REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – EVALUATION EXAM

MATHEMATICS 9:00 a.m – 1:00 p.m

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the ff.

questions. Mark only one for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 1 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICES

1. Find the polar equation of the circle if its center is at (4,0)

and the radius is 4.
A. r – 8cos u = 0 B. r – 6cos u = 0
C. r – 12cos u = 0 D. r – 4cos u = 0

2. A poster is to contain 300 cm2 of printed matter with margins of

10 cm at the top and bottom and 5 cm at each side. Find the overall
dimensions if the total area of the poster is a minimum.
A. 27.75, 47.8 cm B. 20.45, 36.6 cm
C. 22.24, 44.5 cm D. 25.55, 46.7 cm

3. Evaluate the double integral r sin u dr du, the limits of r are

0 and cos u and the limits of u are 0 and pi.
A. 1 B. 1/2 C. 0 D. 1/3

4. Once a month a man put some money in the cookie jar. Each month
he puts 50 centavos more into the jar than the month before. After
12 years, he counted his money, he had P5436. How much money did he
put in the jar in the last month?
A. P73.50 B. P75.50 C. P74.50 D. P72.50

5. Solve the equations: 2x-y+3z = -3; 3x+3y-z = 10; -x-y+z = -4 by

Cramer’s rule.
A. (2,1,-1) B. (2,-1,-1) C. (1,2,-1) D. (-1,-2,1)

6. A boatman rows to a place 48 miles distant and back in 14 hours,

but find that he row 4 miles with the stream in the same in the
same time as 3 miles against the stream. Find the rate of the
stream.
A. 1.5 mile/hr B. 1 mile/hr
C. 0.8 mile/hr D. 0.5 mile/hr

7. K divided by S2 + K2 is the inverse laplace transform of

A. cos Kt B. sin Kt C. eKt D. 1.0
8. A girl on a bicycle coasts downhill covering 4 ft. the first
second, 12 ft. the second and in general 8 ft. more each second
than the previous second. If she reaches the bottom at the end of
14 seconds, how far did she coast?
A. 782 ft. B. 780 ft. C. 784 ft. D. 786 ft.

9. The center of a circle is at (1,1) and one point of its

circumference is (-1,-3). Find the end of the dia. through
(-1,-3).
A. (2,4) B. (3,5) C. (3,6) D. (1,3)

10. If equal sphere are piled in the form of a complete pyramid

with an equilateral triangle as base, fin the total number of
spheres in the pile if each side of the base contains 4 spheres.
A. 15 B. 20 C. 21 D. 18

11. Find the area counded by the parabolas y = 6x-x2 and y=x2-2x.
The parabolas intersect at the points (0,0) and (4,8).
A. 44/3 sq. units B. 64/3 sq. units
C. 74/3 sq. units D. 54/3 sq. units

12. Given the equations x+y+z = 2; 3x-y-2z = 4; 5x-2y+3z = -7/

Solve y using determinants.
A. 1 B. -2 C. 3 D. 0

13. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58 bricks

in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third layer and so on until
there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How many bricks are there
all together?
A. 638 B. 637 C. 639 D. 640

14. Multiply the ff. (2x+5y)(5x-2y).

A. 10x2-21xy+10y2 B. -10x2+21xy+10y2
C. 10x2+21xy-10y2 D. -10x2-21xy-10y2

15. Solve for G if CSC (11G-16o) = SEC (5G+26o).

A. 7 deg. B. 5 deg. C. 6 deg. D. 4 deg.

16. The product of the two positive numbers is 16. Find the numbers
if the sum of one and the square of the other is least.
A. 8,2 B. 8,4 D. 8,5 D. 8,0

17. Matrix [ ] + 2 Matrix [ ] equals

 A. [ ] B. [ ] C. [ ] D. [ ]

18. Find the inverse laplace of transform of 2/(S+1) – 4/(S+3)

A. 2e-t – 4e-t B. 2e-t – 4e-3t
C. e-2t – 4-3t D. (2e-2t)(1-2e-2t)

19. A ship on a certain day is at latitude of 20 deg N and

longitude 140 deg E. After sailing for 150 hrs at a uniform speed
along a great circle route, it reaches point at latitude 10 deg S
and longitude 170 deg E. If the radius of the earth is 3959 miles,
find the speed of the ship in miles/hr.
A. 17.4 B. 15.4 C. 6.4 D. 19.4

20. A jogger starts a course at a steady state rate of 8 KPH. Five

minutes later, a second jogger starts at 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.

21. A line passes thru (1,-3) and (-4,2). Write the equation of the
line in slope intercept form.
A. y-4 = x B. y= -x-2 C. y = x-4 D. y-2 = x

22. The sum of Kim’s and Kevin’s age is 18. In 3 years, Kim will be
twice as old as Kevin. What are their ages now?
A. 4,14 B. 5,13 C. 7,11 D. 6,12

23. Evaluate the determinant: D = [ ]

A. 4 B. 2 C. 5 D. 0

24. The seventh term is 56 and the twelfth term is -1792 of a

geometric progression. Find the common ratio and the first term.
A. -2, 5/8 B. -1, 5/8 C. -1, 7/8 D. -2, 7/8

25. The cost of fuel in running a locomotive is proportional to the

square of the speed and is $25 per hour for a speed of 25 miles/hr.
Other costs amount to $100 per hour, regardless of the speed. What
is the speed which will make the cost per mile a minimum?
A. 40 B. 50 C. 55 D. 45

26. If sin (x+y) = 0.9659 and sin x = 0.5; find cos y.

A. 0.425 B. 0.816 C. 0.707 D. 1.0
27. Evaluate the integral ln x dx, the limits are 1 and e.
A. infinity B. 1 C. 0 D. e

28. The coordinates (x,y) in ft of a moving particle P are given by

x = cos t – 1 and y = 2sin t – 1, where t is the time in seconds.
At what extreme rates in ft/sec is P moving along the curve?
A. 3 and 2 ft/sec B. 3 and 1 ft/sec
C. 2 and 0.5 ft/sec D. 2 and 1 ft/sec

29. What is the area enclosed by y = 3x2 +2x+4; x=2 and the axis.
A. 16 B. 24 C. 20 D. 0

30. Determine the sum of the positive-valued solutions to the

simultaneous equations:
xy = 15 yz = 35 zx = 21
A. 15 B. 13 C. 17 D. 19

31. If the polynomial x3 + 4x2 – 3x + 8 is divided by x – 5,

determine the remainder.
A. 218 B. 45 C. 42 D. 210

32. An isosceles triangle with equal sides of 20 cm has these sides

at variable equal angles with the base. Determine the maximum area
attainable by the triangle.
A. 250 sq. cm C. 180 sq. cm
B. 200 sq. cm D. 300 sq. cm

33. The area of two squares differ by 7 sq. ft. and their
perimeters differ by 4 ft. Determine the sum of their areas.
A. 25.00 sq. ft. C. 29.00 sq. ft.
B. 27.00 sq. ft. D. 22.00 sq. ft.

34. A hyperbola has the equation xy = 1.

Determine the equation of this hyperbola if the x,y-axes are
rotated 45 degrees clockwise.
A. 0.25x – 0.25y = 1 C. 1.00x + 1.00y = 1
C. 2.00x – 2.00y = 1 D. 0.50x – 0.50y = 1

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

that the perimeter P is fixed to 18 cm. What is the maximum
possible area for the triangle?
A. 15.59 sq. com C. 14.03 sq. cm
B. 18.71 sq. cm D. 17.15 sq. cm

36. Solve for x in the equation:

arctan (x+1) + arctan(x-1) = arctan (12)
A. 1.50 B. 1.34 C. 1.20 D. 1.25
37. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount at any
instant. In 100 years, 100 mg of radium decompose to 90 mg. How
many mg will be left after 100 years?
A. 88.6 B. 95.32 C. 92.16 D. 90.72

38. Simplify i29 + i21 + i.

A. 3i B. 1-I C. 1+i D. 2i

39. What conic section represents the equation 9x2 + 4y2 = 9.

A. Ellipse B. Hyperbola C. Circle D. Sphere

40. Find the integral of (ex – 1) divided by (ex + 1) dx.

A. ln (ex – 1)2 + x + C C. ln (ex + 1) + x + C
B. ln (ex – 1) + x + C D. ln (ex + 1)2 + x + C

41. A train is travelling at a speed of 100 km per hr. The

locomotive has traction steel wheels of 1.2 meters diameter on
level steel rails. Determine the maximum rectilinear speed of a
point on the circumference of the traction heel.
A. 3,333 m per minute C. 3,000 m per minute
B. 4,000 m per minute D. 1,667 m per minute

42. A circle is circumscribed about a triangle with vertices at (-

2,3), (5,2) and (6,-1). Determine the equation of the circle.
A. x2 + y2 – 2x + 2y + 23 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y + 23 = 0
C. x2 + y2 – 2x + 2y - 23 = 0
D. x2 + y2 + 2x - 2y - 23 = 0

43. Just before midday, the body of an apparent homicide victim is

found in a room that I kept at a constant temperature of 70oF. At 12
noon, the temperature of the body is 80oF and at 1 p.m., it is 75oF.
Assume that the apparent temperature of the body at the time of
death was 98.6oF and that it has cooled in accordance with Newton’s
Law. What was the time of death?
A. 8:42 A.M B. 10:29 A.M C. 9:18 A.M D. 7:53 A.M

44. Find the centroid of the area bounded by the curve

y = x2 , y = 4x – x2
A. (1,2) B. (-2,2) C. (3,1) D. (25,-2)

45. Determine the solution of inequality x2<9.

A. x<-3 B. -3<x C. -3<x<3 D. -3>x>3

46. Find the volume generated by revolving the area by y = x3, y =

8, x = 0 about y – axis.
 A. 64pi/7 B. 512pi/5 C. 768pi/7 D. 96pi/5

47. What is the ratio of the diameters of a sphere whose volume is

8 times its original volume?
A. 1/2 B. 1/3 C. 2 D. 1

48. If I just sold my two books at P990 each, and on one I gained
10% and on the other I lost 10%, then:
A. I lost P20 B. I gained P198
C. I gained P19.8 D. None of these

49. If (5X-3), (X+2) and (3X-11) form an arithmetic progression,

find the fifteenth term.
A. -86 B. -79 C. -81 D. -84

50. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 15 meters. On each

rebound, it rises 2/3 of the height from which it last fell. Find
the distance traversed by the ball before it comes to rest. The
geometric progression occurs after the first rebound.
A. 96 m B. 85 m C. 100 m D. 75 m