Mathematics, Engineering Economics and Basic Engineering Sciences

1. Which of the following is the solution set of the 8. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion
equation x2-2x-15 = 0 of (5x-4)5

a. (3, -5) a. 32768

b. (5, -3) b. 25
c. (15, -1) c. 243
d. (-15, 1) d. 32

2. The next term in the progression 2, 8, 32, 128 is 9. Evaluate the expression log 3+ log 2+ 4log7
…
a. 9.58
a. 128 b. 4.79
b. 256 c. 3.43
c. 512 d. 4.16
d. 1024
10. The sum of an infinite geometric progression is 3
3. Solve for x in the equation 3 lnx = 8 and the common ratio is 1/3. What is the first
term?
a. e^ (8/3)
b. e^ (3/8) a. 3
c. e^ (4/3) b. 2
d. e^ (3/4) c. 1
d. 6
4. If x + y = 1 and x2+y2=2. Find x4+y4
11. A 20kg block is resting in a horizontal surface.
a. ½ Calculate the force required to move it if the
b. 3/4 coefficient of static and dynamic friction are 0.75
c. 15/4 and 0.6 respectively.
d. 7/2
a. 118 N
5. If lnx=5 and lny=2, lnx3/lnx4 b. 147 N
c. 196 N
a. 10/3 d. 132 N
b. 15/8
c. 125/16 12. A 100kg object is sliding over a surface with
d. 5/2 static and dynamic coefficient of friction values of
0.5 and 0.3 respectively. If the initial velocity of
6. Joan can type the whole document in 3 hrs. On the the object is 10m/s, how long will it travel before
other hand, James, being new to the job can type it completely stops?
the same document in 5 hours. If they work
together, how long can they finish 2 documents? a. 17 m
b. 10.2 m
a. 3 hrs c. 20.4 m
b. 3.5 hrs d. 34 m
c. 2.75 hrs
d. 3.75 hrs
13. A 1kg ball is tied at the end of a 1.5m long rope
and then rotated at the speed of 100 RPM.
7. Three numbers are in the ratio 1: 2: 4. Find the
Calculate the tension on the rope.
numbers if their sum is 42.
a. 263.2 N
a. 6, 12, 24 b. 41 N
b. 4, 12, 36 c. 16.7 N
c. 4, 16, 22 d. 164.5 N
d. 3, 15, 24
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14. A bullet is fired vertically from a gun situated 2 m during rainy days, calculate the maximum speed
above the ground. If the initial speed of the bullet limit.
is 100m/s, how high will it travel before it starts
falling? Assume negligible air resistance. a. 136 kph
b. 112 kph
a. 509.7 m c. 74 kph
b. 507.7 m d. 83 kph
c. 501.7 m
d. 511.7 m
20. A 2kg object with a velocity of 10m/s hits a 3kg
object at rest, sticks with it and move together in
15. A missile is fired from North Korea and is the same direction. Find the resulting velocity.
targeted towards South Korea. If the distance
between the two countries is 100km and the firing a. 6 m/s
angle is 45 degrees, at what velocity should the b. 5 m/s
missile be fired to reach its target? Assume c. 4m/s
negligible air resistance. d. 3m/s

a. 1981m/s
b. 120 m/s 21. The _____of a number are numbers that when
c. 991 m/s multiplied with each other gives the value of the
d. 556 m/s number.
a. Multipliers
16. Calculate the polar moment of inertia of a 30 cm b. Least Common Multiple
diameter circular board. c. Factors
d. Roots
a. 25312.5 cm3
b. 79521.6 cm4
c. 12656 cm3 22. The _____ of a set of numbers is the smallest
d. 12656.5 cm4 whole number factor that is common to all of
them.
17. A 20mm thick, 50 cm in diameter wheel made of a. Multipliers
cast iron (density: 6.0kg/cu m) starts rotating from b. Least Common Multiple
rest and in 1 minute, attained an angular speed of c. Factor
200 RPM. Calculate the angular acceleration in d. Roots
rad/s2?
a. 0.06 rad/s2 23. In the algebraic expression X-2, what is the
b. 0.35 rad/s2 minuend?
c. 0.11 rad/s2
d. 0.17 rad/s2 a. X
b. 2
c. -2
18. A 2kg ball starts rolling down from the top of a d. X-2
100m-high hill towards the plains. Calculate the
final speed of the ball when it reaches the foot of
the hill. Assume negligible friction. 24. What mathematical property is demonstrated by
this equation: a (b+c) = ab+ac?
a. 31.3 m/s
b. 62.6 m/s a. Closure Property
c. 14 m/s b. Associative property
d. 44.3 m/s c. Distributive property
d. Commutative property

19. A 500kg car is moving around a 500 m radius

road with 5 degrees banking. If the minimum 25. In ratio and proportion, the first and last terms in a
friction between the tires and the road is 0.2 proportion are called _______.
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a. Means d. Republic Act No. 2934

b. Extremes
c. Outliers
d. Outer layer 32. If the rated scores of an examinee in a board exam
are 85, 82, and 48 in Math, Power, and Design
subjects respectively (average: 72.85%), what will
26. The rectangular coordinate system is also known be the overall result?
as
a. Pass
a. Cartesian Coordinate system b. Fail
b. Polar coordinate system c. Removal exam
c. Spherical coordinate system d. Deferred
d. Cylindrical coordinate system
33. Which of the following is NOT a qualification for
27. It is a series of numbers in which each being a member of the Board of Mechanical
consecutive term differs from the preceding one Engineering (BME)?
by a fixed amount
a. Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age
a. Progression b. Naturalized or born Filipino citizen
b. Constant progression c. Has never been convicted of any offense
c. Geometric progression involving moral turpitude
d. Arithmetic progression d. A Professional Mechanical Engineer with a
valid professional license and an active
practitioner as such, for not less than ten (10)
28. Which of the following should be used in years prior to his appointment
calculating the volume of the revolution of an
area?
34. A foreign mechanical engineer may only be
a. Pappus Rule allowed to practice mechanical engineering in the
b. Guldinus Rule Philippines if his country also allows Filipino
c. Prismoidal Formula mechanical engineers practice under similar
d. Simpson’s rule provisions like those in RA8495. This policy is
also known as
29. Which of the following is used in determining the a. Foreign Reciprocity
area of an irregular shape? b. Foreign Reciprocality
a. Pappus Rule c. Foreign engineer exchange
b. Guldinus Rule d. Foreign affairs
c. Prismoidal Formula
d. Simpson’s Rule 35. According to RA 8495, where will the budget to
implement Mechanical Engineering Law come
30. It is a general formula used to find the volume of from?
any prism, pyramid or frustum of a pyramid. a. Local Budget
a. Pappus Rule b. Foreign funding
b. Guldinus Rule c. National Budget
c. Prismoidal Formula d. From members of PSME
d. Simpson’s Rule
36. A plant with rated capacity 500 kW requires with
3 shifts…
31. Prior to Republic Act 8495, what law governs the
practice of mechanical engineering the a. At least one (1) registered mechanical engineer
Philippines? or Professional Mechanical engineer for all three
shifts
a. Republic Act No. 5124
b. Commonwealth Act No. 294
c. Commonwealth Act No. 293
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b. At least two (2) registered mechanical engineer a. Straight Line Method

or Professional Mechanical engineer for all three b. Sinking Fund Method
shifts c. Declining Balance Method
c. At least three (3) registered mechanical d. Service Output Method
engineer or Professional Mechanical engineer, one
per shift
d. At least four (4) registered mechanical engineer 42. Which of the following is NOT a requirement of a
or Professional Mechanical engineer, one per shift depreciation method?
plus one (1) as a buffer a. It should be simple
b. It should recover the capital
37. Who has the power to revoke or suspend license c. BIR approved
to practice mechanical engineering in the d. The book value should be higher than the
Philippines? market value

a. Any PSME official

b. Board of Mechanical engineering 43. The decrease in the purchasing power of money
c. PSME president and chairman a. Devaluation
d. PRC chairman b. Depreciation
c. Inflation
38. An applicant who fails to pass the examination for d. Depletion
the third time shall be allowed to take another
examination only after the lapse of ____ 44. Equal periodic payment of a debt.
a. Two years a. Annuity
b. Six months b. Amortization
c. One year and six moths c. Depreciation
d. One year d. Bond

39. In addition to the administrative sanctions 45. Minimum number of years required for a bond
imposed under RA8495 any person who violates redemption.
any of the provisions of this Act and its rules and
regulations shall, upon conviction be penalize by a a. 5 years
fine of not less _______ nor more than Two b. 1 year
hundred thousand pesos (₱200,000.00). c. 10 years
d. 15 years
a. 50, 000 pesos
b. 75, 000 pesos
c. 100, 000 pesos 46. Amount of money spent on a business operation
d. 150, 000 pesos which cannot be recovered due to certain reason.
a. Fixed cost
40. Minimum requirement in teaching mechanical b. Sunk cost
engineering subjects in universities and colleges c. First cost
in the Philippines d. Increment cost
a. Doctoral Degree related to mechanical
engineering 47. Represents share in the ownership of the capital
b. Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering corporation.
c. Registered Mechanical engineer
a. Bond
d. Graduate of Mechanical engineering course
b. Mutual fund
c. Stock
41. It is a depreciation method based on the d. Burse
assumption that the value of a property is directly
proportional to its age.
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48. It is the actual interest earned by the principal in d. Stock option

ONE YEAR.
a. Effective interest 55. A type of bond where the name of the owner is
b. Exact interest recorded in the books of the corporation. Interests
c. Simple interest are periodically sent to him without claim action.
d. Compounded interest
a. Coupon bond
b. Registered bond
49. A type of annuity where the payment goes on c. Bond paper
indefinitely d. Corporate bond
a. Ordinary annuity
b. Annuity due 56. A type of business organization where two or
c. Perpetuity more persons associate to engage for a business.
d. Deferred annuity
a. Single proprietorship
b. partnership
50. An economic situation when there is only one c. Cooperative
vendor of a product or service. d. Corporation
a. Oligopoly
b. Monopoly 57. A type of business organization which is a distinct
c. Communism legal entity capable of business transactions like a
d. Socialism real person.
a. Cooperative
51. It is the quantity of production when the income b. Single proprietorship
equals total cost. c. Corporation
d. Partnership
a. Satiation point
b. Breakeven point
c. Optimal production point 58. In a partnership type of business, what will
d. Point of production happen if one of the owners dies?
a. The partnership will continue
52. The length of time required to recover the first b. The partnership will continue as long as the
cost of an investment. dead member has been replaced.
c. The partnership automatically dies
a. Break-even period d. The partnership will become corporation.
b. Payback period
c. Return of investment period
d. Payout period 59. It is the decrease in value of a property due to the
passage of time.
53. Common term for the certificate of indebtedness a. Degradation
b. Depletion
a. Stock c. Depression
b. Loan d. Depreciation
c. Bond
d. Mortgage
60. It is the length of time during which a property
may be used for profit.
54. It represents ordinary share in ownership of the
corporation’s capital without special guarantees of a. Useful life
return. b. Physical life
c. Fiscal life
a. Preferred stock d. Economic life
b. Special stock
c. Common stock