PEB ENGINEERING REVIEW

Bacolod City

BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Registered Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination

August 2024 08:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
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MATHEMATICS REFRESHER SET B
1. Find the curvature of the cardioid r = 1 + cosθ at θ=0.
a) 1/3 b) 1/2 c) 3/4 d) 4/5

2. A stone, projected vertically upward with initial velocity 112 ft/sec, moves according to
s = 112t - 16t^2, where s is the distance from the starting point. Compute the greatest
height reached.
a) 196 ft b) 100 ft c) 96 ft d) 216 ft

3. 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

4. How many ways can four students line up in a line, if the order matters?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 24

5. A particle moves in simple harmonic motion in accordance with the equation s = 3 sin pit
+ 4 cos pit, where s and t are expressed in feet and seconds, respectively. What is the
amplitude of its motion?
a) 3ft b) 4ft c) 5ft d) 6ft

6. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = x^3 + 3x^2 - 1.

a) (-1,1) b) (-2,3) c) (0,-1) d) (-3,-1)

7. A square is inscribed in a circle. How fast is the area of the square changing when the
area of the circle is increasing at the rate of 1 in^2/min?
a) 1/2 in^2/min b) 2/pi in^2/min c) 1 in^2/min d) pi/2 in^2/min

8. From Pagasa island in Spratlys, two helicopters travel to two different islands. One
helicopter travels 185 km N 65 deg E to island A and the other travels at S 25 deg E for 120
km to island B. What is the distance between the two islands?
a) 198.5 km b) 187.3 km c) 235.2 km d) 220.5 km

9. In a circle of diameter 26 cm, a chord 10 cm in length is drawn. How far is the chord from
the center of the circle?
a) 5 cm b) 12 cm c) 13 cm d) 24 cm

10. Find the second derivative of xlnx.

a) x b) 1/x c) 1 d) x^2

11. A car travels 90 kph. What is its speed in meter per second?
a) 43 b) 30 c) 25 d) 50

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12. Describe and graph the locus represented by Im z 2 = 4.
a) Circle b) Parabola c) Hyperbola d) Ellipse

13. Sofia and Tess will each randomly choose one of the 10 integers from 1 to 10. What is the
probability that neither integer will be chosen the square of the other?
a) 0.64 b) 0.72 c) 0.81 d) 0.95

14. Totoy is 5 feet 11 inches tall and Nancy is 6 feet 5 inches tall. How much taller is
Nancy than Totoy?
a) 1 foot 7 inches b) 1 foot c) 7 inches d) 6 inches

15. A man is paid P1,800 for each day he works and forfeits P300 for each day he is idle. If
at the end of 40 days, he nets P53,100, how many days was he idle?
a) 6 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9

16. lim (cos3x - 1)/x^2 as x approches 0

a) 9/2 b) 3/2 c) -3/2 d) -9/2

17. Find the equation of one of the asymptote of the hyperbola x^2 - 4y^2 - 6x - 8y + 1 = 0.
a) x - 2y - 5 = 0 b) x - 2y + 5 = 0 c) x - 2y - 1 = 0 d) x - 2y + 1 = 0

18. A parabola has its axis parallel to y-axis, one end of its latus rectum is at (9,6) and
the vertex is at (5,4). Find the length of the latus rectum.
a) 6 b) 12 c) 10 d) 8
19. Evaluate (cot(j0.78))^2.
a) -0.426 b) 0.426 c) -2.347 d) 2.347

20. A coin is tossed three times. He got three heads from those tosses. What is the
probability that he will again get a head in the fourth toss?
a) 1/12 b) 1/16 c) 1/2 d) 1/4

21. How many inches are there in 34/3 yards?

a) 126 b) 120 c) 160 d) 168

22. Thirty percent of the high school is involved in athletics. If 15 percent of the athletes
play football, what percentage of the whole school plays football?
a) 4.5 percent b) 9.0 percent c) 15 percent d) 30 percent

23. Describe the locus represented by |z + 2i| + |z - 2i| = 6.

a) circle b) parabola c) ellipse d) hyperbola

24. If the average value of a periodic function over one period is zero and it consists of
only odd harmonics, then it must be possessing __________.
a) half-wave c) odd quarter-wave
b) even quarter-wave d) odd

25. A chord is 40 cm long and its midpoint is 40 cm from the midpoint of the longer arc. Find
the area of the circle.
a) 455 π b) 625 π c) 568 π d) 25 π

26. A university Mathematics department has 10 professors and will offer 20 different courses
next semester. Each professor will be assigned to teach exactly 2 of the course, and each
course will have exactly one professor assigned to teach it. If any professor can be assigned
to teach any course, how many different complete assignments of the 10 professors to the 20
courses are possible?
a) 20!/210 b) 10!/29 c) 1020 - 21- d) 1020 - 100

27. Given a triangle, C = 100 degrees, a = 15m, b = 20 m. Find c.

a) 27m b) 30m c) 24m d) 32m

28. Dave is 46 years old, twice as old as Rave. How old is Rave?
a) 30 b) 28 c) 23 d) 18

29. If dy/dx = tanx, then y =

a) (1/2)tan2x + C b) sec2x + C c) ln|sec x| + C d) ln|cos x| + C

30. What was the marked price of a shirt that sells at P225 after a discount of 25 percent?
a) P280 b) P320 c) P300 d) P340

31. If the orbit of a satellite has the polar equation r(2 + cos θ ) = 4, then the path of the
orbit is
a) a circle b) an ellipse c) a parabola d) a hyperbola

32. Determine B such that 3x + 2y - 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x - By + 2 = 0.

a) 5 b) 4 c) 3 d) 2

33. 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

34. A certain brand of soap was advertised. 40 percent only watched the advertisement, 20
percent used the soap and 15 percent watched the advertisement and used the product as well.
From this datum, find the number of users who didn’t use the new soap.
a) 37.5 b) 25 c) 40 d) 30

35. The sum of two numbers is 21 and one number is twice the number. Find the smaller number.
a) 15 b) 6 c) 14 d) 7

36. A solid has a base in the form of an ellipse with major axis 10 and minor axis 8. Find
the volume if every section perpendicular to the major axis is an isosceles triangle with
altitude 6.
a) 125.7 b) 219.9 c) 157.1 d) 188.5

37. What is the area bounded by the curve y = x^3, the x-axis and the line x = -1 and x = 1.
a) 5.24 b) 5.42 c) 4.25 d) 2.45

38. Mr. Cruz owns a jewelry store. He marks up all merchandise 50 percent of cost. If he
sells a gold ring for P15,000, what did he pay the wholesaler for it?
a) P5000 b) P10000 c) P7500 d) P12000

39. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola y^2 = 4px is:
a) 4p b) 2p c) p d) -4p
40. The volume of a hemisphere of radius 2m is
a) 14.67 cu.m. b) 67.04 cu.m. c) 16.76 cu.m. d) 33.52 cu.m.

41. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount at any instant. In 100 years, 100
mg of radium decomposes to 96 mg. How many mg will be left after 100 years?
a) 88.60 b) 95.32 c) 92.16 d) 90.72

42. The dimensions of a rectangular block of wood were found to be 100, 120, and 200mm, with
a possible error of 5mm in each of the measurements. Find approximately the greatest error in
the surface area of the block.
a) 4800mm^2 b) 8400mm^2 c) 9300mm^2 d) 3900mm^2

43. Find the sum of all odd integers between 100 and 1000.
a) 247,500 b) 364,200 c) 148,500 d) 454,500

44. Find the harmonic mean of 3, 3, and 6.

a) 3.6 b) 2.6 c) 4.6 d) 5.6

45. The bases of a frustum of a pyramid are 18cm by 18cm and 10cm by 10cm. Its lateral area
is 448 sq.cm., what is the altitude of the frustum?
a) 6.39 cm b) 6.93 cm c) 5.96 cm d) 5.69 cm

46. If the radius of the sphere is increased by a factor of 3, by what factor does the volume
of the sphere change?
a) 9 b) 18 c) 27 d) 54

47. The value of 5! is equal to

a) 1 b) 5 c) 25 d) 120

48. Find the work done in moving an object along a vector a = 3i + 4j if the force applied is
b = 2i + j.
a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 12

49. Find the point where the normal to y = x + x^(1/2) at (4,6) crosses the y-axis.
a) 5.75 b) 9.2 c) 23 d) 11

50. Determine the sum of the positive -valued solutions to the simultaneous equations: xy =
15, yz = 35, zx = 21.
a) 13 b) 19 c) 17 d) 15

51. Write the equation of the family of curves at every point (x,y) of which the tangent line
has a slope of twice the abscissa of the point.
a) y = Cx b) y = Cx^2 c) y = C + x d) y = x^2 + C

52. A group of students plan to pay equal amount in hiring a vehicle for an excursion trip at
a cost of P6,000. However, by adding 2 more students to the original group, the cost of each
student will be reduced by P150. Find the number of students in the original group.
a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 7

53. A line tangent to the curve x = sqrt of y at the point P intersects to the x-axis at the
point Q. If P travels p the curve at a rate of 2 units per second, how fast is the point Q
travelling when P passes through (2,4)?
a) 0.2425 unit/sec c) 0.3249 unit/sec
b) 0.2545 unit/sec d) 0.4239 unit/sec

54. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are ( 4, 2, 3), (7, -2, 4), and (3, -4, 6).
a) 15.3 b) 13.5 c) 12.54 d) 12.45

55. Find the maximum area of a rectangle which can be inscribed in an ellipse having equation
x^2 + 4y^2 = 4.
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 5

56. A two-storey house is 20 feet high. The sides of the house are 28 feet long, the front
and back are each 16 feet long. A gallon of paint will cover 440 square feet. How many
gallons are needed to paint the whole house?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

57. A point where the concavity of a curve changes or when the slope of the curve is neither
increasing nor decreasing is known as:
a) inflection point b) maximum point c) minimal point d) point of tangency

58. A triangle has two congruent sides and the measure of one angle is 40 degrees. Which of
the following types of triangle is it?
a) isosceles b) equilateral c) right d) scalene

59. The probability that a man hits a target is 0.1. He fires 100 times. Find the expected
number of times he will hit the target.
a) 8 b) 12 c) 10 d) 9

60. Express the power (1 + i)^8 in rectangular form.

a) 16 b) 8i c) 1 - i d) -6
61. Let l be the line that is the intersection of the planes x + y + z = 3 and x - y + z =
5. An equation of the plane that contains (0, 0, 0) and is perpendicular to 1 is
a) x - z = 0 b) x + y + z = 0 c) x - y - z = 0 d) x + z = 0

62. What is the value of sqrt of 36?

a) 6i b) -6i c) 6 d) -6

63. It takes five-year-old Isaiah 1.6 minutes to tie the lace on his right shoe and 1.5
minute /.s to tie the lace on the left shoe. How many minutes does it take Isaiah to tie
both shoes?
a) 2.1 b) 3.0 c) 4.1 d) 3.1

64. Evaluate the double integral dxdy/(x-y) with interior limits 2y to 3y and outer limits
from 0 to 2.
a) ln 4 b) ln2 c) ln5 d) ln3

65. A ball is dropped from a height of 18m. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height from
which it last fell. What is the distance has it traveled at the instant it strikes the ground
for the 5th time?
a) 37.89 m b) 73.89 m c) 75.78 m d) 57.78 m

66. A cylinder of radius 3 is cut through the center of the base by a plane making an angle
of 45 degrees with the base. Find the volume cut off.
a) 15 b) 16 c) 17 d) 18

67. Find the area in the second quadrant bounded bu the curve (x^2)/4 + (y^2)/9 = 1 and the
coordinate axes.
a) (3/2)pi b) (4/3)pi c) (2/3)pi d) (5/3)pi

68. The line 3x - 4y = 5 is perpendicular to the line

a) 3x - 4y = 1 b) 4x - 3y = 2 c) 4x + 3y = 3 d) 3x + 4y = 4

69. Simplify x/(x-y) + y/(y-x).

a) -1 b) 1 c) x d) y

70. Solve |x - 1|¿ 1

a) x ¿ 2 b) x ¿ 2 c) 0 ¿ x >¿ -2 d) 0 ¿ x <2
71. What percent of the volume of a cone is the maximum right circular cylinder that can
inscribe in it?
a) 24 percent b) 34 percent c) 44 percent d) 54 percent

72. Evaluate the laplace transform of tcoskt.

a) s^2/(s^2+k^2)^2 c) (-s^2+k^2)/(s^2+k^2)^2
b) k^2(s^2+k^2)^2 d) (s^2-k^2)/(s^2+k^2)^2

73. Find the volume (in cubic units) generated by rotating the circle x^2 + y^2 + 6x + 4y +
12 = 0 about the y-axis.
a) 47.23 b) 59.22 c) 62.11 d) 39.48

74. Find the moment of inertia of the area bounded by the parabola y^2 = 4x and the line x =
1, with respect to the x-axis.
a) 2.133 b) 1.333 c) 3.333 d) 4.133

75. There are seven horses arranged in one circle of merry go round. In how many ways can
seven children ride with one child on each horses?
a) 5400 b) 5040 c) 720 d) 700

76. The age of A y years from now is x. What is his age now?
a) x-y b) x+y c) x d) y

77. The cost per hour of running a boat is proportional to the cube of the speed of the boat.
At what speed will the boat run against a current of 4 kph in order to go a given distance
most economically?
a) 6 kph b) 12 kph c) 20 kph d) 24 kph

78. Determine the area bounded by y = 8 - x^3, the x-axis and the y-axis.
a) 14 b) 10 c) 16 d) 12

79. The rectangular form of the parameteric equations x = 2cosθ, y = cos 2θ is

a) x^2 = y + 1 b) x^2 = y - 1 c) x^2 = 2(y+1) d) x^2 = 2(y-1)

80. The distance between the points AB defined by A(cosA, -sinA) and B(sinA, cosA) is equal
to
a) cosA b) 1 c) sqrt 2 d) 2tanA

81. The average of six scores is 83. If the highest score is removed, the average of the
remaining scores is 81.2. Find the highest score.
a) 91 b) 92 c) 93 d) 94
82. Ramil bought 400 hotdogs for the school picnic. If they were contained in packages of 8
hotdogs, how many total packages did he buy?
a) 50 b) 5 c) 20 d) 10

83. The surface area of a cube is 96 sq. cm. How many cu.cm. are there in the volume of the
cube?
a) 6 b) 16 c) 32 d) 64

84. (1 + i)^10 =
a) 1 b) i c) 32i d) 32(1 + i)

85. What curve is described by the equation y^2 + 4y + x - 1 = 0?

a) parabola b) circle c) ellipse d) hyperbola

86. Two is subtracted from 1. Find the number.

a) -1 b) -2 c) 1 d) 2

87. Find the ratio of the sides of triangle if its sides form an arithmetic progression and
one of the angles is 90 degrees.
a) 4:5:6 b) 1:2:3 c) 3:4:5 d) 2:3:4

88. The chord passing through the focus of the parabola and its perpendicular to its axis is
termed as
a) axis b) latus rectum c) directrix d) translated axis

89. In the xy-plane, the set of points whose coordinates satisfy the equation: sqrt of ((x +
3)^2 + (y - 2)^2) = sqrt of ((x - 3)^2 + y^2).
a) line b) circle c) hyperbola d) parabola

90. Describe the locus represented by |z - 3| - |z + 3| = 4.

a) ellipse b) circle c) hyperbola d) parabola

91. On one end of a 32 meter ladder resting on a horizontal plane leans on a vertical wall.
Assuming the foot of the ladder to be pushed towards the wall at the rate of 2 meters per
minute. How fast is the top of the ladder rising when its foot is 10 meters from the wall?
a) +0.568 m/min b) +0.658 m/min c) +0.896 m/min d) +0.986 m/min

92. Simplify the expression (cosθ)^2 - (sinθ)^2.

a) cos2θ b) sin2θ c) 1 d) -1

93. Find the minimum amount of tin sheet that can be made into a closed cylinder having a
volume of 108 cu. inches in square inches.
a) 125 b) 137 c) 150 d) 120

94. Classify the graph of the equation: x² + xy + y² - 6 = 0.

a) circle b) ellipse c) hyperbola d) parabola

95. A box with an open top is to be made by taking rectangular piece of tin 8 x 10 inches and
cutting a square of the same size out of each corner and folding up the sides. If the area of
the base is to be 24 square inches, what should be the length of the sides of the square be?
a) 2.2 in b) 2.0 in c) 2.1 in d) 1.8 in

96. A boat make 25 mph in still water. Find its speed when it is headed N 45°E in a 7.5 mph
current flowing east.
a) 28.62 mph b) 26.96 mph c) 30.76 mph d) 32.93 mph

97. d/dx (ln e^2x)

a) 1/e^2x b) 2/3^2x c) 2x d) 2

98. Three circles of radii 3, 4, and 5 inches, respectively, are tangent to each other
externally. Find the largest angle of a triangle found by joining the centers of the circles.
a) 72.6 degrees b) 75.1 degrees c) 73.4 degrees d) 73.5 degrees

99. Spherical wedge has a volume of 8m3 and a curve surface area of 6m2. Determine the
radius.
a) 2m b) 4m c) 6m d) 8m

100. What is the laplace transform of t^2?

a) n/s b) n!/s^(n+1) c) n/s^(n+1) d) n!/s^n

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