Seat No.

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Republic of the Philippines
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISION
Manila

BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

E.C E. Licensure Examination

Monday, March 2006 08:00 a.m - 04:00 p.m.
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MATHEMATICS SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice to the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 1 only

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of drawing a king or a
red.
a. 0.5835 c 0.5385
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b. 0.8355 d. 0.8535

2. Find the slope of the curve y=1-x3 at the point where y=9.
a –12 c. –10
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b. –11 d. –9

3. A hotel is to be constructed in a rectangular lot with a perimeter of 800 m. What is

the largest area that can be enclosed by fencing the perimeter?
a. 2 hectares c. 3 hectares
b 4 hectares d. 5 hectares
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4. Peter can finish a job in 10 days. Joseph can finish the job in 15 days. If the two men
together with William work together, they can finish the same job in 5 days. How
long will it take William to finish the job alone?
a. 28 days c 30 days
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b. 20 days d. 10 days

5. If dV denotes error in V, then the ratio of dV/V is called the ________ error in V.
a. absolute c. percent
 b. numerical d relative
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sin 2 A
6. Simplify 1+cos 2 A
a. cot A c. sec A
b tan A d. sin A
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7. Find the 30th term of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10…..

a. 61 c. 81
b 91 d. 71
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log
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8. Evaluate 4 2
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a. 24 c. 32
b. 38 d 64
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9. What is the probability of obtaining at least 4 heads when a coin is tossed 5 times?
a. 0.1658 c. 0.1765
b 0.1875 d. 0.1758
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