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1. If sin A = 2.511x , cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of x?

a. 0.265
b. 0.256 Sin 2A=2sinAcosA
3.939x = (2) (2.511x) (3.06x) = 15.367x^2
c. 0.562 15.367x^2 – 3.939x = 0
d. 0.625 X (15.367x – 3.939) = 0
X= 3.939/15.367 =0.256

2. Solve for x if tan 3x = 5 tan x


a. 20.795° Tan 3x = 5 tan x
b. 30.705° tan 2 x +tan x
Tan 3x = tan (2x+x) =
c. 15.705° 1−tan 2 x tanx
d. 35.705° tan 2 x +tan x
= 5 tan x
1−tan 2 x tanx
Tan 2x + tan x = 5 tan x – 5 tan 2x tan^2x
Tan 2x = 4 tan x – 5 tan 2x tan^2x
Tan 2x (1 + 5 tan^2 x) = 4 tan x

2 tan x
Tan 2x = 2
1−tan x
2 tan x
2 (1+5 tan^2x) = 4 tan x
1−tan x
2 tan x (1 + 5 tan^2x) = 4 tan x (1 – tan^2 x)
2 tan x + 10 tan^3x = 4 tan x – 4 tan^3 x

3. If tan x = 1/2 , tan y = 1/3 , What is the value of tan ( x + y ) ?


a. 1
Tan x (x+y) = ¿ ¿
b. 2 The value of tan x =1/2
c. 3 The value of tan y = 1/3
d. 4
1 1
( + )
2 3
Tan x (x+y) =
1 1
1− x
2 3
Tan (x+y) = (5/6) / (1 – 1/6)
Tan (x+y) = (5/6) / (5/6)
Tan (x+y) = 1

4. Find the value of x if log12x = 2.


a. 144
b. 414
c. 524
d. 425
5. Find the value of log8 48
a. 1.86
b. 6.81
c. 8.61
d. 1.68
6. If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, find log 1.2 in terms of x and y.
a. 2x - y + 1 Log 1.2 = log (12/10) = log 12 – log 10
b. 2x - y - 1
= log (2^2*3) -1 = log (2^2) + log 3 -1
c. 2x+ y - 1
= 2 log 2 +log 3 -1
d. x + 2y - 1
= 2x +y -1
7. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level plane. The angles of depression of the top and
bottom of the monument viewed from the top of the PLDT tower are 13° and 35° respectively. The
height of the tower is 50 m. Find the height of the monument.
a. 33.51 m Triangle ABC :
b. 47.3 m
∠ BAC = 13°
c. 7.58 m
d. 30.57 m
BC 50−h
Tan (∠BAC) = tan 13° = =
AB z
50−h
Z=
tan 13 °
H =50 – tan 13° * z (1)
Triangle BAD:
∠BAD = 35°
BD 50
Tan (∠BAD) = tan 35° = =
AB z
50
Z= ( 2)
tan 35 °

8. The angles of inclinations of ascend of a road having 8.25% grade is _____ degrees?
a. 4.72
b. 4.27
c. 5.12
d. 1.86
9. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. He walks 85 m nearer the
tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the height of the tower?
a. 76.31 m
L = 3L – 255
b. 73.31 m
2L = 255
c. 73.16 m L = 127.5
d. 73.61 m H = 127.5 tan 30
= 73.6m

10. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees respectively, find the
length of the shorter diagonal.
Let
a. 10.63 A = 10
b. 10.37 B=6
c. 10.73 The angle B = 100
d. 10.23 D = the shorter diagonal
Angle A + Angle B = 180
Angle A =180 -Angle B
Angle A =180 -100
Angle A = 80
Using Cosine Laws
D^2 = 6^2 + 10^2 – 2*6*10 (cos(80))
D = 10.73

11. What is the value of log2 5 + log3 5?


a. 7.39
log2 5+ log3 5 = log10 5/log10 2 + log10 5/log10 3 = 3.79
b. 3.79
c. 3.97
d. 9.37
12. Points A and B 1000 m apart are plotted on a straight highway running east and west. From A, the
bearing of a tower C is 32 degrees W of N and from B the bearing of C is 26 degrees N of E.
Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the highway.
a. 364 m
Let,
b. 374 m
x= shortest distance of tower C to the highway
c. 94 m
Find the theta from triangle ABC
d. 384 m
θ + 26° + 58° = 180°
θ = 180° - (26° + 58°
θ= 96°

Find “BC” using sine law


sin96°/1000 = sin58°/BC
BC= 1000sin58°/sin96°
BC= 852.719 m

Evaluate the distance “x” using sin26°


sin26°= x/BC
x=BCsin26°
x= 852.719sin26°
x=374 m

13. Given a triangle with an angle C = 28.7°, side a = 132 units and side b = 224 units. Solve for the side c.
a. 95 units
Given:
b. 110 units
c = 28.7°
c. 125.4 units a = 132b = 224
d. 90 units Required: Side c
c2= a2+b2-(2ab)cosC
c2= (132)2+(224)2-2(132)(224)cos(28.7°)
c=125.4156468 units

14. What is the value of log to the base 10 of 1000 3.3?


a. 9.9 1000^3.3= [(10)^3]^3.3
b. 99.9
c. 10.9 =10^9.9
d. 9.5
log10 1000^3.3 = log10 10^9.9 = 9.9

15. 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?
a. 85.6 ft.
b. 110.29 ft.
c. 143.97 ft. tan40° = h/x h/tan40° =( h/tan30°)- 50
d. 92.54 ft. x= h/ tan40° 1.19175 h = 1.73205 h - 50
tan30° = h/ 50 + x h = 92. 54 ft.
x= (h/ tan30°) -50
16. Given the triangle ABC in which A = 30°30', b = 100 m and c = 200 m. Find the length of the side a.
a. 124.64 m
A= 30° 30’ = 30.5°
b. 142.24 m
cosA = 0.86
c. 130.50 m
a^2 = 100^2 + 200^2 -2x^100 x 0.86
d. 103.00 m
a = 124.64 m

17. The logarithm of the quotient CM/N) and the logarithm of the product MN equal to 1.55630251 and
0.352182518 respectively. Find the value of M.
a. 6 log M/N = log M – log N = 1.55630251 ------- 1
b. 7 log (MN) = log M + log N = 0.352188518 -------2
c. 8
d. 9 1+ 2, 2logM = 1.55630251 + 0.352188518 = 1.908485028
logM = 1.908485028/2 = 0.954242514
M= 10^0.954242514 = 9

18. 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.
a. 87.2 m
b. 90.7 m
c. 79.3 m tan28° = 120- h/ x
d. 66.3 m x= 120-h/x
x = 120 – h/ tan28°
tan46°= h/x
x= h/tan46°
120-h /tan28° = h/ tan46°
120-h = 0.513h
h= 79.3 m

19. Evaluate the log6 845 = x


a. 3.76
log6 845 = log10 845/log10 6 = 3.76
b. 5.84
c. 4.48
d. 2.98
20. If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to the base 2 is equal to 2, then the value of x is ;
a. 4
log2 2 +log2
b. -2
log10 2/ log10 2 + log10 x/ log10 2 = 2
c. 2 1 + log10 x/ log10 2 = 2
d. -1 log10 x/ log10 2 = 1
log10 x = log10 2
x=2
21. Solve for x in the equation: arctan (x + 1) + arctan (x - 1) = arctan (12).
a. 1.50
b. 1.34
c. 1.20
d. 1.25

X= -2 + 34/24 =1.34

1
22. If sec 2 A= , determine the angle A in degrees.
sin 13 A
a. 5 degrees
b. 6 degrees
c. 3 degrees
d. 7 degrees

A = 6°

cos 2 A−cos A
23. Determine the simplified form of , if f (A) = 1.
sin A
a. cos 2A
b. –sin A
c. cos A
d. sin 2A
24. Which is identically equal to (sec A + tan A)?
1
a.
sec A−tan A
b. csch A−1
2
c.
1−tan A
d. csch A+ 1

[ (
25. Arc tan 2 cos arcsin
√3
2 )] is equal to :

π
a.
3
π
b.
4
π
c.
16
π
d.
2
26. Solve for A for the given equation cos2 A = 1 — cos2 A.
a. 45,125,225,335 degrees
b. 45,125,225,315 degrees
c. 45,135,225,315 degrees
d. 45,150,220,315 degrees

27. 38.5 to the x power = 6.5 to the x – 2 power, solve for x using logarithms.
a. 2.70
b. -2.10
c. 2.10
d. -2.02
28. If sin A = 2/5, what is the value of 1 – cos A?
a. 0.083 sinA = 2/5
b. 0.916 cosA = √1- (2/5)^2 = √(21/25) = √21/25 = 0.917
c. 0.400 1- cosA = 0.083
d. 0.614
29. sin A cos B – cos A sin B is equivalent to :
a. cos (A – B)
b. sin (A – B)
c. tan (A – B)
d. cos (A – B)
30. How many degrees is 4800 mils?
a. 270 deg
b. 90 deg
c. 180 deg
d. 215 deg

31. The log10 (8)(6) is equal to :


a. Log10 8 + log10 6
log b xy =log b x+log b y
b. Log10 8 log10 6 Log10 8 + log10 6
c. Log10 8 – log10 6
log 10 8
d.
log 106
32. In 7.18xy equals
a. 1.97 xy
b. xy
c. 0.86 xy
d. 7.18 xy

33. In the curve y = tan 3x, what is its period?


a. 3π
b. π/3
c. 2π/3
d. π
34. Determine the number of triangles possible with the given parts: A = 126 degrees ; a = 20 ; b = 25
a. 1
b. 2
c. No solution
d. 4
35. Three circles are externally tangent to each other. The distances between their centers are 50 cm
between circles A and B, 46 cm between circles B and C, and 40 cm between circles C and A.
Determine the diameters, in cm, of each circle A, B, and C, respectively.
a. 40 for A, 50 for B, 46 for C
b. 44 for A, 56 for B, 36 for C
c. 50 for A, 46 for B, 40 for C
d. 56 for A, 36 for B, 44 for C
36. The central circle has 10-cm radius. Six equal smaller circles are to be arranged so that they are
externally tangent each other and the centers lie in circumference of the central Circle. What should
be the radius in cm, of the smaller circle?
a. 6.000
b. 3.472
c. 4.167
d. 5.000
10/2 = 5

37. An engineer left a point (point A) walking at 6.5 kph in a direction E 20° N (that is bearing of 70°). A
cyclist leaves the same point at the same time in a direction E 40° S ( that is bearing 130°) traveling at
a constant speed. Find the average speed of the cyclist if the engineer and the cyclist are 80 km apart
after 5 hours.
a. 18.23 kph Let "v" be the average cyclist speed
b. 24.34 kph The rate of change of north position is 6.5sin60 m/s
c. 13.45 kph In five hours, the walker has traveled north 5(6.5sin60) = 32.5sin60 km
d. 21.45 kph The relative east velocity is v - 6.5cos60 = v - 3.25
In five hours, the cyclist has changed east position relative to the walker by 5(v -
3.25) = (5v - 16.25) km.
80² = (32.5sin60)² + (5v - 16.25)²
6400 = 792.1875 + 25v² - 162.5v + 264.0625
0 = 25v²- 162.5v - 5343.75
quadratic formula, positive answer
v = (162.5 + √(162.5² - 4(25)(-5343.75))) / (2(25))
v = (162.5 + 748.85329) / 50
v = 18.227065
v = 18.2 km/h
38. Two cities 270 km apart lie on the same meridian. Find their difference in latitude if the earth's radius
is 3,960 km. Here s = 270 miles. r = 3960 miles (of the earth)
a. 15/44 rad
b. 3/44 rad
c. 9/44 rad
d. 21/44 rad
39. Given one a right spherical triangle ABC in which C is 90° and sides a and b are 50° and 80°
respectively. Find the length of the other side in degrees.
a. 77.45°
b. 54.55°
c. 74.33°
d. 87.45°

40. Manila is situated (14°36’N, 121°05’ E) and San Francisco is at 37°48’N, 122°24’W. Compute the
distance between them considering that 1 minute is equivalent to 1 nautical mile.
a. 6570 nautical miles
b. 7550 nautical miles
c. 6046 nautical miles
d. 5450 nautical miles A
41. How many gradians are one and a half revolutions clockwise?
1 1/2g = 0.00375 r
42. If the hypotenuse of the triangle is 100 cm, and one side is 10 cm longer than the other, what is the
length of the shorter leg? 2 cm

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