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COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM

REVIEW 2018
September 12, 2018
TUP-Visayas
MATHEMATICS SESSIONS
MATHEMATICS SESSIONS
ALGEBRA, TRIGONOMETRY, BASIC
STATISTICS, GEOMETRY
TAKE NOTE!!!
Our review is a QUESTION and
ANSWER format, not purely
discussion.
QUESTION 1

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Answer: x=2
QUESTION 2

TRIGONOMETRY
No calculators allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

Right triangle ABC, with right


angle at C, has sides b = 5 and c =
7. Find csc B.
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

Answer: csc B = 7/5


QUESTION 3

TRIGONOMETRY
No calculators allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds
In triangle ABC, angle B is twice
angle A and angle C is three
times as large as angle B. Find
angle C.
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

Answer: 120°
QUESTION 4

TRIGONOMETRY
No calculators allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds
A man is walking away from a
lamppost with a light source 6
meters above the ground. The
man is 2 meters tall. How long is
his shadow when he is 110
meters from the lamppost?
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds
A man is walking away from a lamppost with a
light source 6 meters above the ground. The
man is 2 meters tall. How long is his shadow
when he is 110 meters from the lamppost?

ANSWER: 55 m
QUESTION 5

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Answer: x = 5/2
QUESTION 6

PLANE GEOMETRY
No calculators allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

Two of the exterior angles of a


regular polygon have measures
(6x – 30)° and (114 – 10x)°. How
many sides does this regular
polygon have?
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

Two of the exterior angles of a


regular polygon have measures
(6x – 30)° and (114 – 10x)°. How
many sides does this regular
polygon have?
ANSWER: 15 sides
QUESTION 7

PLANE GEOMETRY
Calculators are not allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

If a chord 24 cm long is 5 cm from the


center of a circle, how long is a chord
10 cm from the center?
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

If a chord 24 cm long is 5 cm from the


center of a circle, how long is a chord
10 cm from the center?
QUESTION 8

TRIGONOMETRY
No calculators allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds
TRIGONOMETRY 30 seconds

Answer:
QUESTION 9

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Answer: x =- 2; y = 5
QUESTION 10

ALGEBRA
Calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Pipes are being stored in a pile


with 25 pipes in the first layer, 24
in the second, and so on. If there
are 12 layers, how many pipes
does the pile contain?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Pipes are being stored in a pile


with 25 pipes in the first layer, 24
in the second, and so on. If there
are 12 layers, how many pipes
does the pile contain?

Answer: 234
QUESTION 11

PLANE GEOMETRY
Calculators are not allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

The sides of a polygon are 3, 4, 5,


6, and 7 cm. Find the perimeter
of a similar polygon, if the side
corresponding to 5 cm is 9 cm
long.
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

The sides of a polygon are


3,4,5,6, and 7cm. Find the
perimeter of a similar polygon, if
the side corresponding to 5 cm is
9 cm long.
Answer: 45 cm
QUESTION 12

ALGEBRA
Calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

The first term of a geometric


sequence is 1536, and the
common ratio is 1/2. Which term
of the sequence is 6?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

The first term of a geometric


sequence is 1536, and the
common ratio is 1/2. Which term
of the sequence is 6?

Answer: 7th term


QUESTION 13

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

ANSWER:
QUESTION 14

TRIGONOMETRY
No calculators allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 SECONDS
TRIGONOMETRY 75 SECONDS

Answer:
QUESTION 15

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Answer:
QUESTION 16

TRIGONOMETRY
No calculators allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

A person standing 40 ft away


from a street light that is 25 ft
tall. How tall is he if his shadow is
10 ft long?
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds
A person standing 40 ft away from a street light
that is 25 ft tall. How tall is he if his shadow is
10 ft long?
ANSWER:
QUESTION 17

PLANE GEOMETRY
calculators ARE NOT allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

What is the height of an


equilateral triangle whose
perimeter is 6 meters?
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds
What is the height of an equilateral triangle
whose perimeter is 6 meters?

ANSWER:
QUESTION 18

ALGEBRA
calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Answer:
QUESTION 19

ALGEBRA
calculators ARE NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Find x so that x - 2; x + 2 and x + 4


are consecutive terms of a
geometric sequence.
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Find x so that x - 2; x + 2 and x + 4 are
consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.

Answer:
QUESTION 20

ALGEBRA
calculators ARE NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Find all real solutions of the


equation:
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Find all real solutions of the equation:

Answer: x=1
QUESTION 21

ALGEBRA
CALCULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

A shirt is marked Php 315 after a


discount of 10% and value added
tax of 12%. What was the price of
the shirt before the tax and
discount?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
A shirt is marked Php 315 after a discount of
10% and value added tax of 12%. What was the
price of the shirt before the tax and discount?

ANSWER: Php 312.50


QUESTION 22

PLANE GEOMETRY
No calculators allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

The sum of the measures of the


interior angles of a polygon is
1980. How many sides has the
polygon?
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds
The sum of the measures of the interior
angles of a polygon is 1980. How many sides
has the polygon?

Answer: 13 sides
QUESTION 23

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Answer: 1/x
QUESTION 24

PLANE GEOMETRY
No calculators allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 45 seconds

The length of a rectangle is 8 cm


more than its width. If the length
is decreased by 9 and the width is
tripled, the area is increased by
50%. What was the area of the
original rectangle?
PLANE GEOMETRY 45 seconds
The length of a rectangle is 8 cm more than
its width. If the length is decreased by 9 and
the width is tripled, the area is increased by
50%. What was the area of the original
rectangle?

Answer: 180 cm2


QUESTION 25

ALGEBRA
Calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Andrew is 5 years old and Charlie


is 26. In how many years will
Charlie be 2 1/2 times as old as
Andrew?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Andrew is 5 years old and Charlie is 26. In
how many years will Charlie be 2 1/2 times
as old as Andrew?

Answer: 9 years
QUESTION 26

ALGEBRA
Calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
QUESTION 27

TRIGONOMETRY
Calculators are NOT allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

Answer: -3/5
QUESTION 28

ALGEBRA
Calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

A 400 mL ask containing 40%


alcohol mixture and a 600 mL ask
containing a 60% alcohol mixture
are put together in a single large
ask. How many percent alcohol is
the resulting mixture?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
A 400 mL ask containing 40% alcohol
mixture and a 600 mL ask containing a 60%
alcohol mixture are put together in a single
large ask. How many percent alcohol is the
resulting mixture?

Answer: 50%
QUESTION 29

TRIGONOMETRY
Calculators are NOT allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 45 seconds

The supplement of an angle is


four times its complement. Find
the angle.
TRIGONOMETRY 45 seconds

The supplement of an angle is four times


its complement. Find the angle.

Answer: 60°
QUESTION 30

PLANE GEOMETRY
Calculators are NOT allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds
The figure below shows a segment joining
the midpoints of two sides of a triangle.
What is the sum of x and y?
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds
The figure below shows a segment joining
the midpoints of two sides of a triangle.
What is the sum of x and y?

Answer: x = 4
QUESTION 31

PLANE GEOMETRY
Calculators are NOT allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 31 seconds

The diagonals of a rhombus are in


the ratio of 1:3. If each side of the
rhombus is 10 cm long, and the
length of the longer diagonal.
PLANE GEOMETRY 31 seconds
The diagonals of a rhombus are in the ratio
of 1:3. If each side of the rhombus is 10 cm
long, and the length of the longer diagonal.

Answer: 60 cm
QUESTION 32

ALGEBRA
No Calculators Allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

If three children eat 4 kilos of rice


in 5 days, how long will 12
children eat 48 kilos of rice?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
If three children eat 4 kilos of rice in 5 days,
how long will 12 children eat 48 kilos of
rice?

Answer: 15 days
QUESTION 33

ALGEBRA
No Calculators Allowed
ALGEBRA 45 seconds

The sum of the square roots of


two positive integers is 5. If the
two integers differ by 5, what are
the integers?
ALGEBRA 45 seconds
The sum of the square roots of two positive
integers is 5. If the two integers differ by 5,
what are the integers?

Answer: 9 and 4
QUESTION 34

ALGEBRA
No Calculators Allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Find the area of the triangle


formed by the coordinate axes
and the line 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6.
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Find the area of the triangle formed by the
coordinate axes and the line
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 6.

Answer: 3 square units


QUESTION 35

ALGEBRA
No Calculators Allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

What is the quotient when


5 4 3
3𝑥 +5𝑥 −4𝑥 +7𝑥+3 is divided by
𝑥 + 2?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

What is the quotient when


3𝑥5+5𝑥4−4𝑥3+7𝑥+3 is divided by 𝑥 + 2?

Answer: 𝟑𝒙𝟒−𝒙𝟑−𝟐𝒙𝟐+𝟒𝒙−𝟏
QUESTION 36

ALGEBRA
calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

The sum of the first 50 odd


integers is 2500. What is the sum
of the next 50 odd integers?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
The sum of the first 50 odd integers is 2500.
What is the sum of the next 50 odd
integers?

Answer: 7500
QUESTION 37

PLANE GEOMETRY
calculators are not allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

A long wire is cut into three


smaller pieces in the ratio of
7 : 3 : 2. If the shortest piece is 16
cm, what is the area of the
largest rectangle that can be
created using the longest piece?
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds
A long wire is cut into three smaller pieces
in the ratio of 7 : 3 : 2. If the shortest piece
is 16 cm, what is the area of the largest
rectangle that can be created using the
longest piece?

Answer: 196 square centimeters


QUESTION 38

ALGEBRA
calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

What is the sum of the first ten


terms of the geometric sequence
4, 8, 16, … ,?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
What is the sum of the first ten terms of the
geometric sequence 4, 8, 16, … ,?

Answer: 8188
QUESTION 39

TRIGONOMETRY
Calculators are NOT allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds
A rectangular shed 2 m wide and 3
m high stands against a
perpendicular building of height 5.5
m. A ladder is used to gain access
to the roof of the building.
Determine the minimum distance
between the bottom of the ladder
and the shed.
TRIGONOMETRY 45 seconds
A rectangular shed 2 m wide and 3 m high
stands against a perpendicular building of
height 5.5 m. A ladder is used to gain access to
the roof of the building. Determine the
minimum distance between the bottom of the
ladder and the shed.

Answer: 2.4 m
QUESTION 40

PLANE GEOMETRY
No calculators allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

A rectangle is formed by putting


two squares side by side. If each
square has perimeter 28 cm,
what is the perimeter of the
rectangle?
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds
A rectangle is formed by putting two
squares side by side. If each square has
perimeter 28 cm, what is the perimeter of
the rectangle?

Answer: 42 cm
QUESTION 41

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

If x + y = 12 and xy = 50,
2 2
what is x + y ?
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
If x + y = 12 and xy = 50,
what is x2 + y2?

Answer: 44
QUESTION 42

ALGEBRA
No calculators allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

Answer: -41/3
QUESTION 43

TRIGONOMETRY
Calculators are NOT allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

From the figure below, find sin D.


TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

From the figure below, find sin D.

Answer: 15/17
QUESTION 44

PLANE GEOMETRY
calculators are NOT allowed
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds

Determine the area of a regular


hexagon which has sides 8 cm
long.
PLANE GEOMETRY 75 seconds
Determine the area of a regular hexagon
which has sides 8 cm long.

Answer: 166.3 cm2


QUESTION 45

PLANE GEOMETRY
Identification
PLANE GEOMETRY

Any angle greater than 180◦ and


less than 360◦ is called what?
PLANE GEOMETRY
Any angle greater than 180◦ and less than
360◦ is called what?

Answer: reflex angle


QUESTION 46

TRIGONOMETRY
calculators are NOT allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

What is side AC in the given triangle below?


TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

What is side AC in the given triangle below?

Answer: 12 mm
QUESTION 47

ALGEBRA
calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Solve for x in the equation:
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Solve for x in the equation:

Answer: 1/2
QUESTION 48

ALGEBRA
calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds

A rectangular box with square


ends has its length 15 cm greater
than its breadth and the total
length of its edges is 204 cm. Find
the volume of the box.
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
A rectangular box with square ends has its
length 15 cm greater than its breadth and
the total length of its edges is 204 cm. Find
the volume of the box.

Answer: 3,888 cm3


QUESTION 49

ALGEBRA
calculators are NOT allowed
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Solve r in the equation-
ALGEBRA 75 seconds
Solve r in the equation-

Answer: r = -2
QUESTION 50

TRIGONOMETRY
calculators are NOT allowed
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

Calculate the area of the sector


of a circle having a radius of 6cm
with angle subtended of 50◦.
TRIGONOMETRY 75 seconds

Calculate the area of the sector of a circle


having a radius of 6cm with angle
subtended of 50◦.

Answer: 5π cm2
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM
REVIEW 2018
September 12, 2018
TUP-Visayas

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