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1. B. 2.5 ft if sec 2 A is 5/2, the quantity 1- sin2 A is

A pole cast a shadow of 15 m. How C. 3 ft
long when the angle of elevation of the equivalent to
D. 5 ft
sun is 61 degree if the pole has leaned A. 0.4
15 degree from the vertical directly B. 0.8
9.
toward the sun? C. 0.6
If the complement of the angle theta is
A. 48.24 D. 1.5
2/5 of its supplement, then theta is
B. 23.1 _______.
C. 54.23 18.
A. 45 degree
D. 34.3 B. 75 degree  cosA 4 -  sinA 4 is equal to ____.
C. 60 degree A. Cos4A
2. D. 30 degree
Solve for x in the equation: arctan (2x) B. Sin 2A
C. Cos 2A
 10.
+ arctan (x) = . D. Sin 4A
4 One side of the right triangle is 15 cm
A. 0.2841 long and the hypotenuse is 10 cm 19.
B. 0.185. longer than the other side. What is the Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is
C. 0.218 length of the hypotenuse? positive and csc A is negative?
D. 0.821 A. 13.5 cm A. IV
B. 6.5 cm B. I
3. C. 12.5 cm
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 C. III
D. 16.25 cm D. II
cm. Find the lengths of the two legs if
one leg is 14 cm. longer than the
11. 20.
other.
A. 16 cm, 30 cm What is the base B of the logarithmic Angles are measured from the positive
B. 13 cm, 27 cm function log 4 = 2/3? horizontal axis, and the positive
C. 15 cm, 29 cm A. 8 direction is counter-clockwise. What
D. 10 cm, 14 cm B. 2 are the values of sin B and cos B in
C. 3 the 4th quadrant?
4. D. 4 A. sin B > 0 and cos B < 0
4 B. sin B < 0 and cos B < 0
If sin A = , A in quadrant II, sin B 12 C. sin B < 0 and cos B > 0
5
A transmitter with a height of 15 m is D. sin B > 0 and cos B > 0
7
= , B in quadrant I, find sin (A+B) located on top of a mountain, which is
25 3.0 Km high. What is the farthest 21.
7 distance on the surface of the earth Find the value of x in the equation csc
A. that can be seen from the top of the
5 x + cot x = 3
3
mountain? Take the radius of the earth π
B. to be 6400 Km. A.
5 4
A. 205 Km.
2 B. 225 km. π
C. B.
5 C. 152 km. 16
3 D. 200.82 km. π
D. C.
4 3
13.
π
5. If y = arcsec (negative square root of D.
2), what is the value of y in degree? 5
If 77 degree + 0.40 x = arctan (cot
0.25x), solve for x. A. 75
B. 60 22.
C. 45 A man finds the angle of elevation of
D. 135 the top of a tower to be 30 degrees.
He walks 85 m nearer the tower and
A. 20 degree
14. finds its angle of elevation to be 60
B. 21.4 degree
C. 13.9 degree The tangent of the angle of a right degrees. What is the height of the
D. 18.9 degree triangle is 0.75. What is the csc of the tower?
angle? A. 73.61
6. A. 1.732 B. 28
A certain angle has an explement 5 B. 1.333 C. 30 .23
times the supplement, Find the angle. C. 1.667 D. 82.36
A. 67.5 degree D. 1.414
B. 108 degree 23.
C. 135 degree 15. Find the angle in mils subtended by a
D. 58.5 degree If arctan 2x + arctan 3x = 45 degrees, line 10 yards long at a distance of
what is the value of x? 5,000 yards.
7. A. 1/6 A. 2.04 mils
Find the height of the tree if the angle B. 1/3 B. 10.63 mils
of elevation of its top changes from 20 C. 1/5 C. 10.73 mils
degrees to 40 degrees as the observer D. ¼ D. 4 mils
advances 23 meters toward the base.
A. 13.78 m 16. 24.
B. 16.78 m Sin (B – A) is equal to ____, when Points A and B, 1000m apart are
C. 14.78 m B=270 degrees and A is an acute plotted on straight highway running
D. 15.78m angle. East and West. From A, the bearing of
A. –cos A a tower C is 32 degree West of North
8. B. cos A and from B, bearing of C is 26 degree
A wheel, 3 ft. in diameter, rolls down C. –sin A North of east. Approximate the
an inclined plane 30 degrees with the D. sin A shortest distance of tower C to the
horizontal. How high is the center of highway.
the wheel when it is 5 ft from the base 17. A. 374 m.
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D. 384 m. 1
B. 43.
4
25. 1
Find the value of
 sec A tan A  if csc
If log of 2 to the base 2 plus log of x to C.
the base 2 is equal to 2, then the value 3  sec A  tan A 
of x is 1 A = 2.
D.
A. 2 5 A. 4
B. -2 B. 2
C. -1 35. C. 3
D. 3 If tan4A = cot 6A, then what is the D. 1
value of angle A?
26. A. 9 44.
Solve the equation cos2A = 1- cos2A B. 12 If Log 2 =x, log 3 = y, what is log 2.4 in
terms of x and y?
A. 450 ; 3150 C. 10
A. 3x + 2y -1
B. 450 ; 2150 D. 14
C. 450 ; 3450 B. 3x + y - 1
D. 450 ; 2450 C. 3x + y +1
36.
D. 3x – y + 1
A central angle of 45 subtends an arc
27. of 12 cm. what is the radius of the
Csc 520 degrees is equal to circles? 45.
A. csc 20 degrees A. 12.38 cm. Simplify the expression 4 cos y sin y (1
B. cos 20 degrees B. 15.28 cm. – 2 sin 2 y)
C. tan 45 degrees C. 14.28 cm. A. sec 2y
D. sin 20 degrees D. 11.28 cm. B. cos 2y
C. tan 4y
28. 37. D. sin 4y
What is 4800 mils equivalent in Given: y = 4cos2X. Determine its
degrees? amplitude. 46.
A. 2500 If 2 log 3 (base x) + log 2 (base x) =2
A. 2 + log 6 (base x), then x equals ______.
B. 2300
B. 8
C. 2700
C. 2
D. 2200 A. 3
D. 4
B. 3
29. C. 2
38.
Cos4 A – sin4 A is equal to _______. If A +B+C = 180 and tan A + tan B + D. 2
A. cos2A tan C = 5.67, find the value of tan A
B. cos 4A tan B tan C. 47.
C. sin 2A A. 5.67 Given: log (2x -3) = ½. Solve for x if
D. sin 2A B. 6.15 the base is 9.
C. 8.13 A. 3
30. D. 9.12 B. 12
Sin (B – A) is equal to _____. When B C. 4
= 2700 and A is an acute angle. 39. D. 5
A. – cos A Three times the sine of a certain angle
B. cos A is twice of the square of the cosine of 48.
C. –sin A the same angle. Find the angle. What is the value of x if log (base x)
D. sin A A. 30 1296 = 4?
B. 60 A. 5
31 C. 45 B. 3
If sec2A is 5/2, the quantity 1 – sin 2 A D. 10 C. 6
is equivalent to D. 4
A. 0.40 40.
B. 1.5 Solve angle A of an oblique triangle 49.
C. 1.5 ABC, if a = 25, b = 16 and C = 94.1 If sin A = 2.5x and cos A = 5.5x, find
D. 1.25 degrees. the value of A in degrees.
A. 52 degrees and 40 minutes A. 54.34
32. B. 54 degrees and 30 minutes B. 24.44
A railroad is to be laid – off in a circular C. 50 degrees and 40 minutes C. 35.74
path. What should be the radius if the D. 54 degrees and 20 minutes D. 45.23
track is to be change direction by 30
degrees at a distance of 157.08m? 50.
A. 300 41. Triangle ABC is a right triangle with
B. 280 If tan A = 1/3 and cot B = 2, tan (A-B) right angle at C. If BC = 4 and the
C. 290 is equal to ______________. altitude to the hypotenuse is a 1, find
D. 350 A. 11/7 the area of the triangle ABC.
B. -1/7 A. 2.43
33. C. -11 / 7 B. 2.07
If (2log4 x) – (log 49) = 2, find x. D. 1/7 C. 2.11
A. 12 D. 2.70
B. 15 42.
C. 13 Three circles with radii 3, 4 and 5 51.
D. 14 inches, respectively are tangent to The measure of 2.25 revolutions
each other externally. Find the largest counterclockwise is
34. angle of a triangle formed by joining A. 810
If arctan (X) + arctan (1/3) = /4, the the centers. B. -810
value of x is A. 72.6 degrees C. 805
1 B. 75.1 degrees D. -825
A. C. 73.93 degrees
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B. P2 + Q2 = A 2 + B2 
A.
3
52. C. P2 - Q2 = A 2 - B2

If cot 2A cot 68 = 1, then tan A is equal D. P2 + Q2 = A 2 - B2 B.
to _____. 8
A. 0.419 
59. C.
B. 491 Express 45o in mils 4
C. 0.194 A. 8000 mils 
D. 194 D.
B. 800 mils 6
C. 80 mils
53. D. 8 mils
Assuming that the earth is a sphere 67.
whose radius is 6400 km, find the Two electrons have speed of 0.7c and
60. x respectively at an angle of 60.82
distance along a 3-degree arc at the A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters
equator of the earth’s surface. degrees between each other. If their
long when the angle of elevation of the relative velocity is 0.65c, find x.
A. 333.10 km sun is 61. If the pole has leaned 15
B. 335.10 km A. 0.12c
from the vertical directly toward the B. 0.16c
C. 533.10 km sun. What is the length of the pole?
D. 353.01 km C. 0.15c
A. 53.24m D. 0.14c
B. 54.23m
54. C. 53.32m
Two triangles have equal bases. The D. 52.43m
altitude of one triangle is 3 units more 68.
than its base and the altitude of the A man finds the angle of elevation of
61. the top of a tower to be 30 degrees.
other triangle is 3 units less than its If A + B + C =180 and tan A + tan B
base. Find the altitudes, if the areas of He then walks 85 m nearer the tower
+Tan C = 5.67, find the value of tan A and found its angle of elevation to be
the triangle differ by 21 square units tan B tan C
A. 4 and 10 60 degrees. What is the height of the
A. 5.67 tower?
B. 4 and 26 B. 1.78
C. 6 and 14 A. 95.23
C. 6.75 B. 45.01
D. 7 and 23 D. 1.89 C. 76.31
55. D. 73.61
62.
If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and Solve for x in the equation:
sin 2A = 3.969x, find the value of x? 69.
∏
A. 0.265 Arctan  2x  + Arctan  x  = If an equilateral triangle is
B. 0.256 4 circumscribed about a circle of radius
C. 0.625 A. 0.218 10 cm, determine the side of the
D. 0.214 B. 0.281 triangle.
C. 0.182 A. 34.64 cm
56. D. 0.896 B. 64.12 cm
Find the value of P if it is equal to C. 36.44 cm
63. D. 33.51
sin21o + sin2 2o + sin2 3o + ... The side of the triangle are 8, 15, 17
+sin2 90o units. If each side is doubled, how 70. Problem:
A. 45.5 many square units will the area of the The angle formed by two curves
B. 0 new triangle be? starting at a point, called the vertex, in
C. infinity A. 210 units a common direction.
D. indeterminate B. 200 units A. horn angle
C. 180 units B. inscribed angle
D. 240 units C. dihedral angle
D. exterior angle
57. 64.
The captain of a ship views the top of Find the 100th tern of the sequence. 71. Problem:
a lighthouse at an angle of 60o with the 1.01, 1.00, 0.99 … The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34
horizontal at an elevation of 6 meters A. 0.04 cm. Find the length of the shortest leg
above sea level. Five minutes later, B. 0.03 if it is 14 cm shorter than the other leg.
the same captain of the ship views the C. 0.02 A. 16 cm
top of the same lighthouse at an angle D. 0.05 B. 15 cm
300 with the horizontal. Assume that C. 17 cm
the ship is moving directly away from D. 18 cm
the lighthouse; determine the speed of 65.
the ship. The lighthouse is known to be The denominator of a certain fraction 72. Problem:
50 meters above sea level. Solve the is three more than twice the A truck travels from point M northward
problems by trigonometry. numerator. If 7 is added to both terms for 30 min. then eastward for one hour,
A. 40.16 of the fraction, the resulting fraction is then shifted N 30W. if the constant
B. 22.16 m/ min 3 / 5. Find the original fraction speed is 40kph, how far directly from
C. 10.16 m/ min A. 5 / 13 M, in km. will be it after 2 hours?
D. 12.16 m/ min B. 3 / 5 A. 43.5
C. 4 / 5 B. 47.9
58. D. 3 / 8 C. 45.2
Given: D. 41.6
P = A sin t + B cos t 66. 73. Problem:
Q = A cos t – B sin t Two sides of a triangle measures 6
   1   cm. and 8 cm, and their included angle
From the given equation, derive    32   
another equation showing the Arc tan 2 cos arcsin     is equal is 40Find the third side.
relationship between P, Q and A and B    2   A. 5.234 cm
     B. 4.256 cm.
not involving any of the trigonometric
function of angle t. to: C. 5.144 cm.
D. 5.632 cm.
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74. Problem: approximate the shortest distance of elevation of the sum is 41.6. the
Given a triangle: C = 100, a = 15, tower C to the highway. inclination of the ground is:
b = 20. Find c: A. 264 meters A. 4.33
A. 27 B. 274 meters B. 4.72
B. 34 C. 284 meters C. 5.63
C. 43 D. 294 meters D. 5.17
D. 35
82. Problem: 88. Problem:
75. Problem: An airplane leaves an aircraft carrier A vertical pole is 10m from a building.
Given angle A= 32 degree, angle B = and flies South at 350 mph. the carrier When the angle of elevation of the sun
70 degree, and side c = 27 units. Solve travels S 30o E at 25 mph. if the is 45the pole cast a shadow on the
for side a of the triangle. wireless communication range of the building 1m high. Find the height of the
A. 10.63 units airplane is 700 miles, when will it lose pole.
B. 10 units contact with the carrier? A. 12meters
C. 14.63 units A. 5 meters B. 11 meters
D. 12 units B. 20 meters C. 0 meter
C. 10 meters D. 13meters
76. Problem: D. 2.13 meters
In triangle ABC, angle C = 70 degrees; 89. Problem:
angle A = 45 degrees; AB = 40 m. 83. Problem: A pole cast a shadow of 15 meters
What is the length of the median A statue 2 meters high stands on a long when the angle of elevation of the
drawn from the vertex A to side BC? column that is 3 meters high. An o
A. 36.8 meters observer in level with the top of the sun is 61 . if the pole has leaned
B. 37.4 meters statue observed that the column and 15from the vertical directly toward the
C. 36.3 meters the statue subtend the same angle. sun, what is the length of the pole?
D. 37.1 meters How far is the observer from the A. 52.43meters
statue? B. 54.23 meters
77. Problem: C. 52.25 meters
A. 5 2 meters
The area of the triangle whose angles D. 53.24 meters
B. 20 meters
are 619’32’’, 3414’46’’, and C. 10 meters
8435’42’’ is 680.60. The length of the 90. Problem:
D. 2 5 meters An observer wishes to determine the
bisector of angle C.
A. 35.53 height of the tower. He takes sights at
B. 54.32 84. Problem: the top of the tower from A and B,
C. 52.43 From the top of the building 100m which are 50 ft. apart, at the same
D. 62.54 high, the angle of depression of a point elevation on a direct line with the
A due East of it is 30o. From a point B tower. The vertical angle at a point A is
due south of the building, the angle of 30and at a point B is 40. What is the
elevation of the top is 60 o. Find the height of the tower?
distance AB. A. 110.29 feet
30 B. 92.54 feet
A. 100 C. 143.97 feet
78. Problem: 3
Given a triangle ABC whose angles D. 85.25 feet
B. 100 + 3 30
are A = 40, B = 95and side b = 30
cm. Find the length of the bisector of C. 100 - 3 30 91. Problem:
angle C. 30 Find the supplement of an angle
D. 100 + whose complement is 62
A. 20.45 cm 62
B. 22.35 cm A. 280
C. 21.74 cm 85. Problem: B. 1520
D. 20.85 cm. An observer found the angle of
elevation at the top of the tree to be C. -2 6.20
79. Problem: 27o. After moving 10m closer (on the 1
The sides of a triangular lot are 130m, D.
same vertical and horizontal plane as 2
180m, and 190m. The lot is to be the tree), the angle of elevation
divided by a line bisecting the longest becomes 54o. Find the height of the 92. Problem:
side and drawn from the opposite tree. A certain angle has a supplement five
vertex. The length of this dividing line A. 8.09 meters times its compliment. Find the angle.
is: B. 7.53 meters A. 67.50
A. 115 meters C. 8.25 meters B. 157.50
B. 100 meters D. 7.02 meters C. 168.50
C. 125 meters D. 186.50
D. 130 meters
93. Problem:
80. Problem: 86. Problem: The sum of the interior angles of the
From a point outside of an equilateral triangle is equal to the third angle and
From point A at the foot of the
triangle, the distance to the vertices is the difference of the two angles is
mountain, the angle of elevation of the
10m, 10m, and 18m. Find the equal to 2/3 of the third angle. Find the
top B is 60. After ascending the third angle.
dimension of the triangle. mountain one (1) mile at an inclination
A. 25.63 A. 450
of 30to the horizon, and reaching a B. 750
B. 19.94 point C, an observer finds that the C. 930
C. 45.68 angle ABC is 135. The height of the D. 900
D. 12.25 mountain in feet is:
A. 14,986 94. Problem:
81. Problem: B. 12,493 1
Points A and B 1000m apart are C. 14,789 The measure of 1 revolutions
plotted on a straight highway running 2
D. 12,225 counter-clockwise is:
East and West. From A, the bearing of
a tower C is 32 degrees N of W from B A. 5400
87. Problem: B. 5200
the bearing of C is 26 degrees N of E. A 50 meter vertical tower casts a 62.3 C. 5800
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the building. The angles of elevation of the hour hand. Find the distance
the top of the building from point A and between the tips of the hands at 5:40
B are 21 and 32, respectively. How AM.
far is A from the building? A. 8.23 in.
95. Problem: A. 265.4 m. B. 10.65 in.
The measure of 2.25 revolutions B. 277.9 m. C. 9.17 in.
counterclockwise is: C. 259.2 m. D. 11.25 in.
A. 800 degrees D. 259.2 m.
B. 820 degrees 109. Problem:
C. 810 degrees
103. Problem: If the bearing of A from B is S 40W,
D. 850 degrees
A man finds the angle of elevation of then the bearing of B from A is:
96. Problem: the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. A. S 40W
He walks 85 m. nearer the tower and B. S 50W
If Tan  = x2, which of the following is finds its angle of elevation to be 60 C. N 40E
correct? degrees. What is the height of the D. N 75W
1 tower?
A. cosθ =
1+ x 4
A. 73.61 110. Problem:
B. 76.31 A plane hillside is inclined at an angle
1
B. sinθ = C. 73.31 of 28 degree with the horizontal. A
1+ x 4 D. 71.36 man wearing skis can climb this
1 hillside by following a straight path
C. cscθ = inclined at an angle of 12 degree to the
1+ x 4 horizontal, but one without skis must
1 104. Problem: follow a path inclined at an angle of 5
D. tanθ = The angle of elevation of point C from
1+ x 4 degree with the horizontal. Find the
point B is 2942’; the angle of elevation angle between the directions of the
of C from another point A 31.2 m. two paths.
97. Problem:
directly below is 5923’. How high is C A. 10.24 degree
In an isosceles right triangle, the
from the horizontal line through A? B. 13.21 degree
hypotenuse is how much longer than
A. 35.1 meters C. 17.22 degree
its sides?
B. 52.3 meters D. 15.56 degree
A. 2 times C. 47.1 meters
B. 2 times D. 66.9 meters 111. Problem:
C. 1.5 tines The sides of the triangle ABC are AB =
D. none of these 105. Problem: 15 cm, BC = 18 cm, CA = 24 cm. Find
A rectangle piece of land 40 m x 30 m the distance from the point of
98. Problem: is to be crossed diagonally by a 10-m intersection of the angle bisectors to
Find the angle in mils subtended by a wide roadway as shown. If the land side AB.
line 10 yards long at a distance of cost P1,500.00 per square meter, the A. 5.45
5,000 yards. cost of the roadway is: B. 5.34
A. 1 mil A. 401.10 C. 4.73
B. 2 mils B. 60,165.00 D. 6.25
C. 6 mils C. 651,500.00 112. Problem:
D. 3 mils D. 601,650.00 Two straight roads intersect to form an
angle of 75 degrees. Find the shortest
99. Problem: 106. Problem: distance from one road to a gas station
The angle or inclination of ascends of A man improvises a temporary shield on the other road 1 km., from the
a road having 8.25% grade is _____ from the sun using a triangular piece of junction.
degrees. wood with dimensions of 1.4 m, 1.5 m, A. 1.241
A. 5.12 degrees and 1.3 m. With the longer side lying B. 4.732
B. 1.86 degreed horizontally on the ground, he props C. 2.241
C. 4.72 degrees up the other corner of the triangle with D. 3.732
D. 4.27 degrees a vertical pole 0.9 m long. What would
be the area of the shadow on the 113. Problem:
ground when the sun is vertically A train travels 2.5 miles up on a
100. Problem: overhead? straight track with a grade of 110’.
The insides of a right triangle are in A. 0.5m2 What is the vertical rise of the train in
arithmetic progression whose common B. 0.75m2 that distance?
difference is 6 cm. Its area is: C. 0.84m2 A. 0.716 miles
A. 270 cm2 D. 0.95 m2 B. 0.051 miles
B. 340 cm2 C. 0.279 miles
C. 216 cm2 107. Problem: D. 0.045 miles
D. 144 cm2 A rectangular piece of wood 4 x 12 cm
tall is tilted at an angle of 45 degrees. 114. Problem:
101. Problem: Find the vertical distance between the Four holes are to be spaced regularly
From the top of tower A, the angle of lower corner and the upper corner. on a circle of radius 20 cm. Find the
elevation of the top of the tower B is A. 4 2 distance “d” between the centers of the
46 . From the foot of a tower B the two successive holes.
angle of elevation of the top of tower A B. 8 2
A. 20 2
is 28. Both towers are on a level C. 2 2
ground. If the height of tower B is 120 B. 10 3
D. 6 2
m., How far is A from the building? C. 15 2
A. 42.3 m. 108. Problem: D. 5 2
B. 40.7 m. A clock has a dial face 12 inches in
C. 38.6 m. radius. The minute hand is 9 inches
D. 44.1 m. 115. Problem:
long while the hour hand is 6 inches In a spherical triangle ABC, A =
long. The plane of rotation of the 11619’, B = 5530’ and C = 8037’.
102. Problem: minute hand is 6 inches long. The
Point A and B are 100 m apart and are Find the value of side a.
plane rotation of the minute hand is 2 A. 115.57 degree
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C. 118.17 degree D. Cos 2 

D. 112.12 degree 129. Problem:
123. Problem: A 40 m high tower stands vertically on
116. Problem: The angle of elevation of a top of a a hillside (sloping ground) which
Considering the earth as a sphere of tree from a point 10 m. horizontally makes an angle of 18 degree with the
radius 6,400 km. Find the area of a away from the tree is twice the angle horizontal. A tree also stands vertically
spherical triangle on the surface of the of elevation at a point 50 m. from it. up the hill from the tower. An observer
of the earth whose angels are 5089’ Find the height of the tree. on the top of the tower finds the angle
and 120. A. 34.25 of depression of the top of the tree to
A. 45,065,746.09 B. 27.89 be 26 degrees and the bottom of the
B. 56,476,062.07 C. 46.58 tree to be 38 degree. Find the height of
C. 64,754,034.02 D. 38.73 the tree.
D. 24,245,258.00 A. 15.29 m
117. Problem: 124. Problem: B. 10.62 m
If the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is A vertical pole consists of two parts, C. 7.38 m
7 A.M. What is the time in a place each one half of the whole pole. At a D. 13.27 m
located at 135 degrees east longitude? point in the horizontal plane which
A. 4 P.M. passes through the foot of the pole 130. Problem:
B. 6 P.M. and 36 m. From it, the upper half of the Two towers A and B stands 42, apart
C. 2 P.M. pole subtends an angle whose tangent on a horizontal plane. A man standing
D. 5 P.M. is 1 / 3. How high is the pole? successively at their bases observes
A. 74 m or 36 m that the angle of elevation of the top of
118. Problem: B. 72 m and 36 m tower B is twice that of the bases the
If Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 9 C. 60 m or 30 m angles of elevation are complimentary.
a.m. what is the time in a place 45o W D. 80 m or 40 m Find the angle of elevation of the tower
of longitude? B from the base of tower A if the height
A. 6 A.M. 125. Problem: of the tower B is 30 m.
B. 4 A.M. An observer 9 m. horizontally away A. 28.32 degree
C. 2 A.M. from the tower observes its angle of B. 38.58 degree
D. 8 A.M. elevation to be only one half as much C. 40.27 degree
as the angle of elevation of the same D. 38.58 degree
119. Problem: tower when he moves 5 m. nearer
Find the distance in nautical miles and towards the tower. How high is the 131. Problem:
the time difference between Tokyo and tower? A ship started sailing S 4235’ W at the
Manila if the geographical coordinates A. 6 m rate of 5 kph. After 2 hours, ship B
of Tokyo and Manila are ( 35.65 B. 4 m started at the same port going N
degree north Lat.; 139. 75 degrees C. 3 m 4620’ W at the rate of 7 kph. After
East long.) and ( 14.58 degree North; D. 5 m how many hours will the second ship
120. 98 degree long.), respectively. be exactly north of ship A?
A. 1469 nautical miles; 4.25 hrs. 126. Problem: A. 4.03
B. 2615 nautical miles; 1.52 hrs. A man finds the angle of elevation of B. 3.84
C. 1612 nautical miles; 1.25 hrs. the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. C. 2.96
D. 1485 nautical miles; 1.25 hrs. He walks 85 m. nearer the tower and D. 5.8
finds its angle of elevations to be 60
120. Problem: degrees. What is the height of the 132. Problem:
An isosceles spherical triangle has tower? A passenger ship sailed northward
angle A=B= 54 degree and side b= 82 A. 73.61 m with a direction N 4225’ E at 14 kph.
degrees. Find the measure of the third B. 45.36 m Four hours earlier a freight ship started
angle. C. 66.36 m from the same point at the speed of 8
A. 15824’15” D. 54.21 m kph with a direction N 1542’ W.
B. 15524’15” Determine the number of hours it will
C. 16824’15” 127. Problem: take the freight ship to be exactly N
D. 16524’15” Points A and B are 100 m. Apart and 7525’ W of the passenger ship.
are of the same elevation as the foot of A. 2
the bldg. The angles of elevation of the B. 4
top of the bldg. from points A and B C. 8
are 21 degrees and 32 degrees D. 5
respectively. How Far is A from the
bldg. in meters? 133. Problem:
A. 277.36 A truck travels from point M north ward
B. 271.62 for 30 min., then eastward for one
C. 265.42 hour, then shifted N. 30 degrees West.
121. Problem: D. 259.28 If the constant speed is 40 kph, how
On one side of a paved oath walk is a far directly from M in km, will it be after
flag staff on top of it. The pedestal is 2 128. Problem: 2 hours?
m. in height whole the flag staff is 3 m, A and B are summits of two mountains A. 45.22
high. At the opposite edge of the path rise from a horizontal plain. B being B. 47.88
walk the pedestal and flag staff 1200 m above the plain. Find the C. 41.66
subtends equal angles. Compute the height of A, it being given that its angle D. 43.55
width of the path walk. of elevation as seen from a point C in
A. 4.47 m the plane (in the same vertical plane 134. Problem:
B. 5.34 m with A and B) is 50 degree, while the A car travels northward from a point B
C. 5.74 m angle of depression of C viewed from for one hour, then eastward for 30 one
D. 3.78 m B is 2858’ and the angle subtended at hour, then eastward for 30 min then
B by AC is 50 degree. shifted N 30 E. After exactly 2 hours,
122. Problem: A. 3200.20 m the car will be 64.7 km directly away
B. 3002.33 m from B. What is the speed of the car in
Simplify the equation sin2  (1 + cot2 ) C. 2989.42 m Kph?
A. Sin 2  D. 2847.64 m A. 45
B. 1
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C. 50 C. 70 degrees ABCD is a vertical wall AD = 3 m.

D. 55 D. 60 degrees High, AB = 10 m. long. The wall is
built on a north south line on a
135. Problem: 143. Problem: horizontal ground. If the elevation of
A motorcycle travels northward from Three forces 20 N, 30 N and 40 N are the sum is 20 degrees and its bearing
point L for half an hour, then eastward in equilibrium. Find the angle between is S 60E, calculate the area of the
for one hour, then shifted N 30 W. the 30 N and 40 N forces. shadow of the wall on the horizontal
After exactly 2 hours, the motorcycle A. 25.97 degrees ground. CD is on the ground portion of
will be 47.88 km. Away from L. What is B.40 degrees the wall and has a direction of due
the speed of the motorcycle in kph? C. 28.96 degrees north.
A. 45 D. 3015’25” A. 78.53 sq. m.
B. 43 B. 80.30 sq. m.
C. 130 144. Problem: C. 73.45 sq. m.
D. 33 One leg of the right triangle is 20 units D. 71.40 sq. m.
and the hypotenuse is 10 units longer
136. Problem: than the other leg. Find the lengths of 151. Problem:
A boat can travel 8 mi / hr. in still the hypotenuse. A spherical triangle ABC has an angle
water. What is its velocity with respect A. 20 C = 90 degrees and sides a = 50
to the shore if it heads 55 degrees east B. 25 degrees and c = 80 degrees. Find the
of north in a current that moves 3 mi/hr C. 10 value of “b” in degrees?
west? D. 15 A. 75.44
A. 5.4 mph B. 74.33
B. 6.743 mph 145. Problem: C. 76.55
C. 4.556 mph Determine the sum of the positive D. 73.22
D. 8.963 mph valued solution to the simultaneous
equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx = 21. 152. Problem:
137. Problem: A. 15 A point O is inside a square lot, if the
If the figure, BD and DC are angle B. 13 distances from point O to the three
bisectors. If angle A= 80, how many C. 17 successive corners of the square lot
degrees is angle ADC? D. 19 are 5 m., 3 m. And 4 m, respectively,
A. 140 degrees find the area of the square lot.
B. 120 degrees A. 32.1
C. 150 degrees B. 23.2
D. 130 degrees C. 45.4
D. 36.6
138. Problem:
if a triangle ABC, angle A = 60 degrees 153. Problem:
and the angle B=45 degrees, what is Find the angle in mils subtended by a
the ratio of sides BC to side AC? 146. Problem: line 10 yards long at a distance of
A. 1.36 A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 5,000 yards.
B. 1.22 x 24 units is folded once, A. 1.0 yards
C. 1.48 perpendicular to diagonal AC, so that B. 2.04 mils
D. 1.19 the opposite vertices A and C coincide. C. 1.5 yards
Find the length of the fold. D. 1.3 yards
139. Problem: A. 18.75 cm.
Find the angle B of a triangle if a = 132 B. 22.5 cm. 154. Problem:
m., b = 224 m. And C = 28.7 degrees. C. 21.5 cm. The A point F is inside an equilateral
A. 5903’25” D. 19.5 cm. triangle, if the distances from F to the
B. 4903’25” three vertices of the triangle are 3 m, 4
C. 3903’25” 147. Problem: m, and 5 m, respectively, Find the area
D. 1903’25” ABDE is a square section and BDC is of the triangle
an equilateral triangle with C outside A. 17.5
140. Problem: the square. Compute the value of B. 12.23
The area of an isosceles triangle is 72 angle ACE. C. 19.85
sq.m. If the two equal sides make an A. 35 degree D. 20.0
angle of 20 degree with the third side, B. 50 degree
compute the length of the longest side. C. 30 degree
A. 25.62 D. 40 degree
B. 27.84
C. 31.22 148. Problem:
D. 28.13 Find the sum of the interior angles of 155. Problem:
the vertices of a five pointed star If the sides of the triangle are 2x + 3,
141. Problem: inscribed in a circle. x2 + 2x, find the greatest angle.
The area of an isosceles triangle is 36 A. 120 degrees A. 120 degrees
m2 with the smallest angle equal to one B. 140 degrees B. 100 degrees
third of the other angle. Find the length C. 180 degrees C. 110 degrees
of the shortest side. D. 170 degrees D. 130 degrees
A. 5.73 m.
B. 9.22 m. 149. Problem: 156. Problem:
C. 8.46 m. A square section ABCD has one of its Find the value of  in the equation
D. 12.88m. sides equal to x. Point E is inside the Cosh 2 x – Sinh 2  =2cos.
square forming an equilateral triangle A. 45 degrees
142. Problem: BEC having one side equal to the side B. 60 degrees
The difference between the angles at of a square. It is required to compute C. 30 degrees
the base of a triangle is 17 48’ and the angle of AED. D. 35.6 degrees
the sides subtending this angles are A. 150 degrees
105.25 m and 76.75 m. Find the angle B. 140 degrees 157. Problem:
included between the given sides. C. 150 degrees Solve for x if Cosh x + Sinh x = 7.389
A. 90 degrees D. 120 degrees A. 2
B. 80 degrees B. 10
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C. 1 A right spherical triangle has an angle A. 0.5

D. ex C = 90 degrees, a = 50 degrees, and c B. eg
= 80 degrees. Find the side b. C. 1
158. Problem: A. 78.66 degrees D. e2X
Find x if Cosh 2 x – Sinh 2 x + tanh 2 x + B. 45.33 degrees
sech 2 x= Cosh x + Sinh x C. 75.89 degrees 173. Problem:
A. 1 D. 74.33 degrees Which of the following expression in
B. ln 2 equivalent to sin 2
C. ex 165. Problem: A. 2tancot
D. x-x Calculate the area of a spherical B. 2sincos
triangle whose radius is 5 m and C. 2sin
159. Problem: whose angles are 40 degrees, 65 D. cot
Triangle XYZ has base angles X = 52 degrees, and 110 degrees.
degrees and Z = 60 degrees distance A. 15. 27 174. Problem:
XZ = 400 m long. A line AB which is 20 B. 17.23 The equation 2 sinh x cosh x is equal
m long is laid out parallel to XZ. C. 21.21 to:
1. Compute the area of triangle XYZ. D. 15.87 A. e-x
2. Compute the area of ABXZ. B. ex
3. The area of ABY is to be divided 166. Problem: C. cosh x
into two equal parts. Compute the The sides of right triangle are in D. sinh 2x
length of the dividing line which is arithmetic progression whose common 175. Problem:
parallel to AB. difference if 6 cm. Its area is: Find the value of sin (90+A)
A. 270 cm2 A. cos A sin A.
160. Problem: B. 216 cm2 B. – cos A
The corners of a triangle lot are C. 140 cm2 C. cos A
marked 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The D. 160 cm2 D. –sin A
length of side 3 – 1 is equal to 500 m.
The angles 1, 2 and 3 are 60 degrees, 167. Problem: 176. Problem:
80 degrees and 40 degrees The angle of inclination of ascends of If sin(x + y) = 0.766 and sin (x – y)
respectively. If the area of 59,352 sq. a road having 8.25 % grade is ____ =0.1736. Find sin x cos y.
m. is cut off on the side 3 – 1 such that degrees. A. 0.9695
the dividing line 4 -5 is parallel to 3 – 1. A. 4.72 B. 0.6732
1. Compute the length of line 4 -5. B. 5.12 C. 0.4698
2. Compute the area of 2 – 4 – 5. C. 4.27 D. 0.8563
3. Compute the distance 2 – 4. D. 1.86
177. Problem:
161. Problem: 168. Problem:
What are the exact values of the Find the angle in mils subtended by a Solve for  if coth2x – csch2 x =
cosine and tangent trigonometric line 10 yards long at a distance of exsecant .
functions of acute angle A, Given that 5,000 yards. A. 45
3 A. 4 mils B. 30
Sin A = . B. 2.5 mils C. 60
7
C. 2 mils D. 20
2 8 D. 7 mils
A. 178. Problem:
5
169. Problem: A transformation consisting of a
3 10 In an isosceles right triangle, the constant offset with no rotation or
B.
20 hypotenuse is how much longer than distortion.
its sides? A. screw
4 10 A. 2 times B. translation
C.
15 B. 2 times C. reflection
D. torsion
3 8 C. 1.5 times
D. D. none of these
10 179. Problem:
170. Problem: An angle whose endpoints are located
162. Problem: on a circle’s circumference and vertex
Simplify the expression sec  - (sec ) If tan  = x2, which of the following is located at the circle’s center
sin 2  incorrect? A. central angle
A. Cos 2  1 B. exterior angle
A. sec  =
B. Cos  1  X4 C. supplementary angle
C. Sin  D. complementary angle
1
D. Sin 2  B. cos  =
1  X4 180. Problem:
163. Problem: 1 The ____ is the line or line segment
C. sin  = that divides the angle into two equal
A flagpole is places on top of the 1  X4 parts.
pedestal at a distance of 15 m from the 1
observer. The height of the pedestal is D. cot  = A. angle bisector
20m. If the angle subtended by the 1  X4 B. apothem
flagpole at the observer is 10 degrees. C. perpendicular bisector
1. Compute the angle of elevation of 171. Problem: D. terminal side
the flagpole. Find the value of y: y = (1 + cos 2) tan
2. Compute the height of the flagpole. . 181. Problem:
_____ are the lines bisecting the
3. If the observer moves a distance of A. sin 
5m. towards the pedestal, what would angles formed by the sides of the
B. sin 2
be the angle of pedestal, what would triangles and their extensions.
C. cos 0 A. Exsecants
be the angle of elevation of the D. tan  B. Internal angle bisector
flagpole at this pt.
C. Perpendicular bisector
172. Problem:
164. Problem: D. Exterior angle bisectors
Simplifying the equation sin 2  (1 + cot
2 ) gives: 182. Problem:

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The two legs of the triangle are 300 The turning of an object or coordinate C. 4743’
and 150 each, respectively. The angle system by an angle about a fixed D. 4640’
opposite the 150 m side is 26 degree. point.
What is the third side? A. involution 197. Problem:
A. 341.78 m B. revolution In the spherical triangle shown,
B. 218.61 m C. dilation following parts are given:
C. 282.15 m D. rotation A = 4018’
D. 175.23 m C = 7500’
c = 10010’
183. Problem: b = 6525’
The sides of the triangular lot are 130,
180 and 180 m. The lot is to be divided
by a line bisecting the longest side and
drawn from the opposite vertex. Find 190. Problem:
the length of the line. A rotation combined with an expansion
A. 120 or geometric con - traction.
B. 240 A. screw
C. 125 B. shift
D. 200 C. twirl
D. twist
184. Problem:
The sides of the triangle are 195, 157 191. Problem:
and 210, respectively. What is the area Find the sin x if 2sinx + 3cosx - 2 = 0 A. 4114’48”, 6310”48”
of the triangle? A. 1 and 5 / 13 B. 4523’43”, 6612’45”
A. 14, 586.2 B. 3 and 5 / 15 C. 4013’35”, 6612’45”
B. 28, 586 C. 15 and 5 / 13 D. 2224’3”, 6012’45”
C. 16, 586.2 D. 1 and -5 / 13
D. 41, 586.2 198. Problem:
192. Problem: From the given parts of the spherical
185. Problem: If sin A = 4 / 5, A in quadrant II, sin B = triangle ABC, compute for the angle A.
3 7 / 25, B in quadrant I, find the sin (A + A = 5230’
If sin A = and sin  A + B  = 1 , find B) B = 4834’
5
cos B: A. 2 / 5 C = 12015’
A. 0.70 B. 3 / 5
B. 0.80 C. 4 / 5
C. 0.60 D. 6 / 5
D. 0.100
193. Problem:
If sin A = 2.57 x; cos A = 3.06x, and
sin 2A = 3.939x, find the value of the x.
186. Problem: A. 0.150
A Meralco tower and a monument B. 0.100
stand on a level plane. The angles of C. 0.250
depression of the top and bottom of D. 0.350
the monument viewed from the top of
the Meralco tower at 13 degrees and 194. Problem: A. 12842’
35 degrees respectively. The height of if cos  = 3 2 , then find the value of B. 5716’
the tower is 50 m. Find the height of x if x = 1- tan 2 ? C. 14132’
the monument. A. 2 / 3 D. 11416’
A. 33.541 m B. 4 / 3
B. 64.12 m C. 8 / 9 199. Problem:
C. 32.10 D. 1 / 9 The ____ is an imaginary rotating
D. 36.44 m sphere of gigantic radius with the earth
195. Problem: located at its center.
187. Problem: If sin  - cos  = - 1/3, what is the value A. celestial sphere
A wire supporting a pole is fastened to B. chronosphere
of sin 2?
it 20 feet from the ground and to the A. 8 / 9 C. exosphere
ground 15 feet from the pole. D. astrological sphere
B. 4 / 9
Determine the length of the wire and C. 10/ 12
the angle it makes with the pole. D. 10 / 15 200. Problem:
A. 25 ft, 36.87 degrees Two celestial coordinate are:
B. 25 ft, 53.17 degrees A. right ascension and declination
C. 24 ft, 36.87 degrees B. longitude and latitude
196. Problem:
D. 24 ft, 53.17 degrees Given the parts of the spherical C. North Pole and South Pole
D. zenith and nadir
triangle:
188. Problem: A = 6030’
Point A and B are 100 m apart and are
b = 3815’
of the same elevation as the foot of a
a = 4030’
building. The angles of elevation of the
top of the building from points A and B
are 21 degrees and 32 degrees
respectively. How far is A from the
building in meters?
A. 259.28
B. 325.00
C. 454.85
D. 512.05

189. Problem: A. 4535’

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