Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Engineering
Electronics and CommunicationsEXAM
COMPREHENSIVE Engineering
2018
MATHEMATICS
NDC Compound, Sta. Mesa, Manila
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1. The ……… of two events A and B, denoted by the symbol A ∩ B, is the event containing all
elements that b to A and B.
a. null set b. union c. event d. intersection
2. The angle formed by a line or plane with the horizontal.
a. Subtended Angle b. Angle of Elevation
c. Angle of Inclination d. Angle of Depression

dy 4
3. Find ------- if y = ------------
dx (2x + 1)3
-4 - 24 - 24 - 24
a. ------------- b. ------------- c. ------------- d. -------------
(2x + 1)2 (2x + 1)4 (2x + 1)6 (2x + 1)8
4. The ……… of the two events A and B, denoted by the symbol A U B, is the event containing
all elements that belong to A or B or both.
a. null set b. union c. event d. intersection
5. 100 ft. from the edge of a sheer cliff 300 ft. high a 100 ft. lighthouse rises. If from the
lighthouse, a ship is sighted at a downward angle of 6 O 21’ , how far is it from the base of the
cliff ?
a. 3954.4 ft. b. 3495.4 ft. c. 3594.4 ft. d. 3549.5 ft.
- 2x
6. Find the area of the largest triangle cut from the first quadrant by a line tangent to y = e
a. lne b. 1/e c. log e d. e
7. A pair of dice is thrown twice. What is the probability of getting totals of 7 and 11 ?
a. 1/6 b. 1/18 c. 2/3 d. 1/54
8. Find the area of a circle whose radius is 6 ft. and which subtends a central angle of 46 O.
a. 4.818 meters b. 4.818 ft. c. 4.818 fathom d. 4.818 inches
9. A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3
times, what is the probability of getting 2 tails and 1 head ?
a. 1/3 b. 2/27 c. 2/9 d. 2/3
10.A plane takes off at 19O at a speed of 300 m.p.h. How long will it take to reach a height of
1,000 ft.
a. 0.00194 sec. b. 0.582 sec. c. 3071.54 sec. d. 6.984 sec.
11.The set of all possible outcomes of statistical experiment is called ………. and is represented
by the symbol S.
a. Sample space b. Element c. Member d. Sample point
12.According to sum or difference of two Sines or Cosines, 2 cos ½(A + B) sin ½(A – B) is equal
to:
a. sin A + sin B b. sin A - sin B c. cos A + cos B d. cos A - cos B
13.A sequence in which there is a common difference between any two consecutive terms.
a. arithmetic progression c. geometric progression
b. harmonic progression d. linear sequence
14.Which of the following is NOT a perfect number?
 a. 496 b. 28 c. 6 d. 1
15.Which of the following is not a property of the binomial expansion of (x + y) n?
a. The number of terms in the resulting expansion is equal to n + 1
b. The sum of the exponents of each term is equal to n + 1.
c. The first term is xn and the last term is yn and each of the terms has a coefficient of 1.
d. The coefficient increases and then decreases in a symmetric pattern.
16.He invented the differential and integral calculus.
a. Isaac Newton c. Gerolamo Cardano
b Robert Recorde d. Carl Freidrich Gauss
17.Which of the following is a gnomon?
a. 10 b. 6 c. 9 d. 10
18.The permutations of n different things taken r at a time is …….
a. (n – 1)! b. n! c. n! / (n – r)!d. n! / (n – r)! r!
19.A quadrilateral where no two sides are parallel.
a. rhombus b. trapezium c. deltoid d. square
20.The solid formed by revolving an ellipse about its axis.
a. torus b. ellipsoid c. sector d. segment
21.Which one shows a Phytagorean relation?
a. 1 + tan2A = sec2A c. sin θ = cos (90 – θ)
b. sin2A = 2sinAcosA d. sin(A + B) = sinAcosB + cosA sinB
22.The founder of Analytical Geometry.
a. Isaac Newton c. Rene Descartes
b. Robert Recorde d. Carl Freidrich Gauss
23.The conic section that will be produced when the expression B2 – 4AC is equal to zero and
the eccentricity is equal to one.
a. ellipse b. hyperbola c. line d. parabola
24.The locus of a point which moves so that the sum of its distance to the foci is constant and is
equal to the length of the major axis.
a. ellipse b. hyperbola c. line d. parabola
25.The function which represents the rate of change with respect to an independent variable.
a. integral b. derivative c. limits d. constant
26.An integral with no restrictions imposed on its independent variables.
a. antiderivative c. integrand
b. definite integral d. derivative
27.A solution of differential equation where there is no arbitrary constant.
a. general solution c. particular solution
b. short form solution d. all of the above
28.What is the equivalent of j7?
a. -1 b. 1 c. j d. –j
29.Which of the following is NOT true about determinants?
a. If the rows of one determinant are the same as the columns of another, and in the
same order, the two determinants are equal.
b. If two columns (or rows) of a determinant are identical, the value of the determinant is
one.
c. If the elements of a column (or row) of a determinant are multiplied by n, the value of
the determinant is multiplied by n.
d. The value of the determinant is not changed if a column is replaced by the column
plus a multiple of another column.
30.A polyhedron with two faces parallel and congruent and whose remaining faces are
parallelograms.
a. polyhedron b. cylinder c. prism d. zone
31.Which of the following is NOT an irrational number?
a. π b. e c. √2 d. 1
32.Which one represents the reflexive property on integers?
a. If a = b then b = a c. If a = b and b = c then a = c
b. a = a d. If a = b then ac = bc
33.The Father of the Theory of Probability.
a. Isaac Newton c. Gerolamo Cardano
 b Robert Recorde d. Carl Freidrich Gauss
34.It is the arrangement of the selection of objects regardless of the order.
a. combination b. permutation c. inversion d. distribution
35.Two angles whose sum is a perigon is called…………
a. reflex angle c. supplementary angle
b. full angle d. explementary angle
36.Which one is not a quadrilateral?
a. rhombus b. sphere c. trapezoid d. deltoid
37.The Laws of Sines were demonstrated by ………
a. Viete b. Fincke c. Ptolemy d. Phytagoras
38.What is the equivalent of cot θ?
a. tan (180 – θ) b. csc (90 – θ) c. tan (90 – θ) d. csc (180 – θ)
39.It is the angular distance between the prime meridian and the meridian through the point.
a. longitude b. latitude c. date line d. equator
40.It is the shortest distance between two points.
a. locus b. segment c. sector d. line
41.The equation for the parabola along x-axis that opens to the right.
a. y2 = -4ax b. y2 = 4ax c. x2 = -4ay d. x2 = -4ay
42.The statement that two ratios are equal.
a. factor theorem c remainder theorem
b. proportion d. equality theorem
43.A coin collector has a collection of coins made up of pennies and nickels. If he has three
times as many pennies as nickels and a total face value of the coins is $ 16, how many
nickels are in the collection?
a. 100 b. 200 c. 150 d. 250
44.Marlon and Lorie can do a piece of work in 42 days, Lorie and Felix in 31 days and Felix and
Marlon in 20 days. In how many days can all of them do the work together?
a. 19.26 days b. 20.21 days c. 18.86 days d. 16.46 days
45.If the sum of the roots of kx2 – 2x – (k+10) = 0 is 1, find the value of k.
a. 1 b. 0 c. 3 d. 2
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log �1 �� �
4 � � 128 �
�8 ��
46.What is the value of .
4 5 7 8
a. 3 b. 4 c. 4 d. 5
47.Divide 120 in three parts so that the sum of the products taken two at a time is maximum.
a. 60,40, 20 b. 40, 40, 40 c. 30, 30, 60 d. 15, 15, 90
48.Water flows into a cylindrical tank at the rate of 20 cubic meters per sec. If the radius of the
tank is 2 m, find how fast the surface of the tank is rising.
a. 3.08 m/s b. 5.91 m/s c. 8.03 m/s d. 1.59 m/s
49.Find the tangent line to a parabola y2=4ax with slope m.
a a m a
y = ax+ y = x+ y = mx+ y = mx+
a. m b. m c. a d. m
50.A 12.5 meter ladder is leaning against a vertical wall. If the lower end is slipping along the
positive x-direction at a rate of 1m/sec and along the positive y-direction at a rate of 2
m/sec, find how fast the upper end is slipping along the vertical z-axis when the lower end is
at P1(6, 5, 0).
a. – 1.6394 m/s c. – 1.7321 m/s

b. – 1.3694 m/s d. – 1.3721 m/s

51.Given the following unit vectors for three-dimensional coordinate systems below:
Circular Cylindrical Coordinate System: aρ, aø, az
Spherical Coordinate System: ar, aθ, aø
What is aθ in terms of circular cylindrical components and variables?
a. cos θ aρ + sin θ az c. sin θ cos Ø aρ + cos θ sin Ø aø – sin θ az
b. sin θ cos Ø aρ + cos θ sin Ø az d. sin θ aρ + cos θ az
 �
�e
-t 3
t dt
52.Evaluate the integral 0

a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
53.A regular polygon has 27 diagonals. How many sides does it have?
a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 6
54.In a certain town, 40% of the people have brown hair, 25% have brown eyes and 15% have
both brown hair and brown eyes. A person is selected at random from the town. What is the
probability that he has neither brown hair nor brown eyes?
1 2 1 1
a. 3 b. 3 c. 2 d. 4

a -1b-2 - a -2b -1
55.Simplify b -2 - a -2
ab a+b 1
a. a + b b. a + b c. ab d. a + b
56.Aside from dinosaurs, the Jurassic Park is inhibited with wild spiders (which have 8 legs),
centipedes (which have 100 legs) and beetles (which have 6 legs). If the park contains 78
heads, 1656 feet and 6 more spiders than twice the number of centipedes, how many beetles
are there in the Jurassic Park?
a. 30 b. 36 c. 34 d. 28
57.Maria’s father is now twice as old as she is; 16 years ago he was four times as old as Maria.
How old is Maria now?
a. 30 b. 28 c. 24 d. 20
a c
=
58.If b d , a + b = 11 , c=12 and d =21 find a and b.
a. a = 4; b = 7 c. a = 2; b = 9
b. a = 7; b = 4 d. a = 9; b = 2
59.Find the sum of the ten consecutive odd integers from 5 to 51.
a. 280 b. 290 c. 300 d. 270
60.Find the values of x, y an z that would satisfy the following equations:
x - 2 y + 3z = 0
2 x - y - z = -1
3x + y - 4 z = 1
a. x = 2; y = 1; z = 1 c. x = 1; y = 1; z = 2
b. x = 1; y = 1; z = 1 d. x = 1; y = 2; z = 1
61.A bus started from PUP Sta. Mesa to Baguio 220 kms away. After traveling 60 kms, it was
detained for 1 hour and 20 minutes due to traffic situation. In order to reach Baguio on
schedule, it travelled the rest of the way at a rate 20 kms faster. Find the original speed of
the bus.
a. 30 kph b. 70 kph c. 40 kph d. 80 kph
62. A line slope 3 passes through the point (7,10). If a point on the line has an abscissa 2, find
its ordinate.
a. -1 b. -5 c.1 d. 5

63.Find the equation of a line that bisects the acute angle formed by the lines 2 x - y = 3 and
x - 2y = 3 .
a. x - y = 2 b. 2 x - y = 1 c. x + y = 2 d. 2 x + y = 2

64.The equation r = aq describes the equation for

a. Lemniscates of Bernoulli c. Conchoids of Nicomedes
b. Spiral of Archimedes d. Cardiod
x3 - 2 x + 5
lim
65.Evaluate x �� 2 x - 7
3

1 1 2
a. 3 b. 2 c. 3 d. 2
 3
y=
x+2
66.Find the inverse of 2 .
3
x
a. x b. 2 c. x + 2 d. none of the choices
1 2
A=
67.Find the inverse of
2 4.
2 4 0 2
a.
1 2 c.
2 0
4 0
b.
0 1 d. there is no inverse of the matrix
68.In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicular to the major axis
is a ____.
a. minor axis b. focal width c. latus rectum d. conjugate axis
69.Convergent series is a sequence of decreasing numbers or when the succeeding term is
a. Greater b. lesser c. equal d. none of these
70.What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is intended to hold 8 cu.
m., if the error of the computed volume is not to exceed 0.02 cu.m.?
a. 0.0170 m b. 0.0017 m c. 0.0710 m d. 0.1700 m
71.The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540 degrees. Find the number of sides.
a. 6 b. 8 c. 11 d. 5
72.The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If the two numbers namely 250 and 850 are
removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?
a. 38.62 b. 50 c. 57.12 d. 42.31
73.Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from the point (2,-5) to
the point (-3,5).
a. (-1,1) b. (-1,-2) c. (-2,1) d. (1,-1)
74.A statue 3 m high is standing on base 4 m high. If an observer’s eye is 1.5 m above the
ground, how far should he stand from the base in order that the angle subtended by the
statue is a maximum.
a. 3.51 m b. 4.41 m c. 3.71 m d. 3.41 m
75.Point of derivatives which do not exists (and so equals zero) are called
a. stationary points c. maximum points
b. minimum points d. maximum and minimum points
p
q=
76.Convert the 3 to cartersian equation.
1 1 1

a. 3 y = 3 x b. x = 3 c. y = 3 x d. y = x
2 2 2

2
77.Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, 3 …
9 5 7 11
a. 2 b. 2 c. 2 d. 2

78.Find the area of the largest rectangle with the lower base on the X-axis and the upper
vertices on the parabola y = 12 – x2.
a. 2 units b. 8 units c. 32 units d. 16 units

79.Find tan 2θ, if sin θ = 3/5, θ located in quadrant II.

a. ¾ b. -3/4 c. 7/ 24 d. - 7/ 24
80.Find the equation of the circle with endpoints of its diameter at ( 8, -3 ) and ( -4, 13 ).
a. x2 + y2 + 4x + 10y + 71 = 0 b. x2 - y2 - 4x - 10y - 71 = 0
2 2
c. x + y - 4x - 10y - 71 = 0 d. x2 - y2 - 4x + 10y + 71 = 0
5
81.Evaluate ∑ 13
n=1
a. 65 b. 26 c. 62 d. 56
82.Find the sum of the first 30 terms of the arithmetic progression 5, 8, 11, ……
a. 1544 b. 1455 c. 4155 d. 5145
2
83.The equation for the parabola is x + 2x + 4y - 15 = 0. Find the value of the directrix.
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2
84.It is the arrangements of n different elements in 1 x 2 x 3 x …….. xn is called ___________.
a. combination b. permutation c. redundancy d. series
85.Which Reciprocal relation of trigonometric equation is not true?
a. Sin θ csc θ= 1 b. cos θ sec θ = 1 c. tan θ cot θ = 1 d. sin θ sec θ = 1
86.Find the equation of the locus of a point which moves so that the sum of the distances from
( 2, 0 ) and ( -2, 0 ) is 8.
a. 3x2 + 4y2 = 84 b. 4x2 + 3y2 = 84
2 2
b. 3x + 4y = 48 d. 4x2 + 3y2 = 84
87.What is the order and degree of the differential equation: x ( d2y/ dx2 ) - y ( dy/dx )2 = 4
a. Order 1: Degree 2 b. Order 2 : Degree 2
c. Order 2: Degree 1 d. Order 1: Degree 1
88.It is the measure of dispersion in the middle 50% of the vales in an array to avoid the
influence of extreme values that often occur at either end of the distribution.
a. quartile deviation b. range
c. standard deviation d. median
89.Express 120° in radians as multiple of π.
a. 2π/3 b. 3π/2 c. π/2 d. π
90.A statement of truth of which follows with little or no proof from the theorem is called _______
a. corollary b. axiom c. postulate d. conclusion
91.Simplify the expression √ 18−18 cos 4 x
a. 6 sin 2x b. 2 sin 6 x c. 6 cos 2x d. 2 cos 6x
92.Find the mean of the following set of data:
1.2 1.5 2.6 3.8 2.4 1.9 3.5 2.5 2.4 3.0
a. 2.48 b. 3.82 c. 3.48 d. 8.24
93.Find the volume of the torus generated by revolving the circle ( x-a) 2 + y2 = b2, a ≥ b, about the
y-axis.
a. 2π2ab2 cu.units b. 2π2a2b2 cu.units
2
c. 2π ab cu.units d. 2π2a2b cu.units
94.Evaluate ∫ xcos2 x dx
a. 1 x sin 2x + 1 cos 2x + C b. 1 x sin 2x + 1 cos 2x + C
2 4 4 2
c. x sin 2x + cos 2x + C d. 2 x sin 2x + cos 2x + C
95.Evaluate Lim ( x2 + 3x - 5 ) as x approaches the value of 4.
a. 23 b. 24 c. 24 + C d. 23 + C
96.Any number multiplied by _________ is unity.
a. zero b. itself c. its reciprocal d. infinity
97.In the proportions of four quantities, the first and the fourth terms are referred to as the
__________.
a. means b. extremes c. median d. factors
98.A sequence of number where every term is obtained by adding all preceding terms a square
number series such as ( 1, 5, 14, 30, 55 , 91 ….. ) is called ___________.
a. triangular number b. euler’s number
c. tetrahedral number d. pyramidal number
99.A man born in the first half of the nineteenth century was x years old in the year x 2. In what
year was he born?
a. 1846 b. 1825 c. 1806 d. 1832
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100. A technique in sampling in which every n name in the list may be selected to be
included in the sample.
a. pure random sampling b. stratified random sampling
c. cluster sampling d. systematic sampling
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Polytechnic University of the Philippines
College of Engineering
Electronics and Communications Engineering
NDC Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila
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MATHEMATICS

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Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Engineering
Electronics and Communications Engineering
NDC Campus, Sta. Mesa, Manila
 Answer Sheet
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2018
MATHEMATICS

Name : _____________________________ Year and Section ______ Score ______

For Solutions to Problem Solving Questions:

You may continue writing at the back of this answer sheet and the back part of the previous
answer sheet for multiple choice questions.