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1. The magnitude of the vector F = 2i + 6j 8k is: A. 9.1 B. 13.6 C. 12.5 D. 10.2 2. Round off 108.288886 to four significant figures. A. 108.2889 B. 108.3 C. 108.2 D. 108.2888 3. When the expression x^4 + ax^3 + 5x^2 + bx + 6 is divided by (x - 2), the remainder is 16. When it is divided by (x + 1) the remainder is 10. What is the value of the constant a? A. -5 B. -9 C. 7 D. 8 4. If versed sin theta = 0.148, what is the value of theta? A. 31.57 B. 58.43 C. 24.78 D. 11.24 5. What is the equivalent of 720 degrees in the centesimal system? A. 600 grads B.750 grads C. 800 grads D.. 700 grads 6. In a spherical triangle, angle B = 81 degrees and 50 minutes and angle C = 94 degrees and 30 minutes. If side c = 901 degrees, what is the value of angle A? A. 56 degrees 28 minutes B. 57 degrees 32 minutes C. 62 degrees 24 minutes D. 54 degrees 18 minutes 7. Given the sides of a triangle ABC: a = 36.3 cm, b = 23.9 cm, c = ?. The angle opposite side a is 102.7 degrees. Compute the value of side c in centimeters A. 15.25 B. 22.57 C. 25.78 D. 20.45 8. Determine the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle having an area of 170 square cm. A. 169.8 B. 124.1 C. 148.2 D. 140.6 9. Determine the volume of a spherical wedge of radius 2 m and a central angle of 1.25 radians. A. 6.67 B. 8.64 C. 9.85 D. 5.74 10. The lateral area of a right circular cone is 386 square meters. If its diameter is one-half its altitude, determine its altitude in meters. A. 24.7 B. 17.4 C. 18.9 D. 22.5

11. The surface area of a regular tetrahedron is 173.2 sq. cm. What is its altitude? A. 8.2 B. 9.6 C. 7.2 D. 6.5 12. If the curve Ax^2 + By^2 + F = 0 passes through (0, 3) and (4, 0), the curve is: A. a parabola B. an ellipse C. a circle D. a hyperbola 13.. The distance between points (x, 3, 6) and (2, 10, 4) is 9.434 units. Calculate the value of x. A. 5 B. 7 C. 8 D. 6 14. If the distance between points A(2, 5, 4) and B(x, 3, 6) is AB = 5.745 m, determine the value of x. A. 4 B. 6 C. 3 D. 7 15. Evaluate the following limit of (x - 4) / (x^2 x 12) as x approaches 4. A. 1/7 B. undefined C. zero D. 1/6 16. The sum of two numbers is C. The product of one by the cube of the other is to be maximum. Determine one of the numbers. A. 3C/4 B. 3C/8 C. 3C/2 D. 3C/7 17. A triangular lot ABC has AB = 4.25 m, BC = 9.61 m, and CA = 8.62 m. A rectangular lot is inscribed in it such that the shorter side is on the 4.25 m side of the triangle. Determine the maximum area of the rectangular lot. A. 12.32 B. 9.16 C. 8. 24 D. 7.12 18. A particle moves according to the parametric equations x = t^3 and y = 2t^2. What is the velocity of the particle when t = 2? A. 15.12 B. 13.21 C. 14.42 D. 16.89 19. What is the perimeter of the curve r = 4(1 sin theta)? A. 32.47 B. 30.12 C. 25.13 D. 28.54 20. Find the surface area generated by rotating the first quadrant portion of the curve x^2 = 16 8y about the Y axis. A. 58.41 B. 64.25 C. 61.27 D. 66.38 21. A nominal annual rate of interest of 7%, compounded continuously, has an effective annual interest rate of: A. 7.25% B. 7.53%

C. 7.47% D. 7.14% 22. What is the difference between the sums of an annuity due and an ordinary annuity for the following data: Periodic payment = P100, 000 Terms = 20 years Payment intervals = 1 year Interest rate = 12% compounded annually A. P965, 732 B. P657, 432 C. P864, 629 D. P753, 458 23. An equipment is bought at P420, 000 with an economic life of 6 years and a salvage value of P50, 000. The first year depreciation is P105, 714. The cost of the money is 12% per year. What method of depreciation was used? A. straight-line method B. sinking-fund method C. SOYD method D. declining balance method 24. A 15kg block impends to move along a horizontal surface when a pull of 40N is applied on it at an angle of 50degrees with the horizontal. Determine the coefficient of friction between the block and the surface. A. 0.26 B. 0.34 C. 0.18 D. 0.22 25. A horizontal platform with radius of 2.5 m rotates about its center at a constant angular speed of 10 rad / min. The normal acceleration at the edge of the platform is: A. 0. 0694 m/s^2 B. 0.032 m/s^2 C. 0.085m/s^2 D. 0.049m/s^2 26. A horizontal force of 250 N pushes a flatbottomed 600 N block on a horizontal surface from rest to a velocity of 22 m/s after traveling 120 m. Compute the value of the coefficient of friction between the block and the horizontal surface. A. 0.28 B. 0.14 C. 0.21 D. 0.36

before the required time. At what time was he supposed to be at B? A. 10:13 am B. 10:16 am C. 10:22 am D. 10:18 am 2. What is the value of x if 1, , 1/x, 1/10, . form a harmonic progression? A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 5 3. Find the area of the spherical triangle ABC having the following parts: Angle A = 140 degrees Angle B = 75 degrees Angle C = 86 degrees Radius of sphere = 4 m A. 32.78 B. 41.41 C. 33.79 D. 34.56 4. The upper and lower bases of the frustum of a rectangular pyramid are 3 m by 4 m and 6 m by 8 m, respectively. If the volume of the solid is 140 m^3, how far apart are the bases? A. 6.5 B. 4.5 C. 5 D. 3.5 5. A closed conical vessel with base radius of 1 m and an altitude 2.5 m has its axis vertical. In upright position (vertex uppermost), the depth of the water in it is 50 cm. If the vessel was inverted (vertex lowermost), how deep is the water in it? A. 196.8 m B. 187.5 m C. 204.6 m D. 174.8 m 6. A right prism has a base in the shape of regular octagon inscribed in a square 10 cm by 10 cm. If its altitude of 15 cm find its volume in cc: A. 1, 242.6 B. 1, 163.4 C. 1,359.7 D. 1,421.6 7. Find the equation of the line with slope of 2/3 and which passes through point of intersection of the lines 4x 2y + 1 = 0 and x 2y + 4 = 0. A. 4x 6y + 9 = 0 B. 6x 4y + 9 = 0 C. 6x 4y + 11 = 0 D. 4x 6y + 11 = 0 8. Given the curve 36x^2 + 9y^2 36 = 0. What is the length of its latus rectum? A. 0.6 B. 0.75 C. 1.5 D. 1 9. Find the area enclosed by the following curve: x^2 + y^2 10x 10y + 25 = 0 A. 85.47 sq. units B. 95.61 sq. units C. 78.55 sq. units D. 68.53 sq. units 10. A triangle have vertices at (0, 0), (6, 30 degrees), (9, 70 degrees). What is the perimeter of the triangle? A. 29.45 units B. 26.74 units C. 20.85 units D. 23.74 units 11. At t years from now, one investment plan will generate profit at the rate of 50 + t^2 thousand pesos per year, while a second investment plan will generate 200 + 5t thousand pesos per year. What is

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1. A salesman started walking from office A at 9:30am at the rate of 2.5kph. He arrived office B 12 seconds late. Had he started at A at 9:00 am and walked at 1.5kph, he would arrived at B one minute

the net excess profit if you invest in the second plan instead of the first plan up to the time the two plans yield equal profits? A. P1, 532, 200 B. P1, 687, 500 C. P1, 486, 200 D. P1, 349, 100 12. Given the function y = x(x + 1)^3. Determine the value of its second derivative at x = 1. A. 36 B. 34 C. 35 D. 33 13. Triangle ABC have sides measuring AB = 7 m, BC = 5 m, and AC = 9 m. What is the width of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in it, with the longer side of the rectangle along the 9-m side? A. 2.475 m B. 1.514 m C. 1.934 m D. 4.5 m 14. At 5:00 am, boat Q left the port in the direction N 45 degree E at 26 knots. At 5:30 am, boat R left the same port in the direction S 30 degree E at 32 knots. How fast are the two boats separating at 6:00 am. Express your answer in knots. A. 55.31 B. 44.61 C. 38.54 D. 24.58 15. Find the volume in the first octant, bounded by the following surfaces: x = 1 and x^2 = y + 2z A. 0.06 B. 0.08 C. 0.07 D. 0.05 16. A 1.2 ton car moving at 30 km per hour bumps the rear of a 1.8-ton car moving in the same direction with a velocity of 20 km per hr. The bumpers got locked after the collision. What is the velocity of the cars immediately after impact? A. 26 B. 29 C. 28 D. 24 17. An iron ball is projected upward with a velocity of 300 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees from the level ground. When will the ball fall back to the ground? A. 45.8 sec B. 30.6 sec C. 58.3 sec D. 1.25 min 18. An equipment costing P200,000 has an estimate scrap value of P25,000 at the end of its economic life of 10 years. Using the Double-Declining Balance Method of depreciation, what is its book value after eight years of service? A. P33,554 B. P32,952 C. P34,758 D. P35,712 19. A shoes factory has a production capacity of 9000 units per month. The fixed and variable cost are as follows: Fixed monthly operating cost = P800,000.00 Material and labor cost = P200.00 per unit Selling price per unit = P500.00 What is the profit per month if the factory has an efficiency of 80%? A. P1,450,000 B. P1,360,000 C. P1,280,000 D. P1,540,000 20. At present value of an annuity of R pesos payable annually for 10 years, with the first payment at the end of 10 years is P100,701.30. If the money is worth 8%, what is the value of R.

A. P15,000 B. P25,000 C. P20,000 D. P30,000 21. A lot is bounded by the following three straight sides: AB N 45 degrees E 160 m long; BC; and AC 190 m long, in clockwise direction. From point E, 100 m from A and on side AB, a dividing line runs to D which is on side AC. The area of ADE is to be 2/5 of the total area of the lot. Calculate the length of DE if the total area is 11, 643.88 sq. m. A. 95.7 m B. 93.3 m C. 92.2 m D. 94.5 m 22. A rectangular lot has a correct area of two hectares. Its length is twice its width. If the lengths of the two sides were measured with a 50-m tape that is 0.02 m too long, compute the error in the area of the lot in sq. m. A. 15.9904 B. 16.0032 C. 6.9995 D. 7.0003 23. A curved road 74 m in radius has a superelevation of 0.12 and a design speed of 80 kph. Determine the coefficient of friction between the tires and the pavement. A. 0.34 B. 0.45 C. 0.63 D. 0.56 24.. Find the degree of curve of a central simple curve if it has a spiral curve of 100 m long on two sides, on which a car traveling at 75 kph will not skid. Use arc basis. A. 5.85 B. 6.35 C. 7.55 D. 4.65 25. A downgrade of 3.2 percent meets a rising grade of 4.6 percent at Sta. 73 + 180 where the elevation is 998. A sag curve, 440 m long, connects the gradelines from A at the downgrade to B at the upgrade. Find the elevation of B in meters. A. 1008 m B. 1011 m C. 1005 m D. 1014 m 26. The center height of the road at Sta. 5 + 320 is 4.25 m cut. At Sta. 5 + 420 it is 1.8 m fill. The ground slopes uniformly at -5% from Sta. 5 + 320. How far, in meters, from Sta. 5 + 320 toward Sta. 5 + 420 will the excavation extend? A. 72.63 m B. 70.25 m C. 73.87 m D. 71.97 m 27. A line of levels was run from point 5 to point 6, 8 km apart. The average backsight and also foresight distance was 100 m. At every turning point, the rod settles by 3 cm. Find the correct elevation of point 6 based on its recorded elevation of 386. A. 383.79 m B. 384.24 m C. 384.83 m D. 383.37 m