BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SPECIAL ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITY

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS FINAL EXAM A.Y. 2022 – 2023

Name: ________________________________________
Course/Section: ______________________________
Date: ________________________________________

I. Solve for the following problems. Fill in the circle of the correct
answer.

1. Ben is two years away from being twice Ellen’s age. The sum of twice
Ben’s age and thrice Ellen’s age is 66. Find Ben’s age now.
A. 19 C. 18*
B. 20 D. 21

2. Find a⋅b if |𝑎| = 26 and |𝑏| = 17 and the angle between them is pi/3.
A. 221 C. 383*
B. 212 D. 338

3. A waiter earned tips for a total of $17 for 4 consecutive days. How
much he earned per day.
A. $4.25* C. $3.25
B. $4.50 D. $3.50

4. Evaluate (1+i) raised to (1-i).

A. 2.82 + i1.32* C. -2.82 - i1.32
B. 2.82 - i1.32 D. -2.82 + i1.32

5. The volume of V(in^3) of unmelted ice remaining from a melting ice

cube after t seconds is given by V(t) = 2000 – 40t + 0.2t^2. How fast
is the volume changing when t = 40 seconds?
A. -26 in^3/sec C. -20 in^3/sec
B. -24 in^3/sec* D. -8 in^3/sec

6. A ladder leans against the side of a building with its foot 12 ft.
from the building. How long is the ladder if it makes 70 degrees with
ground?
A. 32 ft C. 34 ft
B. 33 ft D. 35 ft*

7. Points (6, -2) and (a, 6) are on the line with a slope of 4/3. What
is the value of a?
A. -2 C. 9
B. 4.5 D. 12*

8. A recipe calls for 1 cup of milk for every 2 ½ cups of flour to make
a cake that would feed 6 people. How many cups of both flour and milk
will need to be measured to make a similar cake for 8 people?
A. 1 1/3 C. 4 2/3*
B. 3 1/3 D. 5 ½
9. James is 20 years old and John is 5 years old. In how many years will
James be twice as old as John?
A. 15 C. 12
B. 10* D. 8

10. Find the halfline of a radioactive substance if 20 percent of

it disappears in 40 years.
A. 123.25 yrs. C. 125.25 yrs.
B. 124.25 yrs.* D. 126.25 yrs.

11. The diagonal of a square is 6 cm. Find its area.

A. 18* C. 28
B. 24 D. 16

12. What is the value of x in Arctan 3x + Arctan 2x = 45 degrees?

A. 1 C. 1/6*
B. -1 D. -1/6

13. The locus of a point which moves so that its distance from a
fixed point and a fixed line is always equal is
A. ellipse C. circle*
B. parabola D. hyperbola

14. Find the differential equation whose solution is y = Cx^2 + 1.

A. x = y’ - 1 C. xy’ = 2(1 - y)
B. xy’ = 2(y – 1)* D. x’ = 2(y – 1)

15. What is the circumference of the circle with the equation x^2 –
6x + y^2 – 4y – 12 = 0
A. 5pi C. 15pi
B. 20pi D. 10pi*

16. Find the Laplace Transform of f(t) = e raised to (3t + 1).

A. e/(s+3) C. e/(s^2+3)
B. e/(s-3)* D. e/(s^2-3)

17. If the half=life of a substance is 1200 years, find the

percentage that remains after 240 years.
A. 76% C. 87%*
B. 77% D. 97%

18. Find the slope of the line tangent to 3y^2 – 2x^2 = 5xy at the
point (1, 2).
A. -1 C. 1
B. -2 D. 2*

19. What is the area within the curve r^2 = 16cos(𝜗)

A. 26 C. 30
B. 28 D. 32*

20. Jerome ate 3 oz. of a 16-oz ice cream pack. What percentage of
the pack did he eat?
A. 18.75 %* C. 17.25 %
B. 19.50 % D. 16.25 %
21. If a rock is dropped, its distance below the starting point at
the end of t sec is given by s = 16t square, where s is in ft. Find
the rate of change of distance after 1.5 minutes.
A. 288 ft/sec C. 2880 ft/sec*
B. 281 ft/sec D. 800 ft/sec

22. What percent of 50 is 12?

A. 14 % C. 2 %
B. 4 % D. 24 %*

23. After paying commission of 7 % of the sale price to his broker,

Tess receives P103,000 for his car. How much was the car sold?
A. P110,753* C. P110,420
B. P110,000 D. P95,790

24. A card is drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards. Find the

probability ρ that the card is a face card or heart.
A. 1/18 C. 3/18
B. 3/52 D. 11/26*

25. Find the area of the region bounded by y2 = 8x and y = 2x.

A. 1.22 sq. Units C. 1.33 sq. units*
B. 1.44 sq. Units D. 1.55 sq. units

26. What is the area bounded by the curve x2 = -9y and the line y +
1 = 0?
A. 3 sq. Units C. 4 sq. units*
B. 5 sq. Units D. 6 sq. units

27. What time between 7 and 8 o’clock will the minute and hour hands
of the clock form 60° for the first time?
A. 7:27.3* C. 7:28.6
B. 7:26.4 D. 7:29.0

28. Find |u x v| correct to three decimal places where |u| = 9 and

|v| = 3. Let θ = 85 deg.
A. 2.989 C. 2.353
B. 31.897 D. 26.897*

29. If 1 is added to the difference when 10x is subtracted from -

18x, the result is 57. What is the value of x?
A. 7* C. -2
B. 2 D. -7

30. Three randomly chosen senior high school students was

administered a drug test. Each student was evaluated as positive to
the drug test (P) or negative to the drug test (N). Assume the
possible combinations of the three students drug test evaluation as
PPP, PPN, PNP, NPP, PNN, NPN, NNP, NNN. Assuming each possible
combination is equally likely, what is the probability at least one
student gets negative result?
A. 4/8 C. 7/8*
B. 2/7 D. 3/7

31. Determine the value of B when 3x + 3y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular

to the line 2x + By – C = 0.
 A. – 2* C. - 4
B. - 3 D. – 5

32. Evaluate lim (1 + 2x)^(1 + 2x)/x

x ---> 0
A. 1 C. 0
B. e D. e^2*

33. A voltage v = 150 + j180 is applied across an impedance and the

current flowing is found to be I = 5 – j4. Determine the resistance.
A. 0.75 ohms* C. 0.78 ohms
B. 0.77 ohms D. 0.76 ohms

34. In how many minutes after 2 o’clock will the hands of the clock
extend in opposite directions for the first time?
A. 42.4 minutes C. 43.2 minutes
B. 42.8 minutes D. 43.6 minutes*

35. Find the remainder if we divide 4y^3 + 18y^2 + 8y – 4 by 2y +

3.
A. 10 C. 15
B. 11* D. 13

36. A nominal interest of 3% compounded continuously is given on the

account. What is the accumulated amount of Php10,000 after 10 years?
A. Php13,620.10 C. Php13,650.20
B. Php13,500.10 D. Php13,498.60*

37. If dy = x2 dx; what is the equation of y in terms of x if the

curve passes through (1, 1)?
A. x^2 – 3y + 3 = 0 C. x^3 + 3y^2 + 2 = 0
B. x^3 – 3y + 2 = 0* D. x^3 + 2y + 2 = 0

38. Solve the differential equation dy – xdx = 0, if the curve passes

through (1, 0).
A. 3x^2 + 2y – 3 = 0 C. x^2 – 2y – 1 = 0*
B. 2y + x^2 – 1 = 0 D. 2x^2 + 2y – 2 = 0

39. If 3^(8x + 1) = 9, then find log2 x

A. + 3 C. – 2
B. -3* D. +2

40. A bag contains 4 red balls, 3 green ball and 5 blue balls. The
probability of not getting a red ball in the first draw is
A. 1/3 C. 1
B. 2/3* D. 2

41. If e^2x – 3e^x + 2 = 0, find x.

A. ln2* C. ln3
B. ln4 D. No solution

42. Three randomly chosen senior high school students was

administered a drug test. Each student was evaluated as positive to
the drug test (P) or negative to the drug test (N). Assume the
possible combinations of the three students drug test evaluation as
PPP, PPN, PNP, NPP, PNN, NPN, NNP, NNN. Assuming each possible
 combination is equally likely, what is the probability that all three
students get positive results?
A. 1/8* C. 1/4
B. 3/4 D. 1/2

43. Find the area of the triangle having vertices at -4 – i, 1 + 2i,

4 – 3i.
A. 15 C. 17*
B. 16` D. 18

44. At the minimum point, the slope of the tangent line is ________.
A. infinite C. positive
B. negative D. zero*

45. At the inflectional point, the value of second derivative of the

function is ________.
A. infinite C. positive
B. negative D. zero*

46. A spherical balloon is being inflated at the rate of 30 cu. Ft.

per min. At the instant the radius is 15 ft., at what rate is the
surface area increasing?
A. 6 cu. ft./min C. 4 cu. ft./min*
B. 5 cu. ft./min D. 3 cu. ft./ min

47. A product has a current selling price of Php325.00. If its

selling price is expected to decline at the rate of 10% per annum
because of obsolescence, what will be its selling price four years
hence?
A. Php213.23* C. Php302.75
B. Php202.75 D. Php156.00

48. Find the value of w in the following equations

3x – 2y + w = 11
x + 5y – 2w = -9
2x + y – 3w = -6
A. 3* C. 4
B. 2 D. -2

49. In how many minutes after 7 o’clock will the hands be directly
opposite each other for the first time?
A. 5.22 minutes C. 5.46 minutes*
B. 5.33 minutes C. 5.54 minutes

50. Evaluate the determinant

A. -32 C. 16
B. -28* D. 52

51. Find the principal 5th root of [50(cos 150° + j sin 150°)].
A. 1.9 + j1.1* C. 2.87 + j2.1
B. 3.26 – j2.1 D. 2.25 – j1.2

52. Find the area of parallelogram having diagonals A = 3i + j - 2k

and B = i – 3j + 4k.
A. 8.66 units^2* C. 7.29 units^2
 B. 9.65 units^2 D. 7.07 units^2

53. Find the general solution of y’’ + 10y’ + 41y = 0?

A. y = e^-4x(C1 cos 5x + C2 sin 5x)
B. y = e^-5x(C1 cos 4x + C2 sin 4x)
C. y = e^4x(C1 cos 5x + C2 sin 5x)
D. y = e^5x(C1 cos 4x + C2 sin 4x)

54. In the case of a periodic function possessing half-wave

symmetry, which Fourier coefficient is zero?
A. an C. bn
B. a0 D. none of the above

55. Find the angle between Vector A and Vector B if A = 3a_x+4a_y+a_z

and B = 〖2a〗_y-5a_z.
A. 73.83 deg C. 73.38 deg
B. 83.73 deg D. 38.73 deg

56. Evaluate
A. 1/5
B. 2/5
C. 3/5
D. 4/5

57. Find the equation of the line normal to x^2 + y^2 = 25 at the
point (4, 3).
A. 5x + 3y = 0 C. 3x + 4y = 0
B. 3x – 4y = 0 D. 5x – 3y = 0

58. Find the general solution of the xy’ + y = y^2.

A. y = 2/(1 – cx) C. y = 3/(1 – cx)
B. y = 1/(1 – cx) D. y = 4/(1 – cx)

59. Bacteria grow in a culture at a rate proportional to the amount

present. Initially, 300 strands of bacteria are in the culture and
after two hours that the number has grown by 20 percent. Find the
time for the bacteria to double its initial size.
A. 8.9 hrs. C. 7.6 hrs.
B. 3.3 hrs. D. 5.4 hrs.

60. The population of a certain municipality increases at the rate

numerically equal to the square root of the population. If the present
population is 90,000, how long will it take for the population to
reach 160,000?
A. 150 years C. 200 years
B. 180 years D. 230 years

61. Bacteria grow in a nutrient solution at a rate proportional to

the amount present. Initially, there are 250 strands of bacteria in
the solution which grows to 800 strands after 7 hours. Find the time
needed for the bacteria to grow to 1,600 strands.
A. 10.4 hrs. C. 12.3 hrs.
B. 11.2 hrs. D. 13.7 hrs.
62. Find the volume generated by revolving the first-quadrant area
bounded by the parabola y2 = 8x and its latus rectum (x = 2) about
the x axis.
A. 8pi cu. Units C. 32pi cu. units
B. 64pi cu. Units D. 16pi cu. Units

63. Find the volume of the torus generated by revolving the circle
x2 + y2 = 4 about the line x = 3.
A. 24π^2 cu. Units C. 48π^2 cu. Units
B. 36π^2 cu. Units D. 12π^2 cu. Units

64. A metal bar at a temperature of 100 deg F is placed in a room

at constant temperature of 0 deg F. If after 20 minutes the
temperature of the bar is 50 deg F, find the time it will take the
bar to reach a temperature of 25 deg F.
A. 21.7 mins C. 39.6 mins
B. 12.4 mins D. 30.8 mins

65. A survey of 50 Yugo drivers revealed the following: three drive

Yugos because of the comfort; four drive Yugos because of the
reliability; one drives a Yugo for both of these reasons. How many
drive Yugos for neither of these reasons?
A. 8 C. 44
B. 42 D. 43

66. Sam scored 96% on his first Calculus quiz, 74% on his second,
and 85% on his third. What is his quiz average?
A. 85% C. 96%
B. 75% D. 95%

67. At exactly what time after 5 o’ clock will the hour hand and the
minute hand be perpendicular for the first time?
A. 5:10 and 54 sec C. 5:05 and 34 sec
B. 5:15 and 25 sec D. 5:20 and 14 sec

68. If a person throws away 3.5 lbs of trash daily, how much trash
will the person throw away in one week?
A. 24 lbs C. 40.2 lbs
B. 24.5 lbs D. 31.5 lbs

69. A man is running around a circular track 200m in circumference.

An observer uses a stopwatch to time each lap, obtaining the data as
follows:

Time (sec) Distance (m)

30 200
68 400
114 600
168 800
230 1000
300 1200
378 1400

What is the man’s average speed between 68 and 168 sec?

A. 3 m/sec C. 1.82 m/8sec
B. 8 m/sec D. 4 m/sec
70. Solve the following using Gaussian Elimination:
3x + 2y + z = 3
2x + y + z = 0
6x + 2y + 4z = 6
A. 1, 2, -1 C. Indeterminate
B. 1, 2, 2 D. None of the above

71. Which of the following is vector quantity?

A. 8kg C. 6 Newton
B. 4 seconds D. 90 cm^3

72. Water is running into a hemispherical bowl having a radius of

10 cm at a constant rate of 3 cm3/min. When the water is x cm deep,
the water level is rising at the rate of 0.0149 cm/min. What is the
value of x?
A. 3 C. 4
B. 2 D. 5

73. Find the maximum value of 3sin 3x.

A. 1/3 C. 1
B. 5 D. 3

74. If y = 2x + sin 2x, find x when y’= 0.

A. 3pi/2 C. pi/2
B. 2pi/3 D. pi/3

75. If 1 cm = 0.39 in, about how many cm are there in 0.75 in.?
A. 0.52 C. 0.29
B. 1.75 D. 1.92

76. Evaluate sin [ Arccos (-2/3)]

A. Square root of 3 C. (1/3) Square root of 5
B. Square root of 5 D. (1/5) Square root of 3

77. Evaluate f(-3) if f(x) = x” – 2x + 1

A. 16 C. 48
B. 8 D. 32
78. What percentage of 18000 is 234?
A. 1.3 % C. 130 %
B. 1,3000 % D. 13 %

79. Jonas is 5 ft 11 in tall and Pedro is 6 ft 5 in tall. How much

taller is Pedro than Jonas.
A. 1 ft C. 7 in
B. 6 in D. 1 ft 7 in

80. The difference between six times the quantity 6x + 1 and three
times the quantity x – 1 is 108. What is the value of x?
A. 35/11 C. 12
B. 3 D. 12/11

81. When two lines are parallel, the slope of 1 is

A. The negative of the other
B. Equal to the other
C. The negative reciprocal of the other
 D. The reciprocal of the other

82. If one inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters, how many inches are
there in 20.32 centimeters?
A. 7.2 C. 9
B. 10.2 D. 8

83. Evaluate j^(j)

A. 1 C. e^(-π/2)
B. 0 D. e^(π/2)

84. The magnitude of a given vector with end points (4, – 4, 0) and
(– 2, – 2, 0) must be
A. 6 C. 4
B. 5√2 D. 2√10

85. What is the second derivative of y with respect to w in the

following equation: y = (3w2 – 4)(3w2 + 4)?
A. 36w3
B. 9w4
C. 9w16
D. 108w2

86. Suppose an urn contains 8 balls. Find the number of ordered

samples of size 3 with replacement.
A. 128 C. 256
B. 64 D. 512

87. The depth of water in a cylindrical tank 4 m in diameter is

increasing at the rate of 0.7 m/min. Find the rate at which the water
is flowing into the tank.
A. 2.5 m3/min C. 6.4 m3/min
B. 1.5 m3/min D. 8.8 m3/min

88. If y = arctan (ln x), find dy/dx at x = 1/e.

A. e C. e/3
B. e/2 D. e^2

89. What is the first derivative of the expression (xy)^x = e?

A. 0 C. -y(1+lnxy)/x
B. x/y D. -y(1-lnxy)/x

90. Find the partial derivative with respect to x of the function

xy^2 – 5y + 6.
A. y^2 – 5 C. xy – 5y
B. y^2 D. 2xy

91. Evaluate

A. 0 B. 1 C. 8 D. 16

92. Water is pouring into swimming pool. After t hours, there are t
+ t^1/2 gallons in the pool. At what rate is the water pouring into
the pool when t = 9 hours?
A. 7/6 gph C. 6/5 gph
B. 8/7 gph D. 5/4 gph
93. What is the integral of sin^6(x) cos^3(x) dx if the lower limit
is zero and the upper limit is π/2?
A. 0.0203 C. 0.0417
B. 0.0307 D. 0.0543

94. From past experience, it is known 90% of one-year old children

can distinguish their mother’s voice from the voice of a similar
sounding female. A random sample of 20 one-year olds are given this
voice recognition test. Find the probability that all children
recognize mother’s voice.
A. 0.122 B. 0.500 C. 1.2 D. 0.222

95. If a man walks at an average speed of 4 kph, what is the time

consume to reach 250 m?
A. 0.25 min B. 2.5 min C. 3.75 min D. 4.25 min

96. If 16 is 4 more than 4x. Find x.

A. 14 B. 3 C. 12 D. 5

97. ½ is what percent of ¾?

A. 37.5 B. 66.67 C. 50 D. 75

98. In a hotel it is known that 20% of the total reservation will

be cancelled in the last minute. What is the probability that out of
15 reservations that there will be more than 8 but less than 12 will
be cancelled?
A. 0.00784 B. 0.0784 C. 0.000784 D. 0.784

99. Find the value of (1 + j)5

A. 1 – j C. 1 + j
B. -4(1 + j) D. 4(1 + j)

100. What is the equivalent temperature in Fahrenheit for 75 degrees

Celsius?
A. 176 C. 123.5
B. 167 D. 129.3