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MESL SET 01.1

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a log has an altitude of 8 m, base diameter of 0.5 m. Right diameter of 0.4 m. If it rolls out to the ground covering 1 hectare of land, how many revolutions will it make?

a)

796

b)

799

c)

794

d)

792

2.

A salad bowl in a shape of a hemisphere has a diameter of 40 cm. If the salad occupies a height of 15 cm, determine the volume of the salad and percentage volume of the salad with respect to the volume of the bowl.

a)

10,602.88 cm³, 63.28%

b)

10,802.88 cm³, 63.58%

c)

10,902.88 cm³, 63.27%

d)

10,682.88 cm³, 64.28%

3.

A train, an hour after starting, meets with an accident which detains it an hour, after which it proceeds at 3/5 of its former rate and arrives three hour after the time; but had the accident happened 50 miles farther on the line, it would have arrived one and one-half hour sooner. Find the length of the journey.

a)

850/9 miles

b)

800/9 miles

c)

920/9 miles

d)

910/9 miles

4.

A manufacturing firm maintains one product assembly line to produce signal generators. Weekly demand for the generators is 25 units. The line operates for 7 hours per day, 5 days per week. What is the maximum production time per unit in hours required for the line to meet the demand?

a)

3 hours

b)

1 hour

c)

2.25 hours

d)

0.75 hours

5.

A farmer is to plant rice in a rectangular field 30 m by 40 m. He started on the edge and plant around the perimeter. How wide a strip should he plant for each side in order to do half the work?

a)

5 m

b)

2.5 m

c)

3 m

d)

5.5 m

6.

Think of a number. Double the number. Subtract 6 from the result and divide the answer by 2. The quotient will be 20. What is the number you think?

a)

12

b)

20

c)

23

d)

32

7.

The volume of the cube is increasing at a rate of 5 cu. m per minute. Determine the rate at which the surface area is increasing in m²/min, when its side is 10 m.

a)

1/2

b)

1.75

c)

1.5

d)

2

8.

Determine the accumulated value of P2000.00 in 5 years if it is invested at 11% compounded quarterly.

a)

P3,440.00

b)

P3,404.00

c)

P3,044.00

d)

P4,304.00

9.

What is the value of k to make the expression kx² − 3kx + 9 a perfect square?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

5

10.

Two times the mother’s age is 8 more than six times her daughter's age. Ten years ago, the sum of their age was 44. What is the daughter's age?

a)

15 yrs old

b)

18 yrs old

c)

12 yrs old

d)

16 yrs old

11.

How many terms of the sequence −9, −6, −3, … must be taken so that the sum is 66?

a)

11

b)

6

c)

4

d)

9

12.

There are 6 geometric means between 4 and 8748. Find the sum of all terms.

a)

12310

b)

12130

c)

13210

d)

13120

13.

Find the root mean square of 11, 23 and 35.

a)

25

b)

27

c)

26

d)

24

14.

A pole cast a shadow 15 m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61°. If the pole has lean 15° from the vertical directly toward the sun, what is the length of the pole?

a)

54.23 m

b)

48.64 m

c)

36.84 m

d)

64.84 m

15.

What is the supplement of an angle whose complement is 62°?

a)

152°

b)

28°

c)

118°

d)

60°

16.

A certain angle has a supplementary five times its compliment. What is the angle?

a)

186°

b)

67.5°

c)

168.5°

d)

157.5°

17.

From the top of tower A, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower B is 46°. From the foot of tower B is 28°. Both towers are on a level ground. If the height of tower B is 120 m, how high is tower A?

a)

40.7 m

b)

44.1 m

c)

42.3 m

d)

38.6 m

18.

Determine the absolute value of resultant vector of the following vectors: F1 = 4i + 7j + 6k; F2 = 9i + 2j + 11k; F3 = 5i − 3j − 8k.

a)

21

b)

25

c)

18

d)

9

19.

What is the effective rate equivalent of 12% compounded quarterly?

a)

12.55%

b)

11.55%

c)

12.98%

d)

13%

20.

A man borrowed P2,000.00 from a bank and agreed to pay the loan at the end of one year. The bank discounted the loan and gave P1950 in cash. Determine the rate of discount.

a)

3.75%

b)

2.5%

c)

3.12%

d)

1.2%

21.

Find the voltage drop to move 2 C of charge from point A to point B that requires −30 Joules of energy.

a)

−15 V

b)

−5 V

c)

15 V

d)

5 V

22.

If z = √(1 − √(1 − √(1 − ⋯))), what is the value of z?

a)

0.453

b)

0.618

c)

0.816

d)

0.68

23.

It is now between 3 and 4 o’clock. In twenty minutes, the minute hand will be as much as the hour hand as it is behind it. What is the time now?

a)

3:06.36

b)

3:36.06

c)

3:03.66

d)

3:30.66

24.

Determine the value of ∫ from −2 to 2 of (x³ + x⁵ + sin x) dx.

a)

0

b)

1.75

c)

3.1416

d)

infinity

25.

Determine the diameter of a circle, x² + y² − 6x + 4y − 12 = 0.

a)

9 units

b)

12 units

c)

11 units

d)

10 units

26.

If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 14 when y = 7 and z = 2, find the value of x when z = 4 and y = 16.

a)

12

b)

14

c)

18

d)

16

27.

Determine the absolute value of the complex number 3 + 4i.

a)

4

b)

8

c)

5

d)

6

28.

Simplify i1997+i1999i^{1997} + i^{1999} here i is an imaginary number.

a)

0

b)

i

c)

1 + i

d)

1 − i

29.

A ball is dropped from a height of 60 meters above the ground. How long does it take to hit the ground?

a)

4.5 sec

b)

2.5 sec

c)

3.5 sec

d)

1.5 sec

30.

Determine the outside diameter of a hollow steel tube that will carry a tensile load of 500 kN at a stress of 140 MPa. Assume the wall thickness to be one-tenth of the outside diameter.

a)

123 mm

b)

103 mm

c)

113 mm

d)

93 mm

31.

This is the process of expressing a polynomial as the product of another polynomial or monomial of lower degree. What is this mathematical process?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Factoring

c)

Rationalization

d)

Polynomial damping

32.

Which of the following does not affect owner’s equity?

a)

Expense to get license of start business

b)

Investment capital

c)

License to start business

d)

Dividends paid

33.

How do you call an increase in the value of a capital asset?

a)

Profit

b)

Capital gain

c)

Capital expenditure

d)

Capital stock

34.

What is a regular polygon that has 27 diagonals?

a)

Nonagon

b)

Hexagon

c)

Pentagon

d)

Heptagon

35.

What do you think is the output or sales at which income is insufficient to equal operating cost?

a)

Break-even point

b)

Salvage value

c)

Depreciation

d)

Cash flow

36.

The sum of all the cost incurred by the originators of the project up to time that the promoters of the project accept the project is known as:

a)

Development cost

b)

Marginal cost

c)

Construction cost

d)

Promotion cost

37.

When a line y = mx + b slope downwards from left to right, the slope m is:

a)

Less than zero

b)

Greater than zero

c)

Equal to zero

d)

Equal to 1

38.

Which of the following is not a theorem on limits?

a)

The limit of the algebraic sum of several functions is equal to the sum of their limits.

b)

The limit of product of several functions is equal to the product of their limits.

c)

The limit of the difference of several functions is equal to the difference of their limits.

d)

The limit of the quotient of two functions is equal to the quotient of their limits, provided the denominator is not zero.

39.

Which of the following Commonwealth Acts is known as the oldest Mechanical Engineering Law?

a)

Commonwealth Act 394

b)

Commonwealth Act 594

c)

Commonwealth Act 294

d)

Commonwealth Act 8394

40.

How do you call a sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding term?

a)

Dissonant series

b)

Isometric series

c)

Convergent series

d)

Divergent series

41.

This is a series of sequential method for carrying out a desire procedure to solve problems.

a)

Algorithm

b)

Hygrogram

c)

Logarithm

d)

Angstrom

42.

This is use for expressing wavelengths of light or ultraviolet radiation with a unit or length equal to 10 – 10 metre.

a)

Mersenne number

b)

Midae

c)

Light year

d)

Angstrom

43.

It is a collection of numbers or letters used to represent a number arrange property in rows and columns.

a)

Determinant

b)

Matrix

c)

Array

d)

Equation

44.

In complex algebra, we use a diagram to represent a complex plane commonly called as:

a)

Venn diagram

b)

Histogram

c)

Argand diagram

d)

Funicular diagram

45.

The area bounded by two concentric circles is called as

a)

Annulus

b)

Ring

c)

Disk

d)

sector

46.

The ratio of annual sales to the average of assets used in producing these sales.

a)

Inventory turn-over

b)

Operating-expense ratio

c)

Asset turnover

d)

Quick ratio

47.

10 to the negative power of 18 is the value of prefix:

a)

Atto

b)

Femto

c)

Micro

d)

Pico

48.

Whenever a net force acts on a body, it produces acceleration in the direction of the resultant force, an acceleration which is directly proportional to the resultant force and inversely proportional to the mass of the body. How do you call this theory?

a)

Newton’s First Law of Motion

b)

Faraday’s Law of Forces

c)

Newton’s Second Law of Motion

d)

Hook’s Law of Equilibrium

49.

It is defined that the momentum of a moving object is the product of its mass, m and velocity, v. In Newton’s law of motion, what is the rate of change of momentum with respect to time?

a)

Power

b)

Momentum

c)

Energy

d)

Force

50.

The loss of weight of a body submerged in a fluid is:

a)

Proportional to the weight of the body

b)

Proportional to the depth of submergence

c)

Equal to the weight of the fluid displaced

d)

Independent of the volume of the body

51.

The amount of company’s profit that the board of directors of the corporation decides to distribute to ordinary shareholders

a)

Dividend

b)

Return

c)

Share of stock

d)

Par value

52.

To be a member of the Board of Mechanical Engineering, he/she must be at least how many years old?

a)

25 years

b)

30 years

c)

35 years

d)

40 years

53.

When a homogeneous, flexible cord is held at the two ends and allowed to sag freely on its own weight, it will produce a curve very similar to a parabola opening upwards. How do you call this curve?

a)

Parabola

b)

Catenary

c)

Cycloid

d)

Epicycloids

54.

How do you call the line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola?

a)

Latus rectum

b)

Axis of parabola

c)

Transverse axis

d)

Major axis

55.

What is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the distance between the vertices in either hyperbola or ellipse?

a)

Eccentricity

b)

Latus rectum

c)

Variance

d)

Deviation

56.

It is a statement that one mathematical expression is greater than or less than another. How do you call this?

a)

Conditional expression

b)

Inequality

c)

Interval

d)

Domain

57.

What is the artificial expense that spreads the purchase price of an asset or another property over a number of years?

a)

Depreciation

b)

Amnesty

c)

Sinking fund

d)

Bond

58.

How do you classify this interest rate, which specifies the actual rate of interest on the principal for one year?

a)

Nominal rate

b)

Rate of return

c)

Exact interest rate

d)

Effective rate

59.

What type of curve is generated by a point, which moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while travelling with a constant speed, v, parallel to the axis.

a)

A cycloid

b)

An epicycloids

c)

A hypocycloids

d)

A helix

60.

What do you call the possible outcome of an experiment?

a)

A sample space

b)

A random point

c)

An event

d)

A finite set

61.

A branch of mathematics which uses the properties of numbers by using symbols or letters to represent numbers in arithmetic operations which usually variables and unknown quantities which usually involves the use and rearranging or equations.

a)

Trigonometry

b)

Algebra

c)

Geometry

d)

Calculus

62.

It refers to a straight line, which a curve approaches closely, but never meets or touches the curve.

a)

Asymptote

b)

Directrix

c)

Latus rectum

d)

Line segment

63.

In a triangle, the length of a line which is equal to the square root of the sides adjacent to the point where this line started minus the product of the segments of the third side is known as:

a)

Angle bisector

b)

Perpendicular bisector

c)

Median

d)

Trisector

64.

The whole is greater than any one of its parts. This statement is known as:

a)

Postulate

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Axiom

d)

Theorem

65.

A perpendicular segment from a vertex of the triangle to the line containing the opposite side is known as:

a)

Median

b)

Angular bisector

c)

Altitude

d)

Perpendicular bisector

66.

An SI unit of area equal to 100 sq. meter.

a)

Arc

b)

Acre

c)

Hectares

d)

Are

67.

The angle that the line of sight to the object, makes with the horizontal, which is above the eye of the observer, is called as:

a)

Angle of elevation

b)

Angle of depression

c)

Acute angle

d)

Obtuse angle

68.

A series of numbers in which each number or term is derived from the preceding number by adding a constant value to it is known as:

a)

Geometric sequence

b)

Analytical sequence

c)

Arithmetic sequence

d)

Differential sequence

69.

A series of equal payments occurring at equal periods of time.

a)

Annuity

b)

Sinking fund

c)

Cash flow

d)

Annual cost

70.

Quick ratio is defined as the ratio of quick assets to the current liabilities, sometimes this is called:

a)

Acid test ratio

b)

Debit ratio

c)

Equity ratio

d)

Current ratio

71.

Form of business/company ownership:

a)

Partnership

b)

Corporation

c)

Single partnership

d)

All of the above

72.

It is defined to be any method of repaying a debt, the principal and interest included usually by a series of equal payments at periodic intervals of time.

a)

Amortization

b)

Annuity

c)

Deferred annuity

d)

Preferred annuity

73.

What is a borrower of a particular loan almost always required to do during repayment?

a)

Pay exactly the same amount of interest each payment.

b)

Repay the loan over an agreed-upon amount of time.

c)

Pay exact the same amount of principal each payment.

d)

The choices A and C above

74.

What is the value of 1 radian in degrees?

a)

89.55°

b)

60.3°

c)

57.3°

d)

45.58°

75.

How many degrees are 4800 mils?

a)

180°

b)

90°

c)

315°

d)

270°

76.

If the density of a gas is 0.003 slug/ft3, what is the specific weight of the gas?

a)

15.2 N/m3

b)

98.2 N/m3

c)

9.04 N/m3

d)

76.3 N/m3

77.

If the specific weight of a liquid is 58.5 lbf per cubic foot, what is the specific volume of the liquid?

a)

1.0675 cm3/g

b)

1.5502 cm3/g

c)

0.5321 cm3/g

d)

0.9504 cm3/g

78.

From a deck of ordinary cards, what is the probability of drawing a heart or face card?

a)

48.08%

b)

5.77%

c)

42.31%

d)

33.33%

79.

A perfect gas is expanded polytropically with an initial volume and temperature of 0.06 m3 and 147°C, respectively. If the final volume and temperature are 0.21 m3 and 21°C, respectively, what is the index of the expansion?

a)

1.285

b)

1.333

c)

1.212

d)

1.400

80.

If the loan was for 15 months at 16.8% interest a year and the repayment on a loan was P12,100.00, how much was the principal?

a)

P8,500

b)

P10,000

c)

P9,500

d)

P10,500

81.

The sum of P15,000, deposited in an account earning 4% per annum compounded quarterly, will become P18,302.85. Determine the effective rate of interest per year.

a)

3.06%

b)

5.06%

c)

4.06%

d)

6.06%

82.

If a machine is purchased on installment and the buyer makes an P80,000 down payment and owes a balance of P150,000 in 2 years. Determine the machine’s cash value if money is worth 14% compounded quarterly.

a)

P199,312

b)

P193,912

c)

P183,912

d)

P139,912

83.

Find the number of years when P2,500 is compounded to P5,800 if invested at 12% compounded quarterly.

a)

6.12 years

b)

8.12 years

c)

7.12 years

d)

5.12 years

84.

What rate compounded quarterly is equivalent to 14% compounded semi-annually?

a)

10.76%

b)

12.76%

c)

11.76%

d)

13.76%

85.

A man owes P500, due in 3 years and P800 due in 7 years. He is allowed to settle these obligations by a single payment on the 6th year. Find how much he has to pay on the 6th year if money is worth 14% compounded semi-annually.

a)

P1,449.12

b)

P1,339.12

c)

P1,559.12

d)

P1,669.12

86.

A machine was purchased under these terms: P30,000 down and P5,000 each month for 5 years. If money is worth 12% compounded monthly, what is the cash price of the machine?

a)

P144,775.19

b)

P542,775.91

c)

P245,775.19

d)

P254,775.19

87.

Determine the amount that must be deposited every 3 months in a fund paying 12% compounded quarterly in order to have P25,000 in 8 years.

a)

P746.71

b)

P674.71

c)

P476.17

d)

P700.00

88.

A force of 200 lb acts on a block at an angle of 2828^{\circ} with respect to horizontal. The block is pushed 2ft2\,\text{ft} horizontally. Find the work done by this force.

a)

480 J

b)

840 J

c)

408 J

d)

804 J

89.

The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1gram per gram-atom1\,\text{gram per gram-atom} . What is the mass of a hydrogen atom?

a)

1.66 x 102410^{-24} g/atom

b)

1 g/atom

c)

6.02 x 102310^{-23} g/atom

d)

The mass is too small to calculate.

90.

A truck starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 6m/s26\,\text{m/s}^2 . Find the speed of the truck after 4s4\,\text{s} .

a)

18 m/s

b)

24 m/s

c)

28 m/s

d)

35 m/s

91.

A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3ft/s23\,\text{ft/s}^2 . Determine the average velocity during the first 10s10\,\text{s} of motion.

a)

15 ft/s

b)

12 ft/s

c)

20 ft/s

d)

18 ft/s

92.

A 5m5\,\text{m} extension ladder leans against the wall; the bottom is 3m3\,\text{m} from the wall. If the bottom stays at the same place, how much should the ladder be extended so that the top would lean against the wall 1m1\,\text{m} higher?

a)

1.2 m

b)

0.5 m

c)

1.5 m

d)

0.83095 m

93.

If a stone is dropped from a balloon while ascending at the rate of 7.5m/s7.5\,\text{m/s} and reaches the ground in 6s6\,\text{s} , what was the height of the balloon when the stone was dropped?

a)

110.12 m

b)

131.81 m

c)

120.25 m

d)

140.12 m

94.

The salary of an employee’s job has five levels, each one 5%5\% greater than the one below it. Due to circumstances, the salary of the employee must be reduced from the top (fifth) level to the second level, which means a reduction of P 30003000 per month. What is the employee’s present salary per month?

a)

P22,032.50

b)

P23,022.50

c)

P22,320.50

d)

P22,302.50

95.

Determine the value of each interior angle of a regular pentagon.

a)

108°

b)

98°

c)

120°

d)

135°

96.

A cubical container that measures 50.8mm50.8\,\text{mm} on a side is tightly packed with eight marbles and is filled with water. All eight marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are the same size. What is the volume of water in the container?

a)

131,096.51 mm³

b)

68,641.97 mm³

c)

62,454.54 mm³

d)

131,960.51 mm³

97.

The equation y=a1+a2xy = a_1 + a_2 x is an algebraic expression for which of the following choices?

a)

A cosine expansion series.

b)

A circle in polar form.

c)

Projectile motion.

d)

A straight line.

98.

Given the following vectors: A=3i+2jA = 3\mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{j} , B=2i+3j+kB = 2\mathbf{i} + 3\mathbf{j} + \mathbf{k} , C=5i+2kC = 5\mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{k} . Simplify the expression (A×B)C(A \times B) \cdot C .

a)

20

b)

60\,\mathbf{i} + 24\,\mathbf{k}

c)

0

d)

5\,\mathbf{i} + 2\,\mathbf{k}

99.

Determine the slope of the curve y=x2y = -x^2 at the point (2,3)(2, 3) .

a)

4

b)

2

c)

-4

d)

-2

100.

What is the sum of the roots of the equation: 2x2+5x+5=02x^2 + 5x + 5 = 0 ?

a)

-2.5

b)

2.5

c)

2.25

d)

-2.25

101.

Compute the arithmetic mean of the following set of numbers: 18,24,27,30,35,42,5018, 24, 27, 30, 35, 42, 50 .

a)

31.82

b)

30

c)

32.29

d)

29.96

102.

Five years ago the father is three times as old as his son. Ten years from now, the father will be twice as old as his son. How old is the son twelve years from now?

a)

32 yrs old

b)

50 yrs old

c)

20 yrs old

d)

38 yrs old

103.

Determine the distance between the foci of a hyperbola if the lengths of the transverse and conjugate axes are 10m10\,\text{m} and 8m8\,\text{m} , respectively.

a)

20.8 m

b)

13.8 m

c)

12.8 m

d)

25.6 m

104.

An Electrical engineer obtained a loan of P50,000 at the rate of 6%6\% compounded annually in order to repair his mistress’s house. How much must the Engineer pay monthly to amortize the loan within a period of ten years?

a)

P605.20

b)

P505.90

c)

P550.90

d)

P508.90

105.

What is the present value of P5,000 due in 8 years if money is worth 12%12\% compounded semi-annually?

a)

P1,896.23

b)

P1,698.23

c)

P1,869.23

d)

P1,968.23

106.

How many permutation can be made out of the letters of the word ENGINEERING?

a)

277,200

b)

200,277

c)

272,700

d)

227,700

107.

What do you think is the lessening of the value of an asset due to a decrease in the quantity available as a coal, oil and timber in forest?

a)

Depletion

b)

Amortization

c)

Depreciation

d)

Investment

108.

In the problem of writing the equation of a certain curve with respect to another axes in which the new axes are parallel to the original axes and similarly directed is known as:

a)

Translation of axes

b)

Reversal of axes

c)

Notation of axes

d)

Relocation of axes

109.

Adding more solute to an already saturated solution will cause the excess solute to settle to the bottom of the container. What is this process called?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Dehydration

c)

Hydration

d)

Saturation

110.

The length of time at which the original cost of capital used to purchase a unit has already been recovered.

a)

Economic life

b)

Physical life

c)

Write off period

d)

Salvage life

111.

The actual interest earned by a given principal is known as:

a)

Compound interest

b)

Effective interest

c)

Simple interest

d)

Nominal interest

112.

How many permutations can be made out of the letters in the word DIEGO taken 3 at a time?

a)

50 ways

b)

120 ways

c)

60 ways

d)

80 ways

113.

What is the temperature in degrees Celsius of a molecule at absolute zero?

a)

0°C

b)

-32°C

c)

-273°C

d)

273°C

114.

If an angle measures xx degrees, what is the measure in radians?

a)

πx/180\pi x/180

b)

180x/π180\,x/\pi

c)

180π/x180\pi/x

d)

180/πx180/\pi x

115.

This law states, “The voltage, v, across a resistor is directly proportional to the current, I, flowing through the resistor”. How do you call this law?

a)

Kirchhoff’s law

b)

Ampere’s law

c)

Ohm’s law

d)

Gauss’ law

116.

In electricity, it is an ability of an element to resist the flow of current. What is this?

a)

Resonance

b)

Inductance

c)

Conductance

d)

Resistance

117.

In electrical circuits, how do you call the reciprocal of resistance?

a)

Resonance

b)

Inductance

c)

Conductance

d)

Resistance

118.

If 4y=3x4y = 3x , then what is the value of 3x2/4y23x^2/4y^2 ?

a)

4/3

b)

2/3

c)

1/2

d)

3/2

119.

How do you call a line segment from the center of a regular polygon to the midpoint of a side? It is also called the inradius, the radius of an incircle.

a)

Radius

b)

Circumradius

c)

Apothem

d)

Inradius

120.

If the daily wage of a CPM and a plumber are in the ratio 2:1. In a day, a CPM has to work 8 hours but the plumber only 6 hours. Determine the ratio of their hour wages.

a)

4:3

b)

3:2

c)

5:3

d)

8:3

121.

Which of the following is the equivalent of one circular mil?

a)

π/4(0.01)2\pi/4\,(0.01)^2

b)

π/4(0.0001)2\pi/4\,(0.0001)^2

c)

π/4(0.001)2\pi/4\,(0.001)^2

d)

π/4(0.00001)2\pi/4\,(0.00001)^2

122.

How do you call a method of describing a set where the elements are separated by commas and enclosed in braces?

a)

Tabular or roster form

b)

Equal form

c)

Rule form

d)

Equivalent form

123.

Which of the following is the equivalent of the expression 2logb6logb42\log_b 6 - \log_b 4 ?

a)

2logb32\log_b 3

b)

2logb22\log_b 2

c)

3logb23\log_b 2

d)

3logb3\log_b

124.

A 100-kg salt solution originally 4% by weight salt in water is boiled to reduce water content until the concentration is 5% by weight salt. How much water is evaporated?

a)

20

b)

15

c)

25

d)

22.5

125.

Tom can paint a fence 50% faster than Carl and 20% faster than Ted and together they can paint a given fence in 4 hours. How long will it take Tom to paint the same fence if he had to work alone?

a)

11

b)

9

c)

8

d)

10

126.

This is the amount of property in which a willing buyer will pay to a willing seller for the property when neither one is under the compulsion to buy or sell. What do you call this value?

a)

Fair value

b)

Book value

c)

Goodwill value

d)

Market value

127.

What is the minimum point of y=x+1/xy = x + 1/x ?

a)

(1, 2)

b)

(1, 1.5)

c)

(1.5, 2)

d)

(2, 1)

128.

What is the simple interest rate if an investment of P37,500 accumulates to P45,937.50 in 18 months?

a)

0.15

b)

0.21

c)

0.2

d)

0.3

129.

This is a type of bond whose guaranty is in lieu on railroad equipment. What is this type of bond?

a)

Equipment obligation bond

b)

Registered bond

c)

Debenture bond

d)

Infrastructure bond

130.

A man left Sta. Rosa City to drive to Lopez, Quezon at 6:15 p.m. and arrived at 11:45 p.m. If he averaged 50 kph and stopped 1 hour for dinner, how far is Lopez, Quezon from Sta. Rosa City?

a)

225 km

b)

252 km

c)

522 km

d)

215 km

131.

A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that both are white?

a)

0.375

b)

0.46667

c)

0.10714

d)

0.28571

132.

The sum of two interior angles of the triangle is equal to the third angle and the difference of the two angles is equal to 23\tfrac{2}{3} of the third angle. Find the third angle.

a)

60°

b)

90°

c)

30°

d)

40°

133.

Grand total of the assets operational capability of a corporation.

a)

Authorized capital

b)

Earning value

c)

Investment

d)

Money market

134.

The process of recording all the transactions of the company, which affect any investment of capital so that at any time the results of investments may be known as:

a)

Bookkeeping

b)

Profit and loss statement

c)

Balancing accounts

d)

Accounting

135.

A system of units based on time, length and mass is called:

a)

Absolute system

b)

cgs system

c)

Gravitational system

d)

mks system

136.

A US unit capacity used to measure solids equal to 7056 cubic inches (0.1156 m3).

a)

Furlong

b)

Bushel

c)

Barrel

d)

Bar

137.

It refers to a statistical distribution having two distinct peaks of frequency distribution.

a)

Bimodal

b)

Biaxial

c)

Binomial

d)

Bilingual

138.

The straight line or plane that divides a line, a plane, or an angle into two equal parts.

a)

Divisor

b)

Eliminator

c)

Trisector

d)

Bisector

139.

A law, which states that a curvature of the central fiber is proportional to the bending moment in homogeneous bar.

a)

Euclid

b)

Bernoulli-Euler

c)

Thailus

d)

Torrecelli

140.

A mathematical method that combines two numbers or quantities to give a third quantity. An example is the multiplication of two numbers in arithmetic.

a)

Binary operation

b)

Trinomial

c)

Polynomial

d)

Sequence

141.

A logarithm having a base 10 is called:

a)

Natural logarithm

b)

Briggisian logarithm

c)

Complex logarithm

d)

Naperian logarithm

142.

Any two points along a streamline in an ideal fluid in steady flow, the sum of the pressure, the potential energy per unit volume and the kinetic energy per unit volume has the same value. This concept is known as the:

a)

Pascal’s Theorem

b)

Bernoulli’s Energy Theorem

c)

Fluid Theory

d)

Hydraulic Theorem

143.

If the temperature of a confined gas does not change, the product of the pressure and volume is constant. This is known as:

a)

Boyle’s law

b)

Archimedes Principle

c)

Pascal’s law

d)

Torrecelli’s Principle

144.

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound mass of water through one degree Fahrenheit is known as:

a)

Calorie

b)

British thermal unit

c)

Specific heat

d)

Energy

145.

Which statement about a charge placed on a dielectric material is true?

a)

The charge increases the conductivity of the material

b)

The charge is confined to the region in which the charge was placed.

c)

The charge is immediately lost to the atmosphere

d)

The charge is instantly carried to the material’s surface

146.

A satellite orbiting the earth passes directly overhead stations in Phoenix and Los Angeles, 340 miles apart. At an instant when the satellite is between these two stations, its angle of elevation is simultaneously observed to be 60° at Phoenix and 75° at Los Angeles. How far is the satellite from Los Angeles?

a)

170 miles

b)

416 miles

c)

653 miles

d)

316 miles

147.

Given that aa , bb , and cc are real numbers. If a=ba = b , then a+c=b+ca + c = b + c , what property is it?

a)

Reflexive

b)

Symmetric

c)

Transitivity

d)

Addition property of equality

148.

Simplify (x2+y2)(x2y+2)(x^2 + y - 2)(x^2 - y + 2) .

a)

2x+4-2x + 4

b)

2x42x - 4

c)

2x+42x + 4

d)

x4y2+4y4x^4 - y^2 + 4y - 4

149.

The expression x4+ax3+5x2+bx+6x^4 + ax^3 + 5x^2 + bx + 6 when divided by (x2)(x - 2) leaves a remainder of 1616 , and when divided by (x1)(x - 1) leaves a remainder of 1010 . Find the value of aa and bb .

a)

7/3, 5/47/3,\ 5/4

b)

3/7, 5/63/7,\ 5/6

c)

2/5, 4/72/5,\ -4/7

d)

11/3, 5/3-11/3,\ 5/3

150.

Find the middle term of the expansion (x22y)10(x^2 - 2y)^{10} .

a)

8864x12y5-8864\,x^{12}y^5

b)

8064x10y6-8064\,x^{10}y^6

c)

9064x10y5-9064\,x^{10}y^5

d)

8064x10y5-8064\,x^{10}y^5