MSTE Flashcards
In the equation x^2 - kx + 9 = 0, find the k if the roots are equal.
a. 8
b. 6
c. 7
d. 9
B
In the quadratic equation I ax^2 + bx + c =0, when b^2 is equal to 4ac, then the roots are
a. equal
b. real and unequal
c. imaginary
d. extraneous
A
The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of the roots of the equation 2x^2 - 3x - 5 = 0
a. 2x^2 - 5x - 3 = 0
b. 5x^2 - 2x - 3 = 0
c. 5x^2 + 3x - 2 = 0
d. 3x^2 - 5x - 2 = 0
C
In a quadratic equation problem, a student made a mistake in copying the coefficient of x^2 and got roots of 2 and 3. Another student made a mistake in copying the constant term and got roots of 4 and 6. Find the value of the smaller of the two roots.
a. 1.4
b. 10.6
c. 8.6
d. -1.4
A
When you divide x to the 10 plus 1 by the quantity x minus square root of 2, the remainder is?
a. 13
b. 34
c. 33
d. 43
C
If the polynomial x^3 + 4x^2 - 3x + 8 is divided by x-5, determine the remainder.
a.218
b. 45
c. 42
d. 210
A
If the polynomial ax^3 + bx^2 + 8x + 7 is divided by x-2, the remainder is 63. If it is divided by x=3, the remainder is -62. FInd the value of “a”.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
A
Roots which are equal to zero are called the
a. trivial solution
b. extraneous roots
c. imaginary roots
d. zero of an equation
A
They are the equations whose memberss are only for certain (or possibly) no values of the unknown
a. conditional equations
b. inequalities
c. fix equation
d. temporary equation
A
A statement which is accepted as true proof without proof
a. postulate
b. lemma
c. theorem
d. corollary
A
When a certain polynomial p(x) is divided by (X-1), the remainder is 12. When the same polynomial is divided by (x-4), the remainder is 3. Find the remainder when the polynomial is divided by (x-1)(x-4)
a. x+5
b. -2x-8
c. -3x+15
d. 4x-1
C
If (x+3) is a factor of x^3 + 3x^2 +4x + k, find k
a. 12
b. 14
c. -12
d. -14
A
When all x is replaced by y and all y are replaced by x and the equation remains the same, then equations is said to be:
a. equivalent
b. identical
c. symmetric
d. consistent
C
FInd the value of x if the square root of the quantity x plus so on close quantity is equal to two
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
B
Solve for x and y in the following equations:
27^x = 9^y
(81^y)(3^-x) = 243
a. (1,3)
b. (3,1)
c. (1,1.5)
d. (1.5,1)
C
Solve for the value of x in the following equation
x^3logx = 100x
a. 10
b. 100
c. 1000
d. 10000
A
Kaye is now thrice as old as Koy. Five years ago, Kaye was 5 times as old as Koy. How old is Kaye?
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. None of the choices
C
Mary is 24 years old. Mary was twice as old as Ana was when Mary was as old as Ana is now. How old is Ana?
a. 20
b. 16
c. 19
d. 18
B
Diophantus spent 1/12 of his life in childhood, 1/6 in youth and 1/7 as a bachelor. Five years after his marriage was born a son who died four years before him at half his final age. How old was Diophantus when he died?
a. 84
b. 108
c. 72
d. 94
A
How much gold and how much silver must be added to 100kg of an alloy containing 40 percent gold and 10 percent silver to produce an alloy containing 50 percent gold and 20 percent silver?
a. 43.33kg gold and 23.33kg silver
b. 37.33kg gold and 42.11kg silver
c. 45.23 kg gold and 23.33 silver
d. 24.4kg silver and 21.41kg gold
A
A 100kg salt solution originally 4% by weight NaCl in water is evaporated until the concentration is 5% by weight NaCl. What percentage of the water in the original solution is evaporated?
a. 20.83%
b. 12.56%
c. 78%
d. 100%
A
MCMXCIV is equivalent to what number?
a. 2974
b. 1974
c. 2174
d. 1994
D
The difference in the squares of the digits of a two-digit positive number is 27. If the digits are reversed in order and the resulting number subtracted from the original number, the difference is also 27. What is the product of the digits of the number?
a. 61
b. 62
c. 63
d. 18
D
A man left their office at past 3 oclock for merienda. After 20 minutes on his return, he noticed that the minute hand is ahead of the hour hand exactly by as much as it was behind when he left. At what time did he leave?
a. 3:07.36
b. 3:08.36
c. 3:06.16
d. 3:06.36
D
An equilateral lot of side 10m is fenced all around. If a goat tied by a rope to a midpoint of one side
grazes over four fifths of the lot, find the length of the rope?
a. 2m
b. 3m
c. 4m
d. 5m
D
A point “A” on the south bank of a river 2km wide and flowing due east is to be connected by a bridgeand a road to a town “T” which is at a perpendicular distance of 4km north measured from the north bank of the river. A preliminary survey indicated that the bridge can be built from point “A” on the south bank to a point “P” on the north bank lying N220W from point “A” or alternately to a point “Q” downstream from point “P” with a bearing of 𝑁410𝐸 from point “A”. The town “T” lies 𝑁120𝐸 from
point “A”. If the bridge costs P160000 per km to build and the road P40000 per km, which route is more economical and how much?
a. Route AQT is more economical by P32600.00
b. Route APT is more economical by P65200.00
c. Route AQT is more economical by P65200.00
d. Route APT is more economical by P32600.00
B
Two towers A and B of equal height on dangerous rocks bear respectively southeast and southwest from a battleship. The angle of elevation of A’s top is viewed from the battleship is 125′ that of B is 154′. What course should the battleship take to pass midway between the towers?
a. The battleship should take 𝑆3
*19′𝑊 course
b. The battleship should take 𝑆8
*25′𝑊 course course
c. The battleship should take 𝑆1
39′𝐸 course
d. The battleship should take 𝑆1009′𝐸 course
B
A corner lot of land is 35m on one street and 25m on the other street, the angle between the two lines
of the street being 82*25′. The other two lines of the lot are respectively perpendicular to the lines of
the streets. What is the worth of the lot at P180 per square meter?
a. P320950.8
b. P139270
c. P176950.8
d. P282034
B
The Flagship of the Naval Fleet guarding the Sulu Sea is 4 nautical miles from the destroyer, 3 nautical miles from the cruiser and 5 nautical miles from the battleship. The flagship is within the triangle formed by the three ships. If the line connecting the destroyer and the cruiser is perpendicular and equal to the line joining the cruiser and the battleship, determine the distance between the destroyer
and the battleship.
a) 6. 04n.m
b) 8. 55n.m
c) 6. 77n.m
d) 8. 07n.m
B
Having a certain unknown distance measured and the angle of elevation of the cliff, a civil engineer walked 60m on a level towards the cliff. The angle of elevation from this second station was the compliment of the former angle. The civil engineer then walks 20m nearer the cliff, on the same line and found the angle of elevation from the third station to be doubled the first angle. How high is the
cliff?
a) 44.17m
b) 64.17m
c) 54.17m
d) 74.17m
D
A lighthouse at the edge of a cliff is due south and in line with the three ships anchored at the bay. The farthest ship is 600 nautical miles from the 2nd ship while the nearest ship is 500 nautical miles
from the lighthouse. The three ships are colinear with the position of the lighthouse. A naval boat approaches the position of the three ships but not in line with the position of the three ships. The farthest boat and the 2nd boat subtend an angle of 30degrees from the naval boat, while that of the 2nd boat and the nearest boat to the lighthouse subtends an angle of 45degrees and the nearest boat and the lighthouse subtends an angle of 60degrees. Find the distance of the nearest ship from the 2nd ship.
a) 155.5n.m
b) 255.5n.m
c) 355.5n.m
d) 455.5n.m
B
The position of the lighthouse is equidistant from the destroyer battleship, flagship and the cruiser. The lighthouse is also colinear with the destroyer and the cruiser. If the distance between the destroyer and battleship is 3 nautical miles, between the battleship and the flagship is 4nautical miles while that of the flagship and the cruiser is 5 nautical miles, determine the distance from the destroyer to the flagship.
a) 4. 03n.m
b) 7. 48n.m
c) 6. 32n.m
d) 5. 42n.m
C
Two sounding ships left port A to port B with the faster ship making a stop at another port C and stayed there for 2 days to load sounding equipment before proceeding to port B. The slower ship left
port A one day after the first ship left. They arrived port B at the same time. Port A is at longitude 120036′𝐸 and latitude 14023′𝑁; port B lies at the equator with longitude 105024′𝐸; port C is at longitude 108032′𝐸 and latitude 10036′𝑁. Determine the speed of the faster ship if the other is cruising
at a speed of 10knots.
a) 12.49knots
b) 11.03knots
c) 15.12knots
d) 14.11knots
D
An airplane flew from Davao whose latitude is 140𝑁 and longitude of 121030′E on a course 𝑆300𝑊and maintaining a uniform altitude. At what point will the plane cross the equator?
a) 7057′𝐸
b) 60059′𝑊
c) 11333’E
d. 12901’W
C
A Philippine Airlines plane on one of its trips is to fly from Manila (14035′𝑁, 120059′𝐸) to Sydney, Australia (33052′𝑆, 151012′𝐸) if it flies at an average speed of 221 nautical miles per hour. At what
course will the pilot take at Manila?
a) S49022’E
b) 𝑆29032′𝐸
c) 𝑁19012′𝑊
d) 𝑁59042′𝑊
A
Twenty-five potatoes are placed on the ground 4ft apart in a straight row. In line with the potatoes and 10ft. from the first one is a basket. A runner starting from the basket picks up the potatoes and carries them one at a time to the basket. If he runs at an average rate of 5yards per second. how many potatoes can be put into the basket in one minute and 16seconds?
a) 20potatoes
b) 15potatoes
c) 30potatoes
d) 35potatoes
B
Three numbers whose sum is 42 in geometric progression. If one subtracted from the first, 3 from the second and 11 from the third, the remainders will be in arithmetic progression. Find one of the
numbers.
a) 13
b) 3
c) 20
d) 8
A
The sum of the sides of 2polygon is 12 and their diagonals is 19. Identify one of the polygons.
a) Hexagon
b) Heptagon
c) Octagon
d) Nonagon
B
The Philippine Army recruited new trainees for its armed forces. The new trainees were formed into a hollow square, three deeps, when it was observed by the commanding officer; that with the addition of 25 to their number, a solid square might be formed, of which the number of men in each side
would be greater by 22 than the square root of the number of men in each side of the hollow square. Determine the number of men that were recruited originally.
a) 936men
b) 1026men
c) 596men
d) 706men
A
Solve the given Diophantine Problem: Find the smallest number which when you divide by 2, the remainder is 1, you divide by 3, the remainder is 2, you divide by 4, the remainder 3, you divide by 5, the remainder is 4 and when you divide by 6, the remainder is 5.
a) 49
b) 59
c) 69
d) 79
B
Which explains why the spherical triangle with angles 800, 1700 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1000 is not possible?
a) Sum of three angles must be more than 540 degrees
b) Sum of three angles must be less than 360 degrees
c) Sum of two angles less than the third must be less than 180 degrees
d) Sum of three angles must be 180 degrees or less
C
The sun was observed in the eastern sky from Manila (1210𝐸, 140𝑁). By using a sextant, it was found that the sun has a declination of 500𝑁. If the altitude of the sun is 400, find the local apparent time.
a) 9:09
b) 11:12
c) 10.36
d) 2.51
A
One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside the octagon.
a) 19.3
b) 21.4
c) 13.9
d) 31.0
A
The area of a regular polygon inscribed in a circle is to the area of the circumscribed regular polygon of the same number of sides as 7.5 is to 10. What is the regular polygon?
a) Octagon
b) Heptagon
c) Hexagon
d) Pentagon
C
A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 by 24units is folded once, perpendicular to diagonal AC, so that the opposite vertices A and C coincide. Find the length of the fold.
a) 45/2
b) 2
c) 7/2
d) 54/2
A
A man rowing upstream drop his hat at a point A. Thirty minutes later at B, he notices its lost and rows back at the same rate with respect to still water, picking up the hat at C, one fourth of a mile below
A. Determine how long the hat was in the water?
a) 0.5hr
b) 1hr
c) 1.5hrs
d) 2hrs
B
𝐼𝑓 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝐴 = cos 6𝐵, then which of the following expression is correct?
a) A + B = 90
b) A + 2B = 30
c) A + B = 180
d) A + B = 270
B
In a purse are nickels, dimes and quarters amounting to $9.85. There are twice as many dimes as quarters, and the number of nickels is two more than twice the number of dimes. Determine the number of nickels.
a) 16
b) 34
c) 54
d) 62
D