IECEP-Manila Form 1 S.

2011 TEST QUESTIONS

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PROFILE OF CONTRIBUTOR
Name of School De La Salle University

Address 2401 Taft Ave., Manila 1004

Signature over Printed Ann E. Dulay, Assistant Professor

Name , Position

Area of Specialization Laws and Ethics, Analog and Digital Electronics,

Microelectronics, Power Line Communications

Please indicate the subject:

(x) General Engineering and Applied Science Physics
( ) Electronics System & Technologies
QUESTION:
Early in the nineteenth century, James Watt invented the steam engine. In order
to convince people, who relied heavily on horses for mechanical work, he
demonstrated how useful his steam engine was by utilizing a horse that lifted
water from a well over a certain period of time and called the corresponding power
expended “one horsepower”. Assume that water has a mass density of 1.0 x 10 3
kg/m3, that the well was 20m deep, and that the horse worked for 8 hours. How
many liters of water did the horse raise from the well? Use the following
constants: 1 hp = 746 Watts, g = 9.8 m/s2.
Choices:
a. 1.1 x 10 2 L b. 110 L c. 1.1 x 103 L d. 1.1 x 105 L
ANSWER:
D
SOLUTION ( IF PROBLEM -SOLVING)
The work done of the tension in lifting a mass of water is given by:
W = m g y where W = work, m = mass = pV, y = distance, V = volume,
p= mass density,

The power is given by:

P = work /time,
Substituting all values, we get for V
V=

Since 1 m3 = 103 L, then V = 1.1 x 105L.

Reference: Fishbane, P. M., Gasiorowicz, S. G., Thornton, S.T. Physics for
Scientists and Engineers: with Modern Physics 3rd ed. Prentice Hall, Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey, 2005
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