MATHEMATICS PROBLEM SET 3

INSTRUCTION: Select the best answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for
each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet
provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only!

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1. Find the 6th term of the expansion of −3
2a
−66339 −66339 −66339
a. b. c.
11 11 11
124 a 125 a 123 a
−66339
d.
11
128 a
2. Find the 5th term of the expansion of ( a−2 b )20
16 4 16 4 16 4
a. 77520 a y b. 77542 a y c. 87520 a y
d. 97520 a 16 y 4

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4 in the expansion of 1
3. Find the coefficient of the term involving x 3 x−
x
a. -262444 b -262440 c. -252440 d. -362440

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4. Find the term involving x
13 in the expansion of
4x +
x
a. 524812288 b. 524812286 c. 544812288 d. 62481288

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5. Find the 6th term of the expansion of 3 x− 2
x
−51236 −31236 −61236
a. b. c.
5 4 4
x x x
−61236
d.
5
x

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6. Find the constant term in the expansion of x−
x
a. 83 b. 82 c. 84 d. 85

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7. Find the term involving x y
6 12 in the expansion of
( 3 x 2−4 y 3 )
a. 241920 b. 231920 c. 231224 d. 251234

8. Find the term involving x y

3 2 in the expansion of
( 4 x+ 2 y −3 z )5
a. 2568 b. 2560 c. 2342 d. 3214

9. Find the term involving x y

4 2 in the expansion of
( 4 x− y +2 z )6
a. 3840 b. 3920 c. 4120 d. 4312

10. Find the term involving x yz

2 in the expansion of ( 2 x+ y+ 5 z )4
a. 320 b. 240 c. 260 d. 280

11. Find the sum of the coefficients of ( a+ 2b )6 .

a. 612 b. 711 c. 729 d. 741

12. Find the sum of the coefficients ( 3 x+ 1 )4

 a. 242 b. 243 c. 244 d. 255

13. Find the sum of the coefficients of ( 3 x+ 2 y +1 )5

a. 7776 b. 7774 c. 7773 d. 7775

14. Find the sum of the coefficients ( 3 x+ 2 y −2 )8

a. 6302 b. 6305 c. 6304 d. 6306

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15. Find the sum of the exponents of ( 4 x 2+5 y 7 )
a. 54 b. 56 c. 58 d. 59

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16. The term involving x
9 in the expansion of
x +
x
a. 24534 x 9 b. 25344 x
9 c. 23455 x 9 d. 24544 x
9

17. What is the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of ( 2 x−1 )20?
a. 1 b. 0 c. 2 d. 125

18. An equilateral triangle is inscribed within a circle whose diameter is 12 cm. In this
triangle, a circle is inscribed and in this circle, another equilateral triangle is
inscribed and so on indefinitely. Find the sum of all the perimeters of the triangles.
a. 24sqrt3 b. 36sqrt3 c. 48sqrt3 d. 20sqrt3

19. Two boys A and B runs at a constant rates and in the same direction around a circular
track whose circumference is 40 m. A makes one circuit in 2 sec less time than B , and
they are together once every minute. Find the rate of A.
a. 3 m/s b. 5 m/s c. 4 m/s d. 7 m/s

20. Two Pals P1 and P2 run at a constant speeds along a circular track 1350 m in
circumference. Running in opposite directions, they meet every 3 minutes, while running
in the same direction, they are together every 27 minutes. Find the speed of the slower
Pal.
a. 100 m/min b. 200 m/min c. 180 m/min d. 220 m/min

21. Two Cars 2000 m apart are approaching each other. Car A is moving at a constant speed
of 10 m/s while Car B is moving at a constant speed of 12 m/s. Super Fly(speed=15 m/s)
started from A and flew back and forth from A to B , B to A and so on until A and B met.
What was the total distance traveled by Superfly?
a. 1234.56 m b. 1457.33 m c. 1363.63 m d. 1451.23 m

4 3 2
2 x +3 x +7 x + 10 x +10 A Bx+C Dx+ E
Given = + 2 +
( x−1 ) ( x 2 +3 )
2 x−1 x +3 ( x 2+ 3 )2
22. Find the value of A
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 0

23. Find the value of B

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

24. Find the value of C

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

25. Find the value of D

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

26. Find the value of E

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

2 2 2 3 is divided by 2 2 the remainder is?

27. If 3 x −4 x y +5 x y +6 y x −2 xy+ 3 y
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
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x 24
28. Solve for x in the system: y−3 x + 4=0∧ y + =
y y
a.
−6−2 √ 14 b.
6+2 √14 c.
2−6 √ 14 d.
5 5 5
−2−6 √ 14
5

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29. Which of the following is the value of x+ 2
if x + =5
x x
a. 28 b. 23 c. 24 d. 25

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30. If f(x) = x −x−1 what is t he set of all c if f(c)=f(-c)?
a. all real numbers b. {0} c. {-1 , 0, 1} d. {0, 1}

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31. Find the smallest positive integer such that for P(x) = x −2 x −10 x +40 x−90 this
integer is an upper bound.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

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32. Find the largest negative integer such that for P ( x )=x −2 x −10 x + 40 x−90 this
integer is a lower bound.
a. -2 b. -3 c. -4 d. -5

33. For what values of x does

a. -3 < x ≤ 1
f ( x )=
b. x<-3 or x ≥1
√ x−1
x+ 3
represent a real number?

c. x<-1 or x ≥ 3 d. -1 <x ≤3

2n
34. Determine the number of positive roots of the equation P ( x )=x −1 where n>0
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. n

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35. Solve the inequality ≤
x−3 x +2
a. -2<x<3 or x≤-12 b. -2<x<-12 c. -3<x<2 or x≤-12 d. 3<x<12 or x≤-3

36. Find the solution set of |2 x+ 3|>7

a. x<-5, x>2 b. x>-5 , x<2 c. -5<x<2 d. -2<x<5

37. Find the domain of f ( x )= √ 9−x 2

a. (-3,3) b. (-∞,-3) U (3,∞) c. [-3,3] d. (-3,3]

(x +1)
38. The vertical asymptotes of the curve y= are:
( x−3)(x+ 2)
a. x = -3, x = -2 b. x = 3, x = -2 c. x = -1 d. x = -1, x = 3

( x −1)(x +2)
39. The horizontal asymptote of the graph of y= are:
(2 x +1)( x−3)
a. No horizontal asymptote b. y = ½ c. y=2 d. y = 0

( x−2)(x +3)
40. The oblique asymptote of the graph y=
(x +6)
a. y = x-5 b. None c. y = 5 – x d. y = x+2

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41. Solve for α in cos 6 α = , α in degrees
csc ⁡(3 α + 9)
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
42. If sin A = 3/5 , α in the second quadrant and cos B = -1/2, α is in the 3 rd quadrant, what
is the value of sin(A+B)?
a. 0.3928 b. 0.4122 c. 0.3411 d. 0.3445

43. If cos65 + cos 55 = cos α, what is α in radians?

a. 0.0823 b. 0.087 c. 0.922 d. 0.783

44. Find the value of arctan[2cos(arcsin(sqrt3/2))]

a. pi/3 b. pi/6 c. pi/4 d. pi/2

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45. Solve for x: x=( tan α + cotα ) sin α −tan α
a. sin α b. 1 c. cos α d. tan α

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46. If A = 3sinx + 4cosx and B = 3cosx – 4sinx, The value of A + B is ?
a. 5 b. 10 c. 0 d. 25

47. Find the value of α in coversine α = 0.134

a. 50 deg b. 60 deg c. 70 deg d. 80 deg

48. Versed sin α = 0.456 α = ?

a. 57 deg b. 61 deg c. 63 deg d. 75 deg

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49. Solve for α in cosh x−sinh x=tan α
a. pi/4 b. pi/2 c. pi/3 d. pi

50. Find the value of sin (90+A)

a. cos A b. sin A c. -cos A d. -sin A

51. 543 degrees is how many gradians?

a. 8712/3 b. 1810/3 c. 7651/3 d. 3312/3

52. Find the value of x in arctan(1-x) + arctan (1+x) = arctan (1/8)

a. 4 b. 6 c. 7 d. 2

53. What is the period of y = 4tan4x?

a. pi b. pi/2 c. pi/4 d. pi/8

54. What is the amplitude of 3cosx + 5sinx

a. 5.83 b. 8 c. -2 d. 15

55. What is the first period 7cos3x?

a. pi/3 b. pi/6 c. 2pi/3 d. 3pi

56. Find the value of a+3b in the matrix equation:

[ ][ ] [ ]
a b c 3 3 4 8 3 4
d e f 1 5 7 = 1 9 7
g h i 3 1 2 3 1 5
a. -0.5 b. 1 c. 1.5 d. 2

57. What is the area of a triangle whose vertices are (3,4),(-8,21) and (7, 13)? Use matrix
a. 78.5 b. 83.5 c. 91.5 d. 94.4

58. How many sides are in an equiangular polygon if each of its interior angle is 1650?
a. 20 b. 22 c. 24 d. 26

59. The sides of a triangle are 8 cm, 10 cm and 14 cm. Determine the radius of the inscribed
circle.
a. 2.45 cm b. 2.56 c. 4.33 d. 1.45

60. The area of a circle circumscribing about an equilateral triangle is 254.47 sq m. What is
the area of the triangle?
a. 121.33cm2 b. 105.22 cm2 c. 122.34 cm2 d. 141.32 cm2

61. The area of the regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 1 m is?
a. 2.6 m2 b. 2.5 m2 c. 2.4 m2 d. 2.8 m2
62. The area of the regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius of radius 10 cm.
a. 433.65 b. 282.85 c. 334.21 d. 431.22

63. The distance between the centers of the 3 circles which are mutually tangent to each other
externally are 10, 12 and 14 units. The area of the largest circle is
a. 100π b. 64 c. 36π d. 144π

64. The area of the triangle inscribed in a circle is 39.19 cm2 and the radius of the
circumscribed circle is 7.14 cm. If the two sides of the inscribed triangle are 8 cm and
10 cm respectively, find the 3rd side.
a. 14 cm b. 11cm c. 12 cm d. 15 cm

65. A rhombus has diagonals of 32 and 20 inches. What is the area?

a. 400 b. 240 c. 330 d. 320

66. Find the difference of the area of the square inscribed in a semicircle having a radius of
15 m. The base of the square lies on the diameter of the semicircle.
a. 173.43 m2 b. 122.34 m2 c. 154.23 m2 d. 181.22 m2

67. The area of the circle is 89.42 sq in. What is the length of the side of a regular hexagon
inscribed in a circle?
a. 4.22 b. 6.12 c. 5.89 d. 5.33

68. One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the octagon.
a. 19.31 sq u b. 13.24 sq u c. 11.22 sq u d. 14.33 sq u

69. The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 10800. How many sides are there?
a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d 10

70. In a circle of diameter 10 m, a regular 5 pointed star touching its circumference is

inscribed. What is the area of that part not covered by the star?
a. 59.2 b. 50.5 c. 49.2 d. 44.5

71. How many diagonals have an undecagon? PAST CE BOARD

a. 22 b. 33 c. 44 d. 55

72. The number of diagonals of a polygon is 275. How many sides are there? CE Board Nov
a. 23 b. 24 c. 25 d. 26

73. A circle is circumscribed about a hexagon. Determine the area of the hexagon if the area
outside the hexagon but inside the circle is 15 sq cm. PAST CE BOARD
a. 71.7 cm2 b. 89.1 cm2 c. 91.2 cm2 d. 81.2 cm2

74. Determine the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle having an area of 170 sq cm.
PAST CE BOARD
a. 122.22 cm2 b. 147.55 cm2 c. 134.33 cm2 d. 171.12 cm2

75. Find the area of the spherical triangle ABC having the following parts. Angle A = 1400
Angle B = 750 Angle C = 860 Radius of the sphere = 4 m.
a. 33.89 m2 b. 45.21 m2 c. 67.12 m2 d. 87.12 m2

76. One of the diagonals of the Rhombus is 12 inches. If the area of the Rhombus is 132 sq
in, determine the length of the other diagonal.
a. 24 cm b. 23 cm c. 22 cm d. 21 cm

77. One of the diagonals of the Rhombus is 12 inches. If the area of the Rhombus is 132 sq
in, determine the measure of the acute angle between the sides of the Rhombus in degrees.
a. 28.610 b. 23.450 c. 33.230 d. 18.610

78. Two sides of parallelogram measure 68 cm and 83 cm and its shorter diagonal is 42 cm.
Find the largest interior angle of the parallelogram. PAST CE BOARD
a. 167.20 b. 111.20 c. 149.70 d. 131.10

79. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle having an area of 158 sq cm. Find the area in
the circle not covered by the hexagon. PAST CE BOARD
a. 27.34 cm2 b. 33.44 cm2 c. 51.12 cm2 d. 18.56 cm2
80. A circle giving an area of 1018 cm2 is cut into 2 segments by a chord 8 cm from the
center. What is the ratio of the area of the smaller segment to the larger segment. ?PAST
CE BOARD
a. 0.345 b. 0.293 c. 0.441 d. 0.467

81. The perimeter of a triangle is 271 cm. The interior angles are 500, 600 and 700,
respectively. What is the length of the shortest side? PAST CE BOARD
a. 80.71 cm b. 90.22 cm c. 78.31 cm d. 70.21 cm

82. A polygon has 24 sides. How many are its diagonals? CE Board May 2008
a. 242 b. 252 c. 262 d. 272

83. How many sides has a polygon is the sum of its exterior angles equals the sum of its
interior angles?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

84. Find the area of a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius 10 cm?
a. 283 b.289 c. 290 d. 291

85. A regular pentagon has sides of 20 cm. An inner pentagon with sides of 10 cm is inside and
concentric to the larger pentagon. What is the area inside the larger pentagon and outside
the smaller pentagon. PAST EE BOARD
a. 516.14 cm2 b. 611.22 cm2 c. 711.33 cm2 d. 762.23 cm2

86. The area of a circle circumscribing an equilateral triangle is 254.47 sq m. What is the
area of the triangle?
a. 105.22 m2 b. 111.22 m2 c. 123.23 m2 d. 144.34 m2

87. Find the sum of the interior angles of the vertices of a five pointed star inscribed in a
cirlcle.
a. 1300 b. 1800 c. 1500 d. 1200

88. From a point outside an equilateral triangle, the distances to the vertices are 10 m, 18 m
and 10 m, respectively. What is the length of one side of the triangle?
a. 19.95 m b. 21.22 m c. 18.21 m d. 23.21 m

89. Each angle of a regular dodecagon is

a. 1200 b. 1500 c. 1300 d. 1400

90. A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 cm by 24 cm is folded once, perpendicular to AC, so

that the opposite vertices of A and C coincide. Find the length of the fold.
a. 22.5 cm b. 24 cm c. 24.5 cm d. 25.5 cm

91. Find the area of the hexagon ABCDEF whose vertices are the midpoints of the respective
sides of the cube whose edge is 4 meters.
a. 19.314 b. 21.314 c. 33.423 d. 51.331

92. The parallel sides of a trapezoidal lot measure 160 m and 240 m are are 40 m apart. Find
the distance of the dividing line from the 160 m line parallel to the 2 sides that will
divide the trapezoid into 2 equal parts.
a. 23.45 b. 25.33 c. 21.98 d. 22.34

93. From problem 92, Find the length of this dividing line.
a. 203.96 b. 241.33 c. 221.56 d. 222.22

94. If the edge of the cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface area increased?
PAST CE BOARD
a. 60% b. 69% c. 71% d. 30%

95. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4 m is 5.236 m2 . What is
the depth of water in the tank?
a. 1 b. 1.2 c. 1.3 d. 1.4

96. A circular cone having an altitude of 9 meter is divided into 2 segments having the same
vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6 m, find the ratio of the volume of the small cone to
the big cone.
a. 0.296 b. 0.331 c. 0.225 d. 0.411

97. The frustum of a regular pyramid has un upper base of 8 x 80 m and a lower base of 10 x
100 with an altitude of 5 m. Find the volume of the pyramid.
 a. 7812.33 m3 b. 4066.67 m3 c. 5133.33 m3 d. 7100.67 m3

98. Find the volume of the cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm and
a central angle of 2100.
a. 13503.66 b. 23503.22 c. 12112.44 d. 13503.44

99. The volume of the frustum of a 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. 1.911 m b. 2.311 m c. 2.995 m d. 2.811 m

100. The base of a cylinder is a hexagon inscribed in a circle. If the difference in

the circumference of the circle and the perimeter of a hexagon is 4 cm, find the volume
of the cylinder if it has an altitude of 20 cm.
a. 10367.175 cu.m b. 10397.175 cu.m c. 10387.175 cu.m d. 12367.175 cu.m