Engineering Board Exam Math1
Engineering Board Exam Math1
Engineering Board Exam Math1
2. The inscribed circle of triangle ABC is tangent to side AB at P, and its radius is 21. Given
that AP = 23 and PB = 27, find the perimeter of the triangle.
a.) 435 b.) 354 c.) 543 d.) 345
3. Harold tosses a coin four times. What is the probability that he gets at least as many heads as
tails?
a.) 5/16 b.) 3/8 c.) 5/8 d.) 11/16
7. Each of the two boxes contains three chips numbered 1, 2, 3. A chip is drawn
randomly from each box and the numbers on the two chips are multiplied. What is the
probability that their product is even?
a.) 1/9 b.) 2/9 c.) 4/9 d.) 5/9
8. A lamp post 10 feet tall stands on a walkway that is perpendicular to a wall. The
distance from the post to the wall is 15 feet. A 6-foot man moves on the walkway
towards the wall at the rate of 5 ft/s. When he is 5 feet from the wall, how fast is the
shadow of his head moving up the wall?
a.) 3 ft/s b.) 2 ft/s c.) 4 ft/s d.) 6 ft/s
, 0<𝑥 <𝑏
𝑓(𝑥) =
1− , 𝑏 ≤𝑥
Determine a value of b so that f is continuous at b.
a.) 1 b.) 2 c.) 3 d.) 4
10. The area of rectangle ABCD is 72. If point A and midpoints of side BC and CD are
joined to form a triangle. What is the area of the triangle?
a.) 21 b.) 27 c.) 30 d.) 36
12. Find that solution of 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 𝑦 which passes through the point (-1,1)
a.) 𝑦 = 3(𝑥 + 1) − 𝑒 c.) 𝑦 = −3(𝑥 + 1) + 𝑒
b.) 𝑦 = 3(𝑥 − 1) − 𝑒 d.) 𝑦 = −3(𝑥 + 1) + 𝑒
15. A cone is inscribed in a hemisphere of radius r. If the cone and the hemisphere share bases,
find the volume of the region inside the hemisphere but outside the cone.
4 −1 2 3
2 0 2 1
16. Compute the value of x by determinant 𝑥 =
10 3 0 1
14 2 4 5
17. Find the area of the region bounded by 𝑦 = 𝑒 , 𝑦 = 𝑙𝑛𝑥, 𝑥 = 𝑒 and the coordinate axes.
a.) 13.154 b.) 12.154 c.) 14.154 d.) 15.154
18. The sides of a triangle lie on the lines x = 0, y = 0 and 3x + 4y = 12. Find the radius of the
circle inscribed in the triangle.
a.) 0.8 b.) 1 c.) 1.25 d.) 1.5
19. The top shelf in a cupboard contains 3 cans of pumpkin and soup and 2 cans of chicken soup.
The bottom shelf contains 4 cans of pumpkin soup and 1 can of chicken soup. The probability
that Lukas will take a can from the bottom is 2/3. Suppose Lukas takes one can of soup
without looking in the label, what is the probability that it is chicken?
a.) 4/15 b.) 1/2 c.) 3/5 d.) 7/12
20. From a point outside an equilateral triangle, the distance to the vertices is 10m, 10m, and
18m. Find the dimension of the triangle.
a.) 25.63m b.) 45.68m c.) 19.94m d.) 12.25m
21. A tower 150m high is situated at the top of a hill. At a point 650m down the hill, the angle
between the surface of the hill and the line of sight to the top of the tower is 12°30’. Find the
inclination of the hill to the horizontal plane.
a.) 5°54’ b.) 7°10’ c.) 6°12’ d.) 7°50’
22. The tens digit of a number is 3 less than the ones digit. If the number is divided by the sum of
the digits, the quotient is 4 and the remainder is 3. What is the original number?
a.) 35 b.) 47 c.) 58 d.) 69
23. Roger can walk 4 km in the time it takes Joeffrey to walk 5 km. Roger requires 3 minutes
longer than Joeffrey to walk for 1 km. Find the rate of Roger.
a.) 4 kph b.) 5 kph c.) 7 kph d.) 3 kph
24. How many 4-digit even numbers can be formed from the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and
9 if repetition is not allowed?
a.) 2296 b.) 2962 c.) 2926 d.) 2692
25. The tangent and secant to a circle from the same external point. If the tangent is 6 inches and
the external segment of the secant is 3 inches, compute the length of the secant.
a.) 10 b.) 13 c.) 12 d.) 14
0, − 𝜋 < 𝑥 < 0
26. Find the Fourier series of the function 𝑓(𝑥) =
𝜋, 0 < 𝑥 < 𝜋
a.) + ∑ (1 − (−1) )sin(𝑛𝑥)
b.) + ∑ (1 − (−1) )sin(𝑛𝑥)
c.) + ∑ (1 − (−1) )sin(𝑛𝑥)
d.) + ∑ (1 − (−1) )sin(𝑛𝑥)
28. Find the differential equation of the family of circles with radius 1 and centers on line y = x.
a.) (𝑦 − 𝑥) [(𝑦 ) − 1] = (𝑦′ + 1) c.) (𝑦 − 𝑥) [(𝑦 ) + 1] = (𝑦′ + 1)
b.) (𝑦 + 𝑥) [(𝑦 ) + 1] = (𝑦′ + 1) d.) (𝑦 − 𝑥) [(𝑦 ) + 1] = (𝑦 − 1)
29. Find the area of the region bounded by the curves 𝑦 = −𝑥 + 1, 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 2, 𝑥 = −2 and
𝑦 = 2.
a.) 3 b.) 4 c.) 5 d.) 6
31. In a certain factory, the ratio of the number of male to female workers is 2:3. If 100 new
female workers are hired, the number of female workers will increase to 65% of the total
number of workers. Find the original number of workers in the factory.
a.) 600 b.) 800 c.) 700 d.) 900
32. Find the exact value of cos(𝛼 + 𝛽) if 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 = and 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽 = − , 0<𝛼< and
< 𝛽 < 𝜋.
𝑎.) 33/65 b.) -63/55 c.) -33/65 d.) 63/65
33. The altitude of a cylinder of maximum volume which can be inscribed in a right circular cone
of radius r and height h is
a.) h/3 b.) 2h/3 c.) 3h/2 d.) h/4
34. If three sticks are drawn from 5 sticks whose lengths are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 cm, what is the
probability that the three sticks drawn form a triangle?
a.) 0.30 b.) 0.70 c.) 0.50 d.) 0.80
35. Determine the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment PQ if P and Q has
coordinates (-2, 3) and (4, 5), respectively.
a.) 3x – 3y + 7 = 0 c.) 6x – 8y -14 = 0
b.) 4x – 3y + 7 = 0 d.) 3x – 4y – 7 = 0
36. Three circles of radii 115, 150, and 225, respectively are tangent to each other externally.
Find the smallest angle of the triangle formed by joining the centers of the circles.
a.) 33.5° b.) 43.1° c.) 61.2° d.) 51.9°
38. Find an equation of the tangent line to the curve 1 + 16𝑥 𝑦 = tan(𝑥 − 2𝑦) at the point
( , 0)
𝑎. ) 𝑦 = (𝑥 − ) c.) 𝑦 = (𝑥 − )
𝑏.) 𝑦 = (𝑥 + ) d.) 𝑦 = (𝑥 − )
a.) c.)
( )√ √ ( )√ √
√
b.) d.)
( ) √ ( )√ √
41. Let R be the region above 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 1) and below 𝑦 = 𝑥 + 1. Find the volume of the solid
obtained by rotating R about the x axis.
a.) 27𝜋/5 b.) 75𝜋/2 c.) 25𝜋/7 d.) 72𝜋/5
42. In a class of 30 students, 19 study Physics, 17 study Chemistry and 15 study both of these
subjects. Determine the probability that a randomly selected class member studies at least one of
the subjects.
a.) 1/2 b.) 7/10 c.) 2/15 d.) 3/10
43. What is the sum of the mean, median, and mode of the numbers 2, 3, 0, 3, 1, 4, 0,3?
a.) 6.5 b.) 7 c.) 7.5 d.) 8.5
44. A border formed by two concentric circles of different radii. If the length of the chord of the
larger circle that is tangent to the smaller circle is 40, find the area of the border.
a.) 1,471.23 b.) 628.32 c.) 1,256.6 d.) 859.31
46. What is the product of the real roots of the equation 𝑥 + 18𝑥 + 30 = 2√𝑥 + 18𝑥 + 45
a.) 20 b.) 25 c.) 30 d.) 40
47. What is the largest possible distance between two points, one on the sphere of radius 19 with
center (-2, -10, 5) and the other on the sphere of radius 87 with center (12, 8, -16)?
a.) 146 b.) 154 c.) 137 d.) 163
48. In triangle ABC, the tangent of angle CAB is 22/7, and the altitude from A divides side BC
into segments of length 3 and 17. What is the area of triangle ABC?
a.) 120 b.) 110 c.) 130 d.) 150
49. A triangle has vertices P(-8, 5), Q(-15, -19), and R(1, -7). What is the equation of the angle
bisector of angle P?
a.) 11x – 2y – 78= 0 b.) 2y – 11x – 78 = 0 c.) 11x + 2y +78 = 0 d.) 11x + 2y – 78 = 0
50. A hexagon is inscribed in a circle. Five of the sides have length 81 and the sixth, denoted by
segment AB has length 31. Find the sum of the lengths of the three diagonals that can be drawn
from A.
a.) 238 b.) 384 c.) 426 d.) 198
51. What is the surface area generated by revolving the parabola 𝑥 = 𝑦 from x = 0 to x = 1 about
the x-axis?
a.) 5.33 b.) 6.24 c.) 4.32 d.) 5.92
52. In triangle ABC with sides a, b, c, opposite to angles A, B, and C, respectively, there is a
relationship that 𝑎 + 𝑏 = 1989𝑐 . What is the value of ?
𝑒 , 𝑡<0
55. Find the Fourier transform of 𝑓(𝑡) =
𝑒 , 𝑡>0
a. c.)
( )( ) ( )
3
b.) d.) −
( )( ) (1−𝑖𝜔)(1+𝑖𝜔)
57. The series ∑ (−1) 4 is the Maclaurin series for which of the following
( )!
functions?
a.) 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 b.) 𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 c.) cos(2𝑥) d.) sin(2𝑥)
59. An isosceles triangle, each of whose base angles is 27° and whose legs are 5.2, is rotated
through 180° using as an axis its altitude to the base. Find its volume.
a.) 51 b.) 53 c.) 55 d.) 57
60. In how many ways can 7 boys and 7 girls sit in a row if boys and girls alternate in position?
a.) 25401600 b.) 50803200 c.) 52406100 d.) 25106400
61. The vertices of the hyperbola are at (-5, -3) and (-5, -1) and the extremities of the conjugate
axis are at (-7, -2) and (-3, -2) . What is the equation of the hyperbola?
a.) 4𝑦 − 𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 10𝑥 − 13 = 0 c.) 4𝑥 − 𝑦 + 16𝑦 − 10𝑥 − 13 = 0
a.) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑘 c.) 𝑦 + 𝑥 = 𝑘
b.) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑘 d.) 𝑥 − 𝑦 = 𝑘
69. A square picture is to be mounted on a frame with 2 inches margin on each side. If the area of
the border is 32 square inches, what is the perimeter of the picture?
a.) 8 b.) 12 c.) 16 d.) 4
70. If a three-digit number is randomly selected, what is the probability that it is neither a
multiple of 3 nor 5?
a.) 6/13 b.) 8/15 c.) 7/15 d.) 5/14
71. The y-intercept of two perpendicular lines are b and -2, respectively. The x-intercept are 3 and
a, respectively. If a + b = 15, find the slope of both lines.
a.) -3, 1/3 b.) -5, 1/5 c.) -6, 1/6 d.) 3/5, -5/3
72. Three numbers form an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 3. If the first is
decreased by 2, the second is doubled and the third is multiplied by 5, the new numbers formed
geometric sequence with distinct terms. What is the smallest original number in the sequence?
a.) 12 b) 13 c) 14 d.) 15
73. Find the equation of the line tangent to the circle 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 23 at the point (3, -2)
a.) 5x – 7y = 9 c.) 2x + 5y = 12
b.) 4x – 3y = 18 d.) 8x + 6y = 15
74. A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream than to travel upstream. If the rate of the
water current is 8 kph, what is the rate of the boat in still water?
a.) 38 kph b.) 42 kph c.) 40 kph d.) 45 kph
75. Solve the differential equation: (𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4)𝑑𝑥 − (2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 5)𝑑𝑦 = 0
81. The circle having (0, 0) and (8, 6) as the endpoints of a diameter intersects the x-axis at a
second point. What is the x coordinate of this point?
84. Suppose that 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑏 = and 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑏 = 1 . What is cos(𝑎 − 𝑏) ?
( )
85. What is the maximum value of for real values of x?
88. Evaluate ∫ 𝑑𝑥
a.) 𝜋/4 b.) 𝜋/2 c.) 𝜋/3 d.) −𝜋/2
89. A regular octagon is formed by cutting an isosceles right triangle from each of the corners of
a square with sides length of 2000. What is the length of each side of the octagon?
90. If 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 and 𝑔(𝑡) = 𝑢(𝑡 − 1), find the Laplace transform of the convolution
𝑓(𝑡) ∗ 𝑔(𝑡)
a.) c.)
b.) d.)
91. The solution of the equation 7 = 8 can be expressed in the form 𝑥 = log 7 . What is
b?
a.) 7/15 b.) 7/8 c.) 8/7 d.) 8/15
92. At a gathering of 30 people, there are 20 people who all know each other and 10 people who
know no one. People who know each other hug, and people who do not know each other shake
hands. How many handshakes occur?
a.) 240 b.) 245 c.) 290 d.) 480
93. A circle has a chord of length 10 and the distance from the center of the circle to the chord is
5. What is the area of the circle?
a.) 25𝜋 b.) 50𝜋 c.) 30𝜋 d.) 10𝜋
94. Find the Laplace transform of the solution of the differential equation 𝑦 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑦 = 0
with initial conditions 𝑦(0) = 1, 𝑦 (0) = 5
95. A contractor estimated that a project will be finished by the crew in 60 days. After the crew
worked for 40 days, 38 workers stopped working. If the remaining workers will continue at the
same rate, they will be delayed by 5 days. How many workers are there in the original crew?
a.) 160 b.) 170 c.) 180 d.) 190
99. ∫ 𝑠𝑖𝑛√𝑥𝑑𝑥
a.) 0 b.) 1 c.) 2 d.) 1/2
100. Three mutually tangent spheres of radius 1 rest on a horizontal plane. A sphere of radius 2
rests on them. What is the distance from the plane to the top of the larger sphere?
√ √ √
a. 3 + b.) 3 + c.) 3 + d.) 3 + 2√2
Answer Key:
1.d 26.b 51.a 76.c
2.d 27.b 52.d 77.d
3.d 28.c 53.a 78.d
4.b 29.c 54.a 79.b
5.c 30.c 55.a 80.c
6.a 31.c 56.a 81.d
7.d 32.b 57.c 82.b
8.a 33.a 58.a 83.a
9.b 34.b 59.b 84.b
10.b 35.d 60.b 85.c
11.a 36.b 61.a 86.b
12.d 37.a 62.c 87.c
13.a 38.a 63.c 88.a
14.b 39.a 64.a 89.b
15.a 40.a 65.b 90.c
16.b 41.d 66.a 91.c
17.a 42.b 67.b 92.b
18.b 43.c 68.a 93.b
19.a 44.c 69.a 94.a
20.c 45.b 70.b 95.d
21.d 46.a 71.a 96.d
22.b 47.c 72.a 97.d
23.a 48.b 73.b 98.d
24.a 49.c 74.c 99.c
25.c 50.b 75.b 100.b