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MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING 5. The arithmetic mean of two numbers is 4 while the geometric mean is
6. Determine the cube of the harmonic mean. (CE NOV 2005)
& TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING – PART I
A. 729 B. 1728
C. 512 D. 27
1. Use the Remainder Theorem to evaluate f 3 , where

f  x   x  2x  5x  8 . (CE NOV 2015)

3 2 SOLUTION:
Arithmetic mean:
A. 52 B. −14
AM  4
C. 16 D. −2 Geometric mean:
GM  6
SOLUTION: Harmonic mean:
f  x   x3  2x 2  5x  8
 4 HM   6 2
f 3  3  2 3  5 3  8
3 2
HM  9
f  3   16 Cube of harmonic mean:
HM3  93  729
ANSWER: C. 16
2. Determine the 4
th
term in the expansion of  2x  1 x 10 . (CE MAY ANSWER: A. 729
2015)
4 4 6. If the sum of seven consecutive numbers is equal to zero, determine
A. 15360x B. −15360x
2 2
the largest value of the seven numbers?
C. 13440x D. −13440x A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
SOLUTION:
10  4 1
4th term  10 C4 1  2x   1 x 4 1 SOLUTION:
4 th
term  120 128x  7
 1 x3  x   x  1   x  2   x  3    x  4    x  5    x  6   0
4th term  15360x 4 x  3

ANSWER: C. 3
4
ANSWER: B. −15360x

3. Determine the value of A in the equation: 7. Rolls of carpet are stacked in 20 rows with 3 rolls in the top row, 4
3x  1 A B rolls in the next row, and so on, forming an arithmetic sequence.
  (CE MAY 2015)
 x  2 x  3  x  2 x  3 Determine the total number of carpet rolls if there are 22 rolls in the
bottom row. (CE MAY 2018)
A. 2 B. 1 A. 225 B. 250
C. −2 D. −1 C. 275 D. 300

SOLUTION: SOLUTION:
 3x  1 A B  a1  3
     x  2  x  3 
  x  2  x  3  x  2 x  3  a2  4
3x  1  A  x  3   B  x  2 
a20  22
Let x = 2:
3  2  1  A  2  3   B  2  2  n
Sn   a1  an 
A 1 2
20
S20   3  22 
ANSWER: B. 1 2
S20  250 carpet rolls
4. The sum of the first “n” terms of a progression is 32n1  6 . Determine
th th
the quotient of the 9 and 7 terms. (CE NOV 2016) ANSWER: B. 250
A. 9 B. 729
C. 81 D. 6561 8. All of the students at a certain review center are majoring in
Hydraulics, Structural Engineering, or both. 73% of the students are
SOLUTION: Hydraulic majors and 62% are Structural Engineering majors. If there
Sum of first n terms: are 200 students, how many of them are majoring in both Hydraulics
and Structural Engineering?
Sn  32n2  6 A. 50 B. 60
C. 70 D. 80
nth term in the sequence:
an  Sn  Sn 1 SOLUTION:
a7  S7  S6 0.73  200  0.62  200   200  70

a7   3    6    3    6 
2 7 1 2 6 1
    ANSWER: C. 70
a7  1417176
9. In a survey concerning the smoking habits of consumer, it was found
a9  S9  S8 that 50% smoke cigarette A, 55% smoke cigarette B, 40% smoke
a9   3    6    3    6 
2 9 1 2 8 1 cigarette C, 30% smoke cigarettes A and B, 20% smoke cigarettes A
    and C, 12% smoke cigarettes B and C, and 10% smoke all three
cigarettes. What percent smoke exactly two brands of cigarettes?
a9  114791256
A. 2% B. 10%
th th C. 20% D. 32%
Quotient of the 9 and 7 terms:
a9 114791256 SOLUTION:

a7 1417176 30  10  20  10  12  10  32%
a9
 81
a7 ANSWER: D. 32%

ANSWER: C. 81

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10. Gwen can clean the house in 4 hours, while her husband Larry can do 14. A boy is 1/3 as old as his brother and 8 years younger than his sister.
the cleaning in 5 hours. They agreed to clean together so that they The sum of their ages is 38. How old is his sister?
can finish in time to watch a teleserye that starts in 3 hours. How long A. 8 B. 12
will it take them to clean the house together? (CE NOV 2015) C. 14 D. 18
A. 2 1/9 hrs B. 2 2/9 hrs
C. 2 2/5 hrs D. 2 1/5 hrs SOLUTION:
x  y  z  38  EQ1
SOLUTION: 1
R 1 t x  y  EQ2
3
Rgwen  1 4 x  z  8  EQ3
Rlarry  1 5 Solve EQ1, EQ2, and EQ3:
x  6 (age of boy)
R 
1 y  18 (age of brother)
t z  14 (age of sister)
1
Rgwen  Rlarry 
t ANSWER: C. 14 years old
1 1 1
 
4 5 t 15. A famous mathematician who is always in a hurry walks up an up-
t  2.2222 hours going escalator at the rate of one step per second and reached the
top in twenty steps. The next day he goes up at two steps per second,
t  2 2/9 hours
reaching the top in thirty-two steps. How many steps are there in the
escalator? (CE NOV 2017)
ANSWER: B. 2 2/9 hrs
A. 60 steps B. 30 steps
11. Two pipes running simultaneously can fill a tank in 8 hours. If both C. 90 steps D. 80 steps
pipes run for 4 hours and the first is then closed, it requires 12 hours
more for the second to fill the tank. How long does it take for the first SOLUTION:
pipe to fill the tank? Let:
A. 10 hours B. 12 hours S = number of steps of the escalator
Ve = speed of escalator (steps/second)
C. 20 hours D. 24 hours
Day 1:
SOLUTION:
1 step 20 steps
Work Equation: V1  
1 second t1
1
R  t1  20 seconds
t
1 1 1
   EQ1
t1 t 2 8 S
Vrelative 
Rt  1 t
S
1 1 1 Ve  V1 
    4     12   1  EQ2 t1
 1 2
t t  t2 
S
Ve  1 
Solve EQ1 and EQ2:
20
20Ve  20  S  EQ1
t1  12 hours
t 2  24 hours
Day 2:
2 steps 32 steps
ANSWER: B. 12 hours V2  
1 second t2
12. A contractor estimates that he could finish a certain project in 15 days t 2  16 seconds
if he has 20 men. At the start of the project, he hired 10 men, and
then after 6 days, 10 more men are added. How many days will the S
project be delayed? (CE MAY 2016) Vrelative 
t
A. 2 days B. 3 days
S
C. 4 days D. 5 days Ve  V2 
t2
SOLUTION: S
Ve  2 
 2015  10  6   10  10  x  16
16Ve  32  S  EQ2
x  12 days
total # of days  6  x  6  12  18 days
Solve EQ1 and EQ2:
total # of days of delay  18  15  3 days Ve  3 steps/second
S  80 steps
ANSWER: B. 3 days

13. In how many minutes after 3:00 PM will the minute hand of a clock ANSWER: D. 80 steps
coincide with the hour hand?
A. 15.46 minutes B. 17.27 minutes 16. A car takes 7 hours and 30 minutes to travel from point A to point B.
How long will the journey be if the speed is 1.50 times the original
C. 16.36 minutes D. 18.18 minutes
speed?
A. 6 hrs B. 5 hrs
SOLUTION2:
C. 4 hrs D. 3 hrs
M
2
11

ref  req 
SOLUTION:
2
M   90  0  S  V1t1  V2t 2
11
M  16.3636 minutes  V1  7.5   1.5V1  t 2
t 2  5 hours
SOLUTION3:
11M  60H
req  ANSWER: B. 5 hours
2
11M  60  3 
0
2
M  16.3636 minutes

ANSWER: C. 16.36 minutes

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17. A purse contains $3.73 in pennies and nickels. If the number of 22. The error of scale on the map is 0.02 mm. The map has a scale of
pennies was halved and the number of nickels was doubled, the 1:350,000. Find the error of measurement on the ground. (CE NOV
money would amount to $7.04. How many pennies were there? 2000)
A. 82 B. 28 A. 5m B. 6m
C. 69 D. 96 C. 7m D. 8m

SOLUTION: SOLUTION:
0.01p   0.05 n   3.73  EQ1 emap 1

p eactual 350000
0.01   0.05  2n   7.04  EQ2
2 0.02 1

eactual 350000
Solve EQ1 and EQ2:
eactual  7000 mm  7 m
p  28
n  69 ANSWER: C. 7 m

ANSWER: B. 28 23. The volume of a hemisphere varies directly as the cube of its radius.
3
The volume of a hemisphere is 20.75 cm when the radius is 2.54 cm.
18. Because of the 10% oil price increase, Albert decided to reduce his When the radius is 3.25 cm, determine the volume of a sphere of the
fuel consumption by 10%. By what percent would his fuel expenses same material?
be changed? A. 43.45 cm
3
B. 33.97 cm
3

A. decrease by 10% B. increase by 1% C. 67.90 cm

3
D. 86.94 cm
3

C. decrease by 1% D. unchanged
SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:
110%(0.90) = 99% V  R3
V1 V2

ANSWER: C. decrease by 1% R13 R23
20.75 V2
19. A local computer store is having a sale. After a 30% price reduction, 
you purchase a new computer for $980. What was the computer’s 2.543 3.253
price before the reduction? (CE MAY 2018) V2  43.4677 cm3  volume of hemisphere 2
A. $1100 B. $1274
Volume of sphere 2:
C. $1400 D. $1666
2V2  86.9355 cm3
SOLUTION: 3
ANSWER: D. 86.94 cm
Let:
2
x = original price of the computer 24. The scale on a map is 1:x. A lot that has an area of 640 m is
2
represented on the map by an area of 25.6 cm . Determine the value
x  0.3x  980 of x. (CE NOV 2017)
x  1400 A. 100 B. 1000
C. 500 D. 5000
ANSWER: C. $1400
SOLUTION:
20. Jessy planned to spend ₱39,000 for fabric for her store. She found 2
A map  1
her fabric on sale at 20 percent less per yard than she expected and  
was able to buy 40 extra yards for a total cost of ₱41,600. What was A actual x
the original cost per yard? 2
 1m 
A. ₱120 B. ₱300 25.6 cm2    2
 100 cm    1 
C. ₱325 D. ₱215  
640 x
SOLUTION: x  500
 x  y   39000  EQ1 ANSWER: C. 500
 x  40 0.80y   41600  EQ2
Solve EQ1 and EQ2: 25. AB is directly proportional to BC in the ratio 13 to 17. BC is also
x  120 yards proportional to CD in the same ratio. Find AB when CD is equal to 52.
(CE NOV 2010)
y  325 (original cost per yard)
A. 30.41 B. 30.14
C. 31.40 D. 31.04
ANSWER: C. ₱325
SOLUTION:
21. The volume of a cone varies jointly as its height and the square of its
AB  BC
radius. If the volume of a cone is 32 cubic inches when its radius is 4
inches and its height is 6 inches, determine the volume of a cone AB  k BC 
when its radius is 3 inches and its height is 5 inches. (CE NOV 2015) AB 13
A. 10 cubic inches B. 15 cubic inches k 
BC 17
C. 25 cubic inches D. 30 cubic inches
BC  CD
SOLUTION:
BC  k  CD 
V  HR 2
BC 13
V  kHR2 k 
CD 17
V
k BC 
13 13
 CD    52 
676
HR2 17 17 17
V1 V2

H1R12 H2R22 AB 13
k 
32 V2 BC 17

 6  4 2  5  3 2 AB 
13
BC 
17
V2  15 in3 13  676 
AB   
17  17 
3
ANSWER: D. 15 in 8788
AB   30.4083
289

ANSWER: A. 30.41

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26. The maximum weight that a rectangular beam can support varies 30. The intensity of the earthquake and the reference intensity are related
jointly as its width and the square of its height and inversely as its by the function:
length. A beam 1/2 ft wide, 1/3 ft high, and 10 ft long can support 12 I
tons of weight. Determine the weight that a beam can support if the R  log  
beam is 2/3 ft wide, 1/2 ft high and 16 feet long. (CE MAY 2018)  Io 
A. 10 tons B. 14.5 tons An earthquake in San Francisco in 1989 was reported to have a
C. 22.5 tons D. 26 tons Richter number of 6.90. How does the intensity of the earthquake
compare with the reference intensity? (CE MAY 2018)
SOLUTION: A. I  9.9227  106Io B. I  1.1921 106Io
2
wh
W  C. I  7.9433  106Io D. I  5.1773  106Io
l
wh2 SOLUTION:
W k
l
I
Wl R  log  
k  Io 
wh2
W11
l W2l2 I
 6.90  log  
w1k12 w 2k 2 2
 Io 
I
antilog  6.90  
1210   W2 16  Io

1 21 3 2  2 3 1 2 2 106.90 

I
Io
W2  22.5 tons
I  7943282.347Io
ANSWER: C. 22.5 tons I  7.9433  106 Io

27. Given that w varies directly as the product of x and y and inversely as ANSWER: C. I  7.9433  106Io
the square of z, and that w = 4 when x = 2, y = 6 and z = 3, find the
value of w when x = 1, y = 4 and z = 2. (CE NOV 2017)
31. If left alone, a certain type of grass expands the ground it covers
A. 2 B. 3
following the equation A  0.5(1.21)^t , where A is the area covered
C. 4 D. 5
by the grass in million square meters and t is the number of years
SOLUTION: since 1998. In what year will the area covered by the grass reach 10.5
million square meters for the first time?
xy
w A. 2012 B. 2014
z2
C. 2016 D. 2018
 xy 
w  k 2 
z  SOLUTION:
wz 2 A  0.5(1.21)^t
k
xy 10.5  0.5 1.21 ^t
w1z12 w 2 z2 2 t  15.97  16

x1y1 x2y2 Year: 1998 + 16 = 2014
 4  3  2

w 2 2
2
ANSWER: B. 2014
 2  6  1 4 
w2  3 32. Given the following inequalities, which of them are equal?
I 3  x  3
ANSWER: B. 3 II x^2  9
III 1/ x  1/ 3
28. The Galapagos Islands, lying 600 miles west of the equator, are A. I and II only B. I and III only
famed for their extraordinary wildlife. The function f  A   28.53 A C. II and III only D. I, II and III
models the number of plant species, f(A), on the various islands of the
Galapagos chain in terms of the area, A, in square miles of a SOLUTION:
particular island. How many species of plants are on Galapagos
Island that has an area of 8 square miles? (CE MAY 2018) ANSWER: A. I and II only
A. 55 B. 56
33. Acme car rental agency charges $4 a day plus $0.15 per mile,
C. 57 D. 58
whereas Interstate car rental agency charges $20 a day and $0.05
per mile. How many miles must be driven to make the daily cost of an
SOLUTION: Acme rental a better deal than an Interstate rental? (CE MAY 2018)
f  A   28.5 3 A A. Less than 160 miles a day
f  A   28.5 3 8 B. More than 160 miles a day
C. Less than or equal to 160 miles a day
f  A   57
D. More than or equal to 160 miles a day
ANSWER: C. 57
SOLUTION:
29. As a result of Chernobyl nuclear accident, radioactive debris was Let:
carried through the atmosphere. One immediate concern was the x = number of miles driven a day
impact that the debris had on milk supply. The percent “y” of the
radioactive material in raw milk after “t” days is estimated by the Acme rental is a better deal than Interstate rental if the daily cost
0.1t
function: y  100  2.7  . Estimate the expected percent of of Acme is less than the daily cost of Interstate:
radioactive material in the milk after 30 days. (CE MAY 2018) 4  0.15x  20  0.05x
A. 5.08% B. 7.23% 0.15x  0.05x  20  4
C. 10.80% D. 12.68% 0.10x  16
x  160 miles a day
SOLUTION:
0.1t
y  100  2.7  ANSWER: A. Less than 160 miles a day
0.1 30 
y  100  2.7 
y  5.0805%

ANSWER: A. 5.08%

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34. American West Airlines has three models of Boeing aircraft in their 37. Given a certain acute angle , such that cos is equal to 1/8. What
fleet. The 737-300 contains 21 more seats than the 737-200. The should be the value of sin(/2)? (CE May 2014)
757-200 contains 36 less seats than twice the number of seats in 737- A. 0.8281 B. 0.6614
200. Determine the number of seats for each aircraft if the total C. 0.4140 D. 0.3307
number of seats for the three models is 437. (CE MAY 2018)
A. 122, 143, 208 B. 155, 106, 176 SOLUTION:
C. 113, 134, 190 D. 95, 116, 226
1
cos  
SOLUTION: 8
Let:   82.8192
x = number of seats in 737-200
y = number of seats in 737-300 sin   2  sin  82.8192 2
z = number of seats in 757-200 sin   2  0.6614

x  y  z  437  EQ1
ANSWER: B. 0.6614
y  x  21  EQ2
z  2x  36  EQ3 4 4 sin A  cos A
38. If tan A  , what is the value of ?
5 3cos A  sin A
Solve EQ1, EQ2, and EQ3: A. 15/19 B. 13/19
x  113 C. 11/19 D. 9/19
y  134
z  190 SOLUTION:
4
ANSWER: C. 113, 134, 190 tan A 
5
35. Given that the half-life of T of radium is 1690 years. How much will A  38.6598
remain of one gram of radium after 1000 years? (CE MAY 2018)
A. 313.79 milligrams B. 442.43 milligrams 4sin A  cos A 11

C. 663.55 milligrams D. 735.19 milligrams 3cos A  sin A 19

SOLUTION: ANSWER: C. 11/19

Mode 3 5 39. Which of the following is/are true?
X Y
I sin  A    sinA
1 0 1000
2 1690 500 II cos  A    cos A
3
III tan  A    tanA
AC
A. I only B. II only
Shift 1 5 5: ŷ
C. I and III D. I and II
1000 ŷ
ANSWER: C. I and III
663.5532 40. If cos   sin2 , find one possible value of .

ANSWER: C. 663.55 milligrams A. 30° B. 45°

C. 60° D. 75°
36. Strontium-90 is a waste product from nuclear reactors. As a
consequence of fallout from atmospheric nuclear tests, we all have SOLUTION:
measurable amount of Strontium-90 in our bones. The half-life of cos   sin2
Strontium-90 is 28 years, meaning that after 28 years a given amount
of the substance will have decayed to half of the original amount. cos   cos  90  2 
Suppose that a nuclear accident occurs and releases 60 grams of   90  2
Strontium-90 into the atmosphere, how long will it take for Strontium-
  30
90 to decay to a level of 10 grams? (CE MAY 2018)
A. 7.36 years B. 72.39 years
ANSWER: A. 30°
C. 44.38 years D. 100.38 years
41. Given the equation 8sin2   2sin   1  0 , solve for one of the values
SOLUTION:
of  between 0° and 360°.
Mode 3 5 A. 223.47° B. 215.48°
X Y C. 193.28° D. 165.52°
1 0 60
SOLUTION:
2 28 30
3 8sin2   2sin   1  0

AC Let:
x  sin 
Shift 1 5 4: x̂

10 x̂ 8x2  2x  1  0

1
72.3990 x1    sin 
4
ANSWER: A. B. 72.39 years 1  14.4775  Quadrant I
1  165.5225  Quadrant II

1
x2    sin 
2
2  30  Quadrant IV
2  210  Quadrant III

ANSWER: D. 165.52

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42. One leg of a right triangle is 20 cm and the hypotenuse is 10 cm Distance traveled by each missile after t = 0.75 seconds:
longer than the other leg. Determine the length of the hypotenuse. S  Vt
(CE MAY 2017)
S1   75.39  0.75   56.5425 m
A. 15 cm B. 20 cm
C. 25 cm D. 30 cm S2   83.26  0.75   62.445 m

Distance between the two missiles after t = 0.75 seconds:

SOLUTION:
Cosine Law
Let:
S2   56.5425    62.445   2  56.5425  62.445  cos  62.19 
a = one leg = 20 cm 2 2
b = other leg
c = hypotenuse = b + 10 S  61.6596

Pythagorean Theorem: ANSWER: D. 61.66 m

a2  b2  c 2
46. In triangle ABC, BC = 216 mm, AC = 301 mm and mBAC = 30°.
 20 2  b2  b  10 2 Find the area of the triangle.
2 2
b  15 cm A. 26,531.45 mm B. 19,874.68 mm
2 2
C. 11,233.64 mm D. 7,956.62 mm
c  b  10  15  10
c  25 cm SOLUTION 1:
Given:
ANSWER: C. 25 cm
a = side BC = 216 mm
b = side AC = 301 mm
43. A surveyor measures the angle of elevation of the top of a cellular site
A = BAC = 30
tower to be 38°24’. If the height of the tower is 162 m, how far is the
surveyor from the tower? Angle B (Sine Law):
A. 260.81 m B. 128.40 m sin A sinB

C. 204.39 m D. 100.63 m a b
sin  30  sinB
SOLUTION: 
216 301
B  44.1676  Quadrant I
Angle C:
A  B  C  180
30  44.1676  C  180
C  105.8324
162
tan  3824'   Area of triangle:
x 1
x  204.3931 m Area   ab  sinC
2
1
ANSWER: C. 204.39 m Area   216  301 sin 105.8324 
2
44. A flagstaff standing on top of a tower 80 ft high subtends an angle of Area  31274.7682 mm2
arctan(1/9) at a point 100 ft from the foot of the tower. Find the height
SOLUTION 2:
of the flagstaff.
A. 18 ft B. 20 ft Given:
C. 24 ft D. 30 ft a = side BC = 216 mm
b = side AC = 301 mm
SOLUTION: A = BAC = 30
Angle B (Sine Law):
sin A sinB

a b
sin  30  sinB

216 301
B  44.1676  Quadrant I
B  135.8324  Quadrant II
Angle C:
A  B  C  180
Subtended angle, :
30  135.8324  C  180
 1
  tan1    6.3402 C  14.1676
9
Area of triangle:
Angle, :
1
 80 
  tan1 
Area   ab  sinC
  38.6598 2
 100 
1
Area   216  301 sin 14.1676 
Height of flagstaff y: 2
y  80 Area  7956.6156 mm2
tan      
100
y  20 ft
2
ANSWER: D. 7,956.62 mm

ANSWER: B. 20 ft 47. In a triangle ABC: AB = 25 cm and BC = 10 cm. If AC is the longest

side, determine the probable perimeter of the triangle.
45. Two missiles are fired simultaneously from the same location to A. 50 cm B. 69 cm
different directions. Their speeds are 75.39 m/s and 83.26 m/s. The
C. 70 cm D. 49 cm
angle between their directions is 62.19°. How far apart are the
missiles after 0.75 seconds?
SOLUTION:
A. 29.16 m B. 37.94 m
C. 52.45 m D. 61.66 m Given:
a = side BC = 10
SOLUTION: c = side AB = 25

Let: Required:
V1 = 75.39 m/s P = probable perimeter
V2 = 83.26 m/s
 = 62.19

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Solve for probable length of side b: 51. Determine the area of an isosceles trapezoid whose top and bottom
b  c  a 1 bases have lengths equal to 22 m and 10 m, and each equal leg has
b  25  10  1 a length of 10 m.
2 2
A. 96 m B. 80 m
b  16 2 2
C. 128 m D. 110 m
b  a  c 1
b  10  25  1 SOLUTION:
b  34
Solve for probable perimeter:
When b  16:
Pabc
P  10  16  25
P  51 cm
When b  34:
Pabc
P  10  34  25
P  69 cm Height of trapezoid:

ANSWER: B. 69 cm h 102  62 8

Area of trapezoid:
48. A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90° and sides a = 50° and
1
c = 80°. Find the value of side b. (CE MAY 2018) Area  B  b  h
A. 73°19’ B. 74°20’ 2
1
C. 75°20’ D. 76°19’ Area   22  10  8 
2
SOLUTION: Area  128 m2
Spherical Trigonometry 2
ANSWER: C. 128 m
Cosine Law: (for sides)
cosc  cosacosb  sinb sinacosC 52. Three circles whose radii are 5 m, 7 m, and 11 m are tangent
cos  80   cos  50  cosb  sinb sin  50  cos  90  externally to each other. Determine the area of the triangle formed by
connecting their centers. (CE MAY 2018)
b  74.3269  7420' 2 2
A. 78.54 m B. 94.10 m
2 2
C. 135.94 m D. 180.13 m
Answer: B. 74°20’
2
49. The area of an isosceles triangle is 36 m . The angle included
SOLUTION:
between the equal sides is 30°. Determine the length of the third side. a  5  7  12 m
(CE MAY 2015)
b  7  11  18 m
A. 3.11 m B. 6.21 m
C. 5.80 m D. 11.59 m c  11  5  16 m

abc
SOLUTION: s  23 m
2

Area  s  s  a  s  c  s  c 

Area  23  23  12  23  18  23  16 
Area  94.1010 m2
2
ANSWER: B. 94.10 m

53. A circle having a radius of 4 cm is inscribed in a square. Determine

Area = 36 m
2 the radius of the smaller circle inside the square which is tangent to
 = 30° two sides of the square and to the bigger circle inscribed in the
square. (CE NOV 2015)
1 2 A. 0.6863 cm B. 0.8366 cm
Area  x sin 
2 C. 0.6368 cm D. 0.8663 cm
1 2
36   x  sin  30 SOLUTION:
2
x  12 m

 30  z 2 z 2
sin    x  12
 2 
z  6.2117 m

ANSWER: B. 6.21 m

50. Along Rodeo Drive, two rectangular billboards were erected. They are
of similar sizes with their sides having a ratio of 5:4. The bigger
2
billboard requires 250 m of material to cover the entire billboard. How
2
much material in m is needed for the smaller billboard?
A. 120 B. 150 Pythagorean Theorem:
C. 160 D. 190 R  r 2  R  r 2  R  r 2
SOLUTION:  4  r  2   4  r  2   4  r 2
r  0.6863 cm
A1 x12

A 2 x 22 ANSWER: A. 0.6863 cm
250 52
 2
A2 4
A 2  160 m2

2
ANSWER: C. 160 m

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54. New York and Los Angeles are 2450 miles apart. The radius of the A smallest  A sec tor  2A triangle
earth is approximately 3960 miles. Determine the angle that the arc
between these two cities subtends at the center of the earth. (CE A smallest  66.0126  2 17.5 
MAY 2018) A smallest  31.0126 m2
A. 42°37’ B. 38°13’
C. 35°27’ D. 31°45’ ANSWER: B. 31 m
2

SOLUTION: 57. A car is traveling at the rate of 20 mph along a portion of a circular
S  R track of radius 3500 ft. Through what angle does the car turn in 1
minute? (CE MAY 2016)
2450    3960  A. 16.13° B. 28.81°
180 C. 18.90° D. 5.46°
  0.6187 radians 

  3526'53.33" SOLUTION:
miles 5280 ft 1 hour
ANSWER: C. 35°27’ V  20    1760 ft / min
huor 1 miles 60 minutes
55. A sector of a circle has a central angle of 50 degrees and an area of
2
605 m . Determine the radius of the circle. (CE MAY 2018) S  Vt  θR
A. 13.87 m B. 22.67 m 1760 1  θ  3500 
C. 37.24 m D. 43.99 m 180
θ  0.5029 rad 
 rad
SOLUTION:
θ  28.8116
1
Area  R2 ANSWER: B. 28.81
2
1  2
605   50  R 58. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of a decagon is equal
2 180 to: (CE MAY 1999)
R  37.2365 m A. 1440° B. 1620°
C. 1800° D. 1980°
ANSWER: C. 37.24 m
SOLUTION:
56. Two perpendicular chords both 5 m from the center of a circle divide
the circle into four parts. If the radius of the circle is 13 m, find the Decagon:
area of the smallest part. (CE MAY 2015, CE MAY 2018) n = 10 sides
2 2
A. 30 m
2
B. 31 m
2
 interior angles   n  2 180
C. 32 m D. 33 m
 interior angles   10  2 180
SOLUTION:  interior angles   1440

ANSWER: A. 1440°

59. How many diagonals are there in an undecagon? (CE MAY 2002)
A. 55 B. 44
C. 11 D. 22

SOLUTION:
Undecagon:
n = 11 sides
Number of diagonals:
n
d  n  3 
2 d  n C2  n
11
d  11  3  or d 11C2  11
2
d  44 diagonals
For : d  44 diagonals
5
sin  
13 ANSWER: B. 44
  22.6199
60. ABCD is a square of side 10 cm. Four congruent isosceles triangles
For x: are cut off from the four corners so that the remaining portion will be a
regular octagon. Determine the equal sides of the isosceles triangle.
13  2
 x  5
2 2
(CE MAY 2018)
x  12 m A. 1.71 cm B. 2.07 cm
For : C. 3.69 cm D. 2.93 cm
2  2  90
SOLUTION:
2  2  22.6199   90
  22.3801
For Area of smallest part:
1    2
A sec tor   2   R
2  180 

 2  22.3801    13 2
1
A sec tor 
2  180 
A sec tor  66.0126 m2

1
A triangle   x  5  5 
2 Pythagorean Theorem:
1
A triangle  12  5  5  s2  x 2  x 2
2
s  2x
A triangle  17.5 m2

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Regular Octagon: (equal sides) SOLUTION:

s  10  2x
Squared Property of Parabola:
2x  10  2x
y 0.50
x  2.9289 cm 
 2.20  2  1.502  2.202
ANSWER: D. 2.93 cm y  2.7933 m

61. A road is tangent to a circular lake. Along the road and 12 km from ANSWER: D. 2.79 m
the point of tangency, another road opens towards the lake. From the
intersection of the two roads to the periphery of the lake, the length of 64. The base of a truncated prism is a rectangle with length twice its
the new road is 8 km. If the new road will be prolonged across the width. The edges perpendicular to the base are 12 m, 12 m, 16 m,
lake, find the length of the bridge to be constructed. (CE NOV 2017) and 16 m, consecutively. If the volume of the truncated prism is 8200
A. 7 km B. 10 km 3
m , find the length of its base.
C. 13 km D. 18 km A. 43.23 m B. 42.33 m
C. 34.23 m D. 24.33 m
SOLUTION:
SOLUTION:

V  AbaseHave
 12  12  16  16 
8200   2W  W   
 4 
W  17.1131 m
L  2W  34.2261 m

ANSWER: C. 34.23 m

65. A closed conical tank whose base is lying on the ground has an
altitude of H. It is filled with water to a depth of 2/3 H. Determine the
Sec-Tan Theorem: ratio of the volume of water to volume of the conical tank. (CE MAY
 OA 2   OB  OC  A.
2018)
6/19 B. 26/38
122   8  OC C. 26/27 D. 8/9
OC  18 km
SOLUTION:
Length of bridge:
BC  OC  OB
BC  18  8
BC  10 km

ANSWER: B. 10 km

62. Points A, B, M are on the circumference of a circle. OA and OB are

tangents to the circle with A and B as points of tangency. The angle
AOB between the tangents is equal to 50°. Determine the angle AMB.
(CE NOV 2015)
A. 35° B. 40°
C. 65° D. 80° 3
Vair  1 3H  1
  
SOLUTION: V  H  27
V
Vair 
27

Vwater  V  Vair
V
Vwater  V 
27
26V
Vwater 
27
Vwater 26

V 27
st
1 Solution: Tangent-Tangent Theorem
major  minor ANSWER: C. 26/27
AOB 
2
66. Determine the eccentricity of a hyperbola whose transverse and
50 
 360  2    2  conjugate axes are of equal length.
2 A. 2 B. 3
  65 C. 2 D. 3
nd
2 Solution: Quadrilateral AOBC
 interior angles of quadrilateral    4  2 180  ANSWER: c. 2
90  90  50  2  360
67. The equilateral hyperbola xy = 9 has the x-axis and y-axis as
  65
asymptotes. Determine the length of the conjugate axis. (CE NOV
2015)
ANSWER: C. 65°
A. 7.48 units B. 8.49 units
63. A parabolic arch is to be designed to accommodate a single-lane C. 7.84 units D. 8.94 units
road. The largest width of a vehicle that can pass through the road is
known to be 2.20 m. It is required that the horizontal clearance on SOLUTION:
each side of the vehicle is 1.50 m and the vertical clearance is 0.50 Hyperbola with rotated axes:
m. Find the vertical distance of the parabolic arch from the centerline
of the road. 2xy  a2
A. 2.86 m B. 2.97 m a2
xy  9
C. 2.68 m D. 2.79 m 2
a  18  3 2
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Length of conjugate axis: AC

2b  2 3 2   Shift 5 3: Vct A
Shift 5 7: Dot
2b  6 2  8.4853 units Shift 5 4: Vct B
Shift hyp  Abs(
ANSWER: B. 8.49 units
cos1  VctA  VctB  Abs  VctA   Abs  VctB 
68. The coordinate axes are asymptotes of an equilateral hyperbola
whose vertex in the first quadrant is 3 2 units from the origin.
90
Determine the equation of the hyperbola. (CE MAY 2018)
A. xy  8 B. xy  5
ANSWER: B. 3
C. xy  12 D. xy  9

SOLUTION:
71. During baseball practice, a batter hits a very high fly ball and then
Hyperbola with rotated axes: runs in a straight line and then catches it. Which has a greater
a3 2 displacement, the player or the ball? (CE MAY 2018)
A. The batter has greater displacement than the ball.
2xy  a2
B. The ball has a greater displacement than the batter.
 
2
2xy  3 2 C. The batter and the ball has the same displacement.
D The ball and the batter have the same distance traveled.
2xy  18
xy  9 SOLUTION:

ANSWER: D. xy  9 Since both the batter and the ball started their motion at the
same location (where the ball was hit) and ended their motion at the
69. A point has cylindrical coordinates of (8, 30°, 5). Determine the same location (where the ball was caught), the displacement of both
equivalent rectangular coordinates. (CE NOV 1991, CE MAY 2016) was the same.
A. (3, 4, 5) B. ( 4 3 , 4, 5)
ANSWER: C. The batter and the ball has the same displacement.
C. ( 4 3 , −4, 5) D. (−3, 4, 5)
72. The radius of the earth is 3960 miles. The gravitational acceleration at
2
SOLUTION: the earth’s surface is 32.16 ft/s . Determine the velocity of escape
from the earth.
cylindrical  rectangular A. 5.05 miles/sec B. 6.95 miles/sec
rxy xy z   x y z C. 8.91 miles/sec D. 9.82 miles/sec
8 30 5   x y z
SOLUTION:

rxy  x  y  8
2 2 2 2
Velocity of Escape:
x2  y2  64  EQ1 V  2gR

y V  2  32.16  3960  5280 

tan xy 
x V  36,672.2513 ft / s  5280

tan  30  
y V  6.9455 miles / second
x
x  tan  30    y  EQ2 ANSWER: B. 6.95 miles/sec

Solve EQ1 and EQ2: 73. An advertisement claims that a certain 1200 kg car can be
accelerated from rest to speed of 25 m/s in a time of 8.0 seconds.
x  4 3  6.9282
What average power must the motor produce to cause this
y4 acceleration?
A. 52.33 hp B. 46.88 hp
Rectangular Coordinates:
4 
C. 62.84 hp D. 70.22 hp
3 4 5
SOLUTION:
ANSWER: A. 4 3  4 5  Work-Energy Principle:

70. Given the following vectors A and B:

1

Work  m V22  V12
2

A  2i  cj  k
B  4i  2j  2k
1
Work  1200  252  02
2
 
If the given vectors are perpendicular, what is the value of c?
Work  375,000 N  m
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5 Power:
Work 375,000
SOLUTION: Power  
time 8
Angle between two vectors: Power  46875 watts  746
A  B  A B cos  Power  62.8351 hp
 A B 
  cos1 
 A B  ANSWER: C. 62.84 hp
 
 = 90° when two vectors are perpendicular 74. Find the acute angle between the vectors A  5i  6j  2k and
Mode 8 1 1 B  3i  3j  15k .

Try: Choice B. c = 3 A. 88.63 B. 91.37

C. 63.88 D. 71.93
A
2 3 1 SOLUTION:
Angle between two vectors:
Shift 5 1 2 1 A  B  A B cos 
 A B 
B   cos1 
 A B 
4 2 2  

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Mode 8 1 1 79. There are 14 players in a badminton singles tournament. Each player
is to play with each other only once. Determine the minimum number
A
of days can they all play without any player playing more than one
5 6 2 game in any day.
A. 11 days B. 12 days
Shift 5 1 2 1 C. 13 days D. 14 days

B SOLUTION:
3 3 15
Total # of games =  91
14 C2
Total # of games 91
Minimum # of days =   13
AC # of games per day 7
Shift cos  cos1
Shift 5 3: Vct A ANSWER: C. 13 days
Shift 5 7: Dot
Shift 5 4: Vct B 80. In how many ways can a student select a set of 4 structural design
Shift hyp  Abs( books and 3 hydraulics books from a set of 9 structural books and 5
hydraulics books? (CE NOV 2016)
cos1  VctA  VctB  Abs  VctA   Abs  VctB  A. 1500 B. 1260
C. 814 D. 136
88.6322
SOLUTION:
ANSWER: A. 88.63 9C4  5C3  1260

75. A church choir is composed of 5 tenors, 4 altos, 3 sopranos with no ANSWER: B. 1260
bass singers. If trios are to be formed from the group, each
composing of one tenor, one alto, and one soprano, determine the
number of unique trios that can be formed from the group.
A. 12 B. 60
C. 24 D. 30

SOLUTION:
Possible number of trios = 5 x 4 x 3 = 60

ANSWER: B. 60

76. Francis is going to set up a home theater system by purchasing

separate components. There are five different receivers, eight
different Blue Ray disc players, and twelve different speakers. If
Francis wants one of each of the given components, how many
different home theater systems are possible? (CE NOV 2015)
A. 480 B. 25
C. 52 D. 101

SOLUTION:
Possible number of home theater systems = 5 x 8 x 12 = 480

ANSWER: A. 480

77. In certain city in Central Luzon, all seven-digit telephone numbers

begin with 934. How many telephone numbers may be assigned to
that city if the last four digits should not begin or end in zero? (CE
MAY 2018)
A. 10000 B. 8100
C. 5184 D. 4096

SOLUTION:

734  9  10  10  9   8100

 
non  zero non  zero

ANSWER: C. 8100

78. From the word PARALLEL, determine the number of different 8-letter “When you get knocked down…
arrangements that can be formed. (CE MAY 2014)
don’t give up, get up!
A. 1680 B. 320
C. 3360 D. 160 Always keep the faith and believe that every setback

SOLUTION: is an opportunity for a greater comeback!”

n=8
i1 = 2 (letter A)
i2 = 3 (letter L) “Believe that every failure is a step closer towards success…
n! and that failure is an invitation – to keep on improving,
P to keep on learning, to keep on adjusting,
i1 ! i2 !
to keep on keeping on…no matter what!!!”
8!
P
2! 3!
P  3360
“Battles are won or lost even before it’s fought.
ANSWER: C. 3360 It’s all about having the winning mindset,
discipline, and a whole lot of practice.”

ACERS Engineering Review Center, Baguio City MDSD ☺