COMPREHENSIVE EXAM – MSTE (SOLVE AGAIN) bounded by the 3 circles in cm². Correct answer b.

83.77 cm²
PROBLEM 3: If the sum of seven consecutive integers
is zero, what is the biggest of the seven integers? x, x PROBLEM 19: The elevation of a tower from two
+ points, one due east of the tower and the other due
1, x + 2, x + 3, x + 4, x + 5, x + 6 * west of it 20° and 24°, respectively, and the two
Correct answer points of observation are 300 m apart. Find the
b. 3 height of the tower. Correct answer a. 60 m

PROBLEM 4: Aa, Bb, and Cc are medians of triangle PROBLEM 23: What should you invest to earn 20 000
ABC with centroid at G , if aG = x, what is AG? * in 3 years gaining 4% effective interest?
Correct answer Correct answer
b. 2x c. Php 160 174.27

PROBLEM 7: Find the integral of sin^8 xdx from x = π/2 PROBLEM 26: A 50 m length of tape is of standard
to x = 2π * Correct answer b. 1.289 length at temperature of 50.76°C. What would
be the error in the length of tape at a temp. of
PROBLEM 9: A 452 m² circle is traversed by a 6 m 68°C. Use coefficient of thermal expansion equal
chord passing through the center of the circle. to 0.0000116m/°C. Correct answer a. 0.01
Compute the area of the biggest segment of the
circle. * Correct answer a. 363.68 m² PROBLEM 28: Compute the area bounded @ x = 0
to x
PROBLEM 11: A rectangular field is to be fenced = 2π.
into four equal parts. What is the size of the largest Correct answer
field that can be fenced this way with a fencing a. π sq.units
length of 500 feet if the division is to be parallel to
one side? * Correct answer d. 6 250
PROBLEM 30: Compute the volume generated if it is
rotated about the x – axis.
PROBLEM 13: A man on a wharf 1.2 m above sea
Correct answer
level is pulling a rope ties to a raft at 2 m/min. How
d. 7.40 cu.units
fast is the raft approaching the wharf when there
are 2 m of rope out? Correct answer c. 2.5 m/min
SITUATION 3
The following are specifications for traffic design of a
PROBLEM 17: A man standing on a 48.5 meter high highway::
building, has an eyesight height of 1.5 meters from Speed of the passing car = 100 kph
the top of the building, took depression heading Speed of the overtaken vehicle = 80 kph
from the top of another nearby building and Time of initial maneuvers = 5 sec
nearest wall, which are 50 degrees and 80 degrees Time passing vehicle occupies left lane = 10 secs
respectively. Find the height of another building in Distance between the passing car and opposing
meters the man is standing at the edge of the car at the end of maneuver = 20 m Average
building and both buildings lie on the same acceleration = 2.5 kph/sec.
horizontal plane. Correct answer d. 39.494 m PROBLEM 31: Determine the required total passing
sight distance for said road
Correct answer b. 602.75 m
PROBLEM 18: The distance between the centers of PROBLEM 32: Find the minimum required passing
the sight distance.
3 circles which are tangent to each other externally Correct answer
are 50, 60 & 14 cm respectively. Compute the area b. 390.37 m
An 80 m spiral is used to connect a 4o simple at Correct answer
both ends. b. 8hrs
PROBLEM 34: Compute the long tangent. a. 53.37
m PROBLEM 65: How many years are required for Php
PROBLEM 35: Compute the deflection angle at 1000 to increase by Php 4000 if interest rate is
second quarter. Correct answer b. 0.67 degree pegged at 15% compounded semi-annually?
PROBLEM 39: Two tangents to a circle intersect at Correct answer d. 10
an angle of 50°. Two secants intersect the two MODULE 7
tangents at the points of tangency and also meet
at the periphery of the circle. What angle is formed PROBLEM 1: The atmospheric pressure is 1000
by the intersection of the two secants? mbar. If a pressure gage which is attached to a
Correct answer b. 65° tank reads 420 mm of mercury (vacuum). What is
the absolute pressure in the tank?
PROBLEM 44: A 50 m tape was used to measure a Correct answer c. 43.97 kPa
square lot that was 0.05 m too short. If the area of
the lot is 5000 m², what is the error in the computed PROBLEM 5: A vertical gate 1.4 m wide and 2.2 m
area? high is hinged at the upper edge and is kept
Correct answer b. 10.015 m² closed by the pressure of water standing 2.5 meters
deep over its top edge. Determine the minimum
SITUATION 5 force applied normally at the bottom of the gate
A contractor is planning to purchase a machine to open it.
one year from now at a cost of Php1 Million. The Correct answer c. 60 kN
interest rate is 1.5% per month compounded
monthly.
In the figure shown, Zp = 4 m, length of pipe from
PROBLEM 46: Determine the 12-equal deposits
the reservoir to the pump is 120 m, from the pump
starting at the end of the first month to purchase to the nozzle is 1000 m. The diameters of pipes are
the machine. 0.6 m and 0.45 m respectively. The gage pressure
Correct answer d. Php 76,700 at B (the suction side of the pump) is -64 kPa.
Neglect minor losses.
PROBLEM 47: Find the first derivative of 2cos(2 + x³).
Correct answer a. -6x² sin(2 + x³)
PROBLEM 53: The super elevation of the horizontal
curve is 0.12 m/m. A car can travel a maximum
speed of 80 kph. Find the coefficient of friction
between the tire and the road if the radius is 70 m.
Correct answer c. 0.519

PROBLEM 60: Two contiguous lots consisting of

twounequal squares have a total area of 6568
sqm. The total length of fence for its entire six PROBLEM 7: The velocity of water pipe AB.
sides is 356 meters. Find the length of side of the Correct answer b. 3.147 m/s
smaller square. Correct answer b. 49.2 PROBLEM 8: The velocity of water pipe CD.
PROBLEM 64: Brady sets out to walk at the rate of 4 Correct answer d. 5.59 m/s
miles per hour. After he had been walking 2 and PROBLEM 9: The discharge of the pipe from A to B
3/4 hours, Japhet sets out to overtake him and due to pumping. Correct answer b. 0.89 m^3/s
went 4 and 1/2 miles the first hour, 4 and 3/4 miles
the second hour, 5 miles the third hour, and so on,
gaining 1/4 mile every hour. In how many hours PROBLEM 16: A rectangular plate was immersed in
would Japhet overtake Brady? water such that two of its edges were vertical. If
such is 3.5m long. How far below the water surface
should its upper edge be submerged so that the
center of pressure will be 20 cm from the center of
gravity?
Correct answer b. 3.354 m

PROBLEM 17: An object weighs 4N in water and 5N

in alcohol having a specific gravity of 0.80. Assume
unit weight of water is 9.79 kN/m^3. Find the
volume of the object.
Correct answer d. 0.0005107 m^

PROBLEM 19: A frustum of a right conical vessel

stands vertically on its vertex. It has an altitude of
1.0 m. The diameter of its top is 0.8 m while its
bottom is 0.5 m diameter. It is filled with water and
then rotated about its vertical axis with a speed of
90 rpm. Find the volume of water remained after
rotation.
Correct answer d. 156 liters

PROBLEM 20: A rectangular tank containing water

is accelerated at 2.5m/s^2 upward and parallel to
the inclined plane making an angle of 8 degrees
with the horizontal. Determine the inclination of the
water surface.

Correct answer b. 13.72 degrees

PROBLEM:
The resultant of the concurrent forces has a
magnitude of 1500 N passing through points (x1 =
0, y1 = 0, z1 = 0) and (x2 = 3, y2 = 4, z2 = 2).
Compute the x- component of the resultant force.
Compute the y – component of the resultant force.
Compute the z – component of the resultant
force.