* Problem Set MATH – 2*

INSTRUCTION : Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only the
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer
sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED !

1. The land area of a certain lot is 5088.39 sq. km. This is equivalent to…..
A. 5088.39 hectares C. 2,257,907.2 acres
B. 1964.64 sq. miles D. 5.08839 acres

2. Given: f(x) = (x+3)(x–4) + 4. When f(x) is divided by (x – k), the remainder is k, Find k.
A. 2 C. 4
B. 6 D. 8

3. If 1/3 and – 3/2 are the roots of a quadratic equation, then the equation is _______.
A. 6x2 + 7x – 3 C. 6x2 – 7x – 3
B. 6x – 7x + 3
2 D. 6x2 + 7x + 1

4. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, 58 bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third
layer, and so on until there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How many bricks are there all together?
A. 638 C. 640
B. 637 D. 639

5. A survey of 100 persons revealed that 72 of them had eaten at restaurant P and 52 of them had
eaten at restaurant Q. Which of the following could not be the number of persons in the surveyed
group who had eaten at both P and Q?
A. 20 C. 24
B. 22 D. 26

6. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at random.
Determine the probability that it is red or white.
A. 7/12 C. 5/12
B. 1/3 D. 1/4

7. A regular pentagon has sides of 20 cm. An inner pentagon with sides of 10 cm is inside and
concentric to the large pentagon but outside of the smaller pentagon. What is the difference in area of
the two pentagon?
A. 430.70 cm2 C. 516.14 cm2
B. 573.26 cm2 D. 473.77 cm2

8. In a portion of an electrical railway cutting, the areas of cross section taken every 50 m are 2556,
2619, 2700, 2610 and 2484 sq. mts. Find its volume.
A. 520,500 m3 C. 540,600 m3
B. 534,200 m 3 D. 522,600 m3

9. Solve for x in the equation csc (11x – 16 degrees) = sec (5x + 26 degrees)
A. 6o C. 4o
B. 7o D. 5o

10. In the Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a quadrilateral are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5) and (–3, 4). What
is the area?
A. 20 sq. units C. 30 sq. units
B. 25 sq. units D. 35 sq. units
11. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 – 36x + 8y = 4.
A. 1.80 C. 1.86
B. 1.92 D. 1.76

12. Find the polar equation of the circle of radius 4 units and center at (4, 0).
A. r – 8 cos  = 0 C. r – 12cos  = 0
B. r – 6 sin  = 0 D. r – 4 sin  = 0

13. Locate the points of inflection of the curve y = f(x) = x2 e x.

A. −2 3 C. − 2  2
B. 2 2 D. 2  3

14. The cost of fuel in running a locomotive is proportional to the square of the speed and is P25.00 per
hour for a speed of 25 miles per hour. Other costs amounts to P100.00 per hour, regardless of the
speed. What is the speed which will make the cost per mile a minimum?
A. 40 C. 45
B. 50 D. 55

15. Find the area bounded by the curves y = 6x – x2 and y = x2 – 2x. Note: The two curves intersect at
points (0, 0) and (4, 8).
A. 64/3 C. 74/3
B. 44/3 D. 54/3

16. Evaluate the triple integral of z dz r2dr sin u du, the limits of z is 0 to 2 and the limits of r is 0 to 1 and
the limits of u is 0 to pi/2.
A. 4/3 C. 5/3
B. 1/3 D. 2/3

17. Solve the differential equation x (y – 1)dx + (x+1) dy = 0, if y = 2 when x = 1, determine y when x = 2.
A. 1.80 C. 1.55
B. 1.48 D. 1.63

18. If D is a differential operator, then the general solution to (D2 – 4D + 13) y = 0 is ______.
A. y = C1e 6 x C. y = e x (C1 + C2x)
B. y = e 3x(C1sin 2x + C2sin 2x) D. y = e 2x (C1 cos 3x+ C2 sin 3x)

19. Evaluate sinh (1.161 – j1.278)

A. 0.416 – j1.678 C. 1.379 – j0.506
B. 1.278 + j1.161 D. 0.506 + j1.379

20. Evaluate the determinants of the given matrix A

2 3 −2 4
3 −2 1 2
A=
3 2 3 4
−2 4 0 5
A. 316 C. – 286
B. 286 D. – 316

GOOD LUCK !!!