CE 526 -CORRELATION COURSE

QUIZ 4: OCTOBER 10,2020

PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE (2 PTS EACH). Solutions are not required. Answer the following questions by writing
the letter corresponding to your best answer. Erasures are not allowed.
1) Determine the equation of the line through (-1,3) and the point of intersection of the lines 3x+4y-8=0 and 2x-y-7=0.
A. 5x+3y=4 B. 38x-47y=-179 C. 38x+47y=103 D. 47x+38y=67 E. NOTA

2) 1. Considering the constants to be all positive real numbers in the equation Ax+By+C=0, the graph represented when B=0
is:
A. a horizontal line above the x-axis.
B. a horizontal line below the x-axis.
C. a vertical line to the left of the y-axis.
D. a vertical line to the right of the y-axis.
E. a line through the origin bisecting the first and the third quadrant.

3) The equation of the line bisecting the 2nd and the 4th quadrants is:
A. x-y=0 C. x+y=0 E. x+y=-1
B. x+y=1 D. x-y=1

4) The graph of the curve x2 – y2+2y-1=0 represents:

A. a hyperbola C. a point (0,1) E. set of parallel lines
B. set of perpendicular lines D. a circle

5) The eccentricity of the curve (x-1)2+y2-16=0 is:

A. 4 C. approaching 0 E.
B. 1 D. <1

6) An open cylindrical vessel 0.75 m outer diameter, 0.74 m inner diameter, has 0.6 m overall height. The thickness of the
circular plate cover on the bottom is 5 mm. if placed in water with the closed end on the bottom, compute the draft in mm.
The vessel is made of steel having specific gravity of 7.86.
A. 154.52 B. 163.18 C. 175.84 D. 186.37 E. NOTA

7) An open cylindrical vessel 0.75 m outer diameter, 0.74 m inner diameter, has 0.6 m overall height. The thickness of the
circular plate cover on the bottom is 5 mm. if placed in water with the closed end on the bottom, compute the initial
metacentric height in mm. The vessel is made of steel having specific gravity of 7.86.
A. 148.37 mm B. 136.35 mm C. 126.76 mm D. 118.42 mm E. NOTA

8) An open cylindrical vessel 0.75 m outer diameter, 0.74 m inner diameter, has 0.6 m overall height. The thickness of the
circular plate cover on the bottom is 5 mm. if placed in water with the closed end on the bottom, how far is the center of
gravity of the vessel from the bottom? The vessel is made of steel having specific gravity of 7.86.
A. 214.62 mm B. 218.65 mm C. 223.56 mm D. 237.54 mm E. NOTA

9) An open cylindrical tank has a height of 3 times the inner diameter. If filled with water to a depth equal to the 4 times the
radius, determine the maximum speed in rpm that the vessel can be rotated about its vertical axis without spilling any
water. The diameter is 600 mm.
A. 148.67 B. 160.45 C. 166.67 D. 175.89 E. NOTA

10) A rectangular vessel is initially at rest and it speeds up uniformly from 0 Kph to 60 Kph in 10 seconds. Determine the
decrease in pressure per meter in the direction of motion.
A. 1 KPa/m B. 1.5 KPa/m C. 1.667 KPa/m D. 2 KPa/m D. NOTA
11-13: Refer to the figure shown below.

The coefficient of static friction between the 5-Kg box and the inclined surface is 0.30. The force F is horizontal and the box
is stationary.
11) What is the smallest value of F for which the box will not slip?
A. 8.96 N B. 9.12 N C. 10.22 N D. 11.60 N E. 12.45 N

12) If F=40 N, what friction force is exerted on the box by the inclined surface?
A. 9.12 N down the incline C. 10.12 N down the incline E. NOTA
B. 10.52 N up the incline C. 11.12 N up the incline

13) What is the largest value of F for which the block will not slip?
A. 38.26 N B. 44.24 N C. 48.82 N D. 52.05 N D. 55.32 N

14-15) Refer to the figure shown below.

14) Determine the x-coordinate of the
centroid of area.
A. -1.112 cm C. -1.230 cm
B. -1.312 cm D. -1.367 cm
E. NOTA

15) Determine the y-coordinate of the centroid.

A. 2.035 cm B. 1.894 cm C. 1.928 cm D. 2.124 cm E. 2.182 cm

PART 2: PROBLEM SOLVING: @ 5 points per item. Solutions are required. Submit images of your handwritten solution in
PDF file in ONLY ONE ATTACHMENT. Failure to follow this instruction means you will receive zero for this part 2 problems.

PROBLEM 1: The endpoints of the latus rectum of the of a parabola are (5,k) and (-5,k). If the vertex is at the origin
and the parabola opens downward, find the value of k.

PROBLEM 2: A reflecting telescope has a parabolic mirror for which the distance from the vertex to the focus is 30
ft. If the distance across the top of the mirror is 64 in., how deep is the mirror at the center?

PROBLEM 3: Find the equation of the locus of a point moving so that its distance from the point (1,2) is thrice the distance
from the line x=5.

PROBLEM 4: For the conic 9x2-4y2-18x-16y+29=0, what is the equation of the upper directrix?

PROBLEM 5: An open cylindrical tank 0.90 m in diameter and 1.5 m high contains water to a depth of 0.5 m. Determine the
maximum speed of rotation in rpm about its vertical axis that it can have without spilling any water.
Problem 6: An open tank in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped is 1.8 m wide, 2.4 m high and 4.5 m long. It contains
water to a depth of 2.1 m. If it is accelerated horizontally parallel to the longest dimension, determine the amount of
volume spilled in cubic meters.

Problem 7) A solid cylindrical body is floated in water. The height and the diameter of the solid body are equal. What is the
maximum specific gravity of the solid body so that it can float upright?

Problem 8) Cylinders A and B are attached to the end of the cable. If A has a mass of 600 Kg, determine the required mass
of B and the length of the cable between pulley C and D. The beam has a uniform mass of 50 Kg/m.

C E
Problem 9) In the cantilever truss shown, each side of the square
BCFD equals while the length of AB is 2x. Find the force in
member AB. P=8 KN. A B
F

P
D

Problem 10) A ball is dropped onto a step at point A and rebounds with a velocity of vo at an angle of 15o with the vertical.
Determine the value of vo knowing that just before the ball bounces at point B its velocity vB forms an angle of 12o with the
vertical.