UPCAT Set 2

Mathematics
Answer Key
1. Answer: C.
This question is really asking for the perimeter of the field. Add up all of the sides to find the
perimeter:
(125 * 2) + (200 * 2) = 650

2. Answer: B.
Only one line can pass through a point and be parallel to an existing line.

3. Answer: B.
An infinite number of lines can pass through any given point in space—only one line can pass
through a point and be perpendicular to an existing line. In this case, that point is on the line;
however, this rule also applies to points that are not on the line.

4. Answer: A.
When intersecting lines create right angles, they are perpendicular.

5. Answer: B.
Lines are straight; they cannot backtrack or bend (if they could bend, they would be a curve, not
a line). Consequently, when two lines intersect, they can share only one point.

6. Answer: B.
When two lines intersect, they share a single point in space. That point is technically on both
lines.

7. Answer: D.
In order to be a transversal, a line must cut across two other lines at different points. Line o
crosses lines m and l at the same point; it is not a transversal

8. Answer: A.

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
One approach this question is to draw it.

For the resulting parallelogram A'BAC, length c will not be included in the perimeter (since CB is
the diagonal of the parallelogram, not a side).
All the answer choices with length c can be eliminated -- which leaves us with just (A) and (E).
The perimeter can be found by adding up the lengths of the sides:
a+a+b+b
= 2a + 2b
= 2(a + b)

9. Answer: C.
1
Write the applicable formula. A = h(b1 + b2)
2

A = 7,200
b1 = 40
b2 = 80
h=?
1
Substitute the given values into the formula: 7,200 = · h · (40 + 80)
2
1
Simplify the expression: 7,200 = · h · 120 7,200 = 60 h
2
7200 60ℎ
Divide both sides of the equation by 60. =
60 60

Simplify the expression. 120 = h

Include the units. 120 ft = h

10. Answer: D.

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
Write the applicable formula. V = πr2h
List the values for the variables.
V = 13,565
r = 12
h=?
π = 3.14
Substitute the given values into the formula. 13,565 = (3.14)(12 2)h
Simplify the expression. 13,565 = 452.16h
Divide both sides of the equation by 452.16.
13565 452.16ℎ
=
452.16 452.16

Simplify the expression. 30 = h

Include the units. 30 feet = h

11. Answer: B.
Write the applicable formula. S = 2πr(r + h)
List the values for the variables.
S = 2,512
r=x
h = 3x
π = 3.14
Substitute the given values into the formula. 2,512 = 2(3.14)(x)(x + 3x)
Simplify the expression. 2,512 = 6.28x(4x)
Divide both sides of the equation by 25.12.
2,512 25.12𝑥2
=
25.12 25.12
Simplify the expression.
100 = x2
Solve for x.

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
10 = x
Substitute the value for x into the values list.
r = x = 10 feet
h = 3x = 3(10) = 30 feet

12. Answer: D.
A right triangle has a right angle and two acute angles; it does not have any obtuse angles.

13. Answer: A.
The problem provides the lengths of two legs and an unknown angle. You could solve for a
hypotenuse using the Pythagorean theorem, and then use sine or cosine. But the least amount
of work uses what the question provides. Only the trigonometric ratio sin uses the lengths of two
legs. Divide 13.9 by 20 and match the answer on the chart.

14. Answer: B.
Horizontal lines are of the form y = constant and vertical lines are of the from x = constant and
therefore the two lines are neither horizontal nor vertical. Let us find the slopes of the two given
lines
y = 2x has a slope equal to 2
2y = - x is equivalent to y = -(1/2) x and its slope is equal to -(1/2) Since the slopes are not
equal, the two lines are not parallel. The product of the two slopes is given by
2*-(1/2) = - 1
and hence the two lines are perpendicular.

15. Answer: D.
Let 2r = radius of smallest circle and 5r = radius of the largest circle
Asmall = 𝜋 (2r)2
36 𝜋 = 4 𝜋r2

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
9 = r2
3=r
Alarge = 𝜋 (5r)2
= 𝜋 (5 x 3)2
= 𝜋 (15)2
= 225 𝜋

16. Answer: D.
A line, a line segment, and a ray are sets of points. How many points make a set? An infinite
number. Since a limit cannot be put on infinity, not one of the answer choices has more than the
other.

17. Answer: D.
Always assume that in plane geometry a line is a straight line unless otherwise stated. Process
of elimination works well with this question: Lines have one dimension, length, and no
substance; they are definitely not solid. Lines extend to infinity; they are not finite. Finally, we
defined noncollinear as a set of points that “do not line up”; we take our cue from the last part of
that statement. Choice c is not our answer.

18. Answer: D.
Collinear points are also coplanar. Choice a is not the answer because noncollinear points
determine planes, not a single line of collinear points.

19. Answer: B.
A line segment is the shortest distance between any two points.

20. Answer: B.

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key

A = LW
(6 √3 )(2√3)
12 (3) = 36

21. Answer: A.
Three noncollinear points determine a plane. In this case, we know level X is a plane and Ann,
Bill, and Carl represent points on that plane. Ann and Bill together are not enough points to
define the plane; Dan isn’t on plane X and choice d doesn’t make sense. Choice a is the only
option.

22. Answer: D.
Unlike a plane, an office floor can hold only so many people; however, imagine the office floor
extending infinitely in every direction. How many people could it hold? An infinite number.

23. Answer: D.
Just as the office floor can represent a plane, Ann and Bill can represent points. They acquire
the characteristics of a point; and as we know, points have no dimension, and two points make
a line.

24. Answer: B.
Ann, Bill, and Carl are all on the same floor, which means they are all on the same plane, and
they are not lined up. That makes them noncollinear but coplanar.

25. Answer: D.

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
Carl and Dan represent two points; two points make a line; and all lines are collinear and
coplanar. Granted, Dan and Carl are on two different floors; but remember points exist
simultaneously on multiple planes.

26. Answer: B.
Let r be the radius of the semicircle. Area of the semicircle is known; hence
1250Pi = (1/2) Pi r2 (note the 1/2 because of the semicircle)
Solve for r: r = 50
Length of rectangle = 2r = 100 (semicircle inscribed)
Width of rectangle = r = 50 (semicircle inscribed)
Area = 100 * 50 = 5000

27. Answer: D.
Recall that the circumference is the distance around a circle. If the cake is divided into 12 equal
slices, each arc length will be 5. Summing 5 of these slices will give 25.

28. Answer: C.
Since vertical angles are congruent, the angle vertical to the 35- degree angle also has a
measure of 35 degrees. The supplement of the 120-degree angle has a measure of 60 degrees,
so we then have a triangle with angles measuring 35, 60, and x degrees, as shown in the figure
provided. Since the angles of a triangle add to 180 degrees:
35 + 60 + x = 180
x = 180 − 35 − 60
x = 85 degrees

29. Answer: B.
Solve this by process of elimination.
A: True: AB and EF are both perpendicular to line BCF.
C: True: Angle F is a right angle, so the two lines are perpendicular.
D: True: Angle BCA and angle DCF are vertical angles, so they must be equal.
E: True: Angle ABC = angle CDF (they are both right angles).

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
Angle BCA = angle DCF (see statement D). Therefore, angle BAC must equal angle DFC (since
the other two angles are equal, and the three angles total to 180). Since the two triangles have
three corresponding angles, they are similar. B can be false.
Although we know that triangles ABC and CDF are similar, we do not know that they are
congruent. So these sides may be unequal.

30. Answer: A.
Recall that the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees:
3x + 10 + −2x + 40 + x + 40 = 180
2x + 90 = 180
2x = 90
x = 45

31. Answer: B.
As this question requires a couple spatial relationships, it may prove useful to draw a picture
representing the situation. We are given that the diameter, which is the same as the diagonal of
a cube, is equal to 5 inches. We also know that the diagonal of a cube is the hypotenuse of the
right triangle constructed from one of the cube’s side lengths as well as the diagonal of one of
the square faces of the cube.
Using this information we will set up an equation for the known relationships (Pythagorean’s
Theorem) before solving for the target variable s, which represents the cube’s side length. We
know that the hypotenuse of a cube’s square face is s√2 (recall that 45°, 45°, 90° right triangles
have a side length relationship of x, x, x√2). We also know that one side length of the cube is s.
Consequently:

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
However, this answer choice is not found, so we must remove the radical from the denominator:

32. Answer: D.

If a triangle has side lengths a, b, and c, the sum of the lengths of any 2 sides must be larger
than the length of the 3rd side. So in this case, 5 + 6 = 11 must be larger than side length c.
From the answer choices, 12 is the only length greater than 11, so it cannot be the length of the
third side.

33. Answer: C.

The circumference of a circle is the distance around defined by π * diameter. The diameter, in
this case, can be found through the difference between the x values:

3 − (−3) = 6, so π * 6 is the circumference.

34. Answer: D.

A square is a rhombus and a rectangle. Therefore, some rhombuses are rectangles.

35. Answer: C.

Problems involving similar figures can be solved using proportions. The issue with this problem
is that we are given a similarity across inches to feet with the answer choices containing only
inches. First, we must convert the feet measurement into inches:

2 1/3 ft. x 12 in./ft. = 28 in.

We can now set up our proportions:

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 UPCAT Set 2
Mathematics
Answer Key
4/7 = x/28

x = 16

36. Answer: B.

Sometimes questions will provide unnecessary information. In this case, the angle
measurement of the top right angle. We can focus exclusively on the right triangle shown and
use the Pythagorean Theorem, or the recognition of a Pythagorean triple to see that the length
of y is 8 cm.

37. Answer: C.

Choice A is not an acute triangle because it has one right angle. In choice B, the sum of interior
angle measures exceeds 180°. Choice D suffers the reverse problem; its sum does not make
180°. Though choice C describes an equilateral triangle; it also describes an isosceles triangle.

38. Answer: C.

The trigonometric ratios sine and cosine never equal or exceed 1.000 because the hypotenuse,
the longest side of a right triangle, is always their denominator. The trigonometric ratio Tangent
can equal and exceed the value 1.000 because the hypotenuse is never its denominator.

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