REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS Licensure Examination

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ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

I N S T R U C T I O N : Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading
the box corresponding to the letter of your choice in the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. If the function f(x) = x^7 – 20x^4 + 13x^2 – 5x + 2 is divided by (x^2 – 3x + 1), the
remainder is ____.
A. -9x + 5* C. 9x – 5
B. 5x - 9 D. 5x + 9

2. After finding the roots of the equation x^5 – 3x^4 + ax^3 – bx^2 + cx – 100 = 0,
determine the sum of all possible products of any two roots.
A. a* C. b
B. -a D. -c

3. Is the arrangement of objects in specific order

A. Permutation * C. Combination
B. Probability D. Any two of the above

4. What is the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of  x  y  z  8 .

A. 7 C. 1 *
B. 2 D. 4

5. A 3  2 matrix can be multiplied to a

A. 3  2 matrix C. 3  3 matrix
B. 2  5 matrix * D. row matrix

6. A pyramid has a triangular base whose sides are 10 cm., 14 cm. and 18 cm. respectively.
Compute the volume of the inscribed cone if it has an altitude of 28 cm.
A. 352.20 C. 323.19 *
B. 235.18 D. 2524.82

7. A_______ of a circle is the figure bounded by two radii and the intercepted arc.
A. major arc C. minor arc
B. segment D. sector *

8. The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each side equal to 6 cm. The bases
are 12 cm. apart. What is the volume of the right pris.
A. 2211.6 cu. cm C. 2525.6 cu. cm
B. 1122.4 cu. cm * D. 5414.5 cu. cm

9. The second power of the standard deviation is called

A. Mode C. central tendency
B. variance* D. dispersion

10. The arc length equal to the radius of the circle is called
A. radian* C. quarter circle
B. sector D. semicircle

11. Which of the following is a factor of 3x3 + 2x2 -32?

A. x+3 C. x+5
B. x-2 * D. x-4

12. A statement of truth which is admitted without proof

A. Axiom * C. Theorem
B. Postulate D. Corollary
13. Crew no.1 can finish the installation of an antenna tower in 200 man-hours while Crew
No.2 can finish the same job in 300 man-hours. How long will it take both crews to finish
the same job, working together?
A. 135 C. 120 *
B. 147 D. 158

14. The sides of the right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is doubled, how
many square units will the area of the new triangle.
A. 220 C. 255
B. 250 D. 240 *

15. A students has test scores of 75, 83 and 78. The final tests counts half the total
grade. What must be the minimum (integer) score on the final so that the average will be
80?
A. 82 * C. 89
B. 88 D. 80

16. The velocity of an airplane in still air is 125 kph. The velocity of the wind due
east is 25 kph. If the plane travels east and returns back to its base again after 4
hours. At what distance does the plane travel due east?
A. 240 * C. 340
B. 540 D. 140

17. There are 9 arithmetic mean between 11 and 51. Compute the sum of the progression.
A. 524 C. 352
B. 389 D. 341 *

18. The graph of r = a + bcos θ is a

A. Lemniscate C. Lituus
B. Limacon* D. Cardioid

19. Find the sum of the first n positive multiples of 4.

A. 3n(n-2) C. 5n(n+1)
B. 2n(n+1) * D. 3n(n+1)

20. The number 0.123123123… is a/an

A. irrational number C. surd
B. rational number* D. transcendental

21. The equation y^2 = cx is the general solution of:

A. y’=2y/x C. y’=y/2x*
B. y’=2x/y D. y’=x/2y

22. A line segment joining two points on a circle is called:

A. Arc C. sector
B. Tangent D. chord*

23. Sand is pouring to form a conical pile such that its altitude is always twice its
radius. If the volume of a conical pile is increasing at the rate of 25 pi ft3/min, how
fast is the radius is increasing when the radius is 5 feet?
A. 0.5 ft/min* C. 5 ft/min
B. 0.5pi ft/min D. 5pi ft/min

24. Evaluate ∬ 2r sinθ cos θ dr dθ, 0 > r > sinθ, 0 > θ > pi/2
A. pi/2 C. pi/24
B. pi/8 D. pi/48*

25. A shopkeeper offers a 25% discount on the marked price on an item. In order to now
cost $48, what should the marked price be?
A. $12 C. $60
B. $36 D. $64*

26. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes sight 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 degrees and at point B is 40 degrees.
What is the height of the tower?
A. 85.60 ft C. 110.29 ft
B. 143.97 ft D. 92.54 ft*

27. A tangent to a conic is a line

A. Which is parallel to the normal C. Which passes inside the conic
B. Which touches the conic at only one point* D. All of the above
28. Find the area of the triangle which line 2x – 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate
axes.
A. 3* C. 5
B. 4 D. 2

29. Find the general solution of (D^2 – D + 2)y = 0.

A. y=e^x/2(C1sin sqrt. 7/2 x + C2 cos sqrt. 7/2 x)
B. y=e^x/2(C1sin sqrt. 7/2 x - C2 cos sqrt. 7/2 x)
C. y=e^x/2(C1cos sqrt. 7/2 x + C2 sin sqrt. 7/2 x)*
D. y=e^x/2(C1cos sqrt. 7/2 x - C2 sin sqrt. 7/2 x)

30. If 10 is subtracted from the opposite of a number, the difference is 5. What is the
number?
A. 5 C. -5
B. 15 D. -15*

31. If y = 5 –x, find x when y = 7

A. 12 C. 2
B. -12 D. -2*

32. A ranch has cattle and horses in a ratio of 9:5. If there are 80 more head of cattle
than horses, how many animals are on the ranch?
A. 140 C. 238
B. 168 D. 280*

33. Martin bought 3 pairs of shoes at P 240 each pair and 3 pieces of t-shirts at P 300
each. How much did he spent?
A. P720 C. P2,500
B. P900 D. P1,620*

34. Find the standard equation of the circle with the center at (1, 3) and tangent to
the line 5x – 12y – 8 = 0.
A. (x-1)^2 + (y-3)^2=8 C. (x-1)^2 + (y-3)^2 = 9*
B. (x-1)^2 + (y-3)^2 = 12 D. (x-1)^2 + (y-3)^2 = 23

35. Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving the area bounded by the curve y^2
= (x^3)(1-x) in the first quadrant about the x- axis.
A. 0.137 C. 0.157*
B. 0.147 D. 0.167

36. In a pile of logs, each layer contains one more log than the layer above and the top
contains just one log. If there are 105 logs in the pile, how many layers are there?
A. 11 C. 13
B. 12 D. 14*

37. A wall 8 feet high is 3.375 feet from a house. Find the shortest ladder that will
reach from the ground to the house when leaning over the wall.
A. 16.525 ft C. 14.625 ft
B. 15.625 ft* D. 17.525 ft

38. If f(x) = 10x + 1, then f(x + 1) – f(x) is equal to

A. 10(10x) C. 1
B. 9(10x)* D. 9(10x+1)

39. A particle moves on a straight line with a velocity v = (4 – 2t)^3 at time t. Find
the distance traveled from t=0 to t=3.
A. 32 C. 34*
B. 36 D. 30

40. The area enclosed by the ellipse 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36 is revolved about the line x = 3,
what is the volume generated?
A. 370.3 C. 355.3*
B. 360.1 D. 365.10

41. If the vertex of y = 2x^2 + 4x + 5 will be shifted 3 units to the left and 2 units
downward, what will be the new location of the vertex?
A. (-2,1) C. (-3,1)
B. (-5,-1) D. (-4,1)*

42. A coat paint of thickness 0.01 inch is applied to the faces of a cube whose edge is
10 inches, thereby producing a slightly larger cube. Estimate the number of cubic inches
of paint used.
A. 4 C. 3
B. 6* D. 5
43. Find the mass of lamina in the given region and density function: D[ (x, y) ], 0 ≤ x
≤ pi/2, 0 ≤ y ≤ cos x and ρ = 7x
A. 2 C. 4*
B. 3 D. 5

44. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves y = x^2 – 4x and x + y = 0.
A. 4.5* C. 6
B. 5.5 D. 4

45. A conic section whose eccentricity is less than one is known as:
A. Circle C. hyperbola
B. Parabola D. ellipse*

46. The plate number of a vehicle consists of 5-alphanumeric sequence is arranged such
that the first 2 characters are alphabet and the remaining 3 are digits. How many
arrangements are possible if the first character is a vowel and repetitions are not
allowed?
A. 90 C. 9,000
B. 900 D. 90,000*

47. The axis of the hyperbola, which is parallel to its directrices, is known as:
A. Conjugate axis* C. Transverse axis
B. Major axis D. Minor axis

48. The minute hand of a clock is 8 units long. What is the distance traveled by the tip
of the minute hand in 75 minutes?
A. 10 pi C. 25pi
B. 20pi* D. 40pi

49. Find k so that A = (3, -2) and B = (1, k) are perpendicular.

A. 2 C. 1/2
B. 3 D. 3/2*

50. The probability of a defect of a collection of bolts is 5%. If a man picks 2 bolts,
what is the probability that he does not pick 2 defective bolts?
A. 0.950 C. 0.0025
B. 0.9975* D. 0.9025

51. If f(x) = , if (f ∙ g)’ (1) = 6 and g’(1) = -1, then g(1) =

A. -7 C. 5
B. -5* D. 7

52. Three randomly chosen senior high school students were administered with a drug test.
Each student was evaluated as positive to the drug test (P) or negative to the drug test
(N). Assume the possible combinations of the 3 students’ drug test evaluation as PPP, PPN,
PNP, NPP, PNN, NPN, NNP, NNN. Assuming each possible combination is equally likely, what
is the probability that at least 1 student gets a negative result?
A. 1/8 C. 7/8*
B. 1/2 D. 1/4

53. The tangent line to the function h(x) at (6,-1) intercepts the y-axis at y = 4. Find
h’(6).
A. -1/6 C. -4/5
B. -2/3 D. -5/6*

54. The cable of a suspension bridge hangs in the form of a parabola when the load is
uniformly distributed horizontally. The distance between two towers is 150 m, the points
of the cable on the towers are 22 m above the roadway, and the lowest point on the cable
is 7 m above the roadway. Find the vertical distance to the cable from a point in the
roadway 15 m from the foot of a tower.
A. 16.6 m* C. 12.8 m
B. 9.6 m D. 18.8 m

55. In how many different orders may 5 persons be seated in a row?

A. 80 C. 120*
B. 100 D. 160

56. The symbol “/” used in division is called

A. Modulus C. solidus*
B. Minus D. obelus

57. Find the area of one loop r^2 = 16 sin (2theta).

 A. 16 C. 4
B. 8* D. 6

58. Find the centroid of the upper half of the circle x^2 + y^2 = 9.
A. (0,3/pi) C. (0,5/pi)
B. (0,4/pi)* D. (0,6/pi)

59. In polar coordinate system, the distance from a point to the pole is known as
A. Polar angle C. X- coordinate
B. Radius vector* D. Y-coordinate

60. The number that is subtracted in subtraction

A. Minuend* C. dividend
B. Subtrahend D. Quotient

61. What is the discriminant of the equation 5x^2 – 6x + 1 = 0.

A. 12 C. 16*
B. 20 D. 18

62. The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the nurses
seated together is
A. 144 C. 720*
B. 258 D. 450

63. Find the distance from the plane 2x + y – 2z + 8 = 0 to the point (-1, 2, 3).
A. 1/3 C. 4/3
B. 2/3* D. 425

64. Find the value of x if log x base 12 = 2.

A. 144* C. 524
B. 414 D. 425

65. If f(x) = x^3 – 2x – 1 , then f(-2) =

A. -17 C. -5*
B. -13 D. -1

66. A particle moves along a line with acceleration 2 + 6t at time t. When t = 0, its
velocity equals 3 and it is at position s = 2. When t = 1, it is at position s =
A. 2 C. 6
B. 5 D. 7*

67. The edge of a cube has length 10 in., with a possible error of 1%. The possible
error, in cubic inches, in the volume of the cube is
A. 3 C. 10
B. 1 D. 30*

68. What is the rate of change of the area of an equilateral triangle with respect to its
side s when s = 2?
A. 0.43 C. 0.87
B. 0.50 D. 1.73*

69. If ∫ f(x)dx = 4 and ∫ g(x)dx = 2 , find ∫ [3f(x) + 2g(x) + 1]dx.

A. 22* C. 24
B. 23 D. 25

70. The coefficient of the x^4 in the Taylor series for e^2x about x = 0 is
A. 3/4 C. 1/24
B. 2/3* D. 1/2

71. If four babies are born per minute, how many babies are born in one hour?
A. 230 C. 240*
B. 250 D. 260

72. What was the marked price of a shirt that sells at P225 after a discount of 25%?
A. P280 C. P320
B. P300* D. P340

73. Which number is divisible by both 3 and 5?

A. 275 C. 870*
B. 445 D. 955

74. If s = t^2 – t^3, find the velocity when the acceleration is zero.
A. 1/4 C. 1/3*
 B. 1/2 D. 1/6

75. Find k so that A = (3, -2) and B = (1,k) are parallel.

A. 3/2 C. 2/3
B. -3/2 D. -2/3*

76. A lady gives a dinner party for six guests. In how many ways may they be selected from
among 10 friends?
A. 110 C. 105
B. 220 D. 210*

77. A wheel 4 ft in diameter is rotating at 80 rpm. Find the distance (in ft) traveled by
a point on the rim in 1 s.
A. 9.8 ft C. 16.8ft*
B. 19.6 ft D. 18.6 ft

78. If f(x) = 5x – 2 amd g(x) = 4x + 3, then g[g(2)]= ____?

A. 52 C. 50
B. 53* D. 56

79. From the top of a lighthouse, 120 ft above the sea, the angle of depression if a boat
is 15 degrees. How far is the boat from the lighthouse?
A. 444 ft* C. 222 ft
B. 333 ft D. 555 ft

80. If 8 men take 12 days to assemble 16 machines, how many days will it take 15 men to
assemble 50 machines?
A. 16 C. 18
B. 24 D. 20*

81. Find the coordinates of the highest point of the curve x = 96, y = 96t – 16t^2
A. ( 288,144)* C. (288,-144)
B. (144,288) D. (-144,288)

82. The vertex of the parabola y = (x -1)^2 +2 is ____.

A. (-1,2) C. (1,-2)
B. (1,2)* D. (-1,-2)

83. Two angles measuring p deg and q deg are complementary. If 3p – 2q = 40 deg, then the
smaller angle measures
A. 40 deg C. 46 deg
B. 44 deg* D. 50 deg

84. In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicular to the
major axis is a :
A. Latus rectum* C. Focal width
B. Minor axis D. Conjugate axis

85. Determine the rate of a woman’s rowing in still water and the rate of the river current,
if it takes her 2 hours to row 9 miles with the current and 6 hours to return against
the current.
A. 1 mph C. 3 mph*
B. 2 mph D. 4 mph

86. If f’(x) = sin x and f(pi) = 3, then f(x) =

A. 4 + cos x C. 2- cos x*
B. 3 + cos x D. 4 – cos x

87. What is the value of the circumference of a circle at the instant when the radius is
increasing at 1/6 the rate the area is increasing?
A. 3 C. 6*
B. 3/pi D. 6/pi

88. A ball is thrown from the top of a 1200–foot building. The position function expressing
the height h of the ball above the ground at any time t is given as h(t) = -16t^2 – 10t
+ 1200. Find the average velocity for the first 6 seconds of travel.
A. -202 ft/sec C. -86ft/sec
B. -106 ft/sec* D. -71 ft/sec

89. ∫ | x |dx =
A. -7/8 C. -15/4
B. 7/8 D. 15/4*
90. The distance covered by an object falling freely from rest varies directly as the square
of the time of falling. If an object falls 144 ft in 3 sec, how far will it fall in 10
sec?
A. 1200 ft C. 1800ft
B. 1600ft* D. 1400ft

91. A freight train starts from Los Angeles and heads for Chicago at 40 mph. Two hours later
a passenger train leaves the same station for Chicago travelling at 60 mph. How long
will it be before the passenger train overtakes the freight train?
A. 3 hrs C. 4 hrs*
B. 5 hrs D. 6 hrs

92. The number of board feet in a plank 3 inches thick, 1 foot wide, and 20 in long is:
A. 30 C. 120
B. 60* D. 90

93. Boyle’s law states that when a gas is compressed at constant temperature, the product
of its pressure and volume remains constant. If the pressure of the gas is 80 lb/sq.in.
when the volume is 40 cu.in., find the rate of change of pressure with respect to volume
when the volume is 20 cu.in.
A. -8* C. -6
B. -10 D. -9

94. Find the average rate of change of the area of a square with respect to its side x as
x changes from 4 to 7.
A. 8 C. 6
B. 11* D. 21

95. How many cubic feet is equivalent to 100 gallons of water?

A. 74.80 C. 13.37*
B. 17.37 D. 133.7

96. A merchant purchased two lots of shoes. One lot he purchased for $32 per pair and the
second lot he purchased for $40 per pair. There were 50 pairs in the first lot. How many
pairs in the second lot if he sold them all at $60 per pair and made a gain of $2800 on
the entire transaction?
A. 50 C. 70*
B. 40 D. 60

97. The diagonal of a face of a cube is 10 ft. The total area of the cube is
A. 300 sq. ft* C. 100 sq. ft
B. 150 sq. ft D. 200 sq. ft

98. A ship is sailing due east when a light is observed bearing N 62 deg 10 min E. After
the ship has traveled 2250m, the light bears N 48 deg 25 min E. If the course is
continued, how close will the ship approach the light?
A. 2394 m C. 2863 m
B. 2934 m* D. 2683 m

99. If f(x)=1/(x-2), (f g)’ (1) = 6 and g’(1) = -1, then g(1)=

A. -7 C. 5
B. -5* D. 7

100. Find the work done by the force F = 3i + 10j newtons in moving an object 10 meters
north.
A. 104.10 J C. 106 J
B. 100 J* D. 108.60 J

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