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ABE131- ABE Integrated Course I

Problem Set 2 (Mathematics)

INSTRUCTION: Solve and organize your answers in a clean bond paper (A4 size).
Write the letter of your answers. Show your solution for problem solving
questions.

1. Determine k so that the line 5x + ky = 32 will pass through the point P(4, 3).
a. -4 b. 4 c. 28 d. -2

2. Find the equation of the line containing (3, -1) and having slope = 2.
a. 2x + y = 5 c. x + 2y = 1
b. 2x - Y = 7 d. 3x - y = -2

3. Find the equation of the parabola, which passes through the points (1,3) and (-
2,0).
a. y = X2 + 3 c. y = x2 - 4
b. y = x2 + 4 d. y = -x2 + 4

4. The linear function f is defined such that f(-1) = 7 and f(2) = 0. Find f(5)
a. 1 b. -1 c. -3 d. -5

5. Determine the equation of the circle with center (-3,4) and tangent to the y-
axis.
a. (x-3)2 + (y+4)2 = 9 c. (x-3)2 + (y+5)2 = 9
b. (x+3) + (y-4) = 9
2 2 d. (x+3)2 + (y+5)2 = 9

6. Find the vertex of the parabola 4x = y2 - 4y.

a. (1, -2) b. (-1, 2)
c. (4, -2) d. (0, 4)

7. Find the center and radius of the circle x2 + y2 + 4x - 6y + 12 = 0.

a. (2, -3); 1 c. (-2, 3); 1
b. (2, -3); 263 d. (-2, 3); 263

8. Find an equation of the parabola with vertex at the origin and directrix y = 2.
a. y2 = -4x c. x2 = -4y
b. x = -8y
2 d. x2 = 4 - 4y

9. A vessel contains 2 liters of alcohol and 28 liters of water. How many liters
of alcohol must be added to make the final mixture 12.5% alcohol?
a. 2 liters c. 3 liters
b. 2.51 liters d. 5.0 liters

10. A cube has a diagonal of length 563. Find its surface area in square
units.
a. 125 c. 450
b. 150 d. 225
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11. A rectangular field is three times as long as it is wide, and it is

enclosed by m meters of fencing. Give the area of the field in terms of m.
a. 1m2/12 c. 3m2
b. 1m2/16 d. 3m2/64

12. The Cruz family rowed 18 km upstream in 3.75 hrs. The return trip with the
same current took only 2.5 hrs. How fast was the current flowing?
a. 4 kph c. 4.5 kph
b. 1.2 kph d. 6 kph

13. If the width of a rectangle is 2 meters more than one-half its length and
its perimeter is 40 meters, what are the dimensions?
a. 12 m, 8 m d. 14 m, 9 m
b. 24 m, 14 m e. 7 m, 15 m
c. 10 m, 7 m

14. Two airplanes, traveling in opposite directions, leaves an airport at the

same time. If one plane averages 480 mph and the other averages 520 mph, how
long will it take before they are 2000 miles apart?
a. 1 hr. d. 3.5 hr.
b. 2 hr. e. 2.5 hr.
c. 3 hr.

15. One pipe can fill a tank in 45 min. and another pipe can fill it in 30 min.
If these two pipes are open and a third pipe is draining water from the tank.
It takes 27 min. to fill the tank. How long will it take the third pipe alone
to empty a full tank?
a. 48 min. d. 102 min.
b. 75 min. e. 54 min.
c. 10.5 min.

16. A building is located at the end of a street that is inclined at an angle of

8.4 deg. with the horizontal. At a point P, 210 km down the street from the
building, the angle subtended by the building is 15.6 deg. How tall is the
building?
a. 61.8 km. d. 14.4 km.
b. 58.4 km e. 20.5 km.
c. 28.2 km

17. The point (1,3) is on a curve, and at any point (x,y) on the curve the
tangent line has a slope equal to 2x-3. Find an equation of the curve.
a. y=x2 - 3x d. y=x2 -3x - 1
b. y=x - 3x + 1
2 e. y=x2 - 3x - 2
c. y=x - 3x + 2
2

18. The volume of a water tank is V cubic meters when the depth of the water is
h meters. If the rate of change of V with respect to h is given by dv/dh =
(2h + 3)3, find the volume of the water in the tank when the depth is 3 m.
a. 117  cu. meters d. 27  cu. meters
b. 36  cu. meters e. 729  cu. meters
c. 136  cu. meters
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 2 
19. If y=  , then dy/dx is
 x -1
4
 2  160
a. 5  b.
 x −1 (x - 1)5

160 160
c. d.
(x -1) 6
(x -1)4

20. After 2 hours of driving, Noel and Chester are 260 meters apart. Find their
average speed if their difference in speed is 30 km per hour (kph).
A) 100 and 130 kph B) 50 and 80 kph C) 80 and 110 kph D) 30 and 60 kph

21. Kim can do the job in 6 days but if Andre will help they can finish it in 2
days. How long will it take Andre to do the job alone?
A) 5 days B) 4 days C) 3 days D) 2 days

22. Determine how many liters of an 8% acid solution and how many liters of a
10% acid solution should be mixed to obtain 10 liters of 9% acid solution.
A) 5 liters of each solution B) 4 liters of the 8% ; 6 of the 10 %
C) 6 liters of the 8%; 4 liters of the 10% D) 10 liters each
23. The center of the conic 9 x − 4 y − 72 x + 8 y + 176 = 0 is at the point
2 2

A) (-1,4) B) (4,1) C) ( -4, -1) D) (1, 4)

24. A farmer has 2,400 feet of fencing and wants to fence off a rectangular field
that borders a straight river. He needs no fence along the river. What are the
dimensions of the field that has the largest area?
A) 60 by 120 B) 600 by 1,200 C) 24 by 100 D) 10 by 240

25. A triangular plot of land is to be used as a vegetable garden. The measures of

the plot are AB = 8 meters, BC = 12 meters and AC = 18 meters. Find the
measure of angle B.
A) 127.20 B) 20.70 C) 900 D) 70.20