1. Evaluate the lim (x^2 – 16)/(x – 4). b.

1/12
a. 1 c. 0
b. 8 d. 2/3
c. 0 10. Evaluate the limit of θ/(2 sinθ) as θ
d. 16 approaches 0.
2. Evaluate the limit (x – 4)/(x^2 – x – 12) as x a. 2
approaches 4. b. ½
a. undefined c. 0
b. 0 d. α
c. infinity 11. Evaluate the limit of (1 – sec^2 (x)/ cos (x) –
d. 1/7 1 as x approaches 0.
3. What is the limit of cos (1/y) as y approaches a. -2
infinity? b. α
a. 0 c. 0
b. -1 d. 1
c. infinity 12. Evaluate the limit (x^3 – 27)/(x – 3) as x
d. 1 approaches to 3.
4. Evaluate the limits of lim (x^3 – 2x + 9) a. 0
/(2x^3 – 8). b. infinity
a. 0 c. 9
b. -9/8 d. 27
c. α 13. Evaluate the limit (3x^3 – 4x^2 – 5x + 2)/
d. ½ (x^2 – x – 2) as x approaches to 2.
5. Evaluate the limit of (x^3 – 2x^2 – x + 2) a. α
/(x^2-4) as x approaches 2. b. 5
a. α c. 0
b. ¾ d. 7/3
c. 2/5 14. Evaluate the limit of (4 tan^3 (x)/ 2sin(x) – x
d. 4/7 as x approaches 0.
6. Evaluate the limit of √(x – 4)/√(x^2 – 16) as x a. 1
approaches 4. b. 0
a. 0.262 c. 2
b. 0.354 d. α
c. 0 15. Evaluate the limit of 8x/(2x – 1) as x
d. α approaches α.
7. Evaluate the limit of (x^2 – x – 6)/(x^2 – 4x + a. 4
3) as x approaches 3. b. 3
a. 3/2 c. 2
b. 3/5 d. -1
c. 0 16. Evaluate the limit of (x^2-1)/ (x^2+3x-4) as x
d. 5/2 approaches 1.
8. Evaluate the limit of (4x^2 – x)/ (2x^2 + 4) as a. 2/5
x approaches α. b. 1/5
a. 2 c. 3/5
b. 4 d. 4/5
c. α 17. Evaluate the limit of (x + 2)/(x – 2) as x
d. 0 approaches α.
9. Evaluate the limit of (x – 2)/(x^3 – 8) as x a. α
approaches 2. b. -1
a. α c. 1
 d. 4 26. Compute the equation of the horizontal
18. Evaluate the limit of (1 – cosx)/(x^2) as x asymptote of the curve y = (2x – 1)/(x + 2).
approaches 0. a. y = 2
a. α b. y = 0
b. ½ c. y – 1 = 0
c. 1 d. y – 3 = 0
d. 0 27. The function y = (x – 4)/(x + 2) is
19. Find the limit of [sqrt(x + 4) – 2]/x as x discontinuous at x equals?
approaches 0. a. -2
a. α b. 0
b. ¼ c. 1
c. 0 d. 2
d. ½ 28. An elliptical plot of garden has a semi-major
20. Find the limit [sqrt(x + 9) – 3]/x as x axis of 6 m and a semi-minor axis of 4.8
approaches 0. meters. If these are increased by 0.15 m each,
a. α find by differential equations the increase in
b. 1/6 area of the garden in sq. m.
c. 0 a. 0.62π
d. 1/3 b. 1.62π
21. Evaluate the limit (x^2 + x – 6)/(x^2 – 4) as x c. 2.62π
approaches to 2. d. 2.62π
a. 6/5 29. The diameter of a circle is to be measured and
b. 5/4 its area computed. If the diameter can be
c. 4/3 measured with a maximum error of 0.001 cm
d. 3/2 and the area must be accurate to within 0.10
22. Evaluate the limit (x^4 – 81)/(x – 3) as x sq.cm. Find the largest diameter for which the
approaches to 3. process can be used.
a. 108 a. 64
b. 110 b. 16
c. 122 c. 32
d. 100 d. 48
23. Evaluate the limit (x + sin2x)/ (x – sin2x) as x 30. The altitude of a right circular cylinder is
approaches to 0. twice the radius of the base. The altitude is
a. -5 measured as 12 cm. With a possible error of
b. -3 0.005 cm, find the approximately error in the
c. 4 calculated volume of the cylinder.
d. -1 a. 0.188 cu cm
24. Evaluate the limit (ln sin x)/(ln tan x) as x b. 0.144 cu cm
approaches to 0. c. 0.104 cu cm
a. 1 d. 0.126 cu cm
b. 2 31. What is the allowable error in measuring the
c. ½ edge of a cube that is intended to hold a cu m,
d. α if the error in the computed volume is not to
25. Compute the equation of the vertical exceed 0.03 cu m?
asymptote of the curve y = (2x – 1)/(x + 2). a. 0.002
a. x + 2 = 0 b. 0.0025
b. x – 3 = 0 c. 0.003
c. x + 3 = 0 d. 0.001
d. x – 2 = 0 32. If y = x^(3/2) what is the approximate change
in y when x changes from 9 to 9.01?
 a. 0.045 sphere is 0.03 mm, compute the allowable
b. 0.068 error in the volume of a sphere.
c. 0.070 a. 6.72 cu mm
d. 0.023 b. 4.71 cu mm
33. The expression for the horsepower of an c. 5.53 cu mm
engine is P = 0.4 n x^2 where n is the number d. 3.68 cu mm
of cylinders and x is the bore of cylinders. 39. A cube has a volume of 1728 cu mm. If the
Determine the power differential added when allowable error in the edge of a cube is 0.04
four cylinder car has the cylinders rebored mm, compute the allowable error in the
from 3.25cm to 3.265cm. volume of the cube.
a. 0.156 hp a. 17.28 cu mm
b. 0.210 hp b. 16.88 cu mm
c. 0.319 hp c. 15.22 cu mm
d. 0.180 hp d. 20.59 cu mm
34. A surveying instrument is placed at a point 40. Find the derivative of y = 2^(4x).
180 m from the base of a bldg on a level a. 3^(4x+2) ln 2
ground. The angle of elevation of the top of a b. 2^(4x+2) ln 2
bldg is 30 degrees as measured by the c. 6^(3x+2) ln 2
instrument. What would be error in the d. 4^(4x+2) ln 2
height of the bldg due to an error of 15 41. Find the derivative of h with respect to u if h =
minutes in this measured angle by differential π^(2u).
equation? a. π^(2u)
a. 1.05 m b. 2u ln π
b. 1.09 m c. 2π^(2u) ln π
c. 2.08 m d. 2π^(2u)
d. 1.05 m 42. Find y’ if y = ln x
35. If y = 3x^2 – x + 1, find the point x at which a. 1/x
dy/dx assume its mean value in the interval x b. ln x^2
= 2 and x = 4. c. 1/ln x
a. 3 d. x ln x
b. 6 43. Find y’ if y = arc sin (x)
c. 4 a. √(1 – x^2)
d. 8 b. 1/√(1 – x^2)
36. Find the approximate increase by the use of c. 1/(1 + x^2)
differentials, in the volume of the sphere if the d. (1 + x)/√(1 – x^2)
radius increases from 2 to 2.05. 44. Find the derivative of log a u with respect to
a. 2.51 x.
b. 2.25 a. log u du/dx
c. 2.12 b. u du/ln a
d. 2.86 c. loga e/u
37. If the area of a circle is 64π sq mm, compute d. log a du/dx
the allowable error in the area of a circle if 45. Find the derivative of arc cos (2x).
the allowable error in the radius is 0.02 mm. a. -2/√(1 – 4x^2)
a. 1.01 sq mm b. 2/√(1 – 4x^2)
b. 1.58 sq mm c. 2/(1 + 4x^2)
c. 2.32 sq mm d. 2/√(2x^2 – 1)
d. 0.75 sq mm 46. Find the derivative of 4 arc tan (2x).
38. If the volume of a sphere is 1000π/6 cu mm a. 4/(1 + x^2)
and the allowable error in the diameter of the b. 4/(4x^2 + 1)
c. 8/(1 + 4x^2)
 d. 8/(4x^2 + 1) a. 2x sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x)
47. Find the derivative of arc csc (3x). b. 2x sec (x) tan (x)
a. -1/[x√(9x^2 – 1)] c. sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x)
b. 1/[3x√(9x^2 – 1)] d. 2 sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x)
c. 3/[x√(1 – 9x^2)] 57. The derivative with respect to x of 2cos^2
d. 3/[x√9x^2 – 1)] (x^2 + 2).
48. Find the derivative of arc sec (2x) a. 4 sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
a. 1/[x√(4x^2 – 1)] b. -4 sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
b. 2/[x√(4x^2 – 1)] c. 8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
c. 1/[x√(1 – 4x^2)] d. -8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
d. 2/[x√(1 – 4x^2)] 58. Find the derivative of [(x + 1)^3]/x.
49. If ln (ln y) + ln y = ln x, find y’. a. [3(x + 1)^2]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x^2
a. x/(x + y) b. [2(x + 1)^3]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x^3
b. x/(x – y) c. [4(x + 1)^2]/x – [2(x + 1)^3]/x
c. y/(x + y) d. [(x + 1)^2]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x
d. y/(x – y) 59. Determine the slope of the curve y = x^2 –
50. Find y” if y=a^u. 3x as it passes through the origin.
a. a^u ln a a. -4
b. u ln a b. 2
c. a^u/ln a c. -3
d. a ln u d. 0
51. Find the derivative of y with respect to x if y = 60. If y1 = 2x + 4 and y2 = x^2 + C, find the value
x ln x – x. of C such that y2 is tangent to y1.
a. x ln x a. 6
b. ln x b. 5
c. (ln x)/x c. 7
d. x/ln x d. 4
52. If y = tanh x, find dy/dx. 61. Find the slope of (x^2)y = 8 at the point (2,2).
a. sech^2 (x) a. 2
b. csch^2 (x) b. -1
c. sinh^2 (x) c. -1/2
d. tanh^2 (x) d. -2
53. Find the derivative of y = x^x. 62. What is the first derivative dy/dx of the
a. x^x (2 + ln x) expression (xy)^x = e.
b. x^x (1 + ln x) a. –y(1 – ln xy)/x^2
c. x^x (4 – ln x) b. –y(1 + ln xy)/x
d. x^x (8 + ln x) c. 0
54. Find the derivative of y = loga 4x. d. x/y
a. y’ = (loga e)/x 63. Find y’ in the following equation y = 4x^2 – 3x
b. y’ = (cos e)/x –1.
c. y’ = (sin e)/x a. 8x – 3
d. y’ = (tan e)/x b. 4x – 3
55. What is the derivative with respect to x of (x + c. 2x – 3
1)^3 – x^3. d. 8x – x
a. 3x + 3 64. Differentiate the equation y = (x^2)/(x + 1).
b. 3x – 3 a. (x^2 + 2x)/(x + 1)^2
c. 6x – 3 b. x/(x + 1)
d. 6x + 3 c. 2x^2/(x + 1)
56. What is the derivative with respect to x of d. 1
sec^2 (x)? 65. If y = x/(x + 1), find y’.
 a. 1/(x + 1)^3 73. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve y =
b. 1/(x + 1)^2 2x – x^2 + x^3 at (0,2).
c. x + 1 a. 2
d. (x + 1)^2 b. 3
66. Find dy/dx in the equation y = (x^6 + 3x^2 + c. 4
50)/(x^2 + 1) if x = 1 d. 1
a. -21 74. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve
b. -18 y = 2e^x at (0,2).
c. 10 a. 2x – y + 3 = 0
d. 16 b. 2x – y + 2 = 0
67. Find the equation of the curve whose slope is c. 3x + y + 2 = 0
(x + 1)(x + 2) and passes through point (-3, - d. 2x + 3y + 2 = 0
3/2). 75. Find the slope of the curve y = 2(1 + 3x)^2 at
a. y = x^2 + 2x – 4 point (0,3).
b. y = (x^3)/3 + (3x^2)/2 + 2x a. 12
c. y = 3x^2 + 4x – 8 b. -9
d. y = (3x^2)/2 + 4x/3 + 2 c. 8
68. Find the equation of the curve whose slope is d. -16
3x^4 – x^2 and passes through point (0,1). 76. Find the slope of the curve y = x^2(x + 2)^3 at
a. y = (3x^5)/5 – (x^3)/3 + 1 point (1,2).
b. y = (x^4)/4 – (x^3) + 1 a. 81
c. y = (2x^5)/5 – 2x + 1 b. 48
d. y = (3x^5) – (x^3)/3 + 1 c. 64
69. What is the slope of the tangent to y = (x^2 + d. 54
1)(x^3 – 4x) at (1,-6)? 77. Find the slope of the curve y = [(4 – x)^2]/x at
a. -8 point (2,2).
b. -4 a. -3
c. 3 b. 2
d. 5 c. -2
70. Find the coordinate of the vertex of the d. 3
parabola y = x^2 – 4x + 1 by making use of the 78. If the slope of the curve y^2 = 12x is equal to
fact that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent 1 at point (x,y), find the value of x and y.
is zero. a. x = 3, y = 6
a. (2,-3) b. x = 4, y = 5
b. (3,2) c. x = 2, y = 7
c. (-1,-3) d. x = 5, y = 6
d. (-2,-3) 79. If the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 = 25 is
71. Find the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 – 6x + equal to -3/4 at point (x,y) find the value of x
10y + 5 = 0 at point (1,0). and y.
a. 2/5 a. 3,4
b. ¼ b. 2,3
c. 2 c. 3,4.2
d. 2 d. 3.5,4
72. Find the slope of the ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 – 10x 80. If the slope of the curve 25x^2 + 4y^2 = 100 is
+ 16y +5 = 0 at the point where y = 2 + 8^0.5 equal to -15/8 at point (x,y), find the value of
and x = 7. x and y.
a. -0.1654 a. 1.2,4
b. -0.1538 b. 2,4
c. -0.1768 c. 1.2,3
d. -0.1463 d. 2,4.2
81. Determine the point on the curve x^3 –9x – y b. 12 sin (3x^2 – 3)
= 0 at which slope is 18. c. 6x cos (3x^2 – 3)
a. x = 3, y = 0 d. 24x sin (3x^2 – 3)
b. x = 4, y = 5 90. Find the first derivative of y = tan^2 (3x^2 –
c. x = 2, y = 7 4).
d. x = 5, y = 6 a. 12xtan(3x^2 – 4)sec^2(3x^2 – 4)
82. Find the second derivative of y = (2x + 1)^2 + b. x tan (3x^2 – 4)
x^3. c. sec^2 (3x^2 – 4)
a. 8 + 6x d. 2 tan^2(3x^2 – 4)csc^2(3x^2 – 4)
b. (2x + 1)^3 91. Find the derivative of arc cos 4x
c. x + 1 a. -4/(1 – 16x^2)^0.5
d. 6 + 4x b. 4/(1 – 16 x^2)^0.5
83. Find the second derivative of y = (2x + 4)^2 c. -4/(1 – 4x^2)^0.5
x^3. d. 4/(1 – 4x^2)^0.5
a. x^2(80x + 192) 92. The equation y^2 = cx is the general equation
b. 2x + 4 of.
c. x^3(2x + 80) a. y’ = 2y/x
d. x^2(20x + 60) b. y’ = 2x/y
84. Find the second derivative of y = 2x + 3(4x + c. y’ = y/2x
2)^3 when x = 1. d. y’ = x/2y
a. 1728 93. Find the slope of the curve y = 6(4 + x)^1/2 at
b. 1642 point (0,12).
c. 1541 a. 1.5
d. 1832 b. 2.2
85. Find the second derivative of y = 2x/[3(4x + c. 1.8
2)^2] when x = 0. d. 2.8
a. -1.33 94. Find the coordinate of the vertex of the
b. 1.44 parabola y = x^2 – 4x +1 by making use of the
c. 2.16 fact that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent
d. -2.72 is zero.
86. Find the second derivative of y = 3/(4x^ – 3) a. (2,-3)
when x = 1. b. (3,2)
a. 4.5 c. (-1,-3)
b. -3.6 d. (-2,-3)
c. 2.4 95. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at the
d. -1.84 point (3,4) when x^2 + y^2 = 25.
87. Find the second derivative of y = x^ – 2 when a. -3/4
x = 2. b. ¾
a. 0.375 c. 2/3
b. 0.268 d. -2/3
c. 0.148 96. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at point
d. 0.425 (0,0) if (x^3)(y^3) – y = x.
88. Find the first derivative of y = 2cos(2 + x^2). a. -1
a. -4x sin (2 + x^2) b. -2
b. 4x cos (2 + x^2) c. 2
c. x sin (2 + x^2) d. 1
d. x cos (2 + x^2) 97. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at point
89. Find the first derivative of y = 2 sin^2 (3x^2 – (0,-2) if x^3 – xy + y^2 = 4.
3). a. ½
a. 24x sin (3x^2 – 3) cos (3x^2 – 3) b. -2
 c. -2/3 b. -4 sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
d. ¾ c. 8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
98. Find the point of inflection of f(x) = x^3 – d. -8x sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
3x^2 – x + 7. 107. Find the derivative of [(x + 1)^3]/x.
a. 1,4 a. [3(x + 1)^2]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x^2
b. 1,2 b. [2(x + 1)^3]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x^3
c. 2,1 c. [4(x + 1)^2]/x – [2(x + 1)^3]/x
d. 3,1 d. [(x + 1)^2]/x – [(x + 1)^3]/x
99. Find the point of inflection of the curve y = 108. Determine the slope of the curve y = x^2 –
(9x^2 – x^3 + 6)/6. 3x as it passes through the origin.
a. 3,10 a. -4
b. 2,8 b. 2
c. 3,8 c. -3
d. 2,10 d. 0
100. Find the point of inflection of the curve y 109. If y1 = 2x + 4 and y2 = x^2 + C, find the
= x^3 – 3x^2 + 6. value of C such that y2 is tangent to y1.
a. 1,4 a. 6
b. 1,3 b. 5
c. 0,2 c. 7
d. 2,1 d. 4
101. If y = tanh x, find dy/dx. 110. Find the slope of (x^2)y = 8 at the point
a. sech^2 (x) (2,2).
b. csch^2 (x) a. 2
c. sinh^2 (x) b. -1
d. tanh^2 (x) c. -1/2
102. Find the derivative of y = x^x. d. -2
a. x^x (2 + ln x) 111. What is the first derivative dy/dx of the
b. x^x (1 + ln x) expression (xy)^x = e.
c. x^x (4 – ln x) a. –y(1 – ln xy)/x^2
d. x^x (8 + ln x) b. –y(1 + ln xy)/x
103. Find the derivative of y = loga 4x. c. 0
a. y’ = (loga e)/x d. x/y
b. y’ = (cos e)/x 112. Find y’ in the following equation y = 4x^2
c. y’ = (sin e)/x – 3x –1.
d. y’ = (tan e)/x a. 8x – 3
104. What is the derivative with respect to x of b. 4x – 3
(x + 1)^3 – x^3. c. 2x – 3
a. 3x + 3 d. 8x – x
b. 3x – 3 113. Differentiate the equation y = (x^2)/(x +
c. 6x – 3 1).
d. 6x + 3 a. (x^2 + 2x)/(x + 1)^2
105. What is the derivative with respect to x of b. x/(x + 1)
sec^2 (x)? c. 2x^2/(x + 1)
a. 2x sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x) d. 1
b. 2x sec (x) tan (x) 114. If y = x/(x + 1), find y’.
c. sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x) a. 1/(x + 1)^3
d. 2 sec^2 (x) tan^2 (x) b. 1/(x + 1)^2
106. The derivative with respect to x of 2cos^2 c. x + 1
(x^2 + 2). d. (x + 1)^2
a. 4 sin (x^2 + 2) cos (x^2 + 2)
115. Find dy/dx in the equation y = (x^6 + b. 3
3x^2 + 50)/(x^2 + 1) if x = 1 c. 4
a. -21 d. 1
b. -18 123. Find the equation of the tangent to the
c. 10 curve y = 2e^x at (0,2).
d. 16 a. 2x – y + 3 = 0
116. Find the equation of the curve whose b. 2x – y + 2 = 0
slope is (x + 1)(x + 2) and passes through c. 3x + y + 2 = 0
point (-3, -3/2). d. 2x + 3y + 2 = 0
a. y = x^2 + 2x – 4 124. Find the slope of the curve y = 2(1 + 3x)^2
b. y = (x^3)/3 + (3x^2)/2 + 2x at point (0,3).
c. y = 3x^2 + 4x – 8 a. 12
d. y = (3x^2)/2 + 4x/3 + 2 b. -9
117. Find the equation of the curve whose c. 8
slope is 3x^4 – x^2 and passes through point d. -16
(0,1). 125. Find the slope of the curve y = x^2(x +
a. y = (3x^5)/5 – (x^3)/3 + 1 2)^3 at point (1,2).
b. y = (x^4)/4 – (x^3) + 1 a. 81
c. y = (2x^5)/5 – 2x + 1 b. 48
d. y = (3x^5) – (x^3)/3 + 1 c. 64
118. What is the slope of the tangent to y = d. 54
(x^2 + 1)(x^3 – 4x) at (1,-6)? 126. 77. Find the slope of the curve y = [(4 –
a. -8 x)^2]/x at point (2,2).
b. -4 a. -3
c. 3 b. 2
d. 5 c. -2
119. Find the coordinate of the vertex of the d. 3
parabola y = x^2 – 4x + 1 by making use of the 127. If the slope of the curve y^2 = 12x is equal
fact that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent to 1 at point (x,y), find the value of x and y.
is zero. a. x = 3, y = 6
a. (2,-3) b. x = 4, y = 5
b. (3,2) c. x = 2, y = 7
c. (-1,-3) d. x = 5, y = 6
d. (-2,-3) 128. If the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 = 25 is
120. Find the slope of the curve x^2 + y^2 – 6x equal to -3/4 at point (x,y) find the value of x
+ 10y + 5 = 0 at point (1,0). and y.
a. 2/5 a. 3,4
b. ¼ b. 2,3
c. 2 c. 3,4.2
d. 2 d. 3.5,4
121. Find the slope of the ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 – 129. If the slope of the curve 25x^2 + 4y^2 =
10x + 16y +5 = 0 at the point where y = 2 + 100 is equal to -15/8 at point (x,y), find the
8^0.5 and x = 7. value of x and y.
a. -0.1654 a. 1.2,4
b. -0.1538 b. 2,4
c. -0.1768 c. 1.2,3
d. -0.1463 d. 2,4.2
122. Find the slope of the tangent to the curve 130. Determine the point on the curve x^3 –9x
y = 2x – x^2 + x^3 at (0,2). – y = 0 at which slope is 18.
a. 2 a. x = 3, y = 0
 b. x = 4, y = 5 d. 24x sin (3x^2 – 3)
c. x = 2, y = 7 139. Find the first derivative of y = tan^2
d. x = 5, y = 6 (3x^2 – 4).
131. Find the second derivative of y = (2x + a. 12xtan(3x^2 – 4)sec^2(3x^2 – 4)
1)^2 + x^3. b. x tan (3x^2 – 4)
a. 8 + 6x c. sec^2 (3x^2 – 4)
b. (2x + 1)^3 d. 2 tan^2(3x^2 – 4)csc^2(3x^2 – 4)
c. x + 1 140. 91. Find the derivative of arc cos 4x
d. 6 + 4x a. -4/(1 – 16x^2)^0.5
132. Find the second derivative of y = (2x + b. 4/(1 – 16 x^2)^0.5
4)^2 x^3. c. -4/(1 – 4x^2)^0.5
a. x^2(80x + 192) d. 4/(1 – 4x^2)^0.5
b. 2x + 4 141. The equation y^2 = cx is the general
c. x^3(2x + 80) equation of.
d. x^2(20x + 60) a. y’ = 2y/x
133. Find the second derivative of y = 2x + b. y’ = 2x/y
3(4x + 2)^3 when x = 1. c. y’ = y/2x
a. 1728 d. y’ = x/2y
b. 1642 142. Find the slope of the curve y = 6(4 +
c. 1541 x)^1/2 at point (0,12).
d. 1832 a. 1.5
134. Find the second derivative of y = 2x/[3(4x b. 2.2
+ 2)^2] when x = 0. c. 1.8
a. -1.33 d. 2.8
b. 1.44 143. Find the coordinate of the vertex of the
c. 2.16 parabola y = x^2 – 4x +1 by making use of the
d. -2.72 fact that at the vertex, the slope of the tangent
135. 86. Find the second derivative of y = is zero.
3/(4x^ – 3) when x = 1. a. (2,-3)
a. 4.5 b. (3,2)
b. -3.6 c. (-1,-3)
c. 2.4 d. (-2,-3)
d. -1.84 144. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at
136. 87. Find the second derivative of y = x^ – the point (3,4) when x^2 + y^2 = 25.
2 when x = 2. a. -3/4
a. 0.375 b. ¾
b. 0.268 c. 2/3
c. 0.148 d. -2/3
d. 0.425 145. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at
137. 88. Find the first derivative of y = 2cos(2 point (0,0) if (x^3)(y^3) – y = x.
+ x^2). a. -1
a. -4x sin (2 + x^2) b. -2
b. 4x cos (2 + x^2) c. 2
c. x sin (2 + x^2) d. 1
d. x cos (2 + x^2) 146. Find dy/dx by implicit differentiation at
138. 89. Find the first derivative of y = 2 sin^2 point (0,-2) if x^3 – xy + y^2 = 4.
(3x^2 – 3). a. ½
a. 24x sin (3x^2 – 3) cos (3x^2 – 3) b. -2
b. 12 sin (3x^2 – 3) c. -2/3
c. 6x cos (3x^2 – 3) d. ¾
147. Find the point of inflection of f(x) = x^3 – particular cost function for the production of
3x^2 – x + 7. a particular commodity is given as y” = 125 +
a. 1,4 10x – (x^2)/9 where y is the cost of
b. 1,2 producing x units of the commodity. If the
c. 2,1 fixed cost is 250 pesos, what is the cost of
d. 3,1 producing 15 units?
148. Find the point of inflection of the curve y a. 200
= (9x^2 – x^3 + 6)/6. b. 225
a. 3,10 c. 250
b. 2,8 d. 300
c. 3,8 155. A pig weighing 300lb gains 8 pounds per
d. 2,10 day and cost 6 pesos per day to maintain. The
149. Find the point of inflection of the curve y market price for the pig is seven pesos and
= x^3 – 3x^2 + 6. fifty centavos per pound but is decreasing 10
a. 1,4 centavos per day. When should the pig be
b. 1,3 sold?
c. 0,2 a. 10 days
d. 2,1 b. 15 days
150. Locate the point of inflection of the c. 18 days
curve y = f(x) = (x^2)(e^x). d. 20 days
a. -2 plus or minus (sqrt of 3) 156. It costs a bus company P125 to run a bus
b. 2 plus or minus (sqrt of 2) on a certain tour, plus P15 per passenger. The
capacity of the bus is 20 persons and the
c. -2 plus or minus (sqrt of 2)
company charges P35 per ticket if the bus is
d. 2 plus or minus (sqrt of 3) full. For each empty seat, however, the
151. Find two numbers whose sum is 36 if the
company increases the ticket price by P2.0.
product of one by the square of the other is a
For maximum profit how many empty seats
maximum.
would the company like to see?
a. 12, 24
a. 3
b. 13, 23
b. 4
c. 20, 16
c. 5
d. 11, 25
d. 6
152. Find the minimum amount of thin sheet
157. A book publisher prints the pages of a
that can be made into a closed cylinder having
certain book with 0.5 inch margins on the top,
a volume of 108 cu in. in square inches.
bottom and one side and a one inch margin
a. 123.5
on the other side to allow for the binding.
b. 127.5
Find the dimensions of the page that will
c. 125.5
maximize the printed area of the page if the
d. 129.5
area of the entire page is 96 sq inches.
153. A buyer is to take a plot of land fronting
a. 7 inches
street, the plot is to be rectangular and three
b. 8 inches
times its frontage added to twice its depth is
c. 9 inches
to be 96 meters. What is the greatest number
d. 10 inches
of sq m be may take?
158. The cost of manufacturing an engine parts
a. 298 sq m
is P300 and the number which can be sold
b. 352 sq m
varies inversely as the fourth power of the
c. 384 sq m
selling price. Find the selling price which will
d. 443 sq m
yield the greatest total net profit.
154. A company has determined that the
a. 350
marginal cost function for the production of a
b. 375
 c. 400 a. 3300
d. 450 b. 3500
159. The price of the product in a competitive c. 3800
market is P300. If the cost per unit of d. 4000
producing the product is 160 + x where x is 164. The cost per unit of production is
the number of units produced per month, expressed as (4 + 3x) and the selling price on
how many units should the firm produce and the competitive market is P100 per unit.
sell to maximize its profit? What maximum daily profit that the company
a. 80 can expect of this product?
b. 70 a. P657
c. 60 b. P678
d. 50 c. P768
160. If the cost per unit of producing a product d. P876
by ABC company is 10 + 2x and if the price on 165. A certain unit produced by the company
the competitive market is P50, what is the can be sold for 400 – 0.02x pesos where x is
maximum daily profit that the company can the number of units manufactured. What
expect of this product? would be the corresponding price per unit in
a. 200 order to have a max revenue?
b. 300 a. P150
c. 400 b. P180
d. 600 c. P200
161. An entrepreneur starts new companies d. P220
and sells them when their growth is 166. Given the cost equation of a certain
maximized. Suppose the annual profit for a product as follows C = 50t^2 – 200t + 10000
new company is given by P(x) = 22 – x/2 – where t is in years. Find the maximum cost
18/(x + 1) where P is in thousand of pesos from the year 1995 to 2002.
and x is the number of years after the a. P6,400
company is formed. If the entrepreneur wants b. P7,200
to sell the company before profit begins to c. P9,800
decline, after how many years would the d. P10,600
company be sold? 167. The total cost of production a shipment of
a. 4 a certain product is C = 5000x + 125000/x
b. 5 where x is the number of machines used in
c. 6 the production. How many machines will
d. 7 minimize the total cost?
162. The profit function for a product is P(x) = a. 5
5600x + 85x^2 – x^3 – x – 200000. How many b. 10
items will produce a maximum profit? c. 15
a. 80 d. 20
b. 70 168. The demand x for a product is x = 10000 –
c. 60 100P where P is the market price in pesos per
d. 40 unit. The expenditure for the two product is E
163. The following statistics of a = Px. What market price will the expenditure
manufacturing company shows the be the greatest?
corresponding values for manufacturing x a. 50
units. b. 60
Production cost = 60x + 10000 pesos c. 70
Selling price/unit = 200 – 0.02x pesos d. 100
How many units must be produced for max 169. Analysis of daily output of a factory shows
profit? that the hourly number of units y produced
 after t hours of production is y = 70t + (t^2)/2 6t – t^3 where P is the number of units
– t^3. After how many hours will the hourly produced per hour. What is the maximum
number of units be maximized? productivity expected?
a. 5 a. 34
b. 6 b. 36
c. 7 c. 40
d. 8 d. 44
170. An inferior product with large advertising 175. The sum of two numbers is equal to S.
budget sells well when it is introduced, but Find the minimum sum of the cube of the two
sales fall as people discontinue use of the numbers/
product. If the weekly sales are given by S = a. (S^3)/4
200t/(t + 1)^2 where S is in millions of pesos b. S/4
and t in weeks. After how many weeks will c. (S^2)/4
the sales be maximized? d. (S^3)/5
a. 1 176. Given the cost equation of a certain
b. 2 product as follows: C = 50t^2 – 200t + 10000
c. 3 where t is in years. Find the maximum cost
d. 4 from year 1995 to 2002.
171. In the coming presidential election of a. P9000
1998, it is estimated that the proportions P of b. P9800
votes that recognizes a certain c. P8500
presidentiables name t months after the d. P7300
campaign is given by P = [7.2t/(t^2 + 16)] + 177. A manufacturer determines that the profit
0.20. After how many months is the derived from selling x units of a certain item
proportional maximized? is given by P = 0.003x^2 + 10x. Find the
a. 3 marginal profit for a production of 50 units.
b. 4 a. P10.30
c. 5 b. P12.60
d. 6 c. P15.40
172. A car manufacturer estimates that the d. P17.30
cost of production of x cars of a certain model 178. The total cost of production spare parts of
is C = 20x – 0.01x^2 – 800. How many cars computers is given as C = 4000x – 100x^2 +
should be produced for a minimum cost? x^3 where x is the number of units of spare
a. 900 parts produced so that the average cost will
b. 1000 be minimum?
c. 1100 a. 4
d. 1200 b. 10
173. Analysis of daily output of a factory shows c. 20
that the hourly number of units y produced d. 50
after t hours of production is y = 70t + (t^2)/2 179. A viaduct is traversed by a truck running
– t^3. After how many hours will the hourly at 15mph at the same time that another truck
number of units be maximized and what traveling at a speed of 30mph on the street
would be the maximum hourly output? 22ft below and at right angle to the viaduct,
a. 3hrs, 223.6 approached the point directly below the
b. 4hrs, 273.6 viaduct from a distance of 55ft. Find the
c. 5hrs, 237.5 nearest distance between the trucks.
d. 6hrs, 243.5 a. 29 ft
174. A time study showed that on average, the b. 33 ft
productivity of a worker after t hours on the c. 39 ft
job can be modeled by the expression P = 27 + d. 44 ft
180. A sector is cut out of a circular disk of b. 125.5
radius √3 and the remaining part of the disk I c. 127.5
bent up so that the two edges join and a cone d. 129.5
is formed. What is the largest volume for the 186. Compute the abscissa of the min point of
cone? the curve y = x^3 – 12x – 9.
a. 2π/3 a. 2
b. π/3 b. -2
c. 3π/4 c. -1
d. π/4 d. 1
181. Four squares are cut out of a rectangular 187. What value of x does a maximum of y =
cardboard 50 cm by 80 cm. in dimension and x^3 – 3x occur?
the remaining piece is folded into a closed, a. -1
rectangular box with two extra flaps trucked b. 1
in. What is the largest possible volume for c. 2
such a box? d. -2
a. 6000 188. Determine the point on the curve y^2 = 8x
b. 7000 which is nearest to the external curve (4,2).
c. 8000 a. (2,4)
d. 9000 b. (4,3)
182. An isosceles triangle with equal sides of c. (3,5)
20 cm has these sides at a variable equal d. (6,8)
angle with the base. Determine the max area 189. The LRT system runs from the Bonifacio
of the triangle. Monument to Baclaran for a total distance of
a. 200 sq cm 15 km. The cost of electric energy consumed
b. 250 sq cm by a train per hour is directly proportional to
c. 300 sq cm the cube of its speed and is P250 per hour at
d. 280 sq cm 50 kph. Other expenses such as salaries,
183. Formerly, for a package to go by parcel depreciation, overhead, etc. amounts to
post, the sum of its length and girth could not P1687.50 per hour. Find the most economical
exceed 120 cm. Find the dimensions of the speed of the train in kph.
rectangular package of greatest volume that a. 60
could be sent. b. 65
a. 20 x 40 x 10 c. 75
b. 20 x 20 x 20 d. 80
c. 40 x 20 x 30 190. A businessman found out that his profit
d. 20 x 20 x 40 varies as the product of the amount spent for
184. The cross-section of a trough is an production and the square root of the amount
isosceles trapezoid. If the trough is made by spent for advertisement. If his total budget for
bending up the sides of s strip of metal 12 cm these expenses is P1.5 million, how much
wide, what would be the angle of inclination must be allocated for advertisement to
of the sides and the width across the bottom if maximize his profit?
the cross-sectional area is to be a maximum? a. 0.5M
a. 45 degrees b. 0.7M
b. 60 degrees c. 0.8M
c. 75 degrees d. 1.0M
d. 120 degrees 191. A steel girder 16 m long is moved on
185. Find the minimum amount of thin sheet rollers along a passageway 8 m wide and into
that can be made into a closed cylinder having a corridor at right angles with the
a volume of 108 cu inches in square inches. passageway. Neglecting the width of the
a. 123.5 girder, how wide must the corridor be?
 a. 1.4 m a. 156. 59 sq cm
b. 1.8 m b. 175.80 sq cm
c. 2.8 m c. 186.98 sq cm
d. 3.6 m d. 193. 49 sq cm
192. A can manufacturer receives an order for 198. Find the perimeter of a triangle having a
milk cans having a capacity of 100 cu cm. max area that is circumscribing a circle of
Each can is made from a rectangular sheet of radius 8 cm.
metal by rolling the sheet into a cylinder; the a. 83.13 cm
lids are stamped out from another b. 84.96 cm
rectangular sheet. What are the most c. 85.77 cm
economical proportions of the can? d. 92.19 cm
a. 2.53 199. Suppose y is the number of workers in the
b. 2.55 labor force needed to produce x units of a
c. 2.59 certain commodity and x = 4y^2. If the
d. 3.67 production of the commodity this year is
193. A triangle has a variable sides x, y and z 25000 units and the production is increasing
subject to the constraint that the perimeter P at the rate and the production is increasing at
is fixed to 18 cm. What is the maximum the rate of 18000 units per year, what is the
possible area for the triangle? current rate at which the labor force should
a. 14.03 sq cm be increased?
b. 15.59 sq cm a. 7
c. 17.15 sq cm b. 9
d. 18.71 sq cm c. 10
194. Postal regulations require that a parcel d. 15
post package shall be not greater than 600cm 200. Sugar juice is filtering through a conical
in the sum of its length and girth (perimeter funnel 20 cm, deep and 12 cm across top, into
of the cross-section). What is the volume in cu a cylindrical container whose diameter is
cm of the largest package allowed by the 10cm. When the depth of the juice in the
postal regulations if the package is to be funnel is 10 cm, determine the rate at which
rectangular in cu cm? its level in the cylinder is rising.
a. 2 x 10^6 a. 0.15
b. 3 x 10^6 b. 0.45
c. 1.5 x 10^6 c. 0.75
d. 4 x 10^6 d. 1.25
195. Divide 60 into 3 parts so that the product 201. A metal disk expands during heating. If its
of the three parts will be a maximum, find the radius increases at the rate of 20 mm per
product. second, how fast is the area of one of its faces
a. 4000 increasing when its radius is 8.1 meters?
b. 6000 a. 0.846 sq m per sec
c. 8000 b. 1.018 sq m per sec
d. 12000 c. 1.337 sq m per sec
196. Find the radius of the circle inscribe in a d. 1.632 sq m per sec
triangle having a max area of 173.205 sq cm. 202. The structural steel work of a new office
a. 2.19 cm building is finished. Across the street 20 m
b. 3.45 cm from the ground floor of the freight elevator
c. 4.96 cm shaft in the building, a spectator is standing
d. 5.77 cm and watching the freight elevator ascend at a
197. The area of a circle inscribe in a triangle is constant rate of 5 meters per second. How
equal to 113.10 sq cm. Find the max area of fast is the angle of elevation of the spectator’s
the triangle. line of sight to the elevator increasing 6
 seconds after his line of sight passes the d. 4.63 m/s
horizontal? 207. A street light is 8 m from a wall and 4 m
a. 1/10 from a point along the path leading to the
b. 1/12 shadow of the man 1.8 m tall shortening
c. 1/13 along the wall when he is 3 m from the wall.
d. 1/15 The man walks towards the wall at the rate of
203. A boy rides a bicycle along the Quezon 0.6 m/s.
Bridge at a rate of 6 m/s. 24 m directly below a. -1.018 m/s
the bridge and running at right angles to it is b. -0.027 m/s
a highway along which an automobile is c. -0.192 m/s
traveling at the rate of 80 m/s. How far is the d. -0.826 m/s
distance between the boy and the automobile 208. A mercury light hangs 12 ft above the
changing when the boy is 6m, past the point island at the center of Ayala Avenue whish is
directly over the path of the automobile and 24 ft wide. A cigarette vendor 5ft tall walks
the automobile is 8m past the point directly along the curb of the street at a speed of 420
under the path of the boy? fpm. How fast is the tip of the shadow of the
a. 20 m/s cigarette vendor moving at the same instant?
b. 26 m/s a. 10 fps
c. 28 m/s b. 12 fps
d. 30 m/s c. 14 fps
204. A point moves on the parabola y^2 = 8 in d. 15 fps
such a way that the rate of change of the 209. The sides of an equilateral triangle are
ordinate is always 5 units per sec. How fast is increasing at the rate of 10m/s. What is the
the abscissa changing when the ordinate is 4? length of the sides at the instant when the
a. 3 area is increasing 100 sq m/sec?
b. 4 a. 15/√3
c. 5 b. 20/√3
d. 7 c. 22/√3
205. An air traffic controller spots two planes d. 25/√3
at the same altitude converging on a point as 210. Water is the flowing into a conical vessel
they fly at right angles to one another. One 15 cm deep and having a radius of 3.75 cm
plane is 150 miles from the point and is across the top. If the rate at which water is
moving at 450 mph. The other plane is 200 rising is 2 cm/s, how fast is the water flowing
miles from the point and has the speed of 600 into the conical vessel when the depth of
mph. How much time does the traffic water is 4 cm?
controller have to get one of the planes on a a. 1.5 cu m/min
different flight path? b. 2.5 cu m/min
a. 15 min c. 4 cu m/min
b. 20 min d. 6.28 cu m/min
c. 25 min 211. Two sides of a triangle are 5 and 8 units
d. 30 min respectively. If the included angle is changing
206. An LRT train 6 m above the ground at the rate of one radian pr second, at what
crosses a street at a speed of 9 m/s, at the rate is the third side changing when the
instant that a car approaching at a speed of 4 included angle is 60 degrees?
m/s is 12 m up the street. Find the rate of the a. 3.87 units/sec
LRT train and the car are separating one b. 4.24 units/sec
second later. c. 4.95 units/sec
a. 3.64 m/s d. 5.55 units/sec
b. 4.34 m/s 212. The two adjacent sides of a triangle are 5
c. 6.43 m/s and 8 meters respectively. If the included
 angle is changing at the rate of 2 rad/sec, at b. (-1,4)
what rate is the area of the triangle changing c. (2,1)
if the included angle is 60 degrees? d. (4,4)
a. 15 sq m/sec 218. Water flows into a vertical cylindrical
b. 20 sq m/sec tank, at the rate of 1/5 cu ft/sec. The water
c. 23 sq m/sec surface is rising at the rate of 0.425 ft/min.
d. 25 sq m/sec What is the diameter of the tank?
213. A triangular trough is 12 m long, 2 m wide a. 4 ft
at the top and 2 m deep. If water flows in at b. 6 ft
the rate of 12 cu m per min, find how fast the c. 8 ft
surface is rising when the water is 1m deep. d. 10 ft
a. 1 219. The radius of a sphere is changing at a
b. 2 rate of 2 cm/sec. Find the rate of change of
c. 3 the surface area when the radius is 6cm.
d. 4 a. 68π sq cm/sec
214. A man starts from a point on a circular b. 78π sq cm/sec
track of radius 100 m and walks along the c. 84π sq cm/sec
circumference at the rate of 40 m/min. An d. 96π sq cm/sec
observer is stationed at a point on the track 220. The radius of a circle is increasing at the
directly opposite the starting point and rate of 2 cm/min. Find the rate of change of
collinear with the center of the circular track. the area when r = 6cm.
How fast is the man’s distance form the a. 18 π sq cm/sec
observer changing after one minute? b. 24 π sq cm/sec
a. -6.48 m/min c. 30 π sq cm/sec
b. -7.95 m/min d. 36 π sq cm/sec
c. 8.62 m/min 221. All edges of a cube are expanding at the
d. 9.82 m/min rate of 3 cm/sec. How fast is the volume
215. A plane 3000 ft from the earth is flying changing when each edge is 10 cm long?
east at the rate of 120 mph. It passes directly a. 900 cu cm/sec
over a car also going east at 60 mph. How fast b. 800 cu cm/sec
are they separating when the distance c. 600 cu cm/sec
between them is 5000 ft? d. 400 cu cm/sec
a. 63.7 ft/sec 222. A spherical balloon is inflated with gas at
b. 70.4 ft/sec the rate of 20 cu m/min. How fast is the
c. 76.2 ft/sec radius of the balloon changing at the instant
d. 84.3 ft/sec the radius is 2 cm?
216. A horseman gallops along the straight a. 0.388
shore of a sea at the rate of 30 mph. A b. 0.398
battleship anchored 3 miles offshore keeps c. 0.422
searchlight trained on him as he moved along. d. 0.498
Find the rate of rotation of the light when the 223. The base radius of a cone is changing at a
horseman is 2 miles down the beach? rate of 3cm/sec. Find the rate of change of its
a. 4.67 rad/sec volume when the radius is 4 cm and its
b. 5.53 rad/sec altitude is 6cm.
c. 6.15 rad/sec a. 18 π cu cm/sec
d. 6.92 rad/sec b. 24 π cu cm/sec
217. Find the point in the parabola y^2 = 4x at c. 36 π cu cm/sec
which the rate of change of the ordinate and d. 48 π cu cm/sec
abscissa are equal.
a. (1,2)
224. The edge of cube is changing at a rate of 2 c. 15.148
cm/min. Find the rate of change of its d. -15.625
diagonal when each edge is 10cm long. 230. An object is dropped freely from a bldg.
a. 2.128 cm/min having a height of 40 m. An observer at a
b. 3.464 cm/min horizontal distance of 30 m from a bldg is
c. 5.343 cm/min observing the object is it was dropped.
d. 6.283 cm/min Determine the rate at which the distance
225. The radius of a circle is changing at a rate between the object and the observer is
of 4 cm/sec. Determine the rate of change of changing after 2sec.
the circumference when the radius is 6cm. a. -10.85
a. 4 π cm/sec b. -11.025
b. 6 π cm/sec c. 12.25
c. 8 π cm/sec d. 14.85
d. 10 π cm/sec 231. Car A moves due east at 30 kph at the
226. When a squares of side x are cut from the same instant car B is moving S 30 deg E.with a
corners of a 12 cm square piece of cardboard, speed of 30 kph. The distance from A to B is
an open top box can be formed by folding up 30 km. Find how fast is the speed between
the sides. The volume of this box is given by V them are separating after one hour.
= x(12 – 2x)^2. Find the rate of change of a. 36 kph
volume when x = 1cm. b. 38 kph
a. 60 c. 40 kph
b. 40 d. 45 kph
c. 30 232. Water is flowing into a frustum of a cone
d. 20 at a rate of 100 liter/min. The upper radius of
227. As x increases uniformly at the rate of the frustum of a cone is 1.5 m while the lower
0.002 ft/sec, at what rate is expression (1 + x) radius is 1m and a height of 2 m. If the water
to the third power increasing when x rises at the rate of 0.04916 cm/sec, find the
becomes 8 ft? depth of water.
a. 0.300 cfs a. 10.3 cm
b. 0.346 cfs b. 13.6 cm
c. 0.430 cfs c. 15.5 cm
d. 0.486 cfs d. 18.9 cm
228. A trough 10 m long has as it ends 233. Water is flowing into a conical vessel 18
isosceles trapezoids, altitude 2 m, lower base, cm deep and 10 cm across the top. If the rate
2 m upper base 3 m. If water is let in at a rate at which the water surface is rising is 27.52
of 3 cu m/min, how fast is the water level mm/sec, how fast is the water flowing into
rising when the water is 1 m deep? the conical vessel when the depth of water is
a. 0.12 12 cm?
b. 0.18 a. 9.6 cu cm/sec
c. 0.21 b. 8.5 cu cm/sec
d. 0.28 c. 7.4 cu cm/sec
229. a launch whose deck is 7 m below the d. 6.3 cu cm/sec
level of a wharf is being pulled toward the 234. Sand is falling off a conveyor onto a
wharf by a rope attached to a ring on the conical pile at the rate of 15 cu cm/min. The
deck. If a winch pulls in the rope at the rate of base of the cone is approximately twice the
15 m/min, how fast is the launch moving altitude. Find the height of the pile if the
through the water when there are 25 m of height of he pile is changing at the rate of
rope out? 0.047746 cm/min.
a. 14.525 a. 12 cm
b. -14.526 b. 10 cm
 c. 8 cm surface area increasing when the radius is 50
d. 6 cm cm (in cu cm/hr)?
235. A company is increasing its production of a. 0.24
a certain product at the rate of 100 units per b. 0.36
month. The monthly demand function is given c. 0.40
by P = 100 – x/800. Find the rate of change of d. 0.50
the revenue with respect to time in months 241. A particle moves in a plane according to
when the monthly production is 4000. the parametric equations of motions: x = t^2,
a. P9000/month y = t^3. Find the magnitude of the
b. P8000/month acceleration when t = 2/3.
c. P6000/month a. 4.47
d. P4000/month b. 5.10
236. A machine is rolling a metal cylinder c. 4.90
under pressure. The radius of the cylinder is d. 6.12
decreasing at the rate of 0.05 cm/sec and the 242. A particle moves along the right-hand
volume V is 128π cu cm. At what rate is the part of the curve 4y^3 = x^2 with a speed Vy
length h changing when the radius is 2.5 cm? = dy/dx = constant at 2. Find the speed of
a. 0.8192 cm/sec motion when y = 4.
b. 0.7652 cm/sec a. 12.17
c. 0.6178 cm/sec b. 14.10
d. 0.5214 cm/sec c. 15.31
237. Two sides of a triangle are 15 cm and 20 d. 16.40
cm long respectively. How fast is the third 243. The equations of motion of a particle
side increasing if the angle between the given moving in a plane are x = t^2, y = 3t – 1 when
sides is 60 degrees and is increasing at the t is the time and x and y are rectangular
rate of 2 deg/sec? coordinates. Find the speed of motion at the
a. 0.05 cm/s instant when t = 2.
b. 1.20 cm/s a. 5
c. 2.70 cm/s b. 7
d. 3.60 cm/s c. 9
238. Two sides of a triangle are 30 cm and 40 d. 10
cm respectively. How fast is the area of the 244. A particle moves along the parabola y^2 =
triangle increasing if the angle between the 4x with a constant horizontal component
sides is 60 degrees and is increasing at the velocity of 2 m/s. Find the vertical component
rate of 4 deg/sec? of the velocity at the point (1,2).
a. 14.68 a. 2 m/s
b. 20.94 b. 4 m/s
c. 24.58 c. 5 m/s
d. 29.34 d. 7 m/s
239. A man 6ft tall is walking toward a 245. The acceleration of the particle is given by
building at the rate of 5 ft/sec. If there is a a = 2 + 12t in m/s^2 where t is the time in
light on the ground 50 ft from a bldg, how fast minutes. If the velocity of this particle is 11
is the man’s shadow on the bldg growing m/s after 1 min, find the velocity after 2
shorter when he is 30 ft from the bldg? minutes.
a. -7.35 fps a. 26 m/s
b. -5.37 fps b. 31 m/s
c. -4.86 fps c. 37 m/s
d. -3.75 fps d. 45 m/s
240. The volume of the sphere is increasing at
the rate of 6 cu cm/hr. At what rate is its
246. A particle moves along a path whose deep and 10 ft. diameter at the top. If the
parametric equations are x = t^3 and y = tank has a leak in the bottom and the
2t^2. What is the acceleration when t = 3 sec. water level is rising at the rate of 1
a. 10.59 m/sec^2 inch/min, when the water is 16 ft. deep,
b. 15.93 m/sec^2 how fast is the water leaking?
c. 18.44 m/sec^2 a. 2.96 cu ft/min
d. 23.36 m/sec^2 b. 4.28 cu ft/min
247. A vehicle moves along a trajectory having c. 3.81 cu ft/min
coordinates given as x = t^3 and y = 1 – t^2. d. 5.79 cu ft/min
The acceleration of the vehicle at any point of 252. An airplane is flying at a constant speed at
the trajectory is a vector having magnitude an altitude of 10000 ft. on a line that will take
and direction. Find the acceleration when t = it directly over an observer on the ground. At
2. a given instant the observer notes that the
a. 12.17 angle of elevation of the airplane is π/3
b. 12.45 radians and is increasing at the rate of 1/60
c. 13.20 rad/sec. Find the speed of the airplane.
d. 15.32 a. -222.22 ft/sec
248. The search light of a lighthouse which is b. -232.44 ft/sec
positioned 2 km from the shoreline is c. -332.22 ft/sec
tracking a car which is traveling at a constant d. -432.12 ft/sec
speed along the shore. If the searchlight is 253. A horizontal trough is 16 m long and its
rotating at the rate of 0.25 rev per hour, ends are isosceles trapezoids with an altitude
determine the speed of the car when it is 1 of 4 m lower base of 4 m and an upper base of
km away from the point on the shore nearest 6 m. If the water level is decreasing at the rate
to the lighthouse. of 25 cm/min, when the water is 3 m deep, at
a. 4.16 kph what rate is water being drawn from the
b. 3.93 kph trough?
c. 2.5 kph a. 20 cu m/min
d. 1.8 kph b. 22 cu m/min
249. A light is at the top of a pole 80 ft high. A c. 25 cu m/min
ball is dropped at the same height from a d. 30 cu m/min
point 20 ft from the light. Assuming that the 254. The sides of an equilateral triangle is
ball falls according to S = 16t^2, how fast is increasing at rate of 10 cm/min. What is the
the shadow of the ball moving along the length of the sides if the area is increasing at
ground 1 second later? the rate of 69.82 sq cm/min?
a. -140 ft/sec a. 5 cm
b. -180 ft/sec b. 8 cm
c. -200 ft/sec c. 10 cm
d. -240 ft/sec d. 15 cm
250. An airplane, flying horizontally at an 255. The two adjacent sides of a triangle are
altitude of 1 km, passes directly over an 6m and 8m respectively. If the included angle
observer. If the constant speed of the plane is is changing at the rate of 3 rad/min, at what
240 kph, how fast is its distance from the rate is the area of a triangle changing if the
observer increasing 30seconds later? included angle is 30 degrees?
a. 137.78 kph a. 55.23 sq m
b. 214.66 kph b. 62.35 sq m
c. 256.34 kph c. 65.76 sq m
d. 324.57 kph d. 70.32 sq m
251. Water is poured at the rate of 8 cu 256. Water is pouring into a swimming pool.
ft/min into a conical shaped tank, 20 ft. After t hours, there are t+√t gallons in the
 pool. At what rate is the water pouring into d. 25 cm
the pool when t = 9 hours? 262. Helium is escaping from a spherical
a. 7/6 gph balloon at the rate of 2 cu cm/min. When the
b. 1/6 gph surface area is shrinking at the rate of sq
c. 3/2 gph cm/min, find the radius of the spherical
d. ½ gph balloon.
257. A point on the rim of a flywheel of radius a. 12 cm
cm, has a vertical velocity of 50 cm/sec at a b. 16 cm
point P, 4 cm above the x-axis. What is the c. 20 cm
angular velocity of the wheel? d. 25 cm
a. 14.35 rad/sec 263. Water is running into hemispherical bowl
b. 16.67 rad/sec having a radius of 10 cm at a constant rate of
c. 19.95 rad/sec 3 cu cm/min. When the water is h cm deep,
d. 10.22 rad/sec the water level is rising at the rate of 0.0149
258. A spherical balloon is filled with air at the cm/min. What is the value of h?
rate of 2 cu cm/min. Compute the time rate of a. 2 cm
change of the surface are of the balloon at the b. 4 cm
instant when its volume is 32π/3 cu cm. c. 5 cm
a. 2 cu cm/min d. 6 cm
b. 3 cu cm/min 264. A train, starting noon, travels north at 40
c. 4 cu cm/min mph. Another train starting from the same
d. 5 cu cm/min pint at 2 pm travels east at 50mph. How fast
259. The coordinate (x,y) in ft of a moving are the two trains separating at 3 pm?
particle P are given by x = cos(t) – 1 and y = a. 34.15 mph
2sin(t) + 1, where t is the time in seconds. At b. 46.51 mph
what extreme rates in fps is P moving along c. 56.15 mph
the curve? d. 98.65 mph
a. 2 and 0.5 265. An automobile is traveling at 30 fps
b. 3 and 2 towards north is approaching an intersection.
c. 2 and 1 When the automobile is 120 ft. from the
d. 3 and 1 intersection, a truck traveling at 40 fps
260. A bomber plane is flying horizontally at a towards east is 60 ft. from the same
velocity of 440 m/s and drops a bomb to a intersection. The automobile and the truck
target h meters below the plane. At the are on the roads that are at right angles to
instant the bomb was dropped, the angle of each other. How fast are they separating after
depression of the target is 45 degrees and is 6 sec?
increasing at the rate of 0.05 rad/sec. a. 23.74 fps
Determine the value of h. b. 47.83 fps
a. 2040 m c. 56.47 fps
b. 3500 m d. 87.34 fps
c. 4400 m 266. A train, starting noon, travels north at 40
d. 6704 m mph. Another train starting from the same
261. Glycerine is flowing into a conical vessel point at 2 pm travels east at 50 mph. How fast
18cm deep and 10 cm across the top at the are the trains separating after a long time?
rate of 4 cu cm per min. The deep of glyerine a. 46 mph
is h cm. If the rate which the surface is rising b. 53 mph
is 0.1146 cm/min, find the value of h. c. 64 mph
a. 12 cm d. 69 mph
b. 16 cm 267. At noon a car drives from A towards the
c. 20 cm east at 60mph. Another car starts from B
 towards A at 30 mph. B has a direction and of inflection at (1,-1) and so that the slope of
distance of N 30 degrees east and 42 m the inflection tangent there will be -3.
respectively from A. Find the time when the a. 2
cars will be nearest each other. b. 3
a. 23 min after noon c. 4
b. 24 min after noon d. 5
c. 25 min after noon 273. If f(x) = ax^3 + bx^2, determine the values
d. 26 min after noon of a and b so that the graph will have a point
268. A ferris wheel 15 m in diameter makes 1 of inflection at (2,16).
rev every 2 min. If the center of the wheel is a. -1, 6
9m above the ground, how many fast is a b. -2, 5
passenger in the wheel moving vertically c. -1, 7
when he is 12.5 above the ground? d. -2, 8
a. 20.84 m/min 274. Under what condition is the inflection
b. 22.34 m/min point of y = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d on the y-
c. 24.08 m/min axis?
d. 25.67 m/min a. b=0
269. A bomber plane, flying horizontally 3.2 b. b=1
km above the ground is sighting on at a target c. b=3
on the ground directly ahead. The angle d. b=4
between the line of sight and the pad of the 275. Find the equation of the curve whose
plane is changing at the rate of 5/12 rad/min. slope is 4x – 5 and passing through (3,1).
When the angle is 30 degrees, what is the a. 2x^2 – 5x – 2
speed of the plane in mph? b. 5x^2 – 9x – 1
a. 200 c. 5x^2 + 7x – 2
b. 260 d. 2x^2 – 8x + 5
c. 220 276. The point (3,2) is on a curve and at any
d. 240 point (x,y) on the curve the tangent line has a
270. Two railroad tracks are perpendicular to slope equal to 2x – 3. Find the equation of the
each other. At 12 pm there is a train at each curve.
track was approaching the crossing at 50kph, a. y = x^2 – 3x – 4
one being 100 km the other 150 km away b. y = x^2 – 3x + 2
from the crossing. How fast in kph is the c. y = x^2 + 8x + 5
distance between the two trains changing at 4 d. y = x^3 + 3x – 3
pm? 277. If m is the slope of the tangent line to the
a. 67.08 kph curve y = x^2 – 2x^2 + x at the point (x,y),
b. 68.08 kph find the instantaneous rate of change of the
c. 69.08 kph slope m per unit change in x at the point (2,2).
d. 70.08 kph a. 8
271. a ball is thrown vertically upward and its b. 9
distance from the ground is given as S = 104t c. 10
– 16t^2. Find the maximum height to which d. 11
the ball will rise if S is expressed in meters 278. Suppose the daily profit from the
and t in seconds. production and sale of x units of a product is
a. 169 m given by P = 180x – (x^2)/1000 – 2000. At
b. 179 m what rate is the profit changing when the
c. 187 m number of units produced and sold is 100 and
d. 190 m is increasing at 10 units per day?
272. If f(x) = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx, determine the a. P989
value of a so that the graph will have a point b. P1798
 c. P1932 b. 13.5
d. P2942 c. 11.5
279. The population of a city was found to be d. 12.5
given by P = 40500e^(0.03t) where t is the 286. Find the area bounded by the curve 5y^2
number of years after 1990. At what rate is = 164x and the curve y^2 = 8x – 24.
the population expected to be growing in a. 30
2000? b. 20
a. 1640 c. 16
b. 1893 d. 19
c. 2120 287. Find the area bounded by the curve y^2 =
d. 2930 4x and the line 2x + y = 4.
280. A bridge is h meters above a river which a. 10
lies perpendicular to the bridge. A motorboat b. 9
going 3 m/s passes under the bridge at the c. 7
same instant that a man walking 2 m/s d. 4
reaches that point simultaneously. If the 288. Find the area bounded by the curve y =
distance between them is changing, at the 1/x with and upper limit of y = 2 and a lower
rate of 2.647 m/s after 3 seconds, find the limit of y = 10.
value of h. a. 1.61
a. 8 b. 1.81
b. 10 c. 2.61
c. 12 d. 2.81
d. 14 289. By integration, determine the area
281. What is the area bounded by the curve bounded by the curves y = 6x – x^2 and y =
x^2 = -9y and the line y + 1 = 0. x^2 – 2x.
a. 6 a. 17.78 sq units
b. 5 b. 21.33 sq units
c. 4 c. 25.60 sq units
d. 3 d. 30.72 sq units
282. What is the area bounded by the curve 290. What is the appropriate total area
y^2 = x and the line x – 4 = 0? bounded by the curve y = sin x and y = 0 over
a. 10 the interval 0≤x≤2π (in radians).
b. 32/3 a. π/2
c. 31/3 b. 2
d. 11 c. 4
283. What is the area bounded by the curve d. 0
y^2 = 4x and x^2 = 4y. 291. What is the area between y = 0, y = 3x^2,
a. 6 x = 0 and x = 2?
b. 7.333 a. 6
c. 6.666 b. 8
d. 5.333 c. 12
284. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 9 d. 24
– x^2 and the x-axis. 292. Determine the tangent to the curve 3y^2
a. 25 sq units = x^3 at (3,3) and calculate the area of the
b. 36 sq units triangle bounded by the tangent line, the x-
c. 18 sq units axis and the line x = 3.
d. 30 sq units a. 3.50 sq units
285. Find the area bounded by the curve y^2 = b. 2.50 sq units
9x and its latus rectum. c. 3.00 sq units
a. 10.5 d. 4.00 sq units
293. Find the areas bounded by the curve y = 8 299. Find the area bounded by the curve y =
– x^3 and the x-axis. arc sin x, x = 1 and y = π/2 on the first
a. 12 sq units quadrant.
b. 13 sq units a. 0
c. 10 sq units b. 1
d. 15 sq units c. 2
294. Find the area in the first quadrant d. 3
bounded by the parabola, y^2 = 4x and the 300. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 8
line x = 3 and x=1. – x^3, x = 0, y = 0.
a. 9.535 a. 11
b. 5.595 b. 12
c. 5.955 c. 13
d. 9.955 d. 15
295. Find the area (in sq units) bounded by the 301. Find the area bounded by the curve y =
parabola x^2 – 2y = 0 and x^2 = –2y + 8. cos hx, x = 0, x = 1 and y = 0.
a. 11.7 a. 1.073
b. 4.7 b. 1.175
c. 9.7 c. 1.234
d. 10.7 d. 1.354
296. In x years from now, one investment plan 302. Find the area in the first quadrant under
will be generating profit at the rate of R1(x)= the curve y – sin hx from x = 0 to x = 1.
50 + x^2 pesos per yr, while a second plan a. 0.345
will be generating profit at the rate R2(x)= b. 0.453
200 + 5x pesos per yr. For how many yrs will c. 0.543
the second plan be more profitable one? d. 0.623
Compute also the net excess profit if the 303. Find the area of the region in the first
second plan would be used instead of the quadrant bounded by the curves y = sin x, y =
first. cos x and the y-axis.
a. 10yrs, P1360.25 a. 0.356
b. 12yrs, P1450.25 b. 0.414
c. 14yrs, P15640.25 c. 0.486
d. 15yrs, P1687.50 d. 0.534
297. An industrial machine generates revenue 304. Find the area of the region bounded by
at the rate R(x) = 5000 – 20x^2 pesos per yr the x-axis, the curve y = 6x – x^2 and the
and results in cost that accumulates at the vertical lines x = 1 and x = 4.
rate of C(x) = 2000 + 10x^2 pesos per yr. For a. 22
how many yrs (x) is the use of this machine b. 23
profitable? Compute also that net earnings c. 24
generated by the machine at this period. d. 25
a. 10yrs, P20000 305. Find the area bounded by the curve y =
b. 12yrs, P25000 e^x, y = e^ – x and x = 1, by integration.
c. 15yrs, P30000 a. [(e – 1)^2]/e
d. 14yrs, P35000 b. (e^2 – 1)/e
298. Find the area under one arch of the curve c. (e – 1)/e
y = sin(x/2). d. [(e – 1)^2]/(e^2)
a. 3 306. Suppose a company wants to introduce a
b. 4 new machine that will produce a rate of
c. 5 annual savings S(x) = 150 – x^2 where x is the
d. 7 number of yrs of operation of the machine,
while producing a rate of annual costs of C(x)
 = (x^2) + (11x/4). For how many years will it horizontal. Find the area over which the dog
be profitable to use this new machine? can move.
a. 7 yrs a. 10.286 sq m
b. 6 yrs b. 13.164 sq m
c. 8 yrs c. 15.298 sq m
d. 10 yrs d. 16.387 sq m
307. Suppose a company wants to introduce a 312. Find the area bounded by the curve y^2 =
new machine that will produce a rate of 8(x – 4), the line y = 4, y-axis and x-axis.
annual savings S(x) = 150 – x^2 where x is the a. 18.67
number of yrs of operation of the machine, b. 14.67
while producing a rate of annual costs of C(x) c. 15.67
= (x^2) + (11x/4). What are the net total d. 17.67
savings during the first year of use of the 313. Find the area enclosed by the parabola
machine? y^2 = 8x and the latus rectum.
a. 122 a. 32/3 sq units
b. 148 b. 29/4 sq units
c. 257 c. 41/2 sq units
d. 183 d. 33/2 sq units
308. Suppose a company wants to introduce a 314. What is the area bounded y the curve x^2
new machine that will produce a rate of = -9y and the line y + 1 = 0
annual savings S(x) = 150 – x^2 where x is the a. 6 sq units
number of yrs of operation of the machine, b. 5 sq units
while producing a rate of annual costs of C(x) c. 2 sq units
= (x^2) + (11x/4). What are the net total d. 4 sq units
savings over the entire period of use of the 315. What is the area bounded by the curve
machine? y^2 = x and the line x – 4 = 0.
a. 653 a. 23/4 sq units
b. 711 b. 32/3 sq units
c. 771 c. 54/4 sq units
d. 826 d. 13/5 sq units
309. The price in pesos for a certain product is 316. Find the area bounded by the parabola
expressed as p(x) = 900 – 80x – x^2 when the x^2 = 4y and y = 4.
demand for the product is x units. Also the a. 13.23 sq units
function p(x) = x^2 + 10x gives the price in b. 21.33 sq units
pesos when the supply is x units. Find the c. 31.32 sq units
consumer and producers surplus. d. 33.21 sq units
a. P3400; P4422 317. What is the area bounded by the curve
b. P4000; P3585 y^2 = -2x and the line x = -2.
c. P4500; P3375 a. 18/3 sq units
d. P5420; P3200 b. 19/5 sq units
310. A horse is tied outside of a circular fence c. 16/3 sq units
of radius 4 m by a rope having a length of 4π d. 17/7 sq units
m. Determine the area on which the horse can 318. Find the area enclosed by the curve x^2 +
graze. 8y + 16 = 0 the x-axis, y-axis and the line x – 4
a. 398.29 sq m = 0.
b. 413.42 sq m a. 10.67
c. 484.37 sq m b. 9.67
d. 531.36 sq m c. 8.67
311. A dog is tied to an 8m circular tank by a 3 d. 7.67
m length of cord. The cord remains
319. Find the area bounded by the parabola y = 327. Determine the period and amplitude of
6x – x^2 and y=x^2 – 2x. Note, the parabola the function y = 3 cos x.
intersects at point (0,0) and (4,8). a. π, 3
a. 44/3 b. π/2, 3
b. 64/3 c. 3/2, 3
c. 74/3 d. 2π, 3
d. 54/3 328. Find the area of the curve r^2 = a^2cosφ.
320. Find the area of the portion of the curve y a. a^2
= cos x from x = 0 to x = π/2. b. a
a. 1 sq unit c. 2a
b. 2 sq units d. a^3
c. 3 sq units 329. Find the area of the region bounded by
d. 4 sq units the curve r^2 = 16cosθ.
321. Find the area of the portion of the curve y a. 27 sq units
= sin x from x = 0 to x = π. b. 30 sq units
a. 1 sq units c. 32 sq units
b. 2 sq units d. 35 sq units
c. 3 sq unit 330. Find the area enclosed by the curve r = a
d. 4 sq units (1 – sinθ).
322. Find the area bounded by the curve r^2 = a. (3a^2)π/2
4cos2φ. b. (2a^2)π
a. 8 sq units c. (3a^2)π
b. 2 sq units d. (3a^2)π/5
c. 4 sq units 331. Find the surface area of the portion of the
d. 6 sq units curve x^2 = y from y = 1 to y = 2 when it is
323. Find the area enclosed by the curve r^2 = revolved about the y-axis.
4cosφ. a. 16.75
a. 4 b. 17.86
b. 8 c. 18.94
c. 16 d. 19.84
d. 2 332. Find the area of the surface generated by
324. Determine the period and amplitude of rotating the portion of the curve y = (x^3)/3
the function y = 2sin5x. from x = 0 to x = 1 about the x-axis.
a. 2π/5, 2 a. 0.486
b. 3π/2, 2 b. 0.542
c. π/5, 2 c. 0.638
d. 3π/10, 2 d. 0.782
325. Determine the period and amplitude of 333. Find the surface area of the portion of the
the function y = 5cos2x. curve x^2 + y^2 = 4 from x = 0 to x = 2 when
a. π/5, 2 it is revolved about the y-axis.
b. 3π/2, 2 a. 4π
c. π, 5 b. 8π
d. 3π/10, 2 c. 12π
326. Determine the period and amplitude of d. 16π
the function y = 5sinx. 334. Compute the surface area generated when
a. 2π, 5 the first quadrant portion if the curve x^2 –
b. 3π/2, 5 4y + 8 = 0 from x = 0 to x = 2 is revolved about
c. π/2, 5 the y-axis.
d. π, 5 a. 26.42
b. 28.32
 c. 30.64 342. Find the centroid of the area in first
d. 31.64 quadrant bounded by the curve y^2 = 4ax and
335. Find the total length of the curve r = 4 (1 – latus rectum.
sin θ) from θ = 90 deg to θ = 270 deg and also a. 1a
the total perimeter of the curve. b. 2a/5
a. 16, 32 c. 3a/5
b. 18, 36 d. 4a/5
c. 12, 24 343. A triangular section has coordinates of
d. 15, 30 A(2,2), B(11,2) and C(5,8). Find the
336. Find the length of the curve r = 4sinθ from coordinates of the centroid of the triangular
θ = 0 to θ = 90 deg and also the total length of section.
the curve. a. (7, 4)
a. π; 2π b. (6, 4)
b. 2π; 4π c. (8, 4)
c. 3π; 6π d. (9, 4)
d. 4π; 8π 344. The following cross section has the
337. Find the length of the curve r = a (1 – cos following given coordinates. Compute for the
θ) from θ = 0 to θ = π and also the total length centroid of the given cross section A(2,2);
of curve. B(5,8); C(7,2); D(2,0) and E(7,0).
a. 2a; 4a a. 4.6, 3.4
b. 3a; 6a b. 4.8, 2.9
c. 4a; 8a c. 5.2, 3.8
d. 5a; 10a d. 5.3, 4.1
338. Find the total length of the curve r = a cos 345. Sections ABCD is a quadrilateral having
θ. the given coordinates A(2,3); B(8,9); C(11,3);
a. πa D(11,0). Compute the coordinates of the
b. 2πa centroid of the quadrilateral.
c. 3πa/2 a. (6.22, 3.8)
d. 2πa/3 b. (7, 4)
339. Find the length of the curve having a c. (7.33, 4)
parametric equations of x = a cos^3 θ y = a d. (7.8, 4.2)
sin^2 θ from θ = 0 to θ = 2π. 346. A cross section consists of a triangle ABC
a. 5a and a semi circle with AC as its diameter. If
b. 6a the coordinates of A(2,6); B(11,9) and
c. 7a C(14,6), compute the coordinates of the
d. 8a centroid of the cross section.
340. Find the centroid of the area bounded by a. 4.6, 3.4
the curve y = 4 – x^2 the line x = 1 and the b. 4.8, 2.9
coordinate axes. c. 5.2, 3.8
a. 0.46 d. 5.3, 4.1
b. 1.57 347. Locate the centroid of the area bounded
c. 1.85 by the parabola y^2 = 4x, the line y = 4 and
d. 2.16 the y-axis.
341. Find the centroid of the area under y = 4 – a. 2/5, 3
x^2 in the first quadrant. b. 3/5, 3
a. 0.75 c. 4/5, 3
b. 0.25 d. 6/5, 3
c. 0.50 348. Find the centroid of the area bounded by
d. 1.15 the curve x^2 = –(y – 4), the x-axis and the y-
axis on the first quadrant.
 a. 7/4, 6/5 355. Find the volume formed by revolving the
b. 5/4, 7/5 hyperbola xy = 6 from x = 2 to x = 4 about the
c. ¾, 8/5 x-axis.
d. ¼, 9/5 a. 23.23 cu units
349. Locate the centroid of the area bounded b. 25.53 cu units
by the curve y^2 = -3(x – 6)/2 the x-axis and c. 28.27 cu units
the y-axis on the first quadrant. d. 30.43 cu units
a. 11/5, 11/8 356. The region in the first quadrant under the
b. 12/5, 9/8 curve y = sin h x from x = 0 to x = 1 is revolved
c. 13/5, 7/8 about the x-axis. Compute the volume of solid
d. 14/5, 5/8 generated.
350. Locate the centroid of the area bounded a. 1.278 cu units
by the curve 5y^2 = 16x and y^2 = 8x – 24 on b. 2.123 cu units
the first quadrant. c. 3.156 cu units
a. x=2.20; y=1.51 d. 1.849 cu units
b. x=1.50; y=0.25 357. A square hole of side 2 cm is chiseled
c. x=2.78; y=1.39 perpendicular to the side of a cylindrical post
d. x=1.64; y=0.26 of radius 2cm. If the axis of the hole is going
351. Locate the centroid of the area bounded to be along the diameter of the circular
by the parabola x^2 = 8y and x^2 = 16(y – 2) section of the post, find the volume cut off.
in the first quadrant. a. 15.3 cu cm
a. x=2.12; y=1.6 b. 23.8 cu cm
b. x=3.25; y=1.2 c. 43.7 cu cm
c. x=2.67; y=2.0 d. 16.4 cu cm
d. x=2; y=2.8 358. A hole radius 1 cm is bored through a
352. Given the area in the first quadrant sphere of radius 3 cm, the axis of the hole
bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line y – 2 and the y- being a diameter of a sphere. Find the volume
axis. What is the volume generated this area of the sphere which remains.
is revolved about the line y – 2 = 0? a. (60π√2)/3 cu cm
a. 53.31 cu units b. (64π√2)/3 cu cm
b. 45.87 cu units c. (66π√3)/3 cu cm
c. 28.81 cu units d. (70π√2)/3 cu cm
d. 33.98 cu units 359. Find the volume of common to the
353. Given the area in the first quadrant cylinders x^2 + y^2 = 9 and y^2 + z^2 = 9.
bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line x = 4 and the x- a. 241 cu m
axis. What is the volume generated by b. 533 cu m
revolving this area about y-axis? c. 424 cu m
a. 78.987 cu units d. 144 cu m
b. 50.265 cu units 360. Given is the area in the first quadrant
c. 61.523 cu units bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line y – 2 = 0 and
d. 82.285 cu units the y-axis. What is the volume generated
354. Given the area in the first quadrant when this area is revolved about the line y – 2
bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line y – 2 = 0 and = 0.
the y-axis. What is the volume generated a. 28.41
when this area is revolved about the x-axis? b. 26.81
a. 20.32 cu units c. 27.32
b. 34.45 cu units d. 25.83
c. 40.21 cu units 361. Given is the area in the first quadrant
d. 45.56 cu units bounded by x^2 = 8y, the line x = 4 and the x-
 axis. What is the volume generated when this revolved about the line x = 4. What is the
area is revolved about the y-axis? volume generated?
a. 50.26 a. 2320.30
b. 52.26 b. 2545.34
c. 53.26 c. 2327.25
d. 51.26 d. 2520.40
362. The area bounded by the curve y^2 = 12 369. The area on the first quadrant of the circle
and the line x = 3 is revolved about the line x x^2 + y^2 = 36 is revolved about the line y +
= 3. What is the volume generated? 10 = 0. What is the volume generated?
a. 185 a. 3924.60
b. 187 b. 2229.54
c. 181 c. 2593.45
d. 183 d. 2696.50
363. The area in the second quadrant of the 370. The area enclosed by the ellipse (x^2)/16
circle x^2 + y^2 = 36 is revolved about the + (y^2)/9 = 1 on the first and 2nd quadrant is
line y + 10 = 0. What is the volume generated? revolved about the x-axis. What is the volume
a. 2218.63 generated?
b. 2228.83 a. 151.40
c. 2233.43 b. 155.39
d. 2208.53 c. 156.30
364. The area enclosed by the ellipse (x^2)/9 + d. 150.41
(y^2)/4 = 1 is revolved about the line x = 3, 371. The area enclosed by the ellipse 9x^2 +
what is the volume generated? 16y^2 = 144 on the first quadrant is revolved
a. 370.3 about the y-axis. What is the volume
b. 360.1 generated?
c. 355.3 a. 54.80
d. 365.10 b. 98.60
365. Find the volume of the solid formed if we c. 100.67
rotate the ellipse (x^2)/9 + (y^2)/4 = 1 about d. 200.98
the line 4x + 3y = 20. 372. Find the volume of an ellipsoid having the
a. 40 π^2 cu units equation (x^2)/25 + (y^2)/16 + (z^2)/4 = 1.
b. 45 π^2 cu units a. 167.55
c. 48 π^2 cu units b. 178.40
d. 53 π^2 cu units c. 171.30
366. The area on the first and second quadrant d. 210.20
of the circle x^2 + y^2 = 36 is revolved about 373. Find the volume of a prolate spheroid
the line x = 6. What is the volume generated? having the equation (x^2)/25 + (y^2)/9 +
a. 2131.83 (z^2)/9 = 1.
b. 2242.46 a. 178.90 cu units
c. 2421.36 b. 184.45 cu units
d. 2342.38 c. 188.50 cu units
367. The area on the first quadrant of the circle d. 213.45 cu units
x^2 + y^2 = 25 is revolved about the line x = 374. The region in the first quadrant which is
5. What is the volume generated? bounded by the curve y^2 = 4x, and the lines
a. 355.31 x = 4 and y = 0, is revolved about the x-axis.
b. 365.44 Locate the centroid of the resulting solid of
c. 368.33 revolution.
d. 370.32 a. 8/3
368. The area on the second and third b. 7/3
quadrant of the circle x^2 + y^2 =3 6 is c. 10/3
 d. 5/3 381. Find the moment of inertia of the area
375. The region in the first quadrant which is bounded by the curve x^2 = 4y, the line y=1
bounded by the curve x^2 = 4y, and the line x and the y-axis on the first quadrant with
= 4, is revolved about the line x = 4. Locate the respect to y-axis.
centroid of the resulting solid of revolution. a. 19/3
a. 0.8 b. 16/15
b. 0.5 c. 13/15
c. 1 d. 15/16
d. 0.6 382. Find the moment of inertia of the area
376. The area bounded by the curve x^3 = y, bounded by the curve x^2 = 8y, the line x = 4
the line y = 8 and the y-axis is to be revolved and the x-axis on the first quadrant with
about the y-axis. Determine the centroid of respect to x-axis.
the volume generated. a. 1.52
a. 4 b. 2.61
b. 5 c. 1.98
c. 6 d. 2.36
d. 7 383. Find the moment of inertia of the area
377. The area bounded by the curve x^3 = y, bounded by the curve x^2 = 8y, the line x = 4
and the x-axis is to be revolved about the x- and the x-axis on the first quadrant with
axis. Determine the centroid of the volume respect to y-axis.
generated. a. 21.8
a. ¾ b. 25.6
b. 5/4 c. 31.6
c. 7/4 d. 36.4
d. 9/4 384. Find the moment of inertia of the area
378. The region in the 2nd quadrant, which is bounded by the curve y^2 = 4x, the line x = 1
bounded by the curve x^2 = 4y, and the line x and the x-axis on the first quadrant with
= -4, is revolved about the x-axis. Locate the respect to x-axis.
cenroid of the resulting solid of revolution. a. 1.067
a. -4.28 b. 1.142
b. -3.33 c. 1.861
c. -5.35 d. 1.232
d. -2.77 385. Find the moment of inertia of the area
379. The region in the 1st quadrant, which is bounded by the curve y^2 = 4x, the line x = 1
bounded by the curve y^2 = 4x, and the line x and the x-axis on the first quadrant with
= -4, is revolved about the line x = 4. Locate respect to y-axis.
the cenroid of the resulting solid of a. 0.436
revolution. b. 0.571
a. 1.25 units c. 0.682
b. 2 units d. 0.716
c. 1.50 units 386. Determine the moment of inertia with
d. 1 unit respect to x-axis of the region in the first
380. Find the moment of inertia of the area quadrant which is bounded by the curve y^2
bounded by the curve x^2 = 4y, the line y = 1 = 4x, the line y = 2 and y-axis.
and the y-axis on the first quadrant with a. 1.3
respect to x-axis. b. 2.3
a. 6/5 c. 1.6
b. 7/2 d. 1.9
c. 4/7 387. Find the moment of inertia of the area
d. 8/7 bounded by the curve y^2 = 4x, the line y = 2
 and the y-axis on the first quadrant with d. 0.0417
respect to y-axis. 395. Evaluate the integral of 15sin^7 (x) dx
a. 0.095 from 0 to π/2.
b. 0.064 a. 6.857
c. 0.088 b. 4.382
d. 0.076 c. 5.394
388. Find the moment of inertia with respect d. 6.139
to x-axis of the area bounded by the parabola 396. Evaluate the integral of 5 cos^6 x sin^2 x
y^2 = 4x and the line x = 1. dx if the upper limit is π/2 and the lower limit
a. 2.35 is 0.
b. 2.68 a. 0.186
c. 2.13 b. 0.294
d. 2.56 c. 0.307
389. What is the integral of sin^6(φ)cos^4 (φ) d. 0.415
dφ if the upper limit is π/2 and lower limit is 397. Evaluate the integral of 3(sin x)^3 dx
0? from 0 to π/2.
a. 0.1398 a. 2
b. 1.0483 b. π
c. 0.0184 c. 6
d. 0.9237 d. π/2
390. Evaluate the integral of cos^7 φ sin^5 φ 398. A rectangular plate is 4 feet long and 2
dφ if the upper limit is 0. feet wide. It is submerged vertically in water
a. 0.1047 with the upper 4 feet parallel and to 3 feet
b. 0.0083 below the surface. Find the magnitude of the
c. 1.0387 resultant force against one side of the plate.
d. 1.3852 a. 38 w
391. What is the integral of sin^4 x dx if the b. 32 w
lower limit is 0 and the upper limit is π/2? c. 27 w
a. 1.082 d. 25 w
b. 0.927 399. Find the force on one face of a right
c. 2.133 triangle of sides 4 m, and altitude of 3 m. The
d. 0.589 altitude is submerged vertically with the 4 m
392. Evaluate the integral of cos^5 φ dφ if the side in the surface.
lower limit is 0 and the upper limit is π/2. a. 53.22 kN
a. 0.084 b. 58.86 kN
b. 0.533 c. 62.64 kN
c. 1.203 d. 66.27 kN
d. 1.027 400. A plate in the form of a parabolic segment
393. Evaluate the integral (cos3A)^8 dA from 0 of base 12 m and height of 4 m is submerged
to π/6. in water so that the base is in the surface of
a. 27π/363 the liquid. Find the force on the face of the
b. 35π/768 plate.
c. 23π/765 a. 489.1 kN
d. 12π/81 b. 510.5 kN
394. What is the integral of sin^5 x cos^3 x dx c. 520.6 kN
if the lower limit is 0 and the upper limit is d. 502.2 kN
π/2? 401. A circular water main 4 meter in
a. 0.0208 diameter. is closed by a bulkhead whose
b. 0.0833 center is 40 m below the surface of the
c. 0.0278
 water in the reservoir. Find the force on 406. The top of an elliptical conical reservoir is
the bulkhead. an ellipse with major axis 6m and minor axis
a. 3419 kN 4m. it is 6m deep and full of water. Find the
b. 4319 kN work done in pumping the water to an outlet
c. 4931 kN at the top of the reservoir.
d. 5028 kN a. 473725 Joules
402. A plate in the form of parabolic segment is b. 493722 Joules
12 m in height and 4m deep and is partly c. 554742 Joules
submerged in water so that its axis is parallel d. 593722 Joules
to end 3 m below the water surface. Find the 407. A bag of sand originally weighing 144 kg
force acting on the plate. is lifted at a rate of 3m/min. the sand leaks
a. 899.21 kN out uniformly at such rate that half of the
b. 939.46 kN sand is lost when the bag has been lifted 18
c. 933.17 kN m. find the work done in lifting the bag of
d. 993.26 kN sand at this distance.
403. A cistern in the form of an inverted right a. 6351 Joules
circular cone is 20 m deep and 12 m diameter b. 4591 Joules
at the top. If the water is 16 m deep in the c. 5349 Joules
cistern, find the work done in Joules in d. 5017 Joules
pumping out the water. The water is raised to 408. A cylindrical tank having a radius of 2 m
a point of discharge 10 m above the top and a height of 8 m is filled with water at a
cistern. depth of 6 m. Compute the work done in
a. 54883992 Joules pumping all the liquid out of the top of the
b. 61772263 Joules container.
c. 68166750 Joules a. 2 934 942 Joules
d. 76177640 Joules b. 3 698 283 Joules
404. A bag containing originally 60 kg of flour c. 4 233 946 Joules
is lifted through a vertical distance of 9 m. d. 5 163 948 Joules
While it is being lifted, flour is leaking from 409. A right cylindrical tank of radius 2 m and
the bag at such rate that the number of a height 8m is full of water. Find the work
pounds lost is proportional to the square root done in pumping the tank. Assume water to
of the distance traversed. If the total loss of weigh 9810 N/m^3.
flour is 12 kg find the amount of work done in a. 3945 kN . m
lifting the bag. b. 4136 kN . m
a. 4290 Joules c. 2846 kN . m
b. 4591 Joules d. 5237 kN . m
c. 5338 Joules 410. A conical vessel 12 m across the top and
d. 6212 Joules 15 m deep. If it contains water to a depth of
405. According to Hooke’s law, the force 10 m find the work done in pumping the
required to stretch a helical spring is liquid to the top of the vessel.
proportional to the distance stretched. The a. 12 327.5 kN . m
natural length of a given spring is 8 cm. a b. 14 812.42 kN . m
force of 4 kg will stretch it to a total length of c. 24 216.2 kN . m
10 cm. Find the work done in stretching it d. 31 621 kN . m
from its natural length to a total length of 16 411. A hemispherical vessel of diameter 8 m is
cm. full of water. Determine the work done in
a. 4.65 Joules pumping out the top of the tank in Joules.
b. 5.32 Joules a. 326 740 pi
c. 6.28 Joules b. 627 840 pi
d. 7.17 Joules c. 516 320 pi
 d. 418 640 pi by an engine of 1/2 horsepower. How long
412. A spring with a natural length of 10 cm is will it take the engine to empty the tank?
stretched by 1/2 cm by a Newton force. Find a. 1 hr. 15.47 min
the work done in stretching from 10 cm to 18 b. 1 hr. 24.27 min
cm. Express your answer in joules. c. 1 hr. 44.72 min
a. 6.29 Joules d. 2 hrs.
b. 7.13 Joules 418. A full tank consists of a hemisphere of
c. 7.68 Joules radius 4 m surmounted by a circular cylinder
d. 8.38 Joules of the same radius of altitude 8 m. Find the
413. A 5 lb. monkey is attached to a 20 ft. work done in pumping the water to an outlet
hanging rope that weighs 0.3 lb/ft. the of the top of the tank.
monkey climbs the rope up to the top. How a. (2255/3) pi w
much work has it done? b. (2527/3) pi w
a. 160 c. (2752/3) pi w
b. 165 d. (5722/3) pi w
c. 170 419. Determine the differential equation of a
d. 180 family of lines passing thru (h, k).
414. A bucket weighing 10 Newton when a. (y-k) dx – (x-h) dy = 0
empty is loaded with 90 Newton of sand and b. (x-h) + (y-k) = dy/dx
lifted at 10 cm at a constant speed. Sand leaks c. (x-h) dx – (y-k) dy = 0
out of a hole in a bucket at a uniform rate and d. (x+h) dx – (y-k) dy = 0
one third of sand is lost by the end of the 420. What is the differential equation of the
lifting process in Joules. family of parabolas having their vertices at
a. 800 Joules the origin and their foci on the x-axis
b. 850 Joules a. 2x dy – y dx = 0
c. 900 Joules b. x dy + y dx = 0
d. 950 Joules c. 2y dx – x dy = 0
415. A conical vessel is 12 m across the top and d. dy/dx – x = 0
15 m deep. If it contains water to a depth of 421. Find the differential equations of the
10m find the work done in pumping the family of lines passing through the origin.
liquid to a height 3m above the top of the a. ydx – xdy = 0
vessel. b. xdy – ydx = 0
a. 560 pi w N.m c. xdx + ydy = 0
b. 660 pi w N.m d. ydx + xdy = 0
c. 520 pi w N.m 422. The radius of the moon is 1080 miles. The
d. 580 pi w N.m gravitation acceleration of the moons surface
416. A small in the sack of rice cause some rice is 0.165 miles the gravitational acceleration at
to be wasted while the sack is being lifted the earth’s surface. What is the velocity of
vertically to a height of 30 m. The weight lost escape from the moon in miles per second?
is proportional to the cube root of distance a. 2.38
traversed. If the total loss was 16 kg, find the b. 1.47
work done in lifting the said sack of rice c. 3.52
which weighs 110 kg. d. 4.26
a. 2369 kg.m 423. Find the equation of the curve at every
b. 2409 kg.m point of which the tangent line has a slope of
c. 2940 kg.m 2x.
d. 3108 kg.m a. x = -y^2 + C
417. A hemispherical tank of diameter 20 ft. is b. y = -x^2 + C
full of oil weighing 20 pcf. The oil is pumped c. x = y^2 + C
to a height of 10 ft. above the top of the tank d. y = x^2 + C
424. The radius of the earth is 3960 miles. If c. 62.18
the gravitational acceleration of earth surface d. 59.24
is 31.16 ft/sec^2, what is the velocity of 430. The Bureau of Census record in 1980
escape from the earth in miles/sec? shows that the population in the country
a. 3.9266 doubles compared to that of 1960. In what
b. 5.4244 year will the population trebles assuming that
c. 6.9455 the rate of increase in the population is
d. 7.1842 proportional to the population?
425. Find the velocity of escape of the Apollo a. 34.60
spaceship as it is projected from the earth’s b. 31.70
surface that is the minimum velocity c. 45.65
imparted to it so that it will never return. The d. 38.45
radius of the earth is 400 miles and the 431. A tank contains 200 liters of fresh water.
acceleration of the spaceship is 32.2 ft/sec^2. Brine containing 2 kg/liter of salt enters the
a. 30426 kph tank at the rate of 4 liters per min, and the
b. 50236 kph mixture kept uniform by stirring, runs out at
c. 40478 kph 3 liters per min. Find the amount of salt in the
d. 60426 kph tank after 30 min.
426. The rate of population growth of a a. 196.99 kg
country is proportional to the number of b. 186.50 kg
inhabitants. If a population of a country now c. 312.69 kg
is 40 million and expected to double in 25 d. 234.28 kg
years, in how many years is the population be 432. In a tank are 100 liters of brine containing
3 times the present? 50 kg total of dissolved salt. Pure water is
a. 39.62 yrs. allowed to run into the tank at the rate of 3
b. 28.62 yrs. liters per minute. Brine runs out of the tank at
c. 18.64 yrs. rate of 2 liters per minute. The instantaneous
d. 41.2 yrs. concentration in the tank is kept uniform by
427. From the given differential equation xdx + stirring. How much salt is in the tank at the
6y^5dy = 0 solve for the constant of end of 1 hour?
integration when x = 0, y = 2. a. 20.50
a. 27x dx + 4y^2 dy = 0 b. 18.63
b. 58 c. 19.53
c. 48 d. 22.40
d. 64 433. Determine the general solution of xdy +
428. Find the equation of the curve which ydx = 0.
passes through points (1, 4) and (0, 2) if d^2 a. xy = c
y/ dx^2 = 1 b. ln xy = c
a. 2y = x^2 + 3x + 4 c. ln x + ln y = c
b. 4y = 2x^2 + x + 4 d. x + y = c
c. 5y = x^2 + 2x + 2 434. The inverse laplace transform of
d. 3y = x^2 + x + 4 s/[(square) + (w square)] is:
429. The rate of population growth of a a. sin wt
country is proportional to the number of b. w
inhabitants. If a population of a country now c. (e exponent wt)
is 40 million and 50 million in 10 years time, d. cos st
what will be its population 20 years from 435. The laplace transform of cos wt is:
now? a. s/[(square) + (w square)]
a. 56.19 b. w/[(square) + (w square)]
b. 71.29 c. w/s + w
 d. s/s + w weight of the weight of the timber? The
436. K divided by [(s square) + (k square)] is timber has a length of 12 m.
inverse laplace transform of: a. 4m
a. cos kt b. 5m
b. sin kt c. 2.5 m
c. (e exponent Ky) d. 3m
d. 1.0 444. A painters scaffold 30 m long and a mass
437. Find the inverse transform of [2/(s + 1)] – of 300 kg, is supported in a horizontal
[(4/(s + 3)] is equal to: position by a vertical ropes attached at equal
a. [2 e (exp – t) – 4e (exp – 3t)] distances from the ends of the scaffold. Find
b. [e (exp – 2t) + e (exp – 3t)] the greatest distance from the ends that the
c. [e (exp – 2t) – e (exp – 3t)] ropes may be attached so as to permit a 200
d. [2e (exp – t) – 2e (exp – 2t)] kg man to stand safely at one end of scaffold.
438. What is the laplace transform of e^(-4t) a. 8m
a. 1/ (s + 1) b. 7m
b. 1/ (s + 4) c. 6m
c. 1/ (s – 4) d. 9m
d. 1/ (s + t) 445. A cylindrical tank having a diameter of 16
439. Determine the laplace transform of I(S) = cm weighing 100 kN is resting on a horizontal
200 / [(s^2) + 50s + 10625] floor. A block having a height of 4 cm is placed
a. I(S) = 2e^(-25t) sin100t on the side of the cylindrical tank to prevent it
b. I(S) = 2te^(-25t) sin100t from rolling. What horizontal force must be
c. I(S) = 2e^(-25t) cos100t applied at the top of the cylindrical tank so
d. I(S) = 2te^(-25t) cos100t that it will start to roll over the block?
440. Determine the inverse laplace transform Assume the block will not slide and is firmly
of (s + a) / [(s + a) ^2 + w^2] attached to the horizontal floor.
a. e^(-at) cos wt a. 57.74 kN
b. te^(-at) cos wt b. 58.36 kN
c. t sin wt c. 68.36 kN
d. e^(-at) sin wt d. 75.42 kN
441. Determine the inverse laplace transform 446. Two identical sphere weighing 100 kN are
of 100/ [(S + 10) (S + 20)] each place in a container such that the lower
a. 10e^(-10t) + 20e^(-20t) sphere will be resting on a vertical wall and a
b. 10e^(-10t) – 20e^(-20t) horizontal wall and the other sphere will be
c. 10e^(-10t) – 10e^(-20t) resting on the lower sphere and a wall
d. 20e^(-10t) + 10e^(-20t) making an angle of 60 degrees with the
442. A thin heavy uniform iron rod 16 m long horizontal. The line connecting the two
is bent at the 10 m mark forming a right angle centers of the spheres makes an angle of 30
L – shaped piece 6 m by 10 m of bend. What degrees with the horizontal surface.
angle does the 10 m side make with the Determine the reaction between the contact
vertical when the system is in equilibrium? of the two spheres. Assume the walls to be
a. 28° 12’ frictionless.
b. 19° 48’ a. 150
c. 24° 36’ b. 120
d. 26° 14’ c. 180
443. Three men carry a uniform timber. One d. 100
takes hold at one end and the other two carry 447. The 5 m uniform steel beam has a mass of
by means of a crossbar placed underneath. At 600 kg and is to be lifted from the ring B with
what point of timber must the bar be placed two chains, AB of length 3 m, and CB of length
so that each man may carry one third of the
 4 m. Determine the tension T in chain AB the other side 1.50 m from the center to
when the beam is clear of the platform. maintain an even balance. However, when the
a. 2.47 kN first boy carries an additional weight of 14 kg
b. 3.68 kN and sit 1.80 m from the center, the second
c. 5.42 kN boy must move 3m from the center to
d. 4.52 kN balance, Neglecting the weight of the see
448. A man attempts to support a stack of weight of the heaviest boy.
books horizontally by applying a compressive a. 42 kg
force of F = 120 N to the ends of the stack b. 35 kg
with his hands, determine the number of c. 58 kg
books that can be supported in the stack if the d. 29 kg
coefficient of friction between any two books 453. A wire connects a middle of links AC and
is 0.40. AB compute the tension in the wire if AC
a. 15 books carries a uniform load of 600 N/m. AC is 4.5
b. 20 books m long and BC is 7.5 m. point A is hinged on
c. 10 books the wall and joint C is also hinged connecting
d. 12 books the links AC and CB. AC is horizontal while B
449. Two men are just to lift a 300 kg weight of is supported by roller acting on the wall AB.
crowbar when the fulcrum for this lever is a. 2200 N
0.3m from the weight and the man exerts b. 2700 N
their strengths at 0.9 m and 1.5 m c. 300 N
respectively from the fulcrum. If the men d. 3600 N
interchange positions, they can raise a 340 kg 454. An airtight closed box of weight P is
weight. What force does each man exert? suspended from a spring balance. A bird of
a. 25 kg, 40 kg weight W is place on the floor of the bow, and
b. 30 kg, 50 kg the balance reads W + P. If the bird flies
c. 35 kg, 45 kg without accelerating. What is the balance
d. 40 kg, 50 kg reading?
450. A man exert a maximum pull of 1000 N a. P – W
but wishes to lift a new stone door for his b. P
cave weighing 20 000 N. if he uses lever how c. P + W
much closer must the fulcrum be to the stone d. P + 2W
than to his hand? 455. A tripod whose legs are each 4 meters
a. 10 times nearer long supports a load of 1000 kg. the feet of
b. 20 times farther the tripod are at the vertices of a horizontal
c. 10 times farther equilateral triangle whose side are 3.5
d. 20 times nearer meters. Determine the load of each leg.
451. A simple beam having a span of 6m has a a. 214.69 kg
weight of 20 kN/m. It carries a concentrated b. 347.29 kg
load of 20 kN at the left end and 40 kN at 2m c. 386.19 kg
from the right end of the beam. If it is d. 446.27 kg
supported at 2 m from the left end and the 456. A uniform square table top ABCD having
right end, compute the reaction at the right sides 4m long is supported by three vertical
end of the beam. supports at A, E and F, E is midway n the side
a. 20 kN BC and F is 1m from D along the side DC.
b. 30 kN Determine the share of load in percent
c. 40 kN carried by supports at A, E and F.
d. 50 kN a. A = 29%, E = 42%, F = 29%
452. When one boy is sitting 1.20 m from the b. A = 32%, E = 46%, F = 20%
center of a seesaw another boy must sit on c. A = 28%, E = 40%, F = 32%
 d. A = 36%, E = 32%, F = 32% use the ladder assuming that there is no
457. The square steel plate has a mass of 1800 friction at A.
kg with mass at its center G. Calculate the a. 0.42
tension at each of the three cables with which b. 0.50
the plate is lifted while remaining horizontal. c. 0.48
a. Ta = Tb = 6.23 kN, Tc = 10.47 kN d. 0.54
b. Ta = Tb = 7.47 kN, Tc = 7.84 kN 462. A block having a mass of 250 kg is placed
c. Ta = Tb = 5.41 kN, Tc = 9.87 kN on top of an inclined plane having a slope of 3
d. Ta = Tb = 4.42 kN, Tc = 6.27 kN vertical to 4 horizontal. If the coefficient of
458. A horizontal Circular platform of radius R friction between the block and the inclined
is supported at three points A, B and C on its plane is 0.15, determine the force P that may
circumference. A and B are 90 degrees apart be applied parallel to the inclined plane to
and C is 120 degrees from A. The platform keep block from sliding down the plane.
carries a vertical load of 400 kN at its center a. 980.86 N
and 100 kN at a point d on the circumference b. 1088.2 N
diametrically opposite A. Compute the c. 1177.2 N
reaction at C. d. 1205.30 N
a. 253.45 kN 463. A 3.6 m ladder weighing 180 N is resting
b. 321.23 kN on a horizontal floor at A and on the wall at B
c. 310.10 kN making an angle of 30 degrees from the
d. 287.67 kN vertical wall. When a man weighing 800 N
459. A ladder 4m long having a mass of 15 kg reaches a point 2.4 m from the lower end
is resting against a floor and an wall for which (point A), the ladder is just about to slip.
the coefficients of static friction are 0.30 for Determine the coefficient of friction between
the floor to which a man having a mass of 70 the ladder and the floor if the coefficient of
kg can climb without causing the plank to slip friction between the ladder and the wall is
if the plank makes an angle of 40 degrees 0.20.
with the horizontal. a. 0.28
a. 2 b. 0.35
b. 1 c. 0.42
c. 2.5 d. 0.56
d. 3 464. A dockworker adjusts a spring line (rope)
460. A homogenous block having dimension of which keeps the ship from drifting along side
4 cm by 8 cm is resting on an inclined plane a wharf. If he exerts a pull of 200 N on the
making an angle of θ with the horizontal. The rope, which ahs 1 ¼ turns around the
block has a weight of 20 kN. If the coefficient mooring bit, what force T can he support? The
of friction between the block and the inclined coefficient of friction between the rope and
plane is 0.55, find the value of θ before the the cast-steel mooring bit is 0.30.
block starts to move. The 8cm side is a. 2110 N
perpendicular to the inclined plane. b. 1860 N
a. 23.4° c. 155 N
b. 26.57° d. 142 N
c. 27.7° 465. Determine the distance “x” to which the
d. 28.81° 90 kg painter can climb without causing the
461. A uniform ladder on a wall at A and at the 4m ladder to slip at its lower end A. The top of
floor at B. Point A is 3.6 m above the floor and the 15 kg ladder has a small roller, and the
point B is 1.5 m away from the wall. ground coefficient of static friction is 0.25. the
Determine the minimum coefficient of friction lower end of the ladder is 1.5 m away from
at B required for a mass weighing 65 kg to the wall.
a. 0.1 m
 b. 3.17 m horizontal. What is the frictional resistance?
c. 2.55 m Use g = 9.81 m/s^2.
d. 1.58 m a. 648.16 N
466. The uniform pole of length 4 m and mass b. 638.15 N
100 kg is leaned against a vertical wall. If the c. 618.15 N
coefficient of static friction between the d. 628.15 N
supporting surfaces and the ends of the poles 472. A 40 kg block is resting on an inclined
is 0.25, calculate the maximum angle θ at plane making an angle of 20° from the
which the pole may be placed with the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.60,
vertical wall before it starts to slip. determine the force parallel to the incline that
a. 28.07° must be applied to cause impending motion
b. 26.57° down the plane. Use g = 9.81
c. 31.6° a. 77 N
d. 33.5° b. 82 N
467. A horizontal force P acts on the top of a 30 c. 72 N
kg block having a width of 25 cm, and a height d. 87 N
of 50 cm. if the coefficient of friction between 473. A 40 kg block is resting on an inclined
the block and the plane is 0.33, what is the plane making an angle of θ from the
value of P for motion to impend? horizontal. Coefficient of friction is 0.60, find
a. 5.3 kg the value of θ when force P = 36.23 is applied
b. 6.6 kg to cause the motion upward along the plane.
c. 7.5 kg a. 20°
d. 8.2 kg b. 30°
468. A 600 N block rests on a 30° plane. If the c. 28°
coefficient of static friction is 0.30 and the d. 23°
coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20, what is 474. A 40 kg block is resting on an inclined
the value of P applied horizontally to prevent plane making an angle θ from the horizontal.
the block from sliding down the plane? The block is subjected to a force 87 N parallel
a. 141.85 N to the inclined plane which causes an
b. 183.29 N impending motion down the plane. If the
c. 119.27 N coefficient of motion is 0.60, compute the
d. 126.59 N value of θ.
469. A 600 N block rests on a 30° plane. If the a. 28°
coefficient of static friction is 0.30 and the b. 30°
coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.20, what is c. 20°
the value of P applied horizontally to keep the d. 23°
block moving up the plane? 475. A rectangular block having a width of 8cm
a. 427.46 N and height of 20 cm, is reating on a horizontal
b. 527.31 N plane. If the coefficient of friction between he
c. 569.29 N horizontal plane and the block is 0.40, at what
d. 624.17 N point above the horizontal plane should
470. Solve for the force P to obtain horizontal force P will be applied at which
equilibrium. Angle of friction is 25° between tipping will occur?
block and the inclined plane. a. 8 cm
a. 69.38 kg b. 10 cm
b. 77.65 kg c. 12 cm
c. 84.22 kg d. 14 cm
d. 96.46 kg 476. A ladder is resting on a horizontal plane
471. A 200 kg crate impends to slide down a and a vertical wall. If the coefficient of friction
ramp inclined at an angle of 19.29° with the between the ladder, the horizontal plane and
 the vertical wall is 0.40, determine the angle b. 14.50°
that the ladder makes with the horizontal at c. 15.80°
which it is about to slip. d. 16.70°
a. 33.6° 481. A block having a weight W is resting on an
b. 46.4° inclined plane making an angle of 30° from
c. 53.13° the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction
d. 64.13° between the block and the inclined plane is
477. Three identical blocks A, B and C are 0.50. Determine the value of W is a force 300
placed on top of each other are place on a N applied parallel to the inclined plane to
horizontal plane with block B on top of A and cause an impending motion upward.
C on top of B. The coefficient of friction a. 321.54 N
between all surfaces is 0.20. if block C is b. 493.53 N
prevented from moving by a horizontal cable c. 450.32 N
attached to a vertical wall, find the horizontal d. 354.53 N
force in Newton that must be applied to B 482. 40 kg block is resting on an inclined plane
without causing motion to impend. Each making an angle of 20° from the horizontal.
block has a mass of 50 kg. The block is subjected to a force 87 N parallel
a. 280.5 Newtons to the inclined plane which causes an
b. 274.7 Newtons impending motion down the plane. Compute
c. 321.3 Newtons the coefficient of friction between the block
d. 294.3 Newtons and the inclined plane.
478. A car moving downward on an inclined a. 0.50
plane which makes an angle of θ from the b. 0.60
horizontal. The distance from the front wheel c. 0.70
to the rear wheel is 400 cm and its centroid is d. 0.80
located at 50 cm from the surface of the plane. 483. A 20 kg cubical block is resting on an
If only rear wheels provide breaking, what is inclined plane making an angle of 30° with
the value of θ so that the car will start to slide the horizontal. If the coefficient of friction
if the coefficient of friction is 0.6? between the block and the inclined plane is
a. 15.6° 0.30, what force applied at the uppermost
b. 18.4° section which is parallel to the inclined plane
c. 16.8° will cause the 20 kg block to move up?
d. 17.4° a. 130 N
479. A 40kg block is resting on an inclined b. 134 N
plane making an angle of 20° from the c. 146 N
horizontal. If the coefficient of friction is 0.60, d. 154 N
determine the force parallel to the inclined 484. The coefficient of friction between the 60
plane that must be applied to cause kN block is to remain in equilibrium, what is
impending motion up the plane. the maximum allowable magnitude for the
a. 354.65 N force P?
b. 355.42 N a. 18 kN
c. 439.35 N b. 12 kN
d. 433.23 N c. 15 kN
480. A block weighing 40 kg is placed on an d. 24 kN
inclined plane making an angle of θ from th 485. Find the value of P acting to the left that is
horizontal. If the coefficient of friction required to pull the wedge out under the
between the block and the inclined plane is 500kg block. Angle of friction is 20° for all
0.30, find the value of θ, when the block contact surfaces.
impends to slide downward. a. 253.80 kg
a. 13.60° b. 242.49 kg
 c. 432.20 kg c. 0.50 mm
d. 120.50 kg d. 0.45 mm
486. The accurate alignment of a heavy duty 491. A 1000 kN weight is to be moved by using
engine on its bed is accomplished by a screw 50 mm diameter rollers. If the coefficient of
adjusted wedge with a 20° taper as shown in the rolling resistance for the rollers and floor
the figure. Determine the horizontal thrust P is 0.08 mm and that for rollers and weight is
in adjusting screw necessary to raise the 0.02 mm. determine the pull required.
mounting if the wedge supports one fourth of a. 1000 N
the total engine weight of 20 000 N. The total b. 1500 N
coefficient of friction for all surfaces is 0.25. c. 2000 N
a. 4550 N d. 2500 N
b. 4640 N 492. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an
c. 5460 N initial velocity of 3 m/sec from a window of a
d. 6540 N tall building. The ball strikes at the sidewalk
487. Two blocks connected by a horizontal link at ground level 4 sec later. Determine the
AB are supported on two rough planes as velocity with which the ball hits the ground.
shown. The coefficient of friction for block A a. 30.86 m/sec
on the horizontal plane is 0.40. the angle of b. 36.24 m/sec
friction for block B on the inclined plane is c. 42.68 m/sec
15°. What is the smallest weight of block A for d. 25.27 m/sec
which equilibrium of the system can exists? 493. A train starts from rest at station P and
a. 500 kN stops from station Q which is 10 km from
b. 1500 kN station P. the maximum possible acceleration
c. 2000 kN of the train is 15 km/hour/min. if the
d. 1000 kN maximum allowable speed is 60 kph, what is
488. Is the system in equilibrium? If not, find the least time the train go from P to Q?
the force P so that the system will be in a. 10 min
equilibrium. b. 12 min
a. 80 kg c. 15 min
b. 90 kg d. 20 min
c. 100 kg 494. A car starting from rest picks up at a
d. 70 kg uniform rate and passes three electric post in
489. A 12 kg block of steel is at rest on a succession. The posts are spaced 360 m apart
horizontal cable. The coefficient of static along a straight road. The car takes 10 sec to
friction between the block a table is 0.52. travel from first post to sec post and takes 6
What is the magnitude of the force acting sec to go from the second to the third post.
upward 62° from the horizontal that will just Determine the distance from the starting
start the block moving? point to the first post.
a. 65.9 N a. 73.5 m
b. 78.1 N b. 80.3 m
c. 70.2 N c. 77.5 m
d. 72.4 N d. 70.9 m
490. The pull required to overcome the rolling 495. A stone is dropped from the deck of
resistance of a wheel is 90 N acting at the c Mactan Bridge. The sound of the splash
enter of the wheels. If the weight of the wheel reaches the deck 3 seconds later. If sound
is 18 000 N and the diameter of the wheel is travels 342 m/s in still air, how high is the
300mm, determine the coefficient of rolling deck of Mactan Bridge above the water?
resistance. a. 45.2 m
a. 0.60 mm b. 40.6 m
b. 0.75 mm c. 57.3 m
 d. 33.1 m b. 172 m
496. At a uniform rate of 4 drops per second, c. 180 m
water is dripping from a faucet. Assuming the d. 200 m
acceleration of each drop to be 9.81 m/sec^2 501. A train passing at point A at a speed of 72
and no air resistance, find the distance kph accelerates at 0.75 m/s^2 from one
between two successive drops in mm if the minute along a straight path then decelerates
upper drop has been in motion for 3/8 at 1.0 m/s^2. How far from point a will be 2
seconds. min after passing point A.
a. 1340 mm a. 6.49 km
b. 2340 mm b. 7.30 km
c. 2231 mm c. 4.65 km
d. 1230 mm d. 3.60 km
497. A racing car during the Marlboro 502. A car accelerate 8 seconds from rest, the
Championship starts from rest and has a acceleration increasing uniformly from zero
constant acceleration of 4 m/sec^2. What is to 12 m/s^2. During the next 4 sec, the car
its average velocity during the first 5 seconds decelerates at a constant rate of -11 m/s^2.
of motion? Compute the distance the car has traveled
a. 4 m/s after 12 sec from the start.
b. 6 m/s a. 232 m
c. 10 m/s b. 240 m
d. 12 m/s c. 302 m
498. A train is to commute between Tutuban d. 321 m
station and San Andres station with a top 503. A car moving at 6 m/s accelerates at 1.5
speed of 250 kph but can not accelerate nor m/s^2 for 15 sec, then decelerates at a rate of
decelerate faster than 4 m/s. What is its min. 1.2 m/s^2 for 12 sec. Determine the total
distance between the two stations in order distance traveled.
for the train to be able to reach its top speed? a. 433.75 m
a. 1106.24 b. 543.80 m
b. 1205.48 c. 384.90 m
c. 1309.26 d. 558.75 m
d. 1026.42 504. A train starting at initial velocity of 30
499. A block having a weight of 400 N rests on kph travels a distance 21 km in 8 min.
an inclined plane making an angle of 30° with determine the acceleration of the train at this
the horizontal is initially at rest after it was instant.
released for 3 sec, find the distance the block a. 0.0865 m/s^2
has traveled assuming there is no friction b. 0.0206 m/s^2
between the block and plane. Determine the c. 0.3820 m/s^2
velocity after 3 seconds. d. 0.0043 m/s^2
a. 14.71 m/sec 505. From a speed of 75 kph, a car decelerates
b. 15.39 m/sec at the rate of 500 m/min^2 along a straight
c. 14.60 m/sec path. How far in meters will it travel in 45
d. 13.68 m/sec sec?
500. A car accelerates for 6 sec from an initial a. 790.293 m
velocity of 10 m/s. the acceleration is b. 791.357 m
increasing uniformly from zero to 8 m/s^2 in c. 796.875 m
6 sec. during the next 2 seconds, the car d. 793.328 m
decelerates at a constant rate of m/s^2. 506. An object experiences rectilinear
Compute the total distance the car has acceleration a(t) = 10 – 2t. How far does it
traveled from the start after 8 sec. travel in 6 sec if its initial velocity is 10 m/s?
a. 169 m a. 182
 b. 168 m/s. Find the highest point reached by the
c. 174 ball and the time of flight.
d. 154 a. 238.8 m
507. An object experiences the velocity as b. 487.3 m
shown in the diagram. How far will it move in c. 328.4 m
6 seconds? d. 297.3 m
a. 40 m 513. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an
b. 60 m initial velocity of 3 m/sec from a window of a
c. 80 m tall building. The ball strikes at the sidewalk
d. 100 m at ground level 4 sec later. Determine the
508. An object is accelerating to the right along velocity with which the ball hits the ground
a straight path at 2 m/s. the object begins and the height of the window above the
with a velocity 10 m/s to the left. How far ground level.
does it travel in 15 seconds? a. 24.4 m/s; 81.3 m
a. 125 m b. 36.2 m/s; 66.79 m
b. 130 m c. 42.3 m/s; 48.2 m
c. 140 m d. 53.2 m/s; 36.8 m
d. 100 m 514. A ball is dropped freely from a balloon at
509. What is the acceleration of a body that a height 195 m. If the balloon is rising 29.3
increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s m/s. Find the highest point reached by the
in 3 sec? Answer in SI. ball and the velocity of the ball as it strikes
a. 8.00 m/s^2 the ground.
b. 6.67 m/s^2 a. 43.76 m; 68.44 m/s
c. 50. m/s^2 b. 22.46 m; 71.66 m/s
d. 7.0 m/s^2 c. 36.24 m; 69.24m/s
510. A shell is fired vertically upward with an d. 12.8 m; 31.2 m/s
initial velocity of 2000 fps. It is timed to burst 515. How far does the automobile move while
in 7 sec. Four seconds after firing the first its speed increases uniformly from 15 kph to
shell, a second shell is fired with the same 45 kph in 20 sec?
velocity. This shell is time to burst in 5 sec. An a. 185 m
observer stationed in a captive balloon near b. 167 m
the line of fire hears both burst. At the same c. 200 m
instance what is the elevation or height of the d. 172 m
balloon. Assume velocity of sound to be 1100 516. An automobile is moving at 20 kph and
fps. accelerates at 0.5 m/s^2 for a period of 45
a. 10 304 ft sec. Compute the distance traveled by the car
b. 18 930 ft at the end of 45 sec.
c. 13 400 ft a. 842.62 m
d. 14 030 ft b. 765.45 m
511. An object from a height of 92 m and c. 672.48 m
strikes the ground with a speed of 19 m/s. d. 585.82 m
Determine the height that the object must fall 517. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an
in order to strike with a speed of 24 m/s. initial velocity of 3m/sec from a window of a
a. 110.12 m tall building, which is 70 m above the ground
b. 184.29 m level. How long will it take for the ball to hit
c. 146.94 m the ground?
d. 205.32 m a. 3.8 sec
512. A ball is dropped from a balloon at a b. 4.1 sec
height of 195 m. if the balloon is rising 29.3 c. 5.2 sec
d. 6.1 sec
518. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an 524. A ball is shot at an average speed of 200
initial velocity of 3 m/sec from a window of a m/s at an angle of 20° with the horizontal.
tall building. The ball strikes the ground 4 sec What would be the velocity of the ball after 8
later. Determine the height of the window seconds?
above the ground. a. 215.53 m/s
a. 66.331 m b. 154.34 m/s
b. 67.239 m c. 188.21 m/s
c. 54.346 m d. 198.37 m/s
d. 72.354 m 525. A projectile has a velocity of 200 m/s
519. A stone was dropped freely from a acting at an angle 20 degrees with the
balloon at a height of 190 m above the horizontal. How long will it take for the
ground. The balloon is moving upward at a projectile to hit the ground surface?
speed of 30 m/s. Determine the velocity of a. 13.95 sec
the stone at it hits the ground. b. 15.75 sec
a. 56.43 m/s c. 10.11 sec
b. 62.45 m/s d. 24.23 sec
c. 68.03 m/s 526. A solid homogenous circular cylinder and
d. 76.76 m/s a solid homogenous sphere are placed at
520. A ball is thrown vertically at a speed of 20 equal distances from the end of an inclined
m/s from a building 100 m above the ground. plane. Assuming that no slipping occurs as the
Find the velocity and the position of the ball two bodies roll down the plane, which of
above the ground after 5 seconds. them will reach the end of the plane first?
a. 3.34 m, 45.23 m/s Assume that they have the same weight and
b. 4.54 m, 47.68 m/s radius.
c. 5.67 m, 56.42 m/s a. sphere
d. 6.23 m, 34.76 m/s b. cylinder
521. A ball is thrown vertically at a speed of 30 c. both cylinder and sphere
m/s from a building 200 m above the ground. d. none of these
Determine the velocity and the time that it 527. A homogenous sphere rolls down as
strikes the ground. inclined plane making an angle of 30° with
a. 11.50 sec, 65.80 m/s the horizontal. Determine the minimum value
b. 11.45 sec, 66.59 m/s of the coefficient of friction which will
c. 10.30 sec, 67.21 m/s prevent slipping.
d. 10.14 sec, 69.45 m/s a. 0.625
522. A ball is thrown vertically with a velocity b. 0.362
of 20 m/s from the top of a building 100 m c. 1.028
high. Find the velocity of the ball at a height of d. 0.165
40 m above the ground. 528. At what weight “h” above the billiard
a. 39.71 m/s table surface should a billiard ball of radius 3
b. 40.23 m/s cm be struck by a horizontal impact in order
c. 39.88 m/s that the ball will start moving with no friction
d. 39.68 m/s between the ball and the table?
523. A ball is shot at a ground level at an angle a. 4.9 cm
of 60 degrees with the horizontal with an b. 3.4 cm
initial velocity of 100 m/s. Determine the c. 4.2 cm
height of the ball after 2 seconds. d. 5.5 cm
a. 162.46 m 529. A common swing 7.5 m high is designed
b. 153.59 m for a static load of 1500 N (tension in the rope
c. 175.48 m is equal to 1500 N). Two boys each weighing
d. 186.42 m 500 N are swinging on it. How much many
 degrees on each side of the vertical can they 534. A 2 N weight is swing in a vertical circle of
swing without exceeding the designed load? 1m radius and the end of the cable will break
a. 30.35° if the tension exceeds 500 N. Which of the
b. 41.41° following most nearly gives the angular
c. 45.45° velocity of the weight when the cable breaks?
d. 54.26° a. 24.9 rad/sec
530. A wooden block weighing 20 N rests on a b. 37.2 rad/sec
turn table having a radius of 2 m at a distance c. 49.4 rad/sec
on 1 m from the center. The coefficient of d. 58.3 rad/sec
friction between the block and the turn table 535. A weight is attached to a chord and forms
is 0.30. The rotation of the table is governed a conical pendulum when it is rotated about
by the equation Ø = 4t^2 where Ø is in the vertical axis. If the period of rotation is 0.2
radians and t in seconds. If the table starts sec, determine the velocity of the weight if the
rotating from rest at t = 0, determine the time chord makes an angle of 25° with the vertical.
elapsed before the block will begin to slip. a. 0.146 m/s
a. 0.21 sec b. 0.823 m/s
b. 0.55 sec c. 1.028 m/s
c. 1.05 sec d. 0.427 m/s
d. 0.10 sec 536. A ball having a weight of 4N is attached to
531. A ball at the end of a cord 121 cm long is a cord 1.2 m long and is revolving around a
swinging with a complete vertical circle just vertical axis so that the cord makes an angle
enough velocity to keep it in the top. If the of 20° with the vertical axis. Determine the
ball is released from the cord where it is at rpm.
the top point of its path, where will it strike a. 22.12
the ground 245 cm below the center of the b. 24.16
circle. c. 25.18
a. 263.63 cm d. 28.17
b. 332.64 cm 537. A wheel is rotating at 4000 rpm. If it
c. 258.37 cm experience a deceleration of 20 rad/sec^2
d. 297.61 cm through how many revolutions will it rotate
532. At what RPM is the Ferris wheel turning before it stops?
when the riders feel “weightless” or zero a. 400
gravity every time the each rider is at the b. 698
topmost part of the wheel 9m in radius? c. 520
a. 8.58 rpm d. 720
b. 9.97 rpm 538. Find the maximum acceleration of a mass
c. 10.73 rpm at the end of a 2 m long string. It swing like a
d. 9.15 rpm pendulum with a maximum angle of 30°.
533. A wooden block having a weight of 50 N is a. 3.61 m/s^2
placed at a distance 1.5 m from the center of a b. 4.91 m/s^2
circular platform rotating at a speed of 2 c. 6.21 m/s^2
radians per second. Determine the minimum d. 7.21 m/s^2
coefficient of friction of the blocks so that it 539. A turbine started from rest to 180 rpm in
will not slide. Radius of circular platform is 3 6 min at a constant acceleration. Find the
m. number of revolution that it makes within the
a. 0.21 elapsed time.
b. 0.84 a. 550 revolutions
c. 0.61 b. 540 revolutions
d. 1.03 c. 630 revolutions
d. 500 revolutions
540. Traffic travels at 65 mph around banked b. 12.57°; 31.72 m/s
highway curved with a radius of 3000 feet. c. 15.29°; 34.24 m/s
What banking angle is necessary such that d. 10.33°; 30.57 m/s
friction will not be required to resist the 546. A child places a picnic basket on the outer
centrifugal force? rim of merry go round that has a radius of 4.6
a. 3.2° m and revolves once every 24 sec. How large
b. 2.5° must the coefficient of static friction be for
c. 5.4° the basket to stay on the merry go round?
d. 18° a. 0.024
541. The rated speed of a highway curve of b. 0.032
60m radius of 50 kph. If the coefficient of c. 0.045
friction between the tires and the road is 0.60, d. 0.052
what is the maximum speed at which a car 547. A driver’s manual that a driver traveling
can round a curve without skidding? at 48 kph and desiring to stop as quickly as
a. 93.6 kph possible travels 4 m before the foot reaches
b. 84.2 kph the brake. The car travels and additional 21 m
c. 80.5 kph before coming to rest. What coefficient of
d. 105.2 kph friction is assumed in this calculation?
542. A solid disk flywheel (I = 200 kg.m) is a. 0.43
rotating with a speed of 900 rpm. What is the b. 0.34
rotational kinetic energy? c. 0.56
a. 730 x 10^3 J d. 0.51
b. 680 x 10^3 J 548. A point on the rim of a rotating flywheel
c. 888 x 10^3 J changes its speed its speed from 1.5 m/s to 9
d. 1100 x 10^3 J m/s while it moves 60 m. If the radius of the
543. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = wheel is 1 m, compute the normal
800 ft. travelling at 27 ft/s. His speed at the acceleration at the instant when its speed is 6
tangential direction increases at the rate of 3 m/s.
ft/s^2. What is the cyclist’s total acceleration? a. 18 m/s^2
a. 2.8 ft/s^2 b. 20 m/s^2
b. -3.12 ft/s^2 c. 24 m/s^2
c. -5.1 ft/s^2 d. 36 m/s^2
d. 3.31 ft/s^2 549. The angular speed of a rotating flywheel a
544. An automobile travels on a perfectly radius of 0.5 m, is 180/π rpm. Compute the
horizontal, unbanked circular track of radius value of its normal acceleration and the
R. The coefficient of friction between the tires tangential speed.
and the track is 0.3. If the car’s velocity is 15 a. 16 m/s^2; 2 m/s
m/s, what is the smallest radius it may travel b. 18 m/s^2; 3 m/s
without skidding? c. 14 m/s^2; 1.5 m/s
a. 68m d. 12 m/s^2; 1.0 m/s
b. 69.4 m 550. A pulley has an angular velocity of 2
c. 76.5 m rad/sec, and a tangential speed of 4 m/s.
d. 71.6 m Compute the normal acceleration.
545. Determine the angle of super elevation for a. 8 m/sec^2
a highway curves of 183 m radius, so that b. 6 m/sec^2
there will be no “slide thrust” for a speed of c. 4 m/sec^2
72 kilometer per hour. At what speed will d. 3 m/sec^2
skidding impend if the coefficient of friction is 551. A 10.7 kN car travelling at 134 m/s
0.3? attempts to round an unbanked curve with a
a. 13.58°; 25.49 m/s
 radius of 61 m. What force of friction is d. 40.8 m
required to keep the car on its circular path? 557. At what speed must a 10 kN car approach
a. 3123 N a ramp which makes an angle of 30° with the
b. 3445 N horizontal an 18 m high at the top such that it
c. 3211 N will just stop as it reaches the top. Assume
d. 4434 N resisting force of friction, to be 0.60 kN.
552. A rotating wheel has a radius of 2 feet and a. 54.46 kph
6 inches. A point on the rim of the wheel b. 60.46 kph
moves 30 ft. in 2sec. Find the angular velocity c. 71.57 kph
of the wheel. d. 82.52 kph
a. 2 rad/sec 558. A car weighing 10 kN approaches a ramp
b. 4 rad/sec which makes a slope of 20° at the speed of 75
c. 5 rad/sec kph. At the foot of the ramp, the motor is
d. 6 rad/sec turned off. How far does the car travel up the
553. A prismatic AB bar 6 m long has a weight inclined before it stops?
of 500 N. It is pin connected at one end at A. If a. 74.84 m
it is rotated about a vertical axis at Ai how b. 46.74 m
fast would it be rotated when it makes an c. 64.57 m
angle of 30° with the vertical? d. 54.84 m
a. 1.68 rad/sec 559. A car is running up a grade of 1 in 250 at a
b. 2.58 rad/sec speed of 28.8 kph when the engine conk out.
c. 1.22 rad/sec Neglecting friction, how far will the car have
d. 2.21 rad/sec gone after 3 minutes from the point where
554. A prismatic bar weighing 25 kg is rotated the engine conk out?
horizontally about one of its ends at a speed a. 808.2 m
of 2.5 rad/sec. Compute the length of the b. 607.8 m
prismatic bar when it makes an angle of 45° c. 542.4 m
with the vertical. d. 486.8 m
a. 6.5 m 560. A 70 kg man stands on a spring scale on
b. 3.33 m an elevator. During the first 2 seconds
c. 6.20 m starting from rest, the scale reads 80 kg. Find
d. 7.35 m the velocity of the elevator at the end of 2
555. A bullet enters a 50 mm plank with a seconds and the tension T in the supporting
speed of 600 m/s and leaves with a speed of cable fro the during the acceleration period.
24 m/s. Determine the thickness of the plank The total weight of the elevator, man and
that can be penetrated by the bullet. scale is 7000 N.
a. 55 mm a. 1.5 m/sec; 6000N
b. 60 mm b. 2.8 m/sec; 8000N
c. 65 mm c. 3.4 m/sec; 7000N
d. 70 mm d. 4.3 m/sec; 9000N
556. A balikbayan box is placed on top on a 561. A cylinder having a mass of 40 kg with a
flooring of a delivery truck with a coefficient radius of 0.5 m is pushed to the right without
of friction between the floor and the box rotation and with acceleration 2 m/sec^2.
equal to 0.40. If the truck moves at 60 kph, Determine the magnitude and location of the
determine the distance that the truck will horizontal force P if the coefficient of friction
move before the box will stop slipping. The is 0.30.
box weighs 200 N. a. 183 N; 15.7 cm
a. 70.8 m b. 200 N; 32.4 cm
b. 60.8 m c. 198 N; 20.2 cm
c. 50.8 m d. 232 N; 34.2 cm
562. A block having a weight of 400 N rests on d. 19.99 ft
an inclined plane making an angle of 30° with 567. What force is necessary to accelerate a
the horizontal is initially at rest. After it was 3000 lbs railway electric car at the rate of
released for 3sec, find the distance that the 1.25 ft/sec^2, if the force required to
block has traveled assuming that there is no overcome the frictional resistance is 400 lbs.
friction between the block and the plane. a. 1267.328 lbs
Compute also the velocity after 3 sec. b. 1427.937 lbs
a. 22.07 m, 14.71 m/s c. 1564.596 lbs
b. 27.39 m, 15.39 m/s d. 1653.397 lbs
c. 20.23 m, 14.60 m/s 568. A freight car having a mass of 15 Mg is
d. 15.69 m, 13.68 m/s towed along the horizontal track. If the car
563. A block having a weight of 200 N rests on starts from rest and attains a speed of 8 m/s
an inclined plane making an angle of 30° with after traveling a distance of 150 m, determine
the horizontal is initially at rest. If the block is the constant horizontal towing force applied
initially at rest and the coefficient of friction to the car. Neglect friction and the mass of the
between the inclined plane and the block is wheels.
0.20, compute the time to travel a distance of a. 2.2 kN
14.45m, and the velocity of the block after 3 b. 3.2 kN
sec. c. 4.3 kN
a. 2 sec, 10.12 m/s d. 4.1 kN
b. 3 sec, 9.63 m/s 569. An elevator weighing 2000 lb attains an
c. 4 sec, 12.20 m/s upward velocity of 16 fps in 4 sec with
d. 5sec, 11.20 m/s uniform acceleration. What is the tension in
564. A 100 kg block is released at the top of supporting cables?
30° incline 10 m above the ground. The slight a. 1950 lb
melting of ice renders the surfaces b. 2495 lb
frictionless; calculate the velocity of the foot c. 2250 lb
of the incline. d. 2150 lb
a. 25 m/s 570. A block weighing 200 N rests on a plane
b. 15 m/s inclined upward to the right at slope 4
c. 20 m/s vertical to 3 horizontal. The block is
d. 22 m/s connected by a cable initially parallel to the
565. Starting from rest, an elevator weighting plane passing through a pulley which is
9000 N attains an upward velocity of 5 m/s in connected to another block weighing 100 N
4 sec. with uniform acceleration. Find the moving vertically. The coefficient of kinetic
apparent weight of 600 N man standing friction between the 200 N block and the
inside the elevator during its ascent and inclined plane is 0.10, which of the following
calculate the tension in the supporting cable. most nearly give the acceleration of the
a. 10 823 N system.
b. 11 382 N a. 2.93 m/sec^2
c. 9 254 N b. 0.37 m/sec^2
d. 12 483 N c. 1.57 m/sec^2
566. A body weighing 40 lb. starts from rest d. 3.74 m/sec^2
and slides down a plane at an angle of 30° 571. A pick-up truck is traveling forward a 5
with the horizontal for which the coefficient m/s the bed is loaded with boxes, whose
of friction f = 0.30. How far will it move coefficient of friction with the bed is 0.4. What
during the third second? is the shortest time that the truck can be
a. 19.63 ft bought to a stop such that the boxes do not
b. 19.33 ft shift?
c. 18.33 ft a. 4.75
 b. 2.35 B and C by pushing to the right with an
c. 5.45 acceleration of 1.32 m/s^2.
d. 6.37 a. 38.7 kN
572. Two barges are weighing 40 kN and the b. 43.2 kN
other 80 kN are connected by a cable in quiet c. 45.3 kN
water. Initially the barges are 100 m apart. If d. 54.2 kN
friction is negligible calculate the distance 577. Three blocks A, B and C are placed on a
moved by the 80 kN barge. horizontal frictionless surface and are
a. 12 m connected by chords between A, B and C.
b. 20 m Determine the tension between block B and C
c. 30 m when a horizontal tensile force is applied at C
d. 25 m = 6.5 N. Masses of blocks are A = 1.2 kg, B 2.4
573. Two blocks A and B weighs 150 N and kg, and C = 3.1 kg.
200 N respectively is supported by a flexible a. 3.50 N
cord which passes through a frictionless b. 4.21 N
pulley which is supported by a rod attached c. 3.89 N
to a ceiling. Neglecting the mass and friction d. 4.65 N
of the pulley, compute the acceleration on the 578. A constant force P = 750 N acts on the
blocks and the tension on the rod supporting body shown during only the first 6 m of its
the frictionless pulley. motion starting from rest. If u = 0.20, find the
a. 1.40 m/s^2, 342.92 N velocity of the body after it has moved a total
b. 1.50 m/s^2, 386.45 N distance of 9m.
c. 1.80 m/s^2, 421.42 N a. 2.32 m/s^2
d. 2.2 m/s^2, 510.62 N b. 4.73 m/s^2
574. A pendulum with the concentrated mass c. 3.93 m/s^2
“m” is suspended vertically inside a stationary d. 3.11 m/s^2
railroad freight car by means of a rigid 579. A weight 9 kN is initially suspended on a
weightless connecting rod. If the connecting 150 m long cable. The cable weighs 0.002
rod is pivoted where it attaches to the boxcar, kN/m. If the weight is then raised 100 m how
compute the angle of that the rod makes with much work is done in Joules.
the vertical as a result of constant horizontal a. 905100
acceleration of 2 m/s. b. 915000
a. 11°31’ c. 951000
b. 9°12’ d. 938700
c. 6°32’ 580. What is the kinetic energy of 4000 lb.
d. 3°56’ automobile which is moving at 44 fps?
575. Two 15 N weights A and B are connected a. 1.2 x 10^5 ft-lb
by a massless string hanging over a smooth b. 2.1 x 10^5 ft-lb
frictionless peg. If a third weight of 15N is c. 1.8 x 10^5 ft-lb
added to A and the system is released, by how d. 3.1 x 10^5 ft-lb
much is the force on the peg increased? 581. A box slides from rest from a point A
a. 10 kN down a plane inclined 30° to the horizontal.
b. 12 kN After reaching the bottom of the plane, the
c. 15 kN box move at horizontal floor at distance 2m
d. 20 kN before coming to rest. If the coefficient of
576. Three crates with masses A = 45.2 kg, B = friction between the box and the plane and
22.8 kg, and C = 34.3 kg are placed with B the box and the floor is 0.40, what is the
besides A and C besides B along a horizontal distance of point “A” from the intersection of
frictionless surface. Find the force exerted by the plane and the floor?
a. 7.24 m
 b. 5.21 m c. 5.22 m
c. 4.75 m d. 3.25 m
d. 9.52 m 587. After the block in the figure has moved 3
582. A 400 N block slides on the horizontal m from rest the constant force P = 600N is
plane by applying a horizontal force of 200 N removed find the velocity of the block when it
and reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in a distance is returned to its initial position.
of 30m from rest. Compute the coefficient of a. 8.6 m/s
friction between the floor and the block. b. 5.6 m/s
a. 0.18 c. 6.4 m/s
b. 0.24 d. 7.1 m/s
c. 0.31 588. A 10 kg block is raised vertically 3 meters.
d. 0.40 What is the change in potential energy?
583. A car weighing 40 tons is switched to a 2 Answer in SI units closest to:
percent of upgrade with a velocity of 30 mph. a. 350 kg-m^2/ s
If the train resistance is 10 lb/ton, how far up b. 320 J
the grade will it go? c. 350N-m
a. 1124 ft on slope d. 294 J
b. 2014 ft on slope 589. A car weighing 40 tons is switched 2%
c. 1203 ft on slope upgrade with a velocity of 30 mph. If the car
d. 1402 ft on slope is allowed to run back what velocity will it
584. A car weighing 10 kN is towed along a have at the foot of the grade?
horizontal surface at a uniform velocity of 80 a. 37 fps
kph. The towing cable is parallel with the b. 31 fps
road surface. When the car is at foot of an c. 43 fps
incline as shown having an elevation of 30 m, d. 34 fps
the towing cable was suddenly cut. At what 590. A 200 ton train is accelerated from rest to
elevation in the inclined road will the car stop a velocity of 30 miles per hour on a level
in its upward motion? track. How much useful work was done?
a. 49.62 m a. 10 287 846
b. 60.24 m b. 11 038 738
c. 51.43 m c. 12 024 845
d. 55.16 m d. 13 827 217
585. A wooden block starting from rest, slides 591. A drop hammer weighing 40 kN is
6 m down a 45° slope, then 3 m along the dropped freely and drives a concrete pile 150
level surface and then up 30° incline until it mm into the ground. The velocity of the drop
come to rest again. If the coefficient of friction hammer at impact is 6 m/s. What is the
is 0.15 for all surfaces in contact compute the average resistance of the soil in kN?
total distance traveled. a. 542.4
a. 20 m b. 489.3
b. 11 m c. 384.6
c. 14 m d. 248.7
d. 18 m 592. A force of 200 lbf act on a block at an
586. The block shown starting from rest and angle of 28° with respect to the horizontal.
moves towards the right. What is the velocity The block is pushed 2 feet horizontally. What
of block B as it touches the ground? How far is the work done by this force?
will block A travel if the coefficient of friction a. 320 J
between block A and the surface is 0.20? b. 480 J
Assume pulley to be frictionless. c. 540 J
a. 1.44 m d. 215 J
b. 2.55 m
593. A small rocket propelled test vehicle with c. 4.65 m/s^2
a total mass of 100 kg starts from rest at A d. 3.45 m/s^2
and moves with negligible friction along the 598. A 50 kg object strikes the unstretched
track in the vertical plane as shown. If the spring to a vertical wall having a spring
propelling rocket exerts a constant thrust T of constant of 20 kN/m. Find the maximum
1.5 kN from A to position B. where it is shut deflection of the spring. The velocity of the
off, determine the distance S that the vehicle object before it strikes the spring is 40 m/s.
rolls up the incline before stopping. The loss a. 1 m
of mass due to the expulsion of gases by the b. 2 m
rocket is small and may be neglected. c. 3 m
a. 170 m d. 4 m
b. 165 m 599. A large coil spring with a spring constant
c. 160 m k = 120 N/m is elongated, within its elastic
d. 175 m range by 1 m. Compute the store energy of the
594. A body that weighs W Newton fall from spring in N-m.
rest from a height 600 mm and strikes a a. 40
spring whose scale is 7 N/mm. If the b. 50
maximum compression of the spring is 150 c. 60
mm, what is the value of W? Disregard the d. 120
mass of spring. 600. To push a 25 kg crate up a 27° inclined
a. 101 N plane, a worker exerts a force of 120 N,
b. 105 N parallel to the incline. As the crate slides 3.6
c. 112 N m, how much is the work done by the worker
d. 132 N and by the force of gravity.
595. A 100 N weight falls from rest from a a. 420 Joules
height of 500 mm and strikes a spring which b. 400 Joules
compresses by 100 mm. Compute the value of c. 380 Joules
the spring constant, neglecting the mass of d. 350 Joules
the spring. 601. A train weighing 12 000 kN is accelerate
a. 10 N/mm up a 2% grade with velocity increasing from
b. 15 N/mm 30 kph to 50 kph in a distance of 500 m.
c. 12 N/mm Determine the horse power developed by the
d. 8 N/mm train.
596. A 200 N weight falls from rest at height a. 5.394 kW
“h” and strikes spring having a spring b. 5.120 kW
constant of 10 N/mm. the maximum c. 4.468 kW
compression of spring is 100 mm, after the d. 4.591 kW
weight the weight strikes the spring. Compute 602. An elevator has an empty weight of 5160
the value of h is meter. N. It is designed to carry a maximum load of
a. 0.12 m 20 passengers from the ground floor to the
b. 0.10 m 25th floor of the building in a time of 18
c. 0.15 m seconds. Assuming the average weight of the
d. 0.21 m passenger to be 710 N. and the distance
597. A block weighing 500 N is dropped from a between floors is 3.5 m, what is the minimum
height of 1.2 m upon a spring whose modulus constant power needed for the elevator
is 20 n/mm. What velocity will the block have motor?
at the instant the spring is deformed 100 a. 85.5 kW
mm? b. 97.4 kW
a. 6.55 m/s^2 c. 94.3 kW
b. 5.43 m/s^2 d. 77.6 kW
603. An engine hoist 1.50 m^3 of a concrete in d. 26.7°
a 2200 N bucket moves a distance of 12 m in 609. A ball is thrown with an initial horizontal
20 seconds. If concrete weighs 23.5 kN/m^3, velocity of 30 m/s from a height of 3 m above
determine the engine horsepower assuming the ground and 40 m from a vertical wall.
80 efficiency. How high above the ground will the ball
a. 32.12 hp strike if the coefficient of restitution is 0.70?
b. 42.23 hp a. 1.11 m
c. 37.74 hp b. 2.52 m
d. 28.87 hp c. 1.46 m
604. A train weighs 15 000 kN. The train’s d. 0.89 m
resistance is 9 n per kilo-Newton. If 5000 is 610. Two cars having equal weights of 135 kN
available to pull this train up to 2% grade, are traveling on a straight horizontal track
what will be its maximum speed in kph? with velocities of 3 m/s to the right and 1.5
a. 46.2 kph m/s to the left respectively. They collide and
b. 50 kph are coupled during impact. Neglecting friction
c. 40 kph due to skidding, determine their final
d. 35 kph common velocity and the gain or loss in
605. An engine having a 40 hp rating is used as kinetic energy after impact.
an engine hoist to lift a certain weight of a. 1.25 m/s; 66.35 kN-m
height 8 m. Determine the maximum weight it b. 2.06 m/s; 57.25 kN-m
could lift in a period of 20 sec. c. 3.12 m/s; 77.36 kN-m
a. 85.5 kW d. 7.74 m/s; 69.67 kN-m
b. 97.4 kW 611. A man weighing 68 kg jumps from a pier
c. 74.6 kW with horizontal velocity of 6 m/s onto a boat
d. 77.6 kW that is rest on the water. If the boat weighs
606. A 100 kg body moves to the right 5 m/s 100 kg, what is the velocity of the boat when
and another 140 kg body moves to the left at the man comes to rest relative to the boat?
3 m/s. They collided and after impact the 100 a. 2.43 m/s
kg body rebounds to the left at 2 m/s. b. 3.53 m/s
Compute the coefficient of restitution. c. 2.88 m/s
a. 0.40 d. 1.42 m/s
b. 0.50 612. A man weighing 68 kg jumps from a pier
c. 0.30 with horizontal velocity of 5 m/s onto a 100
d. 0.60 kg boat moving towards the dock at 4 m/s
607. A ball is dropped from an initial height of What would be the velocity of the boat after
6m above a solid floor, how high will the ball the man lands on it?
rebound if the coefficient of restitution is e = a. -0.56 m/s
0.92? b. -0.36 m/s
a. 5.08 c. -0.78 m/s
b. 5.52 d. -1.33 m/s
c. 5.41 613. A ball is thrown at an angle of 40° from
d. 5.12 the horizontal toward a smooth floor and it
608. A ball strikes the ground at an angle of rebounds at an angle of 25° with the
30° with the ground surface; the ball then horizontal floor. Compute the value of
rebounds at a certain angle θ with the ground coefficient of restitution.
surface. If the coefficient of restitution is 0.80, a. 0.46
find the value of θ. b. 0.66
a. 18.48° c. 0.56
b. 24.79° d. 0.76
c. 32.2°
614. Car B is moving at a speed of 12 m/s and from a point 1.2 m above the center of the
is struck by car A which is moving at a speed block. To what angle from the vertical will the
of 20 m/s. The weight of car A is 14 tons and block and embedded bullet swing?
of car B is 10 tons. Determine the velocities of a. 28.64°
the car after impact assuming that the b. 29.32°
bumpers got locked after impact. Both cars c. 30.12°
are moving in the same direction to the right. d. 31.79°
a. 16.67 m/s 620. A body having a mass of 100 kg and
b. 14.25 m/s having velocity of 10 m/s to the right collides
c. 15.42 m/s with an 80 kg mass having a velocity of 5 m/s
d. 13.62 m/s to the left. If the coefficient of restitution is
615. Two cars A and B have weights equal to 0.5, determine the loss of kinetic energy after
12 tons and 8 tons respectively are moving in impact.
opposite directions. The speed of car A is 22 a. 3750 N-m
m/s to the right and that of car B is 18 m/s to b. 4260 N-m
the left. Two cars bumped each other. c. 3640 N-m
Determine the velocity of the cars after d. 4450 N-m
impact assuming the bumpers get locked. 621. A 0.44 N bullet is fired horizontally to an
a. 8 m/s 89.18 N block of wood resting on a horizontal
b. 6 m/s surface which the coefficient of friction is
c. 4 m/s 0.30. If the block is moved a distance 375 mm
d. 3 m/s along the surface, what was the velocity of the
616. A 6000 N drop hammer falling freely bullet before striking?
trough a height of 0.9 m drives a 3000 N pile a. 142.52 m/s
150mm vertically to the ground. Assuming b. 204.61 m/s
the hammer and the pile to cling together c. 303.49 m/s
after the impact, determine the average d. 414.25 m/s
resistance to penetration of the pile. 622. A 60 ton rail car moving at 1 mile per
a. 42 364 N hour is instantaneously coupled to a
b. 32 976 N stationary 40 to rail car. What is the speed of
c. 30 636 N the coupled cars?
d. 28 476 N a. 0.88 mi/hr
617. Two identical balls collide as shown. What b. 1.0 mi/hr
is V2’ if the coefficient of restitution is 0.8? c. 0.60 mi/hr
a. 2.4 m/s d. 0.40 mi/hr
b. 3.6 m/s 623. What momentum does a 40 lbm projectile
c. 4.8 m/s posses if the projectile is moving 420 mph?
d. 5.6 m/s a. 24 640 lbf-sec
618. A 16 gm mass is moving at 30 cm/s while b. 16 860 lbf-sec
a 4 gm mass is moving opposite direction at c. 765 lbf-sec
50 cm/sec. They collide head on and stick d. 523.6 lbf-sec
together. Their velocity after collision is: 624. A 300 kg block is in contact with a level of
a. 0.07 m/s coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.10. if the
b. 0.14 m/s block is acted upon by a horizontal force of 50
c. 0.21 m/s kg what time will elapse before the block
d. 0.28 m/s reaches a velocity of 48.3 m/min from rest? If
619. A bullet weighing 0.014 kg and moving the 50 kg is then removed, hos much longer
horizontally with a velocity of 610 m/s will the block continue to move?
strikes centrally a block of wood having a a. 12.08 sec; 8.05 sec
mass of 4.45 kg which is suspended by a cord b. 15.28 sec; 9.27 sec
 c. 10.42 sec; 7.64 sec a. 16.93 sec
d. 13.52 sec; 10.53 sec b. 18.36 sec
625. A 100 kg body moves to the right at 5 m/s c. 21.12 sec
and another body of mass W is moves to the d. 22.17 sec
left 3 m/s. they meet each other and after 630. A 1600 N block is in contact with a level
impact the 100 kg body rebounds to the left at plane whose coefficient of kinetic friction is
2 m/s. Determine the mass of the body if 0.20. If the block is acted upon a horizontal
coefficient of restitution is 0.5. force of 300 N initially when the block is at
a. 100 kg rest and the force is removed when the
b. 140 kg velocity of the block reaches 16m/s. How
c. 150 kg much longer will the block continue to move?
d. 200 kg a. 8.15 sec
626. A wood block weighing 44.75 N rests on a b. 6.25 sec
rough horizontal plane, the coefficient of c. 4.36 sec
friction being 0.40. if a bullet weighing 0.25 N d. 5.75 sec
is fired horizontally into the block with the 631. A bullet weighing 0.30 N is moving 660
velocity of 600m/s, how far will the block be m/s penetrates an 50 N body and emerged
displaced from its initial position? Assume with a velocity of 180 m/s. For how long will
that the bullet remains inside the block. the body moves before it stops? Coefficient of
a. 1.41 m friction is 0.40.
b. 2.42 m a. 5.24 sec
c. 1.89 m b. 6.84 sec
d. 0.98 m c. 7.34 sec
627. The system is used to determine d. 8.36 sec
experimentally the coefficient of restitution. If 632. A 1000 N block is resting on an incline
ball A is released from rest an ball B swings plane whose slope is 3 vertical to 4
through θ = 53.1°, after being struck, horizontal. If a force of 1500 N acting parallel
determine the coefficient of restitution. to the inclined plane pushes the block up the
Weight of A is 150 N while that of b is 100 N. inclined plane, determine the time required
a. 0.537 to increase the velocity of the block from
b. 0.291 3m/s to 15m/s. Coefficient of friction
c. 1.083 between the block and the plane is 0.20.
d. 0.926 a. 1.65 sec
628. The ball A and B are attached to stiff rods b. 1.86 sec
of negligible weight. Ball A is released from c. 2.17 sec
rest and allowed to strike B. If the coefficient d. 3.64 sec
of restitution is 0.60, determine the angle θ 633. The 9 kg block is moving to the right with
through which ball B will swing. If the impact a velocity of 0.6 m/s on the horizontal surface
lasts for 0.01 sec, also find the average impact when a force P is applied to it at t = 0.
force. Mass of A is 15 kg and that of B is 10 kg. Calculate the velocity V2 of the block when
a. 57.63° ; 7660 N the t = 0.4 sec. the kinetic coefficient of
b. 60.58° ; 6270 N friction is Mk = 0.30.
c. 64.85° ; 6720 N a. 1.23 m/s
d. 73.32° ; 7670 N b. 1.82 m/s
629. A 1500 N block is in contact with a level c. 2.64 m/s
plane whose coefficient of kinetic friction is d. 2.11 m/s
0.10. If the block is acted upon a horizontal 634. A 50 kg block initially at rest is acted upon
force of 250 N, at what time will elapse before by a force P which varies as shown. Knowing
the block reaches a velocity of 14.5 m/s the coefficient of kinetic friction between the
starting from rest? block and the horizontal surface is 0.20,
 compute the velocity of the block after 5 s, interest the interest for one year is
and after 8s. automatically deducted from the principal
a. 10.65 m/s; 17.705 m/s amount upon release of money to a borrower.
b. 13.23 m/s; 15.534 m/s Let us that you applied for a loan with a bank
c. 15.19 m/s; 16.804 m/s and the P80 000 was approved with interest
d. 17.46 m/s; 14.312 m/s rate of 14% which P11 200was deducted and
635. The motion of the block starting from rest you were given a check of P68 800. Since you
is governed by the a-t curve shown. have to pay the amount of P80 000 in one
Determine the velocity and distance traveled year after, what then will be the effective
after 9 sec. Neglecting friction. interest rate?
a. 66 m/s; 228 m a. 16.20%
b. 45 m/s; 233 m b. 16.18%
c. 57 m/s, 423 m c. 16.30%
d. 72 m/s; 326 m d. 16.28%
636. From the V-t curve shown compute the 641. Mr. J. dela Cruz borrowed money from a
distance traveled by a car starting form rest bank. He received from the bank P1 340 and
after 6 sec. promised to pay P1 500 at the end of 9
a. 50m months. Determine the simple interest rate
b. 60 m and the corresponding discount rate or often
c. 70 m referred to as “Banker’s Discount”.
d. 80 m a. 12.95%; 17.33 %
637. A bullet weighing 50 g is fired into a block b. 15.92%; 13.73 %
of wood weighing 20 lbs on a top of a c. 18.28%; 13.12 %
horizontal table. The block moves 45 cm. the d. 19.25%; 13.33%
coefficient of friction between the block and 642. A man borrowed from a bank with a
table is 0.30. What is the speed of the bullet in promissory note that he signed in the amount
kph before hitting the block? Assume that the of P25000 for a period of one year. He
bullet is embedded of the block. received only the amount of P21, 915 after
a. 1068.77 kph the bank collected the interest and additional
b. 1843.53 kph amount of P85 00 for notarial and inspection
c. 1144.38 kph fees. What was the rate of interest that the
d. 1683.78 kph bank collected in advance?
638. A block weighing 60 N is subjected to a a. 10.32%
horizontal force P = (10 + t^3) and a friction b. 18.37%
resisting equal to (6 + t^2). Compute the c. 16.43%
velocity of the block 2 s after it has started d. 13.64%
from rest. 643. Agnes Abadilla was granted a loan of P20
a. 1.4 m/s 000 by her employer CPM Industrial
b. 1.8 m/s Fabricator and Construction Corporation with
c. 2.4 m/s an interest rate of 6% for 180 days on the
d. 2.8 m/s principal collected in advance. The
639. A price tag of P1200 is specified if paid corporation will accept a promissory note for
within 60 days but offers 3% discount for P20 000 non-interest for 180 days. If
cash in 30 days. Find the rate of interest. discounted at once, find the proceeds on the
a. 37.11% note.
b. 38.51 % a. P18 000
c. 40.21 % b. P18 400
d. 39.31 % c. P18 800
640. It is the practice of almost all banks in the d. P19 000
Philippines that when they grant a loan, the
644. P400 is borrowed for 75 days at 16% per withholding tax is P890.36. Find the rate of
annum simple interest. How much will be due return annually.
at the end of 75 days? a. 12.25
a. P4168.43 b. 11.75
b. P5124.54 c. 12.75
c. P4133.33 d. 11.95
d. P5625.43 650. If you borrowed money from your friend
645. Mr. Almagro made a money market of P1 with simple interest of 12%, find the present
000 000 for 30 days at 7.5% per year. If the worth of P50 000, which is due at the end of 7
withholding tax is 20%, what is the net months.
interest that he will receive at the end of the a. P46 200
month? b. P44 893
a. P3 000 c. P46 729
b. P4 000 d. P45 789
c. P6 000 651. A man borrowed P2000 from a bank and
d. P5 000 promises to pay the amount for one year. He
646. L for a motorboat specifies a cost of received only the amount of P1920 after the
P1200 due at the end of 100 days but offers bank collected an advance interest of P80.
4% discount for cash in 30 days. What is the What was the rate of discount and the rate of
highest rate, simple interest at which the interest that the bank collected in advance.
buyer can afford to borrow money in order to a. 3%, 3.17%
take advantage of the discount? b. 3%, 3.71%
a. 18.4% c. 4%, 4.17%
b. 19.6% d. 4%, 4.71%
c. 20.9% 652. The amount of P12 800 in 4yrs. At 5%
d. 21.4% compounded quarterly is ______?
647. In buying a computer disk, the buyer was a. P 14 785.34
offered the options of paying P250 cash at the b. P 15 614.59
end of 30 days or P270 at the end of 120 days. c. P 16 311.26
At what rate is the buyer paying simple d. P 15 847.33
interest if he agree to pay at the end of 120 653. A man borrows money from a bank which
days. uses a simple discount rate of 14%. He signs a
a. 40% promissory note promising to pay P500 per
b. 32% month at the end of 4th, 6th, and 7th months
c. 28% respectively. Determine the amount of money
d. 25% that he received from the bank.
648. On March 1, 1996 Mr. Almagro obtains a a. P1403.68
loan of P1500 from Mr. Abella and signs a b. P1340.38
note promising to pay the principal and c. P1102.37
accumulated simple interest at rate of 5% at d. P1030.28
the end of 120 day. On March 15, 1996, Mr. 654. A nominal interest of 3% compounded
Abella discounts the note at the bank whose continuously is given on the account. What is
discount rate is 6%. What does he receive? the accumulated amount of P10 000 after 10
a. P 2 201.48 years?
b. P1 123.29 a. P13 610.10
c. P1 513.56 b. P13 500.10
d. P938.20 c. P13 498.60
649. A deposit of P110 000 was made for 31 d. P13 439.16
days. The net interest after deducting 20% 655. By the condition of a will, the sum of
P2000 is left to a girl to be held in thrust fund
 by her guardian until it amounts to P50 000. P315 379.85, how much was the amount
When will the girl receive the money if the deposited?
fund is invested at 8% compounded a. P200 000
quarterly? b. P180 000
a. 7.98 years c. P240 000
b. 10.34 years d. P260 000
c. 10.45 years 662. Compute the effective annual interest rate
d. 11.57 years which is equivalent to 5% nominal annual
656. A man expects to receive P25 000 in 8 interest compounded continuously.
years. How much is that worth now a. 5.26%
considering interest at 8% compounded b. 4.94%
quarterly? c. 5.13%
a. P13 859.12 d. 4.9%
b. P13 958.33 663. Find the time required fro a sum of
c. P13 675.23 money to triple itself at 5% per annum
d. P13 265.83 compounded continuously?
657. P500 000 was deposited at an interest of a. 18.23 yrs.
6% compounded quarterly. Compute the b. 21.97 yrs.
compounded interest after 4 years and 9 c. 23.36 yrs.
months. d. 25.34 yrs.
a. 158 270.37 664. A man wishes to have P40 000 in a certain
b. 163 475.37 fund at the end of 8 years. How much should
c. 178 362.37 he invest in a fund that will pay 6%
d. 183 327.37 compounded continuously?
658. If the nominal interest rate is 3%, how a. P24 751.34
much is P5000 worth in 10 years in a b. P36 421.44
continuous compounded account? c. P28 864.36
a. P5750 d. P30 486.42
b. P6750 665. If the effective annual interest rate is 4%,
c. P7500 compute the equivalent nominal annual
d. P6350 interest compounded continuously.
659. P200 000 was deposited for a period of 4 a. 3.80%
years and 6 months and bears on interest of b. 3.92%
P85 649.25. What is the rate of interest if it is c. 4.09%
compounded quarterly? d. 4.10%
a. 8% 666. What is the nominal rate of interest
b. 6% compounded continuously for 10 years if the
c. 7% compounded amount factor is equal to
d. 5% 1.34986?
660. How many years will P100 000 earned a a. 3%
compound interest of P50 000 if the interest b. 4%
rate is 9% compounded quarterly? c. 5%
a. 3.25 d. 6%
b. 4.55 667. American Express Corp. charges 1.5%
c. 5.86 interest per month, compounded
d. 2.11 continuously on the unpaid balance
661. A certain amount was deposited 5 years purchases made on this credit card. Compute
and 9months ago at an interest 8% the effective rate of interest.
compounded quarterly. If the sum now is a. 13.19%
b. 20.25%
 c. 21.20% b. 3
d. 19.72% c. 0.292
668. If the nominal interest is 12% d. 1.962
compounded continuously, compute the 675. If the single payment amount factor for a
effective rate of annual interest. period of 5 years is 1.33822. What is the
a. 11.26% nearest value of the interest rate?
b. 12.75% a. 8%
c. 12.40% b. 7%
d. 11.55% c. 5.50%
669. Compute the difference in the future d. 6%
amount of P500 compounded annually at 676. If the single payment present worth factor
nominal rate of 5% and if it is compounded for a period of 8 years is 0.58201, compute
continuously for 5 years at the same rate. the nearest value of the rate for that period.
a. P3.87 a. 6%
b. P4.21 b. 7%
c. P5.48 c. 6.5%
d. P6.25 d. 8%
670. If the effective interest rate is 24%, what 677. If money is worth 8% compounded
nominal rate of interest is charged for a quarterly, compute the single payment
continuously compounded loan? amount factor for a period of 6 years.
a. 21.51% a. 1.60844
b. 22.35% b. 0.62172
c. 23.25% c. 1.70241
d. 21.90% d. 0.53162
671. What is the nominal rate of interest 678. Which of these gives the lowest effective
compounded continuously for 8 years if the rate of interest?
pre4sent worth factor is equal to 0.6187835? a. 12.35% compounded annually
a. 4% b. 11.9% compounded semi-annually
b. 5% c. 12.2% compounded quarterly
c. 6% d. 11.6% compounded monthly
d. 7% 679. It takes 20.15 years to quadruple your
672. What is the difference of the amount 3 money if invested x% compounded semi-
yrs. for now for a 10% simple interest and annually. Find the value of x.
10% compound interest per year? a. 8%
a. P50 b. 6.5%
b. P100 c. 7%
c. P155 d. 5%
d. same 680. It takes 13.87 years to treble the money at
673. Find the discount is P2000 is discounted the rate of x% compounded quarterly.
for 6 months and at 8% compounded Compute the value of x.
quarterly. a. 5%
a. P76.92 b. 6%
b. P80.00 c. 7%
c. P77.66 d. 8%
d. P78.42 681. Money was invested at x% compounded
674. If a sum of money triples in a certain quarterly. If it takes the money up to
period of time at a given rate of interest, quadruple in 17.5 years, find the value of x.
compute the value of the single payment a. 8%
present worth factor. b. 6%
a. 0.333 c. 7%
 d. 5% end of % years, if the principal and interest
682. Fifteen years ago P1000 was deposited in were not withdrawn during the period?
a bank account an today it is worth P2370. a. P70 374.90
The bank pays semi-annually. What was the b. P71 781.47
interest rate paid on this account? c. P72 475.23
a. 4.9% d. P78 536.34
b. 5.8 % 688. What is the effective rate corresponding
c. 5.0% to 18% compounded daily? Take 1 year is
d. 3.8% equal to 360 days.
683. You borrow P3500 for one year from a a. 18.35%
friend at an interest rate of 1.5 per month b. 19.39%
instead of taking a loan from a bank at rate of c. 18.1%
18% a year. Compare how much money you d. 19.72%
will save or lose on the transaction. 689. If P1000 becomes P1126.49 after 4 years
a. You will pay P155 more than if you when invested at a certain nominal rate of
borrowed from the bank interest compounded semi-annually
b. You will save P55 by borrowing from determine the nominal rate and the
your friend corresponding effective rate.
c. You will pay P85 more that if you a. 3% and 3.02%
borrowed from the bank b. 4.29% and 4.32%
d. You will pay P55 less than if you c. 2.30% and 2.76%
borrowed from the bank d. 3.97% and 3.95%
684. Find the present worth of a future 690. Convert 12% semi-annually to
payment of P100 000 to be made in 10 years compounded quarterly
with an interest of 12% compounded a. 19.23% compounded quarterly
quarterly. b. 23.56% compounded quarterly
a. P30444.44 c. 14.67% compounded quarterly
b. P33000.00 d. 11.83% compounded quarterly
c. P30655.68 691. What is the corresponding effective
d. P30546.01 interest rate of 18% compounded semi-
685. An initial deposit of P80 000 in a certain quarterly?
bank earns 6% interest per annum a. 19.25%
compounded monthly. If the earnings from b. 19.48%
the deposit are subject to 20% tax what c. 18.46%
would be the net value of the deposit be after d. 18.95%
three quarters? 692. If P5000 shall accumulate for 10 years at
a. P95324.95 8% compounded quarterly, find the
b. P82938.28 compounded interest at the end of 10 years.
c. P68743.24 a. P6005.30
d. P56244.75 b. P6000.00
686. The effective rate of interest of 14% c. P6040.20
compounded semi-annually is: d. P6010.20
a. 14.49% 693. A couple borrowed P4000 from a lending
b. 14.36% company for 6 years at 12%. At the end of 6
c. 14.94% years, it renews the loan for the amount due
d. 14.88% plus P4000 more for 3 years at 12%. What is
687. The amount of P50 000 was deposited in the lump sum due?
the bank earning an interest of 7.5% per a. P14 842.40
annum. Determine the total amount at the b. P16 712.03
c. P12 316.40
 d. P15 382.60
694. How long (years) will it take money if it
earns 7% compounded semi-annually?
a. 26.30
b. 40.30
c. 33.15
d. 20.15
695. P200 000 was deposited on Jan. 1, 1988 at
an interest rate of 24% compounded semi-
annually. How much would the sum be on Jan.
1, 1993?
a. P421 170
b. P521 170
c. P401 170
d. P621 170
696. If P500 000 is deposited at a rate of
11.25% compounded monthly; determine the
compounded interest rate after 7 years and 9
months.
a. 690 849
b. 670 258
c. 680 686
d. 660 592
697. P200 000 was deposited at an interest
rate of 24% compounded semi-annually.
After how many years will the sum be P621
170?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 5
d. 6
698. A bank is advertising 9.5% accounts that
yield 9.84 annually. How often is the interest
compounded?
a. monthly
b. bi- monthly
c. quarterly
d. daily
699. Evaluate the integral of 2dx/(4x + 3) if the
upper limit is 5 and the lower limit is 1.
a. 0.595
b. 0.675
c. 0.486
d. 0.387
700. Evaluate the integral of 2xdx/(2x^2 + 4) if
the upper limit is 6 and the lower limit is 3.
a. 0.675
b. 0.620
c. 0.580
d. 0.486