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This document contains 35 multiple choice questions related to geometry topics in civil engineering. The questions cover areas such as: - Finding the number of sides of a polygon given the interior angle measure - Calculating distances, areas, and volumes of geometric shapes - Finding equations of circles, parabolas, and other curves - Solving problems related to spheres, cones, and other solids

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Geometry With Answers

This document contains 35 multiple choice questions related to geometry topics in civil engineering. The questions cover areas such as: - Finding the number of sides of a polygon given the interior angle measure - Calculating distances, areas, and volumes of geometric shapes - Finding equations of circles, parabolas, and other curves - Solving problems related to spheres, cones, and other solids

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TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

QUEZON CITY

CIVIL ENGINEERING
GEOMETRY
1.

How many sides are in polygon if each interior angle


is 165?
A. 12
C. 20
B. 24
D. 48

11. A point P (x, 3) is equidistant from the point A (1, 5),


B (-1, 2). Find x
A. 2/5
C. -3/4
B. 3/4
D. -2/5

2.

The distance between the centers of three circles


which are mutually tangent to each other externally
are 10, 12, and 14 units. Find the area of the largest
circle.
A. 72
C. 23
B. 64
D. 16

12. Find the distance between parallel lines 8x + 15y +


18 = 0 and 8x + 15y + 1 = 0.
A. 2
C. 4
B. 3
D. 1

3.

4.

In a circle with a diameter of 10 cm, a regular five


pointed star touching its circumference is inscribed.
What is the area of the part not covered by the star?
A. 60.2
C. 45.24
B. 50.48
D. 71.28
Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one
triangle is 3 units more than its base and the altitude
of the other is 3 units less than its base. Find the
altitude, if the areas of the triangle differ by 21
square units.
A. 6 & 12
C. 3 & 9
B. 5 & 11
D. 4 & 10

13. Find the equation of a line that passes thru (6,-8)


and parallel to the line 2x 7y 5 = 0.
A. 4x 6y 56 = 0
C. 2x + 6y + 49 = 0
B. 2x 7y 68 = 0
D. 7y 2 = 2x
14. Find the area of a triangle whose vertices are A(-3,1), B(5,3), and C(2,-8).
A. 34 sq. units
C. 36 sq. units
B. 38 sq. units
D. 32 sq. units
15. Find the center and radius of the circle whose
2
2
equation is x + y 4x 6y 12 = 0.
A. C (2,-3) r = 4
C. C (2, 3) r = 5
B. C (2,-3) r = 5
D. C (-2,-3) r = 4
2

5.

6.

In a rectangle ABCD,
AD = 1, P is on
AB, and
DB
trisect ADC. What is the perimeter of
and DP
BDP?
3

A.

3 + 3

B.

2+

4 3
3

C. 2 + 22
D.

3+

3 5
2

A circle with radius 6 cm has half its area removed


by cutting off a border of uniform with. Find the width
of the border.
A. 1.76 cm
C. 1.98 cm
B. 1.35 cm
D. 2.03 cm

7.

If the surface area of the sphere is increased by


21%, its volume is increased by:
A. 13.31%
C. 21%
B. 33.1%
D. 30%

8.

In trapezoid ABCD we have


AB and CD
with AB
+ CD
=
= 7.
perpendicular to AD
BC , and AD
x CD
?
What is AB
A. 12
C. 12.5
B. 12.25
D. 12.75

9.

Given three points A (-1, 1), B (5,-1), C (4, 3), find


the angle made by the segment AB and AC.
A. 40.236
C. 63.409
B. 30.57
D. 57.3

16. A curve has the equation 16x + 9y 32x 128 = 0.


Its eccentricity is:
A. 0.88
C. 0.66
B. 0.77
D. 0.55
2

17. Find the vertex of the curve x 2x 8y 15 = 0.


A. (2,-3)
C. (2, 1)
B. (2,-3)
D. (1,-2)
18. Find the equation of the curve, center (2, 0) focus (2,
3) eccentricity = 3.
2
2
A. 2y - x +4x 10 = 0
2
2
B. x - y +5y +3 = 0

C. 2x - y - 4x 1 = 0
2
2
D. x - y + 4x - 15 = 0

19. A swimming pool is constructed in the shape of two


partially overlapping identical circles. Each circle has
a radius of 9 m and each passes through the center
of the other. Find the area of the swimming pool.
2
2
A. 380 m
C. 400 m
2
2
B. 390 m
D. 410 m
20. A parabolic arc has a height of 20 ft. and a width of
36 ft. at the base. If the vertex of the parabola is at
the top of the arc at what height above the base is it
18 ft. wide?
A. 12
C. 14
B. 13
D. 15

SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS
2

10. Consider points M, N, and P with coordinates (3,-4),


(1, p), and (-5, 4) respectively. If M, N, and P are
collinear, what is the value of p?
A. 1
C. -1
B. 2
D. -2

21. A circle having an area of 452 m is cut into two


segments by a chord which is 6 m from the center of
the circle. Compute the area of the bigger segment.
2
2
A. 354.89 m
C. 378.42 m
2
2
B. 363.68 m
D. 383.64 m

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES


QUEZON CITY

CIVIL ENGINEERING
22. Square ABCD has side length 2. A semicircle with
diameter
AB constructed inside the square, and the

line tangent to semicircle from C intersects side AD

at E. What is the length of CE ?


A.

2+5
2

B. 5

C. 6
D.

5
2

23. Circles A, B, and C are externally tangent to each


other and internally tangent to circle D. Circles B and
C are congruent. Circle A has radius 1 and passes
through the center of circle D. What is the radius of
circle B?
A.
B.

2
3

3
2

C.
D.

7
8
8
9

24. The volume of a sphere is 904.78 cu. m. find the


volume of the spherical segment of height 4m.
3
3
A. 234.57 m
C. 145.69 m
3
3
B. 256.58 m
D. 124.58 m
25. The diameters of two spheres are in the ratio 2:3. If
the sum of their volumes is1260 cu. m, the volume of
the larger sphere is:
3
3
A. 972 m
C. 856 m
3
3
B. 927 m
D. 865 m
26. The base of a truncated prism is a triangle with sides
8cm, 12cm, and 10cm. If the heights are 20cm,
18cm and 12cm respectively, compute the volume in
cc.
A. 341.23
C. 661.43
B. 531.13
D. 361.63
27. A piece of thin card board in the form of a sector of a
circle of radius 36 cm is rolled into a cone. Find the
volume of the cone if the angle of the sector is 60.
A. 35.50 cc
C. 1338.3 cc
B. 37.70 cc
D. 3355.6 cc
28. The upper base of the frustum of a regular triangular
pyramid is an equilateral triangle with an edge of
3
3m. The volume of the frustum is 84.44 m and its
altitude is 5m. What is the lower base edge in
meters?
A. 8 m
C. 6 m
B. 9 m
D. 5 m
29. A closed conical vessel has diameter of 2.4m across
the top and a height of 4.8m. It contains water at a
depth of 2.4m. If the vessel is inverted, how deep is
the water inside?
A. 0.56 m
C. 0.92 m
B. 0.21 m
D. 0.45 m
30. Find the inclination of the line 2x + 5y = 10.
A. 140.236
C. 158.2
B. 130.57
D. 157.3

31. Find the area of a polygon whose vertices are (3, 5),
(-1,-7), (-2, 4), and (5,-6).
A. 124 sq. units
C. 142 sq. units
B. 62 sq. units
D. 71 sq. units
32. Given the end points of the diameter of the circle (5,
2), (-1, 2). Find its equation.
2
2
2
2
A. x + y + 2x + 5 = 0
C. x + y -2x+5y +3= 0
2
2
2
2
B. x + y - 4x 4y 1 = 0 D. x + y +4x4y 1= 0
2

33. Given the curve 16x + 25y 64x 50y 311 = 0,


determine its latus rectum.
A. 32/5
C. 46/5
B. 13/5
D. 23/5
2

34. Given the equation of the curve 9x + 25y - 144x +


200y + 751 = 0. Find the distance between the foci.
A. 6
C. 8
B. 10
D. 12
35. A car headlight reflector is cut by a plane along its
axis. The section is a parabola having the light
center at the focus. If the distance of focus from the
vertex is 3/4cm and if the diameter of the reflector is
10cm, find its depth.
A. 23/3
C. 28/3
B. 22/3
D. 25/3

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