Math Board Exam Question September 2022 April 2023
Math Board Exam Question September 2022 April 2023
The terminal
point is
A. (11, -24)
B. (-11, -20)
C. (11, -18)
D. (11, -20)*
3. A statue 3 m high is standing on a base of 4m 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. 3.41
B. 3.51
C. 3.71*
D. 4.41
5. The area enclosed by the ellipse 4x^2 + 9y^2= 36 is revolved about the line x = 3, what is the
volume generated?
A. 370.3
B. 360.1
C. 355.3*
D. 365.1
6. A conic section whose eccentricity is less than one (1) is known as:
A. a parabola
B. an ellipse*
C. a circle
D. a hyperbola
7. Evaluate the double integral of 1/ (x-y) dxdy with inner bounds of 2y to 3y and outer
bounds of 0 to 2.
A. ln 3
B. ln 4*
C. ln 2
D. ln 8
8. The centroid of the area bounded by the parabola y^2 = 4ax and the lin x = p coincides
A. 3/5 a
B. 5/3 a*
C. 2/5 a
D. 5/2 a
9. Find the area of the polygon with vertices at: 2+3i, 3+i, -2-4i, -4-i, -1+2i
A. 47
B. 35/2
C. 25
D. 47/2*
A. 0
B. 1*
C. 2
D. 3
11. The dimensions of a rectangular prism can be expressed as x+1, x-2, and x+4. In terms of
A. x^3 +5x”-2x+8
B. x^3+3x”-6x+8*
C. x^3 +3x”+6x-8
D. x^3-5x”+2x+8
12. Melissa is 4 times as old as Jim. Pat is 5 years older than Melissa. If Jim is y, how old is
Pat?
A. 4y+5*
B. y+5
C. 5y+4
D. 4+5y
13. From the top of a building the angle of depression of the foot of a pole is 48 deg 10 min.
From the foot of a building the angle of elevation of the top of a pole is 18 deg 50 min.
Both building the pole are on a level ground. If the height of a pole is 4 m, how high is
the building?
a. 13.10 m*
b. 12.10 m
c. 10.90 m
d. 11.60 m
14. Carmela and Marian got summer jobs at the ice cream shop and were supposed to work
15 hours per week each for 8 weeks. During that time, Marian was ill for one week and
Carmela took her shifts. How many hours did Carmela work during the 8 weeks?
a. 120
b. 135*
c. 150
d. 185
15. Find the moment of inertia of the area bounded by the parabola y^2 = 4x and the line x =
a. 2.133*
b. 1.333
c. 3.333
d. 4.133
16. A political scientist asked the group of people how they felt about the policy statements.
Each person was to respond A (agree), N neutral or D disagree to each NN, ND, NA, DD,
DA, AA, AD, and AN. Assuming each response combination is equally likely, what is
the probability that the person being interviewed agrees with exactly one of the two
policy statements?
a. 1/9
c. 2/9
b. 2/5
d. 4/9*
17. There are a set of triplets. If there are 11 generations, how many ancestors do they have if
a. 4095 *
b. 4065
c. 4094
d. 4064
a. y^2 = cx^3
b. y = cx^2
c. y^2 = cx *
d. y = cx
19. A ball is dropped from a height of 18m. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height form
which it last fell. What distance has it traveled at the instant it strikes the ground for the
5th time?
a. 37.89 m
c. 75.78 m*
b. 73.89 m
c. 57.78 m
20. A cylindrical container open at the top with minimum surface area at a given volume.
A. radius = height *
B. radius = 2height
C. radius = height/2
D. radius = 3height
A. x^2+y^2=C
B. x^2+2xy+y^2=C
C. x^2-2xy-y^2=C*
D. x^2-2xy+y^2=C
22. Sand is being poured into a conical pile in such a way that the height is always 1/3 of the
radius. At what rate is sand being added to the pile when it is 4ft high if the height is
increasing at 2ft/min?
A. 100288.13 in^3/min
B. 125288.13 in^3/min
C. 318288.13 in^3/min
D. 130288.13 in^3/min *
23. donations were made by alumni for a school to fund a new computer room. Data shows that
80% of alumni give at least P50. If the administration contacts 20 alumni, what is the probability
A. 0.589*
B. 0.164
C. 0746
D. 0761
24. Find |u x v| correct to three decimal places where |u|=14, |v|=9, and the angle between u and
A. 2.989
B. 31.897
C. 2.353
D. 26.897
A. 3/8
B. 3/5
C.5/8
D. 8/3*