Mock Board Examinations

MATHEMATICS AND SURVEYING

INSTRUCTIONS: Read each problem carefully. Select the best answer by shading the appropriate box in the answer sheet. Write
all solutions on separate sheets of paper provided you. STRICTLY NO CHANGING OF ANSWERS!
1. 1. Find the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse 4 x
2
 9 y 2  36 .
a) 6 b) 12 c) 10 d) 8 e) none of these

2. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume which 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 e) none of these

3. A spherical snowball is melting in such a way that its surface area decreases at the rate of 1 in 2 per min. How fast is the
radius sinking when it is 3 in?
a)  / 20 b)  / 18 c)  / 24 d)  / 22 e) none of these

4. A cubical box designed to hold 8 ft3 of water holds only 7.997 ft3. What is the relative error in its edge?
a) 0.000125 b) 0.000025 c) 0.00025 d) 0.00032 e) none of these

5. Suppose that a tumor in a person’s body is spherical in shape. When the radius of the tumor is 0.5 cm, the radius is
increasing at 0.001 cm per day. What is the rate of increase in the volume of the tumor at that time?
a) 0.001 b) 0.003 c) 0.002 d) 0.004 e) none of these

6. A plane flies horizontally at an altitude of 10, 560 ft with a speed of 480 mph. At a certain moment, it passes directly over a
radar station. How fast is the distance between the plane and the radar station increasing 60 seconds later?
a) 465.67 mph b) 476.32 mph c) 492.32 mph d) 485.42 mph e) none of these

7. After blast-off, a space shuttle climbs vertically and a radar-tracking dish, located 1000 yd from the launch pad, follows the
shuttle. How fast is the radar dish revolving 10 sec after blast-off if at that time the velocity of the shuttle is 300 ft/sec and
the shuttle is 500 yd above the ground? (in degrees per minute)
a) 250 b) 265 c) 275 d) 300 e) none of these

8. A farmer wishes to construct an irrigation canal of maximum capacity whose bottom and sides are each 4 ft and whose
sides have the same degree of inclination. What should be the width across the top?
a) 2 ft b) 4 ft c) 6 ft d) 8 ft e) none of these

9. It is assumed that energy per hour expended in driving a steam boat through the water varies as the cube of the velocity.
Find the most economical rate per hour when steaming against a current running 4 mph.
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 8 e) none of these

10. A woman is running at the rate of 4 m/s across a bridge 30 m above a river. A boat traveling 12 m/s at right angle to the
road way of the bridge passes directly beneath her. How fast is the distance between the woman and the boat changing
after 5 seconds?
a) 11.43 m/s b) 10.56 m/s c) 12.45 m/s d) 13.74 m/s e) none of these

11. A piece of wire 36 cm long is cut in two. One part being bent in the shape of an equilateral triangle and the other in the
form of a circle. Find the length of the wire used in the triangle if the sum of the areas of these two figures is to be a
minimum.
a) 22.44 cm b) 20.24 cm c) 13.56 cm d) 16.42 cm e) none of these
12. A bed is in the form of a circular sector. Find its radius if the area of the sector is 100 cm2 and its perimeter is a minimum.
a) 10.5 cm b) 15 cm c) 12.5cm d) 10 cm e) none of these

13. A closed rectangular box with a square base and with a capacity of 1.5 m 3 is to be made. The material for the top and
bottom costs Php 3 per m2 and for the sides Php 4 per m2. Find the minimum cost.
a) Php 23.22 b) Php 24.34 c) Php 28.57 d) Php 21.43 e) none of these

14. Sand is poured on the ground at the rate of 3 cu. ft. per minute and forms a conical pile whose height is one – third of the
diameter of the base. How fast is the altitude of the pile increasing when the radius of its base is 2 ft? (in ft per minute)
a) 0.222 b) 0.239 c) 0.356 d) 0.321 e) none of these

15. A helicopter is rising vertically from the ground at a constant speed of 4.5 m/s. When it is 75 m of the ground, a jeep
passed beneath the helicopter traveling in a straight line at a constant speed of 80 kph. Determine how fast (m/s) the
distance between them is changing after 1 second.
a) 12.43 b) 10.32 c) 10.04 d) 11.34 e) none of these

16. A plane flies horizontally at an altitude of 10, 560 ft with a speed of 480 mph. At a certain moment, it passes directly over a
radar station. How fast is the distance between the plane and the radar station increasing 60 seconds later?
a) 465.67 mph b) 476.32 mph c) 492.32 mph d) 485.42 mph e) none of these

17. After blast-off, a space shuttle climbs vertically and a radar-tracking dish, located 1000 yd from the launch pad, follows the
shuttle. How fast is the radar dish revolving 10 sec after blast-off if at that time the velocity of the shuttle is 300 ft/sec and
the shuttle is 500 yd above the ground? (in degrees per minute)
a) 250 b) 265 c) 275 d) 300 e) none of these

18. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of a cube that is intended to hold 8 cu. m. if the error of the computed
volume is not to exceed 0.03 cu. m.?
a) 0.0055 b) 0.0225 c) 0.0025 d) 0.0015 e) none of these

19. If the diameter of a sphere can be measured with a maximum error of 0.001 in., and the volume must be accurate to
within 0.1 cu. in., find the largest diameter for which the process can be used.
a) 4 in. b) 5 in. c) 6 in. d) 8 in. e) none of these

20. A man on a wharf 12 ft above the level of the water is pulling a rope tied to a raft at the rate of 2 ft/s. How fast is the raft
approaching the wharf when there are 20 ft of the rope out?
a) -5/2 ft/s b) -4/3 ft/s c) -5/3 ft/s d) -4/5 ft/s e) none of these

21. Peter’s age 13 years ago was 1/3 of his age 7 years hence. How old is Peter?
a. 15 b. 21 c. 23 d. 27 e. none

22. A 40-gram alloy containing 35 % gold is to be melted with a 20-gram alloy containing 50 % gold. How much percentage of
gold is the resulting alloy?
a. 40% b. 30% c. 45% d. 35% e. None

23. A job could be done by eleven workers in 15 days. Five workers started the job. They were reinforced with four more
workers at the beginning of the 6th day. Find the total number of days it took them to finish the job.
a. 22.36 b. 21.42 c. 23.22 d. 20.56 e. None

24. Find two consecutive even integers such that the square of the larger is 44 greater than the square of the smaller integer.
a. 10 & 12 b. 12 & 14 c. 8 & 10 d. 14 & 16 e. None
25. Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the number.
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7 e. None

26. If a two-digit number has x for its unit’s digit and y for its ten’s digit, represent the number.
a. yx b. 10y + x c. 10x + y d. x + y e. None

27. In the complex number 3+4i, the absolute value is:

a. 10 b. 7.211 c. 5 d. 5.689 e. None

4  3i
28. Divide
2i
11  10i 5  2i
a. b. 1 2i c. d. 2  2i e. None
5 5

29. Find the length of the vector (2, 4, 4)

a. 8.75 b. 6 c. 7 d. 5.18 e. none

30. Find the area under the curve y = x3 + 3x2 and the x-axis between x = 1 and x = 3.
a. 28 sq units b. 46 sq units c. 36 sq units d. 54 sq units e. None

31. Find the area bounded by the y-axis and x = 4 – y2/3

a. 25.6 b. 28.1 c. 12.8 d. 56.2 e. None

32. The volume generated by the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12 = 0 revolved about the line 2x – 3y – 12 = 0 is:
a. 3242 cubic units b. 3342 cubic units c. 3452 cubic units d.3422 cubic units

33. 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 daysd. 60 days e. none

34. Using a 50 m tape that is 0.02 m long, the measured distance from A to B is 160.42 m. What is the correct distance from A
to B?
a. 160.40 m b. 160.44 m c. 160.484 m d. 160.4204 m e. none

35. P 500,000 was deposited 20.15 years ago at an interest rate of 7% compounded semiannually. How much is the sum
approximately now?
a. P 2M b. P 1.85M c. P 2.25M d. P 1.25M e. none

36. The tangents of a simple curve has bearings N75deg12’E and S78deg36’E respectively. What is the central angle of the
curve?
a. 20.2° b. 26.2° c. 22.6° d. 62.2° e. none

37. A trough with end sections in the shape of equilateral triangles and 8 m long is filled with water. If the equilateral triangle
has a side 0.40 m long, how much water is in the trough?
a. 1.22 cu m b. 1.12 cu m c. 0.554 cu m d. 0.455 cu m e. none

38. Find the sum of a, b and c from the system

4a + 3b + 4c = 9
2a + b -3c = -3
3a + 2b + c = 4
a. -1 b. 4 c. -5 d. 1 e. none