1. If the area of an equilateral triangle is 9 sq. rt. of 3 sq. cm.

, then its perimeter is

a. 9 sq.rt. of 3 cm. b. 18 cm. c. 18 sq. rt. of 2 cm d. 12 cm
A circle with a radius 6 has half its area removed by cutting off a border of uniform width. Find the
width of the border.
a. 1.76 b. 2.2 c. 1.35 d. 3.75
A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 by 24 units is folded once, perpendicular to diagonal AC, so that
the opposite vertices A and C coincide. Find the length of the fold.
a. 45/2 b. 2 c. 7/2 d. 54/2
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 34 cm. Find the length of the two legs, if one leg is 14 cm. longer
than the other.
a. 18 and 32 cm b. 15 and 29 c. 17 and 31 cm. d.16 and 30 cm
The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540 degrees. Find the number of sides.
a. 5 b. 8 c. 8 d. 11
If the radius of the circle is decreased by 20%, by how much is its area decreased?
a. 46% b. 36% c. 56% d. 26%
A non-square rectangle is inscribed in a square so that each vertex of the rectangle is at the trisection
point of the different sides of the square. Find the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the area of the
square.
a. 4:9 b. 2:7 c. 5:9 d. 7:72
Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units more than its base while the
other is 3 units less than its base. Find the altitudes if the areas of the triangles differ by 21 units.
a. 5 and 11 b. 4 and 10 c. 6 and 12 d. 3 and 9
If a regular polygon has 27 diagonals, then it is a:
a. hexagon b. pentagon c. nonagon d. heptagon
A piece of wire is shaped to enclose a square whose area is 169 sq. cm. It is then reshaped to enclose a
rectangle whose length is 15 cm. The area of the rectangle is
a. 165 sq. cm. b. 170 sq. cm. c. 175 sq. cm. d. 156 sq. cm
One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside the octagon.
a. 19.3 b. 21.4 c. 13.9 d. 31
A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. Find the area of the octagon.
a. 228.2 b. 282.8 c. 288.2 d. 238.2
Three sides of a trapezoid are each 8 cm long. How long is the 4th side when the area of the trapezoid
has the greatest value?
a. 16 cm b. 12 cm c. 15 cm d. 10 cm
A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. He walks 85 m. nearer the
tower and find its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the height of the tower?
a. 76.31 b. 73.31 c. 73.16 d. 73.61
The sides of the right triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is doubled, how many square units
will be the area of the new triangle?
a. 240 b. 420 c. 300 d. 320
Find the angle in mils subtended by a line 10 yards long at distance of 5000 yards.
a. 1 mil b. 2 mils c. 4 mils d. 2.5 mils
If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees respectively, find the
length of the shorter diagonal.
a. 10.63 b. 10.37 c. 10.73 d. 10.23
A trapezoid has an area of 360 sq. m. and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases in meters have ratio of 4:5.
The bases are:
a. 12, 5 b. 7, 11 c. 8, 10 d. 16, 20
The angle of a sector is 30 degrees and the radius is 15 cm. What is the area of the sector?
a. 59.8 sq. cm. b. 89.5 sq. cm. c. 58.9 sq. cm. d. 85.9 sq. cm.
The distance between the center of the three circles which are mutually tangent to each other
externally are 10, 12, and 14 units. The area of the largest circle is
a. 72pi b. 23pi c. 64pi d. 16pi
. Exact angle of the dodecagon is equal to degrees.
a. 135 b. 100 c. 125 d. 105
If an equilateral triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius 10 cm. Determine the side of the
triangle.
a. 34.61 cm b. 64.12 cm c. 36.44 cm d. 32.10 cm
The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is 6.8284. Compute the area of the triangle in square units.
a. 2 b. 1 c. ½ d. 4
24. A central angle of 45 degrees subtends an arc of 12 cm. What is the radius of the circle?
a. 12.58 cm. b. 15.28 cm c. 15.82 cm d. 12.85 cm
25. Two triangles are congruent if:
a. only their corresponding sides are equal
b. their corresponding angles and sides are equal
c. only their corresponding angles are equal
d. their corresponding sides are equal and their corresponding angles are proportional
26. In the story about the crow that wanted to drink water from a cylindrical can but could not reach
the water, it is said that the crow dropped a pebble which was a perfect sphere 3 cm. in radius into the
can. If the can was 6 cm radius, what was the rise in water level inside the can after that pebble was
dropped?
a. 2cm b. 1 cm. c. 3 cm. d. 2.5 cm.
27. The area of three adjacent surfaces of a rectangular block are 8, 10 and 20 sq. cm. The volume of
the rectangular block is
a. 200 cu. cm. b. 40 cu. cm. c. 10 cu. cm. d. 20 cu. cm.
28. Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume of the cube increased?
a. 3% b. 23.4 % c. 33.1 % d. 34.56 %
29. A reservoir is shaped like a square prism. If the area of its base is 225 sq. cm. How many liters of
water will it hold if its length is 1.5 meters?
a. 337.5 b. 33.75 c. 3375 d. 3.375
30. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x inches caused by increasing its side
by 1%
a. 0.3x^3 cu. in. b. 0.1 x^3 cu. in. c. 0.02x^3 cu. in. d. 0.03x^3 cu. in.
31. What is the distance in cm. between two vertices of a cube which are farthest from each other, if an
edge measures 8 cm?
a. 12.32 cm b. 13.86 cm c. 8.66 cm d. 6.93 cm
32. A metal washer is 1 inch in diameter is pierced by ½ inch hole. What is the volume of the washer if
it is 1/8 inch thick?
a. 0.082 b. 0.047 c. 0.074 d. 0.028
33. A regular hexagonal pyramid has a slant height of 4 cm and the length of each side of the base is 6
cm. Find thee lateral area.
a. 52 sq.cm. b. 62 sq.cm. c. 72 sq.cm. d. 82 sq.cm.
34. The volume of two spheres is in the ratio of 27:343 and the sum of their radii is 10. Find the radius
of the smaller sphere.
a. 6 b. 3 c. 5 d. 4
35. Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm and a central
angle of 210 deg.
a. 12367.2 cu. cm. b. 13232.6 cu. cm. c. 13503.4 cu. cm d. 14682. cu. cm.
36. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a depth of
18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume of its content.
a. 188.40 b. 298.40 c. 381.70 d. 412.6
37. The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of a right circular cone is 2:1. If the altitude is 15 cm,
what is the ratio of the slant height to the radius?
a. 5:6 b. 5:4 c. 5:3 d. 5:2
38. A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m. What is the base
edge inn meters?
a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 15
39. The volume of the frustum of a regular triangular pyramid is 135 cu. m. The lower base is an
equilateral triangle with an edge of 9 m. The upper base is 8 m above the lower base. What is the
upper base edge in meters?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5
40. What is the volume of a frustum of a cone whose upper base is 15cm in diameter and lower base
10 cm in diameter with an altitude of 25 cm?
a. 3018.87 cu cm. b. 3180.87 cu. cm. c. 3108.87 cu.cm. d. 3081.87 cu. cm.
41. A circular cylinder with a volume of 6.54 cu. m. is circumscribed about a right prism whose base is
an equilateral triangle of side 1.25m. What is the altitude of the cylinder in meters?
a. 3.5 b. 3.75 c. 4.0 d. 4.25
42. A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base one meter on an edge.
The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its altitude in meters.
a. 4.00 b. 3.75 c. 3.5 d. 3.25
43. The bases of a right prism are hexagons with one of each side equal to 6 cm. The bases are 12 cm
apart. What is the volume of the right prism?
a. 1211.6 cu. cm.b. 2211.7 cu. cm. c. 1212.5 cu. cm. d. 1122.44 cu.cm
44. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4 m is 5.236 cu. m. Determine the
depth of the water in the tank.
a. 1.0 b. 1.2 c. 1.4 d. 1.8