TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Quezon City
College of Engineering and Architecture
Civil Engineering Department
CE 304 - Integration Course in CE 1 (Special Topics 1)
Quiz 1 & 2 - Finals - Differential Equations, Statics of Rigid Bodies, Engineering Economy, Elementary Surveying

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General Instructions: Solve the following questions carefully. Provide a complete and comprehensive
solution. Write your solutions legibly. Box your final answers. Avoid cheating (cheating will result to the
automatic failure of the course). Quiz 1 is items 1 - 6, while Quiz 2 is items 7 - 12.
1. Find the differential equation of the family of
2. Radium decomposes at the rate proportional to
parabolas having their vertices at the origin and foci the amount present. If the half life is 1600 years, find
on the x-axis.
the percentage remaining after 2000 years.

3. Determine the order of the differential equation:

2
2

+ 3

= 12

4. A 100-kg block shown below rests in a plane

inclined 25 degrees with the horizontal. If P = 0,
determine the minimum coefficient of friction required
to avoid motion.

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TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Quezon City
CE 304 - Integration Course in CE 1 (Special Topics 1)
Quiz 1 & 2 - Finals - Differential Equations, Statics of Rigid Bodies, Engineering Economy, Elementary Surveying

5. If coefficient of friction is equal to 0.45, determine 6. The following are forces acting on a single point
the minimum required horizontal force, P, to move
and their respective angles from the positive x-axis,
the block up the plane in problem number 3.
measured counter-clockwise.

1
2
3
4

Force (kN)

Angle (degrees)

46
50.5
37.4
25

16
129
304
345

Determine the resultant force.

7. An amount of P50,000.00 is deposited in a bank

with an interest of 2% compounded continuousy.
Determine the total interest gained after 8 years.

8. If the money mentioned in item 7 is deposited

instead in an account having an interest rate of 2%
compounded monthly, determine the total interest
gained after 8 years.

9. An equipment has an initial cost of P100,000.00. It 10. Determine the difference in elevation between
is estimated to be usuable for 6 years with a salvage BM-A and BM-B.
value of P25,000.00. Determine the book value after
BS
FS
Elevation (m)
4 years using Sum-of-the-years-digit (SOYD)
BM-A 1.201
12.324
method.
TP-1 1.642 1.574
TP-2 1.087 2.235
BM-B
1.003

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TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Quezon City
CE 304 - Integration Course in CE 1 (Special Topics 1)
Quiz 1 & 2 - Finals - Differential Equations, Statics of Rigid Bodies, Engineering Economy, Elementary Surveying

11. A traverse line is to be surveyed from point A

having coordinates of (25, -60) to point B having
coordinates of (-10, 50). Find the length of the line,
and its bearing.

12. Given the following traverse data:

Line
1-2
2-3
3-1

Distance
100
123.5
200

Bearing
N 50 35' E
S 78 10' E
S 79 45' W

Determine the corrected distance of line 1-2 using

transit rule.

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