CE 3220: SPECIAL TOPICS I

Quiz F June 23, 2021

Instructions: Write the letter of your best answer on the space provided. Write your solution on the box provided in
the solution sheets. Any student caught or suspected of cheating will be held responsible based on the rules of the
university.
1
−3 −
(𝑥 2 𝑦 3 𝑧 −2 ) (𝑥 −3 𝑦𝑧 3 ) 2
1. Simplify 5
(𝑥𝑦𝑧 −3 )−2

1 1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
𝑥 2𝑦6𝑧3 𝑥 2𝑦7𝑧2 𝑥 3𝑦7𝑧2 𝑥 2𝑦7𝑧3

2. Solve for x: √𝑥 − √1 − 𝑥 = 1 − √𝑥..

A. -16/25 & 0 B. 25/16 & 0 C. -25/16 & 0 D. 16/25 & 0
3. Find k in the equation 4x2 + kx + 1 = 0 so that it will only have one real root.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
4. Two times the father’s age is 8 more than six times his son’s age. Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 44. The
age of the son is:
A. 49 B. 15 C. 20 D. 18
5. Three men A, B, and C can do a piece of work in t hours working together. Working alone, A can do the work in 6
hours more, B in 1 hour more, and C in twice the time if all working together. How long would it take to finish the
work if all working together?
A. 20 mins. B. 30 mins. C. 40 mins. D. 50 mins.
6. A 100-kilogram salt solution originally 4% by weight. Salt in water is boiled to reduce water content until the
concentration is 5% by weight salt. How much water is evaporated?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
7. From the top of tower A, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower B is 46°. From the foot of tower B the angle
of elevation of the top of tower A is 28°. Both towers are on a level ground. If the height of tower B is 120m, how
high is tower A in m?
A. 38.6 B. 42.3 C. 44.1 D. 40.7
8. The area of the triangle whose angles are 61°9’32”, 34°14’46”, and 84°35’42” is 680.60. The length of the longest
side is:
A. 35.53 B. 54.32 C. 52.43 D. 62.54
9. Solve the remaining side of the spherical triangle whose given parts are A = B = 80º and a = b = 89º.
A. 158º 12’ B. 162º 21’ C. 168º 31’ D. 172º 12’
10. A spherical triangle has an area of 327.25 sq. km. What is the radius of the sphere if its spherical excess is 30º?
A. 20 km B. 22 km C. 25 km D. 28 km
11. The side of a regular pentagon is 25 cm. If the radius of its inscribed circle is 15 cm, find the area of the pentagon.
A. 937.5 cm2 B. 784.6 cm2 C. 825.75 cm2 D. 857.65 cm2
12. Given are two concentric circles with the outer circle having a radius of 10 cm. If the area of the inner circle is
half of the outer circle, find the border between the two circles.
A. 2.930 cm B. 2.856 cm C. 3.265 cm D. 2.444 cm
13. The lateral area of a right circular cone of radius 4 cm is 100.53 sq. cm. Determine the slant height.
A. 8 cm B. 9 cm C. 6 cm D. 10 cm
14. A cone was formed by rolling a thin sheet of metal in the form of a sector of a circle 72 cm in diameter with a
central angle of 150°. Find the volume of the cone in cc.
A. 7733 B. 7722 C. 7744 D. 7711
15. Find the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the ellipse:
9x2 + 4y2 – 24y – 72x – 144 = 0
A. 0.67 B. 1.8 C. 1.5 D. 0.75
16. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2
17. A card is chosen from pack of playing cards. What is the probability that it is either red or a picture card?
A. 8/13 B. 10/13 C. 19/26 D. 8/15
18. The face of a coin is either head or tail. If three coins are tossed, what is the probability of getting three tails or
three heads?
A. 1/8 B. 1/2 C. 1/4 D. 1/6
19. A group of friends compares what they received while trick or treating. They find that the average number of
pieces of candy received is 43, with standard deviation of 2. What is the z-score for 20 pieces of candy?
A. 10.5 B. 11.5 C. -10.5 D. -11.5
20. On his first three quizzes, Patrick earned a 15, 18, and 16. (A perfect score would have been 20 points.) What
does he need to earn on the next quiz to have a mean score of at least 17?
A. 20 B. 19 C. 18 D. 21
21. A rectangular lot has an area of 1600 sq. m. find the least amount of fence that could be used to enclose the area.
A. 160 m. B. 200 m. C. 100 m. D. 300 m.
22. Evaluate the first derivative of the implicit function: 4x2 + 2xy + y2.
A. (4x + y)/(x + y) B. – (4x + y)/(x + y) C. (4x – y)/(x + y) D. – (4x + y)/(x – y)
6 sin(𝑥)𝑐𝑜𝑠2 (𝑥)+sin(2𝑥) − 23sin(𝑥)
23. Find the value of ∫
(cos(𝑥)−1)2 (5−𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝑥))
𝑑𝑥
2
𝑐𝑜𝑠 (𝑥)+4 3 5 cos(𝑥)
A. 𝑙𝑛 |(cos(𝑥)−1)2 | − cos(𝑥)−1 − 2 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( 2 ) + 𝐶
 𝑐𝑜𝑠2 (𝑥)+4 3 5 cos(𝑥)
B. 𝑙𝑛 | | + cos(𝑥)−1 + 2 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( 2 ) + 𝐶
(cos(𝑥)−1)2
𝑐𝑜𝑠2 (𝑥)+4 3 5 cos(𝑥)
C. 2 𝑙𝑛 | | − cos(𝑥)−1 − 2 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( 2 ) + 𝐶
(cos(𝑥)−1)2
𝑐𝑜𝑠2 (𝑥)+4 3 5 cos(𝑥)
D. 2 𝑙𝑛 | | + cos(𝑥)−1 + 2 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( 2 ) + 𝐶
(cos(𝑥)−1)2
24. Find the area bounded by the curve 5y2 = 16x and the curve y2 = 8x – 24.
A. 36 B. 25 C. 16 D. 14
25. Solve (x 2 + y)dx + (y 3 + x)dy = 0.
x3 y4 x3 y4 x3 y4 x3 y4
A. + x + = c B. + x + y + = c C. + xy − = c D. − xy 2 + = c
3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4
26. A 200-mg radioactive substance will decay to 180 mg after 12 years. Determine the half-life of this substance.
A. 77.95 years B. 78.95 years C. 79.95 years D. 80.95 years
27. Find the Laplace transform of [2/(s + 1)] – [4/(s + 3)].
A. 2e-t – 4e-3t B. e-2t + e-3t C. e-2t – e-3t D. (2e-t) (1 – 2e-3t)
1 3 −1 −2
28. Given matrix A = | | and matrix B = | |. Find A + 2B.
−2 1 −1 1
1 0 1 0 −1 3 −1 −1
A. | | B. | | C. | | D. | |
2 1 1 3 0 1 −4 3
29. A man inherited a regular endowment of P 100,000 every end of three months for 10 years. However, he may
choose to get a single lump sum payment at the end of four years. How much is this lump sum if the cost of money
is 14% compounded quarterly?
A. 3,702,939.73 B. 4,702,939.73 C. 5,702,939.73 D. 6,702,939.73
30. A new electric saw for cutting small pieces of lumber in a furniture manufacturing plant has a cost basis of P 5,000
and 8-year depreciable life. The estimated salvage value of the saw is zero at the end of eight years. The book
value at the end of five years using straight-line method.
A. P 3,125 B. P 625 C. P 1,875 D. P 1,000
Situation 1. An 8-kN vertical force and a 6-kN horizontal force are acting on a particle.
31. What is the resultant force acting on the particle?
A. 2 kN B. 5 kN C. 10 kN D. 14 kN
32. Which of the following gives the angle that the resultant makes with the horizontal?
A. 0° B. 36.87° C. 45.00° D. 53.13°
Situation 2 (Items 33-35). An equilateral truss ABC has a side of 3 m and has joints B and C lying on the horizontal
surface with a roller at B and a pin at C. A 10-kN force is then applied on joint A.
33. What is the force in member AB?
A. 0 kN B. 5.00 kN C. 8.66 kN D. 10.00 kN
34. What is the force in member AC?
A. 0 kN B. 5.00 kN C. 8.66 kN D. 10.00 kN
35. What is the force in member BC?
A. 0 kN B. 5.00 kN C. 8.66 kN D. 10.00 kN
36. A projectile is fired at an angle of 20° with the horizontal at the top of a 30-m high building. The muzzle velocity
is 300 m/s. What is the total time of flight?
A. 32.6 s B. 25.7 s C. 21.2 s D. 18.5 s
Situation 3. In a race, Car A is traveling at a constant rate of 8 m/s while Car B starts from a speed of 3 m/s, increasing
it at a constant rate of 2 m/s2.
37. After how many seconds will it take Car B to overtake Car A?
A. 1.70 s B. 2.50 s C. 5.00 s D. 7.61 s
38. What distance was covered by each car when Car B catches Car A?
A. 13.6 m B. 40.0 m C. 60.9 m D. 80.0 m
Situation 4 (Items 39-40). A 15-N block is resting on a rough surface when a 10-N horizontal force is applied. The
coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the block and the surface are 0.30 and 0.20 respectively.
39. How much friction force is acting on the block?
A. 2.0 N B. 3.0 N C. 4.5 N D. 10.0 N
40. What is the acceleration of the block upon the application of the force?
A. 0.47 m/s2 B. 1.53 m/s2 C. 4.58 m/s2 D. 5.23 m/s2
41. A hollow shaft with outer and inner diameters of 160 mm and 120 mm respectively is acted upon by a torque of
20 kN-m. Which of the following gives the maximum torsional shear stress on the shaft?
A. 9.09 MPa B. 24.87 MPa C. 36.38 MPa D. 58.95 MPa
Situation 5. A steel composite axial member is acted upon by forces shown in Figure 1. The lengths of members A
and B are 1 m and 0.75 m respectively, while their cross-sectional areas are 50 mm2 and 20 mm2
respectively. Use E = 200 GPa.
42. What is the deformation in member B?
A. 0 mm B. 0.50 mm C. 0.75 mm D. 1.88 mm
43. Which of the following gives the point displacement between members A and B with respect to the fixed end?
A. 0 mm B. 0.50 mm C. 0.75 mm D. 1.88 mm
Situation 6. Consider the beam loaded as shown in Figure 2.
44. What is the maximum shear force in the beam?
A. 2 kN B. 3 kN C. 4 kN D. 5 kN
45. Which of the following gives the maximum bending moment in the beam?
A. 2.25 kN-m B. 4.00 kN-m C. 4.50 kN-m D. 8.00 kN-m
46. If a 1/3 horsepower pump runs for 20 minutes, what is the energy used?
A. 0.06 ergs B. 0.25 kW C. 0.30 MJ D. 0.11 kWh
47. During a “non-flow” process, the internal energy of a fluid changes from an initial value of 500 Btu/lb to a final
value of 440 Btu/lb. If 30,000 ft-lb/lb of work is performed by the fluid, compute the quantity of heat in Btu/lb
added to or removed from the fluid during the process.
A. -21.44 Btu/lb B. -104.44 Btu/lb C. 35.44 Btu/lb D. 24.44 Btu/lb
48. A 0.71 m3 tank contains 4.5 kg of an ideal gas. The gas has a molecular weight of 44 and is at 21 °C. What is its
pressure?
A. 7,355 psf B. 7,445 torr C. 3,873 psf D. 2,355 psi
49. A 3.0 lbm of air are contained at 25 psi and 100 °F. Given that, what is the volume of the container?
A. 10.7 ft3 B. 14.7 ft3 C. 15.0 ft3 D. 24.9 ft3
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50. A volume of 450 cm of air is measured at a pressure of 740 mmHg absolute and a temperature of 20°C. What is
the volume in cm3 at 760 mmHg absolute and 0°C?
A. 804.25 cm3 B. 479.35 cm3 C. 408.25 cm3 D. 379.35 cm3

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