BASIC ENGINEERING CORRELATION 1 -

PHYSICS 5. Why does a spinning ice skater's angular

velocity increase as she brings her arms in
1-POINT QUESTIONS toward her body?
1. What is the reaction at point B? Select one:
a. Her angular momentum is constant
b. all of the above
c. Her radius of gyration is reduced.
d. Her mass moment of inertia is reduced

6. A rigid body is subjected to three

concurrent, coplanar forces. What is the
minimum number of independent
equations that are necessary to establish
the equilibrium conditions?
Select one:
Select one: a. 0
a. 10 000 N b. 2
b. 15 000 N c. 3
c. 20 000 N d. 1
d. 5000 N
7. Which type of load is not resisted by a
2. What are R1 and R2? pinned joint?
Select one:
a. shear
b. axial
c. moment
d. compression

8. Which of the structures shown is statically

determinant and stable?

Select one:
a. R1 /
b. R1 /
c. 1250 N; R2 /
d. 1250 N
e. 1000 N; R2 /
f. 3750 N; R2 /
g. 1250 N
h. 2500 N; R2 /
i. R1 /
j. 4000 N a. II and III
k. 3750 N b. I and III
l. R1 / c. I and IV
d. I only
3. The statement “An object with constant
momentum is in a state of equilibrium” is
Select one: 9. What is the radius of gyration about a
a. Insufficient data horizontal axis passing through the
b. False centroid?
c. Partly true
d. True

4. In the figure, a very small toy race car of

mass m is released from rest on the loop-
the-loop track. If it is released at a height 2R
above the floor, how high is it above the
floor when it leaves the track, neglecting
friction? a. 3.7 cm
Select one: b. 0.86 cm
a. 1.33 R c. 2.3 cm
b. 1.50 R d. 1.7 cm
c. 2.00 R
d. 1.67 R
 15. A tr is pulling a trailer at 100 km/h. A 5 kg
10. What is the force in member AF? cat riding on the roof of the car jumps from
the car to the trailer. What is the change in
the cat's momentum?
Select one:
a. 0 N s
b. 1300 N s(gain)
c. 25 N s (gain)
d. -25 N s (loss)

16. Identfy the zero-force members in the truss

shown.

a. 10 000 N
b. 5000 N
c. O
d. 15 000 N

11. Where can a couple be moved on a rigid

body to have an equivalent effect?
Select one:
a. in a parallel plane
b. anywhere on the rigid body a. AB,GH,GI,HI,EG
c. along the perpendicular bisector joining the two b. AB,GH
original forces c. AB,HI,GI
d. along the line of action d. GI,HI

12. A satellite is placed in a circular orbit to observe 17. A I kg uniform rod 1 m long is suspended
the surface of Mars from an altitude of 144 km. The from the ceiling by a frictionless hinge. The
equatorial radius of Mars is 3397 km. If the speed of rod is free to pivot. What is the product of
the satellite is 3480 m/s, what is the magnitude of inertia of the about the pivot point?
the centripetal acceleration of the satellite? Select one:
a. 3.42 m/s2 a. 0.045 kg m2
b. 2.17 m/s2 b. 0 kg m2
c. 2.60 m/s2 c. 0.33 kg m2 Incorrect
d. 2.99 m/s2 d. 0.13 kg m2

12. Quantity of inertia possessed by an object 18. If the sum of the forces on a particle is not
or the proportion between force and equal to zero, the particle is
acceleration Select one:
Select one: a. moving with constant velocity in the direction of
a. Velocity the resultant force.
b. Moment of inertia b. accelerating in a direction opposite to the
c. Momentum resultant force
d. Mass c. moving with a constant velocity opposite to the
direction of the resultant force.
d. accelerating in the same direction as the
13. A turntable capable of angularly resultant force.
accelerating at 12 rad/s2 needs to be given
an initial angular velocity if it is to rotate 19. What is the reaction at point A?
through net 400 radians in 6 seconds. What
must its initial angular velocity be?
Select one:
a. 21 rad/s
b. 200 rad/s
c. 28 rad/s
d. 33 rad/s

14. The maximum kinetic and potential energy of a

spring when stretched at various displacements is
equal to
a. –mx2
a. 0
b. 1 /2 Kx2
b. 500 N
c. mg
c. 710 N
d. None of the ch
d. 290 N
oices
 20. The support force exerted on an object in
contact with another stable object
Select one:
a. Tension
b. Gravity
c. Normal force
d. Weight

21. Find the tension, T, that must be applied to a. 1.2

pulley A to lift the 1200 N weight. b. 1.1
c. 2.6
d. 1.6

25. A weekend plumber, unable to loosen a pipe

fitting, slips a piece of scrap pipe (a "cheater") over
his wench handle. He then applies his full mass of
100 kg to the end of the cheater by standing on it.
The distance from the center of the fitting on the
point where the weight acts is 0.80 m and the
wrench handle and cheater make an angle of 19°
with the horizontal. Find the magnitude and
direction of the torque he applies about the center
of the pipefitting.
a. 120 N
a. 600 N
b. 740 N
b. 400 N
c. 360 N
c. 100 N
d. 520 N
d. 300 N
26. For a force to do work it must be ____ the
22. For which of the following situation is the
displacement
net force acting on a particle necessarily
Select one:
equal to zero?
a. perpendicular to
Select one:
b. shorter than
a. The particle has constant angular momentum.
c. parallel or antiparallel to
b. The particle has constant linear momentum.
d. equal in magnitude to
c. The particle is traveling at constant velocity
around a circle.
27. A signal arm carries two traffic signals and a
d. The particle has constant kinetic energy.
sign. The signals and sign are rigidly
attached to the arm. Each traffic signal is
23. What is the approximate centroidal polar
0.2 m2 in frontal area and weighs 210 N.
moment of inertia of the area?
The sign weighs 60 N/m2. The design wind
pressure is 575 N/m2. The maximum
moment that the connection between the
arm and pole can withstand due to wind is
6000 N m , and the maximum permitted
moment due to the loads is 4000 N m. As
limited by moment on the connection, what
is the maximum area of the sign?

a. 16.2 cm4
b. 21.4 cm4
c. 27.3cm4
d. 25.6 cm4

24. A rope passes over a fixed sheave as shown.

The two rope ends are parallel. A fixed load
on one end of the rope is supported by a
constant force on the other end. The
coefficient of friction between the rope and
the sheave is 0.30. What is the ratio of
tensile forces in the two rope ends?
a. 5.65 m2
b. 1.15 m2
c. 8.03 m2
d. 1.04 m2

28. Three concurrent forces act as shown.

Select one:
a. 3500 N
b. 2500 N
c. O
d. 550 N

33. One newton is the force required to

If the forces are in equilibrium, and F2 is 11 N, what Select one:
is the magnitude of F1? a. accelerates a 1 kg mass at a rate of 9.81 m/s2
Select one: b. gives a 1 g mass an acceleration of 1m/s2.
a. 8 N c. accelerates a 1 kg mass at a rate of 1.00 cm/s2.
b. 12 N d. accelerates a 10 kg mass at a rate of 0.10 m/s2.
c. 10 N
d. 11 N 34. What is the period of a pendulum that
passes the center point 20 times a minute.
29. During the time a compact disc (CD) Select one:
accelerates from rest to a constant a. 3 s
rotational speed of 477 rev/min, it rotates b. 0.3 s
through an angular displacement of 0.250 c. 6 s
rev. What is the angular acceleration of the d. 0.2 s
CD
Select one: 35. A 4-A current is maintained in a simple
a. 901 rad/s2 circuit with a total resistance of 2 . How
b. 358 rad/s2 much energy is delivered in 3 seconds
c. 794 rad/s2 Select one:
d. 126 rad/s2 a. 3J
b. 12J
30. A 47.2-kg child is standing on the outer c. 96J
edge of a merry-go-round that has moment d. 6 J
of inertia 543 kg · m2 and radius 2.40 m.
The entire system is initially rotating at 36. What total torque is applied to the pulley?
0.180 rev/s. Find the angular velocity if the
child moves to a final position 1.10 m from
the center of the merry-go-round.
Select one:
a. 1.324 rev/s
b. 0.132 rev/s
c. 0.244 rev/s
d. 4.123 rev/s
Select one:
a. O
31. In an isolated system it does not change
b. 230 N m
with time when there are no forces acting
c. 300 N m
on the system
d. 280 N m
Select one:
a. position
37. A perfect sphere moves up a frictionless
b. force
incline. Which of the following quantities
c. displacement
increases?
d. momentum
Select one:
a. linear momentum
32. . In the pin-jointed truss shown, what is the
b. total energy
force in member DE?
c. potential energy
d. angular velocity
 38. A 6.0-kg block is released from rest 80m
above the ground. When it has fallen 60m
its kinetic energy is approximately:
Select one:
a. 3528 J
b. 4800 J
c. 1176 J
d. 120 J d.

39. What is the magnitude of the couple that 2-POINT QUESTIONS

exactly replaces the moment that is 41. A wheel with a radius of 80 cm rolls along a
removed? flat surface at 3 m/s. If arc AB on the wheels
perimeter measures 90o, what is the
velocity of point A when point B contacts
the ground?

Select one:
a. 2.5 N m
b. 0.16 N m
Select one:
c. 15 N m
a. 4.24 m/s
d. 0.08 N m
b. 3.39 m/s
c. 3.75 m/s
d. 3.00 m/s
40. What is the resultant R of the system of
forces shown?
42. Three forces act on a hook. Determine the
magnitude of the resultant of the forces.
Neglect hook bending

Select one:
a. 1250 N
b. 1140 N
c. 989 N
d. 1510 N

43. What is the coefficient of friction between

the plane and the block?
a. Select one:
a. 0.78
b. 0.22
c. 0.15
d. 0.85

44. The center of gravity of a roller coaster car is 0.5

m above the rails. The rails are 1 m part. What is the
b. maximum speed that the car can travel around an
unbanked curve of radius 15 m without the inner
wheel losing contact with the top of the rail?
a. 24.2 m/s
b. 8.58 m/s
c. 17.2 m/s
d. 12.1 m/s
c.
45. Refer to a particle for which the position is
defined by s(t) = 2 sin tj [tin radians]. What is the
magnitude of the particle's acceleration at t = π?
a. 3.14
b. 4.00
c. 2.56
d. 2.00 51. A disk-shaped bofy with a 4 cm radius has a 320
N force acting through the center at an unknown
46. A force that is directed away or towards the angle , and two 40 N loads acting as a couple, as
origin shown. All of these forces are removed and replaced
Select one: by a single 320 N force at point B, parallel to the
a. Frictional force original 320 N force. What is the angle ?
b. Normal force
c. Uniform force
d. Central force

47. A varying force acts on a 40 kg weight as shown

in the following force versus time diagram. What is
the object's velocity at t = 4 s if the object start from

a. 29o
b. 0o
a. 0.30 m/s c. 7.6o
b. 0.075 m/s
d. 15o
c. 0 m/s
d. 0.15 m/s 52. A 2kg block rests on 34o incline. If the coefficient
of static friction is 0.2, how much additional force, F,
48. What is the polar moment of Inertia about the
must be applied to keep the block from sliding down
composite centroid? the incline?

a. 8.8 N
a. 2410 m4 b. 14 N
b. 1260 m4 c. 9.1 N
c. 1530 m4 d. 7.7 N
d. 1020 m4
53. A playground merry-go-round has a radius of
49. Find the velocity of block A 2.5 s after the blocks 3.0m and a rotational inertia of 600 kg m2.It is
are released initially spinning at 0.80 rad/s when a 20-kg child
crawls from the center to the rim. When the child
reaches the rim the angular velocity of the merry-go-
round is
Select one:
a. 0.62 rad/s
b. 0.80 rad/s
a. 4.9 m/s c. 0.73 rad/s
b. 3.5 m/s d. 1.04 rad/s
c. 4.4 m/s
d. 0 m/s 54. An automobile travels on a perfectly horizontal,
unbanked circular track of radius r. The coefficient of
50. If the car described in Prob.72 moves along a friction between the tires and the track is 0.3. If the
track that is banked 5o, what is the smallest radius it car's velocity is 10 m/s, what is the smallest radius it
can travel without skidding? may travel without skidding?
Select one: Select one:
a. 26 m a. 10 m
b. 47 m b. 68 m
c. 6 m c. 50 m
d. 18 m d. 34 m
55. Find the -and y-coordinates of the centroid of c. -0.52 J
wire ABC d. -1.75 J

60. A hollow cylinder has a mass of 2 kg, a height of

1 m, an outer diameter of 1 m, and an inner
diameter of 0.8 m. What is the cylinders mass
moment of inertia about an axis perpendicular to the
cylinders longitudinal axis and located at the
cylinders end?

a. 0.43 m ; 1.29 m
b. 2.71 m ; 1.49 m
c. 0.64 m ; 2.83 m
d. 3.33 m ; 2.67 m a. 0.41 kg m2 Incorrect
b. 1.49 kg m2
56. Four bolts (not shown) connect support A to the c. 0.79 kg m2
ground. Determine the design load for each o fthe d. 0.87 kg m2
four bolts.
61. A flywheel rotates at 7200 rev/min when the
power is suddenly cut off. The flywheel decelerates
at a constant rate of 2.1 rad/s2 and comes to rest 6
min later. How many revolutions does the flywheel
make before coming to rest?
Select one:
a. 18 000 rev
b. 390 000 rev
c. 72 000 rev
d. 22 000 rev

62. What is the y-coordinate of the centroid of the

a. 50 000 N (tension) two-dimensional shape shown?
b. 300 000N (tension)
c. 37 500 N (tension)
d. 350 000 N (tension)

57. A 2000 kg car pulls a 500 kg trailer. The car and

trailer accelerates from 50 km/h to 75 km/h at rate
of 1 m/s2. What linear impulse does the car impart
on the trailer?
Select one:
a. 3470 N s
b. 17400 N s
c. 8680 N s
d. 12 500 N s
a. 1.7
b. 1.8
58. The velocity (in m/s) of a falling ball is described
c. 2.1
by the equation v = 32 + t + 6t2. What is the
d. 1.9
acceleration at time t = 2 s?
Select one:
63. A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s and
a. 25 m/s2
a launch angle of 20o from the horizontal. The
b. 9.8 m/s2
surrounding terrain is level, and air friction is to be
c. 58 m/s2
disregarded. What is the maximum elevation
d. 32 m/s2
achieved by the projectile?
Select one:
59. An ideal spring is hung vertically from the ceiling.
a. 140 m
When a 2.0-kg block hangs at rest from it the spring
b. 72 m
is extended 6.0 cm from its relaxed length. A upward
c. 350 m
external force is then applied to the block to move it
d. 620 m
upward a distance of 16 cm. While the block is
moving upward the work done by the spring is
64. A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s and
Select one:
a launch angle of 20o from the horizontal. The
a. -1.05 J
surrounding terrain is level, and air friction is to be
b. -2.09 J
disregarded. What is the flight time of the projectile?
Select one:
a. 12 s
b. 7.7 s
c. 8.9 s
d. 3.8 s

65. What is the polar radius of gyration?

Select one:
a. 3.0 cm ; 4.0 cm
b. 2.4 cm ; 3.4 cm
c. 3.0 cm ; 3.6 cm
d. 3.0 cm ; 3.8 cm

70. The loading shown causes a counterclockwise

moment of 20 N m at the support. Calculate the
value of force F.

Select one:
a. 4.2 m
b. 4.9 m
c. 3.6 m 71. Select one:
d. 4.0 m a. 37.5 n (down)
b. 25.0 N (up)
66. A 10 kg block is resting on a horizontal circular c. 26.7 N (up)
disk (e.g., turntable) at a radius of 0.5 m form the d. 42.6 N (down)
center. The coefficient of friction between the block
and disk is 0.2. the disk begins to rotate with a 72. For the reciprocating pump shown, the radius of
uniform angular acceleration. What is the minimum the crank is r = 0.3 m, and the rotational speed is n =
angular velocity of the plate that will cause the block 350 rpm. What is the tangential velocity of point A
to slip? on the crank corresponding to an angle of = 35o
Select one: from the horizontal?
a. 3.92 rad /s
b. 1.40 rad/s
c. 1.98 rad/s
d. 4.43 rad /s

67. A 3500 kg car accelerates from rest. The constant

forward tractive force of the car is 1000 N, and the
constant drag force is 150 N. What distance will the
Select one:
car travel in 3 s?
a. 11 m/s
Select one:
b. 0 m/s
a. 0.19 m
c. 1.1 m/s
b. 1.3 m
d. 10 m/s
c. 1.1 m
d. 15 m
73. A fisherman cuts his boats engine as it is entering
a harbor. The boat comes to a dead stop with its
68. A car with a mass of 1530 kg tows a trailer (mass
front end touching the dock. The fisherman's mass is
of 200 kg) at 100 km/h. What is the total momentum
80 kg. He moves 5 m from his seat in the back to the
of the car-trailer combination?
front of the boat in 5 s, expecting to be able to reach
Select one:
the dock. if the empty boat has a mass of 300 kg,
a. 48 000 N s
how far will the fisherman have to jump to reach the
b. 37 N s
dock?
c. 22 N s
Select one:
d. 46 000 N s
a. 0.0 m
b. 1.9 m
c. 1.3 m
69. What are the - and y-coordinates of the centroid
d. 5.0 m
of the area?
74. A block with a mass of 150 kg is pulled over a
horizontal surface by a cable guided by a pulley as
shown. The coefficients of friction are 0.58 between
the surface and the block, and 0.90 between the
cable and the pulley. What force,F, must be applied
to the cable for the block to move?

Select one:
a. 2.1 x 104 cm4
b. 1.5 x 105 cm4
c. 2.5 x 105 cm4
d. 8.0 x 104 cm4
Select one:
a. 2500 N 78. Traffic travels at 100 km/h around a banked high-
b. 900 N way curve with a radius of 1000m. What banking
c. 1700 N angle is necessary such that friction will not be
d. 2200 N required to resist the centrifugal force?
Select one:
75. A 50 kg cylinder has a height of 3 m and a radius a. 46o
of 50 cm. The cylinder sits on the -axis and is b. 1.4o
oriented with its major axis parallel to the y-axis. c. 4.5o
What is the mass moment of inertia about the -axis? d. 2.8o
Select one:
a. 41 kg mo 79. Two meshing spur gears are arranged such that
b. 16 kg mo neither gear is turning and both are in equilibrium.
c. 150 kg mo Gear 1 has a radius of 4 cm. Gear 1's shaft carries a
d. 4.1 kg mo torsional moment of 65 N m from an external motor.
Gear 2 has a radius of 6 cm. Assuming a 100%
76. What is the reaction at point A for the simply transmission efficiency, what torque is transmitted
supported beam shown? by the shaft of gear 2?
a. 97.5 N m
b. 65 N m
c. 107 N m
d. 101 N m

80. A uniform thin disk has a radius of 30 cm and a

mass of 2 kg. A constant force of 10 N is applied
tangentially at a varying, but unknown, distance
from the center of the disk. The disk accelerates
about its axis at 3t rad/s2. What is the distance from
the center of the disk at which the force is apllied at
t = 12 s?

a.
b. None of the choices

c.
Select one:
a. 108 cm
b. 32.4 cm
d. c. 54.0 cm
d. 36.0 cm
77. The moment of inertia about the -axis of the
cross section shown is 245833 cm4. If the cross- 81. A 2 kg mass swings in the horizontal plane of a
sectional area is 250 cm2 and the thickness of the circle of radius 1.5 m and is held by a taut cord. The
web and the flanges are the same, what is the tension in the cord is 100 N. What is the angular
moment of inertia about the centroidal axis? momentum of the mass?
Select one:
a. 150 N m s
b. 113 N m s
c. 5.77 N m s
d. 26.0 N m s what acceleration is experienced by the block due to
the external force?
82. A bent beam is acted upon by a moment and
several concentrated forces, as shown. Find the
missing force F and distance that will maintain
equilibrium on the member shown.
Select one:
a. 4.33 m/s2
b. 3.23 m/s2
c. 5.00 m/s2
d. 3.80 m/s2

86. A force is defined by the vector A = 3.5 i - 1.5 j +

2.0k. i,j, and k are unit vectors in the -,y-, and z-
direction, respectively. What is the angle that the
force makes with the positive y-axis?

Select one:
a. F = 20 N ; = 0.2 m
b. F = 10 N ; = 0.6 m
c. F = 20 N ; = 0.4 m
d. F = 5 N ; = 0.8 m

83. Two 2 kg block are linked as shown. Assuming

that the surfaces are frictionless, what is the velocity
of block B if block A is moving at a speed of 3 m/s?

Select one:
a. 69.6o
b. 20.4o
c. 110o
d. 66.4o

87.The nuts on a collar are each tightened to 18 N m

Select one: torque. 17% of this torque is used to overcome
a. 1.30 m/s screw thread friction. The bolts have a nominal
b. 0 m/s diameter of 10 mm. The threads are a simple square
c. 5.20 m/s cut with a pitch abgle of 15o. The coefficient of
d. 1.73 m friction in the threads is 0.10. What is the
approximate tensile force in each bolt?
84. Block d side freely on the homogeneous bar and
experiences a gravitation force of 50 N.
Homogeneous bar AB experiences a gravitational
force of 25 N. What is the force between the bar and
block D?

Select one:
a. 203 N
b. 1620 N
c. 405 N
d. 132 N

88. A 6 kg sphere moving at 3m/s collides with a 10

kg sphere traveling 2.5 m/s in the same direction.
The 6 kg ball comes to a complete stop after the
collision. What is the new velocity of the 10 kg ball
immediately after the collision?
Select one: Select one:
a. 21 N a. 4.3 m/s
b. 19 N b. 2.8 m/s
c. 15 N c. 0.5 m/s
d. 28 N d. 5.5 m/s

85. A 100 kg block is pulled along a smooth, flat 89. A particle has a tangential acceleration of at
surface by an external 500 N force. If the coefficient (represented by the equation given) when it moves
of friction between the block and the surface is 0.15, around a point in a curve with instantaneous radius
of 1 m. What is the instantaneous angular velocity ( c. 59 km/h
in rad/s) of the particle? d. 63 km/h
Select one:
a. t2+cost+ 3 In |sint| 95. A projectile whose mass is 10 g is fired directly
b. t2-cost+ 3 In |csct| upward from ground level with an initial velocity of
c. t2-cost+ 3 In |sint| 1000 m/s. Neglect the effects of air resistance, what
d. t2+cost+ 3 In |csct| will be speed of the projectile when it impacts the
ground?
90. The block-spring system shown oscillates once Select one:
every 3 s. There is no friction between the block and a. 1414 m/s
the surface. If the spring constant is 6 N/m, what is b. 1000 m/s
the approximate mass of the block? c. 981 m/s
d. 707 m/s

96. A 153 kg car is towing a 300 kg trailer. The

coefficient of friction between all tires and the road
is 0.80. The car and trailer are traveling at 100 km/h
around a banked curve of radius 200 m. What is the
necessary banking angle such that tire friction will
not be necessary to prevent skidding?
Select one:
a. 72.0 kg a. 8o
b. 1.37 kg b. 78o
c. 26.3 kg c. 36o
d. 5.47 kg d. 21o
91. The elevator in a 12-story building has a mass of 97. What is the magnitude of the forces that
1000 kg. Its maximum velocity and maximum constitute the moment?
acceleration at 2 m/s and 1 m/s2, respectively. A
passenger with a mass of 75 kg stands on a
bathroom scale in the elevator as the elevator
ascends at its maximum acceleration. what is the
scale reading just as the elevator reaches its
maximum velocity?
Select one:
a. 150 N
b. 75 N Select one:
c. 886 N a. 8.3 N
d. 811 N b. 6.3 N
c. 4.2 N
d. 2.1 N
92. Refer to a particle whose curvilinear motions is
represented by the equation s = 20t + 4t2 - 3t3. 98. A child keeps a 1 kg toy airplane flying
What is particles initial velocity? horizontally in a circle by holding onto a 1.5 m long
Select one: string attached to its wing tip. The string is always in
a. 20 m/s the plane of the circular flight path. If the plane flies
b. 25 m/s at 10 m/s, what is the tension in the string?
c. 32 m/s Select one:
d. 30 m/s a. 67 N
b. 15 N
93. If the angle of inclination is 45o, how far has the c. 28 N
block traveled after 4 s? d. 7 N
Select one:
a. 1.5 m 99. A 550 kg mass initially at rest acted upon by a
b. 6 m force of 50 et N. What are the acceleration, speed,
c. 12 m and displacement of the mass at t = 4 s?
d. 3 m Select one:
a. 4.96 m/s2,4.96 m/s,19.8 m
94. A motorist is travelling at 70 km/h when he sees b. 4.96 m/s2,271 m/s,3900 m
a traffic light in an intersection 250 m ahead turn c. 4.96 m/s2,4.87 m/s,19.5 m
red. The light's red cycle is 15 s. The motorist wants d. 4.96 m/s2,135.5 m/s,2466 m
to enter the intersection without stopping his
vehicle, just as the light turns green. If the vehicle 100. The position (in radians) of a car travelling
decelerates at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s2, what will around a curve is described by the following function
be its speed when the light turns green? of time (in seconds). What is the angular
Select one: acceleration at t = 5 s?
a. 43 km/h Select one:
b. 52 km/h a. 26 rad/s2
 b. 4 rad/s2 Select one:
c. 30 rad/s2 a. 250
d. 6 rad/s2 b. 430N
c. 870 N
101. Resolve the 300 N force into two components, d. 500 N
one along line p and the other along line Q. (F, P and
Q are coplanar.) 5-POINT QUESTIONS
106. Find the distance between position B and C.

a. Fp = 226 N ; FQ /=212 N
b. Fp = 186 N ; FQ /= 232 N
c. Fp = 126 N ; FQ /= 272 N
d. Fp = 226 N ; FQ = 135 N Select one:
a. 4.78 m
102. Refer to a particle for which the position is b. 7.78 m
defined by s(t) = 2 sin tj [tin radians]. What is the c. 10.1 m
magnitude of the particles velocity at t = 4 rad? d. 3.23 m
Select one:
a. 2.75 107. Rigid link AB is 12 m long. It rotates
b. 3.30 counterclockwise about point A at 12 rev/min. A thin
c. 4.12 disk with radius 1.75 m is pinned at its center to the
d. 2.61 link at point B. The disk rotates counterclockwise at
60 rev/min with respect to point B. What is the
103. Determine the reaction at point C. maximum tangetial velocity seen by any point on the
disk?

Select one:
a. -417 N (down)
b. + 83 N (down)
c. +333 N (up)
d. -83 N (down)

104. The rotor of a steam turbine is rotating at 7200

rev/min when the steam supply is suddenly cut off.
The rotor decelerates at a constant rate and comes
to rest after 5 min. What was the angular
deceleration of the rotor? a. 33 m/s
Select one: b. 28 m/s
a. 0.40 rad/s2 c. 45 m/s
b. 5.8 rad/s2 d. 6 m/s
c. 16 rad/s2
d. 2.5 rad/s2 108. A parallel-plate air capacitor is made from two
plates 0.070 m square, spaced 6.3 mm apart. What
105. What is the tension in cable AB? must the potential difference between the plates be
to produce an energy density of 0.037 J/m3?
Select one:
a. 570 V
b. 270 V
c. 470 V
d. 370V

109. A stone is dropped down a well. 2.47 s after the

stone is released, a splash is heard. If the velocity of
sound in air is 342 m/s, find the distance to the
surface of the water in the well. 113. A box has uniform density and a total weight of
Select one: 600 N. It is suspended by three equal-length cables,
a. 38 m AE,BE, and CE, as shown. Point E is 0.5 m directly
b. 28 m above the center of the box's top surface. What is
c. 2.4 m the tension in cable CE?
d. 7.2 m

110. An area is a composite of a semicircle and a

triangle, as shown. What is the distance between the
-axis and the centroid?

a. 400 N
b. 128 N
c. 200 N
d. 370 N

114. A motorist is travelling at 70 km/h when he sees

a traffic light in an intersection 250 m ahead turn
red. The light's red cycle is 15 s. The motorist wanst
a. 3.68 mm
to enter the intersection without stopping his
b. 4.28 mm
vehicle, just as the light turns green. What uniform
c. 5.35 mm
deceleration of the vehicle will just put the motorist
d. 3.46 mm
in the intersection when the light turns greens?
Select one:
111. The two cables shown carry a 100 N vertical
a. 0.18 m/s2
load. What is the tension in cable AB?
b. 0.37 m/s2
c. 25 m/s2
d. 1.3 m/s2

115. The cylinder shown is acted on by couple M.

Wall A is frictionless (&#181s = 0), but the coefficient
of static friction between the cylinder and wall B is
&#181s = 0.3. The cylinder has a weigh of 200 N.
What is the largest value of the couple M for which
the cylinder will not turn?

a. 80 N
b. 50 N
c. 40 N
d. 60 N

112. Three coplanar forces are in equilibrium on the

surface of a steel plate, as shown. Two of the forces
are known to be 10 N. What is the angle, , of the a. 96 N m
third force? b. 48 N m
c. 31 N m
d. 72 N m

116. A constant force of 750 N is applied through a

pulley system to lift a mass of 50 kg as shown.
Neglecting the mass and friction of the pulley
system, what is the acceleration of the 50 kg mass?
Select one:
a. 5.20 m/s2
b. 20.2 m/s2
a. 7.50o c. 16.2 m/s2
b. 26.7o d. 8.72 m/s2
c. 53.8o
d. 82.5o
 121. Determine the force in member FH for the pi-
117. Find the acceleration of block A after the blocks connected truss shown.
are released.

a. 2320 N (compression)
a. 2.5 m/s b. 0
b. 1.4 m/s c. 3840 N (tension)
c. 0 m/s d. 4130 N (tension)
d. 5.6 m/s
122. An isolated parallel-plate capacitor (not
118. Link AB of the linkage mechanism shown in the connected to a battery) has a charge of Q = 2.9 × 10-
illustration rotates with an instantaneous 5 C. The separation between the plates initially is d =
counterclockwise angular velocity of 10 rad/s. What 1.2 mm, and for this separation the capacitance is
is the instantaneous angular velocity of link BC when 3.1 × 10-11 F. Calculate the work that must be done
link AB is horizontal and link CD is vertical? to pull the plates apart until their separation
becomes 5.3 mm, if the charge on the plates remains
constant. The capacitor plates are in a vacuum
Select one:
a. 47 J
b. 48 J
c. 5 J
d. 46 J

123. The coefficient of friction between the brake

pad and drum is 0.3. Assuming that the beam
supporting the cable drum is more than adequate
a. 3.25 rad/s (counterclockwise) for the loads involved, what load, can be held
b. 2.25 rad/s (clockwise) stat5ionary?
c. 12.5 rad/s (clockwise)
d. 5.50 rad/s (clockwise)

119. A wheel with a radius of 0.75 m starts from rest

and accelerates clockwise. The angular acceleration
(in rad/s2) of the wheel is defined by a α = 6t - 4.
What is the resultant linear acceleration of a point
on the wheel rim at t = 2 s?
Select one:
a. 6 m/s2
b. 13 m/s2 a. 90 N
c. 12 m/s2 b. 33 N
d. 18 m/s2 c. 100 N
d. 180 N
120. A projectile is fired from a cannon with an initial
velocity of 1000 m/s and at an angle of 30o from the 124. What are the x- and y-coordinates of the
horizontal. What distance from the cannon will the centroid of the perimeter line?.
projectile strike the ground if the point of impact is
1500 m below the point of release?

a. 3.0 cm ; 3.7 cm
b. 1.0 cm ; 3.8 cm
a. 67300 m c. 1.0 cm ; 4.0 cm
b. 78200 m d. 3.0 cm ; 3.8 cm
c. 8200 m
d. 90 800 m 125. A ball is dropped from rest at a point 12 m
above the ground into a smooth, frictionless chute.
The ball exits the chute 2 m above the ground and at
angle 45o from the horizontal. Air resistance is
negligible. Approximately how far will the ball travel
in the horizontal direction before hitting the ground?

Select one:
a. -6500 N m (counterclockwise)
b. 12 000 N m (clockwise)
c. 3500 N m (clockwise)
d. -9000 N m (counterclockwise)

130. A 1530 kg car is towing a 300 kg trailer. The

coefficient of friction between all tires and the road
a. 12 m is 0.80. How fast can the car and trailer travel around
b. 24 m an unbanked curve of radius 200 m without either
c. 22 m the car or trailer skidding?
d. 20 m Select one:
a. 40.0 km/h
126. A uniform rod (AB) of length L and weight W is b. 143 km/h
pinned at point C. An initial impulse starts the rod c. 75.2 km/h
accelerating with an initial angular acceleration (in d. 108.1 km/h
rad/s2) of g/L. What is the initial reaction at point C?
131. An angle bracket is subjected to the forces and
couple shown. Determine the equivalent force-
couple system at point A

a. w/3
b. w/4
c. 4w/7
d. 4w/7

127. A golfer on level ground attempts to drive a golf

Select one:
ball across a 50 m wide pond, hitting the ball so that
a. 292 N at -5.9o ; 103 N.m
it travels initially at 25 m/s. The ball travels at an
b. 333 N at 42.9o ; 53 N.m
initial angle of 45o to the horizontal plane. How far
c. 114 N at 15.3o ; 50 N.m
will the golf ball travel, and does it clear the pond?
d. 307 N at 10.4o ; 110 N.m
Select one:
a. 32 n; the ball does not clear the pond
132. A particle starting from rest experienced an
b. 58 m; the ball clears the pond
acceleration of 3 m/s2 for 2 s. The particle then
c. 64 m ; the ball clears the pond
returned to rest in a distance of 8 m. Assuming all
d. 45 m; the ball does not clear the pond
accelerations were uniform, what was the total time
elapsed for the particles motion?
128. The location of a particle moving in the -y plane
Select one:
is given by the parametric equations = t2 + 4t and y
a. 4.67 s
=(1/4)t4 - 60t, where and y are in meters and t is in
b. 2.67 s
seconds. What is the particles velocity at t = 4 s?
c. 4.00 s
Select one:
d. 5.33 s
a. 11.3 m/s
b. 12.6 m/s
133. What are the -and y-coordinates of the centroid
c. 8.95 m/s
of the area?
d. 16.0 m/s

129. In the structure shown, the beam is pinned at

point B. Point E is a roller support. The beam is
loaded with a distributed load from point A to point
B of 400 N/m, a 500 N m couple at point C, and a
vertical 900 N force at point D. If the distributed load
and the vertical load are removed and replaced with
a vertical upward force of 1700 N at point F, what
moment at point F would be necessary to keep the
reaction at point E at the same?.
Select one: 136. Determine the force in member AG for the pin-
a. 3.50 cm ; 5.50 cm conneted truss shown.
b. 3.93 cm ; 4.79 cm
c. 4.00 cm ; 5.00 cm
d. 3.40 cm ; 5.60 cm

134. A signal arm carries two traffic signals and a

sign, as shown. The signals and sign are rigidly
attached to the arm. Each traffic signal is 0.2 m2 in
frontal area and weighs 210 N. The sign weighs 60
N/m2. The design wind pressure is 575 N/m2. The Select one:
maximum moment that the connection between the a. 37 500 N (tension)
arm and pole can withstand due to wind is 6000 N m b. 31 500 N (compression)
, and the maximum permitted moment due to the c. 25 000 N (compression)
loads is 4000 N m. As limited by moment on the d. 50 000 N (tension)
connection, what is the maximum area of the sign?
137. A cable passes over a stationary sheave and
supports a 60 kg bucket, as shown. The coefficient of
friction between the cable abd the sheave is 0.10.
The cable has a uniform mass per unit length of 0.4
kg/m. The cable is in the shape of a catenary due to
its own weight. The tension of the cable at the
pulley is given by T = wy, where w is the weight per
unit length and the constant y (for this
configuration) is known to be 151 m. How much
more mass can be added to the4 bucket before the
cable slips over the pulley?

Select one:
a. 5.65 m2
b. 1.15 m2
c. 8.03 m2
d. 1.04 m2

134. The small piston of a hydraulic lift has a cross-

sectional area of 3.00 cm2, and its large piston has a
cross-sectional area of 200 cm2 . What force must
be applied to the small piston for it to raise a load of
15.0 kN? (In service stations, this force is usually
generated with the use of compressed air.)
Select one:
Select one:
a. 12.1 kg
a. 225 N
b. 11.6 kg
b. 40 N
c. 10.0 kg
c. 1.00 X 102 N
d. 0
d. 1.00 x 103 N
138. Two particles are fixed to an x axis : particle 1 of
135. A single force (not shown) is applied at point B
charge -2.00 x 10-7 C at x=6.00 cm and particle 2 of
in the y-direction, in line with points A and B. What
charge +2.00 x 10-7 C at x=21.0 cm. Midway
should this force being order for the frame to be in
between the particles, what is their net electric field
equilibrium in that direction?
in unit vector notation?
Select one:
Select one:
a. 180 N (down)
a. -6.39 x 105 N/C i ̂
b. -250 N (down)
b. -3.20 X 105 N/C i ̂
c. 120 N (down)
c. -4.00 x 105 N/C i ̂
d. -280 N (down)
d. -2.40 x 105 N/C i ̂

139. Two blocks are connected over a pulley. The

mass of block A is 10 kg and the coefficient of kinetic
friction between A and the incline is 0.20. Angle θ of
the incline is 30°. Block A slides down the incline at
constant speed. What is the mass of block B?
Select one:
a. 2.1 kg a. 27 i N - 100j N
b. 5.0 kg b. 0 i N+ 180j N
c. 3.7 kg c. 0 i N + 100j N
d. 3.3 kg d. -27 i N - 100j N

140. A model T-beam is constructed from five balsa 143. The braced frame shown is constructed with
boards. Refer to the illustration for the as-built pin-connected members and supports. All applied
dimensions. What is the approximate centroidal forces are horizontal. What is the force in the
moment of inertia about an axis parallel to the -axis? diagonal member AB?(Insert question #10)

a. 200 N
b. 160 N
c. 250 N
d. 0

144. The structure shown is formed of three

Select one: separates solid aluminum cylindrical rods, each with
a. 660 cm4 a 1 cm diameter. What is the -coordinate of the
b. 600 cm4 centroid of volume for the structure?
c. 500 cm4
d. 560 cm4

141. A rope is wrapped over a 6 cm diameter pipe to

support a bucket of tools being lowered. The
coefficient of friction between the rope and the pipe
is 0.20. The combined mass of bucket and tools is
100 kg. What is the range of force that can be
applied to the free end of the rope such that the
bucket remains stationary? a. 15.9 cm
b. 16.0 cm
c. 14.0 cm
d. 15.2 cm

145. A cannonball of mass 10 kg is fired from a

cannon of mass 250 kg. The initial velocity of the
cannonball is 1000 km/h. All of the cannon's recoil is
absorbed by a spring with a spring constant of 250
N/cm. What is the maximum recoil distance of the
cannon?
a. 720 N to 1510 N Select one:
b. 560 N to 1360 N a. 0.59 m
c. 670 N to 1440 N b. 0.35 m
d. 720 N to 1360 N c. 0.92 m
d. 0.77 m
142. If W = 80 N, what are the reactions
146. A 28 mm diameter circuit area is reduced by a
at pont A? 21 mm diameter circular area that is cut out. Both
circles are tangent to the y-axis. What is the moment
of inertia about the y-axis of the remaining (shaded) b. 50 000 N (compression)
area? c. 52 700 N (compression)
d. 50 000 N (tension)

150. Determine the force in member BC.

a. 330 000 mm4

b. 20 600 mm4
c. 1340 000 mm4
d. 103 000 mm4
a. 0
147. What is the -coordinate of the centroid of the b. 1000 N (compression)
curve y = cos between = 0 = /2? c. 2500 N (tension)
a. pi/4 d. 1500 N (tension)
b. pi/6
c. 1 – 2/pi 151. A torsional pendulum consists of a 5 kg uniform
d. pi/2 – 1 disk with a diameter of 50 cm attached at its center
to a rod 1.5 m in length. The torsional spring
148. A 2 kg mass swings in a vertical plane at the end constant is 0.625 N.m/rad. Disregarding the mass of
of a 2 m cord. When = 30o, the magnitude of the the rod, what is the natural frequency of the
tangential velo9city of the mass is 1 m/s. What is the torsional pendulum?
tension in the cord at this position? Select one:
a. 1.0 rad/s
b. 2.0 rad/s
c. 1.2 rad/s
d. 1.4 rad/s

152. A 3 kg disk with a diameter of 0.6 m is rigidly

attached at point B to 1 kg rod 1 m in length. The
rod-disk combination rotates around point A. What
is the mass moment of inertia about A for the
combinanation

Select one:
a. 19.6 N
b. 29.4 N
c. 18.0 N
d. 24.5 N

149. Find the force in member BC. Select one:

a. 0.56 kg m2
b. 0.87 kg m2
c. 047 kg m2
d. 3.7 kg m2

153. The pedestrian bridge truss shown has 10 000 N

applied loads at points I,J, and K. What is the force in
member IJ?

Select one: Select one:

a. 16 700 N (tension) a. 18 000 N (compression)
b. 8000 N (tension) d. The particle is traveling at constant velocity
c. 8000 N (compression) around a circle.
d. 18 000 N (tension)
160. Identify the zero-force members in the truss
shown.
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154. What is the radius of gyration about horizontal

axis passing through the centroid?

a. GI, HI
b. AB, HI, GI
c. AB, GH, GI, HI, EG
a. 3.7 cm d. AB, GH
b. 1.7 cm
c. 0.86 cm 161. The 285 kg plate shown is suspended
d. 2.3 cm horizontally by four wives of equal length, and the
tension of each wire is equal. If wire D snaps, the
155. "In the figure, a very small toy race car of mass tension in the three remaining wires is redistributed.
m is released from rest on the loop-the-loop track. If Determined the tension in each wire after wire D
it is released at a height 2R above the floor, how snaps.
high is it above the floor when it leaves the track,
neglecting friction?"
a. 2.00 R
b. 1.50 R
c. 1.67 R
d. 1.33 R

156. A wheel with a radius of 0.75 m starts from rest

and accelerates clockwise. The angular acceleration
(in rad/s²) of the wheel is defined by a α = 6t - 4.
What is the resultant linear acceleration of a point
on the wheel rim at t = 2 s? a. TA / = 1398 N ; TB / = 0 N ; TC / = 1398 N
a. 6 m/s² b. TA = 699 N ; TB = 1398 N ; TC = 699 N
b. 12 m/s² c. TA / = 1398 N ; TB / = 1398 N ; TC / = 0 N
c. 18 m/s² d. TA / = 699 N ; TB / = 699 N ; TC / = 1398 N
d. 13 m/s²
162. "If the sum of the forces on a particle is not
157. A 6 kg sphere moving at 3 m/s collides with a 10 equal to zero, the particle is"
kg sphere traveling 2.5 m/s in the same direction. a. moving with constant velocity in the direction of
The 6 kg ball comes to a complete stop after the the resultant force.
collision. What is the new velocity of the 10 kg ball b. accelerating in the same direction as the resultant
immediately after the collision? force.
a. 4.3 m/s c. accelerating in a direction opposite to the
b. 5.5 m/s resultant force.
c. 2.8 m/s d. moving with a constant velocity opposite to the
d. 0.5 m/s direction of the resultant force.

158. "A variable force of ( 40 N) cos is attached to 163. Three forces act on a hook. Determine the
the end of a spring whose spring constant is 50 N/m. magnitude of the resultant of the forces. Neglect
There is no deflection when =90°. At what angle, will hook bending.
the spring deflect 20 cm from its equilibrium
position?"
a. -14°
b. 76°
c. 25°
d. 64°

159. For which of the following situation is the net

force acting on a particle necessarily equal to zero? a. 1510 N
a. The particle has constant angular momentum. b. 1250 N
b. The particle has constant linear momentum. c. 989 N
c. The particle has constant kinetic energy. d. 1140 N
 vehicle, just as the light turns green. If the vehicle
164. Which of the structures shown is statistically decelerates at a
determinant and stable? a. 52 km/h
b. 43 km/h
c. 63 km/h
d. 59 km/h

169. A 1 kg uniform rod 1 m long is suspended from

the ceiling by a frictionless hinge. The rod is free to
pivot. What is the product of inertia of the about the
pivot point?
a. 0.13 kg m²
b. 0 kg m²
c. 0.33 kg m²
d. 0.045 kg m²
a. I and III
b. II and III 170. The five forces shown act at point A. What is
c. I and IV the magnitude of the resultant force?
d. I only

165. What is the period of a pendulum that passes

the center point 20 times a minute?
a. 3 s
b. 6 s
c. 0.3 s
d. 0.2 s

166. "A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s

and a launch angle of 20° from the horizontal. The
surrounding terrain is level, and air friction is to be
disregarded. What is the maximum elevation a. 182 N
achieved by the projectile?" b. 234 N
a. 140 m c. 156 N
b. 72 m d. 32 N
c. 620 m
d. 350 m 171. If W = 80 N, what are the reactions at point A?
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167. A disk-shaped body with a 4 cm radius has a

320 N force acting through the center at an
unknown angle, and two 40 N loads acting as a
couple, as shown. All of these forces are removed
and replaced by a single 320 N force at point B,
parallel to the original 320 N force. What is the
angle?

a. 0 i N + 100j N
b. -27 i N - 100j N
a. 0° c. 0 i N + 180j N
b.7.6° d. 27 i N - 100j N
c. 15°
d. 29° 172. Figure shows a uniform disk, with mass M = 2.5
kg and radius R = 20 cm, mounted on a fixed
168. A motorist is traveling at 70 km/h when he sees horizontal axle. A block with mass m = 1.2 kg hangs
a traffic light in an intersection 250 m ahead turn from a massless cord that is wrapped around the rim
red. The light's red cycle is 15 s. The motorist wants of the disk. Find the acceleration of the falling block.
to enter the intersection without stopping his
The cord does not slip, and there is no friction at the
axle.

a. 650 N m
a. 3.2 m/s2 b. 890 N m
b. -3.2 m/s2 c. 1150 N m
c. 4.8 m/s2 d. 1240 N m
d. -4.8 m/s2
177. A spring has a constant of 50 N/m. The spring is
173. The moment of the intertia of area A2 with hung vertically, and a mass is attached to its end.
respect to the compostie centroidal horizontal axis is The spring end displaces 30 cm from its equilibrium
32.47 cm4. What is the moment of inertia of the position. The same mass is removed from the first
composite area with respect to its controidal -axis? spring and attached to the end of a second
(different) spring, and the displacement is 25 cm.
What is the spring constant of the second spring?"

a. 60 N/m
b. 46 N/m
c. 63 N/m
d. 56 N/m

178. "A wheel with a 0.75 m radius has a mass of 200

kg. The wheel is pinned at its center and has a radius
of gyration of 0.25 m. A rope is wrapped around the
wheel and supports a hanging 100 kg block. When
the wheel is released, the rope begins to unwind.
a. 460 cm4 What is the angular acceleration of the wheel?"
b. 350 cm4
c. 480 cm4 a. 6.5 rad/s²
d. 560 cm4 b. 14 rad/s²
c. 11 rad/s²
174. The position (in radians) of a car travelling d. 5.9 rad/s²
around a curve is described by the following
function of time (in seconds). What is the 180. What is the -coordinate of the centroid of the
angular velocity at t = 3 s? perimeter line?
a. 15 rad/s
a. 1.75 cm
b. -16 rad/s b. 1.80 cm
c. -4 rad /s c. 1.56 cm
d. 11 rad/s d. 1.66 cm

175. A mass of 10 kg is suspended from a vertical

spring with a spring constant of 10 N/m. What is the
period of vibration?
a. 0.30 s
b. 0.60 s
c. 6.3 s
d. 0.90 s
d. 300 N

176. If the frame is pinned so that it rotates around

point B, what counteracting moment must be
applied at point A to put the frame in equilibrium?