Set B
Set B
Set B
1. A 100 kg block of ice is released at the top of a 30° incline 10 m above the ground. If the slight
melting of the ice renders the surface frictionless, calculate the velocity at the foot of the incline.
A. 12.2 m/s B. 14.0 m/s C. 13.5 m/s D. 14.7 m/s
2. The speed of light is 3 E 8 m/s. How long in hours will it take the light to travel a distance of
8,550,000 miles?
A. 45.27 B. 0.013 C. 26.25 D. 0.036
3. A 10 mm diameter rod is subjected to a load of 6 kN and has a length of 4 meters. The modulus
of elasticity is 100 GPa. Find the resulting deformation in millimetres.
A. 0.00306 B. 0.306 C. 0.0306 D. 3.06
4. A 120 V appliance that draws a current of 20 A has a power rating of___.
A. 48 kW B. 6 W C. 0.72 kW D. 2.4 kW
5. Particle “k” travels with the constant tangential acceleration along a circular path of radius 10
meters. Its initial and final velocities are 5 m/s and 40 m/s respectively. If the distance covered by
the particle during the above interval is 120 meters, then, the number of seconds that have elapsed
is ___ seconds.
A. 4 B. 16/3 C. 10 D. 5/4
6. Particle “k” travels with the constant tangential acceleration along a circular path of radius 10
meters. Its initial and final velocities are 5 m/s and 40 m/s respectively. If the distance covered by
the particle during the above interval is 120 meters, then, the magnitude of the tangential
acceleration of particle ‘k” is ___ m/s2.
A. 6 9/16 B. 9 C. 3/16 D. 7 3/17
7. Particle “k” travels with the constant tangential acceleration along a circular path of radius 10
meters. Its initial and final velocities are 5 m/s and 40 m/s respectively. If the distance covered by
the particle during the above interval is 120 meters, then, at the end of the time interval its
centripetal acceleration is ___ m/s2.
A. 160 B. 100 C. 130 D. 180
8. A passenger on the outer edge of a merry-go-round 7.5 m from the central pivot learns that when
the merry-go-round is in steady motion, its centripetal acceleration is 3.3 m/s 2. How long does it
take to make one revolution?
A. 95 sec B. 9.5 sec C. 5.8 sec D. 2 min
9. A car accelerates from rest for 8 minutes, then the driver shift gear and accelerates at a rate one-
half of the previous for 12 minutes and attained a speed of 14 m/s. What is the total distance
travelled in reaching that speed?
A. 9840 m B. 6550 m C. 7280 m D. 6200 m
10. What present sum would be needed to provide for an annual end-of-year payments of P1500
each, forever? Interest rate is 8% per year?
A. P18750 B. P12000 C. P13750 D. P15000
11. How much must you need to deposit a 6% per year compounded annually to be able to withdraw
P35840 at the end of each year for 7 years?
A. P225,000 B. P200,000 C. P250,000 D. P275,000
12. Determine the outside diameter of a hollow steel tube that will carry a tensile load of 120,000 lbs
at a stress of 20,000 psi. Assume the wall thickness to be 1/10 of the outside diameter.
A. 12.6 inches B. 2.30 inches C. 6.0 inches D. 4.60 inches
13. A nominal rate of 12% corresponds to an effective interest rate per annum of ___.
A. 12.68% if compounded monthly C. 12.55% if compounded
quarterly
B. 12.36% if compounded semi-annually D. all of these
14. An exclusive right granted by the government for the manufacture, use and sale of specific
product.
A. copyright B. trademark C. patent D. goodwill
15. A crate with a mass of 100 kg is pushed at a constant speed on a straight line across a rough floor
with coefficient of friction of 0.3. What is the work done by the force that pushes the crate, if the
crate moved by 6 meters.
A. 120 J B. 1800 J C. 130 J
D. 1200 J
16. A vessel containing a liquid of density 930 kg/m3 is given a constant vertical acceleration a=4.8
m/s2 in an upward direction. If the vessel is 1.2 m wide and 1.5 m in breadth and the depth of the
liquid is 0.9 m, calculate the force on the bottom of the vessel it is being accelerated. Assume
mass of vessel is negligible.
A. 22,000 N B. 31,000 N C. 27,000 N D. 4,000 N
17. A vessel containing a liquid of density 930 kg/m3 is given a constant vertical acceleration a=4.8
m/s2 in an upward direction. If the vessel is 1.2 m wide and 1.5 m in breadth and the depth of the
liquid is 0.9 m, calculate the force on the bottom of the vessel when the acceleration ceases and
the vessel continues to move at a constant velocity of 6 m/s vertically upward. Assume mass of
vessel is negligible.
A. 14,800 N B. 16,200 N C. 15,700 N D. 16,800 N
18. A 4000-kg elevator starts from rest, accelerates uniformly at a constant speed of 2 m/s, and
decelerates uniformly to stop 20 m above its initial position. Neglecting friction and other losses,
what work was done on the elevator?
A. 785 kJ B. 1020 kJ C. 950 kJ D. 1150 kJ
19. A ramp is inclined at 30° form the horizontal. Objects having masses of 50 kg, 75 kg and 100 kg
respectively rolls down the incline from rest. Which object travelled the farthest distance for the
same time interval?
A. 75 kg B. 50 kg C. 100 kg
D. same for all three
20. Holes with diameter of 7.5 cm are punched on a steel plate whose ultimate shearing stress is 4245
kg/cm2. If the hydraulic press used has a maximum force of 200 MT, the thickness of the plate
should not exceed ___.
A. 0.5 cm B. 1.5 cm C. 2.0 cm D. 1.0 cm