PHYSICS FOR ENGINEERS

Final Exam

SET C
INSTRUCTION: SHADE THE LETTER OF YOUR ANSWER SHEET THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE CORRECT ANSWER. SHADE “E” IF THERE ARE NO CORRECT
ANSWER IN THE CHOICES.

1. A block of 447 N is pushed forward by a force of 234 N while at the same time an opposite force of 178 is applied on the other side of
the block. If the coefficient of friction of the surface where the block moves is 0.12, find the resulting acceleration of the block?
a. 0.052m/s2 b. 0.051m/s2 c. 0.050m/s2 d. All of the above
2. The muzzle velocity of a projectile is 1500 ft/s and the distance of the target is 10 miles. What must be the angle of elevation of the
gun?
a. 24O b. 23O c. 25O d. 26O
3. A bullet is fired vertically upward with a mass of 3 grams. If it reaches an altitude of 100m. What is the total displacement in meters?
a. 100 b. 0 c. 200 d. All of the above
4. Find the surface area of a sphere whose volume is equal to 143π cubic units.
a. 283.67 sq. m b. 283.66 sq. m c. 283.67 sq. units d. 283.66 sq. units
5. The sum of the interior angle of a pentagon is equal to ___________.
a. 180 b. 90 c. 270 d. 360
6. A force of 200 lbf acts on a block at an angle of 28O with respect to horizontal. The block pushed 2 feet horizontally. What is the work
done by this force?
a. 320 J b. 480 J c. 540 J d. 215 J
7. A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 34m, if the other two legs are equal what would be the dimension?
a. 24.00 b.24.10 c. 24.04 d. 24.40

8. The work done if you apply a force of 2.4kN at an angle of 22.76O to an object accelerating it from rest to 7.5m/s in 30sec. is:
a. 248976 N-m b. 248796 N-m c. 248967 N-m d. 248697 N-m
9. A car accelerates uniformly from standstill to 80mi/hr in 5 seconds. What is the acceleration in ft/s2?
a. 34.37 b. 23.46 c.23.47 d. 34.26
10. A car accelerates uniformly from standstill to 80mi/hr in 5 seconds. What is the final velocity in ft/s?
i. a. 117.30 b. 171.33 c. 117.33 d. 171.30
11. What is the vertex of a parabola whose equation is equal to y=x2+4?
a. (0, -4) b. (0, 4) c. (4, 0) d. (-4, 0)
12. What would be the radius of a hemisphere if its volume is equal to an equilateral triangular prism whose side is equal to 10cm and
length is equal to 20cm?
a. 5.232 b. 5.323 c. 5.332 d. 5.233
13. A bullet is fired vertically upward with a mass of 3 grams. If it reaches an altitude of 100m. What is its initial velocity in m/s?
44.29 b. 42.49 c. 49.42 d. 44.92
14. A cube has a side of 35 inches, find the surface area in square centimeters:
a. 16869 b. 19668 c. 18669 d. 19886
15. What is the value of the first derivative of ex given that x=0?
a. e b. 0 c. 1 d. All of the above
16. An object was exerted with a force of 202 N for 2.3 seconds, how fast was the object traveling when the object’s mass is 212 kg?
a. 487.6 m/s b. 464.6 m/s c. 2.192 m/s d. None
17. What is the area of a rhombus?
a. s2 b. 2πr c. 4s d. πd
18. What would be the height of a rectangular prism with length of 2m and width of 5m given that its volume is equal to the volume of a
cube whose side is 5m?
a. 12.0 b. 12.45 c. 12.55 d. 12.50
19. A pulley has a tangential velocity of 14m/s and an angular velocity of 6.5rad/sec. What is the normal acceleration of the pulley?
a. 91m/s2 b. 99m/s2 c. 105m/s2 d. 265m/s2
20. A square has a perimeter 24 m. What is the area in sq. ft?
a. 388 b. 387 c. 378 d. 838
21. A bullet is fired vertically upward with a mass of 3 grams. If it reaches an altitude of 100m. What is the total distance traveled in
meters?
a. 100 b. 0 c. 200 d. All of the above
22. A square is circumscribed by a circle in which its corners are located along the circumference, what would be the biggest diagonal
that can be drawn within the square?
a. radius b. one side of the square c. diameter d. Insufficient given
23. Point A is 45 km away from Point C, if a car starting from point A was to travel the given distance, how long will it take for the car to
reach Point C given that its velocity is 16.27 m/s?
a. 30 s b. 23 s c. 60 s d. 46 s
24. At what angle does a projectile go farthest when fired?
a. 30O b. 45O c. 60O d. 75O
25. If a right triangle has a leg measuring 23m and another leg if length 35m, what would be the measurement of the largest leg?
a. 42 b. 23 c. 35 d. None of the above
26. What is the name for a vector that represents the sum of two or more vectors?
a. moment b. torque c. work d. resultant
27. What would be the slope of the line passing through points (2, 1) and (3, 7)?
a. 1/6 b. 6 c. 1 d. 12
28. How many corners does a nonagon have?
a. 8 b. 16 c. 9 d. 5
29. The slope a line that is perpendicular to another line is __________.
a. equal b. the negative reciprocal of the other slope c. equal to 0 d. None of the above
30. A man is running at 90 km/h when he enters the semicircular curve at A whose radius of curvature is 100 m. He increases the speed
at a uniform rate, emerging from the curve at C at 144 km/h. What is the normal force at point C?
a. 6.25 b. 16 c. 207.36 d. 81
31. The distance a body travels is a function of time and is given by x(t)=16t+8t2. Find its velocity at t=3.
a. 120 b. 44 c. 64 d. 56
32. In how many ways, the letters in the word PAGTOUN can be rearranged?
a. 8000 b. 5040 c. 4050 d. 5004
33. Three-hundred resistors whose resistance is twice the preceding resistor are connected in parallel, they are supplied with 4 Li-ion
batteries rated 3.7V each. What would be the potential difference of the seventh to the last resistor?
a. 0V b. 3.7V c. 14.8V d. Insufficient given
34. A square has a perimeter 24 m. What is the area in sq. inches?
a. 85500 b. 58500 c.55800 d.50580
35. What is the resulting momentum of a car weighing 10.033kN whose acceleration is 3.677m/s 2 and covered a total distance of 10km
in 56.79 seconds?
a. 73308 kg m/s b. 73038 kg m/s c. 70338 kg m/s d. Insufficient given
36. Water is pouring into a swimming pool. After t hours, there are 𝑡 + √𝑡 gallons in the pool. At what rate is the water pouring into the
pool when t=9hours
a. 12gph b. 6gph c. 7/6 gph d. 1/6 gph
37. A 300kg box impends to slide down a ramp inclined at an angle of 25 degrees with the horizontal. What is the frictional resistance in
kN?
a. 9.952kN b. 1.469kN c. 3.360kN d. 1.244kN
38. What is the radius of a circle if its area is two-thirds of the area of a larger circle circumscribing a square whose area is 64 sq. m?
a. 4.62 m b. 6.42 m c. 2.46 m d. 6.24 m
39. Find the rate of increase of velocity if a body increases its velocity from 50m/s to 130m/s in 16 sec.
a. -4.0m/s2 b. 8.0m/s2 c. 5.0m/s2 d. -8.0m/s2
40. The unit for momentum is the same with ___________?
a. Work b. Impulse c. Energy d. Weight
41. The ratio between work and time is__________.
a. power b. work c. momentum d. force
42. What is the net displacement of a car traveling 26m S 65O E then 38m S 23O E?
a. 58.21m b. 58.20m c. 58.22 d. 58.19
43. An object having a weight of 16.25 kN travels at a speed of 34 kph. What is its kinetic energy?
a. 28.160 b. 7.822 J c. 7822.234 J d. 73.877 J
44. A plane is headed due east with airspeed of 240 mi/hr. if a wind at 40 mi/hr is blowing from north, find the ground speed of the plane.
a. 423 b. 210 c. 243 d. 190
45. What is the slope of the curve y=x3-2x+4 at x=5?
a. 73 b. 119 c. -73 d. 191
46. A shot is fired at an angle of 45O with the horizontal and a velocity of 300ft/s. Calculate, the nearest, the range of the projectile.
a. 3500 yd b. 1200 yd d. 450 yd d. 934 yd
47. It is defined as the branch of mathematics studies the behavior, theorems and properties of a triangle
a. Geometry b. Trigonometry c. Calculus d. Algebra
48. What are the roots of the equation x2-5x-24=0?
a. 3 and 8 b. -3 and -8 c. -3 and 8 d. 3 and -8
49. What retarding force is required to stop a 0.45 caliber bullet of mass 20 grams and speed of 300m/s as it penetrates a wooden block
to a depth of 2 inches?
a. 12.17kN b. 17.27kN c. 17.72kN d.
12.17kN
50. One horsepower is equal to how many kilowatts?
a. 7460 b. 746 c. 0.746 d. None