ME BOARD EXAMINATION TRAINING SESSIONS 1 A. 4.5 C.

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PROBLEM SET 04 B. 6 D. 4
1. Which of the following lines is parallel to a line with equation y = 1/4 x + 6 20. If all the y - terms have even exponents the curve is symmetric with respect
A. y = -1/4x — 6 C. y = 2x — 3 to the
B. y=- 4x+6 D. x = 4y — 3 A. x - axis C. y – axis
2. A line goes through the point (4, —6) and is perpendicular to the line y = 4x + B. origin D. 45 deg. Line
10. What is the equation of the line? 21. What is the distance between points P (1, -3, 5) and Q ( -3, 4, - 2 )
A. y = mx — 20
B. y = -(1/4)x — 5
C. y=1/4x+5
D. y=1/5x+5
A. 10√ C. 8

3. Find the equation of a line with slope = 2 and y-intercept = -3. B. √ 14 D. √ 114
A. y=-3x+2 C. y= 2/3 x + 1 22. Find the locus of a point that moves so that it is always twice as far fro
B. y=2x-3 D. y=2x+3 m(1,2) as from ( - 3, 4)
4. Find the coordinates of the points equidistant from (1,-6), (5,-6), and (6,-1). A. 3x2 + 3y2 + 26x - 28y + 95 = 0
A. (3,-3) C. (5,-5) B. 3x2 - 3y2 + 26x - 28y - 95 = 0
B. (4,-4) D. (2,-2) C. 5x2 + 5y2 + 26x - 28y + 95 = 0
5. The inclination of L, is arctan 1/2, if L2 makes an angle of 45° with L1, find the D. 3x2 - 3y2 + 26x - 28y - 95 = 0
slope of L2. 23. The rectangular coordinate system used to represents a complex number.
A. 2 C. 3 A. Complex plane C. Argand diagram
B. 1 D. 4 B. Cartesian plane D. Venn-Euler diagram
6. If an equation is unchanged by the substitution of — y for y, its curve is 24. If θ is the angle between the planes 2x - y + 2z = 3 and 6x - 2y + 3z = 5 then
symmetric with respect to the cos θ is equal to which of the following?
A. x—axis C. y—axis A. 11/20 C. 17/25
B. origin D. 45 deg. Line B. 12/23 D. 20/21
7. Which of the following best describes the given lines 4x — y + 3 = 0 and 8x- 25. What is the equation of a line though point A (0, 7) parallel to the line 9x + y
2y+ 8 =0? — 3 =0.
A. Coincident lines C. Perpendicular lines A. 9x+y— 7=0 C. 9x+y— 40= 0
B. Parallel lines D. Intersecting lines B. 9x+y-48 =0 D. 9x+y— 63 = 0
8. A line passes through point ( 2, 2 ). Find the equation of the line if the length 26. What are the coordinates of the center and the radius, respectively, of the
of the line segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is equal to the square following equation for a circle?
root of 5. x2 + y2 + 12y – 2x + 12 = 0
A. 2x+y-2 =0 C. 2x—y-2 =0 A. (1, - 6) ; 12 C. (-1, 6) ;25
B. 2x—y+ 2=0 D. 2x+y+2= 0 B. (- 1, 6) ;sqrt of 12 D. (1, -6) ;5
9. Find the distance between the lines 4x — 3y = 12 and 4x — 3y = - 8 . 27. If the rectangular coordinates of a point are ( -3, - 5.2), what are the polar
A. 4 C. 8 coordinates (r, 0) of the point?
B. 10 D. 3 A. ( - 6, -120 ) C. ( 6, 120 )
10. In a Cartesian coordinates, the coordinates of a square are ( 1, 1 ), ( 0, 8), ( 4, B. ( 6, - 120 ) D. (6, - 150 )
5), and ( -3, 4 ) . What is the area ? 28. What is the equation of a parabola with a vertex at (4,8) and a directrix at y
A. 25 C. 20 = 5?
B. 18 D. 14 A. (x - 8)2 = 12(y - 4) C. (x - 4)2 = 6(y - 8)
A. 5 C. 4 B. (x - 4)2 = 12(y - 8) D. (y - 8)2 = 12(x - 4)
B. 3 D. 2 29. An ellipse whose center at (0, 0) passes through (x, 15). Find its shortest
11. The line 4x - By + 12 = 0 forms a triangle of area equal to 3 sq. units with the distance from the origin to the given point if the major axis on the x-axis is 60
coordinate axes. Find the value of B. and minor axis in the y-axis is equivalent to 40.
A. 6 C. 4 A. 2.9 C. 25.0
B. 5 D. 10 B. 24.9 D. 27.0
12. If the point (x, 2) is equidistant from (3, 2) and (7, 2), find x. 30. Find the location of the vertex of the parabola (x + 2)2 = - 16 ( y – 3 ).
A. 5 C. 7 A. (2, -5) C. (-5, -1)
B. 3 D. 8 B. (-2, 3) D. (1, 2)
13. What is the equation of line through (7,-3) and perpendicular to the line 31.The focus of the parabola y2 = 4x is at:
whose inclination is arctan 2/3? A. (4, 0) C. (1, 0)
A. 3x+ 2y— 15 = 0 C. 3x+ 2y+ 15 =0 B. (0, 4) D. (0, 1)
B. 3x — 2y — 15 = 0 D. 3x — 2y + 15 = 0 32. A truck hauling cylindrical steel tank has to pass under an overhead
14. The line whose equation is 3x + 4y — 24 = 0 is intersecting the x-axis. What is parabolic arch bridge which has a span of 24 m and is 20 m high. If the tank is 16
the angle form from the x-axis. m and is place in the truck with its sides vertical, and the top of the tank is 10 m
A. 143.13° C. 35.43° above the street level, what is the smallest clearance from the top of the tank so
B. 36.87° D. — 143.13° that the truck can pass under the bridge?
15. A line passes through ( 2, 8 ) and parallel to the line through ( -2, 2) and (4,5) A. 1.11 C. 1.23
. Find its equation. B. 8.99 D. 3.24
A. x— 2y + 14 = 0 C. x — y + 12 = 0 33.The cables of horizontal suspension bridge are supported by two tower 120
B. 2x - y + 16 = 0 D. x + y + 14 = 0 feet apart and 40 feet high. If the cable is 10 feet above the floor of the bridge
16. If the constant B in the equation of the line Ax + By + C = 0 is zero, then the at the center, find the equation of the parabola using the mid point of the bridge
line is as the origin.
A. vertical C. horizontal A. x2 – 120 y + 1200 = 0
B. 45° with the axis D. along the origin B. x2 – 120 y - 1200 = 0
17. A line with an inclination of 45° passes through ( -5/2, -9/2). If the ordinate C. x2 + 120 y + 1200 = 0
of the point is 6, what is its abscissa? D. x2 + 140 y + 1600 = 0
A. 6 C. 7 34. What is the center of the curve x2 + y2- 2x - 4y - 31 = 0.
B. 8 D. 5 A. (-1, -2) C. (1, -2)
18. The x - intercepts are found by setting B. (-1, 2) D. (1, 2)
A. y = x C. y = 0 35. An equation of the second degree in which the xy - term is missing and only
B. x = 0 D. x = ∞ one square term is present, represents a ____ with its axis parallel to a
19. What is the x - intercept of the line passing through ( 1, 4 ) and ( 4, 1) . coordinate axis.
A. Circle C. parabola 55. What is the slope of the graph y = - x2 at x = - 2?
B. Ellipse D. hyperbola A. 2 C. 4
36 The parabola 8x2 + 64x - 32y + 63 = 0 opens B. -2 D. -4
A. upward C. downward 56. Differentiate, y = sec x2
B. to the right D. to the left A. 2x sec x2 C. 2 sec x2
2
37. The parabola whose vertex is at origin, axis on y - axis focus at (0, p) directrix B. 2x tan x D. 2x sec x2 tan x2
y = -p and opening upward has the equation. 57. Find y’ for (xy)x = e
A. x2= 4py C. x2= -4py − y (1−ln xy ) − y (1+ ln xy )
B. y2= 4px D. y2= -4px A. C.
38.Find the equation of the ellipse with foci (2, -7) and (2, 9) and with major axis x x
of length 34. B. 0 D. y/x
2 2 2 2 58. A function f is said to have a value at c if there exist an open interval
( x−2) ( y−1) ( x−2) ( y−1)
A. + =1 C. + =1 containing c on which f is defined such that f(c) ≥ f(x) for all x in this interval.
225 289 227 228 A. relative minimum C. relative maximum
2 2 2 2 B. relative inflection D. relative maximum
( x−2) ( y−1) ( x−2) ( y−1) 59. The critical points of a graph occur where the derivative of the function is
B. + =1 D. + =1
15 17 227 228 A. one C. zero
39. From the given equation of the hyperbola 16y2 - 9x2 + 36x + 96y - 36 = 0. B. infinity D. indeterminate
Find the center of the hyperbola (h, k) 60. What is the limit of cos (1/x) as x approaches to infinity?
A. (2, -3) C. (2, 1) A. 2 C. 0
B. (3, 2) D. (1, -1) B. -2 D. 1
40. Find the equation of the asymptotes for a hyperbola (y - 5 )2- ( x + 5 )2 = 36. 61. At the maximum point of y = f(x)
A. y -5 = ±(x + 5) C. y-4= ±(x-4) A. the curve is concave upward
B. y= ±x D. y -5 =±(x -5) B. the curve is concave downward
41. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x - 2y - k = 0 represents a C. y" is positive
point circle. D. y" is zero
A. 5 C. – 6 62. A method used for fmding a root of an equation by successive
B. 6 D. - 5 approximations in the form of the iterations.
42. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun A. Cardan' s method C. Ferrari's method
is approximately 186,000,000 miles and B. L'Hospital' s method D. Newton-Raphson method
the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth. 63. The partial derivative with respect to x of the function xy2 - 5y + 6 is:
A. 93,000,000 miles C. 91,450,000 miles A. xy C. y2
B. 94,335,100 miles D. 94,550,000 miles B. 2y D. - 5y
43. What is the radius of the circle whose center is at (- 4, 2) tangent to the line 64. The other term of derivative is
3x + 4y - 5 = 0? A. differential coefficient C. approximations
A. 1.8 C. 1.2 B. summation D. differential error
B. 3.5 D. 3.2 65. If In(ln y) + In y = In x, find y'.
44. Compute the area enclosed by the curve x2- 10x + 4y + y2 = 196 A. x/y C. xy
A. 125 pi C. 225 pi B. y/(x+y) D. 1
B. 325 pi D. 100 pi 66. What is the maximum of the function y = - x3 + 3x, for x3 -1?
45.The conic section whose eccentricity is greater than 1 (e >1) A. -2 C. 0
A. circle C. parabola B. -1 D. 2
B. ellipse D. hyperbola 67. In mathematics, a quantity larger than any that can be specified.
46. The axis of the hyperbola passes through the foci, vertices and center is A. Maximum C. boundary
called B. infinity D. indeterminate
A. conjugate axis C. latus rectum 68. The curve Spiral of Archimedes has an equation of
B. tranverse axis D. directrix A. r = a cosθ C. r = aθ
47. A solid generated by the rotation of a ellipse about its minor axis. B. r2θ = a2 D. x2 + y2 = a2
A. elliptic spheroid C. hyperbolic spheroid 69. What is y' of the equation y = (e^lnx)2
B. prolate spheroid D. oblate spheroid A. Inx C. 2e^lnx
48. What is the length of the latus rectum for the ellipse x2/64 + y2/16 = 1? B. 2(lnx)/x D. 2x
A. 3 C. 5 dy
B. 4 D. 6 70. If y = cos x, =?
49. What is the length of the latus rectum of the parabola x2= 20y.
dx
A. 21 C. 24 A. sin x C. sec x sin x
B. 23 D. 20 B. – tan x cos x D. -1/cos x
50. A curve has a general equation of the form Axe + By2 + F = 0. If it passes 71. Differentiate x √ 1+ x 3 at x = 2.
through (4, 0) and (0, 3) fmd its specific equation. A. 7 C. 5
A. 9x2+16y2 = 144 C. 9x2-15y2 = 120 B. 6 D. 4
B. 9x2-16y2 = 144 D. 9x2-12y2 = 120 72. A set of all numbers or points lying between two endpoints.
51. What is the derivative of In cos x? A. Difference C. interval
A. sec x C. - tan x B. Boundary D. internal points
B. - sec x D. tan x 3
52. Given the function y = x3 -3x2 + 4x + 5 . Determine the coordinates of the x −2 x +9
point of inflection.
73. Evaluate: lim 3
A. (-1,-3) C. (0,5)
x→ ∞ 2 x −8
A. 0 C. ½
B. (2,9) D. (1,7)
B. infinity D. 1
53. Find the second derivative of y = x-2 at x = 2.
74. What is the limit of ( 1 + 1/n)n as n approaches 0.
A. 96 C. 0.375
A. 0 C. 1
B. -0.25 D. -0.875
B. e D. infinity
54. Find dy/dx if y = cos ( 1 - 2x ).
75. If a is a simple constant, what is the derivative of y = xa ?
A. -2 sin (1-2x) C. 2 sin (1-2x)
B. sin 2(1-2x) D. -sin (1-2x)
A. ax C. axa-1 92. A six-foot woman is walking at the rate of 4 ft/s away from a street lamp that
B. xa-1 D. (a — 1)x is 24 ft tall. How fast is the length of the woman's shadow moving?
76. A manufacturer estimates that the cost of production of "x" units of a A. 1.33 C. 3.33
certain item is C = 40x - 0.02x2- 600. How many units should be produced for B. 2.33 D. 0.33
minimum cost? 93. Which of the following is the point of inflection of the curve y = x3 - 3x?
A. 100 units C. 1000 units A. ( 0, 0 ) C. ( 1, 0 )
B. 10 units D. 10,000 units B. ( 0, 1 ) D. ( 1, 1 )
77. The volume of the sphere is increasing at the rate of 6 cm3/hr. At what rate 2
is its surface area increasing (in cm2/hr) when the radius is 50 cm?
94. If f ( x )= ( 3 √ x−4 ) , then how much does f(x) increase as x goes from
A. 0.24 C. 0.40 2 to 3?
B. 0.36 D. 0.36 A. 1.372 C. 1.273
78. A point moves along a parabola y2 = 3x. Find the approximate change in its B. 1.732 D. 1.723
distance from the origin as its x coordinate changes from 1 to 1.1. 1 t
A. 0.134 C. 0.125 95. The equations y= and x= , find dy/dx or y’.
B. 0.243 D. 0.321 t+ 1 t+1
79. One end of a 32 m ladder is resting on a horizontal plane leans on a vertical A. -1 C. 1
wall. Assume the foot of the ladder to be pushed towards the wall at the rate of B. t D. -t
2 m/min How fast is the top of the ladder rising when its foot is 10 m from the 96. If x increases uniformly at the rate of 0.001 feet per second, at what rate is
wall? the expression (1 + x)^3 increasing when x becomes 9 feet?
A. 0.658 C. 0.432 A. 0.001 cfs C. 0.3 cfs
B. 0.522 D. 0.663 B. 0.003 cfs D. 1.003 cfs
80. Water running out a conical funnel at the rate of 1 cu. in per second. If the 97. What is the maximum volume of a box that is constructed from a piece of
radius of the base of the funnel is 4 in and the altitude is 8 in., fmd the rate at cardboard 16 inches square by cutting equal squares out of the corners and
which the water level is dropping when it is 2 in from the top. turning up the sides?
A. -1/9π in/s C. -3/27π in/s A. 303.407 C. 134.458
B. 2/3π in/s D. -4/9π in/s B. 245.430 D. 453.347
81. Water is being pumped into the conical tank at the rate of 100 ft3/min The 98. Given the function f(x) = x3 - 5x + 2 find the value of the first derivative at x =
height of the tank is 20 ft and its radius is 5 ft. How fast the water level rising 2, f'(2).
when the water height is 10 ft? A. 2 C. 7
A. 16/π C. 4/π B. 3x2 - 5 D. 8
B. 20/π D. 7/π 99. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the graph y = 2x2 + 1 at the
82. A triangle has variable sides x,y,z subject to the constraint such that the point (1, 3).
perimeter P is fixed to 18 cm. What is the maximum possible area for the A. y = 2x + 1 C. y = 2x – 1
triangle? B. y = 4x - 1 D. y = 4x + 1
A. 15.59 cm2 C. 18.71 cm2 100. The slope of the line having the parametric equations x = t -1 and y = 2t.
B. 14.03 cm2 D. 17.15 cm2 A. 1 C. 3
83. Sand is poured on the at the rate of 3 cu.ft per minute forms a conical pile B. 2 D. 4
whose height is one-third of the diameter of the base. How fast is the altitude of
the pile increasing when the radius of its base is 2 ft?
A. 0.238 C. 0.356
B. 0.222 D. 0.321
84. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume which can be inscribed in a
right circular cone of radius r and height h is:
A. h/3 C. 3h/2
B. 2h/3 D. h/4
85. Find the radius of curvature of the ellipse 3x2 + y2 = 12 at the point (1, 3).
A. (5/2)(sq.rt. of 2) C. 5 (sq.rt. of 2)
B. 3 (sq.rt of 2) D. (3/2)(sq.rt of 2)
86. Divide the number 60 into two parts so that the product P of one part and
the square of the other is maximum. Find the smallest part.
A. 10 C. 40
B. 20 D. 30
87. Find the minimum distance from the point (6,0) to the parabola y2 = 8x.
A. 5.656 C. 4.342
B. 3.232 D. 4.522
88. As x increases uniformly at the rate of 0.002 feet per second, at what rate is
the expression (1 + x) to the 3rd power increasing when x becomes 8 feet?
A. 0.430 cfs C. 0.300 cfs
B. 0.486 cfs D. 0.346 cfs
89. Given the function f(x) = x (to the 3rd power) - 6x + 2, find the value of the
first derivative at x = 2, f(2)
A. 6 C. 3x2 – 5
B. 7 D. 8
90. A poster is to contain 100 sq in. of picture surrounded by a 4 inch margin at
the top and bottom and a 2-inch margin on each side. What is the overall
dimension that will minimize the total area of the poster ?
A. 11.07 in x 22.14 in C. 12.35 in. x 23.4 in
B. 7.07 x 14.14 in D. 10.35 in. x 12.34 in.
91. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given by x(t) = 18t +
9t2. Find its velocity at t = 2.
A. 20 C. 36
B. 24 D. 54