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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following 14. What is the perimeter of the curve r = 4(1-sin Ɵ)?
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box A. 25.13* B. 30.12 C. 32.47 D. 28.54
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. 15. The mean of the weights of a group of 100 men and women is
160lb. If the number of men in the group is 60 and the mean
Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only. weight of the men is 180lb, what is the mean weight of the
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means women?
exponentiation. a) 120lb b) 125lb c) 130lb* d) 132lb

1. There are two containers, with one containing 4 red and 3 green 16. A shelf has 6 math books and 4 physics books. Find the
balls and the other containing 3 blue and 4 green balls. One ball probability that 3 particular mathematics books will be together.
is drawn at random from each container. The probability that a. 1/12 b. 1/17 c. 1/15* d. 1/21
one of the balls is red and the other is blue will be
A. 1/7 B. 12/49* C. 9/49 D. 3/7 17. The altitude of the storage bin shown in the figure is 12 ft and
the bases are parallel rectangles having the dimensions
2. Given digits 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 how many distinct 4 digit indicated. Determine its capacity.
numbers greater than 3000 can be formed?
A. 50 B. 52 C. 51* D. 54

3. What is the domain of the function f(x)=√𝑥

A. {𝑥|𝑥 ≤ 0} C. {𝑦|𝑦 ≥ 0}
B. {𝑥|𝑥 ≥ 0}* D. {𝑦|𝑦 ≤ 0}

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 1 
4. Find the term involving x^5 of x  .
 2x  A. 1212 cu ft* C. 1220 cu ft
A. (2/9)x^5 C. 34x^5 B. 1216 cu ft D. 1224 cu ft
B. (7/2)x^5* D. 11x^5
18. Derive y  2x x
5. The sides of the triangle are 40 cm, 50 cm, and 60 cm. How far A. 2 x x 1  ln x  C. 2 x x 1  ln x 
is the point of intersection of the perpendicular bisector of the
sides of the triangle to any of its vertex? B. 4 x x 1  ln x  D. 4 x x 1  ln x  *
A. 30.24* B. 15.27 C. 23.54 D. 40.13
19. Solve the particular solution of y '' 5 y ' 4 y  8ex
6. A rectangular parallelepiped whose dimension is in the ratio
3 8
1:3:4. If the volume is 9000cu.m. What is the longest A. yP   xe x C. yP   xe x *
dimension? 8 3
a. 36.34 m* b. 9.09 m c. 31.23 m d. 9.81 m 3 x 8 x
B. yP   xe D. yP   xe
8 3
7. A tank is filled with 2 pipes. The first pipe can fill the tank in 10
hours. But after it has been opened for 3 1/3 hours, the second 20. Solve the following initial value problem
pipe is opened and the tank is filled up in 4 hours more. How y '' 14 y ' 49 y  0 y  4   1 y '  4   5
long would it take the second pipe alone to fill the tank? The two
pipes have different diameters. A. y  t   9e6t 4  2te6t 4 C. y  t   9e7t 4  2te7t 4
A. 10 B. 15* C. 20 D. 25 B. y  t   9e6t 4  2te6t 4 D. y  t   9e7t 4  2te7t 4 *

8. Three circles of radii 6, 8 and 10 meters, respectively are

tangent to each other externally. Find the largest angle of a 21. A large tank held 300 gallons of a brine solution. Salt was
triangle formed bjoining the centers. entering and leaving the tank; a brine solution was being
A. 72.6  B. 75.1  C. 73.4  * D. 73.3  pumped into the tank at the rate of 3 gal/min; it mixed with the
solution there, and then the mixture was pumped out at the rate
9. Using Absorption Law, Simply the statement: 𝐴 ∪ (𝐴 ∩ 𝐵) of 3 gal/min. The concentration of the salt in the inflow, or
A. 𝑈 B. 𝐴* C. ∅ D. 𝐵 solution entering, was 2 lb/gal, so salt was entering the tank at
the rate Rin = (2 lb/gal) x (3 gal/min) = 6 lb/min and leaving the
10. A fireplace arc is to be constructed in the shape of a semi- tank at the rate Rout =( lb/gal) x (3 gal/min) = lb/min. If 50
ellipse. The opening is to have a height of 2 ft at the center and pounds of salt were dissolved initially in the 300 gallons, how
a width of 6 ft along the base. Find the equation of the cross- much salt is in the tank after a long time?
section of the fireplace. A. 600 lbs* C. 620 lbs
A. 9x2  4y 2  36 C. 4x2  9y2  36 * B. 610 lbs D. 630 lbs
B. 4x2  36y2  144 D. 36x2  4y2  144 22. According to Newton's law of cooling, the rate at which the
substance cools in moving air is proportional to the difference
11. Given digits 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 how many distinct 4 digit bet the substance' temperture and that of the air. If the
numbers greater than 3000 can be formed? temperature of the air is 300K and the substance cools from
A. 50 B. 52 C. 51* D. 54 370K to 340K in 15 minutes, find when will the temperature be
310K.
12. Determine the integrating factor of the differential equation A. 52 minutes* C. 72 minutes
(1 + 𝑥)𝑦́ − 𝑦 = (1 + 𝑥)2 B. 62 minutes D. 82 minutes
A. 1+x C. e^x+1
B. 1/x+1 * D. e^-x 23. Four grapefruits (considered as spherical) 6 inches in diameter
are placed in a square box whose inside base dimensions are
13. A plate in the shape of a triangle is submerged vertically and the 12 inches. In the space between the first four grapefruits a fifth
base which is 3 ft long is in the surface of the water. Find the of the same diameter is placed. How deep must the box be so
altitude of the triangle if the force due to the water pressure that the top will just touch the fifth grapefruit?
against the face of the plate is 50w where w is the weight per A. 10.243 in* C. 12.243 in
cu.ft. of water. B. 11.243 in D. 13.243 in
a. 2 ft b. 15 ft c. 7 ft d. 10 ft*
24. A spinning top is cast in the form of a spherical sector. The slant
height of the conical portion is 2 inches and the element of the

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cone is inclined 30 degrees to the axis. Find the cost of material 9
in manufacturing 1000 of such tops, if the material used costs 38. Solve the inequality 4  x  32  68
5
90 cents a cubic foot. A. [10,10] C. [10, 20]
A. 1.4691 C. 1.9461
B. [20, 20] * D. [20,10]
B. 1.6941 D. 1.1694*
39. A spring with a natural length of 10 cm is stretched by ½ cm by
25. Find f 1  f  2  if f 
x 
  2x 12 N force. Find the work done (in Joules) in stretching the
 2x  3  spring from 10 cm to 18 cm.
A. 5 C. 10* A. 7.68 Joules * C. 18.7 Joules
B. 6 D. 20 B. 2668 Joules D. 12.5 Joules

26. How many ways can we form a dual pair from a standard deck 40. What is the surface area generated by the arc in the first
of 52 playing cards (2 pair means five cards with pattern quadrant of the curve x2 + y2 = 100 when the axis of rotation is
AABBC) where A, B, and C are cards of the same rank. the x-axis ?
A. 265881 C. 155535 A. 200  * C. 100 
B. 256773 D. 123552* B. 400  D. 150 
100
27. Evaluate  (1)
i1
i 41. Find the moment of inertia of the area bounded by the curve x2
= 8y , the line x = 4 and the x-axis on the first quadrant with
A. +1* C. 0 respect to y = axis.
B. -1 D.  A. 25.6 * C. 17.2
B. 32.7 D. 20.6
28. Let A and B be the multisets 3  a, 2  b,1 c and 2  a,3  b, 4  d
42. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the curve x2
respectively. Find A  B + y2 – 4x – 6y – 12 = 0 about the line 3x + 4y – 48 = 0.
A. 3  a,3  b,1 c,4  d * C. 1 a,1 c A. 150 2 C. 400 2
B. 2  a, 2  b D. 5  a,5  b,1 c,4  d B. 300 2 * D. 100 2

29. How many elements does A  B have if A has m elements 43. Find the volume of a solid whose base is enclosed by the circle
x2 + y2 = 9 and whose cross-section taken perpendicular to the
and B has n elements?
x-axis are semicircles.
A. m  n C. mn *
A. 70 C. 68
m
B. m  n D. B. 66 D. 72 *
n
44. Find the area of the surface of revolution formed by revolving
30. Determine the cardinality of the following set a,a ,a,a , a the region bounded by x  4 y , 0  y  4 , about the y-axis.
A. 1 C. 3* A. 246.78 C. 244.90
B. 2 D. 4 B. 245.08 * D. 243.12

 1 i  1 i 
n n 45. Twenty six foot-pounds of work is required to stretch a spring 6
31. Let f  n       where i 2  1 . Determine the value inches from its natural length. Find the spring constant.
 2  2
A. 208 * C. 212
of f  2006  f  2010 B. 210 D. 214
A. i C. 2i
46. Solve the particular solution of y’’ – y’ – 2y = sin 2x
B. 2 D. 0 *
A. 1/20 sin 2x + 1/20 cos 2x C. 3/20 sin 2x + 1/20 cos 2x
5 8 11 B. -3/20 sin 2x + 1/20 cos 2x* D. 3/20 sin x + 1/20 cos x
32. The summation of series S = 2 + + 2 + + ⋯ ∞ is
2 2 23
A. 4.50 B. 6.75 C. 6.0 D. 10.0* 47. Find the solution the Cauchy-Euler equation x2y’’ + 3xy’ – 15y =
0.
3 x−1
33. The radius of convergence of the power series ∑∞ n
n=1 n ( 2 ) is
A. y = c1e3x + c2e-5x C. y = c1x3 + c2x-5*
A. R = 1 B. R = 3 C. R = 2* D. R = 4 B. y = c1e-5x + c2e3x D. y = c1x3x + c2x-5x

34. Find L {4e5t + 6t3 – 3sin4t + 2cos2t} 48. An inductance of L Henries and a resistance of 10 Ω are
4 18 12 2s 4 36 12 2s connected in series with an emf of 100 V. If the current is initially
A. + 4- 2 + 2 C. + 4- +
s−5 s s +16 s +4 s−5 s s2 −16 s2 −4 zero and is equal to 9 A after 1 second, find L.
4 36 12 2s 4 18 12 2s
B. + - + * D. + - + A. 4.34* B. 5.95 C. 3.44 D. 9.55
s−5 s4 s2 +16 s2 +4 s−5 s4 s2 −16 s2 −4

1 49. If A = x2 z i– 2y3 z2 j + xy2 z k, find the divergence of A at the point

35. The power series expansion of is (1, –1, 1)
1+x3
x2 x4 x6 A. –2 B. 0 C. 1 D. –3*
A. 1 - + - +… C. 1 – x3 + x6 – x9 + …*
2! 4! 6!
x2 x4 x6
B. 1 + + + +… D. 1 + x2 + x4 + x6 + … 50. The function is defined on the set of integers and satisfies
2! 4! 6!

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36. Find the inverse z-transform of X(z) = |z| > 2
1+3z−1 +2z−2
n n
A. 3(-2) u(n) + (-1) u(n) C. 2(-2) u(n) – (-1) u(n)*
n n
Find F(84)
B. (-2)nu(n) – 2(-1)nu(n) D. (-2)nu(n) + (-1)nu(n) A. 997 * B. 797 C. 799 D. 979

51. Which of the following relationships represents the dual of the

9  9x Boolean property x + x'y = x + y?
37. Decomposing the given function in such a way that
2 x2  7 x  4 A. x’(x+y)=x’y’ C. x(x’y)=xy
A B B. x’(xy’)=x’y’ D. x(x’+y)=xy*
it is decomposed into a form  determine A / B
2x 1 f  x 
52. Which of the following logical operations is true only when both
A. 0.2 C. 0.5
p and q are true, otherwise its falls?
B. -0.2* D. -0.5
A. p Ù q (conjunction)* C. p Ù q (disjunction)
B. p Ú q (conjunction) D. p Ú q (disjunction)

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x2 x4 x6 x8
1 2 1 0 68. Find the derivative of the series 1 − + − + −⋯
  2! 4! 6! 8!
0 3 1 1 B. – cos x D. – sin x*
53. Find the determinant of matrix A =  . A. cos x C. sin x
-1 0 3 1
  8
3 1 2 0  69. Evaluate
6Γ( )
3
2
5Γ( )
a. 0 b. 11 c. 16 * d. 20 3
A. 1/3 B. 2/3 C. 1 D. 4/3*
54. Find the moment of inertia of the area bounded by the curve
a √x
y 2  4 x , the line y = 2, the y-axis on the first quadrant with 70. What is the value of the definite integral, ∫0 𝑑𝑥 ?
√x+ √a − x
respect to y-axis. A. 0 B. a C. a/2* D. 2a
A. 0.095 * C. 0.132
B. 0.078 D. 0.052 3 x
71. The value of ∫0 ∫0 (6 − x − y)dxdy is
A. 13.5* B. 40.5 C. 27.0 D. 54.0
55. Determine the Wronskian of e^x, cos(x), sin(x).
A. 2e^x * C. -2e^x
72. Find the Maclaurin series of f(z) = arctan z.
B. 3e^x D. -3xe^x
A. z + z3/3 + z5/5 - … C. 1 + z2/2 + z4/4 + z6/6 + …
56. Find the solution of y’’ – y’ – 2y = e 3x B. 1 - z2/2 + z4/4 - z6/6 + … D. z – z3/3 + z5/5 - …*
A. 0.25 e 3x* C. -0.5 e 3x
B. 0.25 e –3x D. -0.5 e –C
0 −5<𝑥 <0
73. Find the Fourier series of f(x) = { Period = 10.
57. Find the family of circles with a fixed radius whose center are on 3 0<𝑥<5
the x-axis.
1 6 πx 1 3πx 1 5πx
A. 1 + yy” + (y’)^2 = r^2 C. (y’)^2 + yy’ + (y”)^2 = r^2 A. + (sin + sin + sin + ⋯)
2 π 4 3 4 5 4
B. (-yy’)^2 + y^2 = r^2 * D. (yy”)^2 + y = r^2
3 3 πx 1 3πx 1 5πx
B. − (sin + sin + sin + ⋯)
1 𝑦^2 ln 𝑥 2 π 5 3 5 5 5
58. Evaluate ∫0 ∫𝑦 ∫0 𝑦𝑒 𝑧 𝑑𝑧𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦 3 6 πx 1 3πx 1 5πx
C. + (sin + sin + sin + ⋯ )*
A.1/12 C. 1/3 2 π 5 3 5 5 5
B. 1/24 * D. ¼ 1 3 πx 1 3πx 1 5πx
D. − (sin + sin + sin + ⋯)
2 π 4 3 4 5 4
2𝑒
59. Find the value of ∫𝑒 1/(𝑥 ∗ (ln ^2(𝑥))) 𝑑𝑥.
A. 0.9094 C. 0.9490 74. Given that ẍ + 3x = 0, and x(0) = 1, ẋ (0) = 0, what is x(1)?
B. 0.4940 D. None of the above * A. –0.99 B. –0.16* C. 0.16 D. 0.99
60. If the average value of the function f(x) = 2(x^2) on the interval 75. Simply the statement: Div(GradA)
[0,c] is 6, then c = A. Jacobian B. Curl C. laplacian* D. gradient
A. 4 C. 6
B. 5 D. None of the above * 3+𝑖
76. Evaluate ∫1−2𝑖 2𝑧 + 3𝑑𝑧
61. Find the arc length of the function x = (2/3)*((y-1)^(3/2)) A. 17 + 19𝑖* C. 19 + 17𝑖
between B. 17 − 19𝑖 D. 19 − 17𝑖
1 ≤ y ≤ 4.
A.7/3 C. 14/3 * 77. What is the order and degree of the following DE.
B. 28/3 D. None of the above 4
 dy    d y   2 y ( 4)  0
6 2

 dx   dx 2 
   
62. A stone is thrown straight up from the ground with an initial
velocity of 64 ft/sec. When does it reach its maximum height? A. 2,4 B. 1,6 C. 4,1* D. 3,1
A. 2 secs * C. 4 secs
B. 3 secs D. 5 secs 78. If 𝐴 = 𝑥 2 𝑧 𝑖 − 2𝑦 3 𝑧 2 𝑗 + 𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 𝑘 , find ∇ ∙ 𝐴
A. 2𝑥𝑧 − 6𝑦 2 𝑧 2 + 𝑥𝑦 2 * C. 2𝑥𝑦 − 6𝑦 2 𝑧 2 + 𝑧𝑦 2
63. Find an equation of the curve passing through the point (3, 2) B. 2𝑥𝑧 + 6𝑦 2 𝑧 2 + 𝑥𝑦 2 D. 2𝑥𝑦 + 6𝑦 2 𝑧 2 + 𝑧𝑦 2
and having slope 5x2 – x + 1 at everypoint (x, y).
4 3 77 1 5 77 2
y2 2
A.𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + + 𝐶 C. 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + + 79. The surface represented by the equation x 2  2  z 2  1
3 2 2 2 4 2 a b c
5 1 83 5 3 83
B. 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − +𝐶 * D. 𝑦 = 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − +𝐶 A. Hyperboloid of two sheets* C. hyperboloid of one sheet
3 2 2 3 4 2
B. Elliptic paraboloid D. hyperbolic paraboloid
1 𝑦^2 ln 𝑥
64. Evaluate ∫0 ∫𝑦 ∫0 𝑦𝑒 𝑧 𝑑𝑧𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦
A. 1/24 * C. 1/3 80. Find the projection of the vector 𝐴 = i − 2j + k on the vector
B. 1/12 D. 1/4 𝐵 = 4𝑖 − 4𝑗 + 7𝑘.
A. 19/9 * B. −19/9 C. 19 D. −19
65. Which of the following is the kernel of the Fourier transform?
1 1 81. The graphs of the solutions to dy/dx = -x/y are
A. e−iωt * C. eiωt
√2π √π A. circles * C. parabolas
1 1
B. e−iωt D. eiωt B. straight lines D. None of the above
√3π √3π

66. What are the first two terms of the MacLaurin series of the 𝜕2 𝑧 𝜕2 𝑧
82. The partial differential equation −5 = 0 is classified as
𝜕𝑥 2 𝜕𝑦 2
function f(x) = x2sinx?
x4 x5 A. elliptic C. parabolic
A. x 2 − C. x 3 − B. hyperbolic * D. None of the above
4! 5!
x4 x5
B. x 2 + D. x 3 − *
2! 3! 83. Which of the following best describes the function x^2 + y^2 =
xn−1
0?
67. Determine the interval of convergence of the series ∑∞
1 A. homogenous, degree of 1
n(3n )
B. homogenous, degree of 2 *
A. 1 < 𝑥 < 3 C. −1 < 𝑥 < 2
C. homogenous, degree of 4
B. −3 < 𝑥 < 1 D. −3 < 𝑥 < 3* D. non-homogenous

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84. Find the integrating factor of ((3(e^x)y) + x)dx + (e^x)dy = 0. 97. For what value of the constant c is the function continuouson
A. x C. e^x 
cx  2 x if x  2
2

B. 2x D. e^2x *  ,   given that the function is f  x    3

 x  cx if x  2

85. Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of carbon that has a half- A. 3/2 C. 2/3*
life of 5600 years. What percent of the original amount of B. 1/3 D. 4/3
Carbon-14 in a sample would be present after 10,000 years?
A. 20% C. 40% 98. The probability that a student pilot passes a written test for his
B. 30% * D. 50% private pilot's license is 0.7. Find the probability that a person
passes the test before the 4th try.
86. What is the domain of the function f(x)=√𝑥 A. 0.973* C. 0.812
C. {𝑥|𝑥 ≤ 0} C. {𝑦|𝑦 ≥ 0} B. 0.922 D. 0.954
D. {𝑥|𝑥 ≥ 0}* D. {𝑦|𝑦 ≤ 0}
4
99. Find the critical numbers of the function F  x   x 5  x  4
E. 2

1 |𝑥| < 𝑎
87. Find the Fourier transform of 𝑓(𝑥) = A. 0, 7/8, and 2 C. 8/7, 1 and 4
0 |𝑥| > 𝑎
2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑎 1 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑎
B.-1, 8/7 and 4 D. 0, 8/7 and 4*
A. 𝐹(𝛼) = √ * C. 𝐹(𝛼) = √
𝜋 𝛼 𝜋 𝛼
2 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑎 1 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑎
100. Let f : R  R be a function that is differentiable  . If
B. 𝐹(𝛼) = −√ D. 𝐹(𝛼) = −√ f 1  3 and f '  x   5 x , what is the best estimate of f  6 
*
𝜋 𝛼 𝜋 𝛼

3 5 5
given the mean value theorem?
88. If ∫0 𝑔(𝑧)𝑑𝑧 = 6 and ∫3 𝑔(𝑧)𝑑𝑧 = 4, then ∫0 3 + 2𝑔(𝑧)𝑑𝑧 = A. f(6) > 22* C. f(6) > 25
A. 24 B. 35* C. 15 D. 30 B. f(6) > 8 D. f(6) < 25

89. Find the Laplace transform of ei5t where i = √–1.

s – 5i s + 5i
God Bless
A. 2 C. 2
s – 25 s – 25
s + 5i s – 5i
B. * D.
s2 + 25 s2 + 25

90. What is the coefficient of 𝑥 50 in the expansion of the following

product (1 + 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 2 + ⋯ + 101𝑥100 )(1 + 𝑥 + 𝑥 2 + ⋯ + 𝑥 25 )?
A. 1004 B. 1003 C. 1002 D. 1001*

é3 -4 6ù é3 6 7ù
ê ú ê ú
91. If A = ê6 -8 2ú and B = ê4 2 6ú, find AB-1 :
ê7 7 4 úû ê-3 8 3úû
ë ë
é-5.55 6.45 2.05ù é5.55 6.45 2.05ù
ê ú ê ú
A. ê-1.60 2.40 -0.40ú * C. ê1.60 2.40 0.40 ú
ê8.80 7.70 -3.80úû ê8.80 7.70 3.80úû
ë ë
é5.55 -6.45 -2.05ù é-5.55 -6.45 -2.05ù
ê ú ê ú
B. ê1.60 -2.40 0.40 ú D. ê-1.60 -2.40 -0.40 ú
ê-8.80 -7.70 3.80úû ê-8.80 -7.70 -3.80úû
ë ë

92. A campus program evenly enrolls undergraduate and graduate

students. If a random sample of 4 students is selected from this
program to be interviewed about the introduction of a new fast
food outlet on ground floor of the campus building, what is the
probability that all four students selected are undergraduate
students.
A) 0.0256 (B) 0.0625* (C) 0.16 (D) 0.25

93. The probability of the event that an LPA will become typhoon is
0.3. find the odds in favor of typhoon?
a. 1:2 b. 2:7 c. 3:7* d: 7:3

94. Find the term that does not contain x in the expansion of (x2 –
2x-2)10.
a. 7612 b. -8064* c. 6220 d. -5110

y2 x
a
95. Evaluate the integral
 0 0
a
e y dxdy .
a. 2a2 b. 0.25a2 c. 0.5a2 d. a2

1 1
96. Solve for dy/dx given the equation  1
x y
x2 y2
A.  C.  *
y2 x2
x2 y2
B. D.
y2 x2

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