1. If the density of a gas is 0.003 slug/ft3, what is the specific weight of the gas?

a) 15.2 N/m3 b) 9.04 N/m3 c) 98.2 N/m3 d) 76.3 N/m3

a) 15.2 N/m3

  
  g  0.003 slugs / ft 3 32,2 fps 2 14.59 kg / slug  1 ft / 0.3048   15.2 N / m 3
2

Solution:

2. If the specific weight of a liquid is 58.5 lbf per cubic foot, what is the specific volume of the liquid?
a) 1.0675 cm3/g b) 0.5321 cm3/g c) 1.5502 cm3/g d) 0.9504 cm3/g

a) 1.0675 cm3/g

 1
  936.8 kg / m3 v  1.0675 cm 3 / g
  58.5 lb f / ft 3  9189.6 N / m3 g 
Solution:

3. A force of 200 lb acts on a block at an angle of 28 o with respect to horizontal. The block is pushed 2 ft
horizontally. Find the work done by this force.
a) 480 J b) 408 J c) 840 J d) 804 J

b) 408 J

W  F  dx  F cos   x   200 cos 28 2  353.18 ft  lb  480 J

Solution:

4. The atomic weight of hydrogen is 1 gram per gram-atom. What is the mass of a hydrogen atom?
a) 1.66 x 10-24 g/atom b) 6.02 x 10-23 g/atom
c) 1 g/atom d) The mass is too small to calculate

a) 1.66 x 10-24 g/atom

 By definition, the mass of an atom is its atomic weight divided by the Avogadro’s number.

1
W  1.66 x 10 24 g / atom
6.02 x 1023

5. A truck starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 6 m/s 2. Find the speed of the truck after 4
seconds.
a) 18 m/s b) 28 m/s c) 24 m/s d) 35 m/s

b) 28 m/s

V  Vo  at  0   6  4  24 m / s
2

Solution: For uniformly accelerated motion,

6. A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 3 fps 3. Determine the average velocity during the first
10 seconds of motion.
a) 15 fps b) 20 fps c) 12 fps d) 18 fps

a) 15 fps

1  1
S  Vo t  at 2  0     3 10   150 ft
2

2  2
Solution: The distance traveled by the car,
S 150
VAverage    15 fps
t 10

7. A ball is dropped from a height of 60 meters above ground. How long does it take to hit the ground?
a) 4.5 seconds b) 3.5 seconds c) 2.5 seconds d) 1.5 seconds

b) 3.5 seconds

 1 2 2 S  Vo t  2 60  0
S  Vot    gt t   3.5 sec onds
 2 g 9.81
Solution:

8. A 5 meter extension ladder leans against the wall; the bottom is 3 m from the wall. If the bottom stays at the
same place, how much should the ladder be extended so that the top would lean against the wall 1 meter higher?
a) 1.2 m b) 1.5 m c) 0.5m d) 0.83095 m

d) 0.83095 m

h  5 2  3 2  4m
LET h be the height of the wall then

5  x 2  52  32
If it leans I m higher and let x be the extended length then and x = 0.83095m.

9. If a stone dropped from a balloon while ascending at the rate of 7.5m/s reaches the ground in 6seconds, what
was the height of the balloon when the stone was dropped?
a) 110.12 m b) 120.25 m c) 131.81 m d) 140.12

gt 2 9.81 6 2
y  vi t   7.5 6   131 .58 m
2 2

Therefore the stone is dropped at a height 131.58m above the ground.

10. The salary of an employee’s job has five levels, each one 5% greater than the one below it. Due to
circumstances, the salary of the employee must be reduced from the top (fifth) level to the second level, which
means a reduction of P3000.00 per month. What is the employee’s present salary per month?
a) P22,032.50 b) P23,022.50 c) P22,320.50 d) P22,302.50

d) P22,302.50

Solution: The salary levels can be seen as a geometric sequence. Let Sn be the salary at level n.

S3  1.05S2 S4  1.05S3 S5  1.05S4

S5  1.05 1.05S3   1.05 2 S3  1.05 2 1.05S2  1.05  3 S2

S5  3,000.00  S2
Due to circumstance,

30001.05 3
S5  1.05 3  S5  3,000.00   S5   P 22,032.50
1.05 3  1

11. Determine the value of each interior angle of a regular pentagon.

a) 108o b) 120o c) 98o d) 135o

a) 108o

Solution: For a regular polygon, the value of each interior angle, ,


No. of Sides  2
No. of Sides
 
180o  
 52
 5 
 
 180o  108o

12. A cubical container that measures 50.8 mm on a side is tightly packed with eight marbles and is filled with
water. All eight marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and the adjacent marbles. All of the
marbles are the same size. What is the volume of water in the container?
a) 131 096.51 mm3 b) 62 454.54 mm3c) 68 641.97 mm3 d) 131 960.51 mm3

b) 62 454.54 mm3

Solution: Since marbles are tightly packed, rmarble = 12.7 mm

Vcontainer   50.8 3  131096.5 mm3

Volume of container,

 4   4
Vmarbles  8   r  3    8   12.7  3  68 641.97 mm 3
 3   3
Volume of eight marbles,

Vwater  Vcontainer  Vmarbles  131096.5  68 641.97  62 454.54 mm 3

Volume of water,
  7 6
 
 5 9
13. What is the determinant of the 2 x 2 matrix, ?
a) – 33 b) 33 c) – 43 d) 43

b) 33

7 6
D  7 9   5 6   33
5 9
Solution: The determinant,

 1 2  1
 
 2 1 1 
 1 1 1 

14. What is the determinant of the 3 x 3 matrix, ?
a) 6 b) 7 c) – 6 d) – 7

d) – 7

1 2 1
D  2  1 1  1  11  211    11 2    1  1  1  2 2 1  111    7
1 1 1
Solution:

 cos   sin  
A   
 sin  cos  
15. What is the inverse of the 2 x 2 matrix, ?
 cos  sin    cos   sin     cos  sin    cos  sin  0 
       
  sin  cos    sin  cos    sin  cos    0 sin 2
 
a) b) c) d)

 cos  sin  
 
  sin  cos  
a)

 a b 1  d b 
X    X 1   
 c d D   c a 
Solution: For 2 x 2 matrix, , the inverse, X-1, is:

cos   sin 
D  cos 2    sin   sin   cos 2   sin 2   1
sin  cos 
Where, D = determinant of X. For matrix A,
 cos  sin  
A 1   
  sin  cos  
Then,

16. The equation y = a1 + a2x is an algebraic expression for which of the following choices?
a) A cosine expansion series b) A circle in polar form c) Projectile motion d) A straight line

Answer: d) A straight line.

  y = mx + b is the slope-intercept form of the equation of a straight line. Thus, y = a 1 + a2x
describes a straight line.

17. Determine the absolute value of resultant vector of the following vectors: F 1 = 4i + 7j + 6k; F2 = 9i + 2j + 11k,
F3 = 5i – 3j – 8k.
a) 21 b) 18 c) 25 d) 9

a) 21

Solution: The resultant of vectors given in unit-vector form is the sum of the components.

R   4  9  5 i   7  2  3 j   6  11  8 k  18i  6 j  9k R  18 2   6 2   9 2  21

 A x B  C
18. Given the following vectors: A = 3i + 2j, B = 2i + 3j + k, C = 5i + 2k. Simplify the expression .
a) 20 b) 0 c) 60i + 24k d) 5i + 2k

a) 20

i j k
A x B  3 2 0  i 2  0   j 3  0   k  9  4   2i  3 j  5k
2 3 1
Solution: Solving first for A x B, let D = A x B,

E  DC E  D  C  D x C x  D yC y  D zC z  2 5   3 0  5 2   20
Let , then

6  2.5i
3  4i
19. Determine the rationalized value of the complex number .
a) 1.12 – 0.66i b) 0.32 – 0.66i c) – 32 + 0.66i d) – 1.12 + 0.66i

a) 1.12 – 0.66i

Solution:
 In order to rationalize a complex number, multiply the numerator and denominator by the complex
conjugate of the denominator and simplify.

6  2.5i  6  2.5i  3  4i  28  16.5i

   1.12  0.66i
3  4i  3  4i  3  4i  25

g x   5 10  35
20. Determine the first derivative with respect to x of the function: .
3
4 9  4
a) ¾ b) 0 c) d) 35

b) 0

Solution: The derivative of a constant is zero.