CE 526 -CORRELATION COURSE

PRELIM EXAM

PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE (1 PT EACH). Solutions are not required. Answer the following questions by writing the
letter corresponding to your best answer. Erasures are not allowed.

1) The sides of a triangle XYZ are XY=5, YZ=12, and XZ=10. Find the length of the line segment drawn from vertex X and
bisecting YZ.

A. 5.148 B. 5.128 C. 5.248 D. 5.348 E. NOTA

2) Which of the following given sets of parts of a spherical triangle is possible in order to define the triangle?

A. A=55o, B=65o, C=60o C. A=160o, B=65o, C=90o E. NOTA

B. a=110o, b=135o, c=130o D. a=120o, b=150o, c=60o

3) What is the angle at the center of a circle if the subtending chord is equal to two thirds of the radius?

A. 39.95o B. 38.94o C. 37.93o D. 36.92o E. NOTA

4) The sides of a triangle are 17, 21, and 28. Find the length of the line segment bisecting the longest side and drawn from
the opposite angle.

A. 11 B. 12 C. 14 D. 15 E. NOTA

5) A diagonal of a parallelogram is 56.38 cm long and makes an angle of 27o13’ and 16o24’ respectively with the sides. Find
the area of the parallelogram in cm2.

A. 595 B. 585 C. 575 D. 565 E. NOTA

6) One gallon is equivalent to:

A. 231 cu.in. B. 4 liters C. 7.48 liters D. 3606 cu.cm. E. NOTA

7) The volume of a regular tetrahedron is 397.75 cm3. Determine its altitude in cm.

A. 10 B. 11.75 C. 12.25 D. 12.75 E. NOTA

8) A rectangular park is rectangular in shape with an area of 1.5 hectares. The length is twice the width. If a 2-m border is to
be made around the park as path walk, determine the area left for the park in sq.m.

A. 12,890 B. 13,140 C. 13,976 D. 13,642 E. NOTA

9) A certain property is in the shape of a trapezoid having its three consecutive sides on the sides of the streets. Beginning
with the first street, the side measures 675 m, on another street perpendicular to the first, it measures 900 m, and another
street perpendicular to the second and parallel to the first, it measures 750 m. If all sides are to be fenced off with materials
worth P1500/m, determine the total cost of fencing in million pesos.

A. P4.842 M B. P3.488 M C. P961.875 M D. P4.782 M E. NOTA

10) A cup measures 2.5 inches across the top, 2 inches across the bottom and 3 inches high. Determine its volume in liter.

A. 0.375 B. 0.190 C. 0.250 D. 0.228 E. NOTA

11) . A pentagram is inscribed in a circle of radius r. Find the area between the circle and the star. ( 2pts)

A. 4.04r2 B. 3.03r2 C. 1.01r2 D. 2.02r2 E. NOTA

12) A closed tank has its air space subjected to a pressure of 20 KPa. Determine the depth of oil(s=0.82) if the pressure head
at its bottom is equivalent to 4 m of water.

A. 2.484 m B. 2.267 m C. 2.392 m D. 2.544 m E. NOTA

13) A vertical cylindrical steel tank is 3 m in diameter and 6 meters tall. It is supported at the top rim by means of anchors.
The walls of the tank have thickness of 12 mm. What is the tangential stress in the walls when the tank is filled with water?
A. 6.38 MPa B. 7.36 MPa C. 4.98 MPa D. 5.96 MPa E. NOTA

14) A vertical cylindrical steel tank is 3 m in diameter and 6 meters tall. It is supported at the top rim by means of anchors.
The walls of the tank have thickness of 12 mm. What is the longitudinal stress in the walls when the tank is filled with
water?

A. 6.34 MPa B. 6.38 MPa C. 7.36 MPa D. 3.68 MPa E. NOTA

15) A vertical cylindrical steel tank is 3 m in diameter and 6 meters tall. It is supported at the top rim by means of anchors.
The walls of the tank have thickness of 12 mm. How deep is the water in the tank when the maximum stress in the walls is
5 MPa?
A. 4.1 m B. 3.6 m C. 5.3 m D. 4.7 m E. NOTA

16) Which of the following is measures the rotational stability of floating objects?
A. Righting moment B. metacenter C. metacentric height D. MBo E. Overturning Couple

17) It is a device that measures specific gravity of a liquid directly.( 1 pt)

A. specimeter B. buoyameter C. hydrometer D. float meter E. pycnometer

18) A piece of metal weighs 340 N in air and when it is submerged completely in oil (s=0.82), it weighs 280 N. Find the
volume of metal. ( 1pt)
A. 0.006116 m3 B. 0.007459 m3 C. 0.007645 m3 D. 0.005624 m3 E. NOTA

19) A piece of metal weighs 340 N in air and when it is submerged completely in oil (s=0.82), it weighs 280 N. Determine the
specific gravity of the metal.
A. 3.213 B. 3.672 C. 4.102 D. 4.647 E. NOTA

20) The 200-N force is to be resolved into components along lines a-a’ and b-b’. Determine the angle  knowing that the
component along a-a’ is to be 150 N. ( 2pts)
A. 52.33o B. 67.56o C. 103.0o D. 98.26o E. NOTA

a
b
200 N

45o 

a’ b’

21) The 200-N force is to be resolved into components along lines a-a’ and b-b’. What is the corresponding value of the
component along b-b’ if the component along a-a’ is 150 N? Refer to the above diagram.
A. 275.6 N B. 287.3 N C. 256.3 N D. 246.2 N E. NOTA
22) SITUATION: The cable carries transverse loads as shown below. Determine the value of dB in m ( 1pt).

A. 3.2 m B. 3.667 m C. 3.333 m D. 3.45 m E. NOTA

23) Compute the value of dD in m.

A. 0.8333 m B. 0.8889 m C. 0.9333 m D. 1.067 m E. NOTA

24) Compute the maximum tension in the cable in KN.

A. 12.40 B. 12.80 C. 13.30 D. 13.60 KN E. NOTA

25) Compute the total length of the cable.

A. 27.68 m B. 27.92 m C. 28.12 m D. 28.82 m E. NOTA

26) SITUATION: For the frame shown below, P=400 N and Q=0. Determine the magnitude of the force at A in N. ( 2 pts)

A. 1333 B. 1366 C. 1383 D. 1422 E. NOTA

27. Determine the magnitude of the force at B in N. (2 pts)

A. 1893 B. 1917 C. 1945 D. 1966 E. NOTA

28. Determine the magnitude of the force at C in N.

A. 1029 B. 1043 C. 1064 D. 1098 E. NOTA

29. SITUATION: Determine the smallest force P required to start the 300-N block.

A. 225.7 N B. 220.6 N C. 216.2 N D. 210.2 N E. NOTA

30. The corresponding tension in the cable.

A. 58.08 N B. 54.42 N C. 51.28 N D. 50.15 N E. NOTA

PART 2: PROBLEM SOLVING: @ 7 points per item. Solutions are required. Submit images of your handwritten solution in PDF file in
ONLY ONE ATTACHMENT. Failure to follow this instruction means you will receive zero for this part 2 problems.

PROBLEM 1: Point P is a point on the minor arc AB of a circle with center at O. If the angle APB is x degrees and angle AOB is
y degrees, find an equation connecting x and y.

PROBLEM 2: A short coupon bond measures 8.5 inches by 11 inches. If opposite corners are joined by folding the coupon
bond once, determine the length of the fold.

PROBLEM 3: A certain property is in the shape of a trapezoid having its three consecutive sides on the sides of the streets.
Beginning with the first street, the side measures 675 m, on another street perpendicular to the first, it measures 900 m,
and another street perpendicular to the second and parallel to the first, it measures 750 m. If the property is to be divided
into five equal lots parallel to the parallel sides, what is the measure of the shortest dividing line in meters?

SITUATION 4: (21 pts) A rectangular gate is 2 m wide and is 3 m high. It leans against a smooth wall. The bottom of the gate
is hinged such that the gate is inclined 60o to the horizontal. If over the gate is water to a depth of 4 m from the bottom
floor, and the water surface is exposed to the atmosphere as well as the surface of the gate not in contact with water, 4.1)
determine the hydrostatic force on the gate in KN; 4.2) determine the normal reaction at the smooth wall in KN; 4.3)
determine the vertical force in KN applied at the end in contact with the wall necessary to open the gate if the weight of the
gate is considered. The gate is made of steel (s=7.86) 25 mm thick.

PROBLEM 5: A piece of metal weighs 340 N in air and when it is submerged completely in oil (s=0.82), it weighs 280 N. If this
metal is suspended half submerged is glycerin (s=1.260), what would be the tension in the weightless cord used to suspend
the metal?

SITUATION 6: (21 pts) Refer to the diagram shown below, (5.1) compute the value of dB in m; (5.2) compute the nearest
value of dD in m; (5.3) determine the maximum tension in KN.