CIVIL ENGINEERING

BOARD EXAMINATION
PROBLEMS
DECEMBER 2014

SUBMITTED BY:
DAYANAN, GIOVANNI
LIBIRAN, ARIES
PARIÑAS, ROAN JOYCE
MORALES, QUENCESS
YABAO, ROSE ANN

SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. JUNE JUNE SANTOS
MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
DECEMBER 2014

1. Which of the following gives the expansion of the complex number(4 + 2𝑖)2 ?
A 20 + 16i C.
B. 12 + 16i D.

2. Parameters S and T are always directly proportional to the value of R. When R is 0.75, S = 0.85. When T= 421, S = 357. If T = 180,
what is the value of R?
A. 241 C. 124
B. 315 D. 135

3. An airplane flying with the wind covers 80 km in 7 minutes and covers the same distance in 8 minutes against the wind. What is the
Speed of the airplane in still air?
A. 643 kph C. 548 kph
B. 42.9 kph D. 63.4 kph

4. An airplane has to travel a round trip Manila to Singapore and black (1485 mi apart) in a total time of 7 hours and 10 minutes. The plane
from Manila to Singapore is flying with a headwind of 70 mph and from Singapore to manila with a tailwind of 60 mph. What is the velocity
of the plane in still air?
A. 500 mph C. 380 mph
B. 490 mph D. 430 mph

5. What is the solution of | 3x + 1 | < 1

A. all real integers C. negative integer
B. positive integer D. none of the above

6. Elisio can do a painting in 1 hour, Jasmine can do it in 2 hours, and Gilbert who is the laziest among the three can do it in 3 hours. How
long can they finish the job if they do it together?
A. 54 minutes C. 41 minutes
B. 33 minutes D. 47 minutes

7. Eight students can do 28 assignments in a day. How many assignments can 20 students do in a day?
A. 60 C. 65
B. 70 D. 68

16𝑥−7
8. Given 5x-32 = . Solve for x.
5
A. 17 C. 13
B. 21 D. 24

9. A total of 330 items composed of x, y, and z are displayed in a museum in which x has the greatest quantity. If y is one third and z is on
e half as many as x, determine the value of x.
A. 150 C. 120
B. 180 D. 210

10. The shipment has capacity of 5 tons carries 100 boxes of 39 lbs and rest are 65-lb boxes. Determine the maximum allowable number
of 65-lb boxes in the shipment.
A. 94 C. 92
B. 93 D. 91
11. A man earned four commissions being P300, 000; P40, 000 and "X". Before "X" was earned, his average commision is less than
P50,000 the total. Find X.
A. 340, 000 C. 360, 000
B. 420, 000 D. 390, 000

12. A man bought DVDs and VCDs that cost P140 and P75 each, respectively. If the man paid a total of 2850, how many in all did he
buy?
A. 18 C. 32
B. 25 D. 40

13. Select two random numbers from 11 to 80. If 2 is added to the tens digits, what is the differece from the original sum?
A. 2 C. 40
B. 20 D. 4

14. Which of the following represents the function of this equation: y=sin C + 5.
A. f(x) = sinC+5 C. f(C) = sinC + 5
B. f(x) = sinC+5 D. f(z) = sinC+5

15. How many 0.5^2 does 1/200 have?

A. 0.02 C. 0.05
B. 50 D. 20

16. A population grows continuously. Seven years ago, the population was 2, 500, 000. If the present population is 10, 000, 000 determine
the population growth rate.
A. 0.877 C. 1.139
B. 0.82036 D. 0.198

17. The population of a province 12 years ago was known to be 500,000. If the present population is already 10,000,000, determine the
growth rate.
A. 0.532 C. 1.284
B. 0.845 D. 0.2496

18. The population in a certain nations grows geometrically. The population five years ago was 96, 000 and its present population is
100, 000. Determine the population 20 years ago.
A. 152, 578 C. 124, 682
B. 117, 738 D. 110, 592

19. The population of an alien bacteria follows the equation P= Pe^kt. The half-life of the bacteria becomes 20% of the original.
A. 18.6 years C. 11.2 years
B. 20.1 years D. 24. 6 years

20. 𝐴 = 𝐴𝑜𝑒 0.02476𝑡 at time t years. How many years will A triples.
A. 66.7 years C. 44. 4 years
B. 55.6 years D. 33. 3 years

21. The cost "C" of a commodity as a function of the quantity "n" is given as C = 1,200 + 12𝑛 − 6𝑛2 . When C= 192, find n.
A. 13 C. 15
B. 12 D. 14
22. Find the third term in the expansion of (𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥 + 3)5
A. 27 cos3 x C. 90 cos3 x
B. 10 cos3 x D. 9 cos3 x

23. A large set of data has a normal a distribution with a mean of 56 and a standard deviation of 5. In which of the following intervals do
Approximately 95.4% of all cases lie?
A. 56-71 C. 51-61
B. 46-56 D. 46-66

24. The mean and the standard deviation of the scores of the four students are 60 and 15, respectively. Determine the lowest possible
score if score are within two standard deviation of the mean score.
A. 20 C. 30
B. 15 D. 45

25. Four books, one each of Geotechnical Engineering, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus are to be arranged in a shelf . How many
ways the books can be arranged ?
A. 20 C. 256
B. 16 D. 24

26. If four coins are tossed, what is the probability of getting at least one head?
A. 86.67% C. 73.28%
B. 93.75% D. 63.5%

27. Two fair dice are thrown. What is the probability that you can get six upward?
A. 5/36 C. 5/18
B. 11/18 D. 11/36

Situation 1- Three of the ten girls have blue eyes. If two are chosen at random, determine the following probably.
28. The probability that the two have blue eyes.
A. 1/15 C. 1/5
B. 1/18 D. 3/10

29. The probability that only one of them have blue eyes.
A. 1/10 C. 7/15
B. 7/30 D. 7/20

30. The probability that either one or both of them have blue eyes.
A. 7/15 C. 8/30
B. 8/15 D. 3/10

Situation 2- A card is drawn out from a deck of 52 playing cards.

31. Determine the probability that a red card is drawn.
A. 1/2 C. 1/4
B. 1/3 D. 1/6

32. Determine the probability that a face card is drawn.

A. 3/16 C. 4/13
B. 5/13 D. 3/13
33. Determine the probability that a red or a face card is drawn.
A. 191/ 208 C. 8/13
B. 113/ 208 D. 5/16

Situation 3- 15 billiard balls are labeled 1 to 15. If one ball is to pick out from the 15 balls randomly, determine:
34. The probability that ball is numbered less than 5.
A. 1/3 C. 2/3
B. 4/15 D. 1/5

35. The probability that the ball is an even number less than 5
A. 1/5 C. 1/15
B. 2/15 D. 4/15

36 The probability that the ball is an even number or less than 5.

A. 1/3 C. 3/5
B. 2/5 D. 11/15

Situation 4- A fair six-sided die is rolled once. Determine the probability that we get.
37. Above 4 upward
A. 2/3 C.1/2
B. 1/3 D. 1/6

38. Odd number upward

A. 1/2 C.2/3
B. 2/3 D. 1/6

39. Odd number or above 4 upward

A. 1/6 C.2/3
B. 1/2 D. 1/3

Situation 5- A group is composed of 10 students with 6 men and 4 women.

40. Determine the number of ways that we can choose committee of 4.
A. 210 C. 240
B. 120 D. 180

41. Determine the number of ways that we can choose committee of 4 composed of 2 men and 2 women.
A. 180 C. 360
B. 120 D. 90

42. Determine the number of ways that we can choose one president, one vice president, one secretary and one treasurer from the rest.
A. 210 C. 400
B. 360 D. 120

Situation 6- Given the following digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9

43. How many 3-digit number combinations can be made out from the given numbers if repitition is not allowed?
A. 180 C.120
B. 216 D. 150
44. Compute how many 3-digit even number combinations can be made out from the given numbers if repetition is not allowed?
A. 100 C. 40
B. 80 D. 60

45. Compute how many 3-digit number combinations greater than 400 can be made out from the given number if repetition is not allowed?
A. 116 C. 136
B. 80 D. 100

Situation 7- In a class of tens students, 3 wears eyeglasses. If two students are selected at random, what is the probability that:
46. One wears eyeglasses
A. 1/15 C. 1/5
B. 7/15 D. 8/15

47. At least one wears eyeglasses.

A. 8/15 C. 7/15
B. 1/15 D. 7/20

48. Neither of the two wears eyeglasses.

A. 7/15 C. 8/30
B. 8/15 D. 3/10

49. In the range 0 ≤ A≤36 degrees the solutions of the trigonometric equation tan A-√3 = 0 are
A. 30° and 120° C. 60°, 240° and 300°
B. 60° and 240° D. 60°, 120°, 240° and 300

50. Given coordinate (-3,4 ) in Cartesian coordinate system. Determine sin 

A. -5/4 C. -4/5
B. 5/4 D. 4/5

51. Given coordinate ( -6, 7 ) determine cot ..

A. -6/7 C. 7/ sqrt of 85
B. -7/6 D. -6/ sqrt of 85

52. Given a triangle ABC, and points F, D and E being midpoints of the sides AB, BC, and AC respectively. Lines BE, CF and AD intersect
at the centroid P of the triangle. If PF=x, CF=6, determine the equation of CF in terms of x.
A. x + x = 6 C. 2x + x = 6
B. x + 3x/2 = 6 D. 3x + x = 6

53. In triangle ABC, DE is parallel to AC. D is on side of AB and is 2cm from B and 7cm from A. If DE is 3cm, what is the length of side
AC?
A. 4.67 cm C. 10.5 cm
B. 6 cm D. 13.5 cm

54. Given a triangle ABC. How many possible triangles can be formed for the following conditions: AB = 18, AC = 25, angle C = 42°.
A. Three C. None
B. One D. Two

55. Given the following sides and angle of triangle ABC: AB = 40cm, AC = 35cm, and angle B = 65°. How many possible triangle cam be
formed?
A. One C. Two
 B. Three D. None

56. In triangle ABCM AB = 11, BC = 5.4, and angle C = 154 degrees. How many triangles can be made?
A. One C. Three
B. Two D. None

57. A girl lives in a hut situated at the top of a 1500-meter high mountain. The girl observed that the angle of depression of the church at
the bottom of the mountain is 10°. How far is his pillow from the wall?
A. 5.90m C. 6.80m
B. 6.20m D. 5.30m

59. Two intersecting lines are perpendicular to plane B. What are those two lines?
A. Coplanar C. Congruent
B. Collinear D. Consecutive

60. Given of a quadrilateral A(-3,2), B(-2,-1), C(4,1), and D(3,4). Which pair of line segments can directly conclude that it is a rectangle?
A. AB and DC C. BD and AC
B. AD and BC D. AB and BC

61. The endpoints of line segment AB are the center of two arcs with equal radii such that they will intersect twice, at points D and E. What
is the relationship between AB and DE?
A. Parallel C. Collinear
B. Perpendicular D. Similar

62. An equilateral triangle has vertices A, B and C and base AC. A segment is drawn from vertex A to point R below the triangle. The angl
e between the segment AR and side AC is 120°.
A. Vertex A is midpoint of RB C. AC is bisector of RB
B. AR and AB are collinear D. AR is longer than AC

63. Point x is not on plane B. How many non-collinear lines can be formed perpendicular to plane B and passes through x.
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

64. Point x is on the plane P. How many non-collinear lines can be formed perpendicular to plane P and passes through x.
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 4

65. A parallelogram in which the diagonals are perpendicular with each other.
A. Rectangle C. Trapezoid
B. Rhombus D. Kite

66. A polygon whose sum of the interior angles is equal to sum of exterior angles.
A. Quadrilateral C. Octagon
B. Hexagon D. Triangle

67. The length of a rectangle is three times its width. If the perimeter and area of the rectangle are 200cm and 1875 sq.cm, respectively, d
etermine the length.
A. 45 C. 75
B. 60 D. 25
68. A circle has two chords AB and CD intersecting at E. If CE = 6, ED = 10, and BE = 4, determine AE.
A. 12 C. 15
B. 21 D. 18
69. Two circles with different radii are externally tangent to each other. How many common tangent lines can be drawn?
A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 D. 1

70. Two circles with different radii have circumferences touches at one point. How many common tangent can be made?
A. 1 C. 2
B. 4 D. 3

71. Find the length of arc subtended by central angle of 2.5 radians in a circle whose radius is 65 cm.
A. 132.5 C. 152.5
B. 162.5 D. 147.5

72. Which of the four sets of numbers give possible sides of triangle?
A. (4, 6, 1) C. (15, 8, 22)
B. (8, 3, 12) D. (5, 9, 15)

73 A rectangle has sides 8 and 30 cm. How many circles with radius of 2 cm can be cut from the triangle?
A. 12 C. 14
B. 16 D. 10

Situation 8- Given a sphere having a volume of 1000 𝑐𝑚3 .

74. Determine the diameter of sphere.
A. 16.6 cm C. 6.2 cm
B. 8.3 cm D. 12.4 cm

75. Determine the area of the section cut by a plane 4.5 cm from its center.
A. 68.43 C. 76.89
B. 41.55 D. 57.28

76. Determine the volume of the smaller segment of the sphere cut by the plane in cubic centimeters.
A. 69.24 C. 43.28
B. 51.41 D. 49.21

77. What is the slope of a line perpendicular to the 3x - 5y +6 = 0 ?

A. -3/5 C. 5/3
B. 3/5 D. -5/3

78. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the x + 3y - 4 = 0 and passes through (5, -3).
A. x + 3y +4 = 0 C. 3x - y + 18 = 0
B. x- 3y - 14 = 0 D. 3x - y - 18 =0

79. Find the equation of a circle with center at (4, -6) and radius of 6 units.
A. x2 + y2 +8x - 12y - 16 = 0 C. x2 + y2 + 8x - 12y + 16 = 0
B. x2 + y2 - 8x + 12y -16=0 D. x2 +y2 -8x + 12y + 16 = 0

80. Find the center and radius of the circle 𝑥 2 + (𝑦 + 7)2 = 16

A. (0, -7), r=4 C. (0, -7), r= 16
B. (0, 7), r=4 D. (0, 7), r=16
81. Find the area bounded by the curve y = cot x, the line x= /4 and the x-axis.
A. 0.347 C. 0.734
B. 0.473 D. 0437

82. Determine the area bounded by x= 𝑦 3 - y and x = 3y

A. 4 square units C. 12 square units
B. 8 square units D. 16 square units

83. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 𝑥 3 - 2𝑥 2 - x and the x- axis.
A. 3.833 C.3.7712
B. 3.8022 D. 3.8643

84. Amounts A and B, with total of One Million Pesos were invested in two banks, better and best bank respectively. The better bank offers
4% interest rate and the best bank with4.2% interest rate. If the gained interest rate P41, 200, how much was invested in the better
bank?
A. 480,000 C. 600,000
B. 330,000 D. 400,000

85. If you will fail the board exam, you would invest money to a business that earns money that is equivalent to 5% interest compounded q
uarterly. How many years will the amount triples?
A. 24 C. 20
B. 22 D. 26

86. Determine the number of years needed for P500,000 to become One Million Pesos. The money is invested 4% simple interest.
A. 15 C. 25
B. 20 D. 30

87. How many years will a money worth of P500, 000 to become P1, 000,000 if it is accumulated in 4% interest compounded quarterly.
A. 17.5 years C. 15 years
B. 14.5 years D. 20 years

88. How much should be invested in order to have 20,000 annual incomes if annual interest rate is 8%.
A. 500,000 C. 375,000
B. 250,000 D. 400,000

Answer Key
1. B 11. C 21. D 31. A 41. D 51. A 61. B 71. B 81. A
2. D 12. B 22. C 32. D 42. B 52. C 62. B 72. C 82. B
3. A 13. C 23. D 33. C 43. B 53. D 63. A 73. C 83. A
4. D 14. C 24. D 34. B 44. C 54. D 64. A 74. D 84. D
5. D 15. A 25. D 35. B 45. B 55. D 65. B 75. D 85. B
6. B 16. D 26. B 36. C 46. B 56. A 66. A 76. B 86. C
7. B 17. D 27. D 37. B 47. A 57. C 67. C 77. D 87. A
8. A 18. B 28. A 38. A 48. A 58. A 68. C 78. D 88. B
9. B 19. A 29. C 39. C 49. B 59. B 69. B 79. D
10. B 20. C 30. B 40. A 50. D 60. C 70. D 80. A