UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE - RECOLETOS

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE ELECT 5 - MATHEMATICSREVIEW
TRIGONOMETRY - EXERCISE
(16-17) The diagonals of a parallelogram are 87.2 m and 100.4
Answer the following problems and study related topics. m respectively and they intersect at an angle of 48018’.

1. PAST CE BOARD : If sin 3A = cos 6B then 16. Find the perimeter of the parallelogram.
a. A + B = 1800 c. A – 2B = 300 a. 234.97 b. 248.96 c. 251.23 d. 311.45
0
b. A + 2B = 30 d. A + B = 300
1. 17. Find the area of the parallelogram.
2. Find the value of x in a. 3567 b. 3268 c. 3342 d. 4122
atan ( 1 – x ) + arctan ( 1 + x) = arctan ( 1/8)
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 2 18. Three circles of radii 115, 150, and 225 m are tangent to
each other externally. Find the angle opposite to the longest side
3. If sin A = 4/5 , A in quadrant 2 , sin B = 7/25 B in of the triangle formed by connecting the centers of the circles.
quadrant 1. Find cos ( A – B ) a.15.59° b. 62.48° c. 64.41° d. 75.47°
a. 123/25 b. -44/125 c. 112/25 d. – 23/125
19. How many possible triangles can be formed if AB = 44 cm,
4. What is the first period of y = 4 tan 4x ? A = 30°, and B = 45°.
a. π b. π/2 c. . π/4 d. π/8 a. NONE b. ONE c. TWO d. THREE

5. What is the amplitude of 3 cos x + 5 sin x 20. Evaluate eiπ + 1.

a. 5.83 b. 8 c. -2 d. 15
a. 0 b. π c. 1 d. i
6. What is the first period of 7 cos 3x ?
a. π/3 b. π/6 c. 2π/3 d. 3π 21. With a wind velocity of 40 kph, it takes an airplane as long
to travel 1,200 km with the wind as 900 km against it. How fast
7. Mass A moves at 20 kph in the direction N 400 E while can the airplane travel in still air?
Mass B moves at 30 kph in the direction of S 300 W. What is a. 240 kph b. 290 kph c. 280 kph d. 300kph
the relative velocity of B with respect to A ?
a. 49.12 kph b. 48.12 kph c. 49.82 kph d. 34.23 22. Approximate the distance from Philippines (12°30’ N,
121°30’ E) to the North Pole.
8. A swimming pool is shaped from 2 intersecting circles 9 m in a. 8700 km b. 8000 km c. 7400 km d.7000 km
radius with their centers 9 m apart. What is the area common to
the two circles? 23. How many possible triangles can be formed if AB = 16 cm,
a. 99.1 m2 b. 99.3 m2 c. 99.5 m2 d. 99.7 m2 BC = 26, and B = 46°.
a. NONE b. ONE c. TWO d. THREE
9. A hot air balloon is observed from point A at 22.230 angle
of elevation and simultaneously from a point B 1500 from A 24. A tripod is made of three sticks, each 5 ft. long, by tying
at 48.110 elevation. Find the height of the balloon. together the ends of the sticks, the other ends resting on the
a. 968 m b. 976 m c. 981 m d. 995 m ground 3 ft. apart. Find the height of the tripod.
a. 5.478 ft b. 4.690 ft c. 6.144 ft d. 5.931 ft
10. In the spherical triangle A = 1200 B = 1350 and c = 300.
What is C ? 25. From the third-floor window of the building, the angle of
a. 79.82 0 b. 67.33 0 c. 46.78 0 d. 98.23 0 depression of an object on the ground is 35° 58’, while from a
sixth-floor window, 9.75 m above the first point of observation
11. A truck travels from point M northward for 30 min then the angle of depression is 58° 35’. How far is the object from
eastward for 1 hr, then shifted N 300W . If the constant speed is the building?
40 kph, how far directly from M in km will it be after 2 hrs? a. 9.3 m b. 10.7 m c. 11.9 m d. 15.3 m
a. 47.88 km b. 34.56 km c. 41.23 km d.36.33km

12. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included angle are 6, “ Don’t stop when you’re tired. STOP when you are
10 and 1000 respectively, Find the length of the shorter DONE”
diagonal.
a. 10.23 b. 10. 73 c. 11.21 d. 11.34
GODBLESS!!!
13. What the angle between the hands of the clock at 2:34:12
in radians?
a. 2.236 rad b. 2.122 c. 2.411 d. 1.977

14. Find the distance in Nautical miles from London ( Latitude ,

51025’N, Longitude 00 ) to Moscow (Latitude 550 45’ N ,
Longitude 370 36’ E )
a. 1231.44 NM c. 1331.34 NM
b. 2112.34 NM c. 1346.78 NM

15. The angles of a triangle are 35020’ 65036’ and 79004’ . If its
area is 1200 m2, what is the perimeter of the triangle?
a. 133.45 b. 168.33 c. 155.44 d. 177.56