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1.
A 5 lb monkey is attached to a 20 ft hanging rope that weighs 0.3 lb/ft. The monkey
climbs the rope up to the top. How much work has it done.
ANS. 160 ft. lb.
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A certain cable is suspended between two supports at the same elevation and 50 cm
apart. The load is 50 N per meter horizontal length including the weight of the cable.
The sag of the cable is 3 m. Calculate the total length of the cable.
Ans: 50.4758 m
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The cable supported at 2 points of the same level has a unit weight of W of 0.02 kg
per meter of horizontal distance. The allowable sag is 0.02 m and a maximum tension
at the lowest point of 1200 kg. and a factor of safety of 2. Calculate the allowable
spacing of the poles assuming a parabolic cable.
Ans: 69.28 m
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A cable of 800 m long weighing 1.5 kN/m has tension of 750 kN at each end.
Compute the maximum sag of the cable.
Ans: 200 m
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An object is accelerating to the right along a straight path at 2m/sec? the object
begins with a velocity of 10m/s to the left. How far does it travel in 15 seconds?
Ans: 125 m
11.
A shot is fired at an angle of 45o with the horizontal and a velocity of 300 fps.
Calculate to the nearest, the range of the projectile.
Ans: 932 yds
12.
A solid disk flywheel (I=200 kg-m) is rotating with a speed of 200 rpm. What is the
rotational kinetic energy?
Ans: 888 x 103 J
13.
A man borrowed P2000 from a bank and promise to pay the amount for one year. He
received only the amount of P1,920 after the bank collected an advance interest of
P80. What is the rate of discount and the rate of interest that the bank collected in
advance.
Ans: 4%, 4.17%
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A bill for motorboat specifies the cost as P1,200 due at the end of 100 days but offers
a 4% discount for cash in 30 days. What is the highest rate, simple interest at which
the buyer can afford to borrow money in order to take advantage of the discount?
Ans: 21.4%
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If the rate of interest is 12% compounded annually, find the equivalent rate of interest
if it is compounded quarterly.
Ans: 11.49%
17.
How long will it take money to double itself if invested at 5% compounded annually?
Ans: 14 years
18.
A person borrows 10, 000 from a credit union. In repaying the debt he has to pay 500
at the end of every three months on the principal and a simple interest of 18% on the
amount outstanding at that time. Determine the total amount he has paid after paying
all his debt.
Ans: P9,725
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A man borrows 500 for one year at a discount rate of 8% per annum a.) How much
does he actually receive? b.) What rate of interest is he actually paying?
Ans: a.)460, b.)8.70%
20.
A man borrows 2,000 for 18 months at a discount rate of 12% per annum. a.) How
much does he actually receive? b.) What rate of interest is he actually paying?
Ans: a.) P1,640.00, b.) 13.64%
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A man borrows some money at a discount rate of 15% per annum for one year. If he
wishes to receive 1,000, how much must he borrow?
Ans: 1,176.47
22.
Find the amount at the end of 8 years if 1,000 is invested at 6% per annum
compounded a.) mothly b.) quarterly
Ans a.) 1,614.14 b.) 1,610.32
23.
How much must be invested now in order to have 10,000 at the end of 10 years if
interest is paid at the rate of 6% per annum compounded a.) annually b.) semiannually?
Ans. A.) 5,583.95 b.) 5,536.76
24.
Find the effective rate if interest is compounded quarterly at the nominal rate of 9.6%
per anum.
Ans. 9.95 %
25.
How many years will it take for an investment to a.) double itself, b.) to triple itself if
invested at the rate of 4% compounded annually?
Ans. a.) 18 years b.) 28 years
26.
Find the effective rate if interest is compounded monthly at the nominal rate of 12%
per annum.
Ans. 12.68%
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CHEMISTRY
1.
Which of the following elements is not naturally found in the human body?
a. manganese
b. sulfur
c. iron
d. thorium *
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This important tool provides most important information in one place on the elements
a. the Periodic Table *
b. the octave rule
c. chemical nomenclature
d. the Bernouli rule
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If 12 out of 48 songs become number 1 hits in a 6 months period, what percent reach
number 1 in that period?
a. 15%
b. 20%
c. 25% *
d. 32%
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Arsenic sulfide was added to whiten copper by alchemists, this step was called
a. melanosis
b. leucosis *
c. cystosis
d. xanthosis
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Color, form, density, electrical conductivity, and melting and boiling points are
example of
a. liquid particles
b. physical properties *
c. chemical properties
d. solid properties
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Seawater is an example of a
a. homogeneous solution *
b. isotonic solution
c. heterogeneous solution
d. pasteurized solution
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Sulfur is a member of
a. halogens
b. actinides
c. inner transition metals
d. chalcogens *
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d. cubic *
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A molecule is the
a. reduction of elements to their basic structure
b. combination of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds *
c. support framework for the atoms inner sub-particles
d. Latin origin for the element molybdenum
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The heavy zig-zag line to the right of the Periodic Table separates
a. metal salts
b. halogens
c. the actinide series
d. the metal and non-metals *
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A phase
a. is a division between metals and non-metals
b. something everyone goes through at on time or another
c. describing the number of different homogeneous materials in a sample *
d. similar to the day and night cycle of the body
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Americium is
a. a patriotic element
b. a member of the rare earth (lanthanide) metals *
c. always a red metalloid
d. has the chemical symbol Ar
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A Bunsen burner is
a. a type of chili
b. a kind of sweet roll
c. a heat source in the laboratory *
d. is invented by Sir Alexander Bunsen
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cat carrier
positively charged electrode
carbon dating device
negatively charged electrode *
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Samples that can be broken down into simpler chemicals are known as
a. particles
b. complex
c. compounds *
d. cubic
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Transuranic elements
a. have two-letter shorthand names
b. are not naturally occurring *
c. are made in light nuclei reactions
d. are not highly defined
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Bromine is
a. commonly added to toothpaste
b. the only liquid nonmetal at room temperature *
c. an alkaline earth metal
d. never found as a vapor
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d. 101
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Who presented On the Relation of the Properties to the Atomic Weights of the
Elements?
a. Lars Nilson
b. Antoine Lavoisier
c. Lothar Meyer
d. Dimitri Mendeleyev *
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Oxygens filled is orbital diagram has how many up and down arrows?
a. 1
b. 2 *
c. 3
d. 4
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When all orbitals of a certain sublevel have to be occupied by a single electron before
pairing starts, it is known as
a. the Pauli exclusion principle
b. Schrodingers equation
c. Williams rule
d. Hunds rule *
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Oxidation describes
a. electron (+) gain
b. electron (-) loss
c. a helpful diet plan *
d. a better spending plan
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The combing power of one element with the atoms of another is called
a. grouping
b. sensitivity
c. valence *
d. nomenclature
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b. gold
c. lead
d. mercury
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The first step the alchemists took to change a metal to gold was
a. to heat heater
b. to get a good nights sleep
c. called melanosis *
d. to check the weather
54.
There are how many base units in the International System of Units(SI)?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 7 *
d. 9
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A thermometer measures
a. color gradients
b. a themos
c. volume
d. temperature *
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These elements are usually shiny and good conductors of heat and electricity
a. halogens
b. metals *
c. noble gases
d. non-metals
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The pH of bleach is
a. 5.0
b. 7.4
c. 9.2
d. 14.0 *
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b. not known
c. only calculated when in solid form
d. 2
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Elements found along the border of metals and non-metals are called
a. transition metals
b. noble glasses
c. metalloids *
d. rare earth metals
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Which of the following would not be considered toxic at this ppm level
a. silver (0.05 ppm in water)
b. arsenic (0.5 ppm) *
c. diethyl ether (400 ppm)
d. mercury (0.0022 ppm in water)
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Which element is the only one that has been given separate names for its different
isotopes?
a. hydrogen *
b. nitrogen
c. idodine
d. carbon
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The two types of nuclear reactions are radioactive decay of bonds and the
a. billiard ball type *
b. tennis ball type
c. golf ball type
d. ping pong ball type
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Six-sided structure with alternating single and double bond are called
a. inverse isomers
b. orbitals
c. aromatic hydrocarbons *
d. noble gases
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c. flat feet
d. halitosis
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The measurement of the charge separation between each part of a molecule is called
a. an extra-terrestrial moment
b. an embarrassing moment
c. a tripole moment
d. a dipole moment *
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One of the first acids a beginning chemistry student uses in the lab is
a. hydrocholoric acid *
b. cyanoic acid
c. propionic acid
d. barbaric acid
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Proteins give hard structural strength in all but which of the following?
a. ankle bone
b. crab shell
c. spinal column
d. earthworm *
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Many people with milk sensitivities have trouble with the milk sugar
a. fructose
b. lactose *
c. sucrose
d. glucose
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The pH of vinegar is
a. 3.0 *
b. 3.6
c. 4.2
d. 5.0
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Which of the following is the most widely produced acid in the United States?
a. sulfuric acid *
b. nitric acid
c. boric acid
d. malic acid
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a base
a macromolecule *
an acid
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Which of the compounds below do most people learn about first in chemistry?
a. lava
b. vanillin
c. water *
d. ozone
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The invention of the Gutenberg printing press in 1452 helped spread which theory?
a. Theory of Relativity
b. Nano-technology Theory
c. Conservation of Energy Theory
d. Atomic Theory *
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In 1995, three chemists, Molina, Rowland and Crutzen became concerned about
damage to the
a. polar ice caps
b. ozone layer
c. Golden Gate Bridge *
d. Canadian Bridge
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