MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

TRIAL 1

QUESTION 1
If the roots of the equation are 1 and 2 . What is the quadratic equation?
x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
x2 – 3x – 2 = 0
x2 + 3x – 2 = 0
x2 – 3x + 2 = 0

QUESTION 2

46
-40
-50
-46

QUESTION 3
An asset is purchased for P 9000.00. Its estimated life is 10 years, after which it will be sold for P 1000.00.
Find the book value during the third year if the sum of the years digit (SYD) depreciation is used.
P 5,072.00

P 6,100.00

P 4,800.00

P 4,500.00
 QUESTION 4
1. In a dice game , one fair die is used. The player wins P10.00 if he rolls either a 1 or a 6 . He losses P5.00 if he
turns upany other face . What is the expected winning for one roll of the die ?
P 0.00

P 10.00

P 2.00

P 5.00

QUESTION 5
1. Find the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1.
2.698

3.698

2.598

3.598

QUESTION 6
1. A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s and a launch angle 20° from the horizontal. The surrounding
terrain is level, and air friction is to be disregarded. What is the horizontal distance traveled by the projectile?
1200 m

80 m

800 m

400 m
 QUESTION 7
1. Two posts one is 10 m high and the other 15 m high stand 30 m apart. They are to be stayed by transmission
wires attached to a single stake at ground level, the wires running to the top of the posts. Where should the
stake be placed to use the least amount of wire.
16 m

14 m

12 m

18 m

QUESTION 8
1. The substance decomposed at a rate proportional to the amount present. What is the half life of the substance
if 90% decomposes in 100 years ?
658 years

465 years

568 years

586 years

QUESTION 9
1. Find the distance from the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 to the point ( 2, 1 ).
4

QUESTION 10
1. A man expects to receive P 25,000 in 8 yrs. How much is that money worth now considering interest at 8 %
compounded quarterly ?
P 13,958.33
 P 13,675.23

P 13,859.12

P 13,265.63

QUESTION 11
1. Find the area bounded by the line x – 2y + 10 = 0 , the x – axis , the y-axis and x = 10 .
75

18

45

36

QUESTION 12
1. How much must be deposited at 6% each year beginning on Jan. 1, year 1, in order to accumulate P 5000.00
on the date of the last deposit, Jan 1, year 6 ?
P 717.00

P 751.00

P 715.00

P 725.00

QUESTION 13
1. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x - 2y - k = 0 represents a point circle.
6

-6

-5

QUESTION 14
1. Determine the horizontal force P to be applied to a block weighing 2500 N to hold in position on a smooth
inclined plane 30° with the horizontal.
 1443.38 N

1324.45 N

2142.56 N

1534.34 N

QUESTION 15
1. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by 35 ft building. If the rope is 40 ft long and the goat can reach 1 ft farther
than the rope length , What is the maximum area the goat can cover ?

4840.07

4804.07

4084.07

8044.07

QUESTION 16
1. Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 feet in the 1st second, 48.3 in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd second, and so
on . How far did the body fall during the 10th second ?
308.1 ft

305.9 ft

248.7 ft

241.5 ft

QUESTION 17
1. By the condition of a will, the sum of P 20,000 is left to a girl to be held in trust fund by her guardian until it
amounts to P50,000. When will the girl received the money if the fund is to be invested at 8 % compounded
quarterly.
17.98 yrs

11.57 yrs

10.34 yrs
 10.45 yrs

QUESTION 18
1. An instructor plans to retire in exactly one year and want an account that will pay him P 25,000.00 a year for
the next 15 years. Assuming a 6% annual effective interest rate, what is the amount he would need to deposit
now ? (The fund will be depleted after 15 years )
P 249,000.00

P 242,806.00

P 250,400.00

P 248,500.00

QUESTION 19
1. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation 1000 meters from the ground intended to hit a target which elevation
is 200 m from the ground. If the plane was flying at a velocity of 300 kph, at what distance from the target
must the bomb be dropped to hit the target? Wind velocity and atmospheric pressure, to be disregarded.
1864.71 m

1574.37 m

1064.2 m

2053.20 m

QUESTION 20
1. A machine has an initial cost of P 50,000.00 and a salvage value of P10,000.00 after 10 years. What is the book
value after 5 years using straight line depreciation ?
P 30,000.00

P 35,000.00

P 25,000.00

P 15,000.00

QUESTION 21
1. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at
an angle of 30° above the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball attain its original level?
 878 m

875 m

890 m

883 m

QUESTION 22
1. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes sight at the top of the tower from A and B,
which are 50 ft apart at the same elevation on a direct line with the tower. The vertical angle at point A is 30°
and at point B is 40°.What is the height of the tower?
85.60 ft

110.29 ft

143.97 ft

92.54 ft

QUESTION 23
1. Find the probability that a couple having 3 children will have at least one girl.
7/8

3/4

5/8

1/2

QUESTION 24
1. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
2

1
 QUESTION 25
1. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees respectively, find the length of
the shorter diagonal.
10.63

10.37

10.23

10.73

QUESTION 26
1. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is approximately 186,000,000
miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth.
91,450,000 miles

94,335,100 miles

94,550,000 miles ??

93,000,000 miles

QUESTION 27
1. What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola:

3x – 2y = 0

2x – y = 0

2x + y = 0

2x – 3y = 0
 QUESTION 28
1. Evaluate:

1/4

1/2

QUESTION 29
1. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm , 10 cm, and 14 cm . Determine the radius of the inscribed and circumscribing
circle.
2.45, 8.14

2.45, 7.14

3.45, 7.14

3.45, 8.14

QUESTION 30
1. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the probability
that bothballs are black. Assume that the 1st ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.
4/9

5/9

1/6

16/81
 MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
TRIAL 2

QUESTION 2
1. A pyramid with a square base has an altitude of 25 cm. If the edge of the base is 15 cm. Calculate the volume
of the pyramid.
1875 cm3
5871 cm3
1785 cm3
5178 cm3

QUESTION 3
1. What conic section is represented by x2 + 4xy + 4y2 + 2x = 10.
ellipse
parabola
hyperbola
circle

QUESTION 4
1. Compute the focal length and the length of latus rectum of parabola y 2 + 8x – 6y + 25 = 0 .
2,8
4 , 16
1,4
 16 , 64

QUESTION 5
1. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
1
2
5
3

QUESTION 6
1. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm , 10 cm, and 14 cm . Determine the radius of the inscribed and circumscribing
circle.
2.45, 8.14
3.45, 8.14
2.45, 7.14
3.45, 7.14

QUESTION 7
1. If the nominal interest rate is 3%, how much is P 5000.00 worth in 10 years in a continuously compounded
account ?
P 5,750.00
P 6,750.00
P 7,500.00
P 6,350.00

QUESTION 8
1. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of the tower A is 28° and the angle of elevation of the
top of tower A from the base of the tower B is 46°. The two towers lie in the same horizontal plane. If the
height of the tower B is 120 m, find the height of tower A.
79.3 m
90.7 m
87.2 m
66.3 m

QUESTION 9
1. Two children each weigh 75 lbs. They are seated beside each other 1.25 m from the fulcrum of a seesaw.
Where on the opposite of the fulcrum side should a 100 lb child sit to balance the seesaw?
1.58 m
1.88 m
1.23 m
 1.34 m

QUESTION 10
1. If the roots of the equation are 1 and 2 . What is the quadratic equation?
x2 – 3x – 2 = 0
x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
x2 – 3x + 2 = 0
x2 + 3x – 2 = 0

QUESTION 11
1. Two posts one is 10 m high and the other 15 m high stand 30 m apart. They are to be stayed by transmission
wires attached to a single stake at ground level, the wires running to the top of the posts. Where should the
stake be placed to use the least amount of wire.
18 m
12 m
14 m
16 m

QUESTION 12
1. The number x, 2x + 7 , 10x – 7 form a Geometric Progression. Find the value of x.
– 5 & –3/7
7 & 7/ 6
8 & 3/7
7 & -7/6

QUESTION 13
1. Three A, B, and C get into a bus that has six vacant seats on each side. In how many ways can they be seated if
A insists on sitting on the right side?
410
720
660
530

QUESTION 14
1. The substance decomposed at a rate proportional to the amount present. What is the half life of the substance
if 90% decomposes in 100 years ?
465 years
586 years
658 years
 568 years

QUESTION 15
1. A 40 kg block rest at the top of a smooth plane whose length is 4 meters and height of 0.50 m. What is time
required for the block to slide to the bottom of the plane ?
3.43 s
2.10 s
1.34 s
2.56 s

QUESTION 16
1. Find the distance from the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 to the point ( 2, 1 ).
2
3
1
4

QUESTION 17
1. An instructor plans to retire in exactly one year and want an account that will pay him P 25,000.00 a year for
the next 15 years. Assuming a 6% annual effective interest rate, what is the amount he would need to deposit
now ? (The fund will be depleted after 15 years )
P 242,806.00
P 248,500.00
P 249,000.00
P 250,400.00

QUESTION 18
1. The equation y2 = cx is the general solution of :
y/2x

QUESTION 19
1. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at
an angle of 30° above the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball attain its original level?
890 m
883 m
 878 m
875 m

QUESTION 20
1. What time after 3 o’clock will the hands of the clock be together for the first time ?
3:16.36
3:14.32
3:12.30
3:17.37

QUESTION 21
1. A man expects to receive P 25,000 in 8 yrs. How much is that money worth now considering interest at 8 %
compounded quarterly ?
P 13,958.33
P 13,265.63
P 13,675.23
P 13,859.12

QUESTION 22
1. A manufacturing firm wishes to give each 80 employees a holiday bonus. How much is needed to invest
monthly for a year at 12 % nominal interest rate compounded monthly so that each employee will receive a P
2000.00 bonus ?
P 12,615.00
P 12,608.00
P 12,300.00
P 12,600.00

QUESTION 23
1. If P 5000.00 shall accumulate for 10 years at 8% compounded quarterly. Find the compounded interest at the
end of 10 years .
P 6,010.20
P 6,040.20
P 6,000.00
P 6,005.30

QUESTION 24
1. What is the equation of the line that passes through ( 4,0 ) and is parallel to the line x – y – 2 = 0 ?
y–x–4=0
y+x+4=0
 x–y–4=0
x+y–4=0

QUESTION 25
1. Find the area bounded by the line x – 2y + 10 = 0 , the x – axis , the y-axis and x = 10 .
36
75
45
18

QUESTION 26
1. If y = 4cos x + sin 2x , what is the slope of the curve when x = 2 .
– 3.25
– 2.21
– 4.94
– 2.21

QUESTION 27
1. A bank charges 12 % simple interest on a P 300.00 loan. How much will be repaid if the loan is paid back in
one lump sum after three years ?
P 450.00
P 408.00
P 415.00
P 551.00

QUESTION 28
1. P 1,500.00 was deposited in a bank account 20 years ago. Today it is worth P 3,000.00. Interest is paid semi-
annually. Determine the interest rate paid on this account ?
2.9 %
3%
4%
3.5 %

QUESTION 29
1. Find the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1.
3.698
2.698
2.598
 3.598

QUESTION 30
1. There are 5 main roads between the cities A and B, and four between B and C. In how many ways can a person
drivefrom A to C and return, going through B on both trips without driving on the same road twice ?
120
240
260
160