REFRESHER 01 SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS, ECONOMICS & BASIC ENGINEERING SCIENCES

15. To secure a return of 4% at what price should a bond be purchased

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one if it is redeemable at P1,000 in 10 years and pay dividends P35.
answer for each item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer A. P985.34 C. P975.8
sheet provided.
B. P959.45 * D. P986.4
1. Two cylinders having weights of 100 kN and 200 kN with radii of 16. A 40 kg mass is dragged along the surface of a table by means of a
100mm and 200mm respectively, are placed with the heavier weight cord, which passes over a frictionless pulley at the edge of the talbe
above the lighter weight and both of them are placed in container and is attached to a 12 kg mass. If the coefficient of friction between
having a width of 500mm. Assuming that the lengths of the container the 40 kg mass and of the table is 0.15. Determine the tension on
and the cylinders to be the same, what is the reaction between the the cord.
cylinders? A. 74 N C. 84 N
A. 200 kN C. 268.3 kN * B. 94 N D. 104 N *
B. 243.5 kN D. 300 kN
17. How many times more intense is 60 dB sound than a 40 dB sound?
2. A train traveling at 40 m/s has a horn that vibrates at a frequency of A. 1.5 C. 100 *
210 Hz. Calculate the frequency of the horns sound heard by a man B. 10 D. 1000
standing in a train station when the train is approaching the train
station. Assume the velocity of sound = 340 m/s. 18. In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of two
A. 188 Hz C. 238 Hz * chemical engineers and one mechanical engineer can be formed
B. 210 Hz D. 260 Hz from four chemical engineers and three mechanical engineers?
A. 18 * C. 32
3. A dough nut 3 inches in diameter is placed 24 inches from a B. 64 D. none of these
converging lens whose focal length is 16 in. What is the size and
type of the image? 19. If an alloy containing 30% silver is mixed with a 55% silver alloy to
A. 6 in, erect C. 1.5, erect get 800 pounds of 40% alloy, how much of the 30% silver alloy must
B. 6 in, inverted D. 1.5, inverted be used?
A. 450 pounds C. 460 pounds
4. Given the set of concurrent forces through the origin and the point A, B. 420 pounds D. 480 pounds *
B, and C. 300 N through (3,-4,6); 400 N through (-2,4,-5) and 200 N
through (-4, 5, -3). Determine the magnitude of the resultant force. 20. Three circles are externally tangent to each other. The distances
A. 117.2 N C. 152.7 N between their centers are 50 cm between circles A and B, 46 cm
B. 296.94 N * D. 281.2 N between circles B and C and 40 cm between circles C and A.
Determine the diameters, in cm, of each circle A, B, and C,
5. The amount that must be deposited to provide annual payments of respectively.
P10,000 that are to continue indefinitely if the endowment fund A. 40 for A, 50 for B, 46 for C
earns an interest of 4% compounded semi-annually. B. 44 for A, 56 for B, 36 for C *
A. 250,000 C. 247,525 * C. 50 for A, 46 for B, 40 for C
B. 275,312 D. 500,000 D. 56 for A, 36 for B, 44 for C
6. For how many years must an investment of P63,000 provide a 21. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4 m is
continuous flow of funds at the rate of P16,000 per year so that the 5.236 m3. Determine the depth of the water in the tank.
nominal interest rate of 10% continuously compounded will be A. 1.6 C. 1.2
earned? B. 1.4 D. 1.0 *
.A. 2 yr C. 5 yr *
B. 3 yr D. 7 yr 22. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 +4x -2y k = 0
represents a point circle.
7. A series of equal quarterly deposits of P1000 extend over a period A. 5 C. -6
of 3 years. The future worth of this quarterly deposit series at 9% B. 6 D. -5 *
interest and compounded monthly is:
.A. P13,160 C. P12,590 23. If 8 + i is divided by I, then the quotient is:
B. P13,615 * D. P13,122 A. -8i + 1 * C. 8i 1
B. 8i + 1 D. 8 i
8. A gas whose composition is not known has 50 kJ of paddle word
input at constant volume of 566 liters from 138 kPa and 27 deg. C to 24. Find the slope of x2y = 8 at the point (2,2).
82 deg C. Calculate the heat input in kJ. Use k = 1.21 A. 2 C. -1
A. 18 * C. 16 B. -2 * D.
B. 21 D. 25
25. A factory building has six entrance doors. In how many ways can a
9. The cash flow associated with stripper oil well is expected to be person enter and leave; if i) by any door ii) by a different door.
$3,000 in month one, $2,950 in month two, and amounts decreasing A. 30, 36 C. 6, 5
by $50 each month through year five. At an interest rate of 12% per B. 36, 30 * D. 36, 6
year, compounded monthly the equivalent uniform monthly cash
flow is closest to: 26. Integrate 1/(3x + 4) with respect to x and evaluate the result from x =
A. $1,327 C. $2,794 0 to x = 2.
B. $1,673 * D. $4,327 A. 0.278 C. 0.252
B. 0.336 D. 0.305 *
10. For an interest rate of 2% per month, the effective semi-annual
interest rate is closest to: 27. From a bag containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls,
A. 11.55% C.12.62% * one ball is drawn at random. Determine the probability that is red or
B. 12% D.26.82% white.
A. 7/12 * C.
11. If the single payment present worth factor for a period of 8 years is B. D. 1/3
equal to 0.58201, compute the nearest value of the rate of interest
for that period. 28. What is the mode of the set of number; 2,2,8,20,33?
A.6% C.7.5% A. 2 * C. 20
B.7% * D.8.56% B. 8 D. 33
12. A printing equipment costs P73,500 has a life expectancy of 8 years 29. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic
and has a salvage value of 3,500 at the end of its life. The book path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30 deg above
value at the end of x years is equal to 38,500. Using straight line the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball attain its
method of depreciation, solve for the value of x. original level?
A. 4 * C. 6 A. 890 m C. 878 m
B. 3 D. 5 B. 883 m * D. 875 m
13. If P500,000 is deposited at a rate of 11.25% compounded monthly, 30. The lower edge of a picture is 3 m, the upper edge is 5 m above the
determine the compounded interest after 7 years and 9 months. eye of an observer. At what horizontal distance should he stand if
A. 990,848.7 C. 790,848.7 the vertical angle subtended by the picture is to be greatest?
B. 890,848.7 D. 690,848.7 * A. 15 m C. 8.66 m
B. 6.71 m C. 3.87 m *
14. Find the 3rd overtone frequency of a closed pipe with a length of
1.7m.
A. 75 Hz C.350 Hz *
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B.150 Hz D. 700 Hz