6
6
6
0.5C 0.2C
40. Two charges, one of + and the other of ,
attract each other with a force of 100 N. How far apart are
they?
29. The total surface of two cubes is 150 sq. m, The total a. 3 mm b. 4 mm c. 30 mm d. 40 mm
length of their edges is 84 cm. Find the edge of the larger 41. A particular moon rock is analyzed and it is found to
cube. contain equal amounts of Potassium-19 and Argon-18, which
a. 4 b. 5.5 c. 6.4 d. 7.2 are denoted as , respectively. is a radioactive
30. Find the point on the curve y = x 2 + 8x 12 where the isotope that can decay to . Note that for
tangent line is parallel to the x - axis
a. (4, 36) b. (- 4, 28) potassium decay and that the yield of is about 11% (i.e.
c. (- 4, - 28) d. NOTG about 1 out of every 9 atoms decays to ). Assuming
31. The angle of elevation of a hot air balloon, climbing that the initial amount of argon was zero and that all of the
vertically, changes from 25 degrees at 10:00 am to 60 degrees argon is the result of potassium decay, estimate the age of the
at 10:02 am. The point of observation of the angle of elevation moon rock.
a. 2 billion years b. 4.3 billion years
is situated 300 meters away from the take off point. What is
c. 5.3 billion years d. NOTG
the upward speed, assumed constant, of the balloon? 40
a. 2.25 m/s b. 2.76 m/s c. 3.16 m/s d. 3.89 m/s 42. A shell is fired at an angle above the horizontal at a
32. The present worth of Php 1404 due in two equal half- velocity of 300 m/s. What is the time of flight?
yearly installments at 8% per annum simple interest is: a. 39 s b. 41 s c. 43 s d. 45 s
A. Php 1325 B. Php 1300 43. Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Php 13,900 divided in
C. Php 1350 D. Php 1500 two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of
33. Find the centroid of the semicircular area inside x2+y2 =a2 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of
with y greater than or equal to zero. simple interest earned in 2 years be Php 3508, what was the
a. (0,2a/3) b. (0,2a/5 amount invested in Scheme B?
c. (0,4a/3) d. (0,5a/3) A. Php 6400 B. Php 6500
34. The masses of two balls are in the ratio of 2 : 1 and their C. Php 7200 D. Php 7500
respective velocities are in the ratio of 1 : 2 but in opposite 44. A parabola has its focus at (7, -4) and directrix Y = 2. Find
direction before impact. If the coefficient of restitution is , the the equation
velocities of separation of the balls will be equal to a. X2 + 12X 14Y + 61 = 0 b. X2 + 14X 12Y + 61 = 0
A. original velocity in the same direction c. X2 12X + 14 Y + 61 = 0 d. X2 14X + 12 Y + 61 =
B. half the original velocity in the same direction 045. In how many ways can one make a selection of 4 black
C. half the original velocity in the opposite direction balls, 5 red balls, and 2 white balls from a box containing 8
D. original velocity in the opposite direction black balls, 7 red balls and 5 white balls?
35. The angle which an inclined surface makes with the a) 14700 b) 17400
horiontal when a body placed on it is on the point of moving c) 47100 d) 10740
down, is called 46. The tensile force required to cause an elongation of 0.045
A. angle of repose B. angle of friction mm in a steel rod of 1000 mm length and 12 mm diameter, is
C. angle of inclination D. none of these. (where E = 2 x 106 kg/cm2)
A. 166 kg B. 102 kg C. 204 kg D. 74 kg
47. At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Php596,700 per year. The cost of manufacturing is Php18.40
Php 1200 become Php 1348.32 in 2 years? per gear. If the company sells the gears at an average price of
A. 6% B. 6.5% C. 7% D. 7.5% Php37.90 each, how many gears must be sold each year to
48. The compound interest on Rs. 30,000 at 7% per annum is break even?
Rs. 4347. The period (in years) is: (A) 15,740 (B) 18,400
A. 2 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 (C) 30,600 (D) 32,430
49-50. A tire manufacturer uses 10,000 tons of special additive 62. A man draws 1 card from each of 2 separate decks. What is
uniformly throughout the year. It costs Php50 to place each the probability that the card from the first deck is an ace and
order, with storage costs running Php1.30/ton/yr. How many the one from the second deck a face card?
tons should the manufacturer order at a time? a) 14/169 b) 2/169 c)16/169 d) 3/169
(A)777 (B) 877 (C) 977 (D) 1077 63. An elevator system for a 20-yr old high-rise office
50. How frequently should orders be placed? building cost Php400,000 when first installed. The system was
(A)26 days (B) 28 days (C) 30 days (D) 32 days designed to last 30 years, with salvage at 10% of initial cost.
Depreciation is straight line. The allowable depreciation
51. A right triangle has a fixed hypotenuse of 30 cm and the charge per year is:
other two sides are allowed to vary. Determine the largest (A) Php12,000 (B) Php13,333
possible area of the triangle. (C) Php18,000 (D) Php20,000
a. 225 sq.cm b. 234 sq. cm 64. Find the equation of the ellipse with foci at (1, 0) and
c. 243 sq. cm d. 216 sq. cm major semi axis 3
20 C a. 9x2 + 8y2 = 72 b. 3x2 + 4y2 = 12
2 2
52. A total of 0.8 kg of water at is placed in 1 kW c. 4x + 3y = 12 d. 8x2 + 9y2 = 72
electric kettle. How long a time is needed to raise the 65. An archeologists discovered some ancient objects which
had organic remains. He found that 60% of the original
100 C
amount of C 14 remains and the disappearance of C-14
temperature of water to . obeys the first-order decay law, give an estimation for the age
a. 3.5 min b. 4.5 min of the objects given the half life of C14 is approximately 5600
c. 5.5 min d. 6.5 min years, determine the age of the fossil.
53. A bag contains six white, five red, and four blue balls. If a. 4127. 01 yrs. b.4205.6 yrs.
six ball are drawn, find the probability that there will be two c. 4569.5 yrs. d. NOTG
66. An open box is made from a square piece of cardboard (of
balls of each color. side 1) by cutting out four equal (small squares) at the corners
a) 180/1001 b) 108/1001 and then folding. How big should the small squares be in order
c) 180/1100 d) 108/1100 that the volume of the box be as large as possible?
54. The shear stress at any section of a shaft is maximum a. 1/8 b. 1/10 c. 1/6 d. NOTG
A. at the centre of the section 67. It is a quantity that when applied to a member, tends to
B. at a distance r/2 from the centre deform the member by causing a rotation of one part of the
C. at the top of the surface member relative to another.
D. at a distance 3/4 r from the centre a. couple b. torque c. axial force d. reaction
55. A cylinder is said to be thin if the ratio of its thickness and 68. A particle moves according to the following function of
diameter, is less than time: x(t) = 3sint and y(t) = 4 cost, what is the resultant
A. 1/25 B. 1/20 C. 1/15 D. 1/10 velocity at t= pi?
56. The 36 m cable shown in Figure weigh 1.5 KN/m. a. 3 b. 4 c. 9 d. 25
determine the sag H and the maximum tension in the cable. 69. Future value less the present value
a. T = 44.3 KN, H = 8.67 m b. T = 34.3 KN, H = 8.77 m a. discount b. rate discount
c. T = 74.3 KN, H = 5.77 m d. T = 94.3 KN, H = 6.77 m c. discount rate d. profit
70. It is the worth of the property as recorded in the books of
account of the company.
Figure 56 a. book value b. fair value
c. market value d. goodwill value.
71. A spring scale in a stationary lift shows a reading of 60 kg
57. Stress in members of statically determinate simple frames, for a man standing on it. If the lift starts descending at an
can be determined by acceleration of g/5, the scale reading would be
A. method of joints B. method of sections A. 48 kg B. 60 kg C. 72 kg D. NOTG
C. graphical solution D. all the above 72. A 50 kg boy climbs up a 8 m rope in gymnasiam in 10 sec.
58. You purchase 1,000 shares of stock at Php15.00 per share. The average power developed by the boy is approximately
The stock pays quarterly dividends of Php125 for two years A. 400 watts B. 500 watts
at which time you sell the stock at the trading price of C. 4000 watts D. none of these
Php16.50 per share. The yearly return on your investment is 73. Given part of an arithmetic sequence ( -312, ___, ___,
most nearly: -174) and t50 = 1160, what is the value of the 26th term
(A) 2% (B) 4% (C) 6% (D) 8% a. 48 b. 56 c. 67 d. 74
59. Find the limit of the sequence an = 3 (1 + n-1)/(2 n2), n = 74. If x increases uniformly at the rate of 0.001 feet per
1, 2 . second, at what rate is the expression (1+x)3 increasing when
a. 2 b. 1 c. 3 d. NOTG x becomes 9 feet?
60. Two forces of 6 Newtons and 8 Newtons which are acting a. 0.001 cfs b. 0.3 cfs
at right angles to each other, will have a resultant of c. 0.003 cfs d. 1.003 cfs
A. 5 Newtons B. 8 Newtons 75. If a cube has an edge of length 2, what is the distance from
C. 10 Newtons D. 12 Newtons. any vertex to the center of the cube?
61. A company produces transmission gears used by several a. (2) 1/2/2 b. (3)1/2 c. 2(2)1/2 d. 2(3)1/2
farm tractor manufacturers. The base cost of operation is