QUIZ BEE RULES & REGULATIONS

A. ROUNDS PROPER

1. There will 3 rounds of different difficulties - Squire, Knight, Paladin

2. Each round shall consist of 8 questions each.

3. Each round shall have the following point allocations for each question:

* Squire - 1 point each

* Knight - 3 points each

* Paladin - 5 points each

4. A question's time limit shall depend on its difficulty level.

* Squire - 10 seconds

* Knight - 20 seconds

* Paladin - 60 seconds.

5. Round off your final answers to 2 decimal places. For probability questions, final answer is in
fraction form.

6. If necessary, indicate the appropriate unit.

7. Enclosed your final answers.

8. If two or more teams have the same number of points after the game, a tie-breaking
question shall be given. For the tie- breaking round, whoever answers first the question
correctly shall be declared the winner.

B. JUDGES &/OR PROCTOR

1. There shall be one proctor or quiz bee facilitator.

2. The proctor shall read the question loudly for only 2 times. THERE SHALL BE NO REPETITION
OF THE READING OF QUESTIONS.

3. The proctor shall have the final say.

MATH QUESTIONS:

1. What refers to the fractional part of a logarithm? ( E )

- Mantissa
13
2. Find the 5th term of the expansion (𝑥 3 + √𝑦) (E)
- 𝟕𝟏𝟓𝒙𝟐𝟕 𝒚𝟐
Solution:
Rth term = nCr-1(𝑥)𝑛−(𝑟−1) 𝑦 𝑟−1
 4
5𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 = 13C4 (𝑥 3 )9 ( √𝑦)
3. A two digit number is equal to 8 times the sum of its digits. If 45 is subtracted from the number,
its digits are reversed. What is the number? (p.133) (E )
- 72
Solution:

10𝑡 + 𝑢 = 8(𝑡 + 𝑢)

7
𝑡 = 𝑢 → 𝐸𝑞. 1
2

10𝑢 + 𝑡 = 10𝑡 + 𝑢 − 45

𝑢 − 𝑡 = −5 → 𝐸𝑞. 2

Solving simultaneously,

𝑢 = 2; 𝑡 = 7

𝑎𝑛𝑠 = 72

4. What time between 2 and 3 o’clock will the angle between the hands of the clock be bisected by
the line connecting the center of the clock and the 3 o’clock mark? (p.144) (M)
- 2:18.46
𝑥
𝑥 = 15 + 5 −
12

𝑥 = 18.46

𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 2: 18.46

5. What refers to a sequence of numbers where the succeeding term is greater than the preceding
term? (p.149) ( M )
- Divergent Sequence

𝑠𝑖𝑛4𝐴+𝑠𝑖𝑛6𝐴
6. Evaluate: 𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝐴−𝑐𝑜𝑠6𝐴 (p.192) (H)
- 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝑨
4𝐴 + 6𝐴 4𝐴 − 6𝐴
𝑠𝑖𝑛4𝐴 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛6𝐴 2 sin ( 2 ) cos ( 2 )
=
𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝐴 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠6𝐴 −2 sin (4𝐴 + 6𝐴) sin (4𝐴 − 6𝐴)
2 2
2𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑠(−𝐴)
=
−2𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑛(−𝐴)
 cos(−𝐴)
=
−𝑠𝑖𝑛(−𝐴)

cos(𝐴)
=
𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝐴)

= 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴

7. When the angle of elevation of the sun is 64°a telegraph pole that is tilted at an angle of 9°
directly away from the sun casts a shadow 21 feet long on the level ground. Find the length of
the pole. (p.207) (M)
- 33 ft.

Θ = 90° − 9° = 81°
α = 180° − (64° + 81°) = 35°
By sine law:
𝑦 21
=
𝑠𝑖𝑛64° 𝑠𝑖𝑛35°

𝑦 = 33𝑓𝑡.

8. Find the distance from the point of intersection of the angular bisectors of a triangle ABC from
the vertex C, given that AB=20, BC=25 and CA=30 inches. (p.211) (H)
- CO = 18.7 inches
 1
𝑠 = (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐)
2
𝑠 = 37.5
Area:
𝐴𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 = √𝑠(𝑠 − 𝑎)(𝑠 − 𝑏)(𝑠 − 𝑐)
𝐴 = 248.04

𝐴𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒
𝑟=
𝑠
𝑟 = 6.61
Using cosine Law:
202 = 252 + 302 − 2(25)(30)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐶
𝐶 = 41.41°
𝐶
= 20.70°
2
In the triangle CDO: (D is a right angle)
𝐶 𝑟
sin ( ) =
2 𝐶𝑂

𝐶𝑂 = 18.7𝑖𝑛

9. From a point inside a square the distance to the three corners are 4, 5 and 6m respectively. Find
the area of the square. (p. 220) (H)
- 𝟓𝟔. 𝟕𝟔𝒎𝟐
 𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑥 = 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒
Cosine Law:

52 = 𝑥 2 + 42 − 2(𝑥)(4)𝑐𝑜𝑠Θ
x2 − 9
𝑐𝑜𝑠Θ = → 𝐸𝑞. 1
8𝑥
Cosine Law:
62 = 𝑥 2 + 42 − 2(𝑥)(4)cos(90 − Θ)

x 2 − 20
𝑠𝑖𝑛Θ = → 𝐸𝑞. 2
8𝑥

sin2 Θ + cos2 Θ = 1
Substitute and simplify,
𝑥 4 − 61𝑥 2 + 240.5 = 0
Let y=𝑥 2
𝑦 2 − 61𝑦 + 240.5 = 0
Using quadratic formula:
𝑦(+) = 56.76
𝑦(−) = 4.237
𝐴 = 𝑥 2 = 𝑦 = 56.76𝑚2

10. The angular, distance of a point on the terrestrial sphere from the north pole is called (M)
- Colatitude
11. 174 degrees is equivalent to how many mils? (p.240) (E
- 3093.33 mils
6400mils
174° ( ) = 3093.33𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑠
360°
12. When two planes intersect with each other, the amount of divergence between the two planes
is expressed by measuring the? (M)

- Dihedral Angle

13. The lateral area of the right circular cylindrical water tank is 92 sq. cm. and its volume is 342 cu.
cm. What is the radius of the tank? (p.275) (M)
- r=7.43cm

Lateral Area = 2𝜋r(h)

92 = 2𝜋r(h)

46
ℎ= → 𝐸𝑞. 1
𝜋r

𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 = 𝐵ℎ

342 = 𝜋r 2 (h) → 𝐸𝑞 2

Solving simultaneously,

r=7.43 cm

14. A cone and a cylinder have the same height and the same volume. Find the ratio of the radius of
the cone to the radius of the cylinder.(p.279) (E)
 -r=1.73

𝑉𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑒 = 𝑉𝑐𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟

1
𝜋r12 (h) = 𝜋r22 (h)
3
1 2
𝑟1 = 𝑟22
3
𝑟1 2
( ) =3
𝑟2
𝑟1
( ) = 1.73
𝑟2

15. Find the value of k for the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 𝑘 = 0 represents a point circle.
(p.320) (E
k=-5

𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝐸𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝐷𝑥 + 𝐸𝑦 + 𝐹 = 0
𝐷 = 4; 𝐸 = −2; 𝐹 = −𝑘
Radius of circle:
2
𝐷2 + 𝐸2
𝑟 = −𝐹
4
Substituting the values:
2
42 + (−2)2
0 = − (−𝑘)
4
𝑘 = −5

16. It is defined as the set of all points in the plane the sum of whose distances from two fixed
points is a constant. E
- Ellipse
17. The graph of r= a+bcos ϴ is a
- Limacon

2𝑥 5 −𝑥 3 −1
18. Evaluate limx->∞ 3 (p.374) (M)
6𝑥 +2𝑥 2 −7

=∞
 2(∞)5 − (∞)3 − 1
=
6(∞)3 + 2(∞)2 − 7
∞
=
∞
Divide both numerator and denominator by𝑥 3
1
2𝑥 2 − 1 − ( 3 )
= 𝑥
2 7
6+𝑥− 3
𝑥
Substitute infinity to x:

limx->∞= ∞
19. A stone is thrown straight up at time, t=0 so that its distance above the ground at time t is given
s(t) = 112𝑡 − 16𝑡 2 with s in feet and t in seconds. How high does the stone rise and when will it
hit the ground? (p.383) (M)
s= 196 ft , t =7sec

Differentiate the equation:

𝑑𝑠(𝑡)
= 112 − 32𝑡 = 𝑉
𝑑𝑡
At highest point, V=0;
𝑡 = 3.5𝑠𝑒𝑐
𝑠(𝑡) = 112(3.5) − 16(3.5)2
𝑠(𝑡) = 196𝑓𝑡

Solving for the time it hits the ground,

𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑢𝑝 + 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 3.5 + 3.5

𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 = 7𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠

20. A force of 750N compresses a sprint 3cm from its natural length of 15cm. Find the work done in
compressing the spring an additional 3cm. (p.449) (M)
- W = 3375 N-cm

6
W=∫3 𝐹𝑑𝑥 → 𝐸𝑞. 1
Using Hooke’s law:
𝐹 = 𝑘𝑥; 𝐹 = 750 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 = 3

750 = 𝑘(3)
𝑘 = 250

6
𝑊 = ∫ 250𝑥𝑑𝑥
3
𝑊 = 125(62 − 32 )
𝑊 = 3375 𝑁 − 𝑐𝑚

𝑑𝑦 𝑦
21. Solve the differential equation 𝑑𝑥 = 𝑥𝑙𝑛(𝑥). (p.463) (M)
- 𝒚 = 𝒄 𝐥𝐧(𝒙)

𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑥
=
𝑦 𝑥𝑙𝑛𝑥

𝑙𝑛𝑥 = 𝑢

𝑑𝑥
= 𝑑𝑢
𝑥
 𝑑𝑦 𝑑𝑢
=
𝑦 𝑢

ln 𝑦 = ln 𝑢 + 𝑐

ln 𝑦 = ln 𝑢 + 𝑙𝑛𝐶

ln 𝑦 − 𝑙𝑛𝐶 = 𝑙𝑛 𝑢

ln 𝑦 − 𝑙𝑛𝐶 = 𝑙𝑛 (ln(𝑥))
𝑦
ln ( ) = ln(ln(x))
𝐶
y
= 𝑙𝑛𝑥
C

y = 𝑐𝑙𝑛𝑥

22. The population of the Philippines doubled in the last 30 years from 1967 to 1997. Assuming the
rate of population increase will remain the same, in what year will the population triple? (p.474)
- 2015
𝑃 = 𝐶𝑒 𝑘𝑡
𝑎𝑡 𝑡 = 0, 𝑃 = 𝑃0
𝑃0 = 𝐶𝑒 𝑘(0)
𝑃0 = 𝐶
𝑎𝑡 𝑡 = 30, 𝑃 = 2𝑃0
2𝑃0 = 𝑃0𝑒 𝑘(30)
𝑙𝑛2 = 𝑙𝑛𝑒 30𝑘
ln(2)
𝑘=
30
𝑘 = 0.0231
𝑎𝑡 𝑃 = 3𝑃0, 𝑡 =?
3𝑃0 = 𝑃0𝑒 (0.0231)(𝑡)
𝑙𝑛3 = 𝑙𝑛𝑒 0.0231𝑡
ln(3)
𝑡=
0.0231
𝑡 = 47.559
𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟 = 1967 + 47.559 = 2014.559 ≅ 2015
23. Who coined the terms “real” and “imaginary”? (E)
- Rene Descartes
24. Simplify the expression 𝑖 1997 + 𝑖 1999 , where i is an imaginary number.(page 497) (E)
- 0
𝑖 1997 = 𝑖 1996 ∗ 𝑖
𝑖 1997 = 1 ∗ 𝑖 = 𝑖
𝑖 1999 = 𝑖 1996 ∗ 𝑖 3
𝑖 1997 = 1 ∗ 𝑖 3
𝑖 1999 = 𝑖 2 ∗ 𝑖
𝑖 1999 = (−1) ∗ 𝑖
𝑖 1999 = −𝑖

Adding the two:

𝑖−𝑖 =0

25. What is the Laplace transform of 𝑓(𝑡) = 𝑒 −2𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛5𝑡? (𝑝. 503) (M)
𝟓
- (𝒔+𝟐)𝟐 +𝟐𝟓
𝑒 ±𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑡
𝑘
=
(𝑠 ∓ 𝑎)2 + 𝑘 2
26. In drawing 5 cards, from a deck of 52 playing cards without replacement, what is the probability
of getting 5 hearts? (p.528) (M)
- 33/66640
13
First card drawn is heart = 𝑃1 = 52

12
𝑃2 =
51
11
𝑃3 =
50
10
𝑃4 =
49
9
𝑃5 =
48

𝑃 = 𝑃1𝑃2𝑃3𝑃4𝑃5

27. A die is loaded in such a way that the probability of rolling an even number is twice the
probability of rolling an odd number. What is the probability that if this die is thrown twice, the
first will be 3 and the second will be 4? (p.533) (M)
 - 2/81
1
𝑃3 =
9
2
𝑃4 =
9
P3&4 = 𝑃3 ∗ 𝑃4
1 2
𝑃3&4 = (9) (9)
28. A committee of 3 is formed from 38 people of which you are a member. What is the probability
that you are on the committee? (p. 538) (H)
- 666/8436

N = total number of ways to select any 3 people

N= 38C3

N= 8436 ways

M= number of ways to select a committee of 3 in which you are not a member

M=37C3

M=7770 ways

N-M = 666 (number of ways to select a committee of 3 in which you are a member)

(8436−7770)
P=
8436

666
P = 8436

29. What is number of elements of the power set of the empty set? (p.562) E
- 1
General Science Problems:

1. When an atom loses an electron, it forms a ______ (E)

-Cation
2. Two bodies, each having a mass of 450 grams are separated in space at 10km apart. What is the
force exerted on each other due to gravitation? (P90 RF) (E
-1.35x10^-19N
3. What is the resultant of a displacement of 6 miles North and 9 miles East? (97 RF) E
-10.82@N56 deg E
4. At what temperature would the reading of Fahrenheit and Centigrade be equal? (99RF) E
- -40 deg
5. How much work is performed in steadily dragging a sled 20m horizontally when the force of 80N
is applied by a rope making an angle of 30 degrees with the horizontal ground? (104RF) (M)
- 1.385.6N-m
6. A man expects to receive 20000 in 5 10 yrs . How much is that money worth now considering
the interest rate is 6% compounded quarterly? (H)
- 11025.25
7. What is the volume of 5.0 kg of Hg with density of 13.6 g/ml? (E)
- 368 ml
8. If 7.35g of sulfur reacts with 4.92 g of aluminum to form the only compound of sulfur and
aluminum, how much sulfur will react with 9.12 g of aluminum? (48 rf) (H)
- 13.62g
9. What is the average pressure of the earth’s atmosphere at sea level in terms of bar? (H)
- 1.1013bar
10. What refers to the band of colors that emerges from a prism? E
- Spectrum
1.) “Upon dissociation in water, acids yield hydrogen ions while gases yield hydroxide ions.” What is
this statement commonly called? (M)
Ans: Arrhenius Theory
2.) Who received the Noble Prize in Physics in 1929 for his postulation of the wave nature of
electrons? E
Ans: Louis De Broglie
3.) What is the phenomenon where all of the applied magnetic field will be excluded from the body
of material? E
Ans: Meissner Effect
4.) Both constructive and destructive interference is necessary to produce sound phenomena
known as: (H)
Ans: Beats
5.) Defined as the pressure exerted by a force of one Newton acting on an area of one square
meter?
Ans: Pascal
6.) Refers to a shell of high pressure produced by the motion of an object whose speed exceeds
that of a sound. (H)
Ans: Shock Wave
7.) This equation states that changes in momentum of fluid particles depend only on the external
pressure and internal viscous forces acting on the fluid.
Ans: Navier-Stokes Equation
8.) A graphical method used in statics of trusses to determine the forces in members.
Ans: Cremona Diagram
9.) When a block is placed on an inclined plane, its steepest inclination to which the block will be in
equilibrium is called:
Ans: Angle of Repose
10.) The apparatus for increasing the kinetic energies of charged particles used for research in
nuclear and particle physics is called:
Ans: Accelerator
11.) The variation of the heat of reaction with temperature is best described in ______ equation.
Ans: Kirchoff’s Equation
12.) It describes the luminous flux incidence per unit area and is expressed in lumens per square
meter.
Ans: Illuminance
13.) How much work is required to accelerate a 1000-kg car from 20m/s to 30m/s? (M)
Ans: W = 2.5 x 105 J
1 1
𝑊 = 𝑚𝑣22 − 𝑚𝑣12
2 2
1 1
𝑊 = (1000)(30)2 − (1000)(20)2
2 2
14.) A car with a weight of 15000 N is being towed up a 20O slope at constant velocity. Friction is
negligible. Find the tension in the rope. (M)
Ans: T = 5100 N
𝑇𝑥 = 𝐹𝐺𝑥 = 𝐹𝐺 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝑇𝑥 = (15000)sin(20)