Module 1
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2. A cuboid has dimensions of 4 cm, 6cm and 12 cm. What is its volume?
A) 2.88 m3
B) 0.028 m3
# C) 0.000288m3
7. Two angles of a triangle are 68 o and 32 o. Therefore the third angle must be
a) 63o
b) 114o
# c) 80o
11. Which of the following formulae are correct for the triangle shown?
# a) C2 = A2 + B2
b) B2 = C2 + A2
c) A2 = C2 + B2
14. If a wheel of radius R revolves a turn, how many radians does it turn through?
a) 2p radians
# b) p radians
c) 2R2 radians
15. If there are two similar angles in a right triangle, these angles are
# a) complementary
b) supplementary
c) subordinate
17. (A + B)4 is
(A + B)2
# a) (A + B)2
b) A + B
c) (A + B)6
28. The LCD for the problem 1/6 + 1/5 + 1/17 + 1/2 is
a) 1020
b) 17
# c) 510
29. The formulae for calculating the area of a right angled triangle is
a) height + base
b) base / height
# c) (base x height)
36. Calculate (+ 3) - (- 4)
a) -1
# b) +7
c) -7
46. The formula for calculating the torque loading on a nut or bolt is
a) Force used x diameter of the bolt
# b) Force used x lever length of the spanner
c) Lever length of the spanner
Threads per inch
47. Calculate the height of an obtuse triangle whose base is X cm and the area is Y
square cm.
a) Y x 2 x X
B) Y + X
2
# c) Y x 2
X
50. The specific torque loading for a bolt is 50 lbs.ins but an extension of 2 is needed to
reach the bolt in addition to the 8 torque wrench. What will the actual reading?
a) 54 lb.ins
# b) 40 lb.ins
c) 60 lb.ins
55. x 82 =
a) 123
# b) 61.5
c) 81.5
56. A circular patch is held together by seven equally spaced rivets, what is their angular
relationship?
a) 51.50o
# b) 51.43o
c) 52o
59. A right-angled triangle has sides of 3 inches and 4 inches, what will the third side be?
a) 6 inches
# b) 5 inches
c) 5.5 inches
61. If resin to hardener is used in the ratio of 1000:45, how much hardener is used with
60 grams of resin
a) 47 grams
# b) 2.7 grams
c) 145 grams
63. 6 mm is equal to
a) 0.625
b) 0.375
# c) 0.236
69. sin =
a) C/A
# b)A/C
c) B/C
70. Cos A =
a) 1.2
# b) 0.8
c) 0.6
72. 2x 3 = 4; x =
# a) 3.50
b) 3
c) 7
74. V = (a + b) r2 Find a
a) V r2 b
b) (V b)/ r2
# c) V / r2 b
77. A cylinder has a diameter of 20 cm and a length of 20 cm, what is its volume?
a) 400cm3
b) 1240cm3
# c) 6200cm3
82. What is the formula for calculating the curved area of a cone?
a) p x radius2 x height
# b) p x radius x height
c) 2/3 x p x radius x height
84. Two gears are in mesh, one is larger than the other, the smaller gear rotates
a) at the same speed
b) at a lower speed
# c) at a faster speed
85. Calculate 10 x 23 + 10 x 25
a) 32,008,000
b) 520
# c) 400
92. A parallelogram has a base 120cm and height 11 cm. What is the area?
a) 1.32 m2
# b) 0.132 m2
c) 0.0132 m2
# a) Parallelogram
b)Trapezoid
c) Rhombus
a) Parallelogram
b) Trapezium
# c) Rhombus
# a) height x base
b) base x height
c) height + twice base
98. Two gears are in mesh, one has twice the number of teeth as the other
a) the gear with fewer teeth rotates slower than the other
# b) the gear with fewer teeth rotates faster than the other
c) the two gears rotate at the same speed
102. 46 9
- 3 + (- 3)
a) 4.5
# b) 3.5
c) 4
103. An aircraft travels 2150 nautical miles in 2 hours 30 minutes What is the average
speed of the aircraft?
a) 600 knots
# b) 860 knots
c) 550 knots
106. What is the surface area of a cylinder whose diameter is 20cm and height of 15
cm?
a) 942p
b) 350p
# c) 300p
108. An input gear has 20 teeth and the output gear has 120 teeth. If the input gear
rotates 360 degrees, the output gear will rotate
a) 90 degrees
b) 45 degrees
# c) 60 degrees
111. (x - 3)(x + 5) =
a) x2 - 15
# b) x2 + 2x - 15
c) x2 + 2x
112. (6+2)2 X 2 (2 X 45) =
# a) 38
b) 218
c) 128
113. V = (a + b) r2 Find a
a) V r2 b
b) (V b) / r2
# c) V / r2 - b
114. Give the names of a triangle, which has two sides equal in length and two equal
angles.
a) Equilateral
# b) Isosceles
c) Obtuse
116. the diameter of a cylinder is 200 cm and the height is 20 cm, what is the volume.
# a) 628000 cm3
b) 8000 cm3
c) 62800 cm3
121. in 21 = 43 X, X is equal to
# a) 43 21
b) 43 + 21
c) 21 - 43
122. The comparison of the power input to the power output of an inverter is expressed
as a
# a) ratio
b) loss
c) gain
125. What is the surface area of a cone if the base is 8cm diameter and the length is
10cm?
# a) 40p
b) 80p
c) 120p
127. What is the area of a rectangle when its height is 11cm and the width 120cm?
a) 1320 m2
# b) 0.132 m2
c) 1.32 m2
128. How many times does the X axis get crossed when y = x2 3
a) 1
# b) 2
c) 3
132. 4(4 (4 1) 1) 1 =
a) 15
b) 31
# c) 43
135. Which number is the lowest common factor of 36, 66 and 126
a) 23
# b) 6
c) 12
137. (a + b)(a b) =
# a) a2 b2
b) a2 + 2ab b2
c) a2 + b2
139. 11 5 =
16 8
a) 10/11
b) 55/128
# c) 11/10
140. an aircraft uses 1680 gallons of fuel, the left tank uses 45%, the right tank uses
32.5%, how much was used by the centre tank?
a) 21 gallons
b) 210 gallons
# c) 378 gallons
145. What is the area of a ring with an outer diameter of 90 inches and an inner diameter
of 80 inches?
a) p325
# b) 425p
c) p435
a) 1130
b) 1000
# c) 1225
149. Calculate x
# a) 9.029
b) 8.971
c) 9.570
# a) y = 2 - x
# a) y = 2 - x
b) y = x - 2
c) y = 2x + 2
151. What is the area of a rectangle with base 160cm and height 12cm?
a) 0.00192 m2
b) 0.0192 m2
# c) 0.192 m2
152. What is the value of X
a) 30o
# b) 35o
c) 40o
153. on a right angle triangle, the longest side is 20 cm and the shortest is 12 cm. What
is the other side?
a) 13 cm
# b) 16 cm
c) 18 cm
154. How many degrees are there in one the smaller of the segments, where AB is one
sixth of AC
a) 14.5o
# b) 15o
c) 10o
a) Q2C / R2
b) Q2C2/ R
# c) Q2R2C
157. The graph points (9, 3) and (3, 1) what is the slope?
# a) 1/3
b) 3/1
c) 9/5
a) 42.41p
# b) 6.75p
c) 17.5p
# a) x + y = - 2
b) y = 2 - x
c) x y = 2
162. Two gear wheels one with 20 teeth and one with 120 teeth meshed together. The
small gear turns one revolution. How far does the large gear move?
a) 40o
# b) 60o
c) 90o
163. An aircraft flies 1350nm in 2 hrs 15 minutes. What is the average speed?
a) 650kts
# b) 600kts
c) 850kts
164. The straight line from the center to a circle is known as the
a) chord
# b) radius
c) diameter
169. In right-angled triangle the longest side is 20 and the other side is 12. The
remaining side is
a) 22
# b) 16
c) 10
a) 120o
# b) 60o
c) 30o
173. A mound of soil is piled up into a cone of base diameter 1.8m and height 0.6 m.
What is the volume of soil?
# a) 0.5 m3
b) 1.5 m3
c) 1.0 m3
174. The heat of a resistor is given by the equation h = I2 RT. Find the current I.
a)
# b)
c)
180. In a parallelogram, if all the sides are of equal length and 1 angle is 90o, it is a
a) rhomboid
b) quadrilateral
# c) square
181. In a rhombus
# a) all sides are equal length with no angles 90o
b) adjacent sides are different lengths with no angles 90o
c) all sides are different length with no angles 90o
191. Rewrite the following with a positive index: Z-2 and X-3
# a) 1/Z2 and 1/X3
b) (ZX2)2; and (X)3
c) Z/22; and 1/X
196. Using cosine to find the angle of a triangle, which statement is true?
# a) Adj / hyp
b) Opp / adj
c) Opp / hyp
197. An input gear of 20 teeth drives an output gear of 120 teeth, if the input rotates one
revolution, how much does the output turn?
# a) 60o
b) 30o
c) 45o
207. 100112 =
# a) 1910
b) 292
c) 3510
208. In a right angled triangle the longest side is 20cm long, the shortest side is 12cm.
What length is the last side?
a) 18cm
# b) 16cm
c) 13.6cm
218. An aeroplane has 1800 gallons of fuel on board. 35% in the left wing 42.5% in the
right wing how much fuel is in the centre tank?
# a) 405 gallons
b) 183 gallons
c) 545 gallons
220. A triangle has angles 67o and 48o. The third angle is
a) 115
b) 75
# c) 65