Bachelor of Science in CIVIL ENGINEERING

REVIEW MECHANICS AND REVIEW DESIGN SET A

SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

LUCBAN, QUEZON, PHILIPPINES
PROBLEM SET # 8
REVIEW SUBJECTS

I. INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading using black ink the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED on the answer sheet.
On a long bond paper with 1” border on all sides, write the solutions and
answers. Box your final answer.

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

expressed as A^n

1. A boy with a sling shot, shot a bird perched on the top of a tree. But the
bird flew away (horizontally) at the instant the stone left the sling shot. The
stone thus missed the bird and it reached a height double that of the tree. Not
withstanding this, the stone on its way down hit the bird. If the bird flew at
an average speed of 12m/min, what was the horizontal component of the velocity
of the stone.
a. 16.56m/s c. 14.48m/s
b. 12.48m/s d. 11.48m/s
2. The frame in the figure comprises two inclined members and a tie rod.
Determine the tension in the rod when a load of 1000kg is suspended from a apex.
Neglect the weight of frame and assume that it rest on smooth surfaces. (Angle
C is a right angle)
a. 580.77kg c. 600.77kg
b. 590.77kg d. 590.67kg
3. A beam rest on a fulcrum 4m from one end. A mass of 40kg is suspended from
this end of the beam to balance. If the 40kg weight is suspended from the other
end of the beam, it is necessary to suspend a 120kg. weight from the first end
in order to effect a balance. Find the length and weight of the beam.
a. L = 12m, W = 80kg c. L = 15m, W = 80kg
b. L = 10m, W = 70kg d. L = 12m, W = 75kg
4. A ball thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3m/s from the
window of a tall building. The ball strikes the sidewalk at the ground level 4
seconds later. Determine the velocity with which the ball hits the ground and
the height of the window above the ground level.
a. V = 36.24m/s, S = 60m c. V = 36.24m/s, S = 66.4m
b. V = 36.25m/s, S = 50m d. V = 36.42m/s, S = 68.4m
5. From the helicopter rising vertically of 9m/sec, a weight is dropped and
reaches the ground in 18 seconds. How high above the ground was the helicopter
when the weight was dropped the weight strike the ground.
a. 1427.22 c. 1434.77
b. 1227.89 d. 2356.88
6. A pipeline crossing a river is suspended from a steel cable stretched between
two posts 100 meters apart. The weight of the pipe 14 kilograms per meter while
the cable weights 1 kilogram per meter assumed to be uniformly distributed
horizontally. The allowed sag is 2 meters. Find the tension at the posts and
the length of steel cable required.
a. 200.11m c. 123.22m
b. 100.10m d. 221.1m
7. The center of gravity of a sliding door weighing 150 kilograms is 3 meters
below the rails. The door hangs from two friction less rollers A and B. A
horizontal force of 50kg. is applied horizontally. Find the acceleration of the
door.
a. 4.56m/s2 c. 2.54m/s2
b. 3.27m/s2 d. 1.23m/s2
8. At a uniform rate of 4 drops per second, water is dripping from a faucet.
Assuming acceleration of each drop to be 9.81m/sec2 and no air resistance, find
the distance between two consecutive drops in mm, if the upper drop has been in
motion 3/8sec.
a. 2,254.45mm c. 1,234.87mm
b. 1,453.44mm d. 1,226.25mm

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9.A space capsule weighs 100 kilograms at sea level. It will be orbited around
the earth at constant altitude of 6000 kilometer. How long (hrs) will take the
satellite to make one orbit? Assume radius of the earth is 4000 miles.
a. 2.456hrs c. 3.797hrs
b. 3.541hrs d. 1.542hrs
10. A bullet weighing 5 grams is fired into a block of wood weighing 20 pounds
on top of a horizontal table. The block moves 45cm. The coefficient of friction
between the block and table is 0.30. What is the speed of the bullet in
kilometers per hour before hitting the block? Assume that the bullet is embedded
in the block.
a. 1,007km/hr. c. 2,156.56km/hr.
b. 1,268km/hr. d. 1,072.2km/hr.
11. The depth of the crater of Taal Volcano was calculated in the following
manner: from a helicopter flying vertically upwards at 20feet per second, a
small bomb was released at the instant the helicopter was 120feet above the
crater surface. The sound of the explosion was heard 9seconds later. The speed
of the sounds is 1,000 fps. What is the depth of the crater in feet?
a. 756.67ft. c. 759.48ft.
b. 654.34ft. d. 740ft.
12. A weight of 20,000kg. is to be raised by means of a lever with the force F
at one end and the point of support at the other. If the weight is suspended
1meter from the point of support, and the weight of the beam is 250kg/liner
meter, what would be the length of the lever in order that F shall be minimum?
a. 10.456m. c. 4m.
b. 15.34m. d. 12.649m.
13. Velocity tells us how the position of something is changing while
acceleration tells us how the ______ is changing.
a. direction c. velocity
b. distance d. time
14. Momentum=force x_______
a. direction c. velocity
b. distance d. time
15. A man can exert a maximum pull of 1000Nt. But wishes to lift a stone door
for his cave weighing 20,000Nt. If he uses a lever, how much closer must the
fulcrum be to be stone than to his hand.
a. 10 times nearer c. 10 times farther
b. 20 times farther d. 20 times nearer
16. Two jets planes traveling towards each other took off at the same time from
two airports located 4800km. apart. If they meet after 2hours, determine the
speed of each plane if one plane is flying at a speed of 160kph faster than the
other.
a. 1300kph. and 1200kph. c. 1120kph. and 1100kph.
b. 1280kph. and 1000kph. d. 1280kph. and 1120kph.
17. A man driving his car from his home reached his office in 6hours. If he
increases his speed by 24kph, he would reach his office an hour earlier. Find
the distance of his office from his home.
a. 700km. c. 730km.
b. 270km. d. 720km.
18. A single pole antenna mast, is held in place by four guy wires exerting
equal forces of 500kg each and forming an angle of 60 degrees with the
horizontal. If the weight of the mast and its load is 100kg, what I the total
force impinging on the pole foundation?
a. 2742kg. c. 2737kg.
b. 3742kg. d. 2732kg.
19. A 5kg. weight hanging by 3m. long rope from a point of anchor on a vertical
wall, is pulled away from the wall by a horizontal force F so that the rope
makes an angle of 30degrees with the vertical. Find the value of the force F.
(see Fig. 2-1)
a. 2.19kg. c. 28.87kg.
b. 288.7kg. d. 2.887kg.
20. A canal boat is towed by a rope making an angle of 35degrees with the
horizontal, the tension of the line being 115kg. How much of this is effective
in propelling the boat?
a. 94kg. c. 95kg.
b. 90kg. d. 94.2kg.
21. A man is just able to lift a 300kg weight with a crowbar when the fulcrum
for this lever is 0.30m. from the weight and the man exert his strength at 4.5m.
What force does man exert?
a. 20kg. c. 40kg.

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b. 30kg. d. 50kg.
22. A force of 100kg. acting horizontally to the right is to be combined with
one of 50kg. acting upward and to the right at an angle of 15degrees with
vertical. Solve for the resultant force R and the angle between R and the 100kg.
a. 120g and 23° c. 122kg and 24.2°
b. 120kg and 23° d. 122.8kg and 23.2°
23. A ball is dropped from a ballon at a height of 195m. If the ballon is rising
29.3m/s. Find the highest point reached by the ball.
a. 238.8m. c. 239m.
b. 238m. d. 237m.
24. An object falls from a height of 92m. and strikes the ground with a speed
of 19m/s. Determine the height that the object must fall in order to strike
with a speed of 24m/s.
a. 127m. c. 146.9m.
b. 144.94m. d. 146m.
25. A flywheel is turning at the rate of 120rpm. If its diameter is 600mm,
determine through how many radians does it turn in 15 minutes.
a. 1000ӆ radians c. 3600ӆ radians
b. 2000ӆ radians d. 400ӆ radians

Situation 1
A cylindrical drum 2-m radium weighing 176 N is supported by a 10m long rod as
shown. The rod is pin connected at A and supported by a cable at the other end.
Neglecting the weight of the rod. (see Fig 2-2)

26. If all contact surface are smooth and neglecting the thickness of
the bar, compute the normal reaction between the bar and the drum.
a. 563N c. 434N
b. 352N d. 245N
27. Compute the tension at the cable.
a. 345.4N c. 264.5N
b. 533.5N d. 543.4N
28. Compute the reaction at hinge support.
a. 83.45N c. 94.83N
b. 73.56N d. 56.45N

29. A single pole antenna mast, is held in place by four guy wires exerting
equal forces of 500 kg each ang forming an angle of 60 degrees with the
horizontal. If the weight of the mast and its load is 100 kg. What is the total
force impinging in the pole foundation?
a. 2742kg c. 2737kg
b. 3742kg d. 2732kg
30. A 5kg weight hanging on a 3m long rope from a point of anchor on a vertical
wall is pulled away from the wall by horizontal force F so that the rope makes
an angle of 30 degrees with the vertical. Find the value of the force F.
a. 2.19kg c. 28.87kg
b. 288.7kg d. 2.887kg

Situation 2
A concurrent force system in space is composed of three forces describes as
follows. P1 has a magnitude of 100kN and acts through the origin and points
x=3, y=4, z=2. P2 has a magnitude of 60kN and acts through the origin points
x=4, y=1, z= -2. P3 has a magnitude of 80kN and acts through the origin points
x=2, y= -3, z=3.

31. Which of the followings gives the x component of resultant force?

a. 142.18kN c. 215.25kN
b. 123.57kN d. 102.48kN
32. Which of the following gives the y component of resultant force?
a. 25.78kN c. 75.38kN
b. 36.14kN d. 45.22kN
33. Which of the following gives the z component of resultant force?
a. 62.08kN c. 75.38kN
b. 45.35kN d. 69.47kN

34. Three identical spheres placed in a box as shown. The weight of each
sphere is 100 Kn. Which of the following gives the reaction at A? (see
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a. 23.56kN c. 34.23kN
b. 28.87kN d. 26.56kN
35. Three identical spheres placed in a box as shown in problem 34. The
weight of each sphere is 100kN. Which of the following gives the reaction at
B? (see Fig. 2-3)
a. 150kN c. 350kN
b. 250kN d. 135kN
36. Find the force P required to turn the wheel over the block. (see Fig. 2-
4)

a. 666.67N c. 534.67N
b. 834.56N d. 498.23N

Situation 2
From the given frame as shown. (see Fig. 2-5)
37. Which of the following gives the value of F so that the reaction of
support B equal to 100 N.
a. 120N c. 150N
b. 130N d. 135N
38. Which of the following gives the reaction at A?
a. 136N c. 145N
b. 156N d. 165N
39. Which of the following gives the angle of the resultant reaction at
A makes with the horizontal axis measured counter clockwise?
a. 50o c. 80o
b. 231 o d. 270o

40. The coefficient of friction between the 60 Kn block and the lane shown is
0.30 if the block is to remain in equilibrium what is the maximum allowable
magnitudes for the force P? (see Fig. 2-6)
a. 15kN c. 18kN
b. 21kN d. 12kN
41. A 40 kg. block is resting on an inclined plane making an angle of 20o
from the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.60, determine the force
parallel to the incline that must be applied to cause impending motion down the
plane. Use g = 9.81
a. 95N c. 67N
b. 87N d. 74N
42.Block A and B are joined by a cable parallel to the inclined plane shown in
the figure. Block A weighs 200kg with µ=0.20 while B weighs 300kg with µ=0.50
(see Fig. 2-7)
a. 8.45kg c. 33.6kg
b 4.56kg d. 8.34kg

43. A homogeneous block of weight W rest upon an inclined plane shown. Below.
If the coefficient of friction is 0.30, determine the greatest height ‘h’ at
which a force P may be applied so that the block will slide up the plane without
tripping over. (see Fig. 2-8)
a. 6.45m c. 5.71m
b. 2.45m d. 4.85m
44.A homogeneous ladder 18ft long and weighing 120lbs rests against a smooth
wall. The angle between it and the floor is 70o. The coefficient of
friction between the floor and the ladder is 0.25. How far up the ladder
can 180lb man walk before the ladder slips.
a. 16.6ft c. 10ft
b. 14.6ft d. 12.2ft
45. A uniform ladder of length L and weight W is placed with one end on the
ground and other against a vertical wall. The angle of the friction at all
contact surfaces is 20o. Fin the minimum angle at which the ladder can be
inclined with horizontal before slipping occurs.
a. 50o c. 30o
b. 25o d. 38o
46. A 300N box is held a rests on a smooth inclined by a force P making an
angle 0 with the inclined as shown. If θ is 45o, determine the value of P.
a. 342N c. 194N
b. 212N d. 385N
47. A cable supported at two points of same level has a unit weight W of 0.02kg/m
of horizontal distance. The allowable sag is 0.02 meter and a maximum tension

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at the lowest point of 1200kg and factor of safety of 2.0. Calculate the
allowable spacing of the poles assuming a parabolic circle.
a. 69.28m c. 55.4m
b.72.6m d. 60.7m
48. A metal cable 2kg/m is suspended between two supports on the same level
spaced 600m apart. The cable hangs under the influenced of its own weight only.
Under the condition, it is desired to calculate the maximum sag at the center
of the span when the maximum stress in the material is 100kg per sq. cm. use
parabolic equations.
a. 9.8m c. 54m
b. 4.5 d. 67m
49. A cable weighing 0.4kg/m and 800m long is to be suspended with a sag of
80m. Determine the maximum span.
a. 400kg ; 778m c. 416kg ; 777m
b. 416kg ; 778m d. 417kg ; 778m
50. A cable is supported at points A and B 200m horizontally apart with B 20m
higher than A. The cable sags so its lowest points is 8m below points A. The
uniform load is 200N/m distributed horizontally. Which of the following gives
the length of cable.
a. c.
b. d.
51. A suspension cable is supported at A and B 120m horizontally apart with B
higher than A by 48 m. Concentrated loads of 100kN, 200kN and 100kN were applied
at a distance of 30 m. 60 m. and 90 m. respectively from A. The cable sags a
distance of 30 m. measured from the cord AB at the point where the 200kN is
applied. Computed the horizontal reaction at the supports.
a. 100kN c. 400kN
b. 300kN d. 500kN
52. Two girls walk in a circular track. If they move in the same direction at
constant speed, they meet each other in 56minutes. If they were moving with the
same speed before, but in opposite directions, they would meet every 12minutes
and 46sec. Also in moving in opposite direction, the approaching distance
between the girls decreases from 200m to 29m in 3 minutes. Find (a) the
circumference of the track and (b) the walking speed of each girl.
a. 730m, 21m/min and 35 m/min c. 752m, 20m/min and 35m/min
b. 720m, 23m/min and 34m/min d. 728m, 22m/min and 35m/min
53. Two men A and B starting at the same point at the circumference of a circle,
walked at the same rate of 60m per minute. If A walks towards the center and B
walks along the circumference and the radius of the circle is 800m. find the
distance between the two men A and B T the end of 5 minutes.
a. 380.56m. c. 381.57m.
b. 382.55m. d. 382.55m.
54. A stone is dropped in still air from the deck of a high bridge. The sound
of the flash reaches the deck 3 sec. later. If sound travel at 342m/sec in still
air. How high is the deck above water?
a. 35.48m c. 45.56m
b. 40.68m d. 38.45m
55. A man who can row 4 mi per hour in still water rowed upstream and back in
12 hrs. If the rate of the currents is 1 ½ km/hr. Find the time required for
the trip upstream?
a. 7.4 hrs. c. 8.1 hrs.
b. 9.4 hrs. d. 5.8 hrs.
56. A man who can row 4 km per hour in still water finds that he can row up
stream in 7 ½ hrs. a distance which requires 2 ½ hrs. to row downstream. Find
the rate of the current?
a. 5 km/hr. c. 2km/hr.
b. 4km/hr. d. 3km/hr.
57. A man rows upstream at the rate of 6kph and rows back down downstream at
the rate of 42kph. If the complete trip requires 30minutes. Find the total
distance the man rowed.
a. 5.25km. c. 6.25km.
b. 7.5km. d. 8.5km.
58. A man travels a distance AB at a velocity 6m/s and then turns back at a
velocity of 12m/s. compute its average velocity.
a. 7m/s c. 5m/s
b. 8m/s d. 10m/s
59. A man drove 90km at a constant rate. If he had driven 5km per hour faster
he would be made the trip in 15min. less time. How fast did he drive?
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b. 50kph. d. 70kph.
60. It takes an airplane as long to travel 1,200km with the wind as 900km
against it. If the wind velocity is 40kph, how fast can the airplane travel in
still air?
a. 260kph. c. 280kph.
b. 340kph. d. 140kph.
61. Two cars set out simultaneously from places 150km apart. They traveled
toward each other and passed at the end of 2hours and 30minutes. The speed of
one automobile was 6kph greater than that of the other. Find the speed of the
faster car.
a. 30kph. c. 16kph.
b. 33kph. d. 14kph.
62. A and B start from a given point and travel on a straight round at average
speeds of 20 and 30kph respectively. If B starts 2hours after A, find the
distance traveled by B before meeting A.
a. 130km. c. 120km.
b. 210km. d. 150km.
63. Two men can run around a track oval 400m long in 3 and 4 minutes
respectively. If they start at the same instant from the same place. In how
many minutes will they pass each other if they run around the track in the same
direction?
a. 12mins. c. 6mins.
b. 1hr. d. 48mins.
64. A man row a boat 20kph in still water, travels 3km against the river current
in the same time that it can travel 5km with the current. Find the velocity of
the current.
a. 2kph. c. 6kph.
b. 5kph. d. 7kph.
65. From a speed of 60kph, a train decelerates at the rate of 2m/min2 along the
path. How far in meters will it travel after 14minutes?
a. 13.80km. c. 11.67km.
b. 12.78km. d. 15.67km.
66. A bomber is flying 300mph horizontally at an altitude of 2000ft. Its target
is a ship sailing at 15mph traveling in the same direction and in the same
vertical plane as the bomber. How far behind the ship could the bomber release
its bomb to score a direct hit?
a. 1419m. c. 1568m.
b. 2145m. d. 1634m.
67. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation of 1000meters from the ground intended
to hit a target whose elevation is 200meters from the ground. If the plane is
flying at a velocity of 300km/hr, at what distance from the target must the
bomb be dropped to hit the target? Neglect velocity of wind and atmospheric
pressure.
a. 1,847.34m. c. 5,678.45m.
b. 1,064.25m. d. 900.12m.
68. A car in overtaking trailer uniformly accelerated its speed from 40kph to
90kph in 8 seconds. Calculate the distance traveled during the period of
acceleration.
a. 144.44m. c. 167.32m.
b. 234.44m. d. 189.23m.
69. A car accelerates uniformly from zero to 10 m/s2 in 6 seconds. Starting from
rest. During the next 3 seconds, the car decelerates at a constant rate of
2m/s2. Compute the total distance traveled after 9 seconds.
a. 96m. c. 85m.
b. 72m. d. 141m.
70. Car A and B starting at the same time, approach each other on a road 2 km.
apart. Car A with an initial velocity of 45kph while accelerated at the rate of
2.5m/s2. Car B with an initial velocity of 60kph and decelerated at the rate of
1.5m/s2. How many seconds they traveled before they meet?
a. 46.38s c. 20.39s
b. 40.48s d. 54.41s
71. A car initially from rest is accelerating at 4 m/s2 in 2seconds and uniformly
decelerating from 4 m/s2 to 0 in the next 2second. Determine the total distance
traveled after 5 seconds.
a. 25.33m c. 41.33m
b. 33.35m d. 31.43m
72. Car A and B are travelling in the same direction and at the same time speed
of 70kph on a level road, car A is 150meter ahead of B. car A is 150 meter ahead
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B overtakes. From this instant up to the time B overtakes A, how far car B has
traveled?
a. 328.56m c. 218.54m
b. 238.53m d. 353.34m
73. Cars A and B are travelling in the same direction at the same speed of 70kph
along a level road with car A 150 m ahead of car B. Car A decelerate at 2m/s2.
From this instant up to the time B overtakes A, how far has a traveled?
a. 86.08m c. 89.08m
b. 88.08m d. 87.08m
74. A train upon passing point A at a speed of 72kph accelerates at 0.75m/s2
for one minute along a straight path then decelerates at 1.0m/s2 How far in km
from point A will it be 2 min. after passing point A?
a. 5.25 c. 3.26
b. 4.65 d. 6.45
75. A stone A is thrown vertically upward at 10 m/s. after 1sec. another stone
b is thrown vertically upward at 12 m/s. at what height above the ground will
the 2 stones be of the same elevation?
a. 7.27 c. 5.98
b. 4.26 d. 3.78
76. A stone A is thrown vertically upward at 10m/sec. Another stone B is thrown
vertically upward at 12m/sec. After 1second at an initial point of b is 2m.
higher the initial point of A. At what height that two stones have the same
elevation?
a. 2.81m c. 4.23m
b. 3.87m d. 2.81m
77. A bomber is flying 300mph horizontally at an altitude of 2000 ft. its target
is a ship sailing at 15 mph traveling in the same direction and in the same
vertical plane as the bomber. How far behind the ship could the bomber release
its bomb to score a direct hit?
a. 1419m c. 1568m
b. 2145m d. 1634m
78. A plane dropped a bomb at an elevation of 1000meters from the ground intended
to hit a target whose elevation is 200meters from the ground. If the plane is
flying at a velocity of 300km/hr, at what distance from the target must the
bomb be dropped to hit the target? Neglect velocity of wind and atmospheric
pressure.
a. 1,847.34m c. 5,678.45m
b. 1,064.25m d. 900.12m
79. A ball dropped from a balloon at a height of 195m. if the balloon is rising
29.3m/s. find the highest point reached by the ball.
a. 238.8m c. 241.8m
b. 238m d. 237.8m
80. An object falls from a height of 92m and strikes the ground with a speed of
19m/s. Determine the height that the object must fall in order to strike with
a speed of 24m/s.
a. 29.36m c. 31.26m
b. 26.82m d. 24.72m
81. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity of 3m/s from
the window of tall building. The ball strikes the sidewalk at the ground level
4 seconds later. Determine the velocity with which the ball hits the ground and
the height of the window above the ground level.
a. 38.24 m/s ; 66m c. 46.42 m/s ; 86.84m
b. 36.20 m/s ; 66.33m d. 26.24 m/s ; 68.48m
82. Using a powerful air gun, a steel ball is shot vertically upward with a
velocity of 80meters per seconds. Find the initial velocity of the second ball
in order to meet the first ball 150meters from the ground.
a. 27.34m/s c. 18.56m/s
b. 61.32m/s d. 15.54m/s
83. From a building that is 60m high, a ball was thrown horizontally with a
kinetic energy of 45joules. If the ball weighs 300grams, compute for the balls
kinetic energy when it touches the ground.
a. 221.6N.m c. 189.5N.m
b. 213.7N.m d. 234.7N.m
84. A stone is thrown upward at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. It lands
60m measured horizontally and 2m. below measured vertically from its point of
release. Determine the initial velocity of the stone in m/s.
a. 25.35 c. 24.35
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85. A bullet weighing 50grams is fired into a block of wood weighing 20lbs. on
top of a horizontal table. The block moves 45cm. The coefficient of friction
between the block and the table is 0.30. What is the speed of the bullet in
km/hour before hitting the block? Assume that the bullet is embedded in the
block.
a. 1073kph. c. 1108kph.
b. 1274.8kph. d. 1472.1kph.
86. The depth of the crater of Taal volcano was calculated in the following
manner. From a helicopter flying vertically upwards at 20feet per second, a
small bomb was released at instant the helicopter was 120feet above the crater
surface. The sound of the explosion was heard 9seconds later. The speed of the
sound is 1000fps. What is the depth of the crater in feet?
a. 920ft. c. 640ft.
b. 830ft. d. 740ft.
87. A weight is dropped from a helicopter that is rising vertically with a
velocity of 6m/s. If the weight reaches the ground in 15seconds. How high above
the ground was the helicopter when the weight dropped and the velocity of the
weight as it strike the ground.
a. 1013.5m ; 141.15m/s c. 1323.6m ; 156.45m/s
b. 1023.5m ; 145.45m/s d. 1234.5m ; 145.34m/s
88. A gun is fired horizontally at a 10kg block of wood suspended at the end of
a cord. The block with the bullet imbedded in it rises with the bullet imbedded
in it rises vertically by 10cm. Mass of bullet is 40grams, find the velocity of
the bullet just before it hits the block.
a. 453.8m/s c. 232.8m/s
b. 541.7m/s d. 351.4m/s
89. A projectile is launched upward with initial velocity of 30m/s at an angle
of 25° from the horizontal. Which of the following gives the maximum height
from the origin that the projectile can attain?
a. 8.19m c. 9.89m
b. 6.89m d. 10.21m
90. A projectile is launched upward with initial velocity of 30m/s at an angle
of 25° from the horizontal. Which of the following gives the total time traveled
by the projectile?
a. 1.29sec c. 2.58secs
b. 3.12secs d. 2.01secs.
91. A projectile is fired with a muzzle velocity 300m/s from a gun aimed upward
at an angle of 20° with the horizontal, from the top of a building 30m. high a
level ground. With that velocity will it hit the ground in m/s?
a. 300.96m. c. 310.96m.
b. 330.96m. d. 320.96m.
92. A ball is thrown from a tower 30m. high above the ground with a velocity of
300m/s directed at 20° from the horizontal. How long will the ball hit the
ground?
a. 24.6s c. 15.6s
b. 21.2s d. 30.2s
93. A projectile is launched upward with initial velocity of 30m/s at an angle
of 25° from the horizontal. Which of the following gives the total time traveled
by the projectile?
a. 1.29sec c. 2.58secs
b. 3.12secs d. 2.01secs

Situation 3
An elevator weighing 9.8kN moves downward from rest until it attains a velocity
of 20m/s after it travels a distance of 5m.
94. Which of the following gives the acceleration of the elevator?
a. 28m/s² c. 44m/s²
b. 40m/s² d. 36m/s²
95. Which of the following give the time which the elevator travels at
this instant?
a. 0.2sec. c. 0.6sec.
b. 0.4sec. d. 0.5sec.
96. Which of the following gives the tension in the cable supporting the
elevator?
a. 30.16kN c. 38.42kN
b. 49.76kN d. 61.20kN

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A block weighing 100N shown at A is subjected to a horizontal force

P=100N. If the velocity of the block at A is 10m/s. (see Fig. 2-9)
(note) The surface is smooth or frictionless.
97. Which of the following gives the velocity of the block at B?
a. 18.36m/s c. 16.28m/s
b. 14.32m/s d. 17.21m/s
98. Which of the following gives the velocity of the block at C?
a. 16.48m/s c. 18.48m/s
b. 21.46m/s d. 19.82m/s
99. If the force P is released at C, which of the following gives the
total distance that the block has traveled until it will stop?
a. 59.64m/s c. 21.62m/s
b. 142.62m/s d. 46.17m/s

Situation 5
A 1800kg car traveling up an inclined 8% grade at a rate of 60kph and
brought to rest after traveling 75m. The wheels are 3m apart. Its center
of gravity is at midway of the wheels and 500mm from the ground surface.
Assumed frictional resistance act at the rear wheels.
100. Which of the following gives the deceleration of the car.
a. 2.345m/s² c. 1.453m/s²
b. 1/852m/s² d. 2.564m/s²
101. Which of the following gives the normal force acting on the front
wheel.
a. 9100N c. 6500N
b. 8010N d. 4800N
102. Which of the following gives the coefficient of friction between
road surface and tire.
a. 0.15 c. 0.66
b. 0.25 d. 0.45

103. A block resting on a plane is connected by a cable to another block as

shown in the figure. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the cable and
surface maybe neglected. If the system is initially at rest and then released.
Which of the following gives the acceleration of the system and tension of the
cable? (see Fig. 2-10)
a. 1.57m/s2 ; 116N c. 2.54m/s2 ; 167N
b. 3.68m/s2 ; 211N d. 2.11m/s2 ; 143N
104. A 6000N elevator from rest attains an upward velocity of 6m/s in 4seconds
with uniform acceleration, if 400N man standing inside the elevator. Compute
the apparent weight of man and tension of the supporting cable.
a. 461.16N , 7378.59N c. 483.41N , 9632.59N
b. 576.12N , 8641.86N d. 561.81N , 8761.24N
105. A block having mass of 30kg is acted by a 150N horizontal force. Compute
the velocity of block after it has move 4m from rest if the coefficient of
friction is 0.20.
a. 4.93m/s c. 2.65m/s
b. 3.56m/s d. 4.26m/s
106. A car from rest weighing 18kN is acted by horizontal force 1000N, 18
seconds and reached at the foot of an incline plane 30 from the horizontal. The
force 1000N was suddenly removed upon reaching at the foot of an incline which
is at elevation 20m. Which of the following gives the elevation in the road
were the car stop in its upward motion? Assume the road surface is smooth.
a. 28.44m c. 25.86m
b. 22.83m d. 24.91m
107. Block A has a mass of 1kg and is moving forward with a velocity of 5m/s as
it strikes a 2kg block B which is originally at rest. The coefficient of
restitution between blocks is 0.60 and the coefficient of friction between
surface and blocks is 0.3. Which of the following gives the distance that block
B move before coming to rest after collision?
a. 0.679m c. 0.892m
b. 0.321m d. 0.102m
108. A projectile is launched upward with initial velocity of 30 m/s at an angle
of 25 degree from the horizontal. Which of the following gives the maximum
height from the origin that the projectile can attain?
a. 8.19m c. 9.28m
b. 6.89m d. 10.21m
109. A block 800 N is resting of an inclined plane having a slope of 30 degree
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Compute the time required to increase the velocity of block from 5m/s to 17m/s.
The coefficient of friction between block and plane is 0.20.
a. 2.49sec c. 1.35sec
b. 1.89sec d. 2.26sec
110. A stone 50 grams is swinging into a vertical circle of radius 0.8m at
45rad/sec. Which of the following gives the maximum tension in the cable.
a. 85.34N c. 67.56N
b. 81.49N d. 84.34N
111. A weight of 400 grams is attached to rope 1.5m long. When it is revolving
about a vertical axis at angle of 30o with the vertical axis, compute the tension
in the rope.
a. 5.45N c. 3.45N
b. 4.45N d. 3.85N
112. A 50kg block of ice is released at the top of the ramp 10m. long which is
inclined 30o from the horizontal. Compute the velocity of the block at the foot
of the inclined assuming the surface to be frictionless due to the slight
melting of the ice.
a. 15m/s c. 12m/s
b. 10m/s d. 8m/s
113. Determine the angle of super elevation for highway curves of183m radius so
that there will be no side thrust for a speed of 72kph. At what speed will
skidding impend if the coefficient of friction is 0.3.
a. 34.81m/s c. 30.98m/s
b. 31.72m/s d. 33.72m/s
114. A highway curve has a radius of 400m is bank so that there will be no
lateral on the cars wheel at a speed of 80kph. What is the angle of elevation
of the embankment.
a. 3.75o c. 5.24o
b. 4.05 o d. 7.82o

Situation 6
A block having a mass of 5kg is pulling out in a smooth horizontal plane
m = 5kg (see Fig. 2-11)
115. Find the initial acceleration t in second
a. 4 m/s2 c. 6 m/s2
b. 5 m/s 2 d. 3 m/s2
116. Find the velocity of block after 5 seconds
a. 12 m/s c. 8 m/s
b. 10 m/s d. 14 m/s
117. Find the distance traveled after 5 seconds
a. 32.21m c. 41.33m
b. 25.33m d. 33.12m
118. A car from rest traveling on a vertical curve shown. If the 2kN applied
force is released at C. Compute the distance x from which the car stops.
(see Fig. 2-12)
a. 453m c. 345m
b. 185m d. 267m
Situation 7
A 15kg block is pushed 30m up the sloping surface of a plane inclined at
an angle of 37o to the horizontal by a constant force of 190N acting
parallel to the plane. The coefficient friction between the block and the
plane is 0.30
119. What is the work done by the force.
a. 3.3 kJ c. 6.8 kJ
b. 5.7 kJ d. 8.3 kJ
120. Compute the increase in kinetic energy of the block.
a. 108J c. 68J
b. 120J d. 145J
121. Compute the increase in potential energy of the block.
a. 3.27 kJ c. 5.68 kJ
b. 2.66 kJ d. 8.13 kJ
Situation 8
A cubical block slides down on an inclined plane 10m long. The plane makes
an angle of 32o from the block is starting from rest and µ = 0.20
122. Compute the acceleration of the block
a. 4.53m/s2 c. 2.56m/s2
b. 3.53m/s 2 d. 6.23m/s2
123. Compute the velocity as it reached the bottom of the plane.
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b. 3.7m/s d. 8.3m/s
124. How long the block reached the bottom?
a. 5.46s c. 4.23s
b. 2.38s d. 8.56s
125. If the block weighs 55kg. compute the force required which is to be
applied parallel to the plane to move the block up with constant velocity.
a. 377.5N c. 245.8N
b. 567.6N d. 612.4N
126. If the block weighs 55kg. compute the force required which is to be
applied parallel to the plane to move the block up with an acceleration
of 3m/s2.
a. 542.43N c. 245.8N
b. 567.6N d. 612.4N
127. A force of 280 N is sufficient to keep 90kg wooden block moving at a
constant velocity across a concrete floor. What is the coefficient of friction
suited for this condition?
a. 0.67 c. 0.32
b. 0.45 d. 0.52
128. A force of 8000N is applied to push a 1000kg car. If the coefficient of
rolling friction is 0.06 what is the cars acceleration?
a. 1.23m/s2 c. 0.21m/s2
b. 0.64m/s2 d. 0.92m/s2
129. A steel ramp is to be built for sliding blocks of ice from a refrigeration
plant down to ground level if µ=0.07. find the angle with the horizontal at
which the ice slides at a constant velocity.
a. 7° c. 8°
b. 4° d. 5°
130. A bullet weighing 50grams is fired into a block of wood weighing 20 lbs,
on top of a horizontal table. The block friction 45cm. the coefficient of table
is 0.30. what is the speed of the bullet in km/hour before hitting the block?
Assume that the bullet is embedder in the block?
a. 1073kph c. 1108kph
b. 1274kph d. 1472kph
131. A 10gram bullet is fired horizontally into a 2.5kg wooden block resting on
a horizontal surface. The coefficient of the surface is 0.25. the bullet remains
observed to slide 30 cm along the surface. Compute the velocity of the bullet
before hitting the block.
a. 367.45m/s c. 355.23m/s
b. 287.56m/s d. 303.71m/s
132. A 15-gram block slides with a velocity of 25cm/s on a smooth level surface
and makes a head on collision with 35gram block moving in opposite direction
with a velocity of 15cm/s. if the collision is assume to be perfectly elastic,
compute the velocity of each block after collision.
a. V1,=−0.31m/s V2,=0.09m/s c. V1,=−0.45m/s ; V2,=1.59m/s
,
b. V1 =−0.34m/s ; V2 =0.19m/s
, d. V1,=−0.31m/s ; V2,=0.09m/s
134. A bullet of mass 5grams, traveling in a horizontal direction with a velocity
of 400m/s, is fired into a wooden block of mass 2kg, initially at rest on a
level surface. The bullet passes through the block and emerges with its velocity
reduced to 150m/s. The block slides a distance of 25cm along the surface from
its initial position. What was the coefficient of sliding friction between the
block and the surface?
a. 0.115 c. 0.821
b. 0.153 d. 0.482
135. A rubber ball was dropped from a height of 4.2m bounces up to a height of
1.8m. Compute the coefficient of restitution.
a. 0.723 c. 0.345
b. 0.267 d. 0.655
136. A 50-kg young skater traveling at 10m/s collides a 65kg skater traveling
at 8m/s in the same direction. If the two skaters remain in contact after
collision. How much kinetic energy is lost?
a. 56.1J c. 82.4J
b. 34.6J d. 71.5J
137. An airplane flying with the wind took two hours to travel 1000km and two
and half hours to fly back. What was the velocity of the wind?
a. 60kph c. 40kph
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Fig. 2-3

Fig. 2-1 Fig. 2-2

Fig. 2-5

Fig. 2-6 Fig. 2-4

Fig. 2-8

Fig. 2-7 Fig. 2-10

Fig. 2-11

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LUCBAN, QUEZON, PHILIPPINES
PROBLEM SET # 8
REVIEW SUBJECTS

I. INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading using black ink the box corresponding
to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES
ALLOWED on the answer sheet.
On a long bond paper with 1” border on all sides, write the solutions and answers.
Box your final answer.

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

as A^n

1. A rectangular block of wood, floats with one face horizontal in a

fluid (S = 0.9). The wood density is 750 kg/m3. Determine the percentage
of wood, which is floated.
a. 17% c. 21%
b. 27% d. 24%
2. Water is supplied to a 90 mm nozzle under a head of 300 m. If Cv =
0.95 and Cc = 1. Calculate the velocity of the jet.
a. 63.45 m/s c. 72.88
b. 76.72 d. 59.20
SITUATION 1
For sandy soil, emax = 0.86 , emin = 0.43 and Gs = 2.66.
3. Find the void ratio at Dr = 0.56.
a. 0.75 c. 0.62
b. 0.83 d. 0.54
4. Find the moist unit weight of soil when the water content is 0.07.
a. 17.24 kN/m3 c. 15.56
b. 18.75 d. 19.03
5. Find the degree of saturation.
a. 0.4 c. 0.35
b. 0.3 d. 0.25
SITUATION 2
Group 9 with the members namely, Elizabeth. Donna and Jessa is having an
experiment on pumping test. A300 mm diameter test well penetrates 27 m.
below the static water table. After 24 hours of pumping 69 Liters/sec.
The water level in an observation well at a distance of 95 m. from the
test well lowered 0.5 and the other observation well at a distance of 35
m. from the test well, the drawdown is 1.1 m.
6. What is the rate of flow in cu.m/day
a. 7.2134 c. 6.2188
b. 5961.6 d. 8.1234
7. Compute the coefficient of
permeability of the aquifer in m/day
a. 54.11 c. 60.27
b. 49.34 d. 79.87
8. Compute the transmissibility of the
aquifer in sq.m/day
a. 1579 c. 1824
b. 1689 d. 1921
SITUATION 3
According to elastic theory, the vertical stress induced by flexible line
load of infinite length that has an intensity of q units/length on the
surface of a semi-infinite soil mass can be estimated by the expression
𝑞
∆𝑝 = 0.637
𝑁
𝑟 2 2
𝑁 = 𝑧 [1 + ( ) ]
𝑧
Where:
r = horizontal distance of the point from the line load
z = depth of the point at which stress is induced
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A masonry wall weighing 9 kN per linear meter is carried by a wall footing

0.60 m wide.
9. Calculate the bearing pressure exerted
by the wall footing onto the
supporting soil.
a. 10 kPa c. 15 kPa
b. 13 kPa d. 17 kPa
10. Calculate the stress on the soil
caused by the load depth equal to twice
its width.
a. 2.89 kPa c. 5.11 kPa
b. 4.78 kPa d. 7.21 kPa
11. Calculate the stress at a depth 2 m
and a horizontal distance of 3 m from
the line of the load
a. 0.271 kPa c. 1.298 kPa
b. 0.457 kPa d. 0.876 kPa
SITUATION 4
Joan, Jean and Warren are designing a pipe system. Given the following
data for three pipes in parallel:
Pipe 1: D1 = 450 mm, L1 = 800 m
Pipe 2: D2 = 400 mm, L2 = 700 m
Pipe 3: D3 = 500 mm, L3 = 600 m
The flow is 0.86 m3/s. Assuming f = 0.02 for all pipes, evaluate the
following:
12. The flow in pipe 1 in m3/s.
a. 0.208 c. 0.392
b. 0.261 d. 0.356
13. What is flow in pipe 2 in m3/s.
a. 0.261 c. 0.208
b. 0.356 d. 0.392
14. What is flow in pipe 3 in m3/s.
a. 0.392 c. 0.261
b. 0.208 d. 0.356
SITUATION 5
Rafael is designing a square footing 2m x 2 m is located at a depth of 1.2
m below the ground surface. The soil properties are cohesion, c = 10 kPa,
 = 15,  = 16.7 kN/m3 and sat = 20 kN/m3.
Use Terzaghi’s bearing capacity equation:
𝑞𝑢 = 1.3𝑐𝑁𝑐 + 𝑞𝑁𝑞 + 0.4𝛾𝐵𝑁𝛾
Bearing capacity factors, Nc = 12.9, Nq = 4.4, N = 2.5.
Calculate the ultimate bearing capacity under the following conditions:
15. When water table is 1 m below the
footing base.
a. 282.8 kPa c. 286.1 kPa
b. 274.7 kPa d. 289.3 kPa
16. When the water table is found at the
bottom of the footing.
a. 242.6 kPa c. 254.8 kPa
b. 276.3 kPa d. 298.3 kPa
17. When the water table is found at the
ground surface.
a. 241.9 kPa c. 228.7 kPa
b. 255.6 kPa d. 269.4 kPa
SITUATION 6
A consolidated-drained tri-axial test was conducted by Zonaca and Jasfer
on a normally consolidated clay. The results are as follows:
σ3 =110 kPa
σdf =170 kPa
Determine the following:
18. The angle of friction,ϕ
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a. 26.3° c. 26.7°
b. 25.4° d. 25.8°
19. The angle 𝜃 that the failure plane
makes with the major principal plane.
a. 58.4° c. 58.2°
b. 57.9° d. 57.7°
20. Determine the effective normal stress
on the plane of maximum shear stress.
a. 197.5 kPa c. 195.0 kPa
b. 210.0 kPa d. 200.0 kPa
SITUATION 7
The 4-m square footing shown in FIGURE GEO-001 supports a load Q=5000 kN.
In this problem , H1=8 m and H2=12 m.
21. Calculate the pressure at the base of
the footing.
a 325.8 kPa c. 284.6 kPa
b. 312.5 kPa d. 275.4 kPa
22. Calculate the pressure at the
midheight of the clay layer assuming
that the stress beneath the footing if
spread at a slope of 1H to 2V.
a. 22.48 kPa c. 20.87 kPa
b. 28.36 kPa d. 25.51 kPa
23. Calculate the pressure at the
midheight of the clay layer (below the
center of the footing) using
Boussinesq Equation assuming point
load.

where:
z = depth of the required level from
point load
r = radial distance of the required
point from the point load
a. 22.38 kPa c. 28.97 kPa
b. 24.69 kPa d. 23.87 kPa
SITUATION 8
Keishia and Joy found an impervious layer underlies 4 layers of permeable
soil. The thickness and the coefficient of permeability of each layer ,
from the top to bottom layer, are:
Layer k, cm/s thickness, m
1 2×10-4 3
-5
2 1×10 3
-3
3 2×10 3
4 1×10-3 3
24. Evaluate the equivalent horizontal
coefficient of permeability of the
deposit in cm/sec.
a. 5.02×10-5 c. 7.10×10-4
b. 8.03×10 -4 d. 9.30×10-5
25. Obtain the rate of flow per meter width
of the deposit, in cc/sec, if the
hydraulic gradient for the soil
formation is 0.70.
a. 0.870 cu.m/s c. 0.510 cu.m/s
b. 0.710 cu.m/s d. 0.674 cu.m/s
26. Evaluate the discharge of the aquifer
in cu.m/day.
a. 0.0657 c. 0.1021
b. 0.0582 d. 0.7981
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27. According to NSCP in Table 304-1

[FIGURE GEO-002], determine the
allowable foundation pressure for a
square footing 1.20 m in width and 900
mm in depth on well-graded sand.
a. 120 kPa c. 150 kPa
b. 105 kPa d. 100 kPa
SITUATION 9
The following are data taken from sieve analysis of three soil samples
experimented by Deric, Jackelyn and Jean. Classify the soils by AASHTO
classification system. SEE FIGURE GEO-003.
Soil Sample
Dia
A B C
(mm)
Percentage finer
4.75 100 100 100
than No. 4 sieve
Percentage finer
2 92 77 98
than No. 10 sieve
Percentage finer
0.42 53 51 84
than No. 40 sieve
Percentage finer
0.074 17 33 63
than No. 200 sieve
Liquid Limit 36 46 47
Plasticity Limit 20 28 24

28. What is the classification of Soil A?

a. A-2-5 (5) c. A-2-6 (0)
b. A-1-a (0) d. A-2-7 (2)
29. What is the classification of Soil B?
a. A-2-7 (1) c. A-2-5 (1)
b. A-2-6 (4) d. A-2-4 (3)
30. What is the classification of Soil C?
a. A-4 (6) c. A-5 (8)
b. A-7-5 (10) d. A-7-6 (12)

31. Section 302.2.2 of the National

Structural Code of the
Philippines provides that the
slope of cut surfaces shall be no
steeper than is safe for intended
use and shall be no steeper than
___.
a. 30% slope c. 50% slope
66.67% 100% slope
b. d.
slope
SITUATION 10
A vertical gate 0.6 m wide and 1.2 m high is submerged completely in water
with its top edge flushed with the water surface.
32. Obtain the magnitude of the total
force acting on one side of the
gate in kN.
a. 5.24 c. 3.75
b. 2.84 d. 4.24
33. Obtain the location of the total
pressure measured from the center
of the gate in mm.
a. 200 c. 300
b. 400 d. 100
34. Obtain the location of the total
pressure measured from the surface
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a. 200 c. 600
b. 800 d. 400
SITUATION 11
A closed cylindrical tank 3m high and 1.5 m high in diameter contains 2m
of water with the air space subjected to a pressure of 200 kPa. When the
angular velocity is 12 rad/sec,
35. Find the radius of contact of water at
the top of the tank measured from the
axis of rotation in m.
a. 1.07 c. 0.63
b. 0.89 d. 1.24
36. What is the pressure at the bottom of
the tank at the center in kPa?
a. 201.67 c. 754.88
b. 188.56 d. 579.53
37. What is the pressure at the bottom of
the tank at the side in kPa?
a. 668.24 c. 242.18
b. 145.02 d. 329.32

SITUATION 12
Marie observed that water is discharging from a cylindrical tank through
a 40-mm-diameter orifice located 5 m below the water surface.
38. Determine the theoretical discharge in
m3/sec.
a. 0.0142 c. 0.0158
b. 0.0124 d. 0.0214
39. Refer from the first question, what is
the discharge given that CC = 0.65 and
CV = 0.95
a. 0.0092 c. 0.0081
b. 0.0120 d. 0.0077
40. What is the theoretical discharge (in
m3/sec) if the tank is moving upward
with an acceleration of one-half the
acceleration due to gravity.
a. 0.0152 c. 0.0217
b. 0.0196 d. 0.0152
SITUATION 13
Surface AB is a quarter of a circle with a radius of 2 m and a width of 1
m into the paper. The distance EB is 4 m. The fluid above surface AB is
water and atmospheric pressure prevails on the free surface of the water
and on the bottom side surface of surface AB. SEE FIGURE HYD-004.
41. Determine hydrostatic force horizontal
in kN.
a. 84.7 c. 82.1
b. 93.6 d. 98.1
42. Determine the vertical force in kN.
a. 387.1 c. 109.3
b. 167.2 d. 218.6
43. Determine the resultant force.
a. 146.9 c. 298.1
b. 423.7 d. 209.8
SITUATION 14
A metal part (object 2) is hanging by a thin cord from a floating wood
block (object 1). The wood block has a specific gravity 0.3 and dimensions
of 50 x 50 x 10 mm. The metal part has a volume of 6600 mm3. Find the mass
m2 of the metal part and the tension T in the cord. Take γ = 9800 N/m3.
SEE FIGURE HYD-005.
44. What is the value of weight 1 in
N?
a. 1.06 34 c. 0.0312
b. 0.0735 d. 0.5124
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45. What is the tension in the cord in

N?
a. 0.287 c. 0.378
b. 0.311 d. 0.110
46. What is the value of m2 in grams?
a. 21.90 c. 11.80
b. 17.8 d. 10.50
SITUATION 15
Lex, Paul and Dave found a 4.2 m thick layer of sand is underlain by a
layer of clay. The water table is 2 below the ground or sand surface. For
sand, Gs = 2.65 and the average void ratio is 0.52. The sand above water
table has a degree of saturation of 0.37. The saturated unit weight of
the clay layer is 20.2 kN/m3.
47. Determine the unit weight of sand above the water table, in kN/m3.
a. 17.86 c. 20.46 b. 10.65
d. 18.35
48. Determine the total stress at a point 10 m below the ground,in kPa.
a. 199 c. 123
b. 232 d. 167
49. Determine the effective stress at a point 10 m below the ground, in
kPa.
a. 134.5 kPa c. 120.4
b. 156.9 d. 111.1
50. A flow in which the velocity of the fluid at a fixed point does not
change with time.
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H2

Clay t

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FIGURE GEO-003

FIGURE GEO-001

FIGURE GEO-002

FIGURE HYD-004

FIGURE GEO-003

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SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY

LUCBAN, QUEZON, PHILIPPINES
PROBLEM SET # 8
REVIEW SUBJECTS

I. INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions.
Mark only one answer for each item by shading using black ink the box
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED on the answer sheet.
On a long bond paper with 1” border on all sides, write the solutions and
answers. Box your final answer.

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

expressed as A^n

1. Two sides of a triangle are 50 m and 60 m long. The angle included

between these sides is 30˚. What is the interior angle opposite the
longest side?
a. 90.09˚ c. 94.44˚
b. 98.09˚ d. 93.74˚
2. The sides of a triangle measure 8cm, 10cm, and 14 cm. Find the smallest
interior angle of the triangle.
a. 34.05˚ c. 36.76˚
b. 32.00˚ d. 33.33˚
3. A point has a polar coordinate of (7, 38˚). Determine the equivalent
rectangular coordinate.
a. (4.56, 2.22) c. (5.52, 4.31)
b. (2.56, 2.22) d. (4.56, 5.22)
4. In a spherical triangle ABC, B = 81˚ 50’, C = 94˚ 30’, and c = 90˚.
Find the value of A.
a. 36˚ 28’ c. 76˚ 28’
b. 56˚ 28’ d. 96˚ 28’
5. A spherical triangle ABC has the following parts: A = 140˚, B = 75˚,
C = 86˚, and the radius of the sphere R = 4 m. Find the area of the
spherical triangle.
a. 45.79 m2 c. 33.79 m2
b. 33.02 m 2 d. 29.19 m2
Situation 1: 2 events of a sample space, S = R are given as: E1 = {
x│10≤x<12} and E2 = {x│11<x<15}. Determine the following.
6. E1’ ∩ E2
a. (12, 15) c. (12,15]
b. [12, 15) d. [12, 15]
7. E1 ∪ E2
a. (10, 15) c. (10, 15]
b. [10, 15) d. [10, 15]
8. E1 ∩ E2
a. (11, 12) c. (11, 12]
b. [11, 12) d. [11, 12]
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sample space S are given as a Venn Diagram. Determine the following:

9. A ∪ C
a. 1, 3, 4 c. 2, 6, 7
b. 4, 7 d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
10. B’ ∩ A
a. 1, 3, 4 c. 2, 6, 7
b. 4, 7 d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
11. (A ∪ B) ∩ C’
a. 1, 3, 4 c. 2, 6, 7
b. 4, 7 d. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
12. A survey was conducted in graduating Civil Engineering students in
Southern Luzon State University on which board exam subject they like
best. The result is tabulated as follows:
Math 55
Math and Geotech/Hydraulics 32
Geotech/Hydraulics 50
Math and Design Construction 28
Design Construction 51
Design Const. and Geotech/Hydraulics 25
All three subjects 10
How many are there in the graduating class?
a. 80 c. 81
b. 82 d. 83
Situation 3: In a commercial survey involving 1,000 persons on brand
of calculator, 120 were found to prefer Sharp only, 200 prefer Casio
only, 150 prefer Ronadu only. 370 prefer either Sharp or Casio but not
Ronadu, 450 prefer Casio or Ronadu but not Sharp, and 370 prefer either
Ronadu or Sharp but not Casio.
13. Determine how many uses both brand x and y
a. 50 c. 200
b. 150 d. 100
14. How many persons have no brand reference, satisfied with any of
the three brands?
a. 220 c. 260
b. 240 d. 280

15. Acer printed circuit board has eight different locations in which
a component can be placed. If four different components are to be
placed on the board, how many different designs are possible?
a. 32 c. 1680
b. 70 d. 4096
16. An eye witness to a hit-and-run accident along Lucban-Tayabas
Highway stated to the police that the car’s plate contained the
letters LAN followed by three digits, the last one of which was 3.
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sure they are nonzero, and the three digits are different from one
another. How many car plate combinations at the most will have to get
checked by the authorities.
a. 56 c. 72
b. 80 d. 80
Situation 4: How many 3-digit number can be formed from the digits
0 to 9,
17. if a digit cannot be repeated.
a. 720 c. 500
b. 648 d. 750
18. How many 3-digit number in #12 are odd numbers?
a. 360 c. 255
b. 320 d. 210
19. How many 3-digit numbers in #12 are greater than 600?
a. 288 c. 264
b. 175 d. 200
20. How many different arrangements of five distinct books can be made
with space for 5 books?
a. 24 c. 100
b. 3125 d. 120
21. Suppose that in #15, three of the books are Math books and 2 are
Chemistry, how many different arrangements of the books can be made
if the Chemistry books are to be kept together but the Math books can
be placed anywhere on the shelf?
a. 12 c. 48
b. 120 d. 100
Situation 5: Four couples namely Alric & Marinella, Harvy & Aubrey,
John & Judith and Niel and Ann purchased eight patron tickets for Taylor
Swift Reputation Concert. In how many ways can these eight people be
seated in a row if:
22. each couple is to sit together?
a. 384 c. 1152
b. 260 d. 648
23. the boys and girls have alternate seats?
a. 384 c. 1152
b. 260 d. 648
24. they sit alternately and if one couple were not in good terms that
they don’t want to sit in adjacent seats?
a. 384 c. 1152
b. 260 d. 648

25. In how many ways can 6 people namely Mae, Gerald, Jerome, Kean,
Jasper and Gerald be seated in circular manner if 3 of them are
supposed to be seated next to each other?
a. 12 c. 36
b. 144 d. 120
26. How many different permutations can be made from the letters of
the word ENGINEERING?
a. 155,100 c. 455,350
b. 360,000 d. 277,200
27. A soccer team plays 9 games during a season. In how many ways can
the team end the season with 6 wins, 2 losses, and a tie?
a. 316 c. 288
b. 178 d. 252
28. How many different committees of 3 persons each can be chosen from
a group of twelve persons?
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Situation 6: Erickson has ten colleagues and he would like to

invite some of them to his despedida.
29. In how many ways he can invite any six of them to his despedida?
a. 140 c. 210
b. 98 d. 136
30. In how many ways he can invite any six of them to his despedida of
two of his colleagues are married and will only attend together?
a. 140 c. 210
b. 98 d. 136
31. In how many ways he can invite any six of them to his despedida if
two of his colleagues had a recent fight with each other will not
attend together?
a. 140 c. 210
b. 98 d. 136

32. A coin is tossed thrice by Monique. What is the probability that

at least two heads occur?
a. 1/8 c. 1/2
b.1/4 d. 3/4
33. A biased die tossed by Joyce, in such a way that an even number is
thrice likely to occur as an odd number. If A is an event that a
number more than three occurs on a single toss of the die, find P(A).

a. 3/4 c. 7/12
b.1/2 d. 5/12
34. The odds of surviving from lung cancer of a Israel is 2:9. What is
the probability of not surviving?
a. 2/7 c. 9/11
b. 7/9 d. 2/11
35. If 3-night clubs out of 10 in Lucena city are not complying with
“minor prohibition ordinance”, and 4 are randomly selected for
inspection by Inspector Keiko and Emil, what is the probability that
at least one of the violators will be selected for inspection?
a. 5/6 c. 3/4
b. 2/3 d. 1/2
36. A box contains 8 red. 3 white, and 9 blue balls. If 3 balls are
drawn at random without replacement by Raina, determine the
probability that the balls are drawn in the order red, white, blue.
a. 3/95 c. 9/95
b. 6/95 d. 18/95
37. Mr. Manny wanted to find the probability of being dealt a full
house (i.e. three of a kind and two of a different kind, such as 7-
7-7-5-5) in poker.
a. 4/4165 c. 6/4165
b. 9/4165 d. 11/4165
38. The couple Roy and Azel risks thier Php 20.00 for a single bet to
win 6/55 draw tonight. What is the probability of winning the jackpot
prize?
a. 1/28,989,675 c. 1/23,888
b. 1/1,000 d. 1/27,999,000,400
39. Mr. Mikko is so board, so he tried suppose that the probability of
randomly selected n people will have distinct birthdays is
approximately ½. Find n.
a. 35 c. 27
b. 32 d. 23
Situation 7: Ms. Ajay wanted to select a card at random from an
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40. What is the probability that the card is a spade?

a. 1/4 c. 11/26
b. 3/13 d. 3/52
41. What is the probability that the card is a face card (i.e. jack,
queen, king)?
a. 1/4 c. 11/26
b. 3/13 d. 3/52
42. What is the probability that the card is a spade and a face card?
a. 1/4 c. 11/26
b. 3/13 d. 3/52
43. What is the probability that the card is a spade or a face card?
a. 1/4 c. 11/26
b. 3/13 d. 3/52
Situation 8: Two friends namely Pearl and Lemuel wanted to pick 2
items be chosen at random from a lot containing 12 items of which 4
are defective.
44. What will be the probability that both chosen items are defective?

a. 1/11 c. 14/33
b. 6/11 d. 16/33
45. What will be the probability that both chosen items are non-
defective?
a. 1/11 c. 14/33
b. 6/11 d. 16/33
46. What will be the probability that one of the chosen item is
defective?
a. 1/11 c. 14/33
b. 6/11 d. 16/33

47. Some Talkshit members namely Jurice, Rhona, Joyce, Grace and Bert
is going to have an out of the country tour at Wuhan. According to
the airline. The probability that a regularly scheduled flight departs
on time is P(D) = 0.83; the probability that it arrives on time is
P(A) = 0.82; and the probability that it departs and arrives on time
is P(D ∩ A) = 0.78. Find the probability that a plane arrives on time
given that it departed on time.
a. 94% c. 96%
b. 95% d. 97%
48. One bag carried by Arjay contains 4 white balls and 3 black balls,
and a second bag carried by Stephen contains 3 white balls and 5 black
balls. One ball is drawn from the first bag and placed unseen in the
second bag. What is the probability that a ball now drawn from the
second bag is black?
a. 3/14 c. 38/63
b. 27/49 d. 1/2
49. A small town has one fire engine operated by Israel and one
ambulance operated by Arjay available for emergencies. The probability
that the fire engine is available when needed is 0.98, and the
probability that the ambulance is available when called is 0.92. In
the event of an injury resulting from a burning building, find the
probability that both the ambulance and fire engine will be available.

a. 0.90 c. 0.96
b. 0.88 d. 0.87
50. Suppose that a system works if components Ronald (R) and Mark (M)
work and either of the components Niella (N) or Louwella (L) work.
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a. 0.78 c. 0.83
b. 0.73 d. 0.88
51. A truth serum has the property that 90% of the guilty suspects are
properly judged while, of course, 10% of guilty suspects are
improperly found innocent. On the other hand, innocent suspects are
misjudged 1% of the time. If the suspect was selected from a group of
suspects of which only 5% have ever committed a crime, and the serum
indicates that he is guilty, what is the probability that he is
innocent?
a. 0.27 c. 0.17
b. 0.22 d. 1.15
Situation 9: Mr. Cris is selecting Two cards at random from 10
cards numbered 1 to 10. Find the probability that the sum is odd if
52. The two cards are drawn together.
a. 5/9 c. 1/2
b. 4/9 d. 1/3
53. The two cards are drawn one after the other without replacement.
a. 5/9 c. 1/2
b. 4/9 d. 1/3
54. The two cards are drawn one after the other with replacement.
a. 5/9 c. 1/2
b. 4/9 d. 1/3
Situation 10: Six married couples namely Romano & Ana, Ueriann &
Jhan, Vyrone & Kei, Cazer & Yvonne, Melvin & Carla and Ivan & Yulhine
are standing in a room
55. If two of them are chosen at random, find the probability that they
are married.
a. 1/11 c. 6/33
b. 1/33 d. 16/33
56. If 4 people are chosen at random, find the probability that 2
married couples are chosen.
a. 1/11 c. 6/33
b. 1/33 d. 16/33
57. If 4 people are chosen at random, find the probability that there
are no married couple among 4.
a. 1/11 c. 6/33
b. 1/33 d. 16/33

58. A point is selected at random by Carlo inside an equilateral

triangle whose side is length is 3. Find the probability that its
distance to any corner is greater than 1.
a. 95.7% c. 65.5%
b. 59.7% d. 88.5%
59. The probability that a patient Jayson recovers from Covid-19 is
0.8. What is the probability that exactly 2 of the next 3 patients
who have this operation survive?
a. 0.51 c. 0.38
b. 0.27 d. 0.44
60. In a certain town, 40% of the eligible voters prefer Harvey, 10%
prefer Anne, and the remaining 50% have no preference. You randomly
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Harvey, 1 will prefer Anne, and the remaining 5 will have no

preference?
a. 0.15 c. 0.35
b. 0.10 d. 0.25
61. A group of 10 individuals Martin, Carlaine, Kristoffer, Renz,
Carlo, Mario, Matthew, Kimberlyn, Lorraine and Edlynn is used for
biological case study for the vaccine against Covid-19. The group
contains 3 people with blood type O, 4 with blood type A, and 3 with
blood type B. What is the probability that a random sample of 5 will
contain 1 person with blood type O, 2 people with blood type A, and
2 people with blood type B?
a. 5/14 c. 11/14
b. 3/14 d. 7/14
62. In an NBA championship series, the team that wins four games out
of seven is the winner. Suppose that A and B face other in the
championship games and the team A has probability of 0.55 of winning
a game over team B. What is the probability that team A will win the
series in 6 games?
a. 0.19 c. 0.24
b. 0.10 d. 0.14
63. Gerald, Jerome and Jigs toss a fair coin and the odd man pays for
coffee. If the coins all turn up the same, they are tossed again.
Find the probability that fewer than 4 tosses are needed.
a. 63/64 c. 23/50
b. 47/64 d. 3/16
64. On average a certain intersection results in 3 traffic accidents
per month. What is the probability that for any given month at this
intersection at least 2 accidents will occur?
a. 0.75 c. 0.85
b. 0.80 d. 0.90
65. Suppose that the error in the reaction temperature, in ˚C, for a
controlled laboratory experiment is a continuous random variable x
having the probability density function shown. Find the P(0<x≤1).
𝑥2
𝑓(𝑥) = { 3 , − 1 < 𝑥 < 2
0, 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒
a. 1/5 c. 1/7
b. 1/9 d. 1/3
66. The sum of the digits of a three-digit number is 17. If the digits
are reversed and the resulting number is added to the original number,
the result is 1,474. If the resulting number is subtracted from the
original number, the result is 396. Find the original number.
a. 935 c. 854
b. 845 d. 953
67. If three pet cats of Patrick can kill three mice in three minutes,
in how many minutes can twelve cats kill twelve mice?
a. 12 minutes c. 4 minutes
b. 6 minutes d. 3 minutes
68. The quotient of the ages of a mother Jasmine and her daughter
Ederly is 2 with remainder 5. Five years ago, the mother was thrice
as old as her daughter then. How old is the mother now?
a. 35 years old c. 30 years old
b. 32 years old d. 36 years old
69. Find the angle between the hands of the clock at 3:43 P.M.
a. 148.50˚ c. 146.50˚
b. 147.50˚ d. 145.50˚
70. Mandy, Russel and Harvey are having their Friday Night Inuman, How
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65 proof?
a. 0.29 L c. 0.38 L
b. 0.33 L d. 0.42 L
71. The boat onwed by Ervin travels downstream in two-thirds the time
as it does upstream. If the speed of the river current is 8 kph,
determine the velocity of the boat in still in water.
a. 30 kph c. 50 kph
b. 40 kph d. 60 kph
72. Twenty-eight men can finish the job in 60 days. At the start of
the 16th day, 5 men were laid off and after 45th day, 10 more men were
hired. How many days were they delayed in finishing the job?
a. 2.27 days c. 2.97 days
b. 2.45 days d. 3.67 days
73. The price of 8 calculators ranges from Php 200 to Php 1,000. If
their average price is Php 950, what is the lowest possible price of
any one of the calculators?
a. Php 500 c. Php 600
b. Php 550 d. Php 650
74. The fourth term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to 1, and the
difference between the 20th and the 14th terms is 54. Determine the sum
of the first 10 terms.

a. 146 c. 145
b. 164 d. 154
75. Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression 36, 24, 16, …
a. 108 c. 160
b. 180 d. 116
76. The geometric mean and the arithmetic mean of two numbers are 8
and 17, respectively. Find the harmonic mean.
a. 3.45 c. 3.54
b. 3.76 d. 3.67
77. Jonathan bought 20 chickens for Php 20.00. The cocks cost Php 3.00
each, the hens Php 1.50 each, and the chicks at Php 0.50 each. How
many hens did he buy?
a. 10 c. 16
b. 13 d. 5
78. Claudine wanted to find the sum of the digits of the smallest
positive integer that when divided by 5 the remainder is 3, and when
divided by 7 the remainder is 5.
a. 8 c. 5
b. 9 d. 6
79. The probability of the students passing Review Mathematics and
Review Design are 70% and 50%, respectively. None of the students
failed in both subjects. If 8 of them passed both subjects, how many
students took the exam?
a. 30 c. 40
b. 50 d. 60
80. If there is a bird on every branch, there will be an excess bird.
But if there will be two birds per branch, there will be an excess
branch. How many branches are there?
a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
81. What is the equivalent of 405˚ in mils?
a. 10,800 mils c. 3,600 mils
b. 5,400 mils d. 7,200 mils
82. The explement of an angle is four times its supplement. Find the
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b. 60˚ d. 90˚
83. Find the angle between the diagonal of a cube and the diagonal of
a face of the cube, both diagonals drawn from the same vertex.
a. 35.26˚ c. 32.11˚
b. 34.44˚ d. 30.87˚
84. At a point A south of a tower designed by Charlene, the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower is 50˚. At another point B, 200
meters east of A, the angle of elevation is 22˚. Find the height of
the tower.
a. 87.66 m c. 88.97 m
b. 85.89 m d. 84.32 m
85. A pole near at the house of Christopher leans 11˚ from the vertical
towards the sun. If it casts a shadow 12 m long when the angle of
elevation of the sun is 40˚, find the length of the pole.
a. 12.26 m c. 11.90 m
b. 12.12 m d. 13.08 m
86. A baseball diamond is a square 27 m on side, and the pitcher’s
mound is 18 m from the home plate. How far is it from the mound to
the first base?
a. 15.89 m c. 19.12 m
b. 14.14 m d. 20.12 m
87. Find the period of the graph of y = 9 + 2 cos 5x.
a. 144˚ c. 108˚
b. 72˚ d. 36˚
88. What is the spherical excess of the spherical triangle whose angles
are all right angles?
a. 45˚ c. 90˚
b. 60˚ d. 30˚
89. Sin (270˚ + B) is equals to
a. -cos B c. -sin B
b. sin B d. cos B
90. The bedroom window of Colline is 4.25 m above the ground, the angle
of elevation of the top of a building is 36.58˚ while the angle of
depression of the foot of the same building is 26.63˚. Find the height
of the building.
a. 8.80 m c. 9.90 m
b. 10.54 m d. 6.76 m

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