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PALOMPON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Palompon, Leyte

COMPILED PLATES
IN
MECH2
(Dynamics of Rigid Bodies)

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ENGR. JULIUS B. CODILLA

Instructor
 PLATE NO. 1

1. Compute for the height from which a pile driver hammer must drop to attain a velocity of 8.2 m/s.
Assume no air and guide resistance.
A. 3.43 m B. 3.89 m C. 4.27 m D. 4.92 m

2. A car racer is accelerating at 4 m/s2 on a straight rough road on hill with a radius of curvature of 150 m.
Determine the magnitude of the total acceleration in m/s2 when the car’s speed reaches 25 m/s.
A. 4.2 B. 5.8 C. 6.2 D. 7.4

3. A baseball was thrown at 45-degree angle. Determine the highest altitude the ball can attain in meters if
the assumed velocity is 40 m/s with no drag.
A. 38 B. 41 C. 48 D. 56

4. The jeep slides at a distance of 77 m in a horizontal asphalt road, with rubber to asphalt coefficient of
friction of 0.06. Compute the jeep’s speed in m/s.
A. 25 B. 30 C. 35 D. 40
5. The car is travelling with an initial velocity of 65 kph. How far in meters, does it travel before it stops if it is
decelerating at 4 m/s2?
A. 40 B. 52 C. 64 D. 70

6. The flywheel on a press rotating at 100 rpm is slowed down to 90 rpm having a punching operation that
required 1 second for punching portion of the system cycle. Compute the angular deceleration in rad/s 2,
the flywheel undergoes. Given the angular velocity for 120 rpm is 10.47 rad/s and for 90 rpm is 9.42 rad/s.
A. – 1.05 B. -1.110 C. -1.38 D. -2.11

7. An object is dropped from the 17th floor, approximately 55 m above the concrete floor. How long does it
take to hit the floor?
A. 2.13 sec B. 3.35 sec C. 4.39 sec D. 8.15 sec
8. A punching machine flywheel accelerates from rest with 5 rad/s2. In 5 seconds, how many revolutions are
achieved?
A. 8 B. 10 C. 15 D. 28

9. A fast truck is traveling in the highway at a velocity of 25 m/s. If it is decelerating at the rate of 6 m/s 2,
how far in meters, does it travel before stopping?
A. 42 B. 48 C. 52 D. 65

10. What is the developed acceleration of a roller coaster in m/s2 when the velocity is at 25 m/s at a radius of
curvature of 4000 cm?
A. 12.5 B. 15.7 C. 18.3 D. 22.7
 PLATE NO. 2

1. A smooth object was thrown vertically upward with a velocity of about 2000 m/s. Find the time that
elapses, in seconds, with zero drag for the same object to return.
A. 1.25 B. 1.52 C. 1.91 D. 2.04

2. The object is moving with an initial velocity of 18 m/s. If it’s decelerating at 4 m/s2, how far, in meters,
does it travel before it stops?
A. 29.0 B. 36.0 C. 40.5 D. 27.5

3. The pulley accelerates from rest at 4 rad/s2. In 7 seconds, compute for the revolutions made.
A. 14.0 B. 12.60 C. 11.4 D. 15.6
4. A car is travelling at 30 m/s. It takes about half a second to apply brakes after which a deceleration of
m/s2 ensues. Determine the car travels before it stops.
A. 116 B. 105 C. 78.20 D. 92.67

5. Compute for the acceleration of a roller coaster in m/s2 when it reaches the velocity of 25 m/s with the
radius of curvature of 40 m.
A. 14.1 B. 11.4 C. 15.7 D. 12.7

6. A gear racer is moving at an initial velocity of 90 kph. If it is decelerating at a rate of 6 m/s2, how far, in
meters, does it travel before stopping?
A. 58 B. 40 C. 52 D. 45
7. A baseball was thrown at 45 angle projection. Determine the maximum attainable height in meters if the
velocity of the ball is 40 m/s with no drag.
A. 45 B. 49 C. 41 D. 54

8. A car travels with an initial velocity of 10 m/s. If it is decelerating at a rate of 3 m/s2, how far in meters
does it travel before stopping?
A. 17 B. 21 C. 28 D. 35

9. A baseball is thrown straight upward with a velocity of 20 m/s. Compute for the time elapsed for the ball
to return. Assume for a zero drag.
A. 2.20 sec. B. 2.50 sec. C. 2.04 sec. D. 4.08 sec.

10. A steel shaft 1500-mm long rotates about one end at 25 rad/s. It starts to accelerates at 8 rad/s 2.
Determine how long in seconds until the velocity of the free end reaches 80 m/s.
A. 2.3 B. 3.6 C. 4.1 D. 5.8
 PLATE NO. 3

1. A 78-in long shaft rotates about one end at 10 rad/s. It starts to accelerate with 10 rad/s 2. How long in
seconds will the velocity of free end reaches 80 m/s?
A. 9 B. 7 C. 5 D. 3

2. A car is traveling 72 kph, it takes 0.30 second to apply the brake after which, it decelerates at 5 m/s 2.
Compute the distance it traveled in meter before it stops.
A. 26 B. 16 C. 46 D. 40

3. A moving truck skids to a stop 50 meters after the brakes are applied while traveling 30 m/s. What is the
acceleration in m/s2?
A. 9 B. 5 C. -9 D. -5
4. The capsule orbits of the earth 180 km above the surface. In what velocity in m/s necessary for a circular
orbit consider the earth radius at 6400 km and at 9.2 m/s2?.
A. 8864 B. 7016 C. 7780 D. 8058

5. A wheel accelerates from rest with 5 rad/s2. Compute how many revolutions made in 4 seconds.
A. 5.71 rev B. 6.36 rev C. 7.00 rev D. 20.00 rev.

6. What minimum distance can a truck slide on a horizontal asphalt road if it is traveling 25 m/s? The
coefficient of sliding friction between asphalt and rubber tire is at 0.6. The weight of the truck is 8500 kg.
A. 44.9 B. 58.5 C. 53.2 D. 63.8

7. A liquid full bucket is to be rotated in the vertical plane. What minimum angular velocity in rad/s is
needed to keep the liquid no spilling out if the rotating arm is 1.2 meters?
A. 2.26 B. 2.56 C. 3.10 D. 2.86
8. Compute the speed a satellite must have to orbit the earth at an elevation of 100 km. Earth’s radius is at
6400 km. Assume no change of gravity with the elevation.
A. 6320 m/s B. 7120 m/s C. 8740 m/s D. 7920 m/s

9. An occupant moves toward the center of a merry go around at 6 m/s. If the merry go round rotates at 6
rpm, compute the acceleration component of the occupant normal to the radius.
A. 6.79 m/s2 B. 8.29 m/s2 C. 3.76 m/s2 D. 4.11 m/s2

10. A drop hammer of 1 ton dead weight capacity is propelled downward by a 12-in diameter cylinder. At 100
psi pressure, what is the impact velocity if the stroke is 28 inches?
A. 63.2 fps B. 15.8 fps C. 31.6 fps D. 47.4 fps
 PLATE NO. 4

1. What is the resultant velocity of a point, x-component Vx = t3 – 1, y-component Vy = t2 – 4 at time t = 4?

A. 63.1326 B. 62.1326 C. 64.1326 D. 74.1326

2. A truck skids to a stop 60 m after the application of the brakes while traveling at 90 kph. What is the
acceleration in m/s2?
A. -5.21 B. 6.36 C. -7.06 D. 5.76

3. A shot is fired at an angle of 45 degrees with the horizontal and a velocity of 300 fps. Calculate to the
nearest, the range of projectile.
A. 3500 ft B. 4000 ft C. 1200 ft D. 932 yards
4. A flywheel rotates at 120 slowed down to 102 rpm during the punching operation that requires ¾ second
of the punching portion of the cycle. Compute the angular acceleration of the flywheel in rad/s 2.
A. -2.52 B. 3.15 C. -2.75 D. 2.22

5. What is the acceleration of a body that increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 3 seconds?
A. 8.00 m/s2 B. 6.67 m/s2 C. 5.00 m/s2 D. 7.00 m/s2

6. A cyclist on a circular track of radius r = 800 ft is traveling at 27 ft/s. His speed in the tangential direction
increases at the rate of 3 ft/s2. What is the cyclist’s total acceleration?
A. 2.8 ft/s2 B. -3.12 ft/s2 C. -5.12 ft/s2 D. 3.13 ft/s2
7. What is the acceleration of a body that increases in velocity from 20 m/s to 40 m/s in 3 seconds?
A. 8.0 m/s2 B. 6.67 m/s2 C. 5.0 m/s2 D. 7.0 m/s2

8. A marble cutter of 3 cm in diameter makes 120 rpm, what is the cutting speed in centimeter per minute?
A. 340π B. 350π C. 360π D. 370π

9. A rotating wheel has a radius of 2.5 ft. A point on the rim of the wheel moves 30 ft in 2 sec. Find the
angular velocity of the wheel.
A. 2 rad/s B. 4 rad/s C. 5 rad/s D. 6 rad/s

10. How far does an automobile move while its speed increases uniformly from 15 kph to 45 kph in 20 sec?
A. 167 m B. 172 m C. 185 m D. 200 m
 PLATE NO. 5

1. A flywheel whose angular acceleration is constant and equal to 2.5 rad/s2 rotates through an angular of
100 rad in 5 seconds. What was the angular velocity of the flywheel at the beginning of the 5 seconds
interval?
A. 12.4 rad/s B. 11.2 rad/s C. 13.8 rad/s D. 10.8 rad/s

2. A 6 in by 8 in gas engine has a normal speed of 450 rpm. Determine the speed in rad/s.
A. 27.62 B. 37.56 C. 47.12 D. 57.92

3. The winding drum of an elevator is 4 ft in diameter. At how many rpm should the drum rotate in order to
raise the cab at 500 ft/min?
A. 40 rpm B. 60 rpm C. 80 rpm D. 100 rpm
4. An engine requires 5 sec to go from its idling speed of 600 rpm to 1200 rpm. What is its angular
acceleration?
A. 8.57 rad/s2 B. 10.18 rad/s2 C. 12.57 rad/s2 D. 14.93 rad/s2

THE FLYWHEEL OF A STEAM ENGINE IS 9 FT IN DIAMETER AND ROTATES AT 112 RPM.

5. Find the angular speed in rad/s.
A. 6.37 B. 10.37 C. 11.73 D. 17.31

6. Compute the linear speed in feet per minute of a point on the rim.
A. 3166.725 B. 3275.661 C. 3567.235 D. 3766.257

7. What is the linear speed in feet per minute of a point on the spoke midway between the center and rim of
the flywheel?
A. 1331.83 B. 1356.81 C. 1583.36 D. 1839.33
 THE 16-IN. DIAMETER PULLEY OF A GASOLINE ENGINE IS CONNECTED BY A BELT TO THE PULLEY OF A
PUMP. THE BELT SPEED IS 4000 FT/MIN.
8. Determine the angular speed of the engine pulley in rev/min.
A. 1329.33 B. 1289.20 C. 1023.39 D. 954.93

9. Compute the angular speed of the engine pulley in rad/s.

A. 100 B. 120 C. 150 D. 180

10. What diameter in inches of the pump pulley if the pump speed is one-half the speed of the engine pulley?
A. 32 B. 38 C. 44 D. 48
 PLATE NO. 6

A GRINDSTONE THAT IS ROTATING AT 2000 RPM REUIRES 50 SEC TO COME TO A STOP WHEN ITS
MOTOR IS SWITCHED OFF.
1. Find the angular acceleration of the grindstone.
A. -2.5 rad/s2 B. -4.2 rad/s2 C. -6.98 rad/s2 D. -12.53 rad/s2

2. How many radians does it turn through before stopping?

A. 5222 rad B. 5629 rad C. 6218 rad D. 7826 rad

3. Through how many revolutions?

A. 682 B. 739 C. 831 D. 928
 A DRILL BIT ½ IN. IN DIAMETER IS TURNING AT 400 RPM.
4. What is its angular velocity in rad/s?
A. 41.89 B. 43.79 C. 46.36 D. 48.89

5. What is the linear velocity in ft/s of a point on its circumference?

A. 0.873 B. 0.937 C. 1.279 D. 3.852

A SHIP STEAMS AT A CONSTANT VELOCITY OF 15 MILES PER HOUR.

6. How far does it travel in a day?

A. 250 miles B. 300 miles C. 360 miles D. 390 miles

7. How long does it take to travel 500 miles?

A. 1000 minutes B. 1500 minutes C. 2000 minutes D. 2500 minutes
 A CAR COMES TO A STOP IN 6 SECONDS FROM A VELOCITY OF 30 M/SEC.
8. What is its acceleration?
A. 3 m/s2 B. 5 m/s2 C. 8 m/s2 D. 12 m/s2

9. At the same acceleration, how long would it take the car to coma to a stop from a velocity of 40 m/s?
A. 8 sec B. 12 sec C. 15 sec D. 22 sec

A CAR HAS AN INITIAL VELOCITY OF 20 FT/S WHEN IT BEGINS TO BE ACCELERATED AT 5 FT/S 2.

10. How long does it take to reach a velocity of 50 ft/sec?

A. 4 sec B. 6 sec C. 10 sec D. 18 sec
 PLATE NO. 7

1. How far does it go during this period?

A. 150 ft B. 180 ft C. 210 ft D. 260 ft

A 6 IN. BY 8 IN. GAS ENGINE HAS A NORMAL SPEED OF 450 RPM.

2. Determine the speed in rev/sec.
A. 7.5 B. 12 C. 15 D. 22

3. Calculate the speed in rad/s.

A. 25.23 B. 28.22 C. 36.54 D. 47.12
4. What is the linear velocity of the crankpin in ft/min?
A. 845 B. 942 C. 1029 D. 1382

5. What is the linear velocity of the crankpin in ft/sec?

A. 12.3 B. 14.3 C. 15.7 D. 18.7

6. What is the linear velocity of the crankpin in inches per second?

A. 188.5 B. 194.5 C. 214.5 D. 238.5
7. If the engine is allowed to stop at a uniform rate in 3 minutes and 20 seconds, determine the deceleration
of the crank in rad/s2.
A. -0.1476 B. -0.2356 C. -0.5272 D. -0.7923

8. Compute the distance in feet traveled by the crankpin in coming to rest.

A. 1571 B. 1683 C. 1829 D. 1937

9. Calculate the distance in feet traveled by the piston in coming to rest.

A. 800 B. 1000 C. 1200 D. 1400

THE POWER OF AN ENGINE RUNNING AT 125 RPM IS TURNED OFF AND THE ENGINE COMES TO REST AT
THE END OF 2 MINUTES AND 40 SECONDS. ASSUMING THAT THERE IS NO SLIPPING BETWEEN THE BELT
AND PULLEY SURFACE AND THAT THE DECELERATION IS UNIFORM:

10. Find the average speed in rad/s of the engine pulley in coming to rest.
A. 6.5 B. 7.8 C. 10.2 D. 13.1
 PLATE NO. 8

1. Determine the total angular distance traveled in revolutions in coming to rest.

A. 142.98 B. 148.73 C. 156.29 D. 166.95

2. What is the total angular distance traveled in radian in coming to rest?

A. 1049 B. 1056 C. 1192 D. 1283

3. What is the total angular distance traveled in degrees in coming to rest?

A. 55190 B. 60103 C. 65295 D. 70103

4. Calculate the distance in feet traveled by a belt running on the pulley in coming to rest, if the pulley
diameter is 3 feet.
A. 1573 B. 1693 C. 1739 D. 1827
 A 2 ½ FEET DIAMETER FLYWHEEL OF A GAS ENGINE HAS A PULLEY 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER BOLTED TO
IT. THE FLYWHEEL TURNS AT A SPEED OF 150 RPM.
5. Find the angular speed of the flywheel in rad/min.
A. 645.29 B. 783.28 C. 942.48 D. 982.84

6. Calculate the angular speed of the pulley in rad/sec.

A. 12.57 B. 14.19 C. 15.71 D. 18.39

7. Determine the angular speed of the flywheel in rev/sec .

A. 2.5 B. 4.5 C. 8.5 D. 10.5
8. What is the linear speed in ft/min of a point on the surface of the flywheel?
A. 1029 B. 1069 C. 1128 D. 178

9. What is the linear speed in ft/min of a belt running on the pulley, assuming no slipping between the belt
and pulley surface?
A. 393 B. 412 C. 428 D. 485

THE SPEED OF A FLYWHEEL WHOSE DIAMETER IS 8 FT IS INCREASING FROM REST AT THE UNIFORM
RATE OF 2 RAD/S2.

10. Determine the number of seconds elapsed by the flywheel before a point on the rim has a tangential
velocity of 1200 ft/s.
A. 100 B. 125 C. 150 D. 175
 PLATE NO. 9

1. Calculate the number of radians turned through by the flywheel before a point on the rim has a tangential
velocity of 1200 fps.
A. 22,500 B. 23,600 C. 24,800 D. 28,400

THE PROPELLER OF SHIP MAKES 300 REVOLUTION WHILE ITS SPEED INCREASES FROM 200 TO 500 RPM.
2. What is its angular acceleration in rad/sec?
A. 0.611 B. 0.826 C. 0.912 D. 0.984

3. How much did the increase in speed require?

A. 41.51 sec B. 51.42 sec C. 58.27 sec D. 71.28 sec

THE FLYWHEEL OF A PUNCHER IS TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP IN 8 SECONDS FROM A SPEED

OF 60 RPM.
4. What is its angular velocity in rad/s?
A. 2.38 B. 4.13 C. 5.39 D. 6.28
5. What is its angular acceleration in rad/s2.
A. -0.785 B. -0.829 C. -0.918 D.-0.984

6. Calculate the total number of radians.

A. 25.12 B. 29.19 C. 38.27 D. 46.26

7. Compute the total number of turns.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D.6

GIVEN BY THE EXPRESSION S = 3t2 + 2t + 4 ;WHERE “S” IN METERS AND ”t” IN SECONDS.

8. Determine the time “t” in seconds if the S = 70 meters.

A. 3.74 B. 4.37 C. 5.82 D. 8.29

9. Compute the velocity in m/s if S = 70 meters.

A. 16.29 B. 21.39 C. 24.38 D. 28.22
 A FLYWHEEL REVOLVING AT 200 RPM SLOWS DOWN AT A CONSTANT RATE OF 2 RAD/S 2.

10. What time is required to stop the flywheel?

A. 8.29 seconds B. 10.47 seconds C. 12.68 seconds D. 15.28 seconds

11. How many revolutions does it make in the process?

A. 17.45 B. 24.56 C. 38.29 D. 46.19

A FLYWHEEL HAVING AN INITIAL ANGULAR VELOCITY OF 30 RPM HAS A CONSTANT ANGULAR

ACCELERATION OF 2 RAD/S2.

12. Find its final angular speed after 6 seconds.

A. 10.14 rad/s B. 15.14 rad/s C. 20.14 rad/s D. 25.14 rad/s

13. Determine the angular distance in revolution.

A. 8.73 B. 10.39 C. 15.73 D. 25.73

14. Determine the angular distance in radians.

A. 54.84 B. 64.84 C. 74.84 D. 94.84