1. A woman went shopping for some canned goods 5.

A spring whose normal length is 10 inches has a

which were on sale. She bought three times as many modulus of 12 pounds per inch. How much work is
cans of peaches and two times as many cans of tuna as done in stretching this spring from length of 12 inches
cans of peaches. It she purchased a total of 24 cans, to a total length of 15 inches?
how many cans did he buy? a. 126 in-lb
a. 5 b. 109 in-lb
b. 8 c. 150 in-lb
c. 4 d. 200 in-lb
d. 12
Ans: A
Ans: C
6. A right circular tank of depth 12 feet and radius of 4
2. A man makes a business trip from his house to feet is half full of oil weighing 60 pound per cubic foot.
batangas in 2 hours. One hour later, he returns home Find the work done in pumping the oil to a height 6
in traffic at a rate of 20kph less that his going rate. If feet above the tank.
he is gone a total of 6 hours. How fast did he travel a. 136 ft-tons
going back home? b. 159 ft-tons
a. 50 c. 180 ft-tons
b. 60 d. 250 ft-tons
c. 40
d. 30 Ans: A

7. Hooke’s law states that within the limits of elasticity

Ans: C
the displacement produced in a body is proportional
to the force applied. That is F=kx, where k is called
3. A trapezoid has its 2 bases in meters in ratio of 4:5
modulus. Thus., if the modulus of a spring is 20 pounds
with an latitude of 20 meters if the trapezoid has an
per inch, the work required to stretch or compress the
area of 360 find the two bases.
spring a distance of 6 inches is
a. 20 and 16
a. 30 in-lb
b. 8 and 10
b. 32 in-lb
c. 40 and 32
c. 35 in-lb
d. 12 and 5
d. 55 in-lb

Ans: A
Ans. A.

4. Which of the following is the nth term of the set of

8. What is the value of square root -7 x square root of -
number 8,4,0,-4?
10?
a. 12-4n
a. Square root of 70
b. 10-5n
b. Negative square root of 70
c. 5-3n
c. Imaginary
d. 7-5n
d. Square root of 70 times i

Ans: A
Ans B

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9. The points A(1,0) , B(9,2) and C(3,6) are vertices of 14. A spherical snow ball melting in such a way that its
triangle which of the following is an equation of one of surface area decreases at rate of 1 cm^3/min. How
medians? fast is its radius shrinking when it is 3 com?
a. X + 7y =23 a. -1/2 π
b. 2x – 3y = 12 b. -1/48 π
c. 4x + 4y =15 c. -1/20 π
d. 2x – y =13 d. -1/12 π

Ans. A Ans: A

10. Find the area of the triangle which the line 4x – 6y +12 15. Two cities 270 km apart lie on the same meridian.
= 0 forms with the coordinate axes Find their difference in latitude if the arth’s radius is
a. 3 3960 km.
b. 5 a. 3/55 rad
c. 10 b. 2/44 rad
d. 7 c. 1/12 rad
d. 5/27 rad
Ans: A
11. A particles position (in inches ) along the axis after 1 Ans: A
seconds of travel is given by the equation x = 24t^2 -
3t^3 + 10. What is the particle’s average velocity, in 16. Find the maximum area of a rectangle circumscribed
in/sec during the first 3 seconds about a fixed rectangle of length 6 cm and width of 4
a. 63 cm.
b. 45 a. 50
c. 70 b. 24
d. 47 c. 48
d. 100
Ans: B
Ans: A
12. Find the area of the region bounded by y = x^3 -3x^2
+2x +1 the axis, and vertical lines x = 0 and x=2 17. The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is 10.2426.
a. 4 Compute the area of the triangle in square units.
b. 2 a. 4
c. 10 b. 2
d. 3 c. 4.5
d. 5.2
Ans: B
Ans: C
13. Find the rate of change of the area of a square with
respect to its side when x=5 18. A piece of wire is shaped in enclose a rectangle with a
a. 63 length of 15 cm and whose area is 150 sq. cm. It is then
b. 45 reshaped to enclose a square. Find the area of the
c. 10 square in cm^2.
d. 47 a. 156.25
b. 125.72
Ans: C c. 453.72
d. 187.45

Ans: A

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19. Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola x 24. Find the equation of a line through point A(4,1)
= y^2 and the line y=x-2 perpendicular to the line 2x -3y +4 = 0
a. 8/2 a. A 3x + 2y =14
b. 3/2 b. 2x +5y = 10
c. 7/2 c. 5x -3y =10
d. 11/1 d. 2x -10y =15

Ans: A Ans: A

20. Five horses are in a race. A woman picks two of the 25. Find the particular solution of the differential dx/dt =
horses in random, and bets one of them. Find the x -1 ; x(0) =1
probability “p” that a person picked the winner a. X(t) = 1
a. 1/10 b. X(t) = 2
b. 2/5 c. X(t) = 3
c. 3/10 d. X(t) = 0
d. 7/10
Ans: A
Ans: A
26. Fin the volume of the solid of revolution formed by
21. The probability that a hits the target is 1/3 and the rotating the region bounded by the parabola y= x^2
probability that b hits target is 1/5 they both fire at and the line y=0 and x = 2 about the x – axis
the target. Find the probability that one of them hits a. 2 π /5
the target. b. π /5
a. 2/5 c. 32 π /5
b. 3/5 d. π /5
c. 3/7
d. 9/10 Ans: C

Ans: A 27. Find the slope of the curve defined by the equation
yx^2 -4 = 0 at point (4.4)
22. What is (1+i) raised to the power 10? a. -2
a. 32i b. 5
b. 52i c. -5
c. I d. 2
d. Undefined
Ans: A
Ans: A
28. A function y has the set of positive integers N as
23. What is the maximum area of the rectangle whose domain and for each n contained in N, y(n) =12 + cos
base is on the x-axis and whose upper two vertices line (n x pi) + sin [(2n-1) pi/2]. What are the values of y
on the parabola y = 12 – x^2 corresponding to any odd positive integer?
a. 32 a. 12
b. 16 b. 1
c. 54 c. 50
d. 20 d. 3

Ans: A Ans: A

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29. Find the volume obtained if the region bounded by y = 34. if the columns ( or rows ) of determinant are identical,
x^2 and y -2x = 0 is rotated about the x-axis the value of the determinant is
a. 64 π /15 a. negative
b. 24 π /5 b. positive
c. 34 π /15 c. zero
d. π /15 d. undefined

Ans: A Ans: C

30. Which of the following are the solutions to the 35. what is I (raised to power 96)
following: y”’ – 3y” + 3y’ –y = 0 a. m = -1/2, 2/3
I. e^x b. m= -1,2,3
II. X(e^x) c. m = -3,1/3
III. e^-x d. m = -1/3, ½
a. I only
b. III only Ans: D
c. I and II only
d. II only 36. The probability that a married man watches a certain
television show is 0.4 and the probability that a
Ans: C married woman watches the shoe is 0.5. The
probability that a man watches the show given that his
31. Find all integers n such that (2n-6) is greater than 1 wife does is 0.70 . Find the probability that at least 1
but less than 14 person of married couple will watch the shoe
a. 4,5,6,7,8,9 a. 0.35
b. 3,4,5,6,7,8 b. 0.65
c. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 c. 0.75
d. 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 d. 0.55

Ans: A Ans: D

32. Write the equation of the line with x intercept a = 4/5 37. A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to
and y – intercept b =1/2 occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, what is the
a. 5x + 8y =4 probability of getting 2 tails and 1 head?
b. 5x – 8y = 4 a. 2/9
c. 3x + 8y = 4 b. 3/7
d. X + 2y =7 c. 2/5
d. 1/5
Ans: A
Ans: A
33. Find all the values of m for which ; y = e( to power mx
) is a solution of 6y” – y’ – y =0 on ( -infinity , + infinity) 38. The probability that a doctor correctly diagnosis a
a. m = -1/2, 2/3 particular illness is 0.70. Given that the doctor makes
b. m = -1,2,3 and incorrect and incorrect diagnosis, the probability
c. m= -3,-1/3 that the doctor makes an incorrect diagnosis and the
d. m= -1/3, ½ patient sues?
a. 0.27
Ans: D b. 0.17
c. 0.32
d. 0.70

Ans: A
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 43. The dimensions of a rectangle are continuously
39. In the curve y = 3 cos (1/2) x, what is the amplitude changing. The width increases at the rate of 3 in/2
and period ? while the length decreases at the rate of 2 in/s. At one
a. 3, 3 π /2 instant the rectangle is a 20-in square. How fast is tis
b. 3, 4 π area changing 3 seconds later?
c. 3, 2 π a. -16
d. 3, π /2 b. -32
c. 16
Ans: B d. 32

40. A Man invested Php 50,000. Part of it he put in an oil Ans: A

stock from which he hoped to receive a 20% return
per year. The rest he invested in a bank stock which 44. A through filled with water is 2m long and has a cross
was paying 6% per year. If he received Php 400 more section in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid 30 cm
the first year from the bank stock than from the oil wide at the bottom, 60 cm wide at the top, and height
stock, how much did the invest in the oil stock? of 50 cm. If the through leaks water at the rate of 2000
a. 10,000 cm^ 3 / min, how fast is the water level falling when
b. 5,000 the water is 20 cm deep?
c. 2,000 a. -5/21
d. 30,000 b. -3/23
c. -15/32
Ans: A d. -2/3

41. In the non-generate conic 3x^2 + 6xy + 5y^2 – x +y = 0 Ans: A

a. Parabola
b. Ellipse 45. The height (in feet) at any time t (in seconds) of a
c. Hyperbola projectile thrown vertically is : h(t) = -16t^2 + 256t.
d. Circle What is the velocity when it reached the ground?
a. 16s
Ans: B b. 18s
c. 12s
42. A baseball diamond is a square …………………..batter d. 10s
hits the ball and runs to first base at the rate
………………….how fast is his distance from the second Ans: A
base changing when he runs 50 fr?
a. 80/ √90 46. The height (in feet) at any time t (in seconds ) of
b. 40/√97 projectile thrown vertically is : h(t) = -16t^2 + 256t.
c. 20/3 What is the velocity when it reached the ground?
d. 15/7 a. -256
b. 312
Ans: A c. 352
d. 0

Ans: A

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47. The charge in coulombs that passes through a wire 51. Find the point on the graph y = ( x squared ) + 1 that is
after 1 seconds is given by the function Q(t) = t^3 - closest to the point ( 3, 1).
2t^2 + 5t +2 determine the average current during the A. (1, 3)
first two seconds
B. (2, 1)
a. 5A
b. 3A C. (1, 2)
c. 2A
d. 10A D. (1, 4)

Ans: A Ans. C

52. What is the polar equation of the circle with the center
48. Water is being pumped into the conical tank at the rate
at pole containing the given point (1,1), rectangular
of 100 ft3/min. the height of the tank is 20ft and its
coordinates.
radius is 5ft. how fast the water level rising when the
water height is 10 ft? A. r = 1
a. 16/π
b. 12/π B. r = ½
c. 2π
d. 10π C. r= sq rt of 2

D. r =2
Ans: A
Ans. C
49. Change the equation y=x from rectangular to polar
coordinates 53. An elevator carries two passengers from the first to the
a. π/4 second floor, where an additional passengers enters
b. π/3 Two people get out at the third floor and the
c. π remaining person rides to the fourth floor Find the
d. π/2 work in ft-lb required to lift the passengers if each
passenger weighs 150 ft-lb and the floors are 12 ft
Ans. A apart.

50. A runner and his trainer are standing together on a A. 12800

circular track of radius 100 meters. When the trainer
B 20800
gives a signal, the runner starts to run around the
track at a speed of 10 m/s. how fast is the distance C. 10800
between the runner and the trainer increasing when
the runner has run ¼ of the way around the track? D. 20800
a. 5√2
Ans. C
b. 3√2
c. 2√2
d. 7√2

Ans: A

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54. An agent has 8 master keys to open several homes. 57. A long rectangular sheet of metal, 12 inches wide, is to
Only 1 master key will open any house. If 40% of that be made into a gutter by turning up 2 sides so that
the agent can get into a specific home if the agent they are perpendicular to the sheet. How many inches
selects 3 master keys at random before leaving the should be turned up to give the gutter its greatest
office? capacity?

A. 1/8 A. 3

B. 1/4 B. 1/8

C. 5/8 C. 1/4

D. 1/4 D. 1/2

Ans. C Ans. A

55. Evaluate the following:[(cos 15 deg + I sin 15) to the 3rd 58. Revolve the area bounded by a pentagon with vertices
power] ( 1,0), (2,2), (0,4), (-2,2), (-1,0) about the axis and find
volume generated.
A. (1/3 + ( sq. rt of 2) i)
A. 104 π / 3
B. ( sq rt. of 2) /2 + ( sq. rt of 2) / 2i
B. 124 π / 3
C. ( sq. rt of 2) + (sq. rt of 2) + (sq. rt of 2) i
C. 114 π
D. ( sq. rt of 2) + i
D. 135 π
Ans. B
Ans. A
56. A box contains 2 white socks and 2 blue socks. Two
socks are drawn at random. Find the probability p 59. Two cars headed to a town. One is 50 km ahead of the
they are a match (same color). other on the same road. The one in front is traveling
60 kph while the second car traveling 70 kph. How
A. 1/3 many kms did the second car travel before overtaking
the first car?
B. 1/8
A. 350 km
C. 1/4
B. 254 km
D. 1/2
C. 312 km
Ans. C
D. 300 km

Ans. A

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60. The proportions of blood phenotypes A, B, AB and O in 64. Find the centroid along the y –axis of the solid formed
the population of all Caucasians in the US are reported by revolving about the y – axis the first quadrant area
as 0.41, 0.10, 0.04 and 0.45, respectively. If the bounded by the parabola (y squared) = 4ax and the
Caucasian is chosen randomly from the population, lines y = 0 and x =a
what is the probability that he or she will have either
type A or type AB blood? A. 5a/6

A. 0.45 B. 3a/5

B. 0.35 C. 2a/7

C. 0.15 D. 3a/5

D 0.10 Ans. A

Ans. A 65. Find the equation of the bisector of the pair of acute
angles formed by the lines 4x + 2y = 9 and 2x – y = 8
61. Find the limit of [(-1 to the nth power) (2 to the –nth
power)] as n approaches infinity A. 8x – 25 = 0

A. 0 B. 4x – 13 = 0

B. 1 C. 7x – 17 = 0

C. infinity D. 4x – 15 = 0

D. undefined Ans. A

Ans. A 66. A kite is flying 100 feet above the ground, moving in a
strictly horizontal direction at a rate of 10 ft/s. How
62. In the curve y = tan 3x, what is its period? fast is the angle between the string and the horizontal
changing when there is 300 ft of string out?
A. π/3
A. -1/90
B. 1
B. -1/70
C. infinity
C. -3/20
D. undefined
D. -5/70
Ans. A
Ans. A
63. What number will be greater its square by the
minimum amount? 67. Find the rectangular coordinates of [ 3 (square root of
2), 45 deg ]
A. π/3
A. (3,3)
B 1/3
B. (2,2)
C. infinity
C. (1,1)
D. undefined
D. All of these
Ans. B
Ans. A

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68. Find the area bounded by the parabola y = 5 + 2x – x2 73.
and the chord joining (-2, -3) and (3,2)
74 The value of a machine after t years is V(t) = 100t2 –
A. 20.833 3000t + 20,000 in pesos. At what rate does the
machine depreciate after 5 years?
B. 30.345
A. -2000
C. 17.432
B -3000
D. 12.475
C. 1500
Ans. A
D. 2350
69. What is the polar equation of the circle with the given
radius a = 3/2 and with center in polar coordinates Ans. A
(3/2, π)?
75. The rate at which a tablet of Vitamin C begins to
A. (0,3) dissolve depends on the surface area of the tablet. One
brand of tablet is 2 cm long and is in the shape of
B. (1,5) cylinder with the hemispheres of diameter 0.5 cm
attached to both ends. A second brand of tablet is to be
C. (2,5)
manufactured in the shape of right circular cylinder of
D. (0,1) altitude 0.5cm. Find the volume of the tablet in cubic
cm.
Ans. A
A. π/8
70. Find the pole of the polar line 2x – y = 0 with respect to
the conic whose equation is x3 + 8xy – 2y2 – 12x + 6y – B. π/2
9=0
C. π/3
A. (0,3)
D. π/ 16
B. (1,5)
Ans. A.
C. (2,5)
76. Find the rate of change of the volume of the sphere
D. (0,1) with respect to its radius is 5.

Ans. A A. 100 π

71. Find how far an airplane will move in landing, if in t B. 200 π

seconds after touching the ground its speed in feet per
C. 150 π
second is given by the equation V = 180 -18t.
D. 250 π
A. 900 ft
Ans. A
B. 800 ft

C. 200 ft

D. 150 ft

Ans. A

72.

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77. The dimension of a rectangle are continuously 81. A stock certificate of a mining company guarantees a
changing. The width increases at the rate of 3 in/s dividend of P120 at the end of each year for 12 years
while the length decreases ar the rate of 2 in/s. At one and a final additional payment at the end of 10 years
instant, the rectangle is a 20 in square. How fast is its of P1200. If the money is 12% effective, what is the
area changing 3 seconds later? certificate worth now?

A. -16 A. 951.39

B. -24 B. 857.54

C. -32 C. 1095.54

D. -45 D. 789.45

Ans. A Ans A.

78. A tank is in the form of a frustum of a tight circular 82. Find the value of x for the given function csc 2x is
cone is filled with oil weighing 50 pounds per cubic continuous.
foot. If the height of the tank is 10 feet, base radius is 6
ft and the top radius is 4 ft, find the work required in A. 1/3 πx
ft-tons to pump oil to a height 10 feet above the tank.
B. 1/3 πx
A. -312 ft-tons
C. 1/4 πx
B. -342 ft-tons
D. 1/7 πx
C. -325 ft-tons
Ans A.
D. -435 ft-tons
83. Find the radius of curvature for the curve y = sinx at
Ans. A the point (π/2, 1)

79. Find the limit of { [(x cubed) – 2x +5] / [2(x cubed ) -7]} A. 1
as approaches infinity
B. 2
A. 1/2
C. 3
B. 1/3
D. 4
C. 1/4
Ans. A
D. 1/7
84. Find the equation of the set of all points equally distant
Ans. A from y –axis and (4,0)

80. In the ellipse (x squared) + 3 (y squared) + 2x – 6y = 0, A. y2 – 8x +16 = 0

find the length of the diameter which has a slope of 1.
B. x2 – 8x +16 = 0
A. 2 sq. rt of 2
C. y2 – 10x +2 = 0
B. 3 sq. rt of 3
D. x2 – 5y – 10 = 0
C. 3 sq. rt of 7
Ans. A
D. 5 sq. rt of 3

Ans. A
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85. Find the equation of all points equally which are twice 89. A painting of height 3 ft hangs on a wall with the
as far from (4,4) and (1,1). bottom of the painting 6 ft above the floor. How far
from the wall should Lindsay, whose eyes are 5 ft from
A. x2 + y2= 8 the floor stand in order to get the best view of the
painting. (The best view occurs when the angle of
B. 2 x2 + 3 y2 = 10
vision from the bottom to the top of the painting is
C. x2 + y2 = 100 maximize)?

D. xy = 4 A. 2

Ans. A B. 3

86. Find the maximum area of a rectangle inscribed in a C. 5

semi-circle of radius 5 inches if its base lies along the
D 1.7
diameter of the semi-circle?
Ans. A
A. 25
90. A man at point A on the shores of a circular take of
B. 5
radius 1 mile wants to reach point B on the shore
C. 100 diametrically opposite A. If he can row a boat 3 mi/hr
and jog 6 mi/hr, at what angle Ѳ with the diameter
D. 35 should he row in order to reach B in the shortest
possible time?
Ans. A
A. 45.12
87. Find the dimensions of the right circular cylinder of B. 35.12
maximum volume that can be inscribed in a right C. 73.23
circular cone whose radius is 3 inches and whose D. 23.45
height is 10 inches?
Ans. A
A. 40π / 3
91. How much money should a man invest in a bank
B. 32π / 3 account paying 8 percent annual interest compounded
continuously if he wants to use the money to buy
C. 15π / 3
20,000 equipment in 4yrs.?
D. 17π / 3
A. 14,552.98
Ans. A
B. 15,346.76
88. A television camera is located 5000 ft from the base of
C. 12,457.45
a rocket launching pad. The camera is designed to
follow vertical path of the rocket. If the rocket’s speed D. 11,237.45
is 500 ft/s when it has risen 2000 ft, how fast is the
camera,s angle of elevation changing at this instant? Ans. A

A. 4.94 deg/s

B. 5.48 deg/s

C. 1.25 deg/s

D. 2.35 deg/s

Ans. A
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92. According to Newton,s Law of cooling the temperature 95. A police car is 20 ft away from a long straight wall. Its
of n object changes at a rate proportional to the beacon , ratating 1 revolution per second, shines a
difference in temperature between the object and the beam of light on the wall. How fast is the beam moving
outside medium. If an object whose temperature is when it is closest to the police car?
70F is placed in a medium whose temperature is 20⁰
and 40⁰ after 3 minutes, what will its temperature be A. 40rad ft/s
after 6 minutes?
B. 20rad ft/s
A. 28 deg
C. 30rad ft/s
B. 38 deg
D. 15rad ft/s
C. 26 deg
Ans. A
D. 20 deg
96. A rectangle os to be inscribed in the ellipse
Ans A. x^2/200+y^2/50=1.

93. A public health report states that t weeks after the A. 200
outbreak of a new strain of flu, the number of people
B. 100
in thousands who wi he number of people, in
thousands, who will contract the disease is C. 300
Q(t)=10/1+100e^-1.5t. At what rate did people
contract the disease after two weeks? D. 150

A. 2089 Ans. A

B. 3125 97. An open box is to be constructed from a 12x12 inch

piece of cardboard by cutting away squares of equal
C. 2312 size from the four corners and folding up the sides.
Determine the size of the cut out that maximizes the
D. 2908
volume of the box?
Ans. A
A. 128
94. Find the volume obtained if the region bounded by
B. 231
y=x^2 and y=2X is rotated about the X-axis
C. 350
A. 64rad/15
D. 274
B. 32rad/15
Ans. A
C. 16rad/15

D. 12rad/15

Ans. A

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98. A factory operator bought a diesel generator set P 10,000 and agreed to pay the dealer uniform sum at the end of each year
for 5 yrs at 8% compounded semi-annually, that the final payment will cancel the debt for principal and interest. What is
the annual payment?

A. 12yrs (2504.50 – correct answer)

B.10yrs

C. 15yrs

D. 17yrs

Ans. A

99. An electric motor has a cash price of P 8000. It can also be bought on installment basis with down payment of P2000 and
with periodic equal payments at the end of every 6 months for 5 yrs if interest is fixed at 8% compounded semi-annually,
how much is each periodic payment?

A. 122.56

B. 439.56

C. 739.75

D. 874.32

Ans. C

100. A ski resort installs two new ski lift at a cost of P 1, 800, 000. The resort expects annul gross revenue to increase P 500,
000 while it incurs an annual expense of P 50, 000 for lift operations and maintenance. What is the pay back period?

A. 4 years

B. 3 years

C. 2 years

D. 7 years

Ans. A

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