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Area 2.4 Mathematics, Agricultural Statistics and Operation Research

 Apply the theories and concepts of sets, real number systems, radical and rational
numbers, linear equations, laws of equalities and inequalities, quadratic equations,
laws of exponents, partial fraction, progression, permutation, combination and
probability, complex numbers, and to the solutions of algebraic problems;
 Apply the principles of trigonometric functions and their relations, logarithms,
circular, inverse trigonometric functions to the solutions of right and oblique
triangles in both plane and spherical surfaces;
 Analyze straight lines functions and graphs, limits, continuity concepts, curves, and
others, and solve geometric and physical problems;
 Solve problems relative to the application of the theories and basic concepts of
functions and limits, continuity, derivatives and its application, algebraic functions,
polynomial curves, maxima and minima, differential of exponential, logarithmic,
inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic functions, curvature, indeterminate forms;
 Apply the fundamental principles of integration, definite integrals, plane areas,
partial differentiation, triple integrals, series of constant terms, power series,
compute areas between two curves, application of integration to the solution of fluid
pressure, work, moment of inertia, power series;
 Apply the principles of sampling technique;
 Construct, analyze, and interpret probability distribution;
 Conceptualize, design, and implement research studies, investigation and
experiments in agricultural engineering, collect and analyze data, and interpret
results;
 Apply the concepts, theories, and principles of regression and correlation analysis;
Describe and apply the methods of testing of significance and analysis of variance;
 Apply the theories and principles of allocating resources, project scheduling and
programming

SET A (1-10)

1. Find two numbers whose product is 100 and whose sum is minimum.
a. 10, 10
b. 12, 8
c. 5, 15
d. 9, 11

2. For positive real numbers x, y, and z, which of the following expressions is equivalent
to 𝑥 (1⁄2) 𝑦 (1⁄3) 𝑧 (5⁄6)
3
a. √𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 3 ans
6
b. √𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 5 ans
6
c. √𝑥 3 𝑦 2 𝑧 5 ans
11
d. √𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 3 ans

3. Find the area enclosed by the line y=x − 1and the parabola 𝑦 2 = 2x+6.
a. 15 sq units
b. 16 sq units
c. 17 sq units
d. 18 sq units

4. What is the expected annual rice production for a 5-ha farm with 140% cropping intensity
and 2 croppings per year if the average yield is 4 tons per hectare?
a. 56 tons

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b. 20 tons
c. 28.6 tons
d. 28 tons

5. Determine how many liters of an 8% acid solution and how many liters of a 10% acid
solution should be mixed to obtain 10 liters of 9% acid solution.
a. 5 liters of each solution
b. 4 liters of the 8% ; 6 of the 10 %
c. 6 liters of the 8%; 4 liters of the 10%
d. 10 liters each

6. The following summarizes the amount of soft drinks consumed per month (ounces) by 200
residents of Brgy. San Lorenzo, San Pablo City:

Amount
32 85 130 150 375
Consumed
No. of 50 45 70 34 1
Residents

Seventy five percent of the residents consumed at most ________ amount of soft drinks
per month (ounces).
a. 70
b. 100
c. 130
d. 150

7. Determine the differential equation of a family of line passing through (h,k).

a. (y-k)dx – (x-h)dy = 0
b. (y-k)dx + (x-h)dy = 0
c. (x-h)dx – (y-k)dy = 0
d. (x+h)dx – (y-k)dy = 0

8. Find the area enclosed by the curve x2 + 8y + 16 = 0 and the x-axis, y-axis and line x-4 =
0
a. 12.7 sq. units
b. 10.67 sq units
c. 14.58 sq. units
d. 25.21 sq. units

9. Miriam can finish a job in 5 hours, Jorge can finish the same job in 3 hours. How long will
it take them to finish the whole job if they work together?
a. ¾ hour
b. 5/4 hours
c. 15/8 hours
d. 8/3 hours

10. The sum of two numbers is 80. What is their greatest product?
a. 6400
b. 1600
c. 160
d. 400

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Set B (11 - 20)

11. Find the equation of the circle with center in the first quadrant, with radius 2 and tangent
to the y-axis.
a. (𝑥 − 1)2 + (𝑦 − 2)2 = 4
b. (𝑥 + 1)2 + (𝑦 − 2)2 = 4
c. (𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 − 1)2 = 4
d. (𝑥 + 2)2 + (𝑦 + 1)2 = 4

12. The following summarizes the amount of soft drinks consumed per month (ounces) by 200
residents of Brgy. San Lorenzo, San Pablo City:

Amount
32 85 130 150 375
Consumed
No. of 50 45 70 34 1
Residents
The average amount of soft drinks consumed per month by residents of Brgy. San Lorenzo, San
Pablo City is ________.
a. 70
b. 100
c. 130
d. 156

13. The most appropriate measure of central tendency is ________.

a. maximum
b. mean
c. median
d. mode

14. The mean height of this year’s batch of graduating Prep students in a private school is 88
cm. Two students are extremely tall when compared to their classmates. The height
distribution of this batch of students is _____________.
a. symmetric
b. normal
c. positively skewed
d. negatively skewed

15. A piece of wire 120 meters long is bent to form a right triangle with a hypotenuse 50 meters
long. Find the length of the other two sides of the triangle.
a. 30 m and 40 m
b. 35 meters
c. 50 m and 20 m
d. 45 m and 25 m

16. After 2 hours of driving, Noel and Chester are 260 meters apart. Find their average speed
if their difference in speed is 30 km per hour (kph).
a. 100 and 130 kph
b. 50 and 80 kph
c. 80 and 110 kph
d. 30 and 60 kph

17. The center of the conic 9𝑥 2 − 4𝑦 2 − 72x+8y+176 = 0 is at the point

a. (-1,4)
b. (4,1)
c. ( -4, -1)

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d. (1, 4)

18. A farmer has 2,400 feet of fencing and wants to fence off a rectangular field that borders a
straight river. He needs no fence along the river. What are the dimensions of the field that
has the largest area?
a. 60 by 120
b. 600 by 1,200
c. 24 by 100
d. 10 by 240

19. A triangular plot of land is to be used as a vegetable garden. The measures of the plot are
AB = 8 meters, BC = 12 meters and AC = 18 meters. Find the measure of angle B.
a. 127.20
b. 20.70
c. 900
d. 70.20

20. Determine the radius of the circle whose equation is 𝑥 2 +y2 − 12x+20y+15 = 0
a. 121
b. 100
c. 10
d. 11

Set C (21-30)

21. A bullet is fired at a target 1,342 m away. At what point along its path would the sound of
the impact of the bullet be heard 1/4 second before the report of the gun, assuming that
sound travels at the rate of 335 m/sec and the bullet is 503 m/sec.
a. 9.2 km from the target
b. 92 km from the target
c. 292 km from the target
d. 192 km from the target

22. What is the slope of the tangent to y = (x2 + 1)(x3 – 4x) at (1,-6)?
a. a. -8
b. b. -4
c. c. 3
d. d. 5

23. Two flat belt pulleys have a center to center distance of 137 cm, and diameters of 72 cm
and 36 cm, respectively. Neglecting the sagging of belt. Compute the length of belt if both
pulleys will rotate in the same direction.
a. 464.5 cm
b. 553.1 cm
c. 446.0 cm
d. 535.4 cm

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐵 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐶 𝑎𝑏 𝑏

24. In a triangle ABC, if 2 + +2 = . Find the value of angle A.
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑐 𝑐𝑎
a. 45o
b. 90o
c. 150o
d. 180o

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25. Evaluate the limit of the following. Limx→4 (x2+3x−5)

a. 11
b. 46
c. 23
d. 34

26. Water is flowing into a vertical cylindrical tank at the rate of 24 ft3/min. If the radius of the
tank is 4 ft, how fast is the surface rising?
a. 0.547 ft/min
b. 0.477 ft/min
c. 0.677 ft/min
d. 0.777 ft/min

27. Water flows into a vertical cylindrical tank at 12 ft3/min, the surface rises 6 in/min. Find the
radius of the tank.
a. 2.8 ft
b. 1.8 ft
c. 3.8 ft
d. 4.8 ft

28. A rectangular trough is 10 ft long and 3 ft wide. Find how fast the surface rises, if water
flows in at the rate of 12 ft3/min.
a. 0.4 ft/min
b. 0.2 ft/min
c. 3 ft/min
d. 1 ft/min

29. A ladder 20 ft long leans against a vertical wall. If the top slides downward at the rate of 2
ft/sec, find how fast the lower end is moving when it is 16 ft from the wall.
a. 1.3 ft/sec
b. 1.5 ft/sec
c. 1.7 ft/sec
d. 1.9 ft/sec

30. A boy on a bike rides north 5 mi, then turns east (Fig. 47). If he rides 10 mi/hr, at what rate
does his distance to the starting point S changing 2 hour after he left that point?
a. 9.5 mi/hr
b. 8.5 mi/hr
c. 7.5 mi/hr
d. 6.5 mi/hr

Set D (31-40)

31. Find the weight of the heaviest circular cylinder can be cut from a 16-lb shot.
a. 2.24 lb
b. 9.24 lb
c. 8.24 lb
d. 6.24 lb

32. The selling price P of an item is 100 – 0.02x pesos, where x is the number of items
produced per day. If the cost C of producing and selling x items is 40x + 15,000, pesos
per day, how many items should be produced and sold everyday in order to maximize
the profit?

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a. 1,000
b. 1,250
c. 1, 500
d. 2,000

33. A ladder 10 feet long rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away
from the wall at a rate 1 ft/sec, how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when
the bottom of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall?
a. 0.75 ft/sec
b. -0.75 ft/sec
c. 0.5 ft/sec
d. –0.5 ft/sec

34. A water tank has the shape of an inverted circular cone with the base radius 2 meters and
height 4 meters. If water is being pumped into the tank at a rate of 2 m 3/minute, find the
rate at which the water level is rising when the water is 3 meters deep.
a. –0.28/min
b. 0.28 m/min
c. 0.4m/min
d. –0.4 m/min

35. Find the area of the region bounded by y=x2 and y=2𝑥 − 𝑥 2
a. ⅔ sq unit
b. ⅜ sq unit
c. ⅓ sq unit
d. ⅝ sq unit

36. Find the third term of (𝑎 − 2𝑏)9 .

a. 144𝑎7 𝑏 2
b. −144𝑎7 𝑏 2
c. 144𝑎2 𝑏 7
d. −144𝑎2 𝑏 7

37. A pilot's group claims that among aborted takeoffs leading to an aircraft's going off the end
of the runway, 10% are due to bird strikes. To test this claim, a random sample of 74
aborted takeoffs in which the aircraft overran the runway was taken. The appropriate test
procedure to use is __________.
a. A. t-test on one mean
b. t-test on two means from related samples
c. Z-test on one proportion
d. F-test for ANOVA

38. In a biological experiment, 4 concentrations of a certain chemical are used to enhance the
growth of a certain type of plant over a specified period of time. It is of interest to determine
if there is a significant difference in the average growth of the plants for the different
concentrations of the chemical. The appropriate test procedure to use is __________.
a. t-test on one mean
b. t-test on two means from related samples
c. Z-test on one proportion
d. F-test for ANOVA

39. In which of the following situations will correlation analysis be useful?

I. A sociological study was undertaken to investigate the relationship

between the population density of a metropolitan area and its crime rate.
II. Two different hardening processes (saltwater quenching and oil quenching) are being
compared. It is of interest to test if metal alloys subjected to saltwater quenching are harder

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compared to oil quenching.

a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II

40. Find the equation of the circle with center in the first quadrant, with radius 2 and tangent
to the y-axis.
a. (𝑥 − 1)2 + (𝑦 − 2)2 = 4ans
b. (x+1)2 + (𝑦 − 2)2 = 4 ans
c. (𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 − 1)2 = 4ans
d. (x+2)2 + (y+1)2 = 4 ans

SET E (41 - 50)

41. A gutter having a triangular cross-section is to be made by bending a strip of tin in the
middle. Find the angle between the sides when the carrying capacity is to a maximum.
a. 45
b. 75
c. 90
d. 135

42. A light is to be placed above the center of a circular area of radius a. What height gives the
best illumination on a circular walk surrounding the area? (When light from a point source
𝑘𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
strikes a surface obliquely, the intensity of illumination is 𝐼 = where θ is the angle of
𝑑2
incidence and d the distance from the source.)
a. 0.9 a
b. 0.7 a
c. 0.5 a
d. 0.3 a

43. A rectangular water tank, 2 meters high, is filled with water. Due to rust, a circular hole
was made on lowest portion of one side of the tank. Considering that the tank is maintained
full, what is the velocity of water right after its take-off from the hole?
a. 6.26 m/s
b. 39.22 m/s
c. 4.43 m/s
d. 19.63 m/s

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44. A television network is planning to air four 30-minute sitcoms namely: “Mana-Mana”,
“Okidoki”, “Tanging Ama” and “Home Along da Sea”. In how many ways can the network
arrange these sitcoms in a 7-9 pm time slot if “Mana-Mana” should be aired third?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 6
d. 24

45. The Binary number 11101110 is written in arabic number as

a. 328
b. 238
c. 123
d. 821

46. The Roman number 101 is written as ___________ in a binary system.

a. 1100101
b. 1011000
c. 1001100
d. 1010101

47. In a series 3,6,12,21....... what is the 15th order

a. 87
b. 168
c. 318
d. 411

48. Evaluate the integration ∫ cot𝑥𝑑𝑥

a. ln |sin x|
b. ln |cos x|
c. ln |sec x + tan x|
d. ln |csc x + cot x|

49. Find the dimensions of the rectangle of maximum area that can be inscribed in a circle of
radius 6.
a. x = 6√2, y = 6√2ans
b. x = 9, y = √63ans
c. x = 8, y = 8 ans
d. x = 7√2, y = 5√2ans

50. At midnight, ship B was 90 km due south of ship A. Ship A sailed east at 15
km/hr and ship B sailed north at 20 km/hr. At what time were they closest together?
a. 3:56 AM
b. 4:52 AM
c. 2:52 AM
d. 2: 22 AM

SET F (51-60)

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51. A closed right circular cylinder (i.e. top and bottom included) given a surface area. What
should be the ratio between the radius and the altitudeto provide the largest possible
volume?
a. r = 2h
b. 2r = h
c. 2r = 3h
d. r = h

52. The Derivative of sec u

a. sec u tan u du
b. csc u cot u du
c. ln sec u + tan u
d. ln csc u + cot u

53. In a particular bacterial culture, if f(t) bacteria are present at t minutes, then f(t) = Be0.04t
where B is a constant, If there are 1,500 bacteria present initially, how many bacteria will
be present after 1 hour?
a. 2000
b. 1560
c. 1800
d. 1500

54. Convert one (1) ton to tonne

a. 0.71
b. 0.61
c. 0.81
d. 0.91

55. Find the center and radius of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 – 6𝑥– 8𝑦 + 9 = 0.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

56. 11 men can finish the job in 15 days. 5 men were working at start and after 6 days, 4 men
were added. How many days will it take to finish the job?
a. 15
b. 8
c. 21
d. 24

57. In a quadratic equation problem, one student made a mistake in copying the coefficient of
X and got a root of +3 and – 2. Another student made a mistake by copying the constant
term and got a root of +3 and +2.Which of is one of the correct roots?
a. 3
b. 4
c. -3
d. 6

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58. Find two values of x if the distance between (x,2) and (6,6) is 5.
a. 2,8
b. 3,9
c. 4, 10
d. 5,8

59. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 16, –4, 1, – 1/4 , ... ?
a. – 1/8
b. 0
c. 1/16
d. 1/8

60. How many liters of a 15% solution of alcohol should be added to 3 liters of the 30% solution
to get a 20 percent solution?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

SET G (61-70)

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61. A manufacturing company processes raw ore. The number of tons of refined material the
company can produce during t days using Process A is A(t) = t 2 + 2t and using Process B
is B(t) = 10t. The company has only 7 days to process ore and must choose 1 of the
processes. What is the maximum output of refined material, in tons, for this time period?
a. 10
b. 5
c. 63
d. 70

62. Integrate ∫ 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥𝑑𝑥

a. 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 𝐶 ans
b. 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 𝐶 ans
𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
c. + 𝐶 ans
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
d. 𝑒 + 𝐶 ans

63. 1. valuate the lim (x^2 – 16)/(x – 4).

a. a. 1
b. b. 8
c. c. 0
d. d. 16

64. Evaluate the limit (x – 4)/(x^2 – x – 12) as x approaches 4.

a. undefined
b. 0
c. infinity
d. 1/7

65. What is the limit of cos (1/y) as y approaches infinity?

a. 0
b. -1
c. infinity
d. 1

66. Evaluate the limits of lim (x^3 – 2x + 9) /(2x^3 – 8).

a. 0
b. -9/8
c. α
d. ½

67. Evaluate the limit of (x^3 – 2x^2 – x + 2) /(x^2-4) as x approaches 2.

a. α
b. ¾
c. 2/5
d. 4/7

68. Evaluate the limit of √(x – 4)/√(x^2 – 16) as x approaches 4.

a. 0.262
b. 0.354
c. 0
d. α

69. Evaluate the limit of (x^2 – x – 6)/(x^2 – 4x + 3) as x approaches 3.

a. 3/2
b. 3/5
c. 0
d. 5/2

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70. Evaluate the limit of (4x^2 – x)/ (2x^2 + 4) as x approaches α.

a. 2
b. 4
c. α
d. 0

Set H (71-80)

71. Evaluate the limit of (x – 2)/(x^3 – 8) as x approaches 2.

a. α
b. 1/12
c. 0
d. 2/3

72. Evaluate the limit of θ/(2 sinθ) as θ approaches 0.

a. 2
b. ½
c. 0
d. α

73. Evaluate the limit of (1 – sec^2 (x)/ cos (x) – 1 as x approaches 0.

a. -2
b. α
c. 0
d. 1

74. Evaluate the limit (x^3 – 27)/(x – 3) as x approaches to 3.

a. 0
b. infinity
c. 9
d. 27

75. Evaluate the limit (3x^3 – 4x^2 – 5x + 2)/ (x^2 – x – 2) as x approaches to 2.

a. α
b. 5
c. 0
d. 7/3

76. Evaluate the limit of (4 tan^3 (x)/ 2sin(x) – x as x approaches 0.

a. 1
b. 0
c. 2
d. α

77. Evaluate the limit of 8x/(2x – 1) as x approaches α.

a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. -1

78. Evaluate the limit of (x^2-1)/ (x^2+3x-4) as x approaches 1.

a. 2/5
b. 1/5

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c. 3/5
d. 4/5

79. Evaluate the limit of (x + 2)/(x – 2) as x approaches α.

a. α
b. -1
c. 1
d. 4

80. Evaluate the limit of (1 – cosx)/(x^2) as x approaches 0.

a. α
b. ½
c. 1
d. 0

SET I (81-90)

81. Which of the following situations illustrate(s) descriptive statistics?

I. Presenting the population of Los Baños by constructing bar graphs indicating its total number of
constituents by barangay during the last census
I. Concluding that the Agricultural Engineering board exam is easy after asking the opinion of 10
randomly selected reviewers and noting that 9 of them felt that the exam is easy
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II

82. A statistician wants to determine the number of jobs of computer technicians in Kabacan
for the month of June. The universe of the study is ________.
a. Kabacan
b. all computer technicians in Kabacan
c. the number of jobs of computer technicians in Los Baños for the month of June
d. the average number of jobs of computer technicians in Los Baños for the month of
June

83. A statistician wants to determine the number of jobs of computer technicians in Kabacan
for the month of June. The variable of interest in the study is ________.
a. Kabacan
b. all computer technicians in Los Baños
c. the number of jobs of computer technicians in Kabacan for the month of June
d. the average number of jobs of computer technicians in Los Baños for the month of
June

84. Mr. Albert and his family are planning to move to a certain suburb where most of the houses
are being leased. Before moving to a new house, he obtained a list of all the houses for
lease in the suburb together with some additional information. The list consists of the
following:
C = color of the house
M = monthly rent (in pesos)
P = presence of furniture in the house (Yes/No)
T = type of house (duplex, apartment etc.)
S = presence of a swimming pool in the house (Yes/No)

Variable T is measured in the ________ level of measurement.

a. nominal
b. ordinal

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c. interval
d. ratio

85. Mr. Albert and his family are planning to move to a certain suburb where most of the houses
are being leased. Before moving to a new house, he obtained a list of all the houses for
lease in the suburb together with some additional information. The list consists of the
following:
C = color of the house
M = monthly rent (in pesos)
P = presence of furniture in the house (Yes/No)
T = type of house (duplex, apartment etc.)
S = presence of a swimming pool in the house (Yes/No)

Variable ________ is a quantitative variable.

a. C
b. P
c. S
d. M

86. Li-an had an assignment to accomplish. She had to submit to her professor a list of ten
liquids (e.g. vinegar, bleach, water, etc.) and their corresponding pH content. To do this,
she borrowed a pH meter from the laboratory, bought the liquids and measured their pH
contents using the pH meter. Li-an used the _______ method of data collection.
a. graphical
b. subjective
c. objective
d. use of existing records

87. Consider the stem and leaf plot of the age of mother as of last birthday (in years) of 25
Statistics 1 students.
3 78889
4 014455577779
5 122459
6 24

The mean age of mother as of last birthday (in years) of 25 Statistics 1 students is _________.
a. 45.0
b. 45.6
c. 46.5
d. 47.2

88. Consider the stem and leaf plot of the age of mother as of last birthday (in years) of 25
Statistics 1 students.
3 78889
4 014455577779
5 122459
6 24
Which of the following is(are) TRUE?
I The median age of mother of 25 Statistics 1 students is 47.
II There are 3 modes in the data set.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II

89. Consider the stem and leaf plot of the age of mother as of last birthday (in years) of 25
Statistics 1 students.
3 78889

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4 014455577779
5 122459
6 24
On the average, the age of mother as of last birthday of 25 Statistics 1 students deviate from the
mean by __________.
a. 7.38
b. 7.53
c. 54.48
d. 56.75

90. A Statistics Conference is made up of two simultaneous sessions. The 1st session has 6
presenters while the 2nd session has 5 presenters. In how many ways can the presentation
in the conference be arranged?
a. (6C6)( 5C5)
b. (6P6)( 5P5)
c. (6C6) + ( 5C5)
d. 6P5

91. Consider the stem and leaf plot of the age of mother as of last birthday (in years) of 25
Statistics 1 students.
3 78889
4 014455577779
5 122459
6 24
Which of the following is(are) TRUE?

92. I The range of the age of mother as of last birthday of 25 Statistics 1 students is 27.
93. II The distribution of the ages of mother as of last birthday of 25 Statistics 1 students
is positively skewed.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II
94.
95. In the Fernandez family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has
sisters. Each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons and
daughters are in the family?
a. 3 daughters and 4 sons
b. 4 daughters and 3 sons
c. 3 daughters and 3 sons
d. 4 daughters and 4 sons

96. Of 500 Business Administration students in a certain university, 200 are currently enrolled
in Accounting (A), 300 in Business Statistics (B) and 150 in both courses. Let A be the
event that a student is enrolled in Accounting and B be the event that a student is enrolled
in Business Statistics. The probability that a randomly selected student is not enrolled in
either course is _________.
a. 0
b. 0.30
c. 0.70
d. 0.76

97. Of 500 Business Administration students in a certain university, 200 are currently enrolled
in Accounting (A), 300 in Business Statistics (B) and 150 in both courses. Let A be the
event that a student is enrolled in Accounting and B be the event that a student is enrolled
in Business Statistics. Which of the following is(are) TRUE?

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98. I Events A and B are mutually exclusive.

99. II Events A and B are independent.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II

100. The Agricultural Engineering Board Exam Review Class has 80 students. The
birthdays of these students constitute a sample from the 365 days of the year. The
probability that at least two of these students have the same birthday is __________.
P
365 80

 365
80

I.
P
1 365 80

 365
80

II.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II

101. A market study on the feasibility of putting up a large department store in a town
consisting of 52 barangays will be conducted. Each of the 52 barangays consists of at
least 100 households. Fifty households will be randomly selected from each barangay in
the frame. The sample to be obtained from the 52 barangays is called a __________
sample.
a. simple random
b. systematic
c. cluster
d. stratified random
102.
103.
104. Justin’s parents bought 4 new shirts, 2 pairs of shoes and 3 pants for him as gifts
for finishing secondary education with flying colors. If he chooses to wear only two of each
gift, how many choices does he have?
a. (4C2)( 2C2)( 3C2)
b. (4P2)( 2P2)( 3P2)
c. (4)(2)(3)
d. 9C6

105. The organizer of a whole-day seminar on health invited 4 guests (A, B, C and D)
who will serve as resource persons. In how many ways can the organizer arrange these
4 persons if resource person B requests that he be the 2nd speaker?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 6
d. 24

106. Owel, CJ and Mayan are in-charge of cleaning their living room and washing the
dishes everyday. To distribute the chores, they decided to select two persons (without
replacement) who will do the task each day by using lottery method. The first one will
clean their living room and the second will wash the dishes. Let O stand for Owel, C for
CJ and M for Mayan. The sample space, S, of the random experiment is __________.
a. S = {clean living room, wash dishes}
b. S = {O, C, M}\
c. S = {(O,C),(C,O),(O,M),(M,O),(C,M),(M,C)}
d. S = {(O,C),(C,O),(O,M),(M,O),(C,M),(M,C),(O,O),(C,C),(M,M)}

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107. Of 500 Business Administration students in a certain university, 200 are currently
enrolled in Accounting (A), 300 in Business Statistics (B) and 150 in both courses. Let A
be the event that a student is enrolled in Accounting and B be the event that a student is
enrolled in Business Statistics. The probability that a randomly selected student is enrolled
in at least one of the courses is ________.
a. 0.24
b. 0.30
c. 0.70
d. 1.00
108.
109. A market study on the feasibility of putting up a large department store in a town
consisting of 52 barangays will be conducted. Each of the 52 barangays consists of at
least 100 households. If five barangays out of the 52 will be randomly selected instead and
all the households comprising the five barangays will be included in the sample, then the
sampling method used is __________ sampling.
a. simple random
b. systematic
c. cluster
d. stratified random
110.
√(𝑥+4)–2
111. Find the limit of as x approaches 0.
𝑥
a. α
b. ¼
c. 0
d. ½

112. In a cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a triangle are defined by the following
points (1,5),(2,8) and (9,3). What is the area?
a. 15
b. 21
c. 9
d. 13

[√(𝑥+9)–3]
113. Find the limit as x approaches 0.
𝑥
a. α
b. 1/6
c. 0
d. 1/3

(𝑥 2 +𝑥–6)
114. Evaluate the limit as x approaches to 2.
(𝑥 2 –4)
a. 6/5
b. 5/4
c. 4/3
d. 3/2

(𝑥 4 –81)
115. Evaluate the limit as x approaches to 3.
(𝑥–3)
a. 108
b. 110
c. 122
d. 100

116. Kim can do the job in 6 days but if Andre will help they can finish it in 2 days. How
long will it take Andre to do the job alone?

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a. 5 days
b. 4 days
c. 3 days
d. 2 days

−kt
117. The mass of a radium-226 is given by 𝑚(𝑡)=βe . Its half-life is 1,590 years. A
sample of radium-226 has a mass of 1,000 mg. Find the mass after 1,000 years.
a. 65 mg
b. 100 mg
c. 165 mg
d. 200 mg

118. Compute the equation of the vertical asymptote of the curve y = (2x – 1)/(x + 2).
a. x+2=0
b. x–3=0
c. x+3=0
d. x–2=0

119. Compute the equation of the horizontal asymptote of the curve y = (2x – 1)/(x +
2).
a. y=2
b. y=0
c. y–1=0
d. y–3=0

120. The function y = (x – 4)/(x + 2) is discontinuous at x equals?

a. -2
b. 0
c. 1
d. 2

121. An elliptical plot of garden has a semi-major axis of 6 m and a semi-minor axis of
4.8 meters. If these are increased by 0.15 m each, find by differential equations the
increase in area of the garden in sq. m.
a. 0.62π
b. 1.62π
c. 2.62π
d. 2.62π

122. The diameter of a circle is to be measured and its area computed. If the diameter
can be measured with a maximum error of 0.001 cm and the area must be accurate to
within 0.10 sq.cm. Find the largest diameter for which the process can be used.
a. 64
b. 16
c. 32
d. 48

123. The altitude of a right circular cylinder is twice the radius of the base. The altitude
is measured as 12 cm. With a possible error of 0.005 cm, find the approximately error in
the calculated volume of the cylinder.
a. 0.188 cu cm
b. 0.144 cu cm
c. 0.104 cu cm
d. 0.126 cu cm

124. What is the allowable error in measuring the edge of a cube that is intended to
hold a cu m, if the error in the computed volume is not to exceed 0.03 cu m?

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a. 0.002
b. 0.0025
c. 0.003
d. 0.001

125. If y = x^(3/2) what is the approximate change in y when x changes from 9 to 9.01?
a. 0.045
b. 0.068
c. 0.070
d. 0.023

126. The expression for the horsepower of an engine is P = 0.4 n x^2 where n is the
number of cylinders and x is the bore of cylinders. Determine the power differential added
when four cylinder car has the cylinders rebored from 3.25cm to 3.265cm.
a. 0.156 hp
b. 0.210 hp
c. 0.319 hp
d. 0.180 hp

127. A surveying instrument is placed at a point 180 m from the base of a bldg on a
level ground. The angle of elevation of the top of a bldg is 30 degrees as measured by
the instrument. What would be error in the height of the bldg due to an error of 15
minutes in this measured angle by differential equation?
a. 1.05 m
b. 1.09 m
c. 2.08 m
d. 1.05 m

128. If y = 3x^2 – x + 1, find the point x at which dy/dx assume its mean value in the
interval x = 2 and x = 4.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 4
d. 8

129. Find the approximate increase by the use of differentials, in the volume of the
sphere if the radius increases from 2 to 2.05.
a. 2.51
b. 2.25
c. 2.12
d. 2.86
.
130. If the area of a circle is 64π sq mm, compute the allowable error in the area of a
circle if the allowable error in the radius is 0.02 mm.
a. 1.01 sq mm
b. 1.58 sq mm
c. 2.32 sq mm
d. 0.75 sq mm

131. If the volume of a sphere is 1000π/6 cu mm and the allowable error in the
diameter of the sphere is 0.03 mm, compute the allowable error in the volume of a
sphere.
a. 6.72 cu mm
b. 4.71 cu mm
c. 5.53 cu mm
d. 3.68 cu mm

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132. A cube has a volume of 1728 cu mm. If the allowable error in the edge of a cube
is 0.04 mm, compute the allowable error in the volume of the cube.
a. 17.28 cu mm
b. 16.88 cu mm
c. 15.22 cu mm
d. 20.59 cu mm

133. Find the derivative of y = 24x.

(4x+2) ln 2
a. 3
b. 2(4x+2) ln 2
c. 6(3x+2) ln 2
d. 4(4x+2) ln 2

134. Find the derivative of h with respect to u if h = π^(2u).

a. π(2u)
b. 2u ln π
c. 2π(2u) ln π
d. 2π(2u)

135. Find y’ if y = ln x
a. 1/x
b. ln x^2
c. 1/ln x
d. x ln x

136. Find y’ if y = arc sin (x)

a. √(1 – x^2)
b. 1/√(1 – x^2)
c. 1/(1 + x^2)
d. (1 + x)/√(1 – x^2)

137. Find the derivative of arc cos (2x).

a. -2/√(1 – 4x^2)
b. 2/√(1 – 4x^2)
c. 2/(1 + 4x^2)
d. 2/√(2x^2 – 1)

138. Find the derivative of 4 arc tan (2x).

a. 4/(1 + x^2)
b. 4/(4x^2 + 1)
c. 8/(1 + 4x^2)
d. 8/(4x^2 + 1)

139. Find the derivative of arc csc (3x).

a. -1/[x√(9x^2 – 1)]
b. 1/[3x√(9x^2 – 1)]
c. 3/[x√(1 – 9x^2)]
d. 3/[x√9x^2 – 1)]

140. Find the derivative of arc sec (2x)

a. 1/[x√(4x^2 – 1)]
b. 2/[x√(4x^2 – 1)]
c. 1/[x√(1 – 4x^2)]
d. 2/[x√(1 – 4x^2)]

141. If ln (ln y) + ln y = ln x, find y’.

a. x/(x + y)
b. x/(x – y)

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c. y/(x + y)
d. y/(x – y)

142. Find y” if y=a^u.

a. a^u ln a
b. u ln a
c. a^u/ln
d. a ln u

143. Find the derivative of y with respect to x if y = x ln x – x.

a. x ln x
b. ln x
c. (ln x)/x
d. x/ln x

144. If y = tanh x, find dy/dx.

a. sech^2 (x)
b. csch^2 (x)
c. sinh^2 (x)
d. tanh^2 (x)
145. Find the derivative of y = x^x.
a. x^x (2 + ln x)
b. x^x (1 + ln x)
c. x^x (4 – ln x)
d. x^x (8 + ln x)

146. Find the derivative of y = loga 4x.

a. y’ = (loga e)/x
b. y’ = (cos e)/x
c. y’ = (sin e)/x
d. y’ = (tan e)/x

147. What is the derivative with respect to x of (x + 1)^3 – x^3.

a. 3x + 3
b. 3x – 3
c. 6x – 3
d. 6x + 3

148. What is the derivative with respect to x of sec^2 (x)?

a. 2x sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x)
b. 2x sec (x) tan (x)
c. sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x)
d. 2 sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x)

149. The derivative with respect to x of 2cos^2 (x^2 + 2).

a. 4 sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
b. -4 sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
c. 8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
d. -8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
58.
150. Find the derivative of [(x + 1)^3]/x.
a. [3(x + 1)^2]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x^2
b. [2(x + 1)^3]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x^3
c. [4(x + 1)^2]/x – [2(x + 1)^3]/x
d. [(x + 1)^2]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x

151. Determine the slope of the curve y = x^2 – 3x as it passes through the origin.

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a. -4
b. 2
c. -3
d. 0

152. If y1= 2x + 4 and y2= x2 + C, find the value of C such that y2 is tangent to y1.
a. 6
b. 5
c. 7
d. 4

153. Find the slope of (x^2)y = 8 at the point (2,2).

a. 2
b. -1
c. -1/2
d. -2

154. What is the first derivative dy/dx of the expression (xy)^x = e.

a. –y(1 – ln xy)/x^2
b. –y(1 + ln xy)/x
c. 0
d. x/y

155. Find y’ in the following equation y = 4x^2 – 3x –1.

a. 8x – 3
b. 4x – 3
c. 2x – 3
d. 8x – x

156. Differentiate the equation y = (x^2)/(x + 1).

a. (x^2 + 2x)/(x + 1)^2
b. x/(x + 1)
c. 2x^2/(x + 1)
d. 1

157. If y = x/(x + 1), find y’.

a. 1/(x + 1)^3
b. 1/(x + 1)^2
c. x+1
d. (x + 1)^2

158. Find dy/dx in the equation y = (x^6 + 3x^2 + 50)/(x^2 + 1) if x = 1

a. -21
b. -18
c. 10
d. 16

159. Find the equation of the curve whose slope is (x + 1)(x + 2) and passes through
point (-3, -3/2).
a. y = x^2 + 2x – 4
b. y = (x^3)/3 + (3x^2)/2 + 2x
c. y = 3x^2 + 4x – 8
d. y = (3x^2)/2 + 4x/3 + 2

160. Find the equation of the curve whose slope is 3x^4 – x^2 and passes through
point (0,1).
a. y = (3x^5)/5 – (x^3)/3 + 1
b. y = (x^4)/4 – (x^3) + 1

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c. y = (2x^5)/5 – 2x + 1
d. y = (3x^5) – (x^3)/3 + 1

(𝑥+sin2𝑥)
161. Evaluate the limit as x approaches to 0.
(𝑥–sin2𝑥)
a. -5
b. -3
c. 4
d. -1

(lnsin𝑥)
162. Evaluate the limit as x approaches to 0.
(lntan𝑥)
a. 1
b. 2
c. ½
d. α

163. A ladder 10 feet long is standing straight up against the side of a house. The base
of the ladder is pulled away from the side of the house at the rate of 2 feet per second.
How high up the side of the house will the top of the ladder be 1 second after the base
begins being pulled away from the house? How high up the side of the house will the top
of the ladder be after 3 seconds?
a. 9 ft.
b. 8 ft
c. 7 ft.
d. 6 ft.

164. A sheet of cardboard 3 ft. by 4 ft. will be made into a box by cutting equal-sized
squares from each corner and folding up the four edges. What is the largest possible
volume of the box?
a. 0.57 ft3
b. 1.77 ft3
c. 3.03 ft3.
d. 4.99 ft3

165. A cylindrical can is to hold 20 m.3 The material for the top and bottom costs Php
10/m. and material for the side costs Php 8/m.2 Find the radius r and height h of the most
2

economical can.
a. r = 2, h=5
b. r=5, h=2 ft
c. r = h = 2
d. r = h=5

166. The doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half hour. How
many minutes will it take before you run out of pills?
a. 120
b. 90
c. 60
d. 45

167. 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. 8464
b. 6448
c. 4846
d. 4648

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168. Two trains A and B, started simultaneously from the opposite ends of a 100-km
route and traveled toward each other on parallel tracks. Train A, traveling at a constant
rate, completed the 100-km trip in 5 hours, Train B, traveling also at a constant rate,
completed the 100-km trip in 3 hours. How many kilometers had Train A traveled when it
met Train B?
a. 37.5
b. 48
c. 64
d. 77.5

169. A market study on the feasibility of putting up a large department store in a town
consisting of 52 barangays will be conducted. Each of the 52 barangays consists of at
least 100 households. A sampling frame consists of names of 500 call center trainees
numbered from 1 to 500. A simple random sample (SRS) of size 50 will be selected from
the frame. The first four random numbers generated from the calculator are 0.790, 0.191,
0.407, 0.075. Thus, the first four SRS units are the trainees corresponding to the numbers
__________, respectively.
a. 395, 96, 204 and 38
b. 10, 20, 30 and 40
c. 79, 19, 41 and 8
d. 8, 2, 4 and 1

170. A printed page must contain 60 sq. m. of printed material. There are to be margins
of 5 cm, on either side and 3 cm on the top and the bottom. How long should the printed
lines be in order to minimize the amount of paper used.
a. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 15

171. A window composed of a rectangle surmounted by an equilateral triangle has a total

perimeter of 15 meters. Find its width if it admits the maximum amount of light.
a. 2.91
b. 3.51
c. 2.6
d. 3.8

172. A point moves along the curve 𝑦 = √𝑥 in such a way that the y value in increasing
at the rate of 2 cm/sec. At what rate is x changing when x = 1.
a. 4 cm/sec
b. 3 cm/sec
c. 2 cm/sec
d. 1 cm/sec

173. Determine the diameter of a closed cylindrical tank having a volume of 11.3 cu.m
to obtain a minimum surface.
a. 2.44
b. 1.22
c. 1.64
d. 2.68

174. In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m and C by 13 m. In a race of 180 m, B will beat

C by:
a. 5.4 m
b. 4.5 m
c. 5 m
d. 6 m

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175. In a game of 100 points, A can give B 20 points and C 28 points. Then, B can give
C:
a. 8 points
b. 10 points
c. 14 points
d. 40 points

176. If 𝑎 𝑥 = 𝑏 𝑦 , then:
𝑎 𝑥
a. log = ans
𝑏 𝑦
log𝑎 𝑥
b. = ans
log𝑏 𝑦
log𝑎 𝑦
c. = 𝑥 ans
log𝑏
d. None of these ans

177. The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand of a clock when the time is
4.20, is:
a. 0º
b. 10º
c. 5º
d. 20º

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178. Which of the following statements are true? (Check one)

I. Categorical variables are the same as qualitative variables.
II. Categorical variables are the same as quantitative variables.
III. Quantitative variables can be continuous variables.

a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. I and III

179. A coin is tossed three times. What is the probability that it lands on heads exactly
one time?
a. 0.125
b. 0.250
c. 0.333
d. 0.375

180. An auto analyst is conducting a satisfaction survey, sampling from a list of 10,000
new car buyers. The list includes 2,500 Ford buyers, 2,500 GM buyers, 2,500 Honda
buyers, and 2,500 Toyota buyers. The analyst selects a sample of 400 car buyers, by
randomly sampling 100 buyers of each brand.

Is this an example of a simple random sample?

a. Yes, because each buyer in the sample was randomly sampled.

b. Yes, because each buyer in the sample had an equal chance of being sampled.
c. Yes, because car buyers of every brand were equally represented in the sample.
d. No, because every possible 400-buyer sample did not have an equal chance of
being chosen.

181. Which of the following statements is true?

I. The center of a confidence interval is a population parameter.

II. The bigger the margin of error, the smaller the confidence interval.
III. The confidence interval is a type of point estimate.

a. I only
b. II only
c. III only
d. None of the above.

182. A sample consists of four observations: {1, 3, 5, 7}. What is the standard deviation?
a. 2
b. 2.58
c. 6
d. 6.67

183. A card is drawn randomly from a deck of ordinary playing cards. You win $10 if the
card is a spade or an ace. What is the probability that you will win the game?
a. 1/13
b. 13/52
c. 4/13
d. 17/52
184. When these numbers are multiplied, (6 × 103) (5 × 105), the result is
a. 3 × 108
b. 30 × 108
c. 300 × 109
d. 3,000 × 107

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185. How many degrees are there in /3 rad?

a. 6°
b. 60°
c. 180°
d. 27°

186. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What
is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
a. 1/2
b. 2/5
c. 7/12
d. 9/20

187. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random.
What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
a. 10/21
b. 11/21
c. 13/21
d. 15/21

188. Father is aged three times more than his son Ronit. After 8 years, he would be two
and a half times of Ronit's age. After further 8 years, how many times would he be of
Ronit's age?
a. 2 times
b. 2 ½ times
c. 2 ¾ times
d. 3 time

189. The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years.
What is the age of the youngest child?
a. 4 years
b. 8 years
c. 10 years
d. None of these

190. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4 days,
then the fraction of the work that is left is :
a. ¼
b. 1/10
c. 7/12
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191. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how many
days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
a. 12 days
b. 15 days
c. 16 days
d. 18 days

192. A right triangle with sides 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm is rotated the side of 3 cm to form a
cone. The volume of the cone so formed is:
a. 12Π cm3
b. 15Π cm3
c. 16Π cm3
d. 20Π cm3

193. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of
elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30º and 45º
respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
a. 173 m
b. 200 m
c. 273 m
d. 300 m

194. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a
committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be
done?
a. 564
b. 645
c. 735
d. 756

195. In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in
such a way that the vowels always come together?
a. 360
b. 480
c. 720
d. 5040

196. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is white?
a. 1/3
b. 4/7
c. 5/8
d. 9/11

197. Current issues in operations management include:

a. development of flexible supply chains to enable mass customization
b. management of global supplier, production and distribution networks
c. effective consolidation of operations resulting from mergers
d. A, B, and C

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198. Which of the following statements is not true about operations strategy?
a. Operations strategy is concerned with setting broad policies and plans for using the
resources of the firm to best support the firm's long-term competitive strategy.
b. An operations strategy involves decisions that relate to the design of a product
and the infrastructure needed to support the product.
c. Operations strategy can be viewed as part of planning process that coordinates
operational goals with those of the larger organization.
d. Operations strategy involves a long-term process that must foster inevitable change.

199. In which of the following can statistics in the singular sense be important/useful?
Determining the proportion of defective light bulbs produced by a machine
Noting the day that February 29 will fall next year
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II

200. In which of the following situations was(were) inferential statistics used?

Data on height and weight of preschoolers were obtained and summarized through
stem plots.
A random sample of preschoolers was taken from all the incoming preschoolers
from School ABC, and their height (in centimeters) was observed to estimate the
true mean height of preschoolers in School ABC.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II

𝑥 2 –16
201. Evaluate the lim
𝑥−4
a. 1
b. 8
c. 0
d. 16

2𝑥+1
202. What is the vertical asymptotes of the curve 𝑦 =
𝑥+2
a. x+2=0
b. x–3=0
c. x+3=0
d. x–2=0

203. If the area of the circle mm2, compute the allowable error in the area of a circle
if the allowable error in the radius is 0.02 mm.
a. 1.01 mm2
b. 1.58 mm2
c. 2.32 mm2
d. 0.75 mm2

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204. What is the derivative of arccos 2x

−2
a. 2
ans
√1−4𝑥
2
b. ans
√1−4𝑥 2
−2
c. ans
√1+4𝑥 2
2
d. ans
√1+4𝑥 2

205. Find the radius of curvature of a parabola 𝑥 2 = 8𝑦at point (2,4)

a. 6.46
b. 5.59
c. 3.26
d. 4.56

206. A closed cylinder container has a capacity of cu.m. Determin the minimum
surface area.
a.
b.
c.
d.

207. The difference between the square of a number and the number is 42. What is the
number?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 7
d. 9

208. A circle whose center is at the origin passes through (4,3). The length of the radius
of the circle is
a. 3
b. 4
c. 4.5
d. 5

209. A man can row 77 km and back in 14 hours. If he can row 6.5 km with the stream
at the same time as 4.8 km against the stream, find the rate of the stream.
a. 1.69 km/hr
b. 2.55 km/hr
c. 4.52 km/hr
d. 3.22 km/hr

210. In a class experiment, a student needs 5 liters of 6% solution. He found a 4% and

a 10% solution in the laboratory. How many liters of each solution should he mix in order
to obtain 5 liters of 6% solution?
a. 3.33 liters of 4% and 1.67 liters of 10% solution
b. 1.67 liters of 4% and 3.33 liters of 10% solution
c. 3.67 liters of 4% and 1.33 liters of 10% solution
d. 1.33 liters of 4% and 3.67 liters of 10% solution

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211. A car leaves city A for city B, 40 km distant, traveling 50 kph. Thirty minutes later,
another car leaves city B for city A at 40 kph. At what point of their path will the first car
pass 6 minutes before the second car?
a. 2.11 km from city A
b. 3.11 km from city A
c. 4.11 km from city A
d. 5.11 km from city A

212. Find the coordinate of the vertex of the parabola y = x^2 – 4x + 1 by making use
of the fact that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent is zero.
213. a. (2,-3)
214. b. (3,2)
215. c. (-1,-3)
216. d. (-2,-3)
71. Find the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 – 6x + 10y + 5 = 0 at point (1,0).
217. a. 2/5
218. b. ¼
219. c. 2
220. d. 2
72. Find the slope of the ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 – 10x + 16y +5 = 0 at the point where y = 2 + 8^0.5
and x = 7.
221. a. -0.1654
222. b. -0.1538
223. c. -0.1768
224. d. -0.1463
73. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y = 2x – x^2 + x^3 at (0,2).
225. a. 2
226. b. 3
227. c. 4
228. d. 1
74. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 2e^x at (0,2).
229. a. 2x – y + 3 = 0
230. b. 2x – y + 2 = 0
231. c. 3x + y + 2 = 0
232. d. 2x + 3y + 2 = 0
75. Find the slope of the curve y = 2(1 + 3x)^2 at point (0,3).
233. a. 12
234. b. -9
235. c. 8
236. d. -16
76. Find the slope of the curve y = x^2(x + 2)^3 at point (1,2).
237. a. 81
238. b. 48
239. c. 64
240. d. 54
77. Find the slope of the curve y = [(4 – x)^2]/x at point (2,2).
241. a. -3
242. b. 2
243. c. -2
244. d. 3
78. If the slope of the curve y^2 = 12x is equal to 1 at point (x,y), find the value of x and y.
245. a. x = 3, y = 6
246. b. x = 4, y = 5
247. c. x = 2, y = 7
248. d. x = 5, y = 6
79. If the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 = 25 is equal to -3/4 at point (x,y) find the value of x and y.
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250. b. 2,3
251. c. 3,4.2
252. d. 3.5,4
80. If the slope of the curve 25x^2 + 4y^2 = 100 is equal to -15/8 at point (x,y), find the value of x
and y.
253. a. 1.2,4
254. b. 2,4
255. c. 1.2,3
256. d. 2,4.2
81. Determine the point on the curve x^3 –9x – y = 0 at which slope is 18.
257. a. x = 3, y = 0
258. b. x = 4, y = 5
259. c. x = 2, y = 7
260. d. x = 5, y = 6
82. Find the second derivative of y = (2x + 1)^2 + x^3.
261. a. 8 + 6x
262. b. (2x + 1)^3
263. c. x + 1
264. d. 6 + 4x
83. Find the second derivative of y = (2x + 4)^2 x^3.
265. a. x^2(80x + 192)
266. b. 2x + 4
267. c. x^3(2x + 80)
268. d. x^2(20x + 60)
84. Find the second derivative of y = 2x + 3(4x + 2)^3 when x = 1.
269. a. 1728
270. b. 1642
271. c. 1541
272. d. 1832
85. Find the second derivative of y = 2x/[3(4x + 2)^2] when x = 0.
273. a. -1.33
274. b. 1.44
275. c. 2.16
276. d. -2.72
86. Find the second derivative of y = 3/(4x^ – 3) when x = 1.
277. a. 4.5
278. b. -3.6
279. c. 2.4
280. d. -1.84
87. Find the second derivative of y = x^ – 2 when x = 2.
281. a. 0.375
282. b. 0.268
283. c. 0.148
284. d. 0.425
88. Find the first derivative of y = 2cos(2 + x^2).
285. a. -4x sin (2 + x^2)
286. b. 4x cos (2 + x^2)
287. c. x sin (2 + x^2)
288. d. x cos (2 + x^2)
89. Find the first derivative of y = 2 sin^2 (3x^2 – 3).
289. a. 24x sin (3x^2 – 3) cos (3x^2 – 3)
290. b. 12 sin (3x^2 – 3)
291. c. 6x cos (3x^2 – 3)
292. d. 24x sin (3x^2 – 3)
90. Find the first derivative of y = tan^2 (3x^2 – 4).
293. a. 12xtan(3x^2 – 4)sec^2(3x^2 – 4)
294. b. x tan (3x^2 – 4)
295. c. sec^2 (3x^2 – 4)

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296. d. 2 tan^2(3x^2 – 4)csc^2(3x^2 – 4)

91. Find the derivative of arc cos 4x
297. a. -4/(1 – 16x^2)^0.5
298. b. 4/(1 – 16 x^2)^0.5
299. c. -4/(1 – 4x^2)^0.5
300. d. 4/(1 – 4x^2)^0.5
92. The equation y^2 = cx is the general equation of.
301. a. y’ = 2y/x
302. b. y’ = 2x/y
303. c. y’ = y/2x
304. d. y’ = x/2y
93. Find the slope of the curve y = 6(4 + x)^1/2 at point (0,12).
305. a. 1.5
306. b. 2.2
307. c. 1.8
308. d. 2.8
94. Find the coordinate of the vertex of the parabola y = x^2 – 4x +1 by making use of the fact
that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent is zero.
309. a. (2,-3)
310. b. (3,2)
311. c. (-1,-3)
312. d. (-2,-3)
95. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at the point (3,4) when x^2 + y^2 = 25.
313. a. -3/4
314. b. ¾
315. c. 2/3
316. d. -2/3
96. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at point (0,0) if (x^3)(y^3) – y = x.
317. a. -1
318. b. -2
319. c. 2
320. d. 1
97. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at point (0,-2) if x^3 – xy + y^2 = 4.
321. a. ½
322. b. -2
323. c. -2/3
324. d. ¾
98. Find the point of inflection of f(x) = x^3 – 3x^2 – x + 7.
325. a. 1,4
326. b. 1,2
327. c. 2,1
328. d. 3,1
99. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = (9x^2 – x^3 + 6)/6.
329. a. 3,10
330. b. 2,8
331. c. 3,8
332. d. 2,10
100. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = x^3 – 3x^2 + 6.
a. 1,4
b. 1,3
c. 0,2
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𝑥
334. Find the radius of curvature at any point on the curve 𝑦 = 𝑎log𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑎
𝑥
a) b) 𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑎
𝑥 𝑥
c) 𝑎tan d) tan
𝑎 𝑎

𝑥 9
335. Find the limit lim − 𝑥 2 −3𝑥
𝑥→3 𝑥−3
a) 0 b) 3
c) 9 d) 2

1 2−𝑥
336. Evaluate the integral ∫0 ∫𝑥 2 𝑥𝑦𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦
a) ¾ b) 3/8
c) 3/5 d) 3/7

337. Solve 𝑦” + 3𝑦′ + 2𝑦 = 12𝑥 2

a) 𝑐1 𝑒 + 𝑐2 𝑒 −2 𝑥 + 6𝑥 2 − 18𝑥 + 21
−𝑥
b) 𝑐1 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑐2 𝑒 2𝑥 + 6𝑥 2 − 18𝑥 + 21
c) 𝑐1 𝑒 −𝑥 + 𝑐2 𝑒 −2 𝑥 + 16𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 2 d) 𝑐1 𝑒 𝑥 + 𝑐2 𝑒 2𝑥 + 16𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 2

338. The solution of a differential equation which is not obtained from the general
solution is known as
a) Particular solution b) Singular solution
c) Complete solution d) Auxiliary solution

339. The differential equation formed by y = a cos x + b sin x + 4 where a and b are
arbitrary constants is

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
a) +𝑦 =0 b) −𝑦 =0
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 2
𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑2 𝑦
c) +𝑦 =4 d) =𝑦+4
𝑑𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥 2

340. 101. Locate the point of inflection of the curve y = f(x) = (x^2)(e^x).
341.
342. a. -2 plus or minus (sqrt of 3)
343. b. 2 plus or minus (sqrt of 2)
344. c. -2 plus or minus (sqrt of 2)
345. d. 2 plus or minus (sqrt of 3)
346. 102. The daily sales in thousands of pesos of a product is given by S = (x^2 – x^3
+ 6)/6 where x is the thousand of pesos spent on advertising. Find the point of
diminishing returns for money spent on advertising.
347.
348. a. 5
349. b. 4
350. c. 3
351. d. 6
352. 103. y = x^3 – 3x . Find the maximum value of y.
353.
354. a. 2
355. b. 1
356. c. 0
357. d. 3
358. 104. Find the curvature of the parabola y^2 = 12x at (3,6).
359.
360. a. -√2/24
361. b. √2/8
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363. d. 8√2/3
364. 105. Locate the center of curvature of the parabola x^2 = 4y at point (2,2).
365.
366. a. (-2,6)
367. b. (-3,6)
368. c. (-2,4)
369. d. (-3,7)
370. 106. Compute the radius of curvature of the parabola x^2 = 4y at the point (4,4).
371.
372. a. 22.36
373. b. 24.94
374. c. 20.38
375. d. 18.42
376. 107. Find the radius of curvature of the curve y = 2x^3 + 3x^2 at (1,5).
377.
378. a. 97
379. b. 90
380. c. 101
381. d. 87
382. 108. Compute the radius of curvature of the curve x = 2y^3 – 3y^2 at (4,2).
383.
384. a. -97.15
385. b. -99.38
386. c. -95.11
387. d. -84.62
388. 109. Find the radius of curvature of a parabola y^2 – 4x = 0 at point (4,4).
389.
390. a. 22.36
391. b. 25.78
392. c. 20.33
393. d. 15.42
394. 110. Find the radius of curvature of the curve x = y^3 at point (1,1).
395.
396. a. -1.76
397. b. -1.24
398. c. 2.19
399. d. 2.89
400. 111. A cylindrical boiler is to have a volume of 1340 cu ft. The cost of the metal
sheets to make the boiler should be minimum. What should be its diameter in feet?
401.
402. a. 7.08
403. b. 11.95
404. c. 8.08
405. d. 10.95
406. 112. A rectangular corral is to be built with a required area. If an existing fence is
to be used as one of the sides, determine the relation of the width and the length which
would cost the least.
407.
408. a. width=twice the length
409. b. width=1/2 length
410. c. width=length
411. d. width=3 times the length
412. 113. Find the two numbers whose sum is 20, if the product of one by the cube of
the other is to be minimum.
413.
414. a. 5 and 15
415. b. 10 and 10
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417. d. 8 and 12
418. 114. The sum of two numbers is 12. Find the minimum value of the sum of their
cubes.
419.
420. a. 432
421. b. 644
422. c. 346
423. d. 244
424. 115. A printed page must contain 60 sq m of printed material. There are to be
margins of 5 cm on either side and margins of 3 cm on top and bottom. How long should
the printed lines be in order to minimize the amount of paper used?
425.
426. a. 10
427. b. 18
428. c. 12
429. d. 15
430. 116. a school sponsored trip will cost each students 15 pesos if not more than 150
students make the trip, however the cost per student will reduced by 5 centavos for each
student in excess of 150. How many students should make the trip in order for the school
to receive the largest group income?
431.
432. a. 225
433. b. 250
434. c. 200
435. d. 195
436. 117. A rectangular box with square base and open at the top is to have a capacity
of 16823 cu. cm. Find the height of the box that requires minimum amount of materials
required.
437.
438. a. 16.14 cm
439. b. 14.12 cm
440. c. 12.13 cm
441. d. 10.36 cm
442. 118. A closed cylindrical tank has a capacity of 576.56 cu m. Find the minimum
surface area of the tank.
443.
444. a. 383.40 cu m
445. b. 412.60 cu m
446. c. 516.32 cu m
447. d. 218.60 cu m
448. 119. A wall 2.245 m high is x meters away from a building. The shortest ladder
that can reach the building with one end resting on the ground outside the wall is 6m.
What is the value of x?
449.
450. a. 2 m
451. b. 2.6 m
452. c. 3.0 m
453. d. 4.0 m
454. 120. With only 381.7 sq m of materials, a closed cylindrical tank of maximum
volume is to be the height of the tank, in m?
455.
456. a. 9 m
457. b. 7 m
458. c. 11 m
459. d. 13 m
460. 121. If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is known, what is the ratio of the base
and the altitude of the right triangle when its are is maximum?
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462. a. 1:1
463. b. 1:2
464. c. 1:3
465. d. 1:4
466. 122. The stiffness of a rectangular beam is proportional to the breadth and the
cube of the depth. Find the shape of the stiffest beam that can be cut from a log of given
size.
467.
468. a. depth=√3 breadth
469. b. depth=breadth
470. c. depth=√2 breadth
471. d. depth=2√2 breadth
472. 123. What is the maximum length of the perimeter if the hypotenuse of a right
triangle is 5m long?
473.
474. a. 12.08 m
475. b. 15.09 m
476. c. 20.09 m
477. d. 8.99 m
478. 124. An open top rectangular tank with square s bases is to have a volume of 10
cu m. The material fir its bottom is to cost 15 cents per sq m and that for the sides 6
cents per sq m. Find the most economical dimensions for the tank.
479.
480. a. 2 x 2 x 2.5
481. b. 2 x 5 x 2.5
482. c. 2 x 3 x 2.5
483. d. 2 x 4 x 2.5
484. 125. A trapezoidal gutter is to be made from a strip of metal 22 m wide by bending
up the sides. If the base is 14 m, what width across the top gives the greatest carrying
capacity?
485.
486. a. 16
487. b. 22
488. c. 10
489. d. 27
490. 126. Divide the number 60 into two pats so that the product P of one part and the
square of the other is maximum. Find the smallest part.
491.
492. a. 20
493. b. 22
494. c. 10
495. d. 27
496. 127. The edges of a rectangular box are to be reinforced with a narrow metal
strips. If the box will have a volume of 8 cu m, what would its dimensions be to require
the least total length of strips?
497.
498. a. 2 x 2 x 2
499. b. 4 x 4 x 4
500. c. 3 x 3 x 3
501. d. 2 x 2 x 4
502. 128. A rectangular window surmounted by a right isosceles triangle has a
perimeter equal to 54.14 m. Find the height of the rectangular window so that the window
will admit the most light.
503.
504. a. 10
505. b. 22
506. c. 12
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508. 129. A normal window is in the shape of a rectangle surrounded by a semi-circle.

If the perimeter of the window is 71.416, what is its radius and the height of the
rectangular portion so that it will yield a window admitting the most light?
509.
510. a. 10
511. b. 22
512. c. 12
513. d. 27
514. 130. Find the radius of a right circular cone having a lateral area of 544.12 sq m to
have a maximum volume.
515.
516. a. 10
517. b. 20
518. c. 17
519. d. 19
520. 131. A gutter with trapezoidal cross section is to be made from a long sheet of tin
that is 15 cm wide by turning up one third of its width on each side. What width across
the top that will give a maximum capacity?
521.
522. a. 10
523. b. 20
524. c. 15
525. d. 13
526. 132. A piece of plywood for a billboard has an area of 24 sq ft. The margins at the
top and bottom are 9 inches and at the sides are 6 in. Determine the size of plywood for
maximum dimensions of the painted area.
527.
528. a. 4 x 6
529. b. 3 x 4
530. c. 4 x 8
531. d. 3 x 8
532. 133. A manufacturer estimates that the cost of production of x units of a certain
item is C = 40x – 0.02x^2 – 600. How many units should be produced for minimum cost?
533.
534. a. 1000 units
535. b. 100 units
536. c. 10 units
537. d. 10000 units
538. 134. If the sum of the two numbers is 4, find the minimum value of the um of their
cubes.
539.
540. a. 16
541. b. 18
542. c. 10
543. d. 32
544. 135. If x units of a certain item are manufactured, each unit can be sold for 200 –
0.01x pesos. How many units can be manufactured for maximum revenue? What is the
corresponding unit price?
545.
546. a. 10000, P100
547. b. 10500, P300
548. c. 20000, P200
549. d. 15000, P400
550. 136. A certain spare parts has a selling price of P150 if they would sell 8000 units
per month. If for every P1.00 increase in selling price, 80 units less will be sold out pr
month. If the production cost is P100 per unit, find the price per unit for maximum profit
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552. a. P175
553. b. P250
554. c. P150
555. d. P225
556. 137. The highway department is planning to build a picnic area for motorist along
a major highway. It is to be rectangular with an area of 5000 sq m is to be fenced off on
the three sides not adjacent to the highway. What is the least amount of fencing that ill be
needed to complete the job?
557.
558. a. 200 m
559. b. 300 m
560. c. 400 m
561. d. 500 m
562. 138. A rectangular lot has an area of 1600 sq m. Find the least amount of fence
that could be used to enclose the area.
563.
564. a. 160 m
565. b. 200 m
566. c. 100 m
567. d. 300 m
568. 139. A student club on a college campus charges annual membership due of P10,
less 5 centavos for each member over 60. How many members would give the club the
most revenue from annual dues?
569.
570. a. 130 members
571. b. 420 members
572. c. 240 members
573. d. 650 members
574. 140. A company estimates that it can sell 1000 units per weak if it sets the unit
price at P3.00, but that its weekly sales will rise by 100 units for each P0.10 decrease in
price. Find the number of units sold each week and its unit price per max revenue.
575.
576. a. 2000, P2.00
577. b. 1000, P3.00
578. c. 2500, P2.50
579. d. 1500, P1.50
580. 141. In manufacturing and selling x units of a certain commodity, the selling price
per unit is P = 5 – 0.002x and the production cost in pesos is C = 3 + 1.10x. Determine
the production level that will produce the max profit and what would this profit be?
581.
582. a. 975, P1898.25
583. b. 800, P1750.75
584. c. 865, P1670.50
585. d. 785, P1920.60
586. 142. ABC company manufactures computer spare parts. With its present
machines, it has an output of 500 units annually. With the addition of the new machines
the company could boosts its yearly production to 750 units. If it produces x parts it can
set a price of P = 200 – 0.15x pesos per unit and will have a total yearly cost of C = 6000
+ 6x – 0.003x in pesos. What production level maximizes total yearly profit?
587.
588. a. 660 units
589. b. 237 units
590. c. 560 units
591. d. 243 units
592. 143. The fixed monthly cost for operating a manufacturing plant that makes
transformers is P8000 and there are direct costs of P110 for each unit produced. The
manufacturer estimates that 100 units per month can be sold if the unit price is P250 and
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of units that must be sold per month to maximize the profit. Compute the unit price.
593.
594. a. 190, P205
595. b. 160, P185
596. c. 170, P205
597. d. 200, P220
598. 144. The total cost of producing and marketing x units of a certain commodity is
given as C = (80000x – 400x^2 + x^3)/40000. For what number x is the average cost a
minimum?
599.
600. a. 200 units
601. b. 100 units
602. c. 300 units
603. d. 400 units
604. 145. A wall 2.245 m high is 2 m away from a bldg. Find the shortest ladder that
can reach the building with one end resting on the ground outside the wall.
605.
606. a. 6 m
607. b. 9 m
608. c. 10 m
609. d. 4 m
610. 146. If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is known, what is the relation of the base
and the altitude of the right triangle when its area is maximum?
611.
612. a. altitude=base
613. b. altitude=√2 base
614. c. altitude=√2 base
615. d. altitude=2 base
616. 147. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 20 cm. What is the max possible area of
the triangle in sq cm?
617.
618. a. 100
619. b. 170
620. c. 120
621. d. 160
622. 148. A rectangular field has an area of 10,000 sq m. What is the least amount of
fencing meters to enclose it?
623.
624. a. 400
625. b. 370
626. c. 220
627. d. 560
628. 149. A monthly overhead of a manufacturer of a certain commodity is P6000 and
the cost of material is P1.0 per unit. If not more than 4500 units are manufactured per
month, labor cost is P0.40 per unit, but for each unit over 4500, the manufacturer must
pay P0.60 for labor per unit. The manufacturer can sell 4000 units per month at P7.0 per
unit and estimates that monthly sales will rise by 100 for each P0.10 reduction in price.
Find the number of units that should be produced each month for maximum profit.
629.
630. a. 4700 units
631. b. 2600 units
632. c. 6800 units
633. d. 9900 units

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