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Engineering Mathematics:
Prepared by: Jevan A. Calaque
1. From a group of 5 women and 7 men, how many different committees consisting of 3 women and
4 men can be formed if two of the men refuse to follow.
a. 250 c. 350
b. 300 d. 275
2. Sheila is 42 years old. Sheila was twice as old as Carla was when Sheila was as old as Carla is
now. How old is Carla?
a. 24 c. 26
b. 21 d. 28
3. Evaluate ln(3+j4)
a. 1.46+j0.1 c. 1.77+j0.84
b. 1.61+j0.92 d. 1.95+J0.112
𝑥 2020 −𝑥 2019 +𝑥 2018
4. Solve: 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑥→𝑖
𝑥 2017 +𝑥 2016 +𝑥 2015
a. j c. 1
b. –j d. -1
𝑒 𝑗2𝑥 −𝑒 −𝑗2𝑥
5. Solve for the first derivatives of y: if 𝑦 =
𝑗(𝑒 𝑗2𝑥+𝑒 −𝑗2𝑥)
a. tanh⁡(2𝑥) c. 2𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (2𝑥)
b. tan⁡(2𝑥) d. 2𝑠𝑒𝑐ℎ2 (2𝑥)
−𝑗 1+𝑗2𝑥
6. Solve for the first derivatives: 𝑦 = ln⁡( )
2 1−𝑗2𝑥
2𝑥 1
a. c.
1−4𝑥 2 2𝑥
2 𝑥
b. d. 2
1+4𝑥 2 4𝑥 −1
7. Find the Constant term of the expansion: (x+3)^50
a. 521,140,761,435,567,064,440,625,200 c. 218,447,182,800
b. 97,713,892,769,168,824,582,617,225 d. 717,897,987,691,852,588,770,249
8. Jevan made a mistakes in copying the coefficient of x^2 and got a roots of 2 & 3. Mark on the
other way made a mistakes in copying the constant term and got a roots of 4 & 6. Find the value
of the smaller of the two roots.
a. 1.4 c. 10.6
b. 8.6 d. 1.2
9. A Professor in calculus decide to give only one problem in his quiz and the problem was to find
. .
𝑥 𝑥.
the first derivatives of the equation:⁡𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 . Only Wendylyn got the correct answer. What is
her answer?
𝑦2 2𝑦
a. c.
𝑥(1−𝑥𝑙𝑛𝑦) 𝑥(1−𝑦𝑙𝑛𝑥)
𝑦2 𝑦2
b. d.
𝑥(1−𝑦𝑙𝑛𝑥) (1−𝑦𝑙𝑛𝑥)
10. Find 𝐴2 + 𝐵2 :
if 𝐴 = 4𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 − 6𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥⁡𝑎𝑛𝑑⁡𝐵 = 4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + 6𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
a. 54 c. 52
b. 53 d. 50
11. A committee of 12 is to be formed from a 9 women and 8 men. How many ways this can be done
if women is majority?
a. 5432 ways c. 2702 ways
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b. 6773 ways d. 4560 ways
4 5 7 7
12. Given that ∫0 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 10 , ∫0 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 9, ⁡𝑎𝑛𝑑⁡ ∫4 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 = 1. Solve for ∫5 𝑓(𝑥)𝑑𝑥
a. 2 c. 4
b. 1 d. 3
13. Find the 2543rd digit in the decimal equivalent of 1785/9999 starting from decimal point.
a. 8 c. 7
b. 1 d. 5
14. Anthony is a grade 10 HS student of Class Obedient. He has 30 classmates in that section. In how
many ways can he invite one or more classmates to attend his birthday celebration?
a. 1,075,741,823 c. 1,073,742,823
b. 1,073,741,873 d. 1,073,741,823
15. Vina decided to bet on a 6/49 lotto. What is her chances of winning?
a. 13, 983, 816 c. 13, 983, 826
b. 13, 982, 816 d. 13, 983, 815
16. How many arrangement can be made from the word
“PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS”
a. 2.75 × 10^35 c. 5.75 × 10^35
b. 5.75 × 10^39 d. 2.75 × 10^39
17. In an ASEAN summit ten (10) countries will be attending in the said event. Each country’s flag is
hung in a row during a flag rising ceremony as a coded signal of the summit opening. How many
arrangement can be made if the signal consist of a display of one or more flags?
a. 9, 864, 100 c. 7, 684, 100
b. 8, 964, 100 d. 6, 964, 100
18. Pretty woman walking at the rate of 4m/s across a bridge 30m above the river. A boat is travelling
12m/s at the right angle to the roadway of the bridge pass directly beneath her. How fast is the
distance between the boat and the woman increasing 5 seconds later?
a. 10.43m/s c. 12.43m/s
b. 11.43m/s d. 9.43m/s
19. Find the area bounded by the curve⁡𝑟 = 16𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃.
a. 162𝜋 c. 128𝜋
b. 132𝜋 d. 158𝜋
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
20. Find all the values of m of the differential equation:⁡6 − − 𝑦 = 0.
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
a. -1/2 and 2/3 c. -1/2 and 3
b. -3 and 1/3 d. -1/3 and ½
21. A 10 ohm resistance R and a 1.0 henry inductance are connected in series. An AC voltage 𝑒(𝑡) =
100𝑠𝑖𝑛377𝑡 is applied across the series circuit. The applicable differential equation is:⁡⁡𝑅𝑖 +
𝑑𝑖
𝐿 ( ) = 𝑒(𝑡). Solve for the particular solution (without the complimentary solution) to the
𝑑𝑡
differential equation, and determine the amplitude of the resulting sinusoidal current i(t).
a. 0.321 A c. 0.241 A
b. 0.292 A d. 0.265 A

22. Evaluate the determinants:

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1 14 ⁡⁡3 ⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡1
[ 1 5 −1 ⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡3 ]
1 −2 ⁡2 −3
3 −4 ⁡⁡⁡−⁡3 −4
a. 489 c. 326
b. 373 d. 452
23. Determine the value of 𝑧 = cosh⁡(0.94 + 𝑗0.43)
a. 1.34 + 𝑗0.45 c. 0.45 + 𝑗1.34
b. 0.34 + 𝑗1.45 d. 1.45 + 𝑗0.34
𝑖 2021
24. Solve for: 𝑖
a. 0.3079 c. 0.5079
b. 0.2079 d. 0.1079
25. Solve for x given the two equation:
3𝑥 = 1𝑚𝑜𝑑5
7𝑥 = 1𝑚𝑜𝑑10
a. 17 c. 16
b. 13 d. 12
26. Solve for x: 2𝑥 + 4𝑥 = 8𝑥
a. 0.39 c. 0.59
b. 0.69 d. 1.29
27. Find the sum of the digits of the greatest prime factor of 213 + 211 − 10
a. 7 c. 8
b. 5 d. 4
28. Hexagon A is inscribed in hexagon B such that vertices of hexagon A is 1 cm from the nearest
vertex of hexagon B. if the side length of Hexagon B is 4 cm, find the ratio of the area of
Hexagon A to Hexagon B.
a. 5/8 c. 13/16
b. 13/20 d. 3/4
29. An item’s cost distribution is given. What is the approximate expected cost?

Cost Probability
50 0.07
100 0.23
150 0.46
200 0.17
250 0.04
300 0.03

a. P125 c. P150
b. P145 d. P155
30. Experimental data shows that a body’s declines exponentially in time accordance to the
expression
𝑇(𝑡) = 50𝑒 −0.04𝑡
(Where 50 is a constant expressed in degrees Celsius, 0.04 is the cooling rate in per min. and t is
the cooling expressed in minutes). How long would it take the body to reach 25 degrees Celsius?
a. 15.6 min c. 17.3 min
b. 12.4 min d. 16.5 min
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31. A truck carrying dairy products and eggs damages its suspension and 5% of the eggs break. What
is the probability that a cartoon of 12 eggs will have exactly one broken egg?
a. 0.34 c. 0.54
b. 0.43 d. 0.45
32. The volume of the earthwork was computed to be 5750 cubic meter when measured with a tape
of 30m nominal length. Determine the corrected volume if the tape used was 0.12 m longer than
its nominal length.
a. 5727 cu.m c. 5819.276 cu.m
b. 5681.28 cu.m d. 5773 cu.m
33. Let a, b, and c be three successive terms in geometric sequence. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 12 and⁡𝑎𝑏𝑐 =
1 1
27. Find the value of + ⁡.
𝑎 𝑐
a. 3 c. 2/3
b. 4/3 d. 1
34. If p and q are positive real numbers such that
1
𝑝+ = 7.
𝑞
1
Find the least possible values of 𝑞 + .
𝑝

a. 0.429 c. 0.364
b. 0.571 d. 0.636
35. Let r be the probability that in a 10 flips of a pair coin it never land tails up. Let s be the
probability that in 10 flips of a fair coin it land tails up exactly twice. Find the value of s/r.
a. 4 c. 54
b. 36 d. 45
36. The distance between the point B and the point (4, 0) is 3 units. If the point B lies on the
circle⁡⁡⁡𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4. Find the abscissa of the point B.
a. 1.375 c. 1.675
b. 1.500 d. 1.475
37. Given that f(x) is differentiable at x=3. Determine the sum of h and k.
5 − ℎ𝑥⁡⁡⁡𝑥 ≤ 3
𝑓(𝑥) = { 2
𝑘𝑥 − 4⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡𝑥 > 3⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡⁡
a. -15 c. -5
b. 15 d. 5
38. If⁡⁡𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥⁡, (𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 , and ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 and 𝑘(𝑥) = ℎ (𝑔(𝑓(𝑥))). Find 𝑘 ′ (1).
a. 3.8801 c. -0.2793
b. -0.0145 d. 0.9927
39. In the Western Conference the Warriors, Clippers, and Lakers played each other four times
during the NBA regular season. If the Pelicans played each of those three teams twice, how many
total games were played among this four teams?
a. 20 c. 12
b. 24 d. 18
40. Find the area of the petals of the rose curve⁡⁡𝑟 = 3𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝜃.
a. 0.75𝜋 c. 5𝜋
b. 1.5𝜋 d. 4.5𝜋
41. If F(s) is the Laplace transformation of f(t). Find F(1) if
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𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡, 0≤𝑡<𝜋
𝑓(𝑡) = {
0, 𝑡≥𝜋
a. 0.5216 c. 1.571
b. 1.002 d. 0
42. How many space diagonals does an icosahedron have?
a. 66 c. 30
b. 33 d. 36
43. The area bounded by the curve 𝑦 2 = 12𝑥 and the line 𝑥 = 3 is revolved about the line. What is
the volume generated?
a. 185 c. 181
b. 187 d. 183
2 2
44. Evaluate the Fresnel Cosine Integral of √ ∫0 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 .
𝜋
a. 0.235 c. 0.523
b. 0.253 d. 0.325
45. Evaluate⁡⁡⁡𝛽(3,2).
a. 1/30 c. 1/60
b. 1/40 d. 1/35
46. Assume the two forces vectors
𝐹1 = 𝑖 + 3𝑗 + 4𝑘
𝐹2 = 2𝑖 + 7𝑗 − 𝑘
Solve for |𝐹1 × 𝐹2 |
a. 32.3 c. 23.3
b. 30.2 d. 20.2
47. Find the area of the pentagon whose vertices are (1,0), (2,2), (0,4), (-2,2) and (-1,0)
a. 30 c. 10
b. 20 d. 12
48. Determine the area of a regular 6-star polygon if the inner regular polygon has 10cm sides.
a. 441.66 c. 519.60
b. 467.64 d. 493.62
49. Marlene rides her bicycle to her friend’s John house and returns home by the same route. Marlene
rides her bike at constant speed of 6kph on level ground, 4kph when going uphill and 12kph when
going downhill. If her total time riding was 1 hour, How far is John House?
a. 5km c. 7km
b. 8km d. 3km
50. Find the term involving ⁡⁡𝑦 2 𝑧 in the expression of (3𝑥 + 𝑦 2 − 𝑧)3
a. 18𝑥 2 𝑦 2 𝑧 c. −54𝑥 2 𝑦 2 𝑧
2 2
b. −18𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 d. −54𝑦 2 𝑧
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51. If the curve 𝐴𝑥 2 + 𝐵𝑦 2 + 𝐹 = 0 passes through (0, 3) and (3, 0). What kind of curve is this?
a. Circle c. Ellipse
b. Parabola d. Hyperbola
52. A parabola has an equation of ⁡𝑦 2 = 8𝑥. Find the equation of the diameter of the parabola which
bisect the chords parallel to the line 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 4.
a. 𝑦 − 4 = 0 c. 𝑦 − 3 = 0
b. 𝑦 − 5 = 0 d. 𝑦 − 2 = 0
53. The distance from the point A (√6𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃, √2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃) to the center of ellipse is 2. If the equation of
ellipse is 2𝑥 2 + 6𝑦 2 = 12.
a. 50 degrees c. 45 degrees
b. 30 degrees d. 60 degrees
2 2
54. A curve has an equation of 9𝑥 + 25𝑦 = 225. Compute the second eccentricity of the curve.
a. 1.25 c. 1.75
b. 1.33 d. 2.50
55. Find the volume of the tetrahedron bounded by the coordinate planes and the plane 8𝑥 + 12𝑦 +
4𝑧 − 24 = 0
a. 5 cu. Units c. 9cu. units
b. 6 cu. Units d. 4 cu. Units
56. A contractor has 50 men of the same capacity at work on a job. They can complete a job in 30
days, the working day can being 8 hours but the contract expires in 20 days. He decided to put
additional 20 men. If all of the men get P3 per day for a full or part and the liquidated damages
are P100 for every full or part day he requires over his contract, how many days could he finish
the job?
a. 22 days c. 23 days
b. 21 days d. 15 days
57. An equipment installation job of Calaque’s Contruction in the completion stage can be completed
in 40 days of 8 hours per day of work with 40 men working. With contract expiring in 30 days,
the contractor decided to add 10 men on the job, overtime not being permitted. If the liquidated
damages is P20, 000 per day of delay and the men are paid P580 per day, compute the total cost if
he will add 10 more men to finish the job.
a. P962, 000 c. P966, 000
b. P964, 000 d. P968, 000
58. In what price will you sell a cellphone for sale that cost P6,000 in order that you may offer 20%
discount on the selling price and still make a profit of 25% on the selling price?
a. P7000 c. P3000
b. P5000 d. P1000
59. Huawei , a cellphone manufacturer, has found out that only 1 out of 2000 cellphone is defective.
A certain company ordered a shipment of cellphones. How many cellphone will the company
order before the probability that at least one cellphone is defective is 45%.
a. 1195 c. 1194
b. 1196 d. 1193
60. If w, x, y and z are four consecutive even integers and 𝑤 < 𝑥 < 𝑦 < 𝑧 then what is the value of
(𝑤 − 𝑥)(𝑤 − 𝑦)(𝑥 − 𝑦)(𝑦 − 𝑧).
a. 32 c. 42
b. 22 d. 12
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𝑝 5 𝑞 9 𝑟 7
61. Suppose 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑⁡𝑠 are real numbers satisfying: = , = , = . When (𝑝 + 𝑞 + 𝑟)/𝑠 is
𝑞 9 𝑟 7 𝑠 16
expressed in the form of 𝑎/𝑏 when a and b are relatively prime positive integers, what will be the
sum of a and b?
a. 37 c. 47
b. 27 d. 17
62. What is the total number of digits used when all the positive even integers less than or equal to
1000 are written?
a. 1225 c. 1447
b. 1446 d. 1448
63. Find the largest three-digit number such that the number minus the sum of its digit is a perfect
square.
a. 818 c. 979
b. 919 d. 878
64. He was the first man that attempts to solve the summation of 1 to 100 and credited for the
formula of the arithmetic series. Who was he?
a. Simon Pierre de Laplace c. Sidharta Gautama
b. Euclid d. Karl Friedrich Von Gauss
65. Given that the radius of the planet earth is 6378km.Find the mass of the planet earth?
a. 5.963 × 1024 c. 5.972 × 1023
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b. 5.963 × 10 d. 5.972 × 1024
66. Differentiate 𝑦 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 (𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥)
a. −9 cos 2 (𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥) sin(𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥) sec 2 (3𝑥) c. −3 cos 2 (𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥) sin(𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥)
b. 9 cos 2 (𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥) sin(𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥) sec 2 (3𝑥) d. 3 cos 2 (𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥) sin(𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝑥)
67. The most widely used measure of dispersion is the
a. Mean deviation c. quartile deviation
b. Standard deviation d. average deviation
68. Find the equation whose roots are two times the roots of the equation 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 − 6 = 0
a. 𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 + 44𝑥 − 48 = 0 c. 𝑥 3 + 12𝑥 2 + 44𝑥 − 48 = 0
b. 𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 − 44𝑥 − 48 = 0 d. 𝑥 3 − 12𝑥 2 + 44𝑥 + 48 = 0
69. A bag contains 4 black balls and 6 red balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the
probability that the balls drawn are both black?
a. 0.131 c. 0.134
b. 0.133 d. 0.135
70. If A and B are two independent events and P(A)=0.9 and P(not B)=0.2. Find P(not A or B).
a. 0.8 c. 0.7
b. 0.9 d. 0.6
71. Find the value of k if the y-intercept of the line 3𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 8𝑘 = 0 is equal to 2.
a. 1 c. -1
b. 2 d. 3
72. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate axes.
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
73. Consider the polynomials: 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 𝑥 5 − 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑥⁡𝑎𝑛𝑑⁡𝑄(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 1.
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Given that 𝑧1 , 𝑧2 , 𝑧3 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑⁡𝑧4 are the roots of⁡⁡𝑄(𝑥) = 0, find⁡⁡𝑃(𝑧1 ) + 𝑃(𝑧2 ) + 𝑃(𝑧3 ) + 𝑃(𝑧4 ).
a. 8 c. 6
b. 4 d. 5
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74. Let P be the products of the non-real roots of 𝑥 4 − 4𝑥 3 + 6𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 = 2005. Find [P].
a. 43 c. 45
b. 42 d. 44
75. The equation 2333𝑥−2 + 2111𝑥+2 = 2222𝑥+1 + 1 has three real roots. Given that their sum is m/n
where m and n relatively prime positive integers. Find 𝑚 + 𝑛.
a. 115 c. 111
b. 112 d. 113
76. There is unique integers x and y that satisfy the equation 𝑥 2 + 84𝑥 + 2008 = 𝑦 2 . Find 𝑥 + 𝑦.
a. 83 c. 82
b. 81 d. 80
77. Let r, s, and t be the three roots of the equation⁡8𝑥 3 + 1001𝑥 + 2008 = 0. Find⁡⁡(𝑟 + 𝑠)3 +
(𝑠 + 𝑡)3 + (𝑡 + 𝑟)^3.
a. 756 c. 753
b. 754 d. 755
78. Find the first quartile of the following data: 20, 30, 25, 23, 22, 32, and 36.
a. 36 c. 32
b. 25 d. 22
79. The sum of the first 2011 terms of a geometric sequence is 200. The sum of the first 4022 terms is
380. Find the sum of the first 6033 terms.
a. 542 c. 543
b. 544 d. 545
80. The terms of an arithmetic progression add to 715. The first term is increased by 1, the second
term is increased by 3, the third term is increased by 5, and in general, the kth term is increased
by kth odd positive integer. The terms of the new sequence is 836. Find the sum of the first, last,
and the middle terms of the original sequence.
a. 192 c. 194
b. 195 d. 193
81. In a poker consisting of 5 cards, find the probability of holding 3 aces.
a. 93/54154 c. 94/54154
b. 91/54154 d. 92/54154
82. X is a normally distributed variable with mean of 30 and standard deviation of 4. Find P(x<40).
a. 0.7738 c. 0.9938
b. 0.8838 d. 0.6638
83. A small square is constructed inside a square of area 1 by dividing each side of the square unit
into n equal parts, and then connecting the vertices to the division points closest to the opposite
vertices. Find the value of n if the area 1 of the small square is exactly 1/1985.
a. 33 c. 34
b. 31 d. 32
84. Find the dimensions of the rectangle of largest area whose base is on the x-axis and whose upper
two vertices lie on the parabola 𝑦 = 12 − 𝑥^2. What is the maximum area?
a. 32 c. 22
b. 42 d. 12
85. Find 𝑥 2 + 𝑦^2 if x and y are positive integers such that 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 71, 𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 = 880.
a. 141 c. 143
b. 146 d. 142
86. John is going to graduate from an industrial engineering department in a university by the end of
the semester. After being interviewed at two companies he likes, he assesses that his probability
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of getting and offering from company A is 0.8, and the probability that he gets and offer from
other company is 0.6. If on the other hand, he believes that the probability that he will get offers
from both companies is 0.5. What is the probability that he will get offer at least one from this
two companies?
a. 0.8 c. 0.3
b. 0.9 d. 0.2
87. How many elements does the set P(a,b,{a,b}}) have where a and b are distinct elements?
a. 8 c. 6
b. 4 d. 2
88. Find the value of 𝑎2 + 𝑎4 + 𝑎6 + ⋯ + 𝑎98 if 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … is an arithmetic progression with
common difference 1, and 𝑎1 + 𝑎2 + 𝑎3 + ⋯ + 𝑎98 = 137.
a. 91 c. 93
b. 92 d. 94
89. The page of a book are numbered 1 through n. when the page of the book were added, one of the
page number was mistakenly added twice, resulting in an incorrect sum of 1986. What was the
page of the number that was added twice?
a. 31 c. 37
b. 33 d. 34
90. The polynomial 1 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 𝑥 + ⋯ + 𝑥 16 − 𝑥 17 may be written in the form 𝑎𝑜 + 𝑎1 𝑦 +
2 3

𝑎2 𝑦 2 + ⋯ + 𝑎16 𝑦 16 , where 𝑦 = 𝑥 − 1 and the ai’s are constants. Find the value of 𝑎2 .
a. 811 c. 813
b. 812 d. 816
91. If 𝑎 < 𝑏 < 𝑐 < 𝑑 are consecutive positive integers such that 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑑 is a perfect number and
𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑑 + 𝑒 is a perfect cube, what is the smallest possible value of c?
a. 1123 c. 325
b. 675 d. 360
92. If the integer k is added to each of the numbers 36, 300, and 596, one obtain the squares of three
consecutive terms of an arithmetic series. Find k.
a. 925 c. 921
b. 923 d. 924
93. It is given that log 6 𝑎 + log 6 𝑏 + log 6 𝑐 = 6, where a, b, and c are positive integers that form an
increasing geometric sequence and 𝑏 − 𝑎 is the square of the integer. Find 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐.
a. 111 c. 113
b. 112 d. 114
94. Two distinct, real, infinite geometric series each have a sum of 1 and have the same second term.
The third term of one of the series is 1/8, and the second term of both series can be written in the
form of √𝑚 − 𝑝/𝑝, where m, n, and p are positive integers and m is not divisible by the square of
any prime. Find 100𝑚 + 10𝑛 + 𝑝.
a. 520 c. 517
b. 519 d. 518
95. In an increasing sequence of four positive integers, the first three terms form an arithmetic
progression and the last three terms form a geometric progression , and the first and fourth terms
differ by 30. Find the sum of the four terms.
a. 129 c. 127
b. 128 d. 124
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96. For each positive integer k, let 𝑆𝑘 denote the increasing arithmetic sequence of integers whose
first term is 1 and whose common difference is K. for example 𝑆3 is the sequence 1, 4, 7, 10, …
for how many values of k does 𝑆𝑘 contain the term 2005?
a. 9 c. 10
b. 11 d. 12
97. Call a 3-digit number geometric if it has 3 distinct digits which when read from left to right, form
a geometric sequence. Find difference between the largest and smallest geometric numbers.
a. 850 c. 860
b. 840 d. 830
98. At times the weight of a product is an important variable to control. Specifications are given for
the weight of a certain packaged product and a package is rejected if it is either too heavy or too
light. Historical data suggest that 0.95 is the probability that the product meets weight
specifications whereas 0.002 is the probability that product is too light. For each single packaged
product, the manufacturer invests P20.00 in production and the purchase price by the consumer is
P25.00. Assuming that all packages are rejected and rendered worthless, how much is the profit
reduced on 10,000 packages due to failure to meet the specification?
a. P14,500 c. P13,500
b. P15,500 d. P12,500
99. The probability that a regular scheduled flight departs on time is P(D)=0.83; the probability that it
arrives on time is P(A)=0.82; and the probability that it departs and arrive on time is 𝑃(𝐷 ∩ 𝐴) =
0.78. Find the probability that a plane arrives on time given that it departed on time.
a. 0.21 c. 0.42
b. 0.83 d. 0.94
100. It is known from historical information on the process that 10% of the strip fails the
length test, 5% fail the texture test, and only 0.8% fail both test. If a strip is selected randomly
from the process and a quick measurement identifies it as failing the length test, what is the
probability that is texture defective?
a. 0.01 c. 0.08
b. 0.05 d. 0.06

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