Problem Bank: Mathematics, Surveying, &

Transportation Engineering
1. Find the value of “a” so that the period of the
function y=sin ax is 3 π .
A. 3 C. 1/3
B. 2/3 D. 3/2
2. What is the minimum number of person in a
room to provide at least an even chance that two
or more were born on the same day of the week?
A. 3 C. 4
B. 5 D. 8
3. In a certain town there are 1000 married couples.
Two-Thirds of the husbands who are taller than
their wives are also heavier and three-quarters of
the husbands who are heavier than their wives
are also taller. If there are 120 wives who are
taller and heavier than their husbands, how
many husbands are taller and heavier than their
wives?
A. 880 C. 380
B. 320 D. 480
4. A comet from deep space approaches the sun
along a parabolic orbit with the sun at its focus.
When the comet is 100 million miles from the
sun, the line joining the sun and the comet
makes an angle of 60 ° with the axis of the
parabola. How close to the sun will the comet
get?
A. 20 M miles C. 25 M miles
B. 50 M miles D. 15 M miles
5. Find the diameter of a circle that is tangent to
the lines 3 x−4 y+ 20=0 and 3 x−4 y−5=0.
A. 3.67 C. 7.67
B. 4.00 D. 5.00
6. Which of the following lines is concurrent with
the lines 2 x− y=4 and x + y=5 ?
A. x− y =5 C. 2 x− y=6
B. x + y=8 D. 3 x−2 y=5
7. Two sides of a triangle measure 3cm and 5cm,
respectively, and the altitude to the third side
measure 2.5cm. Find the circumference of the
circle circumscribing this triangle.
A. 6 π C. 6.5 π
B. 8 π D. 4 π
8. Three circles of radii 11cm, 14cm, and 22cm are
tangent to each other externally. Find the area of
the triangle formed by joining the centers of
these circles.
A. 288 sq. cm. C. 329 sq. cm.
B. 399 sq. cm. D. 412 sq. cm
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