INSTRUCTION:
Select the BEST answer to each of the following questions. Choose only
one answer for each item by SHADING the box corresponding to the letter
of your choice on the answer sheet given.
Erasures in ANY FORM, invalidates your answer. GOOD LUCK
1. Find the product of inertia of the area bounded by the first quadrant bounded
by the parabola = 4 , the line = 1 and the x-axis.
A. 2/3 C. 1/15
B. 3/4 D. 4/15
2. A man 6ft tall walks away from a lamp post 16ft high at the rate of 5mi per
hour. How fast does the end of his shadow move, mi per hour?
A. 5 C. 4
B. 1.60 D. 8
3. When asked the time of the day, a problem-posing professor answered, “If you
add one-eighth of the time from noon to until now to one-quarter the time from
now until noon tomorrow, you get the time exactly.” What time was it?
A. 4:40 AM C. 4:40 PM
B. 5:20 AM D. 5:20 PM
4. A flexible pavement having a thickness of 80mm carries a static wheel load W.
The circular contact area of the tire has an equivalent radius of 200mm. If the
load W in kN is assumed to be transmitted across a wide area of subgrade at an
angle of 45°, determine the value of wheel load W if the bearing stress of the
base is 0.50MPa.
A. 123.23 C. 107.23
B. 110.23 D. 117.23
5. The arithmetic mean of a set of 50 numbers is 38. If the two numbers, namely,
45 and 55 are discarded, the mean of the remaining set of numbers is:
A. 36.50 C. 37.20
B. 37 D. 37.50
6. Water is flowing at the rate of 6m3/min from a reservoir shaped like a
hemispherical bowl of radius of 13m. At what rate is the water changing when
the water is 8m deep in m per min?
A. 0.0369 C. 0.0555
B. 0.2535 D. 0.0133
7. A central curve has a spiral curve 120m long on two sides. For a design speed
of 90 kph. Find the radius of the central curve in meters if the rate of change
of centripetal acceleration is limited to 0.50 m/s3.
A. 260.12 C. 260.17
B. 260.42 D. 260.71
8. Find the area of the polygon bounded by (−5,4),(1, −4),(0, −4) and (4,5)
A. 46.30 C. 38.50
B. 43 D. 20.25
9. Two posts, one 8ft high and the other 12 ft high, stand 15ft apart. They are to
be stayed by wires attached to a single stake at ground level, the wires
running to the top of the posts. How far from the shorter post should the stake
be placed, to use the least amount of wire?
A. 6 ft C. 5 ft
B. 9 ft D. 10 ft
10. From the given cross section of an earthworks between A (20+200) and B
(20+220) assuming both have the same slope and width of base
STA. A STA. B
6.60 0 4.80 6.30 0 7.20
+2.40 +2.0 +1.20 +2.20 ? +2.80
Determine the width of the base in meters.
A. 6 C. 10
B. 9 D. 8
11. In the region enclosed by the x-axis, the line = 1, the line = 3 and the
curve = √ is revolved around the x-axis, the volume of the solid formed is
A. 4 C. 4
B. 8.788 D. 3
12. Four married couples living in a certain suburb, the probability that the
husband will vote on a bond referendum is 0.21, the probability that the wife
will vote on the referendum is 0.28, and the probability that both the husband
and the wife will vote is 0.15. What is the probability that at least one
member of a married couple will vote?
A. 0.34 C. 0.08
B. 0.24 D. 0.11
13. A line was measured three times and yield the following results: 856.42,
856.69 and 856.12m. Determine the probable error of the mean.
A. ±0.0641 C. ±0.0950
B. ±0.1111 D. ±0.2851
14. An architect is allowed no more than 15sqm to add a small bedroom to a
house. Because of the room’s design in a relationship to the existing
structure, the width of its rectangular floor must be 7 meters less than two
times the length. Find the precise length and width of the rectangular floor of
max area that the architect is permitted.
A. 2.5x6 C. 3x5
B. 10x1.50 D. 4.5x10/3
15. Determine the sixth term of ( + )
A. 3003 C. 6435
B. 5005 D. 643
16. Determine the simplest form of the equation 1−
!"
A. a if a ≠ 0 C. 1
B. a D. 1-a
17. A right tringle is inscribed in a circle of radius 7.50cm. One of its sides
is 15cm long and its area is 54 [Link]. Compute the perimeter of the right
triangle.
A. 36 C. 25
B. 12 D. 30
18. Given the function = 5 %&' (3 + 2 ) + 2, identify the frequency.
A. 2 /3 C. 3
B. 2 D. 3/2
19. Two towers, A and B are located 48m apart. An engineer standing succeeding
at their bases observes that the angle of elevation of the top of Tower A is
twice that of Tower B. At a point midway between their bases the angle of
elevation is complementary. Calculate the height of tower B in meters.
A. 36 C. 42
B. 16 D. 32
20. A small entrepreneur invested a capital of P80000 for a buy and sell
business. He estimated to have a gross income of P25000 annually and on
operating cost of P6000 annually. It is assumed the business to have a life
over 10 years. If the rate of interest is 12%, compute the benefit cost ratio.
A. 1.77 C. 1.23
B. 1.34 D. 1.62
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21. Find the radius of curvature of the curve * = + ,- + =
A. 5.856 C. 1.658
B. 3.658 D. 2.841
22. In a high school graduating class of 100 students, 54 studied mathematics,
69 studied history, and 35 studied both mathematics and history. If one of
these students is selected at random, find the probability that the student
took mathematics or history.
A. 0.88 C. 0.35
B. 0.23 D. 0.96
23. Find the distance from Moscow (55°45’ N, 37°36’ E) to London (51°25’ N, 0°)
A. 1346.79 C. 1488.12
B. 1286.15 D. 1549.89
24. Two boys Andeng and Berto start at the same time to ride from SLU to LA
UNION, 60 miles away. Andeng travels 4 miles an hour slower than Berto. Berto
reaches La Union and at once turns back meeting Andeng 12 miles from La Union.
The speed in mph of Andeng was
A. 4 C. 12
B. 8 D. 16
25. A certain type of missile hits its target with probability 0.3. How many
missiles should be fired so that there is at least an 80% probability of
hitting a target?
A. 6 C. 5
B. 3 D. 4
26. Given a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10 for a set of measurements
that is normally distributed, find the probability that a randomly selected
observation is between 50 and 55.
A. 0.6915 C. 0.3085
B. 0.1915 D. 0.3045
27. Mang Kepweng drives his own car from Quirino Grandstand to SM Fairview in
just 1 hour. On his way back, it took him 1 hr and 30 min to travel the same
path. If the two places have a known distance of 25 km, find the average speed
of his driving in kph.
A. 10 C. 20.83
B. 20 D. 10.42
28. How many 5-letter words can be formed from the English alphabet if it
contains 3 different consonants and 2 vowels.
A. 1596000 C. 19152000
B. 13300 D. 159600
29. Three balls are placed inside a cone such that each ball is in contact with
the edge of the cone and the next ball. If the radii of the balls are 20cm,
12cm, and r cm (smallest ball) respectively, what is the value of r in cm?
A. 7.20 C. 6.30
B. 9.50 D. 10.20
30. Determine the moment of inertia of the area bounded in the first quadrant
bounded by the parabola = 4 , the line = 1 and the x-axis. With respect to
its /.
A. 37.067 C. 0.0914
B. 0.317 D. 25.905
31. The data of a traversed lot is as shown.
LINE DISTANCE (m) BEARING
AB 370.013 N 40˚39.03' E
BC S 80˚39.61' E
CD 230.110 S 20˚49.32' E
DE 350.052 S 35˚8.89' W
EA 552.009
Determine length BC
A. 339.783 C. 359.783
B. 379.783 D. 399.783
32. The area of a circle inscribed in a regular hexagon is 100π. The area of the
hexagon is:
A. 300√3 C. 400√3
B. 150√3 D. 200√3
33. A man is riding a car at the rate of 30kph toward the foot of a monument 6m
high. At what rate is he approaching the top when he is 36m from the foot of
the monument in kph?
A. 13.30 C. 37.63
B. 29.59 D. 18.82
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34. Determine the horizontal asymptote of = 01.
A. =0 C. =2
B. =3 D. = −2
35. Given the following equations of the curve − 6 + 3 + 11 = 0 and 4 − 24 +
4 − 8 + 15 = 0. Determine the distance between the point of intersections
A. 6.00 C. 2.468
B. 3.759 D. 4.234
36. The probability that an American Industry will locate in Shanghai, China is
0.70, the probability that it will locate in Beijing, China is 0.40, and the
probability that it will locate in either Shanghai or Beijing or both is 0.80.
What is the probability that the industry will locate in both cities?
A. 0.20 C. 0.40
B. 0.30 D. 0.50
01 3 4
37. The fraction 0 2 01 was obtained by adding the two fractions and .
0 01.
Determine the product of A and B
A. -1 C. 3
B. 1 D. -3
38. Find the area in the second quadrant bounded by the curve 2 +4 + =0
A. 4/5 C. 3/8
B. 3/5 D. 8/3
39. A vein has a strike of N10°15’W and a dip of 43°40’W. A drift in the vein has
a grade of 2%. Determine the bearing of the drift.
A. N 9°3’ W C. N 53°55’ W
B. N 11°27’ W D. N 32°05’ W
40. The data summarizes the number of left-handed students and right handed by
gender for the first-year students of School of Medicine. There are 5 times as
many right handed female students as there are left handed female students, and
there are 9 times as many right handed males as there are left handed male
students. If there is a total of 18 left handed students and 122 right handed
students in the school, which of the following is closest to the probability
that a right-handed student selected at random is female? (Note: Assume that
none of the students are both right handed and left handed)
A. 0.357 C. 0.410
B. 0.333 D. 0.250
41. A water tank is in the form of a sphere. It is filled with water to a depth
of 30cm. The inner diameter of the tank is 45cm, what is the volume of water in
liters.
A. 43.357 C. 35.34
B. 31.809 D. 21.206
42. If 5( ) = 5 – 2 , then 5 1 (−3) is
A. -3 C. 1/11
B. 4 D. 3
43. It is required to layout a distance of 867.28 with a 100m tape that is
0.028m too long. Compute the true distance, measured with the tape to make the
points the proper distance apart.
A. 867.31 C. 867.52
B. 867.04 D. 867.25
44. It is defined as the number of vehicles passing a point during a specified
period of time
A. Flow rate C. Vehicle number
B. Traffic flow D. Traffic management
45. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the
sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is
1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth, in miles.
A. 93000000 C. 94333510
B. 91450000 D. 94550000
46. Compute the latus rectum of the curve * =
1789 :
A. 2 C. 1
B. 8 D. 4
47. A box is to be made of a piece cardboard 16x10in by cutting equal squares
out of the corners and turning up the sides. Find the volume of the largest box
that can be made in that way.
A. 144 C. 365
B. 120 D. 250
48. An asphalt mixture is to be made using the following percentage by weight of
the total mixture.
MATERIALS PERCENT
Sand (SG=2.65) 76
Filler (SG=2.75) 14
Asphalt Cement (SG=1.05) 10
A. 2.504 C. 2.36
B. 2.15 D. 2.31
49. The weight of an angle is assumed to be proportional to the number of times
it has been repeated. Five angles in a five-sided figure are measured with the
following results. Adjustments must be made to remove the error. Determine the
adjusted value of angle D.
ANGLE OBESRVE VALUES FREQUENCY OF OBSERVATION
A 86˚15'20" 6
B 134˚44'35" 2
C 75˚48'50" 6
D 167˚02'05" 6
E 76˚08'50" 4
A. 167˚01'59" C. 167˚02'02"
B. 167˚02'11" D. 167˚02'08"
50. Harvey the waiter, drops on the average 2.50 dishes per hour. Determine the
probability that Harvey drops 4 dishes.
A. 5/8 C. 0.134
B. 0.0137 D. 0.190
51. A catapult is placed 100 feet from the castle wall, which is 35 feet high.
The soldier wants the burning bale of the hay to clear the top of the wall an
land 50 feet inside the castle wall. If the initial velocity of the bale is 70
feet per seconds then at what angle should the bale of the hay be launched so
that it will travel 150 feet and pass over the castle wall?
A. 52.30° C. 49.85°
B. 50.76° D. 47.23°
52. In 1939, the observed compass bearing of a certain property line was
N84°20’W. At that time an iron fence near the property line caused a local
attraction of 3°W. The declination in 1939 was 7°W and since then has been
decreasing at the rate of 5 minutes per year. The fence was removed in 1945.
What should be the observed compass bearing of the property in 1962?
A. N88°25’W C. N85°25’W
B. N92°25’W D. N89°15’W
53. These are small reflective panels or buttons mounted on guide posts or guard
fences as an effective aid for night driving.
A. Reflectors C. Guide Button
B. Light Button D. Delineators
54. An open top hemispherical tank having a radius of 1.20m is full of water.
How much work is done in emptying the full content of the tank, if the pump is
0.80m from the top of the tank, kJ
A. 44.3794 C. 48.2531
B. 35.8524 D. 30.9872
55. A car traveling at 80 kph requires 53.50m to stop after brakes have been
applied. What average coefficient of friction was developed between the tires
and the pavement?
A. 4.615 C. 0.1049
B. 0.4015 D. 0.4705
56. In the equation 2 – ℎ + 2< = 0, the sum of the roots is 4 and the product of
the roots is -3. Then h and k have the sum of
A. 8 C. -3
B. 5 D. -5
57. We are given three boxes as follows:
Box I have 10 light bulbs of which 4 are defective.
Box II has 6 light bulbs of which 1 is defective.
Box III has 8 light bulbs of which 3 are defective.
We select a box at random and then draw a bulb at random. What is the
probability that the bulb is defective?
A. 113/120 C. 3/5
B. 113/360 D. 1/3
58. A father wants to set aside money for his 5-year-old son’s future college
education. Money can be deposited in bank account that pays 8% per year,
compounded annually. What equal deposits should be made by the father, on his
son’s 6th through 17th birthdays, in order to provide P5,000 on the son’s 18th,
19th, 20th and 21st year in college.
A. 720.35 C. 872.66
B. 1012.36 D. 651.42
59. The following data are the observed elevation of a point by running a line
of levels over four different routes. It is required to determine the most
probable value of the elevation.
ROUTE ELEVATION PROBABLE ERROR
1 340.22 ±0.02
2 340.30 ±0.04
3 340.26 ±0.06
4 340.32 ±0.08
A. 340.242 C. 340.275
B. 340.288 D. 340.325
60. Two perpendicular chords both 5cm from the center of the circle, which
divides into four parts. If the radius of the circles is 13cm, find the area of
the smallest part in cm2.
A. 12.325 C. 14.230
B. 31.013 D. 28.122
61. The sum of the squares of three consecutive integers is 110. Find the sum of
these numbers.
A. 5 C. 8
B. √110 D. 18
62. Find the equation of the normal line to the curve = 3 − 2 + 1 at point (1,2)
A. − 4 = −7 C. 4 − =2
B. +4 =9 D. 4 + =6
63. From a group of boys and girls, 15 girls leave. There are then left two boys
for each girl. After these 45 boys leave, there are then 5 girls for each boy.
The number of girls in the beginning was
A. 40 C. 29
B. 43 D. 50
64. In a certain town, a businessman sells his gadgets at a mean price of P50,
000 and has a standard deviation of P13, 000. Assuming that the price of the
gadgets is normally distributed: What is the lowest price that can he offer on
one of his gadgets if he wants to achieve 75% of his total sales?
A. 36,527 C. 35,046
B. 63,473 D. 64,954
65. A rigid pavement is used to carry a wheel load of 160kN. Determine the
thickness of the pavement at center and at the edge if the allowable tensile
stress of concrete is 5MPa. Sufficient dowels are used across the joints.
A. 270mm; 130mm C. 250mm; 130mm
B. 220mm; 160mm D. 190mm; 140mm
66. A loud speaker diaphragm is in the form if frustum of a cone. The end
diameters measures 28cm and 6cm and the vertical distance of the ends is 30cm.
The curve surface of the speaker is made of felt composite material. Calculate
the area in cm2 of felt composite material needed to cover the curved surface.
A. 1706.40 C. 801.106
B. 1602.21 D. 853.261
67. Two candles of the same height are lighted at the same time. The first is
consumed in 4 hours and the second in 3 hours. Assuming that each candle burns
at a constant rate, in how many hours after being lighted was the height of the
first candle twice the height of the second?
A. 1.50 C. 2.40
B. 0.75 D. 2.50
68. Find the volume of the area bounded by the curve y=x2, x=0, x=3, and the x-
axis when rotated by 270° to the line 5 + 4 + 20 = 0
A. 335.895 C. 371.361
B. 278.521 D. 223.458
69. To make peg adjustment, the following notes were taken:
WYE LEVEL AT 1 WYE LEVEL AT 2
ROD READING AT P 0.75m 1.906m
ROD READING AT Q 2.766m 3.789m
POINT 1 is on line PQ and midway between P and Q. POINT 2 is on the same line
as P and Q but not between them. Point 2 is 25m from P and 230m from Q. With
wye level at 2, what is the rod reading at P for a level sight in meters?
A. 1.972 C. 1.932
B. 1.922 D. Can’t solve
70. In my town, it’s rainy one third of the days. Given that it is rainy, there
will be a heavy traffic with a probability of 1/2, and given that it is not
rainy, there will be a heavy traffic with a probability of ¼. If it’s rainy and
there is a heavy traffic, I arrive late for work with probability of 1/2. On
the other hand, the probability of being late is reduced to 1/8 if it is not
rainy and there is no heavy traffic. In other situations (rainy and no traffic,
not rainy and traffic) the probability of being late is ¼. If I pick a random
day: Given that I arrived late at work, what is the probability that it rained
that day?
A. 5/11 C. 7/11
B. 6/11 D. 8/11
71. A new Civil Engineer failing to complete his first building contract for
P700,000 in a specified time is compelled to pay a penalty of 1/2 of 1% per day
for the first 10days of extra time required and for each additional day
thereafter, the stipulated penalty is increased by 10% or P350.00 each day. If
he paid a total penalty of P75600, how many days did he overrun his contract
time?
A. 18.00 C. 16.73
B. 22.79 D. 8.00
72. A, B and C are three points on a horizontal plane, which lie in a circle
with AB as diameter, PA is a flagpole. The angle of elevation of P from B and C
are 20° and 30° respectively. If AB=25m, find the length if BC in meters.
A. 29.55 C. 25.55
B. 24.44 D. 19.41
73. A particle moves along the path whose parametric equation are = 3- . and =
6- . Find the acceleration when t = 2 sec.
A. 9.985 C. 36.6102
B. 15.253 D. 37.9474
74. A simple curve is to be designed for a maximum speed of 110kph. The
coefficient of friction between the tires and the pavement is 0.45. If the
super elevation is limited to 15%, determine the radius of curvature in meters.
A. 136.98 C. 158.79
B. 137.25 D. 160.73
75. The resistance R ohms of a length of wire at t degrees centigrade is given
by the formula > = >? (1 + @-) where >? is the resistance at 0° centigrade and @ is
the temperature coefficient of resistance in degrees centigrade. Find the value
of @ if R=30 ohms at 50°A and R=35 ohms at 100°A.
A. -0.0025 C. -0.004
B. 0.0025 D. 0.004
