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ECRE - PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each
7. Applying full brakes at a speed of 60 kph, the
of the following questions. Encircle only one
car traveled 40 m until it stopped. Determine
answer for each item. STRICTLY NO
the average skid resistance.
ERASURES. GOOD LUCK.
A. 0.53 C. 0.42
1. Roger Sanchez, an architect, is designing an B. 0.35 D. 0.24
airport for small planes. One kind of airplane
that might use this airfield must reach a speed 8. Assuming an average retarding force on the
before takeoff of at least 100 kph and can car of FR = 700 N, calculate the power required
accelerate at 2 m/s2. What minimum length of a 1400-kg car if the car climbs a 10° hill at a
must the runway have, in m? steady velocity of 80 kph.
A. 192.9 C. 122.9 A. 50.19 hp C. 61.92 hp
B. 129.9 D. 199.2 B. 28.09 hp D. 91.89 hp

2. A 3g locust reaches a speed of 3 m/s during its 9. A car travels from P to Q at 36 kph and returns
jump. If the locust transforms energy with 35% from Q to P at 24 kph. Find the average speed,
efficiency, how much energy is required for the in kph.
jump? A. 30.2 C. 28.8
A. 0.014 J C. 0.039 J B. 30.0 D. 29.7
B. 0.005 J D. 0.116 J
10. A 65-kg woman descends in an elevator that
3. A can throw a ball vertically at a speed of 1.5 briefly accelerates at 0.20 g downward. She
times faster than B can. How many times stands on a scale that reads in kg. During this
higher will A’s ball go than that of B? acceleration, what does the scale read?
A. 1.50 C. 3.00
A. 65 kg C. 78 kg
B. 2.25 D. 4.50
B. 52 kg D. 39 kg
4. The moon’s nearly circular orbit around the
11. A 5.0 kg box is pushed from the top of an
earth has a radius of about 384,000 km and a
incline and travels down the incline with an
period of 27.3 days. Determine the
initial speed of 10.0 m/s. The incline is 5.0 m
acceleration of the Moon towards the earth, in
long, and the angle of the incline is 30°. The
m/s2.
coefficient of friction between the box and the
A. 2.72 x 10-3 C. 7.22 x 10-3
incline is 0.20. Determine the loss of potential
B. 2.27 x 10-3
D. 7.72 x 10-3
energy.
A. -132 J C. -373 J
5. A student whirls a bucket of water in a vertical
B. -123 J D. -250 J
circle of radius 0.8 m. Determine the
frequency of rotation required for the bucket to
12. A spotlight shining on a pond strikes the water
completely negotiate the top of the loop
so that the angle of incidence θ is 23.5°. Find
without water spilling out of the bucket.
the refracted angle θ. Use Snell’s law and the
A. 47.3 rpm C. 33.4 rpm
fact that n = 1.33 for water and n = 1.0 for air.
B. 23.7 rpm D. 16.7 rpm
A. 16.4° C. 14.4°
B. 14.7° D. 17.4°
6. A 60 g bullet moving with a speed of 500 m/s
strikes a 5 kg block moving in the same
13. Calculate the recoil velocity of a 5.0-kg rifle
direction with a speed of 30 m/s. What is the
that shoots a 0.020-kg bullet at a speed of 620
resultant speed of the bullet and the block
m/s. Hint: Conservation of momentum.
assuming the bullet to be embedded in the
A. 4.28 m/s C. 2.48 m/s
block?
B. 2.84 m/s D. 4.82 m/s
A. 35.6 m/s C. 23.7 m/s
B. 30.2 m/s D. 29.1 m/s
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14. A block weighing 500 lb is dropped from a 22. Forces whose lines of action pass through a
height of 1.3 ft from the top of a spring with a common point.
modulus of 20 lb/ft. What velocity will the A. Parallel C. Non-concurrent
block have at the instant the spring is B. Concurrent D. Collision
deformed 3 in?
A. 9.99 ft/s C. 5.51 ft/s
Situation 1. The hook shown in the figure is subjected
B. 9.15 ft/s D. 5.05 ft/s
to three forces A, B, and C. If A = 7 kN, B = 5.2 kN and
angle a= 30°.
15. A 5.0 kg box is pushed from the top of an
incline and travels down the incline with an 23. Calculate the value of angle q if the resultant
initial speed of 10.0 m/s. The incline is 5.0 m of the three forces is 6.5 kN along the y-axis.
long, and the angle of the incline is 30°. The A. 30.25° C. 36.63°
coefficient of friction between the box and the B. 33.85° D. 28.25°
incline is 0.20.
Determine the loss of potential energy. 24. If the resultant of the three forces A, B, and C
A. -132 J C. -373 J is 13.6 kN, and θ = 80°, what is the value of C,
B. -123 J D. -250 J in kN?
A. 6.45 C. 6.98
16. If a force of 86 pounds is required to push a B. 7.32 D. 5.87
safe up a ramp that is inclined 12°, then what
is the weight of the safe? 25. If C = 6.8 kN, and θ = 45°, how much is the
A. 412.2 C. 413.6 resultant pulling force in the eyebolt, in kN?
B. 421.2 D. 431.6 A. 8.54 C. 9.87
B. 9.32 D. 10.23
17. It is defined as the study of motion without
regard to the forces or energies that may be
involved
A. Dynamics C. Physics
B. Kinematics D. Projectile

18. It refers to how fast an object is moving; it is

the rate at which an object covers distance.
A. Velocity C. Uniform
Situation 2. A kicked football leaves the ground at an
B. Speed D. Motion
angle θ = 37° with a velocity of 20 m/s as shown in the
figure. Assuming the ball leaves the foot at ground
19. This defined as the measure of energy transfer
level, and ignoring air resistance and rotation of the
when a force moves on object through a
ball, calculate
distance.
A. Dynamics C. Kinetic 26. The maximum height
B. Energy D. Work A. 7.53 m C. 7.35 m
B. 5.37 m D. 5.73 m
20. It is the product of the force and time over
which the force acts. 27. The time of travel before the football hits the
A. Energy C. Momentum ground
B. Impulse D. Collision A. 4.25 seconds C. 2.54 seconds
B. 4.52 seconds D. 2.45 seconds
21. It is the product of an object’s mass and its
velocity. 28. How far away it hits the ground
A. Energy C. Momentum A. 39.2 m C. 38.6 m
B. Impulse D. Collision B. 29.3 m D. 36.8 m
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Situation 3. The motion of a particle is defined by the 39. Resultant of all forces,
relation x = 3t3 - 6t2 - 12t + 5, where x and t are A. 202.18 lbs C. 201.81 lbs
expressed in m and sec, respectively. Determine: B. -202.18 lbs D. -201.81 lbs
40. The direction of the resultant
29. The time when the velocity is zero
A. 37.34° C. 166.65°
A. 3 seconds C. 2 seconds
B. 22.25° D. 13.47°
B. 2.1 seconds D. 3.1 seconds

30. The position of the particle at that time

A. 19 m C. 18 m
B. -19 m D. -18 m

31. The acceleration of the particle at that time

A. 23 m/s2 C. 25 m/s2
B. 24 m/s2 D. 22 m/s2

41. An open tank contains a liquid 5m deep of unit

Situation 4. A horse pulls a cart with a force of 200 N weight 7 kN/m3. Water, of unit weight 9.81
at an angle of 27° with the horizontal and moves along kN/m3 is poured over the liquid and the total
at a speed of 10 kph. depth of both liquids is 8m. Obtain the gage
pressure in kPa at the point 6m from the
32. How much work does the horse do in 12
surface.
minutes?
A. 43.18 kPa C. 48.81 kPa
A. 356,402.61 Joules C. 536,402.61 Joules
B. 44.81 kPA D. 48.31 kPa
B. 356,204.61 Joules D. 536,402.61 Joules

33. Determine the output power of the horse in hp. 42-43. Two pipes on the same elevation convey
A. 0.69 C. 0.70 water and oil of specific gravity 0.88 respectively.
B. .72 D. 0.66 They are connected by a U-tube manometer with
the manometric liquid having a specific gravity of
1.25. if the manometric liquid in the limb
Situation 5. A golf ball of mass 0.045 kg is hit off the
connecting the water pipe is 2m higher that the
tee at a speed of 38 m/s. The golf club was in contact
other find the pressure difference in two pipes, in
with the ball for 3.5 x 10-3 s. Determine the:
kPa, if h= 3m
34. Impulse imparted to the golf ball
A. 11.79 kPa C. 47.87 kPa
A. 1.75 kg-m/s C. 1.71 kg-m/s
B. 10.79 kPA D. 55.67 kPa
B. 1.68 kg-m/s D. 1.56 kg-m/s

35. Average force exerted on the ball by the golf

club
A. 478.57 N C. 488.57 N
B. 468.57 N D. 498.57 N

Situation 6. Determine the x and y components of

each force, the resultant and its direction.

36. For F=390 lbs along horizontal, 44-45. If the Philippine trench is observed to be 10.5
A. 155 lbs C. 150 lbs km deep, the pressure on the trench is greater than the
B. -155 lbs D. -150 lbs atmospheric pressure. What is the gage pressure at
37. For F=400 lbs along vertical, the bottom of the ocean at that location? Use specific
A. 306.42 lbs C. 257.12 lbs gravity of water = 1.03
B. -306.42 lbs D. -257.12 lbs A. 1075.07 atm C. 1047.08 atm
38. For F=300 lbs along horizontal, B. 1043.09 atm D. 1078.08 atm
A. 259 lbs C. 150 lbs
B. -259 lbs D. -150 lbs