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1. The force P of magnitude 50 kN is acting at 215° from the x-axis. Find 5. The magnitude of vertical force F shown in figure is 8000 N. Resolve F
the components of P in u 157° from x, and v negative 69° from x. into components parallel to the bars AB and AC.

2. A block is resting on an incline of slope 5:12 as shown in figure. It is

subjected to a force F = 500 N on a slope of 3:4. Determine the
components of F parallel and perpendicular to the incline.

3. The body on the 30° incline in figure is acted upon by a force P 6. In figure assuming counterclockwise moments as positive, compute
inclined at 20° with the horizontal. If P is resolved into components the moment of force F = 200 kg and force P = 165 kg about points A, B,
parallel and perpendicular to incline and the value of the parallel C, and D.
component is 1800 N, compute the value of the perpendicular
component and that of P.

4. The triangular block shown in figure is subjected to the loads P = 1600

lb and F = 600 lb. If AB = 8 in. and BC = 6 in., resolve each load into
components normal and tangential to AC.

7. Two forces P and Q pass through a point A which is 4 m to the right of

and 3 m above a moment center O. Force P is 890 N directed up to the
right at 30° with the horizontal and force Q is 445 N directed up to the left
at 60° with the horizontal. Determine the moment of the resultant of
these two forces with respect to O.
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11. Three ropes are tied to a small metal ring. At the end of each rope
8. Refer to figure below. A couple consists of two vertical forces of 60 lbs three students are pulling, each trying to move the ring in their direction.
each. One force acts up through A and the other acts down through D. If we look down from above, the forces and directions they are applying
Transform the couple into an equivalent couple having horizontal forces are shown in figure. Find the net force on the ring due to the three
acting through E and F. applied forces.

12. From figure, P is directed at an angle α from x-axis and the 200 N
9. The three-step pulley shown in figure is subjected to the given force is acting at a slope of 5 vertical to 12 horizontal.
couples. Compute the value of the resultant couple. Also determine the
forces acting at the rim of the middle pulley that are required to balance
the given system.

a. Find P and α if the resultant is 500 N to the right along the x-axis.
b. Find P and α if the resultant is 500 N upward to the right with a slope
of 3 horizontal to 4 vertical.
c. Find P and α if the resultant is zero.

13. Forces F, P, and T are concurrent and acting in the direction as

shown in figure.

10. To close a gate valve it is necessary to exert two forces of 60 lb at

opposite sides of a handwheel 3 ft in diameter. Through an accident the
wheel is broken and the valve must be closed by a thrusting bar through
a slot in the valve stem and exerting a force 4 ft out from the center.
Determine the force required and draw a free-body diagram of the bar.

a. Find the value of F and α if T = 450 N, P = 250 N, β = 30°, and the

resultant is 300 N acting up along the y-axis.
b. Find the value of F and α if T = 450 N, P = 250 N, β = 30° and the
resultant is zero.
c. Find the value of α and β if T = 450 N, P = 250 N, F = 350 N, and the
resultant is zero.
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14. The beam AB in figure supports a load which varies an intensity of 19. The truss pinned to the floor at D, and supported by a roller at point
220 N/m to 890 N/m. Calculate the magnitude and position of the A is loaded as shown in figure. Determine the force in member CG.
resultant load.

15. The 16-ft wing of an airplane is subjected to a lift which varies from
zero at the tip to 360 lb per ft at the fuselage according to w = 90x1/2 lb
per ft where x is measured from the tip. Compute the resultant and its
location from the wing tip.

16. Locate the amount and position of the resultant of the loads acting on
the Fink truss in figure.

20. What force P must be applied to the wedges shown in figure to start
them under the block? The angle of friction for all contact surfaces is
10°.

17. A cylinder weighing 400 lb is held against a smooth incline by means

of the weightless rod AB in Fig. P-309. Determine the forces P and N
21. A car starts from rest and reaches 60 ft/s after travelling a distance of
exerted on the cylinder by the rod and the incline.
400 ft along a straight road. Determine the time of travel.
A. 26.66 s C. 6.67 s
B. 13.33 s D. 3.33 s

22. A train changes its speed uniformly from 60 mi/hr to 30 mi/hr in a

distance of 1500 ft. What is its acceleration in ft/s2?
A. 2.58 C. 1.25
B. 1.94 D. 3.66

23. A car travels with an initial velocity of 36 kph. If it is decelerating at a

rate of 3 m/s², how far in meters, does it travel before stopping?
A. 17.66 C. 16.76
B. 16.67 D. 17.67

24. A particles position (in inches) along the x-axis after t seconds of
travel is given by the equation x=24t²-t³+10. What is the particle’s
18. A 300-lb box is held at rest on a smooth plane by a force P inclined average velocity during the first 3 seconds of travel?
at an angle θ with the plane as shown in figure. If θ = 45°, determine the A. 65 C. 68
value of P and the normal pressure N exerted by the plane.
B. 65 D. 63

25. A stone is thrown vertically upward at the rate of 20 m/s. Find the
highest point reached by the stone.
A. 20.38 C. 23.83
B. 28.32 D. 24.53

26. A balloon rising vertically with a speed of 16 ft/s, and a sandbag is

thrown upward at an initial velocity of 16 ft/s. What is the position of the
sandbag in feet relative to the balloon after ¼ s?
A. 1 C. 2
B. 3 D. 4

27. A ball is thrown downward from the top of a building of height 50 m

with an initial velocity of 5 m/s. Determine the speed at which it hits the
ground.
A. 71.23 m/s C. 17.32 m/s
B. 13.27 m/s D. 31.72 m/s
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40. A ball at the end of a 180 cm long swings as a pendulum. The balls
28. A baseball is thrown from a horizontal plane with an initial velocity of speed is 4 m/s as it passes through its lowest point. To what height
100m/s at an angle of 30° above the horizontal. How long after will the above the lowest point will it rise before stopping?
ball attains its original vertical level? A. 0.618 m C. 0.518 m
A. 12.2 s C. 11.2 s B. 0.816 m D. 0.178 m
B. 10.2 s D. 13.2 s
41. An advertisement claims that a certain 1200 kg car can accelerate
29. A projectile is thrown with a speed of 100 ft/sec in a direction 30° from rest to a speed of 25 m/s in a time of 8.0 s. What average power
above the horizontal. Determine the highest point to which it rises. must the motor produce to cause this acceleration?
A. 39 ft C. 38 ft A. 52.3 Hp C. 62.8 Hp
B. 40 ft D. 41 ft B. 48.6 Hp D. 70.2 Hp

30. A projectile with a muzzle velocity of 550 m/s is fired from a gun on 42. A 0.25hp motor is used to lift a load at the rate of 5.00 cm/s. How
top of a cliff 460 m above sea level at a certain angle with respect to the great a load can it lift at this constant speed?
horizontal. If the projectile hits the ocean surface 49.2 seconds after A. 381 kg C. 421 kg
being fired, determine the horizontal range of the projectile. B. 350 kg D. 400 kg
A. 25334 C. 24340
B. 24535 D. 25453 43. A projectile weighing 100 lbs strikes the concrete wall of a fort with
an impact velocity of 1200 ft/s. The projectile comes to rest in 0.01
31. A projectile with an initial velocity of 300 m/sec is fired down a hill second having penetrated the 8-foot thick wall to a distance of 6 feet.
sloping at an angle of 30°. Assuming the firing angle is 20° from the What is the average force exerted on the wall by the projectile?
horizontal reference; determine the range of the projectile down the hill. A. 3.73 x 104 lbs C. 3.73 x 106 lbs
A. 17619 C. 17611 B. 3.73 x 105 lbs D. 3.73 x 108 lbs
B. 1745 D. 16543
44. A 10 g blocks slides with a velocity of 20 cm/s on a smooth level
32. A boy threw a ball 1.5 m above the ground at an angle of 42 degrees surface and makes a head on collision with a 30 gram block moving in
above the horizontal and hit a window of a building 25 m away. The the opposite direction with a velocity of 10 cm/s. If the collision is
speed of the ball as it leaves his hands is 20 m/s. How high is the perfectly elastic, what is the velocity of the 30-gram block after the
window of the building the boy had hit? collision?
A. 8.63 m C. 10.13 m A. 5cm/s C. 25cm/s
B 12.5 m D. 5.8 m B. 5cm/s D. 10cm/s

33. A flywheel is revolving at 200 rpm. How long will it take to stop the 45. A ball is dropped onto a solid floor from an initial height hO. If the
flywheel if it is decelerated at a constant rate of 2 rad/s²? coefficient of restitution, e is 0.90, how high will the ball rebound?
A. 10.74 s C. 10.27 s A. 0.81 h0 C. 0.45 h0
B. 10.47 s D. 10.57 s B. 0.85h0 D. 0.90 h0

34. A flywheel is rotating at a constant rate of 2400 rpm. At what 46. A rubber ball of mass 0.25 kg is dropped from a height of 10m. If the
constant rate in rad/s² must its motion be retarded to bring it to rest in coefficient of restitution is 0.56, how high is the ball’s second rebound?
300 revolutions? A. 1.97 m C. 0.98 m
A. 16.86 C. 16.76 B. 3.13 m D. 5.60 m
B. 17.86 D. 18.67

35. A car has wheels of radius 30cm. It starts from rest and accelerates
uniformly to a speed of 15m/s in a time of 8s. Find the number of
rotations one wheel makes in this time.
A. 25 rev C. 45 rev
B. 32 rev D. 23 rev

36. At what rpm is the Ferris wheel turning when the riders fell
weightlessness or zero gravity every time each rider is at the topmost
part of the wheel 9 m in radius?
A. 9.79 rpm C. 8.97 rpm
B. 9.97 rpm D. 9.57 rpm

37. Determine the angle of super elevation of hi-way curve of 183 m

radius so that there will no side thrust for a speed of 72 kph.
A. 12.56° C.25.36°
B. 12.32° D.13.66°

38. An object is being pulled along the ground by a 75 N force directed

28 degrees above the horizontal. How much work is done in pulling the
object to a distance of 8 m?
A. 420 J C. 380 J
B. 530 J D. 250 J

39. Calculate the work done against gravity by a pump that discharges
600 liters of fuel oil into a tank 20 m above the pump’s intake if one cubic
centimeter of fuel oil has mass of 0.82 grams.
A. 46.9 J C. 84.6 J
B. 96.4 J D. 64.7 J