MIDTERM EXAM IN CIVIL ENGINEERING CORRELATION SUMMER 2017

1. If Wilbert is 10% taller than Joana and Joana is 5% taller than Adrian, then
Wilbert is taller than Adrian by how many percent?

a. 15.5% b. 16.5% c. 17.5% d. 18.5 %

2. A hut has a parabolic cross section whose height is 30 m and whose base is
60m wide. If a ceiling 40 m wide is to be placed inside the hut, how high will
it be above the base?

a. 14.57m b. 15.57m c. 16.67m d. 17.67m

3. A certain radioactive substance has a half-life of 25hrs. find how long will
it take for 80% of radioactivity to be dissipated.

a. 20.05hrs b. 30.05hrs c. 40.05hrs d. 50.05hrs

4. In the sequence 20, 21, 19, 22, 18, 23……0, what is the sum of the terms?

a. 520 b. 620 c. 720 d. 820

5. A ball was dropped from a height of 80 m. If the ball bounces three-fourths

of its original height, find the total distance traveled by the ball.

a. 260m b. 360m c. 460m d. 560m

6. The average age of three girls is 5 years. If a boy joins the group, then
the average age of these four children is 6 years. How old is the boy?

a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12

7. The side BC of a triangular lot ABC is 375 m. A 100 meter dividing line is
drawn from D, a point along AB, to E, a point along AC, such that it is parallel
to side BC. If the area of the lot ADE is 9539.78 square meters, what is the
area of the lot DBCE?

a. 125613.38 m^2 b. 124613.38 m^2 c. 126613.38 m^2 d. 127613.38 m^2

8. Lara stands against one wall of a square room with walls of length 4 meters.
She kicks a frictionless, perfectly elastic ball in such a way that it bounces
off the three other walls once each and returns to her. How many meters does
the ball travel?

a. 8.31m b. 9.31m c. 10.31m d. 11.31m

9. Jesse’s partition wall is made of brick containing several windows. In

sections without windows, the wall uses 120 bricks per meter, while in sections
with windows, it uses 80 bricks per meter. If the wall is 20 meters long and
contains 2120 bricks, how many meters of wall without windows are there?

a. 8m b. 10m c. 12m d. 13m

10. A swimming pool in the shape of a circle has a diameter of 60 m. The depth
varies linearly along the east-west direction from 3 m at the shallow end in
the east to 15 m at the diving end in the west (this is so that divers look
impressive against the sunset) but does not vary at all along the north-south
direction. What is the volume of the pool in m^3.

a. 25446.90 b. 26446.90 c. 26446.90 d. 27446.90

11. Solve for y from the following equation: y=lnሼe^x/[e^(x-2)]}

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

12. Gieja saves 20% of her income. If her expenditures are increased by 35%, by
how many percent must her income be increased so that she may save 10% of it?

a. 20 b. 23 c. 25 d. 27

13. The capacities of two hemispherical tanks are in the ratio of 64:125. If
4.8 kg of paint is required to paint the outer surface of the smaller tank,
then how many kg of paint will be needed to paint the outer surface of the
larger tank?

a. 5.5 b. 6.5 c. 7.5 d. 8.5

14. A conical vessel with a horizontal bottom base is filled with water to two
thirds of its altitude. What is the ratio of the volume of water to the volume
of vessel?

a. 0.84 b. 0.85 c. 0.86 d. 0.96

15. The sum of the sides of a triangle is 200 m. The interior angles are A =
37o, B = 59o, and C = 84o. How long is the side opposite the smallest angle?

a. 40.30m b. 44.03m c. 46.05m d. 49.06m

16. If θ=30° and T = 6 kN, detremine the magnitude of the resultant force
acting on the eyebolt.
a. 6.67 kN b. 7.67 kN c. 8.67 kN d. 9.67 kN

17. In the previous problem, determine the direction measured

counterclockwise from the positive x-axis.

a. 2.05 degrees b. 3.05 degrees c. 4.05 degrees d. 5.05 degrees

18. The 300-lb force is to be resolved into components along lines a-a’ and
b-b’. Determine the angle α knowing that the component along line a-a’ is
240-lb.

a. 75.15 degrees b. 76.15 degrees c. 77.15 degrees d. 78.15 degrees

19. What is the corresponding value of force along line b-b’?

a. 334.34 lbs b. 335.34 lbs c. 336.34 lbs d. 337.34 lbs

20. A barge is pulled by two parallel tugboats. If the resultant of the

forces exerted by the tugboats is 5000 lbs directed along the x-axis of the
barge, determined the tension in rope AB knowing that α = 45 degrees.

Situation: A vertical load of W is supported by the tripod shown. The

capacity of each leg is 25 kN.
21. Determine the axial load on leg AB if no legs will fail.

a. 25 kN b. 23.1 kN c. 18.7 kN d. 21.5 kN

22. Determine the reaction at support C if the load W is safe.

a. 25 kN b. 18.7 kN c. 23.1 kN d. 21.5 kN

23. Determine the maximum safe value of W in kN.

a. 50.5 b. 55.8 c. 60.3 d. 65

24. A man has 3 sons. An engineer asked their ages, He said "When you
multiply the ages of my sons, the result will be 36". Still, the engineer
couldn't tell their ages. So the man gave the engineer another clue, "If you
add their ages, it will be the same as the number of our apartment". But even
though the engineer knows the number of the apartment, he still couldn't
determine their ages. So the man gave him the last hint, "My eldest son's
bedroom is in the second floor." What are their ages?

a. 1,3,12 b. 2,3,6 c. 2,2,9 d. 3,3,4

25. In a family, each daughter has as many brothers as sisters and each son
has three times as many sisters as brothers. How many sons are there in the
family?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 5 d. 4

26. The perimeter of a triangle is 84 m while its area is 102 m2. Determine
the diameter of the circle that maybe inscribed in this triangle.

a. 14.86 m b. 4.86 m c. 5.38 m d. 15.38 m

Situation: A projectile is fired on a horizontal ground with an initial
velocity of 10 m/s. The projectile is fired to such angle that it can reach
the farthest point on the ground.

27. Which of the following gives the maximum height reached by the
projectile in meters.

a. 3.21 b. 3.65 c. 2.89 d. 2.55

28. Which of the following gives the total time of travel in seconds?

a. 1.44 b. 1.68 c. 2.32 d. 1.14

29. Which of the following gives the maximum horizontal distance travelled
by the projectile in meters?

a. 10.8 b. 10.2 c. 11.4 d. 12.6

30. The volume of a cone varies jointly as its height and the square of its
radius. If the volume of a cone is 32π cubic inches when the radius is 4
inches and the height is 6 inches, find the volume of a cone when the radius
is 3 inches and the height is 5 inches.

a. 15π b. 12π c. 18π d. 9π

31. The 5th term in an arithmetic progression is 12 and the 17th term is 36.
Determine the sum of the first 50 terms.

a. 2650 b. 2700 c. 2750 d. 2800

32. The quadratic equation whose roots are the negative reciprocal of the
roots of the equation 2x^2-x-3=0 is?

a. 3x^2+x-2=0 b. 3x^2-x-2=0 c. 2x^2-x+3=0 d. 2x^2+x-3=0

33. If the shadow of a tree increases by 3 meters when the angle of elevation
of the sun’s rays decreases from 65° to 50°, find the height of the tree.

a. 8.05 m b. 3.76 m c. 6.13 m d. 5.22 m

34. The vertices A and B of a quadrilateral lie on a circle and are collinear
with external point P. A secant is drawn to the circle intersecting at C and
D. Angle BPC is 30 degrees. Secants PA and PD have lengths of 100cm and 90cm
respectively. The external segment PB is 50cm. What is the area of the
quadrilateral ABCD?

a. 1677.33 cm2 b. 1433.25 cm2 c. 1555.56 cm2 d. 1590.12 cm2

Situation 11

The smooth disc shown is pinned at D and has a weight of 20 lbs. Neglecting
the weight of the other members.
35. Determine the horizontal component of reaction at B.

A. 17.1 lb B. 20 lbs C. 22lb D. 0 lb

36. Determine the vertical component of reaction at B.

A. 17.1 lb B. 20 lbs C. 22lb D. 0 lb

37. Determine the horizontal component of reaction at D.

A. 17.1 lb B. 20 lbs C. 22lb D. 0 lb

38. Determine the vertical component of reaction at D.

A. 17.1 lb B. 20 lbs C. 22lb D. 0 lb

Situation 12

Given the pulley set-up

39. Determine the tension present on the cable supporting the system.

A. 700N B. 800N C. 900N D. 1000N

40. Determine the force present on the member supporting pulley “B”.

A. 400N B. 500N C. 600N D. 700N

41. Determine the force P required to maintain equilibrium.

A. 100N B. 200N C. 300N D. 400N

Situation 15

A sign is subjected to a wind loading that exerts horizontal force of 300 lb

on joints B and C of one the side supporting trusses.

42. Determine the Force on member BD.

A. 0 B. 722 lb C. 720 lb D. 780 lb

43. Determine the force on member BC.

A. 0 B. 722 lb C. 720 lb D. 780 lb

44. Determine the force on member AB.

A. 0 B. 722 lb C. 720 lb D. 780 lb

45. Determine the force on member CD.

A. 0 B. 722 lb C. 720 lb D. 780 lb

Situation:

If blocks A and B of mass 10 kg and 6 kg, respectively, are placed on

the inclined plane and released. The coefficients of kinetic friction
between the blocks and the inclined plane are μA = 0.1 and μB = 0.3.Neglect
the mass of the link.
46. Determine the Normal Force on Block A.

A. 85.96N B. 84.96 N C. 86.96 N D. 87.96 N

47. Determine the acceleration in m/s2.

A. 3.96 B. 4.25 C. 1.51 D. 3.42

48. Determine the force on the link.

A. 5.96 N B. 4.96 N C. 8.96 N D. 6.37 N

Situation:

Situation 9 – Given the curve y = (π / 2) sin(3t/2)

49. What is the period of the curve?

A. 3 π /2 C. 4 π
B. 2 π/3 D. 4 π/ 3

50. What is the frequency of the curve?

A. 1/ 4 π C. 3/ 4 π
B. 1/3 π D. 4/3 π