MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

QUESTION 1
If the roots of the equation are 1 and 2 . What is the quadratic equation?
x2 + 3x + 2 = 0
x2 – 3x – 2 = 0
x2 + 3x – 2 = 0
x2 – 3x + 2 = 0

QUESTION 2

46
-40
-50
-46

QUESTION 3
An asset is purchased for P 9000.00. Its estimated life is 10 years, after which it will be sold for P 1000.00.
Find the book value during the third year if the sum of the years digit (SYD) depreciation is used.
P 5,072.00

P 6,100.00

P 4,800.00

P 4,500.00
 QUESTION 4
1. In a dice game , one fair die is used. The player wins P10.00 if he rolls either a 1 or a 6 . He losses P5.00 if he
turns upany other face . What is the expected winning for one roll of the die ?
P 0.00

P 10.00

P 2.00

P 5.00

QUESTION 5
1. Find the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1.
2.698

3.698

2.598

3.598

QUESTION 6
1. A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s and a launch angle 20° from the horizontal. The surrounding
terrain is level, and air friction is to be disregarded. What is the horizontal distance traveled by the projectile?
1200 m

80 m

800 m

400 m
 QUESTION 7
1. Two posts one is 10 m high and the other 15 m high stand 30 m apart. They are to be stayed by transmission
wires attached to a single stake at ground level, the wires running to the top of the posts. Where should the
stake be placed to use the least amount of wire.
16 m

14 m

12 m

18 m

QUESTION 8
1. The substance decomposed at a rate proportional to the amount present. What is the half life of the substance
if 90% decomposes in 100 years ?
658 years

465 years

568 years

586 years

QUESTION 9
1. Find the distance from the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 to the point ( 2, 1 ).
4

QUESTION 10
1. A man expects to receive P 25,000 in 8 yrs. How much is that money worth now considering interest at 8 %
compounded quarterly ?
P 13,958.33

P 13,675.23
 P 13,859.12

P 13,265.63

QUESTION 11
1. Find the area bounded by the line x – 2y + 10 = 0 , the x – axis , the y-axis and x = 10 .
75

18

45

36

QUESTION 12
1. How much must be deposited at 6% each year beginning on Jan. 1, year 1, in order to accumulate P 5000.00
on the date of the last deposit, Jan 1, year 6 ?
P 717.00

P 751.00

P 715.00

P 725.00

QUESTION 13
1. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x - 2y - k = 0 represents a point circle.
6

-6

-5

QUESTION 14
1. Determine the horizontal force P to be applied to a block weighing 2500 N to hold in position on a smooth
inclined plane 30° with the horizontal.
1443.38 N
 1324.45 N

2142.56 N

1534.34 N

QUESTION 15
1. A goat is tied to a corner of a 30 ft by 35 ft building. If the rope is 40 ft long and the goat can reach 1 ft farther
than the rope length , What is the maximum area the goat can cover ?

4840.07

4804.07

4084.07

8044.07

QUESTION 16
1. Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 feet in the 1st second, 48.3 in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd second, and so
on . How far did the body fall during the 10th second ?
308.1 ft

305.9 ft

248.7 ft

241.5 ft

QUESTION 17
1. By the condition of a will, the sum of P 20,000 is left to a girl to be held in trust fund by her guardian until it
amounts to P50,000. When will the girl received the money if the fund is to be invested at 8 % compounded
quarterly.
17.98 yrs

11.57 yrs

10.34 yrs

10.45 yrs
 QUESTION 18
1. An instructor plans to retire in exactly one year and want an account that will pay him P 25,000.00 a year for
the next 15 years. Assuming a 6% annual effective interest rate, what is the amount he would need to deposit
now ? (The fund will be depleted after 15 years )
P 249,000.00

P 242,806.00

P 250,400.00

P 248,500.00

QUESTION 19
1. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation 1000 meters from the ground intended to hit a target which elevation
is 200 m from the ground. If the plane was flying at a velocity of 300 kph, at what distance from the target
must the bomb be dropped to hit the target? Wind velocity and atmospheric pressure, to be disregarded.
1864.71 m

1574.37 m

1064.2 m

2053.20 m

QUESTION 20
1. A machine has an initial cost of P 50,000.00 and a salvage value of P10,000.00 after 10 years. What is the book
value after 5 years using straight line depreciation ?
P 30,000.00

P 35,000.00

P 25,000.00

P 15,000.00

QUESTION 21
1. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at
an angle of 30° above the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball attain its original level?
878 m
 875 m

890 m

883 m

QUESTION 22
1. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes sight at the top of the tower from A and B,
which are 50 ft apart at the same elevation on a direct line with the tower. The vertical angle at point A is 30°
and at point B is 40°.What is the height of the tower?
85.60 ft

110.29 ft

143.97 ft

92.54 ft

QUESTION 23
1. Find the probability that a couple having 3 children will have at least one girl.
7/8

3/4

5/8

1/2

QUESTION 24
1. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
2

1
 QUESTION 25
1. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees respectively, find the length of
the shorter diagonal.
10.63

10.37

10.23

10.73

QUESTION 26
1. 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.
91,450,000 miles

94,335,100 miles

94,550,000 miles

93,000,000 miles

QUESTION 27
1. What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola:

3x – 2y = 0

2x – y = 0

2x + y = 0

2x – 3y = 0
 QUESTION 28
1. Evaluate:

1/4

1/2

QUESTION 29
1. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm , 10 cm, and 14 cm . Determine the radius of the inscribed and circumscribing
circle.
2.45, 8.14

2.45, 7.14

3.45, 7.14

3.45, 8.14

QUESTION 30
1. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the probability
that bothballs are black. Assume that the 1st ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.
4/9

5/9

1/6

16/81