[Link] years ago a father was three times as old as his son.
In six more years ,the
father will be twice as old as the son. How old is the father now?
A.52
B.55
C.58
D.60
2.A motorboat has an average speed of 20 kph in still water. It can travel upstream
5 km against a river current in the same that it can travel downstream 7 km with
the river current. What is the speed of the current?
A.3.33 kph
D.2.65 kph
B.3.75 kph
C.2.25 kph
[Link] electrical engineers, twenty chemical engineers ,thirty mechanical
engineers and ten civil engineers attend a banquet. A television station randomly
selects four engineers to interview. What is the probability that someone from all
four disciplines will be interviewed?
A.0.255%
D.0.225%
B.0.215%
C.0.125%
15
[Link] the coefficient of the 11th term of the expansion (2 x + y )
A.3,003
D.48,048
B.96,096
C.21,840
[Link] many triangles are determined by 10 points ,no three of which are collinear?
A.120
B.90
C.10
D.100
6.A lever 10 ft. long has a 100-pound weight on one end and a 150-pound weight on
the other. If the fulcrum is in the center must an 80-pound weight be placed so that
the lever will be balance?
A.31/8ft.
D.31/6ft.
B.31/5ft.
C.31/7ft.
[Link] fifth term of geometric sequence is 32/9 and the 8 th term is 256/[Link] the
2nd term.
A.12
D.18
B.15
C.10
8.A tank contains 50L of gasoline and alcohol, with alcohol comprising 25%. How
much of the mixture must be drawn off and replaced by alcohol so that the tank
contains a mixture of which 50% is alcohol?
A.12.25L
D.20.15L
B.15.56L
C.16.67L
4x
x x 24
[Link] the fraction by rationalizing the denominator
A. x ( x+
D. x+
x24
B. x
x24
C. 4x-
x24
x24
[Link] the eigenvalues of the following matrix:
A.3,4
B.2,5
5 3
0 2
C.1,6
D.4,1
11.A cylindrical rubber insulated cable has a diameter of 0.18 inch and an insulated
thickness of 0.25 inch. If the specific resistance of rubber is 1x 10
14
ohm-cm,
determine the insulation resistance per 1000-ft. length of the cable.
A.694M
D.640M
B.588M
C.720M
[Link] length of wire of diameter 0.315mm will be required to construct a coil of
resistance 10 ohms, if the specific resistance of the wire is 49 -cm.
A. 1.47m
D.1.59m
B. 1.32m
C.1.64m
[Link] many arrangements can be made from the letters of the word TRANSIENTS
all are taken at a time?
A.435,600
D.463,500
B.453,600
C.436,500
[Link] the given expression (3x- 12 .Find the numerical coefficient of the 8th
term.
A.-198964
192456
B.-197842
C.-195254
D.-
[Link] equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid with an equilateral
triangle as its base, find the number of spheres in a pile if each side contains 4
spheres.
A.20 spheres
spheres
B.30 spheres
C.10 spheres
D.50
16.A mechanical engineer bought 24 boxes of screws for P2200.00. There were
three types of screw bought. Screw A costs P300 per box, screw B costs P150 and
crew C costs P50 per box. How many boxes of screw A did he buy?
A.2
D.14
B.5
C.17
[Link] the determinant of an upper triangular matrix: A=
A.-12
D.-20
B.-15
[Link] log xy=6 and log
3 2 1
0 1 2
0 0
4
C.-10
x
=2 . Solve for x and y.
y
A. x=10000, y=100
D. x=1000000, y=1000
B.X=1000, y=100
C. x=10500, y= 150
[Link] the mean, median and mode of the following numbers: 13,
13,14,12,11,10,9,11,8,11,5,15.
A.10,10,11
D.11,11,11
B.10,11,12
C.10,11,11
[Link] 90<x< 180, which of the following equals sin x, if tan x=-24/7 ?
A.-24/25
D.24/25
B.-7/25
C.7/25
[Link] the radius of the circumcircle of the triangle for which A=56,B=24 and
a=67cm.
A.45.76 cm
D.44.25 cm
[Link] x:
x+ x 1x
B. 38.29 cm
=1
C. 40.41 cm
A.16/31
D.16/25
B.13/34
C.17/30
2
[Link] the value of k in the equation 3 x 10 x+k=o , given that one root is
2more than the other.
A.8
D.12
B.10/3
[Link] the sum of the roots of the equation
C. 16/3
k x 22 x k10=0
is 1,find the value of
k.
A.3
D.2/3
B.2
C.3/2
[Link] probability that a man will be alive in 25 years is 3/5 and the probability that
his wife will be alive in 25 years is 2/3. Find the probability that one of them will be
alive in 25 years.
A.1/5
D.5/12
B.7/15
C.4/75
[Link] many permutations can be made of the letters in the word Mississippi,
taken all the time?
[Link] equilateral triangular field has sides equal to 2m each. If the field is divided
into two equal areas by a line parallel to one side, compute the length of the
dividing line.
A. 1.34
D.1.63
B.1.57
C.1.41
28.A copper wire of diameter 1 cm had a resistance of 0.15 ohm. It was drawn
under pressure so that its diameter was reduced to 50%. What is the new resistance
of the wire?
A. 2.0
D.3.6
B. 2.4
[Link] the value of x if
A.524
D.228
[Link]
log 12
x=2.
B.144
3
f ( x ) = x
C.3.2
3
and g ( x ) =x +8 , find ( f g ( 3 ) .
C.425
A. 5
D.35
B.60.6
C. 3.3
[Link] the coefficient of the expansion of
A.-1365
D.-1165
x y 15
x 4 y 11 .
containing the term
B.-1275
C.-1465
32.A tank is filled with 2 pipes. The first can fill into 10 hours. But after it has been
opened for 3 3
hours, the second pipe is opened and the tank is filled up in 4
hours more. How long would it take the second pipe alone to fill the tank? The two
pipes have different diameters.
A.15
D.12
B.17
[Link] of matrix B=
1 2
0 5
C.10
, Elements of matrix C=
3 6
4 1
. Find the
elements of the product of the two matrices, matrix BC:
A.
11
8
20 5
D.
11 9
20 4
B.
[Link] is the quotient when
A. 8- 4 i
D. - 84 i
11 8
19 5
4 +8 i is divided by
B.
8+ 4 i
C.
10 9
19 6
i3 ?
C.- 8+ 4 i
[Link] the area of the triangle whose vertices are
A.9.49
D.7.74
B.10.3
P (2,1,3 ) ,Q ( 1,2,4 ) , R ( 3,1,1 ) .
C.8.38
[Link] many different ways can 5 people line up to pay the telephone bills at the
Meralco office in any order?
A.120
D.160
B.140
C.100
37. Find the area of the smaller segment of a circle bounded by a chord 16cm long
at a distance of 6cm from the center.
A. 44.74 [Link]
D.32.52 [Link]
B.41.91 [Link]
C.25.17 [Link]
[Link] the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence is 4 while the 12 th term is -2, find the 2nd
term.
A.29/2
D.8
B.33/2
C.13
[Link] quantity of charge must be delivered by a battery with a potential
differences of 100 V to do 500 J of work?
A.5C
D.20C
B.10C
C.15C
[Link] the 4th proportional to 3,5 and 21.
A.27
D.35
B.65
C.56
[Link] dy/dx if
y= 32 x
1
A. 2 32 x
.
3/ 2
32 x
2
B.
C.
1
32 x
32 x 3/ 2
D.
[Link] the function
y=x 39 x 2 +15 x3. Solve the coordinates of the maximum
point.
A.(1,4)
D.(2,7)
B.(3,-12)
C.(5,-28)
43.A solid has a circular base of diameter 20cm. find the volume of the solid if every
cutting plane perpendicular to the base along a given diameter is an equilateral
triangle.
A.2210 cm
D.2152 cm
B.2309
cm 3
C.2045
cm3
[Link] side of a regular hexagon is 6. What is the circumference of its
circumscribed circle?
A.37.7
D.40.8
B.31.4
C.43.9
[Link] the equation of the line through the point of intersection of the lines x +
y=7 and 2x y +3=0 and a parallel to the line 3x 2y + 5= 0.
A.2x+3y-10=0
D.5x+2y-22=0
B.3x-2y=10=0
C.9x-6y+22=0
[Link] cable of a horizontal suspension bridge are supported by two towers 120 ft.
apart and 40 ft. high. If the cable is 10 ft. above the floor of the bridge at the center,
how high is the cable 10 ft. from the end of the bridge?
A.30 5/6ft.
D.32 3/4ft.
B.31 2/3ft.
C.33 4/5ft.
[Link] the focus of the parabola,
A.(-2,3)
D.(-3,1)
x + 4 x +16 y44=0
B.(-2,1)
C.(-2,-1)
[Link] endpoints of a line segment are A(5,1,2) and B(1,9,6). Find the ratio AP:PB in
which the point P(2,7,5) divides the segment.
A.3:4
B.4:1
C.3:1
D.2:3
[Link] length of the latus rectum of a hyperbola is equal to 18 and the distance bet.
The foci is 12. Find the equation of the hyperbola if the conjugate axis is parallel to
the y-axis and the center is at the origin.
2
A. x 3 y =27
[Link] the function
B. x 2 y =18
C. 3 x y =27
f ( x )=x 4 22 x 2 +8 x+ k
D. 2 x y =18
is divided by (x+5), the remainder is zero.
Find k?
A.-35
B.-40
C.-28
D.-22
[Link] a class of 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like
both Calculus and Chemistry?
A.12
B.10
C.14
D.8
[Link] geometric mean of two numbers is equal to 20 and the arithmetic mean is
equal to 20.5. What is the harmonic mean?
A.51
[Link]
B.42
f ( x )=2 x+ 4
C.86
D.42
and g ( x ) =3 x 1, find the composition of f with g and solve
the value of the composition when x=1.
A.8
B.2
C.4
D.6
54.A 30-m long conductor of cross section 20mm has a resistance if 212. What is
the conductivity of the material in Siemens per meter?
A.1.154
B.0.592
C.1.293
D.0.808
[Link]:
x 2 y2 2/ 3 1 /2 6
x1/ 3 y 1 /2
x2 /3
y 3 /2
B. x2
5 /2
A. x y
y 5 /2
D. x
2 3 /2
C. x y
/2
[Link]:
12 sin5 cos 5 d
0
A.0.4
B.0.2
C.0.3
D.0.5
[Link] the equation of a line passing the point of intersection of the lines
3 x y=5, x+ 2 y =5 and having a slope of 2.
A. 7 x +14 y =5
B. 3 x7 y=15
C. 4 x 9 y=27
D. 14 x7 y=20
[Link] the equation of the locus of a moving point which moves so that its distance
from the y-axis is always equal to its distance from point (4,0).
2
A. y 6 x +160
B. x 6 y +12=0
C. x 8 y +12=0
D. y 8 x +16=0
[Link] volume of regular pyramid varies jointly as the altitude and the area of the
base. If the volume of a regular pyramid of altitude 5 in and base 9 in 2 is 15 in3, find
the volume of another of altitude 4 in and base area 6 in 2.
A.10 in3
B.11 in3
C.9 in3
D.8 in3
60.A man invested $10,000, part at 5% and part is 9%. If the total interest was
$660, much did he invest at 5%?
A.$4000
$6000
B.$3000
C.$5000
D.
[Link] many four-digit numbers can be formed if zero is not an acceptable digit in
the thousands place and repetition of digits is not allowed?
A.3360
D.5050
B.4536
[Link] the coefficient of the expansion of
C.4032
x y 15
containing the term
x 4 y 11 ?
A.-1365
B.455
C.-455
D.1365
[Link] the values of x for which 3x-4> 7x/2 + 2.
A .x<-12
B. x<12
C .x>-12
D. x>12
[Link] diagonals of a parallelogram are 18cm and 30cm respectively. One side of a
parallelogram is 12cm. Find the area of the parallelogram.
A.200 cm2
B.224 cm2
C.246 cm2
D.216 cm2
65.A truck hauls poles from a substation to pole sites along a proposed distribution
line. The truck can handle only one pole at a time. The first pole site is 150 meters
from the substation and the poles are to 10 m apart. Determine the total distance
traveled by the truck back and forth, after returning from delivering the 15 th pole.
A.15 km
B.12 km
C.20 km
D.18 km
[Link] the common difference of an arithmetic progression whose successive terms
are 4x,5x+4 and 3x2-1 respectively.
A.4
B.5
C.3
D.6
67.A square is inscribed in a semi-circle of radius 15cm. The base of the square lies
in a diameter of the semi-circle. Determine the area outside the square but inside
the semi-circle.
A.156.43 cm2
D.173.44 cm2
B.168.10 cm2
C.148.26 cm2
68.A trapezoid has parallel sides 13 cm and 21 cm respectively. The longer of the
two non-parallel sides is 17 cm, and the shorter is perpendicular to the parallel
sides. What I the area of the trapezoid?
A.255 cm2
B.264 cm2
C.240 cm2
D.281 cm2
C.2
D.4
[Link] for x if 8x=2y+2 and 163x-y=4y
A.1
B.3
[Link] the product of the following algebraic expression (2x+4)(3x 2-2x+4)
A. 6x3+8x2+16
D.6x3+x2+16
B.6x3+16x2+16
C.6x3+6x2+16
71.A high concentrated solution having a volume of 100 liters is mixed by 7.5%
alcohol and 25% gasoline. It was found out that a 50-50 percent mixture is also
appropriate in the solution. How much gasoline should be added to the high
concentrated solution in order to have a 50-50% mixture:
A.50 liters
B.75 liters
C.25 liters
D.40 liters
[Link] item cost $200. At what price should this item be marked in order that the
buyer is given a discount of 20%, while having a profit of 30% of selling price?
A.$375.41
B.$345.71
C.$357.14
D.$354.17
[Link] the area of a rectangle if the perimeter is 68 in and the diagonal in 26 in.
A.240 in2
B.624 in2
4
C.884 in2
74. When 3 x +7 x + 8 x 2 x3
D.260 in2
is divided by (x+1), the remainder obtained is
?
A.5
B.3
C.-3
D.13
[Link] is twice as old as Ana was when Maria was as old as Ana is now. If Maria is
14 years old now, how old is Ana now?
A.14
B.20
C.16
D.18
[Link] G(x)=2x2 3x -35, find G(3x + 5)
A.18x2+15x
C.18x2+51x-15
B.69x-35
D.30x-10
[Link] organization sold 591 tickets to a benefit show for a total of $848.25. Some of
the tickets sold for $1.25 each, some for $1.75. How many of the $1.25 tickets were
sold?
A.219
2
[Link] for x: 6
A.1/2
B.367
5( 4 x1)
(
5
1
36
C.224
D.372
C.1/4
D.3/4
5
2
B.2/3
[Link] inequality is equivalent to 11>2/3x 5?
A .x<16
x<24
B. x>24
C. x>16
D.
[Link]: by + ax - bx - ay
A.(a + b)(x-y)
b)(x y)
B.(a b)(y x)
C.(a + b)(y x)
D.(a
*Triangle ABC has sides AB=40 cm, BC=60 cm, and angle B=46.
[Link] the area of a triangle
[Link] is the distance from A to the other end of the bisector of angle B.
[Link] is the length of the bisector of angle B.
*If A=
i2 j3 k , B= 2i + jk ,
C= i+ 3 j2 k
[Link] the value of |(A x B)x C|
[Link] the value of | A x(B x C) |
[Link] the value of A x (B x C )
*In triangle ABC, AB=15m, BC=18m and CA=24m
[Link] the distance from the point of intersection of the angular bisectors to side
BC
[Link] the distance from the point of intersection of the angular bisector to the
vertex C
[Link] the distance from the point of intersection of the angular bisector to the
vertex A
*A point within an equilateral triangle has a distance of 3m, 4m and 5m respectively
from the vertices
[Link] the distance from the circumcenter of the circle to one of its sides
[Link] the radius of the circle escribed outside the triangle which is tangent
to one of its sides
*Given the vector A and vector B
A=6.7i + 8.35j
B= -2.53i 5.55j
[Link] the horizontal and vertical components of the resultant vector
[Link] the angle that the vector makes with the horizontal
*A particle moves along a curve whose parametric equations are x=e -t, y= Cos 3t,
z=2 Sin t where t is the time in sec.
[Link] the acceleration at any time t
[Link] the magnitude of the acceleration at t=0
*Elements of matrix A=
x z
y 5
1 2
0 5
Elements of matrix C=
Elements of matrix B=
[ ]
3 6
4 1
If A x B = C
[Link] the value of x, y and z..
*A number is express by 3 digit of which the first and the last are alike. By
interchanging the digits in the units and ten places, the number is increased by 54,
but if the digits in the tens and hundreds places are interchanged. 9 must be
added to four times the resulting number to make it equal to the original number.
[Link] the sum of tens digit and units digit
[Link] the product of the cube root of the tens digit and the cube of the hundreds
digit
*Resolve into partial fraction whose denominator are all linear and non repeated,
from the given expansion of partial fractions:
