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Techniques in Solving Engineering Mathematics
 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

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fx – 991 ES PLUS
FEATURES
• Natural-V.P.A.M.
• Dot matrix display
• 15 and 10+2 digits
• 417 functions
• Equation solver
• 20 pairs of values for metric conversion
• Calculation with complex numbers
• Calc key (temporary formula memory)
• 40 physical constants
• Matrix/vector calculation
• Numerical integral & differential calculus
• Random Integers
• New equation Mode
• Function table
• Two-Way-Power
The MAGIC of CASIO FX-991ES Plus
TRUE FEATURE:

• Can be used to simplify

70 - 80% of the problems in
ENGINEERING
MATHEMATICS BOARD
EXAM

HOW??
 MATHEMATICS
Calculator Techniques

ALGEBRA
TRIGONMETRY PROBABILITY
GEOMETRY STATISTICS
DIFFERENTIAL VECTOR ANALYSIS
CALCULUS ADVANCED
INTEGRAL CALCULUS MATHEMATICS
DIFFERENTIAL
EQUATIONS
 Least Common Multiple (LCM)
1. What is the LCM of the numbers 12 and 27?
a. 270
b. 135
c. 45
d. 3
 ALGEBRA
Objectives:
a. Learn the principles.
b. Use calculator technique to solve the problem.
 Greatest Common Factor
2. Find the greatest common factor of the numbers 15 and 27?
a. 270
b. 135
c. 35
d. 3
 Laws of Exponents
1
2 3 −2 −3 −
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 −3 𝑦𝑧 3 2
3. Simplify 5
−
𝑥𝑦𝑧 −3 2
a. 𝑥 −2 𝑦 −7 𝑧 −3
b. 𝑥 3 𝑦 −6 𝑧 4
c. 𝑥 3 𝑦 −6 𝑧 4
d. 𝑥 2 𝑦 −6 𝑧 −4
 Laws of Exponents
4. Simplify 7𝑎+2 − 8 7𝑎+1 + 5 7𝑎 + 49(7𝑎−2 )
a. −7𝑎
b. 8𝑎+1
c. −7𝑎−2
d. 5𝑎−1
 Simultaneous Equation
5. Solve for x in the following equtions:
27𝑥 = 9𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 81𝑦 3−𝑥 = 243
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
 Polynomials
4 52n+1 −10(52n−1 )
6. Evaluate y=
2(52𝑛 )
a. 9
b. 6
c. 4
d. 2
 Laws of Logarithm
7. Solve for x: log(2𝑥 + 7) − log 𝑥 − 1 = log 5
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2
 Equations
8. Solve for x in the given equations: 𝑥𝑦 = 50, 𝑥𝑧 = 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑧 = 20
a. 4
b. 5
c. 2
d. 8
 Binomial Theorem
9. Find the middle term of the expansion of x 2 + 1 16

a. 12870𝑥16
b. 13420 x 8
c. 11640𝑥14
d. 15620𝑥 8
 Binomial Theorem
1 15
10. Find the term free of x in the expansion of 𝑥 + .
𝑥 1.5
a. 5005
b. 6030
c. 7290
d. 4210
 Binomial Theorem
11. Find the coefficient of 𝑥 + 𝑦 10 containing the term 𝑥 7 𝑦 3
a. 120
b. 130
c. 125
d. 135
 Remainder Theorem
12. Find the remainder when 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 7 is divided by 𝑥 − 2.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2
 Remainder Theorem
13. Find the remainder when 4𝑥 3 − 8𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 7 is divided by 2𝑥 − 3.
a. -11
b. 11
c. -15
d. 15
 Factoring
(𝑏2 −4𝑏+16)(𝑏2 −16)
14. Reduce to lowest terms
𝑏3 +64
a. 𝑏 − 4
b. 𝑏 + 4
c. 𝑏 + 3
d. 𝑏 + 2
 Arithmetic Progression
The 40th term of term of the arithmetic progression 4, 8, 12, 16,... is

A. 160
B. 158
C. 164
D. 168
 Arithmetic Progression
If the 10th term of the arithmetic series is 33 and 15th term is 53, what is the
20th term?
A. 81
B. 85
C. 77
D. 73
 Sum of Arithmetic Progression
15. What is the sum of the first 50 terms of the series 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ... ?
A. 3775
B. 3927
C. 3626
D. 5005
 Sum of Geometric Progression
16. What is the sum of the first 10 terms of the series 4, 12, 36, ....?
A. 354,292
B. 118,096
C. 39,364
D. 1,456
 Geometric Progression
What is the 9th term of the series 4, 8, 16, 32,...?
A. 1042
B. 1024
C. 512
D. 256
 Geometric Progression
The 4th term of the geometric progression is 128 and the 8th term is 8. what is
the 12th term?
A. 1/4
B. 1/2
C. 2
D. 4
 Age Problem
The sum of the ages of the father and the son is 32. In ten years, the difference
of their ages is 24. What is the age of the father?
A. 28
B. 24
C. 35
D. 40
 Rate Problem
The boat travels at a distance of 20km with constant velocity upstream for 1
hour. The same boat travels the same distance downstream for 45 minutes.
What is the speed of the boat in kph?
A. 70/3 kph
B. 10/3 kph
C. 40 kph
D. 5 kph
 Clock Problem
What time after 10 O’clock will the hands of the clock be on opposite
directions?
A. 10:20
B. 10:22
C. 10:21.818
D. 10:22.828
 Inequalities
What are the possible values of x form the inequality |x+4|>8?
A. x>4
B. x < -12
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
 TRIGONOMETRY
What is
a. 600 degrees is ________ rad
4𝜋
b. 3
radian is __________ degrees
c. 900 grads is __________ degrees
d. 3π radian is __________ gradians
 The COSINE Law
• Solve for a.
A. 5.4
B. 4.5
C. 6.3
D. 2.1
 The COSINE Law
• Two sides of triangle measures 6 cm and 8 cm and
their included angle is 40o. Find the third side.
A. 5.144 cm
B. 4.256 cm
C. 5.263 cm
D. 5.645 cm
 The COSINE Law
A. 12√13 miles
B. 24√13 miles
C. 12√3 miles
D. 13√12 miles
 Sine Law
Solve the value of angle B.
a. 21.4 degrees
b. 26.6 degrees
c. 30 degrees
d. 40 degrees
 Trigonometric Identities
Solve for x if Arctan ( 1 – x ) + Arctan ( 1 + x ) = Arctan ( 1/8 ).
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3
 Identities
What is the value of A between 270° and 360° if 2sin² A – sin A = 1 ?
A. 290°
B. 275°
C. 300°
D. 330°
 Identities

sin 0° +sin 1° +sin 2° + … +sin 90°

Evaluate
cos 0° +cos 1° +cos 2° + … +cos 90°
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
 Identities
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 tan 𝑦
If 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 90°, then is equal to
sin 𝑦 tan 𝑥
A. tanx
B. 1/tanx
C. –tanx
D. -1/tanx
 TRIGONOMETRY/GEOMETRY
1. A clock has a minute hand 16 cm long and an hour hand 11 cm long.
Find the distance between the outer tips of the hands at 2:30 o’clock.
A. 19.6 cm
B. 20.6 cm
C. 21.6 cm
D. 22.6 cm
 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 𝟏 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽
Simplify −
𝟏 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽

A. sin²θ
B. cos²θ
C. 1
D. 0
3. Solve for x if Arctan ( 1 – x ) + Arctan ( 1 + x ) = Arctan ( 1/8 ).
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3
4. Two buildings with flat roofs are 15 m apart. From the edge of the roof of
the lower building, the angle of elevation of the edge of the roof of the taller
building is 32°. How high is the taller building if the lower building is 18 m
high?
A. 26.4 m
B. 27.4 m
C. 28.4 m
D. 29.4 m
 To be continued....
GEOMETRY
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
INTEGRAL CALCULUS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
And others.....
5. Two cars start at the same time from the same station and move along
straight roads that form an angle of 30°, one car at the rate of 30 kph and the
other at the rate of 40 kph. How far apart are the cars at the end of half an
hour ?
A. 10.17 km
B. 10.27 km
C. 10.37 km
D. 10.47 km
6. Find the area of a spherical triangle ABC on the surface of a sphere of
radius 10 where A = 119°37', B = 38°43' and C = 34°23'.
A. 23.18
B. 22.19
C. 21.16
D. 24.13
7. What is the sum of the series Log(3/2) + Log(4/3) + Log(5/4) +… +
Log(199/198) + Log(200/199).
A. 10
B. 6
C. 2
D. 8
8. A chord is 36 cm long and its mid-point is 36 cm from the mid-point
of the longer arc. Find the radius of the circle.
A. 18 cm
B. 9 cm
C. 22.5 cm
D. 25.2 cm
9. A circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of one meter will be
made into a conical hat 40 cm high by cutting a sector off and joining
the edges to form a cone, determine the diameter of the cone in cm.
A. 30 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 90 cm
D. 120 cm
10. The level of gasoline in a spherical tank, 6m in diameter, dropped
from 5.5m to 3.5 m. how much gasoline, in cu.m. was taken out?
A. 41.9
B. 48.1
C. 40.3
D. 42.5
12. Solve for y if 𝒚 = (𝐜𝐬𝐜 𝒙 – 𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝒙)(𝟏 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝒙)
A. sin x
B. cos x
C. tan x
D. 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 𝐱
13. In a triangle, find the side c if the angle C = 100°, side b = 20,
and side a = 15.
A. 28
B. 27
C. 29
D. 26
14. Points A and B are 100 m apart and are on the same elevation as the
foot of a building. The angles of elevation of the top of the building
from points A and B are 21° and 32°, respectively. How high is tower A?
A. 271.6
B. 99.5
C. 259.2
D. 277.9
15. Points A and B 1000m apart are plotted on a straight highway running East
and West. From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32 degrees N of W and from B
the bearing of C is 26 degrees N of E. Approximate the shortest distance of
tower C to the highway.
A. 264 meters
B. 274 meters
C. 284 meters
D. 294 meters
 Analytic Geometry
Objectices:
a. Learn the principles of analytic geometry
b. Use calculator technique.
 Distance Between 2-Points
• Find the distance between two points A(1,3) and
B(2,1).
A. 2 units
B. sqrt (5) units
C. sqrt (3) units
D. sqrt (2) units
 Slope of a line segment
A line segment have end points on (-3,5) and (4,6). What is the length of the
line segment and its slope?
A. 5√2, 1/7
B. 5√2, -1/7
C. 5, -1/7
D. 5, 7
 Distance of a Point to a Line
What is the distance of a point (5,-7) to a line y = 4x + 5?
A. 32√5/5
B. -32√5/5
C. 16√5/5
D. 5√5/32
 Area of a Triangle
Find the area of the triangle having vertices of (0, 0), (9,4) and (-2,12).
A. 116
B. 54
C. 58
D. 20
 Equation of a line
What is the equation of a line having a slope 5 and a y-intercept of 6?
A. y = 5x +6
B. y = -5x -6
C. y = 5x -6
D. y = -5x +6
 Equation of the parabola
The parabola is given by the equation 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4. What is vertex of the
parabola?
A. (-1, -3)
B. (-1, 3)
C. (1, -3)
D. (1, 3)
 Equation of the Parabola
Find the equation of the parabola passing the points (-3,16), (0, 1), and (2, 21).
A. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1
B. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 1
C. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1
D. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 1
 The parabola
The length of the Latus rectum of the parabola 4𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 5 = 0 is
A. ¼ (opens upward)
B. 2 (opens left)
C. 3 (opens right)
D. ¼ (opens downward)
 The parabola
The length of the Latus rectum of the parabola 4𝑦 2 − 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 15 = 0 is
A. 4
B. 2
C. 3/4
D. 1
 ELLIPSE
Find the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse
9𝑥 2 + 4𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 8 = 0
A. 8/3
B. 4/3
C. 3/2
D. 9
 ELLIPSE
What is the center of the ellipse 𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 − 8𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 10 = 0
A. (4, -1)
B. (0, 5)
C. (0, 0)
D. (6,-3)
 HYPERBOLA
Find the length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola
𝑦 2 − 16𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 1 = 0
A. ½
B. ¼
C. 2
D. 4
 HYPERBOLA
Find the center of the hyperbola 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 2 + 3𝑦 − 2𝑥 + 20 = 0
A. (- ¼ , -3/2)
B. ( ¼ , 3/2)
C. ( ¼ , -3/2)
D. ( -¼ , -3/2)
 APPLICATION
What is the area of an elliptical lot having an equation of
4𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 + 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 2 = 0
A. 16π
B. 6π
C. 8π
D. 36π
 INTEGRAL CALCULUS
1. Evaluate ‫ 𝒙𝒅 𝒙 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐫𝐚 ׬‬.

A. 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒙 − 𝐥𝐧 𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐

B. 𝒙 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒙 − 𝒍𝒏 𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 + 𝑪
C. 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒙 + 𝟐𝐥𝐧(𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 )
D. 𝒙 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝒙 + 𝐥𝐧 𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 + 𝑪
Find the area enclosed by 𝒓𝟐 = 𝟐𝒂𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝜽 .
A. 𝟐𝒂𝟐
B. 𝟒𝒂𝟐
C. 𝒂𝟐
D. 𝟑𝒂𝟐
The velocity of a body is given by v(t) = 𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝝅𝒕), where the velocity is
given in meters per second and t is given in seconds. The distance
covered in meters between t = ¼ and ½ second is close to.
A. 0.5221 m
B. 0.2251 m
C. -0.2251 m
D. -0.5221 m
 𝟏 Τ𝟐
Find the area bounded by y = 𝟏𝟏 − 𝒙 , the lines 3x = 2 and x = 10,
and the X-axis.
A. 19.456 sq. units
B. 22.567 sq. units
C. 20.567 sq. units
D. 21.478 sq. units
The area bounded by the curve y2 = 12x and the line x = 3 is revolved
about the line x = 3. What is the volume generated?
A. 186
B. 181
C. 179
D. 184
 𝟑𝒅𝒙
Evaluate ‫׬‬ .
𝒙(𝒙+𝟑)

A. 𝟑 𝐥𝐧 𝒙 𝒙 + 𝟑 + 𝑪
𝒙
B. 𝐥𝐧 +𝑪
𝒙+𝟑
𝟏 𝒙
C. 𝐥𝐧 𝒙+𝟑 +𝑪
𝟑
D. 𝐥𝐧 𝒙 𝒙 + 𝟑 + 𝑪
Evaluate ‫ 𝜽𝒅 𝜽 𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐥 𝜽 𝐧𝐚𝐭 ׬‬.
A. 𝟐 𝐥𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝜽 𝟐 +𝑪
B. ½ 𝐥𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝜽 + 𝑪
C. 𝐥𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝜽 𝟐 +𝑪
D. ½ 𝐥𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝜽 𝟐 +𝑪
Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the amount present. If
half of the original amount disappears after 1000 years, what is the
percentage lost in 100 years?
A. 6.70%
B. 4.50%
C. 5.36%
D. 4.30%
A thermometer reading is 18C brought into a room where the temperature is
70C; 1 minute later the thermometer reading is 31C . Determine the
thermometer reading 5 minutes after it is brought into the room.
A. 62.33 C
B. 58.99 C
C. 56.55 C
D. 57.66 C
The Laplace transform of 𝒕𝟐 𝒆−(𝟐𝒕−𝟏) is
𝟐𝒆
A.
𝒔+𝟐
−𝟐𝒆
B.
𝒔+𝟐 𝟐
𝟐
C.
𝒔+𝟐 𝟑
𝟐𝒆
D.
𝒔+𝟐 𝟑
Complex form of 𝟑 + 𝟒𝒊 is
A. 𝟑 + 𝒊
B. 𝟐 − 𝒊
C. 𝟐 + 𝒊
D. 𝟑 − 𝒊
 𝟐𝟒
The inverse Laplace transform of is
𝒔+𝟐 𝟓
A. 𝒕𝟒 𝒆−𝟐𝒕
𝒕𝟒 𝒆−𝟐𝒕
B.
𝟔
𝒕𝟒 𝒆𝟐𝒕
C.
𝟓
𝒕𝟒
D.
𝟔
 𝟑𝟐𝟏𝟕 𝟒𝟐𝟕 𝟏𝟖
Write in rectangular form the expression 𝒊 –𝒊 + 𝒊
A. 𝟐𝒊 + 𝟏
B. −𝒊 + 𝟏
C. 𝟐𝒊 – 𝟏
D. 𝟏 + 𝒊
 Mechanics
An elevator car weighs 5500 N. If the car accelerates upwards at a rate of
4.0 m/s2, what is the tension in the support cable lifting the car? Use g =
10 m/s2
A. 1600 N
B. 3300 N
C. 4400 N
D. 7700 N
A system of two blocks is accelerated by an applied force of magnitude
F on the frictionless horizontal surface. The tension in the string
between the blocks is:
A. 3F/5
B. F
C. 3F/8
D. F/3
A student pulls a wooden box along a rough horizontal floor at constant
speed by means of a force P as shown to the right. Which of the
following must be true?
A. P > f and N < W.
B. P > f and N = W.
C. P = f and N > W.
D. P = f and N = W.
A small metal particle passes downward through a fluid medium while being
subjected to the attraction of a magnetic field such that its position is observed
to be 𝒔 = 𝟏𝟓𝒕𝟑 − 𝟑𝒕 mm, where ‘t’ is measured in seconds. Determine
acceleration of the particle when t= 5 s.
A. 100 mm/s^2
B. 90 mm/s^2
C. 450 mm/s^2
D. cannot be determined
Two forces have magnitudes of 11 newtons and 5 newtons. The
magnitude of their sum could NOT be equal to which of the following
values?
A. 16 newtons
B. 5 newtons
C. 9 newtons
D. 7 newtons
A ball leaves a girl's hand with an upward velocity of 6 meters per
second. What is the maximum height of the ball above the girl's hand?
A. 1.5 m
B. 1.6 m
C. 1.7 m
D. 1.8 m
A boy throws a ball vertically upward with a velocity of 6 meters per
second. How long does it take the ball to return to the boy's hand?
A. 1.11 s
B. 1.22 s
C. 1.33 s
D. 1.44 s
A toy train moves in a circle of 8 meters radius with a speed of 4 meters
per second. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the train?
A. 1 m/s^2
B. 2 m/s^2
C. 3 m/s^2
D. 4 m/s^2
A certain machine exerts a force of 200 newtons on a box whose mass is 30
kilograms. The machine moves the box a distance of 20 meters along a
horizontal floor. What amount of work does the machine do on the box?
A. 4000 J
B. 5000 J
C. 6000 J
D. 7000 J
A box is initially at rest on a horizontal, frictionless table. If a force of 10
Newtons acts on the box for 3 seconds, what is the momentum of the
box at the end of the 3 second interval?
A. 3.33 N/s
B. 20 N-s
C. 30 N-s
D. 40 N-s
Suppose that you make 12 equal annual deposits of P2, 000 each into a bank
account paying 8% interest per year. The first deposit will be made one year
from today. How much money can be withdrawn from this bank account
immediately after the 12th deposit?
A. 37954
B. 5036
C. 39754
D. 40000
In five years, P 18,000 will be needed to pay for a building renovation, In order
to generate this sum, a sinking fund consisting of three annual payments is
established now. For tax purposes, no further payments will be made after three
years, What payment is necessary if money is worth 15% per annum?
A. 3,345.65
B. 3,919.53
C. 3,789.34
D. 3,878.56
What is the value of an asset after 8 years of use if it depreciates from its
original value of 120,000.00 pesos to its salvage value of 3% in 12 years?
A. 42400
B. 44200
C. 24400
D. 44020
What will be the future worth of money after 12 months, if the sum of
P25,000 is invested today at simple interest rate of 1% per month?
A. P30,000
B. P28,000
C. P29,000
D. P27,859
If P1,000 accumulates to P1,500 when invested at a simple interest for
three years, what is the rate of interest?
A. 13.33%
B. 13.36%
C. 16.67%
D. 16.33%