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COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION March 11, 2015

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
To God be
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURE. the glory!
PART 1: SET A 9:00AM-12:00NN

1. Find the area bounded by the curve x= y +2 y 2, the x -axis and the line x=10 on the first
quadrant.
A. 13.47 sq. units C. 18.77 sq. units
B. 12 .67 sq. units D. 12.97 sq. units

2. Phase of matter that are clusters of millions of atoms that merge under conditions of extreme
cold.
A. Plasma C. BEC
B. Superfluid D. Superconductor

3. At what time after 12:00 noon will the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock first form an
angle of 1200?
A. 12:22.818 C. 12:22.181
B. 12:21.181 D. 12:21.818

∂z
4. Find in z=x sin xy+ y cos xy .
∂x
A. xy cos xy +sin xy ( 1+ y 2 ) C. cos xy ( x 2 +1 ) + xy sin xy
B. xy cos xy +sin xy ( 1− y 2 ) D. cos xy ( x 2 +1 )−xy sin xy

5. Two points P and Q are on opposite sides of a building. To determine the distance between
these points, a third point R is selected where the distance from P to R is 50.2m and the distance
from Q to R is 61.4m. The angle formed by the line segments PR and QR is measured as 62.50.
Determine the distance from P to Q.
A. 58.7 m C. 45.6 m
B. 78.4 m D. 34.5 m

6. Solve for x : 37 x+1=6561.

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

7. One line passes through the points (1,9) and (2,6), another line passes through (3,3) and (-1,5).
What is the acute angle between the two lines?
A. 450 C. 250
0
B. 35 D. 550

8. Who discovered the proton?

A. James Chadwick C. Ernest Rutherford
B. John Joseph Thomson D. John Dalton

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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
To God be
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURE. the glory!

9. The boat travels downstream in 2/3 the time as it does going upstream. If the velocity of the
river current is 8 kph, determine the velocity of the boat in still water.
A. 50 kph C. 60 kph
B. 40 kph D. 55 kph

10. Is defined as the displacement per unit time?

A. velocity C. acceleration
B. force D. speed

11. Given the equations 5 x+ y =100 and 22 x− y =10 . Find x .

A. 4.56 C. 1.24
B. 3.21 D. 2.06

12. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six times his son’s age. Ten years ago, the sum of
their ages was 44. What is the age of the son?
A. 49 C. 20
B. 15 D. 18

13. What is the potential energy of a 1.5 kg ball placed at a top of a 20 m high building?
A. 104.6 J C. 29.43 J
B. 10.45 J D. 294.3 J

14. Peter can paint a fence 50% faster than John and 20% faster than Joseph, and together they
can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Peter to paint the same fence if he had
to work alone?
A. 10 hours C. 5 hours
B. 20 hours D. 2 hours

15. Given the equations 5 x+ y =100 and 22 x− y =10 . Find x .

A. 4.56 C. 1.24
B. 3.21 D. 2.06

16. What percentage of the total volume of an iceberg is the one below the surface of sea water?
A. 89% C. 11%
B. 8% D. 92%

17. What is the equation of the line that passes through (5,6) and (-3,-4)?
A. 5x+4y+1=0 C. 5x-4y-1=0
B. 5x-4y+1=0 D. 5x+4y-1=0

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COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION March 11, 2015

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
To God be
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURE. the glory!

18. How much oxygen is required to convert 11.24 g of cadmium to 12.84 g of cadmium oxide?
A. 1.60 g C. 24.08 g
B. 1.14 g D. 0.88 g

19. Find the remainder when 3 x 4 +5 x 3−5 x2 +10 x−1 divided by 3 x−1.
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

20. How many terms of the sequence 8 , 13 ,18 ,… must be taken so that the sum is 1,700 ?
A. 20 C. 21
B. 25 D. 27

21. How many permutations can be made out of the letters in the word ALGEBRA taking three
letters at a time?
A. 35 C. 105
B. 11,245 D. 867

22. Two rocks, each of mass 1000 kg attract each other gravitationally with a force of 1.85x10-6
N. How far are they from each other?
A. 3 m C. 4 m
B. 7 m D. 6 m

∑ ( 12 ) .
∞ n
23. Find the sum of
n=0
A. 0 C. 1
B. ∞ D. 2

24. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric progression if the sum is 2 and the first term is 1/2.
A. 3/4 C. 2/3
B. 1/2 D. 3/5

25. A triangle has sides of lengths 32 , 25 and 15 cm. If the length of the longest side of a
similar triangle is 28 cm, find the lengths of one side.
A. 20.56 cm C. 19.83 cm
B. 22.25 cm D. 21.88 cm

26. Find the 9th term of the harmonic progression 3, 2, 3/2, …

A. 3/5 C. 5/3
B. 1/8 D. 1/5

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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
To God be
of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURE. the glory!

27. He proposed the law of conservation of mass.

A. Antoine Lavoiser C. John Dalton
B. James Joule D. Joseph Proust

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2 −2 −1 3
5 6 0 −1 .
28. Evaluate
4 −2 5 7
1 3 −3 −4
A. 156 C. -156
B. 615 D. -615

29. The area of the triangle whose angles are 6109’32’’, 34014’46’’ and 84035’42’’ is 680.60.
What is the length of the longest side?
A. 53.230 C. 52.480
B. 43.560 D. 32.450

30. Simplify 3 i 125−2i 52+i 23−4 i 15−1.

A. 3+6 i C. – 3+ 6 i
B. −3−6 i D. 3−6 i

31. From the given parts of a spherical triangle ABC, a=1200, b=73015’ and c=62045’. Find the
value of angle A..
A. 47048’ C. 43027’
0
B. 123 65’ D. 137056’

32. The angle of elevation of a tree 10 m horizontally from it is three times the angle of elevation
at a point 50m from it. Find the height of the tree.
A. 20 m C. 15 m
B. 19 m D. 16 m

33. A certain angle has a supplement five times its compliment. Find the angle.
A. 112.50 C. 67.50
0
B. 90 D. 1800

34. What is the distance between the two parallel lines x+5y-8=0 and x+5y+5=0.
A. 2.45 C. 2.55
B. 2.35 D. 2.65

35. The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is equal to:

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A. e x C. sinh 2 x
−x
B. e D. cosh 2 x
36. A 40 m high tower stands vertically on a hillside (sloping ground) which makes an angle of
180 with the horizontal. A tree also stands vertically up the hill from the tower. An observer on
top of the tower finds that the angle of depression of the top of the tree to be 260 and the bottom
of the tree to be 380. Find the height of the tree.
A. 10.62 m C. 12.35 m
B. 11.56 m D. 9.67 m

37. If sin A = 3.5x and cos A = 5.5x, find the value of A.

A. 32.470 C. 23.460
B. 43.250 D. 52.340

38. The volume of a sphere is 33.51 m3. What is its surface area?
A. 50. 27 m2 C. 110.23 m2
2
B. 32.46m D. 25.34m2

39. Given a triangle: C=1000, a=15, b=20. Find c.

A. 35 C. 27
B. 42 D. 22

40. A line has an equation of x + 5y +5=0. Find the equation of the line through point (3,1) that
is perpendicular to this line.
A. 5x + y = 14 C. -5x + y = 14
B. 5x + y = -14 D. 5x – y =14

41. The point (3,2) is the midpoint of the segment defined by the points (h,1) and (5,k), find h
and k respectively.
A. 1 and 3 C. -2 and 1
B. 3 and 1 D. 2 and -1

42. Given an ellipse x2/36 + y2/32 =1. What is the distance between foci?
A. 3 C. 4
B. 2 D. 1

43. What is the radius of the sphere with center at origin and which passes through the points
(8,1,6)?
A. 11.34 C. 10.34
B. 10.05 D. 11.12

44. Convection is the heat transfer process that occurs in

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A. solid C. gas
B. liquid D. fluid
45. A curve has an equation x2+y2-6x+10y+5=0. Find the equation of normal at (1,0).
A. 5x-2y=5 C. 2x+5y=5
B. 5x+2y=5 D. 2x-5y=5

46. A hole 10 cm in diameter is to be punched out from a right circular cone having a diameter of
16 cm. Height of the cone is 24 cm. Determine the height of the hole punched out.
A. 10 cm C. 8 cm
B. 12 cm D. 9 cm

47. Find the volume of a spherical segment of radius 10 m and altitude 5 m.

A. 654.50 m3 C. 623.45 m3
B. 667.45 m3 D. 645.12 m3

48. The volume of a right circular con is 36π. If its altitude is 3, find its radius.
A. 3 C. 5
B. 4 D. 6

49. A solid spherical steel ball 20cm in diameter is placed into a tall vertical cylinder containing
water, causing the water level to rise by 10 cm. What is the radius of the cylinder?
A. 12.34 cm C. 13.27 cm
B. 10.45 cm D. 11.55 cm

50. Given a cyclic quadrilateral whose sides are 4 cm, 5 cm, 8 cm and 11 cm. What is the area?
A. 42.45 cm2 C. 40.25 cm2
B. 45.34 cm2 D. 49.23 cm2

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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
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PART 2: SET A 1:00PM-4:00PM

1. Let f ( x )=2 x 2−x +5 and g ( x )=5 x−1, find ( f ∘ g ) ( x ) .

A. 10 x 2−5 x+24 C. 25 x−6
2
B. 50 x −25 x+ 8 D. 158

2. What is the final temperature of a certain gas initially with a pressure of 200 kPa at 212 0F if
the pressure is to be doubled?
A. 764.3 K C. 743.6 K
B. 736.4 K D. 746.3 K

3. Find the tangent line to the curve y=x 3 +3 x 2+ 3 x−1 parallel to the line y=3 x +2.
A. x +3 y=−3 C. 3 x+ y=1
B. x−3 y=−3 D. 3 x− y=1

4. Locate the inflection point of the curve 3 y=x 3 +3 x 2−9 x−15.

( )
A. −1 ,−
4
3
C. 1 ,−
4
3( )
( )
B. 1 ,
4
3
D. −1 , (
4
3 )
5. A box with a square base and open at the top is to have a capacity of 300 m3. Find the height
of the box that requires the minimum amount of material needed.
A. 5.35m C. 8.43m
B. 3.24m D. 4.22m

6. Find y ' ' from x=1−t 2 and y=3 t +2.

3 −3
A. 3 C. 3
4t 4t
−3 3
B. 3 D. 3
t t

7. A car starting at 9:00 AM, travels north at a rate of 45 kph. Another car starting from the same
point at 10:30 AM, travels at 50 kph. Find how fast the two cars are separating at 12:00 noon.
A. 63.62 kph C. 58.45 kph
B. 75.67 kph D. 66.56 kph

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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
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8. The distance traveled by a car is given by the equation x=2 t 2+6 t−1 where x is the
distance in miles and t is the time in hours. Determine the velocity of the car after traveling 100
kilometers.
A. 30 mph C. 28 mph
B. 27 mph D. 29 mph

( )
n
n+1
9. Evaluate lim .
n→∞ n
A. 1 C. ln 1
B. ∞ D. e
10. A polyhedral with 24 faces.
A. Icosidodecahedron C. Hexecontahedron
B. Triacontahedron D. Icositetrahedron

11. A picture 6 feet in height is hang on a wall with the lower edge 10 feet above the level of the
observer’s eye. Height of observer is 6 feet. How far from the wall should the observer stand in
order to obtain the most favorable view?
A. 11.45 ft C. 12.65 ft
B. 10.25 ft D. 11.87 ft

12. States that, “At constant pressure, the volume of gas is proportional to the temperature
A. Charle’s Law C. Dalton’s Law
B. Gay-Lussac’s Law D. Boyle’s Law

13. The population of a certain place is given by the equation P=10,000 e0.025 t , where t is the
number of years after 1980. At what rate is the population expected to be growing in the year
2008?
A. 504 C. 1,024
B. 435 D. 767

14. It is the point of intersection of the medians of a triangle.

A. incenter C. orthocenter
B. circumcenter D. centroid

15. Find the area bounded by the curve x= y 2, the x -axis and the line x=4 on the first
quadrant.
A. 4.53 sq. units C. 7.65 sq. units
B. 2.45 sq. units D. 5 . 33 sq. units

16. Pair of prime numbers of the form ( p , p +6). Exampl (5,11).

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A. Mersenne Prime C. Twin Prime
B. Semi Prime D. Sexy Prime

−π π
17. Find the area bounded by the curve y=cos x , the x -axis, from x= to x= .
2 2
A. 2 sq. units C. 1.5 sq. units
B. 3.2 sq. units D. 1 sq. unit

18. “The rate of effusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of the mass of its
particles.” What is this law?
A. Dalton’s Law C. Proust’s Law
B. Amagat’s Law D. Graham’s Law
π
3

19. Evaluate the ∫ sin x cos x dx .

π
4
1 1
A. C.
8 2
1 1
B. D.
5 7
2
20. Find the volume of the solid generated by the area bounded by the curves y=x and
y=x +2 revolving about the x -axis.
A. 34.56 cubic units C. 40.23 cubic units
B. 45 . 24 cubic units D. 30.34 cubic units

21. You toss a ball from your window 8 m above the ground. When the ball leaves your hand, it
is moving at 10 m/s at an angle of 200 below the horizontal. How far horizontally from your
window will the ball hit the ground?
A. 9 m C. 9.5 m
B. 9.2 m D. 9.7 m

22. Find the volume of the solid generated by the area bounded by the curves y 2=x and y=x 3
revolving about y=0.
A. 1.23 cubic units C. 1 .12 cubic units
B. 1.49 cubic units D. 1.56 cubic units

23. Find the length of the arc of the curve y=4 x 2 from x=0 to x=1.
A. 4 .20 units C. 4.12 units
B. 4.87 units D. 4.77 units

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Mark only one answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter
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24. Kepler’s Third Law of Planetary Motion.

A. Law of Areas C. Law of Orbits
B. Law of Periods D. Law of Revolution

25. Find the area of the surface generated by revolving the curve y=x 2 about the y -axis from,
y=0 to y=4 .
A. 39.16 sq. units C. 32.12 sq. units
B. 30.89 sq. units D. 36.18 sq. units

e x

26. Evaluate ∫∫ y ln x dy dx.

1 0
A. 2.287 C. 2.786
B. 2.189 D. 2.986

27. How much is the mass of a 5L of gasoline? The density of gasoline is 800 kg/m3.
A. 2 kg C. 0.8 kg
B. 3.5 kg D. 4 kg

∫ x 2 e x dx .
3

28. Evaluate the

1 x 3
−1 x 3

A. e +c C. e +c
3 3
3 3
B. 3 e x +c D. −3 e x +c

29. Calculate the molarity of one kilogram water diluted to a 100 liters of solution.
A. 0.56 M C. 5.56 M
B. 55.56 M D. 0.056 M

30. Water is what kind of bonding?

A. covalent bond C. hydrogen bond
B. van der Waals bond D. ionic bond

31. Calculate the number of atoms in a 5.6 mol of atoms.

A. 3.87x1024 C. 3.97x1024
B. 3.17x1024 D. 3.37x1024

32. The group in the periodic table that has four valence electron.
A. Boron Group C. Oxygen Group
B. Alkali Metals D. Carbon Group

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33. Find the slope of the curve r =sin 2θ at point 1 , ( π4 ).

A. 1 C. 0
B. -1 D. 2

34. Compounds that dissolved easily in water.

A. Hydrophilic Compounds C. Immisible Liquids
B. Hydrophobic Compounds D. Miscible Liquids

35. If 2.00 L of solution contains 4.50 mol of solute, what is the molarity of the solution?
A. 0.44 M C. 1.45 M
B. 2.25 M D. 5.45 M

36. Evaluate the ∫ e cos 3 y dy .

y

3 y 1 y −3 y 1 y
A. e sin3 y − e cos 3 y + c C. e sin 3 y+ e cos 3 y +c
10 10 10 10
3 y 1 y −3 y 1 y
B. e sin3 y + e cos 3 y +c D. e sin 3 y− e cos 3 y+ c
10 10 10 10

37. How many milligrams of fluoride in a gallon of water sample if the sample contains 16 ppm
fluoride ion?
A. 50.89 mg C. 45.37 mg
B. 10.68 D. 60.64 mg

38. The length of the latus rectum of a hyperbola is equal to 18 and the distance between foci is
12. Find the equation of the curve if the conjugate axis is parallel to the y-axis.
A. 3x2+y2=27 C. 3x2-y2=27
2 2
B. x -3y =27 D. x2+3y2=27

39. A 200 kg crate impends to slide down a ramp inclined at an angle of 19.290 with the
horizontal. What is the frictional resistance?
A. 612.38 N C. 648.16 N
B. 628.38 N D. 654.12 N

40. A projectile is launched at 450 to the horizontal on a level ground at a speed of 60 m/s.
Neglecting air resistance, what is the range of the projectile?
A. 183 m C. 367 m
B. 138 m D. 376 m

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41. A concrete block 1 kN is to be lift by a crane. If the crane breaks at an altitude of 25 meters,
how fast would be the block is moving right before it hits the ground?
A. 24.15 m/s C. 22.15 m/s
B. 23.15 m/s D. 25.15 m/s

42. Who coined the term “energy”?

A. Thomas Young C. James Joule
B. Nicolas Sadi Carnot D. Richard Mollier
2
43. Transform the equation r sin 2θ = 6 into rectangular equation.
A. xy=3 C. 3xy=0
B. (x/y)=3 D. 3x=y

44. A stone is dropped from the top of a building. If it takes 5s for the stone to hit the ground,
how high is the building?
A. 100 m C. 123 m
B. 213 m D. 55 m
45. What is the average translational kinetic energy of a molecule of an ideal gases at a
temperature of 270C?
A. 6.21x10-21 J C. 7.30x10-21 J
B. 6.72x10-21 J D. 7.23x10-21 J

46. Find the area bounded by the curve r =1+ cos θ from 0 to π .
A. 2.46 C. 2.26
B. 2.36 D. 2.16

47. This wave does not travel in vacuum.

A. transverse C. longitudinal
B. electromagnetic D. light

48. States that the speed of light in vacuum is the same in all inertial frames of reference and is
independent of the motion of the source.
A. Einstein’s First Postulate C. Einstein’s Third Postulate
B. Einstein’s Second Postulate D. Einstein’s Zeroth Postulate

49. Find the curvature of the curve y 2=8 x at point (2 , 4).

A. 8 √ 2 C.
√2
8
B.
√2 D. √ 2
16

50. Evaluate the ∫ cot 4 x dx .

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1 3 −1 3
A. cot x +cot x+ x+ c C. cot x−cot x + x+ c
3 3
1 3 −1 3
B. cot x +cot x−x +c D. cot x+ cot x+ x + c
3 3

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