MATHEMATICS

1. Given the following set of numbers: Set A = (12, 16, 17); Set B = (X, 7.2, 22). If the average
of A and B are equal, what is the value of X?
a. 14.6 c. 13.2
b. 15.8 d. 16.2
2. The average of 12 numbers is 11. If one of the numbers is removed, the new average is 9.
What was the number removed?
a. 34 c. 35
b. 32 d. 33
3. Determine the area of spherical triangle ABC if A = 140°, B = 75°, and C = 86°, if it has a
radius of 40 km.
a. 3378 sq.km c. 3387 sq.km
b. 3379 sq.km d. 3389 sq.km
4. In spherical triangle ABC, A = 116°, B = 55°, and C = 80°. Find the value of a in degrees.
a. 115.10° c. 128.32°
b. 114.83° d. 130.10°
5. The scale of an Ordinance Survey map is 1:2500. A circular sports field has a diameter of 8
cm on the map. Calculate its area in hectares, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
(1 hectare = 104 m2)
a. 3.5623 c. 3.1416
b. 2.7843 d. 4.8932
6. The altitudes to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 8 cm. Which of the following is a possible
pair of segments of the hypotenuse cut by this altitude?
a. 6 and 8 c. 2 and 34
b. 4 and 24 d. 2 and 32

7. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is approximately
186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the Earth.
a. 93,000,000 miles c. 94,550,000 miles
b. 92,450,000 miles d. 94,335,100 miles
2 2
x y
8. Find the points on the ellipse 2 + 2 =1 whose distance from the right foci is 5
5 3
a. (0,25) c. (9,0)
b. (0,12.5) d. (25,0)
9. Find the equation of the hyperbola with the vertices at (-4,2) and (0,2) and foci at (-5,2) and
(1,2)
a. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x + 16y – 16 = 0 c. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x + 16y + 16 = 0
b. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x - 16y – 16 = 0 d. 5x2 + 4y2 - 20x + 16y – 16 = 0

10. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 – 36x + 8y = 4

a. 1.80 c. 1.92
b. 1.86 d. 1.76
11. Given the following set of numbers arranged from smaller to largest : {1, x, 4, 6, x2}
The range of the set is 8, what is the average of the set?
a. 4.8 c. 4.6
b. 4.2 d. 5.2
12. Twenty GERTC students was surveyed about the size of their memory cards. Twelve
students said that they have 8mb, five said the both have 8mb and 16mb, two said they neither
have 8mb or 16mb, and the rest have 16mb only. How many students have 16mb memory cards
only?
a. 8 c. 10
b. 6 d. 4
13. Find the elements of the product of the two matrices, matrix BC
 Elements of Matrix B = [ 10 −52 ] ; Elements of Matrix C = [ 34 61]
11 8 15 9
a.[−20 −5 ]
b. [
−22 4 ]
12 10 15 15
c. [
20 −4 ]
d. [
−17 −6 ]
14. Given the Matrix A and its inverse Matrix B. Determine The Values of x, y and z.
2 1 3 1 x 8 y

[
A = 0 −1 2
4 3 1 ]
a. x = -7; y = 5; z = -2
[
B = 8 −10 −4
6
4 z ]−2
b. x = -2; y = -5; z = 7
c. x = -5; y = 7; z = 2 d. x = -5; y = 2; z = -2
15. Solve for y from the following complex equation: 2x + 5y +3yi + 15 – 3i = 0
a. 2 c. -10
b. -5 d. 1
16. (1-2i)-1 can be written as:
1 2 −1 2
a. + i c. − i
5 5 3 3
1 2 −1 2
b. − i d. + i
5 5 3 3
2a b 4x 2x
17. Given that 3 x 11 =27 x 33 , express a in terms of x
a. 2x c. 7x
b. 5x d. 3x
18. Given the following inequalities; -3<x<3, x2<9 and 1/x < 1/3, which of the following is a
common value of x?
a. 3>x>0 c. -3<x<0
b. x<-3 d. -3>x>0
19. If arcsine (6x+4y) =1.5708 and arccos (2x+y) =1.0472, find x.
a. 1/2 c. -3/2
b. 2/3 d. -1/2
20. If coversineӨ=0.344, what is the value of Ө?
a. 58⁰ c. 41⁰
b. 62⁰ d. 34⁰
21. A rat fell on a bucket of water wheel with diameter of 600cm which traveled an angle of 190°
before it dropped from the bucket. Calculate for the linear cm that the rat was carried by the
bucket before it fell.
a. 950 c. 985
b. 965 d. 995
22. Tammy and Lisa work in retail, in different shops. Tammy makes $7 per hours plus $4fo
each items she sells, and Lisa makes $10 per hour plus $3 for each item she sells. Their friend
Julie makes $12 per hour plus $2 for each item she sells. How many items would Tammy and
Lisa need to sell in one hour in order for both girls to make the same amount of money during
that hour?
a. 17 dollars c. 19 dollars
b. 18 dollars d. 20 dollars
23. A square section ABCD has one of its sides equal to x. Point E is inside the square forming
an equilateral triangle BEC having one side equal in length to the side of the square. Find the
angle AED.
a. 130° c. 150°
b. 140° d. 160°
24. A regular pentagon has sides of 20cm. An inner pentagon with sides of 10cm is inside and
concentric to the larger pentagon. Determine the area inside and concentric to the larger
pentagon but outside of the smaller pentagon.
a. 430.70 cm³ c. 473.77 cm³
b. 573.26 cm³ d. 516.14 cm³
25. John has 20 ounces of a 20% of salt solution. How much water should be evaporated to make
it a 30% solution?
a. 5.67 ounces c. 6.67 ounces
b. 8.67 ounces d. 7.67 ounces
26. A tank has a capacity of 10 gallons. When it is full, it contains 15% alcohol. How many
gallons must be replaced by an 80% alcohol solution to give 10 gallons of 70% solution?
a. 5.46 gallons c. 7.46 gallons
b. 6.46 gallons d. 8.46 gallons

Situation 1. Two trains A & B are moving on parallel tracks in the same direction and at
different speeds. Train B, 180m long, is moving at 120kph. Train A, 120m long is behind train
Band moving at 180kph. At a certain time, the clear distance between the trains is 550m.

27. Find the distance travelled by train B when the front end of train A caught up with its tail
end?
a. 1650 m c. 1100 m
b. 1350 m d. 1850 m
28. How long will it take for train A to completely overtake train B?
a. 51 s c. 48 s
b. 55 s d. 39 s
29. Find the number of permutations of the letters of the word “REMAINS” such that the vowels
always occur in odd places.
a. 240 ways c. 480 ways
b. 576 ways d. 288 ways
30. How many numbers between 1 and 100 (inclusive) are divisible by 9 or 4?
a. 36 c. 32
b. 34 d. 30
31. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be
formed?
a. 24400 c. 21300
b. 21000 d. 25200
32. Among a set of 5 black balls and 3 red balls, how many selections of 5 balls can be made
such that at least 3 of them are black balls?
a. 46 ways c. 36 ways
b. 56 ways d. 64 ways
Situation 2: A bag contains 50 marbles, 28 red ones and 22 blue ones. A marble is picked at
random from the bag. What is the probability of picking?
33. a red marble?
a. 11/25 c. 14/25
b. 4/25 d. 4/7
34. a blue marble?
a. 11/25 c. 14/25
b. 4/25 d. 4/7
x 5
35. Which of the following gives the expansion of ( − ¿ 2 ?
5 2
x2 25 x2 25
a. +x- c. +x+
25 4 25 4
x2 25 x2 25
b. + 2x - d. -x+
25 4 25 4
36. Find the non-zero solution to the equation 3x4 – 30x3 = 0.
a. 10 c. 15
b. 5 d. 3
37 What is the middle term in the expansion of (x+2/x)6 ?
a. 60x2 c. 192x-4
b. 160 d. 12x4
2 2 2
38. If (x + 9x + 14)/(x - 49) is divided by (3x + 6)/(x + x – 56), the quotient is:
a. x + 8 c. (x+8)/3
b. x + 3 d. (x+3)/8
7 x−3 A B C
39. Solve for A: = + +
x 2(x−1) x x 2 x−1
a. -3 c. 4
b. 3 d. -4
3 x−k 2 1
40. Solve for k if = +
x 2+ x−6 x+3 x−2
a. 2 c. -1
b. ½ d. -1/2
Situation 3: “y” is inversely proportional to x and y = 14.3 when x = 0.6,
41. What is the value of the constant of proportionality?
a. 8.58 c. 6.87
b. 9.64 d. 5.72

42. When x = 1.5, what is the value of y?

a. 5.72 c. 9.64
b. 6.87 d. 8.58
43. The distance of a body falls from rest varies directly as the square of the time it falls. If a
skydiver falls 64 feet in 2 seconds, how far will she fall in 8 seconds?
a. 256 c. 1024
b. 512 d. 2048
44. The weight of an object above the Earth varies inversely as the square of its distance from the
center of Earth. A space vehicle in an elliptical orbit has a maximum distance from the center of
Earth (apogee) of 6700 miles. Its minimum distance from the center of Earth (perigee) is 4090
miles. See figure 6 (not to scale). If an astronaut in the vehicle weighs 57 pounds at its apogee,
what does the astronaut weigh at the perigee?

a. 34.80 pounds c. 167 pounds

b. 153 pounds d. 48.67 pounds

45. BC of trapezoid ABCD is tangent at any point on circular arc DE whose center is O. Find the
length of BC so that the area of ABCD is maximum.
 a. 23.15 cm
b. 19.22 cm
c. 21.21 cm
d. 22.16 cm
46. The quadrilateral ABCD shown in figure PG-010 is inscribed in a circle with side AD
coinciding with the diameter of the circle. If sides AB, BC, and CD are 8 cm, 10 cm, and 12 cm
long, respectively, find the radius of the circumscribing circle.

a. 9.5661 cm
b. 9.8908 cm
c. 10.0446 cm
d. 8.6541 cm

47. The figure shown below is a square of side 4 inches. Line rays are drawn from each corner of
the square to the midpoints of the opposite sides. Find the area of the shaded region.
a. 6.12 in2
b. 5.66 in2
c. 6.18 in2
d. 5.33 in2
48. From the figure shown, ABC and DEF are equilateral triangles. Point E is the midpoint of
AC and points D and F are on the circle circumscribing ABC. If AB is 12 cm, find DE.
 
a. 4.7601 cm
b. 7.8092 cn
c. 3.7082 cm
d. 5.6859 cm

49. Point P is inside the isosceles right triangle ABC. AP is 15 cm, BP is 9 cm and CP is 12 cm
as shown. Determine the area of the triangle ABC.
 
a. 165.80 cm2
b. 208.04 cm2
c. 146.84 cm2
d. 198.13 cm2

50. From the right triangle ABC shown below, AB = 40 cm and BC = 30 cm. Points E and F are
projections of point D from hypotenuse AC to the perpendicular legs AB and BC, respectively.
How far is D from AB so that length EF is minimal?
 a. 19.2 cm
b. 18.7 cm
c. 21.6 cm
d. 22.13 cm

51. How many times will a grandfather’s clock strikes in one day if it strikes only at the hours
and strike once at 1 o’clock, twice at 2 o’clock, thrice at 3 o’clock and so on?
a. 154 c. 87
b. 156 d. 137
52. Find the missing term in the sequence 3, 21, 39, _, 75,
a. 67 c. 57
b. 57 d. 87
53. A geometric series has a common ration of 4. If the first term in the series is 3, what is the
11th term?
a. 3145782 c. 3415728
b. 3147528 d. 3145728
54. If the sum of reciprocals of first 11 terms of an HP series is 110, find the 6th term of HP.
a. 1/10 c. 5/11
b. 2/10 d. 3/10
1
55. Given the following equations: ab= ; ac=3 ; bc=6, find abc.
8
a. 3/4 c. 2/3
b. 3/2 d. 4/9
56. What is the value of x-y from the following linear equations? 3 x−5 y=14 ; 6 x−3 y=21
a.4 c.5
b.3 d. 2
57. Noel is 5years older than Dennis and 10 years younger than Hilda. In 8 years, their combined
ages will be 65. How old is Noel?
a.18 years old c. 7 years old
b.12 yearsold d. 15 years old
58. Two years ago, a father was four times as old as his son. In 3 years, the father will only be
three times as old as his son. How old was the father when his son was born?
a.26 years old c. 42 years old
b.30 years old d. 36 years old
59. Points C(5,7,z) and D(4,1,6) are 7.28cm apart. Find the value of z
a. 3 cm c. 2 cm
b. 4 cm d. 1 cm
60. What is the radius of the sphere with center at origin and which passes through the point (8,
1, 6)?
a. 10.05 c. 10.11
b. 10.1 d. 10.5
61. The molar heat capacity of a solid compound is given by the equation c = a + bT, where a
and b are constants. When c = 52, T = 100 and when c = 172, T = 400. Determine the value of a.

a. 0.8 c. 0.4
b. 10 d. 12
62. When Kirchoff’s laws are applied to a certain electrical circuit the currents I1 and I2 are
connected by the following equations:
27 = 1.5I1 + 8(I1-I2)
-26 = 2I2 – 8(I1-I2)
Find the current I2.
a. 2 c. -2
b. -1 d. 1
63. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the parabola x2 – 6x - 12y – 51 = 0
a. 8 c. 9
 b. 6 d. 12
64. Find the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse having an equation of 9x2 + 25y2 = 225
a. 1.2 c. 2.4
b. 3.6 d. 4.8
65. Transform the equation into polar equation; ( x 2+ y 2)2=a(x 2− y 2)2
a. r 2=a2−2 a2 sin 2 θ c. r 2=a2 +2 a2 sin 2 θ
b. r 2=2a 2−a2 sin 2 θ d. r 2=2a 2+ a2 sin 2 θ
66. Transform the equation into polar equation; 2 xy=a 2
a. r 2=2a 2 csc 2 θ c.r 2=a2 sec 2θ
b. r 2=a2 csc 2 θ d. r 2=a2 cot2 θ
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5.

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9.

10.

11. Range = x2 – 1 = 8
X=3
Thus the set is {1, 3, 4, 6, 9}
1+ 3+4 +6+9
AVE = = 4.6
5

12.) 7 + 5 +x =20 -2 7 5 x
X=6
8 MB 16MB

13. BC = [ 10 −52 ] [ 34 61] =[ 0 1( 3()3+)+(−52(4) ()4) 1 ( 6 ) +2(1)

]
0 ( 6 )+(−5)(1) [
; BC =
11 8
−20 −5 ]
1 0 0 1 x 8 y x /6 8/6 y /6
-1

[ ] -1 -1

[
14. A x A = 0 1 0  A = B = 8 −10 −4  A = 8 /6 −10/6 −4 /6
0 0 1
6
4 z −2 4 /6 z /6 −2/6 ] [ ]
 2 1 3 x /6 8/6 y /6 1 0 0

[ 4 3 1 ][
0 −1 2 x 8 /6 −10/6 −4 /6 = 0 1 0
4 /6 z /6 −2/6 0 0 1 ][ ]
2(x/6) + 1(8/6) + 3(4/6) = 1
2x + 8 +12 + 6 ; 2x = -14
X = -7
2(y/6) + 1(-4/6) + 3(-2/6) = 0
2y – 4 – 6 = 0 ; 2y = 10
Y=5
2(8/6) + 1 (-10/6) + 3(z/6) = 0
16 – 10 + 3z = 0 ; 3z = -6
Z = -2

15. 2x + 5y +3yi + 15 – 3i = 0
(2x + 5y + 15) + (3y – 3)i = 0
3y – 3 = 0
Y=1 X = -10

1 1+2 i
16. (1-2i)-1 = x
1−2 i 1+2 i
1+2i 1+ 2i
(1-2i)-1 = 2 =
1−4 i 5
1 2i
(1-2i)-1 = +
5 5
17. 32a x 11b = (33)4x x (3 x 11)2x
32a x 11b = 312x x 32x x 112x
32a x 11b = 314x x 112x
2a = 14x
a = 7x

18. 1/x < 1/3 ; x2 < 9 ; -3 < x < 3

3<x x < ±3
-3 < x < 0
19. arcsin(6x + 4y) = (1.5708 x 180/ π) arccos(2x + y) = (1.0472 x 180/ π)
6x + 4y = sin90⁰ 2x + y = cos 60⁰
6x = 1 - 4y 2x + y = 1/2
x = 1/6 - 2y/3 y = 1/2 - 2x
x= 1/6 - [2(0.5-2x)]/3
x = 1/2
20. coversine Ө = 1 - sinӨ
0.344 = 1 – sinӨ
Ө = 40.9955⁰
21.
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24.

25. Solution:
20% of salt solution = 80% of water
30% of salt solution = 70% of water
Let y be the amount of water evaporated.
Original Removed Result
Water 80% = 0.8 100% =1 70% = 0.70
Amount 20 y 20 + y
Multiply 0.8 x 20 1xy 0.70(20+y)
 Original – Removed = Result
(0.8 x 20) – (1 x y) = 0.70 (20 – y)
16 – y = 14 – 0.7 y
y – 0.7y = 16 – 14
0.3y = 2
y = 2/0.3 = 6.67 ounces
26. Solution:
Let y be the amount of alcohol replaced
Original Removed Added Result
Concentration 15% = 0.15 15% = 0.15 80% = 0.8 70% = 0.70
Amount 10 y y 10
Multiply 0.15 x 10 0.15y 0.8y 0.70 x 10

Original – Removed + Added = Result

(0.15 x 10) – (0.15y) + (0.8y) = 0.70 x 10
1.5 + 0.65y = 7
0.65y = 7 – 1.5
0.65y =5.55
y = 5.55/0.65 = 8.46 gallons

27-28.

Distance, S2-3=550
S2-3=vr x t2-3 ; 550 = 50/3 (t2-3)
t2-3 = 33 sec
Distance travelled by train B = 120 x 33/3600
Distance travelled by train B = 1.1 km = 1,100 m

Distance travelled by train A = 180 x 33/3600

Distance travelled by train A = 1.65 km = 1,650 m

Distance, S1-4 = 120 + 550 +180 = 850m

S1-4= vr x t1-4 ; 850 = 50/3 (t1-4)
t1-4 = 51 sec
29. The word ‘REMAINS’ has 7 letters.
There are 4 consonants and 3 vowels in it.
Writing in the following way makes it easier to solve these type of questions.
(1)(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
No. of ways 3 vowels can occur in 4 different places = 4P3 = 24 ways.
After 3 vowels take 3 places, no. of ways 4 consonants can take 4 places = 4P4 = 4! = 24 ways.
Therefore, total number of permutations possible = 24*24 = 576 ways.
30. There are 11 numbers divisible by 9 between 1 and 100, and 25 numbers divisible by 4
between 1 and 100.
Being divisible by both 9 and 4 is the same thing as being divisible by 36, so there are 2 numbers
between 1 and 100 divisible by both.
Subtracting, there are 36−2=34 numbers divisible by 9 or 4.

31. Number of ways of selecting 3 consonants from 7 = 7C3

Number of ways of selecting 2 vowels from 4= 4C2
Number of ways of selecting 3 consonants from 7 and 2 vowels from 4 = 7C3 × 4C2
7
C3 × 4C2 =210
 It means we can have 210 groups where each group contains total 5 letters (3 consonants
and 2 vowels).
Number of ways of arranging 5 letters among themselves = 5! = 120
Hence, required number of ways = 210 × 120 = 25200
32. Selecting at least 3 black balls from a set of 5 black balls in a total selection of 5 balls can be:
3 B and 2 R;
4 B and 1 R; and
5 B and 0 R balls.
Therefore, 5C3 * 3C2 + 5C4 * 3C1 + 5C5 * 3C0 = 46 ways
33 – 34.
¿ of possibility that meet by condition
P ( ¿ marble ) =
¿ of equally likely possibilities
28
P ( ¿ marble ) =
50
14
P ( ¿ marble ) =
25

¿ of possibility that meet by condition

P ( ¿ marble ) =
¿ of equally likely possibilities
22
P ( ¿ marble ) =
50
11
P ( ¿ marble ) =
25

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45. Solution:
Note: For maximum area of trapezoid, the point of tangency should be at the midline of AB and
DC, thus H is the midpoint of BC. 

From the figure:

z2+52=152
z=10√2

For Angle Theta:

z 20
cosθ= =
15 BC
300 300
BC= =
z 10 √ 2

BC = 15√2 cm = 21.21 cm

46. Solution:
Note: Based on the relationship between central and inscribed angles, the figure below show the
relationship between angle ADB (θ) and angle AOB (2θ) and the obtuse angle BCD (α) and
reflex angle BOD (2α). 

From the figure:

2α=2θ+180∘
α=θ+90∘
From triangle BCD (Using Cosine Law):
x2=102+122−2(10)(12) cosα
x2=244−240 cosα
x2=244−240 cos (θ+90∘)
x2=244−240 (cosθcos90∘−sinθsin90∘)
x2=244+240sinθ →   Equation (1)

47. Solution:
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52.
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54. Explanation: Now from the above HP formulae, it is clear the reciprocals of first 11 terms
will make an AP. The sum of first 11 terms of an AP = [2a + (11 – 1) d] 11/2 = 110
⇒ 2a + 10d = 20 ⇒ a + 5d = 10 Now there are 2 variables, but a + 5d = T6 in an AP series. And
reciprocal of 6th term of AP series will give the 6th term of corresponding HP series. So, the
6th term of HP series is 1/10.
55. Multiplying the three equations:
1
( ab )( ac ) ( bc )= ( 3 ) ( 6 )
8
2
abc =2.25
3
abc=1.5=
2
56. 3 x−5 y=14
6 x−3 y=21
The values are x=3 & y=−1
x− y =3−(−1 )
x− y =4
57. x = Noel’s present age
y = Dennis present age
z = Hilda’s present age

x= y +5 (Equation 1)
x=z−10 (Equation 2)
( x +8 ) ( y+ 8 ) (z +8)=65
x + y + z=41 (Equation 3)
Substituting equations (1) and (2), expressing y and z in terms of x in equation (3),
x + y + z=41 (Equation 3)
x + ( x−5 ) +(x +10)=41
3 x=36
x=12
58. x = Father’s age now
y = Son’s age now

x−2=4 ( y−2) (Equation 1)

x +3=3 ( y +3) (Equation 2)
The computed values are x=42 and y=12
When the son was born, the father was only 42−12=30 years old.
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60.

61. Given c = a + bT
T = 100 when c = 52:

52 = a +b (100)
a = 52 – 100b

T = 400 when c = 172

172 = a + b (400)
a = 172 – 400b

[a = a] 52 – 100b = 172 – 400b

b = 0.40

a = 52 – 100 (0.4)
a = 12
62. Given: 27 = 1.5 I1 + 8 ( I1 – I2) Eq. (1)
-26 = 2 I2 – 8 ( I1 – I2) Eq. (2)

In Eq. (1): 27= 1.5 I1 + 8 I1 – 8 I2

9.5 I1 – 8 I2 = 27 Eq. (3)

In Eq. (2) -26 = 2 I2 – 8 I1 + 8 I2

8 I1 – 10 I2 = 26

Using the calculator (MODE 5:1)

I1 = 2 and I2 = -1

63. x2 – 6x + 9 = 12y + 51 + 9 (COMPLETING THE SQUARE)

2
(x – 3) = 12y + 60
(x – 3)2 = 12 (y + 5)
LATUS RECTUM = 12

64. Given: 9x2 + 25y2 = 225

x2/25 + y2/9 = 1

a2 = 25
a=5
b2 = 9
b=3

L = 2b2/a

L = 2(3)2/5 = 3.6
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66.