67. Of the perspective views shown below, which one is coherent with the orthographic projection?

A) 1
B) 4
C) 2
D) 3
E) 5

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68. The hourly average pay of 60 workers is 8 euros. Some of them received 7,5 euros per hour while
the others are paid 10 euros an hour. How many get 7,5 euros per hour?
A) 48
B) 50
C) 46
D) 42
E) 44

69. A shop owner divides 40 kg of coffee equally into s bags. If the number of bags is increased by 5
how many kilos less will there be in each bag?
A) 200/(s2 + 5s)
B) 100/(5s2 + s)
C) 200/(s2 + 10s)
D) 400/(s2 + s)
E) 250/(s2 – 5s)

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70. To water a field one third of a tank is necessary. If after finishing the tank contains 6000 liters of
water, how many liters were used?
A) 3000
B) 4000
C) 3500
D) 2000
E) 2500

71. The quantity 3− | 2 + x | is defined only for real values x satisfying one of the following
conditions. Which one?
A) – 5 ≤ x ≤ + 1
B) – 2 ≤ x ≤ + 2
C) for each x
D) – 5 ≤ x ≤ + 3
E) x ≠ 2

72. The square root of 0,4 equals:

A) 10 / 5
B) 0,2
C) 0,16
D) 0 ,002
E) 10 / 4

73. The number [(5002)2 – (4998)2] equals:

A) 40000
B) 38600
C) 40016
D) 42000
E) 42064

74. On the Cartesian plane denote by H the orthogonal projection of the origin O =(0,0) on the
segment AB with endpoints A = (2, 0) and B = (0, 1). What is the distance between O and H?
A) 2 5 / 5
B) 5/3
C) 5 2/3
D) 3 5/2
E) 5/5

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75. The number
−2 −2
3 5
  −  3 
 5  2
 
equals one of the following. Which one?
A) 1 / 3
B) 1 / 4
C) 5/3
D) 5/2
E) 1 / 2

76. If the slope of the line joining the point A of Cartesian coordinates (a, 2), with the point B, of
Cartesian coordinates (4, b), equals 3, what is the relationship between a and b?
A) b = 14 – 3a
B) b = 12 + 3a
C) b = 12 – 3a
D) b = 14 – 2a
E) b = 12 – 2a

77. The sum of the perimeters of a square and an equilateral triangle is 29 cm, and the lenght of the side of
the square exceeds the triangle’s one by 2 cm. How many square centimeters is the area of the triangle?
A) 9 3 / 4
B) 11 3 / 4
C) 13 3 / 4
D) 4 3
E) 5/3

78. A solid of a given material has a uniform density of 2 g/cm3 and the volume V0 at 20˚C. The
volume V of the solid varies with the temperature T according to
V – V0 = V0 × 0,002 × ( T – 20˚ )
If the mass is 10g, what is the volume at T = 40˚C?
A) 5,2 cm3
B) 5,04 cm3
C) 5,02 cm3
D) 5,002 cm3
E) 5,5 cm3

79. Two forces of equal intensity F are applied at a point and form an angle of 30˚. How intense
should a third force applied at the same point be to obtained an equilibrium condition?
A) F 3
B) F 2
C) 2F 3
D) 2F
E) 3F 2

80. A straight uniform bar with endpoints A and B is 6 meters long. It is placed vertically, and
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should an opposite force be, if we apply it at a point P 2 meters away from A in order to obtain
an equilibrium condition?
A) 7,5 N
B) 5,5 N
C) 8 N
D) 5 N
E) 6,5 N

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53. The mean mass of 4 rowers is 85 kg. One of the rowers, with a mass of 86 kg, was injured and
replaced. The new mean mass is 87 kg. What is the mass of the new rower in kg?
A) 94
B) 86
C) 88
D) 104
E) 90

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54. Simplify: −
2 x + 3 4 x2 − 9
x−3
A)
2x − 3
4 x3 + 2x + 3
B)
4 x 2 (2 x + 3)

C)
( x + 3)(2 x − 3)
(2 x + 3)(2 x + 3)
x+3
D)
2x + 3
x+3
E)
2x − 3

55. Which of the following is the mid-point of the straight line segment joining ( p , 2 p) to
(1 − 2 p , 6 p − 3) ?
 1− p 3
A)  , 4p − 
 2 2
 p −1 3
B)  , 4p − 
 2 2
1− p 3
C)  , 4p+ 
 2 2
 p −1 3
D)  , 4p+ 
 2 2
 1− 3p 3
E)  , 2p− 
 2 2

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56. A circle is placed in a square that has the same side length as the circle’s diameter. A rectangle of
dimensions 2 cm by 1 cm fits exactly between a corner of the square and the circle, such that a corner
of the rectangle coincides with the corner of the square and the opposite corner touches the circle.

What is the radius of the circle?

A) 5 cm
B) 2 cm
C) 2 cm
D) 5 cm
2
E) cm
2 −1

57. A thin uniform plank, with ends labelled A and B, weighs 150 N and has a length of 6 m. It rests on
a support at its half-way point. A particle with a mass of 20 kg is placed 1.5 metres from A. At B a
particle with a mass of 4 kg is placed on the plank.
How far from B should a mass of 10 kg be placed so that the plank is in rotational equilibrium?
A) 1.2 m
B) 4.2 m
C) 4.8 m
D) 1.8 m
E) 1.5 m

58. The interior of a water tank is cuboid shaped. It has a square base of side length 80 cm and a height
of 1.5 m. When the tank is half full of water what is the mass of water in the tank?
A) 480 kg
B) 9600 kg
C) 960 kg
D) 4800 kg
E) 6000 kg

59. A sphere of mass 2 kg moves in a straight line at a speed of 5 ms-1 on a smooth flat surface. It hits a
vertical wall and rebounds in the direction from which it came with a speed of 3 ms-1.
What is the change in its linear momentum due to the collision with the wall?
A) 16 kg ms-1
B) 8 kg ms-1
C) 4 kg ms-1
D) 32 kg ms-1
E) 2 kg ms-1

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60. A block of polystyrene has a volume of 600 ml. What volume of the block will be above the liquid
when it floats in carbon tetrachloride?
[density of polystyrene = 1060 kg/m3; density of carbon tetrachloride = 1590 kg/m3]
A) 200 ml
B) 0 ml
C) 0.20 ml
D) 0.40 ml
E) 400 ml

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50. Match the correct sectional views (1-6) with the section planes a-a, b-b, c-c.

A) a-5, b-6, c-3

B) a-5, b-3, c-4
C) a-1, b-3, c-2
D) a-1, b-6, c-2
E) a-5, b-6, c-2

51. Associate the 3-dimensional views of the staircases with the plan projections below.

A) 1-g, 2-d, 3-f, 4-c, 5-a, 6-b, 7-e

B) 1-a, 2-d, 3-f, 4-b, 5-g, 6-c, 7-e
C) 1-g, 2-c, 3-e, 4-b, 5-a, 6-d, 7-f
D) 1-g, 2-d, 3-e, 4-c, 5-a, 6-b, 7-f
E) 1-a, 2-d, 3-f, 4-c, 5-g, 6-b, 7-e

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52. Calculate: log2 16 − log2(0,25) – 2log2 32
A) – 4
B) 9
C) 4
D) 0
E) 8

53. What is the equation of the straight line which passes through the points (2, 5) and (6, -1)?
A) 2y + 3x = 16
B) 3y + 2x = 16
C) 2y = 3x − 20
D) 3y = 2x − 15
E) 2y = 3x + 4

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54. The triangle ABC is right-angled at vertex C. The length of AC is 5 cm. The angle CAB is 60 degrees. A
line segment is drawn from C to intersect AB at the point H, such that CHB is a right-angled triangle.
What is the length of HB in centimetres?
A) 7,5
B) 10
C) 2,5
D) 5 3 2
E) 5 3
2
55. The equation x + 3x = c − 5x , with the real parameter c, has a real repeated root of x.
What is the value of c?
A) – 16
B) – 4
C) – 1
D) 4
E) 16

56. The set A contains all of the numbers that are positive integer divisors of 30. The set B contains all
of the numbers that are multiples of 5. How many numbers are in both set A and set B?
A) 4
B) 0
C) 2
D) 3
E) 6

57. Two athletes (X and Y) run in a 400 m race. The graph shows how the distance covered during the
race varies with time for each athlete.

Below are four possible statements about this race:

1 Athlete X reached the finishing line at 400 m before Athlete Y 2 Athlete X led the race at half distance
3 Athlete X started before Athlete Y 4 Athlete Y overtook athlete X at t2
Which statement(s) is/are correct?
A) 2 and 4 only
B) 1 only
C) 2 only
D) 1 and 3 only
E) 2, 3 and 4 only

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58. 50 grams of water at 20 °C is poured into a container holding 200 grams of water at 70 °C.
What is the final temperature of the water after it is thoroughly mixed?
[Assume there is no transfer of heat between the water and its surroundings, including the container]
A) 60 °C
B) 30 °C
C) 40 °C
D) 45 °C
E) 50 °C

59. A cyclist accelerates uniformly from an initial speed of 3.0 ms-1 to 5.0 ms-1 in a time of 4.0 seconds. She
then maintains this speed for a further 6.0 seconds. How far did the cyclist travel in these 10 seconds?
A) 46 m
B) 31 m
C) 34 m
D) 62 m
E) 38 m

60. A particle of weight 5 N is held in position by two light ropes as shown below. One of the ropes makes an
angle of 60° with the upward vertical, the other is horizontal. What is the tension in the horizontal rope?

A) 5 3N
B) 1,25 3 N
C) 10 3 N
D) 5 N
E) 10 N

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48. Analyze the solid figure.

Considering the solid lines within the perimeter as cuts and the dashed lines as folds,
which of the following developments does NOT match the solid figure?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

Test di Fisica e Matematica

sen 20°
49. Which one of the following has the same value as ?
sen70°
A) tan 20°
 2° 
B) sen  
7 
 
C) cos 20 °
2
D)
7
E) tan 70°

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50. A parallelogram is made up of 4 congruent right-angled triangles as shown below.

The length of the hypotenuse of each triangle is 8 cm.

Calculate the area of the parallelogram.

A) 64 cm2
B) 32 cm2
C) 16 cm2
D) 128 cm2
E) 256 cm2

51. A child’s toy consists of a number of shapes which must be placed into the matching
holes. Two of the pieces are a rectangle and a right-angled triangle.
- The rectangle is three times as long as it is wide.
- The sides of the triangle are a, b, c, in order of increasing length.
- Side a of the triangle is twice the width of the rectangle.
- The areas of the two pieces are equal.

What is the ratio a : b?

A) 2:3
B) 3:4
C) 1:3
D) 1:2
E) 1:4

52. Solve the inequality: (2 x + 1) < 9

2

A) − 2 < x < 1
B) − 1 < x < 2
1
C) − < x < 1
2
D) x < −2 o x > 1
E) x < 1

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53. A straight line has the equation 2 x + y − 3 = 0 . This line intersects the x-axis at the point P
and the
y-axis at the point Q.
What is the length of the line segment PQ?
3 5
A)
2
21
B)
2
9
C)
2
45
D)
4
3 3
E)
2

54. Which quantity has the units of kg m2 s–3 in the International System of Units?
A) Power
B) Momentum
C) Energy
D) Force
E) Pressure

55. Two children R and S are sitting on a see-saw in the positions shown in the diagram. The
see-saw is 4.00 m long, uniform and is pivoted at its centre. R weighs 800 N and S weighs
1200 N. The see-saw is not balanced.

One of the children moves so that the see-saw balances. Which single move will balance
the see-saw?
In each case, only one child moves, and the child stays on the same side of the pivot.
A) R moves to a point 1.50 m from the pivot
B) S moves to a point 0.75 m from the pivot
C) S moves to a point 2.00 m from the pivot
D) R moves to a point 1.75 m from the pivot
E) S moves to a point 0.50 m from the pivot

56. The driver of a car turns the steering wheel by applying two opposite forces, each of
magnitude 12 N, with his hands. His hands are placed directly opposite each other on the
two sides of the steering wheel, and the external radius of the steering wheel is 15 cm.
What is the maximum torque (total moment) that could be produced by these coupled
forces?
A) 3.60 Nm
B) 1.80 Nm
C) 0.90 Nm
D) 7.20 Nm
E) 18 Nm

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57. The First Law of Thermodynamics, when applied to transformations of an ideal gas, can
be written as:
increase in internal energy of gas = heat supplied to gas + work done on gas
(∆U) (Q) (W)
Which of the following transformations matches the condition given?
1. Adiabatic transformation: Condition W = 0
2. Adiabatic transformation: Condition W = ∆U
3. Isothermal transformation: Condition Q = 0
4. Isothermal transformation: Condition Q = ∆U
A) 2 only
B) 1 only
C) none of them
D) 3 only
E) 4 only

58. There is air in the gap between the two parallel plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. The
capacitor is connected to a 100 V d.c. power supply.
Later, a sheet of dielectric material is inserted between the two parallel plates of the
capacitor.
The values of which quantities change as the dielectric is inserted into the gap?
A) Both the capacitance of the capacitor and the charge on the parallel plates
B) Only the potential difference between the parallel plates
C) Both the capacitance of the capacitor and the potential difference between the parallel
plates
D) Only the capacitance of the capacitor
E) The capacitance of the capacitor, the potential difference between the parallel plates and
the charge on the plates

59. A piece of aluminium is hung from a spring balance, which records that it has a weight of
13.5 N in air.
The balance is lowered until the piece of aluminium is completely immersed in an inert
liquid of density 1.50 g/cm3.
What is the new reading on the spring balance?
[Take density of aluminium = 2.70 g/cm3, and neglect any immersion of the spring
balance.]
A) 6.0 N
B) 8.5 N
C) 0 N
D) 7.5 N
E) 13.5 N

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48. Match the floor plans shown with their intended use.

A) 1 - Prison; 2 - Place of worship; 3 - Theatre; 4 - Residence

B) 1 - Theatre; 2 - Residence; 3 - Place of worship; 4 - Prison
C) 1 - Residence; 2 - Theatre; 3 - Prison; 4 - Place of worship
D) 1 - Prison; 2 - Place of worship; 3 - Residence; 4 - Theatre
E) 1 - Place of worship; 2 - Prison; 3 - Theatre; 4 - Residence

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49. Consider a 5 µF capacitor connected to a 1.5 V battery. What is the charge deposited on
each of the plates of the capacitor?
A) 7.5 · 10–6 C
B) 4 · 10–6 C
C) 3.33 · 10–6 C
D) 1.2 · 10–6 C
E) 4.8 · 10–6 C

50. A 24 N force applied to a 3 kg mass produces an acceleration of:

A) 8 m/s2
B) 72 m/s2
C) 21 m/s2
D) 3 m/s2
E) 3,14 m/s2

51. What is approximately the work performed by gravity on a 2 kg coconut falling from a 10-
metre high palm?
A) 200 J
B) 100 J
C) 5 J
D) 20 J
E) 10 J

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52. If the temperature of a perfect gas increases from 15° C to 30° C, the pressure-volume
product (PV):
A) increases, but does not double
B) becomes 2 times bigger
C) is reduced by 15%
D) becomes zero
E) is halved

53. At 3:30 p.m. the odometer of a car marks 22,715. If at 5:00 p.m. the odometer marks
22,865, what was the average speed of the car?
A) 100 km/h
B) 150 km/h
C) 50 km/h
D) 10 km/h
E) 200 km/h

54. A metal bar 1 metre long is suspended by its centre. At 10 cm from the left end hangs a 10
kg weight, while at the other end hangs a 12 kg weight. What must you do to balance the
bar and keep it horizontal?
A) Add to the weight hung on the left end another weight of 5 kg
B) Add to the weight hung on the right end another weight of 5 kg
C) Add to the weight hung on the left end another weight of 4 kg
D) Nothing, the bar is already balanced
E) Add to the weight hung on the right end another weight of 4 kg

55. The solutions to the inequality (2 – x)(x + 1)x < 0 are:

A) –1 < x < 0 or x > 2
B) x < –1 or 0 < x < 2
C) –1 < x < 0
D) x > 2
E) 0 < x < 1 or x > 2

56. A blindfolded person draws one ball from an urn containing 20 balls numbered from 1 to
20. Assuming that all the balls have the same probability of being drawn, what is the
probability that a ball marked with a perfect square will be drawn?
A) 1/5
B) 1/10
C) 3/20
D) 1/4
E) 2/5

57. In a Cartesian plane Oxy, the graph of the function y = x2 + 4:

A) does not intersect the x-axis
B) passes through the origin O
C) intersects the x-axis at the abscissa point x = –2
D) does not intersect the y-axis
E) intersects the y-axis at the ordinate point y = –2

58. Given the line r of equation y = mx + q.

The line r' of equation y = Mx + Q is perpendicular to r if:
A) M = –1/m
B) M = –2/m
C) M = –m
D) Q = –1/q
E) Q = q

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59. The average height of 5 friends is 180 cm. If a 1.65 cm tall boy joins the group, the
average height of the 6 friends becomes:
A) 177,5 cm
B) 167,5 cm
C) 172,5 cm
D) 174 cm
E) 177 cm

60. In a clothes shop, Valeria buys on sale a skirt that has a price tag of €40. If the discount
applied is 30% and Valeria pays with a €50 note, how much change will she receive?
A) €22
B) €20
C) €28
D) €10
E) €15

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48. Match each solid with the corresponding flat figure.

A) 1C, 2D, 3A, 4E, 5B

B) 1A, 2E, 3B, 4D, 5C
C) 1E, 2A, 3D, 4B, 5C
D) 1C, 2B, 3E, 4A, 5D
E) 1B, 2C, 3E, 4D, 5A

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49. An aquarium contains 200 litres of water. Given the specific heat of the water is 4,186
J/(kg · K), what is the quantity of energy required to increase the temperature by 1 degree?
A) 837,200 J
B) Around 600 kJ
C) 14,860 J
D) 328,400 J
E) It is not possible to answer without knowing the aquarium's volume

50. A barman has to lift a barrel of beer from the floor to the bar counter.
Given the barrel has a mass of 40 kg and the counter is 80 cm high, approximately what
will be the work carried out by the barman?
A) 320 J
B) 32 kJ
C) 640 J
D) 512 N
E) 64 J

51. A child with a mass of 20 kg moves at a speed of 18 km/h sat on a sledge with a mass of 5
kg. What is the total quantity of motion of the child-sledge combination?
A) 125 kg · m/s
B) 100 N
C) 450 kg · m/s
D) 450 N
E) 360 kg · m/s

52. A force of 30 N is applied to a mass of 50 decagrams. What is the acceleration of the mass?
A) 60 m/s2
B) 15 m/s2
C) 0.6 m/s2
D) 30 m/s2
E) 7.5 m/s2

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53. An ohmic conductor with a resistance of 300 Ω is crossed by a current of 80 mA. What
will be the voltage applied to the ends of the conductor?
A) 24 V
B) 24,000 V
C) 3,750 V
D) 3.75 V
E) 0.25 V

54. The blades of an helicopter are each 2 metres long and rotate 300 times a minute.
Calculate the rotation period of the blades.
A) 0.2 s
B) 5 Hz
C) 0.5 s
D) 0.02 s
E) 2 s

55. If the sine of an obtuse angle is equal to 4/5, its cosine is:
A) –3/5
B) 3/5
C) –2/5
D) –1/5
E) 1/5

56. The maximum value assumed by the function y = –x2 + 5x – 4 is:

A) 9/4
B) +∞
C) 4
D) 1
E) 5/2

57. In the set of Real numbers, the equation x3 = 4x has:

A) three distinct solutions
B) three solutions, two of which coincide
C) only one solution
D) no solution
E) two solutions

58. The inequality (x + 3)/(1 – 2x) > 0 is satisfied by:

A) –3 < x < 1/2
B) x < –1/2 or x > 3
C) –1/2 < x < 3
D) x < –3 or x > 1/2
E) x > –3

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59. What does the area of the triangle ABC in the figure measure?

A) 13 cm2
B) 15 cm2
C) 12 cm2
D) 14 cm2
E) Insufficient data to determine the area of the triangle

60. If the diagonals of a trapezium ABCD intersect at point O, forming the segments OB = 12
cm, OC = 2 cm and OD = 4 cm, the segment OA will measure:

A) 6 cm
B) 8 cm
C) 10 cm
D) 14 cm
E) 24 cm

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Mathematics and Physics Test

49. The temperature in Kelvins of an ideal gas increases from 3K to 6K while its pressure
remains constant. The volume of gas:
A) doubles
B) quadruples
C) remains constant
D) is reduced by 50%
E) triples

50. Motorway guardrails are built of steel (linear expansion coefficient λ = 1,7 10-5 °C-1). What
would be the variation in length of a 250 m stretch measured in winter at -5 °C if it were
measured in the summer at 35 °C?
A) 17 cm
B) 1,7 cm
C) 1,7 m
D) 12,75 cm
E) 1,275 m

51. From a standstill an object moves with constant acceleration and covers 5 m in the first
second. What distance does it travel in the next second?
A) 15 m
B) 40 m
C) 10 m
D) 5 m
E) 30 m

52. Three small conducting spheres A, B and C have the same radius. Sphere A has a charge
2q, sphere B has a charge q, while C is neutral. Sphere A is first placed in contact with B
and the with C; after these two contacts what is the charge of A:
A) 3q/4
B) q
C) 5q/4
D) 2q
E) 3q

53. A homogeneous lamina has the form of a triangle ABC rectangle in A with Ĉ = 30°. The
lamina is attached to a vertical string passing through vertex A. What angle is formed by
the string with side BA when the lamina is stable balanced position?
A) 120°
B) 135°
C) 100°
D) 90°
E) 40°

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Given that the relative height of the other two sides are 15 cm and 20 cm, what is the
measurement of the perimeter of the triangle?
A) 60 cm
B) 75 cm
C) 72 cm
D) 45 cm
E) 100 cm

55. What is the solution of the inequality: 3 − 2x < x ?

3
A) 1 < x ≤
2
B) x < 1
3
C) −3 < x ≤
2
D) −3 < x < 1
3
E) x ≤
2

56. A box contains 4 red balls, 5 orange balls, 5 purple balls and 6 yellow balls. What is the
probability that, pulling out two balls one after the other, and putting them back, only one
purple ball will be pulled out?
A) 3/8
B) 5/16
C) 16/9
D) 5/8
E) 3/16

3 4 5
57. What is the value of the sum log 2 + log + log + log ?
2 3 4
A) log 5
B) log 2
C) 0
D) 1
14
E) log
9

58. The measurements of the sides of a triangle ABC are 12 cm, 10 cm, and 3 cm. What kind
of triangle is ABC?
A) obtused-angled
B) isosceles
C) the data cannot represent the measurements of the sides of a triangle
D) right-angled
E) equilateral

59. What is the value of the area of the quadrilateral with the following points as vertexes
A(1,5) B(3,5) C(3,-3) D(-4,0)?
A) 33
B) 35
C) 30
D) 20
E) 40

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60. In the right-angled triangle ABC the sine of one of the acute angles is 8/17, what is the
value of the sine of the other acute angle?
A) 15/17
B) 3/5
C) 15/8
D) 2/5
E) 8/15

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48. Correctly combine the photographs of buildings (1 – 5) with their corresponding plans (a
– e).

A) 1-d; 2-e; 3-a;4-c;5-b

B) 1-a; 2-b; 3-c;4-d;5-e
C) 1-d; 2-a; 3-e;4-b;5-c
D) 1-e; 2-d; 3-a;4-c;5-b
E) 1-d; 2-e; 3-a;4-b;5-c

Mathematics and Physics Test

49. On diameter AB = 2r of a semicircle establish point C anywhere (but not at the
extremities) and create two semicircumferences of diameters AC and CB within this
semicircle. The ensuing figure, limited by the three semicircumferences, known as
arbelos, was studied by Archimedes.
What is the measurement of the perimeter of the arbelos?
A) 2πr
B) 1,5πr
C) 3πr
D) 2,5πr
E) πr

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50. Which one/ones of the following pairs of functions:

C1:
f ( x) = cos x
g ( x) = cos x

C2
f ( x) = sin x
g ( x) = sin x

C3
f ( x) = tan 2 x
g ( x) = tan x

is/are made up of functions with the same graph for − π / 2 < x < π / 2
A) Only pair C1
B) Pairs C1 and C3
C) Only pair C2
D) Pairs C2 and C3
E) None of the pairs

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51. Which one/ones is/are the real solution/solutions for equation: = 6 ?
x
3
A)
2
3
B)
2
3
C) ±
2
6
D)
3
E) There are no real solutions

52. Which are the solutions of the equation sin x + cos x = 1 when 0 ≤ x < 2π ?
A) x = 0 and x = π/2
B) x = 0 and x = π
C) x = π and x = 3π/2
D) x = π and x = 2π
E) The equation has no solution for the assigned interval

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53. What is the ensemble of the real solutions for inequality 2 ln 2 x + ln x < 1 ?
1
A) <x< e
e
1
B) 0< x<
e
C) The empty ensemble
D) x > 0
E) x < −e

54. Given the three straight lines of plane xy of equation y = x, 2x – y – 1 = 0, 4y – x – 3 = 0,

which of the following statements is true?
A) They all pass through the same point
B) They are orthogonal in pairs
C) They are all parallel
D) At least one straight line has a negative angular coefficient
E) The second and third straight line both intersect the negative semi axis of

55. Based on the second law of dynamics, which of the following statements is correct?
A) Force and acceleration have directly proportional modules
B) Mass and module of acceleration are directly proportional
C) The directions of force and acceleration are perpendicular
D) Force and velocity have inversely proportional modules
E) The vectors force and acceleration always move in different directions

56. In the Cartesian plane xOy (the same unit of measure – cm – is used on the axes) one
charge q1 = -4 x 10-7C is placed in point (3,0), and a second charge q2 = 12 x 10-7C is
placed in point (0,6). What is the intensity of the resulting force acting on charge q3 = 10-
6
C placed at the source (approximate Coulomb constant k with 9 x 109 Nm2/C2)?
A) 5 N
B) 5 x 104 N
C) -1 N
D) 104 N
E) 7 N

57. A uniform 2.6 m long horizontal pole weighs 6 N and is hinged at one end. At the other
end force F is applied forming a 30° angle with the pole, facing upwards. What is the
intensity of the force so that the pole remains balanced in a horizontal position?
A) 6 N
B) 12 N
C) 3 N
D) 9 N
E) 15 N

58. Two stone blocks with masses of m1 = 2 kg and m2 = 3 kg respectively are tied to a rope
and rest on a frictionless horizontal plane. If a force of 10 N is horizontally applied to the
object with a smaller mass so as to pull the two masses, what is the tension of the rope in
Newtons?
A) 6
B) 10
C) 5
D) 4
E) 2

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59. A force with intensity F (measured in N) variable in time according to law F(t) = t/3 is
applied to a material point for 12 seconds starting from t = 0 s. What is the variation in the
quantity of movement of the point in those 12 seconds?
A) 24 Nxs
B) 48 Nxs
C) 6 Nxs
D) 36 Nxs
E) 8 Nxs

60. A spring with constant k = 800 N/m is compressed by 10 cm. What is the module of the
work performed to compress the spring?
A) 4 J
B) 80 J
C) 4000 J
D) 8 J
E) 0 J

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