Day 3

General Engineering

1. A tree stands vertically in a slopping hill side. At a distance of 16m down the hill, the tree
subtends an angle of 34deg. If the inclination of the hill is 20deg, find the height of the tree.
a. 12.5
b. 13.4
c. 14.3
d. 15.2
2. Find the slope of r=1/theta when theta=pi
a. ¼
b. –pi
c. ½
d. 2pi
3. Find the lateral edge of a regular square pyramid if its slant height is 10 units and bse edge is 6
units.
a. 11.33
b. 10.44
c. 9.55
d. 8.66
4. There are 750 eggs, 4% of which have cracks and 5% of the remaining have defects. How many
eggs can be sold to the market if only eggs without cracks and defects are accepted?
a. 692
b. 548
c. 564
d. 684
5. Find the area of the ellipse whose eccentricity is 0.8 and whose minor axis is 6
a. 13pi
b. 14pi
c. 15pi
d. 16pi
6. Two commuters leave the same place at the same time in opposite directions at 63kph and 59kph,
respectively. Find the time when the distance between them is 610km.
a. 4 hrs
b. 5 hrs
c. 6 hrs
d. 3 hrs
7. How many numbers consisting of three digits can be made from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9 if the numbers must be odd?
a. 310
b. 320
c. 330
d. 340
8. The cord passing through the focus of the parabola and is perpendicular to its axis is termed as:
a. Axis
b. Latus rectum
 c. Directrix
d. Translated axis
9. In a tank are 100L of brine solution containing 50kg total dissolved salt. Pure water is allowed to
run into the tank at the rate of 3L in a minute. Brine runs out of the tank at the rate of 2L/min. the
instantaneous concentration in the tank is kept uniform by stirring. How much salt in the tank at
the end of 1 hour?
a. 15.45 kg
b. 19.53 kg
c. 16.56 kg
d. 12.62 kg
10. Two sides of a triangle are 50 and 60 mm long. The angle between these sides are 30deg. What is
the interior angle opposite the longest side?
a. 93.75
b. 94.85
c. 96.89
d. 89.35
11. What is the length of the arc joining (1,0) to (0,1) in the curve x=cost, y=sin 2t.
a. 1.628
b. 1.479
c. 1.443
d. 1.391
12. Given the curve y=4sin2x, find the amplitude
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3
13. Find the equation of one of the medians of a triangle with vertices (0,0), (6,0), (4,4)
a. 2x-y=10
b. 2x-5y=4
c. x+10y=4
d. x+2y=6
14. Two dice are tossed. Find the probability that one of the dice is 2.
a. 2/5
b. 11/36
c. 4/36
d. 2/36
15. Height (in feet) at any time t (in seconds) of the projectile thrown vertically is h(t)=-16t 2+256t.
What is the rate of h changing when t=6 seconds?
a. 960
b. 15
c. 160
d. 64
16. What is the radius of a circle with the following equation: x 2-6x+y2-4y-12=0?
a. 3.5
b. 4.0
c. 5.0
d. 6.0
17. A skier starts from rest and slides 9m down a slope in 3seconds. In what time after starting will
the skier have a speed of 24m/s?
a. 12 s
b. 11 s
c. 10 s
d. 9 s
18. A type of annuity where the payment are made at the start of each period, beginning from the first
period.
a. Annuity fee
b. Ordinary Annuity
c. Perpetuity
d. Deferred Annuity
19. Two masses m1=5kg and m2=10kg have velocities v1=2m/s in the +x direction and v2=4m/s in
the +y direction. They collide and stick together. What is their final velocity after the collision?
a. 2.560 m/s
b. 2.850 m/s
c. 2.750 m/s
d. 3.825 m/s
20. An employee obtained a loan of P10,000 at a rate of 6% compounded annually in order to build a
house. How much must he pay monthly to amortize the loan within the period of 10 years?
a. 120.42
b. 110.22
c. 105.75
d. 115.64
21. At the end of the next 10 years, a payment of $200 is due. At an interest rate of 6%, what is the
present worth of the payment?
a. $27
b. $200
c. $1472
d. $2000
22. A square steel bar 50 mm on a side and 1 m long is subjected to an axial tensile force of 250 kN.
Determine the increase in lateral dimension due to this load. Consider E = 200 GPa, μ = 0.3.
a. 0.0057 mm
b. 0.0075 mm
c. 0.0065 mm
d. 0.0067 mm
23. Determine the maximum shearing stress in a 4 in diameter solid shaft carrying a torque of
228,000 lb-in.
a. 18,000 lb/in2
b. 17,000 lb/in2
c. 16,000 lb/in2
d. 19,000 lb/in2
24. Find the maximum shearing stress in MPa of a simply supported 6 m clay beam with 5 x 5 cm
cross section if it has a 2000 N load at the midpoint.
a. 0.6
b. 0.3
c. 0.9
 d. 1.2
25. The pressure of a gas is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature.
a. Boyle’s Law
b. Gay-Lussac’s Law
c. Boyd’s Law
d. Charles’ Law
26. A machine costs $7500 after one year. If the rate of interest is 18% compounded annually, what is
the price now?
a. 63,955.23
b. 63,559.32
c. 65,995.23
d. 65,339.32
27. The path of a projectile is
a. Parabola
b. Part of Circle
c. Ellipse
d. Hyperbola
28. A cantilever beam 3 m long carries a concentrated force of 35 kN at its free end. The material is
structured steel and the maximum bending stress is not to exceed 125 MPa. Determine the
required diameter if the bar is circular.
a. 308 mm
b. 204 mm
c. 406 mm
d. 124 mm
29. A car moving at 5.0 m/s tries to round a corner in a circular arc of 8.0 m radius. The roadway is
flat. How large must the coefficient of friction be between wheels & roadway if the car is not to
skid?
a. 0.32
b. 0.24
c. 0.30
d. 0.27
30. Classify the graph of the equation x2 + xy + y2 – 6 = 0.
a. circle
b. ellipse
c. parabola
d. hyperbola
31. A right prism with a hexagonal base has a surface area of 905.554 cm 2. If the height of the prism
is 12 cm, find the base edge.
a. 8 cm
b. 10 cm
c. 14 cm
d. 9 cm
32. A rectangle has sides a and b. Find the volume of the solid generated when the rectangle is
rotated on side b.
a. πa2b
b. πab2
c. (π/2) a2b
 d. (π/2) ab2
33. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 6x + x2 – x3, x-axis and the first quadrant.
a. 12 3/5
b. 15 3/4
c. 10 2/3
d. 13 ½
34. Bill, Bob and Barry are hired to paint signs. In 8 hours, Bill can paint 1 sign, Bob can paint 2
signs and Barry can paint 1/3 signs. They all come to work the 1 st day but Barry does not like the
job and quits after 3 hours. Bob works half an hour longer then Barry and quits. How long will it
take Bill to finish the 2 signs they were supposed to paint?
a. 2 hrs
b. 1/2 hrs
c. 2/3 hrs
d. 3 hrs
35. In how many ways can 2 numbers whose sum is even can be chosen from 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 and 11?
a. 8
b. 10
c. 7
d. 9
36. Find the maximum area of rectangle circumscribing about a fixed rectangle of L = 6 and W = 6.
a. 50
b. 72
c. 67
d. 89
37. The nth term of 6, 2, -2…
a. -4n + 6
b. -2n + 6
c. 2n + 8
d. -4n + 10
38. An equilateral triangle is circumscribing a circle of r = 10 cm. Find the length of each side of the
triangle.
a. 34.69
b. 32.09
c. 37.05
d. 36.07
39. Solve for one value of x in x2 – 8.
a. 3
b. -2
c. 1
d. 2
40. Given the curve y = 3cos(1/2 x), find the amplitude and period.
a. 3, π/2
b. 2, π
c. 3, 3π/2
d. 3, 4π
41. A’s probability of having a target is 1/3 while B has a probability of 1/5 hitting the same target.
What is the probability that one of them hits the target?
 a. 7/15
b. 3/5
c. 2/5
d. 8/15
42. The perimeter of an isosceles right triangle is 10.2426. Find the area of the triangle.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4.5
d. 5
43. Find the maximum area of a rectangle circumscribed about a fixed rectangle of L = 6 & W = 6.
a. 50
b. 72
c. 67
d. 89
44. Evaulate the integral lnxdx if the limits are 1 and e.
a. ∞ 
b. 1
c. 0
d. e
45. What factor must be considered by the investor before he makes the investment?
a. rate of interest
b. hurdle rate
c. return of capital
d. rate of return
46. A baseball pitcher throws a ball weighing 1/3 pound of an acceleration of 410 ft/s 2. How much
force does he apply to the ball?
a. 4 lbs
b. 5 lbs
c. 8 lbs
d. 10 lbs
47. Find the maximum shearing stress in MPa of a simply supported 6 m clay beam with 5 x 5 cm
cross section if it has a 2000 N load at the midpoint.
a. 0.6
b. 0.9
c. 1.2
d. 1.6
48. A water tank with diameter 2m is filled with water. If the water level is 3m above a nozzle, how
far would the water travelled if the nozzle is 10 m above the ground?
a. 9.98 m
b. 10.97 m
c. 12.96 m
d. 16.24 m
49. A projectile based on a velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 30 o with the horizontal. Find the
maximum height that it could reach.
a. 31.86 m
b. 41.26 m
c. 28.46 m
 d. 51.26 m
50. How much centripetal force is needed to keep a 160 lb moving in a circle 20 ft. in radius at a
velocity of 10 ft/s?
a. 20 lbs
b. 25 lbs
c. 30 lbs
d. 40 lbs
51. A piece of metal weighs 350 N in air & when it is submerged completely in water it weighs 240
N. Find the volume of the metal.
a. 0.0271 m3
b. 0.0112 m3
c. 0.0416 m3
d. 0
52. A steel tire, 10 mm thick, 80 mm wide, 1500 mm inside diameter, is heated & shrank onto a steel
wheel 1500.5 mm in diameter. If the coefficient of static friction is 0.3, what forgive is required
to twist the tire relative to the wheel? (E = 200 GPa)
a. 75 kNm
b. 85 kNm
c. 70 kNm
d. 95 kNm
53. A 2 kg block is chopped from the height of 40 cm onto a spring whose force constant k is 1960
N/m. Fin the maximum distance the spring will be compressed.
a. 11 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 18 cm
d. 25 cm
54. Find the sum of the interior angle of a regular hexagon.
a. 810
b. 540
c. 720
d. 630
55. Evaluate sinh(5 + j5).
a. 23.15 – j78.28
b. 27.05 – j71.16
c. 25.47 – j64.68
d. 19.14 – j86.11
56. A rectangular hexagonal pyramid has a slant height of 4 cm and the length of each side of the
base is 6 cm, find the lateral area.
a. 52 cm2
b. 62 cm2
c. 72 cm2
d. 82 cm2
57. Find the distance of the directrix from the center of an ellipse if its major axis is 10 and its minor
axis is 8.
a. 8.1
b. 8.3
c. 8.5
 d. 8.7
58. The area bounded by the curve y = 2x2 & the lines y = 0 and x = 5 is revolved about the y-axis.
Find the volume generated.
a. 1636 u3
b. 3837 u3
c. 1964 u3
d. 2386 u3
59. Solve the differential equation dy – xdx = 0 if the curve passes (1,0).
a. 3x2 + 2y – 3 = 0
b. 2y + x2 – 1 = 0
c. x2 – 2y – 1 = 0
d. 2x2 + 2y – 2 = 0
60. Evaluate 12, 22, 32 … 1002.
a. 336,548
b. 338,350
c. 335,450
d. 384,340
61. A chord is 40 cm long and its midpoint is 40 cm from the midpoint of the longer arc. Find the
area of the circle.
a. 25 π
b. 625 π
c. 568 π
d. 455 π
62. Which of the following is a prime number?
a. 173
b. 247
c. 169
d. 221
8
63. Evaluate ∑ (3 i−2).
i=0
a. 120.942
b. 60
c. 90
d. 180,945
64. Evaluate 12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + … + n2.
n(n+1)(2 n+3)
a.
6
n(n+1)(2 n+1)
b.
3
n(n+1)(2 n+1)
c.
6
2
d. n ¿ ¿
65. The polynomial 3x4 + 4x2 – 2x + 8 is divided by x -5, then the remainder is:
a. 1976
b. 1975
c. 1973
 d. 1978
66. Find the location of the focus of the parabola y2 + 4y – 4x – 8 = 0.
a. (2.5, -2)
b. (3, 1)
c. (2, 2)
d. (-2, 2)
67. Compute the average speed of water in a pipe having an inside diameter of 5.0 cm and delivering
25 m3 of water per hour.
a. 0.35 m/s
b. 0.20 m/s
c. 0.40 m/s
d. 0.25 m/s
68. The shaft of the motor turns at a constant 3000 rpm. In 40s, it turns through
a. 2000 rad
b. 6283 rad
c. 12,000 rad
d. 12,566 rad
69. In how many years will the investment double in value of 5% interest rate?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 20
d. 40
70. The object 6 cm high is placed 12 cm away from a concave mirror whose focal length is 36 cm.
What is the height of the image?
a. 3 cm
b. 4 cm
c. 9 cm
d. 8 cm
71. Funds supplied and used by owners of an enterprise in the expectation that a profit will be earned
a. equal capital
b. credit
c. savings
d. investment
72. A plane propeller exerts 2500 N of force due east on a 40,000 N plane. If air resistance exerts 500
N west on the plane, what is its acceleration?
a. 0.05 due west
b. 0.05 due east
c. 0.5 due east
d. 0.5 due west
73. Those funds that are required to make the enterprise of project a going concern
a. accumulated amount
b. banking
c. working capital
d. present worth
74. A 50 kg object strikes an unstretched spring attached to a vertical wall having a spring constant
20 kN/m. Find the maximum deflection of the spring. The velocity of the object before it strikes
the spring is 40 m/s.
 a. 1 m
b. 2 m
c. 3 m
d. 4 m
75. The axis of the hyperbola which is parallel to its directrix is known as:
a. transverse axis
b. conjugate axis
c. minor axis
d. major axis
76. If 8 men take 8 days to assemble 16 machines, how many days will it take 15 men to assemble 50
machines?
a. 12
b. 20
c. 16
d. 24
77. Find the equation of the line with slope 3 and y-int of -2.
a. y = 3x – 2
b. y = -3x + 2
c. y = 3x + 2
d. y = 3x – 2
78. A solid is formed by revolving about the y-axis, the area bounded by the curve x 3 = y, the y-axis
and the line y = 8. Find its centroid.
a. (0,4)
b. (0,6)
c. (0,5)
d. (0,3)
79. A retailer bought number of shirts for $180 and sold all but 6 at a profit of $2 per shirt. With the
toal amount received, she could buy 30 more shirts than before. Find the cost per shirt.
a. $1
b. $2
c. $3
d. $4
80. Find the length of the chord of a circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y – 32 = 0 if the distance from the center
of the circle is 5 m.
a. 9.84
b. 7.89
c. 8.94
d. 7.58
_____81. Find the height of right circular cylinder of max volume which can be inscribed in a sphere of
radius 10 cm.
a. 11. 55 cm
b. 14.55 cm
c. 12.55 cm
d. 18.55 cm
_____82. The curve 3x2=y3+9 is symmetric with respect to the
a. X-axis
b. Y-axis
 c. origin
d. both axis
_____83. Find the distance from the point (4,7) to the line 3x+4y=1
a. 36/5
b. 39/5
c. 42/5
d. 46/5
_____84. A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to one and the discriminant is equal to zero
a. Ellipse
b. Parabola
c. Circle
d. Hyperbola
_____85. Steve earned a 96% on his 1st math test, 74% on 2nd and 85% on 3rd test. What is his test
average?
a. 82%
b. 91%
c. 87%
d. 85%
_____86. The volume of a square pyramid is 384 m3. Altitude is 8 cm . How long is the edge of the base?
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14
_____87. A conical reservoir has an altitude of 3.6 m and its upper radius is 1.2 m. If it is filled with a
liquid of unit weight of 9.4 kN/m3 to a depth of 2.7 m, find the work done in pumping the liquid to 1 m
above the tank.
a. 55.41 kN-m
b. 48.52 kN/m
c. 45.56 kN-m
d. 68.24 kN/m
_____88. The locus of a point which moves so the sum of its distance between two fixed points is
constant called
a. Parabola
b. Ellipse
c. Circle
d. Hyperbola
_____89. Area of the largest rectangle that can be inscribed in a semi-circle of radius 10
a. 1000
b. 50
c. 100
d. 10
_____90. A box contains 8 red, 3 white, 9 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn random, determine the
probability that there are 3 red ball
a. 12/285
b. 14/285
c. 16/285
d. 18/285
_____91. Rylie is twice as old as Suzzie. If 16 is added to Suzzie’s age and 16 is subtracted from Rylie’s
age, their age will be equal. What is Suzzie’s present age?
a. 40
b. 32
 c. 28
d. 36
_____92. The point in the curve where the 1st derivative of a function is zero and 2nd derivative is positive
is called
a. maxima
b. point of inflection
c. minima
d. point of intersection
_____93. When the sun is 20 degrees in the horizon, how long is the shadow cast by the building 50m
high?
a. 146 m
b. 128 m
c. 137 m
d. 162 m
_____94. The perimeter regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius 150 cm
a. 840 cm
b. 118 cm
c. 1018 cm
d. 740 cm
_____95. Find the length of the cord of the circle of radius 20 cm subtended by central angle of 150
degrees.
a. 49 cm
b. 42 cm
c. 39 cm
d. 36 cm
_____96. A cylindrical tin can 4 inches in diameter and 4 in long has 2/3 of its air removed. What is the
force on its end?
a. 184.6 lbf
b. 150.7 lbf
c. 118.4 lbf
d. 123.11 lbf
_____97. Time value of money
a. Capital
b. Investment
c. Rate of Interest
d. Rate of Investment
_____98. Determine the maximum shearing stress in helical steel spring composed of 20 turns of 20 mm
diameter wire on a mean radius of 80 mm when the spring is supporting a load of 2 kN
a. 529 GPa
b. 121 MPa
c. 25 kPa
d. 310 kPa
_____99. Ability of a material to absorb energy in its elastic range
a. Elasticity
b. Ductility
c. Resilience
d. Strain
_____100. Highest melting point of all metals
a. Copper
b. Tungsten
c. Silver
d. Aluminum