March 23, 2020

Basic Mathematics by Engr. Japheth A. Jancorda

Problem No.1
CE Board May 2017
A father and his son can dig a well if the father works 6
hours and his son works 12 hours or they can do it if the
father works 9 hours and the son works 8 hours. How
long will it take for the father to dig the well alone? [(1 + 𝑖𝑖)𝑛𝑛 − 1]
𝑃𝑃 = 𝐴𝐴
(1 + 𝑖𝑖)𝑛𝑛 𝑖𝑖
a. 13 hrs. c. 18 hrs. [(1 + 0.07)8 − 1]
b. 14 hrs. d. 15 hrs. 𝑃𝑃 = 60,000 = 𝑃𝑃358,277.9104
(1 + 0.007)8 (0.07)
Solution Present Worth of Cost: P180,000
Let: 358,277.9104
𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 =
180,000
x = no. of hours the father could dig the well alone 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 𝟏𝟏. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝑪𝑪
y = no. of hours the son could dig the well alone
Problem No. 3
1 CE Board May 2017
Work = n x Rate x Time; Rate (alone) =
𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 It takes a force of 130 Newtons to stretch a spring 50 cm.
Required: x Find the work done (Joules) in stretching the spring 20
1 1 cm beyond its natural length.
𝐴𝐴: (6) + (! 2) = 1; 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 12 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏ℎ 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦
1 1 1 1 1 1 a. 2.5 c. 6.1
+ = : = − ⇠ 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬. 𝟏𝟏 b. 5.2 d. 1.6
2𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦 12 𝑦𝑦 12 2𝑥𝑥
Solution
1 1 𝑥𝑥2
𝐵𝐵: (9) + (8) = 1 ⇠ 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬. 𝟐𝟐 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 = � 𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐾
𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦
𝑥𝑥1
𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬. 𝟏𝟏 → 𝑬𝑬𝑬𝑬. 𝟐𝟐 Spring Constant, K
1 1 1 𝐹𝐹 130𝑁𝑁 𝑁𝑁
(9) + 8 � − � = 1 𝐾𝐾 = = = 260
𝑥𝑥 12 2𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 0.5𝑚𝑚 𝑚𝑚
𝒙𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝑫𝑫 0.2
𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 = � 260𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥
Using Table: 0
1 1 1 260𝑥𝑥 2 0.2
𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 = = 130𝑥𝑥 2 �
𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = (9) + 8 � − � − 1 2 0
𝑥𝑥 12 2𝑥𝑥 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 = 130(0.2)2 − 0 = 5.2
Start: 13
𝑾𝑾𝑾𝑾𝑾𝑾𝑾𝑾 = 𝟓𝟓. 𝟐𝟐 𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱𝑱 𝑩𝑩
End: 18
Step: 1
Problem No. 4
CE Board May 2017
Find the value of x + y in the equation (x + yi )(1-2i) =7 –
4i
a. 5 c. 7
b. 6 d. 8
Problem No. 2 Solution
CE Board May 2017 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 =?
P180,000 was spent on the project the yields annual (x + yi )(1 − 2i) = 7 – 4i
benefit of P60,000 for a period of 8 years without any 𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 − 2𝑦𝑦𝑖𝑖 2 = 7 − 4𝑖𝑖
salvage value. Determine the benefit cost ratio 𝑖𝑖 2 = −1
considering the cost of money to be 7%. 𝑥𝑥 − 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 − 2𝑦𝑦 = 7 − 4𝑖𝑖
a. 1.81 c. 1.99 (𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦) − (2𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦)𝑖𝑖 = 7 − 4𝑖𝑖 →→→
b. 1.18 d. 2.51 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅: 𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑦 = 7: 𝑥𝑥 = 7 − 2𝑦𝑦
← 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1
Solution 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼: − 2𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = −4: 2𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 = 4 ← 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2
𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊ℎ 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1 → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2:
𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 2(7 − 2𝑦𝑦) − 𝑦𝑦 = 4: 𝑦𝑦 = 2
𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊ℎ 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶
𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊ℎ 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1: 𝑥𝑥 = 7 − 2(2) = 3
𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 3 + 2 = 𝟓𝟓 𝑨𝑨
Problem No. 5 1 21 49 3
CE Board May 2017 𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋 � ℎ� ℎ = 𝜋𝜋ℎ
3 15 75
Determine the time of oscillation of a pendulum having a 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 49 𝑑𝑑ℎ
length of 12m long in minutes. = 𝜋𝜋(3)(5)2
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 75 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
49 𝑑𝑑ℎ
a. 0.1765 min. c. 0.1158 min. −35𝜋𝜋 = 𝜋𝜋(3)(5)2
75 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
b. 0.1879 min. d. 0.1223 min 𝑑𝑑ℎ 𝟓𝟓 𝒊𝒊𝒊𝒊
=− 𝑨𝑨
Solution 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 𝟕𝟕 𝒔𝒔
𝐿𝐿 Problem No. 8
𝑡𝑡 = 2𝜋𝜋� CE Board May 2017
𝑔𝑔
Water is draining at the rate of 48 π ft3/sec from a conical
20 tank whose diameter at its base is 40 feet and whose
𝑡𝑡 = 2𝜋𝜋� height is 60 feet. At what rate in ft/sec is the radoius of the
9.81
water in the tank shrinking when the radius is 16 feet?
1 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚
𝑡𝑡 = 6.9492 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑥𝑥 a. 1/21 c. 1/18
60 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 b. 1/11 d. 1/16
𝒕𝒕 = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎 𝑪𝑪
Solution
Problem No. 6 By Ratio and Proportion:
CE Board May 2017 𝑟𝑟 20
The moon/s nearly circular orbit around Earth has a radius = : ℎ = 3𝑟𝑟
ℎ 60
of about 384,000km and a period T of 27.3 days. 1
𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ
Determine the acceleration (m/s2) of the moon toward 3
the Earth.
1
a. 1.72x10-3 c. 1.27x10-3 𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 (3𝑟𝑟)ℎ = 𝜋𝜋ℎ𝑟𝑟 3
3
b. 2.27x10-3 d. 2.72x10-3 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
= 𝜋𝜋(3)(𝑟𝑟)2
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
Solution 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 48𝜋𝜋 = 𝜋𝜋(3)(16)2
𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 = = 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝑇𝑇 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝟏𝟏 𝒇𝒇𝒇𝒇
1,000 𝑚𝑚 =− 𝑫𝑫
2𝜋𝜋 �384, 000 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑥𝑥 � 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒔𝒔
𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 = 1 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
24 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 3600 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠
27.3 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥 Problem No. 9
1 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 1 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜
𝑚𝑚 CE Board November 2017
𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 = 1022.904 A circular lake is located at a certain barangay in Tagytay.
𝑠𝑠
𝑣𝑣 2 An existing road runs tangential to a circular lake, Twelve
𝑎𝑎𝑁𝑁 = kilometers from the point of tangency, along the existing
𝑅𝑅
(1022.904)2 road, a new road of 8 km length is constructed to the
𝑎𝑎𝑁𝑁 = periphery if the lake at B. The new road is extended cross
1,000 𝑚𝑚
384, 000 𝑘𝑘𝑚𝑚 𝑥𝑥 the lake. Compute the length of the bridge needed to
1 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘
𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏−𝟑𝟑 𝒎𝒎 cross the lake.
𝒂𝒂𝑵𝑵 = 𝟐𝟐. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝒙𝒙 𝑫𝑫
𝒔𝒔𝟐𝟐 a. 9 km c. 10 km
b. 12 km d. 11 km
Problem No. 7
CE Board May 2017 Solution
An invented conical container Note:
has diameter of 42 inches and Using peripheral angle theorem:
a depth of 15 inches. If water is flowing out of the vertex Central angle = 2𝜃𝜃
of the container at a rate of 35π in3/sec. How fast is the Angle between the tangent of a circle and the chord is
depth (in/sec) of the water dropping when the height is equal to on half the central angle
5 inches? By Similar Triangles:
8 12
a. -5/7 c. -6/7 =
b. -4/7 d. -3/7 12 𝑥𝑥 + 8

Solution
1
𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ
3
By Ratio and Proportion:
21 𝑟𝑟 21
= : 𝑟𝑟 = ℎ
15 ℎ 15 8𝑥𝑥 + 64 = 144
𝒙𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒌𝒌𝒌𝒌 𝑪𝑪 (50,000 − 0)(0.12)
600 𝑥𝑥 = 50,0000(0.12) + +0
(1 + 0.12)10 − 1
Problem No. 10 𝒙𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅 𝒑𝒑𝒑𝒑𝒑𝒑 𝒚𝒚𝒆𝒆𝒆𝒆𝒆𝒆 𝑫𝑫
CE Board November 2017
A fixed capital investment of P10 M is required for a Problem No. 13
proposed manufacturing plant and an estimated working CE Board November 2017
capital of P2 M. Annual depreciation is 10% of the fixed If the intensity of an earthquake is determined to be
capital investment. If the annual profit is P2,500,000. 50,000 times the reference intensity, what is its readin on
What is the rate of return? the Richter scale? Hint: Use the formula R= log(I/Io)
a. 21.38% c. 25.55% a. 7.3 c. 4.7
b. 20.83% d. 21.55% b. 7.4
Solution
d.
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑜𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 3.7
𝐹𝐹𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 + 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶
2,500,000 Solution
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 𝑥𝑥 100 𝐼𝐼
10,000,000 + 2,000,000 𝑅𝑅 = log
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖% 𝑨𝑨 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼
50,000 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼
𝑅𝑅 = log
𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼
Problem No. 11 𝑅𝑅 = log(50,000)
CE Board November 2017 𝑹𝑹 = 𝟒𝟒. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝑪𝑪
A block weighing 500 N is dropped from a height of 1.3
m upon a spring whose modulus is 20 N/mm. What Problem No. 14
velocity will the block have at the instant the spring is CE Board November 2017
deformed 100 mm? Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose edges are
a. 4.65 m/s represented by
c. 3.67 m/s A =2i-3j+4k
b. 4.56 m/s B= i+2j-k
d. 4.74 m/s C=3I-j+2k

Solution a. 6 c. 8
𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 − 𝑁𝑁𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 b. 7 d. 9
1 𝑊𝑊 Solution
= (𝑉𝑉22 − 𝑉𝑉12 ) � �
2 𝑔𝑔 Volume of Parallelepiped
2 −3 4 2 −3
𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 = �1 2 −1� 1 2 �
𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑘𝑘 (𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠) 3 −1 2 3 −1
1 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 = (8 + 9 − 4)
= 𝐾𝐾𝑥𝑥 2 (𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙ℎ 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙ℎ)
2 − (24 + 2 − 6)
1 1 𝑊𝑊 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉 = −7 = 𝟕𝟕 𝑩𝑩
𝑊𝑊ℎ − 𝐾𝐾𝑥𝑥 2 = (𝑉𝑉22 − 𝑉𝑉12 ) � �
2 2 𝑔𝑔
1 1 500 Problem No. 15
500(1.3) − (20,000)(0.1)2 = (𝑉𝑉22 − 02 ) � �
2 2 9.81 CE Board November 2017
𝒎𝒎 How long must a temporary warehouse last to be
𝑽𝑽𝟐𝟐 = 𝟒𝟒. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝑨𝑨
𝒔𝒔 desirable investment if it costs $16,000 to build, has
annual maintenance and operating cost of $360, provides
Problem No. 12 storage space-valued at $3600 per year and if the
CE Board November 2017 company MARR is 10%?
Talisay City is considering a new P50,000 street cleaner.
The new machine will operate at a savings of P 600 per a. 7.15 years c. 8.12 yers
day compared to the present equipment. Assume the b. 7.51 years d. 8.21 years
MARR is 12% and the machine life is 10 years with zero
resale value at that time. How many days per year must Solution
the machine be used to justify the investment? 𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌𝑌 𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 = 3600 − 360 = 3240
[(1 + 𝑖𝑖)𝑛𝑛 − 1]
a. 14.7 c. 12.22 𝑃𝑃 = 𝐴𝐴
(1 + 𝑖𝑖)𝑛𝑛 𝑖𝑖
b. 11.22 d. 14.74 3240[(1 + 0.10)𝑛𝑛 − 1]
16,000 =
Solution (1 + 0.10)𝑛𝑛 (0.10)
(𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 − 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆)𝑖𝑖 (1 + 0.10)𝑛𝑛 − 1
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 = (𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹)(𝑖𝑖) + + 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 0.4938 =
(1 + 𝑖𝑖)𝑛𝑛 − 1 (1.10)𝑛𝑛
1 = 0.5062(1.10)𝑛𝑛
1.976 = (1.10)𝑛𝑛 302521.7158
�360 − 𝑟𝑟 � 5280
log(1.976) = 𝑛𝑛 log(1.10) 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = tan −
𝒏𝒏 = 𝟕𝟕. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝑨𝑨 2 𝑥𝑥

Problem No. 16 Start: 1300

CE Board November 2017 End: 1800
A closed right-circular cylinder will have a volume of 1000 Step:100
ft3. The top and the bottom of the cylinder are made of Final answer is between 1400 and 1500:
metal the costs 2 pesos per square foot. The lateral side is 𝒓𝒓 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 𝒇𝒇𝒇𝒇 𝑪𝑪
wrapped in metal costing 2.5 pesos per square foot. Find
the minimum cost of construction.
Problem No. 18
a. P1,141.57 c. P1,228.55 CE Board May 2018
b. P1,284.75 d. P1,282.15 Two perpendicular chords both 5 cm from the center of
the circle, which divides into four parts. If the radius of the
Solution circles is 13 cm, find the area in sq. cm of the smallest part.
𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ
1000 a. 28 c. 32
1000 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ → b. 34 d. 31
𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2
2 (2)
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 + 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋ℎ(2.5)
1000 Solution
2 (2) 5
𝐶𝐶 = 2𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 + 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 � 2 � (2.5)
𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 sin 𝜃𝜃 =
5000 13
2
𝐶𝐶 = 4𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 + 𝜃𝜃 = 22.36°
𝑟𝑟
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 5000 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 2𝛽𝛽 + 2𝜃𝜃 = 90°
= 8𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 − 2 → =0 2𝛽𝛽 = 44.76
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑟𝑟 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑟𝑟 = 5.838 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝑎𝑎 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝:
𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶: 𝐴𝐴1 = 𝐴𝐴𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 − 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 2 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡
5000 𝜋𝜋(13)2 (44.76) 1
𝐶𝐶𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 = 4𝜋𝜋(5.838)2 + 𝐴𝐴1 = − (5)(7)(2)
5.838 360 2
𝑪𝑪𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎 = 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷, 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝑩𝑩 𝐴𝐴1 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑫𝑫
Problem No. 19
Problem No. 17 CE Board May 2018
CE Board November 2017 At how many minutes after 3 pm will the hands of the
A new kind of atom smasher is to be composed of two clock be perpendicular to each other for the first time after
tangents and a circular arc which is concave towards the 3 PM?
point of intersection of two tangents. Each tangent and
a. 32.73 min. c. 27.27 min
the arc of the circle is 1 mile long. What is the radius if the
b. 16.36 min d. 21.82 min
circle? (1 mile = 5280 feet)
Solution
a. 1347.45 ft. c. 1437.5 ft
Let x = minute hand
b. 1743.45 ft d. 1374.54 ft.
Hour hand and minute hand are
Solution perpendicular (90˚= 15 minutes)
𝑆𝑆 = 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 Solution 1
𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑥𝑥
5280 = 𝑥𝑥 = 15 + 15 +
180 12
302521.7158 Solution 2
𝜃𝜃 = → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1 60 60
𝑟𝑟 𝑥𝑥 = (𝑚𝑚) = (6)
5280 11 11
tan 𝛽𝛽 = → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2 𝑥𝑥 = 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎𝒎 𝑨𝑨
𝑟𝑟
2𝛽𝛽 + 𝜃𝜃 = 360°
360 − 𝜃𝜃 Problem No. 20
𝛽𝛽 = → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 3 CE Board May 2018
2 A regular octagon is to be cut out from a square section
𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1 → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 3 → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2
302521.7158 having a side of 16 cm. Determine the side of the octagon.
�360 − 𝑟𝑟 � 5280
tan − a. 3.36 cm c. 6.36 cm
2 𝑥𝑥 b. 6.63 cm d. 3.63 cm
Using Table:
Solution
𝑆𝑆𝑖𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑒 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 = �𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑥 2
= √2𝑥𝑥
√2𝑥𝑥 = 16 − 2𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥 = 4.686 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 Problem No. 23
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 = √2(4.686) CE Board May 2018
𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 = 𝟔𝟔. 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝒄𝒄𝒄𝒄 𝑩𝑩 A 150 g ball at the end of a string is revolving uniformly in
a horizontal circle of radius 0.6 m. The ball makes 2
Problem No. 21 revolutions in a second. What is its centripetal
CE Board May 2018 acceleration in m/s2 ?
Given: FC = P600,000
a. 94.7 c. 96.5
SV = P60,000
b. 49.7 d. 69.5
Life = 5 years
Compute the depreciation on the 3rd year using Modified Solution
Accelerated Cost Recovery System Method. 𝑇𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑒 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 2 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠.
𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸ℎ 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 0.5 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠.
a. P151,000 c. P115,200
𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷 2𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋 2𝜋𝜋(0.6) 𝑚𝑚
b. P151,200 d. P115,100 𝑣𝑣 = = = = 7.54
𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝑇𝑇 0.5 𝑠𝑠
Solution 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑎𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐:
1𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑣𝑣 2 (7.54)2
1 2 𝑎𝑎𝑁𝑁 = =
𝑑𝑑1 = � (𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹)� 𝑅𝑅 0.6
2 𝑛𝑛 𝒎𝒎
1 2 𝑎𝑎𝑁𝑁 = 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝟐𝟐 𝑨𝑨
𝑑𝑑1 = � (600,000)� = 𝑃𝑃120,00 𝒔𝒔
2 5
2𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 Problem No. 24
2
𝑑𝑑2 = (𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 − 𝑑𝑑1 ) CE Board May 2018
𝑛𝑛
2 A 2.0 kg object travelling at 1.0 m/s collides head-on with
𝑑𝑑2 = (600,000 − 120,000) = 𝑃𝑃192,000 a 1.0 kg object initially at rest. Determine the velocity of
5
3𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 the 2.0 kg object after the impact if the collision is perfectly
2 elastic.
𝑑𝑑3 = (𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 − 𝑑𝑑1 − 𝑑𝑑2 )
𝑛𝑛 a. 0.6 m/s c. 0.2 m/s
2
𝑑𝑑3 = (600,000 − 120,000 − 192,000) b. 0.8 m/s d. 0.3 m/s
5
𝑑𝑑3 = 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷, 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝑪𝑪 Solution
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒
Problem No. 22 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟ℎ𝑡𝑡 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 (+)
CE Board May 2018 2(+1) + 1(0) = 2(+𝑣𝑣1′ ) + 1(𝑣𝑣2 ′)
Objects A and B with the same mass m = 2 kg undergo a 2𝑣𝑣1′ + 𝑣𝑣2 ′ = 2 ← 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1
direct central impact. Before the impact, A is moving to 𝑣𝑣2′ − 𝑣𝑣1 ′
the right with a velocity of $ m/s and B is stationary. 𝑒𝑒 = ; 𝑒𝑒 = 1(𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝)
𝑣𝑣1 − 𝑣𝑣2
Determine the velocity of A after impact if the impact is 𝑣𝑣2′ − 𝑣𝑣1 ′
perfectly plastic. 1.0 =
+1.0 − 0
a. 1 m/s c. 1.5 m/s 𝑣𝑣2′ = 𝑣𝑣1′ + 1 ← 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2
b. 2 m/s d. 2.5 m/s 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2 → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1:
2𝑣𝑣1′ = 𝑣𝑣1′ + 1
Solution 𝒎𝒎
𝑚𝑚1 𝑣𝑣1 + 𝑚𝑚2 𝑣𝑣2 = 𝑚𝑚1 𝑣𝑣1 ′ + 𝑚𝑚2 𝑣𝑣2 ′ 𝑣𝑣1′ = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 𝑫𝑫
𝒔𝒔
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒
𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟ℎ𝑡𝑡 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 (+) Problem No. 25
2(+4) + 2(0) = 2(𝑣𝑣1 ′ + 𝑣𝑣2 ′) CE Board May 2018
𝑣𝑣2 ′ = 4 − 𝑣𝑣1 ′ ← 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1 A golf ball of mass 0.045 kg is hit off the tee at a oeed of
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟: 45 m/s. The golf club was in contact with the ball for 2.5
𝑣𝑣2′ − 𝑣𝑣1 ′ x 10-3 s. Find the impulse imparted to the golf ball.
𝑒𝑒 = ; 𝑒𝑒 = 0 (𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝)
𝑣𝑣1 − 𝑣𝑣2 a. 456.7 N c. 678.2 N
𝑣𝑣2′ − 𝑣𝑣1 ′ b. 578.6 N d. 789.2 N
0=
𝑣𝑣1 − 𝑣𝑣2
0 = 𝑣𝑣2′ − 𝑣𝑣1′ ← 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2 Solution
𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1 → 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 2: � 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 = 𝑚𝑚( 𝑣𝑣2 − 𝑣𝑣1 )
4 − 𝑣𝑣1′ − 𝑣𝑣1′ = 0
𝒎𝒎 𝐹𝐹(0.0035) = 0.045(45 − 0)
𝑣𝑣1′ = 𝟐𝟐 𝑩𝑩 𝐹𝐹 = 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓. 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵𝑵 𝑩𝑩
𝒔𝒔
Problem No. 26 area. What was the area of the field the neighbor received
CE Board May 2018 and how long was the fence? Hint: Use the cosine law
The coordinate axes are asymptotes of the equilateral
a. A = 972,325 and L =2,236
hyperbola whose vertex in the first quadrant is 3√2 units
b. A = 950, 160 and L=2,122
from the origin. What is the equation of the hyperbola?
c. A = 946,350 and L =2,495
a. xy = -5 c. xy = -9 d. A = 939,233 and L =2,018
b. xy = 5 d. xy =9
Solution
Solution 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎, 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓
𝑎𝑎2 = 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝐶𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴:
𝑎𝑎 = 3√2 𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙
2 (1000)2 = (2261)2 + (1898)2 − 2(2261)(1898) cos 𝜃𝜃
�3√2� = 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝜃𝜃 = 26.27°
9(2) = 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 𝑏𝑏
𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 = 𝟗𝟗 𝑫𝑫 sin 26.27° =
1898
Problem No. 27 𝑏𝑏 = 840.058 𝑚𝑚
CE Board May 2018 2261 − 𝑎𝑎
Three circles with radii 3, 5, and 9 cm are externally cos 26.27° =
1898
tangent. What is the area of the triangle formed by joining 𝑎𝑎 = 559.029
their centers? 1
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = (2𝑎𝑎)(2𝑏𝑏) = 2𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
a. 44.19 c. 74.91 2
b. 47.91 d. 77.19 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 2(599.029)(840.058)
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗, 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐
Solution 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿ℎ 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓𝑓: 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = �𝑠𝑠(𝑠𝑠 − 𝑎𝑎)(𝑠𝑠 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑠𝑠 − 𝑐𝑐) 𝐿𝐿 = �[2(559.029)2 ] + [2(840.058)]2
𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 𝐿𝐿 = 𝟐𝟐, 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 𝒎𝒎 𝑫𝑫
𝑠𝑠 = (𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 − 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝)
2
14 + 12 + 8 Problem No. 30
𝑠𝑠 = = 17 CE Board November 2018
2
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = �17(17 − 14)(17 − 12)(17 − 8) On the first six tests in her Mathematics subject, her scores
were 92, 78, 86, 92, 95 and 91. If she took a seventh test
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝒄𝒄𝒎𝒎𝟐𝟐 𝑩𝑩
Problem No. 28 and raised the mean of her scores exactly one point, what
CE Board May 2018 was her score on the 7th test?
The body moves along a horizontal line according to S = a. 94 c. 96
f(t) = t3-9t2+24t. Find the total distance traveled in the first b. 97 d. 98
5 seconds of motion.
Solution
a. 21 m c. 28 m 92 + 78 + 86 + 92 + 95 + 91
b. 23 m d. 27 m 𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀 = = 89
6
92 + 78 + 86 + 92 + 95 + 91 + 𝑥𝑥
Solution 89 + 1 =
𝑆𝑆 = t 3 − 9t 2 + 24t 7
𝒙𝒙 = 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝑪𝑪
𝑆𝑆 ′ = 3t 2 − 18t + 24; S ′ = 0
𝑆𝑆 ′′ = 6t − 18 = 6(5) − 18
Problem No. 31
= 12 (𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚)
CE Board November 2018/2019
𝑆𝑆 ′ = 0 = 3t 2 − 18t + 24 A Toyota Land Cruiser drives east from point A at 30 kph.
t 2 − 6t + 8 = 0 Another car, Ford Expedition, starting from B at the same
(𝑡𝑡 − 4)(𝑡𝑡 − 2) time, drives S30˚W toward A at 60 kph. B is 30 km from A.
𝑡𝑡 = 2, 𝑡𝑡 = 4 How fast in kph is the distance between two cars
𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 20 + 4 + 4 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝒎𝒎 𝑪𝑪 changing after 30 minutes? Hint: Use the cosine law.
Problem No. 29 a. 70 kph c. 55 kph
CE Board November 2018 b. 80 kph d. 60 kph
A farmer owned a square field measuring exactly 2261 m
on each side 1898 m from one corner and 1009 m from Solution
an adjacent corner stands Narra tree. A neighbor offered 𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿:
to purchase a triangular portion of the field stipulating 𝑠𝑠 2 = (30𝑡𝑡)2 + (30 − 60𝑡𝑡)2
that a fence should be erected in a straight line from one − 2(30𝑡𝑡)(30
side of the field to an adjacent side so that the Narra tree − 60𝑡𝑡) cos 60°
was part of the fence. The farmer accepted the offer but 𝑠𝑠 2 = 900𝑡𝑡 2 + 900 − 3600𝑡𝑡 + 3600𝑡𝑡 2
made sure that the triangular portion was a minimum − 900𝑡𝑡 + 1800𝑡𝑡 2
2 2
𝑠𝑠 = 6300𝑡𝑡 − 4500𝑡𝑡 + 900 ← 𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 30 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚: 𝑡𝑡 = 0.5 ℎ𝑟𝑟. 𝑣𝑣 2
𝑠𝑠 2 = 6300(0.5)2 − 4500(0.5) + 900 𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻𝐻: �� 𝐹𝐹 = 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚� , (𝑎𝑎𝑅𝑅 =
𝑟𝑟
𝑠𝑠 = 15 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘.
𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸. 1: a. 3.73 N, downward
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 b. 3.73 N, upward
2𝑠𝑠 = 2(6300𝑡𝑡) − 4500 c. 9.62 N, upward
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑠𝑠 = 15 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑡𝑡 = 0.5 ℎ𝑟𝑟 d. 9.61 N, downward
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 Solution
2(15) = 2(6300)(0.5) − 4500
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑇𝑇𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 + 𝑊𝑊 = 𝐹𝐹𝑐𝑐
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
= 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 𝒌𝒌𝒌𝒌𝒌𝒌 𝑫𝑫 𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣 2
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝐹𝐹𝑐𝑐 =
𝑟𝑟
Problem No. 32 𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣 2
𝑇𝑇𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 + 𝑊𝑊 =
CE Board November 2018 𝑟𝑟
The tires of a truck make 60 revolutions as the truck (0.3)(4)2
𝑇𝑇𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 + 0.3(9.81) =
reduces its speed from 90 km/h to 50 km/h. The tires have 0.72
a diameter of 0.80 m. What was the angular accelearation 𝑇𝑇𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝟑𝟑. 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕 𝑵𝑵, 𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅 𝑨𝑨
of the tires?
Problem No. 35
a. -1.572 rad/sec2 c. -7.955 rad/sec2 CE Board November 2018
b. -3.582 rad/sec2 d. -4.262 rad/sec2 Earth is approximately 93,000,000.00 miles from the
sun, and the Jupiter is approximately 484,000,000.00
Solution
miles from the sun. How long would it take a spaceship
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡: traveling at 7,500.00 mph to fly from Earth to Juputer?
90𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘ℎ 𝑚𝑚
𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 = = 25
3.6 𝑠𝑠 a. 9.0 years c. 6.0 years
50𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘ℎ 𝑚𝑚 b. 5.0 years d. 3.0 years
𝑣𝑣 = = 13.889
3.6 𝑠𝑠
𝑣𝑣 = 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟; 𝑟𝑟 = 0.40 𝑚𝑚 Solution
25 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷𝐷
𝑤𝑤𝑜𝑜 = = 62.5 𝑇𝑇 =
0.4 𝑠𝑠 𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑉𝑦𝑦
13.899 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 484 𝑀𝑀 − 93 𝑀𝑀
𝑤𝑤 = = 34.722 𝑇𝑇 =
0.4 𝑠𝑠 7500
𝑤𝑤 = 𝑤𝑤𝑜𝑜2 + 2𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑇𝑇 = 52133.33 ℎ𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟
(34.722)2 = (62.5)2 + 2[𝑎𝑎(60)(2𝜋𝜋)]
𝑎𝑎 = −𝟑𝟑. 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓 𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓/𝒔𝒔𝟐𝟐 𝑩𝑩 1 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 1 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦
𝑇𝑇 = 52133.33 ℎ𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑥𝑥 𝑥𝑥
Problem No. 33 24 ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 365 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
T=5.95 = 6 years C
CE Board November 2018
A meteorologist is inflating a spherical balloon with
Problem No. 36
helium gas. If the radius of the balloon is changing at the
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a rate of 1.5 cm/sec, express the volume V of the balloon
AB is a diameter of a circle. BC is a chord 10 cm long. CD
as a function of time t (in seconds)
is another chord. Angle BCD = 18 ˚. What is the area of
a. V(t) = 1/5 πt3 c. V(t) = 3/7 πt3 the circle in sq. cm?
b. V(t) = 4/3 πt3 d. V(t) = 9/2 πt3
a. 722.74 c. 828.74
Solution b. 822.47 d. 727.47
𝑅𝑅 − 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 Solution
𝑅𝑅 = 1.5 𝑡𝑡 (𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 "t" sec.)
𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸𝐸 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 18°
4
𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋𝑅𝑅3 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 = 18°
3 𝜃𝜃 = 2(18°) = 36°
4
𝑉𝑉 = 𝜋𝜋(1.5𝑡𝑡)3 (𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈𝑈 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒)
3 5
𝟗𝟗 sin 18° =
𝑉𝑉 = 𝝅𝝅𝒕𝒕𝟑𝟑 𝑫𝑫 𝑟𝑟
𝟐𝟐 𝑟𝑟 = 16.18 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
Problem No. 34 𝐴𝐴 = 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2
CE Board November 2018 𝐴𝐴 = 𝜋𝜋(16.18)2
A ball on the end of a string is revolved at a uniform rate 𝑨𝑨 = 𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖. 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔. 𝒄𝒄𝒄𝒄 𝑩𝑩
in a vertical circle of a radius 72.0 cm. If its speed is 4.00
m/s and its 0.300 kg, calculate the tension in the string Problem No. 37
when the ball is at the top of its path. CE Board May 2019
The first cost of an electric rebar bender is P324,000 and 36(48)(30)
a salvage value of P50,000 at the end of its life for 4 years. 𝑟𝑟 = = 24.03 𝑚𝑚
4(539.325)
Money is worth 6% annually. If there is no salvage value 2 2
𝑟𝑟 = 𝑑𝑑2 + (18) 2
and the annual maintenance cost is P18,000, find the
capitalized cost of perpetual service. 𝑑𝑑2 = �(24. .03)2 − (18)2
𝑑𝑑2 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝒎𝒎 𝑫𝑫
a. P756,000 c. P642,000
b. P765,000 d. P624,000 Problem No. 40
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Solution Sand is pouring from a spout at the rate of 25 cc/sec. It
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶: forms a cone whose height is always 1/3 radius of its
𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 − 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 base. At what rate in cm/sec is the height increasing,
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 + +
𝑖𝑖 (1 + 𝑖𝑖)𝑛𝑛 − 1 when the cone is 50 cm high?
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑃𝑃𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒𝑒 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆:
𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂ℎ𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 (𝑛𝑛) = 𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙𝑙 = ∞ a. 0.000354 cm/s c. 0.000534 cm/s
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 − 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆 b. 0.000543 cm/s d. 0.000435 cm/s
=0
(1 + 𝑖𝑖)∞ − 1 Solution
𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 1
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 + ℎ = 𝑟𝑟; 𝑟𝑟 = 3ℎ
𝑖𝑖 3
18,000 𝜋𝜋𝑟𝑟 2 ℎ
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 324,000 + 𝑉𝑉 =
0.06 3
𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 = 𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷𝑷, 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑫𝑫 𝜋𝜋(3ℎ)2 ℎ
𝑉𝑉 = = 3𝜋𝜋ℎ3
Problem No. 38 3
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑ℎ
CE Board May 2019 = 9𝜋𝜋ℎ2
A proposed manufacturing plant will require a fixed 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑑𝑑ℎ
capital investment of P8 M and an estimated working 25 = 9𝜋𝜋(50)2
capital of P1.5 M. The annual profit is P2 M and the 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑑𝑑ℎ 𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜
annual depreciation is to be 8% of the fixed capital = 𝟎𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐀
investment. Compute the rate of return of the total 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝐬𝐬
investment
Problem No. 41
a. 14.23% c. 13.42% CE Board November2019
b. 14.32% d. 13.24% A contractor can buy dump trucks for P800,000 each
(surplus) or rent them for P1189 per truck per day. The
Solution truck has a salvage value of P100,000 at the end of its
𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 useful life of 5 years. Annual cost of maintenance is
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 =
𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 + 𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊𝑊 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 P20,000. If money is worth 14% per annum, determine
2𝑀𝑀 − 0.08(8𝑀𝑀) the number of days per year that a truck must be used to
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = (100) warrant the purchase of the truck.
8𝑀𝑀 + 1.5 𝑀𝑀
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑜𝑜𝑜𝑜 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑% 𝑩𝑩
a. 198 days c. 202 days
b. 200 days d. 204 days
Problem No. 39
CE Board May 2019 Solution
In triangle ABC, AB=30 m, BC = 36 m, and AC = 48 m. 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏 𝑡𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐:
The perpendicular bisectors of the sides intersect at point (𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 − 𝑆𝑆𝑆𝑆)𝑖𝑖
P. How far is P from side BC? 𝐴𝐴𝐶𝐶 = (𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹)𝑖𝑖 + 𝑂𝑂𝑂𝑂 +
(1 + 𝑖𝑖)𝑛𝑛 − 1
a. 24.30 m c. 24.03 m 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 𝐹𝐹𝐹𝐹(𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔)
b. 15.29 m d. 15.92 m 𝐴𝐴𝐶𝐶 = 800,000(0.14) + 20,000
(800,000 − 100,000)(0.14)
Solution +
(1 + 0.14)5 − 1
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = �𝑠𝑠(𝑠𝑠 − 𝑎𝑎)(𝑠𝑠 − 𝑏𝑏)(𝑠𝑠 − 𝑐𝑐) 𝐴𝐴𝐶𝐶 = 𝑃𝑃237,898.4825
𝑎𝑎 + 𝑏𝑏 + 𝑐𝑐 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑟𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 𝑎𝑎 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 = 1189𝑥𝑥
𝑠𝑠 = (𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 − 𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝𝑝) 1189𝑥𝑥 = 𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴
2
36 + 48 + 30 𝑃𝑃237,898.4825
𝑠𝑠 = = 57 𝑥𝑥 =
2 𝑃𝑃1189 /𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑥𝑥 = 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅 𝑩𝑩
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = �57(57 − 36)(57 − 48)(57 − 30)
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 = 539.325 𝑐𝑐𝑚𝑚2
𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎
𝐴𝐴 =
4𝑟𝑟