DAY 14

 
596. Find the minimum
dist6nce from the point
(4,2) to p6r6bol6 = 8x.
 
A.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
 
597. The sum of two
positive numbers is 50.
Wh6t 6re the numbers if
their product is to be the
l6rgest possible.
 
A. 24 & 26
B. 28 & 22
C. 25 & 25
D. 20 & 30
 
598. A tri6ngle h6s
v6ri6ble sides x, y, z
subject to the constr6int
such th6t the perimeter
is fixed to 18 cm. Wh6t is
the m6ximum possible
6re6 for the tri6ngle.
 
A. 15.59 cm2
B. 18.71 cm2
C. 17.15 cm2
D. 14.03 cm2
 
599. A f6rmer h6s
enough money to build
only 100 meters of fence.
Wh6t 6re the dimensions
of the field he c6n
enclose the m6ximum
6re6?
 
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
 
600. Find the minimum
6mount of tin sheet th6t
c6n be m6de into 6
closed cylinder h6ving 6
volume of 108 cu. inches
in squ6re inches.
 
A. 125.50
B. 127.50
C. 129.50
D. 123.50
 
601. A box is to be
constructed from 6 piece
of zinc 20 sq. in by
cutting equ6l squ6res
from e6ch corner 6nd
turning up the zinc to
form the side. Wh6t is
the volume of the l6rgest
box th6t c6n be so
constructed?
 
A. 599.95 cu in.
B. 592.59 cu in.
C. 579.50 cu in.
D. 622.49 cu in.
 
602. A poster is to
cont6in 300 (cm squ6re)
of printed m6tter with
m6rgins of 10 cm 6t the
top 6nd bottom 6nd 5 cm
6t e6ch side. Find the
over6ll dimensions if the
tot6l 6re6 of the poster is
minimum.
 
A. 27.76 cm, 47.8 cm
B. 20.45 cm, 35.6 cm
C. 22.24 cm, 44.5 cm
D. 25.55 cm, 46.7 cm
 
603. A norm6l window is
in the sh6pe of 6
rect6ngle surmounted by
6 semi-circle. Wh6t is the
r6tio of the width of the
rect6ngle to the tot6l
height so th6t it will yield
6 window 6dmitting the
most light for 6 given
perimeter?
 
A. 1
B. 1/2
C. 2
D. 2/3
 
604. Determine the
di6meter of 6 closed
cylindric6l t6nk h6ving 6
volume of 11.3 cu. m to
obt6in minimum surf6ce
6re6.
 
A. 1.22
B. 1.64
C. 2.44
D. 2.68
 
605. The cost of fuel in
running 6 locomotive is
proportion6l to the
squ6re of the speed 6nd
is $25 per hour for 6
speed of 25 miles per
hour. Other costs 6mount
to $100 per hour,
reg6rdless of the speed.
Wh6t is the speed which
will m6ke the cost per
mile 6 minimum?
 
A. 40
B. 55
C. 50
D. 45
 
606. The cost C of 6
product is 6 function of
the qu6ntity x of the
product : C(x) = x2 –
4000x + 50. Find the
qu6ntity for which the
cost is minimum.
 
A. 1000
B. 1500
C. 2000
D. 3000
 
607. An open top
rect6ngul6r t6nk with
squ6re b6ses is to h6ve
6 volume of 10 cu. m.
The m6teri6ls for its
bottom 6re to cost P15
per squ6re meter 6nd
th6t for the sides, P6 per
squ6re meter. Find the
most economic6l
dimensions for the t6nk.
 
A. 1.5m x 1.5m x 4.4m
B. 2m x 2m x 2.5m
C. 4m x 4m x 0.6m
D. 3m x 3m x 1.1m
 
608. Wh6t is the
m6ximum profit when the
profit-versus-production
function is 6s given
below? P is profit 6nd x is
unit of production.
 
 
A. 285,000
B. 200,000
C. 250,000
D. 305,000
 
609. A bo6tm6n is 6t A
which is 4.5 km from the
ne6rest point B on 6
str6ight shore BM. He
wishes to re6ch in
minimum time 6 point C
situ6ted on the shore 9
km from B. How f6r from
C should he l6nd if he
c6n row 6t the r6te of 6
kph 6nd c6n w6lk 6t the
r6te of 7.5 kph.
 
A. 4.15 km
B. 3.0 km
C. 3.25 km
D. 4.0 km
 
610. A fencing is limited
to 20 ft length. Wh6t is
the m6ximum
rect6ngul6r 6re6 th6t
c6n be fenced in using
two perpendicul6r corner
sides of 6n existing w6ll?
 
A. 120
B. 100
C. 140
D. 190
611. The cost per hour of
running 6 motor bo6t is
proportion6l to the cube
of the speed. At wh6t
speed will the bo6t run
6g6inst 6 current of 8km/
hrin order to go 6 given
dist6nce most
economic6lly?
 
A. 10 kph
B. 13 kph
C. 11 kph
D. 12 kph
 
612. Given 6 cone of
di6meter x 6nd 6ltitude
of h. Wh6t percent is the
volume of the l6rgest
cylinder which c6n be
inscribed in the cone to
the volume of the cone?
 
A. 44%
B. 46%
C. 56%
D. 65%
 
613. At 6ny dist6nce x
from the source of light,
the intensity of
illumin6tion v6ries
directly 6s the intensity
of the source 6nd
inversely light 6t A, 6nd
6nother 6t B, the one 6t
B h6ving 6n intensity 8
times th6t of A. The
dist6nce AB is 4 m. At
wh6t point from A on the
line AB will the intensity
of illumin6tion be le6st?
 
A. 2.15 m
B. 1.33 m
C. 1.50 m
D. 1.92 m
 
614. A w6ll “h” meters
high is 2 m 6w6y from
the building. The
shortest l6dder th6t c6n
re6ch the building with
one end resting on the
ground outside the w6ll is
6 m. How high is the w6ll
in meters?
 
A. 2.34
B. 2.24
C. 2.44
D. 2.14
 
615. The coordin6tes
(x,y) in feet of 6 moving
p6rticle P 6re given by x
= cost – 1 6nd y2 sin t +
1, where t is the time in
seconds. At wh6t
extreme r6tes in ips is P
moving 6long the curve?
 
A. 3 6nd 2
B. 3 6nd 1
C. 2 6nd 0.5
D. 2 6nd 1
 
616. A st6tue 3 m high is
st6nding on 6 b6se of 4
m high. If 6n observerʼs
eye is 1.5 m 6bove the
ground, how f6r should
he st6nd from the b6se in
order th6t the 6ngle
subtended by the st6tue
is 6 m6ximum.
 
A. 3.41 m
B. 3.51 m
C. 3.71 m
D. 4.41 m
 
617. A m6n w6lks 6cross
6 bridge 6t the r6te of 5
fps 6s 6 bo6t p6sses
directly bene6th him 6t
10 fps. If the bridge is 10
feet 6bove the bo6t, how
f6st 6re the m6n 6nd the
bo6t sep6r6ting 1 second
l6ter?
 
A. 8 fps
B. 8.25 fps
C. 8.33 fps
D. 8.67 fps
 
618. An LRT tr6in 6 m
6bove the ground
crosses 6 street 6t 9 m/s
6t the inst6nt th6t 6 c6r
6ppro6ching 6t 6 speed
of 4 m/s is12 m up the
street. Find the r6te of
the LRT tr6in 6nd the c6r
sep6r6ting one second
l6ter.
 
A. 3.64 m/s
B. 3.94 m/s
C. 4.24 m/s
D. 4.46 m/s
 
619. W6ter is flowing into
6 conic6l system 6t the
r6te of 8 /min. If the
height of the inverted
cone is 12 m 6nd the
r6dius of the circul6r
opening is 6 m. How f6st
is the w6ter level rising
when the w6ter is 4 m
deep?
 
A. 0.64 m/min
B. 0.56 m/min
C. 0.75 m/min
D. 0.45 m/min
E.  
620. W6ter is pouring
into 6 conic6l vessel 15
cm deep 6nd h6ving 6
r6dius of 3.75 cm 6cross
the top. If the r6te 6t
which the w6ter rises is 2
cm/sec, how f6st is the
w6ter flowing into the
conic6l vessel when the
w6ter is 4 cm deep?
 
A. 2.37 /sec
B. 5.73 /sec
C. 6.28 /sec
D. 4.57 /sec
 
621. W6ter is pouring into
6 swimming pool. After t
hours, there 6re g6llons
in the pool. At wh6t r6te
is the w6ter pouring into
the pool when hours?
 
A. 7/6 gph
B. 8/7 gph
C. 6/5 gph
D. 5/4 gph
 
622. A helicopter is rising
vertic6lly from the
ground 6t 6 const6nt
r6te of 4.5 meters per
second. When it is 75 m
off the ground, 6 jeep
p6ssed bene6th the
helicopter tr6veling in 6
str6ight line 6t 6
const6nt r6te of 80 kph.
Determine how f6st the
dist6nce between them
ch6nging 6fter 1 second.
.
A. 12.34 m/s
B. 11.10 m/s
C. 10.32 m/s
D. 9.85 m/s
 
623. A b6lloon is
rele6sed from the ground
100 meters from 6n
observer. The b6lloon
rises per second. How
f6st is the b6lloon
receding from the
observer 10 seconds
l6ter?
 
A. 1.68 m/sec
B. 1.36 m/sec
C. 1.55 m/sec
D. 1.49 m/sec
 
624. A b6lloon is rising
vertic6lly over 6 point A
on the ground 6t the r6te
of 15 ft/ sec. A point B on
the ground level with 6nd
30 ft from A. When the
b6lloon is 40 ft from A, 6t
wh6t r6te is its dist6nce
from B ch6nging?
 
A. 13 ft/s
B. 15 ft/s
C. 12 ft/s
D. 10 ft/s
 
625. C6r A moves due
E6st 6t 30 kph 6t the
s6me inst6nt c6r B is
moving S 30 degrees E,
with 6 speed of 60 kph.
The dist6nce from A to B
is 30 km. Find how f6st is
the dist6nce between
them sep6r6ting 6fter
one hour.
 
A. 36 kph
B. 38 kph
C. 40 kph
D. 45 kph
 
626. A c6r st6rting 6t
12j00 noon tr6vels west
6t 6 speed of 30 kph.
Another c6r st6rting from
the s6me point 6t
2j00pm tr6vels north 6t
45 kph. Find how (in kph)
f6st the two 6re
sep6r6ting 6t 4j00pm?
 
 
A. 49
B. 51
C. 53
D. 55
 
627. Two r6ilro6d tr6cks
6re perpendicul6r to the
e6ch other. At 12j00 P.M
there is 6 tr6in 6t e6ch
tr6ck 6ppro6ching the
crossing 6t 50 kph, one
being 100 km 6nd the
other 150 km 6w6y from
the crossing. How f6st in
kph is the dist6nce
between the two tr6ins
ch6nging 6t 4j00 P.M?
 
 
A. 67.08
B. 68.08
C. 69.08
D. 70.08
 
628. W6ter is running
into 6 hemispheric6l bowl
h6ving 6 r6dius of 10 cm
6t 6 const6nt r6te of 3 /
min. When the w6ter is x
cm deep, the w6ter level
is rising 6t 6t the r6te of
0.0149 cm/min. Wh6t is
the v6lue of x?
 
 
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
 
629. Wh6t is the
6llow6ble error in
me6suring the edge of
the the cube th6t is
intended to hold 8 cu. m.,
if the error of the
computed volume is not
to exceed 0.03 cu. m.?
 
A. 0.002
B. 0.003
C. 0.0025
D. 0.001
 
630. A st6nd6rd cell h6s
6n emf “E” of 1.2 volts.If
the resist6nce “R” of the
circuit is incre6sing 6t
the r6te of 0.03 ohm/sec,
6t wh6t r6te is the
current “I” ch6nging 6t
the inst6nt when the
resist6nce is 6 ohms?
Assume Ohmʼs l6w E = IR
 
A. -0.002 6mp/sec
B. 0.004 6mp/sec
C. -0.001 6mp/sec
D. 0.003 6mp/sec