QUIZ 1

5. Find A and B
1. Solve for x: 3 x 5 {x−1}=6 { x+2}
such that:
A. 2.1455 B.
2.1445 C. 2.4154 A. A = -3, B = 2 C. A
D. 2.1544 = 3, B = 2
B. A = -3, B = -2 D. A =
3, B = -2

2. When ( x +3 ) ( x−4 ) +4 is
divided by x−k , the 6. The arithmetic mean of 6
remainder is k. Find the numbers is 17. If two numbers
value of k. are added to the progression,
A. 4 or 2 B. 2 or -4 the new set of numbers will
C. 4 or -2 D. -4 or -2 have an arithmetic mean of 19.
What are the two numbers if
their difference is 4?
A. 21, 29 B. 23, 27
C. 24, 26 D.
22, 28

3. How many degrees is

3200 mils?
A. 360° B. 270°
C. 180° D. 90°

7. Solve for x: log 6 + x log 4 =

log 4 + log (32 + 4^x)
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4

4. Find the quotient of

3 x −4 x +2 x + 36 x + 48divided by
5 3 2

x −2 x +6 .
3 2
8. The sum of the parents'
A. -3x^2 - 4x + 8 B. 3x^2 ages is twice the sum of
+ 4x + 8 their children's ages. Five
C. 3x^2 - 4x + 8 D. 3x^2 years ago, the sum of the
+ 6x + 8 parents' ages was four times
the sum of their children's
ages. In fifteen years, the
sum of the parents' ages will
be equal to the sum of their
children's ages. How many
children were in the family?
 A. 2 B. 3 shortest ladder used if the
C. 4 D. 5 steepest angle it can be leaned
against the house is 75
degrees.
A. 39.561 ft. B. 41.411
ft.
C. 45.911 ft. D. 54.114
9. A swimming pool is filled
ft.
through its inlet pipe and then
emptied through its outlet pipe
in a total of 8 hours. If water
enters through its inlet and is
simultaneously allowed to
leave through its outlet, the
pool is filled in 7.5 hours. Find
how long it will take to fill the
pool with the outlet closed.
A. 6 B. 2 12. Transpose the
C. 3 D. 5 matrix:

10. At 2:00 pm, an airplane

takes off at 340 mph from an
aircraft carrier. The carrier
moves due south at 25 kph in
the same direction as the
plane. At 4:05 pm,
communication was lost.
Determine the communication
range in miles.
A. 656 miles B. 785
miles
C. 557 miles D. 412 13. What are the values of x
miles and y in the equation
(5 x+ 2 jy)+(4 y−3 jx)=14− j 4 ?
A. x=1, y=1 C. x=-1,
y=1
B. x=2, y=1 D. x=-2,
y=1

11. A gutter cleaner wants to

reach a gutter 40 ft. above the
ground. Find the length of the
 18. Find the cofactor of
element A in the second row,
14. Express( √ {−64 })( √ {−225 })as
first column:
the product of a real number
and i.
A. -120 B. 140
C. 130 D. -150

A. 5 B. -5
C. 4 D. -4

15. What is the quotient of (4 - pi

19. Evaluate: tanh(i )
8i) divided by i^3? 3
A. -5+4 I B. 5+4i A. -1.732i B. 1.732
C. -8+4 I D. 8+4i C. 1.732i D. -1.732

16. What is (1 + i) raised to the

20. Solve for W = (3 + j4)^{(3
power 10?
+ j4)}:
A. 30i B. 32i
A. 3.06 angle of -168.84ᶿ
C. 40i D. 42i
B. -3.06 angle of 168.84ᶿ
C. -3.06 angle of -168.84ᶿ
D. 3.06 angle of 168.84ᶿ

17. Determine the 3 cube roots

of (-2 - 2sqrt{3}i):
a. 1.58 cis -40, 1.58 cis 80, 1.58 cis
200 b. 1.58 cis 40, 1.58 cis 80,
1.58 cis 200 c. 1.58 cis -40,
1.58 cis 80, 1.58 cis -200 d. 1.58
cis -40, 1.58 cis -80, 1.58 cis 200
21. The Inverse of
matrix is:
22. Evaluate the determinant: 25. Given: A = 30 angle of 30
deg
B = 21(cos160-
jsin160)
Solve for A-B in polar form

A.226 B. 326 a. 48 angle of 43.6 deg.

C.126 D.26 b. 48 angle of -43.6 deg.
c. 60 angle of 43.6 deg.
d. 60 angle of -43.6 deg.

23. If

what is the cofactor of the first

row, third column element?

24. If
 [Link] the rectangular equation
of the polar equation: r = 6
sin2u sec u.

a . x 4 ( x 2+ y 2) =6 y 2
b . x 4 ( x 2+ y 2) =6 y 3
c . x ( x 2+ y 2 )=6 y 2
3 2 2 3
d . x (x + y )=6 y

Quiz2
[Link] the equation of the
plane passing through the
points P(2,-3,1), P’(5,-3,-5) and [Link] the coordinates of the
perpendicular to the plane x – trisection points of the line
2y + 5z + 20 = 0. segment joining P and Q where
P = -6i + 3j and Q = 3i + 6j.
a. x – 2y + 5z -15 = 0
b. 4x + 7y + 2z + 11 = 0 a. (-3,3), (0, -5) b. (-3,3),
c. 4x + 7y + 2z + 11 = 0 (0,5)
d. 4x + 7y + 2z – 11 = 0 c. (-3,4), (0, -5) d. (-3,4),
(0,5)

[Link] the equation of the

circle whose center is on the x 5. Find the minimum distance
– axis and which passes from the point (4,2) to the
through the points (1,3) and parabola y^2 = 8x.
(4,6).
a . 2 √2 b . 3 √ 2
2 2
a . x + y −12 x + 4=0 c . 4 √2 d . 1 √ 2
2 2
b . x + y −14 x +4=0
2 2
c . x + y −12 x+ 14=0
2 2
d . x + y −14 x+ 8=0

6.A curve passing through the

origin has a slope of 2x at any
point of the curve. The
equation of the curve is?
2 2 2
a . x + y =4 b . y =x
2 2 2
c . x = y d . x − y =4
 x = 0, y = 0, x + 4y = 20, 4x + y
= 20 The linear function z = 5x
+ 5y attains its maximum value
within the bounded area only
at one of the vertices
7. Find the polar equation of
(intersection of the above
the circle, if its center is at
lines). Determine the maximum
(4,0) and the radius is 4.
value of z.
a. r – 8cosθ = 0 b. r – 6cosθ a. 40 b. 25 c. 50
= 0 c. r + 8cosθ = 0 d. r + d. 45
6cosθ = 0

[Link] y=sin x /(x 2+1), what is the

slope of the curve when x is
equal to 2?
a. -1.14 b. 2.1 11. The hyperbola has the
c. 6.51 d. -0.23 equation: xy = 1. Determine
the equation of this hyperbola
if the x and y axes are rotated
45 degrees clockwise.
2 2
a . 0.25 x −0.25 y =1
2 2
b . 0.25 x + 0.25 y =1
2 2
c . 0.5 x −0.5 y =1
2 2
d . 0.5 x +0.5 y =1

9. Find the major axis of the

ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 – 2x – 8y + 1
=0
a. 2 b. 1
c. 4 d. 16

12. A circle is circumscribed

about a triangle with vertices
at (-2,3), (5,2) and (6, -1).
Determine the equation of the
circle.
2 2
a . x + y −2 x +2 y +23=0
2 2
b . x + y +2 x +2 y+ 23=0
10. An area in the x,y – plane is 2 2
bounded by the following lines: c . x + y −2 x +2 y−23=0
 2 2
d . x + y +2 x−2 y−23=0 c. 1,980,371 d.
5,187

13. Find the area of the

triangle whose vertices are
(1,2), (-2, -1) and (3,0). [Link] Senate Committee on
a. 25 b. 20 c. 15 Health has 11 Republicans and
d. 6 9 Democrats. They decide to
form a subcommittee
consisting of 4 Republicans and
3 Democrats. How many
different subcommittees are
possible?
a. 27,720 b. 414
c. 330 d. 84

14. Find the point on the y –

axis that is equidistant from
(5,1) and (-3,-1).
a. (0,4) b. (0,6)
c. (0,5) d. (0, 3)
17. The test scores of a class
are given in the table below.
While going over the test with
the

15. Jane is completely

unprepared for the quiz on the
novel that was read in English
class. The quiz consists of 10 class, the teacher randomly
multiple choice questions with picks two test papers out of
four choices per question. She the pile simultaneously to use
decides to guess at each as models. What is the
question. How many different probability that these papers
answer sheets could Janice will have scores greater than
possibly produce? the average of the class?
a. 1,048,576 b.
5,040
a. 0.47 b. 0.29
c. 0.35 d. 0.58
21. If x = (1,2,3,4,5) and y =
(2,3,4,5,6), then what is the
18. There are 50 tickets in a
intersection of x and y.
lottery in which there is a first
prize and second prize. What is a. (1,6) b. (2,3,4,5)
the probability of a man
c. (4,6,2) d. (1,2,4,5,6)
drawing a prize if he owns 5
tickets?
a. 0.1836 b. 0.1923
c. 0.1528 d. 0.2187

22. There are five main roads

between the cities A and B and
four between B and C. In how
many ways can a person drive
from A to C and return, going
through B on both trips,
19. In how many ways can four without driving on the same
boys and four girls be seated road twice?
alternately in a row of 8 chairs?
a. 260 b. 240
a. 576 b. 2304
c. 120 d. 160
c. 288 d. 1152

20.A and B are two

independent events. The
probability that A can occur is
p and that for both A and b to
[Link] that 30% of the
occur is q. What is the
employees in a large factory
probability that event B will
are smokers. What is the
occur.
probability that there will be
a. p + q b. p – q exactly two smokers in a
c. q / p d. p / q
randomly chosen five persons Quiz3
work group?
1. Find the value of y’ at x =
a. 0.2557 b. 0.3267 1 of the equation:
6 2
x +3 x +50
c. 0.3671 d. 0.3087 y= 2
x +1
a. 21 b. – 21
c. 12 d. – 12

2
d y
2. If y = x lnx, find 2.
dx
1 1 −1 d . −1
24. Four different colored flags a. 2
b. c. 2
x x x x
can be hanged in a row to
make coded signals. How many
signals can be made if a signal
consists of the display of one
or more flags?
a. 64 b. 66
c. 68 d. 70
x−4
3. The function y= , is
x+ 2
discontinuous at x
=?
a. 0 b. – 2 c. 1 d. 2

25. The lotto uses numbers 1 to

42. A winning number consists
6 different numbers in any
order. What are the chances of 4. A right circular cone has a
winning it? fixed height of 20.0 cm.
a. 5,245,786 b. What is the rate of
8,437,224 change of its volume V
with respect to its radius
c. 10,127,420 d. ‘r’, when the radius is
2,546,725 10.50?
a. 120  b. 130  c. 140  d.
150 
5. Three sides of a trapezoid
are each 8 cm long. How
long is the 4th side when
the area of the trapezoid 8. What is the allowable
has the greatest value? error in measuring the
a. 16 cm b. 12 cm edge of a cube that is
b. c. 15 cm d. 10 intended to hold 8 cu.m, if
cm the error of the compound
volume is not to exceed
0.03 m^3?
a. 0.002 b. 0.001
c. 0.0025 d. 0.0001

6. Divide 120 into two parts

so that product of one
and the square of another
9. The volume of a sphere is
is maximum. Find the
increasing at the rate of 3
small number.
cm3 /min. How fast is the
a. 60 b. 50 c. 40 d. 30
surface area increasing
when the radius is 40 cm.
a. 0.20 cm2 / min b. 0.10
cm2 / min
c. 0.15 cm2 / min d. 0.25
cm2 / min

7. ln x=−16 t 2+ 5000 t+5000, x =

distance in meters, and t
= time in seconds. What
is the initial velocity?
a. 2000 m/s b.
3000 m/s
10. Find the equation of
c. 4000 m/s d.
the tangent line to the
5000 m/s
curve y = x + 5x2 which is
passing thru point (1, 3).
a. 11x – y = 8 b.
11x – y = 7
 c. 11x – y = 6 d. x –
y = -2

13. Given a cone of

diameter x and altitude of
h. What percent is the
11. The upper level end volume of the largest
of s 3m. pipe leans cylinder which can be
against a vertical wall, inscribed in the cone to
while the lower end is on the volume of the cone?
a level concrete pavement a. 44 % b. 46 %
extending to the wall. The c. 56 % d. 65 %
lower end slides away at a
constant rate of 2 cm/s. 14. Water is running out
How fast is the upper end from a conical funnel at a
moving down on the wall, rate of 2 [Link]. per
when the lower end is 2 second. If the radius of
m. away from the wall? the top of the funnel is 4
a. 1.59 cm/sec b. - inches and the altitude is
1.79 cm/sec 8 inches, find the rate at
c. -1.59 cm/sec d. 1.79 which the water level is
cm/sec dropping when it is 2
inches from the top.
a. 2/9  in/sec b. -2/9 
in/sec
c. -3/2  in/sec d. 5/9 
in/sec

12. Two boats left the

wharf at the same time.
One sailed due North at
30mph while the other 15. Rodolfo has 800 ft of
sailed due East at 40 mph. fencing. He wishes to
How fast were they form a rectangular
separating after 30 enclosure and then divide
minutes.? it into three sections by
a. 40 mph b. 50 mph running two lengths of
c. 60 mph d. 70 mph fence parallel to one side.
What should the
dimensions of the
enclosure be in order to
 maximize the enclosed beam moving when it is
area? closest to the police car?
a. 22,000 ft2 . b. 20,000 a. 35π ft/sec b.
ft2 . 40π ft/sec
c. 21,000 ft2 . d. c. 45π ft/sec d.
19,000 ft2 . 50π ft/sec

19. A long strip of tin 12

inches wide is made into a
16. Find the second trough by bending up
3 lnx
derivative of e . equal amounts along the
a. ln 3x ` b. 6x sides so as to form a
c. 3x^2 d. e^3x trapezoidal cross-section
with equal base angles.
Find the width across the
bottom when the carrying
capacity of the trough is
maximum.
a. 6 in b. 5
17. A triangular trough in
is 12 m long, 2 m wide at c. 4 in d. 3
the top and 2 m deep. If in
water flows in at the rate
of 12 m3 /min, how fast
the surface is rising when
the water is 1 m deep?
a. 1 m/min b. 1.5
m/min
c. 1.2 m/min d. 2 20. If the cost per hour
m/min for the fuel required to
run a certain ship is
proportional to the cube
of her speed and is
P80.00 an hour for a
speed of 10 knots, and if
the other expenses
amount to P540.00 per
hour, find the most
18. A police car is 20 ft economical speed at
away from a long straight which to run her.
wall. Its beacon, rotating a. 15 knots b. 16 knots
1 revolution per second, c. 17 knots d. 18 knots
shines a beam of light on
the wall. How fast is the
 23. A strip of metal 12 inches
wide is to be formed into an
open gutter with rectangular
cross-section. What is the
maximum possible area of the
cross-section?
a. 16 ¿2 b. 17 ¿2
21. A rectangular plot of c. 18 ¿2 d. 19 ¿2
ground containing 400 m2
is fenced off in a large lot,
and a fence is constructed
down the middle of the lot
to separate it into equal
parts. Find the
dimensions of the plot
that requires the minimal
amount of fencing.
a. 24.495 m x 16.330 m
b. 25.495 m x 17.330 m
c. 26.495 m x 18.330 m 24. Two posts, one 12 feet high
d. 27.495 m x 19.330 m and the other 25 feet high,
stand 30 feet apart. They are
to be stayed by wires attached
to a single stake, running from
the ground level to the top of
the posts. Where should the
stake be placed to use the
least wire?
22. A rectangular box a. 9 ft b. 10
with no top is to contain ft
2250 in3 . Find the c. 11 ft d. 12 ft
dimensions to minimize
the amount of material
used to construct the box
if the length of the base is
three times the width.
a. 30” x 10” x 7.5”
b. 10” x 13” x 5.7”
c. 30” x 15” x 5.6”
d. 15 x 13” x 6.5

25. A man in a boat 2 miles

from the nearest point on the
coast. He is to go to a point Q,
3 miles down the coast and 1
mile inland. If he can row at
2mi/hr and walk at 4mi/hr,
toward what point on the coast
should he row in order to reach
point Q in the least time?
a. 4 miles b. 3 miles c. 2 miles d.1
mile