CE-526 CORRELATION COURSE – QUIZ1 Problem 10:

A certain force acting at A(1,1) m, has a moment about point

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: B(2,4)m of 45 N.m CCW. Its moment about C(5,0) m, 80 N.m CW.
Select the letter corresponding to your final answer. Upload images of your Determine its moment about D(-2, 3)m in Nm.
answers (letters) together with the handwritten solutions in the second part of A. 80 CCW C. 90 CCW
this quiz on or before 5 PM this day. B. 105 CCW D. 85 CCW

PART 1: Multiple-choice type problems ( 2 pts each). Note if your PART 1: Solve the following problems neatly and presentably. (5 pts
answer is not found from the choices, choose letter E. each).

Problem 1: Problem 11:

The perimeter of a regular octagon is 48 cm. Determine its area in Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect each other at point E such
square cm. that the segment of one chord AE=18 cm, and the other segment
A. 173.8 B. 184.8 C. 167.3 D. 193.6 EB is 8 cm. If CD is the longest chord of the circle and CE measures
6 cm, Find the area of the smallest portion of the circle bounded
Problem 2: these segments?
If the exterior angle of a regular polygon is 18 o, then how many
sides does it have? Problem 12:
A. 18 B. 20 C. 24 D. 36 A sector is cut from a circular sheet of tin of diameter 120 cm. The
central angle of the sector being cut is 150 o. It is then transformed
Problem 3: into an inverted cone. What is the volume of water in the cone if its
The diagonal of a rectangle is 2 cm longer than the longer side. If depth is 36 cm? Express answer in cc.
the perimeter of the rectangle is 46 cm, determine its area in cm 2.
A. 560 B. 100 C. 132 D. 120 Problem 13:
For the gate shown below, determine the horizontal force P
Problem 4: required to open the gate if it is rectangular, 3 m wide into the
The diagonals of a rhombus are 10 in. and 24 in. What is the board.
measure of the biggest interior angle of the rhombus?
A. 124.16o B. 138.34o C. 143.13o D. 148.18o Problem 14:
A dam has the cross-section
Problem 5: Of a right triangle 18 m high
Convert 12 m of oil (s=0.84) to mm of mercury column. and 24 m wide at the bottom.
A. 428.1 C. 741.2 Water stands 15 m deep on the
B. 567.2 D. 863.8 Vertical face of the dam.
Considering uplift, which varies
Problem 6: from full hydrostatic head at the
A container contains three layers of liquids with specific gravities of heel to zero at the toe,
1.00, 1.50, and 2.36, respectively. If each layer has a thickness of compute the following if
0.6 m, and the liquid surface of the topmost liquid is subjected to a S=0.75,
pressure of 20 KPa, determine the pressure (KPa) at a depth of 0.8 (a) the factor of safety against
m. sliding if the concrete masonry has specific gravity of 2.3.
A. 28.83 B. 8.829 C. 27.85 D. 30.79 (b) the factor of safety against overturning.
(c) the soil pressure at the heel and at the toe.
Problem 7:
If the container in Problem 6, has vertical sides and the flat bottom Problem 15:
is circular with diameter of 0.9 m, determine the force on the The loadings on a beam are shown in the figure. Compute the
bottom in KN. resultant force of the system and specify its line of action with
A. 30.92 B. 28.83 C. 30.79 D. 27.85 respect to the left end of the beam. The 40-KN load is at the
midspan.
Problem 8:
Three people pull horizontally on cables attached to a crate. The
tensile forces in cables 1 and 2 are 200 N. Determine the
magnitude of the force applied to cable 3 for which the orientation
of the resultant is =0o.
A. A. 90.34 B. 93.75 C. 98.12 D. 112.5

Problem 16:
For the truss shown,
determine the member
forces in AF, FG, and CG.

Problem 9:
Three people pull horizontally on cables attached to a crate. The
tensile forces in cables 1 and 2 are 200 N. Determine the
magnitude (in N) of the force applied to cable 3 for which the
orientation of the resultant is =20o. See Problem 8.
A. 47.90 B. -33.65 C. -47.94 D. -54.76