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MATHEMATICS AND
University of Eastern Philippines
SURVEYING
College of Engineering SET - A
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO

PROBLEM 1 IV. Low maintenance cost compared with unpaved

ABCD is a square of side 10 cm, PQRS is a square inside shoulders
ABCD, PQBA, QCRB, RSDC and SPAD are identical a. I only c. III only
trapezia, each of area 16 cm2. What is the height of each b. II only d. All of the above
trapezium? PQ in parallel to AB and SH is parallel to DC? PROBLEM 7
a. 1 cm c. 3 cm An engineer is hired to design a bridge to carry traffic
b. 2 cm d. 4 cm across the river. Her first problem is to determine the
PROBLEM 2 distance from point A to point B. To do so, she starts at
Any structure built into the sea but not parallel to the coast point A and measures distance of 250 m in a direction at
line and includes any stage stair landing place, landing right angles to the segment 49°50’. How long should the
state jetty, floating barge or pontoon any bridge or other bridge be?
works connected therewith. a. 351.381 c. 147.271
a. Pier c. Wharf b. 212.381 d. 296.184
b. Port d. Lighthouse PROBLEM 8
PROBLEM 3 The first cost of a machine is P1,800,000 with a salvage
The following interior angles of a triangular traverse were value of P300,000 at the end of its life of 5 years.
measured with the same precision. What is the most Determine the total depreciation after 3 years using
probable value of angle C in degrees? Straight Line Method.
No. of a. P900,000 c. P600,000
Angle Value
Measurements b. P400,000 d. P800,000
A 41 5 PROBLEM 9
B 77 6 Inform and advice the road users of directions, distances,
C 63 2 routes, the location of services and points of interests.
a. 63.423 c. 63.324 a. Traffic Sign c. Guide Sign
b. 62.423 d. 62.324 b. Regulatory Sign d. Warning Sign
PROBLEM 4 PROBLEM 10
An engineering company prepares an estimate for a job.
Chemist have defined the pH (hydrogen potential) of a
The cost of preparing the estimate is P10,000. The amount
solution by pH = -log10 H represents the concentration of
of profit over and above the P10,000 is P25,000. If their
the hydrogen ion is in moles per liter, the pH scale ranges
estimate is accepted. The probability that their estimate
from 0 to 14 depending on a solution’s acidity or
will be accepted is 0.70 and the probability that their
alkalinity. Values below 7 indicate progressively greater
estimate will not be accepted is 0.3. What is the expected
acidity, while those above 7 are progressively more
profit?
alkaline. Normal unpolluted rain has pH of about 5.6.
a. P14,500 c. P13,500
Since pH scale is logarithmic, keep in mind that there is a
b. P15,500 d. P16,500
tenfold in hydrogen ion concentration for each pH unit.
PROBLEM 5 An environmental concern involves the destructive
The sum of the first n terms of a series is 32n + 1 + b. What effects of acid rain, which is caused primarily by sulfur
is the quotient of the 9th and the 7th term? dioxide emissions. The most acidic rainfall ever had a pH
a. 50 c. 54 of 2.4. What is the hydrogen ion concentration?
b. 66 d. 81 a. 0.002 mole per liter c. 0.02 mole per liter
PROBLEM 6 b. 0.004 mole per liter d. 0.04 mole per liter
Shoulder paving is a valuable method of providing:
I. Integrity of the pavement
II. Width to place edge line pavement markings
III. Additional safety to prevent vehicles skidding or
drivers losing control in gravel
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SURVEYING
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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
PROBLEM 11 PROBLEM 17
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Find the value of dy/dx if 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑥 . Labor Laws in Encantadia require factory owners to give
′ 1+𝑥 2 2 ′ 1+𝑥 2 every worker a holiday whenever one of them has a
a. 𝑦 = 𝑥 (1 + 2𝑥 ln 𝑥 ) c. 𝑦 =𝑥 (1 +
ln 𝑥 2 ) birthday and to hire without discrimination on grounds of
2 2 birthdays except for these holidays. Except for these
b. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 1+𝑥 (𝑥 + ln 𝑥 2 ) d. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥 𝑥 (1 + ln 𝑥 2 )
holidays they work a 365-day year. The owner wants to
PROBLEM 12 maximize the expected total number of man-days worked
A rectangular field bounded on one side by a building is per year in a factory. How many workers do factories
to be fenced on the other 3 sides. If 3000 ft of fence is to have in Encantadia?
be used, find the dimensions of the largest field that can a. 364 c. 362
be fenced in. b. 363 d. 361
a. 750 x 1500 c. 1500 x 1500
PROBLEM 18
b. 500 x 1500 d. 750 x 750
To encourage Elmer’s promising tennis player, his father
PROBLEM 13 offers him a prize if he wins at least two tennis sets in a
One hose can fill a goldfish pond in 45 minutes and two row in a three-set series to be played with his father and
hoses can fill the same pod in 20 minutes. Find how long the club champion alternately: father – champion – father
it will takes the second hose alone to fill the pond. or champion – father – champion, according to Elmer’s
a. 23 minutes c. 34 minutes choice. The champion is better pplayer than Elmer’s
b. 36 minutes d. 28 minutes father. Which should Emer choose?
PROBLEM 14 a. champion – father – champion, 38.4%
A survey set up a transit at point P, which is the inner b. father – champion – father, 53.6%
portion of a four-sided tract of land ABCD and read the c. champion – father – champion, 53.6%
d. father – champion – father, 38.4%
bearings and measures the distances as follows:
Line Bearing Distance PROBLEM 19
PA N 40°30’ W 420.35 m A firm has the capacity to produce 1,000,000 units of
PB N 38°00’ E 530.15 m product per year. At present, it is able to produce and sell
PC S 70°00’ E 480.75 m 600,000 units yearly at a total income of P720,000.
PD S 60°15’ W 695.10 m Annual fixed costs are P250,000 and the variable costs
What is the area of the tract in hectares? per unit is P0.70. Determine the number of units that
a. 50.14 c. 62.74 should be sold annually to break-even.
b. 33.12 d. 48.85 a. 500,000 units c. 400,000 units
b. 600,000 units d. 300,000 units
PROBLEM 15
In 1990, the average yearly allowance for teacher was PROBLEM 20
P31,076. This salary increased steadily by P1496 each Determine the elevation of the residual water level
year. When did the average yearly salaries exceed (RWL) for a gravity type if the following are as follows:
P40,052? Elev. Of MLLW = 0 m (datum)
a. 1998 c. 1995 Elev. Of HWL = +1.26 m
b. 1997 d. 1996 Elev. Of LWL = -0.23 m
a. +0.34 m c. -0.12 m
PROBLEM 16
b. +0.27 m d. +.14 m
Identify the proper sequence on the following:
I. Quadrilateral PROBLEM 21
II. Parallelogram A rectangular barge is 20 m long, 12 m wide and 8 m
III. Rectangle deep. It enters the harbor of Cebu City having a design
IV. Square low tide (DLT) equal to – 0.30 m. The harbor facility is
a. II, IV, III, I c. IV, III, II, I protected by riprap to prevent scouring. The weight of the
b. I, II, III, IV d. I, III, II, IV barge when empty is equal to 1000 tons. Assuming sp.gr.
of seawater to be 1.03 and that the max depth of water in
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SURVEYING
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University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
the harbor is 6.4 m deep, determine the maximum weight a. 9.6 hours c. 8.2 hours
in tons that the barge can carry safely based on the b. 6.5 hours d. 7.6 hours
specification of the (PPA) Phil. Port Authority regarding PROBLEM 29
standard water depth. An ordinary home lawn mower can trim a grass field 1
a. 600 tons c. 400 tons kilometer per hour. Estimate how long would it take one
b. 500 tons d. 300 tons person to mow a football field if the cutting width of the
PROBLEM 22 mower is 0.5 m. The football field is 110 m long and 49
How long does it take an investment of P2,000 to double m wide.
if it is invested at 5% interest compounded quarterly? a. 10 hours c. 11 hours
a. 10 years c. 17 years b. 9 hours d. 12 hours
b. 13 years d. 14 years PROBLEM 30
PROBLEM 23 What are the positive and negative co-terminal angles of
The engineering club of UEP is to select a president, a 10°?
vice-president, and a secretary/treasurer from the 38 a. 370°, 730°, -350°, -710° c. 360°, 720°, -360°, -
members club. How many possible numbers of 720°
combinations obtained? Note that order is important in b. 350°, 710°, -370°, -730° d. 380°, 700°, -380°, -
this case. 700°
a. 50,616 c. 50,931
PROBLEM 31
b. 49,219 d. 51,531
Convert 630° to centesimal system.
PROBLEM 24 a. 800 grads c. 700 grads
What is the surface area of the sphere whose volume is 36 b. 600 grads d. 750 grads
cu.m? PROBLEM 32
a. 527 c. 56.1 A swimmer is capable of swimming 0.45 m/s in still
b. 52.7 d. 54.8 water, if she aims her body directly across a 75-m wide
PROBLEM 25 river whose current is 0.40 m/s, how far down stream will
_____ is a type of thermoplastic lane marking designed to she land? (from a point opposite her starting point).
aid and provide motorists with visual, audio, motion a. 70 m c. 75 m
warning on the road. b. 65 m d. 67 m
a. Chevron Markings c. Rumble Strips PROBLEM 33
b. Painted Median d. Diagonal Markings Which of the following is/are correct?
PROBLEM 26 I. If two sides of a triangle are congruent, the angles
A circle has an equation of x2 + y2 = 25. Find the length opposite these sides are congruent.
of the subnormal at (3,4). II. If two angles of a triangle are congruent, the sides
a. 2 c. 4 opposite these angles are congruent.
b. 3 d. 5 III. An equilateral triangle is equiangular.
PROBLEM 27 IV. An equiangular triangle is equilateral.
a. I, II and III only c. III and IV only
A point O is inside an equilateral triangular lot ABC. b. II and III only d. All of the above
Point O is 3 m from A, 4 m from B and 5 m from C.
Compute the area of the triangular lot in sq.m. PROBLEM 34
a. 15.93 c. 12.57 A new kind of atom smasher is to be composed of two
b. 19.85 d. 17.95 tangents and a circular arc which is concave towards the
point of intersection of the two tangents. Each tangent and
PROBLEM 28
the arc of the circle is 1-mile long. What is the radius of
If one pump can fill the tank in 16 hours, two pumps can
the circle?
fill the tank in 6 hours, how fast can the other pump can
a. 1473.45 ft c. 1437.45 ft
fill the tank? b. 1347.54 ft d. 1374.54 ft

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SURVEYING
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CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
PROBLEM 35 PROBLEM 41
Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose edges are A vertical photograph was exposed with a 6-in focal
represented by length camera at a flying height of 10,000 ft above datum.
A = 2i – 3j + 4k What is the photo scale at point “A” if its elevation on the
B = i + 2j – k ground is 2500 ft above datum?
C = 3i – j + 2k a. 1:15,000 c. 1:20,000
a. 12 c. 11 b. 1:10,000 d. 1:30,000
b. 7 d. 10
PROBLEM 42
PROBLEM 36
To operate an instrument well, a field engineer needs to
The 70 highest dams in the world have an average height
understand its construction. There are differences among
of 206 meters with a standard elevation of 35 meters. The
a transit, an optical theodolite, and the new electronic
Hoover and Grand Coulee dams have heights of 221 and
theodolites or total stations; hut geometrically, they are all
168 meters, respectively. The Russian dams, the Nurek
the same. All instruments are designed around the same
and Chavrak, have heights with z-scores of +2.69 and -
fundamental relationships or principle lines.
1.13, respectively. List the dams in order of ascending
Which of the following are correct geometric
size.
relationships?
a. Charvak, Grand Coulee, Hoover, Nurek
I. The vertical axis should be perpendicular to the axis
b. Charvak, Grand Coulee, Nurek, Hoover
c. Grand Coulee, Charvak, Hoover, Nurek of the plate levels.
d. Grand Coulee, Charvak, Nurek Hoover II. The vertical crosshair should lie in a plane
perpendicular to the horizontal axis.
PROBLEM 37
III. The line of sight should be perpendicular to the
Which of the following is true?
horizontal axis.
All histograms are single peaked.
IV. The axis of the telescope should be perpendicular
All bell-shaped curves are normal curves and symmetrical
to the line of sight.
All normal curves are bell shaped and symmetrical
a. I, II, III, & V only c. I, II, IV & V only
a. I only c. III only
b. I, II, III & IV only d. I, III, IV and V only
b. II only d. I and II only
PROBLEM 43
PROBLEM 38
A common tangent of a compound curve makes an angle
A 65-kg woman descends in an elevator that briefly
of 12° from the tangent passing through the PC and 18°
accelerates at 0.20g downward. She stands on a scale that
from the tangent passing through the PT. If the radius of
reads in kg. What does the scale read when the elevator
the second curve is 180 m, find the radius of the first curve
descends at a constant speed of 2.0 m/s?
if the length of the common tangent is 70 m long.
a. 65 kg c. 55 kg
a. 412.7 m c. 365.4 m
b. 52 kg d. 78 kg
b. 394.8 m d. 357.9 m
PROBLEM 39
PROBLEM 44
A propeller with a radius of 1.9 m revolves 400 rpm. Find
Compute the deflection angle at the first quarter point of
the velocity in m/s of a point on the tip of the propeller.
the spiral if the length of spiral is 80 m with a degree of
a. 96.3 c. 47.8
curve of the central curve of a spiral easement curve is
b. 62.4 d. 79.6
6.5°.
PROBLEM 40 a. 0.342° c. 0.271°
The scale of a certain map is 1:x. A lot having an area of b. 0.458° d. 0.813°
2
640 square meters is represented by an area of 25.6 cm
on the map. What is the value of x?
a. 25 c. 500
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SURVEYING
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University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
PROBLEM 45 a. 191/208 c. 8/13
Waves which fall forward since the forward velocity of b. 113/208 d. 5/16
the crest particles exceeds the velocity of propagation of PROBLEM 54
the wave length L is less than 7 times the wave height (L In triangle ABC, DE is parallel to AC, D is on side AB
< 7H). and is 2 cm from B and 7 cm from A. If DE is 3 cm, what
a. intermediate water waves c. shallow water waves is the length of side AC?
b. breaking waves d. significant waves a. 4.67 cm c. 10.5 cm
PROBLEM 46 b. 6 cm d. 13.5 cm

The ratio of the wave height to its wave length is called: PROBLEM 55
a. wave period c. slope Given a triangle ABC. How many possible triangles can
b. wave propagation d. steepness be formed for the following conditions: AB = 18, AC =
25, angle C = 42º.
PROBLEM 47
a. 3 c. none
A man earned four commissions being P300,000; b. 1 d. 2
P140,000; P40,000 and “x”. Before “x” was earned, his
average commission is less than P50,000 the total. Find x. PROBLEM 56
a. P340,000 c. P360,000 Two intersecting lines are perpendicular to plane B. What
b. P420,000 d. P390,000 are those two lines?
a. coplanar c. congruent
PROBLEM 48
b. collinear d. consecutive
A man bought DVDs and VCDs that cost P140 and P75
each, respectively. If the man paid a total of 2850, how PROBLEM 57
many in all did he buy? Given of a quadrilateral A(-3, 2), B(-2, -1), C(4, 1) and
a. 18 c. 32 D(3,4). Which pair of line segment can directly conclude
b. 25 d. 40 that it is a rectangle?
PROBLEM 49 a. AB and DC c. BD and AC
A population grows continuously. Seven years ago, the b. AD and BC d. AB and BC
population was 2,500,000. If the present population is PROBLEM 58
10,000,00 determine the population growth rate. Two circles with different radii are externally tangent to
a. 0.877 c. 1.139 each other. How many common tangent lines can be
b. 0.82036 d. 0.198 drawn?
PROBLEM 50 a. 4 c. 2
The population of a province 12 years ago was known to b. 3 d. 1
be 500,000. If the present population is already PROBLEM 59
10,000,000, determine the growth rate. Two circles with different radii have circumference
a. 0.532 c. 1.284 touches at one point. How many common tangent can be
b. 0.845 d. 0.2496 made?
SITUATION 1 a. 1 c. 2
A card is drawn out from a deck of 52 playing cards. b. 4 d. 3
51. Determine the probability that a red card is drawn.
PROBLEM 60
a. ½ c. 1/4
b. 1/3 d. 1/6 Find the length of arc subtended by a central angle of 2.5
radians in a circle whose radius is 65 cm.
52. Determine the probability that a face card is drawn. a. 132.5 c. 152.5
a. 3/16 c. 4/13 b. 162.5 d. 147.5
b 5/13 d. 3/13
PROBLEM 61
53. Determine the probability that a red or a face card is How many years will a money worth of P500,000 to
drawn. become P1,000,000 if it is accumulated in 4% interest
compounded quarterly.
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a. 17.5 c. 15 PROBLEM 68
b. 14.5 d. 20 A quadrilateral ACDB is inscribed in a circle with
PROBLEM 62 diameter AB equal to 25 units. What is the value of angle
How much should be invested in order to have 20,000 DBA?
annual incomes if annual interest rate is 8%. a. 84̊ c. 90̊
a. 500,000 c. 375,000 b. 96̊ d. 115̊
b. 250,000 d. 400,000 PROBLEM 69
PROBLEM 63 An equipment was bought for P1,500,000 and has a
Amounts A and B, with a total of One Million Pesos were salvage value of P600,000 at the end of its life. If the book
invested in two banks, better and best bank respectively. value of the equipment is P870,000 at the end of two
The better bank offers 4% interest rate and the best bank years, find the life span using Sum of Years Digit.
with 4.2% interest rate. If the gained interest after one a. 6.714 yrs c. 4.714 yrs
year is P41,200, how much was invested in the better b. 5.714 yrs d. 7.714 yrs
bank? PROBLEM 70
a. 480,000 c. 600,000 Find the length of the tangent to a circle from point of
b. 330,000 d. 400,000 tangency to point (8,2). The circle is defined by the
PROBLEM 64 equation x2 + y2 – 4x – 5 = 0.
If you will fail the board exam, you would invest money a. 5.74 c. 0.98
to a business that earns money that is equivalent to 5% b. 4.21 d. 3.16
interest compounded quarterly. How many years will the PROBLEM 71
amount triples? Using a compound interest of 8%, find the equivalent
a. 24 c. 20 uniform annual cost for a proposed machine that has a
b. 22 d. 26 first cost of P100,000 an estimated salvage value of
PROBLEM 65 P20,000 and an estimated economic life of 8 yrs. Annual
The length of spiral easement curve is 100 m with central maintenance will amount of P2,000 a year and periodic
curve of radius 200 m. Compute the offset distance from overhaul costing P6,000 each will occur at the end of the
tangent to the second quarter point of spiral. second and fourth year.
a. 1.042 m c. 1.247 m a. P20,405.80 c. P22,435.70
b. 1.548 m d. 1.912 m b. P10,215.54 d. P30,325.00

PROBLEM 66 PROBLEM 72
Two tangents having an azimuths of 240̊ and 282̊ are Given the equation x + y + 8 = 0 and xsin α + ycos α – q
connected by an 80 m spiral curve with a 6̊ circular curve. = 0, find the value of q.
The width of the roadway is 10 m. If the design velocity a. 4.5 m c. 5.66 m
is 60 kph, determine the super elevation at the first quarter b. 2.5 m d. 3.6 m
point of the spiral. PROBLEM 73
a. 1.51 m c. 0.37 m A point P is inside a square ABCD of side 5m. Triangle
b. 0.82 m d. 2 m PCD is formed is an equilateral triangle. What is the
PROBLEM 67 measure of angle ABP?
A spiral easement curve has a length of 60 m with central a. 15̊ c. 18̊
curve having a radius of 400 m. The design speed of the b. 25̊ d. 10̊
car on this curve is 100 kph. Compute for the rate of PROBLEM 74
centripetal acceleration. A point P is inside a square. When two vertices are joined,
a. 1.21 m/sec2/sec c. 0.321 m/sec2/sec an equilateral triangle is formed. What is measured of
2
b. 4.21 m/sec /sec d. 5.214 m/sec2/sec angle BPC?
a. 25̊ c. 75̊
b. 65̊ d. 35̊

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PROBLEM 75
A missile is thrown at a height of 256 m above the ground.
Its elevation is defined by y = 256 – 16t2. How long will
it hit the ground?
a. 4.4 s c. 3.6 s
b. 3.4 s d. 4.0 s