UPCAT 2018 REVIEWER

MATH

1. The expression (4x3 – 12x + 20) / (2x+3) is equal to _________.

2. Let z1 = 2 – 3i and z2 = 1 + 5i. What is the product of z1 and z2?
3. Find the solution set of x2 – 2x < 2x – 3.

4. Two pipes are being used to fill a pool. If Pipe 1 and Pipe 2 are are opened, the pool is filled
in 10 minutes. If Pipe 1 is opened for 30 minutes, Pipe 1 and Pipe 2 together can finish
filling the pool in 10 more minutes. Determine how long will it take each of Pipe 1 and Pipe
2 to fill the pool alone.
1
5. Solve for x: 45-9x =
8 x−2

6. How many numbers between 100 and 500 are divisible by 6?

π
7. Evaluate cos (! )
12

8. Find the exact numerical value of: sin 285° - sin 15°

9. Ant-Man observed that the top of a jar of sugar

has an angle of elevation of 30°. After walking
1 ft. towards the jar, the new angle of elevation
is 60°. What is the height of the jar?

5π
10. What is the value of sin-1 (sin )?
6

11. Given three squares of different areas, the perimeter of square A is 2/3 the perimeter of
square B, and the perimeter of square B is 2/3 the perimeter of square C. If the area of
square A is 16 square units, what is the area of square C?

a. 81
 b. 72

c. 23

d. 40

12. Find x in 2x−1 = 1024^x 

a. 2/3

b. 1/9

c. -1/9

d. 1/3

13. A bag of pig feed will feed 15 pigs in 60 days. How long will it feed 12 pigs?

a. 38

b. 48

c. 55

d. 40

14. An equilateral triangle has the same perimeter as a square. What is the area of the square if
the triangle has side equal to 24?

a. 144 square units

b. 324 square units

c. 256 square units

d. 196 square units

15. How many sides of a regular polygon if has a sum of 2,340 degrees in its interior angle?

a. 10

b. 13

c. 12

d. 15
16. The surface area of a sphere varies directly as the square of its radius. If the radius of a
sphere is tripled, then the surface area of the sphere increases by what percentage?

a. 800%

b. 200%

c. 400%

d. 150%

17. Write the equation of a circle with center at (-2, 3) and passes through point (0,0).

! + 2)2 + (y − 3) = 13
2
a. (x

b. !(x)2 + (y) = 1
2

! − 2)2 + (y + 3) = 13
2
c. (x

! + 2)2 + (y − 3) = 0
2
d. (x

18. Jane is now 15 years older than Jim. If in 10 years Jane will be twice as old as Jim, how
many years old will Jim be in 7 years?

a. 25

b. 26

c. 27

d. 28

2x 2 + 11x − p
19. What is the value of p in the equation ! = 0?
2x − 3

a. 21

b. 8

c. 15

d. 2
20. A cylindrical can is designed to hold 245π ml of oil. If the radius of the base is 7 cm, find
the height of the can.

a. 6π

b. 10π

c. 2π

d. 5π

21. Given the parabola y = 2x2 – 4x – 3, find the equation of the circle whose center is the
vertex of the parabola, and passes through the y-intercept.

a. (x-1)2 + (y+5)2 = 5

b. (x-1)2 + (y-5)2 = 5

c. (x+1)2 + (y+5)2 = 5

d. (x+1)2 + (y-5)2 = 5

22. The statement “Rodrigo Duterte is our current President or 4x = 16” is TRUE

a. For any number x

b. If ≠ 4

c. Only if x = 4

d. For no value of x

23. If I can add fractions, then I can subtract fractions. I can’t subtract fractions. Which of the
following is a valid conclusion?

a. I can add fractions

b. I can’t add fractions

c. Fractions cannot be added

d. No fractions can be subtracted

24. Thrice a number less four is twenty deducted by that number. What is the number?

a. 4
 b. 2

c. 8

d. 6

25. Six years ago, DJ’s mother was 8 less than twice the age of DJ then. Four years from now,
twice her age will be four more than thrice his age. How old is DJ now?

a. 16

b. 36

c. 20

d. 30

26. If y varies directly as x and inversely as z, and y = 5 when x = 2 and z = 4, find y when x = 3
and z = 6.

a. 5

b. 6

c. 7

d. 8

! − 2)2
27. Find the second derivative of (x

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

28. In how many ways can 5 persons be seated in a circular table?

a. 5

b. 20

c. 24

d. 120
29. Given: f(x) = 6x4 – 3x3 - 11x2 + x + 3. All are zeros of f except
3
a. !
2

b. -1

√3
c. −
!
3

d. 3!

30. A man 2 meters tall and standing 15 meters away from a tree found that the angle of
elevation of the top of the tree was 45 degrees. What is the height of the tree?

a. 13 meters

b. 15 meters

c. 17 meters

d. 19 meters