A beam 100 mm × 150 mm carrying a uniformly

distributed load of 300 N/m rests on three supports

spaced 3 m apart as shown below. The length x is so
calculated in order that the reactions at all supports shall
be the same.

A beam of uniform cross section whose flexural

rigidity EI = 2.8 × 1011 N·mm2, is placed on three
supports as shown. Support B is at small gap Δ so that
1. Find x in meters.
the moment at B is zero.
A. 1.319 C. 1.217
B. 1.139 D. 1.127
2. Find the moment at B in N·m.
A. -240 C. -242
B. -207 D. -226
3. Calculate the reactions in Newton.
A. 843.4 C. 863.8 1. Calculate the reaction at A.
B. 425.4 D. 827.8 A. 4.375 kN C. 5.437 kN
B. 8.750 kN D. 6.626 kN
2. What is the reaction at B?
A. 4.375 kN C. 5.437 kN
B. 8.750 kN D. 6.626 kN
3. Find the value of Δ.
A. 46 mm C. 34 mm
B. 64 mm D. 56 mm

Point P is randomly chosen inside the square ABCD.

Lines AP and PB are then drawn. What is the probability
that angle APB is obtuse?

Let θ = angle APB

If P is within the white region, the angle is acute. See P1.

If P is on the red semi-circular curve, the angle is right.
See P2. If P is inside the semi-circular area, the angle is
obtuse. See P3.
A stationery store has decided to accept a large shipment The number of occurrences in a given time interval or
of ball-point pens if an inspection of 20 randomly in a given space can be modeled using Poisson
selected pens yields no more than two defective pens. Distribution if the following conditions are being
1. Find the probability that this shipment is accepted if satisfied:
5% of the total shipment is defective.  The events occur at random.
2. Find the probability that this shipment is not accepted  The events are independent from one another.
if 15% of the total shipment is defective.  The average rate of occurrences is constant.
 There are no simultaneous occurrences.
The following are few examples that can be modeled in
Poisson experiment:
1. The number of vehicles passing a specific
point of a road.
2. The number of inquiries received by RI office
staff in one month.
3. The number of night deliveries in a maternity
hospital between 10:00 pm and 4:00 am.
4. The number of roses in one square meter of
open ground.
5. The number of earthquakes of given intensity
in the archipelago of Southeast Asia.
The number of cars passing a point on a road may be
modelled by Poisson distribution. At an average, 4 cars A family with 5 children is selected at random, what is
enters the Caibaan Diversion Road in Tacloban City the probability that all are girls or all are boys?
every 5 minutes. Find the probability that in a 5-minute
period (a) two cars go past and (b) fewer than 3 cars go
past.

A family with 5 children is selected at random, what is

the probability that there are 3 boys and 2 girls?

The probabilities that three men hit a target are 1/6, 1/4,
and 1/3, respectively. Each shoot once at the target. If
only one of them hits the target, find the probability that
it was the first man.

A family with 5 children is selected at random, what is

the probability that at least one child is a boy?
A cat takes 4 leaps to a dog's 3; but 2 of the dog's leaps If 2 marbles are removed at random from a bag
are equivalent to 3 of the cat’s. The cat has a start of 50 containing black and white marbles, the chance that
leaps. How many leaps must the dog take to catch the they are both white is 1/3. If 3 are removed at random,
cat? the chance that they all are white is 1/6. How many
black marbles are there? ANS: 4 black marbles

In the 1500-m race in Olympics, fourteen top tier

athletes compete. How many ways can the gold, silver
and bronze medals be awarded?
N = 14 x 13 x 12 = 2184 ways
or
N = 14P3 = 2184 ways

How many ways can 8 cadets stand in a row? ANS: 8!

= 40320 ways

In how many ways can the letters of the word THANOS

be arranged? ANS: 6! = 720 ways

In how many ways can the letters of the word

MATHALINO be arranged?
Number of letters = 9
Number of letter A = 2
The permutation of 9 objects where 2 are alike is
N=9! / 2!=181,440 ways

In how many ways can the letters of the word

MATHALINO be arranged if the vowels are to come
together?
A certain businessman, who is always in a hurry, walks Number of consonants = 5
up an ongoing escalator at the rate of one step per second. Number of vowels = 4
Twenty steps bring him to the top. Next day he goes up Number of alike vowels = 2
at two steps per second, reaching the top in 32 steps. How Consider the vowels as one object so that there are 6
many steps are there in the escalator? objects to be arranged, namely; M, T, H, L, N, AAIO.
A. 80 and v=3 C. 50 Note that AAIO can be arranged within their group.
N=6!×(4!/2!)=8,640 ways
B. 60 D. 70
In how many ways can the letters of the word
In a 5-card poker hand, what is the probability that all 5 MATHEMATICS be arranged if the consonants are to
are of the same suit? come together?
Number of consonants = 7
Number of alike consonants
Number of letter M = 2
Number of letter T = 2
Number of vowels = 4
Number of alike vowels
Number of letter A = 2
Consider the consonants as one object so that there are
5 objects to be arranged, namely; A, E, A, I,
MTHMTCS. Note that MTHMTCS can be arranged
within their group.
A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards, what is the N=(5!/2!)×(7!/(2!×2!))=75,600 ways
probability that it is a face card?
In an organization there are CE’s, EE’s and ME’s. The
P=12/52 = 0.231 sum of their ages is 2160; the average age is 36; the
average age of CE’s and EE’s is 39; the average age of
Some useful details: EE’s and ME’s is 32 and 8/11; the average age of the
Total number of cards = CE’s and ME’s is 36 and 2/3. If each CE had been 1
52 Number of queens = 4 year older, each EE 6 years and each ME 7 years older,
Number of cards in each Number of kings = 4 their average age would have been greater by 5 years.
suit = 13 Number of aces = 4 Find the number of CE, EE, and ME in the group and
Number of red cards = 26 Number of face cards = their average ages.
Number of black cards = 12 ANS: c = 45 yrs old
26 e = 35 yrs old
m = 30 yrs old
A tank is supplied by two pipes A and B and emptied by
a third pipe C. If the tank is initially empty and all pipes
are opened, the tank can be filled in 20 hours. If the tank
is initially full and A and C are opened, the tank can be
emptied in 4 hours. If the tank is initially full
and B and C are opened, the tank can be emptied in 2
hours. Pipe A supplies 50 liters per minute more than B.
1. Find the rate of pipe A in liters per minute.
A. 120 C. 110
B. 130 D. 140
2. Find the rate of pipe C in liters per minute.
A. 170 C. 150 A man covers the distance A to B in 5 hours and 30
minutes. During the second half of the distance he
B. 160 D. 140
traveled 1/2 kilometer less per hour than during the first
3. Find the capacity of the tank in liters. half. In the return trip from B to A, by traveling 1 km/hr
A. 12,000 C. 11,500 faster than during the first half of his trip from A to B,
he consumed 3-3/4 hours. Determine the distance AB.
B. 12,500 D. 13,000

Find the area individually enclosed by the following

Cardioids:
(A) r=a(1−cosθ)
(B) r=a(1+cosθ)
(C) r=a(1−sinθ)
(D) r=a(1+sinθ)
ANS: (3/2) πa2

Player M has Php1, and Player N has Php2. Each play

gives one the players Php1 from the other. Player M is
enough better than player N that he wins 2/3 of the plays.
They play until one is bankrupt. What is the chance that
Player M wins?
A. 3/4 C. 4/7
B. 5/7 D. 2/3
If 4, 2, 5, and 18 are added respectively to the first four
terms of an arithmetic progression, the resulting series
is a geometric progression. What is the common
difference of the arithmetic progression? ANS: 7 or -3

A battleship started on a 500-mile voyage but was

Find the area bounded by r=asin3θ and r=acos θ. ANS:
3 brought to full stop an hour after starting for military
reasons, delaying it for full hour, after which it was
¼πa2 ordered to proceed at a reduced velocity equivalent to
Find the area bounded by r=asin2θ and r=acos2θ. ANS: 75% of its former rate. The ship arrived at its destination
½ πa2 3 hours and 3 quarters after scheduled time. If it was
desired for the ship to arrive one hour and a quarter
Find the area enclosed by r = 2a cos2 θ. ANS:
sooner, how far from the destination should the ship
3/2πa2 have been ordered stopped?
Find the area enclosed by the following:
(a) r=2acosθ
(b) r=2asinθ ANS: πa2
A bullet is fired at a target 1,342 m away. At what point
along its path would the sound of the impact of the bullet
be heard 1/4 second before the report of the gun,
assuming that sound travels at the rate of 335 m/sec and
the bullet is 503 m/sec.
In a mixed company of Malaysians, Vietnamese, From where he stands, one step toward the cliff would
Singaporeans, Thais, and Filipinos, the Malaysians are send the drunken man over the edge. He takes random
one less than 1/3 of the Filipinos; and three less than half steps, either toward or away from the cliff. At any step
the Vietnamese. The Filipinos and Thais outnumber the his probability of taking a step away is 2/3, of a step
Singaporeans and Vietnamese by 3. The Singaporeans toward the cliff 1/3. What is his chance of escaping the
and Filipinos form one less than half the company, and cliff?
the Singaporeans and Vietnamese form 7/16 of the A. 2/27 C. 4/27
company. How many persons of each nationality were
there? B. 107/243 D. 1/2

Malaysians = 7
Vietnamese = 20
Singaporeans = 15
Thais = 14
Filipinos = 24

In a common carnival game, a player tosses a penny from

a distance of about 5 feet onto the surface of a table ruled
in 1-inch squares. If the penny (3/4 inch in diameter) falls
entirely inside a square, the player receives 5 cents but
does not get his penny back; otherwise he loses his
penny. If the penny lands on the table, what is his chance ANS: 45.25 MPa
to win?
For the structure shown in Figure P-916 is hinged to
A. 5/16 C. 9/256
fixed supports at A and E. Compute the maximum
B. 1/16 D. 3/128 compressive stress developed in bar BDE if its cross
P = (1/4)2 / 12 = 1/16 section is 200 mm square. Neglect the weights of the
members. ANS: 67.5 MPa
ABCD is a square of side 10 cm. PQRS is a square
inside ABCD. PQBA, QRCB, RSDC, and SPAD are
identical trapezia, each of area 16 cm2. What is the height
of each trapezium if PQ is parallel to AB and SR is
parallel to DC?
A. 3 cm C. 2 cm
B. 1.8 cm D. 1.2 cm

Albert is as old as Bryan will be when Albert is twice as

old as Bryan was when Albert's age was half the sum of
their present ages. Bryan is as old as Albert was when
Bryan was half the age he will be ten years from now.
How old are Albert and Bryan?
ANS: Albert = 40 yrs old and Bryan 30 yrs old

Mary is 24 years old. Mary is twice as old as Anna was

when Mary was as old as Anna is now. How old is Anna
now? ANS: 18 yrs old

ANS: 1200 psi

For the structure in Problem 914, compute the maximum Compute the value of b if A and B are orthogonal.
tensile stress developed in bar CB. ANS: 2300 psi A=2i+bj+k
B=4i−2j−2k
A. 6 C. 4
B. 5 D. 3

A job posted at jobstreet.com offered a starting salary

ANS: -750 psi
of $40,000 per year and guaranteeing a raise of $1600
Solve Problem 912 if P = 6 kips and F = 10 kips. ANS:
per year for the rest of 5 years. Write the general term
3900 psi
for the arithmetic sequence that models potential annual
salaries.
A tensile load of 8000 kg elongates a 1-m long square
rod by 1 mm. Steel modulus of elasticity is 2 × A. an = 38,400 + 1600n
106 kg/cm2. What is the dimension of a side of the rod? B. an = 33,400 + 2600n
A. 5 cm C. 2 cm C. an = 36,400 + 1400n
D. an = 34,400 +1800n
B. 1 cm D. 4 cm
A given alloy contains 20% copper and 5% tin. How
many pounds of copper and of tin must be melted with
100 lb of the given alloy to produce another alloy
analyzing 30% copper and 10% tin? All percentages are
by weight.
A. 20.5 lb copper and 4.5 lb tin
B. 17.5 lb copper and 7.5 lb tin
C. 19.5 lb copper and 5.5 lb tin
D. 18.5 lb copper and 6.5 lb tin
A nutritionist in a hospital is arranging special diets that
4 2
Given the position function x(t) = t - 8t , find the consist of a combination of three basic foods. It is
distance that the particle travels at t = 0 to t = 4. important that the patients on this diet consume exactly
310 units of calcium, 190 units of iron, and 250 units of
A. 160 C. 140 vitamin A each day. The amounts of these nutrients in
B. 150 D. 130 one ounce food are given in the following table.
Units Per Ounce
The sum of the first n terms of a series is 3^(2n - 1) + b. Calcium Iron Vitamin A
What is the quotient of the 9th and the 7th term?
A. 81 C. 83 Food A 30 10 10

B. 82 D. 84 Food B 10 10 30
Food C 20 20 20
How many ounces each food must be used to satisfy
the nutrient requirements exactly?
A. 6 ounces of Food A, 5 ounces of
Food B and 3 ounces of Food C
B. 3 ounces of Food A, 5 ounces of
Food B and 6 ounces of Food C
C. 6 ounces of Food A, 3 ounces of
Food B and 5 ounces of Food C
D. 5 ounces of Food A, 3 ounces of
Food B and 6 ounces of Food C

A timber beam AD, 6 in. thick by 10 in. high and loaded

as shown in Figure P-910, is pinned at its lower end and
supported by a horizontal cable CE. Compute the
maximum compressive stress developed in the beam.
 Three marksman simultaneously shoot and hit a rapidly
spinning spherical target. What is the probability that
the three points of impact lie on the same hemisphere?
A. 0 C. 1
B. 1/2 D. 2/3

A 150 mm by 300 mm wooden beam having a simple

span of 6 meters carries a concentrated load P at its
midspan. It is notched at the supports as shown in the
figure. For this problem, all calculations are based on
shear alone using the 2010 NSCP specification given
below. Allowable shear stress of wood, Fv = 1.0 MPa.

ANS: 1603.33 psi

Samuel Pepys wrote Isaac Newton to ask which of three

events is more likely: that a person get (a) at least 1 six
when 6 dice are rolled (b) at least two sixes when 12 dice
are rolled, or (c) at least 3 sixes when 18 dice are rolled.
What is the answer?
A. (a) is more likely than (b) and (c)
B. (b) is more likely than (a) and (c)
1. If P = 30 kN, calculate the maximum
C. (c) is more likely than (a) and (b)
allowable depth (millimeters) of notches at
D. (a), (b), and (c) are equally likely
the supports.
A. 88
A catapult is placed 100 ft from the castle wall, which is
35 feet high. The soldier wants the burning bale of hay B. 62
C. 238
to clear the top of the wall and land 50 feet inside the
D. 212
castle wall. If the initial velocity of the bale is 70 feet per
2. If the depth of notches is 100 mm, what is the
second, then at what angle should the bale of hay be
safe value of P (kiloNewton) the beam can
launched so that it travel 150 feet and pass over the castle
carry.
wall. Use g = 32 ft/sec2.
A. 26.67
A. 49.8° C. 39.2° B. 17.78
B. 50.8° D. 40.2° C. 8.89
D. 13.33
3. If P = 25 kN and the depth of notches is 150
millimeters, what is the shear stress
(MegaPascal) near the supports.
A. 0.83
B. 6.67
C. 1.67
D. 3.33

A 75 mm × 150 mm beam carries a uniform load wo

over the entire span of 1.2 m. Square notches 25 mm
deep are provided at the bottom of the beam at the
supports. Calculate the safe value of wo based on shear
alone.

Allowable shear parallel to grain = 1.40 MPa

Allowable shear normal to grain = 1.85 MPa
ANS: 26.96 kN/m

A beam 100 mm wide is to be loaded with 3 kN

concentrated loads spaced uniformly at 0.40 m on
centers throughout the 5 m span. The following data
are given:
Allowable bending stress = 24 MPa
Allowable shear stress = 1.24 MPa
Allowable deflection = 1/240 of span
Modulus of elasticity = 18,600 MPa
Weight of wood = 8 kN/m3

1. Find the depth d considering bending stress only.

2. Determine the depth d considering shear stress only.
3. Calculate the depth d considering deflection only.
ANS: (1.) 245.2 mm (2.) 232.44 mm (3.) 268.9 mm 1. the force in member CF.
A. 4.76 kN C. 4.67 kN
A wooden log is to be used as a footbridge to span 3-m
gap. The log is required to support a concentrated load B. 4.32 kN D. 4.23 kN
of 30 kN at midspan. If the allowable stress in shear is 2. the force in member BF.
0.7 MPa, what is the diameter of the log that would be A. 3.2 kN C. 3.4 kN
needed. Assume the log is very nearly circular and the
bending stresses are adequately met. Neglect the weight B. 3.3 kN D. 3.5 kN
of the log. ANS: 190.73 mm 3. the force in member DH.
A. 2.8 kN A. 2.5 kN
A parabola has an equation of y2 = 8x. Find the equation
of the diameter of the parabola, which bisect chords B. 2.8 kN D. 2.7 kN
parallel to the line x – y = 4.
A. y = 2 C. y = 4 Flexible cables BE and CD are used to brace the truss
shown below.
B. y = 3 D. y = 1

The bridge truss shown in the figure is to be subjected by

uniform load of 10 kN/m and a point load of 30 kN, both
are moving across the bottom chord

1. Determine the load W to cause a compression

force of 8.9 kN to member BD.
A. 7.80 kN C. 26.70 kN
B. 35.64 kN D. 13.35 kN
2. Which cable is in tension and what is the tensile
reaction?
Calculate the following: A. BE = 12.58 kN C. BE = 6.29 kN
1. The maximum axial load on member JK.
A. 64.59 kN C. -64.59 kN B. CD = 6.29 kN D. CD = 12.58 kN
3. If W = 20 kN, what will be the tensile reaction of
B. -63.51 kN D. 63.51 kN member CE?
2. The maximum axial load on member BC. A. 6.67 kN C. 0
A. 47.63 kN C. -47.63 kN
B. 13.33 kN D. 10 kN
B. -74.88 kN D. 74.88 kN
3. The maximum compression force and maximum Determine the absolute pressure in a vessel of mercury
tension force on member CG. at a point 200 mm below its surface.
A. -48.11 kN and 16.36 kN A. 126 kPa C. 128 kPa
B. Compression = 0; Tension = 16.36 kN B. 130 kPa D. 132 kPa
C. -16.36 kN and 48.11 kN
D. Compression = 48.11 kN; Tension = 0 Given the Fourier equation:
f(t) = 5 cos (20πt) + 2 cos (40πt) + cos (80πt)
Diagonals BG, CF, CH, and DG of the truss shown can
resist tension only. What is the fundamental frequency?
A. 10 C. 40
B. 20 D. 30

A salesperson earns P60,000 per month plus a

commission of 20% of sales. Find the minimum amount
of sales needed to receive a total income of at least
P150,000 per month.
A. P150,000 C. P450,000
B. P350,000 D. P250,000
If W = 3 kN and P = 0, find the following:
60000+0.20x=150000 ; x=450 000
Chords AB and CD intersect each other at E inside the
circle. AE = 8 cm, CE = 12 cm, and DE = 20 cm. If AB is
the diameter of the circle, compute the area of AEC.
A. 61.04 cm2 C. 39.84 cm2
B. 52.05 cm2 D. 48.62 cm2

A point moves in the plane according to

equations x = t2 + 2t and y = 2t3 - 6t. Find dy/dx when t =
0, 2, 5.
A. -3, -3, -12 C. 3, 3, 12
B. 3, -3, 12 D. -3, 3, 12

A 523.6 cm3 solid spherical steel ball was melted and

remolded into a hollow steel ball so that the hollow
diameter is equal to the diameter of the original steel ball.
Find the thickness of the hollow steel ball.
A. 1.3 cm C. 1.2 cm
Find the distance from the point A(1, 5, -3) to the plane
B. 1.5 cm D. 1.6 cm 4x + y + 8z + 33 = 0.
A. 1/2 C. 2/3
B. 2 D. 1.5

Given the following elements of a circular curve:

middle ordinate = 2 m; length of long chord = 70 m.
Find its degree of curve, use arc basis.
A. 4.5°
An open cylindrical vessel 1.3 m in diameter and 2.1 m B. 5.3°
high is 2/3 full of water. If rotated about the vertical axis C. 2.9°
at a constant angular speed of 90 rpm, D. 3.7°
1. Determine how high is the paraboloid formed of the
water surface.
A. 1.26 m C. 2.46 m
B. 1.91 m D. 1.35 m
2. Determine the amount of water that will be spilled
out.
A. 140 L C. 341 L
B. 152 L D. 146 L
3. What should have been the least height of the vessel
so that no water is spilled out?
A. 2.87 m C. 3.15 m
B. 2.55 m D. 2.36 m
The angle of intersection of a circular curve is 36° 30'. A projectile is fired up the inclined plane at an initial
Compute the radius if the external distance is 12.02 m. velocity of 15 m/s. The plane is making an angle of 30°
from the horizontal. If the projectile was fired at 30°
from the incline, compute the maximum height z
measured perpendicular to the incline that is reached by
the projectile. Neglect air resistance. ANS: 3.31 m

A bullet is fired at an initial velocity of 150 m/s and an

angle of 56° at the top of a 120 m tall building.
Neglecting air resistance, determine the following:
1. The maximum height above the level ground
that can be reached by the bullet.
2. The time for the bullet to hit the ground.
3. The velocity with which the bullet will hit the
ground.
A. 203.74 m B. 253.72 m C. 226.94 m D. 214.67 m ANS: 157.656 m/s

Three reservoirs A, B, and C are connected respectively

with pipes 1, 2, and 3 joining at a common junction P.
Reservoir A is at elevation 80 m, reservoir B at elevation
70 m and reservoir C is at elevation 60 m. The properties
of each pipe are as follows:
Pipe 1: L = 5000 m, D = 300 mm
Pipe 2: L = 4000 m, D = 250 mm
Pipe 3: L = 3500 m
The flow from reservoir A to junction P is 0.045 m3/s
and f for all pipes is 0.018.
1. Find the elevation of the energy grade line at P in m.
A. 75.512
B. 73.805
C. 72.021
D. 74.173
2. Determine the flow on pipe 2 in m3/s.
A. 0.025
B. 0.031
C. 0.029
D. 0.036
3. Compute the diameter appropriate for pipe 3 in mm.
A. 175
B. 170
C. 178
D. 172

The 600-mm pipe shown in Figure 4-11 conducts water

from reservoir A to a pressure turbine, which discharges
through another 600-mm pipe into tailrace B. The loss of
head from A to 1 is 5 times the velocity head in the pipe
and the loss of head from 2 to B is 0.2 times the velocity
head in the pipe. If the discharge is 700 L/s, what power
is being given up by the water to the turbine and what are
the pressure heads at 1 and 2? ANS: P = 537.35 hp and
h1= -4.7499 m h2= 0.0625 (BERNOULLI ITEMS
PAGE 13-14)

A piece of wood 305 mm (1 ft) square and 3 m (10 ft)

long, weighing 6288.46 N/m3 (40 lb/ft3), is submerged
vertically in a body of water, its upper end being flush
with the water surface. What vertical force is required to
hold it in position? ANS: F= 982.77 N (224 lbf)

Particles A and B are elevated 12 meters high from a

given reference base. Particle A is projected down an
incline of length 20 meters at the same time particle B is
let to freely fall vertically. Find the velocity of projection
of particle A if both particles strikes the base at the same
time. ANS: 0 m/s
Determine the centroid of the shaded area shown in Fig. The continuous beam in Figure P-871 is supported at its
P-705, which is bounded by the x-axis, the line x = a and left end by a spring whose constant is 300 lb/in. For the
the parabola y2 = kx. ANS: 3/5a, 3/8b beam, E = 1.5 × 106 psi and I = 115.2 in.4. Compute the
load on the spring and its deflection.
Determine the centroid of the quarter circle shown in Fig.
P-706 whose radius is r. ANS: 4r/3pi , 4r/3pi

Determine the centroid of the quadrant of the ellipse

shown in Fig. P-707. The equation of the ellipse
is x2a2+y2b2=1x2a2+y2b2=1. ANS: 4a/3pi , 4b/3pi

Compute the area of the spandrel in Fig. P-708 bounded

by the x-axis, the line x = b, and the curve y = kxn where ANS: R1= 490.91 lb and deflection = 1.64 in
n ≥ 0. What is the location of its centroid from the line x
= b? Determine also the y coordinate of the centroid. For the beam in Figure P-867, compute the value of P
ANS: A= (1/(n+1))bh , x = (1/n+2)b and y = that will cause a zero deflection under P.
(n+1/4n+2)h

For the 2-in. by 6-in. wooden beam shown in Fig. P-906.

Determine the normal stress at A and B. Are these the
points of maximum normal stress? If not, where are they
located and what are their values?\

ANS: P=4.693 kN

The excess of the sum of the half and the third parts over
the difference of the fourth and the fifth parts of a
number is 188. What is the value of the number?
ANS: top -1173.15 psi and bottom 851.17 psi

A wooden beam 100 mm by 200 mm, supported as

shown in Figure P-905, carries a load P. What is the
largest safe value of P is the maximum stress is not to
exceed 10 MPa?

ANS: P=15.56kN
Find two numbers such that their sum multiplied by the
A cast iron link is 40 mm wide by 200 mm high by 500 sum of their squares is 5500, and their difference
mm long. The allowable stresses are 40 MPa in tension multiplied by the difference of their squares is 352.
and 80 MPa in compression. Compute the largest ANS: 9 and 13
compressive load P that can be applied to the ends of the
link along a longitudinal axis that is located 150 mm A man bought a cellphone and laptop for P50,000.00,
above the bottom of the link. paying three times as much for the laptop as for the
cellphone. How much did each cost? ANS: Phone=
12500 Laptop= 37500

Two boys, counting their money, found that together

they had P372, and that Rody had five times as much as
Mar. How much had each? ANS: Mar= 62 Rody= 310

The sum of two numbers is 120. If the greater number

is four times the less, what are the numbers? ANS: 24
and 96

The greater of two numbers is twice the less, and the

ANS: P = 256 kN
sum of the numbers is 96. What are the numbers? ANS:
32 and 64
A thermometer reading 75 degree Fahrenheit is taken out A tour bus has 80 seats. Experience shows that when a
where the temperature is 20 degree Fahrenheit. The tour costs P28,000, all seats on the bus will be sold. For
thermometer reading is 30 degree Fahrenheit 4 minutes each additional P1,000 charged, however, 2 fewer seats
later. Find the time (in minutes) taken for the reading to will be sold. Find the largest possible revenue.
drop from 75 degree Fahrenheit to within half degree of A. P29,000
the air temperature. ANS: t=11.029 minutes B. P28,500
C. P28,900
Arcs of quarter circles are drawn inside the square. The D. P28,700
center of each circle is at each corner of the square. If the
radius of each arc is equal to 20 cm and the sides of the
square are also 20 cm. Find the area common to the four
circular quadrants.

Find the area of the largest right triangle whose

hypotenuse is fixed at c. ANS: 0.25c2

An isosceles triangle has an altitude equal to 12 inches

and a perimeter equal to 36 inches. Find the length of the
base and the length of the equal sides. ANS: base=10 in
sides=13 in

Benjie and Jerwin is running in opposite directions in a

400-meter circular track and meet each other every 35
seconds. If Benjie can complete one track in 65 seconds.
How long does it take for Jerwin to run 400 meters?

Runners A and B start together in a race around a 900-ft

oval track. Runner A is making a speed of 27 ft/sec and
runner B at 22.5 ft/sec. How long will it take runner A
to be exactly one circumference ahead of runner B.
ANS: 200 s