MATHEMATICS and SURVEYING
LICENSURE EXAMS
May 2016
(For solutions, refer to Engineering Mathematics Vol. 1 and A distance was measured on an 8% slope and
Vol. 2, Surveying and Statistics review books by Besavilla) found to be 2620.30 m. What is the horizontal
1. CE Board May 2016
A line of levels, 6 km long is run between A
and B with average backsight and foresight
distances of 150 m. The average backsight
reading is 3.8 m and each time it is taken, the
rod is inclined sidewards from the vertical by
5˚. What is the correct elevation of B if its
recorded elevation is 425.15 meters?
2. CE Board May 2016
With the transit at point B line of sight
horizontal, the stadia intercept at C is 1.15 m.
If the sadia interval factor is 100.32 and the
stadia constant is 0.3, find the distance BC.
3. CE Board May 2016
A spiral easement curve has a length of 80 m
and the radius of the central curve is 180 m.
Determine the maximum velocity that a car
could pass thru the spiral easement curve.
4. CE Board May 2016
Find the area of the triangle ABC given
a = 225, b = 290, and c = 419.
5. CE Board May 2016
Chord AB and CD intersect each other at O
inside the circle. AO = 8 cm, CO = 12 cm, and
D = 20 cm. If AB is the diameter of the circle,
compute the area of OCA.
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6. CE Board May 2016
A 12 degree simple curve is to be designed for
a maximum speed of 88 kph. The coefficient
of friction between the tires and pavement is
0.40. What is the required super elevation in
percent?
7. CE Board May 2016
A parabola has an equation of y2 = 8x. Find
the equation of the diameter of the parabola,
which bisects chords parallel to the line
x – y = 4.
8. CE Board May 2016
A student was asked to make a 345.43 m long
line using a 25 m tape is 0.0021 m too long.
What is the required measurement?
9. CE Board May 2016
A box contains 58 red marbles, 14 yellow
marbles, 28 blue marbles, all the marbles are
of the same size. Three marbles are drawn at
random from the box, first one, then a second,
and then a third. Determine the probability of
getting one red marble, one yellow marble,
and one blue marble with replacement.
10. CE Board May 2016
Messages when painted on pavement should
be limited to how many words only?
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distance measured in meters?
12. CE Board May 2016
What are the four types of pavement and curb
markings?
13. CE Board May 2016
The velocity of the Cebu Pacific Airlines in still
air is 125 kph. The velocity of the wind due
east is 25 kph. If the plane travels east and
returns back to its base again after 4 hours,
what distance does the plane travels due
east?
14. CE Board May 2016
A piece of property in downtown Houston is
advertised for sale at Php 45 per square foot.
If the lengths of the sides of the triangular lot
are 220 feet, 234 feet and 160 feet, then what
is the asking price for the lot?
15. CE Board May 2016
9 dx
Evaluate ∫ 0
1+ x
16. CE Board May 2016
Find the distance from the point A(1, 5, -3) to
the plane 4x + y + 8z + 33 = 0.
17. CE Board May 2016
The perpendicular distance between two
parallel tangents of a reversed curve is 7.5 m
and the length of the long chord is equal to
65 m. Compute the common radius of the
reversed curve.
18. CE Board May 2016
If log x to the base 2 miles log of 5 to the base
2 is equal to 3, find the value of x.
19. CE Board May 2016
A circle has its center at 3, -2). It is tangent to
the line 3x + 4y – 26 = 0. Compute the point of
tangency of the circle.
20. CE Board May 2016
Light travels at a rate of approximately
1.86 x 10 miles per second. It takes light
5 x 102 seconds to travel from the sun to
Earth. What ist he distance between Earth and
the sun?
21. CE Board May 2016
Find the number of sides a polygon has if the
sum of the measures of the interior angle is
3600˚.
22. CE Board May 2016
Working together, two people can design a
Web site in 5 hours. IF each worked alone,
one of them would design the site in 2 hours
less time than the other. How long would it
take each person to design a Web site
working alone?