FS EXAM Fourth Edition Session 1 - Session 1
Practice Exam- 55 Q’s and A’s
On a topographic map with a scale of 1:100,000, a distance of 14,000 ft on the ground
would be represented by what distance on the map? - -x/ (14,000)(12) = 1/100,000
x = (14,000)(12)/100,000
x=1.68
-The azimuth from a point to a reference mark is 264°26'50" as measured from astronomic
north. If the Laplace correction is disregarded and the convergence is +0°26'46", what is
the state plane coordinate grid azimuth to the reference mark? - -grid azimuth =
astronomic azimuth - convergence
=264°26'50" - 00°26'42"
=264°00'08"
-The equation for a parabolic vertical curve is given. What is the value of x at the maximum
or minimum elevation for the curve expressed in terms of constants a and b?
y = ax^2 + bx + c - -0 = 2ax + b
x= -b/2a
-For a five-sided, closed traverse with an angular discloser of 10 sec, what is the sum of the
interior angles? - -sum of interior angles = (n-2)(180°)
n=number of angles
sum = (5-2)(180°) = 540°
with misclousre = 540° ± 10
= 540°00'00" or 539°59'50"
-What is the width of a rectangle with a length of 400 ft and an area of 1 ac? - -A=wl w=A/l
=(1ac)(43,560ft2/ac)/400
=108.9 ft
-A distance of 30 chains is equivalent to which of the following? - -(30 ch)(66 ft/ch) =
1980ft
, (30 ch)(4 rods/ch) = 120 rods
-In a right triangle with two sides (other than the hypotenuse) of 100 ft and 200 ft, what is
the smallest angle? - -= arctan(200/100)
= 63°26'06"
= arctan(100/200)
= 26°33'54"
-Considering the series of measurements 29.25, 29.23, 29.25, 29.27, 29.21, and 29.25, the
vale of 29.24 represents which of the following? - -Mean
-Which of the following characteristics is unique to a patent? - -a conveyance from a
sovereign power
-What is the bearing and distance (in the same units as the coordinates) between Point 1
and Point 2, having the following Cartesian coordinates?
point x-coord y-coord
1 100.00 100.00
2 300.75 -150.25 - -bearing = arctan(x2-x1/y2-y1)
=arctan(300.75-100.00/-150.25-100.00)
=arctan(200.75/-250.25)
=38°44'
-In most states, which of the following is recognized as the boundary between submerged
land under navigation tidal waters and bordering uplands? - -mean high water
-If the horizontal distance between two targets is 1000 ft, what is the distance between the
targets on a rectified aerial that has been enlarged four times from a negative with a scale
of 1 in = 400 ft? - -1000ft/100(ft/in) = 10in
-An asset is purchased for $25,000. It has an estimated economic life of five years, after
which it will be sold for $5,000. What is the depreciation, using the straight-line method,
during the third year? - -D = (25,000-5,000)/5
=20,000/5
=$4,000
Practice Exam- 55 Q’s and A’s
On a topographic map with a scale of 1:100,000, a distance of 14,000 ft on the ground
would be represented by what distance on the map? - -x/ (14,000)(12) = 1/100,000
x = (14,000)(12)/100,000
x=1.68
-The azimuth from a point to a reference mark is 264°26'50" as measured from astronomic
north. If the Laplace correction is disregarded and the convergence is +0°26'46", what is
the state plane coordinate grid azimuth to the reference mark? - -grid azimuth =
astronomic azimuth - convergence
=264°26'50" - 00°26'42"
=264°00'08"
-The equation for a parabolic vertical curve is given. What is the value of x at the maximum
or minimum elevation for the curve expressed in terms of constants a and b?
y = ax^2 + bx + c - -0 = 2ax + b
x= -b/2a
-For a five-sided, closed traverse with an angular discloser of 10 sec, what is the sum of the
interior angles? - -sum of interior angles = (n-2)(180°)
n=number of angles
sum = (5-2)(180°) = 540°
with misclousre = 540° ± 10
= 540°00'00" or 539°59'50"
-What is the width of a rectangle with a length of 400 ft and an area of 1 ac? - -A=wl w=A/l
=(1ac)(43,560ft2/ac)/400
=108.9 ft
-A distance of 30 chains is equivalent to which of the following? - -(30 ch)(66 ft/ch) =
1980ft
, (30 ch)(4 rods/ch) = 120 rods
-In a right triangle with two sides (other than the hypotenuse) of 100 ft and 200 ft, what is
the smallest angle? - -= arctan(200/100)
= 63°26'06"
= arctan(100/200)
= 26°33'54"
-Considering the series of measurements 29.25, 29.23, 29.25, 29.27, 29.21, and 29.25, the
vale of 29.24 represents which of the following? - -Mean
-Which of the following characteristics is unique to a patent? - -a conveyance from a
sovereign power
-What is the bearing and distance (in the same units as the coordinates) between Point 1
and Point 2, having the following Cartesian coordinates?
point x-coord y-coord
1 100.00 100.00
2 300.75 -150.25 - -bearing = arctan(x2-x1/y2-y1)
=arctan(300.75-100.00/-150.25-100.00)
=arctan(200.75/-250.25)
=38°44'
-In most states, which of the following is recognized as the boundary between submerged
land under navigation tidal waters and bordering uplands? - -mean high water
-If the horizontal distance between two targets is 1000 ft, what is the distance between the
targets on a rectified aerial that has been enlarged four times from a negative with a scale
of 1 in = 400 ft? - -1000ft/100(ft/in) = 10in
-An asset is purchased for $25,000. It has an estimated economic life of five years, after
which it will be sold for $5,000. What is the depreciation, using the straight-line method,
during the third year? - -D = (25,000-5,000)/5
=20,000/5
=$4,000
