Algebra

1. The angle of inclination of the road is 32 degree. What is the angle of incination in mils?

A. 456.23 C. 125.36
B. 568.89 D. 284.44

2. Solve for x: 3X 5x+1 = 6x+2

A. 2.1455 C. 2.4154
B. 2.1445 D. 2.1544

3. Factor x4 - y2 + y - x2 as completely as possible.

A. (x2 + y)(x2 + y - 1) C. (x2 - y)(x2 - y - 1)

B. (x2 + y)(x2 - y - 1) D. (x2 - y)(x2 + y - 1)

4. If 10ax + b = P, what is the value of x?

A. (1/a)(log P - b) C. (1/a) P10 - b

B. (1/a) log(P - b) D. (1/a) log P10

5. Two thousand (2000) kg of steel containing 8% nickel is to be made by mixing a steel containing 14%
nickel with another steel containing 6% nickel. How much of the steel containing 14% nickel is needed?

A. 1500 kg C. 750 kg
B. 800 kg D. 500 kg

6. A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream from C to D, as to return, if the rate of the river ’s
current is 8 kph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?

A. 38 C. 40
B. 39 D. 41

7. The sum of five arithmetic means between 34 and 42 is:

A. 150 C. 190
B. 160 D. 210

8. In how many relative orders can we seat 7 people at a round table with a certain 3 people side by side.

A. 144 C. 720
B. 5040 D. 1008

9. What is the value of 7 factorial?

A. 5040 C. 5020
B. 2540 D. 2520

10. Find the length of the vector (2, 4, 4)

A. 8.75 C. 7.00
B. 6.00 D. 5.18
Plane and Spherical Trigonometry
1. A certain angle has a supplement five times the compliment. Find the angle.

A. 67.5 degree C. 168.5 degree

B. 157.5 degree D. 186 degree

2. The measure of 1 1/2 revolutions counterclockwise is:

A. 540 degree C. +90 degree

B. 520 degree D. -90 degree

3. What is the sine of 820 degree?

A. 0.984 C. 0.866
B. -0.866 D. -0.500

4. Solve for cos 72 degree if the given relationship is cos 2A = 2 cos 2 A - 1.

A. 0.309 C. 0.268
B. 0.258 D. 0.315

5. The sides of a right triangle is in arithmetic progression whose common difference is 6 cm. Its area is:

A. 216 cm2 C. 360 cm2

B. 270 cm2 D. 144 cm2

6. Two sides of a triangle measures 6 cm and 8 cm and their included angle is 40 degree. Find the third
side.

A. 5.144 cm C. 4.256 cm
B. 5.263 cm D. 5.645 cm

7. In a triangle, find the side c if angle C = 100 degree, side b = 20, and side a = 15.

A. 28 C. 29
B. 27 D. 26

8. Given a triangle ABC whose angles are A = 40 degree, B = 95 degree and side b = 30 cm. Find the length
of the bisector of angle C.

A. 21.74 cm C. 20.45 cm
B. 22.35 cm D. 20.98 cm

9. A 50 meter vertical tower casts a 62.3 meter shadow when the angle of elevation of the sum is 41.6.
The inclination of the ground is:
A. 4.72 degree C. 5.63 degree
B. 4.33 degree D. 5.17 degree

10. If the time is 8:00 am, GMT, what is the time in the Philippines, which is located at 120 degree East
longitude?
A. 6 pm C. 4 pm
B. 4 am D. 6 am
Plane and Solid Geometry
1. Find the area of the triangle whose sides are 12, 16 and 21 units.
 A. 95.45 sq.units C. 87.45 sq.units
B. 102.36 sq.units D. 82.78 sq.units

2. The length of the side of a square is increased by 100%. Its perimeter is increased by:

A. 25% C. 200%
B. 100% D. 300%

3. The sum of the interior angles of a dodecagon is:

A. 2160 degree C. 1800 degree

B. 1980 degree D. 2520 degree

4. The area of a circle is 89.42 square inches. What is the circumference?

A. 35.33 inches C. 33.52 inches

B. 32.25 inches D. 35.55 inches

5. Two complemetary angles are in the ratio 2:1. Find the larger angle.

A. 30 degree C. 75 degree
B. 60 degree D. 15 degree

6. The volume of a regular tetrahedron of side 5 cm is:

A. 13.72 cu.m C. 15.63 cu.m

B. 14.73 cu.m D. 17.82 cu.m

7. Find the total surface area of a cube of side 6 cm.

A. 214 sq.m C. 226 sq.m

B. 216 sq.m D. 236 sq.m

8. The slant height of a right circular cone is 5m long. The base diameter is 6m. What is the lateral area in
sq.m?

A. 37.7 C. 44
B. 47.12 D. 40.8

9. How much will the surface area of a sphere be increased if its radius is increased by 5%?

A. 25% C. 12.5%
B. 15.5% D. 10.25%

10. A conoid has a circular base of radius 25 cm and an altitude of 30 cm. Find its volume in cc.

A. 32,457 C. 24,486
B. 29,452 D. 18,453

Analytic Geometry
1. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
 A. II C. IV
B. I D. II

2. The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x, y) and P2(-2, 4) is Pm(2, -1). Find the coordinate P1.

A. (6, -5) C. (6, -6)

B. (5, -6) D. (-6, 6)

3. Find the distance between the points (4, -2) and (-5, 1)

A. 4.897 C. 7.149
B. 8.947 D. 9.487

4. Find the distance from the point (5, -3) to the line 3x + 4y +9 = 0.

A. 5 C. 5.8
B. 5.4 D. 6.2

5. Find the equation of the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines 2x + y = 4 and 4x - y = 7.

A. 4y = 1 C. 2y = 3
B. 8x = 15 D. 8x + 4y = 6

6. The vertex of the parabola y2 - 2x + 6y + 3 = 0 is at:

A. (-3, 3) C. (3, -3)

B. (3, 3) D. (-3, -3)

7. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x 2 = -12y?

A. 12 C. 3
B. -3 D. -12

8. The eccentricity of the ellipse x2/4 + y2/16 = 1 is:

A. 0.725 C. 0.689
B. 0.256 D. 0.866

9. What is the equation of the normal to the curve x 2 + y2 = 25 at (4, 3)?

A. 3x - 4y = 0 C. 5x - 3y = 0
B. 5x + 3y = 0 D. 3x + 4y = 0

10. What is the total length of the curve r = 4 sinØ?

A. 8 pi C. 2 pi
B. Pi D. 4 pi

Differential Calculus
1. Evaluate: lim 1-cos x/x2
X-0
 A. 0 C. 2
B. 1/2 D. -1/2

2. Find dy/dx if y = 52x +1

A. 52x +1 ln 5 C. 52x +1 ln 10
B. 52x +1 ln 25 D. 52x +1 ln 2

3. Find dy/dt if y = x2 + 3x +1 and x = t2 + 2.

A. 4t3 + 14t2 C. 4t3 + 14t

B. t3 + 4t D. 4t3 + t

4. Differentiate ax2 + b to the 1/2 power.

A. -2ax C. 2ax + b
B. 2ax D. ax + 2b

5. The derivative of ln (cos x) is:

A. sec x C. - tan x
B. -sec x D. tan x

6. If y = x to the 3rd power -3x. Find the maximum value of y.

A. 0 C. 1
B. -1 D. 2

7. If the sum of two numbers is C, find the minimum value of the sum of their squares.

A. C2/2 C. C2/6
B. C2/4 D. C2/8

8. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a right circular cone of radius r
and height h is:

A. h/3 C. 3h/2
B. 2h/3 D. h/4

9. What is the curvature of the curve y2 = 16x at the point (4,8)?

A. -0.044 C. -0.066
B. -0.088 D. -0.033

10. Find the height of the largest right pyramid with a square base that can be inscribed in a sphere of
radius 10 cm.

A. 12.2 cm C. 13.3 cm
B. 14.4 cm D. 15.5 cm
Integral Calculus
1. Integrate x cos(2x2 + 7) dx.

A. 1/4 sin (2x2 + 7) + C C. 1/4 cos (2x2 + 7) + C

B. sin (2x2 + 7) + C D. 1/4 (sin - ᴓ) (x2 + 7) + C
2. Integrate the square root of (1 - cos x) dx.

A. √2 cos x + C C. -2 sin x/2 + C

B. -2 √2 cos x/2 + C D. -√2 cos x/2 + C

3. Evaluate the integral of x cos 2x dx with limits from 0 to pi/4

A. 0.143 C. 0.114
B. 0.258 D. 0.186

4. Evaluate the integral x(x - 5)12 with limits from 5 to 6.

A. 81/182 C. 83/182
B. 82/182 D. 184/182

5. Find the integral of 12 sin5 x cos 5 x dx if lower limit = 0 and upper limit = pi/2

A. 0.2 C. 0.6
B. 0.8 D. 0.4

6. Find the area bounded by the y - axis and x =4 - y 2/3.

A. 25.6 C. 12.8
B. 28.1 D. 56.2

7. Find the area bounded by the curve r2 = a2 cos 2ᴓ

A. 3a2 C. 4a2
B. a2 D. 3a 2

8. What is the area within the curve r2 = 16 cos ᴓ?

A. 26 C. 30
B. 28 D. 32

9. The length of arc of the function g(x) = x2/3 from x = 0 to x = 8 is?

A. 8.765 C. 10.231
B. 9.073 D. 12.988

10. What is the perimeter of the curve r = 4(1-sinᴓ)?

A. 32.47 C. 25.13
B. 30.12 D. 28.54

Differential Equation
1. Obtain the differential equation of the family of straight lines with slope and y-intercept equal.

A. y dy + (x+1) dx =0 C. y dx + (x+1) dy =0
B. y dy - (x+1) dx =0 D. y dx - (x+1) dy =0
2. Determine the differential equation of the family of lines passing through the origin.

A. x dy - y dx = 0 C. x dy + y dx = 0
B. x dx - y dy = 0 D. x dx + y dy = 0

3. What is the differential equation of the family of parabolas having their vertices at the origin and their
foci on the x-axis.

A. 2x dx - y dy = 0 C. 2x dx + y dy = 0
B. y dx - 2x dy = 0 D. y dx + 2x dy = 0

4. Obtain the particular solution of dr/dt = -4rt when t = 0 , r = r o.

A. r = 2ro e-2t^2 C. r = ro e2t^2

B. r = ro e-t^2 D. r = ro e-2t^2

5. Obtain the general solution of differential equation xy dx - (x+2) dy = 0.

A. et = y(x+2)2 C. et = y(x+2)
B. et = cy(x+2)2 D. et =2c y(x+2)

6. Obtain the general solution y’= xy2

A. y (x2 + c) + 2 = 0 C. (x2 + c) + 2 = 0
B. y (x2 + c) - 2 = 0 D. y (x + c) - 2 = 0

7. Solve the equation x dy - y dx = 2x3 dx

A. y = x2 + cx C. y = x3 + cx
B. y = x3 + c D. y = x2 + cx3

8. Solve the equation x dy + y dx = 2x2y dx

A. ln |xy| = x3 + c C. ln |xy| = x2 + c
B. ln |x + y| = x2 + c D. ln |x - y| =2x2 + c

9. The equation y2 = cx is the general equation of

A. y’ = 2x / y C. y’ = y / 2x
B. y’ = 2y / x D. y’ = x / 2y

10. Given the simultaneous differential equation 2 dx/dt - 3 dy/dt + x - y = k and 3 dx/dt + 2 dy/dt - x + cos
t = 0. Solve for dy / dt

A. (2/9) [cos t + (3/2)x - (5/2)y -(3/2)k] C. (1/13) (5x - 3y - 3k - 2cos t)

B. (-1/6) [sin t + (1/9)x + y2 - (3/2)k] D. (2/13) [cos t + (5/2)x - (3/2)y -(3/2)k]
Probability and Statistics
1. In how many ways can a boy and a girl selected from a group of 5 boys and 8 girls?

A. 30 ways C. 50 ways
B. 60 ways D. 40 ways

2. If there are 5 vcant seats in a bus, in how many wys can three passengers occupy the seats?
 A. 60 ways C. 40 ways
B. 30 ways D. 50 ways

3. Find the number of five digit numbers that can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 if no digit is
repeated.

A. 135 C. 150
B. 120 D. 145

4. A shelf contains 3 red books, 4 yellow books and 5 orange books. How many color arrangements can be
made?

A. 67893 C. 47290
B. 35282 D. 27720

5. In how many different ways can 12 beads be strung on a neck lace?

A. 67749900 C.43628920
B. 39916800 D. 2151629

6. How many four place number can be written using the digits from 1 to 9?

A. 3024 C. 2402
B. 4502 D. 1245

7. What if the section must consists of 2 boys and 4 girls, how many selection are possible?

A. 62345 C. 61425
B. 65432 D. 60897

8. A man wishes to employ 4 men and 2 women. In how many ways can the selection be made if 10 men
and 6 women are available?

A. 6750 C. 3150
B. 8950 D. 4350

9. Find the probability that a 5 will turn up in one throw of a die

A. 1/6 C. 1/8
B. 1/7 D. 1/9

10. If the probability of marrying marilyn is 1/2 for Leo and 1/3 for Ed, what is the probability that one of
them will marry her?
A. 5/6 C. 6/5
B. 5/7 D. 7/5
Mechanics/Strength of Mat.
1. The weight of a mass of 10 kg at a location where g = 9.77 m/s^2 is:
A. 79.7 N C. 97.7 N
B. 77.9 N D. 977N

2. What is the acceleration of the body that increases in velocity from 20m/s to 40m/s in 3 seconds? Answer in
S.I units.
 A. 8m/s^2 C. 5m/s^2
B. 6.67m/s^2 D. 7m/s^2

3. An elevator weighing 2,000 lb attains an upward velocity of 16 fps in 4 sec with uniform acceleration. What is
the tension in the supporting cables?

A. 1,950 lb C. 2,495 lb
B. 2,150 lb D. 2,250 lb

4. A 10 kg block is raised vertically 3 meters. What is the change in potential energy. Answer in S.I inits closest
to:

A. 350 N-m C. 350 kg - m/s^2

B. 294 J D. 320 J

5. A force of 10 N is applied to one end of a 10 inches diameter circular rod. Calculate the stress.

A. 0.20 kPa C. 0.10 kPa

B. 0.05 kPa D. 0.15 kPa

6. The maximum allowable torque in kN-m, for a 50-mm diameter steel shaft when the allowable shearing
stress is 81.5 MPa is:

A. 3 C. 4
B. 1 D. 2

7. The rotation of twist in degrees of a shaft, 800 mm long subjected to a torque of 80 N-m, 20 mm in diameter
and shear modulus G of 80, 000 MPa is:

A. 3.03 C. 2.92
B. 4.04 D. 1.81

8. Compute the value the shear modulus G of steel whose modulus of elasticity e is 200 GPa and Poisson ’s ratio
is 0.30.

A. 72,456 MPa C. 79, 698 MPa

B. 76, 923 MPa D. 82,400 MPa

9. What is the rate of flow of water passing through a pipe with a diamater of 20 mm and speed of 0.5m/sec?

A. 1.24x10^-4 m^3/s C. 1.57x10^-4 m^3/s

B. 2.51x10^-4 m^3/s D. 1.87x10^-4 m^3/s

10. An orifice has a coefficient of discharge of 0.62 and a coefficient of contraction of 0.63. Determine the
coefficient of velocity for the orifice.
A. 0.98 C. 0.97
B. 0.99 D. 0.96
Physics
1. The wavelength of a sound wave in a certain material as measured is 18 cm. The frequency of the wave is
1900 Hz. Compute the speed of sound wave.

A. 342 m/s C. 542 m/s

B. 400 m/s D. 300 m/s
2. A 3 m string is driven by a 240 Hz vibrator at its end. Determine the speed of transverse waves on the string if
it resonates four segments?

A. 340 m/s C. 430 m/s

B. 360 m/s D. 420 m/s

3. A piano string with a length of 1.17 m and a mass of 21 g in under tension of 6.4 x 10^3 N, what is the
fundamental frequency?

A. 255 Hz C. 150 Hz
B. 187 Hz D. 290 Hz

4. A rope 4 ft long weighs 0.7 lb. A blow on the rope produce a transverse wave. Determine the velocity of the
wave considering that the tension is 40 lb.

A. 85.8 ft/s C. 78.5 ft/s

B. 95.7 ft/s D. 68.75 ft/s

5. What is the relative intensity level of sound in decibels if its intensity is 3 x 10^-7 W/cm^2?

A. 94.8 C. 80.5
B. 78.7 D. 75.5

6. A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3 ft/s^2. Find the average velocity during the first 10
seconds of motion.

A. 13 ft/s C. 14 ft/s
B. 15 ft/s D. 12 ft/s

7. A ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground and a student gazing out of the window sees it moving
upward pass him at 5 m/s. The window is 10 m above the ground. How high does the ball go above the ground/

A. 15.25 m C. 9,97 m
B. 14.87 m D. 11.30 m

8. A ball is dropped from a height of 60 m above ground. How long does it take to hit the ground?
A. 2.1 s C. 5.5 s
B. 3.5 s D. 1.3 s

9. What is the wavelength of yellow light whose frequency is 5 x 10^-14 Hz?

A. 800 nm C. 600 nm
B. 200 nm D. 700 nm

10. It was found that the speed of light in water is 75 % of its speed in vacuum. What is the index refrsction of
water?
A. 1.46 C. 1.26
B. 1.33 D. 1.67
Chemistry/Thermodynamics
1. The molecular diameter of CO is 3.19 X 10^-19 at 300 K and pressure of 100 mm/Hg. What is the mean
free path of the gas in cm?

A. 6.86 x 10^-3 C. 2.86 x 10^-4

B. 6.86 x 10^-5 D. 6.86 x 10^-9
2. How many moles are there in one atom?

A. 3.6 x 10^-23 C. 2 x 10^-24

B. 1.66 x 10^-24 D. 2.5 x 10^-23

3. If the atomic weight of magnesium is 24.3 g/mol, calculate how many magnesium atoms does 5 g
represent?

A. 1.24 x 10^23 atoms C. 3.44 x 10^23 atoms

B. 1.76 x 10^23 atoms D. 2.76 x 10^23 atoms

4. If the atomic mass of copper (Cu0 if 63.5 g/mol, compute how many grams does 0.252 mole of copper
(Cu0 has?

A. 16 g C. 20 g
B. 18 g D. 12 g

5. What is the molecular weight of calcium hydroxide or Ca(OH )2?

A. 74 C. 80
B. 67 D. 44

6. What iis the temperature in °C of 2 liters of water at 30°C after 500 calories of heat have been added?

A. 35.70 C. 30.25
B. 38 D. 39.75

7. The maximumthermal efficiency possible for a power cycle operating between 1200°F and 225°F is:

A. 58% C. 58.73%
B. 57.54% D. 57.40%

8. Compute the gas constant of a mixture of 10 kg of oxygen and 20 kg of nitrogen per kg of the mixture?

A. 0.3467 kJ/kg.K C. 0.2845 kJ/kg.K

B. 0.4572 kJ/kg.K D. 0.2578 kJ/kg.K

9. Compute the pressure ratio (P1/P2) of nitrogen that is expanded isentropically from 620°F to 60°F.

A. 14.5 C. 11.5
B. 12.9 D. 15.4

10. A carnot engine operates between 800°R and 1000°R. What is its thermal effiency?

A. 50% C. 30%
B. 40% D. 20%
Econ
1. Find the interest on P6800.00 for 3 years at 11% simple interest.
A. 1,875.00 C. 2,144.00
B. 1,987.00 D. 2,244.00

2. How long must a P40,000 note bearing 4% simple interest run to amount to P 41,350.00?
A. 340 days C. 304 days
 B. 403 days D. 430 days

3. If P16,000 earns P480 in 9 months, what is the annual rate of interest

A. 1% C. 3%
B. 2% D. 4%

4. The amount of P 2,825.00 in 8 years compounded continuously is?

A. P4,166.77 C. P4,397.00
B. P4,188.56 D. P4,214.40

5. What interest rate, compounded monthly is equivalent to 10% effective rate?

A. 9.75% C. 9.68%
B. 9.50% D. 9.57%

6. If money is worth 10% yearly, compounded quarterly, what monthly savings is required monthly in
order to have P200,000 at the end of 10 years?

A. P918.82 C. P866.99
B. P878.98 D. P981.28

7. What is the value of an asset after 8 years of use if it depreciates from its original value of P120,000.00
to its salvage value of 3% in 12 years?

A. P44,200.00 C. P44,200.00
B. P44,020.00 D. P42,400.00

8. An asset costing P50,000 has a life expectancy of 6 years and an estimated salvage value of P8,000.
Calculate the depreciation charge at the end of the fourth using fixed percentage method.

A. P7144.20 C. P3878.00
B. P5264.00 D. P2857.00

9. A machine cost P 8,000.00 and an estimated life of 10 years with a salvage value of P500.00. What is its
book value after 8 years using straight line-method?

A. P2,500.00 C. P3,000.00
B. P4,000.00 D. P2,000.00

10. An asset is purchased for P500,000.00 and a salvage value in 25 years is P100,000.00. What is the total
depreciation in the first three years using straight line method?
A. P48,000.00 C. P24,000.00
B. P32,000.00 D. P16,000.00