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1. From a point A at the foot of the mountain, the angle of 15. The perimeter of a triangular lot is 279.5m. The interior
elevation of the top B is 60°. After ascending the mountain angles are 50, 60 and 70. Find the length of the side
one (1) mile to an inclination of 30° to the horizon, and opposite the biggest angle
reaching a point C, an observer finds that the angle ACB is A. 100m C. 102m
135°. B. 101m D. 103m
A. 14386 C. 11672
B. 12493 D. 11223 16. The perimeter of a triangular lot is 279.5m. The interior
angles are 50, 60 and 70. Find the length of the side
2. Evaluate: tan (0.942 + j0.429) opposite the smallest angle
A. 0.887 + j0.785 C. 0.878 + j0.893 A. 80.15 C. 82.15
B. 0.668 + j0.828 D. 0.707 + j0.636 B. 81.15 D. 83.15

3. A vertical pole is 10 m from a building. When the angle of 17. Sin (B – A) is equal to _______, when B = 270 degrees and A
elevation of the sum is 45°, the pole cast a shadow on the is an acute angle.
building 1 m high. Find the height of the pole. A. – cos A C. – sin A
A. 0 meter C. 12 meters B. cos A D. sin A
B. 11 meters D. 13 meters
18. If sec2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1 – sin2 A is equivalent to?
4. . From the top of a building 100 m high, the angle of A. 2.5 C. 0.4
depression of a point A due East of it is 30°. From a point B B. 1.5 D. 0.6
due South of the building, the angle of elevation of the top is
60°. Find the distance AB. 19. A statue 2 meters high stands on a column that is 3 meters
A. 100 + 3√30 C. 100 (√30) / 3 high. An observer in level with the top of the statue observed
B. 200 – √30 D. 100√3/ 30 that the column and the statue subtend the same angle. How
far is the observer from the statue?
5. If the bearing of A from B is 40° W, then the bearing of B from A. 5 2 meters C. 20 meters
A is:
A. N 40° E C. N 50° E B. 2 5 meters D. 10 meters
B. N 40° W D. N 50° W
20. From a point A at the foot of the mountain, the angle of
6. A plane hillside is inclined at an angle of 28° with the elevation of the top B is 60. After ascending the mountain
horizontal. A man wearing skis can climb this hillside by one (1) mile at an inclination of 30 to the horizon, and
following a straight path inclined at an angle of 12° to the reaching a point C, an observer finds that the angle ACB is
horizontal, but one without skis must follow a path inclined 135. The height of the mountain in feet is
at an angle of only 5° with the horizontal. Find the angle A. 14386 C. 11672
between the directions of the two paths. B. 12493 D. 11225
A. 13.21° C. 15.56°
B. 18.74° D. 17.22° 21. From a certain point, the angle of elevation of the top of a
building is 38˚. From a point 75 ft. nearer the building, the
7. If Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 6 A.M., what is the time at a angle of elevation is 65˚. Find the height of the building.
place located 30° East longitude? A. 132.2 C. 183.2
A. 7 A.M. C. 9 A.M. B. 92.2 D. 152.3
B. 8 A.M. D. 4 A.M.
22. Evaluate: cosh(3 + 4i).
8. Evaluate: cosh(1 + 2i). A. -6.58 – 7.58i C. -6.68 + 5.58i
A. -0.724 + 1.068i C. -0.642 + 1.068i B. -6.55 – 5.24i D. -6.86 + 8.24i
B. -0.724 + 1.148i D. -0.642 + 1.148i
23. From the third floor window of a building, the angle of
9. One radian is equal to ____ degrees. depression of an object on the ground is 35 58’, while from a
A. 57.3˚ C. 86.4˚ sixth floor window, 9.75 m above the first point of observation
B. 19.7˚ D. 245.5˚ the angle of depression is 58 35’. How far is the object from
the building?
10. If the supplement of an angle is 5/2 of its complement, find A. 11.9 m C. 9.3 m
the value of an angle. B. 10.7 m D. 15.3 m
A. 10˚ C. 30˚
B. 100˚ D. 96˚ 24. The sides of a triangle are 18cm, 24cm and 34cm, respectively.
Find the length of the median to the 24-cm side, in cm
11. The certain angle has an explement 5 times the supplement, A. 24.4 C. 23.4
find the angle. B. 21.9 D. 20.4
A. 220˚ C. 450˚
B. 135˚ D. 320˚ 25. In the spherical triangle ABC, A = 116 19’, B = 55 30’, and C
= 80 37’. What is the value of side a
12. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 cm, and one leg is 7 A. 115.57 C. 119.64
cm. B. 113.21 D. 115.65
A. 55 C. 10.69
B. 86.45 D. 24 26. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 cm. Find the length of
the shortest leg if it is 14 cm shorter than the other leg
13. In triangle ABC, A = 48 and C = 70. Find the ratio of the A. 15cm C. 17cm
shortest side to the longest side of the triangle B. 16cm D. 18cm
A. 0.80 C. 2.80
27. A truck travels from point M northward for 30 min. then
B. 1.80 D. 3.80
eastward for one hour, then shifted N 30 W. If the constant
14. The ratio of the interior angles of a triangle is 1:3:5. The speed is 40 kph, how far directly from M, in km. will be it after
shortest side is 10m. Find the longest side 2 hours?
A. 25.8m C. 27.8m A. 43.5 C. 47.9
B. 26.8m D. 28.8m B. 45.2 D. 41.6

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28. Two sides of a triangle measures 6cm and 8cm and their 43. The angles of elevation of a balloon, directly above a straight
included angle is 40. Find the third side road from two points of the road on opposite sides of the
A. 5.144cm C. 4.256cm balloon are 78˚15’ and 59˚47’. If the two points are 5000 ft.
B. 5.263cm D. 5.645cm apart, what is the height of the balloon?
A. 6362 ft. C. 1235 ft.
29. Given a triangle: C = 100, a = 15, b = 20. Find c B. 5865 ft. D. 2536 ft.
A. 34 C. 43
B. 27 D. 35 cos 𝐴 cot 𝐴−sin 𝐴 tan 𝐴
44. Simplify:
csc 𝐴−sec 𝐴
30. Given angle A = 32, angle B = 70, and side c = 27 units.
Solve for side a of the triangle A. 2 cos A + 1 C. 1 + sin A cos A
A. 24 units C. 14.63 units B. 2 cos A +2 D. 2+ sin A
B. 10 units D. 12 units
45. A pole which leans to the sun by 10˚15’ from the vertical
31. Evaluate: tanh-1(1 + 2i). casts a shadow of 9.43 m on the level ground when the
A. 0.1573 + 1.278i C. 0.1733 + 1.178i angle of elevation of the sun is 54˚50’. Find the length of the
B. 0.1233 + 1.127i D. 0.2373 + 1.125i pole.
A. 10.6 m C. 17.7 m
32. Evaluate: tan-1(1 + 2i). B. 18.3 m D. 16.5 m
A. 1.339 + 0.402i C. 1.339 + 0.712i
B. 1.136 + 0.402i D. 1.136 + 0.712i 46. If cos Ѳ = -3/4 and tan Ѳ is negative, the value of sin Ѳ
is_____.
33. Simplify: sec x – (sec x) sin2 x. A. (sq. rt. of 7/2 ) C. – (sq. rt. of 7)/3
A. cos Ѳ C. csc Ѳ B. – (sq. rt. of 7)/4 D. (sq. rt. of)/4
B. 2 sin Ѳ D. 2 cos Ѳ
47. If verse sin Ѳ = 0.148, what is the value of Ѳ?
34. If sin A= -4/5, A is in quadrant III, cos B = -1/5 and B in A. 55.26˚ C. 36.25˚
quadrant II, determined the value of cot (A-B)? B. 52.14˚ D. 34.66˚
A. -0.8876 C. -4.3245
B. -5.098 D. -1.8282 48. At a certain time of day, the angle of elevation of the sun
measures 34˚. Find to the nearest foot, the length of the
35. From the second floor of a building, the angle of depression shadow cast by a 15 ft. vertical pole.
of an object on the ground is 35˚58’ , while from a fifth floor A. 22 ft. C. 60 ft.
window , 9.75 m above the first point of observation the B. 35 ft. D. 10 ft.
angle of depression is 58˚35’. How far is the object from the
building? 49. Solve angle A in the triangle ABC if a = 2526, c = 1388 and B
A. 10.7 m C. 60.4 m = 54.42˚.
B. 120.2 m D. 20.3 m A. 43.35˚ C. 56.52˚
B. 79.24˚ D. 82.78˚
36. From the top of the tower 100 m high, the angle of
depression of point A due east of it is 30˚. From a point B 50. If the time is 8:00 AM GMT, what is the time in the
due south of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top is Philippines, which is located at 121˚ East longitude?
60˚. Find the distance AB. A. 5 PM C. 4 PM
A. 182.57 m C. 204.32 m B. 10 AM D. 9 AM
B. 194.52 m D. 172.67 m
51. If the longitude of Tokyo is 139˚ E and that of Manila is 121˚
37. Is the measure of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio E, what is the time difference between Tokyo and Manila?
1:2:3, what is the ratio of the length of the smallest side of A. 5.3 hours C. 2.5 hours
the triangle to the length of the longest side of the triangle? B. 1.2 hours D. 4.4 hours
A. 1:2 C. 1:3
B. 3:2 D. 3:1 52. Two observers 100 m apart and facing each other on a
horizontal plane, observe at the same time the angles of
38. Find one of the two angles if the angles are vertical and elevation of a balloon in their vertical to be 58˚ and 44˚.
complementary.30 Find the height of the balloon.
A. 20˚ C. 90˚ A. 28.43 m C. 31.23 m
B. 45˚ D. 145˚ B. 62.59 m D. 58.82 m

39. The angle of elevation of the top of a building B from the top 1+ 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝑥
of building A is 28˚ and the angle of elevation of the top of 53. Simplify:
tan 𝑥+cot 𝑥
the building A from the base of building B is 46˚. If building
B is 120 m high, determine the height of building A. Assume A. sin x C. cos x
both buildings lie in the same horizontal plane. B. sec x D. tan x
A. 55.2 m C. 79.3 m
B. 125.2 m D. 75.2 m 54. Find the value of an angle if three times the sine of the angle
is equal to twice the square of the cosine of the same angle.
40. If the difference between the degree measure of an angle A. 40˚ C. 65˚
and its supplement is 22, fid the degree measure of the B. 30˚ D. 70˚
larger angle.
A. 50˚ C. 70˚ 55. Given a right spherical triangle ABC with a = 32˚24’, c =
B. 101˚ D. 150˚ 49˚15’ and C = 90˚. Find b.
A. 99˚29’ C. 75˚25’
41. If versed sine x= 0.125, then sin x is equal to______. B. 39˚21’ D. 15˚31’
A. 0.484 C. 2.53
B. 7.162 D. 3.56 56. Determine the third interior angle, aside from the smallest and
the biggest of the triangle whose sides are 12cm, 24cm, and
42. The measure of angles of a triangle are in the ratio of 2:3:4. 16cm long
Find the biggest angle. A. 35.3 C. 37.3
A. 200˚ C. 130˚ B. 36.3 D. 38.3
B. 80˚ D. 60˚
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57. A ship on a certain day is at latitude 20º N and longitude 71. Csc 520o is equal to
140º E. After sailing for 150 hours at a uniform speed along A. cos 20o C. tan 45o
a great circle route, it reaches a point at latitude 10º S and B. csc 20o D. sin 20o
longitude 170º W. If the radius of the earth is 3959 miles,
find the speed in miles per hour. 72. Solve for θ in the following equation: Sin 2θ = cos θ
A. 17.4 C. 16.4 A. 30o C. 60o
B. 15.4 D. 19.4 B. 45 o
D. 15o

58. The angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the top of 73. If sin 3A = cos 6B, then
tower A is 28° and the angle of the elevation of the top of A. A + B = 90o C. A + B = 180o
tower A from the base of tower B is 46°. The two towers lie B. A + 2B = 30o D. None of these
in the same horizontal plane. If the height of tower B is 120
m, find the height of tower A. 74. Solve for x, if tan 3x = 5 tan x.
A. 66.3 m C. 87.2 m A. 20.705o C. 35.705o
B. 79.3 m D. 90.7 m B. 30.705o D. 15.705o

59. Given a right spherical triangle ABC with a = 63˚40’ , b = 75. If sin x cos x + sin 2x = 1, what are the values of x?
117˚25’ and C = 90˚. Find B. A. 32.2o, 69.3o C. 20.90o, 69.1o
A. 365˚37’ C. 253˚42’ B. – 20.67o, 69.3o D. – 32.2, 69.3o
B. 6258˚31’ D. 114˚57’
76. Solve for G is csc (11G – 16 degrees) = sec (5G + 26
60. cos (A)4 – (sin A)4 is equal to ______. degrees).
A. cos 4A C. sin 2A A. 7 degrees C. 6 degrees
B. cos 2A D. sin 4A B. 5 degrees D. 4 degrees

61. Determine the biggest interior angle in the triangle whose sides 77. One degree on the equator of the earth is equivalent to?
are 16cm, 24cm, and 12cm long A. 1 minute C. 30 minutes
A. 115.3 C. 117.3 B. 4 minutes D. 1 hour
B. 116.3 D. 118.3
78. A spherical triangle ABC as an angle C = 90° and sides a =
62. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is 50º and c = 80°. Find the value of “b” in degrees.
negative? A. 73.22° C. 75.44°
A. IV C. III B. 74.33° D. 76.55°
B. II D. I
79. Solve the remaining side of the spherical triangle whose given
63. What is the biggest interior angle of the triangle whose sides parts are A = B = 80° and a = b = 89°.
are 18cm, 24cm and the 26 cm long? A. 158° 12’ C. 168° 31’
A. 71.97 C. 73.97 B. 162° 21’ D. 172° 12’
B. 72.97 D. 74.97
80. Solve for the side b of a right spherical triangle ABC whose
64. Angles are measured from the positive horizontal axis, and parts are a = 46°, c = 75° and C = 90°.
the positive direction is counter clockwise. What are the A. 72° C. 48°
values of sin B and cos B in the 4th quadrant? B. 68° D. 74°
A. sin B > 0 and cos B < 0
B. sin B < 0 and cos B < 0 81. What is the spherical excess of a spherical triangle whose
C. sin B > 0 and cos B > 0 angles are all right angles?
D. sin B < 0 and cos B > 0 A. 45° C. 60°
B. 90° D. 30°
65. What is the smallest interior angle of the triangle whose sides
are 18cm, 24cm and 26cm long? 82. Given the right spherical triangle whose given parts are a =
A. 40.96 C. 42.96 82°, b = 62° and c = 90°. What is the value of the side
B. 41.96 D. 43.96 opposite the right angle?
A. 84° 30’ C. 86° 15’
66. In triangle ABC, angles A and b are 60 and 45 respectively. B. 84° 45’ D. 85° 15’
Find the ratio of side BC to side AC
A. 0.22 C. 2.22 83. Determine the value of the angle B of an isosceles spherical
B. 1.22 D. 3.22 triangle ABC whose given parts are b = c = 54° 28’ and a =
92° 30’.
67. The sum of the sides of triangle ABC is equal to 400m. A = 38, A. 89° 45’ C. 84° 25’
B = 58. Find the side AC in meters B. 55° 45’ D. 41° 45’
A. 135m C. 137m
B. 136m D. 138m 84. Solve for angle A in the spherical triangle ABC, given a =
106º 25’, c = 42° 16’ and B = 114° 53’.
68. In triangle ABC, A = 50, B = 60. Find the ratio of the longest A. 45° 54’ C. 97° 09’
side to the shortest side B. 80° 42’ D. 72° 43’
A. 0.23 C. 2.23
B. 1.23 D. 3.23 85. Solve for angle C of the oblique triangle ABC given, a = 80°, c
= 115° and A = 72º
69. The perimeter of triangle ABC is 500m. A = 40, B = 60. Find A. 61° C. 95°
the distance AB B. 85° D. 119°
A. 195.5 C. 197.5
B. 196.5 D. 198.5 86. Points A and B are 100m apart and are on the same elevation
as the foot of a building. The angles of elevation of the top of
70. The area of a spherical triangle ABC whose parts are A = 93º the building from points A and B are 21 and 32, respectively.
40’, B = 64° 12’, C = 116º 51’ and the radius of the sphere is How far is A from the building?
100 m is? A. 271.6 m C. 259.2 m
A. 15613 sq. m. C. 18645 sq. m. B. 265.4 m D. 277.9 m
B. 16531 sq. m. D. 25612 sq. m.

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87. Determine the spherical excess of the spherical triangle ABC 100. From the top of tower A, the angle of elevation of the top of
given a = 56°, b = 65º and c =78°. the tower B is 46. From the foot of tower B the angle of
A. 33° 33’ C. 91° 57’ elevation of the top of tower A is 28. Both towers are on a
B. 68° 37’ D. 98° 45’ level ground. If the height of tower B is 120m, how high is
tower A?
88. A spherical triangle has an area of 327.25 sq. km. What is the A. 38.6 m C. 44.1 m
radius of the sphere if its spherical excess is 30º? B. 42.3 m D. 40.7 m
A. 20 km C. 25 km
B. 22 km D. 28 km 101. A at certain point on the ground, the tower at the top of a 20-
m high building subtends an angle of 45. At another point on
89. If the time is 8:00 am GMT, what is the time in the Philippines, the ground 25m closer the building, the tower subtends an
which is located at 120 East longitude angle of 45. Find the height of the tower
A. 6 PM C. 4 PM A. 124.75 m C. 154.32 m
B. 4 AM D. 6 PM B. 87.45 m D. 101.85 m

90. Calculate the area of a spherical triangle whose radius is 5 m 102. Calculate the area of a spherical triangle whose radius is 5 m
and whose angles are 40°, 65°, and 110°. and whose angles are 40, 65 and 110
A. 12.34 sq. m. C. 16.45 sq. m. A. 12.34 sq. m C. 16.45 sq. m
B. 14.89 sq. m. D. 15.27 sq. m. B. 14.89 sq. m D. 15.27 sq. m

91. A right spherical triangle has an angle C = 90°, a = 50°, and 103. A right spherical triangle has an angle C = 90, a = 50 and c
c = 80°. Find the side b. = 80. Find the side b
A. 45.33° C. 74.33° A. 45.33 C. 74.33
B. 78.66° D. 75.89° B. 78.66 D. 75.89

92. An airplane flew from Manila (14° 36’N, 121° 05’E) at a 104. The angle of elevation of a point C from a point B is 29 42’;
course of S 30° E maintaining a certain altitude and following the angle of elevation of C from another point A 31.2 m directly
a great circle path. If its groundspeed is 350 knots, after how below B is 59 23’. How high is C from the horizontal line
many hours will it cross the equator? through A?
A. 2.87 hours C. 3.17 hours A. 47.1 meters C. 35.1 meters
B. 2.27 hours D. 3.97 hours B. 52.3 meters D. 66.9 meters

93. Find the distance in nautical miles between Manila and San 105. A rectangular piece of wood 4cm x 12cm tall is tilted at an
Francisco. Manila is located at 14° 36’N latitude and 121° 05’ angle of 45. Find the vertical distance between the lower
E longitude. San Francisco is situated at 37° 48’ N latitude corner and the upper corner.
and 122° 24’ W longitude. A. 4 2cm C. 8 2 cm
A. 7856.2 nautical miles C. 6326.2 nautical miles
B. 5896.2 nautical miles D. 6046.2 nautical miles B. 2 2cm D. 6 2cm

94. Evaluate: csc(1 +2i) 106. A clock has a dial face is 12 inches in radius. The minute hand
A. 0.1457 + 0.513i C. 0.1457 – 0.323i is 9 inches long while the hour hand is 6 inches long. The plane
B. 0.2283 – 0.1413i D. 0.2283 + 0.1423i of rotation of the minute hand is 2 inches above the plane of
rotation of the hour hand. Find the distance between the tips
95. A 50-meter vertical tower casts a 62.3 meter shadow when the of the hands at 5:40 AM
angle of elevation of the sun is 41.6. The inclination of the A. N 40 E C. N 50 E
ground is B. N 40 W D. N 50 W
A. 4.72 C. 5.63
B. 4.33 D. 5.17 107. A plane hillside is inclined at an angle of 28 with the
horizontal. A man wearing skis can climb this hillside by
96. A vertical pole is 10 m from a building. When the angle of following a straight path inclined at an angle of 12 to the
elevation of the sun is 45, the pole cast a shadow on the horizontal, but one without skis must follow a path inclined at
building 1 m high. Find the height of the pole an angle of only 5 with the horizontal. Find the angle between
A. 0 meter C. 12 meters the directions of the two paths
B. 11 meters D. 13 meters A. 13.21 C. 15.56
B. 18.74 D. 17.22
97. 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 108. In what quadrant does the angle terminate if its cosine and
of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the height of the tower? tangent are both negative?
A. 76.31 meters C. 73.31 meters A. I C. II
B. 73.61 meters D. 73.16 meters B. III D. IV

98. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He take 109. The base of a triangle is 4 ft. shorter than its altitude, and
sights at the top of the tower from A and B, which are 50ft the area of the triangle is 126 sq. ft. Find the base of the
apart, at the same elevation on a direct line with the tower. triangle.
The vertical angle of point A is 30 and at point B is 40. What A. 14 ft. C. 80 ft.
is the height of the tower? B. 25 ft. D. 58 ft.
A. 85.6 feet C.110.29 feet
B. 143.97 feet D.92.54 feet 110. An airplane flew from Manila (14 36’ N, 121 05’ E) at a
course of S 30 E maintaining a certain altitude and following
99. A wooden flagpole is imbedded 3 m deep at corner A of a a great circle path. If its groundspeed is 350 knots, after how
concrete horizontal slab ABCD, square in form and measuring many hours will it cross the equator?
20 ft on a side. A storm broke the flagpole at a point one meter A. 7856.2 nautical miles C.63.26.2 nautical miles
above the slab and inclined toward corner C in the direction of B. 5896.2 nautical miles D.6046.2 nautical miles
the diagonal AC. The vertical angles observed at the center of
the slab and at corner C to the tip of the flagpole were 65 111. Find the value of A between 270o and 360o if sin 2 A – sin A
and 35, respectively. What is the total length of the flagpole = 1.
above the slab in yards A. 300o C. 310o
A. 5.61 C. 4.32 B. 320o
D. 330o
B. 16.83 D. 12.38
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112. If cos 65o + cos 55o = cos θ, find the θ in radians. 129. If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.939x, find
A. 0.765 C. 1.213 the value of x?
B. 0.087 D. 1.421 A. 0.265 C. 0.562
B. 0.256 D. 0.625
113. Find the value of sin (arc cos 15/17 ).
A. 8/11 C. 8/15 130. If coversed sin θ = 0.134, find the value of θ.
B. 8/19 D. 8/17 A. 30˚ C. 60˚
B. 45˚ D. 90˚
114. The sine of a certain angle is 0.6, calculate the cotangent of
the angle. 131. A man standing on a 48.5 meter building high, has an
A. 4/3 C. 4/5 eyesight height of 1.5 m from the top of the building, took a
B. 5/4 D.3/4 depression reading from the top of another nearby building
and nearest wall, which are 50° and 80° respectively. Find
115. If tan x = 1/2, tan y = 1/3, what is the value of tan (x + y)? the height of the nearby building in meters. The man is
A. ½ C. 2 standing at the edge of the building and both buildings lie on
B. 1/6 D. 1 the same horizontal plane.
A. 39.49 C. 30.74
116. Evaluate: tanh-1 (0.5i). B. 35.50 D. 42.55
A. 0.625i C. 0.957i
B. 0.433i D. 0.464i 132. Find the supplement of an angle whose compliment is 62°.
A. 28° C. 152°
117. Evaluate: cosh(1 + 2i). B. 118° D. None of these
A. -0.524 + 1.268i C. -0.642 + 1.068i
B. -0.624 + 1.128i D. -0.652 + 1.258i 133. A ship started sailing S 42°35’ W at the rate of 5kph. After 2
hours, ship B started at the same port going N 46°20’W at
118. Find the value of y in the given: y = (1 + cos 2θ) tan θ. the rate of 7 kph. After how many hours will the second ship
A. sin θ C. sin 2θ be exactly north of ship A?
B. cos θ D. cos 2θ A. 3.68 C. 5.12
B. 4.03 D. 4.83

134. An aerolift airplane can fly at an airspeed of 300 mph. If

119. Find the value of there is a wind blowing towards the cast at 50mph, what
A. 2 sin θ C. 2 tan θ should be the plane’s compass heading in order for its course
B. 2 cos θ D. 2 cot θ to be 30°? What will be the plane’s ground speed if it flies in
this course?
120. Simplify the equation sin2 θ (1 + cot2 θ) A. 19.7, 307.4 mph C. 21.7, 321.8 mph
A. 1 C. sin2 θ sec2 θ B. 20.1, 309.4 mph D. 22.3, 319.2 mph
B. sin θ
2
D. sec2 θ
135. A pole cast a shadow 15 m long when the angle of elevation
121. Simplify the expression sec θ – (sec θ) sin2 θ
of the sun is 61°. If the pole is leaned 15° from the vertical
A. cos2 θ C. sin2 θ directly towards the sun, determine the length of the pole.
B. cos θ D. sin θ A. 54.23 m C. 42.44 m
B. 48.23 m D. 46.21 m
122. Arc tan [2 cos (arc sin [(31/2) / 2]) is equal to
A. π/3 C. π/16 136. When supporting a pole is fastened to it 20 feet from the
B. π/4 D. π/2 ground 15 feet from the pole. Determine the length of the
wire and the angle it makes with the pole.
123. Evaluate arc cot [2cos (arc sin 0.5)] A. 24 ft, 53.13° C. 24 ft, 53.13°
A. 30˚ C. 60˚ B. 24 ft, 36.87° D. 25 ft, 36.87°
B. 45˚ D. 90˚
137. The captain of a ship views the top of a lighthouse at an
124. Solve for x in the given equation: Arc tan (2x) + arc tan (x) angle of 60° with the horizontal at an elevation of 6 meters
= π/4 above sea level. Five minutes later, the same captain of the
A. 0.149 C. 0.421 ship views the top of the same lighthouse at an angle of 30°
B. 0.281 D. 0.316 with the horizontal. Determine the speed of the ship if the
lighthouse is known to be 50 meters above sea level.
125. Solve for x in the equation: arc tan (x + 1) + arc tan (x – 1) A. 0.265 m/sec C. 0.169 m/sec
= arc tan (12). B. 0.155 m/sec D. 0.210 m/sec
A. 1.5 C. 1.20
B. 1.34 D. 1.25 138. An oblique spherical triangle ABC has known parts: B = 80˚;
b = 70˚; a = 65˚. Solve for A.
126. Solve for A for the given equation cos2 A = 1 – cos A. 2
A. 54.35˚ C. 67.38˚
A. 45, 125, 225, 335 degrees
B. 82.63˚ D. 71.77˚
B. 45, 125, 225, 315 degrees
C. 45, 135, 225, 315 degrees
139. In a spherical triangle ABC, b = 60˚, c = 30˚ and A = 45˚
D. 45, 150, 220, 315 degrees
find a.
A. 14.28˚ C. 42.33˚
127.
B. 98.55˚ D. 68.25˚
Simplify the following:
140. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level plane. The
angles of depression of the top and bottom of the monument
A. 0 C. 1 viewed from the top of the PLDT tower at 13° and 35°
B. sin A D. cos A respectively. The height of the tower is 50 m. Find the height
of the monument.
128. Solve for the value of “A” when sin A = 3.5x and cos A = A. 29.13 m C. 32.12 m
5.5x. B. 30.11 m D. 33.51 m
A. 32.47° C. 34.12°
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141. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m each, 156. Find the value of sin (arcos 15/17).
respectively. The angle opposite the 150 m side is 26°. What A. 8/17 C. 8/21
is the third side? B. 17/9 D. 8/9
A. 197.49 m C. 341.78 m
B. 218.61 m D. 282.15 m 157. Find the value of cos [arcsin (1/3) + arctan (2/√5)]
A. (29)( 1 + √10) C. (29) (√10 + 1)
142. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m., 180 m and 190 m.
the lot is to be divided by a line bisecting the longest side B. (29) √10 – 11) D. (29) (√10 – 1)
and drawn from the opposite vertex. Find the length of the
line.
158. If sin 40° + sin 20° = sin Ѳ, find the value of Ѳ.
A. 120 m C. 125 m
A. 20° C. 120°
B. 130 m D. 128 m
B. 80° D. 60°
143. A certain angle has a supplement 5 times its compliment.
159. How many different value of x from 0° to 180° for the
Find the angle.
equation (2sin x – 1)(cos x + 1) = 0?
A. 67.5° C. 168.5°
A. 3 C. 1
B. 157.5° D. 186°
B. 0 D. 2
144. The sum of the two interior angles of the triangle is equal to
160. For what value of Ѳ (less than 2π) will the following
the third angle and the difference of the two angles is equal
equation be satisfied?
to 2/3 of the third angle. Find the third angle. sin2 Ѳ + 4sinѲ + 3 = 0
A. 15° C. 90°
A. π C. 3π/2
B. 75° D. 120°
B. π/4 D. π/2
145. The measure 0f 1 ½ revolutions counter-clockwise is:
161. A ship on a certain day is at latitude 20˚N and longitude
A. 540° C. +90°
140˚E. After sailing for 150 hours at a uniform speed along a
B. 520° D. -90°
great circle route, it reaches a point at latitude 10˚S and
longitude 170˚E. What is the speed of the ship?
146. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counterclockwise is:
A. 98.51 knots C. 72.52 knots
A. -835° C. 805°
B. 44.73 knots D. 16.56 knots
B. -810° D. 810°
162. Find the area of a spherical triangle of whose angles are
147. Solve for θ: sin θ – sec θ + csc θ – tan 2θ = –0.0866
123˚, 84˚ and 73˚. The radius of the sphere is 30 m.
A. 40° C. 47°
A. 5583 m2 C. 6102 m2
B. 41° D. 43°4
B. 1571 m 2
D. 2533 m2
148. What are the exact values of the cosine and tangent
163. An airplane flew form Manila (14˚36’ N, 121˚05’ E) at a
trigonometric functions of acute angle A, given that sin A =
course of S 30˚ E maintaining a certain altitude of an
3/7?
7 following a great circle path. If the ground speed is 350
A. cos A = 2 √10 ; tan A = 2 √10 / 3 knots, after how many hours will it cross the equator?
7
B. cos A = 2 √10/7; tan A = 3 √10/20 A. 5.61 hours C. 2.87 hours
7 B. 4.53 hours D. 8.72 hours
C. cos A = 2 √10/3; tan A = √10
2
7
D. cos A = 2 √10/3; tan A = 2
√10/20 164. Find the distance of Los Angeles (34˚3’ N, 118˚15’W) form
Honolulu (21˚18’N, 157˚52’W).
149. Given three angles A, B, and C whose sum is 180°. If the A. 2223 NM C. 4118 NM
tan A + tan B + tan C = x, find the value of tan A x tan B x B. 1195 NM D. 3411 NM
tan C.
A. 1 – x C. x/2 165. Find the value of x in the equation csc x + cot x = 3.
B.√x D. x A. π/4 C. π/2
B. π/3 D. π/5
150. What is the sine of 820°?
A. 0.984 C. 0.866 166. If sec2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1 – sin2 A is equivalent to:
B. -0.866 D. -0.500 A. 2.5 C. 1.5
B. 0.6 D. 0.4
151. csc 270° = ?
A. -√3 C. √3 167. Find sin x if 2 sin x + 3 cos x – 2 = 0.
B. -1 D. 1 A. 1 & -5/13 C. 1 & 5/13
B. -1 & 5/13 D. -1 & -5/13
152. If coversine Ѳ is 0.134, find the value of Ѳ.
A. 60° C. 30° 168. If sin A = 4/5, A in quadrant II, sin B = 7/25, B in quadrant
B. 45° D. 20° I, find sin (A + B).
A. 3/5 C. 3/4
153. Solve for cos 72° if the given relationship is cos 2A = 2 B. 2/5 D. 4/5
cos2 A – 1.
A. 0.309 C. 0.268 169. If sin A = 2.571x, cos A = 3.06, and sin 2A = 3.939x, find
B. 0.258 D. 0.315 the value of x.
A. 0.350 C. 0.100
154. If sin 3A = cos 6B then: B. 0.250 D. 0.150
A. A + B = 180° C. A – 2B = 30°
B. A + 2B = 30° D. A + B = 30° 170. If cos Ѳ = √3/2, what is the value of x if x = 1 – tan2 Ѳ.
A. -2 C. 4/3
155. An airplane leaves an aircraft carrier and flies South at 350 B. -1/3 D. 2/3
mph. The carrier travels S 30° E at 25 mph. If the wireless
communication range of the airplane is 700 miles, when will 171. If sin Ѳ – cos Ѳ = -1/3, what is the value of sin 2 Ѳ?
it lose contact with the carrier? A. 1/3 C. 8/9
A. after 4.36 hours C. after 2.13 hours B. 1/9 D. 4/9
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172. If x cos Ѳ + y sin Ѳ = 1 and x sin Ѳ – y cos Ѳ = 3, what is 190. If tan θ = x^2, which of the following is incorrect?
the relationship between x and y? A. sin θ = 1/√(1 + x^4)
A. x2 + y2 = 20 C. x2 + y2 = 16 B. sec θ = √(1 + x^4)
B. x2 – y2 = 5 D. x2 + y2 = 10 C. cos θ = 1/√(1 + x^4)
D. csc θ = √(1 + x^4) / x^2
173. If sin x + 1/sin x = √2 , then sin2 x + 1/sin2 x is equal to:
A. √2 C. 2 191. Find the angle in mils subtended by a line 10 yards long at a
B. 1 D. 0 distance of 5000 yards.
A. 2.5 mils C. 4 mils
174. If x + y = 90°, then ((sin x tan y)/(sin y tan x)) is equal to: B. 2 mils D. 1 mil
A. tan x C. cot x
B. cos x D. sin x 192. The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having 8.25%
grade is _____degrees.
175. if cos Ѳ = x / 2 then 1 – tan2 Ѳ is equal to: A. 5.12 degrees C. 1.86 degrees
A. (2×2 + 4)/x2 C. (2×2 – 4)/x B. 4.72 degrees D. 4.27 degrees
B. (4 – 2×2)/x2 D. (2×2 – 4)/x2
193. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 cm. Find the length
176. Find the value in degrees of arcos (tan 24°). of the shortest leg if it is 14 cm shorter than the other leg.
A. 61.48 C. 63.56 A. 15 cm C. 17 cm
B. 62.35 D. 60.84 B. 16 cm D. 18 cm

177. arctan [2 cos ((√3)/2)] is equal to: 194. Two sides of a triangle measures 6 cm. and 8 cm. and their
A. π/3 C. π/6 included angle is 40°. Find the third side.
B. π/4 D. π/2 A. 5.144 cm C. 4.256 cm
B. 5.263 cm D. 5.645 cm
178. Solve for x in the equation: arctan (2x) + arctan (x) = π/4
A. 0.821 C. 0.281 195. Given a triangle: C = 100°, a = 15, b = 20. Find c:
B. 0.218 D. 0.182 A. 34 C. 43
B. 27 D. 35
179. Solve for x from the given trigonometric equation:
arctan (1 – x) + arctan (1 + x) = arctan 1/8 196. Given angle A = 32°, angle B = 70°, and side c = 27 units.
A. 4 C. 8 Solve for side a of the triangle.
B. 6 D. 2 A. 24 units C. 14.63 units
B. 10 units D. 12 units
180. Solve for y if y = (1/sin x – 1/tan x)(1 + cos x)
A. sin x C. tan x 197. In a triangle, find the side c if the angle C = 100°, side b =
B. cos x D. sec2 x 20, and side a = 15.
A. 28 C. 29
181. Solve for x: x = (tan θ + cot θ)2 sin2 θ – tan 2 θ. B. 27 D. 26
A. sin θ C. 1
B. cos θ D. 2 198. Two sides of a triangle are 50 m. and 60 m. long. The angle
included between these sides is 30 degrees. What is the
182. Solve for x: x = 1 – (sin θ – cos θ)2 interior angle (in degrees) opposite the longest side?
A. sin θ cos θ C. cos 2θ A. 92.74 C. 94.74
B. -2 cos θ D. sin 2θ B. 93.74 D. 91.74

183. Simplify cos4 θ – sin4 θ 199. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 15 cm, BC = 18 cm,
A. 2 C. 2 sin2 θ + 1 and CA = 24 cm. Determine the distance from the point of
B. 1 D. 2 cos2 θ – 1 intersection of the angular bisectors to side AB.
A. 5.21 cm C. 4.73 cm
184. Solve for x: x = ((1 – tan2 a)/(1 + tan2 a)) B. 3.78 cm D. 6.25 cm
A. cos a C. cos 2a
B. sin 2a D. sin a 200. An observer found the angle of elevation of the top of the
tree to be 27°. After moving 10m closer (on the same
185. Find the value of y: y = (1 + cos 2θ) tan θ. vertical and horizontal plane as the tree), the angle of
A. cos θ C. sin 2θ elevation becomes 54°. Find the height of the tree.
B. sin θ D. cos 2θ A. 8.65 meters C. 7.02 meters
B. 7.53 meters D. 8.09 meters
186. The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is equal to:
A. ex C. sinh 2x 201. Given a right triangle ABC, with b = 24 and c = 25. Solve
B.e-x D. cosh 2x cos B.
A. 7/25 C. 24/25
187. Simplifying the equation sin2 θ(1 + cot2 θ) B. 24/7 D. 7/24
A. 1 C. sin2 θ sec2 θ
B. sin2 θ D. sin2 θ 202. Find the value of csc B if tan B is 3/2
A/ √13/3 C. √13/2
188. In an isosceles right triangle, the hypotenuse is how much B. 2√13/13 D. 2/3
longer than its sides?
A. 2 times C. 1.5 times 203. In what quadrants do the secant and cosecant of an angle
B. √2 times D. None of these have the same algebraic sign?
A. II and IV C. I and III
189. If the longitude of Tokyo is 139°E and that of Manila is B. I and II D. III and IV
121°E, what is the time difference between Tokyo and
Manila? 204. Find cos (A + B) if A terminates in quadrant II with sin A =
A. 1 hour and 12 minutes 3/5 and B terminates in quadrant III with tan B = 12/5.
B. 1 hour and 5 minutes A. 56/65 C. 45/61
C. 1 hour and 8 minutes B. 47/61 D. 53/65
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205. The area of a triangle inscribed in a circle is 2500 sq. cm. 219. Two intersecting chords AB and CD intersect each other at
The two sides are measuring 40 and 50 cm respectively. If E. If segment DE = 4, CE = 9, and BE = 12, solve the length
the radius of the circle is 12 cm, determine the perimeter of of segment AE?
the triangle. A. 3 C. 45
A. 472 cm C. 150 cm B. 75 D. 16
B. 201 cm D. 296 cm
220. A sector of a circle has central angle of 80˚ and a radius of 5
206. Two buildings with flat roofs are 60 m apart. From the roof m. What is the area of the sector?
of the shorter building, 40 m in height, the angle of elevation A. 17.5 m2 C. 19.2 m2
to the edge of the roof of the taller building? B. 21.3 m 2
D. 14.9 m2
A. 29 m C. 90 m
B. 118 m D.250 m 221. Find the area of a segment of a circle if the radius of the
circle is 30 cm and the central angle measures 60˚.
207. An observer measured the angle of elevation of a building A. 78.53 cm3 C. 81.53 cm2
from a point on a level ground as 32˚. Moving 100 m closer B. 90.26 cm 3
D. 86.18 cm3
to the building, the angle of elevation was 47˚. Determine
the height of the building. Questions 222 to 223 refers to data given below
A. 152.24 m C. 149.74 m
B. 144.98 m D. 160.82 m A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90 and sides a =
50 and c = 80
208. A 50-m vertical lower casts a 62.3 m shadows when the
angle of elevation of the sun is 41.6˚. Determine the 222. Find the value of B
inclination of the ground. A. 7752’ C. 6023’
A. 4.72˚ C. 8.54˚ B. 7009’ D. 79.06’
B. 6.89˚ D. 1.25˚
223. Find the value of Y
209. The two sides of a triangle are 50 cm and 60 cm long. The A. 5004’ C. 5204’
angle included between these sides is 30˚. What is the B. 5104’ D. 5304’
interior angle opposite the longest side?
A. 93.74˚ C. 83.38˚ Questions 224 to 225 refers to data given below
B. 78.29˚ D. 74.83
From the given quadrilateral spherical triangle whose parts
210. Starting at point A, a ship sails 18.5 km on a bearing of are:
189˚, then turns and sails 47.8 km on bearing of 317˚. Find A = 5810’, B = 8155’ and c = 90
the distance of the ship from point A.
A. 39.2 km C. 37.3 km 224. Compute for side “b”
B. 33.9 km D. 35.6 km A. 9023’ C. 10253’
B. 9407’ D. 11375’
211. In a triangle. Find the length of a side if the area is 24 and
the length 2 more than its altitude. 225. Compute for angle C
A. 57 C. 2 A. 9015’ C. 9315’
B. 8 D. 69 B. 9115’ D. 9415’

212. Find the area of an equilateral triangle whose perimeter is Questions 226 to 227 refers to data given below
24 m.
A. 27.21 m2 C. 58.43 m2 From the given spherical triangle, a = 7736’; b = 6317’ and
B. 95.30 m2 D. 12.54 m2 c = 10723’ if it has a spherical radius equal to 5m

213. In triangle, the sides have lengths of 15 cm, 18 cm and 24 226. Compute the value of angle A
cm. Find the radius of the inscribed circle. A. 4836’ C. 5436’
A. 2.15 C. 8.42 B. 5036’ D. 6036’
B. 9.51 D. 4.73
227. Compute the value of angle B
214. A triangle has an area of 40 and a base of 32. What is the A. 5633’ C. 6033’
base of a similar triangle whose area is 90? B. 5833’ D. 6533’
A. 48 C. 98
B. 10 D. 22 Questions 228 to 229 refers to data given below

215. The areas of two similar triangles in the ratio of 25:16. Find From the given parts of a spherical triangle A = 5230’, B =
the perimeter of the smaller if the perimeter of the larger is 7015’ and C = 12015’
125.
A. 156.25 C. 352 228. Compute the value of side “b”
B. 100 D. 250 A. 8023’ C. 8522’
B. 8332’ D. 8723’
216. What is the area of a circle whose circumference is 10π
units? 229. Compute the value of side “c”
A. 5π sq. units C. 25π sq. units A. 11032’ C. 11232’
B. 20π sq. units D. 100π sq. units B. 11132’ D. 11332’

217. Find the radius of a circle if a 40˚ arc has a length of 4π. 230. Given the parts of the spherical triangle: A = 60 30’ b =
A. 71 C. 100 3815’ and a = 4030’
B. 1 D. 18
Find the value of angle B
218. A chord is 5 cm from the center of a circle whose diameter is A. 5604’ C. 6098’
26 cm. What is the length of the chord? B. 5908’ D. 6475’
A. 2 cm C. 71 cm
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2. C 68. B
3. B 69. C
4. C 70. B
5. A 71. B
6. C 72. A
7. B 73. B
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14. D 80. B
15. C 81. B
16. D 82. C
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18. C 84. C
19. B 85. D
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21. B 87. A
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29. B 95. A
30. C 96. B
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44. C 110. D
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46. B 112. B
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49. B 115. D
50. C 116. D
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133. B 199. C
134. C 200. D
135. A 201. A
136. D 202. A
137. C 203. C
138. D 204. A
139. C 205. C
140. D 206. C
141. C 207. C
142. C 208. A
143. A 209. A
144. C 210. A
145. A 211. B
146. D 212. A
147. D 213. D
148. B 214. A
149. D 215. B
150. A 216. C
151. B 217. D
152. A 218. D
153. A 219. A
154. B 220. A
155. C 221. C
156. A 222. A
157. D 223. B
158. B 224. C
159. A 225. D
160. C 226. A
161. D 227. A
162. B 228. D
163. C 229. D
164. A 230. A
165. D
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167. A
168. A
169. B
170. D
171. C
172. D
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174. C
175. D
176. C
177. B
178. C
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