PEB ENGINEERING REVIEW
Bacolod City
BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Registered Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination
September 2024 08:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
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MATHEMATICS PREBOARD 5
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark ONLY ONE
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2 only.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Two cities are 270 miles apart lie on the same meridian. What is the difference in
latitude, if the radius of the earth is 3,960 miles?
a) 7/44 rad b) 3/44 rad c) 5/44 rad d) 1/44 rad
2. A geometric progression is 1 + z + z^2 + … + z^n where z < 1. Determine the sum of series
as n approaches infinity.
a) 1/(2 - z) b) 2/(1 - z) c) (-1/2, 2) d) 1/(1 - z)
3. A chord passing through the focus of the parabola y^2 = 8x has one end at the point (8,
8). Where is the other end of the chord?
a) (1/2, 2) b) (-1/2, -2) c) (-1/2, 2) d) (1/2, -2)
4. A curve passing through the origin has a slope of 2x at any point of the curve. The
equation of the curve is:
a) x^2 + y^2 = 4 b) y^2 = 2x c) y = x^2 d) y = 2x + C
5. Find the area of the lemniscate r^2 = a^2 cos2theta.
a) a^2 b) a c) 2a d) a^3
6. In polar coordinate system, the distance from a point to the pole is known as:
a) polar angle b) radius vector c) x-ordinate d) y-ordinate
7. A triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. If two angles are 70 degrees and 50
degrees, find the length of the side opposite to the third angle.
a) 15.32 b) 16.32 c) 17.32 d) 18.32
8. Find the greatest area of a rectangle inscribed in a given parabola y = 16 - x² and the x-
axis.
a) 98.53 square units c) 24.63 square units
b) 46.87 square units d) 49.27 square units
9. Find the major axis of the ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 - 2x - 8y + 1 = 0.
a) 2 b) 10 c) 4 d) 6
10. If y = 4 cos x + sin 2x, find the slope of the curve when x = 2.
a) -2.21 b) -4.94 c) -3.25 d) 2.21
11. The radii of two circles that are tangent externally are 8 m and 3 m respectively. What
is the distance between the points of tangency of one of their common tangents?
a) 9.80 b) 6.90 c) 8.90 d) 7.80
12. 5pi/18 rd is how many degrees?
a) 60 b) 50 c) 30 d) 90
13. What is the area between y = 0, y = 3x^2, and x = 2?
a) 8 b) 12 c) 24 d) 6
14. Evaluate the triple integral of z (r square) sin u dz dr du, where the limits of z is
from 0 to 2, the limits of r is from 0 to 1, and the limits of u is from 0 to π/2.
a) 1/3 b) 2/3 c) 4/3 d) 5/3
15. What is the integral cosx e^(sinx) dx?
a) e^(cosx) + C b) e^(sinx) + C c) e^(-cosx) + C d) e^(-sinx) + C
16. Differentiate (x^2 + 2)^(1/2).
a) 2x/[(x^2 + 2)^(1/2)] c) (x^2 + 2)^(3/2)
b) [(x^2 + 2)^(1/2)]/2 d) x/[(x^2 + 2)^(1/2)]
17. A farmer has 100 gallons of 70% pure disinfectant. He wishes to mix it with disinfectant
which is 90% pure in order to obtain 75% pure disinfectant. How much of the pure disinfectant
must he use?
a) 25.5 b) 33 c) 30 d) 33.33
18. How many triangles are determined by 8 points, no three of which are collinear?
a) b) 30 c) 28 d) 14
19. What is the differential equation of the family of parabolas having their vertices at the
origin and their foci on the x-axis?
a) 2xdy - ydx = 0 b) ydx + xdy = 0 c) 2ydx - x dy = 0 d) dy/dx - x = 0
20. A woman is paid $20 for each day she works and forfeits $5 fore ach day she is idle. At
the end of 25 days she nets $450. How many days did she work?
a) 21 days b) 22 days c) 23 days d) 24 days
21. Find the point of division of the line segment joining A(4, 5), and B(3, -2) if it is
divided into two segments one of which is three times as long as the other.
a) (9/4, 12/4) b) (3/4, 10/4) c) (9/4, 13/4) d) (3/4, 9/4)
22. Determine the simplified form of sin 2B/(1 - cos 2B).
a) cos B b) cot B c) tan B d) sin B
23. It takes a typing student 0.75 seconds to type one word. At this rate, how many words can
the student type in 60 seconds?
a) 80 b) 8 c) 45 d) 75
24. A rhombus has diagonals of 32 and 20 inches. What is its area?
a) 320 sq. in. b) 400 sq. in. c) 280 sq. in. d) 360 sq. in.
Area of Rhombus = 1/2 * d1 *d2 =320
25. If y = 2x + sin2x, what is the value of x so that y’ = 0?
a) 3pi/2 b c) pi/3 d) 2pi/3
26. Find the radius of the curvature of y = sin x at (pi/2, 1).
a) 2 b) 2 sqrt of 3 c) sqrt of 3 d) 1
27. A right circular tank of depth 12 feet and radius 4 feet is half full of oil weighing 60
pounds per cubic foot. Find the work done in pumping the oil to a height 6 feet above the
tank.
a) 164 b) 136 c) 272 d) 109
28. In Mathematics Examination, a student may select 7 problems from a set of 10 problems. In
how many ways can he make his choice?
a) 120 b) 530 c) 320 d) 720
29. A pendulum 1m long oscillates through an angle of 10 deg. Find the distance between the
trough which the end of the pendulum swings in going from one extreme position to the other.
a) pi m b) 2pi m c) pi/8 m d) pi/18 m
S = R* theta = 1 * 10° * pi/180 =
pi/18
30. A store advertised on sale at 20 percent off. The sale price was $76. What was the
original price?
a) $95 b) $96 c) $97 d) $98
31. If f’(x) = sinx and f(pi) = 3, then f(x) =
a) 4 + cosx b) 3 + cosx c) 2 - cosx d) 4 -cos x
32. Find the change in volume of a sphere if you increase the radius from 2 to 2.05 units.
a) 2.51 b) 1.52 c) 1.25 d) 2.15
33. For what value of k will the line kx + 5y = 2k have a y-intercept 4?
a) 8 b) 7 c) 9 d) 10
34. An anchor chain of ship weighs 730 N per linear meter while the anchor weight 8900 N.
What is the work done in pulling up the anchor if 30 meters of chain are out, assuming that
the left is vertical?
a) 595.5 kJ b) 267 kJ c) 328.5 kJ d) 61.5 kJ
35. Describe the locus represented by absolute value of (z - i) = 2.
a) Circle b) parabola c) ellipse d) hyperbola
Summary: (z + i ) = k ---> ellipse z = k ---> circle
(z - i ) = k ---> hyperbola z * r = k ---> parabola
36. The side of a square is 16 inches. A second square is formed by joining, in proper order,
the midpoints of the sides of the first square. A third square is formed by joining the
midpoints of the second square, and so on. Find the side of the eleventh square.
a) 1/4 in b) 1/2 in c) 1/3 in d) 1/5 in
37. Determine the simplified form: 2/(1 - cos 2C).
a) sec² C b) sec C c) csc² C d) csc C
38. A voltage waveform e(t) is described as follows, for the first half-cycle: e(t) = 60
volts at t = 0 sec., increases linearly to 100 volts at t = 0.005 sec., then decreases
linearly to 60 volts at t = 0.010 sec. Determine the root-mean-square or RMS value of this
voltage.
a) 84.87 volts b) 76.79 volts c) 88.91 volts d) 80.81 volts
39. A man purchased in monthly installment a P100,000 worth of land. The interest
rate is 12% nominal and payable in twenty years. What is the monthly amortization?
a) P1,121.01 b) P1,128.12 c) d) P1,152.15
40. A certain college campus, 250 of the 3500 women enrolled are over 5’6” in height. Find
the probability that a woman chosen at random from the group of 3500 has a height less than
5’6”.
a) 3/14 b) 11/14 c) 1/14 d) 13/14
41. A first term of a geometric series is 256 and the last term is 81, its sum is 781, what
is the geometric ratio?
a) 3/4 b) 3/5 c) 2/3 d) 5/6
42. A long piece of galvanized iron 60 cm wide is to be made into a trough by bending up two
sides. Find the width of the base if the carrying capacity is maximum.
a) 30 b) 20 c) 40 d) 50
43. 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) 93 c) 92 d) 94
44. If equal spheres are piled in the form of a complete pyramid with an equilateral triangle
as base, find the total number of spheres in the pile if each side of the base contain 4
spheres.
a) 21 b) 20 c) 18 d) 15
45. The graph 3x² - 6xy + 5y² - x + 3y + 4 = 0 is:
a) parabola b) ellipse c) circle d) hyperbola
46. If 15% of the bolts produced by a machine will be defective, determine the probability
that out of 5 bolts chosen at random, at most 2 bolts will be defective.
a) 0.9754 b) 0.9744 c) 0.9734 d) 0.9724
47. Determine the equation of the line normal to the graph x² + 3xy + y² = 5 at point (1, 1).
a) x - y = 1 b) x + y = 1 c) x + y = 0 d) x - y = 0
48. In a triangle ABC, side AB = 12 cm, angle A = 30°, and angle B = 45°. Find the length of
the segment from vertex C and perpendicular to side AB.
a) 4.4 cm b) 5.4 cm c) 5.8 cm d) 4.8 cm
49. A man purchased on monthly installment a P100,000 worth of land. The interest rate is 12%
nominal and payable in twenty years. What is the monthly amortization?
a) P1,128.12 b) P1,152.15 c) P1,121.01 d) P1,101.08
50. What is the area of an isosceles triangle whose base is 10 and its base angle is 60
degrees?
a) 2(5 sqrt 3) b) 50 (sqrt 3) c) 25 d) 50
51. If 3x = 7y, then 3x^2/7y^2 =
a) 1 b) 3/7 c) 7/3 d) 49/9
52. If sin x cos x + sin 2x = 1, what are the values of x?
a) 69.3°, -20.67° b) 32.2°, 69.3° c) 20.90°, 69.10° d) 69.3°, -32.2°
53. Determine the equation describing the locus of point P(x, y) such that the sum of the
distances from P and (-5, 0) and between P and (5, 0) is constant at 20 units.
a) (x/8)² + (y/10)² = 1 c) (x/10)² + (y/8.66)² = 1
b) (x/10)² + (y/8)² = 1 d) (x/8.66)² + (y/10)² = 1
54. Solve for y by determinants of the second order: 2y = 3x - 4 and x - 3y + 5 = 0.
a) 17/7 b) 24/7/1 c) 22/7 d) 19/7
55. Determine the sum of the positive-valued solutions to the simultaneous equations: xy =
15, yz = 35, zx = 21.
a) 15 b) 13 c) 19 d) 17
56. Simplify (cosx - 1)(cosx + 1).
a) -1/(sinx)^2 b) -1/(cosx)^2 c) -1/(cscx)^2 d) -1/(secx)^2
57. A bus leaves Manila at 12 NN from Baguio 250 km away, traveling an average of 55 kph. At
the same time, another bus leaves Baguio for Manila traveling at 65 kph. At what distance
from Manila the will meet?
a) 135.42 km b) 114.58 km c) 129.24 km d) 120.76 km
58. Given the equation x^2 - 2x + 3y^2 + 6y = 0, find the length of the diameter whose slope
is 1.
a) 3√3 b) 2√2 c) 2√3 d) 3√2
59. Find the harmonic mean of the numbers “a” and “b” by denoting “h” as the harmonic mean.
a) h = ab/[2(a + b)] c) h = ab/(a + b)
b) h = 3ab/(a + b) d) h = 2ab/(a + b)
60. If a man walks at an average speed of 4 kph, what is the time consumed to reach 250m?
a) 0.25 min b) 2.50 min c) 3.75 min d) 4.25 min
61. Find the equation of the normal to the circle x² + y² = 25 at (3, -4).
a) y = (4/3)x b) y = (-2/3)x - 6 c) y = (-4/3)x - 6 d) y = (-4/3)x + 8
62. Find the location of the focus of the parabola y^2 + 4y - 4x - 8 = 0.
a) (3, 1) b) (2.5, -2) c) (-2, 2) d) (2, 2)
63. If the polynomial x^3 + 4x^2 - 3x + 8 is divided by x - 5, the remainder is:
a) 175 b) 140 c) 218 d) 200
64. Find the value of √(-10) x √(-7).
a) √70 i b) (-√70 i) c) (-√70) d) √70
65. Find the nth term of -5, -13, -21, …
a) -6n + 2 b) -7n + 4 c) -8n + 3 d) -3n + 5
66. What is the perimeter of a regular 15-sided polygon inscribed in a circle with radius 10
cm?
a) 62.37 cm b) 68.48 cm c) 64.52 cm d) 63.77 cm
67. Find the probability of getting a spade and a face card (Jack, Queen, and King) in an
ordinary deck of 52 cards.
a) 3/52 b) 1/49 c) 1/52 d) 3/39
68. Find the greatest area of the rectangle that can be cut from a semicircle of radius 6 cm.
a) 36 sq. cm. b) 12 sq. cm. c) 72 sq. cm. d) 24 sq. cm.
69. A right circular cylinder has 10 cm diameter and a 10 cm height. Determine the moment of
inertia of the cylindrical volume relative to its center, in cm^5.
a) 14,399 b) 11,900 c) 13,090 d) 9,818
70. Simplify 1/(csc x + cot x) + 1/(csc x - cotx).
a) 2cosx b) 2secx c) 2cscx d) 2sinx
71. Jodi wishes to use 100 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. Determine the
maximum possible area of her garden.
a) 850 [Link]. b) 1250 [Link]. c) 625 [Link]. d) 1650 [Link].
72. Two dice are tossed. How many sample events are in the sample space?
a) 42 b) 36 c) 24 d) 30
73. From a regular hexagon with side of 6 units, six more regular hexagon were formed from
each side. What is the ratio of the total area of 7 hexagons to the perimeter?
a) 0.866 b) 3.284 c) 1.02414 d) 6.062
74. Evaluate the inetgral of (e^2x)/(4 + 3e^2x) dx, from -1 to 2.
a) 0.61 b) 28.51 c) 15.32 d) 1.25
75. Find the 16th term of the arithmetic sequence: 4,7,10,…
a) 47 b) 46 c) 49 d) 48
76. A spherical snowball is melting in such way that its surface area decreases at a rate of
1 cm²/min. How fast is its radius shrinking when it is 3 cm?
a) -1/(48pi) b) -1/(24pi) c) -1/(32pi) d) -1/(36pi)
77. Find the radius of the curvature of y = sin x at (π/2, 1).
a) 2 b) 2√3 c) 1 d) √3
78. If y^(3x) = 8, find 3y^(9x) + y^x.
a) 1536 b) 1538 c) 1546 d) 1683
79. How many kilograms of cream containing 25% butterfat should be added to 50 Kg of milk
containing 1% butterfat to produce milk containing 2% butterfat?
a) 3.318 Kg b) 4.170 Kg c) 5.221 Kg d) 2.174 Kg
80. In how many ways can two lines intersect from given 6 lines?
a) 14 b) 15 c) 16 d) 17
81. A weight W is attached to a rope 21 ft long which passes over a pulley at P, 12 ft above
the ground. The other end of the rope is attached to a truck at a point A, 3 ft above the
ground. If the truck moves off at the rate of 10ft/sec, how fast is the weight rising when it
is 7 ft above the ground?
a) 9.56 ft/sec b) 7.82 ft/sec c) 8.27 ft/sec d) 6.25 ft/sec
82. A retailer bought a number of ballpens for P90 and sold all but 3 at a profit of P2 per
ballpen. With the total amount received she could buy 15 more ballpens than before. Find the
cost per ballpen.
a) P2 b) P3 c) P4 d) P5
83. A fencing material is limited to 20 ft in length. What is the maximum rectangular area
that can be fenced in using the two perpendicular corner sides of an existing wall?
a) 100 b) 120 c) 90 d) 140
84. A drawer contains 10 white ball and 6 black balls. What is the probability of randomly
drawing a white and a black ball?
a) 0.208 b) 0.250 c) 0.360 d) 0.300
85. Find the sum of 1, -1/5, 1/25, …
a) 3//5 b) 2/7 c) 5/6 d) 2/3
86. A triangle has variable sides x, y, and z subject to the constraint that the perimeter P
is 18 cm. What is the maximum possible area for the triangle?
a) 18.71 sq. cm. b) 15.59 sq. cm. c) 17.15 sq. cm. d) 14.03 sq. cm.
87. Determine the Inverse Laplace Transform of I(s) = 100/[s²(s² + 100)].
a) i(t) = t² - 0.1 sin 10t c) I(t) = t - cos 10t
b) i(t) = t² - cos 10t d) I(t) = t - 0.1 sin 10t
88. Find the volume generated by revolving the area cut off from the parabola y = 4x - x^2 by
the x-axis about the line y = 6.
a) 295 b) 340 c) 286 d) 362
89. The volume of the frustum of a cone is 1176 pi cu.m. If the radius of the lower base is
10m and the altitude is 18m, compute the lateral area of the frustum of a cone in square
meters.
a) 295 pi b) 691 pi c) 194 pi d) 209 pi
90. Evaluate: L (t²).
a) 2/s³ b) 2/s c) 2/s² d) 2
91. Determine the number of permutations of 8 distinct objects, taken 3 at a time.
a) 336 b) 210 c) 504 d) 120
92. If tan a = 1/3 and cot B = 4, find tan (A + B).
a) 11/7 b) 7/11 c) 7/12 d) 12/7
93. Find the area of the circle with center at (1, 3) and tangent to the line 5x - 12y - 8 =
0.
a) 27.28 b) 28.27 c) 29.36 d) 26.39
94. Evaluate: Ʃ(3x - 2) from x = 0 to x = 8.
a) 120,942 b) 60 c) 180,945 d) 90
95. The acceleration of a moving body is a = 0.6 m/s. If the initial velocity was 0.90 m/s,
determine the velocity after moving 2.00 m.
a) 1.79 m/s b) 3.21 m/s c) 1.34 m/s d) 0.90 m/s
96. When the ellipse is rotated about its longer axis, the ellipsoid is
a) spheroid b) oblate c) prolate d) paraboloid
97. In the triangle ABC, side a is 9 cm, side b is 12 cm, and angle C is 50°. Find angle B.
a) 81° 15’ b) 83° 25’ c) 82° 2’ d) 84° 12’
98. A box contains 10 yellow balls, 7 green balls and 4 red balls. What is the probability of
drawing either red or green ball in a single draw?
a) 0.0635 b) 0.0667 c) 0.5444 d) 0.5238
99. What is the height of a parabolic arch which has a span of 48 ft and having a height of
20 ft at a distance of 16 ft from the center of the span?
a) 30 ft b) 40 ft c) 36 ft d) 34 ft
100. Determine the gradient of the function: f(x,y,z) = x^2 + y^2 + z^2 at point (1, 2, 3).
Give the magnitude of the gradient of f.
a) 7.21 units b) 6.00 units c) 7.48 units d) 8.25 units
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