MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN

MATHEMATICS
PERFECTO B. PADILLA JR
AND
DIEGO INOCENCIO TAPANG GILLESANIA

1. 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 compound volume is not to
exceed 0.03m3?
a. 0.002
b. 0.001
c. 0.0025
d. 0.0001
2. Find the area bounded by the
parabola
and its latus
rectum.
a.10.67 sq. units
b. 32 sq. units
c. 48 sq. units
d. 16.67 sq. units

3. The effective rate of 14%

compounded semi-annually is:
a. 14.49%
b. 12.36%
c. 12.94%
d. 14.88%
4.

is the equation of
_______?
a. Parallel sides
b. Parabola
c. Circle
d. Ellipse

5. A section in a coliseum has 32 seats

in the 1st row, 34 in the 2nd row, 36 in
the 3rd row, . . and 48 in the 9th row.
From the 10th up to the 20th row, all
have 50 seats. Find the seating
capacity of this section of the
coliseum.
a. 908
b. 900
c. 920
d. 910

6. Smallest term that can be factored

from a number
a. Greater
b. None of these
c. equal
d. lesser

7. How many horsepower are there in

800 kW?
a. 2072.4 hp
b. 746 hp
c. 1072.4 hp
d. 3072.4 hp
8. A man roes 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 7/4 hour after
leaving?
a. 2.5 mi
b. 3.3 mi
c. 3.1 mi
d. 2.7 mi
9. Find the angular velocity of a
flywheel whose radius is 20 ft. if it is
revolving at 20 000 ft/min
a. 500 rad/min
b. 750 rad/min
c. 1000 rad/min
d. 800 rad/min
10. Find the area of parabolic segment
whose base is 10 and height of 9
meters.
a. 60 m2
b. 70 m2
c. 75 m2
d. 65 m2
11. A line which a curve approach
infinity but will never intersect.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Parallel line
Assymptote
Inclined line
Skew line

12. An organization that aims to block

the entry of a new comer.
a. Monopoly
b. Cartel
c. Competitor
d. Proprietor
13. The tens digit of a two-digit number
is 1 less than twice the units digit.
They differ by 4. Find the number.
a. 65
b. 95
c. 84
d. 73

14. At the surface of the earth g=9.806

m/s2. Assuming the earth to be a
sphere of radius 6.371x106m.
Compute the mass of the earth.
a. 5.97x1024 kg
b. 5.62 x1024 kg
c. 5.12 x1024 kg
d. 5.97 x1023 kg
15. A material has a modulus of
elasticity of 200 GPa. Find the
minimum cross sectional area of the
said material so as not to elongate by
more than 5mm for every 2m length
when subjected to 10 kN tensile
force.
a. 20 mm2
b. 10 mm2
c. 30 mm2
d. 40 mm2
16. At what temperature is the C and F
numerically the same?
a. 40
b. 32

c. -40
d. -32
17. On ordinary day, 400 m3 of air has a
temperature of 30C. During El Nino
drought, temperature increased to
40C. Find the volume of air of
k=3670x10-6.
a. 416.86 m3
b. 418.86 m3
c. 414.68 m3
d. 416.48 m3
18. A sphere has a volume of 36 cubic
meters. The rate of change in volume
is 9 cubic meters per minute. Find
the rate of change in area of the
sphere.
a. 6 m2/min
b. 2 m2/min
c. 3 m2/min
d. 4 m2/min
19. Sin A=2.5x, cos A= 5.5x. Find A.
a. 34.44
b. 24.44
c. 44.44
d. 64.44

20. A ladder 5 meter long leans on a wall

and makes an angle of 30 with the
horizontal. Find the vertical height
from the top to the ground.
a. 2.5 meter
b. 1.5 meter
c. 2.0 meter
d. 2.75 meter
21. A rectangular lot is bounded on its
two adjacent sides by existing
concrete walls. If it is to be fenced
along two remaining sides and the

available fencing material is 30

meters long, find the largest possible
area of the lot.
a. 200 sq. m
b. 225 sq. m
c. 175 sq. m
d. 250 sq. m
22. A tangent line intersects a secant line
to a circle. If the distance from the
point of tangency to the point of
intersection is 6, and the external
distance of the secant line is 4, find
the length of the secant line.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9
23. In an oblique triangle, a=25, b=16,
angle C=9406. Find the measure of
angle A.
a. 54.5
b. 45.5
c. 24.5
d. 54.5

26. Find the tangential velocity of a

flywheel whose radius is 14 ft. if it is
revolving at 200 rpm.
a. 17 593 ft/min
b. 18 593 ft/min
c. 19 593 ft/min
d. 12 593 ft/min
27. A ball is thrown vertically upward at
a velocity of 10 m/s. What is its
velocity at the maximum height?
a. 10 m/s
b. 0
c. 5 m/s
d. 15 m/s
28. The volume of a sphere is tripled.
What is the increase in surface area
if the radius of the original sphere is
50 cm.?
a. 34 931.83 sq. units
b. 33 931.83 sq. units
c. 35 931.83 sq. units
d. 36 931.83 sq. units

24. Q=25 when t=0. Q=75 when t=2.

What is Q when t=6?
a. 185
b. 145
c. 150
d. 175

29. Given a right triangle ABC. Angle C

is the right triangle. BC=4 and the
altitude to the hypotenuse is 1 unit.
Find the area of the triangle.
a. 2.0654 sq. units
b. 1.0654 sq. units
c. 3.0654 sq. units
d. 4.0645 sq. units

25. Pipes A and B can fill an empty tank

in 6 and 3 hours respectively. Drain
C can empty a full tank in 24 hours.
How long will an empty tank be
filled if pipes A and B with drain C
open?
a. 1.218 hours
b. 2.182 hours
c. 5.324 hours
d. 3.821 hours

30. Find the equation of a parabola

passing through (3, 1), (0, 0), and (8,
4) and whose axis is parallel to the xaxis.
a.
b.
c.
d.
31. Pedro runs with a speed of 20 kph.
Five minutes later, Mario starts

running to catch Pedro in 20

minutes. Find the velocity of Mario.
a. 22.5 kph
b. 25 kph
c. 27.5 kph
d. 30 kph

32. How much do ten P2000 quarterly

payments amount at present if the
interest rate is 10% compounded
quarterly.
a. P17 771.40
b. P17 504.13
c. P18 504.13
d. P71 504.13
33. A man bought a machine costing
P135 000 with a salvage value of
P20 000 after 3 years. If the man will
sell it after 2 years, how much is the
loss or gain (i.e. the cost of
equipment) if i=10%.
a. P134 350
b. P143 350
c. P153 350
d. P163 350
34. P1000 becomes P1500 in three years.
Find the simple interest rate.
a. 16.67%
b. 15.67%
c. 17.67%
d. 18.67%
35. Form of paper money issued by the
central bank.
a. T-bills
b. Check
c. Cash
d. Stocks

36. _________ is the concept of finding

the derivative of an exponential
expression.
a. Logarithmic derivative
b. Chain rule
c. Trigonometric derivative
d. Implicit derivative
37. The line y=5 is the directrix of a
parabola whose focus is at point (4, 3). Find the length of the latus
rectum.
a. 8
b. 4
c. 16
d. 24
38. 2.25 revolutions are how many
degrees?
a. 810
b. 730
c. 190
d. 490

39. The sum of two numbers is 21 and

their product is 108. Find the sum of
their reciprocals.
a.
b.
c.
d.
40. What is the accumulated amount of
five years annuity paying P 6000 at
the end of each year, with interest at
15% compounded annually?
a. P40 454.29
b. P41 114.29
c. P41 454.29
d. P40 544.29
41. Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5
years, the product of their ages is 1.5

times the product of their present

ages. How old is Beth now?
a. 25
b. 20
c. 15
d. 30
42. In
, x=
distance in meters, and t= time in
seconds. What is the initial velocity?
a. 2000 m/s
b. 3000 m/s
c. 4000 m/s
d. 5000 m/s
43. The highest point that a girl on a
swing reaches is 7 ft above the
ground, while the lowest point is 3 ft
above the ground. Find its tangential
velocity at the lowest point.
a. 16.05 ft/sec
b. 12.05 ft/sec
c. 20.05 ft/sec
d. 12.05 ft/sec
44. If m=tan25, find the value of

in terms of m.

a. -1/m
b.
c.
d. m

45. A VOM has a current selling price of

P400. If its selling price is expected
to decline at the rate of 10% per
annum due to obsolence, what will
be its selling price after 5 years?
a. P236.20
b. P200.00
c. P213.10
d. P245.50

46. Evaluate
a. 1.051
b. 1.501
c. 3.21
d. 2.321

dx

47. Fin the eccentricity of an ellipse

when the length of the latus rectum
is 2/3 the length of the major axis.
a. 0.577
b. 0.477
c. 0.333
d. 0.643
48. What is the book value of an
electronic test equipment after 8
years of use if it depreciates from its
original value of P120 000 to its
salvage value of 13% in 12 years.
Use straight line method.
a. P20 794.76
b. P50 400
c. P40 794.76
d. P50 794.76
49. What is the book value of an
electronic test equipment after 8
years of use if it depreciates from its
original value of P120 000 to its
salvage value of 13% in 12 years.
Use declining balance method.
a. P20 794.76
b. P30 794.76
c. P40 794.76
d. P50 794.76
50. A balloon is released from the
ground 100 meters from an observer.
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. 1.4856 m/s
b. 2.4856 m/s
c. 3.4856 m/s
d. 5 m/s

51. Divide 120 into two parts so that

product of one and the square of
another is maximum. Find the small
number.
a. 60
b. 50
c. 40
d. 30
52.

. What is the period?

.
.2
.4
.3

53. A horizontal force of 80 000 N is

applied unto a 120 ton load in 10
seconds. Find its acceleration.
a. 0.67 m/s2
b. 0.75 m/s2
c. 1.05 m/s2
d. 1.35 m/s2
54. A plane is headed due to east with
airspeed 240 mph. if a wind at 40
mph from the north is blowing; find
the groundspeed of the plane.
a. 342 mph
b. 532 mph
c. 243 mph
d. 4123 mph
55. The ratio of radii of cone and
cylinder is 1:2 while the ratio of
radius of cone to its altitude is 1:3. If
lateral surface area of cylinder equals
volume of cone, find the radius of
the cone if the altitude of cylinder is
4.
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 6

56. If a derivative of a function is

constant, the function is:
a. First degree
b. Exponential
c. Logarithmic
d. Sinusoidal
57. 2700 mils is how many degrees?
a. 151.875
b. 270
c. 180
d. 131.875
58. An air has an initial pressure of
100kPa absolute and volume 1 m3. If
pressure will be increased to 120
kPa, find the new volume.
a. 1.2 m3
b. 0.83 m3
c. 0.63 m3
d. 1.5 m3
59. The pistons (A&B) of a hydraulic
jack are at the same level. Pistol A is
100 cm2 while piston B is 500 cm2.
Piston A carries a 500 kg load. Find
the required force F at piston B to
carry the load.
a. 3.5 tons
b. 2.5 tons
c. 4.5 tons
d. 1.5 tons
60. A rectangular dodecagon is inscribed
in a circle whose radius is 1 unit.
Find the perimeter.
a. 5.21
b. 6.21
c. 7.21
d. 8.21
61. In a box, there are 52 coins,
consisting of quarters, nickels, and
dimes with a total amount of $2.75.
If the nickel were dimes, the dimes
were quarters and the quarters were
nickels; the total amount would be

$3.75. How many quarters are there?

a. 16
b. 10
c. 5
d.12
62. A stone is thrown vertically upward
at 12 m/s. Find the time to reach the
ground.
a. 2.45 secs.
b. 1.35 secs.
c. 2.15 secs.
d. 1.95 secs.
63. A regular polygon has 27 diagonals.
Then it is a :
a. Pentagon
b. Heptagon
c. Nonagon
d. Hexagon

67. A hyperbola has its center at point

(1, 2), vertex at (2, 2) and conjugate
vertex at (1, 0). Find the equation.
a. 4x2-y2-8x+4y-4=0
b. x2-4y2-8x+4y-4=0
c. 4x2-y2-8x-4y-4=0
d. x2-4y2+8x-4y-4=0
68. A pipe can fill a tank in 2 hours. A
drain can empty a full tank in 6
hours. If the pipe runs with the drain
open, how long will take to fill-up an
empty tank?
a. 2.5 hrs
b. 4 hrs
c. 3 hrs
d. 3.5 hrs
69. Fin the 7th term in the series: , ,
..
a.
b.

64. A 50 meter cable is divided into two

parts and formed into squares. If the
sum of the areas is 100 sq. meter,
find the difference in length?
a. 21.5
b. 20.5
c. 24.5
d. 0
65. What theorem is used to solve for
centroid?
a. Pappus
b. Varignons
c. Castigllianos
d. Pascals
66.
a.
b.
c.
d.

tan x x + c
x - tan x + c
sec x
sec x tan x

c.
d.

70. Find the length of the larger base of

the largest isosceles trapezoid if the
legs and smaller base measure 8
units.
a. 8
b. 16
c. 10
d. 20
71. y=arctan ln x. Find y.
a.
b.
c.

d.
72. The general equation of a conic
section whose axis is inclined is
given by
Ax2+Bxy+Cy2+Dx+Ey+F=0. When
B2-4 Ac=0, the curve is a/an _____.
a. Hyperbola
b. Parabola
c. Ellipse
d. Circle
73. The time required for two examinees
to solve the same problem differs by
two minutes. Together they can solve
32 problems in one hour. How long
will it take for the slower problem
solver to solve the problem?
a. 2 min
b. 3 min
c. 4 min
d. 5 min
74. cos4 sin4 = ?
a. sin 2
b. cos 2
c. cos 4
d. cos 3

75. A function wherein one variable is

not yet readily expressed as function
of another variable is said to be:
a. symmetric
b. implicit
c. explicit
d. exponential

76. Given an ellipse + =1.

Determine the distance between
directrix:
a. 3
b. 4
c. 2

d. 8
77. Three forces 20N, 30N, and 40N are
in equilibrium. Find the angle
between 30N and 40N forces.
a. 28.96
b. 25.97
c. 40
d. 301525
78. At the inflection point where x=a
a. f(a) > 0
b. f(a) < 0
c. f(a) = 0
d. f(a) is no equal to zero
79. A merchant has three items on sale
namely: a radio for $50.00, a clock
for $30.00 and a flashlight for $1.00.
At the end of the day, she has sold a
total of 100 of the three sale items
and has taken in exactly $1, 000.00
on the total sales, how many radios
did she sell?
a. 4
b. 80
c. 16
d. 20
80. Which of the following is true?
a. sin(-)= sin
b. tan(-)= tan
c. cos(-)= cos
d. csc(-)= csc
81. _______ is the loss of value of the
equipment with use over a period of
time. It could mean a difference in
value between a new asset and the
used asset currently in service.
a. Loss
b. Depreciation
c. Gain
d. Extracted

82. Find the area bounded by the curve

defined by the equation x2=8y and its
latus rectum.
a. 11/3
b. 32/3
c. 16/3
d. 22/3
83. The height of a right circular
cylinder is 50 inches and decreases at
the rate of 4 inches per second.
While the radius of the base is 20
inches and increases at the rate of
one inch per second. At what rate is
the volume changing?
a. 11 130 cu. in/sec
b. 11 310 cu. in/sec
c. 1 275 cu. in/sec
d. 1 257 cu. in/sec
84. This occurs in a situation where a
commodity or service is supplied by
a number of vendors and there is
nothing to prevent additional vendors
entering the market.
a. Elastic demand
b. Perfect competition
c. Monopoly
d. Oligopoly
85. The graphical representation of the
cumulative frequency distribution in
a set statistical data is called?
a. Frequency polygon
b. Mass diagram
c. Ogive
d. Histogram
86. If the product of the slopes of two
straight lines is negative 1, one of
these lines are said to be:
a. Skew
b. Non-intersecting
c. Parallel
d. Perpendicular

87. Pedro can paint a fence 50% faster

than Juan and 20% faster that Pilar
and together they can paint a given
fence in 4 hours. How long will it
take Pedro to paint the same fence if
he had to work alone?
a. 10 hrs
b. 13 hrs
c. 11 hrs
d. 15 hrs
88. If you borrowed money from your
friend with simple interest of 12%,
find the present worth of P50 000,
which is due at the end of 7 months.
a. P46 200
b. 44 893
c. P46 729
d. 45 789

89. The amount of P12 800 in 4 years at

5% compounded quarterly is?
a. P14 785.34
b. P15 614.59
c. P16 311.26
d. P15 847.33
90. What is the effective rate
corresponding to 18% compounded
daily? Take 1 year =365 days.
a. 17.35%
b. 19.72%
c. 17.84%
d. 16.78%
91. In how many ways can 2 integers be
selected from the integers 1 to 100 so
that their difference is exactly 7?
a. 74
b. 81
c. 69
d. 93

92. A 2 lbs liquid has an specific heat of

1.2 Btu/ lb-F. How much heat is
required to increase its temperature
by 10C?
a. 100BTU
b. 110BTU
c. 120 BTU
d. 130 BTU
93. A machine costing P100 000
depreciates at 10% annually. What is
its book value after 5 years?
a. P59 049
b. P69 049
c. P49 049
d. P79 049
94. Find the length of the latus rectum of
the parabola y2=-8x?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 7
d. 6

95. The property by virtue of which a

body tends to return to its original
size and shape after a deformation
and when the deforming forces have
been removed.
a. Elasticity
b. Malleability
c. Ductility
d. Plasticity
96. A man wants to make 14% nominal
interest compounded semi-annually
on a bond investment. How should
the man be willing to pay now for
12% -P10 000 bond that will mature
in 10 years and pays interest semiannually?
a. P2 584.19

b. P3 118.05
c. P8 940.60
d. P867.82
97. Evaluate
a. -3/2 cos 2 + C
b. -3 cos 2
c. 3/2 cos 2 + C
d. 3 cos 2 + C
98. Find the maximum height which a
cannonball fired at an initial velocity
of 100 m/s at 30 above the
horizontal.
a. 127.42 m
b. 172.42 m
c. 137.42 m
d. 177.42 m
99. A man expects to receive P20 000 in
10 years. How much is that money
worth now considering interest at 6%
compounded quarterly.
a. P 12 698.65
b. P11 025.25
c. P17 567.95
d. P15 678.45
100. The area of a rhombus is 24. One
diagonal measures 6 units, find the
length of the other diagonal.
a. 9
b. 7
c. 6
d. 8

101. The area of a rhombus is 24. One

diagonal measures 6 units, find the
length of a side.
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7

d. 8
102. The sum of the coefficients in the
expansion of (x+y-z)8 is:
a. From 2 to 5
b. From 5 to 10
c. Above 10
d. Less than 2
103. A banca traveled at an average speed
of 15 kph downstream and then back
at an average speed of 12 kph
upstream. If the total time of travel is
3 hours, find the total distance traveled
by the banca.
a. 40 km
b. 30 km
c. 60 km
d. 50 km
104. A father is now 41 and his son 9.
After how many years will his age be
just triple his sons age?
a. 6
b. 5
c. 4
d. 7
105. Find the area of the largest rectangle
which you can inscribe in a semicircle whose radius is 10.
a. 1000 sq. units
b. sq. units
c. 100 sq. units
d. 2 sq. units
106. Given y = 4 cos 2x. Determine its
amplitude.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d.
107. A central angle of 45 subtends an
arc of 12cm. What is the radius of the
circle?

a.
b.
c.
d.

12.58 cm
15.28 cm
15.82 cm
12.85 cm

108. The volume of two spheres is in the

ratio of 27:343 and the sum of their
radii is 10. Find the radius of the
smaller sphere.
a. 6
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4
109. The integral of any quotient whose
numerator is the differential of the
denominator is the:
a. Product
b. Derivative
c. Cologarithm
d. Logarithm
110. Find the sum of the roots 5x2 -10x +
2=0
a. -2
b. 2
c. 1/2
d. -1/2
111. Determine the vertical pressure due
to a column of water 85 cm high.
a. 8.33 x 103 N/m2
b. 8.33 x 104 N/m2
c. 8.33 x 105 N/m2
d. 8.33 x 106 N/m2
112. A rectangular hexagonal pyramid has
a slant height of 4 cm and the length
of each side of the base is 6 cm. find
the lateral area.
a. 52 cm2
b. 62 cm2
c. 72 cm2
d. 82 cm2

113. If a =b, the b = a. This illustrates

which axiom in algebra?
a. Replacement axiom
b. Symmetric axiom
c. Transitive axiom
d. Reflexive axiom

c. P5 637.50
d. P5 937.50

114. If arc tan x + arc tan 1/3 = /4, find

the value of x.
a. 1/2
b. 1/3
c. 1/4
d. 1/5

119. To compute for the value of the

factorial, in symbolic form (n!) where
n is a large number, we use a formula
called:
a. Matheson formula
b. Diophantine formula
c. Stirlings Approximation
formula
d. Richardson-Duchman
formula

115. It is the measure of relationship

between two variables.
a. Correlation
b. Function
c. Equation
d. Relation

120. Find the distance of the directrix

from the center of an ellipse if its
major axis is 10 and its minor axis is
8.
a. 8.1
b. 8.3
c. 8.5
d. 8.7

116. It is a polyhedron of which two faces

are equal, polygons in parallel planes
and the other faces are parallelograms.
a. Cube
b. Pyramid
c. Prism
d. Parallelepiped
117. What is the distance in cm. between
two vertices of a cube which are
farthest from each other, if an edge
measures 8 cm?
a. 12.32
b. 13.86
c. 8.66
d. 6.93
118. A loan of P5000 is made for a period
of 15 months at a simple interest rate
of 15%. What future amount is due at
the end of the loan period?
a. P 5 842.54
b. P5 900.00

121. A 200 gram apple is thrown from the

edge of a tall building with an initial
speed of 20 m/s. What is the change is
kinetic energy of the apple if it strikes
the ground at 50 m/s?
a. 100 joules
b. 180 joules
c. 81 joules
d. 210 joules
122. When two planes intersect with each
other, the amount of divergence
between the two planes is expressed
by the measure of:
a. Polyhedral angle
b. Dihedral angle
c. Reflex angle
d. Plane angle

123. The median of a triangle is the line

connecting a vertex and the midpoint
of the opposite side. For a given
triangle, the medians intersects at a
pint which is called the:
a. Circumcenter
b. Incenter
c. Orthocenter
d. Centroid
124. A five-pointed star is also known as:
a. Quintagon
b. Pentagon
c. Pentatron
d. Pentagram
125. The altitudes of the sides of a
triangle intersect at the point, which is
known as:
a. Centroid
b. Incenter
c. Orthocenter
d. Circumcenter
126. The arc length equal to the radius of
the circle is called:
a. 1 grad
b. 1 radian
c. radian
d. 1 quarter circle
127. One gram of ice at 0C is placed on a
container containing 2,000,000 cu. m
of water at 0C. Assuming no heat
loss, what will happen?
a. The volume of ice will not
change
b. Ice will become water
c. Some part of ice will not
change
d. All of the above
128. The angular bisector of the sides of a
triangle at a point which is known as:
a. Centroid
b. Incenter

c. Orthocenter
d. Centroid
129. A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters
long when the angle of elevation of
the sun is 61. If the pole has leaned
15 from the vertical directly toward
the sun, what is the length of the pole?
a. 53.24 m
b. 54.25 m
c. 52.43 m
d. 53.25 m
130. Each side of a cube is increased by
1%. By what percent is the volume of
the cube increased?
a. 3%
b. 23.4%
c. 33.1%
d. 34.56%
131. MCMXCIV is a Roman numeral
equivalent to:
a. 2174
b. 3974
c. 2974
d. 1994
132. The sum of the digits of a two digit
number is 11. If the digits are
reversed, the resulting number is
seven more than twice the original
number. What is the original number?
a. 44
b. 83
c. 38
d. 53
133. A regular octagon is inscribed in a
circle of radius 10. Find the area of the
octagon.
a. 288.2
b. 282.8
c. 228.2
d. 238.2

134. Find the probability of getting

exactly 12 out of 30 questions on the
true or false question.
a. 0.04
b. 0.15
c. 0.12
d. 0.08
135. Find the length of the vector (12, 4,
4).
a. 8.75
b. 5.18
c. 7
d. 6
136. According to this law, The force
between two charges varies directly as
the magnitude of each charge and
inversely as the square of the distance
between them.
a. Newtons law
b. Inverse Square law
c. Coulombs law
d. Law of Universal Gravitation
137. Mr. J. Reyes borrowed money from
the bank. He received from the back
P1842 and promised to pay P2000 at
the end of 10 months. Determine the
simple interest.
a. 15.7%
b. 16.1%
c. 10.29%
d. 19.45%
138. Evaluate the expression (1 + i2 )10
where I is an imaginary number.
a. -1
b. 10
c. 0
d. 1
139. The amount of heat needed to change
solid to liquid.
a. Latent heat of fusion
b. Solid fusion

c. Condensation
d. Cold fusion
140. Solve for x in the equation: 2 log4 x
log4 9 = 2
a. 12
b. 10
c. 11
d. 13
141. Two post, one 8m and the other 12 m
high are 15 m apart. If the posts are
supported by a cable running from the
top of the first post to a stake on the
ground and then back to the top of the
second post, find the distance from the
lower post to the stake to use the
minimum amount of wire.
a. 4 m
b. 6 m
c. 8 m
d. 9m
142. A 40 gm rifle bullet is fired with a
speed of 300 m/s into a ballistic
pendulum of mass 5 kg suspended
from a chord 1 m long. Compute the
vertical height through which the
pendulum arises.
a. 29.88 cm
b. 28.89 cm
c. 28.45 cm
d. 29.42 cm
143. If the roots of an equation are zero,
then they are classified as:
a. Trivial solution
b. Hypergolic solution
c. Zeros of function
d. Extraneous roots
144. Of what quadrant is A, if secA is
positive and cscA is negative?
a. IV
b. II
c. III
d. I

145. The reciprocal of bulk modulus of

any fluid is called ______.
a. Volume stress
b. Compressibility
c. Shape elasticity
d. Volume strain
146. Assuming that the earth is a sphere
whose radius is 6,400 km. Find the
distance along 3 deg arc at the equator
of the earths surface.
a. 335.10 km
b. 533.10 km
c. 353.10 km
d. 353.01 km
147. Equations relating x and y that
cannot readily solved explicitly for y
as a function of x or for x as a function
of y. Such equation may nonetheless
determine y as a function of x or vice
versa, such as function is called
_____.
a. Logarithmic function
b. Implicit function
c. Continuous function
d. Explicit function
148. What is the integral of (3t-1)3 dt?
a. 1/12 (3t-1)4 + c
b. 1/12 (3t-1)3 + c
c. (3t-1)3 + c
d. (3t-1)4 + c
149. If 16 is 4 more than 4x, find x-1
a. 14
b. 3
c. 12
d. 5
150. A frequency curve which is
composed of a series of rectangles
constructed with the steps as the base
and the frequency as the height.
a. Histogram
b. Ogive

c. Frequency distribution
d. Bar graph
151. It is a sequence of numbers such that
successive terms differ by a constant
a. Arithmetic progression
b. Infinite progression
c. Geometric progression
d. Harmonic progression
152. 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 paraboloid
b. A sinusoid
c. A cissoids
d. An exponential
153. Determine x, so that: a, 2x + 4, 10x
4 will be a geometric progression.
a. 4
b. 6
c. 2
d. 5
154. The angular distance of a point on
the terrestrial sphere from the north
pole is called its:
a. Co-latitude
b. Altitude
c. Latitude
d. Co-declination
155. If one third of the air in a tank is
removed by each stroke of an air
pump, what fractional part of the air
removed in 6 strokes?
a. 0.7122
b. 0.9122
c. 0.6122
d. 0.8122

156. The linear distance between -4 and

17 on the number line is

a.
b.
c.
d.

13
21
-17
-13

157. Determine the angle of the super

elevation for a 200 m highway curve
so that there will be no side thrust at a
speed of 90 kph.
a. 19.17
b. 17.67
c. 18.32
d. 20.11
158. A ball is dropped from a building
100 m high. If the mass of the ball is
10 grams, after what time will the ball
strike the earth?
a. 4.52s
b. 4.42s
c. 5.61s
d. 2.45s
159. Centrifugal force is _____
a. Directly proportional to the
radius of the curvature
b. Directly proportional to the
square of the tangential
velocity
c. Inversely proportional to the
tangential velocity
d. Directly proportional to the
square of the weight of the
object
160. Each of the faces of a regular
hexahedron is a _____
a. Triangle
b. Square
c. Rectangle
d. Hexagon
161. Find the mean proportion of 4 and 36
a. 72
b. 24
c. 12

d. 20
162. Simplify the expression i1999 + i1999
where I is an imaginary number.
a. 0
b. -1
c. 1+1
d. 1-i

163. In a club of 40 executives, 33 likes to

smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke
Philip Moris. How many like both?
a. 13
b. 10
c. 11
d. 12
164. The graph of r=a+bcos is a :
a. Lemniscates
b. Limacon
c. Cardioids
d. Lituus
165. Solve for A in the equation: cos2A =
1- cos2A
a. 15, 125, 225, 335
b. 45, 125, 225, 315
c. 45, 135, 225, 315
d. 45, 150, 220, 315
166. Momentum is the product of velocity
and
a. Acceleration
b. Mass
c. Force
d. Time
167. If 15 people can win prices in a
estate lottery (assuming that there are
no ties). How many ways can these 15
people win first, second,, third, fourth
and fifth prizes?
a. 4,845

b. 116,280
c. 360,360
d. 3,003
168. Find the 30th term of the A.P 4, 7,
10,
a. 75
b. 90
c. 88
d. 91
169. Mary is 24. She is twice as old as
Ann was when Mary was as old as
Ann now. How old is Ann now?
a. 16
b. 17
c. 12
d. 15

170. Find the ratio of an infinite

geometric series if the sum is 2 and
the first term is
a. 1/3
b. 1/2
c. 3/4
d. 1/4
171. 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%
172. Find the equation of the curve at
every point of which, the tangent line
has a slope of 2x.
a. x
b. y=x2+c
c. y=x1/2+c
d. x=y2+c

173. csc 520 is equal to

a. cos 20
b. csc 20
c. tan 45
d. sin 20
174. A rotating wheel has a radius of 2 ft.
and 6 in. A point on the circumference
of the wheel moves 30 ft in 2 seconds.
Find the angular velocity of the wheel.
a. 2 rad/sec
b. 4 rad/sec
c. 6 rad/sec
d. 5 rad/sec
175. It is a series equal payments accruing
at equal intervals of the time where the
first payment is made several periods
after.
a. Deferred annuity
b. Delayed annuity
c. Progressive annuity
d. Simple annuity
176. Exact angle of the dodecagon equal
to ________ deg.
a. 135
b. 150
c. 125
d. 105
177. A load of 100 lb. is hung from the
middle of a rope, which is stretched
between wo rigid walls of 30 ft apart.
Due to the load, the rope sags 4 ft in
the middle. Determine the tension in
the rope.
a. 165 lbs
b. 173 lbs
c. 194 lbs
d. 149 lbs
178. How far does an automobile move
while its speed increases uniformly
from 15 kph to 45 kph in 20 seconds?
a. 185 mi

b. 167 mi
c. 200 mi
d. 172 mi
179. A block weighing 500 kN rest on a
ramp inclined at 25 with horizontal.
The force tending to move the block
down the ramp is:
a. 100 kN
b. 211 kN
c. 255 kN
d. 450 kN
180. What is the value of log25+log35?
a. 7.39
b. 3.79
c. 3.97
d. 9.37
181. The distance between the center of
the three circles which are mutually
tangent to each other externally are 10,
12 and 14 units. The area of the largest
circle is
a. 72
b. 23
c. 64
d. 16
182. To maximize the horizontal range of
the projectile, which of the following
applies?
a. Maximize velocity
b. Maximize the angle of
elevation and velocity
c. Maximize the angle of
elevation
d. The tangent function of the
angle of trajectory must be
equal to one
183. What is the lowest common factor of
10 and 32?
a. 320
b. 2
c. 180

d. 90
184. The distance that the top surface is
displaced in the direction of the force
divided by the thickness of the body is
known as __________
a. Longitudinal strain
b. Linear strain
c. Shear strain
d. Volume strain
185. It can be defined as the set of all
points on a plane whose sum of
distances of any of which from two
fixed points is constant.
a. Circle
b. Hyperbola
c. Parabola
d. Ellipse
186. A statue 3m high is standing on a
base of 4m high. If an observers eye
is 1.5m above the ground, how far
should he stand from the base in order
that the angle suspended bu the statue
is maximum.
a. 3.41 m
b. 3.51 m
c. 3.71 m
d. 4.41 m
187. A baseball is thrown from a
horizontal plane following a parabolic
path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s
at an angle of 30 above the
horizontal. How far from the throwing
point well the ball attains its original
level.
a. 882.2 m
b. 8.828 m
c. 288.8 m
d. 82.88 m
188. A balloon is rising vertically over a
point A on the ground a rate of 15
ft/sec. A point B on the ground is level
with and 30 ft from A. When the

balloon is 40 ft from A, at what rate is

its distance from B changing?
a. 13 ft/sec
b. 15 ft/sec
c. 12 ft/sec
d. 10 ft/sec
189. The diameter of a circle described by
9x2 + 9y2 = 16 is ______
a. 4/3
b. 16/9
c. 8/3
d. 4
190. 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 find
its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees.
What is the height of the tower?
a. 76.31 m
b. 73.31 m
c. 73.16 m
d. 73. 61 m
191. Two electrons have speeds of 0.7c
and x respectively at an angle of 60.82
degrees between each other. If their
relative velocity is 0.65c, find x.
a. 0.02c
b. 0.12c
c. 0.09c
d. 0.25c
192. Arc tan{2 cos(arcsin
to:
a. /3
b. /4
c. /6
d. /2

) )} is equal

193. Determine B such that 3x + 2y 7 =

0 is perpendicular to 2x By + 2 = 0
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2

194. Find the point in the parabola y2 = 4

at which the rate of change of the
ordinate and abscissa are equal.
a. (1, 2)
b. (-1, 4)
c. (2, 1)
d. (4, 4)
195. Find the equation of the axis of
symmetry of the function y= 2x2-7x+5
a. 7x+4=0
b. 4x+7=0
c. 4x-7=0
d. 7x-4=0

196. The major axis of the elliptical path

in which the earth moves around the
sum is approximately 186, 000, 000
miles and the eccentricity of the
ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee
of the earth
a. 93 000 000 miles
b. 91 450 000 miles
c. 94 335 100 miles
d. 94 550 000 miles
197. The angle of inclination of ascends
of a road having 8.25% grade is _____
degrees.
a. 4.72
b. 4.27
c. 5.12
d. 1.86
198. Find the sum of the first term of the
geometric progression 2,4,8,16,
a. 1 023
b. 2 046
c. 225
d. 1 596

199. Find the sum of the infinite

geometric progression 6, -2, 2/3
a. 9/2
b. 5/2
c. 11/2
d. 7/2
200. Evaluate
(
a. Undefined
b. 0
c. Infinity
d. 1/7

201. What is the speed of asynchronous

earth satellite situated 4.5x107 m
from the earth
a. 11 070.0 kph
b. 12 000.0 kph
c. 11 777.4 kph
d. 12 070.2 kph
202. 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. 680
b. 540
c. 480
d. 840

c.
d.

90

in3
in3

30.4

205. Find the 100th term of the sequence,

1.01, 1.00, 0.99, .
a. 0.05
b. 0.03
c. 0.04
d. 0.02
206. Find the coordinates of the point P(2,
4) with respect to the translated axis
with origin at (1, 3)
a. (1, -1)
b. (-1, -1)
c. (1, 1)
d. (-1, 1)
207. The roots of a quadratic equation are
1/3 and . What is the equation?
a. 12x2+7x+1=0
b. 122-7x+1=0
c. 12x2+7x-1=0
d. 12x2-7x-1=0
208. Covert =/3 to Cartesian equation
a. x=31/2 x
b. 3y=31/2x
c. y=x
d. y=31/2 x

203. The wheel of a car revolves n times

while the car travels x km. The radius
of the wheel in meter is:
a. 10 000x/ n
b. 500 00x/ n
c. 500x/ n
d. 5 000x/ n

209. A piece of wire is shaped to enclose

a square whose area is 169 sq cm. It is
then reshaped to enclose a rectangle
whose length is 15 cm. The area of the
rectangle is:
a. 165 m2
b. 170 m2
c. 175 m2
d. 156 m2

204. The volume of a gas under standard

atmospheric pressure, 76 cm. Hg is
200 in3. What is the volume when the
pressure is 80 cm. Hg, if the
temperature is unchanged?
a. 190 in3
b. 110 in3

210. If (x+3) : 10=(3x-2): 8, find (2x-1).

a. 1
b. 4
c. 2
d. 3

211. In complex algebra, we use a

diagram to represent a complex plane
commonly called:
a. De Moivres diagram
b. Argand diagram
c. Funicular diagram
d. Venn diagram
212. The quartile deviation is a measure
of:
a. Division
b. Certainty
c. Central tendency
d. Dispersion
213. The velocity of an automobile
starting from rest is given by
ft/sec. determine its acceleration
after an interval of 10 sec. (in ft/sec2)
a. 2.10
b. 1.71
c. 2.25
d. 2.75
214. An automobile accelerates at a
constant rate of 15 mi/hr to 45 mi/hr in
15 seconds, while traveling in a
straight line. What is the average
acceleration?
a. 2 ft/sec
b. 2.12 ft/sec
c. 2.39 ft/sec
d. 2.93 ft/sec
215. A comfortable room temperature is
72F. What is the temperature,
expressed in degrees Kelvin?
a. 290
b. 263
c. 275
d. 295
216. 15% when compounded semiannually will have effective rate of:

a.
b.
c.
d.

15.93%
16.02%
18.78%
15%

217. A non-square rectangle is inscribed

in a square so that each vertex of the
rectangle is at the trisection point of
the different sides of the square. Find
the ratio of the area of the rectangle to
the area of the square.
a. 4:9
b. 2:7
c. 5:9
d. 7:72
218. If the radius of the circle is decreased
by 20%, by how much is its area
decreased?
a. 46%
b. 36%
c. 56%
d. 26%
219. A flowerpot falls off the edge of a
fifth-floor window, just as it passes the
third-floor window someone
accidentally drops a glass of water
from the window. Which of the
following is true?
a. The flowerpot and the glass
hit the ground at the same
instant
b. The flowerpot hits the ground
at the same time as the glass
c. The glass hits the ground
before the flowerpot
d. The flowerpot hits the
ground first with a higher
speed than the glass
220. Is sinA=2.571x, cosA=3.06x, and
sin2A=3.939, find the value of x.
a. 0.100
b. 0.150
c. 0.250

d. 0.350
221. How many terms of the sequence -9,
-6, -3 must be taken so that the sum
is 66?
a. 12
b. 4
c. 11
d. 13
222. A man in a hot air balloon drops an
apple at a height of 50 meters. If the
balloon is rising at 15 m/s, find the
highest point reached by the apple.
a. 141.45 m
b. 171.55 m
c. 151.57 m
d. 161.47 m

223. If sin A=4/5 and A is in the second

quadrant, sin B= 7/25 and B is in the
first quadrant, find sin (A+B)
a. 3/5
b. 3/4
c. 2/5
d. 4/5
224. If cos=-15/17 and is in the third
quadrant, find cos /2.
a. -1/
b. -8/
c. 2/
d. 3/
225. What is the maximum moment of a
10 meter simply supported beam
subjected to a concentrated load of
500kN at the mid-span?
a. 1250 kN-m
b. 1520 kN-m
c. 1050 kN-m
d. 1510 kN-m

226. It represents the distance of a point

from the y-axis
a. Ordinate
b. Abscissa
c. Coordinate
d. Polar distance
227. The logarithm of a number to the
base e (2.7182818.0 is called
a. Characteristic
b. Mantissa
c. Briggsian logarithm
d. Napierian logarithm
228. Terms that a differ only in numeric
coefficients are known as:
a. Unequal terms
b. Like terms
c. Unlike terms
d. Equal terms
229. In Plain Geometry, two circular arcs
that together make up a full circle are
called:
a. Conjugate arcs
b. Co-terminal arcs
c. Half arcs
d. Congruent arcs
230. For a particular experiment you need
5 liters of a 10% solution. You find
7% and 12% solution on the shelves.
How much of the 7% solution should
you mix with the appropriate amount
of the 12% solution to get 4 liters of a
10% solution.
a. 1.43
b. 1.53
c. 1.63
d. 1.73
231. A mango falls from a branch 5
meters above the ground. With what
speed in meters per second does it
strike the ground? Assume g=10m/s2.

a.
b.
c.
d.

10 m/sec
14 m/sec
12 m/sec
8 m/sec

232. When two waves of the same

frequency speed and amplitude
traveling in opposite directions are
superimposed.
a. The phase difference is
always zero
b. Distractive waves are
produced
c. Standing waves are
produces
d. Constructive interference
always results
233. The work done by all the forces
except the gravitational force is
always equal to the _____of the
system
a. Total mechanical energy
b. Total potential energy
c. Total kinetic energy
d. Total momentum
234. Ten less than four times a certain
number is 14. Determine the number
a. 7
b. 5
c. 4
d. 6
235. Equal volumes of two different
liquids evaporate at different, but
constant rates. If the first is totally
evaporated in 6 weeks, and the second
in 7 weeks, when will be the second
be the volume of the first.
a. 3.5 weeks
b. 4 weeks
c. 5/42 weeks
d. 42/5 weeks

236. Find the fourth term of the

progression , 0.2, 0.125
a. 0.099
b. 1/11
c. 1/10
d. 0.102
237. The time required by an elevator to
lift a weight varies directly through
which it is to be lifted and inversely as
the power of the motor. If it takes 30
seconds for a 10 hp motor to lift 100
lbs through 50 feet. What size of
motor is required to lift 800 lbs in 40
seconds through a distance of 40 feet.
a. 58 hp
b. 48 hp
c. 50 hp
d. 56 hp
238. Find the dimensions of the right
circular cylinder of greatest volume that
can be inscribed in a right circular cone
of radius r and altitude h.
a. Radius=2/3r; altitude=2/3h
b. Radius=1/3r; altitude=1/3h
c. Radius=2/3r; altitude=1/3h
d. Radius=1/3r; altitude=2/3h
239. An angular unit equivalent to 1/400
of the circumference of a circle is
called:
a. Grad
b. Mil
c. Degree
d. Radian
240. A condition where only few
individuals produce a certain product
and that any action of one will lead to
almost the same action of the others.
a. Monopoly
b. Perfect competition
c. Semi-monopoly

d. Oligopoly
241. Ivory soaps floats in water because:
a. The specific gravity of ivory
soap is less than that of
water
b. The specific gravity of ivory
soap is greater than that of
water
c. The density of ivory soap is
unity
d. All matters has mass

242. On a certain test, the average passing

score is 72 while the average for entire
test is 62, what part of the group of
students passed the test?
a. 5/9
b. 6/11
c. 7/13
d. 4/7
243. Ghost images are formed in a TV set
when the signal from the TV
transmitter is received directly at the
TV set and also indirectly after
reflection from a building or other
large metallic mass. In a certain 25
inch TV set, the ghost is about 1 cm,
to the right of the principal image of
the reflected signal arrives 1
microsecond after the principal signal.
What is the difference in the path
length of the reflected and principal
signals in this case?
a. 100 meters
b. 300 meters
c. 200 meters
d. 400 meters
244. A stone is dropped into a well, and
the sound of the splash was heard

three seconds later. What was the

depth of the well?
a. 37 meters
b. 41 meters
c. 53 meters
d. 30 meters
245. Two thermometers, one calibrated in
Celsius and the other in Fahrenheit,
are used o measure the same
temperature, the numerical reading
obtained on the Fahrenheit
thermometer.
a. Is greater than that obtained
on the Celsius thermometer
b. Is less than that obtained on
the Celsius thermometer
c. May be greater or less than
that obtained on the Celsius
thermometer
d. Is proportional to that
obtained on the Celsius
thermometer
246. 1 atm of pressure is equal to
_______.
a. 101300 Pa
b. 14.7 bars
c. 1.013 psi
d. 2117 psi
247.
Find the least number of
years required to double a certain
amount of money at 5% per annum
compound interest to the nearest year
a. 14 years
b. 12 years
c. 18 years
d. 20 years

248. The replacement of the original cost

of an investment
a. Capital recovery
b. Breakeven
c. Payoff

d. Return on investment
249. When comparing leasing against
outright purchase of equipment, which
of the following is not correct?
a. Leasing frees needed
working capital
b. Leasing reduces maintenance
and administrative expenses
c. Leasing offers less flexibility
with respect to technical
obsolescence
d. Leasing offers certain tax
advantages
250. Find the volume of the solid above
the elliptic paraboloid 3x2+y2=z and
below the cylinder x2+z=4
a. 2 cubic units
b. /4 cubic units
c. cubic units
d. 4 cubic units
251. An oil well that yields 300 barrels of
cure oil a month will run dry in 3
years. If is estimated that t months
from now, the price of crude oil will
be P(t)=18 + 0.3 dollars per barrel.
If the oil is sold as soon as it is
extracted from the ground, what will
be the total future revenue from the oil
well?
a. $253,550
b. $207,612
c. $150,650
d. $190,324
252. A point on the graph of a
differentianble function where the
concavity changes is called a point of
______
a. Inflection
b. Mean value
c. Local minimum value
d. Deflection

253. Find the maximum and minimum

values of 3sin for 0
a. 3, 1/3
b. 1, 0
c. 2, -2
d. 1, -1

254. The spherical excess of a spherical

triangle is the amount by which the
sum of its angles exceed
a. 180
b. 90
c. 360
d. 270
255. the area of three adjacent surfaces of
a rectangular block are 8 sq cm, 10 sq
cm and 20 sq cm. the volume of the
rectangular block is
a. 200 cu m
b. 40 cu m
c. 10 cu m
d. 20 cu m
256. In the story about the crow who
wanted to drink water from a
cylindrical can but could not reach the
water, it is said that the crow dropped
a pebble which was a perfect sphere 3
cm in radius into the can. If the can
was 6 cm radius, what was the rise in
water level inside the can after that
pebble was dropped?
a. 2 cm
b. 1 cm
c. 3 cm
d. 2.5 cm
257. When a line y=mx+b slopes
downwards from left to right, the
slope m is
a. Less than 0

b. Greater than 0
c. Equal to 0
d. Equal to 1
258. A line perpendicular to a plane
a. Is perpendicular to only two
intersecting lines in the plane
b. Makes a right angle in the
plane which passes through
its foot
c. Is perpendicular to every line
is the plane
d. Makes a right angle with
every line is the plane
259. If the area of an equilateral triangle
is 9 sq cm then its perimeter is
a. 9 cm
b. 18 cm
c. 18 cm
d. 12 cm

261. When a certain polynomial p(x) is

divided by (x-1), remainder is 12.
When the same polynomial is divided
by (x-4), the remainder is 3. Find the
remainder when the polynomial is
divided by (x-1)(x-4)
a. x+5
b. -2x-8
c. -3x+15
d. 4x-1
262. The scalar product of A and B is
equal to the product of the magnitudes
of A and B and the ______ of the
angle between them
a. Sine
b. Value in radians
c. Tangent
d. Cosine
263. If the surd (
x is equal to:

, then

a.

b.

260. A transport company has been

contracted to transport a minimum of
600 factory workers from a gathering
point in Makati to their working place
in Canlubang daily. The transport
company has nine 5-passenger cars,
six 10-passenger mini buses and 12
drivers. The cars can make 14 trips a
day while the mini busses can make
10 trips a day. How should the
transport company use their cans and
mini buses in order to carry the
maximum number of passengers each
day?
a. 9 cars and 3 mini buses
b. 3 cars and 9 mini buses
c. 6 cars and 6 mini buses
d. 7 cars and 5 mini buses

c.
d.

264. A certain electronics company has

16 tons of raw materials, of which 10
tons are stored in warehouse in
Quezon city, and 6 tons are stored in
warehouse in Makati. The raw
materials have to be transported to
three production points in Dasmarinas
Cavite, Canlubang Laguna and
Batangas city in the amounts of 5, 7
and 4 tons respectively, the cost per
ton for transporting the raw materials
from the two warehouses to the three
production points areas as follows
To/Fro
m

Damarin Canluba
as
ng

Batang
as

P 700

P500

P800

P 200

P300

P400

267. Arrange the following surds in

descending order: a=
,
b=3+ , c=
, d=

a. c, d, a, b
b. b, a, d, c
c. c, d, b, a
d. d, c, a, b

Q.C
Makati
Find the minimum possible
transportation cost. HINT let a=no of
tons to be shopped from Q.C to
Dasmarinas, b=no of tons to be
shipped ftom Q.C to Canlubang, c=no
of tons to be shipped from Q.C to
Batangas, d= no of tons to be shopped
from Makati to Dasmarinas, e= no of
tons to be shopped from Makati to
Canlubanga and f= no of tons to be
shopped from Makati to Batangas.
a. 7 300.00
b. 8 300.00
c. 9 300.00
d. 10 300.00

268. If

the following relationship is correct?

a. x+z=y
b. x=y+z
c. x+y=z
d. x-y=z
269. evaluate u=
a.
b.
c.
d.

265. Which of the following is a correct

relationship for any triangle whose
sides are a, b, c and the respective
sides are a, b, c and the respective
opposite angles are A, B and C.
a. a2=b2+c2-bc cos A
b. a2=b2+c2-2bc cos A
c. a2=b2+c2-2bc sin A
d. a2=b2+c2-2bc cos B cos C

N=|

a. |

b. |

c. |

d. |

2
9
6
8

270. Evaluate: I=
a. 88/3
b. 89
c. 3
d. 79/3

266. find the product MN of the following

matrices
M=|

, which of

271. The probability for the ECE board

examinees from a certain school to
pass the subject in mathematics is 3/7
and for the subject of Communication
is 5/7. If none of those examinees fail
both subjects and there are four
examinees who passed both subjects,
find the number of examinees from
that school who took the examinations
a. 21
b. 14
c. 28
d. 35
272. A number when divided by 6 leaves
a remainder of 5, when divided by 5
leaves a remainder of 4, by 4 leaves a

remainder of 3, by 3 leaves a
remainder of 2, and by 2 leaves a
remainder of 1. Find the smallest
possible value of the number.
a. 29
b. 39
c. 49
d. 59
273. _________ are irrational numbers
involving radical signs
a. Radicals
b. Surd
c. Irrational number
d. Transcendental number
274. When rounded off to two significant
figures, the number 4.371x10 -10
becomes ______
a. 4.4x 10-10
b. 4x10-10
c. 4.3x10-10
d. 4.2x10-10

275. The __________ of a and b is the

smallest positive integer that is a
multiple of both a and b.
a. Least common multiple
b. Least common denominator
c. Least common factor
d. Greatest common factor
276. If soldering lead contains 63% silver,
______ grams of soldering lead can be
made from 520 grams of silver.
a. 852.4
b. 825.4
c. 845.2
d. 842.5
277. In the equation =mx+b, m
represents the _______
a. Distance from a point

b. Coordinate of the line

c. Coefficients
d. Slope of the line
278. In the equation n x m=q, the
multiplicand is _______
a. n
b. m
c. q
d. none of the choices
279. The hypotenuse of an isosceles right
triangle whose perimeter is 24 inches
is ____ inches.
a. 9.94 inches
b. 7.94 inches
c. 7.03 inches
d. 6.94 inches
280. An arc equal to one-fourth of a circle
is called a ____
a. Quarter circular arc
b. Quarter circle
c. Conjugate circle
d. Complimentary circle
281. If angle =2, then angle (180-)=
__________
a. 1.1416 radian
b. 1.1614 radian
c. 1.6141 radian
d. 1.4161 radian

282. The logarithm of a number to a

given base is called the ______
a. Exponent
b. Index
c. Base
d. Matrix
283. One is to fifty-two and one half as
three and one-third is to ______
a. 185
b. 175

c. 165
d. 155
284. Adjacent angles whose sum is 90
degrees are said to be _____
a. Complimentary
b. Supplementary
c. Explementary
d. Reflex angles
285. If x >y and y>z, then x _____z.
a. Less than
b. Greater than
c. Equal to
d. Less than or equal to
286. If any given triangle with sides a, b,
and c _______is equal to b(
)
a. sin A
b. sin B
c. b
d. a
287. if a>b and c>d, then (a+c) is
_______ of (b+d)
a. less than
b. greater than
c. equal to
d. less than or equal to
288. the following Fourier series equation
represents a periodic ____wave
i(x)= i + i cos x + i2 cos 2x+ i3 cos 3x
++i sin x + i2 sin 2x+ i3 sin 3x+
a. cosine
b. tangent
c. cotangent
d. sine

289. a percentage is a fraction whose

denominator is ____
a. 1000

b. 100
c. 10
d. 10000
290. A swimming pool is constructed in
the shape of two partially overlapping
identical circle. Each of the circles has
a radius of 9 meters, and each circle
passes through the center of the other.
Find the area of the swimming pool.
a. 409.44 sq m
b. 309.44 sq m
c. 509.44 sq m
d. 209.44 sq m
291. The dartboard has nine numbered
blocks. Each block measuring 20cm x
20 cm. The number on each block is
the score earned when a dart hits that
block. A dart, which hits the
unnumbered portion of the dartboard,
gets a score of zero. Assuming all the
darts hit the dartboard and with two
darts, what is the probability of getting
a total score of 11?
a. 0.0128
b. 0.0328
c. 0.228
d. 0.0168
292. The dartboard has nine numbered
blocks. Each block measuring 20cm x
20 cm. The number on each block is
the score earned when a dart hits that
block. A dart, which hits the
unnumbered portion of the dartboard,
gets a score of zero. Assuming all the
darts hit the dartboard, what is the
probability of getting a score of zero
with one dart?
a. 0.64
b. 0.04
c. 0.44
d. 0.54

293. The dartboard has nine numbered

blocks. Each block measuring 20cm x
20 cm. The number on each block is
the score earned when a dart hits that
block. A dart, which hits the
unnumbered portion of the dartboard,
gets a score of zero. Assuming all the
darts hit the dartboard, what is the
probability of getting a score of seven
with one dart?
a. 0.04
b. 0.10
c. 0.07
d. 0.70

294. A rectangular metal sheet measures

22 ft long and 2R ft wide. From this
rectangular metal sheet, three identical
circles were cut, each circle measuring
R/3 ft. radius. If the area of the
remaining metal sheet is 66 sq ft, find
R.
a. 1.56 ft
b. 40.47 ft
c. 2.56 ft
d. 13.56 ft
295. If a and y are complimentary, find
the value of P if: P= cos (540+x)
sin(540+y) +cos(90+x)sin (90+y)
a. sin 2x
b. cos 2x
c. cos 2x
d. cos 2y
296. Given:
a.
b.
c.
d.

,
,
. Find a, n, and m.
2, 16, 4
16, 2, 4
4, 16, 2
2, 4, 16

297. Given: P= A sin t + B cos t, Q= A

cos t B sin t. From the given
equations, derive another equation
showing the relationship between P,
Q, A, and B not involving any of the
trigonometric functions of angle t.
a. P2-Q2=A2+B2
b. P2+Q2=A2-B2
c. P2-Q2=A2-B2
d. P2+Q2=A2+B2
298. In a certain electronic factory, the
ratio of the number of male to female
workers is 2:3. If 100 new female
workers are hired, the number of
female workers will increase to 65%
of the total number of workers. Find
the original number of workers in the
factory.
a. 420
b. 450
c. 480
d. 490
299. During installation, a section of an
antenna was lifted to a height of 5
meters with a force of 400 kg moving
by the use of a pulley mounted on a
frame. If the efficiency of the input
multiplied by 100%, what is the
efficiency of the pulley? The tower
section weighs 1000 kg
a. 62.5%
b. 52.5%
c. 72.5%
d. 82.5%
300. An elevator can lift a load of 5000
Newtons from ground level to a height
of 20.0 meters in 10 seconds. What
horsepower, hp can the elevator
develop?
a. 12.4 hp
b. 13.4 hp
c. 14.4 hp

d. 15.4 hp
301. What is the force in Newtons,
required to move a car with 1000 kg
mass with an acceleration of 12.0
meters/sec2?
a. 12 000N
b. 10 000N
c. 8 000N
d. 6 000N
302. If the same car in problem 301, with
1000 kg mass is driven around a curve
with radius of 10.0 meters at a speed
of 20 meters per second, find the
centrifugal force in Newtons.
a. 40000N
b. 30000N
c. 20000N
d. 10000N
303. Crew 1 can finish the installation of
an antenna tower in 200 hours while
crew 2 can finish the same job in 300
hours. How long will it take both
crews to finish the same job working
together?
a. 180 hours
b. 160 hours
c. 140 hours
d. 120 hours
2

304. Evaluate the limit of x +3x-4 as x

approaches the value of 4
a. 24
b. 42
c. 35
d. 12
305. log Mn is equal to
a. log nM
b. log Mn
c. n log M
d. M log n

306. The volume of a cube is reduces to

______ if all the sides are halved
a. 1/2
b. 1/4
c. 1/8
d. 1/16
307. Evaluate the value of the determinant
|

|
a.
b.
c.
d.

-101
011
-001
111

308. Give the factors of a2-x2

a. 2a-2x
b. (a+x)(a-x)
c. 2x-2a
d. (a+x)(x-a)
309. Give the area of a triangle in square
meters when the base is equal to
24.6cm and the height is equal to 50.8
cm. One of the sides is equal to 56.53
cm
a. 0.062484
b. 0.1252
c. 2877.44
d. 1252.1
310. The cost of running an electronic
shop is made up of the following:
Office rental=40% Labor=35%
Materials=20% Miscellaneous=5%. If
the office rental is increased by 24%,
labor increased by 15%, cost of
materials increased by 20%, and the
miscellaneous costs are unchanged,
find the percentage increase in the cost
of running the shop.
a. 18.85%
b. 28.85%
c. 16.85%
d. 10.85%

311. The selling price of a TV set is

double that of its net cost. If the TV
set is sold to a customer at a profit of
255 of the net cost, how much
discount was given to the customer?
a. 27.5%
b. 47.5%
c. 37.5%
d. 30.5%
312. Find the sum of the interior angles of
a pentagram
a. 180 degrees
b. 360 degrees
c. 540 degrees
d. 720 degrees

313. Find the value of P if it I equal to

sin2 1 + sin22 + sin23 + .. + sin2 90
a. Infinity
b. 0
c. 44.5
d. Indeterminate
314. Find the value of P if it is equal to
a.
b.
c.
d.

0
1
2
4

a.
b.
c.
d.

0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6

316. Find the value of

a. 4

317. Find the value of

a.
b.
c.
d.

3/2
2
3
1/2

318. Find the value of

a.
b.
c.
d.

( )
25/48
125/48
125/16
125/8

319. Find the value of

a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16
320. Simplify ( )
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16
321.

315.

b. 2
c. 0
d. 1

=?

=?
a.
b.
c.
d.

tan B
sec B
cot B
csc B

322. Simplify the following:

a.
b.
c.
d.

0
1
2
cot (A+B)

323. Solve for the following:

d. 3.101 to 3.104

-7a
+7a
-7-a
+7-a

327. Round off: 6785768.342 to the

nearest one tenth
a. 6785768.34
b. 6785768.3
c. 7000000.0
d. 6785770.00

a.
b.
c.
d.

324. Simplify {

+}

a.
b.

328. Round off: 2.371x10-8 to two

significant figures
a. 2.3x10-8
b. 2.4x10-8
c. 2.0x10-8
d. 2.5x10-8

c.
329. Round off: 0.003086 to two
significant figures
a. 0.00308
b. 0.00310
c. 0.00300
d. 0.00311

d.

325. Simplify

a.
b.
c.
d.
326. If A was originally a range of
numbers with four significant figures
which, when rounded off to three
significant figures yielded a value of
3.10, what was the original range of
values of A?
a. 3.10 to 3.105
b. 3.101 to 3.105
c. 3.101 to 3.109

330. Round off: 0.00386 to three

significant figures
a. 0.00308
b. 0.00309
c. 0.003
d. 0.00310
331. Round off: 34.2814 to four
significant figures
a. 34.2814
b. 34.2800
c. 35.0000
d. 34.2000
332. Round off: 30 562 to three
significant figures
a. 30 500
b. 30 600
c. 30 400
d. 30 300
333. Round off: 149.691 to one decimal
place
a. 149.6

b. 149.7
c. 148.5
d. 148.4
334. Round off: 149.691 to the nearest
integer
a. 149
b. 148
c. 147
d. 150

d. 77.46 meters
339. The speed of light is closest to:
a. 30x108 m/sec
b. 300x108 m/sec
c. 3000x108 m/sec
d. 3x108 m/sec

335. Round off: 149.691 to two decimal

places
a. 149.69
b. 149.70
c. 148.69
d. 148.70

340. When a ray of light is incident from

a medium, such as air, to a denser
medium, like water, the refracted ray
lie _____ to the perpendicular than
does the incident ray.
a. Closer
b. Farther
c. Parallel
d. Perpendicular

336. Which of the following is equivalent

to the expression:
a. sin
b. cos
c. sec
d. csc

341. In nuclear energy, the splitting apart

of the heavy nuclei of uranium is
called
a. Fusion
b. Fission
c. Neutron
d. Diffusion

337. A stone is thrown outward, at an

angle of 30 with the horizontal, into
the river from a cliff, which is 120
meters above the water level at a
velocity of 36 km/hr. At what height
above the water level will the stone
start to fall?
a. 121.274 m
b. 131.274 m
c. 141.274 m
d. 161.274 m

342. A parabola which opens upward and

whose vertex is at the origin is defined
by what equation?
a.
b.
c.
d.

338. A stone is thrown outward, at an

angle of 30 with the horizontal, into
the river from a cliff, which is 120
meters above the water level at a
velocity of 36 km/hr. how far from the
cliff will the stone strike the water?
a. 57.46 meters
b. 47.46 meters
c. 67.46 meters

343. The curve traced by a point moving

in a plane is shown as the _____ of
that point.
a. Parameter
b. Pattern
c. Locus
d. Formula
344. (a-b)3 is equivalent to which of the
following?
a.
b.

d. cos(A-B)

c.
d.
345. Payment for the use of borrowed
money is called
a. Loan
b. Maturity value
c. Interest
d. Rate

346. Area of a triangle is given by the

formula
a. 1/2bh
b. bh
c. 1/4bh
d. 3/4bh
347. Evaluate
a.
b.
c.
d.

dx

37.6
47.6
27.6
57.6

348. In the Cartesian coordinate, the

coordinates if the vertices of a square
are (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5), and (-3, 4).
What is the area of the square?
a. 25 sq units
b. 16 sq units
c. 32 sq units
d. 50 sq units
349. Given log2=0.30 and log3=0,477.
Find the value of log 48
a. 1.681
b. 1.683
c. 1.685
d. 1.687
350. sinAcosB + sinBcosA= ?
a. sin(A+B)
b. sin(A-B)
c. cos(A+B)

351. sinh2 x+tanh2 x= ?

a. cosh2x-sech2x
b. cosh2x+sech2 x
c. sech2x-cosh2x
d. sech2x+cosh2 x
352. If the freezing point of water is zero
deg Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit, and its
boiling point is 100 deg Celsius or 212
Fahrenheit, which relationship is
correct?
a. F=9/5C+32
b. F=5/9C+32
c. C=9/5F+32
d. C=5/9F+32

353. What is the probability of obtaining

either four or five heads if a fair coin
is tossed 10 times?
a. 231/512
b. 233/512
c. 221/512
d. 235/512
354. Find the volume generated by
revolving the ellipse whose equation is
a.
b.
c.
d.

about the x-axis

4/3ab2
2/3 ab2
4/3 ba2
2/3 a2b

355. A telephone pole 3ft high is to be

guyed from its middle section with a
guy wire making an angle of 45
degrees with the ground. Find the total
length of the guy wire if an additional
three feet is to be provided for
splicing. Solve by using trigonometric
functions.
a. 24.21 ft
b. 34.21 ft
c. 44.21 ft

d. 25.21 ft

a.

356. A rubber ball is made to fall from a

height of 50 feet and is observed to
rebound 2/3 of the distance it falls.
How far will the ball travel before
coming to rest if the ball continues to
fall in this manner?
a. 200 m
b. 225 m
c. 250 m
d. 300 m
357. The slope of a family of curves at
any point (x, y) is equal to 3x4-x2.
Find the equation of the curve that is
passing through point (1, 1).
a.

( )

b.

( )

c.

( )

d.

( )

358. The slope of a family of curves at

any point (x, y) is equal to (x+1)(x+2).
Find the equation of the curve that is
passing through the point (-3, -3/2)
a.
b.
c.
d.
359. Reduce the following complex
fraction into simple functions

b.
c.
d.
360. Reduce the following complex
fraction into simple fractions
a.
b. +
c.
d. +
361. A missile with a mass of 2200
kilograms was fired the rocket burns
for a short period of time causing a
constant force of 100 000 N to be
exerted on the missile for 10 seconds.
After the 10 second period, what is the
final velocity, v in m/sec of the
missile?
a. 365.45 m/sec
b. 352.45 m/sec
c. 356.45 m/sec
d. 256.45 m/sec
362. A missile with a mass of 2200
kilograms was fired the rocket burns
for a short period of time causing a
constant force of 100 000 N to be
exerted on the missile for 10 seconds.
After the 10 second period, what is the
acceleration of the missile in m/s2 ?
a. 35.64
b. 33.64
c. 30.64
d. 39.64

363. A consortium of international

telecommunication companies
contracted for the purchase and
installation of a fiber optic cable
linking two major Asian cities at a
total cost of US$ 960M. This amount
includes freight and installation
charges that are estimated at 10% of
the above total price, if the cable shall
be depreciated over a period of 15
years with zero salvage value, what is
the depreciation charge during the 8th
year using the sum of the years digit
method?
a. $64 M
b. $74 M
c. $84 M
d. $54 M
364. A consortium of international
telecommunication companies
contracted for the purchase and
installation of a fiber optic cable
linking two major Asian cities at a
total cost of US$ 960M. This amount
includes freight and installation
charges that are estimated at 10% of
the above total price, if the cable shall
be depreciated over a period of 15
years with zero salvage value. Given
the sinking fund deposit factor of
0.0430 at 6% interest where n=15,
what is the annual depreciation
charge?
a. $43.28M
b. $42.28M
c. $44.28M
d. $41.28M
365. Find the derivative of y with respect
to x in the following equations

a.
b.

c.
d.
366. Find the value of y at x=1 of the
equation
a. 21
b. -21
c. 12
d. -12
367. An equipment can be purchased by
paying P100 000 down payment and
24 equal monthly installments of P10
000 with 6% interest compounded
monthly? Find the cash value of the
equipment given the following:
present value of an annuity where
n=24 at 0.5% interest, PV
factor=22.563
a. P235630
b. P352630
c. P325630
d. P253630
368. Simplify the following expression:
a.
b.
c.
d.
369. Solve for the values of a in the
equation a8-17a4+16=0
a.
b.
c.
d. All of the choices
370. Log(MN) is equal to
a. logM-N
b. log M+N
c. nlogM

signal. The signal is received at station

B, from where it is retransmitted to
station C. The probability that the
signal being sent from A is receives
correctly at B is 0.98, while the
probability that the signal being
received correctly at C is 0.965. What
is the probability that when a dot
signal is transmitted from A, a dot
signal is also received at C?(Express
your answer up o four decimal places)
a. 0.9557
b. 0.9457
c. 0.4957
d. 0.5947

d. logM+logN
e. NMlog10
371. Snells law on light incidence and
refraction gives us the following
equation: n1sin1=n2sin2 where n1
and n2 denote the indexes on
refraction 1 and 2 are the angle of
incidence and refraction, respectively
through the first and second medium.
If light beamed at an angle of 30
degrees with the vertical is made pass
from air to a transparent glass with an
index of refraction equal to 1.25, what
is the angle of refraction in the glass?
a. =33.6
b. =43.6
c. =53.6
d. =23.6

376. In the figure shown, ABCD is a

square and BEC is an equilateral
triangle. Find angle AED.
a. 75
b. 150
c. 120
d. 140
D

, y=?

372. If
a.
b.
c. -

eeeee

d.
373. Sin215+sin275
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
374. In the ECE board examinations, the
probability that an examinee pass in
each subject is 0.8. What is the
probability that he will pass in at least
2 subjects?
a. 0.896
b. 0.986
c. 0.689
d. 0.869
375. A Morse code transmitter at station
A sending out either a dot or dash

377. Solve for the radius of the circle

shown. Large circle r=4m, small circle
r=radius=?

4-r
45

4+r

a.
b.
c.
d.

378.

0.686 m
0.688 m
0.866 m
0.868 m

Differentiate the equation

a.
b.
c.
d. 1
379.
Give the slope of the curve at
point (1, 1)
a. 1/4
b. -1/4
c. 4
d. -1/3
380.
Evaluate b in the following
equation logb 1024=5/2
a. 2560
b. 2
c. 4
d. 16

381.
Obtain the differential equation
of the family of straight lines with slope
and -intercept equal.
a.
b.
c.
d.
382.
Obtain the differential equation
of all straight lines with algebraic sum
of the intercepts fixed as .
a.
b.
c.
d.

383.
Obtain the differential equation
of all straight lines at a fixed distance
from the origin.
[
]
a.
[
]
b.
[
]
c. .
[
]
d.
384.
Determine the differential
equation of the family of lines passing
through the origin.
a.
b.
c.
d.
385.
Obtain the differential equation
of all circles with center on line
and passing through the origin.
a.
b.
c.
d.

(
(

)
)

386.
Obtain the differential equation
of all parabolas with axis parallel to the
-axis.
a.
b.
c.
d.
387.
What is the differential
equation of the family of parabolas
having their vertices at the origin and
their foci on the -axis.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Obtain the particular solution of
when
,
.

388.
/
a.

a.
b.
c.
d.

b.
c.
d.
389.
Obtain the general solution of
the differential equation

a.
b.
c.
d.
390.

Solve the equation

395.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Obtain the general solution of

.
(
)
a.
b.
c.
d.

Solve

396.

.
a.
b.
c.

Solve the equation

.

391.

d.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Solve the equation

.

397.
a.
b.
c.
d.
398.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Obtain the particular solution of

; when
,
.

392.

a.
b.
c.
d.
Solve the equation
.

393.

394.

Solve the equation

399.

a.
b.
c.
d.

.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Solve the equation

.

Solve the equation

.
| |
|
|
| |
|
|

Solve the equation

.

400.
a.
b.
c.
d.

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ENCODED BY: BORBON, MARK

ADRIAN C.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN

401.

Evaluate
A. 0

C. e

B. 1

D. infinity
406.

C. 2

402.

B. 0

D. 3

A. 1

Simplify the expression:

B. indefinite

C. 0

A. 1

D. 2

B. 8

407.

C. 0

Evaluate:

A. 0

D. 16
403.

Evaluate the limit:

B.

Evaluate the following limit,

C. 2

.
D. -1/2
A. 2/5

408.

Evaluate the following:

B. infinity

C. 0

A. infinity

D. 5/2
404.

B.

Evaluate the limit

.

/(

C. 0
D.

A. 0
409.

B. undefined

A.

C. 1/7

B.

D. infinity
405. Evaluate the limit
approaches positive infinity.
A. 1

Find

as x

C.
D.

if

410.

Find

if

D.

.
/

A.

B.

411.

414. If is a simple constant, what is the

derivative of
?

/
/

C.
D.

Find
.

A.
B.

if

C.

and

D.

A.

415.

B.

Find the derivative of the function

with respect to x.

C.

A.

D.

B.
C.

412. Evaluate the first derivative of the

implicit function:
.
A.

D.
416. What is the first derivative
the expression
?

B. -

A. -

C.

C. -

D. /
/
417.

Find the derivative of

A.

A.

B.

B.

/
C.
C.
/

of

B. 0

D. 413. Find the derivative of

with respect to x.

D.

/ .

418. Given the equation:

find .

B.

C.

A.

D.

B.

423.

C.

, what is

A.

D.

B. -

419. Find the derivatives with respect to x

of the function
.
A. -

C.
D. -

/
424.

B. -

If

Find

/
A.

C. -

/
B.

D. -

C.

420. Differentiate
power.

to the

D.
425.

A. -

The derivative of

C. -

D.
/

if

D.

426. A function is given below, what x

value maximizes ?

A. /
B. x/
C. 1/2x

A. 2.23

D. 2/x
422.

Evaluate the differential of

A.

is:

B. -

C.

Find

A.

B.

421.

/x

B. -1
.

C. 5
D. 1

427.

The number of newspaper copies

distributed is given by
, where is in years.
Find the minimum number of copies
distributed from 1995 to 2002.

430.

. Find

A. 0
B. -1

A. 9850

C. 1

B. 9800

D. 2

C. 10200

431.

D. 7500
428.

If
to the 3rd power the maximum value of .

Given the following profit-versusproduction function for a certain

commodity:

Divide 120 into two parts so that the

product of one and the square of the
other is maximum. Find the
numbers.
A. 60 & 60
B. 100 & 120

Where P is the profit and x is the unit

of production. Determine the
maximum profit.

429.

C. 70 & 50
D. 80 & 40

A. 190000

If the sum of two numbers is , find

the minimum value of the sum of
their squares.

B. 200000

A.

C. 250000

B.

D. 550000

C.

The cost C of a product is a function

of the quantity of the product given
by the relation:
. Find the quantity for
which the cost is a minimum.

D.

A. 3000
B. 2000

432.

433.

A certain travel agency offered a tour

that will cost each person P 1500.00
if not more than 150 persons will
join, however the cost per person
will be reduced by P 5.00 per person
in excess of 150. How many persons
will make the profit a maximum?

C. 1000
A. 75
D. 1500
B. 150

434.

C. 225

C. 5.127

D. 250

D. 6.445

Two cities and are 8 km and 12

km, respectively, north of a river
which runs due east. City being 15
km east of . A pumping station is to
be constructed (along the river) to
supply water for the two cities.
Where should the station be located
so that the amount of pipe is a
minimum?

437.

A. 3.41 m
B. 3.51 m

A. 3 km east of

C. 3.71 m

B. 4 km east of

D. 4.41 m

C. 9 km east of

438.

D. 6 km east of
435.

A boatman is at , which is 4.5 km

from the nearest point on a straight
shore
. He wishes to reach, in
minimum time, a point situated on
the shore 9 km from . How far
from should he land if he can row
at the rate of 6 kph and walk at the
rate of 7.5 kph?

An iron bar 20 m long is bent to

form a closed plane area. What is the
largest area possible?
A. 21.56 square meter
B. 25.68 square meter
C. 28.56 square meter
D. 31.83 square meter

C. 5 km

A Norman window is in the shape of

a rectangle surmounted by a semicircle. 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?

D. 8 km

A. 1

The shortest distance from the point

(5,10) to the curve
is:

B. 2/3

A. 1 km
B. 3 km

436.

A statue 3 m high is standing on a

base 4 m high. If an observers eye is
1.5 m above the ground, how far
should he stand from the base in
order that the angle subtended by the
statue is a maximum?

A. 4.331
B. 3.474

439.

C. 1/3
D.

440.

A rectangular field is to be fenced

into four equal parts. What is the size
of the largest field that can be fenced
this way with a fencing length of
1500 feet if the division is to be
parallel to one side?

capacity of 16823cc. Find the height

of the box to use the least amount of
material.

A. 65,200

C. 18.41 cm

B. 62,500

D. 28.74 cm

C. 64,500

A. 16.14 cm
B. 32.28 cm

444.

D. 63,500
441.

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.

A. 16 cm

C.

B. 15 cm

D.
445.

D. 10 cm
An open top rectangular tank with
square bases is to have a volume of
10 cubic meters. The material for its
bottom cost P150.00 per square
meter, and that for the sides is
P60.00 per square meter. The most
economical height is:
A. 2 meters

What is the least amount of tin in

sheet, in sq. inches, that can be made
into a closed cylindrical can having a
volume of 108 cu. inches?
A. 125 square meter
B. 137 square meter
C. 150 square meter
D. 120 square meter

C. 3 meters

The volume of the closed cylindrical

tank is 11.3 cubic meter. If the total
surface area is a minimum, what is
its base radius, in m?

D. 3.5 meters

A. 1.44

A rectangular box having a square

base and open top is to have a

B. 1.88

B. 2.5 meters

443.

B.

C. 12 cm

442.

The altitude of a cylinder of

maximum volume that can be
inscribed in a right circular cone of
radius and height is:

446.

447.

C. 1.22

C. 18.56 m

D. 1.66

D. 17.89 m

A cylindrical steam boiler is to be

constructed having a capacity of
1000 cu. m. The material for the
sides cost P 2000.00 per square
meter and for the ends P 3000.00 per
square meter. Find the radius so that
the cost is least.

As increases uniformly at the rate

of 0.002 feet per second, at what rate
is the expression (1+ ) to the 3rd
power increasing when becomes 8
feet?
A. 430 cfs

A. 3.52 m

B. 0.300 cfs

B. 4.12 m

C. 0.486 cfs

C. 4.73 m

D. 0.346 cfs

D. 5.25 m
448.

450.

451.

A box is to be constructed from a

piece of zinc 20 inches square 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?

Integrate:
A.
B.
C.
D.

A. 599.95 cubic inches

B. 579.50 cubic inches

452.

A.

C. 592.59 cubic inches

449.

Evaluate

D. 622.49 cubic inches

B.

A load of 40kN is to be raised by

means of a lever weighing 250N/m,
which is supported at one end. If the
load is placed 1 m from the support,
how long should the lever be so that
the force required be a minimum?

C.

A. 13.43 m
B. 20.19 m

D.
453.

Evaluate the integral of

A.
B.

458.

C.

454.

D.

A.

What is the integral of

?

B.

D.

B.

459.

C.

with respect to

C.

460.

Evaluate

C.

A.

D. -

B.

Integrate

D. arctan
461.

B.

Evaluate

C.

A. arcsec

D.

B. [
.

C.

C.
D.

D. arcsin

A.
B.

C.

A.

Evaluate

D.

B.

457.

Evaluate

B.

A.

456.

A.

D. The integral of
is:

C.

A. -

455.
;

Evaluate

462.

Evaluate
A.
B.

467.

C.

Evaluate
A.

D.

B.
463.

Evaluate

C.

A.

D.

B.

464.

C.

Integrate the square root of

.

D.

A.

Evaluate

468.

B. -

A.

C. -

B.

D. -
469. Evaluate the integral of
with limits from 0 to
.

C.
D.
465.

A. 0.143

Evaluate the integral of

B. 0.258

A. -

C. 0.114
D. 0.186

B. 470.

C.
D. 466.

Evaluate

Evaluate the integral of

with limits from 5 to 6.
A. 81/182
B. 82/182

C. 83/182

A.

D. 84/182

B. C. -

471.

Evaluate the integral of

if it

D.

has an upper limit of 1 and a lower limit of

0.

A. 0.022

B. 0.3068

B. 0.056

C. 0.6107

C. 0.043

D. 0.4105

D. 0.031
472.

Find the integral of

if lower limit = 0 and
upper limit =
.

476.
and

Find the area under the curve

and the x-axis between
.
A. 28 sq. units

A. 0.2

B. 46 sq. units

B. 0.8

C. 36 sq. units

C. 0.6

D. 54 sq. units

D. 0.4
473. Using lower limit = 0 and upper limit
=
, what is the integral of
?

477.

Find the area bounded by

, the lines
and
and the X-axis.
A. 19.456 sq. units

A. 6.783

B. 20.567 sq. units

B. 6.857

C. 22.567 sq. units

C. 6.648

D. 21.478 sq. units

D. 6.539
474.

Evaluate the integral of

using lower limit of 0 and
upper limit =
.

478.

Find the area of the region bounded

by the curves
and
A.

B. 1.7

B.

C. 1.4

C.

D. 2.3

D.

Evaluate the integral of

using lower limit = 0 and
upper limit =
.
A. 0.5046

479.
and

, the -axis,

A. 2.0

475.

Find the area bounded by the -axis

.
A. 25.6

B. 28.1

D.

C. 12.8

484.

D. 56.2
480. Find the area of the region bounded
by one loop of the curve
.
A.

481.

A. 62 sq. units

sq. units

B.

sq. units

C.

sq. units

D.

sq. units

Find the curved surface (area) of the

solid generated by revolving the part
of the curve
from
to
about the -axis.

B. 62 /3 sq. units
C. 62 /5 sq. units
D. 5/62 sq. units
485.

Find the area bounded by the curve

Find the volume generated by

rotating the region bounded by
,
, and
, about
the -axis.

A.
A.
B.
B.
C.
C.
D.
D.
482.

What is the area within the curve

?

486.

B. 28

The area bounded by the curve

and the line
is
revolved about the line
. What
is the volume generated?

C. 30

A. 186

A. 26

B. 179

D. 32
483.

C. 181

Find the area enclosed by

D. 184
A.
B.
C.

487.

Given is the area in the first quadrant

bounded by
, the line
and the -axis. What is the volume
generated by revolving this area
about the y-axis?

A. 50.26

491.

B. 52.26
C. 53.26

The area in the first quardrant,

bounded by the curve
, the
-axis and the line
is
revolved about the line
. Find
the centroid of the solid formed.

D. 51.26
A. (2.2,6)
488.

Given is the area in the first quadrant

bounded by
, the line
and the -axis. What is
the volume generated when this area
is resolved about the line
?
A. 28.41

B. (1.6,6)
C. (1.8,6)
D. (2.0,6)
492.

C. 27.32

A solid is formed by revolving about

the -axis, the area bounded by the
curve
, the -axis, and the
line
. Find its centroid.

D. 25.83

A. (0,9.6)

Find the length of the arc of

from
- to
- , in the
second quadrant.

B. (0,12.4)

B. 26.81

489.

C. (0,8.3)
D. (0,12.8)

A. 2.24
B. 2.61

493.

C. 2.75

A solid is formed by revolving about

the -axis, the area bounded by the
curve
, the -axis, and the
line
. Find its centroid.

D. 2.07
A. (0,4.75)
490.

How far from the -axis is the

centroid of the area bounded by the
curve
, the line
, and the
-axis.

B. (0,4.5)
C. (0,5.25)
D. (0,5)

A. 1.2
B. 1.4
C. 1.6

494.

Find the moment of inertia of the

area bounded by the parabola
, -axis and the line
,
with respect to the -axis.

D. 1.8
A. 1.067

B. 1.244

C. 54,448

ft-lb

C. 0.968

D. 56,305

ft-lb

D. 0.878
495.

498.

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 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 20m of the cable?
A. 9,866 kg-m
B. 10,800 kg-m

A. 21 N-m

C. 12,500 kg-m

B. 2.1 N-m
D. 15,456 kg-m
C. 0.21 N-m

499.

D. 0.021 N-m
496.

A conical tank that is 5 meters high

has a radius of 2 meters, and is filled
with a liquid that weighs 800 kg per
cubic meter. How much work is
done in discharging all the liquid at a
point 3 meters above the top of the
tank?
A. 21,256

kg-m

B. 21,896

kg-m

C. 23,457

kg-m

D. 22,667

kg-m

A uniform chain that weighs 0.50 kg

per meter has a leaky 15-liter bucket
attached to it. If the bucket is full of
liquid when 30 meters of chain is out
and half-full when no chain is out,
how much work is done in winding
the chain? Assume that the liquid
leaks out at a uniform rate and
weighs 1 kg per liter.
A. 356.2 kg-m
B. 458.2 kg-m
C. 562.5 kg-m
D. 689.3 kg-m

500.
497.

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

ft-lb

B. 52,316

ft-lb

The velocity of a body is given by

, where the velocity
is given in meters per second and is
given in seconds. The distance
covered in meters between
and
second is close to:
A. 2
B. -5

D. a fuzzy set

C. 5
D. -2
501.

505.

If equals are added to equals, the

sum is equal.

Which of the following is not a

property of probability:
A. If events
and
are mutually
exclusive, then the probability that
both events can happen is zero.

A. theorem
B. postulate

B. The probability that an event can

happen is always positive and is less
than one or equal to one.

C. axiom
D. corollary

C. If
is an event which cannot
occur in the sample space, the
probability of
is zero.

502. Any number multiplied by ________

equally unity.
A. infinity

D. If events
&
exclusive, then

B. itself
C. its reciprocal

506.

D. zero
503.

If every element of a column (or

row) of a square matrix is multiplied
by m, the determinant of the matrix
will be:

B. obtuse angle
C. reflex angle
D. acute angle

B. multiplied by m
507.

D. none of these
504.

B. tangent
C. sector

A. a sample space

C. a set of random variables

A line segment joining two point in a

circle is called:
A. arc

In probability theory, the set of

possible outcomes of an experiment
is termed as:

B. a set of random events

An angle greater that a straight angle

and less than two straight angles is
called:
A. right angle

A. unchanged

C. it depends

are mutually

D. chord
508.

All circles having the same center

but with unequal radii are called:

A. encircle

C. pentedecagon

B. tangent circles

D. nonagon

C. concyclic

513.

D. concentric circles
509.

A. rhombus

A triangle having three sides equal is

called:

B. trapezoid

A. equilateral triangle

C. square

B. scalene triangle

D. parallelogram

C. isosceles triangle
510.

514.

In a regular polygon, the

perpendicular line drawn from the
center of the inscribed circle to any
of the sides is called:

B. altitude
C. apothem
D. perimeter

B. altitude
C. median

515.

D. apothem

A line that meets a plane but not

perpendicular to it, in relation to the
plane, is:

A quadrilateral with two and only

two sides of which are parallel, is
called:

A. parallel

A. parallelogram

C. coplanar

B. trapezoid

D. oblique

C. quadrilateral
D. rhombus
512.

The sum of the sides of a polygon is

termed as:
A. circumference

A. radius

511.

A rectangle with equal sides is

called:

B. collinear

516.

A quadrilateral whose opposite sides

are equal is generally termed as:
A. a square

A polygon with fifteen sides is

called:

B. a rectangle

A. dodecagon

C. a rhombus

B. decagon

D. a parallelogram

517.

A part of a line included between

two points on the line is called:

B. vertical angles
C. horizontal angle

A. a tangent
B. a secant

D. inscribed angle
522.

C. a sector

A. perpendicular to the plane

D. a segment
518.

B. lying on the plane

The section of the sphere cut by a

plane through its center is termed as:

C. parallel to the plane

A. small circle

D. oblique to the plane

C. big circle

The chord passing through the focus

of the parabola and perpendicular to
its axis is termed as:

D. great circle

A. directrix

Line that pass through a common

point are called:

B. translated axis

B. incircle

519.

523.

C. latus rectum

A. collinear
B. coplanar

D. axis
524.

C. concurrent
D. congruent
520.

The locus of the point which move

so the sum of its distances between
two fixed points is known as:
A. a parabola

Point which lie on the same plane,

are called:

B. a circle

A. collinear

C. an ellipse

B. coplanar

D. a hyperbola

C. concurrent

521.

A normal to a given plane is:

525.

A tangent to a conic is a line

D. congruent

A. which is parallel to the normal

In two intersecting lines, the angles

opposite to each other are termed as:

B. which touches the conic at only

one point

A. opposite angles

C. which passes inside the conic

D. all of the above

526.

The locus of a point that move so

that its distance from a fixed point
and a fixed line is always equal, is
known as:

D. axis
530.

A. quadrants

A. a parabola

B. octants

B. a circle

C. axis

C. an ellipse
D. a hyperbola
527.

D. coordinates
531.

The locus of a point, which moves so

that it is always equidistant from a
fixed point, is known as:

B. a circle
C. an ellipse

B. a circle

D. a hyperbola

C. an ellipse

528.

532.

A conic section whose eccentricity is

equal to one (1) is known as:

In polar coordinate system, the polar

angle is positive when:

A. a parabola

A. measured clockwise

B. a circle
C. an ellipse

B. measured counterclockwise

D. a hyperbola

C. measured at the terminal side of

D. none of these
529.

A conic section whose eccentricity is

less than one (1) is known as;
A. a parabola

A. a parabola

D. a hyperbola

The rectangular coordinate system in

space is divided into eight
compartments, which are known as:

The plane rectangular coordinate

system is divided into four parts
which are known as:

533.

In polar coordinate system, the

distance from a point to the pole is
known as:
A. polar angle

A. coordinates

B. -coordinate

B. octants

C. radius vector

C. quadrants

D. -coorcinate

534.

The curve represented by the

equation
is:

538.

A. a parabola

A. convex

B. a line

B. equilateral

C. an ellipse

C. isopometric

D. a circle
535.

When two lines are perpendicular,

the slope of one is:

D. congruent
539.

A. equal to the other

C. equal to the reciprocal of the other

B. all right-angled triangles are

similar

D. equal to the negative reciprocal

of the other
The axis of the hyperbola, which is
parallel to its directrices, is known
as:

C. all isosceles triangle are similar

D. all rectangles are similar
540.

C. major axis

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:

D. minor axis

A. First proposition of Pappus

The axis of the hyperbola through

the foci is known as:

B. Second proposition of Pappus

A. conjugate axis
B. transverse axis

537.

Which of the following statements is

correct?
A. all equilateral triangles are
similar

B. equal to the negative of the other

536.

A polygon is _____ if no side, when

extended, will pass through the
interior of the polygon.

C. Cavaliers Principle

A. conjugate axis

D. Simpsons Rule

B. transverse axis
541.
C. major axis
D. minor axis

If the product of the slopes of any

two straight lines is negative 1, one
of these lines are said to be:
A. parallel
B. skew

542.

C. perpendicular

A. orthocenter

D. non-intersecting

B. circumcenter

When two planes intersect with each

other, the amount of divergence
between the two planes is expressed
to be measuring the:

C. centroid
D. incenter
546.

A. dihedral angle
B. plane angle

A. orthocenter

C. polyhedral angle

B. circumcenter

D. reflex angle
543.

544.

The angle which the line of sight to

the object, makes with the
horizontal, which is above the eye of
the observer is called:

C. centroid
D. incenter
547.

The arc length equal to the radius of

the circle is called:

A. angle of depression

A. 1 radian

B. angle of elevation

B. 1 quarter circle

C. acute angle

C.

D. bearing

D. 1 grad

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:

548.

D. centroid
The altitudes of the side of a triangle
intersect at the point known as:

A five pointed star is also known as:

B. pentatron
C. pentagram
D. quintagon

B. incenter
C. circumcenter

radian

A. pentagon

A. orthocenter

545.

The angular bisector of the sides of a

triangle intersects at the point which
is known as:

549.

The area bounded by two concentric

circles is called:
A. ring
B. disk
C. annulus

D. sector
550.

554.

The line passing through the focus

and perpendicular to the directrix of
a parabola is called:

A. diagonals
B. sides

A. latus rectum

C. vertices

B. axis of parabola
C. tangent line

D. bases
555.

D. secant line
551.

The altitudes of the sides of a

triangle intersect at the point known
as:

A. tetrahedron
B. prism

B. circumcenter

C. frustum

C. centroid

D. prismatoid
556.

The length of time during which the

property may be operated at a profit
is called:

In Plain Geometry, two circular arcs

that together make up a full circle are
called:
A. coterminal arcs

A. life

B. conjugate arcs

B. length of time

C. half arcs

C. physical life

D. congruent arcs

D. economic life
553.

It is a polyhedron of which two faces

are equal polygons in parallel planes
and the other faces are
parallelograms

A. orthocenter

D. incenter
552.

Prisms are classified according to

their _____.

What is the graph of the equation

?

557.

It represents the distance of a point

from the -axis.
A. ordinate

A. circle

B. coordinate

B. ellipse

C. abscissa

C. parabola

D. polar distance

D. hyperbola

558.

A. Cissoid of circles

Polygons are classified according to

the number of:

B. Folium of Descartes

A. vertices

C. Epicycloid

B. sides
C. diagonals

D. Cardioid
563.

A. an ellipse

It is the surface generated by moving

a straight line (called the generator)
which is always parallel to a fixed
line and which always intersect a
fixed plane curve (called the
directrix) is:

B. a hyperbola

A. cylindrical surface

C. a parabola

B. locus of a point

D. a circle

C. spherical surface

The family of curves which intersect

a given family of curves at an angle
less than 90 are called:

D. paraboloid

D. angles
559.

560.

561.

562.

In a conic section, if the eccentricity

> 1, the locus is;

564.

How many faces have an

icosahedron?

A. orthogonal trajectories

A. 16

B. intersecting curves

B. 18

C. isogonal trajectories

C. 20

D. acute angle

D. 22

A line perpendicular to the -axis

has a slope of:

565.

Each of the faces of a regular

hexahedron is a:

A. zero

A. square

B. unity

B. triangle

C. infinity

C. hexagon

D. none of these

D. circle

The locus of points generated when a

circle is made to roll externally along
the circumference of another circle.

566.

An arc length, which is equal to the

radius of the circle, is called:

A. 1 degree

567.

570.

B. 2 radians

In finding the distance between two

points
and
, the
most direct procedure is to use:

C. 1 radian

A. the law of cosines

D. 1 radians

B. the slope of the line

Polygons with all interior angles less

than 180 are called:

C. the translation of axes

D. the Pythagorean Theorem

A. concave polygon

C. acute polygon

In finding the distance between two

points
and
, the
most direct procedure is to use:

D. supplemental polygon

A. the law of cosines

To cut a right circular cone in order

to reveal a parabola, it must be cut

B. the slope of the line

A. perpendicular to the axis of

symmetry

D. the Pythagorean Theorem

B. convex polygon

568.

B. at any acute angle to the axis of

symmetry

571.

C. the translation of axes

572.

A. washer

C. parallel to an element of a cone

and intersecting the axis of
symmetry

B. ring
C. annulus

D. parallel to the axis of symmetry

569.

To find the angles of a triangle,

given only the lengths of the sides,
one would use

The area of a region bounded by two

concentric circles is called:

D. circular disk
573.

A. the law of cosines

It can be defined as the set of all

points in the plane the sum of whose
distance from two fixed points is a
constant.

B. the law of tangents

A. circle

C. the law of sines

B. ellipse

D. the inverse square law

C. hyperbola
D. parabola

574.

575.

576.

If the equation is unchanged by the

substitution of for , its curve is
symmetric with respect to the:

circular motion about an axis, while

travelling at a constant speed, ,
parallel to the axis?

A. -axis

A. helix

B. -axis

B. spiral of Archimedes

C. origin

C. hypocycloid

D. line 45 with the axis

D. cycloid

A line which is perpendicular to the

-axis has a slope equal to:

579.

A. zero

A. straight angle

B. either

B. obtuse angle

C. one

C. related angle

D. infinity

D. reflex angle

In an ellipse, a chord which contains

a focus and is in a line perpendicular
to the major axis is a:

580.

C. hexagon
D. circumference

C. focal width
581.

In general triangles the expression

/
/
/ is called:

B. circle

B. law of cosines

C. radius

C. law of sines

578.

What type of curve is generated by a

point which moves in uniform

A plane closed curve, all points of

which are the same distance from a
point within, called the center:
A. arc

A. Eulers formula

D. Pythagorean theorem

The sum of the sides of a polygon:

B. square

B. minor

D. conjugate axis

radian but less

A. perimeter

A. latus rectum

577.

An angle more than

than
radians is:

D. chord
582.

One-fourth of a great circle:

A. cone

C. circle

The point on the curve where the first

derivative of a function is zero and the
second derivative is positive is called:

D. sphere

A. maxima

Points that lie in the same plane:

B. minima

A. coplanar

C. point of inflection

B. oblique

D. point of intersection

B. quadrant

583.

C. collinear

587.

588.
At the minimum point, the slope of the
tangent line is:

D. parallel
584.

A. negative

The study of the property of figures

of three dimensions;

B. infinity
C. positive

A. physics

D. zero

B. plane geometry
589.

At the point of inflection where

C. solid geometry
A.

is not equal to zero

D. trigonometry
B.

585.

The volume of a circular cylinder is

equal to the product of its base and
altitude.
A. postulate
B. theorem

C.
D.
590.
Point of the derivatives, which do not
exist ( and so equals zero) is called:
A. stationary point

C. corollary

B. maximum points

D. axiom
C. maximum and minimum point
586.
A point on the curve where the second
derivative of a function is equal to zero is called:
A. maxima
B. minima
C. point of inflection
D. point of intersection

D. minimum point
591.

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 cissoid

B. a paraboloid
C. a sinusoid
D. an exponential

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592.

It is defined as the motion of a rigid

body in which a straight line passing
through any two of its particles
always remains parallel to its initial
position.

594.

595.

The study of motion without

reference to the forces which causes
motion is known as:
A. kinetics

A. translation

B. dynamics

B. rotation

C. statics

C. plane motion

D. kinematics

Which of the following is not a

vector quantity?

A branch of physical science that

deals with state of rest or motion of
bodies under the action of forces is
known as:

A. mass

A. mechanics

B. torque

B. kinetics

C. displacement

C. kinematics

D. velocity

D. statics

D. kinetics
593.

596.

The product of force and the time

during which it acts is known as:

597.

A. impulse

In physics, work is defined in terms

of the force acting through a
distance. The rate at which the work
is done is called:

B. momentum

A. force

C. work

B. energy

D. impact

C. power

The property of the body which

measures its resistance to changes in
motion.

D. momentum

A. acceleration
B. weight

598.

599.

The point through which the

resultant of the disturbed gravity
force passes regardless of the
orientation of the body in space is
called:

C. mass
A. center of inertia
D. rigidity
B. center of gravity

600.

C. center of attraction

B. the density of ivory soap is unity

D. moment of inertia

C. the specific gravity of ivory soap

is greater than that of water

The specific gravity of the substance

is the ratio of the density of the
substance to the density of water.
Another term for specific gravity is:

D. the specific gravity of ivory

soap is less than that of water
604.

B. unit weight

One (1) gram of ice at 0C is placed

on a container containing 2,000,000
cu. m. of water at 0C. Assuming no
heat loss, what will happen?

C. relative density

A. ice will become water

A. specific weight

D. density
601.

The momentum of a moving object

is the product of its mass ( ) and
velocity ( ). Newtons Second Law
of Motion says that the rate of
change of momentum with respect to
time is:

B. some part of the ice will not

change
C. the volume of the ice will not
change
D. all of the above
605.

A. power
B. energy
C. momentum

602.

When two waves of the same

frequency, speed and amplitude
travelling in opposite directions
superimposed,

D. force

A. destructive interference always

results

The acceleration due to gravity in the

English System or ft/s2 is:

B. constructive interference always

results

A. 20.2

C. standing waves are produced

B. 32.2

D. the phase difference is always

zero

C. 15.2
606.
D. 62.4
603.

Ivory soap floats in water because:

A. all matter has mass

Any two points along a steamline in

an ideal fluid in steady flow, the sum
of the pressure, the potential energy
per unit volume, and the kinetic
energy per unit volume has the same
value. This concept is known as the:

A. Pascals theorem
B. Bernoullis energy theorem

D. maximum at the free end

610.

C. Fluid theory

A. scalar

D. Hydraulic theorem
607.

Whenever a net force acts on a body,

it produces an acceleration in the
direction of the resultant force, an
acceleration which is directly
proportional to the resultant force
and inversely proportional to the
mass of the body. This theory is
popularly known as:

B. tangent
C. tensor
D. resultant
611.

B. proportional to the depth of

submergence

B. Newtons second law of motion

C. Faradays law of forces
D. Hookes law of equilibrium

C. equal to the weight of the fluid

displaced

Kinematic viscosity in SI derived

unit is described as:

D. independent of the volume of the

body

A. watt per meter Kelvin

612.

B. sq. m. per second

C. Pascal-second

B. air resistance

In a cantilever beam with a

concentrated load at the free end, the
moment is:
A. constant along the beam
B. maximum at the wall
C. maximum halfway out on the
beam

A leak from a faucet comes out in

separate drops. Which of the
following is the main cause of this
phenomenon?
A. gravity

D. Newton per meter

609.

The loss of weight of a body

submerged in a fluid is:
A. proportional to the weight of the
body

A. Newtons first law of motion

608.

What is the name of the vector that

represents the sum of two vectors?

C. viscosity of the fluid

D. surface tension
613.

Inelastic collision in which the total

kinetic energy after collision is
_____ before collision.
A. equal to zero

614.

B. equal

B. one inch

C. less than

C. one meter

D. greater than

D. one foot

The property by virtue of which a

body tends to return to its original
size or shape after a deformation and
when the deforming forces have
been removed.

617.

Kinetic energy equals:

A.

velocity

B. mass

velocity

C. mass

acceleration

A. elasticity
D. mass

B. malleability
C. ductility

618.

D. plasticity
615.

A flowerpot falls off the edge of a

fifth-floor window. Just as it passes
the third-floor window someone
accidentally drops a glass of water
from the window. Which of the
following is true?

velocity2

In an ideal gas where = pressure,

= volume, and = absolute
temperature in degrees Kelvin,
which of the following is constant?
A.
B.
C.
D.

A. The flowerpot hits the ground at

the same time as the glass.

The path of the projectile is:

B. The glass hits the ground before

the flowerpot.

A. a parabola

C. The flowerpot hits the ground

first and with a higher speed than
the glass.

C. a part of a circle

D. The flowerpot and the glass hit

the ground at the same instant.
616.

619.

One Joule of work is done by a force

of one Newton acting through a
distance of:
A. one centimeter

B. an ellipse

D. a hyperbola
620.

One mole of gas at standard

temperature and pressure (STP)
conditions occupies a volume equal
to:
A. 22.4 liters
B. 9.81 liters

C. 332 liters
D. 2274.5 liters
621.

D. ascending and descending nodes

624.

Equal volume of all gases under the

same conditions of temperature and
pressure contain the same number of
molecules. This hypothesis is
popularly known as:

A. toughness
B. malleability

A. Daltons hypothesis

C. hardness

B. Avogadros hypothesis
C. Debye-Sears hypothesis

D. ductility
625.

D. Comptons hypothesis
622.

The reciprocal of bulk modulus of

elasticity of any fluid is called:

The ratio of the uniform triaxial

stresses, to the change in volume at
equal stress in all directions is:

A. compressibility

A. modulus of flexure

C. volume stress

B. modulus of rapture

D. shape factor

C. bulk modulus of elasticity

B. volume strain

626.

D. coefficient of restitution
623.

This implies the resistance to shock

or difficulty of breaking and express
the work per unit volume required to
fracture a material.

According to the laws of Johannes

Kepler, The orbit of satellite is an
ellipse, the radius vector sweeps
equal areas in equal intervals of time
and the square of the periods of
revolution with respect to both the
satellite and planet is proportional to
the cubes of their mean distance
from each other. The shape of the
ellipse depends upon its:

The resultant of the external force

applied to an object composed of a
system of particles, is equal to the
vector summation of the effective
forces acting on all particles. This
principle is known as:
A. Archimedess principle
B. Bernoullis principle
C. DAlemberts principle
D. Gauss-Jordan principle

B. lengths of latera recta

Calorie is the amount of heat

required to increase the temperature
of _____ of water by one degree
centigrade.

C. apogee and perigee

A. 1 kg

A. eccentricity

627.

B. 1 lb

628.

631.

C. 1 mg

To maximize the horizontal range of

the projectile, which of the following
applies?

D. 1 gram

A. maximize the angle of elevation

It describes the luminous flux

incidence per unit area and is
expressed in lumens per square
meter.

B. maximize velocity

A. luminous intensity

D. the tangent function of the

angle of trajectory must be equal
to one

C. maximize the angle of elevation

and velocity

B. illuminance
C. radiance

The moment of inertia of a plane

figure:

According to this law, The force

between two charges varies directly
as the magnitude of each charge and
inversely as the square of the
distance between them.

A. is zero at the centroidal axis

A. law of universal gravitation

B. increase as the distance of the

axis moves farther from the
centroid

B. Newtons law

C. decrease as the distance of the

axis moves farther from the centroid

D. inverse square law

632.

D. luminance
629.

C. Coulombs law

633.

D. is maximum at the centroidal axis

630.

The distance that the top surface is

displaced in the direction of the force
divided by the thickness of the body
is known as:

Formation of bubbles in a lowpressure area in a centrifugal pump

and later their sudden collapse, is
called:
A. compression
B. corrosion

A. longitudinal strain

C. explosion

B. shear strain

D. cavitation

C. volume strain
D. linear strain

644.

The hardness of steel may be

increased by heating to
approximatelyv1500F and
quenching in oil or water if

A. the carbon content is above 3.0%

C. lime soda treatment

B. the carbon content is from 0.2%

to 2.0%

D. thermal treatment
648.

C. the carbon content is below 0.2%

D. the steel has been hot rolled
instead of cast
645.

A. specific speed
B. impeller type

Galvanized iron is a term referring to

iron coated with:

C. Bernoullis equation

A. magnesium

D. overall efficiency

C. zinc

The impulse and momentum

principle is mostly useful for
problems involving;

D. tin

A. velocity, acceleration, and time

A process of welding metals in

molten or in vaporous state without
application of mechanical pressure or
blow. Such welding may be
accomplished by the oxyacetylene or
by hydrogen flame or by electric arc.
It is called:

B. force, acceleration, and time

B. aluminum

646.

Used as a guide to selecting the most

efficient centrifugal pump:

649.

C. force, velocity, and time

D. force, velocity, and acceleration
650.

Which of the following is not true

regarding the Blasius boundary layer
solution/

A. fusion welding

647.

B. TIG welding

A. It permits one to calculate the skin

friction on a flat plate

C. MIG welding

B. It is valid for laminar flow

D. cold welding

C. It is an approximate solution

A chemical method of feed water

treatment wherein water is passed
through a bed of sodium zeolite
Nesub2Z which reacts with calcium
and magnesium salts:

D. It is valid only for potential flow

A. demineralization process
B. ion exchange treatment

651.

The greatest unit pressure the soil

can continuously withstand:
A. point of raptue
B. bearing strength
C. ultimate strength

652.

D. yield point

C. internal energy

Heat transmission carried by the

movement of heated fluids away
from a hot body, as in the heating of
water by a hot surface:

D. pressure heads
656.

A. radiation
B. convection

A. enthalpy increase of the system

C. conduction

B. specific bent ratio of the moment

D. absorption
653.

The type of cooler extensively used

for medium and large size diesel
engines:

C. entropy increase of the system

D. entropy decrease of the system
657.

A. radiation cooler
B. shell and tube cooler

B. when there is no tendency

towards spontaneous change

D. plate cooler
A closed vessel intended for use in
heating water or for application of
heat to generate steam or other vapor
to be used externally to itself is
called:
A. unfired pressure vessel

C. when the system is not

accelerating
D. when all its parts are at the same
temperature
658.

B. steam generator

B. manometer

D. boiler

C. anemometer

The sum of the three types of energy

at any point in the system is called:
A. Bernoullis theorem
B. enthalpy

An instrument used for measuring

high temperature gas
A. plenometer

C. boiler or steam generator

655.

The system is safe to be in

thermodynamics equilibrium:
A. if it has no tendency to undergo
further chemical reaction

C. disk cooler

654.

In energy transformation process in

which the resultant condition lacks
the driving potential needed to
reverse the process, the measure of
this loss is expressed as:

D. pyrometer
659.

The power output of the engine is

increased through:

A. turbo-charging

C. the total number of pounds of

sodium bicarbonate in the water per
million pounds of water.

B. scavenging
C. all of these

D. the total number of pounds of salt

(sodium chloride) in the water per
million pounds of water

D. super-charging
660.

The equilibrium temperature that a

regular thermometer measures if
exposed to atmospheric air is:

B. C

C. velocity2

C. wet bulb temperature

D. velocity

On the hoist or load block or some

equality visible space of every hoist
designed to lift its load vertically
shall be legibly marked:

664.

An instrument used for measuring

specific gravity of fluids:
A. hygrometer
B. flowmeter

A. its electrical voltage

C. psycrometer

B. its brand and model

D. hydrometer

D. its motor hp or kW
The hardness of water is given in
ppm (parts per million, i.e., pounds
per million pounds of water). This
hardness is
A. the total number of pounds of
dissolved solids in the water per
million pounds of water
B. the total number of pounds of
calcium and magnesium
bicarbonate in the water.

_____

A. time
B. velocity

C. its rated load capacity

662.

Momentum = Force

A. dry bulb temperature

D. dew point
661.

663.

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665. A 10-lbm object is acted upon by a

4-lb force. What is the acceleration in
ft/min2 ?
A. 8.0

10 to the 4th power ft/min2

B. 9.2

10 to the 4th power ft/min2

C. 7.8

10 to the 4th power ft/min2

D. 4.637

friction with the bed is 0.4. What is

the shortest time that the truck can be
brought to a stop such that the boxes
do not shift?
A. 4.75 sec
B. 2.35 sec
C. 5.45 sec

10 to the 4th power

ft/min2
666.

667.

D. 6.37 sec

A. 343.5 N

A 40-kg block is resting on an

inclined plane making an angle 20
from the horizontal. If the coefficient
of friction is 0.60, determine the
force parallel to the incline that must
be applied to cause impending
motion down the plane.

B. 224.5 N

A. 77

C. 53.8 N

B. 82

D. 446.2 N

C. 72

A skier wishes to build a rope tow to

pull herself up a ski hill that is
inclined at 15 with the horizontal.
Calculate the tension needed to give
the skiers 54-kg body an
acceleration of 1.2 m/s2. Neglect
friction.

D. 87

What horizontal force P can be

applied to a 100-kg block in a level
surface with coefficient of friction of
0.2, that will cause an acceleration of
2.50m/s2 ?

669.

670.

A 50-kilogram block of wood rest on

top of the smooth plane whose length
is 3 m, and whose altitude is 0.8 m.
How long will it take for the block to
slide to the bottom of the plane when
released?

A. 202 N
A. 1.51 seconds
B. 403 N
B. 2.41 seconds
C. 106 N
C. 2.51 seconds
D. 304 N
D. 2.14 seconds
668.

A pick-up truck is travelling forward

at 25 m/s. The truck bed is located
with boxes, whose coefficient of

671.

A body weighing 40 lbs. starts from

rest and slides down a plane at an

angle of 30 with the horizontal for

which the coefficient of friction
=0.3. How far will it move during
the third second?

674.

A. 19.99 ft
B. 39.63 ft
C. 18.33 ft
D. 34.81 ft
672.

A car and its load weighs 27 kN and

the center of gravity is 600 mm from
the ground and midway between the
front and rear wheel which are 3 m
apart. The car is brought to rest from
a speed of 54 kph in 5 seconds by
means of the brakes. Compute the
normal force on each of the front
wheels of the car.
A. 7.576 kN

A.
B.
C.
D.
675.

B. 9.541 kN
C. 5.478 kN
D. 6 kN
673.

An elevator weighing 2,000 lb

attains an upward velocity of 16 fps
in 4 sec with uniform acceleration.
What is the tension in the supporting
cables?

C. 2,495 lb
D. 2,250 lb

A car travels on the horizontal

unbanked circular track of radius .
Coefficient of friction between the
tires and track is 0.3. If the cars
velocity is 10 m/s, what is the
smallest radius it may travel without
skidding?
A. 50 m
B. 60 m
C. 15 m
D. 34 m

A. 1,950 lb
B. 2,150 lb

A block weighing 200 N rests on a

plane inclined upwards to the right at
a slope of 4 vertical to 3 horizontal.
The block is connected to a cable
initially parallel to the plane, passing
through the pulley and connected to
another block weighing 100 N
moving vertically downward. The
coefficient of kinetic friction
between the 200 N block and the
inclined plane is 0.10. Which of the
following most nearly gives the
acceleration
of the system?

676.

If a car travels at 15 m/s and the

track is banked 5, what is the
smallest radius it can travel so that
the friction will not be necessary to
resist skidding?

A. 262.16 m

C. 229.6 m

B. 651.23 m

D. 285.3 m

C. 278.14 m

680.

D. 214.74 m
677.

A vertical bar of length with a

mass of 40 kg is rotated vertically
about one end at 40 rpm. Find the
length of the bar if it makes an angle
45 with the vertical?

A. 49.4 rad/s
B. 37.2 rad/s

A. 1.58 m

C. 24.9 rad/s

B. 2.38 m

D. 58.3 rad/s

C. 3.26 m
D. 1.86 m
678.

681.

The seats of a carousel are attached

to a vertical rotating shaft by a
flexible cable 8 m long. The seats
have a mass of 75 kg. What is the
maximum angle of tilt for the seats if
the carousel operates at 12 rpm?

B. 18
C. 3.2

B. 35

D. 2.5

C. 45

679.

A highway curve is superelevated at

7. Find the radius at the end of the
cable that will break if there is no
lateral pressure on the wheels of a
car at a speed of 40 mph.

Traffic travels at 65 mi/hr around a

banked highway curve with a radius
of 3000 ft. What banking angle is
necessary such that friction will not
be required to resist the centrifugal
force?
A. 5.4

A. 30

D. 39

A 2-N weight is swung in a vertical

circle of 1-m radius at the end of a
cable that will break if the tension
exceeds 500 N. Find the angular
velocity of the weight when the cable
breaks.

682.

A concrete highway curve with a

radius of 500 feet is banked to give a
lateral pressure equivalent to
. For what coefficient of
friction will skidding impend for a
speed of 60 mph?
A. < 0.360

A. 247.4 m

B. < 0.310

B. 265.6 m

C. > 0.310

D. > 0.360
683.

A 3500 lbf car is towing a 500 lbf

trailer. The coefficient of friction
between all tires and the road is 0.80.
How fast can the car and the trailer
travel around an unbanked curve of
radius 0.12 mile without either the
car or trailer skidding?

686.

A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at

an angle of 28 with respect to the
horizontal. The block is pushed 2
feet horizontally. What is the work
done by this force?
A. 320 J

A. 87 mph

B. 540 J

B. 72 mph

C. 480 J

C. 26 mph

D. 215 J

D. 55 mph
684.

D. 26 rpm

687.

A cast-iron governor ball 3 inches in

diameter has its center 18 inches
from the point of support. Neglecting
the weight of the arm itself, find the
tension in the arm if the angle with
the vertical axis is 60.

A 10-kg block is raised vertically 3

meters. What is the change in
potential energy. Answer in SI units
closest to:
A. 350N-m
B. 294 J
C. 350 kg-m2/s2

A. 7.63 lb
D. 320 J
B. 6.36 lb
688.
C. 7.56 lb
D. 7.36 lb
685.

An object is placed 3 feet from the

center of a horizontally rotating
platform. The coefficient of friction
is 0.3. The object will begin to slide
off when the platform speed is
nearest to:

A. 10 fps
B. 12 fps
C. 14 fps
D. 16 fps

A. 17 rpm
B. 12 rpm
C. 22 rpm

At her highest point, a girl on the

swing is 7 feet above the ground, and
at her lowest point, she is 3 feet
above the ground. What is her
maximum velocity?

689.

An automobile has a power output of

1 hp. When it pulls a cart with a

force of 300 N, what is the carts

velocity?

693.

B. 24.9 m/s

A ship moving North at 10 mph. A

passenger walks Southeast across the
deck at 5 mph. In what direction and
how fast is the man moving, relative
to the earths surface.

C. 2.49 m/s

A. N 2840W; 7.37 mph

D. 0.249 m/s

B. N 6120E; 7.37 mph

A. 249 m/s

C. N 6120W; 7.37 mph

690. The weight of a mass of 10

kilograms at a location where g=9.77m/s2 is:
A. 79.7 N

D. N 2840E; 7.37 mph

694.

B. 77.9 N
C. 97.7 N
D. 977 N
691.

A. S 14.47W

What is the resultant velocity of a

point of -component
,
and -component
at
time
?

B. S 75.52W
C. S 81.36W
D. S 84.36W

A. 63.1326
B. 62.1326

695.

C. 64.1326
D. 74.1326
692.

A man wishes to cross due west on a

river which is flowing due north at
the rate of 3 mph. if he can row 12
mph in still water, what direction
should he take to cross the river?

A plane is headed due east with air

speed of 240 kph. If a wind of 40kph
is blowing from the north, find the
ground speed of the plane.
A. 243 kph

A boat has a speed of 8 mph in still

water attempts to go directly across a
river with a current of 3 mph. What
is the effective speed of the boat?

B. 423 kph
C. 200 kph
D. 240 kph

A. 8.35 mph

C. 7.42 mph

Three forces 20N, 30N, and 40N are

in equilibrium. Find the angle
between the 30-N and 40-N forces.

D. 6.33 mph

A. 301525

B. 8.54 mph

696.

B. 28.96

700.

C. 40
D. 25.97
697.

A 10-kg weight is suspended by a

rope from a ceiling. If a horizontal
force of 5.80 kg is applied to the
weight, the rope will make an angle
with the vertical equal to:

A. 248 m
B. 390 m
C. 408 m

A. 60

D. 422 m

B. 30
C. 45

701.

D. 75
698.

The allowable spacing of towers to

carry an aluminum cable weighing
0.03 kg per horizontal meter if the
maximum tension at the lowest point
is not to exceed 1150 kg at sag of
0.50 m is:

A 100kN block slides down a plane

inclined at an angle of 30 with the
horizontal. Neglecting friction, find
the force that causes the block to
slide.

A wooden plank meters long has

one end leaning on top of a vertical
wall 1.5 m high and the other end
resting on a horizontal ground.
Neglecting friction, find if a force
(parallel to the plank) of 100 N is
needed to pull a 400 N block up the
plank.
A. 6 m

A. 86.6 kN
B. 5 m
B. 80 kN
C. 4 m
C. 20 kN
D. 3 m
D. 50 kN
702.
699.

What tension must be applied at the

ends of a flexible wire cable
supporting a load of 0.5 kg per
horizontal meter in a span of 100 m
if the sag is to be limited to 1.25 m?

A block of wood is resting on a level

surface. If the coefficient of friction
between the block and the surface is
0.30, how much can the plane be
inclined without causing the block to
slide down?

A. 423.42 kg

A. 16.7

B. 584.23 kg

B. 30.2

C. 500.62 kg

C. 21.2

D. 623.24 kg

D. 33.3

703.

A. 795

A 500-kg block is resting on a 30

inclined plane with a =0.3 Find the
required force acting horizontally
that will prevent the block from
sliding.

B. 791
C. 797
D. 793

A. 1020 N
707.
B. 1160 N
C. 4236 N
D. 5205 N
704.

With a starting speed of 30 kph at a

point , a car accelerates uniformly.
After 18 minutes, it reaches point ,
21 km from . Find the acceleration
of the car in m/s2.
A. 0.126 m/s2

A 500-kg block is resting on a 30

inclined plane with a =0.3 Find the
required force acting horizontally
that will start the block to block up
the plane.

B. 0.0562 m/s2
C. 0.0206 m/s2
D. 3.42 m/s2

A. 4236 N
708.
B. 1160 N
C. 5205 N
D. 2570 N
705.

What is the acceleration of the body

that increases in velocity from 20
m/s to 40 m/s in 3 seconds? Answer
in S.I. units.

A train upon passing point at a

speed of 72 kph accelerates at 0.75
m/s2 for one minute along a straight
path then decelerates at 1.0 m/s2.
How far in kilometers from point
will it be in 2 minutes after passing
point .
A. 4.95
B. 4.75

A. 8 m/s

C. 4.85
2

B. 6.67 m/s

D. 4.65
2

C. 5 m/s

709.
2

D. 7 m/s
706.

From a speed of 75 kph, a car

decelerates at the rate of 500 m/min2
along a straight path. Howw far in
meters, will it travel in 45 sec?

A car starting from rest moves with a

constant acceleration of 10 km/hr2
for 1 hour, then decelerates at a
constant -5 km/hr2 until it comes to a
stop. How far has it travelled?
A. 10 km

B. 20 km

713.

C. 12 km
D. 15 km
710.

The velocity of an automobile

starting from rest is given by
/
/
ft./sec.
Determine its acceleration after an
interval of 10 seconds (in ft/sec2).

A. 12.48 m

A. 2.10

B. 6.25 m

B. 1.71

C. 10.28 m

C. 2.25

D. 8.63 m

D. 2.75
711.

714.

A train running at 60 kph decelerated

at 8 m/min2 for 14 minutes. Find the
distance traveled, in kilometers
within this period.

A man driving his car at 45 mph

suddenly sees an object in the road
60 feet ahead. What constant
deceleration is required to stop the
car in this distance?
A. -36.3 ft/s2

A. 12.2

B. -45.2 ft/s2

B. 13.2

C. -33.4 ft/s2

C. 13.8

D. -42.3 ft/s2

D. 12.8
712.

A car was travelling at a speed of 50

mph. The driver saw a road block 80
m ahead and stepped on the brake
causing the car to decelerate
uniformly at 10 m/s2. Find the
distance from the roadblock to the
point where the car stopped. Assume
perception reaction time is 2
seconds.

An automobile accelerates at a
constant rate of 15 mi/hr to 45 mi/hr
in 15 seconds, while travelling in a
straight line. What is the average
acceleration?
A. 2 ft/s2

715.

Determine the outside diameter of

hallow steel tube that will carry a
tensile load of 500 kN at a stress of
140 MPa. Assume the wall thickness
to be one-tenth of the outside
diameter.
A. 123 mm

B. 2.39 ft/s

B. 113 mm

C. 2.12 ft/s2

C. 103 mm

D. 2.93 ft/s

D. 93 mm

716.

A force of 10 Newtons is applied to

one end of a 10 inches diameter
circular rod. Calculate the stress.

safety with respect to the tensile

failure?
A. 3.15

A. 0.20 kPa

B. 3.55

B. 0.05 kPa

C. 2.15

C. 0.10 kPa
D. 0.15 kPa
717.

718.

D. 2.55

What force is required to punch a 20mm diameter hole through a 10-mm

thick plate. The ultimate strength of
the plate material is 450 MPa.

A metal specimen 36-mm in

diameter has a length of 360 mm. A
force of 300 kN elongates the length
by 1.20 mm. What is the modulus of
elasticity?

A. 241 kN

A. 88.419 GPa

B. 283 kN

B. 92.564 GPa

C. 386 kN

C. 92.658 GPa

D. 252 kN

D. 95.635 GPa

A steel pipe 1.5m in diameter is

required to carry am internal
pressure of 750 kPa. If the allowable
tensile stress of steel is 140 MPa,
determine the required thickness of
the pipe in mm.

720.

721.

A. 4.56
B. 5.12

A. 3.09 mm

C. 4.25

B. 3.56 mm

D. 4.01
719.

A spherical pressure vessel 400-mm

in diameter has a uniform thickness
of 6 mm. The vessel contains gas
under a pressure of 8,000 kPa. If the
ultimate tensile stress of the material
is 420 MPa, what is the factor of

A steel wire 5-m long hanging

vertically supports a weight of 1200
N. Determine the required wire
diameter if the stress is limited to
140 MPa and the total elongation
must not exceed 4mm. Neglect the
weight of the wire and assume
GPa.

C. 3.33 mm
D. 2.89 mm
722.

During a stress-strin test, the unit

deformation at a stress of 35 MPa
was observed to be
m/m
and at a stress of 140 MPa it was

B. 54.3 mm

m/m. If the proportional

limit was 200 MPa, what is the
modulus of elasticity. What is the
strain corresponding to the stress of
80 MPa?

C. 35.4 mm
D. 45.3 mm
725.

A.
m/m

MPa;

B.
m/m

MPa;

C.
m/m

MPa;

D.
m/m
723.

724.

A steel bar 50 mm in diameter and 2

m long is surrounded by a shell of
cast iron 5 mm thick. Compute the
load that will compress the bar a
total of 1 mm in the length of 2 m.
Use
GPa and
GPa.
A. 200 kN

MPa;

An axial load of 100 kN is applied to

a flat bar 20 mm thick, tapering in
width from 120 mm to 40 mm in a
length of 10 m. Assuming
GPa, determine the total elongation
of the bar.

B. 240 kN
C. 280 kN
D. 320 kN

A. 3.43 mm

A 20-mm diameter steel rod, 250

mm long is subjected to a tensile
force of 75 kN. If the Poissons ratio
is 0.30, determine the lateral strain
of the rod. Use
GPa.

B. 2.125 mm

A.

C. 4.33 mm

B.

D. 1.985 mm

C.

Steel bar having a rectangular crosssection 15 mm 20 mm and 150 m

long is suspended vertically from
one end. The steel has a unit mass of
7850 kg/m3 and a modulus of
elasticity of 200 GPa. If a loaf of
20 kN is suspended at the other end
of the rod, determine the total
elongation of the rod.
A. 43.5 mm

726.

D.
727.

mm/mm
mm/mm
mm/mm
mm/mm

A solid aluminum shaft of 100-mm

diameter fits concentrically in a
hollow steel tube, determine the
minimum internal diameter of the
steel tube so that no contact pressure
exists when the aluminum shaft
carries an axial compressive load of
600 kN. Assume Poissons ratio

C. 79,698 MPa

=1/3 and the modulus of elasticity

of aluminum be 70 GPa.
A. 100.0364 mm

D. 82,400 MPa
731.

B. 100.0312 mm
C. 100.0303 mm
D. 100.0414 mm
728.

The maximum allowable torque, in

kN-m, for a 50-mm diameter steel
shaft when the allowable shearing
stress is 81.5 MPa is:

A. 6.28 m

A. 3.0

D. 8.56 m

B. 1.0

B. 5.23 m
C. 6.89 m

732.

C. 4.0
D. 2.0
729.

The rotation of twist in degrees of a

shaft, 800 mm long subjected to a
torque of 80 N-m, 20 mm in
diameter and shear modulus of
80,000 MPa is:

A hollow steel shaft 2540 mm long

must transmit torque of 35 kN-m.
The total angle of twist must not
exceed 3 degrees. The maximum
shearing stress must not exceed 110
MPa. Find the inside diameter and
the outside diameter of the shaft that
meets these conditions.
A.

mm;

A. 3.03

B.

mm;

B. 4.04

C.

mm;

C. 2.92

D.

mm;

733.

mm
mm
mm
mm

Compute the value the shear

modulus of steel whose modulus
of elasticity is 200 GPa and
Poissons ratio is 0.30.

Determine the maximum shearing

stress in a helical steel spring
composed of 20 turns of 20-mm
diameter wire on a mean radius of 80
mm when the spring is supporting a
load of 2 kN.

A. 72,456 MPa

A. 110.6 MPa

B. 76,923 MPa

B. 101.1 MPa

D. 1.81
730.

Determine the length of the shortest

2-mm diameter bronze wire, which
can be twisted through two complete
turns without exceeding a stress of
70 MPa. Use
GPa.

C. 120.6 MPa

midspan. What is the maximum

moment of the beam?

D. 136.5 MPa
734.

735.

A load is supported by two springs

arranged in series. The upper spring
has 20 turns of 29-mm diameter wire
on a mean diameter of 150 mm. The
lower spring consist of 15 turns of
10-mm diameter wire on a mean
diameter of 130 mm. Determine the
value of that will cause a total
deflection of 80 mm. Assume
GPa for both springs.

B. 1050 kN-m
C. 1520 kN-m
D. 1510 kN-m

A. 223.3 N

A small square 5 cm by 5 cm is cut

out of one corner of a rectangular
cardboard 20 cm by 30 cm long.
How far, in cm from the uncut longer
side, is the centroid of the remaining
area?

B. 228.8 N

A. 9.56

C. 214.8 N

B. 9.35

D. 278.4 N

C. 9.48

A 10-meter long simply supported

beam carries a uniform load of 8
kN/m for 6 meters from the left
support and a concentrated load of
15 kN 2 meters from the right
support. Determine the maximum
shear and moment.

D. 9.67

A.
kN-m

kN;

B.
kN-m

kN;

kN;
kN-m

D.
kN-m

737.

738.

What is the inertia of a bowling ball

(mass = 0.5 kg) of radius 15 cm
rotating at an angular speed of 10
rpm for 6 seconds?
A. 0.0045 kg-m2
B. 0.001 kg-m2
C. 0.005 kg-m2
D. 0.002 kg-m2

C.

736.

A. 1250 kN-m

kN;

A simple beam, 10 m long carries a

concentrated load of 500 kN at the

739.

What is the moment of inertia of a

cylinder of radius 5 m and a mass of
5 kg?
A. 62.5 kg-m2
B. 80 kg-m2

C. 72.5 kg-m2

A. 204 kPa

D. 120 kg-m2

B. 222 kPa

740. The mass of air in a room which is

3m 5m 20m is known to be 350 kg.
Find its density.
A. 1.167 kg/m3

C. 344 kPa
D. 362 kPa
744.

B. 1.176 kg/m3
C. 1.617 kg/m3

A. 90 kPa

D. 1.716 kg/m3
741.

One hundred (100) grams of water

are mixed with 150 grams of alcohol
(
kg/ cu m). What is the
specific gravity of the resulting
mixtures, assuming that the two
fluids mix completely?

B. 80 kPa
C. 100 kPa
D. 10 kPa
745.

A. 0.96

B. 521.3 kPa

C. 0.63

C. 332.8 kPa

D. 0.86
100 g of water are mixed with 150 g
of alcohol (
kg/ cu m). What
is the specific volume of the
resulting mixtures, assuming that the
two fluids mix completely?
A. 0.88 cu cm/g
B. 1.20 cu cm/g
C. 0.82 cu cm/g
D. 0.63 cu cm/g
743. The pressure 34 meters below the
ocean is nearest to:

If the pressure at a point in the ocean

is 60 kPa, what is the pressure 27
meters below this point?
A. 256.3 kPa

B. 0.82

742.

What is the atmospheric pressure on

a planet where the absolute pressure
is 100kPa and the gage pressure is 10
kPa?

D. 185.4 kPa
746.

A pressure gage 6 m above the

bottom of the tank containing a
liquid reads 90 kPa; another gage
height 4 m reads 103 kPa. Determine
the specific weight of the liquid.
A. 6.5 kN/m3
B. 5.1 kN/m3
C. 3.2 kN/m3
D. 8.5 kN/m3

747.

The weight density of a mud is given

by
, where is in
3
kN/m and is in meters. Determine
the pressure, in kPa, at a depth of
5m.

1 meter below the water surface,

what is the total water pressure
exerted on the plane surface?
A. 43.93 kN
B. 52.46 kN

A. 89.36 kPa

C. 64.76 kN

B. 56.25 kPa

D. 78.48 kN

C. 62.5 kPa
D. 78.54 kPa
748.

751.

What is the resulting pressure when

one pound of air at 15 psia and
200F is heated at constant volume
to 800F?

A. 138.7 kN
B. 107.9 kN

A. 28.6 psia

C. 169.5 kN

B. 52.1 psia

D. 186.5 kN

C. 36.4 psia
D. 15 psia
749.

752.

The volume of a gas under standard

atmospheric pressure 76 cm Hg is
200 in3. What is the volume when
the pressure is 80 cm Hg, if the
temperature is unchanged?

B. 7862 m3
C. 9364 m3

B. 90 in3

D. 6325 m3

C. 110 in3

750.

A two-meter square plane surface is

immersed vertically below the water
surface. The immersion is such that
the two edges of the square are
horizontal. If the top of the square is

An iceberg having specific gravity of

0.92 is floating on salt water of sp.
gr. 1.03. If the volume of ice above
the water surface is 1000 cu. m.,
what is the total volume of the ice?
A. 8523 m3

A. 190 in3

D. 30.4 in3

Find the total water pressure on a

vertical circular gate, 2 meters in
diameter, with its top 3.5 meters
below the water surface.

753.

A block of wood requires a force of

40 N to keep it immersed in water
and a force of 100 N to keep it
immersed in glycerin (sp. gr. = 1.3).
Find the weight and sp. gr. Of the
wood.

A. 0.7
B. 0.6

D. 64 ft
757.

C. 0.9
D. 0.8
754.

Reynolds number may be calculated

from:
A. diameter, density, and absolute
viscosity
B. diameter, velocity, and surface
tension

m3/s

B.

m3/s

D.
758.

D. characteristic length, mass flow

rate per unit area, and absolute
viscosity

m3/s
m3/s

An orifice has a coefficient of

discharge of 0.62 and a coefficient of
contraction of 0.63. Determine the
coefficient of velocity for the orifice.
A. 0.98
B. 0.99

The sum of the pressure head,

elevation head, and the velocity head
remains constant, this is known as:

C. 0.97
D. 0.96

B. Boyles Law

The theoretical velocity of flow

through an orifice 3 m below the
surface of water in a tall tank is:

C. Archimedes Principle

A. 8.63 m/s

D. Torrecellis Theorem

B. 9.85 m/s

What is the expected head loss per

mile of closed circular pipe (17-in
inside diameter, friction factor of
0.03) when 3300 gal/min of water
flow under pressure?

C. 5.21 m/s

A. Bernoullis Theorem

756.

A.

C.

C. diameter, velocity, and absolute

viscosity

755.

What is the rate of flow of water

passing through a pipe with a
diameter of 20 mm and speed of 0.5
m/sec?

A. 38 ft

759.

D. 7.67 m/s
760.

Water having kinematic viscosity

m2/s flows in a 100mm diameter pipe at a velocity of 4.5
m/s. the Reynolds number is:

B. 0.007 ft
A. 346,150
C. 3580 ft

B. 258,250
C. 387,450
D. 298,750
761.

Oil having specific gravity of 0.869

and dynamic viscosity of 0.0814 Pa-s
flows through a cast iron pipe at a
velocity of 1 m/s. The pipe is 50 m
long and 150 mm in diameter. Find
the head lost due to friction.

D. 19.8 m
764.

A 20-mm diameter commercial steel

pipe, 30 m long is used to drain an
oil tank. Determine the discharge
when the oil level in the tank is 3 m
above the exit of the pipe. Neglect
minor losses and assume
.
A. 0.000256 m3/s
B. 0.000179 m3/s

A. 0.73 m

C. 0.000113 m3/s

B. 0.45 m

D. 0.000869 m3/s

C. 0.68 m
D. 1.25 m
762.

What commercial size of new cast

iron pipe shall be used to carry 4490
gpm with a lost of head of 10.56 feet
per mile? Assume
.
A. 625 mm
B. 576 mm
C. 479 mm
D. 352 mm

763.

Assume that 57 liters per second of

oil (
kg/m3) is pumped
through a 300 mm diameter pipeline
of cast iron. If each pump produces
685 kPa, how far apart can they be
placed? (Assume
)
A. 23.7 m
B. 32.2 m
C. 12.6 m

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765.

C. nominal rate

The recorded current value of an

asset is known as:
A. scrap value

D. yield
769.

B. book value
C. salvage value
D. present worth
766.

A. depreciation

The ratio of the interest payment to

the principal for a given unit of time
and is usually expressed as a
percentage of the principal is known
as:
A. investment

B. depletion
C. inflation
D. incremental cost
770.

B. nominal interest
C. interest
D. interest rate
767.

A method of depreciation whereby

the amount to recover is spread over
the estimated life of the asset in
terms of the periods or units of
output is called:

The method of depreciation where a

fixed sum of money is regularly
deposited at compound interest in a
real or imaginary fund in order to
accumulate an amount equal to the
total depreciation of an asset at the
end of the assets estimated life is
known as:
A. straight line method
B. SYD method

A. SOYD method

C. declining balance method

B. declining balance method

D. sinking fund method

C. straight line method

D. sinking fund method
768.

The lessening of the value of an asset

due to the decrease in the quantity
available. This refers to the natural
resources such as coal, oil, and
timber in the forest.

The interest rate at which the present

worth of cash flow on a project is
zero, or the interest earned by an
investment.
A. rate of return
B. effective rate

771.

The term used to express the series

of uniform payments occurring at
equal interval of time is:
A. compound interest
B. annuity
C. perpetuity
D. depreciation

772.

A. utilities

The profit derived from a project or

business enterprise without
consideration of obligations to
financial contributors and claims of
others based on profit is known as:

B. necessities
C. luxuries
D. producer goods and services

A. yield
776.
B. earning value
C. economic return
D. expected yield
773.

A. utilities

As applied to capitalized asset, the

distribution of the initial cost by
periodic changes to operation as in
depreciation or the reduction of the
depth by either periodic or irregular
prearranged program is called:
A. amortization

B. necessities
C. luxuries
D. producer goods and services
777.

B. annuity
C. depreciation
D. capital recovery
774.

A condition where only few

individuals produce a certain product
and that any action of one will lead
to almost the same action of the
others.
A. oligopoly

Those funds that are required to

make the enterprise or project a
going concern.

B. semi-oligopoly

A. banking

D. perfect competition

B. accumulated amount
C. working capital
D. principal or present worth
775.

These are product or services that are

required to support human life and
activities, that will be purchased in
somewhat the same quantity even
though the price varies considerably.

These are product or services that are

desired by humans and will be
purchased if money is available after
the required necessities have been
obtained.

C. monopoly

778.

This occurs in a situation where a

commodity or service is supplied by
a number of vendors and there is
nothing to prevent additional vendors
entering the market.
A. perfect competition
B. monopoly
C. oligopoly

D. elastic demand
779.

It is the amount that a willing buyer

will pay to a willing seller for a
property where each has equal
advantage and is under no
compulsion to buy or sell.

D. face value
783.

A. mutually exclusive projects

A. fair value

780.

B. use value

B. evaluation over different

periods

C. market value

C. non-conventional cash flows

D. book value

D. difference in the magnitude of the

projects

It is defined to be the capacity of a

commodity to satisfy human want.

784.

A. discount

B. corporation

C. utility

C. single proprietorship

D. necessity
A form of summary of assets,
liabilities, and net worth:
A. balance method

D. all of these
785. What must two investments with the
same present worth and unequal lives have?
A. identical salvage value

B. break-even point

B. different salvage values

C. balance sheet
D. production
782.

The worth of a property, which is

equal to the original cost less
depreciation, is known as:
A. earning value

Which of the following is a form of

business/company ownership?
A. partnership

B. luxuries

781.

When using net present worth

calculations to compare two projects,
which of the following could
invalidate the calculations?

C. identical equivalent uniform

annual cash flows
D. different equivalent annual cash
flows
786.
Find the interest on P6800.00 for 3 years
at 11% simple interest.

B. scrap value

A. P1,875.00

C. book value

B. P1,987.00

C. P2,144.00

790.

D. P2,244.00
787.

A man borrowed P10,000.00 from his

friend and agrees to pay at the end of 90
days under 8% simple interest rate.
What is the required amount?

How long must a P40,000 note bearing

4% simple interest to run to amount to
P41,350.00?
A. 340 days
B. 403 days
C. 304 days

A. P10,200.00

D. 430 days

B. P11,500.00
791.

788.

C. P9,500.00

If P16,000 earns P480 in 9 months, what

is the annual rate of interest?

D. P10,700.00

A. 1%

Annie buys a television set from a

merchant who offers P25,000.00 at the
end of 60 days. Annie wishes to pay
immediately and the merchant offers to
compute the required amount on the
assumption that the money is worth 14%
simple interest. What is the required
amount?

B. 2%
C. 3%
D. 4%
792.

A. P20,234,87
B. P19,222.67

A man lends P6000 at 6% simple

interest for 4 years. At the end of this
time he invests the entire amount
(principal plus investment) at 5%
compounded annually for 12 years. How
much will he have at the end of the 16year period?

C. P24,429.97
A. P13,361.20
D. P28,456.23
B. P13,633.20
789.

What is the principal amount if the

amount of interest at the end of 2 year
is P4500 for a simple interest of 6% per
annum?

C. P13,333.20
D. P16,323.20

C. P40,000.00

A time deposit of P110,000 for 31 days

earns P890.39 on maturity date after
deducting the 20% withholding tax on
interest income. Find the rate of interest
per annum.

D. P45,000.00

A. 12.5%

A. P35,000.00
B. P30,000.00

793.

B. 11.95%
C. 12.25%

D. 11.75%
794.

798.

A bank charges 12% simple interest on a

P300.00 loan. How much will be repaid
if the load is paid back in one lump sum
after three years?

Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at

8% compounded monthly.
A. P15,456.75
B. P11,102.61

A. P408.00

C. P14,768.34

B. P551.00

D. P12,867.34

C. P415.00

799.

Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at

8% compounded annually.

D. P450.00
A. P10,794.62
795.

The tag price of a certain commodity is

for 100 days. If paid in 31 days, there is
a 3% discount. What is the simple
interest paid?

B. P8,567.98
C. P10,987.90
D. P7,876.87

A. 12.15%

C. 22.32%

How long will it take P1,000 to amount

to P1,346 if invested at 6% compounded
quarterly?

D. 16.14%

A. 3 years

Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at

8% compounded quarterly.

B. 4 years

A. P12,456.20

D. 6 years

B. 6.25%

796.

B. P13,876.50

800.

C. 5 years

801.

C. P10,345.80
D. P11,040.20
797.

Accumulate P5,000.00 for 10 years at

8% compounded semi-annually.

How long will it take for an investment

to double its amount if invested at an
interest rate of 6% compounded bimonthly?
A. 10 years
B. 12 years

A. P10,955.61

C. 13 years

B. P10,233.67
D. 14 years
C. P9,455.67
802.
D. P11,876.34

If the compound interest on P3,000.00

in 2 years is P500.00, then the

compound interest on P3,000.00 in 4

years is:

806.

How long will it take for an investment

to fivefold its amount if money is worth
14% compounded semiannually?

A. P956.00
A. 11
B. P1,083.00
B. 12

C. P1,125.00

C. 13
D. P1,526.00
D. 14
803.

The salary of Mr. Cruz is increased by

30% every 2 years beginning January
1,1982. Counting from that date, at what
year will his salary just exceed twice his
original salary?

807.

An interest rate of 8% compounded

semiannually is how many percent if
compounded quarterly?
A. 7.81%

A. 1988

B. 7.85%

B. 1989
C. 7.92%
C. 1990
D. 8.01%
D. 1991
804.

805.

If you borrowed P10,000 from a bank

with 18% interest per annum, what is
the total amount to be repaid at the end
of one year?

A man is expecting to receive

P450,000.00 at the end of 7 years. If
money is worth 14% compounded
quarterly, how much is it worth at
present?

A. P11,800.00

A. P125,458.36

B. P19,000.00

B. P147,456.36

C. P28,000.00

C. P162,455.63

D. P10,180.00

D. P171,744.44

What is the effective rate for an interest

rate of 12% compounded continuously?
A. 12.01%
B. 12.89%
C. 12.42%
D. 12.75%

809.

810.

A man has a will of P650,000.00 from

his father, If his father deposited an
amount of P450,000.00 in a trust fund
earning 8% compounded annually, after
how many years will the man receive his
will?
A. 4.55 years
B. 4.77 years
C. 5.11 years

25.

D. 5.33 years

A. P178,313.69

Mr. Adam deposited P120,000.00 in a

bank who offers 8% interest
compounded quarterly. If the interest is
subject to a 14% tax, how much will he
receive after 5 years?

B. P153.349.77
C. P170,149.77
D. P175,343.77