri
vetoDavaoat6:1
5PM andarr
ivedat11:45PM aver
aged30
mphandst opped1hourf
ordinner
,howfari
sDavaofrom Pi
kit.
A.128
B.135
C.160
D.256

Problem 202
Amanf ir
esat ar
get420m awayhear sthebull
etstr
ikesto2secondaft
erhe
pull
edt hetrigger.Anobserver525m awayfrom thetargetand455m f
rom t
he
manhear dt hebul l
etstr
ikethetar
getonesecondafterheheardther
eportofthe
ri
fl
e.Findt hevelocityofthebul
let
.
A.525m/ s
B.360m/ s
C.350m/ s
D.336m/ s

Pr oblem 203
Amant r
avelsi
namotori
zedbancaatr
ateof1 2kphfr
om hisbarri
otothe
pobl aci
onandcomebackt ohi
sbarr
ioattherateof10kph.Ifhist
otalt
imeof
travelbackandf or
thi
s3hoursand10minutes,thedi
stancefr
om thebarr
iot
o
thepobl acioni
s:
A.17.27km
B.17.72km
C.12.77km
D.17.32km

Problem 204
I
tt akesMichael60secondstorunarounda440-yar
dt r
ack.Howlongdoesit
takeJordantor unaroundt
hetracki
ftheymeeti
n32secondaf tert
heystar
t
togetherinaracearoundthetr
ackinopposi
tedi
recti
on?
A.58.76seconds
 B.68.
57seconds
C.65.
87seconds
D.86.
57seconds

Probl
em 205
Juancanwalkf
rom hi
shometohi
soffi
ceatt
her
ateof5mphandbackatt
he
rat
e2mph.Whatishisaver
agespeedi
nmph?
A.2.86
B.3.
56
C.4.
12
D.5.
89

Problem 206
Kim andKent ravel
edatthesamet imeattherateof20m/ min,
from thesame
pointonacirculart
rackofradius600m.IfKim wal
ksal ongacir cumfer
enceand
Kimt owardsthecenter,
fi
ndt hei
rdist
anceaf
ter10mi nutes.
A.193m
B.202m
C.241m
D.258m

Problem 207
Twof err
yboatsplybackandf or
thacrossar i
verwit
hconstantbutdif
fer
ent
speeds,turni
ngattheriverbankswit
houtlossoftime.Theyleavetheopposit
e
shoresatthesamei nst
ant,meetforthefir
sttime900met er
sf r
om oneshore,
andmeetf orthesecondt i
me500met er
sf r
om theopposi
teshore.Whatisthe
widthoftheriver
?
A.1500m
B.1700m
C.2000m
D.2200m

Probl
em 208( CEMay1 998)
Aboatt akes2/3asmucht imetot
raveldownst
ream f
rom CtoD,ast
oretur
n,If
therat
eoft heriver
’scurrenti
s8kph,whatisthespeedoftheboati
nst
il
lwater?
A.38
B.39
C.40
 D.41

Pr
obl
em 209(ECENovember1 998)
Amanr owsdownst
ream attherateof5mphandupst
ream att
herat
eof2mph.
Howfardownst
ream shoul
dhegoi fhei
stor
etur
nin7/4hoursaf
terl
eavi
ng?
A.2mi
B.3.5mi
C.3mi
D.2.5mi

Probl
em 210(EEApri
l1997)
Ajoggerstart
sacourseatast
eadyrat
eof8kph.Fi
veminut
eslat
er,asecond
j
oggert hesamecour
seat10kph.Howlongwil
litt
akef
orthesecondj
oggerto
catchthefi
rst?
A.20mi n
B.25mi n
C.30mi n
D.35mi n

Problem 211(CEMay1 999)

At2:00pm,anai r
planetakesoffat340mphonanai rcraftcarri
er.Theai
rcraft
carri
ermovesduesout hat25kphi nthesamedirect
ionast heplane.At4:05pm,
thecommuni cati
onbetweent heplaneandai
rcr
aftcarrierwasl ost
.Deter
mi nethe
communi cati
onrangeinmi l
esbetweenthepl
aneandt hecar r
ier.
A.656mi l
es
B.785mi l
es
C.557mi les
D.412mi les

Probl
em 21 2
Aboatgoi ngacrossal
ake8km wideproceed2km atacertai
nspeedandt hen
completesthetri
pataspeed1/2kphfast
er.Bydoi
ngthi
s,theboatarr
ives10
minutesearli
ert
hanift
heori
ginalspeedhadbeenmaint
ained.Fi
ndtheorigi
nal
speedoft heboat.
A.2kph
B.4kph
C.9kph
D.5kph

Pr
obl
em 21
3(CEMay1
993)
Givent
hatwvari
esdi
rect
lyastheproductofxandyandi
nversel
yast
hesquar
e
ofzandthatw=4whenx=2,y=6,andz=3.Findwwhenx=1,y=4andz=2.
A.4
B.2
C.1
D.3

Probl
em 214(ECENovember1993)
I
fxvar i
esdir
ectl
yasyandinver
sel
yasz,andx=1
4wheny=7andz=2,f
indx,
whenz=4andy=1 6.
A.14
B.4
C.16
D.8

Problem 215
Theel ectr
icalr
esistanceofacabl
evari
esdir
ectl
yasit
slengt
handinversel
yas
thesquar eofitsdiameter.I
facabl
e600met er
slongand25mm indiameterhas
ar esi
stanceof0.1ohm,f indthel
engt
hofthecable75mm indi
ameterwith
resist
anceof1 /6ohm.
A.6000m
B.7000m
C.8000m
D.9000m

Problem 216
Theel ect
ri
calresi
stanceofferedbyanel ectri
cwi r
evariesdir
ect
lyasthelength
andinversel
yast hesquareoft hedi
amet erofthewire.Comparetheelect
rical
resi
stanceofferedbyt wopiecesofwi r
eoft hesamemat er
ial
,onebeing100m
l
ongand5mm di ameter,andt heotheris50m l ongand3mm i ndiameter.
A.R1=0. 57R2
B.R1=0. 72R2
C.R1=0. 84R2
D.R1=0. 95R2

Probl
em 217
Thetimerequi
redforanelevat
ortoli
ftawei
ghtvar
iesdirectl
ywi
tht
heweight
andthedist
ancethroughwhichiti
stobeli
ft
edandi nver
selyast
hepoweroft
he
motors.I
fittakes20secondsf
ora5- hpmotort
olif
t50lbs.t
hrough40feet,
whatweightcanan80- hpmotorl
if
tthroughadi
stanceof40feetwit
hin30
seconds?
A.1000lbs.
B.1150lbs.
C.1175lbs.
D.1200lbs.

Problem 21 8(ECENovember1 995)

Thet i
mer equir
edbyanel evat
ortoli
ftaweight,varydi r
ectlywiththewei
ghtand
thedistancet hroughwhichiti
stobel i
ft
edandi nverselyast hepowerofthe
motor .Ifi
ttakes30secondsf ora10-hpmot ortolif
t1 00lbsthrough50feet
,
whatsi zeofmot ori
srequi
restol
if
t800l bs.i
n40secondst hroughadist
anceof
40f eet?
A.48hp
B.50hp
C.56hp
D.58hp

Problem 219
Inacer tai
ndepartmentstore,thesal
aryofsalesladyispar
tl
yconstantandvari
es
ast hevalueofhersalesforthemont h,whentheval ueofhersal
esforthemonth
i
sP1 0000.00,hersal
aryforthatmont hi
sP900. 00.Whenhersalesgoesupt oP
2000. 00hermont hl
ysalarygoesupt oP1000.00.Whatmustbet hevalueofher
salesforthemont hsothathersalaryforthatmont hwil
lbeP2000.00?
A.P25000. 00
B.P28000. 00
C.P32000. 00
D.P36000. 00

Probl
em 220
Amansol d100eggs,ei
ghtyoft
hem wer
esol
datgain of30% whi
lethetwent
y
eggsweresoldatalossof40%.Whati
stheper
cent
agegainorlossofthewhole
eggs?
A.14%
B.15%
C.16%
D.17%
Probl
em 221
Thepopulat
ionoft
hecount
ryi
ncr
eases5% eachyear
.Fi
ndt
heper
cent
agei
twi
ll
i
ncreaseinthr
eeyear
s.
A.5%
B.15%
C.15.
15%
D.15.
76%

Problem 222
Pedroboughtt wocars,oneforP600000.
00andtheotherforP400000.
00.He
soldthef i
rstatagainof1 0% andt
hesecondatalossof12%.Whatwashistot
al
percentagegainorloss?
A.6% gai n
B.0% gai n
C.1.20% gai n
D.6% l oss

Problem 223
Agr oceryownerraisest hepr
icesofhisgoodsby10%.Thenhest
art
shi
s
Christmassalebyof f
eringthecustomersa10% di
scount
.Howmanyper
centof
di
scountdoest hecust omersactuall
yget?
A.not hi
ng
B.1 % di
scount
C.9% discount
D.t heypay1% mor e

Problem 224
Kim soldawat chforP3500.
00atalossof30% onthecostpr
ice.Fi
ndt
he
correspondinglossorgai
nifhesol
ditf
orP5050.00.
A.1 %loss
B.1 0% l
oss
C.1 % gain
D.1 0% gain

Problem 225
Bysel l
ingbalutatP5.
00each,avendorgains20%.Thecostpri
ceofeggri
sesby
12.5%.I fhesel
lsthebal
utatt
hesamepr i
ceasbefore,f
indhi
snewgainin
percent.
A.7. 5%
 B.5%
C.8%
D.6.
25%

Problem 226
Theenr ol
lmentatcol
legeAandcol l
egeBbothgr
ewupby8% f rom 1980to1985.
I
ft heenroll
mentincoll
egeAgrewupby800andt heenr
oll
mentincoll
egeB
grewupby840,t heenrol
lmentatcoll
egeBwashowmuchgr eatert
hanthe
enroll
mentincoll
egeAi n1985?
A.650
B.504
C.483
D.540

Pr
oblem 227
Agroupconsist
sofnboysandngi
rl
s.I
ftwooftheboysar
erepl
acedbytwo
ot
hergir
ls,t
hen49% oft
hegroupmember
swil
lbeboys.Fi
ndtheval
ueofn.
A.100
B.49
C.50
D.51

Probl
em 228
OnhisChr i
stmasSale,amer chantmarkedapairofsl
ipperP180.00,whi
chis
20% offthenormalret
ailpr
ice.Ift
heretai
lpr
iceis50% highert
hant hewhol
e
salepr
ice,whatisthewholesalepri
ceofthesli
pper?
A.P18.00
B.P17.00
C.P15.00
D.P22.50

Problem 229
Acer tai
nXEROXcopi erproduces1
3copi
esever
y1 0seconds.I
fthemachi
ne
operateswithouti
nter
rupt
ion,howmanycopi
eswil
litpr
oduceinanhour?
A.780
B.46800
C.1 835
 D.4680

Probl
em 230
Atacertainprint
ingplant
,eachoft hemachinespri
nts6newspapersevery
second.Ifallmachi
neswor ktoget
herbutindependentl
ywi
thouti
nterr
upt i
on,how
manymi nuteswilli
ttaketoprintt
heenti
re18000newspapers?(Hint:letx=
numberofmachi nes)
A.50x
B.3000/ x
C.50/x
D.3000x

Probl
em 231( MEApril1
996)
Amanuf act
uringf
irm maint
ainsoneproductassembl
yli
net oproducesi
gnal
generat
ors.Weeklydemandf orthegenerat
orsis35unit
s.Thel i
neoper
atesfor7
hoursperday,5daysperweek.Whati sthemaximum product
ionti
meperunitin
hoursrequi
redfortheli
net omeetthedemand?
A.1hour
B.0.75hour
C.3hour s
D.2.25hours

Pr
oblem 232
Ofthe316peopl
ewatchi
ngamovie,ther
eare78mor
echil
drent
hanwomenand
56morewoment hanmen.Thenumberofmeni
nthemovi
ehouseis:
A.176
B.98
C.42
D.210

Probl
em 233
Acertaindepartmentstor
ehasaninvent
oryofQunitsofacert
ainproductat
ti
met =0.Thest or
esellst
heproductatast
eadyrat
eofQ/ Auni
tsperweek,and
exhauststheinventor
yinAweeks.Theamountofproducti
ninvent
oryatany
ti
meti s:
A.Q–( Q/
A)t
B.Q+( Q/
A)t
C.Qt–Q/ A
D.Qt–( Q/A)t
Problem 234( ECEMar ch1996)
Amer chanthasthreeitemsonsale:namely,aradiof
orP50,acl
ockforP30,and
aflashli
ghtforP1 .Att
heendoft heday,shehassol datot
alof1
00ofthree
i
temsandhast akenexactl
y1000ont hetotalsal
es.Howmanyradi
osdidhesale?
A.80
B.4
C.1 6
D.20

Probl
em 235
Thepriceof8cal
cul
ator
srangesfr
om P200toP1000.
Ift
heiraveragepri
cei
s
P950,whati
sthel
owestpossibl
epriceofanyoneofthecalcul
ators?
A.500
B.550
C.600
D.650

Probl
em 236
Adeckof52pl ayi
ngcardsi
scutint
otwopil
es.Thef i
rstpil
econt
ains7timesas
manyblackcardsasredcar
ds.Thesecondpil
econtai
nst henumberofredcards
thati
sanexactmulti
pleast
henumberofblackcar
ds.Howmanycar dsarethere
i
nt hefi
rstpi
le.
A.14
B.15
C.16
D.17

Probl
em 237( ECENovember1 997)
Thepopul at
ionofthePhi
li
ppinesdoubl
edinthelast30yearsfr
om 1
967to
1997.Assumingthatther
ateofpopulat
ionr
ateincreasewi
llr
emaint
hesamei
n
whatyearwi ll
sthepopul
ati
ontri
ple?
A.2030
B.2027
C.2021
D.2025

Probl
em 238
Determi
netheuni
tdi
giti
nt onof3855.
heexpansi
A.3
 B.9
C.7
D.1

Problem 239(ECEApril1998)
t
h
Fi
ndt he1 987 di
giti
nt hedeci
malequi
val
entof1
785/
9999st
art
ingf
rom t
he
decimalpoint
.
A.1
B.7
C.8
D.5

Pr
obl
em 240
Fi
ndthesum ofal
lposi
ti
vei
ntegr
alf
act
orsof2048.
A.4095
B.3065
C.4560
D.1254

Probl
em 241
I
nhowmanywayscant wointeger
sbesel
ect
edf
rom t
henumber
s1,
2,3,
…50so
thatt
hei
rdif
fer
encei
sexact
ly5?
A.50
B.5
C.45
D.41

Problem 242
Aboxcont ai
ns8bal
ls,6bl
ackbal
ls.
a8redbal
ls,and13yel
lowball
s.Howmany
ball
smustbedrawntoensuret
hatther
ewil
lbet hr
eebal
lsofthesamecol
or?
A.8
B.9
C.10
D.11

Problem 243
Ashor esell
s10di ff
erentsi
zesofshoes,eachi
nbothhi
gh-cutandlow-cut
vari
ety,eacheitherrubberorl
eather
,andeachwit
hwhiteorblackcol
or.How
manydi f
ferentkindsofshoesdoeshesell?
A.64
 B.80
C.72
D.92

Probl
em 244( MEOct ober1999)
Anengineerwast oldthatasurveyhadbeenmadeonacer t
ainrectangularfi
eld
butthedimensionhadbeenl ost.Anassistantrememberedthatifthefiel
dhad
been100f tlongerand25f tnarr
ower,thear eawouldhavebeeni ncreasedby
2500sq.f t
,andt hatifi
thadbeen1 00f tshorter50ftwider
,theareawoul dhave
beendecreased5000sq. f
t.Whatwast hear eaofthefi
eld?
2
A.25.000f t
2
B.15,
000f t
2
C.20,000f t
2
D.22,000f t

Pr
obl
em 245( EEApr
il1
994)
A10-
met ert
apeis5mm short
.Whati
sthecor
rectl
engt
hinmet
ers?
A.9.995m
B.10.05m
C.9.95m
D.10.005m

Problem 246( MEOCTOBER1 997)

Thedi st
ancebetweent wopoi
ntsmeasur
edwit
hast
eelt
apewasrecor
dedas
916.58f t
.lat
er.Thetapewascheckedandt
obeonl
y99.9f
tlong.Whati
sthe
tr
uedi st
ancebet weenthepoi
nts?
A.035. 66ft
B.966. 15ft
C.955. 66ft
D.91 5.66ft

Pr
oblem 247(MEApr il1
996)
Acertai
nsteeltapeisknowntobe100000f
eetl
ongwhenthetemperat
ureof70
℉ .Whenthet apeisatatemper
atur
eof10℉,whatr
eadi
ngcor
respondstoa
di
stanceof90f
t?Coef
fi
cientofl
inearexpansi
onoft
het
apei
s5. 0-6 per
833 ×1 ℉.
A.85.935
B.88.031
C.90.031
D.93.031
Problem 248( MEApr i
l1996)
Alinewasmeasur edwithasteeltapewhent het emper
aturewas30℃.The
measuredl engthofthelinewasfoundt obe1 ,
256.271feet.Thetapewas
aft
erwar dstastedwhenthetemper at
urewas1 0℃ andi twasf oundtobe
100.042f eetlong.Whatwasthet ruelengt
hoft heli
neifthecoef f
ici
entof
expansionoft hetapewas0.00001 1per℃?
A.1,275.075f eet
B.1,375.575f eet
C.1,256.547f eet
D.1,249.385f eet

Probl
em 249( MEApril1
997)
Thestandarddevi
ati
onofthenumber
s1,4,&7i
s:
A.2.3567
B.2.4495
C.3.2256
D.3.8876

Problem 250
Threeciti
esar econnectedbyroadsfor
mingat r
iangl
e,allofdi
ff
erentl
engths.I
t
i
s30km ar oundthecircuit
.Oneoftheroadsi
s1 0km longandt hel
ongestis10
km longerthantheshor t
est.Whati
sthelengt
hoft helongestr
oad?
A.5km
B.1 0km
C.1 5km
D.20km

Progressi
on,Mat
ri
x,Det
erminant,Venndi
agr
am
Probl
em 251(ECENovember1 996)
Howmanyt er
msofthesequence- 9,-
6,-3…mustbet
akensot
hatt
hesum i
s
66?
A.1 3
B.1 2
C.4
D.1 1

Probl
em 252(CENovember1997)
Thesum ofthepr
ogressi
on5,8,11
,14….i
s1025.Howmanyt
ermsar
ether
e?
A.22
B.23
 C.24
D.25

Probl
em 253(CEMay1998)
Therearesevenar
it
hmet
icmeansbet
ween3and35.Fi
ndt
hesum ofal
lter
ms.
A.169
B.171
C.167
D.173

Probl
em 254(CEMay1 999)
Therearel
ine(9)ar
it
hmeti
cmeansbet
ween1
1and51
.Thesum oft
he
progr
essi
onis:
A.279
B.341
C.376
D.254

Probl
em 255
Thesum ofallevennumber
sfr
om 0t
o420i
s:
A.43410
B.44300
C.44310
D.44130

Probl
em 256(CEMay1 997)
Whichofthefol
lowingnumber
sshouldbechangedtomakeal
lthenumber
sfor
m
anarit
hmeticpr
ogressi
onwhenproperl
yar
ranged?
A.27/
1 4
B.33/28
C.45/28
D.20/14

Probl
em 257
Thefir
stter
m ofanari
thmeti
cprogressi
on(
A.P.)i
s6andt 0th t
he1 ermi
s3t
imes
thesecondnumber.Whatisthecommondiff
erence?
A.1
B.2
C.3
 D.4

Probl
em 258
Thesum offi
vear
it
hmet
icmeansbet
ween34and42i
s:
A.150
B.160
C.190
D.210

Probl
em 259
Theposit
iveval hat4x,5x+4,3x2 –1
uesofasot wil
lbei
nar
it
hmet
ic
progr
essi
onis:
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5

Problem 260
Solveforxifx+3x+5x+7x+…+49x=625
A.¼
B.½
C.1
D.1¼

Probl
em 261
The10th t
erm oft
heser
iesa,a-
b,a-
2b,…i
s:
A.a-6b
B.a-9b
C.2a-b
D.a+9b

Probl
em 262
I
fthesum ofthefi
rst13termsoftwoari
thmeti
cpr
ogr
essi
onsar
eint
her
ati
o7:
3,
t
h
fi
ndtherati
ooftheircor
respondi
ng7 term.
A.3:
7
B.1:
3
C.7:
3
D.6:
7
Problem 263
I
f1 /
x,1/y,1/zarei
nar
it
hmet
icpr
ogr
essi
on,t
henyi
sequalt
o:
A.X- z
B.½( x+2z)
C.(x+z)/2xz
D.2xz/(x+z)

Pr
obl
em 264(ECENovember1997)
t
h
Fi
ndthe30 ter
m oft
heA.P.4,7,10…
A.88
B.91
C.75
D.90

Pr
obl
em 265( ECENovember1997)
t
h
Fi
ndthe100 t er
m oft
hesequence1.
01,1
.00,0.
99….
A.0.05
B.0.04
C.0.03
D.0.02

Probl
em 266
Thesum ofal
lnumber
sbet
ween0and1
0000whi
chi
sexact
lydi
visi
bleby77i
s:
A.546546
B.645568
C.645645
D.645722

Pr
oblem 267(MEApril1
998)
Whatisthesum oft
hefoll
owi
ngf
ini
tesequenceoft
erms?1
8,25,32,39,.
.,67.
A.234
B.1 81
C.21 3
D.340

Pr
obl
em 268
Fi
ndxintheser
ies:1
,1/
3,0.
2,x.
A.1/
6
 B.1
/8
C.1
/7
D.1
/9

Pr
obl
em269( ECENovember1995)
Fi
ndthefourt
hter
m oft
heprogressi
on½,0.
2,0.
125,…
A.0.102
B.1/10
C.1/11
D.0.099

Probl
em 270
The10th t
erm oft
hepr
ogr
essi
on6/
4,4/
3,3/
2,…i
s:
A.12
B.10/3
C.12/3
D.13/3

Probl
em 271(
MEOctober1
997)
Thegeometri
cmeanof4and64is:
A.48
B.16
C.34
D.24

Probl
em 272( MEOct
ober1
997)
Thegeomet ri
cmeanofandbis:
A. ab
B.(a+b)/
2
C.1/b
D.ab/2

Probl
em 273(CEMay1998)
Determi
nethesum oft
hei
nfi
nit
egeomet
ri
cser
iesof1
,-1
/5,
+1/
25,…?
A.4/5
B.5/
7
C.4/6
D.5/
6

Pr
obl
em 274
Ther
eare6geomet
ri
cmeansbet
ween4and8748.Fi
ndt
hesum ofal
lter
ms.
A.13120
B.15480
C.10250
D.9840

Pr
obl
em 275(ECEApri
l1998)
Fi
ndthesum oft
hei
nfi
nit
eprogr
essi
on6,-
2,-
2/3…
A.5/2
B.9/2
C.7/2
D.11/
2

Pr
obl
em 276(ECEApri
l1998)
Fi
ndthesum oft
hef
ir
st1 0ter
msoft
heGeomet
ri
cPr
ogr
essi
on2,4,8,1
6…
A.1023
B.2046
C.1596
D.225

Probl
em 277
st t
The1 ,4h,8th t
ermsofanA.
P.arethemsel
vesgeomet
ri
cpr
ogr
essi
on(
G.P.
).
Whatisthecommonr ati
ooftheG.P.
?
A.4/3
B.5/
3
C.2
D.7/
3

Probl
em 278
Determi
nexsot
hatx,2x+7,1
0x-
7wi
llf
orm ageomet
ri
cpr
ogr
essi
on.
A.-7
B.6
C.7
D.-6

Problem 279
Thef ourt
hterm ofageomet
ri
cpr
ogr
essi
oni
s189andt
hesi
xtht
ermi
s1701
,the
t
h
8 t ermis:
A.51 03
B.1 240029
 C.45927
D.15309

Probl
em 280
Thesum ofthenumber si
nari
thmet
icalprogr
essioni
s45.If2i
saddedtothe
fi
rstnumber,3tothesecondand7tot hethi
rd,thenewnumberswi
llbei
n
geometri
calpr
ogressi
on.Fi
ndthecommondi ffer
enceinA.
P.
A.-5
B.10
C.6
D.5

Problem 281
Thegeomet ri
cmeanandthehar
monicmeanoft
wonumber
sar
e12and36/
5
respecti
vely.Whatar
ethenumbers?
A.36&4
B.72&8
C.36&8
D.72&4

Probl
em 282
I
fx,4x+8,30x+24ar
eingeomet
ri
calpr
ogr
essi
on,f
indt
hecommonr
ati
o.
A.2
B.4
C.6
D.8

Problem 283(ECEApri
l1995)
Abesi egefor
tressi
shel
dby5700menwhohaveprovi
sionfor66days.Ifthe
garri
sonloses20meneachday,f
orhowmanydayscant heprovi
sionhol
dout?
A.60
B.72
C.76
D.82

Probl
em 284( ECEApril1999)
I
fonet hi
rdoft heai
rinthetankisr
emovedbyeachstrokeofanai
rpump,what
fr
acti
onalpartofthetotalai
risr
emovedin6st
rokes?
A.0.9122
B.0.0877
 C.0.
8211
D.0.
7145

Problem 285
Ar ubberballisdroppedfr
om ahei
ghtof15m.Oneachrebound,i
tri
ses2/3of
theheightfrom whichitl
astf
ell
.Fi
ndthedist
ancet
ravel
edbytheballbef
orei
t
becomest or est
.
A.75m
B.96m
C.1 00m
D.85m

Probl
em 286( CEMay1991 )
I
nt herecentBosni
aconfl
ict
,TheNATOforcescaptured6400sol
dier
s.The
pr
ovisi
onsonhandwi l
llastfor21
6meal
swhi l
efeeding3mealsaday.The
pr
ovisi
onsl ast
ed9moredaysbecauseofdail
ydeaths.Atanaver
age,howmany
di
edperday?
A.15.2
B.17.8
C.18.3
D.19.4

Probl
em 287
Tobuildadam,60menmustwor k72days.I
fal
l60menareemployedatt
he
st
artbutthenumberisdecr
easedby5menatt heendofeach1
2-dayperi
od,
howlongwilli
ttaket
ocompletethedam?
A.108days
B.9days
C.94days
D.60days

Probl
em 288( CENovember1994)
I
nabenef itshow,anumberofwealt
hymenagr eedthatthefi
rstonetoar
rive
wouldpay1 0centavost
oenterandeachlat
erarri
valwouldpaytwiceasmuchas
theprecedingman.Thetot
alamountcol
lect
edfrom al
lofthem wasP104857.50.
Howmayweal thymenhadpaid?
A.18
B.19
C.20
D.21
Pr
obl
em 289
Evaluat
ethef
oll
owi
ngdet
ermi
nant
:
7 8
9 4 | |
A.64
B.44
C.54
D.-44

Probl
em 290
Thefoll
owingequat
ioni
nvol
vest
wodet
ermi
nant
s:

| || |
3 x= 2 -
2 2 x -
1
3
Thevalueofxis:
A.1
B.3
C.4
D.3

Problem 291(
CENovember1 997)
Evaluat
et hef
oll
owingdet
erminant
:

A.-24
|1 5 -
2 1 -
3 - 2 1
|
2
3

B.24
C.-46
D.46

Probl
em 292(CENovember1996)
Computetheval
ueofxfrom t
hefol
lowi
ng:

| |
4 -
1 2 3
2 0 2 1
x=
10 3 0 1
14 2 4 5
A.27
B.-28
C.26
D.-29
Problem 293

| |
Evaluat
et hefol
lowi
ngdeter
minant
:
1 4 2 - 1
2 - 1 0 -3
D=
-2 3 1 2
0 2 1 4
A.5
B.-4
C.4
D.-5

Pr
obl
em 294
Gi
venmatr
i
-2 1 | |
xA= 1 3 andmat
rxB= -
i 1 -
-
2.Fi
1 1 | |
ndA+2B.

|
A. 1 0
2 1|
B.|1 0
1 3|
C.|1 3
-
0 1|
D.|-
1 -
0 3
1
|
Pr
obl
em 295( CEMay1 996)
El
ementsofmat r
i | |
xB= 1 2 ;El
0 - 5
ement
sofmat
ri | |
xC= 3 6
4 1
Fi
ndtheelementsoft
hepr oductoft
hetwomat
rices,mat
ri
xBC.
A.|-
11 8
20 - 5|
B.|1
-
5
22 4
9
|
C.|12 1
20 -
0
4 |
D.|1
-
5 1
17 -
5
6 |
Problem 296(CEBoar
d)
Solveforxandyf r
om t
hegi
venr
elat
ionshi
p:

| ||| ||
1 1x
3 2y
= 2
0
A.x=- 2;y=6
B.x=2;y=6
C.x=- 2;y=-6
 D.x=2;y=-
6

Probl
em 297( EEOctober1993)
I
nacl assof40st udent
s,27student
sli
keCal
culusand25l
ikeGeomet
ry.How
manyst udent
slikedbothCal
culusandGeomet
ry?
A.10
B.14
C.11
D.12

Pr
oblem 298
Aclassof40t ookexaminati
oninAl gebr
aandTr
igonometr
y.I
f30passedAlgebr
a,
36passedTrigonometry,and2f ai
ledinbot
hsubject
s,t
henumberofstudent
s
whopassedthet wosubjectsis:
A.2
B.8
C.28
D.25

Probl
em 299(ECENovember1 992)
Theprobabi
li
tyfortheECEboardexamineesfrom acert
ainschooltopassthe
Mathemati
cssubjecti
s3/7andthatfortheCommuni cat
ionssubjecti
s5/7.I
f
noneoftheexamineesfai
ledi
nbothsubjectsandthereare4exami neeswho
passbothsubj
ects,howmanyexamineesf r
om theschooltooktheexaminat
ion?
A.28
B.27
C.26
D.32

Problem 300( EEMar ch1 998)

Inacommer cialsur
veyi nvolvi
ng1 000personsonbr andpr eferences,1 20were
foundtopr eferbrandxonl y,200per sonspreferbrandyonl y,150per sonsprefer
brandzonl y,370pr efereitherbrandxorynotz,450pr eferbr andyorzbutnot
x,and370pr eferwitherbrandzorxbutnoty,andnonepr eferallthet hr
ee
brandsatat ime.Howmanyper sonshavenobr andpreferencewi t
hanyoft he
threebrands?
A.120
B.280
 C.70
D.320

Per
mut
ati
on,Combi
nat
ion,Pr
obabi
li
ty

Probl
em 301
Howper mut
ati
oncanbemadeoutoft
hel
ett
ersi
nthewor
disl
andt
aki
ngf
our
l
etter
satatime?
A.360
B.720
C.120
D.24

Problem 302(CENovember1 996)

Howmany4di gitnumbercanbef
ormedwi
thoutr
epeat
inganydi
git
,fr
om t
he
fol
lowingdigi
t1 ,
2,3,4and6.
A.1 50
B.1 20
C.1 40
D.1 30

Pr
obl
em 303
Howmanyper mutat
ionscanmadeoutoft
hel
ett
ersoft
hewor
dENGI
NEERI
NG?
A.39,916,800
B.277,200
C.55,440
D.3,326,400

Pr
oblem 304
Howmanywayscan3menand4womenbeseat
edonabenchi
fthewoment
o
betogether
?
A.720
B.576
C.5040
D.1 024

Probl
em 305
I
nhowmanywayscan5peopl
eli
neupt
opayt
hei
rel
ect
ri
cbi
ll
s?
 A.120
B.1
C.72
D.24

Problem 306
I
nhowmanywayscan5peopl eli
neupt
opayt
hei
rel
ect
ri
cbi
ll
s,i
ftwopar
ti
cul
ar
personsrefuset
ofol
loweachot
her?
A. 120
B.72
C.90
D.140

Pr
obl
em 307
Howmanywayscan7peopl
ebeseat
edatar
oundt
abl
e?
A.5040
B.120
C.720
D.840

Probl
em 308
I
nhowmanyr el
ati
veor
der
scanweseat7peopl
eatar
oundt
abl
ewi
thacer
tai
n
peoplesi
debyside.
A.144
B.5040
C.720
D.1008

Probl
em 309
I
nhowmanywayscanweseat7peopl
einar
oundt
abl
ewi
thacer
tai
n3peopl
e
notinconsecut
iveor
der
?
A.576
B.3960
C.5320
D.689

Probl
em 310
Thecaptai
nofabasebal
lteam assi
gnshi
msel
ft he4th pl
ot acei
nthebat
ti
ng
order
.Inhowmanywayscanheassi
gnther
emai
ningplacest
ohi
sei
ght
teammatesifj
ustt
hreemenar
eel
igi
blef
ort
hefi
rstposi
ti
on?
A.2160
B.40320
C.5040
D.15120

Probl
em 311
I
nhowmanywayscanPI CEchapterwit
h15dir
ectorschooseapr
esi
dent,avi
ce-
presi
dent
,asecr et
ary,at
reasur
er,andanaudi
tor
,ifnomembercanholdmore
thanoneposit
ion?
A.630630
B.3300
C.5040
D.360360

Pr
obl
em 312
Howmanywayscanacommi
tt
eeoff
ivebesel
ect
edf
rom anor
gani
zat
ionwi
th35
members?
A.324632
B.425632
C.125487
D.326597

Pr
obl
em 313
Howmanyli
nesegment
scanbef
ormedby1
3di
sti
nctpoi
nt?
A.156
B.36
C.98
D.78

Probl
em 314
I
nhowmanywayscanahostesssel
ectsi
xluncheonguest
sfrom 10womeni
fshe
i
st oavoi
dhavi
ngpar
ti
cul
art
woofthem t
ogetheratt
heluncheon?
A.210
B.84
C.140
D.168
Probl
em 315(ECEApril1998)
Asemiconductorcompanywil
lhi
re7menand4women.I
nhowmanywayscan
thecompanychoosefrom 9menand6womenwhoquali
fi
edf
ort
heposi
ti
on?
A.680
B.840
C.480
D.540

Pr
obl
em 31
6
Howmanywayscanyoui
nvi
teoneormor
e off
ivef
ri
endst
oapar
ty?
A.25
B.15
C.31
D.62

Problem 317
Abagcont ains4redbal
ls,3greenbal
ls,and5bl
uebal
ls.Thepr
obabi
li
tyofnot
getti
ngar edbal
linthef
irstdr
awis:
A.2
B.2/3
C.1
D.1/3

Pr
oblem 318
Whichofthefol
lowi
ngcannotbeapr
obabi
li
ty?
A.1
B.0
C.1/e
D.0.434343

Pr
oblem 319( CEMay1 996)
Abagcont ains3whit
eand5bl ackball
s.I
ftwobal
lsar
edrawninsuccessi
on
wi
thoutreplacement
,whatistheprobabi
li
tyt
hatbot
hball
sarebl
ack?
A.5/28
B.5/16
C.5/32
D.5/14

Pr
obl
em 320
Abagcontai
ns3whi t
eand5redbal
ls.I
ftwobal
lsar
edr
awnatr
andom,f
indt
he
pr
obabi
li
tythatbot
harewhi
te.
A.3/28
B.3/8
C.2/7
D.5/15

Problem 321
I
npr oblem 320,f
indt
hepr
obabi
li
tyt
hatonebal
liswhi
teandt
heot
heri
sred.
A.15/56
B.15/28
C.¼
D.225/ 784

Probl
em 322
I
nt heprobl
em 320,f
indt
hepr
obabi
li
tyt
hatal
lar
eoft
hesamecol
or.
A.13/30
B.14/29
C.13/28
D.15/28

Probl
em 323
Theprobabil
it
ythatbot
hst
agesofat
wo-
stager
ockettofunct
ioncor
rect
lyis
0.92.Therel
iabi
li
tyoft
hef
ir
stst
agei
s0.
97.Therel
iabi
li
tyoft
hesecondstagei
s:
A.0.948
B.0.958
C.0.968
D.0.8924

Pr
oblem 324
Ri
ckyandGeor geeacht
hrowdice.I
fRickygetsasum off
ourwhati
sthe
pr
obabil
it
ythatGeorgewil
lgetl
essthanoffour?
A.½
B.5/6
C.9/11
D.1/12

Probl
em 325
Twof ai
rdi
cearet
hrown.Whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyt
hatt
hesum oft
hedi
cei
s
di
visi
bleby5?
 A.7/
36
B.1/
9
C.1/
12
D.¼

Probl
em 326(MEApril1996)
Anum contai
ns4blackball
sand6whi t
eballs.Whati
stheprobabil
it
yofget
ti
ng
oneblackbal
landwhiteballi
ntwoconsecut
ivedrawsfr
om t
heur n?
A.0.24
B.0.27
C.0.53
D.0.04

Problem 327
I
ft hr
eebal l
sindrawni nsuccessionf r
om 5whi teandasecondbag,f
indthe
probabil
it
yt hatal
lareofonecol or,ifthefi
rstballi
srepl
acedi
mmediatel
ywhil
e
thesecondi snotreplacedbeforet hethir
ddr aw.
A.10/121
B.18/121
C.28/ 1
21
D.180/ 1
4641

Problem 328
Af i
rstbagcontai
ns5whiteball
sand1
0blackball
s.Theexperi
mentconsi
stsof
selecti
ngabagandt hendrawi
ngabal
lfr
om theselect
edbag.Findt
he
probabili
tyofdr
awingawhiteball
.
A.1 /
3
B.1 /
6
C.1 /
2
D.1 /
8

Problem 329
I
npr oblem 328,f
indt
hepr
obabi
li
tyofdr
awi
ngawhi
tebal
lfr
om t
hef
ir
stbag.
A.5/ 6
B.1/6
C.2/ 3
D.1/3

Probl
em 330
I
fsevencoinsar
etossedsi
mul
taneousl
y,f
indt
hepr
obabi
li
tyt
hatwi
llj
usthave
t
hreeheads.
A.33/128
B.35/128
C.30/129
D.37/129

Probl
em 331
I
fsevencoi nsar
etossedsi
mul
taneousl
y,f
indt
hepr
obabi
li
tyt
hatt
her
ewi
llbeat
l
eastsixtai
ls.
A.2/128
B.3/128
C.1/1
6
D.2/16

Problem 332(CENovember1 998)

Af aceofacoiniseit
herheadort ai
l.I
fthreecoi
nsaretossed,whatisarethe
probabil
it
yofgetti
ngthreetai
ls?
A.1 /
8
B.½
C.¼
D.1 /
6
Problem 333
Thef aceofacoiniseit
herheadort ai
l.I
fthreecoi
nsar
et ossed,whatisthe
probabil
it
yofgetti
ngthreetai
lsorthreeheads?
A.1 /
8
B.½
C.¼
D.1 /
6

Problem 334
Fivefai
rcoinswer
etossedsi
mul
taneousl
y.Whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyofget
ti
ng
threeheadsandtwotai
ls?
A.1/32
B.1/16
C.1/8
D.¼

Probl
em 335
Throwafaircoi
nfi
vet
imes.Whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyofget
ti
ngt
hreeheadsand
t
wotai
ls?
A.5/32
B.5/16
C.1/32
D.7/16

Problem 336( ECEMarch1996)

Thepr obabil
it
yofgett
ingcredi
tinanexaminat
ioni
s1/3.I
fthr
eestudentsar
e
selectedatrandom,whati
st heprobabi
li
tyt
hatatl
eastoneofthem gotacr
edi
t?
A.1 9/27
B.8/ 27
C.2/ 3
D.1 /3

Problem 337
Therearet hreeshortquesti
onsinmathemati
cstest
.Foreachquest
ion,one(1)
markwi l
lbeawar dedforacor r
ectanswerandnomar kforawronganswer.I
fthe
probabil
it
yt hatMarycorrect
lyanswersaquesti
oninatesti
s2/3,deter
minethe
probabil
it
yt hatMarygetstwomar ks.
A.4/27
B.8/27
C.4/9
D.2/9

Probl
em 338
Amar ksmanhits75% ofal
lhi
star
get
s.Whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyt
hathewi
llhi
t
exact
ly4ofhi snextt
enshot?
A.0.01622
B.0.4055
C.0.004055
D.0.001622

Pr
oblem 339
Atwo-di
gitnumberi
schosenr
andoml
y.Whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyt
hati
tisdi
visi
ble
by7?
A.7/50
B.13/90
C.1/7
D.7/45
Problem 340
Oneboxcont ainsfourcardsnumber
ed1,3,5,
and6.Anot herboxcont
ainst
hree
cardsnumber ed2,4,and7.Onecar di
sdrawnfrom eachbag.Fi
ndthe
probabil
it
ythatthesum iseven.
A.5/12
B.3/7
C.7/12
D.5/7

Probl
em 341
Twopeopl ear
echosenr
andoml
yfr
om 4mar
riedcoupl
es.Whati
spr
obabi
li
tyt
hat
theyarehusbandandwi
fe?
A.1/28
B.1/14
C.3/28
D.1/7

Pr
oblem 342
Onelet
teristakenf
rom eachofthewordsPARALLELandLEVELatr
andom.
Whatistheprobabi
li
tyofgett
ingthesamelet
ter
?
A.1 /
5
B.1 /
20
C.3/ 20
D.¾

Problem 343
I
nashoot i
nggame,theprobabi
li
tythatBotoyandTotowi
llhi
tat
argeti
s2/3and
¾r especti
vel
y.Whatist
hepr obabi
li
tythatthetar
geti
shi
twhenbothshootati
t
once?
A.13/5
B.5/13
C.7/12
D.11/12

Problem 344
Ast andar
ddeckof52pl ayi
ngcar
dsiswellshuf
fl
ed.Theprobabi
li
tyt
hatt
hef
ir
st
fourcardsdealtf
rom t
hedeckwil
lbefouracesiscl
osesto:
-6
A.4×1 0
B.2×1 0-6
C.3×1 0-6
 0-6
D.8×1

Pr
oblem 345
Acardischosenfr
om packofpl
ayi
ngcar
ds.Whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyt
hati
tis
ei
therredorapict
urecard?
A.8/13
B.10/
1 3
C.19/26
D.8/15

Probl
em 346
I
napokergameconsist
ingof5car
ds,whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyofhol
ding2aces
and2Queens?
A.5!/52!
B.5/52
C.33/54145
D.1264/45685

Probl
em 347
DennisRodmansinks50% ofal
lhi
satt
empt
s.Whati
sthepr
obabi
li
tyt
hathewi
ll
makeexact l
y3ofhisnext10at
tempt
s?
A.1/256
B.3/8
C.30/128
D.15/128

Problem 348
Thereare1 0def
ect
ivesper1000i
temsofaproductinlongrun.Whatist
he
probabil
it
ythatt
her
ei soneandonl
yonedef
ectiveinrandom l
otof100?
A.0.3697
B.0.3967
C.0.3796
D.0.3679

Problem 349
TheUNf orcesforBosni
ausesat ypeofmissi
let
hathit
sthetargetwi
tha
probabil
it
yof0. 3.Howmanymi ssil
esshoul
dbef i
redsothatt
hereisatl
eastan
80% probabili
tyofhit
ti
ngthetar
get ?
A.2
B.4
 C.5
D.3

Problem 350( MEApril1997)

I
nadi cegame,onef airisused.TheplayerwinsP20.
00ifherol
lsei
ther1or6.
Hel ossesP1 0.
00ifhet urnsupanyotherface.Whatist
heexpectedwinni
ngfor
oner ollofthedie?
A.P40. 00
B.P0. 00
C.P20. 00
D.P1 0.00

Compl
exNumber
s,El
ement
s

Probl
em 351(CEMay1 994)
I
nt hecomplexnumber3+4i ,t
heabsol
uteval
uei
s:
A.10
B.7.211
C.5
D.5.689

Probl
em 352
I
nt hecomplexnumber8-
21,t
heampl
it
udei
s:
A.104.
04°
B.14.
04°
C.345.96°
D.165.
96°

Probl
em 353
(6cis120°
)(4cis30°
)iseualt
o:
A.10cis150°
B.24cis150°
C.10cis90°
D.24cis90°

Probl
em 354
20cis80°
isequalt
o:
10cis50°
A.20ci
s30°
B.3ci
s130°
 C.3ci
s30°
D.20cis1
30°

Probl
em 355
Thevalueofx+yi
nthecompl
exequat
ion3+xi=y+2ii
s:
A.5
B.1
C.2
D.3

Pr
oblem 356
Mult
ipl
y(3-2i
)(
4+3i
).
A.1 2+i
B.1 8+i
C.6+i
D.20+i

Pr
oblem 357(EEOct
ober1
997)
4+3i
Di
vide .
2-i
11+10i
A.
5
B.1+2i
5+2i
C.
5
D.2+2i

Pr
obl
em 358
9
Fi
ndtheval
ueofi.
A.i
B.–i
C.1
D.-1

Pr
obl
em 359( ECEApr
il1
999)
1997 1
999
Si
mpli
fyi +i ,wher eIisani
magi
nar
ynumber
.
A.1+i
B.I
C.1-i
 D.0

Probl
em 360
3
Expand(2+ -9)
A.46+9i
B.46-9i
C.-46-9i
D.-46+9i

Pr
oblem 361
Wri
te-4+3iinpol
arf
orm.
A.5∟36.87°
B.5∟21
6.87°
C.5∟323.
13°
D.5∟1
43.
13°

Pr
obl
em 362
30 25 17
Si
mpli
fy:i -2i +3i .
A.I+1
B.-1-2i
C.-1+i
D.-1+5i

Problem 363(MEApri
l1997)
Evaluat
et heval
ueof -0× -
1 7.
A.Imaginary
B.-70
C. 17
D. 70

Problem 364(EEApri
l1994)
3
Performtheindi
cat
edoperat
ion: -
9× -343.
A.21
B.21i
C.-21i
D.-21

Pr
oblem 365(ECEApri
l1999)
3
Whatisthequoti
entwhen4+8ii
sdi
videdbyi?
 A.8+4i
B.-8+4i
C.8-4i
D.-8-4i

Pr
oblem366
Whatistheexponent
ialf
orm oft
hecompl
exnumber4+3i
?
i
53.
13°
A.5e
i
36.
87°
B.5e
i
53.
13°
C.7e
i
36.
87°
D.7e

Pr
obl
em 367
i
67.
38°
Whati
sthealgebr
aicf
orm oft
hecompl
exnumber1
3e ?
A.12+5i
B.5-12i
C.12-5i
D.5+12i

Problem 368(MEApril1
998)
Solveforxthatsat
isf
ytheequat
ionx2+36=9-
2x2.
A.±6i
B.±3i
C.9i
D.-9i

Problem 369
Evaluat
el n(
5+1 2i
).
A.2.565+1.176i
B.2.365-0.256i
C.5.625+2.112i
D.3.214-1.
254i

Probl
em 370( EEApri
l1994)
Addthegi venvect
ors:(
-4,7)+(
5,-
9)
A.(1,16)
B.(1,-2)
C.(9,2)
D.(1,2)
Pr
obl
em 371(
EEApri
l1994)
Fi
ndthel
engt
hofvect
or(2,1,
1).
A. 17
B. 21
C. 20
D. 19

Pr
obl
em 372( ECENovember1997)
Fi
ndthelengt
hofthevector(
2,4,4).
A.8.75
B.6.00
C.7.00
D.5.18

Probl
em 373
I
fa=bandb=c,t hena=c.Thispr
oper
tyofr
ealnumber
sisknownas:
A.Refl
exivePr operty
B.Symmet r
icPr opert
y
C.Transi
tivePr operty
D.Additi
onPr oper t
y

Probl
em 374
I
fa=b,thenb=a.Thi spr
opert
yofr
ealnumber
sisknownas:
A.Refl
exivePr operty
B.Symmet r
icPr oper
ty
C.Transi
tivePr opert
y
D.Multi
pli
cat i
onPr oper
ty

Pr
oblem 375
Astatementthetrut
hofwhi
chi
sadmi
tt
edwi
thoutpr
oofi
scal
led:
A.Anaxi om
B.Apost ulat
e
C.At heorem
D.Acor oll
ary

Probl
em 376
I
napr oport
ionoff
ourquant
it
ies,t
hef
ir
standt
hef
our
tht
ermsar
eref
err
edt
o:
A.means
 B.denominat
ors
C.ext
remes
D.numerator
s

Probl
em 377( ECENovember1 997)
Convergentseri
esisasequenceofdecr
easi
ngnumber
sorwhent
hesucceedi
ng
ter
mi s____thantheprecedi
ngterm.
A.tent i
mesmor e
B.greater
C.equal
D.lesser

Probl
em 378( ECENovember1 997)
I
tisthechar acter
ist
icsofapopul
ati
onwhi
chi
smeasur
abl
e.
A.Frequency
B.Distr
ibution
C.Sampl e
D.Paramet er

Probl
em 379( ECENovember1997)
Thequarti
ledeviati
onisameasur
eof:
A.Di
vision
B.Centraltendency
C.Certai
nty
D.Di
sper si
on

Problem 380(ECENovember1995,1997)
I
ncompl exalgebra,weuseadi
agram t
orepr
esentacompl
expl
anecommonl
y
call
ed:
A.DeMoi vre’sDiagram
B.Funicul
arDi agram
C.ArgandDi agram
D.VennDi agram

Problem 381
Aser i
esofnumber swhichar
eper
fectsquar
enumber
s(i
.e.1
,4,9,1
6,…)i
s
call
ed:
A.Fourierseri
es
B.Fermat ’
s seri
es
C.Euler’
sseries
 D.Fi
bonaccinumber
s

Probl
em 382
Asequenceofnumber swher
eeveryter
misobt
ainedbyaddi
ngal
lthepr
ecedi
ng
ter
mssuchas1 ,5,14,30…Iscal
led:
A.Tri
angularnumber
B.Pyramidalnumber
C.Tetrahedr
alnumber
D.Eul
er ’
snumber

Problem 383( ECENovember1 995)

Thegr aphicalrepresentat
ionoft
hecommul
ati
vef
requencydi
str
ibut
ioni
nasetof
st
atisti
caldatai scall
ed:
A.Ogi ve
B.Hi stogr
am
C.Fr equencypol yhedron
D.Massdi agram

Probl
em 384( ECEMar ch1996)
Asequenceofnumber swheret
hesucceedi
ngt
ermi
sgr
eat
ert
hant
hepr
ecedi
ng
ter
mi scall
ed:
A.Dissonantseries
B.Conver gentseri
es
C.Isometricseri
es
D.Divergentseries

Probl
em 385( ECEMar ch1996)
Thenumber0. 123123123….i
s
A.Ir
rati
onal
B.Surd
C.Rati
onal
D.Transcendental

Problem 386( ECENovember1996)

Anar rayofm ×nquant i
ti
eswhichrepresentasi
ngl
enumbersyst
em composed
ofelement sinrowsandcolumnsisknowas:
A.Tr ansposeofamatrix
B.Det erminant
C.Co- factorofamatri
x
D.Mat rix
Probl
em 387
I
fequalsareaddedt
oequal
s,t
hesum i
sequal
.
A.theorem
B.postulat
e
C.axiom
D.coroll
ary

Probl
em 388( ECENovember1
996)
Termsthatdiff
eronl
yinnumer
iccoef
fi
cient
sar
enownas:
A.unequalter
ms
B.unli
keterms
C.li
keterms
D.equalterms

Problem 389(ECENovember1 996)

__
_ _
__isasequenceoft ermswhoser eci
procal
sar
einar
it
hmet
icpr
ogr
essi
on.
A.Geomet r
icprogression
B.Har moni
cprogression
C.Algebrai
cProgression
D.Rat i
oandproporti
on

Probl
em 390( ECENovember1996)
Thelogar
ithm ofanumbertot
hebasee(
2.71
8281
828…)i
scal
led:
A.Naperianlogari
thm
B.Characteri
sti
c
C.Mantissa
D.Bri
ggsianlogari
thm

Problem 391( ECENovember1996)

Ther at
ioorpr oductoftwoexpr
essi
onsi
ndi
rectori
nver
ser
elat
ionoft
heot
heri
s
call
ed:
A.Rat i
oandpr oporti
on
B.Const antvari
ati
on
C.Means
D.Extremes

Probl
em 392( ECENovember1996)
I
nanysquar ematri
x,whentheelement
sofanyt
wor
owsar
ethesamet
he
deter
minantis:
 A.Zero
B.Posi
tiveinteger
C.Negativeinteger
D.Unit
y

Probl
em 393( ECENovember1996)
Twoormor eequationsar
eequali
fandonl
yift
heyhavet
hesame
A.Solutionset
B.Degr ee
C.Order
D.Variableset

Pr
oblem 394
Whatisthepossibl
eout
comeofanexper
imentcal
led?
A.asampl espace
B.ar andom poi
nt
C.anevent
D.af i
nit
eset

Probl
em 395
I
ftherootsofanequat ionarezer
o,t
hent
heyar
ecl
assi
fi
edas:
A.Tri
vialsol
uti
ons
B.Ext
raneousr oots
C.Conditi
onalsolut
ions
D.Hypergoli
cSol ut
ions

Probl
em 396
Acompl exnumberassociat
edwi
thaphase-
shi
ft
edsinewavei
npol
arform
whosemagni tudeisi
nRMSandanglei
sequalt
ot heangl
eoft
hephase-
shif
ted
si
newavei sknownas:
A.Argand’s number
B.Imaginarynumber
C.Phasor
D.Realnumber

Probl
em 397
I
nr awdata,t
het
erm,whi
choccur
smostf
requent
ly,i
sknownas:
A.Mean
 B.Medi
an
C.Mode
D.Quar
ti
le

Probl
em 398
I
nfini
tyminusi nfi
nit
yis:
A.Infi
nit
y
B.Zero
C.Indeterminate
D.Noneoft hese

Probl
em 399
Anynumberdi vi
dedbyi
nfi
nit
yisequalt
o:
A.I
B.Infi
nit
y
C.Zero
D.Indeterminat
e

Probl
em 400
Theterminbetweenanyt
oter
msofanar
it
hmet
icpr
ogr
essi
oni
scal
led:
A.Ari
thmeti
cmean
B.Median
C.Middlet
erms
D.Mean

Problem 401
Anyequat ionwhich,becauseofsomemat
hemat
icalpr
ocess,hasacqui
redan
extrarootissometimescalleda:
A.Redundantequat i
on
B.Literalequat
ion
C.Linearequation
D.Def ecti
veequation

Problem 402
Ast atementthatonemat hemati
calexpr
essi
oni
sgr
eat
ert
hanorl
esst
han
anotheri scal
led:
A.i nequal
ity
B.non- absolut
econdi tion
C.absol utecondit
ion
D.condi ti
onalexpression
Problem 403
Ar el
ation,i
nwhi cheveryor
deredpai
r( x,y)hasoneandonl
yoneval
ueofyt
hat
correspondst otheval
uesofx,iscal
led:
A.Funct i
on
B.Range
C.Domai n
D.Coor dinat
es

Pr
oblem 404
Anequationinwhi chavar i
abl
eappear
sundert
her
adi
calsi
gni
scal
led:
A.Literalequation
B.Radi calequation
C.Irr
adi calequation
D.Irr
at i
onalequat ion

Probl
em 405
Thenumberoff avor
abl
eout
comesdi
videdbyt
henumberofpossi
bleout
comes:
A.Permutat
ions
B.Probabi
li
ty
C.Combinati
on
D.Chance

Probl
em 406
Twof act
orsar
econsider
edessent i
all
ythesamei
f:
A.Oneismer el
ythenegativeoftheother
B.Oneisexactl
ythesameoft heot her
C.Bothofthem ar
enegative
D.Bothofthem ar
eposit
ive

Pr
oblem 407
Anintegeri
ssaidtobepr i
meif:
A.I ti
sfact
orablebyanyval ue
B.I ti
sanoddi nteger
C.I thasnootherintegerasfact
orexcept
sit
sel
for1
D.I ti
saneveni nteger

Problem 408
Equationsinwhi
cht
hemember
sar
eequalf
oral
lper
missi
bleval
uesofi
ntegerar
e
call
ed:
 A.acondit
ionalequati
on
B.ani
dentity
C.aparametri
cequat i
on
D.aquadrati
cequation

Probl
em 409
Equati
onswhichsatisf
yonlyforsomeval
uesofunknownar
ecal
led:
A.acondit
ionalequati
on
B.anident
ity
C.aparametri
cequat i
on
D.aquadrati
cequat i
on

Probl
em 41 0(MEApri
l1996)
Thelogarit
hm of1toanybasei
s:
A.indetermi
nat
e
B.zero
C.infi
nit
y
D.one

Par
t2

Pl
aneandSpher
icalTr
igonomet
ry

Pr
obl
ems-Angl
es,Tr
igonomet
ri
cIdent
it
iesandEquat
ions

Set1
0

1
.Fi
ndt
hesuppl
ementofanangl
ewhosecompl
imenti
s62°
.

A.28°

B.1
18°

C.1
52°

D.Noneoft
hese

2.Acer
tai
nangl
ehasasuppl
ement5t
imesi
tscompl
iment
.Fi
ndt
heangl
e.

A.67.
5°

B.1
57.
5°

C.1
68.
5°¬¬¬
 D.1
86°

3.Thesum ofthetwoint
eri
orangl
esoft
hetri
angl
eisequalt
othethi
rdangl
e
andthediff
erenceofthetwoangl
esi
sequalt
o2/3ofthethi
rdangl
e.Fi
nd
thethi
rdangle.

A.1
5°

B.75°

C.90°

D.1
20°

4.Themeasur
e0f1½ r
evol
uti
onscount
er-
clockwi
sei
s:

A.540°

B.520°

C.+90°

D.-
90°

5.Themeasur
eof2.
25r
evol
uti
onscount
ercl
ockwi
sei
s:

A.-
835°

B.-
810°

C.805°

D.81
0°

6.Sol
vef
orѲ:si
nѲ-secѲ +cscѲ-
tan20=-
0.0866

A.40°

B.41
°

C.47°

D.43°

7.Whataretheexactval
uesoft
hecosi
neandt
angentt
ri
gonomet
ri
c
funct
ionsofacut
eangleA,gi
vent
hatsi
nA=3/ 7?
 7
A.cosA= 1 ;anA=2 1
0t 0/3
2

B.cosA=2 1
0/7;
tanA=3 1
0/20

7
C.cosA=2 1
0/3;
tanA= 10
2

7
D.cosA=2 1
0/3;
tanA= 10/
20
2

8.Givent
hreeangl
esA,B,andCwhosesum i
s180°
.Ift
het
anA+t
anB+
tanC=x,f i
ndtheval
ueoftanAxtanBxtanC.

A.1–x

B. x

C.x/
2

D.x

9.Whati
sthesi
neof820°
?

A.0.
984

B.-
0.866

C.0.
866

D.-
0.500

1
0.csc270°=?

A.-3

B.-
1

C. 3

D.1

1
1.I
fcover
sineѲi
s0.
134,f
indt
heval
ueofѲ.

A.60°
 B.45°

C.30°

D.20°
2
1
2.Sol
vef
orcos72°i
fthegi
venr
elat
ionshi
piscos2A=2cos A–1
.

A.0.
309

B.0.
258

C.0.
268

D.0.
315

1
3.I
fsi
n3A=cos6Bt
hen:

A.A+B=1
80°

B.A+2B=30°

C.A–2B=30°

D.A+B=30°

1
4.Fi
ndt
heval
ueofsi
n(ar
cos1
5/1
7).

A.8/
17

B.1
7/9

C.8/
21

D.8/
9

1
5.Fi
ndt
heval
ueofcos[
arcsi
n(1
/3)+ar
ctan(
2/5)
]

A.
() 2
9
(
1+ 1
0)

B.
() 2
9
(1
0-1
1)

C.
() 2
9
(1
0+ 1
)
 D.
() 2
9
(1
0-1
)

1
6.I
fsi
n40°+si
n20°=si
nѲ,f
indt
heval
ueofѲ.

A.20°

B.80°

C.1
20°

D.60°

1
7.Howmanydif
fer
entval
ueofxf
rom 0°t
o180°f
ort
heequat
ion(
2si
nx–
1
)(cosx+1
)=0?

A.3

B.0

C.1

D.2

1
8.Forwhatval
ueofѲ(
lesst
han2∏)wi
llt
hef
oll
owi
ngequat
ionbesat
isf
ied?
2
si
nѲ+4si
nѲ+3=0

A.∏

B.∏/
4

C.3∏/
2

D.∏/
2

1
9.Fi
ndt
heval
ueofxi
ntheequat
ioncscx+cotx=3.

A.∏/
4

B.∏/
3

C.∏/
2

D.∏/
5
2 2
fsec Ai
20.I s5/
2,t
hequant
iy1-si
t n Ai
sequi
val
entt
o:
 A.2.
5

B.0.
6

C.1
.5

D.0.
4

21
.Fi
ndsi
nxi
f2si
nx+3cosx–2=0.

A.1&-
5/1
3

B.-
1&5/
13

C.1&5/
13

D.-
1&-
5/1
3

22.I
fsinA=4/
5,Ai
nquadr
antI
I,si
nB=7/
25,Bi
nquadr
antI
,fi
ndsi
n(A+
B).

A.3/
5

B.2/
5

C.3/
4

D.4/
5

23.I
fsi
nA=2.
571
x,cosA=3.
06,andsi
n2A=3.
939x,f
indt
heval
ueofx.

A.0.
350

B.0.
250

C.0.
100

D.0.
150
2
24.I
fcosѲ= 3/
2,whati
stheval fx=1–t
ueofxi an Ѳ.

A.-
2

B.-
1/3

C.4/
3

D.2/
3
25.I
fsi
nѲ–cosѲ=-
1/3,whati
stheval
ueofsi
n2Ѳ?

A.1
/3

B.1
/9

C.8/
9

D.4/
9

26.I
fxcosѲ+ysi nѲ=1andxsi
nѲ–ycosѲ=3,whati
sther
elat
ionshi
p
betweenxandy?
2 2
A.x +y =20
2 2
B.x -y =5
2 2
C.x +y =1
6
2 2
D.x +y =1
0
2 2
fsi
27.I nx+1/si
nx= 2,t
hen si
nx+1/si
nxi
sequalt
o:

A. 2

B.1

C.2

D.0

28.Theequat
ion2si
nѲ+2cosѲ–1= 3i
s:

A.Ani
dent
it
y

B.Apar
amet
ri
cequat
ion

C.Acondi
ti
onalequat
ion

D.Aquadr
ati
cequat
ion

si
nxt
any
29.I
fx+y=90°
,then isequalt
o:
si
nyt
anx

A.t
anx

B.cosx
 C.cotx

D.si
nx
2
30.i hen1–t
fcosѲ=x/2t anѲi
sequalt
o:
2 2
2x +4)/x
A.(
2 2
4-2x)/x
B.(
2
2x -4)/x
C.(
2 2
2x -4)/x
D.(

31
.Fi
ndt
heval
uei
ndegr
eesofar
cos(
tan24°
).

A.61
.48

B.62.
35

C.63.
56

D.60.
84

32.ar
ct 2cos(3)
an[ ]i
sequalt
o:
2

A.∏/
3

B.∏/
4

C.∏/
6

D.∏/
2

33.Sol
vef
orxi
ntheequat
ion:ar
ctan(
2x)+ar
ctan(
x)=∏/
4

A.0.
821

B.0.
218

C.0.
281

D.0.
182

34.Sol
vef
orxf
rom t
hegi
vent
ri
gonomet
ri
cequat
ion:
 ar
cran(
t 1-x)+ar
ctan(
1+x)=ar
ctan1
/8

A.4

B.6

C.8

D.2

35.Sol
vef
oryi
fy=(
1/si
nx–1
/tanx)
(1+cosx)

A.si
nx

B.cosx

C.t
anx
2
D.secx
2 2 2
36.Sol orx:x=(
vef tanѲ+cotѲ) si
n Ѳ-t
anѲ.

A.si
nѲ

B.cosѲ

C.1

D.2
2
37.Sol orx:x=1-(
vef sinѲ-
cosѲ).

A.si
nѲcosѲ

B.-
2cosѲ

C.cos2Ѳ

D.si
n2Ѳ
4 4
38.Si
mpl
if
ycosѲ–si
nѲ.

A.2

B.1
 2
C.2si
nѲ+1
2
D.2cosѲ-1
2
-t
1 an a
39.Sol
vef
orx:x= 2
+t
1 an a

A.cosa

B.si
n2a

C.cos2a

D.si
na

40.whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sdi
ff
erentf
rom t
heot
her
s?

A.2cos2x–1

B.cos4x–si
n4x

C.cos3x–si
n3x

D.1–2si
n2x

41
.Fi
ndt
heval
ueofy:y=(
1+cos2Ѳ)
tanѲ.

A.cosѲ

B.si
nѲ

C.si
n2Ѳ

D.cos2Ѳ

42.Theequat
ion2si
nhxcoshxi
sequalt
o:
x
A.e
-
x
B.e

C.si
nh2x

D.Cosh2x
43.Si
mpl
if
yingt
heequat
ionsi
nѲ 1
2
+cotѲ ( 2
)
A.1
2
B.si
nѲ

2 2
C.si
nѲsecѲ

2
D.cosѲ

2
44.I
ftanѲ=x,whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sincor
rect
?

4
nѲ=1/ 1
A.si +x

4
B.secѲ= 1
+x

4
C.cosѲ=1/ 1
+x

4 2
D.cscѲ= 1
+x /x

45.I
nanisoscel
esr
ightt
ri
angl
e,t
hehypot
enusei
showmuchl
ongert
hani
ts
si
des?

A.2t
imes

B. 2t
imes

C.1
.5t
imes

D.Noneoft
hese

46.Fi
ndt
heanglei
nmi
lssubt
endedbyal
ine1
0yar
dsl
ongatadi
stanceof
5000yar
ds.

A.2.
5mi
ls

B.2mi
ls

C.4mi
ls

D.1mi
l
 47.Theangl
eorincl
inat
ionofascendofar
oadhavi
ng8.
25% gr
adei
s
____
_degr
ees.

A.5.
12degr
ees

B.4.
72degr
ees

C.1
.86degr
ees

D.4.
27degr
ees

48.Thesidesofar
ighttr
iangl
eisi
nar
it
hmet
icpr
ogr
essi
onwhosecommon
dif
fer
enceif6cm.itsareai
s:
2
6cm
A.21

2
B.270cm

2
C.360cm

2
44cm
D.1

Pr
obl
ems–Tr
iangl
es,Angl
esofEl
evat
ion&Depr
essi
on

Set1
1

49.Thehypot
enuseofari
ghttri
angl
eis34cm.Fi
ndthel
engt
hoft
he
short
estl
egifi
tis14cm shor
tert
hantheot
herl
eg.

A.1
5cm

B.1
6cm

C.1
7cm

D.1
8cm

50.Atrucktravel
sfrom poi
ntM nor
thwardfor30mi n.t
heneast
wardforone
hour,thenshif
tedN30°W.i ftheconstantspeedis40Kph,howfar
di
rectlyfr
om M,inkm.wi l
lbeitaft
er2hour s?

A.43.
5

B.45.
2
 C.47.
9

D.41
.6

51
.Twosidesofatri
angl
emeasures6cm.and8cm.andt
hei
rincl
uded
angl
eis40°.Fi
ndthethi
rdsi
de.

A.5.
144cm

B.5.
263cm

C.4.
256cm

D.5.
645cm

52.Gi
venat
ri
angl
e:C=1
00°
,a=1
5,b=20.Fi
ndc:

A.34

B.27

C.43

D.35

53.Gi
venangl
eA=32°
,angl
eB=70°
,andsi
dec=27uni
ts.Sol
vef
orsi
dea
ofthet
ri
angl
e.

A.24uni
ts

B.1
0uni
ts

C.1
4.63uni
ts

D.1
2uni
ts

54.I
nat ri
angl
e,f
indt
hesi
deci
ftheangl
eC=1
00°
,si
deb=20,andsi
dea
=1 5.

A.28

B.27

C.29
 D.26

55.Twosidesofatriangl
eare50m.and60m.l ong.Theangleincl
uded
betweenthesesidesis30degr
ees.Whati
stheinter
iorangl
e( i
ndegrees)
opposit
ethelongestside?

A.92.
74

B.93.
74

C.94.
74

D.91
.74

56.Thesidesofat r
iangleABCareAB=15cm,BC=1 8cm,andCA=24cm.
Determinethedistancefr
om t
hepoi
ntofi
nter
sect
ionoft
heangul
ar
bisect
orstosideAB.

A.5.
21cm

B.3.
78cm

C.4.
73cm

D.6.
25cm

57.IfAB=15m,BC=1 8m andCA=24m,fi
ndt
hepoi
ntofi
nter
sect
ionof
t
heangul
arbi
sect
orf
rom t
hever
texC.

A.1
1.3

B.1
2.1

C.1
3.4

D.1
4.3

58.I
ntri
angleABC,angl
eC=70degrees;angl
eA=45degrees;AB=40m.
whatisthelengt
hofthemedi
andr
awnf r
om ver
texAt
osi
deBC?

A.36.
8met
ers

B.37.
1met
ers

C.36.
3met
ers
 D.37.
4met
ers

59.Thear
eaofthet
ri
anglewhoseangl
esare61°9’
32”
,34°1
4’46”
,and
84°35’
42”i
s680.
60.thelengt
hofthel
ongestsi
deis:

A.35.
53

B.54.
32

C.52.
43

D.62.
54

60.Gi
venat
riangleABCwhoseangl
esareA=40°,B=95°andsi
deb=30
cm.fi
ndt
hel engt
hofthebi
sect
orofangl
eC.

A.21
.74cm

B.22.
35cm

C.20.
45cm

D.20.
98cm

61
.Thesidesofatr
iangul
arlotare130m,1 80m,and190m.thel
oti
st obe
divi
dedbyali
nebisecti
ngthelongestsi
deanddrawnfr
om t
heopposit
e
vert
ex.Thel
engt
hoft hi
sdividi
ngli
neis:

A.1
00met
ers

B.1
30met
ers

C.1
25met
ers

D.1
15met
ers

62.Fr
om apointoutsi
deofanequi
lat
eraltr
iangl
e,t
hedi
stancestothe
vert
icesar
e1 0m,10m,and18m.Findthedimensi
onofthetri
angl
e.

A.25.
63

B.45.
68

C.1
9.94
 D.1
2.25

63.Point
sAandB1 000m apar
tareplot
tedonast
rai
ghthighwayrunni
ng
EastandWest .Fr
om A,thebeari
ngofatowerCis32degreesNofW and
from Bthebeari
ngofCi s26degreesNofE.Approxi
matetheshort
est
dist
anceoftowerCt othehighway.

A.264met
ers

B.274met
ers

C.284met
ers

D.294met
ers

64.Anairpl
anel
eavesanaircr
aftcar
rierandfliesSout hat350mph.The
carr
iertr
avel
sS30°Eat25mph.I ft hewirelesscommunicat
ionrangeof
theair
planei
s700miles,whenwillitlosecont actwit
hthecarr
ier
?

A.af
ter4.
36hour
s

B.af
ter5.
57hour
s

C.af
ter2.
13hour
s

D.af
ter4.
54hour
s

65.Astatue2met er
shighst
andsonacolumnt hatis3met er
shigh.An
observerinl
evelwit
hthetopoft
hestatueobservedthatthecolumnand
thestatuesubt
endthesameangle.Howfari
st heobserverfr
om the
stat
ue?

A.5 2met
ers

B.2 5met
ers

C.20met
ers

D. 1
0met
ers

66.Fr
om t hetopofabuil
ding100m high,t
heangleofdepr
essionofapoi
nt
AdueEastofi tis30°
.Fr om apoi
tBdueSout hoft
hebuil
ding,t
heangl
e
ofelevati
onofthetopis60°.Findthedi
stanceAB.
 A.1
00+3 30

B.200- 30

C.1
00 30/3

D.1
00 3/30

67.Anobserverf
oundt heangl
eofelevat
ionofthetopofthetreetobe27°.
Af t
ermoving10m cl
oser(onthesameverti
calandhor
izont
alplaneasthe
tree),t
heangl
eofelevati
onbecomes54° .Fi
ndthehei
ghtoft hetr
ee.

A.8.
65met
ers

B.7.
53met
ers

C.7.
02met
ers

D.8.
09met
ers

68.Fr
om apointAatthefootofthemountai
n,t
heangleofel
evati
onoft he
topBis60°.Aft
erascendingt
hemountainone(1
)miletoanincl
inat
ionof
30°tothehori
zon,andreachi
ngapointC,anobser
verfi
ndsthatthe
angleACBis135°.

A.1
4386

B.1
2493

C.1
1672

D.1
1223

69.Avert
icalpol
eis10m fr
om abuil
ding.Whentheangl
eofel evat
ionoft
he
sum i
s45° ,t
epolecastashadowont hebui
ldi
ng1m high.Findthehei
ght
ofthepole.

A.0met
er

B.1
1met
ers

C.1
2met
ers

D.1
3met
ers
70.Apolecastashadowof15meterslongwhentheangleofel
evati
onofthe
sunis61°.I
fthepolehasl
eaned15°from t
hever
ti
caldir
ect
lytowardt
he
sun,whatisthel
engthoft
hepole?

A.52.
43met
ers

B.54.
23met
ers

C.53.
25met
ers

D.53.
24met
ers

71
.Anobser verwishestodetermi
netheheightofatower .Hetakessight
sat
thetopoft hetowerfrom AandB,whichare50f t.apart
,atthesame
elevat
iononadi rectl
inewit
hthetower.Theverti
calangleatpointAis
30°andatpoi ntBi s40°.Whati
stheheightofthet ower?

A.85.
6feet

B.1
43.
97f
eet

C.1
10.
29f
eet

D.92.
54f
eet

72.From t
hetopoft owerA,theangleofelevat
ionofthetopofthetowerB
i
s46°.From t
hef ootoftowerBtheangleofelevat
ionofthetopoftower
Ais28°.Bot
ht owersareonalevelground.Ift
heheightoftowerBis
1
20m,howhi ghist owerAinm?

A.38.
6

B.42.
3

C.44.
1

D.40.
7

73.Poi
ntsAandBar e1
00m apar tandar eonthesameelevati
onast hefoot
ofabuil
ding.Theanglesofelevati
onoft het
opofthebuildi
ngfrom point
s
AandBar e21 °and32°,respecti
vely.Howfari
sAfrom thebui
ldinginm?

A.271
.6
 B.265.
4

C.259.
2

D.277.
9

74.Amanfindst
heangleofel
evati
onofthetopofatowertobe30degr
ees.
Hewalks85m.nearerthetowerandfi
ndsit
sangl
eofelevat
iont
obe60
degr
ees.Whatist
heheightofthetower
?

A.76.
31met
ers

B.73.
61met
ers

C.73.
31met
ers

D.73.
16met
ers

75.Theangleofel
evati
onofapoi ntCfrom api
ntBis29°42’
;theangl
eof
el
evat
ionofCfrom anotherpointA31 .
2m di
rect
lybel
owBi s59°23’
.How
hi
ghisCfrom t
hehor i
zontall
inethr
oughA?

A.47.
1met
ers

B.52.
3met
ers

C.35.
1met
ers

D.66.
9met
ers

76.Arect
angularpieceofl
and40m x30m i
stobecr
osseddiagonall
ybya
10-
m wider oadway.I
fthel
andcostP1
,500.
00persquar
emet er,thecost
oftheroadwayis:

A.P401
.10

B.P60,
165.
00

C.P601
,650.
00

D.651
,500.
00

77.Amani mprovi
sesatemporaryshi
eldfr
om t
hesunusi
ngat ri
angularpi
ece
ofwoodwithdimensi
onsof1.4m,1.
5m,and1 .
3m.withthelongerside
l
yinghor
izont
all
yontheground,hepropsuptheot
hercornerofthe
 tr
iangl
ewi
thavert
icalpol
e0.
9m l
ong.Whatwoul
dbet heareaoft
he
shadowonthegr
oundwhenthesunisver
ti
cal
lyover
head?
2
A.0.
5m

2
B.0.
75m

2
C.0.
84m

2
D.0.
95m

78.Arectangul
arpieceofwood4cm x12cm tal
listi
tl
edatanangl
eof45°.
Fi
ndt heverti
caldist
ancebet
weenthelowercornerandt
heuppercor
ner.

A.4 2 cm

B.2 2 cm

C.8 2 cm

D.6 2 cm

79.Aclockhasadialface1
2inchesi nr
adius.Themi nut
ehandi s9inches
longwhil
ethehourhandis6i ncheslong.Theplaneofr ot
ati
onofthe
minutehandi
s2i nchesabovetheplaneofr ot
ationofthehourhand.Fi
nd
thedist
ancebet
weent heti
psoft hehandsat5: 40AM.

A.9.
17i
nches

B.8.
23i
nches

C.1
0.65i
nches

D.1
1.25i
nches

80.I
fthebear
ingofAf
rom Bi
s40°W,t
hent
hebear
ingofBf
rom Ai
s:

A.N40°E

B.N40°W

C.N50°E
 D.N50°W

81
.Apl anehill
sidei
sincl
inedatanangl eof28°witht hehori
zontal
.Aman
wear i
ngskiscancli
mbt hi
shi l
lsi
debyfoll
owingast rai
ghtpathincl
inedat
anangl eof12°tothehorizontal
,butonewithoutskismustfoll
owapat h
incl
inedatanangleofonly5°wi t
hthehori
zontal.Findtheanglebetween
thedirect
ionsofthetwopat hs.

A.1
3.21
°

B.1
8.74°

C.1
5.56°

D.1
7.22°

82.Cal
cul
atet
heareaofaspher
icalt
ri
angl
ewhoser
adi
usi
s5m andwhose
angl
esare40°
,65°,and11
0°.

A.1
2.34sq.m.

B.1
4.89sq.m.

C.1
6.45sq.m.

D.1
5.27sq.m.

83.Ari
ghtspher
icalt
ri
angl
ehasanangl
eC=90°
,a=50°
,andc=80°
.Fi
nd
thesi
deb.

A.45.
33°

B.78.
66°

C.74.
33°

D.75.
89°

84.Iftheti
meis8:
00a.m.GMT,whati
sthet
imei
nthePhi
li
ppi
nes,whi
chi
s
locatedat1
20°Eastl
ongi
tude?

A.6p.
m.

B.4am
 C.4p.
m.

D.6am

85.Anairpl
anefl
ewfrom Manil
a(14°36’
N,121
°05’E)atacourseofS30°E
maintai
ningacer
tai
nalti
tudeandfol
lowi
ngagreatcir
clepath.Ifi
ts
groundspeedi
s350knot s,af
terhowmanyhourswil
litcr
osst heequat
or?

A.2.
87hour
s

B.2.
27hour
s

C.3.
17hour
s

D.3.
97hour
s

86.Fi
ndt hedi
stanceinnaut
icalmil
esbetweenManil
aandSanFr ancisco.
Manilaisl
ocatedat14°36’Nlat
it
udeand1 21
°05’Elongi
tude.San
Franci
scoissituat
edat37°48’Nl at
it
udeand122°24’W longi
tude.

A.7856.
2naut
icalmi
les

B.5896.
2naut
icalmi
les

C.6326.
2naut
icalmi
les

D.6046.
2naut
icalmi
les

Par
t3

Pl
aneGeomet
ry

Pr
obl
ems–Tr
iangl
es,Quadr
il
ater
als,Pol
ygons

Set1
2

87.Thesi
desofari
ghttr
ianglehavelengt
hs(
a–b),a,and(
a+b).Whatis
therat
ioofat
obi fai
sgr eat
erthanbandbcoul
dnotbeequalt
ozero?

A.1:4

B.3:1

C.1:4
 D.4:1

88.Twosi
desofatr
iangl
emeasur
e8cm and1
2cm.f
indi
tsar
eai
fit
s
peri
met
eris26cm.

A.21
.33sq.m.

B.32.
56sq.cm.

C.3.
306sq.i
n.

D.32.
56sq.i
n.

89.I
fthr
eesi
desofatriangl
eofanacut
etr
iangl
eis3cm,4cm,and“
x”cm,
whataret
hepossi
blevaluesofx?

A.1<x<5

B.0<x>5

C.0<x<7

D.1<x>7

90.I
ntr
iangl
eABC,AB=8m andBC=20m.onepossi
bledi
mensi
onofCAi
s:

A.1
3

B.7

C.9

D.1
1

91
.Inat r
iangl
eBCD,BC=25m.andCD=1
0m.Theper
imet
eroft
he
tr
iangl
emaybe.

A.72m.

B.70m.

C.69m.

D.71m.
92.Thesidesofatr
iangl
eABCar
eAB=25cm,BC=39cm,andAC=40
cm.Finditsar
ea.

A.486sq.cm.

B.846sq.cm.

C.648sq.cm.

D.468sq.cm.

93.Thecorr
espondingsidesoft
wosi
mil
art
ri
angl
esar
eint
her
ati
o3:
2.What
isther
ati
ooft hei
rareas?

A.3

B.2

C.9/
4

D.3/
2

94.Fi
ndt
hear
eaoft
het
ri
angl
ewhosesi
desar
e12,1
6,and21uni
ts.

A.95.
45sq.uni
ts

B.1
02.
36sq.uni
ts

C.87.
45sq.uni
ts

D.82.
78sq.uni
ts

95.Thesi
desofar
ightt
rianglear
e8,15and17uni
ts.I
feachsidei
sdoubl
ed,
howmanysquar
eunitswillbethear
eaoft
henewt r
iangl
e?

A.240

B.300

C.320

D.420

96.Twot
ri
angl
eshaveequalbases.Thealt
it
udeofonet
ri
angleis3unit
s
moret
hanit
sbaseandthealti
tudeoftheotheri
s3unit
slessthani
ts
 base.Fi
ndt
heal
ti
tudes,i
fthear
easoft
het
ri
angl
edi
ff
erby21squar
e
uni
ts.

A.5&1
1

B.4&1
0

C.6&1
2

D.3&9

97.Atr
iangul
arpieceofwoodhavingadi mension1 30cm,180cm,and1 90
cm i
st obedivi
dedbyal i
nebisect
ingt helongestsi
dedrawnfr
om it
s
opposit
evert
ex.Theareaofthepar tadjacenttothe180-
cm si
deis:

A.51
26sq.cm.

B.51
62sq.cm.

C.561
2sq.cm.

D.521
6sq.cm.

98.Fi
ndEBi
fthear
eaoft
hei
nnert
ri
angl
eis¼ oft
heout
ert
ri
angl
e.

A.32.
5

B.55.
7

C.56.
2

D.57.
5

99.Apieceofwi r
eisshapedtoencloseasquar
ewhoseareai
s169cm2.I
tis
thenreshapedtoenclosearect
anglewhoselengt
his1
5cm.Theareaof
therectangl
eis:

65cm2
A.1

75cm2
B.1

70cm2
C.1

56cm2
D.1
1
00.Thedi
agonalofthefl
oorofar
ect
angul
arroom i
s7.50m.Theshor
ter
si
deoft
heroom is4.5m.Whatist
heareaoftheroom?

A.36sq.m.

B.27sq.m.

C.58sq.m.

D.24sq.m.

1
01.Amanmeasur i
ngarect
angl
e“x”meter
sby“y”met
ers,makeseachside
15% t
oosmal
l.Byhowmanypercentwil
lhi
sest
imat
efortheareabetoo
small
?

A.23.
55%

B.25.
67%

C.27.
75%

D.72.
25%

1
02.Thel engt
hoft
hesi
deofasquar
eisi
ncr
easedby1
00%.I
tsper
imet
eri
s
i
ncreasedby:

A.25%

B.1
00%

C.200%

D.300%

1
03.Apieceofwireoflengt
h52cm iscutint
ot wopar
ts.Eachpar
tist
hen
benttof
orm asquare.I
tisf
oundthatt
otalareaoft
hetwosquaresi
s97
sq.cm.t
hedimensionofthebi
ggersquareis:

A.4

B.9

C.3

D.6
1
04.Int
hefi
gur
eshown,ABCDi
sasquar
eandPDCi
sanequi
lat
eralt
ri
angl
e.
Fi
ndѲ.

A.5°

B.1
5°

C.1
0°

D.25°

1
05.Onesideofaparal
lelogr
am i
s10m andi
tsdi
agonal
sar
e16m and24m,
r
espect
ivel
y.I
tsar
eai s:

A.1
56.
8sq.m.

B.1
85.
6sq.m.

C.1
58.
7sq.m.

D.1
42.
3sq.m.

1
06.Ift
hesi
desoftheparal
lel
ogr
am andanincl
udedangl
eare6,1
0and1
00
degr
eesr
espect
ivel
y,f
indthelengt
hoftheshort
erdi
agonal
.

A.1
0.63

B.1
0.37

C.1
0.73

D.1
0.23

1
07.Theareaofarhombusis132squarecm.i
fit
sshor
terdi
agonali
s12cm,
t
helengthoft
helongerdi
agonali
s:

A.20cent
imet
er

B.21cent
imet
er

C.22cent
imet
er

D.23cent
imet
er

1
08.Thedi
agonal
sofar
hombusar
e10cm.and8cm.
,respect
ivel
y.I
tsar
ea
 i
s:

A.1
0sq.cm.

B.50sq.cm.

C.60sq.cm.

D.40sq.cm.

1
09.Givenacycli
cquadr
il
ater
alwhosesi
desar
e4cm,5cm,8cm,and1
1
cm.It
sareais:

A.40.
25sq.cm.

B.48.
65sq.cm.

C.50.
25sq.cm.

D.60.
25sq.cm

1
10.Arectangl
eABCDwhichmeasure18by24cm isfol
dedonce,
per
pendicul
art
odi
agonalAC,sothatt
heopposi
tevert
icesAandC
coi
nci
de.Findt
helengt
hofthefol
d.

A.2

B.7/
2

C.54/
2

D.45/
2

1
11.Thesi
desofaquadri
lat
eralare10m,8m,16m and20m,respect
ivel
y.
Twoopposi
tei
nter
iorangleshaveasum of225°.Fi
ndt
heareaoft
he
quadr
il
ater
ali
nsq.m.

A.1
40.
33sq.cm.

B.1
45.
33sq.cm.

C.1
50.
33sq.cm.

D.1
55.
33sq.cm.
1
12.Atr
apezoi
dhasanareaof36m2 andalt
it
udeof2m.I
tst
wobasesi
n
met
ershaverat
ioof4:
5,t
hebasesare:

A.1
2,1
5

B.7,1
1

C.1
6,20

D.8,1
0

1
13.Deter
minet
heareaofthequadr
il
ater
alABCDshowni
fOB=80cm,OA=
120cm,OD=1 50cm andѲ=25° .

A.2272sq.cm

B.7222sq.cm

C.2572sq.cm

D.2722sq.cm

1
14.Acornerlotofl
andis35m ononestr
eetand25m ontheot
herstr
eet.
Theanglebetweent
hetwoli
nesofthestr
eetbei
ng82°
.Theot
hertotwo
l
inesofthel
otar
er espect
ivel
yperpendi
cul
artotheli
nesofthest
reet
s.Whati
s
t
hewor t
hofthelotifi
tsunitpri
ceisP2500persquaremeter?

A.P1
,978,
456

B.P1
,588,
045

C.P2,
234,
023

D.P1
,884,
050

1
15.Det
erminetheareaofthequadri
lat
eralhavi
ng(
8,-
2),(
5,6)
,(4,1
),and
(
-7,4)asconsecuti
vevert
ices.

A.22sq.uni
ts

B.44sq.uni
ts

C.32sq.uni
ts

D.48sq.uni
ts
1
16.Fi
ndt
hear
eaoft
heshadedpor
ti
onshowni
fABi
spar
all
elt
oCD.

A.1
6sq.m.

B.1
8sq.m.

C.20sq.m.

D.22sq.m.

1
17.Thedef
lect
ionangl
esofanypol
ygonhasasum of
:

A.360°

B.720°

C.1
80°
(n–3)

D.1
80°n

1
18.Thesum oft
hei
nter
iorangl
esofadodecagoni
s:

A.21
60°

B.1
980°

C.1
800°

D.2520°

1
19.Eachi
nter
iorangl
eofar
egul
arpol
ygoni
s165°
.Howmanysi
des?

A.23

B.24

C.25

D.26

1
20.Thesum oft
hei
nter
iorangl
esofapol
ygoni
s540°
.Fi
ndt
henumberof
si
des.

A.4

B.6
 C.7

D.5

1
21.Thesum oft
hei
nter
iorangl
esofapol
ygonofnsi
desi
s1080°
.Fi
ndt
he
val
ueofn.

A.5

B.6

C.7

D.8

1
22.Howmanydi
agonal
sdoesapent
edecagonhave:

A.60

B.70

C.80

D.90

1
23.Apol
ygonhas1
70di
agonal
s.Howmanysi
desdoesi
thave?

A.20

B.1
8

C.25

D.26

1
24.Ar
egularhexagonwit
hanareaof93.
53squar
ecenti
meter
sisi
nscr
ibed
i
nacir
cle.Theareai
ntheci
rcl
enotcover
edbyhexagoni
s:

A.1
8.38cm2

B.1
6.72cm2

C.1
9.57cm2

D.1
5.68cm2
1
25.Thear
eaofar
egul
ardecagoni
nscr
ibedi
naci
rcl
eof1
5cm di
amet
eri
s:

A.1
56sq.cm.

B.1
58sq.cm.

C.1
65sq.cm.

D.1
85sq.cm.

1
26.Thesum oft
hei
nter
iorangl
eofpol
ygoni
s2,
520°
.Howmanyar
ethe
si
des?

A.1
4

B.1
5

C.1
6

D.1
7

1
27.Thear
eaofar
egul
arhexagoni
nscr
ibedi
naci
rcl
eofr
adi
us1i
s:

A.2.
698sq.uni
ts

B.2.
598sq.uni
ts

C.3.
698sq.uni
ts

D.3.
598sq.uni
ts

1
28.Thecor
ner
sofa2-metersquar
ear ecutofft
oform aregul
aroct
agon.
Whati
sthel
engt
hofthesidesoftheresul
ti
ngoctagon?

A.0.
525

B.0.
626

C.0.
727

D.0.
828

1
29.I
far
egul
arpol
ygonhas27di
agonal
s,t
heni
tisa:

A.Hexagon
 B.Nonagon

C.Pent
agon

D.Hept
agon

1
30.Onesideofar
egul
aroct
agoni
s2.Fi
ndt
hear
eaoft
her
egi
oni
nsi
det
he
oct
agon.

A.1
9.3sq.uni
ts

B.1
3.9sq.uni
ts

C.21
.4sq.uni
ts

D.31sq.uni
ts

1
31.Ar
egularoct
agoni
sinscr
ibedi
naci
rcl
eofr
adi
us1
0.Fi
ndt
hear
eaof
t
heoct
agon.

A.228.
2sq.uni
ts

B.288.
2sq.uni
ts

C.282.
8sq.uni
ts

D.238.
2sq.uni
ts

Pr
obl
ems–Ci
rcl
es,Mi
scel
laneousAppl
icat
ions

Set1
3

1
32.Thear
eaofaci
rcl
eis89.
4squar
einches.Whati
stheci
rcumf
erence?

A.35.
33i
nches

B.32.
25i
nches

C.33.
52i
nches

D.35.
55i
nches

1
33.Acircl
ewhoseareais452cm squarei
scutint
otwosegmentbyachor
d
whosedist
ancefr
om t
hecenteroftheci
rcl
eis6cm.Fi
ndtheareaoft
he
l
argersegmenti
ncm squar
e.
 A.372.
5

B.363.
6

C.368.
4

D.377.
6

1
34.Acircleisdi
videdint
ot wopart
sbyachor d,3cm awayfrom t
hecenter
.
Fi
ndtheareaoft hesmall
erpar
t,incm squar
e,i
fthecir
cleshasanareaof
201cm squar
e.

A.51
.4

B.57.
8

C.55.
2

D.53.
7

1
35.Aquadril
ater
alABCDi sinscri
bedinasemi-
cir
clewithsi
deADcoinci
ding
wit
hthediameterofthecircl
e.Ifsi
desAB,BC,andCDar e8cm,1
0cm,
and12cm l
ong,respect
ivel
y,findthear
eaofthecir
cle.

A.31
7sq.cm.

B.356sq.cm.

C.456sq.cm.

D.486sq.cm.

1
36.Asemi -
circl
eofradi
us1 4cm i
sfor
medf r
om apieceofwire.Ifi
tisbent
i
ntoarectanglewhoselengt
his1cm mor
et hani
tswidt
h,fi
ndt heareaof
t
herectangle.

A.256.
25sq.cm.

B.323.
57sq.cm.

C.386.
54sq.cm.

D.452.
24sq.cm

1
37.Theangl
eofasect
ori
s30degr
eesandt
her
adi
usi
s15cm.Whati
sthe
 ar
eaoft
hesect
or?
2
5cm
A.89.

2
9cm
B.58.

2
8cm
C.59.

2
9cm
D.85.

1
38.Asect
orhasar
adi
usof1
2cm.i
fthel
engt
hofi
tsar
cis1
2cm,i
tsar
eai
s:

A.66sq.cm.

B.82sq.cm.

C.1
44sq.cm.

D.72sq.cm.

1
39.Theperi
meterofasect
ori
s9cm andi
tsr
adi
usi
s3cm.Whati
sthe
ar
eaofthesect
or?
2
A.4cm

2
2cm
B.9/

2
C.1
1/2cm

2
2cm
D.27/

1
40.Aswi mmingpoolistobeconst ructedinthespaceofpart
ial
ly
overl
appi
ngidenti
calcir
cles.Eachoft hecir
cleshasaradi
usof9m,and
eachpassesthr
ought hecenteroft heother.Fi
ndtheareaofthe
swimmingpool.
2
A.302.
33m

2
B.362.
55m

2
C.398.
99m
 2
D.409.
44m

1
41.Givenaretwoconcentr
iccircl
eswit
htheout
ercir
clehavingar adi
usof
10cm.I ft
hear eaoft
heinnercir
clei
shal
foftheouterci
rcle,f
indthe
boarderbetweenthetwocir
cles.

A.2.
930cm

B.2.
856cm

C.3.
265cm

D.2.
444cm

1
42.Aci
rcl
eofradi
us5cm hasachor
dwhichi
s6cm l
ong.Findtheareaof
t
heci
rcl
econcentr
ict
othi
sci
rcl
eandt
angentt
othegivenchord.

A.1
4π

B.1
6π

C.9π

D.4π

1
43.Ar ever
sedcur veonarail
roadtrackconsi
stsoft wocir
culararcs.The
cent
ralangleofonesideis20°withradius2500f eet
,andt hecentral
angl
eoft heotheris25°wit
hr adi
us3000f eet.Fi
ndt hetot
allengthsoft
hetwoar cs.

A.281
2ft
.

B.221
8ft
.

C.2821f
t.

D.21
82f
t.

1
44.Givenat r
iangl
ewhosesidesare24cm,30cm,and36cm.f i
ndt
he
r
adiusofaci r
clewhi
chistangentt
otheshor
testandl
ongestsi
deoft
he
t
ri
angle,andwhosecenterli
esonthethi
rdsi
de.

A.9.
111cm
 B.1
1.91cm

C.1
2.31cm

D.1
8cm

1
45.Findt
heareaoft
helar
gestci
rcl
ethatcanbecutf
rom at
ri
angl
ewhose
si
desare1
0cm,1 8cm,and20m.
2
1πcm
A.1

2
2πcm
B.1

2
4πcm
C.1

2
5πcm
D.1

1
46.Thedi
ameteroftheci
rcl
eci
rcumscr
ibedaboutat
ri
angl
eABCwi
thsi
des
a,b,ci
sequalto:

A.a/
sinA

B.b/
sinB

C.c/
sinC

D.al
loft
heabove

1
47.Thesidesofatri
anglear
e14cm.
,15cm.
,and1
3cm.f
indt
hear
eaof
t
hecir
cumscribi
ngcircl
e.

A.207.
4sq.cm.

B.209.
6sq.cm.

C.21
5.4sq.cm.

D.220.
5sq.cm.

1
48.Whatist
her adi
usoftheci
rcl
eci
rcumscr
ibi
ngani
soscel
esr
ightt
ri
angl
e
havi
nganareaof162sq.cm?

A.1
3.52
 B.1
4.1
8

C.1
2.73

D.1
564

1
49.Ift
heradiusoft
heci
rcl
eisdecr
easedby20%,byhowmuchi
sit
sar
ea
decr
eased?

A.36%

B.26%

C.46%

D.56%

1
50.Thedistancebetweent
hecenterofthethr
eecir
cleswhi
charemut
ual
ly
t
angenttoeachotherext
ernal
lyar
e1 0,12and1
4uni t
s.Thear
eaoft
heof
t
helargestcir
clei
s:

A.72π

B.23π

C.64π

D.1
6π

1
51.Thesidesofacycli
cquadr
il
ater
almeasures8cm,9cm,1 2cm,and7
cm,respect
ivel
y.Fi
ndthear
eaoft heci
rcumscr
ibi
ngci
rcl
e.
2
65cm
A.8.

2
B.1 23cm
86.

2
54cm
C.6.

D.1
34.
37cm

1
52.Thewheelofacarrevol
vesnt i
mes,whi
let
hecart
ravel
sxkm.t
he
r
adiusoft
hewheelinmeteris:
 A.1
0,000x/(
πn)

B.500x/(
πn)

C.500,
00x/(
πn)

D.5,
000x/(
πn)

1
53.Iftheinsidewheelsofacarrunni
ngaci r
cul
art
rackar egoinghal
fasfast
astheout si
dewheel,deter
minethelengt
hofthetrack,descri
bedbythe
outerwheel s,i
fthewheel
sare1.5m apart
.

A.4π

B.5π

C.6π

D.8π

1
54.Agoati
stiedtoacor
nerofa30f tby35f tbui
ldi
ng.Iftheropeis40ft
l
ongandthegoatcanr
each1ftfarthert
hantheropelength,whatist
he
maxi
mum ar
eathegoatcancover?
2
A.5281f
t

2
t
B.4084f

2
C.3961f
t

2
t
D.3970f

1
55.Thei
nteri
orangl
esofat
ri
angl
emeasur
es2x,x+1
5,and2x+1
5.What
i
stheval
ueofx?

A.30°

B.66°

C.42°

D.54°
 1
56.Twocompl
ement
aryangl
esar
eint
her
ati
o2:
1.Fi
ndt
hel
argerangl
e.

A.30°

B.60°

C.75°

D.1
5°

1
57.Twot ransmi
ssi
ontowers40f eethighis200f eetapart
.Ift
hel owest
pointofthecabl
eis10feetabovet heground,theverti
caldi
stancefrom
theroadwaytothecabl
e50f eetfrom thecenteris:

A.1
7.25f
eet

B.1
7.5f
eet

C.1
7.75f
eet

D.1
8feet
2 2
1
58.Whati
sthear
eaboundedbyt vesy =4xandx =4y?
hecur

A.6.
0

B.7.
333

C.6.
666

D.5.
333
2
1
59.Whati
sthear weeny=0,y=3x,x=0,andx=2?
eabet

A.8

B.1
2

C.24

D.6

Par
t4

Sol
i
dGeomet
ry
Pr
obl
ems–Pr
isms,Pyr
ami
ds,Cyl
inder
s,Cones

Set1
4

1
60.I
ftheedgeofacubei
sdoubl
ed,whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sincor
rect
?

A.Thel
ater
alar
eawi
llbequadr
upl
ed

B.Thevol
umei
sincr
eased8t
imes

C.Thedi
agonali
sdoubl
ed

D.Thewei
ghti
sdoubl
ed

1
61.Thevol
umeofacubei
sreducedbyhowmuchi
fal
lsi
desar
ehal
ved?

A.1
/8

B.5/
8

C.6/
8

D.7/
8

1
62.Eachsi
deofacubeisi
ncr
easedby1
%.Bywhatper
centi
sthevol
umeof
t
hecubeincr
eased?

A.23.
4%

B.33.
1%

C.3%

D.34.
56%

1
63.Ift
heedgeofacubei
sincr
easedby30%,byhowmuchi
sthesur
face
ar
eaincr
eased?

A.67

B.69

C.63

D.65
1
64.Findtheapproxi
matechangei
nt hevol
umeofacubeofsi
dexi
nches
causedbyincr
easingi
tssi
deby1 %.

3x3 cu.i
A.0. n.

B.0.
1x3 cu.i
n.

C.0.
02cu.i
n.

03x3 cu.i
D.0. n.

1
65.Ar ect
angul
arbin4feetlong,3f
eetwi
de,and2f
eethighi
ssol
idl
y
packedwit
hbr i
ckswhosedimensi
onsar
e8in.by4in.by2i
n.The
numberofbri
cksinthebinis:

A.68

B.386

C.648

D.956

1
66.Fi
ndt
het
otalsur
facear
eaofacubeofsi
de6cm.

A.21
4sq.cm.

B.21
6sq.cm.

C.226sq.cm.

D.236sq.cm.

1
67.Thespacedi
agonalofacubei
s4 3m.Fi
ndi
tsvol
ume.

A.1
6cubi
cmet
ers

B.48cubi
cmet
ers

C.64cubi
cmet
ers

D.86cubi
cmet
ers

1
68.Areser
voi
risshapedl
ikeasquarepri
sm.I
fthear
eaofi
tsbasei
s225sq.
cm,howmanyli
tersofwaterwi
lli
thol
d?
 A.3.
375

B.3375

C.33.
75

D.3375

1
69.Findtheangl
efor
medbyt hei
nter
sect
ionofafacedi
agonaltt
he
di
agonalofacubedrawnf
rom t
hesamevertex.

A.35.
26°

B.32.
56°

C.33.
69°

D.42.
23°

1
70.Thespacedi
agonalofacube( t
hediagonalj
oini
ngtwonon-
copl
anar
ver
ti
ces)i
s6m.Thet otalsur
facear
eaoft hecubeis:

A.60

B.66

C.72

D.78

1
71.Thebaseedgeofaregul
arhexagonalpr
ism i
s6cm andi
tsbasesar
e12
cm apar
t.Fi
ndi
tsvol
umeincu.cm.

A.1 45cm3
563.

B.1 45cm3
058.

C.1 37cm3
896.

D.1
1 37cm3
22.

1
72.Thebaseedgeofaregul
arpent
agonalpr
ism i
s6cm andi
tsbasesar
e
12cm apar
t.Fi
ndi
tsvol
umeincu.cm.

22cm3
A.743.
 89cm3
B.786.

45cm3
C.567.

D.842.
12cm3

1
73.Thebaseofari
ghtpri
sm i
sahexagonwit
honesi
de6cm l ong.I
fthe
vol
umeofthepr
ism i
s450cc,howfarapar
tar
ethebases?

A.5.
74cm

B.3.
56cm

C.4.
11cm

D.4.
81cm

1
74.Atroughhasanopent op0.
30m by6m andclosedverticalendswhi
ch
ar
eequilat
er alt
ri
angl
es30cm oneachsi
de.I
tisfi
ll
edwi t
hwat ertohal
f
i
tsdepth.Findthevolumeoft
hewateri
ncubi
cmet ers.

A.0.
058

B.0.
046

C.0.
037

D.0.
065

1
75.Determinethevolumeofar ighttruncatedpri
sm wi
ththefol
lowing
dimensi
ons:Letthecor neroft hetri
angularbasebedefi
nedbyA,B,and
C.thelengthAB=1 0feet,BC=9f eetandCA=1 2feet
.ThesidesatA,B
andCar eperpendi
culart othet r
iangularbaseandhavetheheightof8.
6
feet
,7.1feet
,and5. 5feet,respectivel
y.
3
A.41
3ft
3
B.31
1ft
3
C.31
3ft
3
D.391f
t

1
76.Thevol
umeofar
egul
art
etr
ahedr
onofsi
de5cm i
s:
 A.1
3.72cu.cm

B.1
4.73cu.
cm

C.1
5.63cu.cm

D.1
7.82cu.cm

1
77.Ar egul
arhexagonalpyr
ami
dwhosebaseperi
met
eri
s60cm hasan
al
ti
tudeof30cm,t hevol
umeoft
hepyrami
dis:

A.2958cu.cm.

B.2598cu.cm.

C.2859cu.cm.

D.2589cu.cm.

1
78.Af r
ust
um ofapyr
ami
dhasanupperbase100m by1
0m andalower
baseof80m by8m.ift
heal
ti
tudeoft
hefrust
um i
s5m,f
indit
svolume.

A.4567.
67cu.m.

B.3873.
33cu.m.

C.4066.
67cu.m.

D.2345.
98cu.m.

1
79.Thealti
tudeofthefr
ustum ofaregul
arr
ect
angul
arpyr
ami
dis5m t
he
volumeis140cu.m.andt heupperbasei
s3m by4m.Whatar
ethe
dimensi
onsofthelowerbaseinm?

A.9x1
0

B.6x8

C.4.
5x6

D.7.
50x1
0

1
80.Thefrustum ofaregul
artri
angularpyr
amidhasequi l
ater
altr
iangl
esfor
i
tsbases.Thelowerandupperbaseedgesar e9m and3m,r especti
vel
y.I
f
t
hevolumei s118.
2cu.m. .
,howf arapartar
et hebase?
 A.9m

B.8m

C.7m

D.1
0m

1
81.Acylindr
icalgasol
inet
ank,l
yinghor
izontal
ly,0.
90m.indiamet
erand3
ml ongisfi
ll
edtoadept hof0.
60m.Howmanygal l
onsofgasol
inedoesi
t
contai
n?Hint:Onecubicmeter=265gal l
ons

A.250

B.360

C.300

D.270

1
82.Acl osedcyli
ndr
icalt
ankis8f eetlongand3f eeti
ndiamet
er.When
l
yinginahor i
zont
alposit
ion,t
hewat eris2feetdeep.I
fthetanki
sthe
vert
icalposi
ti
on,t
hedept hofwat erint
hetankis:

A.5.
67m

B.5.
82m

C.5.
82f
t

D.5.
67f
t

1
83.Aci r
cul
arcyli
nderisci
rcumscr
ibedaboutari
ghtpri
sm havingasquar
e
baseonemet eronanedge.Thevolumeofthecyli
nderis6.283cu.m.
fi
nditsal
ti
tudeinm.met eronanedge.Thevol
umeoft hecylinderi
s
6.283cu.m.Findit
salti
tudeinm.

A.5

B.4.
5

C.69.
08

D.4
1
84.If23cubicmet
ersofwat
erarepour
edint
oaconicalvessel
,itr
eachesa
depthof12cm.howmuchwatermustbeaddedsothatthelengt
h
reaches1
8cm.?

A.95cubi
cmet
ers

B.1
00cubi
cmet
ers

C.54.
6cubi
cmet
ers

D.76.
4cubi
cmet
ers

1
85.Thehei
ghtofarightci
rcul
arbasedownish.I
fitcont
ainswatert
odept
h
of2h/
3therat
ioofthevolumeofwatert
othatoftheconeis:

A.1
:27

B.2:
3

C.8:
27

D.26:
27

1
86.Arightcir
cularconewithanal
ti
tudeof9m isdivi
dedi
ntot
wosegments;
onei
sasmal l
ercir
cul
arconehavi
ngt hesamever t
exwi
thanal
ti
tudeof
6m.Findtherati
ooft hevol
umeofthet wocones.

A.1
9:27

B.2:
3

C.1
:3

D.8:
27

1
87.Aconicalvesselhasahei
ghtof24cm.andabasediameterof12cm.I
t
hol
dswatertoadept hof18cm.abovei
tsver
tex.Fi
ndthevolumeofi
ts
cont
entincc.

A.387.
4

B.381
.7

C.383.
5
 D.385.
2

1
88.Ar i
ghtcir
cul
arconewithanalti
tudeof8cm isdividedi
ntotwo
segments.Oneisasmal
lerci
rcularconehavi
ngthesamever texwi
ththe
vol
umeequalto¼ oftheori
ginalcone.Fi
ndthealt
itudeofthesmal
ler
cone.

A.4.
52cm

B.6.
74cm

C.5.
04cm

D.6.
12cm

1
89.Thesl
anthei
ghtofar i
ghtci
rcul
arconei
s5m l
ong.Thebasedi
amet
eri
s
6m.Whati
sthelat
eralareai
nsq.m?

A.37.
7

B.47

C.44

D.40.
8

1
90.Arightci
rcul
arconehasavol
umeof1 3cm3 andanal
28π/ ti
tudeof8
cm.Thelat
eralar
eais:
2
6 5πcm
A.1

2
2 5πcm
B.1

2
6πcm
C.1

2
5πcm
D.1

1
91.Thevolumeofar
ightci
rcul
arconei
s36π.I
fit
sal
ti
tudei
s3,f
indi
ts
r
adius.

A.3

B.4
 C.5

D.6

1
92.Aconeandhemi spheresharebasethatisasemi
cir
clewit
hradius3and
theconeisi
nscri
bedinsi
dethehemi spher
e.Fi
ndthevolumeoftheregi
on
outsi
detheconeandinsidethehemispher
e.

A.24.
874

B.27.
284

C.28.
274

D.28.
724

1
93.Aconewasf ormedbyrol
li
ngathi
nsheetofmetalinthefor
m ofa
sect
orofaci
rcle72cm i
ndiamet
erwit
hacentralangleof210°.Whati
s
thevol
umeoftheconeincc?

A.1
3,602

B.1
3,504

C.1
3,71
6

D.1
3,31
8

1
94.Aconewasf ormedbyrol
li
ngathi
nsheetofmetalinthef
orm ofa
sectorofaci
rcle72cm i
ndiamet
erwit
hacentralangleof1
50°.Findt
he
volumeoftheconeincc.

A.7733

B.7722

C.7744

D.771
1

1
95.Achemi st’
smeasuri
ngglassi
sconicali
nshape.I
fiti
s8cm deepand3
cm acrossthemouth,f
indthedi
stanceonthesl
antedgebet
weenthe
markingsfor1ccand2cc.

A.0.
82cm
 B.0.
79cm

C.0.
74cm

D.0.
92cm

1
96.Thebaseareasofafrust
um ofaconeare25sq.cm.and1
6sq.cm,
r
espect
ivel
y.I
fit
salt
it
udeis6cm,f i
ndit
svolume.

20cm3
A.1

22cm3
B.1

29cm3
C.1

33cm3
D.1

Probl
ems–Spher
es,Pr
ismat
oid,Sol
idsofRevol
uti
ons,Mi
scel
laneous
Appli
cat
ions

Set1
5

1
97.Whati
sthesur
facear
eaofaspher
ewhosevol
umei
s36cu.m?

7m2
A.52.

7m2
B.48.

6m2
C.46.

6m2
D.54.

1
98.Ifthesur
facear
eaofaspher
eisi
ncr
easedby21
%,i
tsvol
umei
s
i
ncreasedby:

A.1
3.31
%

B.33.
1%

C.21
%

D.30%
2
1
99.Thesur
faceareaoft
hesphereis4πr .Fi
ndt
heper
cent
agei
ncr
easei
n
i
tsdi
ameterwhenthesur
facear
eaincr
easesby21
%.
 A.5%

B.1
0%

C.1
5%

D.20%

200.Fi
ndthepercent
agei
ncr
easei
nvol
umeofaspher
eifi
tssur
facear
eai
s
incr
easedby21%

A.30.
2%

B.33.
1%

C.34.
5%

D.30.
9%

201
.Thevolumeofaspher
eisi
ncr
easedbyhowmuchi
fit
ssur
facear
eai
s
incr
easedby20%?

A.32.
6%

B.33%

C.44%

D.72.
8%

202.Gi
ventwosphereswhosecombinedvol
umeisknowntobe819cu.m.if
thei
rradi
iar
eintherat
io3:4,whati
sthevol
umeofthesmal
lerspher
e?

A.576cu.m.

B.243cu.m.

C.343cu.m.

D.476cu.m.

203.Howmuchwillt
hesur
facear
eaofaspher
ebei
ncr
easedi
fit
sradi
usi
s
incr
easedby5%?

A.25%
 B.1
5.5%

C.1
2.5%

D.1
0.25%

204.Thevolumeofasphereis904.
78cu.m.Fi
ndt
hevol
umeoft
he
spheri
calsegmentofhei
ght4m.

A.234.
57cu.m.

B.256.
58cu.m.

C.1
45.
69cu.m.

D.1
24.
58cu.m.

205.Aspher
eofr adiusrj
ustf
it
sintoacyl
indr
icalcont
ainerofr
adi
usrand
alt
it
ude2r.Fi
ndt heemptyspaceint
hecyli
nder.
3
A.(
8/9)πr

3
B.(
20/
27)πr

3
C.(
4/5)πr

3
D.(
2/3)πr

206.Ifasol
idst
eelbal
lisi
mmersedinaneightcm.diametercyl
inder
,it
displ
aceswatert
oadepthof2.25cm.theradiusoftheballi
s:

A.3cm

B.6cm

C.9cm

D.1
2cm

207.Thediamet
eroftwospher
esi
sint
herat
io2:3.I
fthesum oft
hei
r
volumesis1,
260cu.m.,t
hevol
umeoft
helar
gersphereis:

A.972cu.m.
 B.927cu.m.

C.856cu.m.

D.865cu.m.

208.Ahemi
spheri
calbowlofradi
us1 0cm i
sfi
ll
edwithwatertosuchadept
h
thatt
hewatersur
faceareaisequalt
o75πsq. cm.Thevolumeofwateri
s:

3
3cm
A.625/

3
3cm
B.625π/

3
2cm
C.625π/

3
D.625πcm

209.Awatert
ankisi
ntheform ofaspher
icalsegmentwhosebaseradi
iar
e
4m and3m andwhoseal
ti
tudeis6m.Thecapacityofthetanki
ngall
onis:

A.91
,01
1

B.92,
011

C.95,
011

D.348.
72

21
0.Fi
ndt
hevol
umeofaspher
icalsect
orofal
ti
tude3cm.andr
adi
us5cm.

A.75πcu.cm.

B.1
00πcu.cm.

C.50πcu.cm.

D.25πcu.cm.

21
1.Howf arf
rom t
hecenterofasphereofaradi
us10cm shoul
dapl
anebe
passedsothatt
herat
iooftheareasoftwozonesi
s3:7?

A.3cm
 B.4cm

C.5cm

D.6cm

21
2.A2- m di
amet
erspher
icalt
ankcont
ains1396l
iterofwat
er.Howmany
li
ter
sofwatermustbeaddedfort
hewat ertor
eachadept hof1
.75m?

A.261
3

B.2723

C.2542

D.2472

21
3.Fi
ndt
hevol
umeofaspher
icalsegmentofr
adi
us1
0m andt
heal
ti
tude5
m.

A.654.
5cu.m.

B.659.
8cu.m.

C.675.
2cu.m.

D.680.
5cu.m.

21
4.Fi
ndt
hevol
umeofaspher
icalwedgeofr
adi
us1
0cm.andcent
ralangl
e
50°
.

A.425.
66sq.m.

B.431
.25sq.m.

C.581
.78sq.m.

D.444.
56sq.m.

21
5.Deter
minet
hear
eaoft
hezoneofaspher
eofr
adi
us8i
n.andal
ti
tude1
2
in.

A.1
92πsq.
in.

B.1
98πsq.
in.
 C.1
85πsq.
in.

D.1
95πsq.
in.

21
6.Thecornersofacubicalblockt
oucht hecl
osedspher
icalshel
lthat
encl
osesit.Thevol
umeoft heboxis2744cc.Whatvolumei ncc,insi
de
theshel
lisnotoccupi
edbyt heblock?

356cm3
A.1

B.4721cm3
3
C.3423cm

D.7623cm3

21
7.Acubi calcont
ainerthatmeasur es2i nchesoneachsi deisti
ghtl
y
packedwi t
h8mar bl
esandi sfil
ledwi t
hwat er
.All8marblesareincont
act
withthewallsofthecontainerandt headj acentmarbl
es.Allofthemarbl
es
areofthesamesi ze.Whati sthevol umeofwat eri
nthecontainer
?

A.0.
38cu.i
n.

B.2.
5cu.i
n.

C.3.
8cu.i
n.

D.4.
2cu.i
n.

21
8.Thevolumeofthewateri
saspher
icalt
anki s1 265cm3.Det
470. ermi
ne
thedept
hofwaterift
hetankhasadiameterof30cm.

A.8

B.6

C.4

D.1
0

21
9.Thevolumeofwaterinaspher
icaltankhavi
ngadiamet
erof4m.i
s
3
5.
236m .Determi
net hedept
hoft hewateronthet
ank.

A.1
.0
 B.1
.4

C.1
.2

D.1
.6

220.Ami xt ur
ecompoundf r
om equalpartsoftwol iqui
ds,onewhi teandthe
otherbl ackwasplacedinahemi spheri
calbowl.Thet otaldepthofthetwo
li
quidsi s6”.Aft
erstandi
ngf orashortti
met hemi xtur
esepar at
edthe
whiteliquidsett
li
ngbelowt heblack.I
fthethicknessoft hesegmentofthe
blackliquidis2”,f
indtheradiusofthebowlini nches.

A.7.
53

B.7.
33

C.7.
73

D.7.
93

221
.20.
5cubi
cmeter
sofwat
erisi
nsi
deaspheri
calt
ankwhoseradi
usis2m.
fi
ndt
hehei
ghtoft
hewat
ersurf
aceabovet
hebott
om oft
hetank,inm.

A.2.
7

B.2.
5

C.2.
3

D.2.
1

222.Thevolumeoft
hespher
eis3πcu.
m.Thesur
facear
eaoft
hisspher
ein
sq.m.i
s:

A.36π

B.24π

C.1
8π

D.1
2π

223.Spher
icalbal
ls1
.5cm i
ndiameterar
eapackedinaboxmeasur
ing6cm
by3cm by3cm.I fasmanybal
lsaspossi
blear
epackedi
nthebox,how
 muchf
reespacer
emai
nsi
nthebox?

A.28.
41cc

B.20.
47cc

C.29.
87cc

D.25.
73cc

224.Asol
idhasacir
cul
arbaseofr
adiusr
.fi
ndthevol
umeofthesol
idi
f
ever
yplaneper
pendi
cul
artoagivendi
ameteri
sasquar
e.
3
A.1
6r /3
3
B.5r

C.¬6r
3

3
D.1
9r /3

225.Asoli
dhasci rcul
arbaseofdiamet
er20cm.Fi
ndthevol
umeofthesol
id
ifever
ycut t
ingplaneperpendi
cul
artot
hebaseal
ongagivendi
amet
eris
anequilat
eraltr
iangl
e.

A.251
4cc

B.21
07cc

C.2309cc

D.2847cc

226.Thebaseofacer tai
nsoli
disatri
angl
eofbasebandal
ti
tudeh.ifall
secti
onsperpendi
culartotheal
ti
tudeofthet
ri
angl
ear
eregularhexagons,
fi
ndthevolumeoft hesoli
d.

1 2
A. 3bh
2

2
B.2 3bh

2
C. 3bh/
3
 2
D. 3bh

227.Thevol
umegener
atedbyt
heci
rcl
ebyt
heci
rcl
e
2 2
x +y +4x-6y-1
2=0r
evol
vedaboutt
hel
ine2x–3y–1
2=0i
s:

A.3242cubi
cuni
ts

B.3342cubi
cuni
ts

C.3452cubi
cuni
ts

D.3422cubi
cuni
ts
2 2
228.Thevol
umegener
atedbyr
otat
ingt ve9x +4y =36aboutt
hecur he
li
ne4x+3y=20i s:

A.48π

B.58π2

C.42π

D.48π2

229.Fi
ndt
hevol
umegener
atedbyr
evol
vingt
hear
eaboundedbyt
heel
l
ipse
2 2
y x
+ =1aboutt
hel
inex=3.
9 4

A.347.
23cu.uni
ts

B.355.
31cu.uni
ts

C.378.
43cu.uni
ts

D.389.
51cu.uni
ts
2 2
230.Theareaint
hesecondquadr
antoftheci
r ex +y =36i
cl srevol
ved
abouttheli
ney+10=0.Whati sthevol
umegener
ated?

A.221
8.6

B.2228.
8
 C.2233.
4

D.2208.
5

231
.Asquareareaofedge“
a”r
evol
vesaboutalinethroughonever
tex,
makinganangl
eѲwi t
hanedgeandnotcrossingthesquar
e.Fi
ndthe
vol
umegenerated.

A.3πa3 (
sinѲ+cosѲ)

B.πa3 (
sinѲ+cosѲ)/2

C.2πa3 (
sinѲ+cosѲ)

D.πa3 (
sinѲ+cosѲ)

232.Gi
venanel
li
psewhosesemi-
majoraxi
sis6cm.andsemi -mi
noraxisis
3cm.whatisthevol
umegenerat
edifi
tisrevol
vedaboutt
hemi noraxi
s?

A.36πcu.cm.

B.72πcu.cm.

C.96πcu.cm

D.1
44πcu.cm

233.Asquar
ehole2”x2”iscutthrougha6- i
nchdiamet
erl
ongal
ongits
diamet
erandper
pendi
culart
oi t
saxis.Fi
ndt hevol
umeofwoodthatwas
removed.

A.27.
32cu.i
n.

B.23.
54cu.i
n.

C.21
.78cu.i
n.

D.34.
62cu.i
n.

Par
t5

Anal
yti
calGeomet
ry
Pr
obl
ems–Poi
nts,Li
nes,Ci
rcl
es

Set1
6

234.St
atet
hequadr
anti
nwhi
cht
hecoor
dinat
e(1
5,-
2)l
ies.

A.I

B.I
V

C.I
I

D.I
II

235.Ofwhatquadr
anti
sA,i
fsecAi
sposi
ti
veandcscAi
snegat
ive?

A.I
II

B.I

C.I
V

D.I
I

236.Thesegmentfr
om (-1
,4)to(
2,-
2)i
sext
endedt
hreet
imesi
tsown
lengt
h.Theter
minalpoi
nti
s

A.(
11,-
18)

B.(
11,-
24)

C.(
11,-
20)

D.(
-11
,-20)

237.Themidpoi
ntoftheli
nesegmentbet
weenP1(
x,y)andP2(
-2,4)i
sPm(
2,
-1).Fi
ndthecoor
dinat
eofP1.

A.(
6,-
5)

B.(
5,-
6)

C.(
6,-
6)

D.(
-6,6)
238.Findt
hecoor
dinatesoft
hepoi
ntP(
2,4)wi
thr
espectt
othet
ransl
ated
axiswit
hor
igi
nat( 1
,3).

A.(
1,-
1)

B.(
1,1
)

C.(
-1,-
1)

D.(
-1,1
)

239.Fi
ndthemedi
anthrough(
-2,-
5)oft
het
ri
angl
ewhosever
ti
cesar
e(-
6,
2),(
2,-
2),and(
-2,-5).

A.3

B.4

C.5

D.6

240.Fi
ndt
hecent
roi
dofat
ri
angl
ewhosever
ti
cesar
e(2,3)
,(-
4,6)and(
2,-
6).

A.(
0,1
)

B.(
0,-
1)

C.(
1,0)

D.(
-1,0)

241
.Fi
ndt
hear
eaoft
ri
angl
ewhosever
ti
cesar
eA(
-3,-
1),B(
5,3)and(
2,-
8)

A.34

B.36

C.38

D.32

242.Fi
ndt
hedi
stancebet
weent
hepoi
nts(
4,-
2)and(
-5,1
)
 A.4.
897

B.8.
947

C.7.
149

D.9.
487

243.Fi
ndt
hedi
stancebet
weenA(
4,-
3)andB(
-2,5)
.

A.1
1

B.8

C.9

D.1
0

244.I
fthedi
stancebet
weent
hepoi
nts(
8,7)and(
3,y)i
s13,whati
sthe
val
ueofy?

A.5

B.-
19

C.1
9or-
5

D.5or-
19

245.Thedi
stancebet
weent
hepoi
nts(
sinx,cosx)and(
cosx,-
sinx)i
s:

A.1

B. 2

C.2si
nxcosx

D.4si
nxcosx

246.Fi
ndt
hedi
stancef
rom t
hepoi
nt(
2,3)t
othel
ine3x+4y+9=0.

A.5

B.5.
4

C.5.
8
 D.6.
2

247.Fi
ndt
hedi
stancef
rom t
hepoi
nt(
5,-
3)t
othel
ine7x-4y-28=0.

A.2.
62

B.2.
36

C.2.
48

D.2.
54

248.Howf
ari
sthel
ine3x–4y+1
5=0f
rom t
heor
igi
n?

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

249.Det
ermi
net
hedi
stancef
rom (
5,1
0)t
othel
inex–y=0

A.3.
86

B.3.
54

C.3.
68

D.3.
72

250.Thetwopoi
ntsont
hel
ines2x+3y+4=0whi
char
eatdi
stance2f
rom
theli
ne3x+4y–6=0ar e:

A.(
-8,-
8)and(
-16,-
16)

B.(
-44,64)and(
-5,2)

C.(
-5.
5,1
)and(
-5,2)

D.(
64,-
44)and(
4,-
4)

251
.Thei
nter
ceptf
ormf
oral
gebr
aicst
rai
ght
-li
neequat
ioni
s:
 a y
A. + =1
x b

B.y=mx+b

C.Ax+By+C=0

x y
D. + =1
a b

252.Fi
ndt
hesl
opeoft
hel
i
nedef
inedbyy–x=5

A.1

B.-
1/2

C.¼

D.5+x

253.Thesl
opeoft
hel
ine3x+2y+5=0i
s:

A.-
2/3

B.-
3/2

C.3/
2

D.2/
3

254.Fi
ndt
hesl
opeoft
hel
inewhosepar
amet
ri
cequat
ioni
sy=5–3tandx
=2+t .

A.3

B.-
3

C.2

D.-
2

255.Fi
ndt
hesl
opeoft
hecur
vewhosepar
amet
ri
cequat
ionsar
e

x=-
1+t
 y=2t

A.2

B.3

C.1

D.4

256.Fi
ndt
heangl
ethatt
hel
ine2y–9x–1
8=0makeswi
tht
hex-
axi
s.

A.74.
77°

B.4.
5°

C.47.
77°

D.77.
47°

257.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
sper
pendi
cul
art
othel
inex/
3+y/
4=1
?

A.x–4y–8=0

B.4x–3y–6=0

C.3x–4y–5=0

D.4x+3y–1
1=0

258.Fi
ndt
heequat
ionoft
hebi
sect
oroft
heobt
useangl
ebet
weent
hel
ines
2x+y=4and4x-2y=7

A.4y=1

B.8x=1
5

C.2y=3

D.8x+4y=6

259.Theequat
ionoft
hel
inet
hrough(
1,2)andpar
all
elt
othel
ine3x–2y+
4=0i s:

A.3x–2y+1=0
 B.3x–2y–1=0

C.3x+2y+1=0

D.3x+2y–1=0

260.I
fthepoi
nts(-3,-
5),(
x,y)
,and(
3,4)l
ieonast
rai
ghtl
ine,whi
choft
he
fol
lowi
ngiscor
rect?

A.3x+2y–1=0

B.2x+3y+1=0

C.2x+3y–1=0

D.3x–2y–1=0

261
.Onelinepassest
hroughthepoi
nts(
1,9)and(2,6)
,anot
herli
nepasses
thr
ough(3,3)and(-1,5)
.Theacut
eanglebet
weenthetwoli
nesis:

A.30°

B.45°

C.60°

D.1
35°

262.Thet
wost
rai
ghtl
ines4x–y+3=0and8x–2y+6=0

A.I
nter
sect
satt
heor
igi
n

B.Ar
ecoi
nci
dent

C.Ar
epar
all
el

D.Ar
eper
pendi
cul
ar

263.Al
inewhi
chpassest
hrough(
5,6)and(
-3.-
4)hasanequat
ionof

A.5x+4y+1=0

B.5x-4y-1=0

C.5x-4y+1=0
 D.5x+y-1=0

264.Fi
ndt
heequat
ionoft
hel
inewi
thsl
opeof2andy-
int
erceptof-
3.

A.y=-
3x+2

B.y=2x–3

C.y=2/
3x+1

D.y=3x–2

265.Whatist
heequat
ionoft
hel
inet
hatpassest
hrough(
4,0)andi
spar
all
el
tothel
inex–y–2=0?

A.y+x+4=0

B.y-x+4=0

C.y-x-4=0

D.y+x-4=0

266.Det
ermi
neBsucht
hat3x+2y–7=0i
sper
pendi
cul
art
o2x–By+2=
0

A.2

B.3

C.4

D.5

267.Theequat
ionofal
inet
hati
nter
cept
sthex-
axi
satx=4andt
hey-
axi
s
aty=- 6is:

A.2x–3y=1
2

B.3x+2y=1
2

C.3x–2y=1
2

D.2x–37=1
2
268.Howf
arf
rom t
hey-
axi
sist
hecent
eroft ve2x2 +2y2+1
hecur 0x–6y–
55=0?

A.-
3.0

B.2.
75

C.-
3.25

D.2.
5

269.Fi
ndt
hear
eaoft
heci
rcl
ewhosecent
eri
sat(
2,-
5)andt
angentt
othe
li
ne4x+3y–8=0.

A.6π

B.9π

C.3π

D.1
2π

2 2
270.Det
ermi
net
hear
eaencl
osedbyt vex -1
hecur 0x+4y+y =1
96

A.1
5π

B.225π

C.1
2π

D.1
44π

271
.Findt
heshort
estdi
stancef
rom t
hepoint(
1,2)toappoi
ntont
he
cir
cumf
erenceoft
hecircl
edefi
nedbytheequati
on
2 2
x +y +1
0x+6y+30=0.

A.5.
61

B.5.
71

C.5.
81

D.5.
91
 2 2
272.Det
ermi
net
hel
engt
hoft
hechor
dcommont
otheci
r esx +y =64
cl
2 2
andx +y -1
6x=0.

A.1
3.86

B.1
2.82

C.1
3.25

D.1
2.28

273.I
f(3,-
2)i
sonaci
rcl
ewi
thcent
er(
-1,1
),t
hent
hear
eaoft
heci
rcl
eis:

A.5π

B.25π

C.4π

D.3π

2 2
274.Ther
adi
usoft
heci
r e2x +2y -3x+4y-1=0i
cl s:

A. 33/
4

B.33/
16

C. 33/
3

D.1
7

275.Whati
sther
adi
usoft
heci
rcl
ewi
tht
hef
oll
owi
ngequat
ion?
2 2
x -6x+y -4y-1
2=0

A.3.
46

B.5

C.7

D.6
 2 2
276.Thedi
amet
erofaci
rcl
edescr
ibedby9x +9y =1
6is:

A.1
6/9

B.4/
3

C.4

D.8/
3
2 2
277.Fi
ndt
hecent
eroft
heci
r ex +y -6x+4y-23=0.
cl

A.(
3,-
2)

B.(
3,2)

C.(
-3,2)

D.(
-3,-
2)

278.Det
ermi
net
heequat
ionoft
heci
rcl
ewhosecent
eri
sat(
4,5)and
2 2
t
angentt
otheci
rcl
ewhoseequat
i sx +y +4x+6y-23=0.
oni

2 2
A. x +y -8x+1
0y-25=0

2 2
B. x +y +8x-1
0y+25=0

2 2
C. x +y -8x-1
0y+25=0

2 2
D. x +y -8x-1
0y-25=0

279.Theequat
ionoft
heci
rcl
ewi
thcent
erat(
-2,3)andwhi
chi
stangentt
o
t
heli
ne20x–21 y–42=0.
2 2
A. x +y +4x-6y-1
2=0

2 2
B. x +y +4x-6y+1
2=0

2 2
C. x +y +4x+6y-1
2=0

2 2
D. x +y -4x-6y-1
2=0
280.Aci
rcl
ehasadi
amet
erwhoseendsar
eat(
-3,2)and(
12,-
6).I
ts
Equat
ioni
s:
2 2
A.4x +4y -36x+1
6y+1
92=0

2 2
B.4x +4y -36x+1
6y-1
92=0

2 2
C.4x +4y -36x-1
6y-1
92=0

2 2
D.4x +4y -36x+1
6y-1
92=0

281
.Fi
ndtheequat
ionoftheci
rcl
ewi
thcent
eronx+y=4and5x+2y+1=
0andhavi
ngaradiusof3.
2 2
A.x +y +6x-1
6y+64=0

2 2
B.x +y +8x-1
4y+25=0

2 2
C.x +y +6x-1
4y+49=0

2 2
D.x +y +6x-1
4y+36=0

282.I
f(3,-2)l
iesont
heci
rcl
ewi
thcent
er(
-1,1
)thent
heequat
ionoft
he
cir
clei
s:
2 2
A.x +y +2x-2y-23=0

2 2
B.x +y +4x-2y-21=0

2 2
C.x +y +2x-y-33=0

2 2
D.x +y +4x-2y-27=0

2 2
283.Fi
ndtheequat
ionofkforwhi
cht
heequat
ionx +y +4x-2y-k=0
repr
esent
sapointci
rcl
e.

A.5

B.-
5

C.6
 D.-
6

Pr
obl
ems–Par
abol
a,El
li
pse,Hyper
bol
a,Pol
ar,Space

Set1
7
2
284.Thever
texoft
hepar ay -2x+6y+3=0i
abol sat
:

A.(
-3,3)

B.(
3,3)

C.(
-3,3)

D.(
-3,-
3)
2
285.Thel
engt
hoft
hel
atusr
ect
um oft
hepar ay =4pxi
abol s:

A.4p

B.2p

C.P

D.-
4p
2
286.Givent
heequati
onoft
hepar a:y -8x-4y-20=0.Thel
abol engt
hof
it
slatusr
ect
um is:

A.2

B.4

C.6

D.8
2
287.Whati
sthel
engt
hoft
hel
atusr
ect
um oft vex =-
hecur 12y?

A.1
2

B.-
3

C.3
 D.-
12
2
288.Fi
ndt
heequat
ionoft
hedi
rect
ri
xoft
hepar ay =6x.
abol

A.x=8

B.x=4

C.x=-
8

D.x=-
4
2
289.Thecur x +x+1opens:
vey=-

A.Upwar
d

B.Tot
hel
eft

C.Tot
her
ight

D.Downwar
d
2
290.Thepar
abol x +x+1opens:
ay=-

A.Tot
her
ight

B.Tot
hel
eft

C.Upwar
d

D.Downwar
d
2
291
.Fi
ndt
heequat
ionoft
heaxi
sofsymmet
ryoft
hef
unct
iony=2x -7x+5.

A.4x+7=0

B.x–2=0

C.4x–7=0

D.7x+4=0

292.Fi
ndt heequati
onoft
helocusoft
hecenterofthecir
clewhi
chmovesso
thatiti
stangenttot
hey-axi
sandtotheci
rcleofradi
usone(1)wi
th
centerat(2,
0).
 2 2
A.x +y -6x+3=0

2
B.x -6x+3=0

2 2
C.2x +y -6x+3=0

2
D.y -6x+3=0

293.Fi
ndt
heequat
ionoft
hepar
abol
awi
thver
texat(
4,3)andf
ocusat(
4,-
1).
2
A.y -8x+1
6y-32=0

2
B.y +8x+1
6y-32=0

2
C.x +8x-1
6y+32=0

2
D.x -8x+1
6y-32=0

2
294.Findtheareaboundedbyt vesx +8y+1
hecur 6=0,x–4=0,t
hex-
axis,andthey-axi
s.

A.1
0.67sq.uni
ts

B.1
0.33sq.uni
ts

C.9.
67sq.uni
ts

D.8sq.uni
ts
2
295.Fi
ndt
hear
ea(
insq.uni
ts)boundedbyt
hepar asx -2y=0and
abol
2
x +2y-8=0.

A.1
1.7

B.1
0.7

C.9.
7

D.4.
7
2 2
296.Thel
engt
hoft
hel
atusr
ect
um oft
hecur
ve(
x–2) /4=(
y+4) /25=
 1i
s:

A.1
.6

B.2.
3

C.0.
80

D.1
.52

297.Fi
ndt
hel
engt
hoft
hel
atusr
ect
um oft
hef
oll
owi
ngel
li
pse:
2 2
25x +9y -300x-1
44y+1
251=0

A.3.
4

B.3.
2

C.3.
6

D.3.
0

298.Ift
helengthofthemaj
orandminoraxesofanelli
psei
s10cm and8cm,
respect
ivel
y,whatist
heeccent
ri
cit
yoftheell
ipse?

A.0.
50

B.0.
60

C.0.
70

D.0.
80
2
299.Theeccent
ri
cit
yoft
heel
li 4+y2 /1
psex/ 6=1i
s:

A.0.
725

B.0.
256

C.0.
689

D.0.
866
2
300.Anel
li
psehast
heequat
i 6x +9y2 +32x–1
on1 28=0.I
tseccent
ri
cit
y
is:
 A.0.
531

B.0.
66

C.0.
824

D.0.
93
2 2
301
.Thecent
eroft
heel
lpse4x +y -1
i 6x-6y-43=0i
sat
:

A.(
2,3)

B.(
4,-
6)

C.(
1,9)

D.(
-2,-
5)

302.Fi
ndt
her
ati
ooft
hemaj
oraxi
stot
hemi
noraxi
soft
heel
li
pse:
2 2
9x +4y -24y-72x-1
44=0

A.0.
67

B.1
.8

C.1
.5

D.0.
75
2 2
303.Thear
eaoft
heel
lpse9x +25y -36x-1
i 89=0i
sequalt
o:

A.1
5πsq.uni
ts

B.20πsq.uni
ts

C.25πsq.uni
ts

D.30πsq.uni
ts

304.Thear
eaoft
heel
li
psei
sgi
venasA=3.
141
6ab.Fi
ndt
hear
eaoft
he
2 2
el
lpse25x +1
i 6y -1
00x+32y=284.
 A.86.
2squar
euni
ts

B.62.
8squar
euni
ts

C.68.
2squar
euni
ts

D.82.
6squar
euni
ts

305.Thesemi-maj
oraxi
sofanel
li
pseis4andit
ssemi
-mi
noraxi
sis3.The
dist
ancefr
om thecent
ert
othedir
ectr
ixi
s:

A.6.
532

B.6.
047

C.0.
661
4

D.6.
222

306.Givenanel
lpsex2 /36+y2 /32=1
i .Det
ermi
net
hedi
stancebet
ween
foci
.

A.2

B.3

C.4

D.8

307.Howf
arapar
tar
ethedi
rect
ri
cesoft
hecur
ve
2 2
25x +9y -300x-1
44y+1
251=0?

A.1
2.5

B.1
4.2

C.1
3.2

D.1
5.2

308.Themajoraxisoftheel
li
pti
calpat
hi nwhicht
heearthmovesaroundthe
sunisapproxi
mately186,
000,000milesandtheeccent
ri
cit
yoftheell
ipse
is1/
60.Determinetheapogeeoftheearth.
 A.94,
550,
000mi
les

B.94,
335.
100mi
les

C.91
,450,
000mi
les

D.93,
000,
000mi
les

309.Findt
heequati
onoftheel
li
psewhosecent
eri
sat(
-3,-
1),ver
texat(
2,-
1),andfocusat(
1,-
1).
2 2
A.9x +36y -54x+50y-1
16=0

2 2
B.4x +25y +54x-50y-1
22=0

2 2
C.9x +25y +50x+50y+1
09=0

2 2
D.9x +25y +54x+50y-1
19=0

31
0.PointP(
x,y)moveswi
thadistancef
rom poi
nt(0,1)one-
hal
fofi
ts
di
stancef
rom l
iney=4,theequati
onofi
tslocusis

A.4x2 +3y2 =1
2

B.2x2 -4y2 =5

C.x2 +2y2 =4

D.2x2 +5y3 =3

31
1.Thechor dsoft
heel
li
pse64^2+25y^ 2=1600havi
ngequalsl
opesof
1/
5ar ebisect
edbyi
tsdiamet
er.Det
erminet
heequat
ionoft
hediameter
oftheell
ipse.

A.5x–64y=0

B.64x–5y=0

C.5x+64y=0

D.64x+5y=0

31
2.Findtheequat
ionoft
heupwar
dasympt
oteoft
hehyper
bol
awhose
2 2
equat
ionis(
x–2) /9–( y+4) /1
6
 A.3x+4y–20=0

B.4x–3y–20=0

C.4x+3y–20=0

D.3x–4y–20=0
2 2
31
3.Thesemi
-conj
ugat
eaxi
soft
hehyper ax /
bol 9-y/4=1i
s:

A.2

B.-
2

C.3

D.-
3
2 2
x y
31
4.Whati
stheequat
ionoft
heasympt
oteoft
hehyper
bol
a - =1?
9 4

A.2x–3y=0

B.3x–2y=0

C.2x–y=0

D.2x+y=0

31
5.Thegr
aphy=(
x–1
)/(
x+2)i
snotdef
inedat
:

A.0

B.2

C.-
2

D.1

31
6.Theequat
ionx2 +Bx+y2 +Cy+D=0i
s:

A.Hyper
bol
a

B.Par
abol
a
 C.El
li
pse

D.Ci
rcl
e

31
7.Thegener
alseconddegr
eeequati
onhast
hef
orm Ax2 +Bxy+Cy2 +Dx
+Ey+F=0anddescr i
besanel
li
pseif
:

A.B2 –4AC=0

B.B2 –4AC>0

C.B2 –4AC=1

D.B2 –4AC<0

31
8.Fi
ndtheequat
ionoft
het
angentt
otheci
r ex2 +y2 –34=0t
cl hrough
poi
nt(
3,5)
.

A.3x+5y-
34=0

B.3x–5y–34=0

C.3x+5y+34=0

D.3x–5y+34=0

31
9.Findt
heequati
onoft
het
angentt
ot vex2 +y2 +4x+1
hecur 6y–32=0
thr
ough(4,0)
.

A.3x–4y+1
2=0

B.3x–4y–1
2=0

C.3x+4y+1
2=0

D.3x+4y-1
2=0

320.Findtheequat
ionoft
henor
malt
ot vey2 +2x+3y=0t
hecur hough
point(-
5,2)

A.7x+2y+39=0

B.7x-2y+39=0

C.2x-7y-39=0
 D.2x+7y-39=0

321
.Deter
minetheequat
ionoft
hel
inet
angentt
ot aphy=2x2 +1
hegr ,at
thepoi
nt(1
,3).

A.y=4x+1

B.y=4x–1

C.y=2x–1

D.y=2x+1

322.Fi
ndt
heequat
ionoft
het
angentt
ot vex2 +y2 =41t
hecur hrough(
5,4)
.

A.5x+4y=41

B.4x–5y=41

C.4x+5y=41

D.5x–4y=41

323.Fi
ndt
heequat
ionofal
inenor
malt
ot vex2 =1
hecur 6yat(
4,1
).

A.2x–y–9=0

B.2x–y+9=

C.2x+y–9=0

D.2x+y+9=0

324.Whati
stheequat
ionoft
het
angentt
ot ve9x2 +25y2 –225=0at
hecur
(0,3)
?

A.y+3=0

B.x+3=0

C.x–3=0

D.y–3=0

325.Whati
stheequat
ionoft
henor
malt
ot vex2 +y2=25at(
hecur 4,3)
?
 A.3x–4y=0

B.5x+3y=0

C.5x–3y=0

D.3x+4y=0

326.Thepol
arf
orm oft
heequat
ion3x+4y–2=0i
s:

A.3rsi
nѲ+4rcosѲ=2

B.3rcosѲ+4rsi
nѲ=-
2

C.3rcosѲ+4rsi
nѲ=2

D.3rsi
nѲ+4rt
anѲ=-
2

327.Thepol
arf
orm oft
heequat
ion3x+4y–2=0i
s:
2
A.r =8

8
B.r= 2
cosѲ+2

C.r=8

2 8
D.r= 2
cosѲ+2

328.t
hedi
stancebet
weenpoi
nts(
5,30°
)and(
-8,-
50°
)is:

A.9.
84

B.1
0.1
4

C.6.
13

D.1
2.1
4

329.Conver
tѲ=π/
3toCar
tesi
anequat
ion.

A.x= 3x
 B.y=x

C.3y= 3x

D.y= 3x

330.Thepoi
ntofi
ntersect
ionoft
hepl
anesx+5y–2z=9,3x–2y+z=3,
andx+y+z=2i s:

A.(
2,1
,-1
)

B.(
2,0,-
1)

C.(
-1,1
,-1
)

D.(
-1,2,1
)

331
.Awar ehouseroofneedsarect
angul
arskyl
ightwi
thver
ti
ces(3,0,0)
,(3,
3,0),(0,3,4),and(0,0,4).I
ftheuni
tsarei
nmet er
,theareaoft
he
skyl
ightis:

A.1
2sq.m.

B.20sq.m.

C.1
5sq.m.

D.9sq.m.

332.Thedi
stancebet
weenpoi
ntsi
nspacecoor
dinat
esar
e(3,4,5)and(
4,6,
7)is:

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

333.Whati
stheradi
usofthespher
ewi
thcent
erator
igi
nandwhi
chpasses
thr
oughthepoi
nt(8,1
,6)?

A.1
0
 B.9

C. 1
01

D.1
0.5

Par
t6

Di
ff
erent
ialCal
cul
us

Pr
obl
ems–Li
mit
s,Di
ff
erent
iat
ion,Rat
eofChange,Sl
ope

Set1
8
2 1
/2
334.Eval
uat
eli
m(1
-si
nѲ)
Ѳ⟶0

A.0

B.1

C.2

D.3

( )
2
x -1
6
335.Si
mpl
if
ytheexpr
essi
on:l
im
x→4 x-4

A.1

B.8

C.0

D.1
6
2
x-
1
336.Eval
uat
ethef
oll
owi
ngl
imi
t:l
im 2
x→1x+3x-4

A.2/
5

B.i
nfi
nit
y
 C.0

D.5/
2

2
337.Evaluatethelimit(x–4)/( x -x-1
2)asxappr oaches4.
A.0
B.undefined
C.1/7
D.inf
init
y
338.Evaluatethel i
mi t(1nx)/xasxapproachesposi
ti
veinfi
nit
y.
A.1
B.0
C.e
D.i
nfini
ty
x+4
339.Evaluatethef ol
lowi ngl
imi
t:li
m
x→ x-4
A.1
B.I
ndefinit
e
C.0
D.2
1-cosx
340.Evaluate:li
m 2
x→0 x
A.0
B.½
C.2
D.-1/
2
πx
t
an
341
.Eval
uat
ethef
oll
owi
ng:l
im(
2-x) 2
x→1
A.
Inf i
nit
y
π
e
B.
C.
0
2/
π
D.e
342.Finddy/ fy=52x-1
dxi
A.52x-1ln5
2x-1
B.5 l n25
2x-1
C.5 l n10
2x-1
D.5 l n2
x
343.Fi
nddy/
dxi
fy=e
x
A.
e /2 x
 x
B.
e /x
x
e/x
C.
x-
2x
D.
e
2 2
344.Fi nddy/dxi fy=x +3x+1andx= t +2.
3 2
A.4t +1 4t
3
B.t +4t
3
C.4t +1 4t
3
D.4t +t
345.Eval uatet hef
ir
stder
ivat
iveoft
hei
mpl
ici
tfunct
ion:4x2 +2xy+y2 =0
4x+y
A.
x+y
4x+y
B.
-
x+y
4x-y
C.
x+y
4x+y
D.
-
x-
y
2
346.Fi
ndt
heder
ivat
iveof( x -1
x+5)/( )wi
thr
espectt
ox.
2 2 2
A.
DF( -
x)=(x -1
0x-1 x -1
)/( )
2 2 2
B.
DF( x +1
x)=( 0x-1 x -1
)/( )
2 2 2
C.
DF( x -1
x)=( 0x-1 x -1
)/( )
2 2 2
D.DF( x)=(-x -10x+1 )/(x -1)
347.Ifasi mpleconstant
,whatisthederi
vativeofy=xa?
A.axa-1
B.(a–1 )
x
a-
1
C.x
D.ax
348.Findt hederivati
veofthefuncton2x2 +8x+9wi
i t
hr especttox.
A.Df(x)=4x–8
B.Df(x)=2x+9
C.Df(x)=2x+8
D.Df(x)=4x+8
x
349.Whati sthefir
stderi
vati
vedy/dxoftheexpressi
on( xy) =e?
A.–y( 1+l nxy)/x
B.0
C.–y( 1–l nxy)/x2
D.y/x
 veof( ) 3
350.f
indt
heder
ivat
i x+1
x
2
3(
x+1) ( )3
A. + x+2
1
x x
2
3(
x+1) ( )3
B. - x+2
1
x x
2
2(x+1) ( )3
C. - x+2
1
x x
2 3
3(x+1) 2(
x+1 )
D. + 2
x x
elnx)
2
351.Giventheequat
ion:y=( ,f
indy’
.
A.l
nx
B.2(lnx)/x
C.2x
D.2elnx
2
352.Fi
ndt
heder
ivat
iveswi
thr
espectt
oxoft
hef
unct
i 3x
on 2-
2 2
A.
-2x / 2-
3x
2
B.
- 3x
3x/ 2-
2 2
C.
-2x / 2+3x
2
D.
-3x/ 2+3x
353.Diff
erenti
ateax2 +btot he½ power
.
A.-2ax
B.2ax
C.2ax+b
D.ax+2b
354.Finddy/dxify=l n x
A.x/l nx
B.x/lnx
C.1/2x
D.2/x
355.Evaluat
et hedi
fferent
ialoft
anѲ.
A.
lnsecѲdѲ
B.
lncosѲdѲ
C.
secѲt
anѲdѲ
sec2 ѲdѲ
D.
356.Ify=cosx,whati
sdy/dx?
A.secx
B.–secx
C.si
nx
D.–sinx
357.Finddy/
dx:y=si
n(lnx2)
.

A.
2cos(
lnx2)

B.
2cos(
lnx2)/x

C.
2xcos(
lnx2)

D.
2cos(
lnx2)/x2

358.Theder
ivat
iveofl
n(cosx)i
s:

A.
secx

B.
–secx

C.
–tanx

D.
tanx

359.Fi
ndt
heder
ivat
iveofar
cos4xwi
thr
espectt
ox.

A.
-4/[
1–(
4x)
^2]
^2

B.
-4/[
1–(
4x)
]^0.
5

C.
4/[
1–(
4x)
^2]
^0.
5

D.
-4/[
(4x)
^2-1
]^0.
5

360.Whati
sthef
ir
stder
ivat
iveofy=ar
csi
n3x.

3
A.
- 2
+9x
1

3
B. 2
1+9x
 3
C.
- 2
1
-9x

3
D. 2
1
-9x

361
.Ify=x(
lnx)
,fndd2y/
i dx2.

1/x2
A.

B.
-1/x

C.
1/x

D.
-1/x2

362.Fi
ndt
hesecondder
ivat
iveofy=x-2 atx=2.

A.
96

B.
0.375

C.
-0.
25

D.
-0.
875

363.Gi
vent
hef unct
ionf
(x)=x3 –5x+2,f
indt
heval
ueoft
hef
ir
stder
ivat
ive
atx=2,f’(
2).

A.
7

3x2 –5
B.

C.
2

D.
8

364.Gi
vent hefuncti
onf
(x)=xtothe3rd power–6x+2,f
indt
heval
ueof
thef
irstderi
vati
veatx=2,f’
(2)

A.
6

3x2 –5
B.
 C.
7

D.
8

365.Fi
ndt
hepar
ti
alder
ivat
iveswi
thr
espectt
oxoft
hef
unct
ion:xy2 –5y+
6.

y2 –5
A.

B.
xy–5y

y2
C.

D.
2xy

366.Fi
ndthepoi
nti
nthepar ay2 =4xatwhi
abol cht
her
ateofchangeoft
he
ordi
nat
eandabsci
ssaar
eequal.

A.
(1,2)

B.
(2,1
)

C.
(4,4)

D.
(-1
,4)

367.Fi
ndt
hesl
opeoft
hel
inet
angentt
ot vey=x3 –2x+1atx=1
hecur .

A.
1

B.
½

C.
1/3

D.
¼

368.Det
ermi
net
hesl
opeoft
hecur
vex^
2+y^
2–6x–4y–21=0at(
0,7)
.

A.
3/5

B.
-2/
5

C.
-3/
5

D.
2/5
369.Fi
ndthesl
opeoft
het
angentt
oapar ay=x2atapoi
abol ntont
hecur
ve
wherex=½.

A.
0

B.
1

C.
¼

D.
-1/
2

370.Fi
ndthesl
opeoftheel
lpsex2 +4y2–1
i 0x+1
6y+5=0att
hepoi
nt
0.
5
wherey=- 2+8 andx=7.

A.
-0.
1654

B.
-0.
1538

C.
-0.
1768

D.
-0.
1463

371
.Findthesl
opeoft
het
angentt
ot vey=x4–2x2+8t
hecur hroughpoi
nt
(2,16)
.

A.
20

B.
1/24

C.
24

D.
1/20

372.Findt
hesl
opeoft
het
angentt
ot vey2=3x2+4t
hecur hroughpoi
nt(
-2,
4)

A.
-3/
2

B.
3/2

C.
2/3

D.
-2/
3

373.Fi
ndt
hesl
opeoft
hel
i
newhosepar
amet
ri
cequat
ionsar
ex=4t+6and
 y=t–1
.

A.
-4

B.
¼

C.
4

D.
-1/
4

374.Whati
sthesl
opeoft vex2 +y2–6x+1
hecur 0y+5=0at(
1,0)
.

A.
2/5

B.
5/2

C.
-2/
5

D.
-5/
2

375.Fi
ndt
hesl
opeoft
hecur 4+x)½ at(
vey=6( 0,1
2).

A.
0.67

B.
1.5

C.
1.33

D.
0.75

376.Fi
ndt
heacut
eangl
ethatt vey=1–3x2cutt
hecur hex-
axi
s.

A.
77°

B.
75°

C.
79°

D.
120°

377.Fi
ndt
heangl
ethatt
hel
ine2y–9x–1
8=0makeswi
tht
hex-
axi
s.

A.
74.
77°

B.
4.5°
 C.
47.
77°

D.
77.
47°

378.Fi
ndtheequat
ionoft
het
angentt
ot vey=x+2x1/3t
hecur hroughpoi
nt
(8,12)

A.
7x–6y+1
4=0

B.
8x+5y+21=0

C.
5x–6y–1
5=0

D.
3x–2y–1=0

379.Whati
sther
adi
usofcur
vat
ureatpoi
nt(
1,2)oft ve4x–y2=0?
hecur

A.
6.21

B.
5.21

C.
5.66

D.
6.66

380.Fi
ndt
her
adi
usofcur
vat
ureatanypoi
ntoft
hecur
vey+l
n(cosx)=0.

A.
cosx

B.
1.5707

C.
secx

D.
1

381
.Det
ermi
net
her
adi
usofcur
vat
ureat(
4,4)oft vey2–4x=0.
hecur

A.
24.
4

B.
25.
4

C.
23.
4

D.
22.
4

382.Fi
ndt
her
adi
usofcur
vat
ureoft vex=y3at(
hecur 1,1
)
 A.
4.72

B.
3.28

C.
4.67

D.
5.27

383.Thechor dsoftheel
li
pse64x^2+25y^
2=1 600havingequalsl
opesof
1/5arebisectedbyit
sdiamet
er.Det
ermi
net
heequationofthediamet
er
oftheell
ipse.

A.
5x–64y=0

B.
64x–5y=0

C.
5x+64y=0

D.
64x+5y=0

Pr
obl
ems–Maxi
ma&Mi
nima,Ti
meRat
es

Set1
9

384.Af unctionisgivenbel ow,whatxval uemaximizesy?

2 2
y +y+x –2x=5
A.2. 23
B.- 1
C.5
D.1
2
385.Thenumberofnewspapercopi esdi
str
ibutedi
sgivenbyC=50t –200
t+1 0000,wher eti sinyears.Findtheminimum numberofcopi
es
distributedf r
om 1 995t o2002.
A.9850
B.9800
C.1 0200
D.7500
386.Gi vent hef ol
lowingprofit
-versus-pr
oducti
onfuncti
onforacer
tai
n
commodi ty:

1
.1
P=200000–x–( )8
1+x
 WherePi
sthepr
ofi
tandxi
suni
tofpr
oduct
ion.Det
ermi
net
hemaxi
mum
pr
ofi
t.

A.
190000

B.
200000

C.
250000

D.
550000

387.ThecostCofapr oducti
saf unct
ionoft
hequant
it
yxoftheproducti
s
2
givenbyther
elat
ion:C(x)=x –4000x+50.Findthequant
it
yforwhich
thecosti
sami ni
mum.

A.
3000

B.
2000

C.
1000

D.
1500

388.I
fy=xt
othe3rd power–3x.f
indt
hemaxi
mum val
ueofy.

A.
0

B.
-1

C.
1

D.
2

389.Divi
de120int
otwopar
tssothatpr
oductofoneandt
hesquar
eoft
he
otherismaxi
mum.Fi
ndthenumbers.

A.
60&60

B.
100&20

C.
70&50

D.
80&40

390.I
fthesum oft
wonumber
sisC,f
indt
hemi
nimum val
ueoft
hesum of
 t
hei
rsquar
es.

C2/2
A.

B.C2/4

C2/6
C.

C2/8
D.

391
.Acer tai
nt r
avelagencyoff
eredat ourt
hatwi l
lcosteachpersonP
1500.00ifnotmor ethan150personswilljoi
n,howeverthecostper
personwillbereducedbyP5. 00perper soninexcessof150.Howmany
personswillmaketheprofi
tamaxi mum?

A.
75

B.
150

C.
225

D.
250

392.Twociti
esAandBar e8km and12km,r especti
vel
y,northofariver
whichrunsdueeast .CityBbei
ng15km eastofA.apumpi ngstat
ionisto
beconstruct
ed( al
ongt heri
ver
)tosupplywaterforthetwociti
es.Wher e
shoul
dt hestat
ionbel ocat
edsothattheamountofpi peisaminimum?

A.
3km eastofA

B.
4km eastofA

C.
9km eastofA

D.
6km eastofA

393.Aboatmani satA,whi
chis4.5km from t
henearestpointBona
str
aightshoreBM.Hewishestoreach,inmini
mum time,apointCsit
uat
ed
ontheshor e9km fr
om B.Howfarfrom Cshouldhel andifhecanr
owat
therateof6Kphandwal katt
her ateof7.5Kph?

A.
1km

B.
3km
 C.
5km

D.
8km

394.Theshor
testdi
stancef
rom t
hepoi
nt(
5,1
0)t
ot vex2=1
hecur 2yi
s:

A.
4.331

B.
3.474

C.
5.1
27

D.
6.445

395.Ast at
ue3m highisstandi
ngonabaseof4m hi gh.I
fanobserver
’seye
is1.5m abovetheground,howfarshoul
dhestandfrom t
hebaseinorder
thattheanglesubt
endedbyt hest
atueisamaximum?

A.
3.41m

B.
3.51m

C.
3.71m

D.
4.41m

396.Anironbar20m l ongi
sbentt
ofor
m acl
osedpl
anear
ea.Whati
sthe
lar
gestareapossi
ble?

A.
21.
56squar
emet
er

B.
25.
68squar
emet
er

C.
28.
56squar
emet
er

D.
31.
83squar
emet
er

397.ANor manwindowisintheshapeofarect
anglesurmountedbyasemi -
cir
cle.Whatisther
atioofthewidt
hoftherectangl
etothetotalhei
ghtso
thatitwil
lyi
eldawindowadmitt
ingthemostli
ghtforagivenperimet
er?

A.
1

B.
2/3
 C.
1/3

D.
½

398.Arectangularfi
eldistobefencedi
ntofourequalpar
ts.Whatist
hesi
ze
ofthelargestfi
eldthatcanbefencedthi
swaywi thafenci
nglengt
hof
1500feetifthedivisi
onistobeparal
lelt
ooneside?

A.
65,
200

B.
62,
500

C.
64,
500

D.
63,
500

399.Thr
eesi
desofatrapezoi
dareeach8cm l
ong.Howlongi
sthe4th si
de,
whenthear
eaofthetrapezoi
dhasthegr
eat
estval
ue?

A.
16cm

B.
15cm

C.
12cm

D.
10cm

400.Anopent oprectangul
artankwithsquarebasesi
stohaveavolumeof
10cubicmet er
s.Themat eri
alfori
tsbott
om costP150.
00persquare
meter,andthatforthesidesisP60.00persquaremeter.Themost
economicalhei
ghtis:

A.
2met
ers

B.
2.5met
ers

C.
3met
ers

D.
3.5met
ers

401
.Ar ectangularboxhavi
ngasquarebaseandopenatthetopistohavea
capacit
yof1 6823cc.Findt
heheightoftheboxtousetheleastamount
ofmater i
al.

A.
16.
14cm
 B.
32.
28cm

C.
18.
41cm

D.
28.
74cm

402.Theal
ti
tudeofacyl
inderofmaxi
mum vol
umet
hatcanbei
nscr
ibedi
na
ri
ghtci
rcul
arconeofr
adiusrandheighthi
s:

A.
h/3

B.
2h/
3

C.
3h/
2

D.
h/4
Probl
ems–I
ntegr
ati
on
Set20
Probl
em 1(MEApr
il1997)
3 2
I
ntegrat 7x +4x)dx
e:(
3 2 4 3
7x 4x 7x 4x
A. + +C C. + +C
3 2 4 3
4 2 2
7x 4x 4 4x
B. + +C D.7x - +C
4 5 2

Problem 2(
CEMay1
999)
4dx
Evaluat
e:∫
3x+2

1
n(
A.4l 3x+2)
+C n(
C. l 3x+2)+C
3

4
n(
B. l 3x+2)+C n(
D.2l 3x+2)+C
3

Pr
obl
em 3(
CEMay1
994)
2
x+1
Eval
uat
ethei
nt alofe
egr 2xdx.
 2
x+1
e 2
x+1
A. +C C.e +C
ln2
2x x
B.e +C D.2xe

Pr
obl
em 4(
CEMay1
995)
si
n2x
Whati
sthei
ntegr
alofcos2xe dx?

si
n2x si
n2x
A.-
e +C C.e +C
si
n2x si
n2x
B.e /2+C D.–e /2 +C

Probl
em 5( MeOctober1997)
Theintegr
alofcosxwithrespectt
ox;∫
cosxdx=_
___
___
.

A.secx+c C.cosx+c
B.si
nx+c D.–si
nx+c

Probl
em 6(MEApril1
998)
2
I
ntegr excos(
at 2x +7) dx.

(
n 2x+7+C
A.¼ si
2
) C.¼ cos(
2
2x+7)+C
B.si
2
2x+7)+C
n( D.¼ (si
n-
2
( )
θ)x+7 +C
Problem 7
tan(l
nx)
Evaluate∫ dx.
x
2
A.l
ncos(
lnx)
+C C.½ t
an (l
nx)
+C
2
B.l
nsec(
lnx)
+C D.t
an(lnx) +C

Problem 8
Evaluat
e∫(cosx)
(l
nsi
nx)
dx.

A.si
nx(
1-l
nsi
nx)
+C C.si
nx(
lnsi
nx-
1)+C
B.si
nx(
1+l
nsi
nx)
+C D.l
n si
nx+C

Problem 9
Evaluat
e∫tanθl
nsecθdθ.

A.2l(
nsecθ +C ) 2
C.½ l (
nsecθ +C )
(
B. l
2
nsecθ +C ) D.½ l ( 2
nsecθ +C )
Problem 1
0
x
edx
Evaluat
e∫ 2x .
1+e

A.½ l
n1 (
+e +C
2x
) (
C.½ 1 )
2x 2
+e +C
B.l
n1( 2x
+e +C ) D.ar
ct
x
()
an e +C

Pr
obl
em 1
1
dx
Eval
uat
e∫ 2 .
nx l
l
2
nx -( )
1

A.ar ( )
csec l
nx +C n l
C.l nx -( )
1+C
2

3)[
(lnx)-1] ( )
2 3/
2
B.(
2/ +C D.ar
ctan l
nx+C

Problem 1
2
3
x+1
Evaluat
e∫ dx.
x+2
3
3 2 x 2
n(
A.x +x +4x+7l x+2)
+C n(
C. -x +4x-7l x+2)
+C
3
2 3
3 x x 2
n(
B.x - +4x-l x+2)+C D. +x +4x-ln(x+2)+C
2 3

Problem 1
3
2x
e
Evaluat
e∫x dx.
e+1
x
A.½ e +l ( )
n e+1+C
x
( ) x
n e+1 +C
C.l
x
B.e -l ( )
x
n e+1 +C
x
D.e +l( )
x
n e+1 +C
Problem 1
4
3dx
Evaluate∫ .
x(x+3)

x
nx(
A.3l x+3)+C C.l
n +C
x+3
1 x
B. l
n +C nx(
D.l x+3)
+C
3 x+3
Problem 1
5
Evaluat
ethei
ntegr
alofxsi
n2xdx.

x 1 x 1
A.– cos2x+ sin2x+C C. cos2x- si
n2x+C
4 2 4 2
x 1 x 1
B. cos2x- si
n2x+C D.– cos2x+ sin2x+C
2 4 2 4

Problem 1
6
x
Evaluat
e∫esinxdx.
x
e x
A. (sinx-cosx)+C si
C.–e( nx-
cosx)
+C
2
x x
B.–e( cosx+si
nx)+C D.e(
cosx+si
nx)
+C

Problem 1
7
Evaluat
e∫arct
anxdx.

2
A.ar
ctanx-
l +x
n 1 C.xar
ctanx-1 2+C
+x^
B.ar
ctanx+2l
n (
1+x)
2
D.xar
ctanx+l( )
n1
2
+x +C

Probl
em 18
2
I
ntegrat
ethesquar
er 1-si
ootof( n x)
dx.
x x
A.2cos +C C.-2cos +C
2 2
x x
B.-2 2cos +C D.-
2cos +C
2 2

Problem 1
9( CENovember1999)
Evaluatet
hei nt
egr
alofxcos2xdxwi
thli
mitsf
rom 0t
oπ/
4.
A.0.143 C.0.1
14
B.0.258 D.0.1
86

Problem 20(CEMay1 997)

Evaluatethei
nt alofx(
egr 5)
x- 1
2
dxwi
thl
imi
tsfrom 5t
o6.
A.81/1
82 C.83/1
82
B.82/182 D.84/1
82
Problem 21(CENovember1996)
xdx
Evaluat
et heint
egr
alof 8i
fithasanupperl
imi
tof1andal
owerl
imi
tof0.
( )
x+1

A.0.
022 C.0.
043
B.0.
056 D.0.
031

Pr
obl
em 22(CEMay1 996)
5 5
Fi
ndt
heintegr 2si
alof1 n xcos xdxi
flowerl
imi
t=0andupperl
imi
t=π/
2.
A.0.2 C.0.6
B.0.8 D.0.4

Probl
em 23(CENovember1
997,Si
mil
artoCENovember1994)
2
Usinglowerl
imi
t=0andupperl
imi
t=π/2,whati
sthei
ntegr 5si
alof1 n xdx?
A.6.783 C.6.648
B.6.857 D.6.539

Problem 24(CENovember1998)
Evaluatetheint ( )
alof3 si
egr
3
nx dxusi
ngl
owerlimi
tof0andupperl
imi
t=pi
/2.
A.2.0 C.1
.4
B.1.7 D.2.
3

Problem 25(CEMay1 998,Simil

art oCENovember95&May96)
6 2
Evaluatetheint alof5cos xsi
egr n xdxusinglowerli
mit=0andupperl
imi
t=
π/2.
A.0.5046 C.0.
6107
B.0.3068 D.0.
4105

Problem 26(ECEApr i
l1998)
8
Evaluatethei
ntegralofcos 3AdAf
rom 0toπ/6.
A.35π/768 C.27π/
363
B.23π/765 D.12π/
81

Problem 27(CENovember1 996)

Evaluatethei
ntegr ( 2
)
2
alof 3x+9y dxdyiftheint
eri
orl
imithasanupperl
imitofy
andal owerli
mitof0,andwhoseouterli
mithasanupperli
mitof2andlower
l
imitof0.
A.10 C.30
B.40 D.20

Problem 28( CEMay1999)

Evaluat
e∫ ( )
2 2y 2 2
∫ x+y dxdy.
10

A.35/
2 C.1
7/2
 B.1
9/2 D.37/
2

Problem 29(EEApr i
l1997)
Evaluatethedoubleint
egralofr
sinudrdu,thel
imi
tofri
sfr
om 0t
ocosuand
thelimitofuisfr
om 0t opi.
A.-1/6 C.1/3
B.1/6 D.1/2

Problem 30
12y
Evaluat
e∫ ∫∫dxdydz.
000

A.1
/3 C.1
/2
B.1
/4 D.1
/6
Probl
ems–Pl
aneAr
eas,Vol
umes,Sur
faces,Cent
roi
d,Et
c.
Set21
Pr
obl
em 1
3 2
Fi
ndthear
eaundert vey=x +3x andt
hecur hex-
axi
sbet
weenx=1andx=3.
A.28sq.uni
ts C.36sq.uni
ts
B.46sq.uni
ts D.54sq.uni
ts

Pr
obl
em 2( ECEApri
l2005)
Fi
ndtheareaboundedbyy=(1
1-x)
12
,theli
nes3x=2andx=1
0,andt
heX-
axi
s.
A.19.
456sq.units C.22.567sq.uni
ts
B.20.567sq.unit
s D.21.478sq.uni
ts

Pr
obl
em 3
1
2x
Fi
ndt
hear
eaoft
her
egi
onboundedbyt
hecur
ves= 2 ,t
hex-
axi
s,x=1
,and
x+4
x=4.

A.4l
n6 C.6l
n15
B.l
n24 D.6l
n4

Pr
obl
em 4(
ECENovember1
996)
23
Fi
ndtheareaboundedbyt
hey-
axisandx=4-y .
A.25.6 C.12.
8
B.28.1 D.56.2

Pr
obl
em 5
Fi
ndtheareaoftheregi
onboundedbyoneloopoft
hecur
2 4
vex =y 1y.
-
2
( )
A.πsq.unit
s C.(π/
4)sq.unit
s
B.(π/
2)sq.unit
s D.(π/
8)sq.unit
s

Pr
obl
em 6( CENovember1
996,November1998)
2 2
Fi
ndthear eaboundedbyt
hecurver =acos2θ
2 2
A.3a C.4a
2 2
B.a D.2a

Pr
oblem 7(CENovember1997)
2
Whatisthear
eawithi
nthecurve r =1
6cosθ?
 A.26 C.30
B.28 D.32

Pr
obl
em 8( CEMay1 999)
2 2
Fi
ndthear osedby r =2acosθ.
eaencl
2 2
A.2a C.4a
2 2
B.a D.3a

Probl
em 9
Fi
ndt hecurvedsurface(
area)ofthesoli
dgeneratedbyrevol
vingt
hepar
toft
he
2
curvey=x f rom (
0,0)to(6, 6)aboutthey-axi
s.
A. 62πsq.unit
s C.62π/
5sq.units
B.62π/3sq.units D.5/
62πsq.uni t
s

Pr
oblem 1
0
Fi
ndthevolumegeneratedbyr
otati
ngt
her
egi ,andy2
onboundedbyy=x,x=1
=4x,aboutthex-
axis.
A.π C.3π
B.2π D.9π

Probl
em 11(
CENovember1 995)
Theareaboundedbythecurvey2 =12xandt
hel
inex=3i
srevol
vedaboutt
he
l
inex=3.Whati sthevol
umegener at
ed?
A.186 C.181
B.179 D.184

Probl
em 12(
CEMay1 995)
Givenist
heareainthefi
rstquadrantboundedbyx2 =8y,theli
nex=4andt hex
-axi
s.Whati
st hevol
umegener at
edbyr evol
vingt
hisar
eaaboutthey-
axi
s?
A.50.
26 C.53.26
B.52.
26 D.51.26

Probl
em 13(CENovember1994)
Givenisthear
eai
nt hef
ir
stquadrantboundedbyx2 =8y,t
hel i
ney–2=0and
they-axi
s.Whati
sthevolumegeneratedwhenthi
sareaisrevol
vedaboutt
he
l
iney–2=0?
A.28.41 C.27.32
B.26.81 D.25.83

Probl
em 14( CEMay1998)
Fi
ndt helengthoft
hearcofx2 +y2 =64f
rom x=-
1tox=-
3,i
nthesecond
quadrant.
A.2.24 C.2.75
B.2.61 D.2.07
Probl
em 15
Howf arfrom t
hey-
axi
sisthecent
roi
doft
hear
eaboundedbyt vey=x3,
hecur
theli
nex=2,andt hey-axi
s.
A.1.2 C.1.
6
B.1.4 D.1.
8

Problem 1 6( CEMay1 998)

Thear eai nthef i
rstquadrant
,boundedbyt hecur vey=2x1/2,they-axi
sandthe
l
iney–6=0i srevolvedabouttheliney=6.Fi ndt hecent
roidofthesoli
d
formed.
A.( 2.2,
6) C.(1.
8,6)
B.( 1.
6,6) D.(2.
0,6)
Problem 1 7
Asol i
df ormedbyr evolvi
ngaboutthey- axi
s,thear eaboundedbyt hecurvey=
x4,they- axis,andthel i
ney=1 6.Findi t
scentroid.
A.( 0,9.6) C.(0,8.3)
B.( 0,12.4) D.(0,1 2.
8)

Pr
obl
em 18( CENovember1 998)
Asol
idisformedbyrevol
vingaboutthey- axi
s,thear
eaboundedbyt vex3
hecur
=y,t
hey- axi
sandtheli
ney=8.Fi nditscentr
oid.
A.(0,4.75) C.(
0,5.25)
B.(0,4.5) D.(0,5)

Probl
em 1 9(CENovember1995)
Fi
ndt hemomentofi ner
ti
aoftheareaboundedbyt
hepar ay2 =4x,x-
abol axi
s
andthel i
nex=1 ,wi
t hr
espectt
othex- axi
s.
A.1.067 C.0.968
B.1.244 D.0.878

Probl
em 20
Fi
ndt heworkdonei
nstr
etchi
ngaspr i
ngofnatur
allengt
h8cm,from 1
0cm t
o
13cm.Assumeaf or
ceof6Ni sneededtoholditatalengt
hof1
1cm.
A.21N-m C.0.
21N-m
B.2.1N-m D.0.
021N-m

Problem 21
Aconicaltankthati
s5metershi
ghhasaradiusof2meters,andi
sfi
ll
edwi t
ha
l
iquidthatweighs800kgpercubicmet
er.Howmuchwor kisdoneindischar
ging
al
ltheliquidatapoint3meter
sabovet
hetopoft het
ank?
A.21 ,
256πkg- m C.23,457πkg-m
B.21 ,
896πkg- m D.22,
667πkg- m

Pr
obl
em 22
Howmuchwor
kisr
equi
redt
opumpal
lthewat
erf
rom ar
ightci
rcul
arcyl
indr
ical
tankthati
s8feetindiameterand9feett
all
,ifi
tisempt
iedatapoi
nt1f
oot
abovethetopofthetank?
A.49,421πkg-m C.54,
448πkg- m
B.52,316πkg-m D.56,
305πkg- m

Pr
oblem 23
A60-m cablet
hatwei
ghs4kg/m hasa500-kgweightat
tachedatt
heend.How
muchwor ki
sdoneinwindi
ng-
upthelast20m oft
hecable?
A.9,866kg- m C.12,
500kg- m
B.10,800kg-m D.15,
456kg-m

Problem 24
Auni form chaintheweighs0.50kgpermeterhasaleaky15-l
it
erbucket
att
achedt oit.I
fthebucketisful
lofl
iqui
dwhen30met ersofchai
nisoutand
half
-fullwhennochai nisout,howmuchwor kisdoneinwindi
ngthechain?
Assumet hattheliqui
dleaksoutataunif
ormrateandweighs1kgperlit
er.
A.356. 2kg- m C.562.5kg-m
B.458. 2kg- m D.689.3kg-m

Probl
em 25( ECEBoar
dNovember1 995)
Thevelocit
yofabodyisgi
venbyv( t)=sin(
πt),wher
etheveloci
tyi
sgi
venin
meterspersecondandti
sgiveninseconds.Thedist
ancecoveredi
nmeter
s
betweent=¼ and½ secondiscl
oset o.
A.0.5221m C.0.2251m
B.-0.2251m D.-0.5221m

Probl
em 26(ECENovember1
995)
Therateofchangeofaf
unct
ionofywi
thr
espectt
oxequal
s2–y,andy=8
whenx=0.Fi ndywhenx=ln( 2)
.
A.2 C.5
B.-5 D.-2
Probl
ems–Di
ff
erent
ialEquat
ions&Appl
icat
ion
Set22
Problem 1
Obtainthedif
ferenti
alequat
ionoft
hefamilyofst
rai
ghtl
ineswi
thsl
opeandy-
i
nterceptequal.
A.ydy+( x+1)dx=0 C.ydx+( x+1)
dy=0
B.ydy-( x+1)dx=0 D.ydx-(x+1)dy=0

Problem 2
Obtainthedi ff
erent
ialequat
ionofal
lstrai
ghtl i
neswi
thal
gebr
aicsum oft
he
i
nterceptsf i
xedask.
( )
A. 1
'
+y (
'
xy-y)=ky ( )( )
C.1-
'
y xy-
'
y =ky
( )(
B. 1-
' '
)
y xy+y =ky ( )( )
D.1
' '
+y xy+y =ky

Pr
obl em 3
Obtainthedi
ff
erent
ialequat
ionofal
lst
rai
ghtl
inesataf
ixeddi
stancepf
rom t
he
or
igin.

( )'
A. xy-
2
y =p[ ()
1+ y ]
'2
( )
'
C.xy-
2
y =p[
1+ y ]() '2

xy+y) =[
B.( y)]
+(
' 2 '2 ' '
1 D.xy-y)=[
1+y]

Problem 4(
CEMay1 997)
Determinet
hedi
ff
erenti
alequat
ionofthef
ami
lyofl
inespassi
ngt
hrought
he
or
igin.
A. xdy-ydx=0 C.xdy+ydx=0
B.xdx-ydy=0 D.xdx+ydy=0

Pr
oblem 5
Obtai
nthedi
ff
erent
ialequat
ionofal
lci
rcl
eswi
thcent
eronl
iney=-
xand
passi
ngt hrought heor
igin.
( 2
A. y+2xy-
2
) ( 2
x dx- y- ) 2
2xy+x dy=0
( 2
B. y- 2xy-
2
) ( 2
x dx- y- )
2xy-
2
x dy=0
( 2
C. y- 2xy-
2
) ( 2
x dx- y- )
2xy-
2
x dy=0
( 2
D. y+2xy-
2
) (
x dx+ y-
2
)
2xy-
2
x dy=0

Pr
oblem 6
Obtai
nthedi f
fer
ent i
alequat
ionofapar
abol
awi t
haxi spar
all
elt
othex-
axi
s.
A.3(y)-yy =0 C.2(y)-yy =0
'2
' ''
'' '2
' '''
'

()'2
' ''
B.3y +yy =0
'
'
()
'2
' '
''
D.2y -yy =0
'
'

Pr
obl
em 7
dr
Obt
aint
hepar
ti
cul
arsol
uti
onof =-4r
twhent=0,r=r
o.
dt
2 2
2t
- 2t
oe
A.r=2r oe
C.r=r
2 2
t
- 2t
-
oe
B.r=r oe
D.r=r

Pr
oblem 8
Obtai
nthegener
alsol
uti
onoft
hediffer
entialxydx-(
x+2)
dy=0
x x
A.e =y(x+2)2
C.e =cy(x+2)
x x
B.e =cy(x+2)2
D.e =2cy( x+2)

Pr
oblem 9
' 2
Obtai
nthegener
alsol
utonofy=xy.
i
( )
2
A.yx+c +2=0
2
( )
C.x+c +2=0
( )
2
B.yx+c -2=0 x+c)-2=0
D.y(

Problem 1
0
Solvetheequat
ionxydx-(
x+2y)
2dy=0.
xy 3 xy 3
A.e =cy(
xy) C.e =cy(
x+y)
xy 3 xy 4
B.e =cy(
x-y) D.e =cy(
x-)
1

Pr
oblem 11
Obtai
nthepar
2 2
ticul
arsol
uti ( 2
onof 3x- ) 2 '
2y y=2xy;whenx=0,y=-
2 2
1.
A.x =2y( y+1) C.x =2y( y-1
)
2 2 2 2
B.x =y( y+1 ) D.x =y( )
y+1

Pr
obl
em 1
2
Sol
vet
heequati
on( dx+ x-
2xy+y) ( )
2
xdy=0.
A.y=cx(x+1) +2x
3
C.y=3x+cx(x-)
13

B.y=cx(x+1)
-3
-2 D.y=cx(
x-)
1-3

Problem 13
2
Solvetheequation( 6x+y) dx+y(
2x- 3y)
dy=0.
2 2 3 2 2 3
A.xy +3x -y =c C.xy +2x -3y =c
2 2 3 2 2 2
B.3xy -3x -y =c D.xy +3x -y =c

Problem 1
4
Solvetheequation(r+sinθ-cosθ)dr+ r(si
nθ+cosθ)dθ=0.
2
A.r +r si
( nθ+cosθ)=c C.r-2r (si
nθ- cosθ)
=c
2 3
B.r +2r (si
nθ-cosθ)=c D.r +2r si
( nθ+cosθ)=c

Probl
em 1 5
Sol ( )2
( )
3
ve x+y dx+ y+x dy=0.
3 4 3 4
x y x y
A. +x+ =c C. +xy- =c
3 4 3 4
3 4 3 4
x y x 2 y
B. +x+y+ =c D. -xy + =c
3 4 3 4

Problem 1
6
3
Solvetheequat
ionxdy-ydx=2x dx.
2 3
A.y=x +cx C.y=x +cx
3 2 3
B.y=x +c D.y=x +cx

Problem 1
7
2
Solvetheequationxdy+ydx=2xydx.
3 2
A.ln|xy|
=x+c n|
C.l xy|
=x+c
2 2
B.ln|x+y|
=x+c D.Ln| y|
x- =2x+c

Pr
obl
em 1
8
dy 2 3
Sol
vet
heequat
ion + y=6x.
dx x
2y 5 2 2 5
A.x =6x +c C.xy =6x +c
 2 6 2 6
B.x =5x +c D.xy=x +c

Problem 1
9
Solvetheequat
5
i( 3
5
)
on x+3ydx-xdy=0.
3 2
A.2y=x +cx C.2y=x +cx
5 3 2 4 3
B.y=x +cx D.y =5x +cx

Pr
obl
em 20
2 2
dy 3x+y
Thediff
erent
ialequat
ion = canbemadeexactbyusi
ngt
hei
ntegr
ati
ng
dx 2xy
fact
or:
2 2
A.x C.y
2 2
B.1/x D.1/y

Pr
oblem 21
' 2 2
Whatisnottrueforthedi
ffer
ent
ialequat
iony+y/ x =1 x?
/
A.itisl
inear
B.itishomogeneous
C.itisseparabl
e
-
1/x
D.itcanbesol vedusi
ngtheintegr
ati
ngfactore

Problem 23
Undercer t
aincondit
ions,canesugarinwat erisconver
tedintodext
roseatarat
e
proport
ionaltotheamountt hati
sunconver tedatanytime.If
,of75kgatt i
met=
0,8kgar econvertedduringthefi
rst30mi nutes,fi
ndtheamountconvertedin2
hours.
A.72.73kg C.27.23kg
B.23.27kg D.32.72kg

Problem 24
At hermometerr eadi
ng1 8oCisbroughti ntoaroom wher
ethet
emperatur
eis70
o o
C;1mi nutelat
ert hethermometerreadingis31 C.Determi
net
hethermometer
reading5mi nutesafteriti
sbroughtintot her
oom.
A.62. 33oC C.56.55oC
B.58. 99oC D.57.66oC

Pr
obl
em 25
Sol
vet
heequati (
on 4xy+3y-
2
xdx+x( )
x+2y)dy=0.
2
A.4xy+4y -x=c
2
C.x 4xy- (
2
4y- x =c )
3
(
B.x 4xy+4y-
2
)
x =c
3 2
( 2 2
D.x 4xy+4y+x =c )
Probl
em 26
2
Theequatony =cxi
i sthegener
alequat
ionof
' '
A.y=2x/y C.y=y/2x
' '
B.y=2y/x D.y=x/2y

Problem 27
Giventhef ollowi
ngsi mult
aneousdi f
ferent
ialequat
ions:
2dx/dt-3dy/ dt+x-y=k
3dx/dt+2dy/ dt-x+cost =0.
Solvefordy/ dt.
A.(2/9)[cost+( 3/2)x-(5/2)y-(
3/2)k]
B.(-1/6)[sint
+( 1/9)x+y^2- (
3/2)k]
C.(1/13)(5x-y-3k-2cost )
D.(2/13)[cost +(5/2)x-(3/2)y-
(3/2)k]

Probl
ems–St
ati
cs,Tr
ansl
ati
on,Rot
ati
on
Set23
Probl
em 1
Theweightofamassof1
0ki
logr
amsatalocat
ionwher
eg=9. s2 i
77m/ s:
A.79.
7N C.97.7N
B.77.
9N D.977N

Probl
em 2(MEApr i
l1997)
3
Whatistheresul
tantvel
ocit
yofapoi componentVx=t-1
ntofx- ,andy-
2
componentVy =t-tatt imet=4?
 A.63.
1327 C.64.
1327
B.62.
1327 D.74.
1327

Pr
oblem 3
Aboathasaspeedof8mphi nstil
lwat
eratt
emptstogodi
rect
lyacr
ossar
iver
wi
thacurrentof3mph.Whatistheeff
ect
ivespeedoft
heboat?
A.8.35mph C.7.42mph
B.8.54mph D.6.33mph

Problem 4
Ashi pmovingNorthat10mph.ApassengerwalksSout heastacrossthedeckat
5mph.I nwhatdirecti
onandhowf
astisthemanmovi ng,relat
ivetotheearth’
s
surface.
A.N28o40’ o
W;7. 37mph C.N61 20’
W;7.37mph
o o
B.N6120’ E;7.37mph D.N2840’ E;7.
37mph

Problem 5
Amanwi shestocrossduewestonariverwhichi
sfl
owingduenor t
hatther
ate
of3mph.I fhecanrow12mphi nst
il
lwat er
,whatdi
rect
ionshoul
dhetaketo
crosstheriver
?
A.S1 4.47o W C.S81.36o W
o
B.S75. 52 W D.S84. 36o W

Pr
oblem 6
Aplanei
smovingdueeastwi
thairspeedof240kph.I
fawindof40kphi
s
bl
owingfr
om t
hesouth,f
indt
hegroundspeedofthepl
ane.
A.243kph C.200kph
B.423kph D.240kph

Probl
em 7
Threefor
ces20N,30N,and40Nar
einequil
ibr
ium.Fi
ndt
heangl
ebet
weent
he
30-40N.
A.26.96o C.40o
B.28.96o 96o
D.25.

Probl
em 8
A1 0-
kgweightissuspendedbyaropefrom acei
li
ng.I
fahor
izont
alf
orceof
5.80kgisappl
iedtotheweight
,theropewil
lmakeananglewit
hthevert
ical
equalto:
A.60o C.45o
B.30o D.75o

Pr
obl
em 9
A100kNblocksl
idesdownapl
acei
ncl
i eof30owi
nedatanangl tht
hehor
izont
al.
Negl
ect
ingf
ri
cti
on,f
indt
hef
orcethatcausest
hebl
ockt
osl
ide.
A.86.6kN C.20kN
B.80kN D.50kN

Problem 10
Whatt ensi
onmustbeappl
iedattheendsofafl
exi
blewir
ecabl
esuppor
ti
nga
l
oadof0. 5kgperhori
zont
almeterinaspanof100m i
fthesagist
obelimi
ted
to1.25m?
A.423.42kg C.500.62kg
B.584. 23kg D.623.24kg

Probl
em 11
Theall
owablespaci
ngoft
ower
stocarryanal
uminum cablewei
ghi
ng0.03kgper
hori
zont
almeterift
hemaxi
mum t
ensi
onatthelowestpointi
snott
oexceed11
50
atsagof0.50m is:
A.248m C.408m
B.392m D.422m

Pr
obl em 12
Awoodenpl ank“x”meter
slonghasoneendleaningont opofaver
ti
calwall1
.5
m highandt heotherendresti
ngonahori
zontalground.Negl
ect
ingfr
ict
ion,f
ind
xifaf or
ce( par
all
eltothepl
ank)of1
00Ni sneededt opulla400Nblockupt he
pl
ank.
A.6m C.4m
B.5m D.3m

Problem 13
Abl ockofwoodisresti
ngonalevelsurface.I
fthecoeff
ici
entoff
rict
ionbetween
theblockandthesurfacei
s0.30,howmuchcant heplanebeincl
inedwithout
causingthebl
ocktoslidedown?
A.1 7o
6. C.212o
.
B.30.2o D.33.3o

Problem 1
4
A500kgbl ocki
srestngona30o i
i ncli
nedplanewit
haμ=0. 3.Fi
ndt
her
equi
red
forcePactinghori
zont
all
ythatwi
llpreventt
heblockfr
om sl
iding.
A.1020N C.4236N
B.1160N D.5205N

Problem 1
5
A500kgbl ocki
srestngona30o i
i nclinedpl
anewit
haμ=0. 3.Fi
ndt
her
equi
red
forcePactinghori
zont
all
ythatwi
llstartthebl
ockupthepl
ane.
A.4236N C.5205N
 B.1
160N D.2570N

Pr
oblem 16(MEApr i
l1996)
Whatistheaccel er
ati
onofthebodythatincr
easesi
nvel
oci
tyf
rom 20m/
sto40
m/si
n3seconds?Answeri nS.I
.uni
ts.
A.8m/ s2 C.5m/ s2
2 2
B.6.67m/ s D.7m/ s

Problem 1
7( CEMay1996)
Fr
om aspeedof75kph,acardecel erat
esatther
ateof500m/
min2 al
onga
st
raightpath.Howfari
nmeter
swillittr
aveli
n45sec?
A.795 C.797
B.791 D.793

Pr
oblem 18(CENovember1 997)
Wit
hast art
ingspeedof30kphatpoi ntA,acaraccelerat
esunifor
mly.Aft
er18
mi
nutes,itr
eachespointB,21km fr
om A.Findt heaccel
erat
ionofthecarinm/s2.
2 2
A.0.126m/ s C.0.
0206m/ s
B.0.0562m/ s2 D.3.
42m/ s2

Problem 19(CENovember1 996)

At r
ainuponpassingpointAataspeedof72kphaccel er
atesat0.75m/s2 f
or
onemi nutealongastr
aightpaththedeceler
atesat1.0m/s2.Howfari
n
ki
lometersfrom poi
ntAwi l
litbe2mi nut
esafterpassi
ngpointA?
A.4. 95 C.4.85
B.4. 75 D.4.65

Problem 20
2
Acarst art
ingfrom r
estmoveswi
thaconst
antaccelerat
ionof10km/hr f
or1
2
hour,thendecelerat
esataconst
ant-
5km/hr unt
ili
tcomest oast
op.Howfar
hasittraveled?
A.1 0km C.12km
B.20km D.15km

Problem 21(ECENovember1 997)

Thevelocityofanautomobi
lestart
ingfrom r
estisgivenbyds/dt=90t/(t+ 10)
2
ft
/sec.Determinei
tsaccel
erati
onafteranint
ervalof10seconds(i
nft
/sec) .
A.2.10 C.2.25
B.1.71 D.2.75

Pr
oblem 22( CEmay1998)
Atrai
nrunningat60kphdeceler
atedat2m/min2 f
or1
4mi
nut
es.Fi
ndt
he
di
stancetr
aveled,i
nki
lomet
erswithi
nthi
sper
iod.
 A.1
2.2 C.1
3.8
B.1
3.2 D.1
2.8

Probl
em 23( ECENovember1 997)
Anautomobi leaccelerat
esataconst antrateof1
5mi/hrto45mi /
hrin15
seconds,whi l
etravell
inginast
raightline.Whati
stheaverageaccel
erat
ion?
A.2f t
/s2 C.2.12f ts2
/
B.2.39f ts2
/ D.2.93f t/s2

Problem 24( CENovember1 998)

Acarwast ravel
lingataspeedof50mph.Thedr i
versawaroadblock80m
aheadandst eppedont hebrakecausingthecart
odecel
erat
eunif
ormlyat10
2
m/s.Fi ndthedi stancef r
om theroadblocktot
hepoi
ntwherethecarst
opped.
Assumeper cepti
onr eactionti
mei s2seconds.
A.12. 48m C.10.
28m
B.6. 25m D.8.63m

Probl
em 25
Amandr ivi
nghiscarat45mphsuddenl yseesanobjecti
ntheroad60feet
ahead.Whatconstantdecel
erat
ioni
srequiredt
ostopthecari
nt hi
sdi
stance?
A.-36.3ft
/s2 C.-33.
4f t
/s2
B.-45.2ft
/s2 D.-42.
3ft/s2

Pr
oblem 26(ECEMarch1 996)
Amangof al
lsfr
om abranch5met ersabovet
heground.Wi
thwhatspeedi
n
2
meter
spersecondwilli
tstri
ketheground?Assumeg=1 0m/s.
A.8 C.1 0
B.1 2 D.1 4

Probl
em 27
Amanst andingatawindow5met erstal
lwatchesafal
li
ngst
onepassbythe
windowin0.3seconds.From howhighabovethetopofthewindowwast
he
st
oner el
eased?
A.12.
86m C.9.54m
B.11.
77m D.15.21m

Probl
em 28
Abulletisfi
redatanini
tialvelocit
yof350m/ eof50owi
sandanangl t
hthe
hori
zontal.Negl
ect
ingairresistance,whatmaxi
mum hei
ghtcoul
dthebul
letr
ises?
A.3,646m C.3,466m
B.4,366m D.3,664m

Pr
obl
em 29
Abulletisfi
redatanini
tialvelocit
yof350m/ eof50owi
sandanangl t
hthe
hori
zontal.Negl
ect
ingairresistance,fi
ndi
tsrangeont
hehori
zont
alpl
ane
thr
ought hepointi
twasf ir
ed.
A.12,298m C.1 2.
298m
B.12.298km D.1 2,
298cm

Probl
em 30
Abulletisfi
redatanini
tialvelocit
yof350m/ sandanangleof50owit
hthe
hori
zontal.Negl
ecti
ngairresistance,howl
ongwillt
hebul
lettr
avelbef
orehi
tt
ing
theground?
A.54.66mi n. C.54.66sec
B.56.42sec D.56.42min.

Probl
em 31( MEBoardOctober1997)
Themuzzl evel
oci
tyofaproj
ect
il
eis1,500fpsandt hedi
stanceoft
het
argeti
s
10miles.Whatmustbet heangl
eofelevati
onoft hegun?
A.25o 32’ C.24o 32’
o
B.23 34’ D.26o 34’

Probl
em 32(MEOctober1997)
Ashotisfi
r eof45o wi
edatanangl t
hthehorizont
alandavel
oci
tyof300f
tper
second.Fi
ndthehei
ghtandtherangeofproj
ectil
e.
A.600ftand2500ft C.1000ftand4800f t
B.700ftand2800ft D.750ftand3000f t

Problem 33(ECEApri
l1998)
Abasebal li
sthrownf
rom ahori
zontalplanefol
lowingaparabol
icpat
hwi t
han
i
niti
alveloci
tyof100m/satanangleof30degr eesabovethehori
zontal
.Howfar
fr
om t hethr
owingpoi
ntwil
ltheballatt
ainitsor
iginall
evel
?
A.890m C.883m
B.875m D.880m

Pr
oblem 34
Whatistherangeofapr
oject
il
eiftheini
ti
alvel
oci
tyi
s30m/ eof30o
satanangl
wi
ththehorizont
al?
A.1 00m C.79.45m
B.92m D.110m

Probl
em 35
Abulleti
sfir eof75o wi
edatanangl tht
hehor i
zont
alwi
thani
nit
ialvel
oci
tyof
420m/ s.Howhighcani
ttravelaf
ter2seconds?
A.840m C.750m
B.792m D.732m
Probl
em 36
Acoinistossedvert
ical
lyupwardfr
om thegroundatavel
oci
tyof1
2m/
s.How
l
ongwi l
lthecoint
oucht heground?
A.4.35sec. C.2.45sec.
B.3.45sec. D.1.45sec.

Pr
oblem 37(
CEMay1 997)
Astoneispr
ojectedf
rom t
hegroundwit
haveloci
tyof15m/ eof30o
satanangl
wi
ththehori
zontalgr
ound.Howhighinm wi
lli
tri
se?Useg=9.
817m/s.
A.2.865m C.2.
586m
B.2.685m D.8.
652m

Pr
oblem 38(CENovember1 996)
Aballi
sthrownfr
om at ower30m.highabovethegroundwi
thaveloci
tyof300
m/sdir
ectedat20o f
rom t
hehor i
zont
al.Howfastwi
llt
hebal
lhi
ttheground?
A.24.2 C.21.
2
B.23.2 D.22.2

Problem 39
Amani nahotai
rbal
loondr
oppedanappl eatahei
ghtof150m.I
fthebal
looni
s
ri
singat1 5m/
s,fi
ndthehi
ghestpointreachedbytheappl
e.
A.151 .
5m C.171.5m
B.161 .
5m D.141.5m

Probl
em 40
Aballooni
sascendi ngatther
ateof1 0kphandisbeingcar
riedhorizontal
lybya
windat20kph.I fabombi sdroppedfrom t
hebal
loonsuchthatittakes8sec.to
reachtheground,theball
oon’
salti
tudewhenthebombwasr eleasedi s:
A.336.14m C.252m
B.322.1
3m D.292m

Problem 41
Apl anei
sflyi
nghori
zont
all
y350kphatanal ti
tudeof420m.Atthi
sinst
ant,a
bombi srel
eased.Howfarhor
izontal
lyf
rom t
hispoi
ntwil
lthebombhitt
he
ground?
A.625m C.785m
B.577m D.900m
Probl
em 42
Acarwhosewheelsare30cm inradi
usi
st r
avel
ingwi
thavel
oci
tyof11
0kph.Ifi
t
2
i
sdecelerat
edataconst
antrat
eof2m/ s,howmanycompleter
evol
uti
onsdoes
i
tmakebef orei
tcomestor
est?
A.121 C.123
B.122 D.124

Probl
em 43
Thewheelofanautomobil
erevol
vesatther
ateof700r
pm.Howf
astdoesi
t
move,inkm perhr
.,i
ftheradi
usofit
swheelis250mm?
A.73.
3 C.5.
09
B.18.
33 D.34.67

Problem 44
Usingaconstantangularaccel
erat
ion,awatert
urbi
nei
sbroughttoitsnor
mal
operati
ngspeedof1 80rev/minin6mi nut
es.Howmanycomplet
er evol
uti
onsdi
d
theturbi
nemakei ncomingt onormalspeed?
A.550 C.560
B.530 D.540

Pr
obl
em 45
Ahor
izontalpl
atf
orm 6m i
ndiameterrevol
vessot
hatapoi
ntoni
tsr
im moves
6.
28m/ s.Fi
nditsangul
arspeedi
nr pm.
A.15 C.25
B.20 D.12

Pr
obl
em 46( CEMay1 998)
Ahor
izontalpl
atf
orm withadi
amet
erof6m revol
vesabouti
tscenterat20r
pm.
Fi
ndthetangenti
alspeed,i
nm/sofapoi
ntattheedgeoftheplat
form.
A.6.34 C.6.
46
B.6.28 D.6.1
2

Problem 47
Af l
ywheelrot
atingat500rpm decel
erat
esuni
for
mlyat2r sec2.Howmany
ad/
secondswilli
ttakeforthef
lywheelt
ostop?
A.24.5s C.25.1s
B.28.4s D.26.2s
Problem 48
Acycl i
stonaci rculartr
ackofradiusr=800f eeti
stravel
ingat27ft
/sec.Hi
s
2
speedi nthet angent i
aldir
ect
ionincreasesatt
herateof3f t
/s.Whatisthe
cycli
st’
st otalaccelerati
on?
2
A.2. 8ft/s C.- 5.1ft
/s2
B.- 3.12ft/s2 D.3. 13fts2
/

Problem 49
Ther adiusoftheear
thi
s3,960miles.Thegravit
ati
onalaccel
erat
ionatt
he
2
earth’
ssur f
aceis32.
16ft
/s.Whatisthevelocit
yofescapef r
om theear
thi
n
miles/s?
A.6. 94 C.9.36
B.8. 62 D.7.83

Problem 50
Ther adi
usoft hemoonis1080mi.Thegr avi
tati
onalacceler
ati
onatthemoon’s
surfaceis0.1
65t i
mesthegravi
tat
ionalaccel
erati
onatt heeart
h’ssur
face.What
i
st heveloci
tyofescapefr
om themooni nmiles/second?
A.2.38 C.3.52
B.1 .
47 D.4.26
Probl
ems–Ki
net
ics,Wor
k,Ener
gy,Moment
um,Et
c.
Set24

Probl
em 1(MEOctober1 997)
A1 0-
lbm obj
ecti
sacteduponbya40- l
bfor
ce.Whatist
heaccel erat
ioni
n
2
ft
/min?
A.8.0x10tothe4th powerf
t/ n2
mi C.7.
8x1 0tothe4th powerft
/ n2
mi
B.9.2x10tothe4th powerf
t/ n2
mi D.4.
638x1 0tothe4th powerft
/min2

Probl
em 2
Whathor i
zont
alforcePcanbeappliedtoa100-kgbl
ockinalevelsur
facewi
th
coeff
ici
entoffri
cti
onof0.2,t
hatwil
lcauseandaccel
erat
ionof2.
50m/ s2?
A.343.5N C.106N
B.224.5N D.446.2N

Probl
em 3
Askierwishest obuildaropetowt opullherupaskihi
llt
hati
sincl
inedat15o
withthehorizontal
.Calcul
atet
het ensi
onneededtogivetheski
er’
s54- kgbody
2
anaccelerat
ionof1 .2m/s.Negl ectfri
ction.
A.202N C.1 06N
B.403N D.304N

Problem 4(MEApr i
l1997)
Api ck-uptr
ucki straveli
ngfor
wardat25m/ s.Thetr
uckbedisl
oadedwit
hboxes,
whosecoef fi
cientoff r
ict
ionwit
ht hebedis0.4.Whatist
heshort
estti
methat
thet r
uckcanbebr oughtt oastopsuchthattheboxesdonotshi
ft
?
A.4. 75sec C.5.45sec
B.2. 35sec D.6.37sec

Problem 5( CENovember1996)
A40- kgbl ockisr
est
ingonanincli
nedplanemaki eof20o f
nganangl r
om the
hori
zont al
.Ift
hecoeff
ici
entoffr
ict
ionis0.
60,det
ermi
netheforcepar
all
eltothe
i
nclinethatmustbeappliedtocauseimpendi
ngmoti
ondownt hepl
ane.Useg=
9.81m/ s.
A.77 C.72
B.82 D.87
Problem 6(ECENovember1 997)
A50- ki
logr
am blockofwoodr estonthet
opofthepl
anewhoselengthi
s3m.
andwhoseal ti
tudeis0.
8m.Howl ongwil
litt
akef
ort
heblockt
osl i
detothe
bottom oft
hepl anewhenrel
eased?
A.1.51seconds C.2.
51seconds
B.2.41seconds D.2.
14seconds

Probl
em 7(CEMay1 999)
Abodywei ghs40l bs.st
artsf
rom restandincli
nedonapl eof30o
aneatanangl
fr
om thehorizont
alforwhichthecoeffi
cientoffri
cti
onμ=0.3.Howlongwi
lli
t
moveduringt hethi
rdsecond?
A.19.
99f t C.18.33ft
B.39.
63f t D.34.81ft

Problem 8
Acarandi tsl
oadwei gh27kNandt hecent
erofgravi
tyi
s600mm fr
om the
groundandmi dwaybetweent hefr
ontandrearwheelwhi
chare3m apar
t.The
carisbroughttorestfr
om aspeedof54kphi n5secondsbymeansofthe
brakes.Computethenor malf
orceoneachofthefrontwheel
soft
hecar.
A.7.576kN C.5.478kN
B.9.541kN D.6kN

Problem 9(MEApr i
l1998,CENovember1 999“Str
uctur
al”
)
Anelevatorweighi
ng2,000lbatt
ainsanupwar dvel
ocit
yof16fpsin4secwi
th
unif
orm accel
erati
on.Whatist
hetensioninthesupport
ingcabl
es?
A.1,950lb C.2495l b
B.2,150lb D.2,250lb

Problem 10(CENovember1 997“Str

uctural
”)
Abl ockweighing200Nr estsonapl aneincl
inedupwar dstot herightataslope
of4ver t
icalto3hor i
zontal.Theblockisconnect edtoacabl einit
ial
lypar
all
elto
theplane,passingt hrought hepull
eyandconnect edt
oanot herblockweighing
100Nmovi ngverticall
ydownwar d.Thecoeffi
cientofkineti
cf ri
cti
onbetweent he
200Nbl ockandt heinclinedplaneis0.10.Whi chofthef ol
lowingmostnearly
givestheaccelerati
onoft hesystem?
 A.a=2. sec2
93m/ C.a=1. sec2
57m/
B.a=0. sec2
37m/ D.a=3.
74m/sec2

Problem 11(MEOct ober1 997)

Acart ravel
sont hehor i
zontalunbankedcirculart r
ackofradiusr.Coef
fi
cientof
fr
icti
onbet weenthetiresandt hetrackis0.3.Ift hecar’
svelocit
yis10m/s,what
i
st hesmal l
estr
adiusitmayt r
avelwithoutskidding?
A.50m C.15m
B.60m D.34m

Probl
em 1 2
I
facart ravel
sat15m/sandthet r
ackisbanked5o,whatisthesmal
lestr
adi
usi
t
cantravelsothatf
ri
cti
onwi
llnotbenecessarytoresi
stsl
idi
ng?
A.262.16m C.278.
14m
B.651 .
23m D.214.
74m

Problem 13(CEMay1 999)

Aver ti
calbarofl
engt
hLwi thamassof40kgisrotat
edver
tical
lyabouti
tsone
o
endat40r pm.Fi
ndthelengthoft
hebarifi
tmakesanangl
eof45 wi tht
he
verti
cal?
A.1 .
58m C.3.26m
B.2. 38m D.1.86m

Probl
em 14
Theseatsofacarouselareatt
achedtoaver
ti
calrot
ati
ngshaftbyafl
exi
blecabl
e
8m long.Theseatshaveamassof75kg.Whati sthemaximum angl
eofti
ltf
or
theseat
si ft
hecarouseloper
atesat12r
pm?
o o
A.30 C.45
o
B.35 D.39o

Problem 15(CENovember1998)
Ahighwaycur vei
ssuperel
evatedat7o.Fi
ndt
heradi
usoft
hecur
vei
fther
eisno
l
ateralpressur
eonthewheelsofacarataspeedof40mph.
A.247. 4m C.229.
6m
B.265. 6m D.285.
3m

Pr
obl
em 1
6(CENovember1
997“
Str
uct
ural
”)
A2-Nweighti sswunginaverticalci
rcl
eof1 -
mr adi
usattheendofthecable
t
hatwil
lbreakifthetensi
onexceeds500N.Fi ndtheangul
arvel
oci
tyofthe
wei
ghtwhent hecablebreaks:
A.49.4r ad/s C.24.9r ad/
s
B.37.2rad/ s D.58.3r ad/
s

Problem 17( MEApr i

l1998)
Traff
ictravelsat65mi /hrar
oundabankedhi
ghwaycurvewitharadi
usof3000
ft.Whatbanki ngangleisnecessar
ysucht
hatfr
ict
ionwi
llnotber
equiredt
oresi
st
thecentrifugalf
orce?
o
A.5.4 C.3.2o
B.18o D.2.5o

Probl
em 18(MEApr i
l1997)
Aconcretehi
ghwaycur vewit
har adi
usof500feetisbankedtogivealater
al
pr
essureequival
enttof=0.15.Forwhatcoef
fi
cientoff
rict
ionwi
llski
dding
i
mpendf oraspeedof60mph?
A.<0.360 C.>0.310
B.<0.310 D.>0.360

Probl
em 19(MEOct ober1997)
A3500l bfcari
stowinga500l bftrai
ler
.Thecoeff
ici
entoffri
cti
onbetweenal
l
ti
resandtheroadis0.80.Howf astcanthecarandtrai
lert
ravelar
oundan
unbankedcurveofradi
us0.12mi l
ewithoutei
thert
hecarort r
ail
erski
ddi
ng?
A.87mph C.26mph
B.72mph D.55mph

Problem 20(MEOct ober1997)

Acast -
irongovernorball3inchesindiameterhasi
tscent
er18inchesfrom t
he
pointofsupport.Neglecti
ngthewei ghtoft
hear mi
tsel
f,f
indt
het ensi
oninthe
o
armiftheanglewi ththeverti
calaxesis60.
A.7.63lb C.7.56lb
B.6.36lb D.7.36lb

Probl
em 21
Anobj ectisplaced3feetfrom t
hecent
erofahori
zontal
lyr
otat
ingpl
atf
orm.The
coeff
icientoffri
cti
onis0.3.Theobj
ectwil
lbegi
ntosli
deoffwhentheplat
for
m
speedi snearestto:
 A.1
7rpm C.22r
pm
B.1
2rpm D.27r
pm

Problem 22(MEApril1998)
Af or
ceof200l bfactsonablockatanangleof28o wi
threspectt
ohorizont
al.
Thebl ocki
spushed2f eethor
izont
all
y.Whati
sthewor kdonebyt hi
sforce?
A.320J C.480J
B.540J D.215J

Probl
em 23(MEApr i
l1998)
A1 0-
kgblockisrai
sedverti
cal
ly3meters.Whati
sthechangei
npot
ent
ialener
gy?
AnswerinSIunit
sclosestt
o:
A.350N-m C.350kg-m2/
s2
B.294J D.320J

Probl
em 24
Atherhighestpoi
nt,agir
lontheswingis7f eetabovet
heground,andather
l
owestpoint,shei
s3f eetabovetheground.Whatishermaxi
mum veloci
ty?
A.10fps C.14fps
B.12fps D.16fps

Probl
em 25
Anautomobil
ehasapowerout
putof1hp.Wheni
tpul
lsacar
twi
thaf
orceof
300N,whatisthecar
t’
svel
oci
ty?
A.249m/s C.2.
49m/s
B.24.9m/s D.0.
249m/s

Probl
em 26
Ahunterfi
resa50gram bul
letatati
ger
.Thebull
etl
eftt
hegunwi
thaspeedof
600m/ s.Whati
sthemoment um oft
hebull
et?
A.15kg-m/s C.300kg-m/s
B.30kg-m/s D.150kg-m/s

Pr
oblem 27
Anelevatorcanl
if
taloadof5000Nf r
om thegroundlevelt
oaheightof20
metersin10seconds.Fi
ndthehor
sepowerrat
ingoftheelevat
or.
A.1 0000 C.13.
4
B.1 3400 D.1340
Probl
em 28
Theaveragehorsepowerr
equi
redtorai
sea1
50-
kgboxt
oahei
ghtof20met
ers
overaperiodofoneminut
eis:
A.450hp C.2960hp
B.0.
657hp D.785hp

Probl
em 29
Whatistheforceofatt
ract
ionbet
weentwo90- kgbodiesspaced40m apar
t?
-
11 2 2
Assumegravit
ati
onalconst
ant,G=6.67x10 N- m/ kg
-
6 -
6
6×1
A.45. 0 N 26×1
C.4. 0 N
-
6 -
6
38×1
B.3. 0 N 8×1
D.33. 0 N

Probl
em 30
Whatistheef
fi
ciencyofthepul
leysyst
em,whi
chl
if
tsa1t onnel
oad,adi
stance
of2m bytheapplicat
ionoft
heforce150kgf
oradist
anceof15m?
A.11
% C.75%
B.46% D.89%

Probl
em 31
Howmuchmassi sconver
tedt
oener
gyperdayi
nanucl
earpowerpl
antoper
ated
atalevelof1
00MW?
-
4 -
5
6×1
A.9. 0 kg 6×1
C.9. 0 kg
-
7 -
6
6×1
B.9. 0 kg 6×1
D.9. 0 kg

Pr
oblem 32(ECEApr i
l1998)
Whatisthekinet
icenergyofa4000-
lbaut
omobi
le,whi
chi
smovi
ngat44f
t/s?
5 5
A.2.
10×1
0ft
-lb C.1
.12×1
0ft
-lb
5 5
B.1
.20×1
0ft
-lb D.1
.8×1
0ft
-lb

Pr
oblem 33(MEOct ober1997)
A4000-kgelevat
orstart
sf r
om r estacceler
atesuni
for
mlytoaconstantspeedof
2.
0m/ sanddeceler
atesuniformlyt ostop20m aboveitsi
nit
ialposi
ti
on.
Negl
ecti
ngthefri
cti
onandot herlosses,whatworkwasdoneont heelevat
or?
3 3
A.785×1
0 Joul
e C.900×1
0 Joul
e
 3 3
B.700×1
0 Joul
e D.685×1
0 Joul
e

Probl
em 34
Thebrakesofa1
000-kgaut
omobileexer
t3000N.Howlongwi
lli
ttakef
ort
he
cartocometoacomplet
estopfr
om aveloci
tyof30m/
s?
A.15sec C.5sec
B.10sec D.2sec

Probl
em 35( MEApr i
l1997)
Acarwei ghi
ng40t onsisswit
chedt oa2% upgr
adewit
havel
ocit
yof30mph.I
f
thetr
ainresi
stanceis10lbs/
ton,howfardoesthegr
adewi
lli
tgo?
A.1124ft C.1204f
t
B.2104ft D.1402f
t

Pr
oblem 36( MEOct ober1 997)
Abodywei ghing1000l bs.fal
l6inchesandst
ri
kesa2000l
bs(
peri
nch)spr
ing.
Whatisthedef or
mat i
onoft hespri
ng?
A.3i nches C.100mm
B.6i nches D.2inches

Problem 37
A1 6-gram massismovingat30cm/ swhil
ea4-gr
am massismovi
nginan
oppositedirect
ionat50cm/s.Theycol
li
deheadonandsti
cktoget
her
.Thei
r
velocit
yaftercoll
isi
oni
s:
A.1 4cm/ s C.1
3cm/ s
B.1 5cm/ s D.1
8cm/ s

Problem 38
A5- kgr i
fl
ef i
resa1 5-
gbul
letatamuzzl
evel
oci
tyof600m/
s.Whati
sther
ecoi
l
velocit
yoft herif
le?
A.1 800m/ s C.1
8m/ s
B.1 80m/ s D.1
.80m/s

Pr
oblem 39
A0.50-kgballwi
thaspeedof20m/sst
rikesandsti
ckst
oa70-
kgbl
ockr
est
ing
onafri
cti
onlesssur
face.Fi
ndt
hebl
ock’
sveloci
ty.
 A.1
42m/s C.1.
42m/s
B.1
4.2m/
s D.0.
142m/s

Probl
ems–St
ress,St
rai
n,Tor
sion,Shear&Moment
,Et
c.
Set25

Probl
em 1
Determinetheoutsidedi
amet
erofahollowst
eelt
ubethatwil
lcar
ryatensi
lel
oad
of500kNatast r
essof1 40MPa.Assumethewal
lthi
cknesstobeone-t
enthof
theoutsidedi
amet er.
A.123mm C.103mm
B.113mm D.93mm

Problem 2(MEApril1
998)
Af or
ceof1 0Nisappliedt
ooneendofa10i
nchesdi
amet
erci
rcul
arr
od.
Calculat
ethest
ress.
A.0.20kPa C.0.
10kPa
B.0.05kPa D.0.
15kPa

Pr
oblem 3
Whatforcei
srequi
redtopuncha20- mm di
amet erhol
ethr
ougha1
0-mm t
hick
pl
ate?Theult
imat
estrengt
hoftheplatemater
ialis450MPa.
A.241kN C.386kN
B.283kN D.252kN

Problem 4
Ast eelpipe1
.5m indiameteri
srequir
edtocar
ryani
nter
nalpressur
eof750kPa.
I
ftheal l
owabletensi
lestr
essofsteelis1
40MPa,det
erminetherequir
ed
thi
cknessofthepi peinmm.
A.4. 56 C.4.25
 B.5.
12 D.4.
01

Probl
em 5
Asphericalpressurevessel400-mm indiameterhasaunifor
mt hi
cknessof6mm.
Thevesselcont ai
nsgasunderapr essur
eof8, 000kPa.Iftheult
imatestr
essof
themateriali
s420MPa,whati sthefactorofsafet
ywit
hr especttotensi
lef
ail
ure?
A.3.15 C.2.
15
B.3.55 D.2.
55

Pr
obl
em 6( CENovember1
996)
Ametalspeci
men36-mm i
ndiameterhasalengt
hof360mm andaforceof300
kNel
ongatesthel
engt
hbarto1.20-mm.Whatisthemodul
usofel
ast
ici
ty?
A.88.419GPa C.92.658GPa
B.92.564GPa D.95.635GPa

Pr
oblem 7
Duri
ngastress-
str
aint
est
,theuni
tdef
ormat
ionatast
ressof35MPawas
-
6 -
6
observedtobe1 67×10 m/m andatast
ressof140MPaitwas667×10 m/m.I
f
theproport
ionall
imitwas200MPa,whatisthemodul
usofel
ast
ici
ty?Whati
sthe
str
aincorr
espondingtostr
essof80MPa?
-
4
A.E=21
0,000MPa;ε=381
×10 m/
m
-
6
B.E=200, 8×1
000MPa;ε=31 0 m/
m
-
4
C.E=21
1,000MPa;ε=31
8×1
0 m/
m
-
6
D.E=21
0, ×1
000MPa;ε=381 0 m/
m

Probl
em 8
Anaxialloadof100kNisappliedtoaflatbar20mm t
hick,t
aper
inginwidthfr
om
120mm t o40mm i nalengthof1 0m.AssumingE=200GPa,det er
minethe
tot
alelongati
onofthebar.
A.3.43mm C.4.
33mm
B.2.125mm D.1.
985mm

Problem 9
Steelbarhavingar ectangularcross-
secti
on15mm ×20mm and1 50m l
ongis
3
suspendedver t
ical
lyfrom oneend.Thest eelhasaunitmassof7850kg/ m and
amodul usofelasti
cityEof200GPa.I fal
oafof20kNi ssuspendedattheother
endoft herod,determinet hetotalel
ongati
onoftherod.
A.43.5mm C.35.4mm
 B.54.
3mm D.45.
3mm

Problem 10
Ast eelbar50mm indiameterand2m l ongi ssurroundedbyashel
lofcastir
on
5mm t hi
ck.Comput
et hel
oadt hatwi
llcompr essthebarat ot
alof1mm inthe
l
engt hof2m.UseEsteel=200GPaandEcast-iron =1
00GPa.
A.200kN C.280kN
B.240kN D.320kN

Probl
em 1
1
A20-mm di
ametersteelr
od,250mm longissubj
ectedtoatensi
lef
orceof75
kN.Ift
hePoi
sson’sr
atioμis0.30,det
ermi
nethelater
alst
rai
noftherod.UseE=
200GPa.
-
4 -
4
A.εy=3.
581
×10 mm/
mm C.εy=-
2.467×1
0 mm/
mm
-
4 -
4
B.εy=-
3.581
×10 mm/
mm D.εy=2.
467×1
0 mm/
mm

Problem 12
Asolidaluminum shaf
tof100-mm di ameterfi
tsconcentri
cal
lyi
nahol l
owst eel
tube.Determinethemini
mum i nter
naldiameteroft
hest eelt
ubesothatno
contactpressur
eexistswhent healuminum shaf
tcarri
esanaxialcompressive
l
oadof600kN.AssumePoi sson’srati
oμ=1 /
3andt hemodulusofelasti
cit
yof
aluminum Ebe70GPa.
A.1 00.
0364mm C.100.0303mm
B.1 00.
0312mm D.100.0414mm

Probl
em 13(CEMay1 996)
Themaxi mum al
lowabletor
que,i
nkN- m,f
ora50-
mm di
amet
erst
eelshaf
twhen
theall
owablesheari
ngstressi
s81.5MPais:
A.3.0 C.4.0
B.1.0 D.2.0

Probl
em 14(CEMay1 997)
Therotati
onort
wistindegreesofashaf
t,800mm longsubj
ect
edtoat
orqueof
80N- m,20mm indiameterandshearmodulusGof80,000MPais:
A.3.03 C.2.
92
B.4.04 D.1.
81
Probl
em 15
Computetheval
ueoftheshearmodulusGofst
eelwhosemodul
usofel
ast
ici
tyE
i
s200GPaandPoi sson’
srat
ioμis0.30.
A.72,
456MPa C.79,
698MPa
B.76,
923MPa D.82,
400MPa

Problem 16
Det ermi
nethel
engthoft
heshort
est2-
mm diameterbr
onzewi
re,whi
chcanbe
twistedthr
oughtwocomplet
etur
nswit
houtexceedi
ngastr
essof70MPa.UseG
=35GPa.
A.6.28m C.6.
89m
B.5.23m D.8.
56m

Problem 1
7
Ahol l
owst eelshaf
t2540mm l ongmustt ransmitt
orqueof34kN- m.Thetotal
angleoftwi stmustnotexceed3degr ees.Themaxi mum shear
ingstressmust
notexceed1 10MPa.Findtheinsidedi
amet erandtheoutsi
dedi amet
erofthe
shaftthemeet sthesecondit
ions.UseG=83GPa.
A.D=1 29mm;d=92mm C.D=1 32mm;d=1 00mm
B.D=1 25mm;d=65mm D.D=1 12mm;d=85mm

Problem 18
Det er
minethemaximum shear
ingstr
essi
naheli
calst
eelspr
ingcomposedof20
turnsof20- mm di
amet
erwireonameanr adi
usof80mm whent hespr
ingi
s
suppor t
ingaloadof2kN.
A.1 10.
6MPa C.120.6MPa
B.1 01.
1MPa D.136.5MPa

Problem 19
AloadPi ssuppor
tedbytwospr ingsarrangedinseries.Theupperspr
inghas20
turnsof29- mm di
ameterwireonameandi ameterof150mm.Thel owerspri
ng
consistof15turnsof10-mm diameterwi r
eonameandi amet
erof130mm.
Det er
minethevalueofPt hatwil
lcauseat otaldefl
ecti
onof80mm.AssumeG=
80GPaf orbothspri
ng.
A.223. 3N C.21 4.
8N
B.228. 8N D.278.4N

Pr
obl
em 20
A10-
meterlongsi
mpl
ysuppor
tedbeam car
riesauni
for
mloadof8kN/
mfor6
meter
sf r
om thelef
tsuppor
tandaconcentrat
edloadof1 5kN2meter
sfrom t
he
r
ightsupport
.Determi
nethemaximum shearandmoment .
A.Vmax=33. 2kN;Mmax=85.92KN- m C.Vmax=36.
6kN;Mmax=
83.72KN-m
B.Vmax=31 .3kN;Mmax=81.
74KN- m D.Vmax=41.
8kN;Mmax=
92.23KN-m

Pr
oblem 21(ECENovember1996)
Asimplebeam,10m longcar
riesaconcentrat
edl
oadof500kNatt
hemi
dspan.
Whatisthemaximum momentoft hebeam?
A.1 250kN-m C.1520kN-m
B.1 050kN-m D.1510kN-
m

Probl
em 22( CEMay1 997)
Asmal lsquare5cm by5cm iscutoutofonecornerofar
ectangul
arcardboar
d
20cm wideby30cm l ong.Howf ar
,incm f
rom t
heuncutl
ongerside,i
sthe
centr
oidoft heremai
ningarea?
A.9.56 C.9.48
B.9.35 D.9.67

Probl
em 23(ECEApr i
l1998)
Whatistheiner
ti
aofabowl i
ngball(
mass=0.5kg)ofr
adi
us1
5cm r
otat
ingatan
angul
arspeedof10r pm f
or6seconds?
2
A.0.
0045kg- m C.0. m2
005kg-
B.0.
001kg-m2 D.0. m2
002kg-

Pr
oblem 24(ECENovember1997)
Whatisthemomentofiner
ti
aofacyli
nderofradi
us5m andmassof5kg?
2 2
A.62. 5kg-
m C.72.
5kg- m
2
B.80kg- m D.120kg-m2
Probl
ems–Pr
essur
e,Buoyancy,Fl
uidFl
ow,Pi
pes
Set26

Probl
em 1
Themassofairi
nar
oom whi
chis3m ×5m ×20m i
sknownt
obe350kg.Fi
nd
i
tsdensit
y.
A.1.
1 m3
67kg/ C.1
.61 m3
7kg/
B.1.
1 m3
76kg/ D.1
.71
6kg/m3

Probl
em 2(MEOct ober1
997)
Onehundred(100)gramsofwat
eraremi
xedwith150gramsofalcohol(
ρ=790
kg/cum).Whatisthespeci
fi
cgr
avi
tyoft
heresul
ti
ngmixtur
es,assumingthatt
he
t
woflui
dsmixcompl
etel
y?
A.0.96 C.0.
63
B.0.82 D.0.
86

Pr
oblem 3(MEApr i
l1998)
Onehundredgramsofwat erar
emi xedwith150gramsofalcohol(
ρ=790kg/ cu
m).Whatisthespecif
icvol
umeoft heresul
ti
ngmixtur
es,assumingthatt
hef
luids
mixcomplet
ely?
A.0.88cucm/ g C.0.82cucm/ g
B.1.20cucm/ g D.0.63cucm/ g

Probl
em 4
Thepressur
e34met
ersbel
owt
heoceani
snear
estt
o:
A.204kPa C.344kPa
B.222kPa D.362kPa

Probl
em 5(MEApri
l1997)
Whatistheat
mosphericpressureonaplanetwher
etheabsol
utepr
essur
eis1
00
kPaandthegagepressur
ei s10kPa?
A.90kPa C.100kPa
B.80kPa D.10kPa

Problem 6
Apr essuregage6m abovethebott
om oft
hetankcontai
ningali
quidr
eads90
kPa;anot hergagehei
ght4m r
eads103kPa.Deter
minethespecif
icwei
ghtof
theliqui
d.
A.6. 5kN/m3 C.3.
2kN/m3
3 3
B.5. 1kN/m D.8.
5kN/m

Probl
em 7
Theweightdensityofamudi
sgivenbyw=1 0+0.5h,wher
ewisi m3 andh
nkN/
i
si nmeters.Det
erminet
hepr
essure,i
nkPa,atadepthof5m.
A.89.36kPa C.62.5kPa
B.56.25kPa D.78.54kPa

Problem 8(MEApr i
l1997)
Whati stheresul
ti
ngpressur
ewhenonepoundofai
rat1 aand200oFi
5psi s
o
heatedatconstantvol
umet o800F?
 A.28.
6psi
a C.36.
4psia
B.52.
1psi
a D.15psi
a

Probl
em 9(ECENovember1997)
Thevolumeofagasunderstandardatmospher
icpressur
e76cm Hgi n3.
s200i
Whatisthevolumewhenthepressur
ei s80cm Hg,ifthetemper
atur
eis
unchanged?
A.190in3 C.110in3
B.90in3 D.30.4in3

Problem 1
0
At wo-metersquar
eplanesurf
aceisi
mmer sedvert
ical
lybel
owthewat ersurf
ace.
Theimmer si
onissuchthatthetwoedgesoft hesquarearehori
zont
al.Ifthetop
ofthesquareis1meterbelowthewat ersurf
ace,whatisthetot
alwaterpressur
e
exert
edont heplanesurf
ace?
A.43.93kN C.64.76kN
B.52.46kN D.78.
48kN

Pr
obl
em 11
Fi
ndthetotalwat
erpressureonaverti
calci
rcul
argat
e,2met
ersi
ndi
amet
er,
wi
thi
tstop3. 5meter
sbel owthewatersurf
ace.
A.138.7kN C.1
69.5kN
B.107.9kN D.1
86.5kN

Problem 12(CEBoar d)
Ani ceberghavingspeci
ficgr
avi
tyof0.92i
sfl
oat
ingonsaltwat
erofspeci
fi
c
gr
avi tyof1.
03.I ft
hevolumeoficeabovet
hewatersur
facei
s1000cu.m.,what
i
st het ot
alvol
umeoft heice?
3
A.8523m C.9364m3
B.7862m3 D.6325m3

Problem 13
Abl ockofwoodr equi
resafor
ceof40Ntokeepitimmer
sedinwateranda
forceof1 00Nt okeepiti
mmersedi
ngl
ycer
in(sp.gr
.=1.
3).Fi
ndtheweightand
specifi
cgr avi
tyoft
hewood.
A.0. 7 C.0.
9
B.0. 6 D.0.
8
Probl
em 14( MEApr i
l1998)
Reynol
dsnumbermaybecal cul
atedf r
om:
A.diameter,densi t
y,andabsol uteviscosi
ty
B.diameter,velocity,andsurfacetension
C.diameter,velocity,andabsoluteviscosi
ty
D.characteri
sti
cl ength,massf lowrateperuni
tar
ea,andabsol
utevi
scosi
ty

Probl
em 15(MEApr i
l1998)
Thesum ofthepr essurel
oad,elevat
ionhead,andtheveloci
tyheadr
emai
ns
constant
,thi
sisknownas:
A.Bernoull
i’
sTheorem C.Archimedes’Pr
inci
ple
B.Boyle’
sLaw D.Torri
cell
i’
sTheorem

Pr
oblem 16( MEOctober1
997)
Whatistheexpectedheadlosspermil
eofcl
osedci
rcul
arpi
pe(17-
ini
nsi
de
di
ameter,fri
cti
onf
actorof0.03)when3300gal
/mi
nofwaterfl
owsunder
pr
essure?
A.38f t C.3580ft
B.0. 007ft D.64ft

Pr
oblem 17
Whatistherat
eoff
lowofwaterpassi
ngt
hroughapi
pewi
thadi
amet
erof20
mm andspeedof0.
5m/sec?
3-
4 -
4
3
A.1
.24×1
0 m/ s C.1
.57×1
0 m/ s
-
4
3 -
4
3
B.2.
51×1
0 m/ s D.1
.87×1
0 m/ s

Probl
em 18
Anor i
fi
cehasacoef
fici
entofdischargeof0.62andacoeff
ici
entofcont
ract
ion
of0.63.Deter
minet
hecoeffi
cientofveloci
tyfort
heor
if
ice.
A.0.98 C.0.97
B.0.99 D.0.96

Probl
em 19
Thetheoret
icalvel
oci
tyoff
lowt
hroughtheor
if
ice3m abovet
hesur
faceofwat
er
i
nat al
ltankis:
A.8.63m/ s C.6.38m/s
 B.9.
85m/
s D.7.
67m/
s

Problem 20
Oilhavi
ngspecif
icgravi
tyof0.869anddynami cvi
scosi
tyof0.
081 4Pa-
sflows
throughacasti
ronpipeatavel oci
tyof1m/s.Thepipeis50m longand150mm
i
ndi ameter
.Fi
ndt heheadlostduetofri
cti
on.
A.0.73m C.0.68m
B.0.45m D.1 .
25m

Pr
oblem 21
Whatcommerci
alsi
zeofnewcastir
onpipeshal
lbeusedtocar
ry4490gpm wi
th
al
ostofheadof10.
56feetpersmil
e?Assumef=0.019.
A.625mm C.479mm
B.576mm D.352mm

Probl
em 22
Assumethat57lit
erspersecondofoil(
ρ=860kg/m3)ispumpedthr
ougha300
mm diameterpi
peli
neofcastir
on.I
feachpumpproduces685kPa,howfarapar
t
cantheybeplaced?(Assumef=0. 031)
A.23.
7m C.1
2.6m
B.32.
2m D.1
9.8m

Probl
em 23
A20- mm di
amet
ercommer ci
alst
eelpi
pe,30m l ongisusedt
odr ai
nanoilt
ank.
Determi
nethedi
schar gewhentheoill
eveli
nthet ankis3m abovetheexi
tofthe
pi
pe.Neglectmi
norlossesandassumef=0. 12.
3 3
A.0.
000256m / s C.0.
000113m / s
3 3
B.0.
000179m / s D.0.
000869m / s

Probl
ems–Si
mpl
eInt
erest
,CompoundI
nter
est
Set27

Pr
obl
em 1
Fi
ndthei
nter
estonP6800.
00f
or3year
sat1 1
% si
mpl
eint
erest
.
A.P1,
875.00 C.P2,
144.00
B.P1,
987.00 D.P2,
244.00

Probl
em 2
Amanbor rowedP10,
000.00f r
om hi
sf ri
endandagreest
opayattheendof90
daysunder8% si
mpleint
erestrat
e.Whati sther
equir
edamount
?
A.P10,
200.00 C.P9,500.00
B.P11,
500.00 D.P10,700.00

Probl
em 3( EEBoar d)
Anniebuysat elevisionsetf
rom amerchantwhooff
ersP25,000.00attheendof
60days.Anni ewishest opayimmediatel
yandthemerchantoff
erstocompute
therequi
redamountont heassumpti
onthatmoneyiswort
h1 4% si
mpl
einter
est.
Whatisther equiredamount ?
A.P20,234.87 C.P24,429.
97
B.P19,222.67 D.P28,456.
23

Probl
em 4
Whatisthepr
inci
palamounti
ftheamountofint
erestatt
heendof2½ yeari
s
P4500forasimpl
einter
estof6% perannum?
A.P35,
000.00 C.P40,000.
00
B.P30,
000.00 D.P45,000.
00

Problem 5
Howl ongmustaP40,
000.
00notbear
ing4% si
mpl
eint
erestr
unt
oamountt
o
P41,350.00?
A.340days C.304days
B.403days D.430days

Problem 6
I
fP1 6,000ear
nsP480i
n9months,whati
stheannualr
ateofi
nter
est
?
A.1 % C.3%
B.2% D.4%

Pr
oblem 7(
CEMay1 997)
Ati
medepositofP1
10,000f
or31daysear
nsP890.
39onmat
uri
tydat
eaf
ter
deduct
ingthe20% wi
thhol
dingt
axoni nt
eresti
ncome.Fi
ndt
her
ateofi
nter
est
perannum.
A.12.
5% C.1
2.25%
B.11.
95% D.1
1.75%

Probl
em 8(MEApr i
l1 998)
Abankcharges1 2% simpl
eint
erestonaP300.00loan.Howmuchwi
llber
epai
d
i
ftheloadispaidbacki nonel
umpsum aftert
hreeyears?
A.P408.00 C.P415.
00
B.P551.
00 D.P450.00

Probl
em 9( CEMay1999)
Thetagpr i
ceofacert
aincommodityisfor100days.I
fpai
din31days,t
her
eisa
3% discount.Whati
sthesimpl
einterestpai
d?
A.1 2.1
5% C.22.32%
B.6. 25% D.16.14%

Probl
em 10
Accumul
ateP5,000.
00f
or1
0year
sat8% compoundedquar
ter
ly.
A.P1
2,456.
20 C.P10,
345.80
B.P1
3,876.
50 D.P11,
040.20

Probl
em 11
Accumul
ateP5,000.
00f
or1
0year
sat8% compoundedsemi
-annual
ly.
A.P1
0,955.
62 C.P9,
455.67
B.P1
0,233.
67 D.P11
,876.
34

Probl
em 12
Accumul
ateP5,000.
00f
or1
0year
sat8% compoundedmont
hly.
A.P1
5,456.75 C.P14,
768.34
B.P1
1,102.
61 D.P12,
867.34

Probl
em 13
AccumulateP5,000.
00f
or1
0year
sat8% compoundedannual
ly.
A.P10,794.62 C.P10,987.90
B.P8,567.98 D.P7,876.87

Pr
obl
em 1
4
Howl ongwil
litt
akeP1
,000t
oamounttoP1
,346i
finvest
edat6% compounded
quart
erly?
A.3years C.5year
s
B.4years D.6year
s

Problem 15
Howl ongwi l
litt
akeforaninvest
menttodoubl
eit
samounti
finvest
edatan
i
nterestrateof6% compoundedbi -
monthl
y?
A.10year s C.13years
B.12year s D.14years

Problem 1
6
I
fthecompoundi nt
erestonP3,
000.00in2year
sisP500.
00,t
hent
hecompound
i
nterestonP3,000.
00in4yearsis:
A.P956.00 C.P1,125.
00
B.P1,083.
00 D.P1,526.
00

Problem 17
ThesalaryofMr .Cruzisi
ncr
easedby30% every2yearsbeginni
ngJanuar
y1,
1982.Count i
ngfrom t
hatdat
e,atwhatyearwil
lhi
ssalar
yjustexceedtwi
cehi
s
ori
ginalsal
ary?
A.1988 C.1990
B.1989 D.1991

Probl
em 18
I
fyouborrowedP1 0,000.
00f
rom abankwith1 8% i
nter
estperannum,whati
sthe
tot
alamounttober epai
datt
heendofoneyear ?
A.P1
1,800.
00 C.P28,000.00
B.P1
9,000.00 D.P10,
1 80.
00

Pr
oblem 19
Whatistheeff
ect
iver
atef
orani
nter
estrat
eof1
2% compoundedcont
inuousl
y?
A.1 2.
01% C.12.
42%
B.1 2.
89% D.12.75%

Probl
em 20
Howl ongwil
litt
akeforaninvestmentt
ofi
vef
oldi
tsamounti
fmoneyi
swor
th
14% compoundedsemi-annual
ly?
A.11 C.13
B.12 D.14
Probl
em 21
Aninter
estrat
eof8% compoundedsemi
annual
lyi
showmanyper
centi
f
compoundedquart
erl
y?
A.7.81% C.7.
92%
B.7.85% D.8.
01%

Pr
oblem 22
Amani sexpect
ingtor
ecei
veP450, 000.00attheendof7year
s.Ifmoneyi
s
wort
h14% compoundedquart
erly,howmuchi sitwor
thatpr
esent
?
A.P1 25,
458.36 C.P1 62,
455.63
B.P1 47,
456.36 D.P1 71,
744.
44

Probl
em 23
Amanhasawi l
lofP650,000.
00f rom hi
sfather
.Ifhi
sfat
herdeposi
tedan
accountofP450,000.00i
natrustfundearning8% compoundedannual
ly,af
ter
howmanyyear swillt
hemanreceivehiswill
?
A.4.55year
s C.5.11year
s
B.4.77year
s D.5.33years

Problem 24
Mr.Adam deposi tedP120,000.
00inabankwhoof f
ers8% i
nterestcompounded
quarter
ly.Iftheinter
esti
ssubjecttoa14% t
ax,howmuchwillher ecei
veaf
ter5
years?
A.P1 78,313.
69 C.P170,
149.
77
B.P1 53,349.77 D.P175,
343.
77

Probl
em 25
Whatinterestcompoundedmonthl
yisequi
val
entt
oani
nter
estr
ateof1
4%
compoundedquar t
erl
y?
A.1.
15% C.10.
03%
B.13.84% D.11.
52%

Probl
em 26(MEApr i
l1996)
Whatisthepresentwort
hoftwoP1 00.00payment
satt
heendoft
het
hir
dand
thefour
thyear?Theannuali
nterestrateis8%.
A.P152.
87 C.P1 87.98
B.P112.
34 D.P1 76.67
Probl
em 27(MEApr i
l1996)
Consi
deradepositofP600.00,tobepai dupi noneyearbyP700.00.Whatare
thecondi
ti
onsont herat
eofinter
est,i% peryearcompoundedannual
ly,such
thatt
henetpresentworthoftheinvest
menti sposi
ti
ve?Assumei≥0.
A.0≤i<1
6.7% C.1
2.5% ≤i<1
4.3%
B.0≤i< 1
4.3% D.1
6.7% ≤i≤1
00%

Problem 28( MEApri

l1996)
Af i
rm borrowsP2000.00for6yearsat8%.Attheendof6year
s,i
trenewst
he
l
oanf ortheamountduepl usP2000moref or2year
sat8%.Whati
sthelump
sum due?
A.P5, 679.67 C.P6,
034.66
B.P6, 789.98 D.P5,
888.77

Probl
em 29
Atanannualrat
eofr
etur
nof8%,whatisthef
utur
ewor
thofP1
000att
heendof
4years?
A.P1388.
90 C.P1765.56
B.P1234.
56 D.P1360.50

Pr
oblem 30( MEOctober1997)
Astudenthasmoneygi venbyhisgrandfat
herintheamountofP20,000.
00.How
muchmoneyi nthef
orm ofi
nter
estwillhegetift
hemoneyi sputi
nabankt hat
of
fers8% ratecompoundedannual
ly,attheendof7years?
A.P34, 276.48 C.P36,279.40
B.P34, 270.00 D.P34,266.68

Probl
em 31(MEOct ober1
997)
I
ftheinter
estrat
eonanaccounti s11
.5% compoundedyear
ly,appr
oxi
mat
elyhow
manyyearswilli
ttaketotr
ipl
etheamount?
A.11year
s C.9years
B.10years D.12year
s

Probl
em 32(MEOct ober1
997)
Thenominali
nterestr
atei
s4%.Howmuchi smyP1
0,000.
00wor
thi
n10year
sin
aconti
nuousl
ycompoundedaccount
?
A.P13,
620.10 C.P1
4,91
8.25
 B.P1
3,650.
20 C.P1
3,498.
60

Probl
em 33(MEOctober1997)
Howmuchmustbei nvestedonJanuary1
,year1
,inor
dert
oaccumul
ate
P2,000.
00onJanuary1,year6at6%.
A.P1,
295.
00 C.P1,
495.00
B.P1,
695.00 D.P1,
595.00

Probl
em 34( MEApr il1
998)
I
fP5000.00shal laccumulat
efor10year
sat8% compoundedquar
ter
ly.Fi
ndt
he
compoundedi nt
erestattheendof10year s.
A.P6,005.30 C.P6,
000.00
B.P6,040.20 D.P6,
010.20

Problem 35( MEApr il1

998)
Asum ofP1 ,000. 00isinvestednowandl eftf
oreightyears,atwhichti
met he
pri
ncipaliswithdrawn.Thei nterestthathasaccr
uedi sleftforanot
hereight
years.I
ftheef fecti
veannuali nt
erestrateis5%,whatwi llbethewithdr
awal
t
h
amountatt heendoft he1 6 year ?
A.P706. 00 C.P500. 00
B.P774.00 D.P799. 00

Problem 36( MEApr il1

998)
I
tist hepr acti
ceofalmostal lbanksinthePhil
ippinesthatwhent heygr antaloan,
theinterestforoneyeari sautomatical
lydeductedf r
om t hepri
ncipalamount
uponr eleaseofmoneyt oabor rower.Letusthereforeassumet hatyouappl i
ed
foral oanwi t
habankandt heP80, 000.00wasappr ovedatani nt
er estrat
eof
14% ofwhi chP1 1,
200.00wasdeduct edandyouwer egi venacheckof
P68,800. 00.Sinceyouhavet opayt heamountofP80, 000.00oneyearaf ter
,
whatt henwi l
lbet heeffect
iveinter
estrate?
A.1 5.90% C.16.28%
B.1 6.30% D.16.20%

Probl
em 37(
MEApr il1
998)
TheamountofP1,500.
00wasdeposit
edi nabankaccountoff
ersafut
urewor
th
P3,000.
00.I
nter
estispai
dsemi
-annuall
y.Det
erminetheint
erestr
atepai
donthi
s
account
.
 A.3.
5% C.2.
9
B.2.
5% D.4%

Probl
em 38( MEApr il1998)
Amer chantput sinhisP2, 000.00toasmal lbusi
nessforaperiodofsi
xyear
s.
Withagi veninterestrateont heinvestmentof15% peryear
,compounded
annual
ly,howmuchwi llhecollectattheendoft hesi
xthyear?
A.P4, 400.00 C.P4,390.
00
B.P4, 200.00 D.P4,626.
00

Problem 39
Aper soninvest
sP4500t obecollect
edi n8year
s.Gi
venthattheint
erestr
ateon
theinvestmentis14.
5% peryearcompoundedannual
ly,whatsum wi
llbe
coll
ectedin8years?
A.P1 3,
678.04 C.P14,888.
05
B.P1 3,
294.02 D.P14,234.
03

Problem 40
Thef ol
lowingschedul eoffundsi savailabl
etof or
m asinki
ngf und.
currentyear( n)
50, 000.00
n+1 40, 000.00
n+2 30, 000.00
n+3 20,000. 00
Attheendoft hef ourt
hyear ,equipmentcost i
ngP250,000.00wi llhavet
obe
purchasedasar eplacementf oroldequi pment.Moneyisvaluedat20% bythe
company.Att het i
meofpur chase,howmuchmoneywi llbeneededt o
supplementthesi nkingfund?
A.P1 2,
000.00 C.P1 0,000.00
B.P1 1,
000.00 D.P9, 000.00

Probl
em 41( MEOct ober1995)
I
nyearzer o,youinvestP10,000.
00i
na1 5% securi
tyf
or5years.Dur
ingthatt
ime,
theaverageannualinfl
ati
onis6%.Howmuch,i ntermsofyearzer
opesos,wil
lbe
i
nt heaccountatthemat uri
ty?
A.P15,386.00 C.P1
3,382.
00
 B.P1
5,030.
00 D.P6,
653.
00

Problem 42( MEOct ober1995)

Acompanyi nvestsP10,000t odaytober epaidinf
iveyear
sinonelumpsum at
12% compoundedannual l
y.Iftherat
eofi nfl
ati
onis3% compoundedannual
ly,
howmuchpr ofi
tinpresentdaypesosi sreali
zedoverfi
veyears?
A.P5, 626.00 C.P3,202.00
B.P7,623. 00 D.P5,202.00

Probl
em 43
Computetheef
fect
iver
atef
orani
nterestr
ateof1
6% compoundedannual
ly.
A.16% C.16.98%
B.16.
64% D.17.03%

Probl
em 44
Computetheef
fect
iver
atef
orani
nterestr
ateof1
6% compoundedquar
ter
ly.
A.16% C.16.98%
B.16.
64% D.17.03%

Probl
em 45
Convert12% compoundedsemi
-annuall
ytox% compoundedquar
ter
ly.
A.11.
83% C.11.23%
B.11.
71% D.11.12%

Probl
em 46
Convert12% compoundedsemi
-annuall
ytox% compoundedmont
hly.
A.11.
83% C.11.23%
B.11.
71% D.11.12%

Problem 47(MEOct ober1995)

Abanki sadvert
isi
ng9. 5% accountsthatyiel
d9.
84% annual
ly.Howof
teni
sthe
i
nterestcompounded?
A.daily C.bi-
mont hly
B.mont hl
y D.quarter
ly

Probl
em 48(ECENovember1 995,November1998)
Bythecondit
ionsofawill
,thesum ofP25,
000islef
ttoagirlt
obehel di
natrust
fundbyherguardi
anuntili
tamounttoP45,000.Whenwillt
hegir
lrecei
vethe
moneyifthefundisi
nvestedat8% compoundedquart
erl
y?
 A.7.
42year
s C.7year
s
B.7.
25year
s D.6.
8years

Probl
em 49(ECEApr i
l1995)
Amanexpect storecei
veP20,000in10years.Howmuchi
sthatmoneywor
th
nowconsider
ingint
erestat6% compoundedquart
erl
y?
A.P1
1 ,
025.25 C.P15,
678.45
B.P1
7,567.95 D.P12,
698.65

Probl
em 50(ECEMarch1 996)
Whatistheeff
ect
iverat
ecor r
espondingt
o16% compoundeddai
ly?Take1year=
360days.
A.16.
5% C.1
7.35%
B.16.
78% D.1
7.84%

Probl
em 51
Whatamountwi l
lbeaccumulat
edbyapr esenti
nvest
mentofP1
7,200i
n6year
s
at2% compoundedquart
erl
y?
A.P19,
387.15 C.P1
9,856.40
B.P20,
456.30 D.P1
9,232.30

Probl
em 52
Whatr at
eofint
erestcompoundedannuall
ymustberecei
vedifaninvest
mentof
P54,000madenowwi t
hresul
tinareceiptofP72,
0005yearshence?
A.5.12% C.5.
92%
B.5.65% D.5.
34%

Probl
em 53
Withint
erestat6% compoundedannual
ly,howmuchi
srequi
red7year
shencet
o
repayanP8M l oanmadetoday?
A.P12,456,
789 C.P12,
029,042
B.P12,345,
046 D.P12,
567,000

Problem 54
I
fmoneyi swor
th6% compoundedannuall
y,whatpayment1
2year
sfr
om nowi
s
equival
enttoapaymentofP70009year sfrom now?
A.P8765.10 C.P8337.
10
B.P8945.20 D.P8234.
60
Probl
em 55
I
fmoneyi sworth6% compoundedannuall
y,howmuchcanbel
oanednowi
f
P6000willberepai
dattheendof8year s?
A.P3567.30 C.P3456.34
B.P3444.44 D.P3764.
50

Problem 56
Aper soninvestsP4500t obecol l
ect
edin8years.Giventhatt
heint
erestr
ateon
theinvestmentis14.5% peryear,compoundedannuall
y,whatsum,i
npesos,wil
l
becol l
ectedeightyear
shence?
A.P4504 C.P13294
B.P9720 D.P10140

Probl
em 57(CENovember1 996)
I
fP500,000isdeposit
edatar ateof11
.25% compoundedmont
hly,det
ermi
net
he
compoundedint
erestaft
er7yearsand9mont hs.
A.P660,
592 C.P680,686
B.P670,
258 D.P690,849

Probl
em 58( CEMay1996)
P200,000wasdeposit
edonJan.1,1988atanint
erestrat
eof24% compounded
semi-annual
ly.Howmuchwoul
dthesum onJan.1,1993?
A.P421 ,
170 C.P401,
170
B.P521 ,
170 D.P621,
170
Probl
ems–CompoundI
nter
est
,Annui
ty
Set28

Probl
em 1(ECENovember1 996)
Fi
ndt henominalr
at ethatifconver
tedquar
ter
lycoul
dbeusedi
nst
eadf
or25%
compoundedsemi -annuall
y?
A.14.
93% C.15.
56%
B.14.
73% D.15.
90%

Pr
oblem 2(CENovember1999)
Whichofthefoll
owi
nghastheleastef
fect
iveannuali
nter
estrat
e?
A.12% compoundedquart
erly C.11.
7% compoundedsemi-
annual
ly
B.11.5% compoundedmonthl
y D.12.
2% compoundedannuall
y

Probl
em 3( CENovember1 998)
Onehundr edthousandpesoswaspl acedi
nati
medeposi
tthatear
ns9%
compoundedquar ter
ly,taxfree.Af
terhowmanyyear
swoulditbeabl
etoear
na
tot
alint
erestoffi
ftythousandpesos?
A.4.56 C.4.32
B.4.47 D.4.63

Probl
em 4(ECENovember1996)
TheamountofP2,825.
00in8yearsat5% compoundedquar
ter
lyi
s:
A.P4,
166.77 C.P4,188.
56
B.P4,
397.86 D.P4,203.
97

Probl
em 5
TheamountofP2,
825.
00i
n8year
sat5% compoundedcont
inuousl
yis:
A.P4,
166.
77 C.P4,
397.
86
 B.P4,
188.
56 D.P4,
214.
97

Probl
em 6(CEMay1 998)
Whatrate(%)compoundedquart
erl
yisequi
val
entt
o6% compoundedsemi
-
annual
ly?
A.5.93 C.5.96
B.5.99 D.5.9

Probl
em 7(ECEApr
il1
998)
TheamountofP12,
800in4yearsat5% compoundedquar
ter
lyi
s:
A.P1
5,614.
59 C.P16,
311.
26
B.P1
4,785.
34 D.P15,
847.33

Pr
oblem 8
Fi
ft
eenpercent(
15%)whencompoundedsemi
-annual
lyi
swhatef
fect
iver
ate?
A.17.34% C.16.
02%
B.18.78% D.15.
56%

Pr
oblem 9(ECENovember1 997)
Whatrateofint
erestcompoundedannual
lyi
sthesameast
her
ateofi
nter
estof
8% compoundedquarter
ly?
A.8.24% C.6.
88%
B.8.42% D.7.
90%

Probl
em 1 0(
ECENovember1997)
Howl ongwilli
ttaket
hemoneytotri
plei
tsel
fifi
nvest
edat1
0% compounded
semi-annual
ly?
A.13.3years C.11.
9years
B.11.3years D.12.5years

Probl
em 11(ECENovember1 997)
Whatistheaccumul at
edamountafterthr
ee(3)yearsofP6,
500.
00i
nvest
edat
therat
eof1 2% peryearcompoundedsemi-annual
ly?
A.P9,500.
00 C.P9,221.
00
B.P9,321.
00 D.P9,248.00

Pr
oblem 12(ECENovember1 997)
Whatint
erestrat
e,compoundedmont hl
yisequi
val
entt
o10% ef
fect
iver
ate?
A.9.75% C.9.
68%
B.9.50% D.9.
57%
Probl
em 13( ECENovember1 997)
Amanwi sheshi ssontorecei
veP500, 000.00tenyearsfr
om now.Whatamount
shoul
dhei nvestnowifitwil
learnint
erestof12% compoundedannual
lydur
ing
thefi
rst5year sand15% compoundedquar ter
lyduri
ngthenext5years?
A.P135,868.19 C.P123,433.23
B.P134,678.90 D.P145,345.34

Problem 14(MEOct ober1

997)
Asavi ngsassoci
ati
onpays4% i
nter
estquart
erl
y.Whati
stheef
fect
iveannual
i
nterestrate?
A.1 8.
045% C.16.985%
B.1 7.
155% D.17.230%

Pr
oblem 1
5( MEOct ober1997)
Abankoffer
s1.2% effecti
vemonthl
yinter
est
.Whati
stheef
fect
iveannualr
ate
wi
thmonthlycompoundi ng?
A.15.4% C.14.4%
B.8.9% D.7.9%

Probl
em 16(MEOct ober1997)
WhatisthepresentworthofP27, 000.
00duein6year
sifmoneyi
swor
th1
3%
andiscompoundedsemi -annuall
y?
A.P12,
681.00 C.P15,
250.
00
B.P13,
500.00 D.P21,
931.
00

Problem 17(MEOct ober1997)

Ast udentdeposit
sP1 ,
500.00ina9% accountt
oday.Heintendst
odeposit
anotherP3,000.00att heendoftwoyears.Heplanst
opurchaseinfi
veyearshi
s
favori
teshoeswor thP5,000.
00.Calcul
atethemoneythatwil
lbel
efti
nhis
accountoneyearaf terthepur
chase.
A.P1 ,
280.00 C.P1,300.00
B.P1 ,
250.00 D.P1,260.
00

Probl
em 18
I
fmoneyi sworth4% compoundedmonthl
y,whatpaymentatt
heendofeach
quart
erwil
lrepl
acepaymentsofP500.00monthl
y?
A.P1
,500.00 C.P1
,505.
00
B.P1
,525.000 D.P1
,565.
00
Problem 1
9
Whatamountwoul dhavetobeinvest
edatt heendofeachyearfort
henext9
yearsat4% compoundedsemi
-annuall
yi nordert
ohaveP5,
000.00attheendof
theti
me?
A.P541 .
86 C.P542. 64
B.P553.82 D.P548. 23

Problem 20
Acont ract
orboughtaconcr et
emi xeratP120,000.00ifpai
dincash.Themi
xer
mayal sobepur chasedbyinst
allmenttobepai dwithi
n5years.I
fmoneyiswor
th
8%,t heamountofeachannualpayment ,i
fallpaymentsaremadeatthe
beginningofeachyear ,i
s:
A.P27, 829.
00 C.P31,
005.00
B.P29, 568.
00 D.P32,555.
00

Problem 21
Acont r
actcallsf
orsemiannualpaymentsofP40, 000.
00f
orthenext1 0years
andanaddi ti
onalpaymentofP250,000.00att heendoft
hattime.Fi
ndt he
equival
entcashvalueofthecontractat7% compoundedsemiannual
ly?
A.P444, 526.
25 C.P694,138.00
B.P598, 589.
00 D.P752,777.00

Probl
em 22
Amani slef
twithaninheri
tancef
rom hi
sfat
her.Hehasanopt
iont
orecei
veP2
M attheendof10years;howeverhewishestorecei
vet
hemoneyattheendof
eachyearfor5years.I
fint
erestr
ateis8%,howmuchwouldherecei
veever
y
year?
A.P400,000.
00 C.P232,
020.00
B.P352,533.
00 D.P200,
000.00

Problem 23( CENovember1999)

Tomai ntainit
snewlyacqui
redequi pment,t
hecompanyneedsP40, 000peryear
forthefi
r stfi
veyearsandP60,000peryearf orthenextfi
veyears.Inaddit
ion,
anamountofP1 40,000wouldalsobeneededatt heendoft hef
if
thandt he
eighthyears.At6%,whatisthepr esentworthofthesecosts?
A.P689, 214 C.P549, 812
B.P51 2,453 D.P586, 425
Probl
em 24
Amanr eceivesP1 25,
000.
00cr edi
tsforhi
soldcarwhenbuyinganewmodel
costi
ngP375, 000.00.Whatcashpaymentwi l
lbenecessar
ysothatt
hebal ance
canbeliqui
dat edbypaymentsofP1 2,
500.00attheendofeachmont hfor18
monthswheni nter
esti
schargedattherateof6% compoundedmonthly?
A.P23,400. 00 C.P33,650.00
B.P28,750. 00 D.P35,340.00

Probl
em 25
Determi
nethepresentwort
hofanannualpaymentofP2500.
00att
heendof
eachyearfor1
2year sat8% compoundedannual
ly.
A.P18,
840.20 C.P15,
000.
00
B.P30,
000.00 D.P17,
546.
04

Probl
em 26
Amanbor r
owedP200, 000.
00from abankat12% compoundedmonthl
y,whi
chis
payabl
emont hlyfor1
0years(120payments).I
fthefi
rstpaymenti
stobemade
aft
er3mont hs,howmuchi sthemonthlypayment?
A.P2,869. 42 C.P3,013.
10
B.P2,927.1 0 D.P3,124.
12

Probl
em 27
Whatisthepresentwor
thofaP1
000.00annui
tyovera1
0-yearper
iod,i
fint
erest
rat
eis8%?
A.P7896.
00 C.P6234.
80
B.P8976.
00 D.P6710.
00

Probl
em 28(MEOctober1995)
Howmuchmoneymustyoui nvestt
odayi
nordert
owi
thdr
awP1
000peryearf
or
10yearsifi
nter
estr
atei
s12%?
A.P5650.00 C.P5560.
00
B.P6550.00 D.P7550.
00

Pr
obl
em 29
Amachi
neisunderconsi
der
ati
onf
ori
nvest
ment
.Thecostoft
hemachi
nei
s
P25,000.Eachyeari toper
ates,themachinewil
lgener
ateasavingsofP15,
000.
Givenanef f
ecti
veannualinter
estof1 8%,whati
sthediscount
edpaybackperi
od,
i
nyear s,ontheinvestmentinthemachine?
A.1 .
566 C.2.
155
B.2.233 D.2.
677

Probl
em 30( MEApr i
l1996)
Whatisthepr esentwort
hofaP100annui t
ystar
ti
ngattheendofthethi
rdyear
andcontinui
ngt otheendofthef
ourthyear,i
ftheannuali
nter
estr
atei
s8%?
A.153.44 C.154.99
B.152.89 D.156.33

Problem 31
Consideraproj
ectwhi
chinvol
vest heinvestmentofP100,000nowandP1 00,
000
attheendofoneyear.RevenuesofP1 50,000wi l
lbegenerat
edattheendof
years1and2.Whatisthenetpr esentval
ueoft hi
sprojecti
ftheef
fect
iveannual
i
nterestrat
eis10%?
A.P65,421.
50 C.P68,421.50
B.P67,421.
50 D.P69,421.50

Problem 32
Aninvestmentofxpesosi smadeattheendofeachyearforthr
eeyears,atan
i
nterestrateof9% peryearcompoundedannual
ly.Whatwi
llbetheval
ueofthe
i
nvest mentuponthedepositofthet
hir
dpayment ?
A.3.278x C.3.
728x
B.3.287x D.3.
782x

Problem 33(MEOctober1995)
I
fP500i sinvest
edattheendofeachyearf or6years,ataneff
ecti
veannual
i
nterestrat
eof7%,whatisthetotalamountavai
labl
eupont hedeposi
tofthe6th
payment?
A.P3455.00 C.P3577.00
B.P3544.00 D.P3688.00

Probl
em 34
Howmuchmoneymustyoudeposi tt
odaytoanaccountear
ning12% sot
hatyou
th
canwithdr
awP25,000year
lyi
ndef
ini
tel
ystar
ti
ngattheendofthe10 year?
A.P125,000 C.P73,767
 B.P89,
456 D.P75,
127

Problem 35( MEApr i

l1996)
I
nf iveyear s,P18,000wi l
lbeneededt opayf orabuil
dingrenovati
on.I
nor derto
generatet hissum,asi nki
ngf undconsisti
ngoft hr
eeannualpaymentsis
establi
shednow.Fort axpur poses,nofurtherpaymentswil
lbemadeaf terthree
years.Whatpaymenti snecessaryifmoneyi sworth15% perannum?
A.P3, 345. 65 C.P3,
91 9.
53
B.P3, 789. 34 D.P3,
878. 56

Probl
em 36
Aninvest
mentofP40, 000.00hasr evenueofxpesosattheendoft hef
ir
stand
secondyear.Givenadiscountrateof15% compoundedannual
ly,f
indxsothat
thenetpresentwort
hoft heinvestmentiszer
o.
A.P33,789.54 C.P24,604.65
B.P27,789.78 D.P21,879.
99

Problem 37
Mr.Jonesbor r
owedP1 50,000t woyear sago.Thet ermsoftheloanare10%
i
nterestfor10yearswithunifor
m payment s.Hejustmadehissecondannual
payment.Howmuchpr i
nci
paldoeshest i
llowe?
A.P130,235.20 C.P1 32,456. 20
B.P134,567.30 D.P1 29,456. 78
Problem 38
Giventhatthediscountrat
eis1 5%,whati st heequival
entuni
for
m annualcash
fl
owoft hefoll
owingstream ofcashflows?
year0 P1 00,000.00
year1 200,000.00
year2 50,000. 00
year3 75,000.00
A.P158,124.60 C.P1 57,345. 98
B.P158,897.50 D.P1 55,789. 34

Probl
em 39
Mr.Beanbor r
owedP100,000at10% ef
fect
iveannuali
nter
estrat
e.Hemustpay
backtheloanover30yearswit
hunif
orm monthlypaymentsdueonthef
ir
stday
ofeachmont h.Whatdoeshepayeachmont h?
A.P768.67 C.P856.30
B.P987.34 D.P839.20
Probl em 40(ECENovember1 995)
Anempl oyeeobtai
nedaloanofP10,000att
her
ateof6% compoundedannual
ly
i
nor dertorepai
rahouse.Howmuchmusthepaymont hl
ytoamorti
zetheloan
withinaper i
odoftenyears?
A.P1 98.
20 C.P110.
22
B.P1 50.
55 D.P112.
02

Probl
em 41
Whatistheaccumulatedval
ueofapaymentofP1 2,
500att
heendofeachyear
for9yearswit
hinter
estat5% compoundedannuall
y?
A.P138,
738.05 C.P1
78,338.
50
B.P137,
832.05 D.P1
87,833.
50

Problem 42
Whati stheaccumul at
edval
ueofapaymentofP6,000ever
ysi
xmont
hsf
or1
6
yearswithinter
estat7% compoundedsemi
annual
ly?
A.P31 2,
345.00 C.P347,
898.
00
B.P345, 678.00 D.P344,
007.
00

Pr
oblem 43
Aminingproper
tyi
soffer
edforsaleforP5.7M.Ont hebasi
sofesti
mat ed
pr
oducti
on,anannualr
eturnofP800,000isforeseenforaperi
odof1 0year
s.
Af
ter10years,t
hepropert
ywillbeworthl
ess.Whatannualrat
eofreturnisi
n
pr
ospect?
A.6.7% C.5.6%
B.6.1% D.5.2%

Probl
em 44
I
fadownpaymentofP600, 000ismadeonahouseandP80,000ayearf
ort
he
next12year
si sr
equir
ed,whatwast
hepriceoft
hehousei
fmoneyi
sworth6%
compoundedannuall
y?
A.P1,
270,707 C.P1
,345,
555
B.P1,
130,450 D.P1
,678,
420

Pr
oblem 45
Whatannui
tyovera1
0-yearper
iodat8% i
nter
esti
sequi
val
entt
oapr
esentwor
th
ofP1
00,
000?
A.P1
4,903 C.P1
3,803
B.P1
5,003 D.P1
2,003

Probl
em 46( CEMay1 998)
Thepr esentvalueofanannui
tyof“R”pesospayabl
eannual
lyf
or8year
s,wi
th
thefi
rstpaymentatt heendof10years,i
sP187,481.
25.Fi
ndtheval
ueofRi
f
moneyi swor th5%.
A.P45, 000 C.P42,
000
B.P44, 000 D.P43,
000

Probl
em 47( ECEApril1
998)
Howmuchmoneymustyoui nvestt
odayi
nordert
owi
thdr
awP2,
000annual
lyf
or
10yearsiftheint
erestrat
eis9%?
A.P12,385.32 C.P12,
835.
32
B.P12,853.32 D.P12,
881.
37

Problem 48( ECEApr il1

998)
Moneybor rowedt odayist
obepaidin6equalpaymentsatt
heendofeachof6
quarter
s.Ifthei nter
estis1
2% compoundedquar
ter
ly,howmuchwasini
ti
all
y
borrowedifquar terl
ypaymentisP2000.00?
A.P1 0,
382. 90 C.P10,
834.38
B.P1 0,
200. 56 D.P10,
586.99

Probl
em 49( MEOct ober1997)
Acarwasboughtoni nstal
lmentbasi
swithamonthlyinst
all
mentofP10,000.
00
for60mont hs.I
fint
erestis12% compoundedannual
ly,cal
culat
ethecashpri
ce
ofthecar.
A.P455,875.00 C.P678,519.
75
B.P567,539.75 D.P345,539.75

Problem 50( MEOctober1997)

Ast eelmi l
lesti
matesthatoneofi t
sf urnaceswil
lrequi
remaintenance
P20, 000.00att heendof2year s,P40, 000.00attheend4year sand
P80, 000.00att heendof8year s.Whatuni f
orm semi
-annualamountscouldit
setasi deoverthenexteightyearsatt heendofeachper iodtomeett hese
requirement sofmaint
enancecosti fallthefundswouldearninter
estattherate
of6% compoundedsemi
-annual
ly?
A.P7,897.35 C.P8,
897.
35
B.P9,397.35 D.P6,
897.
35

Probl
em 51(MEApr i
l1 998)
Ahouseandl otcanbeacqui redatadownpaymentofP500, 000.00andayearly
paymentofP1 00,000.00att heendofeachyearf oraperi
odof10years,st
art
ing
attheendof5year sfrom t
hedat eofpurchase.I
fmoneyisworth14%
compoundedannual ly,whatisthecashpriceoftheproper
ty?
A.P810,
100.00 C.P808,836.00
B.P801,
900. 00 D.P805,902.00

Pr
obl
em 52(MEApri
l1998)
Howmuchmustbedeposit
edat6% eachyearbegi
nningonJanuary1,year1,i
n
or
dert
oaccumul
ateP5,000.
00onthedat eoft
helastdeposi
t,Januar
y1,year6?
A.P751.
00 C.P717.00
B.P715.
00 D.P725.00

Problem 53(MEApril1
998)
Api eceofmachiner
ycanbeboughtf orP10,
000.00cash,orf
orP2,000.00down
andpayment sofP750.00peryearf
or1 5years.Whati
stheannuali
nter
estrat
e
fortheti
mepayment s?
A.4.61% C.3.
81 %
B.5.71% D.11
.00%

Problem 54( MEApril1998)

Aninst r
uctorplanstoreti
reinexact
lyoneyearandwantanaccountthatwil
lpay
hi
m P25, 000. 00ayearforthenext15years.Assumi
nga6% annualeff
ecti
ve
i
nterestr at
e,whatistheamounthewoul dneedt odeposi
tnow?(Thefundwillbe
depletedaf t
er15years.)
A.P249, 000.00 C.P242,806.00
B.248, 500.00 D.P250,400.00

Pr
obl
em 55
Amaninvest
edP1
,000.
00permont
honabankt
hatof
fer
s6% i
nter
est
.How
muchcanhegetaft
er5year
s?
A.P60,
000.00 C.P72,
540.
00
B.P69,
770.
00 D.P69,
491.
00

Pr
oblem 56(CENovember1995)
Fi
ndthepresentval
uei
npesos,ofperpetuit
yofP1
5,000payabl
esemi
-annual
lyi
f
moneyisworth8%,compoundedquarterl
y.
A.P371,287 C.P392,422
B.P386,227 D.P358,477

Probl
em 57(CEMay1 999,May1 995)
Amanpai d1 0% downpaymentofP200, 000f orahouseandlotandagreedt
o
paythebalanceonmont hl
yinstal
lment
sf or60mont hsataninter
estr
ateof15%
compoundedmont hl
y.Determinetherequiredmonthlypayment.
A.P4,282.00 C.P58,
477. 00
B.P42,822.00 D.P5,
848. 00

Probl
em 58(CENovember1 998)
Adebtofxpesos,withinter
estrateof7% compoundedannuall
ywillberet
iredat
theendof10yearsthroughtheaccumul ati
onofdeposi
tinthesi
nki
ngf und
i
nvestedat6% compoundedsemi -annuall
y.Thedeposi
tint
hesinki
ngfundevery
endofsixmonthsisP21,962.68.Whatist heval
ueofx?
A.P300,
000 C.P350, 000
B.P250,
000 D.P400, 000

Probl
ems–Depr
eci
ati
on,Capi
tal
izedCost
,Bonds,Et
c.
Set29

Pr
oblem 1
Whatistheval
ueofanassetaf
ter8yearsofusei
fitdepreci
ati
onfrom i
ts
or
igi
nalval
ueofP120,
000.00toit
ssal
vagevalueof3% i
n1 2years?
A.P44,200.00 C.P44,002.
00
B.P44,020.00 D.P42,400.
00
Problem 2
Amanboughtanequi pmentwhichcostP524, 000.00.Fr
eightandinst
all
ation
expensescosthim P31,
000.00.Iftheli
feoftheequipmentis15yearswi t
han
esti
matedsalvagevalueofP120,000.00,f
inditsbookvalueafter8years.
A.P323,000.00 C.P259,000.
00
B.P244,000.00 D.P296,000.00

Problem 3
Anequi pmentcostingP250,000hasanest imat
edli
feof15yearswi t
habook
valueofP30,000att heendoft heper i
od.Comput
et hedepreci
ati
onchar
geand
i
tsbookval ueafter10yearsusingstrai
ghtli
nemethod.
A.d=P1 4,
666. 67;BV=P1 03,333.30 C.d=P1 3,
333.33;BV=
P103,
333.30
B.d=P1 4,
666. 67;BV=P1 05,666.67 D.d=P1 3,
333.33;BV=
P105,
666.67

Problem 4
Anequi pmentcost i
ngP250,000hasanest imat
edli
feof15yearswi t
habook
valueofP30,000att heendoftheper i
od.Comput
et hedepr
eciati
onchar
geand
i
tsbookval ueafter1 0year
susingsinki
ngfundmethodassumingi=8%.
A.d=P8, 102.50;BV=P1 03,333.30 C.d=P7, 567.50;BV=
P138,
567.60
B.d=P6, 686.67;BV=P1 25,666.67 D.d=P8, 102.50;BV=
P132,
622.60

Problem 5
Anequi pmentcostingP250,000hasanest i
mat
edlif
eof15yearswi t
habook
valueofP30,000att heendoft heperi
od.Computethedepr
eciati
onchar
geand
i
tsbookval ueafter10yearsusi
ngdeclini
ngbal
ancemethod.
A.d=P9, 456.78;BV=P67, 456.
98 C.d=P9, 235.93;BV=
P60,
832.80
B.d=P8, 987.45;BV=P60, 832.
80 D.d=P9, 235.93;BV=
P59,
987.34

Problem 6
Anequi pmentcost
ingP250,
000hasanestimat
edli
feof15year
swi t
habook
valueofP30,000attheendoftheper
iod.Comput
et hedepr
eci
ati
onchar
geand
i
tsbookval
ueaft
er10year
susingt
hesum ofyear
’sdi
gitmet
hod.
A.d=P1 1,
000;BV=P67,500 C.d=P1 1,
500;BV=P60,
000
B.d=P1 0,
500;BV=P58,000 D.d=P1 1,
000;BV=P57,
500

Problem 7
Anassetcost i
ngP50,000hasalifeexpectancyof6yearsandanest
imat
ed
salvagevalueofP8,
000.Calcul
atethedepr eci
ati
onchar
geattheendofthe
fourthperi
odusingf
ixed-per
centagemethod.
A.P7144.20 C.P3878. 40
B.P5264. 00 D.P2857.60

Problem 8( CEMay1996)
Amachi necostingP45,
000i sest
imat edtohaveasal
vagevalueofP4,
350when
ret
iredatt heendof6years.Depreciati
oncosti
scomputedusingaconst
ant
percentageofthedecli
ningbookvalue.Whatistheannualr
ateofdepr
eci
ati
oni
n
%?
A.33. 25% C.35.25%
B.32. 25% D.34.25%

Problem 9(CENovember1 997,November1 994)

Anengi neerboughtanequipmentf orP500,000.Ot herexpensesincl
uding
i
nstallat
ionamount edtoP30,000.Attheendofi tsestimatedusefull
if
eof1 0
years,thesal vageval
uewil
lbe1 0% oft
hef i
rstcost.Usingstr
aightli
nemet hod
ofdepr eci
ation,whatist
hebookval ueaft
er5year s?
A.P281 ,500. 00 C.P301,
500.00
B.P291 ,500. 00 D.P271,
500.00

Probl
em 10(ECENovember1997)
AmachinecostsP8,
000.00andanestimatedl
if
eof10yearswi
thasal
vageval
ue
ofP500.00.Whati
sitsbookval
ueaft
er8yearsusi
ngstrai
ghtl
inemet
hod?
A.P2,500.
00 C.P3,
000.00
B.P4,000.
00 D.P2,
000.00

Problem 1 1(MEOct ober1

997)
Af actoryequipmenthasani nit
ialcostofP200,
000.00.It
ssal
vageval
ueafterten
yearsi sP20,000.00.Asaper centageoftheini
ti
alcost
,whati
sthestr
aight
- l
ine
depreci at
ionrat
eoft heequipment ?
A.5% C.9%
B.6% D.8%
Problem 1 2(MEOct ober1997)
Anassetispurchasedf orP120,000.00.It
sestimat
edeconomicl
ifei
s10years,
aft
erwhichitwillbesoldforP1 2,
000.00.Findthedepr
eciat
ionf
orthef
ir
styear
usi
ngthesum- of-the-
year’sdigit
,(SOYD).
A.P20,000.00 C.P21,080.00
B.P18,
400.00 D.P19,636.00

Probl
em 13(MEApr il1
998)
Anasseti
spur chasedforP9,000.00.It
sestimat
edlif
ei s1
0years,af
terwhichit
wil
lbesoldforP1 ,000.00.Fi
ndt hebookvalueduri
ngt hethi
rdyeari
fsum-of-t
he
-year
’sdi
git(SOYD)depr eci
ati
onisused.
A.P6,
100.00 C.P4,500.
00
B.P5,
072. 00 D.P4,800.
00

Probl
em 1 4(MEApr il1
998)
Anasseti spurchasedforP500,000.00.Thesalvageval
uein25yearsi
s
P100,000.00.Whati sthetot
aldepreciati
oninthefi
rstt
hreeyear
susi
ngst
rai
ght
l
inemet hod?
A.P48, 000.00 C.P24, 000.00
B.P32, 000.00 D.P1 6,000.00

Problem 15( MEApr i

l1998)
Amachi nehasani ni
ti
alcostofP50,000.00andasalvageval
ueofP10,000.
00
aft
er1 0year s.Whatisthebookvalueafterfi
veyear
susingst
rai
ght
-li
ne
depreciati
on?
A.P35, 000.00 C.P25,000.00
B.P1 5,500.00 D.P30,000.00

Probl
em 16(MEApr il1
998)
Acompanypur chasedanassetf orP10,
000.00andpl anstokeepi
tfor20years.
th
I
fthesalvagevalueiszer
oatt heendoft he20 year ,whati
sthedepreci
ati
onin
thethi
rdyear?Usesum- of-
the-yearsdi
gitsdepreci
ati
on.
A.P1000.00 C.P857.00
B.P937.00 D.P747.
00

Probl
em 17(MEApr il1
998)
AnassetispurchasedforP9,000. 00.It
sestimat
edlif
ei s1
0year s,aft
erwhichit
wil
lbesoldforP1,000.00.Fi
ndt hebookval ueduri
ngt hefi
rstyearifsum-
of -
the-
year’
sdigi
t(SOYD)depr eci
ati
oni sused.
A.P8,000.
00 C.P6, 500.
00
B.P7,545.
00 D.P6, 000.
00
Problem 18( CENovember1 998)
Amachi nehavingafi
rstcostofP60,000.00wi llbereti
redattheendof8year s.
Depr eciat
ioncosti
scomput edusingaconst antpercentageofthedecli
ningbook
value.Whati sthetot
alcostofdepreciati
on,inpesos,upt otheti
met hemachine
i
sr etir
edi ft
heannualrat
eofdepr eci
ationis28. 72%?
A.56, 000 C.58,000
B.57, 000 D.59,000

Problem 19( ECENovember1 998)

XYZCor porati
onmakesi tapolicythatforanynewequipmentpurchased;t
he
annualdepr eciat
ioncostshouldnotexceed20% ofthefir
stcostatanytimewit
h
nosal vagevalue.Determinethelengthofservi
celi
fenecessaryi
fthe
depreciati
onusedi sthesum- of-t
he-year’
sdigi
t(SOYD)met hod.
A.7year s C.9years
B.8year s D.6years

Probl
em 20
Determinethecapi
tal
izedcostofanequi
pmentcost
ingP2M wi
thandannual
maintenanceofP200,
000.00ifmoneyiswort
h20% perannum.
A.P2. 5M C.P3M
B.P2. 75M D.P3.5M

Problem 21(CENovember1 996)

At6%,f indthecapi
tal
izedcostofabridgewhosecosti
sP250M andl
if
eis20
years,i
ft hebri
dgemustbepar t
ial
lyr
ebuil
tatacostofP100M att
heendofeach
20year s.
A.245. 3 C.210
B.21 5 D.220

Pr
oblem 22(MEOct ober1997)
Anit
em ispurchasedforP100,
000.00.Annualcost
sar
eP1
8,000.
00.Usi
ng8%,
whatist
hecapi t
ali
zedcostofperpet
ualservi
ce?
A.P350,000. 00 C.P320,000.00
B.P335,000. 00 D.P325,000.00

Problem 23(CEMay1 997)

Acompanyusesat ypeoftruckwhi
chcostsP2M,wit
hlif
eof3year
sandaf i
nal
salvagevalueofP320,000.Howmuchcoul dthecompanyaf
for
dtopayfor
anothertypeoftruckforthesamepurpose,whosel
if
eis4year
swithaf
inal
salvagevalueofP400, 000,ifmoneyisworth4%?
A.P2, 565,964.73 C.P2,
585,964.73
B.P2, 855,964.73 D.P2,
585,864.73
Problem 24
AP1 00,000,6% bond,paysdi vi
dendsemi-annuall
yandwi l
lberedeemedat110%
onJul y1,1999.Finditspricei
fboughtonJuly1 ,1996,t
oyiel
dani nvest
or4%,
compoundedsemi -annual
ly.
A.P1 00,000.00 C.P113,
456.98
B.P1 12,
786.65 D.P114,
481.14

Probl
em 25
Acommuni tywishestopurchaseanexisti
nguti
li
tyvaluedatP500,000bysell
ing
5% bondsthatwillmat
urein30year s.Themoneyt oreti
rethebondwil
lberai
sed
bypayingequalannualamountsintoasinkingf
undt hatwil
lear
n4%.Whatwi l
lbe
thetot
alannualcostofthebondsunt i
ltheymatur
e?
A.P44,667.
98 C.P34,515.
05
B.P37,345.
78 D.P33,915.
05

Probl
em 26
Amanpai dP110,000foraP100,000bondt
hatpaysP4000peryear
.In20years,
thebondwil
lber edeemedforP105,
000.Whatnetrat
eofi
nter
estwil
ltheman
obtai
nonhisinvestment
?
A.3.
37% C.3.
56%
B.3.
47% D.3.
40%

Probl
em 27( ECENovember1 996)
Amanwant st omake14% nominali
nter
estcompoundedsemi -annual
lyonabond
i
nvestment.Howmuchshoul dthemanbewi ll
ingtopaynowf ora1 2%,P10,
000
bondthatwi l
lmaturei
n10year sandpaysinterestsemi
-annual
ly?
A.P2,584.19 C.P8,940.
50
B.P3,118.05 D.P867.82

Problem 28
I
tisest i
matedthatat imbert r
actwil
lyiel
danannualpr ofitofP1 00,000for6
years,attheendofwhi chti
met het
imberwillbeexhausted.Thel andit
sel
fwil
l
thenhaveanant icipatedvalueofP40,000.Ifaprospectivepur chaserdesir
esa
retur
nof8% onhi sinvestmentandcandeposi tmoneyi nasi nkingfundat4%,
whati sthemaximum pr iceheshouldpayf orthet
ract?
A.P459, 480.
00 C.P578,987.
00
B.P467,456.00 D.P589,908.00
Problem 29
Ami neispurchasedforP1,
000,
000.00anditisant
ici
patedthati
twil
lbe
exhaustedattheendof20years.I
fthesinki
ng-f
undrateis4%,whatmustbet
he
annualretur
nfrom t
hemi netor
eal
izearetur
nof7% ontheinvestment
?
A.P1 08,
350 C.P130,
850
B.P1 50,
832 D.P103,
582

Problem 30
Asyndi catewishestopurchaseanoilwellwhich,esti
matesindicate,wi
llpr
oduce
aneti ncomeofP2M peryearf or30years.Whatshouldt hesyndicatepayfort
he
welli
f ,outofthisneti
ncome,ar etur
nof1 0% oftheinvestmentisdesir
edanda
si
nkingf undist obeestabl
ishedat3% int
eresttorecoverthi
sinvestment?
A.P1 6,526,295 C.P12,566,295
B.P1 5,626,245 D.P16,652,245

Probl
em 31( CEMay1 995)
AninvestorpaysP1 ,
100,000forami newhichwi l
lyieldaneti ncomeofP200,000
attheendofeachyearf or10yearsandt henwillbecomeusel ess.He
accumulatesareplacementfundtor ecoverhiscapit
albyannuali nvest
mentsat
4.5%.Atwhatr at
e( %)doesher eceiveint
erestonhi sinvest
mentatt heendof
eachyear?
A.10.04 C.1 1.
5
B.8.5 D.1 7.5

Probl
em 32(CEMay1 997)
Machinecost=$15,000;Li fe=8year s;SalvageValue=$3,000.Whatmi ni
mum
cashretur
nwouldthei nvestordemandannual lyfr
om theoperat
ionofthis
machineifhedesi
resinterestannuall
yatt herateof8% onhisinvestmentand
accumulat
esacapitalreplacementfundbyi nvesti
ngannualdepositsat5%?
A.$5246.66 C.$2456. 66
B.$2546.66 D.$4256. 66
Probl
ems–RecentBoar
dExams,Sel
ect
edPr
obl
ems
Set32

Pr
oblem 1(
CENovember2000)
Ali
neinamapwasdr awnatascal
eof1:25000.Aner
rorof0.
02mm i
nthe
dr
awingisequi
val
entt
ohowmanymet er
si nact
ual
?
A.5m C.0. 05m
B.0.5m D.50m

Probl
em 2(
MEOct ober2000)
OnedayaCel si
usthermometerandaFahr enhei
tther
mometerr
egist
eredexact
ly
thesamenumericalval
ueforthetemperatur
e.Whatwasthetemperatur
ethat
day?
A.-20 C.40
B. 20 D.-40

Probl
em 3(CEMay2000)
Convert405°tomils.
A.2,800mils C.7,
200mi
ls
B.10,200mils D.6,
200mi
ls

Pr
obl
em 4(
CEMay2000)
Rat
ional
izet
hef
oll
owi
ng: a
a-ab
1-b a-ab
A. C.
1
+b a-b
a+ab 1+b
B. D.
a-b 1-
b

Problem 5(
CENovember2000)
SolveforBint
hegivenpar
ti
alf
ract
ion:
4 3 2
x-
15x-
32x-
12x-
14 A B C D
=2 + + + 2
( )
x+1( 2)
x- (
x+3)
(x+2) x+1 x-2 x+3 x+2
A.-
3 C.-4
B.3 D.2
Pr
obl
em 6(
MEOct
ober2000)
-
4 -
9.7x
Sol
vef
orthegivenequat
ion,7. 0 =e .
4x1
A.0.7432 C.0.
7243
B.0.7342 D.0.
4732

Probl
em 7(
CEMay2000)
Log8975=x.Fi
ndx.
A.3.
31 C.5.
17
B.4.
12 D.2.
87

Probl
em 8
Therear
e9ar i
thmet
icmeansbet
ween6and18.Whati
sthecommondi
ff
erence?
A.1
.2 C.5.
17
B.1 D.0.
8

Probl
em 9(CEMay2000)
Therear
efourgeomet
ri
cmeansbet
ween3and729.Fi
ndt
hef
our
tht
erm.
A.81 C.243
B.27 D.9

Probl
em 10(CENovember2000)
Thegeomet r
icmeanoft
wonumbersi
s8andt
hei
rar
it
hmet
icmeani
s17.Whati
s
thefi
rstnumber
?
A.45 C.32
B.36 D.48

Problem 11(CENovember2000)
Twent y-ei
ghtpersonscandoaj obin60days.Theyal
lst
artcomplet
e.Fi
ve
t
h
personsqui t
tedt
hej obatthebeginni
ngoft
he6 day.Theywer erei
nfor
cedwith
th
10per sonsatthebeginni
ngofthe45 day.Howmanydayswast hejobdel
ayed?

A.5.
75days C.1.
97days
B.1.
14days D.2.
45days

Probl
em 12
Twentymencanfi
nishajobi
n20days.Twenty-
fivemenstar
tedthejob.I
ften
menquitt
edthej
obafter18days,f
indt
hetot
alnumberofdaystofi
nishthejob.
A.27 C.26
B.28 D.29
Probl
em 13
Twelveworkerscoulddoaj obin20days.Sixwor
ker
sst ar
tedt
hej ob.Howmany
th
workersshoul
dber einfor
cedatt hebegi
nningoft
he7 dayt ofi
nishthejobf
ora
tot
alof18daysf r
om t hestart
?
A.10 C.9
B.13 D.11

Problem 14(MEOct ober2000)

BoxAhas4whi teballs,3bal
ls,and3or angeballs.BoxBhas2whi t
eball
s,4
bl
uebal l
s,and4or angeball
s.Ifoneballisdrawnf rom eachbox,whati
sthe
probabil
it
ythatoneoft hetwoballswi
llbeor ange?
A.27 50 C.23 50
B.27 50 D.7 25

Probl
em 15
Twelvebooksconsi
sti
ngofsixmathemati
csbooks,2hydraul
icsbooksandfour
st
ructur
albooksarearr
angedonashelfatrandom.Deter
minetheprobabi
li
tythat
booksofthesamekindareallt
ogether
.
A.1/
2310 C.1/3810
B.1/
5620 D.1/1860

Probl
em 16(MEOctober1
62000)
Whatistheangl
ebetweentwovect
orsAandB?
A=4i+1 2j+6k
B=24i
-8j+6k
A.1
75.
4° C.84.
3°
B.-
84.
9° D.86.
3°

Pr
obl
em 1
7(MEOct
ober2000)
2
Theexpr
essi
on[
t 1-si
anθsecθ( n θ)
]/(
cosθ)si
mpl
if
iest
o:
A.si
nθ C.t
anθ
B.secθ D.cosθ

Pr
obl
em 1
8(CENovember2000)
 4si
nA-
cosA
Gi
vent
hatt
anA=4/
5,whati
stheval
ueof ?
3cosA+si
nA
A.0.579 C.0.
654
B.0.752 D.0.
925
Problem 19(CENovember2000)
Af l
agpole3m highstandsatthetopofapedestal2m highlocatedatoneside
ofapat hway.Attheopposi
tesideofthepat
hwaydi r
ectl
yfacingthefl
agpole,t
he
fl
agpolesubtendsthesameangl east
hepedestal.Whatist
hewi dthofthe
pathway?
A.4.47m C.6.28m
B.3.21m D.8.1m

Probl
em 20( CEMay2000)
Fi
ndt heareai nsq.m.ofaspheri
calt
ri
angl
eofwhoseangl
esar
e123°
,84°
,and
73°.Theradiusoft hespher
eis30m.
A.1 863.3 C.1
958.
6
B.1 570.8 D.1
480.2

Probl
em 21(
CEMay2000)
Twosidesofatr
iangl
emeasur
e18cm and6cm.Thet
hir
dsi
demaybe:
A.12 C.10
B.13 D.11

Probl
em 22(CEMay2000)
Theperi
meterofanell
ipsei
s28.
448uni
ts.I
fthemaj
oraxi
sis5uni
ts,whati
sthe
l
engthoftheminoraxi
s?
A.9 C.8
B.7 D.6

Problem 23(CENovember2000)
Ar i
ghtregularhexagonalprism i
sinscri
bedi narightcir
cularcyl
inderwhose
heightis20cm.Thedi f
ferencebetweent hecircumferenceoftheci r
cleandthe
perimeterofthehexagonis4cm.Det erminethevolumeoft hepr i
sm.
A.9756cc C.10857cc
B.1 14752cc D.10367cc

Pr
obl
em 24(
MEOct
ober2000)
 2
Fi
ndt
heareaboundedbyt
hex-
axi
s,t
heli
nex=4,andt
hepar ay =4x.
abol
A.64/2 C.32/4
B.32/3 D.32/2

Pr
obl
em 25(
CENovember2000)
2 2
Whati
sthear
eaboundedbyt vesy =4xandx =4y?
hecur
A.6.0 C.6.
666
B.7.333 D.5.
333

Probl
em 26(CENovember2000)
Givenaregul
arhexagonalwi
thconsecut
ivecor
ner
sABCDEF.I
fthebear
ingof
si
deABi sN
25°E,whatisthebeari
ngofsideFA?
A.N1 5°W C.N35°W
B.N45°W D.N5°W

Probl
em 27(CENovember2000)
Theperi
meterofat ri
angl
eis58cm andit
sareais1
44sq.Cm.Whati
sthe
radi
usoftheinscr
ibedcir
cle?
A.4. 97cm C.5.52cm
B.9. 65cm D.3.
12cm

Pr
obl
em 28(
MEOct
ober2000)
2 2
Whatistheareaboundedbythecurvesy=8-x andy=- 2+x?
A.22.
4 C.44.7
B.26.
8 D.29.8
Probl
em 29
Asolidspher
eofradi
us20cm waspl acedontopofhall
owcircul
arcyl
inderof
radi
us10cm.Whatvol umeofthespherewasinsi
dethecyl
inder?
A.431cc C.325cc
B.568cc D.542cc

Problem 30
At r
oughi sfor
medbynaili
ngt ogether,edgetwoboar
ds1 30cm i
nlength,sothat
therightsecti
onisari
ghttr
iangle.If3500ccofwaterispouredint
othetrough
andift hetr
oughishel
dsot hatrightsecti
onofthewaterisani
soscel
esright
tri
angle,howdeepisthewater?
A.6.32cm C.4. 21cm
B.5.19cm D.6. 93cm
Probl
em 31( CEMay2000)
Thelateralar
eaofari
ghtci
rcul
arconeofradi
us4cm i
s100.
53sq.cm.
Deter
mi nethesl
anthei
ght
.
A.8cm C.6cm
B.9cm D.10cm

Probl
em 32( CEMay2000)
Thefrust
um ofar egul
art
ri
angul
arpyr
amidhasequi
lat
eralt
ri
angl
esf
orit
sbases
andhasanal ti
tudeof8m.Thelowerbaseedgei
s9m.I fthevol
umeis135cu.
m.,whatistheupperbaseedge?
A.2m C.4m
B.5m D.3m

Probl
em 33(CEMay2000)
Acyli
nderofradi
us6m hasi t
saxi
salongthex-axi
s.Asecondcyl
inderofthe
sameradiushasit
saxi
salongthey-axi
s.Fi
ndthevolume,i
nthefi
rstoctant,
commont othetwocyl
inder
s.
3 3
A.866m 44m
C.1
3 3
B.1
152m D.288m

Pr
obl
em 34(
CEMay2000)
2
Fi
ndt
hevol
umeofar
ightci
rcul
arcyl
inderwhosel
ater
alar
eai
s25.
918m and
2
basear 068m .
eaof7.
3 3
A.1
9.44m 53m
C.20.
3 3
B.1
5.69m D.1
8.2m
1

Problem 35(CENovember2000)
Asolidhasaci r
cul arbaseofbaseradi
us20cm.f i
ndthevol
umeoft hesol
idi
f
everyplanesectionper pendi
cul
art
oacer tai
ndiameteri
sanisoscel
esri
ght
tr
ianglewit
honel egint hepl
aneofthebase.
A.21333cc C.18667cc
B.241 55cc D.20433cc

Probl
em 36(CENovember2000)
Thebasediamet
erofaconeis18cm andi
tsaxi
sisi
ncl
ined60°wi
tht
hebase.I
f
t
heaxi
sis20cm l
ong,whati
sthevol
umeoft
hecone?
A.1524cc C.1245cc
B.1469cc D.1689cc

Pr
obl
em 37(
MEOct
ober2000)
2 2
Theequat
ion9x +1 6y +54x-64y=-
1descr
ibes:
A. aci
rcle C.ahyper bol
a
B. aparabol
a D.anelli
pse

Probl
em 38( CEMay2000)
Twover t
icesofatr
iangl
eare(6,-1)and(7,-3).Fi
ndt
heor
dinat
eoft
hever
tex
suchthatthecent
roidofthet
riangl
ewillbe(0,0).
A.-13 C.13
B.4 D.-4

Pr
obl
em 39(
CEMay2000)
2
Det
ermi
net
heequat
ionoft
hedi
rect
ri
xoft vex =1
hecur 6y?
A.x+4=0 C.y-4=0
B.x-4=0 D.y+4=0
Pr
obl
em 40(
CENovember2000)
2 2
Fi
ndt
heareaoft vex +y +6x-1
hecur 2y+9=0.
A.125sq.uni
ts C.92sq.uni
ts
B.113sq.uni
ts D.1
38sq.uni
ts

Pr
obl
em 41(
CENovember2000)
2 2
Fi
ndt
hedist
ancebet
weent
hef
ocioft
hecurve9x +25y -1
8x+1
00y-1
16=0.
A.7 C.8
B.6 D.12

Probl
em 42(CENovember2000)
Whati st
heequival
entrect
angul
arcoor
dinat
eofapointwhosecoor
dinat
eis(
7,
38°).
A.(
3.56,4.31) C.(
5.52,4.
31)
B.(
4.31,5.52) D.(
4.31,3.
56)

Pr
obl
em 43
2
Thechor
dsofthepar ay =1
abol 6xhavingequalsl
opeof2i
sbi
sect
edbyi
ts
di
ameter
.Whatist
heequati
onofthediameter
?
 A.y=1
6 C.y=2
B.y=8 D.y=4

Pr
obl
em 44
2 2
Fi
ndt
hesl
opeoft
hel
inewhosepar
amet
ri
cequat
i sx=3t-6and y=4t +7.
oni
3
A. C.3
4
1 4
B. D.
2 3
Probl
em 45(MEOct ober2000)
3
Thefir
stder
ivat
ivewithrespectt
oyoft
hef
unct
i (
onfy)= 9i
s:
A.3 9/
2 C.9
B.0 D.3 9

Probl
em 46(
MEOct ober2000)
Fi
ndthederi
vat
iveoff(x)=[ xt he3rd power–(
ot x-1)tothe3rd power
]t he3rd
ot
power?
3
A.3x -3(x-
1)
B.9[xtothe3rd power–(x-)t
1 othe3rd power2 2
] x-[(
x-1)2
]
C.9[xtothe3rd power–(x-
1)t othe3rd power
2
] x-[(
x-1)
2
]
D.9[xtothe3rd power–(x-
1)t othe3rd power]

Probl
em 47
Thederi
vati
veofsi ( )
2
n 2x+1wi
thr
espectt
oxis:
( )
2
A.4xcos 2x+1
2
2x +1
C.cos ( )

(
n2x+1
B.xsi
2
) ( 2
D.xcos 2x+1 )
Pr
oblem 48
2
Whatisthesecondder
ivat
iveofy=4x -2x+1atx=2.
A.8 C.1
B.0 D.Notdef
ined

Probl
em 49(CEMay2000)
3
Atwhatval
ueofxwil
lthesl
opeoft vex -9x-y=0be1
hecur 8?
A.2 C.5
 B.4 D.3

Problem 50(CENovember2000)
Thesl opeofthecurveatanypoi
ntisgi
venas6x-2andt hecurvepasses
through(5,3).Det
erminetheequat
ionoft
hecurve.
2
A.3+2x-y+62=0 C.2x +3x-y-62=0
2 2
B.2x -3x+y+62=0 D.3x -2x-y-62=0

Probl
em 51(CEMay2000)
Thetotalsur
facear
eaofacl
osedcyl
indr
icaltanki
s153.
94sq.m.I
fthevol
umei
s
tobemaxi mum,whati
sit
shei
ghti
nmet ers?
A.6.8m C.3.6m
B.5.7m D.4.5m

Probl
em 52(CENovember2000)
3
Aclosedcyl
indri
calt
ankhavi
ngavolumeof7157m i
. st
obeconst
ruct
ed.I
fthe
surf
aceareaistoemi ni
mum,whati
stherequi
reddi
ameteroft
het
ank?
A.4m C.5m
B.5. 5m D.4.5m

Probl
em 53
Twopost,one16feetandt heother24f eetare30feetapart
.Ift
hepostar
et o
besupport
edyacabl erunningfrom thetopofthefir
stposttoastakeont
he
gr
oundandt henbacktothet opofthesecondpost ,fi
ndthedist
ancefr
om t
he
l
owerposttothestaketouset heleastamountofwi r
e.
A.6f eet C.15feet
B.9f eet D.12feet

Probl
em 54
2
Themotionofabodymovedver t
ical
lyupwardsi
sexpressedash=1 00t-16.t
1
Wherehi sthehei
ghti
nfeetandtisthetimeinseconds.Whati
stheveloci
tyof
thebodywhent=2seconds?
A.21.
7fps C.24.1fps
B.28.7f
ps D.35.6fps

Problem 55(CEMay2000)
Alighthouseis2km of
fast r
aightshor
e.Asearchl
ightatt
helight
housefocuses
toacarmovi ngalongt
heshor e.Whent hecari
s1km from t
hepointnear
estto
theli
ghthouse,t
hesearchl
ightrotat
es0.25rev/
hour.Fi
ndthespeedofthecarin
kph.
 A.3.
93 C.2.
92
B.2.
56 D.3.
87

Pr
obl
em 56(
CEMay2000)
x
3si
nθ
Eval
uat
e∫3e cosθdθ
2
0
A.1
5.421 C.17.
048
B.1
9.086 D.20.41
2

Probl
em 57
2 2
Deter
minethear eencl
osedbyt ver =4acos30
hecur
2 2
A. a C.8a
2 2
B.4a D.16a

Probl
em 58(CEMay2000)
Determi
nethemomentofiner
ti
aaboutt
hex- axi
s,oft
hear
eaboundedbyt
he
2
curvex =4y,theli
nex=-
4,andthex-axi
s.
A.9.85 C.10.1
7
B.13.24 D.12.1
9

Problem 59(CENovember2000)
xdx
Evaluat
et hei
ntegr
alof 2 withl
imi
tsf
rom 0to1.
x+2
A.0.322 C.0.
203
B.0.018 D.0.
247

Probl
em 60(CENovember2000)
Theareaboundedbythecurvey=sinxf
rom x=0t
ox=πi srevolvedaboutt
he
x-axi
s.Whati
st hevol
umegener
ated?
A.2.145cu.uni
ts C.3.
452cu.units
B.4.935cu.uni
ts D.5.
214cu.unit
s

Probl
em 61(MEOctober2000)
I
fyoubor r
owmoneyf rom yourf
ri
endwit
hsimpleinterestof1
2%,f
indt
hepr
esent
worthof20,000whi
chi sdueattheendofninemont hs.
A.P1 8,
688.
20 C.P18,518.50
B.P1 8,
691.
50 D.P18,348.60

Probl
em 62( MEOctober2000)
Busi
nessneedstohaveP100,000i
nfi
veyear
s.Howmuchmustheputi
ntohi
s
10% accounti
nthebanknow?
 A.P72,
085.
6 C.P70,
654.
1
B.P62,
092.
1 D.P60,
345.
2

Probl
em 63(MEOct ober2000)
Whatisthepresentwort
hofP54,000.
00duei
nfiveyearsifmoneyi
swor
th1
1%
andiscompoundedsemi -
annual
ly?
A.P30, 367.
12 C.P31,61
3.25
B.P28, 654.
11 D.P34,984.32

Probl
em 64(CEMay2000)
Howl ongwil
littakef
ormoneyt
oquadr
upl
eit
sel
fifi
nvest
edat20% compounded
quart
erly?
A.10.7year
s C.9.
5years
B.6.3years D.7.
1years

Problem 65(MEOct ober2000)

Theinterestonanaccountis13% compoundedannual
ly.Howmanyyear
s
approxi
mat el
ywillt
aketotri
plet
heamount ?
A.8year s C.9.5years
B.8. 5years D.9years

Pr
obl
em 66(MEOctober2000)
Whenwi
llani
nvest
mentofP4000doubl
eiftheeff
ect
iver
atei
s8% perannum?
A.8.4 C.9.01
B.8.3 D.10.2

Problem 67(MEOct ober2000)

Asavi ngsassociat
ionpays1.5% i
nter
estquart
erl
y.Whati
stheef
fect
iveannual
i
nterestrate?
A.6.14% C.7.
32%
B.8.54% D.6.
45%

Pr
oblem 68(MEOct ober2000)
Abankoffers0.
5% effecti
vemont
hlyi
nter
est.Whati
stheef
fect
iveannualr
ate
wi
thmont hl
ycompoundi ng?
A.6.2% C.7.
2%
B.6% D.7%

Probl
em 69(MEOct ober2000)
Whatnominalrateconver
tedquar
ter
lycoul
dbeusedi nst
eadof1
2% compounded
semi-
annual
ly?
A.1 0.
76% C.1
1.82%
B.1 1.
43% D.1
1.97%

Pr
obl
em 70(
CENovember2000)
P1
,000,000wasi nvest
edtoanaccountear
ning8% compoundedcont
inuousl
y.
Whati
st heamountafter20year
s?
A.P4,452,796.32 C.P5,356,
1 47.
25
B.P4,953,032.42 D.P3,456,254.1
4

Problem 71(MEOct ober2000)

Asum ofmoneyi sdeposit
ednowi
nasavi
ngsaccount
.Theef
fect
iveannual
i
nterestratei
s1 2%.Howmuchmoneymustbedeposit
edtoyi
eldP500.00atthe
endof1 1months?
A.P1 53.00 C.P446.00
B.P1 44.00 D.P451.00