CERTC-ECE PRE-BOARD EXAM 2 MATH

Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following 12. A sequence is defined by the recurrence relation un+1 = aun + 3 with
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box u0 = 5. Find an expression for u2 in terms of a.
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. A. 5a2 + 3a + 3 * C. 5a2 + 15
x x
B. 10a + 30 D. 2a + 3
1. The function f(x)= is
1 2x 2
dy
A. an even but not odd function * 13. Find given that tan(xy) = x.
dx
B. an odd but not even function sec2 (xy)y cos2 (xy)
C. both even and odd function A. C.
x x
D. neither even nor odd function 2 cos2 (xy) y
B. cos (xy) D. *
x
2. Find the absolute maximum value of f(x) = 2x3 15x2 + 36x on the
interval [1,5] . 14. Find the approximate area bounded by the region in the first
A. 28 C. 27 quadrant enclosed by the xaxis and the graph of y = ln(1 + 2x x2 )
B. 55 * D. 32
using Simpsons Rule with 2 subintervals.
/2 dx A. 0.462 C. 0.924 *
3. Find the value of 0 .
1 + tan3 x B. 0.693 D. 0.986
A. 0 C. /4 *
B. 1 D. /2
15. Determine the coefficient of x6 in the Taylor series expansion about
4. Which of the following equations is/are exact? x = 0 for f(x) = sin (x2 ).
1
y A. 0 C.
I. (x3 + ) dx + (y2 + ln x)dy = 0 1
120
1
x
x+y B. * D.
II. (x+ arctan y) dx + dy = 0 6 6
1+y2
x x
III.(e cos y + cot y) dx + (e sin y + tan x) dy = 0 16. If y = 2x 8, what is the minimum value of the product xy?
IV. x dy y dx = 0 A. 16 C. 4
B. 8 * D. 0
A. I and II * C. I and III
B. III and IV D. II and IV 17. When the region enclosed by the graphs of y = x and y = 4x x2 is
revolved about the yaxis, the volume of the solid generated is
5. The expression csc cos3 tan is equivalent to which of the given by
following expressions? 3 3
A. 0 (x3 3x2 )dx C. 2 0 (x3 3x2 )dx
A. sin C. 1 sin2 * 3 3
B. cos D. 1 + sin2 B. 0 (3x x2 )dx D. 2 0 ( 3x2 x3 )dx *

(x+2)n
6. Two 20 m diameter circles are placed so that the circumference of 18. What are all values of x for which the series
n=1 converges?
n
each just touches the center of the other. What is the area common
to each circle? A. 3 < x < 1 C. 1 x < 1
B. 3 x < 1 * D. 1 x 1
20m
= 2i + aj + k and B
19. Determine the value of a so that A = 4i 2j 2k
are perpendicular.
A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 * D. 0

20. Determine the period of the function f(x) = cos2 3x + tan 4x.
A. /3 C. /6
B. /4 D. *

21. Bacteria in a certain culture increase at a rate proportional to the

20m number present. If the number of bacteria doubles in three hours, in
how many hours will the number of bacteria triple?
A. 61.4 m2 C. 123 m2 * A. 4.75 * C. 1.58
B. 105 m2 D. 166 m2 B. 3.17 D. 2.60

7. The required probability that a two - stage rocket will perform 22. A new sequence is obtained from the sequence of the positive
successfully is 0.97. The reliability for the first stage is 0.99. The integers {1, 2, 3, } by deleting all perfect squares. Then what is
reliabilities of the two stages are independent. What must be the the 2003rd term of the new sequence.
reliability for the second stage? A. 2046 C. 2048 *
A. 0.90 C. 0.97 B. 2047 D. 2049
B. 0.95 D. 0.98 *
23. A differential equation of the form (1 x2 )y" 2xy' + n(n+1)y = 0 is
8. Which of the following is the differential equation formed by known as:
y = a cos x + b sin x + 4 where a and b are arbitrary constants. A. Legendres Equation * C. Laguerres Equation
d2 y d2 y B. Hermites Equation D. Chebyshevs Equation
A. +y=0 C. +y=4*
dx2 dx2
d2 y d2 y 24. At a telephone enquiry system the number of phone calls regarding
B. y=0 D. =y+4
dx2 dx2 relevant enquiry follow Poisson distribution with an average of 5
phone calls during 10minute time intervals. What is the probability
9. A pair of dice are rolled. What is the probability that they sum to 7,
that there is at most one phone call during a 10minute time period.
given that neither die shows a 2?
A. 0.0755 C. 0.1091
A. 1/9 C. 4/25 * B. 0.8333 D. 0.0404 *
B. 6/25 D. 1/6
25. Some functions never assign the same value to two different
10. Given the function: f(x) = ln x on the interval [1, 3]. Find the value of domain elements. These functions are said to be
c that satisfies the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem. A. bijective C. disjunctive
A. log3 e C. 2log3 e * B. surjective D. injective *
1
B. loge 3 D. log e
2 3
26. Which of the following is the Laplace transform of the function
11. The number of solution of tan x + sec x = 2 cos x in the interval (2t 1) u(t 2)?
2 3 2 1
[0, 2) is A. e-2s { 2 + } * C. e-2s { 2 + }
s s s s
A. 2 C. 0 2 3 2 1
B. e2s { 2 + } D. e2s { 2 + }
B. 3 * D. 1 s s s s

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27. Express the following function in terms of Heavisides unit step

function. x(t) = 3 sin t
y(t) = 4 cos t
2
f(t) = {t , 0 < t < 2 What is the resultant velocity at t = ?
4t, t>2
A. 0 C. 4
A. t2 (4t t2 ) u(t 2) C. (4t t2 ) u(t 2) B. 3 * D. 9
B. t2 + (4t t2 ) u(t 2) * D. t2 + 4t u(t 2) 41. A turkey is removed from an oven when it has reached an internal
temperature of 165 F. After 20 minutes, the turkey probe reads 150
28. Find the radius of curvature at (1, 1) on the curve y = x2 3x + 1. F. The temperature in the room is 65 F. Assuming Newton's law of
A. 2 * C. 3 cooling, after how many minutes will the turkey read 120 F?
A. 60 C. 45
B. 2/2 D. 3/2 B. 74 * D. 84
29. Determine the particular solution of the following differential 42. Which of the following is the Laplace transform of the unit impulse
equation: function (t a)?
d2 y dy A. eas * C. eas /s
4 + 4y = e2x B. eas D. eas /s
dx2 dx
43. Let R= {(3, 3), (6, 6), (9, 9), (12, 12), (6, 12), (3, 9), (3, 12), (3, 6)}
e2x x2 e2x be a relation on the set A= {3, 6, 9, 12}. The relation is
A. C. *
3 2
xe2x x2 e2x
A. reflexive and symmetric only
B. D. B. an equivalence relation
2 3
C. reflexive only
30. What is the degree of the homogeneous function: D. reflexive and transitive only *

f(x,y) = xex/y x2 + y2 44. If the multiplicative inverse of a complex number is (3+4i)/9, then
the complex number itself is
A. 3 4i * C. 4 + i3
A. 3 C. 1
B. 2 * D. 0 B. 3 + 4i D. 4 i3

31. A function whose value is infinite at t = 0 and 0 otherwise. 2 3 4

45. If A = [5 3 8 ] , then trace of A is:
A. Heaviside Function
9 2 16
B. Dirac Delta Function *
C. Bessel Function A. 21 C. 10
D. Legendre Function B. 96 D. 15 *
32. Find the area of the parallelogram whose sides extend from (0, 1,
46. If A = x2 z i 2y3 z2 j + xy2 z k, find the divergence of A at the point
2) to (1, 2, 2) and from (0, 1, 2) to (1, 4, 1). (1, 1, 1)
A. 82 C. 84 A. 2 C. 1
B. 86 * D. 80 B. 0 D. 3 *

33. Which of the following matrices is a singular matrix? 47. Determine the solution of the differential equation
(2x cos y + y2 cos x) dx + (2y sin x x2 sin y) dy = 0.
2 3 3 21 A. x2 cos y + y2 sin x = C *
A. ( ) C. ( )*
21 4 4 28 B. x cos y y sin x = C
C. x2 cos2 y + y2 sin2 x = C
5 1 5 4
B. (
6 8
) D. (
12 8
) D. x2 cos x + y2 sin y = C

= AT .
34. An n x n complex matrix A is _____ if and only if A 48. If A + C = B, then which of the following is equal to
tan A tan B tan C?
A. Unitary C. Singular
B. Hermitian * D. SkewHermitian A. tan A + tan B + tan C C. tan A + tan C tan B
B. tan B tan C tan A * D. ( tan A tan B + tan C)
35. Two sets are called disjoint if there ___________ is the empty set.
A. Union C. Intersection * 49. What is the cardinality of the set of odd positive integers less than
B. Difference D. Complement 10?
A. 10 C. 5
36. If f(x) = ex , which of the following lines is an asymptote to the graph B. 3 * D. 20
of f ? 50. How can the following differential equation best be described?
A. y = 0 * C. y = x
B. x = 0 D. y = x d2 x dx
A + B(t) + C = D(t)
37. The partial differential equation dt2 dt

2
z
2
z A. linear, homogenous and first order
5 + 6 2 = xy B. homogenous and first order
x2 y C. linear, second order and nonhomogenous *
is classified as D. linear, homogenous and second order
A. elliptic * C. hyperbolic
B. parabolic D. none of the above 51. Sam is going to assemble a computer by himself. He has the choice
of ordering chips from two brands, a hard drive from four, memory
38. A particle moves along the xaxis so that at any time t 0 its from three, and an accessory bundle from five local stores. How
position is given by x(t) = t3 3t 9t + 1. For what values of t is the many different, ways can Sam order the parts?
particle at rest? A. 120 * C. 100
A. 1 C. 5 B. 140 D. 150
B. 3 * D. 1 and 3
52. Evaluate:
39. A puppy weighs 2.0 lbs at birth and 3.5 lbs two months later. If the ( sin x)100
weight of the puppy during its first 6 months is increasing at a rate lim
x0 x99 sin 2x
proportional to its weight, then how much will the puppy weigh when
it is 3 months old? A. 0 C. 1/2 *
A. 4.2 lbs C. 4.8 lbs B. 1 D. 1/4
B. 4.6 lbs * D. 5.6 lbs 53. Which of the following is the Laplace transform of t?
40. A particle moves according to the following functions of time.

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A.

C.

* A. 4/27 C. 3/4
s 2s3/2 B. 4/9 D. 4/3

B. D. *
2s 2s
66. The following is true for the following partial differential equation
used in mechanics known as the Kortewegde Vries equation.
54. Determine the range of the function f(x) = 5 4x x2 .
A. (0, 3) C. (0, 3] 3
w w w
B. [0, 3] * D. [0, 3) + 6w =0
t x3 x
55. Find the rate of change with respect to x of the slope of the tangent
A. linear; 3rd order
line to the curve x2 xy + y2 = 3 at the point (1, 2). B. nonlinear; 3rd order *
A. 1/3 C. 2/3 * C. linear; 1st order
B. 2/3 D. 1/3 D. nonlinear; 1st order

56. Evaluate: 02 02 sin(x+y)dxdy. 67. During a certain epidemic, the number of people that are infected at
A. 0 C. /2 any time increases at a rate proportional to the number of people
B. D. 2 * that are infected at that time. If 1,000 people are infected when the
epidemic is first discovered, and 1,200 are infected 7 days later,
57. Find the slope of the tangent line to the curve x 2 + 2xy 3y 2 = 9 at how many people are infected 12 days after the epidemic is first
the point (3,2). discovered?
A. 5/3 * C. 3/4 A. 343 C. 1,367 *
B. 1/2 D. 3/2 B. 1,343 D. 2,057

68. The one dimensional heat condiction partial differential equation

58. Solve the inequality: x2 + 2x 3 > 0. 2
A. 3 < x > 1 C. 3 > x > 1 * T T
= 2 , is
B. 1 < x < 3 D. 3 < x < 1 t x

A. parabolic * C. hyperbolic
59. Let the interval (a, +infinity) be the range of function f. The range of B. elliptic D. cyclic
f(x) 4 is given by
A. the interval (a4, +infinity) * 69. What is the magnitude of the gradient of the function f = xyz3 at (1,
B. the interval (a+4, +infinity) 0, 2).
C. the interval (a, +infinity) A. 0 C. 8 *
D. None of the above B. 3 D.

60. An idler gear, 30mm in diameter, has to be fitted between a 70mm 4 1

70. For the matrix [ ] the eigen values are:
diameter driving gear and a 90mm diameter driven gear as shown 1 4
in the figure below. Determine the value of angle between the A. 3 and 3 C. 3 and 5 *
center lines. B. 3 and 5 D. 5 and 0

71. The volume of an object expressed in sperical coordinates is given

by

2 1
3
V= r2 sin drdd
0 0 0
The value of the integral is
A. /3 * C. 2/3
B. /6 D. /4

72. Assuming i = 1 and t is a real number, 03 eit dt is:
3 1 1 3
A. +i * C. +i
2 2 2 2
3 1 1 3
B. i D. + i (1 )
2 2 2 2
A. 120 C. 140
B. 130 * D. 150 73. Given that x + 3x = 0, and x(0) = 1, x (0) = 0, what is x(1)?
A. 0.99 C. 0.16
61. Given sets A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, B = {2, 4, 6, 8} and C = {2, 3, 4, 5}, B. 0.16 * D. 0.99
what is the intersection of the three sets?
1 1
A. {2, 4} * C. {2, 3, 4} 74. If log (P) = ( ) log (Q) = ( ) log R, then which of the following is
2 3
B. {2, 4, 5} D. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8} TRUE?
3 2
62. Determine the work done by a force of F Newtons acting at a point A. P2 = Q R2 C. Q = R3 P
2 2
A on a body, when A is displaced to point B, the coordinates of A B. Q = PR * D. R = P2 Q
and B being (2, 5,3) and (1,3, 0) meters respectively, and when F
= 2i 5j + 4k Newtons. 75. An automatic garden spray produces a spray to a distance of 1.8m
A. 54 J C. 48 J and revolves through an angle which may be varied. If the desired
B. 65 J D. 50 J * spray catchment area is to be 2.5m2, to what should angle be set?
A. 88 * C. 76
1 2 3 B. 65 D. 85
63. The rank of [2 4 6] is equal to
4
3 6 9 76. What is the value of 2.5 ln(x)dx calculated using the trapezoidal rule
A. 1 * C. 3
with five subintervals?
B. 2 D. 0 A. 1.7545 C. 1.7524
B. 1.7250 D. 1.7533 *
64. Which relation is not a function?
A. {(2,5), (3,6), (4,7), (5,8)}
77. The curl of vector V(x,y,z) = 2x2 i +3z2 j + y3 k at x = y = z = 1 is:
B. {(1, 5), (2,5), (3,5), (4,5)}
A. 3i * C. 3i 4j
C. {(6,2), (4,6), (2,4), (1,0)}
D. {(0,2), (1,0), (1,3), (0,1)} * B. 3i D. 3i 6k

65. A person 2 meters tall walks directly away from a streetlight that is 8 78. Find the Laplace transform of ei5t where i = 1.
s 5i s + 5i
meters above the ground. If the person is walking at a constant rate A. 2 C. 2
s 25 s 25
and the persons shadow is lengthening at the rate of 4/9 meter per s + 5i s 5i
B. * D.
second, at what rate, in meters per second, is the person walking? s2 + 25 s2 + 25

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79. What is the value of the following integral? 94. The variable cost (V) of manufacturing a product varies according to

1 x2 the equation V = 4q, where q is the quantity produced. The fixed
I= exp ( ) dx cost (F) of production of the same product reduces with q according
2 8 to the equation F = 100/q. How many units should be produced to
0
minimize the total cost (V + F)?
A. 1 * C. 2 A. 5 * C. 7
B. D. 2 B. 4 D. 6

2t for 0 t 2 95. What is the differential equation for the current i(t) in the circuit of
80. For the given periodic function f(t) = { with period T =
4 for 2 t 6 the figure?
6. The Fourier coefficient a1 can be computed as
A. 9.2642 C. 0.9119 *
B. 8.1275 D. 0. 5116

81. A periodic function is given by a function which

A. repeats every 2
B. satisfies f(t + T) = f(t) *
C. satisfies f(t + T) = f(t)
D. repeats every
d2 i di
A. 2 + 2 + i(t) = sin t
3 + 4i dt2 dt
82. The modulus of the complex number ( ) is d2 i di
1 2i
B. 2 + 2 + 2i(t) = cos t
A. 5 C. 1/5 dt2 dt
d2 i di
B. 5 * D. 1/5 C. 2 + 2 + i(t) = cos t *
dt2 dt
d2 i di
2 3 2 D. 2 + 2 + 2i(t) = sin t
83. Find the length of the curve y = x between x = 0 and x = 1. dt 2 dt
3
A. 0.27 C. 1
B. 0.67 D. 1.22 * 96. The Laplace transform of i(t) is given by
2
I(s)=
2
f s(1+s)
84. Let f = yx . What is at x = 2, y = 1? At t , The value of i(t) tends to
xy
A. 0 C. 1 * A. 0 C. 2 *
B. ln 2 D. 1/ln 2 B. 1 D.

85. Evaluate: arctan x dx 97. A fair dice is rolled twice. What is the probability that an odd number
1 will follow an even number?
A. arctan x ln(x2 + 1) + C
2 A. 1/2 C. 1/3
1
B. arctan x + ln(x2 + 1) + C B. 1/6 D. 1/4 *
2
1
C. x arctan x ln(x2 + 1) + C *
2 98. The Fourier series of a real periodic function has only
1
D. x arctan x + ln(x2 + 1) + C I. cosine terms if it is even
2
II. sine terms if it is even
86. Which of the following functions from Z to itself is a bijection? III. cosine terms if it is odd
A. f(x) = x3 C. f(x) = 3x + 1 IV. sine terms if it is odd
B. f(x) = x + 2 * D. f(x) = x2 + 2x Which of the above statement is correct?
A. I and IV * C. II and IV
87. An equation of the line tangent to y = x3 + 3x2 + 2 at its point of B. I and III D. II and III
inflection is dy 1+ cos 2y
A. y = 6x 6 C. y = 2x + 10 99. What is the general solution of the differential equation = ?
dx 1- cos 2x
B. y = 3x + 1 * D. y = 3x 1 A. tan y cot x = C C. tan y + cot x = C *
88. What is the average value of y for the part of the curve y = 3x x2 B. tan x cot y = C D. tan x + cot y = C
which is in the first quadrant?
1
A. 6 C. 3/2 * 100. If the unilateral Laplace transform of f(t) is 2 . What is the
s +s+1
B. 2 D. 9/4 unilateral Laplace transform of t f(t)?
s s
89. If Newtons method is used to approximate the real root of A. - 2 C. 2
x3 + x 1 = 0, then a first approximation x1 = 1 would lead to a third (s2 +s+1) (s2 +s+1)
2s+1 2s+1
approximation of x3 = B. - 2 D. 2 *
(s2 +s+1) (s2 +s+1)
A. 0.682 C. 0.694
B. 0.686 * D. 0.750

90. Which of the following is not an integrating factor of xdy - ydx = 0? God Bless!
1 1
A. 2 C.
x xy
1 x
B. D. *
x2 + y2 y

91. If functions f and g have domains Df and Dg respectively, then the

domain of f / g is given by
A. the union of Df and Dg
B. the intersection of Df and Dg
C. the intersection of Df and Dg without the zeros of function g *
D. None of the above

92. What is the height of a right circular cone of largest volume that can
be enclosed by a sphere of 1m radius?
A. 1/3 m C. 22/3 m
B. 2/3 m D. 4/3 m *
93. A tourist covers half of his journey by train at 60 km/h, half of the
remainder by bus at 30 km/h and the rest by cycle at 10 km/h. What
is the average speed of the tourist in km/h during the entire
journey?
A. 36 C. 24 *
B. 30 D. 18

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