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Math Practice Problems Module 4

1. Reduce (-3+2i)
6
/ 169 to the form rcis .
a. 13 cis 788
0
5143
b. 13 cis 877
0
5134
c. 13cis 787
0
5143
d. 13 cis 887
0
5134
2. The trigonometric expression cos(arccosx) is equal to
a. 4x
3
+3x
b. 4x
3
-3x
c. 4x
2
+3x
d. 4x
2
-3x
3. If arctan (1+x) + arctan (1-x) = arctan (1/2), find x.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
4. A tree stands vertically on a hillside that makes an angle of 22
0
with the horizontal.
From a point 15 m down the hill from the base of the tree, the angle of elevation of the
top of tree is 44
0
. Find the distance from the point to the top of the flagpole.
a. 7.51 m
b. 7.61 m
c. 7.71 m
d. 7.81 m
5. A flagpole 49 m high is situated at the top of a hill. At a point 183 m down the hill, the
angle between the surface of the hill and line to the top of the flagpole is 8 degrees.
Find the distance from the point to the top of the flagpole.
a. 223.1 m
b. 232.1 m
c. 322.1 m
d. 233.1 m


6. The angle of depression of a boat observed from the top of a lighthouse is 3
0
28. If
the lighthouse is 27 m high, find the distance of the boat from the base of the
lighthouse.
a. 445.30 m
b. 445.50 m
c. 445.70 m
d. 445.90 m
7. Two ships left the same port, one going in the direction N70
0
E and the other sailing
directly east. The first ship traveled at the rate of 12 kilometers per hour, After 30
minutes, the second ship was observed to the directly south of the first. Find the speed
of the second ship.
a. 10.82 km/hr
b. 12.28 km/hr
c. 13.82 km/hr
d. 11.28 km/hr
8. A pole stands on an inclined plane, which makes an angle of 38
0
21 with the
horizontal. At the base of the inclined plane, the pole subtends an angle of 19
0
36; at a
point 11 meters up the inclined plane, it subtends an angle of 48
0
32. Find the height of
the pole.
a. 7.29 m
b. 7.39 m
c. 7.49 m
d. 7.59 m

9. A 90-degree arc on the earth is equal to how many nautical miles in length?
a. 5, 600
b. 5, 400
c. 5, 200
d. 5, 000
10. The plane of a small circle on a sphere of radius 25 cm is 7 cm from the center of
the sphere. Find the radius of the small circle.
a. 21
b. 22
c. 23
d. 24
11. Find in kilometers the length of an arc of a great circle on the earth if its length is
12.5 degrees.
a. 1389
b. 1370
c. 1352
d. 1333
12. A spherical triangle has angles A, B and C, each of which is less than 180 degrees.
Which of the following is true?
a. A + B + C = 180
0

b. A + B + C > 360
0

c. A + B + C = 360
0

d. A + B + C > 180
0

13. Find the difference in longitude between two points A and B if A is in longitudes 45
0

E and B in longitude 155
0
W.
a. 110
0

b. 160
0

c. 180
0

d. 200
0

14. You are in latitude 40
0
N. How far are you from the equator in statute miles?
a. 2, 476.8
b. 2, 674.8
c. 2, 764.8
d. 2, 467.8
15. If the radius of the earth is 6, 370 km, find the radius of a parallel of latitude 60
degrees north.
a. 3, 185 km
b. 3, 158 km
c. 3, 518 km
d. 3, 581 km
16. Find the distance in nautical miles between A (40
0
30N,60
0
E) and B (80
0
20S,60
0
E).
a. 5,270
b. 5,720
c. 7,520
d. 7250
17. Find the difference in longitude between New York (40
0
43N, 74
0
W) and Sydney
(33
0
52S, 151
0
13E).
a. 77
0
13
b. 134
0
47
c. 134
0
87
d. 77
0
31
18. If A is 720 nautical miles south of the equator, find the latitude of A in degrees.
a. 14
0
S
b. 12
0
S
c. 10
0
S
d. 13
0
S


19. Find the area of a spherical triangle with angles 34
0
23, 119
0
37
and 38
0
43
on a sphere of radius 10.
a. 24.19
b. 23.19
c. 22.19
d. 21.19
20. A spherical triangle, which contains at least one side equal to a right angle, is called
a. a polar triangle
b. a right triangle
c. an isosceles triangle
d. a quadrantal triangle
21. A ship sails in latitude 32
0
N due east until it has made good a difference in longitude
of 2
0
35. Find the departure.
a. 131.45 nm
b. 141.35 nm
c. 135.41 nm
d. 145.31 nm




22. Using Napiers Rule, write a formula to find angle A when angle B and side c are
given.
a. tanA = cosc tanB
b. cotA = cosc tanB
c. tanA = tanc cosB
d. cotA = tanc cosB
23. In a right spherical triangle whose angles are A = 63
0
15, B = 135
0
34 and C = 90
0
,
find side b.
a. 134.1
0

b. 143.1
0

c. 131.4
0

d. 141.3
0

24. A ship leaves M (36
0
N, 76
0
W) and sailing on a great circle arc crosses the equator
at 50
0
W. Find the distance traveled.
a. 2,60l nm
b. 2,501 nm
c. 2,401 nm
d. 2,301 nm
25. Given a spherical triangle with A = 74
0
21, B = 83
0
41 and C = 58
0
39. Find c.
a. 54.93
0

b. 56.80
0

c. 55.73
0

d. 57.36
0

26. Given: a = 51
0
31, b = 36
0
47 and c = 80
0
12. Find A
a. 34.45
0

b. 34.55
0

c. 34
0
35
d. 34
0
25
27. Given: a = 68
0
27, b = 87
0
32 and C = 97
0
53. Find c.
a. 94.41
0

b. 97.41
0

c. 96.41
0

d. 95.41
0

28. How long does it take to sail from Manila (14
0
36N, 121
0
5E) to Hong Kong (22
0
18N,
114
0
10E) at the rate of 18 mph?
a. 1.5 days
b. 1.6 days
c. 1.7 days
d. 1.8 days

29. Express in hour, minutes and seconds the time corresponding to 260
0
34.
a. 17h20m16s
b. 17h21m16s
c. 17h22m16s
d. 17h23m16s
30. In a quadrantal spherical triangle where a = 54
0
, b = 38
0
and c = 90
0
, find angle A.
a. 16.31
0

b. 17.31
0

c. 18.31
0

d. 19.31
0

31. An icosahedron is a regular polyhedron having
a. 12 faces
b. 16 faces
c. 18 faces
d. 20 faces
32. The perpendicular distance from the center of a regular polygon to a side is called
the_________ of the polygon.
a. altitude
b. amplitude
c. median
d. apothem
33. The angle formed by two intersecting planes is called a
a. face angle
b. vertical angle
c. dihedral angle
d. central angle



34. Find the area of a pentagon whose apothem is 10 cm.
a. 336.72 cm
2

b. 373.65 cm
2

c. 327.36 cm
2

d. 363.27 cm
2

35. The radii of two spheres are in the ratio 3:4 and the sum of their surface area is
2,500 sq. cm. Find the radius of the smaller sphere.
a. 15 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 20 cm
d. 25 cm
36. The base of a pyramid is a regular hexagon whose apothem is 8.66 cm. If the
altitude of the pyramid is 6 cm, find the volume of the pyramid rounded to 3 significant
figures.
a. 510 cu. Cm
b. 515 cu. Cm
c. 520 cu. Cm
d. 525 cu. Cm
37. A face diagonal of a cube is 4 cm. Find the volume of the cube.
a. 22.63 cm
3

b. 21.64 cm
3

c. 23.62 cm
3

d. 24.64 cm
3

38. What is the distance in cm between two vertices of a cube, which are farthest from
each other, if an edge measures 5 cm?
a. 52
b. 53
c. 54
d. 55

39. The volume of a cube is reduced to _____ if all sides are halved.
a.
b.
c. 1/8
d. 1/16
40. The sum of the angles of a polygon of n sides equals.
a. 360
0

b. 180
0

c. (n-2) x180
0

d. (n-2)(180
0
)

/ n
41. Each exterior angles of a polygon of n sides is
a. 180/n
b. 360/n
c. (n-2)(180
0
) / n
d. always 72
0

42. The median of a trapezoid equals _________ the sum of the bases.
a. 1/3
b.
c.
d. 1/5
43. A pyramid has a base whose sides are 10 m, 16 m and 18 m. if the altitude of the
pyramid is 20 m, find the volume of the inscribed cone in m
3
.
a. 274.18
b. 1715.36
c. 325.1
d. 376.57
44. The tangent and a secant are drawn to a circle from the same external point. If the
tangent is 6 inches and the external segment of the secant is 3 inches, the length of
the secant is _____inches.
a. 12
b. 15
c. 14
d. 18
45. Two secants from a point outside the circles are 24 and 32. If the external segment
of the first is 8, the external of the second is:
a. 8
b. 6
c. 10
d. 12
46. A trench is constructed so that its cross section is a trapezoid the area of which is
21 square feet. If the shorter base is 2 times its height and the longer base is 5 ft longer
than its height, find the height of the trench.
a. 3 ft
b. 4 ft
c. 5 ft
d. 6 ft

47. The second proposition of Pappus states that the volume of a solid of revolution is
equal to the generating area times the circumference of the circle described by the
centroid of the area. Find the volume of the solid formed by revolving a circle around a
line tangent to it. Let R be the radius of the circle.
a. 19.74 R
3

b. 100R
3

c. 18.85 R
3

d. R
3

48. If a circular cylindrical tank axis horizontal, diameter 1 meter, and length 2 meters is
filled with water up to a depth of 0.75 meter, how much water is in the tank?
a. 2 m
3

b. 1.51 m
3

c. 1.2637 m
3

d. 3.1415 m
3

49. The diagonals of a rhombus are equal to 30 cm and 40 cm. Find the distance
between the plane of the rhombus and a point M if the latter is 20 cm distant from each
of its sides.
a. 15 cm
b. 16 cm
c. 17 cm
d. 18 cm
50. The angle at the vertex of an axial section of a cone is a right one. The area of the
section is equal to 25 cm
2
. Find the area of its base.
a. 25 cm
2

b. 30 cm
2

c. 50 cm
2

d. 625 cm
2

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