Assessment Exam 01

Mathematics
INSTRUCTION: READ EACH QUESTION 3. A man kicks the 150-g ball such that it
CAREFULLY, CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER leaves the ground at an angle of 60° and
OUT OF THE CHOICES. strikes the ground at the same elevation
a distance of 12 m away. Determine the
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impulse of his foot on the ball at A.
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Neglect the impulse caused by the ball’s
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A. 0.75 N-S C. 0.96 N-S
B. 1.88 N-S D. 1.75 N-S
REMINDER: PREPARE ALL THE THINGS YOU 4. A balloon is rising vertically from the ground
NEED BEFORE YOU CONTINUE TO THE NEXT at a constant rate of 4.5 m/s. When it is 10m
PAGE (QUESTIONNAIRE) off the ground, a jeep beneath the balloon
1. A small box of mass m is given a speed of travelling in a straight line at a constant rate
v=√(1/4 gr) at the top of the smooth half of 80kph, determine how fast the distance
cylinder. Determine the angle θ at which the between them is changing after 1 second.
box leaves the cylinder. A. 22.11 C. 21.07
B. 23.55 D. 17.12
5. The base of a right triangle grows 2 fps and
the altitude grows 4 fps. If the base and
altitude are originally 10 ft and 6 ft
respectively, find the rate of change of the
base angle when that angle is 45°.
A. 1/23 rad per second
B. 1/8 rad per second
C. 1/4 rad per second
A. 30.3 C. 51.7 D. 1/35 rad per second
B. 41.4 D. 44.6 6. For the curve y=x^2+x, at what point does
2. The 5-lb cylinder is falling from A with a the normal line at (0,0) intersect the tangent
speed vA = 10 ft/s onto the platform. line at (1,2).
Determine the maximum displacement of
the platform, caused by the collision. The A. (¼ , ¼) C. (-¼ , -¼)
spring has an unstretched length of 1.75 ft B. (-¼ , ¼) D. (¼ , -¼)
and is originally kept in compression by the 7. A Ferris wheel 15m. in diameter makes 1
1-ft long cables attached to the platform. revolution every 2 minutes. If the center of
Neglect the mass of the platform and spring the wheel is 9m. above the ground, how fast
and any energy lost during the collision. is a passenger in the wheel moving
vertically when he is 12.5 above the
ground?
A. 20.84 m/min C. 43.12 m/min
B. 12.35 m/min D. 25.87 m/min
8. Find the value of “a” if the line y= 4x+1 is to
be tangent to the parabola at (-1, -3) and is
to have a critical point when x=-2.
A. 2 C. 8
B. 4 D. 1
9. A conical water tank has diameter 6 m and
depth 5 m. If the water is 3 m deep, and is
rising at 5 m/h, at what rate is the volume
changing?
A. 40.6 m^3/s C. 30.1 m^3/s
B. 50.9 m^3/s D. 22.57 m^3/s
10. The path of the particle shown is acted upon
A. 0.0641 FT C. 0.0871 FT by a central force towards the origin. The
B. 0.0566 FT D. 0.0735 FT particle moves from C to A, if the angular
 velocity at point A is 6 rad/s. Find the chocolates, three of which are contaminated
angular velocity of the particle at point C. with a deadly poison. He makes each of you,
in turn, choose and immediately eat a single
chocolate. If you choose first, what is the
probability that you survive, given that your
sister survives?
A. 1/2 C. 3/4
B. 5/8 D. 7/8
14. You are travelling on a train with your sister.
Neither of you has a valid ticket, and the
inspector has caught you both. He is
authorized to administer a special
punishment for this offence. He holds a box
containing nine apparently identical
chocolates, three of which are contaminated
with a deadly poison. He makes each of you,
A. 2.571 rad per second in turn, choose and immediately eat a single
B. 1.102 rad per second chocolate. If you choose before your sister,
C. 1.5 rad per second what is the probability that you will survive?
D. 1.002 rad per second A. 1/2 C. 1/4
B. 2/3 D. 1/5
* No correct answers* 15. The probability that a married man watches
a certain television show is 0.4, and the
11. The path of the particle shown is acted upon probability that a married woman watches
by a central force towards the origin. The the show is 0.5. The probability that a man
particle moves from C to A, if the angular watches the show, given that his wife does,
velocity at point A is 6 rad/s. Calculate the is 0.7. Find the probability that: 1. A married
velocity at B. couple watches the show
A. 0.4 C. 0.35
B. 0.5 D. 0.34
16. . The probability that a married man watches
a certain television show is 0.4, and the
probability that a married woman watches
the show is 0.5. The probability that a man
watches the show, given that his wife does,
is 0.7. Find the probability that: A wife
watches the show, given that her husband
does;
A. 0.875 C. 0.258
B. 0.321 D. 0.232
17. The probability that a married man watches
a certain television show is 0.4, and the
A. 0 m/s C. 1345.087 m/s
probability that a married woman watches
B. 1234.9 m/s D. 1118.098 m/s
the show is 0.5. The probability that a man
12. If the x intercept of the tangent to the curve watches the show, given that his wife does,
y=e^(-x) is increasing at a rate of 4 units per
is 0.7. Find the probability that: At least one
second, find the rate of change of the y –
member of a married couple will watch the
intercept when x intercept is 6 units
show
A. 0.01 units/sec C. -0.135 units/sec
A. 0.234 C. 0.344
B. -0.55 units/sec D. 0.899 units/sec
B. 0.55 D. 0.289
13. You are travelling on a train with your sister.
Neither of you has a valid ticket, and the 18. Determine the absolute value of the
inspector has caught you both. He is complex roots of the equation:
authorized to administer a special
punishment for this offence.He holds a box
containing nine apparently identical A. 1.333 C. 2.455
 B. 2i D. 1.899 26. Find the area of the surface generated by
19. Given that 3+2i is a root of the equation revolving y = x^2 from x = 0 to x = 1.5, about
below, Which of the following quadratic the y-axis.
equation gives the remaining roots. A. 16.03 C. 8.68
B. 5.48 D. 12.45
27. The area enclosed by y^2 = 8x, x = 2 is
revolved about x = 2. What is the volume
Answer generated?
A. 256π/15 C. 256π/16
B. 256π/17 D. 256π/14
28. Let angle A be the angle between the x-axis
20. Solve the inequality. and the line connecting the origin (0,0) and
the point P (-8,-15) where (180<A<270
degrees). Given that sin A + cos A + tan A =
a/b, where a and b are coprime positive
A. X≤1 C. x≥0 integers, determine the sum of a and b
B. Null Set D. All Real Numbers A. 150 C. 142
21. A hemispherical tank of diameter 20ft is full B. 136 D. 207
of oil weighing 50pcf. The oil is pumped to a 29. Determine the value of the following:
height of 10ft above the top of the tank by cos(45) x cos (46) x cos (47) x ... x cos(134)
an engine of 0.5hp. How long will it take the x cos(135)
engine to empty the tank?
A. 0 C. 1
A. 5236 s C. 6534 s B. Sqrt (2)/2 D. 0
B. 3860 s D. 4812 s 30. A vertical parabola passes through (3, 6), (
22. A bag containing originally 60kg of flour is 5, -7) and (9, 4). Determine the length of the
lifted through a vertical distance of 9m. latus rectum
While it is being lifted, flour is leaking from A. 6/113 C. 113/6
the bag at such rate that the number of B. 24/37 D. 37/24
pounds lost is proportional to the square 31. Find the equation of the ellipse whose Foci
root of the distance traversed. If the total are (2,1) and (2,-1), a = 2
loss of flour is 12kg, find the amount of work A. 4x^2+25y^2-160x-50y=0
done in lifting the bag.
B. x^2+y^2+x-y=0
C. 4x^2-4y^2+x-y=7
A. 3708.18 J C. 3870.19 J
D. 4x^2+3y^2-16x+4=0
B. 4591.08 J D. 4951.80 J
32. Find the length of the chord of the circle x2
23. Determine the value of C in the equation + y2 + 4x + 6y – 32 = 0 if its distance from
the center is 5 units.
A. 7.44 C. 9.76
A. 28 C. 19 B. 8.94 D. 6.45
33. Given the following relations: r cos A cos B
B. 17 D. 15
= 4, r cos A sin B = 3, r sin A = 5. The value
24. Evaluate all the possible solutions in the of r is nearest to:
inequality
A. 7.07 C. 8.66
B. 6.83 D. 9.23
34. What is the angle between zero-based
vectors:
A. 60° C. 120°
A. All real numbers C. True for x≠1 B. 80° D. 150°
B. X=-1 D. No solution 35. Smith and Jones, both 50% marksmen,
25. Find the area enclosed by the curve r^2 = decide to fight a duel in which they
10cos2θ. exchange alternate shots until one is hit.
A. 5 C. 15 What are the odds in favor of the man who
B. 10 D. 20 shots first?
 A. 1/3 C. 1/4 42. Two perpendicular chords both 5 cm from
B. 2/3 D. 3/4 the center of the circle, which divides into
36. In a spherical triangle, angle B = 81°50’ and four parts. If the radius of the circles is 13
angle C = 94°30’. If side c = 90°, what is the cm, find the area of the smallest part.
value of side a? A. 31.01 C. 12.50
A. 24°18’ C. 56°44’ B. 17.95 D. 19.23
B. 33°15’ D. 56°28’ 43. A regular octagon is to be cut out from a
37. A new Civil Engineer failing to complete his square section having a side of 16 cm.
first building contract for P700,000 in a Determine the side of the octagon.
specified time is compelled to pay a penalty A. 4.63 C. 2.32
½ of 1% per day for the first 10 days of extra B. 6.63 D. 3.32
time required and for each additional days 44. As shown in the figure below, six semicircles
thereafter, the stipulated penalty is lie in the interior of a regular hexagon with
increased by 10%, or P350 each day. If he side length 2 so that the diameters of the
paid total penalty of P75,600, how many semicircles coincide with the sides of the
days did he overrun his contract time? hexagon. What is the area of the region
A. 12 C. 18 inside the hexagon but outside all of the
B. 16 D. 20 semicircles
38. A drawer contains an odd number of plain
brown socks and an even number of plain
black socks. What is the least number of
brown and black socks such that the
probability of obtaining two brown socks is
1/2 when two socks are chosen at random
from the complete collection?
A. 13 brown 6 black
B. 21 brown 8 black
C. 15 brown 6 black
D. 15 brown 8 black
39. An amortization of a debt is in a form of a
gradient series of P 5,000 on the first year,
P4,500 on the second year, and so on until A. 3√3-π C. 5√3-3π
the fourth year. What is the equivalent B. 6√3-3π D. 4√3-3π
uniform periodic payment if interest is 5%
45. A point source of light is 4ft distant from the
A. 4,308.73 C. 4,280.47 center of the sphere of diameter 4ft.
determine the surface area of the sphere
C. 4,378.17 D. 4,325.12
that is brightened.
40. In 5 years, P1.8 M will be needed to pay for A. 4 pi C. 6 pi
the building renovation. In order to generate B. 5 pi D. 8 pi
this sum, a sinking fund consisting of three 46. The centroid of a triangle is located at (2, 1).
annual payments is established now. For The vertices of the triangle are (a, 5), (4, b)
tax purposes, no further payments will be and (-5, 4). Find the value of “a” and “b”
made after 3 years. What payments are respectively.
necessary if money is worth 15% per
A. 7 and -5 C. 8 and -5
annum?
B. 7 and -6 D. 8 and -6
47. Find the shortest distance from the point (2,
A. P 0.788 M C. P 0.518 M
3) to the line 3x + 2y – 5 = 0.
B. P 0.392 M D. P 0.815 M A. 1.94 C. 3.44
41. If 250,000 is deposited at a rate of 12.50% B. 2.94 D. 2.49
compounded monthly, determine the 48. How much water must be evaporated from
compounded interest after 6 years and 6 a 250L tank of a 3% salt solution to obtain a
months 5% solution?
A. 277,200 C. 561,020 A. 100 L C. 200 L
B. 311,021 D. 232,100 B. 150 L D. 250 L
49. Once a month, a man puts some money into
the cookie jar. Each month he puts 50
centavos more into the jar than the month
before. After 12 years, he counted his
money, he had P 5,436. How much money
did he put in the jar in the last month?
A. P72.50 C. P73.00
B. P75.50 D. P73.50
50. A very smart engineer have nine P20 bills.
The engineer bought a Jollibee C-3 with
extra rice with a total cost of 144. How much
change was given by the cashier?

A. 36 C. 16
B. 26 D. 6