Problems 71-80

Problem 71

Find the maximum area of a rectangle

whose perimeter is 100 in
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Problem 72
Circle A has a circumference numerically
equal to its area. If a certain square has the
same area as circle A, then what would be the
length of its side
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Problem 73
In a typical month of ½ of the UFO sightings
in the California State are attribute to
airplanes and 1/3 of the remaining sighting s
are attribute to weather balloons. If there
were 108 sightings during one typical month,
how many would be attribute to weather
balloons
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Problem 74
A triangle is inscribed in a circle. The area of
the triangle is 39.19 cm and the circle radius is
7.14cm. The legs of the triangle is 8cm and
10cm. What is the length of the 3rd side?
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Problem 75
A card is to be dealt successively without
any repetition from an ordinary deck of 52.
What is the probability of getting a spade, a
diamond, a heart and a club?
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Problem 76
A sinking fund consist of 15 annual deposits
of ₱1,000.00 each with interest earned at the
rate of 4% compounded annually. What is the
principal in the fund at its terminal date?
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Problem 77
Water is to be raised to a height at 25 m at
20 kg/s . Inlet diameter is 16cm. Exit diameter
is 12 cm and heat loss is 2 kW. Determine the
power input to the pump
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Problem 78
It is desired to deliver 5 m3 /s at a head of
640m in a single stage pump having a specific
speed not to exceed 40. If the sped is not to
exceed 1352 rpm, how many stages are
required?
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Problem 79
Water enters the cooling tower at 45
degrees Celsius. The appropriate leaving water
temperature is 30 degrees Celsius. If the
atmospheric condition is 25 degrees Celsius
wet bulb, determine the cooling effectiveness
of the cooling tower.
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Problem 80
A mechanical draft dry cooling tower cools
the cooling water from 60°C to 25°C at the
rate of some 149.4 giga grams per hour.
Atmospheric air enters the tower at 20°C and
leaves at 35°C. The fan is driven by a 7460 kW
motor. What is the mass flow rate at the air
into the cooling tower in kg/s
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