MSTE and Hyd Final Preboard-Unlocked
MSTE and Hyd Final Preboard-Unlocked
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MSTE 10. How much money must be deposited at the end of each year
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                                                                               in a savings account that pays 9% per year, compounded
1.   Solve the equation                                                        annually, in order to have a total of $10 000 at the end of 14
                            3        5      2                                  years?
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                       2𝑥       4   𝑥 3 𝑥 2                                     Compound Amount Factor            Present Worth Factor
     A. -11/17                       C. 17/11
     B. 11/17                        D. -17/11                                  (F/A, 9%, 14) = 26.0192           (P/A, 9%, 14) = 23.8708
                                                                                Capital Recovery Factor           Sinking Fund Factor
2.   A chemist has 10 milliliters of a solution that contains a 30%             (A/P, 9%, 14)                     (A/F, 9%, 14) =
     of acid. How many milliliters of pure acid must be added in                 = 0.12843317                     0.03843317
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     order to increase the concentration to 50%?                               A. $1284.33              C.        $418.92
     A. 3 mL                     C. 5 mL                                       B. $384.33               D.        $207.29
     B. 4 mL                     D. 6 mL
                                                                           11. Suppose 3 items are inspected and if at least one defective is
3.   Find the values of x and y, where x and y are real numbers:               found, the lot will be 100% inspected. Otherwise, the lot will
                       2𝑥 4       9𝑖 8 3𝑦𝑖                                     be passed on. How likely it is that a lot containing 5 defectives
     A. x = 4; y = 3              C. x = 6; y = 3                              will be passed on?
     B. x = 3; y = 4              D. x = 3; y = 6                              A. 0.90859                   C. 0.855999
                                                                               B. 0.76927                   D. 0.796802
4.   Find the vertical asymptote of the graph of the function
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                                  𝑥     9                                  12. If two cards are drawn from a deck, what is the probability that
                           𝑓 𝑥                                                 at least one of the cards will be a face card?
                                  2𝑥 4                                         A. 26%                       C. 41%
     A. x = -2                  C. x = -3
     B. x = 2                   D. x = 3                                       B. 36%                       D. 69%
5.   Air handling equipment that costs $12,000 has a life of 8 years       13. Determine real numbers A, B, and C so that the following
     with a $2000 salvage value. Determine the book value after 3              equation is an identity:
     years.                                                                              7𝑥       9𝑥    29       𝐴      𝐵𝑥      𝐶
     A. $8000                  C. $8750                                                   𝑥    2 𝑥       9    𝑥     2 𝑥         9
     B. $8250                  D. $9000                                        A. A = -3; B = 4; C = 1     C. A = 3; B = -4; C = 1
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                                                                               B. A = -3; B = -4; C = 1    D. A = 3; B = 4; C = -1
6.   If the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse is three-fourths of
     the length of the minor axis, determine the eccentricity.             14. A divided highway goes under a number of bridges, the arch
     A. 0.6614                      C. 0.4725                                  over each lane being the form of a semi-ellipse with the height
     B. 0.5275                      D. 0.80                                    equal to the width. A truck is 6 ft. wide and 12 ft. high. What is
                                                                               the lowest bridge under which it can pass?
7.   At what rate must funds be continuously added to a savings                A. 13 ft 5 in                C. 13 ft 7 in
     account in order to accumulate Php10 000 in 15 years, if                  B. 12 ft 7 in                D. 12 ft 5 in
     interest is paid at 5% per year, compounded continuously?
     A. Php495.21 per year       C. Php459.01 per year                     15. Evaluate 42x – 5 if x is the solution of the equation: 35x – 8 = 9x + 2.
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22. The third term of a geometric sequence is 5, and the sixth term    34. Find y if the line passing through P(3, -2) and Q(-3, 4) is
                                                                           parallel to the line passing through R(-2, 5) and S(3, y).
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    is -40. Find the eighth term.
    A. -120                      C. -150                                   A. 0                          C. 1
    B. -140                      D. -160                                   B. -1                         D. -2
23. Find the second term of the binomial expansion of (2x + 3y²)⁴.     35. An experiment consists of selecting three items from a box of
    A. 69x³y²                  C. 87x³y²                                   several items. The three items are classified defective (D) or
    B. 96x³y²                  D. 78x³y²                                   non-defective (N) as they are selected. Give the sample space
                                                                           for the event where it has exactly one defective?
24. A baseball team consists of nine players. Find the number of           A. (NNN, NND, DNN)          C. (DDD, DNN, NDD)
    ways of arranging the first four positions in the batting order        B. (DNN, NDN, NND)          D. (NDD, DND, DDN)
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    if the pitcher is excluded.
    A. 1680                     C. 1860                                36. A component fails a particular test (A) 15% of the time or a
    B. 1790                     D. 1970                                    component displays strain but does not fail the test (B) 25%
                                                                           of the time. What is the probability that the component either
25. Suppose five cards are drawn from a standard deck of 52                fails or shows strain in the test?
    playing cards. Approximate the probability that all five cards         A. 0.4                        C. 0.6
    are hearts.                                                            B. 0.5                        D. 0.75
    A. 1/1000                 C. 1/2000
    B. 1/1500                 D. 1/2500                                37. A quality engineer selects 3 iPods from a box that contains 20
                                                                           iPods of which 3 are defective. What is the probability that the
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26. A class consists of 60 girls and 40 boys. In how many ways can         first is defective and the others are not defective?
    a president, vice-president, treasurer, and secretary be chosen        A. 0.102                      C. 0.119
    if the treasurer must be a girl, the second must be a boy, and a       B. 0.108                      D. 0.127
    student may not hold more than one office?
    A. 20,814,400                 C. 22,814,400                        38. A series of 10 annual payments of P2,000 is equivalent to two
    B. 21,814,400                 D. 23,814,400                            equal payments, one at the end of 15 years and the other at the
                                                                           end of 20 years. The interest rate is 8%, compounded annually.
                                                                           What is the amount of the two equal payments?
27. A man wishes to save money by setting aside 1 cent the first
                                                                           A. P21,532                  C. P23,531
    day, 2 cents the second, 4 cents the third day, and so on. If he
                                                                           B. P21,253                  D. P25,331
    continues to double the amount set aside each day and
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29. For what annual percentage rate would $1000 grow to $3500              A. 351.8                     C. 352.0
    in 20 years compounded monthly?                                        B. 351.7                     D. 351.6
    A. 5.7%                  C. 6.3%
    B. 6%                    D. 6.5%                                   40. A line was measured three times and yield the following
                                                                           results, 856.42, 856.69 and 856.12 m. Determine the probable
30. The half-life of the antidepressant Prozac in an average man is        error of the mean.
    2 days. How long does it take for 95% of the original dose to          A. ±0.111                   C. ±0.136
    be eliminated from a man’s body?                                       B. ±0.124                   D. ±0.147
    A. 5.8 days                  C. 7.8 days
    B. 6.8 days                  D. 8.6 days
                                                                       41. TP1 has an elevation of 115.15 m and the foresight taken at
31. A couple still owes $90,000 on a house that is financed at 8%          the point is 0.30 m. If the BS taken at BM is 1.42, the elevation
    annual percentage rate compounded monthly. If they start               of BM is:
    paying $1200 per month, when will the loan be paid off?                A. 115.45 m                  C. 114.03 m
    A. 8 years and 6 months C. 8 years and 8 months                        B. 114.45 m                  D. 115.03 m
    B. 8 years and 7 months D. 8 years and 9 months
42. During peak hours, 4400 vehicles pass through a certain            53. An engineering student at Silliman University is driving on a
    highway from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, with space mean speed of             level roadway and sees a construction sign 600 feet ahead in
    20 kph. What is the traffic density in vehicles per kilometer?         the middle of the roadway. The student strikes the sign at 35
    A. 95                        C. 110                                    mph. If the student was travelling at 55 mph when the sign was
    B. 100                       D. 90                                     first spotted, what was the student’s associated perception-
                                                                           reaction time, in seconds? Assume that deceleration is 11.2
Situation 1 – Given the corrected latitudes and departure of a             ft/s².
    closed traverse.                                                       A. 5.29                     C. 9.18
                                                                           B. 9.81                     D. 5.92
                 Lines     Latitude     Departure
                  1-2         80.16       -40.12                       54. Applying full brakes at a speed of 60 kph, the car traveled 40
                  2-3        -40.13       -36.82                           m until it stopped. Determine the average skid resistance.
                  3-4         70.18        50.42                           A. 0.27                     C. 0.35
                  4-5        -30.14        30.36                           B. 0.30                     D. 0.42
                  5-6         60.20       -52.34
                                                                       55. The speeds of vehicles A, B, C, D, and E were 50, 54, 56, 58 and
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                  6-1       -140.27        48.50
                                                                           60 kph, respectively. Assuming all vehicles were travelling at
43. Compute the DMD of line 3-4.                                           constant speed for a distance of 1.5 km, determine the space
    A. 190.28                  C. -117.06                                  mean speed in kph.
    B. -44.66                  D. -103.46                                  A. 55.8                      C. 55.9
44. Compute the DPD of line 4-5.                                           B. 54.9                      D. 55.4
    A. -103.46                 C. -117.06
    B. 190.28                  D. -44.66                               56. A spherical wooden ball is 15 cm in diameter sinks to a depth
45. Compute the area of the closed traverse in acres.                      of 12 cm in a certain liquid. Compute the area exposed above
    A. 490.54                  C. 0.113                                    the liquid in square centimeters.
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    B. 0.121                   D. 459.04                                   A. 141.4                     C. 146.7
                                                                           B. 143.2                     D. 148.9
46. A compound curve has a common tangent 520 m long. The
    first curve passing through the PC is a 3-degree curve with a      Situation 2 – If a car approaches the transition curve at a rate of
    central angle of 50°. Find the length of the second curve if its       centrifugal acceleration of 0.50 m/s3 with a degree of curve of
    central angle is 35°.                                                  5 on the central curve, determine the following:
    A. 607.8 m                  C. 712.4 m                             57. Compute the spiral angle of the transition curve at the SC if the
    B. 662.4 m                   D. 763.4 m                                spiral is designed to accommodate a velocity of 85 kph.
                                                                           A. 17.2                      C. 15.6
                                                                           B. 18.9                      D. 14.4
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47. A student recorded the following repeated paces of a given
    line: 456, 448, 462, 447, 452, and 455. If his pace factor is      58. Compute the length of the short tangent on the transition
    0.628 m/pace, what is the approximate length of the line in            curve in meters.
    meters?                                                                A. 32.87                     C. 37.82
    A. 284.693 m               C. 286.394 m                                B. 32.78                     D. 38.72
    B. 283.694 m               D. 289.634 m
                                                                       Situation 3 – For the following three-level sections of a roadbed
48. There are 9 vehicles observed in a 300 m section of McArthur           having a base of 24 ft and side slopes of 1.5:1,
    highway. If the average time headway is 4 seconds, compute
    the space mean speed of the vehicles in kph.
    A. 35                      C. 45
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B. 30 D. 40
50. Signs which provide means of displaying essential traffic              A. 820.5                  C. 835.6
    information wide multi-lane roads, where some degree of lane           B. 835.0                  D. 819.2
    use control is required, or where side-of-road clearance is        60. Compute the volume of cut using prismoidal correction
    insufficient to accommodate a road side sign.                          formula, in cubic yards.
    A. Overhead signs          C. Guide signs                              A. 820.5                  C. 835.6
    B. Roadwork signs          D. Special instruction signs                B. 835.0                  D. 819.2
                                                                          70. A triangular piece of land has one side measuring 12 km. The
                                                                              land is to be divided into two equal areas by a dividing line
                                                                              parallel to the given side. What is the length of the dividing
                                                                              line?
                                                                              A. 6.0                      C. 7.9
                                                                              B. 8.5                      D. 6.8
                                                                          71. The center height of the road at Sta. 7+110 is 2m while at Sta.
                                                                              7+160 it is 1.2 m cut. From Sta. 7+110 to the other station the
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                                                                              ground makes a uniform slope of 4.8%. Compute the grade of
    A. 0.97                       C. 2.22                                     the new road.
    B. 1.25                       D. 2.45                                     A. -2.0%                    C. -1.6%
                                                                              B. 2.0%                     D. 1.6%
62. A curve has a +0.6% back tangent meeting a -1.2% forward              72. The vertical distance from the vertex to the parabolic curve is
    tangent. It is designed so that the change in grade is 0.15% per          3 m. The first grade is ascending at the rate of 8% and the
    meter station (20 m). Calculate the sight distance of the curve,          second grade is descending at the rate of 3%. What is the
    in meters.                                                                length of the parabolic curve?
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    A. 240.0                     C. 296.2                                     A. 200.6                    C. 220.0
    B. 302.8                     D. 266.9                                     B. 218.2                    D. 215.9
63. The chord of a circle is 12 cm long and cuts of the circle
    segment whose height is 3cm. Find the radius of the circle.           Situation 5 – A is a point having an elevation o 130.48 m above
    Hint: height of the segment of the circle is the difference               datum, while B and C are points unknown in elevation. B is in
    between the radius of the circle and the distance of the chord            between A and C. By means of an instrument set 1.22 m above
    from circles center.                                                      B, vertical angles are observed that to A being -14°45’ and that
    A. 7.5 cm                  C. 5.5 cm                                      to C being +8°32’. The horizontal distance AB is 547.20 m and
    B. 6.5 cm                  D. 4.5 cm                                      the horizontal distance BC is 923.25 m. Making due allowance
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                                                                              for earth’s curvature and atmospheric refraction.
64. Find the height of a tree if the angle of elevation of its top        73. Compute the difference in elevation between A and B.
    changes from 20° to 40° as the observer advances 75 ft toward             A. 142.83                    C. 155.23
    its base.                                                                 B. 139.81                    D. 149.71
    A. 38.4 ft                  C. 47.3 ft                                74. Determine the difference in elevation between B and C.
    B. 48.2 ft                  D. 35.6 ft                                    A. 149.71                    C. 139.81
                                                                              B. 155.23                    D. 139.81
Situation 4 – The table shows a 15-min volume count during peak
    hour on an approach of an intersection.                               75. In hilly or mountainous terrain, it is often difficult to
                                                                              determine heights. There are two problems: first, it may be
                       TIME             VOLUME                                impossible to find an expanse of level ground from which
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                   6:00 – 6:15 PM         464                                 measurements can be taken. Second, sighting may be limited.
                   6:15 – 6:30 PM         256                                 That is, points of reference such as mountain peaks may be
                   6:30 – 6:45 PM         168                                 visible only from certain places. A geologist took
                   6:45 – 7:00 PM         278                                 measurements at two points, B and C, 928 m apart. The angle
                                                                              of elevation from B to the top of the mountain at A is 47°10’.
65. Determine the Peak Hour Volume.                                           The angle of elevation from C to B is 8°40’, and the angle of
    A. 1166                  C. 1544                                          elevation from C to A is 32°30’. It is known that the elevation
    B. 1616                  D. 1454                                          at C is 1537 m. to the nearest meter, what is the elevation at A?
66. Determine the Peak Hour Factor.                                           A. 2763 m                    C. 2975 m
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    B. 2.08                    D. 3.52
                                                                       86. A water jet must reach the window in the wall. Assuming a jet
78. A hose and nozzle discharge a horizontal water jet against a           velocity of 25m/s at the nozzle and neglecting air friction, find
    nearby vertical plate. The flow rate of water is 0.025 m3/s, and       the angle of inclination which will achieve this result, given h
    the diameter of the nozzle tip is 30 mm. Find the horizontal           = 14m, d = 23m, and a = 2m.
    force necessary to hold the plate in place.                            A. 41.3°                    B. 43.1°      C. 39.5°        D.
    A. 841.25 N                  C. 996.35 N                                  35.9°
    B. 884.19 N                  D. 471.32 N
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79. Lowering in channel bed elevation resulting from the erosion
    of sediments.
    A. aggredation            C. degradation
    B. scouring               D. accretion
82. A triangular V –notch weir with apex angle of 105ᵒ discharges      90. How long will the vessel sink by 0.20m following an opening
    water at constant head of 605 mm. What is the discharge (in            of the orifice at the bottom?
    m3/s) if the coefficient of discharges is 0.62?                        A. 594.7s                    C. 575.6s
    A. 1.215                      B. 0.504      C. 0.543   D.              B. 582.3s                    D. 551.3s
       0.632                                                           91. After how many seconds will the vessel sink following an
                                                                           opening of the orifice at the bottom?
83. After a flood has passed an observation station on a river, an         A. 800.2s                    C. 892.11s
    engineer visited the site and, by locating flood marks,                B. 810.2s                    D. 857.7s
    performing appropriate surveying, and doing necessary
    computations, determined that the cross – sectional area,
    wetted perimeter, and water – surface slope at the time of the
    peak flooding were 2857m2, 361 m, and 0.000815,
    respectively. The engineer also noted that the channel bottom
    was earth with grass and weeds (n = 0.030). Estimate the peak
    flood discharge in m3/s.
    A. 10,797                  C. 11,360
    B. 9,860                   D. 8,250
Situation 7 – Two vertical tanks are connected near the bottom by      Situation 9 – In order to provide irrigation, water has to be
    a short tube having a cross-sectional area of 0.0725m2. The            pumped to an elevation 120 m through a 600-mm pipe where
    cross-sectional areas of the tanks 8m2 and 2m2 respectively.           the pressure required at the higher elevation is 172 kPa. The
    The tank contains water with the water surface in the larger           source of the water (El. 60 m) and the discharge point are at
    tank 4m above the tube in the smaller tank 1m above the tube.          atmospheric pressure. Irrigation requirements dictate that
    Assume a constant discharge coefficient of 0.75.                       water must be pumped at the rate of 1 m³/sec. The loss of
92. Find the discharge from the bigger tank to the smaller tank            head due to friction and other factors is estimated to be 2.45
    assuming constant head.                                                m.
    A. 0.48 m3/s                C. 0.24 m3/s                           98. Determine the velocity of the water inside the pipe for the
    B. 0.42 m3/sD.              0.52 m3/s                                  required discharge.
93. Find the time in which the water surfaces in the two tanks will        A. 5.05                     C. 4.36
    reach the same elevation.                                              B. 2.25                     D. 3.54
    A. 23.02s                   C. 26.58s                              99. Determine the amount of energy, in metes, that the pump must
    B. 13.29s                   D. 9.73s                                   furnish.
94. Find the time for the water surface be 1m apart.                       A. 62.6                     C. 80.6
    A. 13.29s                   C. 2302s                                   B. 70.7                     D. 56.3
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    B. 26.58s                   D. 9.73s                               100. The rating of the pump in horsepower if it is only 80%
                                                                           efficient.
Situation 8 – At point A at elevation 200m in a pipeline carrying          A. 1072                     C. 1089
    water, the diameter is 1 meter, the pressure is 100 kPa and the        B. 1060                     D. 1079
    velocity is 1 m/s. At point B, 2m higher than A, the diameter is
    0.50m and the pressure is 20 kPa.
95. Determine the head loss.
    A. 9.39m                     C. 5.39m
    B. 10.92m                    D. 6.2m
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96. Determine the total energy at B.
    A. 204.85m                   C. 213.01m
    B. 200.85m                   D. 204.04m
97. Determine the total energy at A.
    A. 210.24m                   C. 215.23m
    B. 202.09m                   D. 210.24m
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1C     11 C   21 B   31 C   41 C   51 A   61 D   71 C   81 D   91 C
2B     12 C   22 D   32 A   42 C   52 C   62 B   72 B   82 C   92 B
3C     13 D   23 B   33 A   43 D   53 A   63 A   73 A   83 A   93 A
4B     14 A   24 A   34 A   44 B   54 C   64 B   74 D   84 D   94 D
5B     15 D   25 C   35 B   45 B   55 D   65 A   75 A   85 A   95 C
6A     16 A   26 C   36 A   46 B   56 A   66 A   76 B   86 C   96 A
7D     17 C   27 A   37 C   47 A   57 D   67 A   77 B   87 D   97 A
8C     18 D   28 A   38 D   48 B   58 D   68 D   78 B   88 B   98 D
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9B     19 B   29 C   39 A   49 B   59 D   69 B   79 C   89 B   99 C
10 B   20 C   30 D   40 A   50 A   60 B   70 B   80 C   90 A   100 B
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