REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS PRE-BOARD EXAMINATION

MARCH 2017
Advance Algebra

1. A periodic waveform possessing half-wave symmetry has no

A. even harmonics B. odd harmonic C. sine terms D. cosine terms

2. Jun rows has banca a river at 4 km/hr. What is the width of the river if he goes
at a point 1/3 km.
A. 5.33 km B. 2.25 km C. 34.25 km D. 2.44

3. The value of all the quarters and dimes in a parking meter is $18. There are
twice as many quarters as dimes. What is the total number of dimes in the
parking meter?
A. 40 B. 20 C. 60 D. 80

4. A ball is dropped from height of 12 m and it rebounds ½ of the distance it falls.

If it continues to fall and rebound in this way, how far will it travel before coming
to rest?
A. 36 m B. 30 m C. 48 m D. 60 m

5. At t = o, a particle starts at rest and moves along a line in such a way that at
time t its acceleration is 24t2 feet per second per second. Through how many
feet does the particle move during the first 2 seconds?
A. 32 B. 48 C. 64 D. 96

6. If a trip takes 4 hours at an average speed of 55 miles per hour, which of the
following is closest to the time the same trip would take at an average speed of
65 miles per hour?
A. 3.0 hours B. 3.4 hours
C. 3.8 hours D. 4.1 hours

7. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8, … is equal to 227?

A. 74 B. 75 C. 76 D. 77

8. What is the number in the series below?

3, 16, 6, 12, 12, 6,
A. 4 B. 16 C. 20 D. 24

9. A large tank filled with 500 gallons of pure water. Brine containing 2 pounds of
salt per gallon is pumped into the tank at a rate of 5 gal/min. The well-mixed
solution is pumped out at the same rate. What is the concentration of the solution
in the tank at t = 5 min?
A. 0.0895 lb/ gal B. 0.0985 lb/ gal C. 0.0795 lb/ gal D. 0.0975 lb/ gal
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Advance Algebra

10. If the sides of a right triangle is in arithmetic progression, what is the ratio of
its sides?
A. 1,2,3 B. 4,5,6 C. 3,4,5 D. 2,3,4

11. A girl is flying a kite which is at a height of 120ft. The wind is carrying the kite
horizontally away from the girl at a speed of 10ft/sec. How fast must be kite
sizing be let out when the sizing is 150 feet long?
A. 4 ft./s B. 5 ft./s C. 8 ft./s D. 6 ft./s

12. If the second term of a geometric progression is 6 and the fourth term is 64.
How many terms must be taken for their sum to equal 242?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 5 D. 7

13. In a school, 30 percent of students are involved in athletics. 15 percent of

these play football. What percent of the student in the school play football?
A. 4.5 B. 15 C. 5.4 D. 30

14. If f (3) =7, f’ (3) = -2, g (3) =6 and g’ (3) = -10, find the (g/f)’ (3).
A. -82/49 B. -49/82 C. -49/58 D. -58/49

15. The wheel of a truck is turning at 6 rps. The wheel s 4 ft in diameter. Find the
linear velocity iin fps point on the rim of the wheel.
A.75.4 B.57.4 C.150.8 D.105.8

16. Find the mass of a 1.5-m rod whose density varies linearly from 3.5 kg/m
from end to end
A. 3.5 kg B. 2.5kg C. 4.5kg D. 5.0kg

17. A car travels 90kph. What is its speed in meter per second?
A. 43 B. 30 C. 25 D. 50

18. There are four geometric mean between 3 and 729. Find the sum of the
geometric progression.
A. 1092q B. 1094 C. 1082 D. 1084

19 The cost per hour of running a boat is proportional to the cub of the speed of
the boat. At what speed will the boat run against a current of 8 kph in order to
go a given distance most economically?
A. 15kph B. 14kph C. 13kph D. 12kph

20. A train running at 60 kph decelerated at 2.5m/min2 for 12 minutes. Find the
distance traveled in km within the period.
A. 1.182 B. 11.82 C. 1.812 D. 2.282
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Advance Algebra

21. A transmitter with a height of 15m is located on top of a mountain whis is 3.0
km high. What is the farthest distance on the surface of the earth that can be
seen from the top of the mountain? Take the radius if the earth to be 6400 km.
A. 225km B.152km C.196km D. 205km

22. The sum of the first 7 terms of an A.P is 98 and the sum of the first 12 terms is
288. Find the sum of the first 20 terms
A. 980 B. 800 C. 880 D. 980

23. A car goes 14kph faster than a truck and requires 2 hours and 20 min. less
time to travel 300km. Find the rate of the car.
A. 40kph B. 50kph C. 60kph D. 70kph

24. How many even numbers of three digits each can be made with the digits
0,2,3,5,7,8,9 if no digit is repeated?
A. 102 B. 126 C. 80 D. 90

25. A boy, 1.20m tall, is walking directly away from the lamp post at the rate of 0.90
m/sec. If the lamp is 6m above the ground, find the rate at which his shadow is
lengthening.
A. 2.25 m/sec B. 0.225 m/sec C. 1.125 m/sec D. 0.235 m/sec

26. Let f(x) = x3 + x + 4 and let g(x) = f-1 (x). Find g’(6)
A. -1/4 B. -4 C. 1/4 D. 4

27. Determine the sum of the first 12 terms of the arithmetic sequence: 3, 8, 13,..
A. 366 B. 363 C. 379 D. 397

28. Robin flies to San Francisco from Santa Barbara in 3 hours. He flies back in 2
hours. If wind was blowing from north at velocity of 40 mph going, but changed
to 20 mph from the north returning, what was the airspeed of the plane?
A. 140 mph B. 150 mph C. 160 mph D. 170 mph

29. Evaluate (8+7i)^2

A. 15 + 112i B. 15 – 112i
C. -15 + 112i D. -15 – 112i
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Advance Algebra

30. The first farm of GP is 160 and the common ratio is 3/2. How many consecutive
terms must be taken to give a sum of 2110?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

31. What is the numerical coefficient of the term containing x^3y^2 in the expansion of
(x+2) ^5?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 40 D. 80

32. For a complex number z = 3 + j4 the modulus is

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

33. How many arrangements of the letters in the word “VOLTAGE” begin with a vowel
and end with a consonant?
A. 1490 B.1440 C.1460 D.1450

34. The positive value of k which make 4x^2 – 4kx + 4k + 5 a perfect square trinomial
is
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3

35, What is the discriminant of the equation 5x^2 – 6x + 1 = 0?

A. 12 B. 20 C. 16 D. 18

36. The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated in a bench with the
nurses seated together is
A. 144 B.258 C. 720 D. 450

37. Evaluate log (2 – 5i)

A. 0.7 – 0.5i B. -0.7 + 0.5i C. 0.7 + 0.5i D. -0.5 – 0.7i

38. In how many ways can a student going to abroad accompanied by 3 teachers
selecting from 6 teachers?
A. 16 B. 24 C. 20 D. 12

39. In how many ways can 5 people be lined up to get on a bus, if a certain 2 persons
refuse to follow each other?
A. 36 B. 48 C. 96 D. 72

40. What is the area bounded between y = 6x^2 and y = x^2 + 7?

A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12
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Advance Algebra

41. In an arithmetic progression whose first term is 5, the sum of 8 terms is 208. Find the
common difference.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

42. A lady gives a dinner party for six guest. In how many may they be selected from
among 10 friends?
A. 110 B. 220 C. 105 D. 210

43. The plate number of a vehicle consists of 5-alphanumeric sequence is arranged

such that the first 2 characters are alphabet and the remaining 3 are digits. How many
arrangements are possible if the first character is a vowel and repetitions are not
allowed?
A. 90 B. 900 C. 9,000 D. 90,000

44. In how many ways different orders may 5 persons be seated in a row?
A. 80 B. 100 C. 120 D. 160

45. In how many ways can a person choose 1 or more of a 4 electrical appliances?
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15

46. The first farm of GP is 160 and the common ratio is 3/2. How many consecutive terms
must be taken to give a sum of 2110?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

47. Find the 16th term of the arithmetic sequence; 4, 7, 10,

A. 47 B. 46 C. 49 D. 48
48. For a given arithmetic series the sum of the first 50 terms is 200, the sum of the next
50 terms is 2700. The first term of the series is:
A. -12.2 B. -21.5 C. -20.5 D.-25.2
49. The first term of a geometric sequence is 160 and the common ratio is 3/2. How many
consecutive terms must be taken to give a sum of 2110?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
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Advance Algebra

50. Find the fifth term of the sequence 16, 4, 1, -1/4,…

A. 4 B. 16 C. ¼ D. 1/16
51.1/6 is what percent of ¾?
A. 37.5 B. 66.67 C. 50 D.75