MATH MOCK TEST 2022

1. Find the derivative of f(x) = 6x^3 – 9x + 4.

A. f'(x) = 2x^2 - 9
 a
B. f'(x) = 18x^2 – 9
 b
C. f'(x) = 18x^2 - 13
 c
D. f'(x) = 2x^2 - 13
 d

2. Compute the following limit: limit x → infinite: (x + 4) /

(x – 4).
A. 1
 a
B. 0
 b
C. 2
 c
D. infinite
 d

3. What is the discriminant of the quadratic equation Ax^2 + Bx

+ C = 0 ?
A. sq. rt(B^2 - 4AC)
 a
B. B^2 - 4AC
 b
C. B^2 + 4AC
 c
D. sq. rt(B^2 + 4AC)
 d

4. The cost of horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, and

tailcone is USD 47000. The horizontal stabilizer costs twice
as much as the vertical stabilizer. The vertical stabilizer
cost USD 17000 less than the tailcone. What is the cost of
the vertical stabilizer?
A. USD 10000
 a
 B. USD 15000
 b
C. USD 27000
 c
D. USD 20000
 d

5. Find the 5th term of (a – 2b)^4.

A. 8b^4
 a
B. 1 / (8b^4)
 b
C. 1 / (16b^4)
 c
D. 16b^4
 d

6. Two Cessna 152 started taking-off from the same point. One
travelled N 20 deg E at 30 mph while the other travelled S
50 deg E at 20 mph. After 3 hrs, how far apart the aircraft?
A. 120 miles
 a
B. 100 miles
 b
C. 110 miles
 c
D. 124 miles
 d

7. The muzzle velocity of a projectile is 1500 fps and the

distance of the target is 10 miles. What must be the angle
of elevation of the gun?
A. 25 deg, 33 min
 a
B. 24 deg, 33 min
 b
C. 23 deg, 34 min
 c
D. 26 deg, 34 min
 d
8. Evaluate the integral of cos^7(3xdx) with limits from 0 to
π/6.
A. 0.417
 a
B. 0.304
 b
C. 0.152
 c
D. 0.218
 d

9. Find the differential equations of the family of lines

passing through the origin.
A. ydx – xdy = 0
 a
B. xdy – ydx = 0
 b
C. xdx + ydy = 0
 c
D. ydx + xdy = 0
 d

10. Evaluate the integral of (2x^2 + 3x – 4)dx.

A. (2x^3)/3 + (3x^2)/2 – 4x + C
 a
B. (3x^3)/2 + (2x^2)/3 – 4x + C
 b
C. (2x^3)/3 + (3x^2)/4 – 4x + C
 c
D. (4x^3)/3 + (3x^2)/4 – 4x + C
 d

11. With the wind, an airplane travels 1120 miles in seven

hours. Against the wind, it takes eight hours. Find the rate
of the plane in still air and the velocity of the wind.  
A. 40 mph
 a
B. 30 mph
 b
C. 20 mph
 c
 D. 10 mph
 d

12. The focus of the parabola y^2 = 16x is at

A. (4, 0)
 a
B. (0, 4)
 b
C. (3, 0)
 c
D. (0, 3)
 d

13. Given: log x 1024 = (5 / 2). Find x.

A. 2560
 a
B. 16
 b
C. 4
 c
D. 2
 d

14. Find the area of the curve x^2 + y^2 + 6x - 12y + 9 =

0.
A. 125 sq. units
 a
B. 113 sq. units
 b
C. 92 sq. units
 c
D. 138 sq. units
 d

15. An aerolift airplane can fly at an airspeed of 300 mph.

If there is a wind blowing towards the cast at 50 mph, what
should be the plane's compass heading in order for its
course to be 30 deg? What will be the plane’s ground speed
if it flies in this course?
 A. 19.7 deg, 307.4 mph
 a
B. 20.1 deg, 309.4 mph
 b
C. 21.7 deg, 321.8 mph
 c
D. 22.3 deg, 319.2 mph
 d

16. A triangle has a perimeter of 50 units. If 2 of its

sides are equal and the third side is 5 more than the equal
sides, what is the length of the third side?
A. 18 units
 a
B. 19 units
 b
C. 20 units
 c
D. 21 units
 d

17. How many liters of a 70% alcohol solution must be added

to 50 liters of a 40% alcohol solution to produce a 50%
alcohol solution?
A. 24 liters
 a
B. 25 liters
 b
C. 26 liters
 c
D. 27 liters
 d

18. What is (7 / 12x) – (y / 6x^2) expressed in simplest

form?
A. (7 – y) / 6x
 a
B. (7 – y) / (12x − 6x^2)
 b
C. (−7y) / 12x^2
 c
 D. (7x − 2y) / 12x^2
 d

19. What is the radius of the circle x^2 + y^2 – 4 = 0?

A. 4 units
 a
B. 2 units
 b
C. 16 units
 c
D. 1/4 units
 d

20. From a point A at the foot of the mountain, the angle

of elevation to the top B is sixty degrees. After ascending
the mountain one mile at an inclination of thirty degrees to
the horizon, and reaching a point C, an observer finds that
the angle ACB is one hundred and thirty-five degrees. How
high in feet is the mountain?
A. 14,386
 a
B. 12,493
 b
C. 11,672
 c
D. 11,225
 d

21. An Airbus A320 aircraft is cruising at an altitude of

10 000 m. The aircraft is flying in a straight line away
from John Lloyd, who is standing on the ground. John Lloyd
observes that the angle of elevation of the aircraft changes
from 70deg to 33 deg in one minute. What is the cruising
speed of the aircraft, to the nearest kilometer per hour?
A. 463 kph
 a
B. 485 kph
 b
C. 665 kph
 c
 D. 705 kph
 d

22. Which of the following is perpendicular to the line x/3

+ y/4 = 1? 
A. x – 4y -8 = 0
 a
B. 4x – 3y – 6 = 0
 b
C. 3x – 4y – 5 =0
 c
D. 4x + 3y -11 = 0
 d

23. The number of fish in an aquarium is decreasing with

exponential decay. The population of fish is decreasing by
7% each year. There are 1500 fish in the aquarium today. If
the decay continues how many fish will be in the aquarium in
4 years?
1122
 a
1245
 b
997
 c
1023
 d

24. The distance travelled by an airplane is given by the

equation x = 3t^2 + 2t + 4 where x is the distance in
kilometers and t is the time in hours. Determine the
velocity of the airplane in mps after traveling ten
kilometers.
A. 2.42
 a
B. 8.72
 b
C. 12.27
 c
D. 75.30
 d
25. Suppose that it takes Ding 6 hours to paint the
aircraft if he works alone and it takes Dong 4 hours to
paint the same aircraft if he works alone. How long will it
take them to paint the aircraft if they work together?
A. 2 hours and 24 minutes
 a
B. 2 hours and 14 minutes
 b
C. 2 hours and 4 minutes
 c
D. 1 hour and 54 minutes
 d

1. Suppose that it takes Ding 6 hours to paint the aircraft if

he works alone and it takes Dong 4 hours to paint the same
aircraft if he works alone. How long will it take them to
paint the aircraft if they work together?
A. 2 hours and 24 minutes
 a
B. 2 hours and 14 minutes
 b
C. 2 hours and 4 minutes
 c
D. 1 hour and 54 minutes
 d

26. What is the area of a trapezoid if its bases are 8 in

and 13 in and its height is 4 in?
A. 8 in^2
 a
B. 68 in^2
 b
C. 42 in^2
 c
D. 84 in^2
 d

27. You take an ice-cream out of the freezer kept at −18

◦C. Outside it is 32 ◦C. After one minute, the ice-cream has
warmed to −8◦C. What is the temperature of the ice-cream
after five minutes?
 A. 15.6 C
 a
B. 12.3 C
 b
C. 9.8 C
 c
D. 5.1 C
 d

28. A body moves such that its acceleration as a function

of time is = 2 + 12t, where t is in minutes and a is in
m/min^2. Is velocity after 1 minute is 11 m/min. What is the
distance travelled after four (4) minutes. 
A. 135 m
 a
B. 186 m
 b
C. 121 m
 c
D. 156 m
 d

29. In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the hands be

directly opposite each other for the first time?
A. 5.22 minutes
 a
B. 5.33 minutes
 b
C. 5.45 minutes
 c
D. 5.54 minutes
 d

30. Find the area of the circle with equation of 2x^2 – 8x

+ 2y^2 + 12y = 1 in sq. units.
A. 24.4
 a
B. 34.2
 b
C. 42.4
 c
 D. 54.2
 d

31. Two angles whose sum is a right angle?

A. adjacent angles
 a
B. complementary angles
 b
C. supplementary angles
 c
D. explementary angles
 d

32. What is the eccentricity of the ellipse (x^2)/4 +

(y^2)/16 = 1?
A. 0.725
 a
B. 0.256
 b
C. 0.689
 c
D. 0.866
 d

33. The curve y = (-x^2) + x + 1 opens _____.

A. upward
 a
B. to the left
 b
C. to the right
 c
D. downward
 d

34. Given a triangle with angle C = 290 deg, side a = 132

units and side b = 233.32 units, what is the value of angle
B?
A. 120 deg
 a
B. 122.5 deg
 b
 C. 125.2 deg
 c
D. 130 deg
 d

35. In an isosceles right triangle, the hypotenuse is how

much longer than its sides? 
A. 2 times
 a
B. 2^0.5 times
 b
C. 1.5 times
 c
D. none of these
 d

36. Triangle with no two sides are equal.

A. equilateral
 a
B. isosceles
 b
C. scalene
 c
D. bermuda
 d

37. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm, 10 cm and 14 cm.

Determine the radius of the inscribed circle.
A. 2.25 cm
 a
B. 2.35 cm
 b
C. 2.45 cm
 c
D. 2.55 cm
 d

38. The two legs of a triangle measure 300 meters and 150
meters. The angle opposite the 150-meter side is 28.89
grads. How long is the third side? 
 A. 197.49 meters
 a
B. 218.61 meters
 b
C. 341.78 meters
 c
D. 282.15 meters
 d

39. It is a statement accepted as true.

A. postulate
 a
B. axiom
 b
C. hypothesis
 c
D. theorem
 d

40. If the first term of an arithmetic progression is 25

and the fourth term is 13, what is the third term?
A. 17
 a
B. 18
 b
C. 19
 c
D. 20
 d

41. If the eccentricity of a conic is greater than one, it

is a
A. circle
 a
B. parabola
 b
C. ellipse
 c
D. hyperbola
 d
42. A certain type of bacteria, given a favorable growth
medium, doubles in population every 6.5 hours. Given that
there were approximately 100 bacteria to start with, how
many bacteria will there be in a day and a half?
A. 3759 bacteria
 a
B. 8320 bacteria
 b
C. 4648 bacteria
 c
D. 6392 bacteria
 d

43. Find the value of x in the equation 24x^2 + 5x – 1 = 0.

A. 1/8, - 1/3
 a
B. 1/8, 1/3
 b
C. 1/6, 1/5
 c
D. none of these
 d

44. An elliptical track has a major axis that is 80 yards

long and a minor axis that is 72 yards long. Find an
equation for the track if its center is (0, 0) and the major
axis is the x-axis?
A. (x^2 / 72) + (y^2 / 80) = 1
 a
B. (x^2 / 1296) + (y^2 / 1600) = 1
 b
C. (x^2 / 80) + (y^2 / 72) = 1
 c
D. (x^2 / 1600) + (y^2 / 1296) = 1
 d

45. If the bearing of A from B is S 40 deg W, then the

bearing of B from A is _____. 
A. N 40 deg E
 a
 B. N 40 deg W
 b
C. N 50 deg E
 c
D. N 50 deg W
 d

46. If tan x = 1/2, tan y = 1/3, what is the value of tan

(x + y)?
A. 1/2
 a
B. 1/6
 b
C. 2
 c
D. 1
 d

47. Find the distance between (4, -3) and (-2, 5).
A. 11 units
 a
B. 9 units
 b
C. 10 units
 c
D. 8 units
 d

48. If 3x – y = 12, what is the value of (8^x) / (2^y)?

A. 2^12
 a
B. 4^4
 b
C. 8^2
 c
D. math error
 d

49. If 3x = 9, what is the value of x?

A. 3x
 a
 B. 6
 b
C. 12
 c
D. 1/3
 d

50. Find the area of the curve x^2 + y^2 + 6x - 12y + 9 =

0.
A. 125 sq. units
 a
B. 113 sq. units
 b
C. 92 sq. units
 c
D. 138 sq. units
 d