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CE 601- ACHIEVEMENT EXAM C

Instructions:
A. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice using No.
2 pencil only.
B. Write your solutions on the papers provided.
C. Borrowing of calculator is not allowed.
D. Once the examination has started, you are not allowed to leave the testing area.
E. Once finished, submit the questionnaire and your answer sheet.
F. If you think the correct answer is not in the choices, select letter “e”.

1. The matrix that is the transpose of the matrix of the complex conjugates of the entries of a given matrix.
a. Inverse
b. Adjoint
c. Eigen value
d. Determinants
2. The property by virtue of which a body tends to return to its original size and shape after a deformation
and when the deforming forces have been removed.
a. Elasticity
b. Malleability
c. Ductility
d. Plasticity
3. Is the length of time on which the property maybe operated at a profit.
a. Economic life
b. Period
c. Depreciation
d. Capitalized cost
4. A circle tangent to one side and to the extension of the two other sides of the triangle.
a. Excircle
b. Incircle
c. escribe circle
d. circumscribe circle
5. The difference in length between any two ordinances in the mass diagram is,
a. The volume of excavated materials obtained from borrow pit
b. The volume of materials between the stations of which the ordinates were erected.
c. The volume of materials excavated and throw away which is no longer necessary to form an
embankment.
d. The volume of materials between the center of gravity of mass.
6. A symmetric plane figure constructed by placing congruent arcs of a circle around a regular polygon so
that the ends of the arcs bisects the sides.
a. Hexafoil
b. Quatrefoil
c. Multifoil
d. Trefoil
7. Another term for multinomial.
a. Polynomial
b. Binomial
c. Trinomial
d. Multinomial coefficient

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 8. Ana is 5 years older than Beth. In 5 years, the product of their ages is 1.5 times the product of their
present ages. How old is Beth now?
a. 25
b. 20
c. 15
d. 30
9. Fin the 7th term in the series: , , , . .
a.
b.
c.
d.
10. The sum of the coefficients in the expansion of (x+y-z)8 is:
a. From 2 to 5
b. From 5 to 10
c. Above 10
d. Less than 2
11. Given the complex numbers Z1 = 2 – i, Z2 = -i – 1, Z3 = 2i – 1. Calculate sqrt(Z1).
A. 1.553 + 0.321i B. 1.462 – 0.221i C. 1.455 – 0.344i D. 1.367 + 1.249i
12. Find the area in sqm of a spherical triangle of whose angles are 123°, 84°, and 73°. The radius of the
sphere is 30m.
a. 1863.3
b. 1570.8
c. 1958.6
d. 1480.2
13. A ladder 5 meter long leans on a wall and makes an angle of 30˚ with the horizontal. Find the vertical
height from the top to the ground.
a. 2.5 meter
b. 1.5 meter
c. 2.0 meter
d. 2.75 meter
14. A tangent line intersects a secant line to a circle. If the distance from the point of tangency to the point
of intersection is 6, and the external distance of the secant line is 4, find the length of the secant line.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9
15. A telephone pole 3ft high is to be guyed from its middle section with a guy wire making an angle of 45
degrees with the ground. Find the total length of the guy wire if an additional three feet is to be
provided for splicing. Solve by using trigonometric functions.
a. 24.21 ft
b. 34.21 ft
c. 44.21 ft
d. 25.21 ft

SIT : A point moves along the curve 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 13 in such a way that the abscissa is increasing at the rate of
1 unit per second.
16. Compute the eccentricity of the curve.
A. 0.65 B. 0.55 C. 0.75 D. 0.85

17. How fast is the ordinate changing when the point is at (1, 1)?
A. 0.444 B. 0.393 C. -0.444 D. -0.393

18. How fast is its distance from the origin changing at the instant when the point is at (1, 1)?
A. 0.444 B. 0.393 C. -0.444 D. -0.393
/
19. Find the abscissa of points of inflection of = .
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 A. ±sqrt(2) B. ±sqrt(3)/2 C. ±sqrt(2)/2 D. ln2
20. A solid has a circular base of base radius 20 cm. Find the volume of the solid if every plane section
perpendicular to a certain diameter is an isosceles triangle with one leg in the plane of the base.

A. 3333 B. 3500 C. 6667 D. 5333

21. The frustum of a regular triangular pyramid has equilateral triangles for its bases and has an altitude if
8m. The lower base edge is 9m. If the volume is 135 cum, what is the upper base edge?
a. 2 m
b. 3 m
c. 4 m
d. 5 m
22. A cylinder of radius 6 m has its axis along X-axis. A second cylinder of the same radius has its axis along
Y-axis. Find the volume, in the first octant, common to the two cylinders.
a. 866 cum
b. 1152 cum
c. 144 cum
d. 288 cum

23. AC is parallel to DE. AE, FG and CD intersect at the point B. FG is perpendicular to AC and DE. The length
of DE is 5 inches, the length of BG is 8 inches and the length of AC is 6 inches. What is the area, in square
inches, of triangle ABC?

a. 28.8
b. 20
c. 24
d. 22

24. Points A, B and C are defined by their coordinates in a standard rectangular system of axes. What
positive value of b makes triangle ABC a right triangle with AC its hypotenuse?

a. 6
b. √6
c. 1 + √6
d. 1 + 2√3
25. A cylinder of radius 5 cm is inserted within a cylinder of radius 10 cm. The two cylinders have the same
height of 20 cm. What is the volume of the region between the two cylinders?

a. 500Pi
b. 1000Pi
c. 1500Pi
d. 2000Pi
26. Lines L1 and L2 are perpendicular that intersect at the point (2, 3). If L1 passes through the point (0, 2),
then line L2 must pass through the point

a. (0 , 3)
b. (1 , 1)
c. (3 , 1)
d. (5 , 0)

27. In a plane there are 6 points such that no three points are collinear. How many triangles do these points
determine?

a. 8
b. 10
c. 18
d. 12

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SIT : A box contains 12 transistors of type A and 18 transistors of type B, all identical in appearance. If one
transistor is taken at random, tested and returned to the box, and a second transistor then treated the same
manner, find the probability that:
28. The first is type A and the second is type B.
A. 0.16 B. 0.24 C. 0.36 D. 0.48

29. Both are type A.

A. 0.16 B. 0.24 C. 0.36 D. 0.48

30. Neither is type A.

A. 0.16 B. 0.24 C. 0.36 D. 0.48
31. Given the following sample data: 15, 55, 82, 20, 105, 33, 29, 51. Determine the coefficient of variation.
Hint: = /
A. 0.64 B. 0.55 C. 0.60 D. 0.72
32. A box of electronic items contains 16 which pass international product standards and 4 which do not. If
three items are selected at random from the box, what is the probability that all three pass international
product standards?
a. 0.4912
b. 0.5124
c. 0.3125
d. 0.4127
33. In the ECE board examinations, the probability that an examinee pass in each subject is 0.8. What is the
probability that he will pass in at least 2 subjects?
a. 0.896
b. 0.986
c. 0.689
d. 0.869
34. A bag contains 4 white balls and 3 black balls. Another bag contains 3 white balls and black balls. If one
ball is drawn from each bag, determine the probability that the balls drawn will be 1 white and 1 black.

a. 27/58
b. 39/56
c. 29/56
d. 5/14
SIT : A certain function variable is normally distributed with a mean of 6 and a standard deviation of 2.
35. Approximately what percentage of the observation in x will be smaller than 3?
A. 4% B. 7% C. 9% D. 12%

36. Approximately what percentage of the observation in x will be greater than 10?
A. 2.27% B. 2.45% C. 3.47% D. 3.22%

37. Approximately what percentile of the observation in x corresponds to 2?

A. 10th B. 5th C. 2nd D. 12th

38. The IQ scores of XPERTZ babies are recorded as follows:

IQ Score Frequency
100 – 104 25
105 – 109 31
110 – 114 35
115 – 119 33
120 – 124 40
125 – 129 42
130 - 134 34
135 - 139 29
140 – 144 28
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 145 - 149 15
Calculate the difference between the mean and median of the grouped data.
A. 0.09 B. 0.16 C. 0.50 D. 0.33

39. What is the value of the coefficient of skewness for the following population of numbers? 1.04, 0.56,
0.97, 0.28
a. – 0.44
b. – 0.34
c. 0.21
d. 0.16
40. If f(x) = (x - 1)2 and g(x) = √x, then (g o f)(x) = ?

a. |x - 1|
b. x-1
c. 1-x
d. |1 - x|

41. The domain of f(x) = √(4 - x2) / √(x2 - 1) is given by the interval

a. (-2 , 2) U (-1 , 2)
b. (-2 , -1) U (1 , 2)
c. (-2 , 2) U (-1 , 1)
d. (-2 , -1) U (1 , 2)
42. Evaluate the following limit, lim .
→
a. 2/5
b. Infinity
c. 0
d. 5/2
43. Evaluate the integral of 3 sin ^3" using lower limit of 0 and upper limit = #/2.
A. 2.0
B. 1.7
C. 1.4
D. 2.3
44. Find the area bounded by the -axis and = 4 − / .
A. 25.6
B. 28.1
C. 12.8
D. 56.2

45. What is the integral of (3t-1)3 dt?

a. 1/12 (3t-1)4 + c
b. 1/12 (3t-1)3 + c
c. ¼ (3t-1)3 + c
d. ¼ (3t-1)4 + c
46. According to Newton’s law of cooling, the temperature of an object changes at a rate proportional to the
difference in temperature between the object and the outside medium. If an object whose temperature
is 70 deg Fahrenheit is placed in a medium whose temperature is 20 deg Fahrenheit and is found to be
40 deg Fahrenheit after 3 minutes, what will its temperature be after 6 minutes?
a. 25° F
b. 27° F
c. 28° F
d. 26° F
47. Obtain the differential equation of all straight lines with algebraic sum of the intercepts fixed as '.
a. 1+ * *
− ='
* *
b. 1 − + ='
c. − +* ,+* − + = -+
*
d. 1 + ′ + ='
48. Obtain the general solution of * = .
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 a. +/, + 01 + = 2
b. +3 −2= 0
c. +3 +2=0
d. +3 −2=0
49. What is the order and degree of the differential equation y’’’ + xy’’ + 2y(y’)2 +xy = 0.

a. first order, second degree

b. second order, third degree
c. third order, first degree
d. third order, second degree

50. A curve is defined by the condition that at each of its points (x, y), its slope is equal to twice the sum of
the coordinates of the point. Express the condition by means of a differential equation.

a. dy / dx = 2x + 2y
b. dy / dx = 2x + 2ydy
c. dy = 2xdx + 2y
d. x + y = 2y’
51. How long will money quadruple itself if invested at 20% compounded quarterly?
A. 28.4 years B. 7.60 years C. 30.4 years D. 7.10 years
52. To save money for a trip, Carmen plans to deposit equal payments twice each year for five years in an
account paying 4% interest compounded semiannually. She has determined that she needs Php 27,300
for the trip. What equal payments should she deposit to accumulate the necessary amount?
A. P 2493 B. P 1334 C. P 3497 D. P 2670

53. A factory produces concrete blocks units. Each unit sells for P 15 and costs P 5. The annual maintenance
and operation costs are P 75,000. Calculate the number of blocks that should be produced to justify
keep this business running.
A. 8,600 B. 7,000 C. 7,800 D. 7,500

Situation: An equipment costing P420 000 has a salvage value of P50 000 at the end of 6 years.

54. Find the depreciation charge during the fourth year using Double Declining Balance Method.
A. P 41 481.48
B. P 44 165.78
C. P 36 543.00
D. P 27 654.32

55. Find the depreciation charge during the first year using SYD Method.
A. P 87 427.80
B. P 105 714.29
C. P 122 003.00
D. P 148 226.72

56. What is the difference of the future amount of the annuity due and ordinary annuity for a periodic
payment of P 14 000 and a rate of interest of 10% compounded quarterly if payment is made every 3
months for 16 years?
a. P 34 000
b. P 45 000
c. P 53 992
d. P 66 300
Situation: A company wants to purchase dump truck, which cost P 800 000 and a salvage value of P 100 000
after useful life of 5 years or rent at a cost of P 1255/day. Annual cost of operation and maintenance is P 12
000. How many days that the dump truck should be used so that the purchased are compensated if the rate
is 15%? Use sinking fund method for depreciation.
57. What is the annual cost for the purchase of truck?
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 a. P 237 898.48
b. P 212 698.48
c. P 235 820.89
d. P 191 181.76
58. How many days per year that the dump truck will be used so that the purchased are compensated?
a. 188
b. 166
c. 177
d. 199
59. How much is the book value at the end of 10 years?
a. P 35 000
b. P 70 000
c. P 85 000
d. P 15 000

60. What is the accumulated amount of five years annuity paying P 6000 at the end of each year, with
interest at 15% compounded annually?
a. P40 454.29
b. P41 114.29
c. P41 454.29
d. P40 544.29
SIT : Following are the notes for a line of stadia levels. The elevation of BM1 = 637.05 m. The stadia interval factor
= 100 and (f + c) = 0.25.
Backsight Foresight
Station Stadia Vertical Stadia Vertical
Interval Angle Interval Angle
BM1 4.26 -3ᵒ38’ ---- ----
TP1 2.85 -1ᵒ41’ 3.18 +2ᵒ26’
TP2 3.3 +0ᵒ56’ 2.71 -4ᵒ04’
TP3 2.66 +2ᵒ09’ 4.45 -0ᵒ38’
BM2 ---- ---- 3.00 +7ᵒ27’
61. Calculate the elevation of TP1.
A. 677.51 m B. 668.21 m C. 632.45 m D. 626.58 m

62. Calculate the difference in elevation between BM1 and BM2.

A. 52.43 m B. 47.97 m C. 55.67 m D. 39.48 m

63. When the foresight was made at TP2, find the instrument’s horizontal distance from TP2.
A. 265 m B. 270 m C. 275 m D. 280 m

64. The interior angles of a five sided traverse are as follows:

A = 117ᵒ 30’ C = 142ᵒ 54’
B = 96ᵒ 32’ D = 132ᵒ 18’
Angle E is not measured. Assume AB is due north, compute the bearing of DE.
A. S 11ᵒ 44’ E B. S 12ᵒ 31’ E C. S 9ᵒ 5’ E D. S 15ᵒ 24’ E

65. A vein has a dip of 57ᵒ W. The bearing of a drift is N 37ᵒ W having a grade of 5%. Compute the bearing of
strike.
A. N 35ᵒ 8’ W B. N 36ᵒ 28’ W C. N 33ᵒ 35’ W D. N 36ᵒ 45’ W
66. A closed traverse has the following data:
Line Bearing Distance(m)
AB _______ 60.00
BC _______ 72.69
CD S 17°20’ E 44.83
DE S 70°36’ W 56.45
EA N 74°30’ W 50.00
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 Find the bearing of line BC.
a. S 45°52’ E
b. N 18°11’ E
c. S 82°23’ E
d. N 15°30’ E
67. A spiral easement curve has a length of 60m with central curve having a radius of 400m. the design
speed of the car on this curve is 100kph. Compute for the rate of centripetal acceleration.
a. 1.21 m/s2
b. 4.21 m/s2
c. 0.32 m/s2
d. 2.28 m/s2
68. The super elevation of the horizontal curve is 0.12 m/m. A car can travel a maximum speed of 80kph.
Find the coefficient of friction between the tire and the road if the radius is 70m.
a. 0.571
b. 0.519
c. 0.623
d. 0.701
Situation: Given the following traverse notes taken by a survey party.
LINE BEARING DISTANCE (m)
AB N 45°20’ E 410
BC S 65°10’ E 605
CD N 80°15’ W 600
DA S 55°30’ W 280

69. Find the adjusted latitude for side DA using Transit Rule.
a. -184.08 m
b. -144.08 m
c. -164.08 m
d. -154.08 m
70. Find the adjusted departure for side DA using Transit Rule.
a. -2.576m
b. 2.576m
c. -3.235m
d. 3.235m
71. Determine the pavement thickness in cm using an expansion pressure of 0.15 kg/cm2 and a pavement
density of 0.0025 kg/cm3.
A. 55 cm B. 50 cm C. 60 cm D. 65 cm

72. The number of accidents for 6 years recorded in a certain section of highway is 5432. If the average
daily traffic is 476, what is the accident per million entering vehicles?
a. 5211
b. 7623
c. 4678
d. 6128
73. A flexible pavement having a thickness of 46 mm carries a static wheel load of W. The circular contact is
of time has an equivalent radius of 150 mm. If the load W is assumed to be transmitted across a wide
area of subgrade at an angle 45°, compute the value of the wheel load W if the bearing stress of the base
is 0.42 MPa.
a. 45.86 kN
b. 52.21 kN
c. 39.23 kN
d. 50.72 kN
Situation: A driver traveling at 50mph is 80m from a wall ahead. If the driver applies the brake immediately at
a brake reaction time of 2 seconds and begins slowing the vehicle at 10m/s2.
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74. Find the distance from the stopping point to the wall.
a. 5.32 m
b. 7.33 m
c. 8.67 m
d. 10.34 m
75. Determine the braking time or time during deceleration.
a. 2.23 sec
b. 1.15 sec
c. 2.89 sec
d. 1.98 sec

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