Part A – Multichoice.

Answer all questions

ANSWERS MUST BE ENTERED ON THE SCORE SHEET PROVIDED

Any work shown for multi-choice questions in the exam booklet will not be marked.

Question A1.
Consider the expression F = ma and its use by engineers.
A load of mass M rests on the floor of a lift which is accelerating downwards. The magnitude of the
lift’s acceleration is a and the magnitude of acceleration due to gravity is g such that a < g.

What is the magnitude of the resultant force on the mass.

a) Zero
b) -Ma
c) -Mg -Ma
d) Ma + Mg
e) Ma - Mg

Question A2.
Two force vectors are given by: 𝐴⃗ = (7𝚤̂ − 4𝚥̂) N and 𝐵⃗ = (2𝚤̂ + 6𝚥̂) N
The resultant vector, C, is

o
a) |C| = 5.0 N and 33.7 relative to the x-axis
o
b) |C| = 2.0 N and 77.5 relative to the x-axis
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c) |C| = 9.2 N and 12.5 relative to the x-axis
d) (9𝚤̂ − 2𝚥̂) N
e) (5𝚤̂ + 2𝚥̂) N

Question A3.
The magnitude of the resultant vector sum of the two vectors in Figure QA3 is
a) 5.1 cm.
b) 9.9 cm.
c) 7.5 cm.
d) 10.8 cm.
e) 8.0 cm

Figure QA3

Question A4.
In Figure QA3, the angle the resultant vector makes with the x-axis is:
a) 640
b) 540
c) 890
d) 750
e) 680
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Question A5.
Considering the lifting arrangement in Figure QA5, identify the most correct free body diagram for
the ring at A from those identified.

A. B.

Figure QA5 (Hagen, 2014) C. D.

E.

Question A6.
One of Newton’s laws is summarized by:

a) F = md2x/dt2 = ma
b) F = mv
c) P = mv = mdx/dt
d) A body remains at rest or travels with constant acceleration unless acted upon by an
unbalanced force
e)

Question A7.
An object weighs 194 lbf. What is the mass in kg? 1N = 0.22481 lbf, acceleration due to gravity is
9.81 m/s.

a) 98.0 kg
b) 88.0 kg
c) 867 kg
d) 43.8 kg
e) 4.47 kg

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Question A8.
For the FBD of the loaded structure in Figure QA8 the horizontal reaction FAx is given by:
(assume the beam itself has no mass)

y
+ve P=12.5 kN
x a) 6.25 sin 50° kN
b) 12.5 sin 50° kN
A 50o B c) 12.5 cos 40° kN
FAx
d) 12.5 cos 50° kN
1.2 m 1.2 m e) 1.2 x 12.5 sin 50° kN

FAy FBy

Figure QA8

Question A9.
For the FBD in Figure QA8, the moment of the force P about the point A is given by:

a) -6.25 sin 50° kNm

b) -12.5 sin 50° kNm
c) -12.5 cos 40° kNm
d) -12.5 cos 50° kNm
e) -1.2 x 12.5 sin 50° kNm

Question A10.
For the FBD in Figure QA8, the vertical reaction FBy is given by:

a) 6.25 sin 50° kN

b) 12.5 sin 50° kN
c) 12.5 cos 40° kN
d) 12.5 cos 50° kN
e) 1.2 x 12.5 sin 50° kN

END of Part A.

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