190 100% Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Time element: 2 hours & 30 minutes ————EEEE——————————— Problem 356: ME Board October 1991 A circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of 1 m will be made into a conical hat 40 cm high by cutting a sector off and joining the edges to form a cone. Determine the angie subtended by the sector removed. A 144° B. 148° Cc. 152° DB. 15a" Problem 357: CE Board November 1994 What is the area in sq. m of the zone of a spherical segment having a volume of 1470.265 cu, m if the diameter of the sphere is 30 m? A. 465.5 m= B, 565.5m? C. 665.5 m* D. 656.5 m* Problem 358: CE Board May 1995 A sphere having a diameter of 30 cm is cut into 2 segments. The altitude of the first segment is 6 cm. What is the ratio of the area of the second segment to that of the first? AO AT B. 3:1 c. 24 D, 32 Problem 359: CE Board November 1996 if the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface area increased? 30% 33% 60% 69% pom>Solid Geometry 191 Problem 360: Board April1995 Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume of the cube increased? A. 1.21% B. 28% C, 3.03% D. 35% Problem 361: ECE Board November 1992 Given a sphere of diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its diameter when the surface area increases by 21%? A 8% B. 10% Cc. 21% DB. 33% Problem 362: ECE Board November 1992 Given a sphere of diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its volume when the surface area increases by 21%? A 5% B, 10% c. 21% BD. 33% Problem 363: EE Board October 1991 How many times does the volume of a sphere increases if the radius is doubled? A. 4times B. 2times C. 6times D. Btimes Problem 364: CE Board May 1997 A circular cone having an altitude of 8 m is divided into 2 segments having the same vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6 m, find the ratio of the volume of the small cone to the big cone. 0.186 0.296 0.386 0.486 poOm>192 100! Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Problem 365: CE Board November 1997 Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm and a central angle of 210". A. 12367.2.cm? B. 13232.6 em? C. 13503.4.cm* D. 14682.5 cm* Problem 366: CE Board May 1998 Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm and a central angle of 150° 5533.32 cm° 6622.44 cm* 7710.82 cm* 8866.44 om° com> Problem 367: CE Board November 1996 ‘A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume (in em) of its content. A. 188.40 B. 298.40 C. 381.70 D. 412.60 Problem 368: CE Board May 1995 What is the height of a right circular cone having a slant height of J10x and a base diameter of 2x? A 2x 8 & Cc. 3.317 D. 3.162% Problem 369: CE Board November 1995 The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of a right circular cone is 2:1. If the altitude is 15 cm, what is the ratio of the slant height to the radius? A 5:6 B. 54 CSae: D. &2Solid Geometry 193 Problem 370: CE Board November 1994 A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187,06 cu. m. What is the base edge in meters? A 12 Bea Cc. 14 D. 15 Problem 371: CE Board November 1995. The volume of the frustum of a regular triangular pyramid is 135 cu. m. The lower base is an equilateral triangle with an edge of 9 m. The upper base is 8 m above the lower base. What is the upper base edge in meters? A 2 Boas C4 B. 5 Problem 372: EE Board April 1992 What is the volume of a frustum of a cone whose upper base is 15 cm in diameter and lower base 10 cm. in diameter with an altitude of 25 cm? A. 3018.87 cm® B. 3180.87 cm? C. 3108.87 cm? D. 3081.87 cm* Problem 373: EE Board April 1993 In a portion of an electrical railway cutting, the areas of cross section taken every 50 m are 2556, 2619, 2700, 2610 and 2484 sq. m. Find its volume. A, 522,600m> B. 520,500 m C. 540,600 m' D. 834,200 m' Problem 374: ME Board April 1996 Determine the volume of a right truncated triangular prism with the following definitions: Let the comers of the triangular base be defined by A, B and C. The length of AB = 10 ft, BC = 9 ft. and CA =12 ft. The sides A, B and C are Perpendicular to the triangular base and have the height of 8.6 ft, 7.1 ft. and 5.6 ft. respectively. a3ft aie 313 391 ft pom>194 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Problem $7: CE Board November 1995 A circular cylinder with a volume of 6.54 cu. m is circumscribed about a right prism whose base is an equilateral triangle of side 1.25 m. What is the altitude of the cylinder in meters? A. 3.50 B. 3.75 Cc. 4.00 D. 4.25 Problem 376: CE Board May 1996 A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base ‘one meter on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283. cu.m, Find its altitude in meters. A. 4.00 5. Siro Cc. 3.50 D. 3.25 Problem 377: CE Board November 1997 The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one ‘of each side equal to 6 cm. The bases are 12 cm apart. What is the volume of the right prism? a 1211.6 cm: 2211.7 om) 1212.5 cm’ 4122.4 om oRaF on Problem 378: EE Board April 1996 Two vertical conical tanks are joined at the vertices by a pipe. Initially the bigger tank is full of water. The pipe valve is open to allow the water to flow to the smaller tank until it is full. At this moment, how deep is the water in the bigger lank? The bigger tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a height of 10 ft, the smaller tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a height of 8 feet. Neglect the volume of water in the pipeline. Y200 Ys 25 450 Problem 379: The central angle of a spherical wedge is 1 radian. Find its volume If its radius is 1 unit, 9 Op > A. 23 B. 12Solid Geometry 195 Cc. M4 D. 26 Problem 380: A regular octahedron has an edge 2m. Find its volume (in m’). A O77 B 1.88 G. 3.22 D 2.44 Problem 381: CE Board May 1996 A mixture compound of equal parts of two liquids, one white and the other black, was placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids is 6 inches. After standing for a short time, the mixture separated, the white liquid settling below the black. If the thickness of the segment of the black liquid is 2 inches, find the radius of the bowl in inches. A. 7:33 B. 7.63 Cc. 773 D. 7.93 Problem 382: CE Board November 1996 The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4 m is 5.236 m’. Determine the depth of the water in the tank. A. 41.0 B. 4.2 CG. 14 Bo. 18 Problem 383: An ice cream cone is filled with ice cream and a surmounted ice cream in the form of a hemisphere on top of the cone. if the hemispherical surface is equal to the lateral area of the cone, find the total volume {in cubic inches) of ice cream if the radius of the hemisphere is 1 inch and assuming the diameter of hemisphere is equal to the diameter of the cone. 3.45 391 442 4.25 coOD>196 1001 Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Problem 384; ME Board April 1997 A cubical container that measures 2 Inches on a side is tightly packed with & marbles and is filled with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are of the same size. What is the volume of water in the container? A. 0.38in* B. 2.5in c. 3.8in? D. 4.2in* Problem 385: CE Board May 1997 The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical shell that encloses it. The volume of the box is 2744 cubic cm. What volume in cubic centimeter inside the shell is not occupied by the block? 2714.56 3714.65 4713.56 4613.74 poor ANSWER KEY RATING 366.C 376.A 367.C 377.0 C 26-30 Topnotcher 368.6 378.A 369.0 379.8 [J 20-25 Passer 370.A 380.A ‘i 371.B 381A LJ 15-19 Conditional 372.0 382.A = ; 373.A 383.8 Q) O-14 Failed 374.B 384.C 375.C 385.C If FAILED, repeat the test. 356. A 367.8 358A 359.D 360. C 361.B 362. D 363.D 364. B 365.C202 100! Solved Problems in Engineering Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas Note: Since the areas being cut is at the same distance, then the given solid is @ prismatoid. And since there are § different areas being cut then, this is equivalent to 2 prismatoids, Ve Stay +4Aq) + Ao) Vs 4 2886+ (2619) +2700] 9700 + a:2610) 2484] V = 522,600 m3 a+bec 9412410 __ 2 2 A=,/s(s —a)(8—byis—e) A= ,/15.5(15.5 — 9)(15.5— 12)(15.5- 10) A= 44.039 ft. hy thy +h =A|— 2 3 i ae 15.5 6.647.145.5 V= 44, 2 =311 ft 02s | 3 | ft 375. ee 120° By cosine law: =f +7—2° cso (4.25)? = 27 — 2 cos120° 1.5625 = 37 r= 0.72m Veach 6.54 = n(0.72)"h h=4m. Ric d= y(t + (" =1.4142m ==, vezeh 6.283 = 7(1.4142)"h h=4m.Solid Geametry 203 Note: A = area of one base b = length of each side of the base nb? 4tand 360° _ 360° aoe See BOP 2n 2(6) Substitute: 0 _ ene)? _ 2 * tang’ ~ 953m VeAh V = 93.63(12) = 1122.4 om®* Let: V; = total volume of the bigger tank V2 = total volume of the smaller tank V = volume left in the bigger tank 1 n,? tr Wi = =| hh, = 2 (6)? (10) = 94.247 FP af hy 70 Ore ) 2 he = OP) = 75.398 f° V = 94.247 — 75.308 = 18.849 ft By ratio and proportion: Mf) VoUh 94.247 _(10)" 18.849 \h Ay 10 cree Let: V = volume of the wedge Vc = volume of the sphere By ratio and proportion: Mg a8 ye Me _ (4/3)mr*0 2n 2x204 100! Solved Problems in core Mathematics by Tiong & Rojas ve —_ oO. a 2 cubic units h= (a? -W2y = 2 Let: V = volume of the octahedron Ve = volume of the pyramid V=2Vp “Le = a[4 @Pa3| =3.77m* Let: Va = volume of the black mixture hv = volume of the white mixture i Vas Vw a Vr=Ve+Vw = BF @ Substitute (2) in (1): Vre2 Vw sh nae fa) sa. al na 36 (21-6) = 32(31-4) 108 — 216 = 96r -128 126 = 88 = 7.33 inches 2 ‘Substitute: iz 5.236 = = [az)-n] 5 =6n7-n? By ire: =A FEES bet Ac = surface area of the cone Au = surface area of the hemisphere ve total volume Ve = volume of the coneSolid Geometry 205 Vii = volume of the hemisphere r Ac= An m= Son L=2r L=2(1) =2in. hey -r? A L h= (2)? - (1)? = 1.732 in. Vr= Ve + Va ae a ops jatns Ste | = (2 ik = (S)aro.7=)- Sp r= 3.91 in® Let: r=radius of each marble Vw = volume of water inside the cube Vc = volume of the cube Vu = volume of each marble 4r=x=2 r=O08in, Vw = Ve - 8Va = oo? -s| S40? | v= @3*-0| $0f0 5) |= 9800? Let: V = volume inside the sphere but outside the box Vs = volume of the sphere Ve= 2744 = x0 x= 14cm. d= yxt+x? +x? d=,/3(14)? = 24.24 cm. 1= 12,12 em. Ve Vs- Vp = Su = 2744 = © a(42.12)* ~2744 V = 4713.555 cm?