Ass 1
Ass 1
Ass 1
A. 34.5
B. No solution
D. 56.5
E. 25.6
2.Find the bigger of two consecutive positive odd integers such that the difference of their squares
is 40.
A. 11
B. 9
C. 14
D. 13
A. 28.1 mi
B. 25.6 mi
C. 23.1 mi
E. 27.9mi
A. -1//√5
B. √5/2
C. -√/5 D 2/√5
6.The sum of five consecutive even integers is 1,280. Find the product of the lowest and the
largest integers.
A. 65,512
B.65,520
C. 65,532
D. 65,024
E. None of the Choices
7.Approximate the angle of elevation of the sun if a person 5.0 feet tall casts a shadow 4.0 feet
long on level ground (see the figure).
A. 50.23
B. 51.3
C. 48.23
D. 56.89
8.(-3-i)-(6-7i)
A. 9-6i
B. -9-6i
C. -9+6i
D. 9+6i
9.For spherical triangles whose parts are a = 73°, b =62°, and c=90°, find B.
A. 74.89°
B. 82.11°
C. 63.05°
D. 89.98°
E. none of the choices
10.Solve for x.
A. 25.6
B. 28.9
D. 21.2
E. 20.89
11. A support wire is anchored 40 meters up from the base of a flagpole, and the wire makes a
48-degree angle with the ground. How long is the wire?
A. 26.77 m
B. 53.83 m
C. 59.78 m
D. 29.72m
E. None of the choices
12.Salam has a boat which travels downstream in 2/3 of the time as it goes going upstream. If
the velocity of the river's current is 8 kph, determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
A. 40 kph
B. 50 kph
C. 30 kph
D. 60 kph
E. none of the choices
13.The greater of two numbers is twice the less, and the sum of the numbers is 96. What are the
numbers?
A. 61 and 35
B. 69 and 27
C. 25 and 71
D. 32 and 64
E. none of the above
14.A doctor's age 8 years ago is two-third his age 13 years hence. How old is he now?
A. 40 years old
B. 45 years old
C. 50 years old
D. None of the Choices
E. 42 years old
15.The length of one rectangle is two times the width. If the length is decreased by 3 ft and the
width is increased by 3 ft, the area is increased by 60 square ft. Find the width of the original
rectangle.
A. 23
B. 25
C. 27
D. 29
E. None of the choices
16.A flagpole stands on the edge of the top of a building. At a point 200 m from the building the
angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the pole are 32° and 30° respectively. Calculate the
height of the flagpole.
A. 9.50 m
B. 8.60m
C. 12.30m
D. 10.20m
E. None of the choices
17.A small ship travels from a lighthouse whose light only shines east on a bearing of !N70°E a
distance of 8 miles. It then makes a turn to the right and travels for 5 miles and finds itself
directly in the beam of the lighthouse's light. How far from the lighthouse is the ship
A. c=17.10 miles
B. c= 11.70 miles
C. c= 10.71 miles
D. c=17.13 miles
E. None of the above
18.Divide 3+2i by 2-2i
A. 0.25+1.25i
B. 0.50+1.50i
C. 1.25-0.25i
D. 1.50-0.50i
A. 16°
B. 17°
C. None of the choices
D. 18°
E. 19°
21.Triangle PQR has P= 73.5 degrees, and Q=51.2 degrees, and r =6.3 meters. Find the angle
R?
A. 0.965
B. 65.30
C. 0.956
D. 85.30
E. none of the choices
22.Martin has 70 ml of a 50% methane solution. How much of a 80% solution must she add so
the final solution is 60% methane?
A. 35 ml
B. 53 ml
C. 45 ml
D. 54 ml
23.Given, in triangle abc, a = 32 m, b= 21 m and angle between a and b is 40 degrees. Find the
value of third side c.
A. 20.87 ft
B. 68.47 ft
C. 47.68 ft
D. 87.20 ft
E. none of the choices
25.Joanne Michelle just got a new car, and she wants to ride it to the top of a mountain and visit
a lookout point. If she drives 4000 meters along a road that is inclined 22 degrees to the
horizontal, how high above her starting point is she when she arrives at the lookout?
A. 1,500m
B. 4,300 m
C. 3,700m
D. 10,600 m
E. None of the above
26.Heather rows a boat upstream then turns around and rows back downstream to her starting
point. It takes her five total minutes to do this. The current is moving at a rate of 3 meters per
second and Heather can paddle at a rate of 7 meters per second. How far down the river did she
go before turning around?
A. 857.14
B. 436.90
C. 694.34
D. 872.68
E. None of the choices
A. 74.89°
B. 82.11°
C. 63.05°
D. 89.98°
E. none of the choices
28.The height of a lighthouse is 60 meters. The angles of elevation between two boats in the sea
and the top of the lighthouse are 29 degree and 39 degree respectively. Given that the two
boats and the base of the lighthouse are colinear and that the boats are both on the same side of
the lighthouse, find the distance between the two boats?
A. 39.1440
B. 34.1490
C. 31.9440
D. 34.1940
29.A satellite orbiting the earth passes directly overhead at observation stations in Phoenix and
Los Angeles, 340 mi apart. At an instant when the satellite is between these two stations, its
angle of elevation is simultaneously observed to be 60° at Phoenix and 75° at Los Angeles. How
far is the satellite from Los Angeles?
A. 356 mi
B. 416 m
C. 365 m
D. 416 mi
E. none of the choices
30.The path of a satellite orbiting the earth causes it to pass directly over two tracking stations
A and Which are 50 mi apart. When the satellite is on one side of the two stations, the angles of
elevation at A and B are measured to be 87.0° and 84.29, respectively. How far is the satellite
from station A?
A. 985.5 mi
B. 1002 mi
C. 1018 mi
D. 897 mi
E. none of the choices