MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Instruction: Select the best answer to each of the following questions. Mark only one
answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on
the answer sheet provided. Use pencil no. 2 only

1. The ratio of wave height and wave length.

A. steepness B. wave period
C. slope D. wave propagation

2. There are 3 concentric circles having radii of 1, 3, and 5 respectively. A man is playing
darts having an accuracy between the area of radius 5. What is the probability of his next
shots if the desired area is between the radii 1 and 3 respectively.
A. 8/25 B. 10/25
C. 7/25 D. 17/27

3. Eight years ago, A is four times as old as B. Eight years hence A is twice as old as B. How
old is B.
A. 24 yrs. old B. 30 yrs. old
C. 28 yrs. old D. 32 yrs. Old

4. A fixed capital investment of Php 10 000 000 is required for a proposed manufacturing
plant and an estimated working capital of Php 2 000 000. Annual depreciation is 10% of
fixed capital investment. If the annual profit is Php 2 500, what is the rate of return?
A. 11.3% B. 12.5%
B. 13.8% D. 16.5%

5. A ladder 7 M long leans against an 8 m high wall. The ladder moves down at a rate of
(-)5 m/s. How fast the ladder moves away from the wall when the top of ladder is 4 m
above the floor?
A. 5.45 m/sec B. 4.23 m/sec
B. 2.48 m/sec D. 3.48 m/sec

6. A line was found to be 3142.56 m, when measured with a 30 m steel tape supported
throughout its length under a pull of 4 kg at a mean temperature of 35 degrees celsius.
Tape was of standard length at 20 degrees celsius, under a pull of 5 kg (supported
throughout its length). Tape cross sectional area is 0.03 sq.m. Coefficient of thermal
expansion is 0.0000116/ degree celsius. Modulus of elasticity of tape material is 2 x 10^6
kg/cm^2. Find the error due to change in temperature.
A. +0.6286 B. +0.4168
C. +0.5468 D. +0.4076

7. A flagpole 160.4 m high is situated at the top of the hill. At a point 600 m down the hill
the angle between the surface of the hill and the angle between the surface of the hill
and a line to the top of the flagpole is 8 degrees. Find the distance from the point to the
top of the flagpole.
A. 517.10 m B. 655.71 m
B. 731.10 m D. 871.10 m
8. A triangle ABC with an obtuse angle A is inscribed in a circle. The altitude BD of the
triangle is tangent to the circle. Find the altitude if the side AC = 48 cm and the segment
AD = 12 cm.
A. 28.83 cm B. 23.88 cm

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C. 32.38 cm D. 26.83 cm

9. What is the time between 2 o’clock and the 3 o’clock the hour hand and the minute
hand is bisected by the centerline of 3 o’clock?
A. 2:35:42 B. 2:20:40
B. 2:18:46 D. 2:15:45

10. Find the area bounded by the curve x = y3 – 2y and x = 3y.

A. 12.5 B. 10.8
C. 16.4 D. 15.3

11. Determine the length of latus rectum of the curve having an equation x2 + 2y2 + 2x –
8y + 7 = 0
A. 2.31 units B. 1.41 units
C. 1.93 units D. 2.71 units

12. Which of the following describe the principles of isosceles triangle and equilateral
triangle:
I. If two angles are congruent; the sides opposite of those angles are also congruent.
II. If two sides are congruent; the angles opposite of those sides are also congruent.
III. Equilateral triangles are also equiangular
IV. Equiangular triangles are also equilateral.
A. I & II B. I & IV
C. II & IV D. II & III

13. The common tangent BC of a reversed curve is 280.5 m. and has a bearing ofS47°31’E.
AB is the tangent of the first curve whose bearing is N 72°45’E. CD is a tangent of the
second curve whose bearing is N38°13’E. A is at the P.C. while D is at the P.T. The radius
of the first curve is 180 m. The P.I.1 is at the station 16 + 523.37. Find the stationing of
the P.T.
A. 16 + 878.16 B. 16 + 883.65
C. 16 + 893.24 D. 16 + 889.54

14. A summit vertical parabolic curve has a sight distance of 100m. If slope of back
tangent is +2.2% and slope of forward tangent is -1.8%, find the length of curve.
A. 94.15 m B. 108.6 m
C. 93.51 m D. 112.2 m

15. A ball is thrown downward from a building 180 ft high. Determine the time it hits the
ground if initial velocity is 20 ft/s.
A. 3.5 2 secs B. 2.78 secs
C. 1.75 secs D. 1.23 secs

16. Find the volume of the parallepiped given;

A = 2i + 3j – k
B=i+j–k
C = -6i + 3j + k
A. -15 cubic units B. -14 cubic units
C. -12 cubic units D. -13 cubic units

17. Two observation points were set up at A and B, which is 290 m closer to but 25 m
lower in elevation than A. The angles of elevations from both points are 24.45 and

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40.3 respectively. If the elevation at A is 556m., find the elevation of the top of the
mountain.
A. 959.48 m B. 869.15 m
C. 725.11 m D. 1042.73 m

18. Points A and B are 40 m apart while B and C are 10 m apart and are of the same
elevation as the foot of the building which is at C. The angles of elevation at the top of
the building from points A and B are Ø and 3Ø respectively. Find the value of Ø?
A. 53 B. 44
C. 0 D. 37

19. A machine costing P45,000 is estimated to have a salvage value of P 4,350 when
retired at the end of 6 years . Depreciation cost is computed using a constant percentage
of the declining book value. What is the annual rate of depreciation is %?
A. 32.25 % B. 28.65%
C. 42.50% D. 18.50%

20. The top of the tower signal at B 2000 m away from A was sighted through a transit
with recorded vertical angle of 2°30’. The height of the tower situated on the top of B is
12 m. and the height of the transit above the point where it is set is 1.12 m. The elevation
of the point under the transit at A is 133.33 m. Compute the elevation of the base of the
signal B.
A. 209.69 B. 309.64
C. 245.46 D. 290.96

21. They warn road users of condition on or adjacent to the road that may be unexpected
or hazardous.
A. Special Instruction Signs B. Regulatory Signs
C. Guide Signs D. Warning Signs

22. Given the technical description of a triangular lot.

Lines Bearings Distances
AB N 40 W ?
BC N 60 E 810 M
CA Due South ?
We are to cut a 190 000 m2 along the side BC starting from B to point D on side CA. Find
the length of CD.
A. 621.42 B. 690.42
C. 490.09 D. 541.71

23. At sta. A 1 + 120 the center height of cut is 4.5 m and at sta. 1 + 200 has a center
height of 2.6 m in fill. The ground sloping at -6 % uniformly from sta. 1 + 120 to sta. 1 +
200. Find the slope of the finished roadway.
A. 2.415% B. 1.985%
C. 2.875% D. 3.235%

24. A certain compound has weight of 100 lb consists of 20% copper and 15% bronze,
Pure copper and pure bronze are added to it. How much of pure copper was added to
the compound if the result was 30% copper and 25% bronze?
A. 23.33 lbs B. 24.49 lbs
C. 24.47 lbs D. 23.03 lbs

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25. A machine cost 50 000 and have a 10% salvage value from the first cost after 10 years.
Find the capital recovery factor if it is 8% compounded annually.
A. 0.138 B. 0.182
C. 0.069 D. 1.054

26. Given a triangular lot with sides, 22 m and 15 m with an included angle of 115°. How
many triangles can be formed?
A. 1 B. 0
C. 2 D. 3

27. Data on a traffic accident record on a certain intersection for the past 5 years has an
accident rate of 4160 per million entering vehicles (MEV). Find the total number of
accidents if the average daily traffic 504.
A. 4812 Accidents B. 3726 Accidents
C. 3826 Accidents D. 2415 Accidents

28. Find the length of the conjugate axis of an equilateral hyperbola with the equation xy
= 9?
A. 8. 495 B. 4. 495
C. 5. 495 D. 7. 495

29. A bag contains six balls all of different colors. Three balls are taken out of the bag, one
at a time. What is the probability that the balls selected will be red, green, and blue in
that order? The three selected balls are returned to the bag and then a handful of three
balls is taken out. What is the probability that the three balls are red, green, and blue?
A. 1/34 B. 1/20
C. 1/12 D. 1/65

30. In a spherical triangle: A = 116°19’, B = 80°30’ and C = 55°37’ Find side a.

A. 115°28’ B. 134°12’
C. 113°45’ D. 123°56’

31. A spiral easement curve has a length of 60 m with central curve having a radius of 400
m. The design speed of the car on this curve is 100 kph. Compute for the rate of
centripetal acceleration.
A. 1. 21 m/sec2/sec B. 0.321 m/sec2/sec
C. 4.21 m/sec2/sec D. 5.214 m/sec2/sec

32. Romeo and Juliet invested in two funds, Bigger and Better funds. They invested
4.02 % in Bigger funds while 4% in Better funds. If the total investment is 65 000 and total
earnings is 2 610, what is its investment in Better funds?
A. 15 000 B. 35 000
C. 50 000 D. 40 000

33. A stone is thrown into a body of still water and created a ripples in the form of
concentric circles, if the radius increases at a rate of 2m/s, at what rate is the area
increasing when the radius is 2m?
A. 6pi B. 4pi
C. 5pi D. 8pi

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34. Find the corrected volume of cut between stations 80 m. apart if the areas of
irregular sections in cut at stations are 26 sq. m. and 68 sq. m. respectively. Base width =
8 m. and side slope is 1:1. Use the prismoidal correction formula.
A. 3663.88 cum B.3844.17 cum
C. 3971.45 cum D. 2993.77 cum

35. What is the total length of ball dropped from 10 m height and bounced half the
height.
A. 10 B. 20
C. 30 D. 40

36. On a highway, it is a slightly raised strip of asphalt, plastic, etc. across the lane of
traffic to warn the commuters that it is approaching a hazard
A. pedestrian strip B. hazard strips
C. Rumble strip D. traffic strips

37. When you divide a 3-digit number by the sum of the digits, the value is 26. If the
digits are reversed, it will exceed the original number by 198. Find the ten’s digit.
A. 2 B. 4
C. 3 D. 5

38. Two concentric circles that is the cross sectional area of the pipe, the big circle
circumscribed a regular hexagon with side length of 9.4m and the small circle is inscribed
in the same hexagon. What is the cross sectional area of the pipe?
A. 48.1 m2 B. 62.7 m2
C. 53.2 m2 D. 69.4 m2

39. A point O is inside of an equilateral triangle ABC. The distance from point O to a, b
and c are 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Find the area of the triangle.
A. 18.231 unit2 B. 17.782 unit2
C. 21.725 unit2 D. 19.825 unit2

40. The transit is set up at a point where stadia rod was placed 194.20 m horizontally
away from it. The stadia intercept was recorded to be 1.94 m. and the stadia constant is
0.30, determine the stadia interval factor.
A. 99.95 B. 98.56
C. 95.60 D. 100.50

41. Given the following:

Line Bearing Distance
A–B N40°E 3856.7 m
B–C N87.137°W 4935.18 m
C-D S70°W 2001.58 m
D-A S60°E 5001.7 m
Solve for the area of the triangulation.
A. 9732.28 ha B. 1241.74 ha
C. 1673.23 ha D. 1141.75 ha

42. The following may consist barrier lines except

A. two unbroken yellow lines B. single unbroken yellow line
C. single yellow line with a broken white line D. Solid white line

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43. A summit vertical parabolic curve has a sight distance of 100m. If slope of back
tangent is +2.2% and slope of forward tangent is -1.8%, find the length of curve.
A. 94.15 m B. 108.6 m
C. 93.51 m D. 112.2 m

44. The volume of a right cylinder is equal to 1000 m3. The top and bottom of a cylinder
is costing Php2.00 per m2 and the lateral surface cover of the right cylinder costing
Php2.50 per m2. Find the minimum cost.
A. Php 1352.45 B. Php 1428.65
C. Php 1824.75 D. Php 1284.75

45. A fixed capital investment of 10,000,000 is required for a proposed manufacturing

plant and estimated to be 10% of the fixed capital investment. Rate of return is 15%.
Determine the minimum payout period if the annual profit is P2,500,000.
A. 5 years B. 4 years
C. 3 years D. 6 years

46. If the sum of the series is given by the equation S = 3n + b, what is the difference
between the 9th and the 7th term?
A. 14 756 B. 24 786
C. 28 744 D. 20 315

47. A cyclic quadrilateral whose sides are x+10, 2x+15, 3x-10, and 2x-5. has an area of
674.099 sq. units. Find which cannot be an interior angle of the said quadrilateral in
degrees.
A. 62.06 B. 70.52
C. 117.94 D. 107.48

48. The diameters of a frustum of a sphere are 12.6 and 20.4 cm. The frustum is 3.6 cm
thick.
A. 523.15 B. 482.98
C. 837.20 D. 842.98

49. The probability that 16 persons will quit smoking is 30 %. What is the probability that
12 people will quit smoking?
A. 30.53% B. 40.53%
C. 45.72% D. 47.83%

50. Two parallel tangents 20 m apart are connected by a reverse curve. The long chord
connecting PC to PT is 140m. Which of the following most nearly gives the radius of the
curve if both simple curves are identical?
A. 124 m B. 480 m
C. 245 m D. 375 m

51. A bowl is in the form of a hemispherical segment with two bases is full of water. The
upper base is a great circle having a diameter of 18cm. Its height is 6cm. Find the volume
of the bowl.
A. 414pi cm3 B. 72pi cm3
C. 486pi cm3 D. 372pi cm3

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52. Given vector A and B as follows:
A = 6.7i + 8.35j
B = -2.53i – 5.55j
Find the horizontal and vertical components
of the resultant vector.
A. -4.17i + 2.8j B. 4.17i - 2.8j
C. -4.17i - 2.8j D. 4.17i + 2.8j

53. Based from Item #52, what is the magnitude of the resultant of vector.
A. 4.230 B. 3.374
C. 5.023 D. 6.421

54. Based from given in Item #52. Find the angle that the vector makes with
the horizontal.
A. 25.35° B. 33.88°
C. 45.35° d. 35.35°

55. Two planes travel at opposite direction from same origin. One travels at 300 mph and
the other at 200 mph. After what time will they be 1000 miles apart? An airplane travels
1.75 hrs when against the wind and 1.15 hrs when in the direction of the wind. The
distance to its destination is 500 mi. Compute the speed of the wind.
A. 3 hrs B. 2 hrs
C. 5 hrs D. 4 hrs

56. A certain company decided to pay its loan by installment for 20 years. P1000 at the
end of 5 years, P2000 at the end of 10 years and P3000 at the end of 15 years. Determine
the equivalent annual payment when i = 8%.
A. 371.63 B. 591.83
C. 481.43 D. 261.67

57. The distances of one focus of an ellipse to its vertices are 4 cm and 16 cm. Find the
second eccentricity.
A. 0.55 B. 0.65
C. 0.75 D. 0.85

58. You are given an arithmetic progression that can be solved using the formula
an = 3n + s, n is the number of series (i.e., a1, a2, a3…an). Find the common difference of
the given series.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4

59. Find y’ if x = 2 arc cos 2t and y = 4 arc cos 2t.

A. 4 B. -4
C. -2 D. 2

60. In a circle, x^2 + y^2 = 25 find the sub-normal at (3,4).

A. 4 B. 5
C. 3 D. 6

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61. If a chord is selected at random on a fixed circle, what is the probability that its length
exceeds the radius of the circle? Assume that the midpoint of the chord is evenly
distributed over the interior of the circle.
A. 0.866 B. 0.952
C. 0.75 D. 0.333
62. Find the number of species if it follows the equation, P = 25.67√A, where A is 8
sq.miles.
A. 25.67 B. 72.60
C. 85.12 D. 42.32

63. Maximum number of vehicles, passenger, or the like, which can be accommodated by
a given facility or system under given condition at a given level of service.
A. capacity B. volume
C. traffic density D. flow rate

64. As a result of Chernobyl accident, radioactive debris was carried through the
atmosphere. On immediate concern was the impact that the debris had on the milk
supply. The percent y of the radioactive material in raw milk after t days is estimated by
y =100(2.7)^(-0.1t). Estimate the expected percent of radioactive material in the milk
after 30 days.
A. 4.24% B. 5.08%
C. 2.13% D. 8.03%

65. What is the surface area of a sphere if the volume is 36 m^3?

A. 52.71 B. 59.73
C. 62.41 D. 72.71

66. In how many ways can 9 students select 4 structural books and 3 hydraulics books
from 9 structural books and 5 hydraulics books?
A. 7 602 940 540 B. 6 640 450 490
C. 5 940 026 520 D. 6 026 540 940

67. A compound curve has a common tangent equal to 520 m. The first curve has a
radius equal to 300 m and has subtended angle equal to 50° while the second curve has
central angle of 35°. What is the length of the second curve?
A. 842.78 m B. 629.41 m
C. 736.22 m D. 948.16 m

68. A hyperbola has the equation 4x2 – 6y2 + 46 = 0. What is the angle in degrees
between the asymptotes?
A. 83.52 B. 56.29
C. 78.48 D. 63.18

69. Two hills A and C have an elevation of 680 m and 620 m respectively. In between A
and C is another hill B of elevation 645 m and located 12 km from A and 15 km from C.
Consider the effects of earth’s curvature and atmospheric refraction. Compute the
elevation of the line of sight at B so that A and C are intervisible.
A. 641.18 m B. 604.81 m
C. 481.20 m D. 3412.1 m
70. Find the equal height of towers constructed at A and C so that the three hills are
intervisible basing from Item # 69.
A. 5.817 m B. 4.817 m
C. 3.817 m D. 2.817 m

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71. Find the height of tower constructed at A so that B and C are still intervisible. Refer to
Item # 69.
A. 5.87 m B. 6.87 m
C. 4.85 m D. 8.71 m

72. A solid plane has nine vertices and composed of triangles, where four triangles meet
on each of its six vertices and six triangles on each of its remaining vertices. How many
faces does the plane have?
A. 14 B. 17
C. 16 D. 15

73. A point P is inside a square ABCD of side 5 m. Triangle PCD formed is an equilateral
triangle. What is the measure of angle ABP?
A. 15 B. 18
C. 25 D. 10

74. In a certain commodity, 90% drinks tea, 80% drinks coffee, 70% drinks whiskey, 60%
drinks gin. 40% drinks both whiskey and gin. What percentage of the community drinks
liquor?
A. 70% B. 80%
C. 90% D. 40%

75. AB is the diameter of the circle with center at point O. Point C and D lies at the
circumference of the circle. The distance of point C to point A is 25 cm, while the distance
of point C to point D is 30cm. Find the diameter of the circle if CD is perpendicular to AB?
A. 16.32 m B. 16.25 m
C. 18.12 m D. 15.63 m

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