Seat No.: _________ Republic of the Philippine OPENSOURCE REE-RME REVIEW GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/ree.opensource OPENSOURCE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LICENSURE EXAMINATION SATURDAY, JAUNUARY 28, 2023 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MATHEMATICS: PREBOARD 1 SET: ____ INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. [SEPT2022] Chona the golden retriever gained 5.1 pounds in one month. She weighs 65.1 pounds now. What is the percent weight gain of Chona in one month? A. 7.3% C. 6% B. 8.5% ✓ D. 9.1% 2. [SEPT2022] What type of curve is generated by a point that moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while travelling with a constant speed parallel to the axis. A. A cycloid C. An epicycloid B. A hypocycloid D. A Helix✓ 3. [SEPT2022] Carmella and Mariah got summer jobs at the ice cream shop and were supposed to work 15 hours per week each for 8 weeks. During that time, Mariah was ill for one week and Carmella took her shifts. How many hours did Carmella work during the 8 weeks? A. 120 hours C. 135 hours✓ B. 150 hours D. 185 hours 4. Find the shortest distance between the lines: (x-3)/1 = -(y-5)/2 = (z-7)/1 and (x+1)/7 = -(y+1)/6 = (z+)/1 A. 5√29 C. 3√39 B. 2√29✓ D. 4√29 5. [SEPT2022] A stone is thrown into still water and causes concentric circular ripples. The radius of the ripples increases at the rate of 12 in/s. At what rate does the area of the ripples increases in sq. in/s when its radius is 3 inches? A. 402.55 C. 275.60 B. 226.19✓ D. 390.50 6. [SEPT2022] The rate of virus spread is jointly proportional to those infected and uninfected people. If there are 5000 inhabitants at the start of the year and after a week there were 160 people infected, after 2 weeks there are 1200 people infected, how many days will there be for 1500 people to be infected? A. 15days✓ C. 18days B. 20days D. 23days 7. [SEPT2022] If the coefficient ao of a Fourier series of a periodic function is zero, it means that the function has A. odd-quarter wave symmetry B. even-quarter wave symmetry C. odd symmetry D. odd symmetry or even-quarter wave symmetry or odd-quarter wave symmetry✓ 8. [SEPT2022] Donations were made by alumni for a school to fund a new computer room. Data shows that 80% of alumni give at least P50. If the administration contacts 20 alumni, what is the probability that less than 17 of them will give at least P50. A. 0.589✓ C. 0.164 B. 0.746 D. 0.761 9. [SEPT2022] A ball is dropped from a height of 18 meters. On each rebound it rises 2/3 of the height from which it last fell. What distance has it traveled at the instant it strikes the ground for the 5th time? A. 37.89 m C. 73.89 m B. 75.78 m✓ D. 57.78 m 10. [SEPT2022] An 8f street light and 6ft tree are 15ft away from each other. Find the length of the shadow cast by the tree? (Erroneous: The reported answer is 7.5ft. Change 8ft to 18ft). A. 10.12ft C. 8.25ft B. 7.5ft✓ D. 6.7ft 11. [SEPT2022] A company want to create a can of volume 1,000 cm3.Find the radius so that material that will be used is minimum? A. 5.42cm✓ C. 7.47cm B. 9.56cm D. 8.35cm 12. [SEPT2022] A statue 3 m high is standing on a base of 4 m high. If an observer's eye is 1.5 m above the ground, how far should the observer stand from the base in order that the angle subtended by the statue is maximum. A. 3.208 m C. 3.708 m✓ B. 4.201 m D. 4.672 m 13 [SEPT2022] A code is composed of 2 letters, the first being a vowel and three digits. In how many ways can it be made without repetition? A. 18,000 C. 90,000✓ B. 20,000 D. 70,000 14. [SEPT2018] Find the curvature of the cardioid r = 1 + cosθ at θ = 0 A. 4/3 C. 3/4✓ B. 5/4 D. 4/5 15. [SEPT2022] A group of five friends went out to lunch. The total bill for the lunch was $53.75. Their meals all cost about the same, so they wanted to split the bill evenly. Without considering tip, how much should each friend pay? A. $11.25 C. $12.85 B. $10.75✓ D. $11.50 16. [SEPT2022] Susan starts work at 4:00 and Dee starts at 5:00. They both finish at the same time. If Susan works x hours, how many hours does Dee work? A. x + 1 C. x – 1✓ B. x D. 2x 17. [SEPT2022] Melissa is four times as old as Jim. Pat is 5 years older than Melissa. If Jim is y years old, how old is Pat? A. 4y + 5✓ C. 5y + 4 B. 4 × 5y D. y + 5 18. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] The dimensions of rectangular prism can be represented as x+1, x-2, and x+4. In terms of x, what is the volume of the prism? A. x^3 + 5x” – 2x + 8 C. x^3 + 5x” – 6x – 8 B. x^3 + 3x” - 6x – 8✓ D. x^3 - 5x” + 2x + 8 19. [SEPT2022] The distance from the sun to the earth is approximately 9.3 × 10^7 miles. What is this distance expressed in standard notation? A. 930,000,000 C. 93,700,000 B. 0.00000093 D. 93,000,000✓ 20. [SEPT2022] Peter can paint a room in an hour and a half and Joe can paint the same room in 2 hours. How many minutes will it take them to paint the room if they do it together? Round answer to nearest minute. A. 51✓ C. 64 B. 30 D. 210 21. Find the area bounded by the parabola √x + √y = 1 and the line x + y = a. A. a²/5 C. a²/3 B. a²/5 D. a²/2✓ 22. [SEPT2022] What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 64? A. 8✓ C. 4 B. 12 D. 36 23. [SEPT2022] A machine on a production line produces parts that are not acceptable by company standards four percent of the time. If the machine produces 500 parts, how many will be defective? A. 8 C. 10 B. 16 D. 20✓ 24. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] Sand is being poured into a conical pile in such a way that the height is always 1/3 of the radius. At what rate is sand being added to the pile when it is 4 ft high if the height is increasing at 2 in/min? A. 100,132.88 in/min C. 53,288.13 in/min B. 30,288.13 in/min D. 130,288.13 in/min✓ 25. [SEPT021/SEPT2022] A boy has money to buy 10 Choco bars. If the prices increase, by 50cents per bar, he can buy 8pcs with P2 in excess of his money. How much money go the boy have originally? A. 30✓ C. 25 B. 30 D. 45 26. [SEPT2022] It is a conic section with B^2-4AC greater than zero is, A. circle C. parabola B. ellipse D. hyperbola✓ 27. [SEPT021/SEPT2022] A cord of a circle of a diameter 10ft is decreasing in length 1ft/min. Find the rate of change of the smaller arc subtended by the cord when the cord is 8ft long. A. 3/5 ft/min C. 3 ft/min B. 5/3 ft/min✓ D. 5 ft/min 28. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] From the top of a tower the angle of depression of the foot of a pole is 48deg 10 min. From the foot of a building the ng of elevation of the top of a pole is 18 deg 50 min. Both building and pole are on a level ground. If the height of a pole is 4m, how high is the building (Erroneous: Height is 13.1m but the reported answer is 9.10m) A. 9.10m✓ C. 10.90m B. 12.10m D. 11.60m 29. [SEPT2019/SEPT2021/SEPT2022] A normal to a given plane is A. oblique to the plane B. parallel to the plane C. perpendicular to the plane✓ D. lying in the plane 30. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] Find the area of the polygon with vertices at 2 + 3i, 3 + i, -2 — 4i, -4 — i, -1 + 2i A. 47/5 C. 47/2✓ B. 45/2 D. 45/4 31. [SEPT2022] Evaluate the integral of 1/(x-y) dxdy with inner bounds of 2y to 3y and outer bounds of 0 to 2. A. ln 2 C. ln 1/2 B. ln 4✓ D. ln 3 32. [SEPT2022] Melinda and Joaquin can restock an aisle at the supermarket in one hour working together. Melinda can restock an aisle in 1.5 hours working alone, and it takes Joaquin two hours to restock an aisle. If they work together for two hours, and then work separately for another two hours, how many aisles will they have completed? A. 5 C. 4.5 B. 4.33✓ D. 3.5 33. [SEPT2022] Fourier series with the term a A. odd symmetry B. odd quarter wave s C. odd symmetry, odd quarter wave symmetry✓ D. even quarter wave symmetry 34. [SEPT2022] Evaluate. (Erroneous: The reported answer 4tan(x)sec(x). Change the “+” operator “-” ) 1+sinx 1-sinx ------ + -------1-sinx 1+sinx A. -4tan(x)csc(x) B. 4tan(x)csc(x) C. 4tan(x)sec(x)✓ D. -4tan(x)sec(x) 35. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] The temperature of the room at 6:00 PM is 31 1/2F. At midnight the temperature drops by 40 1/2F. What midnight the temperature at midnight? A. 9 1/2F C. 11 1/2F B. -9 1/2 F✓ D. -11 1/2F 36. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] If log 2 = a, log 3 = b and log 6 = c, find log 12. A. b + c – a C. 3a + 2b – c✓ B. 3a + 2b + c D. 2a + 3b + c 37. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] A transmitter with a height of 15m is located on top of a mountain which is 3km high What is the furthest distance on the surface of the earth that can be seen from the top of the mountain? Take the radius of the earth to be 6400km. A. 205km C. 225km B. 152km D. 196km✓ 38. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] Three circles of radii 3, 4 and 5 inches, respectively are tangent to each other externally. Find the largest angle of the triangle formed by joining the centers. A. 72.6° C. 75.1° B. 73.4°✓ D. 73.3° 39. [SEPT2022] An air balloon flying vertically upward at constant speed is situated 150 m horizontally from an observer. After one minute, it is found that the angle of elevation from the observer is 28 deg 59 min. What will be then the angle of elevation after 3 minutes from its initial position? A. 48° C. 59°✓ B. 61° D. 50° 40. [SEPT2022] Find the equation x = y = z that is equidistant from (3,0,5), and (1, -1,4) A. (1,1,1) C. (2,2,2) ✓ B. (3,3,3) D. (4,4,4) 41. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] The parabola y^2 = 4ax and the line x = p enclosed an area with the centroid at the focus of the parabola. Find p in terms of a. A. 5/3a✓ C. 3/5a B. 3/4a D. 2/5a 42. [SEPT2022] A steel girder 8m long is moved on rollers along a passageway 4m wide and into a corridor at right angles to the passageway. Neglecting the width of the girder, how wide must the corridor be? A. 2.0m C. 2.4m B. 1.8m✓ D. 3.6m 43. [SEPT2022] What is the length of the shortest line that can be drawn tangent to the ellipse b2x2 + a2y2 =a2b2 and meeting the coordinate axes? A. a2 + b2 C. √(a2+ b2) B. a + b✓ D. ½√(a2+ b2) 44. [SEPT2016] Find the distance between the lines x/1 = y/2 = (z - 6)/3 and x/3 = y/2 = z/1 A. √ 45/7 C. √ 53/6 B. √ 90/7✓ D. √ 69/6 45. Some birds are sitting in an oak tree. Ten more birds land. More birds arrive until there are a total of four times as many birds as the oak tree had after the ten landed. A nearby maple tree has sixteen fewer than twelve times as many birds as the oak tree had after the ten landed. If both trees now have the same number of birds, how many birds were originally in the oak tree before the first 10 landed? A. 4 C. 7✓ B. 16 D. 24 46. [SEPT2022] One end of a 32 m ladder resting on horizontal plane leans on a vertical wall. Assume ladder to be pushed towards the wall at the rate of 2 m/min. How fast is the top of the ladder increases when the foot is 10m from the wall? A. 0.658 m/min✓ C. 0.586mi/min B. 0.865 m/min D. 0.568 min 47. [SEPT2022] A cylindrical tank 4ft across the top and 6ft deep is to be coated by asbestos which 1inch thick, find the approximate volume of the asbestos need in cu.ft. A. 4.8 C. 6.4✓ B. 8.4 D. 5.4 48. [SEPT2022] Find the moment of inertia of the area bounded by the curve y^2 = 4x and the line x =1 with respect on the x-axis. A. 2.18 C. 2.13✓ B. 2.38 D. 3.13 49. [SEPT2022] The area enclosed by the ellipse 4x^2 +9y^2 = 36 is revolved about the line x = 3. What is the volume generated? A. 355.3✓ C. 335.3 B. 443.5 D. 223.3 50. [APRIL2022] Find the domain of the function: f(x) = 3x, -6 μ x μ 8. A. (-6, 8) B. [-18, 24] C. (-18, 24) D. [-6, 8] ✓ 51. [SEPT2022] Identify the curve described by |z — 3i| - |z +3i| = 4. A. ellipse C. circle B. line D. hyperbola✓ 52. [APRIL2022] Determine the differential equation of the family of circles with center at the y-axis? A. yx” –(y’)3 -x’ = 0 C. xy” –(y’)3 -y’ = 0✓ 3 B. yx” –(x’) -y’ = 0 D. yx” –(x’)3 -y’ = 0 53. [SEPT2022] There are a set of triplets. If there are 11 generations, how many ancestors do they have if duplication is not allowed? A. 4095✓ C. 9540 B. 4085 D. 8540 54. [SEPT2022] From past experience, it is known 90% of oneyear-old children can distinguish their mother's voice from the voice of a similar sounding female. A random sample of 20 oneyear-olds are given this voice recognition test. Let the random variable x denote the number of children who do not recognize their mother's voice. Find the variance of x. A. 2 C. 1.8✓ B. 4.2 D. 1.5 55. [SEPT2022] Solve (x + y)dy = (x – y)dx A. y2 + 2xy + x² = C ✓ C. y2 + 2xy - x2 = C 3 2 B. x + 2xy - y = C D. x2 - 2xy - y2 = C 56. [SEPT2022] Given is an 8cm square. If the second square is made by connecting the midpoints of the sides of the first square and the third square is made by connecting the midpoints of the sides of the second square and this process continuous indefinitely, find the sum of the perimeters of the squares A 102.95 C. 109.25✓ B 100.09 D. 105.92 57. [SEP2018] Find the relative error in the computed volume of a cube due to an error of 2% in measuring the edge of the cube. A. 0.05 C. 0.06✓ B. 0.04 D. 0.07 58. [SEPT2022] Emilio is 1 year 7 months old and Brooke is 2 years 8 months old. How much older is Brooke than Emilio? A. 1 year 1 month✓ C. 2 years B. 1 month D. 1 year 2 months 59. If z1 = 1-i, z2 = -2 + 4i and z3 = sq.rt of 3-2i, evaluate Re (2z1^3 + 3z2^2-5z3^2).(Erroneous: All operators is “+”) A. -53 C. -35 B. -25✓ d. – 43 60. A water tank is shaped in such a way that the volume of water in the tank is V = 2y3/2 cu.in. when its depth is y inches. If water flows out through a hole at the bottom of the tank at the rate of 3sq.rt of ycu.in/min, at what rate does the water level in the tank fall? A. 11 in/min C. 1 in/min✓ B. 0.11 in/min D. 1/11 in/min 61. [SEPT2022] A political analyst asked a group of people how they felt about two political policy statements. Each person was to respond A (agree), N(neutral) and D(disagree) to each NN,ND, NA,AA,AN,AD,DD,DA,DN. Assuming each response combination is equally likely, what is the probability that the person being interviewed agrees with exactly one of the two political policy statements? A. 4/9✓ C. 1/9 B. 2/9 D. 5/9 62. [APRIL2022] What is the shape of the graph of the polar equation 𝑟 = 𝑎 + 𝑏 cos 𝜃? A. Lemniscate C. Limacon✓ B. Helix D. Rose 63. [APRIL2022] A tank initially holds 100 gal of salt solution in which 50 lb of salt has been dissolved. A pipe fills the tank with brine at the rate of 3 gpm containing 2 lbs of dissolved salt per gallon. Assuming that the mixture is kept uniform by stirring a drain pipe draws out of the tank the mixture of 2 gpm. Find the amount of salt in the tank at the end of 30 minutes. A. 171.24 lbs✓ C. 124.11 lbs B. 143.25 lbs D. 105.12 lbs 64. [SEPT2022] A cylindrical open container open at the top with minimum surface area at a given volume. What is the relationship of its radius to height? A. r = h/2 C. r = h✓ B. r = 2h D. r = h/4 65. [SEPT2022] Evaluate lim |x+2| x-> -2 A. 1 B. 2 C. 0✓ D. -2 66. [SEPT2022] Evaluate ∫lnxdx from 1 to e A. 0✓ C. 2 B. 1 D. 3 67. [SEPT2022] On a level ground, two engineers facing each other with a distance of 5km between them. If the angles of elevation of the balloon from the two engineers are 56 degrees and 58 degrees respectively. What is the distance of the balloon from the two engineers? A. 6.44km,5.44km C. 4.54km,4.64km B. 4.64km,4.54km✓ D. 5.44km,6.44km 68. [SEPT2022] Observer A and B are 53km from each other. At an instant an airplane passed by, if the angle of elevation of A and B are 56'18" and 48'26" respectively, what is the distance of the plane from the ground? A. 33.41 km C. 34.11 km✓ B. 31.15 km D. 35.41 km 69. [SEPT2022] Find the orthogonal trajectories of the family of parabolas y^2 = 2x + C. A. y = Ce^6 C. y = Ce^(2x) B. y = Ce^(-x) ✓ D. y = Ce^(-2x) 70. [SEPT2022] A company want to create a can of volume 1,000 cm3.Find the height so that material that will be used is minimum? A. 9.76cm C. 10.84cm✓ B. 11.35cm D. 8.57cm 71. [SEPT2022] The segment from (-1,4) to (2,-2) is extended three times its own length. The terminal point is: A. (11,-18) C. (11,-24) B. (11,-20) ✓ D. (-11,-20) 72. Find the equation of the normal line to the x^2 + y^2 at the point (2,1). A. 4x – 3y = 0 C. 2x + y = 5 B. x - 2y = 0✓ D. x – y = 0 73. [SEPT2021/SEPT2022] Manuelita had 75 stuffed animals. Her grandmother gave fifteen of them to her. What percentage of the stuffed animals did her grandmother give her? A. 20%✓ C. 15% B. 25% D. 10% 74. [SEPT2022] A cardboard 20 in x 20 box by cutting four equal squares and the volume of the largest box. A. 592 cu.in. ✓ C. B. 698 cu.in. D. in is to be formed into a folding the edges. Find 529 cu.in. 689 cu.in. 75. [SEPT2022] What percentage of the volume of a cone is the maximum volume right cylinder that can be inscribed in A. 24% C. 34% B. 44%✓ D. 54% 76. Find all real solutions to the logarithmic equation ln (x2-1) - ln (x-1) = ln 4. A. 0 C. 3✓ B. 5 D. 4 77. Find the point on the line 3x+y+4=0 that is equidistant from the points (-5, 6) and (3,2). A. (2, 2) C. (3, -5) B. (-3, 5) D. (-2, 2) ✓ 78. [APRIL2022] Find the LT for f(x) = 2 when 0<x<3 f(x) = x when x>3 A. 1/s^2 + e^-3s (1/s^2 + 1/s) C. 2/s+e^-3s (1/s^2 + 1/s)✓ B. 1/s^2 e^-3s (1/s) D. 2/s +1/s^2 79. [APRIL2022/SEPT2022] Find the minimum distance from the point (4, 2) to the parabola y2 = 8x. A. 4 sq. rt. of 3 C. 2 sq.rt. of 2✓ B. sq.rt. of 3 D. 2 sq.rt. of 3 80. An open cylindrical through is given sheet of tin and breadth 2a. cylinder of which the trough forms the trough is a maximum. A. 0.376a B. 0.637a✓ constructed by bending a Find the radius of the a part when the capacity of C. 0.367a D. 0.763a 81. The three sides of a trapezoid are each 10cm long, how long must the fourth side if the area is a maximum? A. 15 C. 20✓ B. 22 D. 24 82. If SinA = -4/5, Cot B = 4 and A and B in quadrant 3, find sin (A + B). A. 9/5√17 C. 19/4√17 B. 19/5√17✓ D. 19/5√13 83. An audience of 450 persons is seated in a row having the same number of persons in each row. If 3 more persons seat in each row, it would require 5 rows less to seat the audience. How many rows were there originally? A. 25 C. 27 B. 30✓ D. 20 84. [SEPT2022] Justin earned scores of 85, 92, and 95 on his science tests. What does he need to earn on his next science test to have an average (arithmetic mean) of 93%? A. 93 C. 100✓ C. 85 D. 9 85. A retailer bought a number of shirts for $180 and sold all but 6 at a profit of $2 per shirt. With the total amount received she could buy 30 more shirts than before. Find the cost per shirt? A. $1 C. $3✓ B. $2 D. $4 86. Four radars are tracking an asteroid. If the probability of tracking success is 90%, find the probability of at most 3 successes. A. 0.3539 C. 0.3507 D. 0.3578 D. 0.3439✓ 87. Find the volume of the solid common between intersecting cylinders with radius of 3 ft. A. 72 C. 144✓ B. 288 D. 256 88. If cos x = 2, find cos 3x. A. 1.5sq.rt of 6 B. 3sq.rt of 6 C 27✓ D.17 89. Find the equation of the circle that passes through the vertex and end points of the latus rectum of the parabola y^2 = 8x. A. x^2+y^2=8x C. x^2+y^2=4x✓ B. x^2+y^2=10x D. x^2+y^2=6x 90. Water is running out a conical funnel at the rate of 1 cu.in/s. If the radius of the base of the funnel is 4 in, and the altitude is 8 in., find the rate at which the water level is dropping when it is 2in, from the top. A. -1/8π in/s C.-1/7π in/s B. -17/6π in/s D. -1/9π in/s✓ 91. Find the length of the arc described by the parabola x^2 = 4y from x = -2 to x = 2. A. 5.49 C. 6.49 B. 3.49 D. 4.59✓ 92. A steel ball at 120 deg C cools in 20 min to 80 deg C in a room at 25 deg C. Find the temperature of the ball after half an hour. A. 40.96 deg C C. 45.98 deg C B. 66.85 deg C✓ D. 55.86 deg C 93. Find the value of C for which the area bounded by the curves y = x^2-C^2 and y = C^2-x^2 is 576. A. 7 C. 8 B. 9✓ D. 10 94. A ladder 10ft long is resting against the side of a building. If the foot of the ladder slips away from the wall at the rate of 2 ft/min, how fast is the angle between the ladder and the ground when the foot of the ladder is 6ft away from the building A. 1/2 rad/min C. 1/3 rad/min✓ B. 1/4 rad/min D. 1 rad/min 95. [SEPT2021] The current I flowing in an RL circuit is given by I = (E/R) (1 – e^Rt/L), where E is the voltage applied to the current, R is the resistance and L is the inductance. Express I in terms of E and R when t = L/R. A. 0.623 (E/R) ✓ C. 0.584 (E/R) B. 0.435 (E/R) D. 0.388 (E/R) 96. [SEPT2021] Solve the differential equation y” – 4y’ + 3y = sin x A. y(x) = C1 e^3x C2 + e^x + 5sin x - 10 cos x B. y(x) = C1 sin 3x + C2 x + 5sin x + 10 cos x C. y(x) = C1 e^3x + C2 e^x + 1/5 cos x + 1/10 sin x✓ D. y(x) = C1 sin x + C2 x + 11/5 cos x - 1/10 sin x 97. Ten is decreased by four times the quantity of eight minus three. One is then added to that result. What is the final answer? A. −5 C. −9✓ B. 31 D. −8 98. Solve the equation 5z” + 2z + 10 = 0 A. 1 – i, 1 – 2i C. 1 + i, 1 – 2i B. 1 + i, 1 – 2i D. (1 ± 7i)/5✓ 99. Find the equivalent of (1 + i )^(1 - i). A. 2.82 +1.32i✓ C. -2.82 +1.32i B. 2.82 +32i D. 2.82 - 1.32i 100. Find the unit vector which is orthogonal to 9i +9j and 9i +9k. A. (i+j+k)/sq.rt of 3 C. (i-j-k)/sq.rt of 3✓ B. (i-j+k)/sq.rt of 3 D. (i-j +k)/sq.rt of 3