MATHEMATICS

1. Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Ann was when Mary was as old as Ann
is now. How old is Ann now?
a) 18
b) 16
c) 12
d) 15
2. The sum of Kim and Kevin's ages is 18. In 3 years, Kim will be twice as old as Kevin.
What are their ages now?
a) 5, 13
b) 4, 14
c) 7, 11
d) 6, 12
3. Paula is now 18 years old and his colleague Monica is 14 years old. How many
years ago was Paula twice as old as Monica?
a) 10
b) 8
c) 7
d) 5
4. A father tells his son, "I was your age now when you were born." If the father is now
38 years old, how old was his son 2 years ago?
a) 17
b) 15
c) 19
d) 21
5. Six years ago, Nilda was five times as old as Riza. In five years, Nilda will be three
times as old as Riza. What is the present age of Riza?
a. 17
b. 15
c. 16
d. 14
6. A pump can pump out water from a tank in 11 hours. Another pump can pump out
water from the same tank in 20 hours. How long will it take both pumps to pump out
the water in the tank?
a. 7 hrs
b. 6 hrs
c. 7 1/2
d. 6 1/2
7. A tank is filled with an intake pipe in 2 hrs and emptied by an outlet pipe in 4 hrs. If
both pipes are opened, how long will it take to fill the empty tank?
a) 4 hrs
b) 3 hrs
c) 5 hrs
d) 6 hrs
8. A tank can be filled in 9 hrs by one pipe, 12 hrs by a second pipe and can be drained
when full by a third pipe in 15 hours. How long will it take to fill an empty tank with all
pipes in operation?
 a) 7 hrs and 50 mins
b) 7 hrs and 12 mins
c) 7 hrs and 32 mins
d) 7 hrs and 42 mins
9. Pedro can paint a fence 50 percent faster than Juan and 20 percent faster than
Pilar, and together they can paint a given fence in four hrs. How long will it take
Pedro to paint the same fence if he had to work alone?
a) 10
b) 6
c) 8
d) 12
10. A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days. B and C in 31 days and A in 20 days. In
how many days can all of them do the work together?
a) 19
b) 17
c) 21
d) 15
11. It takes Myline twice as long as Jeana to do a certain pice of work. Working together,
they can finish the work in 6 hrs. How long would it take Jeana to do it alone?
a) 18 hrs
b) 9hrs
c) 12 hrs
d) 14 hrs
12. Mike, Loui and Joy can mow the lawn in 4, 6 and 7 hrs respectively. What fraction of
the yard can they mow in 1 hr if they work together?
a) 47/ 84
b) 45/84
c) 84/47
d) 39/ 60
13. How much water must be evaporated from 10 kg solution, which has 4 percent salt
to make a solution of 10 percent salt?
a) 6 kg
b) 5 kg
c) 7 kg
d) 4 kg
14. If a two digit number has x for its unit's digit and y for its ten's digit, represent the
number.
a) 10y + x
b) 10x + y
c) yx
d) xy
15. One number is 5 less than the other, If their sum is 135, what are the numbers?
a) 70, 65
b) 80, 55
c) 85, 50
d) 75, 60
16. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number.
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
17. The sum of two numbers is 21 and one number is twice the other. Find the numbers.
a) 7, 14
b) 6, 15
c) 8, 13
d) 9, 12
18. If eigth is added to the product of nine and the numerical number, the sum is
seventy-one. Find the unknown number.
a) 7
b) 6
c) 8
d) 5
19. Find the fraction such that if 2 is subtracted from its terms its becomes 1/4, but if 4 is
added to its terms it becomes 1/2
a) 5/14
b) 5/12
c) 3/5
d) 6/13
20. Find the product of two numbers such that twice the first added to the second equals
19 and three times the first is 21 more than the second
a) 24
b) 32
c) 18
d) 20
21. A man rows downstream at the rate of 5 mph and upstream at the rate of 2 mph.
How far downstream should he go if he is to return in 7/4 hours after leaving?
a) 2.5 miles
b) 3.3 miles
c) 3.1 miles
d) 2.7 miles
22. An airplane flying with the wind, took 2 hrs to travel 1000 km and 2.5 hrs in flying
back. What was the wind velocity in kph?
a) 50
b) 60
c) 70
d) 40
23. The second of the four members is three less than the first, the third is four more
than the first and the fourth is two more than the third. Find fourth number if their
sum is 35
a) 13
b) 10
c) 11
 d) 12
24. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of 8 kph. Five minutes later, a second
jogger starts the same course at 10 kph. How long will it take the second jogger to
catch the first?
a) 20 min
b) 21 min
c) 22 min
d) 18 min
25. A boat 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
26. Determine the degree of 3x^4- 2x^3 + x^2 - 5.
a) 4
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
27. Determine the degree of 4x y^4 - 3 x^3 y^3
a) 6
b) 5
c) 4
d) 3
28. What axiom of real numbers justifies the statement (10 + 5) + 3 = 10 + (5 + 3)?
a) Associativity for Addition
b) Associativity for Multiplication
c) Addition Property of Equality
d) Commutativity for Addition
29. Which of the following is known as "Bridged Card Equation"?
a) x^13 + (2y)^13 = 52
b) (2x)^13 + y^13 = 52
c) x^3 + y^3 = z^3
d) x^13 + y^13 = 52
30. Divide 3x^3 - 4x^2 y + 5xy^2 + 6y^3 by x^2 - 2xy + 3y^2
a) 3x +2y
b) 3x - 2y
c) 2x - 3y
d) 2x + 3y
31. A man 42 years old has a son 12. In how many years will the father be twice as old
as his son?
a) 18
b) 60
c) 30
d) 16
32. The tens, digit of a number is 3 less than the units digit. If the number is divided by
the sum of the digits, the quotient is 4, and the remainder is 3. What is the original
number?
a) 47
b) 74
c) 36
d) 63
33. Louie starts walking along a road at 3mins/hr. Two hour later Jemaica starts in the
same direction at 3.5 mins/hr. How far from from the starting point will Jemaica
overtake Louie?
a) 42 mi
b) 48 mi
c) 54 mi
d) 36 mi
34. If the larger of two integers, whose sum is 88, is divided by the smaller, the quotient
is 5 and the remainder is 10. What are the two numbers?
a) 13 and 75
b) 8 and 50
c) 6 and 40
d) 20 and 110
35. The 18th and 52nd terms of an arithmetic progression are 3 and 173, respectively.
Find the 25th term.
a) 38
b) 83
c) 34
d) 43
36. Find the value of k so that 8k + 4, 6 k-z, and 2k -7 will form an arithmetic progression
a) -0.5
b) -2
c) 0.5
d) 2
37. How many numbers, between 25 and 400 are exactly divisible by 11? Find their
sum.
a) 34 ; 7293
b) 63 ; 1806
c) 36 ; 8106
d) 43 ; 9273
38. The force of gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 feet during, the first second, 48.3 the
next second, 80.5 the third, and so on. How far will the ball fall in 10 seconds?
a) 1610
b) 6110
c) 1160
d) 1060
39. A man brought a house at the beginning of 1952 for P10,000. If it increased P500 in
value each year, how much was it worth at the end 1966?
a) P17,000
 b) P18,500
c) P16,500
d) P17,500
40. For what values of x does the inequality x^2 - x - 6 > 0 hold?
a) 36 days : 45 days
b) 63 days : 45 days
c) 36 days : 54 days
d) 63 days : 54 days
41. How many terms are there in the expression (3x + y - z)^50 ?
a) 1326
b) 51
c) 1236
d) 230
42. If x:y:z = 2:-5:4 and x - 3y + z = 63, find x, y and z
a) 6, -15, 12
b) 2, -5,4
c) 4, -10, 8
d) 8, -20, 16
43. Find the sum of the sequence 25, 30, 35.
a) (5/2) n^2 + (45/2) n
b) (5/2) n^2 + (45/3) n
c) (7/2) n^2 + (45/4) n
d) (7/2) n^2 + (45/2) n
44. What is the term involving x^5 of (x + (1/2x))^7 ?
a) (7/2) x^5
b) (5/2)x^5
c) (3/2)x^2
d) x^5
45. What is the coefficient of the third term of the expansion (1 + x)^1/8 ?
a) -7/128
b) 3/64
c) -3/64
d) 7/128
46. Find the middle term of ( 2 + (3/x))^10
a) 1959552 / x^5
b) 9195225 / x^6
c) 1595992 / x^5
d) 5159229 / x^6
47. If the roots of mx^2 + nx + k = 0 are a and b, then the roots of kx^2 + nx + m = 0 are
:
a) 1/a and 1/b
b) a and b
c) -1/a and -1/b
d) -a and b
48. Find the value of k so that 2k + 2, 5k -11 and 7k -13 will form a geometric
progression.
 a) 7
b) 8
c) 5
d) 6
49. The second term of a geometric progression is 5/4 and its fourth term is 1/5. Find its
third term.
a. 1/2
b) 1/3
c) 5/2
d) 5/3
50. The stiffness of a beam varies jointly as its breadth and depth and inversely as the
square of the length. Find the change of stiffness if each of the three dimensions is
increased 10 percent .
a) unchanged
b) increased by 10 percent
c) decreased by 10 percent
d) increased by 30 percent
51. For what values of x is log5x/log3x positive?
a) x < 1/5 or x > 1/3
b) 1/5 <x < 1/5
c) x < 1/5
d) x > 1/3
52. Which of the following are true?
a) (log a)/b = log ( a^1/b)
b) (log a)/b = (log a)^1/b
c) (log a)/b = log a/b
d) log a/log b = log a - log b
53. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 13. If the tens and hundreds digit are
interchanged, the new number is 90 less than the original, and if the units and
hundred digits are interchanged, the resulting number is 99 less than the original.
find the original number.
a) 544
b) 850
c) 454
d) 445
54. Find k such that x^3 + 4x^2 + kx - 5 will exactly be divisible by x + 1.
a) 2
b) 1
c) -1
d) -2
55. The additive inverse of 1 /( 1-x )is __________.
a) 1/(x-1)
b) x -1
c) 1 x
d) -1/(x +1)
56. The power function f(x) = a^x , where 0 < a < 1. Which of the following is not true?
 a) The function is increasing if x > 0
b) The graph always passes through P(0,1)
c) The domain is the set of all real numbers.
d) The graph is asymptotic with the positive x - axis.
57. At what time between 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock are the hands of the clock be opposite
each other?
a) 1:38:10.9
b) 1:35
c) 1:30
d) 27:16.4
58. How much water should be added to 20 ml solution that 30 percent to produce a
solution that is 12 percent alcohol?
a) 30 ml
b) 20 ml
c) 40 ml
d) 50 ml
59. Which of the following is relatively prime to 87?
a) 14
b) 21
c) 16
d) 58
60. Find the remainder when 2x^3 - 3x^3 - 4x - 17 is divided by x - 3?
a) -2
b) 1
c) 2
d) -1
61. Which of the following is the upper bound of the polynomial function P(x) = x^5 +
4x^4 - 4x^3 - 34x^2 - 45x + 8
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
62. A piece of paper is 0.05 inch thick. Each time the paper is folded into half, the
thickness is doubled. If the paper was folded 12 times, how thick in feet the folded
paper be?
a) 17.10 ft
b) 10.24 ft
c) 12.34 ft
d) 11.25 ft
63. Solve for x if 8^3 = 2^(y + 2) and 16^(3x-y) = 4^y
a) 2
b) 4
c) 1
d) -2
64. How many imaginary roots are there in the polynomial function P(x) = 6x^4 - x^3 - 2x
-3?
 a) 0 or 2
b) -1
c) -2
d) 1
65. Find the term involving ab^3 c^2 in the expansion (3a + 2b - c)^6
a) 1440
b) 2880
c) 3660
d) 4110
66. In a class of 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like
both Calculus and Chemistry?
a) 12
b) 11
c) 10
d) 13
67. A club of 40 executive, 33 like to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke Phillip
Morris. How many like both?
a) 13
b) 11
c) 10
d) 12
68. A survey of 100 persons revealed that 72 of them had eaten at restaurant P and that
52 of them had eaten at restaurant Q. Which of the following could not be the
number of persons in the surveyed group who had eaten at both P and Q?
a) 24
b) 20
c) 22
d) 26
69. The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the
nurses seated together is
a) 720
b) 450
c) 258
d) 144
70. Simplify the expression i^1997 + i^1999, where i is an imaginary number
a) 0
b) -i
c) 1+i
d) 1-i
71. Simplify: i^29 + i^21 + i
a) 3i
b) 1-i
c) 1+i
d) 2i
72. Write in the form a + bi the expression i^3217 - i^427 + i^18
a) 2i - 1
 b) -I +1
c) 1+i
d) 2i +1
73. The expression 3 + 4i is a complex number. Compute its absolute value.
a) 5
b) 4
c) 6
d) 7
74. Write the polar form of the vector 3 + j4.
a) 5 < 53.1 deg
b) 8 < 53.1 deg
c) 10 < 53.1 deg
d) 6 < 53.1 deg
75. Simplify (3 - i)^2 - 7(3-i) + 10
a) (3 - i)
b) (3 + i)
c) 3+i
d) 3-i
76. What is 4i cube times 2i square?
a) 8i
b) -8i
c) -8
d) -8i^2
77. What is the quotient when 4 + 8i is divided by i^3 ?
a) -8 + 4i
b) -8 - 4i
c) 8 + 4i
d) 8 - 4i
78. Find the value of ( 1 + i)^5, where i is an imaginary number.
a) -4 ( 1 +i)
b) 1-i
c) 1+i
d) 4(1 + i)
79. Find the principal 5th root of [50 (cos 150deg + jsin 150deg) ] .
a) 1.9 + j1.1
b) 3.26 - j2.1
c) 2.87 + j2.1
d) 2.25 - j1.2
80. Evaluate ln ( 2 + j3).
a) 1.28 + j 0.98
b) 2.23 + j0.21
c) 2.54 + j0.866
d) 1.34 + j0.32
81. Solve by Cramer's Rule : 2x - y + 3z = -3 ; 3x + 3y - z = 10; -x - y + z = -4
a) (1, 2, -1)
b) (-1, -2, 1)
 c) (2, -1, -1)
d) (2, 1, -1)
82. k divided by [ (s square) + (k square) ] is the inverse laplace transform of:
a) sin kt
b) cos kt
c) 1
d) ( e exponent kt)
83. A comfortable room temperature is 72 deg F. What is this temperature, expressed in
degrees Kelvin?
a) 295
b) 263
c) 290
d) 275
84. Solve for x: x = sqr 18 - sqr 72 + sqr 50
a) 2 sqr 2
b) -2 sqr 2
c) 4
d) 4 sqr 3
85. Solve for sqr of (x - sqr (1 -x)) = 1 - sqr x.
a) 16/25 and 0
b) -25/16 and 0
c) 25/16
d) -16/15 and 0
86. Solve for x: (3^x)(5^x+1) = 6^(x+2)
a) 2.1544
b) 2.4154
c) 2.1445
d) 2.1455
87. 3^(7x+1) = 6561. Find x
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
88. 3a = 7b, then 3a^2 / 7b^2
a) 7/3
b) 3/7
c) 1
d) 49/9
89. Solve for U if U = sqr of (1 - sqr of (1 - sqr ?)
a) 0.618
b) 0.723
c) 0.852
d) 0.453
90. If 33^y = 1, what is the value of y/33 ?
a) 0
b) 1
 c) infinity
d) 1/33
91. Simplify the following 7^(a+2) - 8(7^(a+1)) + 5(7^a) + 49(7^(a-2)).
a) -7^a
b) 7^a
c) 3
d) -5^a
92. What is the value of 7! Or 7 factorial?
a) 5040
b) 2540
c) 5020
d) 2520
93. What is the value of 7! Or 7 factorial?
a) 5040
b) 2540
c) 5020
d) 2520
94. If p is an odd number and q is an even number, which of the following expressions
must be even?
a) pq
b) p-q
c) p+q
d) p/q
95. MCMXCIV is a Roman Numeral equivalent to:
a) 1994
b) 2174
c) 3974
d) 2974
96. What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32?
a) 2
b) 180
c) 90
d) 320
97. Factor x^4 - y^2 + y - x^2 as completely as possible
a) (x^2 - y)(x^2 + y - 1)
b) (x^2 + y)(x^2 + y - 1)
c) (x^2 + y)(x^2 - y - 1)
d) (x^2 - y)(x^2 - y - 1)
98. Factor the expression 3x^3 + 3x^2 - 18x as completely as possible.
a) 3x(x+2)(x-3)
b) 3x(x-2)(x+3)
c) 3x(x-3)(x+6)
d) (3x^2 - 6x)(x-1)
99. What are the roots of the equation (x - 4)^2 (x+2) = (x + 2)^2 (x-4) ?
a) 4 and -2 only
b) 1only
 c) -2 and 4 only
d) 1, -2, and 4 only
100. If f(x) = x^2 + x + 1, then f(x) - f(x-1) =
a) 2x
b) x
c) 3
d) 0
101. Which of the following is not an identity ?
a) 2(x-1)+3(x+1) = 5x + 4
b) (x-1)^2 = x^2 - 2x +1
c) x^2 - (x-1)^2 = 2x -1
d) (x+3)(2x-2) = 2(x^2 + 2x - 3)
102. Solve simultaneous equations: 3x - y = 6; 9x - y = 12
a) x = 1 ; y = -3
b) x = 3; y =1
c) x = 2; y = 2
d) x = 4; y = 2
103. Solve for w from the following equations: 3x - 2y + w = 11 ; x + 5y - 2w = -9 ; 2x + y -
3w =-6
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
104. When (x+3)(x-4) + 4 is divided by x- k, the remainder is k. Find the value of k.
a) 4 or -2
b) 2 or -4
c) 4 or 2
d) -4 or 2
105. Find k in the equation 4x^2 + kx + 1 = 0 so that it will only have one real root.
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
106. Find the remainder when (x^12 + 2) is divided by ( x - sqr 3).
a) 731
b) 652
c) 231
d) 851
107. Find the quotient of 3x^5 - 4x^3 + 2x^2 + 36x + 48 divided by x3 - 2x2 + 6.
a) 3x^2 + 6x + 8
b) 3x^2 - 4x - 8
c) 3x^2 + 4x + 8
d) -3x^2 - 4x + 8
108. 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
109. If 2x - 3y = x + y, then x^2 : y^2 =
a) 16 : 1
b) 1 : 16
c) 4:1
d) 1:4
110. If 1/a :1/b : 1/c = 2 : 3 : 4, then (a + b + c) : (b + c) is equal to:
a) 13 : 7
b) 15 : 6
c) 10 : 3
d) 7:9
111. Find the mean proportional to 5 and 20.
a) 10
b) 8
c) 12
d) 14
112. What is the value of x if log x with the base 10 is divided by 1 - log 2 with the base of
10.
a) 25
b) 1/4
c) 4
d) 5
113. Solve for x: log 6 + x log 4 = log 4 + log (32 + 4x)
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
114. Which of the following cannot be used as a base of a system of logarithm?
a) 1
b) 2
c) e
d) 10
115. Find the value of a in the equation (log 2187 with the base a) = 7/2
a) 9
b) 6
c) 3
d) 12
116. Find the value of log (a)^a.
a) 2a log a
b) a^2 log a
c) a log a^2
d) (a log a)^a
117. The logarithm of a negative number is
a) complex number
 b) imaginary number
c) real number
d) irrational number
118. Find the 6th term of the expansion of ((1/2a) - 3)^16
a) -66339/128a^11
b) -22113/256a^11
c) -22113/128a^11
d) -66339/256a^11
119. In the expansion of (x+4y) 12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is.
a) 126720
b) 63360
c) 506880
d) 253440
120. The middle term in the expansion of (x^2 - 3)^8 is:
a) 5760x^8
b) -5760x^8
c) 70x^8
d) -70x^8
121. The term involving x^9 in the expansion of (x^2 + 2/x)^12 is:
a) 25344x^9
b) 52344x^9
c) 25434x^9
d) 23544x^9
122. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + 2y - z) 8.
a) 256
b) 1024
c) 1
d) 6
123. Find the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x + 2y + z)^4 (x + 3y)^5
a) 262144
b) 131072
c) 65536
d) 524288
124. In the quadratic equation Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0, the product of the roots is:
a) C/A
b) -B/A
c) -C/A
d) B/A
125. If 1/4 and -7/2 are the roots of the quadratic equation Ax^2 + Bx + C = 0, what is the
value of B?
a) 26
b) -7
c) 4
d) -28
126. In the equation 3x^2 + 4x + (2h - 5) = 0, find h if the product of the roots is 4.
a) 17/2
 b) -10/2
c) -7/2
d) 7/2
127. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 are 3 and 2 and a, b, and c
are all whole numbers, find a + b + c.
a) 2
b) -2
c) 6
d) 12
128. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of 2x^2 - 3x - 5 = 0 is:
a) 5x^2 + 3x - 2 = 0
b) 3x^2 - 5x - 3 = 0
c) 5x^2 - 2x - 3 = 0
d) 2x^2 - 5x -3 = 0
129. The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and 1/4 . What is the equation?
a) 12x^2 - 7x + 1 = 0
b) 12x^2 + 7x + 1 = 0
c) 12x^2 + 7x - 1 = 0
d) 12x^2 - 7x - 1 = 0
130. Find k so that the expression kx^2 - 3kx + 9 is a perfect square.
a) 4
b) 3
c) 12
d) 6
131. The only root of the equation x^2 - 6x + k = 0 is:
a) 3
b) 2
c) 6
d) 1
132. Two engineering students are solving a problem leading to a quadratic equation.
One student made a mistake in the coefficient of the first-degree term, got roots of 2
and -3. The other student made a mistake in the coefficient of the constant term got
roots of -1 and 4. What is the correct equation?
a) x^2 - 3x - 6 = 0
b) x^2 + 3x + 6 = 0
c) x^2 + 6x + 3 = 0
d) x^2 - 6x - 3 = 0
133. Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster than Juan and 20% faster than Pilar and
together they can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Peter to paint
the same fence if he had to work alone?
a) 10 hrs.
b) 11 hrs.
c) 13 hrs.
d) 15 hrs.
134. Nonoy left Pikit to drive to Davao at 6:15 PM and arrived at 11:45 PM averaged 30
mph and stopped 1 hour for dinner, how far is Davao from Pikit.
 a) 135
b) 160
c) 256
d) 128
135. A man fires a target 420 m away hears the bullet strikes to 2 second after he pulled
the trigger. An observer 525 m away from the target and 455 m from the man heard
the bullet strike the target one second after he heard the report of the rifle. Find the
velocity of the bullet.
a) 525 m/s
b) 360 m/s
c) 350 m/s
d) 336 m/s
136. It takes Michael 60 seconds to run around a 440-yard track. How long does it take
Jordan to run around the track if they meet in 32 second after they start together in a
race around the track in opposite direction?
a) 68.57 s
b) 58.76 s
c) 65.87 s
d) 86.57 s
137. Kim and Ken traveled at the same time at the rate of20m/min,from the same pointon
a circular track of radius 600 m. If Kim walks along a circumference and Kim towards
the center,find their distance after 10 minutes.
a) 258 m
b) 241 m
c) 202 m
d) 193 m
138. At 2:00 pm, an airplane takes off at 340mph on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft carrier
moves due south at 25kph in the same direction as the plane. At 4:05 pm, the
communication between the plane and aircraft carrier was lost. Determine the
communication range in miles between the plane and the carrier.
a) 656 mi
b) 785 mi
c) 557 mi
d) 412 mi
139. Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely as the square of
z and that w=4 when x=2, y=6, and z=3. Find w when x=1, y=4 and z=2.
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
140. Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely as the square of
z and that w=4 when x=2, y=6, and z=3. Find w when x=1, y=4 and z=2.
a) 16
b) 8
c) 4
d) 14
141. A man sold 100 eggs, eighty of them were sold at gain of 30% while the twenty
eggs were sold at a loss of 40%. What is the percentage gain or loss of the whole
eggs?
a) 16 percent
b) 15 percent
c) 17 percent
d) 14 percent
142. The population of the country increases 5% each year. Find the percentage it will
increase in three years.
a) 15.76 percent
b) 15.15 percent
c) 15 percent
d) 5 percent
143. Of the 316 people watching a movie, there a re 78 more children than women and
56 more women than men. The number of men in the movie house is:
a) 42
b) 98
c) 176
d) 210
144. A certain department store has an inventory of Q units of a certain product at time
t=0. The store sells the product at a steady rate of Q/A units per week, and exhausts
the inventory in A weeks. The amount of product in inventory at any time t is:
a) Q - ( Q/A)t
b) Q + ( Q/A)t
c) Qt - Q/A
d) Qt - ( Q/A)t
145. A merchant has three items on sale: namely, a radio for P50, a clock for P30, and a
flashlight for P1. At the end of the day, she has sold a total of 100 of three items and
has taken exactly 1000 on the total sales. How many radios did he sale?
a) 16
b) 20
c) 4
d) 80
146. A deck of 52 playing cards is cut into two piles. The first pile contains 7 times as
many black cards as red cards. The second pile contains the number of red cards
that is an exact multiple as the number of black cards. How many cards are there in
the first pile.
a) 16
b) 15
c) 14
d) 17
147. Determine the unit digit in the expansion of 3855.
a) 7
b) 9
c) 3
d) 1
148. Find the sum of all positive integral factors of 2048.
a) 4095
b) 3065
c) 4560
d) 1254
149. A box contains 8 balls, 6 black balls.a8 red balls, and 13 yellow balls. How many
balls must be drawn to ensure that there will be three balls of the same color?
a) 11
b) 10
c) 9
d) 8
150. A shore sells 10 different sizes of shoes, each in both high-cut and low-cut variety,
each either rubber or leather, and each with white or black color. How many different
kinds of shoes does he sell?
a) 80
b) 64
c) 72
d) 92
151. The sum of the progression 5, 8, 11, 14 . is 1025. How many terms are there?
a) 25
b) 23
c) 22
d) 24
152. There are seven arithmetic means between 3 and 35. Find the sum of all terms.
a) 171
b) 169
c) 167
d) 173
153. Find the 30th term of the A.P. 4, 7, 10 ?
a) 91
b) 88
c) 75
d) 90
154. Find the 100th term of the sequence 1.01, 1.00, 0.99?.
a) 0.02
b) 0.03
c) 0.04
d) 0.05
155. Find the 100th term of the sequence 1.01, 1.00, 0.99?.
a) 0.02
b) 0.03
c) 0.04
d) 0.05
156. There are 6 geometric means between 4 and 8748. Find the sum of all terms.
a) 13120
b) 15480
 c) 10250
d) 9840
157. How many permutations can made out of the letters of the word ENGINEERING?
a) 277,200
b) 55,440
c) 50,000
d) 247,700
158. How many 4 digit number can be formed without repeating any digit, from the
following digit 1,2,3,4 and 6.
a) 120
b) 150
c) 140
d) 130
159. How permutation can be made out of the letters in the world island taking four letters
at a time?
a) 360
b) 720
c) 120
d) 24
160. How many ways can 3 men and 4 women be seated on a bench if the women to be
together?
a) 576
b) 720
c) 5040
d) 1024
161. In how many ways can 5 people line up to pay their electric bills?
a) 120
b) 1
c) 72
d) 24
162. In how many ways can 5 people line up to pay their electric bills, if two particular
persons refuse to follow each other?
a) 72
b) 120
c) 90
d) 140
163. How many ways can 7 people be seated at a round table?
a) 720
b) 120
c) 5040
d) 840
164. In how many relative orders can we seat 7 people at a round table with a certain
people side by side.
a) 144
b) 5040
c) 720
 d) 1008
165. The captain of a baseball team assigns himself to the 4th place in the batting order.
In how many ways can he assign the remaining places to his eight teammates if just
three men are eligible for the first position?
a) 15120
b) 5040
c) 40320
d) 2160
166. How many line segments can be formed by 13 distinct point?
a) 78
b) 98
c) 36
d) 156
167. In how many ways can a hostess select six luncheon guests from 10 women if she is
to avoid having particular two of them together at the luncheon?
a) 140
b) 84
c) 210
d) 168
168. A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the
company choose from 9 men and 6 women who qualified for the position?
a) 540
b) 840
c) 680
d) 480
169. How many ways can you invite one or more of five friends to a party?
a) 31
b) 15
c) 25
d) 62
170. A bag contains 4 red balls, 3 green balls, and 5 blue balls. The probability of not
getting a red ball in the first draw is:
a) 2/3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 1/3
171. Whih of the following cannot be a probability?
a) 1/e
b) 1
c) 0
d) 0.434343
172. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession
without replacement, what is the probability that both balls are black?
a) 5/14
b) 5/32
c) 5/16
 d) 5/28
173. The probability that both stages of a two-stage rocket to function correctly is 0.92.
The reliability of the first stage is 0.97. The reliability of the second stage is:
a) 0.948
b) 0.958
c) 0.968
d) 0.8924
174. Two fair dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sum of the dice is divisible
by 5?
a) 7/3
b) 1/9
c) 1/12
d) 1/4
175. If three balls in drawn in succession from 5 white and a second bag, find the
probability that all are of one color, if the first ball is replaced immediately while the
second is not replaced before the third draw.
a) 28/121
b) 180/14641
c) 18/121
d) 10/121
176. If seven coins are tossed simultaneously, find the probability that will just have three
heads.
a) 35/128
b) 30/128
c) 37/129
d) 33/128
177. A two-digit number is chosen randomly. What is the probability that it is divisible by
7?
a) 13/90
b) 7/50
c) 7/45
d) 1/7
178. One letter is taken from each of the words PARALLEL and LEVEL at random. What
is the probability of getting the same letter?
a) 1/5
b) 1/20
c) 3/20
d) 3/4
179. The value of x + y in the complex equation 3 + xi = y + 2i is:
a) 5
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
180. Multiply (3-2i)(4+3i).
a) 18 + i
b) 12 +i
 c) 6+i
d) 20 + i
181. 4 + 3i divided by 2 - i
a) 1+2i
b) (11 + 10i)/5
c) 2 + 2i
d) (5 + 2i)/5
182. What is the quotient when 4+8i is divided by i^3
a) -8 + 4i
b) 8 + 4i
c) 8 - 4i
d) -8 - 4i
183. Solve for x that satisfy the equation x^2+36 = 9-2x^2.
a) ?3i
b) 9i
c) -9i
d) ?6i
184. Evaluate ln (5+12i).
a) 2.565 + 1.176i
b) 2.365 - 0.256i
c) 5.625 + 2.112 i
d) 3.214 - 1.254 i
185. If a=b and b=c, then a=c. This property of real numbers is known as:
a) Transitive Property
b) Symmetric Property
c) Reflexive Property
d) Addition Property
186. If a=b, then b=a. This property of real numbers is known as:
a) Symmetric Property
b) Transitive Property
c) Reflexive Property
d) Multiplication Property
187. A statement the truth of which is admitted without proof is called:
a) An axiom
b) A postulate
c) A theorem
d) A corollary
188. In a proportion of four quantities, the first and the fourth terms are referred to:
a) extremes
b) numerators
c) denominators
d) means
189. Convergent series is a sequence of decreasing numbers or when the succeeding
term is ____ than the preceding term.
a) lesser
b) greater
 c) equal
d) ten times more
190. It is the characteristics of a population which is measurable.
a) Sample
b) Parameter
c) Distribution
d) Frequency
191. The quartile deviation is a measure of:
a) Dispersion
b) Certainty
c) Central tendency
d) Division
192. In complex algebra, we use a diagram to represent a complex plane commonly
called:
a) Argand Diagram
b) Venn Diagram
c) Funicular Diagram
d) De Moivre's Diagram
193. A series of numbers which are perfect square numbers (i.e. 1, 4, 9, 16 ) is called:
a) Fermat's series
b) Euler's series
c) Fibonacci numbers
d) Fourier series
194. A sequence of numbers where every term is obtained by adding all the preceding
terms such as 1, 5, 14, 30 Is called:
a) Pyramidal number
b) Triangular number
c) Tetrahedral number
d) Euler's number
195. The graphical representation of the commulative frequency distribution in a set of
statistical data is called:
a) Ogive
b) Histogram
c) Frequency polyhedron
d) Mass diagram
196. A sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding
term is called:
a) Divergent series
b) Convergent series
c) Dissonant series
d) Isometric series
197. The number 0.123123123.. is
a) Rational
b) Surd
c) Irrational
d) Transcendental
198. An array of m x n quantities which represent a single number system composed of
elements in rows and columns is known as:
a) Determinant
b) Transpose of a matrix
c) Co-factor of a matrix
d) Matrix
199. If equals are added to equals, the sum is equal.
a) theorem
b) postulate
c) axiom
d) corollary
200. Terms that differ only in numeric coefficients are nown as:
a) like terms
b) unlike terms
c) unequal terms
d) equal terms
201. ______ is a sequence of terms whose reciprocals are in arithmetic progression.
a) Harmonic progression
b) Geometric progression
c) Algebraic Progression
d) Ratio and Proportion
202. The logarithm of a number to the base e (2.718281828...) is called:
a) Naperian logarithm
b) Characteristic
c) Mantissa
d) Briggsian logarithm
203. The ratio or product of two expressions in direct or inverse relation of the other is
called:
a) Constant variation
b) Means
c) Extremes
d) Ratio and Proportion
204. In any square matrix, when the elements of any two rows are the same the
determinant is:
a) Zero
b) Positive integer
c) Negative integer
d) Unity
205. Two or more equations are equal if and only if they have the same
a) Solution set
b) Degree
c) Order
d) Variable set
206. What is the possible outcome of an experiment called?
a) an event
b) a finite set
 c) a random point space
d) a sample space
207. If the roots of an equation are zero, then they are classified as:
a) Trivial solutions
b) Extraneous roots
c) Conditional solutions
d) Hypergolic Solutions
208. In raw data, the term, which occurs most frequently, is known as:
a) Mode
b) Median
c) Mean
d) Quartile
209. Infinity minus infinity is:
a) Indeterminate
b) Zero
c) infinity
d) 1
210. Any number divided by infinity is equal to:
a) zero
b) 1
c) infinity
d) Indeterminate
211. The term in between any to terms of an arithmetic progression is called:
a) Arithmetic mean
b) Median
c) Middle terms
d) Mean
212. A statement that one mathematical expression is greater than or less than another is
called:
a) inequality
b) non-absolute condition
c) absolute condition
d) conditional expression
213. A relation, in which every ordered pair (x, y) has one and only one value of y that
corresponds to the values of x, is called:
a) Function
b) Range
c) Domain
d) Coordinates
214. An equation in which a variable appears under the radical sign is called:
a) Irrational equation
b) Radical equation
c) Irradical equation
d) Literal equation
215. The number of favorable outcomes divided by the number of possible outcomes:
a) Probability
 b) Permutations
c) Combination
d) Chance
216. An integer is said to be prime if:
a) It has no other integer as factor excepts itself or I
b) It is an even integer
c) It is factorable by any value
d) It is an odd integer
217. Equations in which the members are equal for all permissible values of integer are
called:
a) an identity
b) a conditional equation
c) a parametric equation
d) a quadratic equation
218. The logarithm of 1 to any base is:
a) zero
b) infinity
c) one
d) indeterminate
219. Find the length of vector (2, 1, 1).
a) sqr 21
b) sqr 17
c) sqr 20
d) sqr 19
220. What is the temperature in degree Celsius of absolute zero?
a) -273
b) -32
c) 0
d) 273
221. How many degrees Celsius is 100 degrees Fahrenheit?
a) 37.8 degree celcius
b) 2.667 degree celcius
c) 1.334 degree celcius
d) 13.34 degree celcius
222. A comfortable room temperature is 72 deg F. What is this temperature, expressed in
degrees Kelvin?
a) 295
b) 290
c) 275
d) 263
223. 255 degC is equivalent to:
a) 491 degF
b) 427 degF
c) 173.67degF
d) 109.67 degF
224. At what temperature will the degC and degF readings be equal?
 a) -40 deg
b) 40 deg
c) 32 deg
d) 0
225. How many degree Celsius is 80 degrees Fahrenheit?
a) 26.67
b) 86.4
c) 33.33
d) 16.33
226. What is the absolute temperature of the freezing point of water in degree Rankine?
a) 492
b) 428
c) 0
d) -32
227. A besiege fortress is held by 5700 men who have provision for 66 days. If the
garrison loses 20 men each day, for how many days can the provision hold out?
a) 76
b) 72
c) 60
d) 82
228. If one third of the air in the tank is removed by each stroke of an air pump, what
fractional part of the total air is removed in 6 strokes?
a) 0.9122
b) 0.0877
c) 0.8211
d) 0.7145
229. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 15m. On each rebound, it rises 2/3 of the
height from which it last fell. Find the distance traveled by the ball before it becomes
to rest.
a) 75 m
b) 96 m
c) 100 m
d) 85 m
230. In the recent Bosnia conflict, The NATO forces captured 6400 soldiers. The
provisions on hand will last for 216 meals while feeding 3 meals a day. The
provisions lasted 9 more days because of daily deaths. At an average, how many
died per day?
a) 17.8
b) 15.2
c) 18.3
d) 19.4
231. To build a dam, 60 men must work 72 days. If all 60 men are employed at the start
but the number is decreased by 5 men at the end of each 12-day period, how long
will it take to complete the dam?
a) 108 days
b) 9 days
 c) 94 days
d) 60 days
232. In a benefit show, a number of wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive would
pay 10 centavos to enter and each later arrival would pay twice as much as the
preceding man. The total amount collected from all of them was P104857.50. How
may wealthy men had paid?
a) 20
b) 19
c) 18
d) 21
233. A man sold a book by mistake at 120% of the marked price instead of discounting
the marked price by 20%. If he sold the book for P14.40, what was the price for
which he have sold the book?
a) P9.60
b) P9.00
c) P8.50
d) P8.00
234. In how many ways can 9 books be arranged on a shelf so that 5 of the books are
always together?
a) 14,400
b) 25,400
c) 15,500
d) 30,200
235. Determine x, so that x, 2x+7, 10x-7 will be geometric progression.
7, -7/16
a) 7, -7/12
b) 7, -14/5
c) 7, -5/6
236. A man invested part of P20,000 at 18% and the rest at 16%. The annual income
from 16% investment was P620 less than three times the annual income from 18%
investment. How much did he invest at 18%?
a) P5,457.20
b) P6,457.20
c) P7,457.20
d) P8,457.20
237. The sum of four positive integers is 32. Find the greatest possible product of these
four numbers.
a) 4096
b) 645
c) 5013
d) 4913
238. The smallest natural number for which 2 natural numbers are factors.
a) Least common multiple
b) Least common factor
c) Least common denominator
 d) Least common divisor
239. Find the value of m that will make( 4x^2 - 4mx + 4m )^5 a perfect square trinomial.
a) 5
b) 4
c) -2
d) 3
240. A purse contains $11.65 in quarters and dimes. If the total number of coins is 70,
find how many dimes are there.
a) 39
b) 35
c) 31
d) 42
241. Equations relating x and y that cannot readily be solved explicitly for y as a function
of x or for x as a function of y. Such equations may nonetheless determine y as a
function of x or vice versa, such function called _________.
a) Implicit function
b) Explicit function
c) continous function
d) logarithmic function
242. What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32.
a) 2
b) 180
c) 90
d) 320
243. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number.
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
244. Jolo bought a second hand betamax VCR and sold it to Rudy at a profit of 40%.
Rudy then sold the VCR to Noel at a profit of 20%. If Noel paid P2856 more than it
cost to Jolo, how much did Jolo paid the unit?
a) 4200
b) 4100
c) 4300
d) 4000
245. Find the value of x in the equation 24x^2 + 5x -1 = 0.
a) ( 1/8, -1/3)
b) ( 1/2, 1/5)
c) ( 1/6, 1/5)
d) ( 1/6, 1)
246. Find the value of x in the equation 24x^2 + 5x -1 = 0.
a) ( 1/8, -1/3)
b) ( 1/2, 1/5)
c) ( 1/6, 1/5)
d) ( 1/6, 1)
247. The electric power which a transmission line can transmit is proportional to the total
product of its design voltage and current capacity, and inversely to the transmission
distance. A 115 kilovolt line rated at 1000 amperes can transmit 150 Megawatts over
150 km. How much power, in Megawatts, can a 230 kilovolt line rated 1500 amperes
transmit over 100km?
a) 675
b) 595
c) 485
d) 785
248. A data set has a standard deviation equal to 1. If each data value in the data set is
multiplied by 4, then the value of the standard deviation of the new data set is equal
to
a) 2
b) 3
c) 1
d) 4
249. What value of x makes the three terms x, x/(x + 1) and 3x/[(x + 1)(x + 2)] those of a
geometric sequence?
a) -1/2
b) 1/4
c) 1/2
d) 1
250. An organization that aims to block the entry of a new comer.
a) Cartel
b) Monopoly
c) Competitor
d) Monopoly
251. If equals are added to equals, the sum is equal.
a) theorem
b) postulate
c) axiom
d) corollary
252. Any number multiplied by ________ equally unity.
a) its reciprocal
b) zero
c) infinity
d) itself
253. If f(x) = ln x and g(x) = log x and if g(x) = kf(x), find k.
a) 0.4343
b) 0.3344
c) 0.3434
d) 0.4433
254. A committee of 6 teachers is to be formed from 5 male teachers and 8 female
teachers. If the committee is selected at random, what is the probability that it has an
equal number of male and female teachers?
a) 140/429
 b) 150/429
c) 160/429
d) 170/429
255. It is known that 3 out of 10 television sets are defective. If 2 television sets are
selected at random from the 10, what is the probability that 1 of them is defective?
a) 1/15
b) 1/10
c) 1/2
d) 1/3
256. If (2 - i)*(a - bi) = 2 + 9i, where i is the imaginary unit and a and b are real numbers,
then a equals
a) -1
b) 0
c) 1
d) 2
257. 10 to the 12th power is the value of the prefix
a) Tera
b) Femto
c) Micro
d) Atto
258. The micro of m means
a) 10 ^ -6
b) 10^ -3
c) 10^-12
d) 10^-2
259. The prefix pico means
a) 10^-12 of a unit
b) 10^-6 of a unit
c) 10^-15 of a unit
d) 10^-9 of a unit
260. The prefix nano is opposite to
a) giga
b) tera
c) hexa
d) mega
261. 1 foot is to 12 inches as 1 yard is to ____ spans
a) 4
b) 6
c) 9
d) 24
262. A one-inch diameter conduit is equivalent to
a) 25.4 mm
b) 100 mm
c) 254 mm
d) 2.54 mm
263. If a foot has 12 inches, then how many hands are there in one foot?
 a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
264. How many feet difference is 1 nautical mile and 1 statute mile?
a) 800 ft
b) 400 ft
c) 200 ft
d) 100 ft
265. In a hydrographic survey, a certain point below the surface of the water measures 12
fathoms. It is equivalent to a deep of how many feet?
a) 72
b) 60
c) 48
d) 36
266. How many square feet is 100 square meters?
a) 1076
b) 929
c) 328.1
d) 32.81
267. Which of the following is equivalent to 1 hectare?
a) 100 acres
b) 2 acres
c) 100 square meters
d) 60000 square meters
268. Ten square statute mile is equivalent to _____ sections.
a) 10
b) 5
c) 100
d) 2
269. How many cubic feet is 100 gallons of liquid?
a) 13.37
b) 1.337
c) 74.8
d) 133
270. Find the length of the vector (2, 4, 4).
a) 6
b) 7
c) 5.18
d) 8.75
271. Add the given vectors: (-4, 7) + (5, -9)
a) (1, -2)
b) (1,16)
c) (9,2)
d) (1,2)
272. The areas of two squares differ by 7 sq. ft. and their perimeters differ by 4 ft.
Determine the sum of their areas.
a) 25 ft^2
b) 27 ft^2
c) 28 ft^2
d) 22 ft^2
273. The areas of two squares differ by 7 sq. ft. and their perimeters differ by 4 ft.
Determine the sum of their areas.
a) 25 ft^2
b) 27 ft^2
c) 28 ft^2
d) 22 ft^2
274. Find the angle in mils subtended by a line 10 yards long at a distance of 5000 yards.
a) 2
b) 1
c) 2.5
d) 4
275. The angle subtended by an arc is 24 degrees . If the radius of the circle is 45 cm,
find the length of arc.
a) 18.85 cm
b) 16.85 cm
c) 17.85 cm
d) 19.85 cm
276. A certain angle has a supplement 5 times its complement. What is the angle ?
a) 67.5 degrees
b) 58.5 degrees
c) 30 degrees
d) 27 degrees
277. Each angle of a regular dodecagon is equal to
a) 150 degrees
b) 135 degrees
c) 125 degrees
d) 105 degrees
278. How many sides have a polygon if the sum of the interior angles is 1080 degrees?
a) 8
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
279. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540 degrees. Find the number of sides
a) 5
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
280. Find the sum of the interior angles of the vertices of a five pointed star inscribed in a
circle.
a) 180 degrees
 b) 150 degrees
c) 160 degrees
d) 170 degrees
281. How many diagonals are there in a polygon of 20 sides?
a) 170
b) 200
c) 100
d) 158
282. Find each interior angle of a hexagon.
a) 120 degrees
b) 90 degrees
c) 150 degrees
d) 180 degrees
283. What is the radius of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right triangle having an
area of 162 sq. cm?
a) 12.73 m
b) 13.52 m
c) 14.18 m
d) 15.55 m
284. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm , 10 cm and 14 cm. Determine the radius of the
circumscribing circle.
a) 7.14 cm
b) 7.34 cm
c) 7.54 cm
d) 7.74 cm
285. A circle with radius 6 cm has half its area removed by cutting off a border of uniform
width. Find the width of the border.
a) 1.76 cm
b) 1.35 cm
c) 1.98 cm
d) 2.03 cm
286. The area of a circle is 89.42 sq.inches. What is its circumference?
a) 33.52 in
b) 32.25 in
c) 35.55 in
d) 35.33 in
287. The area of a circle circumscribing about an equilateral triangle is 254.47 sq. m.
What is the area of the triangle in sq. m?
a) 105.25
b) 100.25
c) 102.25
d) 104.25
288. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m^2 and an altitude of 2 m. Its two bases have ratio of
4:5. What are the lengths of the bases?
a) 16, 20
b) 8, 10
 c) 7, 11
d) 12, 15
289. A rhombus has diagonals of 32 and 20 inches. Determine its area.
a) 320 in^2
b) 280 in^2
c) 360in^2
d) 400 in^2
290. The area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1 is
a) 2.598
b) 1.316
c) 2.945
d) 3.816
291. Find the area (in cm^2) of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius 10 cm?
a) 283
b) 289
c) 298
d) 238
292. Find the area of a regular pentagon whose side is 25m and apothem is 17.2 m.
a) 1075 m^2
b) 1085m^2
c) 1080m^2
d) 1095 m^2
293. The area of a circle is 89.42 sq. inches. What is the length of the side of a regular
hexagon inscribed in a circle?
a) 5.335 in
b) 5.533 in
c) 7.335 in
d) 6.335 in
294. In a circle of diameter of 10 m, a regular five-pointed star touching its circumference
is inscribed. What is the area of that part not covered by the star?
a) 50.5 sq. m
b) 55.5 sq.m
c) 40.5 sq.m
d) 45.5 sq.m
295. Determine the area of a regular 6-star polygon if the inner regular hexagon has 10
cm sides.
a) 519.60 cm^2
b) 467.64 cm^2
c) 441.66 cm^2
d) 493.62 cm^2
296. A square section ABCD has one of its sides equal to x. Point E is inside the square
forming an equilateral triangle BEC having one side equal in length to the side of the
square. Find the angle AED.
a) 150 degrees
b) 160 degrees
c) 140 degrees
 d) 130 degrees
297. Two perpendicular chords both 5 cm from the center of a circle divide the circle into
four parts. If the radius of the circle is 13 cm, find the area of the smallest part.
a) 31cm^2
b) 30cm^2
c) 32cm^2
d) 33cm^2
298. A circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of 1m will be made into a conical hat
40 cm high by cutting a sector off and joining the edges to form a cone. Determine
the angle subtended by the sector removed.
a) 144 degrees
b) 148 degrees
c) 152 degrees
d) 154 degrees
299. What is the area in sq.m of the zone of a spherical segment having a volume of
1470.265 cu. m. if the diameter of the sphere is 30 m?
a) 565.5 m^2
b) 465m^2
c) 665.5 m^2
d) 656.5 m^2
300. A sphere having a diameter of 30 cm is cut into 2 segments. The altitude of the first
segment is 6 cm. What is the ratio of the area of the second segment to that of the
first?
a) 4 :1
b) 3: 1
c) 2: 1
d) 3: 2
301. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30 %, by how much is the surface area
increased?
a) 69 percent
b) 60 percent
c) 33 percent
d) 30 percent
302. Each side of a cube is increased by 1 percent. By what percent is the volume of the
cube increased?
a) 3.03 percent
b) 2.8 percent
c) 1.21 percent
d) 3.5 percent'
303. Given a sphere of diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its diameter when
the surface area increases by 21 percent ?
a) 10 percent
b) 5 percent
c) 21 percent
d) 33 percent
304. Given a sphere of diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its volume when
the surface are increases by 21 percent?
a) 33 percent
b) 21 percent
c) 10 percent
d) 5 percent
305. How many times do the volume of a sphere increases if the radius is doubled?
a) 8 times
b) 6 times
c) 2 times
d) 4 times
306. A circular cone having an altitude of 9m is divided into 2 segments having the same
vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6m, find the ratio of the volume of the small cone to
the big cone.
a) 0.296
b) 0.186
c) 0.386
d) 0.486
307. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter of 72
cm and a central angle of 210 degrees.
a) 13503.4 cm^3
b) 12367.2 cm^3
c) 13232.6 cm^3
d) 14682.5 cm^3
308. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water
to a depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume ( in cm^3) of its content.
a) 381.7
b) 188.4
c) 298.4
d) 412.6
309. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water
to a depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume ( in cm^3) of its content.
a) 381.7
b) 188.4
c) 298.4
d) 412.6
310. What is the height of a right circular cone having a slant height of square root of 10x
and a base diameter of 2x?
a) 3x
b) 2x
c) 3.317x
d) 3.162x
311. The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of a right circular cone is 2: 1 . If the
altitude is 15 cm, what is the ratio of the slant height to the radius?
a) 5: 2
b) 5: 4
 c) 5: 6
d) 5: 3
312. A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m.
What is the base edge in meters?
a) 12
b) 13
c) 14
d) 15
313. What is the volume of a frustum of a cone whose upper base is 15 cm in diameter
and lower base 10 cm. in diameter with an altitude of 25 cm?
a) 3108.87 cm^3
b) 3018.87 cm^3
c) 3180.87 cm^3
d) 3081.87 cm^3
314. A circular cylinder with a volume of 6.54 cu. m is circumscribed about a right prism
whose base is an equilateral triangle of side 1.25 m. What is the altitude of the
cylinder in meters?
a) 4
b) 3.5
c) 3.75
d) 4.25
315. A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base one
meter on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its altitude in
meters.
a) 4
a) 3.75
b) 3.5
c) 4.25
316. The bases of a right prism are hexagons with one of each side equal to 6 cm. The
bases are 12 cm apart. What is the volume of the right prism?
a) 1122.4 cm^3
b) 1212.5 cm^3
c) 2211.7 cm^3
d) 1211.6 cm^3
317. The central angle of a spherical wedge is 1 radian. Find its volume if its radius is 1
unit.
a) 2/3
b) 1/2
c) 3/4
d) 2/5
318. A regular octahedron has an edge 2m. Find its volume ( in m^3)
a) 3.77
b) 1.88
c) 3.22
d) 2.44
319. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4m is 5.236 m^3.
Determine the depth of the water in the tank.
a) 1
b) 1.2
c) 1.4
d) 1.8
320. The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical shell that encloses it.
The volume of the box is 2744 cubic cm. What volume in cubic centimeter inside the
shell is not occupied by the block?
a) 4713.56
b) 2714.56
c) 4613.74
d) 3714.56
321. In a portion of an electrical railway cutting, the areas of cross section taken every
50m are 2556, 2619, 2700, 2610 and 2484 sq. m. Find its volume in cubic meter.
a) 522,600
b) 520,500
c) 540,600
d) 534,200
322. A cubical container that measures 2 inches on a side is tightly packed with 8
marbles and is filled with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the walls of the
container and the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are of the same size. What is
the volume of water in the container in cubic inches?
a) 3.8
b) 4.2
c) 0.38
d) 2.5
323. A trapezoid has area of 36 m^2 and altitude of 2m. Its two bases have ratio of 4:5
What are the lengths of the bases?
a) 16m, 20m
b) 12m, 15m
c) 8m, 10m
d) 14m, 10m
324. A circle of radius 8 cm is inscribed in a sector having a central angle of 80 deg. What
is the area of the sector?
a) 291.84 cm^2
b) 234.11 cm^2
c) 411.22cm^2
d) 345.33 cm^2
325. Find the area of the quadrilateral having sides AB = 10 cm, BC = 5cm, CD =
14.14cm, and DA = 15 cm, if the sum of the opposite angles 225 deg.
a) 100 cm^2
b) 120 cm^2
c) 130 cm^2
d) 140 cm^2
326. How many diagonals have an undecagon?
 a) 44
b) 22
c) 55
d) 33
327. The sides of a triangle are 10 cm, 12 cm, and 16 cm. Determine the radius of the
inscribed circle.
a) 3.15 cm
b) 3.13 cm
c) 3.19 cm
d) 3.14 cm
328. The number of diagonals of a polygon is 275. How many sides are there?
a) 25
b) 26
c) 23
d) 24
329. Determine the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle having an area of 170
cm^2.
a) 140.55 cm^2
b) 171.12cm^2
c) 132.22 cm^2
d) 134.33 cm^2
330. Find the area of a rectangular octagon in a circle of radius 15 cm.
a) 636.4 cm^2
b) 363.4 cm^2
c) 463.6 cm^2
d) 346.6 cm^2
331. The two sides of a triangle are 195 and 210. The area of triangle is 14,586 square
units. Find the third side of the triangle.
a) 157
b) 175
c) 571
d) 751
332. The area of a triangle is 64.95 cm^2 and the two sides are 10 cm and 15 cm.
Determine the included angle of the two sides given.
a) 60 deg
b) 6 deg
c) 3 deg
d) 30 deg
333. The distance between the center of the three circles which are mutually tangent to
each other externally are 10, 12, and 14 cm. Find the area of the curvilinear triangle
formed.
a) 5.08 cm^2
b) 5.80 cm^2
c) 8.50 cm^2
d) 8.05 cm^2
334. The sum of the sides of two polygons is 80 and the sum of its diagonal is 1580deg.
Find the number of sides of each polygon.
a) 30 and 50
b) 27 and 53
c) 20 and 60
d) 17 and 63
335. If two corresponding sides of two similar polygons are 8 and 16, find the ratio of their
areas and perimeters.
a) 4, 2
b) 6, 3
c) 8, 4
d) 2, 1
336. The areas of two similar polygons are 64sq. Units and 100 sq. units, respectively. If
a side of the larger polygon is 36 units, find the corresponding side of the smaller
polygon.
a) 28.8 units
b) 22.8 units
c) 32.2 units
d) 22.3 units
337. Find the height and the area a parallelogram having sides 10 and 20 inches, and an
included angle of 35deg.
a) 5.74in; 114.72 in^2
b) 4.75in; 141.72 in^2
c) 4.57in; 91.4 in^2
d) 7.54 in; 114.27 in^2
338. The sides of a triangle is 80 cm, 100 cm and 140 cm. Determine the radius of the
inscribed circle.
a) 24.49 cm
b) 9.44 cm
c) 24.94 cm
d) 29.94 cm
339. A cube has one face that is equal to the total surface area of another cube. Find the
ratio of their volumes.
a) 14.7 : 1
b) 17.4 : 1
c) 4.17 : 1
d) 4.71 : 1
340. A right pyramid has a square base and lateral area of 144in^2. If the slant height is
twice the length of a base edge, find the volume.
a) 124.71 in^3
b) 142.71 in^3
c) 124.17 in^3
d) 142.17 in^3
341. The volume of water in hemisphere having a radius of 2m is 3.342 m^3. Find the
height of the water.
a) 0.782 m
 b) 0.865 m
c) 0.602 m
d) 0.498 m
342. A pyramid with a square base has an altitude of 25 cm. If the volume of the pyramid
is 1,875 cm^3. Calculate the edge of the base.
a) 15 cm
b) 14 cm
c) 16 cm
d) 13 cm
343. Compute the volume of regular icosahedrons with sides equal to 6.205 cm.
a) 520.78 cm^3
b) 470.88 cm^3
c) 340.89 cm^3
d) 250.56 cm^3
344. Compute the surface area of the cone having a slant height of sum and a diameter
of 4.948 cm.
a) 38.86 sq. cm.
b) 38.68 sq. cm.
c) 36.86 sq. cm.
d) 36.88 sq. cm.
345. A point P within an equilateral triangle has a distance of 3 in, 4 in and 5 in,
respectively from the vertices. Determine the length of the equivalent triangle.
a) 6.77 in
b) 7.55 in
c) 8.53 in
d) 9.00 in
346. A circle with radius 7 cm has half its are removed by cutting off a border of uniform
width. Find the width of the border.
a) 2.05 cm
b) 1.86 cm
c) 2.75 cm
d) 1.76 cm
347. Find the fourth side of a quadrilateral in a circle having one of its sides equal to 20m
as its diameter, and the other two sides adjacent to the diameter are 8m and 12m,
respectively.
a) 9.864 m
b) 8.785 m
c) 6.785 m
d) 7.654 m
348. If the radius of a circle is diminished by 20 percent, then its area is diminished by
a) 36 percent
b) 52 percent
c) 25 percent
d) 46 percent
349. A circle having an area of 201 cm^2 is to be divided into segments by a chord which
is 3cm from the centre of the circle. Compute the area of the bigger segment.
 a) 147.32 cm^2
b) 92.15 cm^2
c) 68.21 cm^2
d) 53.65 cm^2
350. A right regular hexagonal prism is inscribed in a right circular cylinder whose height
is 20 cm. The difference between the circumference of the circle and the perimeter
of the hexagon is 4cm. Determine the volume of the hexagon.
a) 10367 cc
b) 10857 cc
c) 14752 cc
d) 9756 cc
351. The length of a rectangle is increased by 50 percent by what percent would the
width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?
a) 33 1/3
b) 50
c) 66 2/3
d) 150
352. The frustum of a regular triangle prism has equilateral triangles for its bases and has
an altitude of 8m. The lower base edge is 9m. If the volume 135 m^3, what is the
upper base edge?
a) 3m
b) 4m
c) 5m
d) 2m
353. Find the surface area of regular icosahedrons when each edge is of length 5.
a) 216.5
b) 261.5
c) 126.6
d) 162.5
354. The dihedral angle of a spherical wedge is 40 degrees, find the volume if its
diameter is 7 cm
a) 19.95 cm^3
b) 15.99 cm^3
c) 18.72 cm^3
d) 17.82 cm^3
355. Find the volume of the spheroid with semi-major and semi-minor distances of 9 cm
each, and a rotational distance of 7 cm.
a) 2,573 cm^3
b) 2,375 cm^3
c) 3,275 cm^3
d) 3,572 cm^3
356. Find the volume of a one-baseparaboloid water basin having a diameter 16 m and
an altitude of 32 m.
a) 3,217 m^3
b) 3,127 m^3
c) 2,137 m^3
 d) 2,317 m^3
357. Find the radius of Crispy JCO Donut if its volume is 80 cm^3 and the distance from
the center of the doughnut is 4 cm.
a) 1.784 cm
b) 1.748 cm
c) 1.847 cm
d) 1.487 cm
358. A cubical container that measures 2 inches on a side is tightly packed with 8
marbles are in contact with the walls of container and the adjacent marbles. All of
the marbles are the same size. What is the volume of the water in the container?
a) 3.8 in^3
b) 4.2 in^3
c) 4.9 in^3
d) 3.5 in^3
359. What is the distance in cm between two vertices of a cube which are farthest from
each other if an edge measures 10 cm ?
a) 17.32 cm
b) 10.66 cm
c) 13.86 cm
d) 12.32 cm
360. The ratio of the area of zone of the first spherical segment to that of the second zone
5cm, find the diameter of the sphere.
a) 6 cm
b) 7 cm
c) 5 cm
d) 1 cm
361. A closed cylindrical tank 10ft in height and 4 ft in diameter contains water with depth
of 3ft and 5 inches. What would be the height of the water when the tank is lying in a
horizontal position?
a) 1.5 ft
b) 2.5 ft
c) 3.5 ft
d) 4.5 ft
362. The linear distance between -4 and 17 on the number line is
a) 21
b) 13
c) -17
d) -13
363. Find the distance between A (4, -3) and B (-2, 5)
a) 10
b) 9
c) 8
d) 11
364. If the distance between points (3, y) and (8, 7) is 13, then y is equal tto
a) -5 or 19
b) 19
 c) 5 or 19
d) 5 or -5
365. Find the coordinates of a point equidistant from (1, -6), (5, -6) and (6, -1).
a) (3, -3)
b) (2, -2)
c) (3, -2)
d) (2, -3)
366. The line segment connecting (x, 6) and (9, y) is bisected by the point (7 ,3). Find the
values of x and y.
a) 5, 0
b) 14, 6
c) 33, 12
d) 14, 6
367. If (-2, -4) is the midpoint of (6, -7) and (x, y), then the values of x and y are
a) x = -10 , y = -1
b) x = 10 , y = -1
c) x=2,y=1
d) x = -8 , y = -1
368. Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from the point
(2, -5) yo the point (-3, 5).
a) (-1 ,1)
b) (-2, -1)
c) (-1, 2)
d) (1, -1)
369. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. The
terminal point is
a) (11, -20)
b) (11, -18)
c) (-11, -20)
d) (11, 24)
370. The points (a,1), (b,2) and (c,3) are collinear. Which of the following is true?
a) c-b=b-a
b) c-b=c-a
c) c-a=a-b
d) c-a=b-a
371. If the slope of the line connecting the origin and point P is 3/4, find the abscissa of P
if its ordinate is 6.
a) 8
b) 7
c) 6
d) 2
372. Find the inclination of the line passing through (-5, 3) and (10, 7)
a) 14.93
b) 14.73
c) 14.83
d) 14.63
373. Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y - 8 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0.
a) 45 deg
b) 30 deg
c) 60 deg
d) 35 deg
374. Find the angle between the lines 3x + 2y = 6 and x + y = 6
a) 11 deg 19 '
b) 12 deg 20'
c) 14 deg 25'
d) 13 deg 06'
375. What is the acute angle between the lines y = 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 9?
a) 4.4 deg
b) 28.3 deg
c) 5.2 deg
d) 18.6 deg
376. Find the distance of the line 3x + 4y = 5 from the origin.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
377. The two points on the line 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 which are at a distance 2 from the line 3x
+ 4y - 6 = 0 are
a) (64, -44) and (4, -4)
b) (-5, 1) and (-5, 2)
c) (8, 8) and (12, 12)
d) (44, -64) and (-4, 12)
378. The distance from the point (2, 1) to the line 4x - 3y + 5 = 0 is
a) 2
b) 1
c) 4
d) 3
379. Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x - y = 0.
a) 3.54
b) 3.33
c) 4.23
d) 5.45
380. The distance from a point (1, 3) to the line 4x + 3y + 12 =0
a) 5 units
b) 4 units
c) 6 units
d) 7 units
381. Find the distance between the given lines 4x - 3y = 12 and 4x - 3y = -8
a) 4
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
382. What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3 from a point (6, 4) to the y- axis?
a) 10
b) 25
c) 50
d) 75
383. Find the slope of the line defined by y - x = 5
a) 1
b) 1/ 4
c) -1/ 2
d) 5 +x
384. What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0 ?
a) -3 / 2
b) -2 / 3
c) 2/3
d) 3/ 2
385. Find the equation of a straight line with a slope of 3 and a y - intercept of 1.
a) 3x - y + 1 =0
b) 3x + y - 1 = 0
c) x + 3y + 1 = 0
d) x - 3y - 1 = 0
386. The line 2x - 3y + 2 = 0 is perpendicular to another line L1 of unknown equation.
Find the slope of L1
a) -3/ 2
b) 3/ 2
c) 2/3
d) -2/ 3
387. A line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is perpendicular to the line through (x, -7) and (8, 7)
Find x.
a) -6
b) -5
c) -4
d) -19/ 3
388. What is the equation of the line that passes through (4, 0) and is parallel to the line
x-y-2=0?
a) x - y -4 = 0
b) x+y+4=0
c) x-y+4=0
d) x-y=0
389. Find the equation of the line through point (3, 1) and is perpendicular to the line x +
5y 5 = 0.
a) 5x - y = 14
b) 5x - 2y = 14
c) 2x - 5y = 14
d) 2x + 5y = 14
390. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining (5, 0) and (-7, 3)
a) 8x - 2y + 11 = 0
 b) 8x + 2y + 11 = 0
c) 8x - y + 11 = 0
d) 8x + y + 11 = 0
391. Which of the following lines is parallel to the line 3x - 2y + 6 = 0
a) 15x - 10y - 9 = 0
b) 12x + 18y = 15
c) 4x - 9y = 6
d) 3x +2y -12 = 0
392. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x - 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate
axis.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 2
393. Find the slope of the line having a parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t + 1
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1
394. Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5 - 3t
a) -3
b) -2
c) 3
d) 2
395. Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) and the area is 2 square units, the
locus of the third vertex is .
a) x - 4y = -14
b) x + 4y = 12
c) 4x + 4y = 14
d) 4x - y =14
396. A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the length of the
line segment intercepted by the coordinates axes is the square root of 5.
a) 2x - y -2 = 0
b) 2x - y + 2 = 0
c) 2x + y + 2 = 0
d) 2x + y - 2 = 0
397. What is the equation of the line passing through (-2, 6) with the x - intercept half the
y - intercept?
a) 2x + y - 2 =0
b) 3x - y + 2 =0
c) 2x + 2y =2 =0
d) x - y =6
398. What is the equation of the line joining the points (3, -2) and (-7, 6) ?
a) 4x + 5y = 2
b) 5x + 4y = 7
c) 4x - 5y = 22
 d) 2x + 3y = 0
399. An angle greater that a straight angle and less than two straight angles is called:
a) reflex angle
b) right angle
c) obtuse angle
d) acute angle
400. A line segment joining two point in a circle is called:
a) chord
b) sector
c) tangent
d) arc
401. All circles having the same center but with unequal radii are called:
a) concentric circles
b) concyclic
c) tangent circles
d) encircle
402. A triangle having three sides equal is called:
a) equilateral triangle
b) scalene triangle
c) isosceles triangle
d) obtuse triangle
403. In a regular polygon, the perpendicular line drawn from the center of the inscribed
circle to any of the sides is called:
a) radius
b) altitude
c) median
d) apothem
404. A part of a line included between two points on the line is called:
a) a segment
b) a sector
c) a secant
d) a tangent
405. The section of the sphere cut by a plane through its center is termed as:
a) great circle
b) small circle
c) in circle
d) big circle
406. Line that pass through a common point are called:
a) concurrent
b) coplanar
c) collinear
d) congruent
407. Point which lie on the same plane, are called:
a) coplanar
b) concurrent collinear
c) congruent
 d) congruent
408. In two intersecting lines, the angles opposite to each other are termed as:
a) vertical angles
b) opposite angles
c) horizontal angle
d) inscribed angle
409. A normal to a given plane is:
a) perpendicular to the plane
b) lying on the plane
c) parallel to the plane
d) oblique to the plane
410. The chord passing through the focus of the parabola and perpendicular to its axis is
termed as:
a) lactus rectum
b) translated axis
c) directrix
d) axis
411. The locus of the point which move so the sum of its distances between two fixed
points is known as:
a) an ellipse
b) a hyperbola
c) a circle
d) a parabola
412. The plane rectangular coordinate system is divided into four parts which are known
as:
a) quadrants
b) octants
c) axis
d) coordinates
413. A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to one (1) is known as:
a) a parabola
b) a circle
c) an ellipse
d) a hyperbola
414. The axis of the hyperbola, which is parallel to its directrices, is known as:
a) conjugate axis
b) transverse axis
c) major axis
d) minor axis
415. The axis of the hyperbola through the foci is known as:
a) transverse axis
b) conjugate axis
c) major axis
d) minor axis
416. 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) Second proposition of Pappus
b) First proposition of Pappus
c) Simpson's Rule
d) Cavalier's Principle
417. The median of a triangle is the line connecting a vertex and the midpoint of the
opposite side. For a given triangle, these medians intersect at a point which is called
the:
a) centroid
b) circumference
c) incenter
d) orthocenter
418. The length of time during which the property may be operated at a profit is called:
a) economic life
b) life
c) physical life
d) length of time
419. The family of curves which intersect a given family of curves at an angle less than 90
degrees are called:
a) isogonal trajectories
b) intersecting curves
c) acute angle
d) orthoginal trajectories
420. If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is equal to the negative of the
equation of that same curve, the curve is:
a) a sinusoid
b) a paraboloid
c) a cissoid
d) an exponential
421. The angle between 90 degrees and 180 degrees has
a) negative secant and tangent
b) negative sine and tangent
c) negative cotangent and cosecant
d) negative sine and cosine
422. It is defined as the angle subtended by a circular arc whose length is equal to the
radius of the circle.
a) radian
b) mil
c) degree
d) grade
423. In what quadrant does an angle terminate if its cosine and tangent are both
negative?
a) second
b) first
 c) third
d) fourth
424. Which of the following angles in standard position is a quadrantal angle ?
a) 540 degrees
b) 480 degrees
c) -135 degrees
d) -390 degrees
425. It is an angular unit that is equal to 1/6400 of four right angles.
a) mil
b) grade
c) radian
d) rpm
426. Relative to a right triangle ABC where C = 90 degrees, which of the following is not
true ?
a) cos A = sec B
b) csc A = sec B
c) tan A = cot B
d) sin A = cos B
427. If the value of sin A is a negative fraction, then angle A terminates in
a) quadrants III and IV
b) quadrants II and IV
c) quadrants II and III
d) quadrants I and III
428. The secant is the cofunction of
a) cosecant
b) contangent
c) cosine
d) sine
429. Which of the following is an undirected distance?
a) The distance of a point from the origin.
b) The distance of a point from a line.
c) The distance of a point from the y-axis.
d) The distance of a point from the x-axis.
430. Which of the following systems of angle measurements uses the degree as the unit
of measure?
a) sexagesimal system
b) grade system
c) circular system
d) mil system
431. In what quadrant will angle A terminate if sec A is positive and csc A is negative.
a) IV
b) III
c) II
d) I
432. The coreference angle of any angle A is the positive acute angle determined by the
terminal side of A and the y-axis. What is the coreference angle of 290 degrees ?
 a) 20 degrees
b) 30 degrees
c) 50 degrees
d) 70degrees
433. A measure of 3200 mils is equal to
a) 180 deg
b) 45 deg
c) 90 deg
d) 120 deg
434. To find the interior angles of a triangle whose sides are given, use the law of
a) cosine
b) tangent
c) secant
d) sine
435. A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169 cm^2. It is then
reshaped to enclose a rectangle whose length is 15 cm. The area of the rectangle is:
a) 165 cm^2
b) 175 cm^2
c) 170 cm^2
d) 156 cm^2
436. The diagonal of the floor of a rectangular room is 7.50 m. The shorter side of the
room is 4.5 m. What is the area of the room?
a) 27 sq. m.
b) 36 sq. m.
c) 58 sq.m
d) 24 sq.m.
437. A man measuring a rectangle "x" meters by "y" meters, makes each side 15% too
small. By how many percent will his estimate for the area be too small?
a) 27.75 percent
b) 25.67 percent
c) 23.55 percent
d) 72.25 percent
438. The length of the side of a square is increased by 100%. Its perimeter is increased
by:
a) 100 percent
b) 200 percent
c) 25 percent
d) 300 percent
439. A piece of wire of length 52 cm is cut into two parts. Each part is then bent to form a
square. It is found that total area of the two squares is 97 sq. cm. the dimension of
the bigger square is:
a) 9
b) 4
c) 3
d) 6
440. One side of a parallelogram is 10 m and its diagonals are 16 m and 24 m,
respectively. Its area is:
a) 158.7 sq. m.
b) 185.6 sq. m.
c) 156.8 sq.m
d) 142.3 sq. m.
441. If the sides of the parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10 and 100 degrees
respectively, find the length of the shorter diagonal.
a) 10.73
b) 10.37
c) 10.63
d) 10.23
442. The area of a rhombus is 132 square cm. if its shorter diagonal is 12 cm, the length
of the longer diagonal is:
a) 22 cm
b) 23 cm
c) 21 cm
d) 20 cm
443. The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm. and 8 cm., respectively. Its area is:
a) 40 sq.m
b) 60 sq. m.
c) 50 sq.m.
d) 10 sq. m.
444. Given a cyclic quadrilateral whose sides are 4 cm, 5 cm, 8 cm, and 11 cm. Its area
is:
a) 40.25 sq. cm
b) 48.65 sq. cm.
c) 50.25 sq. cm.
d) 60.25 sq.cm.
445. A rectangle ABCD which measure 18 by 24 cm is folded once, perpendicular to
diagonal AC, so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide. Find the length of the
fold.
a) 45/2
b) 7/2
c) 2
d) 54/2
446. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m2 and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases in meters have
ratio of 4:5, the bases are:
a) 16, 20
b) 8, 10
c) 7, 11
d) 12, 15
447. Determine the area of the quadrilateral having (8, -2), (5, 6), (4, 1), and (-7, 4) as
consecutive vertices.
a) 22 sq. units
b) 44 sq. units
 c) 32 sq. units
d) 48 sq. units
448. Find the area of the shaded portion shown if AB is parallel to CD.
a) 18 sq. m
b) 16 sq.m.
c) 20 sq.m.
d) 22 sq. m.
449. The deflection angles of any polygon has a sum of:
a) 360 deg
b) 720 deg
c) 180 deg (n)
d) 180 deg (n - 3)
450. The sum of the interior angles of a dodecagon is:
a) 1800 deg
b) 1980 deg
c) 2160 deg
d) 2520 deg
451. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 165deg. How many sides?
a) 24
b) 23
c) 25
d) 26
452. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540deg. Find the number of sides.
a) 5
b) 7
c) 6
d) 4
453. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon of n sides is 1080deg. Find the value of
n.
a) 8
b) 7
c) 6
d) 5
454. How many diagonals does a pentedecagon have:
a) 60
b) 70
c) 80
d) 90
455. A polygon has 170 diagonals. How many sides does it have?
a) 20
b) 18
c) 25
d) 26
456. A regular hexagon with an area of 93.53 square centimeters is inscribed in a circle.
The area in the circle not covered by hexagon is:
a) 19.57 cm^2
 b) 16.72 cm^2
c) 18.38 cm^2
d) 15.68 cm^2
457. The area of a regular decagon inscribed in a circle of 15 cm diameter is:
a) 165 sq. cm
b) 158 sq. cm
c) 156 sq. cm.
d) 185 sq. cm.
458. The corners of a 2-meter square are cut off to form a regular octagon. What is the
length of the sides of the resulting octagon?
a) 0.828
b) 0.727
c) 0.626
d) 0.525
459. If a regular polygon has 27 diagonals, then it is a:
a) Nonagon
b) Pentagon
c) Hexagon
d) Heptagon
460. One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside the octagon.
a) 19.3 sq. units
b) 13.9 sq. units
c) 21.4 sq.units
d) 31 sq. units
461. A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. Find the area of the octagon.
a) 228.2 sq. units
b) 288.2 sq.units
c) 282.8 sq. units
d) 238.2 sq. units
462. The area of a circle is 89.4 square inches. What is the circumference?
a) 35.52 in
b) 32.25 in
c) 35.33 in
d) 35.55 in
463. A circle whose area is 452 cm square is cut into two segment by a chord whose
distance from the center of the circle is 6 cm. Find the area of the larger segment in
cm square.
a) 363.6
b) 368.4
c) 377.6
d) 372.5
464. A circle is divided into two parts by a chord, 3 cm away from the center. Find the
area of the smaller part, in cm square, if the circles has an area of 201 cm square.
a) 53.7
b) 55.2
c) 57.8
 d) 51.4
465. A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a semi-circle with side AD coinciding with the
diameter of the circle. If sides AB, BC, and CD are 8cm, 10cm, and 12cm long,
respectively, find the area of the circle.
a. 317 sq. cm.
b. 356 sq. cm.
c. 456 sq. cm.
d. 486 sq. cm.
466. A semi-circle of radius 14 cm is formed from a piece of wire. If it is bent into a
rectangle whose length is 1cm more than its width, find the area of the rectangle.
a) 323.57 sq.cm
b) 256.25 sq. cm.
c) 386.54 sq. cm.
d) 452.24 sq.cm
467. The angle of a sector is 30 degrees and the radius is 15 cm. What is the area of the
sector?
a) 58.9 cm^2
b) 89.5 cm^2
c) 59.8 cm^2
d) 85.9 cm^2
468. A sector has a radius of 12 cm. if the length of its arc is 12 cm, its area is:
a) 72 sq. cm.
b) 144 sq. cm.
c) 82 sq. cm
d) 66 sq. cm
469. The perimeter of a sector is 9 cm and its radius is 3 cm. What is the area of the
sector?
a) 9/2 cm^2
b) 4 cm^2
c) 27/2 cm^2
d) 11/2 cm^2
470. Given a triangle whose sides are 24 cm, 30 cm, and 36 cm. find the radius of a circle
which is tangent to the shortest and longest side of the triangle, and whose center
lies on the third side.
a) 11.91 cm
b) 9.111 cm
c) 12.31 cm
d) 18 cm
471. What is the radius of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right triangle having an
area of 162 sq. cm?
a) 12.73
b) 14.18
c) 1564
d) 13.52
472. If the radius of the circle is decreased by 20%, by how much is its area decreased?
a) 36 percent
 b) 26 percent
c) 46 percent
d) 56 percent
473. The sides of a cyclic quadrilateral measures 8 cm, 9 cm, 12 cm, and 7 cm,
respectively. Find the area of the circumscribing circle.
a) 134.37 cm^2
b) 6.54 cm^2
c) 186.23 cm^2
d) 8.65 cm^2
474. State the quadrant in which the coordinate (15, -2) lies.
a) IV
b) I
c) II
d) III
475. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. The
terminal point is
a) (11, -20)
b) (-11, -20)
c) (11, -24)
d) (11, -18)
476. Find the distance between the points (4, -2) and (-5, 1)
a) 9.487
b) 7.149
c) 8.947
d) 4.897
477. Find the distance between A(4, -3) and B(-2, 5).
a) 10
b) 9
c) 8
d) 11
478. If the distance between the points (8, 7) and (3, y) is 13, what is the value of y?
a) 19 or -5
b) -19
c) 5
d) 5 or -19
479. Find the distance from the point (2, 3) to the line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.
a) 5.4
b) 5
c) 5.8
d) 6.2
480. How far is the line 3x - 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) 1
481. Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x - y = 0
 a) 3.54
b) 3.86
c) 3.68
d) 3.72
482. The two points on the lines 2x + 3y +4 = 0 which are at distance 2 from the line 3x +
4y - 6 = 0 are:
a) (64, -44) and (4, -4)
b) (-5.5, 1) and (-5, 2)
c) (-44, 64) and (-5, 2)
d) (-8, -8) and (-16, -16)
483. Find the slope of the line defined by y - x = 5
a) 1
b) -1/2
c) 1/4
d) 5+x
484. The slope of the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 is:
a) -3/2
b) -2/3
c) 3/2
d) 2/3
485. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equation is y = 5 - 3t and x = 2 + t.
a) -3
b) 2
c) -2
d) 3
486. Which of the following is perpendicular to the line x/3 + y/4 = 1?
a) 3x - 4y - 5 = 0
b) 4x - 3y - 6 = 0
c) x - 4y - 8 = 0
d) 4x + 3y 11 = 0
487. One line passes through the points (1, 9) and (2, 6), another line passes through (3,
3) and (-1, 5). The acute angle between the two lines is:
a) 45 deg
b) 30 deg
c) 60 deg
d) 135 deg
488. The two straight lines 4x - y + 3 = 0 and 8x - 2y + 6 = 0
a) Are coincident
b) Are parallel
c) Intersects at the origin
d) Are perpendicular
489. A line which passes through (5, 6) and (-3. -4) has an equation of
a) 5x - 4y - 1 = 0
b) 5x + 4y + 1 = 0
c) 5x - 4y + 1 = 0
d) 5x + y - 1 = 0
490. How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x^2 + 2y^2 + 10x - 6y - 55 = 0
a) 2.5
b) -3.25
c) 2.75
d) -3
491. The equation of the circle with center at (-2, 3) and which is tangent to the line 20x -
21y - 42 = 0.
a) x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 6y -12 = 0
b) x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 6y + 12
c) x^2 + y^2 + 4x + 6y - 12 = 0
d) x^2 + y^2 - 4x - 6y - 12
492. The curve y = -x^2 + x + 1 opens
a) Downward
b) To the left
c) To the right
d) Upward
493. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2x^2 - 7x + 5
a) 4x - 7 = 0
b) x-2=0
c) 4x + 7 = 0
d) 7x + 4 = 0
494. If the length of the major and minor axes of an ellipse is 10 cm and 8 cm,
respectively, what is the eccentricity of the ellipse?
a) 0.6
b) 0.7
c) 0.8
d) 0.5
495. The eccentricity of the ellipse x^(2/4) + y^(2/16) = 1
a) 0.866
b) 0.689
c) 0.256
d) 0.725
496. The center of the ellipse 4x^2 + y^2 - 16x - 6y - 43 = 0 is at:
a) (2, 3)
b) (4, -6)
c) (1, 9)
d) (-2, -5)
497. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi-minor axis is 3. The distance from
the center to the directrix is:
a) 6.047
b) 6.532
c) 0.6614
d) 6.222
498. 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) 94,550,000 miles
b) 94,335,100 miles
c) 91,450,000 miles
d) 93,000,000 miles
499. The equation x^2 + Bx + y^2 + Cy + D = 0 is:
a) Circle
b) Ellipse
c) Parabola
d) Hyperbola
500. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x^2 + y^2 - 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
501. Find the equation of the normal to the curve y^2 + 2x + 3y = 0 though point (-5,2)
a) 7x - 2y + 39 = 0
b) 7x + 2y + 39 = 0
c) 2x - 7y - 39 = 0
d) 2x + 7y - 39 = 0
502. The distance between points in space coordinates are (3, 4, 5) and (4, 6, 7) is:
a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4
503. The area of the ellipse 9x^2 + 25y^2 - 36 - 189 = 0 is equal to:
a) 15 pi sq. units
b) 20 pi sq. units
c) 25 pi sq. units
d) 30 pi sq. units
504. Which of the following curves is symmetric with respect to the x-axis?
a) y^2 = 2x^3
b) y = 2x^3
c) xy = 2
d) y = 3x^2
505. Which of the following is the equation of a pair of parallel lines?
a) y^2 + 4y = 0
b) x^2 + y^2 +7 = 0
c) y^2 + x^2 = 0
d) x^2 + 6x + 9 = 0
506. The graph of 3x^2 ? y = y^2 + 6x is
a) a hypebola
b) a circle
c) an ellipse
d) a parabola
507. The distance between the foci of an ellipse 6x^2 + 2y^2 = 12
a) 4
 b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
508. The distance between the directrices of an ellipse 6x^2 + 2y^2 = 12 is
a) 6
b) 5
c) 7
d) 8
509. If the slope of the line determined by the points (x,5) and (1,8) is -3, find x.
a) 2
b) 1
c) 0
d) 3
510. The length of the latus rectum of 27x^2 + 36y^2 = 972 is
a) 9
b) 8
c) 10
d) 11
511. The slope of the line through the points (-4,-5) and (2,7) is
a) 2
b) -2
c) 3
d) -3
512. The diagonals of a parallelogram are 18 cm and 30 cm respectively. One side of a
parallelogram is 12 cm. Find the area of the parallelogram.
a) 216
b) 214
c) 361
d) 108
513. A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12 cm, 20 cm, 8 cm, and 17 cm respectively. If the
sum of the two opposite angles is 225 deg, find the area of the parallelogram.
a) 168.18
b) 78.31
c) 70.73
d) 186.71
514. The sides of the cyclic quadrilateral are a=3 cm, b=3 cm, c=4 cm and d=4 cm. Find
the radius of the circle that can be inscribed in it.
a) 1.71 cm
b) 1.51 cm
c) 3.1 cm
d) 2.71 cm
515. How many diagonals can be drawn from a 12 sided polygon?
a) 54
b) 48
c) 66
d) 36
516. Find the area of a regular polygon whose side is 25m and apothem is 17.2m.
a) 1075
b) 925
c) 1175
d) 1275
517. Find the area of a pentagon which is circumscribing a circle having an area of
420.60 sq. cm.
a) 486.29
b) 260.24
c) 450.54
d) 386.57
518. A circle of radius 6 in. Has a sector whose central angle has radian measure pi/3.
Find the arc length and the area of the sector.
a) 2pi in, 6pi in^2
b) 6pi in, pi in^2
c) 3pi In pi in^2
d) pi in, 3pi in^2
519. Find the distance on the surface of the earth from a point having latitude 38.40
degrees N to the closest point on the equator. Assume that the earth is sphere of
radius 3960 mi.
a) 2654 mi
b) 2546 mi
c) 2424 mi
d) 2465 mi
520. Find the value of the secant of the angle in standard position, if P(4,3) is on the
terminal side of ?.
a) 5/4
b) 4/3
c) 5/3
d) 3/2
521. A rectangular piece of land 40m x 30m is to be crossed diagonally by a 10-m wide
roadway. If the land cost P1,500.00 per square meter, the cost of the roadway is:
a) P601,650.00
b) P60,165.00
c) P401.10
d) P651,500.00
522. The plane of a small circle on a sphere of radius 25 cm is 7 cm from the center of
the sphere. Find the radius of the small circle.
a) 24 cm
b) 25 cm
c) 23 cm
d) 22 cm
523. The plane of a small circle on a sphere of radius 10 cm is 5 cm from the center of
the sphere. Find the area of the small circle.
a) 75 pi
b) 85 pi
 c) 65 pi
d) 55 pi
524. The y coordinates of all the points of intersection of the parabola y^2 = x + 2 and the
circle x^2 + y^2 = 4 are given by
a) 0, sqr3, -sqr3
b) 2, -2
c) 1, 2, -1
d) 1, -2 ,1
525. A cylinder of radius 5 cm is inserted within a cylinder of radius 10 cm. The two
cylinders have the same height of 20 cm. What is the volume of the region between
the two cylinders?
a) 1500 pi
b) 1000 pi
c) 2000 pi
d) 500pi
526. A cone made of cardboard has a vertical height of 8 cm and a radius of 6 cm. If this
cone is cut along the slanted height to make a sector, what is the central angle, in
degrees, of the sector?
a) 216
b) 180
c) 90
d) 36
527. The length of the latus rectum of 27x^2 + 36y^2 = 972 is
a) 9
b) 8
c) 10
d) 11
528. The slope of the line through the points (-4,-5) and (2,7) is
a) 2
b) -2
c) 3
d) -3
529. The diagonals of a parallelogram are 18 cm and 30 cm respectively. One side of a
parallelogram is 12 cm. Find the area of the parallelogram.
a) 216
b) 214
c) 361
d) 108
530. A quadrilateral has sides equal to 12 cm, 20 cm, 8 cm, and 17 cm respectively. If the
sum of the two opposite angles is 225 deg, find the area of the parallelogram.
a) 168.18
b) 78.31
c) 70.73
d) 186.71
531. The sides of the cyclic quadrilateral are a=3 cm, b=3 cm, c=4 cm and d=4 cm. Find
the radius of the circle that can be inscribed in it.
 a) 1.71 cm
b) 1.51 cm
c) 3.1 cm
d) 2.71 cm
532. How many diagonals can be drawn from a 12 sided polygon?
a) 54
b) 48
c) 66
d) 36
533. Find the area of a regular polygon whose side is 25m and apothem is 17.2m.
a) 1075
b) 925
c) 1175
d) 1275
534. Find the area of a pentagon which is circumscribing a circle having an area of
420.60 sq. cm.
a) 486.29
b) 260.24
c) 450.54
d) 386.57
535. Lines L1 and L2 are perpendicular that intersect at the point (2, 3). If L1 passes
through the point (0, 2), then line L2 must pass through the point
a) (3, 1)
b) (1, 1)
c) (5, 0)
d) (0, 3)
536. In a plane there are 6 points such that no three points are collinear. How many
triangles do these points determine?
a) 18
b) 8
c) 10
d) 12
537. In a circle with a diameter of 10 meters, a regular five pointed star touching its
circumference is inscribed. What is the area of the part not covered by the star?
a) 50.47
b) 40.68
c) 40.58
d) 60.42
538. Find the area of a hexagon with a square having an area of 72 sq. cm. inscribed in a
circle which is inscribed in a hexagon.
a) 124.71 sq. cm
b) 150.26 sq. cm
c) 150.35 sq. cm
d) 130.77 sq.cm
539. The tangent and a secant are to a circle from the same external point. If the tangent
is 6 inches and the external segment of the secant is 3 inches, compute the length of
the secant.
a) 12
b) 13
c) 10
d) 14
540. Two circles with radii 8 and 3 m are tangent to each other externally. What is the
distance between the points of tangency of one of their common external
tangencies?
a) 9.8 m
b) 10.7 m
c) 6.7m
d) 7.8 m
541. The diameters of the two circles that are tangent internally are 18 and 8,
respectively. What is the length of the tangent segment from the center of the larger
circle to the smaller circle?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
542. Three identical circles are tangent to each other externally. If the area of the
curvilinear triangle enclosed between the points of tangency of the 3 circles is 16.13
cm2, compute the radius of each circle.
a) 10 cm
b) 13 cm
c) 9 cm
d) 15 cm
543. A swimming pool is constructed in the shape of two partially overlapping circles,
each of radius 9 m. If the center each circle lies on the circumference of the other,
find the perimeter of the swimming pool.
a) 75.4 m
b) 85.7 m
c) 56.5 m
d) 96.8 m
544. The capacities of two hemispherical tanks are in the ratio 64:125. If 4.8 kg of paint is
required to paint the outer surface of the smaller tank, then how many kilograms of
paint would be needed to paint the outer surface of the larger tank?
a) 7.5 kg
b) 6.7 kg
c) 9.4 kg
d) 8.5 kg
545. A wooden cone of altitude 10 cm is to be cut into two parts of equal weight. How far
from the vertex should the cut parallel to the base be made?
a) 7.94 cm
b) 3.83cm
 c) 6.65 cm
d) 8.83 cm
546. A sphere of radius 5 cm and a right circular cone of base radius 5 cm and a height
10 cm stand on a plane. Find the position of a plane that cuts the two solids in equal
circular sections.
a) 2 cm
b) 2.5 cm
c) 1.5 cm
d) 3.2 cm
547. A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu.m.
What is the base edge in meters?
a) 12
b) 11
c) 10
d) 13
548. Two cylinders of equal radius 3m have their axes at right angles. Find the volume of
the common part.
a) 144 cu. m
b) 122 cu.m
c) 154 cu.m
d) 134 cu.m
549. Find the volume of a spherical cone in a sphere of radius 17 cm if the radius of its
zone is 8 cm.
a) 1210.56
b) 1426.34
c) 2316.75
d) 2120.35
550. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to depth 12 cm in a certain liquid.
Calculate the area exposed above the liquid in cm2.
a) 45 pi
b) 20 pi
c) 15 pi
d) 10 pi
551. Given a solid right circular cone having a height of 8 cm. has a volume equal to 4
times the volume of the smaller cone that could be cut from the same cone having
the same axis. Compute the height of the smaller cone.
a) 5.04 cm
b) 3.25 cm
c) 4.45 cm
d) 2.32 cm
552. Aluminum and lead have specific gravities of 2.5 and 16.48 respectively. If a cubical
aluminum has edge of 0.30 m., find the edge of a cubical block of lead having the
same weight as the aluminum.
a) 16 cm
b) 13 cm
c) 14 cm
 d) 10 cm
553. Considering the earth as a sphere of radius 6400 km, find the radius of the 60th
parallel of latitude.
a) 3200 km
b) 1300 km
c) 2300 km
d) 3100 km
554. A sphere is dropped in a can partially filled with water. What is the rise in height of
the water if they have equal diameters?
a) 0.67 d
b) 0.75 d
c) 1.33 d
d) 1.5 d
555. Let m1 and m2 be the respective slopes of two perpendicular lines. Then
a) m1 x m2 = -1
b) m1 + m2 = -1
c) m1 = m2
d) m1 x m2= 0
556. Determine the x - intercept of the line passing through (4, 1) and (1, 4).
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 6
557. An ellipse has a length of semi-major axis of 300 m. compute the second eccentricity
of the eclipse.
a) 1.333
b) 1.222
c) 1.223
d) 1.233
558. Compute the circumference of an ellipse whose diameters are 14 and 10 meters.
a) 38.22 m
b) 18.75 m
c) 28.33 m
d) 23.14 m
559. Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola having distance between foci equal to 18 and the
distance between directrices equal to 2.
a) 3
b) 2
c) 2.8
d) 3.7
560. A cylindrical log of radius 60 cm and 800 cm long is to be cut to form a wood with a
square cross section. Find the largest volume of the wood that can be obtained.
a) 67882.25 cm^3
b) 67822.25 cm^3
c) 67822.52 cm^3
d) 67822.52 cm^3
561. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by 35 ft building. If the rope is 40 ft long and the
goat can reach 1 ft farther than the rope length, what is the maximum area the goat
can cover?
a) 4084 ft^2
b) 5281 ft^2
c) 3961 ft^2
d) 3970 ft^2
562. Differentiate y = e^x cos x^2
a) e^x (cos x^2 - 2x sin x^2)
b) -e^x sin x^2
c) e^x cos x^2 - 2x sin x^2
d) -2xe^x sin x
563. Differentiate y = sec (x^2 + 2)
a) 2x sec (x^2 + 2) tan (x^2 + 2)
b) cos (x^2 + 2)
c) -cos (x^2 + 2) cot (x^2 +2)
d) 2x cos (x^2 + 2)
564. What is the derivative with respect to x of ( x + 1 )^3 - x^3 ?
a) 6x +3
b) 6x-3
c) 3x+6
d) 3x-3
565. If y = (t^2 + 2)^2 and t= x^1/2, determine dy/dx.
a) 2 (x+2)
b) 3/2
c) (2x^2 + 2x)/3
d) x^5/2 + x^1/2
566. Find the derivative with respect to x the function of square root of 2 - 3x^2
a) -3x/sqr (2-3x^2)
b) -2x^2/sqr (2-3x^2)
c) -3x^2/sqr (2-3x^2)
d) 3x/sqr (2-3x^2)
567. Find y' if y = arc sin cos x
a) -1
b) -2
c) 1
d) 2
568. The derivative with respect to x of 2 cos^2 (x^2+2) is
a) -8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
b) 8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
c) 2x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
d) -2x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
569. Find the second derivative of y by implicit differentiation from the equation 4x^2 +
8y^2 = 36
a) (-9/4 )y^3
b) 32xy
 c) (-16/9 ) y^3
d) 64 x^2
570. Find the partial derivatives with respect to x of the function xy^2 - 5y + 6.
a) y^2
b) y^2 - 5
c) xy - 5y
d) 2xy
571. Find the slope of the ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 - 10x - 16y + 5 = 0 at the point where y = 2 +
8^0.5 and x = 7
a) -0.1768
b) -0.1654
c) -0.1538
d) -0.1463
572. If y = 4 cos x + sin 2x, what is the slope of the curve when x = 2 radians?
a) -4.94
b) -2.21
c) -3.25
d) 2.21
573. Find the slope of the line tangent to the curve y = x^3 - 2x + 1 at x = 1
a) 1
b) 1/2
c) 1/3
d) 1/4
574. Find the slope of x^2 y = 8 at the point (2,2)
a) -2
b) 2
c) -1
d) -1/2
575. Find the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at point (1, 0)
a) 2/5
b) 1/ 5
c) 1/4
d) 2
576. Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y = x^2 - 4x + 1 by making use of
the fact that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent is zero.
a) (2, -3)
b) (3, -2)
c) (-1,-3)
d) (-2,-3)
577. Find the equation of the normal to x^2 + y^2 = 5 at the point (2, 1).
a) x = 2y
b) y = 2x
c) 2x + 3y = 3
d) x+y=1
578. What is the equation of the normal to the curve x^2 + y^2 = 25 at (4,3) ?
a) 3x - 4y = 0
 b) 5x + 3y = 0
c) 3x + 4y = 0
d) 5x - 3y = 0
579. In the curve 2 + 12x -x^3, find the critical points.
a) (2, 18) & (-2, -14)
b) (2, 18) & (2, -14)
c) (-2, 18) & (2, -14)
d) (-2, 18) & (-2, 14)
580. Find the radius of curvature of a parabola y^2 - 4x = 0 at point (4, 4)
a) 22.36 units
b) 25.78 units
c) 15.42 units
d) 20.33 units
581. Find the radius of curvature at any point in the curve y + ln cos x = 0
a) 1
b) cos x
c) 1.5707
d) secx
582. Find the second derivative of x^3 - 5x^2 + x = 0
a) 6x - 10
b) 10x - 5
c) 3x + 10
d) 3x^2 -5x
583. Given the function f(x) = x to the 3rd power - 6x + 2. Find the first derivative at x = 2
a) 6
b) 7
c) 3x^2 - 5
d) 8
584. Evaluate Lim of (1 - cos x)/ x^2 as x approaches 0
a) 1/2
b) 0
c) -1/2
d) 2
585. Compute the following limit; Lim of (x + 4)/(x- 4) as x approaches infinity
a) 1
b) 0
c) 2
d) Infinite
586. The sum of two positive numbers is 50. What are the numbers if their product is to
be the largest possible
a) 25 and 25
b) 24 and 26
c) 28 and 22
d) 20 and 30
587. A triangle has a variable sides x, y, z subject to the constraint such that the
perimeter is fixed to 18 cm. What is the maximum possible area for the triangle?
 a) 15.59 cm^2
b) 18.71 cm^2
c) 17.15 cm^2
d) 14.03 cm^2
588. A farmer has enough money to build only 100 meters of fence. What are the
dimensions of the field he can enclose the maximum are?
a) 25 m x 25 m
b) 15 m x 35 m
c) 20 m x 30 m
d) 22.5 m x 27.5 m
589. Find the minimum amount of tin sheet that can be made into a closed cylinder
having a volume of 108 cu. Inches in square inches.
a) 125.5
b) 127.5
c) 129.5
d) 123.5
590. A box is to be constructed from a piece of zinc 20 sq. in by cutting equal squares
from each corner and turning up the zinc to form the side. What is the volume of the
largest box that can be so constructed ?
a) 592.59 cu in.
b) 599.95 cu in.
c) 579.50 cu in.
d) 622.49 cu in.
591. A poster is to contain 300 (cm square) 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 minimum.
a) 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm
b) 20.45 cm, 35.6 cm
c) 27.76 cm, 47.8 cm
d) 25.55 cm, 46.7cm
592. A norman window is in the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semi-circle. What
is the ratio of the width of the rectangle to the total height so that it will yield a
window admitting the most light for a given perimeter?
a) 1
b) 1/2
c) 2
d) 2/3
593. Determine the diameter of a closed cylindrical tank having a volume of 11.3 cu. m to
obtain minimum surface area.
a) 2.44
b) 1.64
c) 1.22
d) 2.68
594. The cost C of a product is a function of the quantity x of the product: C(x) = x^2 -
4000x +50. find the quantity fow which the cost is minimum.
a) 2000
 b) 1000
c) 1500
d) 3000
595. What is the maximum profit when the profit-versus-production function is as given ?
P is profit and x is unit of production. P = 200,000 - x - (1.1/x + 1)^8
a) 200,000
b) 285,000
c) 250,000
d) 305,000
596. A fencing is limited to 20 ft. 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
597. The cost per hour of running a motor boat is proportional to the cube of the speed.
At what speed will the boat run against a current of 8km/hr in order to go a given
distance most economically?
a) 12kph
b) 10 kph
c) 11 kph
d) 13 kph
598. Given a cone of diameter 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%
599. The wall "h" meters high is 2m away from the building. The shortest ladder that can
reach the building with one end resting on the ground outside the wall is 6m. How
high is the wall in meters?
a) 2.24
b) 2.34
c) 2.44
d) 2.14
600. The coordinates (x, y) in feet of a moving particle P are given by x = cost - 1 and y =
2sin t + 1, where t is the time in seconds. At what extreme rates in fps is P moving
along the curve?
a) 2 and 1
b) 3 and 2
c) 3 and 1
d) 2 and 0.5
601. A statue 3m high is standing on a base of 4m high. If an observer's eye is 1.5 m
above the ground, how far should he stand from the base on order that the angle
subtended by the statue is a maximum.
a) 3.71 m
 b) 3.41 m
c) 3.51 m
d) 4.41 m
602. Water is pouring into a swimming pool. After t hours, there are t + sqr t gallons in
the pool. At what rate is the water pouring into the pool when t = 9 hours?
a) 7 / 6 gph
b) 8 / 7 gph
c) 6 /5 gph
d) 5/ 4 gph
603. A balloon is released from the ground 100 meters from an abserver. The balloon
rises directly upward at the rate of 4 meters per second. How fast is the balloon
receding from the observer 10 seconds later?
a) 1.49 m/s
b) 1.68 m/s
c) 1.36 m.s
d) 1.55 m/s
604. Car A moves due to East at 30 kph at the same instant car B is moving S 30
degrees E, with a speed of 60 kph. The distance from A to B is 30 km. Find how fast
is the distance between them separating after one hour.
a) 45 kph
b) 40kph
c) 38 kph
d) 36 kph
605. A car starting at 12 : 00 noon travels west at a speed of 30 kph. Another car starting
from the same point at 2 : 00 P.M. travels north at 45 kph. Find how (in kph) fast the
two are separating at 4 : 00 P.M.?
a) 51
b) 53
c) 49
d) 55
606. Two railroad tracks are perpendicular to each other. At 12 : 00 P.M. there is a train
at each track approaching the crossing at 50 kph, one being 100 km and the other
150 km away from the crossing. How fast in kph is the distance between the two
trains changing at 4 : 00 P.M. ?
a) 67.08
b) 68.08
c) 69.08
d) 70.08
607. Water is running into a hemispherical bowl having a radius of 10 cm at a constant
rate of 3 cm^3/ min. When the water is x cm. deep, the water level is rising at the
rate of 0.0149 cm/min. What is the value of x?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 5
608. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of the cube that is intendedd to
hold 8 cu. m., if the error of the computed volume is not to exceed 0.03 cu.m ?
a) 0.0025
b) 0.001
c) 0.002
d) 0.003
609. A standard cell has an emf "E" of 1.2 volts. If the resistance "R" of the circuit is
increasing at the rate of 0.03 ohm/sec, at what rate is the current "I" changing at the
instant when the resistance is 6 ohms? Assume Ohm's law E = IR
a) 0.001 amp/s
b) 0.002 amp/s
c) 0.004 amp/s
d) 0.003 amp/s
610. An open top rectangular tank with square bases is to have a volume of 10 cu. m.
The materials for its bottom are to cost P 15 per square meter and that for the sides,
P6 per square meter. Find the most economical dimensions of the tank
a) 2m x 2m x 2.5m
b) 1.5m x 1.5m x 4.4m
c) 4m x 4m x 0.6m
d) 3m x 3m x 1.1m
611. What is the integral of (3t - 1)^3 dt?
a) 1/12 (3t - 1)^4 + C
b) 1/12 (3t - 4)^4 + C
c) 1/4 (3t - 1)^4 + C
d) 1/4 (3t - 4)^4 + C
612. Evaluate the integral of dx / ( x + 2 ) from -6 to -10
a) ln 2
b) 2^1/2
c) 1/2
d) ln 3
613. Integrate x cos (2x^2 + 7) dx.
a) 1/4 sin (2x^2 + 7) + C
b) 1/4 cos (2x^2 + 7) + C
c) 1/4 cos (2x^2 + 7) + C
d) 4(x^2 + 7) + C
614. Integrate : ( 7x^3 + 4x^2) dx
a) 7/4 x^4 + 4/3 x^3 + C
b) 7/3 x^3 + 4/2 x^2 + C
c) 7/4 x^4 + 4/5 x^5 + C
d) 7x^4 - 4x/2 + C
615. Evaluate integral of x(x - 5)^12 dx from 5 to 6
a) 0.456
b) 0.556
c) 0.656
d) 0.756
616. Evaluate xdx/(x + 1)^8 from 0 to 1
 a) 0.022
b) 0.011
c) 0.033
d) 0.044
617. Integrate 1 / 3x +4 with respect to x and evaluate the result from x = 0 and x = 2.
a) 0.305
b) 0.278
c) 0.336
d) 0.252
618. Evaluate the integral cos^2 y dy
a) y/2 + (sin2y)/4 + C
b) y + 2 cos y + C
c) y/4 + (sin2y)/4 + C
d) y + sin 2y + C
619. What is the integral of cos 2x e^(sin 2x) dx?
a) (e^sin2x)/2 +C
b) (e^sin2x)/2 + C
c) e^sin2x + C
d) e^sin2x + C
620. Evaluate the integral of ln x dx, the limits are 1 and e
a) 1
b) 0
c) 3
d) 2
621. Evaluate the integral of (3x^2 + 9y^2) dx dy if the interior limits has an upper limit of
y and a lower limit of 0, and whose outer limit has an upper limit of 2 and lower limit
of 0.
a) 40
b) 10
c) 30
d) 20
622. Find the area of the region bounded by y^2 = 8x and y = 2x
a) 1.33 sq. units
b) 1.22 sq.units
c) 1.44 sq. units
d) 1.55 sq. units
623. What is the area bounded by the curve x^2 = -9y and the line y + 1 = 0
a) 4 sq. units
b) 3 sq. units
c) 5 sq. units
d) 6 sq. units
624. What is the area (in square units) bounded by the curve y^2 = x and the line x - 4 = 0
?
a) 32/3
b) 30/3
c) 31/3
 d) 29/3
625. Find the area bounded by the curve y = x^2 + 2, and the lines x = 0 and y = 0 and x
=4
a) 88/3
b) 64/3
c) 54/3
d) 64/5
626. Find the area bounded by the line x - 2y + 10 = 0, the axis, the y-axis and x = 10.
a) 75
b) 50
c) 100
d) 25
627. Find the area enclosed by the curve x^2 + 8y + 16 = 0, the axis, the y-axis and the
line x - 4
a) 10.67sq. Units
b) 9.67 sq. units
c) 8.67 sq. units
d) 7.67 sq. units
628. Locate the centroid of the plane area bounded by y = x^2 and y = x
a) 0.4 from the x-axis and 0.5 from the y-axis
b) 0.5 from the x - axis and 0.4 from the y - axis
c) 0.5 from the x - axis and 0.5 from the y- axis
d) 0.4 from the x - axis and 0.4 from the y - axis
629. Find the coordinates of the centroid of the plane area bounded by the parabola y = 4
- x^2 and the x-axis
a) (0, 1.6)
b) (0,1)
c) (0,2)
d) (1,0)
630. Locate the centroid of the plane area bounded by the equation y^2 = 4x, x = 1 and
the x - axis on the first quadrant.
a) (3/5, 3/4)
b) (3/4,3/5)
c) (3/5, 2/3)
d) (3/5,3/5)
631. Find the length of arc of the parabola x^2 = 4y from x = -2 to x = 2
a) 4.6 units
b) 4.2 units
c) 4.9 units
d) 5.2 units
632. Find the surface area ( in square units) generated by rotating the parabola arc y =
x^2 about the x-axis from x = 0 to x = 1
a) 5.33
b) 4.98
c) 5.73
d) 4.73
633. The area bounded by the curve y^2 = 12 x and the line x = 3 is revolved about the
line x = 3. What is the volume generated?
a) 181
b) 179
c) 183
d) 185
634. Find the volume ( in cubic units) generated by rotating a circle x^2 + y^2 + 6x + 4y +
12 = 0 about the y-axis.
a) 59.22
b) 47.23
c) 62.11
d) 39.48
635. Given the area in the first quadrant by x^2 = 8y, the line x = 4 and the x-axis. What is
the volume generated by revolving this area about the y-axis
a) 50.26
b) 53.26
c) 52.26
d) 39.48
636. Which of the following equations is an exact DE?
a) 2xy dx + (2 + x^2) dy = 0
b) (x^2 + 1 ) dx - xy dy = 0
c) x dy + (3x - 2y) dx = 0
d) x^2 y dy - y dx = 0
637. Which of the following equations is a variable separable DE?
a) 2y dx = (x^2 + 1) dy
b) y^2 dx + (2x - 3y)dy = 0
c) (x + x^2 y) dy = (2x + xy^2) dx
d) (x+y) dx - 2y dy= 0
638. The equation y^2 = cx is the general solution of:
a) y' = y/2x
b) y' = 2y/x
c) y' = 2x/y
d) y' = x/2y
639. Solve the differential equation: x(y-1) dx + (x +1) dy = 0. If y = 2 when x = 1,
determine y when x = 2
a) 1.55
b) 1.63
c) 1.8
d) 1.48
640. If dy = x^2 dx; what is the equation of y in terms of x if the curve passes through
(1,1)?
a) x^3 - 3y + 2 = 0
b) x^3 - 3y + 3 = 0
c) x^3 + 3y + 2 = 0
d) x^3 + 2y + 2 = 0
641. Find the equation of the curve at every point of which the tangent line has a slope of
2x.
a) y = x^2 + C
b) x = y^2 + C
c) y = -x^2 + C
d) x = -y^2 + C
642. Solve (cos x cos y - cot x) dx - sin x sin y dy = 0
a) sin x cos y = ln (c sin x)
b) sin x cos y = ln (c cos x)
c) sin x cos y = -ln (c sin x)
d) sin x cos y = -ln (c cos x)
643. Solve the differential equation dy - xdx = 0, if the curve passes through (1, 0)?
a) x^2 - 2y -1 = 0
b) 3x^2 + 2y - 3 = 0
c) 2y + x^2 - 1 = 0
d) 2x^2 + 2y -2 = 0
644. What is the solution of the first order differential equation y( k + 1) = y(k) + 5.
a) y(k) = 20 + 5k
b) y(k) = 4 - 5/k
c) y(k) = C - k, where C is constant
d) The solution is non-existent for real values of y.
645. Find the differential equation whose general solution is y = C1x + C2e^x.
a) (x - 1)y'' - xy' + y = 0
b) (x + 1)y'' - xy' + y = 0
c) (x - 1)y'' + xy' + y = 0
d) (x + 1)y'' + xy' + y = 0
646. Find the general solution of y' = y sec x
a) y = C (sec x + tan x)
b) y = C (sec x - tan x)
c) y = C sec x tan x
d) y = C (sec^2 x tan x)
647. Solve xy' (2y - 1) = y (1 - x)
a) ln (xy) = x + 2y + C
b) ln (xy) = 2y - x + C
c) ln (xy) = x - 2y + C
d) ln (xy) = 2 (x - y) + C
648. Solve (x + y) dy = (x - y) dx.
a) x^2 - 2xy - y^2 = C
b) x^2 + y^2 = C
c) x^2 + 2xy + y^2 = C
d) x^2 - 2xy +y^2 = C
649. Solve the linear equation: dy/dx + y/x = x^2
a) xy = (x^4)/4 + C
b) xy^2 = (x^3)/4 + C
c) x^2 y = (x^4)/4 + C
d) y = (x^3)/4 + C
650. Find the differential equations of the family of lines passing through the origin.
a) xdy - ydx = 0
b) ydx - xdy = 0
c) xdx + ydy = 0
d) ydx + xdy = 0
651. What is the differential equation of the family of parabolas having their vertices at the
origin and their foci on the x -axis.
a) 2xdx - ydy = 0
b) xdy + ydx = 0
c) 2ydx - xdy = 0
d) (dy/dx) - x = 0
652. Determine the differential equation of the family of lines passing through (h, k).
a) (y - k)dx - (x - h)dy = 0
b) (y - h) + (y - k) = dy/dx
c) (x - h)dx - (y - k)dy = 0
d) (x + h)dx - (y - k)dy = 0
653. Determine the differential equation of the family of circles with center on the y - axis.
a) xy'' - (y')^3 - y' = 0
b) (y'')^3 - xy'' + y' = 0
c) y'' - xyy' = 0
d) (y')^3 + (y'')^2 + xy = 0
654. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount at any instant. In 100
years, 100 mg of radium decomposes to 96 mg. How many mg will be left after 100
years?
a) 92.16
b) 88.6
c) 95.3
d) 90.72
655. The population of a country doubles in 50 years. How many years will it be five times
as much? Assume that the rate of increase is proportional to the number of
inhabitants.
a) 116 years
b) 100 years
c) 98 years
d) 120 years
656. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount present. If half of the
original amount disappears after 1000 years, what is the percentage lost in 100
years?
a) 6.70%
b) 4.50%
c) 5.36%
d) 4.30%
657. Find the equation of the family of orthogonal trajectories of the system of parabolas
y^2 = 2x + C.
a) y = Ce^-x
b) y = Ce^2x
 c) y = Ce^x
d) y = Ce^-2x
658. If the nominal interest rate is 3 %, how much is P5,000 worth in 10 years in a
continuously compounded account?
a) P6,750
b) P5,750
c) P7,500
d) P6,350
659. A nominal interest of 3% compounded continuously is given on the account. What is
the accumulated amount of P10,000 after 10 years?
a) P13,498.60
b) P13,650.20
c) P13,500.10
d) P13,620
660. An object falls from rest in a medium offering a resistance. The velocity of the object
before the object reaches the ground is given by the differential equation dV/dt +
V/10 = 32, ft/s.What is the velocity of the object one second after it falls
a) 30.45
b) 40.54
c) 38.65
d) 34.12
661. Evaluate the limit of ( x- 4) / ( x^2 - x - 12) as x approaches 4
a) 1/7
b) 0
c) undefined
d) infinity
662. Evaluate the limit (1n x ) / x as x approaches positive infinity.
a) 0
b) 1
c) e
d) infinity
663. Evaluate the following limit of ( x + 4) / (x -4 ) as x approaches infinity
a) 1
b) 0
c) 2
d) Indefinite
664. Find the derivative of ( x + 5)/ (x^2 -1) with respect to x.
a) DF(x) = (-x^2 - 10x -1)/ (x^2 - 1)^2
b) DF(x) = (x^2 + 10x -1)/ (x^2 - 1)^2
c) DF(x) = (x^2 - 10x -1)/ (x^2 - 1)^2
d) DF(x) = (-x^2 - 10x + 1)/ (x^2 - 1)^2
665. Find a simple constant, what is the deriative of y = x^a ?
a) a x ^(a-1)
b) (a - 1)x
c) x^(a-1)
d) ax
666. Find the derivative of the function 2x^2 + 8x + 9 with respect to x.
a) Df(x) = 4x + 8
b) Df(x) = 2x + 8
c) Df(x) = 2x + 9
d) Df(x) = 4x - 8
667. What is the first derivative dy/dx of the expression (xy)^x = e?
a) -y(1 + ln xy) / x
b) 0
c) -y(1 - ln xy) / x^2
d) y/x
668. If y = cos x, what is dy/dx ?
a) -sin x
b) sin x
c) -sec x
d) sec x
669. What is the first derivative of y = arcsin 3x.
a) 3 / sqr(1 - 9x^2)
b) -3 / sqr(1 - 9x^2)
c) 3 / (1 + 9x^2)
d) -3 / (1 + 9x^2)
670. Given the function f(x) = x to the 3rd power - 6x + 2, find the value of the first
derivative at x = 2, f'(2)
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 3x^2 -5
671. Find the point in the parabola y^2 = 4x at which the rate of change of the ordinate
and abscissa are equal
a) (1, 2)
b) (2, 1)
c) (4, 4)
d) (-1, 4)
672. Find the slope of the tangent to a parabola y = x^2 at a point on the curve where x =
1/2
a) 1
b) 0
c) 1/4
d) -1/2
673. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = x + 2x^(1/3) through point (8, 12)
a) 7x - 6y + 14 = 0
b) 8x + 5y + 21 = 0
c) 5x - 6y -15 = 0
d) 3x - 2y -1 =0
674. What is the radius of curvature at point (1, 2) of the curve 4x - y^2 = 0?
a) 5.66
b) 5.21
 c) 6.65
d) 6.21
675. Find the radius of curvature at any point of the curve y + ln (cos x) = 0.
a) sec x
b) 1.5707
c) cos x
d) 1
676. A function is given below, what x value maximizes y? in the equation y^2 + y + x^2 -
2x = 5
a) 1
b) 5
c) -1
d) 2.23
677. The number of newspaper copies distributed is given by C = 50 t^2 - 200 t + 10000,
where t is in years. Find the minimum number of copies distributed from 1995 to
2002.
a) 9800
b) 10200
c) 7500
d) 9850
678. If y = x to the 3rd power - 3x. find the maximum value of y.
a) 2
b) 1
c) -1
d) 0
679. Divide 120 into two parts so that product of one and the square of the other is
maximum. Find the numbers.
a) 80 and 40
b) 70 and 50
c) 100 and 20
d) 60 and 60
680. If the sum of two numbers is C, find the minimum value of the sum of their squares.
a) (C^2)/2
b) (C^2)/4
c) (C^2)/6
d) (C^2)/8
681. The shortest distance from the point (5, 10) to the curve x^2 = 12y is:
a) 5.127
b) 3.474
c) 4.331
d) 6.445
682. An iron bar 20 m long is bent to form a closed plane area. What is the largest area
possible?
a) 31.83 square meter
b) 28.56 square meter
c) 25.68 square meter
 d) 21.56 square meter
683. Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8 cm long. How long is the 4th side, when the
area of the trapezoid has the greatest value?
a) 16 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 12 cm
d) 10 cm
684. A rectangular box having a square base and open at the top is to have a capacity of
16823 cc. Find the height of the box to use the least amount of material.
a) 32.28 cm
b) 16.14 cm
c) 18.41 cm
d) 28.74 cm
685. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a right circular
cone of radius r and height h is:
a) h/3
b) 2h/3
c) 3h/2
d) h/4
686. Integrate: ( 7x^3 + 4x^2) dx
a) 7/4 x^4 + 4/3 x^3 + C
b) 7/3 x^2 + 4/2 x^2 + C
c) 7/4 x^4 + 4/5 x^2 + C
d) 7x^4 + 4/2 x^2 + C
687. Evaluate the integral of 4dx / (3x + 2)
a) 4/3 ln (3x +2) + C
b) 4 ln (3x + 2) + C
c) 1/3 ln (3x + 2) + C
d) 2 ln ( 3 + 2) + C
688. Evaluate the integral of e^(x^2 + 1) 2xdx.
a) e^(x^2 + 1) + C
b) e^2x + C
c) 2xe^x
d) [e^(x^2 + 1)] / ln 2 + C
689. The integral of cos x with respect to x;
a) sin x + C
b) sec x + C
c) cos x + C
d) -sin x + C
690. Integral of tan(ln x) / x dx
a) ln sec (ln x) + C
b) ln cos (ln x) + C
c) 1/2 tan^2 (ln x) + C
d) tan (ln x)^2 +C
691. Integral of (cos x) (ln sin x) dx
a) sin x (ln sin x - 1) + C
 b) sin x (1- ln sin x) + C
c) sin x (1 + ln sin x) + C
d) sin x (ln sin x) + C
692. Evaluate the integral of x(x - 5)^12 dx with limits from 5 to 6 .
a) 83/182
b) 84/182
c) 81/182
d) 82/182
693. Using lower limit = 0 and upper limit = pi/2, what is the integral of 15 sin^2 x dx?
a) 6.857
b) 6.783
c) 6.648
d) 6.539
694. Evaluate the integral of 3 ( sin x)^3 dx using lower limit of 0 and upper limit = pi/2
a) 2
b) 1.7
c) 1.4
d) 2.3
695. Evaluate the integral of 5 cos^6 x sin^2 x dx using lower limit = 0 and upper limit =
pi/2.
a) 0.3068
b) 0.5046
c) 0.6107
d) 0.4105
696. Evaluate the integral of cos^8 3A dA from 0 to pi/6
a) 35 pi/768
b) 23pi/765
c) 27pi/363
d) 12pi/81
697. Evaluate the double integral of r sin u dr du, the limit of r is from 0 to cos u and the
limit of u is from 0 to pi.
a) 1/3
b) 1/2
c) 1/6
d) -1/6
698. Find the area under the curve y = x^3 + 3x^2 and the x-axis between x = 1 and x =
3.
a) 46 sq. units
b) 28 sq. units
c) 36 sq. units
d) 54 sq. units
699. Find the area bounded by y = ( 11 - x)^(1/2), the lines 3x = 2 and x = 10, and the X-
axis.
a) 21.478 sq. units
b) 22.567 sq. units
c) 20.567 sq. units
 d) 19.456 sq units
700. Find the area bounded by the y-axis and x = 4 - y^(2/3).
a) 25.6
b) 28.1
c) 12.8
d) 56.2
701. Find the area of the region bounded by one one loop of the curve x^2 = y^4 ( 1 -
y^2).
a) ( pi/8) sq. units
b) (pi/4) sq. units
c) pi sq. units
d) (pi/2) sq. units
702. Find the area bounded by the curve r^2 = a^2 cos 2 theta
a) a^2
b) 3a^2
c) 4a^2
d) 2a^2
703. What is the area within the curve r^2 = 16 cos theta?
a) 32
b) 30
c) 26
d) 28
704. Find the volume generated by rotating the region bounded by y = x, x = 1, and y^2 =
4x, about the x-axis.
a) 9pi
b) 3pi
c) 2pi
d) pi
705. Given is the area in the first quadrant bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line x = 4 and the x-
axis. What is the volume generated when this area is revolved about the y-axis?
a) 50.26
b) 52.26
c) 53.26
d) 51.26
706. Given is the area in the first quadrant bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line y - 2 = 0 and the
y-axis. What is the volume generated when this area is revolved about the line y - 2
= 0?
a) 26.81
b) 28.41
c) 25.83
d) 27.32
707. Find the length of the arc of x^2 + y^2 = 64 from x = -1 to x = -3, in the second
quadrant.
a) 2.07
b) 2.75
c) 2.61
 d) 2.24
708. How far from the y-axis is the centroid of the area bounded by the curve y = x^3, the
line x = 2, and the y -axis.
a) 1.6
b) 1.4
c) 1.2
d) 1.8
709. A solid formed by revolving about the y-axis, the area bounded by the curve y = x^4,
the y-axis, and the line y = 16. Find its centroid.
a) (0, 9.6)
b) (0, 12.4)
c) (0, 8.3)
d) (0, 12.8)
710. A solid is formed by revolving about the y-axis, the area bounded by the curve x^3 =
y, the y-axis and the line y = 8. Find its centroid.
a) (0, 5)
b) (0, 5.25)
c) (0, 4.75)
d) (0, 4.5)
711. Find the moment of inertia of the area bounded by the parabola y^2 = 4x, x-axis and
the line x = 1, with respect to the x-axis.
a) 1.067
b) 1.244
c) 0.968
d) 0.878
712. Find the work done in stretching a spring of natural length 8 cm, from 10 cm to 13
cm. Assume a force of 6 N is needed to hold it at a length of 11 cm.
a) 0.21 N-m
b) 0.021 N-m
c) 21 N-m
d) 2.1 N-m
713. How much work is required to pump all the water from a right circular cylindrical tank
that is 8 feet in diameter and 9 feet tall, if it is emptied at a point 1 foot above the top
of the tank?
a) 49,421 pi kg-m
b) 52,316 pi kg-m
c) 54,448 pi kg-m
d) 56,305 pi kg-m
714. A 60-m cable that weighs 4 kg/m has a 500-kg weight attached at the end. How
much work is done in winding-up the last 20 m of the cable?
a) 10,800 kg-m
b) 9,866 kg-m
c) 12,500 kg-m
d) 15,456 kg-m
715. The rate of change of a function of y with respect to x equals 2 - y, and y = 8 when x
= 0. Find y when x = ln (2).
 a) 5
b) 2
c) -5
d) -2
716. Obtain the differential equation of the family of straight lines with slope and y-
intercept equal.
a) y dx - ( x + 1) dy = 0
b) y dx + ( x + 1) dy = 0
c) y dy - ( x + 1) dx = 0
d) y dy + ( x + 1) dx = 0
717. Obtain the differential equation of all straight lines with algebraic sum of the
intercepts fixed as k.
a) (1 -y')(xy' - y)= ky
b) (1 + y')(xy' + y)= ky
c) (1 - y')(xy' + y)= ky
d) (1 + y')(xy' - y)= ky
718. Determine the differential equation of the family of lines passing through the origin.
a) x dy - ydx = 0
b) x dx - y dy = 0
c) x dy + y dx = 0
d) x dx + ydy = 0
719. Obtain the differential equation of a parabola with axis parallel to the x-axis.
a) 3(y'')^2 - y' y''' = 0
b) 3(y'')^2 + y' y''' = 0
c) 2(y'')^2 - y' y''' = 0
d) 2(y'')^2 - y'' y''' = 0
720. Obtain the general solution of the differential xy dx - ( x + 2) dy = 0
a) e^x = cy(x+2)^2
b) e^x = y(x+2)^2
c) e^x = cy(x+2)
d) e^x = 2cy(x+2)
721. Obtain the general solution of y' = xy^2
a) y( x^2 + c) + 2 = 0
b) y( x^2 + c) - 2 = 0
c) (x^2 + c) + 2 = 0
d) y(x + c) - 2 = 0
722. Solve the equation (2xy + y) dx + (x^2 - x) dy = 0 .
a) y = cx (x - 1)^-3
b) y = cx (x + 1)^-3 + 2
c) y = cx (x + 1)^3 + 2x
d) y = 3x + cx (x + 1)^3
723. Solve the equation (6x + y^2)dx + y(2x - 3y)dy = 0
a) 3xy^2 - 3x^2 - y^3 = c
b) xy^2 + 3x^2 - y^3 = c
c) xy^2 + 2x^2 - 3y^3 = c
d) xy^2 + 3x^2 - y^2 = c
724. Solve the equation x dy - y dx = 2x^3 dx
a) y = x^3 + cx
b) y = x^2 + cx^3
c) y = x^2 + cx
d) y = x^3 + c
725. A tank contains 400 liters of brine holding 100 kg of salt in solution. Water containing
125 g of salt per liter flows into the tank at the rate of 12 liters per minute, and the
mixture, kept uniform by stirring, flows out at the same rate. Find the amount of salt
at the end of 90 minutes.
a) 53.36 kg
b) 0
c) 53.63 kg
d) 65.33 kg
726. Under certain conditions, cane sugar in water is converted into dextrose at a rate
proportional to the amount that is unconverted at any time. If, of 75 kg at time t = 0,
8kg are converted during the first 30 minutes, find the amount converted in 2 hours.
a) 27.23 kg
b) 32.72 kg
c) 23.27 kg
d) 72.73 kg
727. A line which a curve approach infinity but will never intersect.
a) Assymptote
b) Parallel line
c) Inclined line
d) Skew line
728. A point on the curve where the second derivative of a function is equal to zero is
called:
a) point of inflection
b) minima
c) maxima
d) point of intersection
729. The point on the curve where the first derivative of a function is zero and the second
derivative is positive is called:
a) minima
b) maxima
c) point of inflection
d) point of intersection
730. At the minimum point, the slope of the tangent line is:
a) zero
b) positive
c) infinity
d) negative
731. At the point of inflection where x = a
a) f'' (a) = 0
b) f''(a) = is not equal to zero
c) f''(a) > 0
 d) f''(a) < 0
732. Point of the derivatives, which do not exist ( and so equals zero) is called:
a) stationary point
b) maximum points
c) maximum and minimmum point
d) minimum point
733. Which of the following equation is non-linear?
a) (x+y) dx + (3x^2 -1) dy = 0
b) y'' + 2y' - 8y = x^2 + cos x
c) y' + P(x)y = Q(x)
d) y''' - 3y' + 2y = 0
734. Determine the order and degree of: (dx/dy)^(4/3) + x = 2y
a) order = 1; degree = 4
b) order = 4; degree = 1
c) order = 1; degree = 4/3
d) order = 4/3 ; degree = 1
735. In the equation y = ax^2 + bx + c, eliminate the arbitrary constants.
a) y''' = 0
b) 2xdy - ydx = 0
c) y' - 3y' = 0
d) y'' = y' + y
736. Find the differential equation of the family of parabolas with vertex and focus on the
axis
a) yy'' + (y')^2 = 0
b) 2y'' = 1
c) 2x^3 y' = y(y^2 + 3x^2)
d) y'y''' - 3(y'')^2 = 0
737. Solve the equation 2y dx = 3x dy when x = 2 , y = -1
a) y = -(x/2)^(2/3)
b) y = (x/2)^(2/3)
c) y = x^(2/3)
d) y = -x^(2/3)
738. Solve the equation x^2 y' = 4x^2 + 7xy + 2y^2
a) x^2 (y+2x) = c (y + x)
b) x(y + 2x) = c (y + x^2)
c) x^2 (y - 2x) = c (y + x)
d) x(y + 2x) = c (y + x)
739. Find the particular solution of y' = x^3 - 2xy when x = 1, y = 1.
a) 2y = x^2 - 1 + 2e^(1-x^2)
b) 2y = 2x - 1 + 2e^(-x^2)
c) 2y = (2x + 3)^(1/2) ln (2x + 3)
d) 2y = (x + 3)^(1/2) ln (2x + 3)
740. Find the general solution of (y - sin^2 x) dx + sin x dy = 0
a) y (csc x - cot x) = x - sin x + c
b) y (csc x - tan x) = x - sin x + c
c) y(csc x - cot x) = cx^2
 d) y(cos x - tan x) = cx^2
741. The radius of the moon is roughly 1080 miles. The acceleration of gravity at the
surface of the moon is about 0.165g, where g is the acceleration of gravity at the
surface of the earth. Determine the velocity of escape for the moon
a) 1.5 mi/s
b) 2.5 mi/s
c) 3 mi/s
d) 2 mi/s
742. A thermometer reading 18 deg F is about into a room where the temperature is 70
deg F; 1 min. later the thermometer reading is 31 deg F. determine the temperature
reading as a function of time in the room.
a) u = 70 - 52e^(-0.29t)
b) u = 70 - 25e^-t
c) u = 70 - 52 e^-t
d) u = 70 - 25e^-0.25t
743. The rate of population growth of country is proportional to the number of inhabitants.
If the population of a certain country now is 40 million and 50 million in 10 years'
time, what will be its population 22 years from now?
a) 65.4 million
b) 62.5 million
c) 52.6 million
d) 42.5 million
744. A certain radioactive substance has a half life of 38 hrs. Find how long it takes for 90
percent of the radioactivity to be dissipated.
a) 126 hr
b) 113 hr
c) 139 hr
d) 103 hr
745. A bacterial population B is known to have a rate of growth proportional to B itself. If
between noon and 2 P.M. the population triples, at what time, no controls being
exerted, should B become 100 times what it was at noon?
a) 8:23 PM
b) 8:00 PM
c) 8:32 PM
d) 6:32 PM
746. A tank contains 80 gallons (gal) of pure water. A brine solution with 21b/gal of salt
enters at 2 gal/min, and the well-stirred mixture leaves at the same, rate. Find the
time at which the brine leaving will contain 1 lb/gal of salt.
a) 27.726 min
b) 26.726 min
c) 27.667 min
d) 26.776 min
747. A tank contains 400 liters of freshwater, Brine containing 0.3 kg/liter of salt runs into
the tank at the rate of 5 liters/minute.The mixture kept uniform by stirring, runs out at
10 liters/minute. Find the maximum amount of salt in the tank and the time required
to reach the maximum.
 a) 40 min; 30 kg
b) 30 min; 28 kg
c) 35 min; 30 kg
d) 25 min; 26 kg
748. Find the wronskian function of e^x, e^2x, and e^3x
a) 2e^6x
b) 3e^5x
c) e^6x
d) 5e^6x
749. At 1:00 PM, a thermometer reading 70 deg F is taken outside where the air
temperature is -10 deg F (ten below zero). At 1:02 PM, the reading is 26 deg F. At
1:05PM, the thermometer is taken back indoors, where the air is at 70 deg F. What
is the temperature reading at 1:09 PM ?
a) 56 deg F
b) 65 deg F
c) 23deg F
d) 13 deg F
750. Find the wronskian function of e^x, cos x, and sin x.
a) 2e^x
b) e^2x
c) 3e^x
d) e^3x
751. Find the differential equation of the family of curves: (x - 2)^2 + (y + 1)^2 = c^2
a) dy/dx = (x -2)/(y+1)
b) dy/dx = (-(-x - 2))/(y-1)
c) dy/dx = (-(x +2))/(y-1)
d) dy/dx = (x + 2)/(y - 1)
752. Solve the differential equation: dy/dx = x^3 + 2x
a) y = (1/4)x^4 + x^2 + c
b) y = x^4 - x^2 + c
c) y = x^4 + x^2 + c
d) y = (1/4)x^4 - x^2 + c
753. Solve the differential equation: dy/dx = 4 cos 6x
a) y = (2/3) sin 6x + C
b) 2y = (2/3) sin 6x + C
c) 2y = sin 6x + C
d) y = sin 6x + C
754. Solve the differential equation: dy/dx = 2/(x^2 + 4)
a) y = arctan (x/2) + c
b) y = arctan (x) + c
c) y = 2arctan (x) + c
d) y = arctan (x -2) + c
755. Find the particular equation of the differential equation: dy/dx = 3e^x, when y = 6,
and x = 0
a) y = 3e^x + 3
b) y = e^x + 3
 c) 3y = e^x + 3
d) 3y = 3e^x - 3
756. Find the particular equation of the differential equation: dx/dy = 4y, when y = 3, and x
=0
a) y = 3e^4x
b) y = 4e^3x
c) 4y = 3e^4x
d) 4y = 3e^3x
757. Find the particular equation of the differential equation: dx/dy = 4 sin^2 x , when y =
2, and x = pi/2.
a) y = -2 cos 2x
b) y = 2 cos 2x
c) y = 2sin 2x
d) y = -2sin 2x
758. Solve the equation: (3x^2 - 2xy + 3y^2)dx - 4xydy = 0
a) (y -x)(y + 3x)^3 = cx^3
b) (y + x)(y + 3x) = cx^3
c) (y + x)(y - 3x)^3 = cx^3
d) (y - x)(y - 3x) = cx^3
759. Solve the equation : xydx + (x^2 + y^2)dy = 0
a) y^2(2x^2 + y^2) = c
b) y^2(2x^2 - y^2) = c
c) y^2(x^2 - y^2) = c
d) y^2(x^2 + y^2) = c
760. Obtain the general equation: 3(3x^2 + y^2)dx - xydy = 0
a) x^3 = c (9x^2 + y^2)
b) x^3 = c (x^2 + y^2)
c) x^3 = c (x^2 - y^2)
d) x^3 = c (9x^2 - y^2)
761. Obtain the general equation: 2(2x^2 + y^2) dx - xydy = 0
a) x^4 = c^2 (4x^2 + y^2)
b) x^4 = c^2 (4x^2 - y^2)
c) x^3 = c^2 (4x^2 - y^2)
d) x^3 = c^2 (4x^2 + y^2)
762. Obtain the general equation: x^2 y' = 4x^2 + 7xy + 2y^2
a) x^2 (y + 2x) = c (y + x)
b) x^2 (y - 2x) = c (y - x)
c) x (y - 2x) = c (y - x)
d) x (y - 2x) = c (y - x)
763. Obtain the general equation: (x^2 + 2xy - 4y^2)dx - (x^2 - 8xy - 4y^2)dy = 0
a) x^2 + 4y^2 = c (x + y)
b) x^2 - 4y^2 = c (x - y)
c) x^2 - y^2 = c (x - y)
d) x^2 - y^2 = c (x + y)
764. Obtain the general equation: (x^2 + y^2)dx + xydy = 0
a) x^2 (x^2 + 2y^2) = c^4
 b) 4x^2 (x^2 + 2y^2) = c^4
c) 4x^2 (x^2 - 2y^2) = c^4
d) x^2 (x^2 - 2y^2) = c^4
765. Obtain the general equation: v^2 dx + x (x + v) dv = 0
a) xv^2 = c (x + 2v)
b) xv^3 = c (x - 2v)
c) v^3 = c (x - 2v)
d) v^2 = c (x + 2v)
766. Solve the differential equation: (xy^2 + y - x) dx + x(xy + 1)dy = 0
a) x^2 y^2 + 2xy - x^2 = c
b) x^2 y + 2x^2 y^2 - x^3y = c
c) x^2 y - 2x^2 y^2 - x^3y = c
d) x^2 y^2 - 2x^3 y^2 + x^3y = c
767. Find two numbers whose sum is 20, if the product of one by the cube of another is to
be the maximum.
a) 5 and 15
b) 10 and 10
c) 4 and 16
d) 8 and 12
768. The sum of two numbers is 12. Find the minimum value of the sum of their cubes.
a) 432
b) 644
c) 346
d) 244
769. A printed page must contain 60sq.m. of printed material. There are to be margins of
5cm. on either side and the margins of 3cm. on top and bottom. How long should the
printed lines be in order to minimize the amount of paper used?
a) 10
b) 18
c) 12
d) 15
770. 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. How many students should make the trip in order for the
school to receive the largest group income?
a) 225
b) 250
c) 200
d) 195
771. At what point of the curve y = x^3 + 3x are the values of y' and y'' equal?
a) (1, 4)
b) (2, 14)
c) (-1, -4)
d) (0, 0)
772. What is the 50th derivative of y = cosx
a) cos x
 b) cos x
c) -sin x
d) sin x
773. If y = x^2, find delta y minus dy when x = 2 and dx = 0.01.
a) 0.0001
b) 0.001
c) 0.0002
d) 0.002
774. If f(x) = x^3 + 2x, find f''(2).
a) 12
b) 11
c) 10
d) 13
775. The motion of a particle along the x-axis is given by the equation x = 2t^3 - 3t^2.
Find the velocity of the particle when t = 2.
a) 12
b) 11
c) 9
d) 10
776. Find x for which the line tangent to the parabola y = 4x - x^2 is horizontal.
a) 2
b) -4
c) 4
d) -2
777. If y = x^3 - 2x^2 + 3x - 1, then d^2y/dx^2 is equal to
a) 6x - 4
b) 6x + 4
c) 6x
d) 3x - 4
778. If y = x^2 - 2x and x changes from 2 to 2.01, find delta y
a) 0.0201
b) 0.012
c) 0.021
d) 0.0102
779. The radius R of a circle is increasing at the rate of 1cm per sec. how fast is the area
changing when R = 4cm?
a) 8 pi cm^2/s
b) 10pi cm^2/s
c) 6pi cm^2/s
d) 12pi cm^2/s
780. If an error of 1 percent is made in measuring the edge of a cube, what is the
percentage error in the computed volume?
a) 3percent
b) 2 percent
c) 4 percent
d) 5 percent
781. Find the derivative of y with respect to x of y = xlnx - x.
a) ln x
b) x
c) 1
d) lnx - 1
782. For what value of x will the curve y = x^3 - 3x^2 + 4 be concave upward
a) 2
b) 1
c) 3
d) 4
783. Find the 3rd derivative of y = xlnx.
a) -1/x^2
b) -1/x
c) -1/x^3
d) -1
784. If xy^3 + yx^3 = 2, find dy/dx at the point (1,1)
a) -1
b) 1
c) 2
d) -2
785. How fast does the diagonal of a cube increase if each edge of the cube increases at
a constant rate of 5cm/s?
a) 8.7 cm/s
b) 7.7 cm/s
c) 6.7 cm/s
d) 9.7 cm/s
786. If f(x) = tanx - x and g(x) = x^3, evaluate the limit of f(x)/g(x) as x approaches zero
a) 1/3
b) 3
c) 0
d) infinity
787. If y = e^x + x^e + x^x, find y' at x = 1.
a) 2e + 1
b) e + 1
c) e - 1
d) 2e - 1
788. Find the value of x for which y = x^3 - 3x^2 has a minimum value.
a) 2
b) 1
c) 0
d) -2
789. If z = xy^2, and x changes from 1 to 1.0, and y changes from 2 to 1.98, find the
approximate change in z
a) -0.0404
b) -0.0303
c) -0.0505
 d) -0.0202
790. If y = ln(tanhx), find dy/dx.
a) 2 csch^2 x
b) 2 sech^2 x
c) 2 coth^2 x
d) 2 sech 2^x
791. Find the approximate surface area of a sphere of radius 5.02 cm.
a) 317 sq.cm
b) 315 sq. cm
c) 313 sq. cm
d) 311 sq. cm
792. Find the value of x for which y = x^5 - 5x^3 - 20x - 2 will have a maximum point
a) -2
b) -1
c) 1
d) 2
793. A particle moves along the circumference of a circle of radius 10-ft in such a manner
that its distance measured along the circumference from a fixed point at the end of t
sec is given by the equation s = t^2. Find the angular velocity at the end of 3
seconds.
a) 0.60 rad/s
b) 0.70 rad/s
c) 0.50 rad/s
d) 0.40 rad/s
794. Te volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of 6 cm3/min. How fast is the surface
increasing when the length of each edge is 12 cm?
a) 2 cm^2 /min
b) 4 cm^2 /min
c) 3 cm^2 /min
d) 5 cm^2 /min
795. Find the relative error in the computed area of an equilateral triangle due to an error
of 3 percent in measuring the edge of the triangle.
a) 0.06
b) 0.05
c) 0.07
d) 0.08
796. A body is thrown vertically upward from the ground. After 2 seconds, its velocity is
10 ft/sec. Find its initial velocity
a) 74 fps
b) 64 fps
c) 54 fps
d) 84 fps
797. Find C co that the line y = 4x + 3 is tangent to the curve y = x^2 + C.
a) 6
b) 5
c) 4
 d) 3
798. Find the second derivative (y'') of 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 36 by implicit differentiation
a) -16/9y^3
b) -9y^3/16
c) -9/16y^3
d) -16y^3/9
799. If y = 1/2x(sin(lnx) - cos(lnx)), find dy/dx.
a) sin(lnx)
b) cos (lnx)
c) -sin(lnx)
d) -cos(lnx)
800. If y = 4/(2x - 1)^3, find y'' at x = 1.
a) 192
b) 191
c) 190
d) 193
801. Find the value of x and y which satisfy 2x + 3y = 8 and whose product is a minimum.
a) 2 and 4/3
b) 3/2 and 5/3
c) 3 and 2/3
d) 1 and 2
802. What is the maximum value of y = 3sinx + 4cosx ?
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
803. Find the maximum point of the curve y = 4 + 3x - x^3
a) (1,6)
b) (0,4)
c) (-2,6)
d) (-3,22)
804. If (0,4) and (1,6) are critical points of y = a + bx + cx^3, find the value of c
a) -1
b) 2
c) 1
d) -2
805. Find the volume of the solid bounded by the plane x + y + z = 1 and the coordinate
planes.
a) 1/6
b) 1/5
c) 1/4
d) 1/3
806. Find the general solution of y' = x- 2y
a) 4y = 2x - 1 + ce^(-2x)
b) x = y^2 - 1 + c e^(-y^2)
c) 2 ( x + 2)^-1 + c (x + 2)^ -4
 d) 2y = x^5 + cx^3
807. Given a triangle, C = 100 degrees , a = 15 m, b = 20 m . Find c.
a) 27 m
b) 26 m
c) 28 m
d) 29 m
808. The perimeter of a triangle is 271cm. The interior angles are 40 deg, 70 deg, and 70
deg, respectively. What is the length of the longest side?
a) 100.9 cm
b) 100.6
c) 101.6 cm
d) 101.9 cm
809. Coversine A is equal to
a) 1 - sin A
b) 1 - cosA
c) 1 + cosA
d) 1 + sin A
810. Which of the following is false as the angle A increases from 0 degrees to 90
degrees ?
a) sec A decreases from one to infinity
b) cos A decreases from one to zero
c) tan A increases from zero to infinity
d) sin A increases from zero to one
811. Which of the following functions is positive if angle A terminates in the second
quadrant ?
a) csc A
b) tan A
c) sec A
d) cos A
812. If sin 3A = cos 6B, then
a) A + 2B = 30 degrees
b) A + B = 180 degrees
c) A + 2B = 90 degrees
d) A - 2B = 90 degrees
813. Simplify Arctan(1/3) + Arctan(1/5)
a) Arctan (4/7)
b) Arctan (7/4)
c) Arctan (8/15)
d) Arctan (1/15)
814. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
a) IV
b) I
c) III
d) II
815. The distance between the points (sin x, cos x) and (cos x, -sin x) is:
a) sqr of 2
 b) 2 sin x cos x
c) 4 sin x cos x
d) 1
816. Find the radian measure of the smallest positive angle that is coterminal with the
angle -2pi/3.
a) 4pi/3
b) pi/3
c) 0.87
d) 5.74
817. Find the degree measure to the nearest hundreth of a degree 5pi/7 given in radian.
a) 128.57 degrees
b) 91.22 degrees
c) 182.75 degrees
d) 21.92 degrees
818. Given an angle theta = 315 deg in standard position, find the associated reference
angle of ?.
a) 45 deg
b) 90 deg
c) -315 deg
d) 675deg
819. Find the value of arctan [ 2 cos (arcsin (sqr 3 / 2 ) ]
a) pi/4
b) pi/6
c) pi/3
d) pi/2
820. Find the amplitude and phase of the wave defined by y = 3 sin 2/3 t.
a) 3; 3pi
b) 6; 6pi
c) 2; 2/3
d) 3; (2^pi)/3
821. What is the phase shift of the graph of f(t) = 1/2 sin ( t + pi) ?
a) pi units to the left
b) pi units to the right
c) pi/2 units to the left
d) pi/2 units to the right
822. What is the period of f(t) = 2 cos 1/3 t ?
a) 3pi
b) 6pi
c) 2
d) 1/3
823. Find the trigonometric function f(t) such that the amplitude is 3, period is 2pi, and is
shifted a distance of pi/2 units to the right.
a) f(t) = 3 sec ( t + pi/2)
b) f(t) = 3 tan ( t + pi/2)
c) f(t) = sec pi/2 t
d) f(t) = tan pi/2 t
824. At the point P angle of elevation of the top of a hill is 36.3 degrees. At a point Q on
the same horizontal line as P and the foot of the hill and 60.0 m from P, the angle of
elevation is 24.5 Find the height of the hill.
a) 72
b) 68
c) 70
d) 60
825. If Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 6 A. M., what is the time at a place located 30 deg
East longitude?
a) 8 A.M.
b) 9 A.M.
c) 7 A.M.
d) 4 A. M.
826. If the longitude of Tokyo is 139 deg E and that of Manila is 121 deg E, what is the
time difference between Tokyo and Manila?
a) 1 hr and 12min
b) 1 hr and 5 min
c) 1 hr and 8 min
d) 1 hr and 10 min
827. One degree on the equator of the earth is equivalent to ____________ in time.
a) 4 min
b) 1 min
c) 30 min
d) 1 hr
828. A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90 deg and sides a = 50 deg and c = 80
deg. Find the value of "b" in degrees.
a) 74.33
b) 73.22
c) 75.44
d) 76.55
829. Solve for side b of a right spherical triangle ABC whose parts are a = 46 deg, c = 75
deg and C = 90 deg
a. 68 deg
b. 74 deg
c. 48 deg
d. 74 deg
830. Given a right spherical triangle whose parts are a = 82 deg, b = 62 deg and C = 90
deg . What is the value of the side opposite the right angle ?
a) 86deg 15'
b) 83deg 30'
c) 84 deg 45'
d) 85 deg 15'
831. Determine the value of the angle B of an isosceles spherical triangle ABC whose
given parts are b = c = 54deg 28' and a = 92 deg 30'
a) 41 deg 45'
b) 89deg 45'
 c) 55 deg 45'
d) 84deg 45'
832. Solve the angle A in the spherical triangle ABC, given a = 106deg 25', c = 42 deg 16'
and B = 114 deg 53'
a) 97deg 09'
b) 80deg 42'
c) 72deg 43'
d) 45deg 54'
833. Solve for angle C of the oblique spherical triangle ABC given, a = 80 deg, c = 115
deg and A = 72 deg
a) 119 deg
b) 95 deg
c) 85 deg
d) 61 deg
834. Determine the spherical excess of the spherical triangle ABC given a = 56 deg, b =
65 deg and c = 78 deg
a) 33 deg 33'
b) 68 deg 37'
c) 90 deg 57'
d) 98 deg 45'
835. What is the spherical excess of a spherical triangle whose angles are all right
angles?
a) 90 deg
b) 45 deg
c) 60 deg
d) 30 deg
836. The area of spherical triangle ABC whose parts are A = 93deg 40', B = 64deg 12', C
= 116deg 51' and the radius of the sphere is 100 m is:
a) 16531 sq. m.
b) 15613 sq. m.
c) 18645 sq. m.
d) 25612 sq. m.
837. A spherical triangle has an area of 327.25 sq. km. What is the radius of the sphere if
its spherical excess is 30 deg?
a) 25 km
b) 20 km
c) 22 km
d) 28 km
838. Solve the ramaining side of the spherical triangle whose given parts are A = B = 80
deg and a = b = 89 deg
a) 168 deg 31'
b) 158 deg 12'
c) 162 deg 21'
d) 172 deg 12'
839. A ship on a certain day is at latitude 20 deg N and longitude 140 deg E. After sailing
for 150 hrs at a uniform speed along a great circle route, it reaches a point at latitude
 10 deg S and longitude 170 deg E. If the radius of the earth is 3959 miles, find the
speed in miles per hour.
a) 16.4
b) 15.4
c) 17.4
d) 19.4
840. Sin (B-A) is equal to ________, when B = 270 degrees and A is an acute angle.
a) -cos A
b) cos A
c) -sin A
d) sin A
841. If sec ^2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1 - sin^2 A is equivalent to
a) 0.4
b) 1.5
c) 2.5
d) 0.6
842. (cos A)^4 - (sin A)^4 is equal to _______.
a) cos 2A
b) cos 4A
c) sin 2A
d) sin 4A
843. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
a) IV
b) II
c) III
d) I
844. 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 4th quadrant?
a) sin B < 0 and cos B > 0
b) sin B > 0 and cos B > 0
c) sin B < 0 and cos B < 0
d) sin B > 0 and cos B < 0
845. Csc 520 degrees is equal to
a) csc 20 degrees
b) cos 20 degrees
c) tan 45 degrees
d) sin 20 degrees
846. If sin 3A = cos 6B, then
a) A + 2B = 30 degrees
b) A + B = 90deg
c) A + B = 180deg
d) None of these
847. Solve for x, if tan 3x = 5 tan x
a) 20.705 deg
b) 30.705 deg
c) 35.705 deg
 d) 15.705 deg
848. If sin x cos x + sin 2x = 1, what are the values of x?
a) 20.90 deg, 69.1 deg
b) 32.2 deg, 69.3 deg
c) -20.67deg, 69.3 deg
d) -32.2 deg, 69.3 deg
849. Solve for G is csc ( 11G - 16 degrees) = sec (5G + 26degrees).
a) 5 deg
b) 7deg
c) 6deg
d) 4deg
850. Find the value of A between 270deg and 360deg if 2 sin^2 A - sin A = 1
a) 330 deg
b) 310 deg
c) 320 deg
d) 300 deg
851. Find the value of sin ( arc cos 15/17 )
a) 8/ 17
b) 8/ 15
c) 8/ 19
d) 8/ 11
852. The sine of a certain angle is 0.6, calculate the cotangent of the angle.
a) 4/ 3
b) 5/ 4
c) 4/ 5
d) 3/ 4
853. If sec 2A = 1/ sin 13A , determine the angle A in degrees.
a) 6 deg
b) 5 deg
c) 3 deg
d) 7 deg
854. If tan x = 1/2, tan y = 1/3, what is the value of tan (x + y) ?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 1/ 6
d) 1/ 2
855. Evaluate arc cot [ 2cos (arc sin 0.50)]
a) 30 deg
b) 45 deg
c) 60 deg
d) 90 deg
856. Solve for x in the equation: arc tan (x + 1) + arc tan (x - 1) = arc tan (12)
a) 1.34
b) 1.5
c) 1.2
d) 1.25
857. Solve for A for the given equation cos^2 A = 1 - cos^2 A
a) 45,135, 225, 315 degrees
b) 45,125, 225, 335 degrees
c) 45,125, 225, 315 degrees
d) 45,150, 220, 315 degrees
858. Solve for the value of A when sin A = 3.5 x and cos A = 5.5x
a) 32.47 deg
b) 33.68 deg
c) 34.12 deg
d) 35.21 deg
859. If sin A = 2.511 x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of x ?
a) 0.256
b) 0.265
c) 0.562
d) 0.625
860. If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius 10 cm, determine
the side of the triangle.
a) 34.64 cm
b) 64.12 cm
c) 36.44 cm
d) 32.10 cm
861. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m each, respectively. The angle opposite
the 150m side is 26 deg. What is the third side?
a) 341.78 m
b) 197.49m
c) 218.61 m
d) 282.25 m
862. The sides of a triangular lot are 130m, 180 m and 190 m. The lot is to be divided by
a line bisecting the longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. Find the length
of the line.
a) 125m
b) 120m
c) 130m
d) 128m
863. The sides of a triangle are 195, 157 and 210, respectively. What is the area of the
triangle?
a) 14,586 sq. units
b) 73,250 sq. units
c) 10,250 sq. units
d) 11,260 sq. units
864. The sides of a triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is doubled, how many
square units will the area of the new triangle be?
a) 240
b) 420
c) 320
d) 200
865. Points A and B 1000m apart are plotted on a straight highway running East and
West. From A , the bearing of tower C is 32 deg W of N and from B the bearing of C
is 26 deg N of E. Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the highway.
a) 374 m
b) 364 m
c) 384 m
d) 894 m
866. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30deg. He walks 85 m
nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60deg. What is the height of
the tower?
a) 73.61 m
b) 76.31 m
c) 73.31 m
d) 73.16 m
867. A pole cast a shadow 15 m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61deg. If
the pole is leaned 15 deg from the vertical directly towards the sun, determine the
length of the pole.
a) 54.23 m
b) 48.23 m
c) 42.44 m
d) 46.21 m
868. A wire supporting a pole is fastened to it 20 feet from the ground and to the ground
15 feet from the pole. Determine the length of the wire and the angle it makes with
the pole.
a) 25 ft, 36.87 deg
b) 25 ft, 58.13 deg
c) 24 ft, 36.87 deg
d) 24 ft, 53.13 deg
869. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units more than its
base and the altitude of the other triangle is 3 units less than its base. Find the
altitudes, if the areas of the triangles differ by 21 square units.
a) 4 and 10
b) 5 and 11
c) 3 and 9
d) 6 and 12
870. Find the supplement of an angle whose compliment is 62 deg.
a) 152 deg
b) 118 deg
c) 45 deg
d) 28 deg
871. A certain angle has a supplement 5 times its compliment. Find the angle.
a) 67.5 deg
b) 157.5 deg
c) 168.5 deg
d) 186 deg
872. The sum of the two interior angles of the triangle is equal to the third angle and the
difference of the two angles is equal to 2/3 of the third angle. Find the third angle.
a) 90 deg
b) 15 deg
c) 120 deg
d) 75 deg
873. The measure 0f 1 and a half revolutions counter-clockwise is:
a) 540 deg
b) -90 deg
c) 520 deg
d) +90 deg
874. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counterclockwise is:
a) 810 deg
b) 805 deg
c) -810 deg
d) -835 deg
875. 1. Solve for theta: sin theta - sec theta + csc theta - tan 20 = -0.0866
a) 43 deg
b) 41 deg
c) 47 deg
d) 40 deg
876. Given three angles A, B, and C whose sum is 180. If the tan A + tan B + tan C = x,
find the value of tan A x tan B x tan C.
a) x
b) x/2
c) sqr of x
d) 1-x
877. What is the sine of 820 deg
a) 0.984
b) -0.866
c) 0.866
d) -0.5
878. csc 270deg =
a) -1
b) 1
c) sqr of 3
d) -sqr of 3
879. If coversine theta is 0.134, find the value of ?.
a) 60 deg
b) 45 deg
c) 30 deg
d) 20 deg
880. Solve for cos 72 deg if the given relationship is cos 2A = 2 cos^2 A - 1
a) 0.309
b) 0.258
c) 0.268
 d) 0.315
881. Find the value of sin (arcos 15/17).
a) 8/17
b) 17/9
c) 8/21
d) 8/9
882. If sin 40 deg + sin 20deg = sin theta, find the value of theta.
a) 80 deg
b) 20 deg
c) 120 deg
d) 60 deg
883. How many different value of x from 0deg to 180deg for the equation (2sin x - 1)(cos
x + 1) = 0?
a) 3
b) 0
c) 1
d) 2
884. Find the value of x in the equation csc x + cot x = 3.
a) pi/5
b) pi/2
c) pi/3
d) pi/4
885. If sec^2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1 - sin^2 A is equivalent to:
a) 0.4
b) 1.5
c) 0.6
d) 2.5
886. Find sin x if 2 sin x + 3 cos x - 2 = 0.
a) 1 and -5/13
b) -1 and 5/13
c) 1 and 5/13
d) -1 and -5/13
887. If sin A = 4/5, A in quadrant II, sin B = 7/25, B in quadrant I, find sin (A + B).
a) 3/5
b) 2/5
c) 3/4
d) 4/5
888. If sin A =2.571x, cos A = 3.06, and sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of x.
a) 0.25
b) 0.1
c) 0.15
d) 0.35
889. If cos theta = sqr 3/2, what is the value of x if x = 1 - tan^2 theta
a) 2/3
b) 4/3
c) -1/3
 d) -2
890. If sin theta - cos theta = -1/3, what is the value of sin 2theta?
a) 8/9
b) 1/9
c) 1/3
d) 4/9
891. If x cos theta + y sin theta = 1 and x sin theta - y cos theta =3 , what is the
relationship between x and y ?
a) x^2 + y^2 = 10
b) x^2 + y^2 = 16
c) x^2 + y^2 = 5
d) x^2 + y^2 = 20
892. The equation 2 sin theta + 2 cos theta - 1 = sqr 3 is:
a) a conditional equation
b) a parametric equation
c) an identity
d) a quandratic equation
893. if cos theta = x / 2 then 1 ? tan^2 theta is equal to:
a) (2x^2 -4)/x^2
b) (2x^2 -4)/x
c) (2x^2 +4)/x^2
d) (4 - 2x^2)/x^2
894. Find the value in degrees of arcos (tan 24deg).
a) 63.56
b) 60.84
c) 62.35
d) 61.48
895. Solve for x in the equation: arctan (2x) + arctan (x) = pi/4
a) 0.281
b) 0.182
c) 0.218
d) 0.821
896. Solve for y if y = (1/sin x ? 1/tan x)(1 + cos x)
a) sin x
b) cos x
c) tan x
d) sec^2 x
897. Solve for x: x = (tan theta + cot theta)^2 sin^2 theta - tan^2 theta.
a) sin theta
b) cos theta
c) 1
d) 2
898. Solve for x: 1 - (sin theta - cos theta)^2
a) sin 2theta
b) cos 2theta
c) sin theta cos theta
 d) -2 cos theta
899. Which of the following is different from the others?
a) cos 3x - sin 3x
b) 2 cos 2x - 1
c) cos 4x - sin 4x
d) 1 - 2 sin 2x
900. The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is equal to:
a) sinh 2x
b) e^x
c) e^-x
d) cosh 2x
901. In an isosceles right triangle, the hypotenuse is how much longer than its sides?
a) sqr 2 times
b) 2 times
c) 1.5 times
d) 1.2 times
902. In an isosceles right triangle, the hypotenuse is how much longer than its sides?
a) 2 mils
b) 2.5 mils
c) 4 mils
d) 1 mil
903. The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having 8.25% grade is _____degrees.
a) 4.72 degrees
b) 1.86 degrees
c) 4.27 degrees
d) 5.12 degrees
904. The sides of a right triangle is in arithmetic progression whose common difference if
6 cm. its area is:
a) 216 cm^2
b) 270 cm^2
c) 360cm^2
d) 144 cm^2
905. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 cm. Find the length of the shortest leg if it is
14 cm shorter than the other leg.
a) 16 cm
b) 15 cm
c) 17 cm
d) 18 cm
906. A truck travels from point M northward for 30 min. then eastward for one hour, then
shifted N 30 deg W. if the constant speed is 40 Kph, how far directly from M, in km.
will be it after 2 hours?
a) 47.9
b) 45.2
c) 43.5
d) 41.6
907. Two sides of a triangle measures 6 cm. and 8 cm. and their included angle is 40
degrees. Find the third side.
a) 5.144 cm
b) 5.263 cm
c) 4.256 cm
d) 5.645 cm
908. Two sides of a triangle measures 6 cm. and 8 cm. and their included angle is
40degrees. Find the third side.
a) 93.74
b) 94.74
c) 92.74
d) 91.74
909. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 15 cm, BC = 18 cm, and CA = 24 cm.
Determine the distance from the point of intersection of the angular bisectors to side
AB.
a) 4.73
b) 6.25
c) 3.78
d) 5.21
910. If AB = 15 m, BC = 18 m and CA = 24 m, find the point of intersection of the angular
bisector from the vertex C.
a) 14.3
b) 13.4
c) 12.1
d) 11.3
911. In triangle ABC, angle C = 70 degrees; angle A = 45 degrees; AB = 40 m. what is
the length of the median drawn from vertex A to side BC?
a) 36.3m
b) 37.1 m
c) 36.8 m
d) 37.4 m
912. Given a triangle ABC whose angles are A = 40 deg, B = 95 deg and side b = 30 cm.
find the length of the bisector of angle C.
a) 21.74 cm
b) 22.35 cm
c) 20.45 cm
d) 20.98 cm
913. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180 m, and 190 m. the lot is to be divided by
a line bisecting the longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. The length of
this dividing line is:
a) 125 m
b) 130 m
c) 100 m
d) 115 m
914. From a point outside of an equilateral triangle, the distances to the vertices are 10m,
10m, and 18m. Find the dimension of the triangle.
 a) 19.94
b) 12.25
c) 45.68
d) 25.63
915. Points A and B 1000m apart are plotted on a straight highway running East and
West. From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32 degrees N of W and from B the bearing
of C is 26 degrees N of E. Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the
highway.
a) 274m
b) 264 m
c) 284 m
d) 294 m
916. An airplane leaves an aircraft carrier and flies South at 350 mph. The carrier travels
S 30degrees E at 25 mph. If the wireless communication range of the airplane is 700
miles, when will it lose contact with the carrier?
a) after 2.13 hours
b) after 5.57 hours
c) after 4.54 hours
d) after 4.36 hours
917. A statue 2 meters high stands on a column that is 3 meters high. An observer in
level with the top of the statue observed that the column and the statue subtend the
same angle. How far is the observer from the statue?
a) 2 (sqr of 5 meters)
b) 5 (sqr of 2 meters)
c) 20 meters
d) sqr of 10 meters
918. From the top of a building 100 m high, the angle of depression of a point A due East
of it is 30 degree. From a poit B due South of the building, the angle of elevation of
the top is 60?. Find the distance AB.
a) (100 (sqr 30))/3
b) (100 (sqr 3))/30
c) 200 - sqr 30
d) 100 + 3(sqr30)
919. An observer found the angle of elevation of the top of the tree to be 27 deg. After
moving 10m closer (on the same vertical and horizontal plane as the tree), the angle
of elevation becomes 54deg. Find the height of the tree.
a) 8.09 m
b) 7.02 m
c) 7.53 m
d) 8.65 m
920. From a point A at the foot of the mountain, the angle of elevation of the top B is 60
deg. After ascending the mountain one (1) mile to an inclination of 30 deg to the
horizon, and reaching a point C, an observer finds that the angle ACB is 135 deg.
a) 12493
b) 14386
c) 11672
 d) 11223
921. A vertical pole is 10 m from a building. When the angle of elevation of the sum is 45
deg, the pole cast a shadow on the building 1 m high. Find the height of the pole.
a) 11 meters
b) 0 meter
c) 12 meters
d) 13 meters
922. A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61
deg. If the pole has leaned 15 deg from the vertical directly toward the sun, what is
the length of the pole?
a) 54.23
b) 52.43
c) 53.25
d) 53.24
923. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes sights at the top of
the tower from A and B, which are 50 ft. apart, at the same elevation on a direct line
with the tower. The vertical angle at point A is 30 deg and at point B is 40 deg. What
is the height of the tower?
a) 92.54 ft
b) 110.29 ft
c) 143.97 ft
d) 85.6 ft
924. From the foot of tower B the angle of elevation of the top of tower A is 28 deg. Both
towers are on a level ground. If the height of tower B is 120m, how high is tower A in
m?
a) 40.7
b) 44.1
c) 42.3
d) 38.6
925. Points A and B are 100 m apart and are on the same elevation as the foot of a
building. The angles of elevation of the top of the building from points A and B are 21
deg and 32 deg, respectively. How far is A from the building in m?
a) 259.2
b) 265.4
c) 271.6
d) 277.9
926. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. He walks
85 m. nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the
height of the tower?
a) 73.61 m
b) 76.31 m
c) 73.31 m
d) 73.16 m
927. The angle of elevation of a point C from a pint B is 29deg 42'; the angle of elevation
of C from another point A 31.2 m directly below B is 59 deg 23'. How high is C from
the horizontal line through A?
 a) 47.1 m
b) 52.3 m
c) 35.1 m
d) 66.9 m
928. A man improvises a temporary shield from the sun using a triangular piece of wood
with dimensions of 1.4m, 1.5 m, and 1.3 m. with the longer side lying horizontally on
the ground, he props up the other corner of the triangle with a vertical pole 0.9m
long. What would be the area of the shadow on the ground when the sun is vertically
overhead?
a) 0.5 m^2
b) 0.75m^2
c) 0.84m^2
d) 0.95m^2
929. A clock has a dial face 12 inches in radius. The minute hand is 9 inches long while
the hour hand is 6 inches long. The plane of rotation of the minute hand is 2 inches
above the plane of rotation of the hour hand. Find the distance between the tips of
the hands at 5:40 AM.
a) 9.17 inches
b) 8.23 inches
c) 10.65 inches
d) 11.25 inches
930. If the bearing of A from B is 40deg W, then the bearing of B from A is:
a) N 40deg E
b) N 40deg W
c) N 50deg E
d) N 50deg W
931. A plane hillside is inclined at an angle of 28 deg with the horizontal. A man wearing
skis can climb this hillside by following a straight path inclined at an angle of 12 dge
to the horizontal, but one without skis must follow a path inclined at an angle of only
5 deg with the horizontal. Find the angle between the directions of the two paths.
a) 15.56 deg
b) 17.22 deg
c) 18.74 deg
d) 13.21 deg
932. Calculate the area of a spherical triangle whose radius is 5 m and whose angles are
40 deg, 65deg and 110 deg.
a) 15.27 sq.m.
b) 16.45 sq.m.
c) 14.89 sq. m.
d) 12.34 sq.m.
933. A right spherical triangle has an angle C = 90deg, a = 50 deg, and c = 80 deg. Find
the side b.
a) 74.33 deg
b) 78.66 deg
c) 45.33 deg
d) 75.89 deg
934. If the time is 8:00 a.m. GMT, what is the time in the Philippines, which is located at
120deg East longitude?
a) 4:00 PM
b) 4:00 AM
c) 6:00 PM
d) 6:00 AM
935. An airplane flew from Manila (14deg 36'N, 121deg 05'E) at a course of S 30deg E
maintaining a certain altitude and following a great circle path. If its groundspeed is
350 knots, after how many hours will it cross the equator?
a) 2.87 hours
b) 2.27 hours
c) 3.17hours
d) 3.97 hours
936. Find the distance in nautical miles between Manila and San Francisco. Manila is
located at 14deg 36'N latitude and 121deg 05' E longitude. San Francisco is situated
at 37deg 48' N latitude and 122deg 24' W longitude.
a) 6046.2 nautical miles
b) 6326.2 nautical miles
c) 5896.2 nautical miles
d) 7856.2 nautical miles
937. From the top of a lighthouse 37 m above sea level, the angle of depression of a boat
is 15 deg. How far is the boat from the lighthouse?
a) 138.1 m
b) 137.2 m
c) 136.3 m
d) 135.4 m
938. The angles B and C of a triangle ABC are 50deg 30' and 122deg 09' respectively
and BC = 9, find the length of AB.
a) 59.56
b) 60.66
c) 58.46
d) 57.36
939. If the product of csc(x/2) and cos(x/3 + 60deg) is equal to 1, find the value of x.
a) 36 deg
b) 46 deg
c) 26 deg
d) 16 deg
940. If Arctanx + Arctan(1/3) = 45deg, find x.
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 1/5
d) 1/6
941. At a certain instant, a lighthouse is 4 miles north of a ship which is traveling directly
east. If after 10 minutes, the bearing of the lighthouse is found to be North 21 degree
15 minutes West, find the speed of the ship in miles per hour.
a) 9.3 mph
 b) 8.3 mph
c) 10.3 mph
d) 11.3 mph
942. Two buildings with flat roofs are 15 m apart. From the edge of the roof of the lower
building, the angle of elevation of the edge of the roof of the taller building is 32deg.
How high is the taller building if the lower building is 18 m high?
a) 27.4
b) 28.4 m
c) 29.4 m
d) 26.4 m
943. If two sides of a triangle are each equal to 8 units and the included angle is 70deg,
find the third side.
a) 9.18
b) 8.17
c) 7.16
d) 6.15
944. A tower 28.65 m high is situated on the bank of a river. The angle of depression of
an object on the opposite bank of the river is 25deg 20'. Find the width of the river.
a) 60.52 m
b) 65.20 m
c) 63.25
d) 62.52 m
945. Two cars start at the same time from the same station and move along straight
roads that form an angle of 30 deg, one car at the rate of 30 kph and the other at the
rate of 40 kph. How far apart are the cars at the end of half an hour ?
a) 10.27 km
b) 10.37 km
c) 10.47 km
d) 10.17 km
946. The bearing of B from A is N20 deg E, the bearing of C from B is S30deg E and the
bearing of A from C is S40 deg W. If AB = 10, find the area of triangle ABC.
a) 13.94
b) 12.93
c) 11.92
d) 14.95
947. Two ships start from the same point, one going south and the other North 28deg
East. If the speed of the first ship is 12 kph and the second ship is 16 kph, find the
distance between them after 45 minutes.
a) 20.4 km
b) 19.2 km
c) 18.5 km
d) 17.3 km
948. If tan theta = 1/2 and theta is in the 1st quadrant, find tan 4theta.
a) -24/7
b) -20/7
c) -23/7
 d) -22/7
949. Find the height of a tree if the angle of elevation of its top changes from 20deg to
40deg as the observer advances 23m toward its base.
a) 158.5 m
b) 159.5
c) 148.5
d) 138.5 m
950. Evaluate tan (Arccos(12/13) - Arcsin(4/5))
a) -33/56
b) -33/55
c) -33/54
d) -33/53
951. Three times the sine of an angle is equal to twice the square of the cosine of the
same angle. Find the angle.
a) 30 deg
b) 35 deg
c) 25 deg
d) 20 deg
952. Stations A and B are 1000 m apart on a straight road running from eat to west. From
A, the bearing of a tower at C is 32deg west of north and from B, the bearing of C is
26deg north of east. Find the shortest distance of the tower at C from the road.
a) 273.92 m
b) 263.92
c) 253.92 m
d) 243.92 m
953. A tree stands vertically on a hillside which makes an angle of 22deg with the
horizontal. From a point 60 ft down the hill directly from the base of the tree, the
angle of elevation of the top of the tree is 55deg. How high is the tree ?
a) 56.97 ft
b) 57.96 ft
c) 59.76 ft
d) 57.69 ft
954. The angle of triangle ABC are in the ratio 5:10:21 and the side opposite the smallest
angle is 5. Find the side opposite the largest angle.
a) 11.43
b) 13.14
c) 14.31
d) 13.41
955. On the top of a cliff, the farthest distance that can be seen on the surface of the
earth is 60 miles. How high is the cliff if the radius of the earth is taken to be 4000
miles ?
a) 0.45 mi
b) 0.47 mi
c) 0.43 mi
d) 0.41 mi
956. Two towers are of equal height. At a point P on level ground between them, the
angle of elevation of the top of the nearer tower is 60 deg and at a point M 24 meters
directly away from point P, the angle of elevation of the top of the nearer tower is 45
deg. How high is each tower ?
a) 20.8 m
b) 19.8 m
c) 18.8 m
d) 17.8 m
957. A quadrilateral ABCD has its side AB perpendicular to side BC at B and its side AD
perpendicular to side CD at D. If angle BAD equals 60 deg, AB = 10 m and AD = 12
m, find the distance (diagonal) from A to C.
a) 12.86 m
b) 13.76 m
c) 14.66 m
d) 11.96 m
958. The sides of triangle ABC are AB = 5, BC = 12 and AC = 10. Find the length of the
line segment drawn from vertex A and bisecting BC.
a) 5.15
b) 5.25
c) 5.35
d) 5.45
959. Two points A and B, 150 m apart lie on the same side of a tower on a hill and in a
horizontal line passing directly under the tower. The angles of elevation of the top
and bottom of the tower viewed from B are 42deg and 34deg respectively and at A,
the angle of elevation of the bottom is 10deg. Find the height of the tower.
a) 8.3 m
b) 9.3 m
c) 10.3 m
d) 7.3 m
960. A point P is at a distance of 4, 5 and 6 from the vertices of an equilateral triangle of
side of x. Find x.
a) 8.5
b) 9.5
c) 7.5
d) 10.5
961. A quadrilateral ABCD has its sides AB and BC perpendicular to each other at B.
Side AD makes an angle of 45deg with the vertical while side CD makes an angle of
70degwith the horizontal. If AB = 15 and BC = 10, find the length of side CD.
a) 41.5
b) 61.5
c) 51.5
d) 31.5
962. A clock has a minute hand 16 cm long and an hour hand 11 cm long. Find the
distance between the outer tips of the hands at 2:30 o'clock.
a) 21.6 cm
b) 22.6 cm
 c) 20.6 cm
d) 19.6 cm
963. From the top of a tower 18 m high, the angles of depression of two objects situated
in the horizontal line with the base of the tower and on the same side, are 30 and 45
degrees. Find the distance between the two objects.
a) 13.18 m
b) 13.28 m
c) 13.38 m
d) 13.48 m
964. The sum of the sines of two angles A and B is 3/2 while the sum of the cosines of
the angles is square root of 3 /2 . Find A.
a) 90 degrees
b) 45 degrees
c) 30 degrees
d) 60 degrees
965. What is the greatest distance on the surface of the earth that can be seen from the
top of Mayon volcano which is 2.4 kilometers high if the radius of the earth is 6370
km ?
a) 174.8 km
b) 179.7 km
c) 189.7 km
d) 159.7 km
966. A pole stands on a plane which makes an angle of 15 deg with the horizontal. A wire
from the top of the pole is anchored on a point 8 m from the foot of the pole. If the
angle between the wire and the plane is 30 degrees, find the length of the wire.
a) 10.93 m
b) 11.93 m
c) 12.93 m
d) 13.93 m
967. If sin x + sin y = 1/2 and cos x - cos y = 1, find x.
a) 30 deg
b) 25 deg
c) 20 deg
d) 15 deg
968. A tower standing on level ground is due north of point A and due east of point B. At
A and B, the angles of elevation of the top of the tower are 60deg and 45deg
respectively. If AB = 20 , find the height of the tower.
a) 17.32 m
b) 16.32 m
c) 15.32m
d) 18.32 m
969. Two observers 100m apart and facing each other on a horizontal plane, observer at
the same time the angles of elevation of a balloon in their vertical to be 58deg and
44deg. Find the height of the balloon .
a) 60.23 m
b) 59.34 m
 c) 61.31 m
d) 58.75 m
970. From a point outside an equilateral triangle, the distances of the vertices are 10 m,
18 m and 10 m respectively. Find the side of the triangle.
a) 19.94m
b) 20.94 m
c) 21.94 m
d) 22.94 m
971. A spherical triangle which contains at least one side equal to a right angle is called
a) a quadrantal triangle
b) a right triangle
c) a polar triangle
d) an isosceles triangle
972. The angular distance of the horizon from the zenith is equal to how many degrees ?
a) 90 deg
b) 60 deg
c) 180 deg
d) 45 deg
973. The point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer is called the
a) zenith
b) nadir
c) pole
d) azimuth
974. The small circle parallel to the equator is called the
a) parallel of latitude
b) meridian
c) horizon
d) equinox
975. The point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith is called the
a) nadir
b) azimuth
c) north pole
d) south pole
976. It is the angular distance of a heavenly body from the celestial equator.
a) declination
b) altitude
c) latitude
d) colatitude
977. At sunset or at sunrise, the astronomical triangle is
a) a quadrantal triangle
b) an isosceles triangle
c) a right triangle
d) an oblique triangle
978. The azimuth angle is always less than
a) 180 deg
b) 360 deg
 c) 360 deg
d) 540 deg
979. A great circle, which passes through the celestial poles and a heavenly body B, is
called the ________ of B.
a) hour circle
b) longitude
c) horizon
d) a vertical circle
980. The angular distance of a point on the celestial sphere from the horizon is called its
a) altitude
b) longitude
c) latitude
d) polar distance
981. It is the angle at the zenith from the upper branch of the observer's meridian toward
the east to the vertical circle of the heavenly body.
a) azimuth
b) hour angle
c) polar angle
d) quadrantal angle
982. The zenith distance of a star is the complement of its
a) altitude
b) latitude
c) declination
d) polar distance
983. The complement of the declination of a star is called the
a) polar distance
b) longitude
c) zenith distance
d) altitude
984. A 90-degree arc on the terrestrial sphere is equal to how many nautical miles ?
a) 5400
b) 6400
c) 4400
d) 3400
985. How far in statute miles is a place at latitude 40 degree N from the equator ?
a) 2764.8
b) 2846.7
c) 2684.7
d) 2486.7
986. Express 82degrees 26' in nautical miles.
a) 4946
b) 4694
c) 4964
d) 4496
987. If a place is 12deg S of the equator, find its distance in nautical miles from the north
pole.
 a) 6120
b) 7110
c) 8100
d) 5130
988. If an observer is 840 nautical miles south of the equator, find his latitude.
a) 14 deg S
b) 15 deg S
c) 13 deg S
d) 12 deg S
989. How far apart are two points on the equator one in longitude 40 deg East and the
other in longitude 150 deg West
a) 170 deg
b) 160 deg
c) 180 deg
d) 190 deg
990. An hour-angle of one hour is equal to
a) 15 deg
b) 16 deg
c) 13 deg
d) 14 deg
991. Use Napier's rule to find a formula for finding angle B of a right spherical triangle
when angle A and side c are given.
a) cot B = cos c tan A
b) tan B = sin c cot A
c) tan B = cos c tan A
d) cot B = sin c tan A
992. If the sides of the triangle are 2x+3, x^2+3x+3, and x^2+2x, find the greatest angle
a) 120 deg
b) 110 deg
c) 130 deg
d) 100 deg
993. ABDE is a square section and BDC is an equilateral triangle with C outside the
square. Compute the value of angle ACE.
a) 30 deg
b) 60 deg
c) 50 deg
d) 20 deg
994. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A is 23 deg 30'. From
another point B, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 55deg 30'. The point
A and B are 217.45 m apart and on the same horizontal plane as the foot of the
tower. The horizontal angle subtended by A and B at the foot of the tower is 90
degrees. Find the height of the tower.
a) 90.6 m
b) 86.7 m
c) 89.5 m
d) 55.9 m
 995. What is the smallest positive zero of function f(x) = 1/2 - sin(3x + Pi/3)?
a) pi/6
b) pi/18
c) pi/36
d) pi/3
996. The sum of the sides of a triangle is equal to 100 cm. If the angles of the triangle are
in the continued proportions of 1:2:4. Compute the shortest side of the triangle.
a) 19.806
b) 17.545
c) 18.525
d) 14.507
997. The sides of the triangular field which contains an area of 2400 sq. cm. are in
continued proportion of 3:5:7. Find the smallest side of the triangle.
a) 57.67
b) 95.43
c) 63.62
d) 45.74
998. In triangle ABC, angle A=80 deg. And point D is inside the triangle. If BD and CD are
bisectors of angle B and C, solve for the angle BDC.
a) 130 deg
b) 100 deg
c) 120 deg
d) 140 deg
999. Assuming the earth to be a sphere of radius 3960 mi, find the distance of point 36
deg N latitude from the equator
a) 2488 mi
b) 2844 mi
c) 2484 mi
d) 4288 mi
1000. A ladder 5 meter long leans on a wall and makes an angle of 30 deg with the
horizontal. Find the vertical height from the top to the ground
a. 2.5 m
b. 1.5 m
c. 2.0 m
d. 2.75m