MATHEMATICS

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1. The GCF of 25 and 135 is?

a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 25
2. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is approximately
186, 000, 000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the
earth.
a. 93,000,000 miles
b. 91, 450, 000 miles
c. 94, 335, 100 miles
d. 94, 550, 000 miles
3. Divide the number 60 into two parts so that the product P of one part and the square of the
other is a maximum, find the smaller part.
a. 10
b. 40
c. 20
d. 30
4. Determine the distance of the line 12x-5y-65=0 from a point (-3,4)
a. 11.6
b. 8.46
c. 9.31
d. 10.24
5. A right circular cone is generated by revolving a right triangle with a 20 cm hypotenuse about its
vertical side. What is the maximum volume possible for the cone?
a. 4192
b. 3869
c. 3225
d. 3547
6. A statue 3m high is standing on a base 4m high. If an observer’s eyes are 1.5m above the
ground, how far should he stand from the base in order that the angle subtended by the statue
is a maximum?
a. 3.41m
b. 3.71m
c. 3.51m
d. 4.41m
7. Evaluate the integral of rsinФ with respect to r and then to Ф, for the limits from r=0 to r=cosФ
and from Ф=0 to Ф=π.
a. 1/4
b. 1/3
c. 1/2
d. 1/6
8. A geometric progression is 1+z+z2+z3+.....+zn where z<1
Determine the sum of the series as n approaches infinity.
a. 1/(1-2z)
b. 1/(2-z)
c. 1/(1-z)
d. 2/(1-z)
9. Find the area of intersection of the graphs of y=sin(πx/2) and y=x.
a. 0.157
b. 0.143
c. 0.125
d. 0.137
sin 4𝑥−sin 2𝑥
10. The expression is equal to
cos 4𝑥+cos 2𝑥
a. Tan x
b. Cot x
c. Sec3 x
d. Csc3 x
11. Evaluate (1-i)-6
a. 0.300i
b. 0.250i
c. 0.125i
d. 0.414i
12. Differentiate y=arcsin x and evaluate the result at x=0.8
a. 1.52
b. 1.83
c. 2.00
d. 1.67
13. Three circles are externally tangent to each other. The distances between their centers are
50cm between circles A and B, 46cm between circles B and C, and 40cm between circles C and
A. Determine the diameter, in cm of each circle A,B and C respectively.
a. 56 for A, 36 for B, 44 for C
b. 40 for A, 50 for B, 46 for C
c. 50 for A, 46 for B, 40 for C
d. 44 for A, 56 for B, 36 for C
14. Eight men can excavate 15 m3 of drainage open canal in 7 hours. Three men can backfill 10 m3 in
4 hours. How long will it take 10 men to excavate and backfill 20 m3 in the project.
 a. 9.87 hrs.
b. 7.65 hrs.
c. 8.76 hrs.
d. 10.98 hrs.
15. The rate of growth of a population is proportional to the present population. If the present
population is 1,000 initially and is 2,000, ten hours later, how long will it take in hours to reach
5,000?
a. 33.44
b. 23.22
c. 27.86
d. 19.35
16. Determine the solution of the inequality x2<9
a. x<-3
b. -3<x
c. x<3
d. -3 < x< 3
17. Evaluate the double integral of rdrdφ for the limits r, from 3 to 4 cosφ, for φ from 0 to φ = 𝜋/2
a. π/3
b. –π/4
c. –π/3
d. –π/5
18. Solve the differential equation cotxdy and ydx = 0
a. Y=ctanx
b. Y=ccotx
c. Y=csinx
d. Y=ccosx
19. Given the following points on the xy plane (1,1), (4,5) and (7,9). If the points are collinear,
determine the distance between two points that are farthest from each other. If the points are
not collinear, determine the longest distance between two of the points.
a. 12
b. 10
c. 8
d. 5
20. The sum of the cube of the consecutive numbers from 1 to 30 is
a. 216,225
b. 215,325
c. 217,186
d. 216,961
21. Find the expression for the sum of the following series 12 + 22 + 32 + 42 +.....+n2
a. S = n(n+1)(n+2)/6
b. S = n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)/7
c. S = n(n+2)(n+3)(n+4)/7
 d. S = n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
22. If any 10 of the 26 letters of the alphabet are chosen to represent the ten digits, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9. How many possible coding patterns are there?
a. 1.93 x 13
b. 1.93 x 1012
c. 6.30 x 1010
d. 3.08 x 1014
23. The perimeter of a rectangle is 100 cm while its diagonal is √1300 cm. Its area in sq. cm is
a. 500
b. 600
c. 700
d. 800
24. If 19 kilos of gold loses 1 kilos; and 10 kilos of silver loses 1 kilo when weighed in water, find the
weight of gold in a bar of gold and silver weighing 106 kilos in air and 99 kilos in water?
a. 76 kilos
b. 55 kilos
c. 84 kilos
d. 68 kilos
25. Tickets to the school play sold at $4 each for adults and $1.5 each for children. If there were for
times as many adult tickets sold as children’s tickets, and the total receipts were $3500, how
many children’s tickets were sold?
a. 300
b. 100
c. 150
d. 200
26. What amount of money invested at 8 ¼ percent yields a $2475 return per year?
a. 2500
b. 3000
c. 30000
d. 20000
27. Bob can dig a ditch in 4 hours. John can dig the same ditch in 3 hours. How long would it take
them to dig it together?
a. 2 1/5
b. 1 5/7
c. 5 1/7
d. 3 1/8
28. A mixture containing 6% boric acid is to be mixed with 2 quarts of a mixture which is 15% boric
acid in order to obtain a solution which is 12% boric acid. How much of the 6% solution must be
used.
a. 3 quarts
b. 2 quarts
c. 1 quart
 d. 4 quarts
29. Timothy leaves home for skedunk 400 miles away. After 2 hours, he has to reduce his speed by
20 mph due to rain. If he takes 1 hour for lunch and gas and reaches skedunk 9 hours after he
left home, what was his initial speed?
a. 120 mph
b. 65 mph
c. 100 mph
d. 50 mph
30. Jeanette rides her bike to the bus station where she barely makes it in time to catch the bus to
work. She spends half an hour on her bike and two-thirds of an hour on the bus. If the bus
travels 39 mph faster than she travels on her bike , and the total distance from home to work is
40 miles, find the rate of the bike and the rate of the bus.
a. 12 mph, 51 mph
b. 13 mph, 50 mph
c. 20 mph, 60 mph
d. 15 mph, 75mph
31. The length of a room is 8 feet more than twice the width. If it takes 124 feet of molding to go
around the perimeter of the room, what are the room’s dimensions?
a. 15, 17
b. 18, 44
c. 100, 24
d. 80, 44
32. The perimeter of a triangular lawn is 42 yards. The first side is 5 yards less than the second, and
third side is 2 yards less than the first. What is the length of each side of the lawn?
a. 18, 14, 12
b. 16, 13, 11
c. 15, 12, 10
d. 18, 13, 11
33. One side of a rectangular metal plate is five times as long as the other side. If the perimeter is 72
meters, what is the length of the shorter side of the plate?
a. 6, 32
b. 5, 30
c. 6, 30
d. 5, 32
34. The tens digit of a certain number is 3 less than the units digit. The sum of the digits is 11. What
is the number?
a. 7, 4
b. 6, 5
c. 8, 3
d. 9, 2
35. A straight line which a curve approaches more and more closer to but never actually touches it
except as a limiting position at infinity.
 a. Latus rectum
b. asymptote
c. directrix
d. axis of symmetry
36. The ring area bounded by two concentric circles.
a. Torus
b. Annulus
c. Shell
d. Cycloid
37. A succession of numbers in which one number is designated as first, another second, another is
third and so on is called
a. Order
b. Sequence
c. Progression
d. Succession
38. What is the curve represented by the equation r=6?
a. Ellipse
b. Circle
c. Hyperbola
d. Parabola
39. Which of the following curves describe the trajectory of a projectile launched with an initial
angle and velocity from the ground, whose flight is influenced only by gravity.
a. Hyperbola
b. Parabola
c. Ellipse
d. Circular arc
40. An experimental wing design is elliptical in shape with a span of 12 feet and eccentricity of 0.87.
Find the chord at the root.
a. 7 feet
b. 5 feet
c. 8 feet
d. 6 feet