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WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Zamboanga City

LONG QUIZ #3
CE 147 (CE PRACTICE 1)
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1. What is the temperature in degree Celsius of absolute zero?

A. -32
B. 0
C. 273
D. -273

2. How many degree Celsius is 80 degrees Fahrenheit?

A. 26.67
B. 86.4
C. 33.33
D. 16.33

3. The angle of inclination of the road is 32. What is the angle of inclination in mils?
A. 456.23
B. 568.89
C. 125.36
D. 284.44

4. An angle measures x degrees. What is its measure in radians?

A. 180° x / π
B. π x / 180°
C. 180° π / x
D. 180° π x

5. An angular unit equivalent to 1/400 of the circumference of a circle is called:

A. mil
B. grad
C. radian
D. degree

6. Solve for x: x = -(1/-27)-2/3

A. 9
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B. 1/9
C. -9
D. -1/9

7. Solve for x if log5 x = 3.

A. 115
B. 125
C. 135
D. 145

8. B to the m/nth power is equal to:

A. Nth root of b to the m power
B. B to the m+n power
C. 1/n square root of b to the m power
D. B to the m power over n

9. Find x from the following

equations: 27x = 9y
81y3-x = 243
A. 2.5
B. 2
C. 1
D. 1.5

[Link] of the following is true?

A. √−2 × √−2 = 2
B. 24 = 4√6
C. √10 = √5 + √2
D. 55+55+55+55+55=56

11. Factor x4 – y2 + y – x2 as completely as possible.

A. (x2 + y)(x2 + y -1)
B. (x2 + y)(x2 - y -1)
C. (x2 -y)(x2 - y -1)
D. (x2 -y)(x2 + y -1)

12. Factor the expression x6-1 as completely as possible.

A. (x+1)(x-1)(x4+x2-1)
B. (x+1)(x-1)(x4+2x2+1)
C. (x+1)(x-1)(x4-x2+1)
D. (x+1)(x-1)(x4+x2+1)

13. What are the roots of the equation (x-4)2(x+2) = (x+2)2(x-4)?

A. 4 and -2 only
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B. 1 only
C. -2 and 4 only
D. 1, -2, and 4 only

14. Given f(x) = (x+3)(x-4) + 4 when divided by (x-k), the remainder is k. Find k.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. -3

15. The polynomial x3 + 4x2 -3x + 8 is divided by x-5. What is the remainder?
A. 281
B. 812
C. 218
D. 182

16. Find the quotient of 3x5 – 4x3 + 2x2 + 36x + 48 divided by x3 – 2x2 + 6.
A. -3x2 – 4x + 8
B. 3x2 + 4x + 8
C. 3x2 – 4x – 8
D. 3x2 + 6x + 8

17. Find a if log2 (a+2) + log2 (a-2) = 5

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

18. Solve for x if log5 x = 3.

E. 115
F. 125
G. 135
H. 145

19. If log8 x = -n, then x is equal to:

A. 8n
B. 1/8-n
C. 1/8n
D. 81/n

20. A man fires a target 420 m away hears the bullet strikes to 2 second after he pulled the trigger.
An observer 525 m away from the target and 455 m from the man heard the bullet strike the
target one second after he heard the report of the rifle. Find the velocity of the bullet.
A. 525 m/s
B. 360 m/s
C. 350 m/s
D. 336 m/s

21. A man travels in a motorized banca at rate of 12 kph from his barrio to the poblacion and
come back to his barrio at the rate of 10 kph. If his total time of travel back and forth is 3 hours
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22. Two ferryboats ply back and forth across a river with constant but different speeds, turning at
the river banks without loss of time. They leave the opposite shores at the same instant, meet for
the first time 900 meters from one shore, and meet for the second time 500 meters from the
opposite shore. What is the width of the river?
A. 1500 m
B. 1700 m
C. 2000 m
D. 2200 m

23. A boat takes 2/3 as much time to travel downstream from C to D, as to return, If the rate of the
river’s current is 8 kph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
A. 38
B. 39
C. 40
D. 41

24. A man rows downstream at the rate of 5mph and upstream at the rate of 2mph. How far
downstream should he go if he is to return in 7/4 hours after leaving?
A. 2 mi
B. 3.5 mi
C. 3 mi
D. 2.5 mi

25. The population of the country increases 5% each year. Find the percentage it will increase in
three years.
A. 5%
B. 15%
C. 15.15%
D. 15.76%

26. Pedro bought two cars, one for P600000.00 and the other for P400000.00. He sold the first at
a gain of 10% and the second at a loss of 12%. What was his total percentage gain or loss?
A. 6% gain
B. 0% gain
C. 1.20% gain
D. 6% loss
27. The sum of the two interior angles of the triangle is equal to the third angle and the difference
of the two angles is equal to 2/3 of the third angle. Find the third angle.
A. 15°
B. 75°
C. 90°
D. 120°
28. The measure 0f 1 ½ revolutions counter-clockwise is:
A. 540°
B. 520°
C. +90°
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D. -90°
29. The measure of 2.25 revolutions counterclockwise is:
A. -835°
B. -810°
C. 805°
D. 810°

30. The area of the triangle whose angles are 61°9’32”, 34°14’46”, and 84°35’42” is 680.60. the
length of the longest side is:

A. 35.53
B. 54.32
C. 52.43
D. 62.54

31. Given a triangle ABC whose angles are A = 40°, B = 95° and side b = 30 cm. find the
length of the bisector of angle C.

A. 21.74 cm
B. 22.35 cm
C. 20.45 cm
D. 20.98 cm

32. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180 m, and 190 m. the lot is to be divided by a line
bisecting the longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. The length of this dividing line
is:
A. 100 meters
B. 130 meters
C. 125 meters
D. 115 meters

33. From a point A at the foot of the mountain, the angle of elevation of the top B is 60°. After
ascending the mountain one (1) mile to an inclination of 30° to the horizon, and reaching a point
C, an observer finds that the angle ACB is 135°.
A. 14386
B. 12493
C. 11672
D. 11223

34. A vertical pole is 10 m from a building. When the angle of elevation of the sum is 45°, te
pole cast a shadow on the building 1 m high. Find the height of the pole.

A. 0 meter
B. 11 meters
C. 12 meters
D. 13 meters
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35. Points A and B are 100 m apart and are on the same elevation as the foot of a building. The
angles of elevation of the top of the building from points A and B are 21° and 32°, respectively.
How far is A from the building in m?
A. 271.6
B. 265.4
C. 259.2
D. 277.9
36. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30 degrees. He walks 85
m. nearer the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60 degrees. What is the height
of the tower?
A. 76.31 meters
B. 73.61 meters
C. 73.31 meters
D. 73.16 meters

37. The angle of elevation of a point C from a pint B is 29°42’; the angle of elevation of C from
another point A 31.2 m directly below B is 59°23’. How high is C from the horizontal line
through A?

A. 47.1 meters
B. 52.3 meters
C. 35.1 meters
D. 66.9 meters

38. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 165°. How many sides?
A. 23
B. 24
C. 25
D. 26
39. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 540°. Find the number of sides.
A. 4
B. 6
C. 7
D. 5
40. A regular hexagon with an area of 93.53 square centimeters is inscribed in a circle. The area in
the circle not covered by hexagon is:

A. 18.38 cm2
B. 16.72 cm2
C. 19.57 cm2
D. 15.68 cm2
41. The area of a regular decagon inscribed in a circle of 15 cm diameter is:
A. 156 sq. cm.
B. 158 sq. cm.
C. 165 sq. cm.
D. 185 sq. cm.
42. The sum of the interior angle of polygon is 2,520°. How many are the sides?
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A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 17

43. One side of a regular octagon is 2. Find the area of the region inside the octagon.
A. 19.3 sq. units
B. 13.9 sq. units
C. 21.4 sq. units
D. 31 sq. units
44. A regular octagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 10. Find the area of the octagon.
A. 228.2 sq. units
B. 288.2 sq. units
C. 282.8 sq. units
D. 238.2 sq. units

45. The perimeter of a sector is 9 cm and its radius is 3 cm. What is the area of the sector?
A. 4 cm2
B. 9/2 cm2
C. 11/2 cm2
D. 27/2 cm2
46. A swimming pool is to be constructed in the space of partially overlapping identical circles.
Each of the circles has a radius of 9 m, and each passes through the center of the other. Find the
area of the swimming pool.
A. 302.33 m2
B. 362.55 m2
C. 398.99 m2
D. 409.44 m2

47. Given are two concentric circles with the outer circle having a radius of 10 cm. If the area
of the inner circle is half of the outer circle, find the boarder between the two circles.

A. 2.930 cm
B. 2.856 cm
C. 3.265 cm
D. 2.444 cm

48. The sides of a triangle are 14 cm., 15 cm., and 13 cm. find the area of the
circumscribing circle.

A. 207.4 sq. cm.

B. 209.6 sq. cm.
C. 215.4 sq. cm.
D. 220.5 sq. cm.

49. What is the radius of the circle circumscribing an isosceles right triangle having an area of 162
sq. cm?
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A. 13.52
B. 14.18
C. 12.73
D. 1564

50. If the radius of the circle is decreased by 20%, by how much is its area decreased?
A. 36%
B. 26%
C. 46%
D. 56%
51. Two sides of a triangle measure 8 cm and 12 cm. find its area if its perimeter is 26 cm.
A. 21.33 sq. m.
B. 32.56 sq. cm.
C. 3.306 sq. in.
D. 32.56 sq. in.

52. If three sides of a triangle of an acute triangle is 3 cm, 4 cm, and “x” cm, what are the
possible values of x?
A. 1 < x < 5
B. 0 < x > 5
C. 0 < x < 7
D. 1 < x > 7
53. In triangle ABC, AB = 8m and BC = 20m. one possible dimension of CA is:
A. 13
B. 7
C. 9
D. 11
54. In a triangle BCD, BC = 25 m. and CD = 10 m. The perimeter of the triangle may be.
A. 72 m.
B. 70 m.
C. 69 m.
D. 71 m.
55. The sides of a triangle ABC are AB = 25 cm, BC = 39 cm, and AC = 40 cm. Find its area.
A. 486 sq. cm.
B. 846 sq. cm.
C. 648 sq. cm.
D. 468 sq. cm

56. A piece of wire of length 52 cm is cut into two parts. Each part is then bent to form a square.
It is found that total area of the two squares is 97 sq. cm. the dimension of the bigger square is:
A. 4
B. 9
C. 3
D. 6
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57. One side of a parallelogram is 10 m and its diagonals are 16 m and 24 m, respectively. Its
area is:

A. 156.8 sq. m.
B. 185.6 sq. m.
C. 158.7 sq. m.
D. 142.3 sq. m.

58. The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 cm. and 8 cm., respectively. Its area is:
A. 10 sq. cm.
B. 50 sq. cm.
C. 60 sq. cm.
D. 40 sq. cm.

59. The sides of a quadrilateral are 10m, 8m, 16m and 20m, respectively. Two opposite
interior angles have a sum of 225°. Find the area of the quadrilateral in sq. m.
A. 140.33 sq. cm.
B. 145.33 sq. cm.
C. 150.33 sq. cm.
D. 155.33 sq. cm.
60. A trapezoid has an area of 36 m2 and altitude of 2 m. Its two bases in meters have ratio of 4:5,
the bases are:

A. 12, 15
B. 7, 11
C. 16, 20
D. 8, 10
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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Zamboanga City