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ALGEBRA
If a train passes as many telegraph poles in one minute as it goes

88 ft.

miles per hour, how far apart are the poles? ( 2 )

Two jet planes travelling towards each other take off at the same time

700 and 800 mph

from two airports located 3000 miles apart. If they passed each other
after two hours, determine the speed of each plane if one plane is
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flying at a speed 100 mph faster than the other. ( 2 )

An equipment installation job in the completion stage can be

Yes, P16,000 would be

completed in 40 days of 8 hours day work with 40 men working. With

saved

the contract expiring in 30 days, the mechanical engineer contractor

decided to add 10 men on the job, overtime not being permitted. If the
liquidated damages is P2,000 per day of delay, and the men are paid
P80 per day, will the engineer be able to complete the job on time?
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(5)
Three transformers are rated 5 KVA, 10 KVA and 25 KVA,

P4,286

respectively. The total cost of the three transformers is P15, 000.00. If

the cost of each transformer is proportional to its KVA rating
multiplied by the factor 1, 0.8 and 0.6 respectively, find the cost of the
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10 KVA transformer. ( 5 )
Robert is 15 years older than his brother Stan. However, ""y"" years

15

ago, Robert was twice as old as Stan. If Stan is now ""b"" years old
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b.y, find the value of (b-y).

In Algebra, the operation of root extraction is called as _____.
Find the sum of 1, -1/5, 1/25, . . .
Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5 years, the product of their age is

EVOLUTION
5/6
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1.5 times the product of their product ages. How old is Beth now?
A man is 41 years old and his son is 9. In how many years will the

father be three times as old as his son?

Which number has four significant figures?

0.01414

The arithmetic means of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added

23, 27

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to the progression, the new set of the numbers will have an arithmetic
mean of 19. What are the two numbers if their difference is 4? ( 5 )
The electric power which a transmission line can transmit is

675

proportional to the product of its design voltage and current capacity,

and inversely to the transmission distance. A 115 - kilovolt line rated
at 100 amperes can transmit 150 megawatts over 150 km. How much
power, in megawatts can a 230 kilovolt line rated at 150 amperes

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transmit over 100 km? ( 5 )

MCMXCIV is a Roman numeral equivalent to:

1994

At what time will the hands of a clock be in straight line between 7:00

7:5.4545 AM

o'clock and 8:00 o'clock in the morning? (Note: The hour hand is

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opposite that of the minute hand?

From the time 6:15 PM to the time 7:45 PM of the same day, the

540

minute hand of a standard clock describe an arc of:

Subtracting 2.6 x 103 from 8.26 x 104 is:

8.0 x 104

If the roots of an equation is zero, then they are classified as

TRIVIAL SOLUTIONS

A besiege fortress is held by 5700 men who have provisions for 66

76

days. If the garrison losses 20 men each day, for how many days can
the provisions hold out?
A & B can do the job in 42 days, B & C for the same job in 31 days, C

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& A also for the same job in 20 days. If A & C work together, how
many days can they do the same job? ( 2 )
If one third of the air in a yank is removed by each stroke of an air

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pump, what fractional part of the total air is removed in 6 strokes?

(2)
The probability for the ECE board examinees from a certain school to

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pass the Mathematics subject is 3/7 and that for the Communication
subject is 5/7. If none of the examinees failed in both subjects, how

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many examinees from the school took the examination? ( 2 )

The electrical resistance of a wire varies as its length and inversely as

30 m

the square of its diameter. If a 100 m long and 1.25 mm in diameter

has a resistance of 30 ohms, find the length of the wire of the same
material whose resistance and diameter are 25 ohms and 0.74 mm

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respectively. ( 5 )
Ten less than four times a certain number is 14. Determine the

number.
How many significant digits do 10.097 have?

If a = b, then b = a. This illustrates which axiom in Algebra?

SYMMETRIC AXIOM

Ten liters of 25% salt solution and 25 liters of 35% salt solution are

0.1955 !!!!!!!!!!

poured into a drum originally containing 30 liters of 10% salt solution.

What is the percent concentration of salt in the mixture? ( 2 )
The equation whose roots are the reciprocal of the solutions of 2x -

5x + 3x - 2=0

3x - 5 = 0 ( 2 )
Solve algebraiclly:

( 1, 2)

11y - 3x2 = 41
4x2 + 7y = 32.
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In the equation x + x = 0, one root is x equal to:

NONE OF THESE

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If the sum is 220 and the first term is 10, find the common difference if

the last term is 30.

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An automobile is travelling at a velocity of 10 mph. If the automobile

50 mi

mileage meter already reads 20 miles, find the mileage meter reading
after 3 hours. ( 2 )
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Solve for the value of ""a"" in the equation a8 - 17a? + 16 = 0. ( 2 )

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What time after 3 o'clock will the hands of the clock be together for

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3:16.36

the first time?

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The roots of a quadratic equation are 1/3 and 1/4. What is the

12x - 7x + 1=0

equation?
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Find the values of x in the equation 24x + 5x - 1 = 0. ( 2 )

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Which number has three significant figures?

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If 4y + 18y + 8y - 4 is divided by 2y + 3, the remainder is:

3
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The electrical resistance offered by an electric wire varies directly as

( 1/8, -1/3 )
0.0141
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R? = 0.28 R? !!!!!!!!

the length and inversely as the square of the diameter of the wire.
Compare the electrical resistance offered by two pieces of wire of the
same material, one being 100 m long and 8 mm in diameter, and the
other 50 m long and 3 mm in diameter. ( 5 )
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There are 9 arithmetic means between 11 and 51. The sum of the

341

progression is:
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A mechanical engineer brought 24 boxes of screws for P2,200.00.

2, 5, 17

There were three types of screws bought. Screw A costs P300 per
box, screw B costs P150 per box and screw C costs P50 per box.
How many boxes of each screw? ( 2 )
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For a particular experiment, you need 5 liters of 10% solution. You

find 7% and 12% solutions on the shelf. How much of the 7% solution
you mix with the appropriate amount of the 12% solution to get 5 liters
of 10% solution? ( 2 )

TRIGONOMETRY
The angle of elevation of the top of the tower A from the foot of tower

40 m and 90 m

B is twice the angle of elevation of the top of tower B from the foot of
tower A. At a point midway between the two towers, the angles of
elevations of the top of the towers are complimentary. If the two
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towers are 120 m apart, what are the heights of the towers? ( 5 )
A 40 m high tower stands vertically on a hillside (sloping ground)

10.62 m

which makes an angle of 18o with the horizontal. A tree also stands
vertically up the hill from the tower. An observer on top of the tower
finds the angle of depression of the top of the tree to be 26 and the
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bottom of the tree to be 38. Find the height of the tree. ( 5 )

The measure of 2.25 revolutions counter clockwise is
If the terminal side of angle 13 contains the point (-5, -7) then 13 is

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equal to
If arctan x + arctan (1/3) = ? /4, the value of x is ______.
Simplify the expression: (sin B + cos B tan B) / cos B.
A regular dodecagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 24. Find the

1/2
2 tan B
149.08

perimeter of the dodecagon.

174 degrees is equivalent to _____ mils.
The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is 6.6824. Its area is ( 2 )
If 3x = 9y and 27y = 81z, find x/z. ( 2 )

3094
2
3/8

Determine the period of the curve y = sin(1/2)x ( 2 )

720

Determine the amplitude and the phase shift for the function f(t)= 2

2 and 4/3

sin (3x + 4)
Which of the following is a co terminal angle of ? = 265?

-95

The solution set of the equation(tan x) 2 1 = 0 on the interval [0,

{45,135,225,3151"

360) is ~{30,90,1501}
Three times the sine of a certain angle is twice of the square of the

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cosine of the same angle. Find the angle.

A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along the road and 12 miles from

2.09 miles

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805 degrees
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the point of tangency, another road opens towards the lake. From the
intersection of the two roads to the periphery of the lake, the length of
the new road is 11 miles. If the new road will be prolonged across the

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lake, find the length of the bridge to be constructed. ( 5 )

Two speedboats simultaneously sailed out from port A on a 10 km
radius circle lake towards point B directly opposite of port A. The first
boat took the shortest route and reached the destination in 1 hour.
The boat has to pass by port C before proceeding to port B. At what
speed will it run in order to arrive at port B at the same time with the
first boat? ( 5 )

27.32 kph

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ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y ( 5 )
Classify the conic represented by the equation x2 + 4xy + 5 y2 - x +

20
ELLIPSE

2y + 1 = 0
If (3,-5) is the midpoint of (-1,-3) and (x, y), then the values of x and y

x=7, y= -7

are
Find the distance between the given lines 4x - 3y = 23 and 4x - 3y =

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-7
Find the distance between the points A (4, 7) and B (-1, -5).
It is the set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances

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ELLIPSE

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of a point from fixed points on the plane is constant.

The graph of the polar equation: r = 2cos0 is a
Find the value of k for which the equation x + y + 4x - 2y - k = 0

CIRCLE
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represents a point circle. ( 2 )

It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane whose distances

ELLIPSE

from two fixed points is a constant. ( 2 )

The distance between the given lines 3x + 2y 2 =0 and 3x +2y-6 =0 is

1.12

The point of intersection of the lines x 2y+4 0 and 3x + y 2 =0 is

(0,2)

Find the equation of a straight line with a slope of 1/2 and y-intercept

x-2y+6 = 0

3.
The polar equation r = 1 when transformed into a rectangular

x 4y = I

equation is cos -4sin ( 5 )

A locus of a point which moves so that it is always equidistat from a

PARABOLA

fixed point (focus ) to a fixed line (directix) is a _______. ( 2 )

Determine B such that 3x + 2y -7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x - By + 2 =

0. ( 2 )
The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 = 400 is

6.4

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equal to ( 5 )
-2.5

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How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x +2y +

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The conic given by the equation? +4xy+5y2 -x+ 2y+1 =0 is

ELLIPSE

Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y 8 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0

45

Find the inclination of the line passing through (-2,4) and (2,7)

36.87

An equation of the line with x and y intercepts 7 and -7, respectively,

x-y-7 = 0

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The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x1, y1) and p2(-

(6, -6)

2, 4) is P(2, -1). Find the coordinates of P1. ( 2 )

A horizontal line has a slope of ( 2 )

ZERO

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10x - 6y - 55 = 0? ( 2 )

is

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If a line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is parallel to the line through (x, -7)

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and (8, 7) then x = ( 5 )

Given the equation of the parabola x2 = 4y 20. Locate its vertex

(0, 5)

Find the distance between the given lines 4x - 3y = 23 and 4x - 3y =

-7
What is the slope of the line 4x-5y +6 = 0?

4/5

The set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances of a

HYPERBOLA

point from some fixed points on the plane is a constant is a/an

A line, which is perpendicular to the x-axis, has a slope to ( 2 )

INFINITY

SOLID MENSURATION
The volume of a water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4 m is

1.0 m

5.236 m . Determine the depth of the water in the tank. ( 5 )

If the radius of the circle is decreased by 20%, by how much is the

0.56

area decreased? ( 5 )
The tangent and a secant are drawn to a circle from the same

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external point. If the tangent is 6 inches and the external segment of

the secant is 3 inches, then the length of the secant is ______ inches.
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(2)
In plane geometry, two circular arcs that together make up a full circle

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are called? ( 2 )
The lateral faces are equal isosceles trapezoids.
An Egyptians pyramid of the Giza has a square base of edge 6miles.

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If its altitude is 15miles., determine the

It is a solid which is bounded by planes
The mean proportional between bases is
A certain angle has a supplement 4 times its complement. What is

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CONJUGATE
FRUSTUM OF PYRAMID
180 cu. Mi. => (1/3)
(6^2)(15)
Polyhedron
13.sort(b)
60

the angle
How many elements are needed in solving a truncated cylinder?

The approximate surface area of an ellipse is ( 5 )

Fir

What is the volume of a frustum of a cone whose upper base is 15

3180.87 cm3

cm in diameter and lower base is 10 cm in diameter with an altitude of

25 cm ( 5 )
A window glass is 5 ft by 7 ft. What is its area?

35 ft.

In a plane figure, diamond is also known as

RHOMBUS

Find the weight of a snowball 1 ft. in diameter if the wet compact

13.09 lb.

snow of which the ball is made weighs 25 lbs/ cu. ft.

Which formula cannot be used to compute the area for a circle

Eld/4

It is a polyhedron having for bases two polygons in parallel planes

PRISMATOID

and for lateral faces triangles or trapezoids

Polygons are classified according to the number of? ( 2 )

SIDES

What is the area, in inches, of a parabola with a base if 15 cm and

200

height of 20 cm. ( 2 )
A metal washer 1-inch in diameter is pierced by a 1/2-inch hole. What

0.074-inch

is the volume of the washer if it is 1/8-inch thick? ( 2 )

It is a polyhedron of which two faces are equal polygons in parallel

PRISM

planes and the other faces are parallelograms. ( 2 )

Find the volume a right circular cone to be obtained from a sector of

700n

radius 26 cm and whose central angle measure 138.5? ( 5 )

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In Heron's formula, the symbol 's' stands for

(a+b+c)/2

It is the perpendicular distance between the two bases of a frustum of

ALTITUDE

a cone.
A quarter circle has a radius of 8 units. What is its area?

16n sq. units

The bounding cylindrical surface of a cylinder is called

LATERAL SURFACE

A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169

165 cm

cm2. It is then reshaped to enclose a rectangle whose length is 15

cm. The area of the rectangle is? ( 2 )
One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside

19.3

the octagon. ( 2 )
It is a quadrilateral two and only two of whose sides are parallel

TRAPEZOID

Points on the same

Collinear

The lateral area of a cylinder with a circumference of 50 cm and a

200 cm => 50*4

height of 4 cm is
Five pointed figure in a

STAR

A solid bounded by a conical surface (lateral surface) whose directrix

CONE

is a closed curve, and a plane (base) which cuts all the elements.
A central angle of 45 subtends an arc of 12 cm. What is the radius of

15.82 cm

the circle? ( 2 )
The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540o. Find the number

of sides. ( 2 )
A cone has a base area of 30in? and a lateral area which is 4.5 times

75

bigger than the base area. The surface area of the cone in in' is ( 5 )
Find the measure of the diagonal of a rectangular parallelepiped of

0.07

dimensions 2 x 3 x 8
Every section of a cone made by a plane passing through its vertex &

TRIANGLE

containing two points of base is a

It is part of a circle bounded by a chord and an arc. ( 2 )

SEGMENT

The side of a right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is

240

doubled, how many units will the area of the new rectangle? ( 2 )

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These are the intersections of the edges in a polyhedron

VERTICES

A prism whose lateral edges are perpendicular to its bases; its

PRISM

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Assuming that the earth is a sphere whose radius is 6400 km, find

335.10 km

the distance along a 3o arc at the equator of the earth's surface. ( 2 )

The angle of a sector is 30o and the radius 15 cm. What is the area

58.9

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lateral faces are rectangles

of the sector in cm2 ( 2 )

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The area of a circle is 89.42 in. What is the length of the side

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Determine the volume of a right truncated triangular prism. The base

5.335 in.

of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle? ( 5 )

311 ft3

has sides loft, 9ft and 12ft. The sides perpendicular to the base have
the height of 8.6 ft, 7.1 ft, and 5.5 ft., respectively

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The volume of any cone is equal to

1/3 Bh

Find the area, in cm, of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of

283

radius 10 cm. ( 2 )
A five pointed star is also known as? ( 2 )

PENTAGON