Mathematics Modules 16-1

MODULE 16

1. A fence 548-meter long surrounds a rectangular field. If the

diagonal distance between corners of the field is 194 m, what is
the area (square meters) of the field?

A. 15,654
B. 16,237
C. 18,720
D. 20,244

2. A flagpole 3 m high stands at the top of a pedestal 2 m high

located at one side of a pathway. At the opposite side of the
pathway directly facing the flagpole, the flagpole subtends the
same angle as the pedestal. What is the width of the pathway?

A. 3.21 m
B. 4.47 m
C. 6.28 m
D. 8.41 m

3. A conic section whose eccentricity is always less than one is

______.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. parabola
D. hyperbola

4. Which of the following is the greatest mass?

A. 1 slug
B. 2 kg
C. 10 lbm
D. 544 gm
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5. A polygon is ______ when no side, when extended, will pass

through the interior of the polygon.

A. equilateral
B. congruent
C. isoperimetric
D. none of the above

6. A steel drum manufacturer incurs a yearly fixed operating cost of

P 200,000. Each drum manufactured cost P 160 to produce and
sells for P 200. What is the manufacturers break-even sales
volume in drums per year?

A. 1000
B. 1250
C. 2500
D. 5000

7. How many sides has an equiangular polygon if each interior

angle is 165º.

A. 24
B. 28
C. 32
D. 42

a2
 (a  2)
8. Reduce to simplest form  2
a .
3a  12
a
a  12

A. a + 2
B. a – 2
a2
C.
a2
a2
D.
a4
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9. What is one of the roots of the equation x² + 4ix – 5 = 0?

A. i+1
B. 2i + 1
C. 3i + 1
D. 4i + 1

10. In polar coordinate system, the distance of any point P from the
origin is called ______.

A. radius
B. polar angle
C. radius vector
D. polar distance

11. Two dices are tossed. What is the probability that the sum of the
two dices is 7?

1
A.
3
1
B.
4
1
C.
6
1
D.
12

12. A vector is a straight line segment that has a definite ______.

A. length and sense

B. direction and sense
C. length and direction
D. length, direction and sense

13. Two pulleys, 10 ft between centers, are linked by a non-crossing

belt. The larger pulley is 10 ft in diameter and the smaller pulley
is 5 ft in diameter. Determine the circumference (total length) of
the belt.

A. 43.50 ft
B. 44.18 ft
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C. 46.88 ft
D. 47.85 ft

14. If the radius of a circle is halved, by how many times is its area
reduced?

1
A.
2
1
B.
3
1
C.
4
1
D.
8

15. The hexadecimal number equivalent of the decimal number 7869

is ______.

A. ABAD
B. IEBD
C. IEEE
D. IIEE

16. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and an outer

diameter of 0.06 m. Compute for the torque if the shear stress is
not to exceed 120 Mpa in N-m.

A. 4,100
B. 4,150
C. 4,300
D. 4,500

17. Ship A started sailing N40°32’E at the rate of 3 mph. After 2

hours, ship B started from the same port going S45°18’E at the
rate of 4 mph. After how many hours will the second ship be
exactly south of ship A?

A. 2.25 hours
B. 2.97 hours
C. 3.73 hours
D. 4.37 hours
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18. The slope of the stress-strain diagram in the linearly elastic

region is called ______.

A. elastic limit
B. yield strength
C. proportional limit
D. modulus of elasticity

19. Solve for x in arcsin 2x – arcsin x = 15°.

A. 0.2428
B. 0.2597
C. 0.3568
D. 0.4282

20. The intersection of the sphere and the plane through the center
is called ______.

A. poles
B. small circle
C. great circle
D. polar distance

21. A statement of truth of which is admitted without proof is

______.

A. axiom
B. corollary
C. theorem
D. postulate

22. Napierian logarithm has a base of ______.

A. e
B. 1
C. 10
D. 11
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23. Simplify the expression sec θ – (sec θ) (sin² θ).

A. sin θ
B. sin² θ
C. cos θ
D. cos² θ

24. One section of a suspension bridge has its weight uniformly

distributed between twin towers that are 400 m apart and rise
90 m above the horizontal roadway. A cable strung between the
tops of the towers has the shape of a parabola, and its center
point is 10 m above the roadway. Find the equation of the cable.

A. y = 500x2 + 10
B. x = 500x2 + 10
1
C. y = x2 + 10
500
1
D. y = y2 + 10
500

25. The cost C of a product is a function of the quantity x, of the

product C(x) = x2 – 4000x + 50. Find the quantity for which the
cost is minimum.

A. 1000
B. 1500
C. 2000
D. 3000

26. A journal bearing with diameter of 50.8 mm is subjected of 50.8

A rivet in double shear ______.

A. is always hand driven

B. has twice the strength as a rivet in shear
C. has the same strength as a rivet in single shear
D. has four times the strength of a rivet in simple shear

27. A product has a current selling price of P 325. If its selling price
is expected to decline at the rate of 10% per annum because of
obsolescence, what will be its selling price four years hence?

A. P 156.00
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B. P 202.75
C. P 213.23
D. P 302.75

28. The position of a body weighing 72.6 kg is given by the

expression S = 5t² + 3t + 4, where S is in meters and t is in
seconds. What force is required for this motion?

A. 625 N
B. 695 N
C. 726 N
D. 985 N

29. A cyclists on a circular track of radius r = 250 m is traveling at 9

m/s. His speed in the tangential direction increases at the rate of
1.5 m/s2. What is the cyclist’s total acceleration?

A. -1.53 m/s2
B. 1.53 m/s2
C. -2.3 m/s2
D. 2.3 m/s2

30. A man owns a building on which there is a P 100,000.00

mortgage which earns 6% per annum. The mortgage is being
paid for in 20 equal year-end payments. After making 8
payments, the man desires to reduce his payments by
refinancing the balance of the debt with a 30-year mortgage at
8%, and to be retired by equal annual payments. What would be
the reduction in the yearly payment?

A. P 2,225.70
B. P 2,550.80
C. P 2,985.30
D. P 3,120.90

31. Find the area of the circle whose center is at (2, -5) and tangent
to the line 4x + 3y – 8 = 0.

A. 3π
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B. 6π
C. 9π
D. 12π

32. A spherical balloon is being filled with air at a rate of 1 cubic foot
per second. Compute the time rate of rate of change of the
surface area of the balloon at the instant when its volume is
113.1 cubic feet.

A. 0.67 ft2/s
B. 1.73 ft2/s
C. 3.0 ft2/s
D. 3.7 ft2/s

33. Any equation which, because of some mathematical process, has

acquired an extra root is sometimes called a ______.

A. literal equation
B. linear equation
C. redundant equation
D. defective equation

34. P 2,900 is deposited in a bank at the end of every 6 months for

5 years with an interest rate of 6% compounded semi-annually.
What must be the future value at the end of 5 years?

A. P 23,689
B. P 24,215
C. P 33,245
D. P 33,914

35. If y = 4 cos x + sin2x, what is the slope of the curve when x =

2.

A. -2.21
B. -2.22
C. -3.25
D. -4.94
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36. The triangle has sides of 5,7 and 9 units. If one of the vertices is
pulled parallel to its opposite side 2 times the sum of the sides,
then its area ______.

A. is still the same

B. will triple in value
C. will double in value
D. will quadruple in value

37. 120 Giga Newton is how many Mega Newton?

A. 120
B. 1,200
C. 12,000
D. 120,000

38. What is the present worth of a 3 years annuity paying P 3,000 at

the end of each year, with interest at 8% compounded annually?

A. P 7,371.29
B. P 7,731.29
C. P 9,371.79
D. P 9,731.79

39. The integral of a function between certain limits divided by the

difference in abscissas between those limits gives the ______ of
the function.

A. limit
B. middle
C. average
D. intercept

40. A ball dropped from the roof of a building 40 meters tall will hit
the ground with a velocity of ______.

A. 0 m/s
B. 19.8 m/s
C. 28 m/s
D. 30 m/s
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
41. Evaluate  2
12 sin5 x cos5 xdx .
0

A. 0.20
B. 0.25
C. 0.35
D. 0.50

42. The point through which the resultant of the distributed gravity
force passes regardless of the orientation of the body in space is
known as ______.

A. center of inertia
B. center of gravity
C. moment of inertia
D. center of attraction

n
43.  n
xyz  is equal to ______.

A. xyz
B. (xyz)n
C. (xyz)n-1
D. (xyz)1/n

44. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. A conjecture is an axiom.
B. A prime number is not a composite number.
C. A cosecant curve is a periodic function of period 360°.
D. A confocal ellipse and hyperbola always intersect at right
angle.

45. A triangle having three sides equal is called ______.

A. right triangle
B. scalene triangle
C. equilateral triangle
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D. isosceles triangle

46. If a right cone has a base radius of 35 cm and an altitude of 45

cm, solve for the total surface area.

A. 10,117 cm2
B. 10,711 cm2
C. 10,717 cm2
D. 17,107 cm2

47. Find the slope of the line y – x = 5.

A. 1
B. 5 + x
1
C. 
2
1
D.
4

48. Mandarin bank advertises 9.5% accounts that yield 9.84%

annually. Find how often is the interest compounded?

A. monthly
B. quarterly
C. semi-annually
D. continuously

49. A succession of numbers in which one number is designated as

first, another as second, another as third and so on is called as
______.

A. series
B. sequence
C. order of numbers
D. all of these
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50. A pole which leans 10°15’ from the vertical towards the sun
casts a shadow 9.43 m long on the ground when the angle of
elevation of the sun is 54°50’. Find the length of the pole.

A. 12.5 m
B. 14.2 m
C. 15.4 m
D. 18.3 m

Answers to MODULE 16

1. C. 18,720
2. B. 4.47 m
3. B. ellipse
4. A. 1 slug
5. A. equilateral
6. D. 5000
7. A. 24
a2
8. D.
a4
9. B. 2i + 1
10. C. radius vector
1
11. C.
6
12. D. length, direction and sense
13. B. 44.18 ft
1
14. C.
4
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15. B. IEBD
16. D. 4,500
17. D. 4.37 hours
18. D. modulus of elasticity
19. A. 0.2428
20. C. great circle
21. A. axiom
22. A. e
23. C. cos θ
1
24. C. y= x2 + 10
500
25. C. 2000
26. B. has twice the strength as a rivet in shear
27. C. P 213.23
28. C. 726 N
29. B. 1.53 m/s2
30. A. P 2,225.70
31. C. 9π
32. A. 0.67 ft2/s
33. C. redundant equation
34. C. P 33,245
35. D. -4.94
36. A. is still the same
37. D. 120,000
38. B. P 7,731.29
39. C. average
40. C. 28 m/s
41. A. 0.20
42. B. center of gravity
43. A. xyz
44. A. A conjecture is an axiom.
45. C. equilateral triangle
46. A. 10,117 cm2
47. A. 1
48. B. quarterly
49. B. sequence
50. D. 18.3 m
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MODULE 17

1. Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 5 liters of 35% salt solution
are poured into a drum originally containing 30 liters of 10% salt
solution. What is the percent concentration in the mixture?

A. 19.55%
B. 22.15%
C. 25.72%
D. 27.05%

2. What is the probability of getting the number 4 thrice in five

tosses of a die?

A. 0. 0233
B. 0.0322
C. 0.2330
D. 0.3200

3. A short 61 mm shaft transmits 120 hp. Compute the linear

speed of a pulley 55 cm mounted on the shaft.

A. 1766 ft/min
B. 1796 ft/min
C. 1856 ft/min
D. 2106 ft/min

4. Solve for x in x = 1 – (sin θ – cos θ)2.

A. sin 2θ
B. cos 2θ
C. -2cos θ
D. sin θ cos θ
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5. What is the sum of the following finite sequence of terms: 28,

35, 42, …, 84?

A. 504
B. 525
C. 540
D. 580

6. The area of a triangle whose sides are 25, 39 and 40 is ______.

A. 468
B. 486
C. 648
D. 846

7. If A can do the work in a days and B in b days, how long will it

take to do the job working together?

A. a + b days
ab
B. days
2
ab
C. days
ab
ab
D. days
ab

8. Find the present worth of the future payment of P 300,000 to be

made in 5 years with an interest rate of 8% per annum.

A. P 200,174.96
B. P 204,174.96
C. P 217,404.96
D. P 240,174.96

9. Confocal conics are conics ______.

A. having no focus
B. having the same foci
C. whose foci coincide with the origin
D. whose foci coincides with the vertices
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10. In a cantilever beam with a concentrated load at the free end,

the moment is ______.

A. maximum at the wall

B. constant along the beam
C. maximum at the free end
D. 1/4 maximum half way out on the beam

11. Two cars start at the same time from two nearby towns 200 km
apart and travel toward each other. One travels at 60 kph and
the other at 40 kph. After how many hours will they meet on the
road?

A. 1 hour
B. 2 hours
C. 2.5 hours
D. 3 hours

12. A cylindrical tank, lying horizontally, 0.90 m in diameter and 3 m

long is filled to a depth of 0.60 m. How many gallons of gasoline
does it contain?

A. 250
B. 270
C. 300
D. 360

13. A 600 N block rests on a 30º inclined plane. The coefficient of

static friction is 0.30 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20.
If a force P is applied to the block horizontally, find the value of
P needed to keep the block moving up the plane.

A. 257 N
B. 275 N
C. 527 N
D. 750 N

14. How many significant digits do 20.023 have?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
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15. In a 30-60-90 triangle, the longer leg is ______ times as

long as the hypotenuse.

A. 3
2
B.
3
2
C.
3
3
D.
2

16. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 – 34 =

0 through point (3, 5).

A. 3x – 5y + 34 = 0
B. 3x – 5y – 34 = 0
C. 3x + 5y + 34 = 0
D. 3x + 5y – 34 = 0

17. What is the name of a vector that represents the sum of two
vectors?

A. scalar
B. tensor
C. tangent
D. resultant

2
18. Evaluate x 8  x3 dx. .

A. -8 (8 – x3)3/2 + C
2
B. (8 – x3)3/2 + C
9
2
C.  (8 – x3)3/2 + C
9
2
D.  (8 – x3)3/2 + C
3
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19. If the radius of the sphere is increased by 10%, by how many

percent is the volume increased?

A. 10%
B. 21%
C. 33.1%
D. 50%

20. How much money must you invest today in order to withdraw
P2000 annually for 10 years if the interest rate is 9%?

A. P 12,385.32
B. P 12,835.32
C. P 12,853.32
D. P 12,881.37

3x  1 x3 1
21. Combine into a single fraction   .
x 2  1 x 2  3x  2 x  2

A. x – 1
B. x + 1
1
C.
x 1
1
D.
x 1

22. Divide the number 60 into two parts so that the product P of one
part and the square of the other is a maximum.

A. 25 and 35
B. 30 and 30
C. 40 and 20
D. 50 and 10

23. Logarithm of 10th root of x raise 10 equals ______.

A. log x
B. log x10
C. 10 log x
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1
log x 10
D.
10
24. What conic section is represented by x² + 4xy + 4y² + 2x = 10.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. parabola
D. hyperbola

25. The rectangular coordinates system used to represent a complex

number.

A. Venn diagram
B. Argand diagram
C. Complex diagram
D. Maxwell's diagram

26. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the
number.

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

27. An airplane flying horizontally at a speed of 200 m/sec drops a

bomb from an elevation of 2415 meters. Determine the time
required for the bomb to reach the earth.

A. 8.20 sec
B. 11.09 sec
C. 22.18 sec
D. 44.37 sec

28. A helicopter is rising vertically from the ground at a constant

rate of 15 ft per second. When it is 250 feet off the ground, a
jeep passed beneath the helicopter traveling in a straight line at
a constant speed of 50 mph. Determine how fast is the distance
between them changing after one second.

A. 34 ft/sec
B. 38 ft/sec
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C. 45 ft/sec
D. 60 ft/sec

29. The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is 6.6824, its area is

______.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
1
D.
2

30. A projectile is fired with a velocity of 1600 fps and the target
distance is 50,000 ft. Determine the height of the projectile.

A. 19º28’
B. 24º32’
C. 32º17’
D. 38º57’

31. The area of a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1 is

______.

A. 1.392
B. 2.378
C. 2.945
D. 3.816

32. Find (1 + i)20.

A. -i
B. -1
C. -1024
D. 1024

33. When 2x³ - bx² + 6x – 3b is divided by x + 2, the remainder is

zero. Determine the value of b.

A. -2
B. -3
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C. -4
D. -5

34. A shot is fired at an angle of 30º with the horizontal and a

velocity of 120 m/s. Calculate the range of the projectile.

A. 0.789 mile
B. 12.71 km
C. 387.57 ft
D. 423.74 yard

35. Find the area bounded by y2 = 4x and y + 2x = 12.

A. 29.15 sq. units

B. 29.51 sq. units
C. 31.67 sq. units
D. 33.33 sq. units

x
1
xy
36. Simplify .
3x
1
xy

A. x + y
B. 3x + y
xy
C.
xy
xy
D. 
xy

x
37. Find the area bounded between y = 6x – 1 and y = + 3 by x
4
= 0 and the intersection point.

16
A.
23
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32
B.
23
64
C.
23
32
D.
529

38. The weight of a mass 10 kg at a location where the acceleration

of gravity is 9.7 m/s2 is ______.

A. 77.9 N
B. 79.7 N
C. 97.7 N
D. 977 N

39. The derivative of a function is identical with the ______ of the

graph of the function.

A. slope
B. secant
C. tangent
D. none of the preceding

40. An object is acted upon a body by two forces. One is 100 kg

acting at 45° N of E and the other is 120 kg south. Solve for the
resultant force.

A. 84.2 kg
B. 85.2 kg
C. 86.2 kg
D. 87.2 kg

41. What is the uncovered area of the circle inscribed on a square

whose side length equal to 2 units

A. 4π
B. 4 – π
C. π – 4

D.
4
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42. Find the slope of the tangent to the parabola y = x2 at x = 1.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

43. What is the acid test ratio?

A. the ratio of all assets to total liabilities

B. the ratio of the owners equity to the total current liabilities
C. the ratio of gross margin to operating sales and
administrative expenses
D. the ratio of current assets (exclusive of inventory) to total
current liabilities

44. The volume of a sphere is 904.78 m3. Find the volume of the
spherical segment of height 4 m.

A. 124.58 m3
B. 145.69 m3
C. 234.57 m3
D. 256.58 m3

45. Company A purchases P 200,000 of equipment in year zero. It

decides to use straight-line depreciation over the expected 20
year life of the equipment. The interest rate is 14%. If its
average tax rate is 40%, what is the present worth of the
depreciation tax held?

A. P 3,500
B. P 4,000
C. P 26,500
D. P 39, 700

46. A and B working together can finish painting a home in 6 days. A

working alone can finish it in five days less than B. How long will
it take each of them to finish the work alone?

A. 5, 10
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B. 10, 15
C. 15, 20
D. 20, 25

47. Those funds that are required to make the enterprise or project
a going concern.

A. banking
B. working capital
C. accumulate amount
D. principal or present worth
48. An engineer borrows P 150,000.00 at 12% effective annual
interest. He must pay back the loan over 25 years with uniform
monthly payments due on the first day of each month. What is
this monthly payment?

A. P 1,126
B. P 1,265
C. P 1,398
D. P 1,498

49. As the area of the circle increases, the ratio of its circumference
to its diameter ______.

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. will be equal to 1

50. What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32.

A. 2
B. 90
C. 180
D. 320
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Answers to MODULE 17

1. A. 19.55%
2. B. 0.0322
3. C. 1856 ft/min
4. A. sin 2θ
5. A. 504
6. A. 468
ab
7. D. days
ab
8. B. P 204,174.96
9. B. having the same foci
10. A. maximum at the wall
11. B. 2 hours
12. D. 360
13. C. 527 N
14. D. 5
3
15. D.
2
16. D. 3x + 5y – 34 = 0
17. D. resultant
2
18. C.  (8 – x3)3/2 + C
9
19. C. 33.1%
20. B. P 12,835.32
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1
21. C.
x 1
22. C. 40 and 20
23. A. log x
24. C. parabola
25. B. Argand diagram
26. A. 6
27. C. 22.18 sec
28. A. 34 ft/sec
29. B. 2
30. A. 19º28’
31. B. 2.378
32. C. -1024
33. C. -4
34. A. 0.789 mile
35. C. 31.67 sq. units
xy
36. D. 
xy
32
37. B.
23
38. C. 97.7 N
39. A. slope
40. C. 86.2 kg
41. B. 4 –π
42. B. 2
43. D. the ratio of current assets (exclusive of inventory) to total
current liabilities
44. C. 234.57 m3
45. C. P 26,500
46. B. 10, 15
47. B. working capital
48. D. P 1,498
49. C. remains constant
50. A. 2
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MODULE 18

1. A businessman wishes to earn 7% on his capital after payment

of taxes. If the income from an available investment will be
taxed at an average rate of 42%, what minimum rate of return,
before payment of taxes must the investment offer to be
justified?

A. 10.7%
B. 11.1%
C. 12.1%
D. 12.7%

2. An angle greater than a straight angle and less than two straight
angles is called ______.

A. acute angle
B. right angle
C. reflex angle
D. obtuse angle

3. If the distance between the points (8, 7) and (3, y) is 13, what is
the value of y?

A. 5
B. -19
C. 5 or –19
D. 19 or –5

4. A legally binding agreement or promise to exchange goods or

services.

A. barter
B. contract
C. pro-forma
D. memorandum
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5. Given triangle ABC whose angle A is 32° and opposite side of A

is 75 meters. The opposite side of angle B is 100 meters. Find
the opposite side of angle C.

A. 117.7 m
B. 127.8 m
C. 137.8 m
D. 181.2 m

6. A solid disks flywheel (I = 200 kg-m2) is rotating with a speed of

900 rpm. What is the rotational KE?

A. 680 x 103 J
B. 730 x 103 J
C. 888 x 103 J
D. 1100 x 103 J

7. Worth of the property as shown in the accounting records of an

enterprise.

A. fair value
B. use value
C. book value
D. market value

8. A two-meter square plane surface is immersed vertically below

the water surface. The immersion is such that the two edges of
the square are horizontal. If the top of the square is 1 meter
below the water surface, determine the location of the center of
pressure below the water surface.

A. 2.000 m
B. 2.167 m
C. 2.333 m
D. 2.500 m

9. Fifteen years ago, P 1,000 was deposited in a bank account, and

today it is worth P 2,370. The bank pays interest semi-annually.
What was the interest rate paid on this account?

A. 3.8%
B. 4.9%
C. 5.0%
D. 5.8%
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10. Factor the expression (289x3 – 204x2 + 36x).

A. 4x (4x – 3) (4x + 3)
B. 4x (17x – 3) (17x – 3)
C. 4x (17x – 3) (17x + 3)
 17   17 
D. 4x  x  3  x  3
 2  2 

11. A rectangle with equal sides is termed as ______.

A. square
B. rhombus
C. trapezoid
D. parallelogram

12. The equation x² + y² – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0 describes ______.

A. an ellipse centered at (2, -1)

B. a sphere centered at the origin
C. a circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1)
D. a circle of radius 5 centered at the origin

s in x
13. Differentiate y = .
1  2 cos x

2
A.
(1  2 c o s x ) 2
cos x
B.
(1  2 c o s x ) 2
cos x  1
C.
(1  2 c o s x ) 2
cos x  2
D.
(1  2 c o s x ) 2
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14. A sum of money is invested now and left for 5 years at which
time the principal is withdrawn. The interest that has accrued is
left for another 5 years. If the annual interest rate is 8%, what
must be the value of the invested money in order to accumulate
P 2,069 at the end of the 10th year?

A. P 2,900
B. P 3,000
C. P 3,500
D. P 4,000

15. Given: y = xlnx. What is the third derivative of y?

1
A.
x2
1
B.  2
x
1
C.
x3
1
D.  3
x

16. What is the accumulated amount of five year annuity paying P

6,000 at the end of each year with interest at 15% compounded
annually.

A. P 40,454.29
B. P 40,544.29
C. P 41,114.29
D. P 41,454.29

tan (ln x) dx
17. Evaluate .
x

A. tan (ln x) + C
B. ln cos (ln x) + C
C. ln sec (ln x) + C
1
D. tan2 (ln x) + C
2
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18. A semi-circle of radius 14 cm is formed from a piece of wire. If it

is bent into a rectangle whose length is 1 cm more than its
width, find the area of the rectangle.

A. 256.25 cm2
B. 323.57 cm2
C. 386.54 cm2
D. 452.24 cm2

19. The point through which the resultant of the distributed gravity
force passes regardless of the orientation of the body in space is
known as ______.

A. centerpoint
B. center of mass
C. center of inertia
D. center of gravity

20. A flower bed is to be in a shape of a circular sector of radius r

and central angle θ. find the value of the radius r, if the area is
fixed and the perimeter is maximum.

A. one-half of the area

B. one-third of the area
C. square root of the area
D. 2 times the square root of the area

21. What is the acceleration of a body that increases its velocity

from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 3 sec?

A. 5 m/s²
B. 6.67 m/s²
C. 7 m/s²
D. 8 m/s²

22. A tinsmith wishes to make a gutter of maximum cross-section

(carrying capacity) whose bottom and sides are each 6 inches
wide and whose sides have the same slope. What will be the
width at the top?

A. 8 inches
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B. 10 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 14 inches

1
23. Evaluate  (2x  4x3 ) dx .
0

A. 2
B. 3
C. -2
D. -3

24. What is cos Φ cos α equal to?

sin (  )  sin (  )
A.
2
sin (  )  sin (  )
B.
2
cos (  )  cos (  )
C.
2
cos ( ) cos ( )
D.

25. The amount of P 50,000.00 is deposited in a bank. How much

money are you going to withdraw after 8 years at 8%
compounded annually?

A. P 82,546.00
B. P 85,456.00
C. P 92,546.00
D. P 97,856.00

2 2
 17
26. Solve for x in x 3  x 3
 .
4

1
A. x = 4, x =
8
1
B. x = -4, x = 
4
1
C. x = 8, x = 
4
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1
D. x = -4, x =
8

27. Gross profit, sales less cost of goods sold, as a percentage of

sales is called ______.

A. ROI ratio
B. gross margin
C. price earnings
D. profit margin

28. Find y’ if y = arcsin cos x.

A. 1
B. 2
C. -1
D. -2

29. An elevator weighing 4000 lb attains an upward velocity of 20

fps in 5 sec with uniform acceleration. What is the tension in the
supporting cables?

A. 4497 lbs
B. 4749 lbs
C. 4947 lbs
D. 4974 lbs

30. A polygon with fifteen sides is termed as ______.

A. decagon
B. nonagon
C. dodecagon
D. pentedecagon

31. What is the sum of coefficients of the expansion of (2x – 1)20?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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32. Find the equation of the straight line with a slope of 3 and a y-
intercept of 1.

A. 3x – y – 1 = 0
B. 3x – y + 1 = 0
C. 3x + y + 1 = 0
D. 3x + y – 1 = 0
33. What is an equivalent expression for sin 2x?

A. -2sin x cos x
1
B. 2 sin x cos x
2
1
C. sin x cos x
2
2 sin x
D.
sec x

34. A point at which the curve changes from concave upward to

concave downward or vice versa is called ______.

A. yield point
B. point of inflection
C. point of deflection
D. point of intersection

35. The probability of getting 3 heads or 3 tails in tossing three coins

simultaneously is ______.

1
A.
2
1
B.
3
1
C.
4
1
D.
5

36. How long will it take a sum of money to double at a 5% annual

percentage rate?

A. 14.2 years
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B. 15.9 years
C. 18.4 years
D. 19.3 years

37. The logarithm of the reciprocal of N is called the ______ of N.

A. cologarithm
B. antilogarithm
C. Briggs logarithm
D. natural logarithm

38. A right circular cylinder of mass 1.047 kg has a 10 cm diameter

and a 10 cm height. Determine the mass moment of inertia of
the cylinder relative to its axis, perpendicular to the base and
through its center, in gm-cm².

A. 10,818
B. 11900
C. 13,088
D. 14,399

39. A line segment joining two points on a circle is called ______.

A. arc
B. chord
C. sector
D. tangent

40. In a particular experiment, Sonny needs 5 liters of a 10%

solution. He finds a 7% and 12% solution on the shelf. How
much of the 7% solution should he mix with appropriate amount
of 12% solution to get 5 liters of 10% solution?

A. 2 liters
B. 2.5 liters
C. 3 liters
D. 3.2 liters

41. The points where the curve crossed the coordinate axes are
called as the ______ with the axes.
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A. x-intercept
B. y-intercept
C. asymptotes
D. intersections

42. A method of depreciation whereby the amount to recover is

spread over the estimated life of the asset in terms of the
periods or units of output is called as ______.

A. SYD method
B. sinking fund method
C. straight line method
D. declining balance method

43. Which of the following is NOT correct?

A. The derivative of a constant is zero.

B. The derivative of the sum of two functions is equal to the
sum of their derivatives.
C. The derivative of the product of two functions is equal to the
first times the derivative of the second times the second
times the derivative of the first.
D. The derivative of the quotient of two functions is equal to the
denominator times the derivative of the numerator minus
the numerator times the derivative of the denominator, all
divided by the square of the denominator.

44. An iron block weighs 5 Newtons and has a volume of 200 cubic
centimeters. What is the density of the block?

A. 800 kg/m³
B. 988 kg/m³
C. 1255 kg/m³
D. 2550 kg/m³

45. A man invest P 50,000 in a time deposit that yields10% for his
retirement 30 years from now. If the inflation rate is 5% what
will be the value of the account at maturity in terms of today’s
peso?

A. P 201,870
B. P 208,170
Mathematics Modules 18-11

C. P 823,085
D. P 830,923

46. The integral of any quotient whose numerator is the differential

of the denominator is the ______ of the denominator.

A. product
B. logarithm
C. reciprocal
D. derivative

47. What is the slope of the graph y = -x² at x = 2?

A. 3
B. 4
C. -2
D. -4

48. Find the percentage increase in volume of a sphere if its surface

area is increased by 21%.

A. 30.2%
B. 30.9%
C. 33.1%
D. 34.5%

49. Find the area bounded by y = ln x, y = 0 and x = e.

A. 0.85 sq. unit

B. 1.00 sq. unit
C. 1.26 sq. unit
D. 1.50 sq. unit

50. A relation in which every ordered pair (x, y) has one and only
one value of y corresponds to the values of x is called ______.

A. range
B. domain
C. function
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D. coordinates

Answers to MODULE 18

1. C. 12.1%
2. C. reflex angle
3. D. 19 or –5
4. B. contract
5. C. 137.8 m
6. C. 888 x 103 J
7. C. book value
8. B. 2.167 m
9. D. 5.8%
 17   17 
10. D. 4x  x  3  x  3
 2  2 
11. A. square
12. C. a circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1)
cos x  2
13. D.
(1  2 c o s x ) 2
14. B. P 3,000
1
15. B.  2
x
16. A. P 40,454.29
17. C. ln sec (ln x) + C
18. B. 323.57 cm2
19. D. center of gravity
20. C. square root of the area
21. B. 6.67 m/s²
22. C. 12 inches
23. A. 2
cos ( ) cos ( )
24. D.
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25. C. P 92,546.00
1
26. D. x = -4, x =
8
27. B. gross margin
28. C. -1
29. A. 4497 lbs
30. D. pentedecagon
31. A. 0
32. B. 3x – y + 1 = 0
2 sin x
33. D.
sec x
34. B. point of inflection
1
35. C.
4
36. A. 14.2 years
37. A. cologarithm
38. C. 13,088
39. B. chord
40. A. 2 liters
41. D. intersections
42. C. straight line method
43. C. The derivative of the product of two functions is equal to
the first times the derivative of the second times the
second times the derivative of the first.
44. D. 2550 kg/m³
45. A. P 201,870
46. B. logarithm
47. D. -4
48. C. 33.1%
49. B. 1.00 sq. unit
50. C. function
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MODULE 19

1. A line which passes through (5, 6) and (-3, -3) has an equation
of ______.

A. 5x + 4y + 1 = 0
B. 5x – 4y + 1 = 0
C. 5x – 4y – 1 = 0
D. 5x +y–4=0

2. Differentiate y = log (x² + 1)².

A. 2x (x + 1)
B. 4x (x² + 1)
C. log10 e(x) (x² + 1)²
4x log10 e
D.
(x2  1)

3. Form of summary of assets, liabilities and net worth.

A. production
B. balance sheet
C. balance method
D. break even point

4. In a regular polygon, the perpendicular line drawn from the

center of the inscribed circle to any one of the sides is called
______.

A. radius
B. median
C. altitude
D. rhombus
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ex dx
5. Evaluate .
1  e2x

A. arcsin (ex) + C
B. ln (1 + e2x) + C
1
C. ln (1 + e2x) + C
2
1
D. (1 + e2x)2 + C
2

6. A man wishes to prepare the future of his 10 year old son.

Determine the monthly savings that the man should make with
interest of 5.41% per annum to amount P 120,000 at the time
his son will be 18.

A. P 1001.64
B. P 1012.45
C. P 1021.32
D. P 1025.12

7. A pump can pump out a tank in 15 hrs. Another pump can pump
out the same tank in 20 hrs. How long will it take to both pumps
together to pump out the tank?

A. 5.50 hrs
B. 6.58 hrs
C. 7.85 hrs
D. 8.57 hrs

8. A normal to a given plane is ______.

A. lying on the plane

B. parallel to the plane
C. oblique to the plane
D. perpendicular to the plane
Mathematics Modules 19-3

9. A bomber flying at a horizontal speed of 800 kph drops a bomb.

If the bomb hits the ground in 20 seconds, calculate the vertical
velocity of the bomb as it hit the ground.

A. 169 m/sec
B. 175 m/sec
C. 196 m/sec
D. 260 m/sec

10. Find the slope of the tangent to a parabola, y = x² at a point on

1
the curve where x = .
2

A. 0
B. 1
1
C. 
2
1
D.
4

11. In the quadratic equation Ax2 + Bx + C = 0, when the two roots

are multiplied, the result is ______.

B
A.
A
B
B. 
A
C
C.
A
C
D. 
A

12. From a box containing 8 red balls, 8 white balls and 12 blue
balls, one ball is draw at random. Determine the probability that
it is red or white.

A. 0.0571
B. 0.571
C. 0.651
D. 0.751
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dx
13. Evaluate  10x  1 .
A. 10x + 1 + C
B. ln (10x) + C
C. ln (10x + 1) + C
1
D. ln (10x + 1) + C
10

14. A deposit of P 2,500 is made in a bank account that pays 8%

interest compounded quarterly. Approximately how much money
will be in the account after 7 years?

A. P 1,435.95
B. P 2,871.75
C. P 4,352.60
D. P 21,567.80

15. Two posts, one 8 meters high and the other 12 meters high,
stand 15 meters apart. They are to be stayed by wires attached
to a single stake at ground level, the wires running to the tops of
the posts. How far from the shorter post should the stake be
placed, to use the least amount of wire?

A. 4m
B. 6m
C. 8m
D. 12 m

16. If 23 m3 of water are poured into a conical vessel, it reaches a

depth of 12 cm. How much water must be added so that the
depth reaches 18 cm?

A. 54.6 m3
B. 76.4 m3
C. 95 m3
D. 100 m3

1 2 3
17. Solve for x in  2  3 .
x x x

A. x = -1, x = 3
B. x = 1, x = -3
Mathematics Modules 19-5

C. x = 2, x = 3
D. x = 3, x = 1
18. What is the mass moment of inertia of a cylinder of radius 2 m
and mass of 5 kg?

A. 2.5 kg-m2
B. 10 kg-m2
C. 20 kg-m2
D. 50 kg-m2

19. The annual maintenance cost of a machine shop is P69,994.00.

If the cost of making a forging is P 56 per unit and its selling
price is P 135 per forged unit, find the number of units to be
forged to break-even.

A. 668
B. 688
C. 885
D. 886

20. At point of inflection ______.

A. y’ = 0
B. y” = 0
C. y” changes from increasing to decreasing function or vice
versa
D. all of these

21. What is the base of an isosceles triangle whose sides are 1.3
units in length and whose height is 1 unit?

A. 1.66
B. 1.93
C. 2
D. 44

22. Two circles of radius 4 are drawn with centers at (2, 1), (-1, -3).
The equations of their common tangents are ______.

A. x–y=5&x–y=3
B. x + 4y = 10 & x – 2y = 5
C. 3x – 4y = 12 & 3x – 4y = 4
D. 4x – 3y = 25 & 4x – 3y = – 15
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3
23. Evaluate limit 1
.
x 
32 x

A. 0
B. 1
1
C.
4
3
D.
4

24. The series of equal payments at equal intervals of time.

A. annuity
B. interest
C. depreciation
D. amortization

25. A 24 meters pole is held by three guy wires in its vertical

position. Two of the guy sires are of equal length. The third wire
is 5 meters longer than the other two and is attached to the
ground 11 meters farther from the foot of the pole than the
other two equal wires. Find the length of the wires.

A. 15 m and 40 m
B. 20 m and 35 m
C. 25 m and 30 m
D. 50 m and 10 m

26. A right circular conical vessel is constructed to have a volume of

100,000 liters. Find the depth if the depth is to be 1.25 times the
diameter.

A. 2.75 m
B. 5.85 m
C. 6.73 m
D. 8.42 m

27. The parabola y2 – 6y + 10x – 1 = 0 has its vertex at ______.

A. (1, 2)
B. (1, 3)
Mathematics Modules 19-7

C. (2, 3)
D. (3, 1)

28. The condition exists in a structure where the reactive forces or

the internal resisting forces over a cross section exceed the
number of independent equations of equilibrium. Such cases are
called ______.

A. static equilibrium
B. dynamic equilibrium
C. statically determinate
D. statically indeterminate

x4
29. Evaluate lim 2
.
x4 x  x  12

A. 0
B. infinity
C. undefined
1
D.
7

30. The kinetic energy K of an object varies directly as the square of

the velocity. A particular object traveling at 80 feet per second
has a kinetic energy of 240 foot-pounds. What would be its
kinetic energy if it were traveling at 100 feet per second?

A. 320 ft-lb
B. 355 ft-lb
C. 375 ft-lb
D. 385 ft-lb

31. Determine the volume of a right truncated triangle prism with

the following dimensions: let the corners of the triangular base
be defined by A, B and C. The length AB = 11 ft, BC = 10 ft and
CA = 13 ft. The sides at A, B and C are perpendicular to the
triangular base and have the height of 8.6 ft., 7.1 ft and 5.5 ft
respectively.

A. 337 ft3
B. 358 ft3
C. 377 ft3
D. 389 ft3
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32. A golf ball weighs 1.6 ounces. If the velocity immediately after
being driven is 225 fps, what was the impulse of the blow in
slug-feet/sec?

A. 0.550
B. 0.703
C. 0.735
D. 0.814

33. A rhombus has diagonals of 32 and 20 inches. Determine its

area.

A. 280 in²
B. 320 in²
C. 360 in²
D. 400 in²

34. The ______ derivative of the function is the rate of change of

the slope of the graph.

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

35. How many terms of the sequence -9, -6, -3,……. must be taken
so that the sum is 66?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

36. A businessman wishes to earn 9% on his capital after payment

of taxes. If the minimum rate of return, before payment of taxes
is 12.1%. What is the available average tax rate of the income
from a businessman’s investment?

A. 20.5%
Mathematics Modules 19-9

B. 22.4%
C. 24.6%
D. 25.6%

37. Find the area enclosed by the sine wave (y + sinx) and the
cosine wave (y = cosx) between two consecutive points of
intersection.

A. 2.14 sq. units

B. 2.83 sq. units
C. 3.23 sq. units
D. 3.58 sq. units

38. In an isosceles right triangle, the hypotenuse is ______ times as

long as each of the legs.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 2
D. 3

3
39. If cos θ = , then find the value of x if x = 1 – tan2 θ.
2

A. -2
2
B.
3
4
C.
3
1
D. 
3

40. With an interest of 10% compounded annually, after how many

years will a deposit now of P 1,000 become P 1,331?

A. 3 years
B. 4 years
C. 5 years
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D. 6 years

41. Given two similar octagons. If its corresponding sides have

lengths of 5 cm and 10 cm, respectively, then what is the area of
the bigger octagon if the area of the smaller octagon is 100
sq.cm?

A. 200 cm2
B. 212 cm2
C. 312 cm2
D. 400 cm2

42. The moment of a moving object is mv, where m is the object’s

mass and v is its velocity. Newton’s second law of motion says
that the rate of change of momentum with respect to time is
______.

A. force
B. work
C. energy
D. power

43. A rectangle with equal sides.

A. square
B. rectangle
C. rhombus
D. trapezoid

44. Many integrals may be evaluated by introducing a new variable

of integration in place of the original variable, the two variables
being connected by some suitable formulas. This process is
called ______.

A. partial derivatives
B. integration by parts
C. integration by substitution
D. integration by increment method
Mathematics Modules 19-11

45. What is the center of the curve x² + y² - 2x – 4y – 31 = 0.

A. (1, 2)
B. (-1, 2)
C. (-1, -2)
D. (1, -2)

46. The study of motion without reference to the forces which causes
motion is known as ______.

A. statics
B. kinetics
C. dynamics
D. kinematics

47. The original cost of an equipment is P 50,000, the salvage value

after five years is P 8,000, and the rate of interest on the
investment is 10%. Determine the capital recovery per year.

A. P 10,879.50
B. P 11,379.50
C. P 11,879.50
D. P 12,897.50

48. Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the curve 4x2
+ 9y2 = 36 about the line 3x + 4y = 20.

A. 424.23 sq. units

B. 442.23 sq. units
C. 473.74 sq. units
D. 512.32 sq. units

49. An airplane flying into a headwind travels the 2000 km flying

distance between two capital cities in the 4 hours and 24
minutes. The same distance is traveled in only 4 hours on the
return trip. What is the speed of the wind?

A. 22.7 kph
B. 22.9 kph
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C. 23.3 kph
D. 23.8 kph

50. The standard acceleration due to gravity in SI unit.

A. 9.81 ft/s2
B. 9.81 m/s2
C. 32.2 ft/s2
D. 35.5 ft/s2

Answer to MODULE 19

1. C. 5x – 4y – 1 = 0
4x log10 e
2. D.
(x2  1)
3. B. balance sheet
4. A. radius
5. A. arcsin (ex) + C
6. A. P 1001.64
7. D. 8.57 hrs
8. D. perpendicular to the plane
9. C. 196 m/sec
10. B. 1
C
11. C.
A
12. B. 0.571
1
13. D. ln (10x + 1) + C
10
14. C. P 4,352.60
15. B. 6 m
16. A. 54.6 m3
17. B. x = 1, x = -3
18. B. 10 kg-m2
19. D. 886
20. B. y” = 0
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21. A. 1.66
22. D. 4x – 3y = 25 & 4x – 3y = – 15
3
23. D.
4
24. A. annuity
25. C. 25 m and 30 m
26. D. 8.42 m
27. D. (3, 1)
28. D. statically indeterminate
1
29. D.
7
30. C. 375 ft-lb
31. C. 377 ft3
32. B. 0.703
33. B. 320 in²
34. B. second
35. B. 11
36. D. 25.6%
37. B. 2.83 sq. units
38. C. 2
2
39. B.
3
40. A. 3 years
41. D. 400 cm2
42. A. force
43. A. square
44. C. integration by substitution
45. A. (1, 2)
46. D. kinematics
47. C. P 11,879.50
48. C. 473.74 sq. units
49. A. 22.7 kph
50. B. 9.81 m/s2
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MODULE 20

1. A tax on imports.

A. import tariffs
B. import quote
C. capital account
D. value added tax

2. A frustum of a cone have diameters of 5 cm and 2 cm

respectively. If its volume is 50 cu.cm. What is the altitude of
the frustum of the cone?

A. 4.3 cm
B. 4.6 cm
C. 4.9 cm
D. 5.2 cm

3. A shot is fired at an angle of 30º with the horizontal and a

velocity of 90 m/s. Calculate the range of the projectile.

A. 0.444 mi
B. 715 cm
C. 715 km
D. 250 ft

4. What is the equation of the line that passes through (4, 0) and is
parallel to the line x – y –2 = 0?

A. y +x+4
B. y –x–4=0
C. x +y–4=0
D. x –y–4=0
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5. Profit margin ratio is the percentage of each peso of sales that is

net income and the profit margin is ______.

A. ROR
B. Price Earnings
Net income
C.
Owner ' s Equity
Net income before taxes
D.
Net Sales

6. A dive bomber losses altitude at the rate of 400 miles per hour.
How fast is the visible surface of the earth decreasing when the
bomber is one mile high?

A. 2791 sq. miles per second

B. 307.1 sq. miles per second
C. 3017 sq. miles per second
D. 3071 sq. miles per second

7. An ellipsoidal tank measuring 6 ft by 12 ft has its axis vertical,

the axis of rotation being the major axis. It is filled with water to
a depth of 7 feet. Find the amount of water in the tank.

A. 111 cu. ft
B. 121 cu. ft
C. 141 cu. ft
D. 161 cu. ft

8. The product of force and the time during which it acts is known
as ______.

A. work
B. impact
C. impulse
D. momentum

9. Find the area enclosed by the curves y2 = 8x – 24 and 5y2 =

16x.

A. 16 sq. units
B. 18 sq. units
C. 20 sq. units
D. 22 sq. units
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10. A fencing is limited to 20 ft in length. What is the maximum

rectangular area that can be fenced in using two perpendicular
corner sides of an existing wall?

A. 100
B. 120
C. 140
D. 190

11. Given a diameter of x and altitude of h, what percent is the

volume of the largest cylinder which can be inscribed in the cone
to the volume of the cone?

A. 44%
B. 46%
C. 56%
D. 65%

12. What is the slope of the graph y = -x2 at the point (2, 3)?

A. 1
B. -2
C. 3
D. -4

13. In calculus, all functions are classified as either algebraic or

transcendental. Which of the following is NOT an algebraic
function?

A. irrational function
B. rational integral function
C. rational fractional function
D. exponential logarithmic function

14. A sum of P 1,000.00 is invested now and left for eight years, at
which time the principal is withdrawn. The interest that has
accrued is left for another eight years. If the effective annual
interest rate is 5%, what will be the withdrawal amount at the
end of the 16th year?

A. P 706
B. P 780
C. P 830
D. P 980
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15. As the area of the circle increases, the ratio of its circumference
to its diameter ______.

A. increases
B. decreases
C. will double
D. remain constant

16. Given the equation x 1  2x  3  8x  1  0 . Find x.

A. 2
B. 17
1
C.
7
1
D. 
17

17. A figure which contains an area of a ring-shaped region lying

between two concentric circles of radii R and r respectively. Note
that R > r.

A. ring
B. washer
C. annulus
D. circular disk

18. The branch of physical science which deals with state of rest or
motion of bodies under the action of forces is know as ______.

A. kinetics
B. statics
C. mechanics
D. kinematics

19. Differentiate y = ex cos x².

A. -ex sin x²
B. -2x ex sin x
C. ex cos x² – 2x sin x²
D. ex (cos x² – 2x sin x²)
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20. What is cos b equal to?

e jb  e jb
A.
2
e jb  e jb
B.
2
e jb  e jb
C.
2
e jb  e jb
D.
2

21. The hyperbola 7x2 – 9y2 = 63 has a distance between directrices

of ______.

A. 4
B. 6
9
C.
2
9
D.
4

22. The length of time during which the property may be operated at
a profit.

A. life
B. physical life
C. economic life
D. length of time

a2  b2 a2 a  2b
23. Simplify .
ab a  ab  2b2
2
ab

A. ab
B. 2ab
a
C.
b
b
D.
a
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24. A body weighing 2000 kg is suspended by a cable 20 meters and

pulled 5 meters to one side by a horizontal force. Find the
tension in the cable.

A. 2066 kg
B. 2660 kg
C. 3020 kg
D. 5166 kg

25. Given two solids and a plane. Suppose that every plane parallel
to the given plane, intersecting one of the two solids, also
intersects the other and gives a cross-sections with the same
area, then the solids have the same volume. This is known as
the ______.

A. Unit Postulate
B. Plane Postulate
C. Parallel Postulate
D. Cavalieri’s Principle

26. Find dy/dx of y = 3 sin 2x.

A. 2 sin 2x
B. 3 cos 4x
C. 6 cos x
D. 6 cos 2x

27. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves
around the sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and the
eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the
earth.

A. 91,450,000 miles
B. 93,000,000 miles
C. 94,335,000 miles
D. 94,550,000 miles

28. Cost of things that are neither labor or materials.

A. expenses
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B. labor cost
C. investment
D. construction cost

29. What is the maximum volume of a box that is constructed from a

piece of cardboard 16 inches square by cutting equal squares out
of the corners and turning up the sides.

A. 101.1 in3
B. 202.2 in3
C. 303.4 in3
D. 404.5 in3

30. The third term of an A.P. is 4 and the 9th term is -14. What is
the first term?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 20
D. 30

31. A small hole in a sack is being lifted vertically to a height of 30

m. The weight lost is proportional to the cube root of the
distance transversed. If the total loss was 16 kg, find the work
done in lifting the said sack of rice which weigh 50 kg initially.

A. 1140 kg-m
B. 1230 kg-m
C. 1320 kg-m
D. 1510 kg-m

32. The surface area of a sphere is 4πr2. Find the percentage

increase in its diameter when the surface area increases by
21%.

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 20%
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33. What is the present worth of P 1,500 deposited at the end of

every six months for 5 years if the interest rate is 12%
compounded semiannually?

A. P 11,040.13
B. P 12,040.13
C. P 13,020.13
D. P 14,020.13

34. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric progression
2, 4, 8, 16, …

A. 225
B. 1023
C. 1596
D. 2046

dx
35. Evaluate  ln x .
x
(ln x)2  1

A. arcsin (ln x) + C
B. arcsec (ln x) + C
C. ln (ln x)2 – 1 + C
1
D. [(ln x)2 –1]3/2 + C
2

36. A three extension coil springs are hooked in series that support a
single weight of 100 kgs. The first spring is rated at 0.400
kg/mm and the other 2 lower is rated at 64 kg/in. Compute the
total deflection.

A. 156 mm
B. 250 mm
C. 268 mm
D. 563 mm

37. At a point where y’ = 0, if y changes from positive to negative as

x increases ______.

A. x is minimum
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B. x is maximum
C. y is minimum
D. y is maximum

38. In physics, work is defined in terms of the force acting through a

distance. The rate at which the work is done is called ______.

A. force
B. power
C. energy
D. momentum

39. What conic section is represented by 4x² - y² + 8x + 4y = 15.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. parabola
D. hyperbola

40. Find the volume of the largest circular cylinder that can be cut
from a right circular cone of radius 2 m and height of 3 m.

A. 4.65 cu. m
B. 5.56 cu. m
C. 5.85 cu. m
D. 6.65 cu. m

41. A 10 kg block hangs from a cable. What is the tension (SI) in the
cable? (g = 9.81 m/sec²).

A. 10 N
B. 30 N
C. 60 N
D. 98.1 N

8dx
42. Evaluate  .
x5

A. 2x4 + C
B. 2x-4 + C
C. -2x4 + C
D. 8x4 + C
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tan   cos 
43. Which of the following is identical to  cot  ?
sin 

A. sin θ
B. cos θ
C. tan θ
D. sec θ

44. A particle moves along a straight with an initial velocity of 6 m/s,

starting 5 m in the positive direction from the origin. If the
acceleration at time t seconds is given by a = 6t + 2, express
the formula for the displacement S in meters from the origin at t
seconds.

A. S = t2 + 5t + 6
B. S = t3 + 6t2 + 5t + 1
C. S = 3t3 + t2 + 5t + 6
D. S = 3t3 + t2 + 6t + 5

45. A bank offers 22% effective annual interest rate. What is the
equivalent effective monthly interest rate?

A. 0.03%
B. 0.04%
C. 0.2%
D. 1.67%

46. A body weighing 200 kg is being dragged along a rough

horizontal plane by a force of 45 kg. If the coefficient of friction
is assumed to be 1/12 and the line of pull makes an angle of 18º
with the horizontal, what is the velocity acquired from rest in the
first 3 meters.

A. 2. 8 m/sec
B. 3.1 m/sec
C. 3.5 m/sec
D. 4.9 m/sec
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47. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the graph y = 2x²
+ 1, at the point (1, 3).

A. y = 2x –1
B. y = 2x +1
C. y = 4x +1
D. y = 4x –1

48. When integrand involves a2 – x2, then x may be substituted by

______.

A. a sin θ
B. a cos θ
C. a sec θ
D. a tan θ

49. A veterans organization in Cebu City consists of men who fought

in World War II and men who fought in Korea. The secretary
noted that 180 of the members had fought in Korea and that
70% had taken part in World War II, while 10% of the members
had fought in both World War II and Korea. How many members
are there together?

A. 400
B. 450
C. 500
D. 700

50. Additional information to prospective bidders on contract

documents issued prior to bidding date.

A. delicts
B. bid bulletin
C. escalatory clause
D. technological assessment
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Answers to MODULE 20

1. A. import tariffs
2. C. 4.9 cm
3. A. 0.444 mi
4. D. x–y–4=0
Net income before taxes
5. D.
Net Sales
6. A. 2791 sq. miles per second
7. C. 141 cu. ft
8. C. impulse
9. A. 16 sq. units
10. A. 100
11. A. 44%
12. D. -4
13. D. exponential logarithmic function
14. A. P 706
15. D. remain constant
1
16. D. 
17
17. C. annulus
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18. C. mechanics
19. D. ex (cos x² – 2x sin x²)
e jb  e jb
20. B.
2
9
21. C.
2
22. C. economic life
a
23. C.
b
24. A. 2066 kg
25. D. Cavalieri’s Principle
26. D. 6 cos 2x
27. D. 94,550,000 miles
28. A. expenses
29. C. 303.4 in3
30. A. 10
31. A. 1140 kg-m
32. B. 10%
33. A. P 11,040.13
34. D. 2046
35. B. arcsec (ln x) + C
36. D. 563 mm
37. D. y is maximum
38. B. power
39. D. hyperbola
40. B. 5.56 cu. m
41. D. 98.1 N
42. C. -2x4 + C
43. D. sec θ
44. D. S = 3t3 + t2 + 6t + 5
45. D. 1.67%
46. A. 2. 8 m/sec
47. D. y = 4x – 1
48. A. a sin θ
49. B. 450
50. B. bid bulletin
Mathematics Modules 1-1

MODULE 1

1. Given the equation of the parabola y2 – 8x – 4y – 20 = 0. The

length of its latus rectum is ______.

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

2. A market whereby there is only one buyer of an item for which

there are no goods substitute.

A. oligopoly
B. monopoly
C. oligopsony
D. monopsony

3. What is the multiplicative inverse of the integer 5?

A. 1
B. 5
C. -5
1
D.
5

4. A pair of forces equal in magnitude, opposite in direction, and

not in the same line is called ______.

A. torque
B. couple
C. moment
D. all of the above
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5. Once a month a man put some money into the cookie jar. Each
month he put 50 centavos more into the jar than the month
before. After 12 years he counted his money; he had P 5,436.
How much money did he put in the jar in the last month?

A. P 72.50
B. P 73.50
C. P 74.50
D. P 75.50

6. The area of the rhombus is 132 square meters. If its shorter

diagonal is 12 m, find the longer diagonal.

A. 20
B. 22
C. 34
D. 38

7. In drawing 5 cards from a deck of 52 playing cards without

replacement, what is the probability of getting 5 hearts?

A. 0.0001
B. 0.0003
C. 0.0005
D. 0.0007

8. At highest or lowest point on the moment diagram ______.

A. shear is negative
B. shear is zero
C. shear is half the maximum moment
D. shear is maximum

9. A relation in which there is exactly one range element associated

with each domain element.

A. set
B. graph
C. formula
D. function
Mathematics Modules 1-3

10. Tan (β + 90) is equal to ______.

A. cot β
B. -cot β
C. tan β cot 90 – tan 90 cot β
D. tan β cot 90 + tan 90 cot β

11. What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock be together
for the first time?

A. 3:12.30
B. 3:14.32
C. 3:16.36
D. 3:17.37

12. What is the curve generated by a point rotating about its axis
while traveling at constant speed parallel to its axis?

A. helix
B. cycloid
C. hypocycloid
D. spiral of Archimedes

13. Solve for x that satisfy the equation x2 + 36 = 9 – 2x2.

A. + 3i
B. + 6i
C. -9i
D. +9i

14. The distance between the center of the three circles which are
mutually tangent to each other externally are 10, 12 and 14
units. Find the area of the largest circle.

A. 16π
B. 23π
C. 64π
D. 72π
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15. What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola

x2 y2
  1.
9 4

A. 2x –y=0
B. 2x +y=0
C. 2x – 3y = 0
D. 3x – 2y = 0

1 1 1
16. If , , are in A.P. then y is equal to ______.
x y z

A. x – z
2xz
B.
xz
xz
C.
2xz
1
D. (x + 2z)
2

17. Given triangle ABC with sides AB = 210 m, BC = 205 m, and AC

= 110 m. Find the largest angle.

A. C = 43.5°
B. C = 77.1°
C. C = 85.2°
D. C = 110°

18. A club of 40 executives, 33 like to smoke Marlboro, and 20 likes

to smoke Philip Morris. How many like both?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

19. How much should you put into a 10% savings account in order
to have P 10,000.00 in five years?

A. P 6,210.00
B. P 7,000.00
C. P 7,209.00
D. P 8,200.00
Mathematics Modules 1-5

20. The polynomial x³ + 4x² – 3x + 8 is divided by x – 5, then the

remainder is ______.

A. 140
B. 175
C. 200
D. 218

21. When the ellipse is rotated about its shorter axis, the ellipsoid is
______.

A. prolate
B. oblate
C. spheroid
D. paraboloid

22. The weight of a mass of 10 kg at a location where the

acceleration of gravity is 9.77 m/sec2 is ______.

A. 77.9 N
B. 79.7 N
C. 97.7 N
D. 977 N

23. The principal nth root of a negative number is the negative root
if n is ______.

A. odd
B. even
C. positive
D. negative

24. Two points lie on a horizontal line directly south of a building 35

meters high. The angles of depression to the point are 29°10’
and 43°50’ respectively. Determine the distance between the
building and the farthest point.

A. 26.5 m
B. 36.5 m
C. 62.7 m
D. 72.6 m
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25. What type of conics is x² – 4y + 3x + 5 = 0.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. hyperbola
D. parabola

26. Find the derivative of f(x) = [x3 – (x – 1) 3]3?

A. 3x2 – 3(x – 1)2

B. 3[x2 – (x – 1)3]2
C. 9[x3– (x – 1)3] [x2 – (x – 1)2]
D. 9[x3– (x – 1)3] [x2 – (x – 1)2]

27. Instead of paying P100,000 in an annual rent for office space at

the beginning of each year for the next 10 years, an engineering
firm has decided to take out a 10 year P 1,000,000 loan for
anew building at 6% interest. The firm will invest P 100,000 of
the rent save and earn 18% annual interest on that amount.
What will be the difference between the firms annual revenue
and expense?

A. the firm will break even

B. the firm will need P 13,000 extra
C. the firm will need P 17, 900 extra
D. the firm will have P 21,500 left over

2
28. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, ,…
3

11
A.
2
9
B.
2
7
C.
2
5
D.
2
Mathematics Modules 1-7

1
29. If sin θ - cos θ = , what is the value of sin 2θ?
3

1
A.
3
1
B.
9
4
C.
9
8
D.
9

30. The integral of cos x dx with respect to x.

A. sin x + C
B. cos x + C
C. -sin x + C
D. -cos x + C

31. A link has a load factor of 0.8, the surface factor is 0.92 and the
endurance strength is 28,000 psi. Compute the alternating stress
of the link if it is subjected to a reversing load. Assume a factor
o f safety of 3.

A. 7,260
B. 8,150
C. 9,333
D. 10,920

32. The standard acceleration due to gravity (English unit).

A. 32.2 ft/s2
B. 35.3 ft/s2
C. 58.33 ft/s2
D. 980 ft/s2

33. The area of the region bounded by two concentric circles is called
______.

A. ring
B. washer
C. annulus
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D. circular disk

34. A transit set-up 112.1 feet from the base of a vertical chimney
reads 32°30’ with the cross hairs set on the top of the chimney.
With the telescope level, the vertical rod at the base of the
chimney is 5.1 feet. How tall is the chimney?

A. 66.3 ft
B. 71.4 ft
C. 76.5 ft
D. 170.9 ft
3 2
35. Integrate (7x + 4x ) dx.

4x
A. 7x 4  C
2
7x 4 4x3
B.  C
4 3
7x3 4x2
C.  C
3 2
7x 4 4x2
D.  C
4 5

36. In a proportion of four quantities, the first and the fourth terms
are referred to as the ______.

A. means
B. numerators
C. extremes
D. denominators

37. What is the mass moment of inertia of a sphere of mass m and

radius r?

1
A. m
2
1
B. m
4
1
C. m
3
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2
D. m
5

38. The equation sin2 θ (1 + cot2) will give the value equal to
______.

A. 1
B. sin2 θ
C. cos2 θ
D. sin2 θ sec2 θ

39. You borrowed the amount of P 10,000 for 120 days at 30% per
annum simple interest. How much will be due at the end of 120
days?

A. P 10,100
B. P 11,000
C. P 11,600
D. P 12,000

40. Find the number which most exceeds its square.

1
A.
4
1
B.
2
C. 1
D. 2

41. A cubic equation has either three real roots or:' one real root and
two conjugate imaginary roots. The real roots are the points of
Intersection with ______.

A. the x-axis
B. the y-axis
C. the z-axis
D. the line 45° with the x-axis

42. What is the value of e-4?

A. 0
B. 0.0183156
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C. 0.1381560
D. 0.183156

43. A volume of 400 cc of air is measured at a pressure of 740 mm

Hg abs and a temperature of 18º. What will be the volume at
760 mm Hg abs and 0ºC?

A. 326 cc
B. 356 cc
C. 366 cc
D. 376 cc

44. Solve for x and y: 4x + 3y = 11 and 8x2 – 9y2 = -7.

3 3
A. x and y 
2 2
3 5
B. x and y 
2 2
3 5
C. x and y 
5 3
5 3
D. x and y 
3 2

45. A bus weighing 9000 N is switched to a 2% upgrade with a

velocity of 40 kph. If the train resistance is 950 N, how far up
the grade will it go?

A. 5 m on slope
B. 50 m on slope
C. 75 m on slope
D. 500 m on slope

46. The point of concurrency of the altitude of the triangle.

A. centroid
B. incenter
C. orthocenter
D. metacenter
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47. Two posts “a” meters apart are respectively “b” meters and “c”
meters high. A wire passing through the tops of the posts are
held at a point on the ground level between them. Find the
location of the point on the ground level where the wire is to be
pinned to minimize its length.

A. abc
ab
B.
c
ab
C.
c
ab
D.
ab

48. The number of board feet in a plank 2 inches thick, 6 inches

wide and 20 ft long is ______.

A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 30

49. John borrowed P 50,000 from a bank at 25% compounded semi-

annually. What is the corresponding effective rate of interest?

A. 12.56%
B. 21.66%
C. 25.56%
D. 26.56%

50. The logarithm of the reciprocal a number.

A. antilogarithm
B. cologarithm
C. natural logarithm
D. common logarithm
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Answers to MODULE 1

1. D. 8
2. D. monopsony
1
3. D.
5
4. B. couple
5. B. P 73.50
6. B. 22
7. C. 0.0005
8. B. shear is zero
9. D. function
10. B. -cot β
11. C. 3:16.36
12. A. helix
13. A. + 3i
14. C. 64π
15. C. 2x – 3y = 0
2xz
16. B.
xz
17. B. C = 77.1°
18. D. 13
19. A. P 6,210.00
20. D. 218
21. B. oblate
22. C. 97.7 N
23. A. odd
24. C. 62.7 m
25. D. parabola
26. D. 9[x3– (x – 1)3] [x2 – (x – 1)2]
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27. C. the firm will need P 17, 900 extra

9
28. B.
2
8
29. D.
9
30. A. sin x + C
31. C. 9,333
32. A. 32.2 ft/s2
33. C. annulus
34. C. 76.5 ft
7x 4 4x3
35. B.  C
4 3
36. C. extremes
2
37. D. m
5
38. A. 1
39. B. P 11,000
1
40. B.
2
41. A. the x-axis
42. B. 0.0183156
43. C. 366 cc
3 5
44. B. x  and y 
2 2
45. B. 50 m on slope
46. C. orthocenter
ab
47. D.
ab
48. B. 20
49. D. 26.56%
50. B. cologarithm
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MODULE 2

1. If equal are added to equals, their sum are equal.

A. axiom
B. corollary
C. theorem
D. postulate

2. Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve y = x3 – 2x + 1 at

x = 1.

A. 1
1
B.
2
1
C.
3
1
D.
4

3. What is another name for specific gravity?

A. mass
B. density
C. specific weight
D. relative density

4. Simplify cos2 θ (1 + tan2 θ).

A. 1
B. sin 2θ
C. cos θ
D. tan 2θ
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5. Two trains A and B having average speed of 75 mph and 90 mph

respectively, leave the same point and travel in opposite
directions. In how many minutes they be 1600 miles apart?

A. 533
B. 633
C. 733
D. 833

6. How many cubic meters is 100 gallons of liquid?

A. 0.37854
B. 1.638
C. 3.7850
D. 37.85

7. The length of time, usually in years, for the cumulative net

annual profit to equal the initial investment is called ______.

A. pay back period

B. price earning ratio
C. receivable turnover
D. return of investment

8. To what base is the following indicated operation correct, 3 + 4

= 12?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7

9. What is the sine of 84°?

A. -0.500
B. -0.866
C. 0.500
D. 0.866
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10. What is the integral of cos x dx with respect to x?

A. -sin x + C
B. sin x + C
C. -cos x + C
D. cos x + C

11. How much must you invest today in order to accumulate P

20,000.00 at 8% after 6 years?

A. P 12,603.40
B. P 15,305.60
C. P 18,450.80
D. P 20,004.50

12. Given a triangle with angle C = 28.7º, side a = 132 units and
side b = 224 units. Solve for angle B.

A. 90º
B. 110º
C. 120º
D. 130º

13. What is the value of (0.001)2/3?

2 
A. antilog  log 0.001 
3 
 3 
B. antilog  log 0.001 
2 
2 3 
C. antilog  log 0.001 
3  2 
 
 0.001 
D. antilog  log 
 2 

 3 
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14. The ______ of a relation is the set of first elements of pairs in

the relation.

A. range
B. graph
C. domain
D. function

15. It is the ratio of the ultimate stress to the allowable stress.

A. strain
B. modulus
C. factor of safety
D. proportionality constant

16. Find the distance from the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 to the point (2,
1).

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

17. A pyramid has a square base of 8 m on a side and an altitude of

10 m. How many liters of water will it hold when full and
inverted?

A. 203,330
B. 213,330
C. 223,330
D. 233,330

18. Absolute zero temperature is ______.

A. 0° C
B. 32°F
C. 0° K
D. 4°C
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19. What uniform annual amount should be deposited each year in

order to accumulate P 100,000.00 at the end of the 5th annual
deposit if money earns 10% interest?

A. P 15,708.83
B. P 16,379.75
C. P 17,943.45
D. P 18,494.45

log2 8
20. Evaluate and simplify 4 .

A. 24
B. 32
C. 58
D. 64

21. If in two linear equations, the x-coefficient of the first is equal to

the y-coefficient of the second and the y-coefficient of the first is
numerically equal but of opposite sign to the x-coefficient of the
second, or vice-versa, the lines represented are ______.

A. parallel to each
B. perpendicular to each other
C. at 45 degrees with each other
D. none of the preceding

22. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal intervals of

time where the first payment is made after several periods, after
the beginning of the payment.

A. simple annuity
B. delayed annuity
C. deferred annuity
D. progressive annuity

23. What is the remainder when x4 – 102 – 9x – 20 is divided by x –

4?

A. 40
B. 42
C. 44
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D. 45

24. What conic section is represented by x² + y² - 4x + 2y – 20 = 0.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. parabola
D. hyperbola

25. Integrate (3x4 + 2x3 + x2 + 1) dx.

A. 3x3 + 2x4 + x3 + x2 + C
5x5
B.  4x2  x  C
5
3x3 2x2
C.   x 1 C
5 4
3x5 x 4 x3
D.   xC
5 4 3

26. A series of year end payments extending over eight years are as
follows: P 10,000 for the first year, P 20,000 for the second
year, P 50,000 for the third year, and P 40,000 for each year
from the fourth through the 8th year. Find the equivalent annual
worth of these payments if the annual interest rate is 8%.

A. P 30,563.00
B. P 33,563.00
C. P 35,650.00
D. P 44,800.00

27. Two transmission poles of equal heights are 100 m apart on a

horizontal level road. From a point on the road. From a point on
the road located between the poles, the angles of elevation of
the poles are 18o30’ and 25o20’ respectively. Find the height of
the poles.

A. 19.43 m
B. 19.63 m
C. 19.83 m
D. 20.03 m
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28. The part of the theorem which is assumed to be true is the

______.

A. corollary
B. postulate
C. conclusion
D. hypothesis

29. Find each interior angle of a hexagon.

A. 90°
B. 120°
C. 150°
D. 180°

30. In a cartesian coordinates, the coordinates of a square are (1,

1), (0, 8), (4, 5), and (-3, 4). What is the area?

A. 14
B. 18
C. 20
D. 25

31. Determine the minimum mean diameter of a taper pin for use to
fix a lever to a shaft, it its is to transmit a maximum torque of
700 in-lbs. The shaft diameter is 2 inches and material allowable
stress is 15,000 psi. Use factor of safety of 2.

A. 5.2 mm
B. 6.2 mm
C. 7.0 mm
D. 7.2 mm

32. A local firm is establishing a sinking fund for the purpose of

accumulating a sufficient capital to retire its outstanding bonds
at maturity. The bonds are redeemable in 10 years, and their
maturity value is P 150,000. How much should be deposited
each year if the fund pays interest at the rate of 3%?
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A. P 12,547.14
B. P 13,084.58
C. P 14,094.85
D. P 16,848.87

33. 24.8 pounds is equal to ______ milligrams.

A. 1.13 x 106 mg
B. 1.13 x 107 mg
C. 1.13 x 108 mg
D. 1.13 x 109 mg

34. Angles are measured from the positive horizontal axis, and the
positive direction is counterclockwise. What are the values of sin
B and cos B in the fourth quadrant?

A. sin B > and cos B < 0

B. sin B > and cos B > 0
C. sin B < and cos B > 0
D. sin B < and cos B < 0

35. A baseball diamond (square in shape) has four bases that are 90
feet apart. The pitcher’s mound is 60.5 feet from the home
plate. Find the distance from the pitcher’s mound to the second
base.

A. 60.8 feet
B. 62.8 feet
C. 64.2 feet
D. 66.8 feet

36. The law which describes the motion of stars, planets and
comets.

A. Kepler's laws
B. Newton's laws of motions
C. Law of universal gravitation
D. Big bang and black hole theory

37. Convert hexadecimal number B6C7 into its equivalent to decimal

number.
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A. 46791
B. 47691
C. 49167
D. 49761

38. An angle whose vertex is a point on the circle and whose sides
are chords is known as _____.

A. acute angle
B. interior angle
C. vertical angle
D. inscribed angle

39. If y = cos x, what is dy/dx?

A. sec x
B. -sec x
C. -sin x
D. csc x

40. An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the
probability of getting 1 black and 1 white ball in two consecutive
draws from the urn?

A. 0.04
B. 0.24
C. 0.27
D. 0.53

41. If you borrowed P10,000 from a bank with 18% interest per
annum, what is the total amount to be paid at the end of one
year?

A. P 10,180
B. P 11,800
C. P 19,000
D. P 28,000
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42. A calculator has a selling price of P 400. If its selling price is

expected to decline at a rate of 10% per annum due to
obsolence, what will be its selling price after 5 years?

A. P 200.00
B. P 213.10
C. P 236.20
D. P 249.50

43. An arithmetic progression that starts with 1has 9 terms and the
middle term is 21. Determine the sum of the first 9 terms.

A. 112
B. 148
C. 189
D. 235

44. If an external pressure is applied in a confined fluid, the pressure

will be increased at every point in the fluid by the amount of
external pressure. This is known as ______.

A. Boyle's law
B. Pascal's law
C. Bernoullis theorem
D. Archimedes principle

45. A triangle has a variable sides x, y, z subject to the constraint

such that the perimeter P is fixed to 18 cm. What is the
maximum possible area for the triangle?

A. 14.03 cm²
B. 15.59 cm²
C. 17.15 cm²
D. 18.71 cm²

46. The worth of a property which is equal to the original cost less
depreciation.

A. face value
B. book value
C. scrap value
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D. earning value

47. Find the distance between (4, -3) and (-2, 5).

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11

48. A boat has a speed of 8 mph in still water attempts to go directly

across a river with a current of 3 mph. What is the effective
speed of the boat?

A. 6.0 mph
B. 8.0 mph
C. 8.35 mph
D. 8.5 mph

49. Determine the bursting steam pressure of a steel shell with a

diameter of 10 inches and made of ¼ thick steel plate. The joint
efficiency is at 70% and the tensile strength is 60 ksi.

A. 10.5 ksi
B. 42.8 ksi
C. 4,200 psi
D. 8,500 psi

50. In five years, P 18,000 will be needed to pay for a building

renovation. In order to generate this sum, a sinking fund
consisting of three annual payments is established now. For tax
purposes, no further payments will be made after three years.
What payments are necessary if money is worth 15% per
annum?

A. P 2,670
B. P 2,870
C. P 3,919
D. P 5,100
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Answers to MODULE 2

1. C. theorem
2. A. 1
3. A. mass
4. A. 1
5. C. 733
6. A. 0.37854
7. A. pay back period
8. C. 5
9. D. 0.866
10. B. sin x + C
11. A. P 12,603.40
12. C. 120º
2 
13. A. antilog  log 0.001 
 3 
14. C. domain
15. C. factor of safety
16. B. 2
17. B. 213,330
18. B. 32°F
19. B. P 16,379.75
20. D. 64
21. B. perpendicular to each other
22. C. deferred annuity
23. A. 40
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24. A. circle
3x5 x 4 x3
25. D.   xC
5 4 3
26. B. P 33,563.00
27. B. 19.63 m
28. D. hypothesis
29. B. 120°
30. D. 25
31. B. 6.2 mm
32. B. P 13,084.58
33. A. 1.13 x 106 mg
34. C. sin B < and cos B > 0
35. D. 66.8 feet
36. C. Law of universal gravitation
37. A. 46791
38. D. inscribed angle
39. C. -sin x
40. D. 0.53
41. B. P 11,800
42. C. P 236.20
43. C. 189
44. B. Pascal's law
45. B. 15.59 cm²
46. C. scrap value
47. C. 10
48. D. 8.5 mph
49. C. 4,200 psi
50. C. P 3,919
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MODULE 3

1. A class of 40 took examination in algebra and trigonometry. If

30 passed algebra, 36 passed trigonometry, and 2 failed in both
subjects, the number of students who passed the subjects is
______.

A. 22
B. 28
C. 30
D. 60

2. In a dice game, one fair die is used. The player wins P 10.00 if
he rolls either a 1 or 6. He losses P 5.00 if he turns up any face.
What is the expected winning for one roll of the die?

A. P 0
B. P 2
C. P 5
D. P 10

3. Find the vertex of the parabola x² = 8y.

A. (0, 0)
B. (0, 4)
C. (0, 8)
D. (4, 0)

4. Given a triangle with C = 28.7°, side a = 132 units and side b =

224 units. Solve for the angle B.

A. 90°
B. 110°
C. 120°
D. 130°
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5. The action of a force is characterized by ______.

A. its magnitude
B. point of application
C. the direction of its action
D. all of the above

6. If P 10,000 is invested at the end of each year for 6 years, at an

annual interest of 10%, what is the total amount available upon
the deposit of the sixth payment?

A. P 77,156
B. P 77,651
C. P 78,156
D. P 80,156

7. A steel tie a rod on bridge must be made to withstand a pull of

5000 lbs. Find the diameter of the rod assuming a factor of
safety of 5 and ultimate stress of 64,000 lb/in2.

A. 0.71 in
B. 0.75 in
C. 0.79 in
D. 0.81 in

8. When the ellipse is rotated about its longer axis, the ellipsoid is
______.

A. oblate
B. prolate
C. spheroid
D. paraboloid

9. Two points lie on a horizontal line directly south of a building 35

m high. The angles of depression to the points are 29°10’ and
43°50’ respectively. Determine the distance between the points.

A. 26.3 m
B. 28.7 m
C. 30.2 m
D. 36.4 m
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10. The work cylinder of a hydraulic system is acted by a hydraulic

pressure of 370 psi while the maximum load of the piston is
5500 lbs. If the allowable tensile stress is 2000 psi, what is the
required wall thickness of the cylinder?

A. 0.240 inch
B. 0.284 inch
C. 0.402 inch
D. 0.448 inch

11. At constant temperature, the pressure is inversely proportional

to the volume. This is known as ______.

A. Charles' law
B. Boyle's law
C. General gas law
D. Gay-Lussac law

12. The algebraic sum of the deflection angle of a triangle is always

______.

A. 0 degree
B. 90 degrees
C. 180 degrees
D. 360 degrees

13. The flow back of profit plus depreciation from a given project is
called ______.

A. cash flow
B. earning value
C. capital recovery
D. economic return

14. The hour hand of a grandfather’s clock is 1 ft long and the

minute hand is 1.6 ft. long. Neglecting the distance between
their planes of rotation, determine the rate at which the tip of
the hands are approaching at exactly 2 o’clock.

A. 0.005 ft/min
B. 0.095 ft/min
C. 0.115 ft/min
D. 0.215 ft/min
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15. A 50 kg sack is raised vertically 5 meters. What is the change in

potential energy?

A. 2452.5 N
B. 2.4525 kN
C. 2452.5 kJ
D. 2.4525 kJ

16. Any pair of elements (x,y) having a first element x and a second
element y is called _______.

A. range
B. domain
C. coordinates
D. ordered pair

17. A deposit of P 1000 is made in a bank account that pays 8%

interest compounded annually. Approximate how much money
will be in the account after 10 years?

A. P 1,860
B. P 1,925
C. P 2,160
D. P 2,345

18. The area of a kite with vertices at (4, 0, 7), (5, 1, -1), (0, -4, 3),
and (1, -3, 7) is ______.

A. 8
B. 24
C. 8 2
D. 24 2

19. Factor the expression 3x3 – 3x2 – 18x.

A. 3x (x – 3) (x – 2)
B. 3x (x + 3) (x – 2)
C. 3x (x + 3) (x + 2)
D. 3x (x – 3) (x + 2)
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20. A swimming pool is to be constructed in the shape of partially

overlapping identical circles. Each of the circles has a radius of 9
cm and each passes through the center of the other. Find the
area of the swimming pool.

A. 302.33 m2
B. 362.55 m2
C. 398.99 m2
D. 409.44 m2

21. A circle of radius 5 cm has a chord which is 6 cm long. Find the

area of the circle concentric to this circle and tangent to the
given chord.

A. 4π
B. 14π
C. 9π
D. 16π

22. The logarithm of 1 to any base is ______.

A. one
B. zero
C. infinity
D. indeterminate

23. If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius

10 cm, determine the side of the triangle.

A. 32.10 cm
B. 34.64 cm
C. 36.44 cm
D. 64.12 cm

24. By the condition of a will, the sum of P 20,000 is left to a girl to

be held in must fund by her guardian until it amounts to P
50,000. When the girl received the money if the fund is to be
invested at 8% compounded quarterly.

A. 7.98 yrs
B. 10.34 yrs
C. 10.45 yrs
D. 11.57 yrs
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25. Solve for x and y in 4x + 2y = 5 and 13x – 3y = 2.

A. y = 2, x = 1
B. y = 3, x = 1
1 3
C. y = , x =
2 2
3 1
D. y = , x =
2 2

26. A debt of P 1,000.00 is to be paid in five equal yearly payments,

each payment combining an amortization installment with an
interest of 8% on the previously unpaid balance of the debt.
What should be the amount of each payment?

A. P 250.45
B. P 290.60
C. P 310.20
D. P 365.50

27. Find the area of the polygon which is enclosed by the straight
lines x – y = 0, x + y = 0, x – y = 2a and x + y = 2a.

A. a2
B. 2a
C. 2a2
D. 4a2

28. The areas of two squares differ by 7 sq. ft and their perimeters
differ by 4 ft. Determine the sum of their areas.

A. 22 ft²
B. 25 ft²
C. 27 ft²
D. 28 ft²

29. An iron bar 20 cm long is bent to form a closed plane area. What
is the largest area possible?

A. 21.56 m2
B. 25.68 m2
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C. 28.56 m2
D. 31.83 m2
30. A cylindrical steam boiler is to be constructed having a capacity
of 30 cu. meters. The material for the sides costs P430 per sq.
meter and for the ends P645 per sq. meter. Find the radius when
the cost is least.

A. 1m
B. 1.47 m
C. 1.7 m
D. 2.1 m

31. The area of the circle is 89.42 in². What is its circumference?

A. 32.52 in
B. 33.52 in
C. 35.33 in
D. 35.55 in

32. A production supervisor submitted the following report on the

average rate of production of printed circuit boards (PCB) in an
assembly line: “1.5 workers produce 12 PCBs in 2 hours”. How
many workers are employed in the assembly line working 40
hours each per week with a weekly production of 8000 PCBs.

A. 50 workers
B. 55 workers
C. 60 workers
D. 70 workers

33. Solid angles are measured in ______.

A. mils
B. radians
C. steradians
D. circular mils

34. Keeping track of the profit and loss in exchange of goods

requires the ideas of “zero” and “negative numbers” which leads
to a larger system of ______.

A. integers
B. natural numbers
C. rational numbers
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D. irrational numbers

35. A ball dropped from the top of a building 60 meters elevation will
hit the ground with a velocity of ______.

A. 31.34 m/s
B. 33.41 m/s
C. 34.31 m/s
D. 43.31 m/s

36. A number of the form a + bi with a and b real constants and I is

the square root of –1 is called ______.

A. radical
B. imaginary number
C. compound number
D. complex number

37. The breaking strength of a string is 500 N. Find the maximum

speed that it can attain if a 1.5 kg ball is attached at one end
while the other is held stationary and is whirled in a circle. The
string is 0.65 m long.

A. 14.7 m/sec
B. 15.4 m/sec
C. 24.4 m/sec
D. 55.2 m/sec

38. Binary number system is a system of notation for real numbers

that uses the place value method with 2 as the base. What is
another name of binary number system?

A. bits
B. binary digits
C. binumber system
D. dyadic number system

39. A bullet is fired at an angle of 75º with the horizontal with an

initial velocity of 420 m/s. How high can it travel after 2
seconds?

A. 732 m
B. 750 m
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C. 792 m
D. 840 m

ab
40. Simplify 3
.
ab

A. ab
B. ab
C. 3
ab ans
D. 5
ab

1
41. Find the area under the curve y = between the limits y = 2
x
and y = 10.

A. 1.61
B. 2.39
C. 3.71
D. 3.97

42. A 300 kg box impends to slide down a ramp inclined at an angle

of 25º with the horizontal. What is the frictional resistance?

A. 1234.76
B. 1468.9 N
C. 3359.7 N
D. 9951.50 N

43. An LRT train 6 m above the ground crosses a street at 9 m/s at

the instant that a car approaching at a speed of 4 m/s is 12 m
up the street. Find the rate of the LRT train and the car
separating one second later.

A. 3.64 m/s
B. 3.94 m/s
C. 4.24 m/s
D. 4.46 m/s

44. Grand total of the assets and operational capability of a

corporation.

A. investment
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B. earning value
C. money market
D. authorized capital

45. The sum of any real number and its additive inverse is ______.

A. 0
B. -1
C. 1
D. 3

46. What is the length of the line with slope 4/3 from a point (6, 4)
to the y-axis?

A. 10
B. 25
C. 50
D. 75

47. How much horizontal force is needed to produce an acceleration

of 8 m/sec² on a 75 kg box?

A. 200 N
B. 400 N
C. 500 N
D. 600 N

48. Also known as the x-coordinate.

A. ordinate
B. abscissa
C. radius vector
D. polar ordinate

49. Money borrowed today is to be paid in 6 annual payments at the

end of 6 quarters. If the interest is 12% compounded quarterly.
How much was initially borrowed if quarterly payment is P 2,000.

A. P 10,200.00
B. P 10,382.90
C. P 10,586.99
D. P 10,834.38
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50. A built-in or fixed support is capable of supporting ______.

A. an axial load
B. a transverse force
C. a bending moment
D. all of these
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Answers to MODULE 3

1. B. 28
2. A. P0
3. A. (0, 0)
4. C. 120°
5. D. all of the above
6. A. P 77,156
7. A. 0.71 in
8. B. prolate
9. A. 26.3 m
10. D. 0.448 inch
11. B. Boyle's law
12. D. 360 degrees
13. A. cash flow
14. B. 0.095 ft/min
15. D. 2.4525 kJ
16. D. ordered pair
17. C. P 2,160
18. D. 24 2
19. D. 3x (x – 3) (x + 2)
20. D. 409.44 m2
21. D. 16π
22. B. zero
23. B. 34.64 cm
24. D. 11.57 yrs
3 1
25. D. y= ,x=
2 2
26. A. P 250.45
27. C. 2a2
28. B. 25 ft²
29. D. 31.83 m2
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30. B. 1.47 m
31. B. 33.52 in
32. A. 50 workers
33. C. steradians
34. A. integers
35. C. 34.31 m/s
36. D. complex number
37. A. 14.7 m/sec
38. D. dyadic number system
39. C. 792 m
40. C. 3
ab
41. A. 1.61
42. A. 1234.76
43. A. 3.64 m/s
44. A. investment
45. A. 0
46. A. 10
47. D. 600 N
48. B. abscissa
49. D. P 10,834.38
50. D. all of these
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MODULE 4

1. A boat is to be towed toward a pier which is 20 feet above the

water. The rope is pulled in at the rate of 6 ft/sec. How fast is
the boat approaching the base of the pier when 25 feet of rope
remain to be pulled in?

A. 8 ft/sec
B. 10 ft/sec
C. 12 ft/sec
D. 15 ft/sec

2. The vertex of an elliptic paraboloid x2 + 4y2 – 4x – 8y – 2z + 14

= 0 is ______.

A. (2, 1, 0)
B. (2, 1, 2)
C. (2, 1, 3)
D. (2, 1, -2)

3. A quadrilateral have sides equal to 12, 20, 8 and 16.97 m

respectively. If the sum of the two opposite angles is equal to
225, find the area of the quadrilateral.

A. 100
B. 124
C. 158
D. 168

4. Find the radius of the curvature at any point on the curve y + ln

cos x = 0.

A. 1
B. 1.5707
C. cos x
D. sec x
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5. What will be the future worth of money after 12 years, if the

sum of P 25,000 is invested at simple interest rate of 1% per
year?

A. P 27,859
B. P 28,000
C. P 29,000
D. P 30,000

6. The area of a circle is 89.42 in². What is the length of a side of a

regular hexagon inscribed in this circle?

A. 5.335 in
B. 5.533 in
C. 6.335 in
D. 7.335 in

7. A 350 lbf acts on a block at an angle of 15º with the horizontal.

What is the work done by this force if it is pushed 5 feet
horizontally?

A. 1350.3 ft-lb
B. 1690.4 ft-lb
C. 1980.8 ft-lb
D. 2002.7 ft-lb

8. The circle which passes through the points (-2, 3), (5, 2) and (6,
-1) has a radius of ______.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

9. What power would a spindle 55 mm in diameter transmit at 480

rpm. Stress allowed for short shaft is 59 N/mm2.

A. 39.21 kW
B. 42.12 kW
C. 50.61 kW
D. 96.88 kW
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10. A man in a hot-air balloon drops an apple at a height of 100 m.

If the balloon is rising at 15 m/s, find the highest point reached
by the apple.

A. 100 m
B. 102.5 m
C. 107.5 mA
D. 111.5 m

11. The point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of a triangle is

called ______.

A. incenter
B. metacenter
C. orthocenter
D. circumcenter

12. What force P is required to punch a 1/2 in. hole on a 3/8 in. thick
plate if the ultimate shear strength on the plate is 42,000 psi?

A. 24,620 lbs
B. 24,740 lbs
C. 24,940 lbs
D. 24,960 lbs

13. Log n
x = Log x1/n is also equal to ______.

A. Log nx
B. Log xn
C. n log x
log x
D.
n

14. A 20 kg sack is raised vertically 5 meters in 0.5 sec. What is the

change in potential energy?

A. 200 J
B. 98.1 J
C. 981 J
D. 490.5 J
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15. A cable suspended from supports which are at the same height
and 100 m apart has a sag of 30 m and hangs in the form of
parabola. The width of the cable at a height of 10 m above the
lowest point is ______.

A. 50
B. 100 3
100
C.
3
100
D.
3

16. The reciprocal of 20 is ______.

A. 0.05
B. 0.2
C. 0.5
D. 20

x3  2x  9
17. Evaluate lim .
x  2x3  8

A. 0
1
B.
2
C. 1
D. 

 
18. Cos     is equal to ______.
 2 

A. -cos 
B. sin 
C. -sin 
 
D. sin    
 2
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19. A square sheet of galvanized iron, 100 cm x 100 cm will be used

in making an open-top container by cutting a small square from
each corner and bending up the sides. Determine how large the
square should be cut from each corner in order to obtain the
largest possible volume.

1 1
A. 11cm x 11 cm
2 2
1 1
B. 12 cm x 12 cm
3 3
1 1
C. 14 cm x 14 cm
4 4
2 2
D. 16 cm x 16 cm
3 3

20. How long must a P 5,000 deposit bearing 5% simple interest can
accumulate an amount of P 5,800?

A. 2.5 years
B. 3 years
C. 4 years
D. 6 years

(xy)n(a  b)2(n 1)

21. Simplify .
[xy(a  b)2 ](n1)

A. xy
B. xny
C. (xy)n
D. x-1yn

22. Find the length of the side of a pentagon if the line perpendicular
to its side is 12 units from the center.

A. 8.71
B. 17.44
C. 18.47
D. 36.93
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23. For a loan acquired six years ago, Harold paid out the amount of
P 75,000. The interest was computed at 18% compounded
annually. How much was the borrowed amount?

A. P 25,908.12
B. P 26,349.90
C. P 27,782.36
D. P 28,892.12

24. A body weighing 350 kg rests on a plane inclined 30º with the
horizontal. The angle of static friction between the body and the
plane is 15º. What horizontal force P is necessary to hold the
body from sliding down the plane?

A. 73.9 kg
B. 93.7 kg
C. 97.3 kg
D. 119 kg

25. An equation in which a variable appears under the radical sign is

called ______.

A. literal equation
B. radical equation
C. irradical equation
D. irrational equation

26. What is the slope of the curve y = x2 – 4x as it passes through

the origin?

A. 0
B. -3
C. -4
D. 4

27. If the angle from by the line through (x, -1) and (-3, -5) to the
line through (2, -5) and (4, 1) is 45°, find x.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
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D. 5

28. Find the water pressure reading if manometer is 0.45 m Hg.

Mercury is 13.6 times heavier than water.

A. 50 kPa
B. 60 kPa
C. 65 kPa
D. 70 kPa

29. JR playing in a swing moved on an arc 15 feet in length and back

¾ of this distance and so on until the swing finally stop. Find
the total distance traveled by Lester on the swing.

A. 45ft
B. 50ft
C. 55ft
D. 60ft

30. A wedge is cut from a cylinder of radius 5 cm by two planes, one

perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder and the other passing
through a diameter of the section made by the first plane and
inclined to this plane at an angle of 45o. Find the volume of the
wedge.

A. 80.33 cu. cm
B. 81.67 cu. cm
C. 82.67 cu. cm
D. 83.33 cu. cm

31. The method of depreciation where a fixed sum of money is

regularly deposited at compound interest in a real or imaginary
fund in order to accumulate an amount equal to the total
depreciation of an asset at the end of the asset’s estimated life is
known as ______.

A. SYD method
B. straight line method
C. sinking fund method
D. declining balance method
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32. The height of a cylindrical cone is measured to be four meters

which is equal to its radius with a possible error of 0.04.
Determine the percentage error in computing the volume.

A. 1%
B. 3%
C. 5%
D. 10%

33. The integral of a function between certain limits divided by the

difference in abscissas between those limits gives the ______ of
the function.

A. limit
B. middle
C. average
D. intercept

34. -40oF is equal to ______ oC.

A. 32oC
B. -32oC
C. 40oC
D. -40oC

35. A cast iron column supports an axial compressive load of 250

kN. Determine the inside diameter of the column if its outside
diameter is 200 mm and the limiting compressive stress is 50
Mpa.

A. 138.4 inches
B. 183.4 mm
C. 138.4 mm
D. 183.4 m

36. An open box with a square base is to be constructed from a

square piece of tin by cutting out a 3 inches square from each
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corner and folding up the sides. If the box is to hold 48 cubic

inches, what must be the length of the side of tin used?

A. 8 inches
B. 10 inches
C. 12 inches
D. 14 inches

37. Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of a force?

A. resultant
B. magnitude
C. line of action
D. direction or sense

38. Find the area in the first quadrant bounded by the parabola y² =
4x, x = 1 and x = 3.

A. 5.595
B. 5.955
C. 9.555
D. 9.955

39. The density of a liquid is 1.20 g/ml. Calculate the volume in liters
occupied by 10.0 grams.

A. 0.0833 x 10-3 liters

B. 0.833 x 10-3 liters
C. 8.33 x 10-3 liters
D. 83.3 x 10-3 liters

40. Three circles C1, C2 and C3 are externally tangent to each other.
Center to center distances are 10 cm between C1 and C2, 8 cm
between C2 and C3, and 6 cm between C3 and C1. Determine the
total areas of the circles.

A. 157.08 cm²
B. 162.31 cm²
C. 175.93 cm²
D. 184.12 cm²
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41. The first table of logarithm with 10 as the base was composed by
______.

A. Archimedes
B. Karl Gauss
C. John Napier
D. Henry Briggs

42. Determine the exact simple interest on P 1,200 for the period
from January 16 to November 26, 1992, if the rate of interest is
24%.

A. P 245.76
B. P 246.31
C. P 247.87
D. P 252.00

43. The diagram of an isolated body with the representation of all

external forces acting on it is called a ______.

A. maxwell diagram
B. free body diagram
C. stress-strain diagram
D. shear and moment diagram

44. There are three questions in a test. The probability that Mark
answer the question correctly is 2/3. If one point is awarded for
correct answers and zero for a wrong answer, what is the
probability that Mark gets exactly two points?

1
A.
27
4
B.
9
4
C.
27
8
D.
27
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45. Solve for x in 10x² + 10x + 1 = 0.

A. -0.113, -0.788
B. -0.113, -0.887
C. -0.331, -0.788
D. -0.331, -0.887

46. The following interest rates have almost the same value except
one. Which one?

A. 0.75% compounded monthly

B. 2.25% compounded quarterly
C. 4.5% compounded semi-annually
D. 9.5% compounded annually

47. A two-digit number is equal to 8 times the sum of its digits. If 45

is subtracted from the number, its digits are reversed. What is
the number?

A. less than 55
B. more than 90
C. more than 86 but less than 90
D. more than 55 but less than 86

48. A television tower stands on a top of a building. From a point

75.3 feet from the base of the building, the angle of elevation to
the top and to the base of the tower are 60.1o and 47.4o
respectively. How tall is the tower?

A. 50 yards
B. 49.06 feet
C. 50 feet
D. 49.06 meters

49. How much heat is necessary to boil a 1-kg, 15°C water?

A. 346,908 joules
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B. 356,150 joules
C. 364,890 joules
D. 379,230 joules

50. Any algebraic term is a/an ______ term in certain letters

representing numbers if it consists of the product of possible
integral powers of these numbers and a factor not containing
them.

A. integral
B. rational
C. irrational
D. integral rational

Answers to MODULE 4

1. B. 10 ft/sec
2. C. (2, 1, 3)
3. D. 168
4. D. sec x
5. B. P 28,000
6. A. 5.335 in
7. B. 1690.4 ft-lb
8. C. 5
9. D. 96.88 kW
10. D. 111.5 m
11. A. incenter
12. B. 24,740 lbs
log x
13. D.
n
14. C. 981 J
100
15. C.
3
16. A. 0.05
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1
17. B.
2
18. C. -sin 
2 2
19. D. 16 cm x 16 cm
3 3
20. B. 3 years
21. A. xy
22. B. 17.44
23. C. P 27,782.36
24. B. 93.7 kg
25. D. irrational equation
26. C. -4
27. D. 5
28. B. 60 kPa
29. D. 60ft
30. D. 83.33 cu. cm
31. C. sinking fund method
32. B. 3%
33. C. average
34. D. -40oC
35. B. 183.4 mm
36. B. 10 inches
37. A. resultant
38. A. 5.595
39. C. 8.33 x 10-3 liters
40. C. 175.93 cm²
41. D. Henry Briggs
42. C. P 247.87
43. B. free body diagram
4
44. B.
9
45. B. -0.113, -0.887
46. D. 9.5% compounded annually
47. D. more than 55 but less than 86
48. B. 49.06 feet
49. B. 356,150 joules
50. D. integral rational
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MODULE 5

1. A plane flying north at 640 kph passes over a certain town at

noon and a second plane going east at 600 kph is directly over
the same town 15 minutes later. If the planes are flying at the
same altitude, how fast will they be separating at 1:15 pm?

A. 287 kph
B. 728 kph
C. 782 kph
D. 872 kph

2. What is the minimum initial velocity a rocket must have if it is to

be able to hit a target 1000 km away?

A. 3032 m/s
B. 3132 m/s
C. 3232 m/s
D. 3332 m/s

3. Those funds that are required to make the enterprise or project

a going concern.

A. banking
B. working capital
C. accumulated amount
D. principal or present worth

4. A closed cylinder 2m long has a diameter of 3m. What is the

inner surface area (in square meters) of the cylinder?

A. 18.858
B. 24.413
C. 32.986
D. 42.603
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5. A journal bearing with diameter of 76.2 mm is subjected to a

load of 4900 N while rotating at 200 rpm. If its coefficient of
friction is 0.02 and the L/D = 2.5, find its projected area in mm2.

A. 12,090
B. 13,050
C. 14,165
D. 14,516

6. If a is constant, what is the derivative of y = xa?

A. x
B. ax
C. axa-1
D. (a – 1)x

7. Solve for x in x2  3x  2  4 .

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

8. Two equilateral triangles, each with 12 cm sides, overlap each

other to form a 6 point star of David. Determine the overlapping
area in sq. cm.

A. 28.87
B. 34.64
C. 41.57
D. 49.88

9. An interest rate is quoted as being 7½% compounded quarterly.

What is the effective annual interest rate?

A. 7.22%
B. 7.71%
C. 15.78%
D. 21.8%
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10. What is the area bounded by the curve y² = x and the line x – 4
= 0.

32
A.
3
34
B.
7
64
C.
3
16
D.
3

11. A spiral spring, fixed at one end, has a length of 15 cm when

unstretched. The force required to stretch it is proportional to
the extension produced. A force of 5 N stretches it 1 cm. Find
the work done in starching the spring 2 cm.

A. 0.05 J
B. 0.1 J
C. 1.0 J
D. 10 J

12. A company has a certain number of machines of equal capacity

that produced a total of 180 pieces each working day. If two
machines breakdown, the work load of the remaining machines
is increased by three pieces per day to maintain production. Find
the number of machines.

A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 18

13. It can be defined as the set of points in the plane the sum of
whose distances from two fixed points is constant.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. parabola
D. hyperbola
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14. A rectangular field is surrounded by a fence 548 meters long.

The diagonal distance from corner to corner is 194 meters.
Determine the area of the rectangular field.

A. 18,027 m2
B. 18,270 m2
C. 18,720 m2
D. 19,702 m2

15. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10,

and 100 degrees respectively, find the lengths of the shorter
diagonal.

A. 10.43
B. 10.63
C. 10.73
D. 10.93

16. Six books with black covers and 4 books with red covers are
placed on a shelf. How many color arrangements are possible?

A. 210
B. 320
C. 420
D. 744

17. A rectangular lot has a perimeter of 120 meters and an area of

800 square meters. Find the length and width of the lot.

A. 10 m and 30 m
B. 30 m and 20 m
C. 40 m and 20 m
D. 50 m and 10 m

18. The amount of a property in which a willing buyer will pay to a

willing seller for the property when neither one is under the
compulsion to buy or sell.

A. fair value
B. book value
C. goodwill value
D. market value
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19. A cistern in the form of an inverted right circular cone 20 m deep

and 12 m diameter at the top. If water is 16 m deep in the
cistern, find the work does in pumping out the water. The water
is raised to a point of discharge 10 m above the top of the
cistern. Neglect losses due to friction.

A. 68,167 kN-m
B. 69,133 kN-m
C. 70,525 kN-m
D. 71,133 kN-m

20. Find the area bounded by the line x – 2y + 10 = 0, the x-axis,

the y-axis and x = 10.

A. 18
B. 36
C. 45
D. 75

21. A man bought 20 calculators for P20,000.00. There are three

types of calculators bought, business type costs P3,000 each,
scientific type costs P1,500 each and basic type costs P500 each.
How many calculators of each type were purchased?

A. 1, 4, 15
B. 2, 5, 13
C. 2, 6, 12
D. 3, 6, 11

22. Jason borrows P 100,000 at 10% compounded annually,

agreeing to repay the loan in 20 equal annual payments. How
much of the original principal is still unpaid after he has made
the tenth payment?

A. P 72,173.84
B. P 74,193.05
C. P 76,290.07
D. P 78,480.50
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23. A car travels from A to B, a distance of 100 km, at an average

speed of 30 kph. At what average speed must it travel back from
B to A in order to average 45 kph for the round trip of 200 km?

A. 50 kph
B. 70 kph
C. 90 kph
D. 110 kph

24. A 56-lb mass rests on a horizontal surface. The force needed to

move it along the surface is 20 lb. Determine the coefficient of
friction.

A. 0.01
B. 0.21
C. 0.12
D. 0.34

25. A pile of boiler pipes contains 1275 pipes in layers so that the
top layer contains one pipe and each lower layer has one more
pipe than the layer above. How many layers are there in the
pile?

A. 40
B. 45
C. 50
D. 55

26. Find the moment of inertia with respect to the x-axis of the area
bounded by the parabola y² = 4x and the line x = 1.

A. 2.13
B. 2.35
C. 2.56
D. 2.68

27. In Geometry, the construction or drawing of lines and figures the

possibility of which is admitted without proof is called ______.

A. theorem
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B. corollary
C. postulate
D. hypothesis

28. The shaft whose torque varies from 2000 to 6000 in-lbs has 1½
inch in diameter and 60,000 psi yield strength. Compute for the
shaft mean average stress.

A. 5162 psi
B. 5550 psi
C. 6036 psi
D. 6810 psi

29. If 6 – x, 13 – x, and 14 – x are the lengths of the sides of a right

triangle, what id the value of x?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

30. It is the rotation required to move one ray, called the initial side
of the angle, into coincidence with other, called the terminal
side.

A. right angle
B. complimentary angle
C. supplementary angle
D. trigonometric angle

31. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given by

x (t) = 18t + 9t². Find its velocity at t = 2.

A. 20
B. 24
C. 36
D. 54

32. A polygon is ______ when no side, when extended, will pass

through the interior of the polygon.

A. convex
B. equilateral
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C. congruent
D. isoperimetric

33. Harold and his bicycle have combined mass of 100 kg. How
many calories of heat are generated in the brakes when the
bicycle comes to stop from a speed of 36 kph?

A. 1, 190 calories
B. 1, 290 calories
C. 1, 175 calories
D. 1, 250 calories

34. The cost C of a product is a function of the quantity x of the

product: C(x) = x² - 4000x + 50. Find the quantity for which the
cost is minimum.

A. 1000
B. 1500
C. 2000
D. 3000

35. A man borrowed money from a loan shark. He receives from the
loan shark an amount of P 1,342.00 and promised to repay P
1,500.00 at the end of 3 quarters. What is the simple interest
rate?

A. 15.2%
B. 15.7%
C. 16.2%
D. 16.7%

36. Which number has three significant digits?

A. 0.001
B. 0.0141
C. 0.01414
D. 1.4141

37. Find x in x3/4 = 8.

A. 6
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B. 9
C. -9
D. 16

38. Find the slope of the tangent to a parabola, y = x2, at a point on

1
the curve where x= .
2

A. 0
B. 1
1
C.
2
1
D. 
2

39. A 100 kg block of ice is released at the top of 30º incline 10

meters above the ground. If the slight melting of the ice renders
the surface frictionless, calculate the velocity at the foot of the
incline.

A. 10 m/sec
B. 14 m/sec
C. 24 m/sec
D. 30 m/sec

40. A machine has an initial cost of P 50,000 and a salvage value of

P 10,000 after 10 years. What is the straight-line method
depreciation rate as a percentage of the initial cost?

A. 8%
B. 9%
C. 10%
D. 12%

41. A car was bought at P 548,492.13 with 14% down payment and
the remaining balance will be paid on installment basis with a
monthly payment of P 12,000.00 for 60 months. Determine the
interest rate compounded annually.

A. 14.35%
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B. 16.45%
C. 18.25%
D. 19.56%

42. A 200 kg crate is on a 30º ramp. The coefficient of friction

between the crate and the ramp is 0.35. If a force is applied to
the crate horizontally, calculate the force F to start the crate
moving up the ramp.

A. 38 kg
B. 223 kg
C. 232 kg
D. 244 kg

1 3x
43. Evaluate  dx.
0 ex

A. 1.051
B. 1.105
C. 1.510
D. 1.501

44. Evaluate: cos2 1 + cos2 2 + cos2 3 +……..+ cos2 89 + cos2 90.

A. 40
B. 44.5
C. 45.5
D. infinite

45. Factor the expression x2 + 6x + 8 as completely as possible.

A. (x – 4) (x – 2)
B. (x + 4) (x + 2)
C. (x – 4) (x + 2)
D. (x + 6) (x + 2)

46. A steam pipe weighing 200 kg per meter will cross a road by
suspension on a cable anchored between supports 6 meters
apart. The maximum allowable sag of the cable is 50 cm,
calculate the length of the cable.
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A. 2.5 m
B. 3.6 m
C. 6.1 m
D. 9.5 m

47. Given the area in the first quadrant bounded by x2 = 8y, the line
y – 2 = 0 and the y-axis. What is the volume generated when
the area is revolved about the line y –2 = 0?

A. 25.83
B. 26.81
C. 27.32
D. 28.41

48. How many square feet is 100 square meters?

A. 32.81
B. 328.1
C. 929
D. 1076

49. Which of the following is identical to the expression cot x + tan

x?

A. 1
B. sin x
C. sec x
D. 2csc2x

50. The peso amount as earned from an investment or project is

called ______.

A. ROI
B. ROR
C. interest
D. surplus
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Answers to MODULE 5

1. D. 872 kph
2. B. 3132 m/s
3. B. working capital
4. C. 32.986
5. D. 14,516
6. C. axa-1
7. B. 2
8. C. 41.57
9. B. 7.71%
32
10. A.
3
11. B. 0.1 J
12. B. 12
13. B. ellipse
14. A. 18,027 m2
15. C. 10.73
16. A. 210
17. C. 40 m and 20 m
18. D. market value
19. A. 68,167 kN-m
20. D. 75
21. B. 2, 5, 13
22. A. P 72,173.84
23. C. 90 kph
24. A. 0.01
25. C. 50
26. A. 2.13
27. C. postulate
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28. C. 6036 psi

29. A. 1
30. D. trigonometric angle
31. D. 54
32. A. convex
33. A. 1, 190 calories
34. C. 2000
35. B. 15.7%
36. B. 0.0141
37. D. 16
38. B. 1
39. B. 14 m/sec
40. A. 8%
41. D. 19.56%
42. C. 232 kg
43. A. 1.051
44. B. 44.5
45. B. (x + 4) (x + 2)
46. C. 6.1 m
47. B. 26.81
48. D. 1076
49. D. 2csc2x
50. A. ROI
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MODULE 6

1. The first derivative of kinetic energy with respect to time is

______.

A. force
B. work
C. power
D. momentum

2. If all of the terms have even exponents or if all of the terms

have odd exponents, the curve is symmetrical with respect to
the ______.

A. x-axis
B. y-axis
C. origin
D. line 45 degrees with the x-axis

3. Evaluate the integral of sec² 2θ dθ from zero to pi over 8.

A. 0.33
B. 0.5
C. 0.25
D. 0.67

4. It takes Butch twice as long as it takes Dan to do a certain piece

of work. Working together, they can do the work in 6 days. How
long would it take Dan to do it alone?

A. 9 days
B. 10 days
C. 11 days
D. 12 days
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5. A machinery has an initial cost of P 40,000.00 and results in an

increase in annual maintenance costs of P 2,000.00 If the
machinery saves the company P 10,000 per year, in how many
years will the machinery pay for itself if compounding is
considered? (i = 7%)

A. 7 years
B. 8 years
C. 9 years
D. 10 years

6. A stone is dropped from a cliff and 2 sec later another stone is

thrown downward with a speed of 22 m/sec. How far below the
top of the cliff will the second stone overtake the first?

A. 375 m
B. 507 m
C. 795 m
D. 994 m

7. The volume of a paraboloid of a revolution is equal to ______.

A. one-third of the volume of the circumscribing cylinder

B. 60% of the volume of the circumscribing cylinder
C. two-thirds of the volume of the circumscribing cylinder
D. one-half of the volume of the circumscribing cylinder

8. Find the slope of the tangent to the parabola y = x² at x = 1.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

9. The present worth of all depreciation over the economic life of

the item is called ______.

A. annuity
B. maintenance
C. capital recovery
D. depreciation recovery
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10. Divide 94 into three parts such that one-half the product of one
pair, plus one-third the product of another pair, plus one-fourth
the product of the third pair may seem to be a maximum value.

A. 30, 50, 14
B. 35, 40, 19
C. 38, 40, 16
D. 42, 40, 12

11. What modulus of elasticity in tension is required to obtain a unit

deformation of 0.00105 m/m from a load producing a unit tensile
stress of 44,000 psi?

A. 41.202 x 106 psi

B. 41.905 x 106 psi
C. 42.300 x 106 psi
D. 43.101 x 106 psi

12. Mario can paint a fence 50% faster than Johnny, and 20% faster
than Milo. Together they can paint a given fence in 8 hrs. How
long would it take Mario to paint the same fence if he had to
work alone?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 20

13. The product of two cosines with different angles produces

______.

A. double angle formula

B. sum of two trigonometric functions with product and
difference of two given angles
C. sum of two trigonometric functions with sum and difference
of two given angles
D. all of the preceding
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14. Simplifying the expression sec θ – (sec θ)(sin2 θ) will give the
value equal to ______.

A. sin θ
B. sin2 θ
C. cos θ
D. cos2 θ

15. A rubber ball was dropped from a height of 42 m and each time
it strikes the ground it rebounds to height of 2/3 of the distance
from which it fell. Find the total distance traveled by the ball
before it comes to rest.

A. 180 m
B. 190 m
C. 210 m
D. 220 m

16. At point of inflection, it corresponds to the section of ______.

A. zero shear
B. maximum shear
C. zero bending moment
D. maximum bending moment

17. Find the partial derivative of 4x² – 3xy with respect to x.

A. 6x + 3y
B. 8x – 6y
C. 12x + 4y
D. 8x – 3y

18. Points A and B which are 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight
highway running east and west. From A, the bearing of a tower
C is 32 degrees W of N and from B the bearing of C is 26
degrees N of E. Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to
the highway.

A. 364 m
B. 374 m
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C. 384 m
D. 394 m

19. If tan 4A = cot 6A, then what is the value of angle A?

A. 9º
B. 10º
C. 12º
D. 14º

20. A 5 kg riffle fires a 15 g bullet at a muzzle velocity of 600 m/sec.

Find the recoil velocity of the riffle.

A. 1.6 m/sec
B. 1.6 m/sec2
C. 1.8 m/sec
D. 1.8 m/sec2

21. What is the natural logarithm of e to the a plus b power?

A. ab
B. a+b
C. log ab
D. 2.718 (a + b)

22. The three sides of a triangle are given as a = 68 m, b = 52 m

and c = 32 m. Find the area of the triangle.

A. 570 m2
B. 750 m2
C. 790 m2
D. 801 m2

23. Find the smallest value of n such that the sum 1 + 3 + 3² + 33 +

… + 3n exceeds 1,000,000.

A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
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24. The diameter of two spheres are in the ratio of 2:3 and the sum
of their volumes is 1260 cu. units. Find the volume of the larger
sphere.

A. 952
B. 962
C. 972
D. 982

25. Six years ago Tammy was 5 times as old as Choc. In 5 years
Tammy will be three times as old as Choc. Find the age of Choc
now.

A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18

26. Compute the nominal shear stress at the surface in MPa for a 40
mm diameter shaft that transmits 750 kW at 1500 rpm. Axial
and bending loads are assumed negligible. Torsional shearing
stress is 28 n/mm2.

A. 218
B. 232
C. 312
D. 380

27. A machine costs P 8,000, last years and has a salvage value at
the end of life of P 400. Using sum-of-the-years digit method,
determine the depreciation during the 3rd year.

A. P 281
B. P 1,182
C. P 1,281
D. P 2,220

28. A hole 6 inches in diameter was bored through a sphere 10

inches in diameter. Find the volume of the part cut off.
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A. 255.52 cu. in
B. 267.33 cu. in
C. 276.52 cu. in
D. 282.25 cu. in

29. If r and m represent the radius and mass respectively, then the
mass moment of inertia of a solid right circular cylinder along its
longitudinal axis is ______.

1
A. mr2
2
1
B. mr2
3
2
C. mr2
3
2
D. mr2
5

30. The volume of any solid of revolution is equal to the generating

area times the circumference of the circle described by the
centroid of the area. This is commonly known as ______.

A. Simpson’s rule
B. Cavalieri’s Principle
C. First proposition of Pappus
D. Second proposition of Pappus

31. A projectile is fired at an angle of 20° with the horizontal at the

top of a 30-m high building. The muzzle velocity is 300 m/s.
What is the total time of flight?

A. 18.5 s
B. 21.2 s
C. 25.7 s
D. 32.6 s

32. Defined as the motion of a rigid body in which a straight line

passing through any point of its particles always remains parallel
to its initial position.

A. kinetics
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B. rotation
C. kinematics
D. translation

33. A stone is dropped into a still pond. Concentric circular spread

out, and the radius of the disturbed region increases at the rate
16 cm/sec. At what rate does the area of the disturbed region
increase when its radius is 4 cm?

cm2
A. 124π
sec
cm2
B. 128π
sec
cm2
C. 132π
sec
cm2
D. 134π
sec

34. Find the area of the curve whose equation is 9x2 – 36x + 25y2 =
189.

A. 41.7 sq. units

B. 43.4 sq. units
C. 46.2 sq. units
D. 47.1 sq. units

35. It is defined as a definite amount of matter the parts of which

are fixed in position relative to one another.

A. ideal fluid
B. rigid body
C. solid body
D. deformable body

36. Find the area of the largest parabola which can be cut from a
right circular cone of radius 3 m and an altitude of 4 m.

A. 10 sq. units
B. 11 sq. units
C. 12 sq. units
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D. 13 sq. units

37. A man can row his canoe at a constant rate of 5 miles per hour
in still water, He rows upstream for 15 minutes and then rows
downstream, returning to his starting point in another 12
minutes. What is the rate of the current in miles per hour?

A. 0.34
B. 0.43
C. 0.56
D. 0.65

38. An object falls from a height of 92 m and strikes the ground with
a speed of 19 m/s. Determine the height that the object must
fall in order to strike with a speed of 24 m/s.

A. 132 m
B. 136 m
C. 142 m
D. 147 m

39. Solve for the value of x : (x – 1) : (2x + 3) = 2 : 5.

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

40. Given three vertices of a triangle whose coordinates are A(1, 1),
B(3, -3) and C(5, -3). Find the area of the triangle.

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

41. Convert 1000101 base 2 to base 10.

A. 69
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B. 609
C. 690
D. 906

42. What is the probability of getting three heads from a

simultaneous toss of 3 coins?

1
A.
4
1
B.
2
1
C.
8
2
D.
3

43. A person buys a piece of lot for P 100,00 down payment and 10
deferred semi-annual payments of P 8,00 each starting three
years from now. What is the present value of the investment if
the rate of interest is 12% compounded semi-annually?

A. P 134,666.80
B. P 143,999.08
C. P 154,696.08
D. P 164,500.05

44. What drawbar pull is required to change the speed of a 120,000

lb car from 15 mph to 30 mph on a half mile while the car is
going up a 1.5% upgrade? Car resistance is 10 lb/ton.

A. 3245 lbs
B. 3425 lbs
C. 3542 lbs
D. 4235 lbs

45. Find the area bounded by the parabola, x² = 4y and y = 4.

A. 13.23
B. 21.33
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C. 31.32
D. 33.21

46. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If 2 numbers, namely

150 and 350 are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the
remaining numbers?

A. 45
B. 50
C. 55
D. 60

47. What is the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y =

2x2 – 7x + 5?

A. 4x –7=0
B. 7x –4=0
C. 4x +7=0
D. 7x + 4y = 0

48. A 0.5 kg snowball moving at 20 m/sec strikes and sticks at a 70

kg man standing on the frictionless surface and sticks to a 70 kg
man standing on the frictionless surface of a frozen pond. What
is the man’s final velocity?

A. 0.14 m/sec
B. 0.14 m/sec2
C. 1.4 m/sec
D. 1.4 m/sec2

49. A loan of P 5,000 is made for a period of 15 months, at a simple

interest rate of 15%, what future amount is due at the end of
the loan period?

A. P 5,637.50
B. P 5,842.54
C. P 5,937.50
D. P 5,900.90
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50. A small truck hauls poles from a substation stockyard to pole

sites along a proposed distribution line. The truck can handle
only one pole at a time. The first pole site is 150 meters from
the substation and the poles are to be 50 m apart. Determine
the total distance traveled by the line truck back and forth, after
returning from delivering the 25th pole.

A. 30.0 km
B. 35.0 km
C. 37.5 km
D. 40.0 km

Answers to MODULE 6

1. C. power
2. C. origin
3. B. 0.5
4. A. 9 days
5. A. 7 years
6. B. 507 m
7. D. one-half of the volume of the circumscribing cylinder
8. B. 2
9. D. depreciation recovery
10. D. 42, 40, 12
11. B. 41.905 x 106 psi
12. D. 20
13. C. sum of two trigonometric functions with sum and
difference of two given angles
14. C. cos θ
15. C. 210 m
16. C. zero bending moment
17. D. 8x – 3y
18. B. 374 m
19. A. 9º
20. C. 1.8 m/sec
21. B. a+b
22. D. 801 m2
23. D. 14
24. C. 972
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25. C. 17
26. D. 380
27. B. P 1,182
28. A. 255.52 cu. in
1
29. A. mr2
2
30. D. Second proposition of Pappus
31. B. 21.2 s
32. D. translation
cm2
33. B. 128π
sec
34. D. 47.1 sq. units
35. B. rigid body
36. D. 13 sq. units
37. C. 0.56
38. D. 147 m
39. B. 11
40. B. 4
41. A. 69
1
42. C.
8
43. B. P 143,999.08
44. B. 3425 lbs
45. B. 21.33
46. B. 50
47. A. 4x – 7 = 0
48. A. 0.14 m/sec
49. C. P 5,937.50
50. C. 37.5 km
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MODULE 7

1. Find the equation of the tangent to the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 40 at

point (1, -2).

A. 2x – 9y – 20 = 0
B. 2x + 9y + 20 = 0
C. 9x + 5y + 2 = 0
D. 9x – 2y + 20 = 0

2. The profit derived from a project or business enterprise without

consideration of obligations to financial contributors and claims
of others based on profit is known as ______.

A. yield
B. earning value
C. economic return
D. expected yield

3. The apothem of a polygon is the ______ of its inscribed circle.

A. radius
B. length
C. diameter
D. circumference

4. The ratio of the density of the substance to the density of water.

A. mass
B. specific weight
C. specific gravity
D. relative weight
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x
5. Find the area bounded between y = 6x – 1 and y = + 3 by x
4
= 0 and the intersection point.

16
A.
23
32
B.
23
64
C.
23
32
D.
529

6. A card chosen from a pack of playing cards. What is the

probability that it is either a black or a picture card?

A. 0.615
B. 0.756
C. 0.876
D. 0.987

7. At an interest rate of 10% interest compounded semi-annually,

how much will a deposit of P 1,500 be in 15 years?

A. P 6,100.00
B. P 6,234.09
C. P 6,265.87
D. P 6,437.90

8. Find the area bounded by y = ln x, y = 0 and x = e.

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
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9. The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm and 8 cm respectively. Its

area is ______.

A. 10 cm2
B. 40 cm2
C. 50 cm2
D. 60 cm2

10. If P 1,000.00 becomes P 1,608.44 at the end of 4 years when

invested at a certain rate compounded bimonthly, then the
effective rate of interest of this investment is ______.

A. 12.12%
B. 12.32%
C. 12.62%
D. 12.89%

11. In algebra, the operation of root extraction is called ______.

A. indexing
B. evolution
C. involution
D. revolution

12. What is the length of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 – 10y –
4x + 45 = 0

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

1785
13. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to starting
9999
from decimal point.

A. 1
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8
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14. The moment of inertia of a plane figure ______.

A. is zero at the centroidal axis

B. is maximum at the centroidal axis
C. decreases as the distance of the axis moves farther from the
centroid
D. increases as the distance of the axis moves farther from the
centroid

15. A manufacturing firm maintains one product assembly line to

produce signal generators. Weekly demand for the generators is
35 units. The line operates for 7 hours per day, 5 days per week.
What is the maximum production time per unit in hours required
of the line to meet the demand?

A. 0.75 hour
B. 1 hour
C. 2.25 hours
D. 3 hours

16. What is the inertia of a bowling ball (mass = 0.50 kg) of radius
15 cm rotating at an angular speed of 10 rpm for 6 seconds?

A. 0.001 kg-m²
B. 0.002 kg-m²
C. 0.0045 kg-m²
D. 0.005 kg-m²

6
17. Evaluate  x(x  5)12 dx .
5

A. 0.456
B. 0.587
C. 0.672
D. 0.708

18. The distance that the top surface is displaced in the direction of
the force divided by the thickness of the body is known as
______.

A. linear strain
B. volume strain
C. shear strain
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D. longitudinal strain

19. A piece of wire 14m long is cut into two parts, one being bent in
the shape of an equilateral triangle and the other in the form of
a circle. Find the area of the circle (in sq m) formed if the sum
of the areas of these two figures is to be minimum.

A. 1.319
B. 2.214
C. 2.549
D. 3.129

20. A water tank is in the form of a right circular cone with vertex
down, 12 feet deep and 6 feet across the top. Water is being
pumped into the tank at the rate of 10 cu. ft/min. How fast is
the surface of the water in the tank rising when the water is 5
feet deep?

A. 2 ft/min
B. 4 ft/min
C. 6 ft/min
D. 8 ft/min

21. Find the equation of the line passing through (7, -3) and (-3, -
5).

A. x + 5y + 22 = 0
B. x – 5y – 22 = 0
C. x – 5y + 22 = 0
D. x + 5y – 22 = 0

22. What is the Fahrenheit equivalent of 100 degrees Celsius?

A. 100
B. 180
C. 200
D. 212

23. A flywheel starting from rest develops a speed of 400 rpm in 30

seconds. How many revolutions did the flywheel make in 30
seconds it took to attain 400 rpm?

A. 100 rev
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B. 120 rev
C. 150 rev
D. 360 rev

24. Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?

A. mass
B. torque
C. displacement
D. electric intensity field

25. In statistics, a pictorial description of the probability concepts of

independent and dependent events is called ______.

A. ogive
B. histogram
C. Venn diagram
D. frequency polygon

26. A point P within an equilateral triangle has a distance of 4m, 5m

and 6m respectively from the vertices. Find the side of the
triangle.

A. 6.78 m
B. 8.53 m
C. 9.45 m
D. 17.8 m

27. A function F(x) is called ______ of f(x) if F'(x) = f(x).

A. derivative
B. explicit function
C. antiderivative
D. implicit function

28. The acceleration of gravity at the surface of Mars is 3.7 m/s². A

stone is thrown upward and reaches a height of 15 m. What is
the total time of flight?

A. 4.8 s
B. 5.1 s
C. 5.4 s
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D. 5.7 s

29. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a semicircle such that one of

the sides coincides with the diameter AD. AB = 10 meters, and
BC = 20 meters. If the diameter AD of the semi-circle is 40
meters, find the area of the quadrilateral.

A. 350 m2
B. 420 m2
C. 470 m2
D. 530 m2

30. The ratio of the annual revenues to the annual expenses.

A. income tax
B. income ratio
C. rate of return
D. benefit-to-cost ratio

31. The difference of the squares of the digits of a two digit positive
number is 27. If the digits are reversed in order and the
resulting number subtracted from the original number, the
difference is also 27. What is the original number?

A. 48
B. 54
C. 63
D. 73

x y
32. Which of the following is perpendicular to the line   1?
3 4

A. x – 4y – 8 = 0
B. 3x – 4y – 5 = 0
C. 4x – 3y – 6 = 0
D. 4x + 3y – 11 = 0
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33. The momentum of a moving object is the product of its mass

and velocity. Newton’s second law of motion says that the rate
of change of momentum with respect to time is ______.

A. force
B. power
C. energy
D. momentum

34. Determine the superelevation for a highway curve 183 m in

radius so that there will be no side thrust for a speed of 72 kph.

A. 10.23º
B. 11.43º
C. 12.56º
D. 13.78º

A
35. Given that = 2 units with a direction of 180o; A + C = 10 –
B
j15; B = x + jy and C is the conjugate of B. What is A in
rectangular form?

A. -10 – j5
B. -10 + j5
C. 20 – j10
D. 20 + j15

36. Given a cyclic quadrilateral whose sides are 4 cm, 5 cm, 8 cm

and 11 cm, its area is ______.

A. 40.25 cm2
B. 48.65 cm2
C. 50.25 cm2
D. 60.25 cm2

37. A company must relocate one of its factories in three years.

Equipment for the loading dock is being considered for purchase.
The original cost is P 20,000.00, the salvage value of the
equipment after three years is P 8,000.00. The company’s rate
of return (i) on money is 10%. Determine the capital recovery
rate per year.

A. P 4,805
B. P 4,946
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C. P 5,115
D. P 5,625

38. Which value is equal to log to the base e of e to the -7x power?

A. 7
B. -7
C. -7x
D. 10-7x

39. When one boy is sitting 1.2 m from the center of a seesaw,
another boy must sit on the other side 1.5 m from the center to
maintain an even balance. However when the first boy carries an
additional weight of 14 kg and sit 1.8 m from the center, the
second boy must move to 3 m from the center to balance. Find
the weight of the heavier boy.

A. 40 kg
B. 42 kg
C. 44 kg
D. 46 kg

40. Solve for x in arcsin 2x – arcsin x = 15°.

A. 0.1482
B. 0.2428
C. 0.3548
D. 0.4282

41. 7 Log x = ______ In x.

A. e
B. 0.434
C. 2.303
D. 10

42. A cylindrical tank with 10 inches inside diameter contains oxygen

gas at 2,500 psi. Calculate the required wall thickness in (mm)
under stress of 28,000 psi.

A. 10.24 mm
B. 10.54 mm
C. 11.34 mm
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D. 12.44 mm

43. Any set of ordered pair is called a ______.

A. range
B. graph
C. domain
D. relation

44. An asset is purchased for P120,000.00 and it can be sold for P

12,000.00. Its estimated life is 10 years. Find the depreciation
for the second year using the sum-of-the-years digit method.

A. P 17,672.00
B. P 17,850.00
C. P 18,276.00
D. P 19,636.00

45. If A can do the work in x days and B in y days, how long will
they finish the job working together?

A. x + y days
xy
B. days
xy
xy
C. days
xy
xy
D. days
2

46. A spherical wedge of a sphere of radius 10 cm has an angle of

40°. Its volume is _______.

A. 465.42 cm3
B. 523.42 cm3
C. 683.42 cm3
D. 723.45 cm3

47. Two circular shafts are one hollow and one solid made of the
same material. The outside diameter of each shaft is D and the
inside diameter of the hollow shaft is D/s. If T1 is the twisting
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moment of the hollow shaft and T2 for the solid shaft, then the
ratio of T1 to T2 is ______.

1
A.
2
1
B.
4
9
C.
16
15
D.
16

48. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of -x for x. its

curve is symmetric with respect to the ______.

A. origin
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. line 45° with the axis

49. Find the area of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius

10 cm.

A. 148.91 cm²
B. 166.24 cm²
C. 186.48 cm²
D. 282.24 cm²

50. 10 to the 12th power is the value of the prefix ______.

A. atto
B. tera
C. micro
D. femto
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Answers to MODULE 7

1. A. 2x – 9y – 20 = 0
2. C. economic return
3. A. radius
4. D. relative weight
32
5. B.
23
6. A. 0.615
7. C. P 6,265.87
8. B. 1
9. B. 40 cm2
10. C. 12.62%
11. B. evolution
12. C. 4
13. D. 8
14. D. increases as the distance of the axis moves farther from
the centroid
15. B. 1 hour
16. C. 0. 0045 kg-m²
17. A. 0.456
18. C. shear strain
19. B. 2.214
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20. A. 2 ft/min
21. C. x – 5y + 22 = 0
22. D. 212
23. A. 100 rev
24. A. mass
25. C. Venn diagram
26. B. 8.53 m
27. C. antiderivative
28. D. 5.7 s
29. C. 470 m2
30. D. benefit-to-cost ratio
31. C. 63
32. B. 3x – 4y – 5 = 0
33. A. force
34. C. 12.56º
35. C. 20 – j10
36. A. 40.25 cm2
37. D. P 5,625
38. C. -7x
39. B. 42 kg
40. B. 0.2428
41. B. 0.434
42. C. 11.34 mm
43. D. relation
44. A. P 17,672.00
xy
45. B. days
xy
46. A. 465.42 cm3
15
47. D.
16
48. C. y-axis
49. D. 282.24 cm²
50. B. tera
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MODULE 8

1. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the graph y = 2x2

+ 1, at the point (1, 3).

A. y = 2x +1
B. y = 2x –1
C. y = 4x –1
D. y = 4x +1

2. A term used to described payment of an employee for time spent

on the property of the employer though not actually working at
the job, e.g. time spent changing clothes to get ready for work
or time spent traveling from the plant entrance to the place of
work.

A. call-in pay
B. lost-time pay
C. portal-to-portal pay
D. down-time pay

3. A straight line perpendicular to each of the two straight lines at

their intersection is ______.

A. perpendicular to the first line

B. perpendicular to the second line
C. perpendicular to the planes of the lines
D. all of the preceding

4. A point on the graph where the tangent line is either horizontal

or vertical is known as ______.

A. critical point
B. stationary point
C. point of Inflection
D. all of the above
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5. A tripod whose legs are each 4 meters long supports a load of

1000 kg. The feet of the tripod are the vertices of a horizontal
equilateral triangle whose side is 3.5 m. Determine the load on
each leg.

A. 256 kg
B. 296 kg
C. 386 kg
D. 458 kg

6. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of -x for x an -y

for y simultaneously, its curve is symmetric with respect to the
______.

A. origin
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. line 450 with the axes

7. Compute the maximum unit shear in a 3 inches diameter steel

shaft that transmits 24,000 in-lb of torque at 99 rpm.

A. 3860 psi
B. 4250 psi
C. 4530 psi
D. 4930 psi

8. Two cyclists are at a crossroads. The first leaves heading south.

A half an hour later, the second leaves heading west at 7 kph
faster than the first. One and a half hour after that, they are 30
km apart. Find the speed of the faster cyclist.

A. 9 kph
B. 12 kph
C. 14 kph
D. 16 kph

9. How long will it take money to triple itself if invested at 8%

compounded annually?

A. less than 11 years

B. between 11 and 12 years
C. between 12 and 13 years
D. more than 13 years
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10. What is the present worth of two P 100 payments at the end of
the third year and fourth year? The annual interest rate is 8%.

A. P 127
B. P 153
C. P 160
D. P 162

11. There are 20 seniors currently serving the Supreme Student

Council. Of these, 3 have not served before, 10 served on the
council in their junior years, 9 served in their sophomore years
and 11 in their freshman years. There are 5 who served during
both their sophomore and junior years, 6 during their freshmen
and junior years and 4 during their freshmen and sophomore
years. How many seniors have served the council during each of
their four years in the school?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

12. At the surface of the earth g = 9.806 m/s². Assuming the earth
to be a sphere of radius 6.371 x 106 m, compute the mass of the
earth.

A. 5.12 x 1024 kg
B. 5.97 x 1023 kg
C. 5.97 x 1024 kg
D. 5.62 x 1024 kg

13. Moment of inertia of an area about an axis is also known as

______.

A. moment of area
B. moment of mass
C. second moment of inertia
D. all of the preceding

14. Find the point on the curve x² = 2y which is nearest to a point

(4, 1).
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A. (2, 2)
B. (2, 3)
C. (2, 4)
D. (4, 2)

15. Given logb y =2x + logb x. Find y

A. y = 2x bx
B. y = 2xb
C. y = x bx
D. y = xb2x

16. In the general quadratic equation, if the discriminant, b2 – 4ac is

equal to zero, the curve is a/an ______.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. hyperbola
D. parabola

17. What is the largest measure (in steradians) of a solid angle?

A. π
B. 2π
C. 4π
D. 8π

18. Solve for x: ln (x – 2) + ln (2x – 3) = 2lnx

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 10

19. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation of 1000 m from the

ground intending to hit a target which elevation is 200 m from
the ground. If the plane was flying at a velocity of 300 kph, at
what distance from the target must the bomb be dropped to hit
the target?

A. 1046 m
B. 1064 m
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C. 1146 m
D. 1275 m

20. What is the first derivative with respect to x of the function G(x)
=4 9?

A. 0
B. 4
C. 4 9
4
D.
9

21. What is the equation in rectangular coordinates if its equation in

polar coordinates is r2 = 4sin2θ?

A. (x2 + y2)2 = xy
B. (x2 + y2)2 = 2y
C. (x2 + y2)2 = 4y
D. (x2 + y2)2 = 8xy

22. How many cubic feet is 100 gallons of liquid?

A. 1.337 ft3
B. 13.37 ft3
C. 74.80 ft3
D. 133.7 ft3

23. Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 ft. in the 1st second, 48.3 ft in
the 2nd second, 80.5 ft in the 3rd second, and so on. How far did
the body fall during the 10th second?

A. 241.5 ft
B. 248.7 ft
C. 305.9 ft
D. 308.1 ft

24. Find the area (in square units) enclosed between the curve y = 9
– x2 and line y = x + 7.
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A. 2.5
B. 3.5
C. 4.5
D. 5.5

25. In physics, work is defined in terms of the force acting through a

distance. The rate at which work is done dW/dt is called ______.

A. force
B. power
C. energy
D. momentum

26. The sum of Kim’s and Kevin’s ages is 18. In three years, Kim will
be twice as old as Kevin. What are their ages now?

A. 4, 14
B. 5, 13
C. 6, 12
D. 7, 11

27. The perimeter of a sector is 9 cm and its radius is 3 cm. What is

the area of the sector?

A. 4 cm2
9
B. cm2
2
11
C. cm2
2
27
D. cm2
2

dx
28. Evaluate  10x  1 .
A. ln (10x + 1) + C
B. ln (10x) + C
C. 10x + 1 + C
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1
D. ln (10x + 1) + C
10

29. The area of a circle inscribed in a hexagon is 144π m². Find the
area of the hexagon.

A. 439.88 m²
B. 349.88 m²
C. 489.83 m²
D. 498.83 m²
30. If the numbers one and above divided by zero the answer is
______.

A. zero
B. absurd
C. infinity
D. indeterminate

31. A young engineer borrowed P 10,000 at 12% interest and paid P

2,000 per annum for the first 4 years. What does he have to pay
the end of the 5th year in order to pay off the loan?

A. P 6,292.93
B. P 6,922.93
C. P 9,262.93
D. P 9,622.93

32. A bus company charges P85 per passenger from Manila to

Laguna for 100 or less passengers. For group tours, the
company allows for P0.50 discount of the ticket price for every
passenger in excess of 100. How many passenger give the
maximum income?

A. 110
B. 120
C. 135
D. 150

33. The operation of raising to the integral power is known as

______.

A. evolution
B. involution
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C. revolution
D. indexing

34. An elevator with a mass of 1500 kg descends with an

acceleration of 2.85 m/sec². What is the tension in the
supporting cable?

A. 10,440 N
B. 12,220 N
C. 15,550 N
D. 20,220 N

35. It is the characteristic of a population which is measurable.

A. sample
B. frequency
C. parameter
D. distribution

36. What is the moment of inertia of a circle of radius r?

r 4
A.
2
r 4
B.
4
r 4
C.
16
r 4
D.
64


12sin5 x cos5 xdx .

2
37. Evaluate  0

A. 0.20
B. 0.25
C. 0.35
D. 0.50
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38. Find the largest area of a rectangle which can be inscribed in the
ellipse 4x² + 9y² = 36.

A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 48

39. Find the point in the parabola y² = 4x at which the rate of

change of the ordinate and abscissa are equal.

A. (1, 2)
B. (-1, 4)
C. (2, 1)
D. (4, 4)
40. You borrow P 3,500 for one year from a friend at an interest rate
of 1.5% per month instead of taking a loan from a bank at a rate
of 18% per year. Compare how much money you will save or
lose on the transaction.

A. you will pay P 155 more than if you borrowed from the bank
B. you will pay P 55 less than if you borrowed from the bank
C. you will pay P 85 more than if you borrowed from the bank
D. you will save P 55 by borrowing from your friend

41. A graph of cumulative frequency distribution plotted at the class

marks and connected by straight lines.

A. ogive
B. histogram
C. scattergram
D. venn diagram

42. A cable weighing 0.4 pound per foot and 800 feet long is to be
suspended with sag of 80 feet. Determine maximum tension.

A. 412 pounds
B. 416 pounds
C. 419 pounds
D. 420 pounds

43. An auditorium has 20 rows of seats. There are 20 seats in the

first row, 21 seats in the second row, 22 seats in the third row,
and so on. How many seats are there in all 20 rows?
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A. 480
B. 490
C. 580
D. 590

44. The salary of a man is increased by 30% every two years

beginning January 1, 1982. Counting from that date, at which
year will his salary just exceed twice the original salary?

A. 1986
B. 1987
C. 1988
D. 1989

45. Degenerate conics are obtained when the cutting plane passes
through the vertex of the cone. All are examples of degenerate
conics except ______.

A. point-ellipse
B. point-parabola
C. two coincident lines
D. two intersecting lines

46. The board of regents of a university is made up of 12 men and

16 women. If a committee of 6 is chosen at random, what is the
probability that it will contain 3 men and 3 women?

A. 0.298
B. 0.327
C. 0.425
D. 0.512

47. Find the length of arc of the two parabolas y2 = x and x2 = y is

revolved about the y-axis. Find the volume generated.

A. 0.74 cu. units

B. 0.84 cu. units
C. 0.94 cu. units
D. 1.04 cu. units

48. Two encoders working together can type a certain manuscript in

2.4 hours. If either encoder had to type the report all alone, it
would take the first encoder 2 hours longer than the second
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encoder. How long would it take the slower encoder to type the
said manuscript?

A. 3 hrs
B. 4 hrs
C. 5 hrs
D. 6 hrs

49. A type of annuity where the payments are made at the start of
each period, beginning from the first period.

A. perpetuity
B. annuity due
C. ordinary annuity
D. deferred annuity

50. Find the slope of the tangent to the parabola, y = x² at a point

1
on the curve where x = .
2

A. 0
B. 1
1
C. 
2
1
D.
4
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Answers to MODULE 8

1. C. y = 4x – 1
2. D. down-time pay
3. D. all of the preceding
4. A. critical point
5. C. 386 kg
6. A. origin
7. C. 4530 psi
8. D. 16 kph
9. D. more than 13 years
10. B. P 153
11. B. 2
12. C. 5.97 x 1024 kg
13. C. second moment of inertia
14. A. (2, 2)
15. D. y = xb2x
16. D. parabola
17. C. 4π
18. C. 6
19. B. 1064 m
20. A. 0
21. D. (x2 + y2)2 = 8xy
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22. B. 13.37 ft3

23. C. 305.9 ft
24. C. 4.5
25. B. power
26. B. 5, 13
9
27. B. cm2
2
1
28. D. ln (10x + 1) + C
10
29. D. 498.83 m²
30. C. infinity
31. B. P 6,922.93
32. C. 135
33. B. involution
34. A. 10,440 N
35. A. sample
r 4
36. B.
4
37. A. 0.20
38. B. 12
39. A. (1, 2)
40. B. you will pay P 55 less than if you borrowed from the bank
41. A. ogive
42. B. 416 pounds
43. D. 590
44. C. 1988
45. B. point-parabola
46. B. 0.327
47. C. 0.94 cu. units
48. B. 4 hrs
49. B. annuity due
50. B. 1
Mathematics Modules 9-1

MODULE 9

1. What is the decimal number equivalent to 3578?

A. 239
B. 346
C. 392
D. 643

2. Find the point on the curve y = x2 -6x + 10 where the tangent is

horizontal.

A. (1, 3)
B. (1, -3)
C. (3, 1)
D. (-3, 1)

3. Fall after the increase reaches a certain variable amount is called

______.

A. inflation
B. process factor
C. law of diminishing return
D. law of supply and demand

tan (ln x)dx

4. Evaluate .
x

A. ln cos (ln x) + C
B. tan (ln x) + C
C. ln sec (ln x) + C
1
D. tan2 (ln x) + C
2
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5. A circle with radius 6 has half its area removed by cutting off a
border of uniform width. Find the width of the border.

A. 1.45
B. 1.67
C. 1.76
D. 1.89

6. The length of a bar is one million of a meter is called ______.

A. micron
B. omicron
C. one bar
D. one milli

7. Refers to the highest ordinate on the strain diagram.

A. yield strength
B. ultimate strength
C. allowable strength
D. rapture strength

8. What is the value of (0.001)2/3?

2 
A. antilog  log 0.001 
3 
3 
B. antilog  log 0.001 
 2 
2 3 
C. antilog  log 0.001 
3 2 
 
 log 0.001 
D. antilog  
 2 
 3 

9. Given a triangle with angle C = 29o, side a = 132 units and side
b = 233.32 units. Solve for angle B.

A. 120°
B. 122.5°
C. 125.2°
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D. 130°
10. How much mass is converted to energy per day in a nuclear
power plant operated at a level of 100 megawatts?

A. 9.6 x 10-5 kg
B. 0.96 x 10-5 kg
C. 0.096 x 10-5 kg
D. 0.0096 x 10-5 kg

11. Cos (180 – x) is equal to ______.

A. sin x
B. -sin x
C. cos x
D. -cos x

12. A hollow sphere with an outer radius of 32 cm is made of a

metal weighing 8 grams per cubic cm. The weight of the sphere
is 150 kg so that the volume of the metal is 24,000 cubic cm.
Find the inner radius.

A. 20 cm
B. 25 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 40 cm

13. The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisector of the

sides of the triangle.

A. incenter
B. centroid
C. orthocenter
D. circumcenter

14. 35.2 to the x power = 7.5 to the x – 2 power, solve for x using
logarithms.

A. -2.06
B. -2.10
C. -2.60
D. 2.60
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15. A debt of P 10,000 with 10% interest compounded semi-annually

is to be amortized by semi-annual payments over the next 5
years. The first due is 6 months. Determine the semi-annual
payment.

A. P 1,200.00
B. P 1,295.05
C. P 1,193.90
D. P 1,400.40

16. Determine the velocity of the fluid in a tank at the exit, given
that surface h1 = 1 m and h2 = 100 cm.

A. 3.9 m/s
B. 4.2 m/s
C. 4.8 m/s
D. 5.6 m/s

17. How many horsepower is 746 kilowatt?

A. 74.6 hp
B. 100 hp
C. 500 hp
D. 1000 hp

18. The first cost of any property includes ______.

A. installation expenses
B. initial taxes and permits fee
C. the original purchase price and freight and transportation
charges
D. all of the above

19. In 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
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20. The area of a circular blot of ink on a sheet of blotting paper is

increasing at the rate of 1 cm²/s. At what rate is the radius
increasing (in cm/s) when its area is 1 cm²?

1
A.
2 
1
B.
3 
1
C.
4 
1
D.
5 

21. The ______ derivative of the function is the rate of change of

the slope of the graph.

A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth

22. In a certain department store, the monthly salary of a saleslady

is partly constant and partly varies as the value of her sales for
the month. When the value of her sales for the month is P
10,000, her salary for the month is P 900. When her monthly
sales goes up to P 12,000, her monthly salary goes up to P
1,000. What must be the value of her sales for the month so
that her salary for that month be P 2,000?

A. P 28,000
B. P 30,000
C. P 32,000
D. P 34,000

23. The product of the mass and velocity of a body.

A. impact
B. impulse
C. momentum
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D. coefficient of restitution

24. An automobile traveling at a rate of 30 ft/sec is approaching an

intersection. When the automobile is 120 feet from the
intersection, a truck traveling at the rate of 40 ft/sec crosses the
intersection. The automobile and the truck are at the right
angles to each other. How fast are the automobile and the truck
separating 2 seconds after the truck leaves the intersection?

A. 14 ft/sec
B. 15 ft/sec
C. 16 ft/sec
D. 17 ft/sec

3 1
25. The value of log1 .
4 8
128

A. 2
5
B.
4
4
C.
5
7
D.
4

26. The equation of the line through (1, 2) parallel to the line 3x –
2y + 4 = 0.

A. 3x – 2y + 1 = 0
B. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
C. 3x + 2y + 1 = 0
D. 3x + 2y – 1 = 0

27. Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the

volume of the cube increased?

A. 3.03%
B. 23.4%
C. 30.3%
D. 34.56%
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28. Many integrals may be evaluated by introducing a new variable

of integration in place of the original variable, the two variables
being connected by some suitable formulas. This process is
called ______.

A. partial derivatives
B. integration by parts
C. integration by increment method
D. integration by substitution

29. Whenever the surfaces of two bodies are in contact there will be
a limited amount of resistance to sliding between them. This is
known as ______.

A. friction
B. angle of friction
C. coefficient of sliding
D. coefficient of friction

30. A box contains 8 black and 12 white balls. What is the

probability of getting 1 black and white ball in two consecutive
draws from the box?

A. 0.45
B. 0.50
C. 0.53
D. 0.55

31. A nominal rate of 12% compounded quarterly is converted to a

nominal rate compounded monthly. What is the corresponding
nominal rate?

A. 1.8%
B. 2.11%
C. 11.88%
D. 18.11%

32. For a system to be in equilibrium ______.

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A. the force polygon must close

B. it must satisfy the 3 static equations
C. all forces must be concurrent, if not acting parallel
D. all of the above

33. In a certain community of 1,200 people, 60% are literate. Of the

males, 50% are literate and of the females 70% are literate.
What is the female population?

A. 500
B. 550
C. 600
D. 850

34. The strength of a rectangular beam is proportional to the

breadth and the square of the depth. Find the dimensions of the
strongest beam that can be cut from a log 30 cm in diameter.

A. b = 22.45 cm, h = 31.55 cm

B. b = 17.32 cm, h = 24.49 cm
C. b = 12.45 cm, h = 19.85 cm
D. b = 19.65 cm, h = 28.49 cm

35. The radius of the circle inscribed in a polygon is called as

______.

A. apothem
B. internal radius
C. hydraulic radius
D. radius of gyration

36. Find the equation of the circle whose center is at (3, -5) and
whose radius is 4.

A. x² + y² – 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
B. x² + y² + 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
C. x² + y² – 6x – 10y + 18 = 0
D. x² + y² + 6x – 10y + 18 = 0
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37. The rectangular coordinates system in space is divided into eight

compartments. They are called as ______.

A. cubicles
B. octants
C. octodrants
D. half-quadrants

38. As applied to a capitalized asset, the distribution of the initial

cost by periodic changes to operation as in depreciation or the
reduction of a debt by either periodic or irregular prearranged
program is called ______.

A. annuity
B. amortization
C. annuity factor
D. capital recovery

39. A mechanic can do a job in 9 days and his helper can do the
same job in 16 days. They start working together. After 4 days,
the mechanic leaves and the helper finishes the job alone. How
many days did the helper take to finish the job alone?

A. 2.75 days
B. 2.98 days
C. 4.75 days
D. 4.89 days

40. A man expects to receive P 20,000 in 10 years. If interest is

computed at 6% compounded quarterly, how much is it worth
today?

A. P 11,025.25
B. P 11,250.25
C. P 11,502.25
D. P 11,520.25

x3  x
41. What is the limit value of y = as x approaches to zero?
x2  x
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A. 0
B. 1
C. 3
D. indeterminate

42. A projectile is fired from a top of a cliff 92 meters high with a

velocity of 430 m/sec directed at 45o with the horizontal. Find
the plane through the base of the cliff.

A. 18,939 m
B. 18,993 m
C. 81,939 m
D. 81,993 m

43. A man, 1.8 m tall is walking directly away from a street lamp 4.2
m above the street level at 1.2 m/s. When the man is x m from
the lamp, the farthest point of its shadow is y m from the lamp.
Find the relation between x and y.

A. 3x = 7y
B. 4y = 2x
C. 4x = 2y
D. 7x = 4y

44. Who invented logarithms in 1614?

A. Henry Briggs
B. John Napier
C. L'Hospital
D. John Wallis

45. The angle between two lines whose direction components are (2,
1, -1) and (1, -1, -2) is ______.

A. 30o
B. 45o
C. 60o
D. 90o

46. To maximize the: horizontal range of the projectile, which of the

following applies?

A. maximize velocity
B. maximize the angle of elevation
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C. maximize the angle of elevation and velocity

D. the tangent function of the angle of trajectory must be equal
to 1

47. Two circles, whose diameters are 24 meters and 32 meters

respectively, intersects. The angle between the tangents at
either of the points is 28o57’18.09”. Find the distance between
the centers of the circles.

A. 8 meters
B. 12 meters
C. 16 meters
D. 56 meters

48. Instead of the profits being paid out to the stockholders or

owners as dividends, they are retained in the business and used
to finance expansion. This is called ______.

A. bonds
B. deposits
C. flow back
D. retained earnings

49. A polyhedron having bases two polygons in parallel planes and

for lateral faces triangles or trapezoids with one side lying one
base and the opposite vertex or side lying on the other base of
the polyhedron

A. cone
B. pyramid
C. prismatoid
D. truncated prism

50. If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plate is 42,000 lb/in2,

what is necessary to punch a 0.75 in diameter hole in a 0.625 in
thick plate?

A. 63,000 lbs
B. 68,080 lbs
C. 61,800 lbs
D. 66,800 lbs
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Answers to MODULE 9

1. A. 239
2. C. (3, 1)
3. C. law of diminishing return
4. C. ln sec (ln x) + C
5. C. 1.76
6. B. omicron
7. B. ultimate strength
2 
8. A. antilog  log 0.001 
3 
9. B. 122.5°
10. A. 9.6 x 10-5 kg
11. D. -cos x
12. C. 30 cm
13. D. circumcenter
14. C. -2.60
15. B. P 1,295.05
16. B. 4.2 m/s
17. D. 1000 hp
18. D. all of the above
19. C. latus rectum
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1
20. A.
2 
21. B. second
22. C. P 32,000
23. C. momentum
24. A. 14 ft/sec
7
25. D.
4
26. B. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
27. A. 3.03%
28. D. integration by substitution
29. A. friction
30. B. 0.50
31. C. 11.88%
32. D. all of the above
33. C. 600
34. B. b = 17.32 cm, h = 24.49 cm
35. A. apothem
36. A. x² + y² – 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
37. B. octants
38. B. amortization
39. D. 4.89 days
40. A. P 11,025.25
41. B. 1
42. A. 18,939 m
43. D. 7x = 4y
44. B. John Napier
45. C. 60o
46. D. the tangent function of the angle of trajectory must be
equal to 1
47. A. 8 meters
48. D. retained earnings
49. C. prismatoid
50. C. 61,800 lbs
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MODULE 10

1. A fencing material has a limited length of 60 ft. What is the

largest triangular area that can be fenced in?

A. 164.54 ft²
B. 173.21 ft²
C. 181.87 ft²
D. 190.53 ft²

2. Find the derivative of the function 2x² + 8x + 9 with respect to

x.

A. 2x +8
B. 2x +9
C. 4x +8
D. 4x –8

3. Two boxes contain several balls each. Find the number of balls
each box contains if the sum of their squares is 125 and the
difference of their squares is 75.

A. 4 and 11
B. 5 and 10
C. 6 and 9
D. 7 and 8

4. A right triangle whose legs are 16 cm and 30 cm, is revolved

about the longer leg as an axis. Find the volume (in cubic
centimeter) of the solid generated.

A. 8042
B. 8214
C. 8322
D. 8480
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5. Naperian logarithms have also a base closest to which number?

A. 2.17
B. 2.72
C. 3.14
D. 10

6. An item is purchased for P 100,000.00. Annual cost is P

18,000.00. Using 10%, what is the capitalized cost of the
perpetual service?

A. P 220,000.00
B. P 250,000.00
C. P 265,000.00
D. P 280,000.00

7. In how many ways can a party of 6 people be seated in a row of

6 seats if a certain 2 insist on sitting next to each other?

A. 48 ways
B. 240 ways
C. 360 ways
D. 720 ways

8. From the point inside a square, the distance to three corners are
4, 5 and 6 m respectively. Find the length of the side of a
square.

A. 6.45
B. 7.53
C. 8.91
D. 9.31

9. The number log. b is called the ____ of the system of a base a

with respect to the system of base b.

A. modulus
B. logarithm
C. exponent
D. coefficient
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10. A 600 N block rests of a 30° plane. If the coefficient of static

friction is 0.30 and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20, what
is the value of the force, P applied horizontally to keep the block
moving up the plane?

A. 519.7 N
B. 527.3 N
C. 538.4 N
D. 542.1 N

11. A statement that one mathematical expression is greater than or

less than another is called ______.

A. inequality
B. absolute condition
C. conditional expression
D. non-absolute condition

12. If P 500.00 is invested at the end of each year for 6 years, at an

annual interest rate of 7%, what is the total peso amount
available upon the deposit of the sixth payment?

A. P 3,000.00
B. P 3,210.00
C. P 3,577.00
D. P 4,260.00

13. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given by

x(t) = 18t + 9t2. Find its velocity at t = 2.

A. 20
B. 24
C. 36
D. 54

14. Water is flowing into a conical cistern at the rate of 8 m³/min. If

the height of the inverted cone is 12 m and the radius of its
circular opening is 6 m. How fast is the water level raising when
the water is 4 m deep?

A. 0.54 m/min
B. 0.64 m/min
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C. 0.74 m/min
D. 0.84 m/min

15. Two sisters are 14 and 21 years old respectively. In how many
years will the ratio of their ages be3:4?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

16. Another term for modulus of elasticity.

A. bulk modulus
B. shear modulus
C. moment of inertia
D. Young’s modulus

17. Given a triangle ABC whose angle A is 32° and a = 75 m. The

opposite side of angle B is 100 m. Find angle C.

A. 100o
B. 103o
C. 110o
D. 115o

18. Find the 30th term of an arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10, …

A. 75
B. 88
C. 90
D. 91

19. Which of the following is NOT a method of determining the bar

force of a truss member?

A. method of joint
B. maxwell diagram
C. method of section
D. method of virtual work
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20. The mass of air in a room 3m x 5m x 20 m is known to be 350

kg. Find its density.

A. 1.167 kg/m3
B. 1.617 kg/m3
C. 1.176 kg/m3
D. 1.716 kg/m3

21. Which of the following is equivalent to 100 grads?

A. 90 degrees
B. 3000 mils

C. radians
3
3
D. revolutions
4

22. A method of computing depreciation in which the annual charge

is a fixed percentage of the depreciated book value at the
beginning of the year to which the depreciation applies.

A. SYD method
B. straight line method
C. sinking fund method
D. declining balance method

23. What are the exact values of the cosine and

tangent
3
trigonometric functions of acute angle A, given sin A = ?
7

7 2 10
A. cos A  ; tan A 
2 10 3
2 10 3 10
B. cos A  ; tan A 
7 20
2 10 7
C. cos A  ; tan A 
3 2 10
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2 10 7 10
D. cos A  ; tan A 
3 20

24. A silver dollar, an alloy of silver and copper, is 7.5% copper by

weight. How many grams of pure copper should be used to
prepare a 200 grams of a copper-silver alloy that is 10% copper
by weight?

A. 5.4 grams
B. 6.4 grams
C. 7.4 grams
D. 8.4 grams

25. In two intersecting lines, the angles opposite to each other are
termed as ______.

A. vertical angles
B. opposite angles
C. inscribed angles
D. horizontal angles

26. Which of the following is NOT unit of work?

A. erg
B. slug
C. joule
D. kilowatt-hour

27. Determine the interest on P 10,000 for the period from Jan 1,
1999 to December 30, 2000 at 16% simple interest rate.

A. P 2,000
B. P 2,300
C. P 3,000
D. P 3,200

28. The rate at which the bacteria multiply is proportional to the

number present. If the triples in 2 hours, after how many hours
will it quadruple?

A. 2.34 hrs
B. 2.52 hrs
C. 2.81 hrs
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D. 3.12 hrs

29. You obtain a loan of P 0.5 million at the rate of 12%

compounded annually in order to build a house. How much must
you pay monthly to amortize the loan within a period of five
years?

A. P 10,968
B. P 11,968
C. P 12,968
D. P 13,968

30. The driver of a car traveling at 24 m/s sees a cow on the road.
Calculate the stopping distance if the driver’s reaction time
before applying the brakes is 0.75 second and the car’s
deceleration after the brakes is applied is 3.6 m/s2.

A. 96 m
B. 97 m
C. 98 m
D. 99 m

31. The moment of the resultant of two concurrent forces with

respect to a center in their planes is equal to the algebraic sum
of the moments of the components with respect to the same
center is called ______.

A. Force polygon
B. Varignon’s theorem
C. Static equations
D. Laws of reactions

32. A shot is fired at an angle of 45º with the horizontal and a

velocity of 300 fps. Calculate the range of the projectile.

A. 1200 ft
B. 2795 ft
C. 3500 ft
D. 4000 ft
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ln x3
33. If ln x = 3 and ln y = 4, determine .
ln x 4

A. 0.3000
B. 0.5625
C. 1.0000
D. 1.8750
34. A branch of physical science which deals with state of rest or
motion of bodies under the action of force is ______.

A. statics
B. kinetics
C. mechanics
D. kinematics

35. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of a cube that
is intended to hold 8m³ if the error of the computed volume is
not to exceed 0.03 m.

A. 0.001
B. 0.002
C. 0.0025
D. 0.003

36. The product of a force and the time during which it acts is known
as ______.

A. impulse
B. impact
C. momentum
D. coefficient of restitution

37. Which of the following angles has the largest measure?

A. 1.8 radians
B. 108°
C. 115 grads
D. 1900 mils

38. A polygon is ______ when no side, when extended, will pass

through the interior of the polygon.

A. convex
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B. similar
C. equilateral
D. isoperimetric

39. Find the rate of increase of velocity if a body increases its

velocity from 50 m/sec to 130 m/sec in 16 sec.

A. -4 m/sec²
B. 5 m/sec²
C. -80 m/sec²
D. 80 m/sec²

40. A ladder 20 feet long leans against a vertical wall. If the top
slides downwards at the rate of 2 fps, how fast is the lower end
moving when it is 16 feet from the wall?

A. 1.3 fps
B. 1.5 fps
C. 1.7 fps
D. 1.9 fps

41. A mathematical expression also known as the present value of

an annuity of one called is called as ______.

A. load factor
B. demand factor
C. sinking fund factor
D. present worth factor

42. A radiator contains 8 quarts of a mixture of water and antifreeze.

If 40% of the mixture is antifreeze, how much of the mixture
should be drained and replaced by pure antifreeze so that the
resultant mixture will contain 60% antifreeze?

A. 2.33 quarts
B. 2.67 quarts
C. 3.33 quarts
D. 3.67 quarts
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43. The center of gravity of an isosceles triangle whose height is H is

on the median line.

1
A. H from the vertex
3
2
B. H from the base
3
2
C. H from the vertex
3
3
D. H from the vertex
4

44. The modulus of elasticity in shear is commonly called as ______.

A. deformation
B. bulk modulus
C. Young’s modulus
D. modulus of rigidity

45. The integral of any quotient whose numerator is the differential

of the denominator is the ______ of the denominator.

A. product
B. reciprocal
C. logarithm
D. derivative

46. A debt of P 12,000 with interest of 20% compounded quarterly is

to be amortized by equal semi-annual payments over the next
three years, the first due in 6 months. How much is the semi-
annual payment?

A. P 1,912.40
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B. P 1,989.10
C. P 2,775.50
D. P 2,412.80

47. The thrust of a rocket is the force developed by the expulsion of

exhaust gases. Find the thrust of the rocket that uses 30 kg/sec
of fuel and whose exhaust gases leaves the rocket at 3 km/sec.

A. 9 x 103 N
B. 9 x 104 N
C. 9 x 105 N
D. 9 x 108 N

48. Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the curve 4x2
+ 9y2 = 36 about the line 3x + 4y = 20.

A. 424.23 sq. units

B. 442.23 sq. units
C. 473.74 sq. units
D. 512.32 sq. units

49. The diameter of a brass rod is 6 mm. What force will stretch it
by 0.2% of its length. Ebrass = 9 x 1010 pa.

A. 5,060 N
B. 5,090 N
C. 6,050 N
D. 9,050 N

50. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 12. If the digits
4
are reversed, the new numbers is times the original number.
7
Find the original number.

A. 48
B. 66
C. 75
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D. 84

Answers to MODULE 10

1. B. 173.21 ft²
2. C. 4x + 8
3. B. 5 and 10
4. A. 8042
5. B. 2.72
6. D. P 280,000.00
7. B. 240 ways
8. B. 7.53
9. A. modulus
10. B. 527.3 N
11. A. inequality
12. C. P 3,577.00
13. D. 54
14. B. 0.64 m/min
15. B. 7
16. D. Young’s modulus
17. B. 103o
18. D. 91
19. D. method of virtual work
20. A. 1.167 kg/m3
3
21. D. revolutions
4
22. D. declining balance method
2 10 3 10
23. B. cos A  ; tan A 
7 20
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24. A. 5.4 grams

25. A. vertical angles
26. B. slug
27. D. P 3,200
28. B. 2.52 hrs
29. A. P 10,968
30. C. 98 m
31. B. Varignon’s theorem
32. B. 2795 ft
33. B. 0.5625
34. C. mechanics
35. C. 0.0025
36. A. impulse
37. B. 108°
38. A. convex
39. B. 5 m/sec²
40. B. 1.5 fps
41. D. present worth factor
42. B. 2.67 quarts
2
43. C. H from the vertex
3
44. D. modulus of rigidity
45. C. logarithm
46. C. P 2,775.50
47. B. 9 x 104 N
48. C. 473.74 sq. units
49. B. 5,090 N
50. D. 84
Mathematics Modules 11-1

MODULE 11

8dx
1. Evaluate  .
x5

A. -2x4 + C
B. 2x4 + C
C. 2x-4 + C
D. 8x4 + C

2. The equation 4x² – y² + 8x + 4y = 15 is a ______.

A. circle
B. ellipse
C. parabola
D. hyperbola

3. A firm borrows P 2,000 for 6 years at 8%. At the end of 6 years,

it renews the loan for the amount due plus P 2,000 more for 2
years at 8%. What is the lump sum due?

A. P 5,280.00
B. P 5,254.00
C. P 6,035.00
D. P 6,135.00

4. The sum of the sides of a polygon is termed as ______.

A. altitude
B. apothem
C. perimeter
D. circumference
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5. Compute the maximum deflection of a 20 coils helical spring

having a load of 75 kgs. The spring is a squared and ground
ends with modulus of elasticity in shear of 79.84 GPa, outside
diameter of 101.6 mm, wire diameter of 9.525 mm.

A. 15.17 mm
B. 112.7 mm
C. 126.7 mm
D. 140.7 mm

6. At highest or lowest point on the moment diagram ______.

A. shear is zero
B. shear is negative
C. shear is maximum
D. shear is half the maximum moment

7. From a point O in the ground at a distance d from the foot of a

vertical tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is A.
A flagpole of height H is placed on top of the tower. The angle of
elevation of the top of the flagpole from O is the complement of
the angle of elevation of the top of the tower. If d = 25 m and A
= 30°, find the height of the flagpole.

A. 25.12 m
B. 26.78 m
C. 27.68 m
D. 28.87 m

16
 1
8. Find term involving x8 of the expansion of  x2   .
 x

A. 10278x8
B. 12870x8
C. 17280x8
D. 18720x8

9. A polygon of twelve sides is called ______.

A. nonagon
B. bidecagon
C. dodecagon
D. pentedecagon
Mathematics Modules 11-3

10. The axis of the hyperbola that passes through the foci, vertices
and center is called ______.

A. minor axis
B. major axis
C. transverse axis
D. conjugate axis

11. What is the volume of a spherical cone having an altitude of 3

units and radius of 4 units?

A. 100.5 units
B. 101.9 units
C. 103.5 units
D. 105.5 units

12. What is the area bounded by the curves y2 = 4x and x2 = 4y?

A. 5.333
B. 6.000
C. 6.666
D. 7.333

13. The gasoline tank of a car contains 50 liters of gasoline and

alcohol, with alcohol comprising 25%. How much of the mixture
must be drawn off and replaced by alcohol so that the tank
contains a mixture of which 50% is alcohol?

A. 12.25 liters
B. 13.50 liters
C. 14.75 litters
D. 16.67 liters

14. If a is a simple constant, what is the derivative of y = xa?

A. ax
B. xa-1
C. axa-1
D. (a – 1)x
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15. Ln x = ______ log x.

A. e
B. 0.434
C. 2.303
D. 10

16. Money paid for the use of borrowed capital.

A. depletion
B. discount
C. overhead
D. interest

17. For logarithmic function y = log x (base a), which of the

following is NOT correct?

A. when y = 0, x = 0
B. negative numbers have no (real) logarithms
C. as x approaches infinity, y approaches infinity
D. numbers between 0 and 1 have negative logarithms

18. Water is flowing through a cast iron pipe at the rate of 3500
GPM. The inside diameter of pipe is 6 in. Find the flow velocity.

A. 12.2 m/s
B. 17.84 m/s
C. 32.5 m/s
D. 39.7 m/s

19. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic

path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30º above
the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball
attain its original level?

A. 875 m
B. 878 m
C. 883 m
D. 890 m
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20. An automobile traveling at a rate of 30 ft/sec is approaching an

intersection. When the automobile is 120 feet from the
intersection, a truck traveling at the rate of 40 ft/sec crosses the
intersection. The automobile and the truck are at right angles to
each other. How fast are the automobile and the truck
separating 2 seconds after the truck leaves the intersection?

A. 14 ft/sec
B. 15 ft/sec
C. 16 ft/sec
D. 17 ft/sec

21. You need P 4,000 per year for your college for four year course.
Your father invested P 5,000 in 7% account for your education
when you were born. If you withdraw P 4,000 at the end of your
17th, 18th, 19th and 20th birthday, how much money will be left in
the account at the end of the 21st year?

A. P 1,700
B. P 2,500
C. P 3,400
D. P 4,000

22. Solve for a in the equation: a-6/8 = 0.001.

A. 10
B. 100
C. 1,000
D. 10,000

23. If x increases uniformly at the rate of 0.001 feet per second, at

what rate is the expression (1 + x)3 increasing when x becomes
9 feet?

A. 0.001
B. 0.003
C. 0.3
D. 1.003
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24. Moment of inertia of any plane figure is expressed in units of

length to the ______.

A. first power
B. second power
C. third power
D. fourth power

25. The product of two or more numbers is the same in whatever

order they are multiplied." This refers to ______.

A. Associative law of addition

B. Distributive law of multiplication
C. Associative law of multiplication
D. Commutative law of multiplication

26. When integrand involves a2 – x2, then x may be substituted by

______.

A. a sin θ
B. a cos θ
C. a sec θ
D. a tan θ

27. How many kilowatts is 500 horsepower?

A. 37.3
B. 373
C. 500
D. 1000

28. Solve for x in log 5 log (x + 4) – log 3 log (x + 4) = log 3 log 5.

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

29. Point P(x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, 1) one-half of
its distance from line y = 4, the equation of its locus is ______.

A. x² + 2y² = 4
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B. 2x² + 5y³ = 3
C. 2x² – 4y² = 5
D. 4x² + 3y² = 12
30. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level plane. The
angles of depression at the top and bottom of the monument
viewed from the top of the PLDT tower are 13° and 35°,
respectively. The height of the tower is 50 m. Find the height of
the monument.

A. 31.5 m
B. 33.5 m
C. 35.1 m
D. 51.3 m

31. If x raise to the one half of one equals 4, x is equal to ______.

A. 8
B. 12
C. 16
D. 24

32. The sum of two positive numbers is 36. What are the numbers if
their product is to be the largest possible?

A. 10 and 10
B. 12 and 12
C. 15 and 15
D. 18 and 18

33. Gross profit, sales less cost of goods sold, as a percentage sales
is called ______.

A. ROI
B. profit margin
C. price earnings
D. gross margin

34. What is the acceleration of an object whose mass is 5 kg when a

net force of 100 N acts on it?

A. 20 m/s2
B. 50 m/s2
C. 100 m/s2
D. 500 m/s2
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35. The intangible item of value from the exclusive right of a

company to provide a specific product or service in a stated
region of the country.

A. goodwill value
B. book value
C. market value
D. franchise value

36. Given the curve y² = 5x – 1 at point (1, -2), find the equation of
tangent and normal to the curve.

A. 5x + 4y + 3 = 0 & 4x – 5y – 14 = 0
B. 5x + 4y – 3 = 0 & 4x + 5y – 14 = 0
C. 5x – 4y + 3 = 0 & 4x + 5y + 14 = 0
D. 5x – 4y – 3 = 0 & 4x + 5y – 14 = 0

37. Factor the expression x² + 6x + 8 as completely as possible.

A. (x – 4) (x – 2)
B. (x + 4) (x + 2)
C. (x + 4) (x – 2)
D. (x + 8) (x – 2)

38. If the volume of a sphere is 345 cm³. Solve for its diameter.

A. 6.7 cm
B. 7.7 cm
C. 8.7 cm
D. 9.7 cm

39. A flywheel stops in 10 sec from a speed of 80 rpm. Compute the

number of turns the flywheel makes before it stop.

A. 5.56 rev
B. 6.56 rev
C. 6.65 rev
D. 6.96 rev
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40. A right circular cylindrical tank, axis horizontal, diameter 1

meter, and length 2 meters, is filled with water to a depth of
0.75 meter. How much water is in the tank?

A. 1.2638 m3
B. 2.125 m3
C. 2.578 m3
D. 10136 m3

41. On a fair and windless day, raindrops that fall on the side
window of a car moving at 10 m/s are found to make an angle of
50º with the vertical. What is the speed of the raindrops with
respect to the ground?

A. 6.2 m/s
B. 7.3 m/s
C. 8.4 m/s
D. 9.5 m/s

42. A piece of work can be done by Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles

working together in 4 days. The job can also be done if Blossom
works for 2 days, Buttercup for 7 days and Bubbles for 4 days,
or if Blossom and Buttercup work together for 1½ days,
Buttercup and Bubbles work together for 5 days. How long
would it take Blossom to do the work alone?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 13
D. 15

43. From 6 science books and 8 mathematics books, in how many

ways can a person select two science books and three
mathematics books and arrange them on a shelf?

A. 2, 190
B. 4, 380
C. 10,950
D. 10,080
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44. Find the second derivative of y = x 2  x 2 .

A. 3
B. 1 – 2x-3
C. 1 – 6x-4
6
D.
x4

45. A businessman acquired a machine that cost P 25,000. Given an

effective interest rate of 18%, what must be the expected
annual generated savings of its operation, if it is required to
have a discounted payback period of 2.5 years.

A. P 12,935
B. P 13,280
C. P 14,132
D. P 15,618

46. What is the linear velocity of a point on the equator in miles per
hour? Assuming that the radius of the earth is approximately
4000 miles.

A. 6π
B. 12π

C.
6

D.
12

47. A kind of stress caused by forces acting perpendicular to the

area resisting the forces.

A. bearing stress
B. diagonal stress
C. shearing stress
D. tangential stress
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48. A merchant has three items on sale, namely a radio for P 50, a
clock for P 30 and a flashlight for P 1. At the end of the day, he
has sold a total of 100 of the three items and has taken exactly
P 1,000 on the total sales. How many radios did he sale?

A. 16
B. 18
C. 20
D. 24

49. The temperature, T (in ºC) at which water boils is given by the
formula H = 1000 (100 – T) + 580 (100 – T)², where H is the
elevation in meters above mean sea level. At what temperature
at which water boils on top of Mount Everest which is
approximately 8840 m above mean sea level?

A. 93.25ºC
B. 94.53ºC
C. 95.34ºC
D. 96.86ºC

50. P 1,000,000 was invested to an account earning 8%

compounded continuously. What is the amount after 20 years?

A. P 3,456,254.14
B. P 4,053,032.42
C. P 4,452,796.32
D. P 5,365,147.25
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Answers to MODULE 11

1. A. -2x4 + C
2. D. hyperbola
3. C. P 6,035.00
4. C. perimeter
5. C. 126.7 mm
6. A. shear is zero
7. D. 28.87 m
8. B. 12870x8
9. C. dodecagon
10. C. transverse axis
11. A. 100.5 units
12. A. 5.333
13. D. 16.67 liters
14. C. axa-1
15. C. 2.303
16. D. interest
17. A. when y = 0, x = 0
18. A. 12.2 m/s
19. C. 883 m
20. A. 14 ft/sec
21. A. P 1,700
22. D. 10,000
23. C. 0.3
24. D. fourth power
25. D. Commutative law of multiplication
26. A. a sin θ
27. B. 373
28. C. 27.86
29. D. 4x² + 3y² = 12
30. B. 33.5 m
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31. C. 16
32. D. 18 and 18
33. D. gross margin
34. A. 20 m/s2
35. D. franchise value
36. A. 5x + 4y + 3 = 0 & 4x – 5y – 14 = 0
37. B. (x + 4) (x + 2)
38. C. 8.7 cm
39. C. 6.65 rev
40. A. 1.2638 m3
41. C. 8.4 m/s
42. A. 10
43. D. 10,080
6
44. D.
x4
45. B. P 13,280

46. D.
12
47. A. bearing stress
48. A. 16
49. D. 96.86ºC
50. B. P 4,053,032.42
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MODULE 12

1. A man deposits a sum of P 2,900 in a bank. He plans to

withdraw the money when it became P 3,800. Determine the
number of years the man should withdraw, if the bank gives an
interest rate of 8% compounded quarterly.

A. 2.8 years
B. 3.4 years
C. 3.8 years
D. 4.3 years

2. A machine foundation has the shape of a frustrum of a pyramid

with lower base 6m x 2m, upper base 5.5 m x 1.8 m, and
altitude of 1.5 m. Find the volume of the foundation.

A. 12.5 m3
B. 14.2 m3
C. 15.6 m3
D. 16.4 m3

3. Solve for x in 2x + 4x = 8x.

A. 0.694242
B. 0.692424
C. 0.964242
D. 0.742420

4. Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for

angles between 90° and 180°?

A. the sine is negative

B. the tangent is positive
C. the cosine is negative
D. the cotangent is positive
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5. Given cos 2A = 2 cos² A – 1, find cos 75².

A. 0.232
B. 0.258
C. 0.356
D. 0.966

6. A firm bought equipment for P 56,000. Other expenses including

installation amounted to P 4,000. The equipment is expected to
have a life of 10 years with a salvage value of 10% of the
original cost. Determine the book value at the end of 5 years
using SYD method.

A. P 39,272.73
B. P 39,727.75
C. P 40,423.68
D. P 41,863.90

7. Compute the lineshaft diameter to transmit 12 hp at 180 rpm

with torsional deflection of 0.08 degree per foot length.

A. 2.35 in.
B. 3 in.
C. 5 cm
D. 62 mm

8. In a circle with a diameter of 10 m, a regular five pointed star

touching its circumference is inscribed. What is the area of the
part not covered by the star?

A. 45.24 m²
B. 50.48 m²
C. 60.2 m²
D. 71.28 m²

9. An open cylindrical tank 3 feet in diameter and 4.5 feet high is full of water.
It is then tilted until one-half of its bottom is exposed. How many gallons of
water was spilled out?

A. 147.8 gal
B. 148.7 gal
C. 178.4 gal
D. 187.4 gal
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10. The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having 8.25% grade

is ______ degrees.

A. 1.86º
B. 4.27º
C. 4.72º
D. 5.12º

11. Evaluate the integral of log x dx.

A. x log x + x + C
B. x log x – x + C
C. x ln x – x + C
D. x log x + C

12. Jojo bought a second hand betamax VCR and then sold it to
Rudy at a profit of 40%. Rudy then sold the VCR to Noel at a
profit of 20%. If Noel paid P 2,856 more than it cost to Jojo, how
much did Jojo paid the unit?

A. P 4,000
B. P 4,100
C. P 4,200
D. P 4,300

13. Given the curve y = 12 – 12x + x³, determine its maximum,

minimum and inflection points.

A. (2, -28), (2, 4), & (0, 2)

B. (-2, 28), (2, -4), & (0, 12)
C. (-2, 28), (-2, 4), & (1, 12)
D. (-2, -28), (-2, -4), & (2, 12)

14. The segment from (01, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its
own length. The terminal point is ______.

A. (4, 7)
B. (11, -20)
C. (-4, 10)
D. (-14, 10)
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15. A shot is fired at an angle of 30º with the horizontal and a

velocity of 400 ft per sec. Find the height of the projectile.

A. 600 ft
B. 622 ft
C. 680 ft
D. 700 ft

16. A tank can be filled by one pipe in 9 hrs and by another pipe in
12 hrs. Starting empty, how will it take to fill the tank if water is
being taken out by a third pipe at a rate per hour equal to one-
sixth the capacity of the tank?

A. 6 hrs
B. 25 hrs
C. 30 hrs
D. 36 hrs

17. Find the distance between the lines 5x + 2y + 12 = 0 and 5x +

2y – 8 = 0.

A. 3.00
B. 3.71
C. 4.00
D. 4.12

18. A cylindrical glass jar has a metal top. If the metal costs three
times as much as the glass per unit area, find the proportions of
the least costly jar that holds a given amount.

A. H = D
B. H = 2D
1
C. H = D
2
1
D. H = D
4
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19. What is the buoyant force of a body that weighs 100 kg in air
and 70 kg in water?

A. 234.17 N
B. 285.6 N
C. 294.3 N
D. 329.68 N

20. In the moon, the acceleration due to gravity is 1.67m/s2. If a

person can throw a stone 15 m straight upward on earth, how
high should the person be able to throw a stone on the moon
considering that the initial or throwing speeds are the same in
both cases?

A. 70
B. 77
C. 80
D. 88

21. A passenger ship sailed northward with a direction of N 42º25’ E

at 14 kph. Four hours earlier, a freight ship started from the
same point at a speed of 8 kph with a direction of N 15º45’ W.
How long will it take the freight ship to be exactly N 7525’ W of
the passenger ship?

A. 4 hours
B. 5 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 7 hours

22. How long will it take a bank deposit to triple if the interest is
compounded continually at a constant rate of 10% per annum?

A. 8.67 years
B. 10.98 years
C. 11.57 years
D. 12.57 years

23. A line passing through a point (2, 2). Find the equation of the
line if the length of the segment intercepted by the coordinates
axes is equal too the square root of 5.
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A. 2x – y – 2 = 0
B. 2x – y + 2 = 0
C. 2x + y – 2 = 0
D. 2x + y + 2 = 0
24. Given y1 = 4x + 3 and y2 = x2 + C, find C such that y2 is tangent
to y1.

A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7

25. The difference between the highest score and the lowest score in
the distribution.

A. mode
B. median
C. range
D. deviation

26. In a 25 storey office building, the elevator starting from rest at

first floor, is accelerated at 0.8 m/sec2 for 5 seconds then
continues at constant velocity for 10 seconds more and is
stopped in 3 seconds with constant deceleration. If the floors are
4 meters apart, at what floor does the elevator stop?

A. 10th floor
B. 12th floor
C. 14th floor
D. 15th floor

27. In geometry, the symbol A-B-C means ______.

A. B is a subset of A and C
B. B is between A and C
C. the line contains points A, B and C
D. the segment whose end points are A and C

28. The ratio of the volume stress to the volume strain is called the
coefficient of volume elasticity or ______.

A. shear modulus
B. bulk modulus
C. Hooke’s law
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D. Young’s law

29. A blacksmith shop purchased a pneumatic forging hammer at an

installed cost of P 180,000. The machine has an estimated life of
15 years with a salvage value of P 10,000. For an interest rate of
8%, operation cost per year of P 6,000. Determine the
capitalized cost.

A. P 256,620.00
B. P 263,300.00
C. P 280,000.00
D. P 333,263.00

30. Find x in the equations: x – 2y + 3z = 4, 2x + y – 4z = 3 and -

3x + 4y – z = -2.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

31. A flour bag originally weighing 60 kg is lifted through a vertical

distance of 9 meters. While the bag is being lifted, flour is
leaking from the bag at such rate that the weight lost is
proportional to the square root of the distance traveled. If the
total loss is 12 kg, find the amount of work in kJ done in lifting
the bag.

A. 4.59 kJ
B. 4.95 kJ
C. 5.94 kJ
D. 9.54 kJ

32. Find the volume generated if the area between y = cosh x and x-
axis from x = 0 and x = 1 is revolved about the x-axis.

A. 3.45 cu. units

B. 3.96 cu. units
C. 4.42 cu. units
D. 4.96 cu. units
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33. When the numerator and denominator of a certain fraction is

increased by 2 and 1, respectively, the fraction becomes 1/2.
However if 1 is added to the numerator and 2 is subtracted from
the denominator, the fraction becomes 3/5. Find the original
fraction.

2
A.
7
3
B.
7
4
C.
7
5
D.
7

34. The first table of logarithm with 10 as base was developed In

1615 by ______.

A. John Wallis
B. John Napier
C. Henry Briggs
D. James Naismith

35. A body weighing 100 kg is hanging at the end of rope 5 m long.

What horizontal force is needed to move the body a horizontal
distance of 1 m.

A. 20.4 kg
B. 21.4 kg
C. 22.4 kg
D. 24.1 kg

36. A ladder 8 m long is leaning against a house. The base of the

ladder is pulled away from the house wall at a rate of 0.6 m/s.
How fast is the top moving down the wall when the base of
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ladder is 4.5 m from the wall? Note: The wall and the floor are
perpendicular to each other.

A. 0.408 m/s
B. 0.502 m/s
C. 0.689 m/s
D. 1.204 m/s

37. How long will it take money to double itself if invested at 5%

compounded annually?

A. 7 years
B. 14 years
C. 21 years
D. 28 years

38. Two cars, A and B, are traveling at the same speed of 80 km/hr
in the same direction on a level road, with car A 100 meters
ahead of car B. Car A slows down to make a turn, decelerating at
7 ft/sec2. In how many seconds will B overtake A?

A. 5.55 sec
B. 6.96 sec
C. 7.85 sec
D. 9.69 sec

39. Differentiate f(x) = 2x2  4x  1 .

A. 2x+2
1
B. 2x2  4x  1
2
2x  2
C.
2x2  4x  1
4x  4
D.
2x2  4x  1

40. A water reservoir is in the form of an inverted cone whose radius

is 5 ft and height of 20 feet. If water enters at the rate of 8
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cubic feet per minute, how fast is the surface rising when the
water is 9 feet deep.

A. 0.402 ft/min
B. 0.503 ft/min
C. 0.604 ft/min
D. 0.705 ft/min

41. How many 5/16 inch holes can be punch in one motion in a steel
plate made of SAE 1010 steel, 7/16 inch thick using a force of 55
tons. The ultimate strength for shear is 50 ksi and use 2 factor
of safety.

A. 3.7
B. 5
C. 5.8
D. 6.2

42. An aircraft engine develops a forward thrust of 15,000 N. If the

gross mass of the aircraft is 100 tons, what horsepower does the
engine develop if it is flying at 1000 kph?

A. 3, 108 hp
B. 5, 400 hp
C. 5,585 hp
D. 150,000 hp

43. The New York Yankees have 6 outfielders, 7 infielders, 5 pitchers

and 2 catchers. Each outfielder can play any of the three
outfielder positions, and each infielder can play any of the four
infield positions. In how many ways can a team of nine be
selected?

A. 5000
B. 6000
C. 7000
D. 8000
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44. The third term of a harmonic progression is 15 and 9th term is 6.

Find the eleventh term.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

45. Find the approximate error made in computing the surface area
of a sphere if an error of 2% is made in measuring the radius of
the sphere.

A. 2%
B. 3%
C. 4%
D. 6%

46. Locus of points on a side which rolls along a fixed line.

A. cycloid
B. cardioid
C. epicycloids
D. hypocycloid

47. If P 4,000 is borrowed for 75 days at 16% per annum simple

interest, how much will be due at the end of 75 days?

A. P 4,126
B. P 4,133
C. P 4,331
D. P 4,313

48. Find the equation of a line with slope = 2 and y-intercept = -3.

A. y = -3x + 2
B. y = 2x – 3
C. y = 2x + 3
2
D. y = x + 1
3

49. A cistern in the form of an inverted right circular cone is 20

meters deep and 12 meters diameter at the top. If the water is
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16 meters deep in the cistern, find the work in kJ in pumping out

the water to a height of 10 meters above the top of the cistern.

A. 55,004 kJ
B. 61, 817 kJ
C. 64, 890 kJ
D. 68,167 kJ

50. On a certain trip, Glen drove 231 miles in the same length of
time required for Dwight to drive 308 miles. If Dwight’s rate
exceeded that of Glen by 13 mph, determine the rate of Dwight?

A. 39 mph
B. 42 mph
C. 49 mph
D. 52 mph

Answers to MODULE 12

1. B. 3.4 years
2. D. 16.4 m3
3. A. 0.694242
4. C. the cosine is negative
5. B. 0.258
6. A. P 39,272.73
7. A. 2.35 in.
8. B. 50.48 m²
9. D. 187.4 gal
10. C. 4.72º
11. B. x log x – x + C
12. C. P 4,200
13. B. (-2, 28), (2, -4), & (0, 12)
14. B. (11, -20)
15. B. 622 ft
16. D. 36 hrs
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17. B. 3.71
18. B. H = 2D
19. C. 294.3 N
20. D. 88
21. B. 5 hours
22. B. 10.98 years
23. A. 2x – y – 2 = 0
24. D. 7
25. C. range
26. D. 15th floor
27. B. B is between A and C
28. B. bulk modulus
29. A. P 256,620.00
30. C. 4
31. A. 4.59 kJ
32. C. 4.42 cu. units
2
33. A.
7
34. C. Henry Briggs
35. A. 20.4 kg
36. A. 0.408 m/s
37. B. 14 years
38. D. 9.69 sec
2x  2
39. C.
2x2  4x  1
40. B. 0.503 ft/min
41. B. 5
42. C. 5,585 hp
43. C. 7000
44. B. 5
45. C. 4%
46. A. cycloid
47. B. P 4,133
48. B. y = 2x – 3
49. D. 68,167 kJ
50. D. 52 mph
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MODULE 13

1. What is the name for a vector that represents the sum of two
vectors?

A. scalar
B. tensor
C. tangent
D. resultant

2. Given the curve Ax2 + By2 + F = 0. It passes through the points

(4, 0) and (0, 3). Find the value of A, B and F.

A. 3, 4, 112
B. 3, 4, 144
C. 9, 16, 121
D. 9, 16, 144

3. The machine has an initial cost of P 50,000 and salvage value of

P 10,000 after 10 years. Find the book value after 5 years using
straight line depreciation.

A. P 10,000
B. P 20,000
C. P 30,000
D. P 40,000

4. William, Glen, Grayson and JR are playing a round of golf. Any

tie will be resolved by a playoff. How many ways can they finish?

A. 20
B. 24
C. 28
D. 32
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5. How many cubic meters is 100 cubic feet of liquid?

A. 2.831
B. 3.785
C. 28.31
D. 37.85

6. A pyramid with a square base has an altitude of 25 cm. If the

edge of the base is 15 cm. Calculate the volume of the pyramid.

A. 1785 cm³
B. 1875 cm³
C. 5178 cm³
D. 5871 cm³

5
7. Given θ =  and cos θ > 0. Find sec θ.
4

A. 1.2
B. 1.3
C. 1.5
D. 1.6

8. If an equation is unchanged by the substitution of –x for x and –

y for y simultaneously, its curve is symmetrical with respect to
the ______.

A. origin
B. x-axis
C. y-axis
D. line 45 degrees with the x-axis

9. Given a triangle with angle C = 28.7º, side a = 132 units and

side b = 224 units. Solve for the angle B.

A. 90º
B. 110º
C. 120º
D. 130º
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10. A stone is dropped from a cliff into the ocean. The sound of the
impact of the stone on the ocean surface is heard 5 seconds
after it is dropped. The velocity of sound is 1100 fps. How high is
the cliff?

A. 255.5 ft
B. 325.5 ft
C. 335.5 ft
D. 352.5 ft

11. Two cars A and B accelerate from a stationary start. The

acceleration of A is 4 ft/sec2 and that of B is 5 ft/sec2. If B was
originally 20 feet behind A, how long will it take B to overtake A?

A. 6.32 sec
B. 10 sec
C. 12.5 sec
D. 18.6 sec

12. A father wishes to develop a fund for his new born son’s college
education. The fund is to pay P 5,000.00 on the 18th, 19th, 20th
and 21st birthdays of his son. The fund will be built up by the
deposit of a fixed sum on the son’s first to seventeenth
birthdays. If the fund earns 4%, what should the yearly deposit
into the fund be?

A. P 765.88
B. P 795.65
C. P 845.66
D. P 985.44

13. The parcel post regulations limit the size of a package to such a
size that the length plus the girth equals 6 feet. Determine the
volume of the largest cylindrical package that can be sent by the
parcel post.

A. 2.546 cu. ft
B. 3.846 cu. ft
C. 4.234 cu. ft
D. 6.870 cu. ft
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14. A kind of stress caused by forces acting along or parallel to the

area resisting the forces.

A. tensile stress
B. shearing stress
C. tangential stress
D. compressive stress

15. Funds are deposited in a savings account at an interest rate of

8% per annum compounded semi-annually. What is the initial
amount that must be deposited to yield a total of P 10,000.00 in
10 years?

A. P 1,458
B. P 2,550
C. P 3,875
D. P 4,564

16. A 10 kilograms block is raised vertically 3 meters. What is the

change in potential energy?

A. 294 J
B. 320 J
C. 350 N-m
D. 350 kg-m2/sec

17. The logarithm of 1 to base e is ______.

A. zero
B. one
C. 2.718
D. infinity

18. Convergence series is a sequence of decreasing numbers or

when the succeeding number is the preceding term.

A. negative
B. equal to
C. less than
D. greater than
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19. What is tan2 A equal to?

1  sin 2A
A.
1  sin 2A
1  sin 2A
B.
1  sin 2A
1  cos (2A)
C.
1  cos 2A
1  cos 2A
D.
1  cos 2A

20. The two straight lines 4x – y + 3 = 0 and 8x – 2y + 6 = 0.

A. are parallel
B. are coincident
C. are perpendicular
D. intersects at the origin

21. Find the slope of x²y = 8 at the point (2, 2).

1
A.
2
B. -1
C. -2
D. 2

22. In plane geometry, the circular arcs which together make up a

full circle are called ______.

A. half arcs
B. congruent arcs
C. coterminal arcs
D. conjugate arcs

23. Liquid assets such as cash and other assets that ca be converted
quickly into cash, such as accounts receivable, and merchandise
are called ______.
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A. fixed assets
B. total assets
C. current assets
D. land and buildings
24. Ramcel on a bicycle coasts downhill, covering 4 feet the first
second, 12 feet the second second, and, in general, 8 feet more
each second than the previous second. If he reaches the foot of
the hill at the end of 14 seconds, how far did he travel?

A. 702 feet
B. 712 feet
C. 732 feet
D. 784 feet

25. Find the equation of the tangents to the graph y = x3 + 3x2 –

15x – 20 at the points of the graph where the tangents to the
graph have a slope of 9.

A. x–y–9=0
B. 9x – y – 48 = 0
C. 9y + x + 60 = 0
D. 9x + y + 70 = 0

26. An isosceles triangle has a 10 cm base and a 10 cm altitude.

Determine the moment of inertia of the triangular area relative
to a line parallel to the base and through the upper vertex in
cm4.

A. 2,273
B. 2,500
C. 2,750
D. 3,025

27. The prefix of a number 10 raise to the power minus 6 is ______.

A. deci
B. micro
C. centi
D. tera

28. A bank offers 0.5% effective monthly interest. What is the

effective annual rate with monthly compounding?
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A. 6.0%
B. 6.2%
C. 7.0%
D. 7.2%
29. A 60 g tennis ball approaches a racket at 15 m/sec, is in contact
with the racket for 0.005 sec, and then rebounds at 20 m/sec.
Find the average force that the racket exerted on the ball.

A. -420 N
B. 420 N
C. -460 N
D. 460 N

30. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x² - 4y² - 36x + 8y = 4.

A. 1.6
B. 1.7
C. 1.8
D. 1.9

31. A type of annuity where the payments are made at the end of
each payment period starting from the first period.

A. perpetuity
B. annuity due
C. ordinary annuity
D. deferred annuity

32. Factor the expression as completely as possible, 2x3 – 7x2 + 6x.

A. x (x – 2) (x – 3)
B. x (x – 2) (x + 3)
C. x (x – 2) (2x – 3)
D. x (x – 2) (2x + 3)

33. A pole which leans 10°15’ from the vertical towards the sun
casts a shadow 9.43 meters long on the ground on the ground
when the angle of elevation of the sun is 54°50’. Find the length
of the pole.

A. 12.2 m
B. 15.5 m
C. 16.3 m
D. 18.3 m
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exdx
34. Evaluate .
1  e2x

A. arcsin (ex) + C
B. ln (1 + e2x) + C
1
C. ln (1 + e2x) + C
2
1
D. (1 + e2x)2 + C
2

35. Points which lie on the same plane is called ______.

A. coplanar
B. collinear
C. congruent
D. concurrent

36. The product of a mass, m concentrated at a point P, by the

distance, L of P from a given point, line or plane is called ______
with respect to the point, line or plane.

A. simple moment
B. mass moment
C. first moment of mass
D. all of these

37. Determine the safe wall thickness of a 30 inches steel tank with
internal pressure of 7.82 Mp. The yield of a 30 inches steel tank
with internal pressure of 7.82 Mpa. The yield stress of material is
at 275.48 Mpa. The factor of safety to use is 2.0.

A. 0.625 inch
B. 0.75 inch
C. 21.6 mm
D. 23.6 cm

38. The number x, 2x + 7, 10x – 7 form a geometric progression.

Find the value of x.
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A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

39. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3 m/s

from the window of a tall building. The ball strikes the sidewalk
at the ground level 4 seconds later. Determine the velocity with
which the ball strikes the ground.

A. 36.25 m/s
B. 37.75 m/s
C. 38.50 m/s
D. 39.25 m/s

40. Parties whose consent or signature in a contract is not

considered intelligent.

A. minors
B. dead person
C. senior citizens
D. demented person

41. The ten’s digit of a two digit number is three less than the unit’s
digit. If the number is divided by the sum of its digit, the
quotient is 4 and the remainder is 6. What is the number?

A. 36
B. 47
C. 69
D. 58

42. Find the area bounded by the parabola y = x2, the x-axis and the
lines x = 1, x = 3.

1
A. 7 sq. units
2
2
B. 8 sq. units
3
1
C. 9 sq. units
4
D. 12 sq. units
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1 1
3
43. Evaluate  (2x  4x3 ) dx  (2x  4x ) dx .
0 0

A. -2
B. 2
C. 3
D. -3

44. What is the mean proportional to 3 and 12?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

45. Given the function f(x) = x3 – 5x + 2, find the value of the first
derivative at x = 2.

A. 2
B. 7
C. 8
D. 3x2 – 5

46. What is the value of (0.101)5/6?

6
A. antilog (log 0.101)
5
5 
B. antilog  log 0.101 
6 
6 
C. antilog  log 0.101 
 5 
 
 0.101 
D. antilog  log 
 5 

 6 
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47. A sector of radius 6 cm and central angle of 60° is bent to form a

cone. Find the volume of the cone.

A.  35
 35
B.
3
35
C.
3
35
D.
3

48. If any external pressure is applied to a confined fluid, the

pressure will be increased at every point in the fluid by the
amount of the external pressure. This is known as ______.

A. Boyle’s law
B. Pascal’s law
C. Bernoulli’s theorem
D. Archimedes principle

49. What are the exact values of the cosine and

tangent
5
trigonometric functions of the acute angle A, given sin A = ?
8

8 5
A. cos A = and tan A =
5 8
39 8
B. cos A = and tan A =
5 39
8 39
C. cos A = and tan A =
39 5
39 5
D. cos A = and tan A =
8 39
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50. An electric line is to be installed from a power plant across a

river that is 1 km wide to a town that is 5 km downstream. The
cost is estimated at P 7,500 per kilometer to lay a cable
underwater and P 6,000 per kilometer to lay it overland.
Determine the amount of cable that should be installed overland
if P 35,000 has been allocated for this project.

A. 3. 7503 km
B. 3.9804 km
C. 4.1390 km
D. 4.3257 km
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Answers to MODULE 13

1. D. resultant
2. D. 9, 16, 144
3. C. P 30,000
4. B. 24
5. A. 2.831
6. B. 1875 cm³
7. D. 1.6
8. A. origin
9. C. 120º
10. D. 352.5 ft
11. A. 6.32 sec
12. A. P 765.88
13. A. 2.546 cu. ft
14. B. shearing stress
15. D. P 4,564
16. A. 294 J
17. A. zero
18. C. less than
1  cos (2A)
19. C.
1  cos 2A
20. B. are coincident
21. C. -2
22. D. conjugate arcs
23. C. current assets
24. D. 784 feet
25. B. 9x – y – 48 = 0
26. B. 2,500
27. B. micro
28. B. 6.2%
29. A. -420 N
30. C. 1.8
31. C. ordinary annuity
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32. C. x (x – 2) (2x – 3)
33. D. 18.3 m
34. A. arcsin (ex) + C
35. A. coplanar
36. D. all of these
37. C. 21.6 mm
38. C. 7
39. A. 36.25 m/s
40. D. demented person
41. D. 58
2
42. B. 8 sq. units
3
43. B. 2
44. C. 6
45. B. 7
5 
46. B. antilog  log 0.101 
6 
35
47. B.
3
48. B. Pascal’s law
39 5
49. D. cos A = and tan A =
8 39
50. D. 4.3257 km
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MODULE 14

1. An elevated water tank is in the form of a circular cylinder with

diameter of 3 meters and a hemispherical bottom. The total
height of the tank is 5 meters. Water is pumped into the tank at
the rate of 30 gallons per minute. How long will it take to fully fill
the tank starting empty?

A. 4.668 hrs
B. 5.468 hrs
C. 7.725 hrs
D. 9.245 hrs

2. Find the equation of the line that passes through the points (0,
0) and (2, -2).

A. y = x
B. y = -x
C. y = -2x
D. y = -2x + 2

3. How much money must you invest today in order to withdraw P

1,000.00 per year for 10 years if the interest rate is 12%?

A. P 4,800.00
B. P 5,650.00
C. P 10,000.00
D. P 12,000.00

sa
4. Determine the inverse Laplace transform of .
(s  a)2  w2

A. t sin wt
B. t e-atcos wt
C. e-atsin wt
D. e-at cos wt
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5. If the fuel cost to run a boat is proportional to the square of her

speed and is P25 per hour for a speed of 30 kph, find the most
economical speed to run the boat, other expenses independent
from the speed amount to P100 per hour and the distance is 200
km.

A. 30 kph
B. 60 kph
C. 70 kph
D. 100 kph

6. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10

and 100 degrees respectively, find the length of the shorter
diagonal.

A. 10.23
B. 10.37
C. 10.63
D. 10.73

7. Find the area of the polygon which is enclosed by the straight

lines x – y = 0, x + y = 0, x – y = 2a and x + y = 2a.

A. 2a
B. 2a2
C. 3a2
D. 4a2

8. Three times the sine of a certain angle is twice of the square of

the cosine of the same angle. Find the angle.

A. 10°
B. 30°
C. 45°
D. 60°

9. A circle is said to be _____ to the polygon having the same

perimeter with that of the circle.

A. similar
B. convex
C. congruent
D. isoperimetric
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10. The equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the
y-axis at y = -6 is ______.

A. 3x – 2y = 12
B. 3x + 2y = 12
C. 2x – 3y = -12
D. 2x – 3y = 12

11. What is the logarithm of negative one hundred?

A. zero
B. positive log
C. negative log
D. no logarithm

12. A rocket is launched at 55° to the horizontal on level ground.

Find the range of the projectile if its initial velocity is 550 m/s.
Neglect air resistance.

A. 29, 150 m
B. 31, 150 m
C. 33, 150 m
D. 35, 150 m

13. The boat travels downstream in 2/3 of the time as it does going
upstream. If the velocity of the river current is 8 kph, determine
the velocity of the boat in still water.

A. 30 kph
B. 40 kph
C. 50 kph
D. 60 kph

14. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. all rectangles are similar

B. all isosceles triangles are similar
C. all equilateral triangles are similar
D. all right-angled triangles are similar
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15. A small machine has an initial cost of P 20,000, a salvage value

of P 2,000 and a life of 10 years. Determine the annual
depreciation.

A. P 1,200
B. P 1,400
C. P 1,600
D. P 1,800

16. A 2 inches solid shaft is driven by a 36 inches gear and transmits

power at 120 rpm. If allowable shearing stress is 12 ksi, what
horsepower can be transmitted?

A. 29.89
B. 34.89
C. 35.89
D. 38.89

17. An isosceles triangle has two equal sides of length x, and the
angle between them is θ. Its area is equal to ______.

1
A. xsinθ
2
1 2
B. x sinθ
2
1
C. xcosθ
2
1
D. xcos2θ
2

18. Two electrons have speeds of 0.7C and x respectively. If their

relative velocity is 0.65c, find x.

A. 0.02C
B. 0.09C
C. 0.12C
D. 0.25C
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19. If r and m represent the radius and mass respectively, then the
mass moment of inertia of a sphere is ______.

1
A. mr2
2
2
B. mr2
3
2
C. mr2
5
5
D. mr2
2

20. The ratio of the interest payment to the principal for a given unit
of time and is usually expressed as percentage of the principal is
known as ______.

A. interest
B. investment
C. interest rate
D. nominal interest

21. The brakes of a 1000 kg car exerts 3000 N. How long will it take
the car to come to a stop from a velocity of 30 m/sec?

A. 2 sec
B. 5 sec
C. 10 sec
D. 15 sec


22. Evaluate 6
cos8 3A dA .
0

5
A.
768
35
B.
768
45
C.
768
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125
D.
768

23. The height of an open cylindrical vessel that will hold 25 liters is
twice its diameter. Find the total surface area of the vessel in
square cm.

A. 4474.6
B. 5389.4
C. 6901.2
D. 7490.3

24. Evaluate log6 845 = x.

A. 2.98
B. 3.76
C. 4.48
D. 5.84

25. A machine that cost P 1,000.00 will save P 0.10 per unit
produced. Maintenance cost will be P 100.00 annually. 2000
units are produced annually. What is the payback period at 12%
interest?

A. 8 years
B. 9 years
C. 10 years
D. 12 years

26. A man leaving his office one afternoon noticed the clock at past
two o’clock. Between two to three hours, he returned to his
office noticing the hands of the clock interchanged. At what time
did he leave the office?

A. 2:01.01
B. 2:10.09
C. 2:26.01
D. 2:30.05

27. What is the density of a solid that weighs 194 N (43.9 lbf) in air
and 130 N (29.4 lbf) in water?

A. 2989.34 kg/m3
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B. 3031.25 kg/m3
C. 3235.96 kg/m3
D. 3534.50 kg/m3

28. How many degrees Celsius is 80 degrees Fahrenheit?

A. 1.534
B. 2.667
C. 15.34
D. 26.67

29. What is the standard deviation of the numbers 1, 4 and 7?

A. 2.12
B. 2.33
C. 2.45
D. 2.67

30. A bookstore purchased a best selling book at P200 per copy. At

what price should this book be sold so that, giving a 20%
discount, the profit is 30%?

A. P 357
B. P 400
C. P 450
D. P 500

31. Three forces 20 N, 30 N and 40 N are in equilibrium. Find the

biggest angle formed by these forces.

A. 100.5º
B. 101.5º
C. 103.5º
D. 104.5º

32. This week a factory is producing 50 units of a particular

commodity and the amount being produced is increasing at the
rate of 2 units per week. If C(x) pesos is the total cost producing
x units and C(x) = 0.08x³ – x² + 10x + 48, find the current rate
at which the production cost is increasing.
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A. P 990 / week
B. P 1,000 / week
C. P 1,020 / week
D. P 1,040 / week

33. What is the radius of the circle defined by the equation x² - 6 x

+ y² - 4y – 12 = 0.

A. 3.46
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

34. Find the minimum volume of a right circular cylinder that can be
inscribed in a sphere having a radius r.

A. 3 volume of sphere
1
B. volume of sphere
3
2
C. volume of sphere
3
2
D. volume of sphere
3

35. Two ships started sailing from the same point. One traveled
N20°E at 30 mph while the other traveled S50°E at 20 mph.
After 3 hours, how far apart are the ships?

A. 124 miles
B. 129 miles
C. 135 miles
D. 145 miles

36. Bombs from a plane drops at a rate of one drop per second.
Calculate the vertical distance after two bombs after the first had
dropped for 7 seconds. Assume freely falling body with g = 9.8
m/sec2.

A. 37.6 m
B. 63.7 m
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C. 73.6 m
D. 76.3 m

37. A man borrowed P 300,000 in a bank and agrees to pay P 9,560

at the end of each month at 3% interest per month. Determine
the number of months needed in order to pay off the loan.

A. 80 months
B. 86 months
C. 91 months
D. 96 months

38. A 50 kg block of wood rest on top of a smooth plane whose

length is 3 m and whose altitude is 0.80 m. How long will it take
for the block to slide to the bottom of the plane when released?

A. 1.51 s
B. 2.14 s
C. 2.41 s
D. 2.51 s

39. The arithmetic mean of a and b is ______.

A. ab
ab
B.
2
ab
C.
2
ab
D.
2

40. The parabolic reflector of an automobile headlight is 12 inches in

diameter and 4 inches depth. What is the surface area in square
inches?

A. 135.9 sq. in
B. 153.9 sq. in
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C. 159.3 sq. in
D. 195.3 sq. in

41. Determine the sum of the positive valued solution to the

simultaneous equations xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21.

A. 13
B. 15
C. 17
D. 19
42. Traffic travels at 110 mph around a banked highway curve with a
radius of 2000 ft and f = 0.3. What banking angle to resist the
centrifugal force?

A. 5.33º
B. 5.99º
C. 6.66º
D. 7.77º

43. Water is flowing out of a conical funnel at the rate of 1 cu.

in/sec. If the radius of the funnel is 2 inches and the altitude is 6
inches, find the rate at which the water level is dropping when it
is 2 inches from the top.

A. 0.179 in/sec
B. 0.889 in/sec
C. 1.245 in/sec
D. 2.225 in/sec

44. The modulus of elasticity in shear is ' commonly called as

______.

A. deformation
B. bulk modulus
C. modulus of rigidity
D. Young's modulus

45. Given a triangle ABC with sides AB = 210 m, BC = 205 m and

AC = 110 m. Find the largest angle.

A. 72.751o
B. 75.721o
C. 77.157o
D. 82.517o
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46. The lessening of the value of an asset due to the decrease in the
quantity available. This refers to the natural resources such as
coal, oil and timber in the forest.

A. inflation
B. depletion
C. depreciation
D. incremental cost

47. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?

A. sine
B. cosine
C. secant
D. tangent

48. Farmer A can mow a field in 4 days using a tractor. Farmer B B

can plow the same field in 6 days using a carabao. How long will
it take to plow a field if they work together?

A. 2.4 days
B. 2.8 days
C. 3 days
D. 3.2 days

49. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its
own length. Find the terminal point.

A. (11, -24)
B. (11, -18)
C. (-11, -20)
D. (11, -20)

50. What is the sum of the squares of the sine and cosine of an
angle?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
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D. 3

Answers to MODULE 14

1. A. 4.668 hrs
2. B. y = -x
3. B. P 5,650.00
4. D. e-at cos wt
5. B. 60 kph
6. B. 10.37
7. B. 2a2
8. B. 30°
9. D. isoperimetric
10. A. 3x – 2y = 12
11. D. no logarithm
12. A. 29, 150 m
13. B. 40 kph
14. C. all equilateral triangles are similar
15. D. P 1,800
16. C. 35.89
1 2
17. B. x sinθ
2
18. B. 0.09C
2
19. C. mr2
5
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20. C. interest rate

21. C. 10 sec
35
22. B.
768
23. A. 4474.6
24. B. 3.76
25. C. 10 years
26. C. 2:26.01
27. B. 3031.25 kg/m3
28. D. 26.67
29. C. 2.45
30. A. P 357
31. D. 104.5º
32. C. P 1,020 / week
33. B. 5
1
34. B. volume of sphere
3
35. A. 124 miles
36. B. 63.7 m
37. D. 96 months
38. A. 1.51 s
ab
39. B.
2
40. B. 153.9 sq. in
41. B. 15
42. A. 5.33º
43. A. 0.179 in/sec
44. C. modulus of rigidity
45. C. 77.157o
46. B. depletion
47. A. sine
48. A. 2.4 days
49. D. (11, -20)
50. B. 1
Mathematics Modules 15-1

MODULE 15

1. The number 201 in hexadecimal number system is equivalent to

______ in octal number system.

A. 256
B. 687
C. 1001
D. 2538

2. What is the radius of the circle x² + y² - 10x + 4y – 196 = 0?

A. 13
B. 14
C. 15
D. 16

3. If the sine of angle A is given as k, what would be the tangent of

angle A? Symbol h for hypotenuse, o for opposite and a for
adjacent.

hk
A.
a
hk
B.
o
ha
C.
k
ok
D.
a
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4. The product of any non-zero real number and its multiplicative

inverse is ______.

A. 0
B. -1
C. 1
D. 3

5. A tower and a nipa hut stand on a level plane. The angles of

depression of the top and bottom of the nipa hut viewed from
the top pf the tower are 15° and 40° respectively. The height of
the tower is 100 m. Find the height of the nipa hut.

A. 68.07 m
B. 77.08 m
C. 78.08 m
D. 87.08 m

6. An asset is purchased for P 25,000. Its estimated life is 10 years

after which it will be sold for P 500. Find the depreciation for the
first three years using the sum of the years digit.

A. P 11,00.72
B. P 12,027.27
C. P 13,007.72
D. P 13,027.72

7. The area of a circle is 89.42 in2. What is the circumference?

A. 25.33 in
B. 33.52 in
C. 35.52 in
D. 52.33 in

8. Which of the following is NOT a property of a triangle?

A. The altitudes of a triangle meet in a point.

B. The sum of two sides of the triangle is less than the third
side.
C. The sum of the three angles of the triangle is equal to a
straight angle.
D. If the two sides of the triangle are unequal, the angles
opposite are unequal.
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9. Mr. Ayala borrows P 100,000.00 at 10% effective annual

interest. He must pay back the loan over 30 years with uniform
monthly payments due on the first day of each month. What
does Mr. Ayala pay each month?

A. P 839
B. P 846
C. P 870
D. P 878

10. Defined as the future value minus the present value.

A. capital
B. interest
C. discount
D. rate of return

11. All circles having the same center but with unequal radii are
called ______.

A. encircle
B. concyclic
C. tangent circles
D. concentric circles

12. A machine is under consideration for investment. The cost of the

machine is P 25,000. Each year it operates, the machine will
generate a savings of P 15,000. Given an effective annual
interest rate of 18%, what is the discounted payback period, in
years, on the investment in the machine?

A. 1.67 years
B. 1.75 years
C. 2.16 years
D. 3.17 years

13. The inverse function of a logarithm.

A. antecedent
B. cologarithm
C. antilogarithm
D. antiderivative
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sin 3  sin 5
14. Evaluate .
cos 3  cos 5

A. sin θ
B. cos θ
C. cot θ
D. tan 3θ

15. Solve algebraically: 4x2 + 7y2 = 32 and 11y2 – 3x2 = 41.

A. y = 2, x = + 1 and y = -2, x = + 1
B. y = 4, x = + 1 and y = -4, x = + 1
C. x = 2, y = + 3 and y = -2, x = – 1
D. x = 2, x = – 1 and y = 2, x = – 2

16. Moment of inertia in SI is described as ______.

A. N-m
B. n/m
C. kg/m
D. farad/m

17. An elevator weighing 4000 lb attains an upward velocity of 4

m/sec in 3 sec with uniform acceleration. Find the apparent
weight of a 40 kg man standing inside the elevator during its
ascent.

A. 245 N
B. 339 N
C. 446 N
D. 795 N

18. A hollow shaft has an inner diameter of 0.035 m and outer

diameter of 0.06 m. Determine the polar moment of inertia of
the hollow shaft.

A. 1.125 x 10-6 m4
B. 1.152 x 10-6 m4
C. 1.215 x 10-6 m4
D. 1.512 x 10-6 m4
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19. A straight line passes through (2, 2) such that the length of the
line segment intercepted between the coordinate axis is equal to
the square root of 5. Find the equation of the straight line.

A. x – 4y – 2 = 0
B. 2x – y – 2 = 0
C. 2y – x – 4 = 0
D. 4x – y – 2 = 0

20. A flywheel rotates at 150 rpm slowed down to 120 rpm during
the punching portion of the cycle. Compute the angular
acceleration of the flywheel in rad/sec2, if time is 1 sec.

A. -3.14 rad/sec/sec
B. 3.14 rad/sec/sec
C. -4.31 rad/sec/sec
D. 4.31 rad/sec/sec

21. Find the moment of inertia of the area bounded by 4x2 + 9y2 =
36 about the x-axis.

A. 3π
B. 6π
C. 10π
D. 13.5π

22. Solve for the value of x in the equation ln (2x + 7) – ln (x – 1) =

ln 5.

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

23. The length of the side of a square is increased by 100%. Its

perimeter is increased by ______.

A. 25%
B. 100%
C. 200%
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D. 300%

24. A lot is in the shape of a quadrant of a circle of radius 100

meters. Find the area of the largest rectangular building that can
be constructed inside the lot.

A. 2500 m2
B. 7500 m2
C. 5000 m2
D. 9000 m2

25. The ______ of the body or system is the point about which the
product of the mass and moment arm sums up to zero.

A. circumcenter
B. center of mass
C. center of gravity
D. all of the above

26. Find the value of k for which the equation x² + y² + 4x – 2y – k

= 0 represents a point circle.

A. 5
B. -5
C. 6
D. -6

27. A poster is to contain 300 m² of printed matter with margins of

10 cm at the top and bottom and 5 cm at each side. Find the
overall dimensions, if the total area of the poster is a minimum.

A. 20.45 cm, 35.6 cm

B. 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm
C. 27.76 cm, 47.8 cm
D. 25.55 cm, 46.7 cm

28. Water drips from a faucet at the rate of 8 drops per second. The
faucet is 18 cm above the sink. When one drop strikes the sink,
how far is the next drop above the sink?

A. 12.5 cm
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B. 15.8 cm
C. 18.5 cm
D. 25.6 cm

29. A statistical clerk submitted the following reports. The average

rate of production of radios is 1.5 units for every 1.5 hours work
by 1.5 worker. How many radios were produced in one month by
30 men working 200 hours during the month?

A. 3800 radios
B. 4000 radios
C. 4200 radios
D. 4400 radios

30. A shot is fired at an angle of 45º with the horizontal and a

velocity of 300 fps. Calculate the range of the projectile.

A. 1200 m
B. 4000 ft
C. 932 yards
D. 3500 ft

31. Find the equation of the circle with center at (2, -3) and radius
of 4.

A. x2 + y2 – 2x + 3y –1=0
B. x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y +3=0
C. x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y –3=0
D. x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y –3=0

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32. Find the area under the curve y = between the limits y = 2
x
and y = 10.

A. 1.61
B. 2.39
C. 3.71
D. 3.97

33. Factor the expression 16 – 10x + x2.

A. (x – 8) (x – 2)
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B. (x + 8) (x – 2)
C. (x – 8) (x + 2)
D. (x + 8) (x + 2)

34. The equation y = a1 + a2x is an algebraic expression for which of

the following?

A. a straight line
B. projectile motion
C. a cosine expansion
D. a circle in polar form

35. A marksman aimed his rifle at the bull’s eye of a target 50 m

away. If the bullet’s speed is 350 m/s, how far below the bull’s
eye does the bullet strikes the target?

A. 5 cm
B. 8 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 12 cm

36. The sum of the sides of a polygon.

A. square
B. hexagon
C. perimeter
D. circumference

x3  27
37. Evaluate lim .
x 3 x3

A. 0
B. 9
C. 27
D. infinity

38. The ratio of the tensile stress to tensile strain.

A. hooke's law
B. bulk modulus
C. shear modulus
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D. modulus of elasticity

39. Farmer A can plow a field in 4 days by using a tractor. Farmer B

can plow the same field in 6 days using a carabao. How long will
it take to plow a field if they work together?

A. 2.4 days
B. 2. 3 days 8 days
C. 3.2 days
D.

40. You want to save an amount of P 100,000 at the end of 10

years. You are given 8% interest compounded quarterly. How
much would you have to save per month in order to accumulate
the sum of P 100,000 ten years from now?

A. P 548.50
B. P 590.00
C. P 648.50
D. P 864.50

41. If all the y-terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric
with respect to the ______.

A. origin
B. y-axis
C. x-axis
D. line 450 with the axis

42. Five hundred kg of steel containing 8% nickel to be made by

mixing a steel containing 6% nickel. How much of each is
needed?

A. 125 kg and 375 kg

B. 150 kg and 350 kg
C. 200 kg and 300 kg
D. 250 kg and 250 kg

43. Two angles whose sum is 360 degrees are said to be ______.
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A. reflectory
B. exemplary
C. elementary
D. supplementary

44. Which number has five significant digits?

A. 0.00101
B. 0.01410
C. 0.01414
D. 1.0140

45. The highest ordinate in the stress-strain diagram or curve is

commonly known as ______.

A. yield point
B. elastic limit
C. ultimate strength
D. rapture strength

46. A two-meter square plane surface is immersed vertically below

the water surface. The immersion is such that the two edges of
the square are horizontal. If the top of the square is 1 meter
below the water surface, what is the total water pressure
exerted on the plane surface?

A. 53.67 kN
B. 59.67 kN
C. 64.88 kN
D. 78.48 kN

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47. Evaluate  x(x  5)12 dx .
5

A. 0.456
B. 0.587
C. 0.672
D. 0.708

48. A team have 6 outfielders, 7 infielders, 5 pitchers and 2

catchers. Each outfielders can play any of the three outfield
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positions, and each infielders can play any of the four infield
positions. In how many ways can a team of nine be selected?

A. 5000
B. 6000
C. 7000
D. 8000

49. The equation of a circle in x-y planes is given by x2 – 2x + y2 +

2y = 0. Determine the circumference of the circle.

A. 5.92 units length

B. 6.28 units length
C. 7.45 unit length
D. 8.88 unit length

50. When the factors of a product are equal, the product is called
______ of the repeated factor.

A. sum
B. power
C. coefficient
D. algebraic sum
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Answers to MODULE 15

1. C. 1001
2. C. 15
hk
3. A.
a
4. C. 1
5. A. 68.07 m
6. B. P 12,027.27
7. B. 33.52 in
8. B. The sum of two sides of the triangle is less than the third
side.
9. A. P 839
10. C. discount
11. D. concentric circles
12. C. 2.16 years
13. C. antilogarithm
14. C. cot θ
15. A. y = 2, x = + 1 and y = -2, x = + 1
16. A. N-m
17. C. 446 N
18. A. 1.125 x 10-6 m4
19. B. 2x – y – 2 = 0
20. A. -3.14 rad/sec/sec
21. B. 6π
22. A. 4
23. B. 100%
24. C. 5000 m2
25. B. center of mass
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26. B. -5
27. B. 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm
28. B. 15.8 cm
29. B. 4000 radios
30. C. 932 yards
31. D. x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 3 = 0
32. A. 1.61
33. A. (x – 8) (x – 2)
34. A. a straight line
35. C. 10 cm
36. C. perimeter
37. C. 27
38. D. modulus of elasticity
39. A. 2.4 days
40. A. P 548.50
41. C. x-axis
42. A. 125 kg and 375 kg
43. D. supplementary
44. D. 1.0140
45. C. ultimate strength
46. D. 78.48 kN
47. A. 0.456
48. C. 7000
49. D. 8.88 unit length
50. B. power