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Refresher - Engineering Math 5  44  h = 5 m (absurd; for 5 > 4) Solution:

1. The circumference of a great circle of a sphere is 18π. 220 = π r2   h = 1m Dodecagon has 12 sides.
Find the volume of the sphere. π r Answer: D. 1.0
360 0
A. 3053.6 C. 5053.6 r = 5 cm θ=
B. 4053.6 D. 6053.6 Answer: D. 5 cm 6. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a n rθ r
sector having a diameter of 72 cm and a central angle of 360
Solution: 150 deg. θ= = 30 0
12 x
C = 2 πR A. 7711.82 cm3 C. 5533.32 cm3
18 π = 2 πR AL B. 6622.44 cm3 D. 8866.44 cm3 x = length of the side of a dodecagon
h h
R=9
Solution: Using cosine law:
4
V = πR3 x2 = r2 + r2 - 2rr cos θ
3 r
2πr
πR h2
x2 = (24)2 + (24)2 – 2(24)(24) cos 300
V=
V = π(9 )
4 3 3 x = 12.423 units
3 4. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base Perimeter = 12x = 12(12.423) = 149.07 units
diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a depth of 18 cm Solving for R and h: Answer: C. 149
V = 3053.63 cu. Units
Answer: A. 3053.6 above its vertex. Find the volume of its contents in cubic S=rθ
9. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by 35 ft building. If
centimeter.  π 
A. 387.4 C. 383.5 S = (36) (150)   36 h the rope is 40 ft long and the goat can reach 1 ft farther
2. Find the increase in volume of a spherical balloon  180 
B. 381.7 D. 385.2 that the rope length. What is the maximum area the goat
when its radius is increased from 2 to 3 inches.
S = 94.25 can cover?
A. 75.99 cu. in. C. 74.12 cu. in.
Solution: A. 4840 C. 8044
B. 74.59 cu. in. D. 79.59 cu. in.
S=2πR R B. 4804 D. 4084
πr 2 h S 94.25
V= 12 cm R= =
3 Solution:
2π 2π 11
π(6)2 π
6
πr (18) 2 150o
A = π(41)2 +
3
+ (11)2
Solution: V=
3
h= r2 − R2 = (36)2 − (15)2 36 36
4 4 4
30
41
4 3 h = 32.73 cm A = 4084 35 6
V= πr
3 Solving for r:
24 cm r π(15)2 (32.73) Answer: D. 4084
r 6 r V=
V = π(2 ) = 33.51
4 3 r2 r1
= 3
3 18 4 18 cm V = 7711.82 cm3 10. The area of a circle inscribed in a hexagon is 144π
r = 4.5 cm Answer: A. 7711.82 cm3 m2. Find the area of the hexagon.
V = π(3) = 113.1
4 3
3 π(4.5)2 (18) A. 498.83 m2 C. 439.88 m2
V= B. 489.83 m2 D. 349.88 m2
3 7. A central angle of 45 degrees subtends an arc of 12
Volume increase = 113.1 – 33.51 = 79.587 cu. in. V = 381.70 cm3 cm. What is the radius of the circle? Solution:
Answer: D. 79.59 cu. in. Answer: B. 381.7 A. 15.28 cm C. 20.28 cm A = 144 π
B. 18.28 cm D. 30.28 cm r = 12
3. If the lateral area of a right circular cylinder is 88 and 5. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a x
its volume is 220, find its radius. diameter of 4 m is 5.236 m3. Determine the depth of the Solution: x = 12 tan 30 0
A. 2 cm C. 4 cm water in the tank. S=rθ r S
x = 6.93 m
B. 3 cm D. 5 cm A. 1.6 C. 1.2 θ = 45o r
 π  1 
A =  (6.93)(12 ) (12 )
12 = r x 450   r 30o
0
B. 1.4 D. 1.0
Solution:  180   2 
A L = lateral area = 2πrh Solution: r = 15.278 cm A = 498.83 m2
88 = 2πrh Answer: A. 15.28 cm
πh 2

h=
44
Eq. 1
V= [3r − h ] 2m
3 8. A regular dodecagon is inscribed in a circle of radius
πr
πh 2 [3(2 ) − h ]
24. Find the perimeter of the dodecagon.
5.236 = A. 125 C. 149 Answer: A. 498.83 m2
V = πr2h Eq. 2 3 B. 135 D. 169
h3 – 6h2 + 5 = 0
(h – 5)(h – 1) =0
h
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11. The area of a circle is 89.42 sq. in. What is the

89% HCI Pure 75% HCI
length of a side of a regular hexagon inscribed in this 19. The areas of two squares differ by 7 sq. ft and their
solution Water solution
circle? Solution: perimeters differ by 4 ft. Determine the sum of their areas.
A. 5.533 in C. 7.335 in 1 1 1 1 A. 25 ft2 C. 28 ft2
B. 6.335 in D. 5.335 in + − = B. 27 ft2
D. 22 ft2
6 3 24 t + =
Solution: t = 2.18 hours Solution:
A = π r2 0
Answer: D. 2.18 hours 35 L x 35 + x2 – y2 = 7 Eq. 1
60
89.42 = πr2 r r
14. The seating section in a coliseum has 30 seats in the Solution: 4x - 4y = 4
r = 5.335 in
600 600 first row, 32 seats in the second row, 34 seats in the third 35(0.89) + x(0) = (35 + x) (0.75) x–y=1 Eq. 2
r row, and so on, until the tenth row is reached, after which 31.15 = 26.25 + 0.75x
there are ten rows each containing 50 seats. Find the x = 6.53 liters Subs’t. 2 to 1:
12. Find the area of flow for 8 in inside diameter pipe.
total number of seats in the section. Answer: D. 6.53 x2 – (x - y)2 = 7
The depth is 1/3 of the diameter.
A. 900 C. 890
A. 14.7 in2 C. 17.4 in2 2x - 1 = 7
B. 810 D. 760
B. 16.7 in2 D. 18.9 in2 17. Find the ratio of the infinite geometric series if the x=4
sum is 2 and the first term is ½. y=3
Solution: A. 1/3 C. ¾ x2 + y2 = 42 + 32 = 25
Solution:
a 1 = 30 a 2 = 32 a 3 = 34 B. ½ D. ¼ A 1 + A 2 = 25
1
h = (8) = 2.667 Answer: A. 25 ft2
3 The given numbers are in arithmetic progression, d = 2: Solution:
y = 4 – 2.667 = 1.333 θ
S = [2a 1 + (n − 1)d ]
n a 20. Find the geometric mean of 64 and 4.
1.33 8 in S=
cos θ = 2 A. 16 C. 32
y 1− r B. 34 D. 28
4
θ = 70.580
x
h S=
10
[2(30) + 9(2)] = 390 1
2
2θ = 141.1o 2 2= Solution:
1− r
Total seats = 390 + 10(50) = 890 seats
Geometric mean = 64(4 ) = 16
Area of the sector = ½ r2 θ Answer: C. 890 3
r= Geometric mean is 16
1  π  4 Answer: A. 16
=  (4) 2 141.1o x  = 19.7 in
2 15. Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5 years, the
Answer: C. ¾
 
2  180  product of their ages is 1.5 times the product of their
By Pythagorian theorem: present ages. How old is Beth now?
18. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58 21. Box A has 4 white balls, 3 blue balls, and 3 orange
42 = 1.332 + x2 A. 30 C. 20
bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third layer and
x = 3.77 B. 25 D. 15 balls. Box B has 2 white balls, 4 blue balls, and 4 orange
sol until there are 10 bricks in the last years. How many balls. If one ball is drawn from each box, what is the
Area of triangle = ½ xy (2) bricks are there together?
= ½ (3.77)(1.33) (2) = 5.0141 in2 Solution: probability that one of the two balls will be orange?
x = present age of Beth A. 638 C. 640 A. 27/50 C. 23/50
B. 637 D. 639 B. 9/50 D. 7/25
Area of water flow = 19.7 – 5.0141 = 14.69 in2 x + 5 = present age of Ana
Answer: A. 14.7 in2 x + 10 = age of Ana after 5 years
Solution:
x + 5 = age of Beth after 5 years Solution:
a 1 = 61 d = 58 – 61 = -3 L = 10
3 6 18
(x + 10)(x + 5) = 1.5(x + 5)(x) L = a 1 + (n – 1) d P1 = x =
13. One pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and another pipe 10 = 61 + (n – 1)(-3) 10 10 100
can fill the same tank in 3 hours. A drain pipe can empty x + 10 = 1.5 x
n = 18 7 4 28
the tank in 24 hours. With all three pipes open, how long 0.5 x = 10 P2 = x =
will it take to fill in the tank? x = 20 years old 10 10 100
A. 5.18 hours C. 3.18 hours Answer: C. 20 18 28 46 23
Solving for S: PT = + = =
B. 4.18 hours D. 2.18 hours
16. How many liters of water must be added to 35 liters n 2a 1 + (n − 1)d  100 100 100 50
Pipe B of 89% hydrochloric acid solution to reduce its strength to S=   Answer: C. 23/50
(r = 1/3) 2 
75%?
Pipe A 22. What is the standard deviation of 1, 4, and 7?
(r = 1/6)
A. 3.53
B. 4.53
C. 5.53
D. 6.53 S=
18
[2(61) + (18 − 1)(− 3)] A. 32 C. 5.66
2 B. 2.45 D. 3
S = 639 bricks
Answer: D. 639
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Solution: 1 1 1 2+5 Answer: C. 810 deg Solution:

= + =
1+ 4 + 7 T 50 20 100 By Sine Law
x = = 4
2 S 120
T =
100
= 14.28 29. If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x, =
n = 3 7 find the value of x? sin 62 0 sin 74 0 62o
( x − x1 ) 2 + ( x − x 2 ) 2 + ( x − x 3 ) 2 Answer: A. 14 A. 0.265 C. 0.562 S = 110.22 m
Standard Deviation = B. 0.256 D. 0.625 74o
n h = S sin 460
26. A ladder 5 m long leans against the wall of an Solution: h = (110.22)(sin 460) 120
(4 − 1) 2 + (4 − 4) 2 + (4 − 7) 2 apartment house forming an angle of 50 degrees, 32 sin 2A = 2 sine A cos A h = 79.29 m
Standard Deviation = =
3 minutes with the ground. How high up the wall does it 3.939 x = 2 (2.511x) (3.06 x) S
2.449 reach? x = 0.256 Answer: C. 79.3 m 44o
Answer: B. 2.45 A. 12.7 m C. 3.86 m Answer: B. 0.256
B. 10.5 m D. 1.55 m
32. If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is three-
23. What time between the hours 12:00 noon and 1:00 Solution: 30. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a fourth of the length of its minor axis, find its eccentricity.
pm would the hour hand and the minute hand of a h tower to be 30 degrees. He walks 85 m nearer the tower A. 0.15 C. 0.55
continuously driven clock be in a straight line? Sin 500 32’ = and finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is B. 0.33 D. 0.66
A. 12:37 pm C. 12:33 pm
5 5m the height of the tower?
B. 12:18 pm D. 12:30 pm h = 3.86 m h A. 76.31 m C. 73.16 m Solution:
L
Answer: C. 3.86 m B. 73.31 m D. 73.61 m
x y 2b 2
Solution: 12 50o32’ LR =
x Solution: a
x = + 30 12 27. If A is in the III quadrant and cos A = - 15/17, find the h = c sin 300 3
12 value of cos ( ½ ) A. LR = (length of the minor axis)
α 4
11x = 30(12) A. –(8/17)1/2 C. –(3/17)1/2 Solving for c:
1/2
x = 32.72 min 9 3 B. -95/17) D. –(1/17)1/2 2b 2 3
Time: 12 : 32 min 43.2 sec c
=
85 = (2b)
30 a 4
Answer: C. 12:33 pm Solution: sin 120 0 sin 30 0 h
6 A 1 + cos A
cos   = ± c = 147.22 m Latus
24. A railroad can passes an average of 3 stations every 2 2
o o
Rectum Focus bb
10 minutes. At this rate, how many stations will it pass in 30 60
1 + (− 15 / 17 )
Minor
one hour? A 1
A. 25 C. 15 cos  =± =± Axis

2
b
2 17 85 m
B. 18 D. 30 rd h = (147.22) sin 300
Since angle A is in the 3 quadrant, cosine of the angle is
negative. h = 73.61 m
Answer: D. 73.61 m c c
3 stations 1
No. of stations pass in one hour = x 60 min a a
10 min A  1 2
= 18 stations
cos   = −  Major Axis = 2a
2  17  31. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the
Answer: B. 18 top of the tower A is 280 and the angle of elevation of the 3
Answer: D. –(1/17)1/2 b= a
top of tower A from the base of the tower B is 460. The 4
two towers lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height c2 = a2 – b2
25. John can shovel a driveway in 50 minutes. If Mary of the tower B is 120 m, find the height of tower A.
28. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counterclockwise is: 2
can shovel the driveway in 20 minutes, how long will it A. 87.2 m C. 79.3 m 3 
take them, to the nearest minute, to shovel the driveway if A. -810 deg C. 810 deg c2 = a2 -  a
they work together? B. -805 deg D. 805 deg B. 90.7 m D. 66.3 m 4 
A. 14 C. 12 7 2
c2 = 16 a
o
Solution: α 62
B. 13 D. 16
360 0 28o
Solution: θ = 2.25 rev x = +810 0 46o c
rev Eccentricity, e = = 0.66
T = total time shovel if they work together 120 m a
θ is (+) if counterclockwise S
Answer: D. 0.66
θ is (-) if clockwise h
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36. Find the area of the circle whose equation is x2 + y2 = Answer: C. x + 4y – 6 = 0 x2 - 6x + 9 + y2 - 4y + 4 = 12 + 9 + 4

6x – 8y. (x - 3)2 + (y - 2)2 = 25 = 52
33. Find the equation of the line passing through (7, -3) A. 25π C. 15π Therefore: r = 5
and (-3, -5). B. 5π D. 20π 39. What is the length of the line with slope 4/3 from a Answer: C. 5
A. x + 5y + 22 = 0 C. x – 5y + 22 = 0 Y r point (6, 4) to the y -axis?
B. x + 5y – 22 = 0 D. x – 5y – 22 = 0 Solution: A. 25 C. 10 42. Find the height of a circular cylinder of maximum
y-axis
D x2 + y2 = 6x – 8y B. 75 D. 50 volume, which can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 10
Solution: X cm.
y – y 2 = m(x – x 2 ) (x2 – 6x + 9) + (y2 + 8y + 18) = 9 + 16 0 Solution: Y A. 11.55 cm C. 14.55 cm
θ
y − y1 −3 + 5 1 (x – 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 25 (h, k) y - y 1 = m(x - x 1 ) B. 12.55 cm D. 15.55 cm
m= 2 = = x-axis A = π r2 = 25π 4 (6, 4)
x 2 − x1 7+3 5 Answer: A. 25π y - 4 = (x - 6) Solution:
0 3
1 P2 (7, -3) V = πr2h Eq.1
y + 3 = ( x + 7) when x = 0: D 2
5 4 h
x – 5y – 22 = 0
37. An arch 18 m high has the form of parable with a y - 4 = (0 - 6) 10X2 = r2 +  
Answer: C. x – 5y + 22 = 0
vertical axis. The length of a horizontal beam placed 3 2
across the arch 8 m from the top is 64 m. Find the width y = -4
P1 (-3, -5) of the arch at the bottom. h2
D = ( x 2 − x1 ) 2 + ( y 2 − y1 ) 2 r2 = 100 - Eq. 2
A. 86 m C. 106 m 4
34. Find the equation of the circle whose center is at (3, - B. 96 m D. 76 m (0, -4)
5) and whose radius is 4.
(6 − 0) 2 + (4 + 4) 2  h2 
V = π 100 − h
D =
A. x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y + 18 = 0 Y r
B. x2 + y2 + 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
Solution:  4 
x2 = -4 ay Y D = 10   h 10
C. x2 + y2 – 6x – 10y + 18 = 0 Answer: C. 10
D. x2 + y2 + 6x – 10y + 18 = 0 πh 3
h/2 r
X @ (32, -8)
y-axis 40. A circle has its center at (2, -1) and one end of a V = 100πh -
Solution: 0
(32)2 = -4 (a) (-8) 4
(x – h)2 + (y - k)2 = r 2 diameter of (5, 1). Find the other end of the diameter. R
4a = 128
(0, 0) A. (2, -3) C. (1, 3) dV π
= 100π − 3 h 2 = o (for maximum)
(x – 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = (4) 2 (3, -5)
@ (x/2, -18) 0
X B. (-1, -3) D. (-1, 3) dh 4
2 (32, -8) h2 = 133.33
x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y + 18 = 0 x Solution:
Answer: A. x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y + 18 = 0   = -128 (-18) y 2 − y1
h = 11.547 cm
2 y – y1 = (x – x 1 ) Answer: A. 11.55 cm
x 2 − x1 (5,1)
35. In a Cartesian coordinates, the coordinates of a x = 96 m (x/2, -18)
Answer: B. 96 m At P 1 (5, 1) and P 2 (2, -1): 43. Simplify the expression Lim (x2 – 16)/(x – 4) as x
square are (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5), and (-3, 4). What is the C(2,-1)
approaches 2.
area? −1 − 1 P(x,y)
y–1 = (x – 5) A. 8 C. 4
A. 25 C. 18 2−5
38. Find the equation of a line which passes through the B. 6 D. 2
B. 20 D. 14 3y – 2x + 7 = 0 ( as equation of the line (diameter)
point (2, 1) and perpendicular to the line whose equation
is y = 4x + 3. Solution:
Solution: The value of x on the other end should be negative, try x
A. x – 4y + 6 = 0 C. x + 4y – 6 = 0 x 2 − 16
Solving the length of the side of a square:
B. y – 4x + 6 = 0 D. y – 4x + 6 = 0
= -1: Lim = = 2 x = 2(2 ) = 4)
d2 = (4 – 0)2 + (5 – 8) 2 = 25 3y – 2(-1) + 7 = 0 x →2 x−4
A = d2 = (5)2 = 25 units 2 y-axis y = -3
Solution: Answer: C. 4
A = 25 units Therefore, the point on the other end is (-1, -3).
Answer: A. 25 (0, 8) m 1 = slope of given line = 4 Answer: B. (-1, -3) 44. Determine the diameter of a closed cylindrical tank
(-3,4)
1 having a volume of 11.3 m3 to obtain a minimum surface
(4, 5) m 2 = slope of perpendicular line = -
4 41. What is the radius of a circle with the following area.
Using point-slope form: equation? A. 1.44 C. 3.44
y – y 1 = m(x – x 1 ) x2 - 6x + y2 - 4y - 12 = 0? B. 2.44 D. 4.44
(1, 1) A. 3.46 C. 5
0 1
x-axis y – 1 = - (x – 2) B. 7 D. 6 Solution:
4 For minimum surface area: h = 2r
4y – 4 = -x + 2 Solution:
x + 4y – 6 = 0 x2 - 6x + y2 - 4y - 12 = 0 V = π r2h
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V = π r2 (2r) B. femto D. atto 61. What conic section is represented by x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y

V = 2 π r3 – 20 = 0. Answer: A. ellipse
11.3 = 2 π r3 54. A series of numbers which are perfect square as the A. circle C. ellipse
h square numbers (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ….) is called: B. parabola D. hyperbola 69. The sum of the distances from the two foci to any
r = 1.22 and d = 2(1.22) = 2.44 r A. Fermats numbers* point in a/an ___________ is a constant.
A
Answer: B. 2.44 B. Euler’s numbers Thus; Since; B = 0 and A = C ; then the conic is a circle. A. parabola C. hyperbola
C. Fibonacci’s numbers Answer: A. circle B. any conic D. ellipse
45. Differentiate, y = sec x2. D. Naperian numbers
A. 2x sec x2 C. 2x tan x2 62. The equation Ax2 + Bx + Cy2 + Dy + E = 0 is: Answer: D. ellipse
B. 2 sec x2 D. 2x sec x2 tan x2 55. A sequence of decreasing numbers or when the A. circle C. parabola
succeeding term is lesser than the preceding term is: B. hyperbola D. ellipse 70. What solid figure that has many faces:
Solution: A. convergent series C. polyhedral series A. octagon C. polygon
y = sec x2 B. divergent series* D. discrete series Answer: D. ellipse B. decagon D. polyhedron
y’ = 2x sec x2 tan x2
Answer: D. 2x sec x2 tan x2 56. An oblique equilateral parallelogram: 63. The equation x2 + Bx + y2 + Cy + D = 0 is: Answer: D. polyhedron
A. square C. rhombus (Ans) A. hyperbola C. parabola
46. What do you call a product of several prime number B. rectangle D. recession B. ellipse D. circle
occurring in the denominators, each taken when its
greatest multiplicity? 57. A plane closed curve, all points of which are the same Answer: D. circle
A. least square distance from a point within, called the center is:
B. least common denominator* A. hyperbola C. ellipse 64. The general second degree equation has the form
C. least product B. circle (Ans) D. parabola Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 and describes an
D. least common multiple ellipse if:
58. What type of conics is x2 – 4y + 3x + 5 = 0. A. B2 - 4AC = 0 C. B2 - 4AC > 0
2
47. The numbers between two geometric terms is called A. parabola C. hyperbola B. B - 4AC = 1 D. B2 - 4AC < 0
what? B. ellipse D. circle
A. arithmetic means C. median Answer: D. B2 - 4AC < 0
B. geometric means* D. means Solution:
B 2 – 4AC = (0) – 4 (1)(0) = 0 65. What conic section is described by the following
48. A sequence 1, 5, 12, 22, 35,…………. is known as equation?
what? The conic is a parabola. 4x2 - y2 + 8x + 4y = 15
A. Pyramidal numbers Answer: A. parabola A. parabola C. hyperbola
B. Oblong numbers B. ellipse D. circle
C. Cubic numbers 59. Find the slope of the line defined by y - x = 5.
D. Pentagonal numbers* A. 1 C. -1/2 Answer: C. hyperbola
B. ¼ D. 5 + x
49. Tera is opposite to: 66. If the general equation of the conic is Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2
A. giga C. nano Solution: + Dx + Ey + F = 0 and
B. pico* D. deka y = mx + b B2 – 4AC > 0, then the conic is:
y=x+5 A. circle C. ellipse
50. What is the expression of two terms? m=1 B. parabola D. hyperbola
A. binomial* C. duomial Answer: A. 1
B. monomial D. polynomial Answer: C. ellipse
60. What conic section is represented by 4x2 – y2 + 8x +
51. The prefix nano has the same equivalent to: 4y = 15. 67. What conic section is represented by x2 – 4y2 + 8x +
A. 10 to the -3 power C. 10 to the -9 power* A. parabola C. hyperbola 4y = 15?
B. 10 to the -6 power D. 10 to the -12 power B. ellipse D. circle A. circle C. hyperbola
Solution: B. ellipse D. parabola
52. The logarithm of a negative number is: A = 4, B = 0. C = -1
A. irrational number C. real number B2 – 4AC = 02 – 4 (4) (-1) = 16 Answer: C. hyperbola
B. imaginary number* D. complex number B2 – 4AC = 16 > 0 ; thus the conic section is hyperbola.
Answer: C. hyperbola 68. Determine the curve: 9x2 + 6y2 + 2x + 3y + 9 = 0.
53. 10 to the 12th power is the value of the prefix: A. ellipse C. parabola
A. micro C. tera* B. hyperbola D. circle
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Refresher - Engineering Math 5 A. 498.83 m2 C. 439.88 m2 19. The areas of two squares differ by 7 sq. ft and their 29. If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x,
1. The circumference of a great circle of a sphere is 18π. B. 489.83 m2 D. 349.88 m2 perimeters differ by 4 ft. Determine the sum of their areas. find the value of x?
Find the volume of the sphere. A. 25 ft2 C. 28 ft2 A. 0.265 C. 0.562
A. 3053.6 C. 5053.6 11. The area of a circle is 89.42 sq. in. What is the B. 27 ft2 D. 22 ft2 B. 0.256 D. 0.625
B. 4053.6 D. 6053.6 length of a side of a regular hexagon inscribed in this
circle? 20. Find the geometric mean of 64 and 4. 30. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a
2. Find the increase in volume of a spherical balloon A. 5.533 in C. 7.335 in A. 16 C. 32 tower to be 30 degrees. He walks 85 m nearer the tower
when its radius is increased from 2 to 3 inches. B. 6.335 in D. 5.335 in B. 34 D. 28 and finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is
A. 75.99 cu. in. C. 74.12 cu. in. the height of the tower?
B. 74.59 cu. in. D. 79.59 cu. in. 12. Find the area of flow for 8 in inside diameter pipe. 21. Box A has 4 white balls, 3 blue balls, and 3 orange A. 76.31 m C. 73.16 m
The depth is 1/3 of the diameter. balls. Box B has 2 white balls, 4 blue balls, and 4 orange B. 73.31 m D. 73.61 m
3. If the lateral area of a right circular cylinder is 88 and A. 14.7 in2 C. 17.4 in2 balls. If one ball is drawn from each box, what is the
its volume is 220, find its radius. B. 16.7 in2 D. 18.9 in2 probability that one of the two balls will be orange? 31. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the
A. 2 cm C. 4 cm A. 27/50 C. 23/50 top of the tower A is 280 and the angle of elevation of the
B. 3 cm D. 5 cm 13. One pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours and another pipe B. 9/50 D. 7/25 top of tower A from the base of the tower B is 460. The
can fill the same tank in 3 hours. A drain pipe can empty two towers lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height
4. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base the tank in 24 hours. With all three pipes open, how long 22. What is the standard deviation of 1, 4, and 7? of the tower B is 120 m, find the height of tower A.
diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a depth of 18 cm will it take to fill in the tank? A. 32 C. 5.66 A. 87.2 m C. 79.3 m
above its vertex. Find the volume of its contents in cubic A. 5.18 hours C. 3.18 hours B. 2.45 D. 3 B. 90.7 m D. 66.3 m
centimeter. B. 4.18 hours D. 2.18 hours
A. 387.4 C. 383.5 23. What time between the hours 12:00 noon and 1:00 32. If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is three-
B. 381.7 D. 385.2 14. The seating section in a coliseum has 30 seats in the pm would the hour hand and the minute hand of a fourth of the length of its minor axis, find its eccentricity.
first row, 32 seats in the second row, 34 seats in the third continuously driven clock be in a straight line? A. 0.15 C. 0.55
5. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a row, and so on, until the tenth row is reached, after which A. 12:37 pm C. 12:33 pm B. 0.33 D. 0.66
diameter of 4 m is 5.236 m3. Determine the depth of the there are ten rows each containing 50 seats. Find the B. 12:18 pm D. 12:30 pm
water in the tank. total number of seats in the section. 33. Find the equation of the line passing through (7, -3)
A. 1.6 C. 1.2 A. 900 C. 890 24. A railroad can passes an average of 3 stations every and (-3, -5).
B. 1.4 D. 1.0 B. 810 D. 760 10 minutes. At this rate, how many stations will it pass in A. x + 5y + 22 = 0 C. x – 5y + 22 = 0
one hour? B. x + 5y – 22 = 0 D. x – 5y – 22 = 0
6. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a 15. Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5 years, the A. 25 C. 15
sector having a diameter of 72 cm and a central angle of product of their ages is 1.5 times the product of their B. 18 D. 30 34. Find the equation of the circle whose center is at (3, -
150 deg. present ages. How old is Beth now? 5) and whose radius is 4.
A. 7711.82 cm3 C. 5533.32 cm3 A. 30 C. 20 25. John can shovel a driveway in 50 minutes. If Mary A. x2 + y2 – 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
B. 6622.44 cm3 D. 8866.44 cm3 B. 25 D. 15 can shovel the driveway in 20 minutes, how long will it B. x2 + y2 + 6x + 10y + 18 = 0
take them, to the nearest minute, to shovel the driveway if C. x2 + y2 – 6x – 10y + 18 = 0
7. A central angle of 45 degrees subtends an arc of 12 16. How many liters of water must be added to 35 liters they work together? D. x2 + y2 + 6x – 10y + 18 = 0
cm. What is the radius of the circle? of 89% hydrochloric acid solution to reduce its strength to A. 14 C. 12
A. 15.28 cm C. 20.28 cm 75%? B. 13 D. 16 35. In a Cartesian coordinates, the coordinates of a
B. 18.28 cm D. 30.28 cm A. 3.53 C. 5.53 square are (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5), and (-3, 4). What is the
B. 4.53 D. 6.53 26. A ladder 5 m long leans against the wall of an area?
8. A regular dodecagon is inscribed in a circle of radius apartment house forming an angle of 50 degrees, 32 A. 25 C. 18
24. Find the perimeter of the dodecagon. 17. Find the ratio of the infinite geometric series if the minutes with the ground. How high up the wall does it B. 20 D. 14
A. 125 C. 149 sum is 2 and the first term is ½. reach?
B. 135 D. 169 A. 1/3 C. ¾ A. 12.7 m C. 3.86 m 36. Find the area of the circle whose equation is x2 + y2 =
B. ½ D. ¼ B. 10.5 m D. 1.55 m 6x – 8y.
9. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by 35 ft building. If A. 25π C. 15π
the rope is 40 ft long and the goat can reach 1 ft farther 18. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58 27. If A is in the III quadrant and cos A = - 15/17, find the B. 5π D. 20π
that the rope length. What is the maximum area the goat bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third layer and value of cos ( ½ ) A.
can cover? sol until there are 10 bricks in the last years. How many A. –(8/17)1/2 C. –(3/17)1/2 37. An arch 18 m high has the form of parable with a
A. 4840 C. 8044 bricks are there together? B. -95/17)1/2 D. –(1/17)1/2 vertical axis. The length of a horizontal beam placed
B. 4804 D. 4084 A. 638 C. 640 across the arch 8 m from the top is 64 m. Find the width
B. 637 D. 639 28. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counterclockwise is: of the arch at the bottom.
10. The area of a circle inscribed in a hexagon is 144π A. -810 deg C. 810 deg A. 86 m C. 106 m
m2. Find the area of the hexagon. B. -805 deg D. 805 deg B. 96 m D. 76 m
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A. arithmetic means C. median 59. Find the slope of the line defined by y - x = 5. A. octagon C. polygon
38. Find the equation of a line which passes through the B. geometric means D. means A. 1 C. -1/2 B. decagon D. polyhedron
point (2, 1) and perpendicular to the line whose equation B. ¼ D. 5 + x
is y = 4x + 3. 48. A sequence 1, 5, 12, 22, 35,…………. is known as ************the end********************************
A. x – 4y + 6 = 0 C. x + 4y – 6 = 0 what? 60. What conic section is represented by 4x2 – y2 + 8x +
B. y – 4x + 6 = 0 D. y – 4x + 6 = 0 A. Pyramidal numbers 4y = 15.
B. Oblong numbers A. parabola C. hyperbola
39. What is the length of the line with slope 4/3 from a C. Cubic numbers B. ellipse D. circle
point (6, 4) to the y -axis? D. Pentagonal numbers
A. 25 C. 10 61. What conic section is represented by x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y
B. 75 D. 50 49. Tera is opposite to: – 20 = 0.
A. giga C. nano A. circle C. ellipse
40. A circle has its center at (2, -1) and one end of a B. pico D. deka B. parabola D. hyperbola
diameter of (5, 1). Find the other end of the diameter.
A. (2, -3) C. (1, 3) 50. What is the expression of two terms? 62. The equation Ax2 + Bx + Cy2 + Dy + E = 0 is:
B. (-1, -3) D. (-1, 3) A. binomial C. duomial A. circle C. parabola
B. monomial D. polynomial B. hyperbola D. ellipse
41. What is the radius of a circle with the following
equation? 51. The prefix nano has the same equivalent to: 63. The equation x2 + Bx + y2 + Cy + D = 0 is:
x2 - 6x + y2 - 4y - 12 = 0? A. 10 to the -3 power C. 10 to the -9 power A. hyperbola C. parabola
A. 3.46 C. 5 B. 10 to the -6 power D. 10 to the -12 power B. ellipse D. circle
B. 7 D. 6
52. The logarithm of a negative number is: 64. The general second degree equation has the form
42. Find the height of a circular cylinder of maximum A. irrational number C. real number Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 and describes an
volume, which can be inscribed in a sphere of radius 10 B. imaginary number D. complex number ellipse if:
cm. A. B2 - 4AC = 0 C. B2 - 4AC > 0
A. 11.55 cm C. 14.55 cm 53. 10 to the 12th power is the value of the prefix: B. B2 - 4AC = 1 D. B2 - 4AC < 0
B. 12.55 cm D. 15.55 cm A. micro C. tera
B. femto D. atto 65. What conic section is described by the following
43. Simplify the expression Lim (x2 – 16)/(x – 4) as x equation?
approaches 2. 54. A series of numbers which are perfect square as the 4x2 - y2 + 8x + 4y = 15
A. 8 C. 4 square numbers (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ….) is called: A. parabola C. hyperbola
B. 6 D. 2 A. Fermats numbers B. ellipse D. circle
B. Euler’s numbers
44. Determine the diameter of a closed cylindrical tank C. Fibonacci’s numbers 66. If the general equation of the conic is Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2
having a volume of 11.3 m3 to obtain a minimum surface D. Naperian numbers + Dx + Ey + F = 0 and B2 – 4AC > 0, then the conic is:
area. A. circle C. ellipse
A. 1.44 C. 3.44 55. A sequence of decreasing numbers or when the B. parabola D. hyperbola
B. 2.44 D. 4.44 succeeding term is lesser than the preceding term is:
A. convergent series C. polyhedral series 67. What conic section is represented by x2 – 4y2 + 8x +
2
45. Differentiate, y = sec x . B. divergent series D. discrete series 4y = 15?
A. 2x sec x2 C. 2x tan x2 A. circle C. hyperbola
B. 2 sec x2 D. 2x sec x2 tan x2 56. An oblique equilateral parallelogram: B. ellipse D. parabola
A. square C. rhombus
46. What do you call a product of several prime number B. rectangle D. recession 68. Determine the curve: 9x2 + 6y2 + 2x + 3y + 9 = 0.
occurring in the denominators, each taken when its A. ellipse C. parabola
greatest multiplicity? 57. A plane closed curve, all points of which are the same B. hyperbola D. circle
A. least square distance from a point within, called the center is:
B. least common denominator A. hyperbola C. ellipse 69. The sum of the distances from the two foci to any
C. least product B. circle D. parabola point in a/an ___________ is a constant.
D. least common multiple A. parabola C. hyperbola
58. What type of conics is x2 – 4y + 3x + 5 = 0. B. any conic D. ellipse
47. The numbers between two geometric terms is called A. parabola C. hyperbola
what? B. ellipse D. circle 70. What solid figure that has many faces:
nd
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