Sin (B – A) is equal to _______, when B = Csc 520deg.

is equal to
270 degrees and A is an acute angle.
 A. cos 20o
 A. – cos A  B. csc 20o
 B. cos A  C. tan 45o
 C. – sin A  D. sin 20o
 D. sin A
Problem 7: ECE Board April 1993
Problem 2: ECE Board April 1999 Solve for θ in the following equation: Sin 2θ
If sec2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1 – sin2 A is = cos θ
equivalent to?
 A. 30o
 A. 2.5  B. 45o
 B. 1.5  C. 60o
 C. 0.4  D. 15o
 D. 0.6
Problem 8: CE Board November 1993
Problem 3: ECE Board April 1999 If sin 3A = cos 6B, then
(cos A)4 – (sin A)4 is equal to ______.
 A. A + B = 90o
 A. cos 4A  B. A + 2B = 30o
 B. cos 2A  C. A + B = 180o
 C. sin 2A  D. None of these
 D. sin 4A Problem 9: EE Board October 1996
Solve for x, if tan 3x = 5 tan x.
Problem 4: ECE Board April 1999
Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive  A. 20.705o
and csc A is negative?  B. 30.705o
 C. 35.705o
 A. IV  D. 15.705o
 B. II Problem 10: EE Board October 1997
 C. III If sin x cos x + sin 2x = 1, what are the
 D. I values of x?

Problem 5: ME Board October 1996  A. 32.2o, 69.3o

Angles are measured from the positive  B. – 20.67o, 69.3o
horizontal axis, and the positive direction is  C. 20.90o, 69.1o
counter clockwise. What are the values of  D. – 32.2, 69.3o
sin B and cos B in the 4th quadrant? Problem 11: EE Board April 1997
Solve for G is csc (11G – 16 degrees) = sec
 A. sin B > 0 and cos B < 0 (5G + 26 degrees).
 B. sin B < 0 and cos B < 0
 C. sin B > 0 and cos B > 0  A. 7 degrees
 D. sin B < 0 and cos B > 0  B. 5 degrees
 C. 6 degrees
Problem 6: ECE Board November 1998  D. 4 degrees
Problem 12: EE Board April 1992  C. 2
Find the value of A between 270o and 360o  D. 1
if sin 2 A – sin A = 1. Problem 18: CE Board November 1993
Find the value of y in the given: y = (1 + cos
 A. 300o 2θ) tan θ.
 B. 320o
 C. 310o A. sin θ
 D. 330o B. cos θ
Problem 13: CE Board November 1993 C. sin 2θ
If cos 65o + cos 55o = cos θ, find the θ in D. cos 2θ
radians. Problem 19: CE Board May 1992

 A. 0.765 Find the value of 

 B. 0.087
 C. 1.213  A. 2 sin θ
 D. 1.421  B. 2 cos θ
Problem 14: CE Board November 1992  C. 2 tan θ
Find the value of sin (arc cos 15/17 ).  D. 2 cot θ
Problem 20: ME Board April 1996
 A. 8/11 Simplify the equation sin2 θ (1 + cot2 θ)
 B. 8/19
 C. 8/15  A. 1
 D. 8/17  B. sin2 θ
Problem 15: EE Board October 1991  C. sin2 θ sec2 θ
The sine of a certain angle is 0.6, calculate  D. sec2 θ
the cotangent of the angle. Problem 21: ME Board October 1995
Simplify the expression sec θ – (sec θ) sin2
A. 4/3 θ
B. 5/4
C. 4/5  A. cos2 θ
D.3/4  B. cos θ
Problem 16: EE Board March 1998  C. sin2 θ
 D. sin θ
If  , determine the angle of Problem 22: ME Board April 1998
A in degrees. Arc tan [2 cos (arc sin [(31/2) / 2]) is equal
to
 A. 5o
 B. 6o  A. 
 C. 3o
 B. 
 D. 7o
Problem 17: CE Board November 1992  C. 
If tan x = 1/2, tan y = 1/3, what is the value  D.
of tan (x + y)? Problem 23: EE Board October 1992
Evaluate arc cot [2cos (arc sin 0.5)]
 A. 1/2
 B. 1/6  A. 30o
  B. 45o  B. sin A
 C. 60o  C. 1
 D. 90o  D. cos A
Problem 24: ECE Board March 1996 Problem 29: ECE Board April 1991
Solve for x in the given equation: Arc tan Evaluate:
(2x) + arc tan (x) = π/4

 A. 0.149
 B. 0.281
 C. 0.421
 D. 0.316
Problem 25: EE Board March 1998  A. sin θ
Solve for x in the equation: arc tan (x + 1) +  B. cos θ
arc tan (x – 1) = arc tan (12).  C. tan θ
 D. cot θ
 A. 1.5 Problem 30: ECE Board April 1994
 B. 1.34 Solve for the value of “A” when sin A =
 C. 1.20 3.5x and cos A = 5.5x.
 D. 1.25
Problem 26: ECE Board November 1998  A. 32.47°
Solve for A for the given equation cos2 A =  B. 33.68°
1 – cos2 A.  C. 34.12°
 D. 35.21°
 A. 45, 125, 225, 335 degrees Problem 31: ECE Board November 1996
 B. 45, 125, 225, 315 degrees If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A
 C. 45, 135, 225, 315 degrees = 3.939x, find the value of x?
 D. 45, 150, 220, 315 degrees
Problem 27:ECE Board April 1991  A. 0.265
Evaluate the following:  B. 0.256
 C. 0.562
 D. 0.625
Problem 32: CE Board May 1994
If coversed sin θ = 0.134, find the value of
θ.
 A. 1
 B. 0  A. 30o
 C. 45.5  B. 45o
 D. 10  C. 60o
Problem 28: ECE Board April 1991  D. 90o
Simplify the following: Problem 33: ME Board April 1991
A man standing on a 48.5 meter building
high, has an eyesight height of 1.5 m from
the top of the building, took a depression
reading from the top of another nearby
building and nearest wall, which are 50° and
 A. 0
80° respectively. Find the height of the
nearby building in meters. The man is
standing at the edge of the building and both
buildings lie on the same horizontal plane.
 A. 39.49
 B. 35.50
 C. 30.74
 D. 42.55
Problem 34: ECE Board April 1998
Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on
a straight highway running East and West.
From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32° W
of N and from B the bearing of C is 26° N of
E. Approximate the shortest distance of
tower C to the highway.
 A. 364 m
 B. 374 m
 C. 384 m
 D. 394 m
Problem 35: ECE Board November 1998
Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude
of one triangle is 3 units more than its base
and the altitude of the other triangle is 3
units less than its base. Find the altitudes, if
the areas of the triangles differ by 21 square
units.
 A. 6 and 12
 B. 3 and 9
 C. 5 and 11
 D. 4 and 10
Problem 36: GE Board August 1994
A ship started sailing S 42°35’ W at the rate
of 5kph. After 2 hours, ship B started at the
same port going N 46°20’W at the rate of 7
kph. After how many hours will the second
ship be exactly north of ship A?
 A. 3.68
 B. 4.03
 C. 5.12
 D. 4.83
Problem 37: ME Board April 1993
An aerolift airplane can fly at an airspeed of
300 mph. If there is a wind blowing towards
the cast at 50mph, what should be the
plane’s compass heading in order for its
course to be 30°? What will be the plane’s
ground speed if it flies in this course?
 A. 19.7, 307.4 mph
 B. 20.1, 309.4 mph
 C. 21.7, 321.8 mph
 D. 22.3, 319.2 mph
Problem 38: ECE Board April 1998
A man finds the angle of elevation of the top
of a tower to be 30°. He walks 85 m nearer
the tower and finds its angle of elevation to
be 60°. What is the height of the tower?
 A. 76.31 m
 B. 73.31 m
 C. 73.16 m
 D. 73.61 m
Problem 39: ECE Board April 1994
A pole cast a shadow 15 m long when the
angle of elevation of the sun is 61°. If the
pole is leaned 15° from the vertical directly
towards the sun, determine the length of the
pole.
 A. 54.23 m
 B. 48.23 m
 C. 42.44 m
 D. 46.21 m
Problem 40: ME Board November 1994
When supporting a pole is fastened to it 20
feet from the ground 15 feet from the pole.
Determine the length of the wire and the
angle it makes with the pole.
 A. 24 ft, 53.13°
 B. 24 ft, 36.87°
 C. 24 ft, 53.13°
 D. 25 ft, 36.87°
Problem 41: CE Board November 1997
The angle of elevation of the top of tower B
from the top of tower A is 28° and the angle
of the elevation of the top of tower A from
the base of tower B is 46°. The two towers
lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height
of tower B is 120 m, find the height of tower
A.
 A. 66.3 m
 B. 79.3 m
 C. 87.2 m
 D. 90.7 m
Problem 42: CE Board November 1997
Points A and B are 100 m apart and are of
the same elevation as the foot of a building.
The angles of elevation of the top of the
building from points A and B are 21° and
32° respectively. How far is A from the
building in meters.?
 A. 259.28
 B. 265.42
 C. 271.64
 D. 277.29
Problem 43: ECE Board November 1991
The captain of a ship views the top of a
lighthouse at an angle of 60° with the
horizontal at an elevation of 6 meters above
sea level. Five minutes later, the same
captain of the ship views the top of the same
lighthouse at an angle of 30° with the
horizontal. Determine the speed of the ship
if the lighthouse is known to be 50 meters
above sea level.
 A. 0.265 m/sec
 B. 0.155 m/sec
 C. 0.169 m/sec
 D. 0.210 m/sec
Problem 44: ME Board April 1997
An observer wishes to determine the height
of a tower. He takes sights at the top of the
tower from A and B, which are 50 feet apart,
at the same elevation on a direct line with
the tower. The vertical angle at point A is
30° and at point B is 40°. What is the height
of the tower?
 A. 85.60 feet
 B. 92.54 feet
 C. 110.29 feet
 D. 143.97 feet
Problem 45: ME Board April 1993
A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a
level plane. The angles of depression of the
top and bottom of the monument viewed
from the top of the PLDT tower at 13° and
35° respectively. The height of the tower is
50 m. Find the height of the monument.
 A. 29.13 m
 B. 30.11 m
 C. 32.12 m
 D. 33.51 m
Problem 46: ECE Board November 1998
If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed
about a circle of radius 10 cm, determine the
side of the triangle.
 A. 34.64 cm
 B. 64.12 cm
 C. 36.44 cm
 D. 32.10 cm
Problem 47: EE Board October 1997
The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m
each, respectively. The angle opposite the
150 m side is 26°. What is the third side?
 A. 197.49 m
 B. 218.61 m
 C. 341.78 m
 D. 282.15 m
Problem 48: EE Board October 1997
The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m., 180
m and 190 m. the lot is to be divided by a
line bisecting the longest side and drawn
from the opposite vertex. Find the length of
the line.
 A. 120 m
 B. 130 m
 C. 125 m
 D. 128 m
Problem 49: EE Board October 1997
The sides of a triangle are 195, 157 and 210,
respectively. What is the area of the
triangle?
  A. 73,250 sq. units 12. 330°
 B. 10,250 sq. units
 C. 14,586 sq. units Review: Solution for Number 12
 D. 11,260 sq. units 13. 0.087
Problem 50:ECE Board April 1998
The sides of a triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. Review: Solution for Number 13
If each side is doubled, how many square 14. 8/17
units will the area of the new triangle be?
Review: Solution for Number 14
 A. 240 15. 4/3
 B. 420
 C. 320 Review: Solution for Number 15
 D. 200 16. 6°

ANSWER KEY: Review: Solution for Number 16

17. 1
1. – cos A Review: Solution for Number 17
18. sin 2θ
2. 0.4
Review: Solution for Number 18
3. cos 2A 19. 2 tan θ
4. IV Review: Solution for Number 19
20. 1
5. sin B < 0 and cos B > 0
Review: Solution for Number 20
6. csc 20° 21. cos θ

Review: Solution for Number 6 Review: Solution for Number 21

7. 30o
22. 
Review: Solution for Number 7
Review: Solution for Number 22
8. A + 2B = 30°
23. 30°
Review: Solution for Number 8
Review: Solution for Number 23
9. 20.705°
24. 0.281
Review: Solution for Number 9
Review: Solution for Number 24
10. 20.90°, 69.1°
25. 1.34
Review: Solution for Number 10
Review: Solution for Number 25
11. 5 degrees
26. 45, 135, 225, 315 degrees
Review: Solution for Number 11
Review: Solution for Number 26
27. 1 42. 259.28

Review: Solution for Number 27 Review: Solution for Number 42

28. 0 43. 0.169 m/sec

Review: Solution for Number 28 Review: Solution for Number 43

29. cot θ 44. 92.54 feet

Review: Solution for Number 29 Review: Solution for Number 44

30. 32.47° 45. 33.51 m

Review: Solution for Number 30 Review: Solution for Number 45

31. 0.256 46. 34.64 cm

Review: Solution for Number 31 Review: Solution for Number 46

32. 60° 47. 341.78 m

Review: Solution for Number 32 Review: Solution for Number 47

33. 39.49 48. 125 m

Review: Solution for Number 33 Review: Solution for Number 48

34. 374 m 49. 14,586 sq. units

Review: Solution for Number 34 Review: Solution for Number 49

35. 4 and 10 50. 240

Review: Solution for Number 35

36. 4.03

Review: Solution for Number 36

37. 21.7, 321.8 mph

Review: Solution for Number 37

38. 73.61 m

Review: Solution for Number 38

39. 54.23 m

Review: Solution for Number 39

40. 25 ft, 36.87°

Review: Solution for Number 40

41. 79.3 m

Review: Solution for Number 41