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MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (SET A)

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. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only

1. Minimum K value vertical curves should be selected based on 7. A hemispherical tank of diameter 8 ft is full of liquid. Find the
three controlling factors: work done in pumping the liquid out of the tank (density of liquid is
1 pound per cubic feet).
I. Sight distance is a requirement in all situations for driver
safety. A. 56pi ft-lb C. 64 pi ft-lb
II. Appearance is generally required in low fill and flat B. 45pi ft-lb D. 40 ft-lb
topography situations.
III. Riding comfort is a general requirement with specific 8. A barge whose deck is 12ft below the level of a dock is drawn
need on approaches to a floodway where the length of up to it by means of a cable attached to ring in the floor of the dock,
depression needs to be minimized. the cable being hauled in by a windless on deck at the rate of 8ft
IV. Vertical alignment should fit into the natural terrain per min. How fast is the barge moving towards the dock when 16
earthwork balances. ft away?

A. I, III, IV only C. I, II, IV only A. 15 ft/min C. 25 ft/min

B. I, II, III only D. II, III, IV only B. 18 ft/min D. 10 ft/min

2. An industrial engineer has found that when she takes a sample 9. A spiral easement curve has a length of 80m. and the radius
of size 5 of a product, 90% of the time there are no defectives in of the central curve is zero m. Determine the maximum velocity
the sample, 3% of the time there is 1 defective, 2% of the time that a car could pass thru the spiral easement curve.
there are 2 defectives, 2% of the time there are 3 defectives, 2%of
the time there are 4 defectives, and 1% of the time there are 5 A. 82.4 kph C. 81.6 kph
defectives. What is the probability of taking a sample that has at B. 76.3 kph D. 79.6 kph
least 3 defectives in the 5?
A. 7% C. 9% 10. A spiral easement curve has a length of 150m with a central
B. 5% D. 15% curve having a radius of 400m. Determine the offset distance from
the tangent to the second quarter point of the spiral.
3. Lines of levels are from station A to station B over three A. 1.17m B. 3.96m C. 2.34m D. 3.38m
different routes. The route length and difference in elevation
between A and B are given in the following table. 11. A salesperson earns $600 per month plus a commission of
20% of sales. Find the minimum amount of sales needed to
Route Length(km) Different in elevation(m) receive a total income of at least $1500 per month.
1 6.2 425.34
2 5.8 424.12 A. $1500 C. $4500
3 3.8 426.45 B. $3500 D. $2500

Determine the most probable value of the elevation of station B if 12. The demand function for a certain compact disc is given by
station A is at elevation 42.635m. the function p = -0.01x^2 – 0.2x + 9 and the corresponding supply
A. 468.256 C. 462.112 function is given by p = 0.01x^2 – 0.1x + 3 where p is in thousands
B. 469.365 D. 169.186 of units. Find the equilibrium quantity by solving the system
consisting of the two given equations.
4. SIn a certain portion of road construction, the following data
were taken: cost of haul is P30 per cu.m station. The cost of borrow A. 20,000 C. 30,000
is P360 per cu.m. Using a free haul distance of 60 m, find the B. 25,000 D. 15,000
length of economical haul.
13. A continuous structure built parallel to along the margin of the
A. 230 m C. 310 m sea or alongside riverbanks, canals, or waterways where vessels
B. 300 m D. 500 m may lie alongside to receive or discharge cargo, embark or
disembark passengers, or lie at rest.
5. Wave at a point where the water depth is equal to ½ of the
A. Quay C. Pier
wave length or greater to be expressed in terms of the parameters
of significant wave. B. Port D. Wharf

A. Highest wave 14. A statistician keeps a simple wardrobe. He only purchases

pairs of black socks and white socks, and he keeps all the socks
B. Equivalent deepwater wave
in a pile in the drawer. Recently one of the socks lost in the laundry.
C. Deepwater wave
The socks now have a mathematical property. If you select two
D. Significant wave socks at random from the drawer, the socks will match in color
exactly 50% of the time. The statistician owns more than 200
6. An experiment consists of selecting three items from a box of socks but less than 250 socks, and there are more black socks
several items. The three items are classified defective (D) or non- than white socks. How many white socks are there?
defective (N) as they are selected. Give the sample space for this
A. 105 B. 110 C. 115 D. 120
experiment. Which outcomes are in the events A, B, C where A
exactly one defective? 15. A servant has a method to steal wine. He removes 3 cups
from a barrel of wine and replaces it with 3 cups of water. The next
A. {NNN, NND, DNN} C. {DDD, DNN, NDD}
day he wants more wine, so he does the same thing; he removes
B. {DNN, NDN, NND} D. {NDD, DND, DDN} 3 cups from the same barrel (now with diluted wine) and replaces
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it with 3 cups of water. The following day he repeats this one more A. 6 km C. 8 km
time, so he has drawn 3 times from the same barrel and has B. 10 km D. 12 km
poured back 9 cups of water. At this point the barrel is 50% wine
and 50% water. How many cups of wine were originally in the 25. A line from “A” elevation 17.13 m intersects the vein at “B”
barrel? elevation 54.85 m. The bearing and slope distance of AB are N
A. 13.25 B. 14.54 C. 15.72 D. 16.43 47°31’ E, and 63.70 m respectively. Strike is S 71°33’E. Dip is 50°
SW. Compute the direction of the shortest level cross cut from A
16. A right triangle has a hypotenuse equal to 10 and an altitude to the vein.
to the hypotenuse equal to 6. What is the area of the triangle?
A. N 19°27’ W C. S 19° 37’ W
A. 30 B. 24 C. 15 D. 0 B. N 18°27’ E D. S 29° 47’ E

17. Solid structure which projects into the sea perpendicular to 26. If three sides of a trapezoid are each 6 inches long, how long
shore to berth vessels is called: must be the fourth side be if the area is a maximum?
A. Dock C. Breakwater A. 6 inches C. 12 inches
B. Wharf D. Jetty B. 9 inches D. 3 inches

18. D consumer is trying to decide whether to purchase car A or 27. The side slope of a road fill is 2H to 1V. The width of the
car B. Car A costs P 20,000 and has an mpg rating of 30, and roadbed (including shoulder and ditches) is 7m and the height of
insurance is P 1000 per year. Car B costs P 24,000 and has an fill at the road center is 2.5m. The ground slopes -8 % to the left.
mpg rating of 50, and insurance is P 1200 per year. Assume that
A. 13.21m C. 8.32m
the consumer drives 15,000 miles per year and that the price of
B. 10.21m D. 7.33m
gas remains constant at P 3 per gallon. Based only on these facts,
determine how long it will take for the total cost of car B to become
28. The brewing pot temperature of coffee is 180 deg. Fahrenheit
less than that of car A.
and the room temperature is 25 deg Celsius. After 5 minutes, the
A. 10 years C. 12 years temperature of the coffee is 660 deg. Rankine. How long will it take
B. 11 years D. 15 years for the coffee to reach a temperature of 341.33 deg. Kelvin.
A. 11.21 mins C. 12.14 mins
19. The function y = 2x + 5 gives the cost of pizza where Php5 is B. 11.75 mins D. 12. 98 mins
the basic cost and x is the number of toppings at Php2 each. Find
the inverse function. 29. 20 athletes running together could run a racetrack in 25
A. y = x – 5(2) C. y = x + 5(2) minutes. How long will it take 15 athletes to run the same track?
B. y = x + 5 / 2 D. y = x – 5 / 2 A. 18.25 mins C. 12.50 mins
B. 25.00 mins D. 10.00 mins
20. The formula log (1-k) = -0.3/H models the relationship
between the half-life H of a radioactive material and its rate of 30. Find the general solution of (x5+3y)dx−xdy=0.
decay k. Find the rate of the decay of the iodine isotope 1-131 if
A. 2y = x5 + cx3 C. 2y = x5 + 3cx3
its half-life is H days. Round to four decimal places.
B. y = 2x5 + cx3 D. y = x5 + 3cx3
A. 0.1827 C. 0.0627
B. 0.0827 D. 0.3827 31. Determine the height of tower, in meters, that can be
constructed at station Bravo such that the line of sight will just pass
21. The longitudinal ground profile and the gradeline shows the through the mountain Charlie with a clearance of 1.5m.
length shows the length of cut is 560m while the length of fill is
A. 48 C. 32
740m. The width of the roadbed is 10m for both cut and fill. The
B. 37 D. 56
profile areas between the groundline and the gradeline, which is
parallel, are 4800 m2 for cut and 5829 m2 for fill. Find the difference 32. Elevation of triangulation station Alpha is 250 m while that of
between the volume of fill and the volume of cut in cubic meters if Bravo is 695m. In between stations Alpha and Bravo is a mountain
the slopes are 1.5:1 for cut and 2:1 for fill. Charlie with elevation 325m. The height of transit at Alpha is 1.2m.
A. 43768.2 m3 C. 40413.7 m3 The distance from Alpha to Charlie is 30km and from Bravo to
B. 35783.2 m3 D. 56298 m3 Charlie is 50km. Determine the height of tower, in meters, that can
be constructed at station Bravo such that the line of sight will just
22. The horizontal axis of a transit was inclined at 4’ with the pass through the mountain Charlie with a clearance of 1.5m.
horizontal due to non-adjustment. The first sight has a vertical A. 48 C. 32
angle of 50°, the next had -30°. Determine the error in the B. 56 D. 37
measured horizontal angle.
33. A line of levels was run from point 5 to point 6, 8km apart. The
A. 7’4.6” C. 8’4.6” average backsight and foresight distance was 100m. At every
B. 7’9.72” D. 8’9.2” turning point, the rod settles by 3 cm. Find the correct elevation of
point 6 based on its recorded elevation of 386m.
23. A pavement has a modulus of elasticity of 120 MPa and a
stiffness factor of 0.5. Determine the modulus of elasticity of the A. 383.79m C. 384.83m
subgrade. B. 384.24m D. 383.37m

A. 16 MPa C. 15 MPa 34. Two road rollers, A and B, having the same speed, left from
B. 17 MPa D. 18 MPa same point in Manila at 7:00 AM for a project in Central Luzon. At
8:00 AM, A stopped due to engine trouble, and after the necessary
24. A and B travel from Manila to Laguna and back. A starts 2 repairs were completed, it proceeded again at 10:00 AM at only
hours after B has started and overtakes B at a point 4 km from 3/4 of its original speed and arrived at the project 5 hours behind
Laguna. He then meets B 3 hours and 12 minutes thereafter. If A scheduled time. B also had engine trouble and stopped at a point
reaches Manila 4 hours and 40 minutes ahead of B. Find the 40 km beyond the point where A stopped due to repairs. After a
distance between Manila and Laguna. delay of 2 hours, B proceeded at 3/4 of its original speed and
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arrived at the project 4 hours after scheduled time. Determine the 42. The clearance to an obstruction is 40m and the desirable sight
original speed in kph of the road rollers. distance when rounding a horizontal curve is 600m. Determine the
minimum radius of horizontal curve if the length of curve is 550m
A. 13 1/3 C. 36 5/9
long.
B. 18 2/3 D. 44 4/9
A. 1168.74 m C. 1125.00 m
35. Determine the force of gravitational attraction between the B. 1075.35 m D. 1117.19 m
Earth and the sun. Their masses are 5.98 x 10 24 kg and 1.99 x
1030 kg, respectively. The average distance separating the Earth 43. Use Newton's law of gravitation to determine the acceleration
and the sun is 1.50 x 1011 m. Determine the force of gravitational of an 85-kg astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS)
attraction between the Earth and the sun. when the ISS is at a height of 350 km above Earth's surface. The
radius of the Earth is 6.37 x 106 m. (GIVEN: MEarth= 5.98 x 1024 kg).
A. 4.54 x 1022 N C. 3.53 x 1022 N
B. 2.13 x 1022 N D. 2.92 x 1022 N A. 8.45 m/s/s C. 9.12 m/s/s
B. 7.75 m/s/s D. 8.84 m/s/s
36. In a certain medical test designed to measure carbohydrate
tolerance, adult drinks 7 ounces of a 30% glucose solution. When 44. The point in the orbit of a planet or other celestial body where
the test is administered to a child, the glucose concentration must it is farthest from the Sun.
be decreased to 20%. How much 30% glucose solution and how
A. Apogee C. Aphelion
much water should be used to prepare 7 ounces of 20% glucose
B. Aperture D. Apastron
solution?
A. 2 oz 30 % glucose and 5 oz of water 45. Is a point where a change in some parameter of interest
B. 4 oz 30 % glucose and 3 oz of water occurs.
C. 14/3 oz 30 % glucose and 7/3 oz of water A. Control Point C. Changing Point
D. 1 oz 30 % glucose and 6 oz of water B. Breakpoint D. Turning Point

37. A Corporation sold an issue of 20-year bonds, having a total 46. Refers to a point on a baseline that is at a known distance
face value of 10,000,000 for 9,500,000. The bonds bear interest at from a starting/reference point.
16%, payable semiannually. The company wishes to establish a
sinking fund for retiring the bond issue and will make semiannual A. Bench Mark C. Station
deposit that will earn 12%, compounded semiannually. Which of B. Base Line D. Datum
the following most nearly gives the annual cost for interest and
redemption of these bonds? 47. Geostationary satellites are satellites which are orbiting the
Earth above the equator and make one complete orbit every 24
A. 1,730,000.00 C. 2,220,000.00 hours. Because their orbital period is synchronized with the Earth's
B. 1,895,000.00 D. 2,630,000.00 rotational period, a geostationary satellite can always be found in
the same position in the sky relative to an observer on Earth.
38. A toll bridge carries 5000 veh/day. The current toll is 150 (GIVEN: MEarth = 5.98 x 1024 kg). Determine the acceleration of a
cents. When the toll is increased by P 0.25 traffic volume geostationary satellite.
decreases by 500 veh/day. Determine the additional amount of toll
A. 0.223 m/s/s C. 0.274 m/s/s
that should be charged such that revenue is maximized.
B. 0.182 m/s/s D. 0.252 m/s/s
A. P 0.25 C. P 0.50
B. P 0.75 D. P 1.00 48. Find the intercepts on the x axis of x made by the tangent at
(-5,12) to 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 169
39. The table below shows a leveling note. If the elevation of A. -23-4/7 C. -33-4/5
Station 1 is 202.50 m: B. 45-3/5 D. -30-4/5
Station Back Sight (m) Foresight (m)
2 𝜋
BM1 1.25 -- 49. Find the slope of the polar curve 𝑟 = 2+cos 𝜃 at 𝜃 = 3 .
TP1 3.25 2.03
TP2 1.12 1.77 A. -1.15 B. 1.15 C. 82.07 D. -82.07
TP3 2.50 2.58 𝑥
50. If 𝑥 2 − 2𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎2 = 0, find the value of .
TP4 2.43 0.95 𝑎
BM2 -- 2.22 A. 0 B. 0.5 C. 1 D. 2
What is the difference in elevation between BM1 and BM2?
A. 0.88 m C. 0.95 m

MIND IS
B. 1.00 m D. 1.12 m

40. If the probability of a seeing car on the highway in 30 mins. Is

0.95, what is the probability of seeing a car on the highway in 10
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EVERYTHING. WHAT
mins? (assume constant default probability)
A. 0.632 B. 0.368 C. 0.005 D. 0.006

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41. During their physics field trip to the amusement park, Tyler
and Maria took a rider on the Whirligig. The Whirligig ride consists
of long swings which spin in a circle at relatively high speeds. As
part of their lab, Tyler and Maria estimate that the riders travel
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through a circle with a radius of 6.5 m and make one turn every
5.8 seconds. Determine the speed of the riders on the Whirligig.
A. 14.08 m/s C. 3.52 m/s
B. 7.04 m/s D. 1.12 m/s