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INSTRUCTION: Solve the following very probable problems. DO
NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THE QUESTIONAIRES!

Problem 1 through Prob. 3 refer to a particle whose curvilinear

motion is represented by the equation S = 20t + 4t2 – 3t3.

Problem 1. What is particle’ s initial velocity?

A. 20 m/s * C. 30 m/s
B. 25 m/s D. 32 m/s

Problem 2. What is the acceleration of the particle at time t = 0?

A. 2 m/s2 C. 5 m/s2
B. 3 m/s2 D. 8 m/s2 *

6. A projectile is fired from a cannon with an initial velocity of 1000

Problem 3. What is the maximum speed reached by the particle? m/s and at an angle of 30 from the horizontal. What distance
A. 21.8 m/s * C. 34.6 m/s from the cannon will the projectile strike the ground if the point
B. 27.9 m/s D. 48.00 m/s of impact is 1500 m below the point of release?
A. 8200 m C. 78 200 m
B. 67 300 m D. 90 800 m *
Answer: D

Problem 4. Choose the equation that best represents a rigid body or

particle under constant acceleration.
A. a = 9.81 m/s2 + Vo/t The time: t :
B. V = ao(t – to) + Vo *
C. V = Vo + s(t)dt
D. a = Vt2 /r

7. What is the magnitude of the particle’s velocity at t = 4 rad?

s ( t ) = (2 sin t) i + (4 cos t ) j [ t in radians]
A. 2.61 C. 3.30 *
B. 2.75 D. 4.12
Answer: C

5. A roller coaster trains climbs a hill with a constant gradient.

Over a 10 s period, the acceleration is constant ta 0.4 m/s 2, and 8. What is the magnitude of the particle’s acceleration at t = ?
the average velocity of the train is 40 km/h. Find the final s ( t ) = (2 sin t) i + (4 cos t ) j [ t in radians]
velocity? A. 2.00 C. 3.14
A. 9.31 m/s C. 13.1 m/s * B. 2.56 D. 4.00 *
B. 11.1 m/s D. 15.1 m/s Answer: D
Answer: C

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9. For the reciprocating pump the radius of the crank is r = 0.3 m,
and the rotational speed is n = 350 rpm. What is the tangential
velocity of point A on the crank corresponding to an angle of 
= 35 from the horizontal?
A. 0 m/s C. 10 m/s
B. 1.1 m/s D. 11 m/s *
Answer: D

12. A stone is dropped down a well. 2.47 s after the stone is

released, a splash is heard. If the velocity of the sound in air is
342 m/s, find the distance to the surface of the water in the
well?
A. 2.4 m C. 28 m *
10. A golfer on level ground at the edge of a 50 m wide pond B. 7.2 m D. 30 m
attempts to drive a golf ball across the pond, hitting the ball so Answer: C
that it travels initially at 25 m/s. The ball travels at an initial
angle of 45 to the horizontal plane. How will the golf ball travel,
and does it clean the pond?
A. 32 m; the ball does not clear the pond
B. 45 m; the ball does not clear the pond
C. 58 m; the ball clears the pond
D. 64 m; the ball clear the pond *
Answer: D

11. A particle has a tangential acceleration of at (represented by the

13. A motorist is travelling at 70 km/h when he sees a traffic light in
equation given) when it moves around a point in a curve with
an intersection 250 m ahead turn red. The light’s red cycle is 15
instantaneous angular velocity (in rad/s ) of the particle?
s. The motorist wants to enter the intersection without stopping
at = 2 t - sin t + 3 cot t in m/s2  his vehicle, just as the light turns green. What uniform
deceleration of the vehicle will just put the motorist in the
A. t 2 + cos t + 3 In csct C. t 2 - cos t + 3 In sint intersection when the light turns green?
B. t 2 - cos t + 3 In csct D. t 2 + cos t + 3 In sint * A. 0.18 m/s2 C. 0.37 m/s2 *
B. 0.25 m/s2 D. 1.3 m/s2
Answer: C
Answer: D

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18. A flywheel rotates at 7200 rpm when the power is suddenly cut
off. The flywheel deceleration at a constant rate of 2.1 rad / s 2
and comes to rest 6 min later. How many revolutions does the
flywheel make before coming to rest?
A. 18 000 rev C. 72 000 rev
B. 22 000 rev * D. 390 000 rev
Answer: B

14. A motorist is travelling at 70 km/h when he sees a traffic light in

an intersection 250 m ahead turn red. The light’s red cycle is 15
s. The motorist wants to enter the intersection without stopping
his vehicle, just as the light turns green. If the vehicle
19. A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s and a launch angle
deceleration at a constant rate of 0.5 m/s 2, What will be its
20 from the horizontal. The surrounding terrain is level, and air
speed when the light turns green?
friction is to be disregarded. What is the flight time of the
A. 43 km / h * C. 59 km / h
projectile?
B. 52 km / h D. 63 km / h
A. 3.8 s C. 8.9 s
Answer: A
B. 7.7 s * D. 12 s
Answer: B

15. The position ( in radians ) of a car travelling around a curve is

described by the following function of time ( in seconds ).
 ( t ) = t 3 - 2t 2 - 4t + 10. What is the angular velocity at t = 20. A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s and a launch angle
3 s? 20 from the horizontal. The surrounding terrain is level, and air
A. -16 rad/s C. 11 rad /s * friction is to be disregarded. What is the horizontal distance
B. – 4 rad/s D. 15 rad/s traveled by the projectile?
Answer: C A. 80 m C. 800 m *
B. 400 m D. 1200 m
Answer: C

16. The position ( in radians ) of a car travelling around a curve is

described by the following function of time ( in seconds ). 21. A projectile has an initial velocity of 110 m/s and a launch angle
20 from the horizontal. The surrounding terrain is level, and air
 ( t ) = t - 2t - 4t + 10. What is the angular acceleration at
3 2
friction is to be disregarded. What is the maximum elevation
t = 5 s? achieved by the projectile?
A. 4 rad / s2 C. 26 rad / s2 * A. 72 m * C. 350 m
B. 6 rad / s2 D. 30 rad / s2 B. 140 m D. 620 m
Answer: A
Answer: C

17. The rotor of a steam turbine is rotating at 7200 rpm when the
steam supply is suddenly cut off. The rotor deceleration at a 22. The velocity (in m/s) of a falling ball is described by the
constant rate and come to rest after 5 min. What was the equation v = 32 + t + 6t2. What is the acceleration at time t = 2
angular deceleration of the rotor? s?
A. 0.40 rad / s2 C. 8.5 rad / s2 A. 9.8 m/s2 C. 32 m/s2
2
2
B. 2.5 rad / s * D. 16 rad / s2 B. 25 m/s * D. 58 m/s2
Answer: B
Answer: B

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25. A projectile whose mass is 10 g is fired directly upward from
ground level with an initial velocity of 1000 m/s. Neglecting the
effects of air resistance, What will be the speed of the projectile
when it impacts the ground?
A. 707 m/s C. 1000 m/s *
B. 981 m/s D. 1414 m/s
Answer: C

23. A particle starting from rest experienced an acceleration of 3

m/s2 for 2 s. The particle then returned to rest in an additional
distance of 8 m. assuming all acceleration were uniform what
was the total time elapsed for the particle’s motion?
A. 2.67 s C. 4.67 s *
B. 4.00 s D. 5.33 s
Answer: C

26. A fisherman cuts his boat’s engine as it is entering a harbor. The

boat comes to a dead stop with its front end touching the dock.
The fisherman’s mass is 80 kg. He moves 5 m from his set at
the back to the front of the boat in 5 s, expecting to be able to
reach the dock. If the empty boat has mass of 300 kg, how far
will the fisherman have to jump to reach the dock?
A. 1.1 m * C. 1.9 m
B. 1.3 m D. 5.0 m
Answer: A

24. The location of a particle moving in the x – y plane is given by

the parametric equation x = t2 + 4t and y = (1/4) t4 – 60 t,
where x and y are in meters and t is in seconds. What is the
particle’s velocity at t = 4 s?
A. 8.95 m/s C. 12.6 m/s *
B. 11.3 m/s D. 16.0 m/s
Answer: C

27. The elevator in a 12- story building has a mass of 1000 kg. Its
maximum velocity and maximum acceleration are 2 m/s and 1
m/s2, respectively. A passenger with a mass of 75 kg stands on
a bathroom scale in the elevator as the elevator ascends at the
maximum acceleration. What is the scale reading just as the
elevator reaches its maximum acceleration?
A. 75 N C. 811 N *
B. 150 N D. 886 N
Answer: C

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28. A 100 kg block is pulled along a smooth, flat surface by an 31. A hallow cylinder has a mass of 2 kg, a height of 1 m, an outer
external 500 N force. If the coefficient of friction between the diameter of 1 m, an inner diameter of 0.8 m. What is the
block and the surface is 0.15, What acceleration is experience cylinder’s mass moment of inertia about an axis perpendicular to
by the block due to the external force? the cylinder’s longitudinal axis and located at the cylinder’s end?
A. 3.23 m/s2 * C. 4.33 m/s2 A. 0.41 kg.m2 C. 0.87 kg.m2 *
B. 3.80 m/s2 D. 5.00 m/s2 B. 0.79 kg.m2 D. 1.49 kg.m2
Answer: A Answer: C

29. A 2000 kg car pulls a 500 kg trailer. The car and trailer
accelerates from 520 km/h to 75 km/h at a rate of 1 m/s2. What
linear impulse does the car impact on the trailer?
A. 3470 N.s * C. 12 500 N.s
B. 8680 N.s D. 17 400 N.s
Answer: A 32. A wheel with a radius of 80 cm rolls along a flat surface at 3
m/s. if arc AB on the wheel’s parameter measure 90, What is
the velocity of point A when point B contact the ground?
A. 3.00 m/s C. 3.75 m/s
B. 3.39 m/s D. 4.24 m/s *
Answer: D

30. The block –spring system shown oscillates once every 3 s. There
is no friction between the block and the surface. If the spring
constant is 6 N/m, What is the approximate mass of the block.
A. 1.37 kg* C. 26.3 kg
B. 5.47 kg D. 72.00 kg
Answer: A

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33. A 10 kg block is resting on a horizontal circular dish (e.g.,
turntable) at a radius of 0.5 m from the center. The coefficient
of friction between the block and disk is 0.2. The disk rotates
with a uniform angular velocity. What is the minimum angular
velocity of the disk that will cause the block to slip?
A. 1.40 rad/s C. 3.92 rad/s
B. 1.98 rad/s * D. 4.43 rad/s
Answer: B
35. A 6 kg sphere moving at 3 m/s collides with a 10 kg sphere
travelling 2.5 m/s in the same direction. The 6 kg ball comes to
a complete stop after the collision. What is the new velocity of
the 10 kg ball immediately after collision?
A. 0.5 m/s C. 4.3 m/s *
B. 2.8 m/s D. 5.5 m/s
Answer: C

34. A ball is dropped from rest a point 12 m above the ground into
a smooth, frictionless chute. The ball exits the chute 2 m above
the ground and at an angle 45 from the horizontal. Air resistant
is negligible. Approximately how far will the ball travel in the
horizontal direction before hitting the ground?
A. 12 m C. 22 m * 36. A vessel is initially connected to a reservoir open to the
B. 20 m D. 24 m atmosphere. The connecting valve is then closed, and a
Answer: C vacuum of 65.5 kPa is applied to the vessel. What is the
absolute pressure in the vessel? Assume standard atmospheric
pressure.
A. 36 kPa * C. 86 kPa
B. 66 kPa D. 110 kPa
Answer: A

37. At a particular temperature, the surface tension of water is

0.073 N/m. Under ideal conditions, the contact angle between
glass and water is zero. A student in a laboratory observes
water in a glass capillary tube with a diameter of 0.10 mm.
What is the theoretical height of the capillary rise?
A. 0.00020 m C. 0.045 m
B. 0.013 m D. 0.30 m *
Answer: D

38. What is the atmospheric pressure on a planet if the absolute

pressure is 100 kPa and the gage pressure is 10 kPa ?
A. 10 kPa C. 90 kPa *
B. 80 kPa D. 100 kPa
Answer: C

39. A 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of another fluid ( density
= 790 kg/m3). What is the specific volume of the resulting
mixture, assuming that the volumes are additive and the
mixture is homogeneous?
A. 0.63 cm3/g C. 0.88 cm3/g
3
B. 0.82 cm /g D. 1.20 cm3/g *
Answer: D

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44. A fluid with a vapor pressure of 0.20 Pa and a specific gravity of
12 is used in a barometer. If the fluid’s column height is 1 m,
what is the atmospheric pressure?
A. 9.80 kPa C. 101 kPa
B. 11.8 kPa D. 118 kPa *
Answer: D

45. What is the height of mercury column is equivalent to a

pressure of 700 kPa? The density of mercury is 13,500 kg/m 3.
40. A 100 g of water are mixed with 150 g of another fluid ( density A. 0.75 m C. 3.4 m
= 790 kg/m3). What is the specific gravity of the resulting B. 1.5 m D. 5.3 m *
mixture, assuming that the volumes are additive and the Answer: D
mixture is homogeneous?
A. 0.63 C. 0.86 *
B. 0.82 D. 0.95
Answer: C
Density of mixture from above problem is 0.862 g/cm3

46. What is the resultant hydrostatic force on one side of a 25 cm

diameter vertical circular plate standing at the bottom of a 3 m
pool of water?
A. 1.38 kN * C. 1.92 kN
41. The film width in a surface tension experiment is 10 cm/. If B. 1.63 kN D. 2.72 kN
mercury is the fluid ( surface tension = 0.52 cm/s ), what is the Answer: A
maximum force that can be applied without breaking the
membrane ? Neglect gravitational force.
A. 0.10 N * C. 2.0 N
B. 1.0 N D. 3.4 N
Answer: A

42. The average specific gravity of seawater is 1.15. What is the

absolute pressure at the bottom of 3000 m of sea?
A. 2.1 Mpa C. 28 Mpa
B. 2.5 Mpa D. 34 Mpa *
Answer: D

47. Water flows through a multisectional pipe placed horizontally on

the ground. The velocity is 3 m/s at the entrance and 2.1 m/s at
the exit. What is the pressure difference between these two
points.
A. 0.2 kPa C. 28 kPa
B. 2.3 kPa * D. 119 kPa
Answer: B
43. What is the depth of the center pressure on the vertical plate
(width = 1.5 m and height = 2 m) if the upper edge is 1.5 m
below the water surface?
A. 2.12 m C. 2.50 m
B. 2.32 m D. 2.63 m *
Answer: D

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48. What is the mass flow rate of a liquid with density 0.690 gm/cc 52. A pitot-tube is used to measure the flow of an incompressible
flowing through a 5 cm ( inside diameter) pipe at 8.3 m/s. fluid ( = 926 kg/m3 ). If the velocity is measured as 2 m/s and
A. 11 kg/s * C. 140 kg/s the stagnation pressure is 14.1 kPa, what is the static pressure
B. 69 kg/s D. 340 kg/s of the fluid where the measurement is taken?
Answer: A A. 10.4 kPa C. 12.2 kPa *
B. 11.7 kPa D. 13.5 kPa

49. The mean velocity of 40ºC water in a 44.7 mm (inside diameter)

tube is 1.5 m/s. The kinematic viscosity is 6.58 x 10 -7 m2/s.
What is the Reynolds number?
A. 9.06 x 104 C. 1.02 x 105 *
B. 8.54 x 10 3
D. 8.13 x 104 53. A sharp-edge orifice with a 50 mm diameter opening in the
Answer: C vertical side of a large tank discharges under a head of 5 m. If
the coefficient of contraction is 0.62 and the coefficient of
velocity is 0.98, what is the discharge?
A. 0.003 m3/s C. 0.010 m3/s
B. 0.004 m3/s D. 0.012 m3/s *

50. What is the head loss for water flowing through a horizontal
pipe if the gage pressure at point 1 is 1.03 kPa, the gage
pressure at point 2 downstream is 1.00 kPa, and the velocity is
constant?
A. 3.1 x 10-3 m * C. 2.3 x 10-2 m
-2
B. 3.1 x 10 m D. 2.3 m
Answer: A

54. The velocity of the water in the stream is 1.2 m/s. What is the
height of water in the pitot tube?
A. 3.7 cm C. 7.3 cm *
B. 4.6 cm D. 9.2 cm

51. What horizontal force is required to hold the plate stationary

against the water jet? (All the water leaves parallel to the plate).
Diameter is 30 cm and volume flow rate is 0.05 m 3/s
A. 17.7 N C. 35.4 N *
B. 42.2 N D. 67.5 N

55. What is the velocity of water under an 18 m head discharging

freely into the atmosphere through a 25 mm diameter round-
edged orifice?
A. 1.18 m/s C. 18.4 m/s *
B. 3.22 m/s D. 8.21 m/s

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59. A large pump for a metropolitan water system transfers water
from a lower reservoir to an upper reservation 350 m above.
The flow rate is 8.5 m3/min. The water is discharged freely to
the upper reservoir. A gas turbine drives the pump, and
effective hydraulic power is 625 kW after losses. What is the
approximate theoretical hydraulic head developed across the
pump ?
A. 20 m C. 180 m
B. 90 m D. 450 m

56. A 1:1 model of a torpedo is tested in a wind tunnel according to

the Reynolds number criterion. At the testing temperature, the
kinematic viscosity of air is 1.41 x 10-5 m2/ s and the kinematic
viscosity of water is 1.31 x 10-6 m2/s. If the velocity of the
torpedo in water is 7 m/s, what should be the air velocity in the 60. A large pump for a metropolitan water system transfers water
wind tunnel? from a lower reservoir to an upper reservation 350 m above.
A. 0.6 m/s C. 18 m/s The flow rate is 8.5 m3/min. The water is discharged freely to
B. 7.0 m/s D. 75 m/s * the upper reservoir. A gas turbine drives the pump, and
effective hydraulic power is 625 kW after losses. What is the
friction loss in the pipe between the two reservoirs?
A. 6 m C. 52 m
B. 14 m D. 100 m *

61. Air flowing through cylindrical duct encounters a constricted

flow area. The initial flow area is 2.5 m 2. The air entering the
constriction has a temperature of 300K and a pressure of 97
kPa. The constricted area is 0.10 m 2. The air in the constriction
has a density of 1.416 kg/m3. The differences in pressure across
the constriction is relatively low, and the air velocity through
constriction is 10 m/s. What is the density of the air before it
encounters the constriction?
A. 1.13 kg/m3 * C. 1.18 kg/m3
3
B. 1.0 kg/m D. 0.0389 kg/m3

57. A sharp-edge orifice with a 50 mm diameter opening is located

in the vertical side of a large tank. The coefficient of contraction
for the orifice is 0.62 and the coefficient of velocity if 0.98. The
orifice discharges under a hydraulic head of 5 m.
A. 31 mm C. 50 mm
B. 39 mm * D. 64 mm

58. A sharp-edge orifice with a 50 mm diameter opening is located 62. Air flowing through cylindrical duct encounters a constricted
in the vertical side of a large tank. The coefficient of contraction flow area. The initial flow area is 2.5 m2. The air entering the
for the orifice is 0.62 and the coefficient of velocity if 0.98. The constriction has a temperature of 300K and a pressure of 97
orifice discharges under a hydraulic head of 5 m. What is the kPa. The constricted area is 0.10 m 2. The air in the constriction
velocity at the vena contracta? has a density of 1.416 kg/m3. The differences in pressure across
A. 9.7 m/s * C. 5.4 m/s the constriction is relatively low, and the air velocity through
B. 1.7 m/s D. 3.3 m/s constriction is 10 m/s. What is the velocity of air approaching
the constriction?
A. 0.40 m/s C. 2.1 m/s
B. 0.50 m/s * D. 3.3 m/s

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65. A 70% efficient pump pumps water from the ground level to a
height of 5 m. How much power is used if the flow rate is 10
m3/s ?
A. 80 kW C. 700 kW *
B. 220 kW D. 950 kW

63. Air flowing through cylindrical duct encounters a constricted …END…

flow area. The initial flow area is 2.5 m2. The air entering the
constriction has a temperature of 300K and a pressure of 97
kPa. The constricted area is 0.10 m 2. The air in the constriction SUBMIT THIS TEST QUESTION SET TO YOUR WATCHERS.
has a density of 1.416 kg/m3. The differences in pressure across BRINGING THE TEST QUESTION SET OUT OF THE ROOM
the constriction is relatively low, and the air velocity through WILL BE A GROUND FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
constriction is 10 m/s. What is the Mach number at that point?
A. 0.014 C. 0.0029*
B. 0.29 D. 1.0

64. A rectangular flume is 13 cm wide and 7 cm high. The freeboard

is 25% of the flume height. What is the hydraulic radius?
A. 2.3 cm C. 3.2 cm
B. 2.9 cm * D. 3.4 cm

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