Final Evaluation Problem and Answer Sheets

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Write your answer in the box. Some formulae are provided in the last page.

1. □What amount of a 60% acid solution must be mixed with a 40% solution to produce 300 mL of a
50% solution? (A)100 mL (B) 125 mL (C) 150 mL (D) 175 mL (E) 200 mL Ans: C

2. □Find the area of the triangle formed by the coordinate axes and the line 2y + 3x - 12 = 0.

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16 (E) 20 Ans: B

3. □A small business buys a computer for $2400. After 4 years the value of the computer is expected to
be $400. For accounting purposes the business uses linear depreciation to assess the value of the
computer at a given time t. This means that if V is the value of the computer at time t, then a linear
equation is used to relate V and t. Find the depreciated value of the computer 2 years from the date of
purchase.
(A) $1100 (B) $1200 (C) $1300 (D) $1400 (E) $1500 Ans: D

4. □The lift of on an airplane wing at takeoff varies jointly as the square of the speed S of the plane and
the area A of its wings. A plane with a wing area of 50 m2 traveling at 60 km/h experiences a lift of 7200
N. How much lift would a plane with a wing area of 100 m2 traveling at 60 km/h experience?
(A) 12400 N (B) 13400 N (C) 14400 N (D) 15400 N (E) 16400 N Ans: C

5. □A function is given. f(x) = 𝑥 , and the indicated transformations are applied to its graph in the
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given order: stretched vertically by a factor of 3, shifted upward 2 units, and shifted 3 units to the left.
What is the equation after the final transformation? (A) y = −3(𝑥 + 3)2 + 2 (B) y = 3(𝑥 + 3)2 + 2
(C) y = 3(𝑥 − 3)2 − 2 (D) y = −3(𝑥 − 3)2 − 2 (E) y = −3(𝑥 + 3)2 − 2 Ans: B

6. □A straight river flows east at a speed of 5 km/h. A motorboat has a speed of 20 km/h relative to the
river. A boater wants to arrive at a point on the north shore of the river directly opposite to the starting
point. In what direction of northwest should the boat be headed?
(A) sin−1 (1⁄2) (B) sin−1 (1⁄3) (C) sin−1 (1⁄4) (D) sin−1 (1⁄5) (E) none of the above Ans: C

7. □Find the trace of the sphere (x − 1) 2

+ (y − 2)2 + (z − 3)2 = 36 in the xz- plane.

(A) (x − 1)2 + (y − 2)2 = 16 (B) (y − 2)2 + (z − 3)2 = 16 (C) (x − 1)2 + (z − 3)2 = 16 (D)
(x − 1)2 + (z − 3)2 = 32 (E) (y − 2)2 + (z − 3)2 = 32 Ans: D

8. □Find the direction angles of a vector 𝐢 + 2𝐣 + 3𝐤.

(A) cos 𝛼 = (1⁄√10), cos 𝛽 = (2⁄√10), cos 𝛾 = (3⁄√10) (B) cos 𝛼 = (1⁄√11), cos 𝛽 =
(2⁄√11), cos 𝛾 = (3⁄√11) (C) cos 𝛼 = (1⁄√12), cos 𝛽 = (2⁄√12), cos 𝛾 = (3⁄√12) (D)
cos 𝛼 = (1⁄√13), cos 𝛽 = (2⁄√13), cos 𝛾 = (3⁄√13) (E) cos 𝛼 = (1⁄√14), cos 𝛽 =
(2⁄√14), cos 𝛾 = (3⁄√14) Ans: E

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9. □A lawn mower is pushed a distance of 10 m along a horizontal path by a constant force of 100 N.
The handle of the lawn mower is held at an angle of 30 degrees from the horizontal, as shown in the
figure. Find the work done.
(A) 600 N-m (B) 666 N-m (C) 766 N-m (D) 866 N-m (E) 966 N-m Ans: D

10. □Find the area of a triangle ∆PQR, formed by P(1, 0, 1), Q(0, 1, 0), R(2, 3, 4).
(A) √11 (B) √12 (C) √13 (D) √14 (E) √15 Ans: D
(Hint: The area of a triangle is half the area of a parallelogram, which is the length of the cross product
𝐔 x 𝐕)

11. □A description of a line is given. The line crosses the z-axis where z = 5 and crosses the xy-plane
where x = 2, y = 3. Find the parametric equations for the line.
(A) x = 2t, y = 3t, z = 5 − 5t (B) x = −2t, y = −3t, z = 5 − 5t (C) x = −2t, y = −3t, z = −5t
(D) x = 2t, y = 3t, z = 5 + 5t (E) x = 2t, y = 3t, z = −5t Ans: A

12. □A boat on a river travels downstream between two points, 20 km apart, in 1 hour. The return trip
against the current takes 2 1⁄
2 hours. How fast does the current in the river flow?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 (E) 6 km/h Ans: E

Boat speed

current
20km

𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 =0
13. □Find the complete solution of the linear system. {−𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 3
3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 6
(A) (1, 3, 2) (B) (-1, 3, 2) (C) (-1, -3, 2) (D) (1, 3, -2) (E) (1, -3, 2) Ans: E

14. □The matrices A and H are defined as follows: 𝐀=[

2 −5
0 7
],𝐇 = [
3 1
2 −1
].

What is the result of the product A H?

−4 7 −4 −7 −4 7 −4 7 4 7
(A)[ ] (B) [ ] (C) [ ] (D) [ ] (E) [ ] Ans: D
14 7 14 7 −14 7 14 −7 14 −7

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 3𝑥 + 𝑦 = 2
15. □Find the complete solution of the linear system. {−4𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4
2𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0
(A) (-1, 5, 2) (B) (-1, 5, -15) (C) (-1, -5, 10) (D) (-1, 5, -10) (E) There is no solution Ans: E

16. □The matrix A is defined as 𝐀 = [62 −3

3
]. Evaluate the determinant |𝐀|.

(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 24 (E) -12 Ans: D

2 3 −1
17. □The matrix A is defined as 𝐀 = [ 0 2 4 ]. Evaluate the determinant |𝐀|.
−2 5 6
(A) -32 (B) -36 (C) -40 (D) -44 (E) -48 Ans: D

18. □The matrix A is defined as 𝐀 = [10 −1

2
]. Find the inverse of the matrix, 𝐀−𝟏 .

1 −1 −1 1 −1 1 1 2 1 1 2 −1 1 −2 −1
(A) [ ] (B) [ ] (C) [ ] (D) [ ] (E) [ ] Ans: C
2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1

2 4 1
19. □ The matrix A is defined as 𝐀 = [−1 1 −1]. Find the inverse of the matrix, 𝐀−𝟏 .
1 4 0

2 −4 1 −4 −4 5 −2 4 5 −2 −4 6
(A) [−2 1 −1] (B) [ 1 1 −1] (C) [−1 1 1] (D) [ 1 1 1] (E) There is no
−2 4 6 5 4 −6 6 4 6 −4 5 6
inverse matrix Ans: B

20. □The partial fraction decomposition of a rational function can be written as

2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 4 A B𝑥 + C
3
= +
𝑥 + 4𝑥 𝑥 𝑥2 + 4
The solution for the coefficients A, B, and C is
(A) (1, 1, 1) (B) (-1, 1, 1) (C) (1, -1, 1) (D) (1, 1, -1) (E) (1, -1, -1) Ans: D

21. □After simplification, the expression 𝑡𝑎𝑛

𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝜃
can be reduced to (A) sec-csc (B) sincos
2 2

(C) 1 (D) sin+cos (E) none of the above Ans: B

22. □The trigonometric expression (sin-tan)(cos-cot) can be shown to be identical to which of the
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followings? (A) 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃 − 1 (B) 1 (C) (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 1)(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 − 1) (D) 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 − 1 (E) none of the
2

above Ans: C

23. □The exact value of the expression 𝑡𝑎𝑛 (𝑠𝑖𝑛 −1 3

5
1
− 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 2) is (A)
3√3−4
4√3+3
(B)
3−4√3
4+3√3
(C)
3√3+4
4√3−3

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(D) (E) none of the above Ans: B
√3

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24. □If  is in Quadrant IV and 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 3
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,  is in Quadrant III and 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜙 = √3, then the value of

−4√3+3 4√3+3 4√3+3 4√3−3

cos(𝜃 − 𝜙) should be (A) (B) − (C) (D) (E) none of the above Ans: D
10 10 10 10

25. □The expression 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠4𝜃

𝑠𝑖𝑛4𝜃
can be simplified to be (A) 2 (B) 2sin2 (C) -2sin2 (D) tan2 (E) -tan2

Ans: D

26. □The value of sin75°+sin15° is (A) √3

2
(B) −
√3
2
(C)
√6
2
(D) −
√6
2
(E) 1 Ans: C

27. □The expression 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥+𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝑥+𝑐𝑜𝑠3𝑥

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥+𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑥
can be reduced to (A)
2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥+1
2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥−1
(B) tan2x (C) tan4x (D) 1 (E)

none of the above Ans: B

28. □Which of the followings is NOT a solution to the trigonometric equation tansin+sin=0 ? (A) 
(B) 0 (C) 3/4 (D) /2 (E) 4 Ans: D

29. □The solutions to the equation cos2-cos=0 include (A) = -/3 (B)= /2 (C)=  (D)= 2/3
(E)= –2/3 Ans: D or E

30. □If  is in Quadrant II and cos+sin=15 , the value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
+
𝑐𝑠𝑐𝜃
𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
would be (A) 3/5 (B) -5/12 (C)

5/12 (D) 1 (E) none of the above Ans: B

31. □The distance between the two points on the polar plane, P (3,/2) and P (-2,7/6), is (A) √7 (B)
1 2

√20 (C) √19 (D) 5 (E) 1 (hint: a formula provided in the last page might help) Ans: A

32. □Regarding the symmetric characteristics of the polar graph of the function r=5sec, which of the
followings is valid about the graph? (A) symmetric about the pole (B) does not have any symmetric
feature (C) symmetric about the =/2 axis (D) not symmetric about the polar axis (E) symmetric about
the polar axis Ans: E

33. □Let 𝑖 = √−1, the value of the expression (−1 + 𝑖) −10

is (A)
𝑖
32
(B)
32
1
(C)
1+𝑖
32
(D)
−1+𝑖
32
(E)

−1+𝑖
Ans: A
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34. □The solution to the logarithmic inequality 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (𝑙𝑜𝑔 (10 − 𝑥)) > 1 is (A) 3<x<8 (B) 8<x<9 (C)
1
3
8

6<x<10 (D) 8<x<10 (E) none of the above Ans: B

35. □For ΔABC with three sides a, b, and c, if a=4 and b=3, then the value of c which yields max area is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 (E) 8 Ans: C

36. □If sin and cos are the two roots to the equation 4x -5x+a=0, then the value of a should be (A) 18
2

9 1 9 3
(B) (C) − 8 (D) − 8 (E) Ans: B
8 8

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 37. □If cos2=18, and 2 is in Quadrant IV, then cos= (A) − 98 (B) 89 (C) − 34 (D) 34 (E) − √14
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Ans:

38. □If we convert the rectangular equation 2y=x 2

into polar form, the result will be (A) r=tansec(B)

r=cos2sin (C) r=2tansec (D) r=2cos2sin (E) none of the above Ans: C

39. □sin(350°+)cos(110°+)-cos(350°+)sin(110°+)= (A) 12 (B) − 12 (C) √23 (D) − 23 (E) none of

√

the above Ans: D

40. □Which of the followings yields the largest value? (A) sin(-1120°) (B) tan(-250°) (C) cot80° (D)
csc240° (E) cos580° Ans: C

Note: Some formulae for your references, derive the others when needed
Addition/subtraction formulae: 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝛼 ± 𝛽) = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 ± 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝛼 ± 𝛽) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 ∓ 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
𝛼 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 𝛼 1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼
Half angle formulae: 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( ) = ±√ , 𝑐𝑜𝑠 ( ) = ±√
2 2 2 2
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Product-to-sum: 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 = [𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝛼 + 𝛽) + 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝛼 − 𝛽)]
2

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𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 = [𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝛼 + 𝛽) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝛼 − 𝛽)]
2

Distance formula in polar coordinate: 𝑑 = √𝑟12 + 𝑟22 − 2𝑟1 𝑟2 𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜃2 − 𝜃1 )

𝑎 𝑏 1 𝑑 −𝑏
2X2 Matrix inverse formula: 𝐀 = [ ], 𝐀−1 = det(𝐀) [ ]
𝑐 𝑑 −𝑐 𝑎