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FINAL PREBOARD FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

CIVIL ENGINEERS Final Preboard Examination

Saturday, October 20, 2018 08:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.
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MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING & TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SET A

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for 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.GOOD LUCK.

NOTE: A times B is represented by A × B or A*B. A raised to the power n is

expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 point each.

1. The distance of the highest point of a vertical curve is 70.59m from the
PC. If the length of curve is 120m and the slope of the forward tangent
is -1.4%, determine the slope of the back tangent.
A. -2% C. +2%
B. -1% D. +1%

2. A building has a salvage value of P1M after 50 years. Annual depreciation

is P2M. Using straight line depreciation, how many years after should you
sell the building for P31M.
A. 28 C. 33
B. 31 D. 35

3. During baseball practice, a batter hits a very high fly ball and then
runs in a straight line and catches it. Which of the following statements
is true?
A. The batter and the ball has the same displacement.
B. The batter has a greater displacement than the ball.
C. The ball has a greater displacement than the batter.
D. The ball and the batter has the same distance travelled.

4. The offset distance of the simple curve from the PT to the tangent line
passing through the PC is equal to 120.20 m. The simple curve has an angle
of intersection of 500. Find the radius of the simple curve.
A. 165.69 m C. 168.25 m
B. 336.49 m D. 331.38 m

5. A rectangular field was measured using a 100m tape, which was actually
10cm too short. The recorded area was 4500m2. What is the true area of
the field?
A. 4504.50 m2 C. 4509.0035 m2
B. 4495.50 m 2 D. 4491.0045 m2

6. What is the page number on the last page if there is a total of 2457
digits used in the page numbers of a book starting with page numbered 1?
A. 845 C. 955
B. 855 D. 745

7. Find the area of a piece of land with an irregular boundary as follows:

STATION OFFSET DISTANCE (m)

0+000 5.59
0+015 3.38
0+030 2.30
0+045 3.96
0+060 4.80

The stations are on a straight-line boundary. Find the area of the land
using Simpson’s One-Third Rule.
A. 222.53 m2 C. 222.35 m2
B. 221.75 m2 D. 221.57 m2

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MATHEMATICS SET A
8. An equipment costs P400,00 and has a life of 30,000 hours, at the end of
which has a salvage value of “x” pesos. In the 1st year, it was used for
6,240 hrs, 8,360 hrs in the 2nd year and 7,400 hrs in the third year. The
book value at the end of 1st year was P325,120. Find the depreciation
reserved for the 2nd year.
A. 200,750 C. 91,250
B. 100,320 D. 40,000

9. An army of troops is marching along a road at 5 kph. A messenger on

horseback was sent from the front to the rear of the column and returns
immediately back. The total time taken being 10 minutes. Assuming that
the messenger rides at the rate of 10 kph, determine the length of the
column.
A. 526 m C. 854 m
B. 1 km D. 625 m

10. A man and his wife invite 8 of their friends to a dinner. They are to be
seated around a round table. How many arrangements can be made if the
man and his wife are to sit side by side?
A. 80,640 C. 362,880
B. 10,080 D. 40,320

11. Two men are walking toward each other alongside a railway. A freight
train overtakes one of them in 20 seconds and exactly 10 minutes later
meets the other man coming from the opposite direction. The train passes
this man in 18 seconds. How long after the train has passed the second
man will the two men meet? Constant speeds are to be assumed throughout.
A. 1 hr, 42 min, 32 sec C. 1 hr, 32 min, 42 sec
B. 1 hr, 24 min, 23 sec D. 1 hr, 23 min, 24 sec

12. The repair costs for some handheld equipment in the office of NAIA is
estimated to be P12,000 for the first year, increasing by P3,000 per year
in subsequent years. Determine the amount that the office will need to de
posit into a bank account paying 4% interest, to provide the repair cost
for the next 4 years.
A. 68,790 C. 59,360
B. 93,650 D. 79,068

13. What is the probability of getting at least 1 one in 2 throws of a die?

A. 5/6 C. 11/36
B. 5/18 D. 25/36

14. A and B working together can do a job in 4 days, B and C together can do
the job in 3 days, and A and C together can do it in 2.4 days. In how
many days can A do the job working alone?
A. 6 C. 4
B. 12 D. 8

15. It takes 2 hours to row 9 miles with the current and 6 hours to return
against the current. Determine the rate of the current.
A. 1.5 mi/hr C. 2.5 mi/hr
B. 3 mi/hr D. 2 mi/hr

16. Divide 253 into 4 parts proportional to 2, 5, 7, 9. What is the value of

largest part?
A. 88 C. 77
B. 111 D. 99

17. What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 3:35 pm?
A. 102.5° C. 87.5°
B. 124.3° D. 98.6°
18. Franco is a tile installation contractor. He estimated that one of his
two tilers would take 9 hours to complete a certain floor area and the
other 10 hours. He knew from experience that when these two tilers worked
together, 10 fewer tiles got laid per hour. Since he has a deadline to
beat, he put both men on the job and it took them exactly 5 hours to cover
the entire area. How many tiles did this floor area contain?
A. 800 C. 850
B. 900 D. 950

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MATHEMATICS SET A
19. A freely falling body, starting from rest, falls 16 ft during the 1st
second, 48 ft during the 2nd second, 80 ft during the 3rd second, etc.
Calculate the distance it falls during the 15th second.
A. 464 ft C. 644 ft
B. 3600 ft D. 6300 ft

20. A catapult is placed 100 ft from the castle wall, which is 35 feet high.
The soldier wants the burning bale of hay to clear the top of the wall
and land 50 feet inside the castle wall. If the initial velocity of the
bale is 70 feet per second, then at what angle should the bale of hay be
launched so that it travels 150 feet and pass over the castle wall.
A. 58.8 C. 50.8
B. 53.8 D. 54.8

21. A conical hole with a 70mm diameter opening at 50 degrees is checked by

a spherical ball 40mm in diameter. Determine the height of clearance or
obstruction.
A. 7.74mm obstruction C. 13.76mm obstruction
B. 7.74mm clearance D. 13.76mm clearance

22. In order for Iñigo to walk a kilometer in his rectangular backyard, he

must walk the length 25 times or walk its perimeter 10 times. What is the
area of the rectangular backyard?
A. 100 m2 C. 400 m2
B. 200 m2 D. 800 m2

23. Two years ago, a man was six times as old as his daughter. In 18 years,
he will be twice as old as his daughter. How old is his daughter?
A. 8 C. 10
B. 7 D. 9

24. If 8 men take 12 days to assemble 16 machines, how many days will it take
15 men to assemble 50 machines?
A. 18 C. 20
B. 22 D. 24

25. A chord of a circle 0.65m from the center is 1.25m long. What is the area
of the circle?
A. 2.555 m2 C. 3.672 m2
B. 6.236 m 2 D. 4.975 m2

26. Find the volume generated by revolving about the line x – 2 = 0, the area
in the first and fourth quadrants, bounded by the curve x^2 + y^2 – 4 =
0 and the line x = 0.
A. 45.4 C. 61.8
B. 55.7 D. 23.8

27. Find the maximum product of three positive numbers whose sum is 150.
A. 175000 C. 150000
B. 125000 D. 210000

28. An isosceles triangle has legs 10 cm, the base decreases at the rate of
4 cm/s, find the rate of change of the angle at the apex when its base is
16 cm.
A. 4/3 rad/s C. 5/6 rad/s
B. 7/2 rad/s D. 2/3 rad/s

29. A ball is dropped from a height of 120 m. Each time it strikes the ground,
it bounces up to 1/3 of its previous height. What is the total displacement
travelled by the ball before coming to rest assuming a straight line
motion?
A. 60 m C. 240 m
B. 120 m D. 360 m

30. An engineering student takes a 5-item multiple choice exam. He can only
pass the exam if he can score at least 3 correct answers. What is his
probability to pass if he relies only in guessing from 4 choices for every
question?
A. 0.0156 C. 0.0954
B. 0.0879 D. 0.1035
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MATHEMATICS SET A
31. Find dy/dx at (0, –2) if x3 – xy + y2 = 4.
A. 0.667 C. –0.333
B. 0.8 D. 0.5

32. While visiting Cape Kennedy, we came upon an engineer digging a hole.
“How deep is that hole?” we asked. “Guess,” said the engineer, being
evasive. “My height is exactly 5 feet 10 inches.” “How much deeper are
you going?” we inquired. “I am one-third done,” was the answer, “and
when I am finished my head will be twice as far below the ground as it is
now above the ground.” How deep will that hole be when finished?
A. 10 feet 6 inches C. 12 feet 4 inches
B. 11 feet 5 inches D. 9 feet 7 inches

33. Find the function f(x) whose derivatives is sin x and whose graph passes
through the point (0,2).
A. f(x) = cos x + 3 C. f(x) = cos x – 3
B. f(x) = –cos x + 3 D. f(x) = –cos x – 3

34. A body is projected vertically upward such that is height from the ground
in feet is h = 50t – 16.1t^2 where t = time in flight in seconds. After
how many seconds will the velocity be 12 fps?
A. 1.18 C. 0.75
B. 0.88 D. 1.16

35. 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 cu in
of ice cream if the radius of the hemisphere is equal to 1 inch and
assuming the diameter of the hemisphere is equal to the diameter of the
cone.
A. 3.45 C. 4.12
B. 3.91 D. 0.5

36. The diameter of a tumor D in mm, t in days after diagnosis is given by

D(t) = 10e^0.0277t. How long until the diameter is doubled?
A. 30 C. 25
B. 27 D. 21

37. From a tank filled with 240 gallons of alcohol, 60 gallons are drawn off
and the tank is filled up with water. Then 60 gallons of the mixture are
removed and replaced with water, etc. How many gallons of alcohol remain
in the tank after 5 drawings of 60 gallons each are made?
A. 55 gallons C. 56 gallons
B. 58 gallons D. 57 gallons

38. In a certain barangay, 80% of the population have cellphone. Two people
from the barangay were selected at random. Find the probability that one
has cellphone and the other has none.
A. 0.64 C. 0.08
B. 0.08 D. 0.32

39. The kinetic energy E of a body is proportional to its weight W and to the
square of its velocity v. An 8 lb body moving at 4 ft/sec has 2 ft-lb of
kinetic energy. Find the kinetic energy of a 6000 lb truck speeding at
88 ft/sec.
A. 627,000 ft-lb C. 672,000 ft-lb
B. 762,000 ft-lb D. 726,000 ft-lb

40. The following notes are for irregular cross-section. Compute the cross-
sectional area. Width of roadway is 12 m with side slopes of 1V:2H.

C2.67 C8.00 C4.00 C2.83 C2.33 C1.67

11.34 8.00 4.00 0 5.00 9.34
A. 43.14 m2 C. 34.41 m2
B. 67.14 m2 D. 76.41 m2

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MATHEMATICS SET A
41. One edge of regular hexahedron is 24 cm long. Find the ratio of its volume
to its surface area.
A. 0.5 C. 0.125
B. 4 D. 2

42. Three identical circles are tangent to one another. The radius is 20 cm.
Find the area enclosed by the three circles but outside each of the three
circles in sq. cm.
A. 74.3 C. 64.5
B. 82.1 D. 50.7

43. A vein has a dip of 570 W. The bearing of a drift is N 370 W having a grade
of 5% with the plane of the vein. Determine the bearing of the strike.
A. N 360 0’ W C. N 350 9’ W
B. N 360 4’ W D. N 350 2’ W

44. The length of the spiral curve is 82 m and the radius of the central curve
of the spiral curve is 260 m. Compute the length of throw.
A. 4.31 m C. 2.16 m
B. 1.08 m D. 0.54 m

45. The areas in cut of two irregular sections 65m apart are 36m 2 and 72m2
respectively. Base width is 10m, sideslope of 3H:2V. Find the corrected
volume of cut in cubic meter, using Prismoidal Correction.
A. 3449.69 m3 C. 3434.09 m3
B. 3446.96 m3 D. 3459.09 m3

46. A pavement with a width of 12 m is to be super-elevated to allow safe

negotiation of 2030’ circular curve at a design speed of 60 kph. What will
be the theoretical difference in elevation between the opposite edges of
the pavement?
A. 0.37 m C. 1.48 m
B. 0.74 m D. 0.56 m

47. A vehicle traveling at 40 kph was stopped within 1.8 seconds after the
application of brakes. Determine the average skid resistance.
A. 0.39 C. 0.54
B. 0.46 D. 0.63

48. Twelve vehicles are observed in a 400 m section of the extension of SCTEX.
Average time of headway is 4 seconds. Determine the space mean speed.
A. 20 kph C. 30 kph
B. 40 kph D. 60 kph

49. Determine the equation of the curve such that the sum of its distances of
any point of the curve from two points whose coordinates are (-3,0) and
(3,0) is always equal to 8.
A. 7x2 + 16y2 = 112 C. 49x2 + 16y2 = 112
B. 16x2 + 7y2 = 112 D. 16x2 + 49y2 = 112

50. The distance from point A [(√6)cosθ, (√2)sinθ] to the center of ellipse
is equal to 2. If the equation of ellipse is 2x2 + 6y2 = 12, find the
value of θ.
A. 150 C. 450
B. 300 D. 600

51. What is the angle between an asymptote of the hyperbola x 2 – 4y2 – 2x –

63 = 0 and the x-axis?
A. 26.570 C. 53.140
B. 63.43 0 D. 31.720

52. Compute the area of the curve having a polar equation of r = 2sinθ +
2cosθ.
A. 12.57 u2 C. 8.89 u2
B. 4.44 u 2 D. 6.28 u2

53. AB is a diameter of a circle. BC is a chord 10 cm long.CD is another

chord. Angle BDC = 18°. What is the area of the circle in cm2.
A. 856.4 C. 789.8
B. 904.1 D. 822.5

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MATHEMATICS SET A
54. The eccentricity of an ellipse having its major axis parallel to the x-
axis and center at (0, 0) is equal to 0.60. The distance between the foci
of the ellipse is equal to 12. Compute the distance between directrices.
A. 16.67 units C. 8.34 units
B. 33.33 units D. 25.34 units

55. The coordinate axes are asymptotes of the equilateral hyperbola whose
vertex in the first quadrant is 3√2 units from the origin. What is the
equation of the hyperbola?
A. xy = 18 C. xy = 10
B. xy = 9 D. xy = 16

56. The vertices of a triangle has polar coordinates of (0,00), (6,300), and
(9,700). Find the area of the triangle.
A. 27.00 u2 C. 17.36 u2
B. 13.50 u 2 D. 25.37 u2

57. Two perpendicular chords both 5 cm from the center of the circle, which
divides into four parts. If the radius of the circle is 13 cm, find the
area (cm2) of the smallest part.
A. 36 C. 31
B. 12 D. 24

58. A circle is inscribed in a triangle ABC, and it touches AC at P. If AB =

14, AC = 10, and AP = 4, what is the length of side BC
A. 16 C. 12
B. 14 D. 28

59. The volume of the spherical is 6.67 cubic meters and its radius is 2 m.
Determine the surface area (m3 )of the lune.
A. 11 C. 9
B. 10 D. 8

60. The surface area of a regular tetrahedron is 173.2 cm2. What is its volume?
A. 122.9 C. 117.8
B. 88.0 D. 98.6

61. The bases of a right prism are pentagons with each side 6 cm long. the
bases are 14 cm apart. What is the volume of the prism in cm3?
A. 802 C. 756
B. 795 D. 867

62. A liquor vendor borrowed P2,400 and agreed to pay P3,200 after 6o days.
What is the simple interest rate per annum?
A. 30% C. 300%
B. 20% D. 200%

63. A man wishes to have P50,000 in a certain fund at the end of 10 years
that will pay nominal rate of 6% compounded continuously. What is the
value of the compound amount factor for this rate?
A. 1.616 C. 0.549
B. 1.822 D. 0.619

64. An engineer’s level uses level tube with a radius of curvature of 4m.
During observation the bubble is off centered through 4 spaces. What is
the error on the observed vertical distance on a station 120m away if one
space on the tube is 0.5mm long?
A. 0.06 m C. 0.04 m
B. 0.05 m D. 0.03 m

65. An employee is earning P40,000 a month wants to buy a Mitsubishi Mirage

2018 model with a cash value of P717,000. He can only afford to purchase
the car with a down payment and a monthly amortization of 30% of his
monthly salary. What is the required down payment if the seller agree
that the remaining balance can be paid for 5 years at 18% per year payable
on monthly basis? The first payment will be due at the end of first month.
A. P244,500 C. 266,700
B. P200,000 D. 198,000

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MATHEMATICS SET A
66. A man bought a government bond which cost P200,000 and will pay P10,000
interest each year for 20 years. The bond will mature at the end of 20
years and he will receive the original P200,000. If there is a 2% annual
inflation during this period, what rate of return will the investor
receive after considering the effect of inflation.
A. 2.94% C. 3.00%
B. 5% D. 3.65%

67. A machine which cost P50,000 when new has a 10-year lifetime and salvage
value equal to 10% of its original value. Determine the capital recovery,
based upon an interest rate of 8% per year compounded annually. (Hint:
capital recovery is a constant annuity, annually, needed to regain the
investment over the life of an investment).
A. 4,000 C. 6,720
B. 5,325 D. 7,106

68. An asset is purchased for 9,000 has a book value of P7,545.45 after 1
year. Its estimated life is 10 years. Find its salvage value if sum of
the year’s digits method is used.
A. P3,000 C. P1,000
B. P2,000 D. P500

69. Objects A and B with the same mass m = 2 kg undergo a direct central
impact. A is moving to the right with a velocity of 4 m/s and B is
stationary. Determine the velocity of A after impact if the impact is
perfectly elastic.
A. 4 m/s to the left C. 2 m/s to the right
B. 4 m/s to the right D. none of the above

70. A particle moves along a horizontal path with a velocity of v = (3t 2 -

6t) m/s, where t is the time in seconds. If it is initially located at
the origin O, what will be the distance traveled after 3.5 s?
A. 6.13 m C. 14.13 m
B. 8.13 m D. 10.13 m

71. The crate, which has a mass of 100 kg,

is subjected to the action of the two
forces. If it is originally at rest,
determine the distance it slides in
order to attain a speed of 6 m/s. The
coefficient of kinetic friction between
the crate and the surface is μk = 0.2.
A. 1.35 m C. 1.64 m
B. 1.09 m D. 0.95 m
72. A tennis tournament has 8 players. The number a player draws from a hat
decides his first-round rung in the tournament ladder. See diagram below.
If the best player always defeats the rest of the players and the second
best player always defeats all the rest except the best, what is the
probability that the second best wins the runner-up trophy?

First round Second round Finals Winner

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A. 1/2 C. 2/3
B. 4/7 D. 3/7

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MATHEMATICS SET A
73. The big block of granite shown in the
figure has as lower base the
horizontal triangle CDE. The upper
edge AB is horizontal and point D
lies in the plane ABC. Find the
volume.
A. 39.60 m3 C. 53.50 m3
B. 44.72 m3 D. 80.71 m3

74. A grocer bought a number of items for

P 1440. Later the price increased by
P 2.00 per item and as a result he
received 24 fewer items for the same
amount. Find the number of items
bought first.
A. 150 C. 162
B. 130 D. 144

75. The areas bounded by the waterline of a reservoir and the contours at an
interval of 1.7m are as follows: A1 = 15,430m2, A2 = 12,980m2, A3 = 10,650m2,
A4 = 8,540m2, A5 = 5,270m2 and A6 = 2,180m2. Calculate the volume of the
reservoir by Prismoidal Formula.
A. 78,616.50 m3 C. 78,911.17 m3
B. 72,578.67 m 3 D. 72,875.70 m3

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