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Set A
MATHEMATICS
8am - 1pm

PREBOARD EXAM 4 – Math 2

FIRST MOCKBOARD EXAMINATION

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following

questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2 only.

1. Two line pass through (5, 5) and separate tangents of the circle x² +
y² = 9. Determine the distance between the x-intercepts of the two lines.
A. 12 B. 11 C. 14 D. 13

2. Simplify 1/(csc x + cot x) + 1/(csc x - cotx).

A. 2cosx B. 2secx C. 2cscx D. 2sinx

3. Evaluate: 1² + 1³ + 2² + 2³ + 3² + 3³ + 4² + 4³ + … + 100² + 100³.

A. 25,840,850 B. 28,240,290 C. 26,854,520 D. 28,485,240

4. Given the 3-dimensional vectors: A = i(xy) + j(2yz) + k(3zx) and B =

i(yz) + j(2zx) + k(3xy). Determine the scalar product at point (1, 2, 3).
A. 144 B. 126 C. 138 D. 132

5. An observer is 200 ft from a building, observes that the top of the

pole on the top of the building makes an angle of elevation of 30°.
Assuming height of the pole is 50 ft and the height of the eyes of the
observer is 5 ft from the ground level. Find the height of the building in
feet.
A. 65.8 B. 70.5 C. 72.4 D. 80.1

6. The value of x + y in the complex expression 3 + xi = y + 2i is:

A. 5 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

7. What is the ratio of the perimeter of a regular polygon of n-sides to

the diameter of a circumscribing circle as n approaches infinity?
A. 1 B. 2.025 C. 3.14 D. 1.02414

8. A line passes through (1, -3) and (-4, 2). Write the equation of the
line in slope-intercept form.
A. y = -x - 2 B. y - 2 = x C. y = x - 4 D. y - 4 = x

9. Find the length of the arc of r = 2/(1 + cos theta) from theta = 0 to
theta = pi/2.

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A. 2.64 B. 3.22 C. 2.88 D. 3.49

10. Ben is two years away from being twice Ellen's age. The sum of twice
Ben's age and thrice Ellen's age is 66. Find Ben's age now.
A. 19 B. 20 C. 18 D. 21

11. Jan remodel a kitchen in 20 hours and Jack in 15 hours. If they work
together, how many hours to remodel the kitchen?
A. 8.6 B. 7.5 C. 5.6 D. 12

12. A and B are independent events. The probability that event A will
occur is p(A), and the probability that A and B will occur is p(AB). From
these two statements, what is the probability that event B will occur?
A. p(A)p(AB) C. p(B) - p(AB)
B. p(AB)/p(A) D. p(A) - p(B)

13. If (x + 3):10 = (3x - 2):8, find 2x -1.

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

14. What is the integral of cosx e^(sinx) dx?

A. e^(cosx) + C C. e^(-cosx) + C
B. e^(sinx) + C D. e^(-sinx) + C

15. A rectangular trough is 8ft long, 2ft across the top, and 4 feet deep.
If water flows in at a rate of 2 cu.ft./min, how fast is the surface
rising when the water is 1 ft deep?
A. 1/5 ft/min B. 1/8 ft/min C. 1/6 ft/min D. 1/16 ft/min

16. Solve the equations: 2x - y + 3z = -3; 3x + 3y - z = 10; -x - y + z =

-4 by Cramer's Rule.
A. (-1, 2, 1) B. (2, -1, -1) C. (1, 2, -1) D. (2, 1, -1)

17. Given sin θ = 3/5 and θ is acute, find cos 2θ.

A. -7/25 B. -4/5 C. 4/5 D. 7/25

18. Find the 16th term of the arithmetic sequence: 4,7,10, ...
A. 47 B. 46 C. 49 D. 48

19. The sides of a quadrilateral are 4 cm, 5cm, 6cm and 7cm. Find the
perimeter of a similar quadrilateral if the side corresponding to 6cm is
9cm.
A. 30 B. 31 C. 32 D. 33

20. What is the number of permutations of the letters of the word BANANA?
A. 60 B. 36 C. 42 D. 52

21. A certain population of bacteria grows such that is rate of change is

always proportional to the amount present. It doubles in 2 years. If in 3
years there are 20,000 of bacteria present, how much is present initially?
A. 9.071 B. 10.071 C. 7.071 D. 8.071

22. Which of the following is identically equal to (sec A + tan A)?

A. csc (A - 1) C. csc (A + 1)

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B. 2/(1 - tan A) D. 1/(sec A - tan A)

23. Nanette has a ribbon with a length of 13.4 m and divided it by 4. What
is the length of each part. Feb 2014
A. 3.35m B. 3.25m C. 3.15m D. 3.45m

24. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = x^3 + 3x^2 - 1.

A. (-1, 1) B. -2, 30 C. (0, -1) D. (-3, -1)

25. The differential equation whose general solution is y = C(x square) +

1.
A. xy' = 2(y - 1) C. x = y' - 1
B. x' = 2(y - 1) D. xy' = 2(1 - y)

26. Sand is pouring to form a conical pile such that its altitude is
always twice its radius. If the volume of a conical pile is increasing at
a rate of 25 pi cu.ft. /min, how fast is the radius is increasing then the
radius is 5 feet?
A. 0.5ft/min C. 5 ft/min
B. 0.5pi ft/min D. 5pi ft/min

27. Simplify (cosx - 1)(cosx +1).

A. -1/(sinx)^2 B. -1/(cosx)^2 C. -1/(cscx)^2 D. -1/(secx)^2

28. If a truck parks at 1PM in a parking lot and leaves at 4 PM. Find the
number of hours it stayed at the parking.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

29. The 10th and the 12th term of an arithmetic sequence are 38 and 55
respectively. Find the 13th term.
A. 36.5 B. 56.3 C. 65.3 D. 63.5

30. The surface area "S" and the volume "V" of a sphere changes
accordingly with radius "r". There is a value of r when the rates of
change in S and V are numerically equal. Determine the value of S.
A. 16π B. 20π C. 14π D. 18π

31. Solve for the particular solution of dy/dx - 3y/x = x³ if y(1) = 4.

A. y = x^4 + 3x^3 C. y = 3x^2 + x + 8
B. y = 3x^2 + 4x + 2 D. y = x^4

32. What is the coefficient of the (x-1)^3 term in the Taylor series of
expansion of f(x) lnx expanded about x = 1?
A. 1/6 B. 1/4 C. 1/3 D. 1/2

33. Three ships are situated as follows: A is 225 mi due north of C, and B
is 375 mi due east of C. What is the bearing of B from A?
A. S56°E B. N59°E C. S59°E D. N56°E

34. Determine the number of permutations of 8 distinct objects, taken 3 at

a time.
A. 336 B. 210 C. 504 D. 120

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35. An anchor chain of ship weighs 730 N per linear meter while the anchor
weight 8900 N. What is the work done in pulling up the anchor if 30 meters
of chain are out, assuming that the left is vertical.
A. 595.5 kJ B. 267 kJ C. 328.5 kJ D. 61.5 kJ

36. A survey of 500 television viewers produced the following results: 285
watch football games; 195 watch hockey games; 115 watch basketball games;
45 watch football and basketball games; 70 watch football and hockey
games; 50 watch hockey and basketball games; 50 do not watch any of the
three games. How many watch basketball games ONLY?
A. 30 B. 40 C. 60 D. 50

37. For z=x^(2)∙y^(2) + e^(2x)∙y^3, find ∂z/∂x.

A. xy^2 + 2e^x C. 2x + y^3
B. 2xy + 2e^(x)∙y^3 D. 2xy^2 + 2e^(2x)∙y^3

38. Multiply the following: (2x + 5y)(5x - 2y).

A. -10x^2 + 21xy + 10y^2 C. -10x^2 - 21xy - 10y^2
B. 10x^2 + 21xy - 10y^2 D. 10x^2 - 21xy + 10y^2

39. Find the area of the curve: r = a(1 - sin θ).

A. (1/2)πa^2 B. (3/2)πa^2 C. (4/3)πa^2 D. (2/3)πa^2

40. If the equation of the directrix of a parabola is x - 5 = 0 and its

focus is at (1,0), find the length of its latus rectum.
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12

41. If sin x cos x + sin 2x = 1, what are the values of x?

A. 69.3°, -20.67° C. 20.90°, 69.10°
B. 32.2°, 69.3° D. 69.3°, -32.2°

42. Determine the sum of the positive-valued solutions to the simultaneous

equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21.
A. 15 B. 13 C. 19 D. 17

43. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 each respectively. The
angle opposite the 150 side is 26°. What is the third leg?
A. 341.78 B. 197.49 C. 282.15 D. 218.61

44. A survey of 500 television viewers produced the following results: 285
watch football games; 195 watch hockey games; 115 watch basketball games;
45 watch football and basketball games; 70 watch football and hockey
games; 50 watch hockey and basketball games; 50 do not watch any of the
three games. How many watch hockey games only?
A. 95 B. 80 C. 110 D. 65

45. There are 8 different colors, 3 of which are red, blue and green. In
how many ways can 5 colors be selected out of the 8 colors if red and blue
are always included but green is excluded?
A. 12 B. 11 C. 10 D. 9

46. A certain chemical decomposes exponentially. Assume that 200 grams

becomes 50 grams in 1 hour. How much will remain after 3 hours?

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A. 1.50 B. 6.25 grams C. 4.275 grams D. 3.125 grams

47. If the man sleeps from 6:48 PM up to 7:30 AM. The number of hours and
minutes he sleeps is
A. 11 hrs and 42 min C. 13 hrs and 42 min
B. 12hrs and 42 min D. 1o hrs and 42 min

48. In how many ways can four coins be tossed once?

A. 4 B. 32 C. 8 D. 16

49. How many 6-number combinations can be generated from the numbers 1 to
42 inclusive, without repetition and with no regard to the order of the
numbers?)
A. 850,668 B. 188,848,296 C. 5,245,786 D. 31,474,716

50. If a bug moves a distance of 3pi cm along a circular arc and if this
arc subtends a central angle of 45 degrees, what is the radius of the
circle?
A. 8cm B. 12 cm C. 14cm D. 16cm

51. Find the polar equation of the circle, if its center is at (4, 0) and
the radius is 4.
A. r - 6 cos u = 0 C. r - 8 cos u = 0
B. r - 12 cos u = 0 D. r - 4 cos u = 0

52. A jogger starts a course at a steady rate of 8 kph. Five minutes

later, a second jogger starts the same course at 10 kph. How long will it
take the second jogger to catch the first?
A. 22 min. B. 21 min. C. 20 min. D. 18 min.

53. A chord is 40 cm long and its midpoint is 40 cm from the midpoint of

the longer arc. Find the area of the circle. (AUG01-48)
A. 455π B. 625π C. 568π D. 25π

54. if 8 men take 12 days to assemble 16 machines, how many days will it
take 15 men to assemble 50 machines?
A. 16 B. 24 C. 18 D. 20

55. Two angles measuring p deg and q deg are complementary. If 3p - 2q =

40 deg, then the smaller angle measures
A. 40 deg B. 44 deg C. 46 deg D. 50 deg

56. What would happen to the volume of a sphere if the radius is tripled?
A. Multiplied by 3 C. Multiplied by 27
B. Multiplied by 9 D. Multiplied by 6

57. Determine the nature of the surface whose equation is 2x^2 - 3y^2 +
z^2 + 8x + 16y - 2z = 0.
A. sphere B. paraboloid C. ellipsoid D. hyperboloid

58. If cos z = 2, find cos 3z.

A. 7 B. 17 C. 27 D. 37

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59. If a flat circular plate of radius 2 m is submerged horizontally in
water so that the top surgace is at a depth of 3m, then the force on the
top surface of the plate is
A. 369,829.15 N C. 739,658.3 N
B. 184,914.57 N D. 386,892.51 N

60. A stack of bricks has 61 in the bottom layer, 58 bricks in the second
layer, 55 brick in the third layer, and so on until there are 10 bricks in
the last layer. How many bricks are there all together?
A. 638 B. 640 C. 639 D. 637

61. Two similar triangles have perimeters 40 cm and 30 cm. IF the area of
the larger triangle is 256 square cm, find the area of the smaller
triangle.
A. 169 square cm C. 144 square cm
B. 121 square cm D. 100 square cm

62. A rectangular plate 6m by 8m is submerged vertically in a water. Find

the force on one face if the shorter side is uppermost and lies in the
surface of the liquid.
A. 941.76 kN B. 1,883.52 kN C. 3,767.04 kN D. 470.88 kN

63. An insurance policy pays 80 percent of the first P20,000 of a certain

patients medical expenses, 60 percent of the next P40,000, and 40 percent
of the P40,000 after that. If the patients total medical bill is P92,000,
how much will the policy pay?
A. P36,800 B. P49,600 C. P52,800 D. P73,600

64. Given the points of a triangle A(1,0), B(9, 2) and C(3, 6). Find the
intersection at which the median will meet.
A. (13/5, 8/5) B. (8/5, 13/5) C. (8/3, 13/8) D. (13/3, 8/3)

65. What is the height of the parabolic arch which has a span of 48 ft and
having a height of 20ft at a distance of 16 ft from the center of the
span?
A. 30 ft B. 40 ft C. 36 ft D. 34 ft

66. What is the perimeter of a regular 15-sided polygon inscribed in a

circle with radius 10 cm?
A. 62.37 cm B. 68.48 cm C. 64.52 cm D. 63.77 cm

67. Find the polar equation of the circle with radius r = 3/2 and the
center in polar coordinates (3/2, π).
A. r = -3 cos θ C. r = ½ cos θ
B. r = 1.5 cos θ D. r = -2 cos θ

68. A box contains 10 yellow balls, 7 green balls and 4 red balls. What is
the probability of drawing either red or green ball in a single draw.
A. 0.0635 B. 0.0667 C. 0.5444 D. 0.5238

69. Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola x = y² and the
line y = x - 2.
A. 12/7 B. 9/2 C. 7/6 D. 10/3

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70. In the curve y = tan 3x. What is the period?
A. π/6 B. π/2 C. π/4 D. π/3

71. Evaluate (3cis30)^4.

A. 81cis120 B. 81cis 30 C. 81cis60 D. 81cis90

72. The slope of the curve y^2 - xy - 3x = 1 at the point (0, -1) is
A. -1 B. -2 C. 1 D. 2

73. If sec 2A = 1/(sin 13A). Determine angle A.

A. 5° B. 7° C. 8° D. 6°

74. Find the area of a pentagonal spherical pyramid where the angles of
whose base are 100°, 105°, 116°, 124° and 175° in the sphere of radius 10
m.
A. 118.62 sq. m. C. 152.95 sq. m.
B. 139.63 sq. m. D. 140.56 sq. m.

75. If f(3x-1)=2x, what is f(2)?

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

76. Boyle's law states that when a gas is compressed at constant

remperature, the product of its pressure and volume remains constant. If
the pressure of the gas is 80lb/sq.in. when the volume is 40 cu.in., find
the rate of change of pressure with respect to volume when the volume is
20 cu.in.
A. -8 B. -10 C. -6 D. -9

77. Find the length of the common external tangent to the two circles of
radii 5 cm and 12 cm respectively. If the distance between their centers
is 25 cm.
A. 25 cm B. 26 cm C. 24 cm D. 27 cm

78. The coordinates (x, y) in ft of a moving particle P are given by x =

cos t - 1 and y = 2 sin t + 1, where t is the time in seconds. At what
extreme rates in feet per second is P moving along the curve?
A. 2 and 1 fps C. 2 and 0.5 fps
B. 3 and 1 fps D. 3 and 2 fps

79. Give the degree measure of angle 3pi/5.

A. 150 degrees B. 106 degrees C. 118 degrees D. 108 degrees

80. The GCF of two number is 34, and their LCM is 4284. If one of the
numbers is 204, the other number is
A. 714 B. 716 C. 2124 D. 3125

81. What is the length of the arc intercepted by a central angle of 1/3
radian on a circle of radius 30 cm?
A. 5 cm B. 8.32 cm C. 10 cm D. 12.44 cm

82. Find the equation of a line parallel to y = 1 through (-1, 1).

A. y = -2 B. y = 1 C. y = 2 D. y = -1

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83. Determine the simplified form of [cos 2A - (cos A)²]/[cos A]²
A. (- tan² A) B. sec A C. tan A D. (- sec² A)

84. The area in the second quadrant of the circle x^2 + y^2 = 36 is
revolved about the line y + 10 = 0. What is the volume generated?
A. 2932 c.u. B. 2392 c.u. C. 2229 c.u. D. 2292 c.u.

85. Five tables and eight chairs cost $115; three tables and five chairs
cost $70. Determine the total cost of each table.
A. $15 B. $30 C. $25 D. $20

86. What is the acute angle between the two planes 3x + 4y = 0 and 4x - 7y
+ 4x - 6 = 0 is?
A. 70.5° B. 82.5° C. 69.2° D. 64.8°

87. A and B are points on circle Q such that triangle AQB is equilateral.
If AB = 12, find the length of arc AB.
A. 15.71 B. 9.42 C. 12.57 D. 18.85

88. G-numbers are generated recursively as follows: G(0) = 0; G(1) = 1;

and G(n) = 2G(n - 2) + G(n - 1) for n = 2, 3, 4, 5, … Determine G(5).
A. 43 B. 21 C. 5 D. 11

89. Solve for y by determinants of the second order: 2y = 3x -4 and x - 3y

+ 5 = 0.
A. 17/7 B. 24/7 C. 22/7 D. 19/7

90. A bicycle with 20-inch wheels is traveling down a road at 15mi/h. Find
the angular velocity of the wheel in revolutions per minute.
A. 252 B. 342 C. 180 D. 190

91. Calculate the eccentricity of an ellipse whose major axis and latus
rectum has lengths of 10 and 32/5, respectively.
A. 0.4 B. 0.5 C. 0.8 D. 0.6

92. csc 520° = ?

A. csc 20° B. sin 20° C. sec 20° D. cos 20°

93. Find the 12th term of a (sub i) = (1 - i)^3.

A. -1331 B. -1311 C. 1331 D. 1311

94. A trapezoid has two equal slanting sides a 6 cm base and 3 cm top
parallel to a 5 cm above its base. Determine the moment of inertia of the
trapezoidal area relative to the base, in cm^4.
A. 129.13 B. 171.88 C. 156.25 D. 142.05

95. A trapezoidal area has the following vertices lie on the x-y plane:
A(6.0, 1.5); B(10.0, 2.5); C(10.0, -2.5); D(6.0, -11.5). With all the
coordinates in cm. If this area is rotated about the y-axis, determine the
generated volume in cubic centimeter.
A. 903 B. 746 C. 821 D. 578

96. A snack machine accepts only quarters. Candy bars cost 5Cents,

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packages of peanuts cost 75cents, and cans of cola cost 50 cents. How many
quarters are needed to buy two candy bars, one package of peanuts, and one
can of cola?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5

97. Express the quotient (1 - 2i)/(1 + 2i) in rectangular form.

A. 0.6 ─ 0.8i C. 0.6 + 0.8i
B. ─ 0.6 ─ 0.8i D. ─ 0.6 + 0.8i

98. Find the product of the following: (2x + 5y)(5x - 2y).

A. -10x^2 - 21xy - 10y^2 C. -10x^2 + 21xy + 10y^2
B. 10x^2 - 21xy + 10y^2 D. 10x^2 + 21xy - 10y^2

99. If A = -2 - j3 and B = 3 + j4, what is A/B?

A. (18 - i)/25 C. (-18 + i)/25
B. (18 + i)/25 D. (-18 - i)/25

100. Points A and B are 100m apart and are of the same elevation as the
foot of the building. The angles of elevation of the top ot the building
from points A and B are 21 degrees and 32 degrees respectively. How far is
A from the building?
A. 259.28m B. 265.42m C. 271.62m D. 277.92m

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