1. The subject of mechanics deals with what happens to a body when is/are applied to it. A) a magnetic field B) heat C) forces D) neutrons E) lasers 2; still remains the basis of most of today’s engineering sciences. A) Newtonian Mechanics B) Relativistic Mechanics C) Greek Mechanics C) Euclidean Mechanics1. Evaluate the situation in which mass (kg), force (N), and length (m) are the base units and recommend one of the following. A) Anew system of units will have to be formulated. B) Only the unit of time have to be changed from second to something else. C) No changes are required. D) The above situation is not feasible. Give the most appropriate reason for using three significant figures in reporting results of typical engineering calculations. A) Historically slide rules could not handle more than three significant figures. B) Three significant figures gives better than one-percent accuracy. C) Telephone systems designed by engineers have area codes consisting of three figures. D) Most of the original data used in engineering calculations do not have accuracy better than one percent.1. For a static’s problem, your calculations show the final answer as 12345.6 N. What should you write as your final answer? A) 12345.6N B) 12.3456KN C)12kN D) 12.3 kN E) 123 kN 2. In the three-step approach to problem solving called IPE. what does P stand for? A) Position B) Plan C) Problem D) Practical E) Possible1. Which one of the following is a scalar quantity? A)Force —_B) Position C) Mass D) Velocity 2. For vector addition, youhavetouse_—_law. A) Newton's Second B) the arithmetic C) Pascal’s D) the parallelogram1. Can you resolve a 2-D vector along two directions, which are not at 90° to each other? A) Yes, but not uniquely. B) No_ C) Yes, uniquely. 2. Can you resolve a 2-D vector along three directions (say at 0, 60, and 120°)? A) Yes, but not uniquely. B) No. C) Yes, uniquely.1. Resolve F along x and y axes and write it in vector form. F = { }N A) 80 cos (30°) i — 80 sin (30°) j pe a B) 80 sin (30°) i + 80 cos (30°) f C) 80 sin (30°) i — 80 cos (30°) f D) 80 cos (30°) # + 80 sin (30°) j F=80N 2. Determine the magnitude of the resultant (F, + F;) force in N when F,= (10 +20 f}N and F,={207+20/}N. A)30 N B)40 N C)50N D)60 N E)70 N1. Vector algebra, as we are going to use it, is based on a coordinate system. A) Euclidean B) Left-handed C) Greek D) Right-handed E) Egyptian 2. The symbols a, B, and y designate the ofa 3-D Cartesian vector. A) Unit vectors B) Coordinate direction angles C) Greek societies | D) X, Y and Z components1. If you know only #,, you can determine the of 4 uniquely. A) magnitude B) angles (a, B and y) C) components (Ay, Ay, & Az) —_D) All of the above. 2. For a force vector, the following parameters are randomly generated. The magnitude is 0.9 N, a =30°, B= 70°, y= 100°. What is wrong with this 3-D vector ? A) Magnitude 1s too small. B) Angles are too large. C) All three angles are arbitrarily picked. D) All three angles are between 0 to 180°.1. & What is not true about an unit vector, e.g.. a4? A) It is dimensionless. B) Its magnitude is one. C) It always points in the direction of positive X- axis. D) It always points in the direction of vector 4. If F= {10i+10j+ 104} Nand G={20i+20j+20k}N, thnF+G={ _}N A) 107+ 10j+10k B)30i+20j+30k C)-10i-10j-10k D)30/+30/+30k1. The position vector rpg is obtained by A) Coordinates of Q minus coordinates of the origin B) Coordinates of P minus coordinates of Q C) Coordinates of Q minus coordinates of P D) Coordinates of the origin minus coordinates of P 2. A force of magnitude F, directed along a unit vector U, is given by F= A) F(U) B) U/F C) F/U D) F+U E) F-U1. P and Q are two points in a 3-D space. How are the position vectors rpg and rp related? A) Tpo = Top B) rpg = -Top C) rpg = 1/rop D) rpg = 2T4op 2. If F and r are force and position vectors, respectively, in SI units, what are the units of the expression (r * (F’/ F)) ? A) Newton B) Dimensionless C) Meter D) Newton - Meter E) The expression 1s algebraically illegal.1. Two points in 3—D space have coordinates of P (1, 2,3) and Q (4, 5, 6) meters. The position vector rpp is given by A) {3i + 37 + 3 k}m B) {-3i -3yj —3k}m C){5i+ 77 + 9k} m D) {-3i + 37 +3k}m E) {4i+ 5j + 6k}m 2. A force vector, F, directed along a line defined by PQ is given by A) (F/ F) rpg B) rpo/Tp9 C) F(rpg/Tpa) D) F(tpo/Fpo)1. The dot product of two vectors P and Q 1s defined as A)PQ sin ®@ B) PQcos 0 C) PQ tan 0 D) PQsec 8 2. The dot product of two vectors results in a quantity. A) Scalar B) Vector C) Complex D) Zero1. Ifa dot product of two non-zero vectors is 0, then the two vectors must be to each other. A) Parallel (pointing in the same direction) B) Parallel (pointing in the opposite direction) C) Perpendicular D) Cannot be determined. 2. If a dot product of two non-zero vectors equals -1, then the vectors must be to each other. A) Collinear but pointing in the opposite direction B) Parallel (pointing in the opposite direction) C) Perpendicular D) Cannot be determined.1. The dot product can be used to find all of the following except A) sum of two vectors B) angle between two vectors C) component of a vector parallel to another line D) component of a vector perpendicular to another line 2. Find the dot product of the two vectors P and Q. P={5i+2j+3k}m O ={-2i+5j + 4k}m A) -12 m B) 12m C) 12m? D) -12 m? E) 10m?1) When a particle is in equilibrium, the sum of forces acting onitequals —_. (Choose the most appropriate answer) A) A constant B)A positive number C) Zero D) A negative number _ E) An integer 2) For a frictionless pulley and cable, tensions in the cable (T, and T,) are related as A)T,>T, B)T, =T, C)T, . A) F, sin 50° —20 =0 B) F, cos 50° —20 =0 C) F, sin 50° —F, =0 D) F, cos 50° + 20 =01. Particle P is in equilibrium with five (5) forces acting on it in 3-D space. How many scalar equations of equilibrium can be written for point P? A)2 B) 3 C)4 D) 5 E) 6 2. In 3-D, when a particle is in equilibrium, which of the following equations apply? A)(ZF)i+(ZF) jf + @FJK = 0 B) LF =0 C)LF, = TE = LE, = 0 D) All of the above. E) None of the above.1. In 3-D, when you know the direction of a force but not its magnitude, how many unknowns corresponding to that force remain? A) One B) Two C) Three D) Four 2. If a particle has 3-D forces acting on it and is in static equilibrium, the components of the resultant force (2 F,, = F, and2F,) __. A) have to sum to zero, e.g.,-5i+ 37 +2 k B) have to equal zero,e.g.,0i+ O07 + OK C) have to be positive,e.g.,57+ 57 + 5 k D) have to be negative, e.g.,-57- 57 - 5 k1. Four forces act at point A and point A 1s in equilibrium. Select the correct force vector P. A) {-207 +107 —10k}1b F,=20 Ib B) {-107 — 207 —10k} lb C) {+ 207 —-10/7 —10k}lb D) None of the above. 2. In 3-D, when you don’t know the direction or the magnitude of a force, how many unknowns do you have corresponding to that force? A)One B)Two C)Three D) Four1. What is the moment of the 12 N force F=12N about point A (M,)? A)3Nm B)36N-m C)12N-m d=3m D) (12/3)N-m E)7N-m Moment 2. The moment of force F about point O me is defined as M, = , Mo A)r x F B) Fx r Ore Dye =— . If a force of magnitude F can be applied in four different 2-D configurations (P,Q,R, & S), select the cases resulting in the maximum and minimum torque values on the nut. (Max, Min). A) (Q, P) B) (R, S) C) (P, R) D) (Q, S) 2.If M=r-x F, then what will be the value of Mer? A) 0 B) 1 C)r* F D) None of the above.