MATH2
MATH2
MATH2
If the density of a gas is 0.003 slug/ft3, what is the specific weight of the gas?
a) 15.2 N/m3
b) 9.04 N/m3
c) 98.2 N/m3
d) 76.3 N/m3
a) 15.2 N/m3
Solution:
2.
If the specific weight of a liquid is 58.5 lbf per cubic foot, what is the specific volume of the liquid?
a) 1.0675 cm3/g
b) 0.5321 cm3/g
c) 1.5502 cm3/g
d) 0.9504 cm3/g
a) 1.0675 cm3/g
58.5 lb f / ft 3 9189.6 N / m3
936.8 kg / m3
g
1
1.0675 cm 3 / g
Solution:
3.
A force of 200 lb acts on a block at an angle of 28 o with respect to horizontal. The block is pushed 2 ft
horizontally. Find the work done by this force.
a) 480 J
b) 408 J
c) 840 J
d) 804 J
b) 408 J
W F dx F cos x 200 cos 28 2 353.18 ft lb 480 J
Solution:
4.
The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1 gram per gram-atom. What is the mass of a hydrogen atom?
a) 1.66 x 10-24 g/atom
b) 6.02 x 10-23 g/atom
c) 1 g/atom
d) The mass is too small to calculate
a) 1.66 x 10-24 g/atom
By definition, the mass of an atom is its atomic weight divided by the Avogadros number.
W
5.
1
6.02 x 1023
1.66 x 10 24 g / atom
A truck starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 6 m/s 2. Find the speed of the truck after 4
seconds.
a) 18 m/s
b) 28 m/s
c) 24 m/s
d) 35 m/s
b) 28 m/s
V Vo at 0 6 4 24 m / s
2
6.
A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3 fps 3. Determine the average velocity during the first
10 seconds of motion.
a) 15 fps
b) 20 fps
c) 12 fps
d) 18 fps
a) 15 fps
VAverage
7.
1
1
2
S Vo t at 2 0 3 10 150 ft
2
2
S 150
15 fps
t
10
A ball is dropped from a height of 60 meters above ground. How long does it take to hit the ground?
a) 4.5 seconds
b) 3.5 seconds
c) 2.5 seconds
d) 1.5 seconds
b) 3.5 seconds
1 2
gt
2
S Vot
Solution:
8.
2 S Vo t
2 60 0
3.5 sec onds
9.81
A 5 meter extension ladder leans against the wall; the bottom is 3 m from the wall. If the bottom stays at the
same place, how much should the ladder be extended so that the top would lean against the wall 1 meter higher?
a) 1.2 m
b) 1.5 m
c) 0.5m
d) 0.83095 m
d) 0.83095 m
h 5 2 3 2 4m
5 x 2
If it leans I m higher and let x be the extended length then
9.
52 32
and x = 0.83095m.
If a stone dropped from a balloon while ascending at the rate of 7.5m/s reaches the ground in 6seconds, what
was the height of the balloon when the stone was dropped?
a) 110.12 m
b) 120.25 m
y vi t
c) 131.81 m
gt 2
9.81 6 2
7.5 6
131 .58 m
2
2
d) 140.12
10. The salary of an employees job has five levels, each one 5% greater than the one below it. Due to
circumstances, the salary of the employee must be reduced from the top (fifth) level to the second level, which
means a reduction of P3000.00 per month. What is the employees present salary per month?
a) P22,032.50
b) P23,022.50
c) P22,320.50
d) P22,302.50
d) P22,302.50
Solution: The salary levels can be seen as a geometric sequence. Let Sn be the salary at level n.
S3 1.05S2
S4 1.05S3
S5 1.05S4
S5 3,000.00 S2
Due to circumstance,
S5 1.05 3 S5 3,000.00
S5
30001.05 3
1.05 3 1
P 22,032.50
d) 135o
a) 108o
Solution: For a regular polygon, the value of each interior angle, ,
No. of Sides 2
52
180o
180o 108o
No. of Sides
5
12. A cubical container that measures 50.8 mm on a side is tightly packed with eight marbles and is filled with
water. All eight marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and the adjacent marbles. All of the
marbles are the same size. What is the volume of water in the container?
a) 131 096.51 mm3
b) 62 454.54 mm3c) 68 641.97 mm3
d) 131 960.51 mm3
b) 62 454.54 mm3
Solution: Since marbles are tightly packed, rmarble = 12.7 mm
Vcontainer 50.8 3 131096.5 mm3
Volume of container,
4
Vmarbles 8 r 3 8 12.7 3 68 641.97 mm 3
3
Volume of water,
7 6
5 9
?
c) 43
d) 43
b) 33
7 6
7 9 5 6 33
5 9
1 2 1
2 1 1
1 1
1
?
c) 6
d) 7
d) 7
1 2 1
D 2 1 1 1 11 211 11 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 111 7
1 1 1
Solution:
cos sin
sin cos
a)
a)
cos sin
sin cos
b)
cos sin
sin cos
c)
cos sin
sin cos
d)
0
cos sin
2
0
sin
cos sin
sin cos
a b
c d
X 1
1 d b
D c a
cos sin
cos 2 sin sin cos 2 sin 2 1
sin cos
Then,
cos sin
A 1
sin cos
16. The equation y = a1 + a2x is an algebraic expression for which of the following choices?
a) A cosine expansion series b) A circle in polar form c) Projectile motion
d) A straight line
Answer: d) A straight line.
17. Determine the absolute value of resultant vector of the following vectors: F 1 = 4i + 7j + 6k; F2 = 9i + 2j + 11k,
F3 = 5i 3j 8k.
a) 21
b) 18
c) 25
d) 9
a) 21
Solution: The resultant of vectors given in unit-vector form is the sum of the components.
R 4 9 5 i 7 2 3 j 6 11 8 k 18i 6 j 9k
18 2 6 2 9 2
21
A x B C
18. Given the following vectors: A = 3i + 2j, B = 2i + 3j + k, C = 5i + 2k. Simplify the expression
a) 20
b) 0
c) 60i + 24k
d) 5i + 2k
a) 20
i j k
A x B 3 2 0 i 2 0 j 3 0 k 9 4 2i 3 j 5k
2 3 1
Let
E DC
E D C D x C x D yC y D zC z 2 5 3 0 5 2 20
, then
6 2.5i
3 4i
d) 1.12 + 0.66i
a) 1.12 0.66i
Solution:
In order to rationalize a complex number, multiply the numerator and denominator by the complex
conjugate of the denominator and simplify.
6 2.5i 6 2.5i 3 4i 28 16.5i
1.12 0.66i
3 4i
3 4i 3 4i
25
b) 0
b) 0
Solution: The derivative of a constant is zero.
c)
g x 5 10 35
4 9
3
4
d) 35