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Basic Engineering Correlation  6. The geometric mean of 4 and 64:  there are ten rows each containing  a. geometric progression  d.

 10, 40 m3  
(Algebra Reviewer)  a. 30  50  seats.  Find  the total  number  of  b. arithmetic progression   
  b. 34  seats in the section.  c. harmonic progression  21. Subtracting 2.6 x 103 from8.26 x 
1.  Three  transformers  are  directly  c. 24  a. 1290  d. finite progression  104 is: 
proportional  to  the  KVA  cost  d. 16  b. 1080    a. 8.0 x 104 
P30,000.  The  cost  of  each    c. 890  *17. At 2:00 pm, an airplane takes  b. 10.86 x 104 
transformer is directly proportional  *7.  A  certain  company  d. 980  off at 340 mph on an aircraft carrier.  c. 8.0 x 103 
to  the  KVA  rating  and  each  has  a  manufactures two products,  X and    The  aircraft  carrier  moves  due  d. 10.86 x 103 
 
constant  of  proportionally  of  0.9,  Y, and each of these products must  11.  If  the  roots  of  an  equation  is  south  at  25  kph  in  the  same 
0.8  and  0.6,  respectively.  Find  the  be  processed  on  two  different  zero, then they are classified as  direction as the plane. At 4:05 pm,  *22.  The  time  requires  by  an 
cost of the KVA transformer.  machines.  Product  X  requires  1  a. hypergolic solutions  the  communication  between  the  evaluator  to  lift  a  weight  varies 
a. P7,500  minute  of  work  time  per  unit  on  b. trivial solutions  plane  and aircraft carrier  was  lost.  directly  with  the  weight  and  the 
b. P13,500  machine  1  and  4  minutes  of  work  c. conditional solutions  Determine  the  communication  distance  through  which  it  is  to  be 
c. P15,500  time  on  machine  2.  Product  Y  d. extraneous solutions  range  in  miles  between  the  plane  lifted and inversely as the power of 
d. P9,000  requires two minutes of work time    and the carrier.  the motor. If it takes 30 seconds for 
  per  unit  on  machine  1  and  3  12. An airplane went 360 miles in 2  a. 785 miles  10 hp motor to lift 100 lbs through 
2. What is the sum of the following  minutes  of  work  time  per  unit  on  hours with the wind and, flying back  b. 557 miles  50  feet,  what  size  of  motor  is 
sequence  of  terms  18,  25,  32,  machine  2.  Each  day,  100  minutes  the same route, it took 3 3/5 hours  c. 412 miles  required to lift 800 lbs in 40 seconds 
39, . . . ,67?   are available on machine 1 and 200  against  the  wind.  What  was  its  d. 656 miles  through a distance of 40 feet? 
a. 280  minutes are available on machine 2.  speed in still air?    a. 56 hp 
b. 380  To  satisfy  certain  customers,  the  a. 120 mph  *18.  A  manufacturing  firm  b. 50 hp 
c. 320  company  must  produce  at  least  6  b. 150 mph  maintains  one  product  assembly  c. 58 hp 
d. 340  units  per  day  of  product  X  and  at  c. 140 mph  line  to  produce  signal  generators.  d. 48 hp 
  least  12  units  of  product  Y.  If  the  d. 130 mph  Weekly demand for the generators   
*3.  A  train,  an  hour  after  starting,  profit  of  each  unit  of  product  X  is    is 25 units. The line operates for 7  23.  Find  the  30th  term  of  the 
meets  with  an  accident  which  P50  and  the  profit  of  each  unit  of  13. Find the fourth proportion to 3,  hours  per  day,  5  days  per  week.  arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10, . . . 
detains  it  an  hour,  after  which  it  product Y is P60, how many of each  5 and 21.  What  is  the  maximum  production  a. 94 
proceeds  at  3/5  of  its  former  rate  product  should  be  produced  in  a. 27  time per unit in hours required for  b. 941 
and  arrives  three  hour  after  the  order  to  maximize  the  company's  b. 65  the line to meet the demand?  c. 81 
time;  but  had  the  accident  profit?  c. 56  a. 3 hours  d. 104 
happened  50  miles  farther  on  yhe  a. X = 20 units, Y = 40 units  d. 35  b. 1 hour   
line, it would have arrived one and  b. X = 30 units, Y = 40 units    c. 2.25 hours  24. Convergent series is a sequence 
one‐half  hour  sooner.  Find  the  c. X = 20 units, Y = 50 units  14.  Two  jet  planes  travelling  d. 0.75 hour  of decreasing numbers or when the 
length of the journey.  d. X = 40 units, Y = 60 units  towards each other take off at the    succeeding  term  is  _______  than 
a. 850/9 miles    same  time  from  two  airports  19. Ana is 5 years older than Beth.  the preceding term. 
b. 800/9 miles  8. If 4y3 + 18y2 + 8y ‐ 4 is divided by  located  3000  miles  apart.  If  they  In5 years, the product of their age is  a. equal 
c. 920/9 miles  2y + 3, the remainder is:  passed each other after two hours,  1.5  times  the  product  of  their  b. slightly more 
d. 910/9 miles  a. 10  determine the speed of each plane  product ages. How old is Beth now?  c. greater 
  b. 12  if one plane is flying at a speed 100  a. 20  d. lesser 
4. Ten less than four times a certain  c. 11  mph faster than the other.  b. 25   
number  is  14.  Determine  the  d. 9  a. 700 and 800 mph  c. 18  25. In the equation x2 + x = 0, one 
number.    b. 600 and 700 mph  d. 27  root is x equal to: 
a. 5  9.  The  square  of  a  number  c. 700 and 900 mph    a. 1 
b. 7  increased  by  16  is  the  same  as  10  d. 800 and 500 mph  20.  A  chemist  of  a  distillery  b. ¼ 
c. 4  times the number. Find the number.    experimented  on  two  alcohol  c. 5 
d. 6  a. 8, 2  15.  Round  off  0.003086  to  three  solutions  of  different  strengths,  d. none of these. 
  b. 6, 2  significant figures.  30%  alcohol  and  60%  alcohol,   
5. The roots of a quadratic equation  c. 4, 2  a. 0.0031  respectively.  How  many  cubic  26. How many liters of water must 
are  1/3  and  1/4.  What  is  the  d. 2, 2  b. 0.00308  meters  of  each  strength  must  be  be  added  to  35  liters  of  89% 
equation?    c. 0.003  used in order to produce a mixture  hydrochloric acid solution to reduce 
a. 12x2 + 7x + 1=0  10.  The  seating  section  in  a  d. 0.00309  of 50 cubic meters that contain 40%  its strength to 75%? 
b. 12x2 ‐ 7x ‐ 1=0  coliseum  has  30  seats  in  the  first    alcohol?  a. 4.83 liters 
c. 12x2 ‐ 7x + 1=0  row, 32 in the second row, 34 seats  16. It is sequence  of numbers that  a. 20, 30 m3  b. 6.53 liters 
d. 12x2 + 7x ‐ 1=0  in the third row and so on, until the  successive  terms  differ  by  a  b. 33 1/3, 16 2/3 m3  c. 7.33 liters 
  tenth  row  is  reached,  after  which  constant.  c. 21 1/3, 28 2/3 m3  d. 5.34 liters 
27.  Round  off  34.2814  to  four  design voltage and current capacity,  *38. Equal volumes of two different    49.  There  are  9  arithmetic  means 
significant figures.  and  inversely  to  the  transmission  liquids evaporated at different but  44. What is the sum of the first 10  between 11 and 51. The sum of the 
a. 34.8214  distance. A 115 ‐ kilovolt line rated  constant rates. If the first is totally  terms of the geometric progression  progreesion is: 
b. 34  at  100  amperes  can  transmit  150  evaporated  in  6  weeks  and  the  2, 4, 8, 16, . . . ?  a. 374 
c. 34.28  megawatts over 150 km. How much  second  in  5  weeks,  when  will  the  a. 1696  b. 341 
d. 34.281  power,  in  megawatts  can  a  230  second  be  one‐half  the  volume  of  b. 2046  c. 320 
  kilovolt  line  rated  at  150  amperes  the first?  c. 1024  d. 337 
28.  Solve  algebraiclly:   transmit over 100 km?  a. 3.5 weeks  d. 1846   
11y2  ‐  3x2  =  41   a. 595  b. 3 weeks    50. If a two digit number has X for 
4x2 + 7y2 = 32.  b. 675  c. 4 weeks  45.  In  a  commercial  survey  its unit digit and Y for its tenth digit, 
a. (‐2, 2) and (2, ‐2)  c. 485  d. 4 2/7 weeks  involving  1000  persons  on  brand  represent the number. 
b. (± 1, ± 2)  d. 785    preferences,  120  were  found  to  a. 10Y + X 
c. (± 1, ± 4)    39.  MCMXCIV  is a Roman  numeral  prefer  brand  x  only,  200  persons  b. X + Y 
d. (2, 3)and ( ‐2, ‐3)  *34.  The  electrical  resistance  of  a  equivalent to:  prefer  brand  y  only,  150  persons  c. XY 
  wire  varies  as  its  length  and  a. 1994  prefer  brand  z  only,  370  prefer  d. 10Y + Y 
29.  Determine  the  sum  of  the  inversely  as  the  square  of  its  b. 2174  either  brand  x  or  y  but  not  z,  450   
progression  if  there  are  7  diameter. If a 100 m long and 1.25  c. 3974  prefer  brand  y  or  z  but  not  x,  and  51.  In  the  series  1,  1,  1/2,  1/6, 
arithmetic means between 3 and 35.  mm in diameter has a resistance of  d. 2974  370  prefer  either  brand  z  or  x  but  1/24, . . . , determine the 6th term. 
a. 98  30 ohms, find the length of the wire    not y, and none prefer all the three  a. 1/60 
b. 304  of  the  same  material  whose  40.  Find  the  100th  term  of  the  brands  at  a  time.  How  many  b. 1/120 
c. 214  resistance  and  diameter  are  25  sequence 1.01, 1.00, 0.99, . .  persons  have no  brand  preference  c. 1/150 
d. 171  ohms and 0.74 mm respectively.  a. 0.01  with any of the three brands?  d. 1/90 
  a 25 m  b. 0.02  a. 200   
30.  Crew  No.  1  can  finish  b. 35 m  c. 0.03  b. 100  52.  Round  off  149.691  to  the 
installation of an antenna tower in  c. 30 m  d. 0.04  c. 280  nearest integer. 
200 man‐hour while Crew No. 2 can  d. 40 m    d. 70  a. 149 
finish the same job in 300 man‐hour.    41. At what time  after 12:00 noon    b. 149.7 
How long will it take both crews to  35.  What  time  after  3  o'clock  will  will the hour hand and minute hand  46.  Which  number  has  four  c. 149.69 
finish  the  same  job,  working  the hands of the clock be together  of  the  clock  first  form  an  angle  of  significant figures?  d. 150 
together?  for the first time?  120o?  a. 1.414   
a. 120 man‐hour  a. 3:02.30  a. 12:21.818  b. 0.0014  53. The sum of two numbers is 21, 
b. 140 man‐hour  b. 3:17.37  b. 12:22.818  c. 0.141  and  one  number  twice  the  other. 
c. 100 man‐hour  c. 3:16.36  c. 12:18.818  d. 0.01414  Find the numbers. 
d. 160 man‐hour  d. 3:14.32  d. 12:24.818    a. 9 & 12 
      47. A club of 40 executives, 33 likes  b. 7 & 14 
31. In how many minutes after 3:00  36.  A  pump  can  pump  out  water  42.  Solve  the  simultaneous  to smoke Marlboro and 20 likes to  c. 8 & 13 
P.M will the minute hand of a clock  from  a  tank  in  11  hours.  Another  equations:   smoke Philip Morris. How many like  d. 65 & 70 
coincide with the hour hand?  pump can pump out water from the  3x  ‐  y  =  6   both?   
a. 15.455  same  tank  in  20  hours.  How  long  9x ‐ y = 12.  a. 12  54.  The  probability  for  the  ECE 
b. 17.273  will it take both pumps to pump out  a. ( ‐1, 3 )  b. 13  board  examinees  from  a  certain 
c. 16.364  water in the tank?  b. ( 1, ‐3 )  c. 14  school  to  pass  the  Mathematics 
d. 18.182  a. 6 hours  c. ( 1, 3 )  d. 11  subject  is  3/7  and  that  for  the 
  b. 6 1/2 hours  d. ( ‐1, ‐3 )    Communication  subject  is  5/7.  If 
32.  In  a  class  of  40  students,  27  c. 7 1/2 hours    48.  The  arithmetic  mean  of  80  none  of  the  examinees  failed  in 
students  like  Calculus  and  25  like  d. 7 hours  43. A merchant has three items on  numbers  is  55.  If  two  numbers  both  subjects,  how  many 
Geometry.  How  many  students    sale: namely, a radio for P50, a clock  namely  250 and  850 are  removed,  examinees from the school took the 
liked both Calculus and Geometry?  37.  If  the  sum  is  220  and  the  first  fo  P30,  and  a  flashlight  for  P1.  At  what is the arithmetic mean of the  examination? 
a. 12  term  is  10,  find  the  common  the  end  of  the day,  she  has  sold  a  remaining numbers?  a. 30 
b. 13  difference if the last term is 30.  total of 100 of the three items and  a. 41.25  b. 27 
c. 11  a. 3  has taken exacly P1000 on the total  b. 42.31  c. 29 
d. 10  b. 4  sales. How many radios did he sale?  c. 44.25  d. 28 
  c. 5  a. 4  d. 40.21   
*33.  The  electric  power  which  a  d. 2  b. 80    55.  Solve  for  x  that  satisfies  the 
transmission  line  can  transmit  is    c. 20  equation 6x2 ‐ 7x ‐ 5 = 0. 
proportional  to  the  product  of  its  d. 16  a. 3/5 or ¾ 
b. 3/2 or 3/8      c. 724  77. An automobile is travelling at a 
c. 5/3 or ‐1/2  *61.  The  sum  of  Kim's  and  Kevin's  67.  Find  the  ratio  of  an  infinite  d. 538  velocity  of  10  mph.  If  the 
d. 7/5 or ‐7/15  ages  is  18.  In  3  years,  Kim  will  be  geometric progression if the sum is    automobile  mileage  meter  already 
  twice as old as Kevin. What are their  2 and the first term is 1/2.  72. A 100 g of water are mixed with  reads  20  miles,  find  the  mileage 
*56. Three transformers are rated 5  ages now?  a. 2/3  150 g of alcohol (p = 790 kg/cu.m.).  meter reading after 3 hours. 
KVA,  10  KVA  and  25  KVA,  a. 5, 13  b. 1/6  What is  the  specific volume of  the  a. 60 miles 
respectively.  The  total  cost  of  the  b. 7, 11  c. ¾  resulting  mixtures?  Assuming  that  b. 30 miles 
three transformers is P15, 000.00. If  c. 6, 12  d. ¼  the two fluids mix completely.  c. 50 miles 
the  cost  of  each  transformer  is  d. 4, 14    a. 0.63 cu cm/g  d. 40 miles 
proportional  to  its  KVA  rating    68. A tank is fitted with two pipes.  b. 0.88 cu. cm/g   
multiplied  by the  factor  1,  0.8 and  62.  The  intensity  of  sound  varies  The first pipe can fill the tank in 10  c. 0.82 cu cm/g  78. Find the sum of 1, ‐1/5, 1/25, . . . 
0.6 respectively, find the cost of the  directly  as  the  strength  of  the  hours. But after it has been open for  d. 1.20 cu cm/g  a. 6/7 
10 KVA transformer.  source and inversely as the square  3 hours, the second pipe is opened    b. 7/8 
a. P4,286  of  the  distance  from  the  source.  and the tank is filled up in 4 hours  73.  One  number  is  5  less  than  c. 5/6 
b. P4,075  Write the equation to the describe  more.  How  long  would  it  take  the  another. If the sum is 135, what are  d. 8/9 
c. P4,101  relation.  second pipe alone to fill tha tank?  the numbers?   
d. P4,393  a. I = 1/d2 + k  a. 12.67 hr  a. 65, 70  79. A man is 41 years old and his son 
  b. I=k/d2  b. 10.55 hr  b. 60, 65  is  9.  In  how  many  years  will  the 
57.  Solve  the  simultaneous  c. I = kd2  c. 14.89 hr  c. 75, 80  father be three times as old as his 
equations:   d. I = d2/k  d. 13.33 hr  d. 70, 75  son? 
2x2  ‐  3y2  =  6         a. 7 
3x2 + 2y2 = 35.  63.  Determine  the  sum  of  the    74.  The  denominator  of  a  certain  b. 8 
a. x‐3 or 3; y2 or ‐1  infinite series 1/3 + 1/9 + 1/27 +. . .  69.  How  many  kg  of  cream  fraction  is  three  more  than  twice  c. 6 
b. x3 or ‐3; y2 or ‐2  a. 1  containing 25% butter fat should be  the numerator. If 7 is added to both  d. 5 
c. x3 or ‐3; y‐2 or 1  b. ¾  added  to  50  kg  of  milk  containing  terms of the fraction, the resulting   
d. x3 or ‐3; y‐2 or 3  c. ½  one  percent  butter  fat  to  produce  fraction  is  3/5.  Find  the  original  80.  A  tank  is  fitted  with  an  intake 
  d. 2/3  milk containing 2% butter fat?  fraction.  pipe that will fill it in 4 hours, and an 
58. The sum of the progression 5, 8,    a. 4.17  a. 8/5  outlet  pipe  that  will  empty  it  in  9 
11, 14, . . . Is 1025. How many terms  64. For a particular experiment, you  b. 2.174  b. 13/5  hours.  If  both  pipes  are  left  open, 
are there?  need  5  liters  of  10%  solution.  You  c. 5.221  c. 5/13  how  long  will  it  take  to  fill  the 
a. 25  find  7%  and  12%  solutions  on  the  d. 3.318  d. 3/5  empty tank? 
b. 24  shelf. How much of the 7% solution      a. 7.2 hr 
c. 28  you  mix  with  the  appropriate  70. The electrical resistance offered  *75.  An  inexperienced  statistical  b. 6.8 hr 
d. 29  amount of the 12% solution to get 5  by an electric wire varies directly as  clerk  submitted  the  following  c. 6.2 hr 
  liters of 10% solution?  the  length  and  inversely  as  the  statistics  to  his  manager  on  the  d. 7.4 hr 
*59.  If  x  varies  directly  as  y  and  a. 2.5  square of the diameter of the wire.  average  rate  of  production  of   
inversely as z, and x = 14 when y = 7  b. 2  Compare  the  electrical  resistance  transistorized radios in an assenbly  81.  Find  the  1987th  digit  in  the 
and z = 2, find the value of x when y  c. 1.5  offered by two pieces of wire of the  line:  "1.5  workers  produced  3  decimal  equivalent  to  1785/9999 
= 16 and z = 4.  d. 3  same  material,  one  being  100  m  radios  in  2  hour."  How  many  starting from the decimal point. 
a. 4    long and 8 mm in diameter, and the  workers  are  employed  in  the  a. 1 
b. 8  65. Find the sum of the roots of 5x2  other  50  m  long  and  3  mm  in  assembly line working 40 hours per  b. 5 
c. 16  ‐ 10x + 2 = 0  diameter.  week  if  weekly  production  is  480  c. 7 
d. 14  a. ‐2  a. R1 = 0.28 R2  radios?  d. 8 
  b. ½  b. R1 = 0.84 R2  a. 12   
*60.  The  arithmetic  means  of  6  c. ‐1/2  c. R1 = 0.57 R2  b. 10  *82.  A  mechanical  engineer  who 
numbers is 17. If two numbers are  d. 2  d. R1 = 0.95 R2  c. 13  was  awarded  a  P450,000.00 
added to the progression, the new      d. 14  contract  to  install  the  machineries 
set  of  the  numbers  will  have  an  66. Maria is 36 years old. Maria was  71. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in    of  an  oil  mill  failed  to  finish  the 
arithmetic  mean  of  19.  What  are  twice  as  old  as  Anna  was  when  the  bottom  layer,  58  bricks  in  the  76.  Find  the  mean proportion  of  4  work on time. As provided for in the 
the two numbers if their difference  Maria  was  as  old  as  Anna  is  now.  second layer, 55 bricks in the third  and 36.  contract,  he  has  to  pay  a  daily 
is 4?  Jow old is Anna now?  layer, and  so on until there are  10  a. 12  penalty equivalent to one‐fourth of 
a. 18, 22  a. 26  bricks  in  the  last  layer.  How  many  b. 8  one  percent  of  the  contract  price 
b. 23, 27  b. 31  bricks are there all together?  c. 16  for  the  first  ten  days  of  the  delay, 
c. 10, 14  c. 29  a. 458  d. 9  one‐half  percent  per  day  for  the 
d. 31, 35  d. 24  b. 639    next ten days and one percent per 
day for every day thereafter. If the  and  Industrial  Plant  Machinery  c. 320  P150 per day, will the engineer be  per day of delay, and the men are 
total penalty paid was P60,750.00,  subjects.  Eighty‐five  (85)  d. 337  able to complete  the job on time?  paid P80 per day, will the engineer 
how many days was the completion  conditioned  examinees  took  only    Would  he  save  money  with  the  be  able  to  complete  the  job  on 
of the contract delayed?  Industrial  Plant  Machinery  and  92. The number 1.123123123. . . Is  addition of workers?  time? 
a. 30 days  Shop Machinery subjects. Fifty‐four  a. surd  a. No, P20,500 losses  a. No, there would be no savings 
b. 26 days  took  all  the  three  subjects.  How  b. transcendental  b. Yes, P44,750 savings  b. No, P16,000 would be lost 
c. 24 days  many examinees took the Certified  c. rational  c. Yes, P24,500 savings  c.  Yes,  there  would  just  be  break 
d. 28 days  Plant  Mechanic  board  d. irrational  d. No, P15,750 losses  even 
  examination?      d. Yes, P16,000 would be saved 
83. A man started driving his car at  a. 153  93. Which of the following numbers  98. An airplane flying with the wind,   
a certain time froma certain place.  b. 165  should be changed to make all the  took 2 hours to travel 1000 km and  103. It takes Butch twice as it takes 
On arrival at his destination at the  c. 158  numbers  from  an  arithmetic  2.5 hours in flying back. What was  Dan to do a certain piece of work. 
precise appointed time, he said, "If  d. 176  progression  when  properly  the wind velocity in kph?  Working  together  they  can  do  the 
I  had  averaged  6  miles  per  hour    arranged?  a. 40  work in  6 days.  How long  would it 
faster, I would have been 5 minutes  87.  If  a  train  passes  as  many  a. 27/14  b. 70  take Dan to do it alone? 
early.  But  if  I had  averaged  5  mph  telegraph poles in one minute as it  b. 45/28  c. 60  a. 12 days 
slower,  I  would  have  been  6  goes miles per hour, how far apart  c. 20/14  d. 50  b. 9 days 
minutes late." Find how far he had  are the poles?  d. 3/28    c. 10 days 
driven.  a. 78 ft.    99.  If  a  =  b,  then  b  =  a.  This  d. 11 days 
a. 20 miles  b. 98 ft.  94.  How many  significant digits do  illustrates which axiom in Algebra?   
b. 10 miles  c. 68 ft.  10.097 have?  a. Transitive Axiom  104.  Robert  is  15  years  older  than 
c. 25 miles  d. 88 ft.  a. 4  b. Reflexive Axiom  his  brother  Stan.  However,  "y" 
d. 15 miles    b. 5  c. Symmetric Axiom  years ago, Robert was twice as old 
  88. A man 38 years old has a son of  c. 2  d. Replacement Axiom  as Stan. If Stan is now "b" years old 
84.  Pedro  started  running  at  a  ten  years  old.  In  how  many  years  d. 3    b.y, find the value of (b‐y). 
speed of 10kph. Five minutes later,  will the father be three times as old    100. The ten's digit of a certain two  a. 18 
Mario started running in the  same  as his son?  95.  Find  the  sum  of  the  infinite  digit  number  exceeds  the  unit's  b. 17 
direction and catches up with Pedro  a. 2  geometric progression 6, ‐2, 2/3, . . .  digit  by  four  and  is  one  less  than  c. 15 
in 20 minutes. What is the speed of  b. 3  a. 9/2  twice  the  unit's  digit.  Find  the  d. 16 
Mario?  c. 4  b. 7/2  number.   
a. 12.5 kph  d. 5  c. 3/2  a. 59  105.  Mike,  Loui  and  Joy  can  mow 
b. 17.5 kph    d. 11/2  b. 95  the  lawn  in  4,  6  and  7  hours, 
c. 20.5 kph  89. In Algebra, the operation of root    c. 65  respectively.  What  fraction  of  the 
d. 15.0 kph  extraction is called as _____.  96.  The  time  required  for  two  d. 85  yard can they mow in 1 hour if they 
  a. revolution  examinees  to  solve  the  same    work together? 
85.  The  equation  whose  roots  are  b. resolution  problem  differ  by  two  minutes.  101.  One  pipe  can  fill  a  tank  in  6  a. 47/84 hr 
the reciprocal of the solutions of 2x2  c. involution  Together  they  can  solve  32  hours and another pipe can fill the  b. 84/47 hr 
‐ 3x ‐ 5 = 0.  d. evolution  problems in one hour. How long will  same in tank in 3 hours. A drain pipe  c. 34/60 hr 
a. 3x2 ‐ 5x ‐ 2=0    it  take  for  the  slower  problem  can  empty  the  tank  in  24  hours.  d. 45/84 hr 
b. 5x2 ‐ 2x ‐ 3=0  90.  Pedro  can  paint  a  fence  50%  solver to solve the problem?  With  all  three  pipes  open,  how   
c. 5x2 + 3x ‐ 2=0  faster  than  Juan  and  20%  faster  a. 3 minutes  lomg will it take to fill in the tank?  106.  The  volume  of  hemisphere 
d. 2x2 + 5x ‐ 3=0  than  Pilar  and  together  they  can  b. 5 minutes  a. 2.18 hrs  varies  directly  as  the  cube  of  its 
  paint a given fence in 4 hours. How  c. 2 minutes  b. 2.23 hrs  radius. The volume of a sphere with 
86.  In  certain  Board  Examination,  long will it take Pedro to paint the  d. 4 minutes  c. 2.81 hrs  2.54 cm radius is 20.75 cm3. What is 
119  examinees  too  the  Shop  same fence if he had to work alone?    d. 2.32 hrs  the  volume  of  a  sphere  with  3.25 
Machinery  subjected,  104  a. 15  *97. An equipment installation job    cm radius of the same kind? 
examinees  took  thye  Power  Plant  b. 13  in  the  completion  stage  can  be  *102. An equipment installation job  a. 4056 cm3 
Machinery  subject  and  115  c. 10  completed in 50 days of 8 hours day  in  the  completion  stage  can  be  b. 45.98 cm3 
examinees took the Industrial Plant  d. 11  work,  with  50  men  working.  With  completed in 40 days of 8 hours day  c. 43.47 cm3 
Machinery  subject.  Seventy‐eight    the contract expiring in 40 days, the  work  with  40  men  working.  With  d. 39.20 cm3 
 
(78)  conditioned  examinees  took  91.  There  are  9  arithmetic  means  mechanical  engineer  contractor  the contract expiring in 30 days, the 
only  Shop  Machinery  and  Power  between 11 and 51. The sum of the  decided to add 15 men on the job,  mechanical  engineer  contractor  107. Add the following and express 
Machinery  subjects.  Seventy‐one  progression is:  overtime  not  being  permitted.  If  decided to add 10 men on the job,  in meters: 3 m + 2 cm + 70 mm. 
(71)  conditioned  examinees  took  a. 374  the  liquidated  damages  is  P5,000  overtime  not  being  permitted.  If  a. 3.14 m 
only  the  POwer  Plant  Machinery  b. 341  per day of delay, and they are paid  the  liquidated  damages  is  P2,000  b. 2.90 m 
c. 3.12 m  a. 18  116. A storage battery discharges at  days  less  than  B.  How  long  will  it  number  becomes  smaller  by  198, 
d. 3.09 m  b. 16  a rate which is proportional to the  take each of them to finish the work  find the number. 
  c. 20  charge. If the charge is reduced by  alone?  a. 825 
108. From the time 6:15 PM to the  d. 19  50% of its original value at the end  a.  15  days  for  A   b. 775 
time 7:45 PM of the same day, the    of  2  days,  how  long  will  it  take  to  20 days for B  c. 725 
minute  hand  of  a  standard  clock  112.  The  electrical  resistance  of  reduce  the  charge  to  25%  of  its  b.  10  days  for  A   d. 875 
describe an arc of:  wire  made  of  a  certain  material  original charge?  25 days for B   
a. 90o  varies as its length and inversely as  a. 6  c.  15  days  for  A   125.  Given  that  "w"  varies  directly 
b. 60o  the  square  of  the  diameter.  If  the  b. 4  20 days for B  as  the  product  of  x  and  y  and 
c. 540o  wire 200 meters long and 1.25 mm  c. 3  d.  10  days  for  A   inversely as the square of z and that 
d. 180o  in  diameter  has  a  resistance  of  60  d. 5  15 days for B  w = 4 when x = 2, y = 6 and z = 3. 
  ohms, find the length of the wire of      Find tha value of "w" when x = 1, y 
109.  A  clock  has  dial  face  304.80  the  same  material,  whose  *117. Prior to the last IBP elections,  121.  A  statistical  clerk  submitted  = 4 and z = 2. 
mm  in  radius.  The  minute  hand  is  resistance and diameter are 5 ohms  a survey was conducted in a certain  the following reports: "The average  a. 5 
228.60  mm  long  while  the  hour  and 0.65 mm, respectively.  barangay  in  Metro  Manila  to  find  rate  of  production  of  radios  is  1.5  b. 4 
hand is 152.40 mm long. The plane  a. 3.96 m  out which of three political parties  units for every 1.5 hours of work by  c. 3 
of  rotation  of  the  minute  hand  is  b. 4.51 m  they like best. The results indicated  1.5  workers."  How  many  radios  d. 2 
50.80  mm  above  the  plane  of  c. 4.28 m  that  320  like  KBL,  250  like  LABAN  were produced in one month by 30   
rotation of the hour hand. Find the  d. 5.72 m  and  180  liked  INDEPENDENTS.  But  men working 200 hours during the  126.  A  man  driving  his  car  at  a 
distance  between  the  tips  of  the    of  these,  160  like  both  KBL  and  month?  certain  speed  from  his  house  will 
hands of the clock at 5:40 AM.  113. A man leaving his office on one  LABAN,  100  liked  both  LABAN  and  a. 4000  reach  his  office  in  6  hours.  If  he 
a. 228 mm  afternoon noticed the clock at past  INDEPENDENTS  and  70  like  both  b. 3500  increased  his  speed  15  mph,  he 
b. 239 mm  two  o'clock.  Between  two  three  KBL  and  INDEPENDENTS.  Only  30  c. 4500  would reach his office 1 hour earlier. 
c. 243 mm  hours,  he  returned  to  his  office  said  they  like  all  the  three  parties  d. 5000  Find the distance from his office to 
d. 233 mm  noticing  the  hands  of  the  clock  and  none  admitted  that  they  did    his house. 
  interchanged. At  what  time did he  not like any party. How many voters  *122.  A  piece  of  paper  is  0.05  in  a. 350 miles 
*110. A certain manufactured part  leave  the  office  and  the  time  that  are there in the barangay?  thick. Each time the paper is folded  b. 450 miles 
can be defective because it has one  he returned to the office?  a. 474  into half, the thickness is doubled. If  c. 520 miles 
or  more  out  of  the  three  possible  a. 2:27.08, 5:11.19 P.M.  b. 525  the paper was folded 12 times, how  d. 250 miles 
defects:  insufficient  tensile  b. 2:26.01, 5:10.01 P.M  c. 450  thick  in  feet  the  folded  paper  will   
strength,  a  burr,  or  a  diameter  c. 2:26.01, 5:10.01 P.M.  d. 540  be?  127. Determine x, so that x, 2x + 7, 
outside of tolerance limit. In a lot of  d. 2:26.01, 5:12.17 P.M.    a. 15.2  10x  ‐  7  will  be  a  geometric 
500  pieces:  19  have  a  tensile    118.  A  man  left  his  home  at  past  b. 16.25  progression. 
strength defects, 17 have a burr, 11  114.  A  medium  unshaded  lamp  3:00 o'clock P.M as indicated in his  c. 17.06  a. 7, ‐15/6 
have an unacceptable diameter, 12  hangs 8 m directly above the table.  wall clock.  Between  2  and  3  hours  d. 18.5  b. 7, ‐7/5 
have  tensile  strength  and  burr  To  what  distance  should  it  be  after,  he  returned  home  and    c. 7, ‐5/6 
defects, 7 have tensile strength and  lowered  to  increase  the  noticed  the  hands  of  the  lock  123. A job could be done by eleven  d. 7, ‐7/6 
diameter  defects,  5  have  burr  and  illumination  to  4.45  times  the  interchanged.  At  what  time  the  workers  in  15  days.  Five  workers   
diameter  defects  and  2  have  all  former value? Illumination intensity  man leave his home?  started  the  job.  They  were  128. Solve for the values of x and y 
three  defects.  Determine:   varies inversely to the square of the  a. 3:24.73 P.M  reinforced with four more workers  in 4x + 2y = 5 and 13x ‐ 3y = 2. 
How  many  of  the  pieces  have  no  distance.  b. 3:18.52 P.M  at the beginning of the 6th day. Find  a. (1, 3) 
defects?   a. 4.75 m  c. 3:31.47 P.M  the  total  number  of  days  it  took  b. (3/2, 1/2) 
How  many  pieces  have  only  burr  b. 4.55 m  d. 3:28.65 P.M  them to finish the job.  c. (1, 2) 
defects?  c. 3.79 m    a. 22.36 days  d. ( 1/2, 3/2 ) 
How  many  pieces  have  exactly  2  d. 3.95 m  119. Given: f(x) = ( x+ 3) (x ‐ 4) +4.  b. 20.56 days   
defects?    When  f(x)  is  divided  by  (x ‐  k),  the  c. 23.22 days  129.  Determine  the  k  so  that  the 
a. 475, 2, 18  115.  Roberto  is  25  years  younger  remainder is k. Find k.  d. 21.42 days  equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0 will have 
b. 490, 4, 10  than his father. However, his father  a. 2    just one real root. 
c. 465, 3, 7  will  be  twice  his  age  in  10  years.  b. 6  124. Six times the middle digit of a  a. 5 
d. 480, 4, 6  Find their ages now.  c. 4  three‐digit  number  is  the  sum  of  b. 6 
  a. 15 and 40  d. 8  the  other  two.  If  the  number  is  c. 4 
111.  Mary  is  24  years  old.  Mary  is  b. 10 and 35    divided by the sum of its digits, the  d. 3 
twice as old as Ana waswhen Mary  c. None of the choices  120.  A  &  B  working  together  can  answer  is  51  and  the  remainder  is   
was as old as Ana is now. How old is  d. 20 and 45  finish painting the house in six days.  11.  If  the  digits  are  reversed  the  130. An airplane travels from points 
Ana?    A working alone, can finish it in five  A  and  B  with  the  distance  of  1500 
km and a wind along its flight line. If    140.  A  rubber  ball  is  made  to  fall  d. 6.53 hr  150.  It  takes  an  airplane  one  hour 
it takes the airplane 2 hours from A    from  a  height  of  50  ft.  and  is    and forty‐five minutes to travel 500 
to B with the tailwind and 2.5 hours    observed  to  rebound  2/3  of  the    miles  against  the  wind  and  covers 
from  B  to  A  with  the  headwind,    distance it falls. How far will the ball  145.  A  man  rows  downstream  at  the same distance in one hour and 
what is the velocity?    travel  before  coming  to  rest  if  the  the rate of  5mph  and upstream at  fifteen  minutes  with  the  wind. 
a. 700 kph  135. A boat man rows to a place 4.8  ball  continues  to  fall  in  this  the  rate  of  2mph.  How  far  What is the speed of the airplane? 
b. 675 kph  miles with the stream and black in  manner?  downstream should he go if he is to  a. 285.75 mph 
c. 450 kph  14  hours,  but  that  he  can  row  14  a. 300  return in 7/4 hours after leaving?  b. 450.50 mph 
d. 750 kph  miles with the  stream in the same  b. 200  a. 2.5 miles  c. 375.50 mph 
  time as 3 miles against the stream.  c. 350  b. 3.3 miles  d. 342.85 mph 
131.  How many numbers between  Find the rate of the stream.  d. 250  c. 2.7 mlies   
10 and 200 are exactly divisible by  a. 1 mile per hour    d. 3.1 miles  151.  A  besiege  fortress  is  held  by 
7? Find their sum.  b. 0.6 mile per hour  141.  The  resistance  of  the  wire    5700 men who have provisions for 
a. 2835  c. 0.8 mile per hour  varies  directly  with  its  length  and  146.  Solve  for  the  value  of  x.   66  days.  If  the  garrison  losses  20 
b. 2840  d. 1.5 mile per hour  inversely  with  its  area.  If  a  certain  2x  ‐  y  +  z  =  6   men each day, for how many days 
c. 283    piece of wire 10 m long and 0.10 cm  x  ‐  3y  ‐  2z  =  13   can  the  provisions  hold  out?" 
d. 2830  136.  Gravity  causes  a  body  to  fall  in diameter has a resistance of 100  2x ‐ 3y ‐ 3z = 16  a.  82 
e. 27 numbers; sum  16.1 ft in the first second, 48.3 ft in  ohms, what will its resistance be if  a. 3  b. 98 
f. 28 numbers; sum  the  2nd  second,  80.5  ft  in  the  3rd  it is uniformly stretched so that its  b. 1  c. 76 
g. 26 numbers; sum  second.  How  far  did  the  body  fall  length becomes 12 m?  c. 2  d. 70 
h. 26 numbers; sum  during the 10th second.  a. 144  d. 4 
  a. 250.1 ft  b. 80    152. "The polynomial x^3 + 4x^2 ‐ 
132.  A  gasoline  tank  of  a  car  b. 305.9 ft  c. 120  147.  Find  the  value  of  w  in  the  3x + 8 is divided by x ‐ 5, then the 
contains  50  liters  of  gasoline  and  c. 529.45 ft  d. 90  following  equations:   remainder is:" 
alcohol, the alcohol comprising 25%.  d. 417.3 ft    3x  ‐  2y  +  w  =  11  
a. 20
How much of the mixture must be    142. Ten liters of 25% salt solution  x  +  5y  ‐  2w  =  ‐9  

drawn  off  and  replaced  by  alcohol  137. Solve for x : 10x2 + 10 x2 + 1 = 0.  and 25 liters of 35% salt solution are  2x + y ‐ 3w = ‐6. 
so  that  the  tank  will  contain  a  a. ‐0.331, 0.788  poured  into  a  drum  originally  a. 4  b 17
mixture of which 50% is alcohol?  b. ‐0.311, ‐0.887  containing  30  liters  of  10%  salt  b. 2  .  5 
a. 10.67 liters  c. ‐0.113, ‐0.788  solution.  What  is  the  percent  c. 3  c. 21
b. 20.33 liters  d. ‐0.113, ‐0.887  concentration  of  salt  in  the  d. ‐2  8 
c. 16.67 liters    mixture?    d 14
d. 16.33 liters  138. An airplane travels from points  a. 0.1955  148. A boat travels downstream 2/3  .  0 
  A and B with a distance of 1500 km  b. 0.2572  of  the  time  as  it  goes  going       
133.  In  a  pile  of  logs,  each  layer  and a wind along its flight line. If it  c. 0.2215  upstream.  If  the  velocity  of  the   
contains  one  more  log  than  the  takes  the  airplane  2  hours  from  A  d. 0.2705  river's  current  is  8  kph,  determine   
layer  above  and  the  top  contains  and  B  with  the  tailwind  and  2.5    the velocity of the boat in still water. 
just one log. If there are 105 logs in  hours  from  B  to  A  with  the  143. A & B can do the job in 42 days,  a. 70 kph  In how many
the  pile,  how  many  layers  are  headwind, What is the velocity?  B & C for the same job in 31 days, C  b. 60 kph  minutes after 7:00
there?  a. 700 kph  & A also for the same job in 20 days.  c. 30 kph  o'clock will the hands
a. 16  b. 675 kph  If A & C work together, how many  d. 40 kph  be directly opposite
b. 14  c. 750 kph  days can they do the same job?   
each other for the
c. 10  d. 450 kph  a. 19  *149.  A  survey  of  100  persons 
d. 12    b. 17  revealed that 72 of them had eaten  first time?
  139.  A  jogger  starts  a  course  at  a  c. 21  at restaurant P and that 52 of them  a. 5.173 is not
134.  Two  thousand  (2000)  kg  of  steady  rate  of  8  kph.  Five  minutes  d. 15  had eaten at restaurant Q. Which of 
steel  containing  8%  nickel  is  to  be  later,  a  second  jogger  starts  the    the  following  could  not  be  the  the ans
made  by  mixing  a  steel  containing  same  course  at  10  kph.  How  long  144.  A  pipe  can  fill  a  tank  in  14  number of persons in the surveyed 
14%  nickel  with anothercontaining  will  it  take  the  second  jogger  to  hours.  A  second  pipe  can  fill  the  group who had eaten at both P and  b. 5.454
6%  nickel.  How  much  of  each  is  catch the first?  tank  in  16 hours.  If both  pipes  are  Q? 
needed?  a. 22 min  left  open,  determine  the  time  a. 23  c. 5.162
a. 800 kg, 1200 kg  b. 18 min  required to fill the tank?  b. 22 
b. 500 kg, 1500 kg  c. 21 min  a. 7.92 hr  c. 24  d 5.273
c. 600 kg, 1500 kg  d. 20 min  b. 8.47 hr  d. 25   .
d. 400 kg, 1600 kg    c. 7.47 hr   
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Right Triangle Problems in Trigonometry
Multiple choice questions right triangle problems related to trigonometry with answers at the bottom of
the page.

Question 1
What is the measure of angle A in the right triangle below?

a) 17°
b) 27°
c) 17°
d) 90°

Question 2
What is the value of x in the figure below?

a) 1
b) 9
c) 20
d) 3

Question 3
In a right triangle, the measure of one of the angles is 49° and the hypotenuse has a length of 50 cm.
Which of the following is the nearest approximation to the length, in cm, of the leg opposite to this
angle?
a) 32.8
b) 57.5
c) 37.7
d) 30.3

Question 4
In the triangle ABC below, angle A measures 30° and the length of AC is 8 units. Find the length of BC

a) 8 / √ 3
b) 4 / √ 3
c) 4
d) 8

Question 5
In the triangle below, what is sin α?

a) 13 / 9
b) 9 / 13
c) 13 √10 / 50
d) 13 / 24

Question 6
Find the length of AC in the right triangle below.
a) 9
b) 9 √2
c) 18 √2
d) 18

Question 7
Find the length of the hypotenuse in the right triangle below where x is a real number.

a) 5
b) 10
c) 25
d) √ 5

Question 8
Find the area of a square whose diagonal is 40 meters.
a) 80 m2
b) 800 m2
c) 1600 m2
d) 40 m2
Question 9
In the figure below BC is perpendicular to AD, CD = 8, the measure of angle D is 60° and the measure
angle A is 45°. Find the length of AB

a) 8 √6
b) 8 √3
c) 8 √2
d) 8

Question 10
What is the length of AB in the figure below.

a) 12 √2
b) 12
c) 12 √3
d) 12 √6
Question 11
In the figure below, find cosθ.

a) 3 / 5
b) 4 / 5
c) 1 / 5
d) 2 / 5

Question 12
In the triangle below, m = ?

a) 5
b) 10 √2
c) 20 √2
d) 5 √2
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1. b)
2. d)
3. c)
4. a)
5. c)
6. b)
7. d)
8. b)
9. a)
10. c)
11. b)
12. d)

Multiple choice questions on using the symmetry of the unit circle in trigonometry
with answers at the bottom of the page.

Question 1
If 0 < t < π / 2 and sin t = 0.35, then cos(t + π) =?
a) 0.94
b) -0.94
c) 0.81
d) -0.81

Question 2
If tan(t) = 13, then cot(-t) =?
a) 13
b) 1 / 13
c) - 1 / 13
d) - 13

Question 3
cos(x) + cos(π - x) =?
a) 2 cos(x)
b) cos(x) - sin(x)
c) cos(x) + sin(x)
d) 0

Question 4
If 0 < t < π/2 and sin t = 0.65, what is sin(t + π) ?
a) -0.65
b) 0.65
c) 0.35
d) 0.76

Question 5
If cos(-t) = 0.34, what is cos(t) ?
a) -0.34
b) 0.66
c) 0.34
d) - 0.66

Question 6
If sin(-t) = 0.54, what is - sin(t) ?
a) 0.54
b) -0.54
c) - 0.46
d) 0.46

Question 7
Which of the following is not the same as tan(t)?
a) - tan(-t)
b) tan(t + 2π)
c) tan(t + π)
d) tan(t + π / 2)

Question 8
Which of the following is not correct?
a) sin(x) = -sin(-x)
b) sec(-t) = sec(t)
c) sin(π + x) = sin(x)
d) cos(π - x) = -cos(x)
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Answers

1. b)
2. c)
3. d)
4. a)
5. c)
6. a)
7. d)
8. c)

Multiple choice questions on the properties of the graphs of trigonometric functions


with answers at the bottom of the page.

Question 1
What is the period of the graph shown below?

a) π/3
b) 5 π/3
c) 2 π/3
d) 2 π

Question 2
Which of the functions below represents the graph below?
a) y = - cos(2x)
b) y = cos(2x)
c) y = - cos(x)
d) y = cos(x)

Question 3
Which of the trigonometric functions correspond to the graph shown below?

a) 2 sin(x / 4)
b) 2 cos(4x)
c) 2 cos(x / 4)
d) 2 sin(4x)

Question 4
Which of the functions below correspond to the given graph?
a) y = - sin(2πx)
b) y = sin(2πx)
c) y = cos(2πx)
d) y = - sin(x)

Question 5
What is the period of the graph below?

a) 1
b) 2
c) π
d) 2 π

Question 6
Find an appropriate function for the following graph:
a) y = 0.5 cos (4πx)
b) y = 0.5 sin (x/4)
c) y = 0.5 sin (4x)
d) y = 0.5 cos (4x)

Question 7
Which of the functions below correspond to the given graph?

a) y = sin(x / 2 - 1/4)
b) y = sin(πx / 2 - π/4)
c) y = cos(πx / 2 - π/4)
d) y = sin(πx / 2)

Question 8
What is the period of the graph below?
a) 5π/4
b) π/4
c) π
d) 2 π
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Answers

1. d)
2. c)
3. c)
4. a)
5. b)
6. c)
7. b)
8. d)

Multiple choice questions on unit circle in trigonometry with answers at the bottom of the
page.

Question 1
Which of the following points is in the unit circle?
a) (-√2 / 2 , -√2 / 2)
b) (√2 / 3 , -√2 / 3)
c) (1 / 2 , 1 / 2)
d) (3 / 2 , 2 / 3)
Question 2
A point is in Quadrant-III and on the Unit Circle. If its x-coordinate is -4 / 5, what is the y-
coordinate of the point?
a) 3 / 5
b) -3 / 5
c) -2 / 5
d) 5 / 3

Question 3
Find the point on the Unit Circle associated with the rotation -9π/2
a) (0 , -1)
b) (0 , 1)
c) (1 , 0)
d) (-1 , 0)

Question 4
Find the point on the Unit Circle associated with the angle 5π/3
a) (1 / 2 , 1 / 2)
b) (-√3 / 2 , 1/2)
c) (1 / 2 , -√3 / 2)
d) (-√3 / 2 , -1/2)

Question 5
If point (a , b) is on the Unit Circle associated with the rotation t, which of the following is
not correct?
a) sin(t) = b
b) cos(t) = a
c) sin(-t) = - a
d) cos(-t) = - a

Question 6
If point (a , b) is on the Unit Circle associated with the rotation t and point (c , d) is also
on the Unit circle associated with rotation t + π, then which of the following is correct?
a) c = - a and d = - b
b) c = - a and d = b
c) c = a and d = b
d) c = a and d = - b

Question 7
If point (a , b) is on the Unit Circle associated with the rotation t, then the point on the
Unit circle associated with rotation t + π / 2, has the following coordinates
a) (b , a)
b) (-b , a)
c) (-b , -a)
d) (-a , b)
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Answers

1. a)
2. b)
3. d)
4. c)
5. d)
6. a)
7. b)

Multiple choice questions on evaluating trigonometric functions of multiple angles


with answers at the bottom of the page.

Formulas of Multiple Angles in Trigonometric


Functions
sin(2x) = 2 sin x cos x
sin(3x) = 3 sin x - 4 sin3x = sin x ( - 1 + 4 cos2x )
sin(4x) = cos x ( 4 sin x - 8 sin3x ) = sin x ( - 4 cos x + 8 cos3x )
sin(5x) = 5 sin x -20 sin3x + 16 sin5x = sin x ( 1 - 12 cos2x + 16 cos4x )
cos(2x) = cos2x - sin2x = - 1 + 2 cos2x
cos(3x) = cos3x - 3 cos x sin2x = -3 cos x + 4 cos3x
cos(4x) = cos4x - 6 cos2x sin2x +sin4x = 1 - 8 cos2x + 8 cos4x
cos(5x) = cos5x - 10 cos3x sin2x + 5 cos x sin4x = 5 cos x - 20 cos3x + 16 cos5x
tan(2x) = 2 tan x / (1 - tan2x)
tan(3x) = ( 3 tan x - tan3x ) / (1 - 3 tan2x)
tan(4x) = ( 4 tan x - 4 tan3x ) / (1 - 6 tan2x + tan4x)

Questions
Question 1
If sin t = 0.6 and cot t > 0, then sin (2 t) = ?
a) - 0.96
b) 0.48
c) 0.96
d) - 0.48

Question 2
If cos t = 0.8, then cos (2 t) = ?
a) 0.28
b) 0.4
c) 1.0
d) 1.6

Question 3
If tan x = 5, then tan (2 x) = ?
a) 10
b) - 5 / 12
c) 1 / 10
d) 5 / 12

Question 4
If cos t = 3/4, and sin t < 0, then sin (3 t) = ?
a) √7 / 16
b) - 5 √7 / 16
c) - 3 √7 / 4
d) 5 √7 / 16

Question 5
If cos t = 1/3 and 3π /2 < t < 2π in quadrant IV, then sin (4 t) = ?
a) 8 √2 / 3
b) - 8 √2 / 3
c) - 56 √2 / 243
d) 56 √2 / 81

Question 6
If sin t = 1/5 and 0 < t < π/ 2, then cos (4 t) = ?
a) 0.3464
b) 0.8
c) 0.6928
d) - 0.6928
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Answers

1. c)
2. a)
3. b)
4. b)
5. d)
6. c)

Multiple choice questions on trigonometric identities with answers at the bottom of the
page.

1. Question Which of the following is not an identity?

a) sin2 a+cos2 a = 1
b) sin a = tan a * cos a
c) 1 + cot2 a = csc2 a
d) 1 - sec2 a = tan2 a

2. Question Which of the following is an identity?

a) sin (a) cos (a) = (1/2) sin(2 a)


b) sin a + cos a = 1
c) sin(-a) = sin a
d) tan a = cos a / sin a

3. Question

sin t + cos2 t / sin t =

a) sin t
b) csc t
c) sec t
d) cos t

4. Question Which of the following is not an identity?

a) tan(2 t) = 2 tan (t)


b) sin2 a = 1 - cos2 a
c) sin(-t) = - sin(t)
d) sec(-t) = sec(t)

5. Question Which of the following is an identity?

a) sin2 u = 1 + cos2 u
b) cot u = sin u * cos u
c) sin2 u = 1 - 1 / sec2 u
d) cos(-u) = - cos u

6. Question

sin (x) + sin(x - π) + sin(x + π) =

a) -sin(x)
b) sin (x)
c) sec (x)
d) cos (x)

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ANSWERS

1. d)
2. a)
3. b)
4. a)
5. c)
6. a)

Multiple choice questions on determining the amplitude, period, range and phase shift of
trigonometric functions with answers at the bottom of the page.

Question 1
If y = cos x, then what is the maximum value of y?

a) 1
b) -1
c) π
d) 2π

Question 2
What is the period of the trigonometric function given by f(x) = 2 sin(5 x)?

a) π / 5
b) 2 π / 5
c) 5 π
d) π

Question 3
What is the amplitude of the function f(x) = -3cos(πx)?

a) 3
b) -3
c) π
d) 2

Question 4
Which of the following functions has the greatest period?

a) f(x) = 20 sin(2x-π/2)
b) f(x) = - sin(πx)
c) f(x) = 2 sin(0.1 x)
d) f(x) = - sin(0.1 π x)

Question 5
What is the range of the function f(x) = - 4 cos(2x - 3)?
a) (0 , 4)
b) [0 , 4]
c) (-4 , 4)
d) [-4 , 4]

Question 6
What is the phase shift of the function f(x) = 7sin(2x - π / 3)?

a) π / 3
b) π / 6
c) - π / 6
d) - π / 3

Question 7
What is the range of the function f(x) = - 6 cos(π x - π/2) + 2?

a) [-6 , 6]
b) [-4 , 8]
c) [0 , 8]
d) [-6 , 0]

Question 8
What is the amplitude of f(x) = 4 sin(x) cos(x)?

a) 4
b) 3
c) 2
d) 1

Question 9
What is the period of f(x) = 0.5 sin(x) cos(x)?

a) 0.5
b) 2 π
c) π / 2
d) π

Question 10
What is the amplitude of f(x) = sin(x) + cos(x)?
a) √2
b) √2 / 2
c) 2 √2
d) 2
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Ansers to the Above Questions

1. a)
2. b)
3. a)
4. c)
5. d)
6. b)
7. b)
8. c)
9. d)
10. a)

Multiple choice questions on solving simple trigonometric equations with answers at the bottom of the
page.

Question 1

If 0 < t < 2π such that sin t = √2 / 2 and cot t < 0, then t = ?


a) π / 4
b) 5 π / 4
c) 7 π / 4
d) 3 π / 4

Question 2
If 0 < t < 2π and sin t = - 1, then t =
a) π / 2
b) 3 π / 2
c) 5 π / 4
d) π

Question 3

If - 2π < t < 0 and sin t = - 1 / 2, then t =


a) -5 π / 6
b) -7 π / 6
c) - 5 π / 4
d) - 5 π / 3

Question 4

If 0 < α < π and cos α = -√3 / 2, then α =


a) π / 6
b) - π / 6
c) 7 π / 6
d) 5 π / 6

Question 5

Find all values of t such that sin(t) = 0.


a) t = kπ/2 ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...
b) t = kπ/4 ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...
c) t = kπ ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...
d) t = 2 kπ ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...

Question 6
Find all values of t such that cos(π t) = 1.
a) t = 2 k π ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...
b) t = 2 k ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...
c) t = k ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...
d) t = k π ; k = 0, ~+mn~ 1, ~+mn~ 2, ~+mn~ 3,...

Question 7

Find all angles θ such that -2π < θ < 2π and cos θ = √2 / 2
a) {-7 π / 4, - π / 4 , π / 4 , 7 π / 4}
b) {- π / 4, - 3 π / 4 , π / 4 , 3 π / 4}
c) {-5 π / 4, π / 4 , 3 π / 4}
d) {π / 4 , π / 4 , 3 π / 4}
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1. d)
2. b)
3. a)
4. d)
5. c)
6. b)
7. a)

Multiple choice questions on converting angles from degrees to radians and from
radians to degrees with answers at the bottom of the page.

Question 1
What is the measure in degrees of the angle A = 7π/6?
a) 150°
b) 210°
c) 100°
d) 120°

Question 2
What is the measure in radians of the angle A = 330°?
a) 11π/3
b) 7π/4
c) 7π/6
d) 11π/6

Question 3
What is the measure in degrees of the angle A = 21π/5?
a) 756°
b) 710°
c) 36°
d) 420°

Question 4
What is the measure in radians of the angle A = -750°?
a) -25π/6
b) 25π/6
c) -15π/6
d) -35π/6

Question 5
What is the degree measure of the angle A = -15π/2?
a) 135°
b) 1350°
c) -90°
d) -1350°
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1. b)
2. d)
3. a)
4. b)
5. d)
Multiple choice questions on angles in standard position with answers at the bottom of
the page.

1. Question An angle in standard position whose measure is -30° has a its terminal
side in

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

2. Question In which quadrant is the terminal of an angle in standard position


whose measure is 2π/3?

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

3. Question An angle in standard position whose measure is 1330° has a its


terminal side in

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

4. Question In which quadrant is the terminal of an angle in standard position


whose measure is -7π/4?

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

5. Question An angle in standard position whose measure is -1550° has a its


terminal side in
a) Quadrant I
b) Quadrant II
c) Quadrant III
d) Quadrant IV

6. Question In which quadrant is the terminal of an angle in standard position


whose measure is -55π/3?

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

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ANSWERS

1. d)
2. b)
3. c)
4. a)
5. c)
6. d)

 he answers to Solve Trigonometric Equations - Problems are presented. In what


follows n is any integer number and Pi is the radian measure of a straight angle.

Problem 1: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions.


 2 cos x + 1 = 0

ANSWER d: 2Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi , 4Pi / 3 + 2n*Pi

Problem 2: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions.

 3 sec 2 x - 4 = 0

ANSWER e: Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 11 Pi / 6 + n*Pi


Problem 3: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions.

 (3 cos x + 7) (-2 sin x - 1) = 0


ANSWER b: 7Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , 11Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi

Problem 4: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions.

 (6 tan 2 x - 2) (2 tan 2 x - 6) = 0

ANSWER a: Pi / 6 + n*Pi , 5Pi / 6 + 2n*Pi , Pi / 3 + n*Pi , 2Pi / 3 + n*Pi

Problem 5: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions in the
interval [0 , 2Pi).

 -2 sec 2 x + 4 = -2sec x

a: Pi / 3 , 5Pi / 3 , Pi

Problem 6: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions in the
interval [0 , 2Pi).

 2sin (x) cos (-x) = 2 sin (-x) sin (x)


ANSWER b: 0 , Pi , 3Pi / 4 , 7Pi / 4

Problem 7: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions in the
interval [0 , 2Pi).

 sin 2x = -sin (-x)


ANSWER c: 0 , Pi / 3 , Pi , 5Pi / 3

Problem 8: Which of these equations does not have a solution?


ANSWER c: 2sin x = -3

Problem 9: Which of these equations does not have a solution?

ANSWER d: sec x = -1/2

Problem 10: Solve the trigonometric equation and find ALL solutions in the
interval [0 , 2Pi).

 sin 2x + sin x = 6

ANSWER e: no solutions

Multiple choice questions on supplementary and complementary angles with answers at


the bottom of the page.

Question 1
Which two angles are supplementary?
a) 30° and 60°
b) 41° and 139°
c) 45° and 145°
d) 23° and 147°

Question 2
What is the complementary angle to angle B = π/3?

a) π/2
b) π/3
c) π/4
d) π/6

Question 3
Which two angles are complementary?
a) 30° and 130°
b) 20° and 160°
c) 45° and 145°
d) 1° and 89°

Question 4
Which of the following angles is supplementary to angle C = 2π/3?

a) 4π/3
b) 2π/3
c) π/3
d) 3π/4

Question 5
Which pairs of angles are complementary?
a) 3π/4 and π/4
b) 5π/12 and π/12
c) π/4 and π/3
d) π/16 and π/8

Question 6
Which two angles are supplementary?

a) π and π/2
b) π/3 and 3π/2
c) π/7 and 6 π/7
d) π/8 and π/2
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Answers

1. b)
2. d)
3. d)
4. c)
5. b)
6. c)

Sec²X =
1 - cos²X
1 - tan²X
1 + tan²X
1 + cot²X
Sin²(X/2) =
1 - cos²X

(1 - cos²X)/2

csc²2X
(1 - cos²X/2)
Cos²X/2+sin²X/2 =
1/4
1/2
2
1

"If circumference of a
3) 60°
circle is divided into 360 1) 1/cosθ
congruent parts, angle 4) 90°
subtended by one part 2) cosθ/sinθ
at center of circle is 3) sinθ/cosθ If sinθ = √3/2, then θ is
called"
angle 4) 1/sinθ

radian 1) 30°
degree Two cities whose 2) 45°
minute longitudes are 10°E and
3) 90°
20°W on the equator are
4) None of the Above
The area of a sector with a apart

central angle of 0.5 radians In one hour, the minutes


in a circular region whose 1) 1000km
hand of a clock turns
radius is 2m is 2) 2000km
through
3) 2500km
1) π/2m2 4) 6702km 1) 5π/6 radians
2) π/3m2 2) 4π/9 radians
3) π/6m2 A right angle is the angle of
3) π/4 radians
4) 1m2 measure
4) 180π radians

cscθ = 1) 90″
π radians =
2) 90′
3) 0
1) 360° cotθ =
4) sec22θ
2) 360′
3) 180° One minute is denoted by 1) 1/cosθ
4) 180′ 2) cosθ/sinθ
1) 1 rad 3) sinθ/cosθ
1° = 2) 1′ 4) 1/sinθ
3) 1″
1) 60′ If sinθ = √3/2, then θ is
4) 1°
2) 60″
3) 3600′ sec2θ = 1) 30°
4) 360′ 2) 45°
1) 1 - cos2θ 3) 90°
16° = 2) 1 - tan2θ 4) None of the Above
3) 1 + tan2θ
1) 960″ A radian is the measure of
4) 1 + cot2θ
2) 960′ the central angle of an arc
3) 57600′ csc2θ = of a circle whose length is
4) 60038?′ equal to the

1) 1 - cos2θ
half of radius of the
1° = 2) 1 - tan2θ 1) circle

3) 1 + tan2θ 2) diameter of circle


1) π/180 radians
4) 1 + cot2θ 3) radius of the circle
2) 180/π radians one-third of radius of
4) the circle
3) 1/180π radians Two cities whose
4) 180π radians longitudes are 20°E and The central angle of an arc
40°W on the equator are of a circle whose length is
csc2θ-cot2θ = **erroneous apart equal to the radius of the
question** third option is
circle is called the
always chosen but real 1) 1000km
answer is 1 2) 2000km 1) degree
3) 2500km 2) radian
1) 1
4) 6702km 3) minute
2) −1
4) second
1) (1,0) 150° =

5π/4 radian = 2) (0,1)


3) (1,1) 1) 5π/6 radians
1) 360° 4) (0,0) 2) 2π/3 radians
2) 335° 3) π/4 radians
3) 270° 1° = 4) 180π radians
4) 225°
1) 1 radian If the circumference of a

1/4 rotation(anti-clockwise) 2) 0.01745 radian circle is divided into 360

= 3) o.5 radian congruent parts, the angle


4) 2.5 radian subtended by one part at
1) 45° the center of the circle is

2) 90° sec2θ-tan2θ = called

3) 180°
1) 1 1) angle
4) 360°
2) −1 2) radian

tanθ = 3) 0 3) degree
4) sec22θ 4) minute
1) 1/cosθ
2) cosθ/sinθ sec2θ-tan2θ = cosθ =

3) 1/cotθ
1) 1 1) 1/cscθ
4) 1/sinθ
2) 0 2) 1/secθ

1 radian = 3) −1 3) 1/cotθ
4) cot2θ 4) 1/sinθ
1) 57°17′45″
2) 1° cos2θ/2+sin2θ/2 = cos2θ =

3) 180°
1) 1 ∕4 1) 1 + sin2θ
4) 180′
2) 1
∕2 2) 1 - sin2θ

The vertex of an angle in 3) 2 3) 1-2sin2θ

standard form is at 4) 1 4) 1+2sin2θ


In one hour, the minutes The system of
In 30 minutes, the minutes hand of a clock turns measurement in which the
hand of a clock turns through angle is measured in
through degrees, and its sub-units,
1) 5π/6 radians minutes and seconds is
1) 5π/6 radians 2) 4π/9 radians called the
2) 4π/9 radians 3) π/4 radians
3) π/4 radians 4) 180π radians 1) Circular system

4) 2π radians 2) Sexagesimal system

The 60th part of one minute 3) MKS system


One degree is denoted by is called one 4) CGS system

1) 1 rad 1) minute If cosθ = 1/√2, then θ is


2) 1′ 2) radian equal to

3) 1″ 3) degree
4) 1° 4) second 1) 30°
2) 45°
1 + tan22θ = If cotθ > 0 and sinθ < 0, 3) 60°
then terminal arc of the 4) 90°
1) sec θ2
angle lies in quadrant :
2) csc2θ cotθ =

3) csc22θ 1) 1

4) sec22θ 2) 2 1) 1/cosθ

3) 3 2) 1/tanθ
cosθ+sinθtanθ = 4) 4 3) sinθ/cosθ
4) cosecθ
1) sec 2θ
2
√((1 - sinθ)/(1 + sinθ)) =
2) sec2θ cos22θ =

3) secθ 1) secθ

4) cscθ 2) tanθ-secθ 1) 1 - sin2θ

3) secθ-tanθ 2) 1 + sin2θ

4) cscθ 3) 1 - sin22θ
4) 1 - sinθ
angle θ radian at the 4) 1 + cot2θ
The 60th part of one degree center, then l =
is called one 1 + cot22θ/2 =
1) 1/r θ
1) second 2) r/θ 1) sec2θ
2) radian 3) θ/r 2) csc2θ
3) degree 4) rθ 3) csc22θ
4) minute (22 1/2)° = 4) sec2θ/2

(secθ-tanθ)2 = 1) π/2 radians Q.) The radian measure of


2) π/4 radians the central angle of an arc
1) 1 + sinθ/1 - sinθ 3) π/8 radians 50m long on a circle of
2) (1 - sinθ)/(1 + sinθ) 4) 180π radians radius 25m is
3) (1 - cosθ)/(1+cosθ)
4) cscθ secθ = 1) 3
2) 2
16°40′38″ = 1) 1/cosθ 3) 1
2) cosθ/sinθ 4) 0.5
1) 17° 3) sinθ/cosθ
2) 16° 4) 1/sinθ tanθ =
3) 60038′
4) 60038″ sin22θ = 1) 1/cosθ
2) cosθ/sinθ
80° = 1) 1 - cos2θ 3) sinθ/cosθ
2) 1+cos2θ 4) 1/sinθ
1) 5π/6 radians 3) 1+cosθ
2) 2π/3 radians 4) 1 - cos22θ
3) π/4 radians
4) 180π radians sec2θ =

If an arc of length l of circle 1) 1 - cos2θ


of radius r students' an 2) 1 - tan2θ
3) 1 + tan2θ
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
Problem 1: ECE Board April 1999
The linear distance between –4 and 17 on the number line is

 A. 13
 B. 21
 C. –17
 D. –13
Problem 2: EE Board April 1994
Find the distance between A (4, –3) and B (–2, 5).

 A. 11
 B. 9
 C. 10
 D.8
Problem 3:
If the distance between points (3, y) and (8, 7) is 13, then y is equal to

 A. 5 or –5
 B. 5 or 19
 C. 19
 D. –5 or 19
Problem 4:
Find the coordinate of a point equidistant from (1, -6), (5, -6) and (6, -1).

 A. (2, -2)
 B. (3, -2)
 C. (3, -3)
 D. (2, -3)
Problem 5: EE Board April 1995
The line segment connecting (x, 6) and (9, y) is bisected by the point (7, 3).
Find the values of x and y.

 A. 14, 6
 B. 33, 12
 C. 5, 0
 D. 14, 6
Problem 6:
If (-2, -4) is the midpoint of (6, -7) and (x, y), then the values of x and y
are

 A. x = 2, y = 1
 B. x = -10, y = -1
 C. x = 10, y = -1
 D. x = -8, y = -1
Problem 7: ECE Board November 1998
Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from
the point (2, -5) to the point (-3, 5).

 A. (-1, 1)
 B. (-2, -1)
 C. (-1, -2)
 D. (1, -1)
Problem 8: ECE Board April 1998
The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length.
The terminal point is

 A. (11, -24)
 B. (-11, -20)
 C. (11, -18)
 D. (11, -20)
Problem 9:
The points (a, 1), (b, 2) and (c, 3) are collinear. Which of the following is
true?

 A. c – b = c – a
 B. c – b = b – a
 C. c – a = a – b
 D. c – a = b – a
Problem 10:
If the slope of the line connecting the origin and point P is ¾, find the
abscissa of P if its ordinate is 6.

 A. 2
 B. 6
 C. 7
 D. 8
Problem 11: ECE Board April 1999
Find the inclination of the line passing through (-5, 3) and (10, 7).

 A. 14.73
 B. 14.93
 C. 14.83
 D. 14.63
Problem 12:
Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y – 8 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0.

 A. 30º
 B. 35º
 C. 45º
 D. 60º
Problem 13:
Find the angle between the lines 3x + 2y = 6 and x + y = 6.

 A. 12º 20’
 B. 11º 19’
 C. 14º 25’
 D. 13º 06’
Problem 14:
What is the acute angle between the lines y = 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 9?

 A. 4.4º
 B. 28.3º
 C. 5.2º
 D. 18.6º
Problem 15: EE Board October 1997
Find the distance of the line 3x + 4y = 5 from the origin.

 A. 4
 B. 3
 C. 2
 D. 1
Problem 16: CE Board November 1992
The two points on the lines 2x = 3y + 4 = 0 which are at a distance 2 from
the line 3x + 4y – 6 = 0 are?

 A. (-5, 1) and (-5, 2)


 B. (64, -44) and (4, -4)
 C. (8, 8) and (12, 12)
 D. (44, -64) and (-4, 4)
Problem 17: CE Board November 1992
The distance from the point (2, 1) to the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 is?

 A. 1
 B. 2
 C. 3
 D. 4
Problem 18: CE Board November 1996
Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0.

 A. 3.33
 B. 3.54
 C. 4.23
 D. 5.45
Problem 19:
The distance from a point (1, 3) to the line 4x + 3y + 12 = 0 is

 A. 4 units
 B. 5 units
 C. 6 units
 D. 7 units
Problem 20: CE Board May 1992
Find the distance between the given lines 4x – 3y = 12 and 4x – 3y = -8.

 A. 3
 B. 4
 C. 5
 D. 6
Problem 21: EE Board April 1995
Find the distance between the lines, 3x + y – 12 = 0 and 3x + y – 4 = 0.

Problem 22: ME Board October 1996


What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3 from a point (6, 4) to the y-
axis?

 A. 10
 B. 25
 C. 50
 D. 75
Problem 23: ME Board April 1998
Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5.

 A. 1
 B. 1/4
 C. -1/2
 D. 5 + x
Problem 24: CE Board November 1995
What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0?

 A. 3/2
 B. 2/3
 C. -3/2
 D. -2/3
Problem 25: ECE Board November 1990
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a triangle are defined by the
following points: (-2, 0) and (3, 3). What is the area?

 A. 8 sq. units
 B. 9 sq. units
 C. 10 sq. units
 D. 11 sq. units
Problem 26: EE Board April 1994
Given three vertices of a triangle whose coordinates are A (1, 1), B (3, -3)
and (5, -3). Find the area of the triangle.

 A. 3
 B. 4
 C. 5
 D. 6
Problem 27: ECE Board November 1990
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a square are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5)
and (-3, 4). What is the area?

 A. 20 sq. units
 B. 30 sq. units
 C. 25 sq. units
 D. 35 sq. units
Problem 28: EE Board April 1997
A line passes thru (1, -3) and (-4, 2. Write the equation of the line in slope-
intercept form.

 A. y – 4 = x
 B. y = -x – 2
 C. y = x – 4
 D. y – 2 = x
Problem 29: EE Board October 1997
What is the x-intercept of the line passing through (1, 4) and (4, 1)?

 A. 4.5
 B. 5
 C. 4
 D. 6
Problem 30: ME Board April 1997
Find the equation of the straight line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 1.

 A. 3x + y – 1 = 0
 B. 3x – y + 1 = 0
 C. x + 3y + 1 = 0
 D. x – 3y – 1 = 0
Problem 31: ECE Board April 1999
If the points (-2, 3), (x, y) and (-3, 5) lie on a straight line, then the
equation of the line is _______.

 A. x – 2y – 1 = 0
 B. 2x + y – 1 = 0
 C. x + 2y – 1 = 0
 D. 2x + y + 1 = 0
Problem 32: ME Board April 1998
The equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y
= -6 is,

 A. 3x + 2y = 12
 B. 2x – 3y = 12
 C. 3x – 2y = 12
 D. 2x – 3y = 12
Problem 33:
A line with an inclination of 45º passes through (-5/2, -9/2). What is the x-
coordinate of a point on the line if its corresponding y-coordinate is 6?

 A. 6
 B. 7
 C. 8
 D. 9
Problem 34:
Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and with a slope of
6?

 A. y – 6x = 0
 B. y = -6
 C. x + y = -6
 D. 6x + y = 0
Problem 35:
Find the equation of the line if the x-intercept and y-intercept are -2 and 4,
respectively.

 A. y – 2x – 4 = 0
 B. y + 2x – 4 = 0
 C. y – 2x + 4 = 0
 D. y + 2x + 4 = 0
Problem 36: ECE Board April 1998
Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
 A. 5
 B. 4
 C. 3
 D. 2
Problem 37:
The line 2x – 3y + 2 = 0 is perpendicular to another line L1 of unknown
equation. Find the slope of L1.

 A. 3/2
 B. -3/2
 C. 2/3
 D. -2/3
Problem 38:
A line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is perpendicular to the line through (x, -7)
and (8, 7). Find the x.

 A. -4
 B. -5
 C. -6
 D. -19/3
Problem 39: CE Board May 1996
What is the equation of the line that passes thru (4, 0) and is parallel to the
line x – y – 2 = 0?

 A. x – y + 4 = 0
 B. x + y + 4 = 0
 C. x – y – 4 = 0
 D. x – y = 0
Problem 40:
Find the equation of the line through point (3, 1) and is perpendicular to the
line x + 5y +5 = o.

 A. 5x – 2y = 14
 B. 5x – y = 14
 C. 2x – 5y = 14
 D. 2x + 5y = 14
Problem 41:
Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining (5, 0) and
(-7, 3).

 A. 8x + 2y + 11 = 0
 B. 8x – 2y + 11 = 0
 C. 8x – y + 11 = 0
 D. 8x + y + 11 = 0
Problem 42:
Which of the following lines is parallel to the line 3x – 2y + 6 = 0?

 A. 3x + 2y – 12 = 0
 B. 4x – 9y = 6
 C. 12x + 18y = 15
 D. 15 x – 10y – 9 = 0
Problem 43:
The equation of the line through (-3, -5) parallel to 7x + 2y – 4 = 0 is

 A. 7x + 2y + 31 = 0
 B. 7x – 2y + 30 = 0
 C. 7x – 2y – 4 = 0
 D. 2x + 7y + 30 = 0
Problem 44:
What is the equation of the line joining the points (3, -2) and (-7, 6)?

 A. 2x + 3y = 0
 B. 4x – 5y = 22
 C. 4x + 5y = 2
 D. 5x + 4y = 7
Problem 45:
What is the equation of the line passing through (-2, 6) with the x-intercept
half the y-intercept?

 A. x – y =6
 B. 2x + 2y + 2 = 0
 C. 3x – y + 2 = 0
 D. 2x + y – 2 = 0
Problem 46: CE Board May 1997
Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5
– 3t.

 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. -2
 D. -3
Problem 47: CE Board May 1998
Find the slope of the line having a parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t
+ 1.

 A. 1
 B. 2
 C. 3
 D. 4
Problem 48: ECE Board April 1999
Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) and the area is 2 square
units, the locus of the third vertex is?

 A. 4x – y = 14
 B. 4x + 4y = 14
 C. x + 4y = 12
 D. x – 4y = -14
Problem 49: ECE Board April 1998
Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x – 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the
coordinate axis.

 A. 3
 B. 4
 C. 5
 D.2
Problem 50: ECE Board November 1998
A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the length
of the line segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is the square root of
5.

 A. 2x + y – 2 = 0
 B. 2x – y – 2 = 0
 C. 2x – y + 2 = 0
 D. 2x + y + 2 = 0
51. State the quadrant in which the coordinate (15, -2) lies.

 A. I
 B. IV
 C. II
 D. III
52. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?

 A. III
 B. I
 C. IV
 D. II
53. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own
length. The terminal point is

 A. (11, -18)
 B. (11, -24)
 C. (11, -20)
 D. (-11, -20)
54. The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x, y) and P2(-2, 4) is
Pm(2, -1). Find the coordinate of P1.

 A. (6, -5)
 B. (5, -6)
 C. (6, -6)
 D. (-6, 6)
55. Find the coordinates of the point P(2,4) with respect to the translated
axis with origin at (1,3).

 A. (1, -1)
 B. (1, 1)
 C. (-1, -1)
 D. (-1, 1)
56. Find the median through (-2, -5) of the triangle whose vertices are (-6,
2), (2, -2), and (-2, -5).

 A. 3
 B. 4
 C. 5
 D. 6
57. Find the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are (2, 3), (-4, 6) and (2, -
6).

 A. (0, 1)
 B. (0, -1)
 C. (1, 0)
 D. (-1, 0)
58. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are A (-3, -1), B(5, 3) and (2, -
8)

 A. 34
 B. 36
 C. 38
 D. 32
59. Find the distance between the points (4, -2) and (-5, 1)

 A. 4.897
 B. 8.947
 C. 7.149
 D. 9.487
60. Find the distance between A(4, -3) and B(-2, 5).
 A. 11
 B. 8
 C. 9
 D. 10
61. If the distance between the points (8, 7) and (3, y) is 13, what is the
value of y?

 A. 5
 B. -19
 C. 19 or -5
 D. 5 or -19
62. The distance between the points (sin x, cos x) and (cos x, -sin x) is:

 A. 1
 B. √2
 C. 2 sin x cos x
 D. 4 sin x cos x
63. Find the distance from the point (2, 3) to the line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.

 A. 5
 B. 5.4
 C. 5.8
 D. 6.2
64. Find the distance from the point (5, -3) to the line 7x – 4y – 28 = 0.

 A. 2.62
 B. 2.36
 C. 2.48
 D. 2.54
65. How far is the line 3x – 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin?

 A. 1
 B. 2
 C. 3
 D. 4
66. Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0

 A. 3.86
 B. 3.54
 C. 3.68
 D. 3.72
67. The two points on the lines 2x + 3y +4 = 0 which are at distance 2 from
the line 3x + 4y – 6 = 0 are:
 A. (-8, -8) and (-16, -16)
 B. (-44, 64) and (-5, 2)
 C. (-5.5, 1) and (-5, 2)
 D. (64, -44) and (4, -4)
68. The intercept form for algebraic straight-line equation is:

 A. (a/x) + (y/b) = 1
 B. y = mx + b
 C. Ax + By + C = 0
 D. (x/a) + (y/b) = 1
69. Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5

 A. 1
 B. -1/2
 C. ¼
 D. 5 + x
70. The slope of the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 is:

 A. -2/3
 B. -3/2
 C. 3/2
 D. 2/3
71. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equation is y = 5 – 3t and x
= 2 + t.

 A. 3
 B. -3
 C. 2
 D. -2
72. Find the slope of the curve whose parametric equations are

x = -1 + t

y = 2t

 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. 1
 D. 4
73. Find the angle that the line 2y – 9x – 18 = 0 makes with the x-axis.

 A. 74.77°
 B. 4.5°
 C. 47.77°
 D. 77.47°
74. Which of the following is perpendicular to the line x/3 + y/4 = 1?

 A. x – 4y – 8 = 0
 B. 4x – 3y – 6 = 0
 C. 3x – 4y – 5 = 0
 D. 4x + 3y – 11 = 0
75. Find the equation of the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines
2x + y = 4 and 4x – 2y = 7

 A. 4y = 1
 B. 8x = 15
 C. 2y = 3
 D. 8x + 4y = 6
76. The equation of the line through (1, 2) and parallel to the line 3x – 2y +
4 = 0 is:

 A. 3x – 2y + 1 = 0
 B. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
 C. 3x + 2y + 1 = 0
 D. 3x + 2y – 1 = 0
77. If the points (-3, -5), (x, y), and (3, 4) lie on a straight line, which of the
following is correct?

 A. 3x + 2y – 1 = 0
 B. 2x + 3y + 1 = 0
 C. 2x + 3y – 1 = 0
 D. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
78. One line passes through the points (1, 9) and (2, 6), another line passes
through (3, 3) and (-1, 5). The acute angle between the two lines is:

 A. 30°
 B. 45°
 C. 60°
 D. 135°
79. The two straight lines 4x – y + 3 = 0 and 8x – 2y + 6 = 0

 A. Intersects at the origin


 B. Are coincident
 C. Are parallel
 D. Are perpendicular
80. A line which passes through (5, 6) and (-3. -4) has an equation of

 A. 5x + 4y + 1 = 0
 B. 5x – 4y – 1 = 0
 C. 5x – 4y + 1 = 0
 D. 5x + y – 1 = 0
81. Find the equation of the line with slope of 2 and y-intercept of -3.

 A. y = -3x + 2
 B. y = 2x – 3
 C. y = 2/3 x + 1
 D. y = 3x – 2
82. What is the equation of the line that passes through (4, 0) and is parallel
to the line x – y – 2 = 0?

 A. y + x + 4 = 0
 B. y – x + 4 = 0
 C. y – x – 4 = 0
 D. y + x – 4 = 0
83. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 =
0

 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. 4
 D. 5
84. The equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis
at y = -6 is:

 A. 2x – 3y = 12
 B. 3x + 2y = 12
 C. 3x – 2y = 12
 D. 2x – 37 = 12
85. How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2×2 + 2y2 + 10x – 6y
– 55 = 0?

 A. -3.0
 B. 2.75
 C. -3.25
 D. 2.5
86. Find the area of the circle whose center is at (2,-5) and tangent to the
line 4x + 3y – 8 = 0.

 A. 6π
 B. 9π
 C. 3π
 D. 12π
87. Determine the area enclosed by the curve x2 – 10x + 4y + y2 = 196

 A. 15π
 B. 225π
 C. 12π
 D. 144π
88. Find the shortest distance from the point (1, 2) to appoint on the
circumference of the circle defined by the equation x2 + y2 + 10x + 6y + 30
= 0.

 A. 5.61
 B. 5.71
 C. 5.81
 D. 5.91
89. Determine the length of the chord common to the circles x2 + y2 = 64
and x2 + y2 – 16x – 0.

 A. 13.86
 B. 12.82
 C. 13.25
 D. 12.28
90. If (3, -2) is on a circle with center (-1, 1), then the area of the circle is:

 A. 5π
 B. 25π
 C. 4π
 D. 3π
91. The radius of the circle 2×2 + 2y2 – 3x + 4y – 1 = 0 is:

 A. (√33)/4
 B. 33/16
 C. (√33)/3
 D. 17
92. What is the radius of the circle with the following equation?

x2 – 6x + y2 – 4y – 12 = 0

 A. 3.46
 B. 5
 C. 7
 D. 6
93. The diameter of a circle described by 9×2 + 9y2 = 16 is:

 A. 16/9
 B. 4/3
 C. 4
 D. 8/3
94. Find the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y – 23 = 0.

 A. (3, -2)
 B. (3, 2)
 C. (-3, 2)
 D. (-3, -2)
95. Determine the equation of the circle whose center is at (4, 5) and
tangent to the circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y – 23 = 0.

 A. x2 + y2 – 8x + 10y – 25 = 0
 B. x2 + y2 + 8x – 10y + 25 = 0
 C. x2 + y2 – 8x – 10y + 25 = 0
 D. x2 + y2 – 8x – 10y – 25 = 0
96. The equation of the circle with center at (-2, 3) and which is tangent to
the line 20x – 21y – 42 = 0.

 A. x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12 = 0
 B. x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y + 12 = 0
 C. x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y – 12 = 0
 D. x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y – 12 = 0
97. A circle has a diameter whose ends are at (-3, 2) and (12, -6). Its
Equation is:

 A. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x + 16y + 192 = 0


 B. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x + 16y – 192 = 0
 C. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x – 16y – 192 = 0
 D. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x – 16y + 192 = 0
98. Find the equation of the circle with center on x + y = 4 and 5x + 2y + 1
= 0 and having a radius of 3.

 A. x2 + y2 + 6x – 16y + 64 = 0
 B. x2 + y2 + 8x – 14y + 25 = 0
 C. x2 + y2 + 6x – 14y + 49 = 0
 D. x2 + y2 + 6x – 14y + 36 = 0
99. If (3, -2) lies on the circle with center (-1, 1) then the equation of the
circle is:

 A. x2 + y2 + 2x – 2y – 23 = 0
 B. x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y – 21 = 0
 C. x2 + y2 + 2x – y – 33 = 0
 D. x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y – 27 = 0
100. Find the equation of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y – k =
0 represents a point circle.

 A. 5
 B. -5
 C. 6
 D. -6
 Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in
Analytic Geometry: Points, Lines and Circles – MCQs Part 1.
 1. B. 21
 Review: Solution for Number 1
 2. C. 10
 Review: Solution for Number 2
 3. D. –5 or 19
 Review: Solution for Number 3
 4. C. (3, -3)
 Review: Solution for Number 4
 5. C. 5, 0
 Review: Solution for Number 5
 6. B. x = -10, y = –1
 Review: Solution for Number 6
 7. A. (-1, 1)
 Review: Solution for Number 7
 8. D. (11, -20)
 Review: Solution for Number 8
 9. B. c – b = b – a
 Review: Solution for Number 9
 10. D. 8
 Review: Solution for Number 10
 11. B. 14.93
 Review: Solution for Number 11
 12. C. 45º
 Review: Solution for Number 12
 13. B. 11º 19’
 Review: Solution for Number 13
 14. A. 4.4º
 Review: Solution for Number 14
 15. D. 1
 Review: Solution for Number 15
 16. B. (64, -44) and (4, -4)
 Review: Solution for Number 16
 17. B. 2
 Review: Solution for Number 17
 18. B. 3.54
 Review: Solution for Number 18
 19. B. 5 units
 Review: Solution for Number 19
 20. B. 4
 Review: Solution for Number 20
 21. D
 Review: Solution for Number 21
 22. A. 10
 Review: Solution for Number 22
 23. A. 1
 Review: Solution for Number 23
 24. C. -3/2
 Review: Solution for Number 24
 25. B. 9 sq. units
 Review: Solution for Number 25
 26. B. 4
 Review: Solution for Number 26
 27. C. 25 sq. units
 Review: Solution for Number 27
 28. B. y = -x – 2
 Review: Solution for Number 28
 29. B. 5
 Review: Solution for Number 29
 30. B. 3x – y + 1 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 30
 31. D. 2x + y + 1 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 31
 32. C. 3x – 2y = 12
 Review: Solution for Number 32
 33. C. 8
 Review: Solution for Number 33
 34. A. y – 6x = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 34
 35. B. y + 2x – 4 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 35
 36. C. 3
 Review: Solution for Number 36
 37. B. -3/2
 Review: Solution for Number 37
 38. C. –6
 Review: Solution for Number 38
 39. C. x – y – 4 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 39
 40. B. 5x – y = 14
 Review: Solution for Number 40
 41. B. 8x – 2y + 11 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 41
 42. D. 15 x – 10y – 9 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 42
 43. A. 7x + 2y + 31 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 43
 44. C. 4x + 5y = 2
 Review: Solution for Number 44
 45. D. 2x + y – 2 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 45
 46. D. –3
 Review: Solution for Number 46
 47. D. 4
 Review: Solution for Number 47
 48. D. x – 4y = –14
 Review: Solution for Number 48
 49. A. 3
 Review: Solution for Number 49
 50. B. 2x – y – 2 = 0
 Review: Solution for Number 50
 Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in
Analytic Geometry: Points, Lines and Circles – MCQs Part 2.
 51. B. IV
 52. C. IV
 53. C. (11, -20)
 54. C. (6, -6)
 55. B. (1, 1)
 56. C. 5
 57. A. (0, 1)
 58. C. 38
 59. D. 9.487
 60. D. 10
 61. C. 19 or –5
 62. B. √2
 63. B. 5.4
 64. B. 2.36
 65. C. 3
 66. B. 3.54
 67. D. (64, -44) and (4, -4)
 68. D. (x/a) + (y/b) = 1
 69. A. 1
 70. B. -3/2
 71. B. –3
 72. A. 2
 73. D. 77.47°
 74. C. 3x – 4y – 5 = 0
 75. A. 4y = 1
 76. A. 3x – 2y + 1 = 0
 77. D. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
 78. B. 45°
 79. B. Are coincident
 80. B. 5x – 4y – 1 = 0
 81. C. y = 2/3 x + 1
 82. C. y – x – 4 = 0
 83. C. 4
 84. C. 3x – 2y = 12
 85. D. 2.5
 86. A. 6π
 87. B. 225π
 88. C. 5.81
 89. A. 13.86
 90. B. 25π
 91. A. (√33)/4
 92. B. 5
 93. D. 8/3
 94. A. (3, -2)
 95. C. x2 + y2 – 8x – 10y + 25 = 0
 96. A. x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12 = 0
 97. B. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x + 16y – 192 = 0
 98. C. x2 + y2 + 6x – 14y + 49 = 0
 99. A. x2 + y2 + 2x – 2y – 23 = 0
 100. B. -5

 
Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part 1 of the Series
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
Problem 1: ME Board October 1991
A circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of 1 m will be made into a
conical hat 40 cm high by cutting a sector off and joining the edges to form
a cone. Determine the angle subtended by the sector removed.

 A. 144°
 B. 148°
 C. 152°
 D. 154°
Problem 2: CE Board November 1994
What is the area in sq. me of the zone of a spherical segment having a
volume of 1470.265 cu. m if the diameter of the sphere is 30 m?

 A. 465.5 m2
 B. 565.5 m2
 C. 665.5 m2
 D. 656.5 m2
Problem 3: CE Board May 1995
A sphere having a diameter of 30 cm is cut into 2 segments. The altitude of
the first segment is 6 cm. What is the ratio of the area of the second
segment to that of the first?

 A. 4:1
 B. 3:1
 C. 2:1
 D. 3:2
Problem 4: CE Board November 1996
If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface area
increased?

 A. 30%
 B. 33%
 C. 60%
 D. 69%
Problem 5: ECE Board November 1996
Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume of
the cube increased?

 A. 1.21%
 B. 2.8%
 C. 3.03%
 D. 3.5%
Problem 6: ECE Board November 1992
Given a sphere of a diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its
diameter when the surface area increases by 21%?

 A. 5%
 B. 10%
 C. 21%
 D. 33%
Problem 7: ECE Board November 1992
Given a sphere of a diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its
volume when the surface area increases by 21%?

 A. 5%
 B. 10%
 C. 21%
 D. 33%
Problem 8: EE Board October 1991
How many times does the volume of a sphere increases if the radius is
doubled?

 A. 4 times
 B. 2 times
 C. 6 times
 D. 8 times
Problem 9: CE Board May 1997
A circular having an altitude of 9 m is divided into 2 segments having the
same vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6 m, find the ratio of the volume of
the small cone to the big cone.

 A. 0.186
 B. 0.296
 C. 0.386
 D. 0.486
Problem 10: CE Board November 1997
Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter
of 72 cm and central angle of 210°.

 A. 12367.2 cm3
 B. 13232.6 cm3
 C. 13503.4 cm3
 D. 14682.5 cm3
Problem 11: CE Board May 1998
Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter
of 72 cm and a central angle of 150°.

 A. 5533.32 cm3
 B. 6622.44 cm3
 C. 7710.82 cm3
 D. 8866.44 cm3
Problem 12: CE Board November 1996
A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It
holds water to a depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume (in cm3)
of its content.
 A. 188.40
 B. 298.40
 C. 381.70
 D. 412.60
Problem 13: CE Board May 1995
What is the height of a right circular cone having a slant height of and
a base diameter of 2x?
 A. 2x
 B. 3x
 C. 3.317x
 D. 3.162x
Problem 14: CE Board November 1995
The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of a right circular cone is 2:1. If
the altitude is 15 cm, what is the ratio of the slant height to the radius?

 A. 5:6
 B. 5:4
 C. 5:3
 D. 5:2
Problem 15: CE Board November 1994
A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187.06
cu. m. What is the base edge in meters?

 A. 12
 B. 13
 C. 14
 D. 15
Problem 16: CE Board November 1995
The volume of the frustum of a regular triangular pyramid is 135 cu. m. The
lower base is an equilateral triangle with an edge of 9 m. The upper base is
8 m above the lower base. What is the upper base edge in meters?

 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. 4
 D. 5
Problem 17: EE Board April 1992
What is the volume of a frustum of a cone whose upper base is 15 cm in
diameter and lower base 10 cm. in diameter with an altitude of 25 cm?

 A. 3018.87 cm3
 B. 3180.87 cm3
 C. 3108.87 cm3
 D. 3081.87 cm3
Problem 18: EE Board April 1993
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. m. Find its volume.

 A. 522,600 m3
 B. 520,500 m3
 C. 540,600 m3
 D. 534,200 m3
Problem 19: ME Board April 1996
Determine the volume of a right truncated triangular prism with the
following definitions: Let the corners of the triangular base be defined by A,
B and C. The length of AB = 10 ft., BC = 9 ft. and CA = 12 ft. The sides A, B
and C are perpendicular to the triangular base and have the height of 8.6 ft.,
7.1 ft. and 5.5 ft. respectively.

 A. 413 ft3
 B. 311 ft3
 C. 313 ft3
 D. 391 ft3
Problem 20: CE Board November 1995
A circular cylinder with a volume of 6.54 cu. m is circumscribed about a right
prism whose base is an equilateral triangle of side 1.25 m. What is the
altitude of the cylinder in meters?

 A. 3.50
 B. 3.75
 C. 4.00
 D. 4.25
Problem 21: CE Board May 1996
A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base
one meter on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its
altitude in meters.
 A. 4.00
 B. 3.75
 C. 3.50
 D. 3.25
Problem 22: CE Board November 1997
The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each side equal to 6 cm.
The bases are 12 cm apart. What is the volume of the right prism?

 A. 1211.6 cm3
 B. 2211.7 cm3
 C. 1212.5 cm3
 D. 1122.4 cm3
Problem 23: EE Board April 1996
Two vertical conical tanks are joined at the vertices by a pipe. Initially the
bigger tank is full of water. The pipe valve is open to allow the water to flow
to the smaller tank until it is full. At this moment, how deep is the water in
the bigger tank? The bigger tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a height of 10 ft,
the smaller tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a height of 8 feet. Neglect the
volume of water in the pipeline.

 A.
 B.
 C.
 D.
Problem 24:
The central angle of a spherical wedge is 1 radian. Find its volume if its
radius is 1 unit.

 A. 2/3
 B. 1/2
 C. 3/4
 D. 2/5
Problem 25:
A regular octahedron has an edge 2m. Find its volume (in m3).
 A. 3.77
 B. 1.88
 C. 3.22
 D. 2.44
Problem 26: CE Board May 1996
A mixture compound of equal parts of two liquid, one white and the other
black, was placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids
in 6 inches. After standing for a short time, the mixture separated, the white
liquid settling below the black. If the thickness of the segment of the black
liquid is 2 inches, find the radius of the bowl in inches.

 A. 7.33
 B. 7.53
 C. 7.73
 D. 7.93
Problem 27: CE Board November 1996
The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter if 4 m is 5.236
m3. Determine the depth of the water in the tank.
 A. 1.0
 B. 1.2
 C. 1.4
 D. 1.8
Problem 28:
An ice cream cone is filled with ice cream and surmounted ice cream in the
form of a hemisphere on top of the cone. If the hemispherical surface is
equal to the lateral area of the cone, find the total volume (in cubic inches)
of ice cream if the radius of the hemisphere is 1 inch and assuming the
diameter of hemisphere is equal to the diameter of the cone.

 A. 3.45
 B. 3.91
 C. 4.12
 D. 4.25
Problem 29: ME Board April 1997
A cubical container that measures 2 inches on a side is tightly packed with 8
marbles and is filled with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the walls of
the container and the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are of the same
size. What is the volume of water in the container?

 A. 0.38 in3
 B. 2.5 in3
 C. 3.8 in3
 D. 4.2 in3
Problem 30: CE Board May 1997
The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical shell that
encloses it. The volume of the box is 2744 cubic cm. What volume in cubic
centimeters inside the shell is not occupied by the block?

 A. 2714.56
 B. 3714.65
 C. 4713.56
 D. 4613.74
31. If the edge of a cube is doubled, which of the following is incorrect?

 A. The lateral area will be quadrupled


 B. The volume is increased 8 times
 C. The diagonal is doubled
 D. The weight is doubled
32. The volume of a cube is reduced by how much if all sides are halved?

 A. 1/8
 B. 5/8
 C. 6/8
 D. 7/8
33. Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume
of the cube increased?

 A. 23.4%
 B. 33.1%
 C. 3%
 D. 34.56%
34. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface
area increased?

 A. 67
 B. 69
 C. 63
 D. 65
35. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x inches
caused by increasing its side by 1%.

 A. 0.3×3 cu. in.


 B. 0.1×3 cu. in.
 C. 0.02 cu. in.
 D. 0.03×3 cu. in.
36. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet high is solidly
packed with bricks whose dimensions are 8 in. by 4 in. by 2 in. The number
of bricks in the bin is:

 A. 68
 B. 386
 C. 648
 D. 956
37. Find the total surface area of a cube of side 6 cm.

 A. 214 sq. cm.


 B. 216 sq. cm.
 C. 226 sq. cm.
 D. 236 sq. cm.
38. The space diagonal of a cube is 4√3 m. Find its volume.

 A. 16 cubic meters
 B. 48 cubic meters
 C. 64 cubic meters
 D. 86 cubic meters
39. A reservoir is shaped like a square prism. If the area of its base is 225
sq. cm, how many liters of water will it hold?

 A. 3.375
 B. 3375
 C. 33.75
 D. 3375
40. Find the angle formed by the intersection of a face diagonal t the
diagonal of a cube drawn from the same vertex.

 A. 35.26°
 B. 32.56°
 C. 33.69°
 D. 42.23°
41. The space diagonal of a cube (the diagonal joining two non-coplanar
vertices) is 6 m. The total surface area of the cube is:

 A. 60
 B. 66
 C. 72
 D. 78
42. The base edge of a regular hexagonal prism is 6 cm and its bases are 12
cm apart. Find its volume in cu. cm.

 A. 1563.45 cm3
 B. 1058.45 cm3
 C. 1896.37 cm3
 D. 1122.37 cm3
43. The base edge of a regular pentagonal prism is 6 cm and its bases are
12 cm apart. Find its volume in cu. cm.

 A. 743.22 cm3
 B. 786.89 cm3
 C. 567.45 cm3
 D. 842.12 cm3
44. The base of a right prism is a hexagon with one side 6 cm long. If the
volume of the prism is 450 cc, how far apart are the bases?

 A. 5.74 cm
 B. 3.56 cm
 C. 4.11 cm
 D. 4.81 cm
45. A trough has an open top 0.30 m by 6 m and closed vertical ends which
are equilateral triangles 30 cm on each side. It is filled with water to half its
depth. Find the volume of the water in cubic meters.

 A. 0.058
 B. 0.046
 C. 0.037
 D. 0.065
46. Determine the volume of a right truncated prism with the following
dimensions: Let the corner of the triangular base be defined by A, B, and C.
the length AB = 10 feet, BC = 9 feet and CA = 12 feet. The sides at A, B and
C are perpendicular to the triangular base and have the height of 8.6 feet,
7.1 feet, and 5.5 feet, respectively.

 A. 413 ft3
 B. 311 ft3
 C. 313 ft3
 D. 391 ft3
47. The volume of a regular tetrahedron of side 5 cm is:

 A. 13.72 cu. cm
 B. 14.73 cu. cm
 C. 15.63 cu. cm
 D. 17.82 cu. cm
48. A regular hexagonal pyramid whose base perimeter is 60 cm has an
altitude of 30 cm, the volume of the pyramid is:

 A. 2958 cu. cm.


 B. 2598 cu. cm.
 C. 2859 cu. cm.
 D. 2589 cu. cm.
49. A frustum of a pyramid has an upper base 100 m by 10 m and a lower
base of 80 m by 8 m. if the altitude of the frustum is 5 m, find its volume.

 A. 4567.67 cu. m.
 B. 3873.33 cu. m.
 C. 4066.67 cu. m.
 D. 2345.98 cu. m.
50. The altitude of the frustum of a regular rectangular pyramid is 5m the
volume is 140 cu. m. and the upper base is 3m by 4m. What are the
dimensions of the lower base in m?

 A. 9 x 10
 B. 6 x 8
 C. 4.5 x 6
 D. 7.50 x 10
51. The frustum of a regular triangular pyramid has equilateral triangles for
its bases. The lower and upper base edges are 9 m and 3 m, respectively. If
the volume is 118.2 cu. m.., how far apart are the base?

 A. 9m
 B. 8m
 C. 7m
 D. 10m
52. A cylindrical gasoline tank, lying horizontally, 0.90 m. in diameter and 3
m long is filled to a depth of 0.60 m. How many gallons of gasoline does it
contain? Hint: One cubic meter = 265 gallons

 A. 250
 B. 360
 C. 300
 D. 270
53. A closed cylindrical tank is 8 feet long and 3 feet in diameter. When lying
in a horizontal position, the water is 2 feet deep. If the tank is the vertical
position, the depth of water in the tank is:

 A. 5.67 m
 B. 5.82 m
 C. 5.82 ft
 D. 5.67 ft
54. A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square
base one meter on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. find
its altitude in m. meter on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu.
m. Find its altitude in m.

 A. 5
 B. 4.5
 C. 69.08
 D. 4
55. If 23 cubic meters of water are poured into a conical vessel, it reaches a
depth of 12 cm. how much water must be added so that the length reaches
18 cm.?

 A. 95 cubic meters
 B. 100 cubic meters
 C. 54.6 cubic meters
 D. 76.4 cubic meters
56. The height of a right circular base down is h. If it contains water to depth
of 2h/3 the ratio of the volume of water to that of the cone is:

 A. 1:27
 B. 2:3
 C. 8:27
 D. 26:27
57. A right circular cone with an altitude of 9m is divided into two segments;
one is a smaller circular cone having the same vertex with an altitude of 6m.
Find the ratio of the volume of the two cones.

 A. 19:27
 B. 2:3
 C. 1:3
 D. 8:27
58. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm. and a base diameter of 12 cm. It
holds water to a depth of 18 cm. above its vertex. Find the volume of its
content in cc.

 A. 387.4
 B. 381.7
 C. 383.5
 D. 385.2
59. A right circular cone with an altitude of 8 cm is divided into two
segments. One is a smaller circular cone having the same vertex with the
volume equal to ¼ of the original cone. Find the altitude of the smaller cone.

 A. 4.52 cm
 B. 6.74 cm
 C. 5.04 cm
 D. 6.12 cm
60. The slant height of a right circular cone is 5m long. The base diameter is
6m. What is the lateral area in sq. m?

 A. 37.7
 B. 47
 C. 44
 D. 40.8
61. A right circular cone has a volume of 128π/3 cm3 and an altitude of 8
cm. The lateral area is:

 A. 16√5 π cm2
 B. 12√5 π cm2
 C. 16π cm2
 D. 15π cm2
62. The volume of a right circular cone is 36π. If its altitude is 3, find its
radius.

 A. 3
 B. 4
 C. 5
 D. 6
63. A cone and hemisphere share base that is a semicircle with radius 3 and
the cone is inscribed inside the hemisphere. Find the volume of the region
outside the cone and inside the hemisphere.

 A. 24.874
 B. 27.284
 C. 28.274
 D. 28.724
64. A cone was formed by rolling a thin sheet of metal in the form of a
sector of a circle 72 cm in diameter with a central angle of 210°. What is the
volume of the cone in cc?

 A. 13,602
 B. 13,504
 C. 13,716
 D. 13,318
65. A cone was formed by rolling a thin sheet of metal in the form of a
sector of a circle 72 cm in diameter with a central angle of 150°. Find the
volume of the cone in cc.

 A. 7733
 B. 7722
 C. 7744
 D. 7711
66. A chemist’s measuring glass is conical in shape. If it is 8 cm deep and 3
cm across the mouth, find the distance on the slant edge between the
markings for 1 cc and 2 cc.
 A. 0.82 cm
 B. 0.79 cm
 C. 0.74 cm
 D. 0.92 cm
67. The base areas of a frustum of a cone are 25 sq. cm. and 16 sq. cm,
respectively. If its altitude is 6 cm, find its volume.

 A. 120 cm3
 B. 122 cm3
 C. 129 cm3
 D. 133 cm3
68. What is the surface area of a sphere whose volume is 36 cu. m?

 A. 52.7 m2
 B. 48.7 m2
 C. 46.6 m2
 D. 54.6 m2
69. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by 21%, its volume is
increased by:

 A. 13.31%
 B. 33.1%
 C. 21%
 D. 30%
70. The surface area of the sphere is 4πr2. Find the percentage increase in
its diameter when the surface area increases by 21%.

 A. 5%
 B. 10%
 C. 15%
 D. 20%
71. Find the percentage increase in volume of a sphere if its surface area is
increased by 21%

 A. 30.2%
 B. 33.1%
 C. 34.5%
 D. 30.9%
72. The volume of a sphere is increased by how much if its surface area is
increased by 20%?

 A. 32.6%
 B. 33%
 C. 44%
 D. 72.8%
73. Given two spheres whose combined volume is known to be 819 cu. m. if
their radii are in the ratio 3:4, what is the volume of the smaller sphere?

 A. 576 cu. m.
 B. 243 cu. m.
 C. 343 cu. m.
 D. 476 cu. m.
74. How much will the surface area of a sphere be increased if its radius is
increased by 5%?

 A. 25%
 B. 15.5%
 C. 12.5%
 D. 10.25%
75. The volume of a sphere is 904.78 cu. m. Find the volume of the
spherical segment of height 4 m.

 A. 234.57 cu. m.
 B. 256.58 cu. m.
 C. 145.69 cu. m.
 D. 124.58 cu. m.
76. A sphere of radius r just fits into a cylindrical container of radius r and
altitude 2r. Find the empty space in the cylinder.

 A. (8/9)πr3
 B. (20/27)πr3
 C. (4/5)πr3
 D. (2/3)πr3
77. If a solid steel ball is immersed in an eight cm. diameter cylinder, it
displaces water to a depth of 2.25 cm. the radius of the ball is:

 A. 3 cm
 B. 6 cm
 C. 9 cm
 D. 12 cm
78. The diameter of two spheres is in the ratio 2:3. If the sum of their
volumes is 1,260 cu. m., the volume of the larger sphere is:

 A. 972 cu. m.
 B. 927 cu. m.
 C. 856 cu. m.
 D. 865 cu. m.
79. A hemispherical bowl of radius 10 cm is filled with water to such a depth
that the water surface area is equal to 75π cm2 The volume of water is:

 A. 625/3 cm3
 B. 625π/3 cm3
 C. 625π/2 cm3
 D. 625π cm3
80. A water tank is in the form of a spherical segment whose base radii are
4 m and 3 m and whose altitude is 6 m. The capacity of the tank in gallon is:

 A. 91,011
 B. 92,011
 C. 95,011
 D. 348.72
81. Find the volume of a spherical sector of altitude 3 cm. and radius 5 cm.

 A. 75π cu. cm.


 B. 100π cu. cm.
 C. 50π cu. cm.
 D. 25π cu. cm.
82. How far from the center of a sphere of a radius 10 cm should a plane be
passed so that the ratio of the areas of two zones is 3:7?

 A. 3 cm
 B. 4 cm
 C. 5 cm
 D. 6 cm
83. A 2-m diameter spherical tank contains1396 liter of water. How many
liters of water must be added for the water to reach a depth of 1.75 m?

 A. 2613
 B. 2723
 C. 2542
 D. 2472
84. Find the volume of a spherical segment of radius 10 m and the altitude 5
m.

 A. 654.5 cu. m.
 B. 659.8 cu. m.
 C. 675.2 cu. m.
 D. 680.5 cu. m.
85. Find the volume of a spherical wedge of radius 10 cm. and central angle
50°.
 A. 425.66 sq. m.
 B. 431.25 sq. m.
 C. 581.78 sq. m.
 D. 444.56 sq. m.
86. Determine the area of the zone of a sphere of radius 8 in. and altitude
12 in.

 A. 192π sq. in.


 B. 198π sq. in.
 C. 185π sq. in.
 D. 195π sq. in.
87. The corners of a cubical block touch the closed spherical shell that
encloses it. The volume of the box is 2744 cc. What volume in cc, inside the
shell is not occupied by the block?

 A. 1356 cm3
 B. 4721 cm3
 C. 3423 cm3
 D. 7623 cm3
88. A cubical container that measures 2 inches on each side is tightly packed
with 8 marbles and is filled with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the
walls of the container and the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are of the
same size. What is the volume of water in the container?

 A. 0.38 cu. in.


 B. 2.5 cu. in.
 C. 3.8 cu. in.
 D. 4.2 cu. in.
89. The volume of the water is a spherical tank is 1470.265 cm3. Determine
the depth of water if the tank has a diameter of 30 cm.

 A. 8
 B. 6
 C. 4
 D. 10
90. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4 m. is
5.236 m3. Determine the depth of the water on the tank.

 A. 1.0
 B. 1.4
 C. 1.2
 D. 1.6
91. A mixture compound from equal parts of two liquids, one white and the
other black was placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two
liquids is 6”. After standing for a short time the mixture separated the white
liquid settling below the black. If the thickness of the segment of the black
liquid is 2”, find the radius of the bowl in inches.

 A. 7.53
 B. 7.33
 C. 7.73
 D. 7.93
92. 20.5 cubic meters of water is inside a spherical tank whose radius is 2
m. find the height of the water surface above the bottom of the tank, in m.

 A. 2.7
 B. 2.5
 C. 2.3
 D. 2.1
93. The volume of the sphere is 3π cu. m. The surface area of this sphere in
sq. m. is:

 A. 36π
 B. 24π
 C. 18π
 D. 12π
94. Spherical balls 1.5 cm in diameter area packed in a box measuring 6 cm
by 3 cm by 3 cm. If as many balls as possible are packed in the box, how
much free space remains in the box?

 A. 28.41 cc
 B. 20.47 cc
 C. 29.87 cc
 D. 25.73 cc
95. A solid has a circular base of radius r. find the volume of the solid if
every plane perpendicular to a given diameter is a square.

 A. 16 r3/3
 B. 5 r3
 C. 6 r3
 D. 19 r3/3
96. A solid has circular base of diameter 20 cm. Find the volume of the solid
if every cutting plane perpendicular to the base along a given diameter is an
equilateral triangle.

 A. 2514 cc
 B. 2107 cc
 C. 2309 cc
 D. 2847 cc
97. The base of a certain solid is a triangle of base b and altitude h. if all
sections perpendicular to the altitude of the triangle are regular hexagons,
find the volume of the solid. Ans=A

98. The volume generated by the circle by the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12


= 0 revolved about the line 2x – 3y – 12 = 0 is:

 A. 3242 cubic units


 B. 3342 cubic units
 C. 3452 cubic units
 D. 3422 cubic units
99. The volume generated by rotating the curve 9×2 + 4y2 = 36 about the
line 4x + 3y = 20 is:

 A. 48π
 B. 58π2
 C. 42π
 D. 48π2
100. Find the volume generated by revolving the area bounded by the ellipse
(y2/9) + (x2/4) = 1 about the line x = 3.

 A. 347.23 cu. units


 B. 355.31 cu. units
 C. 378.43 cu. units
 D. 389.51 cu. units
101. The area in the second quadrant of the circle x2 + y2 = 36 is revolved
about the line y + 10 = 0. What is the volume generated?

 A. 2218.6
 B. 2228.8
 C. 2233.4
 D. 2208.5
102. A square area of edge “a” revolves about a line through one vertex,
making an angle Ѳ with an edge and not crossing the square. Find the
volume generated.

 A. 3π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ)
 B. π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ) / 2
 C. 2π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ)
 D. π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ)
103. Given an ellipse whose semi-major axis is 6 cm. and semi-minor axis is
3 cm. what is the volume generated if it is revolved about the minor axis?

 A. 36π cu. cm.


 B. 72π cu. cm.
 C. 96π cu. cm
 D. 144π cu. cm
104. A square hole 2” x 2” is cut through a 6-inch diameter long along its
diameter and perpendicular to its axis. Find the volume of wood that was
removed.

 A. 27.32 cu. in.


 B. 23.54 cu. in.
 C. 21.78 cu. in.
 D. 34.62 cu. in.
 Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in Solid
Geometry – MCQs Part 1.
 1. 144o
 Review: Solution for Number 1
 2. 565.5 m2
 Review: Solution for Number 2
 3. 4:1
 Review: Solution for Number 3
 4. 69 %
 Review: Solution for Number 4
 5. 3.03%
 Review: Solution for Number 5
 6. 10%
 Review: Solution for Number 6
 7. 33%
 Review: Solution for Number 7
 8. 8 times
 Review: Solution for Number 8
 9. 0.296
 Review: Solution for Number 9
 10. 13503.4 cm3
 Review: Solution for Number 10
 11. 7710.82 cm3
 Review: Solution for Number 11
 12. 381.70
 Review: Solution for Number 12
 13. 3x
 Review: Solution for Number 13
 14. 5:2
 Review: Solution for Number 14
 15. 12
 Review: Solution for Number 15
 16. 3
 Review: Solution for Number 16
 17. 3108.87 cm3
 Review: Solution for Number 17
 18. 522,600 m3
 Review: Solution for Number 18
 19. 311 ft3
 Review: Solution for Number 19
 20. 4.00
 Review: Solution for Number 20
 21. 4.00
 Review: Solution for Number 21
 22. 1122.4 cm3
 Review: Solution for Number 22
 23.
 Review: Solution for Number 23
 24. 2/3
 Review: Solution for Number 24
 25. 3.77
 Review: Solution for Number 25
 26. 7.33
 Review: Solution for Number 26
 27. 1.0
 Review: Solution for Number 27
 28. 3.91
 Review: Solution for Number 28
 29. 3.8 in3
 Review: Solution for Number 29
 30. 4713.56
 Review: Solution for Number 30
 31. D. The weight is doubled
 32. D. 7/8
 33. B. 33.1%
 34. B. 69
 35. D. 0.03×3 cu. in.
 36. C. 648
 37. B. 216 sq. cm.
 38. C. 64 cubic meters
 39. A. 3.375
 40. A. 35.26°
 41. C. 72
 42. D. 1122.37 cm3
 43. A. 743.22 cm3
 44. D. 4.81 cm
 45. A. 0.058
 46. B. 311 ft3
 47. B. 14.73 cu.cm
 48. B. 2598 cu. cm.
 49. C. 4066.67 cu. m.
 50. B. 6 x 8
 Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in Solid
Geometry – MCQs Part 2.
 51. C. 7m
 52. B. 360
 53. D. 5.67 ft
 54. D. 4
 55. C. 54.6 cubic meters
 56. D. 26:27
 57. D. 8:27
 58. B. 381.7
 59. C. 5.04 cm
 60. B. 47
 61. A. 16√5 π cm2
 62. D. 6
 63. C. 28.274
 64. B. 13,504
 65. D. 7711
 66. B. 0.79 cm
 67. B. 122 cm3
 68. A. 52.7 m2
 69. B. 33.1%
 70. B. 10%
 71. B. 33.1%
 72. D. 72.8%
 73. B. 243 cu. m.
 74. D. 10.25%
 75. A. 234.57 cu. m.
 76. D. (2/3)πr3
 77. A. 3 cm
 78. A. 972 cu. m.
 79. B. 625π/3 cm3
 80. B. 92,011
 81. C. 50π cu. cm.
 82. B. 4 cm
 83. A. 2613
 84. A. 654.5 cu. m.
 85. C. 581.78 sq. m.
 86. A. 192π sq. in.
 87. B. 4721 cm3
 88. C. 3.8 cu. in.
 89. B. 6
 90. A. 1.0
 91. B. 7.33
 92. C. 2.3
 93. A. 36π
 94. D. 25.73 cc
 95. A. 16 r3/3
 96. C. 2309 cc
 97. A
 98. D. 3422 cubic units
 99. D. 48π2
 100. B. 355.31 cu. units
 101. B. 2228.8
 102. D. π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ)
 103. D. 144π cu. cm
 104. B. 23.54 cu. in.

"If the diagonal and the area of a rectangle are 25 m and 168 m2, respectively, what is the length of the 
rectangle in meters?" 

24 

   
A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius r cm. What is the perimeter of the
regular hexagon?
3r
6r
sqrt 72 * r
9r
 

"If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 150 degrees, then it is a/an
______________"
Octagon
Decagon
Dodecagon
Tetrahedron
 

A rectangular prism of volume 3200 cu. mm. has a rectangular base of length 10 mm
and width 8 mm. Find the height h of the prism in mm.
20
30
40
50
"The surface area of the three coterminous faces of a cuboid are 6, 15, 10 sq.cm
respectively. Find the volume of the cuboid in cubic centimeters."
30

A 5 cubic centimeter cube is painted on all its side. If it is sliced into 1 cubic
centimer cubes, how many 1 cubic centimeter cubes will have exactly one of
their sides painted?

1. 9
2. 61
3. 98
4. 54

The area of a square field is 24200 sq m. How long will a lady take to cross the
field diagonally at the rate of 6.6 km/hr?

1. 3 minutes
2. 2 minutes
3. 2.4 minutes
4. 2 minutes 40 seconds
The circumference of the front wheel of a cart is 30 ft long and that of the back
wheel is 36 ft long. What is the distance travelled by the cart, when the front
wheel has done five more revolutions than the rear wheel?

1. 20 ft
2. 25 ft
3. 750 ft
4. 900 ft

If the sides of a triangle measure 72, 75 and 21, what is the measure of its in
radius?

1. 37.5
2. 24
3. 9
4. 15

A 5 cm cube is cut into as many 1 cm cubes as possible. What is the ratio of the
surface area of the larger cube to that of the sum of the surface areas of the
smaller cubes?

1. 1:6
2. 1:5
3. 1 : 25
4. 1 : 125

If each interior angle of a regular polygon is 150 degrees, then it is a/an


______________

1. Octagon
2. Decagon
3. Dodecagon
4. Tetrahedron

Four horses are tethered at 4 corners of a square field of side 70 metres so that
they can just about reach one another. The area left ungrazed by the horses is:

1. 1050 sq.m
2. 3850 sq.m
3. 950 sq.m
4. 1075 sq.m

A square sheet of paper is converted into a cylinder by rolling it along its


length. What is the ratio of the base radius to the side of the square?
Ans = 1/2pi 

The surface area of the three coterminous faces of a cuboid are 6, 15, 10 sq.cm
respectively. Find the volume of the cuboid.

1. 30 cc
2. 20 cc
3. 40 cc
4. 35 cc

If the diagonal and the area of a rectangle are 25 m and 168 m2, what is the
length of the rectangle?

1. 17 m
2. 31 m
3. 12 m
4. 24 m

A 4 cm cube is cut into 1 cm cubes. What is the percentage increase in the


surface area after cutting?

1. 4%
2. 300%
3. 75%
4. 400%

A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius r cm. What is the perimeter


of the regular hexagon?

1. 3r
2. 6r
3. Sqrt72 *r
4. 9r

If x units are added to the length of the radius of a circle, what is the number of
units by which the circumference of the circle is increased?

1. x
2. 2
3. 2π
4. 2πx
5. x2

ABCD has area equal to 28. BC is parallel to AD. BA is perpendicular to AD. If


BC is 6 and AD is 8, then what is CD?

1. 2√2
2. 2√3
3. 4
4. 2√5
5. 6

Which of the following figures has the largest area?

I. A circle of radius √2
II. An equilateral triangle whose sides each have length 4
III. A triangle whose sides have lengths 3, 4 and 5

1. I
2. II
3. III
4. I and III
5. II and III

The hexagon ABCDEF is regular. That means all its sides are of the same length
and all its interior angles are of the same size. Each side of the hexagon is 2 m.
What is the area of the rectangle BCEF?
1. 4 sq.m
2. 4√3 sq.m
3. 8 sq.m
4. 4 + 4√3 sq.m
5. 12 sq.m

Ram a farmer, managed to grow shaped-watermelons inside glass cases of


different shapes. The shapes he used were: a perfect cube, hemi-spherical,
cuboid, cylindrical along with the normal spherical shaped watermelons.
Thickness of the skin was same for all the shapes. Each of the glass cases was so
designed that the total volume and the weight of the all the water-melons
would be equal irrespective of the shape.

A customer wants to buy water-melon for making juice, for which the skin of
the water-melon has to be peeled off, and therefore is a waste. Which shape
should the customer buy?

A. Cube
B. Hemi-sphere
C. Cuboid
D. Cylinder
E. Normal spherical

The figure below has been obtained by folding a rectangle. The total area of the
figure (as visible) is 144 square meters. Had the rectangle not been folded, the
current overlapping part would have been a square. What would have been the
total area of the original unfolded rectangle?
A. 128 square meters
B. 154 square meters
C. 162 square meters
D. 172 square meters
E. None of the above

A solid metal cylinder of 10 cm height and 14 cm diameter is melted and re-cast


into two cones in the proportion of 3 : 4 (volume), keeping the height 10 cm.
What would be the percentage change in the flat surface area before and after?

A. 9%
B. 16%
C. 25%
D. 50%
E. None of the above

A circular road is constructed outside a square field. The perimeter of the


square field is 200 ft. If the width of the road is 7√2 ft. and cost of construction
is Rs. 100 per sq. ft. Find the lowest possible cost to construct 50% of the total
road.

A. Rs.70,400
B. Rs.1,25,400
C. Rs.1,40,800
D. Rs.2,35,400
E. None of the above

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