TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA
PRE BOARD EXAM DAY 3
STUDENT NUMBER_______________________________________________________DATE________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1. Patent law of the Philippines
a. R.A. 105 b. 1 R.A. 145 c. R.A. 165 d. R.A. 166

2 A tank is initially filled with 100 gal of salt solution containing 1 lb of salt per gallon. Fresh brine containing 2 lb of salt per
gallon runs into the tank at the rate of 5 gal/min, and the mixture , assumed to be kept uniform by stirring runs out at the
same rate. Determine how long it will take for this amount to reach 150 lb.
a. 10.2 min b. 12.6 min c. 13.9 min d. 14.5 min e. NOTG

3. Find the integral of tan x.

a. ln sin x + C b. - ln sin x + C c. ln cos x + C d. - ln cos x + C

4. The region of the stress-strain diagram extending from the proportionality limit to the point of rupture.
a. Elastic Range b. Ultimate Rupture Stress. c. Yield Point d. d. Plastic Range

5. A spherical balloon is being filled with air at the rate of 1 cfs. Compute the time rate of change of the surface area
of the balloon at the instant when its volume is 113.1 cubic feet.
a. 0.67 ft2/sec b. 1.73 ft2/sec c. 3.0 ft2/sec d. 3.7 ft2/sec

6. The measure of spread or variation in a given data set.

a. measure of central tendency b. measure of relative standing
c. measure of occurrence d. measure of variability
7. Six draws are made from an ordinary deck of playing cards, the card drawn being replaced and the deck
thoroughly shuffled before the next draw is made. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 4 spades?
a. 135/4960 b. 153/4096 c 135/4690 d. 135/4096

8. For a particular experiment you need 5 liters of a 10% solution. You find 7% and 12% solution on the shelves. How
much of the 7% solution should you mix with the appropriate amount of the 12% solution to get 5 liters of a 10%
solution?
a. 1.5 b. 2 c. 3 d. 2.5

9. At what point in the Celsius and Fahrenheit scale will they be equal?
a. 30 b. 55 c. 40 d. 25

10. In an arithmetic sequence, t23 = 519 and t71 = 1503, what is t114?
a. 3824.5 b. 2458.3 c. 2384.5 d. none of the given

11. Toms retirement account in a company currently totals Php416,384. What perpetual income can Tom and his
heirs receive per year if he retires now and the money is invested in an annuity earning 6% interest?
(A) Php20,980 (B) Php22,980 (C) Php24,980 (D) Php26,980

12. If an ellipse and a parabola share a focus and corresponding vertex, which of these is true?
a. The parabola has a shorter latus rectum b. The length LR of the conics are equal.
c. The ellipse has a shorter latus rectum d. The length of LR cannot be compared..

13. An act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks, tradenames, and service marks, defining unfair
competition and false marking and providing remedies against the same
a. R.A. 105 b. 1 R.A. 145 c. R.A. 165 d. R.A. 166

14. Thrice the sum number of the numbers is 30 and the sum of the squares of the numbers is 52. Find the product of
the two numbers.
a. 24 b. 30 c. 36 d. 48
15. A fossilized bone is found to contain (1/1000) the original amount of radioactive carbon C-14. Given the half life of C14 is
approximately 5600 years, determine the age of the fossil.
a. 187,00 years b. 157,320 years c. 103,583 years d. 84,902 years e. 55,800 years

16. A car is braked to a stop with constant acceleration. The car stops 10 secs after the brakes are applied and
travels 250 ft. during this time. Find the speed of the car when the brakes were applied.
a. 100 fps b. 75 fps c. 50 fps d. NOTG

17. The middle of a given data set.

a. mean b. median c. mode d. range

18. The reciprocal of Bulk modulus of any liquid is called ________.

a. Compressibility b. Volume strain c. volume stress d. shape elasticity

19. You are saving up for a big investment in six years. You estimate it will take Php14,500 to secure this investment.
How much do you need to put into a savings account at the end of each year if the savings account earns 4%?
(A) Php2,185 (B) Php2,375 (C) Php2,415 (D) Php2,485

20. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is at the origin and whose directrix is the line y = -4.
a. x2 = 4y+4 b. x2 = 4y-4 c. x2 = 8y +16 d. x2 = 8y + 8

21. Whenever a net force acts on a body, it produces acceleration in the direction of the resultant force, an
acceleration that is directly proportional to the mass of the body. This theory is popularly known as
A Newtons Second Law of Motion C Hookes Law of Equilibrium
B Newtons First Law of Motion D Fardays Law of Forces

22. _ is the condition wwhere a third person becomes a new debtor w/o the knowledge of or against the will of the debtor but
always with the consent of the creditor.
a. subrogation b. rescission c. delegation d. expromission

23. In a certain culture the rate of growth of bacteria is proportional to the amount present. Initially, 1000 bacteria are
present and the amount doubles in 12 minutes. Determine the time it takes for the bacteria to multiply to 10,000.
a. 20 min b. 40 min c. 60 min d. NOTG

24. An equipment costs P10,000 with a salvage value of P500 at the end of 10 years. What is the depreciation
charge by straight-line method?
a. P1000 b. P850 c. P950 d. P1,200

25. Certain manufactured articles are sold in boxes of 25 each. They are inspected by taking a random sample of 5
from each box and passing the box as satisfactory if no defective articles are found in the sample. Find the probability
that a box will be passed if it contains 1 defective.
a. 0.8 b. 0.76 c. 0.65 d. NOTG

26. The act regulating the practice of chemical engineering in the Philippines is
a. R.A. 9297 b. R.A. 9792 c. R.A. 813 d. R.A. 318

27. When the corresponding elements of two rows of a determinant are proportional, then the value of the
determinant is
a. Unknown b. Zero c. Multiplied by the ratio d. One

28. At a certain interest rate compounded quarterly, P 1,000 will amount to P 4,500 in 15 years. What is the amount
at the end of 10 years?
a. P 2,725.17 b. P 2,303.33 c. P 2,425.63 d. P 2,375.93

29. A culture has No number of bacteria. At t=1 hour, the number of bacteria is measured to be (3/2) No. If the rate of growth is
proportional to the no. of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the no. of bacteria to triple.
a. 2.71 hours b. 3.22 hours. c. 4.86 hours. d. 5.29 hours

30. What is the diameter of a circle with the following equation: x 2 + y2 6x + 4y 12 = 0?

a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12
31. The siren of a stationary fire engine has frequency of 50o Hz. If a car drives away from it at 20m/s, what frequency does a
person in the car hear?
a. 471 Hz b. 500 Hz c. 531 Hz d. 565 Hz

32. If P25,000 is invested at 8% interest compounded quarterly, how many years will it take for this amount to
accumulate to P45,000?
a. 7.5 years b. 30 years c. 15.5 years d. 31.5 years

33. Find a point in the parabola y 2=4x at which the rates of change of the ordinate and abscissa are equal.
a. (4,4) b. (1,2) c. (0,0) d. (3,2)

34. An inlet pipe can fill up the tank in 6 hours while an outlet pipe can empty the tank in 9 hours. One day, the tank
was being filled. When it was 1/3 full, a boy opened the outlet pipe. How long did it take to fill the rest of the tank?
a.8 hours b. 10 hours c.12 hours d. 13 hours

35. A tensile stress is to be applied along the long axis of a cylindrical brass rod that has a diameter of 10 mm. Determine the
magnitude of the load required to produce a 2.5 x 10 3 mm change in diameter if the deformation is entirely elastic.. Poissons
ratio for Brass is 0.34 and the modulus of elasticity for brass is 97 GPa
a. 5600N b. 5400N c. 5000N d. 4800 N

36. The rate of change of stress with respect to strain.

a. Tangent Modulus b. Modulus of Rigidity c. Modulus of Elasticity d. Stress Change

37. Given : dy1/dx = (2/13) (1+ 5/2 x - 3/2 k), What is the value of k such that y1 is perpendicular to the curve y2
= 2x at (1,1)
a. 3 b. 6 c. 7 d. 10

38. TIDE ULTRA is an example of

a. trademark b. service mark c. collective mark d. tradename

39. The total surface of two cubes is 150 sq. m, The total length of their edges is 84 cm. Find the edge of the larger
cube.
a. 4 b. 5.5 c. 6.4 d. 7.2

40. Three forces 20 N, 30 N and 40 N are in equilibrium. Find the angle between the 30 N and the 40 N forces.
a. 28.960 b. 400 c. 300 15 25 d. 25.970

41. Two equal resistors are connected in series across a certain supply. If the resistances are now connected in
parallel across the same supply, then the power produced will be _________ that of the series connection.
a. Two times b. Four times c. One half d. One fourth

42 The stress in the transverse section that resists the bursting force in the cylinder is called
a. Hoop Stress b. Circumferential Stress c. Longitudinal Stress d. Cylindrical Stress

43. A square and a regular hexagon have the same perimeter. If the area of the square is 2.25, what is the area of the
hexagon?
a. 2.250 b. 2.598 c. 2.838 d. 3.464 e. 3.375

44. A tensile testing apparatus is to be constructed that must withstand a maximum load of 220,000N. The design
calss for two cylindrical support posts, each of which is to support half of the maximum load. Furthermore, plain
carbon (1045) steel ground and polished shafting rounds are to be used: the minimum yield and tensile strengths of
this alloy are 310 MPa and 565 MPa respectively. Specify a suitable diameter for these support points. Use a factor

of safety of 5 and the formula

a. 40.5 mm b. 47.5 mm c. 54.2 mm d. 58.3 mm
45. In how many ways can one make a selection of 4 black balls, 5 red balls, and 2 white balls from a box containing
8 black balls, 7 red balls and 5 white balls?
a) 14700 b) 17400 c) 47100 d) 10740

46. A series of numbers that are perfect square such as the series (1, 4, 9, 16, 25)
a. Fermats Numbers b. Fibonacci Numbers c. Eulers Numbers d. Fourier Series

47. An agreement between or among two or more persons is a/an

a. obligation b. charter c. writ d. contract

48. Gabriel made three investments totaling P22,000.00 with interest rates at 4%, 5%, and 8%. The total annual
income from the three investments was P13,500.00. The income from the 8% investment was P2,500.00 more than
the combined income from the other two investments. How much was invested at 5% rate?
a. P50,000 b. P60,000 c. P70,000 d.NOTG

49. It is the amount which a willing buyer will pay to a willing seller for the property were each has equal advantage
and is under no compulsion to buy or sell.
a. Book value b Market value c. Use Value d. Fair value

50. What is the probability that 5 cards dealt from a well shuffled deck , 3 will be hearts and 2 spades?
a. 0.00633 b. 0.00858 c. 0.011 d. 0.0153

51. Find the distance between two lines represented by the linear equations: 4x 3y 12 = 0 and 4x 3y + 8 = 0
a. 4 units b. 8 units c. 12 units d. 20 units

52. The new intellectual property code is

a. R.A. 165 b. R.A. 8293 c. P.D. 1856 d. E.O. 192

53. Twelve persons are to sit a round table. Two particular people insist on sitting opposite each other. Find the
number of ways the twelve can be seated.
a. 2638800 b. 6238800 c. 3826800 d. 3628800

54. A hemispherical tank of radius 2 ft. is initially filled with water. At the bottom of the tank, there is a hole of radius 1 in.
through which the water drains under the influence of gravity. Determine how long it will take the tank to drain
completely.
a. 2.3 hours b. 3.6 hours c. 4.8 hours d. 5.5 hours e. 6.1 hours

55. A particle moves according to the following function of time: x(t) = 3sint and y(t) = 4 cost, what is the resultant
velocity at t= pi?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 9 d. 25

56. The length of a rectangle is 3 inches more than twice the width. If the length is increased by 1 inch and the width
is increased by 2 inches, the area is increased by 20.5 sq. inches. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?
a. 21 in b. 22 in. c. 23 in. d. 24 in.

57. A thermometer reading 750F is taken out where the temperature is 20 0F. The thermometer reading is 300F after 4
minutes later. Find the thermometer reading in 0F, 7 minutes after the thermometer was brought outside.
a. 21.8 b. 22.8 c. 23.8 d. 24.8

58. You purchase 1,000 shares of stock at Php15.00 per share. The stock pays quarterly dividends of Php125 for two
years at which time you sell the stock at the trading price of Php16.50 per share. The yearly return on your
investment is most nearly:
(A) 2% (B) 4% (C) 6% (D) 8%

59. What is the standard equation of the locus of points in the Cartesian plane, the absolute difference of whose
distances from the points (4,0) is 4?
a. (x2/9)-(y2/16) =1 b. (x2/4)-(y2/12) =1 c. (x2/12)-(y2/16) =1 d. (x2/12)-(y2/9) =1.
60. When the two waves of the same frequency speed and amplitude traveling in opposite direction are
superimposed.
a. Phase difference is always zero b. Distractive waves are produced
c. Standing waves are produced d. Constructive interference always results

61. At maximum point the value y is

a. zero b. infinite c. positive d. negative

62. The difference between an approximate value of a quantity and its exact value or true value is
a. absolute error b. relative error c. one d. change

63. Find the area bounded by the parabola x2 = 16 (y-1) and its latus rectum
a. 42.62 sq.u b. 46.27 sq.u. c. 52.67 sq.u. d. 56.27 sq.u.

64. A plane cuts through a cube in such a way that the plane passes through three of the cubes vertices, no two of
which lie on the same edge. If the edge of the cube has a length of 1, what is the surface area of the smaller
fragments of the cube?
a. 2.4 b. 2.7 c. 3.1 d. 3.7 e. 4.3

65. The daily cost to a small firm of producing x units of a product is C(x) = 2002 + 120 x 5x2 + 1/3 x3 dollars. The
market price of 1 unit is $264. What should be the daily output x in order to maximize the daily profit.
a. 10 units b. 18 units c. 36 units d. NOTG

66. The altitude of the sides of a triangle intersect at the point known as
a. incenter b. orthocenter c. circumcenter d. centroid

67. The angle of elevation of a hot air balloon, climbing vertically, changes from 25 degrees at 10:00 am to 60 degrees at 10:02
am. The point of observation of the angle of elevation is situated 300 meters away from the take off point. What is the upward
speed, assumed constant, of the balloon?
a. 2.25 m/s b. 2.76 m/s c. 3.16 m/s d. 3.89 m/s e. 4.104 m/s

68. The integral of a function between certain limits divided by the difference in abscissas between those limits gives
the _________________ of the function.
a. average b. domain c. intercept d. asymptote e. limits

69. Future value less the present value

a. discount b. rate discount c. discount rate d. profit

70. It is the worth of the property as recorded in the books of account of the company.
a. book value b. fair value c. market value d. goodwill value.

71. A 200 g of water is mixed to 300 g of alcohol whose density is 790kg/ m3. Calculate the specific gravity of the total mixture.
a. 0.675 b. 0.862 c. 0.912 d. 1.0

72. The ASME BPV Code Sec VIII D.1 specifies a minimum of wall thickness of _____ not including
Corrosion allowance, and regardless of vessel dimensions and material of construction.
a. 1/16 in b. 2/16 in. c. 3/16 in. d. 1
73. Consider a cylindrical specimen of a steel alloy (Figure 6.21), 8.5 mm in diameter and 80 mm long that is pulled in
tension. The modulus of elasticity value is nearest
a. 100 GPa b. 150 GPa c. 200 GPa d. none of the given

74. The yield strength of the alloy is

a. 1990 MPa b. 2000 Mpa c. 1500 MPa d. none of the given

75. Determine its elongation when a load of 65,520 N is applied

a. 0.33 mm b. 0.40 mm c. 0.43 mm d. none of the given
mm

72. The present worth of process Q (PWQ) over 10 years is:

(A) $2,640 (B) $3,040 (C) $3,440 D) $3,840

73. The present worth of process R (PWR) over 10 years is:

(A) $2,630 (B) $3,030 (C) $3,430 D) $3,830

74. The set of all possible outcomes in an experiment.

a. sample space b. event c. sample point d. population

75. It is the worth of the property as recorded in the books of account of the company.
a. book value b. fair value c. market value d. goodwill value.