NOVEMBER 24, 2011

EASY ROUND (5 questions)

1 point each

5 seconds
1:

The ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of the circle is:
An integer An irrational number A rational number A whole number

a. b. c. d.

ANSWER:

b. An irrational number

5 seconds
In the non degenerate conic 3x2+6xy+5y2-x+y=0, classify what kind:
a. Circle b. Ellipse c. Parabola d. Hyperbola

2:

ANSWER:

b. Ellipse

3 minutes
3. A golf ball of mass 50 grams was hit

with a velocity of 90 m/s. The head of the golf club got contact with a ball for 0.3 millisecond. What is the average force acting on the golf ball during impact?

ANSWER:

15 KN

3 minutes
4.

At what speed does a gun recoil if it weighs 44.5 N and fires a 1 gram bullet at 2500 m/s.

ANSWER:

0.55 m/s

5 seconds
5. Which of

the following materials has the highest thermal conductivity at room temperature?

a. Diamond b. Glass

c. Porcelain
d. Graphite

ANSWER:

a. Diamond

AVERAGE ROUND (5 questions)

3 points each

3 minutes
1. What is the sum of the first terms of the sequence whose general term is given by 3n-2?

ANSWER:

112

3 minutes
2. From the equation

12x3-8x2+kx+18=0, find the value of K if one root is the negative of the other.

ANSWER:

-27

5 seconds
3. A salt of weak bases when dissolved in

water and produces acidic solutions, is said to have undergone what chemical process?
a. b. c. d.

Hydrolysis Desalination Hydrogeneratation Neutralization

ANSWER:

a. Hydrolysis

5 minutes
4. A man standing on the foot of a tower

throws a ball vertically upwards at a certain velocity. On its way up, the time for the ball to reach the top of the tower is 1 second. On its way down, the time for the ball to reach the top of the tower is 2 seconds. How high is the tower in feet?

ANSWER:

32.2 ft.

5 minutes
5. Two angles are adjacent and

form an angle of 120. If the larger angle is 20 less than three times the smaller angle, find the larger angle.

ANSWER:

85 degrees

DIFFICULT ROUND (5 questions)

5 points each

5 minutes
1. After the price of

petroleum oil went up by 10%, a buyer reduced his oil consumption by the same percent. By what percent would his petroleum bill be changed?

ANSWER:

0.01 0r 1 %

3 minutes
2. The excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth parts over the difference of the half and the third parts of a number is 119. Find the number.

ANSWER:

420

5 minutes
3.

Determine the radius of curvature for the curve y= e raised to the power x at point (0,1).

ANSWER:

22 = 2 sq.root of 2

3 minutes
4. Assuming the earth to be a sphere of

radius 3960 miles, what is the distance of point 36 N latitude from the equator?
a. 2844 miles b. 2488 miles c.2484 miles d. 4288 miles

ANSWER:

b. 2488 miles

3 minutes
is dropped in a can partially filled with water. What is the rise in height of water if they have equal diameters?
5. A sphere

ANSWER:

2/3 of diameter = 0.67 d

TIE BREAKING QUESTIONS

3 minutes
thrice the smaller number exceeds the larger by 12. Find the larger number if the two numbers are consecutive odd integers.
1. If

ANSWER:

3 minutes
2.

A certain two digit number is 1 less than five times the sum of its digits. If 9 were added to the number, its digits would be reversed. Find the number.

ANSWER:

34

3 minutes
3. Given an equilateral triangle, what is the ratio of the area of a circle inscribe to the area of a circle circumscribed about the triangle?

ANSWER:

1/4

3 minutes
4. What is the of a power of a diverging lens whose focal length is -10 cm?

ANSWER:

-10 diopters

5 seconds
5. What is the first derivative of ln (cos x)?

ANSWER:

- tan x