Select the correct answer fo each of the following

INSTRUCTION:
questions. Mark only one an swer for each item by shading the box
corresponding to the l e t t e r of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The greatest common factor of 260 and 520 is?

A. 265 C. 39
B. 65 D. 13

2. The football fields are 120 meters from goal line to goal line. If Ben
Memorial football field is 400 meters around, how wide is the field?
A. 90 meters C. 120 meters
B. 25 meters D. 80 meters

x {6x - [3x - (x -
22y) - 6y]}
3. Simplify:
A. -3X + 4y C. 3x - 4y
B. -3x - 4y . 3x+ 4y

4. Simplify: (X» - 5x + 6 ) / (x» + 3x - 10)

A.
B. (x 3
D.
C.(x
(x} (x+5)
5. Julie Gomez works as a saleswoman. She is paid a salary of P3,000.00 a
week plus 28 commission on sales over P4,000.00. Find her grOss pay for
a week in which her sales are P9,500.00
A. P3,210, 00 P3,110.00
B. P3, 500.00 D. P3,250.00

6. Simplify: 2x - {3y [ 5 x - 7 y + 6x) ]}

A. -13x + 10y C. 13x - 10y

B. 13x + 10y D. -13x - 10y

7. Find the least common multiple of 72, 36 and 6.

A. 144 C. 216
B. 360 D. 72

8: Simplify the following expression: 2y (- x + 3y) - 3x

A. -4x - 5y C. 4x 5y
B. -5x + 4y D. 5x -
4Y
9. Three fourths of the participants in a regional training program are
from private universities. Iwo thirds of these are from Teacher
Education Institutions. If there are 96 participants, how many of them
represent private Teacher Education Institutions?
A. 72 C. 18
B. 24 D. 48

10. Honculada Company manufactures beds. In i t s catalogue, a double bed is

priced at P9,000.00 less a discount of 208. What will Jacob Department
Store have to pay for the double bed?
A P7, 200.00 C: P8, 000.00
B. P8,200.000 D. P7, 800.00
 11. Perform the indicated operation and reduce result to simplest form :

Y)-2y-15 12-4Y
Y» 9 y)-6y+9
A. 5-x

Y
B. 5-Y

X
C. 5+Y

X
D. 5-Y

12. Express z as a function of x and y if z is directly proportional to the

difference of x and y.
2 Z (x+Y)
Y) D. z = c (x y)

3 . Find the equation of an [Link] in the general form if the equation of

the ellipse in the standard form is given by:

(X-7) » (y-2)»
- -

1
4 25
A. 25X» 4y»- 350x - L6y + 1141 = 0
B. 25x»+4y» - 350x -6y - 1141 = 0
C. 25x» -4y» - 350x - 16y + 1141 = 0
D. 25x» - 4y» - 3 5 0x + 6y +1141 = 0

14. The solution of the [Link] 2x + 3y - 10 0 is not unique. Particular

solutions can be found by assigning values of either variable and
sQlving for the other variable. Find a solution for y if x = 2.
A. Y 3 C. y -2
y = 2 D. y = 0

-15. 5
Evaluate: (X»+ 1/x» ) dx
2
A. 39 1/3
B. 39 3/5
C. 39 1/2
D. 39 3/10

-16. Find the range of the f unction of y = 3x - 5:

A. Y H 5 C. al1 real numbercs
B. y 3 D. Y i s not equal to 5

17. Evaluate: f(n) = 2n^3 3 or n = 2

A. 16 13
B. 10 8

1 8 . Find the distance between the 1ine 3x y = 0 and the point (2, -4)
A. «l0 C. 10
B. -«10 D. 10
 Y X
19. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves: Y=_X» ,
1/6 C. 1/3
A D. 1/2
3/4
24
20. Solve the system 2x +4y 8, 6X-4y
A. x = 4, y 0
B. x = 0, y = -4
0, y = 4

21. Find the equation of the X-axis5

A. X+ y =0
B. x

22. Find a third degree equation wi t h integral coefficients having the given
numbers of roots: i
A. 2x^3+ 19x» + 42x - 26 = 0

B. x^3-7x» +17x 1 5 = 0
C. 3x^3- 17X» +27x + 11 = 0
D. x*3 2 x » -1 8 x + 11 = 0

23. Find the equation of the circle with di ameter determined by the line
segment joining (3, 4) and (7, 0).
A.
B.
(x
(x +
-

5)»
5)»+
+ (Y
(y - 2 )»
-

2)» =

=
83
8
C.
D.
(x
(x
+ 5)»+(Y + 2)»
5)» + (y + 2)»
8
24. Simplify: (x» - y» ) / (x - Y)
A. Y - X
C.-X+Y
B. X -y D.x + Y
25. Find the zero of the linear function -5x +10
A. -2 C. 0
B. 2 D. 5

26. Which pair of x and y is a solution of the following set of equations?

3x t 2y = 7
4x + y = 6

A. x = -1, y 2
C. 1,
B. x 1, y = -2 x # -1,
Yy =2- 2
-27. If f(x) = 2x 3and g(x) = »
i i d (g o f (x)
A. 4x - 9 4x» -12x +8
B. x^4 -2x D. 2x»

28. Find the equation of the line with

-3 respective ly.
x-intercept and y-intercept of 2 and
A. 3x + 2y 6 0 C. 3x - 2y - 5 = 0
B. 3x 2 y 6 0 D. 3x + 2y 6 0

-29. Perform the indicated

operations and reduce result to simplest iorm:
3a+3 2
T

a a 1
A. a1

B.

a- 1
C 5

1-a
 D. 5

a+l

30. Which pair of x and y is a solution of the

3x+ 2y = 7
following set of equations?
4x+ y =. 6
A. x = 1, y = 2
B. X 1,y = -2
31. Find the number of zeros of f(X) = X3 X» - 2x + 1 from - 2 to 1
A. 1
B. 0 C. 2
D.
32. Perform the indicated operation and reduce result to simplest form:

2x»-3x-14 2x»-X-10
2x-3x-5 2x»-5x-7
A. X»+4x

X» +1
B. X» +2

X»+4
C. x+4x+4

X»+2x++1
D. X»+1

X +4

33. Perform the indicated operations and reduce result to simplest form:

Y+1 X»+2xX
d a - -

x-2 6 Xy-X
A. 6 (x-2)

X-2
B. x-2

6 (X+2)
C. X+2
- .

X-2
D. X+2

6 (x-2)
34. Identify the conic section represented by 9x» - 4y» - 36x + 24y - 36
.
Circle C. hyperbola
B. parabola D. ell1ipse

35. If a line i s extended from A (2, 3) through B (-2, 0) to a point C so

that AC = 4AB, find the coordinate of C.

A. (14, -10) C. (-14, -9)

B. (14, 10) D. (-14, 10)
 36. Perform the indicated operation and reduce result to simplest form:

X-2xy+y» X» +xy+y»
a

X Y
A C. 1
B. X +y D. X -Y

37. A
1ine
A.
with a slope of 1/3 contains
C. 3
(3, y) and (-4, 3). Find y.
B. D. 5

38. Find the number of zeros of f(x) = x*3 3 x +1 between - 2 and 2

A. 0 C. 3
B. 2 D. 1

39. Per form the indicated operation and reduce to lowest terms:

a»
---

a3 + 1 a-a+l
A. X-3

B. atFl

atl
D. a-1
--

40. Find the zero of the linear function 8x + 24

A.3 C. -3
B. D. 2

41. Find the slope of line passing through the

A. 4
points (2, 3) and (3, -1).
C. 4
B. 3 D. 3
42. Perform the indicated operation and reduce the result to
simplest form:
3x» 5y
- - d

4Y X»
A. 15Y

4
B. 5x

4y
C. 15x

4Y
D. 4xK

15y
 43. Write the 4th term of a sub n = (-1) w3B

A. -27 C. -81
B. 81 D. 27

44. Which is true for the following system of equations? 5x + 3y = 4, 3x +

2y = 3

A. system has infinit:ly many solutions

B. system hasno [Link]
C. nothing c a n be con:luded
D. System has a unique s o l u t i o n
45. Find the number of zero of f (x) = x°4 -4x°3 +X» -6x + 2 between 2
and 3
A.
B. 4

46. Perform the indicated operation and reduce result to simplest form:

xy 3
X»2
y
Z
---
Y» Z»

B.

xy»
C. Y

XZ
D. X»

47. Which is true for the following set of equations

2x+4y = 4 = 8
6x - 4y = 24

A. system consists of parallel lines

B. system c o n s i s t s of non - i n t e r s e c t i n g 1ines
C. system consists of collinear lines
D. system consists of lines that intersect at only one point

48. Find the mid-point o: the line segment joining the points (2, - 3) and

(6A. 7)(4, 4)
B. (2, 2) D.24)
49. Find the smaller ront of the quadratic equation: X» - 7x + 10 = 0
C. x = 5
A. X T
B. X = 2 D. X= 10

50. The equation of a circle is given by x» + y» = 4, find set of points

inside the circle
A. {(X,y) |X» + 7»= 4}
B. ((X,y)|X is not equal to y}
C. {(X,y) |X» + y» <4}
D. {(x,y) |X» + y» > 4}
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Tessa together, to finish encoding
it take Carol and in
HOw will Carol alone in 6 days and Tessa alone
manusCript which can be done by
3dayss?
C. 4 days
A. 2 days D. 2 days
B. 3 days
but less than the
S2. An obtuse angle is greater than a right angle
angle.
C. acute angle
A. Straight angle
B. reflex angle D. right angle
1ine. If i t isS
The football fields are 100 meters from goal 1ine to goal
53. the field?
how wide is
360 meters around a football field,
C. 70 meterrs
A. 86 meters
D. 85 meters
B. 80 meters

its dimensions?
54.A cube has a 64 cubic meters. What
volume of
are

C. 4 cm. x 4 Cm. X 4 cm.

A. 16 cm. x 2 cn. x 2 cm.
D. 7 cm. X 4 Cm. X 3 cm.
B. 8 cm. X 8 cm. X I I n .

5. A 10 meter board leans against the wall. The

foot of the board 1 s 8
rmeters from the wall. How far up the wall does the b a r d reach?
A. 6 meters C meters
B. 4 meterS D. 10 meters

the lS a
56. If the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, figure

A. square C. parallelogram
B. shamberS D. rectangle
57. If two angles have their sides respectively parallel, they are equal or

A. adjacent C. complementary
B. vertical D. supplementary

58. Find the acute angle between the two lines with direction numbers [ 1, 1,
0] and [2, 1, 2]
A. 90% C. 60%
B. 45 D. 30

59. The vertices of a triangle ABC are A (-1, 1), B (6, 2), and C (2, 5).
Find the equation of side AB.
A. 2y - X = 3 8
C.
D.
7y
3y
x
- 4x
=

7
B. 3x 3 y= 5

60. The vertices of a triangle ABC are A (-1, 1), B ( 6, 2), and C (2, 5).
Pind the equation of the median from A to BC.
A. 7y - x = 8 C. 3y -4x = 7

B. 2y - x = 3 D. 2y 3x = 5

61. What is the cos60 + sin30?

A. 1 C. 1/2
B. -1/2 D. -1

62. Circumference of the circle with equation: X» + y» = 4 is

A. C. 5 D
B. 4 DD D. 2 D
 63. Find the direction numbers of the line that joins the points (2, 0 )
and (4, -2,
3)
A. [2, 1]
B. [1, -1, 2j D. 1'2'_1
64. Find the distance between (-2, 4, 1) and (", 2 , 3)
A. 2/13 C. 13/5
B. 5/13 D. 13/2

65. The altitude of a triangle is 5 meters and the base is 20 meters. What
is the area of the [Link]?
A. 20 square meters C. 24 square meters
B. 60 square meters D. 50 square neters

66. What is the cos60 + sin30?

A. -1 C.
B. -1/2 D. 1/2
67. The first angle of a quadrilateral is 50, the second is twice the first
and the third is equal to the second. What is the fourth angle of thee
quadrilateral?
A. 108 C. 110
B. 109 D. 111

68. Which equation can approximately solve this problem. The average or twNo
friends is 19, one of them is 17 years old, how old is the other?
A.X (2) (19) + 19 C. xx (2) (19) -

19
B. x (2) (19) +17 D. = (2) (19) 17

69. All right angles are

A. supplementary C. equal
B. parallel D. oblique

70. A cube has a volume of 64 cubic meters. What are i t s dimensions?

A. 4 Cm. x 4 cm. x 4 cm. C. 16 cm. x 2 cm. x 2 cm.
B. 16 cm. x 2 cm. x 2 cm. D. 8 cm. X 8 cm. X 1 cm.

71. Simplify tan» A - sin» A

A. tan» A sin» A C Sec» A
B. CSC» A D. sin» A coS» A

72. Which of the following expressions is true?

A. (Log /log

b
) = log
71og
Log a/b = log a^1/b
C. (log /log ) = log (a/b)
a b
D. log (a/b) =log a - log b

73. The expression (tan 2 I) (cos 2 I) is equivalent. to

A. 2 sin 2 i C. sin 2 I
B. cos 2 I D. sin I

74. Simplify log x + log Y log z

A. X

Log ---

yz
B.
log
X
C Yz
log
X
 D. XY
Log

T'he toot
75. A ladder is placed between che qround ard the r oof of a house.
of the ladder 30ft. froin the house makes an angle of 40% with thee

ground.
Find the height of the hoUse
A. 46 (. 25.17 ft.
B. 39. 16 ft. D. 76

76. What is the simplest form of (sin 1/2X- COS 1/2z) »?

A. 1 -cOs X C. 1 Sin z
B. 1 + COS X D. 1 + Sin Z

77. What is the characteristic of log N= 8.723 -10?

A. 0 C.-10
B. 8 D. -2

78. (sec A- 1) (1 - cos A)

A. sin A C. tan
B. cos A D. sec A

79. Simplify cot A/ sec Á + 1/cscÁ

A. cos A Ctan A
B. Sin A D. csc A

80. The expression (tan 2 i) (cos 2 I) is equivalent to

A. sin 2 I C. sin I
B. cos 2 I D. 2 sin 2 i

81. Simplify tan cos A sin Á

A. I C. sin A
B. cos A D. tan A

82. The logarithm product of two numbers is equal t the of the

logarithms of the factors.
A. product C. difference
B. quotient D. Sun

83. Tan (Ð/10) is equal to

A. sin (Ð / 3 ) / [1 - COs (Ð /5)1
B. sin (D /5) / [i + cos (D /5)
C. [2 tan (Ð /20)] [1 -tan» (D 5))
D. [2 tan (Ð /20)1 [1 -tan» (B /5)1
84. If log 16 = 2, then a equals
a
A. 8 C. 2
B. 4 D. 32

85. If log 16 = 2, then a eguals

a
A. 2 C. 4
B. 32 D. 8

86. The statement of 3 = l o g 1 0 (x+8) implies

A. 3 3 X +8 C. 103 = x + 8

B. (x + 8) *10 =3 D. (x + 8 ) *3 = 10
87. Simplify tan À
A. sin A
a
cos Àsin À
C. I
B. tan À D. cos À

88. Simplify cot À sec A 1 /csc Á

A. tan A C. sin A
B. csc Á D. cOs A

89.
Log 16 equals
2
C. 4
D. 3
90. Simplify csc A. tan À
A. csc A
C. sin À
B. sec A
D. cos A
91. To express that there is no significant difference between
values of the the food
nutrition students and those of the nursing students:
A. Ho:x is not equal to x

B. Ha:x
2
1 2
C. Ho:x
1 2
D. Ha:x is not equal to x
1 2
92. The function with domain
class of events of
real numbers from 0-1 is sample space and range ot
A. Probability function
C. poiynomial function
B. quadratic function
D. linear function
93. The
probabilities
that a husband and wife will
be alive 20 years from
now are given by
0.8 and 0.9
respectively. Find the probability that
neither will be alive in 20
0.72 years.
.. 1
98
D. 0.02

94 A sample of 500 respondents was selected in

order to determine various
a
large metropolitan area
information concerning behavior. Among the
guestions asked was, "Do you enjoy
136 males _hoPping
answered yes. Of 260 females, 224
for
clothing?" Of 240 males,
answered yes.
Yes No Totals
Male 136 104 240
Female 224 36 260
Totals 360 140 500
Find the probability that
A. 18/25
a
respondent chosen at random is a male.
C. 6/25
B. 13/25
D. 12/25
95. A sample space that takes on countable values is
A. discontinuouss
C. bounded
B. discrete
D. COntinuous

96. Find the equation of an

el..ipse in the generall
the ellipse in the standard form form 1f the equation of
is given by:

(x-7)(y-2) = 1
 2
25X+4y» 350x - 16y + 1141 = 0
.
350x +16y+1141 = 0
B. 25X» 4y
16y + 1141 = 0
C. 25X» 4Y 350xk
D. 25X» 4Y 350x 16y 1141 0

97. Find the rivative of f (x) =(x-3) (x+5)

A. 2 (X C. x+ 1
+1) D. X +2
B. 2X

98. Find the equation of an ellipse in the standard form if the equation of
the in the general form is given by: 9x» +16y»+ 18x
ellipse 96y + 9 -
=

0
A. (X-1)» (y-3)
1
16 9
B. (x+1)» (Y-3) »

16 9
C. (X+1) » (Y-3) »

1
16 9
D. (X-1) » (y-3)»
-- -= l

16 9

99. Fi nd the minimum point of the curve y = x» 4x -

C. (-2, -5)
A: ) D. (-2, 5)

100. Find two positive numbers whose product is 64 and whose sum is minimum.
A. 8 and 8 C. 1 and 64
B. 32 and 2 D. 63 and 1

101. X»-2x+15
f (x) = -----, find f^l (x)
X»+5x-1
A -X»+1Ox+7

(2x»+5x-1) »
B. 7x»-32x-73

(X»+5x-1) »
C. -1 1x»+10X-7

(2x»+5x-1) »
D. 11X» +10x+7

(2x»+5x-1) »

102. Find the slope of the 1ine passing through the points (-3,4) and (5,1
A. -3/8 C. 8/3
B. 5/3 . 3/5

103. Find t h e maximum point of the curve y =x^3 - 9x»+ 15 - 5

A. (2 4 C. (2, 1)
B. (1, 2) D. (2, 3)

104. Find the distance between the points (-3, 2) and (5, 3) .
A. «54 C 56
B.«55 D. 65
 105. Find the equation of the hyperbola in the standard forn i f the.equat2n
ot the hyperbola in the general form is given by 9x» - 4y» + 36x +36y

36
A. (X+1) » (Y-3) »
1
9
B. (X+2)» (Y-3) »
:1
4 9
C. (x-1) » (Y-3) »

9
D. (x-2)» (y-3)»
4

106.
Find the transpose o f 5 6 1
A.
6

B 61
2 1
C. 3 2 1
56 1
D. 5 3
6 2
1 11

107. Find the domain of the function of y = 5x - 2x»

A. all rea1 numbers C. x 5
B. X 0 D. X2

108. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves: y» X, Y =X*3
A. 12//5 C. 5
B. 5/112 D. 3

109. 2-n - 2

Evaluate the limitE 1im

n-->a 2^-n + 2
A.
B. D.-22

110. Find the range of the function of y = 5 2x»

A. y is not equal to 5 C. Y:5

B. Y5 D. all real numbers

111. The trace of a square matrix A, tr (A), is the sum of its diagonal
elements. If
1 6 3
A = 2 4 5 B 2 3 8
67 1 7 1 9
Find the relationship between tr (A+ B) and tr (A) +tr (B)
A. t r (A + B) t r (A) + t r (B)
B. tr (A + B) t r (A) + t r (B)
C. tr (A + B) t r (A) + t r (B)
D. tr (A + B) < t r (A) + t r (B)
 112. Which is true for subgroups of a group?
A.
Sbgroups form a partition of a group.
The intersection of two
subgroups is empty.
The union of two subaroups is also a group.
D the intersection of two subgrous is also a group.
13.
The trace of
elements.
a square matrix A, tr (a), is the sum of its diagonal

A B

Find tr (A) +tr (B)

A 19
B. 24 S:2
l4. Find the slope of the line through the points (2, 3) and (-4, 7).
A C. 2/3
B. -1/6 D.

115.
I2 A.
, find y
B.
C
D.
3
L6. Who published a t r e a t i s e on trigonometry which contains the earliest use
of the abbreviations: sin, tan, sec for sine, tangent a secant?
A. Johann Herdde C. John NapLer
B. Albert Gerard D. Gregorio de Saint

117. He has been described as t i e greatest "[Link]-have-been'" n cne :

of mathematics. Who was he?
A. Blaise Pascal C. Bonaventura Cavalier
B. Gaspard Monge D. Greogorio de Saint

118. He has been described as the greatest "might-have-been" in the histoY

of mathematics. Who Was he2?
A. Greogorio de Saint [Link] Pascal
B. Gaspard Monge D. B:3EVentura Cavaller

119. There were two outstanding astronomers who contributed notably to

mathematics in the early part of seventeenth century: the German Johann
Kepter and the Italian
A. Johanna Muller C. Nicolas Chuque
B. Nicholas Cusa D. Gälileo Galilei

120. Sound i n t e n s i t y which is measured using decibel scale also uses connon

logarithm. Decibel is named after whom?

A. Stephen Baldwin C. Billy Graham
B. Alexander Graham Be D. Albert Gerard