ECE083 PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

PRACTICE PROBLEMS SET 1

PRE – CALCULUS
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS

1. Which of the following is equivalent to (x+4)^2-1?

A. (x+5)(x-3) C. (x-5)(x-3)
B. (x+5)(x+3) D. (x-5)(x+3)

2. Which of the following is the quadratic equation whose roots are

half the roots of 3x^2-19x+20 ?
A. 6x^2-19x+10 C. 5x^2-17x+10
B. 3x^2-18x+10 D. 4x^2-11x+10

3. How many integers are there in the solution set of |x - 2|≤ 5?

A. 0 B. 7 C. 9 D. 11

4. What percent of 4b is 8, given that b is a positive number?

A. 2/b C. 50/b
B. 1/2b D. 200/b

5. What is the simplified form of the expression ((x^2+x-6)/(x^2+3x-

10))((x^2-2x-35)/(x^2+x-6))?
A. (x-2)/(x-7) C. (x+7)/(x+2)
B. (x-7)/(x-2) D. (x+2)/(x+7)

6. What is the sum of the roots of the expression 5ax^2 +(9-4a^2)x-

14a=0?
A. –(1-4a^2)/2a C. –(6-4a^2)/4a
B. –(7-4a^2)/3a D. –(9-4a^2)/5a

7. What is the sum of the product and quotient of 8 and 8?

A. 65 B. 66 C. 67 D. 68

8. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 9x/(5x^2+3x+1)

+ 3/(1-x)?
A. (8x^2+12x+1) / (-2x^3+6x^2+7x+2)
B. (5x^2+13x+2) / (-4x^3+3x^2+3x+5)
C. (7x^2+11x+4) / (-3x^3+4x^2+4x+3)
D. (6x^2+18x+3) / (-5x^3+2x^2+2x+1)

9. At a certain professional organization, the number of new members,

N (in hundreds), per month can be expressed as t/(t+5), where t is the
time in days. The number nonrenewals, R (in hundreds), per month is
t/(t+3), whre t is the time in days. Which of the following shows the
expression for the difference in new members per month and nonrenewal
per month?
A. -t/(t+5)(t+3) C. -3t/(t+5)(t+3)
B. -4t/(t+5)(t+3) D. -2t/(t+5)(t+3)
10. If 3x^4+2x^2-3 is divided by x-2 then the remainder is _______.
A. 24 B. 4 C. 53 D. 62

11. What is the product of the solutions x and z of the systems of

equation
80x-20y-20z=20
-20x+40y-20z=20
-20x-20y+130z=20
A. 2 B. 0.6 C. 1.4 D. 0.24

12. If A=(1+8+9+3)^(1893) and B=(-1-8-9-3)^1893. What is

(1+8+9+3)^(A+B)
A. 0 B. 21 C. 100 D. 1

13. If x-y=10 and x^2-y^2=40, which of the following is the value of

y?
A. -6 B. -3 C. 4 D. 7

14. If 3^(x+3)=9^(2x+1), then 27^x = _____

A. 1 B. 3 C. 9 D. 81

15. In the equation 3x^2+(m+1)x+24=0, find m if one of the root is

twice the other.
A. -19 or -17 C. 17 or -19
B. -17 or 19 D. 17 or 19

16. Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 9x/(5x^2+3x+1)

+ 3/(1-x)?
A. (8x^2+12x+1) / (-2x^3+6x^2+7x+2)
B. (5x^2+13x+2) / (-4x^3+3x^2+3x+5)
C. (7x^2+11x+4) / (-3x^3+4x^2+4x+3)
D. (6x^2+18x+3) / (-5x^3+2x^2+2x+1)

17. What is the product of the roots of the expression 5ax^2 +(9-
4a^2)x-14a=0?
A. 14/5 C. –14/5
B. -5/14 D. 5/14

18. What is the product of the real roots of the equation x 2 + 18x + 30 =
2√x 2 + 18x + 45?
A. 30 B. 10 C. 40 D. 20

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19. What is the sum of the solutions to the equation 4√x = 4 ?
7− √x
A. 337 B. 338 C. 339 D. 335

20. Solve for(log 2 x) 2 if log 2 (log 8 x) = log 8 (log 2 x).

A. 37 B. 47 C. 17 D. 27

21. Find the sum of the roots of 5x2 – 10x + 2 = 0.

A. -1/2 B. 2 C. -2 D. 1/2
22. If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to
2, then the value of x is:
A. 4 B. 2 C. -2 D. -1

23. Find the value of k in 2x2 – 3k2x = 8 – 6kx if one root is negative
of the other.
A. -2 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3

24. If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, find log 1.2 in terms of x and y.

A. 2x + y – 1 C. 2x – y + 1
B. 3x + 2y – 1 D. 2x – 3y – 1

25. If 3a = 7b, then 3a2 / 7b2 is equal to

A. 1 C. 7/3
B. 3/7 D. 49/9

26. If 1/x = a + b, 1/y = a – b, then x – y is equal to

A. 2b/(b2 – a2) C. 2a/(a2 – b2)
B. 1/2a D. 1/2b

27. If f(x) = 10x + 1, then f(x + 1) – f(x) is equal to

A. 1 B. 11 C. 9(10x) D. 10x + 1

28. Solve for x if ln(x2 + x – 2) = ln2x + ln(x–1).

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

29. What are the sum and product of the roots of the quartic equation
2x^4 – 4x^3 – 7x^2 -3x + 8 = 0?
A. -2, -4 B. 2, 4 C. -2, 4 D. 2, -4

30. Solve for x if tan 3x = 5 tan x.

A. 20.705O B. 15.705O C. 30.705O D. 35.705O

22 m m
31. Suppose that sec x + tan x = and that csc x + cot x = n , where is in
7 n
lowest terms. Find m + n.
A. 43 B. 41 C. 42 D. 44

32. The expression [tanθsecθ(1 − sin2 θ)] /(cosθ) simplifies to:

A. sinθ B. tanθ C. secθ D. cosθ

33. Simplify the expression: [sec(x)[sec(x) – cos (x)]] /[csc(x)^2 –

cot(x)^2].
A. sin(x)^2 B. sec(x)^2 C. cos(x)^2 D. tan(x)^2

34. Simplify: (1-tan^2x)/(sec^2x).

A. tan2x B. cos2x C. csc2x D. sin2x

35. Simplify: 2csc2xtanx

A. tan^2x B. cos^2x C. csc^2x D. sec^2x
36. Find the value of k in the quadratic equation 3x2 – kx + x – 7k =
0 if 3 is one of the roots.
A. 3 B. 5 C. 9 D. 14 *Substitute value of the choices to k and
then try to mode 5-3

37. Which of the following is equivalent to: ((6^x)^3)^y?

A. 6^(3xy) B.(6^3x)(x^3y) C. 6^(xy) D. 3xy^6 *rebers engring

38. Given: log 6 + xlog4 = log 4 + log (32 + 4^x), find the value of
x.
A. 2 B. 4 C. 3 D. 5 *Assume for a value of X to make them equal

39. Solve for x if ln(x2 + x – 2) = ln2x + ln(x–1).

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2 *Assume x from the choices to make them equal

40. The expression sin(3A)cos(5A) + cos(3A)sin(5A) is equivalent to:

A. sin (8A) B. sin (2A) C. sin (15A) D. sin (A)

41. The expression sinh(3A)cosh(5A) + cosh(3A)sinh(5A) is equivalent

to:
A. sinh (8A) B. sinh (2A) C. sinh (15A) D. sinh (A)

42. A line through (-6,-7) and (x,7) is perpendicular to a line (1,-4)

and (-5,2). Find x.
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

43. What is the equation of line through

(7, -3) and perpendicular to the line whose inclination is arctan 2/3?
A. 3x+2y-15=0 B. 3x+2y+15=0 B. 3x-2y-15=0 D. 3x-2y+15=0

44. Find the equation of a line through (4,6) and perpendicular to the
x-axis.
A. x – 4 = 0 B. x + y = 0 C. x – 6 = 0 D. y – 4 = 0

45. The difference of the distances of a moving point from (1,0) and
(-1,0) is 1. Find the equation of its locus.
A. 4x2 – 12y2 = 3 C. 12x2 – 4y2 = 3
2 2
B. 3x – 4y = 12 D. 4x2 – 9y2 = 3

46. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi-minor axis is

3. The distance from the center to directrix is:
A. 6.047 B. 6.614 C. 6.532 D. 6.222

47. Find the equation of a line through (4,6) and perpendicular to the
x-axis.
A. x – 4 = 0 B. x + y = 0 C. x – 6 = 0 D. y – 4 = 0

48. An ellipse has an eccentricity of 1/3. Compute the distance between

directrices if the distance between foci is 4.
A. 18 B. 32 C. 36 D. 38
49. The equation of straight line passing through the intersection of
the lines x – 2y = 1 and x + 3y = 2 and parallel to 3x + 4y = 0 is
A. 3x + 4y + 5 = 0 C. 3x + 4y – 5 = 0
B. 3x + 4y – 10 = 0 D. 3x + 4y + 6 = 0

50. The fractional part of a common logarithm, which represent the

digits of the given number but not its order of magnitude
A. radix C. mantissa
B. co-logarithm D. inverse logarithm

51. Find the derivative of x^2 – 5x + 2.

A. 2x – 5 C. x – 5
B. 2x – 5 + 2 D. 2x + 2

52. If f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = 3x – 2. Find [f(g(x))]^2.

A. 36x^2 + 12x – 1 C. 36x^2 – 12x + 1
B. 6x^2 – 12x + 1 D. 6x^2 + 12x – 1

53. Which of the following is true about transcendental functions?

A. These are functions that involve involution.
B. These are functions that involve evolution.
C. These are functions that involve algebraic operations.
D. These are functions that include trigonometric functions.

54. If g(y) = cos(2y) – 2sin(y). Find [g(x) + g(-x)].

A.2sin(2x) C. sin(2x)
B. 2cos(2x) D. cos(2x)

55. Which of the following is false about the limits of a function.

A. The limit of a function as x approaches a is the value that the
function approaches as x approaches a
B. The right side limit of a function as x approaches a is the value
that the function approaches as x approaches a from the right.
C. The left side limit of a function as x approaches a is the value that
the function approaches as x approaches a from the right.
D. If the left side limit and right side limit of a function as x
approaches a are not equal, then the limit of the function as x approaches
a does not exist.

56. Which of the following is false?

A. The limit of a constant is equal to the constant itself.
B. The limit of the variable x as x approaches a constant a is equal to
a.
C. The limit of the algebraic sum of two or more functions is equal to
the algebraic sum of their limits.
D. The limit of the quotient of two functions is equal to the quotient
of the their limits.

57. Evaluate the limit of (x^3 – 4) / (2x – 1) as x approaches 3.

A. 23/5 B. 22/5 C. 21/5 D. 27/5

*Substitue the fawking limit

58. Evaluate the limit of (x^3 – x^2 + x – 6) / (x – 2) as x approaches
2.
A. 0/0 B. -9 C. 9 D. 1

59. Evaluate the limit of (√x - 2) / (x – 4) as x approaches 4.

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

60. Evaluate the limit of (x^2 – 1) / (x^2 + 3x – 4) as x approaches

1.
A. 2/5 B. 1/5 C. 3/5 D. 0/0

61. Evaluate sin(2y) / [(cos(2y))^2 + sin(y)cos(y)] as y approaches

pi/2.
A. 1 B. 0 C. 2 D. 1/2

62. Identify the discontinuity of the function h(x) at x = 2:

h(x) = x^2 when x < 2 and 2x when x > 2.
A. no discontinuity C. point discontinuity
B. jump discontinuity D. essential discontinuity

63. Identify the discontinuity of the function

(x^2 – 2x – 8) / (x – 2) at x = 2.
A. jump B. point C. removable D. essential

64. Identify the discontinuity of the function g(x) at x = 3:

h(x) = x^2 when x ≤ 3 and 2x + 3 when x > 3.
A. no discontinuity C. point discontinuity
B. jump discontinuity D. essential discontinuity

65. Which of the following is false if f(x) is continuous at x = a:

A. f(a) exists
B. limit of f(x) as x approaches a exists
C. limit of f(x) as x approaches a is equal to f(a)
D. All of the other choices are not false

66. Which of the following is the correct definition of the derivative

of f(x)?
f(x − ∆x) − f(x)
A. lim
∆x→0 ∆x
f(x + ∆x) + f(x)
B. lim
∆x→0 ∆x
f(x + ∆x) − f(x)
C. lim
∆x→0 ∆x
f(x − ∆x) + f(x)
D. lim
∆x→0 ∆x
67. Arrange the following steps in order to show the correct process
in getting the derivative of f(x) using the three – step rule.
1. Find the limit of [f(x + △x) – f(x)] / △x as △x approaches 0.
2. Obtain [f(x + △x) – f(x)] / △x.
3. Find and simplify f(x + △x) – f(x).

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

68. Find the slope of the curve y = x^2 at the point (-1, 1).
A. -1 B. 2 C. 1 D. -2

69. Find the rate of change of the volume V with respect to the radius
r of the base of a right circular cylinder of height 10 cm.
A. r10pi B. r20pi C. r30pi D. r5pi

70. Find the derivative of h(y) = y^-4 – 9y^-3 + 8y^-2 + 12.

A. -4y^-5 + 27y^-4 – 16y^-3
B. -4y^-3 + 27y^-2 – 16y^-1
C. 4y^-5 – 27y^-4 + 16y^-3
D. 4y^-3 + 27y^-2 + 16y^-1

71. Find the derivative of (4/t) – (1/6t^3) + (8/t^5).

A. (-4/t^2) + (1/2t^4) + (40/t^6)
B. (-4/t^2) - (1/2t^4) – (40/t^6)
C. (-4/t^2) + (1/2t^4) – (40/t^6) *Rebers engring
D. (-4/t^2) - (1/2t^4) + (40/t^6)

72. Find the derivative of (4t^2 – t)(t^3 – 8t^2 + 12).

A. 20t^4 + 132t^3 + 24t^2 + 96t – 12
B. 20t^4 – 132t^3 + 24t^2 + 96t – 12 * Rebers engring
C. 20t^4 + 132t^3 - 24t^2 + 96t – 12
D. 20t^4 – 132t^3 - 24t^2 + 96t – 12

73. Find the derivative of (3w + w^4) / (2w^2 + 1).

A. [4w^5 + 4w^3 – 6w^2 + 3] / [2w^2 + 1]^2
B. [4w^5 + 4w^3 + 6w^2 + 3] / [2w^2 + 1]^2 *rebers engring
C. [4w^5 - 4w^3 – 6w^2 + 3] / [2w^2 + 1]^2
D. [4w^5 - 4w^3 + 6w^2 + 3] / [2w^2 + 1]^2

74. Find the derivative of (6x^2 + 7x)^4.

A. 4(12x + 7)(6x^2 + 7x)^2
B. 3(12x + 7)(6x^2 + 7x)^3
C. 4(12x - 7)(6x^2 + 7x)^3 *Rebers engring
D. 4(12x + 7)(6x^2 + 7x)^3

75. Find the derivative of the cube root of 1 – 8z.

A. (8/3)(1 – 8z)^(-2/3)
B. (8/3)(1 – 8z)^(2/3)
C. (-8/3)(1 – 8z)^(-2/3)
D. (-8/3)(1 – 8z)^(2/3)
76. Determine the third derivative of 3t^7 – 6t^4 + 8t^3 – 12t + 18.
A. 21t^6 – 24t^3 + 24t^2 - 12
B. 126t^5 – 72t^2 + 48t
C. 630t^4 – 144t + 48
D. 0

77. Given a polynomial x^n + x^(n-1) + … + x^2 + x + 1. When will the

derivative start becoming equal to 0.
A. (n-1)th derivative
B. (n+1)th derivative
C. nth derivative
D. The derivative will never become 0.

78. Find the 2nd derivative of x^5 + 10x^3.

A. 20x^3 + 60x C. 60x^2 + 60
B. 5x^4 + 30x^2 D. 120x

79. The position on a line is given by s(t) = t^3 – 3t^2 – 6t + 5. Find

the acceleration of the particle at the end of 2 seconds.
A. 2 ft/s^2 B. 6 ft/s^2 C. 3 ft/s^2 D. 4ft/s^2

80. Find the equation of the line tangent to the graph of y = -4x^3 +
7x^2 – 9x + 12 at the point (1,6).
A. y = 7x + 13 C. y = -7x – 13
B. y = -7x + 13 D. y = 7x – 13

81. For the function y = f(x), the differential of the independent

variable x is equal to ______.
A. △x B. y’△x C. x D. y

82. Given the implicit function x 2 + y 2 = 36. Find dy/dx.

A. -y/x B. y/x C. -x/y D. x/y

83. Find the second derivative of x 2 + y 2 = 4.

A. -4/y^3 B. 4/y^3 C. (y^3)/4 D. –(y^3)/4

84. Find the differential dy of the given function y = 3x 4 − 5x 3 + 2x + 5.

A. dy = (12x 3 − 15x 2 − 2)dx C. dy = (12x 3 + 15x 2 − 2)dx
3 2
B. dy = (12x + 15x + 2)dx D. dy = (12x 3 − 15x 2 + 2)dx

85. From the implicit function x 2 + xy + y 2 = 10, find dy.

A. –(2x + y)dx / (x + 2y) C. (x + 2y)dx / (2x + y)
B. (2x + y)dx / (x + 2y) D. –(x + y)dx / (2x + y)

86. Find an equation of the tangent to the circle x 2 + y 2 = 25 at the

point (3,4).
A. 3x − 4y = 25 C. 4x − 3y = 25
B. 3x + 4y = 25 D. 3x + 4y = −25
87. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y = 7 − x 2 + 4x 3 at the
point (-1,2)
A. 11 B. 13 C. 18 D. 14

88. Find the vertex of the parabola y = x 2 + 6x + 7.

A. (-3,-2) B. (3,2) C. (-2,-3) D. (2,3)

89. Which of the following is a point on y = x 3 + 6x 2 + 9x + 7 where the

tangent is parallel to the x-axis.
A. (-3,7) B. (1,3) C. (-1,-3) D. (3,7)

90. Find the slope of y = 2 − x 2 at the point (3,-7).

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

91. Given a function y = f(x) and a point P1 on y. What do you call the
line through P1 with a slope m=y’=f’(x)?
A. normal B. tangent C. coincident D. skew

92. Given a function y = f(x) and a point P1 on y. What do you call the
line through P1 with a slope m=-1/y’=-1/f’(x)?
A. normal B. tangent C. coincident D. skew

93. Find the equation of the line tangent to the parabola y = x 2 − 1 at

the point (2,3).
A. 2x – y – 5 = 0 C. 3x – y – 5 = 0
B. 6x – y – 5 = 0 D. 4x – y – 5 = 0

94. Find the equation of the line normal to the ellipse 4x 2 + 9y 2 = 25 at

(-2,-1).
A. 7x – 2y + 10 = 0 C. 5x – 3y + 10 = 0
B. 9x – 8y + 10 = 0 D. 2x – 9y + 10 = 0

95. Find the equation of the normal line to the curve

y = (3x + 1) / (x^2 + 1) at (1,2).
A. x + 2y = 5 C. x – 2y = 5
B. 2x – y = 0 D. 2x + y = 0

96. Which of the following is true?

1. If y’>0, then f(x) increases as x increases
2. If y’>0, then f(x) decreases as x increases
3. If y’<0, then f(x) decreases as x increases
4. If y’<0, then f(x) decreases as x increases

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

97. What do you call a function that is either increasing on the entire
interval or decreasing on an entire interval?
A. strictly duotonic C. strictly monotonic
B. strictly triotonic D. strictly quadrotonic
98. Which of the following is a correct application of the First
Derivative Test for the Extremes of a function y = f(x)?
A. At the point where y’=0, if y’ changes from positive to negative
as x increases, then y is a maximum.
B. At the point where y’=0, if y’ changes from positive to negative
as x increases, then y is a minimum.
C. At the point where y’=0, if y’ changes from negative to positive
as x increases, then y is a maximum.
D. None of the other statements is true.

99. Describe the parabola y = −x 2 + 2x + 3.

A. The vertex is at (1,4) and the parabola opens upward.
B. The vertex is at (1,6) and the parabola opens upward.
C. The vertex is at (1,4) and the parabola opens downward.
D. The vertex is at (1,6) and the parabola opens downward

100. Given the function f(x) = x/(x 2 − x + 1). The maximum point occurs at
______.
A. (-1,-1/3) B. (1,1) C. (-1,1) D. (1,1/3)

101. Given a function y = f(x). At a point where y’ = 0, which of the

following is true?
A. If y’’<0, then y is a maximum.
B. If y’’>0, then y is a minimum.
C. If y’’=0, then we cannot say if we have a maximum or minimum.
D. All the other statements is true.

102. Which of the following is true regarding the concavity of a function

y = f(x)?
1. When y’’ > 0, the curve is concave upward.
2. When y’’ < 0, the curve is concave downward.
3. When y’’ > 0, the curve is concave downward.
4. When y’’ < 0, the curve is concave upward.

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

103. Which of the following correctly states the relationship between

the extreme points in a function and its concavity?
1. At the minimum point, the curve is concave upward.
2. At the minimum point, the curve is concave downward.
3. At the maximum point, the curve is concave upward.
4. At the maximum point, the curve is concave downward.

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

104. What do you call a point at which the curve changes from concave
upward to concave downward, or vice versa?
A. extreme point C. point of infection
B. pivot point D. point of inflection
105. Find the point of inflection of the function f(x) = 2x 3 − 3x 2 − 12x.
A. (1/2, -13/2) C. (13/2, 1/2)
B. (-1/2, 13/2) D. (-13/2, 1/2)

106. A rectangle has an area of 1000 square meters. Find the smallest
perimeter possible.
A. 31.62 m B. 126.49 m C. 149.62 m D. 131.62 m

107. A box with a square base and open top must have a volume of 32000
cubic centimeters. Find its minimum surface area.
A. 4800 sq m B. 3200 sq m C. 4000 sq m D. 3000 sq m

108. A rectangular yard is to be built which encloses 400ft 2. Two opposite

sides are to be made from fencing which costs $ 1 per foot, while the
other two opposite sides are to be made from fencing which costs $2 per
foot. Find the least possible cost.
A. $114.13 B. $113.14 C.$115.11 D. $111.19

109. A school sponsored trip will cost each student 15 pesos if not more
than 150 students make the trip. However, the cost will be reduced by 5
centavos for each student in excess of 150. What is the largest group
income?
A. PhP 2500.25 C. PhP 2531.25
B. PhP 2513.24 D. PhP 2153.22

110. Two positive numbers have a sum of 8 and their product minimum.
Find the product.
A. 4 B. 16 C. 8 D. 12

111. Calculate dy/dx for the curve parametrically defined by: x(t) =
t^2 – 3 and y(t) = 2t – 1.
A. t C. t^2
B. 1/t D. 1/t^2

112. Calculate dy/dx for the curve parametrically defined by: x(t) = 2t
+ 1 and y(t) = t^3 – 3t + 4.
A. (t^2 – 3)/2 C. (3t^2 + 3)/2
B. (t^2 + 3)/2 D. (3t^2 – 3)/2

113. Calculate dy/dx for the curve parametrically defined by: x(t) =
5cos(t) and y(t) = 5 sin(t).
A. cot(t) C. -cot(t)
B. -tan(t) D. tan(t)

114. Calculate the derivative dy/dx for the plane curve defined by the
equations x(t) = t 2 − 4t, y(t) = 2t 3 − 6t for −2 ≤ t ≤ 3.
A. (3t^2 – 3) / (t – 2)
B. (3t^2 – 3) / (t + 2)
C. (3t^2 + 3) / (t + 2)
D. (3t^2 + 3) / (t – 2)
115. Suppose that x = t 3 − t and y = 4 − t 2 . Find dy/dx.
A. (2t) / (3t^2 – 1)
B. (-2t) / (3t^2 + 1)
C. (2t) / (3t^2 + 1)
D. (-2t) / (3t^2 – 1)

116. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve defined by the
equations x(t) = t^2 – 3 and y(t) = 2t – 1 when t = 2.
A. y = 2.5x – 0.5 C. y = 0.5x – 2.5
B. y = 2.5x + 0.5 D. y = 0.5x + 2.5

117. Calculate the second derivative d2 y/dx 2 for the plane curve defined
by the parametric equations x(t) = t 2 − 3, y(t) = 2t − 1 for −3 ≤ t ≤ 4.
A. −1/2t 3 B. 1/2t 3 C. 5/2t 3 D. −5/2t 3

118. Let x(t) = t^3 and y(t) = t^4. Determine the second derivative of
y with respect to x.
A. 4/9t^2 C. 4/t^2
B. 9/4t^2 D. 9/t^2

119. Let x=2sint and y=cos (2t) be parametric equations on t. Which of

the following represents
d2 y
dx 2
A. 0 B. -2sint C. cos(2t) D. -1

120. Find ∂f/ ∂z if f(y,z) = 3yz^2 + 4(y^2)(z^5)

A. 3yz + 10(y^2)(z^4)
B. 5yz + 30(y^2)(z^4)
C. 4yz + 40(y^2)(z^4)
D. 6yz + 20(y^2)(z^4)

121. Find the partial derivatives with respect to x of the function: xy2
– 5y + 6.
A. y2 – 5 C. y2
B. xy – 5y D. 2xy

122. Given f(x,y,z) = 4(x^3)(y^2) – (e^z)(y^4) + ((z^3)/(x^2)) + 4y –

x^16. Find ∂f/ ∂x.
A. 12(x^2)(y^2) – (2z^3)/x^3 – 16x^15
B. 8(x^3)y – 4(e^z)(y^3) + 4
C. – (e^z)(y^4) + (3z^2)/x^2
D. 12y^2 – (e^z)(y^3) + 3

123. Find the partial derivative of the function f(x, y) = 3x + 4y with

respect to x.
A. 3x B. 4y C. 3 D. 4
124. Find the partial derivative of f = xcos(z) + x 2 y 3 ez with respect to z.
A. cos(z) + 2xy 3 ez C. −xsin(z) + x 2 y 3 ez
2 2 z
B. 3x y e D. xcos(z) + x 2 y 3 ez

125. Find ∂2 f/ ∂x 2 if f(x,z) = 4xy^2 + 3yx^3

A. 18xy C. 8xy
B. 0 D. 9xy

126. If z = √2x 2 y −3 , which of the following expression is equivalent to

δz
δyδx
? Denote δx as partial derivative of z.
5
−3√2 −
A. −3√2y −4 C. 2
(y 2)

x√2y
B. −3x√2y D. 2

127. Given f(s,t) = ts^2 + ln(t^2 – s). Find ∂f 2 / ∂t ∂s.

A. 2t – 1/(t^2 – s)^2
B. 2s + (2t)/(t^2 – s)^2
C. (-2t^2 – 2s)/(t^2 – s)^2
D. 2t – t/(t^2 – s)^2

128. If f(x,y,z) =(y^2)cos(x) – (x^3)ln(y). Find the second partial

derivative ∂2 f/ ∂y ∂x.
A. (-y^2)sin(x) – 3(x^2)ln(y)
B. -2ysin(x) – (3x^2)/y
C. 2ycos(x) – (3x^2 / y)
D. -2ysin(x) – (x^3 / y)

129. Let f be a continuous function on a closed and bounded interval

[a,b]. Then if f(a)<0<f(b) or f(a)>0>f(b), then there exists c in [a,b]
such that f(c) = 0.
A. Intermediate value theorem C. Mean value theorem
B. Location of roots theorem D. Rolle’s theorem

130. Let f be a continuous function on a closed and bounded interval

[a,b] and differentiable on the open interval (a,b) such that f(a) =
f(b). Then there exists c ϵ [a, b] such that f’(c) = [f(b)-f(a)]/[b-a].
A. Intermediate value theorem C. Mean value theorem
B. Location of roots theorem D. Rolle’s theorem

131. A box is to be made of a piece of cardboard 9 inches square by

cutting equal squares out of the corners and turning up the sides. Find
the volume of the largest box that can be made in this way.
A. 54 in2 B. 52 in2 C. 51 in2 D. 53 in2

132. A river is 1 mile wide. Frank wants to get from point A to point B
on the opposite side of the river, 3 miles downstream. If Frank can run
5 miles per hour and can swim 3 miles per hour, what is the least amount
of time in which he can get from A to B?
A. 12/13 hour B. 13/12 hour C. 13/15 hour D. 15/13 hour
133. A cylindrical can is to contain 2000 in3 of liquid. What base radius
will minimize the amount of metal used in the construction of the can?
A. 8.828 in B. 7.828 in C. 6.828 in D. 9.828 in

134. The cost in PhP of production, C(n), in producing n boxes of

cupcakes is given by the equation C(n) = 50 + 500n – 2n^2. Find the rate
of change of the cost with respect to the number of boxes produced when
n = 120 boxes.
A. 20 PhP/box B. 40 PhP/box C. 30 PhP/box D. 10 PhP/box

135. An open field is bounded by a lake with a straight shoreline. A

rectangular enclosure is to be constructed using 500 ft of fencing along
three sides and the lake as a natural boundary on the fourth side. What
dimensions will maximize the enclosed area?
A. 125 ft x 250 ft C. 137.5 ft x 275 ft
B. 75 ft x 350 ft D. 150 ft x 200 ft

136. A fisherman has a fish at the end of his line, which is being
reeled in at the rate of 2 ft/sec from a bridge 30 ft above the water.
At what speed is the fish moving through the water toward the bridge
when the amount of line out is 50 ft? Assume the fish is at the surface
of the water and there is no sag in the line.
A. the fish is moving towards the bridge at a rate of 2.5 ft/sec
B. the fish is moving away from the bridge at a rate of 2.5 ft/sec
C. the fish is moving towards the bridge at a rate of 3.5 ft/sec
D. the fish is moving away from the bridge at a rate of 3.5 ft/sec

137. A police car is 20 ft away from a long straight wall. It’s beacon,
rotating 1 revolution per second, shines a beam of light on the wall.
How fast is the beam moving when it is closest to the police car?
A. 40pi ft/sec B. 20pi ft/sec C. 30pi ft/sec D. 10pi ft/sec

138. A publisher wants to print a book whose pages are each to have an
area of 96 in2. The margins are to be 1 in on each of three sides and 2
in on the fourth side to allow room for binding. What dimensions will
allow the maximum area for the printed region?
A. 13 x 7 inches C. 11 x 9 inches
B. 14 x 7 inches D. 12 x 8 inches

139. Water is being pumped into a conical tank at the rate of 100 𝑓𝑡 3 /𝑚𝑖𝑛.
The height of the tank is 20 ft. and its radius is 5 ft. How fast is the
water level rising when the water height is 10 ft.?
A. 16/pi ft/min C. 15/pi ft/min
B. 18/pi ft/min D. 13/pi ft/min

140. Air is being pumped into a spherical balloon so that its volume
increases at a rate of 100cm^3/s. How fast is the radius of the balloon
increasing when the diameters 50 cm?
A. 0.0127 cm/s C. 0.0147 cm/s
B. 0.0137 cm/s D. 0.0157 cm/s
 ECE083 PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
PRACTICE PROBLEMS SET 2
INTEGRAL CALCULUS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ADVANCE MATHEMATICS

1. Evaluate: ∫(3t −4 )(2 + 4t −3 )−7 dt. rebers engring

A. (1/24)[2 + 4t^-3]^-6 + C
B. (1/22)[3 + 4t^-3]^-6 + C
C. (1/20)[6 + 4t^-3]^-6 + C
D. (1/26)[4 + 4t^-3]^-6 + C

2. Evaluate: ∫(3 − 4w)(4w 2 − 6w + 7)10 dw rebers engring

A. (-1/22)(4w^2 + 6w + 7)^11 + C
B. (-1/22)(4w^2 + 6w - 7)^11 + C
C. (-1/22)(4w^2 – 6w - 7)^11 + C
D. (-1/22)(4w^2 – 6w + 7)^11 + C

3. Evaluate: ∫ 5(𝑧 − 4)(𝑧 2 − 8𝑧)^(1/3)dz rebers engring

A. (17/8)(z^2 – 4z)^(4/3) + C
B. (13/8)(z^2 – 6z)^(4/3) + C
C. (15/8)(z^2 – 8z)^(4/3) + C
D. (11/8)(z^2 – 2z)^(4/3) + C

4. Evaluate:
𝑑𝑥 rebers engring
∫
𝑥𝑙𝑛(𝑥 3 )
A. (1/3)(ln|x^3|) + C
B. (1/3)[ln|(ln|x^3|)|] + C
C. (1/2)[ln|(ln|x^2|)|] + C
D. (1/2)(ln|x^2|) + C

2
5. Evaluate: ∫1 4𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 − 9 𝑑𝑥 calc tech
A. 12
B. 13
C. 11
D. 15

π/4 cos(3θ) calc tech (RADIANS MODE)

6. Evaluate: ∫π/6 dθ
sin(3θ)
A. 0.1155
B. -0.1155
C. 1.1155
D. -1.1155
7. Evaluate: rebers engring
3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥
∫ 3 𝑑𝑥
3𝑥 − 6𝑥 2 + 5
A. (1/4)(ln |3x^4 – 6x^3 + 5|) + C
B. (1/2)(ln |3x^2 – 6x + 5|) + C
C. (1/3)(ln |3x^3 – 6x^2 + 5|) + C
D. (1/5)(ln |3x^5 – 6x^4 + 5|) + C

8. Evaluate:
∫ cos 2 (3𝑥) sin(3𝑥) + sin3 (3𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 rebers engring (RADIANS MODE)
A. (-1/3)[cos(3x)] + C
B. (1/3)[cos(3x)] + C
C. (-1/3)[sin(3x)] + C
D. (1/3)[sin(3x)] + C

9. Evaluate: ∫ 2𝑦 2 cos(9𝑦) 𝑑𝑦 rebers engring (RADIANS MODE)

2𝑦 2 4𝑦 4
𝐴. sin(9𝑦) + cos(9𝑦) − sin(9𝑦) + 𝐶
9 81 729
2𝑦 2 4𝑦 4
𝐵. sin(9𝑦) + cos(9𝑦) + sin(9𝑦) + 𝐶
9 81 729
2𝑦 2 4𝑦 4
𝐶. sin(9𝑦) − cos(9𝑦) + sin(9𝑦) + 𝐶
9 81 729
2
2𝑦 4𝑦 4
𝐷. sin(9𝑦) − cos(9𝑦) − sin(9𝑦) + 𝐶
9 81 729

10. Evaluate: ∫(3𝑤 + 𝑤 2 ) sin(𝑤) 𝑑𝑤 Rebers Engring (RAD MODE)

𝐴. (3 + 2𝑤) sin(𝑤) + (𝑤 2 + 3𝑤 − 2) cos(𝑤) + 𝐶
𝐵. −(3 + 2𝑤) sin(𝑤) − (𝑤 2 + 3𝑤 − 2) cos(𝑤) + 𝐶
𝐶. −(3 + 2𝑤) sin(𝑤) + (𝑤 2 + 3𝑤 − 2) cos(𝑤) + 𝐶
𝐷. (3 + 2𝑤) sin(𝑤) − (𝑤 2 + 3𝑤 − 2) cos(𝑤) + 𝐶

11. Evaluate: Rebers Engring (Rad MOde)

∫ e6x sin(7x) dx
6 6𝑥 7 6𝑥
A. 𝑒 sin(7𝑥) + 𝑒 cos(7𝑥) +𝐶
85 85
6 6𝑥 7 6𝑥
B. 𝑒 sin(7𝑥) − 𝑒 cos(7𝑥) +𝐶
85 85
6 6𝑥 7 6𝑥
C. − 𝑒 sin(7𝑥) − 𝑒 cos(7𝑥) + 𝐶
85 85
6 7
D. − 𝑒 6𝑥 sin(7𝑥) + 𝑒 6𝑥 cos(7𝑥) + 𝐶
85 85

12. Evaluate rebers engring (Rad mode)

𝑡
∫ cos(𝑡 − 2𝑣) 𝑑𝑣
0
A. -0.5cos(-t)+0.5cos(t)
B. -0.5sec(-t)+0.5sec(t)
C. -0.5sin(-t)+0.5sin(t)
D. -0.5tan(-t)+0.5tan(t)
 rebers engring
13. Evaluate the integral
𝑥
𝑦
∫ ( ) 𝑑𝑦
0 𝑦+2
a. lnx+4+ln4+2x
b. -lnx-2+ln2+x
c. -2lnx+2+ln4+x
d. lnx-4+ln4+x

14. Evaluate: rebers engring d/dx

∫ 𝑒 4𝑥 √1 + 𝑒 2𝑥 dx
1 2𝑥 1
A. [𝑒 + 1]5/2 + [𝑒 2𝑥 + 1]3/2 + 𝐶
5 3
1 2𝑥 1
B. − [𝑒 + 1] − [𝑒 2𝑥 + 1]3/2 + 𝐶
5/2
5 3
5
1 2𝑥 1 2𝑥
C. − [𝑒 + 1]2 + [𝑒 + 1]3/2 + 𝐶
5 3
1 2𝑥 1 2𝑥
D. [𝑒 + 1] − [𝑒 + 1]3/2 + 𝐶
5/2
5 3

15. Evaluate the integral

𝜋 sin 𝑥

∫ ∫ (4 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥)𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥
0 0
A. 10
B. 2
C. 8
D. 6

16. What is the average (mean) value of sinx on the interval from x=0
to = 𝜋/3 ?
a. 9/𝜋
b. 3/2𝜋
c. √3/2
d. 1/2

17. Which of the following correctly shows the proper evaluation of an

integrand with infinite discontinuity?
𝑏 𝑐
A. If f(x) is continuous on [a,b) then ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) = lim+ ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥.
𝑐→𝑏
𝑏 𝑐
B. If f(x) is continuous on [a,b) then ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) = lim ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥.
𝑐→𝑏
𝑏
C. If f(x) is continuous on (a,b] then ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝐹(𝑏) − 𝐹(𝑎).
𝑏 𝑐
D. If f(x) is continuous on [a,b) then ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) = lim− ∫𝑎 𝑓(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥.
𝑐→𝑏

0
18. Evaluate: ∫−∞ 𝑥𝑒 2+3𝑥 𝑑𝑥
A. (1/9)e^2
B. –(1/9)e^2
C. 9e^2
D. -9e^2
 4 1
19. Evaluate: ∫0 (4−x)2/5
dx
A. 2.829
B. 1.829
C. 3.829
D. 4.829

4 1
20. Evaluate: ∫1 𝑑𝑥
2𝑥−6
A. Integral is divergent
B. 0
C. -2.65
D. -0.35

21. Determine the area between the curves y = 2x and y = 8 − x 2 .

A. 36 sq units
B. 26 sq units
C. 32 sq units
D. 22 sq units

22. Find the area bounded by the curve y = cos(x) between x = 0 and x
= 2𝜋.
A. 2 sq units
B. 4 sq units
C. 8 sq units
D. 16 sq units

23. Find the area bounded by the curve 𝑟 = sin(2𝜃).

A. pi/8
B. pi/4
C. pi/3
D. pi/2

24. Find the volume of the solid revolution obtained by revolving the
region bounded by y=x-x2 and the x axis about the x axis.
A. π/15 D. π/60
B. π/45 C. π/30

25. Find the volume generated by rotating the region bounded by y =x,
x= 1 and y2= 4x, about the x-axis.
A. π C. 2π
B. 9π D. 3π

26. Find the volume obtained if the region bounded by y = x2 and y =

2x is rotated about the x axis.
A. 34π/15 C. 54π/5
B. 64π/15 D. 14π/5
27. Determine the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region
bounded by x = y 2 − 8y + 19 and x = 2y + 3 about the line y = 9.
A. 905 cu units
B. 805 cu units
C. 705 cu units
D. 605 cu units

28. A particle moves such that its acceleration as a function of time

is a(t)=2+12t, in m/s2. If its velocity after 1 second is 11 m/s. Find
the distance travelled after 5 seconds.
A. 120 m.
B. 170 m
C. 290 m
D. 200 m

29. Find the length of the arc of x^2 + y^2 = 64 from x=-1 to x=-3, in
the second quadrant.
A. 3.15 B. 3.22 C. 2.07 D. 2.16

30. Let 𝐿 be the length of the curve with parametric equations 𝑥 = ln 𝑡

and 𝑦 = sin 𝑡 with limits from 1 to 𝜋. Determine 𝐿.
A. 1.3477 B. 1.7734 C. 1.3734 D. 1.7374

31. Locate the centroid of the area bounded by the parabola 𝑦 2 = 4𝑥, the
line y=4 and the y-axis.
A. 6/5, 3 B. 2/5, 3 C. 3/5, 3 D. 4/5, 3

32. Find the centroid of the area bounded by the curve x2=-(y-4), the
x-axis and the y-axis on the first quadrant.
A. (3/4, 5/8) C. (3/8, 2/5)
B. (3/8, 5/2) D. (3/4, 8/5)

33. Find the moment of inertia, with respect to x-axis of the area
bounded by the parabola y2=4x and the line x=1.
A. 4.12 C. 3.16
B. 2.13 D. 5.18

34. Find the surface area generated by rotating the first quadrant
portion of the curve x2=16 - 8y about the y-axis.
A. 64.89 C. 76.13
B. 61.27 D. 74.28

35. Find the area of the surface generated by rotating the portion of
𝑥3
the curve 𝑦 = from x=0 to x=1 about the x-axis
3
A. 0.486 C. 0.638
B. 0.542 D. 0.782
36. Determine the volume generated by rotating the curve 9x2+4y2=36
about the line 3x+4y=20.
A. 347.7 C. 473.7
B. 537.8 D. 247.7

37. A spring with a natural length of 10 cm, is stretched by 1/2 cm.

by a 12 Newton force. Find the work done in stretching the spring from
10 cm. to 18 cm. Express your answer in joules.
A. 6.68 Joules C. 14.68 Joules
B. 7.68 Joules D. 10.68 Joules

38. Evaluate
3 4 0

∫ ∫ ∫ 4𝑥 2 𝑦 − 𝑧 3 𝑑𝑧𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥
2 −1 1
A. -755/4
B. 755/4
C. 4/755
D. -4/755

39. Evaluate the following:

1 𝜋 𝜋
∬ sin(2𝑥) − 𝑑𝐴 R = [ , ] x [0,1]
1 + 6𝑦 4 2
𝑅
1 𝜋
A. + ln(7)
2 24
3 𝜋
B. − ln(7)
2 24
3 𝜋
C. + ln(7)
2 24
1 𝜋
D. − ln(7)
2 24

40. Determine the area of the region of the parametric curve given by
the parametric equations: 𝑥 = 𝑡 2 + 5𝑡 − 1 and 𝑦 = 40 − 𝑡 2 from t=-2 to t=5.
A. 10283/6
B. 12283/6
C. 13283/6
D. 14283/6

d3 y
41. Find the order and degree of the given differential equation: +
dx3
𝑑𝑦 3
( ) + 2y 7 = cos(𝑥)
𝑑𝑥
A. Order 1, degree 1
B. Order 3, degree 1
C. Order 4, degree 1
D. Order 3, degree 7
42. Find the general solution of the given DE:
𝑑𝑦 2𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑦 2
=
𝑑𝑥 𝑦 + 2𝑥 2 𝑦
A. 1 + 𝑦 2 = 𝐶(1 + 2𝑥 2 )
B. 1 − 𝑦 2 = 𝐶(1 + 2𝑥 2 )
C. 1 − 𝑦 2 = 𝐶(1 − 2𝑥 2 )
D. 1 + 𝑦 2 = 𝐶(1 − 2𝑥 2 )

43. For the given DE:

𝑑𝑦 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦
= 2
𝑑𝑥 𝑥 − 5𝑥 + 6
Find its general solution
A. 𝑦(𝑥 − 2) = 𝐶(𝑥 + 3)2
B. 𝑦(𝑥 + 2) = 𝐶(𝑥 + 3)2
C. 𝑦(𝑥 + 2) = 𝐶(𝑥 − 3)2
D. 𝑦(𝑥 − 2) = 𝐶(𝑥 − 3)2

44. For the given DE:

2𝑥𝑦
𝑦′ =
𝑦2− 𝑥2
Find its degree of homogeneity.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

45. Which of the following is NOT an exact differential equation?

A. (y^2 – 2x)dx + (2xy + 1)dy = 0
B. x[1 – sin(y)]dy = [cos(x) – cos(y) – y]dx
C. (3xy – y^2)dx + x(x-y)dy = 0
D. (3yx^2 – 1)dx + (x^3 +6y – y^2)dy = 0

46. Find the general solution of 2𝑥𝑦𝑑𝑥 + (𝑥 2 − 1)𝑑𝑦 = 0.

A. 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 = 𝐶
B. −𝑥 2 𝑦 − 𝑦 = 𝐶
C. 𝑥 2 𝑦 − 𝑦 = 𝐶
D. −𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑦 = 𝐶

47. In the given equation below, α is the value that will make the
equation exact. Find α.
2xy^3 – 3y – (3x + αx^2y^2 – 2αy)y’ = 0.
A. -4
B. -1
C. -2
D. -3

48. Which of the following is an integrating factor of the non-exact

DE ydx – xdy = 0?
A. -xy
B. xy
C. 1/xy
D. -1/xy
49. In the given DE, find the value of the integrating factor 𝜇(𝑥) so
that 𝜇(𝑥)[(3𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) + (𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦)𝑦 ′ = 0] becomes exact.
A. x^3
B. x^4
C. x
D. x^5

50. Given: y’ + xy = 2. Find μ(x).

A. e^(x/2)
B. e^(x^2/2)
C. e^(2/x)
D. e^(2/x^2)

51. Determine the differential equation of the family of lines passing

through the origin.
a. xdy − ydx = 0
b. xdx − ydy = 0
c. xdy + ydx = 0
d. xdx + ydy = 0

52. A radioactive substance has a mass of 100 mg. After 10 years it

has decayed to a mass of 75 mg. What will the mass of the substance be
after another 20 years?
A. 56.25 mg
B. 42.19 mg
C. 65.52 mg
D. 24.19 mg

53. On a day when the temperature is 30O Celsius, a cool drink is taken
from a refrigerator whose temperature is 5O. If the temperature of the
drink is 20O after 10 minutes, when will be the temperature of the drink
be 26 degree Celsius?
A. after 15 minutes
B. after 18 minutes
C. after 20 minutes
D. after 22 minutes

54. Carbon – 14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon that has a half

life of 5600 years. It is used extensively in dating organic material
that is tens of thousands of years old. What fraction of the original
amount of Carbon – 14 in a sample would be present after 10000 years?
A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 40%
D. 29%
55. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation
4𝑥𝑑𝑦 − 𝑦𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥 2 𝑑𝑦?
a. (𝑥 + 1)2 𝑦 = 𝐶𝑥
b. (𝑥 − 1)(𝑦 + 1) = 𝐶
c. (𝑥 + 1)2 𝑥 = 𝐶𝑦
d. (𝑥 − 4)𝑦 4 = 𝐶𝑥

56. Find the general solution of the differential equation

𝑑𝑦 𝑦^2 + 2𝑥𝑦
=
𝑑𝑥 𝑥^2
𝑐𝑥
a. 𝑦=
1+𝑥
𝑐𝑥^2
b. 𝑦=
1−𝑐𝑥
𝑐𝑥^3
c. 𝑦 =
1+𝑥
𝑥^2+1
d. 𝑦 =
1+𝑐𝑥

57. Which of the following is a solution to the DE y ′′ − 9y ′ + 18y = 0.

A. y = C1 e3x + C2 e−6x
B. y = C1 e−3x + C2 e6x
C. y = C1 e−3x + C2 e−6x
D. 𝐲 = 𝐂𝟏 𝐞𝟑𝐱 + 𝐂𝟐 𝐞𝟔𝐱

58. Which of the following is a solution to the differential equation

𝒚𝒚′ + 𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟐𝒙) = 𝟎?
a. 𝒚 = 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
b. 𝒚 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙
c. 𝒚 = 𝟐𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒙
d. 𝒚 = 𝟐𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙
𝟏
59. Find the general solution of the DE: 𝒚′ + 𝒚 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔(𝒙).
𝒙
A. 𝒙𝒚 = 𝒙𝒔𝒊𝒏(𝒙) + 𝒄𝒐𝒔(𝒙) + 𝑪
B. 𝒙𝒚 = −𝒙𝒔𝒊𝒏(𝒙) − 𝒄𝒐𝒔(𝒙) + 𝑪
C. 𝒙𝒚 = −𝒙𝒔𝒊𝒏(𝒙) + 𝒄𝒐𝒔(𝒙) + 𝑪
D. 𝒙𝒚 = 𝒙𝒔𝒊𝒏(𝒙) − 𝒄𝒐𝒔(𝒙) + 𝑪

60. Find the particular solution of the DE: y’ = (x^3) + e^(10x) + 7

if y = 20.1 when x = 0. You may use your calculators in getting the
value of the arbitrary constant.
A. 10y = 2.5(x^4) + e^(10x) + 70x + 200
B. 10y = 3.5(x^4) + e^(10x) + 70x + 200
C. 10y = 4.5(x^4) + e^(10x) + 70x + 200
D. 10y = 5.5(x^4) + e^(10x) + 70x + 200

61. Convert the complex number 5 + 2i to its polar form.

A. 5.385∠21.801O
B. 6.385∠22.801O
C. 4.385∠23.801O
D. 3.385∠24.801O
62. Perform: Im[(5 – 6i) / (3 + 4i)].
A. -38/25j
B. 38/25j
C. 38/25
D. -38/25

63. Solve for ln(2 – 5i)

A. 1.68 – 1.19j
B. 1.68 + 1.19j
C. 1.68 – 68.19j
D. 1.68 + 68.19j

64. Find the argument of the complex number:

𝟓√𝟐 𝟓√𝟐
− − 𝒋.
𝟐 𝟐
A. 3𝜋/4
B. -3𝜋/4
C. 4𝜋/3
D. -4𝜋/3

65. Solve for x: 5 – xj + 3yj = 2x – 3y + 10j.

A. 14
B. 25/3
C. 3/25
D. 15

66. Which of the following is the Laplace transform of 𝒇(𝒕) =

𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟓𝒕) 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝟐𝒕) − 𝐜𝐨𝐬(𝟓𝒕) 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝟐𝒕) ?
a. 𝒔/(𝒔𝟐 + 𝟒𝟗)
b. 𝟕/(𝒔𝟐 + 𝟒𝟗)
c. 𝒔/(𝒔𝟐 + 𝟗)
d. 𝟑/(𝒔𝟐 + 𝟗)

67. Find the Laplace transform of the time-domain function 𝐱(𝐭) =

𝟐𝐞−𝟒𝐭 𝐮(𝐭) + 𝟒𝐞−𝟐𝐭 𝐮(𝐭).

𝟔𝒔+𝟐𝟎
A. 𝐗(𝐬) = (𝒔+𝟒)(𝒔−𝟐)
𝟔𝒔+𝟐𝟎
B. 𝐗(𝐬) = (𝒔−𝟒)(𝒔+𝟐)
𝟔𝒔+𝟐𝟎
C. 𝐗(𝐬) = (𝒔−𝟒)(𝒔−𝟐)
𝟔𝒔+𝟐𝟎
D. 𝐗(𝐬) = (𝒔+𝟒)(𝒔+𝟐)

68. What is the inverse Laplace transform of 1 / [(s-2)^2 + 9]?

A. sin(2t)/3
B. (e^(2t))(sin(3t))/3
C. 3e^(-2t)
D. 2 sin (2t)
69. Which of the following is the inverse Laplace transform of s(s^2-
9)/(s^2+9)^2 ?
a. cos(3t)+3t sin (3t)
b. sin(3t)-3t cos (3t)
c. sin(3t)+3t cos (3t)
d. cos(3t)-3t sin (3t)

70. Which of the following is the Laplace transform of

cos(2t)+2tsin(2t)?
a. s^2/(s^2+4)^2
b. s(s^2+12)/(s^2+4)^2
c. 4/(s^2+4)^2
d. (s^2-4)/(s^2+4)^2

71. If the function consists of 2 independent variables, the

corresponding general form of a linear homogeneous second order
partial differential equation has _____ terms.
a. 4
b. 2
c. 6
d. 3

72. Denote òu be the partial derivative of a function u. Given the

linear second-order partial differential equation
ò𝟐 𝒖 ò𝟐 𝒖 ò𝟐 𝒖 ò𝒖 ò𝒖
𝑨 𝟐 +𝑩 +𝑪 𝟐 +𝑫 +𝑬 + 𝑭𝒖 = 𝟎
ò𝒙 ò𝒙ò𝒚 𝒐𝒚 ò𝒙 ò𝒚
Where A, B, C, D, E and F are real constants. If 𝑩𝟐 -4AC < 0, the
above equation is
a. Asymptotic
b. Parabolic
c. Hyperbolic
d. Elliptic

73. Identify the partial differential equation

𝝏𝒖 𝝏𝟐 𝒖
=𝒌 𝟐
𝝏𝒕 𝝏𝒙
A. Wave Equation
B. Heat Equation
C. Harmonic Equation
D. Oscillation Equation
74. Identify the partial differential equation
𝝏𝟐 𝐮 𝟐
𝝏𝟐 𝐮
= 𝐜
𝝏𝐭 𝟐 𝝏𝐱 𝟐
A. Wave Equation
B. Heat Equation
C. Harmonic Equation
D. Oscillation Equation
75. Solve the partial differential equation:
𝝏𝟐 𝒇 𝝏𝟐 𝒇 𝝏𝟐 𝒇
𝟐 𝟐+𝟑 𝟐+𝟒 = 𝟒𝒚 + 𝟖𝒙
𝝏𝒙 𝝏𝒚 𝝏𝒙𝝏𝒚
A. f = xy
B. f = xy^2
C. f = (x^2)y
D. f = x + y

76. Solve the system of equations:

𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟒
𝒚 = 𝒙+𝟐
A. (-4/5,6/5); (0,2)
B. (4/5,6/5); (0,2)
C. (-4/5,6/5); (0,-2)
D. (-4/5,-6/5); (0,-2)

77. Solve the system of equation:

𝒙𝟐 − 𝒚 = 𝟎
𝒚 = 𝒙−𝟐
A. infinite number of solutions
B. no solution
C. x = 0, y = -2
D. x = 4, y = 16

78. Solve the system of equations.

𝒙 𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟒
−𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = −𝟗
A. x = 2, y = 3
B. no real solution
C. infinite number of solutions
D. x = 0, y = 1

79. Solve for y in the given system of equations.

𝒙𝟐 − 𝟐𝒚 = 𝟖
𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟏𝟔
A. -4
B. -2
C. 3
D. 0

80. Solve for x in the given system of equations:

3x – y = -2
2x^2 – y = 0
A. 1/2
B. -1/2
C. -2
D. 1
81. Use forward difference formula with h = 0.1 to approximate the
derivative of f(x) = ln(x) at x = 1.8.
A. 0.5556
B. 0.5407
C. 0.5545
D. 0.5457

82. Use the midpoint rule with n = 4 to approximate the value of the
integral of x^2 dx from 0 to 1.
A. 0.333
B. 0.328
C. 0.383
D. 0.338

83. Using the trapezoidal rule with n = 4 to approximate the value of

the integral of x^2 dx from 0 to 1, compute for the error.
A. 0.01042
B. 0.02041
C. 0.04123
D. 0.00124

84. If f(4)=15 and f’(4)=-7, then the value of the function f at 4.04
is f (4.04)=______.
a. 11.37
b. 13.11
c. 14.72
d. 15.78

85. Assume that f(x) is continuous on [a,b]. Let n be a positive

integer and ∆𝒙 = (𝒃 − 𝒂)/𝒏. Let [a,b] be divided into n subintervals,
each of length ∆𝒙, with endpoints at 𝑷 = {𝒙𝟎 , 𝒙𝟏 , 𝒙𝟐 , … , 𝒙𝒏 }. Set
∆𝒙
𝑺𝒏 = [𝒇(𝒙𝟎 ) + 𝟒𝒇(𝒙𝟏 ) + 𝟐𝒇(𝒙𝟐 ) + 𝟒𝒇(𝒙𝟑 ) + ⋯ + 𝟐𝒇(𝒙𝒏−𝟐 ) + 𝟒𝒇(𝒙𝒏−𝟏 ) + 𝒇(𝒙𝒏 )]
𝟑
𝒃
Then 𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝑺𝒏 = ∫𝒂 𝒇(𝒙)𝒅𝒙.
𝒏→+∞

A. The Midpoint Rule

B. The Trapezoidal Rule
C. The Simpson’s Rule
D. The Forward Differencing Method

86. What do you call a series of expansion of a function that is

centered around x = 0?
A. Taylor Series
B. MacLaurin Series
C. Fourier Series
D. Binomial Series
87. What is the second nonzero term of the Taylor series about /2
generated by f(x) = csc^2 (x)?
A. 1
B. (x – (/2))^2
C. 2/3 (x – (/2))^2
D. 2 (x – (/2))^2

88. Find the second nonzero term of the McLaurin series expansion for
the function f(x) = cos(x) – sin(x).
A. x
B. -x
C. 2x
D. -2

89. What is the second term of the Power series expansion of 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒙?
a. 𝒙
𝒙𝟑
b.
𝟑!
−𝒙𝟐
c.
𝟐!
𝒙𝟑
d.
𝟑

90. Which of the following is the sum of the first two terms of the
standard Maclaurin series expansion of the function sin(2x)+sinh(2x)?
a. (x^4-48x)/24
b. (x^3+12x)/6
c. (4x^4+12x)/3
d. (8x^5+60x)/15

91. Using a suitable Maclaurin series, find the sum to infinity of

𝒆𝟑 𝒆𝟓 𝒆𝟕
the infinite series 𝒆 + + + + ⋯
𝟑! 𝟓! 𝟕!
a. 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐡 𝒆
b. 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐡 𝒆
c. 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝒆
d. 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝒆

92. Find the radius of convergence for the series

∞
(−𝟏)𝒏 (𝒙 + 𝟏)𝒏
∑
𝟐𝒏
𝒏=𝟎
A. 2
B. 1
C. 0
D. 3
93. Obtain the Fourier series over the interval −𝝅 𝒕𝒐 𝝅 for the
function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 .
𝟐𝝅𝟐 sin 𝑛𝑥
A. + ∑∞
𝒏=𝟏 [ ]
𝟑 𝑛2
2𝜋2 (−1)𝑛 sin 𝑛𝑥
B. − 4 ∑∞
𝑛=1 [ ]
3 𝑛2
𝜋2 (−1) 𝑛 cos 𝑛𝑥
C. + 4 ∑∞
𝑛=1 [ ]
3 𝑛2
𝜋2 (−1) 𝑛 cos 𝑛𝑥
D. − 4 ∑∞
𝑛=1 [ ]
3 𝑛2

94. Find Fourier series for 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥, −2 < 𝑥 < 2, f(x + 4) = f(x).
4 (−1)𝑛+1 𝑛𝜋𝑥
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑∞
𝑛=1 cos ( )
𝜋 𝑛 2
4 ∞ 1 𝑛𝜋𝑥
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑ sin ( )
𝜋 𝑛=1 𝑛 2
4 ∞ 1 𝑛𝜋𝑥
C. 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑𝑛=1 cos ( )
𝜋 𝑛 2
4 ∞ (−1)𝑛+1 𝑛𝜋𝑥
D. 𝑓(𝑥) = ∑ sin ( )
𝜋 𝑛=1 𝑛 2

95. Find ao in the Fourier series of 𝑓(𝑥) = | sin 𝑥 | on (-π,π)

A. 4pi
B. 4/pi
C. pi/4
D. 0

96. Find bn in the Fourier series of 𝑓(𝑥) = | sin 𝑥 | on (-π,π)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 0
D. 3

97. Determine the Fourier Transform of f(t) = e−𝑐|𝑡| , with c a positive

number.
A. 2c / (c^2 + ω^2)
B. 2c / (c^2 - ω^2)
C. c / (c^2 - ω^2)
D. c / (c^2 + ω^2)

98. Find the Inverse Fourier transform of 10 / (25 + ω^2).

A. e^-5|t|
B. e^5|t|
C. e^-10|t|
D. e^10|t|

99. Find the Fourier transform of 𝑓(𝑡) = 5𝑒 −4𝑡 𝑢(𝑡)

A. 4 / (4 + jω)
B. 2 / (4 + jω)
C. 5 / (4 + jω)
D. 1 / (4 + jω)
100. If 6 (s+34)/s(s^2+10s+34) =A/s+B/(s+5-i3)+C/(s+5+i3), what is
(B+C)/A?
a. -1
b. i2
c. 0
d. 7
 ECE083 PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
PRACTICE PROBLEMS SET 3
ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS
ELECTROMAGNETICS
SIGNALS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS

1. Which of the following is the 95% confidence interval for the

true population proportion?
A. 𝜇 ± 1.96𝜎(𝑝)
B. 𝑝 ± 1.0𝜎(𝑝)
C. 𝑝 ± 1.96𝜎(𝑝)
D. 𝜇 ± 1.0𝜎(𝑝)

2. A pair of dice is thrown. What is the probability that 5 appears

on the first dice if the sum of the two die faces is 9 or greater?
A. 3/10
B. 4/5
C. 3/5
D. 1/2

3. A manufacturer is studying the effects of cooking temperature,

cooking time and type of cooking oil making potato chips. There are 3
different temperatures, 4 different cooking times, and 3 different
oils are to be used. How many combinations will be used for each
cooking time?
A. 9
B. 36
C. 12
D. 24

4. Urn A contains 4 red and 7 white marbles. Urn B contains 3 red

and 5 white marbles. Urn C contains 2 red and 3 white marbles. An urn
is selected at random and a marble is drawn from the urn. If the
marble is red, what is the probability that it came from urn B?
A. 55/167
B. 33/153
C. 34/189
D. 39/192

5. The average of test scores in a class of 50 is 85. If 20 of the

scores average 85, what is the average of the other students in the
class?
A. 95
B. 65
C. 75
D. 85
 6. A pair of dice is thrown. If the two numbers appearing are
different, what is the probability that the sum is six?
A. 2/15
B. 4/15
C. 2/18
D. 4/11

7. Let A and B be events. What is the probability P(B/A) if A and B

are independent events?
A. 0
B. P(A)
C. P(B)
D. 1

8. Consider the following data:

1.6 2.6 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.3
1.9 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.4
2.2 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.7 4.1 4.5
2.5 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.7
2.6 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.7

Find the 80th percentile.

A. 4.16
B. 4.06
C. 4.54
D. 4.11

9. All of the following are valid statements for the null hypothesis
in the statement: “A gym claims that its members lose at least 6 kg
after one month of joining the gym.”, except ______.
A. 𝜇𝑜 = 6 𝑘𝑔 at least "<"
B. 𝜇𝑜 ≥ 6 𝑘𝑔
C. 𝜇𝑜 < 6 𝑘𝑔
D. All are valid statements for the null hypothesis of the given
statement.

10. A supervisor of a Statistical Research Center wants to know the

distribution of the clients served by selected 20 Statistical clerks.
The number of clients served by each Statistical clerk on a given day
was recorded as follows:
17 5 10 13 10 17 10 13 10 25
30 10 13 10 13 13 10 25 10 17

What will be the report about the distribution of the number of client
served?
A. The distribution is negatively skewed
B. The distribution is neither positively skewed nor negatively skewed
C. The distribution is normal
D. The distribution is positively skewed

5, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 13, 13, 13, 13, 13, 17, 17, 17, 25, 25,
30
Mode < Median< mean = Positively skewed Mode>Median>Mean = Negatively Skewed
11. The average number of homes sold by the Balay Company is 3 homes
per day. What is the probability that exactly 5 homes will be sold
tomorrow?
A. 0.4008
B. 0.3008
C. 0.2008
D. 0.1008

12. An event where its probability is equal to 1 is known as:

A. Dependent event
B. Certain event
C. Independent event
D. Conditional event

13. Andrew watches Netflix for a total of three hours. During the
first hour he has his choice of 4 shows. For each of the second and
third hours, he can choose from 3 shows. How many different schedules
of shows can Andrew watch?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 48

14. Let A and B be events with P(A)=1/2, P(B)=2/5 and 𝑃(𝐴 ∪ 𝐵) = 17/30.
What is 𝑃(𝐴 ∩ 𝐵)?
A. 3/4
B. 1/4
C. 2/3
D. 1/3

15. Given the data: mean = 70.5, median = 80, mode = 85, standard
deviation = 19.33. Calculate the Skewness using Second Approximation of
Pearson’s coefficient of skewness.
A. -1.65
B. -1.22
C. -1.47
D. -1.89

16. A group of friends compares what they received while trick or

treating. They find that the average number of pieces of candy received
is 43, with standard deviation of 2. What is the z-score corresponding
to 20 pieces of candy?
A. 10.5
B. 11.5
C. -10.5
D. -11.5
17. X is a normally distributed variable with mean of 30 and standard
deviation of 4. Find the probability that a number selected is less than
40.
A. 0.8838
B. 0.7738
C. 0.9938
D. 0.6638

18. Given the following data: 500, 850, 925, 800, 600, 750, 650, 625,
800, 400, 725 and 550. Find the fourth decile.
A. 630
B. 632
C. 633
D. 634

19. According to a certain veterinarian, a certain cross of hamsters

will result in brown, black, and white off spring in the ratio 8:4:4.
Find the probability that among 8 offspring 5 will be brown, 2 black,
and 1 white.
A. 23/256
B. 21/256
C. 27/256
D. 29/2560

20. A random sample of 200 people is classified by gender and their

highest level of education attained. The following data were obtained:
MALE FEMALE
ELEMENTARY 38 45
HIGH SCHOOL 28 50
COLLEGE 22 17

If a person is picked at random from this group, find the probability

that the person is a male, given that he finished up to high school
only.
A. 14/39
B. 13/39
C. 11/39
D. 12/39

21. An organization has 25 members, 5 of whom are ECE’s. In how many

ways can a committee of 3 be formed so as to include at least one ECE?
A. 540
B. 1160
C. 970
D. 311
22. What is the probability that a poker hand contains full house, that
is, three of one kind and two of another kind?
A. 7/4165
B. 3/4165
C. 6/4165
D. 1/4165

23. A distribution that leans sharply to the left (low side) and
tails far out to the right has:
A. positive skewness
B. negative skewness
C. positive kurtosis
D. negative kurtosis

24. Suppose that in a senior college class of 500 students it is found

that 210 smoke, 258 drink alcoholic beverages, 216 eat between meals,
122 smoke and drink alcoholic beverages, 83 eat between meals and drink
alcoholic beverages, 97 smoke and eat between meals, and 52 engage in
all three of these bad health practices. If a member of this senior class
is selected at random, find the probability that the student smokes but
does not drink alcoholic beverages.
A. 23/125
B. 24/125
C. 22/125
D. 27/125

25. You are given these numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 23, 32, and 69. Find
the skewness.
A. 2.95
B. 1.53
C. 2.65
D. 1.65

26. A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a

tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, what is the probability of getting
2 tails and 1 head?
A. 1/9
B. 3/8
C. 4/9
D. 2/9

27. Which of the following is statement is INCORRECT?

A. The probability that a student will not pass the board examination
is 0.25, and the probability that he will pass the board examination
is 4 times as large
B. The probabilities that a reviewee will spend the weekends studying
or watching movies are 0.33 and 0.45, respectively and the probability
that will be one or the other is 0.78.
C. Since Richard studied his notes, the probability that he will pass
the exam is 0.85 and the probability that he will not pass is 0.15.
D. The probability that a certain compound will contain magnesium is
0.40 and the probability that it will not contain magnesium is 0.60.
28. Find the mode from these test results – 17, 19, 18, 17, 18, 19,
11, 17, 16, 19, 15, 15, 15, 17, 13, 11.
A. 15
B. 11
C. 17 11, 11, 13, 15, 15, 15, 16, 17, 17, 17, 17, 18, 18, 19, 19,
D. 19 19

29. For a given population, which of the following situations is not

possible?
A. The mean is positive and the standard deviation is negative.
B. The mean and the standard deviation are both positive.
C. The mean and the standard deviation are both zero.
D. The mean is negative and the standard deviation is positive.

30. Box A contains 18 calculators of which 7 are defective, and box B

contains 15 calculators of which 4 are defective. A calculator is
drawn at random from each box. What is the probability that both
calculators are defective?
A. 14/135
B. 13/135
C. 12/135
D. 11/135

31. For a certain type of computers, the length of time bewteen charges
of the battery is normally distributed with a mean of 50 hours and a
standard deviation of 15 hours. John owns one of these computers and
wants to know the probability that the length of time will be between
50 and 70 hours.
A. 0.3082
B. 0.4082
C. 0.5082
D. 0.6082

32. In hypothesis testing, this refers to the hypothesis which we

suspect to be true.
A. Null hypothesis
B. Alternative hypothesis
C. Type II hypothesis
D. Type I hypothesis

33. It is committed when you reject a true null hypothesis.

A. Error of the first kind
B. Error of the second kind
C. Error of the third kind
D. Error of the fourth kind
34. With the growth of internet service providers, a researcher decides
to examine whether there is a correlation between cost of internet per
month (rounded to the nearest dollar) and degree of customer satisfaction
(on a scale of 1 – 10 with a 1 being not all satisfied and a 10 being
extremely satisfied). The researcher only includes programs with
comparable types of services. A sample of data is provided below. Compute
the correlation coefficient.
Dollars 11 18 17 15 9 5 12 19 22 25
Satisfaction 6 8 10 4 9 6 3 5 2 10

A. 0.09
B. 0.07
C. 0.08
D. 0.03

Question for Problems 35 to 36:

Let 𝑋~𝑁(𝜇, 𝜎 2 ) and consider the following data sample for X.

481 537 513 583 453
510 570 500 457 555
618 327 350 643 392
499 421 505 637 599

35. Solve for standard deviation.

A. 87.48
B. 89.75
C. 84.78
D. 85.97

36. Identify a 90% confidence interval for 𝜇.

A. 401.872 < 𝜇 < 599.241
B. 427.108 < 𝜇 < 529.142
C. 472.801 < 𝜇 < 542.199
D. 408.271 < 𝜇 < 524.919

37. The average zinc concentration recovered from a sample of 36

different locations in a river is found to be 2.6 g/ml. Find the 95%
confidence interval for the mean concentration, assuming that the
population’s standard deviation is 0.3 g/ml.
A. 2.47 < 𝜇 < 2.73
B. 2.5 < 𝜇 < 2.7
C. 2.74 < 𝜇 < 2.37
D. 2.4 < 𝜇 < 2.6
Question for Problems 38 to 42

A snack bar company opens a new franchise only on those areas that have
a mean household income of at least 30,500 Pesos per month. The company
is considering to open a bar in the newly developed PHINMA Homes. The
company’s research department then took a sample of 25 households from
PHINMA Homes and found that the mean monthly income of these households
is 32,600 pesos with a standard deviation of 9,000 pesos. The research
department would then recommend opening or not opening a bar in that
area.

38. Which type of test will be best used for this endeavor?
A. One population t – test
B. One population Z – test
C. Chi-Square Test
D. F Test

39. State the null hypothesis based on the company’s policy.

A. 𝜇 > 30,500
B. 𝜇 ≤ 30,500
C. 𝜇 = 30,500
D. 𝜇 < 30,500

40. Compute for the test statistic.

A. -1.167
B. -2.167
C. 2.167
D. 1.167

41. Identify the rejection region at a significance level of 5%.

A. z < -1.711
B. t < -1.711
C. z > 1.711
D. t > 1.711

42. At 1% level of significance, would the research department

recommend opening a bar in that area?
A. Yes, we should recommend to open a bar in that area since the mean
household income is less than 30,500 pesos per month.
B. No, we should not recommend to open a bar in that area since the mean
household income is less than 30,500 pesos per month.
C. Yes, we should recommend to open a bar since the mean household income
is at least 30,500 pesos per month
D. No, we should not recommend to open a bar since the mean household
income is at least 30,500 pesos per month.
Question for Problems 43 to 45:

Consider the following sample data on two random variables X and Y.

X Y
6.8 275
4.1 168
3.3 142
3.9 188
4.9 241
7.7 295
5.0 200
5.9 266
4.8 215
3.1 125
4.2 197

43. Compute for the correlation coefficient.

A. 0.9502
B. 0.9052
C. 0.9029
D. 0.9209

44. Identify the equation of the regression line for X and Y.

A. Y = 32.458X + 36.405
B. Y = 34.506X + 38.425
C. Y = 36.504X + 32.854
D. Y = 36.405X + 32.458

45. Predict the value of X if Y = 250.

A. 5.58
B. 5.79
C. 5.64
D. 5.98

Question for Problems 46 to 50:

A loan officer claims that 75% of borrowers repay all their weekly
installments on time. A random survey of new clients showed that 10 out
of 30 had at least one delay in their weekly installments. A study is
then conducted to determine whether to agree or disagree with the claim
of the officer.

46. Determine H1.

A. 𝜇 ≠ 0.75
B. 𝑝 ≠ 0.75
C. 𝜇 = 0.75
D. 𝑝 = 0.75
47. What type of test will be best used for this study?
A. one – tailed t – test
B. two – tailed t – test
C. one – tailed Z – test
D. two – tailed Z – test

48. Determine the test statistic.

A. 1.05
B. -1.05
C. 1.52
D. -1.52

49. Determine the rejection region based on a 10% significance level.

A. z > 1.64
B. z < -1.64
C. z < -1.64 OR z > 1.64
D. z > -1.64 OR z < 1.64

50. Based on a 10% significance level, what will be our decision?

A. We will not agree with the officer.
B. We will agree with the officer.
C. A decision cannot be made since we do not know the exact length of
delay of those who paid late.
D. We cannot make a decision since we are not sure if the officer is
from the finance department.

51. It is the probability of committing a Type I error.

A. significance level
B. confidence level
C. rejection level
D. acceptance level

52. A statistical tool used in making statistical decisions about

population parameter(s) under a certain level of confidence using
experimental data.
A. confidence intervals
B. estimation
C. regression analysis
D. hypothesis testing

53. What type of distribution in tests of independence?

A. Z – distribution
B. t – distribution
C. Chi-square distribution
D. F – distribution
Problem for Questions 54 to 57

Consider party affiliation and opinion on tax reform

F I O
Democrat 138 83 64
Republican 64 67 84
Note:
F – in favor
I – indifferent
O – opposed
A test is performed to determine if party affiliation affects somebody’s
stand on tax reform.

54. State the null hypothesis.

A. Party affiliation and opinion on tax reform are independent
B. Party affiliation and opinion on tax reform are dependent.
C. The percentage of people who are in favor of tax reform is 40%.
D. The percentage of people who are in opposed to tax reform is at most
40%.

55. Compute for the test statistic, 𝜒 2 .

A. 15.22
B. 12.21
C. 22.15
D. 25.12

56. Compute for the critical value. Use a 95% confidence level.
A. 5.191
B. 5.399
C. 5.292
D. 5.991

57. Based on a 5% significance level, what will be our conclusion.

A. There is no association between affiliation and opinion.
B. There is association between affiliation and opinion.
C. Democrats will always oppose tax reform.
D. Republicans will always support tax reform.

58. A statistical tool used in making comparisons of several population

means.
A. Chi-Square test
B. Z-test
C. t-test
D. ANOVA
Problem for Questions 59 to 64

Consider the following data from four groups.

Grp 1 Grp 2 Grp 3 Grp 4
8 2 3 2
9 4 5 2
6 3 4 -1
7 5 2 0
3 1 3 3

Using ANOVA, we want to know if there is a significant difference among

the four groups.

59. Solve for overall mean, 𝑥̅ .

A. 2.55
D. 4.55
C. 1.55
D. 3.55

60. Solve for the treatment sum of squares, SSC.

A. 75.75
B. 60.75
C. 47.2
D. 52.4

61. Solve for the error sum of squares, SSE.

A. 75.75
B. 60.75
C. 47.2
D. 52.4

62. Solve for the treatment mean square, 𝑠12 .

A. 2.95
B. 3.95
C. 25.25
D. 20.25

63. Solve for the error mean square, 𝑠22 .

A. 2.95
B. 3.95
C. 25.25
D. 20.25

64. Compute for the test statistic, f.

A. 7.559
B. 8.559
C. 0.117
D. 0.683
65. A function H(s) = 2s/(s^2+8) will have a zero at
A. s = +/- j4
B. on the imaginary axis
C. on the origin
D. anywhere on the s-plane

66. Vector A extends from the origin to (1,2,3) and vector B from the
origin to (2,3,-2). Find the unit vector in the direction of (A – B).
A. (1/5.20)(−ax − ay + 5az )
B. (1/4.20)(−ax − ay + 5az )
C. (1/5.20)(ax + ay + 5az )
D. (1/4.20)(ax + ay + 5az )

67. Find the acute angle between the two vectors A = 2ax + ay + 3az and
B = ax − 3ay + 2az in degrees.
A. 59.1
B. 69.1
C. 79.1
D. 89.1

68. If A = 2xi + 3yj + 4zk and u = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 , then div(uA) at (1,1,1) is

_______.
A. 36
B. 45
C. 73
D. 18

69. If ϕ = 2x 3 y 2 z 4 then ∇2 ϕ is:

A. 12xy 2 z 4 + 4x 2 z 4 + 20x 3 y 2 z 3
B. 2x 2 y 2 z + 4x 3 z 4 + 24x 3 y 2 z 2
C. 12xy 2 z 4 + 4x 3 z 4 + 24x 3 y 2 z 2
D. 4xy 2 + 4x 2 z 4 + 24x 3 y 2 z 2

70. Divergence of the curl of a twice differentiable continuous vector

function is:
A. Unity
B. Infinity
C. Zero
D. A unit vector

71. For the vector ⃗ = 2yzi + 3xzj + 4xyk,

V the value of ⃗)
∇ ∙ (∇ × V is
_________.
A. -4
B. 5
C. 0
D. 3
72. The divergence of the vector field x 2 zi + xyj − yz 2 k at (1,-1,1) is:
A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6

73. The divergence of the vector field 3xzi + 2xyj − yz 2 k at a point (1,1,1)
is equal to:
A. 7
B. 4
C. 3
D. 0

74. Find the gradient of t = x 2 y + ez at the point P(1,5,-2).

A. i + 10j + 0.135k
B. 10i + j + 0.135k
C. i + 0.135j + 10k
D. 10i + 0.135j + k

75. Calculate the curl for the following vector field: F = x 3 y 2 i + x 2 y 3 z 4 j +

x 2 z 2 k.
A. 0
B. (2x 2 z 3 )i − (2yz 2 )j − (−2x 3 y)k
C. (−4x 2 y 3 z 3 )i + (−2xz 2 )j + (2xy 3 z 4 − 2x 3 y)k
D. (4x 2 y 3 z 3 )i + (2xz 2 )j + (−2xy 3 z 4 + 2x 3 y)k

76. Determine the z-transform of 5k 2 .

5z(z + 1)
A.
(z + 1)3
5z(z − 1)
B.
(z − 1)3
5z(z + 1)
C.
(z − 1)3
5z(z − 1)
𝐷.
(z + 1)3

77. Determine the z-transform of 2e−3k.

2z
A.
z + e−3
2z
B.
z − e−3
−2z
C.
z − e−3
2z
D.
z − e3
78. Find Z(e−2k cos(4k)).
z 2 + ze−2 cos(4)
A. 2
z − 2ze−2 cos (4) − e−4
z 2 − ze−2 cos(4)
B. 2
z + 2ze−2 cos (4) + e−4
z 2 + ze−2 cos(4)
C. 2
z − 2ze−2 cos (4) + e−4
z 2 − ze−2 cos(4)
D.
z 2 − 2ze−2 cos (4) + e−4
2z
79. Determine the inverse z-transform of F(z) = .
2z+1
A. (0.5)^k
B. 2^k
C. (-0.5)^k
D. 2^-k
z
80. Determine the inverse z-transform of F(z) = 2 .
z −7z+12
A. 4^k – 3^k
B. 5^k – 2^k
C. 3^k – 4^k
D. 2^k – 5^k

81. Find the Fourier transform of an exponential signal f(t) = e−at u(t), a >
0.
1
A.
a+jω
1
B.
a−jω
1
C.
−a+jω
1
D.
−a−jω

d2 y dy du
82. The transfer function of the system described by + = + 2u with
dt2 dt dt
u as input and y as output is:
s+2
A. 2
s +s
s+1
B.
s2 +s
2
C.
s2 +s
2s
D.
s2 +s
83. A linear time invariant system initially at rest, when subjected
to a unit step input, gives a response y(t) = te−t , t > 0. The transfer
function of the system is:
1
A. (s+1)2
1
B.
s(s+1)2
s
C. (s+1)2
1
D.
s(s+1)

84. Find the convolution of f(t) = e−t and g(t) = sin (t) .
1
A. [e−t + sin (t) +cos (t) ]
2
1 −t
B. [e + sin (t) −cos (t) ]
2
1 t
C. [e + sin (t) −cos (t) ]
2
1 t
D. [e + sin (t) +cos (t) ]
2

85. Let f(t) = e3t and g(t) = e7t . Find 𝑓 ∗ 𝑔(𝑡).

1
A. [e7t − e3t ]
4
1
B. [e7t + e3t ]
4
1
C. [e4t − e7t ]
4
1 7t
D. [e − e4t ]
4

86. Given a discrete LTI system with input x[n] = [2 1 1 0] and impulse
response hn = [3 1]. Find the output y[n].
A. y[n] = [5 4 1 6 0]
B. y[n] = [6 4 5 1 0]
C. y[n] = [5 6 1 4 0]
D. y[n] = [6 5 4 1 0]

87. Given a discrete LTI system with input x[n] = [-1 2 -3] and impulse
response h[n] = [5 0 6]. Find y[3].
A. -5
B. 10
C. -21
D. 12

88. Find the pole(s) of X(s) = (2s + 4) / (s^2 + 4s + 3).

A. s = -1 and s = -3
B. s = -2
C. s = 2
D. s = 1 and s = 3
89. Given two signals: x1[n]={1,2,3,4,2} and x2[n]={4,3}. Find the
circular convolution x1 [n] ∗ x2 [n].
A. {4,11,18,25,20,6}
B. {42,42}
C. {24,17,18,25}
D. {10,11,18,25,20}

90. Determine the z-transform of 5n2 .

5z(z + 1)
A.
(z + 1)3
5z(z − 1)
B.
(z − 1)3
5z(z + 1)
C.
(z − 1)3
5z(z − 1)
D.
(z + 1)3

91. The cross correlation of the digital signals x[n] = [-3 2 -1 1]

and y[n]= [-1 0 -3 2] is _______.
A. [-6 13 -8 8 -5 1 -1]
B. [-6 -13 -8 8 -5 1 -1]
C. [-6 13 8 8 5 1 -1]
D. [-6 -13 8 -8 5 1 -1]

92. In this type of correlation, the given signal is correlated with

itself, usually the time-shifted version of itself.
A. Autocorrelation
B. Cross-correlation
C. Self-correlation
D. Bi-correlation

93. Given the two signals:

x1 (n) = {−1,4, −3,8,7}
x2 (n) = {−4, −5,6}
Find the linear convolution of the two signals.
A. {4, -11, -14, 7, -86, 13, 42}
B. {17, 31, -14, 7, -86}
C. {17, 31, 14, 7, 86}
D. {4, 11, 14, 7, 86, 13, 42}

94. Find the transfer function represented by

d
c(t) + 2c(t) = r(t)
dt
A. 1 / (s – 2)
B. 1 / (s + 2)
C. s - 2
D. s + 2
95. A function H(s) = 2s/(s^2+8) will have a zero at
A. s = +/- j4
B. on the imaginary axis
C. on the origin
D. anywhere on the s-plane

96. Given the two signals:

x1 (n) = {−1,4, −3,8,7}
x2 (n) = {−4, −5,6}
Find the circular convolution of the two signals.
A. {4, -11, -14, 7, -86, 13, 42}
B. {17, 31, -14, 7, -86}
C. {17, 31, 14, 7, 86}
D. {4, 11, 14, 7, 86, 13, 42}

97. In this type of correlation, the signal in hand is correlated with

another signal so as to know how much resemblance exists between them.
A. Autocorrelation
B. Cross-correlation
C. Self-correlation
D. Bi-correlation

98. Which of the following is false about transfer functions?

A. They represent the relationship between the output signal of a
control system and the input signal, for all possible input values.
B. They can be represented as block diagrams.
C. If C(s) is the output response and R(s) is the input response, then
the transfer function is R(s)/C(s).
D. None of the other choices is false.

99. Solve for the pole of the transfer function G(s) = (s+2)/(s+5).
A. -5
B. 5
C. 2
D. -2

100. Find the linearization of cos x at x = π/2.

A. -x + π/2
B. x - π/2
C. -x + π/4
D. x - π/4
 ECE083 PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
PRACTICE PROBLEMS SET 3
ELECTROMAGNETICS

1. Vector A extends from the origin to (1,2,3) and vector B from the
origin to (2,3,-2). Find the unit vector in the direction of (A – B).
A. (1/5.20)(−ax − ay + 5az )
B. (1/4.20)(−ax − ay + 5az )
C. (1/5.20)(ax + ay + 5az )
D. (1/4.20)(ax + ay + 5az )

2. Find the acute angle between the two vectors A = 2ax + ay + 3az and
B = ax − 3ay + 2az in degrees.
A. 59.1
B. 69.1
C. 79.1
D. 89.1

3. If A = 2xi + 3yj + 4zk and u = x 2 + y 2 + z 2 , then div(uA) at (1,1,1) is

_______.
A. 36
B. 45
C. 73
D. 18

4. If ϕ = 2x 3 y 2 z 4 then ∇2 ϕ is:
A. 12xy 2 z 4 + 4x 2 z 4 + 20x 3 y2 z 3
B. 2x 2 y 2 z + 4x 3 z 4 + 24x 3 y 2 z 2
C. 12xy 2 z 4 + 4x 3 z 4 + 24x 3 y2 z 2
D. 4xy 2 + 4x 2 z 4 + 24x 3 y 2 z 2

5. Divergence of the curl of a twice differentiable continuous vector

function is:
A. Unity
B. Infinity
C. Zero
D. A unit vector

6. For the vector ⃗ = 2yzi + 3xzj + 4xyk,

V the value of ⃗)
∇ ∙ (∇ × V is
_________.
A. -4
B. 5
C. 0
D. 3

7. The divergence of the vector field x 2 zi + xyj − yz 2 k at (1,-1,1) is:

A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 6

8. The divergence of the vector field 3xzi + 2xyj − yz 2 k at a point (1,1,1)

is equal to:
A. 7
B. 4
C. 3
D. 0

9. Find the gradient of t = x 2 y + ez at the point P(1,5,-2).

A. i + 10j + 0.135k
B. 10i + j + 0.135k
C. i + 0.135j + 10k
D. 10i + 0.135j + k

10. Calculate the curl for the following vector field: F = x 3 y 2 i + x 2 y 3 z 4 j +

x 2 z 2 k.
A. 0
B. (2x 2 z 3 )i − (2yz 2 )j − (−2x 3 y)k
C. (−4x 2 y3 z 3 )i + (−2xz 2 )j + (2xy 3 z 4 − 2x 3 y)k
D. (4x 2 y 3 z 3 )i + (2xz 2 )j + (−2xy 3 z 4 + 2x 3 y)k

11. Give the vector representation of the vector from (1, -5, 2) to (-
5, 6, 0).
A. ⟨6, − 11, 2⟩
B. ⟨−6, 11, − 2⟩
C. ⟨6, 11, 2⟩
D. ⟨−6, − 11, − 2⟩

12. Determine the magnitude of the vector

⃗ = ⟨6, 2, − 1⟩.
A
A.√42
B.√43
C.√44
D.√41

13. Determine the unit vector for the given vector, s = −3î + ĵ + 5k̂.
A. 𝑠̂ = −0.31î + 0.12ĵ + 0.64k̂
B. 𝑠̂ = −0.21î + 0.13ĵ + 0.44k̂
C. 𝑠̂ = −0.51î + 0.17ĵ + 0.84k̂
D. 𝑠̂ = −0.71î + 0.19ĵ + 0.95k̂

14. For the vector 𝑢 ⃗ = ⟨4, − 6, 8, 3⟩, find 4𝑢

⃗.
A. ⟨−16, 24, 32, − 12⟩
B. ⟨16, − 24, 32, 12⟩
C. ⟨16, 24, − 32, − 12⟩
D. ⟨16, 24, 32, 12⟩

15. Given the vectors u ⃗ = ⟨3, − 1, 6, 3⟩ and w

⃗ = ⟨2, − 4, 5, 9⟩, v ⃗⃗ = ⟨1, 4, − 3, 7⟩,
find 𝑢⃗ +𝑣−𝑤 ⃗⃗ .
A. ⟨4, 9, 14, 5⟩
B. ⟨4, 9, − 14, 5⟩
C. ⟨4, 9, 14, − 5⟩
D. ⟨4, − 9, 14, 5⟩

16. Determine the dot product of the vectors:

a⃗ = ⟨9, 5, − 4, 2⟩
⃗ = ⟨−3, − 2, 7, − 1⟩
b
A. 67
B. −67
C. 49
D. −49

17. Determine the vector product of the vectors:

a⃗ = ⟨9, 5, − 4⟩
⃗ = ⟨4, 2, 9⟩
b
A. ⟨2, 53, − 97⟩
B. ⟨97, − 2, − 53⟩
C. ⟨53, − 97, − 2⟩
D. ⟨97, − 53, 2⟩

18. Find the acute angle of intersection between the planes 3x + 4y +

3z = 7 and −4x + 2y − z = 0.
A. 75.81O
B. 65.92O
C. 74.81O
D. 63.71O

19. Find the directional derivative of 𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥 2 𝑦 in the direction of

⃗ = ⟨1, 2⟩ at the point (3,2).
v
A. 30/√5
B. 20/√5
C. 10/√5
D. 40/√5

20. Let f(x, y) = x 2 y. Find the gradient of f at (3,2).

A. 9i + 12j
B. 12i + 9j
C. 9i – 12j
D. 12i – 9j

21. Compute for the divergence of f if f = x 2 yi + xyzj − x 2 y 2 k.

A. 2xy – yz
B. xy – z
C. 2xy – xz
D. 2xy + xz

22. Determine the curl of f if f = x 2 yi − (z 3 − 3x)j + 4y 2 k.

A. (8y + 3z 2 )i + (3 − x 2 )k
B. (4y − 5z 2 )i + (2 + x 2 )k
C. (6x − 2y)j − (5 − 2x 2 )k
D. (x + 3y)j − (1 + 3x 2 )k

23. The Laplacian of the scalar field f(x, y, z) = xy 2 + z 3 is ____.

A. 6x − 2z
B. 2x − 6z
C. 6x + 2z
D. 2x + 6z