I.

Assignment No. 2

Question 1: In a certain family, the sum of the parents ages is

twice the sum of their childrens ages. Five years ago, the sum
of the parents ages was four times the sum of the childrens
ages during that time. In fifteen years, the sum of the parents
ages will be equal to the sum of their childrens ages. How many
children are there in the family?
a.
b.

7
5

c.
d.

8
9

Solution:

Question 2: Of the 80 students in class, 25 are studying German,

15 French and 13 Spanish. 3 are studying German and French; 4 are
studying French and Spanish; 2 are studying German and Spanish;
and none is studying all 3 languages at the same time. How many
students are studying only one subject at a time?
a.
b.

62
35

c.
d.

18
36

Solution:

Question 3: Solve for W:

80;
YWZ = 160.
a.
b.

5
4

Solution:

XYZ = 320;
c.
d.

XYW = 64;
2
3

XWZ =

Question 4: If (a + b)2 = 35 and (a - b)2 = 65, then a2 + b2 = ?

a.
b.

35
50

c.
d.

70
280

Solution:

Question 5: The constant term in the expansion of (x + x-3/2)15 is:

a.
b.

73365
6435

c.
d.

50
35

Solution:

Question 6: Simplify (a-x)(b-x)(c-x)...(y-x)(z-x) / abcd..xyz .

a.
b.

1
Infinite

c.
d.

Cannot be determined
Zero

Solution:

Question 7: A 100-kilogram salt solution originally 4% by weight.

Salt in water is boiled to reduce water content until the
concentration is 5% by weight salt. How much water is evaporated?
a.
b.

10
15

Solution:

c.
d.

20
25

Question 8: In a two-digit number, the units digit is 3 greater

than the tens digit. Find the number if it is 4 times as large
as the sum of its digits.
a.
b.

25
47

c.
d.

58
36

Solution:

Question 9: At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and
the minute hand of a clock first form an angle of 120?
a.
b.

12:21.181
12:12.181

c.
d.

12:21.818
21.181

Solution:

Question 10: A and B can do a piece of work in 42 days, B and C

in 31 days, and, A and C in 20 days. Working together, how many
days can all of them finish the work?
a.
b.

19.4
17.8

Solution:

c.
d.

20.9
18.9

Question 11: Mary was four times as old as Lea ten years ago. If
she is now twice as old as Lea, how old is Mary?
a.
b.

25
40

c.
d.

30
15

Solution:

Question 12: A ship propelled to move at 25 mi/ hr in still

water, travels 4.2 miles upstream in the same time that it can
travel 5.8 miles downstream. Find the speed of the stream.
a.
b.

8
4

c.
d.

10
6

Solution:

Question 13: Joses rate of doing work three times as fast as

Bong. On given day Jose and Bong work together for 4 hours then
Bong was called away and Jose finishes the rest of the job in 2
hours. How long would it take Bong to do the complete job alone?
a.
b.

18
31

Solution:

c.
d.

22
16

Question 14: The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is

subtracted from the second number, the resulting numbers form an
arithmetic progression. Determine the smallest of the three
numbers.
a.
b.

21
28

c.
d.

70
15

Solution:

Question 15: Rukia has nickels, dimes, and quarters amounting to

$1.85. If he has twice as many dimes as quarters, and the number
of nickels is two less than twice the number of dimes, how many
quarters does he have?
a.
b.

6
3

c.
d.

8
10

Solution:

Question 16: Three men A, B, and C can do a piece of work in t

hours working together. Working alone, A can do the work in 6
hours more, B in 1 hour more, and C in twice the time if all
working together. How long would it take to finish the work if
all worked together?
a.
b.

30 mins
50 mins

Solution:

c.
d.

40 mins
20 mins

Question 17: An ECE class of 40 students took examinations in

Electronics and Communications. If 30 passed in Electronics, 36
passed in Communication and 2 failed in both subjects, how many
students passed in both subjects?
a.
b.

32
26

c.
d.

30
28

Solution:

Question 18: Find the 50th term of a geometric progression if the

20th term is 1200 and the 30th term is also 1200.
a.
b.

4100
1400

c.
d.

2400
1200

Solution:

Question 19: The term involving x9 in the expansion of (x2 +

2/x)12 is:
a.
b.

52344x^9
25434x^9

Solution:

c.
d.

25344x^9
23544x^9

Question 20: Three externally tangent circle have center to

center distance of 11cm, 13cm & 14cm, respectively. What is the
radius of the largest circle?
a.
b.

1
8

Solution:

c.
d.

6
5

II.

Assignment No. 3

Question 1: The real part of the complex number z =(-1 + 3i)(3 5i) is
[Ans. 12]
Solution:

Question 2: The imaginary part of (7e^(-0.28i))(7e^(2.05i)) is

[Ans. 48.03]
Solution:

Question 3: The imaginary part of the complex number z =(9 + 7i)

(7 +9i) is
[Ans. 130]
Solution:

Question 4: Find the imaginary component of the complex number z,

if z = 5(cos(pi/8) - j sin(pi/8)) / (cos(pi/3) - j sin(pi/3)).
[Ans. 3.04]
Solution:

Question 5: Calculate the magnitude of the conjugate of z, if z =

(2 + 4i) / (3 + -4i). Answer should be up to 2 decimal places
only.
[Ans. 0.89]
Solution:

Question 6: What is the argument of the complex number

(sin(pi/15) - j cos(pi/15)) / (sin(pi/19) + j cos(pi/19))?
[Ans. -2.77]
Solution:

Question 7: If x = sqrt(-5), then what is i^x?

[Ans. 0.03]

Solution:

Question 8: What is the real part of the complex number z, if z =

ln(6 + 3i)?
[Ans. 1.9]
Solution:

Question 9: What is e^(sin(pi/2 + -1i))?

[Ans. 4.68]

Solution:

Question 10: What is the logarithm of zero? (Write your answer in

words.)
[Ans. infinity or negative infinity]
Solution:

Question 11: What is the Laplace Transform of e^4t?

a.
b.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
a.
b.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.

-1/(s-4)
4/(s-1)

c. 1/(s+4)
d. 1/(s-4)

Solution:

Question 12: What is the Laplace transform of sin(2t - pi)?

s/(s^2+4)
-2(s^2-4)
Solution:

c. -2/(s^2+4)
d. -1/(s^2+4)

p. Question 13: What is the Laplace transform of (sin3t)

(cos2t)?
q.
a. 0.5( 5/(s^2+25) - 1/
c. 0.5( 5/(s^2+25) + 1/
(s^2+1) )
(s^2+1) )
b. 0.5( 1/(s^2+1) - 5/
d. 0.5( 5/(s^2+5) + 1/
(s^2+25) )
(s^2+1) )
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r. Question 14: What is -2i multiplied by logarithm of negative
1?
[Ans. 2.73]
s.
t. Solution:
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
z.
aa.
ab.
ac.
ad.
ae.
af.
ag.
ah.
Question 15: What is the value of y at t = -1.39pi,
given the differential equation y'' - y = 4cost, when t= 0,
y = 0 and y' = 1.
[Ans. 40.09]
ai.
aj. Solution:
ak.
al.
am.
an.
ao.
ap.
aq.
ar.
as.
at.
au.
av.
aw.
ax.
ay.

az.
ba.
bb. III.
Assignment No. 4
bc.
bd.
Question 1: Juans age on his birthday in 1989 is equal
to the sum of the digits of the year 19XY in which he was
born. If X and Y satisfy the equation X Y 6 = 0, find
the age of Juan in 1990.
[Ans. 19]
be.
bf.
Solution:
bg.
bh.
bi.
bj.
bk.
bl.
bm.
bn.
bo.
bp.
bq.
Question 2: How many minutes after 1 O'clock will the
hands of the clock forms an angle of 288 degrees for the
first time?
[Ans. 57.82]
br.
bs.
Solution:
bt.
bu.
bv.
bw.
bx.
by.
bz.
ca.
cb.
cc.
cd.
Question 3: The sum of the ages of Maria and Anna is
35. When Maria was 2/3 her present age and Anna was 3/4 her
present age, the sum of their ages was 25. How old is Maria
21 years from now?
[Ans. 36]
ce.
cf.
Solution:
cg.
ch.
ci.
cj.
ck.
cl.
cm.
cn.
co.
cp.
cq.
Question 4: What is 262 exceeds 9 times the number 22?
[Ans. 460]
cr.
cs.
Solution:
ct.
cu.
cv.

cw.
cx.
cy.
Question 5: An iron bar 4 meters long has a 160 pound
weight hang on the other end and a 312 pound weight hung at
the opposite end. How far from the 312 pound weight should
the fulcrum be located to balance the bar?
[Ans. 1.36]
cz.
da.
Solution:
db.
dc.
dd.
de.
df.
dg.
dh.
di.
Question 6: A monkey ascends a greased pole 34 meters
high. In the first minute he ascends 8 meters and in the
next minute he descends 1 meters. If he continues this
process, in how many minutes will he reach the top?
[Ans.
9.71]
dj.
dk.
Solution:
dl.
dm.
dn.
do.
dp.
dq.
dr.
ds.
dt.
du.
Question 7: In how many ways can 15 books be divided
among three students so that each student will receive 5
books, 3 books and 7 books, respectively?
[Ans. 360360]
dv.
dw.
Solution:
dx.
dy.
dz.
ea.
eb.
ec.
ed.
ee.
Question 8: A 1472 kg of steel containing 11 percent of
nickel is to be made by mixing steel containing 19 percent
nickel with another steel containing 4 percent nickel. How
much of the steel containing 19 percent nickel is needed?
[Ans. 686.93]
ef.
eg.
Solution:
eh.
ei.
ej.
ek.
el.
em.
en.
eo.

ep.
eq.
er.
es.
Question 9: What is the 13th term of the sequence 2,
-6, 18, ...?
[Ans. 1062882]
et.
eu.
Solution:
ev.
ew.
ex.
ey.
ez.
fa.
fb.
fc.
Question 10: A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a
square whose area is 495 sq. cm. It is then reshaped to
enclose a rectangle whose length is 18 cm. The area of the
rectangle is:
[Ans. 476.949]
fd.
fe.
Solution:
ff.
fg.
fh.
fi.
fj.
fk.
fl.
fm.
fn.
fo.
fp.
Question 11: A semiconductor company will hire 7 men
and 8 women. In how many ways can the company choose from 13
men and 18 women who qualified for the position?
[Ans.
75088728]
fq.
fr.
Solution:
fs.
ft.
fu.
fv.
fw.
fx.
fy.
fz.
Question 12: A man left Manila for Baguio City at past
9AM. Between 4 to 5 hours, he arrived at Baguio and noticed
the minute and hour hands of his wrist watch interchanged in
position. In how many minutes after 1 o'clock did the man
arrive at Baguio?
[Ans. 45.73]
ga.
gb.
Solution:
gc.
gd.
ge.
gf.
gg.
gh.
gi.
gj.

gk.
gl.
gm.
gn.
go.
Question 13: Juan after working on a job for 4 hours
was helped by Jose and it took 4 hours more for them working
together to finish the job. Had they worked together from
the start, it would only require 10 hours to finish the job.
How long would it take Juan to finish the job alone?
[Ans.
6.67]
gp.
gq.
Solution:
gr.
gs.
gt.
gu.
gv.
gw.
gx.
gy.
gz.
ha.
hb.
Question 14: The arithmetic mean of two positive
numbers exceeds their geometric mean by 2. Find the smaller
number if it is 40 less than the larger number.
[Ans. 81]
hc.
hd.
Solution:
he.
hf.
hg.
hh.
hi.
hj.
hk.
hl.
hm.
hn.
ho.
Question 15: If three sticks are drawn from 5 sticks
whose lengths are 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, what is the probability
that they will form a triangle?
[Ans. 0.3]
hp.
hq. Solution:
hr.
hs.
ht.
hu.
hv.
hw.
hx.
hy.
hz.
ia.
ib.
ic.
id.
ie.
if.

ig.
ih.
ii.
ij.
ik.
il. IV.
Assignment No. 5
im.
in.
Question 1: If tan x = 1/2, tan y = 1/3. What is the
value of tan (x + y)?
io.
a. 3
c. 2
b. 1
d. 4
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q. Question 2: A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level
plane. The angles of depression of the top and bottom of the
monument viewed from the top of the PLDT tower are 13 deg
and 35 deg respectively. The height of the tower is 50 m.
Find the height of the monument.
r.
a. 33.51 m
c. 47.3 m
b. 30.57 m
d. 7.48 m
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q. Question 3: An observer wishes to determine the height of
the tower. He takes sight at the top of the tower from A and
B, which are 50 ft apart at the same elevation on a direct
line with the tower. The vertical angle at point A is 30 deg
and at point B is 40 deg. What is the height of the tower?
r.
a. 92.54 ft
c. 80.65 ft
b. 143.97 ft
d. 110.29 ft
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.

k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p. Question 4: 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
finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the
height of the tower?
q.
a. 76.31 m
c. 76.13 m
b. 73.16 m
d. 73.61 m
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r. Question 5: A ladder 5 m long leans against the wall of an
apartment house forming an angle of 50 degrees, 32 minutes
with ground. How high up the wall does it reach?
s.
a. 6.38 m
c. 3.86 m
b. 3.68 m
d. 8.36 m
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r. Question 6: Solve angle A of an oblique triangle with
vertices ABC, if a = 25, b = 16 and C = 94 degrees and 6
minutes.
s.
a. 54 deg and 30 min
c. 55 deg and 32 min
b. 50 deg and 40 min
d. 45 deg and 35 min
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.

m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
a.
b.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
a.
b.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.

Question 7: Which is identically equal to (sec A + tan A)?

csc A + 1
2/(1 tan A)

c. 1/(sec A - tan A)
d. 1/(sec A + tan A)

Solution:

Question 8: If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A =

3.939x, find the value of x.
0.265
0.256

c. 0.625
d. 0.562

Solution:

Question 9: Solve for x in the equation: arctan (x + 1) +

arctan (x 1) = arctan (12).

r.
a. 1.20
b. 1.25
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.

c. 1.34
d. 1.50

s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x. Question 10: The angle of inclination of ascend of a road
having 8.25% grade is ______.
y.
a. 4.72
c. 7.42
b. 4.27
d. 2.74
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o. Question 11: Calculate the area of a spherical triangle
whose radius is 5 m and whose angles are 40, 65, and 110.
p.
a. 15.27 sq.m.
c. 16.45 sq.m.
b. 12.34 sq.m.
d. 14.89 sq.m.
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v. Question 12: A right spherical triangle has an angle C =
90, a = 50, and c = 80. Find the side b.
w.
a. 73.43
c. 78.67
b. 75.89
d. 74.33
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.

p.
q.
r.
s.
t. Question 13: If the time is 8:00 a.m. GMT, what is the time
in the Philippines, which is located at 120 East longitude?
u.
a. 4 pm
c. 5 am
b. 4 am
d. 5 pm
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m. Question 14: An airplane flew from Manila (14 36N, 121
05E) at a course of S 30 E maintaining a certain altitude
and following a great circle path. If its groundspeed is 350
knots, after how many hours will it cross the equator?
n.
a. 2.87 hrs
c. 3.17 hrs
b. 3.97 hrs
d. 2.27 hrs
e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
z.
aa.
ab.
ac.
ad.
ae.
af.
ag.
ah.
ai.
aj.
ak.
al.

am.
an.
ao.
ap.
Question 15: Find the distance in nautical miles
between Manila and San Francisco. Manila is located at 14
36N latitude and 121 05 E longitude. San Francisco is
situated at 37 48 N latitude and 122 24 W longitude.
aq.
a. 6046.2 nautical miles
c. 7856.2 nautical miles
b. 5896.2 nautical miles
d. 6326.2 nautical miles

e.
f. Solution:
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
z.
aa.
ab.
ac.
ad.
ae.
af.
ag.
ah.
ai.
aj.
ak.
al.
am.
an.
ao.
ap.
aq.
ar.
as.
at.
au.
av.
aw.
ax.
ay.
az.
ba.
bb.
bc. V.
Assignment No. 6
bd.
be.
bf.
bg.
bh.
bi.

bj.
bk.
bl.
bm.
bn.
bo.
bp.
bq.
br.
bs.
bt.
bu.
bv.
bw.
bx.
by.
bz.
ca.
cb.
cc.
cd.
ce.
cf.
cg.
ch.
ci.
cj.
ck.
cl.
cm.
cn.
co.
cp.
cq.
cr.
cs.
ct.
cu.
cv.
cw.
cx.
cy.
cz.
da.
db.
dc.
dd.
de.
df.
dg.
dh.
di.
dj.
dk.
dl.
dm.
dn.

do.
dp.
dq.
dr.
ds.
dt.
du.
dv.
dw.
dx.
dy.
dz.
ea.
eb.
ec.
ed.
ee.
ef.
eg. VI.
eh.
ei. VII.
ej.

Assignment No. 7
Assignment No. 8