Polytechnic University of the Philippines from the top of the first post to a stake on the ground (foci) is constant.

e ground (foci) is constant. b. 4π2abc d. abc/2π

Maragondon Branch and then back to the top of the second post, find the a. circle c. ellipse 32. Confocal conics are conics
MEEN 30404 (ME Elective 4) distance from the lower post to the stake to use b. parabola d. hyperbola a. having the same foci
Pre-board Examination minimum amount of wire? 20. Find the area bounded the parabola 4x – y2 = 0 and y = b. having no focus
July 20, 2022 a. 6 c. 9 2x – 4. c. whose foci coincide with the origin
Engineering Mathematics, Engineering b. 5 d. 7 a. 9 c. 15 d. whose foci coincides with the vertices
Economics and Sciences 10. The sum of the squares of the sine and cosine of an b. 12 d. 36 33. What is the solution to the given differential equation
SET A angle. 21. Which of the following is NOT a central conic? dy = tan x tan y dx? At a certain interest rate
a. 0 c. 2 a. circle c. ellipse compounded semi-annually, P 5000 will amount to P
b. 1 d. 3 b. parabola d. hyperbola 20,000 after 10 years. What is the amount at the endof
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CORRECTLY AND 11. A boy, 1.2 m tall is walking directly away from a 22. The number of successful outcomes divided 15 years?
QUICKLY. SHADE THE LETTER OF THE BEST ANSWER. lamp post at the rate of 0.9 m/s. If the lamp is 6 m by the number of possible outcomes is a. P 50,432.22 c. P 40,029.72
CHEATING IS NOT ALLOWED. STRICTLY NO ERASURES! above the ground, find the rate at which his shadow a. odd c. permutation b. P 45.321.52 d. P 48,543.42
is lengthening. b. combination d. probability 34. Which of the following cannot be a base for a
1. The distance travelled by a bus in t seconds after a. 0.225 m/s c. 0.284 m/s 23. Find the area bounded by the curve y 2 + 2x – 2y – 3 logarithm?
the brakes are applied is 1 + 2t – 2t2 meters. What b. 0.125 m/s d. 0.204 m/s = 0 and the y –axis. a. 10 c. 1
is the distance travelled by thebus before it stops? 12. The present worth of all depreciation over the a. 10/3 c. 14/3 b. π d. e
a. 1 m c. 1.5 m economic life of theitem is called . b. 17/3 d. 16/3 35. If y = cos x, what is dy/dx?
b. 0.5 m d. 2.5 m a. book value 24. The point of concurrency of the altitude of the triangle. a. sec x c. csc x
2. It is a sequence of terms whose reciprocals b. depreciation recovery a. orthocenter c. metacenter b. – sec x d. – sin x
form an arithmetic progression. c. capital recovery b. centroid d. incenter 36. The angle which the line of sight to the object
a. Geometric progression d. sinking fund 25. Evaluate the integral of (sin x) raised to 4 times makes with the horizontal is below the eye of
b. Algebraic progression 13. Gross profit, sales less cost of good sold, as a (cos x) raised to 6with the limits from 0 to pi/2. an observer.
c. Harmonic progression percentage of a sales is called . a. 3pi/512 c. pi/312 a. Angle of depression c. Acute angle
d. Ratio and proportion a. profit margin c. net income b. 5pi/512 d. 7pi/512 b. Angle of elevation d. Bearing
3. A manufacturer estimates that the cost of production b. gross margin d. rate of return 26. Evaluate the integral of (sin x) raised to 6 times 37. What is the differential equation of
of “x” units of a certain item is C = 40x – 0.02x2 – 600. 14. A triangle has variable sides x,y,z subject to the (cos x) raised to 5with the limits from 0 to pi/2. all straight lines?
How many units should be produced for minimum constraint such that the perimeter P is fixed to 18 cm. a. 8/693 c. 7/983 a. y’ = 0 c. y’ = 1
cost? What is the maximum possible area for the triangle? b. 9/893 d. 4/693 b. y” = 0 d. y’ = infinity
a. 100 units c. 1000 units a. 15.59 cm2 c. 18.71 cm2 27. What is the approximate area under the curve y = 38. It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane
b. 10 units d. 10,000 units b. 14.03 cm2 d. 17.15 cm2 1/x between y = 2and y = 10? the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is a
4. The number 0.123123123… is a/an . a. 0.48 c. 2.1 constant.
15. Worth of the property as shown in the
a. irrational number c. rational number b. 1.6 d. 3.0 a. Circle c. Parabola
accounting records of anenterprise.
b. surd d. transcendental 28. The velocity of a body is given by v(t) = sin (πt), b. Hyperbola d. Ellipse
a. Fair value c. Salvage value
5. What number will be greater its square by the where the velocity is given in meters per second and 39. What is the solution to the following differential
b. Market value d. Book value
minimum amount? t is given in seconds. The distance covered in meters equation y’ + 7y =0?
a. 1/4 c. 1/3
16. If there is an error of ±0.04 cm in the measurement
between t = ¼ to t = ½ seconds. a. y = 7x + C c. y = Ce7x
of the diameter of a sphere, then what is the
b. 1 d. ½ a. 0.5221 m c. 0.2251 m b. y = Ce-7x d. either (A) and
approximate the percentage error in its volume
6. A composite number has a least divisor. b. – 0.2251 m d. -0.5221 m (B)
when the radius is 10 cm?
a. 1 c. 3 29. The area bounded by the curve y2 = 12x and 40. A line which is perpendicular to the x-axis has slope
a. ± 1.2 c. ±0.6
b. 2 4 the line x = 3 is revolved about the line x = 3. equal to
b. ± 0.006 d. ±0.06
7. One end of a 32 m ladder is resting on a horizontal What is the volume generated? a. zero c. infinity
17. The axis of the parabola that passes through the
plane lean on a vertical wall. Assume the foot of the a. 190 c. 188 b. either zero or infinity d. one
foci, vertices andcenter is called .
ladder to be pushed towards the wall at the rate of 2 b. 181 d. 184 41. The rate of population growth of a country is
a. conjugate axis c. major axis
m/min. How fast is the top of the ladder rising when 30. An irrational number which is a root of a positive proportional to the number if inhabitants. If the
b. transverse axis d. minor axis
its foot is 10 m from the wall? integer of fractionis called . population of a certain country is now 40 million
a. 0.658 c. 0.432
18. A spherical snowball is melting in such a way that
a. radical c. surd and 50 million in 10 years’ time, what will be its
is surface areadecreases at the rate of 1 sq. in.
b. 0.522 d. 0.663 b. radix d. radicant population 20 years from now?
per min. How fast the radius decreasing when r =
8. What is the additive inverse of a + bi? 31. Find the volume generated by revolving a rectangle a. 62.5 million c. 45.45 million
3 in.
a. Bi c. 1/ (a + bi) of sides a and b about a line in its plane and c units b. 54.3 million d. 35.35 million
a. – 1/8pi c. – 1/12pi
b. -a – bi d. a – bi from its center. Assume the line is lying outside of 42. The path of a point which moves according to
b. – 1/16pi d. – 1/24 pi
9. Two posts, one 8 m and the other 12 m high are 15 m the rectangle. a given law orequation.
19. The locus of a moving point in a plane so that the
apart. If the posts are supported by a cable running a. 2πabc c. π abc a. Cycloid c. Locus
difference of itsdistance from two fixed points
 b. Asymptote d. Directrix a. 3i c. 1 + i a. P 6035 c. P 6780 74. An item is purchased for P 100,000. Annual cost is P
43. The curve traced by a point moving in a plane is b. 1 – i d. i b. P 5840 d. P 6120 18,000. Using 8% interest rate what is the
shown as the ___________ of the point. 55. If you borrow money from your friend with interest 65. The point of the curve where the first derivative of a capitalized cost for perpetual service?
a. parameter c. formula rate of 12%, find the present worth of P 20,000, function is zero and the second derivative is positive a. P352,000 c. P 532,000
b. pattern d. locus which is due at the end of nine months. is called b. P 235,000 d. P 325,000
44. Radium decomposes at a rate proportional to the a. P180, 348.6 c. P18, 348.6 c. point of inflection c. maxima 75. Considered as the “counting numbers”.
amount at any instant. In 100 years, 100 mg of b. P 108, 348.6 d. P28, 568.6 d. minima d. critical point a. Irrational numbers
radium decompose to 96 mg. In how many years 56. A person pays interest on a loan semiannually at a 66. What is the accumulated amount after three years of b. Integers
after that the radium is 92.16 mg? nominal annual interest rate of 16%. What is the P 6500 invested at the rate of 12 % per year c. Rational numbers
a. 200 c. 150 effective annual interest rate? compounded semi-annually? d. Natural numbers
b. 120 d. 300 a. 15.5% c. 15.65% a. P 9,550.37 c. P 8,750.37 76. A 100 kN block slides down a plane inclined at an
b. 15.7% d. 16.64% b. P 9,220.37 d. P 6,250.37 angle of 30º with the horizontal. Neglecting friction,
45. What is the solution for y of the given
57. A market whereby there is only one buyer of an item 67. Newton was inspired by an apple. Pappus find the force that causes the block to slide.
differential equation?y” – 4y” – 12 y = 0
for which there are no good substitute. propositions were inspiredby what fruits? a. 48 N c. 50 N
a. Ae6x + Be-2x c. Ae-6x + Be2x
a. Monopsony c. Monopoly a. Apple and pear b. 54 N d. 58 N
b. Ae6x + Be2x d. Ae-6x + Be-2x b. Oligopoly d. Oligopsony b. Lemon and orange 77. The 72 rule of thumb is used to determine .
46. Evaluate the determinant: 58. A 40-year-old consulting engineer wants to set up a c. Apple and Lemon a. how many years money will triple?
retirement fund to be used starting at age 65. P d. Apple and banana b. how many years money will be double?
20,000 is invested now at 6% compounded 68. A man borrowed P2,000.00 from a bank and agreed c. how many years to amass 1 million
annually. Approximately how much money will be to pay the loan at the end of one year. The bank d. how many years to quadruple the money
a. 489 c. 326 inthe fund at retirement? discounted the loan and gave him P1950 in cash. 78. A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at an angle of 28
b. 373 d. 452 a. P 84000 c. P 88000 Determine the rate of discount. deg. with respect to horizontal. The block is pushed
47. Which of the following BEST describes d’Alembert’s b. P 86000 d. P 92000 a. 3.75 % c. 3.12 % 2 feet horizontally. What is the work done by this
principle? 59. The logarithm of 1 to any base is . b. 2.5 % d. 1.2 % force?
a. F = ma a. Indeterminate 69. The measure of 2.25 revolutions a. 320 J c. 480 J
b. First law of motion b. infinity counterclockwise is b. 540 J d. 215 J
c. Stress is directly proportional to strain c. zero a. 835º 79. Numbers used to count the objects or ideas in a given
d. F = kx d. one b. 810 º collection.
48. Write in the form a + bi the expression i3217 60. What is the present worth of a perpetuity c. 805 º a. Cardinal numbers c. Ordinal numbers
- i427 + i18. of P 5000 at 5% compounded semi- d. 815 º b. Irrational numbers d. Numerals
a. 2i + 1 c. 2i – 1 annually? 70. Determine the accumulated value of P2,000.00 80. In a lifting machine, a load of 50 kN is moved by a
b. –i + 1 d. 1 + i a. P 100,000 in 5 years it is invested at 11% compounded distance of 10 cm using an effort of 10 kN which
49. A horizontal line has a slope of . b. P 200,000 quarterly. moves through a distance of 1 m, the efficiency of
a. zero c. infinity c. P 300,000 a. P3,440.00 c. P3,404.00 the machine is :
b. negative d. positive d. P 400,000 b. P3,044.00 d.P4,304.00 a. 20 % c. 10 %
50. What is the complex form of 10 ej30? 61. What is the degree of the polynomial 3x4y + 2x3z3 - 71. The point on the curve where the second derivative b. 40 % d. 50 %
a. 8.66 + j5 c. 8 + j6 4yz2? of a function isequal to zero is called . 81. If a = b, and b = c, then a = c. This illustrates
b. 5 + j8.66 d. 6 + j8 a. 6th C.4th a. point of inflection c. maxima a. reflexive law c. transitive law
51. Is the arrangement of objects regardless of b. 5th D. 3rd b. minima d. critical point b. law of symmetry d. substitution law
the order they arearranged. 62. A man acquires a loan of P 500,000. He will amortize 72. An asset is purchased for P 500,000.00. The salvage 82. The position of a particle moving along the x-axis is
a. Permutation his loan by 10 annual payments but will commence 5 value in 25 years is P 100,000.00. What is the total given by x (t) =t2 – t + 8, where x is in units of m, and
b. Probability years after the loan was acquired. If money is worth depreciation in the first threeyears using straight-line t is in the seconds. Find the velocity of the particle
c. Combination 10% compounded annually, what was his annual method? when t = 5 seconds.
d. Any two of the above amortization? a. P 48,000 c. P 24,000 a. 9 m/s c. 11 m/s
52. What is the complex expression of a. P 119,137.77 c. P 120,234.44 b. P 32,000 d. P 16,000 b. 10 m/s d. 12 m/s
In (3 + j 4) ? b. P 117,434.53 d. P 118,654.23 73. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal 83. A type of bond where the corporation’s owners
a. 1.2 + j 0.85 c. 1.5 + j 0.75 63. The place where buyers and sellers come together. interval of time where the first payment is made name is recorded and the interest is paid
b. 1.609 + j 0.927 d. 1.2 + j 0.75 a. Recreation center c. Market after several periods, after the beginning of the periodically to the owners with their askingfor it.
53. Napierian logarithms have a base closest to b. Buy and sell section d. Business payment. a. Registered bond
which number? 64. A firm borrows P 2000 for six years at 8%. At the end a. Perpetuity b. Incorporators bond
a. 2.72 c. 2.92 of six years, it renews the loan for the amount due b. Annuity due c. Preferred bond
b. 2.82 d. 10 plus P 2000 more for two years at 8%. What is the c. Ordinary annuity d. All of these
54. Simplify i29 + i21 + i lump sum due? d. Deferred annuity 84. A car starts from rest and has a constant
 acceleration of 3 m/sec2. What is the average around a curved road of radius r = 100 m. What is the
velocity during the first 10 seconds of motion? magnitude and general direction of the motorcycle’s
a. 12 m/s c. 14 m/s acceleration?
b. 13 ft / sec d. 15 m/s a. 1.1 m/s2 away from the center of curvature
85. A distinct legal entity which can practically b. 1.1 m/s2 toward the center of curvature
transact any business transaction which a real c. 1.4 m/s2 away from the center of curvature
person could do. d. 1.4 m/s2 toward the center of curvature
a. Sole of proprietorship c. Partnership 96. Which of the following cannot be an operation of
b. Enterprise d. Corporation matrices?
86. A projectile is launched upward from level ground at a. addition c. multiplication
an angle of 60o with the horizontal. It has an initial b. subtraction d. division
velocity of 45 m/s. How long will it take before the 97. What is the multiplicative identity element?
projectile hits the ground? a. 0 c. -1
a. 4.1 s c. 7.9 s b. 1 d. infinity
b. 5.8 s d. 9.5 s 98. Any influence capable of producing a change in the
87. The volume of a circular cylinder is equal to the motion of an object is called:
product of its baseand altitude a. force c. acceleration
a. corollary c. axiom b. vector d. velocity
b. postulate d. theorem 99. The study of motion with reference to the forces which
88. A ball is thrown vertically upward on the moon causes the motion is called________.
returns to its starting pint in 4 seconds. The a. kinetics c. kinematics
acceleration due to gravity there is 1.6 m/s2 b. acceleration d. motion
downward. Find the ball’s original speed. 100. What is the name of a vector that represents the
a. 4.30 m/s c. 3.20 m/s sum of two vectors?
b. 2.30 m/s d. 1.30 m/s a. scalar c. resultant
89. Decrease in the value of physical property due to the b. tensor d. reaction
passage of time.
a. Inflation c. recession ****** God Bless ******
b. Depletion d. depreciation
90. A 5kg mass hangs at the end of a cord. Find the tension
in the cord if the acceleration of the mass is 1.5 m/s2 Prepared by: PRIME REVIEW CENTER
down?
a. 41.5 N c. 43.8 N
b. 45.5 N d. 56.7 N
91. The most proved theorem in Mathematics.
a. Gauss lemma Noted by: Engr. Jhay Ahr C. Flores
BSME, Program Coordinator
b. Ptolemy’s theorem
c. Fermat’s theorem
d. Pythagorean theorem
92. A polygon having 5 sides is called _______.
a. square c. triangle
b. hexagon d. pentagon
93. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 240 m is
travelling at 8 m/s. His speed in the tangential
direction increases at the rate of 1 m/s2. What is the
cyclist’s total acceleration?
a. -0.9 m/s2 c. 0.9 m/s2
b. 0.7 m/s2 d. 1.0 m/s2
94. It is a series of equal payments occurring at equal
interval of time.
a. Annuity c. amortization
b. Debt d. deposit
95. A motorcycle moves at a constant speed of V = 12 m/s