MAHARDIKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
Ilmoh Street, Bongao,Tawi-Tawi BOOKLET No:
ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF 2017
(SET A)
Time: 8:00am – 1:00pm

General Directions: Read the question carefully. Choose the correct answer provided after the number.
Blacken your answer on the answer sheet provided. Any misconduct caught will automatically null the result.

1. If xa.(xa+1)a.(xa)1-a= xk, then k is_______.

A. 2a+1 C. 3a
B. a+a2 D. 3a+1
2. Solve for x: x3logx=100x
A. 10 C. 15
B. 20 D. 5
3. In eight years, Anthony will 50% older than his younger brother Ben. Now he is 100% older. How old is Anthony now?
A. 16 C. 20
B. 18 D. 14
4. When rounded off to four significant figures, 102.45086 becomes__________.
A. 102.45086 C. 102.5
B. 102.4 D. 102.4889
5. Find the coefficient of (x+y)10 containing the term x7 y3.
A. 135 C. 120
B. 45 D. 35
6. Determine the value of k in the equation 3x2-10x+k=0, given that one root is 2 more than the others.
A. 8 C. 16/3
B. 10/3 D. 12
7. If the function 2X3+X2-KX-9 is divided by (X-3) then the remainder is zero. Find K.
A. 10 C. 21
B. 6 D. 18
8. If log of (X+2) base 2 + log of (X-2) base 2 equals 5, solve for X.
A. 9 C. 8
B. 7 D. 6
9. What is the remainder when 3X13+3X2-4X-13 is divided by (X-2)?
A. 20 C. 18
B. 15 D. 16
10. What is the coefficient of X in the expansion of (X+2)10?
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A. 120 C. 1680
B. 960 D. 690
11. Thrice the sum of two numbers is 30 and the sum of their squares is 52. Find the product of the numbers?
A. 20 C. 48
B. 24 D. 36
12. Jorge was 5 times as old as marlon five years ago. If Marlon will half as old as Jorge in ten years. How old is marlon now?
A. 30 C. 10
B. 15 D. 8
13. The sum of two number is equal to 30. The quotient of the bigger number over the smaller number is equal to the smaller.
Find the bigger.
A. 23 C. 24
B. 25 D. 26
14. How many significant figures do 0.001964 have?
A. Four C. six
B. Three D. five
15. At present, the daughter’s age is 30% of her mother age. Twenty years from now, the daughter’s will be 58% of her
mother’s age. How old is mother?
A. 42 C. 36
B. 38 D. 30

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16. 3n-3n-1-3n-2 is equal to________
A. 33n-3 C. 3-n+3
B. 5(3n-2) D. 3n-2
17. If logX base 3 + log (2X+5) base 3 = 1, find X.
A. 1/4 C. 1/2
B. 1/5 D. 1/3
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18. Divide 3X – 7X + 5X +1 by X-2. What is the remainder?
A. 3 C. 17
B. 21 D. 10
19. A father is four times as old as his son. In 3 years the father will be three times as old as his son. How old is the son now?
A. 6 C. 24
B. 18 D. 12
20. Find the coefficient of the 11 term of the expansion (2X+Y)15.
th

A. 3,003 C. 21,840
B. 96,096 D. 48,048
21. What is the result when (X+3) (X-5) is subtracted from (2X+3) (2X+5)?
A. 3X2 C. X(3X-2)
B. 5X2-6X D. X(2-3X)
22. Peter is 5 years less than twice as old as john. One year ago peter was 13 years less than three times as old as john now.
How old is john?
A. 10 C. 8
B. 7 D. 9
23. Find the coefficient of the expansion of ( 2X+Y )12 containing the term X3 Y9.
A. 1760 C. 440
B. 220 D. 528
24. If three- fourth of a number is 33 more than one fifth of it self, then what is the number?
A. 165 C. 60
B. 96 D. 48
25. Given three consecutive odd integers such that twice the sum of the second and the third is 43 more than three times the
first. Find the largest integer.
A. 39 C. 45
B. 53 D. 35

26. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected such that at least one boy should be there.

a. 309 C. 409
b. 209 d. 110

27. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee. In how many ways can it be
done?

a. 624 c. 756
b. 702 d. 812

28. In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘CORPORATION’ be arranged so that the vowels always come
together?

a. 47,200 c. 48,000
b. 42,000 d. 50,400

29. In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?

a. 1 c. 126
b. 63 d. 64

30. There are 8 men and 10 women and you need to form a committee 0f 5 men and 6 women. In how many ways can the
committee be formed?

a. 11,760 c. 11
b. 10,420 d. none of the above

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31. A bag contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn from the bag, if at least
one black ball is to be included in the draw?

a. 64 c. 128
b. 32 d. none of the above

32. A die is rolled and a coin is tossed, find the probability that the die shows an odd number and the coin shows a head.

a. 1/4 c. 1/3
b. 1/5 d. 2/3 .

33. The 4th term of the geometric progression is 6 and the 10 th term is 384. What is the common ratio of the G.P?

a. 1.5 c. 2.5
b. 3 d. 2

34. What time between 2 and 3 o’clock the angle between the hands of the clock will be bisected by the line connecting the
center of the clock and the 3 o’clock mark?

a. 2:16:00.0 c. 2:19:03.1
b. 2:17:56.3 d. 2:18:27.6

35. A merchant bought a number of cases of fruits for 104Php some of the fruits were paid for at the rate of 4 cases for 7Php,
and the rest at the rate of 3 cases for 8Php. When the merchant sold all the fruits at 2.80Php per case, he gained 36Php.
Find the number of cases of each kind he bought.

a. 18 Cases c. 20 Cases
b. 16 Cases d. 14 Cases

36. A company has a certain number of machines of equal capacity that produced a total of 180 pieces each working day. If two
(2) machines breakdown, the workload of the remaining machines is increased by 3 pieces each day to maintain production.
Find the number of machines.

a. 10 machines c. 14 machines
b. 12 machines d. 13 machines

37. A gambler bet and lost 15Php then he won 1/3 as much money as he had left. This left him 1/2 money he had originally.
How much money he had at first?

a. 20Php. c. 24Php.
b. 22Php. d. 18Php.

38. The horsepower that a shaft can transmit varies as its speed and the cube of its diameter. If a 3 inches shaft making 100
rpm can transmit 90 HP, what size of shaft of the same material is needed to transmit 300 HP at 150 rpm?

a. 3.91 inches c. 4.92 inches

b. 2.94 inches d. 1.93 inches

39. The centrifugal force of an object inside the centrifugal pump moving in a circle varies jointly with the radius of the circular
path and the mass of the object and inversely as the square of the time it takes to move about one full circle. A 6 gram
object moving in a circle with a radius of 75 centimeters at a rate of 1 revolution every 3 seconds has a centrifugal force of
5000 dynes. Find the centrifugal force of a 14 gram object moving in a circle with radius 125 centimeters at a rate of 1
revolution every 2 seconds.

a. 37508 dynes c. 35780 dynes

b. 43740 dynes d. 43750 dynes

40. A besieged garrison of 5700 men has provision that will last for 66 days. Each day 20 men die. For how long the provision
last?

a. 76 days c. 73 days
b. 67days d. 37 days

41. The area of a circle is 89.42 in2. What is the circumference?

a. 35.52 in c. 52.33 in
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42. If the radius of a circle is halved, by how many times is its area reduced?

a. 1/4 c. 1/3
b. 1/2 d. 1/8

43. If a right cone has a base radius of 35 cm and an altitude of 45 cm, solve for the total surface area?

a. 10,717 cm2 c. 10,711 cm2

b. 17,017 cm2 d. 10, 117 cm2

44. If the radius of the sphere is increased by 10%, by how many percent is the volume increased?

a. 23.1% c. 33.1%
b. 23.2% d. 13.3%

45. The great Chinese wall is said to be 1500 miles long, 20 ft high, 15 ft wide at the top, and 25 ft wide at the bottom. If it were
possible to build with this material a wall around the earth at the equator, of a uniform thickness of 4 ft., how high could it
be made? (The equator is approximately 24,900 miles long.)

a. 6.0241 ft. c. 1.6410 ft.

b. 3.0142 ft. d. 4.0267 ft.

46. Circular arcs of radii 10 cm are described inside a circle of radius 10 cm. The centers of each arc are on the circle and so
arranged so that they are equally distant from each other. Find the area enclosed by the three (3) arcs.

a. 45.35 cm2 c. 54.53 cm2

b. 35.54 cm2 d. 54.35 cm2

47. A circular sector of radius 10 cm is inscribed in a square of sides 10 cm such that the center of the circle is at the midpoint of
one side of the square. Find the area of the sector in cm 2.

a. 36.52 cm2 c. 56.32 cm2

b. 52.36 cm2 d. 53.62 cm2

48. A 30o right triangular lot has the long leg measuring 67 m. On the long leg 15 m from the short leg, is a peg to which a goat
is tied such that the farthest distance its mouth can reach is 30 m from the peg. Find the area inside the lot from which the
goat can graze.

a. 5501.8 m2 c. 3700.1 m2
b. 8501.5 m2 d. 1055.8 m2

49. A concrete surge chamber with circular cross- section and vertical inner walls has an inside diameter of 100 ft. The outer
walls taper uniformly 1/4 in. to 1 ft. of rise, and at the base the thickness is 5 ft. The height of the surge chamber is 150 ft.
above the pressure tunnel, and the material used in its construction weighs 150 lb. per cu. ft. Find the total weight of the
chamber when full of water.

a. 57,453.15 short tons c. 49, 352.15 short tons

b. 75,554.23 short tons d. 63,445.35 short tons

50. A factory chimney has the shape of a frustum of a regular pyramid. Its height is 180 ft., and its upper and lower bases are
squares whose sides are 10 ft. and 16 ft., respectively. The cross section of the flue is a square whose side is 7 ft. How many
cubic feet of material does the chimney contain?

a. 14251 ft3 c. 16816 ft3

b. 22140 ft3 d. 49317 ft3
51. State the quadrant in which the coordinate (15,-2) lies.

a. I c. II

b. IV d. III

52. The segment from (-1,4) to (2,-2) is extended three times its own length. The terminal point is?

a. (11,-18) c. (11,-20)

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53. If the distance between the points (8,7) and (3,y) is 13, what is the value of y?

a. 5 c. 19 or -5

b. -19 d. 5 or -19

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

a. 5 c. 5.8

b. 5.4 d. 6.2

55. Find the slope of the line defined by y-x=5

a. 1 c. ¼

b. -1/2 d. 5+x

56. Find the angle that the line 2y-9x-18 = 0 makes with the x-axis.

a. 74.77 degree c. 47.77 degree

b. 4.5 degree d. 77.47 degree

57. How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x^2+2y^2+10x-6y-55=0?

a. -3.0 c. -3.25

b. 2.75 d. 2.5

58. Find the center of the circle x^2+y^2-6x+4y-23=0.

a. (3,-2) c. (-3,2)

b. (3,2) d. (-3,-2)

59. If (3,-2) lies on the circle with Center (-1,1) then the equation of the line is:

a. x^2 + y^2 + 2x - 2y – 23 = 0

b. x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 2y – 21 = 0

c. x^2 + y^2 + 2x- y- 33 = 0

d. x^2 + y^2 + 4x -2y – 27 = 0

60. Given the equation of Parabola: y^2 -8x -4y -20 =0. The length of its latus rectum is:

a. 2 c. 6

b. 4 d. 8

61. The Parabola y =-x^2 + x +1 opens:

a. to the right c. Upward

b. to the left d. downward

62. Find the equation of Parabola With Vertex at (4,3) and focus at (4,-1).

a. y^2 -8x + 16y -32 = 0

b. y^2 +8x – 16y -32 =0

c. x^2 + 8x -16y +32 =0

d. x^2 -8x +16y -32 =0

63. Given an ellipse x^2/36 +y^2/32 =1. Determine the distance between foci.

a. 2 c. 4

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64. Find the equation of the ellipse whose center is at (-3,-1), vertex at (2,-1), and focus at (1,-1).

a. 9x^2 + 36y^2 -54x + 50y – 116 = 0

b. 4x^2 +25y^2 +54x – 50y - 112 = 0

c. 9x^2 + 25y^2 + 50x + 50y + 109 = 0

d. 9x^2 + 25y^2 + 54x + 50y - 119 = 0

65. How far apart are directrices of the curve 25x^2 + 9y^2 – 300x – 144y + 1251 = 0

a. 12.5 c. 13.2

b. 14.2 d. 15.2

66. Find the equation of the Upward asymptote of the Hyperbola whose equation is (x-2)^2/9 – (y+4)^2/16 = 0.

a. 3x + 4y – 20 = 0 c. 4x + 3y – 20 =0

b. 4x – 3y – 20 = 0 d. 3x – 4y – 20 = 0

67. 4x^2 – y^2 = 16 is the equation of a :

a. circle c. hyperbola

b. Parabola d. ellipse

68. What conic section is described by the equation x^2 + y^2 – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0?

a. Circle c. hyperbola

b. Parabola d. Ellipse

69. Find the Value of sin (arcos 15/17).

a. 8/17 c. 8/21

b. 17/9 d. 8/9

70. If sin 40 degree + sin 20 degree = sin theta, find the value of theta.

a. 20 degree c. 120 degree

b. 80 degree d. 60 degree

71. In triangle ABC, A = 45 degrees and the angle C = 70 degrees. The side opposite angle C is 40 m long. What is the side opposite
angle A?

a. 29.10 m c. 30.10 m

b. 32.25 m d. 31.25 m

72. From the top of tower A, the angle of elevation of the top of tower B is 46 degrees. From the foot of tower B the angle of
Elevation of the top of the tower A is 28 degrees. Both towers are on level ground. If the height of tower B s 120 m, how high is
tower A?

a. 38.6 m c. 44.1 m

b. 42.3 m d. 40.7 m

73. If the Bearing of A from b is S 40 W, Then The Bearing of B from A is:

a. N 40 E c. N 50 E

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74. A pole cast a shadow of 15 m long when angle of elevation of the sun is 61 degrees. If the pole has leaned 15 degrees from
the vertical directly toward the sun, what is the length of the pole?

a. 52.43 m c. 53.25 m

b. 54.23 m d. 53.24 m

75. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180 m, 190 m. the lot is to be divided by a line bisecting the longest side and drawn
from the opposite vertex. The length of this dividing line is:

a. 100 m c. 125 m

b. 130 m d. 115 m

76. Evaluate the integral of (cos 3A)^8 dA fro 0 to pi/6.

a. 35pi/768 b. 28pi/768 c. 42pi/768 d. 0

77. It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane whose distances from fixed points is a constant.

a. Ellipse b. circle c. hyperbola d. parabola

78. The temperature of 45 deg C is equals to

a. 45 deg F b. 113 deg F c. 57 deg F d. 81 deg F

x 2−1
79 -80. Let f ( x )=
x−1

79. What is ( 1 ) ?

a. 1 b. indeterminate c. 0 d. infinity

80. What is the limit of f ( x ), as x approaches 1?

a. 1 b. 0 c. 2 d. infinity

81-82. Consider the function H given by

H ( x ) = 2 x+ 2, for x<1
{
¿ 2 x−4 , for x ≥1

81. What is the limit of H ( x ) , as x approaches 1?

a. 4 b. -2 c. 0 d. does not exist

82. What is the limit of H ( x ) , as x approaches -3?

a. 1 b. -4 c. 0 d. does not exist

83 – 84. Consider the function f given by

1
f ( x )= +3
x−2

83. What is limit of f(x), as x approaches 3?

a. 0 b. 4 c. 1 d. 2

84. What is the limit of f(x), as approaches 2?

a. 4 b. 3 c.1 d. does not exist

85. What is the limit of √ x 2−3 x+2, as x approaches 0?

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❑
x 2−x−12
86. Find
x→−3
lim ( x+3 )
a. -7 b. 1 c. 0 d. does not exist

87. Find the points of the graph of f ( x )=−x 3 +6 x 2 at which point the tangent line is horizontal?

a. (4,32) b. (0,1) c. (2,2) d. (4,32), (0,0)

88. Any pair of elements (x,y) having a first element x and a second element y is called

a. Ordered pair b. Domain c. Coordinates d. Range

89. Evaluate the integral of e 4 x dx

e4x e5 x e4x e5 x
a. +c b. +c c. d.
4 5 4 5

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90. Evaluate ∫ ( 3 x +2 ) dx
0

a. 100 b.-100 c. 10 d.-10

91. If (x + yi)(2 - 4i) = (14 - 8i), find x.

a. 3 b. 2 c. 4 d.5

b
92. Evaluate ∫ x 2 dx
a

a.
b3 a3 b.
a3 b3 c.
ab3 a3 d.
b3 ab3
− − − −
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

93. Find the value of [sin u /( 1 + cos u)] + cot u.

a. Csc u b. Cot u c. Sec u d. Cos u

94. The chemical symbol for Iron.

a. Fe b. Fr c. I d. Ir

95. Evaluate the integral of 2 dx / (4x + 3) if the upper limit is 5 and the lower limit is 1.

a. 0.595 b. 0.675 c. 0.498 d. 0.781

96. What is the atomic number of hydrogen?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 2 d. 4
b.
97. Evaluate the limit of (x - 4) / (x^2 - x - 12) as x approaches 4.

a. 1/7 b. 0 c. undefined d. infinity

98. Log (MN) is equal to:

a. Log M + Log N c. Log M + N
b. N Log M d. Log M – N

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 99. You are watching a child is flying a kite at the park. The kite is hovering motionless in the sky, about 100 m above the ground.
The wind is blowing smoothly toward the east. The net force on the kite is

a. In the upward direction. b. Toward the west.

b. Toward the east. d. Zero

100. The slope of a vertical line is _____.

a. Undefined b. One c. 90 degrees d. Zero