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ASSESSMENT EXAMINATION:
MATHEMATICS, SURVEYING AND TRANSPORTATION
ENGINEERING
1. In triangle ABC, ABC = 45. Point D is on segment BC
such that 2 = and DAB = 15. Find ACB.
a. 45 c. 60
b. 55 d. 75
3. Which of the following is not true about triangle? (R = radius Provide values for backsub solution.
of circumscribing circle, r = radius of incircle) 4. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 3473 and 4822 ft,
a. and the angle between them is 72.23. Find the length of the
4
longer diagonal.
b. 2
4 in in in a. 5820 ft c. 6748 ft
c. b. 6342 ft d. 5009 ft
4 in in in
2 2 2
d. 2 in in in in in in
5. Three circles with centers A, B, and C have respective radii
50, 30, and 20 in. and are tangent to each other externally.
Find the area of the curvilinear triangle formed by the three
circles.
a. 142 in2 c. 152 in2
2 2
b. 132 in d. 162 in
7. A pole in the form of a circular cylinder of altitude 18 ft and 9. The cross-sectional area of a prismatoid is given by A = z
2
diameter of right section 0.4 ft has a base whose largest 2.7Hz + 4.85H2, where H is the altitude and z is the distance
dimension is 0.5 ft. If the pole rolls until it has covered an from the base to any cross-section. If H = 12 m, calculate
area of level ground, equal to that of one acre, how many the volume of the prismatoid.
revolutions will it make? a. 6534 m
3
c. 6744 m
3
a. 1620.1 rev c. 1330.8 revolutions b. 6624 m 3
d. 6314 m3
b. 1540.6 rev d. 1420.6 revolutions
V = L/6*(A1 + 4Am + A2)
A (0) = 698.4 = A1
A (6) = 540 = Am
A (12) = 453.6 = A2
V = 6624
Or
10. A right cylindrical solid of altitude 6 in. has the cross section
shown in the shaded portion of the figure. BEDG is a circle
whose radius is OG. AFCG is a circle which is tangent to the
larger circle at G. If AB = CD = 5 in and if EF = 9 in, find the
volume of the cylinder.
3 3
a. 3859.45 in c. 3643.54 in
b. 3288.11 in3 d. 3712.09 in3
B
14. What fraction of the volume of a pyramid must be cut off by
A a plane parallel to the base if the pyramid thus formed has a
F lateral area equal to one-half of the lateral area of the
E G
O original pyramid?
C a. 0.333 c. 0.707
b. 0.354 d. 0.891
D
A F D
24. A triangle having an area of 90.48 mm2 is inscribed in a 2 2
circle whose radius is 12 mm. If one of the sides of the a. 7542.18 m c. 6310.54 m
2 2
b. 7662.13 m d. 6202.33 m
triangle is 24 mm, calculate its perimeter.
a. 54.63 mm c. 49.74 mm
b. 67.54 mm d. 70.12 mm
30. Find the area of the curvilinear square at the center of the
figure shown. Square edge = 15 m.
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 = 45
o
d o
o o
o / o
in 0.12 m/3 m; 21732.79
Simplified
V k /2* in 2 k/2*[ o / o ]* in 2
34. A cross belt goes around the pulleys A and B having radii of
V 18.534 m
36 dm and 18 dm respectively. The distance between the
centers of the two pulleys is 137 dm. Calculate the length of
42. A theodolite was set up at station A with trunion axis 1.18 m
the common internal tangent.
above ground, and due to some obstruction in line of sight
a. 118.45 dm c. 91.33 dm
only reading of upper stadia wire could be recorded as
b. 106.34 dm d. 125.91 dm
2.022 m with ve ti l ngle 305, on the t ff held
vertically at station B. The line joining A and B has a
gradient of 1 in 20. If the tacheometric constants are as k =
100 and c = 0, determine the horizontal distance.
a. 201.6 m c. 100.8 m
b. 94.8 m d. 117.7 m
45. A line of levels was run with the following leveling note.
Station BS FS Elev (m)
BM1 4.64 209.65
TP-1 5.80 5.06
TP-2 2.25 5.02
BM2 6.02 5.85
TP-3 8.96 4.94
TP-4 8.06 3.22
TP-5 9.45 3.71
TP-6 12.32 2.02
BM3 1.98
It was found that the rod settles by 2 cm while the leveling 49. Figure shows a rectangle ABCD, in which A, B, and C are
instrument settles by 1 cm. Find the corrected elevation of stations where staff readings were obtained with a level set
BM3. up at E and D. The observed readings are tabulated below.
a. 253.13 m c. 235.15 m Station A is a bench mark having elevation of 150.00 m.
b. 253.11 m d. 235.35 m
A 15 m 33 m
D
8 setups, 6 TPs E
Sum BS = 57.5
20 m
Sum FS = 31.8
Cor. BM-3 = 209.65 + 57.5 31.8 0.02 x 6 0.01 x 8 = 235.15 m
48 m
B C
46. From the traverse shown below:
Course Bearing Length Level at Staff Reading at
AB N 2819 E 560.27 A B C
BC N 5623 W 484.18 E 1.856 0.809
CD S 850 W 375.42 D 2.428 1.667
DE 311.44 Determine the rod reading on B when the level is at D.
EA 449.83 a. 1.436 m c. 1.381 m
Determine the bearing of line DE. b. 1.372 m d. 1.403 m
a. S 4512 W c. S 3319 W
b. S 4022 W d. S 3805 W DEAB = 1.856 0.089 = 1.047 m
Level at D
RRB = 2.428 1.047 = 1.381 m
E 54 e 30 sec-30) = 0
53. What error results on a 200-ft sight with a level if the rod
reading is 6.307 ft but the top of the 7-ft rod is 0.2 ft out of
plumb?
a. 0.0019 ft c. 0.0033 ft
b. 0.0026 ft d. 0.0041 ft
54. What is the sensitivity of a level vial with 2-mm divisions for
a radius of 10 m?
a. 21.6 c. 10.3
b. 33.1 d. 41.3
Laying
CL = ML Ct
-6
1000 = ML + (11.6 x 10 )(ML)(26 10)
ML = 999.814 m
67. Six lines of levels are run over different routes to establish 71. Determine the tension in wire AB.
the elevation of BM-X as shown in accompanying tabulation. a. 162 lb c. 346 lb
Route Length Observed Elev of BM-X b. 242 lb d. 458 lb
A 4.15 km 246.85 m 72. Determine the tension in wire AC.
B 5.20 km 246.63 m a. 162 lb c. 346 lb
C 4.76 km 246.70m b. 242 lb d. 458 lb
D 5.82 km 246.75 m 73. Determine the tension in wire AD.
E 6.03 km 246.56 m a. 162 lb c. 346 lb
F 4.98 km 246.69 m b. 242 lb d. 458 lb
Determine the most probable elevation of the benchmark.
a. 246.59 m c. 246.71 m Sit# 2. The 30-kg pipe is supported at A by a system of five
b. 246.73 m d. 246.72 m cords.
W = 1/L
MPV el BMx = sum(x*W)/SumW = [x1*1/L1+ x2*1/L2+ x3*1/L3+
x4*1/L4+ x5*1/L5+ x6*1/L6]/[1/L1+1/L2+1/L3+1/L4+1/L5+1/L6] = 246.71
m
Sit# 11. The maximum tension that can be developed in the cord
shown is 500 N. The pulley at A is free to rotate and the
coefficients of static friction at the fixed drums B and C is =
0.25.
95. Determine the largest mass of the cylinder that can be lifted
by the cord.
a. 15.7 kg c. 21.5 kg
b. 18.6 kg d. 23.6 kg
96. What is the tension exerted by the cord at pulley A?
a. 877.4 N c. 277.4 N
b. 153.9 N d. 901.1 N