ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

ECE Pre-Board Exam 01

1. In algebra, what refers to the operation of root extraction?

A. Evolution C. Revolution
B. Resolution D. Involution

2. Nicole wishes to save money by putting in her life size piggy bank 5 centavos in the first day, 10
centavos in the second day, 20 centavos the third day and so on. What is the total amount of
money she saved at the end of 30 days?
A. P679,890.18 C. P729.780.81
B. P536,870.91 D. P420,890.18

3. Given the following equation: ln(x-2)+ln(2x-3)=2lnx, Find x.

A. 2 C. 6
B. 4 D. 8

4. What refers to the difference between an approximate value of a quantity and its exact value or
true value?
A. Relative error C. Absolute error
B. Mistake D. Difference

5. If the roots of an equation are zero, then these roots are classified as what type of solution?
A. Conditional solution C. Hypergolic solution
B. Extraneous solution D. Trivial solution

6. Evaluate the following: √

3.
A. – 1 C. – 3
B. – 2 D. – 4

7. What is the volume (in m3) of a regular tetrahedron whose edge measures 20 meters?
A. 912.6 C. 939.12
B. 921.78 D. 942.81

8. Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and parallel to the line 5x–3y+8=0.
A. 5x – 5y = 3 C. 3x – 5y = 0
B. 3x – 3y = 5 D. 5x – 3y = 0

9. Evaluate: lim →

A. 3/4 C. 3/5
B. 4/5 D. 4/3

10. Evaluate ∫
√
A. 0.285 C. 0.423
B. 0.123 D. 0.365

11. What refers to a sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding
term?
 A. Divergent sequence C. Convergent sequence
B. Isometric sequence D. Dissonant sequence

12. The area of the region bounded by two concentric circles is called _____.
A. Circular disk C. ring
B. Annulus D. washer

13. It is a polyhedron of which two faces are equal polygons in parallel planes and the other faces are
parallelograms.
A. Tetrahedron C. Frustum
B. Prism D. Prismatoid

14. How many circular permutations can be made from 6 different objects?
A. 120 C. 150
B. 125 D. 175

15. Two natural numbers are such that the difference of their squares is 481 and the sum of their
squares is 769. What is the larger natural number?
A. 12 C. 15
B. 25 D. 18

16. A bin contains 5 blue chips and 4 white chips. If three items are picked at random, what is the
probability that at least one of them is blue chip?
A. 0.932 C. 0.912
B. 0.922 D. 0.902

17. Ten years ago, Jan was four times as old as Michael. Now he is only twice as old as Michael. How
old is Jan?
A. 28 C. 32
B. 30 D. 34

18. Eric, Erwin, Bodo, and Josh are playing a round of golf. Any tie will be resolved by a playoff. How
many ways can they finish?
A. 24 C. 36
B. 48 D. 12

19. When 2x3 – bx2 + 6x – 3b is divided by x + 2, the remainder is zero. Determine the value of b.
A. – 1 C. – 3
B. – 2 D. – 4

20. Each of the faces of a regular hexahedron is a ______.

A. Square C. rectangle
B. Triangle D. hexagon

21. The altitude of the sides of a triangle intersects at the point known as _____.
A. Incenter C. circumcenter
B. Orthocenter D. centroid

22. Which of the following is true?

 A. Sin (-θ) = sin θ C. cos (-θ) = cos θ
B. Tan (-θ) = tan θ D. csc (-θ) = csc θ

23. Simplify the expression

A. 2 tan B C. tan B cos B
B. Tan B + cos B D. 2 sin B cos B

24. If Sherley’s rate of doing work is to Kristine’s as 6:8 and Sherley does a piece of work in 50 days,
how long will it take Kristine to do the work alone?
A. 37.5 days C. 36.5 days
B. 35.7 days D. 38.6 days

25. Find the polar equation of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x = 0 in polar coordinates.

A. r = cos θ C. r = 3 cos θ
B. r = 4 cos θ D. r = 2 cos θ

26. Evaluate ∫ ( − + 1)
A. 0.250 C. 0.625
B. 0.500 D. 0.750

27. Solve the differential equation 3 ( ) .

t -3t
A. 3e C. 3e
B. e-9t D. 3e-9t

28. The sum of two digits in a two-digit number is 12. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 18
more than the original number. Find the original number.
A. 66 C. 57
B. 39 D. 48

29. Sin (A – B) is equal to ______, when B=1700 and A is an acute angle.

A. – cos A C. – sin A
B. Cos A D. sin A

30. It is defined as the set of all points in the plane the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is
a constant.
A. Circle C. Parabola
B. Hyperbola D. Ellipse

31. The chords of an ellipse which passes through the center, are known as _____.
A. Asymptote C. minor axis
B. Major axis D. diameter

32. A line which a curve approaches indefinitely near as its tracing point passes off to the infinity is
called the ______.
A. Tangent C. directrix
B. Asymptote D. latus rectum

33. What is the line that passes through the focus and is perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?
A. Tangent line C. Latus rectum
 B. Directrix D. Axis of the parabola

34. A horizontal line has a slope of ______.

A. Negative C. positive
B. Infinity D. zero

35. How many 5-card hands will have 3 aces and 2 kings?
A. 36 C. 24
B. 12 D. 16

36. Find the mean for the sample measurements 3, 5, 1, 8, 5, 4, 6, 6.

A. 3.68 C. 5
B. 4.75 D. 4.5

37. A cable suspended from a level supports 100m apart sags 30 m. Assuming that it hangs in the form
of a parabola, find the width of the cable at a height of 10m above the lowest point.
A. C.
√
B. 100√3 D. 50

38. A rich man lived in his private island went to the mainland 36Km away by motorboat and returned
home by helicopter. His total travel time was 1 4/5 hours and his flying speed average five times as
fast as his boat’s speed. Find the speed of the helicopter.
A. 100 Kph C. 120 Kph
B. 110 Kph D. 125 Kph

39. Three people rode in a minibus with six vacant seats on each side. In how many ways can they be
seated in one insists on seating on the right side?
A. 580 C. 660
B. 620 D. 645

40. In a certain electronic factory, the ratio of the number of male to female workers is 2:3. If one
hundred new female workers are hired, the number of female workers will increase to 65% if the
total number of workers. Find the original number of workers in the factory.
A. 600 C. 800
B. 700 D. 900

41. Evaluate: tan A (sin A + cot A cos A).

A. Cos A C. sin A tan A
B. Sec A D. 1/(sin A tan A)

42. Find the area bounded by the curve 2x2 + 4x + y = 0 and the line y + x = 0.
A. 1.000 C. 1.525
B. 1.125 D. 1.823

43. Eric is 25 years younger than his father. However his father will be twice his age in 10 years. How
old is his father?
A. 30 C. 45
B. 40 D. 50
44. Determine the point of division of the line segment from A(5,6) to B(-3,-2) that divides this line
segment, starting from A, into two parts in the ration 1:3.
A. (1, 3) C. (-1, 1)
B. (0, 2) D. (3, 4)

45. At maximum point, the value of y” is:

A. Zero C. positive
B. Infinite D. negative

46. If the first derivative of a function is constant, then the function is _____.
A. Sinusoidal C. linear
B. Logarithmic D. quadratic

47. Cos4A – sin4A is equal to:

A. Cos 2A C. 2tanA
B. Sin 2A D. sec A

48. Solve for x: Log5 log(x+4) – log3 log(x+4) = log3 log5.

A. 27.86 C. 28.76
B. 26.87 D. 25.43

49. Two dices are tossed. What is the probability that the sum of the two dices is 7?
A. 1/4 C. 15/36
B. 1/3 D. 1/6

50. A basketball player sinks 50% of his shots. What is the probability that he makes exactly 3 of his
next 4 shots?
A. 1/2 C. 1/4
B. 1/3 D. ¾

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