ACES REVIEW CENTER

REE ONLINE REVIEW

MATH RELATED TERMS
BY ENGR. JIMMY L. OCAMPO
0920 . 644 . 6246

1. What do you call a radical expressing an irrational number?

a. surd* b. radix c. complex number d. index
2. Which of the following is the opposite to pi/3?
a. 7pi/6 b. 4pi/3* c. 6pi/5 d. 11 pi/9
3. In two intersecting lines, the angles opposite to each other are termed as
a. opposite angles b. vertical angles* c. horizontal angles d. inscribed angles
4. Simplify (1+tan x)(1-tan x)
a. sec x + tan x b. cos 2x + tan 2x c. cos x + tan x d. 2 – sec^2x*
5. The apothem of a polygon is the __ of its inscribed circle.
a. radius* b. circumference c. diameter d. length
6. When the ellipse is rotated about its shorter axis, the ellipsoid is
a. spheroid b. prolate c. oblate* d. paraboloid
7. When the ellipse is rotated about its longer axis, the ellipsoid is
a. spheroid b. oblate c. prolate* d. paraboloid
8. What is the ratio of the surface area of a sphere to its volume?
a. 5/R b. 4/R c. 3/R* d. 2/R
9. Using the original diameter, d. What is the new diameter when the volume of the sphere is increased 8 times?
a. 2d* b. 4d c. 3d d. 5d
10. Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola whose transverse and conjugate axes are equal in length.
a.2 b. 3 c. sq.rt. of 2* d. sq. rt. of 3
11. The curve 3x^2 = y^3+9 is symmetric with respect to the
a. y-axis* b. x-axis c. origin d. both axes
12. A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to one and the discriminant is equal to zero.
a. parabola* b. Ellipse c. Circle d. hyperbola
13. Describe the locus represented by |z-3| - |z+3| = 4.
a. ellipse b. circle c. hyperbola* d. parabola
14. A conic section whose eccentricity is less than one (1) is known as
a. parabola b. an ellipse* c. a circle d. a hyperbola
15. A tangent to a conic is a line
a. which is parallel to the normal b. which touches the conic at only one point*
c. which passes inside the conic d. all of the above
16. It represent the distance of a point from the y-axis.
a. ordinate b. abscissa* c. coordinate d. polar distance
17. In polar coordinate system the distance from a point to the pole is known as
a. polar angle b. x-coordinate c. radius vector* d. y-coordinate
18. What is the length of the shortest line segment is the first quadrant drawn tangent to the ellipse b 2x2 + a2y2 =
a2b2 and meeting to the coordinate axes?
a. a/b b. a+b* c. ab d. b/a
19. If the side of a cube is measured with an error of at most 3 percent, estimate the percentage error in the volume
of the cube.
a. 3% b.6% c.9%* d. 12 %
20. Find the area inside one petal of the four leaved rose r = sin 2 theta.
a. pi/4 b. pi/6 c.pi/2 d. pi/8*
21. What do you call the integral divided by the difference of the abscissa?
a. average value* b. mean value c. abscissa value d. integral value
22. Evaluate the double integral 1/(x-y) dxdy with inner bounds of 2y to 3y and outer bounds f 0 to 2.
a. ln 3 b. ln 2 c. ln 4* d. ln 8
23. What is the differential equation of the family of parabolas having their vertices at the origin and their foci on
the x-axis?
a. 2xdy – ydx = 0* b. ydx + ydx = 0 c. 2ydx - xdy = 0 d. dy/dx - x = 0
24. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of parabolas y2 = 2x + c.
a. y = Cex b. y = Ce(-x)* c. y = Ce(2x) d.y = Ce(-2x)
25. Which of the following is an exact DE?
a. (x2 + 1)dx - xdy = 0 b. xdy + (3x - 2y)dx = 0
c. 2xydx + (2 + x2)dy = 0* d. x2ydy - ydx = 0
26. Find the equation of the family of curves at every point of which the tangent line has a slope of 2y.
a. x = Ca^y b. y = Ce^x c. x = Ce^2y d. y = Ce^2x*
27. Evaluate L (sinh at).
a. 3s/(2s^2 - a^2) b. 2s/(s^2 + a^2) c. a/(s^2 - a^2)* d. 2s/(s^2 + a^3)
n
28. Evaluate L {t }
a. n!/s^n b.n!/s^(n +1)* c. n!/s^(n – 1) d. n!/s^(n + 2)
29. What is -i^i?
a. 4.81 b. -4.81 c. 0.21 d. -0.21*
30. If m is jointly proportional to G and z, where a, b, c and d are constants. Therefore
a.m = aG + bz b.m = aGz* c. m = aG d. m = bG
31. The arc length is equal to the radius of a circle is called
a. 1 grad b.1 radian* c. quarter arc d. pi radian
32. The plane rectangular coordinate system is divided into four parts which are known
a. octants b. quadrants* c. axis d. coordinates
33. What kind of graph has r = 2 sec theta?
a. straight line* b. parabola c. ellipse d. hyperbola
34. The axis of the hyperbola through its foci is known as
a. conjugate axis b. major axis c. transverse axis* d. minor axis
35. Classify the graph of the equation x^2 + xy + y^2 – 6 = 0.
a. circle b. parabola c. ellipse* d. hyperbola
36. The point on a curve where the first derivative of a function is zero and the second derivative is positive is
called a
a. point of inflection b. maxima c. point of intersection d. minima*
37. 4 + 8i is in what form?
a. polar form b. logarithmic form c. exponential form d. rectangular form*
38. What is the Laplace transform of f(t) = cosh at?
a. a/(s squared + a squared) b. a/(s squared - a squared)
c. s/(s squared + a squared) d. s/(s squared - a squared)*
39. Which of the following is not included?
a. 0.60 b. 60% c. 0.06* d. 3/5
40. In what quadrant may the angle theta terminate if sec theta is positive?
a. first or second b. first or fourth* c. first or third d. third or fourth
41. For a triangle whose sides are a, b and c with their respective angles A, B and C, which of the following
equations gives the correct relationship.
a. a squared equals b squared minus 2bc sin a
b. a squared equals b squared plus c squared
c. a squared equals b squared plus c squared minus 2bc cos A*
d. a squared equals b squared plus c squared minus 2bc sin A
42. The axis of the hyperbola which is parallel to its directrices is known as
a. Transverse axis b. conjugate axis* c. minor axis d. major axis
43. The cord passing through the focus of the parabola and is perpendicular to its axis is termed as
a. Axis b. Latus Rectum* c. directrix d. translated axis
44. A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to one is known as
a. a parabola* b. an ellipse c. a circle d. a hyperbola
45. The locus of a point that moves so that the sum of its distances between two fixed points is constant called
a. a parabola b. a circle c. an ellipse* d. a hyperbola
46. In a conic section, if the eccentricity is greater than one, the locus is
a. parabola b. ellipse c. circle d. hyperbola*
47. Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of curves x (squared) – y (squared) = C.
a. xy = k* b.2(y squared) + x = k c. x = k d. 2(x squared) + y = k
48. For a complex number z = 3+j4 modulus is
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5* d. 6
49. What is (1 + i) raised to the power of 10?
a. -32i b. -16i c. 32i* d. -2i
50. The symbol "/" used in division is called
a. Modulus b. Minus c. Solidus* d. Obelus
51. The number that is subtracted in subtraction
a. minuend b. subtrahend* c. dividend d. quotient
52. The integer part of a common logarithm is called the
a. radicand b. root c. characteristic* d. mantissa
53. The constant "e" is named in Honor of
a. Euler* b. Eigen c. Euclid d. Einstein
54. A statement of the truth of which is admitted without proof is called
a. an axiom* b. a postulate c. a theorem d. a corollary
55. A line segment joining two points on a circle is called
a. arc b. tangent c. sector d. chord*
56. A/An __ triangle is a triangle having three unequal sides
a. oblique b. scalene* c. equilateral d. isosceles
57. A quadrilateral with no pair of parallel sides.
a. trapezoid b. trapezium* c. rhombus d. rhomboid
58. The surface area of a spherical segment
a. lune b. zone* c. wedge d. sector
59. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of -x for x, its curve is symmetric with respect to the
a. y-axis* b. x-axis c. origin d. line 45 degrees with the axis
60. Lines that intersect in a point are called
a. skew lines b. intersecting lines* c. agonic lines d. coincident lines
61. What conic section is represented by 2x^2 + y^2 - 8x + 4y = 16?
a. parabola b. ellipse* c. hyperbola d. circle
62. Two lines that are not coplanar,
a parallel lines b. skew lines* c. secant lines d. straight lines
63. A point on the curve where the second the derivative of a function is equal to zero is called
a. maxima b. minima c. point of inflection* d. point of intersection
64. A sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding term is called
a. dissonant series b. convergent series c. isometric series d. divergent series*
65. The graphical representation of the cumulative frequency distribution in a set of statistical data is called
a. ogive* b. histogram c. frequency polyhedron d. mass diagram
66. Two circles with different radii but with the same center is called,
a. concenter b. concentric* c. tangent d. hypocycloid
67. What is the name for a vector that represents the sum of two vectors?
a. scalar b. resultant* c. tensor d. moment
68. What type of the curve is generated by a point that moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while
travelling with a constant speed, v, parallel to the axis?
a. cycloid b. epicycloids c. hypocycloid d. helix*
69. For a given function, f(t) = f(-t). What type of symmetry does f(t) have?
a. odd symmetry b. even symmetry* c. rotational symmetry d. quarter-wave symmetry
70. What is the value of each interior angle of a regular pentagon?
a. pi/5 b. 2pi/5 c. pi/2 d. 3pi/5*
71. Naperian logarithms have a base closest to which number?
a. 2.17 b. 2.72* c. 3.14 d. 10.0
xy
72. What is the natural logarithm of e ?
a. 1/xy b.xy* c. 2.718 xy d. 2.718/xy
2/3
73. What is the value of (0.001) ?
a. antilog (3/2 log 0.001) b. 2/3 antilog (0.001)
c. antilog (log 0.001/2) d. antilog (2/3 log 0.001)*
74. Which of the following statements regarding matrices is FALSE?
a. (AT)T = A b. A(B+C) = AB+AC
2 5 1 12
c. ( )( )=( ) d. (AB)-1 = B-1 A-1*
1 0 2 1
75. If the sine of angle A is given as K, what is the tangent of angle A?
a. hK/o b. aK/h c. ha/K d. hK/a*
76. Which is true regarding the signs of the natural functions for angles between 90° and 180°?
a. the tangent is positive b. the cotangent is positive
c. the cosine is negative* d. the sine is negative
77. What is the inverse natural function of the cosecant?
a. secant b. sine* c. cosine d. tangent
78. What is the sum of the squares of the sine and cosine of an angle?
a. 0 b.1* c. sq.rt of 3 d. 2
79. The Taylor series expansion for cos x contains which powers of x?
a 0,2,4,6,8.....* b. 1,3,5,9..... c. 1,2,3,4,5.... d. 1/2, 3/2, 5/2, 7/2.....
80. The equation y = a1 + a2 x is an algebraic expression for which of the following?
a. a cosine expansion series b. projectile motion
c. a circle in polar form d. a straight line*
81. What is the term that describes a possible outcome of an experiment?
a. sample space b. random point c. event* d. finite set
82. In probability theory, what is the term that describes the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment?
a. set of random events b. fuzzy set
c. cumulative distribution d. sample space*
83. How can the values of a random variable defined over a sample space be described?
a. always continuous b. always numerical*
c. strictly nonzero d. defined only over a finite horizon
84. If two random variables are independently distributed, what is their relationship?
a. they are not identically distributed b. they are uncorrelated*
c. they are mutually exclusive d. either option A or option B is true
85. Which of the following properties of probability is NOT valid?
a. the probability of an event is always positive and less than or equal to one
b. If E0 is an event which cannot occur in the sample space
c. If events E1 and E2 are mutually exclusive, then the probability of both events occurring is zero.
d. If events E1 and E2, are events from the same sample place, then P(E1 + E2) = P(E1) + P(E2) - P(E1E2).*
86. If y = cos x, what is dy/dx?
a. sec x b. -sec x c. csc x d. -sin x*
87. If the second derivative of the equation of a curve is proportional to the negative of the equation of the same
curve, what is that curve?
a. hyperbola b. square wave c. sinusoid* d. cycloid
88. Consider a strictly concave up function of one variable x, with lower and upper bounds on x. At what value(s)
of x will the function be minimized?
a. at the upper bound of x b. at the lower bound of x
c. strictly between the upper and lower bound of x d. at any of the above*
89. Consider a strictly concave down function in one variable x, with lower and upper bounds on x. At what
value(s) of x will the function be minimized?
a. at the upper bound of x b. at the lower bound of x
c. strictly between the upper and lower bound of x d. at any of the above *
90. The integral of a function between certain limits divided by the difference in abscissas between those limits
gives the ___ of the function.
a. average* b. middle c. intercept d. asymptote
𝑑2 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
91. How can the following differential equation best be described? 𝑎 𝑑𝑡 2 + B(t) 𝑑𝑡 + C = D(t)
a. linear, homogeneous, and first order b. homogeneous and first order
c. linear, second order and nonhomogeneous* d. linear, homogeneous and second order
𝑑2 𝑥 𝑑𝑦
92. How can the following differential equation best be described? 𝑎 𝑑𝑡 2 + bxy 𝑑𝑥 = f(x)
a. linear, second order, homogeneous b. nonlinear, second order, homogeneous
c. linear, second order, nonhomogeneous d. nonlinear, second order, nonhomogeneous*
93. Describe the locus represented by /z – i/ = 2.
a. circle* b. ellipse c. hyperbola d. parabola
94. When the two columns of a matrix are interchanged the determinant of the first matrix is __ to the negative
of the second matrix
a. greater than b. less than c. equal* d. not equal
95. MCM is equivalent to what number
a. 1000 b. 1800 c. 2000 d. 1900*
96. In non-degenerate conic 3(x sq.) + 6xy + 5(y sq.) – x + y = 0., classify what kind?
a. hyperbola b. parabola c. ellipse* d. hyperbola
97. In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicular to major axis is
a. latus rectum* b. minor axis c. focal width d. conjugate axis
98. What would happen to the volume of sphere if the radius is tripled?
a. multiplied by 3 b. multiplied by 9 c. multiplied by 27* d. multiplied by 6
99. What is the remainder if 13^137 is divided by 5?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3* d. 4
100. What is the area of the of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in an ellipse with equation 4x^2 + y^2 =
4
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4*
101. Find the surface area of sphere x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = a^2 intercepted by the cylinder x^2 + y^2 = 2ax.
a. π a^2 b. (π+2)a^2 c. (π – 2)a^2* d. a^2
102. Identify the curve represented by Im{z^2} = 4
a. parabola b. Ellipse c. Circle d. hyperbola*
103. Evaluate the limit of z^2 / (z^4 + z + 1) as z approaches e^(πi / 4)
a. 1/3 b. 26i c. -4/3 – 4i d. sq.rt of 2/2 (1+i)*
104. Find the radius of sphere x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 6x + 8z
a. 5* b. 4 c. 3 d. 7
105. Identify the curve described by r = 6
a. parabola b. circle* c. hyperbola d. ellipse
106. The parabola y^2 = 4ax and the line x = p enclosed an area with the centroid at the focus of parabola. Find
p in terms of a.
a. 3a/5 b. 2a/3 c. 5a/3* d. 5a/2