PEB ENGINEERING REVIEW

Bacolod City

BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Registered Electrical Engineer Licensure Examination

August 2024 08:00 a.m. - 01:00 p.m.
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MATHEMATICS REFRESHER SET D
INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark ONLY ONE
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil No. 2 only.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Three vectors A, B, and C are related as follows: A/B = 2 @ 180°, A + C = -5 + j15, C =

conjugate of B. Find B.
a) 5 - j5 b) 10 - j10 c) -15 + j15 d) -10 + j10

2. The logarithm of MN is 6 and the logarithm of N/M is 2, find the value of logarithm of N.
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

3. What is the area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in an ellipse with
equation 4x^2 + y^2 = 4?
a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 d) 1

4. A contractor has 50 men of the same capacity of work on a job in 30 days, the working day
being 8 hours, but the contract expires in 20 days, how many workers should he add?
a) 30 b) 25 c) 15 d) 20

5. Five tables and eight chairs cost $115; three tables and five chairs cost $70. Determine
the total cost of each table?
a) $15 b) $30 c) $25 d) $20

6. A merchant purchased two lots of shoes. One lot he purchased for $32 per pair and the
second lot he purchased for $40 per pair. There were 50 pairs in the first lot. How many
pairs in the second lot if he sold them all at $60 per pair and made a gain of $2800 on the
entire transaction?
a) 50 b) 40 c) 70 d) 60

7. Evaluate the limit of sin(x + 4sinx) as x approaches 13pi.

a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) 0

8. Evaluate the triple integral of xyz dx dydz for the following limits: z from 0 to (2 - x),
y from 0 to (1 - x), and x from 0 to 1.
a) 13/240 b) 11/240 c) 19/240 d) 17/240

9. A plane takes 1 1/2 hours to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco and 2 hours from San
Francisco to Los Angeles. If the wind blows north on both trips at 24 mph, what is the speed
of the plane in still air?
a) 170 b) 110 c) 120 d) 150

10. What is the simplified expression of the complex expression (4.33 + j2.5) square?
a) 12.5 + j21.65 b) 20 + j20 c) 15 + j20 d) 21.65 + j12.5

11. The sum of the sides of 2 polygons is 12 and their diagonals is 19. Determine the number
of sides of each polygon.
a) 4 sides and 8 sides c) 6 sides and 6 sides
b) 5 sides and 7 sides d) 3 sides and 9 sides

12. If 24 mango trees are planted per hectare, each tree will produce 600 mangoes per year.
For each additional tree planted, the number of mangoes produced per tree diminishes by 12.
What is the number of trees per hectare for maximum harvest?
a) 45 b) 38 c) 28 d) 37

13. There are three consecutive integers. The sum of the smallest and largest is 36. Find the
largest number.
a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20

14. Determine the Greatest Common Factor of the following numbers: 34 and 58.
a) 4 b) 17 c) 7 d) 2

15. Solve the equations: 2x - y + 3z = -3; 3x + 3y - z = 10; -x - y + z = -4 by Cramer’s

Rule.
a) (-1, 2, 1) b) (2, -1, -1) c) (1, 2, -1) d) (2, 1, -1)
16. Evaluate the double integral dxdy/(x - y), with interior limits 2y to 3y and outer limits
from 0 to 2.
a) ln4 b) ln2 c) ln5 d) ln3

17. Find the value of x and y from the equations: x - 4y + 2 = 0 and 2x + y - 4 = 0.

a) 14/9, 8/9 b) 11/7, -6/7 c) 3/2, 5/3 d) 4/9, 8/9

18. Find the integral of 12 (sinx)^5 (cos x)^5 dx if lower limit = 0 and upper limit = pi/2.
a) 0.8 b) 0.6 c) 0.2 d) 0.4

19. The axis of the hyperbola through its foci is known as:
a) conjugate b) transverse axis c) major axis d) minor axis

20. A girl on a bicycle coasts downhill covering 4 ft in the first second, 12 ft in the
second second, and in general, 8 ft more each second than the previous second. If she reaches
the bottom at the end of 14 seconds, how far did she coast?
a) 784 ft b) 782 ft c) 780 ft d) 786 ft

21. Evaluate the limit of (x - 6)tan(pix/2) as x approaches 6.

a) -3.82 b) 0 c) -1.91 d) -2.64

22. Find the equation of the curve that passes through (4, -2) and cuts at right angles every
curve of the family y^2 = Cx^3.
a) 2x^2 - 3y^2 = 44 c) 3x^2 - 2y^2 = 44
b) 2x^2 + 3y^2 = 44 d) 3x^2 + 2y^2 = 44

23. A cardboard 20 in x 20 in is to be formed into a box by cutting four equal squares and
folding the edges. Find the volume of the largest box.
a) 592 cu.in. b) 529 cu.in. c) 698 cu.in. d) 689 cu.in.

24. One end of a 32-meter ladder resting on a horizontal plane leans on a vertical wall.
Assume the foot of the ladder to pushed towards the wall at the rate of 2 meters per minute.
When will the top and bottom of the ladder move at the same rate?
a) 30.4m b) 22.6m c) 17.75m d) 26.6m

25. A railroad curve is to be laid out on a circle. What radius should be used if the track
is to change direction by 30 degrees in a distance of 300m?
a) 566m b) 592m c) 573m d) 556m

26. A capacitor of 0.001 Farad is connected in series with a 10 Ω resistor. A voltage e = 100
sin 377t is impressed in the circuit. Find the maximum amplitude of the current i(t).
a) 15.84 A b) 8.36 A c) 9.39 A d) 10.34 A

27. A balloon travel upwards 6m North and 8m East. What is the distance traveled from the
starting point?
a) 7 b) 10 c) 14 d) 20

28. There are 8 fruits in all in a basket which contains mangoes, papayas, and watermelons.
The cost of each kind of fruits are P12.00, P25.00, and P50.00 respectively. Find the total
cost of mangoes if all fruits has a total cost of P198.00.
a) P24.00 b) 96.00 c) P48.00 d) P60.00

29. The base radius of a right circular cone is 4m while its slant height is 10m. What is its
surface area?
a) 124.8 sq.m. b) 128.6 sq.m. c) 226.8 sq.m. d) 125.7 sq.m.

30. The probability of John’s winning whenever he plays a certain game is 1/3. If he plays 4
times, find the probability that he wins just twice.
a) 0.2369 b) 0.2963 c) 0.2693 d) 0.2639

31. In two intersecting lines, the angles opposite each other are termed as:
a) opposite angles c) horizontal angles
b) vertical angles d) inscribed angles

32. What is the ratio of the perimeter of a regular polygon of n-sides to the diameter of the
circumscribing circle as n approaches infinity?
a) 1 b) 2.025 c) 3.14 d) 1.02414

33. Find the locus of a point which moves so that its distance from (4, 0) is equal to two-
thirds its distance from the line x = 9.
a) 3x^2 + 6y^2 = 150 c) 6x^2 + 10y^2 = 200
b) 5x^2 + 9y^2 = 180 d) 4x^2 + 6y^2 = 120

34. Solve for x in the equation: arc tan (x + 1) + arc tan (x - 1) = arc tan 12.
a) 1.25 b) 1.34 c) 1.20 d) 1.50

35. What is the probability of drawing 2 cards both of which are spade in a standard deck of
52 cards?
a) 3/51 b) 4/51 c) 4/52 d) 3/52
36. A trapezoid has two equal slanting sides a 6 cm base and 3 cm top parallel to a 5 cm
above the base. Determine the moment of inertia of the trapezoidal area relative to the base,
in cm^4.
a) 142.05 b) 171.88 c) 129.13 d) 156.25

37. Given sin θ = 3/5 and θ is acute, find cos 2θ.

a) -7/25 b) -4/5 c) 4/5 d) 7/25

38. A right circular cylinder is inscribed in a right circular cone of radius r. Find the
radius R of the cylinder if its lateral area is a maximum.
a) R = 2r/3 b) R = r/3 c) R = 3r/2 d) R = r/2

39. Find the area bounded by the curve y = x^2 + 2 and the lines x = 0, y = 0, and x = 4.
a) 54/4 b) 64/3 c) 64/5 d) 88/3

40. An observer is 200 ft from a building, observes that the top of the pole on the top of
the building makes an angle of elevation of 30°. Assuming height of the pole is 50 ft and the
height of the eyes of the observer is 5 ft from the ground level. Find the height of the
building in feet.
a) 65.8 b) 70.5 c) 72.4 d) 80.1

41. A survey was conducted in a certain barangay in Metro Manila to find out which of the
three political parties they like best. The results indicated that 350 liked PDP-LABAN, 320
liked LP, and 160 liked UNA. But of these, 180 liked both PDP-LABAN and LP, 80 liked both
PDP-LABAN and UNA, and 120 liked both LP and UNA. Only 50 said they liked all the three
parties and none admitted that they did not like any party. How many voters are there in the
barangay?
a) 400 b) 500 c) 600 d) 700

42. A box with an open top is to be made by taking rectangular piece of tin 8 x 10 inches and
cutting a square of the same size out of each corner and folding up the sides. If the area of
the base is to be 24 square inches, what should be the length of the sides of the square be?
a) 2.2 in b) 2.0 in c) 2.1 in d) 1.8 in

43. What is the general solution of (D^4 - 1)y(t) = 0?

a) y = C1e^t + C2e^-t+C3cost + C4 sint c) y = C1e^t+C2e^-t+C3te^t
b) y = C1e^t + C2e^t d) y = C1e^t + C2te^t

44. A boatman rows to a place 48 miles distant and back in 14 hours, but finds that he rows 4
miles with the stream in the same time as 3 miles against the stream. Find the rate of the
stream.
a) 1.5 miles per hour c) 0.8 mile per hour
b) 0.5 mile per hour d) 1 mile per hour

45. A die and a coin are tossed, what is the probability that a three and a head will appear?
a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 2/3 d) 1/12

46. Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How many signals
can be made if a signal consists of the display of one or more flags?
a) 62 b) 66 c) 68 d) 64

47. Find the 10th term of 3, 6, 12, 24, …

a) 1536 b) 1653 c) 1563 d) 1356

48. k divided by (s^2 + k^2) is the Laplace Transform of:

a) sin kt b) e^kt c) cos kt d) 1

49. If (5x - 3), (x + 2), and (3x - 11) form an arithmetic progression, find the fifteenth
term.
a) -79 b) -86 c) -81 d) -84

50. If cos z = 2, find cos 3z.

a) 7 b) 17 c) 27 d) 37

51. How many inches in 4 feet?

a) 36 b) 48 c) 12 d) 56

52. Find the equation of the family of orthogonal trajectories of the system of parabolas y^2
= 2x + C.
a) y = Ce^2x b) y = Ce^-2x c) y + Ce^x d) y = Ce^-2

53. The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its circumference is (-1, -3). Find
the other end of the diameter through (-1, -3).
a) (3, 6) b) (2, 4) c) (1, 3) d) (3, 5)

54. If the radius of sphere is increasing at the constant rate of 3m per second, how fast is
the volume changing when the surface is 10 sq. mm?
a) 16 cu. mm. per sec. c) 30 cu. mm. per sec.
b) 20 cu. mm. per sec. d) 40 cu. mm. per sec.
55. In how many ways can two numbers whose sum is even be chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 8,
9, 10, and 11?
a) 7 b) 8 c) 10 d) 9

56. Evaluate the integral of tan (x/2) dx, the limits of which are 0 and π.
a) 2 - π/4 b) 2 - π/2 c) 2 + π/4 d) 2 + π/2

57. A and B are two independent events. The probability that A can occur is “p” and that for
both A and B to occur is “q”. What is the probability that event B will occur?
a) q/p b) pq c) p + q d) p -1

58. What is the slope of the linear equation 3y - x = 9?

a) 1/3 b) -3 c) 3 d) 9

59. The cross product of vector A = 4i + 2j with vector B = 0. The dot product A and B = 30.
Find B.
a) 6i + 3j b) 6i - 3j c) 3i + 6j d) 3i - 6j

60. In throwing a pair of dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 5?

a) 1/36 b) 1/9 c) 1/18 d) 1/8

61. At what time will the hands of the clock be in a straight line between 7 o’clock and 8
o’clock in the morning?
a) 7:15 AM b) 7:12 AM c) 7:05 AM d) 7:!0 AM

62. The area of the rhombus is 264 sq. cm. If one of the diagonals is 24 cm long, find the
length of the other diagonal.
a) 22 b) 20 c) 26 d) 28

63. Determine the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = 9 - x^2 and the line x + y =
7.
a) 4.5 c) 1.16666666666667
b) 3.33333333333333 d) 3.5

64. Find the differential equations of the family of lines passing through the origin.
a) xdx - ydy = 0 b) xdy - ydx = 0 c) xdx + ydy = 0 d) ydx + x dy = 0

65. What is the length of the arc intercepted by a central angle of 1/3 radian on a circle of
the radius 30 cm?
a) 5 cm b) 8.32 cm c) 10 cm d) 12.44 cm

66. Given the line 2x = 5y + 9. Find its equation in intercept/s form.

a) x/(9/2) + y/(9/5) = -1 c) x/(9/2) + y/(9/5) = 1
b) x/(9//2) - y(9/5) = 1 d) x/(9/2) + y/(-9/5) = 1

67. Determine the divergence of the vector: V = i(x^2)y + j(-xy) + k(xyz) at coordinates (3,
2, 1).
a) 9 b) 15 c) 7 d) 11

68. What is the harmonic mean of the numbers “a” and “b” by denoting “h” as the harmonic
mean?
a) h = ab/[2(a + b)] c) h = 3ab/(a + b)
b) h = ab/(a + b) d) h = 2ab/(a + b)

69. Find the values of x in the equation 24x^2 + 5x - 1 = 0.

a) (1/2, 1/5) b) (1/8, -1/3) c) (1/6, 1/5) d) (1/6, 1)

70. Given the curve y = 4 cos 2x, find the period.

a) π/2 b) 2π c) π d) π/4

71. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 each respectively. The angle opposite the 150
side is 26°. What is the third leg?
a) 341.78 b) 197.49 c) 282.15 d) 218.61

72. If “n” is any positive integer, then (n - 1)(n - 2)(n - 3)…(3)(2)(1)=?

a) n! b) e^(n - 1) c) (n - 1)^n d) (n - 1)!

73. Find the equation of a line perpendicular to y = 1 through A(-1, 1).

a) x = 1 b) x = -1 c) x - 2 = 0 d) x + 1 = 0

74. Find the area of the circle with center at (1, 3) and tangent to the line 5x - 12y - 8 =
0.
a) 27.28 b) 28.27 c) 29.36 d) 26.39

75. Determine the Inverse Laplace Transform of F(s) = (s + 2)(e^-s)/(s^2 + 4).

a) -cos 2(t - 1) - sin 2 (t - 1) c) cos 2(t - 1) - sin 2(t - 1)
b) cos 2(t - 1 + sin 2(t - 1) d) -cos 2(t - 1) + sin 2(t - 1)

76. For a complex number z = 3 + j4 the modulus is:

a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 7
77. Find the distance from point A(3, 4), and B(4, 3) along the arc of the circle x² + y² =
25.
a) 1.33 b) 1.58 c) 1.42 d) 1.64

78. A balloon is rising vertically, 150 m from an observer. At exactly 1 min, the angle of
elevation is 29 deg 28 min. How fast is the balloon rising at that instant?
a) 104 m/min b) 102 m/min c) 106 m/min d) 108 m/min

79. In what quadrants will θ terminate if cos θ is negative?

a) I, II b) III, IV c) I, IV d) II, III

80. Classify the graph of the equation: x² + xy + y² - 6 = 0.

a) circle b) ellipse c) hyperbola d) parabola

81. Find all values of z for which e^(4z) = i.

a) (1/6) pi i + (1/2) kpi i c) (1/8) pi i + (1/2) kpi i
b) (-1/6) pi i + (1/2) kpi I d) (-1/8) pi i + (1/2) kpi i

82. Determine the equation describing the locus of point P(x, y) such that the sum of the
distances from P and (5, 0) and between P and (5, 0) is constant at 20 units.
a) (x/10)² + (y/8)² = 1 c) (x/8.66)² + (y/10)² = 1
b) (x/8)² + (y/10)² = 1 d) (x/10)² + (y/8.66)² = 1

83. Find the 12th term of the harmonic progression: 1, 1/3, 1/5, …
a) 1/23 b) 1/21 c) 1/17 d) 1/19

84. Which equation has the roots ±2i?

a) x² + 4x - 1 = 0 c) x² - 4 = 0
b) x² + 4 = 0 d) x² - 4x + 4 = 0

85. A certain population of bacteria grows such that its rate of change is always
proportional to the amount present. It doubles in 2 years. If in 3 years there are 20,000 of
bacteria present, how much is present initially?
a) 9.071 b) 10.071 c) 7.071 d) 8.071

86. Find the perimeter of a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle with a circumference of
100 cm.
a) 125.68 cm b) 89.56 cm c) 93.55 cm d) 115.63 cm

87. The horizontal angle from the ground to the top of a palm tree some unknown distance is
46.18°. At a point 40 m directly behind the first point, the horizontal angle to the top of
the tree is 29.23°. What is the distance from the palm tree to the first point?
a) 51 m b) 61 m c) 42 m d) 46 m

88. Evaluate the integral two log e base 10, over x times dx, from x = 1 to 10.
a) 2 b) 5.12 c) 3 d) 49.7

89. Without expanding, find the coefficient of (a^10)(b^5) in the expansion of (a^2 + b)^10.
a) 210 b) 126 c) 1260 d) 252

90. Find the polar equation of the circle with radius r = 3/2 and the center in polar
coordinates (3/2, π).
a) r = -3 cos θ b) r = 1.5 cos θ c) r = 1/2 cos θ d) r = -2 cos θ

91. What is the next number in the series below? 3 16 6 12 12 9 _____?

a) 4 b) 15 c) 20 d) 24

92. The product of two positive numbers is 16. Find the numbers if the sum of one and the
square of the other is at least.
a) 8, 2 b) 8, 4 c) 8, 5 d) 8, 0

93. Given a square with 20 cm sides. Another square is to be inscribed in the given square
such that the vertices of the former lies on the sides of the latter. Determine the area in
square centimeter of the smallest inscribes square.
a) 220 b) 200 c) 160 d) 180

94. Solve for F in degrees if: tan (8F + 1) = cot (F + 17).

a) 8° b) 7° c) 9° d) 6°

95. Evaluate L{t^n}.

a) n!/s^n b) n!/s^(n + 1) c) n!/s^(n - 1) d) n!/s^(n + 2)

96. Find the radius of curvature of y = e^x - 2x at the point (0, 1).
a) 2.91 b) 2.83 c) 2.72 d) 2.63

97. American was tested by their blood samples A, B, AB, and O. The proportion of the blood
type samples of the Caucasians are 0.41, 0.1, 0.04, and 0.45 respectively. Find the
probability that the Caucasian that he or she is either A or Ab.
a) 0.45 b) 0.04 c) 0.10 d) 0.41
98. If Rita can run around the block 5 times in 20 minutes, how many times can she run around
the block in one hour?
a) 10 b) 50 c) 15 d) 100

99. Determine the Inverse Laplace Transform of (s + 2)/(s² + 4s + 20).

a) (e^-4t) sin 2t b) (e^-2t) cos 4t c) (e^-4t) cos 2t d) (e^-2t) sin 4t

100. Find the sum 1, -1/5, 1/25, …

a) 2/7 b) 2/3 c) 3/5 d) 5/6

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