ST.

MICHAEL’S COLLEGE
ILIGAN CITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER STUDIES

CA 1- COMPETENCY APPRAISAL 1
MSTE - QUIZ NO. 4- ALBEBRA AND ADVANCE MATH

MULTIPLE CHOICE: ENCIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER. Show your solutions on the space provided:

1. What is the temperature in degree Celcius of absolute zero?

a. -32
b. 0
c. 273
d. -273

2. How many degrees Celcius is 100 degrees Fahrenheit?

a. 37.8 oC
b. 2.667 oC
c. 1.334 oC
d. 13.34 oC

3. What is the absolute temperature of the freezing point of water in degree Rankine/

a. -32
b. 0
c. 33.33
d. 16.33

4. What is the value in degrees of pie radians?

a. 90o
b. 75.3o
c. 180o
d. 45o

5. Add the following and express in meter. 3 m + 2 cm + 70 mm.

a. 2.90 m
b. 3.14 m
c. 3.12 m
d. 3.09 m

6. One Nautical mile is equivalent to:

a. 5280 ft.
b. 6280 ft.
c. 1.256 statute mile
d. 1.854 km

7. The number of board feet in a plank 3 inches thick, 1 foot wide, and 20 feet long is;

a. 30
b. 60
c. 120
d. 90

8. Which of the following is a prime number?

a. 221
b. 63
c. 523
d. 703
9. The number of significant figures in the value 500.00 is;

a. One
b. Three
c. Five
d. Six

10. A line on a map was drawn at a scale of 5:100:000. If a line in the map is 290 mm long, the actual
length of the line is:

a. 4.8 km
b. 5.8 km
c. 2.9 km
d. 6.4 km

11. If 3a = 7b, then 3a2 / 7b2 =

a. 1
b. 3/7
c. 3
d. 4

12. If x to the ¾ power equals 8, the x equals;

a. -9
b. 6
c. 9
d. 16

13. Change 0.2272727.. to common fraction.

a. 7/44
b. 5/48
c. 5/22
d. 9/34

14. What is the value of 7! Or 7 factorial?

a. 5040
b. 2540
c. 5020
d. 2520

15. The reciprocal of 20 is:

a. 0.50
b. 20
c. 0.20
d. 0.05

16. MCMXCIV is a Roman Numerical equivalent to:

a. 2974
b. 3974
c. 2174
d. 1994

17. Factor the expression X2 + 6x + 8 as completely as possible.

a. (x +8 ) (x-2)
b. (x+4) (x+2)
c. (x+4) (x-2)
d. (x-8) (x-2)
18. Factor the expression 16 -10x + x2

a. (x+8) (x-2)
b. (x-8) (x-2)
c. (x-8) (x+2)
d. (x+8) (x+2)

19. The polynomial x3 + 4x2 – 3x +8 divided by x-5. What is the remainder?

a. 281
b. 812
c. 218
d. 182

20. The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two numbers namely 250 and 850 are removed,
what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers?

a. 42.31
b. 57.12
c. 50
d. 38.62

21. The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17, if two numbers are added to the progression, the new
set of numbers will have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two numbers if their difference
is 4?

a. 21 , 29
b. 23 , 27
c. 24, 26
d. 22, 28

22. Find the mean proportional to 5 and 20.

a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14

23. Find the fourth proportional of 7, 12, 21.

a. 36
b. 34
c. 32
d. 40

24. Solve for x: log 6 + x log 4 = log 4 + log (32 +4x)

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

25. Which of the following cannot be used as a base of a system of logarithm?

a. e
b. 10
c. 2
d. 1

26. Find x if logx27 + logx3 = 2

a. 9
b. 12
c. 8
d. 7
27. What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansions of ( 2x -1)20?

a. 1
b. 0
c. 215
d. 225

28. Find k so that the expression kx2 – 3kx +9 is a perfect square?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 12
d. 6

29. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six times his son’s age. Ten years ago, the sum of their
ages was 44. The age of the son is:

a. 49
b. 15
c. 20
d. 18

30. Peter’s age 13 years ago was 1/3 of his age 7years hence. How old is peter?

a. 15
b. 21
c. 23
d. 27

31. Two thousand (2000) kg of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made by mixing a steel containing
14% nickel with another steel containing 6% nickel. How much of the steel containing 14% nickel
is needed?

a. 1500 kg
b. 800 kg
c. 750 kh
d. 500 kg

32. A 40-gram alloy containing 35% gold is to be melted with 20-gram alloy containing 50% gold.
How much percentage of gold is the resulting alloy?

a. 40%
b. 30%
c. 45%
d. 35%

33. A pump can pump out a tank in 11 hours. Another pump can pump out the same tank in 20
hours. How long will it take both pumps together to pump out the tank?

a. ½ hours
b. 2 hours
c. 6 hours
d. 7 hours

34. A swimming pool is filled through its inlet pipe and then emptied through its outlet pipe in in a
toral of 8 hours. If water enters through its inlet and simultaneously allowed to leave through its
outlet, the pool if filled in 7 ½ hours. Find how long will it take to fill the pool with the outlet
closed.

a. 6
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
35. A job could be done by eleven workers in 15 days. Five workers started the job. They were
reinforced with four more workers at the beginning of the 6the day. Find the the total number
of days it took them to finish the job?

a. 22.36
b. 21.42
c. 23.22
d. 20.56

36. In two hours, the minute hand of the clock rotates through an angle of:

a. 45o
b. 90o
c. 360o
d. 720o

37. Find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the larger is 44 greather than the
square of the smaller integer.

a. 10 & 12
b. 12 & 14
c. 8 & 10
d. 14 & 16

38. The product of three consecutive integer is 9240. Find the third integer.

a. 20
b. 21
c. 22
d. 23

39. A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream from C to D, as to return, if the rate of the
river’s current is 8kph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

a. 38
b. 39
c. 40
d. 41

40. At 2:00 PM, an airplane takes off at 340 mph on an aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier moves due
to south at 25 kph in the same direction as the plane. At 4:05 PM, the communication
betweenthe plane and the aircraft carrier was lost. Determine the communication range in miles
netween the plane and the aircraft carrier.

a. 656 miles
b. 785 miles
c. 557 miles
d. 412 miles

41. Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely as the square of z and the
w=4 when x = 2, y = 6 and z = 3. Find w when x = 1, y =4 and z = 2.

a. 4
b. 2
c. 1
d. 3

42. The population of the country increases 5% each year. Find the percentage it will increase in
three years.

a. 5%
b. 15%
c. 15.15%
d. 15.76%
43. Kim sold a watch for P3,500.00 at a loss of 30% on the cost price. Find he corresponding loss or
gain if he sold it for P5,050.00

a. 1% loss
b. 10% loss
c. 1% gain
d. 10% gain

44. Find the sum of all positive integral factors of 2048.

a. 4095
b. 3065
c. 4560
d. 1254

45. An engineer was told that a survey had been made on a certain rectangular field but the
dimensions had been lost. An assistant remembered that if the field had been 100 ft longer and
25 narrower, the area would have been increased by 2500 sq.ft, and that if it had been 100 ft.
Shoulder and 50 ft. Wider, the area would have been decreased 5000 sq.ft. what was the area of
the field?

a. 25,000 sq. ft.

b. 15,000 sq. ft.
c. 20,000 sq. ft.
d. 22,000 sq. ft.

46. There are seven arithmetic means between 3 and 35. Find the sum of all terms.

a. 169
b. 171
c. 167
d. 173

47. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the Geometric Progression 2, 4, 8, 16, ....

a. 1023
b. 2046
c. 1596
d. 225

48. The 1st , 4th and 8th terms of an A.P. are themeselves geometric progression (G.P.). What is the
common ratio of the G.P.

a. 4/3
b. 5/3
c. 2
d. 7/3

49. A class of 40 took examination in Algebra and Triginometry. If 30 passed Algebra, and 36 passed
Triginometry, and 2 failed both subjects, the numer of students who passed the two subjects is:

a. 2
b. 8
c. 28
d. 25

50. The probability of the CE board exminees from a certain school to pass the Mathematics subjcts
is 3/7 and that for Design subjects is 5/7. If none of the examinees failed in both subjects and
there are 4 examinees who passed both subjects, how many examinees from the school took
the examinations?
a. 28
b. 27
c. 26
d. 32
 Prepared by:

Engr. Jane K. Zaportiza

CA 1- Instructor

NOTE: PREFINAL KEY ANSWERS:

Prob 21.
Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here, AB represents height of the building, BC represents distance of the building from the point
of observation.

In the right triangle ABC, the side which is opposite to the angle 60° is known as opposite side
(AB), the side which is opposite to 90° is called hypotenuse side (AC) and the remaining side is
called adjacent side (BC).

Now we need to find the length of the side AB.

tanθ = Opposite side/Adjacent side

tan60° = AB/BC

√3 = AB/50

√3 x 50 = AB

AB = 50√3

Approximate value of √3 is 1.732

AB = 50 (1.732)

AB = 86.6 m

So, the height of the building is 86.6 m.

Prb 22. Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here AB represents height of the wall, BC represents the distance between the wall and the foot of the
ladder and AC represents the length of the ladder.

In the right triangle ABC, the side which is opposite to angle 60° is known as opposite side (AB), the side
which is opposite to 90° is called hypotenuse side (AC) and remaining side is called adjacent side (BC).

Now, we need to find the distance between foot of the ladder and the wall. That is, we have to find the
length of BC.

tanθ = opposite side/adjacent side

tan60° = AB/BC

√3 = 6/BC

BC = 6/√3
BC = (6/√3) x (√3/√3)

BC = (6√3)/3

BC = 2√3

Approximate value of √3 is 1.732.

BC = 2 (1.732)

BC = 3.464 m

So, the distance between foot of the ladder and the wall is 3.464 m.

23. Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here AB represents height of kite from the ground, BC represents the distance of kite from the point of
observation.

In the right triangle ABC the side which is opposite to angle 60° is known as opposite side (AB), the side
which is opposite to 90° is called hypotenuse side (AC) and remaining side is called adjacent side (BC).

Now we need to find the height of the side AB.

sinθ = opposite side/hypotenuse side

sinθ = AB/AC

sin60° = AB/100

√3/2 = AB/100

(√3/2) x 100 = AB

AB = 50√3 m

So, the height of kite from the ground 50√3 m.

24.

Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here AB represents height of the tower, BC represents the distance between foot of the tower and the
foot of the tree.

Now we need to find the distance between foot of the tower and the foot of the tree (BC).

tanθ = opposite side/adjacent side

tan30° = AB/BC

1/√3 = 30/BC

BC = 30√3

Approximate value of √3 is 1.732.

BC = 30(1.732)
BC = 51.96 m

So, the distance between the tree and the tower is 51.96 m.

25. Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here BC represents height of the light house, AB represents the distance between the light house from
the point of observation.

In the right triangle ABC the side which is opposite to the angle A is known as opposite side (BC), the side
which is opposite to 90° is called hypotenuse side (AC) and remaining side is called adjacent side (AB).
Now we need to find the height of the light house (BC).

tanA = opposite side/adjacent side

tanA = BC/AB

Given : tanA = 3/4.

3/4 = BC/40

Multiply each side by 40.

30 = BC

So, the height of the light house is 30 m.

26. Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here AB represents height of the wall, BC represents the distance of the wall from the foot of the ladder.

In the right triangle ABC, the side which is opposite to the angle 20° is known as opposite side (AB),the
side which is opposite to 90° is called hypotenuse side (AC) and remaining side is called adjacent side
(BC).

Now we need to find the length of the ladder (AC).

cosθ = adjacent side/hypotenuse side

Cosθ = BC/AC

Cos 20° = 3/AC

0.9397 = 3/AC

AC = 3/0.9396

AC = 3.192

So, the length of the ladder is about 3.193 m.

27. Solution :

Draw a sketch.
Here AB represents height of the kite. In the right triangle ABC the side which is opposite to angle 31° is
known as opposite side (AB), the side which is opposite to 90° is called hypotenuse side (AC) and the
remaining side is called adjacent side (BC).

Now we need to find the length of the string AC.

sinθ = opposite side/hypotenuse side

sinθ = AB/AC

sin31° = AB/AC

0.5150 = 65/AC

AC = 65/0.5150

AC = 126.2 m

Hence, the length of the string is 126.2 m.

28. Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here AB represents height of the balloon from the ground. In the right triangle ABC the side which is
opposite to angle θ is known as opposite side (AB), the side which is opposite to 90° is called hypotenuse
side (AC) and remaining side is called adjacent side (BC).

Now we need to find the length of the side AB.

tanθ = 15/8 ----> cotθ = 8/15

cscθ = √(1+ cot2θ)

cscθ = √(1 + 64/225)

cscθ = √(225 + 64)/225

cscθ = √289/225

cscθ = 17/15 ----> sinθ = 15/17

But, sinθ = opposite side/hypotenuse side = AB/AC.

AB/AC = 15/17

AB/90 = 15/17

AB = 79.41

So, the height of the tower is 79.41 m.

29. Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here AB represents height of the airplane from the ground. In the right triangle ABC the side which is
opposite to angle 50° is known as opposite side (AB), the side which is opposite to 90° is called
hypotenuse side (AC) and remaining side is called adjacent side (BC).

Now we need to find the length of the side AB.

From the figure given above, AB stands for the height of the airplane above the ground.

sinθ = opposite side/hypotenuse side

sin50° = AB/AC

0.7660 = h/12

0.7660 x 12 = h

h = 9.192

So, the height of the airplane above the ground is 9.192 km.

30. Solution :

Draw a sketch.

Here AB represents height of the balloon from the ground. In the right triangle ABC the side which is
opposite to angle 60° is known as opposite side (AB), the side which is opposite to 90° is called
hypotenuse (AC) and the remaining side is called as adjacent side (BC).

Now we need to find the length of the side AB.

From the figure given above, AB stands for the height of the balloon above the ground.

sinθ = opposite side/hypotenuse side

sinθ = AB/AC

sin60° = AB/200

√3/2 = AB/200

AB = (√3/2) x 200

AB = 100√3

AB = 100(1.732)

AB = 173.2 m

So, the height of the balloon from the ground is 173.2 m.

31. Solution:
Step 1: Assign variables:

Let x = length of the equal sides

Sketch the figure

perimeter triangle
Step 2: Write out the formula for perimeter of triangle.

P = sum of the three sides

Step 3: Plug in the values from the question and from the sketch.

50 = x + x + x+ 5

Combine like terms

50 = 3x + 5

Isolate variable x
3x = 50 – 5
3x = 45
x = 15

Be careful! The question requires the length of the third side.

The length of third side = 15 + 5 = 20

Answer: The length of third side is 20.

32. Angles A and B are complementary and the measure of angle A is twice the measure of angle B. Find
the measures of angles A and B,
Solution
Let A be the measure of angle A and B be the measure of angle B. Hence
A = 2B
Angles A and B are complementary; hence
A + B = 90°
But A = 2B; hence
2B + B = 90
3B = 90
B = 90 / 3 = 30°
A = 2B = 60°

33. ABCD is a parallelogram such that AB is parallel to DC and DA parallel to CB. The length of side AB is
20 cm. E is a point between A and B such that the length of AE is 3 cm. F is a point between points D and
C. Find the length of DF such that the segment EF divide the parallelogram in two regions with equal
areas.

Solution
Let A1 be the area of the trapezoid AEFD. Hence
A1 = (1/2) h (AE + DF) = (1/2) h (3 + DF) , h is the height of the parallelogram.
Now let A2 be the area of the trapezoid EBCF. Hence
A2 = (1/2) h (EB + FC)
We also have
EB = 20 - AE = 17 , FC = 20 - DF
We now substitute EB and FC in A2 = (1/2) h (EB + FC)
A2 = (1/2) h (17 + 20 - DF) = (1/2) h (37 - DF)
For EF to divide the parallelogram into two regions of equal ares, we need to have area A1 and area A2
equal
(1/2) h (3 + DF) = (1/2) h (37 - DF)
Multiply both sides by 2 and divide thm by h to simplify to
3 + DF = 37 - DF
Solve for DF
2DF = 37 - 3
2DF = 34
DF = 17 cm

34. Find the measure of angle A in the figure below

Solution
A first interior angle of the triangle is supplementary to the angle whose measure is 129° and is equal to
180 - 129 = 51°
A second interior angle of the triangle is supplementary to the angle whose measure is 138° and is equal
to
180 - 138 = 42°
The sum of all three angles of the triangle is equal to 180°. Hence
A + 51 + 42 = 180
A = 180 - 51 - 42 = 87°

35.

Solution
The sum of all angles in triangle ABC is equal to 180°. Hence
angle ABC + angle ACM + 90° = 180°
Substitute angle ABC by 55 and solve for angle ACM
angle ACM = 180 - 90 - 55 = 35°
The sum of all angles in triangle AMC is equal to 180°. Hence
angle MAC + angle ACM + 90° = 180°
Substitute angle ACM by 35 and Solve for angle MAC
angle MAC = 180 - 90 - angle ACM = 180 - 90 - 35 = 55°

36. Find the size of angle MBD in the figure below

Solution
The sum of all angles in triangle AMC is equal to 180°. Hence
56 + 78 + angle AMC = 180
angle AMC = 180 - 56 - 78 = 46°
Angles AMC and DMB are vertical angles and therefore equal in measures. Hence
angle DMB = 46°
The sum of angles of triangle DMB is equal to 180°. Hence
angle MBD + angle DMB + 62 = 180
Substitute angle DMB by 46 and solve for angle MBD.
angle MBD + 46 + 62 = 180
angle MBD = 180 - 46 - 62 = 72°

37. The size of angle AOB is equal to 132 degrees and the size of angle COD is equal to 141 degrees. Find
the size of angle DOB.

Solution
angle AOB = 132 and is also the sum of angles AOD and DOB. Hence
angle AOD + angle DOB = 132° (I)
angle COD = 141 and is also the sum of angles COB and BOD. Hence
angle COB + angle DOB = 141° (II)
We now add the left sides together and the right sides together to obtain a new equation.
angle AOD + angle DOB + angle COB + angle DOB = 132 + 141 (III)
Note that.
angle AOD + angle DOB + angle COB = 180°
Substitute angle AOD + angle DOB + angle COB in (III) by 180 and solve for angle DOB.
180 + angle DOB = 132 + 141
angle DOB = 273 - 180 = 93°

38. Find the size of angle x in the figure.

Solution
The interior angle of the quadrilateral on the left that is supplementary to x is equal to
180 - x
The interior angle of the quadrilateral on the left that is supplementary to the angle of measure 111° is
equal to
180 - 111 = 69°
The sum of all interior angles of the quadrilateral is equal to 360°. Hence
41 + 94 + 180 - x + 69 = 360
Solve for x
41 + 94 + 180 - x + 69 = 360
384 - x = 360
x = 384 - 360 = 24°

39. The rectangle below is made up of 12 congruent (same size) squares. Find the perimeter of the
rectangle if the area of the rectangle is equal to 432 square cm.
Solution
If the total area of the rectangle is 432 square cm, the area of one square is equal to
432 / 12 = 36 square cm
Let x be the side of one small square. Hence the area of one small circle equal to 36 gives
x2 = 36
Solve for x
x = 6 cm
The length L of the perimeter is equal to 4x and the width W is equal to 3x. Hence
L = 4 × 6 = 24 cm and W = 3 × 6 = 18 cm
The perimeter P of the rectangle is given by
P = 2 (L + W) = 2(24 + 18) = 84 cm

40. ABC is a right triangle with the size of angle ACB equal to 74 degrees. The lengths of the sides AM,
MQ and QP are all equal. Find the measure of angle QPB.

Solution
Angle CAB in the right triangle ACB is given by
90 - 74 = 16°
Sides AM and MQ in size and therefore triangle AMQ is isosceles and therefore
angle AQM = angle QAM = 16°
The sum of all interior angles in triangle AMQ is equal to 180°. Hence
16 + 16 + angle AMQ = 180
Solve for angle AMQ
angle AMQ = 180 - 32 = 148°
Angle QMP is supplementary to angle AMQ. Hence
angle QMP = 180 - angle AMQ = 180 - 148 = 32°
Lengths of QM and QP are equal; hence triangle QMP is isosceles and therefore angle QPM is equal in
size to angle QMP. Hence
angle QPM = 32°
Angle QPB is supplementary to angle QPM. Hence
angle QPM = 180 - angle QPM = 180 - 32 = 148°

41. Find the area of the given shape.

Solution
The area of the given shape may be found by subtracting the area of the right triangle (red) from the
area of the large rectangle (see figure below).

Sides of the right triangle (red) are given by

15 - 10 = 5 cm and 20 - 8 = 12 cm
Area of given shape = 20 × 15 - (1/2) × 12 × 5 = 270 cm2

42. Find the area of the shaded region.

Solution
The area of the given shape may be found by subtracting the area of the rectangle at the top left from
the area of the large rectangle.
Dimensions of the rectangle at top left
length = 30 - 8 = 22 cm , width = 15 - 4 = 11 cm
Area of given shape = 30 × 15 - 22 × 11 = 208 cm2

43. The vertices of the inscribed (inside) square bisect the sides of the second (outside) square. Find the
ratio of the area of the outside square to the area of the inscribed square.

Solution
Let 2 x be the size of the side of the large square (see figure below).

he area of the large square is

(2 x ) × ( 2x) = 4 x 2
The area of the inscribed square is
y×y=y2
Use of Pythagora's theorem gives
y 2 = x 2 + x 2 = 2 x2
Ratio R of the area of the outside square to the area of the inside square is given by
R=4x2/y2=4x2/2x2=4/2=2/1