ME QUIZZERS

SELECTION 2015
FINAL ROUND

Prepared by: RIZALINO CARATAO

 CONTEST MECHANICS:
Only the finalists in the elimination round are qualified to
participate in this final round.
Questions in easy, average and difficult rounds are worth 10,
20 and 30 points with allotted time 20, 30 and 60 seconds,
respectively
Unless otherwise stated, answers must be expressed in two
decimal places.
Strictly, wrong units are considered wrong.
Clarifications can only be raised before the reading of the next
question.
The judges decisions are final and irrevocable.
The Top Five highest scoring finalists win this competition and
shall officially become members of ME Quiz Bowl Team which
will represent the University in the regional competition/s this
year.
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ARE YOU READY?
EASY ROUND
EASY ROUND Question No. 1
If the weight of a 6 diameter by 555
cylindrical steel steel is 2015 kg, what is
the approximate weight of Chromium SAE
51416 of same size?
a.2222 lbs c. 4444 lbs
b.3333 lbs d. 5555 lbs

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EASY ROUND Question No. 2

How do you call the heat treatment

process wherein a metal is heated above
transformation range, after which it is
cooled slowly to soften it and improve its
machinability?

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EASY ROUND Question No. 3

The carbon content of SAE 1060 steel is

approximately how many percent by
weight?

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EASY ROUND Question No. 4
The series 1+ + 1/3 + 1/4+ is a ____.

a.divergent c. semi-convergent
b.convergent d. semi-divergent

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EASY ROUND Question No. 5

What is the fourth root of 444 ?

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EASY ROUND Question No. 6

The selliing price of a TV set is double that

of its net cost. If the TV set is sold to a
customer at a profit of 25% of the net cost,
how much discount is given to the
customer?

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EASY ROUND Question No. 7

Twenty sacks of palay can be dried under

the sun for 5 days. How long will it take for
100 sacks of palay to dry assuming same
environmental conditions?

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EASY ROUND Question No. 8

A parallelogram has consecutive sides of

length 8cm and 13cm and an included
angle of 1280 . How long is its shorter
diagonal?

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EASY ROUND Question No. 9

What is the probability of drawing a heart

or a face card in a standard deck of 52
cards?

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EASY ROUND Question No. 10

The product of two consecutive even

integers is 168. What is the first integer?

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MODERATE ROUND
MODERATE ROUND Question No. 1

The fourth term of a geometric

progression is 216 and the sixth term is
1944. What is the 8th term?

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 2

Determine the value of z that satisfies the

following equations:
xy = -8 yz = -2 xz = 4

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 3

It is defined as the negative ratio of the

relative velocity of two objects after
collision to their relative velocity before
collision.

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 4

What type of gear is used for

transmissions that involve very high
tangential speeds?

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 5

What is the limit of 1/x as x approaches

zero?

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 6

When written in decimal representation,

how many decimals does 41000 x 52000
have?

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 7

What is the Laplace transform of cos 6t?

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 8

Calculate the volume of the sphere that

circumscribes a cylinder of radius 6 inches
and height of 12 inches?

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 9

A hose shoots water straight up a distance

of 2.5 meters. The end opening of the
hose has an area of 0.075 sq.cm. How
many liters of water comes out in one
minute?

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MODERATE ROUND Question No. 10

What is the largest integer n such that

1+2+3++n < 500?

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DIFFICULT ROUND
DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 1

In Analytic Geometry, it is defined as the

path of a point which moves according to
a given law or equation.

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DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 2

What is the exact value of:

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 DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 3

If r and s are the roots of the equation

2x2 3x + 4 = 0, what is the value of
4r2 + 7rs + 4s2?

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 DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 4

An object weighs 30N in air and 21N in

water. What is its density in lb/ft3?

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 DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 5

An ellipse has a length of latus rectum

equal to the three-fourths of the length of
its minor axis. What is its eccentricity?
Express your answer in four decimal
places.

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 DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 6

A wire has a length of 2 ft. It is to be divided into

two lengths, one is formed into a square and
the other is to be formed into a circle. If the the
sum of the areas is to be minimum, what is the
length of the wire shaped into a square?

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 DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 7

The earth revolves around the sun in an

elliptical path with the sun at one of its foci. How
far is the earth from the sun during a perigee?
Take the major axis of the elliptical path as 186
million kilometers and eccentricity as 1/60.

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 DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 8

In how many ways can a group of 10

people arrange themselves in a line if two
particular persons refuse to sit next to
each other?

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 DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 9

The arc of an underpass is a semi-ellipse

60 ft wide and and 20 ft high. Find the
clearance at the edge of a line 20 ft from
the middle.

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DIFFICULT ROUND Question No. 10

The maintenance cost of a sewing machine

is expected to be Php 500. The cost will
increase each year for the subsequent 9
years. The interest is 8% compounded
annually. What is the present worth of the
maintenance over the full 10-year period?

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 WELL DONE,
CONTESTANTS!