Homework No.4
Homework No.4
Homework No.4
3. Ten students from a State University have the following heights in cm 160,
172, 169, 173, 166, 170, 169,168,174, 170. Compute their median height in
cm.
a. 169.5 b. 169.1
c. 170 d. none of these
7. What is the magnitude of the resultant force in N of two forces 200N at 20°
and 400 N at 144°?
a. 669 b. 457 c.333 d. 444
10. Using sinking fund method, compute for the depreciation charge of
equipment worth P 250,000 with no salvage value with a sinking fund factor
for a life of ten years of 6.27%.
a. P 15,675 b. P 17, 174
c. P 18, 792.92 d. P 25,000.00
11. Water is pouring into a swimming pool. After t hours, these are t + √t
gallons in the pool. At what rate, in GPM is water pouring into the swimming
pool when t= 9 hours?
a. 0.091 b. 1.667
c. 1.235 d. 3.6
12. A missile is fired with a speed of 100 fps in a direction of 30° above the
horizontal. Determine the maximum height to which it rises in feet
a. 38.85 b. 19.43
c. 377.33 d. 1509.32
13. The Board of Mechanical Engineering Resolution No. 06, Series of 2003
adopts, promulgates and issues Code of Ethical and Professional Standards
for the practice of the Mechanical Engineering Profession. How many rules
does it have?
a. 31 b. 32 c. 33 d. 34
15. Suppose a man receives an initial salary of P 60 000 increasing at the rate
of P 5000 a year. If money is worth at 10%. Determine his equivalent uniform
annual salary foe a period of 8 years
a. P56, 456.90 b. P 43, 689.90
c. P 75, 022.87 d. P67, 800.78
16. An electric motor has a cash price of P 8000. It can also be bought on
installment basis with a down payment of P 2000 and with a periodic equal
payment at the end of every 6 months for 5 years. If interest is fixed at 8%
compounded semi-annually. How much is each periodic payment?
a. P 739.75 b. P678.09
c. P 456.98 d. P431.90
18. The perimeter of a small rectangular industrial lot is 140 meters and its
diagonal is 50 meters. Find the area of the land in square meter
a. 1200 b. 1400
c. 1500 d. 1800
19. The number of board feet in a plank 3 inches thick, 1 foot wide and 20 feet
length is
a. 60 b. 120 c. 360 d. 720
21. A bullet weighing 4 grams was fired from a gun with the barrel measuring
12 cm long. If the bullet were fired with a speed of 380 m/s solve the energy of
the bullet in Joules.
a. 289 b. 345
c. 798 d. 1009
22. A man agreed to pay the loan he is borrowing from the bank in equal end
of the year payments of P71, 477.70. Interest is 18% per annum compounded
annually and is included in the yearly amount he will be playing the bank. How
much money is the man borrowing from the bank?
a. P150, 000 b. P200, 000
c. P 350, 000 d. P250, 000
23. If P 10,000 is deposited each year for 9 years, how much annuity can a
person get annually from the bank every year for 8 years starting 1 year after
the 9th deposit is made? Cost of money is 14%.
a. P 34,675.18 b. P 23,457.90
c. P 28,000.56 d. P 34,125.67
24. A rat fell on a bucket of a water wheel with diameter of 600cm which
traveled an angle of 190 degrees before it dropped from the bucket. Calculate
the linear centimeter that the rat was carried by the bucket before it fell.
a. 189 b. 995 c. 897 d. 658