ECE Board April 1998

QuestText A balloon is rising vertically over a point A on the ground at the rate of 15 ft/s. A point B on the ground level with an observer 30 ft from A. When the balloon is 40 ft from A, at what rate is its distance from B changing? A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane following a parabolic path with an initial velocity of 100 m/s at an angle of 30 degrees above the horizontal. How far from the throwing point will the ball attain its original level? A man find the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. He walks 85 meters nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the height of the tower? A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the company choose from 9 men and 6 women who qualified for the position? A statue 3 m. high is standing on a base of 4 m. high. If an observers eye is 1.5 m. above the ground, how far should he stand from the base in order that the angel subtended by the statue is maximum? A trapezoid has an area of 36 sq. m. and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases have ratio of 4:5. What are the lengths of the bases. By the condition of a will, the sum of P2,000 is left to a girl to be held trust fund by her guardian until it amounts to P50,000.00. When will the girl received the money if the fund is invested at 8% compounded quarterly? Determine B such that 3x + 2y -7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x - By + 2 = 0. Evaluate the integral of (cos 3A)^8 dA fro 0 to pi/6. Evaluate the limit of (x - 4) / (x^2 - x - 12) as x approaches 4. Choice1 12 fps Choice2 13 fps Choice3 14 fps Choice4 15 fps Subj Physics Sources ECE Board April 1998

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4.41

3.51

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12 and 15 10.24 years

8 and 10 7.98 years

20 and 25 10.45 years

Solid Geometry Engineering Economics

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3 35pi/768 1/7

4 28pi/768 0

5 42pi/768 undefined

2 zero infinity

Analytic Geometry

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ECE Board April 1998

QuestText Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to 1785/9999 starting from decimal point. Find the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabola x^2 2y = 0 and x^2 = 2y + 8 Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2x^2 - 7x + 5. Find the point in the parabola y^2 = 4x at which the rate of change of the ordinate and abscissa are equal. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 6, -2, 2/3,... Find the value of k for which the equation x^2 + y^2 + 4x - 2y k = 0 represents a point circle. How much must you invest today in order to withdraw P2,000 annually for 10 years if the interest rate is 9%? If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of y for x, its curve is symmetric with respect to the If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, 10, and 100 degrees respectively, find the length of the shorter diagonal. In the expansion (x + 4y)^12, the numerical coefficient of the 5th term is It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane whose distances from fixed points is a constant. It describes the luminous flux incidence per unit area and is expressed in lumens per square meter. Money borrowed today is to be paid in six equal payments at the end of six quarters. If the interest is 12% compounded quarterly. How much was initially borrowed if quarterly 8 10.7 4x - 7 = 0 (1,2) 9/2 -5 P12,835.32 origin 10.73 Choice1 1 4.7 7x - 4 = 0 (2,1) 5/2 5 P12,385.32 x - axis 10.63 Choice2 7 9.7 x-4=0 (4,4) 7/2 -6 P12,881.35 y - axis 10.23 Choice3 Sources April 1998 5 Algebra ECE Board April 1998 11.7 Integral Calculus ECE Board April 1998 x-7=0 Differential Calculus ECE Board April 1998 (-1,4) Differential Calculus ECE Board April 1998 11/2 Algebra ECE Board April 1998 6 Analytic Geometry eCE Board April 1998 P12,853.35 Engineering ECE Board Economics April 1998 line 45 degrees Trigonometry ECE Board with the x - axis April 1998 10.53 Analytic Geometry ECE Board April 1998 253,440 parabola radiance P10,200.23 Algebra Mathematics Terms Physics Engineering Economics ece Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 Choice4 Subj

126,720 ellipse illiminance P10,834.38

63,360 circle luminance P10,382.34

506,680 hyperbola luminous intensity P10,566.35

ECE Board April 1998

QuestText payment is P2,000.00? Point P(x,y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one-half of its distance from line y = 4. The equation of its locus is Points of derivatives which do not exists (and so equals zero) are called The amount of P12,800 in 4 years at 5% compounded quarterly is The angle of a sector is 30 degrees and the radius is 15 cm. What is the area of the sector in sq. cm.? The angle or inclination of ascend of a road having a 8.25% grade is The area of the region bounded by two concentric circles is called The arithmetic mean of 6 numbers is 17. If two numbers are added to the progression, the new set of numbers will have an arithmetic mean of 19. What are the two numbers if their difference is 4? The arithmetic mean of 80 numbers is 55. If two numbers namely 250 and 850 are removed, what is the arithmetic mean of the remaining numbers? The diameter of a circle described by 9x^2 + 9y^2 = 16 is The distance that the top surface is displaced to the direction of the force divided by the thickness of the body is known as The equation y^2 = cx is the general equation of The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. The terminal point is The sides of a triangle are 8, 15 and 17 units. If each side is Choice1 4x^2 + 3y^2 = 12 Choice2 2x^2 - 4y^2 = 5 Choice3 Choice4 Subj Sources

2x^2 + 5y^3 = 3 x^2 + 2y^2 = 4 Analytic Geometry Maximum points P16,311.26 89.5 5.12 degrees washer 8 and 12 Stationary points P15,845.33 85.9 1.86 degrees circular disk 16 and 20

Minimum and maximum Minimum points points P15,614.59 P14,785.34 58.9 4.71 degrees annulus 23 and 27 59.8 4.17 degrees ring 21 and 25

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8/3 longitudinal strain y' = y / 2x (11, -20) 240

4/3 Linear strain y' = 2x / y (-11, 20) 420

16/9 Shear strain y' = 2y / x (11, 20) 320

4 Volume strain y' = x / 2y (-11, -20) 200

ECE Board April 1998

QuestText Choice1 doubled , how many square units will the area of the new triangle be? The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric progression 2, 4, 8, 2046 16,... Is To maximize the horizontal range of the projectile, which of the The tangent function of following applies? the angle of trajectory must be equal to one Two electrons have speeds of 0.7c and x respectively. If their 0.09c relative velocity is 0.65c. Find x. What is the inertia of a bowling ball (mass is 0.5 kg and radius 0.0045 kg - m^2 of 15 cm.) rotating at an angular speed of 10 rpm for 6 seconds? What is the kinetic energy of a 4,000-lb automobile, which is 1.21 x 10^5 ft=lb moving at 44 fps? What is the lowest common factor of 10 and 32? 2 What is the speed of a synchronous earth's satellite situated 4.5 x 10^7 meters from the earth? 11,777 kph Choice2 Choice3 Choice4 Subj Sources April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998 ECE Board April 1998

1023 Maximize the angle of elevation and velocity 0.12c 0.001 kg - m^2

225 Maximize the angle of elevation 0.15c

1596 Maximize velocity 0.05c

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0.002 kg - m^2 0.045 kg - m^2 Physics

1.12 x 10^5 ft=lb 320 12,000 kph

2.01 x 10^5 ft=lb 180 12,077 kph

1.01 x 10^5 ft=lb 90 11,070 kph

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