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FIRST PREBOARD FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING

CIVIL ENGINEERS Preboard Examination

Sunday, February 5, 2023 08:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.
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Applied Mathematics, Surveying, Principles of Transportation
SET A
and Highway Engineering, Construction Management and Methods

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED.GOOD LUCK.

NOTE: A times B is represented by A × B or A*B. A raised to the power n is

expressed as A^n. All problems are 1 point each.

1. An airplane flew from Cebu (15°36’ N, 121°05’ E) on a course S 35°00’ W

and maintaining a uniform altitude. What will be its course at the point
when the plane cross the equator?
A. S 35°00’ W C. S 33°32’ W
B. S 34°27’ W D. S 32°51’ W

2. Two old women started at sunrise and each walked at a constant speed. One
went from A to B and the other from B to A on the same road. They met at
noon and, continuing with no stop, arrived respectively at B at 4 p.m.
and at A at 9 p.m. At what time was the sunrise that day?
A. 6:00 am C. 5:20 am
B. 5:40 am D. 5:00 am

3. Peter borrows P1000 from a bank on the first days of the month. The
interest is computed at the end of every month on the amount he still
owed at the rate of 1.5% per month. Peter pays x pesos at the end of the
1st month, another x at the end of 2nd month and another x at the end of
the 3rd month. Peter has completely paid off the debt completely at the
end of the 3rd month. Find the value of x.
A. 3344 C. 4343
B. 4433 D. 3434

4. An army of troops is marching along a road at 5 kph. A messenger on

horseback was sent from the front to the rear of the column and returns
immediately back. The total time taken being 10 minutes. Assuming the
messenger rides at the rate of 10 kph, determine the length of the column.
A. 733 m C. 625 m
B. 928 m D. 854 m

5. You are in a long distance relationship with your girlfriend who is in

Russia which is located exactly at a longitude of 135 degrees East. If
the time in your girlfriend’s watch is 7:00 A.M. Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT), What is now the time in your Seiko Watch if you are located 60
degrees West of your Girlfriend’s house?
A. 3:00 AM C. 11:00 AM
B. 4:00 AM D. 12:00 NN

6. In a class of 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How

many like Calculus only?
A. 12 C. 13
B. 14 D. 15

7. A father wants to set aside money for his 5-year-old son's future college
education. Money can be deposited in a bank account that pays 8% per year,
compounded annually. What equal deposits should be made by the father, on
his son's 6th through 17th birthdays, in order to provide P5000 on the
son's 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st birthdays
A. 728.76 B. 587.67
B. 872.66 D. 678.27

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Applied Mathematics, Surveying, Principles of Transportation and
Highway Engineering, Construction Management and Methods SET A
8. Two sides of a triangle measure 3 cm and 5 cm, respectively, and the
altitude to the third side measure 2.5 cm. Find the circumference of the
circle circumscribing this triangle.
A. 6π C. 6.5π
B. 8π D. 4π

9. Find the future worth of P4000 the first year, increasing by P1000 per
year. The interest rate is 8%, and N equals 5.
A. 23,343 C. 34,299
B. 29,334 D. 24,430

10. Find two consecutive positive even integers such that the square of the
second, decreased by twice the first is 124. Find the smaller number.
A. 8 C. 12
B. 10 D. 14

11. A lighthouse is 10 units of length northwest of a dock. A ship leaves at

8:00 am and travels west at 12 units of length per hour. At what time
will the ship be 8 units of length from the lighthouse?
A. 9:01 am C. 8:45 am
B. 8:54 am D. 9:10 am

12. Compute the interest for an amount of P200000 for a period of 8 years if
it was made at 16% compounded continuously.
A. 915,823 C. 519,328
B. 917,823 D. 719,328

13. The ABD Company is building a new plant, whose equipment maintenance costs
are expected to be $500 the first year, $150 the second year, $200 the
third year, $250 the fourth year, etc., increasing by $50 per year through
the 10th year. The plant is expected to have a 10-year life.
Assuming the interest rate is 8%, compounded annually, how much should
the company plan to set aside now in order to pay for the maintenance?
A. 3420.20 C. 2340.20
B. 2043.02 D. 2430.02

14. A woman borrowed P3, 000 to be paid after years with interest at 12%
compounded semiannually and P5, 000 to be paid after 3 years at 12%
compounded monthly. What single payment must she pay after years at an
interest rate of 16% compounded quarterly to settle the two obligations?
A. 21726.55 C. 12,627.55
B. 21,676.55 D. 16,267.55

15. Determine the exact amount of 20000 PhP after 6.5 years when invested in
an account earning at a rate of 12% compounded anually.
A. 41,777.95 C. 37,996.45
B. 39,476.45 D. 42,995.54

16. If cos 2A = √m, find cos 8A.

A. 8m2 + 8m + 1 C. 8m2 - 8m + 1
B. 8m2 + 8m - 1 D. 8m2 - 8m – 1

17. Find the value of m in the equation:

1 + cos x + cos 2x
= m
sin x + sin 2x
A. cos x C. tan x
B. sec x D. cot x

18. In triangle ABC, c = 5 cm and a = 7 cm. The distance from the incenter of
the circle to the side BC is 1.477 cm. If the area of the triangle is
16.25 cm2, compute the side b.
A. 12 cm C. 13 cm
B. 15 cm D. 10 cm

19. Find the value of “a” so that the period of the function y = sin ax is
3π.
A. 3 C. 1/3
B. 2/3 D. 3/2

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Applied Mathematics, Surveying, Principles of Transportation and
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20. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower were observed from points
A and B which lie on a horizontal line passing through the foot of the
tower. B is 5 m. away from the tower. A and B are 8 m. apart. The angle
at B is twice as much as that at A. How high is the tower?
A. 7.12 m C. 8.28 m
B. 6.24 m D. 5.23 m

21. Three circles of radii 11 cm, 14 cm, and 22 cm are tangent to each other
externally. Find the area of the triangle formed by joining the centers
of these circles.
A. 288 sq cm C. 329 sq cm
B. 399 sq cm D. 412 sq cm

22. A surveyor forgot to indicate the area of a rectangular lot. However, he

remembers that the area remains the same if the length is decreased by
12.5 m and the width is increased by 10 m or the length is decreased by
50 m and the width is increased by 50 m. What was the original area of
the rectangular lot?
A. 30,000 sq.m. C. 32,000 sq.m.
B. 40,000 sq.m. D. 42,000 sq.m.

23. In 5 years, P1.8 M will be needed to pay for the building renovation. In
order to generate this sum, a sinking fund consisting of three annual
payments is established now. For tax purposes, no further payments will
be made after 3 years. What payments are necessary if money is worth 15%
per annum?
A. 518,358 C. 361,654
B. 581,583 D. 391,954

24. A speedboat has a velocity in still water of 25kph and heading of N 450
E. If its resultant direction is N 54.90 E, what is the rate of the current
which is moving due south?
A. 2.25 kph C. 5.52 kph
B. 5.25 kph D. 2.52 kph

25. The three sides of a triangular lot are paced by a surveyor whose pace
factor is 0.762. If the first side is 30 paces, the second side is 36
paces and the third side is 47 paces, what could be the diameter of the
base of a tower of largest floor area that can be constructed in the lot?
A. 7.28 C. 14.56
B. 8.95 D. 17.91

26. After 8:00 pm, a ride in a cab cost P25.00 plus P3.00 for every fifth of
a kilometer traveled. If a passenger traveled x kilometers, what is the
cost of the trip in pesos, as a function of x?
A. 28x C. 25 + 15x
B. 25 + 3x D. 25 + 0.6x

27. Which of the functions below correspond to the given graph?

A. y = sin(x/2 - 1/4) C. y = cos(πx/2 - π/4)

B. y = sin(πx/2 - π/4) D. y = sin(πx/2)

28. I was walking along the road at 6kph when a car dashed past me and only
missed me by a few inches. From the moment it passed me to its
disappearance round a corner I took thirty one steps and walking on
reached that corner with four hundred and thirty four steps more. Assuming
that I walked and the car ran at uniform speeds, what was the speed of
the car?
A. 60kph C. 70kph
B. 84kph D. 90kph

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Applied Mathematics, Surveying, Principles of Transportation and
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29. A piece of wire of length 72 cm is cut into two unequal parts. Each part
is bent to form a square. It is found that the total area of the two
squares is 194 cm2. Find the difference between the sides of the squares.
A. 6 C. 4
B. 12 D. 8 cm

30. Find the sum of all the of roots of x4 + x3 – x2 + x – 2 = 0, given that

i is a root.
A. i C. -i
B. -1 D. 1

31. Simplify the expression (2i510 - i1027 + 1)2 in the form a + bi.
A. -2 C. -2i
B. 2i D. 2

32. An airplane could travel a distance of 1000 miles with the wind in the
same time it could travel a distance of 800 miles against the wind. If
the wind velocity is 40 mph, what is the speed of the plane?
A. 300 mph C. 320 mph
C. 340 mph D. 360 mph

33. A train 250 m long and moving at 25 kph is to cross a railway bridge 1 km
long. How long will it take it to pass the bridge completely?
A. 3 min B. 2 min
B. 1.5 min D. 2.5 min

34. A tree is situated on a hill and at a point P, 23m down the hill from the
tree, the angle subtended by the tree is 18.50. If the height of the tree
is 36.5m, at what angle is the hill inclined with the horizontal?
A. 300 C. 600
B. 450 D. 700

35. Allan and Bernard start at the same time from two places 136 km apart and
travel toward each other. Allan travels 10 kph and Bernard 8 kph. If
Bernard rests 1 hour on the way, in how many hours will they meet?
A. 5 C. 7
B. 6 D. 8

36. A Civil Engineer loans P200,000 from a bank with interest at 5% compounded
annually. He agrees to pay the obligations by paying 8 equal annual
payments, the first being due at the end of 10 years. Find the annual
payments.
A. 50,405 C. 45,719
B. 48,005 D. 34,116

37. Robert is 15 years older than his brother Stan. However, y years ago,
Robert was twice as old as Stan. If Stan is b years old now and b > y,
find the value of b – y.
A. 15 C. 30
B. 20 D. 10

38. Two planes leave Manila for Tokyo, a distance of 900 miles. The four-
motored plane A travels at a ground speed of 90 mph faster than the two-
motored plane B. Plane A arrives in Tokyo 2 hr 15 min ahead of plane B.
What is the ground speed of plane B?
A. 190 mph C. 170 mph
B. 250 mph D. 150 mph

39. If a hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half, how many
eggs will five hens lay in six days?
A. 20 C. 16
B. 24 D. 28

40. Philippine Airlines plane flew from Manila (14°36’ N, 120°05’ E) at an

average speed of 600 kph on a course S 39°20’ E. If the radius of the
earth is 3959 miles, What is the nearest area of the spherical triangle
formed of the flight path and the initial latitude when the plane
intersect the equator?
A. 1,062,899.22 km2 C. 660,454.95 km2
B. 410,336.01 km2 D. 1,502,872.77 km2

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Applied Mathematics, Surveying, Principles of Transportation and
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41. In a spherical triangle ABC, arc a = b = c = 112 degrees. What is the
spherical excess?
A. 126°47’ C. 136°47’
B. 100°23’ D. 200°23’

42. The ratio of the sides of a triangle is 3:4:5. If the area of the triangle
is 42 cm2, find its perimeter.
A. 41.32 cm C. 35.34 cm
B. 25.38 cm D. 31.75 cm

43. The flagship of the US Seventh Fleet guarding the Pacific Ocean is 3km
from the Destroyer, 4km from the Cruiser and 5km from the Battleship. The
flagship is within/inside the triangle formed by the three ships. The
triangle formed by the line connecting the Destroyer, Battleship and the
Cruiser is an equilateral triangle. Determine the area of the equilateral
triangle.
A. 7.42 sq.km C. 16.40 sq.km
B. 12.96 sq.km D. 19.83 sq.km

Situation 1. A man owns a triangular lot on the corner of two intersecting

streets which intersects at an angle of 620. The frontage of one street
is 200m and on the other side is 150m.
44. Determine the perimeter of these lot.
A. 552.93 m C. 592.52 m
B. 555.32 m D. 535.29 m
45. If the land is worth P1000 per m2 and the man has P1.2million with which
to increase the size of the lot, by how much can he lengthen the 150m
frontage?
A. 13.53 m C. 13.59 m
B. 19.35 m D. 15.39 m

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