TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE a. x2 + y2 - 10y = 0 c.

x2 + y2 - 10x = 0
2 2
PHILIPPINES b. x + y - 10x + 10y = 0 d. x2 + y2 + 10y = 0
MANILA 13. The lines y = ±(5/12)x are asymptotes of a hyperbola
PRE BOARD EXAM DAY 3 whose foci are 26 units apart. Which CANNOT be a vertex
NAME:_______________________ DATE: 7/14/17 of the hyperbola?
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO a. (-12, 0) b. (0, 5) c. (0, -12) d. (12, 0)
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER. 14. Find the centroid of a hemisphere of radius R revolving
1. What part of 90% alcohol must be removed and replaced about the x-axis.
by an equal amount of pure alcohol to make 95% alcohol a. 5/8 from center b. 2/5 from center
solution? c. 3/5 from center d. 3/8 from center
a. 5% or less b. between 5% and 10% 15. How many kilogram of sugar costing Php. 9 per kg must
c. 5% d. 50% be mixed with 27 kg of sugar costing Php. 7 per kg so that
2. A man wants to sell his scooter. There are two offers, one at there may be a gain of 10% by selling the mixture at Php. 9.24
12,000 cash and the other a credit of Rs. 12,880 to be paid per kg?
after 8 months, money being at 18% per annum. Which is the A.36 kg B.42 kg C.54 kg D.63 kg
better offer? 16. The solution for dy/dx = xe –x when y(0) = 0
A. 12,000 in cash B. 12,880 at credit a. y = - e–x (x+1) b. y = - e–x (x+1) + 2
–2x
C. Both are equally good c. y = - e (x+1) + 1 d. NOTG
3. A company’s marginal revenue function is given by dR/dx 17. Given the force vectors; A = 8i + 4j -2k and the position
= 1000/ x –1, where x>1 is the number of items vectors B = 2j + 6k m and C =3i – 2j + 4k m, the dot product
manufactured. Find the total revenue R in terms of x, if R of A and B is
=$13,000 when x = 26 a. – 4N.m b. – 3.71 N.m
a. R = 1000/ x –1 + 3000 b. R = 1000/ x – 1 + 3000 c. – 4.5 N.m d. 7.3 N.m
c. R= 2000/ x – 1 + 3000 d. NOTG 118. If a body moves in such a way that its velocity increases
4. The equation of motion of a particle starting from rest along 8by equal amount in equal intervals of time, it is said to be
a straight line is x = t3 - 3t2 + 5. The ratio of the accelerations .moving with
after 5 sec and 3 sec will be A.a uniform retardation B.a uniform acceleration
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 C.a variable acceleration D.a variable retardation
5. A man buys a watch for Php 1950 in cash and sells it for 19. You are saving up for a big investment in six years. You
Php 2200 at a credit of 1 year. If the rate of interest is 10% estimate it will take Php14,500 to secure this investment. How
per annum, the man: much do you need to put into a savings account at the end of
A. gains Php. 55 B.gains Php 50 each year if the savings account earns 4%?
C. loses Php 30 D. gains Php. 30 (A) Php2,185 (B) Php2,375
6. A pump can fill a tank with water in 2 hours. Because of a (C) Php2,415 (D) Php2,485
leak, it took 2 hours to fill the tank. The leak can drain all the 20. A man wants to fence a rectangular area as inexpensively
water of the tank in: as possible. If the fencing material cost Php 38 per meter and
A. 4 1/ 3 hours B.7 hours Php 1,520 is available for the project, how much area can be
C. 8 hours D. 14 hours enclosed?
7. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is a. 100 m2 b. 105 m2
2
drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn c. 110 m d. NOTG
has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5? 21. Against the current in a river, a boat traveled 230 miles in
A. ½ B. 2/5 C. 8/15 D. 9/20 4 hours. With the same current, the boat traveled the same
208. Suppose that a corpse was discovered in a motel distance in only 3 hours and 20 minutes. What is the boat’s
speed?
room at midnight and its temperature was 80F. The
a. 6.1 mi/h b. 9.8 mi/h c. 63.6 mi/h d. 75.6 mi/h
temperature of the room is kept constant at 60F. Two 22. Two forces PQ and PR of magnitudes 5.0 kg and 8.0 kg,
hours later the temperature of the corpse dropped respectively, acts at a point P. The direction of PQ is N20ºE,
to75F. Find the time of death. Note: The temperature of and the direction of PR is N65ºE. Approximate the magnitude
a live person is 98.6F. and direction of the resultant PS.
a. 8:30 PM b. 7:30 PM a) 11.2 kg, N42oE b) 12.1 kg, N48oE
o
c. 9:00 PM d. NOTG c) 14.1 kgN73 E d) 15.1 kg.N27oE
9. When equal and opposite forces applied to a body, tend to 23. You are considering investing in a 5-yr CD(certificate of
elongate it, the stress so produced, is called deposit) with an annual yield of 6.5% and monthly
A. shear stress B. compressive stress compounding. If you invest Php5,000, your effective interest
C. tensile stress D. transverse stress. earned is most nearly:
10. Determine the resultant of the line load acting on the beam (A) 6.5% (B) 6.6%
shown in the figure. (C) 6.7% (D) 6.8%
a. P = 105 KN b. P=75 KN 24. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices at ( ±2,0)
c. P=90 KN d. P=45 KN and asymptotes y = ±3x
a. 4x2 – 36y2 = 144 b. 36x2 – 4y2 = 144
2 2
15 KN/m
c. 9x – 4y = 36 d. 4x2 – 9y2 = 36
25. Find the length of the latus rectum of a hyperbola whose
10 KN/m Figure 10 equation is 4x2- 9y2 +8x- 54 y – 113 = 0.
a. 2/3 b. 4/3
c. 8/3 d. 16/3
26. The beam shown in the next figure is supported by a
4m 6m hinge at A and a roller at B. The reaction RA of the hinged
11. Tom’s retirement account in a company currently totals support A of the beam, is
Php416,384. What perpetual income can Tom and his heirs A. 10.8 t B. 10.6 t C. 10.4 t D. 10.2 t.
receive per year if he retires now and the money is invested in
an annuity earning 6% interest?
(A) Php20,980 (B) Php22,980
(C) Php24,980 (D) Php26,980
12. The equation of a circle on the y-axis and passes through
the origin and the point (4,2) is
 38. For a given material Young's modulus is 200 GN/m2 and
Figure 26 modulus of rigidity is 80 GN/m2. The value of Poisson's ratio
is
A. 0.15 B. 0.20 C. 0.25 D. 0.40
39. The force in member U2L2 of the truss shown in below
figure, is
A.10 T tension B.10 T compression
27. The maximum velocity of a body vibrating with a simple
C.zero D.15 T compression.
harmonic motion of amplitude 150 mm and frequency 2
vibrations/sec, is
A. 188.5 m/sec B.18.85 m/sec
C. 1.885 m/sec D.0.18845 m/sec
28. The vertical reaction at the support A of the structure
shown in below figure, is
A.1 t B.2 t C.3 t D.2.5 t.

40. Two charges, one of + 0.5C and the other of 0.2C ,

attract each other with a force of 100 N. How far apart are
they?
a. 3 mm b. 4 mm c. 30 mm d. 40 mm
41. A particular moon rock is analyzed and it is found to
29. The total surface of two cubes is 150 sq. m, The total contain equal amounts of Potassium-19 and Argon-18, which
length of their edges is 84 cm. Find the edge of the larger are denoted as , respectively. is a radioactive
cube. isotope that can decay to . Note that for
a. 4 b. 5.5 c. 6.4 d. 7.2
30. Find the point on the curve y = x2 + 8x – 12 where the potassium decay and that the yield of is about 11% (i.e.
tangent line is parallel to the x - axis about 1 out of every 9 atoms decays to ). Assuming
a. (4, 36) b. (- 4, 28) that the initial amount of argon was zero and that all of the
c. (- 4, - 28) d. NOTG argon is the result of potassium decay, estimate the age of the
31. The angle of elevation of a hot air balloon, climbing moon rock.
vertically, changes from 25 degrees at 10:00 am to 60 degrees a. 2 billion years b. 4.3 billion years
at 10:02 am. The point of observation of the angle of elevation c. 5.3 billion years d. NOTG
is situated 300 meters away from the take off point. What is 42. A shell is fired at an angle 40 above the horizontal at a
the upward speed, assumed constant, of the balloon? velocity of 300 m/s. What is the time of flight?
a. 2.25 m/s b. 2.76 m/s c. 3.16 m/s d. 3.89 m/s a. 39 s b. 41 s c. 43 s d. 45 s
32. The present worth of Php 1404 due in two equal half- 43. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Php 13,900 divided in
yearly installments at 8% per annum simple interest is: two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of
A. Php 1325 B. Php 1300 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of
C. Php 1350 D. Php 1500 simple interest earned in 2 years be Php 3508, what was the
33. Find the centroid of the semicircular area inside x2+y2 =a2 amount invested in Scheme B?
with y greater than or equal to zero. A. Php 6400 B. Php 6500
a. (0,2a/3Π) b. (0,2a/5Π C. Php 7200 D. Php 7500
c. (0,4a/3Π) d. (0,5a/3Π) 44. A parabola has its focus at (7, -4) and directrix Y = 2. Find
34. The masses of two balls are in the ratio of 2 : 1 and their the equation
respective velocities are in the ratio of 1 : 2 but in opposite a. X2 + 12X – 14Y + 61 = 0 b. X2 + 14X – 12Y + 61 = 0
direction before impact. If the coefficient of restitution is 1/2 , 2
c. X – 12X + 14 Y + 61 = 0 d. X2 – 14X + 12 Y + 61 =
the velocities of separation of the balls will be equal to 045. In how many ways can one make a selection of 4 black
A. original velocity in the same direction balls, 5 red balls, and 2 white balls from a box containing 8
B. half the original velocity in the same direction black balls, 7 red balls and 5 white balls?
C. half the original velocity in the opposite direction a) 14700 b) 17400
D. original velocity in the opposite direction c) 47100 d) 10740
35. The angle which an inclined surface makes with the 46. The tensile force required to cause an elongation of 0.045
horiontal when a body placed on it is on the point of moving mm in a steel rod of 1000 mm length and 12 mm diameter, is
down, is called (where E = 2 x 106 kg/cm2)
A. angle of repose B. angle of friction A. 166 kg B. 102 kg C. 204 kg D. 74 kg
C. angle of inclination D. none of these. 47. At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of
36. In the cantilever truss as shown in below figure, the Php 1200 become Php 1348.32 in 2 years?
horizontal component of the reaction at A, is A. 6% B. 6.5% C. 7% D. 7.5%
A.30 tons B.60 tons C.90 tons D.120 tons. 48. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is
Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is:
A. 2 B. 2 ½ C. 3 D. 4
49-50. A tire manufacturer uses 10,000 tons of special additive
uniformly throughout the year. It costs Php50 to place each
order, with storage costs running Php1.30/ton/yr. How many
tons should the manufacturer order at a time?
(A)777 (B) 877 (C) 977 (D) 1077
37. A rectangular beam 20 cm wide is subjected to a 50. How frequently should orders be placed?
maximum shearing force of 10, 000 kg, the corresponding (A)26 days (B) 28 days (C) 30 days (D) 32 days
maximum shearing stress being 30 kg/cm2. The depth of the 51. A right triangle has a fixed hypotenuse of 30 cm and the
beam is other two sides are allowed to vary. Determine the largest
A. 15 cm B. 20 cm C. 25 cm D. 30 cm. possible area of the triangle.
a. 225 sq.cm b. 234 sq. cm
c. 243 sq. cm d. 216 sq. cm a. 4127. 01 yrs. b.4205.6 yrs.
52. A total of 0.8 kg of water at 20C is placed in 1 kW c. 4569.5 yrs. d. NOTG
electric kettle. How long a time is needed to raise the 66. An open box is made from a square piece of cardboard (of
temperature of water to 100C . side 1) by cutting out four equal (small squares) at the corners
a. 3.5 min b. 4.5 min and then folding. How big should the small squares be in order
c. 5.5 min d. 6.5 min that the volume of the box be as large as possible?
53. A bag contains six white, five red, and four blue balls. If a. 1/8 b. 1/10 c. 1/6 d. NOTG
six ball are drawn, find the probability that there will be two 67. It is a quantity that when applied to a member, tends to
balls of each color. deform the member by causing a rotation of one part of the
a) 180/1001 b) 108/1001 member relative to another.
c) 180/1100 d) 108/1100 a. couple b. torque c. axial force d. reaction
54. The shear stress at any section of a shaft is maximum 68. A particle moves according to the following function of
A. at the centre of the section time: x(t) = 3sint and y(t) = 4 cost, what is the resultant
B. at a distance r/2 from the centre velocity at t= pi?
C. at the top of the surface a. 3 b. 4 c. 9 d. 25
D. at a distance 3/4 r from the centre 69. Future value less the present value
55. A cylinder is said to be thin if the ratio of its thickness and a. discount b. rate discount
diameter, is less than c. discount rate d. profit
A. 1/25 B. 1/20 C. 1/15 D. 1/10 70. It is the worth of the property as recorded in the books of
56. The 36 m cable shown in Figure weigh 1.5 KN/m. account of the company.
determine the sag H and the maximum tension in the cable. a. book value b. fair value
a. T = 44.3 KN, H = 8.67 m b. T = 34.3 KN, H = 8.77 m c. market value d. goodwill value.
c. T = 74.3 KN, H = 5.77 m d. T = 94.3 KN, H = 6.77 m 71. A spring scale in a stationary lift shows a reading of 60 kg
for a man standing on it. If the lift starts descending at an
acceleration of g/5, the scale reading would be
Figure 56 A. 48 kg B. 60 kg C. 72 kg D. NOTG
72. A 50 kg boy climbs up a 8 m rope in gymnasiam in 10 sec.
The average power developed by the boy is approximately
57. Stress in members of statically determinate simple frames, A. 400 watts B. 500 watts
can be determined by C. 4000 watts D. none of these
A. method of joints B. method of sections 73. Given part of an arithmetic sequence ( -312, ___, ___,
C. graphical solution D. all the above -174) and t50 = 1160, what is the value of the 26th term
58. You purchase 1,000 shares of stock at Php15.00 per share. a. 48 b. 56 c. 67 d. 74
The stock pays quarterly dividends of Php125 for two years 74. If x increases uniformly at the rate of 0.001 feet per
at which time you sell the stock at the trading price of second, at what rate is the expression (1+x)3 increasing when
Php16.50 per share. The yearly return on your investment is x becomes 9 feet?
most nearly: a. 0.001 cfs b. 0.3 cfs
(A) 2% (B) 4% (C) 6% (D) 8% c. 0.003 cfs d. 1.003 cfs
59. Find the limit of the sequence an = 3 (1 + n-1)/(2 – n–2), n = 75. If a cube has an edge of length 2, what is the distance from
1, 2 …. any vertex to the center of the cube?
a. 2 b. 1 c. 3 d. NOTG a. (2) 1/2/2 b. (3)1/2 c. 2(2)1/2 d. 2(3)1/2
60. Two forces of 6 Newtons and 8 Newtons which are acting
at right angles to each other, will have a resultant of
A. 5 Newtons B. 8 Newtons
C. 10 Newtons D. 12 Newtons.
61. A company produces transmission gears used by several
farm tractor manufacturers. The base cost of operation is
Php596,700 per year. The cost of manufacturing is Php18.40
per gear. If the company sells the gears at an average price of
Php37.90 each, how many gears must be sold each year to
break even?
(A) 15,740 (B) 18,400
(C) 30,600 (D) 32,430
62. A man draws 1 card from each of 2 separate decks. What
is the probability that the card from the first deck is an ace and
the one from the second deck a face card?
a) 14/169 b) 2/169 c)16/169 d) 3/169
63. An elevator system for a 20-yr old high-rise office
building cost Php400,000 when first installed. The system was
designed to last 30 years, with salvage at 10% of initial cost.
Depreciation is straight line. The allowable depreciation
charge per year is:
(A) Php12,000 (B) Php13,333
(C) Php18,000 (D) Php20,000
64. Find the equation of the ellipse with foci at (±1, 0) and
major semi –axis 3
a. 9x2 + 8y2 = 72 b. 3x2 + 4y2 = 12
2 2
c. 4x + 3y = 12 d. 8x2 + 9y2 = 72
65. An archeologists discovered some ancient objects which
had organic remains. He found that 60% of the original
amount of C – 14 remains and the disappearance of C-14
obeys the first-order decay law, give an estimation for the age
of the objects given the half life of C14 is approximately 5600
years, determine the age of the fossil.